2017 American Athletic Conference football season

The 2017 American Athletic Conference football season is the 26th NCAA Division I FBS Football season of the American Athletic Conference (The American). The season is the fifth since the former Big East Conference dissolved and became the American Athletic Conference, and the fourth season with the College Football Playoff in place. The American is considered a member of the "Group of Five" (G5), meaning that the conference shares with the other G5 conferences one automatic spot in the New Year's Six bowl games.

American Athletic Conference Media Day
The American Athletic Conference Media Day took place July 18– in Newport, Rhode Island.

Preseason poll
East Division
 * 1. USF (30), 180 pts
 * 2. UCF, 126 pts
 * 3. Temple, 119 pts
 * 4. Cincinnati, 100 pts
 * 5. East Carolina, 63 pts
 * 6. UConn, 42 pts

West Division
 * 1. Memphis (22), 169 pts
 * 2. Houston (6), 137 pts
 * 3. Navy (1), 128 pts
 * 4. Tulsa (1), 102 pts
 * 5. SMU, 64 pts
 * 6. Tulane, 30 pts

 Predicted American Championship Game Winner
 * 1. USF (26)
 * 2. Houston (2)
 * 3. Memphis (1)
 * 4. Navy (1)

Head coaches
''Note: All stats current through the completion of the 2016 season ''* Randy Edsall coached UConn from 1999–2010, and is returning in 2017. UConn was a member of the Big East from 2004–2012.''

† Major Applewhite was hired to replace Tom Herman in December 2016 at Houston and coached the Cougars in their 2016 bowl game.

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Schedule
The conference's schedule was released on February 9, 2017. The regular season began on August 27, 2017, when South Florida visits San Jose State. The first conference games played on September 9. The conference season ended with the AAC Championship game on December 2, 2017.

Week 1

 * undefinedThe game between Houston and UTSA was cancelled due to the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey. It was originally scheduled for September 2 at the Alamodome in San Antonio.

Week 2

 * undefinedThe game between UCF and Memphis was cancelled due to Hurricane Irma. It was originally scheduled for September 9 at 8:00 p.m. before it was moved to September 8 at 6:30 p.m. The game has been rescheduled for September 30.
 * undefinedThe game between UConn and USF was cancelled due to Hurricane Irma. It was originally scheduled for September 9 at 12:00 p.m. before it was moved to 10:30 a.m. The game has been rescheduled for November 4.

Week 3

 * undefinedThe game between UCF and Georgia Tech was cancelled due to the aftermath of Hurricane Irma. It was originally scheduled for September 16 at 7:30 p.m.

Records against other conferences
2017 records against other college football conferences.

Bowl games
American Athletic Conference bowl games for the 2017 season are:

Rankings are from CFP Poll. All times Eastern Time Zone.

Selection of teams

 * Bowl eligible: UCF, South Florida, Memphis, Houston, Navy, SMU, Temple
 * Bowl-ineligible: Cincinnati, Connecticut, East Carolina, Tulsa, Tulane

NFL Draft
The following list includes all AAC players who were drafted in the 2018 NFL draft.