User:Mpejkrm/2016 American Athletic Conference football season

The 2016 American Athletic Conference football season is the 25th NCAA Division I FBS football season of the American Athletic Conference (The American). The season is the third since the breakup of the former Big East Conference, and the third season with the College Football Playoff in place. The American is considered a member of the "Group of Five" (G5) with Conference USA, the Mid-American Conference, Mountain West Conference, and the Sun Belt Conference.

Preseason poll
East Division
 * 1. South Florida
 * 2. Temple
 * 3. Cincinnati
 * 4. East Carolina
 * 5. Connecticut
 * 6. UCF

West Division
 * 1. Houston
 * 2. Navy
 * 3. Memphis
 * 4. Tulsa
 * 5. SMU
 * 6. Tulane

Head coaches
East
 * Tommy Tuberville, Cincinnati – 4th year
 * Bob Diaco, Connecticut – 3rd year
 * Scottie Montgomery, East Carolina – 1st year
 * Willie Taggart, South Florida – 4th year
 * Matt Rhule, Temple – 4th year
 * Scott Frost, UCF - 1st year

West
 * Tom Herman, Houston – 2nd year
 * Mike Norvell, Memphis – 1st year
 * Ken Niumatalolo, Navy – 14th year
 * Chad Morris, SMU – 2nd year
 * Willie Fritz, Tulane – 1st year
 * Philip Montgomery, Tulsa – 2nd year

Conference awards
The following individuals received postseason honors as voted by the American Athletic Conference football coaches at the end of the season