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American Announces Rescheduled Date for Memphis-UCF Game

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The American Athletic Conference has announced an additional change to its 2017 football schedule, a rescheduled date for the Memphis-UCF game that ensures that all 12 teams will play eight conference games this season.
 
Memphis will face UCF Saturday, Sept. 30, at Spectrum Stadium in Orlando, Florida. The teams were originally scheduled to play Sept. 9. To accommodate the rescheduled date, Memphis will not face Georgia State this season, while UCF will not play Maine.
 
“I would like to thank the presidents and athletic directors at Memphis and UCF, whose cooperation made this possible,” said American Athletic Conference commissioner Mike Aresco. “I also want to thank Georgia State athletic director Charlie Cobb, Sun Belt Conference commissioner Karl Benson, and Maine athletic director Karlton Creech for their flexibility and cooperation. We look forward to playing our full, 48-game conference schedule and having our champion decided on the field.”
 
The changes to the 2017 schedule for each team are as follows:
 
UCF
UCF will host Memphis Saturday, Sept. 30 (replacing a previously scheduled nonconference game against Maine).
 
Memphis
Memphis will play at UCF Saturday, Sept. 30 (replacing a previously scheduled nonconference game at Georgia State).
 
 
Previously Announced
UConn

UConn will host ECU Sunday, Sept. 24 (replacing an open date) and will host USF Saturday, Nov. 4 (replacing the original date of the ECU game). The game against ECU will be played on a Sunday due to the unavailability of Pratt & Whitney Stadium on Saturday. It will be televised on ESPNU at noon ET.
 
USF
USF will host Cincinnati Saturday, Oct. 14 (replacing a previously scheduled game against Massachusetts), will host Houston Saturday, Oct. 28 (replacing the original game against Cincinnati), and will play at UConn Saturday, Nov. 4 (replacing the original game against Houston).
 
Cincinnati
Cincinnati will play at USF Saturday, Oct. 14 and will have its open date Oct. 28 (replacing an Oct. 14 open date and the game at USF Oct. 28).
 
ECU
ECU will visit UConn Sunday, Sept. 24 (replacing an open date), will have an open date Saturday, Oct. 28 (replacing a game against Houston), and will play at Houston Saturday, Nov. 4 (replacing the previously scheduled game against UConn).
 
Houston
Houston will play at USF Saturday, Oct. 28 (instead of Nov. 4) and will host ECU Saturday, Nov. 4 (instead of Oct. 28).