On the heels of a 2024-25 football season that spanned six months and 120 games, the American Athletic Conference closed the year by clinching the Bowl Challenge Cup as the conference with the best record in Bowl Season.

American Athletic Conference teams went 6-2 in bowl games, scoring wins against opponents from the SEC, Big 12, ACC, Mountain West, Sun Belt and Conference USA. 



The .750 winning percentage will leave The American atop the Bowl Challenge Cup standings regardless of the results of the remaining bowl games and College Football Playoff contests. 

The American's eight bowl-eligible teams and six bowl wins are both the most in the conference's 12-year history. This year marks the first time that The American has won Bowl Challenge Cup.


American Athletic Conference In Bowl Season (6-2)
Scooter’s Coffee Frisco Bowl
Memphis 42, West Virginia 37

Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl
Florida 33, Tulane 8

Myrtle Beach Bowl
UTSA 44, Coastal Carolina 15

Hawaii Bowl
South Florida 41, San Jose State 39 (5ot)

Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl
Navy 21, Oklahoma 20

Go Bowling Military Bowl
East Carolina 26, NC State 21

Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl
Army 27, Louisiana Tech 6

SERVPRO First Responder Bowl
Texas State 30, North Texas 28