Last year saw UCF own this conference for the second year in a row and still get snubbed out of the College Football Playoff. Did they deserve to get in? Some say they should have a shot at the title, and we tend to agree. In any case, we'll see if they can keep it up with an improved Cincinnati squad on their tail. Here's our 2019 American Athletic Conference football predictions.
EAST
6. Connecticut Huskies
2018 record: 1-11 (0-8)
2019 prediction: 3-9 (1-7)
8/29 v. Wagner W 1-0
9/7 v. Illinios L 1-1
9/21 @ Indiana L 1-2
9/28 @ UCF L 1-3
10/5 v. USF L 1-4
10/12 @ Tulane L 1-5
10/19 v. Houston L 1-6
10/26 @ UMass W 2-6
11/1 v. Navy L 2-7
11/9 @ Cincy L 2-8
11/23 v. East Carolina W 3-8
11/30 @ Temple L 3-9
5. East Carolina Pirates
2018 record: 3-9 (1-7)
2019 prediction: 4-8 (1-7)
8/31 @ NC State L 0-1
9/7 v. Gardner-Webb W 1-1
9/14 @ Navy L 1-2
9/21 v. William & Mary W 2-2
9/28 @ Old Dominion W 3-2
10/3 v. Temple L 3-3
10/19 @ UCF L 3-4
10/26 v. USF L 3-5
11/2 v. Cincy L 3-6
11/9 @ SMU L 3-7
11/23 @ UConn L 3-8
11/30 v. Tulsa W 4-8
4. Temple Owls
2018 record: 8-5 (7-1)
2019 prediction: 4-8 (3-5)
8/31 v. Bucknell W 1-0
9/14 v. Maryland L 1-1
9/21 @ Buffalo L 1-2
9/28 v. Georgia Tech L 1-3
10/3 @ East Carolina W 2-3
10/12 v. Memphis L 2-4
10/19 @ SMU L 2-5
10/26 v. UCF L 2-6
11/7 @ USF L 2-7
11/16 v. Tulane W 3-7
11/23 @ Cincy L 3-8
11/30 v. UConn W 4-8
3. USF Bulls
2018 record: 7-6 (3-5)
2019 prediction: 7-5 (5-3)
8/30 v. Wisconsin L 0-1
9/7 @ Georgia Tech L 0-2
9/14 v. South Carolina St. W 1-2
9/28 v. SMU W 2-2
10/5 @ UConn W 3-2
10/12 v. BYU W 4-2
10/19 @ Navy W 5-2
10/26 @ East Carolina W 6-2
11/7 v. Temple W 7-2
11/16 v. Cincy L 7-3
11/23 v. Memphis L 7-4
11/29 @ UCF L 7-5
2. Cincinnati Bearcats
2018 record: 11-2 (6-2)
2019 prediction: 9-3 (6-2)
8/29 v. UCLA W 1-0
9/7 @ Ohio State L 1-1
9/14 v. Miami (OH) W 2-1
9/28 @ Marshall W 3-1
10/4 v. UCF W 4-1
10/12 @ Houston L 4-2
10/19 v. Tulsa W 5-2
11/2 @ East Carolina W 6-2
11/9 v. UConn W 7-2
11/16 @ USF W 8-2
11/23 v. Temple W 9-2
11/29 @ Memphis L 9-3
1. UCF Golden Knights
2018 record: 12-1 (8-0)
2019 prediction: 11-1 (7-1)
8/29 v. Florida A&M W 1-0
9/7 @ Florida Atlantic W 2-0
9/14 v. Stanford W 3-0
9/21 @ Pittsburgh W 4-0
9/28 v. UConn W 5-0
10/4 @ Cincy L 5-1
10/19 v. East Carolina W 6-1
10/26 @ Temple W 7-1
11/2 v. Houston W 8-1
11/8 @ Tulsa W 9-1
11/23 @ Tulane W 10-1
11/29 v. USF W 11-1
WEST
6. Tulsa Golden Hurricane
2018 record: 3-9 (2-6)
2019 prediction: 2-10 (1-7)
8/30 @ Michigan St. L 0-1
9/7 @ San Jose St. L 0-2
9/14 v. Oklahoma St. L 0-3
9/21 v. Wyoming W 1-3
10/5 @ SMU L 1-4
10/12 v. Navy W 2-4
10/19 @ Cincy L 2-5
10/26 v. Memphis L 2-6
11/2 @ Tulane L 2-7
11/8 v. UCF L 2-8
11/23 v. Houston L 2-9
11/30 @ East Carolina L 2-10
5. Navy Midshipmen
2018 record: 3-10 (2-6)
2019 prediction: 4-8 (2-6)
8/31 v. Holy Cross W 1-0
9/14 v. East Carolina W 2-0
9/26 @ Memphis L 2-1
10/5 v. Air Force W 3-1
10/12 @ Tulsa L 3-2
10/19 v. USF L 3-3
10/26 v. Tulane L 3-4
11/1 @ UConn W 4-4
11/16 @ Notre Dame L 4-5
11/23 v. SMU L 4-6
11/30 @ Houston L 4-7
12/14 v. Army L 4-8
4. Tulane Green Wave
2018 record: 7-6 (5-3)
2019 prediction: 5-7 (3-5)
8/29 v. Florida International W 1-0
9/7 @ Auburn L 1-1
9/14 v. Missouri St. W 2-1
9/19 v. Houston L 2-2
10/5 @ Army L 2-3
10/12 v. UConn W 3-3
10/19 @ Memphis L 3-4
10/26 @ Navy W 4-4
11/2 v. Tulsa W 5-4
11/16 @ Temple L 5-5
11/23 v. UCF L 5-6
11/30 @ SMU L 5-7
3. SMU Mustangs
2018 record: 5-7 (4-4)
2019 prediction: 8-4 (5-3)
8/31 @ Arkansas St. W 1-0
9/7 v. North Texas W 2-0
9/14 v. Texas St. W 3-0
9/21 @ TCU L 3-1
9/28 @ USF L 3-2
10/5 v. Tulsa W 4-2
10/19 v. Temple W 5-2
10/24 @ Houston L 5-3
11/2 @ Memphis L 5-4
11/9 v. East Carolina W 6-4
11/23 @ Navy W 7-4
11/30 v. Tulane W 8-4
2. Houston Cougars
2018 record: 8-5 (5-3)
2019 prediction: 9-3 (7-1)
9/1 @ Oklahoma L 0-1
9/7 v. Prairie View A&M W 1-1
9/13 @ Washington St. L 1-2
9/19 @ Tulane W 2-2
9/28 @ North Texas W 3-2
10/12 v. Cincy W 4-2
10/19 @ UConn W 5-2
10/24 v. SMU W 6-2
11/2 @ UCF L 6-3
11/16 v. Memphis W 7-3
11/23 @ Tulsa W 8-3
11/30 v. Navy W 9-3
1. Memphis Tigers
2018 record: 8-6 (5-3)
2019 prediction: 10-2 (7-1)
8/31 v. Ole Miss L 0-1
9/7 v. Southern W 1-1
9/14 @ South Alabama W 2-1
9/26 v. Navy W 3-1
10/5 @ ULM W 4-1
10/12 @ Temple W 5-1
10/19 v. Tulane W 6-1
10/26 @ Tulsa W 7-1
11/2 v. SMU W 8-1
11/16 @ Houston L 8-2
11/23 @ USF W 9-2
11/29 v. Cincy W 10-2