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American Athletic Football 2026: Standings, Stats and Rankings

UTSA and North Texas lead the American Athletic at 4–0 in conference play.

The American Athletic has no team in the AP Top 25.

By average SP+ rating, the American Athletic ranks 6th of 10 FBS conferences (−4.6).

Its best team by SP+ is Memphis (46th in FBS). The best offense belongs to Memphis and the best defense to South Florida, by SP+.

Games through Oct 31, 2026.

American Athletic standings, 2026

TeamConf.OverallSP+AP
UTSA4–07–159th
North Texas4–06–272nd
Memphis4–17–246th
Army4–25–366th
South Florida2–26–263rd
Florida Atlantic2–25–390th
East Carolina2–24–491st
Tulane2–24–4102nd
UAB2–24–4110th
Tulsa1–34–482nd
Temple1–32–699th
Charlotte1–31–7136th
Navy1–42–680th
Rice0–41–7122nd

Ordered by conference record, then overall record. SP+ is the national rank of 138 FBS teams; AP is this week's AP Top 25.

The American Athletic on the key stats

Each row is the American Athletic team with the best number, and where that number ranks in FBS. Every stat links to all 138 teams ranked.

StatAmerican Athletic leaderValueFBS rank
SP+ overallMemphis7.046th of 138
SP+ offenseMemphis33.821st of 138
SP+ defenseSouth Florida24.554th of 138
EPA per play (adjusted)North Texas+0.2210th of 138
EPA per play allowed (adjusted)South Florida+0.0422nd of 138
Success rate (adjusted)Army46.9%17th of 138
Success rate allowed (adjusted)East Carolina39.4%33rd of 138
Points scoredNorth Texas43.82nd of 138
Points allowedSouth Florida14.510th of 138
Yards per playNorth Texas7.715th of 135
Yards per play allowedUAB4.8411th of 138
Explosive play rateMemphis16.4%9th of 135
Big Uglies: offensive lineArmy65.22nd of 138
Big Uglies: defensive frontEast Carolina67.84th of 138
Stuff rate (defense)East Carolina29.5%4th of 138
Front-seven havocEast Carolina15.3%3rd of 138

American Athletic player leaders

Quarterbacks: passing yards

  1. Caden Veltkamp (Florida Atlantic): 2,611, 2nd among FBS quarterbacks
  2. Tayven Jackson (North Texas): 2,602, 3rd among FBS quarterbacks
  3. Marcus Stokes (Memphis): 2,165, 15th among FBS quarterbacks
  4. Owen McCown (UTSA): 1,769, 38th among FBS quarterbacks
  5. Baylor Hayes (Tulsa): 1,361, 88th among FBS quarterbacks

Every FBS quarterback by passing yards

Quarterbacks: passing success rate

  1. Tayven Jackson (North Texas): 56.8%, 5th among FBS quarterbacks
  2. Caden Veltkamp (Florida Atlantic): 51.1%, 21st among FBS quarterbacks
  3. Marcus Stokes (Memphis): 48.7%, 33rd among FBS quarterbacks
  4. Mitch Griffis (East Carolina): 45.1%, 67th among FBS quarterbacks
  5. Trace Johnson (Tulane): 43.6%, 85th among FBS quarterbacks

Every FBS quarterback by passing success rate

Running backs: rushing yards

  1. Jahiem White (North Texas): 1,046, 1st among FBS running backs
  2. Jaylin Carter (Memphis): 831, 10th among FBS running backs
  3. TJ Engleman (East Carolina): 689, 25th among FBS running backs
  4. D.J. Crowther (South Florida): 573, 37th among FBS running backs
  5. Will Henderson III (UTSA): 572, 38th among FBS running backs

Every FBS running back by rushing yards

Running backs: yards per carry

  1. Maurice Turner (Tulane): 8.0, 8th among FBS running backs
  2. Jaylin Lucas (Tulane): 7.9, 10th among FBS running backs
  3. Samuel Brown V (Temple): 7.4, 20th among FBS running backs
  4. Jahiem White (North Texas): 7.3, 21st among FBS running backs
  5. TJ Engleman (East Carolina): 6.6, 41st among FBS running backs

Every FBS running back by yards per carry

Receivers and tight ends: receiving yards

  1. Easton Messer (Florida Atlantic): 948, 5th among FBS receivers and tight ends
  2. Justin Stevenson (North Texas): 785, 11th among FBS receivers and tight ends
  3. Kelby Valsin (Florida Atlantic): 761, 14th among FBS receivers and tight ends
  4. Oran Singleton Jr. (Tulsa): 539, 52nd among FBS receivers and tight ends
  5. Derrick Eley (Charlotte): 481, 73rd among FBS receivers and tight ends

Every FBS receivers and tight end by receiving yards

Receivers and tight ends: catches

  1. Easton Messer (Florida Atlantic): 70, 1st among FBS receivers and tight ends
  2. Kelby Valsin (Florida Atlantic): 61, 5th among FBS receivers and tight ends
  3. Justin Stevenson (North Texas): 50, 16th among FBS receivers and tight ends
  4. Jaden Barnes (Charlotte): 49, 18th among FBS receivers and tight ends
  5. Oran Singleton Jr. (Tulsa): 43, 35th among FBS receivers and tight ends

Every FBS receivers and tight end by catches

Defense: sacks

  1. Elijah Kinsler (Memphis): 5.0, 11th among FBS defenders
  2. C.J. Hicks (South Florida): 5.0, 15th among FBS defenders
  3. MarcAnthony Parker (Navy): 4.0, 30th among FBS defenders
  4. Kyran Duhon (Tulsa): 4.0, 44th among FBS defenders
  5. Marlin Dean (UAB): 4.0, 45th among FBS defenders

Every FBS defender by sacks

Defense: interceptions

  1. Dylan Smith (Memphis): 3, 27th among FBS defenders
  2. Ayden Duncanson (East Carolina): 2, 58th among FBS defenders
  3. Bo Simpson-Nealy (Florida Atlantic): 2, 61st among FBS defenders
  4. Ahmere Foster (Memphis): 2, 75th among FBS defenders
  5. Anthony Rogers (Tulane): 2, 105th among FBS defenders

Every FBS defender by interceptions

American Athletic games in Week 10

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