American Athletic Conference/ Ben Solomon
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Commissioner Mike Aresco has announced the American Athletic Conference’s 88-game football schedule for the 2020 season, including the 44-game conference schedule.
The American will operate as an 11-team league in 2020. Each of the 11 teams in The American will once again play eight conference games. The top two teams in the final regular-season standings will meet Dec. 5 in the sixth American Athletic Conference Football Championship.
The 2020 season also will be The American’s first under the league’s landmark media rights extension with ESPN, which was announced in March.