ESPN College Gameday History For AAC Football

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It looks like there’s a real possibility that the SMU-Memphis showdown in Week 10 could be the site of ESPN College Gameday. Host Chris Fowler hinted at it after SMU improved to 8-0 with their win over Houston and if Memphis beats Tulsa on Saturday evening, Grind City has to be the odds-on-favorite to play host to the crew. Tulsa isn’t a pushover at home, but if they fall, the Tigers and Mustangs will have a combined 15-1 record this year.

Having Gameday at an AAC football game is a big deal and something that doesn’t happen often. The conference has ties to the show because of the Army-Navy game — which they host annually at a neutral site — but AAC schools outside of Navy rarely experience the early-morning hoopla.

AAC Football College Gameday History

  • 2013: N/A
  • 2014: N/A
  • 2015: Notre Dame at Temple (Philadelphia, PA)
  • 2015: Army vs. Navy (Philadelphia, PA)
  • 2016: Army vs. Navy (Baltimore, MD)
  • 2017: Army vs. Navy (Philadelphia, PA)
  • 2018: Cincinnati at UCF (Orlando, FL)
  • 2018: Army vs. Navy (Philadelphia, PA)

Notes:

-Cincinnati vs. UCF in 2018 is the only AAC conference matchup (to date) to get College Gameday. That could change in Week 10. Cross your fingers.

-Houston hosted Gameday in 2011 against SMU when they were both in Conference USA.

-Before joining the AAC, South Florida (2003) and East Carolina (2007) both played against teams hosting College Gameday.

-Gameday also hosted from the Army-Navy game in 2014, one season before Navy joined the AAC.

-To date, Memphis, UConn, Tulane, and Tulsa have never been a part of the event.

(ESPN College Gameday historical information courtesy of NCAA.com)