2020 American Athletic Conference Football Championship Game

The 2020 American Athletic Conference Football Championship Game presented by CapitalOne was a college football game played on Saturday, December 19, 2020, at Nippert Stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio. The 6th American Athletic Conference Championship Game, it determined the 2020 champion of the American Athletic Conference (The American). This was the first year of the current division-less format of the game; instead of representatives from two divisions, the two teams with the best conference records earned a spot in the game.

2020 American Athletic Conference Football Championship Game
6th AAC Championship Game
1234 Total
Tulsa 01077 24
Cincinnati 10773 27
DateDecember 19, 2020
Season2020
StadiumNippert Stadium
LocationCincinnati, OH
MVPDesmond Ridder (QB, Cincinnati)
FavoriteCincinnati by 13.5
RefereeCharles Lamertina
Attendance5,831
United States TV coverage
NetworkABC
AnnouncersJoe Tessitore (play-by-play), Greg McElroy (color), Holly Rowe (sideline)
2020 American Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 8 Cincinnati y$  6 0   9 1  
Tulsa y  6 0   6 3  
Memphis  5 3   8 3  
UCF  5 3   6 4  
SMU  4 3   7 3  
Houston  3 3   3 5  
Navy  3 4   3 7  
Tulane  3 5   6 6  
East Carolina  3 5   3 6  
Temple  1 6   1 6  
South Florida  0 7   1 8  
Championship: Cincinnati 27, Tulsa 24
  • $ Conference champion
  • y Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll.

In consideration of the COVID-19 pandemic in Ohio, attendance at the game was capped at 5,831 spectators by the Cincinnati Health Department, approximately 18% of the full capacity of Nippert Stadium (32,574).

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