CFB TEAM RESEARCH · American Athletic
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Season leadership, recruiting classes, advanced metrics, player leaders and results.
SEASON SNAPSHOT
2026 regular season
2026 regular season · 5 completed games · American Athletic. Postseason and bowls are excluded. Scoring ranks compare 138 FBS teams with recorded results: PPG #76; PPG allowed #52. ATS coverage 5/5; totals coverage 5/5. Betting lines are source-reported; closing status and observation timestamps are not verified. Missing lines are excluded from market records. View source data.
Overall record including postseason: 3-2. Regular-season snapshot excludes bowls and playoffs.
SEASON LEADERSHIP
Coaching staff
Head-coaching records: CollegeFootballData. Coordinator history is not supplied by this source. Multiple coaches are shown when credited with games.
RECRUITING CLASS
Incoming signing class
2026 signing class · CollegeFootballData team recruiting rankings. This is the incoming recruiting class, not a roster or transfer-portal ranking.
ADVANCED METRICS
Offense and defense
CFBD season statistics, including postseason where supplied. Advanced metrics exclude garbage time. PPA is predicted points added per play. Explosiveness is the provider’s successful-play metric, not an explosive-play percentage. FBS ranks compare the same source metric and season; ties share ranks.
SEASON LEADERS
Players who led the team
Passing Leader
Baylor Hayes
FBS #127 · 564 season total
58CMP96ATT564Yards4TD1INT60.42%CMP%121.43NCAA rating
Rushing Leader
Damari Alston
FBS #92 · 292 season total
68Carries292Yards5TD4.29Yards/carry
Receiving Leader
Oran Singleton Jr.
FBS #78 · 306 season total
26REC306Yards2TD11.77Yards/REC
Tackles Leader
Chris Thompson Jr.
FBS #5 · 49 season total
49Total21Solo28Assists1.50TFL0Sacks
Sacks Leader
Thomas Davis
FBS #14 · 4 season total
4Sacks6.50TFL7QB hurries23Tackles
Defensive Interceptions Leader
Tyson Williams
FBS #64 · 1 season total
1INT4Passes defended0Defensive TDs0Return yards21Tackles
Full-season player totals include bowls and playoffs. Each category starts with its main metric and uses secondary statistics only to break team ties. FBS ranks use combined player totals across FBS teams; tied totals share ranks. Defensive TDs follow the provider’s defensive-return touchdown totals. A dash means the provider did not return that statistic. CFBD is the primary source; 2015 defensive statistics are supplemented from ESPN.
FULL SEASON SCHEDULE
Results and market lines
| Wk | Date | Site | Opponent | Result | Score | Spread | ATS | Total | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-09-05 | H | Oklahoma State | W | 24–10 | +13 | W | 57.5 | U |
| 2 | 2026-09-12 | A | Sam Houston | W | 23–17 | -12.5 | L | 51.5 | U |
| 3 | 2026-09-20 | H | East Texas A&M | W | 42–0 | -41.5 | W | 55.5 | U |
| 4 | 2026-09-27 | A | Arkansas | L | 6–34 | +7 | L | 51.5 | U |
| 5 | 2026-10-02 | H | North Texas | L | 44–45 | +1 | P | 57 | O |
| 6 | 2026-10-10 | A | Navy | — | — | +2.5 | — | 49 | — |
| 7 | 2026-10-17 | A | Rice | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 8 | 2026-10-24 | H | Army | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 10 | 2026-11-07 | A | Tulane | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 11 | 2026-11-14 | H | Florida Atlantic | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 12 | 2026-11-21 | H | Charlotte | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 13 | 2026-11-28 | A | UTSA | — | — | — | — | — | — |
H = home · A = away · N = neutral · Post = postseason. Source-reported spreads and totals; unverified closing status. Conference championships follow the source's regular-season classification.
Sources: CollegeFootballData; logos and team identity: ESPN. Historical conferences follow each season's game records.