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Revision as of 23:32, 4 December 2021
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 4 Cincinnati y$^ | 8 | – | 0 | 13 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 17 Houston y | 8 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UCF | 5 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
East Carolina | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tulsa | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SMU | 4 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Memphis | 3 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Navy | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tulane | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Florida | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Temple | 1 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: Cincinnati 35, Houston 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2021 American Athletic Conference Football Championship Game is a college football game being played on December 4, 2021, at Nippert Stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio. It is the seventh American Athletic Conference Football Championship Game and will determine the champion of the American Athletic Conference (AAC) for the 2021 season. The game began at 4:00 p.m. EST and is airing on ABC. The game features the regular season champions, the Cincinnati Bearcats, and the regular season runners-up, the Houston Cougars.
Teams
This is the second 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.[2]
Houston
Houston clinched a berth in the championship game following its win over Temple on November 13.[3] This is the Cougars 2nd appearance in the AAC Championship game having won the inaugural contest 24–13 over Temple in 2015.
Cincinnati
Cincinnati clinched a berth in the championship game following its win over SMU on November 20.[4] The Bearcats secured home-field advantage for the championship game on November 26, defeating East Carolina 35–13 to complete an undefeated regular season.[5] This is the Bearcats 3rd straight conference Championship game appearance, having lost to Memphis 29–24 in 2019 and defeating Tulsa 27–24 in 2020. Entering the game, the fourth ranked Bearcats will hold the highest College Football Playoff Ranking of any team to play in the AAC Championship Game.
Game summary
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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No. 21 Houston | 10 | 3 | 0 | - | 13 |
No. 4 Cincinnati | 14 | 0 | 21 | - | 35 |
at Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH
- Date: December 4, 2021
- Game time: 4:08 p.m. EST
- Game weather: 52 °F (11 °C) • Sunny • Wind: 6 mph (9.7 km/h) north
- Referee: Hank Johns
- TV announcers (ABC): Joe Tessitore (play-by-play), Greg McElroy (analyst), and Katie George (sideline)
- Box score
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Statistics
Statistics | HOU | CIN |
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First downs | ||
Plays–yards | ||
Rushes–yards | ||
Passing yards | ||
Passing: comp–att–int | ||
Time of possession |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Houston | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving | |||
Cincinnati | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
References
- ^ "Officiating crews for the 2021 college football conference championship games". footballzebras.com. November 30, 2021. Retrieved December 4, 2021.
- ^ "American Athletic Conference Announces Plans for 2020 Fall Sports Seasons". theamerican.org.
- ^ Duarte, Joseph (November 13, 2021). "Houston routs Temple, clinches berth in AAC championship game". Texas Sports Nation. Houston Chronicle. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
{{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Ridder Leads Cincinnati to 48-14 Win over SMU on Senior Day". GoBearcats.com. University of Cincinnati Athletics Department. November 21, 2021. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
- ^ "No. 4 Cincinnati stays unbeaten, beats East Carolina 35-13". ESPN.com. Associated Press. November 26, 2021. Retrieved November 27, 2021.
External links
- Game statistics at statbroadcast.com