The American Athletic Conference (AAC) has released its 2025 football schedule, featuring the anticipated performances of service academies Navy and Army. Both teams have demonstrated tremendous prowess in previous seasons, raising the question of whether they will continue to dominate the AAC in 2025.
2025 AAC Football Schedule
Navy Midshipmen: Poised for Continued Success
Navy enters the 2025 season with a strong lineup, retaining 17 starters and 47 letter winners from a team that finished 10-3 in 2024. The previous season was highlighted by victories against Army and Air Force, earning the Commander-In-Chief’s Trophy, and defeating Oklahoma in the Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl.
Sat., Aug. 30 VMI
Sat., Sept. 6 UAB
Sat., Sept. 13 at Tulsa
Sat., Sept. 27 Rice
Sat., Oct. 4 Air Force
Sat., Oct. 11 at Temple
Sat., Oct. 25 Florida Atlantic
Sat., Nov. 1 at North Texas
Sat., Nov. 8 at Notre Dame
Sat., Nov. 15 South Florida
Thu., Nov. 27 at Memphis
Sat., Dec. 13 vs. Army 1
Army Black Knights: Integrating into the AAC
Army hopes to make a huge impact when it joins the AAC as a football-only member in 2024. Notably, the annual Army-Navy game remains a non-conference meeting to maintain its usual schedule after the conference championships.
The Black Knights’ integration with the AAC offers both opportunities and challenges. Their performance versus conference opponents will be crucial in determining their status in the league.
Fri., Aug. 29 Tarleton State
Sat., Sept. 6 at Kansas State
Sat., Sept. 20 North Texas
Thu., Sept. 25 at East Carolina
Sat., Oct. 4 at UAB
Sat., Oct. 11 Charlotte
Sat., Oct. 18 at Tulane
Sat., Nov. 1 at Air Force
Sat., Nov. 8 Temple
Sat., Nov. 22 Tulsa
Fri., Nov. 28 or Sat., Nov. 29 at UTSA
Sat., Dec. 13 vs. Navy 1
UAB
Thu., Aug. 28 Alabama State
Sat., Sept. 6 at Navy
Sat., Sept. 13 Akron
Sat., Sept. 20 at Tennessee
Sat., Oct. 4 Army
Sat., Oct. 11 at Florida Atlantic
Sat., Oct. 18 Memphis
Sat., Nov. 1 at UConn
Sat., Nov. 8 at Rice
Sat., Nov. 15 North Texas
Sat., Nov. 22 South Florida
Sat., Nov. 29 at Tulsa
Charlotte
Fri., Aug. 29 vs. Appalachian State 2
Sat., Sept. 6 North Carolina
Sat., Sept. 13 Monmouth
Thu., Sept. 18 Rice
Fri., Oct. 3 at South Florida
Sat., Oct. 11 at Army
Sat., Oct. 18 Temple
Fri., Oct. 24 North Texas
Sat., Nov. 8 at East Carolina
Sat., Nov. 15 UTSA
Sat., Nov. 22 at Georgia
Sat., Nov. 29 at Tulane
East Carolina
Thu., Aug. 28 at NC State
Sat., Sept. 6 Campbell
Sat., Sept. 13 at Coastal Carolina
Sat., Sept. 20 BYU
Thu., Sept. 25 Army
Thu., Oct. 9 at Tulane
Thu., Oct. 16 Tulsa
Sat., Nov. 1 at Temple
Sat., Nov. 8 Charlotte
Sat., Nov. 15 Memphis
Sat., Nov. 22 at UTSA
Sat., Nov. 29 at Florida Atlantic
Florida Atlantic
Sat., Aug. 30 at Maryland
Sat., Sept. 6 Florida A&M
Sat., Sept. 13 at FIU
Sat., Sept. 27 Memphis
Sat., Oct. 4 at Rice
Sat., Oct. 11 UAB
Sat., Oct. 18 at South Florida
Sat., Oct. 25 at Navy
Sat., Nov. 8 Tulsa
Sat., Nov. 15 at Tulane
Sat., Nov. 22 UConn
Sat., Nov. 29 East Carolina
Memphis
Sat., Aug. 30 Chattanooga
Sat., Sept. 6 at Georgia State
Sat., Sept. 13 at Troy
Sat., Sept. 20 Arkansas
Sat., Sept. 27 at Florida Atlantic
Sat., Oct. 4 Tulsa
Sat., Oct. 18 at UAB
Sat., Oct. 25 South Florida
Fri., Oct. 31 at Rice
Fri., Nov. 7 Tulane
Sat., Nov. 15 at East Carolina
Thu., Nov. 27 Navy
North Texas
Sat., Aug. 30 Lamar
Sat., Sept. 6 at Western Michigan
Sat., Sept. 13 Washington State
Sat., Sept. 20 at Army
Sat., Sept. 27 South Alabama
Fri., Oct. 10 South Florida
Sat., Oct. 18 UTSA
Fri., Oct. 24 at Charlotte
Sat., Nov. 1 Navy
Sat., Nov. 15 at UAB
Sat., Nov. 22 at Rice
Fri., Nov. 28 or Sat., Nov. 29 Temple
Rice
Sat., Aug. 30 Louisiana
Sat., Sept. 6 Houston
Sat., Sept. 13 Prairie View A&M
Thu., Sept. 18 at Charlotte
Sat., Sept. 27 at Navy
Sat., Oct. 4 Florida Atlantic
Sat., Oct. 11 at UTSA
Sat., Oct. 25 UConn
Fri., Oct. 31 Memphis
Sat., Nov. 8 UAB
Sat., Nov. 22 North Texas
Sat., Nov. 29 at South Florida
South Florida
Thu., Aug. 28 Boise State
Sat., Sept. 6 at Florida
Sat., Sept. 13 at Miami (Fla.)
Sat., Sept. 20 South Carolina State
Fri., Oct. 3 Charlotte
Fri., Oct. 10 at North Texas
Sat., Oct. 18 Florida Atlantic
Sat., Oct. 25 at Memphis
Thu., Nov. 6 UTSA
Sat., Nov. 15 at Navy
Sat., Nov. 22 at UAB
Sat., Nov. 29 Rice
Temple
Sat., Aug. 30 at Massachusetts
Sat., Sept. 6 Howard
Sat., Sept. 13 Oklahoma
Sat., Sept. 20 at Georgia Tech
Sat., Oct. 4 UTSA
Sat., Oct. 11 Navy
Sat., Oct. 18 at Charlotte
Sat., Oct. 25 at Tulsa
Sat., Nov. 1 East Carolina
Sat., Nov. 8 at Army
Sat., Nov. 22 Tulane
Fri., Nov. 28, or Sat., Nov. 29 at North Texas
UTSA
Sat., Aug. 30 at Texas A&M
Sat., Sept. 6 Texas State
Sat., Sept. 13 Incarnate Word
Sat., Sept. 20 at Colorado State
Sat., Oct. 4 at Temple
Sat., Oct. 11 Rice
Sat., Oct. 18 at North Texas
Thu., Oct. 30 Tulane
Thu., Nov. 6 at South Florida
Sat., Nov. 15 at Charlotte
Sat., Nov. 22 East Carolina
Fri., Nov. 28 or Sat., Nov. 29 Army
Tulane
Thu., Aug. 30 Northwestern
Sat., Sept. 6 at South Alabama
Sat., Sept. 13 Duke
Sat., Sept. 20 at Ole Miss
Sat., Sept. 27 at Tulsa
Thu., Oct. 9 East Carolina
Sat., Oct. 18 Army
Thu., Oct. 30 at UTSA
Fri., Nov. 7 at Memphis
Sat., Nov. 15 Florida Atlantic
Sat., Nov. 22 at Temple
Sat., Nov. 29 Charlotte
Tulsa
Sat., Aug. 30 Abilene Christian
Sat., Sept. 6 at New Mexico State
Sat., Sept. 13 Navy
Sat., Sept. 20 at Oklahoma State
Sat., Sept. 27 Tulane
Sat., Oct. 4 at Memphis
Thu., Oct. 16 at East Carolina
Sat., Oct. 25 Temple
Sat., Nov. 8 at Florida Atlantic
Sat., Nov. 15 Oregon State
Sat., Nov. 22 at Army
Sat., Nov. 29 UAB
AAC Championship Game
Friday, December 5 or Saturday, December 6
Army-Navy Game
Saturday, December 13 (M&T Bank Stadium; Baltimore, Md.)
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As the 2025 American Athletic Conference football season approaches, all eyes are on Navy and Army to see if they can maintain their supremacy. With savvy matchups and a track record of resiliency, both teams are poised to make substantial contributions to the conference’s competitive landscape.
