The 2020 American Athletic Conference Football Championship Game presented by CapitalOne was a

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game played on Saturday, December 19, 2020, at

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. The 6th American Athletic Conference Championship Game, it determined the

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champion of the

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(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. In consideration of the

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, 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).

Previous season

The 2019 American Athletic Conference Football Championship Game featured East Division winner Cincinnati against West Division co-winner Memphis. Eight days after beating the Bearcats 34–24 at home in the regular-season finale, Memphis rallied for another win. The Tigers beat the Bearcats, 29–24.

Teams

Cincinnati

The Cincinnati Bearcats clinched a berth in the Championship Game, after the November 28 game against

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was canceled. This is Cincinnati's second consecutive Championship Game appearance.

Tulsa

The Tulsa Golden Hurricane clinched a berth in the Championship Game after defeating Navy on December 5. This is Tulsa's first appearance in the conference championship.

Game summary

Statistics

References

External links

Game statistics
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