There weren’t many surprises in Week 9 for the AAC. For the most part, the league held serve without any major upsets. Sure, Cincinnati let Tulane hang around and Navy finally got a second win, but not much else.
Oh, and SMU and Houston played the game of the year in the AAC. That was amazing. It’s hard to say that home favorite Houston scored an upset over SMU, but the Mustangs were a top-20 team at the start of the game. Now, after a Marcus Jones kick return that was reminiscent of Mike Hughes’ reservation for six in the 2017 War on I-4, Houston controls its own destiny in the conference with a good shot at a New Year’s Six Bowl.