| Game Name: | American Athletic Conference Football Championship Game |
| Subheader: | 6th AAC Championship Game |
| Date Game Played: | December 19 |
| Year Game Played: | 2020 |
| Football Season: | 2020 |
| Stadium: | Nippert Stadium |
| City: | Cincinnati, OH |
| Visitor School: | University of Tulsa |
| Visitor Name Short: | Tulsa |
| Visitor Nickname: | Golden Hurricane |
| Visitor Record: | 6–1 |
| Visitor Rank Ap: | 20 |
| Visitor Rank Coaches: | 20 |
| Visitor Rank Cfp: | 23 |
| Visitor Coach: | Philip Montgomery |
| Visitor 1Q: | 0 |
| Visitor 2Q: | 10 |
| Visitor 3Q: | 7 |
| Visitor 4Q: | 7 |
| Home School: | University of Cincinnati |
| Home Name Short: | Cincinnati |
| Home Nickname: | Bearcats |
| Home Record: | 8–0 |
| Home Rank Ap: | 6 |
| Home Rank Coaches: | 6 |
| Home Rank Cfp: | 9 |
| Home Coach: | Luke Fickell |
| Home 1Q: | 10 |
| Home 2Q: | 7 |
| Home 3Q: | 7 |
| Home 4Q: | 3 |
| Mvp: | Desmond Ridder (QB, Cincinnati) |
| Odds: | Cincinnati by 13.5[1] |
| Referee: | Charles Lamertina |
| Attendance: | 5,831 |
| Us Network: | ABC |
| Us Announcers: | Joe Tessitore (play-by-play), Greg McElroy (color), Holly Rowe (sideline) |
The 2020 American Athletic Conference Football Championship Game presented by CapitalOne was a college football game played on Saturday, December 19, 2020, at Nippert Stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio. The 6th American Athletic Conference Championship Game, it determined the 2020 champion of the American Athletic Conference (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.[2]
In consideration of the COVID-19 pandemic in Ohio, 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).[3]
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.[4]
See main article: 2020 Cincinnati Bearcats football team. The Cincinnati Bearcats clinched a berth in the Championship Game, after the November 28 game against Temple was canceled.[5] This is Cincinnati's second consecutive Championship Game appearance.
See main article: 2020 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team. The Tulsa Golden Hurricane clinched a berth in the Championship Game after defeating Navy on December 5.[6] This is Tulsa's first appearance in the conference championship.