2009 Conference USA Football Championship Game

The 2009 Conference USA Football Championship Game was played on December 5, 2009 between the East Carolina Pirates, the champion of Conference USA's East Division, and the West Division champion Houston Cougars at Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium in Greenville, North Carolina. The game kicked off at 12:00 pm EST and was televised by ESPN2. The Pirates were looking to be the first team in C-USA history to win back to back conference championships, while the Cougars led by Case Keenum looked to win their 2nd.

2009 Conference USA Football Championship Game
Conference Championship
Houston Cougars East Carolina Pirates
(10–2) (8–4)
32 38
Head coach: 
Kevin Sumlin		 Head coach: 
Skip Holtz
APCoachesBCS
181821
1234 Total
Houston 712013 32
East Carolina 771014 38
DateDecember 5, 2009
Season2009
StadiumDowdy–Ficklen Stadium
LocationGreenville, North Carolina
MVPDwayne Harris (WR, East Carolina)
FavoriteHouston by 2
RefereeR.G. Detillier
Attendance33,048
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPN2
AnnouncersRon Franklin (play-by-play), Ed Cunningham (analyst)
2009 Conference USA football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
East Carolina x$  7 –1   9 –5  
UCF  6 –2   8 –5  
Southern Miss  5 –3   7 –6  
Marshall  4 –4   7 –6  
UAB  4 –4   5 –7  
Memphis  1 –7   2 –10  
West Division
Houston xy  6 –2   10 –4  
SMU x  6 –2   8 –5  
Tulsa  3 –5   5 –7  
UTEP  3 –5   4 –8  
Rice  2 –6   2 –10  
Tulane  1 –7   3 –9  
Championship: East Carolina 38, Houston 32
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

Game summary

Under conference rules, the game is held at the home field of the team with the best record in conference play; since East Carolina finished C-USA play at 7–1, better than Houston's 6–2, the game was held at the Pirates' home field, Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium in Greenville, North Carolina.

Scoring summary

References


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