2019 Conference USA Football Championship Game

The 2019 Conference USA Football Championship Game was a college football game played on Saturday, December 7, 2019, at FAU Stadium in Boca Raton, Florida, to determine the 2019 champion of Conference USA (C–USA).[2] The game featured the East division champions Florida Atlantic and the West division champions UAB and was the conference's 15th championship game. With sponsorship from Ryan LLC, a global tax services and software provider, the game was officially the 2019 Ryan Conference USA Football Championship Game.[3]

2019 Ryan Conference USA Football Championship Game
Conference Championship
UAB Blazers Florida Atlantic Owls
(9–3) (9–3)
6 49
Head coach: 
Bill Clark		 Head coach: 
Lane Kiffin
1234 Total
UAB 3300 6
Florida Atlantic 142177 49
DateDecember 7, 2019
Season2019
StadiumFAU Stadium
LocationBoca Raton, FL
MVPDeangelo Antoine (WR, Florida Atlantic)
FavoriteFlorida Atlantic by 8[1]
RefereeJustin Elliott
Attendance14,387
United States TV coverage
NetworkCBSSN
AnnouncersCarter Blackburn (play-by-play), Aaron Taylor (analyst) and John Schriffen (sideline)
2019 Conference USA football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
Florida Atlantic xy$  7 –1   11 –3  
Marshall  6 –2   8 –5  
Western Kentucky  6 –2   9 –4  
Charlotte  5 –3   7 –6  
Middle Tennessee  3 –5   4 –8  
FIU  3 –5   6 –7  
Old Dominion  0 –8   1 –11  
West Division
UAB xy  6 –2   9 –5  
Louisiana Tech x  6 –2   10 –3  
Southern Miss  5 –3   7 –6  
North Texas  3 –5   4 –8  
UTSA  3 –5   4 –8  
Rice  3 –5   3 –9  
UTEP  0 –8   1 –11  
Championship: Florida Atlantic 49, UAB 6
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant

Previous season

The 2018 Conference USA Football Championship Game featured East Division champion Middle Tennessee against West Division champion UAB in a rematch of the regular season match up a week before. Unlike the week prior, UAB was able to get a final field goal to take the lead, towards the end of the 4th quarter in a win of 27–25.[4]

Teams

The 2019 CUSA Football Championship Game was contested by the Florida Atlantic Owls, East Division champions, and the UAB Blazers, West Division co–champions. The teams have met eight times previously, with Florida Atlantic holding a 6–2 edge in the series. The teams' last meeting came in 2014; UAB won, 31–28. Florida Atlantic's last victory in the series came in 2013, when they defeated UAB 37–3 .[5] This will be the teams' first meeting in the CUSA Football Championship.

Florida Atlantic

Florida Atlantic clinched its spot in the Championship Game after its November 30 win over Southern Miss.[6] This is Florida Atlantic's second overall appearance in the Championship Game in three seasons.[7] The Owls were previously 1–0 overall in the game, with their sole win back in 2017 against North Texas.

UAB

UAB earned its spot after clinching the West Division title on November 30 with a win over North Texas. This will be UAB's second appearance in the title game, when they defeated Middle Tennessee last season, 27–25.[4] The Blazers are the first team to represent the West Division twice consecutively since former CUSA member, Tulsa, did back in 2008. Eight different teams had represented the division each year since then. UAB was previously 1–0 overall in the game, with their sole win last season against Middle Tennessee.

Game summary
2019 Conference USA Football Championship Game
Period 1 2 34Total
UAB 3 3 006
Florida Atlantic 14 21 7749

at FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, Florida

Game information
First Quarter
  • (5:25) FAU – BJ Emmons 1 yard rush, Vladimir Rivas kick (Drive: 10 plays, 51 yards, 3:41; Florida Atlantic 7–0)
  • (1:45) UAB – Nick Vogel 44 yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 51 yards, 3:40; Florida Atlantic 7–3)
  • (1:32) FAU – Chris Robison 75 yard pass to Deangelo Antoine, Vladimir Rivas kick (Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, 0:13; Florida Atlantic 14–3)
Second Quarter
  • (14:09) FAU – Chris Robison 18 yard pass to John Mitchell, Vladimir Rivas kick (Drive: 6 plays, 69 yards, 1:27; Florida Atlantic 21–3)
  • (6:46) FAU – Eddie Williams 7 yard punt block return, Vladimir Rivas kick (Florida Atlantic 28–3)
  • (4:59) UAB – Nick Vogel 36 yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 57 yards, 1:47; Florida Atlantic 28–6)
  • (0:26) FAU – Chris Robison 8 yard pass to Harrison Bryant, Vladimir Rivas kick (Drive: 8 plays, 51 yards, 1:16; Florida Atlantic 35–6)
Third Quarter
  • (3:57) FAU – BJ Emmons 1 yard rush, Vladimir Rivas kick (Drive: 10 plays, 72 yards, 2:36; Florida Atlantic 42–6)
Fourth Quarter
  • (9:51) FAU – Chris Robison 20 yard pass to Chauncey Mason, Vladimir Rivas kick (Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 3:28; Florida Atlantic 49–6)

Statistics

See also

References
  1. "UAB vs. Florida Atlantic - Game Summary - December 7, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 7, 2019.
  2. "FB: 2019 Schedule Released". Conference USA. January 10, 2019. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
  3. "Ryan Named Football Championship Title Sponsor". conferenceusa.com. October 10, 2019. Retrieved December 7, 2019.
  4. "Resurgent UAB beats MTSU for Conference USA title". ESPN.com. Associated Press. December 1, 2018.
  5. "Winsipedia - Florida Atlantic Owls vs. UAB Blazers football series history". Winsipedia. Retrieved December 2, 2019.
  6. "Robison with 3 TDs leads FAU past Southern Mississippi 34-17". WFTV.com. Associated Press. November 30, 2019.
  7. Price, Khobi (December 2019). "FAU clinches C-USA championship berth with 34-17 victory over Southern Miss; will host title game against UAB on Dec. 7". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved December 2, 2019.
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