2010 Conference USA Football Championship Game information
College football game
2010 Conference USA Football Championship Game
Conference Championship
SMU Mustangs
UCF Knights
(7–5)
(9–3)
7
17
Head coach: June Jones
Head coach: George O'Leary
1
2
3
4
Total
SMU
0
0
0
7
7
UCF
7
3
7
0
17
Date
December 4, 2010
Season
2010
Stadium
Bright House Networks Stadium
Location
Orlando, Florida
MVP
Latavius Murray, RB, UCF
Favorite
UCF by 8
Referee
Randy Smith
Attendance
41,045
United States TV coverage
Network
ESPN2
Announcers
Bob Wischusen & Brian Griese
Conference USA Football Championship Game
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2010 Conference USA football standings
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
East Division
No. 21 UCF x$
7
–
1
11
–
3
East Carolina
5
–
3
6
–
7
Southern Miss
5
–
3
8
–
5
Marshall
4
–
4
5
–
7
UAB
3
–
5
4
–
8
Memphis
0
–
8
1
–
11
West Division
SMU xy
6
–
2
7
–
7
No. 24 Tulsa x
6
–
2
10
–
3
Houston
4
–
4
5
–
7
UTEP
3
–
5
6
–
7
Rice
3
–
5
4
–
8
Tulane
2
–
6
4
–
8
Championship: UCF 17, SMU 7
$ – Conference champion
x – Division champion/co-champions
y – Championship game participant
As of January 11, 2011 Rankings from AP Poll
The 2010 Conference USA Football Championship Game was played on December 4, 2010, at Bright House Networks Stadium, now known as Spectrum Stadium, in Orlando, Florida. The game was played between the UCF Knights, winner of Conference USA's East Division, and the SMU Mustangs, the winner the West Division.
UCF was seeking their second C-USA title, and hosting the game for the third time. SMU was experiencing their second consecutive winning season, and their third one since returning from the "death penalty" in 1989. It would be SMU's first attempt to win a conference title since 1984, when they won a share of the Southwest Conference championship.
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