2011 Conference USA Football Championship Game information
College football game
2011 Conference USA Football Championship Game
Conference Championship
Southern Miss Golden Eagles
Houston Cougars
(10–2)
(12–0)
49
28
Head coach: Larry Fedora
Head coach: Kevin Sumlin
AP
Coaches
BCS
24
23
24
AP
Coaches
BCS
7
6
6
1
2
3
4
Total
Southern Miss
7
14
21
7
49
Houston
0
14
7
7
28
Date
December 3, 2011
Season
2011
Stadium
Robertson Stadium
Location
Houston, Texas
MVP
Tracy Lampley (RB/WR, Southern Miss)
Favorite
Houston by 12.5
Referee
Wayne Winkler
Attendance
32,413
United States TV coverage
Network
ABC
Announcers
Mike Patrick Craig James Jeannine Edwards
Conference USA Football Championship Game
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2011 Conference USA football standings
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
East Division
No. 20 Southern Miss x$
6
–
2
12
–
2
Marshall
5
–
3
7
–
6
East Carolina
4
–
4
5
–
7
UAB
3
–
5
3
–
9
UCF
3
–
5
5
–
7
Memphis
1
–
7
2
–
10
West Division
No. 18 Houston x
8
–
0
13
–
1
Tulsa
7
–
1
8
–
5
SMU
5
–
3
8
–
5
Rice
3
–
5
4
–
8
UTEP
2
–
6
5
–
7
Tulane
1
–
7
2
–
11
Championship: Southern Miss 49, Houston 28
$ – Conference champion
x – Division champion/co-champions
As of January 10, 2012 Rankings from AP Poll
The 2011 Conference USA Football Championship Game was played on December 3, 2011, at Robertson Stadium in Houston between Southern Miss and Houston—the winners of Conference USA's East and West Divisions, respectively.[1]
Under C-USA rules, the championship game is hosted by the division champion with the best conference record. Houston finished a 12–0 regular season and won the West Division title and hosting rights with its 48–16 win over Tulsa on November 25.[2] Southern Miss booked its place in the championship game the following day with a 44–7 win over Memphis.[3]
A win for Houston in the conference's championship game would have earned the university its first bid in the Bowl Championship Series.[4] For the first time, the C-USA Championship was broadcast on ABC, rather than ESPN2 in the past. Southern Miss ended up winning the game—defeating Houston by a score of 49–28.
^The Official Athletic site of The Conference USA - Football Composite Schedule
^Associated Press (November 25, 2011). "Houston reaches Conference USA title game with record 12th win". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 25, 2011.
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