2017 Conference USA Football Championship Game information
College football game
2017 Dynacraft Conference USA Football Championship Game
Conference Championship
North Texas Mean Green
Florida Atlantic Owls
(9–3)
(9–3)
17
41
Head coach: Seth Littrell
Head coach: Lane Kiffin
1
2
3
4
Total
North Texas
0
0
9
8
17
Florida Atlantic
10
17
7
7
41
Date
December 2, 2017
Season
2017
Stadium
FAU Stadium
Location
Boca Raton, Florida
MVP
Kalib Woods (WR, FAU)
Favorite
FAU by 10.5[1]
Referee
Dan Gautreaux[2]
Attendance
14,258[2]
United States TV coverage
Network
ESPN2 & TuneIn
Announcers
Jason Benetti, Kelly Stouffer and Kris Budden (ESPN2) TJ Rives, Jay Mize (Tag Sports Group on TuneIn)
Conference USA Football Championship Game
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2017 Conference USA football standings
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
East Division
Florida Atlantic x$
8
–
0
11
–
3
FIU
5
–
3
8
–
5
Marshall
4
–
4
8
–
5
Western Kentucky
4
–
4
6
–
7
Middle Tennessee
4
–
4
7
–
6
Old Dominion
3
–
5
5
–
7
Charlotte
1
–
7
1
–
11
West Division
North Texas x
7
–
1
9
–
5
UAB
6
–
2
8
–
5
Southern Miss
6
–
2
8
–
5
Louisiana Tech
4
–
4
7
–
6
UTSA
3
–
5
6
–
5
Rice
1
–
7
1
–
11
UTEP
0
–
8
0
–
12
Championship: Florida Atlantic 41, North Texas 17
$ – Conference champion
x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll
The 2017 Conference USA Championship Game was played on Saturday, December 2, 2017, at FAU Stadium in Boca Raton, Florida, and determined the 2017 football champion of Conference USA (C-USA). The game was played between Florida Atlantic, the East Division champion, and North Texas, the West Division champion. The title sponsor was Dynacraft BSC.
In the 2016 championship game, hosted by WKU, the Hilltoppers had defeated Louisiana Tech 58–44.[3] The 2017 championship game was the 13th game in the championship series and was won by Florida Atlantic, 41–17.
^"North Texas Mean Green vs Florida Atlantic Owls". Odds Shark. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
^ abCite error: The named reference Stats was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^"C-USA Championship: Louisiana Tech vs. Western Kentucky". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved February 7, 2017.
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