2006 Conference USA Football Championship Game

College football game

2006 Conference USA Football Championship Game

Conference Championship
| Southern Miss Golden Eagles | Houston Cougars

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(8–4) | (9–3)
20 | 34
Head coach:
Jeff Bower | Head coach:
Art Briles
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Southern Miss | 10| 7| 0| 3 | 20
Houston | 7| 6| 14| 7 | 34
Date| December 1, 2006
Season| 2006
Stadium| Robertson Stadium
Location| Houston, Texas
MVP| Vincent Marshall (WR, HOU)
Favorite| Houston by 5
Referee| Barry Anderson
Attendance| 31,818
United States TV coverage
Network| ESPN2
Announcers| Dave Pasch (play-by-play), Rod Gilmore (analyst), Trevor Matich (analyst) and Dave Ryan (sideline)
|  Conference USA Football Championship Game

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2006 Conference USA football standings

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| Conf. |  |  | Overall

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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
East Division
Southern Miss x  |  | 6  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 5  |
East Carolina |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 6  |
Marshall |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 7  |
UCF |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 8  |
UAB |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 9  |
Memphis |  | 1  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 10  |
West Division
Houston x$  |  | 7  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 10  | - | 4  |
Rice |  | 6  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 6  |
Tulsa |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 5  |
SMU |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 6  |
UTEP |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 7  |
Tulane |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 8  |
Championship: Houston 34, Southern Miss 20

* $ - Conference champion
* x - Division champion/co-champions

Rankings from AP Poll

The 2006 Conference USA Football Championship Game was played on December 1, 2006 at Robertson Stadium in Houston to determine the 2006 football champion of the Conference USA (C-USA). The game featured the Southern Miss Golden Eagles, the East Division champions, and the Houston Cougars, the West Division champions. The game kicked off at 8:00pm EST and was televised by ESPN2.[1]

## Game summary

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With the win, the Houston Cougars won the second-ever Conference USA championship game and grabbed their first Conference championship since 1996.

## Scoring summary

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Scoring summary

| Quarter  | Time  | Drive | Team  | Scoring information  | Score

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Plays | Yards  | TOP | Southern Miss  | Houston
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | 20  | 34

## References

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1. ^ Cougars cruise to first C-USA crown in 10 years, ESPN, December 1, 2006.

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