2008 Conference USA Football Championship Game

For the 2008 Conference USA men's basketball championship, see 2008 Conference USA men's basketball tournament.

College football game

2008 Conference USA Football Championship Game

Conference Championship
| East Carolina Pirates | Tulsa Golden Hurricane

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(8-4) | (10-2)
27 | 24
Head coach:
Skip Holtz | Head coach:
Todd Graham
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East Carolina | 14| 3| 7| 3 | 27
Tulsa | 10| 7| 0| 7 | 24
Date| December 6, 2008
Season| 2008
Stadium| Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium
Location| Tulsa, Oklahoma
MVP| Travis Simmons (CB), ECU
Favorite| Tulsa by 12.5
Referee| Steve Barth
Attendance| 22,740
United States TV coverage
Network| ESPN2
Announcers| Dave Pasch (play-by-play), Andre Ware (analyst)

Conference USA Football Championship Game

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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
East Division
East Carolina x$  |  | 6  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 5  |
Memphis |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 7  |
Southern Miss |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 6  |
UAB |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 8  |
UCF |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 8  |
Marshall |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 8  |
West Division
Tulsa xy  |  | 7  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 11  | - | 3  |
Rice x  |  | 7  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 10  | - | 3  |
Houston |  | 6  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 5  |
UTEP |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 7  |
Tulane |  | 1  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 10  |
SMU |  | 0  | - | 8  |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 11  |
Championship: East Carolina 27, Tulsa 24

* $ - Conference champion
* x - Division champion/co-champions
* y - Championship game participant

Rankings from AP Poll

The 2008 Conference USA Football Championship Game was played on December 6, 2008 at Chapman Stadium in Tulsa, Oklahoma to determine the 2008 football champion of the Conference USA (C-USA). The game featured the East Carolina Pirates, the East Division champions, and the Tulsa Golden Hurricane, the West Division champions. The game kicked off at 12:00 pm EST and was televised by ESPN2.[1]

## Scoring summary

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Scoring summary

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

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Plays | Yards  | TOP | East Carolina  | Tulsa
1  | 10:02  |  |  | 4:51  | ECU  | Kevin Gidrey 83-yard touchdown reception from Patrick Pinkney, Ben Hartman kick good  | 7  | 0
1  | 6:59  |  | 72  |  | ECU  | Interception returned 72 yards for touchdown by Travis Simmons, Ben Hartman kick good  | 14  | 0
1  | 2:28  |  | 72  | 4:31  | Tulsa  | Tarrion Adams 1-yard touchdown run, Jarod Tracy kick good  | 14  | 7
1  | 0:11  |  | 18  | 2:17  | Tulsa  | 37-yard field goal by Jarod Tracy  | 14  | 10
2  | 10:40  |  | 58  | 3:57  | Tulsa  | Tarrion Adams 1-yard touchdown run, Jarod Tracy kick good  | 14  | 17
2  | 4:46  |  | 41  | 2:04  | ECU  | 32-yard field goal by Ben Hartman  | 17  | 17
3  | 11:40  |  | 64  | 0:11  | ECU  | Norman Whitley 69-yard touchdown run, Ben Hartman kick good  | 24  | 17
4  | 8:46  |  | 80  | 4:44  | Tulsa  | Jacob Collums 8-yard touchdown reception from David Johnson, Jarod Tracy kick good  | 24  | 24
4  | 1:43  |  | 53  | 7:13  | ECU  | 8-yard field goal by Ben Hartman  | 27  | 24
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | 27  | 24

## References

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1. ^ East Carolina holds off Tulsa for Conference USA title, berth in Liberty Bowl, ESPN, December 6, 2008.

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