2010 Conference USA Football Championship Game

2010 Conference USA Football Championship Game
Conference Championship
1234 Total
SMU 0007 7
UCF 7370 17
DateDecember 4, 2010
Season2010
StadiumBright House Networks Stadium
LocationOrlando, Florida
MVPLatavius Murray, RB, UCF
FavoriteUCF by 8
RefereeRandy Smith
Attendance41,045
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPN2
AnnouncersBob Wischusen & Brian Griese
Conference USA Football Championship Game
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2010 Conference USA football standings
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.