2012 Conference USA Football Championship Game

2012 Conference USA Football Championship Game
Conference Championship
1234OT Total
UCF 0141300 27
Tulsa 714066 33
DateDecember 1, 2012
Season2012
StadiumSkelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium
LocationTulsa, OK
MVPTrey Watts (RB/RS, Tulsa)
FavoriteTulsa by 2.5
RefereeEd Ardito
Attendance17,635
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPN2
AnnouncersDave Pasch, Brian Griese and Jenn Brown
Conference USA Football Championship Game
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2012 Conference USA football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
UCF xy   7 1     10 4  
East Carolina x   7 1     8 5  
Marshall   4 4     5 7  
Memphis   4 4     4 8  
UAB   2 6     3 9  
Southern Miss   0 8     0 12  
West Division
Tulsa xy$   7 1     11 3  
SMU   5 3     7 6  
Rice   4 4     7 6  
Houston   4 4     5 7  
UTEP   2 6     3 9  
Tulane   2 6     2 10  
Championship: Tulsa 33, UCF 27
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012 Conference USA Football Championship Game was played on December 1, 2012 between the Tulsa Golden Hurricane, winners of the Conference USA West division and the UCF Knights, the winners of the East division.[1]

It was the third match-up between the Golden Hurricane and Knights in the C-USA Championship Game and the first in Tulsa.[2][3] The two teams previously met in 2005 and 2007, which were both played in Orlando.[4]

  1. ^ "2012 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Football Schedule". Retrieved November 24, 2012.
  2. ^ "2005-06 Conference USA Championship Schedule". Retrieved November 24, 2012.
  3. ^ "2007-08 Conference USA Championship Schedule". Retrieved November 24, 2012.
  4. ^ "George O'Leary Makes His Mark at UCF: Part 8 of 8 - The History of UCF Football". University of Central Florida Athletics Association. August 17, 2007. Retrieved December 1, 2012.