2016 Conference USA Football Championship Game

2016 Dynacraft Conference USA Football Championship Game
Conference Championship
1234 Total
Louisiana Tech 1710143 44
WKU 24141010 58
DateDecember 3, 2016
Season2016
StadiumHouchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium
LocationBowling Green, Kentucky
MVPRB Anthony Wales (WKU)
FavoriteWestern Kentucky by 12
RefereeRodney Burnette[1]
Attendance13,213[1]
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPN/TuneIn
AnnouncersDave Pasch, Tom Luginbill, Quint Kessenich (ESPN)
TJ Rives, Kelly Holcomb (Tag Sports Group on TuneIn)
Conference USA Football Championship Game
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2016 Conference USA football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Western Kentucky xy$   7 1     11 3  
Old Dominion x   7 1     10 3  
Middle Tennessee   5 3     8 5  
FIU   4 4     4 8  
Charlotte   3 5     4 8  
Marshall   2 6     3 9  
Florida Atlantic   2 6     3 9  
West Division
Louisiana Tech xy   6 2     9 5  
UTSA   5 3     6 7  
Southern Miss   4 4     7 6  
North Texas   3 5     5 8  
Rice   2 6     3 9  
UTEP   2 6     4 8  
Championship: Western Kentucky 58, Louisiana Tech 44
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016 Conference USA Championship Game was played on Saturday, December 3, 2016, at Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium in Bowling Green, Kentucky, and determined the 2016 football champion of Conference USA (C-USA). The game featured the West Division champion Louisiana Tech visiting the East Division champion Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (WKU), with the Hilltoppers winning 58–44. The game was broadcast nationally by ESPN for the 5th consecutive year.[2] The title sponsor was Dynacraft BSC.[3]

If winner of the C-USA Championship Game is one of highest ranked in the rankings of the "Group of Five" conferences, the team could be placed in the playoffs if not then the Cotton Bowl. The conference champion if not selected would then pick a bowl game of their choosing to attend that has ties to the conference.

The 2016 championship game was the 12th game in the championship series. In the 2015 championship game, also hosted by WKU, the Hilltoppers defeated Southern Miss, 45–28.

The game proved to be the last for Jeff Brohm as WKU's head coach; two days later, he was hired to fill the head coaching vacancy at Purdue.[4]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Stats was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "2016 Conference USA Football TV Schedule Announced". FBS Schedule.
  3. ^ "C-USA Rolls Out Dynacraft as Football Championship Title Sponsor". Conference USA. Retrieved November 15, 2016.
  4. ^ "Jeff Brohm moving from Western Kentucky to Purdue". ESPN.com. December 5, 2016. Retrieved December 5, 2016.