Sports season
2009 Conference USA football season |
---|
|
League | NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision |
---|
Sport | Football |
---|
Duration | September 4, 2009 through January 2, 2010 |
---|
Number of teams | 12 |
---|
TV partner(s) | ESPN, CBS College Sports, CSS, ISP Sports, Bright House Sports Network |
---|
|
Top draft pick | DT Torell Troup, UCF |
---|
Picked by | Buffalo Bills, 41st overall |
---|
|
Season MVP | QB Case Keenum, Houston |
---|
East champions | East Carolina |
---|
West champions | Houston & SMU (co-champions) |
---|
|
Champions | East Carolina |
---|
Runners-up | Houston |
---|
Finals MVP | WR Dwayne Harris, ECU |
---|
|
|
The 2009 Conference USA football season was the 15th season of the conference's existence.
East Carolina won the conference championship.
C-USA vs. BCS matchups
[edit] Date | Visitor | Home | Winner |
September 6 | Memphis | Mississippi | Ole Miss, 45–14 |
September 12 | East Carolina | West Virginia | West Virginia, 35–20 |
September 12 | Houston | Oklahoma State | Houston, 45–35 |
September 12 | Marshall | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech, 52–10 |
September 12 | Rice | Texas Tech | Texas Tech, 55–10 |
September 12 | Kansas | UTEP | Kansas, 34–7 |
September 19 | East Carolina | North Carolina | North Carolina, 31–17 |
September 19 | SMU | Washington State | Washington State, 30–27 (OT) |
September 19 | Virginia | Southern Miss | Southern Miss, 37–34 |
September 19 | Rice | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State, 41–24 |
September 19 | Tulsa | Oklahoma | Oklahoma, 45–0 |
September 26 | Texas Tech | Houston | Houston, 29–28 |
September 26 | Southern Miss | Kansas | Kansas, 35–28 |
September 26 | Vanderbilt | Tulane | Vanderbilt, 36–17 |
September 26 | UAB | Texas A&M | Texas A&M, 56–19 |
September 26 | UTEP | Texas | Texas, 64–7 |
October 10 | Houston | Mississippi State | Houston, 31-24 |
October 17 | Marshall | West Virginia | West Virginia, 24–7 |
October 17 | UAB | Mississippi | Ole Miss, 48–13 |
October 17 | Miami | UCF | Miami, 7–27 |
October 31 | Tulane | LSU | LSU, 42-0 |
November 7 | Memphis | Tennessee | Tennessee, 56-28 |
November 7 | UCF | Texas | Texas, 35-3 |
Index to colors and formatting |
Conference USA member won |
Conference USA member lost |
Conference USA teams in bold |
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
September 5 | 11 a.m. | #1 (FCS) Appalachian State | East Carolina | Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina | MASN/WITN-TV | W 29-24 | 43,279 |
September 5 | 3:30 p.m. | Southern Illinois | Marshall | Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, West Virginia | | W 31-28 | 24,012 |
September 5 | 6 p.m. | Northwestern State | Houston | Robertson Stadium • Houston, Texas | | W 55-7 | 22,043 |
September 5 | 6:30 p.m. | Samford | UCF | Bright House Networks Stadium • Orlando, Florida | BHSN | W 28-24 | 34,486 |
September 5 | 6 p.m. | Alcorn State | Southern Miss | M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, Mississippi | | W 52-0 | 36,232 |
September 5 | 8 p.m. | Buffalo | UTEP | Sun Bowl Stadium • El Paso, Texas | CBS CS | L 23-17 | 35,213 |
September 5 | 7 p.m. | Stephen F. Austin | SMU | Gerald J. Ford Stadium • Dallas, Texas | | W 31-23 | 34.749 |
September 6 | 12 p.m. | #8 Mississippi | Memphis | Liberty Bowl Stadium • Memphis, Tennessee | ESPN | L 45-14 | 45,207 |
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
September 12 | 12:30 p.m. | Marshall | #14 Virginia Tech | Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, Virginia | ESPN360 | L 52-10 | 66,233 |
September 12 | 2:30 p.m. | East Carolina | West Virginia | Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, West Virginia | ESPN360 | L 35-20 | 59,216 |
September 12 | 2:30 p.m. | Houston | #5 Oklahoma State | Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma | FSN | W 45-35 | 50,875 |
September 12 | 2:30 p.m. | #9 BYU | Tulane | Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, Louisiana | ESPN2 | L 54-3 | 26,224 |
September 12 | 6 p.m. | Memphis | Middle Tennessee | Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, Tennessee | CSS | L 31-14 | 28,105 |
September 12 | 6 p.m. | Rice | Texas Tech | Jones AT&T Stadium • Lubbock, Texas | | L 55-10 | 48,124 |
September 12 | 6:30 p.m. | #24 Kansas | UTEP | Sun Bowl Stadium • El Paso, Texas | CBS CS | L 34-7 | 31,885 |
September 12 | 7 p.m. | Tulsa | New Mexico | University Stadium • Albuquerque, New Mexico | The Mtn. | W 44-10 | 30,051 |
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
September 19 | 11 a.m. | East Carolina | #24 North Carolina | Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina | ESPN2 | L 31-17 | 58,000 |
September 19 | 2:30 p.m. | Virginia | Southern Miss | M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, Mississippi | CBS CS | W 37-34 | 31,170 |
September 19 | 2:30 p.m. | Tulsa | #12 Oklahoma | Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, Oklahoma | FSN | L 45-0 | 84,803 |
September 19 | 2:30 p.m. | UAB | Troy | Movie Gallery Stadium • Troy, Alabama | CSS/WABM | L 27-14 | 21,182 |
September 19 | 4 p.m. | SMU | Washington State | Martin Stadium • Pullman, Washington | | L 30-27 OT | 22,319 |
September 19 | 6 p.m. | Bowling Green | Marshall | Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, West Virginia | WSAZ-TV | W 17-10 | 23,029 |
September 19 | 6 p.m. | #16 Oklahoma State | Rice | Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma | | L 41-24 | 51,803 |
September 19 | 6:30 p.m. | Buffalo | UCF | Bright House Networks Stadium • Orlando, Florida | BHSN | W 23-17 | 33,689 |
September 19 | 7 p.m. | UTEP | New Mexico State | Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, New Mexico | ESPN360 | W 38-12 | 20,439 |
September 19 | 7:30 p.m. | UT Martin | Memphis | Liberty Bowl Stadium • Memphis, Tennessee | | W 41-14 | 21,428 |
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
September 26 | 11:30 a.m. | Southern Miss | #20 Kansas | Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, Kansas | FSN | L 35-28 | 50,025 |
September 26 | 2:30 p.m. | McNeese State | Tulane | Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, Louisiana | | W 42-32 | 29,028 |
September 26 | 2:30 p.m. | UTEP | #2 Texas | Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, Texas | | L 64-7 | 101,144 |
September 26 | 6 p.m. | Sam Houston State | Tulsa | Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, Oklahoma | | W 56-3 | 26,048 |
September 26 | 6 p.m. | UAB | Texas A&M | Kyle Field • College Station, Texas | | L 56-19 | 74,656 |
September 26 | 7 p.m. | Vanderbilt | Rice | Rice Stadium • Houston, Texas | CSS | L 36-17 | 19,753 |
September 26 | 8:15 p.m. | Texas Tech | #17 Houston | Robertson Stadium • Houston, Texas | ESPN2 | W 29-28 | 32,114 |
Players of the week
[edit] Week | Offensive | Defensive | Special teams |
Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
1 – Sep. 7 | Joe Webb, QB | UAB | Rock Dennis, DB | SMU | Damaris Johnson, KR/PR | Tulsa |
2 – Sep. 14 | Case Keenum, QB | Houston | Jamal Robinson, CB | Houston | Michael Such, P | Tulsa |
3 – Sep. 21 | Emmanuel Sanders, WR | SMU | Albert McClellan, DE | Marshall | Freddie Parham, WR/KR | Southern Miss |
4 – Sep. 28 | Case Keenum, QB | Houston | David Hunter, DT | Houston | Peter Boehme, P | Southern Miss |
5 – Oct. 5 | Donald Buckram, RB | UTEP | Hiram Atwater, S | UAB | Damaris Johnson, KR/PR | Tulsa |
6 – Oct. 12 | Curtis Steele, RB | Memphis | Brandon Brinkley, CB | Houston | Margus Hunt, DE | SMU |
7 – Oct. 19 | Case Keenum, QB | Houston | DeAundre Brown, DB | Tulsa | Dwayne Harris, KR | East Carolina |
8 – Oct. 26 | Donald Buckram, RB | UTEP | C.J. Cavness, LB | Houston | Tyron Carrier, KR | Houston |
9 – Nov. 2 | Case Keenum, QB | Houston | Bruce Miller, DE | UCF | Fendi Onobun, TE | Houston |
|
---|
Current teams | |
---|
Future members | |
---|
Championships & awards | |
---|
Seasons | |
---|
|
---|
Conference seasons | |
---|
Inter-conference | |
---|
All-Americans | |
---|