2005 Conference USA Football Championship Game

The 2005 Conference USA Football Championship Game was a college football game played on Saturday, December 3, 2005, at Citrus Bowl in Orlando. This was the 1st Conference USA Championship Game and determined the 2005 champion of the Conference USA. The game featured the UCF Golden Knights, champions of the East division, and the Tulsa Golden Hurricane, champions of the West division.

2005 Conference USA Football Championship Game
Conference Championship
1234 Total
Tulsa 1417103 44
UCF 72000 27
DateDecember 3, 2005
Season2005
StadiumCitrus Bowl
LocationOrlando, Florida
MVPGarrett Mills (TE, Tulsa)
FavoriteTulsa by 3
RefereeRandy Smith
Attendance51,978
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPN
AnnouncersMark Jones (play-by-play), Chris Spielman (analyst) and Rob Stone (sideline)
2005 Conference USA football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
UCF x  7 1   8 5  
Southern Miss  5 3   7 5  
Memphis  5 3   7 5  
East Carolina  4 4   5 6  
Marshall  3 5   4 7  
UAB  3 5   5 6  
West Division
Tulsa x$  6 2   9 4  
UTEP  5 3   8 4  
Houston  4 4   6 6  
SMU  4 4   5 6  
Tulane  1 7   2 9  
Rice  1 7   1 10  
Championship: Tulsa 44, UCF 27
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

A UCF record home crowd of 51,978 saw the host team Golden Knights fall to visitors the Golden Hurricane by a score of 44–27.

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