2006 Conference USA Football Championship Game

The 2006 Conference USA Football Championship Game was played on December 1, 2006 at Robertson Stadium in Houston to determine the 2006 football champion of the Conference USA (C-USA). The game featured the Southern Miss Golden Eagles, the East Division champions, and the Houston Cougars, the West Division champions. The game kicked off at 8:00pm EST and was televised by ESPN2.

2006 Conference USA Football Championship Game
Conference Championship
1234 Total
Southern Miss 10703 20
Houston 76147 34
DateDecember 1, 2006
Season2006
StadiumRobertson Stadium
LocationHouston, Texas
MVPVincent Marshall (WR, HOU)
FavoriteHouston by 5
RefereeBarry Anderson
Attendance31,818
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPN2
AnnouncersDave Pasch (play-by-play), Rod Gilmore (analyst), Trevor Matich (analyst) and Dave Ryan (sideline)
2006 Conference USA football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
Southern Miss x  6 2   9 5  
East Carolina  5 3   7 6  
Marshall  4 4   5 7  
UCF  3 5   4 8  
UAB  2 6   3 9  
Memphis  1 7   2 10  
West Division
Houston x$  7 1   10 4  
Rice  6 2   7 6  
Tulsa  5 3   8 5  
SMU  4 4   6 6  
UTEP  3 5   5 7  
Tulane  2 6   4 8  
Championship: Houston 34, Southern Miss 20
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll
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