2009 Conference USA football season
The 2009 Conference USA football season was the 15th season of the conference's existence.
| 2009 Conference USA football season | |
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| 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 |
| 2010 NFL Draft | |
| Top draft pick | DT Torell Troup, UCF |
| Picked by | Buffalo Bills, 41st overall |
| Regular Season | |
| Season MVP | QB Case Keenum, Houston |
| East champions | East Carolina |
| West champions | Houston & SMU (co-champions) |
| Championship Game | |
| Champions | East Carolina |
| Runners-up | Houston |
| Finals MVP | WR Dwayne Harris, ECU |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Carolina x$ | 7 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UCF | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Miss | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marshall | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UAB | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Memphis | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Houston xy | 6 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SMU x | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulsa | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UTEP | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rice | 2 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulane | 1 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Championship: East Carolina 38, Houston 32 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Previous season
East Carolina won the conference championship.
Rankings
C-USA vs. BCS matchups
| Date | Visitor | Home | Winner |
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| 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 |
Regular season
| Index to colors and formatting |
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| Conference USA member won |
| Conference USA member lost |
| Conference USA teams in bold |
Week one
| 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 |
Week two
| 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 |
Week three
Week four
| 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 |
Week five
| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 3 | 11 a.m. | Tulane | Army | Michie Stadium • West Point, New York | CBS CS | W 17-16 | 26,076 |
| October 3 | 7 p.m. | SMU | #11 TCU | Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, Texas | The Mtn. | L 39-14 | 37,130 |
Week six
| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 10 | 11:30 a.m. | Houston | Mississippi State | Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, Mississippi | ESPNU | W 31-24 | 48,019 |
| October 10 | 2:30 p.m. | Navy | Rice | Rice Stadium • Houston, Texas | CBS CS | L 63-14 | 15,096 |
| October 10 | 6:30 p.m. | Southern Miss | Louisville | Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, Kentucky | ESPNU | L 25-23 | 37,268 |
Week seven
| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 17 | 2:30 p.m. | Marshall | West Virginia | Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, West Virginia | ESPN+ | L 24-7 | 54,432 |
| October 17 | 6 p.m. | UAB | Ole Miss | Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, Mississippi | FSN | L 48-13 | 47,612 |
| October 17 | 6 p.m. | #9 Miami | UCF | Bright House Networks Stadium • Orlando, Florida | CBS CS | L 27-7 | 48,453 |
| October 17 | 7 p.m. | Navy | SMU | Gerald J. Ford Stadium • Dallas, Texas | L 38-35 OT | 22,203 |
Players of the week
| 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 |
References
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