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{{Short description|American football game}}
{{Infobox NCAA conference tournament
| name               = Conference USA Football Championship Game
| optional_subheader = 
| defunct            = 
| image              = Conference USA Football Championship logo.png
| caption            = 
| sport              = [[College football]]
| conference         = [[Conference USA]]
| number_of_teams    = 
| format             = 
| current_stadium    = Hosted at school site by team with best conference winning percentage
| current_location   = 
| years              = 2005–present
| most_recent        = [[2023 Conference USA Football Championship Game|2024]]
| current_champion   = [[2024 Jacksonville State Gamecocks|Jacksonville State]]
| most_championships = [[East Carolina Pirates football|East Carolina]], [[Florida Atlantic Owls football|Florida Atlantic]], [[Tulsa Golden Hurricane football|Tulsa]], [[UAB Blazers football|UAB]], [[UCF Knights football|UCF]], [[UTSA Roadrunners football|UTSA]], [[Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football|Western Kentucky]] (2)
| television         = [[CBS Sports Network|CBSSN]]
| website            = [http://conferenceusa.com/index.aspx?path=football ConferenceUSA.com]
| sponsors           = [[Xbox 360]] (2005)<br>[[Aéropostale (clothing)|Aéropostale]] (2006)<br>HotelPlanner.com (2010)<br>[[Dynacraft BSC]] (2016–2017)<br>[[Globe Life and Accident Insurance Company|Globe Life]] (2018)<br>[[Ryan LLC]] (2019–2022)
| all_stadiums       = <!-- A list of all stadiums in which the tournament has been played; likely not needed here since it rotates yearly -->
| all_locations      = <!-- A list of all locations in which the tournament has been played; likely not needed here since it rotates yearly -->
}}
The '''Conference USA Football Championship Game''' is an annual [[American football]] game that has determined the season champion of [[Conference USA]] (CUSA) since 2005.

==History==
The championship game from 2005 to 2021 showcased the CUSA East Division regular season champion against the West Division regular season champion. From the 2022 season, the game pits the number one (1) team in the season standings versus the number two (2) team. The game is typically played on the first Saturday of December. The 2018 edition of the game, sponsored by [[Globe Life and Accident Insurance Company|Globe Life]], was played on December 1, 2018, and televised by [[CBS Sports Network|CBSSN]]. [[Ryan LLC]] currently holds sponsorship rights to the game.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://conferenceusa.com/news/2019/10/10/c-usa-announces-ryan-as-football-championship-title-sponsor.aspx|title=Ryan Named Football Championship Title Sponsor|work=[[Conference USA]]|date=October 10, 2019|access-date=October 10, 2019}}</ref>

Due partly to major conference realignment in the [[2010–2013 Conference USA realignment|early 2010s]] and [[2021–2024 NCAA conference realignment|early 2020s]], only five of the nine current CUSA members have played in the Conference USA Football Championship Game, with the most recent 2023 edition featuring two schools in their first season in the conference. The only current CUSA members to have won the championship game are [[Liberty Flames football|Liberty]] and [[Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football|Western Kentucky]]. During the era of divisional play, the overall series between both divisions was led 10–8 by the East Division.

The CUSA Football Championship Game had been aired on [[ESPN]] or its affiliates since 2005, but since the [[2018 Conference USA Football Championship Game|2018 edition]] has aired on CBSSN.<ref>[https://www.cbspressexpress.com/cbs-sports-network/releases/view?id=50286 CBS SPORTS NETWORK ANNOUNCES 2018 COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCHEDULE FEATURING SERVICE ACADEMIES AND TOP SCHOOLS FROM NINE CONFERENCES]</ref>

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==Results==
===Conference USA champions (1996–2004)===
Before 2005, each member of the conference played in a [[round-robin scheduling]] to determine the champion of the conference. In this time period, Southern Miss won the most titles with four. During this time frame, the winner of the CUSA Championship customarily received a berth to play in the [[Liberty Bowl]] against a member of the [[Southeastern Conference|SEC]]. If two teams tied for the best conference record, co-champions were declared.
{| class="wikitable"
!Season
!Champion(s)
!Conf.<br />record
!Overall<br />record
!Bowl result
|-
|rowspan=2|[[1996 NCAA Division I-A football season|1996]] || [[1996 Houston Cougars football team|Houston]] || 4–1 || 7–5 || lost [[1996 Liberty Bowl|Liberty Bowl]]
|-
|[[1996 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team|Southern Miss]] || 4–1 || 8–3 || bgcolor=lightgrey|&nbsp;
|-
| [[1997 NCAA Division I-A football season|1997]] || <small>19</small> [[1997 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team|Southern Miss]] || 6–0 || 9–3 || won [[1997 Liberty Bowl|Liberty Bowl]]
|-
| [[1998 NCAA Division I-A football season|1998]] || <small>7</small> [[1998 Tulane Green Wave football team|Tulane]] || 6–0 || 12–0 || won [[1998 Liberty Bowl|Liberty Bowl]]<!--ranked #10 going into the game-->
|-
| [[1999 NCAA Division I-A football season|1999]] || <small>14</small> [[1999 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team|Southern Miss]] || 6–0 || 9–3 || won [[1999 Liberty Bowl|Liberty Bowl]]<!--ranked #16 going into the game-->
|-
| [[2000 NCAA Division I-A football season|2000]] || [[2000 Louisville Cardinals football team|Louisville]] || 6–1 || 9–3 || lost [[2000 Liberty Bowl|Liberty Bowl]]<!-- ranked #22 going into the game-->
|-
| [[2001 NCAA Division I-A football season|2001]] || <small>17</small> [[2001 Louisville Cardinals football team|Louisville]] || 6–1 || 11–2 || won [[2001 Liberty Bowl|Liberty Bowl]]<!-- ranked #23 going into the game-->
|-
|rowspan=2|[[2002 NCAA Division I-A football season|2002]] || <small>23</small> [[2002 TCU Horned Frogs football team|TCU]] || 6–2 || 11–2 || won [[2002 Liberty Bowl|Liberty Bowl]] <!--not ranked going into the game-->
|-
|[[2002 Cincinnati Bearcats football team|Cincinnati]] || 6–2 || 7–7 || lost [[2002 New Orleans Bowl|New Orleans Bowl]]
|-
| [[2003 NCAA Division I-A football season|2003]] || [[2003 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team|Southern Miss]]  || 8–0 || 9–4 || lost [[2003 Liberty Bowl|Liberty Bowl]]
|-
| [[2004 NCAA Division I-A football season|2004]] || <small>6</small> [[2004 Louisville Cardinals football team|Louisville]] || 8–0  || 11–1  || won [[2004 Liberty Bowl|Liberty Bowl]]<!-- ranked #7 going into the game-->
|}
<small>Final rankings from [[AP Poll]] shown.</small>

===Conference USA Championship Game (2005–present)===
Below are the results from all Conference USA Football Championship Games played. The winning team appears in bold font, on a background of its primary team color. Rankings are from the [[AP Poll]] released prior to the game.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" width=100%
!Year
!colspan=2|West
!colspan=2|East
!Site
!Attendance
!MVP
!TV
|-
| [[2005 Conference USA Football Championship Game|2005]]
| style={{NCAA color cell|Tulsa Golden Hurricane}}|'''[[2005 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team|{{color|#FFFFFF|Tulsa Golden Hurricane}}]]''' || '''44'''
| [[2005 UCF Golden Knights football team|UCF Knights]] || 27
|[[Camping World Stadium|Citrus Bowl]] • ([[Orlando, Florida]])
|51,978
|TE [[Garrett Mills]], Tulsa
|[[ESPN]]
|-
| [[2006 Conference USA Football Championship Game|2006]]
| style={{NCAA color cell|Houston Cougars}}|'''[[2006 Houston Cougars football team|{{color|#FFFFFF|Houston Cougars}}]]''' || '''34'''
| [[2006 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team|Southern Miss Golden Eagles]] || 20
|[[Robertson Stadium]] • ([[Houston|Houston, Texas]])
|31,818
|WR [[Vincent Marshall]], Houston
|[[ESPN2]]
|-
| [[2007 Conference USA Football Championship Game|2007]]
| [[2007 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team|Tulsa Golden Hurricane]] || 25
| style={{NCAA color cell|UCF Knights}}|'''[[2007 UCF Knights football team|{{color|#FFFFFF|UCF Knights}}]]''' || '''44'''
|[[FBC Mortgage Stadium|Bright House Networks Stadium]] • (Orlando, Florida)
|44,128
|RB [[Kevin Smith (running back)|Kevin Smith]], UCF
|[[ESPN]]
|-
| [[2008 Conference USA Football Championship Game|2008]]
| [[2008 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team|Tulsa Golden Hurricane]] || 24
| style={{NCAA color cell|East Carolina Pirates}}|'''[[2008 East Carolina Pirates football team|{{color|#FFFFFF|East Carolina Pirates}}]]''' || '''27'''
|[[Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium]] • ([[Tulsa, Oklahoma]])
|22,740
|CB [[Travis Simmons]], East Carolina
|rowspan=3|[[ESPN2]]
|-
| [[2009 Conference USA Football Championship Game|2009]]
| <small>18</small> [[2009 Houston Cougars football team|Houston Cougars]] || 32
| style={{NCAA color cell|East Carolina Pirates}}|'''[[2009 East Carolina Pirates football team|{{color|#FFFFFF|East Carolina Pirates}}]]''' || '''38'''
|[[Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium]] • ([[Greenville, North Carolina]])
|33,048
|WR [[Dwayne Harris]], East Carolina
|-
| [[2010 Conference USA Football Championship Game|2010]]
| [[2010 SMU Mustangs football team|SMU Mustangs]] || 7
| style={{NCAA color cell|UCF Knights}}|'''[[2010 UCF Knights football team|{{color|#FFFFFF|UCF Knights}}]]''' || '''17'''
|Bright House Networks Stadium • (Orlando, Florida)
| 41,045
| RB [[Latavius Murray]], UCF
|-
| [[2011 Conference USA Football Championship Game|2011]]
| <small>7</small> [[2011 Houston Cougars football team|Houston Cougars]] || 28
| style={{NCAA color cell|Southern Miss Golden Eagles}}|<small>24</small> '''[[2011 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team|{{color|#FFFFFF|Southern Miss Golden Eagles}}]]''' || '''49'''
|Robertson Stadium • (Houston, Texas)
| 32,413
| RB/WR [[Tracy Lampley]], Southern Miss
|[[ESPN on ABC|ABC]]
|-
| [[2012 Conference USA Football Championship Game|2012]]
| style={{NCAA color cell|Tulsa Golden Hurricane}}| '''[[2012 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team|{{color|#FFFFFF|Tulsa Golden Hurricane}}]]''' || '''33'''
|  [[2012 UCF Knights football team|UCF Knights]] || 27
|Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium • (Tulsa, Oklahoma)
| 17,635
| RB/PR/KR [[Trey Watts]], Tulsa
|rowspan=4|[[ESPN2]]
|-
|[[2013 Conference USA Football Championship Game|2013]]
|style={{NCAA color cell|Rice Owls}}| '''[[2013 Rice Owls football team|{{color|#FFFFFF|Rice Owls}}]]''' || '''41'''
|[[2013 Marshall Thundering Herd football team|Marshall Thundering Herd]] || 24
|[[Rice Stadium (Rice University)|Rice Stadium]] • (Houston, Texas)
|20,247
|RB [[Luke Turner (American football)|Luke Turner]], Rice
|-
| [[2014 Conference USA Football Championship Game|2014]]
| [[2014 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team|Louisiana Tech Bulldogs]] || 23
| style={{NCAA color cell|Marshall Thundering Herd}}| '''[[2014 Marshall Thundering Herd football team|{{color|#FFFFFF|Marshall Thundering Herd}}]]''' || '''26'''
|[[Joan C. Edwards Stadium]] • ([[Huntington, West Virginia]])
|23,711
|K [[Justin Haig]], Marshall
|-
| [[2015 Conference USA Football Championship Game|2015]]
| [[2015 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team|Southern Miss Golden Eagles]] || 28
| style={{NCAA color cell|Western Kentucky Hilltoppers}}|'''[[2015 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team|{{color|#FFFFFF|Western Kentucky Hilltoppers}}]]''' || '''45'''
| rowspan=2| [[Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium]] • ([[Bowling Green, Kentucky]])
| 16,823
| QB [[Brandon Doughty]], Western Kentucky
|-
| [[2016 Conference USA Football Championship Game|2016]]
| [[2016 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team|Louisiana Tech Bulldogs]] || 44
| style={{NCAA color cell|Western Kentucky Hilltoppers}}|'''[[2016 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team|{{color|#FFFFFF|Western Kentucky Hilltoppers}}]]''' || '''58'''
| 13,213
| RB [[Anthony Wales]], Western Kentucky
|[[ESPN]]
|-
| [[2017 Conference USA Football Championship Game|2017]]
| [[2017 North Texas Mean Green football team|North Texas Mean Green]] || 17
| style={{NCAA color cell|Florida Atlantic Owls}}|'''[[2017 Florida Atlantic Owls football team|{{color|#FFFFFF|Florida Atlantic Owls}}]]''' || '''41'''
| [[FAU Stadium]] • ([[Boca Raton, Florida]])
| 14,258
| WR [[Kalib Woods]], Florida Atlantic
|[[ESPN2]]
|-
| [[2018 Conference USA Football Championship Game|2018]] 
| style={{NCAA color cell|UAB Blazers}}|'''[[2018 UAB Blazers football team|{{color|#FFFFFF|UAB Blazers}}]]''' || '''27'''
| [[2018 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team|Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders]] || 25
| [[Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium]] • ([[Murfreesboro, Tennessee]])
| 15,806
| RB [[Spencer Brown (running back)|Spencer Brown]], UAB
|rowspan=4|[[CBSSN]]
|-
| [[2019 Conference USA Football Championship Game|2019]]
| [[2019 UAB Blazers football team|UAB Blazers]]
| 6
| style={{NCAA color cell|Florida Atlantic Owls}}|'''[[2019 Florida Atlantic Owls football team|{{color|#FFFFFF|Florida Atlantic Owls}}]]'''
|'''49'''
| FAU Stadium • (Boca Raton, Florida)
| 14,387
| WR [[Deangelo Antoine]], Florida Atlantic
|-
| [[2020 Conference USA Football Championship Game|2020]]
| style={{NCAA color cell|UAB Blazers}}|'''[[2020 UAB Blazers football team|{{color|#FFFFFF|UAB Blazers}}]]'''
| '''22'''
| [[2020 Marshall Thundering Herd football team|Marshall Thundering Herd]]
| 13
| Joan C. Edwards Stadium • (Huntington, West Virginia)
| 8,324{{double dagger}}
| RB [[Spencer Brown (running back)|Spencer Brown]], UAB
|-
| [[2021 Conference USA Football Championship Game|2021]]
| style={{NCAA color cell|UTSA Roadrunners}}|[[2021 UTSA Roadrunners football team|{{color|#FFFFFF|'''UTSA Roadrunners'''}}]]
| '''49'''
| [[2021 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team|Western Kentucky Hilltoppers]]
| 41
| [[Alamodome]] • ([[San Antonio|San Antonio, Texas]])
|41,148
| RB [[Sincere McCormick]], UTSA
|- 
!Year
!colspan="2"|No. 1 seed
!colspan="2"|No. 2 seed
!Site
!Attendance
!MVP
!TV
|-
|[[2022 Conference USA Football Championship Game|2022]]
| style={{NCAA color cell|UTSA Roadrunners}}| <small>23</small> [[2022 UTSA Roadrunners football team|{{color|#FFFFFF|'''UTSA Roadrunners'''}}]]
| '''48'''
|[[2022 North Texas Mean Green football team|North Texas Mean Green]]
| 27
| Alamodome • (San Antonio, Texas)
|41,412
| QB [[Frank Harris (quarterback, born 1999)|Frank Harris]], UTSA
| rowspan=3|CBSSN
|-
|[[2023 Conference USA Football Championship Game|2023]]
| style={{NCAA color cell|Liberty Flames}}| <small>24</small> [[2023 Liberty Flames football team|{{color|#FFFFFF|'''Liberty Flames'''}}]]
| '''49'''
|[[2023 New Mexico State Aggies football team|New Mexico State Aggies]]
| 35
| [[Williams Stadium]] • ([[Lynchburg, Virginia]])
| 20,077
| QB [[Kaidon Salter]], Liberty
|-
|[[2024 Conference USA Football Championship Game|2024]]
| style={{NCAA color cell|Jacksonville State Gamecocks}}|[[2024 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team|'''{{color|#FFFFFF|Jacksonville State Gamecocks}}''']]
| '''52'''
|[[2024 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team|Western Kentucky Hilltoppers]]
| 12
| [[AmFirst Stadium|Burgess–Snow Field at AmFirst Stadium]] • ([[Jacksonville, Alabama]])
| 15,628
| QB [[Tyler Huff]], Jacksonville State
|}<!--USE PRE-GAME AP POLL RANKINGS (NOT CFP RANKINGS)-->
<small>{{double dagger}} 2020 game attendance limited due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].</small>

===Results by team===

====Current members====
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Appearances
!School
!W
!L
!Pct
!Titles
!Runners-up
|-
| align=center | 4
|style={{NCAA color cell|Western Kentucky Hilltoppers}}|[[Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football|{{color|#FFFFFF|'''Western Kentucky Hilltoppers'''}}]]
|2
|2
|.666
|2015, 2016
|2021, 2024
|-
|align=center| 2
|style={{NCAA color cell|Louisiana Tech Bulldogs}}|[[Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football|{{color|#FFFFFF|'''Louisiana Tech Bulldogs'''}}]]
|0
|2
|.000
|bgcolor=lightgrey|&nbsp;
|2014, 2016
|-
| align=center | 1
|style={{NCAA color cell|Jacksonville State Gamecocks}}|[[Jacksonville State Gamecocks football|{{color|#FFFFFF|'''Jacksonville State Gamecocks'''}}]]
| 1
| 0
| align=center|1.000
| 2024
| bgcolor=lightgrey|&nbsp;
|-
| align=center | 1
|style={{NCAA color cell|Liberty Flames}}|[[Liberty Flames football|{{color|#FFFFFF|'''Liberty Flames'''}}]]
| 1
| 0
|1.000
| 2023
| bgcolor=lightgrey|&nbsp;
|-
| align=center | 1
|style={{NCAA color cell|Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders}}|[[Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football|{{color|#FFFFFF|'''Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders'''}}]]
| 0
| 1
|.000
|bgcolor=lightgrey|&nbsp;
|2018
|-
| align=center | 1
|style={{NCAA color cell|New Mexico State Aggies}}|[[New Mexico State Aggies football|{{color|#FFFFFF|'''New Mexico State Aggies'''}}]]
| 0
| 1
|.000
| bgcolor=lightgrey|&nbsp;
| 2023
|}

* [[FIU Panthers football|FIU]], [[Kennesaw State Owls football|Kennesaw State]], [[Sam Houston Bearkats football|Sam Houston]] and [[UTEP Miners football|UTEP]] have yet to make an appearance in a Conference USA Championship Game. 
* Both [[Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football|Delaware]] and [[Missouri State Bears football|Missouri State]], which join in 2025, will respectively be eligible for the title game for the first time in 2026.

====Former members====
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Appearances
!School
!W
!L
!Pct
!Titles
!Runners-up
|-
|align=center|4
|style={{NCAA color cell|Tulsa Golden Hurricane}}|[[Tulsa Golden Hurricane football|{{color|#FFFFFF|'''Tulsa Golden Hurricane'''}}]]
|2
|2
|.500
|2005, 2012
|2007, 2008
|-
|align=center|4
|style={{NCAA color cell|UCF Knights}}|[[UCF Knights football|{{color|#FFFFFF|'''UCF Knights'''}}]]
|2
|2
|.500
|2007, 2010
|2005, 2012
|-
|align=center|3
|style={{NCAA color cell|UAB Blazers}}|[[UAB Blazers football|{{color|#FFFFFF|'''UAB Blazers'''}}]]
| 2
| 1
| .666
| 2018, 2020
| 2019
|-
|align=center|3
|style={{NCAA color cell|Houston Cougars}}|[[Houston Cougars football|{{color|#FFFFFF|'''Houston Cougars'''}}]]
|1
|2
|.333
|2006
|2009, 2011
|-
|align=center|3
|style={{NCAA color cell|Marshall Thundering Herd}}|[[Marshall Thundering Herd football|{{color|#FFFFFF|'''Marshall Thundering Herd'''}}]]
|1
|2
|.333
|2014
|2013, 2020
|-
|align=center|3
|style={{NCAA color cell|Southern Miss Golden Eagles}}|[[Southern Miss Golden Eagles football|{{color|#FFFFFF|'''Southern Miss Golden Eagles'''}}]]
|1
|2
|.333
|2011
|2006, 2015
|-
|align=center|2
|style={{NCAA color cell|East Carolina Pirates}}|[[East Carolina Pirates football|{{color|#FFFFFF|'''East Carolina Pirates'''}}]]
|2
|0
|1.000
|2008, 2009
|bgcolor=lightgrey|&nbsp;
|-
|align=center| 2
|style={{NCAA color cell|Florida Atlantic Owls}}|[[Florida Atlantic Owls football|{{color|#FFFFFF|'''Florida Atlantic Owls'''}}]]
|2
|0
|1.000
|2017, 2019
|bgcolor=lightgrey|&nbsp;
|-
|align=center| 2
|style={{NCAA color cell|UTSA Roadrunners}}|[[UTSA Roadrunners football|{{color|#FFFFFF|'''UTSA Roadrunners'''}}]]
|2
|0
|1.000
|2021, 2022
|bgcolor=lightgrey|&nbsp;
|-
| align=center| 2
|style={{NCAA color cell|North Texas Mean Green}}|[[North Texas Mean Green football|{{color|#FFFFFF|'''North Texas Mean Green'''}}]]
|0
|2
|.000
|bgcolor=lightgrey|&nbsp;
|2017, 2022
|-
| align=center| 1
|style={{NCAA color cell|Rice Owls}}|[[Rice Owls football|{{color|#FFFFFF|'''Rice Owls'''}}]]
|1
|0
|1.000
|2013
|bgcolor=lightgrey|&nbsp;
|-
|align=center|1
|style={{NCAA color cell|SMU Mustangs}}|[[SMU Mustangs football|{{color|#FFFFFF|'''SMU Mustangs'''}}]]
|0
|1
|.000
|bgcolor=lightgrey|&nbsp;
|2010
|}

* [[Charlotte 49ers football|Charlotte]], [[Memphis Tigers football|Memphis]], [[Old Dominion Monarchs football|Old Dominion]], and [[Tulane Green Wave football|Tulane]] did not make an appearance in a Conference USA Championship Game while members of the conference.


===Game location===
The team with the best overall conference win percentage will be the team that hosts the championship game. Six venues have hosted two title games—Houston's [[Robertson Stadium]] (since demolished, with [[TDECU Stadium]] standing at its former site), UCF's [[FBC Mortgage Stadium]] (both under its former name of Bright House Networks Stadium), Tulsa's [[Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium|Chapman Stadium]], Western Kentucky's [[Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium|Houchens Stadium]], Florida Atlantic's [[FAU Stadium]], and UTSA's [[Alamodome]]. Of these schools, the only one still a CUSA member is Western Kentucky.

In most recent years, Marshall and Rice both finished with 7–1 records in conference play in 2013, and did not play one another in the regular season; the site was chosen based on the [[2013 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings#BCS Standings|BCS rankings]] at that time on December 1. Although only 25 teams were explicitly ranked, the ranking formula could be used to determine the relative rankings of any two teams in the [[NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision|Football Bowl Subdivision]]. Since 2014, when the BCS was replaced with the [[College Football Playoff|College Football Playoff rankings]] (CFP), national rankings have been removed from the tiebreaker process.

Following the 2024 contest, the home team is 15–5 overall in CUSA football championship games.

==Game records==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! style="background:#003865; color:#FFFFFF; border:2px solid #a5192e;"|Team
! style="background:#003865; color:#FFFFFF; border:2px solid #a5192e;"|Record, Team vs. Opponent
! style="background:#003865; color:#FFFFFF; border:2px solid #a5192e;"|Year
|-
|Most points scored (one team)
|58, Western Kentucky vs. Louisiana Tech
|2016
|-
|Most points scored (losing team)
|44, Louisiana Tech vs. Western Kentucky
|2016
|-
|Fewest points scored (winning team)
|17, UCF vs. SMU
|2010
|-
|Fewest points scored
|6, UAB vs. FAU
|2019
|-
|Most points scored (both teams)
|102, Western Kentucky (58) vs. Louisiana Tech (44)
|2016
|-
|Fewest points scored (both teams)
|24, UCF (17) vs. SMU (7)
|2010
|-
|Most points scored in a half
|38, Western Kentucky (1st half) vs. Louisiana Tech
|2016
|-
|Most points scored in a half (both teams)
|65, Western Kentucky vs. Louisiana Tech (1st half)
|2016
|-
|Largest margin of victory
|43, Florida Atlantic (49) vs. UAB (6)
|2019
|-
|Smallest margin of victory
|2, UAB (27) vs. Middle Tennessee (25)
|2018
|-
|Total yards
|656, Western Kentucky (421 passing, 235 rushing) vs. Louisiana Tech
|2016
|-
|Rushing yards
|386, Jacksonville State vs. Western Kentucky
|2024
|-
|Passing yards
|577, Western Kentucky vs. UTSA
|2021
|-
|First downs 
|33, Houston vs. East Carolina
|2009
|-
|Fewest yards allowed
|223, Florida Atlantic vs. UAB (84 passing, 139 rushing)
|2019
|-
|Fewest rushing yards allowed
|−9, Western Kentucky vs. UTSA
|2021
|-
|Fewest passing yards allowed
|72, Marshall vs. Louisiana Tech
|2014
|-
! style="background:#003865; color:#FFFFFF; border:2px solid #a5192e;"|Individual
! style="background:#003865; color:#FFFFFF; border:2px solid #a5192e;"|Record, Player, Team vs. Opponent
! style="background:#003865; color:#FFFFFF; border:2px solid #a5192e;"|Year
|-
|Total offense || 582, [[Bailey Zappe]], Western Kentucky vs. UTSA || 2021
|-
|Touchdowns responsible for || 5, [[Case Keenum]], Houston vs. East Carolina || 2009
|-
|Rushing yards || 284, [[Kevin Smith (running back)|Kevin Smith]], UCF vs. East Carolina || 2007
|-
|Rushing touchdowns || 4, shared by:<br/>[[Kevin Smith (running back)|Kevin Smith]], UCF vs. East Carolina<br/>Anthony Wales, Western Kentucky vs. Louisiana Tech || &nbsp;<br/>2007<br/>2016
|-
|Passing yards || 577, [[Bailey Zappe]], Western Kentucky vs. UTSA || 2021
|-
|Passing touchdowns || 5, [[Case Keenum]], Houston vs. East Carolina || 2009
|-
|Receiving yards || 241, [[James Cleveland (American football)|James Cleveland]], Houston vs. East Carolina || 2009
|-
|Receiving touchdowns || 3, Zakhari Franklin, UTSA vs. North Texas || 2022
|-
|Tackles || 15, shared by:<br/>[[Gerald McRath]], Southern Miss vs. Houston<br/>C.J. Cavness, Houston vs. East Carolina || &nbsp;<br/>2006<br/>2009
|-
|Sacks || 2, [[Bruce Miller (American football)|Bruce Miller]], UCF vs. SMU || 2010
|-
|Interceptions || 2, shared by 4 players, most recent:<br/>Jaylen Young, Florida Atlantic vs. North Texas || &nbsp;<br/>2017
|-
! style="background:#003865; color:#FFFFFF; border:2px solid #a5192e;"|Long Plays
! style="background:#003865; color:#FFFFFF; border:2px solid #a5192e;"|Record, Player, Team vs. Opponent
! style="background:#003865; color:#FFFFFF; border:2px solid #a5192e;"|Year
|-
|Touchdown run  || 74, [[Kevin Smith (running back)|Kevin Smith]], UCF vs. Tulsa || 2007
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|Touchdown pass  || 75, Deangelo Antoine from Chris Robison, Florida Atlantic vs. UAB || 2019
|-
|Kickoff return  || 69, [[Dwayne Harris]], East Carolina vs. Houston || 2009
|-
|Punt return || 83, [[Joe Burnett]], UCF vs. Tulsa || 2007
|-
|Interception return || 72, Travis Simmons, East Carolina vs. Tulsa || 2008
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|Fumble return || 40, Travis Simmons, East Carolina vs. Tulsa || 2008
|-
|Punt || 73, [[Matt Dodge]], East Carolina vs. Tulsa || 2008
|-
|Field goal || 54, Lucas Carneiro, Western Kentucky vs. Jacksonville State || 2024
|-
! style="background:#003865; color:#FFFFFF; border:2px solid #a5192e;"|Miscellaneous
! style="background:#003865; color:#FFFFFF; border:2px solid #a5192e;"|Record, Team vs. Team
! style="background:#003865; color:#FFFFFF; border:2px solid #a5192e;"|Year
|-
|Game attendance || 51,978, UCF vs. Tulsa || 2005
|-
| colspan="3" |Source: Conference USA<ref>{{cite web |title=C-USA Records Master |url=https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/conferenceusa.com/documents/2021/10/11/101121_C_USA_Records_Master.pdf |access-date=December 3, 2021 |website=conferenceusa.com |pages=35–36 |via=}}</ref>
|}

==Selection criteria==
Division standings are based on each team's overall conference record. Often, two or more teams tie for the best record in their division and each team is recognized as a divisional co-champion. However, tiebreakers are used to determine who will represent the division in the championship game.

==See also==
* [[List of NCAA Division I FBS conference championship games]]

==References==
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