2005 Conference USA Football Championship Game

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2005 Conference USA Football Championship Game
Conference Championship
2005 Conference USA Football Championship.jpg
Tulsa Golden Hurricane UCF Knights
(8–4) (8–4)
44 27
Head coach: 
Steve Kragthorpe		 Head coach: 
George O'Leary
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[1]
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPN
AnnouncersMark Jones (play-by-play), Chris Spielman (analyst) and Rob Stone (sideline)
Conference USA Football Championship Game
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2005 Conference USA football standings
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 Conf Overall
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

The 1996 Big 12 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.[2] The game featured the UCF Golden Knights, champions of the East division, and the Tulsa Golden Hurricane, champions of the West division.

Teams[]

UCF[]

Main article: 2005 UCF Golden Knights football team

Tulsa[]

Main article: 2005 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

Game summary[]

2005 Conference USA Football Championship Game
1 2 34Total
Tulsa 14 17 10344
UCF 7 20 0027

at Citrus Bowl • Orlando, Florida

  • Date: Saturday, December 3, 1005
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
  • Game attendance: 51,978
  • TV: ESPN
  • ESPN game summary
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter

Statistics[]

Statistics TLSA UCF
First downs 23 17
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards 219 221
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 13–20–0 13–27–2
Time of possession 21:26 15:13
Team Category Player Statistics
Tulsa Passing Paul Smith
Rushing Uril Parrish
Receiving Garrett Mills
UCF Passing Steven Moffett
Rushing Kevin Smith
Receiving Brandon Marshall

References[]

  1. ^ Schmadtke, Alan (5 December 2005). "The Recap". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  2. ^ "CONFERENCE USA FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME HISTORY AND RECORDS" (PDF). conferenceusa.com. Conference USA. Retrieved 23 October 2021.


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