2006 Conference USA Football Championship Game

2006 Conference USA football standings
	East Division
	West Division
	Championship: Houston 34, Southern Miss 20
	$ – Conference champion; x – Division champion/co-champions; Rankings from AP Poll

2006 Conference USA Football Championship Game
2006 Conference USA Football Championship Game
Conference Championship
Southern Miss Golden Eagles	Houston Cougars
(8–4)	(9–3)
20	34
Head coach: ; Jeff Bower	Head coach: ; Art Briles
Date	December 1, 2006
Season	2006
Stadium	Robertson Stadium
Location	Houston, Texas
MVP	Vincent Marshall (WR, HOU)
Favorite	Houston by 5
Referee	Barry Anderson
Attendance	31,818
United States TV coverage
Network	ESPN2
Announcers	Dave Pasch (play-by-play), Rod Gilmore (analyst), Trevor Matich (analyst) and Dave Ryan (sideline)
Conference USA Football Championship Game
< 2005	2007 >

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.^[1]

Game summary[]

With the win, the Houston Cougars won the second-ever Conference USA championship game and grabbed their first Conference championship since 1996.

Scoring summary[]

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	Southern Miss	Houston
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							20	34

References[]

^ Cougars cruise to first C-USA crown in 10 years Archived 2012-11-04 at the Wayback Machine, ESPN, December 1, 2006.

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[1] Cougars cruise to first C-USA crown in 10 years Archived 2012-11-04 at the Wayback Machine, ESPN, December 1, 2006.

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v t 2006 NCAA football conference championship games
Division I FBS	ACC Big 12 Conference USA MAC SEC
Division I FCS

v t Conference USA Football Championship Game
Years	2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Venues	Citrus Bowl (2005) Robertson Stadium (2006, 2011) Bright House Networks Stadium (2007, 2010) Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium (2008, 2012) Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium (2009) Rice Stadium (2013) Joan C. Edwards Stadium (2014, 2020) Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium (2015, 2016) FAU Stadium (2017, 2019) Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium (2018) Alamodome (2021)
Broadcasters

v t Houston Cougars football
Venues	Robertson Stadium (1946–1950, 1998–2012) Rice Stadium (1950–1964) Astrodome (1965–1997) Reliant Stadium (2013) BBVA Compass Stadium (2013) TDECU Stadium (2014–present)
Bowls and rivalries	Bowl games Rice Tulsa
Culture & lore	Shasta "Cougar Fight Song" Spirit of Houston The Comeback Victory
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022

v t Southern Miss Golden Eagles football
Venues	Kamper Park (1912–1931) M. M. Roberts Stadium (1932–present) Ladd Stadium (alternate, 1950–1974) Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium (alternate, 1952–1988)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Louisiana Tech: Rivalry in Dixie Memphis: Black and Blue Bowl Tulane: Battle for the Bell
Culture & lore	Seymour d'Campus "Southern Mississippi to the Top" Pride of Mississippi Marching Band
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
National championship seasons in bold

2006 Conference USA football standings
v t	Conf				Overall
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