2008 Conference USA Football Championship Game

2008 Conference USA football standings
	East Division
	West Division
	Championship: East Carolina 27, Tulsa 24
	$ – Conference champion; x – Division champion/co-champions; y – Championship game participant; Rankings from AP Poll

2008 Conference USA Football Championship Game
2008 Conference USA Football Championship Game
Conference Championship
East Carolina Pirates	Tulsa Golden Hurricane
(8–4)	(10–2)
27	24
Head coach: ; Skip Holtz	Head coach: ; Todd Graham
Date	December 6, 2008
Season	2008
Stadium	Chapman Stadium
Location	Tulsa, Oklahoma
MVP	Travis Simmons (CB), ECU
Favorite	Tulsa by 12.5
Referee	Steve Barth
Attendance	22,740
United States TV coverage
Network	ESPN2
Announcers	Dave Pasch (play-by-play), Andre Ware (analyst)
Conference USA Football Championship Game
< 2007	2009 >

The 2008 Conference USA Football Championship Game was played on December 6, 2008 at Chapman Stadium in Tulsa, Oklahoma to determine the 2008 football champion of the Conference USA (C-USA). The game featured the East Carolina Pirates, the East Division champions, and the Tulsa Golden Hurricane, the West Division champions. The game kicked off at 12:00 pm EST and was televised by ESPN2.^[1]

Scoring summary[]

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	East Carolina	Tulsa
1	10:02			4:51	ECU	Kevin Gidrey 83-yard touchdown reception from Patrick Pinkney, Ben Hartman kick good	7	0
1	6:59		72		ECU	Interception returned 72 yards for touchdown by Travis Simmons, Ben Hartman kick good	14	0
1	2:28		72	4:31	Tulsa	Tarrion Adams 1-yard touchdown run, Jarod Tracy kick good	14	7
1	0:11		18	2:17	Tulsa	37-yard field goal by Jarod Tracy	14	10
2	10:40		58	3:57	Tulsa	Tarrion Adams 1-yard touchdown run, Jarod Tracy kick good	14	17
2	4:46		41	2:04	ECU	32-yard field goal by Ben Hartman	17	17
3	11:40		64	0:11	ECU	Norman Whitley 69-yard touchdown run, Ben Hartman kick good	24	17
4	8:46		80	4:44	Tulsa	Jacob Collums 8-yard touchdown reception from David Johnson, Jarod Tracy kick good	24	24
4	1:43		53	7:13	ECU	8-yard field goal by Ben Hartman	27	24
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							27	24

References[]

^ East Carolina holds off Tulsa for Conference USA title, berth in Liberty Bowl, ESPN, December 6, 2008.

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[1] East Carolina holds off Tulsa for Conference USA title, berth in Liberty Bowl, ESPN, December 6, 2008.

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v t 2008 NCAA football conference championship games
Division I FBS	ACC Big 12 Conference USA MAC SEC
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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)
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v t East Carolina Pirates football
Venues	(?–1948) College Stadium (1949–1962) Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium (1963–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Marshall NC State Victory Barrel
Culture & lore	PeeDee the Pirate
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	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

v t Tulsa Golden Hurricane football
Venues	(1912–1914) (1915–1917) (1919–1929) Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium (1930–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Houston Oklahoma State
Culture & lore	Captain Cane "" The Sound of the Golden Hurricane Marching Band
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 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

2008 Conference USA football standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
East Division
East Carolina x$		6	–	2		9	–	5
Memphis		4	–	4		6	–	7
Southern Miss		4	–	4		7	–	6
UAB		3	–	5		4	–	8
UCF		3	–	5		4	–	8
Marshall		3	–	5		4	–	8
West Division
Tulsa xy		7	–	1		11	–	3
Rice x		7	–	1		10	–	3
Houston		6	–	2		8	–	5
UTEP		4	–	4		5	–	7
Tulane		1	–	7		2	–	10
SMU		0	–	8		1	–	11
Championship: East Carolina 27, Tulsa 24
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll