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
1 2 3 4 Total Southern Miss 10 7 0 3 20 Houston 7 6 14 7 34
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)

2006 Conference USA football standings

	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

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.

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 Plays Yards TOP Southern Miss Houston "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 20 34