2010 Conference USA Football Championship Game

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2010 Conference USA Football Championship Game
Conference Championship
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SMU00077
UCF737017
DateDecember 4, 2010
Season 2010
Stadium Bright House Networks Stadium
Location Orlando, Florida
MVP Latavius Murray, RB, UCF
Favorite UCF by 8
Referee Randy Smith
Attendance41,045
United States TV coverage
Network ESPN2
Announcers Bob Wischusen & Brian Griese
Conference USA Football Championship Game
 < 2009   2011 > 
2010 Conference USA football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
No. 21 UCF x$  7 1   11 3  
East Carolina  5 3   6 7  
Southern Miss  5 3   8 5  
Marshall  4 4   5 7  
UAB  3 5   4 8  
Memphis  0 8   1 11  
West Division
SMU xy  6 2   7 7  
No. 24 Tulsa x  6 2   10 3  
Houston  4 4   5 7  
UTEP  3 5   6 7  
Rice  3 5   4 8  
Tulane  2 6   4 8  
Championship: UCF 17, SMU 7
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
As of January 11, 2011
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2010 Conference USA Football Championship Game was played on December 4, 2010, at Bright House Networks Stadium, now known as Acrisure Bounce House, in Orlando, Florida. The game was played between the UCF Knights, winner of Conference USA's East Division, and the SMU Mustangs, the winner the West Division.

Contents

UCF was seeking their second C-USA title, and hosting the game for the third time. SMU was experiencing their second consecutive winning season, and their third one since returning from the "death penalty" in 1989. It would be SMU's first attempt to win a conference title since 1984, when they won a share of the Southwest Conference championship.

2009 season

The 2009 Conference USA Football Championship Game on December 5, 2009, consisted of the East Carolina Pirates, the champion of Conference USA's East Division, beating the West Division champion Houston Cougars at Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium in Greenville, North Carolina by a score of 38 to 32.

Match-up History

This was the third time the UCF Knights and the SMU Mustangs met on the football field. The previous to match-up proved UCF victorious at home by a score of 31–17 in the regular season. SMU up on till this point has not bested UCF in a football game. [1]

Game summary

Under conference rules, the game was held at the home field of the team with the best record in conference play; since UCF finished C-USA play at 7–1, better than SMU's 6–2, the game was held at the Knights' home field.

Scoring summary

QuarterTimeDriveTeamScoring Information [2] Score
LengthTimeSMUUCF
1 07:3213 plays, 73 yards7:28 UCF Latavius Murray 5-yard reception from Jeffrey Godfrey , Nick Cattoi kick good 07
2 00:0013 plays, 68 yards1:58 UCFNick Cattoi 29-yard field goal 010
3 06:258 plays, 85 yards4:53 UCFLatavius Murray 36-yard run, Nick Cattoi kick good 017
4 09:1510 plays, 88 yards4:25 SMU Aldrick Robinson 22-yard reception from Kyle Padron , Matt Szymanski kick good 717
Final Score717

Statistics

StatisticsSMUUCF
First downs1921
Total yards317311
Rushes–yards–TD30-97-044-144-1
Passing yards220167
Passing: Comp–Att–TD-Int18-35-1-215-19-1-0
Turnovers20
Penalties–Yards3-304-45
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
SMUPassingKyle Padron18-34, 220 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT
RushingZach Line18 carries, 105 yards, 0 TDs
Receiving Darius Johnson 9 receptions, 105 yards, 0 TDs
UCFPassingJeff Godfrey15–19, 167 yards, 1 TD, 0 INT
RushingLatavius Murray20 carries, 94 yards, 1 TD
ReceivingKamar Aiken4 receptions, 52 yards, 0 TDs

[3]

References

  1. "Winsipedia - UCF Knights vs. SMU Mustangs football series history". Winsipedia. Retrieved November 17, 2019.
  2. "Southern Methodist Mustangs vs. UCF Knights – Drivechart". ESPN. December 4, 2010. Archived from the original on December 9, 2010. Retrieved December 4, 2010.
  3. "SMU at UCF Box Score, December 4, 2010". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved November 17, 2019.