2010 Conference USA football season

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2010 Conference USA football season
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League NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision
Sport Football
DurationSeptember 2, 2010
through December 31, 2010
Number of teams12
TV partner(s) ESPN, CBS College Sports, CSS, Bright House Sports Network, CST, MASN, ISP Sports
2011 NFL Draft
Top draft pickOT Jah Reid, UCF
Picked by Baltimore Ravens, 85th overall
Regular Season
Season MVPWR/KR Dwayne Harris, ECU
East champions UCF
West champions SMU & Tulsa (co-champions)
Championship Game
ChampionsUCF
  Runners-upSMU
Finals MVPRB Latavius Murray, UCF
Football seasons
←  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 season was an NCAA football season played from September 2, 2010, through December 31, 2010. Conference USA consists of 12 football members separated into 2 divisions: East Carolina, Marshall, Memphis, Southern Miss, UAB, and UCF make up the eastern division, while Houston, Rice, SMU, Tulane, Tulsa, and UTEP comprise the western division. [1]

Contents

This was the 15th football season and 16th overall for Conference USA. Although C-USA was founded in 1995, it did not start football competition until 1996. [2]

Preseason

Coaching changes

Preseason polls

No Conference USA teams were ranked though both SMU and UCF each received one vote. Houston received 66 points in the AP Poll, and 76 points in the Coaches' Poll.

Regular season

Index to colors and formatting
Conference USA member won
Conference USA member lost
Conference USA teams in bold
Rankings from Coaches' Poll

Week One

DateTime (EDT)Visiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
September 26:30 p.m.Southern Miss South Carolina Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, South Carolina ESPN L 41-1370,438
September 27:00 p.m. Southeastern Louisiana Tulane Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans –W 27-2120,258
September 27:00 p.m. Florida Atlantic UAB Legion Field • Birmingham, Alabama ESPN L 32-3125,885
September 27:30 p.m.Marshall#2 Ohio State Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio BTN L 45-7105,040
September 42:30 p.m.#4 Texas Rice Reliant Stadium • Houston, Texas ESPN L 34-1770,445
September 46:00 p.m.Memphis Mississippi State Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, Mississippi -L 49-756,032
September 46:00 p.m. South Dakota UCF Bright House Networks Stadium • Orlando, Florida -W 38-734,373
September 47:00 p.m. Texas State Houston Robertson Stadium • Houston -W 68-2832,119
September 47:00 p.m. Arkansas Pine Bluff UTEP Sun Bowl Stadium • El Paso, Texas –W 32-1030,029
September 52:00 p.m.TulsaEast Carolina Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina ESPN2 ECU 51-4950,010
September 53:30 p.m.SMU Texas Tech Jones AT&T Stadium • Lubbock, Texas ESPN L 35-2757,528

Week Two

DateTime (EDT)Visiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
September 107:00 p.m.#22 West Virginia Marshall Edwards Stadium • Huntington, West Virginia ESPN L 24-21 OT41,382
September 1010:15 p.m.UTEPHouston Robertson Stadium • Houston ESPN HOU 54-2432,119
September 1112:00 p.m.MemphisEast Carolina Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina ECU 49-2748,123
September 117:00 p.m. Bowling Green Tulsa Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, Oklahoma W 33-2019,565
September 117:00 p.m.Rice North Texas Fouts Field • Denton, Texas W 32-3123,743
September 117:00 p.m. Prairie View A&M Southern Miss M.M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, Mississippi W 34-727,316
September 117:30 p.m. NC State UCF Bright House Networks Stadium • Orlando, Florida CBS CS L 28-2143,020
September 118:00 p.m.UABSMU Gerald J. Ford Stadium • Dallas, Texas SMU 28-716,612
September 119:00 p.m. Mississippi Tulane Superdome • New Orleans, Louisiana ESPN2 L 27-1336,389

Week Three

DateTime (EDT)Visiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
September 178:00 p.m. Kansas Southern Miss M.M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, Mississippi ESPN W 31-1630,211
September 181:30 p.m.East Carolina Virginia Tech Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, Virginia L 49-2766,233
September 183:30 p.m. Washington State SMU Gerald J. Ford Stadium • Dallas, Texas W 35-2118,184
September 183:30 p.m. Troy UAB Legion Field • Birmingham, Alabama W 34-3323,681
September 187:00 p.m.Marshall Bowling Green Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, Ohio L 44-2820,515
September 187:00 p.m.Tulsa Oklahoma State Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma L 65-2851,778
September 187:00 p.m. Middle Tennessee Memphis Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, Tennessee W 24-1727,965
September 187:00 p.m. Northwestern Rice Rice Stadium • Houston, Texas L 30-1315,562
September 187:00 p.m.UCF Buffalo University at Buffalo Stadium • Amherst, New York W 24-1014,312
September 189:05 p.m. New Mexico State UTEP Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, New Mexico W 42-1039,214
September 1810:30 p.m.#23 Houston UCLA Rose Bowl • Pasadena, California L 31-1354,407

Week Four

DateTime (EDT)Visiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
September 248:00 p.m.#5 TCU SMU Gerald J. Ford Stadium • Dallas ESPN L 41-2435,481
September 2512:21 p.m.UAB Tennessee Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee SEC Network L 32-2995,183
September 2512:30 p.m.UCF Kansas State Bill Snyder Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas FSN L 17-1350,586
September 253:30 p.m.TulaneHouston Robertson Stadium • Houston HOU 42-2332,007
September 257:00 p.m. Central Arkansas Tulsa Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, Oklahoma W 41-1421,928
September 257:00 p.m. Ohio Marshall Edwards Stadium • Huntington, West Virginia W 24-2328,143
September 257:00 p.m.Southern Miss Louisiana Tech Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, Louisiana W 13-1222,344
September 258:00 p.m. Baylor Rice Rice Stadium • Houston, Texas CBS CS L 30-1323,395
September 259:05 p.m.MemphisUTEP Sun Bowl • El Paso, Texas UTEP 16-1329,765

Week Five

DateTime (EDT)Visiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
October 22:00 p.m.Tulane Rutgers Rutgers Stadium • Piscataway, New Jersey W 17-1447,963
October 23:30 p.m.East Carolina North Carolina Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina L 42-1760,000
October 26:00 p.m.UTEP New Mexico University Stadium • Albuquerque, New Mexico W 38-2022,511
October 27:00 p.m.TulsaMemphis Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, Tennessee TLSA 48-722,231
October 27:00 p.m.SMURice Rice Stadium • Houston SMU 42-3114,981
October 28:00 p.m.MarshallSouthern Miss M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, Mississippi CBS CS SM 41-1627,518

Week Six

DateTime (EDT)Visiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
October 68:00 p.m.UABUCF Bright House Networks Stadium • Orlando, Florida ESPN UCF 42-740,281
October 92:00 p.m.Memphis Louisville Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, Kentucky L 56-048,427
October 93:30 p.m. Army Tulane Superdome • New Orleans L 41-2328,756
October 97:30 p.m.East CarolinaSouthern Miss M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, Mississippi CSS ECU 44-4332,334
October 98:00 p.m. Mississippi State Houston Robertson Stadium • Houston, Texas CBS CS L 47-2432,067
October 98:00 p.m.TulsaSMU Gerald J. Ford Stadium • Dallas SMU 21-1819,329
October 99:05 p.m.RiceUTEP Sun Bowl • El Paso, Texas UTEP 44-2428,955

Week Seven

DateTime (EDT)Visiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
October 138:00 p.m.UCFMarshall Edwards Stadium • Huntington, West Virginia ESPN UCF 35-1423,601
October 1612:00 p.m. NC State East Carolina Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina W 33-27 OT50,410
October 1612:00 p.m.Southern MissMemphis Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, Tennessee SM 41-1918,848
October 163:30 p.m.HoustonRice Rice Stadium • Houston RICE 34-3126,342
October 163:30 p.m.SMU Navy Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, Maryland L 28-2133,924
October 164:00 p.m.UTEPUAB Legion Field • Birmingham, Alabama UAB 21-611,756
October 167:00 p.m.TulaneTulsa Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, Oklahoma TLSA 52-2423,295

Week Eight

DateTime (EDT)Visiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
October 233:30 p.m.RiceUCF Bright House Networks Stadium • Orlando, Florida UCF 41-1438,151
October 233:30 p.m.HoustonSMU Gerald J. Ford Stadium • Dallas CBSCS HOU 45-2020,741
October 234:15 p.m.MarshallEast Carolina Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina CSS ECU 37-1050,145
October 237:00 p.m.UAB#24 Mississippi State Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, Mississippi ESPNU L 29-2456,423
October 239:05 p.m.TulaneUTEP Sun Bowl Stadium • El Paso, Texas TULN 34-2425,007

Week Nine

DateTime (EDT)Visiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
October 3012:00 p.m.UABSouthern Miss M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, Mississippi CSS UAB 50-4926,415
October 302:30 p.m.Tulsa Notre Dame Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, Indiana NBC W 28-2780,795
October 303:00 p.m.UTEPMarshall Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, West Virginia MRSH 16-1224,740
October 303:30 p.m.East CarolinaUCF Bright House Networks Stadium • Orlando, Florida MASN UCF 49-3540,073
October 303:30 p.m.SMUTulane Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans SMU 31-1718,636
October 307:00 p.m.HoustonMemphis Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, Tennessee CSS HOU 56-1719,731

Week Ten

DateTime (EDT)Visiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
November 58:00 p.m.UCFHouston Robertson Stadium • Houston ESPN2 UCF 40-3332,008
November 62:00 p.m.RiceTulsa Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, Oklahoma TLSA 64-2719,036
November 63:30 p.m. Navy East Carolina Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina MASN L 76-3550,191
November 63:30 p.m.Southern MissTulane Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans SM 46-3022,737
November 64:15 p.m.MarshallUAB Legion Field • Birmingham, Alabama CSS MRSH 31-1717,860
November 68:00 p.m. Tennessee Memphis Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, Tennessee CBSCS L 50-1439,742
November 69:05 p.m.SMUUTEP Sun Bowl • El Paso, Texas UTEP 28-1423,127

Week Eleven

DateTime (EST)Visiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
November 118:00 p.m.East CarolinaUAB Legion Field • Birmingham, Alabama CBSCS ECU 54-4214,083
November 1312:00 p.m.Southern Miss#23 UCF Bright House Networks Stadium • Orlando, Florida CBSCS SM 31-2140,358
November 133:00 p.m.MemphisMarshall Edwards Stadium • Huntington, West Virginia MRSH 28-1325,108
November 133:30 p.m.RiceTulane Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans TULN 54-4916,698
November 137:00 p.m.UTEP#14 Arkansas Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, Arkansas ESPNU L 58-2167,330
November 138:00 p.m.TulsaHouston Robertson Stadium • Houston CBSCS TLSA 28-2530,046

Week Twelve

DateTime (EST)Visiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
November 201:00 p.m.East CarolinaRice Rice Stadium • Houston, Texas CSS RICE 62-3815,262
November 202:00 p.m.UTEPTulsa Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, Oklahoma TLSA 31-2816,547
November 203:00 p.m.MarshallSMU Gerald J. Ford Stadium • Dallas SMU 31-1717,513
November 203:30 p.m.UCFTulane Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans UCF 61-1419,069
November 204:00 p.m.MemphisUAB Legion Field • Birmingham, Alabama UAB 31-1516,177
November 206:00 p.m.HoustonSouthern Miss M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, Mississippi SM 59-4132,606

Week Thirteen

DateTime (EST)Visiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
November 262:00 p.m.SMUEast Carolina Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina CBSCS SMU 45-3849,108
November 266:30 p.m.Southern MissTulsa Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, Oklahoma CBSCS TLSA 56-5021,901
November 2712:00 p.m.UCFMemphis Liberty Bowl Stadium • Memphis, Tennessee CSS UCF 37-1014,992
November 2712:00 p.m.TulaneMarshall Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, West Virginia CBSCS MRSH 38-2319,302
November 273:30 p.m.UABRice Rice Stadium • Houston CSS RICE 28-2313,007
November 278:00 p.m.Houston Texas Tech Jones AT&T Stadium • Lubbock, Texas FSS L 35-2053,461

Week Fourteen- C-USA Championship Game

DateTime (EST)Visiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
December 412:00 p.m.SMU#25 UCF Bright House Networks Stadium • Orlando, Florida ESPN2 UCF 17-741,045

Players of the week

WeekOffensiveDefensiveSpecial teams
PlayerTeamPlayerTeamPlayerTeam
1 – Sep. 6 Dominique Davis, QBEast CarolinaTrent Mackey, LBTulaneMatt Szymanski, PSMU
2 – Sep. 13Bryce Beall, RBHouston Vinny Curry, DEMarshallKevin Fitzpatrick, KTulsa
3 – Sep. 20Bryan Ellis, QBUABDarius Nall, DEUCF Tom Hornsey, P
Deron Wilson, DB		Memphis
Southern Miss
4 – Sep. 27Bryan Ellis, QBUABLoyce Means, DBHoustonDakota Warren, KUTEP
5 – Oct. 4 Kyle Padron, QBSMU Dezman Moses, DETulaneJonathan Ginsburgh, PTulane
6 – Oct. 11 Kris Adams, WRUTEP Kemal Ishmael, SUCF Danny Hrapmann, KSouthern Miss
7 – Oct. 18Dominique Davis, QBEast CarolinaJamon Hughes, LBMemphisKyle Martens, PRice
8 – Oct. 25Casey Robottom, WRTulaneSammy Brown, LB
Darius Nall, DE		Houston
UCF		 Tyron Carrier, KRHouston
9 – Nov. 1Pat Shed, RB
Ronnie Weaver, RB		UAB
UCF		Shawn Jackson, LBTulsaDamaris Johnson, PRTulsa
10 – Nov. 8 Jeffrey Godfrey, QBUCFJosh Linam, LBUCFDamaris Johnson, KRTulsa
11 – Nov. 15G.J. Kinne, QBTulsaMarco Nelson, DBTulsaCharles Ross, KRRice
12 – Nov. 22 Austin Davis, QBSouthern MissRichard Crawford, DBSMU Quincy McDuffie, KRUCF

Rankings

Legend
  Improvement in ranking
 Drop in ranking
 Not ranked previous week
RVReceived votes but were not ranked in Top 25 of poll
Ranking Movement [5]
 PreWk
1		Wk
2		Wk
3		Wk
4		Wk
5		Wk
6		Wk
7		Wk
8		Wk
9		Wk
10		Wk
11		Wk
12		Wk
13		Wk
14		Final
East Carolina
Pirates		AP-RVRV----RVRV-------
C--RV----RVRV-------
HARNot released-RVRV------
BCSNot releasedRVRV------
Houston
Cougars		APRVRV23RVRV-----------
CRVRV23RVRVRV----------
HARNot released---------
BCSNot released--------
Marshall
Thundering Herd		AP----------------
C----------------
HARNot released---------
BCSNot released--------
Memphis
Tigers		AP----------------
C----------------
HARNot released---------
BCSNot released--------
Rice
Owls		AP----------------
C----------------
HARNot released---------
BCSNot released--------
Southern Miss
Golden Eagles		AP------------RV---
C----------RVRVRV---
HARNot released-RV---RVRV--
BCSNot releasedRVRV-RVRVRV--
SMU
Mustangs		APRV---------------
CRV---------------
HARNot released---------
BCSNot released--------
Tulane
Green Wave		AP----------------
C----------------
HARNot released---------
BCSNot released--------
Tulsa
Golden Hurricane		AP-----------RVRVRVRV24
C------------RVRVRVRV
HARNot released----RVRVRVRVRV
BCSNot released---RVRVRVRVRV
UAB
Blazers		AP----------------
C----------------
HARNot released---------
BCSNot released--------
UCF
Knights		APRV--------RV25-RVRVRV21
C--------RVRV23RVRV252420
HARNot released--RVRV25RVRVRV25
BCSNot released-RVRVRVRVRVRV25
UTEP
Miners		AP----------------
C----------------
HARNot releasedRV--------
BCSNot released--------

Records against other conferences

ConferenceWinsLosses
ACC 13
Big 12 16
Big East 12
Big Ten 02
Independents 13
MAC 31
Mountain West 11
Pac-10 11
SEC 08
Sun Belt 31
WAC 20
All FCS 60
Overall2028

Bowl games

Bowl eligibility

Bowl eligible (6)

  • UCF (9–3) became bowl eligible on October 30 after defeating East Carolina.
  • Southern Miss (8–4) became bowl eligible on November 6 after defeating Tulane.
  • Tulsa (9–3) became bowl eligible on November 6 after defeating Rice.
  • East Carolina (6–6) became bowl eligible on November 11 after defeating UAB.
  • UTEP (6–6) became bowl eligible on November 13 after defeating SMU.
  • SMU (7–5) became bowl eligible on November 20 after defeating Marshall.

Bowl ineligible (6)

  • Memphis (1–11) lost the ability to become bowl eligible on October 30 after losing to Houston.
  • Rice (4–8) lost the ability to become bowl eligible on November 6 after losing to Tulsa.
  • UAB (4–8) lost the ability to become bowl eligible on November 11 after losing to East Carolina.
  • Marshall (5–7) lost the ability to become bowl eligible on November 20 after losing to SMU.
  • Tulane (4–8) lost the ability to become bowl eligible on November 20 after losing to UCF.
  • Houston (5–7) lost the ability to become bowl eligible on November 27 after losing to Texas Tech.

Bowl games

Bowl GameDateStadiumCityTelevisionMatchups/ResultsAttendancePayout (US$)
New Mexico Bowl December 18, 2010 University Stadium Albuquerque, New Mexico ESPN BYU 52, UTEP 2432,424$750,000
Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl December 21, 2010 Tropicana Field St. Petersburg, Florida ESPN Louisville 31, Southern Miss 2820,017$1,000,000
Hawai'i Bowl December 24, 2010 Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI ESPN Tulsa 62, #25 Hawaii 3543,673$750,000
Military Bowl December 29, 2010 RFK Stadium Washington, D.C. ESPN Maryland 51, East Carolina 2038,062$1,000,000
Armed Forces Bowl December 30, 2010 Gerald J. Ford Stadium Dallas ESPN Army 16, SMU 1436,742$750,000
Liberty Bowl December 31, 2010 Liberty Bowl Memphis, Tennessee ESPN #24 UCF 10, Georgia 651,231$1,350,000

All-Conference players

Coaches All-Conference Selections [6]

Attendance

TeamStadiumCapacityGm 1Gm 2Gm 3Gm 4Gm 5Gm 6Gm 7TotalAverage% of Capacity
East Carolina Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium 50,00050,01048,12350,41050,14550,19149,108—297,98749,66499.3%
Houston Robertson Stadium 32,00032,11932,11932,00732,06732,00830,046—188,36631,39498.1%
Marshall Joan C. Edwards Stadium 38,01941,38228,14323,60124,74025,10819,302—162,27627,04671.1%
Memphis Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium 62,38027,96522,23118,84819,73139,74214,992—143,14923,85838.2%
Rice Rice Stadium 47,00015,56223,39514,98126,34215,26213,007—108,54918,09138.5%
Southern Miss M. M. Roberts Stadium 36,00027,31630,21127,51832,33426,41532,606—176,40029,40081.6%
SMU Gerald J. Ford Stadium 32,00016,61218,18435,48119,32920,74117,513—127,86021,31066.6%
Tulane Louisiana Superdome 72,96820,25836,38928,75618,63622,73716,69819,069162,54323,22031.8%
Tulsa H. A. Chapman Stadium 30,00019,56521,92823,29519,03616,54721,901—122,27220,37867.9%
UAB Legion Field 71,59425,88523,68111,75617,86014,08316,177—109,44218,24025.4%
UCF Bright House Networks Stadium 45,30134,37343,02040,28138,15140,07340,35841,045277,30139,61487.4%
UTEP Sun Bowl Stadium 51,50030,02939,21429,76528,95525,00723,127—176,09729,34956.9%

References

  1. ↑ Conference USA Member Schools
  2. ↑ "About Conference USA". Archived from the original on February 6, 2012. Retrieved January 6, 2011.
  3. ↑ East Carolina introduces Ruffin McNeill as new coach: 'Not a stepping-stone hop' - ESPN
  4. ↑ Marshall to hire Doc Holliday as new coach - ESPN
  5. ↑ 2010 NCAA College Football Polls and Rankings - ESPN
  6. ↑ "C-USA Announces Football All-Conference Teams" . Retrieved December 3, 2024.
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