2005 Conference USA Football Championship Game

2005 Conference USA Football Championship Game
Conference Championship
Tulsa Golden Hurricane UCF Knights (8–4) (8–4) 44 27 Head coach:  Steve Kragthorpe Head coach:  George O'Leary
1 2 3 4 Total Tulsa 14 17 10 3 44 UCF 7 20 0 0 27
Date	December 3, 2005
Season	2005
Stadium	Citrus Bowl
Location	Orlando, Florida
United States TV coverage
Network	ESPN

2005 Conference USA football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
UCF x		7	–	1					8	–	5
Southern Miss		5	–	3					7	–	5
Memphis		5	–	3					7	–	5
East Carolina		4	–	4					5	–	6
Marshall		3	–	5					4	–	7
UAB		3	–	5					5	–	6
West Division
Tulsa x$		6	–	2					9	–	4
UTEP		5	–	3					8	–	4
Houston		4	–	4					6	–	6
SMU		4	–	4					5	–	6
Tulane		1	–	7					2	–	9
Rice		1	–	7					1	–	10
Championship: Tulsa 44, Central Florida 27
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2005 Conference USA Football Championship Game was played on December 3, 2005 at the Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Florida to determine the 2005 football champion of Conference USA (C-USA). The game featured the UCF Golden Knights, the East Division champions, and the Tulsa Golden Hurricane, the West Division champions. The game kicked off at 12:00pm EST and was televised by ESPN.^[1]

Game summary

With the win, the Tulsa Golden Hurricane won the first-ever Conference USA championship game.

Scoring summary

Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP Tulsa UCF "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 44 27

References

1. Tulsa forces second-half shutout, claims C-USA title, ESPN, December 3, 2005.