2010 Conference USA Football Championship Game

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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.

DateDecember 4, 2010
Season2010
Quick facts Conference USA Football Championship Game, Total ...
2010 Conference USA Football Championship Game
Conference Championship
1234Total
SMU 00077
UCF 737017
DateDecember 4, 2010
Season2010
StadiumBright House Networks Stadium
LocationOrlando, Florida
MVPLatavius Murray, RB, UCF
FavoriteUCF by 8
RefereeRandy Smith
Attendance41,045
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPN2
AnnouncersBob Wischusen & Brian Griese
Conference USA Football Championship Game
  2009  2011  
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2010 Conference USA football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
No. 21 UCF x$ 71  113 
East Carolina 53  67 
Southern Miss 53  85 
Marshall 44  57 
UAB 35  48 
Memphis 08  111 
West Division
SMU xy 62  77 
No. 24 Tulsa x 62  103 
Houston 44  57 
UTEP 35  67 
Rice 35  48 
Tulane 26  48 
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
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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

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QuarterTimeDriveTeamScoring Information[2]Score
LengthTimeSMUUCF
1 07:3213 plays, 73 yards7:28 UCFLatavius 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 SMUAldrick Robinson 22-yard reception from Kyle Padron, Matt Szymanski kick good 717
Final Score717
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Statistics

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Statistics SMU UCF
First downs 19 21
Total yards 317 311
Rushes–yards–TD 30-97-0 44-144-1
Passing yards 220 167
Passing: Comp–Att–TD-Int 18-35-1-2 15-19-1-0
Turnovers 2 0
Penalties–Yards 3-30 4-45
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Team Category Player Statistics
SMU Passing Kyle Padron 18-34, 220 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Zach Line 18 carries, 105 yards, 0 TDs
Receiving Darius Johnson 9 receptions, 105 yards, 0 TDs
UCF Passing Jeff Godfrey 15–19, 167 yards, 1 TD, 0 INT
Rushing Latavius Murray 20 carries, 94 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Kamar Aiken 4 receptions, 52 yards, 0 TDs
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