2017 Conference USA Football Championship Game

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DateDecember 2, 2017
Season2017
2017 Dynacraft Conference USA Football Championship Game
Conference Championship
1234 Total
North Texas 0098 17
Florida Atlantic 101777 41
DateDecember 2, 2017
Season2017
StadiumFAU Stadium
LocationBoca Raton, Florida
MVPKalib Woods (WR, FAU)
FavoriteFAU by 10.5[1]
RefereeDan Gautreaux[2]
Attendance14,258[2]
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPN2 & TuneIn
AnnouncersJason Benetti, Kelly Stouffer and Kris Budden (ESPN2)
TJ Rives, Jay Mize (Tag Sports Group on TuneIn)
Conference USA Football Championship Game
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2017 Conference USA football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
Florida Atlantic x$  8 0   11 3  
FIU  5 3   8 5  
Marshall  4 4   8 5  
Western Kentucky  4 4   6 7  
Middle Tennessee  4 4   7 6  
Old Dominion  3 5   5 7  
Charlotte  1 7   1 11  
West Division
North Texas x  7 1   9 5  
UAB  6 2   8 5  
Southern Miss  6 2   8 5  
Louisiana Tech  4 4   7 6  
UTSA  3 5   6 5  
Rice  1 7   1 11  
UTEP  0 8   0 12  
Championship: Florida Atlantic 41, North Texas 17
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2017 Conference USA Championship Game was played on Saturday, December 2, 2017, at FAU Stadium in Boca Raton, Florida, and determined the 2017 football champion of Conference USA (C-USA). The game was played between Florida Atlantic, the East Division champion, and North Texas, the West Division champion. The title sponsor was Dynacraft BSC.

In the 2016 championship game, hosted by WKU, the Hilltoppers had defeated Louisiana Tech 58–44.[3] The 2017 championship game was the 13th game in the championship series and was won by Florida Atlantic, 41–17.

North Texas Mean Green

North Texas secured its spot in the title game on November 11 with a decisive 45–10 victory over UTEP.[4]

Florida Atlantic Owls

Florida Atlantic clinched the East division on November 18 after defeating rivals FIU 52-24 in the Shula Bowl. The win also guaranteed that the Owls would host the championship game. At the time, FAU held a 7–0 record in Conference USA play, while North Texas stood at 6–1, with both teams having one conference game remaining. Even if FAU lost and North Texas won, resulting in a tie, the Owls held the head-to-head tiebreaker thanks to their regular-season victory over the Mean Green.

Aftermath

Game summary

References

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