2010 Conference USA Football Championship Game

2010 Conference USA Football Championship Game
Conference Championship
SMU Mustangs UCF Knights (7-5) (9-3) 7 17 Head coach:  June Jones Head coach:  George O'Leary Coaches #25
1 2 3 4 Total SMU 0 0 0 7 7 UCF 7 3 7 0 17
Date	December 4, 2010
Season	2010
Stadium	Bright House Networks Stadium
Location	Orlando, Florida
MVP	Latavius Murray
Attendance	41,045
United States TV coverage
Network	ESPN2

2010 Conference USA football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
#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
#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 in Orlando, FL. The game was played between the UCF Knights, winner of Conference USA's East Division, and the SMU Mustangs, the winner the West Division.

UCF was seeking their second C-USA title, and hosting the game for the third time. Southern Methodist 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.

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, Bright House Networks Stadium in Orlando, Florida.

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive		Team	Scoring Information[1]	Score
		Length	Time			SMU	UCF
1	07:32	13 plays, 73 yards	7:28	UCF	Latavius Murray 5-yard reception from Jeffrey Godfrey, Nick Cattoi kick good	0	7
2	00:00	13 plays, 68 yards	1:58	UCF	Nick Cattoi 29–yard field goal	0	10
3	06:25	8 plays, 85 yards	4:53	UCF	Latavius Murray 36–yard run, Nick Cattoi kick good	0	17
4	09:15	10 plays, 88 yards	4:25	SMU	Aldrick Robinson 22-yard reception from Kyle Padron, Matt Szymanski kick good	7	17
Final Score						7	17

References

1. "Southern Methodist Mustangs vs. UCF Knights - Drivechart". ESPN. 2010-12-04. Retrieved 2010-12-04.