2009 Conference USA football season
The 2009 Conference USA football season was the 15th season of the conference's existence.
Previous season
East Carolina won the conference championship.
Rankings
C-USA vs. BCS matchups
Date | Visitor | Home | Winner |
September 6 |
Memphis |
Mississippi |
Ole Miss, 45–14 |
September 12 |
East Carolina |
West Virginia |
West Virginia, 35–20 |
September 12 |
Houston |
Oklahoma State |
Houston, 45–35 |
September 12 |
Marshall |
Virginia Tech |
Virginia Tech, 52–10 |
September 12 |
Rice |
Texas Tech |
Texas Tech, 55–10 |
September 12 |
Kansas |
UTEP |
Kansas, 34–7 |
September 19 |
East Carolina |
North Carolina |
North Carolina, 31–17 |
September 19 |
SMU |
Washington State |
Washington State, 30–27 (OT) |
September 19 |
Virginia |
Southern Miss |
Southern Miss, 37–34 |
September 19 |
Rice |
Oklahoma State |
Oklahoma State, 41–24 |
September 19 |
Tulsa |
Oklahoma |
Oklahoma, 45–0 |
September 26 |
Texas Tech |
Houston |
Houston, 29–28 |
September 26 |
Southern Miss |
Kansas |
Kansas, 35–28 |
September 26 |
Vanderbilt |
Tulane |
Vanderbilt, 36–17 |
September 26 |
UAB |
Texas A&M |
Texas A&M, 56–19 |
September 26 |
UTEP |
Texas |
Texas, 64–7 |
October 10 |
Houston |
Mississippi State |
Houston, 31-24 |
October 17 |
Marshall |
West Virginia |
West Virginia, 24–7 |
October 17 |
UAB |
Mississippi |
Ole Miss, 48–13 |
October 17 |
Miami |
UCF |
Miami, 7–27 |
October 31 |
Tulane |
LSU |
LSU, 42-0 |
November 7 |
Memphis |
Tennessee |
Tennessee, 56-28 |
November 7 |
UCF |
Texas |
Texas, 35-3 |
Regular season
Index to colors and formatting |
Conference USA member won |
Conference USA member lost |
Conference USA teams in bold |
Week one
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
September 5 | 11 a.m. | #1 (FCS) Appalachian State | East Carolina | Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina | MASN/WITN-TV | W 29-24 | 43,279 |
September 5 | 3:30 p.m. | Southern Illinois | Marshall | Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, West Virginia | | W 31-28 | 24,012 |
September 5 | 6 p.m. | Northwestern State | Houston | Robertson Stadium • Houston, Texas | | W 55-7 | 22,043 |
September 5 | 6:30 p.m. | Samford | UCF | Bright House Networks Stadium • Orlando, Florida | BHSN | W 28-24 | 34,486 |
September 5 | 6 p.m. | Alcorn State | Southern Miss | M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, Mississippi | | W 52-0 | 36,232 |
September 5 | 8 p.m. | Buffalo | UTEP | Sun Bowl Stadium • El Paso, Texas | CBS CS | L 23-17 | 35,213 |
September 5 | 7 p.m. | Stephen F. Austin | SMU | Gerald J. Ford Stadium • Dallas, Texas | | W 31-23 | 34.749 |
September 6 | 12 p.m. | #8 Mississippi | Memphis | Liberty Bowl Stadium • Memphis, Tennessee | ESPN | L 45-14 | 45,207 |
Week two
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
September 12 | 12:30 p.m. | Marshall | #14 Virginia Tech | Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, Virginia | ESPN360 | L 52-10 | 66,233 |
September 12 | 2:30 p.m. | East Carolina | West Virginia | Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, West Virginia | ESPN360 | L 35-20 | 59,216 |
September 12 | 2:30 p.m. | Houston | #5 Oklahoma State | Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma | FSN | W 45-35 | 50,875 |
September 12 | 2:30 p.m. | #9 BYU | Tulane | Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, Louisiana | ESPN2 | L 54-3 | 26,224 |
September 12 | 6 p.m. | Memphis | Middle Tennessee | Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, Tennessee | CSS | L 31-14 | 28,105 |
September 12 | 6 p.m. | Rice | Texas Tech | Jones AT&T Stadium • Lubbock, Texas | | L 55-10 | 48,124 |
September 12 | 6:30 p.m. | #24 Kansas | UTEP | Sun Bowl Stadium • El Paso, Texas | CBS CS | L 34-7 | 31,885 |
September 12 | 7 p.m. | Tulsa | New Mexico | University Stadium • Albuquerque, New Mexico | The Mtn. | W 44-10 | 30,051 |
Week three
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
September 19 | 11 a.m. | East Carolina | #24 North Carolina | Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina | ESPN2 | L 31-17 | 58,000 |
September 19 | 2:30 p.m. | Virginia | Southern Miss | M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, Mississippi | CBS CS | W 37-34 | 31,170 |
September 19 | 2:30 p.m. | Tulsa | #12 Oklahoma | Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, Oklahoma | FSN | L 45-0 | 84,803 |
September 19 | 2:30 p.m. | UAB | Troy | Movie Gallery Stadium • Troy, Alabama | CSS/WABM | L 27-14 | 21,182 |
September 19 | 4 p.m. | SMU | Washington State | Martin Stadium • Pullman, Washington | | L 30-27 OT | 22,319 |
September 19 | 6 p.m. | Bowling Green | Marshall | Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, West Virginia | WSAZ-TV | W 17-10 | 23,029 |
September 19 | 6 p.m. | #16 Oklahoma State | Rice | Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma | | L 41-24 | 51,803 |
September 19 | 6:30 p.m. | Buffalo | UCF | Bright House Networks Stadium • Orlando, Florida | BHSN | W 23-17 | 33,689 |
September 19 | 7 p.m. | UTEP | New Mexico State | Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, New Mexico | ESPN360 | W 38-12 | 20,439 |
September 19 | 7:30 p.m. | UT Martin | Memphis | Liberty Bowl Stadium • Memphis, Tennessee | | W 41-14 | 21,428 |
Week four
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
September 26 | 11:30 a.m. | Southern Miss | #20 Kansas | Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, Kansas | FSN | L 35-28 | 50,025 |
September 26 | 2:30 p.m. | McNeese State | Tulane | Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, Louisiana | | W 42-32 | 29,028 |
September 26 | 2:30 p.m. | UTEP | #2 Texas | Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, Texas | | L 64-7 | 101,144 |
September 26 | 6 p.m. | Sam Houston State | Tulsa | Skelly Field at H.A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, Oklahoma | | W 56-3 | 26,048 |
September 26 | 6 p.m. | UAB | Texas A&M | Kyle Field • College Station, Texas | | L 56-19 | 74,656 |
September 26 | 7 p.m. | Vanderbilt | Rice | Rice Stadium • Houston, Texas | CSS | L 36-17 | 19,753 |
September 26 | 8:15 p.m. | Texas Tech | #17 Houston | Robertson Stadium • Houston, Texas | ESPN2 | W 29-28 | 32,114 |
Week five
Week six
Week seven
Players of the week
Week |
Offensive |
Defensive |
Special teams |
Player |
Team |
Player |
Team |
Player |
Team |
1 – Sep. 7 |
Joe Webb, QB |
UAB |
Rock Dennis, DB |
SMU |
Damaris Johnson, KR/PR |
Tulsa |
2 – Sep. 14 |
Case Keenum, QB |
Houston |
Jamal Robinson, CB |
Houston |
Michael Such, P |
Tulsa |
3 – Sep. 21 |
Emmanuel Sanders, WR |
SMU |
Albert McClellan, DE |
Marshall |
Freddie Parham, WR/KR |
Southern Miss |
4 – Sep. 28 |
Case Keenum, QB |
Houston |
David Hunter, DT |
Houston |
Peter Boehme, P |
Southern Miss |
5 – Oct. 5 |
Donald Buckram, RB |
UTEP |
Hiram Atwater, S |
UAB |
Damaris Johnson, KR/PR |
Tulsa |
6 – Oct. 12 |
Curtis Steele, RB |
Memphis |
Brandon Brinkley, CB |
Houston |
Margus Hunt, DE |
SMU |
7 – Oct. 19 |
Case Keenum, QB |
Houston |
DeAundre Brown, DB |
Tulsa |
Dwayne Harris, KR |
East Carolina |
8 – Oct. 26 |
Donald Buckram, RB |
UTEP |
C.J. Cavness, LB |
Houston |
Tyron Carrier, KR |
Houston |
9 – Nov. 2 |
Case Keenum, QB |
Houston |
Bruce Miller, DE |
UCF |
Fendi Onobun, TE |
Houston |
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