2009 Conference USA football season
LeagueNCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision
SportFootball
DurationSeptember 4, 2009
through January 2, 2010
Number of teams12
TV partner(s)ESPN, CBS College Sports, CSS, ISP Sports, Bright House Sports Network
2010 NFL Draft
Top draft pickDT Torell Troup, UCF
Picked byBuffalo Bills, 41st overall
Regular Season
Season MVPQB Case Keenum, Houston
East championsEast Carolina
West championsHouston & SMU (co-champions)
Championship Game
ChampionsEast Carolina
  Runners-upHouston
Finals MVPWR Dwayne Harris, ECU
2009 Conference USA football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
East Carolina x$  7 1   9 5  
UCF  6 2   8 5  
Southern Miss  5 3   7 6  
Marshall  4 4   7 6  
UAB  4 4   5 7  
Memphis  1 7   2 10  
West Division
Houston xy  6 2   10 4  
SMU x  6 2   8 5  
Tulsa  3 5   5 7  
UTEP  3 5   4 8  
Rice  2 6   2 10  
Tulane  1 7   3 9  
Championship: East Carolina 38, Houston 32
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

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

DateVisitorHomeWinner
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

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
September 511 a.m.#1 (FCS) Appalachian StateEast CarolinaDowdy–Ficklen StadiumGreenville, North CarolinaMASN/WITN-TVW 29-2443,279
September 53:30 p.m.Southern IllinoisMarshallJoan C. Edwards StadiumHuntington, West VirginiaW 31-2824,012
September 56 p.m.Northwestern StateHoustonRobertson StadiumHouston, TexasW 55-722,043
September 56:30 p.m.SamfordUCFBright House Networks StadiumOrlando, FloridaBHSNW 28-2434,486
September 56 p.m.Alcorn StateSouthern MissM. M. Roberts StadiumHattiesburg, MississippiW 52-036,232
September 58 p.m.BuffaloUTEPSun Bowl StadiumEl Paso, TexasCBS CSL 23-1735,213
September 57 p.m.Stephen F. AustinSMUGerald J. Ford StadiumDallas, TexasW 31-2334.749
September 612 p.m.#8 MississippiMemphisLiberty Bowl StadiumMemphis, TennesseeESPNL 45-1445,207

Week two

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
September 1212:30 p.m.Marshall#14 Virginia TechLane StadiumBlacksburg, VirginiaESPN360L 52-1066,233
September 122:30 p.m.East CarolinaWest VirginiaMountaineer FieldMorgantown, West VirginiaESPN360L 35-2059,216
September 122:30 p.m.Houston#5 Oklahoma StateBoone Pickens StadiumStillwater, OklahomaFSNW 45-3550,875
September 122:30 p.m.#9 BYUTulaneLouisiana SuperdomeNew Orleans, LouisianaESPN2L 54-326,224
September 126 p.m.MemphisMiddle TennesseeJohnny "Red" Floyd StadiumMurfreesboro, TennesseeCSSL 31-1428,105
September 126 p.m.RiceTexas TechJones AT&T StadiumLubbock, TexasL 55-1048,124
September 126:30 p.m.#24 KansasUTEPSun Bowl StadiumEl Paso, TexasCBS CSL 34-731,885
September 127 p.m.TulsaNew MexicoUniversity StadiumAlbuquerque, New MexicoThe Mtn.W 44-1030,051

Week three

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
September 1911 a.m.East Carolina#24 North CarolinaKenan Memorial StadiumChapel Hill, North CarolinaESPN2L 31-1758,000
September 192:30 p.m.VirginiaSouthern MissM. M. Roberts StadiumHattiesburg, MississippiCBS CSW 37-3431,170
September 192:30 p.m.Tulsa#12 OklahomaGaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial StadiumNorman, OklahomaFSNL 45-084,803
September 192:30 p.m.UABTroyMovie Gallery StadiumTroy, AlabamaCSS/WABML 27-1421,182
September 194 p.m.SMUWashington StateMartin StadiumPullman, WashingtonL 30-27 OT22,319
September 196 p.m.Bowling GreenMarshallJoan C. Edwards StadiumHuntington, West VirginiaWSAZ-TVW 17-1023,029
September 196 p.m.#16 Oklahoma StateRiceBoone Pickens StadiumStillwater, OklahomaL 41-2451,803
September 196:30 p.m.BuffaloUCFBright House Networks StadiumOrlando, FloridaBHSNW 23-1733,689
September 197 p.m.UTEPNew Mexico StateAggie Memorial StadiumLas Cruces, New MexicoESPN360W 38-1220,439
September 197:30 p.m.UT MartinMemphisLiberty Bowl StadiumMemphis, TennesseeW 41-1421,428

Week four

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
September 2611:30 a.m.Southern Miss#20 KansasMemorial StadiumLawrence, KansasFSNL 35-2850,025
September 262:30 p.m.McNeese StateTulaneLouisiana SuperdomeNew Orleans, LouisianaW 42-3229,028
September 262:30 p.m.UTEP#2 TexasDarrell K Royal–Texas Memorial StadiumAustin, TexasL 64-7101,144
September 266 p.m.Sam Houston StateTulsaSkelly Field at H. A. Chapman StadiumTulsa, OklahomaW 56-326,048
September 266 p.m.UABTexas A&MKyle FieldCollege Station, TexasL 56-1974,656
September 267 p.m.VanderbiltRiceRice Stadium • Houston, TexasCSSL 36-1719,753
September 268:15 p.m.Texas Tech#17 HoustonRobertson StadiumHouston, TexasESPN2W 29-2832,114

Week five

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
October 311 a.m.TulaneArmyMichie StadiumWest Point, New YorkCBS CSW 17-1626,076
October 37 p.m.SMU#11 TCUAmon G. Carter StadiumFort Worth, TexasThe Mtn.L 39-1437,130

Week six

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
October 1011:30 a.m.HoustonMississippi StateDavis Wade StadiumStarkville, MississippiESPNUW 31-2448,019
October 102:30 p.m.NavyRiceRice StadiumHouston, TexasCBS CSL 63-1415,096
October 106:30 p.m.Southern MissLouisvillePapa John's Cardinal StadiumLouisville, KentuckyESPNUL 25-2337,268

Week seven

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
October 172:30 p.m.MarshallWest VirginiaMountaineer FieldMorgantown, West VirginiaESPN+L 24-754,432
October 176 p.m.UABOle MissVaught–Hemingway StadiumOxford, MississippiFSNL 48-1347,612
October 176 p.m.#9 MiamiUCFBright House Networks StadiumOrlando, FloridaCBS CSL 27-748,453
October 177 p.m.NavySMUGerald J. Ford StadiumDallas, TexasL 38-35 OT22,203

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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