2009 Conference USA Football Championship Game

August 2023 November 2025 2009 Conference USA Football Championship Game Conference Championship 2009 Conference USA Football Championship.jpg 2009 Houston Cougars University of Houston East Carolina Pirates East Carolina University 10–2 8–4 Kevin Sumlin Skip Holtz 18 18 21 7 12 0 13 7 7 10 14 December 5 Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, North Carolina Dwayne Harris (WR, East Carolina) Houston by 2 R.G. Detillier 33,048 ESPN2 List of announcers of major college bowl games Ron Franklin (play-by-play), Ed Cunningham (analyst) The 2009 Conference USA Football Championship Game was played on December 5, 2009, between the East Carolina Pirates, the champion of Conference USA's East Division, and the West Division champion Houston Cougars at Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium in Greenville, North Carolina. The game kicked off at 12:00 pm EST and was televised by ESPN2. The Pirates were looking to be the first team in C-USA history to win back to back conference championships, while the Cougars led by Case Keenum looked to win their 2nd.November 2025 East Carolina won 38-32, earning both a second consecutive conference championship and trip to the Liberty Bowl. Case Keenum set a title game and C-USA record with 527 passing yards in the losing effort. He was two completions short of the all-time NCAA single-game record with 56 (Andy Schmitt had 58 for Eastern Michigan in a 2008 game).East Carolina Defeats No. 18 Houston, 38-32 https://ecupirates.com/news/2009/12/5/East_Carolina_Defeats_No_18_Houston_38_32 East Carolina University Athletics 21 November 2025 en 5 December 2009 Game summary December 2009 The game was held at the Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium in Greenville, North Carolina, the home field of East Carolina. Hosting privileges were determined by the better conference records; East Carolina finished C-USA play at 7–1, better than Houston's 6–2.Football Meets East Carolina in C-USA Championship Game on Saturday https://uhcougars.com/news/2009/12/3/Football_Meets_East_Carolina_in_C_USA_Championship_Game_on_Saturday University of Houston Athletics 21 November 2025 en 3 December 2009 Scoring summary December 2009 Houston East Carolina collapsed 32 38 References Championship Category:Conference USA Football Championship Game Category:East Carolina Pirates football games Category:Houston Cougars football games Conference USA Football Championship Game Conference USA football Category:American football competitions in North Carolina Category:Sports competitions in Greenville, North Carolina