2012 Conference USA football season

August 2023 2012 Conference USA football season #193980 #FFFFFF NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision Football CUSAlogoPNG.png 250px August 30, 2012through December 31, 2012 12 Fox Sports, CBS Sports Network, ESPN, CSS, CST 2013 NFL Draft 2013 NFL Draft CB D. J. Hayden, Houston Oakland Raiders, 12th overall Regular Season Champions QB Rakeem Cato, Marshall East UCF & East Carolina (co-champions) West Tulsa Championship Game 2012 Conference USA Football Championship Game Tulsa UCF RB Trey Watts, Tulsa Football 2011 2013 The 2012 Conference USA football season was an NCAA football season that was from August 2012 through January 2013. Conference USA consists of 12 football members separated into 2 divisions: East Carolina, Marshall, Memphis, Southern Miss, UAB, UCF make up the eastern division, while Houston, Rice, SMU, Tulane, Tulsa, and UTEP comprise the western division. The 2012 football season marked the 18th season of the conference's existence and 17th of football competition; although C-USA was established in 1995, it did not begin football competition until 1996. In addition, the season was the last to feature participation from Houston, Memphis, SMU and UCF, as the four schools intend left the conference for the American Athletic Conference on July 1, 2013. UCF was initially under a postseason ban for this season due to recruiting violations; that ban was later moved to the 2013 season before being dropped entirely.2013-04-19 Central Florida bowl ban rescinded for 2013 https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/9190978/ucf-knights-bowl-eligible-2013-winning-appeal-sources-say 2025-07-26 ESPN.com en Regular season Index to colors and formattingConference USA member wonConference USA member lostConference USA teams in bold Week One l August 30 6:30 pm UCLA Rice Rice Stadium Houston, TX CBSSN UCLA 49-24 23,105 w August 30 7:00 pm UCF Akron InfoCision Stadium – Summa Field Akron, OH ESPN3 UCF 56-14 12,616 l September 1 11:00 am UAB Troy Legion Field Birmingham, AL FCS Troy 39-29 28,612 w September 1 12:00 pm Appalachian State East Carolina Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC FSN ECU 35-13 49,203 Football vs Appalachian State https://ecupirates.com/sports/football/stats/2012/appalachian-state/boxscore/2748 l September 1 12:00 pm Marshall 11 West Virginia Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV FX WV 69-34 59,120 l September 1 2:30 pm Southern Miss 16 Nebraska Memorial Stadium Lincoln, Nebraska ABC UN 49-20 85,425 l September 1 2:30 pm Tulsa Iowa State Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA FSN ISU 38-23 54,931 l September 1 6:00 pm Tennessee–Martin Memphis Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN UTM 20-17 39,076 l September 1 7:00 pm Texas State Houston Robertson Stadium Houston, TX CSS TSU 30-13 32,207 Texas State vs Houston https://uhcougars.com/sports/2018/6/14/_m_footbl_stats_2012_2013_uhfb1_html.aspx l September 1 7:00 pm Rutgers Tulane Mercedes-Benz Superdome New Orleans, LA CBSSN RU 24-12 26,059 l September 1 8:30 pm 4 Oklahoma UTEP Sun Bowl Stadium El Paso, TX FSN OU 24-7 40,137 l September 2 5:30 pm SMU Baylor Floyd Casey Stadium Waco, TX FSN UB 59-24 43,514 Week Two l September 8 12:21 pm Louisiana Tech Houston Robertson Stadium Houston, TX CBSSN LT 56-49 29,142 Louisiana Tech vs Houston https://uhcougars.com/sports/2018/6/14/_m_footbl_stats_2012_2013_uhfb2_html.aspx l September 8 7:00 pm East Carolina South Carolina Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC SECN SCAR 48-10 77,006 Football vs South Carolina https://ecupirates.com/sports/football/stats/2012/south-carolina/boxscore/2749 w September 8 7:00 pm Marshall Western Carolina Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV FCS MU 52-24 25,317 Week Three September 15 3:30 pm East Carolina Southern Miss M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS CBSSN ECU 24-14 34,140 Football vs Southern Miss https://ecupirates.com/sports/football/stats/2012/southern-miss/boxscore/2750 l September 15 3:30 pm Houston UCLA Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA Pac-12 Network UCLA 6-37 53,723 l September 15 6:30 pm Ohio Marshall Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV Ohio 27-24 33,436 Week Four l September 22 3:30 pm East Carolina North Carolina Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC ESPNU NC 27-6 59,500 Football vs North Carolina https://ecupirates.com/sports/football/stats/2012/north-carolina/boxscore/2751 September 22 3:30 pm Marshall Rice Rice Stadium Houston, TX] CSS MU 54-21 14,204 Week Five l September 29 3:15 pm Marshall Purdue Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, LA BTN PU 51-41 45,481 September 29 7:00 pm UTEP East Carolina Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC WITN ECU 28-18 47,817 football vs UTEP https://ecupirates.com/sports/football/stats/2012/utep/boxscore/2752 September 29 7:00 pm Houston Rice rivalry Reliant Stadium Houston, TX FSN UH 35-14 32,718 Week Six October 4 8:00 pm East Carolina UCF Bright House Networks Stadium Orlando, FL CBSSN UCF 40-20 32,181 East Carolina vs UCF https://www.espn.co.uk/college-football/game?gameId=322782116 ESPN October 6 3:30 pm Tulsa Marshall Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV CBSSN TU 45-38 27,189 October 6 6:00 pm North Texas Houston Robertson Stadium Houston, TX FSN UH 44-21 25,476 North Texas vs Houston https://uhcougars.com/sports/2018/6/14/_m_footbl_stats_2012_2013_uhfb5_html.aspx Week Seven October 13 11:00 a.m. UAB Houston Robertson Stadium Houston, TX CSNH UH 39-17 25,242 UAB vs Houston https://uhcougars.com/sports/2018/6/14/_m_footbl_stats_2012_2013_uhfb6_html.aspx October 13 4:30 pm Memphis East Carolina Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC WITN ECU 41-7 45,137 Football vs Memphis https://ecupirates.com/sports/football/stats/2012/memphis-hc-/boxscore/2754 Week Eight October 18 7:00 pm Houston SMU Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX FSN rivalry SMU 72-42 16,459 Houston vs SMU https://uhcougars.com/sports/2018/6/14/_m_footbl_stats_2012_2013_uhfb7_html.aspx October 20 7:00 pm East Carolina UAB Legion Field Birmingham, AL FCS ECU 42-35 12,403 Football vs UAB https://ecupirates.com/sports/football/stats/2012/uab/boxscore/2755 October 20 7:00 pm Marshall Southern Miss M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS CBSSN MU 59-24 24,093 Week Nine October 27 11:00 a.m. UTEP Houston Robertson Stadium Houston, TX CSS/CSNH UH 45-35 27,433 UTEP vs Houston https://uhcougars.com/sports/2018/6/14/_m_footbl_stats_2012_2013_uhfb8_html.aspx October 27 3:30 pm Navy East Carolina Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC FSN Navy 56-28 48,327 Football vs Navy https://ecupirates.com/sports/football/stats/2012/navy-mil-/boxscore/2756 October 27 3:30 pm UCF Marshall Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV CBSSN UCF 54-17 22,563 Week Ten November 3 12:00 pm Houston East Carolina Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC FSN ECU 48-28 45,455 Football vs Houston https://ecupirates.com/sports/football/stats/2012/houston-hof-/boxscore/2757 November 3 2:00 pm Memphis Marshall Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV MU 38-28 22,041 Week Eleven November 10 4:00 pm Tulsa Houston Robertson Stadium Houston, TX CBSSN UT 41-7 25,827 Tulsa vs Houston https://uhcougars.com/sports/2018/6/14/_m_footbl_stats_2012_2013_uhfb10_html.aspx November 10 4:30 Marshall UAB Legion Field] Birmingham, AL CSS/CSNH UAB 38-31 11,981 Week Twelve November 17 3:30 pm East Carolina Tulane Mercedes-Benz Superdome New Orleans, LA WITN ECU 28-23 14,041 Football vs Tulane https://ecupirates.com/sports/football/stats/2012/tulane/boxscore/2758 November 17 11:00 pm Houston Mashall Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV CSS/CSNH MU 44-41 18,831 Houston vs Marshall https://houston_ftp.sidearmsports.com/custompages/sports/m-footbl/stats/2012-2013/uhfb11.html Week Thirteen November 23 2:00 pm Marshall East Carolina Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC CBSSN ECU 65-59 46,317 Football vs Marshall https://ecupirates.com/sports/football/stats/2012/marshall-sd-/boxscore/2759 November 24 2:30 pm Tulane Houston Robertson Stadium Houston, TX FSN UH 40-17 - Tulane vs Houston https://uhcougars.com/sports/2018/6/14/_m_footbl_stats_2012_2013_uhfb12_html.aspx Players of the week Week Offensive Defensive Special teams Player Team Player Team Player Team 1 – Sep. 3 Nathan Jeffery, RB UTEP Jeremy Grove, LB East Carolina Cameron Nwosu, LB Rice 2 – Sep. 10 David Piland, QB Houston Kenneth Acker, DB SMU Chris Boswell, K Rice 3 – Sep. 17 Nick Lamaison, QB UTEP Montese Overton, LB East Carolina Trent Tignor, P East Carolina 4 – Sep. 24 Taylor McHargue, QB Rice Dexter McCoil, DB Tulsa Tyler Williams, P Marshall 5 – Oct. 1 Tommy Shuler, WR Marshall Chip Thompson, S East Carolina Autrey Golden, KR UTEP 6 – Oct. 8 Charles Sims, RB Houston Randall Joyner, LB SMU Quincy McDuffie, KR UCF 7 – Oct. 15 Shane Carden, QB East Carolina DeAundre Brown, LB Tulsa Matt Hogan, K Houston 8 – Oct. 22 Latavius Murray, RB UCF A. J. Bouye, DB UCF Kevin Pope, LB, SMU 9 – Oct. 29 Ryan Griffin, QB Tulane D. J. Hayden, DB Houston Quincy McDuffie, KR UCF 10 – Nov. 5 Shane Carden, QB Rakeem Cato, QB East Carolina Marshall Troy Davis, LB UCF Cairo Santos, K Tulane 11 – Nov. 12 Darrin Reaves, RB UAB Cory Dorris, DE Tulsa Jackie Williams, PR UAB 12 – Nov. 19 Keyarris Garrett, WR Tulsa DeAundre Brown, LB Tulsa Chris Boswell, K Rice Rankings 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings + Legend     Improvement in ranking   Drop in ranking   Not ranked previous week RV Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25 of poll + Ranking Movement  Pre Wk1 Wk2 Wk3 Wk4 Wk5 Wk6 Wk7 Wk8 Wk9 Wk10 Wk11 Wk12 Wk13 Wk14 FinalEast CarolinaPirates AP C HARNot released BCS Not released HoustonCougars AP RV C RV HARNot released BCS Not released MarshallThundering Herd AP C HARNot released BCS Not released MemphisTigers AP C HARNot released BCS Not released RiceOwls AP C HARNot released BCS Not released Southern MissGolden Eagles AP C RV HARNot released BCS Not released SMUMustangs AP C HARNot released BCS Not released TulaneGreen Wave AP C HARNot released BCS Not released TulsaGolden Hurricane AP RV C RV HARNot released BCS Not released UABBlazers AP C HARNot released BCS Not released UCFKnights AP RV RV RVRV C RV RV RVRV HARNot released RV BCS Not released UTEPMiners AP C HARNot released BCS Not released Records against other conferences Conference Wins Losses ACC 0 2 Big 12 1 5 Big East 0 2 Big Ten 0 5 Independents 0 1 MAC 1 1 Mountain West 1 1 Pac-12 0 2 SEC 0 7 Sun Belt 2 6 WAC 2 3 All FCS 5 1 Overall 12 36 Bowl games (C-USA teams in bold) Bowl GameDateStadiumCityTelevisionTime (EST)Away teamHome teamScoreAttendancePayout (US$)St. Petersburg BowlDecember 21, 2012Tropicana FieldSt. Petersburg, FLESPN7:30 p.m.Ball StateUCF W 17–38New Orleans BowlDecember 22, 2012Mercedes-Benz SuperdomeNew Orleans, LAESPN12:00 p.m.East CarolinaLouisiana–Lafayette L 34–43Hawai'i BowlDecember 24, 2012Aloha StadiumHonolulu, HIESPN8:00 p.m.SMUFresno State W 43–10Armed Forces BowlDecember 29, 2012Amon G. Carter StadiumFort Worth, TXESPN11:45 a.m.RiceAir Force W 33–14Liberty BowlDecember 31, 2012Liberty BowlMemphis, TNESPN3:30 p.m.Iowa StateTulsa W 17–31 2012–13 FBS Bowl Schedule https://www.ncaa.com/news/football/article/2012-07-11/2012-13-FBS-bowl-schedule 6 December 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121207230800/http://www.ncaa.com/news/football/article/2012-07-11/2012-13-fbs-bowl-schedule 7 December 2012 dead dmy-all Attendance TeamStadiumCapacityGm 1Gm 2Gm 3Gm 4Gm 5Gm 6Gm 7TotalAverage% of CapacityEast CarolinaDowdy–Ficklen Stadium 50,000 49,023 47,817 45,137 48,327 45,455 46,317 282,076 47,013 94.03%HoustonRobertson Stadium 32,000 32,207 29,142 25,476 25,242 27,433 25,827 25,402 190,729 27,247 85.1%MarshallJoan C. Edwards Stadium 38,016 25,317 33,436 27,189 22,563 22,041 18,831 149,377 24,896 65.5%MemphisLiberty Bowl Memorial Stadium 61,000 39,076 27,112 17,831 22,106 18,796 21,305 146,226 24,371 39.9%RiceRice Stadium 47,000 23,105 14,204 28,677 14,927 20,710 101,623 20,325 43.2%Southern MissM. M. Roberts Stadium 36,000 34,140 23,492 25,337 24,093 22,874 23,757 153,693 25,987 71.2%SMUGerald J. Ford Stadium 32,000 20,122 32,016 28,436 16,459 20,330 16,343 15,336 149,042 21,292 66.5%TulaneMercedes-Benz Superdome 76,468 26,059 28,913 18,063 12,531 15,467 11,519 14,041 126,593 18,085 23.7%TulsaH. A. Chapman Stadium 30,000 17,880 19,139 24,236 18,961 22,567 19,725 122,508 20,418 68.1%UABLegion Field 71,594 28,612 13,196 16,212 12,403 11,981 9,219 91,623 15,271 21.3%UCFBright House Networks Stadium 45,323 40,478 35,835 32,181 34,514 36,036 28,602 207,646 34,608 76.4%UTEPSun Bowl Stadium 51,500 40,137 32,933 34,073 23,234 25,483 20,384 176,244 29,374 57.04% Bowl eligibility Bowl eligible (5) Tulsa (9–3) became bowl eligible on October 11 after defeating UTEP. UCF (9–3) became bowl eligible on October 27 after defeating Marshall. East Carolina (8–4) became bowl eligible on November 3 after defeating Houston. SMU (6–6) became bowl eligible on November 24 after defeating Tulsa. Rice (6–6) became bowl eligible on November 24 after defeating UTEP. Bowl ineligible (7) Southern Miss (0–12) lost the ability to become bowl eligible on October 20 after losing to Marshall. Memphis (4–8) lost the ability to become bowl eligible on October 27 after losing to SMU. UAB (3–9) lost the ability to become bowl eligible on October 27 after losing to Tulane. UTEP (3–9) lost the ability to become bowl eligible on October 27 after losing to Houston. Tulane (2–10) lost the ability to become bowl eligible on November 3 after losing to Rice. Houston (5–7) lost the ability to become bowl eligible on November 17 after losing to Marshall. Marshall (5–7) lost the ability to become bowl eligible on November 23 after losing to East Carolina. All-Conference players Coaches All-Conference Selectionshttps://tulsahurricane.com/news/2012/12/4/Tulsa_Lands_10_Players_on_C_USA_All_Conference_Teams Tulsa Lands 10 Players on C-USA All-Conference Teams 2024-12-02 Position Player Class Team First Team Offense (Coaches) QB Rakeem Cato SO Marshall RB Zach Line SR SMU RB Latavius Murray SR UCF RB Darrin Reaves SO UAB OL Jacolby Ashworth SR Houston OL Brian DeShane SR Tulsa OL Jared Grigg SR Tulsa OL Chris Hubbard SR UAB OL Jordan Rae SR UCF TE Vance McDonald SR Rice WR Ryan Grant JR Tulane WR Justin Hardy SO East Carolina WR Tommy Shuler SO Marshall First Team Defense (Coaches) DL Jamie Collins SR Southern Miss DL Troy Davis SR UCF DL Cory Dorris SR Tulsa DL Margus Hunt SR SMU LB DeAundre Brown SR Tulsa LB Ja'Gared Davis SR SMU LB Phillip Steward SR Houston DB Phillip Gaines JR Rice DB D. J. Hayden SR Houston DB Kemal Ishmael SR UCF DB Dexter McCoil SR Tulsa First Team Special Teams (Coaches) K Cairo Santos JR Tulane P Richie Leone JR Houston KR Quincy McDuffie SR UCF PR J. J. Worton SO UCF LS Billy Johnson GR Tulane Position Player Class Team Second Team Offense (Coaches) QBBlake Bortles SO UCF RB Vintavious Cooper JR East Carolina RB Charles Sims JR Houston OL Bryan Collins SR SMU OL Jordan Devey SR Memphis OL Trent Dupy SR Tulsa OL Will Simmons JR East Carolina OL Torrian Wilson SO UCF TE Gator Hoskins JR Marshall WR Aaron Dobson SR Marshall WR Keyarris Garrett SO Tulsa WR Darius Johnson SR SMU Second Team Defense (Coaches) DL Michael Brooks SR East Carolina DL Johnnie Farms JR Memphis DL Martin Ifedi SO Memphis DL Jared St. John SR Tulsa LB Marvin Burdette SR UAB LB Derrell Johnson JR East Carolina LB Taylor Reed SR SMU DB Kenneth Acker JR SMU DB A. J. Bouye SR UCF DB Dominick LeGrande GR Marshall DB Marco Nelson JR Tulsa Second Team Special Teams (Coaches) K Chris Boswell JR Rice P Ian Campbell SR UTEP KR Trey Watts JR Tulsa PR Justin Hardy SO East Carolina LS Brandon Hartson SR Houston References