2008 Conference USA Football Championship Game

For the 2008 Conference USA men's basketball championship, see 2008 Conference USA men's basketball tournament.

2008 Conference USA Football Championship Game
Conference Championship
East Carolina Pirates Tulsa Golden Hurricane (8–4) (10–2) 27 24 Head coach:  Skip Holtz Head coach:  Todd Graham
1 2 3 4 Total East Carolina 14 3 7 3 27 Tulsa 10 7 0 7 24
Date	December 6, 2008
Season	2008
Stadium	Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium
Location	Tulsa, Oklahoma
MVP	Travis Simmons (CB), ECU
Favorite	Tulsa by 12.5
Referee	Steve Barth
Attendance	22,740
United States TV coverage
Network	ESPN2
Announcers	Dave Pasch (play-by-play), Andre Ware (analyst)

2008 Conference USA football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
East Carolina x$		6	–	2					9	–	5
Memphis		4	–	4					6	–	7
Southern Miss		4	–	4					7	–	6
UAB		3	–	5					4	–	8
UCF		3	–	5					4	–	8
Marshall		3	–	5					4	–	8
West Division
Tulsa xy		7	–	1					11	–	3
Rice x		7	–	1					10	–	3
Houston		6	–	2					8	–	5
UTEP		4	–	4					5	–	7
Tulane		1	–	7					2	–	10
SMU		0	–	8					1	–	11
Championship: East Carolina 27, Tulsa 24
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2008 Conference USA Football Championship Game was played on December 6, 2008 at Chapman Stadium in Tulsa, Oklahoma to determine the 2008 football champion of the Conference USA (C-USA). The game featured the East Carolina Pirates, the East Division champions, and the Tulsa Golden Hurricane, the West Division champions. The game kicked off at 12:00 pm EST and was televised by ESPN2.

Scoring summary

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP East Carolina Tulsa 1 10:02 4:51 ECU Kevin Gidrey 83-yard touchdown reception from Patrick Pinkney, Ben Hartman kick good 7 0 1 6:59 72 ECU Interception returned 72 yards for touchdown by Travis Simmons, Ben Hartman kick good 14 0 1 2:28 72 4:31 Tulsa Tarrion Adams 1-yard touchdown run, Jarod Tracy kick good 14 7 1 0:11 18 2:17 Tulsa 37-yard field goal by Jarod Tracy 14 10 2 10:40 58 3:57 Tulsa Tarrion Adams 1-yard touchdown run, Jarod Tracy kick good 14 17 2 4:46 41 2:04 ECU 32-yard field goal by Ben Hartman 17 17 3 11:40 64 0:11 ECU Norman Whitley 69-yard touchdown run, Ben Hartman kick good 24 17 4 8:46 80 4:44 Tulsa Jacob Collums 8-yard touchdown reception from David Johnson, Jarod Tracy kick good 24 24 4 1:43 53 7:13 ECU 8-yard field goal by Ben Hartman 27 24 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 27 24