2012 Conference USA Football Championship Game
Conference Championship
UCF Knights Tulsa Golden Hurricane
(9–3) (9–3)
27 33
Head coach: 
George O'Leary		 Head coach: 
Bill Blankenship
1234OT Total
UCF 0141300 27
Tulsa 714066 33
DateDecember 1, 2012
Season2012
StadiumSkelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium
LocationTulsa, OK
MVPTrey Watts (RB/RS, Tulsa)
FavoriteTulsa by 2.5
RefereeEd Ardito
Attendance17,635
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPN2
AnnouncersDave Pasch, Brian Griese and Jenn Brown
2012 Conference USA football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
UCF xy  7 –1   10 –4  
East Carolina x  7 –1   8 –5  
Marshall  4 –4   5 –7  
Memphis  4 –4   4 –8  
UAB  2 –6   3 –9  
Southern Miss  0 –8   0 –12  
West Division
Tulsa xy$  7 –1   11 –3  
SMU  5 –3   7 –6  
Rice  4 –4   7 –6  
Houston  4 –4   5 –7  
UTEP  2 –6   3 –9  
Tulane  2 –6   2 –10  
Championship: Tulsa 33, UCF 27
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012 Conference USA Football Championship Game was played on December 1, 2012 between the Tulsa Golden Hurricane, winners of the Conference USA West division and the UCF Knights, the winners of the East division.[1]

It was the third match-up between the Golden Hurricane and Knights in the C-USA Championship Game and the first in Tulsa.[2][3] The two teams previously met in 2005 and 2007, which were both played in Orlando.[4]

Game summary

Under conference rules, the game was held at the home field of the team with the best record in conference play; since both teams finished C-USA play at 7–1, but Tulsa defeated UCF in their head-to-head match-up two weeks earlier, the game was held at the Golden Hurricane's home field, Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

The game marked UCF's last conference match-up as a member of Conference USA, as the Knights moved to the American Athletic Conference for the 2013 season.[5]

Scoring summary

QuarterTimeDriveTeamScoring Information[6]Score
LengthTimeUCFTulsa
1 09:285 plays, 38 yards1:52 TulsaThomas Roberson 20–yard reception from Cody Green, Daniel Schwarz kick good 07
2 14:1310 plays, 73 yards5:07 UCFBreshad Perriman 8–yard reception from Blake Bortles, Shawn Moffit kick good 77
2 04:539 plays, 52 yards4:18 UCFQuincy McDuffie 8–yard reception from Blake Bortles, Shawn Moffit kick good 147
2 02:357 plays, 75 yards2:18 TulsaAlex Singleton 22–yard rush, Daniel Schwarz kick good 1414
2 00:008 plays, 80 yards1:02 TulsaJa'Terian Douglas 2–yard rush, Daniel Schwarz kick good 1421
3 04:235 plays, 27 yards2:04 UCFLatavius Murray 2–yard rush, Shawn Moffit kick blocked 2021
3 02:196 plays, 59 yards1:22 UCFBlake Bortles 28–yard rush, Shawn Moffit kick good 2721
4 05:061 plays, 54 yards0:08 TulsaTrey Watts 54–yard punt return, Daniel Schwarz kick blocked 2727
OT ––– TulsaAlex Singleton 1–yard rush 2733
Final Score2733

References

  1. ↑ "2012 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Football Schedule". Retrieved November 24, 2012.
  2. ↑ "2005-06 Conference USA Championship Schedule". Retrieved November 24, 2012.
  3. ↑ "2007-08 Conference USA Championship Schedule". Retrieved November 24, 2012.
  4. ↑ "George O'Leary Makes His Mark at UCF: Part 8 of 8 - The History of UCF Football". University of Central Florida Athletics Association. August 17, 2007. Retrieved December 1, 2012.
  5. ↑ "It's Official! UCF Joins BIG EAST Conference". University of Central Florida. December 7, 2011. Retrieved December 1, 2012.
  6. ↑ "UCF Knights vs. Tulsa Golden Hurricane - Drivechart". ESPN. December 1, 2012. Retrieved December 1, 2010.


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