Conference USA Champions
Championships
Team
Titles
Alabama Birmingham 2 Central Florida 2 Cincinnati 1 East Carolina 2 Florida Atlantic 2 Houston 1 Liberty 1 Louisville 2 Marshall 1 Rice 1 Southern Mississippi 5 Texas Christian 1 Texas San Antonio 2 Tulane 1 Tulsa 2 Western Kentucky 2
Championship Game
Season
Championship Game
2024
2023
Liberty 49-35 New Mexico State
2022
Texas San Antonio 48-27 North Texas
Championship Game
Season
East
West
Championship Game
2021
Western Kentucky Texas San Antonio Texas San Antonio 49-41 Western Kentucky
2020
Marshall Alabama Birmingham Alabama Birmingham 22-13 Marshall
2019
Florida Atlantic Alabama Birmingham Florida Atlantic 49-6 Alabama Birmingham
2018
Middle Tennessee State Alabama Birmingham Alabama Birmingham 27-25 Middle Tennessee State
2017
Florida Atlantic North Texas Florida Atlantic 41-17 North Texas
2016
Western Kentucky Louisiana Tech Western Kentucky 58-44 Louisiana Tech
2015
Western Kentucky Southern Mississippi Western Kentucky 45-28 Southern Mississippi
2014
Marshall Louisiana Tech Marshall 26-23 Louisiana Tech
2013
Marshall Rice Rice 41-24 Marshall
2012
Central Florida Tulsa Tulsa 33-27 Central Florida
2011
Southern Mississippi Houston Southern Mississippi 49-28 Houston
2010
Central Florida Southern Methodist Central Florida 17-7 Southern Methodist
2009
East Carolina Houston East Carolina 38-32 Houston
2008
East Carolina Tulsa East Carolina 27-24 Tulsa
2007
Central Florida Tulsa Central Florida 44-25 Tulsa
2006
Southern Mississippi Houston Houston 34-20 Southern Mississippi
2005
Central Florida Tulsa Tulsa 44-27 Central Florida
Conference USA Conference Champions
Season
Champion
2004
Louisville
2003
Southern Mississippi
2002
Cincinnati Texas Christian
2000
Louisville
1999
Southern Mississippi
1998
Tulane
1997
Southern Mississippi
1996
Southern Mississippi
Great Moments in College Football History
The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.