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| Marshall xy | 4 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida Atlantic | 4 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Kentucky | 4 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Charlotte | 2 | – | 2 | 2 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Middle Tennessee | 2 | – | 4 | 3 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIU | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| UAB xy$ | 3 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UTSA | 5 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana Tech | 4 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Texas | 3 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rice | 2 | – | 3 | 2 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Miss | 2 | – | 4 | 3 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UTEP | 0 | – | 4 | 3 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Championship: UAB 22, Marshall 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2020 Conference USA Football Championship Game is a college football game being played on Friday, December 18, 2020, to determine the 2020 champion of Conference USA (C–USA).[1] The game features the East division champions Marshall Thundering Herd and the West division champions UAB Blazers in the conference's 16th championship game. Sponsored by tax services and consulting firm Ryan LLC, the game is officially known as the Ryan Conference USA Football Championship Game.
Previous season
The 2019 Conference USA Football Championship Game featured the East Division champion Florida Atlantic against the West Division champion UAB. The Owls defeated the Blazers by a score of 49–6.[2]
Teams
The 2020 Conference USA Football Championship Game is being contested by the Marshall Thundering Herd, East Division champions, and the UAB Blazers, West Division champions. The teams have met 10 times previously, with the Thundering Herd holding a 8–2 edge in the series. The teams' last meeting was played in 2014; Marshall won, 23–18.[3] This will be the teams' first meeting in the Conference USA Football Championship Game.
Marshall
Marshall clinched its spot in the championship game on December 9 following the cancelation, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, of their final scheduled game against Charlotte.[4] The cancelation of the game prevented Marshall from winning the division outright on the field; however, according to Conference USA's special tie-breaking criteria for the season, Marshall would win the title even if Florida Atlantic won their final game and had a higher winning percentage in conference games.[4][5] The need for a tie-breaker was rendered moot when Florida Atlantic lost their final game to Southern Miss on December 10, confirming the Thundering Herd's position in the title game.[6] This was the Thundering Herd's third appearance in the conference title game and first since 2014.
UAB
UAB clinched its spot to represent the west division in the championship game on December 12, after defeating Rice, 21–16.[7][8] The Blazers won their third straight division title and became the first team in the conference to play in three consecutive conference championship games.[7][8]
Game summary
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| UAB | 3 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 12 |
| Marshall | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
at Joan C. Edwards Stadium, Huntington, West Virginia
- Date: Friday, December 18, 2020
- Game time: 7:00 p.m. EST
- Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 35 °F (2 °C) • Wind: E 2 mph
- Referee: Jon Noli
- TV announcers (CBSSN): Rich Waltz (play-by-play), Aaron Taylor (analyst) and Jenny Dell (sideline)
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Statistics
| Statistics | UAB | MRSH |
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| Plays–yards | – | – |
| Rushes–yards | – | – |
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| Passing: comp–att–int | –– | –– |
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| Marshall | Passing | ||
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References
- ^ "FB: 2019 Schedule Released". Conference USA. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
- ^ Price, Khobi. "FAU defeats UAB 49-6 to win second Conference USA title in three years". Sun-Sentinel. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
- ^ "Winsipedia - Marshall Thundering Herd vs. UAB Blazers football series history". Winsipedia. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
- ^ a b Traylor, Grant. "Marshall-Charlotte game canceled; Herd wins East Division title". The Herald-Dispatch. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
- ^ Furlow, Reese. "FAU football prepares for regular-season finale stripped of drama after Marshall cancellation". The Palm Beach Post. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
- ^ "Lowe, Harrell help Southern Miss beat Florida Atlantic 45-31". USA Today. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
- ^ a b Chambers, Christina. "UAB wins third straight CUSA West Division title after 21-16 win over Rice". WBRC. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
- ^ a b "UAB beats Rice 21-16, wins C-USA West Division for 3rd year in a row". WVTM-TV. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
External links
- Game statistics at statbroadcast.com