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The 2009 Conference USA football season was the 15th season of the conference's existence.
Previous season East Carolina won the conference championship. Rankings C-USA vs. BCS matchups | Date | Visitor | Home | Winner | | September 6 | Memphis | Mississippi | Ole Miss, 45 14 | | September 12 | East Carolina | West Virginia | West Virginia, 35 20 | | September 12 | Houston | Oklahoma State | Houston, 45 35 | | September 12 | Marshall | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech, 52 10 | | September 12 | Rice | Texas Tech | Texas Tech, 55 10 | | September 12 | Kansas | UTEP | Kansas, 34 7 | | September 19 | East Carolina | North Carolina | North Carolina, 31 17 | | September 19 | SMU | Washington State | Washington State, 30 27 (OT) | | September 19 | Virginia | Southern Miss | Southern Miss, 37 34 | | September 19 | Rice | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State, 41 24 | | September 19 | Tulsa | Oklahoma | Oklahoma, 45 0 | | September 26 | Texas Tech | Houston | Houston, 29 28 | | September 26 | Southern Miss | Kansas | Kansas, 35 28 | | September 26 | Vanderbilt | Tulane | Vanderbilt, 36 17 | | September 26 | UAB | Texas A&M | Texas A&M, 56 19 | | September 26 | UTEP | Texas | Texas, 64 7 | | October 10 | Houston | Mississippi State | Houston, 31-24 | | October 17 | Marshall | West Virginia | West Virginia, 24 7 | | October 17 | UAB | Mississippi | Ole Miss, 48 13 | | October 17 | Miami | UCF | Miami, 7 27 | | October 31 | Tulane | LSU | LSU, 42-0 | | November 7 | Memphis | Tennessee | Tennessee, 56-28 | | November 7 | UCF | Texas | Texas, 35-3 | Regular season | Index to colors and formatting | | Conference USA member won | | Conference USA member lost | | Conference USA teams in bold | Week one | Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | | September 5 | 11 a.m. | - 1 (FCS) Appalachian State
| East Carolina | Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium Greenville, North Carolina | MASN/WITN-TV | W 29-24 | 43,279 | | September 5 | 3:30 p.m. | Southern Illinois | Marshall | Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, West Virginia | | W 31-28 | 24,012 | | September 5 | 6 p.m. | Northwestern State | Houston | Robertson Stadium Houston, Texas | | W 55-7 | 22,043 | | September 5 | 6:30 p.m. | Samford | UCF | Bright House Networks Stadium Orlando, Florida | BHSN | W 28-24 | 34,486 | | September 5 | 6 p.m. | Alcorn State | Southern Miss | M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, Mississippi | | W 52-0 | 36,232 | | September 5 | 8 p.m. | Buffalo | UTEP | Sun Bowl Stadium El Paso, Texas | CBS CS | L 23-17 | 35,213 | | September 5 | 7 p.m. | Stephen F. Austin | SMU | Gerald J. Ford Stadium Dallas, Texas | | W 31-23 | 34.749 | | September 6 | 12 p.m. | - 8 Mississippi
| Memphis | Liberty Bowl Stadium Memphis, Tennessee | ESPN | L 45-14 | 45,207 | Week two | Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | | September 12 | 12:30 p.m. | Marshall | - 14 Virginia Tech
| Lane Stadium Blacksburg, Virginia | ESPN360 | L 52-10 | 66,233 | | September 12 | 2:30 p.m. | East Carolina | West Virginia | Mountaineer Field Morgantown, West Virginia | ESPN360 | L 35-20 | 59,216 | | September 12 | 2:30 p.m. | Houston | - 5 Oklahoma State
| Boone Pickens Stadium Stillwater, Oklahoma | FSN | W 45-35 | 50,875 | | September 12 | 2:30 p.m. | - 9 BYU
| Tulane | Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana | ESPN2 | L 54-3 | 26,224 | | September 12 | 6 p.m. | Memphis | Middle Tennessee | Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, Tennessee | CSS | L 31-14 | 28,105 | | September 12 | 6 p.m. | Rice | Texas Tech | Jones AT&T Stadium Lubbock, Texas | | L 55-10 | 48,124 | | September 12 | 6:30 p.m. | - 24 Kansas
| UTEP | Sun Bowl Stadium El Paso, Texas | CBS CS | L 34-7 | 31,885 | | September 12 | 7 p.m. | Tulsa | New Mexico | University Stadium Albuquerque, New Mexico | The Mtn. | W 44-10 | 30,051 | Week three | Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | | September 19 | 11 a.m. | East Carolina | - 24 North Carolina
| Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, North Carolina | ESPN2 | L 31-17 | 58,000 | | September 19 | 2:30 p.m. | Virginia | Southern Miss | M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, Mississippi | CBS CS | W 37-34 | 31,170 | | September 19 | 2:30 p.m. | Tulsa | - 12 Oklahoma
| Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, Oklahoma | FSN | L 45-0 | 84,803 | | September 19 | 2:30 p.m. | UAB | Troy | Movie Gallery Stadium Troy, Alabama | CSS/WABM | L 27-14 | 21,182 | | September 19 | 4 p.m. | SMU | Washington State | Martin Stadium Pullman, Washington | | L 30-27 OT | 22,319 | | September 19 | 6 p.m. | Bowling Green | Marshall | Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, West Virginia | WSAZ-TV | W 17-10 | 23,029 | | September 19 | 6 p.m. | - 16 Oklahoma State
| Rice | Boone Pickens Stadium Stillwater, Oklahoma | | L 41-24 | 51,803 | | September 19 | 6:30 p.m. | Buffalo | UCF | Bright House Networks Stadium Orlando, Florida | BHSN | W 23-17 | 33,689 | | September 19 | 7 p.m. | UTEP | New Mexico State | Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, New Mexico | ESPN360 | W 38-12 | 20,439 | | September 19 | 7:30 p.m. | UT Martin | Memphis | Liberty Bowl Stadium Memphis, Tennessee | | W 41-14 | 21,428 | Week four | Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | | September 26 | 11:30 a.m. | Southern Miss | - 20 Kansas
| Memorial Stadium Lawrence, Kansas | FSN | L 35-28 | 50,025 | | September 26 | 2:30 p.m. | McNeese State | Tulane | Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana | | W 42-32 | 29,028 | | September 26 | 2:30 p.m. | UTEP | - 2 Texas
| Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, Texas | | L 64-7 | 101,144 | | September 26 | 6 p.m. | Sam Houston State | Tulsa | Skelly Field at H.A. Chapman Stadium Tulsa, Oklahoma | | W 56-3 | 26,048 | | September 26 | 6 p.m. | UAB | Texas A&M | Kyle Field College Station, Texas | | L 56-19 | 74,656 | | September 26 | 7 p.m. | Vanderbilt | Rice | Rice Stadium Houston, Texas | CSS | L 36-17 | 19,753 | | September 26 | 8:15 p.m. | Texas Tech | #17 Houston | Robertson Stadium Houston, Texas | ESPN2 | W 29-28 | 32,114 | Week five Week six Week seven Players of the week | Week | Offensive | Defensive | Special teams | | Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team | | 1 Sep. 7 | Joe Webb, QB | UAB | Rock Dennis, DB | SMU | Damaris Johnson, KR/PR | Tulsa | | 2 Sep. 14 | Case Keenum, QB | Houston | Jamal Robinson, CB | Houston | Michael Such, P | Tulsa | | 3 Sep. 21 | Emmanuel Sanders, WR | SMU | Albert McClellan, DE | Marshall | Freddie Parham, WR/KR | Southern Miss | | 4 Sep. 28 | Case Keenum, QB | Houston | David Hunter, DT | Houston | Peter Boehme, P | Southern Miss | | 5 Oct. 5 | Donald Buckram, RB | UTEP | Hiram Atwater, S | UAB | Damaris Johnson, KR/PR | Tulsa | | 6 Oct. 12 | Curtis Steele, RB | Memphis | Brandon Brinkley, CB | Houston | Margus Hunt, DE | SMU | | 7 Oct. 19 | Case Keenum, QB | Houston | DeAundre Brown, DB | Tulsa | Dwayne Harris, KR | East Carolina | | 8 Oct. 26 | Donald Buckram, RB | UTEP | C.J. Cavness, LB | Houston | Tyron Carrier, KR | Houston | | 9 Nov. 2 | Case Keenum, QB | Houston | Bruce Miller, DE | UCF | Fendi Onubun, TE | Houston | References
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