# 2010 Conference USA football season

The 2010 Conference USA football season was an NCAA football season played from September 2, 2010, through December 31, 2010. Conference USA consists of 12 football members separated into 2 divisions: East Carolina, Marshall, Memphis, Southern Miss, UAB, and UCF make up the eastern division, while Houston, Rice, SMU, Tulane, Tulsa, and UTEP comprise the western division.
This was the 15th football season and 16th overall for Conference USA. Although C-USA was founded in 1995, it did not start football competition until 1996.

## Previous season

East Carolina won the 2009 conference championship for the second straight year defeating the #21 Houston Cougars 38–32.

## Preseason
### Coaching changes

* Ruffin McNeil replaced Skip Holtz at East Carolina.
* Doc Holliday replaced Mark Snyder at Marshall.

### Preseason polls

No Conference USA teams were ranked though both SMU and UCF each received one vote. Houston received 66 points in the AP Poll, and 76 points in the Coaches' Poll.

## Regular season

* Index to colors and formatting
* Conference USA member won
* Conference USA member lost
* Conference USA teams in bold
* Rankings from Coaches' Poll

### Week One

| Date | Time (EDT) | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 2 | 6:30 p.m. | Southern Miss | South Carolina | Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, South Carolina | ESPN | L 41-13 | 70,438 |
| September 2 | 7:00 p.m. | Southeastern Louisiana | Tulane | Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans | – | W 27-21 | 20,258 |
| September 2 | 7:00 p.m. | Florida Atlantic | UAB | Legion Field • Birmingham, Alabama | ESPN | L 32-31 | 25,885 |
| September 2 | 7:30 p.m. | Marshall | #2 Ohio State | Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio | BTN | L 45-7 | 105,040 |
| September 4 | 2:30 p.m. | #4 Texas | Rice | Reliant Stadium • Houston, Texas | ESPN | L 34-17 | 70,445 |
| September 4 | 6:00 p.m. | Memphis | Mississippi State | Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, Mississippi | - | L 49-7 | 56,032 |
| September 4 | 6:00 p.m. | South Dakota | UCF | Bright House Networks Stadium • Orlando, Florida | - | W 38-7 | 34,373 |
| September 4 | 7:00 p.m. | Texas State | Houston | Robertson Stadium • Houston | - | W 68-28 | 32,119 |
| September 4 | 7:00 p.m. | Arkansas Pine Bluff | UTEP | Sun Bowl Stadium • El Paso, Texas | – | W 32-10 | 30,029 |
| September 5 | 2:00 p.m. | Tulsa | East Carolina | Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina | ESPN2 | ECU 51-49 | 50,010 |
| September 5 | 3:30 p.m. | SMU | Texas Tech | Jones AT&T Stadium • Lubbock, Texas | ESPN | L 35-27 | 57,528 |

### Week Two

| Date | Time (EDT) | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 10 | 7:00 p.m. | #22 West Virginia | Marshall | Edwards Stadium • Huntington, West Virginia | ESPN | L 24-21 OT | 41,382 |
| September 10 | 10:15 p.m. | UTEP | Houston | Robertson Stadium • Houston | ESPN | HOU 54-24 | 32,119 |
| September 11 | 12:00 p.m. | Memphis | East Carolina | Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina | | ECU 49-27 | 48,123 |
| September 11 | 7:00 p.m. | Bowling Green | Tulsa | Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, Oklahoma | | W 33-20 | 19,565 |
| September 11 | 7:00 p.m. | Rice | North Texas | Fouts Field • Denton, Texas | | W 32-31 | 23,743 |
| September 11 | 7:00 p.m. | Prairie View A&M | Southern Miss | M.M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, Mississippi | | W 34-7 | 27,316 |
| September 11 | 7:30 p.m. | NC State | UCF | Bright House Networks Stadium • Orlando, Florida | CBS CS | L 28-21 | 43,020 |
| September 11 | 8:00 p.m. | UAB | SMU | Gerald J. Ford Stadium • Dallas, Texas | | SMU 28-7 | 16,612 |
| September 11 | 9:00 p.m. | Mississippi | Tulane | Superdome • New Orleans, Louisiana | ESPN2 | L 27-13 | 36,389 |

### Week Three

| Date | Time (EDT) | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 17 | 8:00 p.m. | Kansas | Southern Miss | M.M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, Mississippi | ESPN | W 31-16 | 30,211 |
| September 18 | 1:30 p.m. | East Carolina | Virginia Tech | Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, Virginia | | L 49-27 | 66,233 |
| September 18 | 3:30 p.m. | Washington State | SMU | Gerald J. Ford Stadium • Dallas, Texas | | W 35-21 | 18,184 |
| September 18 | 3:30 p.m. | Troy | UAB | Legion Field • Birmingham, Alabama | | W 34-33 | 23,681 |
| September 18 | 7:00 p.m. | Marshall | Bowling Green | Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, Ohio | | L 44-28 | 20,515 |
| September 18 | 7:00 p.m. | Tulsa | Oklahoma State | Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma | | L 65-28 | 51,778 |
| September 18 | 7:00 p.m. | Middle Tennessee | Memphis | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, Tennessee | | W 24-17 | 27,965 |
| September 18 | 7:00 p.m. | Northwestern | Rice | Rice Stadium • Houston, Texas | | L 30-13 | 15,562 |
| September 18 | 7:00 p.m. | UCF | Buffalo | University at Buffalo Stadium • Amherst, New York | | W 24-10 | 14,312 |
| September 18 | 9:05 p.m. | New Mexico State | UTEP | Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, New Mexico | | W 42-10 | 39,214 |
| September 18 | 10:30 p.m. | #23 Houston | UCLA | Rose Bowl • Pasadena, California | | L 31-13 | 54,407 |

### Week Four

| Date | Time (EDT) | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 24 | 8:00 p.m. | #5 TCU | SMU | Gerald J. Ford Stadium • Dallas | ESPN | L 41-24 | 35,481 |
| September 25 | 12:21 p.m. | UAB | Tennessee | Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee | SEC Network | L 32-29 | 95,183 |
| September 25 | 12:30 p.m. | UCF | Kansas State | Bill Snyder Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas | FSN | L 17-13 | 50,586 |
| September 25 | 3:30 p.m. | Tulane | Houston | Robertson Stadium • Houston | | HOU 42-23 | 32,007 |
| September 25 | 7:00 p.m. | Central Arkansas | Tulsa | Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, Oklahoma | | W 41-14 | 21,928 |
| September 25 | 7:00 p.m. | Ohio | Marshall | Edwards Stadium • Huntington, West Virginia | | W 24-23 | 28,143 |
| September 25 | 7:00 p.m. | Southern Miss | Louisiana Tech | Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, Louisiana | | W 13-12 | 22,344 |
| September 25 | 8:00 p.m. | Baylor | Rice | Rice Stadium • Houston, Texas | CBS CS | L 30-13 | 23,395 |
| September 25 | 9:05 p.m. | Memphis | UTEP | Sun Bowl • El Paso, Texas | | UTEP 16-13 | 29,765 |

### Week Five

| Date | Time (EDT) | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| October 2 | 2:00 p.m. | Tulane | Rutgers | Rutgers Stadium • Piscataway, New Jersey | | W 17-14 | 47,963 |
| October 2 | 3:30 p.m. | East Carolina | North Carolina | Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina | | L 42-17 | 60,000 |
| October 2 | 6:00 p.m. | UTEP | New Mexico | University Stadium • Albuquerque, New Mexico | | W 38-20 | 22,511 |
| October 2 | 7:00 p.m. | Tulsa | Memphis | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, Tennessee | | TLSA 48-7 | 22,231 |
| October 2 | 7:00 p.m. | SMU | Rice | Rice Stadium • Houston | | SMU 42-31 | 14,981 |
| October 2 | 8:00 p.m. | Marshall | Southern Miss | M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, Mississippi | CBS CS | SM 41-16 | 27,518 |

### Week Six

| Date | Time (EDT) | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| October 6 | 8:00 p.m. | UAB | UCF | Bright House Networks Stadium • Orlando, Florida | ESPN | UCF 42-7 | 40,281 |
| October 9 | 2:00 p.m. | Memphis | Louisville | Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, Kentucky | | L 56-0 | 48,427 |
| October 9 | 3:30 p.m. | Army | Tulane | Superdome • New Orleans | | L 41-23 | 28,756 |
| October 9 | 7:30 p.m. | East Carolina | Southern Miss | M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, Mississippi | CSS | ECU 44-43 | 32,334 |
| October 9 | 8:00 p.m. | Mississippi State | Houston | Robertson Stadium • Houston, Texas | CBS CS | L 47-24 | 32,067 |
| October 9 | 8:00 p.m. | Tulsa | SMU | Gerald J. Ford Stadium • Dallas | | SMU 21-18 | 19,329 |
| October 9 | 9:05 p.m. | Rice | UTEP | Sun Bowl • El Paso, Texas | | UTEP 44-24 | 28,955 |

### Week Seven

| Date | Time (EDT) | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| October 13 | 8:00 p.m. | UCF | Marshall | Edwards Stadium • Huntington, West Virginia | ESPN | UCF 35-14 | 23,601 |
| October 16 | 12:00 p.m. | NC State | East Carolina | Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina | | W 33-27 OT | 50,410 |
| October 16 | 12:00 p.m. | Southern Miss | Memphis | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, Tennessee | | SM 41-19 | 18,848 |
| October 16 | 3:30 p.m. | Houston | Rice | Rice Stadium • Houston | | RICE 34-31 | 26,342 |
| October 16 | 3:30 p.m. | SMU | Navy | Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, Maryland | | L 28-21 | 33,924 |
| October 16 | 4:00 p.m. | UTEP | UAB | Legion Field • Birmingham, Alabama | | UAB 21-6 | 11,756 |
| October 16 | 7:00 p.m. | Tulane | Tulsa | Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, Oklahoma | | TLSA 52-24 | 23,295 |

### Week Eight

| Date | Time (EDT) | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| October 23 | 3:30 p.m. | Rice | UCF | Bright House Networks Stadium • Orlando, Florida | | UCF 41-14 | 38,151 |
| October 23 | 3:30 p.m. | Houston | SMU | Gerald J. Ford Stadium • Dallas | CBSCS | HOU 45-20 | 20,741 |
| October 23 | 4:15 p.m. | Marshall | East Carolina | Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina | CSS | ECU 37-10 | 50,145 |
| October 23 | 7:00 p.m. | UAB | #24 Mississippi State | Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, Mississippi | ESPNU | L 29-24 | 56,423 |
| October 23 | 9:05 p.m. | Tulane | UTEP | Sun Bowl Stadium • El Paso, Texas | | TULN 34-24 | 25,007 |

### Week Nine

| Date | Time (EDT) | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| October 30 | 12:00 p.m. | UAB | Southern Miss | M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, Mississippi | CSS | UAB 50-49 | 26,415 |
| October 30 | 2:30 p.m. | Tulsa | Notre Dame | Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, Indiana | NBC | W 28-27 | 80,795 |
| October 30 | 3:00 p.m. | UTEP | Marshall | Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, West Virginia | | MRSH 16-12 | 24,740 |
| October 30 | 3:30 p.m. | East Carolina | UCF | Bright House Networks Stadium • Orlando, Florida | MASN | UCF 49-35 | 40,073 |
| October 30 | 3:30 p.m. | SMU | Tulane | Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans | | SMU 31-17 | 18,636 |
| October 30 | 7:00 p.m. | Houston | Memphis | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, Tennessee | CSS | HOU 56-17 | 19,731 |

### Week Ten

| Date | Time (EDT) | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| November 5 | 8:00 p.m. | UCF | Houston | Robertson Stadium • Houston | ESPN2 | UCF 40-33 | 32,008 |
| November 6 | 2:00 p.m. | Rice | Tulsa | Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, Oklahoma | | TLSA 64-27 | 19,036 |
| November 6 | 3:30 p.m. | Navy | East Carolina | Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina | MASN | L 76-35 | 50,191 |
| November 6 | 3:30 p.m. | Southern Miss | Tulane | Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans | | SM 46-30 | 22,737 |
| November 6 | 4:15 p.m. | Marshall | UAB | Legion Field • Birmingham, Alabama | CSS | MRSH 31-17 | 17,860 |
| November 6 | 8:00 p.m. | Tennessee | Memphis | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, Tennessee | CBSCS | L 50-14 | 39,742 |
| November 6 | 9:05 p.m. | SMU | UTEP | Sun Bowl • El Paso, Texas | | UTEP 28-14 | 23,127 |

### Week Eleven

| Date | Time (EST) | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| November 11 | 8:00 p.m. | East Carolina | UAB | Legion Field • Birmingham, Alabama | CBSCS | ECU 54-42 | 14,083 |
| November 13 | 12:00 p.m. | Southern Miss | #23 UCF | Bright House Networks Stadium • Orlando, Florida | CBSCS | SM 31-21 | 40,358 |
| November 13 | 3:00 p.m. | Memphis | Marshall | Edwards Stadium • Huntington, West Virginia | | MRSH 28-13 | 25,108 |
| November 13 | 3:30 p.m. | Rice | Tulane | Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans | | TULN 54-49 | 16,698 |
| November 13 | 7:00 p.m. | UTEP | #14 Arkansas | Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, Arkansas | ESPNU | L 58-21 | 67,330 |
| November 13 | 8:00 p.m. | Tulsa | Houston | Robertson Stadium • Houston | CBSCS | TLSA 28-25 | 30,046 |

### Week Twelve

| Date | Time (EST) | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| November 20 | 1:00 p.m. | East Carolina | Rice | Rice Stadium • Houston, Texas | CSS | RICE 62-38 | 15,262 |
| November 20 | 2:00 p.m. | UTEP | Tulsa | Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, Oklahoma | | TLSA 31-28 | 16,547 |
| November 20 | 3:00 p.m. | Marshall | SMU | Gerald J. Ford Stadium • Dallas | | SMU 31-17 | 17,513 |
| November 20 | 3:30 p.m. | UCF | Tulane | Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans | | UCF 61-14 | 19,069 |
| November 20 | 4:00 p.m. | Memphis | UAB | Legion Field • Birmingham, Alabama | | UAB 31-15 | 16,177 |
| November 20 | 6:00 p.m. | Houston | Southern Miss | M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, Mississippi | | SM 59-41 | 32,606 |

### Week Thirteen

| Date | Time (EST) | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| November 26 | 2:00 p.m. | SMU | East Carolina | Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina | CBSCS | SMU 45-38 | 49,108 |
| November 26 | 6:30 p.m. | Southern Miss | Tulsa | Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, Oklahoma | CBSCS | TLSA 56-50 | 21,901 |
| November 27 | 12:00 p.m. | UCF | Memphis | Liberty Bowl Stadium • Memphis, Tennessee | CSS | UCF 37-10 | 14,992 |
| November 27 | 12:00 p.m. | Tulane | Marshall | Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, West Virginia | CBSCS | MRSH 38-23 | 19,302 |
| November 27 | 3:30 p.m. | UAB | Rice | Rice Stadium • Houston | CSS | RICE 28-23 | 13,007 |
| November 27 | 8:00 p.m. | Houston | Texas Tech | Jones AT&T Stadium • Lubbock, Texas | FSS | L 35-20 | 53,461 |

### Week Fourteen- C-USA Championship Game

| Date | Time (EST) | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| December 4 | 12:00 p.m. | SMU | #25 UCF | Bright House Networks Stadium • Orlando, Florida | ESPN2 | UCF 17-7 | 41,045 |

## Players of the week

| Week | Offensive | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive | Special teams | Special teams |
| Week | Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
| 1 – Sep. 6 | Dominique Davis, QB | East Carolina | Trent Mackey, LB | Tulane | Matt Szymanski, P | SMU |
| 2 – Sep. 13 | Bryce Beall, RB | Houston | Vinny Curry, DE | Marshall | Kevin Fitzpatrick, K | Tulsa |
| 3 – Sep. 20 | Bryan Ellis, QB | UAB | Darius Nall, DE | UCF | Tom Hornsey, P Deron Wilson, DB | Memphis Southern Miss |
| 4 – Sep. 27 | Bryan Ellis, QB | UAB | Loyce Means, DB | Houston | Dakota Warren, K | UTEP |
| 5 – Oct. 4 | Kyle Padron, QB | SMU | Dezman Moses, DE | Tulane | Jonathan Ginsburgh, P | Tulane |
| 6 – Oct. 11 | Kris Adams, WR | UTEP | Kemal Ishmael, S | UCF | Danny Hrapmann, K | Southern Miss |
| 7 – Oct. 18 | Dominique Davis, QB | East Carolina | Jamon Hughes, LB | Memphis | Kyle Martens, P | Rice |
| 8 – Oct. 25 | Casey Robottom, WR | Tulane | Sammy Brown, LB Darius Nall, DE | Houston UCF | Tyron Carrier, KR | Houston |
| 9 – Nov. 1 | Pat Shed, RB Ronnie Weaver, RB | UAB UCF | Shawn Jackson, LB | Tulsa | Damaris Johnson, PR | Tulsa |
| 10 – Nov. 8 | Jeffrey Godfrey, QB | UCF | Josh Linam, LB | UCF | Damaris Johnson, KR | Tulsa |
| 11 – Nov. 15 | G.J. Kinne, QB | Tulsa | Marco Nelson, DB | Tulsa | Charles Ross, KR | Rice |
| 12 – Nov. 22 | Austin Davis, QB | Southern Miss | Richard Crawford, DB | SMU | Quincy McDuffie, KR | UCF |

## Rankings

Legend :
| | Improvement in ranking |
| | Drop in ranking |
| | Not ranked previous week |
| RV | Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25 of poll |
Ranking Movement :
| | | Pre | Wk 1 | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Final |
| East Carolina Pirates | AP | - | RV | RV | - | - | - | - | RV | RV | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| East Carolina Pirates | C | - | - | RV | - | - | - | - | RV | RV | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| East Carolina Pirates | HAR | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | - | RV | RV | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| East Carolina Pirates | BCS | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | RV | RV | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Houston Cougars | AP | RV | RV | 23 | RV | RV | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Houston Cougars | C | RV | RV | 23 | RV | RV | RV | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Houston Cougars | HAR | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Houston Cougars | BCS | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Marshall Thundering Herd | AP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Marshall Thundering Herd | C | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Marshall Thundering Herd | HAR | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Marshall Thundering Herd | BCS | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Memphis Tigers | AP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Memphis Tigers | C | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Memphis Tigers | HAR | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Memphis Tigers | BCS | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rice Owls | AP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rice Owls | C | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rice Owls | HAR | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rice Owls | BCS | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Southern Miss Golden Eagles | AP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | RV | - | - | - |
| Southern Miss Golden Eagles | C | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | RV | RV | RV | - | - | - |
| Southern Miss Golden Eagles | HAR | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | - | RV | - | - | - | RV | RV | - | - |
| Southern Miss Golden Eagles | BCS | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | RV | RV | - | RV | RV | RV | - | - |
| SMU Mustangs | AP | RV | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| SMU Mustangs | C | RV | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| SMU Mustangs | HAR | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| SMU Mustangs | BCS | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tulane Green Wave | AP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tulane Green Wave | C | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tulane Green Wave | HAR | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tulane Green Wave | BCS | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tulsa Golden Hurricane | AP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | RV | RV | RV | RV | 24 |
| Tulsa Golden Hurricane | C | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | RV | RV | RV | RV |
| Tulsa Golden Hurricane | HAR | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | - | - | - | - | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV |
| Tulsa Golden Hurricane | BCS | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | - | - | - | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV |
| UAB Blazers | AP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| UAB Blazers | C | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| UAB Blazers | HAR | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| UAB Blazers | BCS | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| UCF Knights | AP | RV | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | RV | 25 | - | RV | RV | RV | 21 |
| UCF Knights | C | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | RV | RV | 23 | RV | RV | 25 | 24 | 20 |
| UCF Knights | HAR | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | - | - | RV | RV | 25 | RV | RV | RV | 25 |
| UCF Knights | BCS | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | - | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 25 |
| UTEP Miners | AP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| UTEP Miners | C | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| UTEP Miners | HAR | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | RV | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| UTEP Miners | BCS | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |

## Records against other conferences

| Conference | Wins | Losses |
| ACC | 1 | 3 |
| Big 12 | 1 | 6 |
| Big East | 1 | 2 |
| Big Ten | 0 | 2 |
| Independents | 1 | 3 |
| MAC | 3 | 1 |
| Mountain West | 1 | 1 |
| Pac-10 | 1 | 1 |
| SEC | 0 | 8 |
| Sun Belt | 3 | 1 |
| WAC | 2 | 0 |
| All FCS | 6 | 0 |
| Overall | 20 | 28 |

## Bowl games
### Bowl eligibility
#### Bowl eligible (6)

* UCF (9–3) became bowl eligible on October 30 after defeating East Carolina.
* Southern Miss (8–4) became bowl eligible on November 6 after defeating Tulane.
* Tulsa (9–3) became bowl eligible on November 6 after defeating Rice.
* East Carolina (6–6) became bowl eligible on November 11 after defeating UAB.
* UTEP (6–6) became bowl eligible on November 13 after defeating SMU.
* SMU (7–5) became bowl eligible on November 20 after defeating Marshall.

#### Bowl ineligible (6)

* Memphis (1–11) lost the ability to become bowl eligible on October 30 after losing to Houston.
* Rice (4–8) lost the ability to become bowl eligible on November 6 after losing to Tulsa.
* UAB (4–8) lost the ability to become bowl eligible on November 11 after losing to East Carolina.
* Marshall (5–7) lost the ability to become bowl eligible on November 20 after losing to SMU.
* Tulane (4–8) lost the ability to become bowl eligible on November 20 after losing to UCF.
* Houston (5–7) lost the ability to become bowl eligible on November 27 after losing to Texas Tech.

### Bowl games

| Bowl Game | Date | Stadium | City | Television | Matchups/Results | Attendance | Payout (US$) |
| New Mexico Bowl | December 18, 2010 | University Stadium | Albuquerque, New Mexico | ESPN | BYU 52, UTEP 24 | 32,424 | $750,000 |
| Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl | December 21, 2010 | Tropicana Field | St. Petersburg, Florida | ESPN | Louisville 31, Southern Miss 28 | 20,017 | $1,000,000 |
| Hawai'i Bowl | December 24, 2010 | Aloha Stadium | Honolulu, HI | ESPN | Tulsa 62, #25 Hawaii 35 | 43,673 | $750,000 |
| Military Bowl | December 29, 2010 | RFK Stadium | Washington, D.C. | ESPN | Maryland 51, East Carolina 20 | 38,062 | $1,000,000 |
| Armed Forces Bowl | December 30, 2010 | Gerald J. Ford Stadium | Dallas | ESPN | Army 16, SMU 14 | 36,742 | $750,000 |
| Liberty Bowl | December 31, 2010 | Liberty Bowl | Memphis, Tennessee | ESPN | #24 UCF 10, Georgia 6 | 51,231 | $1,350,000 |

## All-Conference players

Coaches All-Conference Selections
| Position | Player | Class | Team |
| First Team Offense (Coaches) ||||
| QB | G. J. Kinne | JR | Tulsa |
| RB | Bryce Beall | JR | Houston |
| RB | Zach Line | SO | SMU |
| OL | Kelvin Beachum | JR | SMU |
| OL | Matt McCants | JR | UAB |
| OL | Jah Reid | SR | UCF |
| OL | Willie Smith | SR | East Carolina |
| OL | Chris Thompson | JR | Houston |
| OL | Cameron Zipp | SR | Southern Miss |
| TE | Johdrick Morris | SR | Southern Miss |
| WR | Dwayne Harris | SR | East Carolina |
| WR | Patrick Edwards | JR | Houston |
| WR | Aldrick Robinson | SR | SMU |
| First Team Defense (Coaches) ||||
| DL | Vinny Curry | JR | Marshall |
| DL | Bruce Miller | SR | UCF |
| DL | Cheta Ozougwu | SR | Rice |
| DL | Taylor Thompson | JR | SMU |
| LB | Ja'Gared Davis | SO | SMU |
| LB | Mario Harvey | SR | Marshall |
| LB | Jamon Hughes | SR | Memphis |
| DB | Philip Davis | SR | Tulane |
| DB | Kemal Ishmael | SO | UCF |
| DB | Marco Nelson | FR | Tulsa |
| DB | Josh Robinson | SO | UCF |
| First Team Special Teams (Coaches) ||||
| K | Daniel Hrapmann | JR | Southern Miss |
| P | Kyle Martens | JR | Rice |
| KR | Quincy McDuffie | SO | UCF |
| PR | Dwayne Harris | SR | East Carolina |
| PR | Damaris Johnson | JR | Tulsa |
| LS | Brandon Long | SR | Rice |
| Position | Player | Class | Team |
| Second Team Offense (Coaches) ||||
| QB | Austin Davis | JR | Southern Miss |
| RB | Orleans Darkwa | FR | Tulane |
| RB | Ronnie Weaver | JR | UCF |
| OL | Clint Anderson | JR | Tulsa |
| OL | Rod Huntley | SR | UTEP |
| OL | Dominik Riley | SR | Memphis |
| OL | Chad Schofield | SR | Marshall |
| OL | Isaiah Thompson | SR | Houston |
| TE | Lee Smith | SR | Marshall |
| WR | Cole Beasley | JR | SMU |
| WR | Lance Lewis | JR | East Carolina |
| WR | Damaris Johnson | JR | Tulsa |
| Second Team Defense (Coaches) ||||
| DL | Anthony Gray | SR | Southern Miss |
| DL | Elliott Henigan | JR | UAB |
| DL | Cordarro Law | JR | Southern Miss |
| DL | Darius Nall | JR | UCF |
| LB | Trent Mackey | SO | Tulane |
| LB | Marcus McGraw | JR | Houston |
| LB | Youri Yenga | SR | SMU |
| DB | Travis Bradshaw | JR | Rice |
| DB | Emanuel Davis | JR | East Carolina |
| DB | Chris Banjo | JR | SMU |
| DB | Justin Wilson | SR | Southern Miss |
| DB | Travaun Nixon | JR | UTEP |
| Second Team Special Teams (Coaches) ||||
| K | Michael Barbour | JR | East Carolina |
| P | Michael Such | SR | Tulsa |
| KR | Damaris Johnson | JR | Tulsa |
| PR | Patrick Edwards | JR | Houston |
| LS | Charley Hughlett | JR | UCF |

## Attendance

| Team | Stadium | Capacity | Gm 1 | Gm 2 | Gm 3 | Gm 4 | Gm 5 | Gm 6 | Gm 7 | Total | Average | % of Capacity |
| East Carolina | Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium | 50,000 | 50,010 | 48,123 | 50,410 | 50,145 | 50,191 | 49,108 | — | 297,987 | 49,664 | 99.3% |
| Houston | Robertson Stadium | 32,000 | 32,119 | 32,119 | 32,007 | 32,067 | 32,008 | 30,046 | — | 188,366 | 31,394 | 98.1% |
| Marshall | Joan C. Edwards Stadium | 38,019 | 41,382 | 28,143 | 23,601 | 24,740 | 25,108 | 19,302 | — | 162,276 | 27,046 | 71.1% |
| Memphis | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium | 62,380 | 27,965 | 22,231 | 18,848 | 19,731 | 39,742 | 14,992 | — | 143,149 | 23,858 | 38.2% |
| Rice | Rice Stadium | 47,000 | 15,562 | 23,395 | 14,981 | 26,342 | 15,262 | 13,007 | — | 108,549 | 18,091 | 38.5% |
| Southern Miss | M. M. Roberts Stadium | 36,000 | 27,316 | 30,211 | 27,518 | 32,334 | 26,415 | 32,606 | — | 176,400 | 29,400 | 81.6% |
| SMU | Gerald J. Ford Stadium | 32,000 | 16,612 | 18,184 | 35,481 | 19,329 | 20,741 | 17,513 | — | 127,860 | 21,310 | 66.6% |
| Tulane | Louisiana Superdome | 72,968 | 20,258 | 36,389 | 28,756 | 18,636 | 22,737 | 16,698 | 19,069 | 162,543 | 23,220 | 31.8% |
| Tulsa | H. A. Chapman Stadium | 30,000 | 19,565 | 21,928 | 23,295 | 19,036 | 16,547 | 21,901 | — | 122,272 | 20,378 | 67.9% |
| UAB | Legion Field | 71,594 | 25,885 | 23,681 | 11,756 | 17,860 | 14,083 | 16,177 | — | 109,442 | 18,240 | 25.4% |
| UCF | Bright House Networks Stadium | 45,301 | 34,373 | 43,020 | 40,281 | 38,151 | 40,073 | 40,358 | 41,045 | 277,301 | 39,614 | 87.4% |
| UTEP | Sun Bowl Stadium | 51,500 | 30,029 | 39,214 | 29,765 | 28,955 | 25,007 | 23,127 | — | 176,097 | 29,349 | 56.9% |