# 2011 Conference USA football season

The 2011 Conference USA football season was an NCAA football season that was played from September 1, 2011, through January 2012. Conference USA consists of 12 football members separated into two divisions: East Carolina, Marshall, Memphis, Southern Miss, UAB, and UCF make up the East Division, while Houston, Rice, SMU, Tulane, Tulsa, and UTEP comprise the West Division.
The 2011 football season marked the 17th season of the conference's existence and 16th of football competition; although C-USA was established in 1995, it did not begin football competition until 1996.

## Previous season

UCF won the conference championship for the second time, defeating the SMU Mustangs 17–7.

## Preseason
### Coaching changes

* Bill Blankenship replaced Todd Graham at Tulsa.

### Preseason polls

No Conference USA teams were ranked though Houston, Southern Miss and UCF each received votes in the Coaches Poll, and Houston, Southern Miss, Tulsa and UCF received votes in the AP poll.

## Coaches

| Team | Head coach | Years at school | Overall record | Record at school | C-USA record |
| East Carolina | Ruffin McNeill | 1 | 7–7 | 6–7 | 5–3 |
| Houston | Kevin Sumlin | 3 | 23–16 | 23–16 | 16–8 |
| Marshall | Doc Holliday | 1 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 4–4 |
| Memphis | Larry Porter | 1 | 1–11 | 1–11 | 0–8 |
| Rice | David Bailiff | 4 | 40–45 | 19–30 | 15–17 |
| Southern Miss | Larry Fedora | 3 | 22–17 | 22–17 | 14–10 |
| SMU | June Jones | 3 | 92–64 | 16–23 | 12–12 |
| Tulane | Bob Toledo | 4 | 91–103 | 13–35 | 7–25 |
| Tulsa | Bill Blankenship | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| UAB | Neil Callaway | 4 | 15–33 | 15–33 | 11–21 |
| UCF | George O'Leary | 7 | 97–77 | 45–44 | 33–23 |
| UTEP | Mike Price | 7 | 169–167 | 40–45 | 20–28 |
| Statistics are through the conclusion of the 2010 NCAA Season. ||||||
* Tulane head coach Bob Toledo resigned on October 18 after starting the season 2–5 and was replaced for the rest of the season by interim head coach Mark Hutson.

## 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 1 | 8:00 p.m. | #20 Mississippi State | Memphis | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, Tennessee | FSN | L 14–59 | 33,990 |
| September 3 | 3:30 p.m. | Southeastern Louisiana | Tulane | Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans | – | W 47–33 | 15,912 |
| September 3 | 3:30 p.m. | UCLA | Houston | Robertson Stadium • Houston | FSN | W 38–34 | 31,114 |
| September 3 | 7:00 p.m. | Charleston Southern | UCF | Bright House Networks Stadium • Orlando, Florida | BHSN | W 62–0 | 39,752 |
| September 3 | 7:00 p.m. | Rice | #24 Texas | Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, Texas | Longhorn Network | L 9–34 | 101,624 |
| September 3 | 7:00 p.m. | #12 South Carolina | East Carolina | Bank of America Stadium • Charlotte, North Carolina | FSN | L 37–56 | 58,272 |
| September 3 | 8:00 p.m. | Tulsa | #1 Oklahoma | Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, Oklahoma | FX | L 14–47 | 85,260 |
| September 3 | 9:05 p.m. | Stony Brook | UTEP | Sun Bowl Stadium • El Paso, Texas | – | W 31–24 OT | 28,752 |
| September 3 | 10:00 p.m. | Louisiana Tech | Southern Miss | M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, Mississippi | FSN | W 19–17 | 22,356 |
| September 4 | 3:30 p.m. | Marshall | West Virginia | Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, West Virginia | ESPN | L 13–34 | 60,758 |
| September 4 | 7:30 p.m. | SMU | #9 Texas A&M | Kyle Field • College Station, Texas | FSN | L 14–46 | 86,951 |

### Week Two

| Date | Time (EDT) | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 10 | 3:30 p.m. | Purdue | Rice | Rice Stadium • Houston | CBS Sports Network | W 24–22 | 25,317 |
| September 10 | 3:30 p.m. | Southern Miss | Marshall | Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, West Virginia | CSS | MRSH 26–20 | 24,247 |
| September 10 | 3:30 p.m. | Tulsa | Tulane | Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans | CST | TLSA 31–3 | 19,752 |
| September 10 | 3:30 p.m. | #11 Virginia Tech | East Carolina | Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina | FSN | L 10–17 | 49,404 |
| September 10 | 7:00 p.m. | Houston | North Texas | Apogee Stadium • Denton, Texas | ESPN3 | W 48–23 | 28,075 |
| September 10 | 7:00 p.m. | Memphis | Arkansas State | ASU Stadium • Jonesboro, Arkansas | – | L 3–47 | 29,872 |
| September 10 | 7:00 p.m. | UAB | #18 Florida | Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida | FSN | L 0–39 | 87,473 |
| September 10 | 7:00 p.m. | UTEP | SMU | Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, Texas | FSN | SMU 28–17 | 26,691 |
| September 10 | 8:00 p.m. | Boston College | UCF | Bright House Networks Stadium • Orlando, Florida | CBS Sports Network | W 30–3 | 45,671 |

### Week Three

| Date | Time (EDT) | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 17 | 4:00 p.m. | Tulane | UAB | Legion Field • Birmingham, Alabama | | TULN 49–10 | 17,658 |
| September 17 | 6:00 p.m. | UCF | FIU | FIU Stadium • Miami | ESPN3 | L 10–17 | 20,205 |
| September 17 | 7:00 p.m. | Houston | Louisiana Tech | Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, Louisiana | ESPN3 | W 35–34 | 24,628 |
| September 17 | 7:00 p.m. | Marshall | Ohio | Peden Stadium • Athens, Ohio | ESPN3 | L 7–44 | 24,244 |
| September 17 | 7:00 p.m. | Austin Peay | Memphis | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, Tennessee | | W 27–6 | 18,808 |
| September 17 | 7:00 p.m. | Southeastern Louisiana | Southern Miss | M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, Mississippi | | W 52–6 | 27,433 |
| September 17 | 8:00 p.m. | Northwestern State | SMU | Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, Texas | | W 40–7 | 20,083 |
| September 17 | 8:00 p.m. | UTEP | New Mexico State | Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, New Mexico | ESPN3 | W 16–10 | 19,751 |
| September 17 | 10:00 p.m. | #7 Oklahoma State | Tulsa | H. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, Oklahoma | FSN | L 33–59 | 24,563 |

### Week Four

| Date | Time (EDT) | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 23 | 8:00 p.m. | UCF | BYU | LaVell Edwards Stadium • Provo, Utah | ESPN | L 17–24 | 59,874 |
| September 24 | 12:00 p.m. | SMU | Memphis | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, Tennessee | FSN | SMU 42–0 | 16,748 |
| September 24 | 3:30 p.m. | Tulane | Duke | Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, North Carolina | ESPN3 | L 27–48 | 20,138 |
| September 24 | 3:30 p.m. | UAB | East Carolina | Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina | | ECU 28–23 | 50,023 |
| September 24 | 3:30 p.m. | Southern Miss | Virginia | Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, Virginia | | W 30–24 | 43,220 |
| September 24 | 3:30 p.m. | #11 Virginia Tech | Marshall | Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, West Virginia | CBS Sports Network | L 10–30 | 34,424 |
| September 24 | 7:00 p.m. | UTEP | #17 South Florida | Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, Florida | ESPN3 | L 24–52 | 39,628 |
| September 24 | 7:00 p.m. | Rice | #19 Baylor | Floyd Casey Stadium • Waco, Texas | FSN | L 31–56 | 40,088 |
| September 24 | 8:00 p.m. | Tulsa | #4 Boise State | Bronco Stadium • Boise, Idaho | CBS Sports Network | L 21–41 | 34,019 |
| September 24 | 8:00 p.m. | Georgia State | Houston | Robertson Stadium • Houston, Texas | CSS | W 56–0 | 32,005 |

### Week Five

| Date | Time (EDT) | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 29 | 8:00 p.m. | Houston | UTEP | Sun Bowl Stadium • El Paso, Texas | CBS Sports Network | HOU 49–42 | 24,111 |
| October 1 | 12:00 p.m. | Tulane | Army | Michie Stadium • West Point, New York | CBS Sports Network | L 6–45 | 31,235 |
| October 1 | 3:30 p.m. | SMU | #20 TCU | Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, Texas | CBS Sports Network | W 40–33 | 35,632 |
| October 1 | 3:30 p.m. | Marshall | Louisville | Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, Kentucky | CBS Sports Network | W 17–13 | 53,267 |
| October 1 | 7:00 p.m. | Memphis | Middle Tennessee | Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, Tennessee | ESPN3 | L 31–38 | 20,098 |
| October 1 | 7:00 p.m. | North Texas | Tulsa | H. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, Oklahoma | | W 41–24 | 21,240 |
| October 1 | 7:00 p.m. | UAB | Troy | Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, Alabama | SportSouth | L 23–24 | 18,044 |
| October 1 | 8:00 p.m. | North Carolina | East Carolina | Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina | CBS Sports Network | L 20–35 | 50,610 |

### Week Six

| Date | Time (EDT) | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| October 8 | 12:00 p.m. | Mississippi State | UAB | Legion Field • Birmingham, Alabama | FS South | L 3–21 | 28,351 |
| October 8 | 12:30 p.m. | Memphis | Rice | Rice Stadium • Houston | CSS | RICE 28–6 | 14,179 |
| October 8 | 3:30 p.m. | Southern Miss | Navy | Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, Maryland | CBS Sports Network | W 63–35 | 33,462 |
| October 8 | 7:00 p.m. | East Carolina | Houston | Robertson Stadium • Houston, Texas | CBS Sports Network | HOU 56–3 | 30,126 |
| October 8 | 7:00 p.m. | Marshall | UCF | Bright House Networks Stadium • Orlando, Florida | BHSN | UCF 16–6 | 24,750 |
| October 8 | 8:00 p.m. | Syracuse | Tulane | Superdome • New Orleans | | L 34–37 | 23,188 |

### Week Seven

| Date | Time (EDT) | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| October 15 | 3:00 p.m. | Rice | Marshall | Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, West Virginia | | MRSH 24–20 | 27,509 |
| October 15 | 3:30 p.m. | UCF | SMU | Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, Texas | FSN | SMU 38–17 | 22,932 |
| October 15 | 3:30 p.m. | UTEP | Tulane | Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans | FCS Central | UTEP 44–7 | 16,690 |
| October 15 | 7:00 p.m. | East Carolina | Memphis | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, Tennessee | | ECU 35–17 | 17,975 |
| October 15 | 8:00 p.m. | UAB | Tulsa | H. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, Oklahoma | CBS Sports Network | TLSA 37–20 | 21,494 |

### Week Eight

| Date | Time (EDT) | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| October 20 | 8:00 p.m. | UCF | UAB | Legion Field • Birmingham, Alabama | CSS | UAB 26–24 | 8,872 |
| October 22 | 3:30 p.m. | East Carolina | Navy | Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, Maryland | CBS Sports Network | W 38–35 | 34,612 |
| October 22 | 3:30 p.m. | Memphis | Tulane | Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans | | MEM 33–17 | 25,158 |
| October 22 | 4:30 p.m. | Marshall | #20 Houston | Robertson Stadium • Houston | CSS | HOU 63–28 | 32,107 |
| October 22 | 7:00 p.m. | Tulsa | Rice | Rice Stadium • Houston | FSN | TLSA 38–20 | 17,314 |
| October 22 | 8:00 p.m. | SMU | Southern Miss | M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, Mississippi | CBS Sports Network | USM 27–3 | 32,685 |
| October 22 | 8:00 p.m. | Colorado State | UTEP | Sun Bowl Stadium • El Paso, Texas | Time Warner El Paso | W 31–17 | 31,797 |

### Week Nine

| Date | Time (EDT) | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| October 27 | 8:00 p.m. | Rice | #18 Houston | Robertson Stadium • Houston, Texas | FSN | HOU 73–34 | 32,112 |
| October 29 | 12:00 p.m. | UAB | Marshall | Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, West Virginia | CSS | MRSH 59–14 | 20,735 |
| October 29 | 3:30 p.m. | Tulane | East Carolina | Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina | | ECU 34–13 | 49,410 |
| October 29 | 3:30 p.m. | SMU | Tulsa | Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, Oklahoma | FSN | TLSA 38–7 | 21,261 |
| October 29 | 4:00 p.m. | Memphis | UCF | Bright House Networks Stadium • Orlando, Florida | BHSN | UCF 41–0 | 37,683 |
| October 29 | 8:00 p.m. | #25 Southern Miss | UTEP | Sun Bowl Stadium • El Paso, Texas | CBS Sports Network | USM 31–13 | 24,906 |

### Week Ten

| Date | Time (EDT) | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| November 3 | 8:00 p.m. | Tulsa | UCF | Bright House Networks Stadium • Orlando, Florida | CBS Sports Network | TLSA 24–17 | 36,712 |
| November 5 | 3:00 p.m. | Tulane | SMU | Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, Texas | | SMU 45–24 | 20,106 |
| November 5 | 3:30 p.m. | UTEP | Rice | Rice Stadium • Houston | FSN | RICE 41–37 | 14,372 |
| November 5 | 4:00 p.m. | #24 Southern Miss | East Carolina | Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina | CSS | USM 48–28 | 50,345 |
| November 5 | 8:00 p.m. | #14 Houston | UAB | Legion Field • Birmingham, Alabama | CBS Sports Network | HOU 56–13 | 13,909 |

### Week Eleven

| Date | Time (EDT) | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| November 10 | 8:00 p.m. | #11 Houston | Tulane | Mercedes-Benz Superdome • New Orleans | CBS Sports Network | HOU 73–17 | 17,657 |
| November 12 | 12:00 p.m. | Rice | Northwestern | Ryan Field • Evanston, Illinois | BTN | L 6–28 | 26,886 |
| November 12 | 12:00 p.m. | Marshall | Tulsa | Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, Oklahoma | FSN | TLSA 59–17 | 17,672 |
| November 12 | 3:30 p.m. | Navy | SMU | Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, Texas | FSN | L 17–24 | 21,080 |
| November 12 | 4:15 p.m. | UAB | Memphis | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, Tennessee | | UAB 41–35 | 17,848 |
| November 12 | 8:00 p.m. | UCF | #23 Southern Miss | M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, Mississippi | CBS Sports Network | USM 30–29 | 32,925 |
| November 12 | 8:00 p.m. | East Carolina | UTEP | Sun Bowl Stadium • El Paso, Texas | Time Warner El Paso | UTEP 22–17 | 25,571 |

### Week Twelve

| Date | Time (EDT) | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| November 17 | 8:00 p.m. | Marshall | Memphis | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, Tennessee | FSN | MRSH 23–22 | 15,101 |
| November 17 | 8:00 p.m. | #20 Southern Miss | UAB | Legion Field • Birmingham, Alabama | CBS Sports Network | UAB 34–31 | 14,103 |
| November 19 | 3:00 p.m. | Tulsa | UTEP | Sun Bowl • El Paso, Texas | Time Warner El Paso | TLSA 57–28 | 23,849 |
| November 19 | 3:30 p.m. | SMU | #10 Houston | Robertson Stadium • Houston, Texas | FSN | HOU 37–7 | 32,207 |
| November 19 | 3:30 p.m. | Tulane | Rice | Ryan Field • Evanston, Illinois | | RICE 19–7 | 15,461 |
| November 19 | 7:00 p.m. | UCF | East Carolina | Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina | FSN | ECU 38–31 | 50,277 |

### Week Thirteen

| Date | Time (EDT) | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| November 25 | 12:00 p.m. | #7 Houston | Tulsa | Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, Oklahoma | FSN | HOU 48–16 | 29,015 |
| November 25 | 7:00 p.m. | UTEP | UCF | Bright House Networks Stadium • Orlando, Florida | CBS Sports Network | UCF 31–14 | 21,127 |
| November 26 | 12:00 p.m. | Rice | SMU | Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, Texas | FSN | SMU 27–24 | 14,442 |
| November 26 | 3:30 p.m. | East Carolina | Marshall | Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, West Virginia | CBS Sports Network | MRSH 34–27 OT | 22,456 |
| November 26 | 4:00 p.m. | UAB | Florida Atlantic | FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, Florida | | L 35–38 | 12,044 |
| November 26 | 4:00 p.m. | Memphis | Southern Miss | M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, Mississippi | CSS | USM 44–7 | 26,347 |
| November 26 | 11:00 p.m. | Tulane | Hawaii | Aloha Stadium • Honolulu, HI | Oceanic PPV/ESPN3 | L 23–35 | 27,411 |

### Week Fourteen- C-USA Championship Game

| Date | Time (EDT) | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| December 3 | 12:00 p.m. | #23 Southern Miss | #6 Houston | Robertson Stadium • Houston | ABC | USM 49–28 | 32,413 |

## Players of the week

| Week | Offensive | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive | Special teams | Special teams |
| Week | Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
| 1 – Sep. 5 | Case Keenum, QB | Houston | Cordarro Law, DL | Southern Miss | Robert Kelley, KR | Tulane |
| 2 – Sep. 12 | Patrick Edwards, WR | Houston | Ja'Gared Davis, LB George Carpenter, LB | SMU Marshall | Kase Whitehead, P | Marshall |
| 3 – Sep. 19 | Case Keenum, QB Ryan Griffin, QB | Houston Tulane | Korey Williams, LB | Southern Miss | Nick Adams, KR | UAB |
| 4 – Sep. 26 | Reggie Bullock, RB | ECU | Jamie Bender, S | UAB | Danny Hrapmann, K | Southern Miss. |
| 5 – Oct. 3 | Darius Johnson, WR | SMU | Tyson Gale, LB | Marshall | Kase Whitehead, P | Marshall |
| 6 – Oct. 10 | Austin Davis, QB | Southern Miss. | Phillip Steward, LB | Houston | Marques Wheaton, DB | Southern Miss. |
| 7 – Oct. 17 | J.J. McDermott, QB | SMU | Vinny Curry, DE | Marshall | Richard Crawford, PR | SMU |

## 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 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| East Carolina Pirates | C | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| East Carolina Pirates | HAR | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| East Carolina Pirates | BCS | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Houston Cougars | AP | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 25 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 18 |
| Houston Cougars | C | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 22 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 14 |
| Houston Cougars | HAR | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | 24 | 22 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 17 |
| Houston Cougars | BCS | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | 19 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 19 |
| 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 | RV | – | – | – | – | RV | RV | RV | RV | 25 | 22 | RV | 24 | 22 | 20 |
| Southern Miss Golden Eagles | C | RV | RV | – | – | – | RV | RV | RV | 25 | 24 | 23 | 20 | RV | 23 | 21 | 19 |
| Southern Miss Golden Eagles | HAR | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | RV | RV | RV | RV | 23 | 20 | RV | 23 | 21 |
| Southern Miss Golden Eagles | BCS | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | – | – | 25 | 22 | 20 | – | 24 | 21 |
| SMU Mustangs | AP | – | – | – | – | – | RV | RV | RV | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| SMU Mustangs | C | – | – | – | – | – | RV | RV | RV | RV | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| SMU Mustangs | HAR | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | RV | RV | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 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 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Tulsa Golden Hurricane | C | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Tulsa Golden Hurricane | HAR | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Tulsa Golden Hurricane | BCS | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 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 | RV | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| UCF Knights | C | RV | RV | RV | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| UCF Knights | HAR | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| UCF Knights | BCS | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| UTEP Miners | AP | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| UTEP Miners | C | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| UTEP Miners | HAR | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 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 | 2 | 4 |
| Big 12 | 0 | 5 |
| Big East | 1 | 3 |
| Big Ten | 1 | 1 |
| Independents | 2 | 3 |
| MAC | 0 | 1 |
| Mountain West | 2 | 1 |
| Pac-12 | 1 | 0 |
| SEC | 0 | 4 |
| Sun Belt | 2 | 5 |
| WAC | 3 | 1 |
| All FCS | 7 | 0 |
| Overall | 21 | 28 |

## Bowl games

| Bowl Game | Date | Stadium | City | Television | Matchups/Results | Attendance | Payout per team (US$) |
| 2011 Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl | December 20, 2011 | Tropicana Field | St. Petersburg, Florida | ESPN | Marshall 20, Florida International 10 | 20,072 | $1,000,000 |
| 2011 Hawai'i Bowl | December 24, 2011 | Aloha Stadium | Honolulu, HI | ESPN | #21 Southern Miss 24, Nevada 17 | 32,630 | $750,000 |
| 2011 Armed Forces Bowl | December 30, 2011 | Gerald J. Ford Stadium | University Park, Texas | ESPN | BYU 24, Tulsa 21 | 30,258 | $750,000 |
| 2012 TicketCity Bowl | January 2, 2012 | Cotton Bowl | Dallas | ESPNU | #19 Houston 30, #22 Penn State 14 | 46,817 | $1,200,000 |
| 2012 BBVA Compass Bowl | January 7, 2012 | Legion Field | Birmingham, Alabama | ESPN | SMU 28, Pitt 6 | 29,726 | |

### Bowl Eligibility
#### Bowl Eligible (5)

* Houston (12–1) became bowl eligible on October 8 after defeating East Carolina.
* Southern Miss (11–2) became bowl eligible on October 22 after defeating SMU.
* Tulsa (8–4) became bowl eligible on November 3 after defeating UCF.
* SMU (7–5) became bowl eligible on November 5 after defeating Tulane.
* Marshall (6–6) became bowl eligible on November 26 after defeating East Carolina

#### Bowl Ineligible (7)

* UAB (3–9) lost the ability to become bowl eligible on October 29 after losing to Marshall.
* Tulane (2–10) lost the ability to become bowl eligible on October 29 after losing to East Carolina.
* Memphis (2–10) lost the ability to become bowl eligible on October 29 after losing to UCF.
* Rice (4–8) lost the ability to become bowl eligible on November 13 after losing to Northwestern.
* UCF (5–7) lost the ability to become bowl eligible on November 19 after losing to East Carolina.
* UTEP (5–7) lost the ability to become bowl eligible on November 25 after losing to UCF.
* East Carolina (5–7) lost the ability to become bowl eligible on November 26 after losing to Marshall.

## All-Conference players

Coaches All-Conference Selections
| Position | Player | Class | Team |
| First Team Offense (Coaches) ||||
| QB | Case Keenum | SR | Houston |
| RB | Zach Line | SR | SMU |
| RB | Charles Sims | SO | Houston |
| OL | Clint Anderson | SR | Tulsa |
| OL | Kelvin Beachum | SR | SMU |
| OL | Lamar Holmes | SR | Southern Miss |
| OL | Matt McCants | SR | UAB |
| OL | Chris Thompson | SR | Houston |
| TE | Justin Johnson | SR | Houston |
| WR | Cole Beasley | SR | SMU |
| WR | Patrick Edwards | SR | Houston |
| WR | Darius Johnson | JR | SMU |
| First Team Defense (Coaches) ||||
| DL | Vinny Curry | SR | Marshall |
| DL | Tyrunn Walker | SR | Tulsa |
| DL | Cordarro Law | SR | Southern Miss |
| DL | Taylor Thompson | SR | SMU |
| LB | Cornelius Arnick | SR | Tulsa |
| LB | Sammy Brown | SR | Houston |
| LB | Trent Mackey | JR | Tulane |
| DB | Omar Brown | SR | Marshall |
| DB | Richard Crawford | SR | SMU |
| DB | Marquese Wheaton | SR | Southern Miss |
| DB | Josh Robinson | JR | UCF |
| First Team Special Teams (Coaches) ||||
| K | Kevin Fitzpatrick | SR | Tulsa |
| P | Kyle Martens | SR | Rice |
| KR | Rannell Hall | FR | UCF |
| PR | Tracy Lampley | SR | Southern Miss |
| LS | Matt Camilli | SR | UTEP |
| Position | Player | Class | Team |
| Second Team Offense (Coaches) ||||
| QB | Austin Davis | SR | Southern Miss |
| QB | G. J. Kinne | SR | Tulsa |
| RB | Orleans Darkwa | SO | Tulane |
| RB | Ja'Terian Douglas | SO | Tulsa |
| OL | Jacoby Ashworth | JR | Houston |
| OL | Joe Duhon | JR | Southern Miss |
| OL | Ronald Leary | SR | Memphis |
| OL | Nick Pieschel | SR | UCF |
| OL | Jason Weaver | SR | Southern Miss |
| TE | Clay Sears | SR | Tulsa |
| WR | Tyron Carrier | SR | Houston |
| WR | Willie Carter | JR | Tulsa |
| WR | Lance Lewis | SR | East Carolina |
| Second Team Defense (Coaches) ||||
| DL | Marquis Frazier | SR | SMU |
| DL | Dezman Moses | SR | Tulane |
| DL | Dontari Poe | JR | Memphis |
| DL | Scott Solomon | SR | Rice |
| LB | Ja'Gared Davis | SR | SMU |
| LB | Marcus McGraw | SR | Houston |
| LB | Taylor Reed | JR | SMU |
| DB | Jamie Bender | SR | UAB |
| DB | Emanuel Davis | JR | East Carolina |
| DB | D. J. Hayden | JR | Houston |
| DB | Dexter McCoil | JR | Tulsa |
| Second Team Special Teams (Coaches) ||||
| K | Daniel Hrapmann | SR | Southern Miss |
| P | Ian Campbell | JR | UTEP |
| KR | Tyron Carrier | SR | Houston |
| PR | Patrick Edwards | SR | Houston |
| LS | Charley Hughlett | SR | 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 | 49,404 | 50,023 | 50,610 | 49,410 | 50,345 | 50,277 | — | 300,069 | 50,012 | 100% |
| Houston | Robertson Stadium | 32,000 | 31,114 | 32,005 | 30,126 | 32,107 | 32,112 | 32,207 | 32,413 | 222,084 | 31,726 | 99.1% |
| Marshall | Joan C. Edwards Stadium | 38,019 | 24,247 | 34,424 | 27,509 | 20,735 | 22,456 | — | — | 129,371 | 25,874 | 68.1% |
| Memphis | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium | 62,380 | 33,990 | 18,808 | 16,748 | 17,975 | 17,848 | 15,101 | — | 120,470 | 20,078 | 32.2% |
| Rice | Rice Stadium | 47,000 | 25,317 | 14,179 | 17,314 | 14,372 | 15,461 | — | — | 86,643 | 17,329 | 36.9% |
| Southern Miss | M. M. Roberts Stadium | 36,000 | 22,356 | 27,433 | 28,656 | 32,685 | 32,925 | 26,347 | — | 170,402 | 28,400 | 78.9% |
| SMU | Gerald J. Ford Stadium | 32,000 | 26,691 | 20,083 | 22,932 | 20,106 | 21,080 | 14,442 | — | 125,334 | 20,889 | 65.3% |
| Tulane | Louisiana Superdome | 72,968 | 15,912 | 19,752 | 23,188 | 16,690 | 25,158 | 17,657 | — | 118,627 | 19,771 | 27.1% |
| Tulsa | H. A. Chapman Stadium | 30,000 | 24,563 | 21,240 | 21,494 | 21,261 | 17,672 | 29,015 | — | 135,245 | 22,541 | 75.1% |
| UAB | Legion Field | 71,594 | 17,658 | 28,351 | 8,872 | 13,909 | 14,103 | — | — | 82,893 | 16,579 | 23.2% |
| UCF | Bright House Networks Stadium | 45,301 | 39,752 | 45,671 | 24,750 | 37,683 | 36,712 | 21,127 | — | 205,695 | 34,283 | 75.7% |
| UTEP | Sun Bowl Stadium | 51,500 | 28,752 | 24,111 | 31,797 | 24,906 | 25,571 | 23,849 | — | 158,986 | 26,948 | 52.3% |