The Sports Almanac

NCAA Football
Conference USA Championship Game


LIBERTY FLAMES
Current Conference USA Championship Game Title Holders

NEW MEXICO STATE AGGIES


VS


LIBERTY FLAMES
35
49


Through 2023 Conference USA Championship Game
YEAR
CHAMPION
RUNNER-UP
SCORE
2005
Tulsa Golden Hurricane
Central Florida Golden Knights
44-27
2006
Houston Cougars
Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles
34-20
2007
Central Florida Golden Knights
Tulsa Golden Hurricane
44-25
2008
East Carolina Pirates
Tulsa Golden Hurricane
27-24
2009
East Carolina Pirates
Houston Cougars
38-32
2010
Central Florida Golden Knights
SMU Mustangs
17-7
2011
Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles
Houston Cougars
49-28
2012
Tulsa Golden Hurricane
Central Florida Knights
33-27 OT
2013
Rice Owls
Marshall Thundering Herd
41-24
2014
Marshall Thundering Herd
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs
26-23
2015
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles
45-28
2016
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs
58-44
2017
Florida Atlantic Owls
North Texas Mean Green
41-17
2018
Alabama-Birmingham Blazers
Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders
27-25
2019
Florida Atlantic Owls Alabama-Birmingham Blazers 49-6
2020
Alabama-Birmingham Blazers Marshall Thundering Herd 22-13
2021
Texas-San Antonio Roadrunners
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
49-41
2022
Texas-San Antonio Roadrunners North Texas Mean Green 48-27
2023
Liberty Flames
New Mexico State Aggies
49-35