2012 Conference USA Football Championship Game

The 2012 Conference USA Football Championship Game was played on December 1, 2012 between the Tulsa Golden Hurricane, winners of the Conference USA West division and the UCF Knights, the winners of the East division.

2012 Conference USA Football Championship Game
Conference Championship
UCF Knights Tulsa Golden Hurricane (9–3) (9–3) 27 33 Head coach:  George O'Leary Head coach:  Bill Blankenship
1 2 3 4 OT Total UCF 0 14 13 0 0 27 Tulsa 7 14 0 6 6 33
Date	December 1, 2012
Season	2012
Stadium	Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium
Location	Tulsa, OK
MVP	Trey Watts (RB/RS, Tulsa)
Favorite	Tulsa by 2.5
Referee	Ed Ardito
Attendance	17,635
United States TV coverage
Network	ESPN2
Announcers	Dave Pasch, Brian Griese and Jenn Brown

2012 Conference USA football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
UCF xy		7	–	1					10	–	4
East Carolina x		7	–	1					8	–	5
Marshall		4	–	4					5	–	7
Memphis		4	–	4					4	–	8
UAB		2	–	6					3	–	9
Southern Miss		0	–	8					0	–	12
West Division
Tulsa xy$		7	–	1					11	–	3
SMU		5	–	3					7	–	6
Rice		4	–	4					7	–	6
Houston		4	–	4					5	–	7
UTEP		2	–	6					3	–	9
Tulane		2	–	6					2	–	10
Championship: Tulsa 33, UCF 27
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

It was the third match-up between the Golden Hurricane and Knights in the C-USA Championship Game and the first in Tulsa. The two teams previously met in 2005 and 2007, which were both played in Orlando.

Game summary

Under conference rules, the game was held at the home field of the team with the best record in conference play; since both teams finished C-USA play at 7–1, but Tulsa defeated UCF in their head-to-head match-up two weeks earlier, the game was held at the Golden Hurricane's home field, Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

The game marked UCF's last conference match-up as a member of Conference USA, as the Knights moved to the American Athletic Conference for the 2013 season.

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive		Team	Scoring Information	Score
		Length	Time			UCF	Tulsa
1	09:28	5 plays, 38 yards	1:52	Tulsa	Thomas Roberson 20–yard reception from Cody Green, Daniel Schwarz kick good	0	7
2	14:13	10 plays, 73 yards	5:07	UCF	Breshad Perriman 8–yard reception from Blake Bortles, Shawn Moffit kick good	7	7
2	04:53	9 plays, 52 yards	4:18	UCF	Quincy McDuffie 8–yard reception from Blake Bortles, Shawn Moffit kick good	14	7
2	02:35	7 plays, 75 yards	2:18	Tulsa	Alex Singleton 22–yard rush, Daniel Schwarz kick good	14	14
2	00:00	8 plays, 80 yards	1:02	Tulsa	Ja'Terian Douglas 2–yard rush, Daniel Schwarz kick good	14	21
3	04:23	5 plays, 27 yards	2:04	UCF	Latavius Murray 2–yard rush, Shawn Moffit kick blocked	20	21
3	02:19	6 plays, 59 yards	1:22	UCF	Blake Bortles 28–yard rush, Shawn Moffit kick good	27	21
4	05:06	1 plays, 54 yards	0:08	Tulsa	Trey Watts 54–yard punt return, Daniel Schwarz kick blocked	27	27
OT	–	–	–	Tulsa	Alex Singleton 1–yard rush	27	33
Final Score						27	33