2011 Conference USA Football Championship Game
The 2011 Conference USA Football Championship Game was played on December 3, 2011, at Robertson Stadium in Houston between 2011 [Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team|Southern Miss] and 2011 [Houston Cougars football team|Houston]—the winners of Conference USA's East and West Divisions, respectively.
Under C-USA rules, the championship game is hosted by the division champion with the best conference record. Houston finished a regular season and won the West Division title and hosting rights with its win over 2011 [Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team|Tulsa] on November 25. Southern Miss booked its place in the championship game the following day with a win over 2011 [Memphis Tigers football team|Memphis].
A win for Houston in the conference's championship game would have earned the university its first bid in the Bowl Championship Series. For the first time, the C-USA Championship was broadcast on ESPN [College Football on ABC|ABC], rather than ESPN2 in the past. Southern Miss ended up winning the game—defeating Houston by a score of.