C-USA Announces Football Cross-Over Opponents
Aug 24, 2004 | Football
Aug. 24, 2004
IRVING, Texas - Conference USA has determined the 2005 and 2006 cross-over opponents for football, Commissioner Britton Banowsky announced today. The scheduling model, which was approved during the Athletic Directors meeting last week, calls for each team to play four home and four away games in league play. In addition to playing every team in its division once, each school will play three games against opponents from the opposite division.
Cross-Over Opponents
West Division
Houston - Memphis/Southern Miss/UCF
Rice - ECU/UAB/UCF
SMU - ECU/Marshall/UAB
Tulane - Marshall/Southern Miss/UCF
Tulsa - ECU/Memphis/Southern Miss
UTEP - Marshall/Memphis/UAB
East Division
East Carolina - Rice/SMU/Tulsa
Marshall - SMU/Tulane/UTEP
Memphis - Houston/Tulsa/UTEP
Southern Miss - Houston/Tulane/Tulsa
UAB - Rice/SMU/UTEP
UCF - Houston/Rice/Tulane
In addition, the following home and away opponents were selected for 2005 and will be reversed for 2006.
West Division
Houston
Home: Memphis/Rice/ SMU/Southern Miss
Away: Tulane/Tulsa/UCF/UTEP
Rice
Home: Tulane/Tulsa/UCF/UTEP
Away: ECU/Houston/SMU/UAB
SMU
Home: ECU/Rice/Tulane/UTEP
Away: Houston/Marshall/Tulsa/UAB
Tulane
Home: Houston/Marshall/Tulsa/UTEP
Away: Rice/SMU/Southern Miss/UCF
Tulsa
Home: ECU/Houston/Memphis/SMU
Away: Rice/Southern Miss/Tulane/UTEP
UTEP
Home: Houston/Marshall/Tulsa/UAB
Away: Memphis/Rice/SMU/Tulane
East Division
ECU
Home: Rice/Southern Miss/UAB/UCF
Away: Marshall/Memphis/Tulsa/SMU
Marshall
Home: ECU/SMU/Southern Miss/UAB
Away: Memphis/Tulane/UCF/UTEP
Memphis
Home: ECU/Marshall/UAB/UTEP
Away: Houston/Southern Miss/Tulsa/UCF
Southern Miss
Home: Memphis/Tulane/Tulsa/UCF
Away: ECU/Houston/Marshall/UAB
UAB
Home: Rice/SMU/Southern Miss/UCF
Away: ECU/Marshall/Memphis/UTEP
UCF
Home: Houston/Marshall/Memphis/Tulane
Away: ECU/Rice/Southern Miss/UAB
The new format will be the basis upon which the complete 2005 and 2006 schedules will be constructed. Exact game dates will be determined at a later date. Beginning in 2005, Conference USA will conduct a football championship game between the champions of the East Division and West Division. The championship game will be held at the school with the highest Conference winning percentage.
