The 2010

Conference USA Conference USA (C-USA or CUSA) is an intercollegiate athletic conference whose current member institutions are located within the Southern United States. The conference participates in the NCAA's Division I in all sports. C-USA's offices are l ...

football season was an

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football season played from September 2, 2010, through December 31, 2010.

consists of 12 football members separated into 2 divisions:

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Southern Miss The University of Southern Mississippi (Southern Miss or USM) is a public research university with its main campus located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. It is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award bachelor's, ma ...

, UAB, and UCF make up the eastern division, while

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, SMU,

Tulane Tulane University, officially the Tulane University of Louisiana, is a private research university in New Orleans, Louisiana. Founded as the Medical College of Louisiana in 1834 by seven young medical doctors, it turned into a comprehensive pub ...

Tulsa Tulsa () is the second-largest city in the U.S. state, state of Oklahoma and List of United States cities by population, 47th-most populous city in the United States. The population was 413,066 as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. ...

, and

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comprise the western division. This was the 15th football season and 16th overall for Conference USA. Although C-USA was founded in 1995, it did not start football competition until 1996.

Previous season

won the 2009 conference championship for the second straight year defeating the #21 Houston Cougars 38-32.

Preseason

Coaching changes

* Ruffin McNeil replaced

Skip Holtz Louis Leo "Skip" Holtz Jr. (born March 12, 1964) is an American football coach who is the head coach for the Birmingham Stallions of the United States Football League (USFL). Previously, he was the head coach for the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (201 ...

. *

Doc Holliday John Henry Holliday (August 14, 1851 – November 8, 1887), better known as Doc Holliday, was an American gambler, gunfighter, and dentist. A close friend and associate of lawman Wyatt Earp, Holliday is best known for his role in the event ...

replaced

Mark Snyder Mark Snyder (born December 30, 1964) is an American football coach and former safety who is the linebackers coach for the Orlando Guardians of the XFL and previously the linebackers coach for the Houston Gamblers of the United States Football Le ...

.Marshall to hire Doc Holliday as new coach - ESPN
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Preseason polls

No Conference USA teams were ranked though both SMU and UCF each received one vote. Houston received 66 points in the AP Poll, and 76 points in the Coaches' Poll.

Regular season

Week One

Week Two

Week Three

Week Four

Week Five

Week Six

Week Seven

Week Eight

Week Nine

Week Ten

Week Eleven

Week Twelve

Week Thirteen

Week Fourteen- C-USA Championship Game

Players of the week

Rankings

Records against other conferences

Bowl games

Bowl Eligibility

Bowl Eligible (6)

*UCF (9-3) became bowl eligible on October 30 after defeating East Carolina. *Southern Miss (8-4) became bowl eligible on November 6 after defeating Tulane. *Tulsa (9-3) became bowl eligible on November 6 after defeating Rice. *East Carolina (6-6) became bowl eligible on November 11 after defeating UAB. *UTEP (6-6) became bowl eligible on November 13 after defeating SMU. *SMU (7-5) became bowl eligible on November 20 after defeating Marshall.

Bowl Ineligible (6)

*Memphis (1-11) lost the ability to become bowl eligible on October 30 after losing to Houston. *Rice (4-8) lost the ability to become bowl eligible on November 6 after losing to Tulsa. *UAB (4-8) lost the ability to become bowl eligible on November 11 after losing to East Carolina. *Marshall (5-7) lost the ability to become bowl eligible on November 20 after losing to SMU. *Tulane (4-8) lost the ability to become bowl eligible on November 20 after losing to UCF. *Houston (5-7) lost the ability to become bowl eligible on November 27 after losing to Texas Tech.

Bowl games

Attendance

References

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