2006 Conference USA Football Championship Game
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The 2006 Conference USA Football Championship Game was played on December 1, 2006 at Robertson Stadium
in Houston, Texas
to determine the 2006 football
champion of the Conference USA
(C-USA). The game featured the , the East Division champions, and the Houston Cougars
, the West Division champions. The game kicked off at 8:00pm EST
and was televised by ESPN2
.
Robertson Stadium
John O'Quinn Field at Corbin J. Robertson Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Houston, located on the campus of the University of Houston. It is the home of the Houston Cougars football and women's soccer teams...
in Houston, Texas
Houston, Texas
Houston is the fourth-largest city in the United States, and the largest city in the state of Texas. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the city had a population of 2.1 million people within an area of . Houston is the seat of Harris County and the economic center of , which is the ...
to determine the 2006 football
College football
College football refers to American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities...
champion of the Conference USA
Conference USA
Conference USA, officially abbreviated C-USA, is a college athletic conference whose member institutions are located within the Southern United States. The conference participates in the NCAA's Division I in all sports...
(C-USA). The game featured the , the East Division champions, and the Houston Cougars
2006 Houston Cougars football team
The 2006 Houston Cougars football team, also known as the Houston Cougars, Houston, or UH represented the University of Houston in the college football 2006-2007 season. It was the 61st year of season play for Houston. The team was coached by fourth year head football coach, Art Briles...
, the West Division champions. The game kicked off at 8:00pm EST
Eastern Standard Time
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and was televised by ESPN2
ESPN2
ESPN2 is an American sports cable television network owned by ESPN. The channel debuted on October 1, 1993.Originally nicknamed "the deuce," ESPN2 was initially branded as a network for a younger generation of sports fans featuring edgier graphics as well as extreme sports like motocross,...
.