Nov. 21, 2005
IRVING, Texas - The game time for the inaugural Conference USA Football Championship Game presented by Xbox has been set, Commissioner Britton Banowsky announced today. The game will kickoff at Noon EST at the Florida Citrus Bowl in Orlando.
ESPN will televise the game live nationally and ISP Sports will provide national radio coverage of the game.
UCF is the host of the game after completing its remarkable turnaround from 0-11 last season to 8-3 this year. Under the guidance of second-year head coach George O'Leary, the Golden Knights are the most-improved team in Division I-A this season and are one victory away from posting the largest improvement in NCAA history. UCF has become just the seventh team in NCAA annals to become bowl-eligible just one season after going winless. The Golden Knights will enter the league championship having won eight of its last nine games.
UCF's opponent will either be UTEP (8-2, 5-2) or Tulsa (7-4, 6-2). If UTEP wins on Saturday at SMU, the Miners will tie Tulsa for the West Division championship and will earn the berth based on a head-to-head victory over the Golden Hurricane. If UTEP loses, then Tulsa will win the West Division outright and face UCF in the championship game.
Tickets for the inaugural Conference USA Football Championship game presented by Xbox will go on sale on Tuesday morning. For detailed information on tickets, please visit www.ucfathletics.com.