2006 Conference USA Football Championship Game

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{{Infobox college football game

| name =

| year_game_played = 2006

| game_name = Conference USA Football Championship Game

| subheader = Conference Championship

| image = 2006 Conference USA Football Championship.jpg

| football_season = 2006

| visitor_name_short = Southern Miss

| visitor_nickname = Golden Eagles

| visitor_school = University of Southern Mississippi

| home_name_short = Houston

| home_nickname = Cougars

| home_school = University of Houston

| visitor_record = 8–4

| home_record = 9–3

| visitor_coach = Jeff Bower

| home_coach = Art Briles

| visitor_1q = 10

| visitor_2q = 7

| visitor_3q = 0

| visitor_4q = 3

| home_1q = 7

| home_2q = 6

| home_3q = 14

| home_4q = 7

| date_game_played = December 1

| stadium = Robertson Stadium

| city = Houston, Texas

| MVP = Vincent Marshall (WR, HOU)

| odds = Houston by 5

| referee = Barry Anderson

| attendance = 31,818

| us_network = ESPN2

| us_announcers_link = List of announcers of major college bowl games

| us_announcers = Dave Pasch (play-by-play), Rod Gilmore (analyst), Trevor Matich (analyst) and Dave Ryan (sideline)

}}

{{2006 Conference USA football standings}}

The 2006 Conference USA Football Championship Game was played on December 1, 2006 at Robertson Stadium in Houston to determine the 2006 football champion of the Conference USA (C-USA). The game featured the Southern Miss Golden Eagles, 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.[https://web.archive.org/web/20180914203726/http://www.espn.com/college-football/recap?gameId=263350248 Cougars cruise to first C-USA crown in 10 years], ESPN, December 1, 2006.