All-time members
30
1996-2026
Conference USA
The Conference USA (C-USA) is an active FBS football conference tracked from 1996-2026. 30 programs appear in the membership history, with 10 in the latest snapshot. 0 national title seasons and 0 Heisman-winning seasons come from member programs.
Current/final members
10
Latest active snapshot
National title seasons
0
Won by member programs while in the league
Heisman winners
0
Heisman-winning seasons from member programs
Current teams
10
Latest active membership snapshot
Latest champion
Kennesaw State
2025 season
Most conference titles
Southern Miss
5 titles
Newest members
2025
Missouri State, Kennesaw State, Jacksonville State, Liberty
Championship format
Title game
2025: Conference championship game
Division status
No divisions
Official conference championship game result is recorded for this season.
Overview
Fast historical context for this conference.
The Conference USA (C-USA) is an active FBS football conference tracked from 1996-2026. 30 programs appear in the membership history, with 10 in the latest snapshot. 0 national title seasons and 0 Heisman-winning seasons come from member programs.
Complete latest member list
Conference USA teams in the latest CFBTrack snapshot: Florida International, Jacksonville State, Kennesaw State, Liberty, Louisiana Tech, Middle Tennessee, Missouri State, New Mexico State, Sam Houston, Western Kentucky.
Major eras
- 1996: 6-6 members, regular-season title era
- 1997: 7-7 members, regular-season title era
- 1998: 8-8 members, regular-season title era
- 1999-2000: 9-9 members, regular-season title era
Current/final status
Active through 2026.
Latest champion: Kennesaw State
Quick facts
- Founded / tracked from
- 1996
- Last tracked season
- 2026
- Standings seasons
- 30
- Title-game seasons
- 21
- Churn score
- 62
Members
All-time membership and tenure overview.
| Team | First season | Last season | Seasons | Status | Titles in conference | Heismans in conference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florida International | 2013 | Present | 14 | Current | 0 | 0 |
| Louisiana Tech | 2013 | Present | 14 | Current | 0 | 0 |
| Middle Tennessee | 2013 | Present | 14 | Current | 0 | 0 |
| Western Kentucky | 2014 | Present | 13 | Current | 0 | 0 |
| Jacksonville State | 2023 | Present | 4 | Current | 0 | 0 |
| Liberty | 2023 | Present | 4 | Current | 0 | 0 |
| New Mexico State | 2023 | Present | 4 | Current | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Houston | 2023 | Present | 4 | Current | 0 | 0 |
| Kennesaw State | 2024 | Present | 3 | Current | 0 | 0 |
| Missouri State | 2025 | Present | 2 | Current | 0 | 0 |
| Southern Miss | 1996 | 2021 | 26 | Former | 0 | 0 |
| UAB | 1999 | 2022 | 22 | Former | 0 | 0 |
| UTEP | 2005 | 2025 | 21 | Former | 0 | 0 |
| Rice | 2005 | 2022 | 18 | Former | 0 | 0 |
| Tulane | 1996 | 2013 | 18 | Former | 0 | 0 |
| East Carolina | 1997 | 2013 | 17 | Former | 0 | 0 |
| Houston | 1996 | 2012 | 17 | Former | 0 | 0 |
| Marshall | 2005 | 2021 | 17 | Former | 0 | 0 |
| Memphis | 1996 | 2012 | 17 | Former | 0 | 0 |
| Florida Atlantic | 2013 | 2022 | 10 | Former | 0 | 0 |
| North Texas | 2013 | 2022 | 10 | Former | 0 | 0 |
| Cincinnati | 1996 | 2004 | 9 | Former | 0 | 0 |
| Louisville | 1996 | 2004 | 9 | Former | 0 | 0 |
| Tulsa | 2005 | 2013 | 9 | Former | 0 | 0 |
| Charlotte | 2015 | 2022 | 8 | Former | 0 | 0 |
| SMU | 2005 | 2012 | 8 | Former | 0 | 0 |
| UCF | 2005 | 2012 | 8 | Former | 0 | 0 |
| Army | 1998 | 2004 | 7 | Former | 0 | 0 |
| TCU | 2001 | 2004 | 4 | Former | 0 | 0 |
| South Florida | 2003 | 2004 | 2 | Former | 0 | 0 |
Membership timeline
Membership events feed
- 2026: UTEP departed
- 2025: Missouri State joined
- 2024: Kennesaw State joined
- 2023: Charlotte departed
- 2023: Florida Atlantic departed
- 2023: Florida International departed
- 2023: Louisiana Tech departed
- 2023: Middle Tennessee departed
- 2023: North Texas departed
- 2023: Rice departed
- 2023: UAB departed
- 2023: UTEP departed
- 2023: Western Kentucky departed
- 2023: Florida International joined
- 2023: Jacksonville State joined
- 2023: Liberty joined
- 2023: Louisiana Tech joined
- 2023: Middle Tennessee joined
Standings
Season-aware conference standings, champion context, and tiebreak summary.
View
2026 alignment is available, but no completed conference standings are available yet. Showing latest usable standings: 2025.
View 2026 alignment2025 standings
OfficialDerived from 40 completed conference games.
Member count
11
Official conference championship game result is recorded for this season.
Champion
Kennesaw State
Official conference champion from curated conference records.
How this season was decided
Champion and title-game participants are sourced from curated conference championship records.
- Kennesaw State defeated Jacksonville State (19-15).
Official conference champion from curated conference records.
| Rank | Team | Conference | Win % | Overall | PF | PA | +/- | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kennesaw State ChampionTitle game | 7-1 | 87.5 | 10-4 | 276 | 201 | 75 | — |
| 2 | Jacksonville State Title game | 6-1 | 85.7 | 9-5 | 210 | 186 | 24 | — |
| 3 | Florida International | 5-2 | 71.4 | 7-6 | 245 | 173 | 72 | — |
| 4 | Louisiana Tech | 5-2 | 71.4 | 8-5 | 244 | 160 | 84 | — |
| 5 | Western Kentucky | 5-2 | 71.4 | 9-4 | 213 | 177 | 36 | — |
| 6 | Missouri State | 5-3 | 62.5 | 7-6 | 219 | 209 | 10 | — |
| 7 | Liberty | 2-5 | 28.6 | 4-8 | 187 | 206 | -19 | — |
| 8 | Middle Tennessee | 2-5 | 28.6 | 3-9 | 175 | 209 | -34 | — |
| 9 | New Mexico State | 2-6 | 25.0 | 4-8 | 190 | 234 | -44 | — |
| 10 | UTEP | 1-6 | 14.3 | 2-10 | 156 | 201 | -45 | — |
| 11 | Sam Houston | 0-7 | 0.0 | 2-10 | 125 | 284 | -159 | — |
Champions
Conference title history by season.
| Season | Champion | Co-champion | Qualifiers | Title game | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Kennesaw State | — | — | Kennesaw State def. Jacksonville State (19-15) | —Source |
| 2024 | Jacksonville State | — | — | Jacksonville State def. Western Kentucky (52-12) | —Source |
| 2023 | Liberty | — | — | Liberty def. New Mexico State (49-35) | —Source |
| 2022 | UTSA | — | — | UTSA def. North Texas (48-27) | —Source |
| 2021 | UTSA | — | — | UTSA def. Western Kentucky (49-41) | —Source |
| 2020 | UAB | — | — | UAB def. Marshall (22-13) | —Source |
| 2019 | Florida Atlantic | — | — | Florida Atlantic def. UAB (49-6) | —Source |
| 2018 | UAB | — | — | UAB def. Middle Tennessee (27-25) | —Source |
| 2017 | Florida Atlantic | — | — | Florida Atlantic def. North Texas (41-17) | —Source |
| 2016 | Western Kentucky | — | — | Western Kentucky def. Louisiana Tech (58-44) | —Source |
| 2015 | Western Kentucky | — | — | Western Kentucky def. Southern Miss (45-28) | —Source |
| 2014 | Marshall | — | — | Marshall def. Louisiana Tech (26-23) | —Source |
| 2013 | Rice | — | — | Rice def. Marshall (41-24) | —Source |
| 2012 | Tulsa | — | — | Tulsa def. UCF (33-27 OT) | —Source |
| 2011 | Southern Miss | — | — | Southern Miss def. Houston (49-28) | —Source |
| 2010 | UCF | — | — | UCF def. SMU (17-7) | —Source |
| 2009 | East Carolina | — | — | East Carolina def. Houston (38-32) | —Source |
| 2008 | East Carolina | — | — | East Carolina def. Tulsa (27-24) | —Source |
| 2007 | UCF | — | — | UCF def. Tulsa (44-25) | —Source |
| 2006 | Houston | — | — | Houston def. Southern Miss (34-20) | —Source |
| 2005 | Tulsa | — | — | Tulsa def. UCF (44-27) | —Source |
| 2004 | Louisville | — | — | — | —Source |
| 2003 | Southern Miss | — | — | — | —Source |
| 2002 | Cincinnati, TCU | Cincinnati, TCU | — | — | Official co-champions from curated conference records. Shared conference title.Source |
| 2001 | Louisville | — | — | — | —Source |
| 2000 | Louisville | — | — | — | —Source |
| 1999 | Southern Miss | — | — | — | —Source |
| 1998 | Tulane | — | — | — | —Source |
| 1997 | Southern Miss | — | — | — | —Source |
| 1996 | Houston, Southern Miss | Houston, Southern Miss | — | — | Official co-champions from curated conference records. Shared conference title.Source |
Champion leaders
- Southern Miss: 5 titles
- Louisville: 3 titles
- Houston: 2 titles
- East Carolina: 2 titles
- Florida Atlantic: 2 titles
- Tulsa: 2 titles
Era breakdown
- 1996: 6-6 members, regular-season title era
- 1997: 7-7 members, regular-season title era
- 1998: 8-8 members, regular-season title era
- 1999-2000: 9-9 members, regular-season title era
- 2001-2002: 10-10 members, regular-season title era
- 2003-2004: 11-11 members, regular-season title era
- 2005-2012: 12-12 members, championship-game era
- 2013: 13-13 members, championship-game era
- 2014-2016: 11-11 members, championship-game era
- 2017-2021: 12-12 members, championship-game era
- 2022: 10-10 members, championship-game era
- 2023: 9-9 members, championship-game era
- 2024: 10-10 members, championship-game era
- 2025: 11-11 members, championship-game era
Structure & Tiebreakers
Era groupings and confidence-based rules context.
1996-1996
Official1996: 6-6 members, regular-season title era
Champion inferred from best conference record
- 1997: East Carolina joined
- 1996: Cincinnati joined
- 1996: Houston joined
- 1996: Louisville joined
1997-1997
Official1997: 7-7 members, regular-season title era
Champion inferred from best conference record
- 1998: Army joined
- 1997: East Carolina joined
1998-1998
Official1998: 8-8 members, regular-season title era
Champion inferred from best conference record
- 1999: UAB joined
- 1998: Army joined
1999-2000
Official1999-2000: 9-9 members, regular-season title era
Champion inferred from best conference record
- 2001: TCU joined
- 1999: UAB joined
2001-2002
Official2001-2002: 10-10 members, regular-season title era
Champion inferred from best conference record
- 2003: South Florida joined
- 2001: TCU joined
2003-2004
Official2003-2004: 11-11 members, regular-season title era
Champion inferred from best conference record
- 2005: Army departed
- 2005: Cincinnati departed
- 2005: Louisville departed
- 2005: South Florida departed
2005-2012
Official2005-2012: 12-12 members, championship-game era
Champion inferred from best conference record
- 2013: Houston departed
- 2013: Memphis departed
- 2013: SMU departed
- 2013: UCF departed
2013-2013
Official2013: 13-13 members, championship-game era
Champion inferred from best conference record
- 2014: East Carolina departed
- 2014: Tulane departed
- 2014: Tulsa departed
- 2014: Western Kentucky joined
2014-2016
Official2014-2016: 11-11 members, championship-game era
Champion inferred from best conference record
- 2017: UAB joined
- 2015: UAB departed
- 2015: Charlotte joined
- 2014: East Carolina departed
2017-2021
Official2017-2021: 12-12 members, championship-game era
Champion inferred from best conference record
- 2022: Marshall departed
- 2022: Southern Miss departed
- 2017: UAB joined
2022-2022
Official2022: 10-10 members, championship-game era
Champion inferred from best conference record
- 2023: Charlotte departed
- 2023: Florida Atlantic departed
- 2023: Florida International departed
- 2023: Louisiana Tech departed
2023-2023
Official2023: 9-9 members, championship-game era
Champion inferred from best conference record
- 2024: Kennesaw State joined
- 2023: Charlotte departed
- 2023: Florida Atlantic departed
- 2023: Florida International departed
2024-2024
Official2024: 10-10 members, championship-game era
Champion inferred from best conference record
- 2025: Missouri State joined
- 2024: Kennesaw State joined
2025-2025
Official2025: 11-11 members, championship-game era
Champion inferred from best conference record
- 2026: UTEP departed
- 2025: Missouri State joined
Division history
Historical division assignments are not stored in the current dataset.
Selected season tiebreak summary
Champion and title-game participants are sourced from curated conference championship records.
- Kennesaw State defeated Jacksonville State (19-15).
Official conference champion from curated conference records.
Realignment
Membership changes and before/after conference snapshots.
Join events
36
Derived from membership starts
Departure events
26
Derived after final membership season
Newest member
Missouri State
Joined in 2025
Longest member
Southern Miss
26 seasons
Shared members
Joined since start
- Florida International
- Jacksonville State
- Kennesaw State
- Liberty
- Louisiana Tech
- Middle Tennessee
- Missouri State
- New Mexico State
- Sam Houston
- Western Kentucky
Departed since start
- Cincinnati
- Houston
- Louisville
- Memphis
- Southern Miss
- Tulane
Realignment timeline
- 2026: UTEP departed Conference USA after the 2025 season.
- 2025: Missouri State joined Conference USA for the 2025 season.
- 2024: Kennesaw State joined Conference USA for the 2024 season.
- 2023: Charlotte departed Conference USA after the 2022 season.
- 2023: Florida Atlantic departed Conference USA after the 2022 season.
- 2023: Florida International departed Conference USA after the 2022 season.
- 2023: Louisiana Tech departed Conference USA after the 2022 season.
- 2023: Middle Tennessee departed Conference USA after the 2022 season.
- 2023: North Texas departed Conference USA after the 2022 season.
- 2023: Rice departed Conference USA after the 2022 season.
- 2023: UAB departed Conference USA after the 2022 season.
- 2023: UTEP departed Conference USA after the 2022 season.
- 2023: Western Kentucky departed Conference USA after the 2022 season.
- 2023: Florida International joined Conference USA for the 2023 season.
- 2023: Jacksonville State joined Conference USA for the 2023 season.
- 2023: Liberty joined Conference USA for the 2023 season.
- 2023: Louisiana Tech joined Conference USA for the 2023 season.
- 2023: Middle Tennessee joined Conference USA for the 2023 season.
- 2023: New Mexico State joined Conference USA for the 2023 season.
- 2023: Sam Houston joined Conference USA for the 2023 season.
- 2023: UTEP joined Conference USA for the 2023 season.
- 2023: Western Kentucky joined Conference USA for the 2023 season.
- 2022: Marshall departed Conference USA after the 2021 season.
- 2022: Southern Miss departed Conference USA after the 2021 season.
Records
Conference-level leaderboards and contribution summaries.
Most conference titles
Southern Miss
5 inferred title seasons
Longest membership tenure
Southern Miss
26 tracked seasons
Newest member
Missouri State
First joined in 2025
Most reshaped metric
62
36 joins and 26 departures tracked.
Team contribution leaderboard
In-conference totals only count seasons when the program was a member. All-time totals count the full program history.
| Team | Conference titles | National title seasons (in conference) | National title seasons (all-time) | Heismans (in conference) | Heismans (all-time) | Seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Miss | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 |
| Louisville | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| Houston | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 |
| East Carolina | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Florida Atlantic | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Tulsa | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| UAB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| UCF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Western Kentucky | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| TCU | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Cincinnati | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Jacksonville State | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Kennesaw State | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Liberty | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Marshall | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Rice | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| Tulane | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| Army | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| SMU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Charlotte | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Florida International | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Louisiana Tech | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Memphis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Middle Tennessee | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Missouri State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| New Mexico State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| North Texas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Sam Houston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| South Florida | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| UTEP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
C-USA FAQ
Short answers for common conference membership, championship, and realignment questions.
What teams are in the C-USA?
Conference USA teams in the latest CFBTrack snapshot are Florida International, Jacksonville State, Kennesaw State, Liberty, Louisiana Tech, Middle Tennessee, Missouri State, New Mexico State, Sam Houston, Western Kentucky.
Who won the latest C-USA football championship?
Kennesaw State won the latest recorded Conference USA championship in 2025.
Which C-USA teams joined most recently?
Missouri State (2025), Kennesaw State (2024), Jacksonville State (2023), Liberty (2023) are the newest tracked Conference USA members.
Which school has the most C-USA football titles?
Southern Miss leads the visible Conference USA championship table with 5 titles.
Data Sources
How CFBTrack treats membership, standings, champions, and future-season caveats.
Membership is tracked from curated CFBTrack conference tables. Standings and champions may be official, curated, or inferred depending on season. Future seasons are provisional until games are played and source records settle.
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