Conference record book
Conference USA Top 25 Games of the 1990s
The best games involving a C-USA member at the time of kickoff, ranked without favoring either side.
- Games
- 25
- Top score
- 53/100
- Overtime
- 0
National ranking
The conference's top 25
22 of these games include at least one AP-ranked team at kickoff. Open a supported game for its box score and statistics.
- 1999Week 5
Memphis at Tennessee
Memphis 16, Tennessee 17
Nonconference
Unranked Memphis vs. No. 7 Tennessee · 1-point margin
Ranking 19/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
53
Game score
- 1996Week 12
Tennessee at Memphis
Tennessee 17, Memphis 21
Nonconference
No. 6 Tennessee vs. Unranked Memphis · 4-point margin
Ranking 20/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15
51
Game score
- 1999Week 4
Southern Miss at Nebraska
Southern Miss 13, Nebraska 20
Nonconference
Unranked Southern Miss vs. No. 4 Nebraska · 7-point margin
Ranking 22/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
50
Game score
- 1999Week 5
Miami at East Carolina
Miami 23, East Carolina 27
Nonconference
No. 9 Miami vs. Unranked East Carolina · 4-point margin
Ranking 17/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15
48
Game score
- 1999Week 4
Wisconsin at Cincinnati
Wisconsin 12, Cincinnati 17
Nonconference
No. 9 Wisconsin vs. Unranked Cincinnati · 5-point margin
Ranking 17/50 · Closeness 30/35 · Overtime 0/15
47
Game score
- 1997Week 2
Southern Miss at Florida
Southern Miss 6, Florida 21
Nonconference
Unranked Southern Miss vs. No. 2 Florida · 15-point margin
Ranking 24/50 · Closeness 20/35 · Overtime 0/15
44
Game score
- 1996Week 3
Houston at LSU
Houston 34, LSU 35
Nonconference
Unranked Houston vs. No. 17 LSU · 1-point margin
Ranking 9/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
43
Game score
- 1999PostseasonNeutral site
Colorado State vs. Southern Miss
Colorado State 17, Southern Miss 23
Postseason · Neutral site
No. 23 Colorado State vs. No. 16 Southern Miss · 6-point margin
Ranking 13/50 · Closeness 29/35 · Overtime 0/15
42
Game score
- 1998Week 9
Army at Notre Dame
Army 17, Notre Dame 20
Nonconference
Unranked Army vs. No. 16 Notre Dame · 3-point margin
Ranking 10/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
42
Game score
- 1998Week 4
UCLA at Houston
UCLA 42, Houston 24
Nonconference
No. 3 UCLA vs. Unranked Houston · 18-point margin
Ranking 23/50 · Closeness 17/35 · Overtime 0/15
40
Game score
- 1999Week 13
Southern Miss at Louisville
Southern Miss 30, Louisville 27
Conference game
No. 18 Southern Miss vs. Unranked Louisville · 3-point margin
Ranking 8/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
40
Game score
- 1999Week 5
Southern Miss at Texas A&M
Southern Miss 6, Texas A&M 23
Nonconference
Unranked Southern Miss vs. No. 5 Texas A&M · 17-point margin
Ranking 21/50 · Closeness 18/35 · Overtime 0/15
39
Game score
- 1996Week 3
Louisville at Penn State
Louisville 7, Penn State 24
Nonconference
Unranked Louisville vs. No. 7 Penn State · 17-point margin
Ranking 19/50 · Closeness 18/35 · Overtime 0/15
37
Game score
- 1998PostseasonNeutral site
BYU vs. Tulane
BYU 27, Tulane 41
Postseason · Neutral site
Unranked BYU vs. No. 10 Tulane · 14-point margin
Ranking 16/50 · Closeness 21/35 · Overtime 0/15
37
Game score
- 1998Week 11
Tulane at Memphis
Tulane 41, Memphis 31
Conference game
No. 14 Tulane vs. Unranked Memphis · 10-point margin
Ranking 12/50 · Closeness 25/35 · Overtime 0/15
37
Game score
- 1996Week 3
Southern Miss at Alabama
Southern Miss 10, Alabama 20
Nonconference
Unranked Southern Miss vs. No. 14 Alabama · 10-point margin
Ranking 12/50 · Closeness 25/35 · Overtime 0/15
37
Game score
- 1996Week 12
Louisville at North Carolina
Louisville 10, North Carolina 28
Nonconference
Unranked Louisville vs. No. 8 North Carolina · 18-point margin
Ranking 18/50 · Closeness 17/35 · Overtime 0/15
35
Game score
- 1999Week 5
Cincinnati at Ohio State
Cincinnati 20, Ohio State 34
Nonconference
Unranked Cincinnati vs. No. 12 Ohio State · 14-point margin
Ranking 14/50 · Closeness 21/35 · Overtime 0/15
35
Game score
- 1998Week 12
Tulane at Army
Tulane 49, Army 35
Conference game
No. 12 Tulane vs. Unranked Army · 14-point margin
Ranking 14/50 · Closeness 21/35 · Overtime 0/15
35
Game score
- 1996Week 12
Southern Miss at Houston
Southern Miss 49, Houston 56
Conference game
No. 20 Southern Miss vs. Unranked Houston · 7-point margin
Ranking 6/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
34
Game score
- 1996Week 11
Cincinnati at Southern Miss
Cincinnati 17, Southern Miss 21
Conference game
Unranked Cincinnati vs. No. 23 Southern Miss · 4-point margin
Ranking 3/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15
34
Game score
- 1996Week 10
Southern Miss at Tulane
Southern Miss 31, Tulane 28
Conference game
No. 24 Southern Miss vs. Unranked Tulane · 3-point margin
Ranking 2/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
34
Game score
- 1999Week 8
Louisville at Memphis
Louisville 32, Memphis 31
Conference game
Unranked Louisville vs. Unranked Memphis · 1-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
34
Game score
- 1998Week 12
Houston at Cincinnati
Houston 43, Cincinnati 44
Conference game
Unranked Houston vs. Unranked Cincinnati · 1-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
34
Game score
- 1998Week 8
East Carolina at Alabama
East Carolina 22, Alabama 23
Nonconference
Unranked East Carolina vs. Unranked Alabama · 1-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
34
Game score
Methodology
How each game earns up to 100 points
AP ranking, 50 points: each team earns 26 minus its game-time AP rank. Unranked teams receive zero.
Closeness, 35 points: the final margin is subtracted from 35, with margins of 35 or more receiving zero.
Overtime, 15 points: overtime starts at nine points and rises by two per additional period, capped at 15.
Conference inclusion comes from each team's conference ID stored on the game row, so later realignment never rewrites history. Regular-season AP ranks come from the game's week; postseason ranks use the final regular-season poll before bowl and playoff results.