| Year Game Played: | 2006 |
| Game Name: | Conference USA Football Championship Game |
| Subheader: | Conference Championship |
| 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) |
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.[1]
With the win, the Houston Cougars won the second-ever Conference USA championship game and grabbed their first Conference championship since 1996.