| Year Game Played: | 2009 |
| Game Name: | Conference USA Football Championship Game |
| Subheader: | Conference Championship |
| Football Season: | 2009 |
| Visitor Name Short: | Houston |
| Visitor Nickname: | Cougars |
| Visitor School: | University of Houston |
| Home Name Short: | East Carolina |
| Home Nickname: | Pirates |
| Home School: | East Carolina University |
| Visitor Record: | 10–2 |
| Home Record: | 8–4 |
| Visitor Coach: | Kevin Sumlin |
| Home Coach: | Skip Holtz |
| Visitor Rank Ap: | 18 |
| Visitor Rank Coaches: | 18 |
| Visitor Rank Bcs: | 21 |
| Visitor 1Q: | 7 |
| Visitor 2Q: | 12 |
| Visitor 3Q: | 0 |
| Visitor 4Q: | 13 |
| Home 1Q: | 7 |
| Home 2Q: | 7 |
| Home 3Q: | 10 |
| Home 4Q: | 14 |
| Date Game Played: | December 5 |
| Stadium: | Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium |
| City: | Greenville, North Carolina |
| Mvp: | Dwayne Harris (WR, East Carolina) |
| Odds: | Houston by 2 |
| Referee: | R.G. Detillier |
| Attendance: | 33,048 |
| Us Network: | ESPN2 |
| Us Announcers Link: | List of announcers of major college bowl games |
| Us Announcers: | Ron Franklin (play-by-play), Ed Cunningham (analyst) |
The 2009 Conference USA Football Championship Game was played on December 5, 2009, between the East Carolina Pirates, the champion of Conference USA's East Division, and the West Division champion Houston Cougars at Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium in Greenville, North Carolina. The game kicked off at 12:00 pm EST and was televised by ESPN2. The Pirates were looking to be the first team in C-USA history to win back to back conference championships, while the Cougars led by Case Keenum looked to win their 2nd.
Under conference rules, the game is held at the home field of the team with the best record in conference play; since East Carolina finished C-USA play at 7–1, better than Houston's 6–2, the game was held at the Pirates' home field, Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium in Greenville, North Carolina.