Editing Conference USA (section)

===Football===
Conference USA used a divisional format for football from 2005 to 2021.
:[[File:AmericanFootball current event.svg|40px|alt=|link=2024 Conference USA football season]] ''For the most recent season, see [[2024 Conference USA football season]].''
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! Team
! First<br />season
! All-time<br />record
! All-time<br />win %
! Bowl<br />appearances
! Bowl<br />record
! Conference<br />titles
! Head coach
|-
| '''[[FIU Panthers football|FIU]]'''
| 2002
| 72–156
| {{winpct|72|156}}
| 5
| 2–3
| 1
| {{sortname|Mike|MacIntyre}}
|-
| '''[[Jacksonville State Gamecocks football|Jacksonville State]]'''
| 1904
| 534–392–40
| {{winpct|534|392|40}}
| 1
| 1–0
| 25
| {{sortname|Rich|Rodriguez}}
|-
| '''[[Liberty Flames football|Liberty]]'''
| 1973
| 280–248–4
| {{winpct|280|248|4}}
| 4
| 3–1
| 8
| {{sortname|Jamey|Chadwell}}
|-
| '''[[Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football|Louisiana Tech]]'''
| 1901
| 641–487–38
|{{winpct|641|487|38}}
| 13
| 8–4–1
| 25
| {{sortname|Sonny|Cumbie}}
|-
| '''[[Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football|Middle Tennessee]]'''
| 1911
| 562–426–28
|{{winpct|562|426|28}}
| 14
| 6–8
| 13
| {{sortname|Derek|Mason}}
|-
| '''[[New Mexico State Aggies football|New Mexico State]]'''
| 1893
| 440–664–30
| {{winpct|440|664|30}}
| 5
| 4–0–1
| 4
| {{sortname|Tony|Sanchez|Tony Sanchez (American football)}}
|-
| '''[[Sam Houston Bearkats football|Sam Houston]]'''
| 1912
| 573–489–36
| {{winpct|573|489|36}}
| 5
| 3–1–1
| 15
| {{sortname|K. C.|Keeler}}
|-
| '''[[UTEP Miners football|UTEP]]'''
| 1914
| 408–623–28
| {{winpct|408|623|28}}
| 15
| 5–10
| 2
| {{sortname|Scotty|Walden}}
|-
| '''[[Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football|Western Kentucky]]'''
| 1908
| 589–409–31
| {{winpct|589|409|31}}
| 15
| 10–5
| 13
| {{sortname|Tyson|Helton}}
|}<ref>[http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/misc/div_ia_wins.php All time Division I-A football records] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040406131740/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/misc/div_ia_wins.php |date=April 6, 2004 }}, College Football Data Warehouse</ref>

'''CUSA champions'''

{{main|Conference USA Football Championship Game }}

'''Bowl games'''

Through the 2023 season, the highest-ranked champion from the so-called [[Group of Five conferences|"Group of Five" conferences]] ([[American Athletic Conference|The&nbsp;American]], CUSA, [[Mid-American Conference|MAC]], [[Mountain West Conference|Mountain West]], and [[Sun Belt Conference|Sun Belt]]) was guaranteed a berth in one of the non-semifinal bowls of the [[College Football Playoff]] if the group's top team was not in the playoff.<ref name="espn-seeds">{{cite web|title=Six bowls in playoff format|last=McMurphy|first=Brett|work=ESPN.com|date=November 13, 2013|access-date=July 24, 2013|url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/8624387/six-bowls-pool-college-football-semifinal-games}}</ref> Starting in 2024, at least one Group of Five conference champion will receive a berth in the expanded 12-team CFP.

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!width=190| Name
!width=190| Location
!width=190| Stadium
!width=190| Opposing Conference
|-
| '''[[Cotton Bowl Classic]]'''
| [[Arlington, Texas]]
| [[AT&T Stadium]]
| at-large
|-
| '''[[Fiesta Bowl]]'''
| [[Glendale, Arizona]]
| [[State Farm Stadium]]
| at-large
|-
| '''[[Peach Bowl]]'''
| [[Atlanta|Atlanta, Georgia]]
| [[Mercedes-Benz Stadium]]
| at-large
|}

For the 2014–19 seasons, Conference USA was guaranteed at least five of the following bowl games. Stadiums and names reflect those in use during that period.

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!width=200| Name
!width=200| Location
!width=200| Stadium
!width=200| Opposing Conference
|-
| '''[[Arizona Bowl]]'''
| [[Tucson, Arizona]]
| [[Arizona Stadium]]
| [[Mountain West Conference|Mountain West]]
|-
| '''[[Armed Forces Bowl]]'''
| [[Fort Worth, Texas]]
| [[Amon G. Carter Stadium]]
| [[American Athletic Conference|The American]]<br />[[Army Black Knights football|Army]]<br />[[Big 12 Conference|Big 12]]<br />[[Big Ten Conference|Big Ten]]<br />[[Mountain West Conference|Mountain West]]
|-
| '''[[Bahamas Bowl]]'''
| [[Nassau, Bahamas]]
| [[Thomas Robinson Stadium]]
| [[American Athletic Conference|The American]]<br />[[Mid-American Conference|MAC]]<br />[[Sun Belt Conference|Sun Belt]]
|-
| '''[[Boca Raton Bowl]]'''
| [[Boca Raton, Florida]]
| [[FAU Stadium]]
| [[American Athletic Conference|The American]]<br />[[Mid-American Conference|MAC]]
|-
| '''[[First Responder Bowl]]'''
| [[Dallas|Dallas, Texas]]
| [[Cotton Bowl (stadium)|Cotton Bowl]]
| [[Big 12 Conference|Big 12]]<br />[[Big Ten Conference|Big Ten]]
|-
| '''[[Frisco Bowl]]'''
| [[Frisco, Texas]]
| [[Toyota Stadium (Texas)|Toyota Stadium]]
| [[American Athletic Conference|The American]]
|-
| '''[[Hawaii Bowl]]'''
| [[Honolulu|Honolulu, Hawaii]]
| [[Aloha Stadium]]
| [[Mountain West Conference|Mountain West]]
|-
| '''[[Independence Bowl]]'''
| [[Shreveport, Louisiana]]
| [[Independence Stadium (Shreveport)|Independence Stadium]]
| [[Atlantic Coast Conference|ACC]]<br />[[Southeastern Conference|SEC]]
|-
| '''[[Miami Beach Bowl]]'''
| [[Miami|Miami, Florida]]
| [[LoanDepot Park|Marlins Park]]
| [[American Athletic Conference|The American]]
|-
| '''[[New Mexico Bowl]]'''
| [[Albuquerque, New Mexico]]
| [[University Stadium (Albuquerque)|Dreamstyle Stadium]]
| [[Mountain West Conference|Mountain West]]
|-
| '''[[New Orleans Bowl]]'''
| [[New Orleans|New Orleans, Louisiana]]
| [[Caesars Superdome|Mercedes-Benz Superdome]]
| [[Sun Belt Conference|Sun Belt]]
|-
| '''[[Gasparilla Bowl]]'''
| [[Tampa, Florida]]
| [[Raymond James Stadium]]
| [[American Athletic Conference|The American]]
|}

'''Rivalries'''

Current or former CUSA in-conference rivalries:
{| class=wikitable style="text-align:center"
!colspan=2|Teams !! Rivalry Name !! Trophy !! Meetings !!width=55| Record !! Series Leader !! Current Streak
|-
| [[Florida Atlantic Owls football|Florida Atlantic]]|| [[FIU Panthers football|FIU]]
| [[Shula Bowl]]
| Don Shula Award || 19 || 14–5 || Florida Atlantic || Florida Atlantic won 4
|-
| [[Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football|Louisiana Tech]] || [[Southern Miss Golden Eagles football|Southern Miss]]
| [[Rivalry in Dixie]]
| — || 52 || 17–35 || Southern Miss || Louisiana Tech won 2
|-
| [[Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football|Middle Tennessee]] || [[Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football|Western Kentucky]]
| [[100 Miles of Hate]]
| — || 70 || 35–34–1 || Middle Tennessee || WKU won 2
|-
| [[Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football|Middle Tennessee]] || [[Troy Trojans football|Troy]]
| [[Battle for the Palladium]]
| The Palladium || 22 || 13–9 || Middle Tennessee || Middle Tennessee won 1
|-
| [[Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football|Western Kentucky]] || [[Marshall Thundering Herd football|Marshall]]
| Moonshine Throwdown
| — ||13||8–5||Marshall|| Western Kentucky won 1
|-
| [[North Texas Mean Green football|North Texas]] || [[SMU Mustangs football|SMU]]
| [[Safeway Bowl]]
| — || 41 || 34–6–1 || SMU || SMU won 3
|-
| [[Rice Owls football|Rice]] || [[Houston Cougars football|Houston]]
| [[Houston–Rice rivalry#Football|Houston–Rice rivalry]]
| Bayou Bucket || 43 || 11–32 || Houston || Houston won 6
|-
| [[Rice Owls football|Rice]] || [[SMU Mustangs football|SMU]]
| [[Battle for the Mayor's Cup]]
| Mayor's Cup || 90 || 41–48–1 || SMU || Rice won 1
|}