After going through the most competitive Conference USA regular season since realignment, a record high nine teams played in bowl games this year. The conference earned a lot of goodwill during the 2017 season.
But with an opportunity to improve the conference’s reputation on the big stage C-USA didn’t keep the positive momentum going. After starting the bowl season 4-2 C-USA would lose three straight to close the 2017 season as the conference experienced their first losing record during bowl season since 2010.
Conference USA Bowl Record: 4-5
Best Win: Middle Tennessee over Arkansas State
Most Exciting Game: Marshall over Colorado State
Biggest Disappointment: WKU
Best Individual Performances: Teddy Veal, Louisiana Tech (Offense) Channing Hames, Marshall (Defense)
Stock Market: Rising
You can certainly make the case that Marshall had the biggest win for C-USA this bowl season.