Record: 71-81, .467 W-L% (10th of 12) (Schedule and Results)
SRS: -4.29 (9th of 12) ▪ SOS: -2.87 (9th of 12)
Division Champions: East Carolina (East), Rice (West) and Tulsa (West)
Conference Champion: East Carolina (Won Championship Game 27-24)
Ranked in Preseason AP Poll: 0
Ranked in Final AP Poll: 0
| Overall | Conference | Pts/G | SRS | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East | W | L | Pct | W | L | Pct | Own | Opp | SRS | SOS | Notes |
| East Carolina | 9 | 5 | .643 | 6 | 2 | .750 | 23.4 | 21.1 | 1.58 | -1.49 | |
| Southern Mississippi | 7 | 6 | .538 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 30.6 | 24.1 | 0.46 | -3.24 | |
| Memphis | 6 | 7 | .462 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 27.2 | 27.2 | -5.62 | -4.77 | |
| Alabama-Birmingham | 4 | 8 | .333 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 22.8 | 31.3 | -9.78 | -3.61 | |
| Central Florida | 4 | 8 | .333 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 16.6 | 24.1 | -8.39 | -2.98 | |
| Marshall | 4 | 8 | .333 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 20.5 | 27.7 | -7.66 | -1.00 | |
| West | W | L | Pct | W | L | Pct | Own | Opp | SRS | SOS | Notes |
| Tulsa | 11 | 3 | .786 | 7 | 1 | .875 | 47.2 | 27.9 | 7.06 | -6.58 | |
| Rice | 10 | 3 | .769 | 7 | 1 | .875 | 41.3 | 33.3 | 3.92 | -3.55 | |
| Houston | 8 | 5 | .615 | 6 | 2 | .750 | 40.6 | 30.9 | 2.21 | -3.40 | |
| Texas-El Paso | 5 | 7 | .417 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 32.9 | 37.0 | -4.95 | -1.45 | |
| Tulane | 2 | 10 | .167 | 1 | 7 | .125 | 16.7 | 34.5 | -15.77 | -1.77 | |
| Southern Methodist | 1 | 11 | .083 | 0 | 8 | .000 | 21.3 | 38.2 | -14.50 | -0.58 | |
| School | Pre | 9/2 | 9/7 | 9/14 | 9/21 | 9/28 | 10/5 | 10/12 | 10/19 | 10/26 | 11/2 | 11/9 | 11/16 | 11/23 | 11/30 | 12/7 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Carolina | 14 | 15 | 23 | ||||||||||||||
| Tulsa | 22 | 19 | 25 |
| Date | Bowl | Winner/Tie | Pts | Loser/Tie | Pts | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-01-06 | GMAC Bowl | Tulsa | 45 | Ball State | 13 | GMAC Bowl (Mobile, AL) |
| 2009-01-02 | Liberty Bowl | Kentucky | 25 | East Carolina | 19 | Liberty Bowl (Memphis, TN) |
| 2008-12-31 | Armed Forces Bowl | Houston | 34 | Air Force | 28 | Armed Forces Bowl (Fort Worth, TX) |
| 2008-12-30 | Texas Bowl | Rice | 38 | Western Michigan | 14 | Texas Bowl (Houston, TX) |
| 2008-12-21 | New Orleans Bowl | Southern Mississippi | 30 | Troy | 27 | New Orleans Bowl (New Orleans, LA) |
| 2008-12-20 | St. Petersburg Bowl | South Florida | 41 | Memphis | 14 | St. Petersburg Bowl (St. Petersburg, FL) |