[1] The game featured the East division champions Marshall Thundering Herd and the West division champions UAB Blazers in the conference's 16th championship game.
[2] The 2020 Conference USA Football Championship Game was contested by the Marshall Thundering Herd, East Division champions, and the UAB Blazers, West Division champions.
The teams had met 10 times previously, with the Thundering Herd holding a 8–2 edge in the series.
[4] The cancelation of the game prevented Marshall from winning the division outright on the field; however, according to Conference USA's special tie-breaking criteria for the season, Marshall would win the title even if Florida Atlantic won their final game and had a higher winning percentage in conference games.
UAB clinched its spot to represent the west division in the championship game on December 12, after defeating Rice, 21–16.