The history of football tradition at each C-USA school features great moments, great coaches and great players. Take a step back in time, onto the field and recall these legendary names.

Pirate Great
Jeff Blake
During 1991 season, QB Jeff Blake led the Pirates to a 37-34 Peach Bowl victory over North Carolina State and to a No. 9 national ranking. East Carolina posted an 11-1 record behind its senior signal caller, who passed for 3,085 yards and 28 touchdowns that season. Blake threw for 375 yards in the come-from-behind bowl victory that capped an 11-game win streak and helped him earn second-team All-America honors. Drafted by the New York Jets in 1992, Blake has enjoyed a 13-year NFL career.

Cougar Great
Andre Ware
The 1989 Heisman Trophy winner, Ware was a 2004 inductee into the College Football Hall of Fame. Ware was named first-team All-American by four publications in 1989 after leading the Cougars to a 9-2 record and No. 14 national ranking. Ware threw for 4,699 yards and 46 touchdowns during his senior season, which at the time were UH single-season records. He had four games where he passed for more than 400 yards that season and also threw for a career-high seven touchdowns in a victory over Temple. The Detroit Lions made Ware their first-round pick in the 1990 NFL Draft with the No. 7 overall selection.

Thundering Herd Great
Randy Moss
Moss was the school's first-ever Heisman Trophy finalist, finishing fourth in voting in 1997. A two-time All-American, he broke the NCAA record for touchdown receptions in a season with 25 in 1997 and closed his career with 55 TDs in just 28 games. He also led the Thundering Herd to their first bowl game in 50 years, playing in the Motor City Bowl. A first round draft pick of the Minnesota Vikings, Moss has earned six Pro Bowl invitations and caught passes for more than 9,000 yards and grabbed 90 touchdowns in his first seven NFL seasons.

Tiger Great
Isaac Bruce
Bruce was the first Tiger to surpass the 1,000-yard receiving plateau in a single-season after hauling in 1,054 yards during the 1993 campaign. That yardage still stands a top the record books at Memphis along with his school-record 74 single-season receptions. A second-round pick by the Los Angeles Rams in the 1994 NFL Draft, Bruce has gone to earn All-Pro honors and a Super Bowl ring with the Saint Louis Rams.

Owl Great
Tommy Kramer
Kramer was a 1984 inductee into the Rice Athletic Hall of Fame. A first-round draft pick by the Minnesota Vikings in 1977, Kramer holds the school records for career (6,197) and single-season (3,317) passing yardage. He finished his career with 37 touchdown passes, which sits second in the school annals. He started seven seasons in the NFL and is first or second on many Vikings passing charts.

Mustang Great
Doak Walker
Walker became the first junior to ever win the prestigious Heisman Trophy after rushing for 532 yards and eight touchdowns during the 1948 season. Walker ranks 12th on the SMU career list with just under 2,000 yards rushing. Today, collegiate running backs compete each season for the Doak Walker Award, which is given annually to the nation's best running back.

Golden Eagle Great
Brett Favre
Originally recruited to play safety, Favre concluded his Southern Miss career as the school's all-time leader in passing yardage (7,695) and passing touchdowns (52). As a junior, he led the Golden Eagles to an improbable 30-26 upset of No. 6 Florida State in Jacksonville. Favre has gone on to excellence with the NFL's Green Bay Packers, becoming the league's only three-time Most Valuable Player award winner. The former Golden Eagle signal caller directed the Packers to the 1997 Super Bowl title.

Green Wave Great
Shawn King
The leader of Tulane's undefeated 1998 team, King owned nearly all of the Green Wave's passing records upon graduation and still ranks second in passing yardage and touchdowns. During the perfect 1998 season, he set an NCAA record for passing efficiency with a rating of 183.3. The two-time C-USA Offensive Player of the Year currently plays for the Arizona Cardinals.

Golden Hurricane Great
Steve Largent
Largent earned All-American honors in 1975 after leading the nation in touchdown catches for the second straight season. A two-time All-Missouri Valley Conference selection, Largent averaged 17.5 yards per catch for his career and caught 51 passes for 1,000 yards his senior season. Largent went on to a brilliant NFL career, becoming the first Seattle Seahawk to be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Blazer Great
Bryan Thomas
Thomas anchored the 2001 Blazer "Steel Shield" defense that led the nation in rushing defense, allowing just 57.3 yards per game. The New York Jets made Thomas the first Blazer ever taken in the opening round of the NFL Draft, selecting him with the 22nd-overall pick. He is the Blazers' all-time sack leader with 36 and tackles for loss with 56.

Golden Knight Great
Daunte Culpepper, UCF
Culpepper shined in four seasons for the Golden Knights racking up career records for passing yardage (11,412), completions (889) and touchdowns (84). As a senior, he led UCF to a school-record nine wins as a Division IA member. Culpepper set the NCAA record for completion percentage that season as he connected on 296 of his 402 attempts (73.6 percent). The Minnesota Vikings selected Culpepper in the first round of the 1999 NFL Draft and he has since started a pair of Pro Bowls.

Miner Great
Don Maynard
Known more for his running skills during his three seasons with UTEP when he amassed 843 yards and nine rushing touchdowns, Maynard went on to have a Hall of Fame career as a receiver in the NFL. The first-ever member of the New York Jets, Maynard played 12 seasons in Gotham City establishing club records for touchdowns (88), receptions (627), receiving yards (11,732), single-season touchdowns (14) and single-game receiving yards (228).