1999 MAC Championship Game

1999 MAC Championship Game
Conference Championship
1 2 3 4 Total
Western Michigan 10 10 3 7 30
Marshall 0 0 20 14 34
Date December 3, 1999
Season 1999
Stadium Marshall Stadium
Location Huntington, West Virginia
MVP QB Chad Pennington (Marshall)
United States TV coverage
Network ESPN2
MAC Championship Game
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1999 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
East
#10 Marshall x   8 0         13 0  
Miami   6 2         7 4  
Akron   5 3         7 4  
Ohio   5 3         5 6  
Bowling Green   3 5         5 6  
Kent State   2 6         2 9  
Buffalo   0 8         0 11  
West
Western Michigan x   6 2         7 5  
Toledo   5 3         6 5  
Northern Illinois   5 3         5 6  
Eastern Michigan   4 4         4 7  
Central Michigan   3 5         4 7  
Ball State   0 8         0 11  
Championship: Marshall 34, Western Michigan 30
† – Conference champion
x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1999 MAC Championship Game was played on December 3, 1999 at Marshall Stadium in Huntington, West Virginia.[1] The game featured the winner of each division of the Mid-American Conference. The game featured the Marshall Thundering Herd, of the East Division, and the Western Michigan Broncos, of the West Division. The Thundering Herd stormed back from a 23-0 third-quarter deficit to defeat the Broncos 34-30, preserving Marshall's perfect season. [2]

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