1998 MAC Championship Game

1998 MAC Championship Game
Conference Championship
1 2 3 4 Total
Toledo 7 0 0 10 17
Marshall 6 0 0 17 23
Date December 4, 1998
Season 1998
Stadium Marshall Stadium
Location Huntington, West Virginia
MVP QB Chad Pennington (Marshall)
Attendance 28,085
United States TV coverage
Network ESPN2
MAC Championship Game
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1998 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
Eastern Division
Marshall xy   7 1         12 1  
Miami x   7 1         10 1  
Bowling Green   5 3         5 6  
Ohio   5 3         5 6  
Akron   3 6         4 7  
Kent State   0 8         0 11  
Western Division
Toledo x   6 2         7 5  
Western Michigan   5 3         7 4  
Central Michigan   5 3         6 5  
Eastern Michigan   3 6         3 8  
Northern Illinois   2 6         2 9  
Ball State   1 7         1 10  
Championship: Marshall 23, Toledo 17
Conference champion
x Division champion/co-champions
y Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1998 MAC Championship Game was the second conference championship game of the Mid-American Conference, and was played on December 4, 1998 at Marshall Stadium in Huntington, West Virginia. The game featured a rematch of the 1997 game, between the East Division's Marshall Thundering Herd, and the West Division's Toledo Rockets. Marshall was heavily favored to win the game.[1] Marshall defeated Toledo to claim their second consecutive conference title by a score of 23–17.[2][3] During the game, Marshall starting quarterback Chad Pennington was hurt, and was replaced by Byron Leftwich.[4]

References

  1. Schmadtke, Alan (1999-10-14). "Toledo At Marshall". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 2012-11-05.
  2. "1998 Mid-American Conference Schedule and Results". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2012-11-05.
  3. "NCAA Football - Marshall vs. Toledo". USA Today. 2001-11-30. Retrieved 2012-11-05.
  4. Stephens, Tim. "Armed & Ready". Huntington Quarterly. Retrieved 2012-11-05.