2001 MAC Championship Game

2001 MAC Championship Game
Conference Championship
Marshall Thundering Herd Toledo Rockets
(10–1) (8–2)
36 41
Head coach: 
Bob Pruett		 Head coach: 
Tom Amstutz
AP Coaches
20 18
1 2 3 4 Total
Marshall 23 0 6 7 36
Toledo 0 10 25 6 41
Date November 30, 2001
Season 2001
Stadium Glass Bowl
Location Toledo, Ohio
MVP RB Chester Taylor (Toledo)
Attendance 20,025
United States TV coverage
Network ESPN
Announcers: Mark Jones, Chris Spielman, Holly Rowe[1]
MAC Championship Game
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The 2001 MAC Championship Game was played on November 30, 2001 at the Glass Bowl in Toledo, Ohio.[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 Toledo Rockets, of the West Division. The Rockets beat the Thundering Herd 41-36.[2]

2001 Mid-American Conference football standings
Div     Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L         W   L  
Eastern Division
Marshall x   6 – 0         8 – 0         11 – 2  
Miami   4 – 2         6 – 2         7 – 5  
Bowling Green   4 – 2         5 – 3         8 – 3  
Kent State   3 – 3         5 – 3         6 – 5  
Akron   3 – 3         4 – 4         4 – 7  
Buffalo   1 – 5         1 – 7         3 – 8  
Ohio   0 – 6         1 – 7         1 – 10  
Western Division
#23 Toledo xy†   4 – 1         5 – 2         10 – 2  
Northern Illinois x   4 – 1         4 – 3         6 – 5  
Ball State x   4 – 1         4 – 3         5 – 6  
Western Michigan   2 – 3         4 – 4         5 – 6  
Central Michigan   1 – 4         2 – 6         3 – 8  
Eastern Michigan   0 – 5         1 – 6         2 – 9  
Championship: Toledo 41, Marshall 36
† – Conference champion
x – Division champion/co-champions
  • Due to an unbalanced conference schedule, the team with best division record within each division was awarded that division's championship game berth.
    Rankings from AP Poll

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "MAC Championship Game Set for Friday Night" (Press release). MAC-Sports.com. 2001-11-27. Archived from the original on 2009-09-25. Retrieved 2009-09-22.
  2. ↑ "Toledo Ends Marshall's Streak As MAC Champions With 41-36 Come-From-Behind Win" (Press release). MAC-Sports.com. 2001-11-30. Retrieved 2009-09-22.