2002 MAC Championship Game

2002 MAC Championship Game
Conference Championship

2002 MAC Championship Game Logo
1234 Total
Toledo 0171513 45
Marshall 1414714 49
Date December 7, 2002
Season 2002
Stadium Marshall Stadium
Location Huntington, West Virginia
MVP QB Byron Leftwich (Marshall)
Attendance 24,582[1]
United States TV coverage
Network ESPN2

The 2002 MAC Championship Game was played on December 7, 2002 at Marshall Stadium in Huntington, West Virginia.[2] 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 Thundering Herd beat the Rockets 49-45.[3]

2002 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
East Division
#24 Marshall x$   7 1         11 2  
UCF   6 2         7 5  
Miami   5 3         7 5  
Ohio   4 4         4 8  
Akron   3 5         4 8  
Kent State   1 7         3 9  
Buffalo   0 8         1 11  
West Division
Toledo xy   7 1         9 5  
Northern Illinois x   7 1         8 4  
Bowling Green   6 2         9 3  
Ball State   4 4         6 6  
Western Michigan   3 5         4 8  
Central Michigan   2 6         4 8  
Eastern Michigan   1 7         3 9  
Championship: Marshall 49, Toledo 45
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

References

  1. "Marshall 49, Toledo 45". MAC-Sports.com. 2002-12-07. Archived from the original on 2009-09-25. Retrieved 2009-09-22.
  2. "MAC Championship game set for Saturday" (Press release). MAC-Sports.com. 2002-12-03. Retrieved 2009-09-22.
  3. "Marshall Takes Toledo, MAC Title, 49-45" (Press release). MAC-Sports.com. 2002-12-07. Retrieved 2009-09-22.


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