2002 MAC Championship Game

The 2002 MAC Championship Game was played on December 7, 2002 at Marshall Stadium, now known as Joan C. Edwards 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 MAC Championship Game
Conference Championship
2002 MAC Championship Game Logo
1234Total
Toledo 017151345
Marshall 141471449
DateDecember 7, 2002
Season2002
StadiumMarshall Stadium
LocationHuntington, West Virginia
MVPQB Byron Leftwich (Marshall)
FavoriteMarshall by 2.5
Attendance24,582[1]
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPN2
MAC Championship Game
  2001  2003  
2002 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
No. 24 Marshall x$ 71  112 
UCF 62  75 
Miami (OH) 53  75 
Ohio 44  48 
Akron 35  48 
Kent State 17  39 
Buffalo 08  111 
West Division
Toledo xy 71  95 
Northern Illinois x 71  84 
Bowling Green 62  93 
Ball State 44  66 
Western Michigan 35  48 
Central Michigan 26  48 
Eastern Michigan 17  39 
Championship: Marshall 49, Toledo 45
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

References

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  1. "Marshall 49, Toledo 45". MAC-Sports.com. December 7, 2002. Retrieved September 22, 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  2. "MAC Championship game set for Saturday" (Press release). MAC-Sports.com. December 3, 2002. Retrieved September 22, 2009.
  3. "Marshall Takes Toledo, MAC Title, 49–45" (Press release). MAC-Sports.com. December 7, 2002. Retrieved September 22, 2009.