2004 MAC Championship Game

The 2004 MAC Championship Game was played on December 2, 2004, at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan.[2] The game featured the winner of each division of the Mid-American Conference. The game featured the Miami RedHawks, of the East Division, and the Toledo Rockets, of the West Division. The Rockets beat the RedHawks 35–27.[3]

2004 MAC Championship Game
Conference Championship
1234Total
Toledo 7021735
Miami 1406727
DateDecember 2, 2004
Season2004
StadiumFord Field
LocationDetroit, Michigan
MVPQB Bruce Gradkowski (Toledo)
FavoriteMiami by 1
RefereeStan Evans[1]
Attendance22,138[1]
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPN
AnnouncersMike Tirico, Kirk Herbstreit, Lee Corso, Jill Arrington[2]
MAC Championship Game
  2003  2005  
2004 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
Miami (OH) x 71  85 
Akron 62  65 
Marshall 62  66 
Kent State 44  56 
Ohio 26  47 
Buffalo 26  29 
UCF 08  011 
West Division
Toledo xy$ 71  94 
Northern Illinois x 71  93 
Bowling Green 62  93 
Eastern Michigan 44  47 
Central Michigan 35  47 
Ball State 26  29 
Western Michigan 08  110 
Championship: Toledo 35, Miami 27
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant

References

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  1. 1 2 "Toledo 35, Miami 27". UTRockets.com. December 2, 2004. Retrieved September 22, 2009.
  2. 1 2 "MAC Championship Football Game Thursday Night on ESPN at 7:30 (ET)" (Press release). MAC-Sports.com. November 30, 2004. Archived from the original on November 6, 2012. Retrieved September 22, 2009.
  3. "Rockets Win MAC Championship, Earn Bid to Motor City Bowl" (Press release). MAC-Sports.com. December 2, 2004. Retrieved September 22, 2009.