2002 MAC Championship Game

2002 Mid-American Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
East Division
No. 24 Marshall x$	7	–	1	11	–	2
UCF	6	–	2	7	–	5
Miami (OH)	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

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]

References[edit]

^ "Marshall 49, Toledo 45". MAC-Sports.com. December 7, 2002. Archived from the original on September 26, 2009. Retrieved September 22, 2009.
^ "MAC Championship game set for Saturday" (Press release). MAC-Sports.com. December 3, 2002. Retrieved September 22, 2009.
^ "Marshall Takes Toledo, MAC Title, 49–45" (Press release). MAC-Sports.com. December 7, 2002. Retrieved September 22, 2009.

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