2002 MAC Championship Game

2002 MAC Championship Game
Conference Championship

2002 MAC Championship Game Logo
Toledo Rockets Marshall Thundering Herd
(9–3) (9–2)
45 49
Head coach: 
Tom Amstutz		 Head coach: 
Bob Pruett
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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