2013 MAC Championship Game

2013 Marathon MAC Championship Game
Conference Championship
Bowling Green Falcons Northern Illinois Huskies (9–3) (12–0) 47 27 Head coach:  Dave Clawson Head coach:  Rod Carey AP Coaches BCS 16 18 14
1 2 3 4 Total Bowling Green 17 14 0 16 47 Northern Illinois 7 6 7 7 27
Date	December 6, 2013
Season	2013
Stadium	Ford Field
Location	Detroit, Michigan
Favorite	NIU −3[1]
Attendance	21,106
United States TV coverage
Network	ESPN
Announcers	Carter Blackburn, Danny Kanell, & Allison Williams

2013 Mid-American Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Bowling Green x$		7	–	1					10	–	4
Buffalo		6	–	2					8	–	5
Ohio		4	–	4					7	–	6
Akron		4	–	4					5	–	7
Kent State		3	–	5					4	–	8
UMass		1	–	7					1	–	11
Miami		0	–	8					0	–	12
West Division
Northern Illinois x		8	–	0					12	–	2
Ball State		7	–	1					10	–	3
Toledo		5	–	3					7	–	5
Central Michigan		5	–	3					6	–	6
Eastern Michigan		1	–	7					2	–	10
Western Michigan		1	–	7					1	–	11
Championship: Bowling Green 47, Northern Illinois 27
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2013 Mid-American Football Championship Game will be played on December 6, 2013, the winners of the East division, the Bowling Green Falcons goes against the winners of the West division, the Northern Illinois Huskies.^[2] The Championship game will determine the 2013 football champion of the Mid-American Conference (MAC). The winner will be the Mid-American Conference representative for the 2014 GoDaddy.com Bowl on January 5, 2014, in Mobile, Alabama. Going into the game, Northern Illinois was hoping for an undefeated season and another chance at a BCS game. Bowling Green ended that dream with a 47-27 win.

Teams

East Division Champions

West Division Champions

Scoring summary

1st quarter scoring:

2nd quarter scoring:

3rd quarter scoring:

4th quarter scoring:

Statistics

Statistics
First Downs
Total offense, plays – yards	–	–
Rushes-yards (net)	–	–
Passing yards (net)
Passes, Comp-Att-Int	––	– –
Time of Possession	:	:

References

1. "Matchup Analysis Bowling Green vs Northern Illinois". Retrieved December 6, 2013.
2. "MAC ANNOUNCES 2013 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE - Mid-American Official Athletic Site". http://www.mac-sports.com. Retrieved 2013-11-21. External link in |publisher= (help)