2008 MAC Championship Game

2008 Marathon MAC Championship Game
Conference Championship
1234 Total
Ball State 01077 24
Buffalo 702114 42
DateDecember 5, 2008
Season2008
StadiumFord Field
LocationDetroit, Michigan
MVPMike Newton (DB, Buffalo)
FavoriteBall State by 15
RefereeTom McCabe[1]
Attendance12,871[1]
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPN2
AnnouncersSean McDonough, Chris Spielman, Rob Stone[2]
MAC Championship Game
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2008 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Buffalo x$   5 3     8 6  
Bowling Green   4 4     6 6  
Temple   4 4     5 7  
Ohio   3 5     4 8  
Akron   3 5     5 7  
Kent State   3 5     4 8  
Miami (OH)   1 7     2 10  
West Division
Ball State x   8 0     12 2  
Central Michigan   6 2     8 5  
Western Michigan   6 2     9 4  
Northern Illinois   5 3     6 7  
Toledo   2 6     3 9  
Eastern Michigan   2 6     3 9  
Championship: Buffalo 42, Ball State 24
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions

The 2008 MAC Championship Game was played on December 5, 2008 at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan. The game featured the winner of each division of the Mid-American Conference. The game featured the Ball State Cardinals, of the West Division, and the Buffalo Bulls, of the East Division. The Buffalo Bulls upset the #12-ranked Ball State 42–24, ending hopes of an undefeated Cardinals season.

This was not the first time these two conference rivals have met. They met 5 times previously before this big Championship Game, with Ball State leading the series 5-0. Against the odds Buffalo faced the undefeated Cardinals and came out victorious in this matchup.[3]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference boxscore was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Marathon MAC Football Championship Game" (PDF) (Press release). MAC-Sports.com. December 3, 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 28, 2009. Retrieved September 25, 2009.
  3. ^ "Football Falls to Buffalo in MAC Championship Game".