2010 MAC Championship Game

For the MAC men's basketball championship, see 2010 MAC men's basketball tournament.

2010 MAC Championship Game
Conference Championship
Northern Illinois Huskies Miami RedHawks
(10–2) (8–4)
21 26
Head coach: 
Jerry Kill		 Head coach: 
Michael Haywood
APCoachesBCS
242325
1234 Total
Northern Illinois 14007 21
Miami 13076 26
DateDecember 3, 2010
Season2010
StadiumFord Field
LocationDetroit, Michigan
MVPThomas Merriweather (RB, Miami)
FavoriteN. Illinois by 18.5
RefereeMike Conlin (R), Ken Zelmanski (U), Bruce Keeling (L), J. Shelton (LJ), Tom Riepenhoff (BJ), Joel Clay (FJ)
Attendance12,031
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPN
MAC Championship Game
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2010 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Miami (OH) x$   7 – 1     10 – 4  
Ohio   6 – 2     8 – 5  
Temple   5 – 3     8 – 4  
Kent State   4 – 4     5 – 7  
Bowling Green   1 – 7     2 – 10  
Buffalo   1 – 7     2 – 10  
Akron   1 – 7     1 – 11  
West Division
Northern Illinois x   8 – 0     11 – 3  
Toledo   7 – 1     8 – 5  
Western Michigan   5 – 3     6 – 6  
Ball State   3 – 5     4 – 8  
Central Michigan   2 – 6     3 – 9  
Eastern Michigan   2 – 6     2 – 10  
Championship: Miami 26, Northern Illinois 21
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions

The 2010 MAC Championship Game was played at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, December 3, 2010, at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan to determine the 2010 football champion of the Mid-American Conference (MAC). The game featured the Miami University Redhawks and the Northern Illinois Huskies.

Miami defeated Northern Illinois 26-21 on a 33-yard pass from Austin Boucher to Armand Robinson for a touchdown with 33 seconds remaining in regulation. The game lasted 3 hours and 12 minutes.[1]

  1. ^ Final Gamebook, December 3, 2010