2014 MAC Championship Game

2014 Marathon MAC Championship Game
Conference Championship
1234 Total
Northern Illinois 10101714 51
Bowling Green 01007 17
DateDecember 5, 2014
Season2014
StadiumFord Field
LocationDetroit, Michigan
MVPDrew Hare (QB, NIU)
FavoriteNorthern Illinois by 5
Attendance15,110[1]
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPN2
AnnouncersDave Flemming, Danny Kanell, & Allison Williams
MAC Championship Game
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2014 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Bowling Green x   5 3     8 6  
Ohio   4 4     6 6  
Buffalo   3 4     5 6  
Akron   3 5     5 7  
UMass   3 5     3 9  
Miami (OH)   2 6     2 10  
Kent State   1 6     2 9  
West Division
Northern Illinois xy$   7 1     11 3  
Toledo x   7 1     9 4  
Western Michigan   6 2     8 5  
Central Michigan   5 3     7 6  
Ball State   4 4     5 7  
Eastern Michigan   1 7     2 10  
Championship: Northern Illinois 51, Bowling Green 17
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant

The 2014 MAC Championship Game was played on Friday, December 5, 2014, and featured the East Division Champion Bowling Green Falcons and the West Division Champion Northern Illinois Huskies.

Bowling Green clinched the East Division early after their 30–20 victory over division-rival Kent State on November 12. The Falcons, however, lost their final two conference games against West division foes Toledo and Ball State to finish their conference schedule at 5–3, one game ahead of Ohio.

Northern Illinois used the entirety of the conference schedule to clinch the West Division on the season's final day with a 31–21 come-from-behind win over Western Michigan on November 28. The Huskies finished in a tie with Toledo at 7–1, but held the head-to-head tie-breaker after defeating the Rockets, 27–24, on November 11.

The 2014 game was a rematch of the 2013 game, won by Bowling Green, 47–27.

  1. ^ "Bowling Green Falcons vs. Northern Illinois Huskies - Box Score". ESPN. December 5, 2014. Retrieved December 6, 2014.