2016 MAC Championship Game

2016 Marathon MAC Championship Game
Conference Championship
1234 Total
Western Michigan 61733 29
Ohio 07133 23
DateDecember 2, 2016
Season2016
StadiumFord Field
LocationDetroit, Michigan
MVPCorey Davis (WR, WMU)
FavoriteWestern Michigan by 16.5
Attendance45,615
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPN2/IMG College
AnnouncersAdam Amin, Mack Brown, Molly McGrath (ESPN2)
David Shumate, Jon Jansen (IMG College)
MAC Championship Game
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2016 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Ohio xy   6 2     8 6  
Miami (OH) x   6 2     6 7  
Akron   3 5     5 7  
Bowling Green   3 5     4 8  
Kent State   2 6     3 9  
Buffalo   1 7     2 10  
West Division
No. 15 Western Michigan xy$   8 0     13 1  
Toledo   6 2     9 4  
Northern Illinois   5 3     5 7  
Eastern Michigan   4 4     7 6  
Central Michigan   3 5     6 7  
Ball State   1 7     4 8  
Championship: Western Michigan 29, Ohio 23
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016 MAC Championship Game was an NCAA Division I college football conference championship game for the Mid-American Conference (MAC). It was the 20th MAC Football Championship Game and was played at Ford Field in Detroit on Friday, December 2, 2016, televised on ESPN2.[1] The game featured the East Division co-champion Ohio Bobcats against the outright West Division champion Western Michigan Broncos.

  1. ^ "MAC Announces 2016 Football Regular Season Schedule". mac-sports.com. The Mid-American Conference. Retrieved October 12, 2016.