2018 MAC Championship Game

2018 Marathon MAC Championship Game
22nd MAC Championship Game
1234 Total
Northern Illinois 010713 30
Buffalo 71570 29
DateNovember 30, 2018
Season2018
StadiumFord Field
LocationDetroit, Michigan
MVPOffense: Marcus Childers (QB, NIU)
Defense: Sutton Smith (LB, NIU)
FavoriteBuffalo by 3
RefereeTim O'Dey[1]
Attendance10,255[1]
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPN2
AnnouncersClay Matvick (Play-By-Play)
Dan Orlovsky (Analyst)
Paul Carcaterra (Sidelines)
MAC Championship Game
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2018 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Buffalo x   7 1     10 4  
Miami (OH)   6 2     6 6  
Ohio   6 2     9 4  
Akron   2 6     4 8  
Bowling Green   2 6     3 9  
Kent State   1 7     2 10  
West Division
Northern Illinois x$   6 2     8 6  
Western Michigan   5 3     7 6  
Eastern Michigan   5 3     7 6  
Toledo   5 3     7 6  
Ball State   3 5     4 8  
Central Michigan   0 8     1 11  
Championship: Northern Illinois 30, Buffalo 29
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions

The 2018 MAC Championship Game was an NCAA Division I college football conference championship game for the Mid-American Conference (MAC), that was played on November 30, 2018.[2] It was the 22nd Mid-American Conference Championship, and was played at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan. Sponsored by the Marathon Petroleum Corporation, the game was officially known as the Marathon MAC Championship Game. Northern Illinois scored the game's final 20 points to erase a 19-point second-half deficit and defeat Buffalo, 30–29.[3]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference MACtion was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "MAC Announces Updated 2018 Football Schedule". getsomemaction.com. Mid-American Conference. May 31, 2018. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
  3. ^ Lenzi, Rachel (December 1, 2018). "UB loses heartbreaker to Northern Illinois in MAC title game". The Buffalo News. Archived from the original on December 21, 2020. Retrieved December 21, 2020.