2001 MAC Championship Game

2001 MAC Championship Game
Conference Championship
1234 Total
Marshall 23067 36
Toledo 010256 41
DateNovember 30, 2001
Season2001
StadiumGlass Bowl
LocationToledo, Ohio
MVPRB Chester Taylor (Toledo)
FavoriteMarshall by 3
Attendance20,025
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPN
AnnouncersMark Jones, Chris Spielman, Holly Rowe[1]
MAC Championship Game
 < 2000  2002

The 2001 MAC Championship Game was played on November 30, 2001 at the Glass Bowl in Toledo, Ohio.[1] The game featured the winner of each division of the Mid-American Conference. The game featured the Marshall Thundering Herd, of the East Division, and the Toledo Rockets, of the West Division. The Rockets beat the Thundering Herd 41-36.[2]

2001 Mid-American Conference football standings
Div     Conf Overall
Team   W   L         W   L     W   L  
East Division
Marshall x   6 0     8 0     11 2  
Miami (OH)   4 2     6 2     7 5  
Bowling Green   4 2     5 3     8 3  
Kent State   3 3     5 3     6 5  
Akron   3 3     4 4     4 7  
Buffalo   1 5     1 7     3 8  
Ohio   0 6     1 7     1 10  
West Division
No. 23 Toledo xy$   4 1     5 2     10 2  
Northern Illinois x   4 1     4 3     6 5  
Ball State x   4 1     4 3     5 6  
Western Michigan   2 3     4 4     5 6  
Central Michigan   1 4     2 6     3 8  
Eastern Michigan   0 5     1 6     2 9  
Championship: Toledo 41, Marshall 36
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • Due to an unbalanced conference schedule, the team with best division record within each division was awarded that division's championship game berth.
Rankings from AP Poll
  1. ^ a b "MAC Championship Game Set for Friday Night" (Press release). MAC-Sports.com. November 27, 2001. Archived from the original on May 24, 2024. Retrieved September 22, 2009.
  2. ^ "Toledo Ends Marshall's Streak As MAC Champions With 41–36 Come-From-Behind Win" (Press release). MAC-Sports.com. November 30, 2001. Retrieved September 22, 2009.