2002 MAC Championship Game

2002 MAC Championship Game
Conference Championship
2002 MAC Championship Game Logo
1234 Total
Toledo 0171513 45
Marshall 1414714 49
DateDecember 7, 2002
Season2002
StadiumMarshall Stadium
LocationHuntington, West Virginia
MVPQB Byron Leftwich (Marshall)
FavoriteMarshall by 2.5
Attendance24,582[1]
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPN2
MAC Championship Game
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2002 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
No. 24 Marshall x$   7 1     11 2  
UCF   6 2     7 5  
Miami (OH)   5 3     7 5  
Ohio   4 4     4 8  
Akron   3 5     4 8  
Kent State   1 7     3 9  
Buffalo   0 8     1 11  
West Division
Toledo xy   7 1     9 5  
Northern Illinois x   7 1     8 4  
Bowling Green   6 2     9 3  
Ball State   4 4     6 6  
Western Michigan   3 5     4 8  
Central Michigan   2 6     4 8  
Eastern Michigan   1 7     3 9  
Championship: Marshall 49, Toledo 45
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2002 MAC Championship Game was played on December 7, 2002 at Marshall Stadium, now known as Joan C. Edwards Stadium, in Huntington, West Virginia.[2] 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 Thundering Herd beat the Rockets 49–45.[3]

  1. ^ "Marshall 49, Toledo 45". MAC-Sports.com. December 7, 2002. Archived from the original on May 24, 2024. Retrieved September 22, 2009.
  2. ^ "MAC Championship game set for Saturday" (Press release). MAC-Sports.com. December 3, 2002. Retrieved September 22, 2009.
  3. ^ "Marshall Takes Toledo, MAC Title, 49–45" (Press release). MAC-Sports.com. December 7, 2002. Retrieved September 22, 2009.