2002 MAC Championship Game

2002 MAC Championship Game
Conference Championship
2002 MAC Championship Game Logo
Toledo Rockets Marshall Thundering Herd
(9–3) (9–2)
45 49
Head coach: 
Tom Amstutz		 Head coach: 
Bob Pruett
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.