2004 MAC Championship Game

2004 MAC Championship Game
Conference Championship
1234 Total
Toledo 70217 35
Miami 14067 27
DateDecember 2, 2004
Season2004
StadiumFord Field
LocationDetroit, Michigan
MVPQB Bruce Gradkowski (Toledo)
FavoriteMiami by 1
RefereeStan Evans[1]
Attendance22,138[1]
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPN
AnnouncersMike Tirico, Kirk Herbstreit, Lee Corso, Jill Arrington[2]
MAC Championship Game
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2004 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Miami (OH) x   7 1     8 5  
Akron   6 2     6 5  
Marshall   6 2     6 6  
Kent State   4 4     5 6  
Ohio   2 6     4 7  
Buffalo   2 6     2 9  
UCF   0 8     0 11  
West Division
Toledo xy$   7 1     9 4  
Northern Illinois x   7 1     9 3  
Bowling Green   6 2     9 3  
Eastern Michigan   4 4     4 7  
Central Michigan   3 5     4 7  
Ball State   2 6     2 9  
Western Michigan   0 8     1 10  
Championship: Toledo 35, Miami 27
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant

The 2004 MAC Championship Game was played on December 2, 2004, at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan.[2] The game featured the winner of each division of the Mid-American Conference. The game featured the Miami RedHawks, of the East Division, and the Toledo Rockets, of the West Division. The Rockets beat the RedHawks 35–27.[3]

  1. ^ a b "Toledo 35, Miami 27". UTRockets.com. December 2, 2004. Retrieved September 22, 2009.
  2. ^ a b "MAC Championship Football Game Thursday Night on ESPN at 7:30 (ET)" (Press release). MAC-Sports.com. November 30, 2004. Archived from the original on November 6, 2012. Retrieved September 22, 2009.
  3. ^ "Rockets Win MAC Championship, Earn Bid to Motor City Bowl" (Press release). MAC-Sports.com. December 2, 2004. Retrieved September 22, 2009.