2021 MAC Championship Game

2021 Rocket Mortgage MAC Championship Game
Conference Championship
1234 Total
Kent State 001013 23
Northern Illinois 107717 41
DateDecember 4, 2021
Season2021
StadiumFord Field
LocationDetroit, Michigan
MVPOffense: Jay Ducker (RB, Northern Illinois)
Defense: C. J. Brown (DB, Northern Illinois)
Special Teams: John Richardson (PK, Northern Illinois)
FavoriteKent State by 3.5
RefereeJeremy Valentine[1]
Attendance10,317
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPN
AnnouncersJason Benetti (play-by-play), Andre Ware (analyst) and Paul Carcaterra (sideline)
MAC Championship Game
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2021 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Kent State xy   6 2     7 7  
Miami (OH)   5 3     7 6  
Ohio   3 5     3 9  
Bowling Green   2 6     4 8  
Buffalo   2 6     4 8  
Akron   1 7     2 10  
West Division
Northern Illinois xy$   6 2     9 5  
Central Michigan x   6 2     9 4  
Toledo   5 3     7 6  
Ball State   4 4     6 7  
Eastern Michigan   4 4     7 6  
Western Michigan   4 4     8 5  
Championship: Northern Illinois 41, Kent State 23
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant

The 2021 MAC Championship Game was a college football game played on December 4, 2021, at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan. It was the 25th edition of the MAC Football Championship Game and determined the champion of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) for the 2021 season. The game began at 12:00 p.m. EST and aired on ESPN. The game featured the Northern Illinois Huskies, the Western Division champions, and the Kent State Golden Flashes, the Eastern Division champions. Sponsored by mortgage lending company Quicken Loans through their Rocket Mortgage brand, the game was officially known as the Rocket Mortgage MAC Championship Game.[2]

  1. ^ "Officiating crews for the 2021 college football conference championship games". footballzebras.com. November 30, 2021. Retrieved December 4, 2021.
  2. ^ "Rocket Mortgage sponsors MAC championship game to help keep it in Detroit". Detroit News. Retrieved August 9, 2022.