2023 MAC Football Championship Game

2023 MAC Football Championship Game
Conference championship
1234 Total
Miami 100310 23
Toledo 0860 14
DateDecember 2, 2023
Season2023
StadiumFord Field
LocationDetroit, Michigan
MVPOffense: Aveon Smith (QB, Miami)
Defense: Matt Salopek (LB, Miami)
Special Teams: Graham Nicholson (K, Miami)
FavoriteToledo by 8
RefereeDavid Siegle
Attendance20,200
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPN
AnnouncersAnish Shroff (play-by-play), Andre Ware (analyst), and Paul Carcaterra (sideline)
MAC Football Championship Game
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2023 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Miami (OH) xy$   7 1     11 3  
Ohio   6 2     10 3  
Bowling Green   5 3     7 6  
Buffalo   3 5     3 9  
Akron   1 7     2 10  
Kent State   0 8     1 11  
West Division
Toledo xy   8 0     11 3  
Northern Illinois   5 3     7 6  
Eastern Michigan   4 4     6 7  
Central Michigan   3 5     5 7  
Ball State   3 5     4 8  
Western Michigan   3 5     4 8  
Championship: Miami (OH) 23, Toledo 14
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant

The 2023 MAC Football Championship Game was a college football conference championship game played on December 2, 2023, at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan. It was the 27th edition of the MAC Football Championship Game and determined the champion of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) for the 2023 season. The game began at 12:00 p.m. EST and aired on ESPN.[1] The game featured the Western Division champion Toledo Rockets against the Eastern Division champion Miami RedHawks. Miami won their first MAC Championship since 2019 with a 23–14 upset victory.[2]

  1. ^ "2023 MAC Football Championship". MAC. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
  2. ^ "Miami (Ohio) beats No. 23 Toledo 23-14 to win MAC championship". CBS Sports. December 2, 2023. Retrieved December 2, 2023.