Year Game Played: | 1999 |
Game Name: | MAC Championship Game |
Subheader: | Conference Championship |
Football Season: | 1999 |
Visitor Name Short: | Western Michigan |
Visitor Nickname: | Broncos |
Visitor School: | Western Michigan University |
Home Name Short: | Marshall |
Home Nickname: | Thundering Herd |
Home School: | Marshall University |
Visitor Record: | 7 - 4 |
Home Record: | 11 - 0 |
Visitor Coach: | Gary Darnell |
Home Coach: | Bob Pruett |
Home Rank Ap: | 11 |
Home Rank Coaches: | 11 |
Home Rank Bcs: | 12 |
Visitor 1Q: | 10 |
Visitor 2Q: | 10 |
Visitor 3Q: | 3 |
Visitor 4Q: | 7 |
Home 1Q: | 0 |
Home 2Q: | 0 |
Home 3Q: | 20 |
Home 4Q: | 14 |
Date Game Played: | December 3 |
Stadium: | Marshall Stadium |
City: | Huntington, West Virginia |
Mvp: | QB Chad Pennington (Marshall) |
Odds: | Marshall by 20.5 |
Attendance: | 28,069 |
Us Network: | ESPN2 |
The 1999 Mid-American Conference Championship Game was played on December 3, 1999, at Marshall Stadium, now known as Joan C. Edwards Stadium, in Huntington, West Virginia.[1] 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 Western Michigan Broncos, of the West Division. The Thundering Herd came back from a 23−0 third-quarter deficit to defeat the Broncos 34−30, preserving Marshall's perfect season.[2]
See main article: 1999 Western Michigan Broncos football team. Western Michigan entered the championship game as West Division champions, having compiled a 7–4 record, 6–2 record in MAC play. The Broncos started the season 7–2 and 6–0 in MAC play before losing the final two games of the regular season, including a 31–17 loss to Marshall on November 13.
See main article: 1999 Marshall Thundering Herd football team. Marshall entered the championship game as East Division champions, having compiled an undefeated 11–0 record, 8–0 record in MAC play. Marshall has spent eleven consecutive weeks the AP Top 25 after defeating Bowling Green on September 18. They entered the MAC Championship game at No. 11 in the AP and Coaches poll.