2002 MAC Championship Game explained

Year Game Played:2002
Game Name:MAC Championship Game
Subheader:Conference Championship
Football Season:2002
Visitor Name Short:Toledo
Visitor Nickname:Rockets
Visitor School:University of Toledo
Home Name Short:Marshall
Home Nickname:Thundering Herd
Home School:Marshall University
Visitor Record:9 - 3
Home Record:9 - 2
Visitor Coach:Tom Amstutz
Home Coach:Bob Pruett
Visitor 1Q:0
Visitor 2Q:17
Visitor 3Q:15
Visitor 4Q:13
Home 1Q:14
Home 2Q:14
Home 3Q:7
Home 4Q:14
Date Game Played:December 7
Stadium:Marshall Stadium
City:Huntington, West Virginia
Mvp:QB Byron Leftwich (Marshall)
Odds:Marshall by 2.5
Attendance:24,582[1]
Us Network:ESPN2

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Marshall 49, Toledo 45 . December 7, 2002 . MAC-Sports.com . September 22, 2009 . https://archive.today/20240524121255/https://www.webcitation.org/5k4GbwT6f?url=https://www.nmnathletics.com/ViewArticle.dbml%3FSPSID=42968&SPID=3802&DB_OEM_ID=9400&ATCLID=579077 . May 24, 2024 . live .
  2. MAC Championship game set for Saturday . MAC-Sports.com . December 3, 2002 . September 22, 2009.
  3. Marshall Takes Toledo, MAC Title, 49–45 . MAC-Sports.com . December 7, 2002 . September 22, 2009.