2004 MAC Championship Game

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]

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

References edit

  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.