2010 MAC Championship Game

2010 MAC Championship Game
Conference Championship
Northern Illinois Huskies Miami RedHawks
(10–2) (8–4)
21 26
Head coach: 
Jerry Kill		 Head coach: 
Michael Haywood
APCoachesBCS
242325
1234 Total
Northern Illinois 14007 21
Miami 13076 26
Date December 3, 2010
Season 2010
Stadium Ford Field
Location Detroit, Michigan
MVP Thomas Merriweather, Miami
Favorite N. Illinois by 17[1]
Referee Mike Conlin (R), Ken Zelmanski (U), Bruce Keeling (L), J. Shelton (LJ), Tom Riepenhoff (BJ), Joel Clay (FJ)
Attendance 12,031
United States TV coverage
Network ESPN
2010 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
East Division
Miami x$  7 –1     10 –4  
Ohio  6 –2     8 –5  
Temple  5 –3     8 –4  
Kent State  4 –4     5 –7  
Bowling Green  1 –7     2 –10  
Buffalo  1 –7     2 –10  
Akron  1 –7     1 –11  
West Division
Northern Illinois x  8 –0     11 –3  
Toledo  7 –1     8 –5  
Western Michigan  5 –3     6 –6  
Ball State  3 –5     4 –8  
Central Michigan  2 –6     3 –9  
Eastern Michigan  2 –6     2 –10  
Championship: Miami 26, Northern Illinois 21
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2010 MAC Championship Game was played at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, December 3, 2010, at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan to determine the 2010 football champion of the Mid-American Conference (MAC). The game featured the Miami University Redhawks and the Northern Illinois Huskies.

Miami defeated Northern Illinois 26-21 on a 33-yard pass from Austin Boucher to Armand Robinson for a touchdown with 33 seconds remaining in regulation. The game lasted 3 hours and 12 minutes.[2]

Scoring

First Quarter
  • Miami — Thomas Merriweather scored on a 1-yard run to give MU-Ohio 6 point lead (Northern Illinois 0 - Miami 6)
  • Northern Illinois — Martel Moore caught a 69-yard pass from Chand Harnish (Northern Illinois 7 - Miami 6)
  • Miami — Tracy Woods ran for 7 yards for a touchdown (Northern Illinois 7 - Miami 13)
  • Northern Illinois — Chand Harnish passed to Martel Moore for a 27-yard touchdown (Northern Illinois 14 - Miami 13)
Third Quarter
  • Miami — T. Merriweather ran for 1-yard touchdown (Northern Illinois 14 - Miami 20)
Fourth Quarter
  • Northern Illinois — Willie Clark caught a 39-yard pass from Harnish (Northern Illinois 21 - Miami 20)
  • Miami — Austin Boucher passed to Armand Robinson for 33 yards (Northern Illinois 21 - Miami 26)

References

  1. ↑ The Odds, College Football, World Features Syndicate, Inc., via Los Angeles Times, December 3, 2010
  2. ↑ Final Gamebook, December 3, 2010
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