2000 MAC Championship Game

The 2000 MAC Championship Game was played on December 2, 2000 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 Western Michigan Broncos, of the West Division. The Thundering Herd beat the Broncos 19−14.[3]

2000 MAC Championship Game
Conference Championship
1234 Total
Western Michigan 0077 14
Marshall 31006 19
DateDecember 2, 2000
Season2000
StadiumMarshall Stadium
LocationHuntington, West Virginia
MVPQB Byron Leftwich (Marshall)
FavoriteWMU −6.5[1]
Attendance24,816
United States TV coverage
NetworkABC
AnnouncersSean McDonough, Ed Cunningham, Leslie Gudel[2]
2000 Mid-American Conference football standings
Div  Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L    W L 
East Division
Marshall xy$  5 1     5 3     8 5  
Akron x  5 1     5 3     6 5  
Ohio  4 2     5 3     7 4  
Miami  4 2     5 3     6 5  
Bowling Green  1 5     2 6     2 9  
Buffalo  2 4     2 6     2 9  
Kent State  0 6     1 7     1 10  
West Division
Western Michigan xy  4 1     7 1     9 3  
Toledo x  4 1     6 1     10 1  
Northern Illinois  2 3     4 3     6 5  
Ball State  2 3     4 3     5 6  
Eastern Michigan  2 3     2 5     3 8  
Central Michigan  1 4     2 6     2 9  
Championship: Marshall 19, Western Michigan 14
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
  • Due to an unbalanced conference schedule, the team with best division record within each division was awarded that division's championship game berth.

References

  1. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/20826742/detroit_free_press/
  2. "MAC Football Championship Notes" (Press release). MAC-Sports.com. Archived from the original on September 26, 2009. Retrieved September 22, 2009.
  3. "Marshall Wins MAC Championship, 19–14" (Press release). MAC-Sports.com. December 2, 2000. Retrieved September 22, 2009.
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