- MAC Championship Game
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For the Basketball championships, see MAC Men's Basketball Tournament and MAC Women's Basketball Tournament
Marathon MAC Football Championship Conference Football Championship 
2011 MAC Championship Game logo Sport College football Conference Mid-American Conference Current stadium Ford Field Current location Detroit, Michigan Played 1997–present Last contest 2010 MAC Championship Game Current champion Miami RedHawks Most championships Marshall Thundering Herd (5) TV partner(s) ESPN2 Official website MAC-Sports.com football Sponsors Marathon Petroleum The Marathon MAC Football Championship is a football game between the winners of the East and West divisions of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) to determine the conference champion. The game has been played since 1997, when the conference was first divided into divisions and since 2003 has been sponsored by Marathon Oil. The winner of the game is guaranteed a berth in a bowl game which the MAC has contractual obligations to field a team. Since 2004, the championship game is played at Ford Field in Detroit. Previously the game was held at campus sites.
In 2007, due to an unbalanced conference schedule, the team with best division record within each division was awarded that division's championship game berth. The only other year this was done was in 2000. In other years, the teams with the best overall conference records received a berth.
Results by year
Rankings reflect last AP poll prior to game being played. Winner in bold.
From 1997 through 2003, the championship game was played at campus sites (listed in italics). Year East Score West Score 1997 Marshall 34 Toledo 14 1998 Marshall 23 Toledo 17 1999 #11 Marshall 34 Western Michigan 30 2000 Marshall 19 Western Michigan 14 2001 #20 Marshall 36 Toledo 41 2002 Marshall 49 Toledo 45 2003 #13 Miami 49 #20 Bowling Green 27 Since 2004, the game has been played at Ford Field in Detroit. Year East Score West Score 2004 Miami 27 Toledo 35 2005 Akron 31 Northern Illinois 30 2006 Ohio 10 Central Michigan 31 2007 Miami 10 Central Michigan 35 2008 Buffalo 42 #12 Ball State 24 2009 Ohio 10 Central Michigan 20 2010 Miami 26 #24 Northern Illinois 21 2011 Ohio TBD Results by team
Appearances School W L Pct Years appeared Years won 6 Marshall 5 1 .833 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002 5 Toledo 2 3 .400 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2004 2001, 2004 4 Miami 2 2 .500 2003, 2004, 2007, 2010 2003, 2010 3 Central Michigan 3 0 1.000 2006, 2007, 2009 2006, 2007, 2009 3 Ohio 0 2 .000 2006, 2009, 2011 – 2 Northern Illinois 0 2 .000 2005, 2010 – 2 Western Michigan 0 2 .000 1999, 2000 – 1 Akron 1 0 1.000 2005 2005 1 Buffalo 1 0 1.000 2008 2008 1 Ball State 0 1 .000 2008 – 1 Bowling Green 0 1 .000 2003 – 0 Central Florida 0 0 — – – 0 Eastern Michigan 0 0 — – – 0 Kent State 0 0 — – – 0 Temple 0 0 — – – Current conference members in bold
Photo gallery
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Before 2006 Mid-American Conference Championship game.
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2006 MAC Championship: Central Michigan vs. Ohio.
MAC Championship Game Years 1997 • 1998 • 1999 • 2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009 • 2010 • 2011
Venues Joan C. Edwards Stadium (1997-2000, 2002) • Glass Bowl (2001) • Doyt Perry Stadium (2003) • Ford Field (2004–present)
Mid-American Conference football East Division Akron Zips • Bowling Green Falcons • Buffalo Bulls • Kent State Flashes • Miami RedHawks • Ohio Bobcats • Temple Owls
West Division Ball State Cardinals • Central Michigan Chippewas • Eastern Michigan Eagles • Northern Illinois Huskies • Toledo Rockets • Western Michigan Broncos
Championships & awards MAC Championship Game • Mid-American Conference football awards
NCAA Division I FBS conference championship games Atlantic Coast Conference Championship † (2005–present) • Big 12 Conference Championship † (1996–2010) • Big Ten Conference Championship † (2011–present) • Conference USA Championship (2005–present) • Mid-American Conference Championship (1997–present) • Pacific-12 Conference Championship † (2011–present) • Southeastern Conference Championship † (1992–present) • WAC Championship (1996–1998)
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