2003 MAC Championship Game

2003 Marathon MAC Championship Game
Conference Championship
1234 Total
Miami 714217 49
Bowling Green 71037 27
Date December 4, 2003
Season 2003
Stadium Doyt Perry Stadium
Location Bowling Green, Ohio
Referee Todd Geerlings
Attendance 24,813
United States TV coverage
Network ESPN2
Announcers Mike Tirico, Kirk Herbstreit, Lee Corso, Dr. Jerry Punch[1]

The 2003 MAC Championship Game was played on December 4, 2003 at Doyt Perry Stadium in Bowling Green, Ohio.[1] 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 Bowling Green Falcons, of the West Division. The RedHawks beat the Falcons 49–27.[2] Miami quarterback Ben Roethlisberger threw for a game-record 440 yards in the process.

2003 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
East Division
#10 Miami x$   8 0         13 1  
Marshall   6 2         8 4  
Akron   5 3         7 5  
Kent State   4 4         5 7  
UCF   2 6         3 9  
Ohio   1 7         2 10  
Buffalo   1 7         1 11  
West Division
#23 Bowling Green x   7 1         11 3  
Northern Illinois   6 2         10 2  
Toledo   6 2         8 4  
Western Michigan   4 4         5 7  
Ball State   3 5         4 8  
Eastern Michigan   2 6         3 9  
Central Michigan   1 7         3 9  
Championship: Miami 49, Bowling Green 27
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

References

  1. 1 2 "Seventh MAC Championship Football Game Set for Thursday Night" (Press release). MAC-Sports.com. 2003-12-03. Archived from the original on 2009-09-25. Retrieved 2009-09-22.
  2. "Miami Grabs MAC Football Crown" (Press release). MAC-Sports.com. 2003-12-04. Retrieved 2009-09-22.


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