2001 MAC Championship Game
Conference Championship
1234 Total
Marshall 23067 36
Toledo 010256 41
DateNovember 30, 2001
Season2001
StadiumGlass Bowl
LocationToledo, Ohio
MVPRB Chester Taylor (Toledo)
FavoriteMarshall by 3
Attendance20,025
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPN
AnnouncersMark Jones, Chris Spielman, Holly Rowe[1]

The 2001 MAC Championship Game was played on November 30, 2001 at the Glass Bowl in Toledo, Ohio.[1] 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 Toledo Rockets, of the West Division. The Rockets beat the Thundering Herd 41-36.[2]

2001 Mid-American Conference football standings
Div  ConfOverall
Team W L    W L  W L 
East Division
Marshall x  6 –0   8 –0   11 –2  
Miami (OH)  4 –2   6 –2   7 –5  
Bowling Green  4 –2   5 –3   8 –3  
Kent State  3 –3   5 –3   6 –5  
Akron  3 –3   4 –4   4 –7  
Buffalo  1 –5   1 –7   3 –8  
Ohio  0 –6   1 –7   1 –10  
West Division
No. 23 Toledo xy$  4 –1   5 –2   10 –2  
Northern Illinois x  4 –1   4 –3   6 –5  
Ball State x  4 –1   4 –3   5 –6  
Western Michigan  2 –3   4 –4   5 –6  
Central Michigan  1 –4   2 –6   3 –8  
Eastern Michigan  0 –5   1 –6   2 –9  
Championship: Toledo 41, Marshall 36
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • Due to an unbalanced conference schedule, the team with best division record within each division was awarded that division's championship game berth.
Rankings from AP Poll

References

  1. 1 2 "MAC Championship Game Set for Friday Night" (Press release). MAC-Sports.com. November 27, 2001. Archived from the original on September 26, 2009. Retrieved September 22, 2009.
  2. ↑ "Toledo Ends Marshall's Streak As MAC Champions With 41–36 Come-From-Behind Win" (Press release). MAC-Sports.com. November 30, 2001. Retrieved September 22, 2009.


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