2002 MAC Championship Game

The 2002 MAC Championship Game was played on December 7, 2002 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 Toledo Rockets, of the West Division. The Thundering Herd beat the Rockets 49–45.^[3]

2002 MAC Championship Game
Conference Championship
2002 MAC Championship Game Logo
Toledo Rockets Marshall Thundering Herd (9–3) (9–2) 45 49 Head coach:  Tom Amstutz Head coach:  Bob Pruett
1 2 3 4 Total Toledo 0 17 15 13 45 Marshall 14 14 7 14 49
Date	December 7, 2002
Season	2002
Stadium	Marshall Stadium
Location	Huntington, West Virginia
MVP	QB Byron Leftwich (Marshall)
Favorite	Marshall by 2.5
Attendance	24,582[1]
United States TV coverage
Network	ESPN2
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2002 Mid-American Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
No. 24 Marshall x$		7	–	1					11	–	2
UCF		6	–	2					7	–	5
Miami (OH)		5	–	3					7	–	5
Ohio		4	–	4					4	–	8
Akron		3	–	5					4	–	8
Kent State		1	–	7					3	–	9
Buffalo		0	–	8					1	–	11
West Division
Toledo xy		7	–	1					9	–	5
Northern Illinois x		7	–	1					8	–	4
Bowling Green		6	–	2					9	–	3
Ball State		4	–	4					6	–	6
Western Michigan		3	–	5					4	–	8
Central Michigan		2	–	6					4	–	8
Eastern Michigan		1	–	7					3	–	9
Championship: Marshall 49, Toledo 45
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll