2003 MAC Championship Game

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 Marathon MAC Championship Game
Conference Championship
Miami RedHawks Bowling Green Falcons (11–1) (10–2) 49 27 Head coach:  Terry Hoeppner Head coach:  Gregg Brandon AP Coaches BCS 14 15 11 AP Coaches BCS 20 23 18
1 2 3 4 Total Miami 7 14 21 7 49 Bowling Green 7 10 3 7 27
Date	December 4, 2003
Season	2003
Stadium	Doyt Perry Stadium
Location	Bowling Green, Ohio
MVP	Ben Roethlisberger (QB, Miami)
Favorite	Miami by 7
Referee	Todd Geerlings
Attendance	24,813
United States TV coverage
Network	ESPN2
Announcers	Mike Tirico, Kirk Herbstreit, Lee Corso, Dr. Jerry Punch[1]
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2003 Mid-American Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
No. 10 Miami (OH) 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
No. 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

To date, this is the last MAC Championship game to be hosted by one of the schools involved. Subsequent contests have been played at Ford Field in Detroit.