2004 MAC Championship Game

The 2004 MAC Championship Game was played on December 2, 2004, at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan.^[2] 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 Toledo Rockets, of the West Division. The Rockets beat the RedHawks 35–27.^[3]

2004 MAC Championship Game
Conference Championship
Toledo Rockets Miami RedHawks (8–3) (8–3) 35 27 Head coach:  Tom Amstutz Head coach:  Terry Hoeppner
1 2 3 4 Total Toledo 7 0 21 7 35 Miami 14 0 6 7 27
Date	December 2, 2004
Season	2004
Stadium	Ford Field
Location	Detroit, Michigan
MVP	QB Bruce Gradkowski (Toledo)
Favorite	Miami by 1
Referee	Stan Evans[1]
Attendance	22,138[1]
United States TV coverage
Network	ESPN
Announcers	Mike Tirico, Kirk Herbstreit, Lee Corso, Jill Arrington[2]
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2004 Mid-American Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Miami (OH) x		7	–	1					8	–	5
Akron		6	–	2					6	–	5
Marshall		6	–	2					6	–	6
Kent State		4	–	4					5	–	6
Ohio		2	–	6					4	–	7
Buffalo		2	–	6					2	–	9
UCF		0	–	8					0	–	11
West Division
Toledo xy$		7	–	1					9	–	4
Northern Illinois x		7	–	1					9	–	3
Bowling Green		6	–	2					9	–	3
Eastern Michigan		4	–	4					4	–	7
Central Michigan		3	–	5					4	–	7
Ball State		2	–	6					2	–	9
Western Michigan		0	–	8					1	–	10
Championship: Toledo 35, Miami 27
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant