2010 MAC Championship Game

For the MAC men's basketball championship, see 2010 MAC men's basketball tournament.

The 2010 MAC Championship Game was played at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, December 3, 2010, at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan to determine the 2010 football champion of the Mid-American Conference (MAC). The game featured the Miami University Redhawks and the Northern Illinois Huskies.

2010 MAC Championship Game
Conference Championship
Northern Illinois Huskies Miami RedHawks (10–2) (8–4) 21 26 Head coach:  Jerry Kill Head coach:  Michael Haywood AP Coaches BCS 24 23 25
1 2 3 4 Total Northern Illinois 14 0 0 7 21 Miami 13 0 7 6 26
Date	December 3, 2010
Season	2010
Stadium	Ford Field
Location	Detroit, Michigan
MVP	Thomas Merriweather (RB, Miami)
Favorite	N. Illinois by 18.5
Referee	Mike Conlin (R), Ken Zelmanski (U), Bruce Keeling (L), J. Shelton (LJ), Tom Riepenhoff (BJ), Joel Clay (FJ)
Attendance	12,031
United States TV coverage
Network	ESPN
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2010 Mid-American Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Miami (OH) x$		7	–	1					10	–	4
Ohio		6	–	2					8	–	5
Temple		5	–	3					8	–	4
Kent State		4	–	4					5	–	7
Bowling Green		1	–	7					2	–	10
Buffalo		1	–	7					2	–	10
Akron		1	–	7					1	–	11
West Division
Northern Illinois x		8	–	0					11	–	3
Toledo		7	–	1					8	–	5
Western Michigan		5	–	3					6	–	6
Ball State		3	–	5					4	–	8
Central Michigan		2	–	6					3	–	9
Eastern Michigan		2	–	6					2	–	10
Championship: Miami 26, Northern Illinois 21
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions

Miami defeated Northern Illinois 26-21 on a 33-yard pass from Austin Boucher to Armand Robinson for a touchdown with 33 seconds remaining in regulation. The game lasted 3 hours and 12 minutes.^[1]

Scoring

First Quarter

• Miami — Thomas Merriweather scored on a 1-yard run to give MU-Ohio 6 point lead (Northern Illinois 0 - Miami 6)
• Northern Illinois — Martel Moore caught a 69-yard pass from Chand Harnish (Northern Illinois 7 - Miami 6)
• Miami — Tracy Woods ran for 7 yards for a touchdown (Northern Illinois 7 - Miami 13)
• Northern Illinois — Chand Harnish passed to Martel Moore for a 27-yard touchdown (Northern Illinois 14 - Miami 13)

Third Quarter

• Miami — T. Merriweather ran for 1-yard touchdown (Northern Illinois 14 - Miami 20)

Fourth Quarter

• Northern Illinois — Willie Clark caught a 39-yard pass from Harnish (Northern Illinois 21 - Miami 20)
• Miami — Austin Boucher passed to Armand Robinson for 33 yards (Northern Illinois 21 - Miami 26)