2003 MAC Championship Game

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
APCoachesBCS
141511
APCoachesBCS
202318
1234 Total
Miami 714217 49
Bowling Green 71037 27
DateDecember 4, 2003
Season2003
StadiumDoyt Perry Stadium
LocationBowling Green, Ohio
MVPBen Roethlisberger (QB, Miami)
FavoriteMiami by 7
RefereeTodd Geerlings
Attendance24,813
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPN2
AnnouncersMike Tirico, Kirk Herbstreit, Lee Corso, Dr. Jerry Punch[1]
MAC Championship Game
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2003 Mid-American Conference football standings
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

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.

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.

References

  1. ^ a b "Seventh MAC Championship Football Game Set for Thursday Night" (Press release). MAC-Sports.com. December 3, 2003. Archived from the original on May 24, 2024. Retrieved September 22, 2009.
  2. ^ "Miami Grabs MAC Football Crown" (Press release). MAC-Sports.com. December 4, 2003. Retrieved September 22, 2009.


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