2001 MAC Championship Game

2001 MAC Championship Game
Conference Championship
Marshall Thundering Herd Toledo Rockets (10–1) (8–2) 36 41 Head coach:  Bob Pruett Head coach:  Tom Amstutz AP Coaches BCS 20 18 NR
1 2 3 4 Total Marshall 23 0 6 7 36 Toledo 0 10 25 6 41
Date	November 30, 2001
Season	2001
Stadium	Glass Bowl
Location	Toledo, Ohio
MVP	RB Chester Taylor (Toledo)
Favorite	Marshall by 3
Attendance	20,025
United States TV coverage
Network	ESPN
Announcers	Mark Jones, Chris Spielman, Holly Rowe

The 2001 MAC Championship Game was played on November 30, 2001 at the Glass Bowl in Toledo, Ohio. 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 Rockets beat the Thundering Herd 41–36, coming back from a 23–0 deficit.

2001 Mid-American Conference football standings

	Div							Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L					W		L
East Division
Marshall x		6	–	0					8	–	0					11	–	2
Miami (OH)		4	–	2					6	–	2					7	–	5
Bowling Green		4	–	2					5	–	3					8	–	3
Kent State		3	–	3					5	–	3					6	–	5
Akron		3	–	3					4	–	4					4	–	7
Buffalo		1	–	5					1	–	7					3	–	8
Ohio		0	–	6					1	–	7					1	–	10
West Division
No. 23 Toledo xy$		4	–	1					5	–	2					10	–	2
Northern Illinois x		4	–	1					4	–	3					6	–	5
Ball State x		4	–	1					4	–	3					5	–	6
Western Michigan		2	–	3					4	–	4					5	–	6
Central Michigan		1	–	4					2	–	6					3	–	8
Eastern Michigan		0	–	5					1	–	6					2	–	9
Championship: Toledo 41, Marshall 36
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Due to an unbalanced conference schedule, the team with best division record within each division was awarded that division's championship game berth. Rankings from AP Poll