2002 MAC Championship Game

2002 MAC Championship Game
Conference Championship
2002 MAC Championship Game Logo
Toledo Rockets Marshall Thundering Herd (9–3) (9–2) 45 49 Head coach:  Tom Amstutz Head coach:  Bob Pruett
1 2 3 4 Total Toledo 0 17 15 13 45 Marshall 14 14 7 14 49
Date	December 7, 2002
Season	2002
Stadium	Marshall Stadium
Location	Huntington, West Virginia
MVP	QB Byron Leftwich (Marshall)
Favorite	Marshall by 2.5
Attendance	24,582
United States TV coverage
Network	ESPN2

2002 Mid-American Conference football standings

	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
No. 24 Marshall x$		7	–	1					11	–	2
UCF		6	–	2					7	–	5
Miami (OH)		5	–	3					7	–	5
Ohio		4	–	4					4	–	8
Akron		3	–	5					4	–	8
Kent State		1	–	7					3	–	9
Buffalo		0	–	8					1	–	11
West Division
Toledo xy		7	–	1					9	–	5
Northern Illinois x		7	–	1					8	–	4
Bowling Green		6	–	2					9	–	3
Ball State		4	–	4					6	–	6
Western Michigan		3	–	5					4	–	8
Central Michigan		2	–	6					4	–	8
Eastern Michigan		1	–	7					3	–	9
Championship: Marshall 49, Toledo 45
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2002 MAC Championship Game was played on December 7, 2002 at Marshall Stadium, now known as Joan C. Edwards Stadium, in Huntington, West Virginia. 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 Thundering Herd beat the Rockets 49–45.