1997 MAC Championship Game

1997 MAC Championship Game
Conference Championship
1234 Total
Toledo 0707 14
Marshall 301417 34
DateDecember 5, 1997
Season1997
StadiumMarshall Stadium
LocationHuntington, West Virginia
MVPWR Randy Moss (Marshall)
FavoriteMarshall by 1
Attendance28,021
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPN2
AnnouncersRich Waltz (play-by-play), Todd Christensen (analyst) and Chris Marlowe (sideline)
MAC Championship Game
  1998
1997 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Marshall x$   7 1     10 3  
Miami (OH)   6 2     8 3  
Ohio   6 2     8 3  
Bowling Green   3 5     3 8  
Kent State   3 5     3 8  
Akron   2 7     2 9  
West Division
Toledo x   7 1     9 3  
Western Michigan   6 2     8 3  
Ball State   4 4     5 6  
Eastern Michigan   4 5     4 7  
Central Michigan   1 7     2 9  
Northern Illinois   0 8     0 11  
Championship: Marshall 34, Toledo 14
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions

The 1997 MAC Championship Game was the inaugural conference championship game of the Mid-American Conference, and was played on December 5, 1997, at Marshall Stadium, now known as Joan C. Edwards Stadium, in Huntington, West Virginia. The game featured the Marshall Thundering Herd of the East Division, and the Toledo Rockets of the West Division. It snowed the entire game.[1] The Thundering Herd defeated the Rockets 34–14.[2][3]

  1. ^ Rosenberger, Bill (October 28, 2012). "Dreary weather adds to tough day for fans". The Herald-Dispatch. Retrieved November 5, 2012.
  2. ^ "1997 Mid-American Conference Schedule and Results". Sports-Reference. Retrieved November 4, 2012.
  3. ^ "NCAA Football – Marshall vs. Toledo". USA Today. November 30, 2001. Retrieved November 5, 2012.

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