1999 MAC Championship Game

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DateDecember 3, 1999
Season1999
1999 MAC Championship Game
Conference Championship
1234Total
Western Michigan 10103730
Marshall 00201434
DateDecember 3, 1999
Season1999
StadiumMarshall Stadium
LocationHuntington, West Virginia
MVPQB Chad Pennington (Marshall)
FavoriteMarshall by 20.5
Attendance28,069
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPN2
MAC Championship Game
  1998  2000  
1999 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
No. 10 Marshall x$ 80  130 
Miami (OH) 62  74 
Akron 53  74 
Ohio 53  56 
Bowling Green 35  56 
Kent State 26  29 
Buffalo 08  011 
West Division
Western Michigan x 62  75 
Toledo 53  65 
Northern Illinois 53  56 
Eastern Michigan 44  47 
Central Michigan 35  47 
Ball State 08  011 
Championship: Marshall 34, Western Michigan 30
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1999 Mid-American Conference Championship Game was played on December 3, 1999, at Marshall Stadium, now known as Joan C. Edwards Stadium, in Huntington, West Virginia.[1] 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 Western Michigan Broncos, of the West Division. The Thundering Herd came back from a 23−0 third-quarter deficit to defeat the Broncos 34−30, preserving Marshall's perfect season.[2]

Western Michigan

Game summary

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