2000 MAC Championship Game

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The 2000 MAC Championship Game was played on December 2, 2000 at Marshall Stadium, now known as Joan C. Edwards Stadium, in Huntington, West Virginia.[2] 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 beat the Broncos 19−14.[3]

DateDecember 2, 2000
Season2000
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2000 MAC Championship Game
Conference Championship
1234Total
Western Michigan 007714
Marshall 3100619
DateDecember 2, 2000
Season2000
StadiumMarshall Stadium
LocationHuntington, West Virginia
MVPQB Byron Leftwich (Marshall)
FavoriteWMU by 6.5[1]
Attendance24,816
United States TV coverage
NetworkABC
AnnouncersSean McDonough, Ed Cunningham, Leslie Gudel[2]
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2000 Mid-American Conference football standings
Div  Conf.Overall
Team W L    W L  W L 
East Division
Marshall xy$ 51  53  85 
Akron x 51  53  65 
Ohio 42  53  74 
Miami (OH) 42  53  65 
Bowling Green 15  26  29 
Buffalo 24  26  29 
Kent State 06  17  110 
West Division
Western Michigan xy 41  71  93 
Toledo x 41  61  101 
Northern Illinois 23  43  65 
Ball State 23  43  56 
Eastern Michigan 23  25  38 
Central Michigan 14  26  29 
Championship: Marshall 19, Western Michigan 14
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
  • Due to an unbalanced conference schedule, the team with best division record within each division was awarded that division's championship game berth.
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