2003 MAC Championship Game

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The 2003 MAC Championship Game was played on December 4, 2003 at Doyt Perry Stadium in Bowling Green, Ohio.[1] The game featured the winner of each division of the Mid-American Conference. The game featured the Miami RedHawks, of the East Division, and the Bowling Green Falcons, of the West Division. The RedHawks beat the Falcons 49–27.[2] Miami quarterback Ben Roethlisberger threw for a game-record 440 yards in the process.

DateDecember 4, 2003
Season2003
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Miami 71421749
Bowling Green 7103727
DateDecember 4, 2003
Season2003
StadiumDoyt Perry Stadium
LocationBowling Green, Ohio
MVPBen Roethlisberger (QB, Miami)
FavoriteMiami by 7
RefereeTodd Geerlings
Attendance24,813
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPN2
AnnouncersMike Tirico, Kirk Herbstreit, Lee Corso, Dr. Jerry Punch[1]
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2003 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
No. 10 Miami (OH) x$ 80  131 
Marshall 62  84 
Akron 53  75 
Kent State 44  57 
UCF 26  39 
Ohio 17  210 
Buffalo 17  111 
West Division
No. 23 Bowling Green x 71  113 
Northern Illinois 62  102 
Toledo 62  84 
Western Michigan 44  57 
Ball State 35  48 
Eastern Michigan 26  39 
Central Michigan 17  39 
Championship: Miami 49, Bowling Green 27
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll
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To date, this is the last MAC Championship game to be hosted by one of the schools involved. Subsequent contests have been played at Ford Field in Detroit.

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