2001 MAC Championship Game

The 2001 MAC Championship Game was played on November 30, 2001 at the Glass Bowl in Toledo, Ohio. 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 Rockets beat the Thundering Herd 41-36.

2001 Mid-American Conference football standings
Div  ConfOverall
Team W L    W L  W L 
East Division
Marshall x  6 –0   8 –0   11 –2  
Miami (OH)  4 –2   6 –2   7 –5  
Bowling Green  4 –2   5 –3   8 –3  
Kent State  3 –3   5 –3   6 –5  
Akron  3 –3   4 –4   4 –7  
Buffalo  1 –5   1 –7   3 –8  
Ohio  0 –6   1 –7   1 –10  
West Division
No. 23 Toledo xy$  4 –1   5 –2   10 –2  
Northern Illinois x  4 –1   4 –3   6 –5  
Ball State x  4 –1   4 –3   5 –6  
Western Michigan  2 –3   4 –4   5 –6  
Central Michigan  1 –4   2 –6   3 –8  
Eastern Michigan  0 –5   1 –6   2 –9  
Championship: Toledo 41, Marshall 36
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • Due to an unbalanced conference schedule, the team with best division record within each division was awarded that division's championship game berth.
Rankings from AP Poll

2001 MAC Championship Game
Conference Championship
Marshall Thundering Herd Toledo Rockets
(10–1) (8–2)
36 41
Head coach: 
Bob Pruett		 Head coach: 
Tom Amstutz
APCoachesBCS
2018NR
1234 Total
Marshall 23067 36
Toledo 010256 41
DateNovember 30, 2001
Season2001
StadiumGlass Bowl
LocationToledo, Ohio
MVPRB Chester Taylor (Toledo)
FavoriteMarshall by 3
Attendance20,025
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPN
AnnouncersMark Jones, Chris Spielman, Holly Rowe
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