2002 MAC Championship Game

The 2002 MAC Championship Game was played on December 7, 2002 at Marshall Stadium, now known as Joan C. Edwards Stadium, in Huntington, West Virginia. 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 Thundering Herd beat the Rockets 49–45.

2002 MAC Championship Game
Conference Championship
2002 MAC Championship Game Logo
Toledo Rockets Marshall Thundering Herd
(9–3) (9–2)
45 49
Head coach: 
Tom Amstutz		 Head coach: 
Bob Pruett
1234 Total
Toledo 0171513 45
Marshall 1414714 49
DateDecember 7, 2002
Season2002
StadiumMarshall Stadium
LocationHuntington, West Virginia
MVPQB Byron Leftwich (Marshall)
FavoriteMarshall by 2.5
Attendance24,582
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPN2
2002 Mid-American Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
No. 24 Marshall x$  7 –1   11 –2  
UCF  6 –2   7 –5  
Miami (OH)  5 –3   7 –5  
Ohio  4 –4   4 –8  
Akron  3 –5   4 –8  
Kent State  1 –7   3 –9  
Buffalo  0 –8   1 –11  
West Division
Toledo xy  7 –1   9 –5  
Northern Illinois x  7 –1   8 –4  
Bowling Green  6 –2   9 –3  
Ball State  4 –4   6 –6  
Western Michigan  3 –5   4 –8  
Central Michigan  2 –6   4 –8  
Eastern Michigan  1 –7   3 –9  
Championship: Marshall 49, Toledo 45
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll
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