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2000 MAC Championship Game

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Date
December 2, 2000
Season
2000
Stadium
Marshall Stadium
Location
Huntington, West Virginia
MVP
QB Byron Leftwich (Marshall)
Favorite
WMU by 6.5
Attendance
24,816
Network
ABC
Announcers
Sean McDonough, Ed Cunningham, Leslie Gudel
2000 Mid-American Conference football standings
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Div     Conf. Overall
Team   W   L         W   L     W   L  
East Division
Marshall xy$   5 – 1     5 – 3     8 – 5  
Akron x   5 – 1     5 – 3     6 – 5  
Ohio   4 – 2     5 – 3     7 – 4  
Miami (OH)   4 – 2     5 – 3     6 – 5  
Bowling Green   1 – 5     2 – 6     2 – 9  
Buffalo   2 – 4     2 – 6     2 – 9  
Kent State   0 – 6     1 – 7     1 – 10  
West Division
Western Michigan xy   4 – 1     7 – 1     9 – 3  
Toledo x   4 – 1     6 – 1     10 – 1  
Northern Illinois   2 – 3     4 – 3     6 – 5  
Ball State   2 – 3     4 – 3     5 – 6  
Eastern Michigan   2 – 3     2 – 5     3 – 8  
Central Michigan   1 – 4     2 – 6     2 – 9  
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.

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. 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.

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