2013 MAC Championship Game

2013 Mid-American Conference football standings
	East Division
	West Division
	Championship: Bowling Green 47, Northern Illinois 27;
	$ – Conference champion; x – Division champion/co-champions;

2013 Marathon MAC Championship Game
2013 Marathon MAC Championship Game
Conference Championship
Bowling Green Falcons	Northern Illinois Huskies
(9–3)	(12–0)
47	27
Head coach: ; Dave Clawson	Head coach: ; Rod Carey
Date	December 6, 2013
Season	2013
Stadium	Ford Field
Location	Detroit, Michigan
MVP	QB Matt Johnson (Bowling Green)
Favorite	NIU −3
Attendance	21,106
United States TV coverage
Network	ESPN
Announcers	Carter Blackburn, Danny Kanell, & Allison Williams
MAC Championship Game
< 2012	2014 >

The 2013 Mid-American Football Championship Game was played on December 6, 2013, between the winners of the East division, the Bowling Green Falcons and the winners of the West division, the Northern Illinois Huskies.^[2] The Championship game determined the 2013 football champion of the Mid-American Conference (MAC). The winner was to be the Mid-American Conference representative for the 2014 GoDaddy.com Bowl on January 5, 2014, in Mobile, Alabama. Going into the game, Northern Illinois was hoping for an undefeated season and another chance at a BCS game. Bowling Green ended that dream with a 47–27 win.

History[]

Teams[]

East Division Champions[]

West Division Champions[]

Scoring summary[]

1st quarter scoring:

2nd quarter scoring:

3rd quarter scoring:

4th quarter scoring:

Statistics[]

Statistics
First Downs
Total offense, plays – yards	–	–
Rushes-yards (net)	–	–
Passing yards (net)
Passes, Comp-Att-Int	––	– –
Time of Possession	:	:

References[]

^ "Matchup Analysis Bowling Green vs Northern Illinois". Archived from the original on December 11, 2013. Retrieved December 6, 2013.
^ "MAC ANNOUNCES 2013 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE - Mid-American Official Athletic Site". mac-sports.com. Archived from the original on December 2, 2013. Retrieved November 21, 2013.

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[1] "Matchup Analysis Bowling Green vs Northern Illinois". Archived from the original on December 11, 2013. Retrieved December 6, 2013.

[MAC-2] "MAC ANNOUNCES 2013 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE - Mid-American Official Athletic Site". mac-sports.com. Archived from the original on December 2, 2013. Retrieved November 21, 2013.

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v t Northern Illinois Huskies football
Venues	Glidden Field (1903–1965) Huskie Stadium (1965–present)
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2013 Mid-American Conference football standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
East Division
Bowling Green x$		7	–	1		10	–	4
Buffalo		6	–	2		8	–	5
Ohio		4	–	4		7	–	6
Akron		4	–	4		5	–	7
Kent State		3	–	5		4	–	8
UMass		1	–	7		1	–	11
Miami		0	–	8		0	–	12
West Division
Northern Illinois x		8	–	0		12	–	2
Ball State		7	–	1		10	–	3
Toledo		5	–	3		7	–	5
Central Michigan		5	–	3		6	–	6
Eastern Michigan		1	–	7		2	–	10
Western Michigan		1	–	7		1	–	11
Championship: Bowling Green 47, Northern Illinois 27
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions