2004 MAC Championship Game

2004 MAC Championship Game
Conference Championship
Toledo Rockets Miami RedHawks
(8–3) (8–3)
35 27
Head coach: 
Tom Amstutz		 Head coach: 
Terry Hoeppner
1234 Total
Toledo 70217 35
Miami 14067 27
DateDecember 2, 2004
Season2004
StadiumFord Field
LocationDetroit, Michigan
MVPQB Bruce Gradkowski (Toledo)
FavoriteMiami by 1
RefereeStan Evans[1]
Attendance22,138[1]
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPN
AnnouncersMike Tirico, Kirk Herbstreit, Lee Corso, Jill Arrington[2]
←  2003
2005 →
2004 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Miami (OH) x   7 – 1     8 – 5  
Akron   6 – 2     6 – 5  
Marshall   6 – 2     6 – 6  
Kent State   4 – 4     5 – 6  
Ohio   2 – 6     4 – 7  
Buffalo   2 – 6     2 – 9  
UCF   0 – 8     0 – 11  
West Division
Toledo xy$   7 – 1     9 – 4  
Northern Illinois x   7 – 1     9 – 3  
Bowling Green   6 – 2     9 – 3  
Eastern Michigan   4 – 4     4 – 7  
Central Michigan   3 – 5     4 – 7  
Ball State   2 – 6     2 – 9  
Western Michigan   0 – 8     1 – 10  
Championship: Toledo 35, Miami 27
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant

The 2004 MAC Championship Game was played on December 2, 2004, at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan.[2] 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 Toledo Rockets, of the West Division. The Rockets beat the RedHawks 35–27.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Toledo 35, Miami 27". UTRockets.com. December 2, 2004. Retrieved September 22, 2009.
  2. ^ a b "MAC Championship Football Game Thursday Night on ESPN at 7:30 (ET)" (Press release). MAC-Sports.com. November 30, 2004. Archived from the original on November 6, 2012. Retrieved September 22, 2009.
  3. ^ "Rockets Win MAC Championship, Earn Bid to Motor City Bowl" (Press release). MAC-Sports.com. December 2, 2004. Retrieved September 22, 2009.


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