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Championship Game
Conference Football Championship
SportCollege football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Current stadiumFord Field
Current locationDetroit, Michigan
Played1997–present
Last contest2019
Current championMiami RedHawks
Most championshipsMarshall Thundering Herd (5)
TV partner(s)ESPN2
Official websiteMAC-Sports.com football
Sponsors
Marathon Petroleum (2003–present)
Host stadiums
Marshall University Stadium (1997–2000, 2002)
Glass Bowl (2001)
Doyt Perry Stadium (2003)
Ford Field (2004–present)
Host locations
Huntington, West Virginia (1997–2000, 2002)
Toledo, Ohio (2001)
Bowling Green, Ohio (2003)
Detroit, Michigan (2004–present)

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The MAC Football Championship Game is a football game between the winners of the East and West divisions of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) to determine the conference champion. The game has been played since 1997, when the conference was first divided into divisions and since 2003 has been sponsored by Marathon Petroleum (officially known as the Marathon MAC Football Championship Game). The winner of the game is guaranteed a berth in a bowl game which the MAC has contractual obligations to field a team. Unlike the MAC's Group of Five contemporaries, which hold their respective championship games on campus sites, the MAC Championship Game is held at a neutral site, Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan since 2004.

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  • Pitting the winners of the East and West divisions of the Mid-American Conference against one another, the MAC's football season concludes in thrilling fashion with the MAC Championship game at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan.

In 2000, 2001, and 2007, due to an unbalanced conference schedule, the team with best division record within each division was awarded that division's championship game berth. In other years, the teams with the best overall conference records received a berth.

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The game is held on the first Saturday in December, on the same weekend that other NCAA Division I FBS conferences hold their championship games.

Results by year[edit]

Below are the results from all MAC Football Championship Games played. The winning team appears in bold font, on a background of their primary team color. Rankings are from the AP Poll released prior to the game.

From 1997 through 2003, the championship game was played at campus sites. Since 2004, the game has been played at Ford Field in Detroit.

YearEastWestSiteAttendance
1997Marshall Thundering Herd34Toledo Rockets14Marshall University Stadium • Huntington, WV28,021
1998Marshall Thundering Herd23Toledo Rockets1728,085
199911Marshall Thundering Herd34Western Michigan Broncos3028,069
2000Marshall Thundering Herd19Western Michigan Broncos1424,816
200120Marshall Thundering Herd36Toledo Rockets41Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH20,025
200224Marshall Thundering Herd49Toledo Rockets45Marshall University Stadium • Huntington, WV24,582
200313Miami RedHawks4920Bowling Green Falcons27Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH24,813
2004Miami RedHawks27Toledo Rockets35Ford Field • Detroit, MI22,138
2005Akron Zips31Northern Illinois Huskies3012,051
2006Ohio Bobcats10Central Michigan Chippewas3125,483
2007Miami RedHawks10Central Michigan Chippewas3525,013
2008Buffalo Bulls4212Ball State Cardinals2412,871
2009Ohio Bobcats10Central Michigan Chippewas2023,714
2010Miami RedHawks2624Northern Illinois Huskies2112,031
2011Ohio Bobcats20Northern Illinois Huskies2313,052
201218Kent State Golden Flashes3719Northern Illinois Huskies442OT18,132
2013Bowling Green Falcons4716Northern Illinois Huskies2721,106
2014Bowling Green Falcons17Northern Illinois Huskies5115,110
2015Bowling Green Falcons34Northern Illinois Huskies1416,425
2016Ohio Bobcats2313Western Michigan Broncos2945,615
2017Akron Zips28Toledo Rockets 4516,225
2018Buffalo Bulls29Northern Illinois Huskies3010,255
2019Miami RedHawks26Central Michigan Chippewas2122,427

Results by team[edit]

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AppearancesSchoolWinsLossesWin %Year(s) WonYear(s) Lost
8Northern Illinois44.5002011, 2012, 2014, 20182005, 2010, 2013, 2015
6Marshall51.8331997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 20022001
6Toledo33.5002001, 2004, 20171997, 1998, 2002
5Miami32.6002003, 2010, 20192004, 2007
4Central Michigan31.7502006, 2007, 20092019
4Bowling Green22.5002013, 20152003, 2014
4Ohio04.0002006, 2009, 2011, 2016
3Western Michigan12.33320161999, 2000
2Akron11.50020052017
2Buffalo11.50020082018
1Kent State01.0002012
1Ball State01.0002008

Eastern Michigan is the only team currently in the conference to have not attended a Championship Game. Marshall is the only Championship Game Winner to not be a current member of the MAC.

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MVPs[edit]

YearMVP(s)TeamPosition
1997Randy MossMarshallWR
1998Chad PenningtonMarshallQB
1999Chad PenningtonMarshallQB
2000Byron LeftwichMarshallQB
2001Chester TaylorToledoRB
2002Byron LeftwichMarshallQB
2003Ben RoethlisbergerMiamiQB
2004Bruce GradkowskiToledoQB
2005Luke GetsyAkronQB
2006Damien LinsonCentral MichiganWR
2007Dan LeFevourCentral MichiganQB
2008Mike NewtonBuffaloDB
2009Dan LeFevourCentral MichiganQB
2010Thomas MerriweatherMiamiRB
2011Nathan PalmerNorthern IllinoisWR
2012Jordan LynchNorthern IllinoisQB
2013Matt JohnsonBowling GreenQB
2014Drew HareNorthern IllinoisQB
2015Travis GreeneBowling GreenRB
2016Corey DavisWestern MichiganWR

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References[edit]

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American Athletic Conference Football Championship Game
Conference Football Championship
SportFootball
ConferenceThe American
Played2015–present
Last contest2019
Current championMemphis
Most championshipsUCF
TV partner(s)ESPN/ABC
Official websiteOfficial site
Host stadiums
Best conference team's home field (2015–present)

The American Athletic Conference Football Championship Game is a college football game currently held by the American Athletic Conference (The American) each year to determine the conference's season champion. The inaugural game was held on December 5, 2015, at 12:00 pm ET.[1]

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The game will pit the champion of the Eastern Division (UCF, Cincinnati, Connecticut, East Carolina, South Florida, and Temple) against the champion of the Western Division (Houston, Memphis, Navy, SMU, Tulane, and Tulsa). The game will be played at the home stadium of the division winner with the better conference record.[2]

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Television broadcast rights to the game are owned by ESPN/ABC.[1]

History[edit]

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The American was reorganized following the tumultuous period of realignment that hobbled the Big East between 2010 and 2013. In all, 14 member schools announced their departure for other conferences, and 15 other schools announced plans to join the conference (eight as all-sports members, and four for football only). In December 2012, the Big East's seven remaining non-FBS schools, all Catholic institutions — DePaul, Georgetown, Marquette, Providence, St. John's, Seton Hall, and Villanova – announced that they voted unanimously to leave the conference.

After a settlement in 2013 between the non-FBS schools and the FBS schools regarding the use of the conference name, the ten remaining football playing members renamed themselves the American Athletic Conference.[3] In 2014, Louisville and Rutgers departed the conference and joined the ACC and Big Ten, respectively. Their departure was succeeded on the same day by the entrance of East Carolina, Tulane, and Tulsa for all sports.[4] In 2015, the U.S. Naval Academy joined the conference for football, bringing the membership total in that sport to twelve teams. At the time, the conference split into two six-team divisions and created a conference championship game.[2]

On July 1, 2020 UConn officially left the American, with its football team becoming an FBS independent once the school joined the Big East.[5] The American has no immediate plan to add another team to rebalance division, so divisions have been eliminated from the conference for the time being. The championship game will now be played by the two teams that achieved the best record in regular season conference play.

Pre-championship game era[edit]

The 2013 and 2014 American Athletic Conference football champions were determined by the team(s) with the best conference record, and there was no championship game held. In years when two or more teams tied in conference record, co-champions were declared.

SeasonChampion(s)Conference
record
Overall
record
2013UCF8–012–1
2014Memphis7–110–3
Cincinnati7–19–4
UCF7–19–4

Championship Game results[edit]

Below are the results from all AAC Football Championship Games played. The winning team appears in bold font, on a background of their primary team color. Rankings are from the AP Poll released prior to the game.

DateEast DivisionWest DivisionSiteAttendance
December 5, 201520Temple Owls1317Houston Cougars24TDECU Stadium • Houston, Texas35,721
December 3, 2016Temple Owls3420Navy Midshipmen10Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, Maryland22,815
December 2, 201712UCF Knights622OT16Memphis Tigers55Spectrum Stadium • Orlando, Florida41,433
December 1, 20188UCF Knights56Memphis Tigers4145,176
December 7, 201921Cincinnati Bearcats2416Memphis Tigers29Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, Tennessee33,008

Game MVPs[edit]

YearMVPTeam
2015QB Greg Ward Jr.Houston
2016QB Phillip WalkerTemple
2017QB McKenzie MiltonUCF
2018QB Darriel Mack Jr.UCF
2019WR Antonio GibsonMemphis

Results by team[edit]

AppearancesSchoolWinsLossesPct.Year(s) WonYear(s) Lost
3Memphis12.33320192017, 2018
2UCF201.0002017, 2018
2Temple11.50020162015
1Houston101.0002015
1Navy01.0002016
1Cincinnati01.0002019
  • East Carolina, USF, SMU, Tulane, Tulsa, and UConn have yet to make an appearance in an AAC Football Championship Game.

Selection criteria[edit]

Team selection[edit]

Division standings are based on each team's overall conference record. In the event that two teams are tied, head-to head competition would break the tie. If the two teams did not play, division record will be used to determine the divisional champion. If three or more teams are tied, the following tiebreakers are used to determine the divisional champion:[1]

  • The following procedures will only be used to eliminate all but two teams, at which point the two-team tie-breaking procedure (head-to-head result) will be applied.
  1. Head-to-head (best record in games among the tied teams).
  2. Record in games played within the division.
  3. Record against the next highest placed team in the division (based on record in all Conference games, both divisional and non-divisional).
  4. Record against the next highest placed team in the division (based on record in divisional games).
  5. Record against common non-divisional opponents.
  6. Best overall winning percentage in all games.
  7. Highest CFP ranking following the last weekend of regular-season games.
  8. Coin toss.

Site selection[edit]

The site of the Championship Game is the home stadium of the division champion with the best overall conference record. In the event that the two division champions are tied, then the head-to-head record shall be used as the tiebreaker. If the two teams did not play, the following procedure is used to determine the host:[6]

  • College Football Playoff ranking, under the following conditions:
    • If only one division champion is ranked entering the final week of conference play, it will host if it wins in that week. If that team loses, a composite of four computer rankings is used to determine the host.
    • If both division champions are ranked, the higher-ranked team that won in the final week will host. If, in this scenario, neither wins in the final week, the same computer ranking system is used.
    • If neither division champion is ranked, the aforementioned computer rankings are used.
  • If neither CFP nor computer rankings determine a host, the teams' records against common conference opponents are used.
  • If still tied, overall record determines the host.
  • Finally, a coin toss is held at the conference offices.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ abc'The American Championship Central'. American Athletic Conference. June 4, 2015.
  2. ^ ab'American Announces Football Schedule Format for 2015-18'. USA Today. December 18, 2012.
  3. ^Wolken, Dan (May 29, 2013). 'American Athletic Conference unveils its primary logos'. USA Today. Beyond the challenge of avoiding something that looked corporate, the league also couldn't build the logo around an acronym. From the very beginning, the conference office has been adamant that it wants to be known as The American instead of the AAC to avoid confusion with the Atlantic Coast Conference.
  4. ^'At a glance: Latest wave of conference realignment'. USA Today. June 29, 2014. Retrieved June 30, 2014.
  5. ^Borzello, Jeff (July 26, 2019). 'UConn leaving AAC in '20, will owe $17M exit fee'. ESPN. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
  6. ^'Football Bylaw 5.2 – Championship Host Determination'(PDF). American Athletic Conference Constitution. American Athletic Conference. October 30, 2016. Retrieved November 23, 2016.
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