2015 MAC Championship Game
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| 2015 Marathon MAC Championship Game | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Conference Championship | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 4, 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Ford Field | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Detroit, Michigan | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Travis Greene (RB, Bowling Green) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Bowling Green by 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 16,425 | ||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ESPN2/IMG College | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Dave Flemming, Mack Brown, Allison Williams (ESPN2) David Shumate, Jon Jansen (IMG College) | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling Green x$ | 7 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Akron | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Buffalo | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kent State | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami (OH) | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UMass | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Illinois xy | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Michigan x | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Toledo x | 6 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central Michigan x | 6 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ball State | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Michigan | 0 | – | 8 | 1 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Championship: Bowling Green 34, Northern Illinois 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2015 MAC Championship Game was an NCAA Division I college football conference championship game for the Mid-American Conference. The game was played at Ford Field in Detroit on Friday, December 4, 2015, and featured Bowling Green (East Division winners) defeat Northern Illinois (West Division) 34–14.
History
For the third consecutive season the Bowling Green Falcons and Northern Illinois Huskies faced off in the MAC Championship Game. The previous season, the Huskies defeated the Falcons 51-17 to win the conference title. 2015 marked the sixth consecutive MAC Championship appearance for the Huskies. They are 3-3 in previous appearances.[1]
This was the fourth MAC Championship Game appearance for Bowling Green and their third consecutive appearance; they first appeared in 2003 and are 1-2 in previous appearances. Their Championship was in 2013. [2]
Teams
Bowling Green Falcons
Bowling Green dominated the MAC East, with their only conference loss coming to West division co-champion Toledo. Bowling Green's resume also featured non-conference wins over Big Ten Conference teams Maryland and Purdue and a narrow three-point loss to a Memphis team that finished 9–3 in the regular season.[3] Bowling Green clinched a berth in the championship game following their win over Western Michigan on November 11th. [4]
Northern Illinois Huskies
The Huskies clinched a spot in the game following a tie breaker advantage over Toledo, Western Michigan and Central Michigan in the West Division. [5]
Scoring summary
Bowling Green Falcons (9–3, 7–1) vs. Northern Illinois Huskies (8–4, 6–2)
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| Bowling Green | 7 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 34 |
| Northern Illinois | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
at Ford Field • Detroit, MI
- Date: Friday, December 4, 2015
- Game time: 8:00 p.m. EST
- Game weather: N/A (game played indoors)
- Game attendance: 16,425
- Referee: M. Kluczynski • Umpire: Bob Holcomb • Linesman: Kole Knueppel • Line judge: Mark Bennett • Back judge: Doug Warns • Field judge: D. Pender • Side judge: Rich Ames • Center judge: Bryan Banks
- TV announcers (ESPN2/IMG College): Dave Flemming, Mack Brown, Allison Williams (ESPN2)
David Shumate, Jon Jansen (IMG College) - [6]
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References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."2015 MAC Championship Game Postgame Notes". niuhuskies.com. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."2015 MAC Champs!!! Falcons Soar To 12th MAC Championship In School History". bsgufalcons.com. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."2015 Football Schedule". Bowling Green State University Athletics. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Three In A ROW! Falcons Clinch MAC East With 41-27 Win At WMU". bgsufalcons.com. bgsufalcons. November 12, 2015.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Huskies Return to Detroit! Marathon MAC Championship Game Tickets On Sale". niuhuskies.com. bgsufalcons. November 27, 2015.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Box score (Bowling Green vs Northern Illinois)". bgsufalcons.com. bgsufalcons. December 4, 2015.
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