Marathon MAC Football Championship Game: NIU Press Conference
2018 Marathon MAC Football Championship Game To Feature
Buffalo vs. Northern Illinois on Friday, Nov. 30 at 7:00 PM ET (ESPN2)
The 2018 Marathon MAC Football Championship Game will feature the East Division Champion Buffalo Bulls against the West Division Champion Northern Illinois Huskies on Friday, Nov. 30 at 7:00 pm ET/6:00 pm CT in front of a national television audience on ESPN2. This contest will mark the 22nd annual championship game for the MAC and will mark the 15th neutral site game at Ford Field in downtown Detroit. Buffalo as the East Champion is the designated home team.
Northern Illinois (7-5, 6-2 MAC) clinched the MAC West Division title and will be making its first visit to Detroit since 2015. The Huskies won the West Division six consecutive years from 2010-2015, including MAC Championships in 2011, 2012 and 2014. This marks NIU’s seventh trip for the league’s title game in the last nine years, including four trips in six years under Head Coach Rod Carey.
