BOWLING GREEN FALCONS VS. NORTHERN ILLINOIS HUSKIES
FRIDAY, DEC. 5TH AT 7 PM ET (ESPN2) FROM FORD FIELD IN DETROIT
The 2014 Marathon MAC Football Championship Game will feature the East Division Champion Bowling Green Falcons against the West Division Champion Northern Illinois Huskies on Friday, Dec. 5 at 7:00 pm ET in front of a national television audience on ESPN2. This contest will mark the 18th annual championship game for the MAC and will mark the 11th neutral site game at Ford Field in downtown Detroit, Mich.
WATCH Bowling Green Press Conference
WATCH Northern Illinois Press Conference
Bowling Green (7-4, 5-2 in the MAC) clinched the East Division with a 30-20 win over Kent State on Wednesday, Nov. 12. Bowling Green won the East Division for the second consecutive season. The Falcons became the first MAC East back-to-back champion since Miami (2003-04). Last season Bowling Green defeated No. 14 ranked Northern Illinois, 47-27, on Dec. 6, 2013.
In the West Division, Northern Illinois (10-2, 7-1 in the MAC) clinched with a 31-21 win at Western Michigan on Friday afternoon. The Huskies win marks the fifth consecutive West Division title for the program. Northern Illinois owns the tie-breaker with Toledo after a 27-24 win over the Rockets on Nov. 11.
Tickets for the 2014 Marathon MAC Football Championship are available for purchase at Fordfield.com, or charge by phone (877) 212-8898 or visiting the Ford Field Box Office located at Gate G between 10 am – 6 pm Monday through Friday. Tickets are priced at $20 and $15 (sideline) and $10 (end zone).
Last year’s Marathon MAC Football Championship game witnessed the East Division Champion Bowling Green defeated No. 14 ranked West Champion Northern Illinois, 47-27. The Falcons win was the first football championship since 1992 and ended the Huskies perfect 12-0 regular season record. Bowling Green accepted an invitation to the Little Caesars Pizza Bowl, while Northern Illinois received an invite from the San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl.
MAC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME RESULTS (games played at Ford Field)
2013 Bowling Green 47, Northern Illinois 27
2012 Northern Illinois 44, Kent State 37 2OT
2011 Northern Illinois 23, Ohio 20
2010 Miami 26, Northern Illinois 21
2009 Central Michigan 20, Ohio 10
2008 Buffalo 42, Ball State 24
2007 Central Michigan 35, Miami 10
2006 Central Michigan 31, Ohio 10
2005 Akron 31, Northern Illinois 30
2004 Toledo 35, Miami 27
The MAC has long been associated with the Detroit area, and played in its first-ever college football game at Ford Field as Toledo faced Boston College in the 2002 Motor City Bowl. This year’s Marathon MAC Football Championship game marks the conference’s 11th year at Ford Field for a neutral site championship football game. Ford Field is home to the NFL’s Detroit Lions, and is a premiere sports venue that has hosted many major sporting events, including the 2006 Super Bowl, the 2009 NCAA® Men’s Basketball Final Four® and the 2010 NCAA® Men’s Frozen Four.
