DETROIT, Mich. -- Mid-American Conference (MAC) Commissioner Dr. Jon A. Steinbrecher announced today in conjunction with the Detroit Lions, that the MAC has secured a one-year contract extension to host the MAC Football Championship Game at Ford Field in Detroit through the 2025 football season.
 
“We are pleased to extend our relationship with Ford Field,” said Steinbrecher.  “Ford Field and the city of Detroit have been outstanding hosts for our football championship game. The facility is among the best in the country and provides our student-athletes and fans with a premiere championship experience.”
 
The MAC is the only non-autonomous FBS conference to sustain a championship game at a neutral site.
 
The MAC has a long association with Detroit and Ford Field as the MAC has held its MAC Football Championship Game as a neutral site championship event at Ford Field since 2004.
 
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.
 
This year’s MAC Football Championship will be played on Saturday, Dec. 2 at Noon ET on ESPN. This will mark the 20th MAC Football Championship Game hosted at Ford Field, and the 27th overall in the history of the Conference.
 
MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE
The Mid-American Conference office is based in Cleveland, Ohio as the Conference office serves 12 full-time members and offer championships in 23 sports.
 
Founded in 1946, the Mid-American Conference is an NCAA Division I, 12-member conference that sponsors 23 championships and is one of ten members of the Football Bowl Subdivison (FBS). With total enrollment of nearly 300,000 students, the league represents institutions of higher learning in five (5) states - Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, New York, and Ohio.