2001 MAC Championship Game
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The 2001 MAC Championship Game
was played on November 30, 2001 at the Glass Bowl
in Toledo, Ohio
. The game featured the winner of each division of the Mid-American Conference
. The game featured the Marshall Thundering Herd
, of the East Division, and the , of the West Division. The Rockets beat the Thundering Herd 41-36.
MAC Championship Game
The Marathon MAC Football Championship is a football game between the winners of the East and West divisions of the Mid-American Conference 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...
was played on November 30, 2001 at the Glass Bowl
Glass Bowl
The Glass Bowl is a stadium in Toledo, Ohio. It is primarily used for American football, and is the home field of the University of Toledo Rockets. It is located on the school's Bancroft campus, just south of the banks of the Ottawa River...
in Toledo, Ohio
Toledo, Ohio
Toledo is the fourth most populous city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Lucas County. Toledo is in northwest Ohio, on the western end of Lake Erie, and borders the State of Michigan...
. The game featured the winner of each division of the Mid-American Conference
Mid-American Conference
The Mid-American Conference is a National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I college athletic conference with a membership base in the Great Lakes region that stretches from Western New York to Illinois. Nine of the twelve full member schools are in Ohio and Michigan, with single members...
. The game featured the Marshall Thundering Herd
2001 Marshall Thundering Herd football team
The 2001 Marshall Thundering Herd football team represented Marshall University in 2001 season in NCAA Division I-A. When Marshall played ECU in the GMAC Bowl, it was the highest scoring bowl game in college football history.-Schedule:...
, of the East Division, and the , of the West Division. The Rockets beat the Thundering Herd 41-36.