The 2008 Marathon

Marathon Oil

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 MAC Championship Game

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 December 5, 2008 at Ford Field

Ford Field

Ford Field is an indoor American football stadium located in Detroit, Michigan, USA, that is the current home field of the NFL's Detroit Lions. It is owned by the Detroit/Wayne County Stadium Authority. It regularly seats 65,000, though it is expandable up to 70,000 for football and 80,000 for...

 in Detroit, Michigan

Detroit, Michigan

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. 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 Ball State Cardinals

2008 Ball State Cardinals football team

The 2008 Ball State Cardinals football team represented Ball State University in the Mid-American Conference during the 2008–2009 college football season. Brady Hoke, in his sixth season at Ball State, was the head coach until December 15, when he resigned to become the head coach at San Diego State...

, of the West Division, and the Buffalo Bulls

2008 Buffalo Bulls football team

The 2008 Buffalo Bulls football team represented the University at Buffalo in the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS college football season. 2008 was a season of firsts for the Bulls. With a 40-34 double overtime win over Bowling Green on November 21, the Bulls won the MAC East division and gained a berth...

, of the East Division. The Buffalo Bulls upset the #12-ranked Ball State 42–24, ending hopes of an undefeated Cardinals season.

Selection process

The MAC Championship Game

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...

 matches up the winner of the East and West divisions 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...

.

Scoring summary

Quarter	|Time	|Drive	|Team	|Scoring information	|Score
	Length	Time	Ball State	Buffalo
1	1:59	,	1:11	Buffalo	Naaman Roosevelt Naaman Roosevelt Naaman Roosevelt is an American football wide receiver with the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League... 2 yard pass from Drew Willy Drew Willy Drew Willy is an American football quarterback for the San Diego Chargers of the National Football League. He was signed by the Baltimore Ravens as an undrafted free agent in 2009... , A. J. Principe kick good	0	7
2	7:40	,	4:01	Ball State	MiQuale Lewis MiQuale Lewis Mi'Quale Maurice Lewis is a college football running back with the Ball State University Cardinals. As a junior, Lewis rushed for 1,701 yards and scored 22 touchdowns to help Ball State accumulate a 12-1 record and earn a berth in the 2009 GMAC Bowl.-External links:* BallStateSports.com* ESPN.com... 4 yard run, Ian McGarvey kick good	7	7
	0:00	,	1:00	Ball State	Ian McGarvey 47 yard field goal	10	7
3	11:24	,	3:36	Buffalo	Naaman Roosevelt 39 yard pass from Drew Willy, A. J. Principe kick good	10	14
	8:07	,	3:10	Ball State	MiQuale Lewis 1 yard run	17	14
	3:52			Buffalo	Mike Newton Mike Newton (American football) DeJuan Michael Newton is an American football safety who is currently a free agent. He was signed by the Indianapolis Colts as an undrafted free agent in 2010. He played college football at Buffalo.-Indianapolis Colts:... 92 yard fumble recovery, A. J. Principe kick good	17	21
	0:19			Buffalo	Sherrod Lott 74 yard fumble recovery, A. J. Principe kick good	17	28
4	6:06	,	2:48	Buffalo	Naaman Roosevelt 8 yard pass from Drew Willy, A. J. Principe kick good	17	35
	4:17	,	1:41	Ball State	Louis Johnson 22 yard pass from Nate Davis Nate Davis (quarterback) Nate Charles Davis is an American football quarterback with the Kansas City Command of the Arena Football League. He was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the fifth round of the 2009 NFL draft... , Ian McGarvey kick good	24	35
	2:53	,	1:22	Buffalo	James Starks James Starks James Darell Starks is an American football running back for the Green Bay Packers. He was selected in the sixth round of the 2010 NFL Draft. He played college football at the University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, .-High school:James attended high school in Niagara Falls, New York... 1 yard run, A. J. Principe kick good	24	42
Final score						24	42

External links

• MAC-Sports.com