Sport College football Last contest 2016 Conference Mid-American Conference Current stadium Ford Field | Played 1997–present Current champion Western Michigan Current location Detroit TV partner ESPN2 | |
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Most championships Marshall Thundering Herd (5) Official website MAC-Sports.com football Instances 2012 MAC Championship Game, 2009 MAC Championship Game, 2007 MAC Championship Game, 2002 MAC Championship Game, 2016 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 (MAC) 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 sponsored by Marathon Oil. The winner of the game is guaranteed a berth in a bowl game which the MAC has contractual obligations to field a team. Since 2004, the championship game has been played at Ford Field in Detroit. Previously the game was held at campus sites.
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In 2000, 2001, and 2007, due to an unbalanced conference schedule, the team with best division record within each division was awarded that division's championship game berth. In other years, the teams with the best overall conference records received a berth.
The 2016 MAC Football Championship was held Friday December 2, 2016 at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan.
Results by year
Rankings reflect last AP poll prior to game being played. Winner in bold.
From 1997 through 2003, the championship game was played at campus sites. Since 2004, the game has been played at Ford Field in Detroit.
Results by team
Current conference members in bold