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2010 MAC Championship Game

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2010 MAC Championship Game
Conference Championship
1234 Total
Northern Illinois 14007 21
Miami 13076 26
DateDecember 3, 2010
Season2010
StadiumFord Field
LocationDetroit, Michigan
MVPThomas Merriweather (RB, Miami)
FavoriteN. Illinois by 18.5
RefereeMike Conlin (R), Ken Zelmanski (U), Bruce Keeling (L), J. Shelton (LJ), Tom Riepenhoff (BJ), Joel Clay (FJ)
Attendance12,031
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPN
MAC Championship Game
 < 2009  2011
2010 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Miami (OH) x$   7 1     10 4  
Ohio   6 2     8 5  
Temple   5 3     8 4  
Kent State   4 4     5 7  
Bowling Green   1 7     2 10  
Buffalo   1 7     2 10  
Akron   1 7     1 11  
West Division
Northern Illinois x   8 0     11 3  
Toledo   7 1     8 5  
Western Michigan   5 3     6 6  
Ball State   3 5     4 8  
Central Michigan   2 6     3 9  
Eastern Michigan   2 6     2 10  
Championship: Miami 26, Northern Illinois 21
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions

The 2010 MAC Championship Game was played at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, December 3, 2010, at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan to determine the 2010 football champion of the Mid-American Conference (MAC). The game featured the Miami University Redhawks and the Northern Illinois Huskies.

Miami defeated Northern Illinois 26-21 on a 33-yard pass from Austin Boucher to Armand Robinson for a touchdown with 33 seconds remaining in regulation. The game lasted 3 hours and 12 minutes.[1]

Scoring

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First Quarter
  • Miami — Thomas Merriweather scored on a 1-yard run to give MU-Ohio 6 point lead (Northern Illinois 0 - Miami 6)
  • Northern Illinois — Martel Moore caught a 69-yard pass from Chand Harnish (Northern Illinois 7 - Miami 6)
  • Miami — Tracy Woods ran for 7 yards for a touchdown (Northern Illinois 7 - Miami 13)
  • Northern Illinois — Chand Harnish passed to Martel Moore for a 27-yard touchdown (Northern Illinois 14 - Miami 13)
Third Quarter
  • Miami — T. Merriweather ran for 1-yard touchdown (Northern Illinois 14 - Miami 20)
Fourth Quarter
  • Northern Illinois — Willie Clark caught a 39-yard pass from Harnish (Northern Illinois 21 - Miami 20)
  • Miami — Austin Boucher passed to Armand Robinson for 33 yards (Northern Illinois 21 - Miami 26)

References

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  1. ^ Final Gamebook, December 3, 2010