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Date | December 6, 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||
Season | 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||
Stadium | Ford Field | ||||||||||||||||||
Location | Detroit, Michigan | ||||||||||||||||||
MVP | QB Matt Johnson (Bowling Green) | ||||||||||||||||||
Favorite | NIU −3 [1] | ||||||||||||||||||
Attendance | 21,106 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Network | ESPN | ||||||||||||||||||
Announcers | Carter Blackburn, Danny Kanell, & Allison Williams | ||||||||||||||||||
Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Bowling Green x$ | 7 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Buffalo | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ohio | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Akron | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kent State | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UMass | 1 | – | 7 | 1 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miami (OH) | 0 | – | 8 | 0 | – | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Northern Illinois x | 8 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ball State | 7 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Toledo | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Central Michigan | 5 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Michigan | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Michigan | 1 | – | 7 | 1 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: Bowling Green 47, Northern Illinois 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2013 Mid-American Football Championship Game was played on December 6, 2013, between the winners of the East division, the Bowling Green Falcons and the winners of the West division, the Northern Illinois Huskies. [2] The Championship game determined the 2013 football champion of the Mid-American Conference (MAC). The winner was to be the Mid-American Conference representative for the 2014 GoDaddy.com Bowl on January 5, 2014, in Mobile, Alabama. Going into the game, Northern Illinois was hoping for an undefeated season and another chance at a BCS game. Bowling Green ended that dream with a 47–27 win.
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Bowling Green | 17 | 14 | 0 | 16 | 47 |
Northern Illinois | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 27 |
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Statistics | BG | NIU |
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First downs | 27 | 29 |
Plays–yards | 574 | 454 |
Rushes–yards | 40-181-1 | 42–235-2 |
Passing yards | 393 | 219 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 21–27–0 | 21–40–2 |
Time of possession | 34:10 | 24:58 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Bowling Green | Passing | Matt Johnson | 21/27, 393 yards, 5 TD |
Rushing | Travis Greene | 26 carries, 133 yards, 1 TD | |
Receiving | Ronnie Moore | 4 receptions, 145 yards, 1 TD | |
Northern Illinois | Passing | Jordan Lynch | 21/40, 219 yards, 1 TD |
Rushing | Jordan Lynch | 26 carries, 126 yards, 2 TD | |
Receiving | Juwan Brescacin | 6 receptions, 71 yards, 1 TD |
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