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| Year Game Played = 1998 |
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| Football Season = 1998 |
| Football Season = 1998 |
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| Stadium = [[ |
| Stadium = [[Marshall Stadium]] |
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| City = [[Huntington, West Virginia]] |
| City = [[Huntington, West Virginia]] |
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| Visitor School = University of Toledo |
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The '''1998 MAC Championship Game''' was the second conference championship game of the [[Mid-American Conference]], and was played on December 4, 1998, at [[ |
The '''1998 MAC Championship Game''' was the second conference championship game of the [[Mid-American Conference]], and was played on December 4, 1998, at [[Marshall Stadium]] in [[Huntington, West Virginia]]. The game featured a rematch of the [[1997 MAC Championship Game|1997 game]], between the East Division's [[1998 Marshall Thundering Herd football team|Marshall Thundering Herd]], and the West Division's [[1998 Toledo Rockets football team|Toledo Rockets]]. Marshall was heavily favored to win the game.<ref>{{cite web|last=Schmadtke|first=Alan|url=http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1999-10-14/sports/9910140102_1_toledo-marshall-puggi|title=Toledo At Marshall|newspaper=[[Orlando Sentinel]]|date=1999-10-14|accessdate=2012-11-05}}</ref> Marshall defeated Toledo to claim their second consecutive conference title by a score of 23–17.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/conferences/mac/1998-schedule.html|title=1998 Mid-American Conference Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports-Reference.com|accessdate=2012-11-05}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/scores101/101334/101334340.htm|title=NCAA Football – Marshall vs. Toledo|work=[[USA Today]]|date=2001-11-30|accessdate=2012-11-05}}</ref> During the game, Marshall starting quarterback [[Chad Pennington]] was hurt, and was replaced by [[Byron Leftwich]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Stephens|first=Tim|url=http://www.huntingtonquarterly.com/articles/issue45/byron_leftwich.html|title=Armed & Ready|publisher=Huntington Quarterly|accessdate=2012-11-05}}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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| MVP | QB Chad Pennington (Marshall) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marshall xy$ | 7 | – | 1 | 12 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami (OH) x | 7 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling Green | 5 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio | 5 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Akron | 3 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kent State | 0 | – | 8 | 0 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Toledo x | 6 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Michigan | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central Michigan | 5 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Michigan | 3 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Illinois | 2 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ball State | 1 | – | 7 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Championship: Marshall 23, Toledo 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1998 MAC Championship Game was the second conference championship game of the Mid-American Conference, and was played on December 4, 1998, at Marshall Stadium in Huntington, West Virginia. The game featured a rematch of the 1997 game, between the East Division's Marshall Thundering Herd, and the West Division's Toledo Rockets. Marshall was heavily favored to win the game.[1] Marshall defeated Toledo to claim their second consecutive conference title by a score of 23–17.[2][3] During the game, Marshall starting quarterback Chad Pennington was hurt, and was replaced by Byron Leftwich.[4]
References
- ^ Schmadtke, Alan (1999-10-14). "Toledo At Marshall". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 2012-11-05.
- ^ "1998 Mid-American Conference Schedule and Results". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2012-11-05.
- ^ "NCAA Football – Marshall vs. Toledo". USA Today. 2001-11-30. Retrieved 2012-11-05.
- ^ Stephens, Tim. "Armed & Ready". Huntington Quarterly. Retrieved 2012-11-05.