2011 MAC Championship Game

2011 Marathon MAC Championship Game
Conference Championship
Ohio Bobcats Northern Illinois Huskies (9–3) (9–3) 20 23 Head coach:  Frank Solich Head coach:  Dave Doeren
1 2 3 4 Total Ohio 10 10 0 0 20 Northern Illinois 0 0 7 16 23
Date	December 2, 2011
Season	2011
Stadium	Ford Field
Location	Detroit, Michigan
MVP	WR Nathan Palmer (NIU)
Favorite	NIU −3
Referee	Ron Snodgrass
Attendance	13,052
United States TV coverage
Network	ESPN2
Announcers	Joe Tessitore (play-by-play) Rod Gilmore (analysis) Jeannine Edwards (sideline)

2011 Mid-American Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Ohio xy		6	–	2					10	–	4
Temple		5	–	3					9	–	4
Kent State		4	–	4					5	–	7
Bowling Green		3	–	5					5	–	7
Miami		3	–	5					4	–	8
Buffalo		2	–	6					3	–	9
Akron		0	–	8					1	–	11
West Division
Northern Illinois xy$		7	–	1					11	–	3
Toledo x		7	–	1					9	–	4
Western Michigan		5	–	3					7	–	6
Ball State		4	–	4					6	–	6
Eastern Michigan		4	–	4					6	–	6
Central Michigan		2	–	6					3	–	9
Championship: NIU 23, Ohio 20
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2011 MAC Championship Game was played at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, December 2, 2011, at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan, USA, to determine the 2011 football champion of the Mid-American Conference (MAC). The Ohio Bobcats played the Northern Illinois Huskies, with Northern Illinois coming back from a 20-0 half time deficit to score 23 points and win 23-20.

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