College football game
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.
History
Teams
East Division Champions
West Division Champions
Scoring summary
2013 MAC Championship Game
Bowling Green Falcons (9–3, 7–1) vs. (14) Northern Illinois Huskies (12–0, 8–0)
at Ford Field • Detroit, MI
1st quarter scoring:
- 12:27 BGSU Tyler Beck 28 yard pass from Matt Johnson (Tyler Tate kick)
- 9:08 NIU Juwan Brescacin 14 yard pass from Jordan Lynch (Mathew Sims kick)
- 6:49 BGSU Tyler Tate 26 yard field goal
- 2:32 BGSU Ronnie Moore 36 yard pass from Matt Johnson (Tyler Tate kick)
2nd quarter scoring:
- 14:51 NIU Mathew Sims 51 yard field goal
- 11:22 NIU Mathew Sims 45 yard field goal
- 5:39 BGSU Heath Jackson 22 yard pass from Matt Johnson (Tyler Tate kick)
- 0:13 BGSU Alex Bayer 12 yard pass from Matt Johnson (Tyler Tate kick)
3rd quarter scoring:
- 12:23 NIU Jordan Lynch 8 yard run (Mathew Sims kick)
4th quarter scoring:
- 14:50 BGSU Tyler Tate 52 yard field goal
- 10:17 BGSU Travis Greene 6 yard pass from Matt Johnson
- 2:44 BGSU Travis Greene 16 yard run (Tyler Tate kick)
- 0:14 NIU Jordan Lynch 2 yard run (Mathew Sims kick)
Statistics
References
- ^ "Matchup Analysis Bowling Green vs Northern Illinois". Archived from the original on December 11, 2013. Retrieved December 6, 2013.
- ^ "MAC ANNOUNCES 2013 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE - Mid-American Official Athletic Site". mac-sports.com. Archived from the original on December 2, 2013. Retrieved November 21, 2013.
