2013 MAC Championship Game

August 2023 MAC Championship Game Marathon Conference Championship December 6 2013 2013 Ford Field Detroit, Michigan Bowling Green State University Bowling Green Falcons 9–3 Dave Clawson 17 14 0 16 Northern Illinois University Northern Illinois Huskies 12–0 16 18 14 Rod Carey 7 6 7 7 QB Matt Johnson (Bowling Green) NIU −3http://linemakers.sportingnews.com/matchup/college-football/201312060042/bowling-green-falcons--northern-illinois-huskies Matchup Analysis Bowling Green vs Northern Illinois December 6, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131211173220/http://linemakers.sportingnews.com/matchup/college-football/201312060042/bowling-green-falcons--northern-illinois-huskies December 11, 2013 dead mdy-all 21,106 ESPN Carter Blackburn, Danny Kanell, & Allison Williams 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.http://www.mac-sports.com/tabid/969/Article/205036/MAC-Announces-2013-Football-Schedule.aspx MAC ANNOUNCES 2013 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE - Mid-American Official Athletic Site mac-sports.com November 21, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131202222609/http://www.mac-sports.com/tabid/969/Article/205036/MAC-Announces-2013-Football-Schedule.aspx December 2, 2013 dead 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 November 2013 Teams East Division Champions 2013 Bowling Green Falcons football team West Division Champions 2013 Northern Illinois Huskies football team Scoring summary Mid-American Conference white; text-align:center; autocollapse #fff #eee 2013 MAC Championship GameBowling Green Falcons (9–3, 7–1) vs. (14) Northern Illinois Huskies (12–0, 8–0) Friday, December 6, 2013 8:00 p.m. EST Bowling Green 17 14 0 16 Northern Illinois 7 6 7 7 Ford Field • Detroit, MI 21,106 N/A (game played indoors) ESPN Danny Kanell, Carter Blackburn and Allison Williams 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 left Bowling Green Falcons BG y Northern Illinois Huskies NIU 27 574 40-181-1 393 21–27–0 34:10 29 454 42–235-2 219 21–40–2 24:58 right Bowling Green Falcons Bowling Green y Northern Illinois Huskies Northern Illinois Matt Johnson 21/27, 393 yards, 5 TD Travis Greene 26 carries, 133 yards, 1 TD Ronnie Moore 4 receptions, 145 yards, 1 TD Jordan Lynch 21/40, 219 yards, 1 TD Jordan Lynch 26 carries, 126 yards, 2 TD Juwan Brescacin 6 receptions, 71 yards, 1 TD References Championship Game Category:MAC Championship Game Category:Bowling Green Falcons football games Category:Northern Illinois Huskies football games Category:American football competitions in Detroit Category:December 2013 sports events in the United States MAC Championship MAC Championship