2015 MAC Championship Game

August 2023 MAC Championship Game Marathon Conference Championship December 4 2015 2015 Ford Field Detroit, Michigan Bowling Green Falcons 9–3 Dino Babers 7 14 7 6 Northern Illinois Huskies 8–4 Rod Carey 0 0 14 0 Travis Greene (RB, Bowling Green) Bowling Green by 14 16,425 ESPN2/IMG College Dave Flemming, Mack Brown, Allison Williams (ESPN2)David Shumate, Jon Jansen (IMG College) The 2015 MAC Championship Game was an NCAA Division I college football conference championship game for the Mid-American Conference. The game was played at Ford Field in Detroit on Friday, December 4, 2015, and featured Bowling Green (East Division winners) defeat Northern Illinois (West Division) 34–14. History For the third consecutive season the Bowling Green Falcons and Northern Illinois Huskies faced off in the MAC Championship Game. The previous season, the Huskies defeated the Falcons 51-17 to win the conference title. 2015 marked the sixth consecutive MAC Championship appearance for the Huskies. They are 3-3 in previous appearances.2015 MAC Championship Game Postgame Notes https://niuhuskies.com/news/2015/12/4/NIU_Football_2015_MAC_Championship_Game_Postgame_Notes.aspx 2024-01-03 niuhuskies.com en This was the fourth MAC Championship Game appearance for Bowling Green and their third consecutive appearance; they first appeared in 2003 and are 1-2 in previous appearances. Their Championship was in 2013.2015 MAC Champs!!! Falcons Soar To 12th MAC Championship In School History https://bgsufalcons.com/news/2015/12/5/FB_1205151234 2024-01-03 bsgufalcons.com en Teams Bowling Green Falcons Bowling Green dominated the MAC East, with their only conference loss coming to West division co-champion Toledo. Bowling Green's resume also featured non-conference wins over Big Ten Conference teams Maryland and Purdue and a narrow three-point loss to a Memphis team that finished 9–3 in the regular season.2015 Football Schedule https://bgsufalcons.com/sports/football/schedule/2015 2022-01-09 Bowling Green State University Athletics en Bowling Green clinched a berth in the championship game following their win over Western Michigan on November 11th.https://bgsufalcons.com/news/2015/11/12/FB_1111155619 Three In A ROW! Falcons Clinch MAC East With 41-27 Win At WMU bgsufalcons November 12, 2015 bgsufalcons.com Northern Illinois Huskies The Huskies clinched a spot in the game following a tie breaker advantage over Toledo, Western Michigan and Central Michigan in the West Division.https://niuhuskies.com/news/2015/11/27/Huskies_Return_to_Detroit_Marathon_MAC_Championship_Game_Tickets_On_Sale.aspx Huskies Return to Detroit! Marathon MAC Championship Game Tickets On Sale bgsufalcons November 27, 2015 niuhuskies.com Scoring summary Mid-American Conference white; text-align:center; uncollapsed #fff #eee 2015 MAC Championship GameBowling Green Falcons (9–3, 7–1) vs. Northern Illinois Huskies (8–4, 6–2) Friday, December 4, 2015 8:00 p.m. EST Bowling Green 7 14 7 6 Northern Illinois 0 0 14 0 Ford Field • Detroit, MI 16,425 N/A (game played indoors) M. Kluczynski • Umpire: Bob Holcomb • Linesman: Kole Knueppel • Line judge: Mark Bennett • Back judge: Doug Warns • Field judge: D. Pender • Side judge: Rich Ames • Center judge: Bryan Banks ESPN2/IMG College Dave Flemming, Mack Brown, Allison Williams (ESPN2)David Shumate, Jon Jansen (IMG College) https://bgsufalcons.com/sports/football/stats/2015/northern-illinois/boxscore/7217 Box score (Bowling Green vs Northern Illinois) bgsufalcons December 4, 2015 bgsufalcons.com First Quarter (04:15) BGSU – Fred Coppet 4 yard run (Tyler Tate kick) (Drive: 10 plays, 70 yards, 2:40; Bowling Green 7–0) Second quarter (05:28) BGSU – Derek Lee 2 yard pass from Matt Johnson (Tyler Tate kick) (Drive: 3 plays, 17 yards, :56; Bowling Green 14–0) (01:04) BGSU – Travis Greene 25 yard run (Tyler Tate kick) (Drive: 8 plays, 84 yards, 2:32; Bowling Green 21–0) Third quarter (12:26) BGSU – Roger Lewis 45 yard pass from Matt Johnson (Tyler Tate kick) (Drive: 5 plays, 73 yards, 1:37; Bowling Green 28–0) (05:43) NIU – Desroy Maxwell 32 yard pass from Tommy Fiedler (Christian Hagan kick) (Drive: 5 plays, 46 yards, 1:29; Bowling Green 28–7) (02:24) NIU – Shawun Lurry 64 yard interception return (Christian Hagan kick) (Bowling Green 28–14) Fourth quarter (12:32) BGSU – Travis Greene 1 yard run (Tyler Tate kick blocked) (Drive: 12 plays, 83 yards, 4:47; Bowling Green 34–14) left Bowling Green Falcons Bowling Green Northern Illinois Huskies Northern Illinois 25 501 53-266-3 235 25–37–2 34:26 17 259 38–107-0 152 12–28–3 25:34 right Bowling Green Falcons Bowling Green Northern Illinois Huskies Northern Illinois Matt Johnson 25/37, 235 yards, 2 TDS, 2 INTS Travis Greene 29 carries, 183 yards, 2 TDS Gehrig Dieter 7 receptions, 75 yards Tommy Fiedler 12/28, 152 yards, 1 TD, 3 INTS Joel Bouagnon 14 carries, 57 yards Desroy Maxwell 3 receptions, 68 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 MAC Championship Game MAC Championship Game MAC Championship Game