1998 MAC Championship Game

August 2023 MAC Championship Game Conference Championship December 4 1998 1998 Marshall Stadium Huntington, West Virginia University of Toledo Toledo Rockets 7–4 Gary Pinkel 7 0 0 10 Marshall University Marshall Thundering Herd 10–1 Bob Pruett 6 0 0 17 QB Chad Pennington (Marshall) Marshall by 12 28,085 ESPN2 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, now known as Joan C. Edwards 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.Schmadtke Alan https://www.orlandosentinel.com/1999/10/14/toledo-at-marshall/ Toledo At Marshall Orlando Sentinel October 14, 1999 November 5, 2012 Marshall defeated Toledo to claim their second consecutive conference title by a score of 23–17.https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/conferences/mac/1998-schedule.html 1998 Mid-American Conference Schedule and Results Sports-Reference.com 2012-11-05http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/scores101/101334/101334340.htm NCAA Football – Marshall vs. Toledo USA Today November 11, 2001 November 5, 2012 During the game, Marshall starting quarterback Chad Pennington was hurt, and was replaced by Byron Leftwich.Stephens Tim http://www.huntingtonquarterly.com/articles/issue45/byron_leftwich.html Armed & Ready Huntington Quarterly November 5, 2012 December 22, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141222051101/http://www.huntingtonquarterly.com/articles/issue45/byron_leftwich.html dead References Championship Game Category:MAC Championship Game Category:Marshall Thundering Herd football games Category:Toledo Rockets football games Category:December 1998 sports events in the United States MAC Championship Game Category:American football competitions in West Virginia Category:Sports competitions in Huntington, West Virginia