2013 MAC Championship Game

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2013 Marathon MAC Championship Game
Conference Championship
1234 Total
Bowling Green 1714016 47
Northern Illinois 7677 27
DateDecember 6, 2013
Season
Network
ESPN
AnnouncersCarter Blackburn, Danny Kanell, & Allison Williams
MAC Championship Game
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2013 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Bowling Green x$   7 1     10 4  
Buffalo   6 2     8 5  
Ohio   4 4     7 6  
Akron   4 4     5 7  
Kent State   3 5     4 8  
UMass   1 7     1 11  
Miami (OH)   0 8     0 12  
West Division
Northern Illinois x   8 0     12 2  
Ball State   7 1     10 3  
Toledo   5 3     7 5  
Central Michigan   5 3     6 6  
Eastern Michigan   1 7     2 10  
Western Michigan   1 7     1 11  

  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions

The 2013

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)
Period 1 2 34Total
Bowling Green 17 14 01647
Northern Illinois 7 6 7727

at

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

Statistics BG NIU
First downs 27 29
Plays–yards 574 454
Rushes–yards 40-181-1 42–235-2
Passing yards 393 219
Passing: comp–att–int 21–27–0 21–40–2
Time of possession 34:10 24:58
Team Category Player Statistics
Bowling Green Passing Matt Johnson 21/27, 393 yards, 5 TD
Rushing Travis Greene 26 carries, 133 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Ronnie Moore 4 receptions, 145 yards, 1 TD
Northern Illinois Passing Jordan Lynch 21/40, 219 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Jordan Lynch 26 carries, 126 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Juwan Brescacin 6 receptions, 71 yards, 1 TD

References

  1. ^ "Matchup Analysis Bowling Green vs Northern Illinois". Archived from the original on December 11, 2013. Retrieved December 6, 2013.
  2. ^ "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.