2010 MAC Championship Game
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The 2010 MAC Championship Game
was played at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, December 3, 2010, at Ford Field
in Detroit, Michigan to determine the 2010
football
champion of the Mid-American Conference
(MAC). The game featured the Redhawks of Miami University
and the Huskies of Northern Illinois
.
Miami defeated Northern Illinois 26-21 on a 33-yard pass from Austin Boucher to Armand Robinson for a touchdown with 33 seconds remaining in regulation. The game lasted 3 hours and 12 minutes.
Third Quarter:
Fourth Quarter:
MAC Championship Game
The Marathon MAC Football Championship is a football game between the winners of the East and West divisions of the Mid-American Conference to determine the conference champion. The game has been played since 1997, when the conference was first divided into divisions and since 2003 has been...
was played at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, December 3, 2010, at Ford Field
Ford Field
Ford Field is an indoor American football stadium located in Detroit, Michigan, USA, that is the current home field of the NFL's Detroit Lions. It is owned by the Detroit/Wayne County Stadium Authority. It regularly seats 65,000, though it is expandable up to 70,000 for football and 80,000 for...
in Detroit, Michigan to determine the 2010
2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season
The 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season, or the college football season, began on Thursday, September 2, 2010. The season progressed through the regular season and bowl season, and concluded with the Tostitos BCS National Championship Game on Monday, January 10, 2011.-Rule changes for...
football
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champion of the Mid-American Conference
Mid-American Conference
The Mid-American Conference is a National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I college athletic conference with a membership base in the Great Lakes region that stretches from Western New York to Illinois. Nine of the twelve full member schools are in Ohio and Michigan, with single members...
(MAC). The game featured the Redhawks of Miami University
2010 Miami RedHawks football team
The 2010 Miami RedHawks football team represented Miami University during the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The RedHawks, led by second-year head coach Michael Haywood and interim head coach Lance Guidry during their bowl game, competed in the East Division of the Mid-American...
and the Huskies of Northern Illinois
2010 Northern Illinois Huskies football team
The 2010 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University in the college football season of 2010. They compete in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Football Bowl Subdivision college football during the football season. Northern Illinois competed...
.
Miami defeated Northern Illinois 26-21 on a 33-yard pass from Austin Boucher to Armand Robinson for a touchdown with 33 seconds remaining in regulation. The game lasted 3 hours and 12 minutes.
Scoring
First Quarter:- Miami - Thomas Merriweather scored on a 1-yard run to give MU-Ohio 6 point lead (NIU 0 - Miami 6)
- Northern Illinois - Martel Moore caught a 69-yard pass from Chand Harnish (NIU 7 - Miami 6)
- Miami - Tracy Woods ran for 7 yards for a touchdown (NIU 7 - Miami 13)
- Northern Illinois - Chand Harnish passed to Martel Moore for a 27-yard touchdown (NIU 14 - Miami 13)
Third Quarter:
- Miami - T. Merriweather ran for 1-yard touchdown (NIU 14 - Miami 20)
Fourth Quarter:
- Northern Illinois - Willie Clark caught a 39-yard pass from Harnish (NIU 21 - Miami 20)
- Miami - Austin Boucher passed to Armand Robinson for 33 yards (NIU 21 - Miami 26)