College football game
1998 MAC Championship Game |
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Conference Championship |
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | Toledo | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 17 | Marshall | 6 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 23 | |
Date | December 4, 1998 |
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Season | 1998 |
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Stadium | Marshall Stadium |
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Location | Huntington, West Virginia |
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MVP | QB Chad Pennington (Marshall) |
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Favorite | Marshall by 12 |
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Attendance | 28,085 |
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United States TV coverage |
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Network | ESPN2 |
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MAC Championship Game | < 1997 | 1999 > | |
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.[1] Marshall defeated Toledo to claim their second consecutive conference title by a score of 23–17.[2][3] During the game, Marshall starting quarterback Chad Pennington was hurt, and was replaced by Byron Leftwich.[4]
References
- ^ Schmadtke, Alan (October 14, 1999). "Toledo At Marshall". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved November 5, 2012.
- ^ "1998 Mid-American Conference Schedule and Results". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved November 5, 2012.
- ^ "NCAA Football – Marshall vs. Toledo". USA Today. November 11, 2001. Retrieved November 5, 2012.
- ^ Stephens, Tim. "Armed & Ready". Huntington Quarterly. Retrieved November 5, 2012.
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