MAC Football Championship Game

Marathon MAC Football Championship Game
Conference Football Championship
Sport	College football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Current stadium	Ford Field
Current location	Detroit, Michigan
Played	1997–present
Last contest	2016
Current champion	Western Michigan
Most championships	Marshall Thundering Herd (5)
TV partner(s)	ESPN2
Official website	MAC-Sports.com football
Sponsors
Marathon Petroleum (2003–present)
Host stadiums
Marshall University Stadium (1997–2000, 2002) Glass Bowl (2001) Doyt Perry Stadium (2003) Ford Field (2004–present)
Host locations
Huntington, West Virginia (1997–2000, 2002) Toledo, Ohio (2001) Bowling Green, Ohio (2003) Detroit, Michigan (2004–present)

The Marathon MAC Football Championship is a football game between the winners of the East and West divisions of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) 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 sponsored by Marathon Oil. The winner of the game is guaranteed a berth in a bowl game which the MAC has contractual obligations to field a team. Since 2004, the championship game has been played at Ford Field in Detroit. Previously the game was held at campus sites.

In 2000, 2001, and 2007, due to an unbalanced conference schedule, the team with best division record within each division was awarded that division's championship game berth. In other years, the teams with the best overall conference records received a berth.

The 2016 MAC Football Championship was held Friday December 2, 2016 at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan.

Rankings reflect last AP poll prior to game being played. Winner in bold.

From 1997 through 2003, the championship game was played at campus sites. Since 2004, the game has been played at Ford Field in Detroit.

Current conference members in bold

Before 2006 MAC Championship Game

2006 MAC Championship: Central Michigan vs. Ohio

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