Tickets for the 14th Annual Marathon MAC Football Championship, scheduled for Friday, Dec. 3 at Detroit’s Ford Field, are on-sale today - Tuesday, Sept. 21 through the following outlets ?Ticketmaster.com or charge by phone at 800.745.3000 and the Ford Field Box Office located at Gate G between 10am - 6pm Monday - Friday.
The 7 pm game, which will match the champions of the Mid-American Conference’s East and West Divisions, will be the seventh hosted by Ford Field since 2004. Ticket prices are all in the lower level: $20 sideline, $15 corner, and $10 end zone.
Last year’s game saw West Division champion Central Michigan defeat Ohio University 20-10 to claim 2009 MAC title and an invitation to the GMAC Bowl, where the Chippewas defeated Troy 44-41 in double-overtime. CMU finished the season ranked No. 23 in the final Associated Press poll, No. 24 in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll.
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MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE
Founded in 1946, the Mid-American Conference is an NCAA Division I, 12-member conference that sponsors 23 championships and is one of 11 members of the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS). With total enrollment of nearly 300,000 students, the league represents institutions of higher learning in six (6) states ? Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, New York, and Ohio. In addition a 13th school ? Temple University in Philadelphia, Pa. -- is an affiliate member for football only.
Current MAC schools that hold full membership and the year they joined are -- East Division: University of Akron (1992), Bowling Green State University (1952), University at Buffalo (1998), Kent State University (1951), Miami University (1947), Ohio University (1946). West Division: Ball State University (1973), Central Michigan University (1971), Eastern Michigan University (1971), Northern Illinois University (1975-86, rejoined in 1997), University of Toledo (1950), Western Michigan University (1947). Temple University (2007) competes in the East Division in football only. The conference office is based in Cleveland, Ohio.
The 7 pm game, which will match the champions of the Mid-American Conference’s East and West Divisions, will be the seventh hosted by Ford Field since 2004. Ticket prices are all in the lower level: $20 sideline, $15 corner, and $10 end zone.
Last year’s game saw West Division champion Central Michigan defeat Ohio University 20-10 to claim 2009 MAC title and an invitation to the GMAC Bowl, where the Chippewas defeated Troy 44-41 in double-overtime. CMU finished the season ranked No. 23 in the final Associated Press poll, No. 24 in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll.
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MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE
Founded in 1946, the Mid-American Conference is an NCAA Division I, 12-member conference that sponsors 23 championships and is one of 11 members of the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS). With total enrollment of nearly 300,000 students, the league represents institutions of higher learning in six (6) states ? Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, New York, and Ohio. In addition a 13th school ? Temple University in Philadelphia, Pa. -- is an affiliate member for football only.
Current MAC schools that hold full membership and the year they joined are -- East Division: University of Akron (1992), Bowling Green State University (1952), University at Buffalo (1998), Kent State University (1951), Miami University (1947), Ohio University (1946). West Division: Ball State University (1973), Central Michigan University (1971), Eastern Michigan University (1971), Northern Illinois University (1975-86, rejoined in 1997), University of Toledo (1950), Western Michigan University (1947). Temple University (2007) competes in the East Division in football only. The conference office is based in Cleveland, Ohio.