2005 MAC Championship Game

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2005 Marathon MAC Championship Game

Conference Championship

Akron Zips	Northern Illinois Huskies
(6–5)	(7–4)
31	30
Head coach: J.D. Brookhart	Head coach: Joe Novak

	1	2	3	4	Total
Akron	10	0	0	21	31
Northern Illinois	0	10	14	6	30

Date

December 1, 2005

Season

2005

Stadium

Ford Field

Location

Detroit, Michigan

MVP

QB Luke Getsy (Akron)

Favorite

Northern Illinois by 13

Referee

Bill Alge^[1]

Attendance

12,051^[1]

United States TV coverage

Network

ESPN

Announcers

Mike Tirico, Kirk Herbstreit, Erin Andrews^[2]

MAC Championship Game
< 2004	2006 >

2005 Mid-American Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
East Division
Akron xy$	5	–	3	7	–	6
Miami (OH) x	5	–	3	7	–	4
Bowling Green x	5	–	3	6	–	5
Ohio	3	–	5	4	–	7
Buffalo	1	–	7	1	–	10
Kent State	0	–	8	1	–	10
West Division
Northern Illinois xy	6	–	2	7	–	5
Toledo x	6	–	2	9	–	3
Western Michigan	5	–	3	7	–	4
Central Michigan	5	–	3	6	–	5
Ball State	4	–	4	4	–	7
Eastern Michigan	3	–	5	4	–	7
Championship: Akron 31, NIU 30
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions

The 2005 MAC Championship Game was played on December 1, 2005, at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan.^[2] The game featured the Akron Zips, winners of the Mid-American Conference East Division, and the Northern Illinois Huskies, winners of the West Division.

Down 14 points the fourth quarter, the Zips manufactured a comeback. Northern Illinois led by 6 points with 17 seconds remaining in regulation when Luke Getsy connected with Domenik Hixon on a 36-yard touchdown pass. This and the subsequent successful extra point attempt would prove to be the game winning plays. Their victory earned the Akron football program its first MAC championship and bowl game berth.^[3]^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b "Akron 31, NIU 30". MAC-Sports.com. December 1, 2005. Retrieved September 22, 2009.
^ ^a ^b "Akron and NIU Meet In Football Championship Game" (Press release). MAC-Sports.com. November 30, 2005. Retrieved September 22, 2009.
^ "Akron Wins First-Ever Conference Title in Thrilling Fashion".
^ "Zips Win First MAC Championship" (Press release). MAC-Sports.com. December 1, 2005. Archived from the original on November 6, 2012. Retrieved September 22, 2009.

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