2012 MAC Football Championship Game – Kent State vs. NIU

By Kevin Kelley -

The 2012 Marathon MAC Football Championship Game is set with the Kent State Golden Flashes facing the Northern Illinois Huskies. The game will be held on Friday, Nov. 30 at 7 p.m. ET at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan (ESPN2).

Kent State (11-1, 8-0) clinched the MAC East Division with a 31-24 win over Bowling Green back on Nov. 17. This is the first East Division Championship for the Golden Flashes.

Northern Illinois (11-1, 8-0 MAC) beat Toledo 31-24 on Nov. 14 to clinch the MAC West Division. The Huskies, who won the 2011 MAC Championship, will be making their third straight appearance in the championship game.

Northern Illinois leads the overall series between the two schools 16-7. In their last meeting in 2011, the Huskies routed the Flashes 40-10.

MAC Championship Game Results

  • 2011 – Northern Illinois 23, Ohio 20
  • 2010 – Miami 26, Northern Illinois 21
  • 2009 – Central Michigan 20, Ohio 10
  • 2008 – Buffalo 42, Ball State 24
  • 2007 – Central Michigan 35, Miami 10
  • 2006 – Central Michigan 31, Ohio 10
  • 2005 – Akron 31, Northern Illinois 30
  • 2004 – Toledo 35, Miami 27

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