2005 MAC Championship Game

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)
Referee	Bill Alge
Attendance	12,051
United States TV coverage
Network	ESPN
Announcers	Mike Tirico, Kirk Herbstreit, Erin Andrews

The 2005 MAC Championship Game was played on December 1, 2005 at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan. The game featured the winner of each division of the Mid-American Conference. The game featured the Akron Zips, of the East Division, and the Northern Illinois Huskies, of the West Division. The Zips beat the Huskies 31-30.

2005 Mid-American Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Akron xy$		5	–	3					7	–	6
Miami 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 Rankings from AP Poll