2004 MAC Championship Game

2004 MAC Championship Game
Conference Championship
Toledo Rockets Miami RedHawks (8–3) (8–3) 35 27 Head coach:  Tom Amstutz Head coach:  Terry Hoeppner
1 2 3 4 Total Toledo 7 0 21 7 35 Miami 14 0 6 7 27
Date	December 2, 2004
Season	2004
Stadium	Ford Field
Location	Detroit, Michigan
MVP	QB Bruce Gradkowski (Toledo)
Referee	Stan Evans
Attendance	22,138
United States TV coverage
Network	ESPN
Announcers	Mike Tirico, Kirk Herbstreit, Lee Corso, Jill Arrington

The 2004 MAC Championship Game was played on December 2, 2004 at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan. The game featured the winner of each division of the Mid-American Conference. The game featured the Miami RedHawks, of the East Division, and the Toledo Rockets, of the West Division. The Rockets beat the RedHawks 35-27.

2004 Mid-American Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Miami x		7	–	1					8	–	5
Akron		6	–	2					6	–	5
Marshall		6	–	2					6	–	6
Kent State		4	–	4					5	–	6
Ohio		2	–	6					4	–	7
Buffalo		2	–	6					2	–	9
UCF		0	–	8					0	–	11
West Division
Toledo xy$		7	–	1					9	–	4
Northern Illinois x		7	–	1					9	–	3
Bowling Green		6	–	2					9	–	3
Eastern Michigan		4	–	4					4	–	7
Central Michigan		3	–	5					4	–	7
Ball State		2	–	6					2	–	9
Western Michigan		0	–	8					1	–	10
Championship: Toledo 35, Miami 27
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll