2020 Rocket Mortgage MAC Championship Game | |||||||||||||||||||
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Date | December 18, 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||
Season | 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||
Stadium | Ford Field | ||||||||||||||||||
Location | Detroit, Michigan | ||||||||||||||||||
MVP | Offense: Drew Plitt (QB, Ball State) Defense: Jimmy Daw (LB, Ball State) | ||||||||||||||||||
Favorite | Buffalo by 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
Referee | Tom Stapleton | ||||||||||||||||||
United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
Network | ESPN | ||||||||||||||||||
Announcers | Clay Matvick (play-by-play), Rocky Boiman (analyst) and Katie George (sideline) | ||||||||||||||||||
Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
East Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 25 Buffalo xy | 5 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kent State | 3 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ohio | 2 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miami (OH) | 2 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Akron | 1 | – | 5 | 1 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling Green | 0 | – | 5 | 0 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
West Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 23 Ball State xy$ | 5 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Michigan | 4 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Toledo | 4 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Central Michigan | 3 | – | 3 | 3 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Michigan | 2 | – | 4 | 2 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Illinois | 0 | – | 6 | 0 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: Ball State 38, Buffalo 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from AP Poll. |
The 2020 MAC Championship Game was a college football game played on Friday, December 18, 2020, at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan, to determine the 2020 champion of the Mid-American Conference (MAC).[2] The game was contested by the Buffalo Bulls, East Division champions, and the Ball State Cardinals, West Division champions. Sponsored by mortgage lending company Quicken Loans through their Rocket Mortgage brand, the game was officially known as the Rocket Mortgage MAC Championship Game. Ball State defeated Buffalo, 38–28 to claim their first MAC championship since 1996.[3]
Teams
Ball State
Ball State entered the championship game as West Division champions, having compiled a 5–1 record, all in conference games. After losing their first game of the season to Miami (OH), the Cardinals won five consecutive games leading up to the conference championship game. Ball State's only prior appearance in the MAC Championship Game had been a loss to Buffalo in the 2008 edition.
Buffalo
Buffalo entered the championship game as East Division champions, having compiled a 5–0 record, all in conference games. The Bulls scored at least 42 points in each of their five games, winning each game by at least 19 points. Buffalo's two prior appearances in the MAC Championship Game had been a win over Ball State in 2008 and a loss to Northern Illinois in the 2018 edition.
Game summary
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Ball State | 7 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 38 |
Buffalo | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
at Ford Field • Detroit, Michigan
- Date: Friday, December 18, 2020
- Game time: 7:30 p.m. EST (6:30 p.m. CST)
- Game weather: n/a (indoor stadium)
- Referee: Tom Stapleton
- TV announcers (ESPN): Clay Matvick (play-by-play), Rocky Boiman (analyst) and Katie George (sideline)
Game information |
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Statistics
Statistics | BALL | UB |
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First downs | 22 | 23 |
Plays–yards | 79–429 | 71–499 |
Rushes–yards | 47–166 | 29–134 |
Passing yards | 263 | 365 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 20–32–1 | 29–42–1 |
Time of possession | 32:39 | 27:21 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Ball State | Passing | Drew Plitt | 20/32, 263 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT |
Rushing | Tye Evans | 18 carries, 94 yards | |
Receiving | Yo'Heinz Tyler | 6 receptions, 91 yards, 1 TD | |
Buffalo | Passing | Kyle Vantrease | 29/42, 365 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT |
Rushing | Kevin Marks Jr. | 9 carries, 93 yards, 1 TD | |
Receiving | Antonio Nunn | 13 carries, 182 yards |
See also
References
- ↑ Wells, Adam (September 25, 2020). "MAC Approves 6-Game College Football Schedule Beginning November 4". Bleacher Report. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
- ↑ "2020 Rocket Mortgage MAC Football Championship - Mid-American Conference". getsomemaction.com. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
- ↑ Lenzi, Rachel (December 18, 2020). "UB football loses to Ball State in MAC championship game, 38-28". The Buffalo News. Archived from the original on December 20, 2020. Retrieved December 21, 2020.