2022 MAC Championship Game

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2022 Rocket Mortgage MAC Championship Game
Conference championship
Toledo Rockets Ohio Bobcats
(7–5) (9–3)
17 7
Head coach: 
Jason Candle		 Head coach: 
Tim Albin
1234Total
Toledo 730717
Ohio 07007
DateDecember 3, 2022
Season2022
StadiumFord Field
LocationDetroit, Michigan
MVPOffense: Dequan Finn (QB, Toledo)
Defense: Dyontae Johnson (LB, Toledo)
Special Teams: Jonathon Batzke (P, Toledo)
FavoriteToledo by 3.5
RefereeTom Stapleton
Attendance15,550
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPN
AnnouncersBeth Mowins (play-by-play), Kirk Morrison (Analyst), and Stormy Buonantony (sideline reporter)
MAC Championship Game
 ← 2021  2023 → 
2022 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Ohio xy   7 – 1     10 – 4  
Buffalo   5 – 3     7 – 6  
Bowling Green   5 – 3     6 – 7  
Miami (OH)   4 – 4     6 – 7  
Kent State   4 – 4     5 – 7  
Akron   1 – 7     2 – 10  
West Division
Toledo xy$   5 – 3     9 – 5  
Eastern Michigan x   5 – 3     9 – 4  
Western Michigan   4 – 4     5 – 7  
Ball State   3 – 5     5 – 7  
Central Michigan   3 – 5     4 – 8  
Northern Illinois   2 – 6     3 – 9  
Championship: Toledo 17, Ohio 7
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2022 MAC Championship Game was a college football conference championship game played December 3, 2022, at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan. It was the 26th edition of the MAC Football Championship Game and determined the champion of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) for the 2022 season. The game began at 12:00 p.m. EST and aired on ESPN.[1] The game featured the Western Division champion Toledo Rockets against the Eastern Division champion Ohio Bobcats. For sponsorship reasons, the game is officially known as the Rocket Mortgage MAC Championship.[2]

Toledo won their fourth championship game with a 17–7 win over the Bobcats.[3]

Venue

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The 2022 MAC title game was held at Ford Field for the 19th consecutive season.[4] The venue, located in downtown Detroit at 2000 Brush St., is the home of the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL) and has a seating capacity for football of 65,000.[5]

Teams

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The game featured the Ohio Bobcats, champions of the East Division, and the Toledo Rockets, champions of the West Division, of the Mid-American Conference.

Toledo

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Main article: 2022 Toledo Rockets football team

Toledo clinched a berth in the championship game with two weeks remaining in the schedule following their win over Ball State and a loss by Western Michigan the following night.[6][7] This is Toledo's seventh appearance in the championship game. They are 3–3 in prior attempts having won in their last appearance in 2017[8]

The Rockets were 2–2 out of conference with wins over FCS LIU and UMass and losses at Ohio State and San Diego State.[9][10][11][12] They opened conference play with 3 consecutive wins over Central Michigan, Northern Illinois, Kent State.[13][14][15] Quarterback Dequan Finn was injured in a loss at Buffalo.[16] Tucker Gleason led the Rockets to a win over Eastern Michigan and Finn returned for a win Ball State which wrapped up the division but sat out a loss to Bowling Green.[17][18][19] Toledo ended their regular season with a loss to Western Michigan in which Finn played sparingly[20]

Ohio

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Main article: 2022 Ohio Bobcats football team

Ohio clinched a berth in the championship game during the final week of the season with a 38–14 win over Bowling Green. They entered the game 9–3 with a 7–1 record in the MAC and on a seven-game winning streak.[21] This is Ohio's fifth appearance in the game and first since 2016. They are 0–4 in their previous attempts and have not won a conference championship since 1968.[22]

The Bobcats were 2–2 out of conference with wins over Florida Atlantic and FCS Fordham and losses at power conference foes Penn State and Iowa State.[23][24][25][26] They opened conference play with an overtime loss to Kent State and a win over last place Akron.[27][28] Through six games Ohio was surrendering 40.6 points, 561 yards, and 387 passing yards per game but were 3–3 on the season with a prolific offense led by the passing of MAC Player of the Year Kurtis Rourke.[29][30][31][32][33][34][35]

Ohio finished the regular season with consecutive wins over Western Michigan, Northern Illinois, Buffalo, Miami (OH), Ball State, and Bowling Green during which Ohio surrendered an average of only 18 points per game.[36][37][38][39][40][41] Rourke suffered a season ending torn ACL against Ball State and Ohio turned to third-string quarterback C.J. Harris.[42]

Game summary

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2022 MAC Championship Game
Toledo Rockets (7–5, 5–3) vs. Ohio Bobcats (9–3, 7–1)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Toledo 7 3 0717
Ohio 0 7 007

at Ford Field • Detroit, MI

Game information
First Quarter
  • (11:38) TOL – Jacquez Stuart 29 yard rush, Thomas Cluckey kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:22; Toledo 7–0)
Second Quarter
  • (6:47) OHIO – Sieh Bangura 2 yard rush, Nathanial Vakos kick (Drive: 14 plays, 84 yards, 7:14; Tied 7–7)
  • (0:16) TOL – Thomas Cluckey 44 yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 55 yards, 4:38; Toledo 10–7)
Third Quarter
  • No scoring plays
Fourth Quarter
  • 10:36 TOL – DeMeer Blankumsee 16 yard pass from Dequan Finn, Thomas Cluckey kick (Drive: 16 plays, 90 yards, 7:15; Toledo 17–7)
Statistics Toledo Ohio
First downs 20 14
Plays–Yards 71–390 60–262
Rushes/yards 46–236 29–99
Passing yards 154 163
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 16–25–0 17–31–1
Time of possession 33:00 27:00
Team Category Player Statistics
Toledo Passing Dequan Finn 16/25, 154 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Jacquez Stuart 9 carries, 93 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Jerjuan Newton 6 receptions, 77 yards
Ohio Passing CJ Harris 17/31, 163 yards, 1 INT
Rushing Sieh Bangura 20 carries, 56 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Will Kacmarek 2 receptions, 39 yards

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