Amazing Championship Game. Ford Field - Detroit. The NIU versus Kent State MAC Championship game was an amazing to watch. Viewers were treated to a double overtime thriller that matched up two of the best offenses and defenses in the MAC conference in a battle that could have gone either way for much of the game. Nov 28, 2018 UB football prepares for new realm in MAC championship game. The Bulls (10-2, 7-1 MAC) already have faced pressure situations in their 12-game regular-season schedule.
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The 2018 MAC Championship Game is set. The Northern Illinois Huskies will take on the Buffalo Bulls on Friday, Nov. 30 at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan.
The Northern Illinois Huskies clinched the West Division title of the Mid-American Conference with a 6-2 record, which was one game ahead of Western Michigan, Eastern Michigan, and Toledo. NIU won the MAC Championship Game in 2011, 2012, and 2014 and made their last appearance in the game in 2015.
Buffalo finished 7-1 in the MAC’s East Division, just ahead of Miami and Ohio, which both posted 6-2 records. The Bulls won their first and only MAC Championship back in 2008 over Ball State, 42-24.
In their most recent meeting last season, NIU went on the road and defeated Buffalo 14-13. The Huskies lead the overall series with the Bulls 11-1.
In his latest bowl projections, Stadium’s Brett McMurphy has Northern Illinois facing Troy in the Dollar General Bowl and Buffalo taking on Georgia Southern in the Camellia Bowl.
MAC Championship Game
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- Matchup: NIU vs. Buffalo
- Date: Friday, Nov. 30, 2018
- Time: 7:00pm ET
- TV: ESPN2
- Crew: Clay Matvick, Dan Orlovsky, and Paul Carcaterra
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