1997 MAC Championship Game

1997 MAC Championship Game
Conference Championship
Toledo Rockets Marshall Thundering Herd (9–2) (9–2) 14 34 Head coach:  Gary Pinkel Head coach:  Bob Pruett
1 2 3 4 Total Toledo 0 7 0 7 14 Marshall 3 0 14 17 34
Date	December 5, 1997
Season	1997
Stadium	Marshall Stadium
Location	Huntington, West Virginia
MVP	WR Randy Moss (Marshall)
Attendance	28,021
United States TV coverage
Network	ESPN

1997 Mid-American Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Marshall x$		7	–	1					10	–	3
Miami		6	–	2					8	–	3
Ohio		6	–	2					8	–	3
Bowling Green		3	–	5					3	–	8
Kent State		3	–	5					3	–	8
Akron		2	–	7					2	–	9
West Division
Toledo x		7	–	1					9	–	3
Western Michigan		6	–	2					8	–	3
Ball State		4	–	4					5	–	6
Eastern Michigan		4	–	5					4	–	7
Central Michigan		1	–	7					2	–	9
Northern Illinois		0	–	8					0	–	11
Championship: Marshall 34, Toledo 14
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1997 MAC Championship Game was the inaugural conference championship game of the Mid-American Conference, and was played on December 5, 1997 at Marshall Stadium in Huntington, West Virginia. The game featured the Marshall Thundering Herd of the East Division, and the Toledo Rockets of the West Division. It snowed the entire game. The Thundering Herd defeated the Rockets 34–14.