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MAC title game gets Ford Field extension

12/7/2014

 
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DETROIT, Mich. -- The Mid-American Conference, in conjunction with Detroit Lions and Ford Field President, Tom Lewand, has announced that the MAC has secured a four-year contract extension to host its Marathon MAC Football Championship Game in Detroit through the 2019 football season.

Friday’s Northern Illinois-Bowling Green contest was the 11th MAC Conference Championship Football Game hosted at Ford Field, and the 18th overall in the history of the Conference. The first seven title tilts were hosted on campus.

“We are pleased to extend our relationship with Ford Field for another four years,” said MAC Commissioner Jon Steinbrecher.  “Ford Field and the city of Detroit have been outstanding partners in hosting our football championship game.  The facility is among the best in the country and provides our student-athletes and fans with a premiere championship experience.”

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The MAC has a long association with Detroit and Ford Field as the MAC has held its Marathon MAC Football Championship Game as a neutral site championship event at Ford Field since 2004.  Also, the MAC played the first-ever college football game at Ford Field as Toledo faced Boston College in the 2002 Motor City Bowl.

The MAC previously was a primary bowl partner with the Detroit based Motor City Bowl (1997-2008) and the Little Caesars Pizza Bowl (2009-2013) over a 17-year period. During this time the MAC had a 7-10 record in the Detroit bowl games, including wins over Louisville, BYU, Cincinnati and Northwestern.

Earlier this October, the MAC announced a six-year (2014-19) backup agreement with the newly-formed Quick Lane Bowl, owned and operated by the Detroit Lions and Ford Field.


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