2010 MAC Championship Game


The 2010 MAC Championship Game was played at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, December 3, 2010, at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan to determine the 2010 football champion of the Mid-American Conference. The game featured the 2010 [Miami RedHawks football team|Miami University Redhawks] and the 2010 [Northern Illinois Huskies football team|Northern Illinois Huskies].
Miami defeated Northern Illinois 26-21 on a 33-yard pass from Austin Boucher to Armand Robinson for a touchdown with 33 seconds remaining in regulation. The game lasted 3 hours and 12 minutes.

Scoring

;First Quarter:
  • Miami — Thomas Merriweather scored on a 1-yard run to give MU-Ohio 6 point lead
  • Northern Illinois — Martel Moore caught a 69-yard pass from Chand Harnish
  • Miami — Tracy Woods ran for 7 yards for a touchdown
  • Northern Illinois — Chand Harnish passed to Martel Moore for a 27-yard touchdown
;Third Quarter:
  • Miami — T. Merriweather ran for 1-yard touchdown
;Fourth Quarter:
  • Northern Illinois — Willie Clark caught a 39-yard pass from Harnish
  • Miami — Austin Boucher passed to Armand Robinson for 33 yards