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and the winners of the West division, the

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. The Championship game determined the

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champion of the

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(MAC). The winner was to be the Mid-American Conference representative for the 2014 GoDaddy.com Bowl on January 5, 2014, in

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. Going into the game, Northern Illinois was hoping for an undefeated season and another chance at a

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game. Bowling Green ended that dream with a 47–27 win.

History

Teams

East Division Champions

West Division Champions

Scoring summary

1st quarter scoring: *12:27 BGSU Tyler Beck 28 yard pass from Matt Johnson (Tyler Tate kick) *9:08 NIU Juwan Brescacin 14 yard pass from Jordan Lynch (Mathew Sims kick) *6:49 BGSU Tyler Tate 26 yard field goal *2:32 BGSU Ronnie Moore 36 yard pass from Matt Johnson (Tyler Tate kick) 2nd quarter scoring: *14:51 NIU Mathew Sims 51 yard field goal *11:22 NIU Mathew Sims 45 yard field goal *5:39 BGSU Heath Jackson 22 yard pass from Matt Johnson (Tyler Tate kick) *0:13 BGSU Alex Bayer 12 yard pass from Matt Johnson (Tyler Tate kick) 3rd quarter scoring: *12:23 NIU Jordan Lynch 8 yard run (Mathew Sims kick) 4th quarter scoring: *14:50 BGSU Tyler Tate 52 yard field goal *10:17 BGSU Travis Greene 6 yard pass from Matt Johnson *2:44 BGSU Travis Greene 16 yard run (Tyler Tate kick) *0:14 NIU Jordan Lynch 2 yard run (Mathew Sims kick)

Statistics

References

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