2002 Mid-American Conference Year Summary

Record: 80-91, .468 W-L% (8th of 12) (Schedule and Results)

SRS: -6.82 (10th of 12), SOS: -5.18 (12th of 12)

Division Champions: Marshall (East) and Toledo (West)
Conference Champion: Marshall (Won Championship Game 49-45)

Ranked in Preseason AP Poll: 1 (Marshall)
Ranked in Final AP Poll: 1 (Marshall)

Standings

Standings Table
	Overall			Conference			Points Per Game		SRS		Polls
East	W	L	Pct	W	L	Pct	Off	Def	SRS	SOS	AP Pre	AP High	AP Rank	Notes
Marshall	11	2	.846	7	1	.875	35.2	24.2	2.97	-7.03	19	16	24
UCF	7	5	.583	6	2	.750	32.6	26.3	0.29	-5.13
Miami (OH)	7	5	.583	5	3	.625	32.0	27.1	0.23	-2.44
Ohio	4	8	.333	4	4	.500	24.9	31.2	-10.71	-5.21
Akron	4	8	.333	3	5	.375	27.1	31.6	-9.42	-4.92
Kent State	3	9	.250	1	7	.125	16.8	35.3	-16.47	-4.72
Buffalo	1	11	.083	0	8	.000	17.8	34.7	-20.36	-6.69
West	W	L	Pct	W	L	Pct	Off	Def	SRS	SOS	AP Pre	AP High	AP Rank	Notes
Northern Illinois	8	4	.667	7	1	.875	31.3	24.8	-0.42	-4.75
Toledo	9	5	.643	7	1	.875	35.4	27.0	3.24	-3.12
Bowling Green	9	3	.750	6	2	.750	40.8	25.3	2.70	-7.96		20
Ball State	6	6	.500	4	4	.500	23.2	27.8	-8.30	-5.30
Western Michigan	4	8	.333	3	5	.375	25.3	27.5	-6.65	-3.57
Central Michigan	4	8	.333	2	6	.250	22.3	32.0	-11.89	-5.80
Eastern Michigan	3	9	.250	1	7	.125	23.8	47.2	-20.64	-5.89

2 Bowl Games Table
Date	Bowl		Pts		Pts	Notes
2002-12-26	Motor City Bowl	Boston College	51	Toledo	25	Detroit, MI
2002-12-18	GMAC Bowl	Marshall	38	Louisville	15	Mobile, AL

Award Winners Table
Award	Name	School
MAC Defensive Player of the Year	Jason Babin	Western Michigan
MAC Offensive Player of the Year	Byron Leftwich	Marshall
MAC Coach of the Year	Joe Novak	Northern Illinois