8/25/2023 0 Comments Mac conference football scoresThe number one qualifier for a great MAC season is a team that stands above the rest. The 2003 campaign was an unforgettable season for Mid-American Conference football, and we relive the moments which made it the best in league history. The conference housed one of the best quarterbacks in college football, finished as the only league with a perfect bowl record, and recorded five ranked upsets in non-conference play. The other landed among college football’s elite in the top 10. Two of them clashed in the first ranked MAC matchup in 30 years. Akron then recovered a Toledo fumble at mid-field, giving the Zip faithful faint hope.Three titans reigned the conference. The Zips cut the lead to 38-14 when quarterback Kato Nelson hit Austin Wolf for a 29-yard TD pass with 14:38 left in the fourth quarter. The lead ballooned to 38-0 when Woodside connected with redshirt freshman running back Shakif Seymour for a 12-yard TD with 2:25 left in the third quarter.Īkron finally got on the board with 30 seconds left in the third quarter when Manny Morgan ran it in from seven yards out to trim the lead to 38-7. After forcing an Akron punt, Toledo converted a 47-yard field goal by Vest to extend the lead to 31-0. Akron could not move the ball, however, squashing any notion of a change in the game’s momentum. The second half began with a long Toledo drive that ended when Swanson fumbled on the one-yard line as he stretched out for a touchdown. It was a terrific grab, as Johnson pivoted to his inside shoulder and pulled in the pass with one hand in the corner of the end zone.ĭiontae Johnson made a one-handed touchdown grab during the MAC Championship Game.Toledo made it 28-0 when Woodside connected with Jon’Vea Johnson from 27 yards out with eight seconds left before intermission. A few minutes later, Woodside hooked up with Diontae Johnson again from five yards out to make the score 21-0. Three plays later, Swanson pounded it in from two yards out to make the score 14-0 with 11:22 left in the first half. Special teams came through again in the second quarter when Nate Childress blocked a 42-yard field goal that was scooped up by Josh Teachey and returned 36 yards to the Akron 34-yard line. The Rockets missed a chance to add to the lead later in the quarter when Jameson Vest’s 33-yard field-goal attempt sailed wide right. Following a Toledo penalty, Woodside hit Diontae Johnson for a 27-yard TD reception. McKinley-Lewis returned a punt 48 yards to the Akron 17-yard line. MAC Commissioner Jon Steinbrecher presented the conference trophy to Head Coach Jason Candle and the Rockets after the game.Toledo opened the scoring on its second drive. On the other side of the ball, senior defensive end Zach Quinn led the Rockets with 10 tackles junior defensive end Olasunkanmi Adeniyi added three tackles for loss and a forced fumble and senior cornerback Trevon Mathis came up with an interception and a key pass breakup. Sophomore Danzel McKinley-Lewis racked up a MAC Championship Game record 66 punt return yards to earn Special Teams Player of the Game honors. Senior running back Terry Swanson piled up 180 yards and two TDs. Sophomore Diontae Johnson led the receiving corps with nine receptions for 118 yards and two scores, followed by junior Jon’Vea Johnson (six receptions, 103 yards and a touchdown). Senior quarterback Logan Woodside, who threw for 307 yards and four touchdowns, was named the Offensive Player of the Game. The 561 yards of total offense are the third-most by a team in a MAC Championship Game. The Rockets celebrated by taking selfies with the MAC Championship trophy at Ford Field after beating Akron, 45-28.The Rockets outgained the Zips, 561-396, holding them to just 98 yards of total offense in the first half.
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