| Game Name: | MAC Championship Game |
| Subheader: | Conference Championship |
| Date Game Played: | December 4 |
| Year Game Played: | 1998 |
| Football Season: | 1998 |
| Stadium: | Marshall Stadium |
| City: | Huntington, West Virginia |
| Visitor School: | University of Toledo |
| Visitor Name Short: | Toledo |
| Visitor Nickname: | Rockets |
| Visitor Record: | 7–4 |
| Visitor Coach: | Gary Pinkel |
| Visitor 1Q: | 7 |
| Visitor 2Q: | 0 |
| Visitor 3Q: | 0 |
| Visitor 4Q: | 10 |
| Home School: | Marshall University |
| Home Name Short: | Marshall |
| Home Nickname: | Thundering Herd |
| Home Record: | 10–1 |
| Home Coach: | Bob Pruett |
| Home 1Q: | 6 |
| Home 2Q: | 0 |
| Home 3Q: | 0 |
| Home 4Q: | 17 |
| Mvp: | QB Chad Pennington (Marshall) |
| Odds: | Marshall by 12 |
| Attendance: | 28,085 |
| Us Network: | ESPN2 |
The 1998 MAC Championship Game was the second conference championship game of the Mid-American Conference, and was played on December 4, 1998, at Marshall Stadium, now known as Joan C. Edwards Stadium, in Huntington, West Virginia. The game featured a rematch of the 1997 game, between the East Division's Marshall Thundering Herd, and the West Division's Toledo Rockets. Marshall was heavily favored to win the game.[1] Marshall defeated Toledo to claim their second consecutive conference title by a score of 23–17.[2] [3] During the game, Marshall starting quarterback Chad Pennington was hurt, and was replaced by Byron Leftwich.[4]