| Year Game Played: | 2002 |
| Game Name: | MAC Championship Game |
| Subheader: | Conference Championship |
| Football Season: | 2002 |
| Visitor Name Short: | Toledo |
| Visitor Nickname: | Rockets |
| Visitor School: | University of Toledo |
| Home Name Short: | Marshall |
| Home Nickname: | Thundering Herd |
| Home School: | Marshall University |
| Visitor Record: | 9 - 3 |
| Home Record: | 9 - 2 |
| Visitor Coach: | Tom Amstutz |
| Home Coach: | Bob Pruett |
| Visitor 1Q: | 0 |
| Visitor 2Q: | 17 |
| Visitor 3Q: | 15 |
| Visitor 4Q: | 13 |
| Home 1Q: | 14 |
| Home 2Q: | 14 |
| Home 3Q: | 7 |
| Home 4Q: | 14 |
| Date Game Played: | December 7 |
| Stadium: | Marshall Stadium |
| City: | Huntington, West Virginia |
| Mvp: | QB Byron Leftwich (Marshall) |
| Odds: | Marshall by 2.5 |
| Attendance: | 24,582[1] |
| Us Network: | ESPN2 |
The 2002 MAC Championship Game was played on December 7, 2002 at Marshall Stadium, now known as Joan C. Edwards Stadium, in Huntington, West Virginia.[2] The game featured the winner of each division of the Mid-American Conference. The game featured the Marshall Thundering Herd, of the East Division, and the Toledo Rockets, of the West Division. The Thundering Herd beat the Rockets 49–45.[3]