The Michigan MAC Trophy is given to the
Mid-American Conference
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(MAC) university from Michigan –
Central Michigan University
Central Michigan University (CMU) is a public research university in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. Established in 1892 as the Central Michigan Normal School and Business Institute, the private normal school became a state institution and renamed Cen ...
(CMU),
Eastern Michigan University
Eastern Michigan University (EMU, Eastern Michigan or simply Eastern), is a public research university in Ypsilanti, Michigan. Founded in 1849 as Michigan State Normal School, the school was the fourth normal school established in the United Sta ...
(EMU) and
Western Michigan University
Western Michigan University (Western Michigan, Western or WMU) is a public research university in Kalamazoo, Michigan. It was initially established as Western State Normal School in 1903 by Governor Aaron T. Bliss for the training of teachers ...
(WMU) – which has the best head-to-head record in each season of each sport. There are two separate trophies, one for football and the other for men's basketball. It is one of a handful of trophies in college sports contested between ''three'' teams; others are the
Commander-in-Chief's Trophy
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and the irregularly awarded
Florida Cup
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Along with the Com ...
and
Beehive Boot
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.
In the event of a tie the Michigan MAC Trophy remains with the previous holder until one of the other rivals claims the title. This happened with both trophies in 2008, when each team finished 2–2 in men's basketball and 1–1 in football; Western Michigan retained the men's basketball trophy and Eastern Michigan retained the football trophy. It also happened in 2012 with the football trophy, when EMU retained it.
Western Michigan has won the most total trophies with 14, 7 in basketball and 7 in football.
Eastern Michigan currently holds both the football trophy and the men's basketball trophy.
History
The Michigan MAC Trophy was created in 2005 by the
Michigan Sports Hall of Fame
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. There are two trophies, one given to the winner of the
football
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series and the other to the winner of the
men's basketball series. CMU, EMU and WMU have been competing together in the MAC since 1974 (although WMU joined the MAC in 1948).
Central Michigan won the football trophy in 2009 after Eastern Michigan won the previous two. The football trophy was won by all three schools in the trophy's first three years of existence. WMU won the first four basketball trophies before CMU won in 2010.
Western Michigan University claimed the inaugural Michigan MAC Trophy for each sport. Western Michigan also has the most trophies with 14, 7 in football and 7 in basketball.
Results
* Tie; retained trophy
Football
Men's basketball
Total trophies
Total records
Football
Men's basketball
See also
*
CMU-WMU football rivalry
*
CMU-EMU football rivalry
References
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College football rivalry trophies in the United States
College basketball rivalry trophies in the United States
Central Michigan Chippewas football
Eastern Michigan Eagles football
Western Michigan Broncos football
Central Michigan Chippewas men's basketball
Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball
Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball
Awards established in 2005