The Ball State football team defeated the Buffalo Bulls 38-28 in the 2020 Mid-American Conference Championship on Friday, Dec. 18, in Detroit, Michigan.
© Carlos Osorio, AP Ball State offensive lineman Anthony Todd leads players onto the field after the team defeated Buffalo in the Mid-American Conference championship NCAA college football game, Friday, Dec. 18, 2020, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)It's the first MAC Championship for Ball State since 1996.
Members of the Ball State football team rightfully celebrated the victory at Ford Field.
The 2020 Rocket Mortgage MAC Football Championship Game, which pits the Conference’s top teams from the East and West Divisions against each other, will take place Friday, December 18 at 7:30 p.m. ET and will air live on ESPN.
The celebration included receivers Antwan Davis and Yo'Heinz Tyler dumping blue sports drink on head coach Mike Neu along with lots of hugging.
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— Ball State Football (@BallStateFB) December 19, 2020
Ball State offensive lineman Anthony Todd led the team in singing the Ball State Fight Song on the field.
Onward now you Cardinals! pic.twitter.com/NrOmJHEKq8
— Ball State Football (@BallStateFB) December 19, 2020Mac Championship Game Tickets
As part of the celebration, Ball State defensive lineman Tavion Woodard yelled, 'Let's go!'
PARTY LIKE IT’S 1996! 👌🏼@BallStateFB are your 2020 @RocketMortgage MAC Football Champions!#ChirpChirp | #MACtionpic.twitter.com/0uDsvp3mvW
— #MACtion (@MACSports) December 19, 2020Ball State safety Bryce Cosby led cheers after the team photo.
THIS TEAM! pic.twitter.com/9pK6YCjQQA
— Ball State Football (@BallStateFB) December 19, 2020Ball State improved to 6-1 overall. The Buffalo Bulls went to 5-1 overall.
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Lance Leipold is the Buffalo Bulls football head coach.
Erik Hall is the lead digital producer for sports with the USA Today Network. You can find him on Twitter @HallErik.
This article originally appeared on Muncie Star Press: See Ball State football celebrate winning 2020 MAC Championship game vs. Buffalo Bulls