Pennington reflects on 1999 MAC Championship Game

Pennington readies his team for the snap of the ball.

Nearly 25 years ago, Marshall Football secured its third straight Mid-American Conference Championship title against the Western Michigan Broncos after overcoming a 23-point deficit to win 34-30 with the offense led by quarterback Chad Pennington.

“We had played them in the regular season as well and beat them there. And then we had to face them again in the MAC Championship,” Pennington said. “That game was extremely memorable being down 23-to-0 with about eight minutes left in the third quarter.”

The Herd rallied from the four-score deficit and found itself situated on the goal line down 30-27 in the waning seconds of the game. At the…