2017 Mid-American Conference football season

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2017 Mid American Conference football season
Mid-American Conference logo.svg
League NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision
Sport Football
DurationAugust 31, 2017 – December 2017
Number of teams12
Regular Season
Season championsToledo Rockets
  Runners-upAkron Zips
Season MVP Logan Woodside
MAC Championship Game
Football seasons
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2018  →
2017 Mid-American Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
Akron xy  6 –2   7 –7  
Ohio  5 –3   9 –4  
Miami (OH)  4 –4   5 –7  
Buffalo  4 –4   6 –6  
Bowling Green  2 –6   2 –10  
Kent State  1 –7   2 –10  
West Division
Toledo xy$  7 –1   11 –3  
Central Michigan  6 –2   8 –5  
Northern Illinois  6 –2   8 –5  
Western Michigan  4 –4   6 –6  
Eastern Michigan  3 –5   5 –7  
Ball State  0 –8   2 –10  
Championship: Toledo 45, Akron 28
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant

The 2017 Mid-American Conference football season was the 72nd season for the Mid-American Conference (MAC) and part of the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The season began on August 31 and ended on November 25. The entire schedule was released on March 1. [1] The Toledo Rockets won the conference championship game over the Akron Zips.

Contents

Previous season

Preseason

Preseason Poll

The Preseason poll was released at the MAC Media Day in Canton, Ohio. [2]

East Division

  1. Ohio Bobcats (11), 131
  2. Miami RedHawks (12), 129
  3. Bowling Green Falcons (1), 88
  4. Akron Zips, 79
  5. Buffalo Bulls, 41
  6. Kent State Golden Flashes, 36

West Division

  1. Toledo Rockets (22), 142
  2. Western Michigan Broncos (1), 107
  3. Northern Illinois Huskies (1), 89
  4. Eastern Michigan Eagles, 74
  5. Central Michigan Chippewas, 62
  6. Ball State Cardinals, 30

MAC Championship

The Toledo Rockets were selected as favorites to win the Mid-American Conference by receiving 21 of 24 votes. Others receiving one vote a piece were defending champions, Western Michigan Broncos, Bowling Green Falcons and Miami RedHawks. [3]

Head coaches

Pre-season coaching changes

Schedule

Regular season

Week 1

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendanceRef.
August 317:00 p.m. Buffalo Minnesota TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN BTN L 7-17  43,224
August 317:00 p.m. Elon Toledo Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH ESPN3 W 47-13  22,104
August 317:00 p.m. Rhode Island Central Michigan Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI ESPN3 W 30-27 3OT 16,311
September 16:30 p.m. Charlotte Eastern Michigan Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI ESPN3 W 24-7  12,823
September 18:30 p.m. Boston College Northern Illinois Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL CBSSN L 20-23  16,421
September 212:00 p.m. Akron No. 6  Penn State Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA ABC L 0-52  101,684
September 212:00 p.m. Bowling Green Michigan State Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI ESPNU L 10-35  71,202
September 212:00 p.m. Ball State Illinois Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL BTN L 21-24  42,505
September 212:00 p.m. Kent State No. 5  Clemson Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC ESPN L 3-56  80,121
September 25:15 p.m. Western Michigan No. 4  USC Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA P12N L 31-49  61,125
September 26:30 p.m. Miami Marshall Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV STADIUM L 26-31  22,463
September 27:00 p.m. Hampton Ohio Peden Stadium • Athens, OH ESPN3 W 59-0  17,501
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 2

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendanceRef.
September 88:00 p.m. Ohio Purdue Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN FS1 L 21-44  45,633
September 912:00 p.m. Buffalo Army Michie Stadium • West Point, NY CBSSN L 17-21  24,017
September 92:30 pm Eastern Illinois Northern Illinois Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL ESPN3 W 38-10  16,722
September 93:00 p.m. Central Michigan Kansas Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS FSN W 45-27  28,531
September 93:05 p.m. UAB Ball State Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN ESPN3 W 51-31  11,555
September 93:30 p.m. Howard Kent State Dix Stadium • Kent, OH ESPN3 W 38-31  20,312
September 93:30 p.m. Austin Peay Miami Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH ESPN3 W 31-10  15,960
September 93:30 p.m. Eastern Michigan Rutgers High Point Solutions Stadium • Piscataway, NJ BTN W 16-13  37,661
September 93:30 p.m. Western Michigan Michigan State Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI BTN L 14-28  72,910
September 96:00 p.m. South Dakota Bowling Green Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH ESPN3 L 27-35  19,912
September 96:30 p.m. Arkansas–Pine Bluff Akron InfoCision Stadium • Akron, OH ESPN3 W 52-3  17,464
September 97:00 p.m. Toledo Nevada Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV ESPN3 W 37-24  18,617
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 3

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendanceRef.
September 1612:00 p.m. Kansas Ohio Peden Stadium • Athens,OH ESPNU W 42-30  24,000
September 1612:00 p.m. Iowa State Akron InfoCision Stadium • Akron, OH CBSSN L 14-41  22,811
September 1612:00 p.m. Northern Illinois Nebraska Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE FS1 W 21-17  89,664
September 163:00 p.m. Tennessee Tech Ball State Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN ESPN3 W 28-13  14,265
September 163:30 p.m. Central Michigan Syracuse Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY ACCN L 17-41  33,004
September 166:00 p.m. Colgate Buffalo UB Stadium • Buffalo, NY ESPN3 W 33-10  11,546
September 166:30 p.m. Kent State Marshall Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV L 0-21  24,044
September 167:00 p.m. Tulsa Toledo Glass Bowl • Toledo ESPN3 W 54-51  24,239
September 167:00 p.m. Idaho Western Michigan Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI ESPN3 W 37-28  25,732
September 167:30 p.m. Bowling Green Northwestern Ryan Field • Evantson, IL BTN L 27-49  33,706
September 168:00 p.m. Cincinnati Miami Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH ESPN3 L 17-21  21,811
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Championship game

Week 14 (MAC Championship game)

Records against FBS conferences

2017 records against FBS conferences

ConferenceRecord
The American 1–1
ACC 0–6
Big Ten 2–7
Big 12 2–1
C-USA 3–4
Independents 2–2
Mountain West 1–1
Pac-12 0–1
SEC 0–1
Sun Belt 1–1
Total12–25

Power–Five conferences and independents

Power 5 ConferencesRecord
ACC 0–6
Big Ten 2–7
Big 12 2–1
Pac-12 0–1
SEC 0–1
Notre Dame 0–1
Power 5 Total4–17

Group of Five conferences

Group of 5 ConferencesRecord
American 1–1
C-USA 3–4
Mountain West 1–1
Independents (Excluding Notre Dame) 2–1
Sun Belt 1–1
FBS Total8–8

FCS Subdivision

FCS OpponentsRecord
Football Championship Subdivision 10–1
Total FCS Record10–1

Postseason

Power 5 ConferencesRecord
ACC 0–0
Big Ten 0–0
Big 12 0–0
Pac-12 0–0
SEC 0–0
Power 5 Total0–0
Other FBS ConferencesRecord
American 0–0
C–USA 0–0
Independents (Excluding Notre Dame) 0–0
Mountain West 0–0
Sun Belt 0-0
Other FBS Total0–0
Total Bowl Record0–0

Postseason

Bowl games

Legend
 MAC win
 MAC loss

(Rankings from final CFP Poll; All times EST)

DateTimeBowl GameSiteTVMAC TeamOpponentResult
December 19, 20177:00 p.m. Boca Raton Bowl FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL ESPN Akron Florida Atlantic L 3–50
December 22, 201712:30 p.m. Bahamas Bowl Thomas Robinson Stadium • Nassau, Bahamas ESPNOhio UAB W 41–6
December 22, 20174:00 p.m. Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Albertsons Stadium • Boise, ID ESPNCentral Michigan Wyoming L 14–37
December 23, 20177:00 p.m. Dollar General Bowl Ladd–Peebles Stadium • Mobile, AL ESPNToledo Appalachian State L 0–34
December 26, 20175:15 p.m. Quick Lane Bowl Ford Field • Detroit, MI ESPNNorthern Illinois Duke L 14–36

Home game attendance

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