2021 Mid-American Conference football season

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2021 Mid-American Conference football season
Mid-American Conference logo.svg
League NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision
Sport Football
DurationSeptember 2 - December 4
Number of teams12
Regular season
Season MVP Dustin Crum
East Division champions Kent State
West Division champions Northern Illinois
MAC Championship Game
ChampionsNorthern Illinois
  Runners-upKent State
Finals MVPOffense: Jay Ducker (RB, Northern Illinois)
Defense: C. J. Brown (DB, Northern Illinois)
Special Teams: John Richardson (PK, Northern Illinois)
Seasons
  2020
2022  
2021 Mid-American Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
Kent State xy  6 2   7 7  
Miami (OH)  5 3   7 6  
Ohio  3 5   3 9  
Bowling Green  2 6   4 8  
Buffalo  2 6   4 8  
Akron  1 7   2 10  
West Division
Northern Illinois xy$  6 2   9 5  
Central Michigan x  6 2   9 4  
Toledo  5 3   7 6  
Ball State  4 4   6 7  
Eastern Michigan  4 4   7 6  
Western Michigan  4 4   8 5  
Championship: Northern Illinois 41, Kent State 23
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant

The 2021 Mid-American Conference football season was the 76th season for the Mid-American Conference (MAC), as part of the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season.

Contents

The provisional schedule was released on February 26, 2021. The season was scheduled to begin September 2, 2021, and ended with the MAC Football Championship Game on December 4, 2021. [1]

Previous season

The 2020 Mid-American Conference football season saw a delayed start and shortened season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with only 6 regular season games. [2] The Buffalo Bulls won the East Division, while the Ball State Cardinals won the West Division. In the 2020 MAC Championship Game, the Cardinals defeated the Bulls 38–28. The Cardinals would go on to the Arizona Bowl, where they defeated the San Jose State Spartans 34–13.

Preseason

Preseason Media Poll

The Preseason Media Poll was announced on July 20. Kent State was voted the favorite to win the East Division, while Ball State was voted as favorite for the West Division. Ball State was also the favorite to win the conference championship game. [3]

East
Predicted finishTeamPoints (votes for first place)
1Kent State112 (11)
2Ohio96 (2)
3Miami (OH)94 (5)
4Buffalo93 (4)
5Akron39
6Bowling Green28
West
Predicted finishTeamPoints (votes for first place)
1Ball State114 (11)
2Toledo104 (7)
3Western Michigan103 (4)
4Central Michigan68
5Eastern Michigan44
6Northern Illinois29

Preseason awards

The following list contains MAC players included on watch lists for national awards.

AwardHead coach/PlayerSchoolPositionLink
Maxwell Award Kevin MarksBuffaloRB [4]
Preston HutchinsonEastern MichiganQB
Dustin Crum Kent StateQB
Kaleb Eleby Western MichiganQB
Bednarik Award James PattersonBuffaloLB [5]
Troy Hairston Central MichiganDE
Troy BrownCentral MichiganLB
Desjuan Johnson ToledoDT
Ralph Holley Western MichiganDT
Davey O'Brien Award Dustin Crum Kent StateQB [6]
Doak Walker Award Darius BooneEastern MichiganRB [7]
Bryant Koback ToledoRB
Kobe Lewis Central MichiganRB
Kevin MarksBuffaloRB
Lew Nichols III Central MichiganRB
Fred Biletnikoff Award Justin HallBall StateWR [8]
John Mackey Award Thomas OdukoyaEastern MichiganTE [9]
Ryan LuehrmanOhioTE
Rimington Trophy Braydon PattonNorthern IllinoisC [10]
Bryce HarrisToledoC
Butkus Award James PattersonBuffaloLB [11]
Outland Trophy Curtis BlackwellBall StateC [12]
Mike Caliendo Western MichiganC
Jake FuzakBuffaloOT
Bryce HarrisToledoC
Bronko Nagurski Trophy Troy BrownCentral MichiganLB [13]
Ralph HolleyWestern MichiganDT
Desjuan JohnsonToledoDT
Brandon MartinBall StateLB
Lou Groza Award Marshall MeederCentral MichiganK [14]
Paul Hornung Award Justin HallBall StateWR [15]
Kalil PimpletonCentral MichiganWR
Clint RatkovichNorthern IllinoisRB
Wuerffel Trophy Bubba ArslanianAkronLB [16]
Brandon MartinBall StateLB
Bryce CosbyBall StateDB
Tariq SpeightsEastern MichiganLB
Isaac VanceKent StateWR
Sam AllanKent StateOL
Bailey FlintToledoP
Mike CalidendoWestern MichiganOL
Walter Camp Award Dustin CrumKent StateQB [17]
Manning Award Dustin CrumKent StateQB [18]
Kaleb ElebyWestern MichiganQB
Drew Plitt Ball StateQB
Ray Guy Award Bailey FlintToledoP [19]
Dom DziobanMiami (OH)P
Jake JulianEastern MichiganP
Luke ElzingaCentral MichiganP
Matt FerenceNorthern IllinoisP
Matt NaranjoBowling GreenP
Nick MihalicWestern MichiganP
Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Dustin CrumKent StateQB [20]
Drew PlittBall StateQB
Kyle Vantrease BuffaloQB

Head Coaches

Lance Leipold, who had been head coach of Buffalo since 2015, left the MAC to take the head coach position with the Kansas Jayhawks of the Big 12 Conference. [21] Leipold was replaced by interim head coach Rob Ianello during the school's search for a new permanent coach. [22] However, Ianello and several other Buffalo assistant coaches were tabbed to join Leipold at Kansas, leaving a temporary vacancy at the team's head coaching position. [23] Michigan co-defensive coordinator Maurice Linguist was later hired as Buffalo's new permanent coach. [24]

On July 14, Frank Solich announced his retirement from the head coach position at Ohio after 16 seasons with the school. Tim Albin was promoted to head coach to fill Solich's vacancy. [25]

TeamHead coachPrevious JobYears at schoolOverall recordMAC recordMAC titles
Akron Tom Arth Chattanooga 350–38 (.568)1–13 (.071)0
Ball State Mike Neu New Orleans Saints (QB Coach)622–34 (.393)13–25 (.342)1
Bowling Green Scot Loeffler Boston College (Off. coordinator/QB coach)33–14 (.176)2–11 (.154)0
Buffalo Maurice Linguist Michigan (Co def. coordinator)10–0 (–)0–0 (–)0
Central Michigan Jim McElwain Florida 355–36 (.604)9–5 (.643)0
Eastern Michigan Chris Creighton Drake 8166–97 (.631)18–36 (.333)0
Kent State Sean Lewis Syracuse (Co Off. Coordinator)312–17 (.414)9–11 (.450)0
Miami Chuck Martin Notre Dame (Off. coordinator/QB coach)7106–53 (.667)28–23 (.549)1
Northern Illinois Thomas Hammock Baltimore Ravens (running backs coach)35–13 (.278)4–10 (.286)0
Ohio Tim Albin Ohio (associate head coach)125–8 (.758)0–0 (–)0
Toledo Jason Candle Toledo (Off. Coordinator)638–21 (.644)25–13 (.658)1
Western Michigan Tim Lester Purdue (QB Coach)554–43 (.557)18–12 (.600)0

Mid-season changes

Rankings

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Northern IllinoisAPRV
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ToledoAPRV
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Western MichiganAPRV
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тTied with team above or below also with this symbol

Schedule

Index to colors and formatting
MAC member won
MAC member lost
MAC teams in bold

All times Eastern time.

Week 1

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendanceRef.
September 27:00 p.m. Western Illinois Ball State Scheumann StadiumMuncie, IN ESPN+ W 31–21  13,149
September 27:00 p.m. Wagner Buffalo UB StadiumBuffalo, NY ESPN3 W 69–7  13,063
September 28:00 p.m. Bowling Green Tennessee Neyland StadiumKnoxville, TN SECN L 6–38  84,314
September 37:00 p.m. Saint Francis Eastern Michigan Rynearson StadiumYpsilanti, MI ESPN3 W 35–15  16,461
September 412:00 p.m. Western Michigan Michigan Michigan StadiumAnn Arbor, MI ESPN L 14–47  109,295
September 43:30 p.m. Miami (OH) No. 8  Cincinnati Nippert StadiumCincinnati, OH (Victory Bell) ESPN+ L 14–49  37,978
September 44:00 p.m. Central Michigan Missouri Faurot FieldColumbia, MO SECN L 24–34  46,237
September 47:00 p.m. Norfolk State Toledo Glass BowlToledo, OH ESPN3 W 49–10   
September 47:00 p.m. Akron Auburn Jordan–Hare StadiumAuburn, AL SECN L 10–60  83,821
September 47:00 p.m. Syracuse Ohio Peden StadiumAthens, OH CBSSN L 9–29  23,904
September 47:30 p.m. Northern Illinois Georgia Tech Bobby Dodd StadiumAtlanta, GA ACCN W 22–21  33,651
September 48:00 p.m. Kent State No. 6  Texas A&M Kyle FieldCollege Station, TX ESPNU L 10–41  97,339
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 2

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendanceRef.
September 1111:30 a.m.No. 18 (FCS)  VMI Kent State Dix StadiumKent, OH ESPN3 W 60–10  16,785
September 1112:00 p.m.Miami (OH) Minnesota TCF Bank StadiumMinneapolis, MN ESPNU L 26–31  43,372
September 111:30 p.m. Wyoming Northern Illinois Huskie StadiumDeKalb, IL ESPN+ L 43–50  11,334
September 112:00 p.m. Duquesne OhioPeden Stadium • Athens, OH ESPN3 L 26–28  19,411
September 112:30 p.m.ToledoNo. 8  Notre Dame Notre Dame StadiumSouth Bend, IN Peacock L 29–32  62,009
September 113:00 p.m. Robert Morris Central Michigan Kelly/Shorts StadiumMount Pleasant, MI ESPN3 W 45–0  16,128
September 113:30 p.m.Ball StateNo. 11  Penn State Beaver StadiumUniversity Park, PA FS1 L 13–44  105,323
September 113:30 p.m.Buffalo Nebraska Memorial StadiumLincoln, NE BTN L 3–28  85,663
September 113:30 p.m. Temple Akron InfoCision StadiumAkron, OH ESPN+ L 24–45  14,474
September 114:00 p.m. South Alabama Bowling Green Doyt Perry StadiumBowling Green, OH ESPN+ L 19–22  15,105
September 115:00 p.m. Illinois State Western Michigan Waldo StadiumKalamazoo, MI ESPN3 W 28–0  18,122
September 117:00 p.m.Eastern MichiganNo. 18  Wisconsin Camp Randall StadiumMadison, WI FS1 L 7–34  70,967
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 3

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendanceRef.
September 168:00 p.m.Ohio Louisiana Cajun FieldLafayette, LA ESPN L 14–49  17,709
September 1812:00 p.m.No. 16  Coastal Carolina BuffaloUB Stadium • Buffalo, NY ESPN2 L 25–28  16,739
September 1812:00 p.m.Western Michigan Pittsburgh Heinz FieldPittsburgh, PA ESPN3 W 44–41  40,581
September 1812:00 p.m.Northern IllinoisNo. 25 MichiganMichigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI BTN L 10–63  106,263
September 183:30 p.m.Kent StateNo. 5  Iowa Kinnick StadiumIowa City, IA BTN L 7–30  61,932
September 183:30 p.m.Eastern Michigan UMass Warren McGuirk Alumni StadiumAmherst, MA FloSports/NESN+ W 42–28  7,012
September 183:30 p.m. LIU Miami (OH) Yager StadiumOxford, OH ESPN+ W 42–7  12,036
September 183:30 p.m. Bryant AkronInfoCision Stadium • Akron, OH ESPN3 W 35–14  8,779
September 184:00 p.m.Ball StateWyoming War Memorial StadiumLaramie, WY Stadium L 12–45  23,467
September 184:00 p.m. Colorado State ToledoGlass Bowl • Toledo, OH ESPNU L 6–22  21,365
September 185:00 p.m. Murray State Bowling GreenDoyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH ESPN3 W 27–10  20,097
September 187:30 p.m.Central Michigan LSU Tiger StadiumBaton Rouge, LA SECN L 21–49  92,547
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 4

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendanceRef.
September 2512:00 p.m. FIU Central MichiganKelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI ESPN+ W 31–27  18,382
September 2512:00 p.m.Bowling GreenMinnesotaTCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN ESPNU W 14–10  46,236
September 2512:00 p.m.Ohio Northwestern Ryan FieldEvanston, IL BTN L 6–35  27,129
September 2512:00 p.m.Miami (OH) Army Michie StadiumWest Point, NY CBSSN L 10–23  24,045
September 252:00 p.m. San Jose State Western MichiganWaldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI ESPN+ W 23–3  12,317
September 252:00 p.m.ToledoBall StateScheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN ESPN+  TOL 22–12  14,902
September 252:00 p.m. Texas State Eastern MichiganRynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI ESPN+ W 59–21  14,253
September 252:30 p.m. Maine Northern IllinoisHuskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL ESPN3 W 41–14  10,076
September 253:30 p.m.Kent State Maryland Maryland StadiumCollege Park, MD BTN L 16–37  30,117
September 256:00 p.m.Buffalo Old Dominion S.B. Ballard StadiumNorfolk, VA ESPN+ W 35–34   
September 257:30 p.m.AkronNo. 10  Ohio State Ohio StadiumColumbus, OH BTN L 7–59  95,178
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 5

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendanceRef.
October 212:00 p.m.ToledoUMassWarren McGuirk Alumni Stadium • Amherst, MA FloFootball/NESN W 45–7  9,456
October 212:00 p.m.Western MichiganBuffaloUB Stadium • Buffalo, NY CBSSN  WMU 24–17  17,344
October 22:30 p.m.Eastern MichiganNorthern IllinoisHuskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL ESPN+  NIU 27–20  10,034
October 23:30 p.m.Bowling GreenKent StateDix Stadium • Kent, OH (Anniversary Award) ESPN+  KSU 27–20  20,537
October 23:30 p.m.Central MichiganMiami (OH)Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH ESPN+  M-OH 28–17  12,616
October 23:30 p.m.OhioAkronInfoCision Stadium • Akron, OH ESPN3  OU 34–17  12,616
October 25:00 p.m.ArmyBall StateScheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN ESPN+ W 28–16  13,713
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 6

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendanceRef.
October 912:00 p.m.AkronBowling GreenDoyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH ESPN+  AKR 35–20  17,797
October 912:00 p.m.Northern IllinoisToledoGlass Bowl • Toledo, OH CBSSN  NIU 22–20  21,284
October 93:30 p.m.Ball StateWestern MichiganWaldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI ESPNU  BSU 45–20  11,403
October 93:30 p.m.Central MichiganOhioPeden Stadium • Athens, OH ESPN+  CMU 30–27  20,928
October 93:30 p.m.Miami (OH)Eastern MichiganRynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI ESPN+  EMU 13–12  15,664
October 97:00 p.m.BuffaloKent StateDix Stadium • Kent, OH ESPNU  KSU 48–38  12,105
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 7

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendanceRef.
October 1612:00 p.m.OhioBuffaloUB Stadium • Buffalo, NY ESPN+  UB 27–26  12,909
October 162:00 p.m.Ball StateEastern MichiganRynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI ESPN+  BSU 38–31  15,258
October 162:30 p.m.AkronMiami (OH)Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH ESPN+  M-OH 34–21  11,042
October 163:30 p.m.ToledoCentral MichiganKelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI CBSSN  CMU 26–23 OT 20,112
October 163:30 p.m.Bowling GreenNorthern IllinoisHuskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL ESPN+  NIU 34–26  7,854
October 163:30 p.m.Kent StateWestern MichiganWaldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI ESPNU  WMU 64–31  18,716
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 8

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendanceRef.
October 2312:00 p.m.Eastern MichiganBowling GreenDoyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH ESPN+  EMU 55–24  10,875
October 2312:00 p.m.Northern IllinoisCentral MichiganKelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI ESPNU  NIU 39–38  15,232
October 231:00 p.m.Kent StateOhioPeden Stadium • Athens, OH ESPN+  KSU 34–27  15,854
October 233:30 p.m.Miami (OH)Ball StateScheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN (Red Bird Rivalry) ESPN+  M-OH 24–17  15,703
October 233:30 p.m.Western MichiganToledoGlass Bowl • Toledo, OH CBSSN  TOL 34–15  19,906
October 233:30 p.m.BuffaloAkronInfoCision Stadium • Akron, OH ESPN+  UB 45–10  8,635
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 9

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendanceRef.
October 3012:00 p.m.Bowling GreenBuffaloUB Stadium • Buffalo, NYCBSSN BGSU 56–44  13,163
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 10

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendanceRef.
November 27:00 p.m.Ball StateAkronInfoCision Stadium • Akron, OHCBSSN BSU 31–25  7,683
November 27:30 p.m.Eastern MichiganToledoGlass Bowl • Toledo, OHESPN2 EMU 52–49  14,997
November 27:30 p.m.Miami (OH)OhioPeden Stadium • Athens, OH (Battle of the Bricks)ESPNU OU 35–33  15,940
November 37:00 p.m.Central MichiganWestern MichiganWaldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI (Victory Cannon / Michigan MAC Trophy)ESPNU CMU 42–30  13,137
November 37:00 p.m.Northern IllinoisKent StateDix Stadium • Kent, OHESPN2 KSU 52–47  6,076
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 11

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendanceRef.
November 97:00 p.m.AkronWestern MichiganWaldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI CBSSN  WMU 45–40  8,443
November 97:00 p.m.BuffaloMiami (OH)Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH ESPNU  M-OH 45–18  10,069
November 98:00 p.m.OhioEastern MichiganRynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI ESPN2  OU 34–26  13,636
November 107:00 p.m.Ball StateNorthern IllinoisHuskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL (Bronze Stalk Trophy) ESPN2  NIU 30–29  7,894
November 107:00 p.m.ToledoBowling GreenDoyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH (Battle of I-75) CBSSN  TOL 49–17  18,349
November 108:00 p.m.Kent StateCentral MichiganKelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI ESPNU  CMU 54–30  9,213
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 12

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendanceRef.
November 167:00 p.m.ToledoOhioPeden Stadium • Athens, OHESPN+ TOL 35–23  9,716
November 167:30 p.m.Western MichiganEastern MichiganRynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI (Michigan MAC Trophy)ESPN2 EMU 22–21  15,272
November 168:00 p.m.Bowling GreenMiami (OH)Yager Stadium • Oxford, OHESPNU M-OH 34–7  10,269
November 177:00 p.m.Central MichiganBall StateScheumann Stadium • Muncie, INESPNU CMU 37–17  5,602
November 177:00 p.m.Northern IllinoisBuffaloUB Stadium • Buffalo, NYESPN2 NIU 33–27 OT 13,097
November 2012:00 p.m.Kent StateAkronInfoCision Stadium • Akron, OH (Wagon Wheel)ESPN+ KSU 38–0  8,879
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 13

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendanceRef.
November 237:00 p.m.Western MichiganNorthern IllinoisHuskie Stadium • DeKalb, ILESPNU WMU 42–21  7,156
November 237:00 p.m.BuffaloBall StateScheumann Stadium • Muncie, INESPN+ BSU 20–3  6,112
November 2612:00 p.m.Eastern MichiganCentral MichiganKelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI (rivalry / Michigan MAC Trophy)ESPNU CMU 31–10  7,708
November 2612:00 p.m.OhioBowling GreenDoyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OHCBSSN BGSU 21–10  9,339
November 2712:00 p.m.AkronToledoGlass Bowl • Toledo, OHESPN+ TOL 49–14  11,282
November 2712:00 p.m.Miami (OH)Kent StateDix Stadium • Kent, OHESPN+ KSU 48–47 OT 8,378
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

MAC Conference Championship Game

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendanceRef.
December 412:00 p.m.Kent StateNorthern Illinois Ford FieldDetroit, MI ESPN  NIU 41–23  10,317
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Postseason

Bowl Games

Legend
 MAC Win
 MAC Loss
Bowl gameDateSiteTelevisionTime (EST)MAC teamOpponentScoreAttendance
Bahamas Bowl December 17 Thomas Robinson StadiumNassau, Bahamas ESPN 12:00 p.m.Toledo Middle Tennessee L 24–3113,596
Cure Bowl December 17 Exploria StadiumOrlando, FL ESPN2 6:00 p.m.Northern Illinois Coastal Carolina L 41–479,784
LendingTree Bowl December 18 Hancock Whitney StadiumMobile, AL ESPN5:45 p.m.Eastern Michigan Liberty L 20–5615,186
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl December 21 Albertsons StadiumBoise, ID ESPN3:30 p.m.Kent State Wyoming L 38–5210,217
Frisco Football Classic December 23 Toyota StadiumFrisco, TX ESPN3:30 p.m.Miami (OH) North Texas W 27–1411,721
Camellia Bowl December 25 Cramton BowlMontgomery, AL ESPN2:30 p.m.Ball State Georgia State L 20–51 
Quick Lane Bowl December 27Ford Field • Detroit, MIESPN11:00 a.m.Western Michigan Nevada W 52–2422,321
Sun Bowl December 31 Sun BowlEl Paso, Texas CBS 12:00 p.m.Central Michigan Washington State W 24–2134,540

MAC records vs other conferences

2021–2022 records against non-conference foes:

Power Conferences 5Record
ACC 2–1
Big Ten 1–10
Big 12 0–0
Pac-12 0–0
BYU/Notre Dame 0–1
SEC 0–5
Power 5 Total3–17
Other FBS ConferencesRecord
American 0–2
C–USA 2–0
Independents (Excluding Notre Dame) 3–1
Mountain West 1–3
Sun Belt 1–3
Other FBS Total5–9
FCS OpponentsRecord
Football Championship Subdivision 11–1
Total Non-Conference Record23–27

Mid-American vs Power 5 matchups

This is a list of games the MAC has scheduled versus power conference teams (ACC, Big 10, Big 12, Pac-12, BYU, Notre Dame and SEC). All rankings are from the current AP Poll at the time of the game.


DateConferenceVisitorHomeSiteScore
September 2SECBowling GreenTennesseeNeyland Stadium • Knoxville, TNL 6–38
September 4Big TenWestern MichiganMichiganMichigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MIL 14–47
September 4SECCentral MichiganMissouriFaurot Field • Columbia, MOL 24–34
September 4SECAkronAuburnJordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, ALL 10–60
September 4ACCSyracuseOhioPeden Stadium • Athens, OHL 9–29
September 4ACCNorthern IllinoisGeorgia TechBobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GAW 22–21
September 4SECKent StateNo. 6 Texas A&MKyle Field • College Station, TXL 10–41
September 11Big TenMiami (OH)MinnesotaTCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MNL 26–31
September 11IndependentToledoNo. 8 Notre DameNotre Dame Stadium • South Bend, INL 29–32
September 11Big TenBall StateNo. 11 Penn StateBeaver Stadium • University Park, PAL 13–44
September 11Big TenBuffaloNebraskaMemorial Stadium • Lincoln, NEL 3–28
September 11Big TenEastern MichiganNo. 18 WisconsinCamp Randall Stadium • Madison, WIL 7–34
September 18SECCentral MichiganLSUTiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LAL 21–49
September 18Big TenNorthern IllinoisNo. 25 MichiganMichigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MIL 10–63
September 18ACCWestern MichiganPittsburghHeinz Field • Pittsburgh, PAW 44–41
September 18Big TenKent StateNo. 5 IowaKinnick Stadium • Iowa Stadium, IAL 7–30
September 25Big TenAkronNo. 10 Ohio StateOhio Stadium • Columbus, OHL 7–59
September 25Big TenBowling GreenMinnesotaTCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MNW 14–10
September 25Big TenKent StateMarylandMaryland Stadium • College Park, MDL 16–37
September 25Big TenOhioNorthwesternRyan Field • Evanston, ILL 6–35

Mid-American vs Group of Five matchups

The following games include MAC teams competing against teams from the American, C-USA, Mountain or Sun Belt.

DateConferenceVisitorHomeSiteScore
September 4AmericanMiami (OH)No. 8 CincinnatiNippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OHL 14–49
September 11Mountain WestWyomingNorthern IllinoisHuskie Stadium • DeKalb, ILL 43–50
September 11AmericanTempleAkronInfoCiscion Stadium • Akron, OHL 24–45
September 11Sun BeltSouth AlabamaBowling GreenDoyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OHL 19–22
September 16Sun BeltOhioLouisianaCajun Field • Lafayette, LAL 14–49
September 18Mountain WestBall StateWyomingWar Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WYL 12–45
September 18Mountain WestColorado StateToledoGlass Bowl • Toledo, OHL 6–22
September 18Sun BeltNo. 16 Coastal CarolinaBuffaloUB Stadium • Buffalo, NYL 25–28
September 25C-USAFIUCentral MichiganKelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MIW 31–27
September 25Sun BeltTexas StateEastern MichiganRynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MIW 59–21
September 25Mountain WestSan Jose StateWestern MichiganWaldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MIW 23–3
September 25C-USABuffaloOld DominionS.B. Ballard Stadium • Norfolk, VAW 35–34

Mid-American vs FBS independents matchups

The following games include MAC teams competing against FBS Independents, which includes Army, Liberty, New Mexico State, UConn, or UMass.

DateConferenceVisitorHomeSiteScore
September 18IndependentsEastern MichiganUMassWarren McGuirk Alumni Stadium • Amherst, MAW 42–28
September 25IndependentsMiami (OH)ArmyMichie Stadium • West Point, NYL 10–23
October 2IndependentsToledoUMassWarren McGuirk Alumni Stadium • Amherst, MAW 45–9
October 2IndependentsArmyBall StateScheumann Stadium • Muncie, INW 28–16

Mid-American vs FCS matchups


DateVisitorHomeSiteScore
September 2Western IllinoisBall StateScheumann Stadium • Muncie, INW 31–21
September 2WagnerBuffaloUB Stadium • Buffalo, NYW 69–7
September 3St. FrancisEastern MichiganRynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MIW 35–15
September 4Norfolk StateToledoGlass Bowl • Toledo, OHW 49–10
September 11VMIKent StateDix Stadium • Kent, OHW 60–10
September 11DuquesneOhioPeden Stadium • Athens, OHL 26–28
September 11Robert MorrisCentral MichiganKelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MIW 45–0
September 11Illinois StateWestern MichiganWaldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MIW 28–0
September 18BryantAkronInfoCiscion Stadium • Akron, OHW 35–14
September 18Murray StateBowling GreenDoyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OHW 27–10
September 18LIUMiami (OH)Yager Stadium • Oxford, OHW 42–7
September 25MaineNorthern IllinoisHuskie Stadium • DeKalb, ILW 41–14

Awards and honors

Player of the week honors

East Division

WeekOffensiveDefensiveSpecial teams
PlayerTeamPositionPlayerTeamPositionPlayerTeamPosition
Week 1 (September 6) [29] Kyle Vantrease Buffalo QBDarren Anders Bowling Green LBJosh Smith Kent State P
Week 2 (September 13) [30] Matt McDonald Bowling Green QBBubba Arslanian
Montre Miller
Akron
Kent State
LB
CB
Graham Nicholson Miami (OH) K
Week 3 (September 20) [31] DJ Irons Akron QBTaylor Riggins Buffalo DEJonah Wieland Ohio P
Week 4 (September 27) [32] Matt McDonald Bowling Green QBBrock Horne Bowling Green LBMatt Naranjo Bowling Green P
Week 5 (October 4) [33] De'Montre Tuggle Ohio RBWill Evans Ohio DENate Needham Bowling Green K
Week 6 (October 11) [34] Dustin Crum Kent State QBTyson Durant Akron CBGraham Nicholson (2) Miami (OH) K
Week 7 (October 18) [35] Dylan McDuffie Buffalo RBJames Patterson Buffalo LBNate Needham (2) Bowling Green K
Week 8 (October 25) [36] Dustin Crum (2) Kent State QBManny Lawrence-Burke Kent State LBAlex McNulty Buffalo K
Week 9/10 (November 8) [37] Dustin Crum (3) Kent State QBNico Bolden Kent State SAndrew Glass Kent State K
Week 11 (November 15) [38] Brett Gabbert Miami (OH) QBKam Butler Miami (OH) DEMichael Mathison Akron WR/KR
Week 12 (November 22) [39] Dustin Crum (4) Kent State QBCJ West Kent State DLAndrew Glass (2) Kent State K
Week 13 (November 29) [40] Xavier Williams Kent State RBMontre Miller (2) Kent State CBNate Needham (3) Bowling Green K

West Division

WeekOffensiveDefensiveSpecial teams
PlayerTeamPositionPlayerTeamPositionPlayerTeamPosition
Week 1 (September 6) [29] Harrison Waylee Northern Illinois RBLance Deveaux Jr. Northern Illinois LBMatt Ference Northern Illinois P
Week 2 (September 13) [30] Harrison Waylee (2) Northern Illinois RBDyontae Johnson Toledo LBBailey Flint Toledo P
Week 3 (September 20) [31] Kaleb Eleby Western Michigan QB Zaire Barnes Western Michigan LBNathan Snyder Ball State P
Week 4 (September 27) [32] Rocky Lombardi
Ben Bryant
Northern Illinois
Eastern Michigan
QB
QB
Ali Fayad Western Michigan DL Chad Ryland Eastern Michigan K
Week 5 (October 4) [33] Skyy Moore Western Michigan WRDillon Thomas Northern Illinois LBJustin Hall Ball State WR/RS
Week 6 (October 11) [34] Drew Plitt Ball State QBBryce Cosby Ball State SJohn Richardson Northern Illinois K
Week 7 (October 18) [35] Kaleb Eleby (2)
Jay Ducker
Western Michigan
Northern Illinois
QB
RB
Bryce Cosby (2) Ball State SMarshall Meeder Central Michigan K
Week 8 (October 25) [36] Rocky Lombardi (2) Northern Illinois QB Desjuan Johnson Toledo DTKanon Woodill Northern Illinois K
Week 9/10 (November 8) [37] Trayvon Rudolph
Hassan Beydoun
Northern Illinois
Eastern Michigan
WR
WR
Jose Ramirez Eastern Michigan DEKalil Pimpleton Central Michigan KR
Week 11 (November 15) [38] Lew Nichols III Central Michigan RBJamal Hines Toledo LBChad Ryland (2)
John Richardson (2)
Eastern Michigan
Northern Illinois
K
K
Week 12 (November 22) [39] Lew Nichols III (2)
Bryant Koback
Central Michigan
Toledo
RB
RB
C. J. Brown Northern Illinois SChad Ryland (3) Eastern Michigan K
Week 13 (November 29) [40] Skyy Moore (2) Western Michigan WRJamal Hines (2) Toledo LBJake Julien Eastern Michigan P

MAC Individual awards

The following individuals received postseason honors as voted by the Mid-American Conference football coaches at the end of the season. [41]

AwardPlayerSchool
Offensive Player of the Year Lew Nichols III Central Michigan
Defensive Player of the Year Ali Fayad Western Michigan
Special Teams Player of the Year Kalil Pimpleton Central Michigan
Freshman Player of the YearJay DuckerNorthern Illinois
Vern Smith Leadership Award Dustin Crum Kent State
Coach of the Year Thomas Hammock Northern Illinois

All-Conference Teams

The following players were listed as part of the All-Conference teams. [41]

All-Americans

The 2021 College Football All-America Teams are composed of the following College Football All-American first teams chosen by the following selector organizations: Associated Press (AP), Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), Walter Camp Foundation (WCFF), The Sporting News (TSN), Sports Illustrated (SI), USA Today (USAT) ESPN, CBS Sports (CBS), FOX Sports (FOX) College Football News (CFN), Bleacher Report (BR), Scout.com, Phil Steele (PS), SB Nation (SB), Athlon Sports, Pro Football Focus (PFF) and Yahoo! Sports (Yahoo!).

Currently, the NCAA compiles consensus all-America teams in the sports of Division I-FBS football and Division I men's basketball using a point system computed from All-America teams named by coaches associations or media sources. The system consists of three points for a first-team honor, two points for second-team honor, and one point for third-team honor. Honorable mention and fourth team or lower recognitions are not accorded any points. Football consensus teams are compiled by position and the player accumulating the most points at each position is named first team consensus all-American. Currently, the NCAA recognizes All-Americans selected by the AP, AFCA, FWAA, TSN, and the WCFF to determine Consensus and Unanimous All-Americans. Any player named to the First Team by all five of the NCAA-recognized selectors is deemed a Unanimous All-American.

PositionPlayerSchoolSelectorUnanimousConsensus
First Team All-Americans
KNate NeedhamBowling GreenFWAA
PositionPlayerSchoolSelectorUnanimousConsensus
Second Team All-Americans
OL Bernhard Raimann Central MichiganTSN

NFL draft

The following list includes all MAC players who were drafted in the 2022 NFL draft.

PlayerPositionSchoolDraft
Round
Round
Pick
Overall
Pick
Team
Skyy Moore WR Western Michigan 22254 Kansas City Chiefs
Luke Goedeke T Central Michigan 22557 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Bernhard Raimann T Central Michigan 31377 Indianapolis Colts
Tycen Anderson S Toledo 523166 Cincinnati Bengals
Samuel Womack CB Toledo 529172 San Francisco 49ers
Dominique Robinson DE Miami (OH) 531174 Chicago Bears

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