2024 Mid-American Conference football season | |
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League | NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision |
Sport | Football |
Duration | August 29 - December 7 |
Number of teams | 12 |
Regular season | |
MAC Championship Game | |
Champions | Ohio |
Runners-up | Miami (OH) |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miami (OH) y | 7 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ohio y$ | 7 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Buffalo | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling Green | 6 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Michigan | 5 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Toledo | 4 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Illinois | 4 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Akron | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Michigan | 2 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Central Michigan | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ball State | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kent State | 0 | – | 8 | 0 | – | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: Ohio 38, Miami (OH) 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2024 Mid-American Conference football season was the 79th season for the Mid-American Conference (MAC), as part of the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Non-conference play began on August 29. Conference began on September 21 and concluded with the MAC championship game on December 7 at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan. [1] For the first time since 1996, the MAC did not have divisions. The Championship game featured the two teams with the best conference records. [2] This was the conference's last season with 12 members as in 2025. it will see its first change in membership since 2015 with the addition of UMass. [3]
Miami and Ohio finished the season with 7-1 conference records and the Battle of the Bricks rivalry happened twice in the same season for the first time with a rematch in the Championship Game. Bowling Green's tight-end Harold Fannin Jr. was the Offensive Player of the Year and won the Vern Smith Leadership Award. Linebacker Shaun Dolac of Buffalo was Defensive Player of the Year. Tim Albin of Ohio won Coach of the Year. [4]
Ohio avenged the regular season loss to Miami, winning 38–3, and won the MAC Championship for the first time since 1968. Parker Navarro won Offensive Player of the Game with 235 passing yards with 2 touchdowns and 73 rushing yards and 2 touchdowns. Bradley Weaver was Defensive Player of the Game. Gianni Spetic hit a 51-yard field goal and won Special Teams Player of the Game. [5] [6] [7] [8]
Miami won the East division with a 7-1 conference record with their only loss coming against Toledo. [9] Toledo won the West with a perfect conference record. [10] Miami won their first MAC Championship since 2019 with a 23–14 upset victory in the MAC Championship Game. [11]
The MAC Football Kickoff was held on Friday, July 19, 2024 at the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio from 9:00 am EDT to 1:30 pm EDT. [12] [13] Commissioner Jon Steinbrecher spoke. [14] Each team had their head coach and a student athlete from both the offense and the defense to speak to the media. [15] [16]
On July 19 the MAC announced the preseason coaches poll. Defending MAC champion Miami was named the preseason favorite to win the conference while defending West division champion Toledo was picked to finish second. [17] [18]
MAC Coaches poll | ||
Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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1 | Miami | 119 (9) |
2 | Toledo | 109 (3) |
T3 | Bowling Green | 92 |
T3 | Northern Illinois | 92 |
5 | Ohio | 81 |
6 | Eastern Michigan | 64 |
7 | Western Michigan | 60 |
8 | Central Michigan | 59 |
9 | Ball State | 42 |
10 | Buffalo | 37 |
11 | Akron | 24 |
12 | Kent State | 13 |
Coaches poll (MAC Championship) | ||
Rank | Team | Votes |
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1 | Miami | 10 |
2 | Toledo | 2 |
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The MAC enters the 2024 season with one coaching change from 2023.
Team | Head coach | Previous Job | Years at school | Record at school | MAC record | MAC titles |
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Akron | Joe Moorhead | Oregon (offensive coordinator) | 3 | 4–20 (.167) | 2–14 (.125) | 0 |
Ball State | Mike Neu | New Orleans Saints (QB Coach) | 9 | 37–56 (.398) | 23–39 (.371) | 1 |
Bowling Green | Scot Loeffler | Boston College (offensive coordinator/QB coach) | 6 | 20–35 (.364) | 14–23 (.378) | 0 |
Buffalo | Pete Lembo | South Carolina (associate head coach/special teams coordinator) | 1 | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | 0 |
Central Michigan | Jim McElwain | Florida | 6 | 29–28 (.509) | 21–17 (.553) | 0 |
Eastern Michigan | Chris Creighton | Drake | 11 | 52–68 (.433) | 31–47 (.397) | 0 |
Kent State | Kenni Burns | Minnesota (associate head coach/running backs) | 2 | 1–11 (.083) | 0–8 (.000) | 0 |
Miami | Chuck Martin | Notre Dame (offensive coordinator/QB coach) | 10 | 56–62 (.475) | 44–31 (.587) | 2 |
Northern Illinois | Thomas Hammock | Baltimore Ravens (running backs coach) | 6 | 24–33 (.421) | 17–21 (.447) | 1 |
Ohio | Tim Albin | Ohio (associate head coach/offensive coordinator) | 4 | 23–16 (.590) | 16–8 (.667) | 0 |
Toledo | Jason Candle | Toledo (offensive coordinator) | 9 | 65–35 (.650) | 43–19 (.694) | 2 |
Western Michigan | Lance Taylor | Louisville (offensive coordinator) | 2 | 4–8 (.333) | 3–5 (.375) | 0 |
Source - [60] [61] [62] [63] [64] [65] [66] [67] [68] [69] [70] [71]
Pre | Wk 1 | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Wk 15 | Final | ||
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Ball State | AP | |||||||||||||||||
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Bowling Green | AP | |||||||||||||||||
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Buffalo | AP | |||||||||||||||||
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Central Michigan | AP | |||||||||||||||||
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Eastern Michigan | AP | |||||||||||||||||
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Kent State | AP | |||||||||||||||||
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Miami | AP | |||||||||||||||||
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Northern Illinois | AP | 25 | 23 | |||||||||||||||
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Ohio | AP | RV | ||||||||||||||||
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Toledo | AP | RV | ||||||||||||||||
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Western Michigan | AP | |||||||||||||||||
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Improvement in ranking | ||
Drop in ranking | ||
Not ranked previous week | ||
No change in ranking from previous week | ||
RV | Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25 of poll | |
т | Tied with team above or below also with this symbol | |
Source: AP - [78] [79] [80] [81] [82] [83] [84] [85] [86] [87] [88] [89] [90] [91] [92] [93]
Coaches - [94] [95] [96] [97] [98] [99] [100] [101] [102] [103] [104] [105] [106] [107] [108] [109]
Index to colors and formatting |
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MAC member won |
MAC member lost |
MAC teams in bold |
All times Eastern time.
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
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September 7 | 12:00 p.m. | Akron | Rutgers | SHI Stadium • Piscataway, NJ | BTN | L 17–49 | 41,021 | [129] |
September 7 | 12:00 p.m. | Bowling Green | No. 8 Penn State | Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA | BTN | L 27–34 | 103,861 | [130] |
September 7 | 2:00 p.m. | Missouri State | Ball State | Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN | ESPN+ | W 42–34 | 10,018 | [131] |
September 7 | 2:30 p.m. | Saint Francis (PA) | Kent State | Dix Stadium • Kent, OH | ESPN+ | L 17–23 | 11,585 | [132] |
September 7 | 3:30 p.m. | UMass | Toledo | Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH | ESPN+ | W 38–23 | 21,668 | [133] |
September 7 | 3:30 p.m. | Eastern Michigan | Washington | Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA | BTN | L 9–30 | 64,222 | [134] |
September 7 | 3:30 p.m. | Northern Illinois | No. 5 Notre Dame | Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN | NBC | W 16–14 | 77,622 | [135] |
September 7 | 6:00 p.m. | Central Michigan | FIU | Riccardo Silva Stadium • Miami, FL | ESPN+ | L 16–52 | 17,852 | [136] |
September 7 | 6:00 p.m. | South Alabama | Ohio | Peden Stadium • Athens, OH | ESPN+ | W 27–20 | 22,158 | [137] |
September 7 | 7:00 p.m. | Buffalo | No. 9 Missouri | Faurot Field • Columbia, MO | ESPN+/SECN+ | L 0–38 | 62,621 | [138] |
September 7 | 7:30 p.m. | Western Michigan | No. 2 Ohio State | Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH | BTN | L 0–56 | 102,665 | [139] |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
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September 14 | 12:00 p.m. | Cincinnati | Miami (OH) | Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH (Victory Bell) | ESPNU | L 16–27 | 24,717 | |
September 14 | 12:00 p.m. | Central Michigan | Illinois | Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL | Peacock | L 9–30 | 51,498 | |
September 14 | 1:00 p.m. | UMass | Buffalo | UB Stadium • Buffalo, NY | CBSSN | W 34–3 | 15,204 | |
September 14 | 3:30 p.m. | Morgan State | Ohio | Peden Stadium • Athens, OH | ESPN+ | W 21–6 | 20,438 | |
September 14 | 5:55 p.m. [a] | Ball State | No. 10 Miami (FL) | Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL | ACCN | L 0–62 | 51,564 | |
September 14 | 6:00 p.m. | Colgate | Akron | InfoCision Stadium • Akron, OH | ESPN+ | W 31–20 | 8,932 | |
September 14 | 6:30 p.m. | Bethune-Cookman | Western Michigan | Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI | ESPN+ | W 59–31 | 23,476 | |
September 14 | 7:00 p.m. | Jacksonville State | Eastern Michigan | Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI | ESPN+ | W 37–34 2OT | 17,501 | |
September 14 | 7:30 p.m. | Toledo | Mississippi State | Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS | ESPNU | W 41–17 | 47,412 | |
September 14 | 7:45 p.m. | Kent State | No. 7 Tennessee | Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN | SECN | L 0–71 | 101,915 | |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
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September 21 | 12:45 p.m. | Ohio | Kentucky | Kroger Field • Lexington, KY | SECN | L 6–41 | 61,783 | |
September 21 | 1:00 p.m. | Ball State | Central Michigan | Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI | ESPN+ | CMU 37–34 | 18,011 | |
September 21 | 2:00 p.m. | Saint Francis (PA) | Eastern Michigan | Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI | ESPN+ | W 36–0 | 15,509 | |
September 21 | 3:30 p.m. | Buffalo | No. 23 Northern Illinois | Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL | ESPN+ | UB 23–20 OT | 18,688 | |
September 21 | 3:30 p.m. | Kent State | No. 10 Penn State | Beaver Stadium • University Park, Pennsylvania | BTN | L 0–56 | 109,526 | |
September 21 | 3:30 p.m. | Miami (OH) | No. 17 Notre Dame | Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN | NBC | L 3–28 | 77,622 | |
September 21 | 7:00 p.m. | Toledo | Western Kentucky | Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, KY | ESPN+ | L 21–26 | 19,127 | |
September 21 | 7:30 p.m. | Akron | South Carolina | Williams–Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC | ESPNU | L 7–50 | 78,704 | |
September 21 | 7:30 p.m | Bowling Green | No. 25 Texas A&M | Kyle Field • College Station, TX | ESPN+ | L 20–26 | 99,523 | |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
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September 28 | 12:00 p.m. | Northern Illinois | NC State | Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC | The CW | L 17–24 | 56,919 | |
September 28 | 12:00 p.m. | Buffalo | UConn | Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT | CBSSN | L 3–47 | 20,347 | |
September 28 | 2:30 p.m. | Ball State | James Madison | Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA | ESPN+ | L 7–63 | 25,786 | |
September 28 | 3:30 p.m. | San Diego State | Central Michigan | Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI | CBSSN | W 22–21 | 27,072 | |
September 28 | 3:30 p.m. | UMass | Miami (OH) | Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH | ESPN+ | W 23–20 OT | 9,542 | |
September 28 | 3:30 p.m. | Eastern Michigan | Kent State | Dix Stadium • Kent, OH | ESPN+ | EMU 52–33 | 10,899 | |
September 28 | 3:30 p.m. | Akron | Ohio | Peden Stadium • Athens, OH | ESPN+ | OHIO 30–10 | 21,265 | |
September 28 | 3:30 p.m. | Western Michigan | Marshall | Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV | ESPN+ | L 20–27 | 18,723 | |
September 28 | 5:00 p.m. | Old Dominion | Bowling Green | Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH | ESPN+ | L 27–30 | 19,140 | |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
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October 5 | 12:00 p.m. | UMass | Northern Illinois | Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL | CBSSN | W 34–20 | 12,466 | |
October 5 | 2:00 p.m. | Western Michigan | Ball State | Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN | ESPN+ | WMU 45–42 | 10,342 | |
October 5 | 3:30 p.m. | Bowling Green | Akron | InfoCision Stadium • Akron, OH | ESPN+ | BGSU 27–20 | 9,337 | |
October 5 | 3:30 p.m. | Miami (OH) | Toledo | Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH | ESPN+ | TOL 30–20 | 25,027 | |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
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October 12 | 12:00 p.m. | Toledo | Buffalo | UB Stadium • Buffalo, NY | ESPNU | UB 30–15 | 13,996 | |
October 12 | 12:00 p.m. | Ball State | Kent State | Dix Stadium • Kent, OH | ESPN+ | BSU 37–35 | 7,322 | |
October 12 | 2:00 p.m. | Miami (OH) | Eastern Michigan | Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI | ESPN+ | M-OH 38–14 | 16,903 | |
October 12 | 3:30 p.m. | Akron | Western Michigan | Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI | ESPN+ | WMU 34–24 | 19,507 | |
October 12 | 3:30 p.m. | Northern Illinois | Bowling Green | Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH | ESPN+ | NIU 17–7 | 9,559 | |
October 12 | 4:00 p.m. | Ohio | Central Michigan | Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI | ESPNU | OHIO 27–25 | 22,437 | |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
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October 19 | 2:00 p.m. | Central Michigan | Eastern Michigan | Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI (Michigan MAC Trophy) | ESPN+ | EMU 38–34 | 17,974 | |
October 19 | 3:30 p.m. | Ohio | Miami (OH) | Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH (Battle of the Bricks) | ESPN+ | M-OH 30–20 | 17,021 | |
October 19 | 3:30 p.m. | Kent State | Bowling Green | Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH (Anniversary Award) | ESPN+ | BGSU 27–6 | 20,858 | |
October 19 | 3:30 p.m. | Western Michigan | Buffalo | UB Stadium • Buffalo, NY | ESPN+ | WMU 48–41 | 18,487 | |
October 19 | 3:30 p.m. | Toledo | Northern Illinois | Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL | ESPN+ | TOL 13–6 | 18,350 | |
October 19 | 7:00 p.m. | Ball State | Vanderbilt | FirstBank Stadium • Nashville, TN | ESPN+/SECN+ | L 14–24 | 27,884 | |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
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October 26 | 12:00 p.m. | Buffalo | Ohio | Peden Stadium • Athens, OH | CBSSN | OHIO 47–16 | 16,048 | |
October 26 | 2:00 p.m. | Central Michigan | Miami (OH) | Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH | ESPN+ | M-OH 46–7 | 10,661 | |
October 26 | 3:30 p.m. | Eastern Michigan | Akron | InfoCision Stadium • Akron, OH | ESPN+ | AKR 25–21 | 4,277 | |
October 26 | 3:30 p.m. | Northern Illinois | Ball State | Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN (Bronze Stalk Trophy) | ESPN+ | BSU 25–23 | 15,318 | |
October 26 | 3:30 p.m. | Bowling Green | Toledo | Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH (Battle of I-75) | ESPN+ | BGSU 41–26 | 29,697 | |
October 26 | 3:30 p.m. | Kent State | Western Michigan | Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI | ESPN+ | WMU 52–21 | 23,537 | |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
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November 2 | 12:00 p.m. | Buffalo | Akron | InfoCision Stadium • Akron, OH | CBSSN | UB 41–30 | 4,610 | |
November 2 | 12:00 p.m. | Toledo | Eastern Michigan | Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI | ESPNU | TOL 29–28 | 13,044 | |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
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November 5 | 7:30 p.m. | Bowling Green | Central Michigan | Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI | ESPN2 | BGSU 23–13 | 7,832 | |
November 5 | 8:00 p.m. | Miami (OH) | Ball State | Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN | ESPN | M-OH 27–21 | 6,412 | |
November 6 | 7:00 p.m. | Northern Illinois | Western Michigan | Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI | ESPN2 | NIU 42–28 | 10,346 | |
November 6 | 7:00 p.m. | Ohio | Kent State | Dix Stadium • Kent, OH | ESPNU | OHIO 41–0 | 5,662 | |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
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November 12 | 7:00 p.m. | Ball State | Buffalo | UB Stadium • Buffalo, NY | CBSSN | UB 51–48 OT | 12,708 | |
November 12 | 7:00 p.m. | Central Michigan | Toledo | Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH | ESPNU | TOL 37–10 | 14,661 | |
November 12 | 7:00 p.m. | Western Michigan | Bowling Green | Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH | ESPN2 | BGSU 31–13 | 1,156 | |
November 13 | 7:00 p.m. | Akron | Northern Illinois | Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL | CBSSN | NIU 29–16 | 6,795 | |
November 13 | 7:00 p.m. | Eastern Michigan | Ohio | Peden Stadium • Athens, OH | ESPN2 | OHIO 35–10 | 14,133 | |
November 13 | 7:00 p.m. | Kent State | Miami (OH) | Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH | ESPNU | M-OH 34–7 | 5,328 | |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
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November 19 | 7:00 p.m. | Akron | Kent State | Dix Stadium • Kent, OH (Wagon Wheel) | CBSSN | AKR 38–17 | 6,768 | |
November 19 | 7:30 p.m. | Western Michigan | Central Michigan | Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI (Michigan MAC Trophy) | ESPN2 | CMU 16–14 | 13,102 | |
November 19 | 8:00 p.m. | Northern Illinois | Miami (OH) | Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH | ESPN | M-OH 20–9 | 5,891 | |
November 20 | 7:00 p.m. | Buffalo | Eastern Michigan | Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI | ESPNU | UB 37–20 | 12,004 | |
November 20 | 7:00 p.m. | Ohio | Toledo | Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH | ESPN2 | OHIO 24–7 | 14,543 | |
November 23 | 2:00 p.m. | Bowling Green | Ball State | Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN | ESPN+ | BGSU 38–13 | 7,116 | |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
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November 26 | 7:00 p.m. | Kent State | Buffalo | UB Stadium • Buffalo, NY | ESPN+ | UB 43–7 | 11,916 | |
November 26 | 7:00 p.m. | Toledo | Akron | InfoCision Stadium • Akron, OH | ESPN2 | AKR 21–14 OT | 4,716 | |
November 29 | 12:00 p.m. | Ball State | Ohio | Peden Stadium • Athens, OH | CBSSN | OHIO 42–21 | 11,804 | |
November 29 | 12:00 p.m. | Miami (OH) | Bowling Green | Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH | ESPNU | M-OH 28–12 | 9,345 | |
November 30 | 1:30 p.m. | Eastern Michigan | Western Michigan | Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI (Michigan MAC Trophy) | ESPN+ | WMU 26–18 | ||
November 30 | 3:30 p.m. | Central Michigan | Northern Illinois | Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL | CBSSN | NIU 24–16 | 5,843 | |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
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December 7 | 12:00 p.m. | Ohio | Miami (OH) | Ford Field • Detroit, MI (Battle of the Bricks) | ESPN | OHIO 38–3 | 15,478 | |
#Rankings from College Football Playoff. All times are in Eastern Time. |
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MAC loss |
Bowl game | Date | Site | Television | Time (EST) | MAC team | Opponent | Score | Attendance |
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Salute to Veterans Bowl | December 14 | Cramton Bowl • Montgomery, AL | ESPN | 9:00 p.m. | Western Michigan | South Alabama | L 23–30 | 12,021 |
Cure Bowl | December 20 | Camping World Stadium • Orlando, FL | ESPN | 12:00 p.m. | Ohio | Jacksonville State | W 30–27 | 10,518 |
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl | December 23 | Albertsons Stadium • Boise, ID | ESPN | 2:30 p.m. | Northern Illinois | Fresno State | W 28–202OT | 10,359 |
GameAbove Sports Bowl | December 26 | Ford Field • Detroit, MI | ESPN | 2:00 p.m. | Toledo | Pittsburgh | W 48–466OT | 26,919 |
68 Ventures Bowl | December 26 | Hancock Whitney Stadium • Mobile, AL | ESPN | 9:00 p.m. | Bowling Green | Arkansas State | L 31–38 | 19,582 |
Arizona Bowl | December 28 | Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ | The CW | 4:30 p.m. | Miami (OH) | Colorado State | W 43–17 | 40,076 |
Bahamas Bowl | January 4, 2025 | Thomas Robinson Stadium • Nassau, The Bahamas | ESPN2 | 11:00 a.m. | Buffalo | Liberty | W 26–7 | 4,610 |
2024–2025 records against non-conference foes:
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This is a list of games the MAC has scheduled versus power conference teams (ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-12, Notre Dame and SEC). All rankings are from the current AP Poll at the time of the game.
Date | Conference | Visitor | Home | Site | Score |
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August 30 | Big Ten | Western Michigan | Wisconsin | Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI | L 14–28 |
August 31 | Big Ten | Miami (OH) | Northwestern | Ryan Field • Evanston, IL | L 6–13 |
August 31 | ACC | Ohio | Syracuse | JMA Wireless Dome • Syracuse, NY | L 22–38 |
August 31 | ACC | Kent State | Pittsburgh | Acrisure Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA | L 24–55 |
August 31 | Big Ten | Akron | Ohio State | Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH] | L 6–52 |
September 7 | Big Ten | Bowling Green | Penn State | Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA | L 27-34 |
September 7 | SEC | Buffalo | Missouri | Faurot Field • Columbia, MO | L 0-38 |
September 7 | Independent | Northern Illinois | Notre Dame | Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN | W 16-14 |
September 7 | Big Ten | Eastern Michigan | Washington | Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA | L 9-30 |
September 7 | Big Ten | Akron | Rutgers | SHI Stadium • Piscataway, NJ | L 17-49 |
September 7 | Big Ten | Western Michigan | Ohio State | Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH | L 0-56 |
September 14 | Big Ten | Central Michigan | Illinois | Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL | L 9-30 |
September 14 | Big 12 | Cincinnati | Miami (OH) | Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH | L 16-27 |
September 14 | ACC | Ball State | Miami (FL) | Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL | L 0-62 |
September 14 | SEC | Kent State | Tennessee | Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN | L 0-71 |
September 14 | SEC | Toledo | Mississippi State | Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS | W 41-17 |
September 21 | SEC | Akron | South Carolina | Williams–Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC | L 7-50 |
September 21 | SEC | Ohio | Kentucky | Kroger Field • Lexington, KY | L 6-41 |
September 21 | SEC | Bowling Green | Texas A&M | Kyle Field • College Station, TX | L 20-26 |
September 21 | Big Ten | Kent State | Penn State | Beaver Stadium • University Park, Pennsylvania | L 0-56 |
September 21 | Independent | Miami (OH) | Notre Dame | Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN | L 3-28 |
September 28 | ACC | Northern Illinois | NC State | Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC | L 17-24 |
October 19 | SEC | Ball State | Vanderbilt | FirstBank Stadium • Nashville, TN | L 14-24 |
The following games include MAC teams competing against teams from the American, C-USA, Mountain West or Sun Belt.
Date | Conference | Visitor | Home | Site | Score |
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September 7 | Sun Belt | South Alabama | Ohio | Peden Stadium • Athens, OH | W 27-20 |
September 7 | CUSA | Central Michigan | FIU | Riccardo Silva Stadium • Miami, FL | L 16-52 |
September 14 | CUSA | Jacksonville State | Eastern Michigan | Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI | W 37-34 |
September 21 | CUSA | Toledo | Western Kentucky | Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, KY | L 21-26 |
September 28 | MWC | San Diego State | Central Michigan | Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI | W 22-21 |
September 28 | Sun Belt | Old Dominion | Bowling Green | Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH | L 27-30 |
September 28 | Sun Belt | Ball State | James Madison | Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA | L 7-63 |
September 28 | Sun Belt | Western Michigan | Marshall | Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV | L 20-27 |
The following games include MAC teams competing against FBS Independents, which includes UConn or UMass.
Date | Visitor | Home | Site | Score |
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August 31 | Eastern Michigan | UMass | McGuirk Alumni Stadium • Hadley, MA | W 28–14 |
September 7 | UMass | Toledo | Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH | W 38-23 |
September 14 | UMass | Buffalo | UB Stadium • Buffalo, NY | W 34-3 |
September 28 | UMass | Miami (OH) | Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH | W 23-20 |
September 28 | Buffalo | UConn | Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT | L 3-47 |
October 5 | UMass | Northern Illinois | Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL | W 34-20 |
The following games include MAC teams competing against FCS schools.
Date | Visitor | Home | Site | Score |
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August 29 | Fordham | Bowling Green | Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH | W 41–17 |
August 29 | Lafayette | Buffalo | UB Stadium • Buffalo, NY | W 30–13 |
August 31 | Central Connecticut | Central Michigan | Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI | W 66–10 |
August 29 | Duquesne | Toledo | Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH | W 49–10 |
August 31 | Western Illinois | Northern Illinois | Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL | W 54–15 |
September 7 | Missouri State | Ball State | Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN | W 42-34 |
September 7 | Saint Francis (PA) | Kent State | Dix Stadium • Kent, OH | L 17-23 |
September 14 | Morgan State | Ohio | Peden Stadium • Athens, OH | W 21-6 |
September 14 | Colgate | Akron | InfoCision Stadium • Akron, OH | W 31-20 |
September 14 | Bethune-Cookman | Western Michigan | Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI | W 59-31 |
September 21 | Saint Francis (PA) | Eastern Michigan | Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI | W 36-0 |
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Team | Akron | Ball State | Bowling Green | Buffalo | Central Michigan | Eastern Michigan | Kent State | Miami | Northern Illinois | Ohio | Toledo | Western Michigan |
Akron | — | — | 20–27 | 30–41 | — | 25–21 | 38–17 | — | 16–29 | 10–30 | 21–14 | 24–34 |
Ball State | — | — | 13–38 | 48–51 | 34–37 | — | 37–35 | 21–27 | 25–23 | 21–42 | — | 42–45 |
Bowling Green | 27–20 | 38–13 | — | — | 23–13 | — | 27–6 | 12–28 | 7–17 | — | 41–26 | 31–13 |
Buffalo | 41–30 | 51–48 | — | — | — | 37–20 | 43–7 | — | 23–20 | 16–47 | 30–15 | 41–48 |
Central Michigan | — | 37–34 | 13–23 | — | — | 34–38 | — | 7–46 | 16–24 | 25–27 | 10–37 | 16–15 |
Eastern Michigan | 21–25 | — | — | 20–37 | 38–34 | — | 52–33 | 14–38 | — | 10–35 | 28–29 | 18–26 |
Kent State | 17–38 | 35–37 | 6–27 | 7–43 | — | 33–52 | — | 7–34 | — | 0–41 | — | 21–52 |
Miami | — | 27–21 | 28–12 | — | 46–7 | 38–14 | 34–7 | — | 20–9 | 30–20 | 20–30 | — |
Northern Illinois | 29–16 | 23–25 | 17–7 | 20–23 | 24–16 | — | — | 9–20 | — | — | 6–13 | 42–28 |
Ohio | 30–10 | 42–21 | — | 47–16 | 27–25 | 35–10 | 41–0 | 20–30 | — | — | 24–7 | — |
Toledo | 14–21 | — | 26–41 | 15–30 | 37–10 | 29–28 | — | 30–20 | 13–6 | 7–24 | — | — |
Western Michigan | 34–24 | 45–42 | 13–31 | 48–41 | 14–16 | 26–18 | 52–21 | — | 28–42 | — | — | — |
Updated through end of regular season.
Week | Offensive | Defensive | Special Teams | ||||||||||
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Player | Team | Position | Player | Team | Position | Player | Team | Position | |||||
Week 1 [140] | Ethan Hampton | Northern Illinois | QB | Shaun Dolac James Djonkam | Buffalo Eastern Michigan | LB | Justin Pegues | Bowling Green | RB/KR | ||||
Week 2 [141] | Antario Brown | RB | Devonte O'Malley | Northern Illinois | DT | Cade Haberman Jesús Gomez | Northern Illinois Eastern Michigan | DT PK | |||||
Week 3 [142] | Tucker Gleason | Toledo | QB | Red Murdock | Buffalo | LB | Jesús Gómez (2) Dylan Cunanan | Eastern Michigan Toledo | K PK | ||||
Week 4 [143] | Harold Fannin Jr. B.J. Harris | Bowling Green Central Michigan | TE RB | Shaun Dolac (2) | Jesús Gómez (3) | Eastern Michigan | K | ||||||
Week 5 [144] | Harold Fannin Jr. (2) Parker Navarro | Bowling Green Ohio | TE QB | Luke Murphy | Eastern Michigan | Tristan Mattson Dom Dzioban | Central Michigan Miami (OH) | ||||||
Week 6 [145] | Hayden Wolff Harold Fannin Jr. (3) | Western Michigan Bowling Green | QB TE | Darius Alexander | Toledo | DT | Dylan Cunanan (2) | Toledo | |||||
Week 7 [146] | Chrishon McCray | Kent State | WR | Shaun Dolac (3) Skyler Gill-Howard | Buffalo Northern Illinois | LB DT | Ethan Duane | Buffalo | P | ||||
Week 8 [147] | Cole Snyder Blake Bosma | Eastern Michigan Western Michigan | QB TE | Matt Salopek Maxen Hook | Miami (OH) Toledo | LB S | Tristan Mattson (2) Jesús Gómez (4) | Central Michigan Eastern Michigan | K | ||||
Week 9 [148] | Coleman Owen | Ohio | WR | Shay Taylor | Ohio | LB | Dom Dzioban (2) | Miami (OH) | |||||
Week 10/11 [149] | Telly Johnson Jr. Tucker Gleason (2) | Northern Illinois Toledo | RB QB | Matt Salopek (2) | Miami | Eamonn Dennis Cam Thompson | Ohio Northern Illinois | WR/KR | |||||
Week 12 [150] | Parker Navarro (2) | Ohio | QB | Shaun Dolac (4) | Buffalo | Emilio Duran | Toledo | P | |||||
Week 13 [151] | Parker Navarro (3) Rahkeem Smith | Ohio Bowling Green | QB WR | Shaun Dolac (5) James Djonkam (2) | Buffalo Eastern Michigan | Tristan Mattson (3) | Central Michigan | K | |||||
Week 14 [152] | Brett Gabbert Parker Navarro (4) | Miami (OH) Ohio | QB | James Djonkam (3) | Eastern Michigan | JaVaughn Byrd | Northern Illinois | CB | |||||
The following individuals received postseason honors as voted by the Mid-American Conference football coaches at the end of the season. [4]
Award | Player | School |
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Offensive Player of the Year | Harold Fannin Jr. | Bowling Green |
Defensive Player of the Year | Shaun Dolac | Buffalo |
Special Teams Player of the Year | Malcolm Gillie | Ball State |
Freshman Player of the Year | Kadin Semonza | Ball State |
Vern Smith Leadership Award | Harold Fannin Jr. | Bowling Green |
Coach of the Year | Tim Albin | Ohio |
The following players were listed as part of the All-Conference teams. [4]
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