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2024 Mid-American Conference football season
LeagueNCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision
SportFootball
DurationAugust 29 - December 7
Number of teams12
Regular season
MAC Championship Game
Seasons
← 2023
2025 →
2024 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Miami (OH)   6 – 1     7 – 4  
Ohio   6 – 1     8 – 3  
Bowling Green   5 – 1     6 – 4  
Buffalo   5 – 2     7 – 4  
Toledo   4 – 3     7 – 4  
Western Michigan   4 – 3     5 – 6  
Northern Illinois   3 – 4     6 – 5  
Ball State   2 – 4     3 – 7  
Eastern Michigan   2 – 5     5 – 6  
Central Michigan   2 – 5     4 – 7  
Akron   2 – 5     3 – 8  
Kent State   0 – 7     0 – 11  
Championship: December 7, 2024
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
As of November 22, 2024
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2024 Mid-American Conference football season is the 79th season for the Mid-American Conference (MAC), as part of the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Non-conference play will begin on August 29. Conference will begin on September 21 and will conclude with the MAC championship game on December 7 at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan.[1] For the first time since 1996 the MAC will not have divisions. The Championship game will feature the teams with the best conference records.[2] This will be the conference's last season with 12 members as it will see its first change in membership since 2015 with the addition of UMass[3]

Previous season

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Main article: 2023 Mid-American Conference football season

Miami won the East division with a 7-1 conference record with their only loss coming against Toledo.[4] Toledo won the West with a perfect conference record.[5] Miami won their first MAC Championship since 2019 with a 23–14 upset victory in the MAC Championship Game.[6]

Preseason

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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.[7][8] Commissioner Jon Steinbrecher spoke.[9] Each team will have their head coach and a student athlete from both the offense and the defense to speak to the media.[10][11]

  • Akron – Head Coach Joe Moorhead, Bryan McCoy, Jr., LB, Bennett Adler, Sr., DL
  • Ball State – Head Coach Mike Neu, Tanner Koziol, Jr., TE, Keionte Newson, Sr., LB
  • Bowling Green – Head Coach Scot Loeffler, Connor Bazelak, Sr., QB, Jordan Oladokun, Sr., CB
  • Buffalo – Head Coach Pete Lembo, Shaun Dolac, Grad., LB, Red Murdock, R-So., LB
  • Central Michigan – Head Coach Jim McElwain, Donte Kent, Sr., DB, Brayden Swartout, Sr., OL
  • Eastern Michigan – Head Coach Chris Creighton, Justin Jefferson, Sr., DL, Jere Getzinger, Sr., TE
  • Kent State – Head Coach Kenni Burns, Chrishon McCray, R-So., WR, Oliver Billotte, Jr., DE
  • Miami – Head Coach Chuck Martin, Brett Gabbert, 6th-Sr., QB, Matt Salopek, 6th-Sr., LB
  • Northern Illinois – Head Coach Thomas Hammock, J.J. Lippe, R-Sr., OL, Jashon Prophete, Sr., S
  • Ohio – Head Coach Tim Albin, Parker Navarro, Grad., QB, Jeremiah Wood, Grad., S
  • Toledo – Head Coach Jason Candle, Jerjuan Newton, Sr., WR, Maxen Hook, Sr., S
  • Western Michigan – Head Coach Lance Taylor, Hayden Wolff, R-Sr., QB, Damari Roberson, R-Sr., LB

Preseason polls

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Coaches Poll

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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.[12][13]

MAC Coaches poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
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
1 Miami 10
2 Toledo 2

Individual Award Preseason Watchlists

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Coaches

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Coaching changes

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The MAC enters the 2024 season with one coaching change from 2023.

Head coaching records

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Team Head coach Previous Job Years at school Record at school MAC record MAC titles
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 - [55][56][57][58][59][60][61][62][63][64][65][66]

Mid-season changes

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  • On November 16, Ball State announced that they had fired head coach Mike Neu. Neu had gone 40–63 with the school during his tenure. Offensive line coach Colin Johnson was named the interim head coach.[67]

Post-season changes

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  • On November 20, 2024, Central Michigan head coach Jim McElwain announced that he would retire at the end of the season.[68]

Rankings

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See also: 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
  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		 Final
Akron AP
C
CFP Not released
Ball State AP
C
CFP Not released
Bowling Green AP
C
CFP Not released
Buffalo AP
C
CFP Not released
Central Michigan AP
C
CFP Not released
Eastern Michigan AP
C
CFP Not released
Kent State AP
C
CFP Not released
Miami AP
C RV
CFP Not released
Northern Illinois AP 25 23
C RV RV
CFP Not released
Ohio AP
C
CFP Not released
Toledo AP RV
C RV
CFP Not released
Western Michigan AP
C
CFP Not released
Legend
    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 - [69][70][71][72][73][74][75][76][77][78][79][80][81]

Coaches - [82][83][84][85][86][87][88][89][90][91][92][93][94][95]

CFP - [96][97][98]

Schedule

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[1][99][100]

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

All times Eastern time.

Week 1

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
August 29 7:00 p.m. Fordham Bowling Green Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH ESPN+ W 41–17   12,786 [101]
August 29 7:00 p.m. No. 17 (FCS) Lafayette Buffalo UB Stadium • Buffalo, NY ESPN+ W 30–13   16,400 [102]
August 29 7:00 p.m. Central Connecticut Central Michigan Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI ESPN+ W 66–10   18,055 [103]
August 29 7:30 p.m. Duquesne Toledo Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH ESPN+ W 49–10   23,515 [104]
August 30 9:00 p.m. Western Michigan Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI FS1 L 14–28   75,158 [105]
August 31 12:00 p.m. Kent State Pittsburgh Acrisure Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA ESPNU L 24–55   44,616 [106]
August 31 3:30 p.m. Eastern Michigan UMass McGuirk Alumni Stadium • Hadley, MA ESPN+ W 28–14   12,810 [107]
August 31 3:30 p.m. Western Illinois Northern Illinois Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL ESPN+ W 54–15   10,828 [108]
August 31 3:30 p.m. Ohio Syracuse JMA Wireless Dome • Syracuse, NY ACCN L 22–38   37,225 [109]
August 31 3:30 p.m. Akron No. 2 Ohio State Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH CBS L 6–52   102,011 [110]
August 31 3:30 p.m. Miami (OH) Northwestern Martin Stadium • Evanston, IL BTN L 6–13   12,023 [111]
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 2

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
September 7 12:00 p.m. Akron Rutgers SHI Stadium • Piscataway, NJ BTN L 17–49   41,021 [112]
September 7 12:00 p.m. Bowling Green No. 8 Penn State Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA BTN L 27–34   103,861 [113]
September 7 2:00 p.m. Missouri State Ball State Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN ESPN+ W 42–34   10,018 [114]
September 7 2:30 p.m. Saint Francis (PA) Kent State Dix Stadium • Kent, OH ESPN+ L 17–23   11,585 [115]
September 7 3:30 p.m. UMass Toledo Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH ESPN+ W 38–23   21,668 [116]
September 7 3:30 p.m. Eastern Michigan Washington Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA BTN L 9–30   64,222 [117]
September 7 3:30 p.m. Northern Illinois No. 5 Notre Dame Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN NBC W 16–14   77,622 [118]
September 7 6:00 p.m. Central Michigan FIU Riccardo Silva Stadium • Miami, FL ESPN+ L 16–52   17,852 [119]
September 7 6:00 p.m. South Alabama Ohio Peden Stadium • Athens, OH ESPN+ W 27–20   22,158 [120]
September 7 7:00 p.m. Buffalo No. 9 Missouri Faurot Field • Columbia, MO ESPN+/SECN+ L 0–38   62,621 [121]
September 7 7:30 p.m. Western Michigan No. 2 Ohio State Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH BTN L 0–56   102,665 [122]
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 3

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
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.
  1. ^ Delayed from 3:30 p.m. due to weather

Week 4

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
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.

Week 5

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
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.

Week 6

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
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.

Week 7

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
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.

Week 8

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
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.

Week 9

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
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.

Week 10

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
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.

Week 11

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
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.

Week 12

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
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.

Week 13

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
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+  –    
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 14

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
November 26 7:00 p.m. Kent State Buffalo UB Stadium • Buffalo, NY TBA  –    
November 26 7:00 p.m. Toledo Akron InfoCision Stadium • Akron, OH TBA  –    
November 29 12:00 p.m. Ball State Ohio Peden Stadium • Athens, OH TBA  –    
November 29 12:00 p.m. Miami (OH) Bowling Green Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH TBA  –    
November 30 TBA Central Michigan Northern Illinois Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL TBA  –    
November 30 TBA Eastern Michigan Western Michigan Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI (Michigan MAC Trophy) TBA  –    
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

MAC Conference Championship Game

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Main article: 2024 MAC Football Championship Game
Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
December 7 12:00 p.m. TBD TBD Ford Field • Detroit, MI ESPN  –  
#Rankings from College Football Playoff. All times are in Eastern Time.

MAC records vs. other conferences

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2024–2025 records against non-conference foes:

Mid-American vs Power 5 matchups

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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
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

Mid-American vs Group of Five matchups

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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
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

Mid-American vs FBS independents matchups

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The following games include MAC teams competing against FBS Independents, which includes UConn or UMass.


Date Visitor Home Site Score
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

Mid-American vs. FCS matchups

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The following games include MAC teams competing against FCS schools.


Date Visitor Home Site Score
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

Head to head matchups

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2024 MAC Head to head
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 – 24–34
Ball State — — – 48–51 34–37 — 37–35 21–27 25–23 – — 42–45
Bowling Green 27–20 – — — 23–13 — 27–6 – 7–17 — 41–26 31–13
Buffalo 41–30 – 51—48 — — 37–20 – — 23–20 16–47 30–15 41–48
Central Michigan — 37–34 13–23 — — 34–38 — 7–46 – 25–27 10–37 16–15
Eastern Michigan 21–25 — — 20–37 38–34 — 52–33 14–38 — 10–35 28–29 –
Kent State 17–38 35–37 6–27 – — 33–52 — 7–34 — 0–41 — 21–52
Miami — 27–21 – — 46–7 38–14 34–7 — 20–9 30–20 20–30 —
Northern Illinois 29–16 23–25 17–7 20–23 – — — 9–20 — — 6–13 42–28
Ohio 30–10 – — 47–16 27–25 35–10 41–0 20–30 — — 24–7 —
Toledo – — 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 – 52–21 — 28–42 — — —

Updated through November 20.

Awards and honors

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Player of the week honors

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Week Offensive Defensive Special Teams
Player Team Position Player Team Position Player Team Position
Week 1[123] Ethan Hampton Northern Illinois QB Shaun Dolac
James Djonkam 		Buffalo
Eastern Michigan 		LB
LB 		Justin Pegues Bowling Green RB/KR
Week 2[124] Antario Brown Northern Illinois RB Devonte O'Malley Northern Illinois DT Cade Haberman
Jesús Gomez 		Northern Illinois
Eastern Michigan 		DT
PK
Week 3[125] Tucker Gleason Toledo QB Red Murdock Buffalo LB Jesús Gómez (2)
Dylan Cunanan 		Eastern Michigan
Toledo 		K
PK
Week 4[126] Harold Fannin Jr.
B.J. Harris 		Bowling Green
Central Michigan 		TE
RB 		Shaun Dolac (2) Buffalo LB Jesús Gómez (3) Eastern Michigan K
Week 5[127] Harold Fannin Jr. (2)
Parker Navarro 		Bowling Green
Ohio 		TE
QB 		Luke Murphy Eastern Michigan LB Tristan Mattson
Dom Dzioban 		Central Michigan
Miami (OH) 		K
K
Week 6[128] Hayden Wolff
Harold Fannin Jr. (3) 		Western Michigan
Bowling Green 		QB
TE 		Darius Alexander Toledo DT Dylan Cunanan (2) Toledo K
Week 7[129] Chrishon McCray Kent State WR Shaun Dolac (3)
Skyler Gill-Howard 		Buffalo
Northern Illinois 		LB
DT 		Ethan Duane Buffalo P
Week 8[130] 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
K
Week 9[131] Coleman Owen Ohio WR Shay Taylor Ohio LB Dom Dzioban (2) Miami (OH) K
Week 10/11[132] Telly Johnson Jr.
Tucker Gleason (2) 		Northern Illinois
Toledo 		RB
QB 		Matt Salopek (2) Miami LB Eamonn Dennis
Cam Thompson 		Ohio
Northern Illinois 		WR/KR
WR/KR
Week 12[133] Parker Navarro (2) Ohio QB Shaun Dolac (4) Buffalo LB Emilio Duran Toledo P

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