2024 Mid-American Conference football season

Sports season
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
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 Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Akron   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Ball State   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Bowling Green   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Buffalo   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Central Michigan   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Eastern Michigan   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Kent State   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Miami (OH)   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Northern Illinois   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Ohio   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Toledo   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Western Michigan   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Championship: December 7, 2024
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
As of August 14, 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

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

The MAC Football Kickoff will be 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 will speak.[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

Coaches Poll

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

Award Head Coach/Player School Position Year Ref
Lott Trophy none [14]
Dodd Trophy none HC — [15]
Maxwell Award Terion Stewart Bowling Green RB Jr. [16][17]
Antario Brown Northern Illinois RB Sr.
Patrick Mannelly Award none LS
Outland Trophy Jacob Gideon Western Michigan OL Sr. [18][19]
Reid Holskey Miami R-Sr.
Alex Wollschlaeger Bowling Green Sr.
Bronko Nagurski Trophy Maxen Hook Toledo S Sr. [20][21]
CJ Nunnally IV Akron DL Sr.
Matt Salopek Miami LB 6th
Jim Thorpe Award Maxen Hook Toledo DB Sr. [22][23]
Donte Kent Central Michigan Sr.
Jordan Oladokun Bowling Green Sr.
Paul Hornung Award Marion Lukes Central Michigan RB Sr. [24][25]
Trayvon Rudolph Northern Illinois WR R-Sr.
Jacquez Stuart Toledo RB Sr.
Wuerffel Trophy Jordan Oladokun Bowling Green CB Sr. [26][27]
Taji Johnson Buffalo WR GS
Dominic Serapiglia Central Michigan OL R-Sr.
David Carter Jr. Eastern Michigan DB Sr.
Cameron Golden Kent State OL GS
Cade Haberman Northern Illinois DT Sr.
Michael Denning Toledo PK Sr.
Boone Bonnema Western Michigan LB R-Sr.
Lou Groza Award none PK [28]
Ray Guy Award Alec Bevelhimer Miami P Sr. [29][30]
Mitchell Tomasek Eastern Michigan Sr.
Walter Camp Award Terion Stewart Bowling Green RB Jr. [31][32]
Marion Lukes Central Michigan RB Sr.
Antario Brown Northern Illinois RB Sr.
Jalen Buckley Western Michigan RB R-So.


Award Head Coach/Player School Position Year Ref
Doak Walker Award Terion Stewart Bowling Green RB Jr. [33][34]
Marion Lukes Central Michigan Sr.
Antario Brown Northern Illinois Sr.
Jalen Buckley Western Michigan R-So.
Comeback Player of the Year Demetrius Hardamon Bowling Green LB Sr. [35][36]
Jake Orlando Buffalo TE GS
Brett Gabbert Miami QB 6th
Jack Coldiron Miami TE R-Sr.
Biletnikoff Award none WR [37]
Davey O'Brien Award Brett Gabbert Miami QB 6th [38][39]
John Mackey Award Harold Fannin Jr. Bowling Green TE Jr. [40][41]
Anthony Torres Toledo Sr.
Rimington Trophy Jacob Gideon Western Michigan OL Sr. [42][43]
Bednarik Award CJ Nunnally IV Akron DE Sr. [44][45]
Jordan Oladokun Bowling Green CB Sr.
Matt Salopek Miami LB 6th
Maxen Hook Toledo S Sr.
Butkus Award LB
Rotary Lombardi Award
Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award
Polynesian College Football Player Of The Year Award
Manning Award QB
Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award QB

Coaches

Coaching changes

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

Head coaching records

Team Head coach Previous Job Years at school Record at school MAC record MAC titles
Akron Joe Moorhead Oregon (offensive coordinator) 3 56–45 (.554) 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 20–36 (.357) 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 - [49][50][51][52][53][54][55][56][57][58][59][60]

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
C
CFP Not released
Ohio AP
C
CFP Not released
Toledo AP
C
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 -

Coaches -[61]

Schedule

[1][62][63]

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

All times Eastern time.

Week 1

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+  –    
August 29 7:00 p.m. No. 17 (FCS) Lafayette Buffalo UB Stadium • Buffalo, NY ESPN+  –    
August 29 7:00 p.m. Central Connecticut Central Michigan Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI ESPN+  –    
August 29 7:30 p.m. Duquesne Toledo Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH ESPN+  –    
August 30 9:00 p.m. Western Michigan Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI FS1  –    
August 31 12:00 p.m. Kent State Pittsburgh Acrisure Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA ESPNU  –    
August 31 3:30 p.m. Eastern Michigan UMass McGuirk Alumni Stadium • Hadley, MA ESPN+  –    
August 31 3:30 p.m. Western Illinois Northern Illinois Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL ESPN+  –    
August 31 3:30 p.m. Ohio Syracuse JMA Wireless Dome • Syracuse, NY ACCN  –    
August 31 3:30 p.m. Akron Ohio State Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH CBS  –    
August 31 3:30 p.m. Miami (OH) Northwestern Ryan Field • Evanston, IL BTN  –    
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 2

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
September 7 12:00 p.m. Akron Rutgers SHI Stadium • Piscataway, NJ BTN  –    
September 7 12:00 p.m. Bowling Green Penn State Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA BTN  –    
September 7 2:00 p.m. Missouri State Ball State Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN ESPN+  –    
September 7 2:30 p.m. Saint Francis (PA) Kent State Dix Stadium • Kent, OH ESPN+  –    
September 7 3:30 p.m. UMass Toledo Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH ESPN+  –    
September 7 3:30 p.m. Eastern Michigan Washington Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA BTN  –    
September 7 3:30 p.m. Northern Illinois Notre Dame Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN NBC  –    
September 7 6:00 p.m. Central Michigan FIU Riccardo Silva Stadium • Miami, FL ESPN+  –    
September 7 6:00 p.m. South Alabama Ohio Peden Stadium • Athens, OH ESPN+  –    
September 7 7:00 p.m. Buffalo Missouri Faurot Field • Columbia, MO ESPN+/SECN+  –    
September 7 7:30 p.m. Western Michigan Ohio State Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH BTN  –    
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 3

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) ESPN+  –    
September 14 12:00 p.m. Central Michigan Illinois Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL Peacock  –    
September 14 1:00 p.m. UMass Buffalo UB Stadium • Buffalo, NY CBSSN  –    
September 14 3:30 p.m. Morgan State Ohio Peden Stadium • Athens, OH ESPN+  –    
September 14 3:30 p.m. Ball State Miami (FL) Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL ACCN  –    
September 14 6:00 p.m. Colgate Akron InfoCision Stadium • Akron, OH ESPN+  –    
September 14 6:30 p.m. Bethune-Cookman Western Michigan Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI ESPN+  –    
September 14 7:00 p.m. Jacksonville State Eastern Michigan Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI ESPN+  –    
September 14 7:30 p.m. Toledo Mississippi State Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS ESPN2 or ESPNU  –    
September 14 7:45 p.m. Kent State Tennessee Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN SECN  –    
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 4

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
September 21 12:45 p.m. Ohio Kentucky Kroger Field • Lexington, KY SECN  –    
September 21 2:00 p.m. Saint Francis (PA) Eastern Michigan Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI ESPN+  –    
September 21 3:30 p.m. Miami (OH) Notre Dame Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN NBC  –    
September 21 7:30 p.m Bowling Green Texas A&M Kyle Field • College Station, TX ESPN+  –    
September 21 TBA Akron South Carolina Williams–Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC TBA  –    
September 21 TBA Kent State Penn State Beaver Stadium • University Park, Pennsylvania TBA  –    
September 21 TBA Toledo Western Kentucky Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, KY TBA  –    
September 21 TBA Ball State Central Michigan Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI TBA  –    
September 21 TBA Buffalo Northern Illinois Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL TBA  –    
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 5

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
September 28 12:00 p.m. Buffalo UConn Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT CBSSN  –    
September 28 TBA San Diego State Central Michigan Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI TBA  –    
September 28 TBA UMass Miami (OH) Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH TBA  –    
September 28 TBA Old Dominion Bowling Green Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH TBA  –    
September 28 TBA Ball State James Madison Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA TBA  –    
September 28 TBA Northern Illinois NC State Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC TBA  –    
September 28 TBA Akron Ohio Peden Stadium • Athens, OH TBA  –    
September 28 TBA Eastern Michigan Kent State Dix Stadium • Kent, OH TBA  –    
September 28 TBA Western Michigan Marshall Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV TBA  –    
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 6

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
October 5 TBA UMass Northern Illinois Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL TBA  –    
October 5 TBA Bowling Green Akron InfoCision Stadium • Akron, OH TBA  –    
October 5 TBA Western Michigan Ball State Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN TBA  –    
October 5 TBA Miami (OH) Toledo Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH TBA  –    
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 7

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
October 12 TBA Akron Western Michigan Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI TBA  –    
October 12 TBA Ball State Kent State Dix Stadium • Kent, OH TBA  –    
October 12 TBA Northern Illinois Bowling Green Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH TBA  –    
October 12 TBA Toledo Buffalo UB Stadium • Buffalo, NY TBA  –    
October 12 TBA Ohio Central Michigan Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI TBA  –    
October 12 TBA Miami (OH) Eastern Michigan Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI TBA  –    
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 8

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
October 19 3:30 p.m. Ohio Miami (OH) Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH (Battle of the Bricks) TBA  –    
October 19 7:00 p.m. Ball State Vanderbilt FirstBank Stadium • Nashville, TN ESPN+/SECN+  –    
October 19 TBA Central Michigan Eastern Michigan Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI (Michigan MAC Trophy) TBA  –    
October 19 TBA Kent State Bowling Green Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH (Anniversary Award) TBA  –    
October 19 TBA Toledo Northern Illinois Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL TBA  –    
October 19 TBA Western Michigan Buffalo UB Stadium • Buffalo, NY TBA  –    
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 9

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
October 26 TBA Bowling Green Toledo Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH (Battle of I-75) TBA  –    
October 26 TBA Buffalo Ohio Peden Stadium • Athens, OH TBA  –    
October 26 TBA Central Michigan Miami (OH) Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH TBA  –    
October 26 TBA Eastern Michigan Akron InfoCision Stadium • Akron, OH TBA  –    
October 26 TBA Kent State Western Michigan Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI TBA  –    
October 26 TBA Northern Illinois Ball State Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN (Bronze Stalk Trophy) TBA  –    
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 10

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
November 2 TBA Buffalo Akron InfoCision Stadium • Akron, OH TBA  –    
November 2 TBA Toledo Eastern Michigan Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI TBA  –    
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 11

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
November 5 TBA Bowling Green Central Michigan Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI TBA  –    
November 5 TBA Miami (OH) Ball State Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN TBA  –    
November 6 7:00 p.m. Northern Illinois Western Michigan Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI TBA  –    
November 6 7:00 p.m. Ohio Kent State Dix Stadium • Kent, OH TBA  –    
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 12

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
November 12 7:00 p.m. Ball State Buffalo UB Stadium • Buffalo, NY TBA  –    
November 12 7:00 p.m. Central Michigan Toledo Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH TBA  –    
November 12 7:00 p.m. Western Michigan Bowling Green Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH TBA  –    
November 13 7:00 p.m. Akron Northern Illinois Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL TBA  –    
November 13 7:00 p.m. Eastern Michigan Ohio Peden Stadium • Athens, OH TBA  –    
November 13 7:00 p.m. Kent State Miami (OH) Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH TBA  –    
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 13

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
November 19 TBA Akron Kent State Dix Stadium • Kent, OH (Wagon Wheel) TBA  –    
November 19 TBA Northern Illinois Miami (OH) Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH TBA  –    
November 19 TBA Western Michigan Central Michigan Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI (Michigan MAC Trophy) TBA  –    
November 20 7:00 p.m. Buffalo Eastern Michigan Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI TBA  –    
November 20 7:00 p.m. Ohio Toledo Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH TBA  –    
November 23 TBA Bowling Green Ball State Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN TBA  –    
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 14

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

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

2024–2025 records against non-conference foes:

Regular season

Power Five Conferences Record
ACC 0–0
Big 12 0–0
Big Ten 0–0
Notre Dame 0–0
Pac-12 0–0
SEC 0–0
Power 5 Total 0–0
Other FBS Conferences Record
American 0–0
C-USA 0–0
Independents (Excluding Notre Dame) 0–0
Mountain West 0–0
Sun Belt 0–0
Other FBS Total 60–0
FCS Opponents Record
Football Championship Subdivision 0–0
Total Non-Conference Record 0–0


Postseason

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

Mid-American vs Power 5 matchups

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 31 Big Ten Miami (OH) Northwestern Ryan Field • Evanston, IL
August 31 ACC Ohio Syracuse JMA Wireless Dome • Syracuse, NY
August 31 Big Ten Western Michigan Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI
August 31 ACC Kent State Pittsburgh Acrisure Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA
August 31 Big Ten Akron Ohio State Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH]
September 7 Big Ten Bowling Green Penn State Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA
September 7 SEC Buffalo Missouri Faurot Field • Columbia, MO
September 7 Independent Northern Illinois Notre Dame Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN
September 7 Big Ten Eastern Michigan Washington Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA
September 7 Big Ten Akron Rutgers SHI Stadium • Piscataway, NJ
September 7 Big Ten Western Michigan Ohio State Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH
September 14 Big Ten Central Michigan Illinois Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL
September 14 Big 12 Cincinnati Miami (OH) Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH
September 14 ACC Ball State Miami (FL) Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL
September 14 SEC Kent State Tennessee Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN
September 14 SEC Toledo Mississippi State Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS
September 21 SEC Akron South Carolina Williams–Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC
September 21 SEC Ohio Kentucky Kroger Field • Lexington, KY
September 21 SEC Bowling Green Texas A&M Kyle Field • College Station, TX
September 21 Big Ten Kent State Penn State Beaver Stadium • University Park, Pennsylvania
September 21 Independent Miami (OH) Notre Dame Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN
September 28 ACC Northern Illinois NC State Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC
October 19 SEC Ball State Vanderbilt FirstBank Stadium • Nashville, TN

Mid-American vs Group of Five matchups

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 Sunbelt South Alabama Ohio Peden Stadium • Athens, OH
September 7 CUSA Central Michigan FIU Riccardo Silva Stadium • Miami, FL
September 14 CUSA Jacksonville State Eastern Michigan Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI
September 21 CUSA Toledo Western Kentucky Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, KY
September 28 MWC San Diego State Central Michigan Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI
September 28 Sun Belt Old Dominion Bowling Green Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH
September 28 Sun Belt Ball State James Madison Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA
September 28 Sun Belt Western Michigan Marshall Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV

Mid-American vs FBS independents matchups

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


Date Visitor Home Site Score
August 31 Eastern Michigan UMass McGuirk Alumni Stadium • Hadley, MA
September 7 UMass Toledo Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH
September 14 UMass Buffalo UB Stadium • Buffalo, NY
September 28 UMass Miami (OH) Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH
September 28 Buffalo UConn Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT
October 5 UMass Northern Illinois Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL

Mid-American vs. FCS matchups

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
August 29 Lafayette Buffalo UB Stadium • Buffalo, NY
August 29 Duquesne Toledo Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH
August 31 Western Illinois Northern Illinois Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL
August 31 Central Connecticut Central Michigan Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI
September 7 Missouri State Ball State Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN
September 7 Saint Francis (PA) Kent State Dix Stadium • Kent, OH
September 14 Morgan State Ohio Peden Stadium • Athens, OH
September 14 Colgate Akron InfoCision Stadium • Akron, OH
September 14 Bethune-Cookman Western Michigan Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI

Head to head matchups

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 — — – – — – – — – – – –
Ball State — — – – – — – – – – — –
Bowling Green – – — — – — – – – — – –
Buffalo – – — — — – – — – – – –
Central Michigan — – – — — – — – – – – –
Eastern Michigan – — — – – — – – — – – –
Kent State – – – – — – — – — – — –
Miami — – – — – – – — – – – —
Northern Illinois – – – – – — — – — — – –
Ohio – – — – – – – – — — – —
Toledo – — – – – – — – – – — —
Western Michigan – – – – – – – — – — — —

Awards and honors

Player of the week honors

Week Offensive Defensive Special Teams
Player Team Position Player Team Position Player Team Position
Week 1

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