2024_Mid-American_Conference_football_season
2024 Mid-American Conference football season
Sports season
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]
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| 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 |
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| MAC Championship Game | |
| Seasons | |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.[3] Toledo won the West with a perfect conference record.[4] Miami won their first MAC Championship since 2019 with a 23–14 upset victory in the MAC Championship Game.[5]
Coaching changes
The MAC enters the 2024 season with one coaching change from 2023.
- Buffalo head coach Maurice Linguist resigned on January 16, 2024, after his team finished the 2023 season with a 3–9 record to join Kalen DeBoer’s staff at Alabama.[6] On January 21, 2024 Pete Lembo, who was the associate head coach and special teams coordinator at South Carolina and was previously a MAC head coach at Ball State, was hired as the new head coach.[7][8]
Head coaching records
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| 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 | 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 |
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See also: 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
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| RV | Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25 of poll | |
| т | Tied with team above or below also with this symbol | |
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All times Eastern time.
Week 1
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| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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| August 29 | TBA | Fordham | Bowling Green | Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH | TBA | – | ||
| August 29 | TBA | Lafayette | Buffalo | UB Stadium • Buffalo, NY | TBA | – | ||
| August 29 | TBA | Duquesne | Toledo | Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH | TBA | – | ||
| August 31 | TBA | Eastern Michigan | UMass | McGuirk Alumni Stadium • Hadley, MA | TBA | – | ||
| August 31 | TBA | Miami (OH) | Northwestern | Ryan Field • Evanston, IL | TBA | – | ||
| August 31 | TBA | Ohio | Syracuse | JMA Wireless Dome • Syracuse, NY | TBA | – | ||
| August 31 | TBA | Western Michigan | Wisconsin | Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI | TBA | – | ||
| August 31 | TBA | Western Illinois | Northern Illinois | Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL | TBA | – | ||
| August 31 | TBA | Kent State | Pittsburgh | Acrisure Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA | TBA | – | ||
| August 31 | TBA | Central Connecticut | Central Michigan | Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI | TBA | – | ||
| August 31 | TBA | Akron | Ohio State | Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH | TBA | – | ||
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Week 2
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| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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| September 7 | TBA | Bowling Green | Penn State | Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA | TBA | – | ||
| September 7 | TBA | Buffalo | Missouri | Faurot Field • Columbia, MO | TBA | – | ||
| September 7 | TBA | South Alabama | Ohio | Peden Stadium • Athens, OH | TBA | – | ||
| September 7 | TBA | Northern Illinois | Notre Dame | Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN | NBC or Peacock | – | ||
| September 7 | TBA | Central Michigan | FIU | Riccardo Silva Stadium • Miami, FL | TBA | – | ||
| September 7 | TBA | UMass | Toledo | Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH | TBA | – | ||
| September 7 | TBA | Eastern Michigan | Washington | Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA | TBA | – | ||
| September 7 | TBA | Missouri State | Ball State | Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN | TBA | – | ||
| September 7 | TBA | Akron | Rutgers | SHI Stadium • Piscataway, NJ | TBA | – | ||
| September 7 | TBA | Saint Francis (PA) | Kent State | Dix Stadium • Kent, OH | TBA | – | ||
| September 7 | TBA | Western Michigan | Ohio State | Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH | TBA | – | ||
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Week 3
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| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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| September 14 | TBA | Central Michigan | Illinois | Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL | TBA | – | ||
| September 14 | TBA | Cincinnati | Miami (OH) | Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH (Victory Bell) | TBA | – | ||
| September 14 | TBA | UMass | Buffalo | UB Stadium • Buffalo, NY | TBA | – | ||
| September 14 | TBA | Ball State | Miami (FL) | Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL | TBA | – | ||
| September 14 | TBA | Morgan State | Ohio | Peden Stadium • Athens, OH | TBA | – | ||
| September 14 | TBA | Kent State | Tennessee | Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN | TBA | – | ||
| September 14 | TBA | Jacksonville State | Eastern Michigan | Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI | TBA | – | ||
| September 14 | TBA | Colgate | Akron | InfoCision Stadium • Akron, OH | TBA | – | ||
| September 14 | TBA | Bethune-Cookman | Western Michigan | Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI | TBA | – | ||
| September 14 | TBA | Toledo | Mississippi State | Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS | TBA | – | ||
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Week 4
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| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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| September 21 | TBA | Akron | South Carolina | Williams–Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC | TBA | – | ||
| September 21 | TBA | Ohio | Kentucky | Kroger Field • Lexington, KY | TBA | – | ||
| September 21 | TBA | Bowling Green | Texas A&M | Kyle Field • College Station, TX | TBA | – | ||
| September 21 | TBA | Kent State | Penn State | Beaver Stadium • University Park, Pennsylvania | TBA | – | ||
| September 21 | TBA | Saint Francis (PA) | Eastern Michigan | Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI | TBA | – | ||
| September 21 | TBA | Miami (OH) | Notre Dame | Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN | NBC or Peacock | – | ||
| 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 | – | ||
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Week 5
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| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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| 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 | Buffalo | UConn | Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT | 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 | – | ||
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Week 6
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| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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| 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 | – | ||
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Week 7
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| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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| 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 | – | ||
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Week 8
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| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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| October 19 | TBA | Ball State | Vanderbilt | FirstBank Stadium • Nashville, TN | TBA | – | ||
| 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 | Ohio | Miami (OH) | Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH (Battle of the Bricks) | TBA | – | ||
| October 19 | TBA | Toledo | Northern Illinois | Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL | TBA | – | ||
| October 19 | TBA | Western Michigan | Buffalo | UB Stadium • Buffalo, NY | TBA | – | ||
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Week 9
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| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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| 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 | – | ||
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Week 10
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| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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| November 2 | TBA | Buffalo | Akron | InfoCision Stadium • Akron, OH | TBA | – | ||
| November 2 | TBA | Toledo | Eastern Michigan | Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI | TBA | – | ||
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Week 11
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| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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| 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 | TBA | Northern Illinois | Western Michigan | Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI | TBA | – | ||
| November 6 | TBA | Ohio | Kent State | Dix Stadium • Kent, OH | TBA | – | ||
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Week 12
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| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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| November 12 | TBA | Ball State | Buffalo | UB Stadium • Buffalo, NY | TBA | – | ||
| November 12 | TBA | Central Michigan | Toledo | Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH | TBA | – | ||
| November 12 | TBA | Western Michigan | Bowling Green | Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH | TBA | – | ||
| November 13 | TBA | Akron | Northern Illinois | Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL | TBA | – | ||
| November 13 | TBA | Eastern Michigan | Ohio | Peden Stadium • Athens, OH | TBA | – | ||
| November 13 | TBA | Kent State | Miami (OH) | Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH | TBA | – | ||
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Week 13
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| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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| 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 | TBA | Buffalo | Eastern Michigan | Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI | TBA | – | ||
| November 20 | TBA | Ohio | Toledo | Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH | TBA | – | ||
| November 23 | TBA | Bowling Green | Ball State | Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN | TBA | – | ||
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Week 14
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| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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| November 26 | TBA | Kent State | Buffalo | UB Stadium • Buffalo, NY | TBA | – | ||
| November 26 | TBA | Toledo | Akron | InfoCision Stadium • Akron, OH | TBA | – | ||
| November 29 | TBA | Ball State | Ohio | Peden Stadium • Athens, OH | TBA | – | ||
| November 29 | TBA | 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 | – | ||
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MAC Conference Championship Game
Main article: 2024 MAC Football Championship Game
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| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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| December 7 | TBD | TBD | TBD | Ford Field • Detroit, MI | – | |||
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2024–2025 records against non-conference foes:
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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.
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| 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 | |
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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.
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| Date | Conference | Visitor | Home | Site | Score |
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| 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 | |
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Mid-American vs FBS independents matchups
The following games include MAC teams competing against FBS Independents, which includes Army, UConn, or UMass.
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| 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 | |
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Mid-American vs. FCS matchups
The following games include MAC teams competing against FCS schools.
More information Date, Visitor ...
| 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 | |
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More information Team, Akron ...
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| Team | Akron | Ball State | Buffalo | Bowling Green | Central Michigan | Eastern Michigan | Kent State | Miami | Northern Illinois | Ohio | Toledo | Western Michigan |
| Akron | — | — | – | – | — | – | – | — | – | – | – | – |
| Ball State | — | — | – | – | – | — | – | – | – | – | — | – |
| Buffalo | – | – | — | — | — | – | – | — | – | – | – | – |
| Bowling Green | – | – | — | — | – | — | – | – | – | — | – | – |
| Central Michigan | — | – | — | – | — | – | — | – | – | – | – | – |
| Eastern Michigan | – | — | – | — | – | — | – | – | — | – | – | – |
| Kent State | – | – | – | – | — | – | — | – | — | – | — | – |
| Miami | — | – | — | – | – | – | – | — | – | – | – | — |
| Northern Illinois | – | – | – | – | – | — | — | – | — | — | – | – |
| Ohio | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | — | — | — | — |
| Toledo | – | — | – | – | – | – | — | – | – | – | — | — |
| Western Michigan | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | — | – | — | — | — |
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