Sports season
The 2019 Mid-American Conference football season was the 74th season for the Mid-American Conference (MAC). and is part of the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The season will begin on August 29 and will end on November 30. The entire schedule was released on February 20, 2019. The MAC Championship Game will be held on December 7, 2019.[1]
Previous season [ ]
in 2018 , Northern Illinois won the West Division with a 6–2 Conference record while the Buffalo won the East Division with a 7–1 Conference record. Northern Illinois defeated Buffalo in the MAC Championship Game .[2]
Preseason [ ]
Preseason Poll [ ]
The MAC Preseason Poll will be released at the MAC Media Day On July 23, 2019 in Detroit, Michigan .[3]
East [ ]
Ohio (24), 144 points
Miami 107 points
Buffalo 100 points
Kent State 62 points
Akron 54 points
Bowling Green 37 points
West [ ]
Toledo (15), 127 points
Western Michigan (5), 112 points
Northern Illinois (3), 103 points
Eastern Michigan 83 points
Ball State 43 points
Central Michigan (1), 36 points
(first place votes)
MAC Championship [ ]
Ohio received 13 votes as the predicted 2019 MAC Championship Game winner. Toledo (7); Western Michigan (2); Northern Illinois (1) and Central Michigan (1) also received votes.
Head coaches [ ]
Coaching changes [ ]
There will be three new head coaches in MAC for the 2019 season.
Mike Jinks was fired and replaced by Scot Loeffler at Bowling Green.
John Bonamego was fired and replaced by Jim McElwain at Central Michigan.
Rod Carey left Northern Illinois for Temple and was replaced by Thomas Hammock .
Coaches [ ]
Team
Head Coach
Previous Job
Years at school
Overall record
MAC record
MAC titles
Akron
Tom Arth
Chattanooga
1
49–21 (.700)
0–0 (–)
0
Ball State
Mike Neu
New Orleans Saints (QB coach)
4
10–22 (.313)
4–20 (.167)
0
Bowling Green
Scot Loeffler
Virginia Tech Hokies (QB Coach)
1
0–0 (–)
0–0 (–)
0
Buffalo
Lance Leipold
Wisconsin-Whitewater
5
23–27 (.460)
15–17 (.469)
0
Central Michigan
Jim McElwain
Florida
1
44–28 (.611)
44–28 (.611)
0
Eastern Michigan
Chris Creighton
Drake
6
22–40 (.355)
13–27 (.325)
0
Kent State
Sean Lewis
Syracuse (Co Off. Coordinator)
1
0–0 (–)
0–0 (–)
0
Miami
Chuck Martin
Notre Dame
5
24–40 (.375)
20–20 (.500)
0
Northern Illinois
Thomas Hammock
Baltimore Ravens Assistant Head Coach
1
0–0 (–)
0–0 (–)
0
Ohio
Frank Solich
Nebraska
15
106–75 (.586)
66–42 (.611)
0
Toledo
Jason Candle
Toledo (Off. Coordinator)
4
28–13 (.683)
20–6 (.769)
1
Western Michigan
Tim Lester
Purdue (QB coach)
3
13–12 (.520)
9–6 (.600)
0
Schedule [ ]
Regular season [ ]
The Regular season will begin on August 29 and will end on November 30
Index to colors and formatting
MAC member won
MAC member lost
MAC teams in bold
Week One [ ]
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
August 29
6:00 p.m.
Albany
Central Michigan
Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI
ESPN3
W 38–21
12,207
August 29
6:00 p.m.
Morgan State
Bowling Green
Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH
ESPN3
W 46–3
17,460
August 29
6:00 p.m.
Robert Morris
Buffalo
UB Stadium • Amherst, NY
ESPN+
W 38–10
18,412
August 29
9:00 p.m.
Kent State
Arizona State
Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ
P12N
L 7–30
47,413
August 31
11:00 a.m.
Toledo
Kentucky
Kroger Field • Lexington, KY
SECN
L 24–38
54,610
August 31
11:00 a.m.
Akron
Illinois
Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL
BTN
L 3–42
30,654
August 31
11:00 a.m.
Indiana
Ball State
Lucas Oil Stadium • Indianapolis, IN
CBSSN
L 24–34
21,437
August 31
1:00 p.m.
Rhode Island
Ohio
Peden Stadium • Athens, OH
ESPN+
W 41–20
16,665
August 31
2:30 p.m.
Eastern Michigan
Coastal Carolina
Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC
ESPN+
W 30–23
14,237
August 31
6:00 p.m.
Illinois State
Northern Illinois
Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL
ESPN+
W 24–10
14,568
August 31
6:00 p.m.
Monmouth
Western Michigan
Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI
ESPN3
W 48–13
15,021
August 31
6:30 p.m.
Miami (OH)
No. 20 Iowa
Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA
FS1
L 24–38
69,250
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Week Two [ ]
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
September 7
12:00 p.m.
Ohio
Pittsburgh
Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA
ACCN
L 10–20
42,168
September 7
12:00 p.m.
UAB
Akron
InfoCision Stadium • Akron, OH
CBSSN
L 20–31
18,972
September 7
12:00 p.m.
Bowling Green
Kansas State
Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium • Manhattan, KS
FSN
L 0–52
46,075
September 7
12:00 p.m.
Kennesaw State
Kent State
Dix Stadium • Kent, OH
ESPN3
W 26–23 OT
18,679
September 7
1:00 p.m.
Northern Illinois
No. 13 Utah
Rice–Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT
P12N
L 17–35
45,919
September 7
2:00 p.m.
Fordham
Ball State
Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN
ESPN3
W 57–29
10,123
September 7
2:30 p.m.
Tennessee Tech
Miami (OH)
Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH
ESPN+
W 48–17
16,022
September 7
3:30 PM
Central Michigan
No. 17 Wisconsin
Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI
BTN
L 0–61
74,437
September 7
7:30 p.m.
Buffalo
No. 15 Penn State
Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA
FOX
L 13–45
104,136
September 7
7:30 PM
Western Michigan
No. 19 Michigan State
Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI
BTN
L 17–51
73,113
September 7
7:30 p.m.
Eastern Michigan
Kentucky
Kroger Field • Lexington, KY
SECN
L 17–38
55,240
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Week Three [ ]
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
September 14
12:00 PM
Eastern Michigan
Illinois
Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL
BTN
W 34–31
34,759
September 14
12:00 p.m.
Miami (OH)
Cincinnati
Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH (Victory Bell )
ESPNU
L 13–35
35,526
September 14
2:00 p.m.
Florida Atlantic
Ball State
Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN
ESPN+
L 31–41
14,333
September 14
3:00 p.m.
Akron
Central Michigan
Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI
ESPN+
CMU 45–24
18,641
September 14
5:00 p.m.
Louisiana Tech
Bowling Green
Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH
ESPN+
L 7–35
18,021
September 14
6:00 p.m.
Buffalo
Liberty
Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, VA
ESPN+
L 17–35
14,584
September 14
6:30 p.m.
Ohio
Marshall
Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV
ESPN+
L 31–33
27,323
September 14
7:00 p.m.
Kent State
Auburn
Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL
ESPN2
L 16–55
84,542
September 14
7:00 p.m.
Georgia State
Western Michigan
Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI
ESPN+
W 57–10
22,328
September 14
7:00 p.m.
Murray State
Toledo
Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH
ESPN3
W 45–0
25,361
September 14
8:00 PM
Northern Illinois
Nebraska
Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE
FS1
L 8–44
89,593
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Week Four [ ]
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
September 21
12:00 p.m.
Western Michigan
Syracuse
Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY
ACCN
L 33–52
40,700
September 21
2:00 p.m.
Louisiana
Ohio
Peden Stadium • Athens, OH
ESPN+
L 25–45
17,416
September 21
3:00 p.m.
Troy
Akron
InfoCision Stadium • Akron, OH
ESPN+
L 7–35
16,954
September 22
3:00 p.m.
Central Connecticut
Eastern Michigan
Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI
ESPN3
W 34–29
17,286
September 21
3:30 p.m.
Miami (OH)
No. 6 Ohio State
Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH
BTN
L 5–76
102,092
September 21
3:30 p.m.
Bowling Green
Kent State
Dix Stadium • Kent, OH (Anniversary Award )
ESPN3
KSU 62–20
19,700
September 21
3:30 p.m.
Temple
Buffalo
UB Stadium • Buffalo, NY
ESPNU
W 38–22
17,621
September 21
4:00 p.m.
Central Michigan
Miami
Hard Rock Stadium • Miami, FL
ACCN
L 12–17
49,997
September 21
7:00 p.m.
Ball State
NC State
Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC
ESPNU
L 23–34
57,702
September 21
10:15 p.m.
Toledo
Colorado State
Canvas Stadium • Fort Collins, CO
ESPN2
W 41–35
24,464
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Week Five [ ]
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
September 28
12:00 p.m.
Buffalo
Miami (OH)
Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH
ESPNU
M-OH 34–20
18-419
September 28
12:00 p.m.
BYU
Toledo
Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH
ESPN+
W 28–21
24,889
September 28
12:00 p.m.
Central Michigan
Western Michigan
Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI (Victory Cannon / Michigan MAC Trophy )
CBSSN
WMU 31–15
20,476
September 28
12:00 p.m.
Northern Illinois
Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN
SECN
L 18–24
24,519
September 28
3:30 p.m.
Akron
UMass
Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium • Amherst, MA
Flo Sports
L 29–37
7,284
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Week Six [ ]
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
October 5
12:00 p.m.
Kent State
No. 8 Wisconsin
Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI
ESPNU
L 0–48
74,559
October 5
3:00 p.m.
Eastern Michigan
Central Michigan
Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI (Michigan MAC Trophy/Rivalry )
ESPN+
CMU 42–16
15,235
October 5
3:30 p.m.
Ball State
Northern Illinois
Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL (Bronze Stalk Trophy )
ESPN3
BSU 27–20
10,365
October 5
3:30 p.m.
Western Michigan
Toledo
Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH
ESPN+
TOL 31–24
22,141
October 5
3:30 p.m.
Bowling Green
No. 9 Notre Dame
Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN
NBC
L 0–52
77,622
October 5
3:30 p.m.
Ohio
Buffalo
UB Stadium • Buffalo, NY
ESPN+
OU 21–20 OT
20,042
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Week Seven [ ]
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
October 12
12:00 p.m.
Miami (OH)
Western Michigan
Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI
ESPNU
WMU 38–16
21,702
October 12
12:00 p.m.
Toledo
Bowling Green
Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH (Battle of I-75 Trophy )
CBSSN
BGSU 20–7
19,199
October 12
2:00 p.m.
Ball State
Eastern Michigan
Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI
ESPN+
BSU 29–23
17,852
October 12
3:00 p.m.
New Mexico State
Central Michigan
Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI
ESPN3
W 42–28
15,764
October 12
3:30 p.m.
Kent State
Akron
InfoCision Stadium • Akron, OH (Wagon Wheel )
ESPN3
KSU 26–3
22,692
October 12
3:30 p.m.
Northern Illinois
Ohio
Peden Stadium • Athens, OH
ESPN+
NIU 39–36
18,019
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Week Eight [ ]
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
October 19
12:00 p.m.
Kent State
Ohio
Peden Stadium • Athens, OH
CBSSN
OU 45–38
15,009
October 19
2:00 p.m.
Central Michigan
Bowling Green
Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH
ESPN3
CMU 38–20
15,100
October 19
2:00 p.m.
Toledo
Ball State
Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN
ESPN+
BSU 52–14
15,113
October 19
2:30 p.m.
Northern Illinois
Miami (OH)
Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH
ESPN+
M-OH 27–24
11,710
October 19
3:30 p.m.
Buffalo
Akron
InfoCision Stadium • Akron, OH
ESPN3
UB 21–0
16,909
October 19
7:00 p.m.
Western Michigan
Eastern Michigan
Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI (Michigan MAC Trophy)
ESPN+
EMU 34–27
20,528
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Week Nine [ ]
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
October 26
12:00 p.m.
Bowling Green
Western Michigan
Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI
ESPN3
WMU 49–10
16,778
October 26
2:00 p.m.
Ohio
Ball State
Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN
ESPN+
OU 34–21
5,572
October 26
3:30 p.m.
Central Michigan
Buffalo
UB Stadium • Buffalo, NY
ESPN+
UB 43–20
14,850
October 26
3:30 p.m.
Miami (OH)
Kent State
Dix Stadium • Kent, OH
ESPN+
M-OH 23–16
8,455
October 26
3:30 p.m.
Eastern Michigan
Toledo
Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH
ESPN+
TOL 37–34 OT
18,061
October 26
3:30 p.m.
Akron
Northern Illinois
Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL
ESPN3
NIU 49–0
9,027
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Week Ten [ ]
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
November 2
12:00 p.m.
Northern Illinois
Central Michigan
Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI
CBSSN
CMU 48–10
10,438
November 2
12:00 p.m.
Buffalo
Eastern Michigan
Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI
ESPNU
UB 43–14
16,017
November 2
2:00 p.m.
Akron
Bowling Green
Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH
ESPN+
BGSU 35–6
12,113
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Week Eleven [ ]
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
November 5
7:00 p.m.
Kent State
Toledo
Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH
CBSSN
TOL 35–33
16,331
November 5
8:00 p.m.
Ball State
Western Michigan
Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI
ESPN2
WMU 35–31
11,314
November 6
8:00 p.m.
Miami (OH)
Ohio
Peden Stadium • Athens, OH (Battle of the Bricks )
ESPN2
M-OH 24–21
20,589
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Week Twelve [ ]
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
November 12
7:30 p.m.
Western Michigan
Ohio
Peden Stadium • Athens, OH
ESPN2
WMU 37–34 OT
11,700
November 12
8:00 p.m.
Eastern Michigan
Akron
InfoCision Stadium • Akron, OH
ESPNU
EMU 42–14
10,811
November 13
8:00 p.m.
Bowling Green
Miami (OH)
Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH
ESPNU
M-OH 44–3
19,897
November 13
8:00 p.m.
Northern Illinois
Toledo
Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH
ESPN2
NIU 31–28
15,610
November 14
7:00 p.m.
Buffalo
Kent State
Dix Stadium • Kent, OH
CBSSN
KSU 30–27
8,450
November 16
3:30 p.m.
Central Michigan
Ball State
Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN
CBSSN
CMU 45–44
7,249
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Week Thirteen [ ]
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
November 19
7:30 p.m.
Eastern Michigan
Northern Illinois
Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL
ESPN2
EMU 45–17
5,062
November 19
7:30 p.m.
Ohio
Bowling Green
Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH
ESPNU
OU 66–24
9,715
November 20
7:30 p.m.
Akron
Miami (OH)
Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH
ESPNU
M-OH 20–17
22,921
November 20
7:30 p.m.
Toledo
Buffalo
UB Stadium • Buffalo, NY
ESPN2
UB 49–30
13,830
November 23
12:00 p.m.
Ball State
Kent State
Dix Stadium • Kent, OH
ESPN+
KSU 41–38
8,825
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Week Fourteen [ ]
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
November 26
6:00 p.m.
Ohio
Akron
InfoCision Stadium • Akron, OH
ESPN+
OU 52–3
21,414
November 26
7:00 p.m.
Western Michigan
Northern Illinois
Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL
ESPNU
NIU 17–14
3,568
November 29
12:00 p.m.
Bowling Green
Buffalo
UB Stadium • Buffalo, NY
ESPN+
UB 49–7
13,749
November 29
12:00 p.m.
Kent State
Eastern Michigan
Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI
ESPN+
KSU 34–26
13,444
November 29
12:00 p.m.
Miami (OH)
Ball State
Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN
CBSSN
BSU 41–27
7,155
November 29
12:00 p.m.
Toledo
Central Michigan
Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI
ESPNU
CMU 49–7
9,101
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Championship Game [ ]
Week Fifteen (MAC Championship game) [ ]
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
December 7
12:00 p.m.
Miami (OH)
Central Michigan
Ford Field • Detroit, MI
ESPN
M-OH 26–21
22,427
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time Zone .
Mid-American vs other conferences [ ]
2019–2020 records against non-conference foes:
Regular Season
Post Season
Mid-American vs Power 5 matchups [ ]
This is a list of games the MAC has scheduled versus power conference teams (ACC , Big 10 , Big 12 , Pac-12 , BYU , Notre Dame and SEC ). All rankings are from the current AP Poll at the time of the game.
Date
Conference
Visitor
Home
Site
Score
August 29
Pac-12
Kent State
Arizona State
Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ
L 7–30
August 31
SEC
Toledo
Kentucky
Kroger Field • Lexington, KY
L 24–38
August 31
Big Ten
Akron
Illinois
Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL
L 3–42
August 31
Big Ten
Indiana
Ball State
Lucas Oil Stadium • Indianapolis, IN
L 24–34
August 31
Big Ten
Miami (OH)
No. 20 Iowa
Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA
L 24–38
September 7
ACC
Ohio
Pittsburgh
Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA
L 10–20
September 7
Big 12
Bowling Green
Kansas State
Bill Snyder Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS
L 0–52
September 7
Pac-12
Northern Illinois
No. 13 Utah
Rice–Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT
L 17–35
September 7
Big Ten
Central Michigan
No. 17 Wisconsin
Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI
L 0–61
September 7
SEC
Eastern Michigan
Kentucky
Kroger Field • Lexington, KY
L 17–38
September 7
Big Ten
Western Michigan
No. 19 Michigan State
Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI
L 17–51
September 7
Big Ten
Buffalo
No. 15 Penn State
Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA
L 13–45
September 14
Big Ten
Eastern Michigan
Illinois
Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL
W 34–31
September 14
SEC
Kent State
Auburn
Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL
L 16–55
September 14
Big Ten
Northern Illinois
Nebraska
Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE
L 8–44
September 21
Big Ten
Miami (OH)
Ohio State
Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH
L 5–76
September 21
ACC
Central Michigan
Miami (FL)
Hard Rock Stadium • Miami, FL
L 12–17
September 21
ACC
Ball State
NC State
Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC
L 23–34
September 21
ACC
Western Michigan
Syracuse
Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY
L 33–52
September 28
SEC
Northern Illinois
Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN
L 18–24
September 28
Independent
BYU
Toledo
Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH
W 28–21
October 5
Big Ten
Kent State
No. 8 Wisconsin
Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI
L 0–48
October 5
Independent
Bowling Green
No. 9 Notre Dame
Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN
L 0–52
Mid-American vs Group of Five matchups [ ]
The following games include MAC teams competing against teams from the American , C-USA , Mountain or Sun Belt .
Date
Conference
Visitor
Home
Site
Score
August 31
Sun Belt
Eastern Michigan
Coastal Carolina
Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC
W 30–23
September 7
C-USA
UAB
Akron
InfoCision Stadium • Akron, OH
W 31–23
September 14
American
Miami (OH)
Cincinnati
Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH
L 13–35
September 14
C-USA
Florida Atlantic
Ball State
Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN
L 31–41
September 14
C-USA
Louisiana Tech
Bowling Green
Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH
L 7–35
September 14
C-USA
Ohio
Marshall
Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV
L 31–33
September 14
Sun Belt
Georgia State
Western Michigan
Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI
W 57–10
September 21
Mountain West
Toledo
Colorado State
Canvas Stadium • Fort Collins, CO
W 41–35
September 21
American
Temple
Buffalo
UB Stadium • Buffalo, NY
W 38–22
September 21
Sun Belt
Louisiana
Ohio
Peden Stadium • Athens, OH
L 25–45
September 21
Sun Belt
Troy
Akron
InfoCision Stadium • Akron, OH
L 7–35
Mid-American vs FBS independents matchups [ ]
The following games include MAC teams competing against FBS Independents , which includes Army , Liberty , New Mexico State , or UMass .
Date
Conference
Visitor
Home
Site
Score
September 14
Independents
Buffalo
Liberty
Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, VA
L 17–35
September 28
Independents
Akron
UMass
Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium • Amherst, MA
L 29–37
October 12
Independents
New Mexico State
Central Michigan
Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI
W 42–28
Mid-American vs FCS matchups [ ]
Date
Visitor
Home
Site
Score
August 29
Albany
Central Michigan
Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI
W 38–21
August 29
Morgan State
Bowling Green
Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH
W 46–3
August 29
Robert Morris
Buffalo
UB Stadium • Buffalo, NY
W 38–10
August 31
Rhode Island
Ohio
Peden Stadium • Athens, OH
W 41–20
August 31
Illinois State
Northern Illinois
Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL
W 24–10
August 31
Monmouth
Western Michigan
Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI
W 48–13
September 7
Kennesaw State
Kent State
Dix Stadium • Kent, OH
W 26–23 (OT)
September 7
Fordham
Ball State
Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN
W 57–29
September 7
Tennessee Tech
Miami (OH)
Yager Stadium • Miami, OH
W 48–17
September 14
Murray State
Toledo
Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH
W 45–0
September 21
Central Connecticut State
Eastern Michigan
Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI
W 34–29
Postseason [ ]
Bowl games [ ]
Bowl game
Date
Site
Television
Time (EST )
MAC team
Opponent
Score
Attendance
Bahamas Bowl
December 20
Thomas Robinson Stadium • Nassau, Bahamas
ESPN
2:00 p.m.
Buffalo
Charlotte
31–9
13,547
Frisco Bowl
December 20
Toyota Stadium • Frisco, TX
ESPN2
7:30 p.m.
Kent State
Utah State
51–41
12,120
New Mexico Bowl
December 21
Dreamstyle Stadium • Albuquerque, NM
ESPN
2:00 p.m.
Central Michigan
San Diego State
11–48
18,823
Quick Lane Bowl
December 26
Ford Field • Detroit, MI
ESPN
8:00 p.m.
Eastern Michigan
Pittsburgh
30–34
34,765
First Responder Bowl
December 30
Gerald J. Ford Stadium • Dallas, TX
ESPN
12:30 p.m.
Western Michigan
Western Kentucky
20–23
13,164
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
January 3, 2020
Albertsons Stadium • Boise, ID
ESPN
3:30 p.m.
Ohio
Nevada
30–21
13,611
LendingTree Bowl
January 6, 2020
Ladd-Peebles Stadium • Mobile, AL
ESPN
7:30 p.m.
Miami (OH)
Louisiana
17–27
29,212
Rankings are from CFP rankings. All times Eastern Time Zone. MAC teams shown in bold.
Selection of teams [ ]
Bowl eligible: Buffalo, Central Michigan, Eastern Michigan, Kent State, Miami, Ohio, Western Michigan, Toledo
Bowl-ineligible: Akron, Bowling Green, Ball State, Northern Illinois
Awards and honors [ ]
Player of the week honors [ ]
East Division [ ]
Week
Offensive
Defensive
Special Teams
Player
Team
Position
Player
Team
Position
Player
Team
Position
Week 1 (Sept. 2)
Darius Wade
Bowling Green
QB
Jared Dorse
Ohio
LB
Derek Adams
Kent State
P
Week 2 (Sept. 9)
Dustin Burkhart
Akron
WR
Joey Banks
Buffalo
S
Matthew Trickett
Kent State
K
Week 3 (Sept. 16)
Nathan Rourke
Ohio
QB
Kameron Butler
Miami (OH)
DL
Derek Adams (2)
Kent State
P
Week 4 (Sept. 23)
Dustin Crum
Kent State
QB
Joey Banks (2)
Buffalo
S
Louie Zervos
Ohio
K
Week 5 (Sept. 30)
Jaylon Bester
Miami (OH)
RB
Mike Brown
Miami (OH)
DB
Sam Sloman
Miami (OH)
K
Week 6 (Oct. 5)
O'Shaan Allison
Ohio
RB
Taylor Riggins
Buffalo
DE
Derek Adams (3)
Kent State
P
Week 7 (Oct. 12)
Grant Loy
Bowling Green
QB
Elvis Hines
Kent State
DB
Matthew Trickett (2)
Kent State
K
Week 8 (Oct. 19)
Nathan Rourke (2)
Ohio
QB
Ledarius Mack
Buffalo
DE
Maurice Thomas
Miami (OH)
KR/PR
Week 9 (Oct. 28)
Nathan Rourke (3)
Ohio
QB
Joey Banks (3)
Buffalo
S
Sam Sloman (2)
Miami (OH)
PK
Week 10 (Nov. 4)
Kyle Vantrease
Buffalo
QB
Chibueze Onwuka
Buffalo
DT
Mason Lawler
Bowling Green
K
Week 11 (Nov. 11)
Dustin Crum (2)
Kent State
QB
Sterling Weatherford
Miami (OH)
DB
Sam Sloman (3)
Miami (OH)
K
Week 12 (Nov. 18)
Xavier Williams
Kent State
RB
Travion Banks
Miami (OH)
DB
Matthew Trickett (3)
Kent State
K
Week 13 (Nov. 25)
Ivan Pace Jr.
Miami (OH)
LB
Louie Zervos (2)
Ohio
K
Week 14 (Dec. 2)
Jaret Patterson (2)
Buffalo
RB
KJ Sherald
Kent State
DB
Lonnie Phelps
Miami (OH)
DL
West Division [ ]
Week
Offensive
Defensive
Special Teams
Player
Team
Position
Player
Team
Position
Player
Team
Position
Week 1 (Sept. 2)
Mike Glass III Jon Wassink
Eastern Michigan Western Michigan
QB
Jalen McKie
Northern Illinois
DB
Keith Mixon
Western Michigan
WR/KR/PR
Week 2 (Sept. 9)
Drew Plitt
Ball State
QB
Brody Hoying
Eastern Michigan
DB
Brady Buell
Central Michigan
P
Week 3 (Sept. 16)
Mike Glass III (2)
Eastern Michigan
QB
Treshaun Hayward
Western Michigan
LB
Chad Ryland
Eastern Michigan
K
Week 4 (Sept. 23)
Bryant Koback
Toledo
RB
Sean Adesanya
Central Michigan
DE
Mathew Sexton
Eastern Michigan
WR/PR/KR
Week 5 (Sept. 30)
Shakif Seymour
Toledo
RB
Kahlil Robinson
Toledo
S
Evan Davis
Toledo
K
Week 6 (Oct. 5)
Caleb Huntley Jonathan Ward
Ball State Central Michigan
RB
Saeed Holt
Toledo
LB
Ryan Rimmler
Ball State
K
Week 7 (Oct. 12)
Treb Harbison
Northern Illinois
RB
Drake Spears
Western Michigan
LB
John Richardson
Northern Illinois
K
Week 8 (Oct. 19)
Preston Hutchinson
Eastern Michigan
QB
Da'Quaun Jamison
Central Michigan
DB
Jake Julien
Eastern Michigan
P
Week 9 (Oct. 28)
LeVante Bellamy
Western Michigan
RB
Treshaun Hayward (2)
Western Michigan
LB
Ronnie Jones
Toledo
KR
Week 10 (Nov. 4)
Jonathan Ward (2)
Central Michigan
RB
Michael Oliver
Central Michigan
LB
Matt Ference
Northern Illinois
P
Week 11 (Nov. 11)
LeVante Bellamy (2)
Western Michigan
RB
Jamal Hines
Toledo
DE
Malik Dunner
Ball State
KR/PR
Week 12 (Nov. 18)
Jonathan Ward (3)
Central Michigan
RB
Jack Heflin
Northern Illinois
DT
John Richardson (2)
Northern Illinois
K
Week 13 (Nov. 15)
Mike Glass III (3)
Eastern Michigan
QB
Kobie Beltram
Eastern Michigan
LB
Ronnie Jones (2)
Toledo
KR/PR
Week 14 (Dec. 2)
Drew Plitt (2)
Ball State
QB
Michael Oliver (2)
Central Michigan
LB
Matt Ference (2)
Northern Illinois
P
MAC Individual Awards [ ]
The following individuals received postseason honors as voted by the Mid-American Conference football coaches at the end of the season
Award
Player
School
Offensive Player of the Year
LeVante Bellamy
Western Michigan
Defensive Player of the Year
Treshaun Hayward
Western Michigan
Special Teams Player of the Year
Matthew Trickett
Kent State
Freshman Player of the Year
Brett Gabbert
Miami (OH)
Vern Smith Leadership Award
LeVante Bellamy
Western Michigan
Coach of the Year
Jim McElwain
Central Michigan
All-conference teams [ ]
Position
Player
Team
First Team Offense
WR
Kalil Pimpleton
Central Michigan
WR
Justin Hall
Ball State
WR
Skyy Moore
Western Michigan
WR
JaCorey Sullivan
Central Michigan
OL
Danny Pinter
Ball State
OL
Luke Jurgia
Western Michigan
OL
Jordan Steckler
Northern Illinois
OL
Evin Ksiezarczyk
Buffalo
OL
Tommy Doyle
Miami (OH)
TE
Giovanni Ricci
Western Michigan
QB
Nathan Rourke
Ohio
RB
LeVante Bellamy
Western Michigan
RB
Jaret Patterson
Buffalo
PK
Matthew Trickett
Kent State
First Team Defense
DL
Sean Adesanya
Central Michigan
DL
Taylor Riggins
Buffalo
DL
Malcolm Koonce
Buffalo
DL
Doug Costin
Miami (OH)
OLB
Treshaun Hayward
Western Michigan
OLB
Troy Brown
Central Michigan
ILB
Jacob White
Ball State
ILB
John Lako
Akron
DB
Joey Banks
Buffalo
DB
Javon Hagan
Ohio
DB
Vince Calhoun
Eastern Michigan
DB
Antonio Phillips
Ball State
P
Kyle Kramer
Miami (OH)
First Team Specialists
KRS
Keith Mixon
Western Michigan
PRS
Kalil Pimpleton
Central Michigan
Position
Player
Team
Second Team Offense
WR
Riley Miller
Ball State
WR
Arthur Jackson
Eastern Michigan
WR
Bryce Mitchell
Toledo
WR
Quintin Morris
Bowling Green
OL
Austen Pleasants
Ohio
OL
Jaylon Moore
Western Michigan
OL
Kayode Awosika
Buffalo
OL
Mike Caliendo
Western Michigan
OL
Paul Nosworthy
Buffalo
TE
Tony Poljan
Central Michigan
QB
Mike Glass III
Eastern Michigan
RB
Bryant Koback
Toledo
RB
Caleb Huntley
Ball State
PK
Sam Sloman
Miami (OH)
Second Team Defense
DL
Ali Fayad
Western Michigan
DL
Jack Heflin
Northern Illinois
DL
Ledarius Mack
Buffalo
DL
Kameron Butler
Miami (OH)
OLB
Brody Hoying
Eastern Michigan
OLB
Kadofi Wright
Buffalo
ILB
Michael Oliver
Central Michigan
ILB
Drake Spears
Western Michigan
DB
Jamal Parker
Kent State
DB
Mykelti Williams
Northern Illinois
DB
Amechi Uzodinma
Ball State
DB
Tyrone Hill
Buffalo
P
Michael Farkas
Ohio
Second Team Specialists
KRS
Malik Dunner
Ball State
PRS
Maurice Thomas
Miami (OH)
Position
Player
Team
Third Team Offense
WR
Isaiah McCoy
Kent State
WR
Antonio Nunn
Buffalo
WR
Mike Carrigan
Kent State
WR
Dylan Drummond
Eastern Michigan
OL
Nick Rosi
Toledo
OL
Danny Godlevske
Miami (OH)
OL
Curtis Blackwell
Ball State
OL
Marques Grimes
Ohio
OL
Steven Hayes
Ohio
TE
Mitchell Brinkman
Northern Illinois
QB
Jon Wassink
Western Michigan
RB
Jonathan Ward
Central Michigan
RB
Tre Harbison
Northern Illinois
PK
John Richardson
Northern Illinois
Third Team Defense
DL
Jamal Hines
Toledo
DL
Chibueze Onwuka
Buffalo
DL
Theo Majette
Kent State
DL
Robi Stuart
Central Michigan
OLB
Myles Reid
Miami (OH)
OLB
Kholbe Coleman
Bowling Green
ILB
Kobie Beltram
Eastern Michigan
ILB
Jaylin Thomas
Ball State
DB
Alvin Davis
Akron
DB
Emmanuel Rugamba
Miami (OH)
DB
Patrick Lupro
Western Michigan
DB
Kevin McGill
Eastern Michigan
P
Derek Adams
Kent State
Third Team Specialists
KRS
DL Knock
Ohio
PRS
Keith Mixon
Western Michigan
*Denotes Unanimous Selection
Ref:[4]
All Conference Honorable Mentions:
All-Americans [ ]
The 2019 College Football All-America Teams are composed of the following College Football All-American first teams chosen by the following selector organizations: Associated Press (AP), Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), Walter Camp Foundation (WCFF), The Sporting News (TSN ), Sports Illustrated (SI ), USA Today (USAT) ESPN , CBS Sports (CBS), FOX Sports (FOX) College Football News (CFN ), Bleacher Report (BR), Scout.com , Phil Steele (PS), SB Nation (SB), Athlon Sports , Pro Football Focus (PFF) and Yahoo! Sports (Yahoo!).
Currently, the NCAA compiles consensus all-America teams in the sports of Division I-FBS football and Division I men's basketball using a point system computed from All-America teams named by coaches associations or media sources. The system consists of three points for a first-team honor, two points for second-team honor, and one point for third-team honor. Honorable mention and fourth team or lower recognitions are not accorded any points. Football consensus teams are compiled by position and the player accumulating the most points at each position is named first team consensus all-American. Currently, the NCAA recognizes All-Americans selected by the AP, AFCA, FWAA, TSN , and the WCFF to determine Consensus and Unanimous All-Americans. Any player named to the First Team by all five of the NCAA-recognized selectors is deemed a Unanimous All-American.[5] [6]
Position
Player
School
Selector
Unanimous
Consensus
First Team All-Americans
None
Position
Player
School
Selector
Unanimous
Consensus
Second Team All-Americans
LB
Treshaun Hayward
Western Michigan
TSN
*AFCA All-America Team
*AP All-America teams
*CBS Sports All-America Team
*ESPN All-America Team
*FWAA All-America Team
*Sports Illustrated All-America Team
*The Athletic All-America Team
*USA Today All-America Team
*Walter Camp All-America Team
*Sporting News All-America Team
All-Academic [ ]
National award winners [ ]
2019 College Football Award Winners
Home game attendance [ ]
Team
Stadium
Capacity
Game 1
Game 2
Game 3
Game 4
Game 5
Game 6
Game 7
Total
Average
% of Capacity
Akron
InfoCision Stadium–Summa Field
27,881
18,972
16,954
22,692 †
16,909
10,811
21,414[7]
—
Ball State
Scheumann Stadium
22,500
10,123
14,333
15,113 †
5,572
7,249
7,155
—
Bowling Green
Doyt Perry Stadium
24,000
17,620
18,021
19,199 †
15,100
12,113
9,715
—
Buffalo
UB Stadium
29,013
18,412
17,621
20,042 †
14,850
13,830
13,749
—
Central Michigan
Kelly/Shorts Stadium
30,255
12,207
18,641 †
15,235
15,764
10,438
9,101
—
Eastern Michigan
Rynearson Stadium
30,200
17,286
17,852
20,528 †
16,017
13,444
—
Kent State
Dix Stadium
25,319
18,679
19,700 †
8,455
8,450
8,825
—
Miami (OH)
Yager Stadium
24,286
16,022
18,419
11,710
19,897
22,921 †
—
Northern Illinois
Huskie Stadium
24,000
14,568 †
10,365
9,027
5,062
3,568
—
Ohio
Peden Stadium
24,000
16,665
17,416
18,019
15,009
20,589 †
11,700
—
Toledo
Glass Bowl
26,248
25,361 †
24,889
22,141
18,061
16,331
15,610
—
Western Michigan
Waldo Stadium
30,200
15,021
22,328 †
20,476
21,702
16,778
11,314
—
Bold – Exceed capacity
†Season High
NFL Draft [ ]
The following list includes all MAC players who were drafted in the 2020 NFL draft .
Player
Position
School
Draft Round
Round Pick
Overall Pick
Team
Danny Pinter
G
Ball State
5
3
149
Indianapolis Colts
Sam Sloman
K
Miami (OH)
7
34
248
Los Angeles Rams
References [ ]
^ "MAC Announces 2019 Football Schedule" . Getsomemaction.com . February 20, 2019. Retrieved February 20, 2019 .[permanent dead link ]
^ "Northern Illinois Scores Late To Win MAC Title Game" . USA Today.com . November 30, 2018. Retrieved November 30, 2018 .
^ "MAC announces 2019 preseason football poll" . Retrieved 2019-07-23 .
^ "MAC Announces 2019 All-MAC Teams & Postseason Awards" . getsomemaction.com . Mid-American Conference . December 4, 2019. Retrieved December 4, 2019 .
^ "2010-11 NCAA Statistics Policies(updated 9/15/2010)" . National Collegiate Athletic Association . September 15, 2010. Archived from the original on December 10, 2011. Retrieved December 10, 2011 .
^ 2018 Consensus All-America Team
^ "Ohio vs. Akron - Game Summary - November 26, 2019 - ESPN" . ESPN.com . Retrieved 2019-12-12 .
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