2023 Mid-American Conference football season

Sports season
2023 Mid-American Conference football season
LeagueNCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision
SportFootball
DurationAugust 26 - December 2
Number of teams12
2024 NFL Draft
Top draft pickQuinyon Mitchell, CB, Toledo
Picked byPhiladelphia Eagles (round 1, pick 22)
Regular season
MAC Championship Game
Seasons
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2024 →
2023 Mid-American Conference football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Miami (OH) xy$   7 – 1     11 – 3  
Ohio   6 – 2     10 – 3  
Bowling Green   5 – 3     7 – 6  
Buffalo   3 – 5     3 – 9  
Akron   1 – 7     2 – 10  
Kent State   0 – 8     1 – 11  
West Division
Toledo xy   8 – 0     11 – 3  
Northern Illinois   5 – 3     7 – 6  
Eastern Michigan   4 – 4     6 – 7  
Central Michigan   3 – 5     5 – 7  
Ball State   3 – 5     4 – 8  
Western Michigan   3 – 5     4 – 8  
Championship: Miami (OH) 23, Toledo 14
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant

The 2023 Mid-American Conference football season is the 78th season for the Mid-American Conference (MAC), as part of the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Non-conference play began with one game on August 26. Conference play began on September 23 and concluded with the MAC championship game on Saturday, December 2 at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan.[1] Miami won the East division with a 7-1 conference record with their only loss coming against Toledo.[2] Toledo won the West with a perfect conference record.[3] Their quarterback Dequan Finn won Player of the Year and coach Jason Candle won coach of the year.[4] On October 21, during the regular season game between the division winners, Miami quarterback Brett Gabbert suffered a season ending leg injury.[5] In spite of that, Miami won their first MAC Championship since 2019 with a 23–14 upset victory in the MAC Championship Game.[6]

Previous season

During the 2022 conference season, Ohio won the East Division with a record of 7–1 and Toledo won the West Division with a 5–3 conference record. In the 2022 MAC Championship Game, Toledo defeated Ohio by a final score of 17–7.[7] The MAC finished with a 4–2 bowl record which was good enough to win the Bowl Challenge Cup[8][9]

Preseason

The MAC Football Kickoff will be held on July 20, 2023 at Fox Theatre in Detroit, Michigan from 9:00 am EDT to 1:30 pm EDT. Each team will have their head coach and a student athlete from both the offense and the defense to speak to the media.[10]

  • Akron – Head Coach Joe Moorhead, Daniel George, R-Sr., WR, KJ Martin, R-So., DB
  • Ball State – Head Coach Mike Neu, Brady Hunt, R-So., TE, Clayton Coll, Sr., LB
  • Bowling Green – Head Coach Scot Loeffler, Darren Anders, Sr., ILB, Odieu Hiliare, Sr., WR
  • Buffalo – Head Coach Maurice Linguist, Marcus Fuqua, 5th-Yr., S, Cole Snyder, 5th-Yr., QB
  • Central Michigan – Head Coach Jim McElwain, Deiyantei Powell Woods, Sr., OL, Trey Jones, Jr., DB
  • Eastern Michigan – Head Coach Chris Creighton, Samson Evans, Grad., RB, Chase Kline, Senior, LB
  • Kent State – Head Coach Kenni Burns, CJ West, Sr., DL, Khalib Johns, Gr., LB
  • Miami – Head Coach Chuck Martin, Brett Gabbert, R-Jr., QB, Matthew Salopek, R-Jr., LB
  • Northern Illinois – Head Coach Thomas Hammock, Nolan Potter, R-Sr., OL, James Ester, Sr., DT
  • Ohio – Head Coach Tim Albin, Kurtis Rourke, R-Sr., QB, Bryce Houston, Grad., LB
  • Toledo – Head Coach Jason Candle, Quinyon Mitchell, Jr., CB, Dequan Finn, Jr., QB
  • Western Michigan – Head Coach Lance Taylor, Jacob Gideon, Jr., OL, Marshawn Kneeland, R-Jr., DL

Preseason polls

Coaches Poll

On July 20 the MAC announced the preseason coaches poll. Defending MAC champion Toledo was named the preseason favorite to win the conference while Ohio was picked to win the Eastern Division.[11][12]

East
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Ohio 63 (9)
2 Miami 52 (2)
3 Buffalo 51 (1)
4 Bowling Green 35
5 Akron 26
6 Kent State 19
West
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Toledo 66 (11)
2 Eastern Michigan 55 (1)
3 Northern Illinois 38
4 Central Michigan 37
5 Ball State 27
6 Western Michigan 23
Coaches poll (MAC Championship)
Rank Team Votes
1 Toledo 7
2 Ohio 4
3 Buffalo 1

Individual Award Preseason Watchlists

Award Head Coach/Player School Position Ref
Lott Trophy Marcus Fuqua Buffalo S [13]
Dodd Trophy none HC [14]
Maxwell Award Alex Adams Akron WR [15][16]
Marquez Cooper Ball State RB
Samson Evans Eastern Michigan RB
Kurtis Rourke Ohio QB
Dequan Finn Toledo QB
Davey O'Brien Award Kurtis Rourke Ohio QB [17][18]
Dequan Finn Toledo
Doak Walker Award Sieh Bangura Ohio RB [19][20]
Samson Evans Eastern Michigan
Antario Brown Northern Illinois
Biletnikoff Award Alex Adams Akron WR [21][22]
Sam Wiglusz Ohio
Jerjuan Newton Toledo
John Mackey Award Brady Hunt Ball State TE [23][24]
Rimington Trophy Jacob Gideon Western Michigan C [25][26]
Butkus Award Shaun Dolac Buffalo LB [27][28]
Dallas Gant Toledo
Jim Thorpe Award Quinyon Mitchell Toledo CB [29][30]
Marcus Fuqua Buffalo S
Bronko Nagurski Trophy Shaun Dolac Buffalo LB [31][32]
Marcus Fuqua Buffalo S
Maxen Hook Toledo S
Donte Kent Central Michigan CB
Quinyon Mitchell Toledo CB
Devonte O'Malley Northerm Illinois DT


Award Head Coach/Player School Position Ref
Outland Trophy Ethan Crowe Ball State C [33][34]
Daymond Williams Buffalo DT
Deiyantei Powell-Woods Central Michigan G
Nolan Potter Northern Illinois T
Nick Rosi Toledo T
Lou Groza Award Alex McNulty Buffalo K [35][36]
Jesus Gomez Eastern Michigan
Ray Guy Award Lucas Borrow Ball State P [37][38]
Mitchell Tomasek Eastern Michigan
Dom Dzioban Miami
Paul Hornung Award Ron Cook Jr. Buffalo RB [39][40]
Trayvon Rudolph Northern Illinois WR
Jacquez Stuart Toledo RB
Wuerffel Trophy Clayton Coll Ball State LB [41][42]
Abdul-Fatai Ibrahim Bowling Green WR
Austin Osborne Bowling Green WR
Brock Horne Bowling Green LB
Darren Anders Bowling Green LB
Demetrius Hardamon Bowling Green LB
Max Michel Buffalo DE
Robi Stuart Central Michigan DL
Brian Dooley Eastern Michigan OL
Dallas Gant Toledo LB
Boone Bonnema Western Michigan LB


Award Head Coach/Player School Position Ref
Walter Camp Award Kurtis Rourke Ohio QB [43][44]
Samson Evans Eastern Michigan RB
Bednarik Award Shaun Dolac Buffalo LB [45][46]
Quinyon Mitchell Toledo CB
Rotary Lombardi Award Dallas Gant LB Toledo [47][48]
Patrick Mannelly Award none LS [49]
Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Bert Emmanuel Jr. QB Central Michigan [50]
Jaylon Jackson RB Eastern Michigan
Manning Award Dequan Finn Toledo QB [51][52]
Kurtis Rourke Ohio
Cole Snyder Buffalo
Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Kurtis Rourke Ohio QB [53][54]

Coaches

Coaching changes

The MAC enters the 2023 season with two new head football coaches:

Head coaching records

Team Head coach Previous Job Years at school Overall record MAC record MAC titles
Akron Joe Moorhead Oregon (offensive coordinator) 2 54–35 (.607) 1–7 (.125) 0
Ball State Mike Neu New Orleans Saints (QB Coach) 8 33–48 (.407) 20–34 (.370) 1
Bowling Green Scot Loeffler Boston College (offensive coordinator/QB coach) 5 13–29 (.310) 9–20 (.310) 0
Buffalo Maurice Linguist Michigan (co-defensive coordinator) 3 11–14 (.440) 7–9 (.438) 0
Central Michigan Jim McElwain Florida 5 68–48 (.586) 18–12 (.600) 0
Eastern Michigan Chris Creighton Drake 10 185–107 (.634) 27–43 (.386) 0
Kent State Kenni Burns Minnesota (associate head coach) 1 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) 0
Miami Chuck Martin Notre Dame (offensive coordinator/QB coach) 9 119–66 (.643) 37–30 (.552) 1
Northern Illinois Thomas Hammock Baltimore Ravens (running backs coach) 5 17–27 (.386) 12–18 (.400) 1
Ohio Tim Albin Ohio (associate head coach) 3 38–21 (.644) 10–6 (.625) 0
Toledo Jason Candle Toledo (offensive coordinator) 8 54–32 (.628) 35–19 (.648) 2
Western Michigan Lance Taylor Louisville (offensive coordinator) 1 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) 0

Source - [60][61][62][63][64][65][66][67][68][69][70][71]

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 RV RV RV RV RV
C RV
CFP Not released
Northern Illinois AP
C
CFP Not released
Ohio AP RV
C RV RV RV
CFP Not released
Toledo AP RV RV RV RV RV 23 23 RV RV
C RV RV RV RV RV RV RV 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 -[72][73][74][75][76][77][78][79][80][81][82][83][84][85][86][87][88]

Coaches -[89][90][91][92][93][94][95][96][97][98][99][100][101][102][103]

CFP -[104][105][106][107][108][109]

Schedule

[1][110][111]

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

All times Eastern time.

Week 0

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
August 26 7:00 p.m. Ohio San Diego State Snapdragon Stadium • San Diego, CA FS1 L 13–20   23,867
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 1

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
August 31 7:00 p.m. Saint Francis (PA) Western Michigan Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI ESPN+ W 35–17   19,432
August 31 7:00 p.m. Kent State UCF FBC Mortgage Stadium • Orlando, FL FS1 L 6–56   44,088
September 1 6:30 p.m. Howard Eastern Michigan Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI ESPN+ W 33–23   18,065
September 1 7:00 p.m. Miami (OH) Miami (FL) Hard Rock Stadium • Miami, FL ACCN L 3–38   49,024
September 1 7:00 p.m. Central Michigan Michigan State Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI FS1 L 7–31    
September 2 12:00 p.m. LIU Ohio Peden Stadium • Athens, OH ESPN+ W 27–10   18,453
September 2 12:00 p.m. Ball State Kentucky Kroger Field • Lexington, KY SECN L 14–44    
September 2 12:00 p.m. Bowling Green Liberty Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, VA CBSSN L 24–34   18,811
September 2 12:00 p.m. Northern Illinois Boston College Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA ACCN W 27–24 OT  30,122
September 2 2:00 p.m. Akron Temple Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA ESPN+ L 21–24   12,456
September 2 3:30 p.m. Buffalo No. 19 Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI FS1 L 17–38   76,224
September 2 7:30 p.m. Toledo Illinois Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL BTN L 28–30   48,898
#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
September 9 12:00 p.m. Ball State No. 1 Georgia Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA SECN L 3–45   92,746
September 9 1:30 p.m. No. 11 (FCS) New Hampshire Central Michigan Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI ESPN+ W 45–42   17,302
September 9 2:00 p.m. Eastern Illinois Bowling Green Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH ESPN+ W 38–15   12,312
September 9 3:30 p.m. No. 24 (FCS) Southern Illinois Northern Illinois Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL ESPN+ L 11–14   13,114
September 9 3:30 p.m. Texas Southern Toledo Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH ESPN+ W 71–3   22,742
September 9 3:30 p.m. Miami (OH) UMass Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium • Hadley, MA ESPN+ W 41–28   9,207
September 9 3:30 p.m. Western Michigan Syracuse JMA Wireless Dome • Syracuse, NY ESPN+ L 7–48   32,637
September 9 4:00 p.m. Kent State Arkansas D.W.R. Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR SECN L 6–28   73,173
September 9 6:00 p.m. Morgan State Akron InfoCision Stadium–Summa Field • Akron, OH ESPN+ W 24–21   8,213
September 9 6:00 p.m. Fordham Buffalo UB Stadium • Buffalo, NY ESPN+ L 37–40   15,854
September 9 6:00 p.m. Ohio Florida Atlantic FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL ESPN+ W 17–10   17,934
September 9 7:30 p.m. Eastern Michigan Minnesota Huntington Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN BTN L 6–25   48,101
#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
September 16 12:00 p.m. Iowa State Ohio Peden Stadium • Athens, OH ESPN2/ESPNU W 10–7   21,991
September 16 12:00 p.m. Liberty Buffalo UB Stadium • Buffalo, NY CBSSN L 27–55   13,020
September 16 12:00 p.m. Central Connecticut Kent State Dix Stadium • Kent, OH ESPN+ W 38–10   10,731
September 16 2:00 p.m. Indiana State Ball State Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN (Blue Key Victory Bell) ESPN+ W 45–7   15,054
September 16 2:00 p.m. UMass Eastern Michigan Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI ESPN+ W 19–17   16,138
September 16 2:30 p.m. Central Michigan No. 9 Notre Dame Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN Peacock L 17–41   77,622
September 16 3:30 p.m. Western Michigan No. 25 Iowa Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA BTN L 10–41   69,250
September 16 7:00 p.m. Northern Illinois Nebraska Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE FS1 L 11–35   86,875
September 16 7:00 p.m. Miami (OH) Cincinnati Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH (Victory Bell) ESPN+ W 31–24 OT  38,193
September 16 7:00 p.m. San Jose State Toledo Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH ESPN+ W 21–17   20,039
September 16 7:00 p.m. Akron Kentucky Kroger Field • Lexington, KY ESPNU L 3–35   59,456
September 16 7:30 p.m. Bowling Green No. 2 Michigan Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI BTN L 6–31   109,955
#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
September 23 12:00 p.m. Tulsa Northern Illinois Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL CBSSN L 14–22   10,321
September 23 1:30 p.m. Western Michigan Toledo Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH ESPN+  TOL 49–31   19,068
September 23 2:00 p.m. Georgia Southern Ball State Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN ESPN+ L 3–40   10,118
September 23 3:30 p.m. Ohio Bowling Green Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH ESPN+  OHIO 38–7   18,248
September 23 3:30 p.m. Delaware State Miami (OH) Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH ESPN+ W 62–20   15,812
September 23 5:00 p.m. Eastern Michigan Jacksonville State Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium • Jacksonville, AL ESPN+ L 0–21   20,966
September 23 5:00 p.m. Central Michigan South Alabama Hancock Whitney Stadium • Mobile, AL ESPN+ W 34–30   18,369
September 23 7:30 p.m. Akron Indiana Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN BTN L 27–29 4OT  44,968
September 23 7:30 p.m. Buffalo Louisiana Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA ESPN+ L 38–45   17,674
September 23 10:30 p.m. Kent State Fresno State Valley Children's Stadium • Fresno, CA CBSSN L 10–53   38,728
#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
September 30 12:00 p.m. Buffalo Akron InfoCision Stadium–Summa Field • Akron, OH ESPN+  UB 13–10 OT  5,490
September 30 1:30 p.m. Eastern Michigan Central Michigan Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI (Michigan MAC Trophy) ESPN+  CMU 26–23   28,323
September 30 2:30 p.m. Miami (OH) Kent State Dix Stadium • Kent, OH ESPN+  M-OH 23–3   13,598
September 30 3:30 p.m. Bowling Green Georgia Tech Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA ACCN W 38–27   30,097
September 30 3:30 p.m. Ball State Western Michigan Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI ESPN+  WMU 42–24   21,880
September 30 3:30 p.m. Northern Illinois Toledo Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH ESPNU  TOL 35–33   23,417
#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
October 7 12:00 p.m. Western Michigan Mississippi State Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS SECN L 28–41   47,158
October 7 12:00 p.m. Toledo UMass Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium • Hadley, MA ESPNU W 41–24   9,623
October 7 2:00 p.m. Central Michigan Buffalo UB Stadium • Buffalo, NY ESPN+  UB 37–13   12,093
October 7 3:30 p.m. Ball State Eastern Michigan Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI ESPN+  EMU 24–10   18,696
October 7 3:30 p.m. Northern Illinois Akron InfoCision Stadium–Summa Field • Akron, OH ESPN+  NIU 55–14   8,216
October 7 3:30 p.m. Kent State Ohio Peden Stadium • Athens, OH ESPN+  OHIO 42–17   22,945
October 7 3:30 p.m Bowling Green Miami (OH) Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH ESPN+  M-OH 27–0   19,047
#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
October 14 12:00 p.m. Kent State Eastern Michigan Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI CBSSN  EMU 28–14   18,443
October 14 2:00 p.m. Toledo Ball State Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN ESPN+  TOL 13–6   7,673
October 14 3:30 p.m. Akron Central Michigan Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI ESPN+  CMU 17–10   17,886
October 14 3:30 p.m. Bowling Green Buffalo UB Stadium • Buffalo, NY ESPN+  BGSU 24–14   15,196
October 14 3:30 p.m. Miami (OH) Western Michigan Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI ESPN+  M-OH 34–21   20,039
October 14 4:00 p.m. Ohio Northern Illinois Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL ESPNU  NIU 23–13   11,143
#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
October 21 12:00 p.m. Western Michigan Ohio Peden Stadium • Athens, OH CBSSN  OHIO 20–17   16,048
October 21 2:00 p.m. Akron Bowling Green Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH ESPN+  BGSU 41–14   10,068
October 21 3:30 p.m. Central Michigan Ball State Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN ESPN+  BSU 24–17   15,171
October 21 3:30 p.m. Buffalo Kent State Dix Stadium • Kent, OH ESPN+  UB 24–6   11,735
October 21 3:30 p.m. Eastern Michigan Northern Illinois Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL ESPN+  NIU 20–13   9,458
October 21 4:00 p.m. Toledo Miami (OH) Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH ESPNU  TOL 21–17   17,321
#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
October 28 1:00 p.m. Western Michigan Eastern Michigan Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI (Michigan MAC Trophy) ESPN+  WMU 45–21   16,297
October 28 3:30 p.m. Miami (OH) Ohio Peden Stadium • Athens, OH (Battle of the Bricks) CBSSN  M-OH 30–16   19,854
#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
October 31 7:00 p.m. Northern Illinois Central Michigan Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI ESPNU  CMU 37–31   9,625
October 31 7:30 p.m. Buffalo Toledo Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH ESPN2  TOL 31–13   14,939
November 1 7:00 p.m. Ball State Bowling Green Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH ESPN2  BGSU 24–21   6,091
November 1 7:30 p.m. Kent State Akron InfoCision Stadium–Summa Field • Akron, OH (Wagon Wheel) ESPNU  AKR 31–27   8,113
#Rankings from College Football Playoff. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 11

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
November 7 7:00 p.m. Ball State Northern Illinois Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL (Bronze Stalk Trophy) CBSSN  BSU 20–17   6,282
November 7 7:00 p.m. Central Michigan Western Michigan Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI (Michigan MAC Trophy) ESPNU  WMU 38–28    
November 7 7:30 p.m. Ohio Buffalo UB Stadium • Buffalo, NY ESPN2  OHIO 20–10   11,444
November 8 7:00 p.m. Akron Miami (OH) Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH ESPNU  M-OH 19–0   7,233
November 8 7:00 p.m. Bowling Green Kent State Dix Stadium • Kent, OH (Anniversary Award) CBSSN  BGSU 49–19   6,065
November 8 7:30 p.m. Eastern Michigan Toledo Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH ESPN2  TOL 49–23   17,842
#Rankings from College Football Playoff. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 12

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
November 14 7:00 p.m. Toledo Bowling Green Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH (Battle of I-75) ESPN2  TOL 32–31   20.590
November 14 7:00 p.m. Western Michigan Northern Illinois Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL ESPNU  NIU 24–0   6,417
November 14 7:00 p.m. Akron Eastern Michigan Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI CBSSN  EMU 30–27 2OT  13,664
November 15 7:00 p.m. Central Michigan Ohio Peden Stadium • Athens, OH ESPNU  OHIO 34–20   14,736
November 15 7:00 p.m. Buffalo Miami (OH) Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH ESPN2  M-OH 23–10   7,561
November 18 2:00 p.m. Kent State Ball State Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN ESPN+  BSU 34–3   8,554
#Rankings from College Football Playoff. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 13

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
November 21 7:00 p.m. Bowling Green Western Michigan Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI ESPNU  BGSU 34–10   8,901
November 21 7:30 p.m. Eastern Michigan Buffalo UB Stadium • Buffalo, NY ESPN2  EMU 24–11   11,243
November 24 12:00 p.m. Toledo Central Michigan Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI ESPNU  TOL 32–17   8,612
November 24 12:00 p.m. Ohio Akron InfoCision Stadium–Summa Field • Akron, OH CBSSN  OHIO 25–14   6,152
November 25 12:00 p.m. Northern Illinois Kent State Dix Stadium • Kent, OH ESPN+  NIU 37–27    
November 25 12:00 p.m. Miami (OH) Ball State Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN (Red Bird Rivalry) CBSSN  M-OH 17–15   8,054
#Rankings from College Football Playoff. All times are in Eastern Time.

MAC Conference Championship Game

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
December 2 12:00 p.m. Toledo Miami (OH) Ford Field • Detroit, MI ESPN  M-OH 23–14  
#Rankings from College Football Playoff. All times are in Eastern Time.

Postseason

Bowl Games

Legend
  MAC win
  MAC loss
Bowl game Date Site Television Time (EST) MAC team Opponent Score Attendance
Myrtle Beach Bowl December 16 Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC ESPN 11:00 a.m. Ohio Georgia Southern W 41–21 8,059
Cure Bowl December 16 FBC Mortgage Stadium • Orlando, FL ABC 3:30 p.m. Miami (OH) Appalachian State L 9–13 11,121
Camellia Bowl December 23 Cramton Bowl • Montgomery, AL ESPN 12:00 p.m. Northern Illinois Arkansas State W 21–19 11,310
68 Ventures Bowl December 23 Hancock Whitney Stadium • Mobile, AL ESPN 7:00 p.m. Eastern Michigan South Alabama L 10–59  
Quick Lane Bowl December 26 Ford Field • Detroit, MI ESPN 2:00 p.m. Bowling Green Minnesota L 24–30  
Arizona Bowl December 30 Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ Barstool / The CW 4:00 p.m. Toledo Wyoming L 15–16  

MAC records vs. other conferences

2023–2024 records against non-conference foes:

Regular season

Power Five Conferences Record
ACC 2–2
Big 12 2–1
Big Ten 0–8
Notre Dame 0–1
Pac-12 0–0
SEC 0–5
Power 5 Total 4–17
Other FBS Conferences Record
American 1–2
C-USA 0–3
Independents (Excluding Notre Dame) 3–0
Mountain West 1–2
Sun Belt 1–2
Other FBS Total 6–9
FCS Opponents Record
Football Championship Subdivision 10–2
Total Non-Conference Record 20–28


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 1–1
Other FBS Total 0–0
Total Bowl Record 1–1

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 12 Kent State UCF FBC Mortgage Stadium • Orlando, FL L 6–56
September 1 ACC Miami (OH) Miami (FL) Hard Rock Stadium • Miami, FL L 3–38
September 1 Big Ten Central Michigan Michigan State Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI L 7–31
September 2 SEC Ball State Kentucky Kroger Field • Lexington, KY L 14–44
September 2 Big Ten Buffalo No. 19 Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI L 17–38
September 2 ACC Northern Illinois Boston College Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA W 27–24 OT
September 2 Big Ten Toledo Illinois Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL L 28–30
September 9 SEC Ball State No. 1 Georgia Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA L 3–45
September 9 Big Ten Eastern Michigan Minnesota Huntington Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN L 6–25
September 9 SEC Kent State Arkansas D.W.R. Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR L 6–28
September 9 ACC Western Michigan Syracuse JMA Wireless Dome • Syracuse, NY L 7–48
September 16 SEC Akron Kentucky Kroger Field • Lexington, KY L 3–35
September 16 Big Ten Bowling Green No. 2 Michigan Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI L 6–31
September 16 Independent Central Michigan No. 9 Notre Dame Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN L 17–41
September 16 Big 12 Iowa State Ohio Peden Stadium • Athens, OH W 10–7
September 16 Big 12 Miami (OH) Cincinnati Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH W 31–24 OT
September 16 Big Ten Northern Illinois Nebraska Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE L 11–35
September 16 Big Ten Western Michigan No. 25 Iowa Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA L 10–41
September 23 Big Ten Akron Indiana Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN L 27–29 4OT
September 30 ACC Bowling Green Georgia Tech Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA W 38–27
October 7 SEC Western Michigan Mississippi State Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS L 28–41

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
August 26 MWC Ohio San Diego State Snapdragon Stadium • San Diego, CA L 13–20
September 2 American Akron Temple Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA L 21–24
September 2 CUSA Bowling Green Liberty Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, VA L 24–34
September 9 American Ohio Florida Atlantic FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL W 17–10
September 16 CUSA Liberty Buffalo UB Stadium • Buffalo, NY L 27–55
September 16 MWC San Jose State Toledo Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH W 21–17
September 23 Sun Belt Central Michigan South Alabama Hancock Whitney Stadium • Mobile, AL W 34–30
September 23 CUSA Eastern Michigan Jacksonville State Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium • Jacksonville, AL L 0–21
September 23 Sun Belt Georgia Southern Ball State Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN L 3–40
September 23 MWC Kent State Fresno State Valley Children's Stadium • Fresno, CA L 10–53
September 23 American Tulsa Northern Illinois Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL L 14–22
September 23 SunBelt Buffalo Louisiana Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA L 38–45

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
September 9 Miami (OH) UMass Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium • Hadley, MA W 41–28
September 16 UMass Eastern Michigan Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI W 19–17
October 7 Toledo UMass Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium • Hadley, MA W 41–24

Mid-American vs. FCS matchups

The following games include MAC teams competing against FCS schools.


Date Visitor Home Site Score
August 31 Saint Francis (PA) Western Michigan Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI W 35–17
September 1 Howard Eastern Michigan Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI W 33–23
September 2 LIU Ohio Peden Stadium • Athens, OH W 27–10
September 9 Eastern Illinois Bowling Green Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH W 38–15
September 9 Fordham Buffalo UB Stadium • Buffalo, NY L 37–40
September 9 Morgan State Akron InfoCision Stadium–Summa Field • Akron, OH W 24–21
September 9 No. 11 (FCS) New Hampshire Central Michigan Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI W 45–42
September 9 No. 24 (FCS) Southern Illinois Northern Illinois Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL L 11–14
September 9 Texas Southern Toledo Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH W 71–3
September 16 Indiana State Ball State Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN W 45–7
September 16 Central Connecticut Kent State Dix Stadium • Kent, OH W 38–10
September 23 Delaware State Miami (OH) Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH W 62–20

Head to head matchups

2023 MAC Head to head
Team Akron Ball State Buffalo Bowling Green Central Michigan Eastern Michigan Kent State Miami Northern Illinois Ohio Toledo Western Michigan
Akron — — 10–13 14–41 10–17 27–30 31–27 0–19 14–55 14–25 — —
Ball State — — — 21–24 24–17 10–24 34–3 15–17 20–17 — 6–13 24–42
Buffalo 13–10 — — 14–24 37–13 11–24 24–6 10–23 — 10–20 13–31 —
Bowling Green 41–14 24–21 24–14 — — — 49–19 0–27 — 7–38 31–32 34–10
Central Michigan 17–10 17–24 13–37 — — 26–23 — — 37–31 20–34 17–31 28–38
Eastern Michigan 30–27 24–10 24–11 — 23–26 — 28–14 — 13–20 — 23–49 21–45
Kent State 27–31 3–34 6–24 49–19 — 14–28 — 3–23 27–37 17–42 — —
Miami 19–0 17–15 23–10 27–0 — — 23–3 — — 30–16 17–21 34–21
Northern Illinois 55–14 17–20 — — 31–37 20–13 37–26 — — 23–13 33–35 24–0
Ohio 25–14 — 20–10 38–7 34–20 — 42–17 16–30 13–23 — — 20–17
Toledo — 13–6 31–14 32–31 32–17 49–23 — 21–17 35–33 — — 49–31
Western Michigan — 42–24 — 10–34 38–28 45–21 — 21–34 0–24 17–20 31–49 —

Updated through end of regular season

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[112] Sieh Bangura Ohio RB Bryce Houston Ohio LB Alec Bevelhimer Miami P
Week 2[113] Gage Larvadain Miami WR CJ Nunnally Akron DL Graham Nicholson Miami K
Week 3[114] Brett Gabbert Miami QB Matt Salopek
Bryce Houston (2) 		Miami
Ohio 		LB
LB 		Alec Bevelhimer (2) Miami P
Week 4[115] DJ Irons Akron QB Keye Thompson Ohio LB Graham Nicholson (2) Miami K
Week 5[116] Terion Stewart Bowling Green RB Deshawn Jones Jr. Bowling Green CB Anthony Venneri Buffalo P
Week 6[117] Miles Cross Ohio WR Devin Grant Buffalo S Alex McNulty Buffalo K
Week 7[118] Brett Gabbert (2) Miami QB Davon Ferguson Bowling Green CB Graham Nicholson (3) Miami K
Week 8[119] Terion Stewart (2) Bowling Green RB Darren Anders Bowling Green LB Jack Wilson Ohio P
Week 9/10[120] Jeff Undercuffler Akron QB Matt Salopek (2) Miami LB Graham Nicholson (4) Miami K
Week 11[121] Ta'ron Keith Bowling Green RB Keye Thompson (2) Ohio LB Alec Bevelhimer (3) Miami P
Week 12[122] Sieh Bangura (2) Ohio RB Michael Dowell Miami DB Graham Nicholson (5) Miami K
Week 13[123] Kurtis Rourke Ohio QB Jordan Porter Bowling Green DL Jack Wilson (2) Ohio P

West Division

Week Offensive Defensive Special Teams
Player Team Position Player Team Position Player Team Position
Week 1[112] Dequan Finn
Jalen Buckley 		Toledo
Western Michigan 		QB
RB 		Terrance Taylor Toledo OLB Hamze El-Zayat Eastern Michigan KR/WR
Week 2[113] Bert Emanuel, Jr. Central Michigan QB Judge Culpepper Toledo DT Marion Lukes Central Michigan KR/RB
Week 3[114] Peny Boone Toledo RB Bennett Walker Eastern Michigan DB Mitchell Tomasek Eastern Michigan P
Week 4[115] Jase Bauer Central Michigan QB Emmanuel McNeil-Warren Toledo S Mitchell Tomasek (2) Eastern Michigan P
Week 5[116] Treyson Bourguet Western Michigan QB Kyle Moretti Central Michigan LB Jacquez Stuart Toledo KR/RB
Week 6[117] Antario Brown Northern Illinois RB Joe Sparacio Eastern Michigan LB Luke Pawlak Toledo K
Week 7[118] Peny Boone (2) Toledo RB Alex Merritt Eastern Michigan DL Kanon Woodill Northern Illinois K
Week 8[119] Marquez Cooper Ball State RB Sidney Houston Jr. Ball State DL Tom Foley NIU P
Week 9/10[120] Marion Lukes Central Michigan RB Joe Sparacio (2)
Marshawn Kneeland 		Eastern Michigan
Western Michigan 		LB
DE 		Jacquez Stuart (2) Toledo KR
Week 11[121] Dequan Finn (2) Toledo QB Tyler Jackson Northern Illinois LB Palmer Domschke Western Michigan K
Week 12[122] Dequan Finn (3) Toledo QB Chase Kline Eastern Michigan LB Dane Partridge Northern Illinois WR/PR
Week 13[123] Peny Boone (3) Toledo RB Ray Thomas Northern Illinois DE Mitchell Tomasek (3) Eastern Michigan 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.[4]

Award Player School
Offensive Player of the Year Peny Boone Toledo
Defensive Player of the Year Matt Salopek Miami
Special Teams Player of the Year Graham Nicholson Miami
Freshman Player of the Year Jalen Buckley Western Michigan
Vern Smith Leadership Award Dequan Finn Toledo
Coach of the Year Jason Candle Toledo

All-Conference Teams

The following players were listed as part of the All-Conference teams.[4]

Position Player Team
First Team Offense
QB Dequan Finn Toledo
OL Corey Stewart Ball State
OL Nolan Potter Northern Illinois
OL Nick Rosi Toledo
OL Vinny Sciury Toledo
OL Jacob Gideon Western Michigan
TE Harold Fannin Jr. Bowling Green
WR Chrishon McCray Kent State
WR Sam Wiglusz Ohio
WR Jerjuan Newton Toledo
WR Kenneth Womack Western Michigan
RB Antario Brown Northern Illinois
RB Peny Boone Toledo
PK Graham Nicholson Miami
First Team Defense
DL CJ Nunnally Akron
DL Sidney Houston Ball State
DL Caiden Woullard Miami
DL Judge Culpepper Toledo
LB Matt Salopek Miami
LB Bryce Houston Ohio
LB Keye Thompson Ohio
LB Dallas Gant Toledo
DB Jalen Huskey Bowling Green
DB Devin Grant Buffalo
DB Quinyon Mitchell Toledo
DB Maxen Hook Toledo
P Mitchell Tomasek Eastern Michigan
First Team Specialists
KRS Marion Lukes Central Michigan
KRS Jacquez Stuart Toledo


Position Player Team
Second Team Offense
QB Kurtis Rourke Ohio
OL Deiyantei Powell-Woods Central Michigan
OL Brayden Swartout Central Michigan
OL Brian Dooley Eastern Michigan
OL Will Jados Miami
OL Reid Holskey Miami
TE Anthony Torres Toledo
WR Daniel George Akron
WR Jasaiah Gathings Akron
WR Tanner Knue Eastern Michigan
WR Jesse Prewitt III Central Michigan
RB Marquez Cooper Ball State
RB Terion Stewart Bowling Green
PK Andrew Glass Kent State
Second Team Defense
DL Jacques Bristol Central Michigan
DL Brian Ugwu Miami
DL James Ester Northern Illinois
DL Marshawn Kneeland Western Michigan
LB Cole Pearce Ball State
LB Darren Anders Bowling Green
LB Joe Sparacio Eastern Michigan
LB Ty Wise Miami
DB Jordan Oladokun Bowling Green
DB Donte Kent Central Michigan
DB Yahsyn McKee Miami
DB JaVaughn Byrd Northern Illinois
P Alec Bevelhimer Miami
Second Team Specialists
KRS Jaylon Jackson Eastern Michigan
KRS Cade McDonald Miami


Position Player Team
Third Team Offense
QB Brett Gabbert Miami
OL Damon Kaylor Ball State
OL Alex Wollschlaeger Bowling Green
OL Gabe Wallace Buffalo
OL Tyler Doty Buffalo
OL Addison West Western Michigan
TE Tanner Koziol Ball State
WR Odieu Hiliare Bowling Green
WR Luke Floriea Kent State
WR Trayvon Rudolph Northern Illinois
WR Anthony Sambucci Western Michigan
RB Rashad Amos Miami
RB Jalen Buckley Western Michigan
PK Luke Pawlak Toledo
Third Team Defense
DL CJ West Kent State
DL Vonnie Watkins Ohio
DL Rayyan Buell Ohio
DL Darius Alexander Toledo
LB Bryan McCoy Akron
LB Cashius Howell Bowling Green
LB Kyle Moretti Central Michigan
LB Chase Kline Eastern Michigan
DB KJ Martin Akron
DB Davon Ferguson Bowling Green
DB Chris McDonald Jr. Toledo
DB Keni-H Lovely Western Michigan
P Lucas Borrow Ball State
Third Team Specialists
KRS Jhaylin Embry Central Michigan
KRS Ron Cook Buffalo


National Awards

All-Americans

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. College Football All-American 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.

Position Player School Selector Unanimous Consensus
First Team All-Americans
CB Quinyon Mitchell Toledo The Athletic
K Graham Nicholson Miami AFCA, AP, CBS, ESPN, FOX, SI, The Athletic, TSN, USAT, WCFF *
Position Player School Selector Unanimous Consensus
Second Team All-Americans
CB Quinyon Mitchell Toledo AFCA, AP, CBS, FWAA, PFF, TSN
K Graham Nicholson Miami FWAA

NFL draft

The NFL draft will be held at Campus Martius Park in Detroit. The Following list includes all MAC Players in the draft.

List of selections

Player Position School Draft
Round 		Round
Pick 		Overall
Pick 		Team
Quinyon Mitchell CB Toledo 1 22 22 Philadelphia Eagles
Marshawn Kneeland DE Western Michigan 2 24 56 Dallas Cowboys

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