2024 Mid-American Conference football season

2024 Mid-American Conference football season
League	NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision
Sport	Football
Duration	August 29 - December 7
Number of teams	12
Regular season
MAC Championship Game
Champions	Ohio
Runners-up	Miami (OH)

2024 Mid-American Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Miami (OH) y		7	–	1					8	–	5
Ohio y$		7	–	1					11	–	3
Buffalo		6	–	2					8	–	4
Bowling Green		6	–	2					7	–	5
Western Michigan		5	–	3					6	–	7
Toledo		4	–	4					7	–	5
Northern Illinois		4	–	4					8	–	5
Akron		3	–	5					4	–	8
Eastern Michigan		2	–	6					5	–	7
Central Michigan		2	–	6					4	–	8
Ball State		2	–	6					3	–	9
Kent State		0	–	8					0	–	12
Championship: Ohio 38, Miami (OH) 3
$ – Conference champion y – Championship game participant As of December 23, 2024

The 2024 Mid-American Conference football season was the 79th season for the Mid-American Conference (MAC), as part of the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Non-conference play began on August 29. Conference began on September 21 and concluded with the MAC championship game on December 7 at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan.^[1] For the first time since 1996, the MAC did not have divisions. The Championship game featured the two teams with the best conference records.^[2] This was the conference's last season with 12 members as in 2025. it will see its first change in membership since 2015 with the addition of UMass.^[3]

Miami and Ohio finished the season with 7-1 conference records and the Battle of the Bricks rivalry happened twice in the same season for the first time with a rematch in the Championship Game. Bowling Green's tight-end Harold Fannin Jr. was the Offensive Player of the Year and won the Vern Smith Leadership Award. Linebacker Shaun Dolac of Buffalo was Defensive Player of the Year. Tim Albin of Ohio won Coach of the Year.^[4]

Ohio avenged the regular season loss to Miami, winning 38–3, and won the MAC Championship for the first time since 1968. Parker Navarro won Offensive Player of the Game with 235 passing yards with 2 touchdowns and 73 rushing yards and 2 touchdowns. Bradley Weaver was Defensive Player of the Game. Gianni Spetic hit a 51-yard field goal and won Special Teams Player of the Game.^[5][6][7][8]

Previous season

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.^[9] Toledo won the West with a perfect conference record.^[10] Miami won their first MAC Championship since 2019 with a 23–14 upset victory in the MAC Championship Game.^[11]

Preseason

The MAC Football Kickoff was held on Friday, July 19, 2024 at the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio from 9:00 am EDT to 1:30 pm EDT.^[12][13] Commissioner Jon Steinbrecher spoke.^[14] Each team had their head coach and a student athlete from both the offense and the defense to speak to the media.^[15][16]

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

Preseason polls

Coaches Poll

On July 19 the MAC announced the preseason coaches poll. Defending MAC champion Miami was named the preseason favorite to win the conference while defending West division champion Toledo was picked to finish second.^[17][18]

MAC Coaches poll
Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Miami	119 (9)
2	Toledo	109 (3)
T3	Bowling Green	92
T3	Northern Illinois	92
5	Ohio	81
6	Eastern Michigan	64
7	Western Michigan	60
8	Central Michigan	59
9	Ball State	42
10	Buffalo	37
11	Akron	24
12	Kent State	13

Coaches poll (MAC Championship)
Rank	Team	Votes
1	Miami	10
2	Toledo	2

Individual Award Preseason Watchlists

Award Head Coach/Player School Position Year Ref Lott Trophy none [19] Dodd Trophy none HC — [20] Maxwell Award Terion Stewart Bowling Green RB Jr. [21][22] Antario Brown Northern Illinois RB Sr. Patrick Mannelly Award none LS Outland Trophy Jacob Gideon Western Michigan OL Sr. [23][24] Reid Holskey Miami R-Sr. Alex Wollschlaeger Bowling Green Sr. Bronko Nagurski Trophy Maxen Hook Toledo S Sr. [25][26] CJ Nunnally IV Akron DL Sr. Matt Salopek Miami LB 6th Jim Thorpe Award Maxen Hook Toledo DB Sr. [27][28] Donte Kent Central Michigan Sr. Jordan Oladokun Bowling Green Sr. Paul Hornung Award Marion Lukes Central Michigan RB Sr. [29][30] Trayvon Rudolph Northern Illinois WR R-Sr. Jacquez Stuart Toledo RB Sr. Wuerffel Trophy Jordan Oladokun Bowling Green CB Sr. [31][32] Taji Johnson Buffalo WR GS Dominic Serapiglia Central Michigan OL R-Sr. David Carter Jr. Eastern Michigan DB Sr. Cameron Golden Kent State OL GS Cade Haberman Northern Illinois DT Sr. Michael Denning Toledo PK Sr. Boone Bonnema Western Michigan LB R-Sr. Lou Groza Award none PK [33] Ray Guy Award Alec Bevelhimer Miami P Sr. [34][35] Mitchell Tomasek Eastern Michigan Sr. Walter Camp Award Terion Stewart Bowling Green RB Jr. [36][37] Marion Lukes Central Michigan RB Sr. Antario Brown Northern Illinois RB Sr. Jalen Buckley Western Michigan RB R-So.

Award Head Coach/Player School Position Year Ref Doak Walker Award Terion Stewart Bowling Green RB Jr. [38][39] Marion Lukes Central Michigan Sr. Antario Brown Northern Illinois Sr. Jalen Buckley Western Michigan R-So. Comeback Player of the Year Demetrius Hardamon Bowling Green LB Sr. [40][41] Jake Orlando Buffalo TE GS Brett Gabbert Miami QB 6th Jack Coldiron Miami TE R-Sr. Biletnikoff Award none WR [42] Davey O'Brien Award Brett Gabbert Miami QB 6th [43][44] John Mackey Award Harold Fannin Jr. Bowling Green TE Jr. [45][46] Anthony Torres Toledo Sr. Rimington Trophy Jacob Gideon Western Michigan OL Sr. [47][48] Bednarik Award CJ Nunnally IV Akron DE Sr. [49][50] Jordan Oladokun Bowling Green CB Sr. Matt Salopek Miami LB 6th Maxen Hook Toledo S Sr. Butkus Award Matt Salopek Miami LB 6th [51][52] Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Brett Gabbert Miami QB 6th [53] Hayden Wolff Western Michigan R-Sr. Manning Award none QB [54] Polynesian College Football Player Of The Year Award none [55] Rotary Lombardi Award CJ Nunnally IV Akron DL Sr. [56] Alex Wollschlaeger Bowling Green OT Sr. Reid Holskey Miami OT R-Sr. Matt Salopek Miami LB 6th Jacob Gideon Western Michigan C Sr. Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Bert Emanual Jr. Central Michigan QB So.

Coaches

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.^[57] 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.^[58][59]

Head coaching records

Team	Head coach	Previous Job	Years at school	Record at school	MAC record	MAC titles
Akron	Joe Moorhead	Oregon (offensive coordinator)	3	4–20 (.167)	2–14 (.125)	0
Ball State	Mike Neu	New Orleans Saints (QB Coach)	9	37–56 (.398)	23–39 (.371)	1
Bowling Green	Scot Loeffler	Boston College (offensive coordinator/QB coach)	6	20–35 (.364)	14–23 (.378)	0
Buffalo	Pete Lembo	South Carolina (associate head coach/special teams coordinator)	1	0–0 (–)	0–0 (–)	0
Central Michigan	Jim McElwain	Florida	6	29–28 (.509)	21–17 (.553)	0
Eastern Michigan	Chris Creighton	Drake	11	52–68 (.433)	31–47 (.397)	0
Kent State	Kenni Burns	Minnesota (associate head coach/running backs)	2	1–11 (.083)	0–8 (.000)	0
Miami	Chuck Martin	Notre Dame (offensive coordinator/QB coach)	10	56–62 (.475)	44–31 (.587)	2
Northern Illinois	Thomas Hammock	Baltimore Ravens (running backs coach)	6	24–33 (.421)	17–21 (.447)	1
Ohio	Tim Albin	Ohio (associate head coach/offensive coordinator)	4	23–16 (.590)	16–8 (.667)	0
Toledo	Jason Candle	Toledo (offensive coordinator)	9	65–35 (.650)	43–19 (.694)	2
Western Michigan	Lance Taylor	Louisville (offensive coordinator)	2	4–8 (.333)	3–5 (.375)	0

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

Mid-season changes

• On November 16, Ball State announced that they had fired head coach Mike Neu. Neu had gone 40–63 with the school during his tenure. Offensive line coach Colin Johnson was named the interim head coach.^[72] On December 4, Ball State announced that Mike Uremovich would become the new head coach. Uremovich had previously been head coach at Butler.^[73]
• On December 7, Ohio head coach Tim Albin was announced as the new head coach of Charlotte in the American Athletic Conference.^[74] Offensive coordinator Brian Smith was named the interim head coach for Ohio's bowl game.^[75]

Post-season changes

• On November 20, 2024, Central Michigan head coach Jim McElwain announced that he would retire at the end of the season.^[76] On December 9, Central Michigan announced Matt Drinkall as the new head coach for the 2025 season. Drinkall had previously been the offensive line coach at Army.^[77]

Rankings

See also: 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

		Pre	Wk 1	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Wk 15	Final
Akron	AP
	C
	CFP	Not released
Ball State	AP
	C
	CFP	Not released
Bowling Green	AP
	C
	CFP	Not released
Buffalo	AP
	C
	CFP	Not released
Central Michigan	AP
	C
	CFP	Not released
Eastern Michigan	AP
	C
	CFP	Not released
Kent State	AP
	C
	CFP	Not released
Miami	AP
	C	RV													RV	RV
	CFP	Not released
Northern Illinois	AP			25	23
	C			RV	RV
	CFP	Not released
Ohio	AP																RV
	C																RV
	CFP	Not released
Toledo	AP				RV
	C				RV
	CFP	Not released
Western Michigan	AP
	C
	CFP	Not released

Legend

		Improvement in ranking
		Drop in ranking
		Not ranked previous week
		No change in ranking from previous week
RV		Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25 of poll
т		Tied with team above or below also with this symbol

Source: AP - ^{[78][79][80][81][82][83][84][85][86][87][88][89][90][91][92][93]}

Coaches - ^{[94][95][96][97][98][99][100][101][102][103][104][105][106][107][108][109]}

CFP - ^{[110][111][112][113][114][115]}

Schedule

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

All times Eastern time.

Week 1

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
August 29	7:00 p.m.	Fordham	Bowling Green	Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH	ESPN+	W 41–17	12,786	[118]
August 29	7:00 p.m.	No. 17 (FCS) Lafayette	Buffalo	UB Stadium • Buffalo, NY	ESPN+	W 30–13	16,400	[119]
August 29	7:00 p.m.	Central Connecticut	Central Michigan	Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI	ESPN+	W 66–10	18,055	[120]
August 29	7:30 p.m.	Duquesne	Toledo	Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH	ESPN+	W 49–10	23,515	[121]
August 30	9:00 p.m.	Western Michigan	Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	FS1	L 14–28	75,158	[122]
August 31	12:00 p.m.	Kent State	Pittsburgh	Acrisure Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA	ESPNU	L 24–55	44,616	[123]
August 31	3:30 p.m.	Eastern Michigan	UMass	McGuirk Alumni Stadium • Hadley, MA	ESPN+	W 28–14	12,810	[124]
August 31	3:30 p.m.	Western Illinois	Northern Illinois	Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL	ESPN+	W 54–15	10,828	[125]
August 31	3:30 p.m.	Ohio	Syracuse	JMA Wireless Dome • Syracuse, NY	ACCN	L 22–38	37,225	[126]
August 31	3:30 p.m.	Akron	No. 2 Ohio State	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	CBS	L 6–52	102,011	[127]
August 31	3:30 p.m.	Miami (OH)	Northwestern	Martin Stadium • Evanston, IL	BTN	L 6–13	12,023	[128]
^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 2

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
September 7	12:00 p.m.	Akron	Rutgers	SHI Stadium • Piscataway, NJ	BTN	L 17–49	41,021	[129]
September 7	12:00 p.m.	Bowling Green	No. 8 Penn State	Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA	BTN	L 27–34	103,861	[130]
September 7	2:00 p.m.	Missouri State	Ball State	Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN	ESPN+	W 42–34	10,018	[131]
September 7	2:30 p.m.	Saint Francis (PA)	Kent State	Dix Stadium • Kent, OH	ESPN+	L 17–23	11,585	[132]
September 7	3:30 p.m.	UMass	Toledo	Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH	ESPN+	W 38–23	21,668	[133]
September 7	3:30 p.m.	Eastern Michigan	Washington	Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	BTN	L 9–30	64,222	[134]
September 7	3:30 p.m.	Northern Illinois	No. 5 Notre Dame	Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN	NBC	W 16–14	77,622	[135]
September 7	6:00 p.m.	Central Michigan	FIU	Riccardo Silva Stadium • Miami, FL	ESPN+	L 16–52	17,852	[136]
September 7	6:00 p.m.	South Alabama	Ohio	Peden Stadium • Athens, OH	ESPN+	W 27–20	22,158	[137]
September 7	7:00 p.m.	Buffalo	No. 9 Missouri	Faurot Field • Columbia, MO	ESPN+/SECN+	L 0–38	62,621	[138]
September 7	7:30 p.m.	Western Michigan	No. 2 Ohio State	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	BTN	L 0–56	102,665	[139]
^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 3

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
September 14	12:00 p.m.	Cincinnati	Miami (OH)	Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH (Victory Bell)	ESPNU	L 16–27	24,717
September 14	12:00 p.m.	Central Michigan	Illinois	Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL	Peacock	L 9–30	51,498
September 14	1:00 p.m.	UMass	Buffalo	UB Stadium • Buffalo, NY	CBSSN	W 34–3	15,204
September 14	3:30 p.m.	Morgan State	Ohio	Peden Stadium • Athens, OH	ESPN+	W 21–6	20,438
September 14	5:55 p.m.[a]	Ball State	No. 10 Miami (FL)	Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL	ACCN	L 0–62	51,564
September 14	6:00 p.m.	Colgate	Akron	InfoCision Stadium • Akron, OH	ESPN+	W 31–20	8,932
September 14	6:30 p.m.	Bethune-Cookman	Western Michigan	Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI	ESPN+	W 59–31	23,476
September 14	7:00 p.m.	Jacksonville State	Eastern Michigan	Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI	ESPN+	W 37–34 ^2OT	17,501
September 14	7:30 p.m.	Toledo	Mississippi State	Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS	ESPNU	W 41–17	47,412
September 14	7:45 p.m.	Kent State	No. 7 Tennessee	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN	SECN	L 0–71	101,915
^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

1. Delayed from 3:30 p.m. due to weather

Week 4

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
September 21	12:45 p.m.	Ohio	Kentucky	Kroger Field • Lexington, KY	SECN	L 6–41	61,783
September 21	1:00 p.m.	Ball State	Central Michigan	Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI	ESPN+	CMU 37–34	18,011
September 21	2:00 p.m.	Saint Francis (PA)	Eastern Michigan	Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI	ESPN+	W 36–0	15,509
September 21	3:30 p.m.	Buffalo	No. 23 Northern Illinois	Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL	ESPN+	UB 23–20 ^OT	18,688
September 21	3:30 p.m.	Kent State	No. 10 Penn State	Beaver Stadium • University Park, Pennsylvania	BTN	L 0–56	109,526
September 21	3:30 p.m.	Miami (OH)	No. 17 Notre Dame	Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN	NBC	L 3–28	77,622
September 21	7:00 p.m.	Toledo	Western Kentucky	Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, KY	ESPN+	L 21–26	19,127
September 21	7:30 p.m.	Akron	South Carolina	Williams–Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC	ESPNU	L 7–50	78,704
September 21	7:30 p.m	Bowling Green	No. 25 Texas A&M	Kyle Field • College Station, TX	ESPN+	L 20–26	99,523
^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 5

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
September 28	12:00 p.m.	Northern Illinois	NC State	Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC	The CW	L 17–24	56,919
September 28	12:00 p.m.	Buffalo	UConn	Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT	CBSSN	L 3–47	20,347
September 28	2:30 p.m.	Ball State	James Madison	Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA	ESPN+	L 7–63	25,786
September 28	3:30 p.m.	San Diego State	Central Michigan	Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI	CBSSN	W 22–21	27,072
September 28	3:30 p.m.	UMass	Miami (OH)	Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH	ESPN+	W 23–20 ^OT	9,542
September 28	3:30 p.m.	Eastern Michigan	Kent State	Dix Stadium • Kent, OH	ESPN+	EMU 52–33	10,899
September 28	3:30 p.m.	Akron	Ohio	Peden Stadium • Athens, OH	ESPN+	OHIO 30–10	21,265
September 28	3:30 p.m.	Western Michigan	Marshall	Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV	ESPN+	L 20–27	18,723
September 28	5:00 p.m.	Old Dominion	Bowling Green	Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH	ESPN+	L 27–30	19,140
^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 6

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
October 5	12:00 p.m.	UMass	Northern Illinois	Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL	CBSSN	W 34–20	12,466
October 5	2:00 p.m.	Western Michigan	Ball State	Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN	ESPN+	WMU 45–42	10,342
October 5	3:30 p.m.	Bowling Green	Akron	InfoCision Stadium • Akron, OH	ESPN+	BGSU 27–20	9,337
October 5	3:30 p.m.	Miami (OH)	Toledo	Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH	ESPN+	TOL 30–20	25,027
^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 7

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
October 12	12:00 p.m.	Toledo	Buffalo	UB Stadium • Buffalo, NY	ESPNU	UB 30–15	13,996
October 12	12:00 p.m.	Ball State	Kent State	Dix Stadium • Kent, OH	ESPN+	BSU 37–35	7,322
October 12	2:00 p.m.	Miami (OH)	Eastern Michigan	Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI	ESPN+	M-OH 38–14	16,903
October 12	3:30 p.m.	Akron	Western Michigan	Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI	ESPN+	WMU 34–24	19,507
October 12	3:30 p.m.	Northern Illinois	Bowling Green	Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH	ESPN+	NIU 17–7	9,559
October 12	4:00 p.m.	Ohio	Central Michigan	Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI	ESPNU	OHIO 27–25	22,437
^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 8

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
October 19	2:00 p.m.	Central Michigan	Eastern Michigan	Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI (Michigan MAC Trophy)	ESPN+	EMU 38–34	17,974
October 19	3:30 p.m.	Ohio	Miami (OH)	Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH (Battle of the Bricks)	ESPN+	M-OH 30–20	17,021
October 19	3:30 p.m.	Kent State	Bowling Green	Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH (Anniversary Award)	ESPN+	BGSU 27–6	20,858
October 19	3:30 p.m.	Western Michigan	Buffalo	UB Stadium • Buffalo, NY	ESPN+	WMU 48–41	18,487
October 19	3:30 p.m.	Toledo	Northern Illinois	Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL	ESPN+	TOL 13–6	18,350
October 19	7:00 p.m.	Ball State	Vanderbilt	FirstBank Stadium • Nashville, TN	ESPN+/SECN+	L 14–24	27,884
^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 9

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
October 26	12:00 p.m.	Buffalo	Ohio	Peden Stadium • Athens, OH	CBSSN	OHIO 47–16	16,048
October 26	2:00 p.m.	Central Michigan	Miami (OH)	Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH	ESPN+	M-OH 46–7	10,661
October 26	3:30 p.m.	Eastern Michigan	Akron	InfoCision Stadium • Akron, OH	ESPN+	AKR 25–21	4,277
October 26	3:30 p.m.	Northern Illinois	Ball State	Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN (Bronze Stalk Trophy)	ESPN+	BSU 25–23	15,318
October 26	3:30 p.m.	Bowling Green	Toledo	Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH (Battle of I-75)	ESPN+	BGSU 41–26	29,697
October 26	3:30 p.m.	Kent State	Western Michigan	Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI	ESPN+	WMU 52–21	23,537
^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 10

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
November 2	12:00 p.m.	Buffalo	Akron	InfoCision Stadium • Akron, OH	CBSSN	UB 41–30	4,610
November 2	12:00 p.m.	Toledo	Eastern Michigan	Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI	ESPNU	TOL 29–28	13,044
^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 11

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
November 5	7:30 p.m.	Bowling Green	Central Michigan	Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI	ESPN2	BGSU 23–13	7,832
November 5	8:00 p.m.	Miami (OH)	Ball State	Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN	ESPN	M-OH 27–21	6,412
November 6	7:00 p.m.	Northern Illinois	Western Michigan	Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI	ESPN2	NIU 42–28	10,346
November 6	7:00 p.m.	Ohio	Kent State	Dix Stadium • Kent, OH	ESPNU	OHIO 41–0	5,662
^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 12

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
November 12	7:00 p.m.	Ball State	Buffalo	UB Stadium • Buffalo, NY	CBSSN	UB 51–48 ^OT	12,708
November 12	7:00 p.m.	Central Michigan	Toledo	Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH	ESPNU	TOL 37–10	14,661
November 12	7:00 p.m.	Western Michigan	Bowling Green	Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH	ESPN2	BGSU 31–13	1,156
November 13	7:00 p.m.	Akron	Northern Illinois	Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL	CBSSN	NIU 29–16	6,795
November 13	7:00 p.m.	Eastern Michigan	Ohio	Peden Stadium • Athens, OH	ESPN2	OHIO 35–10	14,133
November 13	7:00 p.m.	Kent State	Miami (OH)	Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH	ESPNU	M-OH 34–7	5,328
^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 13

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
November 19	7:00 p.m.	Akron	Kent State	Dix Stadium • Kent, OH (Wagon Wheel)	CBSSN	AKR 38–17	6,768
November 19	7:30 p.m.	Western Michigan	Central Michigan	Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI (Michigan MAC Trophy)	ESPN2	CMU 16–14	13,102
November 19	8:00 p.m.	Northern Illinois	Miami (OH)	Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH	ESPN	M-OH 20–9	5,891
November 20	7:00 p.m.	Buffalo	Eastern Michigan	Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI	ESPNU	UB 37–20	12,004
November 20	7:00 p.m.	Ohio	Toledo	Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH	ESPN2	OHIO 24–7	14,543
November 23	2:00 p.m.	Bowling Green	Ball State	Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN	ESPN+	BGSU 38–13	7,116
^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 14

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
November 26	7:00 p.m.	Kent State	Buffalo	UB Stadium • Buffalo, NY	ESPN+	UB 43–7	11,916
November 26	7:00 p.m.	Toledo	Akron	InfoCision Stadium • Akron, OH	ESPN2	AKR 21–14 ^OT	4,716
November 29	12:00 p.m.	Ball State	Ohio	Peden Stadium • Athens, OH	CBSSN	OHIO 42–21	11,804
November 29	12:00 p.m.	Miami (OH)	Bowling Green	Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH	ESPNU	M-OH 28–12	9,345
November 30	1:30 p.m.	Eastern Michigan	Western Michigan	Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI (Michigan MAC Trophy)	ESPN+	WMU 26–18
November 30	3:30 p.m.	Central Michigan	Northern Illinois	Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL	CBSSN	NIU 24–16	5,843
^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

MAC Conference Championship Game

Main article: 2024 MAC Football Championship Game

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
December 7	12:00 p.m.	Ohio	Miami (OH)	Ford Field • Detroit, MI (Battle of the Bricks)	ESPN	OHIO 38–3	15,478
^#Rankings from College Football Playoff. All times are in Eastern Time.

Postseason

Bowl Games

See also: 2024–25 NCAA football bowl games

Legend
	MAC win
	MAC loss

Bowl game	Date	Site	Television	Time (EST)	MAC team	Opponent	Score	Attendance
Salute to Veterans Bowl	December 14	Cramton Bowl • Montgomery, AL	ESPN	9:00 p.m.	Western Michigan	South Alabama	L 23–30	12,021
Cure Bowl	December 20	Camping World Stadium • Orlando, FL	ESPN	12:00 p.m.	Ohio	Jacksonville State	W 30–27	10,518
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl	December 23	Albertsons Stadium • Boise, ID	ESPN	2:30 p.m.	Northern Illinois	Fresno State
GameAbove Sports Bowl	December 26	Ford Field • Detroit, MI	ESPN	2:00 p.m.	Toledo	Pittsburgh
68 Ventures Bowl	December 26	Hancock Whitney Stadium • Mobile, AL	ESPN	9:00 p.m.	Bowling Green	Arkansas State
Arizona Bowl	December 28	Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ	The CW	4:30 p.m.	Miami (OH)	Colorado State
Bahamas Bowl	January 4, 2025	Thomas Robinson Stadium • Nassau, The Bahamas	ESPN2	11:00 a.m.	Buffalo	Liberty

MAC records vs. other conferences

2024–2025 records against non-conference foes:

Regular season Power Five Conferences Record ACC 0–4 Big 12 0–1 Big Ten 0–9 Notre Dame 1–1 Pac-12 0–0 SEC 1–6 Power 5 Total 2–21 Other FBS Conferences Record American 0–0 C-USA 1–2 Independents (Excluding Notre Dame) 5–1 Mountain West 1–0 Sun Belt 1–3 Other FBS Total 8–6 FCS Opponents Record Football Championship Subdivision 10–1 Total Non-Conference Record 18–23

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

Mid-American vs Power 5 matchups

This is a list of games the MAC has scheduled versus power conference teams (ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-12, Notre Dame and SEC). All rankings are from the current AP Poll at the time of the game.

Date	Conference	Visitor	Home	Site	Score
August 30	Big Ten	Western Michigan	Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	L 14–28
August 31	Big Ten	Miami (OH)	Northwestern	Ryan Field • Evanston, IL	L 6–13
August 31	ACC	Ohio	Syracuse	JMA Wireless Dome • Syracuse, NY	L 22–38
August 31	ACC	Kent State	Pittsburgh	Acrisure Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA	L 24–55
August 31	Big Ten	Akron	Ohio State	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH]	L 6–52
September 7	Big Ten	Bowling Green	Penn State	Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA	L 27-34
September 7	SEC	Buffalo	Missouri	Faurot Field • Columbia, MO	L 0-38
September 7	Independent	Northern Illinois	Notre Dame	Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN	W 16-14
September 7	Big Ten	Eastern Michigan	Washington	Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	L 9-30
September 7	Big Ten	Akron	Rutgers	SHI Stadium • Piscataway, NJ	L 17-49
September 7	Big Ten	Western Michigan	Ohio State	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	L 0-56
September 14	Big Ten	Central Michigan	Illinois	Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL	L 9-30
September 14	Big 12	Cincinnati	Miami (OH)	Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH	L 16-27
September 14	ACC	Ball State	Miami (FL)	Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL	L 0-62
September 14	SEC	Kent State	Tennessee	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN	L 0-71
September 14	SEC	Toledo	Mississippi State	Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS	W 41-17
September 21	SEC	Akron	South Carolina	Williams–Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC	L 7-50
September 21	SEC	Ohio	Kentucky	Kroger Field • Lexington, KY	L 6-41
September 21	SEC	Bowling Green	Texas A&M	Kyle Field • College Station, TX	L 20-26
September 21	Big Ten	Kent State	Penn State	Beaver Stadium • University Park, Pennsylvania	L 0-56
September 21	Independent	Miami (OH)	Notre Dame	Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN	L 3-28
September 28	ACC	Northern Illinois	NC State	Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC	L 17-24
October 19	SEC	Ball State	Vanderbilt	FirstBank Stadium • Nashville, TN	L 14-24

Mid-American vs Group of Five matchups

The following games include MAC teams competing against teams from the American, C-USA, Mountain West or Sun Belt.

Date	Conference	Visitor	Home	Site	Score
September 7	Sun Belt	South Alabama	Ohio	Peden Stadium • Athens, OH	W 27-20
September 7	CUSA	Central Michigan	FIU	Riccardo Silva Stadium • Miami, FL	L 16-52
September 14	CUSA	Jacksonville State	Eastern Michigan	Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI	W 37-34
September 21	CUSA	Toledo	Western Kentucky	Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, KY	L 21-26
September 28	MWC	San Diego State	Central Michigan	Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI	W 22-21
September 28	Sun Belt	Old Dominion	Bowling Green	Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH	L 27-30
September 28	Sun Belt	Ball State	James Madison	Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA	L 7-63
September 28	Sun Belt	Western Michigan	Marshall	Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV	L 20-27

Mid-American vs FBS independents matchups

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

Date	Visitor	Home	Site	Score
August 31	Eastern Michigan	UMass	McGuirk Alumni Stadium • Hadley, MA	W 28–14
September 7	UMass	Toledo	Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH	W 38-23
September 14	UMass	Buffalo	UB Stadium • Buffalo, NY	W 34-3
September 28	UMass	Miami (OH)	Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH	W 23-20
September 28	Buffalo	UConn	Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT	L 3-47
October 5	UMass	Northern Illinois	Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL	W 34-20

Mid-American vs. FCS matchups

The following games include MAC teams competing against FCS schools.

Date	Visitor	Home	Site	Score
August 29	Fordham	Bowling Green	Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH	W 41–17
August 29	Lafayette	Buffalo	UB Stadium • Buffalo, NY	W 30–13
August 31	Central Connecticut	Central Michigan	Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI	W 66–10
August 29	Duquesne	Toledo	Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH	W 49–10
August 31	Western Illinois	Northern Illinois	Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL	W 54–15
September 7	Missouri State	Ball State	Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN	W 42-34
September 7	Saint Francis (PA)	Kent State	Dix Stadium • Kent, OH	L 17-23
September 14	Morgan State	Ohio	Peden Stadium • Athens, OH	W 21-6
September 14	Colgate	Akron	InfoCision Stadium • Akron, OH	W 31-20
September 14	Bethune-Cookman	Western Michigan	Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI	W 59-31
September 21	Saint Francis (PA)	Eastern Michigan	Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI	W 36-0

Head to head matchups

2024 MAC Head to head
Team	Akron	Ball State	Bowling Green	Buffalo	Central Michigan	Eastern Michigan	Kent State	Miami	Northern Illinois	Ohio	Toledo	Western Michigan
Akron	—	—	20–27	30–41	—	25–21	38–17	—	16–29	10–30	21–14	24–34
Ball State	—	—	13–38	48–51	34–37	—	37–35	21–27	25–23	21–42	—	42–45
Bowling Green	27–20	38–13	—	—	23–13	—	27–6	12–28	7–17	—	41–26	31–13
Buffalo	41–30	51–48	—	—	—	37–20	43–7	—	23–20	16–47	30–15	41–48
Central Michigan	—	37–34	13–23	—	—	34–38	—	7–46	16–24	25–27	10–37	16–15
Eastern Michigan	21–25	—	—	20–37	38–34	—	52–33	14–38	—	10–35	28–29	18–26
Kent State	17–38	35–37	6–27	7–43	—	33–52	—	7–34	—	0–41	—	21–52
Miami	—	27–21	28–12	—	46–7	38–14	34–7	—	20–9	30–20	20–30	—
Northern Illinois	29–16	23–25	17–7	20–23	24–16	—	—	9–20	—	—	6–13	42–28
Ohio	30–10	42–21	—	47–16	27–25	35–10	41–0	20–30	—	—	24–7	—
Toledo	14–21	—	26–41	15–30	37–10	29–28	—	30–20	13–6	7–24	—	—
Western Michigan	34–24	45–42	13–31	48–41	14–16	26–18	52–21	—	28–42	—	—	—

Updated through end of regular season.

Awards and honors

Player of the week honors

Week		Offensive				Defensive				Special Teams
		Player	Team	Position		Player	Team	Position		Player	Team	Position
Week 1[140]		Ethan Hampton	Northern Illinois	QB		Shaun Dolac James Djonkam	Buffalo Eastern Michigan	LB		Justin Pegues	Bowling Green	RB/KR
Week 2[141]		Antario Brown		RB		Devonte O'Malley	Northern Illinois	DT		Cade Haberman Jesús Gomez	Northern Illinois Eastern Michigan	DT PK
Week 3[142]		Tucker Gleason	Toledo	QB		Red Murdock	Buffalo	LB		Jesús Gómez (2) Dylan Cunanan	Eastern Michigan Toledo	K PK
Week 4[143]		Harold Fannin Jr. B.J. Harris	Bowling Green Central Michigan	TE RB		Shaun Dolac (2)				Jesús Gómez (3)	Eastern Michigan	K
Week 5[144]		Harold Fannin Jr. (2) Parker Navarro	Bowling Green Ohio	TE QB		Luke Murphy	Eastern Michigan			Tristan Mattson Dom Dzioban	Central Michigan Miami (OH)
Week 6[145]		Hayden Wolff Harold Fannin Jr. (3)	Western Michigan Bowling Green	QB TE		Darius Alexander	Toledo	DT		Dylan Cunanan (2)	Toledo
Week 7[146]		Chrishon McCray	Kent State	WR		Shaun Dolac (3) Skyler Gill-Howard	Buffalo Northern Illinois	LB DT		Ethan Duane	Buffalo	P
Week 8[147]		Cole Snyder Blake Bosma	Eastern Michigan Western Michigan	QB TE		Matt Salopek Maxen Hook	Miami (OH) Toledo	LB S		Tristan Mattson (2) Jesús Gómez (4)	Central Michigan Eastern Michigan	K
Week 9[148]		Coleman Owen	Ohio	WR		Shay Taylor	Ohio	LB		Dom Dzioban (2)	Miami (OH)
Week 10/11[149]		Telly Johnson Jr. Tucker Gleason (2)	Northern Illinois Toledo	RB QB		Matt Salopek (2)	Miami			Eamonn Dennis Cam Thompson	Ohio Northern Illinois	WR/KR
Week 12[150]		Parker Navarro (2)	Ohio	QB		Shaun Dolac (4)	Buffalo			Emilio Duran	Toledo	P
Week 13[151]		Parker Navarro (3) Rahkeem Smith	Ohio Bowling Green	QB WR		Shaun Dolac (5) James Djonkam (2)	Buffalo Eastern Michigan			Tristan Mattson (3)	Central Michigan	K
Week 14[152]		Brett Gabbert Parker Navarro (4)	Miami (OH) Ohio	QB		James Djonkam (3)	Eastern Michigan			JaVaughn Byrd	Northern Illinois	CB

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	Harold Fannin Jr.	Bowling Green
Defensive Player of the Year	Shaun Dolac	Buffalo
Special Teams Player of the Year	Malcolm Gillie	Ball State
Freshman Player of the Year	Kadin Semonza	Ball State
Vern Smith Leadership Award	Harold Fannin Jr.	Bowling Green
Coach of the Year	Tim Albin	Ohio

All-Conference Teams

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

Position Player Team First Team Offense QB Brett Gabbert Miami OL Alex Wollschlaeger Bowling Green OL Reid Holskey Miami OL J.J. Lippe Northern Illinois OL Addison West Western Michigan OL Jacob Gideon Western Michigan TE Harold Fannin Jr. Bowling Green WR Javon Tracy Miami WR Coleman Owen Ohio WR Jerjuan Newton Toledo WR Junior Vandeross III Toledo RB Terion Stewart Miami RB Jaden Nixon Western Michigan PK Dom Dzioban Miami First Team Defense DL CJ Nunnally Akron DL Brian Ugwu Miami DL Devonte O’Malley Northern Illinois DL Bradley Weaver Ohio LB Joseph Sipp Jr. Bowling Green LB Shaun Dolac Buffalo LB Red Murdock Buffalo LB Matt Salopek Miami DB Jordan Oladokun Bowling Green DB Raion Strader Miami DB Nate Valcarcel Northern Illinois DB Maxen Hook Toledo P Avery Book Akron First Team Specialists KRS Malcolm Gillie Ball State KRS Jacquez Stuart Toledo

Position Player Team Second Team Offense QB Parker Navarro Ohio OL Jon Mucciolo Ball State OL Brayden Swartout Central Michigan OL John Champe Northern Illinois OL Logan Zschernitz Northern Illinois OL Parker Titsworth Ohio OL Carson Heidecker Ohio TE Tanner Koziol Ball State WR Adrian Norton Akron WR Oran Singleton Eastern Michigan WR Chrishon McCray Kent State WR Reggie Virgil Miami RB Keyon Mozee Miami RB Anthony Tyus III Ohio PK Jesús Gómez Eastern Michigan Second Team Defense DL Kobe Stewart Buffalo DL Corey Suttle Miami DL Roy Williams Northern Illinois DL Darius Alexander Toledo LB Bryan McCoy Akron LB Jordan Kwiatkowski Central Michigan LB James Djonkam Eastern Michigan LB Ty Wise Miami DB Donte Kent Central Michigan DB DJ Walker Ohio DB Avery Smith Toledo DB Tate Hallock Western Michigan P John Henderson Bowling Green Second Team Specialists KRS Donte Kent Central Michigan KRS Bryson Hammer Toledo

Position Player Team Third Team Offense QB Connor Bazelak Bowling Green OL Ethan Crowe Ball State OL Taran Tyo Ball State OL Trevor Brock Buffalo OL Tyler Doty Buffalo OL Ethan Spoth Toledo TE Blake Bosma Western Michigan WR Cam Pickett Ball State WR Victor Snow Buffalo WR Terry Lockett Eastern Michigan WR Luke Floriea Kent State RB Al-Jay Henderson Buffalo RB Marion Lukes Central Michigan PK Upton Bellenfant Buffalo Third Team Defense DL Brandon Berger Ball State DL Anthony Hawkins Bowling Green DL Dion Crawford Buffalo DL Skyler Gill-Howard Northern Illinois LB Shay Taylor Ohio LB Blake Leake Ohio LB Daniel Bolden Toledo LB Donald Willis Western Michigan DB Paul Lewis III Akron DB Jacorey Benjamin Bowling Green DB Eli Blakey Miami DB JaVaughn Byrd Northern Illinois P Ethan Duane Buffalo Third Team Specialists KRS DaShawn Martin Kent State KRS Coleman Owen Ohio

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