2017 Mid American Conference football season
LeagueNCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision
SportFootball
DurationAugust 31, 2017 – December 2017
Number of teams12
Regular Season
Season championsToledo Rockets
  Runners-upAkron Zips
Season MVPLogan Woodside
MAC Championship Game
Football seasons
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2018 →
2017 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Akron xy   6 – 2     7 – 7  
Ohio   5 – 3     9 – 4  
Miami (OH)   4 – 4     5 – 7  
Buffalo   4 – 4     6 – 6  
Bowling Green   2 – 6     2 – 10  
Kent State   1 – 7     2 – 10  
West Division
Toledo xy$   7 – 1     11 – 3  
Central Michigan   6 – 2     8 – 5  
Northern Illinois   6 – 2     8 – 5  
Western Michigan   4 – 4     6 – 6  
Eastern Michigan   3 – 5     5 – 7  
Ball State   0 – 8     2 – 10  
Championship: Toledo 45, Akron 28
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant

The 2017 Mid-American Conference football season was the 72nd season for the Mid-American Conference (MAC) and part of the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The season began on August 31 and ended on November 25. The entire schedule was released on March 1.[1] The Toledo Rockets won the conference championship game over the Akron Zips.

Previous season

Main article: 2016 Mid–American Conference football season

Preseason

Preseason Poll

The Preseason poll was released at the MAC Media Day in Canton, Ohio.[2]

East Division

  1. Ohio Bobcats (11), 131
  2. Miami RedHawks (12), 129
  3. Bowling Green Falcons (1), 88
  4. Akron Zips, 79
  5. Buffalo Bulls, 41
  6. Kent State Golden Flashes, 36

West Division

  1. Toledo Rockets (22), 142
  2. Western Michigan Broncos (1), 107
  3. Northern Illinois Huskies (1), 89
  4. Eastern Michigan Eagles, 74
  5. Central Michigan Chippewas, 62
  6. Ball State Cardinals, 30

MAC Championship

The Toledo Rockets were selected as favorites to win the Mid-American Conference by receiving 21 of 24 votes. Others receiving one vote a piece were defending champions, Western Michigan Broncos, Bowling Green Falcons and Miami RedHawks.[3]

Head coaches

Pre-season coaching changes

Schedule

Regular season

Week 1

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
August 31 7:00 p.m. Buffalo Minnesota TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN BTN L 7-17   43,224
August 31 7:00 p.m. Elon Toledo Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH ESPN3 W 47-13   22,104
August 31 7:00 p.m. Rhode Island Central Michigan Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI ESPN3 W 30-27 3OT  16,311
September 1 6:30 p.m. Charlotte Eastern Michigan Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI ESPN3 W 24-7   12,823
September 1 8:30 p.m. Boston College Northern Illinois Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL CBSSN L 20-23   16,421
September 2 12:00 p.m. Akron No. 6 Penn State Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA ABC L 0-52   101,684
September 2 12:00 p.m. Bowling Green Michigan State Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI ESPNU L 10-35   71,202
September 2 12:00 p.m. Ball State Illinois Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL BTN L 21-24   42,505
September 2 12:00 p.m. Kent State No. 5 Clemson Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC ESPN L 3-56   80,121
September 2 5:15 p.m. Western Michigan No. 4 USC Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA P12N L 31-49   61,125
September 2 6:30 p.m. Miami Marshall Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV STADIUM L 26-31   22,463
September 2 7:00 p.m. Hampton Ohio Peden Stadium • Athens, OH ESPN3 W 59-0   17,501
#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 8 8:00 p.m. Ohio Purdue Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN FS1 L 21-44   45,633
September 9 12:00 p.m. Buffalo Army Michie Stadium • West Point, NY CBSSN L 17-21   24,017
September 9 2:30 pm Eastern Illinois Northern Illinois Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL ESPN3 W 38-10   16,722
September 9 3:00 p.m. Central Michigan Kansas Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS FSN W 45-27   28,531
September 9 3:05 p.m. UAB Ball State Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN ESPN3 W 51-31   11,555
September 9 3:30 p.m. Howard Kent State Dix Stadium • Kent, OH ESPN3 W 38-31   20,312
September 9 3:30 p.m. Austin Peay Miami Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH ESPN3 W 31-10   15,960
September 9 3:30 p.m. Eastern Michigan Rutgers High Point Solutions Stadium • Piscataway, NJ BTN W 16-13   37,661
September 9 3:30 p.m. Western Michigan Michigan State Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI BTN L 14-28   72,910
September 9 6:00 p.m. South Dakota Bowling Green Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH ESPN3 L 27-35   19,912
September 9 6:30 p.m. Arkansas–Pine Bluff Akron InfoCision Stadium • Akron, OH ESPN3 W 52-3   17,464
September 9 7:00 p.m. Toledo Nevada Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV ESPN3 W 37-24   18,617
#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. Kansas Ohio Peden Stadium • Athens,OH ESPNU W 42-30   24,000
September 16 12:00 p.m. Iowa State Akron InfoCision Stadium • Akron, OH CBSSN L 14-41   22,811
September 16 12:00 p.m. Northern Illinois Nebraska Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE FS1 W 21-17   89,664
September 16 3:00 p.m. Tennessee Tech Ball State Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN ESPN3 W 28-13   14,265
September 16 3:30 p.m. Central Michigan Syracuse Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY ACCN L 17-41   33,004
September 16 6:00 p.m. Colgate Buffalo UB Stadium • Buffalo, NY ESPN3 W 33-10   11,546
September 16 6:30 p.m. Kent State Marshall Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV L 0-21   24,044
September 16 7:00 p.m. Tulsa Toledo Glass Bowl • Toledo ESPN3 W 54-51   24,239
September 16 7:00 p.m. Idaho Western Michigan Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI ESPN3 W 37-28   25,732
September 16 7:30 p.m. Bowling Green Northwestern Ryan Field • Evantson, IL BTN L 27-49   33,706
September 16 8:00 p.m. Cincinnati Miami Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH ESPN3 L 17-21   21,811
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Championship game

Week 14 (MAC Championship game)

Records against FBS conferences

2017 records against FBS conferences

Conference Record
The American 1–1
ACC 0–6
Big Ten 2–7
Big 12 2–1
C-USA 3–4
Independents 2–2
Mountain West 1–1
Pac-12 0–1
SEC 0–1
Sun Belt 1–1
Total 12–25

Power–Five conferences and independents

Power 5 Conferences Record
ACC 0–6
Big Ten 2–7
Big 12 2–1
Pac-12 0–1
SEC 0–1
Notre Dame 0–1
Power 5 Total 4–17

Group of Five conferences

Group of 5 Conferences Record
American 1–1
C-USA 3–4
Mountain West 1–1
Independents (Excluding Notre Dame) 2–1
Sun Belt 1–1
FBS Total 8–8

FCS Subdivision

FCS Opponents Record
Football Championship Subdivision 10–1
Total FCS Record 10–1

Postseason

Power 5 Conferences Record
ACC 0–0
Big Ten 0–0
Big 12 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

Postseason

Bowl games

See also: 2017–18 NCAA football bowl games
Legend
  MAC win
  MAC loss

(Rankings from final CFP Poll; All times EST)

Date Time Bowl Game Site TV MAC Team Opponent Result
December 19, 2017 7:00 p.m. Boca Raton Bowl FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL ESPN Akron Florida Atlantic L 3–50
December 22, 2017 12:30 p.m. Bahamas Bowl Thomas Robinson Stadium • Nassau, Bahamas ESPN Ohio UAB W 41–6
December 22, 2017 4:00 p.m. Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Albertsons Stadium • Boise, ID ESPN Central Michigan Wyoming L 14–37
December 23, 2017 7:00 p.m. Dollar General Bowl Ladd–Peebles Stadium • Mobile, AL ESPN Toledo Appalachian State L 0–34
December 26, 2017 5:15 p.m. Quick Lane Bowl Ford Field • Detroit, MI ESPN Northern Illinois Duke L 14–36

Home game attendance

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References

  1. ^ "MAC releases schedule zero Saturday Games in November". USA Today. Gannett Company. Retrieved March 1, 2017.
  2. ^ "MAC Football 2017: Toledo, Ohio University picked as division winners in preseason poll". cleveland.com. Retrieved October 17, 2017.
  3. ^ "MAC Football 2017: Toledo, Ohio University picked as division winners in preseason poll". cleveland.com. Retrieved October 17, 2017.
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