2019 Mid-American Conference football season
LeagueNCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision
SportFootball
DurationAugust 29, 2019 - January 2020
Number of teams12
Regular Season
Season MVPLeVante Bellamy
East Division championsMiami RedHawks
  East Division runners-upOhio Bobcats
West Division championsCentral Michigan
  West Division runners-upWestern Michigan
MAC Championship Game
ChampionsMiami RedHawks
  Runners-upCentral Michigan
Football seasons
← 2018
2020 →
2019 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Miami (OH) x$   6 – 2     8 – 6  
Ohio   5 – 3     7 – 6  
Buffalo   5 – 3     8 – 5  
Kent State   5 – 3     7 – 6  
Bowling Green   2 – 6     3 – 9  
Akron   0 – 8     0 – 12  
West Division
Central Michigan x   6 – 2     8 – 6  
Western Michigan   5 – 3     7 – 6  
Ball State   4 – 4     5 – 7  
Northern Illinois   4 – 4     5 – 7  
Toledo   3 – 5     6 – 6  
Eastern Michigan   3 – 5     6 – 7  
Championship: Miami 26, Central Michigan 21
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions

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

Main article: 2018 Mid-American Conference football 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

  1. Ohio (24), 144 points
  2. Miami 107 points
  3. Buffalo 100 points
  4. Kent State 62 points
  5. Akron 54 points
  6. Bowling Green 37 points

West

  1. Toledo (15), 127 points
  2. Western Michigan (5), 112 points
  3. Northern Illinois (3), 103 points
  4. Eastern Michigan 83 points
  5. Ball State 43 points
  6. 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 p.m. 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 p.m. 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 p.m. 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 p.m. 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)

See also: 2019 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:

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

Legend
  MAC win
  MAC loss

See also: 2019–20 NCAA football 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

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)
  • Kent State
  • Buffalo
  • QB
  • RB
 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)
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)
  • Ball State
  • Central Michigan
 RB Saeed Holt Toledo LB Ryan Rimmler Ball State K
Week 7 (Oct. 12) Tre 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

*Denotes Unanimous Selection

Ref:[4]

All Conference Honorable Mentions:

All-Americans

For the complete All-America selections, see 2019 College Football All-America Team.

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] — 107,752 17,958
Ball State Scheumann Stadium 22,500 10,123 14,333 15,113 † 5,572 7,249 7,155 — 59,545 9,924
Bowling Green Doyt Perry Stadium 24,000 17,620 18,021 19,199 † 15,100 12,113 9,715 — 91,768 15,294
Buffalo UB Stadium 29,013 18,412 17,621 20,042 † 14,850 13,830 13,749 — 98,504 16,417
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

  1. ^ "MAC Announces 2019 Football Schedule". Getsomemaction.com. February 20, 2019. Retrieved February 20, 2019.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "Northern Illinois Scores Late To Win MAC Title Game". USA Today.com. November 30, 2018. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
  3. ^ "MAC announces 2019 preseason football poll". Retrieved July 23, 2019.
  4. ^ "MAC Announces 2019 All-MAC Teams & Postseason Awards". getsomemaction.com. Mid-American Conference. December 4, 2019. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
  5. ^ "2010-11 NCAA Statistics Policies(updated 9/15/2010)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. September 15, 2010. Archived from the original on January 3, 2012. Retrieved December 10, 2011.
  6. ^ 2018 Consensus All-America Team
  7. ^ "Ohio vs. Akron - Game Summary - November 26, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
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