Sports season
The 2022 Mid-American Conference football season wwas the 77th season for the Mid-American Conference (MAC), as part of the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The season began on September 1 and concluded with its conference championship game on Saturday, December 3 at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan .[1] Ohio won the East Division with a conference record of 7–1 and Toledo won the West Division with a 5–3 conference record. Toledo won the championship over Ohio by a final score of 17–7.[2]
Previous season [ edit ] During the 2021 conference season, Kent State won the East Division, while Northern Illinois won the West Division, both with 6–2 conference records. In the 2021 MAC Championship Game , Northern Illinois defeated Kent State by a final score of 41–23. Northern Illinois advanced to the Cure Bowl , where they lost to Coastal Carolina , 41–47.
Preseason [ edit ] Preseason polls [ edit ] Media Poll [ edit ] On July 26 the MAC announced the preseason media poll. Defending MAC champion Northern Illinois was named the preseason favorite.[3]
East Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place) 1 Miami 139 (20) 2 Kent State 116 (3) 3 Buffalo 78 4 Ohio 72 5 Bowling Green 71 (1) 6 Akron 28
West Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place) 1 Northern Illinois 122 (11) 2 Toledo 120 (9) 3 Central Michigan 112 (4) 4 Western Michigan 56 5 Eastern Michigan 52 6 Ball State 42
Media poll (MAC Championship) Rank Team Votes 1 Northern Illinois 9 2 Toledo 6 3 Miami 5 3 Central Michigan 4
Coaches Poll [ edit ] On August 29 the MAC released the coaches poll. Defending champion Northern Illinois was favored to win the west while Kent State was selected as a slight favorite to win the East. Northern Illinois received 4 of the 12 MAC championship votes.[4]
East Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place) 1 Kent State 61 (5) 2 Miami 60 (6) 3 Buffalo 43 4 Bowling Green 36 (1) 5 Ohio 35 6 Akron 16
West Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place) 1 Northern Illinois 61 (6) 2 Toledo 51 3 Central Michigan 50 (2) 4 Western Michigan 45 (3) 5 Eastern Michigan 24 6 Ball State 21 (1)
Coaches poll (MAC Championship) Rank Team Votes 1 Northern Illinois 4 2 Kent State 3 3 Miami 2 3 Western Michigan 2 5 Ball State 1
Individual Award Preseason Watchlists [ edit ]
Award Head Coach/Player School Position Ref Bronko Nagurski Trophy CJ Brown Northern Illinois S [15] Darren Anders Bowling Green LB James Patterson Buffalo LB Jamal Hines Toledo LB Outland Trophy Desjuan Johnson Toledo DT [16] Nolan Potte Northern Illinois T Sidy Sow Eastern Michigan T Daymond Williams Buffalo DT Lou Groza Award John Richardson Northern Illinois K [17] Ray Guy Award Dom Dzioban Miami P [18] Luke Elzinga Central Michigan P Nick Mihalic Western Michigan P Paul Hornung Award Hassan Beydoun Eastern Michigan WR [19] Ron Cook Jr. Buffalo RB Devin Maddox Toledo WR Trayvon Rudolph Northern Illinois WR Sean Tyler Western Michigan RB Jalen Walker Miami WR Wuerffel Trophy Brandon Martin Ball State LB [20] Austin Osborne Bowling Green WR Matt McDonald Bowling Green QB Max Michel Buffalo LB Tariq Speights Eastern Michigan LB Isaac Vance Kent State WR Nick Rattin Northern Illinois LB Mitchell Berg Toledo OL Boone Bonnema Western Michigan LB
Head Coaches [ edit ] On November 4, 2021, Akron fired head coach Tom Arth after posting a 3–24 record during his tenure with the school.[28] The school hired Oregon offensive coordinator Joe Moorhead as the new head coach for the 2022 season.[29] Post-season changes [ edit ] On November 28, Western Michigan announced that they had fired head coach Tim Lester . Lester posted a record of 37–32 over six years at the school.[30] On December 8, Western Michigan announced that they had hired Louisville offensive coordinator Lance Taylor to be the new head coach.[31] On December 5, Kent State head coach Sean Lewis was announced as the new offensive coordinator at Colorado in the Pac-12 conference. On December 14, Kent State announced Kenni Burns as the new head coach for the 2023 season.[32] [33] [34] [35] [36] [37] [38] [39] [40] [41] [42] [43]
Rankings [ edit ] 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 C CFP Not released Northern Illinois AP C CFP Not released Ohio AP RV C RV CFP Not released Toledo AP 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
Schedule [ edit ] The schedule for the 2022 MAC football season was released on February 25, 2022.[1]
Index to colors and formatting MAC member won MAC member lost MAC teams in bold
All times Eastern time.
Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance September 1 6:00 p.m. Saint Francis (PA) Akron InfoCision Stadium • Akron, OH ESPN3 W 30–23 OT 8,752 September 1 7:00 p.m. Central Michigan No. 12 Oklahoma State Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK FS1 L 44–58 53,808 September 1 7:00 p.m. Ball State Tennessee Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN SECN L 10–59 92,236 September 1 7:00 p.m. LIU Toledo Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH ESPN3 W 37–0 21,291 September 1 8:00 p.m. Eastern Illinois Northern Illinois Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL ESPN+ W 34–27 10,864 September 2 7:00 p.m. Eastern Kentucky Eastern Michigan Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI ESPN3 W 42–34 16,531 September 2 7:00 p.m. Western Michigan No. 15 Michigan State Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI ESPN L 13–35 73,928 September 3 12:00 p.m. Buffalo Maryland Maryland Stadium • College Park, MD BTN L 10–31 30,223 September 3 2:30 p.m. Bowling Green UCLA Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA P12N L 17–45 27,143 September 3 6:00 p.m. Florida Atlantic Ohio Peden Stadium • Athens, OH ESPN+ W 41–38 20,003 September 3 7:00 p.m. Miami (OH) No. 20 Kentucky Kroger Field • Lexington, KY ESPN+ /SEC+ L 13–37 61,139 September 3 10:30 p.m. Kent State Washington Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA FS1 L 20–45 56,112 # Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance September 10 12:00 p.m. Ohio Penn State Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA ABC L 10–46 107,306 September 10 1:00 p.m. South Alabama Central Michigan Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI ESPN+ L 24–38 17,205 September 10 2:00 p.m. Western Michigan Ball State Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN ESPN+ WMU 37–30 12,972 September 10 4:00 p.m. Akron No. 14 Michigan State Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI BTN L 0–52 70,079 September 10 4:00 p.m. Eastern Kentucky Bowling Green Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH ESPN3 L 57–59 7OT 17,376 September 10 6:00 p.m. No. 15 (FCS ) Holy Cross Buffalo UB Stadium • Buffalo, NY ESPN+ L 31–37 16,933 September 10 6:00 p.m. Robert Morris Miami (OH) Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH ESPN3 W 31–14 9,828 September 10 7:00 p.m. Kent State No. 7 Oklahoma Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK ESPN+ L 3–33 83,911 September 10 7:00 p.m. UMass Toledo Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH ESPN+ W 55–10 20,147 September 10 7:00 p.m. Northern Illinois Tulsa H. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK ESPN+ L 35–38 22,113 September 10 7:00 p.m. Eastern Michigan Louisiana Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA NFLN L 21–49 15,352 # Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance September 17 12:00 p.m. Cincinnati Miami (OH) Paycor Stadium • Cincinnati, OH (Victory Bell ) ESPNU L 17–38 30,109 September 17 12:00 p.m. LIU Kent State Dix Stadium • Kent, OH ESPN3 W 63–10 15,452 September 17 1:00 p.m. Buffalo Coastal Carolina Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC ESPN+ L 26–38 13,372 September 17 1:00 p.m. Bucknell Central Michigan Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI ESPN3 W 41–0 21,554 September 17 2:00 p.m. Ohio Iowa State Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA ESPN+ /B12N L 10–43 58,138 September 17 2:00 p.m. Murray State Ball State Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN ESPN+ W 31–0 14,413 September 17 3:30 p.m. Vanderbilt Northern Illinois Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL CBSSN L 28–38 14,110 September 17 5:00 p.m. Marshall Bowling Green Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH NFLN W 34–31 OT 21,158 September 17 7:00 p.m. Toledo No. 3 Ohio State Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH FOX L 21–77 105,398 September 17 7:00 p.m. Akron No. 15 Tennessee Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN ESPN+ /SECN L 6–63 101,915 September 17 7:30 p.m. No. 23 Pittsburgh Western Michigan Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI ESPNU L 13–34 22,875 September 17 11:00 p.m. Eastern Michigan Arizona State Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ P12N W 30–21 43,788 # Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance September 24 12:00 p.m. Kent State No. 1 Georgia Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA ESPN+ /SECN L 22–39 92,746 September 24 12:00 p.m. Central Michigan No. 14 Penn State Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA BTN L 14–33 106,624 September 24 12:00 p.m. Bowling Green Mississippi State Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS SECN L 14–45 48,376 September 24 12:00 p.m. Buffalo Eastern Michigan Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI CBSSN UB 50–31 14,524 September 24 2:00 p.m. Fordham Ohio Peden Stadium • Athens, OH ESPN+ W 59–52 19.024 September 24 3:30 p.m. Toledo San Diego State Snapdragon Stadium • San Diego, CA FS1 L 14–17 27,108 September 24 6:00 p.m. Akron Liberty Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, VA ESPN+ L 12–21 20,004 September 24 6:00 p.m. Ball State Georgia Southern Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA ESPN+ L 23–34 18,434 September 24 7:00 p.m. Northern Illinois No. 8 Kentucky Kroger Field • Lexington, KY ESPN2 L 23–31 61,579 September 24 7:30 p.m. Miami (OH) Northwestern Ryan Field • Evanston, IL BTN W 17–14 23,773 September 24 10:30 p.m. Western Michigan San Jose State CEFCU Stadium • San Jose, CA CBSSN L 6–34 17,058 # Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance October 1 2:00 p.m. Northern Illinois Ball State Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN (Bronze Stalk Trophy ) ESPN+ BSU 44–38 2OT 10,012 October 1 2:00 p.m. UMass Eastern Michigan Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI ESPN+ W 20–13 16,478 October 1 3:30 p.m. Central Michigan Toledo Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH NFLN TOL 38–17 22,273 October 1 3:30 p.m. Bowling Green Akron InfoCision Stadium • Akron, OH ESPN+ BGSU 31–28 8,093 October 1 3:30 p.m. Miami (OH) Buffalo UB Stadium • Buffalo, NY ESPNU UB 24–20 18,615 October 1 3:30 p.m. Ohio Kent State Dix Stadium • Kent, OH ESPN+ KSU 31–24 OT 20,392 October 1 6:00 p.m. New Hampshire Western Michigan Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI ESPN3 W 44–7 20,119 # Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance October 8 12:00 p.m. Eastern Michigan Western Michigan Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI (Michigan MAC Trophy ) CBSSN EMU 45–23 10,876 October 8 12:00 p.m. Buffalo Bowling Green Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH ESPN+ UB 38–7 8,724 October 8 2:00 p.m. Akron Ohio Peden Stadium • Athens, OH ESPN3 OHIO 55–34 23,108 October 8 3:30 p.m. Kent State Miami (OH) Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH ESPN+ M-OH 27–24 14,366 October 8 3:30 p.m. Ball State Central Michigan Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI ESPN+ BSU 17–16 22,305 October 8 3:30 p.m. Toledo Northern Illinois Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL ESPN+ TOL 52–32 12,682 # Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance October 15 12:00 p.m. Central Michigan Akron InfoCision Stadium • Akron, OH ESPN+ CMU 28–21 14,814 October 15 12:00 p.m. Miami (OH) Bowling Green Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH ESPN+ BGSU 17–13 7,841 October 15 1:00 p.m. Buffalo UMass Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium • Amherst, MA ESPN3 W 34–7 13,378 October 15 2:00 p.m. UConn Ball State Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN ESPN3 W 25–21 10,006 October 15 3:30 p.m. Northern Illinois Eastern Michigan Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI ESPN+ NIU 39–10 15,100 October 15 3:30 p.m. Kent State Toledo Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH ESPN+ TOL 52–31 19,139 October 15 3:30 p.m. Ohio Western Michigan Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI CBSSN OHIO 33–14 20,320 # Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance October 22 12:00 p.m. Akron Kent State Dix Stadium • Kent, OH (Wagon Wheel ) ESPN+ KSU 33–27 20,472 October 22 1:00 p.m. Toledo Buffalo UB Stadium • Buffalo, NY ESPN+ UB 34–27 14,190 October 22 1:00 p.m. Bowling Green Central Michigan Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI ESPN3 BGSU 34–18 14,676 October 22 2:00 p.m. Eastern Michigan Ball State Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN ESPN+ EMU 20–16 15,698 October 22 2:00 p.m. Northern Illinois Ohio Peden Stadium • Athens, OH ESPN+ OHIO 24–17 15,922 October 22 3:30 p.m. Western Michigan Miami (OH) Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH CBSSN WMU 16–10 21,618 # Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance October 29 12:00 p.m. Toledo Eastern Michigan Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI ESPNU TOL 27–24 14,270 October 29 12:00 p.m. Miami (OH) Akron InfoCision Stadium • Akron, OH ESPN+ M-OH 27–9 11,749 # Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Week 10 [ edit ] Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance November 1 7:00 p.m. Ball State Kent State Dix Stadium • Kent, OH ESPNU BSU 27–20 6,455 November 1 7:30 p.m. Buffalo Ohio Peden Stadium • Athens, OH ESPN2 OHIO 45–24 16,401 November 2 7:00 p.m. Central Michigan Northern Illinois Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL ESPNU CMU 35–22 6,055 November 2 7:00 p.m. Western Michigan Bowling Green Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH ESPN2 BGSU 13–9 7,589 # Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Week 11 [ edit ] Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance November 8 7:00 p.m. Eastern Michigan Akron InfoCision Stadium • Akron, OH CBSSN EMU 37–21 12,589 November 8 7:30 p.m. Ohio Miami (OH) Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH (Battle of the Bricks ) ESPN2 OHIO 37–21 15,490 November 8 8:00 p.m. Ball State Toledo Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH ESPN TOL 28–21 14,462 November 9 7:00 p.m. Buffalo Central Michigan Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI ESPN2 CMU 31-27 9,103 November 9 7:00 p.m. Kent State Bowling Green Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH (Anniversary Award ) CBSSN KSU 40–6 7,291 November 9 7:00 p.m. Northern Illinois Western Michigan Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI ESPNU NIU 24-21 8,722 # Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Week 12 [ edit ] Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance November 15 7:00 p.m. Bowling Green Toledo Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH (Battle of I-75 ) ESPNU BGSU 42–35 20,027 November 15 7:00 p.m. Ohio Ball State Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN ESPN2 OHIO 32–18 6,722 November 16 6:00 p.m. Eastern Michigan Kent State Dix Stadium • Kent, OH ESPN2 EMU 31–24 3,998 November 16 7:00 p.m. Miami (OH) Northern Illinois Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL CBSSN M-OH 29–23 5,187 November 16 8:00 p.m. Western Michigan Central Michigan Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI (rivalry , Michigan MAC Trophy ) ESPNU WMU 12–10 10,097 1:00 p.m. Akron Buffalo UB Stadium • Buffalo, NY ESPN+ UB 23–22 12,247 # Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Week 13 [ edit ] Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance November 22 7:00 p.m. Ball State Miami (OH) Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH (Red Bird Rivalry) ESPN+ M-OH 18-17 14,021 November 22 7:00 p.m. Bowling Green Ohio Peden Stadium • Athens, OH ESPNU OHIO 38-14 11,693 November 25 12:00 p.m. Central Michigan Eastern Michigan Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI (rivalry , Michigan MAC Trophy ) CBSSN EMU 38–19 14,213 November 25 12:00 p.m. Toledo Western Michigan Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI ESPNU WMU 20–14 8,645 November 26 1:00 p.m. Kent State Buffalo UB Stadium • Buffalo, NY ESPN+ KSU 30–27 OT 12,302 November 26 1:30 p.m. Akron Northern Illinois Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL ESPN3 AKR 44–12 6,288 # Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
MAC Conference Championship Game [ edit ] Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance December 3 12:00 p.m. Ohio Toledo Ford Field • Detroit, MI ESPN TOL 17–7 15,550 # Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Postseason [ edit ] Bowl Games [ edit ] The MAC finished with a 4–2 bowl record which was good enough to win the Bowl Challenge Cup [44] [45]
Bowl game Date Site Television Time (EST ) MAC team Opponent Score Attendance Bahamas Bowl December 16 Thomas Robinson Stadium • Nassau, Bahamas ESPN 11:30 a.m. Miami (OH) UAB L 20–24 12,172 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl December 20 Albertsons Stadium • Boise, ID ESPN 3:30 p.m. Eastern Michigan San Jose State W 41–27 10,122 Boca Raton Bowl December 20 FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL ESPN 7:30 p.m. Toledo Liberty W 21–19 20,622 Quick Lane Bowl December 26 Ford Field • Detroit, MI ESPN 2:30 p.m. Bowling Green New Mexico State L 19–24 22,987 Camellia Bowl December 27 Cramton Bowl • Montgomery, AL ESPN 12:00 p.m. Buffalo Georgia Southern W 23–21 15,322 Arizona Bowl December 30 Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ Barstool Sports 4:30 p.m. Ohio Wyoming W 30–27 OT
Selection of teams [ edit ] Bowl eligible (6): Bowling Green, Buffalo, Eastern Michigan, Miami (OH), Ohio, Toledo Bowl ineligible (6): Akron, Ball State, Central Michigan, Kent State, Northern Illinois, Western Michigan MAC records vs. other conferences [ edit ] 2022–2023 records against non-conference foes:
Regular season
Postseason
Mid-American vs Power 5 matchups [ edit ] This is a list of games the MAC has scheduled versus power conference teams (ACC , Big Ten , 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 September 1 Big 12 Central Michigan No. 12 Oklahoma State Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK L 44–58 September 1 SEC Ball State Tennessee Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN L 10–59 September 2 Big Ten Western Michigan No. 15 Michigan State Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI L 13–35 September 3 Pac-12 Bowling Green UCLA Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA L 17–45 September 3 Big Ten Buffalo Maryland Maryland Stadium • College Park, MD L 10–31 September 3 Pac-12 Kent State Washington Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA L 20–45 September 3 SEC Miami (OH) No. 20 Kentucky Kroger Field • Lexington, KY L 13–37 September 10 Big Ten Akron No. 14 Michigan State Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI L 0–52 September 10 Big 12 Kent State No. 7 Oklahoma Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK L 3–33 September 10 Big Ten Ohio Penn State Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA L 10–46 September 17 SEC Akron No. 15 Tennessee Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN L 6–63 September 17 Pac-12 Eastern Michigan Arizona State Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 30–21 September 17 SEC Vanderbilt Northern Illinois Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL L 28–38 September 17 Big 12 Ohio Iowa State Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA L 10–43 September 17 Big Ten Toledo No. 3 Ohio State Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH L 21–77 September 17 ACC No. 23 Pittsburgh Western Michigan Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI L 13–34 September 24 SEC Bowling Green Mississippi State Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS L 14–45 September 24 Big Ten Central Michigan No. 14 Penn State Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA L 14–33 September 24 SEC Kent State No. 1 Georgia Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA L 22–39 September 24 Big Ten Miami (OH) Northwestern Ryan Field • Evanston, IL W 17–14 September 24 SEC Northern Illinois No. 8 Kentucky Kroger Field • Lexington, KY L 23–31
Mid-American vs Group of Five matchups [ edit ] 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 3 C-USA Florida Atlantic Ohio Peden Stadium • Athens, OH W 41–38 September 10 Sun Belt South Alabama Central Michigan Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI L 24–38 September 10 Sun Belt Eastern Michigan Louisiana Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA L 21–49 September 10 American Northern Illinois Tulsa H. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK L 35–38 September 17 Sun Belt Marshall Bowling Green Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH W 34–31 OT September 17 Sun Belt Buffalo Coastal Carolina Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC L 26–38 September 17 American Cincinnati Miami (OH) Paul Brown Stadium • Cincinnati, OH (Victory Bell ) L 17–38 September 24 Sun Belt Ball State Georgia Southern Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA L 23–34 September 24 Mountain West Toledo San Diego State Snapdragon Stadium • San Diego, CA L 14–17 September 24 Mountain West Western Michigan San Jose State CEFCU Stadium • San Jose, CA L 6–34
Mid-American vs FBS independents matchups [ edit ] The following games include MAC teams competing against FBS Independents , which includes Army , Liberty , New Mexico State , UConn , or UMass .
Date Visitor Home Site Score September 10 UMass Toledo Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH W 55–10 September 24 Akron Liberty Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, VA L 12–21 October 1 UMass Eastern Michigan Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI W 20–13 October 15 UConn Ball State Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN W 25–21 October 15 Buffalo UMass Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium • Amherst, MA W 34–7
Mid-American vs. FCS matchups [ edit ] The following games include MAC teams competing against FCS schools.
Date Visitor Home Site Score September 1 St. Francis Akron InfoCision Stadium • Akron, OH W 30–23 OT September 1 Eastern Illinois Northern Illinois Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL W 34–27 September 1 LIU Toledo Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH W 37–0 September 2 Eastern Kentucky Eastern Michigan Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI W 42–34 September 10 Eastern Kentucky Bowling Green Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH L 57–59 7OT September 10 Holy Cross Buffalo UB Stadium • Buffalo, NY L 31–37 September 10 Robert Morris Miami (OH) Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH W 31–14 September 17 Murray State Ball State Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN W 31–0 September 17 Bucknell Central Michigan Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI W 41–0 September 17 LIU Kent State Dix Stadium • Kent, OH W 63–10 September 24 Fordham Ohio Peden Stadium • Athens, OH W 59–52 October 1 New Hampshire Western Michigan Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI W 44–7
Head to head matchups [ edit ] 2022 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 — — 22–23 28–31 21–28 28–34 27–33 9–27 44–12 34–55 — — Ball State — — — — 17–16 16–20 27–20 17–18 44–38 14–38 21–28 30–37 Buffalo 23–22 — — 38–7 27–31 50–31 27–30 24–20 — 24–45 34–27 — Bowling Green 31–28 — 7–38 — 34–18 — 6–40 17–13 — 14–38 42–35 13–9 Central Michigan 28–21 16–17 31–27 18–34 — 19–38 — — 35–22 — 17–38 10–12 Eastern Michigan 34–28 20–16 31–50 — 38–19 — 31–24 — 10–39 — 24–27 45–23 Kent State 33–27 20–27 30–27 40–6 — 24–31 — 24–27 — 31–24 31–52 — Miami 27–9 18–17 20–24 13–17 — — 27–24 — 29–23 21–37 — 10–16 Northern Illinois 12–44 38–44 — — 22–35 39–10 — 23–29 — 17–24 32–52 24–21 Ohio 55–34 32–18 45–24 38–14 — — 24–31 37–21 24–17 — — 33–14 Toledo — 28–21 27–34 35–42 38–17 27–24 52–31 — 52–32 — — 14–20 Western Michigan — 37–30 — 9–13 12–10 23–45 — 16–10 21–24 14–33 20–14 —
Updated with the results of all games through December 3, 2022.
Awards and honors [ edit ] Player of the week honors [ edit ] East Division [ edit ] Week Offensive Defensive Special Teams Player Team Position Player Team Position Player Team Position Week 1[46] Kurtis Rourke Ohio QB Marcus Fuqua Buffalo S Nathanial Vakos Ohio K Week 2[47] Matt McDonald Bowling Green QB Khalib Johns Kent State LB Josh Smith Kent State P Week 3[48] Matt McDonald (2) Bowling Green QB Karl Brooks Bowling Green DE Alex McNulty Buffalo K Week 4[49] Kurtis Rourke (2) Ohio QB Ryan McWood Miami LB Alex McNulty (2) Buffalo K Week 5[50] Dante Cephas Kent State WR Shaun Dolac Buffalo LB Tristian Vandenberg Ohio K Week 6[51] Sieh Bangura Ohio RB Ryan McWood (2) Miami LB Graham Nicholson Miami K Week 7[52] Sieh Bangura (2) Ohio RB Demetrius Hardamon Bowling Green LB Nathanial Vakos (2) Ohio K Week 8[53] Ron Cook Buffalo RB Marcus Fuqua (2) Buffalo S Sami Sir Bowling Green P Week 9[54] No nominees Jacquez Warren Miami DB Dom Dzioban Miami P Week 10[55] Kurtis Rourke (3) Ohio QB Keye Thompson Ohio LB Ta'ron Keith Bowling Green RB Week 11[56] Collin Schlee Kent State QB Marvin Pierre Kent State LB Alex McNulty (3) Buffalo K Week 12[57] Odieu Hiliare Bowling Green WR Alvin Floyd Ohio S PaSean Wimberly Bowling Green RB Week 13[58] CJ Harris Ohio QB Keye Thompson (2) Ohio LB Cory Smigel Akron K
West Division [ edit ] Week Offensive Defensive Special Teams Player Team Position Player Team Position Player Team Position Week 1[46] Daniel Richardson Central Michigan QB Eric Rogers Northern Illinois CB Mitchell Tomasek Eastern Michigan P Week 2[47] Dequan Finn Toledo QB Braden Fiske Western Michigan DL Nick Mihalic Western Michigan P Week 3[48] Samson Evans Eastern Michigan RB Kempton Shine Eastern Michigan CB Jesus Gomez Eastern Michigan K Week 4[49] John Paddock Ball State QB Daveren Rayner Northern Illinois LB Tom Foley Northern Illinois P Week 5[50] John Paddock (2) Ball State QB Jaquan Amos Ball State S Mitchell Tomasek (2) Eastern Michigan P Week 6[51] Carson Steele Ball State RB Quinyon Mitchell Toledo CB Lucas Borrow Ball State P Week 7[52] Dequan Finn (2) Toledo QB Jordan Riley Ball State S John Richardson Northern Illinois K Week 8[53] Sean Tyler Western Michigan RB Corvin Moment Western Michigan LB Palmer Domschke Western Michigan K Week 9[54] Tucker Gleason Toledo QB Maxen Hook Toledo S Mitchell Tomasek (3) Eastern Michigan P Week 10[55] Carson Steele (2) Ball State RB Cole Pearce Ball State LB Ben VonGunten Ball State K Week 11[56] Bert Emanuel, Jr. Central Michigan QB Thomas Incoom Central Michigan DL Mitchell Tomasek (4) Eastern Michigan P Week 12[57] Tucker Gleason (2) Toledo QB Jose Ramirez Eastern Michigan DE No nominees Week 13[58] Samson Evans (2) Eastern Michigan RB Jose Ramirez (2) Eastern Michigan DE Mitchell Tomasek (5) Eastern Michigan P
MAC Individual Awards [ edit ] The following individuals received postseason honors as voted by the Mid-American Conference football coaches at the end of the season.[59]
All-Conference Teams [ edit ] The following players were listed as part of the All-Conference teams.[59]
Position Player Team First Team Offense WR Alex Adams Akron WR Devontez Walker Kent State WR Dante Cephas Kent State WR Sam Wiglusz Ohio OL Sidy Sow Eastern Michigan OL Marcellus Marshall Kent State OL Nolan Potter Northern Illinois OL Hagen Meservy Ohio OL Nick Rosi Toledo TE Brady Hunt Ball State QB Kurtis Rourke Ohio RB Carson Steele Ball State RB Marquez Cooper Kent State PK Alex McNulty Buffalo First Team Defense DL Karl Brooks Bowling Green DL Thomas Incoom Central Michigan DL Jose Ramirez Eastern Michigan DL Desjuan Johnson Toledo LB Bubba Arslanian Akron LB Shaun Dolac Buffalo LB Dallas Gant Toledo LB Zaire Barnes Western Michigan DB Marcus Fuqua Buffalo DB Donte Kent Central Michigan DB Quinyon Mitchell Toledo DB Maxen Hook Toledo P Mitchell Tomasek Eastern Michigan First Team Specialists KRS Jaylon Jackson Eastern Michigan KRS Keegan Wilburn Ohio
Position Player Team Second Team Offense WR Jayshon Jackson Ball State WR Odieu Hiliare Bowling Green WR Mac Hippenhammer Miami WR Jerjuan Newton Toledo WR Corey Crooms Western Michigan OL Ethan Crowe Ball State OL Jamezz Kimbrough Central Michigan OL Brian Dooley Eastern Michigan OL Rusty Feth Miami OL Sam Allan Kent State TE Christian Sims Bowling Green QB Dequan Finn Toledo RB Samson Evans Eastern Michigan RB Sean Tyler Western Michigan PK Nathanial Vakos Ohio Second Team Defense DL DeVonte O'Malley Northern Illinois DL Jamal Hines Toledo DL Andre Carter Western Michigan DL Braden Fiske Western Michigan LB Clayton Coll Ball State LB James Patterson Buffalo LB Ryan McWood Miami LB Dyontae Johnson Toledo DB Amechi Uzodinma Ball State DB Nic Jones Ball State DB Nico Bolden Kent State DB C.J. Brown Northern Illinois DB Nate Bauer Toledo P Dom Dzioban Miami Second Team Specialists KRS Ta'ron Keith Bowling Green KRS Ja'Shaun Poke Kent State
Position Player Team Third Team Offense WR Shocky Jacques-Louis Akron WR Quian Williams Buffalo WR Tanner Knue Eastern Michigan WR Hassan Beydoun Eastern Michigan OL Anthony Whigan Akron OL Gabe Wallace Buffalo OL Desmond Bessent Buffalo OL Deiyantei Powell-Woods Central Michigan OL Logan Zschernitz Northern Illinois TE Joel Wilson Central Michigan QB DJ Irons Akron QB Collin Schlee Kent State RB Harrison Waylee Northern Illinois RB Sieh Bangura Ohio PK Jesus Gomez Eastern Michigan Third Team Defense DL Zay West Kent State DL Michael Kennedy Northern Illinois DL James Ester Northern Illinois DL Jack McCrory Ohio LB Kyle Moretti Central Michigan LB Matthew Salopek Miami LB Keye Thompson Ohio LB Corvin Moment Western Michigan DB Jordan Riley Ball State DB John Saunders Jr. Miami DB Tariq Drake Ohio DB Keni-H Lovely Western Michigan P Luke Elzinga Central Michigan Third Team Specialists KRS Jalen Walker Miami KRS De'Javion Stepney Central Michigan
NFL draft [ edit ] The following list includes all MAC players who were drafted in the 2023 NFL draft .
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