2023 Mid-American Conference football season

The 2023 Mid-American Conference football season will be the 78th season for the Mid-American Conference (MAC), as part of the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Non-conference play will begin with one game on August 26. Conference play will begin on September 23 and will conclude with the MAC championship game on Saturday, December 2 at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan.[1]

2023 Mid-American Conference football season
LeagueNCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision
SportFootball
DurationAugust 26 - December 2
Number of teams12
Regular Season
MAC Championship Game
2023 Mid-American Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
Akron  0 0   0 0  
Bowling Green  0 0   0 0  
Buffalo  0 0   0 0  
Kent State  0 0   0 0  
Miami (OH)  0 0   0 0  
Ohio  0 0   0 0  
West Division
Ball State  0 0   0 0  
Central Michigan  0 0   0 0  
Eastern Michigan  0 0   0 0  
Northern Illinois  0 0   0 0  
Toledo  0 0   0 0  
Western Michigan  0 0   0 0  
Championship: December 2, 2023
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
As of May 13, 2023
Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

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

Coaches

Coaching changes

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

Head coaching records

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

[10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20]

Rankings

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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
C
CFP Not released
Toledo AP
C
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

[1][21][22]

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

All times Eastern time.

Week 0

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
August 26 TBA Ohio San Diego State Snapdragon StadiumSan Diego, CA TBA    
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 1

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
August 31 TBA Saint Francis (PA) Western Michigan Waldo StadiumKalamazoo, MI TBA      
August 31 TBA Kent State UCF FBC Mortgage StadiumOrlando, FL TBA      
September 1 TBA Miami (OH) Miami (FL) Hard Rock StadiumMiami, FL TBA      
September 1 TBA Howard Eastern Michigan Rynearson StadiumYpsilanti, MI TBA      
September 2 TBA Akron Temple Lincoln Financial FieldPhiladelphia, PA TBA      
September 2 TBA Ball State Kentucky Kroger FieldLexington, KY TBA      
September 2 TBA Bowling Green Liberty Williams StadiumLynchburg, VA TBA      
September 2 TBA Buffalo Wisconsin Camp Randall StadiumMadison, WI TBA      
September 2 TBA Central Michigan Michigan State Spartan StadiumEast Lansing, MI TBA      
September 2 TBA LIU Ohio Peden StadiumAthens, OH TBA      
September 2 TBA Northern Illinois Boston College Alumni StadiumChestnut Hill, MA TBA      
September 2 TBA Toledo Illinois Memorial StadiumChampaign, IL TBA      
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 2

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
September 9 TBA Ball State Georgia Sanford StadiumAthens, GA TBA      
September 9 TBA Eastern Illinois Bowling Green Doyt Perry StadiumBowling Green, OH TBA      
September 9 TBA Eastern Michigan Minnesota Huntington Bank StadiumMinneapolis, MN TBA      
September 9 TBA Fordham Buffalo UB StadiumBuffalo, NY TBA      
September 9 TBA Kent State Arkansas D.W.R. Razorback StadiumFayetteville, AR TBA      
September 9 TBA Miami (OH) UMass Warren McGuirk Alumni StadiumHadley, MA TBA      
September 9 TBA Morgan State Akron InfoCision Stadium–Summa FieldAkron, OH TBA      
September 9 TBA New Hampshire Central Michigan Kelly/Shorts StadiumMount Pleasant, MI TBA      
September 9 TBA Ohio Florida Atlantic FAU StadiumBoca Raton, FL TBA      
September 9 TBA Southern Illinois Northern Illinois Huskie StadiumDeKalb, IL TBA      
September 9 TBA Texas Southern Toledo Glass BowlToledo, OH TBA      
September 9 TBA Western Michigan Syracuse JMA Wireless DomeSyracuse, NY TBA      
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 3

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
September 16 TBA Akron Kentucky Kroger Field • Lexington, KY TBA      
September 16 TBA Bowling Green Michigan Michigan StadiumAnn Arbor, MI TBA      
September 16 TBA Central Michigan Notre Dame Notre Dame StadiumSouth Bend, IN TBA      
September 16 TBA Indiana State Ball State Scheumann StadiumMuncie, IN (Blue Key Victory Bell) TBA      
September 16 TBA Iowa State Ohio Peden Stadium • Athens, OH TBA      
September 16 TBA Liberty Buffalo UB Stadium • Buffalo, NY TBA      
September 16 TBA Miami (OH) Cincinnati Nippert StadiumCincinnati, OH (Victory Bell) TBA      
September 16 TBA Northern Illinois Nebraska Memorial StadiumLincoln, NE TBA      
September 16 TBA San Jose State Toledo Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH TBA      
September 16 TBA UMass Eastern Michigan Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI TBA      
September 16 TBA Western Michigan Iowa Kinnick StadiumIowa City, IA TBA      
September 16 TBA Central Connecticut Kent State Dix StadiumKent, OH TBA      
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 4

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
September 23 TBA Akron Indiana Memorial StadiumBloomington, IN TBA      
September 23 TBA Central Michigan South Alabama Hancock Whitney StadiumMobile, AL TBA      
September 23 TBA Delaware State Miami (OH) Yager StadiumOxford, OH TBA      
September 23 TBA Eastern Michigan Jacksonville State Burgess–Snow Field at JSU StadiumJacksonville, AL TBA      
September 23 TBA Georgia Southern Ball State Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN TBA      
September 23 TBA Kent State Fresno State Valley Children's StadiumFresno, CA TBA      
September 23 TBA Tulsa Northern Illinois Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL TBA      
September 23 TBA Buffalo Louisiana Cajun FieldLafayette, LA TBA      
September 23 TBA Ohio Bowling Green Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH TBA      
September 23 TBA Western Michigan Toledo Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH TBA      
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 5

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
September 30 TBA Bowling Green Georgia Tech Bobby Dodd StadiumAtlanta, GA TBA      
September 30 TBA Ball State Eastern Michigan Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI TBA      
September 30 TBA Eastern Michigan Central Michigan Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI (Michigan MAC Trophy) TBA      
September 30 TBA Northern Illinois Toledo Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH TBA      
September 30 TBA Buffalo Akron InfoCision Stadium–Summa Field • Akron, OH TBA      
September 30 TBA Miami Kent State Dix Stadium • Kent, OH TBA      


#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 6

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
October 7 TBA Western Michigan Mississippi State Davis Wade StadiumStarkville, MS TBA      
October 7 TBA Toledo UMass Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium • Hadley, MA TBA      
October 7 TBA Ball State Eastern Michigan Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI TBA      
October 7 TBA Bowling Green Miami Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH TBA      
October 7 TBA Central Buffalo UB Stadium • Buffalo, NY TBA      
October 7 TBA Kent State Ohio Peden Stadium • Athens, OH TBA      
October 7 TBA Northern Illinois Akron InfoCision Stadium–Summa Field • Akron, OH TBA      
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 7

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
October 14 TBA Toledo Ball State Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN TBA      
October 14 TBA Akron Central Michigan Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI TBA      
October 14 TBA Bowling Green Buffalo UB Stadium • Buffalo, NY TBA      
October 14 TBA Kent State Eastern Michigan Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI TBA      
October 14 TBA Miami Western Michigan Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI TBA      
October 14 TBA Ohio Northern Illinois Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL TBA      
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 8

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
October 21 TBA Central Michigan Ball State Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN TBA      
October 21 TBA Eastern Michigan Northern Illinois Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL TBA      
October 21 TBA Toledo Miami Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH TBA      
October 21 TBA Western Michigan Ohio Peden Stadium • Athens, OH TBA      
October 21 TBA Akron Bowling Green Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH TBA      
October 21 TBA Buffalo Kent State Dix Stadium • Kent, OH TBA      


#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 9

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
October 28 TBA Miami Ohio Peden Stadium • Athens, OH (Battle of the Bricks) TBA      
October 28 TBA Western Michigan Eastern Michigan Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI (Michigan MAC Trophy) TBA      
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 10

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
October 31 TBA Northern Illinois Central Michigan Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI TBA      
October 31 TBA Buffalo Toledo Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH TBA      
November 1 TBA Ball State Bowling Green Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH TBA      
November 1 TBA Kent State Akron InfoCision Stadium–Summa Field • Akron, OH (Wagon Wheel) TBA      
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 11

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
November 7 TBA Ball State Northern Illinois Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL (Bronze Stalk Trophy) TBA      
November 7 TBA Central Michigan Western Michigan Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI (Michigan MAC Trophy) TBA      
November 7 TBA Ohio Buffalo UB Stadium • Buffalo, NY TBA      
November 8 TBA Eastern Michigan Toledo Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH TBA      
November 8 TBA Akron Miami Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH TBA      
November 8 TBA Bowling Green Kent State Dix Stadium • Kent, OH TBA      
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 12

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
November 14 TBA Toledo Bowling Green Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH (Battle of I-75) TBA      
November 14 TBA Western Michigan Northern Illinois Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL TBA      
November 14 TBA Akron Eastern Michigan Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI TBA      
November 15 TBA Central Michigan Ohio Peden Stadium • Athens, OH TBA      
November 15 TBA Buffalo Miami Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH TBA      
November 18 TBA Kent State Ball State Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN TBA      
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 13

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
November 21 TBA Eastern Michigan Buffalo UB Stadium • Buffalo, NY TBA      
November 21 TBA Bowling Green Western Michigan Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI TBA      
November 24 TBA Toledo Central Michigan Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI TBA      
November 24 TBA Ohio Akron InfoCision Stadium–Summa Field • Akron, OH TBA      
November 25 TBA Northern Illinois Kent State Dix Stadium • Kent, OH TBA      
November 25 TBA Miami Ball State Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN (Red Bird Rivalry) TBA      
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

MAC Conference Championship Game

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
December 2 TBA West Champion East Champion Ford FieldDetroit, MI TBA    
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Postseason

MAC records vs. other conferences

2022–2023 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 Ten, Big 12, Pac-12, Notre Dame and SEC). All rankings are from the current AP Poll at the time of the game.


DateConferenceVisitorHomeSiteScore
September 1ACCMiami (OH)Miami (FL)Hard Rock StadiumMiami, FL
September 2SECBall StateKentuckyKroger FieldLexington, KY
September 2Big TenBuffaloWisconsinCamp Randall StadiumMadison, WI
September 2Big TenCentral MichiganMichigan StateSpartan StadiumEast Lansing, MI
September 2ACCNorthern IllinoisBoston CollegeAlumni StadiumChestnut Hill, MA
September 2Big TenToledoIllinoisMemorial StadiumChampaign, IL
September 9SECBall StateGeorgiaSanford StadiumAthens, GA
September 9Big TenEastern MichiganMinnesotaHuntington Bank StadiumMinneapolis, MN
September 9SECKent StateArkansasD.W.R. Razorback StadiumFayetteville, AR
September 9ACCWestern MichiganSyracuseJMA Wireless DomeSyracuse, NY
September 16SECAkronKentuckyKroger Field • Lexington, KY
September 16Big TenBowling GreenMichiganMichigan StadiumAnn Arbor, MI
September 16IndependentCentral MichiganNotre DameNotre Dame StadiumSouth Bend, IN
September 16IndependentCentral MichiganNotre DameNotre Dame StadiumSouth Bend, IN
September 16Big 12Iowa StateOhioPeden StadiumAthens, OH
September 16Big 12Miami (OH)CincinnatiNippert StadiumCincinnati, OH
September 16Big TenNorthern IllinoisNebraskaMemorial StadiumLincoln, NE
September 16Big TenWestern MichiganIowaKinnick StadiumIowa City, IA
September 23Big TenAkronIndianaMemorial StadiumBloomington, IN
September 30ACCBowling GreenGeorgia TechBobby Dodd StadiumAtlanta, GA
October 7SECWestern MichiganMississippi StateDavis Wade StadiumStarkville, MS

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.


DateConferenceVisitorHomeSiteScore
August 26MWCOhioSan Diego StateSnapdragon StadiumSan Diego, CA
September 2AmericanAkronTempleLincoln Financial FieldPhiladelphia, PA
September 2CUSABowling GreenLibertyWilliams StadiumLynchburg, VA
September 9AmericanOhioFlorida AtlanticFAU StadiumBoca Raton, FL
September 16CUSALibertyBuffaloUB StadiumBuffalo, NY
September 16MWCSan Jose StateToledoGlass BowlToledo, OH
September 23SunBeltCentral MichiganSouth AlabamaHancock Whitney StadiumMobile, AL
September 23CUSAEastern MichiganJacksonville StateBurgess–Snow Field at JSU StadiumJacksonville, AL
September 23SunBeltGeorgia SouthernBall StateScheumann StadiumMuncie, IN
September 23MWCKent StateFresno StateValley Children's StadiumFresno, CA
September 23AmericanTulsaNorthern IllinoisHuskie StadiumDeKalb, IL
September 23SunBeltBuffaloLouisianaCajun FieldLafayette, LA

Mid-American vs FBS independents matchups

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


DateVisitorHomeSiteScore
September 9Miami (OH)UMassWarren McGuirk Alumni StadiumHadley, MA
September 16UMassEastern MichiganRynearson StadiumYpsilanti, MI
October 7ToledoUMassWarren McGuirk Alumni Stadium • Hadley, MA

Mid-American vs. FCS matchups

The following games include MAC teams competing against FCS schools.


DateVisitorHomeSiteScore
August 31Saint Francis (PA)Western MichiganWaldo StadiumKalamazoo, MI
September 1HowardEastern MichiganRynearson StadiumYpsilanti, MI
September 2LIUOhioPeden StadiumAthens, OH
September 9Eastern IllinoisBowling GreenDoyt Perry StadiumBowling Green, OH
September 9FordhamBuffaloUB StadiumBuffalo, NY
September 9Morgan StateAkronInfoCision Stadium–Summa FieldAkron, OH
September 9New HampshireCentral MichiganKelly/Shorts StadiumMount Pleasant, MI
September 9Southern IllinoisNorthern IllinoisHuskie StadiumDeKalb, IL
September 9Texas SouthernToledoGlass BowlToledo, OH
September 16Indiana StateBall StateScheumann StadiumMuncie, IN
September 16Central ConnecticutKent StateDix StadiumKent, OH
September 23Delaware StateMiami (OH)Yager StadiumOxford, OH

Head to head matchups

2023 MAC Head to head
Team Akron Ball State Buffalo Bowling Green Central Michigan Eastern Michigan Kent State Miami Northern Illinois Ohio Toledo Western Michigan
Akron
Ball State
Buffalo
Bowling Green
Central Michigan
Eastern Michigan
Kent State
Miami
Northern Illinois
Ohio
Toledo
Western Michigan

Awards and honors

East Division

Week Offensive Defensive Special Teams
Player Team Position Player Team Position Player Team Position
Week 1

West Division

Week Offensive Defensive Special Teams
Player Team Position Player Team Position Player Team Position
Week 1

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