2024 Mid-American Conference football season

LeagueNCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision

DurationAugust 29 - December 7

Teams12

2024 Mid-American Conference football season

League	NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision
Sport	Football
Duration	August 29 - December 7
Teams	12
2025 NFL draft
Top draft pick	Darius Alexander, DT, Toledo
Picked by	New York Giants, 65th overall
Regular season
Season champions	Ohio, Miami (OH)
Season MVP	Harold Fannin Jr.
MAC Championship Game
Champions	Ohio
Runners-up	Miami (OH)
Seasons
2023 2025

2024 Mid-American Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
Ohio y$	7	–	1	11	–	3
Miami (OH) y	7	–	1	9	–	5
Buffalo	6	–	2	9	–	4
Bowling Green	6	–	2	7	–	6
Western Michigan	5	–	3	6	–	7
Toledo	4	–	4	8	–	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

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 play 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]

Seven MAC teams qualified for bowls with a record of five wins and two losses.

Preseason polls

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.^[9]^[10] Commissioner Jon Steinbrecher spoke.^[11] Each team had their head coach and a student athlete from both the offense and the defense available to speak to the media.^[12]^[13]

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

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.^[14]^[15]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
MAC Coaches poll
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

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

Individual Award Preseason Watchlists

Award	Head Coach/Player	School	Position	Year	Ref
Lott Trophy	none				^[16]
Dodd Trophy	none		HC	—	^[17]
Maxwell Award	Terion Stewart	Bowling Green	RB	Jr.	^[18]^[19]
Maxwell Award	Antario Brown	Northern Illinois	RB	Sr.	^[18]^[19]
Patrick Mannelly Award	none		LS
Outland Trophy	Jacob Gideon	Western Michigan	OL	Sr.	^[20]^[21]
	Reid Holskey	Miami		R-Sr.
	Alex Wollschlaeger	Bowling Green		Sr.
Bronko Nagurski Trophy	Maxen Hook	Toledo	S	Sr.	^[22]^[23]
	CJ Nunnally IV	Akron	DL	Sr.
	Matt Salopek	Miami	LB	6th
Jim Thorpe Award	Maxen Hook	Toledo	DB	Sr.	^[24]^[25]
	Donte Kent	Central Michigan		Sr.
	Jordan Oladokun	Bowling Green		Sr.
Paul Hornung Award	Marion Lukes	Central Michigan	RB	Sr.	^[26]^[27]
	Trayvon Rudolph	Northern Illinois	WR	R-Sr.
	Jacquez Stuart	Toledo	RB	Sr.
Wuerffel Trophy	Jordan Oladokun	Bowling Green	CB	Sr.	^[28]^[29]
	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		^[30]
Ray Guy Award	Alec Bevelhimer	Miami	P	Sr.	^[31]^[32]
Ray Guy Award	Mitchell Tomasek	Eastern Michigan	P	Sr.	^[31]^[32]
Walter Camp Award	Terion Stewart	Bowling Green	RB	Jr.	^[33]^[34]
	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.	^[35]^[36]
	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.	^[37]^[38]
	Jake Orlando	Buffalo	TE	GS
	Brett Gabbert	Miami	QB	6th
	Jack Coldiron	Miami	TE	R-Sr.
Biletnikoff Award	none		WR		^[39]
Davey O'Brien Award	Brett Gabbert	Miami	QB	6th	^[40]^[41]
John Mackey Award	Harold Fannin Jr.	Bowling Green	TE	Jr.	^[42]^[43]
John Mackey Award	Anthony Torres	Toledo	TE	Sr.	^[42]^[43]
Rimington Trophy	Jacob Gideon	Western Michigan	OL	Sr.	^[44]^[45]
Bednarik Award	CJ Nunnally IV	Akron	DE	Sr.	^[46]^[47]
	Jordan Oladokun	Bowling Green	CB	Sr.
	Matt Salopek	Miami	LB	6th
	Maxen Hook	Toledo	S	Sr.
Butkus Award	Matt Salopek	Miami	LB	6th	^[48]^[49]
Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award	Brett Gabbert	Miami	QB	6th	^[50]
Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award	Hayden Wolff	Western Michigan	QB	R-Sr.	^[50]
Manning Award	none		QB		^[51]
Polynesian College Football Player Of The Year Award	none				^[52]
Rotary Lombardi Award	CJ Nunnally IV	Akron	DL	Sr.	^[53]
	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.^[54] 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.^[55]^[56]

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 - ^[57]^[58]^[59]^[60]^[61]^[62]^[63]^[64]^[65]^[66]^[67]^[68]

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.^[69] On December 4, Ball State announced that Mike Uremovich would become the new head coach. Uremovich had previously been head coach at Butler.^[70]
On December 7, Ohio head coach Tim Albin was announced as the new head coach of Charlotte in the American Athletic Conference.^[71] Offensive coordinator Brian Smith was named the interim head coach for Ohio's bowl game.^[72]

Post-season changes

On November 20, 2024, Central Michigan head coach Jim McElwain announced that he would retire at the end of the season.^[73] 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.^[74]

Rankings

		Pre	Wk 2	Wk 3	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	RV
	C						RV	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:^[75]

AP - ^[76]^[77]^[78]^[79]^[80]^[81]^[82]^[83]^[84]^[85]^[86]^[87]^[88]^[89]^[90]^[91]^[92]

Coaches - ^[93]^[94]^[95]^[96]^[97]^[98]^[99]^[100]^[101]^[102]^[103]^[104]^[105]^[106]^[107]^[108]^[109]

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

Schedule

^[1]^[116]^[117]

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
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.

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

Week 4

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

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

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	W 28–20^2OT	10,359
GameAbove Sports Bowl	December 26	Ford Field • Detroit, MI	ESPN	2:00 p.m.	Toledo	Pittsburgh	W 48–46^6OT	26,919
68 Ventures Bowl	December 26	Hancock Whitney Stadium • Mobile, AL	ESPN	9:00 p.m.	Bowling Green	Arkansas State	L 31–38	19,582
Arizona Bowl	December 28	Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ	The CW	4:30 p.m.	Miami (OH)	Colorado State	W 43–17	40,076
Bahamas Bowl	January 4, 2025	Thomas Robinson Stadium • Nassau, The Bahamas	ESPN2	11:00 a.m.	Buffalo	Liberty	W 26–7	4,610

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	1–0
Big 12	0–0
Big Ten	0–0
Notre Dame	0–0
Pac-12	0–0
SEC	0–0
Power 5 Total	1–0

Other FBS Conferences	Record
American	0–0
C-USA	2–0
Independents (Excluding Notre Dame)	0–0
Mountain West	2–0
Sun Belt	0–2
Other FBS Total	4–2
Total Bowl Record	5–2

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	Martin Stadium • 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
Week	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	Northern Illinois	RB	Devonte O'Malley	Northern Illinois	DT	Cade Haberman Jesús Gómez	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)	Buffalo		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)	K
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	Bowling Green
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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Future teams	Sacramento State Hornets (joining in 2026)
Championships and awards	Conference champions All-time standings Championship Game Individual awards
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v t e 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season
Conference seasons	American ACC Big 12 Big Ten CUSA MAC Mountain West Pac-12 SEC Sun Belt
Inter-conference	Bowl games College Football Playoff Rankings
All-Americans	2024 All-America college football team

Player	Position	School	Draft round	Round pick	Overall pick	Team
Darius Alexander	DT	Toledo	3	1	65	New York Giants
Harold Fannin Jr.	TE	Bowling Green	3	3	67	Cleveland Browns
Bilhal Kone	CB	Western Michigan	6	2	178	Baltimore Ravens
Donte Kent	CB	Central Michigan	7	13	229	Pittsburgh Steelers