2025 Mid-American Conference football season

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The MAC Football Kickoff was held on Thursday, July 24, 2025, at the Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan from 9:00 am EDT to 1:30 pm EDT.^[12] Commissioner Jon Steinbrecher spoke. Each team had their head coach and a student athlete from both the offense and the defense available to speak to the media.^[13]

• Akron – Head Coach Joe Moorhead; Ben Finley, R-Sr., QB; Daymon David, R-Sr., S
• Ball State – Head Coach Mike Uremovich; Kiael Kelly, R-Sr., QB; Darin Conley, R-So., DT
• Bowling Green – Head Coach Eddie George; Drew Pyne, Grad., QB; Eriq George, Jr., DE
• Buffalo – Head Coach Pete Lembo, Al-Jay Henderson, Sr., RB; Red Murdock, Gr., LB
• Central Michigan – Head Coach Matt Drinkall; Joe Labas, R-Sr., QB; Jordan Kwiatkowski, Sr., LB
• Eastern Michigan – Head Coach Chris Creighton; Mickey Rewolinski, Gr., OL; Jefferson Adam, Sr., DL
• Kent State – Interim Head Coach Mark Carney; Da’Shawn Martin, So., WR; Tevin Tucker, R-So., S
• UMass – Head Coach Joe Harasymiak; Rocko Griffin, R-Jr., RB; Malcolm Greene, DB
• Miami (OH) – Head Coach Chuck Martin; Dequan Finn, 6th-Sr., QB; Silas Walters, R-Sr., DB
• Northern Illinois – Head Coach Thomas Hammock; Evan Malcore, R-Jr., OT; Jalonnie Williams, R-Sr., DE
• Ohio – Head Coach Brian Smith; Parker Navarro, Grad., QB; DJ Walker, R-So., S
• Toledo – Head Coach Jason Candle; Tucker Gleason, Sr., QB; Emmanuel McNeil-Warren, Sr., S
• Western Michigan – Head Coach Lance Taylor; Jalen Buckley, R-Jr., RB; Tate Hallock, Grad., S

On July 24, the MAC announced the preseason coaches poll. Toledo was named the preseason favorite to win the conference while both of last years finalist, Ohio and Miami, also received votes to win the championship.^[51][52]

Predicted finish	Team	Points (1st place votes)
1	Toledo	135 (7)
2	Miami (OH)	131 (3)
3	Ohio	123 (3)
4	Buffalo	115
5	Northern Illinois	94
6	Bowling Green	81
7	Western Michigan	71
8	Eastern Michigan	68
9	Central Michigan	65
10	Ball State	41
T-11	Akron	39
T-11	UMass	39
13	Kent State	12

Predicted MAC champion
Rank	Team	Votes
1	Toledo	6
2	Miami (OH)	4
3	Ohio	3

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The MAC entered the 2025 season with six head coaching changes from 2024.

Ball State head coach Mike Neu was fired on November 16 with two games remaining in the 2024 season. Neu had 40 wins and 63 losses in nine seasons.^[53] He won the MAC Championship in 2020^[54] It was his only winning season. Colin Johnson succeeded him as interim head coach.^[53] On December 4, Ball State named Butler head coach Mike Uremovich as the new head coach.^[55]

On February 28, 2025, Scot Loeffler resigned from the head coach position to become the quarterbacks coach of the Philadelphia Eagles in the NFL.^[56] On March 9, Bowling Green named Tennessee State head coach Eddie George as the new head coach for 2025.^[57]

Central Michigan head coach Jim McElwain announced on November 20 that he would retire at the end of the 2024 season^[58] He retired with a 33–36 at the school. On December 9, 2024, Army assistant coach Matt Drinkall was hired as the next head coach.^[59]

On March 27, 2025, Kent State placed Kenni Burns on administrative leave with offensive coordinator Mark Carney taking over day-to-day operations.^[60] Burns was fired on April 11 after an undisclosed investigation and named Carney as interim head coach for the 2025 season.^[61][62] Burns overall record at Kent State was 1–23.^[63] On October 30, Carney was promoted to permanent head coach.^[64]

On December 7, 2024 Ohio head coach Tim Albin resigned after winning the 2024 MAC Football Championship Game to become the head coach at Charlotte^[65] Albin exited the team bus on the way back to campus to accept the position.^[66] Associate Head Coach Brian Smith was named the interim head coach for the 2024 Cure Bowl.^[67] Ohio named him the permanent head coach on December 18.^[68]

On November 18, 2024, Don Brown was fired after a 2–8 record to start the season and a 6–28 overall record.^[69] This was his second stint at the school. During that stint the Minutemen had a record of 6–28. On December 4, 2024, they hired Joe Harasymiak as the new head coach.^[70]

Team	Head coach	Previous Job	Years at school	Record at school	MAC record	MAC titles
Akron	Joe Moorhead	Oregon (offensive coordinator)	3	8–28 (.222)	5–19 (.208)	0
Ball State	Mike Uremovich	Butler	1	0–0 (–)	0–0 (–)	0
Bowling Green	Eddie George	Tennessee State	1	0–0 (–)	0–0 (–)	0
Buffalo	Pete Lembo	South Carolina (associate head coach/special teams coordinator)	2	9–4 (.692)	6–2 (.750)	0
Central Michigan	Matt Drinkall	Army (OL coach)	1	0–0 (–)	0–0 (–)	0
Eastern Michigan	Chris Creighton	Drake	12	57–75 (.432)	33–53 (.384)	0
Kent State	Mark Carney†	Kent State (offensive coordinator)	1	0–0 (–)	0–0 (–)	0
Miami (OH)	Chuck Martin	Notre Dame (offensive coordinator/QB coach)	11	65–67 (.492)	51–32 (.614)	2
Northern Illinois	Thomas Hammock	Baltimore Ravens (running backs coach)	7	32–38 (.457)	21–25 (.457)	1
Ohio	Brian Smith	Ohio (associate head coach/offensive coordinator)	1	1–0 (1.000)	0–0 (–)	0
Toledo	Jason Candle	Toledo (offensive coordinator)	10	73–40 (.646)	47–23 (.671)	2
UMass	Joe Harasymiak	Rutgers (defensive coordinator)	1	0–0 (–)	0–0 (–)	0
Western Michigan	Lance Taylor	Louisville (offensive coordinator)	3	10–15 (.400)	8–8 (.500)	0

Source - ^{[71][72][73][74][75][76][77][78][79][80][81][82][83]}

†Interim Coach

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		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	Wk 15	Wk 16	Final
Akron	AP
	C
	CFP	Not released
Ball State	AP
	C
	CFP	Not released
Bowling Green	AP
	C
	CFP	Not released
Buffalo	AP
	C	RV	NR
	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 (OH)	AP
	C
	CFP	Not released
Northern Illinois	AP
	C
	CFP	Not released
Ohio	AP
	C
	CFP	Not released
Toledo	AP	RV	NR
	C
	CFP	Not released
UMass	AP
	C
	CFP	Not released
Western Michigan	AP																	RV
	C																	RV
	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:^[84]

AP - ^{[85][86][87][88][89][90][91][92][93][94][95][96][97][98][99][100]}

Coaches - ^{[101][102][103][104][105][106][107][108][109][110][111][112][113][114][115][116]}

CFP - ^{[117][118][119][120][121][122]}

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^[2][1][123]

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	Ref.
August 28	6:00 p.m.	Ohio	Rutgers	SHI Stadium • Piscataway, NJ	BTN	L 31–34	46,907
August 28	6:00 p.m.	Lafayette	Bowling Green	Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH	ESPN+	W 26–7	19,328
August 28	7:00 p.m.	Wyoming	Akron	InfoCision Stadium • Akron, OH	ESPN+	L 0–10	9,138
August 28	8:00 p.m.	Buffalo	Minnesota	Huntington Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	FS1	L 10–23	47,774
August 28	9:00 p.m.	Miami (OH)	Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	BTN	L 0–17	65,952
August 29	7:00 p.m.	Western Michigan	Michigan State	Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI	FS1	L 6–23	71,657
August 29	10:30 p.m.	Central Michigan	San Jose State	CEFCU Stadium • San Jose, CA	FS1	W 16–14	14,877
August 30	12:00 p.m.	Ball State	Purdue	Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN	BTN	L 0–31	53,994
August 30	12:00 p.m.	Merrimack	Kent State	Dix Stadium • Kent, OH	ESPN+	W 21–17	8,647
August 30	12:45 p.m.	Toledo	Kentucky	Kroger Field • Lexington, KY	SECN	L 16–24	56,457
August 30	3:30 p.m.	Temple	UMass	McGuirk Alumni Stadium • Hadley, MA	ESPN+	L 10–42	11,565
August 30	3:30 p.m.	Holy Cross	Northern Illinois	Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL	ESPN+	W 19–17	10,569
August 30	8:00 p.m.	Eastern Michigan	Texas State	UFCU Stadium • San Marcos, TX	ESPN+	L 27–52	21,082
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
September 5	7:30 p.m.	Northern Illinois	Maryland	SECU Stadium • College Park, MD	BTN	L 9–20	35,331
September 6	12:00 p.m.	Kent State	No. 24 Texas Tech	Jones AT&T Stadium • Lubbock, TX	TNT	L 14–62	60,229
September 6	12:00 p.m.	Central Michigan	Pittsburgh	Acrisure Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA	ESPNU	L 17–45	48,424
September 6	3:30 p.m.	Bowling Green	Cincinnati	Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH	ESPN+	L 20–34	35,421
September 6	3:30 p.m.	North Texas	Western Michigan	Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI	ESPN+	L 30–33 OT	20,051
September 6	3:30 p.m.	Saint Francis (PA)	Buffalo	UB Stadium • Amherst, NY	ESPN+	W 45–6	15,740
September 6	3:30 p.m.	Bryant	UMass	McGuirk Alumni Stadium • Hadley, MA	ESPN+	L 26–27	3,714
September 6	4:00 p.m.	West Virginia	Ohio	Peden Stadium • Athens, OH	ESPNU	W 17–10	26,740
September 6	4:30 p.m.	Miami (OH)	Rutgers	SHI Stadium • Piscataway, NJ	Peacock	L 17–45	45,981
September 6	7:00 p.m.	Western Kentucky	Toledo	Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH	ESPN+	W 45–21	24,138
September 6	7:00 p.m.	LIU	Eastern Michigan	Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI	ESPN+	L 23–28	15,313
September 6	7:30 p.m.	Ball State	Auburn	Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL	ESPNU	L 3–42	88,043
September 6	7:30 p.m.	Akron	Nebraska	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE	BTN	L 0–68	86,439
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
September 13	12:00 p.m.	Central Michigan	No. 23 Michigan	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	BTN	L 3–63	110,740
September 13	12:00 p.m.	Buffalo	Kent State	Dix Stadium • Kent, OH	CBSSN	UB 31–28	11,833
September 13	2:00 p.m.	No. 23 (FCS) New Hampshire	Ball State	Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN	ESPN+	W 34–29	10,512
September 13	3:30 p.m.	Morgan State	Toledo	Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH	ESPN+	W 60–0	22,846
September 13	5:00 p.m.	Liberty	Bowling Green	Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH	ESPN+	W 23–13	23,159
September 13	7:00 p.m.	Western Michigan	No. 9 Illinois	Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL	FS1	L 0–38	60,670
September 13	7:00 p.m.	Ohio	No. 1 Ohio State	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	Peacock	L 9–37	105,765
September 13	7:30 p.m.	Eastern Michigan	Kentucky	Kroger Field • Lexington, KY	ESPNU	L 23–48	58,489
September 13	7:30 p.m.	UMass	Iowa	Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA	BTN	L 7–47	69,250
September 13	8:30 p.m.	Akron	UAB	Protective Stadium • Birmingham, AL	ESPN+	L 28–31	17,823
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
September 20	12:00 p.m.	Bowling Green	Louisville	L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium • Louisville, KY	ACCN	L 17–40	49,482
September 20	12:00 p.m.	UNLV	Miami (OH)	Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH	ESPNU	L 38–41	12,625
September 20	1:00 p.m.	Wagner	Central Michigan	Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI	ESPN+	W 49–10	18,787
September 20	3:30 p.m.	Kent State	No. 7 Florida State	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	ACCN	L 10–66	67,277
September 20	3:30 p.m.	Ball State	UConn	Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT	CBSSN	L 25–31	25,025
September 20	3:30 p.m.	Louisiana	Eastern Michigan	Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI	ESPN+	W 34–31	18,371
September 20	3:30 p.m.	Troy	Buffalo	UB Stadium • Amherst, NY	ESPN+	L 17–21	12,068
September 20	3:30 p.m.	Toledo	Western Michigan	Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI	ESPN+	WMU 14–13	20,744
September 20	3:30 p.m.	Gardner–Webb	Ohio	Peden Stadium • Athens, OH	ESPN+	W 52–35	22,312
September 20	4:15 p.m.	Northern Illinois	Mississippi State	Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS	SECN	L 10–38	45,803
September 20	6:00 p.m.	Duquesne	Akron	InfoCision Stadium • Akron, OH	ESPN+	W 51–7	8,117
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Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
September 27	12:00 p.m.	Bowling Green	Ohio	Peden Stadium • Athens, OH	CBSSN	OHIO 35–20	20,027
September 27	12:00 p.m.	Eastern Michigan	Central Michigan	Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI (Michigan MAC Trophy, rivalry)	ESPN+	CMU 24–13	28,605
September 27	3:30 p.m.	San Diego State	Northern Illinois	Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, Illinois	ESPN+	L 3–6	13,512
September 27	3:30 p.m.	Lindenwood	Miami (OH)	Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH	ESPN+	W 38–0	10,504
September 27	3:30 p.m.	UConn	Buffalo	UB Stadium • Amherst, NY	ESPN+	L 17–20	12,717
September 27	3:30 p.m.	Akron	Toledo	Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH	ESPN+	TOL 45–3	24,535
September 27	6:30 p.m.	No. 6 (FCS) Rhode Island	Western Michigan	Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI	ESPN+	W 47–14	20,191
September 27	7:30 p.m.	UMass	No. 20 Missouri	Faurot Field • Columbia, MO	ESPNU	L 6–42	57,321
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
October 4	12:00 p.m.	Ohio	Ball State	Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN	CBSSN	BSU 20–14	8,427
October 4	2:30 p.m.	Western Michigan	UMass	McGuirk Alumni Stadium • Hadley, MA	ESPN+	WMU 21–3	10,014
October 4	3:30 p.m.	Central Michigan	Akron	InfoCision Stadium • Akron, OH	ESPN+	AKR 28–22	8,995
October 4	3:30 p.m.	Eastern Michigan	Buffalo	UB Stadium • Amherst, NY	ESPN+	UB 31–30 OT	17,300
October 4	3:30 p.m.	Miami (OH)	Northern Illinois	Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL	ESPN+	M-OH 25–14	13,827
October 4	4:00 p.m.	Kent State	No. 5 Oklahoma	Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK	SECN	L 0–44	83,016
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Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
October 11	12:00 p.m.	Toledo	Bowling Green	Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH (Battle of I-75)	ESPNU	BGSU 28–23	24,000
October 11	12:00 p.m.	Miami (OH)	Akron	InfoCision Stadium • Akron, OH	ESPN+	M-OH 20–7	6,575
October 11	1:00 p.m.	Northern Illinois	Eastern Michigan	Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI	ESPN+	EMU 16–10	15,676
October 11	2:30 p.m.	UMass	Kent State	Dix Stadium • Kent, OH	ESPN+	KSU 42–6	11,523
October 11	3:30 p.m.	Ball State	Western Michigan	Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI	ESPN+	WMU 42–0	20,032
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
October 18	12:00 p.m.	Eastern Michigan	Miami (OH)	Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH	ESPN+	M-OH 44–30	6,832
October 18	12:00 p.m.	Central Michigan	Bowling Green	Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH	CBSSN	CMU 27–6	23,105
October 18	2:00 p.m.	Kent State	Toledo	Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH	ESPN+	TOL 45–10	18,417
October 18	2:30 p.m.	Buffalo	UMass	McGuirk Alumni Stadium • Hadley, MA	ESPN+	UB 28–21	15,239
October 18	3:30 p.m.	Northern Illinois	Ohio	Peden Stadium • Athens, OH	ESPN+	OHIO 48–21	22,293
October 18	3:30 p.m.	Akron	Ball State	Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN	ESPN+	BSU 42–28	12,248
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
October 25	12:00 p.m.	Bowling Green	Kent State	Dix Stadium • Kent, OH (Anniversary Award)	ESPN+	KSU 24–21	9,260
October 25	12:00 p.m.	Ohio	Eastern Michigan	Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI	CBSSN	OHIO 28–21	15,985
October 25	1:00 p.m.	Akron	Buffalo	UB Stadium • Amherst, NY	ESPN+	AKR 24–16	12,491
October 25	3:30 p.m.	Toledo	Washington State	Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA	The CW	L 7–28	27,646
October 25	3:30 p.m.	Ball State	Northern Illinois	Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL (Bronze Stalk Trophy)	ESPN+	NIU 21–7	10,124
October 25	3:30 p.m.	UMass	Central Michigan	Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI	ESPN+	CMU 38–13	20,489
October 25	3:30 p.m.	Western Michigan	Miami (OH)	Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH	ESPN+	M-OH 26–17	18,025
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
November 1	12:00 p.m.	Buffalo	Bowling Green	Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH	ESPN+	UB 28–3	11,876
November 1	4:00 p.m.	Central Michigan	Western Michigan	Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI (Michigan MAC Trophy, rivalry)	ESPNU	WMU 24–21	29,299
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Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
November 4	7:00 p.m.	Miami (OH)	Ohio	Peden Stadium • Athens, OH (Battle of the Bricks)	ESPN2	OHIO 24–20	22,231
November 4	7:00 p.m.	UMass	Akron	InfoCision Stadium • Akron, OH	CBSSN	AKR 44–10	5,046
November 5	7:00 p.m.	Northern Illinois	Toledo	Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH	ESPN2	TOL 42–3	22,128
November 5	7:00 p.m.	Kent State	Ball State	Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN	ESPNU	BSU 17–13	5,225
November 8	1:00 p.m.	Bowling Green	Eastern Michigan	Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI	ESPN+	EMU 27–21	11,889
#Rankings from College Football Playoff. All times are in Eastern Time.

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
November 11	7:30 p.m.	Kent State	Akron	InfoCision Stadium • Akron, OH (Wagon Wheel)	ESPNU	KSU 42–35 OT	8,501
November 11	8:00 p.m.	Ohio	Western Michigan	Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI	ESPN2	WMU 17–13	10,849
November 12	7:00 p.m.	Toledo	Miami (OH)	Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH	ESPN2	TOL 24–3	10,825
November 12	7:00 p.m.	Northern Illinois	UMass	McGuirk Alumni Stadium • Hadley, MA	ESPNU	NIU 45–3	6,155
November 12	7:00 p.m.	Buffalo	Central Michigan	Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI	CBSSN	CMU 38–19	6,833
November 15	12:00 p.m.	Eastern Michigan	Ball State	Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN	ESPN+	EMU 24–9
#Rankings from College Football Playoff. All times are in Eastern Time.

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
November 18	7:00 pm	Akron	Bowling Green	Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH	ESPNU	AKR 19–16	9,867
November 18	7:15 pm	UMass	Ohio	Peden Stadium • Athens, OH	CBSSN	OHIO 42–14	12,438
November 18	7:00 pm	Western Michigan	Northern Illinois	Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL	ESPN2	WMU 35–19	4,734
November 19	7:00 pm	Miami (OH)	Buffalo	UB Stadium • Amherst, NY	ESPN2	M-OH 37–20	15,246
November 19	7:00 pm	Central Michigan	Kent State	Dix Stadium • Kent, OH	ESPNU	CMU 28–16	8,112
November 22	2:00 pm	Ball State	Toledo	Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH	ESPN+	TOL 38–9	15,127
#Rankings from College Football Playoff. All times are in Eastern Time.

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
November 25	4:30 p.m.	Bowling Green	UMass	McGuirk Alumni Stadium • Hadley, MA	ESPNU	BGSU 45–14	6,043
November 25	7:30 p.m.	Western Michigan	Eastern Michigan	Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI (Michigan MAC Trophy)	ESPN2	WMU 31–21	11,818
November 28	12:00 p.m.	Ohio	Buffalo	UB Stadium • Amherst, NY	ESPNU	OHIO 31–26
November 28	12:00 p.m.	Kent State	Northern Illinois	Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL	CBSSN	KSU 35–31
November 29	12:00 p.m.	Toledo	Central Michigan	Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI	ESPN+	TOL 21–3
November 29	12:00 p.m.	Ball State	Miami (OH)	Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH	CBSSN	M-OH 45–24
#Rankings from College Football Playoff. All times are in Eastern Time.

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
December 6	12:00	Miami (OH)	Western Michigan	Ford Field • Detroit, MI	ESPN	WMU 23–13	19,114
#Rankings from College Football Playoff. All times are in Eastern Time.

Legend
	MAC win
	MAC loss

Bowl game	Date	Site	TV	Time (EST)	MAC team	Opponent	Result	Attendance
Myrtle Beach	Dec 19	Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	ESPN	11:00 a.m.	Western Michigan	Kennesaw St	W 41–6	9,139[124]
Boca Raton	Dec 23	Flagler Credit Union Stadium • Boca Raton, FL	ESPN	2:00 p.m.	Toledo	Louisville	L 22–27	15,329[125]
Frisco	Dec 23	Ford Center at The Star • Frisco, TX	ESPN	9:00 p.m.	Ohio	UNLV	W 17–10	6,521[126]
GameAbove Sports	Dec 26	Ford Field • Detroit, MI	ESPN	1:00 p.m.	Central Michigan	Northwestern	L 7–34	27,857[127]
Arizona	Dec 27	Casino Del Sol Stadium • Tucson, AZ	CW	4:30 p.m.	Miami (OH)	Fresno State	L 3-18	37,232

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2025–2026 records against non-conference foes, including bowl games:

Regular season & bowls

Power Four Conferences	Record
ACC	0–4
Big 12	1–2
Big Ten	0–13
Notre Dame	0–0
SEC	0–6
Power 5 Total	1–25
Other FBS Conferences	Record
American	0–3
CUSA	3–0
Independents (Excluding Notre Dame)	0–2
Mountain West	2–4
Pac-12	0–1
Sun Belt	1–2
Other FBS Total	6–12
FCS Opponents	Record
Football Championship Subdivision	11–2
Total Non-Conference Record	18–39

This is a list of regular season games the MAC has scheduled versus power conference teams (ACC, Big Ten, Big 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 28	Big Ten	Buffalo	Minnesota	Huntington Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	L 10–23
August 28	Big Ten	Miami (OH)	Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	L 0–17
August 28	Big Ten	Ohio	Rutgers	SHI Stadium • Piscataway, NJ	L 31–34
August 30	Big Ten	Western Michigan	Michigan State	Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI	L 6–23
August 30	SEC	Toledo	Kentucky	Kroger Field • Lexington, KY	L 16–24
August 30	Big Ten	Ball State	Purdue	Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN	L 0–31
September 6	Big Ten	Akron	Nebraska	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE	L 0–68
September 6	SEC	Ball State	Auburn	Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL	L 3–42
September 6	Big 12	West Virginia	Ohio	Peden Stadium • Athens, OH	W 17–10
September 6	Big Ten	Northern Illinois	Maryland	SECU Stadium • College Park, MD	L 9–20
September 6	ACC	Central Michigan	Pittsburgh	Acrisure Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA	L 17–45
September 6	Big 12	Kent State	Texas Tech	Jones AT&T Stadium • Lubbock, TX	L 14–62
September 6	Big Ten	Miami (OH)	Rutgers	SHI Stadium • Piscataway, NJ	L 17–45
September 6	Big 12	Bowling Green	Cincinnati	Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH	L 20–34
September 13	SEC	Eastern Michigan	Kentucky	Kroger Field • Lexington, KY	L 23–48
September 13	Big Ten	Central Michigan	Michigan	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	L 3–63
September 13	Big Ten	Ohio	Ohio State	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	L 9–37
September 13	Big Ten	Western Michigan	Illinois	Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL	L 0–28
September 13	Big Ten	UMass	Iowa	Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA	L 7–47
September 20	SEC	Northern Illinois	Mississippi State	Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS	L 10–38
September 20	ACC	Kent State	Florida State	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	L 10–66
September 20	ACC	Bowling Green	Louisville	L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium • Louisville, KY	L 17–40
September 27	SEC	UMass	Missouri	Faurot Field • Columbia, MO	L 6–42
October 4	SEC	Kent State	Oklahoma	Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK	L 0–44

The following regular season games include MAC teams competing against teams from the American, CUSA, Mountain West, Pac-12 or Sun Belt.

Date	Conference	Visitor	Home	Site	Score
August 28	Mountain West	Wyoming	Akron	InfoCision Stadium • Akron, OH	L 0–10
August 28	Mountain West	Central Michigan	San Jose State	CEFCU Stadium • San Jose, CA	W 16–14
August 30	American	Temple	UMass	McGuirk Alumni Stadium • Hadley, MA	L 10–42
August 30	Sun Belt	Eastern Michigan	Texas State	UFCU Stadium • San Marcos, TX	L 27–52
September 6	C-USA	Western Kentucky	Toledo	Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH	W 45–21
September 6	American	North Texas	Western Michigan	Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI	L 30–33
September 13	American	Akron	UAB	Protective Stadium • Birmingham, AL	L 28–31
September 13	C-USA	Liberty	Bowling Green	Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH	W 23–13
September 20	Sun Belt	Troy	Buffalo	UB Stadium • Buffalo, NY	L 21–17
September 20	Mountain West	UNLV	Miami (OH)	Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH	L 38–41
September 20	Sun Belt	Louisiana	Eastern Michigan	Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI	W 34–31
September 27	Mountain West	San Diego State	Northern Illinois	Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL	L 3–6
October 25	Pac-12	Toledo	Washington State	Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA	L 7–28

The following regular season games include MAC teams competing against FBS Independents, which only includes UConn for 2025.

Date	Visitor	Home	Site	Score
September 20	Ball State	UConn	Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT	L 25–31
September 27	UConn	Buffalo	UB Stadium • Buffalo, NY	L 17–20

The following regular season games include MAC teams competing against FCS schools.

Date	Visitor	Home	Site	Score
August 28	Lafayette	Bowling Green	Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH	W 26–7
August 30	Merrimack	Kent State	Dix Stadium • Kent, OH	W 21–17
August 30	Holy Cross	Northern Illinois	Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL	W19–17
September 6	Saint Francis (PA)	Buffalo	UB Stadium • Buffalo, NY	W 45–6
September 6	LIU	Eastern Michigan	Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI	L 23–28
September 6	Bryant	UMass	McGuirk Alumni Stadium • Hadley, MA	L 26–27
September 13	Morgan State	Toledo	Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH	W 60–0
September 13	New Hampshire	Ball State	Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN	W 34–29
September 20	Duquesne	Akron	InfoCision Stadium • Akron, OH	W 51–7
September 20	Gardner–Webb	Ohio	Peden Stadium • Athens, OH	W 52–35
September 20	Wagner	Central Michigan	Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI	W 49–10
September 27	Lindenwood	Miami (OH)	Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH	W 38–0
September 27	Rhode Island	Western Michigan	Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI	W 47–14

Summarize Timeline Fact Check

2025 MAC Head to head
Team	Akron	Ball State	Bowling Green	Buffalo	Central Michigan	Eastern Michigan	Kent State	Miami (OH)	Northern Illinois	Ohio	Toledo	UMass	Western Michigan
Akron	—	28–42	19–16	24–16	28–22	—	35–42	7–20	—	—	3–45	44–10	—
Ball State	42–28	—	—	—	—	9–24	17–13	45–24	7–21	20–14	9–38	—	0–42
Bowling Green	16–19	—	—	3–28	6–27	21–27	21–24	—	—	20–35	28–23	45–14	—
Buffalo	16–24	—	28–3	—	19–38	31–30	31–28	20–37	—	26–31	—	28–21	—
Central Michigan	22–28	—	27–6	38–19	—	24–13	28–16	—	—	—	3–21	38–13	21–24
Eastern Michigan	—	24–9	27–21	30–31	13–24	—	—	30–44	16–10	21–28	—	—	21–31
Kent State	42–35	13–17	24–21	28–31	16–28	—	—	—	35–31	—	10–45	42–6	—
Miami (OH)	20–7	45–24	—	37–20	—	44–30	—	—	25–14	20–24	3–24	—	26–17
Northern Illinois	—	21–7	—	—	—	10–16	31–35	14–25	—	21–48	3–42	45–3	19–35
Ohio	—	14–20	35–20	31–26	—	28–21	—	24–20	48–21	—	—	42–14	13–17
Toledo	45–3	38–9	23–28	—	21–3	—	45–10	24–3	42–3	—	—	—	13–14
UMass	10–44	—	14–45	21–28	13–38	—	6–42	—	45–3	14–42	—	—	3–21
Western Michigan	—	42–0	—	—	24–21	31–21	—	17–26	35–19	17–13	14–13	21–3	—

Updated through November 29, 2025, Source:^[123]