2026 Mid-American Conference football season

LeagueNCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision

DurationSeptember 3 – December 5

Teams13

2026 Mid-American Conference football season

League	NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision
Sport	Football
Duration	September 3 – December 5
Teams	13
Regular season
MAC Championship Game
Date	December 5, 2026
Venue	Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan
Seasons
2025 2027

2026 Mid-American Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
Akron	0	–	0	0	–	0
Ball State	0	–	0	0	–	0
Bowling Green	0	–	0	0	–	0
Buffalo	0	–	0	0	–	0
Central Michigan	0	–	0	0	–	0
Eastern Michigan	0	–	0	0	–	0
Kent State	0	–	0	0	–	0
Miami (OH)	0	–	0	0	–	0
Ohio	0	–	0	0	–	0
Sacramento State*	0	–	0	0	–	0
Toledo	0	–	0	0	–	0
UMass	0	–	0	0	–	0
Western Michigan	0	–	0	0	–	0
Championship: December 5, 2026
* – Sacramento State is ineligible for postseason play due to FCS-to-FBS transition rules As of April 25, 2026 Rankings from AP poll

The 2026 Mid-American Conference football season will be the 81st season for the Mid-American Conference (MAC), as part of the 2026 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Non-conference play will begin on September 3.^[1] Conference play will begin on October 3 and conclude with the MAC championship game on December 5 at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan.^[2] For the third straight season, the MAC will not have divisions. The Championship game will feature the two teams with the best conference records.^[3] This will be the first season without Northern Illinois since 1997 as it joined the Mountain West Conference for football.^[4] On February 14, 2026, the conference announced that Sacramento State would transition from FCS to FBS and begin play in the MAC in 2026.^[5]

Coaching changes

The MAC will enter the 2026 season with four head coaching changes from the start of the 2025 season.

Kent State

On October 30, 2025, Mark Carney, who had been the interim head coach for most of the 2024 season, was promoted to permanent head coach.^[6]^[7]

Ohio

On December 1, 2025, Ohio University announced that head coach Brian Smith was on indefinite leave.^[8] Defensive coordinator John Hauser was named the interim head coach.^[9] On December 16, the University terminated Smith for cause.^[10] Hauser was named full-time head coach, three days after winning the Frisco Bowl, on December 26.^[11]

Sacramento State

Brennan Marion left after one 7–5 season with the Hornets to accept the offensive coordinator position at Colorado^[12] On December 15, 2025, Arizona associate head coach Alonzo Carter was named the new head coach.^[13]

Toledo

On December 6, 2025, Rocket head coach Jason Candle accepted head coach position at the University of Connecticut.^[14] Mercer head coach Mike Jacobs was named head football coach by the on December 10, 2025.^[15]^[16]

Head coaching records

Team	Head coach	Previous Job	Years at school	Record at school	MAC record	MAC titles
Akron	Joe Moorhead	Oregon (offensive coordinator)	4	13–35 (.271)	9–23 (.281)	0
Ball State	Mike Uremovich	Butler	2	4–8 (.333)	3–5 (.375)	0
Bowling Green	Eddie George	Tennessee State	2	4–8 (.333)	2–6 (.250)	0
Buffalo	Pete Lembo	South Carolina (associate head coach/special teams coordinator)	3	14–11 (.560)	10–6 (.625)	0
Central Michigan	Matt Drinkall	Army (OL coach)	2	7–6 (.538)	5–3 (.625)	0
Eastern Michigan	Chris Creighton	Drake	13	61–83 (.424)	36–58 (.383)	0
Kent State	Mark Carney	Kent State (offensive coordinator)	2	5–7 (.417)	4–4 (.500)	0
Miami (OH)	Chuck Martin	Notre Dame (offensive coordinator/QB coach)	12	72–74 (.493)	57–34 (.626)	2
Ohio	John Hauser	Ohio (associate head coach/defensive coordinator)	1	1–0 (1.000)	0–0 (–)	0
Sacramento State	Alonzo Carter	Arizona (associate head coach/RB coach)	1	0–0 (–)	0–0 (–)	0
Toledo	Mike Jacobs	Mercer	1	0–0 (–)	0–0 (–)	0
UMass	Joe Harasymiak	Rutgers (defensive coordinator)	2	0–0 (–)	0–0 (–)	0
Western Michigan	Lance Taylor	Louisville (offensive coordinator)	4	20–19 (.513)	15–9 (.625)	1

Source - ^[17]^[18]^[19]^[20]^[21]^[22]^[23]^[24]^[25]^[26]^[27]^[28]^[29]

Rankings

		Pre
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 (OH)	AP
	C
	CFP	Not released
Ohio	AP
	C
	CFP	Not released
Sacramento State	AP
	C
	CFP	Not released
Toledo	AP
	C
	CFP	Not released
UMass	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

Source:^[30]

Schedule

^[2]^[1]^[31]

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

All times Eastern time.

Week 0

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
August 29	TBA	Eastern Michigan	Sacramento State	Hornet Stadium • Sacramento, CA	TBA	–
^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 1

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result
September 3	TBA	Albany	Buffalo	University at Buffalo Stadium • Buffalo, NY	TBA	–
September 3	TBA	Akron	Wake Forest	Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC	TBA	–
September 3	TBA	UMass	Rutgers	SHI Stadium • Piscataway, NJ	TBA	–
September 4	TBA	San Jose State	Eastern Michigan	Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI	TBA	–
September 5	TBA	Ball State	Ohio State	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	TBA	–
September 5	TBA	Miami (OH)	Pittsburgh	Acrisure Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA	TBA	–
September 5	TBA	Ohio	Nebraska	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE	TBA	–
September 5	TBA	Toledo	Michigan State	Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI	TBA	–
September 5	TBA	Western Michigan	Michigan	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	TBA	–
September 5	TBA	Tarleton State	Bowling Green	Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH	TBA	–
September 5	TBA	Kent State	South Carolina	Williams–Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC	TBA	–
September 5	TBA	Mississippi Valley State	Sacramento State	Hornet Stadium • Sacramento, CA	TBA	–
^#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
September 12	TBA	Buffalo	FIU	Pitbull Stadium • Miami, FL	TBA	–
September 12	TBA	Colgate	Central Michigan	Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI	TBA	–
September 12	TBA	Eastern Michigan	Michigan State	Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI	TBA	–
September 12	TBA	Holy Cross	Miami (OH)	Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH	TBA	–
September 12	TBA	Monmouth	Western Michigan	Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI	TBA	–
September 12	TBA	Robert Morris	Akron	InfoCision Stadium–Summa Field • Akron, OH	TBA	–
September 12	TBA	Sacramento State	Fresno State	Valley Children's Stadium • Fresno, CA	TBA	–
September 12	TBA	Stony Brook	Ball State	Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN	TBA	–
September 12	TBA	Bowling Green	Nebraska	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE	TBA	–
September 12	TBA	Sacred Heart	UMass	Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium • Hadley, MA	TBA	–
September 12	TBA	Central Connecticut	Toledo	Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH	TBA	–
September 12	TBA	Wofford	Kent State	Dix Stadium • Kent, OH	TBA	–
September 12	TBA	Jacksonville State	Ohio	Peden Stadium • Athens, OH	TBA	–
^#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
September 19	TBA	Akron	Minnesota	Huntington Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	TBA	–
September 19	TBA	Ball State	Liberty	Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, VA	TBA	–
September 19	TBA	Bowling Green	Iowa State	Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA	TBA	–
September 19	TBA	Buffalo	Penn State	Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA	TBA	–
September 19	TBA	Kent State	Ohio State	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	TBA	–
September 19	TBA	Miami (OH)	Cincinnati	TQL Stadium • Cincinnati, OH (Victory Bell)	TBA	–
September 19	TBA	Ohio	South Alabama	Hancock Whitney Stadium • Mobile, AL	TBA	–
September 19	TBA	Wyoming	Central Michigan	Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI	TBA	–
September 19	TBA	Western Michigan	Rice	Rice Stadium • Houston, TX	TBA	–
September 19	TBA	Eastern Michigan	Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	TBA	–
September 19	TBA	Stonehill	UMass	Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium • Hadley, MA	TBA	–
September 19	TBA	Temple	Toledo	Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH	TBA	–
September 19	TBA	North Dakota State	Sacramento State	Hornet Stadium • Sacramento, CA	TBA	–
^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 4

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result
September 26	TBA	Central Michigan	Miami (FL)	Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL	TBA	–
September 26	TBA	Robert Morris	Buffalo	University at Buffalo Stadium • Buffalo, NY	TBA	–
September 26	TBA	San Diego State	Toledo	Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH	TBA	–
September 26	TBA	UNLV	Akron	InfoCision Stadium–Summa Field • Akron, OH	TBA	–
September 26	TBA	Boise State	Western Michigan	Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI	TBA	–
September 26	TBA	UConn	Miami (OH)	Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH	TBA	–
September 26	TBA	South Florida	Bowling Green	Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH	TBA	–
September 26	TBA	Stonehill	Ohio	Peden Stadium • Athens, OH	TBA	–
September 26	TBA	Lindenwood	Eastern Michigan	Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI	TBA	–
September 26	TBA	Ball State	Kent State	Dix Stadium • Kent, OH	TBA	–
September 26	TBA	UMass	Sacramento State	Hornet Stadium • Sacramento, CA	TBA	–
^#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
October 3	TBA	Akron	Central Michigan	Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI	TBA	–
October 3	TBA	Bowling Green	Miami (OH)	Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH	TBA	–
October 3	TBA	Eastern Michigan	UMass	Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium • Hadley, MA	TBA	–
October 3	TBA	Ohio	Kent State	Dix Stadium • Kent, OH	TBA	–
October 3	TBA	Toledo	Ball State	Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN	TBA	–
October 3	TBA	Western Michigan	Buffalo	University at Buffalo Stadium • Buffalo, NY	TBA	–
^#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
October 10	TBA	Ball State	Northwestern	Martin Stadium • Evanston, IL	TBA	–
October 10	TBA	Buffalo	Toledo	Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH	TBA	–
October 10	TBA	Central Michigan	Ohio	Peden Stadium • Athens, OH	TBA	–
October 10	TBA	Eastern Michigan	Akron	InfoCision Stadium–Summa Field • Akron, OH	TBA	–
October 10	TBA	Kent State	Western Michigan	Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI	TBA	–
October 10	TBA	Miami (OH)	UMass	Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium • Hadley, MA	TBA	–
October 10	TBA	Sacramento State	Bowling Green	Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH	TBA	–
^#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
October 17	TBA	Kent State	South Florida	Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL	TBA	–
October 17	TBA	Akron	Miami (OH)	Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH	TBA	–
October 17	TBA	Ball State	Bowling Green	Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH	TBA	–
October 17	TBA	Ohio	Sacramento State	Hornet Stadium • Sacramento, CA	TBA	–
October 17	TBA	Toledo	Eastern Michigan	Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI	TBA	–
October 17	TBA	UMass	Buffalo	University at Buffalo Stadium • Buffalo, NY	TBA	–
October 17	TBA	Western Michigan	Central Michigan	Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI (Michigan MAC Trophy, rivalry)	TBA	–
^#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
October 24	TBA	UMass	UConn	Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT (UConn–UMass rivalry)	TBA	–
October 24	TBA	Akron	Kent State	Dix Stadium • Kent, OH (Wagon Wheel)	TBA	–
October 24	TBA	Bowling Green	Buffalo	University at Buffalo Stadium • Buffalo, NY	TBA	–
October 24	TBA	Eastern Michigan	Ohio	Peden Stadium • Athens, OH	TBA	–
October 24	TBA	Miami (OH)	Central Michigan	Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI	TBA	–
October 24	TBA	Sacramento State	Ball State	Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN	TBA	–
October 24	TBA	Western Michigan	Toledo	Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH	TBA	–
^#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
October 30	TBA	Kent State	Sacramento State	Hornet Stadium • Sacramento, CA	TBA	–
October 31	TBA	Western Michigan	Bowling Green	Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH	TBA	–
^#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
November 3	TBA	Buffalo	Miami (OH)	Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH	TBA	–
November 3	TBA	Ohio	Akron	InfoCision Stadium–Summa Field • Akron, OH	TBA	–
November 4	TBA	Ball State	UMass	Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium • Hadley, MA	TBA	–
November 4	TBA	Central Michigan	Eastern Michigan	Ford Field • Detroit, MI (Michigan MAC Trophy, rivalry)	TBA	–
November 4	TBA	Toledo	Sacramento State	Hornet Stadium • Sacramento, CA	TBA	–
^#Rankings from College Football Playoff. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 11

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result
November 10	TBA	Kent State	Bowling Green	Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH (Anniversary Award)	TBA	–
November 10	TBA	Ohio	Miami (OH)	Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH (Battle of the Bricks)	TBA	–
November 10	TBA	Western Michigan	Akron	InfoCision Stadium–Summa Field • Akron, OH	TBA	–
November 11	TBA	Buffalo	Ball State	Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN	TBA	–
November 11	TBA	Sacramento State	Central Michigan	Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI	TBA	–
November 11	TBA	UMass	Toledo	Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH	TBA	–
^#Rankings from College Football Playoff. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 12

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result
November 17	TBA	Ball State	Ohio	Peden Stadium • Athens, OH	TBA	–
November 17	TBA	Eastern Michigan	Western Michigan	Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI (Michigan MAC Trophy, rivalry)	TBA	–
November 17	TBA	Miami (OH)	Kent State	Dix Stadium • Kent, OH	TBA	–
November 18	TBA	Akron	UMass	Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium • Hadley, MA	TBA	–
November 18	TBA	Bowling Green	Toledo	Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH (Battle of I-75)	TBA	–
November 18	TBA	Central Michigan	Buffalo	University at Buffalo Stadium • Buffalo, NY	TBA	–
^#Rankings from College Football Playoff. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 13

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result
November 24	TBA	Kent State	Eastern Michigan	Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI	TBA	–
November 24	TBA	Miami (OH)	Western Michigan	Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI	TBA	–
November 27	TBA	Buffalo	Akron	InfoCision Stadium–Summa Field • Akron, OH	TBA	–
November 27	TBA	Toledo	Ohio	Peden Stadium • Athens, OH	TBA	–
November 28	TBA	Sacramento State	Hawaii	Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex • Honolulu, HI	TBA	–
November 28	TBA	Central Michigan	Ball State	Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN	TBA	–
November 28	TBA	UMass	Bowling Green	Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH	TBA	–
^#Rankings from College Football Playoff. All times are in Eastern Time.

MAC Conference Championship Game

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
December 5	TBA	TBD	TBD	Ford Field • Detroit, MI	TBA	–
^#Rankings from College Football Playoff. All times are in Eastern Time.

MAC records vs. other conferences

2026–2027 records against non-conference foes, including bowl games:

Regular season & bowls

Power Four Conferences	Record
ACC	0–0
Big 12	0–0
Big Ten	0–0
Notre Dame	0–0
SEC	0–0
Power 5 Total	0–0

Other FBS Conferences	Record
American	0–0
CUSA	0–0
Independents (Excluding Notre Dame)	0–0
Mountain West	0–0
Pac-12	0–0
Sun Belt	0–0
Other FBS Total	0–0

FCS Opponents	Record
Football Championship Subdivision	0–0

Total Non-Conference Record	0–0

Mid-American vs Power 4 matchups

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	Visitor	Home	Site	Score
September 3	Akron	Wake Forest	Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC	–
September 3	UMass	Rutgers	SHI Stadium • Piscataway, NJ	–
September 5	Ball State	Ohio State	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	–
September 5	Miami (OH)	Pittsburgh	Acrisure Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA	–
September 5	Ohio	Nebraska	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE	–
September 5	Toledo	Michigan State	Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI	–
September 5	Western Michigan	Michigan	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	–
September 5	Kent State	South Carolina	Williams–Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC	–
September 12	Eastern Michigan	Michigan State	Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI	–
September 12	Bowling Green	Nebraska	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE	–
September 19	Akron	Minnesota	Huntington Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	–
September 19	Bowling Green	Iowa State	Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA	–
September 19	Buffalo	Penn State	Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA	–
September 19	Kent State	Ohio State	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	–
September 19	Miami (OH)	Cincinnati	TQL Stadium • Cincinnati, OH	–
September 19	Eastern Michigan	Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	–
September 26	Central Michigan	Miami (FL)	Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL	–
October 10	Ball State	Northwestern	Martin Stadium • Evanston, IL	–

Mid-American vs other FBS matchups

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

Date	Visitor	Home	Site	Score
September 4	San Jose State Spartans	Eastern Michigan	Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI	–
September 12	Buffalo	FIU	Pitbull Stadium • Miami, FL	–
September 12	Sacramento State	Fresno State	Valley Children's Stadium • Fresno, CA	–
September 12	Jacksonville State	Ohio	Peden Stadium • Athens, OH	–
September 19	Ball State	Liberty	Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, VA	–
September 19	Ohio	South Alabama	Hancock Whitney Stadium • Mobile, AL	–
September 19	Wyoming	Central Michigan	Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI	–
September 19	Western Michigan	Rice	Rice Stadium • Houston, TX	–
September 19	Temple	Toledo	Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH	–
September 19	North Dakota State	Sacramento State	Hornet Stadium • Sacramento, CA	–
September 26	San Diego State	Toledo	Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH	–
September 26	UNLV	Akron	InfoCision Stadium–Summa Field • Akron, OH	–
September 26	Boise State	Western Michigan	Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI	–
September 26	South Florida	Bowling Green	Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH	–
October 17	Kent State	South Florida	Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH	–
November 28	Sacramento State	Hawaii	Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex • Honolulu, HI	–

Mid-American vs FBS independents matchups

The following regular season games include MAC teams competing against FBS Independents, which only includes UConn for 2026.

Date	Visitor	Home	Site	Score
September 26	UConn	Miami (OH)	Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH	–
October 24	UMass	UConn	Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT	–

Mid-American vs. FCS matchups

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

Date	Visitor	Home	Site	Score
September 3	Albany	Buffalo	University at Buffalo Stadium • Buffalo, NY	–
September 5	Tarleton State	Bowling Green	Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH	–
September 5	Mississippi Valley State	Sacramento State	Hornet Stadium • Sacramento, CA	–
September 12	Colgate	Central Michigan	Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI	–
September 12	Holy Cross	Miami (OH)	Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH	–
September 12	Monmouth	Western Michigan	Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI	–
September 12	Robert Morris	Akron	InfoCision Stadium–Summa Field • Akron, OH	–
September 12	Stony Brook	Ball State	Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN	–
September 12	Sacred Heart	UMass	Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium • Hadley, MA	–
September 12	Central Connecticut	Toledo	Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH	–
September 12	Jacksonville State	Kent State	Dix Stadium • Kent, OH	–
September 19	Stonehill	UMass	Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium • Hadley, MA	–
September 26	Robert Morris	Buffalo	University at Buffalo Stadium • Buffalo, NY	–
September 26	Stonehill	Ohio	Peden Stadium • Athens, OH	–
September 26	Lindenwood	Eastern Michigan	Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI	–

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