MAC (Mid American Conference)

The MAC (Mid American Conference) is a CFBHC conference established in game year 2016. It is located primarily in the Central portion of the United States. The MAC currently has members in Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, and New York.

Mid American Conference (MAC)
Established	2016
Association	CFBHC
Division	Division I FBS
Region	Central/Northeast United States
Headquarters	Cleveland, Ohio
Commissioner	npklemm (since 2022)
Locations

Teams

Team Name	Division	Coach	Home Stadium	Seating Capacity	Conference Titles
Akron Zips	MAC East	Garappogoat	InfoCision Stadium	30,000	-
Ball State Cardinals	MAC East	npklemm	Scheumann Stadium	22,500	-
Bowling Green Falcons	MAC East	PoopyRhinoPickle	Doyt Perry Stadium	23,724	-
Buffalo Bulls	MAC West	Jordan	University at Buffalo Stadium	31,000	-
Central Michigan Chippewas	MAC West	robcarlson77	Kelly/Shorts Stadium	32,885	2023
Eastern Michigan Eagles	MAC West	wisconsinfan	Rynearson Stadium	30,200	-
Kent State Golden Flashes	MAC East	Traith	Dix Stadium	30,520	-
Miami University Redhawks	MAC East	chawsley	Fred C. Yager Stadium	24,286	2016
Northern Illinois Huskies	MAC West	13ad	Huskie Stadium	23,575	2017, 2018
Ohio Bobcats	MAC East	bbates728	Peden Stadium	24,000	2019
Toledo Rockets	MAC West	Megman	Glass Bowl	26,248	-
Western Michigan Broncos	MAC West	pskeate	Waldo Stadium	30,200	2020, 2021, 2022

Conference History

The Mid American Conference joined CFBHC in 2016, playing a limited 10 game schedule facing only other Mid American teams. They added the Huskies of Northern Illinois University and began out-of-conference play in 2017.

List of Conference winners

• 2016: Miami (OH) Redhawks defeated Toledo 35-24
• 2017: Northern Illinois Huskies defeated Miami(OH) 12-10
• 2018: Northern Illinois Huskies defeated Ohio 17-3
• 2019: Ohio Bobcats defeated Toledo 17-13
• 2020: Western Michigan Broncos defeated Ohio 34-30. (CFP participant)
• 2021: Western Michigan Broncos defeated Akron 34-24.
• 2022: Western Michigan Broncos defeated Ohio 23-20.
• 2023: Central Michigan Chippewas defeated Ohio 31-14.

List of MAC commissioners

• 2016-2017: FSUAlumni
• 2018: LaserCats
• 2019: paperllamasunited
• 2020-2021: Jieret
• 2022-present: npklemm

Bowl tie-ins

The MAC champion is not obligated to play in a specific bowl. All MAC bowl bids are based on best matchups and geography, no tiers exist but tiers from other conferences may predict matchups. Contracted bowls are as follows:

• Alabama Bowl vs Sun Belt (Mobile, AL)
• Boca Raton Bowl vs C-USA (Boca Raton, FL)
• Famous Idaho Potato Bowl vs MWC (Boise, ID)
• Frisco Bowl vs AAC (Frisco, TX)
• Camellia Bowl vs Sun Belt (Montgomery, AL)
• Detroit Bowl vs ACC/Big Ten (Detroit, MI): conditionally on whether the ACC or Big Ten cannot fill their spot.

The MAC does not have direct secondary tie-ins to any other bowls.

Standings

Tiebreaking Procedures

Divisional Champions

Note: In 2016, there were no divisions so only a Conference Champion was determined.

The divisional championship shall be decided on conference winning percentage. If two or more teams are tied for the championship, they shall be considered divisional co-champions. The following tie-breaking formula shall be used to determine which team will represent that division in the MAC Championship game:

1. Head-to-head competition:

a. In the event of a multiple-team (two or more teams) tie, the team with the best head-to-head record amongst the tied teams wins the tie-breaker.

b. In a two-team tie, head-to-head competition will be the first criteria.

c. If two teams did not play, the second criteria is used to break the tie.

2. Record of tied teams within the division [versus rank order, highest to lowest, of division teams]:

a. The above tie-breaker procedure is used to determine rank order in the division.

b. Team(s) eliminated in the second tie-breaker criterion are not included in further consideration in the tie- breaking formula.

c. Head-to-head competition is again used to break the tie between the remaining tied teams.

3. Comparison of conference winning percentage of cross-over opponents of tied teams:

a. Tie-breaker is awarded to the team whose cross-division opponents had the best cumulative conference winning percentage.

b. Head-to-head competition is used to break the tie between the two tied teams.

4. If multiple teams remain tied, the final tie-breaker is as follows:

a. Record of tied teams versus cross-division opponents in rank order.

b. Head-to-head competition is used to break the tie between the two tied teams.

Standings by year

2024 MAC football standings Conf     Overall Team   W   L         W   L   East Kent State x   6 – 2         9 – 3   Akron   6 – 2         9 – 3   Ohio   3 – 5         4 – 8   Bowling Green   2 – 6         6 – 6   Miami (OH)   2 – 6         4 – 8   Buffalo   2 – 6         2 – 10   West Western Michigan x   7 – 1         10 – 2   Toledo   6 – 2         6 – 6   Central Michigan   6 – 2         9 – 3   Ball State   5 – 4         7 – 5   Northern Illinois   2 – 6         3 – 9   Eastern Michigan   1 – 7         1 – 11   MAC Championship Game: Kent State vs Western Michigan † – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from Coaches Poll

2023 MAC football standings Conf     Overall Team   W   L         W   L   East Ohio x   6 – 2         8 – 6   Bowling Green   5 – 3         7 – 6   Akron   4 – 4         5 – 7   Buffalo   4 – 4         5 – 7   Kent State   2 – 6         3 – 9   Miami (OH)   1 – 7         2 – 10   West Central Michigan †   8 – 0         10 – 4   #20 Western Michigan   7 – 1         10 – 3   Ball State   5 – 3         8 – 5   Toledo   3 – 5         6 – 6   Eastern Michigan   2 – 6         3 – 9   Northern Illinois   1 – 7         2 – 10   MAC Championship Game: Central Michigan def. Ohio † – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from Coaches Poll

2022 MAC football standings Conf     Overall Team   W   L         W   L   East Ohio x   7 – 1         9 – 5   Akron   6 – 2         7 – 6   Buffalo   3 – 5         6 – 7   Miami (OH)   3 – 5         5 – 7   Bowling Green   1 – 7         3 – 9   Kent State   0 – 8         2 – 10   West #24 Western Michigan †   8 – 0         11 – 3   Toledo   6 – 2         9 – 4   Central Michigan   5 – 3         9 – 4   Eastern Michigan   4 – 4         6 – 7   Northern Illinois   3 – 5         6 – 7   Ball State   2 – 6         3 – 9   MAC Championship Game: Ohio vs. Western Michigan † – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from Coaches Poll

2021 MAC football standings Conf     Overall Team   W   L         W   L   East Akron x   6 – 3         9 – 5   Bowling Green   4 – 4         8 – 5   Ohio   4 – 4         8 – 5   Miami (OH)   3 – 5         7 – 6   Buffalo   2 – 6         4 – 8   Kent State   1 – 7         1 – 11   West #14 Western Michigan x†   8 – 1         12 – 2   Toledo   6 – 2         10 – 3   Eastern Michigan   5 – 3         7 – 6   Ball State   4 – 4         5 – 7   Central Michigan   4 – 4         8 – 5   Northern Illinois   2 – 6         3 – 9   MAC Championship Game: Akron 24 vs. Western Michigan 34 † – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from Coaches Poll

2020 MAC football standings Conf     Overall Team   W   L         W   L   East Ohio x   7 – 2         9 – 5   Akron   6 – 2         9 – 4   Buffalo   5 – 3         10 – 3   Kent State   5 – 3         6 – 7   Miami (OH)   4 – 4         8 – 5   Bowling Green   1 – 7         2 – 10   West #9 Western Michigan x†   9 – 0         12 – 2   Toledo   5 – 3         8 – 5   Eastern Michigan   3 – 5         4 – 8   Central Michigan   2 – 6         2 – 10   Northern Illinois   1 – 7         2 – 10   Ball State   1 – 7         1 – 11   MAC Championship Game: Ohio 30 vs. Western Michigan 34 † – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from Coaches Poll

2019 MAC football standings Conf     Overall Team   W   L         W   L   East Ohio x†   6 – 2         9 – 5   Buffalo   5 – 2         8 – 5   Kent State   4 – 3         5 – 7   Akron   3 – 4         5 – 7   Miami (OH)   2 – 5         2 – 10   Bowling Green   1 – 6         4 – 8   West Toledo x   6 – 2         10 – 4   Western Michigan   6 – 1         10 – 3   Central Michigan   4 – 3         6 – 7   Eastern Michigan   3 – 4         5 – 7   Northern Illinois   2 – 5         4 – 8   Ball State   1 – 6         1 – 11   MAC Championship Game: Ohio 17 vs. Toledo 13 † – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from Coaches Poll

2018 MAC football standings Conf     Overall Team   W   L         W   L   East Ohio x   5 – 2         8 – 6   Miami (OH)   4 – 3         7 – 6   Buffalo   4 – 3         6 – 7   Kent State   3 – 4         3 – 9   Akron   2 – 5         2 – 10   Bowling Green   1 – 6         2 – 10   West Northern Illinois x†   6 – 1         9 – 5   Toledo   5 – 2         8 – 5   Eastern Michigan   5 – 2         6 – 7   Central Michigan   4 – 3         6 – 7   Western Michigan   2 – 5         5 – 7   Ball State   1 – 6         1 – 11   MAC Championship Game: Northern Illinois 17, Ohio 3 † – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from Coaches Poll

2017 MAC football standings Conf     Overall Team   W   L         W   L   East Miami (OH) x   6 – 1         10 – 4   Buffalo   4 – 3         4 – 8   Ohio   2 – 5         3 – 9   Bowling Green   2 – 5         3 – 9   Kent State   3 – 4         3 – 9   Akron   1 – 6         1 – 11   West Northern Illinois x†   7 – 0         11 – 3   Eastern Michigan   6 – 1         11 – 2   Toledo   5 – 2         8 – 5   Western Michigan   4 – 3         7 – 6   Ball State   2 – 5         3 – 9   Central Michigan   0 – 7         1 – 11   MAC Championship Game: Northern Illinois 12, Miami (OH) 10 † – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from Coaches Poll

2016 MAC football standings Conf     Overall Team   W   L         W   L   Miami (OH) y†   10 – 1         10 – 2   Toledo y   7 – 4         7 – 5   Ohio   7 – 3         7 – 4   Eastern Michigan   6 – 4         6 – 5   Ball State   6 – 4         7 – 4   Western Michigan   4 – 6         4 – 6   Central Michigan   4 – 6         4 – 6   Bowling Green   4 – 6         4 – 6   Kent State   3 – 7         3 – 7   Buffalo   3 – 7         3 – 7   Akron   2 – 8         2 – 8   MAC Championship Game: Miami (OH) 35, Toledo 24 † – Conference champion y – Championship game participant Rankings from Coaches Poll

Weekly Awards History

Main article: MAC Weekly Awards History

Number of MAC Weekly Awards won by player

Total Awards	Offensive Player of the Week	Team	Total Awards	Defensive Player of the Week	Team	Total Awards	Special Teams Player of the Week	Team
8	RB Emmanuel Fields	Western Michigan	4	CB Sean Taylor	Western Michigan	11	K Timmy Wilhelm	Ohio
6	RB Mamadou Wynn	Buffalo	4	SS Thomas Gordon	Buffalo	6	K Noah Cohen	Toledo
5	RB Gabe Ciamo	Toledo	4	SS Antonio Jackson	Bowling Green	5	K Richard Archer	Northern Illinois
5	RB DeSean Madison	Western Michigan	3	CB Adam Haywood	Toledo	5	K Nathaniel Layne	Bowling Green
4	QB Blair Holcomb	Buffalo	3	CB Robert Morris	Northern Illinois	3	K Josh Booth	Akron
4	QB Benjamin Hanson	Toledo	3	SS Quinn Benson	Kent State	3	K James Taylor	Miami (OH)
4	QB Zack Cera	Miami (OH)	2	FS Zachary Dumas	Eastern Michigan	3	K Harry DeMarco	Western Michigan
3	RB Justin Couture	Ohio	2	DT Marlon Bailey	Akron	3	K Simon Hand	Eastern Michigan
3	QB Andrew Davis	Northern Illinois	2	FS Nicholas Mingo	Miami (OH)	3	SS Ibrahima Griggs	Eastern Michigan
3	RB Gabriel Shields	Western Michigan	2	ILB Lucas Callaway	Buffalo	3	K Brendan Higginbotham	Ohio
4	QB John Garland	Kent State	2	OLB Brandon Thomas	Bowling Green	2	RET Calvin Hayes	Northern Illinois
2	FB Mark Macleod	Eastern Michigan	2	ILB Devin Frazier	Akron	2	P Dovid Gunter	Northern Illinois
2	QB Walt Sutherland	Central Michigan	1	CB Herbert Villa	Western Michigan	2	P Mohamed Saylor	Buffalo
2	QB T.J. Zamora	Akron	1	OLB Donovan Pendleton	Ohio	2	K Sam Painter	Toledo
2	RB Owen Walton	Ohio	1	DE David Payne	Toledo	1	K Phillip Lane-Hickey	Akron
2	RB Emmett Spears	Kent State	1	SS Ryan White	Kent State	1	K Ronald Corbett	Central Michigan
1	QB Stephen Peters	Ohio	1	OLB Franklin Weatherford	Akron	1	RET Richard Dodge	Bowling Green
1	QB Douglas Graham	Miami (OH)	1	CB Chris Witt	Miami (OH)	1	P Luke McHenry	Ball State
1	QB Chase Sims	Western Michigan	1	DE Donte Pennel	Miami (OH)	1	K Anthony Call	Buffalo
1	RB Daniel Hutchins	Northern Illinois	1	FS Carlos Bright	Northern Illinois	1	K Leonardo Blunt	Kent State
1	RB Nathaniel Ruff	Akron	1	CB Abdoulaye McGee	Toledo	1	K Eric Jarvis	Miami (OH)
1	QB Melvin Winters	Ohio	1	ILB Jeff Martino	Bowling Green	1	K James Bragg	Central Michigan
1	QB Steven Ferguson	Toledo	1	OLB Lawrence Harris	Central Michigan	1	RET Adam Oliver	Eastern Michigan
1	QB Marquis Causey	Ball State	1	CB Horace Green	Central Michigan	1	K Ralph Phillips	Western Michigan
1	QB Elias Carter	Ball State	1	CB Horace Green's smile	Central Michigan	1	K Trent Michaels	Central Michigan
1	QB Eddie Connelly	Bowling Green	1	FS Ian Williams	Ball State	1	CB Jaiden Melvin	Kent State
1	QB Giovanni Shaw	Eastern Michigan	1	SS Harold Ferrell	Ball State	1	K Zachary Crowell	Miami (OH)
1	RB Jeffrey Flowers	Ohio	1	SS Lucas Key	Ohio	1	K Kenneth Godfrey	Ball State
1	QB Byron Suggs	Central Michigan	1	FS Troy Brown	Central Michigan	1	WR/RET Cayden Sampson	Kent State
			1	DE Isaiah Hall	Bowling Green	1	RET Robert Morris	Northern Illinois
			1	ILB Abdoul Hurt	Bowling Green	1	RB Nathaniel Ruff	Akron
			1	SS Hunter Mackey	Northern Illinois	1	RB Calvin Alexander	Bowling Green
			1	OLB Julius Cooke	Kent State
			1	FS Alfonso Bates	Bowling Green
			1	DE Connor Borden	Western Michigan
			1	CB Troy Galloway	Akron
			1	OLB Raymond Smith	Akron
			1	DE Eddie Milton	Ohio
			1	ILB David Garcia	Kent State
			1	DE Samuel Barnes	Western Michigan
			1	ILB Kameron McCall	Akron
			1	ILB Kareem Boykin	Western Michigan
			1	DT Silas Booker	Western Michigan
			1	DE Victor Roberson	Western Michigan
			1	DE Joseph Crowe	Western Michigan
			1	DE Jacob Dennison	Kent State
			1	DT Thierno Thomas	Northern Illinois
			1	DE Chase Woodson	Ohio
			1	OLB James Lockwood	Miami (OH)
			1	CB Shawn Tillman	Ohio

End of Season Awards History

National Awards

• 2017 Disney Spirit Award: RB Emmanuel Fields, Western Michigan
• 2019 Lott Trophy: DE Isaiah Hall, Bowling Green
• 2020 Mackey Award: TE Casey Swann, Miami (OH)
• 2021 Dick Butkus Award: ILB Devin Frazier, Akron
• 2022 Dick Butkus Award: ILB Devin Frazier, Akron
• 2022 Rimington Award: ATH Kualii Umaga, Western Michigan

All-Americans

• 2020

CB A'Shawn Ellison, Central Michigan

• 2021

FB Jacob Holt, Toledo

ILB Devin Frazier, Akron

• 2022

OG Kualii Umaga, Western Michigan

ILB Devin Frazier, Akron

Conference Awards

Year	OPOTY	DPOTY	Special Teamer OTY	Coach OTY	Offensive Newcomer OTY	Defensive Newcomer OTY
2016	RB Emmett Spears, Kent State	DE James Finney, Ball State	K Marty Jones, Bowling Green	FSUAlumni, Miami (OH)	N/A	N/A
2017	RB Emmanuel Fields, Western Michigan	FS Zachary Dumas, Eastern Michigan	PR Calvin Hayes, Northern Illinois	Tammath, Eastern Michigan	RB Mamadou Wynn, Buffalo	FS Zachary Dumas, Eastern Michigan
2018	RB Emmanuel Fields, Western Michigan	CB Sean Taylor, Western Michigan	K Noah Cohen, Toledo	CardiacPack13, Ohio	TE Marlon Barkley, Toledo	CB Adam Haywood, Toledo
2019	QB Benjamin Hanson, Toledo	DE Isaiah Hall, Bowling Green	K Noah Cohen, Toledo	beeznik, Ohio	QB Benjamin Hanson, Toledo	N/A
2020	QB Blair Holcomb, Buffalo	DT Marlon Bailey, Akron	K Timmy Wilhelm, Ohio	Jieret, Western Michigan	RB DeSean Madison, Western Michigan	FS Eddie McGill, Ball State
2021	RB DeSean Madison, Western Michigan	SS Antonio Jackson, Bowling Green	K Simon Hand, Eastern Michigan	Jieret, Western Michigan	QB Byron Suggs, Central Michigan	ILB Devin Frazier, Akron
2022	RB DeSean Madison, Western Michigan	DE Kayden Soriano, Western Michigan	N/A	Pskeate, Western Michigan	WR Dontae Peppers, Central Michigan	DE Kayden Soriano, Western Michigan
2023	QB Byron Suggs, Central Michigan	DE Kayden Soriano, Western Michigan	N/A	robcarlson77, Central Michigan	TE Miles Hooker, Ohio	CB Keandre Williams, Bowling Green

NOTE: For the 2019 season the Offensive and Defensive Freshmen of the Year awards were combined into the Newcomer of the Year award (includes JuCo transfers). Separate Offensive and Defensive awards resumed with the 2020 season, but the Newcomer designation remained.

All-MAC selections by year

Main article: All-MAC Teams

MAC Players in NFLHC

A list of all players who were drafted or signed to NFLHC teams, with their last conference prior to draft selection or NFLHC signing being the MAC, and sorted by draft round and pick.

Draft Year	Draft Position	Current Team	Pos	Name	MAC Years	School	NFLHC Seasons
2018	2:60 Raiders	Raiders	RB	Emmett Spears	2016-17	Kent State	2018
2018	4:107 Bills, Chiefs	Bills, Chiefs	C	Bill Bullard	2016-17	Buffalo	2018-2019, 2020-2021
2018	7:202 Eagles	Eagles	TE	Damani Spillman	2016-17	Ball State	2018-2021
2018	UDFA Seahawks	Seahawks	TE	Jeffrey Jackson	2016-17	Kent State	2018-2019
2019	2:63 Jets	Jets	RB	Emmanuel Fields	2017-18	Western Michigan	2019-2021
2019	5:134 Ravens	Ravens	QB	Andrew Davis	2017-18	Northern Illinois	2019-2021
2019	5:138 Vikings	Vikings	DE	James Finney	2016-18	Ball State	2019-2021
2019	7:227 Ravens	Ravens	C	Nicolas Slack	2017-18	Northern Illinois	2019-2021
2019	UDFA Packers	Packers	OG	Greg Coughlin	2017-18	Northern Illinois	2019
2020	1:27 Chiefs	Chiefs	DE	Isaiah Hall	2018-19	Bowling Green	2020-2021
2020	3:68 Browns	Browns	DE	Gabriel Beauchamp	2019	Akron	2020-2021
2020	4:97 Titans	Titans	OG	Ian Braden	2018-19	Western Michigan	2020-2021
2020	4:125 Chargers	Chargers	P	Luke McHenry	2018-19	Ball State	2020-2021
2020	5:136 Cowboys	Cowboys	DT	Patrick Garber	2017-19	Miami (OH) Buffalo	2020-2021
2020	6:170 Bengals	Bengals	OT	Leonard Shockley	2018-19	Eastern Michigan	2020-2021
2020	6:188 Panthers	Panthers	CB	Justin Rouse	2018-19	Akron	2020-2021
2020	6:194 Jaguars	Jaguars	OT	Toma Pinati	2018-19	Buffalo	2020-2021
2020	7:228 Jets	Jets	FB	Ousmane Green	2017-19	Eastern Michigan	2020-2021
2021	1:13 Bills	Bills	CB	Sean Taylor	2017-20	Western Michigan	2021
2021	1:19 49ers	49ers	OLB	Brandon Thomas	2018-20	Eastern Michigan	2021
2021	2:46 Bears	Bears	OT	Marcus Waterman	2017-20	Buffalo	2021
2021	2:56 Lions	Lions	TE	Emory Johnson	2016-20	Northern Illinois	2021
2021	3:69 Patriots	Patriots	RB	Daniel Hutchins	2017-20	Northern Illinois	2021
2021	3:90 Jaguars	Jaguars	RB	Owen Walton	2019-20	Ohio	2021
2021	4:108 Raiders	Raiders	CB	A'Shawn Ellison	2019-20	Central Michigan	2021
2021	4:119 Chargers	Chargers	ILB	Kareem Boykin	2019-20	Western Michigan	2021
2021	5:158 Jets	Jets	DT	Russel Brandt	2016-20	Northern Illinois	2021
2021	5:164 Panthers	Panthers	C	Jacob Alves	2019-20	Akron	2021
2021	7:218 Steelers	Steelers	WR	Chan Pease	2018-20	Ball State	2021
2021	7:229 Jets	Jets	DT	Dwayne Montgomery	2017-20	Toledo	2021
2021	7:236 Ravens	Ravens	K	Trent Michaels	2020	Central Michigan	2021
2021	7:242 Jets	Jets	G	Jayden Grove	2017-20	Ohio	2021

MAC Conference Records

MAC Conference Records