# 2019 Mid-American Conference football season

The 2019 Mid-American Conference football season was the 74th season for the Mid-American Conference (MAC). and is part of the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The season will begin on August 29 and will end on November 30. The entire schedule was released on February 20, 2019. The MAC Championship Game will be held on December 7, 2019.

## Previous season

in 2018, Northern Illinois won the West Division with a 6–2 Conference record while the Buffalo won the East Division with a 7–1 Conference record. Northern Illinois defeated Buffalo in the MAC Championship Game.

## Preseason
### Preseason Poll

The MAC Preseason Poll will be released at the MAC Media Day On July 23, 2019 in Detroit, Michigan.

#### East

* Ohio (24), 144 points
* Miami 107 points
* Buffalo 100 points
* Kent State 62 points
* Akron 54 points
* Bowling Green 37 points

#### West

* Toledo (15), 127 points
* Western Michigan (5), 112 points
* Northern Illinois (3), 103 points
* Eastern Michigan 83 points
* Ball State 43 points
* Central Michigan (1), 36 points
(first place votes)

#### MAC Championship

Ohio received 13 votes as the predicted 2019 MAC Championship Game winner. Toledo (7); Western Michigan (2); Northern Illinois (1) and Central Michigan (1) also received votes.

## Head coaches
### Coaching changes

There will be three new head coaches in MAC for the 2019 season.
Mike Jinks was fired and replaced by Scot Loeffler at Bowling Green.
John Bonamego was fired and replaced by Jim McElwain at Central Michigan.
Rod Carey left Northern Illinois for Temple and was replaced by Thomas Hammock.

### Coaches

| Team | Head Coach | Previous Job | Years at school | Overall record | MAC record | MAC titles |
| Akron | Tom Arth | Chattanooga | 1 | 49–21 (.700) | 0–0 (–) | 0 |
| Ball State | Mike Neu | New Orleans Saints (QB coach) | 4 | 10–22 (.313) | 4–20 (.167) | 0 |
| Bowling Green | Scot Loeffler | Virginia Tech Hokies (QB Coach) | 1 | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | 0 |
| Buffalo | Lance Leipold | Wisconsin-Whitewater | 5 | 23–27 (.460) | 15–17 (.469) | 0 |
| Central Michigan | Jim McElwain | Florida | 1 | 44–28 (.611) | 44–28 (.611) | 0 |
| Eastern Michigan | Chris Creighton | Drake | 6 | 22–40 (.355) | 13–27 (.325) | 0 |
| Kent State | Sean Lewis | Syracuse (Co Off. Coordinator) | 1 | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | 0 |
| Miami | Chuck Martin | Notre Dame | 5 | 24–40 (.375) | 20–20 (.500) | 0 |
| Northern Illinois | Thomas Hammock | Baltimore Ravens running backs coach | 1 | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | 0 |
| Ohio | Frank Solich | Nebraska | 15 | 106–75 (.586) | 66–42 (.611) | 0 |
| Toledo | Jason Candle | Toledo (Off. Coordinator) | 4 | 28–13 (.683) | 20–6 (.769) | 1 |
| Western Michigan | Tim Lester | Purdue (QB coach) | 3 | 13–12 (.520) | 9–6 (.600) | 0 |

## Schedule
### Regular season

The Regular season will begin on August 29 and will end on November 30
* Index to colors and formatting
* MAC member won
* MAC member lost
* MAC teams in bold

#### Week One

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 29 | 6:00 p.m. | Albany | Central Michigan | Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI | ESPN3 | W 38–21 | 12,207 |
| August 29 | 6:00 p.m. | Morgan State | Bowling Green | Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH | ESPN3 | W 46–3 | 17,460 |
| August 29 | 6:00 p.m. | Robert Morris | Buffalo | UB Stadium • Amherst, NY | ESPN+ | W 38–10 | 18,412 |
| August 29 | 9:00 p.m. | Kent State | Arizona State | Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ | P12N | L 7–30 | 47,413 |
| August 31 | 11:00 a.m. | Toledo | Kentucky | Kroger Field • Lexington, KY | SECN | L 24–38 | 54,610 |
| August 31 | 11:00 a.m. | Akron | Illinois | Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL | BTN | L 3–42 | 30,654 |
| August 31 | 11:00 a.m. | Indiana | Ball State | Lucas Oil Stadium • Indianapolis, IN | CBSSN | L 24–34 | 21,437 |
| August 31 | 1:00 p.m. | Rhode Island | Ohio | Peden Stadium • Athens, OH | ESPN+ | W 41–20 | 16,665 |
| August 31 | 2:30 p.m. | Eastern Michigan | Coastal Carolina | Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC | ESPN+ | W 30–23 | 14,237 |
| August 31 | 6:00 p.m. | Illinois State | Northern Illinois | Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL | ESPN+ | W 24–10 | 14,568 |
| August 31 | 6:00 p.m. | Monmouth | Western Michigan | Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI | ESPN3 | W 48–13 | 15,021 |
| August 31 | 6:30 p.m. | Miami (OH) | No. 20 Iowa | Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA | FS1 | L 24–38 | 69,250 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||

#### Week Two

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 7 | 12:00 p.m. | Ohio | Pittsburgh | Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA | ACCN | L 10–20 | 42,168 |
| September 7 | 12:00 p.m. | UAB | Akron | InfoCision Stadium • Akron, OH | CBSSN | L 20–31 | 18,972 |
| September 7 | 12:00 p.m. | Bowling Green | Kansas State | Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium • Manhattan, KS | FSN | L 0–52 | 46,075 |
| September 7 | 12:00 p.m. | Kennesaw State | Kent State | Dix Stadium • Kent, OH | ESPN3 | W 26–23 $^{OT}$ | 18,679 |
| September 7 | 1:00 p.m. | Northern Illinois | No. 13 Utah | Rice–Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT | P12N | L 17–35 | 45,919 |
| September 7 | 2:00 p.m. | Fordham | Ball State | Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN | ESPN3 | W 57–29 | 10,123 |
| September 7 | 2:30 p.m. | Tennessee Tech | Miami (OH) | Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH | ESPN+ | W 48–17 | 16,022 |
| September 7 | 3:30 p.m. | Central Michigan | No. 17 Wisconsin | Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI | BTN | L 0–61 | 74,437 |
| September 7 | 7:30 p.m. | Buffalo | No. 15 Penn State | Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA | FOX | L 13–45 | 104,136 |
| September 7 | 7:30 p.m. | Western Michigan | No. 19 Michigan State | Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI | BTN | L 17–51 | 73,113 |
| September 7 | 7:30 p.m. | Eastern Michigan | Kentucky | Kroger Field • Lexington, KY | SECN | L 17–38 | 55,240 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||

#### Week Three

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 14 | 12:00 p.m. | Eastern Michigan | Illinois | Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL | BTN | W 34–31 | 34,759 |
| September 14 | 12:00 p.m. | Miami (OH) | Cincinnati | Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH (Victory Bell) | ESPNU | L 13–35 | 35,526 |
| September 14 | 2:00 p.m. | Florida Atlantic | Ball State | Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN | ESPN+ | L 31–41 | 14,333 |
| September 14 | 3:00 p.m. | Akron | Central Michigan | Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI | ESPN+ | CMU 45–24 | 18,641 |
| September 14 | 5:00 p.m. | Louisiana Tech | Bowling Green | Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH | ESPN+ | L 7–35 | 18,021 |
| September 14 | 6:00 p.m. | Buffalo | Liberty | Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, VA | ESPN+ | L 17–35 | 14,584 |
| September 14 | 6:30 p.m. | Ohio | Marshall | Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV | ESPN+ | L 31–33 | 27,323 |
| September 14 | 7:00 p.m. | Kent State | Auburn | Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL | ESPN2 | L 16–55 | 84,542 |
| September 14 | 7:00 p.m. | Georgia State | Western Michigan | Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI | ESPN+ | W 57–10 | 22,328 |
| September 14 | 7:00 p.m. | Murray State | Toledo | Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH | ESPN3 | W 45–0 | 25,361 |
| September 14 | 8:00 p.m. | Northern Illinois | Nebraska | Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE | FS1 | L 8–44 | 89,593 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||

#### Week Four

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 21 | 12:00 p.m. | Western Michigan | Syracuse | Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY | ACCN | L 33–52 | 40,700 |
| September 21 | 2:00 p.m. | Louisiana | Ohio | Peden Stadium • Athens, OH | ESPN+ | L 25–45 | 17,416 |
| September 21 | 3:00 p.m. | Troy | Akron | InfoCision Stadium • Akron, OH | ESPN+ | L 7–35 | 16,954 |
| September 22 | 3:00 p.m. | Central Connecticut | Eastern Michigan | Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI | ESPN3 | W 34–29 | 17,286 |
| September 21 | 3:30 p.m. | Miami (OH) | No. 6 Ohio State | Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH | BTN | L 5–76 | 102,092 |
| September 21 | 3:30 p.m. | Bowling Green | Kent State | Dix Stadium • Kent, OH (Anniversary Award) | ESPN3 | KSU 62–20 | 19,700 |
| September 21 | 3:30 p.m. | Temple | Buffalo | UB Stadium • Buffalo, NY | ESPNU | W 38–22 | 17,621 |
| September 21 | 4:00 p.m. | Central Michigan | Miami | Hard Rock Stadium • Miami, FL | ACCN | L 12–17 | 49,997 |
| September 21 | 7:00 p.m. | Ball State | NC State | Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC | ESPNU | L 23–34 | 57,702 |
| September 21 | 10:15 p.m. | Toledo | Colorado State | Canvas Stadium • Fort Collins, CO | ESPN2 | W 41–35 | 24,464 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||

#### Week Five

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 28 | 12:00 p.m. | Buffalo | Miami (OH) | Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH | ESPNU | M-OH 34–20 | 18-419 |
| September 28 | 12:00 p.m. | BYU | Toledo | Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH | ESPN+ | W 28–21 | 24,889 |
| September 28 | 12:00 p.m. | Central Michigan | Western Michigan | Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI (Victory Cannon / Michigan MAC Trophy) | CBSSN | WMU 31–15 | 20,476 |
| September 28 | 12:00 p.m. | Northern Illinois | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN | SECN | L 18–24 | 24,519 |
| September 28 | 3:30 p.m. | Akron | UMass | Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium • Amherst, MA | Flo Sports | L 29–37 | 7,284 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||

#### Week Six

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| October 5 | 12:00 p.m. | Kent State | No. 8 Wisconsin | Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI | ESPNU | L 0–48 | 74,559 |
| October 5 | 3:00 p.m. | Eastern Michigan | Central Michigan | Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI (Michigan MAC Trophy/Rivalry) | ESPN+ | CMU 42–16 | 15,235 |
| October 5 | 3:30 p.m. | Ball State | Northern Illinois | Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL (Bronze Stalk Trophy) | ESPN3 | BSU 27–20 | 10,365 |
| October 5 | 3:30 p.m. | Western Michigan | Toledo | Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH | ESPN+ | TOL 31–24 | 22,141 |
| October 5 | 3:30 p.m. | Bowling Green | No. 9 Notre Dame | Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN | NBC | L 0–52 | 77,622 |
| October 5 | 3:30 p.m. | Ohio | Buffalo | UB Stadium • Buffalo, NY | ESPN+ | OU 21–20 $^{OT}$ | 20,042 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||

#### Week Seven

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| October 12 | 12:00 p.m. | Miami (OH) | Western Michigan | Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI | ESPNU | WMU 38–16 | 21,702 |
| October 12 | 12:00 p.m. | Toledo | Bowling Green | Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH (Battle of I-75 Trophy) | CBSSN | BGSU 20–7 | 19,199 |
| October 12 | 2:00 p.m. | Ball State | Eastern Michigan | Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI | ESPN+ | BSU 29–23 | 17,852 |
| October 12 | 3:00 p.m. | New Mexico State | Central Michigan | Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI | ESPN3 | W 42–28 | 15,764 |
| October 12 | 3:30 p.m. | Kent State | Akron | InfoCision Stadium • Akron, OH (Wagon Wheel) | ESPN3 | KSU 26–3 | 22,692 |
| October 12 | 3:30 p.m. | Northern Illinois | Ohio | Peden Stadium • Athens, OH | ESPN+ | NIU 39–36 | 18,019 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||

#### Week Eight

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| October 19 | 12:00 p.m. | Kent State | Ohio | Peden Stadium • Athens, OH | CBSSN | OU 45–38 | 15,009 |
| October 19 | 2:00 p.m. | Central Michigan | Bowling Green | Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH | ESPN3 | CMU 38–20 | 15,100 |
| October 19 | 2:00 p.m. | Toledo | Ball State | Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN | ESPN+ | BSU 52–14 | 15,113 |
| October 19 | 2:30 p.m. | Northern Illinois | Miami (OH) | Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH | ESPN+ | M-OH 27–24 | 11,710 |
| October 19 | 3:30 p.m. | Buffalo | Akron | InfoCision Stadium • Akron, OH | ESPN3 | UB 21–0 | 16,909 |
| October 19 | 7:00 p.m. | Western Michigan | Eastern Michigan | Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI (Michigan MAC Trophy) | ESPN+ | EMU 34–27 | 20,528 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||

#### Week Nine

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| October 26 | 12:00 p.m. | Bowling Green | Western Michigan | Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI | ESPN3 | WMU 49–10 | 16,778 |
| October 26 | 2:00 p.m. | Ohio | Ball State | Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN | ESPN+ | OU 34–21 | 5,572 |
| October 26 | 3:30 p.m. | Central Michigan | Buffalo | UB Stadium • Buffalo, NY | ESPN+ | UB 43–20 | 14,850 |
| October 26 | 3:30 p.m. | Miami (OH) | Kent State | Dix Stadium • Kent, OH | ESPN+ | M-OH 23–16 | 8,455 |
| October 26 | 3:30 p.m. | Eastern Michigan | Toledo | Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH | ESPN+ | TOL 37–34 $^{OT}$ | 18,061 |
| October 26 | 3:30 p.m. | Akron | Northern Illinois | Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL | ESPN3 | NIU 49–0 | 9,027 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||

#### Week Ten

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| November 2 | 12:00 p.m. | Northern Illinois | Central Michigan | Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI | CBSSN | CMU 48–10 | 10,438 |
| November 2 | 12:00 p.m. | Buffalo | Eastern Michigan | Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI | ESPNU | UB 43–14 | 16,017 |
| November 2 | 2:00 p.m. | Akron | Bowling Green | Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH | ESPN+ | BGSU 35–6 | 12,113 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||

#### Week Eleven

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| November 5 | 7:00 p.m. | Kent State | Toledo | Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH | CBSSN | TOL 35–33 | 16,331 |
| November 5 | 8:00 p.m. | Ball State | Western Michigan | Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI | ESPN2 | WMU 35–31 | 11,314 |
| November 6 | 8:00 p.m. | Miami (OH) | Ohio | Peden Stadium • Athens, OH (Battle of the Bricks) | ESPN2 | M-OH 24–21 | 20,589 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||

#### Week Twelve

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| November 12 | 7:30 p.m. | Western Michigan | Ohio | Peden Stadium • Athens, OH | ESPN2 | WMU 37–34 $^{OT}$ | 11,700 |
| November 12 | 8:00 p.m. | Eastern Michigan | Akron | InfoCision Stadium • Akron, OH | ESPNU | EMU 42–14 | 10,811 |
| November 13 | 8:00 p.m. | Bowling Green | Miami (OH) | Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH | ESPNU | M-OH 44–3 | 19,897 |
| November 13 | 8:00 p.m. | Northern Illinois | Toledo | Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH | ESPN2 | NIU 31–28 | 15,610 |
| November 14 | 7:00 p.m. | Buffalo | Kent State | Dix Stadium • Kent, OH | CBSSN | KSU 30–27 | 8,450 |
| November 16 | 3:30 p.m. | Central Michigan | Ball State | Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN | CBSSN | CMU 45–44 | 7,249 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||

#### Week Thirteen

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| November 19 | 7:30 p.m. | Eastern Michigan | Northern Illinois | Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL | ESPN2 | EMU 45–17 | 5,062 |
| November 19 | 7:30 p.m. | Ohio | Bowling Green | Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH | ESPNU | OU 66–24 | 9,715 |
| November 20 | 7:30 p.m. | Akron | Miami (OH) | Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH | ESPNU | M-OH 20–17 | 22,921 |
| November 20 | 7:30 p.m. | Toledo | Buffalo | UB Stadium • Buffalo, NY | ESPN2 | UB 49–30 | 13,830 |
| November 23 | 12:00 p.m. | Ball State | Kent State | Dix Stadium • Kent, OH | ESPN+ | KSU 41–38 | 8,825 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||

#### Week Fourteen

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| November 26 | 6:00 p.m. | Ohio | Akron | InfoCision Stadium • Akron, OH | ESPN+ | OU 52–3 | 21,414 |
| November 26 | 7:00 p.m. | Western Michigan | Northern Illinois | Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL | ESPNU | NIU 17–14 | 3,568 |
| November 29 | 12:00 p.m. | Bowling Green | Buffalo | UB Stadium • Buffalo, NY | ESPN+ | UB 49–7 | 13,749 |
| November 29 | 12:00 p.m. | Kent State | Eastern Michigan | Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI | ESPN+ | KSU 34–26 | 13,444 |
| November 29 | 12:00 p.m. | Miami (OH) | Ball State | Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN | CBSSN | BSU 41–27 | 7,155 |
| November 29 | 12:00 p.m. | Toledo | Central Michigan | Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI | ESPNU | CMU 49–7 | 9,101 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||

### Championship Game
#### Week Fifteen (MAC Championship game)

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
| December 7 | 12:00 p.m. | Miami (OH) | Central Michigan | Ford Field • Detroit, MI | ESPN | M-OH 26–21 | 22,427 | |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time Zone. |||||||||

## Mid-American vs other conferences

2019–2020 records against non-conference foes:
| Power 5 Conferences | Record |
| ACC | 0–4 |
| Big Ten | 1–9 |
| Big 12 | 0–1 |
| BYU/Notre Dame | 1–1 |
| Pac-12 | 0–2 |
| SEC | 0–4 |
| Power 5 Total | 2–21 |
| Other FBS Conferences | Record |
| American | 1–1 |
| C-USA | 1–3 |
| Independents (Excluding BYU and Notre Dame) | 1–2 |
| Mountain West | 1–0 |
| Sun Belt | 2–2 |
| Other FBS Total | 5–8 |
| FCS Opponents | Record |
| Football Championship Subdivision | 10–0 |
| Total Non-Conference Record | 17–29 |
| Power Conferences 5 | Record |
| ACC | 0–1 |
| Big Ten | 0–0 |
| Big 12 | 0–0 |
| BYU/Notre Dame | 0-0 |
| Pac-12 | 0–0 |
| SEC | 0–0 |
| Power 5 Total | 0–1 |
| Other FBS Conferences | Record |
| American | 0–0 |
| C–USA | 1–1 |
| Independents (Excluding Notre Dame) | 0–0 |
| Mountain West | 2–1 |
| Sun Belt | 0–1 |
| Other FBS Total | 3–3 |
| Total Bowl Record | 3–4 |

### Mid-American vs Power 5 matchups

This is a list of games the MAC has scheduled versus power conference teams (ACC, Big 10, Big 12, Pac-12, BYU, 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 29 | Pac-12 | Kent State | Arizona State | Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ | L 7–30 |
| August 31 | SEC | Toledo | Kentucky | Kroger Field • Lexington, KY | L 24–38 |
| August 31 | Big Ten | Akron | Illinois | Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL | L 3–42 |
| August 31 | Big Ten | Indiana | Ball State | Lucas Oil Stadium • Indianapolis, IN | L 24–34 |
| August 31 | Big Ten | Miami (OH) | No. 20 Iowa | Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA | L 24–38 |
| September 7 | ACC | Ohio | Pittsburgh | Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA | L 10–20 |
| September 7 | Big 12 | Bowling Green | Kansas State | Bill Snyder Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS | L 0–52 |
| September 7 | Pac-12 | Northern Illinois | No. 13 Utah | Rice–Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT | L 17–35 |
| September 7 | Big Ten | Central Michigan | No. 17 Wisconsin | Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI | L 0–61 |
| September 7 | SEC | Eastern Michigan | Kentucky | Kroger Field • Lexington, KY | L 17–38 |
| September 7 | Big Ten | Western Michigan | No. 19 Michigan State | Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI | L 17–51 |
| September 7 | Big Ten | Buffalo | No. 15 Penn State | Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA | L 13–45 |
| September 14 | Big Ten | Eastern Michigan | Illinois | Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL | W 34–31 |
| September 14 | SEC | Kent State | Auburn | Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL | L 16–55 |
| September 14 | Big Ten | Northern Illinois | Nebraska | Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE | L 8–44 |
| September 21 | Big Ten | Miami (OH) | Ohio State | Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH | L 5–76 |
| September 21 | ACC | Central Michigan | Miami (FL) | Hard Rock Stadium • Miami, FL | L 12–17 |
| September 21 | ACC | Ball State | NC State | Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC | L 23–34 |
| September 21 | ACC | Western Michigan | Syracuse | Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY | L 33–52 |
| September 28 | SEC | Northern Illinois | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN | L 18–24 |
| September 28 | Independent | BYU | Toledo | Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH | W 28–21 |
| October 5 | Big Ten | Kent State | No. 8 Wisconsin | Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI | L 0–48 |
| October 5 | Independent | Bowling Green | No. 9 Notre Dame | Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN | L 0–52 |

### Mid-American vs Group of Five matchups

The following games include MAC teams competing against teams from the American, C-USA, Mountain or Sun Belt.
| Date | Conference | Visitor | Home | Site | Score |
| August 31 | Sun Belt | Eastern Michigan | Coastal Carolina | Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC | W 30–23 |
| September 7 | C-USA | UAB | Akron | InfoCision Stadium • Akron, OH | W 31–23 |
| September 14 | American | Miami (OH) | Cincinnati | Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH | L 13–35 |
| September 14 | C-USA | Florida Atlantic | Ball State | Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN | L 31–41 |
| September 14 | C-USA | Louisiana Tech | Bowling Green | Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH | L 7–35 |
| September 14 | C-USA | Ohio | Marshall | Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV | L 31–33 |
| September 14 | Sun Belt | Georgia State | Western Michigan | Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI | W 57–10 |
| September 21 | Mountain West | Toledo | Colorado State | Canvas Stadium • Fort Collins, CO | W 41–35 |
| September 21 | American | Temple | Buffalo | UB Stadium • Buffalo, NY | W 38–22 |
| September 21 | Sun Belt | Louisiana | Ohio | Peden Stadium • Athens, OH | L 25–45 |
| September 21 | Sun Belt | Troy | Akron | InfoCision Stadium • Akron, OH | L 7–35 |

### Mid-American vs FBS independents matchups

The following games include MAC teams competing against FBS Independents, which includes Army, Liberty, New Mexico State, or UMass.
| Date | Conference | Visitor | Home | Site | Score |
| September 14 | Independents | Buffalo | Liberty | Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, VA | L 17–35 |
| September 28 | Independents | Akron | UMass | Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium • Amherst, MA | L 29–37 |
| October 12 | Independents | New Mexico State | Central Michigan | Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI | W 42–28 |

### Mid-American vs FCS matchups

| Date | Visitor | Home | Site | Score |
| August 29 | Albany | Central Michigan | Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI | W 38–21 |
| August 29 | Morgan State | Bowling Green | Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH | W 46–3 |
| August 29 | Robert Morris | Buffalo | UB Stadium • Buffalo, NY | W 38–10 |
| August 31 | Rhode Island | Ohio | Peden Stadium • Athens, OH | W 41–20 |
| August 31 | Illinois State | Northern Illinois | Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL | W 24–10 |
| August 31 | Monmouth | Western Michigan | Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI | W 48–13 |
| September 7 | Kennesaw State | Kent State | Dix Stadium • Kent, OH | W 26–23 (OT) |
| September 7 | Fordham | Ball State | Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN | W 57–29 |
| September 7 | Tennessee Tech | Miami (OH) | Yager Stadium • Miami, OH | W 48–17 |
| September 14 | Murray State | Toledo | Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH | W 45–0 |
| September 21 | Central Connecticut State | Eastern Michigan | Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI | W 34–29 |

## Postseason
### Bowl games

Legend :
* MAC win
* MAC loss
| Bowl game | Date | Site | Television | Time (EST) | MAC team | Opponent | Score | Attendance |
| Bahamas Bowl | December 20 | Thomas Robinson Stadium • Nassau, Bahamas | ESPN | 2:00 p.m. | Buffalo | Charlotte | 31–9 | 13,547 |
| Frisco Bowl | December 20 | Toyota Stadium • Frisco, TX | ESPN2 | 7:30 p.m. | Kent State | Utah State | 51–41 | 12,120 |
| New Mexico Bowl | December 21 | Dreamstyle Stadium • Albuquerque, NM | ESPN | 2:00 p.m. | Central Michigan | San Diego State | 11–48 | 18,823 |
| Quick Lane Bowl | December 26 | Ford Field • Detroit, MI | ESPN | 8:00 p.m. | Eastern Michigan | Pittsburgh | 30–34 | 34,765 |
| First Responder Bowl | December 30 | Gerald J. Ford Stadium • Dallas, TX | ESPN | 12:30 p.m. | Western Michigan | Western Kentucky | 20–23 | 13,164 |
| Famous Idaho Potato Bowl | January 3, 2020 | Albertsons Stadium • Boise, ID | ESPN | 3:30 p.m. | Ohio | Nevada | 30–21 | 13,611 |
| LendingTree Bowl | January 6, 2020 | Ladd-Peebles Stadium • Mobile, AL | ESPN | 7:30 p.m. | Miami (OH) | Louisiana | 17–27 | 29,212 |
Rankings are from CFP rankings. All times Eastern Time Zone. MAC teams shown in bold.

### Selection of teams

* Bowl eligible: Buffalo, Central Michigan, Eastern Michigan, Kent State, Miami, Ohio, Western Michigan, Toledo
* Bowl-ineligible: Akron, Bowling Green, Ball State, Northern Illinois

## Awards and honors
### Player of the week honors
#### East Division

| Week | Offensive | Offensive | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive | Defensive | Special Teams | Special Teams | Special Teams |
| Week | Player | Team | Position | Player | Team | Position | Player | Team | Position |
| Week 1 (Sept. 2) | Darius Wade | Bowling Green | QB | Jared Dorse | Ohio | LB | Derek Adams | Kent State | P |
| Week 2 (Sept. 9) | Dustin Burkhart | Akron | WR | Joey Banks | Buffalo | S | Matthew Trickett | Kent State | K |
| Week 3 (Sept. 16) | Nathan Rourke | Ohio | QB | Kameron Butler | Miami (OH) | DL | Derek Adams (2) | Kent State | P |
| Week 4 (Sept. 23) | Dustin Crum | Kent State | QB | Joey Banks (2) | Buffalo | S | Louie Zervos | Ohio | K |
| Week 5 (Sept. 30) | Jaylon Bester | Miami (OH) | RB | Mike Brown | Miami (OH) | DB | Sam Sloman | Miami (OH) | K |
| Week 6 (Oct. 5) | O'Shaan Allison | Ohio | RB | Taylor Riggins | Buffalo | DE | Derek Adams (3) | Kent State | P |
| Week 7 (Oct. 12) | Grant Loy | Bowling Green | QB | Elvis Hines | Kent State | DB | Matthew Trickett (2) | Kent State | K |
| Week 8 (Oct. 19) | Nathan Rourke (2) | Ohio | QB | Ledarius Mack | Buffalo | DE | Maurice Thomas | Miami (OH) | KR/PR |
| Week 9 (Oct. 28) | Nathan Rourke (3) | Ohio | QB | Joey Banks (3) | Buffalo | S | Sam Sloman (2) | Miami (OH) | PK |
| Week 10 (Nov. 4) | Kyle Vantrease | Buffalo | QB | Chibueze Onwuka | Buffalo | DT | Mason Lawler | Bowling Green | K |
| Week 11 (Nov. 11) | Dustin Crum (2) | Kent State | QB | Sterling Weatherford | Miami (OH) | DB | Sam Sloman (3) | Miami (OH) | K |
| Week 12 (Nov. 18) | Xavier Williams | Kent State | RB | Travion Banks | Miami (OH) | DB | Matthew Trickett (3) | Kent State | K |
| Week 13 (Nov. 25) | Dustin Crum (3)Jaret Patterson | Kent StateBuffalo | QBRB | Ivan Pace Jr. | Miami (OH) | LB | Louie Zervos (2) | Ohio | K |
| Week 14 (Dec. 2) | Jaret Patterson (2) | Buffalo | RB | KJ Sherald | Kent State | DB | Lonnie Phelps | Miami (OH) | DL |

#### West Division

| Week | Offensive | Offensive | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive | Defensive | Special Teams | Special Teams | Special Teams |
| Week | Player | Team | Position | Player | Team | Position | Player | Team | Position |
| Week 1 (Sept. 2) | Mike Glass IIIJon Wassink | Eastern MichiganWestern Michigan | QB | Jalen McKie | Northern Illinois | DB | Keith Mixon | Western Michigan | WR/KR/PR |
| Week 2 (Sept. 9) | Drew Plitt | Ball State | QB | Brody Hoying | Eastern Michigan | DB | Brady Buell | Central Michigan | P |
| Week 3 (Sept. 16) | Mike Glass III (2) | Eastern Michigan | QB | Treshaun Hayward | Western Michigan | LB | Chad Ryland | Eastern Michigan | K |
| Week 4 (Sept. 23) | Bryant Koback | Toledo | RB | Sean Adesanya | Central Michigan | DE | Mathew Sexton | Eastern Michigan | WR/PR/KR |
| Week 5 (Sept. 30) | Shakif Seymour | Toledo | RB | Kahlil Robinson | Toledo | S | Evan Davis | Toledo | K |
| Week 6 (Oct. 5) | Caleb HuntleyJonathan Ward | Ball StateCentral Michigan | RB | Saeed Holt | Toledo | LB | Ryan Rimmler | Ball State | K |
| Week 7 (Oct. 12) | Tre Harbison | Northern Illinois | RB | Drake Spears | Western Michigan | LB | John Richardson | Northern Illinois | K |
| Week 8 (Oct. 19) | Preston Hutchinson | Eastern Michigan | QB | Da'Quaun Jamison | Central Michigan | DB | Jake Julien | Eastern Michigan | P |
| Week 9 (Oct. 28) | LeVante Bellamy | Western Michigan | RB | Treshaun Hayward (2) | Western Michigan | LB | Ronnie Jones | Toledo | KR |
| Week 10 (Nov. 4) | Jonathan Ward (2) | Central Michigan | RB | Michael Oliver | Central Michigan | LB | Matt Ference | Northern Illinois | P |
| Week 11 (Nov. 11) | LeVante Bellamy (2) | Western Michigan | RB | Jamal Hines | Toledo | DE | Malik Dunner | Ball State | KR/PR |
| Week 12 (Nov. 18) | Jonathan Ward (3) | Central Michigan | RB | Jack Heflin | Northern Illinois | DT | John Richardson (2) | Northern Illinois | K |
| Week 13 (Nov. 15) | Mike Glass III (3) | Eastern Michigan | QB | Kobie Beltram | Eastern Michigan | LB | Ronnie Jones (2) | Toledo | KR/PR |
| Week 14 (Dec. 2) | Drew Plitt (2) | Ball State | QB | Michael Oliver (2) | Central Michigan | LB | Matt Ference (2) | Northern Illinois | P |

### MAC Individual Awards

The following individuals received postseason honors as voted by the Mid-American Conference football coaches at the end of the season
| Award | Player | School |
| Offensive Player of the Year | LeVante Bellamy | Western Michigan |
| Defensive Player of the Year | Treshaun Hayward | Western Michigan |
| Special Teams Player of the Year | Matthew Trickett | Kent State |
| Freshman Player of the Year | Brett Gabbert | Miami (OH) |
| Vern Smith Leadership Award | LeVante Bellamy | Western Michigan |
| Coach of the Year | Jim McElwain | Central Michigan |

### All-conference teams

| Position | Player | Team |
| First Team Offense |||
| WR | Kalil Pimpleton | Central Michigan |
| WR | Justin Hall | Ball State |
| WR | Skyy Moore | Western Michigan |
| WR | JaCorey Sullivan | Central Michigan |
| OL | Danny Pinter | Ball State |
| OL | Luke Juriga | Western Michigan |
| OL | Jordan Steckler | Northern Illinois |
| OL | Evin Ksiezarczyk | Buffalo |
| OL | Tommy Doyle | Miami (OH) |
| TE | Giovanni Ricci | Western Michigan |
| QB | Nathan Rourke | Ohio |
| RB | LeVante Bellamy | Western Michigan |
| RB | Jaret Patterson | Buffalo |
| PK | Matthew Trickett | Kent State |
| First Team Defense |||
| DL | Sean Adesanya | Central Michigan |
| DL | Taylor Riggins | Buffalo |
| DL | Malcolm Koonce | Buffalo |
| DL | Doug Costin | Miami (OH) |
| OLB | Treshaun Hayward | Western Michigan |
| OLB | Troy Brown | Central Michigan |
| ILB | Jacob White | Ball State |
| ILB | John Lako | Akron |
| DB | Joey Banks | Buffalo |
| DB | Javon Hagan | Ohio |
| DB | Vince Calhoun | Eastern Michigan |
| DB | Antonio Phillips | Ball State |
| P | Kyle Kramer | Miami (OH) |
| First Team Specialists |||
| KRS | Keith Mixon | Western Michigan |
| PRS | Kalil Pimpleton | Central Michigan |
| Position | Player | Team |
| Second Team Offense |||
| WR | Riley Miller | Ball State |
| WR | Arthur Jackson | Eastern Michigan |
| WR | Bryce Mitchell | Toledo |
| WR | Quintin Morris | Bowling Green |
| OL | Austen Pleasants | Ohio |
| OL | Jaylon Moore | Western Michigan |
| OL | Kayode Awosika | Buffalo |
| OL | Mike Caliendo | Western Michigan |
| OL | Paul Nosworthy | Buffalo |
| TE | Tony Poljan | Central Michigan |
| QB | Mike Glass III | Eastern Michigan |
| RB | Bryant Koback | Toledo |
| RB | Caleb Huntley | Ball State |
| PK | Sam Sloman | Miami (OH) |
| Second Team Defense |||
| DL | Ali Fayad | Western Michigan |
| DL | Jack Heflin | Northern Illinois |
| DL | Ledarius Mack | Buffalo |
| DL | Kameron Butler | Miami (OH) |
| OLB | Brody Hoying | Eastern Michigan |
| OLB | Kadofi Wright | Buffalo |
| ILB | Michael Oliver | Central Michigan |
| ILB | Drake Spears | Western Michigan |
| DB | Jamal Parker | Kent State |
| DB | Mykelti Williams | Northern Illinois |
| DB | Amechi Uzodinma | Ball State |
| DB | Tyrone Hill | Buffalo |
| P | Michael Farkas | Ohio |
| Second Team Specialists |||
| KRS | Malik Dunner | Ball State |
| PRS | Maurice Thomas | Miami (OH) |
| Position | Player | Team |
| Third Team Offense |||
| WR | Isaiah McCoy | Kent State |
| WR | Antonio Nunn | Buffalo |
| WR | Mike Carrigan | Kent State |
| WR | Dylan Drummond | Eastern Michigan |
| OL | Nick Rosi | Toledo |
| OL | Danny Godlevske | Miami (OH) |
| OL | Curtis Blackwell | Ball State |
| OL | Marques Grimes | Ohio |
| OL | Steven Hayes | Ohio |
| TE | Mitchell Brinkman | Northern Illinois |
| QB | Jon Wassink | Western Michigan |
| RB | Jonathan Ward | Central Michigan |
| RB | Tre Harbison | Northern Illinois |
| PK | John Richardson | Northern Illinois |
| Third Team Defense |||
| DL | Jamal Hines | Toledo |
| DL | Chibueze Onwuka | Buffalo |
| DL | Theo Majette | Kent State |
| DL | Robi Stuart | Central Michigan |
| OLB | Myles Reid | Miami (OH) |
| OLB | Kholbe Coleman | Bowling Green |
| ILB | Kobie Beltram | Eastern Michigan |
| ILB | Jaylin Thomas | Ball State |
| DB | Alvin Davis | Akron |
| DB | Emmanuel Rugamba | Miami (OH) |
| DB | Patrick Lupro | Western Michigan |
| DB | Kevin McGill | Eastern Michigan |
| P | Derek Adams | Kent State |
| Third Team Specialists |||
| KRS | DL Knock | Ohio |
| PRS | Keith Mixon | Western Michigan |
*Denotes Unanimous Selection
Ref:
All Conference Honorable Mentions:

### All-Americans

The 2019 College Football All-America Teams are composed of the following College Football All-American first teams chosen by the following selector organizations: Associated Press (AP), Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), Walter Camp Foundation (WCFF), The Sporting News (TSN), Sports Illustrated (SI), USA Today (USAT) ESPN, CBS Sports (CBS), FOX Sports (FOX) College Football News (CFN), Bleacher Report (BR), Scout.com, Phil Steele (PS), SB Nation (SB), Athlon Sports, Pro Football Focus (PFF) and Yahoo! Sports (Yahoo!).
Currently, the NCAA compiles consensus all-America teams in the sports of Division I-FBS football and Division I men's basketball using a point system computed from All-America teams named by coaches associations or media sources. The system consists of three points for a first-team honor, two points for second-team honor, and one point for third-team honor. Honorable mention and fourth team or lower recognitions are not accorded any points. Football consensus teams are compiled by position and the player accumulating the most points at each position is named first team consensus all-American. Currently, the NCAA recognizes All-Americans selected by the AP, AFCA, FWAA, TSN, and the WCFF to determine Consensus and Unanimous All-Americans. Any player named to the First Team by all five of the NCAA-recognized selectors is deemed a Unanimous All-American.
| Position | Player | School | Selector | Unanimous | Consensus |
| First Team All-Americans ||||||
| None ||||||
| Position | Player | School | Selector | Unanimous | Consensus |
| Second Team All-Americans ||||||
| LB | Treshaun Hayward | Western Michigan | TSN | | |
*AFCA All-America Team *AP All-America teams *CBS Sports All-America Team *ESPN All-America Team *FWAA All-America Team *Sports Illustrated All-America Team *The Athletic All-America Team *USA Today All-America Team *Walter Camp All-America Team *Sporting News All-America Team

### National award winners

2019 College Football Award Winners

## Home game attendance

| Team | Stadium | Capacity | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 | Game 6 | Game 7 | Total | Average |
| Akron | InfoCision Stadium–Summa Field | 27,881 | 18,972 | 16,954 | 22,692 † | 16,909 | 10,811 | 21,414 | — | 107,752 | 17,958 |
| Ball State | Scheumann Stadium | 22,500 | 10,123 | 14,333 | 15,113 † | 5,572 | 7,249 | 7,155 | — | 59,545 | 9,924 |
| Bowling Green | Doyt Perry Stadium | 24,000 | 17,620 | 18,021 | 19,199 † | 15,100 | 12,113 | 9,715 | — | 91,768 | 15,294 |
| Buffalo | UB Stadium | 29,013 | 18,412 | 17,621 | 20,042 † | 14,850 | 13,830 | 13,749 | — | 98,504 | 16,417 |
| Central Michigan | Kelly/Shorts Stadium | 30,255 | 12,207 | 18,641 † | 15,235 | 15,764 | 10,438 | 9,101 | — | | |
| Eastern Michigan | Rynearson Stadium | 30,200 | 17,286 | 17,852 | 20,528 † | 16,017 | 13,444 | | — | | |
| Kent State | Dix Stadium | 25,319 | 18,679 | 19,700 † | 8,455 | 8,450 | 8,825 | | — | | |
| Miami (OH) | Yager Stadium | 24,286 | 16,022 | 18,419 | 11,710 | 19,897 | 22,921 † | | — | | |
| Northern Illinois | Huskie Stadium | 24,000 | 14,568 † | 10,365 | 9,027 | 5,062 | 3,568 | | — | | |
| Ohio | Peden Stadium | 24,000 | 16,665 | 17,416 | 18,019 | 15,009 | 20,589 † | 11,700 | — | | |
| Toledo | Glass Bowl | 26,248 | 25,361 † | 24,889 | 22,141 | 18,061 | 16,331 | 15,610 | — | | |
| Western Michigan | Waldo Stadium | 30,200 | 15,021 | 22,328 † | 20,476 | 21,702 | 16,778 | 11,314 | — | | |
Bold – Exceed capacity †Season High

## NFL Draft

The following list includes all MAC players who were drafted in the 2020 NFL draft.
| Player | Position | School | Draft Round | Round Pick | Overall Pick | Team |
| Danny Pinter | G | Ball State | 5 | 3 | 149 | Indianapolis Colts |
| Sam Sloman | K | Miami (OH) | 7 | 34 | 248 | Los Angeles Rams |