# 2022 Mid-American Conference football season

The 2022 Mid-American Conference football season was the 77th season for the Mid-American Conference (MAC), as part of the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The season began on September 1 and concluded with its conference championship game on Saturday, December 3 at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan. Ohio won the East Division with a conference record of 7–1 and Toledo won the West Division with a 5–3 conference record. Toledo won the championship over Ohio by a final score of 17–7.

## Previous season

During the 2021 conference season, Kent State won the East Division, while Northern Illinois won the West Division, both with 6–2 conference records. In the 2021 MAC Championship Game, Northern Illinois defeated Kent State by a final score of 41–23. Northern Illinois advanced to the Cure Bowl, where they lost to Coastal Carolina, 41–47.

## Preseason
### Preseason polls
#### Media Poll

On July 26 the MAC announced the preseason media poll. Defending MAC champion Northern Illinois was named the preseason favorite.
East :
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | Miami | 139 (20) |
| 2 | Kent State | 116 (3) |
| 3 | Buffalo | 78 |
| 4 | Ohio | 72 |
| 5 | Bowling Green | 71 (1) |
| 6 | Akron | 28 |
West :
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | Northern Illinois | 122 (11) |
| 2 | Toledo | 120 (9) |
| 3 | Central Michigan | 112 (4) |
| 4 | Western Michigan | 56 |
| 5 | Eastern Michigan | 52 |
| 6 | Ball State | 42 |
Media poll (MAC Championship) :
| Rank | Team | Votes |
| 1 | Northern Illinois | 9 |
| 2 | Toledo | 6 |
| 3 | Miami | 5 |
| 3 | Central Michigan | 4 |

#### Coaches Poll

On August 29 the MAC released the coaches poll. Defending champion Northern Illinois was favored to win the west while Kent State was selected as a slight favorite to win the East. Northern Illinois received 4 of the 12 MAC championship votes.
East :
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | Kent State | 61 (5) |
| 2 | Miami | 60 (6) |
| 3 | Buffalo | 43 |
| 4 | Bowling Green | 36 (1) |
| 5 | Ohio | 35 |
| 6 | Akron | 16 |
West :
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | Northern Illinois | 61 (6) |
| 2 | Toledo | 51 |
| 3 | Central Michigan | 50 (2) |
| 4 | Western Michigan | 45 (3) |
| 5 | Eastern Michigan | 24 |
| 6 | Ball State | 21 (1) |
Coaches poll (MAC Championship) :
| Rank | Team | Votes |
| 1 | Northern Illinois | 4 |
| 2 | Kent State | 3 |
| 3 | Miami | 2 |
| 3 | Western Michigan | 2 |
| 5 | Ball State | 1 |

### Individual Award Preseason Watchlists

| Award | Head Coach/Player | School | Position |
| Lott Trophy | none | none | none |
| Dodd Trophy | none | none | none |
| Maxwell Award | Dequan Finn | Toledo | QB |
| Maxwell Award | Brett Gabbert | Miami | QB |
| Maxwell Award | Hassan Beydoun | Eastern Michigan | WR |
| Maxwell Award | Marquez Cooper | Kent State | WR |
| Maxwell Award | Lew Nichols III | Central Michigan | RB |
| Maxwell Award | Sean Tyler | Western Michigan | RB |
| Davey O'Brien Award | Brett Gabbert | Miami | QB |
| Doak Walker Award | Lew Nichols III | Central Michigan | RB |
| Doak Walker Award | Sean Tyler | Western Michigan | RB |
| Doak Walker Award | Samson Evans | Eastern Michigan | RB |
| Doak Walker Award | Antario Brown | Northern Illinois | RB |
| Doak Walker Award | Harrison Waylee | Northern Illinois | RB |
| Biletnikoff Award | Hassan Beydoun | Eastern Michigan | WR |
| Biletnikoff Award | Dante Cephas | Kent State | WR |
| Biletnikoff Award | Jayshon Jackson | Ball State | WR |
| Biletnikoff Award | Quain Williams | Buffalo | WR |
| Biletnikoff Award | Trayvon Rudolph | Northern Illinois | WR |
| John Mackey Award | Kris Leach | Kent State | TE |
| John Mackey Award | Christian Sims | Bowling Green | TE |
| Rimington Trophy | Jacob Gideon | Western Michigan | C |
| Butkus Award | Darren Anders | Bowling Green | LB |
| Butkus Award | James Patterson | Buffalo | LB |
| Jim Thorpe Award | CJ Brown | Northern Illinois | S |
| Jim Thorpe Award | Jordan Anderson | Bowling Green | S |
| Jim Thorpe Award | Dorian Jackson | Western Michigan | CB |
| Award | Head Coach/Player | School | Position |
| Bronko Nagurski Trophy | CJ Brown | Northern Illinois | S |
| Bronko Nagurski Trophy | Darren Anders | Bowling Green | LB |
| Bronko Nagurski Trophy | James Patterson | Buffalo | LB |
| Bronko Nagurski Trophy | Jamal Hines | Toledo | LB |
| Outland Trophy | Desjuan Johnson | Toledo | DT |
| Outland Trophy | Nolan Potte | Northern Illinois | T |
| Outland Trophy | Sidy Sow | Eastern Michigan | T |
| Outland Trophy | Daymond Williams | Buffalo | DT |
| Lou Groza Award | John Richardson | Northern Illinois | K |
| Ray Guy Award | Dom Dzioban | Miami | P |
| Ray Guy Award | Luke Elzinga | Central Michigan | P |
| Ray Guy Award | Nick Mihalic | Western Michigan | P |
| Paul Hornung Award | Hassan Beydoun | Eastern Michigan | WR |
| Paul Hornung Award | Ron Cook Jr. | Buffalo | RB |
| Paul Hornung Award | Devin Maddox | Toledo | WR |
| Paul Hornung Award | Trayvon Rudolph | Northern Illinois | WR |
| Paul Hornung Award | Sean Tyler | Western Michigan | RB |
| Paul Hornung Award | Jalen Walker | Miami | WR |
| Wuerffel Trophy | Brandon Martin | Ball State | LB |
| Wuerffel Trophy | Austin Osborne | Bowling Green | WR |
| Wuerffel Trophy | Matt McDonald | Bowling Green | QB |
| Wuerffel Trophy | Max Michel | Buffalo | LB |
| Wuerffel Trophy | Tariq Speights | Eastern Michigan | LB |
| Wuerffel Trophy | Isaac Vance | Kent State | WR |
| Wuerffel Trophy | Nick Rattin | Northern Illinois | LB |
| Wuerffel Trophy | Mitchell Berg | Toledo | OL |
| Wuerffel Trophy | Boone Bonnema | Western Michigan | LB |
| Award | Head Coach/Player | School | Position |
| Walter Camp Award | Dante Cephas | Kent State | WR |
| Walter Camp Award | Brett Gabbert | Miami | QB |
| Walter Camp Award | Lew Nichols III | Central Michigan | RB |
| Bednarik Award | James Patterson | Buffalo | LB |
| Bednarik Award | CJ Brown | Northern Illinois | S |
| Bednarik Award | Jose Ramirez | Eastern Michigan | DL |
| Bednarik Award | Jamal Hines | Toledo | LB |
| Rotary Lombardi Award | Darren Anders | Bowling Green | LB |
| Rotary Lombardi Award | Jamal Hines | Toledo | LB |
| Patrick Mannelly Award | none | none | none |
| Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award | none | none | none |
| Polynesian College Football Player Of The Year Award | none | none | none |
| Manning Award | Brett Gabbert | Miami | QB |
| Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award | Dequan Finn | Toledo | QB |
| Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award | Rocky Lombardi | Northern Illinois | QB |
| Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award | Daniel Richardson | Central Michigan | QB |
| Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award | Kurtis Rourke | Ohio | QB |
| Ted Hendricks Award | | | |

## Head Coaches

* On November 4, 2021, Akron fired head coach Tom Arth after posting a 3–24 record during his tenure with the school. The school hired Oregon offensive coordinator Joe Moorhead as the new head coach for the 2022 season.
| Team | Head coach | Previous Job | Years at school | Overall record | MAC record | MAC titles |
| Akron | Joe Moorhead | Oregon (Off. Coordinator) | 1 | 52–25 (.675) | 0–0 (–) | 0 |
| Ball State | Mike Neu | New Orleans Saints (QB Coach) | 7 | 28–41 (.406) | 17–29 (.370) | 1 |
| Bowling Green | Scot Loeffler | Boston College (Off. Coordinator/QB Coach) | 4 | 7–22 (.241) | 4–17 (.190) | 0 |
| Buffalo | Maurice Linguist | Michigan (Co def. coordinator) | 2 | 4–8 (.333) | 2–6 (.250) | 0 |
| Central Michigan | Jim McElwain | Florida | 4 | 64–40 (.615) | 15–7 (.682) | 0 |
| Eastern Michigan | Chris Creighton | Drake | 9 | 176–103 (.631) | 22–40 (.355) | 0 |
| Kent State | Sean Lewis | Syracuse (Co Off. Coordinator) | 4 | 19–24 (.442) | 15–13 (.536) | 0 |
| Miami | Chuck Martin | Notre Dame (Off. Coordinator/QB Coach) | 8 | 113–59 (.657) | 33–26 (.559) | 1 |
| Northern Illinois | Thomas Hammock | Baltimore Ravens (running backs coach) | 4 | 14–18 (.438) | 10–12 (.455) | 1 |
| Ohio | Tim Albin | Ohio (Associate Head Coach) | 2 | 28–17 (.622) | 3–5 (.375) | 0 |
| Toledo | Jason Candle | Toledo (Off. Coordinator) | 7 | 45–27 (.625) | 30–16 (.652) | 1 |
| Western Michigan | Tim Lester | Purdue (QB Coach) | 6 | 62–48 (.564) | 22–16 (.579) | 0 |

### Post-season changes

* On November 28, Western Michigan announced that they had fired head coach Tim Lester. Lester posted a record of 37–32 over six years at the school. On December 8, Western Michigan announced that they had hired Louisville offensive coordinator Lance Taylor to be the new head coach.
* On December 5, Kent State head coach Sean Lewis was announced as the new offensive coordinator at Colorado in the Pac-12 conference. On December 14, Kent State announced Kenni Burns as the new head coach for the 2023 season.

## Rankings

| | | Pre | Wk 1 | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 11 | Wk 13 | Final |
| Akron | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Akron | C | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Akron | CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | | | |
| Ball State | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ball State | C | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ball State | CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | | | |
| Bowling Green | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Bowling Green | C | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Bowling Green | CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | | | |
| Buffalo | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Buffalo | C | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Buffalo | CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | | | |
| Central Michigan | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Central Michigan | C | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Central Michigan | CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | | | |
| Eastern Michigan | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Eastern Michigan | C | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Eastern Michigan | CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | | | |
| Kent State | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Kent State | C | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Kent State | CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | | | |
| Miami | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Miami | C | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Miami | CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | | | |
| Northern Illinois | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Northern Illinois | C | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Northern Illinois | CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | | | |
| Ohio | AP | | | | | | | | | | | RV | |
| Ohio | C | | | | | | | | | | | | RV |
| Ohio | CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | | | |
| Toledo | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Toledo | C | | | | | | | | | | RV | | |
| Toledo | CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | | | |
| Western Michigan | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Western Michigan | C | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Western Michigan | CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | 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 |

## Schedule

The schedule for the 2022 MAC football season was released on February 25, 2022.
* Index to colors and formatting
* MAC member won
* MAC member lost
* MAC teams in bold
All times Eastern time.

### Week 1

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 1 | 6:00 p.m. | Saint Francis (PA) | Akron | InfoCision Stadium • Akron, OH | ESPN3 | W 30–23 $^{OT}$ | 8,752 |
| September 1 | 7:00 p.m. | Central Michigan | No. 12 Oklahoma State | Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK | FS1 | L 44–58 | 53,808 |
| September 1 | 7:00 p.m. | Ball State | Tennessee | Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN | SECN | L 10–59 | 92,236 |
| September 1 | 7:00 p.m. | LIU | Toledo | Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH | ESPN3 | W 37–0 | 21,291 |
| September 1 | 8:00 p.m. | Eastern Illinois | Northern Illinois | Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL | ESPN+ | W 34–27 | 10,864 |
| September 2 | 7:00 p.m. | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Michigan | Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI | ESPN3 | W 42–34 | 16,531 |
| September 2 | 7:00 p.m. | Western Michigan | No. 15 Michigan State | Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI | ESPN | L 13–35 | 73,928 |
| September 3 | 12:00 p.m. | Buffalo | Maryland | Maryland Stadium • College Park, MD | BTN | L 10–31 | 30,223 |
| September 3 | 2:30 p.m. | Bowling Green | UCLA | Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA | P12N | L 17–45 | 27,143 |
| September 3 | 6:00 p.m. | Florida Atlantic | Ohio | Peden Stadium • Athens, OH | ESPN+ | W 41–38 | 20,003 |
| September 3 | 7:00 p.m. | Miami (OH) | No. 20 Kentucky | Kroger Field • Lexington, KY | ESPN+/SEC+ | L 13–37 | 61,139 |
| September 3 | 10:30 p.m. | Kent State | Washington | Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA | FS1 | L 20–45 | 56,112 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||

### Week 2

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 10 | 12:00 p.m. | Ohio | Penn State | Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA | ABC | L 10–46 | 107,306 |
| September 10 | 1:00 p.m. | South Alabama | Central Michigan | Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI | ESPN+ | L 24–38 | 17,205 |
| September 10 | 2:00 p.m. | Western Michigan | Ball State | Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN | ESPN+ | WMU 37–30 | 12,972 |
| September 10 | 4:00 p.m. | Akron | No. 14 Michigan State | Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI | BTN | L 0–52 | 70,079 |
| September 10 | 4:00 p.m. | Eastern Kentucky | Bowling Green | Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH | ESPN3 | L 57–59 $^{7OT}$ | 17,376 |
| September 10 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 15 (FCS) Holy Cross | Buffalo | UB Stadium • Buffalo, NY | ESPN+ | L 31–37 | 16,933 |
| September 10 | 6:00 p.m. | Robert Morris | Miami (OH) | Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH | ESPN3 | W 31–14 | 9,828 |
| September 10 | 7:00 p.m. | Kent State | No. 7 Oklahoma | Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK | ESPN+ | L 3–33 | 83,911 |
| September 10 | 7:00 p.m. | UMass | Toledo | Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH | ESPN+ | W 55–10 | 20,147 |
| September 10 | 7:00 p.m. | Northern Illinois | Tulsa | H. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK | ESPN+ | L 35–38 | 22,113 |
| September 10 | 7:00 p.m. | Eastern Michigan | Louisiana | Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA | NFLN | L 21–49 | 15,352 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||

### Week 3

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 17 | 12:00 p.m. | Cincinnati | Miami (OH) | Paycor Stadium • Cincinnati, OH (Victory Bell) | ESPNU | L 17–38 | 30,109 |
| September 17 | 12:00 p.m. | LIU | Kent State | Dix Stadium • Kent, OH | ESPN3 | W 63–10 | 15,452 |
| September 17 | 1:00 p.m. | Buffalo | Coastal Carolina | Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC | ESPN+ | L 26–38 | 13,372 |
| September 17 | 1:00 p.m. | Bucknell | Central Michigan | Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI | ESPN3 | W 41–0 | 21,554 |
| September 17 | 2:00 p.m. | Ohio | Iowa State | Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA | ESPN+/B12N | L 10–43 | 58,138 |
| September 17 | 2:00 p.m. | Murray State | Ball State | Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN | ESPN+ | W 31–0 | 14,413 |
| September 17 | 3:30 p.m. | Vanderbilt | Northern Illinois | Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL | CBSSN | L 28–38 | 14,110 |
| September 17 | 5:00 p.m. | Marshall | Bowling Green | Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH | NFLN | W 34–31 $^{OT}$ | 21,158 |
| September 17 | 7:00 p.m. | Toledo | No. 3 Ohio State | Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH | FOX | L 21–77 | 105,398 |
| September 17 | 7:00 p.m. | Akron | No. 15 Tennessee | Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN | ESPN+/SECN | L 6–63 | 101,915 |
| September 17 | 7:30 p.m. | No. 23 Pittsburgh | Western Michigan | Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI | ESPNU | L 13–34 | 22,875 |
| September 17 | 11:00 p.m. | Eastern Michigan | Arizona State | Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ | P12N | W 30–21 | 43,788 |
| $^#$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 | Attendance |
| September 24 | 12:00 p.m. | Kent State | No. 1 Georgia | Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA | ESPN+/SECN | L 22–39 | 92,746 |
| September 24 | 12:00 p.m. | Central Michigan | No. 14 Penn State | Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA | BTN | L 14–33 | 106,624 |
| September 24 | 12:00 p.m. | Bowling Green | Mississippi State | Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS | SECN | L 14–45 | 48,376 |
| September 24 | 12:00 p.m. | Buffalo | Eastern Michigan | Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI | CBSSN | UB 50–31 | 14,524 |
| September 24 | 2:00 p.m. | Fordham | Ohio | Peden Stadium • Athens, OH | ESPN+ | W 59–52 | 19.024 |
| September 24 | 3:30 p.m. | Toledo | San Diego State | Snapdragon Stadium • San Diego, CA | FS1 | L 14–17 | 27,108 |
| September 24 | 6:00 p.m. | Akron | Liberty | Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, VA | ESPN+ | L 12–21 | 20,004 |
| September 24 | 6:00 p.m. | Ball State | Georgia Southern | Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA | ESPN+ | L 23–34 | 18,434 |
| September 24 | 7:00 p.m. | Northern Illinois | No. 8 Kentucky | Kroger Field • Lexington, KY | ESPN2 | L 23–31 | 61,579 |
| September 24 | 7:30 p.m. | Miami (OH) | Northwestern | Ryan Field • Evanston, IL | BTN | W 17–14 | 23,773 |
| September 24 | 10:30 p.m. | Western Michigan | San Jose State | CEFCU Stadium • San Jose, CA | CBSSN | L 6–34 | 17,058 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||

### Week 5

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| October 1 | 2:00 p.m. | Northern Illinois | Ball State | Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN (Bronze Stalk Trophy) | ESPN+ | BSU 44–38 $^{2OT}$ | 10,012 |
| October 1 | 2:00 p.m. | UMass | Eastern Michigan | Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI | ESPN+ | W 20–13 | 16,478 |
| October 1 | 3:30 p.m. | Central Michigan | Toledo | Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH | NFLN | TOL 38–17 | 22,273 |
| October 1 | 3:30 p.m. | Bowling Green | Akron | InfoCision Stadium • Akron, OH | ESPN+ | BGSU 31–28 | 8,093 |
| October 1 | 3:30 p.m. | Miami (OH) | Buffalo | UB Stadium • Buffalo, NY | ESPNU | UB 24–20 | 18,615 |
| October 1 | 3:30 p.m. | Ohio | Kent State | Dix Stadium • Kent, OH | ESPN+ | KSU 31–24 $^{OT}$ | 20,392 |
| October 1 | 6:00 p.m. | New Hampshire | Western Michigan | Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI | ESPN3 | W 44–7 | 20,119 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||

### Week 6

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| October 8 | 12:00 p.m. | Eastern Michigan | Western Michigan | Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI (Michigan MAC Trophy) | CBSSN | EMU 45–23 | 10,876 |
| October 8 | 12:00 p.m. | Buffalo | Bowling Green | Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH | ESPN+ | UB 38–7 | 8,724 |
| October 8 | 2:00 p.m. | Akron | Ohio | Peden Stadium • Athens, OH | ESPN3 | OHIO 55–34 | 23,108 |
| October 8 | 3:30 p.m. | Kent State | Miami (OH) | Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH | ESPN+ | M-OH 27–24 | 14,366 |
| October 8 | 3:30 p.m. | Ball State | Central Michigan | Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI | ESPN+ | BSU 17–16 | 22,305 |
| October 8 | 3:30 p.m. | Toledo | Northern Illinois | Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL | ESPN+ | TOL 52–32 | 12,682 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||

### Week 7

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| October 15 | 12:00 p.m. | Central Michigan | Akron | InfoCision Stadium • Akron, OH | ESPN+ | CMU 28–21 | 14,814 |
| October 15 | 12:00 p.m. | Miami (OH) | Bowling Green | Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH | ESPN+ | BGSU 17–13 | 7,841 |
| October 15 | 1:00 p.m. | Buffalo | UMass | Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium • Amherst, MA | ESPN3 | W 34–7 | 13,378 |
| October 15 | 2:00 p.m. | UConn | Ball State | Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN | ESPN3 | W 25–21 | 10,006 |
| October 15 | 3:30 p.m. | Northern Illinois | Eastern Michigan | Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI | ESPN+ | NIU 39–10 | 15,100 |
| October 15 | 3:30 p.m. | Kent State | Toledo | Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH | ESPN+ | TOL 52–31 | 19,139 |
| October 15 | 3:30 p.m. | Ohio | Western Michigan | Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI | CBSSN | OHIO 33–14 | 20,320 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||

### Week 8

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| October 22 | 12:00 p.m. | Akron | Kent State | Dix Stadium • Kent, OH (Wagon Wheel) | ESPN+ | KSU 33–27 | 20,472 |
| October 22 | 1:00 p.m. | Toledo | Buffalo | UB Stadium • Buffalo, NY | ESPN+ | UB 34–27 | 14,190 |
| October 22 | 1:00 p.m. | Bowling Green | Central Michigan | Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI | ESPN3 | BGSU 34–18 | 14,676 |
| October 22 | 2:00 p.m. | Eastern Michigan | Ball State | Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN | ESPN+ | EMU 20–16 | 15,698 |
| October 22 | 2:00 p.m. | Northern Illinois | Ohio | Peden Stadium • Athens, OH | ESPN+ | OHIO 24–17 | 15,922 |
| October 22 | 3:30 p.m. | Western Michigan | Miami (OH) | Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH | CBSSN | WMU 16–10 | 21,618 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||

### Week 9

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| October 29 | 12:00 p.m. | Toledo | Eastern Michigan | Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI | ESPNU | TOL 27–24 | 14,270 |
| October 29 | 12:00 p.m. | Miami (OH) | Akron | InfoCision Stadium • Akron, OH | ESPN+ | M-OH 27–9 | 11,749 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||

### Week 10

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| November 1 | 7:00 p.m. | Ball State | Kent State | Dix Stadium • Kent, OH | ESPNU | BSU 27–20 | 6,455 |
| November 1 | 7:30 p.m. | Buffalo | Ohio | Peden Stadium • Athens, OH | ESPN2 | OHIO 45–24 | 16,401 |
| November 2 | 7:00 p.m. | Central Michigan | Northern Illinois | Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL | ESPNU | CMU 35–22 | 6,055 |
| November 2 | 7:00 p.m. | Western Michigan | Bowling Green | Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH | ESPN2 | BGSU 13–9 | 7,589 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||

### Week 11

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| November 8 | 7:00 p.m. | Eastern Michigan | Akron | InfoCision Stadium • Akron, OH | CBSSN | EMU 37–21 | 12,589 |
| November 8 | 7:30 p.m. | Ohio | Miami (OH) | Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH (Battle of the Bricks) | ESPN2 | OHIO 37–21 | 15,490 |
| November 8 | 8:00 p.m. | Ball State | Toledo | Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH | ESPN | TOL 28–21 | 14,462 |
| November 9 | 7:00 p.m. | Buffalo | Central Michigan | Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI | ESPN2 | CMU 31-27 | 9,103 |
| November 9 | 7:00 p.m. | Kent State | Bowling Green | Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH (Anniversary Award) | CBSSN | KSU 40–6 | 7,291 |
| November 9 | 7:00 p.m. | Northern Illinois | Western Michigan | Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI | ESPNU | NIU 24-21 | 8,722 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||

### Week 12

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| November 15 | 7:00 p.m. | Bowling Green | Toledo | Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH (Battle of I-75) | ESPNU | BGSU 42–35 | 20,027 |
| November 15 | 7:00 p.m. | Ohio | Ball State | Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN | ESPN2 | OHIO 32–18 | 6,722 |
| November 16 | 6:00 p.m. | Eastern Michigan | Kent State | Dix Stadium • Kent, OH | ESPN2 | EMU 31–24 | 3,998 |
| November 16 | 7:00 p.m. | Miami (OH) | Northern Illinois | Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL | CBSSN | M-OH 29–23 | 5,187 |
| November 16 | 8:00 p.m. | Western Michigan | Central Michigan | Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI (rivalry, Michigan MAC Trophy) | ESPNU | WMU 12–10 | 10,097 |
| December 2 | 1:00 p.m. | Akron | Buffalo | UB Stadium • Buffalo, NY | ESPN+ | UB 23–22 | 12,247 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||

### Week 13

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| November 22 | 7:00 p.m. | Ball State | Miami (OH) | Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH (Red Bird Rivalry) | ESPN+ | M-OH 18-17 | 14,021 |
| November 22 | 7:00 p.m. | Bowling Green | Ohio | Peden Stadium • Athens, OH | ESPNU | OHIO 38-14 | 11,693 |
| November 25 | 12:00 p.m. | Central Michigan | Eastern Michigan | Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI (rivalry, Michigan MAC Trophy) | CBSSN | EMU 38–19 | 14,213 |
| November 25 | 12:00 p.m. | Toledo | Western Michigan | Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI | ESPNU | WMU 20–14 | 8,645 |
| November 26 | 1:00 p.m. | Kent State | Buffalo | UB Stadium • Buffalo, NY | ESPN+ | KSU 30–27 $^{OT}$ | 12,302 |
| November 26 | 1:30 p.m. | Akron | Northern Illinois | Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL | ESPN3 | AKR 44–12 | 6,288 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||

### MAC Conference Championship Game

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
| December 3 | 12:00 p.m. | Ohio | Toledo | Ford Field • Detroit, MI | ESPN | TOL 17–7 | 15,550 | |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||

## Postseason
### Bowl Games

The MAC finished with a 4–2 bowl record which was good enough to win the Bowl Challenge Cup
Legend :
* MAC Win
* MAC Loss
| Bowl game | Date | Site | Television | Time (EST) | MAC team | Opponent | Score | Attendance |
| Bahamas Bowl | December 16 | Thomas Robinson Stadium • Nassau, Bahamas | ESPN | 11:30 a.m. | Miami (OH) | UAB | L 20–24 | 12,172 |
| Famous Idaho Potato Bowl | December 20 | Albertsons Stadium • Boise, ID | ESPN | 3:30 p.m. | Eastern Michigan | San Jose State | W 41–27 | 10,122 |
| Boca Raton Bowl | December 20 | FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL | ESPN | 7:30 p.m. | Toledo | Liberty | W 21–19 | 20,622 |
| Quick Lane Bowl | December 26 | Ford Field • Detroit, MI | ESPN | 2:30 p.m. | Bowling Green | New Mexico State | L 19–24 | 22,987 |
| Camellia Bowl | December 27 | Cramton Bowl • Montgomery, AL | ESPN | 12:00 p.m. | Buffalo | Georgia Southern | W 23–21 | 15,322 |
| Arizona Bowl | December 30 | Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ | Barstool Sports | 4:30 p.m. | Ohio | Wyoming | W 30–27 $^{OT}$ | |

### Selection of teams

* Bowl eligible (6): Bowling Green, Buffalo, Eastern Michigan, Miami (OH), Ohio, Toledo
* Bowl ineligible (6): Akron, Ball State, Central Michigan, Kent State, Northern Illinois, Western Michigan

## MAC records vs. other conferences

2022–2023 records against non-conference foes:
| Power Five Conferences | Record |
| ACC | 0–1 |
| Big 12 | 0–3 |
| Big Ten | 1–6 |
| BYU/Notre Dame | 0–0 |
| Pac-12 | 1–2 |
| SEC | 0–7 |
| Power 5 Total | 2–19 |
| Other FBS Conferences | Record |
| American | 0–2 |
| C–USA | 1–0 |
| Independents (Excluding BYU/Notre Dame) | 4–1 |
| Mountain West | 0–2 |
| Sun Belt | 1–4 |
| Other FBS Total | 6–9 |
| FCS Opponents | Record |
| Football Championship Subdivision | 10–2 |
| Total Non-Conference Record | 18–30 |
| Power Five Conferences | Record |
| ACC | 0–0 |
| Big 12 | 0–0 |
| Big Ten | 0–0 |
| BYU/Notre Dame | 0–0 |
| Pac-12 | 0–0 |
| SEC | 0–0 |
| Power 5 Total | 0–0 |
| Other FBS Conferences | Record |
| American | 0–0 |
| C–USA | 0–1 |
| Independents (Excluding BYU/Notre Dame) | 1–1 |
| Mountain West | 2–0 |
| Sun Belt | 1–0 |
| Other FBS Total | 4–2 |
| Total Bowl Record | 4–2 |

### Mid-American vs Power 5 matchups

This is a list of games the MAC has scheduled versus power conference teams (ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-12, 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 |
| September 1 | Big 12 | Central Michigan | No. 12 Oklahoma State | Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK | L 44–58 |
| September 1 | SEC | Ball State | Tennessee | Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN | L 10–59 |
| September 2 | Big Ten | Western Michigan | No. 15 Michigan State | Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI | L 13–35 |
| September 3 | Pac-12 | Bowling Green | UCLA | Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA | L 17–45 |
| September 3 | Big Ten | Buffalo | Maryland | Maryland Stadium • College Park, MD | L 10–31 |
| September 3 | Pac-12 | Kent State | Washington | Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA | L 20–45 |
| September 3 | SEC | Miami (OH) | No. 20 Kentucky | Kroger Field • Lexington, KY | L 13–37 |
| September 10 | Big Ten | Akron | No. 14 Michigan State | Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI | L 0–52 |
| September 10 | Big 12 | Kent State | No. 7 Oklahoma | Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK | L 3–33 |
| September 10 | Big Ten | Ohio | Penn State | Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA | L 10–46 |
| September 17 | SEC | Akron | No. 15 Tennessee | Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN | L 6–63 |
| September 17 | Pac-12 | Eastern Michigan | Arizona State | Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 30–21 |
| September 17 | SEC | Vanderbilt | Northern Illinois | Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL | L 28–38 |
| September 17 | Big 12 | Ohio | Iowa State | Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA | L 10–43 |
| September 17 | Big Ten | Toledo | No. 3 Ohio State | Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH | L 21–77 |
| September 17 | ACC | No. 23 Pittsburgh | Western Michigan | Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI | L 13–34 |
| September 24 | SEC | Bowling Green | Mississippi State | Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS | L 14–45 |
| September 24 | Big Ten | Central Michigan | No. 14 Penn State | Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA | L 14–33 |
| September 24 | SEC | Kent State | No. 1 Georgia | Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA | L 22–39 |
| September 24 | Big Ten | Miami (OH) | Northwestern | Ryan Field • Evanston, IL | W 17–14 |
| September 24 | SEC | Northern Illinois | No. 8 Kentucky | Kroger Field • Lexington, KY | L 23–31 |

### Mid-American vs Group of Five matchups

The following games include MAC teams competing against teams from the American, C-USA, Mountain West or Sun Belt.
| Date | Conference | Visitor | Home | Site | Score |
| September 3 | C-USA | Florida Atlantic | Ohio | Peden Stadium • Athens, OH | W 41–38 |
| September 10 | Sun Belt | South Alabama | Central Michigan | Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI | L 24–38 |
| September 10 | Sun Belt | Eastern Michigan | Louisiana | Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA | L 21–49 |
| September 10 | American | Northern Illinois | Tulsa | H. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK | L 35–38 |
| September 17 | Sun Belt | Marshall | Bowling Green | Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH | W 34–31 $^{OT}$ |
| September 17 | Sun Belt | Buffalo | Coastal Carolina | Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC | L 26–38 |
| September 17 | American | Cincinnati | Miami (OH) | Paul Brown Stadium • Cincinnati, OH (Victory Bell) | L 17–38 |
| September 24 | Sun Belt | Ball State | Georgia Southern | Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA | L 23–34 |
| September 24 | Mountain West | Toledo | San Diego State | Snapdragon Stadium • San Diego, CA | L 14–17 |
| September 24 | Mountain West | Western Michigan | San Jose State | CEFCU Stadium • San Jose, CA | L 6–34 |

### Mid-American vs FBS independents matchups

The following games include MAC teams competing against FBS Independents, which includes Army, Liberty, New Mexico State, UConn, or UMass.
| Date | Visitor | Home | Site | Score |
| September 10 | UMass | Toledo | Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH | W 55–10 |
| September 24 | Akron | Liberty | Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, VA | L 12–21 |
| October 1 | UMass | Eastern Michigan | Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI | W 20–13 |
| October 15 | UConn | Ball State | Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN | W 25–21 |
| October 15 | Buffalo | UMass | Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium • Amherst, MA | W 34–7 |

### Mid-American vs. FCS matchups

The following games include MAC teams competing against FCS schools.
| Date | Visitor | Home | Site | Score |
| September 1 | St. Francis | Akron | InfoCision Stadium • Akron, OH | W 30–23 $^{OT}$ |
| September 1 | Eastern Illinois | Northern Illinois | Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL | W 34–27 |
| September 1 | LIU | Toledo | Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH | W 37–0 |
| September 2 | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Michigan | Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI | W 42–34 |
| September 10 | Eastern Kentucky | Bowling Green | Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH | L 57–59 $^{7OT}$ |
| September 10 | Holy Cross | Buffalo | UB Stadium • Buffalo, NY | L 31–37 |
| September 10 | Robert Morris | Miami (OH) | Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH | W 31–14 |
| September 17 | Murray State | Ball State | Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN | W 31–0 |
| September 17 | Bucknell | Central Michigan | Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI | W 41–0 |
| September 17 | LIU | Kent State | Dix Stadium • Kent, OH | W 63–10 |
| September 24 | Fordham | Ohio | Peden Stadium • Athens, OH | W 59–52 |
| October 1 | New Hampshire | Western Michigan | Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI | W 44–7 |

## Head to head matchups

2022 MAC Head to head :
| Team | Akron | Ball State | Buffalo | Bowling Green | Central Michigan | Eastern Michigan | Kent State | Miami | Northern Illinois | Ohio | Toledo | Western Michigan |
| Akron | — | — | 22–23 | 28–31 | 21–28 | 28–34 | 27–33 | 9–27 | 44–12 | 34–55 | — | — |
| Ball State | — | — | — | — | 17–16 | 16–20 | 27–20 | 17–18 | 44–38 | 14–38 | 21–28 | 30–37 |
| Buffalo | 23–22 | — | — | 38–7 | 27–31 | 50–31 | 27–30 | 24–20 | — | 24–45 | 34–27 | — |
| Bowling Green | 31–28 | — | 7–38 | — | 34–18 | — | 6–40 | 17–13 | — | 14–38 | 42–35 | 13–9 |
| Central Michigan | 28–21 | 16–17 | 31–27 | 18–34 | — | 19–38 | — | — | 35–22 | — | 17–38 | 10–12 |
| Eastern Michigan | 34–28 | 20–16 | 31–50 | — | 38–19 | — | 31–24 | — | 10–39 | — | 24–27 | 45–23 |
| Kent State | 33–27 | 20–27 | 30–27 | 40–6 | — | 24–31 | — | 24–27 | — | 31–24 | 31–52 | — |
| Miami | 27–9 | 18–17 | 20–24 | 13–17 | — | — | 27–24 | — | 29–23 | 21–37 | — | 10–16 |
| Northern Illinois | 12–44 | 38–44 | — | — | 22–35 | 39–10 | — | 23–29 | — | 17–24 | 32–52 | 24–21 |
| Ohio | 55–34 | 32–18 | 45–24 | 38–14 | — | — | 24–31 | 37–21 | 24–17 | — | — | 33–14 |
| Toledo | — | 28–21 | 27–34 | 35–42 | 38–17 | 27–24 | 52–31 | — | 52–32 | — | — | 14–20 |
| Western Michigan | — | 37–30 | — | 9–13 | 12–10 | 23–45 | — | 16–10 | 21–24 | 14–33 | 20–14 | — |
Updated with the results of all games through December 3, 2022.

## 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 | Kurtis Rourke | Ohio | QB | Marcus Fuqua | Buffalo | S | Nathanial Vakos | Ohio | K |
| Week 2 | Matt McDonald | Bowling Green | QB | Khalib Johns | Kent State | LB | Josh Smith | Kent State | P |
| Week 3 | Matt McDonald (2) | Bowling Green | QB | Karl Brooks | Bowling Green | DE | Alex McNulty | Buffalo | K |
| Week 4 | Kurtis Rourke (2) | Ohio | QB | Ryan McWood | Miami | LB | Alex McNulty (2) | Buffalo | K |
| Week 5 | Dante Cephas | Kent State | WR | Shaun Dolac | Buffalo | LB | Tristian Vandenberg | Ohio | K |
| Week 6 | Sieh Bangura | Ohio | RB | Ryan McWood (2) | Miami | LB | Graham Nicholson | Miami | K |
| Week 7 | Sieh Bangura (2) | Ohio | RB | Demetrius Hardamon | Bowling Green | LB | Nathanial Vakos (2) | Ohio | K |
| Week 8 | Ron Cook | Buffalo | RB | Marcus Fuqua (2) | Buffalo | S | Sami Sir | Bowling Green | P |
| Week 9 | No nominees | No nominees | No nominees | Jacquez Warren | Miami | DB | Dom Dzioban | Miami | P |
| Week 10 | Kurtis Rourke (3) | Ohio | QB | Keye Thompson | Ohio | LB | Ta'ron Keith | Bowling Green | RB |
| Week 11 | Collin Schlee | Kent State | QB | Marvin Pierre | Kent State | LB | Alex McNulty (3) | Buffalo | K |
| Week 12 | Odieu Hiliare | Bowling Green | WR | Alvin Floyd | Ohio | S | PaSean Wimberly | Bowling Green | RB |
| Week 13 | CJ Harris | Ohio | QB | Keye Thompson (2) | Ohio | LB | Cory Smigel | Akron | K |

#### 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 | Daniel Richardson | Central Michigan | QB | Eric Rogers | Northern Illinois | CB | Mitchell Tomasek | Eastern Michigan | P |
| Week 2 | Dequan Finn | Toledo | QB | Braden Fiske | Western Michigan | DL | Nick Mihalic | Western Michigan | P |
| Week 3 | Samson Evans | Eastern Michigan | RB | Kempton Shine | Eastern Michigan | CB | Jesus Gomez | Eastern Michigan | K |
| Week 4 | John Paddock | Ball State | QB | Daveren Rayner | Northern Illinois | LB | Tom Foley | Northern Illinois | P |
| Week 5 | John Paddock (2) | Ball State | QB | Jaquan Amos | Ball State | S | Mitchell Tomasek (2) | Eastern Michigan | P |
| Week 6 | Carson Steele | Ball State | RB | Quinyon Mitchell | Toledo | CB | Lucas Borrow | Ball State | P |
| Week 7 | Dequan Finn (2) | Toledo | QB | Jordan Riley | Ball State | S | John Richardson | Northern Illinois | K |
| Week 8 | Sean Tyler | Western Michigan | RB | Corvin Moment | Western Michigan | LB | Palmer Domschke | Western Michigan | K |
| Week 9 | Tucker Gleason | Toledo | QB | Maxen Hook | Toledo | S | Mitchell Tomasek (3) | Eastern Michigan | P |
| Week 10 | Carson Steele (2) | Ball State | RB | Cole Pearce | Ball State | LB | Ben VonGunten | Ball State | K |
| Week 11 | Bert Emanuel, Jr. | Central Michigan | QB | Thomas Incoom | Central Michigan | DL | Mitchell Tomasek (4) | Eastern Michigan | P |
| Week 12 | Tucker Gleason (2) | Toledo | QB | Jose Ramirez | Eastern Michigan | DE | No nominees | No nominees | No nominees |
| Week 13 | Samson Evans (2) | Eastern Michigan | RB | Jose Ramirez (2) | Eastern Michigan | DE | Mitchell Tomasek (5) | Eastern Michigan | 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 | Kurtis Rourke | Ohio |
| Defensive Player of the Year | Jose Ramirez | Eastern Michigan |
| Special Teams Player of the Year | Alex McNulty | Buffalo |
| Freshman Player of the Year | Sieh Bangura | Ohio |
| Vern Smith Leadership Award | Kurtis Rourke | Ohio |
| Coach of the Year | Tim Albin | Ohio |

### All-Conference Teams

The following players were listed as part of the All-Conference teams.
| Position | Player | Team |
| First Team Offense |||
| WR | Alex Adams | Akron |
| WR | Devontez Walker | Kent State |
| WR | Dante Cephas | Kent State |
| WR | Sam Wiglusz | Ohio |
| OL | Sidy Sow | Eastern Michigan |
| OL | Marcellus Marshall | Kent State |
| OL | Nolan Potter | Northern Illinois |
| OL | Hagen Meservy | Ohio |
| OL | Nick Rosi | Toledo |
| TE | Brady Hunt | Ball State |
| QB | Kurtis Rourke | Ohio |
| RB | Carson Steele | Ball State |
| RB | Marquez Cooper | Kent State |
| PK | Alex McNulty | Buffalo |
| First Team Defense |||
| DL | Karl Brooks | Bowling Green |
| DL | Thomas Incoom | Central Michigan |
| DL | Jose Ramirez | Eastern Michigan |
| DL | Desjuan Johnson | Toledo |
| LB | Bubba Arslanian | Akron |
| LB | Shaun Dolac | Buffalo |
| LB | Dallas Gant | Toledo |
| LB | Zaire Barnes | Western Michigan |
| DB | Marcus Fuqua | Buffalo |
| DB | Donte Kent | Central Michigan |
| DB | Quinyon Mitchell | Toledo |
| DB | Maxen Hook | Toledo |
| P | Mitchell Tomasek | Eastern Michigan |
| First Team Specialists |||
| KRS | Jaylon Jackson | Eastern Michigan |
| KRS | Keegan Wilburn | Ohio |
| Position | Player | Team |
| Second Team Offense |||
| WR | Jayshon Jackson | Ball State |
| WR | Odieu Hiliare | Bowling Green |
| WR | Mac Hippenhammer | Miami |
| WR | Jerjuan Newton | Toledo |
| WR | Corey Crooms | Western Michigan |
| OL | Ethan Crowe | Ball State |
| OL | Jamezz Kimbrough | Central Michigan |
| OL | Brian Dooley | Eastern Michigan |
| OL | Rusty Feth | Miami |
| OL | Sam Allan | Kent State |
| TE | Christian Sims | Bowling Green |
| QB | Dequan Finn | Toledo |
| RB | Samson Evans | Eastern Michigan |
| RB | Sean Tyler | Western Michigan |
| PK | Nathanial Vakos | Ohio |
| Second Team Defense |||
| DL | DeVonte O'Malley | Northern Illinois |
| DL | Jamal Hines | Toledo |
| DL | Andre Carter | Western Michigan |
| DL | Braden Fiske | Western Michigan |
| LB | Clayton Coll | Ball State |
| LB | James Patterson | Buffalo |
| LB | Ryan McWood | Miami |
| LB | Dyontae Johnson | Toledo |
| DB | Amechi Uzodinma | Ball State |
| DB | Nic Jones | Ball State |
| DB | Nico Bolden | Kent State |
| DB | C.J. Brown | Northern Illinois |
| DB | Nate Bauer | Toledo |
| P | Dom Dzioban | Miami |
| Second Team Specialists |||
| KRS | Ta'ron Keith | Bowling Green |
| KRS | Ja'Shaun Poke | Kent State |
| Position | Player | Team |
| Third Team Offense |||
| WR | Shocky Jacques-Louis | Akron |
| WR | Quian Williams | Buffalo |
| WR | Tanner Knue | Eastern Michigan |
| WR | Hassan Beydoun | Eastern Michigan |
| OL | Anthony Whigan | Akron |
| OL | Gabe Wallace | Buffalo |
| OL | Desmond Bessent | Buffalo |
| OL | Deiyantei Powell-Woods | Central Michigan |
| OL | Logan Zschernitz | Northern Illinois |
| TE | Joel Wilson | Central Michigan |
| QB | DJ Irons | Akron |
| QB | Collin Schlee | Kent State |
| RB | Harrison Waylee | Northern Illinois |
| RB | Sieh Bangura | Ohio |
| PK | Jesus Gomez | Eastern Michigan |
| Third Team Defense |||
| DL | Zay West | Kent State |
| DL | Michael Kennedy | Northern Illinois |
| DL | James Ester | Northern Illinois |
| DL | Jack McCrory | Ohio |
| LB | Kyle Moretti | Central Michigan |
| LB | Matthew Salopek | Miami |
| LB | Keye Thompson | Ohio |
| LB | Corvin Moment | Western Michigan |
| DB | Jordan Riley | Ball State |
| DB | John Saunders Jr. | Miami |
| DB | Tariq Drake | Ohio |
| DB | Keni-H Lovely | Western Michigan |
| P | Luke Elzinga | Central Michigan |
| Third Team Specialists |||
| KRS | Jalen Walker | Miami |
| KRS | De'Javion Stepney | Central Michigan |

## NFL draft

The following list includes all MAC players who were drafted in the 2023 NFL draft.
| Player | Position | School | Draft Round | Round Pick | Overall Pick | Team |
| Sidy Sow | OG | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 15 | 117 | New England Patriots |
| Karl Brooks | DT | Bowling Green | 6 | 2 | 179 | Green Bay Packers |
| Zaire Barnes | LB | Western Michigan | 6 | 7 | 184 | New York Jets |
| Jose Ramirez | LB | Eastern Michigan | 6 | 19 | 196 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| Lew Nichols III | RB | Central Michigan | 7 | 18 | 235 | Green Bay Packers |
| Nic Jones | CB | Ball State | 7 | 33 | 250 | Kansas City Chiefs |
| Desjuan Johnson | DE | Toledo | 7 | 42 | 259 | Los Angeles Rams |