# 2025 Mid-American Conference football season

The 2025 Mid-American Conference football season will the 80th season for the Mid-American Conference (MAC), as part of the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Non-conference play will begin on August 28. Conference play will begin on September 13 and conclude with the MAC championship game on December 6 at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan. Just as it was in 2024, the MAC will not have divisions. The Championship game will feature the two teams with the best conference records. The MAC will see its first change in membership since 2015 with the addition of UMass. This will be Northern Illinois' last season as the are joining the Mountain West Conference in 2026.

## Previous season

Miami and Ohio finished the season with 7-1 conference records and the Battle of the Bricks rivalry happened twice in the same season for the first time with a rematch in the Championship Game. Ohio avenged the regular season loss to Miami, winning 38–3, and won the MAC Championship for the first time since 1968.

## Coaches
### Coaching changes

The MAC enters the 2025 season with four head coaching changes from 2024.

#### Ball State

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

#### Bowling Green

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

#### Central Michigan

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

#### Ohio

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

### Head coaching records

| Team | Head coach | Previous Job | Years at school | Record at school | MAC record | MAC titles |
| Akron | Joe Moorhead | Oregon (offensive coordinator) | 3 | 8–28 (.222) | 5–19 (.208) | 0 |
| Ball State | Mike Uremovich | Butler | 1 | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | 0 |
| Bowling Green | Eddie George | Tennessee State | 1 | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | 0 |
| Buffalo | Pete Lembo | South Carolina (associate head coach/special teams coordinator) | 2 | 9–4 (.692) | 6–2 (.750) | 0 |
| Central Michigan | Matt Drinkall | Army (OL coach) | 1 | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | 0 |
| Eastern Michigan | Chris Creighton | Drake | 12 | 57–75 (.432) | 33–53 (.384) | 0 |
| Kent State | Kenni Burns | Minnesota (associate head coach/running backs) | 3 | 1–23 (.042) | 0–16 (.000) | 0 |
| Miami | Chuck Martin | Notre Dame (offensive coordinator/QB coach) | 11 | 65–67 (.492) | 51–32 (.614) | 2 |
| Northern Illinois | Thomas Hammock | Baltimore Ravens (running backs coach) | 7 | 32–38 (.457) | 21–25 (.457) | 1 |
| Ohio | Brian Smith | Ohio (associate head coach/offensive coordinator) | 1 | 1–0 (1.000) | 0–0 (–) | 0 |
| Toledo | Jason Candle | Toledo (offensive coordinator) | 10 | 73–40 (.646) | 47–23 (.671) | 2 |
| UMass | Joe Harasymiak | Rutgers (defensive coordinator) | 1 | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | 0 |
| Western Michigan | Lance Taylor | Louisville (offensive coordinator) | 3 | 10–15 (.400) | 8–8 (.500) | 0 |
Source -

## Rankings

| | | Pre | Wk 1 | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 |
| Akron | AP | | | | | | | | | | |
| Akron | C | | | | | | | | | | |
| Akron | CFP | Not released | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | Not released |
| Ohio | AP | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ohio | C | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ohio | CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released |
| Toledo | AP | | | | | | | | | | |
| Toledo | C | | | | | | | | | | |
| Toledo | CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released |
| UMass | AP | | | | | | | | | | |
| UMass | C | | | | | | | | | | |
| UMass | CFP | Not released | 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 | 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

* 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 |
| August 28 | TBA | Buffalo | Minnesota | Huntington Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN | TBA | – |
| August 28 | TBA | Wyoming | Akron | InfoCision Stadium • Akron, OH | TBA | – |
| August 28 | TBA | Central Michigan | San Jose State | CEFCU Stadium • San Jose, CA | TBA | – |
| August 28 | TBA | Lafayette | Bowling Green | Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH | TBA | – |
| August 28 | TBA | Miami (OH) | Wisconsin | Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI | TBA | – |
| August 28 | TBA | Ohio | Rutgers | SHI Stadium • Piscataway, NJ | TBA | – |
| August 30 | TBA | Western Michigan | Michigan State | Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI | TBA | – |
| August 30 | TBA | Toledo | Kentucky | Kroger Field • Lexington, KY | TBA | – |
| August 30 | TBA | Temple | UMass | McGuirk Alumni Stadium • Hadley, MA | TBA | – |
| August 30 | TBA | Merrimack | Kent State | Dix Stadium • Kent, OH | TBA | – |
| August 30 | TBA | Ball State | Purdue | Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN | TBA | – |
| August 30 | TBA | Eastern Michigan | Texas State | UFCU Stadium • San Marcos, TX | TBA | – |
| August 30 | TBA | Holy Cross | Northern Illinois | Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL | TBA | – |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||

### Week 2

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result |
| September 6 | TBA | Akron | Nebraska | Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE | TBA | – |
| September 6 | TBA | Saint Francis (PA) | Buffalo | UB Stadium • Amherst, NY | TBA | – |
| September 6 | TBA | Western Kentucky | Toledo | Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH | TBA | – |
| September 6 | TBA | Ball State | Auburn | Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL | TBA | – |
| September 6 | TBA | West Virginia | Ohio | Peden Stadium • Athens, OH | TBA | – |
| September 6 | TBA | Northern Illinois | Maryland | SECU Stadium • College Park, MD | TBA | – |
| September 6 | TBA | Central Michigan | Pittsburgh | Acrisure Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA | TBA | – |
| September 6 | TBA | LIU | Eastern Michigan | Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI | TBA | – |
| September 6 | TBA | North Texas | Western Michigan | Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI | TBA | – |
| September 6 | TBA | Kent State | Texas Tech | Jones AT&T Stadium • Lubbock, TX | TBA | – |
| September 6 | TBA | Miami (OH) | Rutgers | SHI Stadium • Piscataway, NJ | TBA | – |
| September 6 | TBA | Bowling Green | Cincinnati | Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH | TBA | – |
| September 6 | TBA | Bryant | UMass | McGuirk Alumni Stadium • Hadley, MA | TBA | – |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||

### Week 3

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result |
| September 13 | TBA | Akron | UAB | Protective Stadium • Birmingham, AL | TBA | – |
| September 13 | TBA | Eastern Michigan | Kentucky | Kroger Field • Lexington, KY | TBA | – |
| September 13 | TBA | Morgan State | Toledo | Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH | TBA | – |
| September 13 | TBA | Central Michigan | Michigan | Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI | TBA | – |
| September 13 | TBA | New Hampshire | Ball State | Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN | TBA | – |
| September 13 | TBA | Ohio | Ohio State | Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH | TBA | – |
| September 13 | TBA | Liberty | Bowling Green | Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH | TBA | – |
| September 13 | TBA | Western Michigan | Illinois | Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL | TBA | – |
| September 13 | TBA | UMass | Iowa | Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA | TBA | – |
| September 13 | TBA | Buffalo | Kent State | Dix Stadium • Kent, OH | TBA | – |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||

### Week 4

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result |
| September 20 | TBA | Northern Illinois | Mississippi State | Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS | TBA | – |
| September 20 | TBA | Duquesne | Akron | InfoCision Stadium • Akron, OH | TBA | – |
| September 20 | TBA | Gardner–Webb | Ohio | Peden Stadium • Athens, OH | TBA | – |
| September 20 | TBA | Wagner | Central Michigan | Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI | TBA | – |
| September 20 | TBA | Kent State | Florida State | Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL | TBA | – |
| September 20 | TBA | Troy | Buffalo | UB Stadium • Amherst, NY | TBA | – |
| September 20 | TBA | UNLV | Miami (OH) | Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH | TBA | – |
| September 20 | TBA | Ball State | UConn | Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT | TBA | – |
| September 20 | TBA | Bowling Green | Louisville | L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium • Louisville, KY | TBA | – |
| September 20 | TBA | Louisiana | Eastern Michigan | Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI | TBA | – |
| September 20 | TBA | Toledo | Western Michigan | Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI | TBA | – |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||

### Week 5

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result |
| September 27 | TBA | San Diego State | Northern Illinois | Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, Illinois | TBA | – |
| September 27 | TBA | Lindenwood | Miami (OH) | Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH | TBA | – |
| September 27 | TBA | Rhode Island | Western Michigan | Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI | TBA | – |
| September 27 | TBA | UMass | Missouri | Faurot Field • Columbia, MO | TBA | – |
| September 27 | TBA | UConn | Buffalo | UB Stadium • Amherst, NY | TBA | – |
| September 27 | TBA | Akron | Toledo | Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH | TBA | – |
| September 27 | TBA | Bowling Green | Ohio | Peden Stadium • Athens, OH | TBA | – |
| September 27 | TBA | Eastern Michigan | Central Michigan | Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI (Michigan MAC Trophy, rivalry) | TBA | – |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||

### Week 6

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result |
| October 4 | TBA | Kent State | Oklahoma | Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK | TBA | – |
| October 4 | TBA | Central Michigan | Akron | InfoCision Stadium • Akron, OH | TBA | – |
| October 4 | TBA | Eastern Michigan | Buffalo | UB Stadium • Amherst, NY | TBA | – |
| October 4 | TBA | Ohio | Ball State | Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN | TBA | – |
| October 4 | TBA | Western Michigan | UMass | McGuirk Alumni Stadium • Hadley, MA | TBA | – |
| October 4 | TBA | Miami (OH) | Northern Illinois | Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL | TBA | – |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||

### Week 7

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result |
| October 11 | TBA | Ball State | Western Michigan | Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI | TBA | – |
| October 11 | TBA | Northern Illinois | Eastern Michigan | Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI | TBA | – |
| October 11 | TBA | Toledo | Bowling Green | Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH (Battle of I-75) | TBA | – |
| October 11 | TBA | UMass | Kent State | Dix Stadium • Kent, OH | TBA | – |
| October 11 | TBA | Miami (OH) | Akron | InfoCision Stadium • Akron, OH | TBA | – |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||

### Week 8

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result |
| October 18 | TBA | Buffalo | UMass | McGuirk Alumni Stadium • Hadley, MA | TBA | – |
| October 18 | TBA | Central Michigan | Bowling Green | Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH | TBA | – |
| October 18 | TBA | Kent State | Toledo | Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH | TBA | – |
| October 18 | TBA | Northern Illinois | Ohio | Peden Stadium • Athens, OH | TBA | – |
| October 18 | TBA | Eastern Michigan | Miami (OH) | Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH | TBA | – |
| October 18 | TBA | Akron | Ball State | Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN | TBA | – |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||

### Week 9

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result |
| October 25 | TBA | Toledo | Washington State | Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA | TBA | – |
| October 25 | TBA | Akron | Buffalo | UB Stadium • Amherst, NY | TBA | – |
| October 25 | TBA | Ball State | Northern Illinois | Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL (Bronze Stalk Trophy) | TBA | – |
| October 25 | TBA | Bowling Green | Kent State | Dix Stadium • Kent, OH (Anniversary Award) | TBA | – |
| October 25 | TBA | Ohio | Eastern Michigan | Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI | TBA | – |
| October 25 | TBA | UMass | Central Michigan | Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI | TBA | – |
| October 25 | TBA | Western Michigan | Miami (OH) | Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH | TBA | – |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||

### Week 10

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result |
| November 1 | TBA | Buffalo | Bowling Green | Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH | TBA | – |
| November 1 | TBA | Central Michigan | Western Michigan | Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI (Michigan MAC Trophy, rivalry) | TBA | – |
| $^#$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 |
| November 4 | TBA | UMass | Akron | InfoCision Stadium • Akron, OH | TBA | – |
| November 4 | TBA | Miami (OH) | Ohio | Peden Stadium • Athens, OH (Battle of the Bricks) | TBA | – |
| November 5 | TBA | Kent State | Ball State | Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN | TBA | – |
| November 5 | TBA | Northern Illinois | Toledo | Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH | TBA | – |
| November 8 | TBA | Bowling Green | Eastern Michigan | Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI | TBA | – |
| $^#$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 |
| November 11 | TBA | Kent State | Akron | InfoCision Stadium • Akron, OH (Wagon Wheel) | TBA | – |
| November 11 | TBA | Ohio | Western Michigan | Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI | TBA | – |
| November 12 | TBA | Buffalo | Central Michigan | Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI | TBA | – |
| November 12 | TBA | Northern Illinois | UMass | McGuirk Alumni Stadium • Hadley, MA | TBA | – |
| November 12 | TBA | Toledo | Miami (OH) | Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH | TBA | – |
| November 15 | TBA | Eastern Michigan | Ball State | Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN | TBA | – |
| $^#$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 |
| November 18 | TBA | Akron | Bowling Green | Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH | TBA | – |
| November 18 | TBA | UMass | Ohio | Peden Stadium • Athens, OH | TBA | – |
| November 18 | TBA | Western Michigan | Northern Illinois | Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL | TBA | – |
| November 19 | TBA | Central Michigan | Kent State | Dix Stadium • Kent, OH | TBA | – |
| November 19 | TBA | Miami (OH) | Buffalo | UB Stadium • Amherst, NY | TBA | – |
| November 22 | TBA | Ball State | Toledo | Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH | TBA | – |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||

### Week 14

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result |
| November 25 | TBA | Bowling Green | UMass | McGuirk Alumni Stadium • Hadley, MA | TBA | – |
| November 25 | TBA | Western Michigan | Eastern Michigan | Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI (Michigan MAC Trophy) | TBA | – |
| November 28 | TBA | Kent State | Northern Illinois | Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL | TBA | – |
| November 28 | TBA | Ohio | Buffalo | UB Stadium • Amherst, NY | TBA | – |
| November 28 | TBA | Toledo | Central Michigan | Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI | TBA | – |
| November 29 | TBA | Ball State | Miami (OH) | Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH | TBA | – |
| $^#$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 6 | TBA | TBD | TBD | Ford Field • Detroit, MI | ESPN | | | |
| $^#$Rankings from College Football Playoff. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||

## MAC records vs. other conferences

2025–2026 records against non-conference foes:
Regular season
| Power Four Conferences | Record |
| ACC | 0–0 |
| Big 12 | 0–0 |
| Big Ten | 0–0 |
| Notre Dame | 0–0 |
| SEC | 0–0 |
| Power 5 Total | 0–0 |
| Other FBS Conferences | Record |
| American | 0–0 |
| C-USA | 0–0 |
| Independents (Excluding Notre Dame) | 0–0 |
| Mountain West | 0–0 |
| Pac-12 | 0–0 |
| Sun Belt | 0–0 |
| Other FBS Total | 0–0 |
| FCS Opponents | Record |
| Football Championship Subdivision | 0–0 |
| Total Non-Conference Record | 0–0 |

### Mid-American vs Power 4 matchups

This is a list of games the MAC has scheduled versus power conference teams (ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, Notre Dame and SEC). All rankings are from the current AP Poll at the time of the game.
| Date | Conference | Visitor | Home | Site |
| August 28 | Big Ten | Buffalo | Minnesota | Huntington Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN |
| August 28 | Big Ten | Miami (OH) | Wisconsin | Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI |
| August 28 | Big Ten | Ohio | Rutgers | SHI Stadium • Piscataway, NJ |
| August 30 | Big Ten | Western Michigan | Michigan State | Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI |
| August 30 | SEC | Toledo | Kentucky | Kroger Field • Lexington, KY |
| August 30 | Big Ten | Ball State | Purdue | Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN |
| September 6 | Big Ten | Akron | Nebraska | Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE |
| September 6 | SEC | Ball State | Auburn | Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL |
| September 6 | Big 12 | West Virginia | Ohio | Peden Stadium • Athens, OH |
| September 6 | Big Ten | Northern Illinois | Maryland | SECU Stadium • College Park, MD |
| September 6 | ACC | Central Michigan | Pittsburgh | Acrisure Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA |
| September 6 | Big 12 | Kent State | Texas Tech | Jones AT&T Stadium • Lubbock, TX |
| September 6 | Big Ten | Miami (OH) | Rutgers | SHI Stadium • Piscataway, NJ |
| September 6 | Big 12 | Bowling Green | Cincinnati | Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH |
| September 13 | SEC | Eastern Michigan | Kentucky | Kroger Field • Lexington, KY |
| September 13 | Big Ten | Central Michigan | Michigan | Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI |
| September 13 | Big Ten | Ohio | Ohio State | Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH |
| September 13 | Big Ten | Western Michigan | Illinois | Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL |
| September 13 | Big Ten | UMass | Iowa | Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA |
| September 20 | SEC | Northern Illinois | Mississippi State | Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS |
| September 20 | ACC | Kent State | Florida State | Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL |
| September 20 | ACC | Bowling Green | Louisville | L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium • Louisville, KY |
| September 27 | SEC | UMass | Missouri | Faurot Field • Columbia, MO |
| October 4 | SEC | Kent State | Oklahoma | Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK |

### Mid-American vs other FBS matchups

The following games include MAC teams competing against teams from the American, C-USA, Mountain West, Pac-12 or Sun Belt.
| Date | Conference | Visitor | Home | Site |
| August 28 | Mountain West | Wyoming | Akron | InfoCision Stadium • Akron, OH |
| August 28 | Mountain West | Central Michigan | San Jose State | CEFCU Stadium • San Jose, CA |
| August 30 | American | Temple | UMass | McGuirk Alumni Stadium • Hadley, MA |
| August 30 | Sun Belt | Eastern Michigan | Texas State | UFCU Stadium • San Marcos, TX |
| September 6 | C-USA | Western Kentucky | Toledo | Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH |
| September 6 | American | North Texas | Western Michigan | Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI |
| September 13 | American | Akron | UAB | Protective Stadium • Birmingham, AL |
| September 13 | C-USA | Liberty | Bowling Green | Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH |
| September 20 | Sun Belt | Troy | Buffalo | UB Stadium • Buffalo, NY |
| September 20 | Mountain West | UNLV | Miami (OH) | Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH |
| September 20 | Sun Belt | Louisiana | Eastern Michigan | Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI |
| September 27 | Mountain West | San Diego State | Northern Illinois | Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL |
| October 25 | Pac-12 | Toledo | Washington State | Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA |

### Mid-American vs FBS independents matchups

The following games include MAC teams competing against FBS Independents, which only includes UConn for 2025.
| Date | Visitor | Home | Site | Score |
| September 20 | Ball State | UConn | Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT | |
| September 27 | UConn | Buffalo | UB Stadium • Buffalo, NY | |

### Mid-American vs. FCS matchups

The following games include MAC teams competing against FCS schools.
| Date | Visitor | Home | Site |
| August 28 | Lafayette | Bowling Green | Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH |
| August 30 | Merrimack | Kent State | Dix Stadium • Kent, OH |
| August 30 | Holy Cross | Northern Illinois | Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL |
| September 6 | Saint Francis (PA) | Buffalo | UB Stadium • Buffalo, NY |
| September 6 | LIU | Eastern Michigan | Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI |
| September 6 | Bryant | UMass | McGuirk Alumni Stadium • Hadley, MA |
| September 13 | Morgan State | Toledo | Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH |
| September 13 | New Hampshire | Ball State | Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN |
| September 20 | Duquesne | Akron | InfoCision Stadium • Akron, OH |
| September 20 | Gardner–Webb | Ohio | Peden Stadium • Athens, OH |
| September 20 | Wagner | Central Michigan | Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI |
| September 27 | Lindenwood | Miami (OH) | Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH |
| September 27 | Rhode Island | Western Michigan | Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI |

## Head to head matchups

2025 MAC Head to head :
| Team | Akron | Ball State | Bowling Green | Buffalo | Central Michigan | Eastern Michigan | Kent State | Miami | Northern Illinois | Ohio | Toledo | UMass | Western Michigan |
| Akron | — | – | – | – | – | — | – | – | — | — | – | – | — |
| Ball State | – | — | — | — | — | – | – | – | – | – | – | — | – |
| Bowling Green | – | — | — | – | – | – | – | — | — | – | – | – | — |
| Buffalo | – | — | – | — | – | – | – | – | — | – | — | – | — |
| Central Michigan | – | — | – | – | — | – | – | — | — | — | – | – | – |
| Eastern Michigan | — | – | – | – | – | — | — | – | – | – | — | — | – |
| Kent State | – | – | – | – | – | — | — | — | – | — | – | – | — |
| Miami | – | – | — | – | — | – | — | — | – | – | – | — | – |
| Northern Illinois | — | – | — | — | — | – | – | – | — | – | – | – | – |
| Ohio | — | – | – | – | — | – | — | – | – | — | — | – | – |
| Toledo | – | – | – | — | – | — | – | – | – | — | — | — | – |
| UMass | – | — | – | – | – | — | – | — | – | – | — | — | – |
| Western Michigan | — | – | — | — | – | – | — | – | – | – | – | – | — |