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CLEVELAND, Ohio – The Mid-American Conference announced its 2015 football schedule today. Highlighting the schedule will be 16 midweek nationally televised games during the month of November, slated for national television on ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPN3 and additional national television outlets as the conference race unfolds in both the East and West divisions.
An updated release of the MAC 2015 football schedule will be released in June with kick times and a television schedule for the first three weeks of the regular season and midweek games during October and November. All other game kick times and television will be announced 12 days prior to the scheduled game.
The regular season will conclude with the 19th Marathon MAC Football Championship game on Friday, Dec. 4 at Ford Field in Detroit on ESPN2. This will mark the 12th Marathon MAC Football Championship game at Ford Field, home of the Detroit Lions, Super Bowl XL, and the 2009 NCAA Men’s Final Four.
For the eighth year in a row, league schools will face a formidable non-conference slate of opponents from the following Football Bowl Subdivision conferences – ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-12, SEC and Notre Dame. In addition, the conference will also face opponents from the American Athletic Conference, Conference USA, Mountain West Conference, Sun Belt Conference and Independent Army.
MAC programs will face five non-conference foes that finished in the final AP Top 25 poll: Ohio State (1), Michigan State (5), Wisconsin (13), Marshall (23) and Memphis (25). MAC programs will twice face National Champion Ohio State as NIU plays in Columbus on Sept. 19 and Western Michigan on Sept. 26. Also, Western Michigan will host Michigan State in its season opener on Friday, Sept. 4 at Waldo Stadium in Kalamazoo, Mich.
A total of 12 non-conference games will feature a Big Ten opponent (Illinois; Maryland; Michigan State (2); Minnesota (2); Northwestern; Ohio State (2); Penn State; Purdue; Wisconsin). The MAC will face foes from the ACC (3--Boston College, Pittsburgh, Syracuse), SEC (4--Arkansas, LSU, Tennessee, Texas A&M), Big 12 (3--Iowa State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State); Pac-12 (1--Colorado) and Independent Notre Dame.
The MAC will also face opponents from the American Athletic Conference (3— Cincinnati, Memphis, Temple), Mountain West (3--Nevada, UNLV, Wyoming), Conference USA (6—Florida Atlantic, Florida International, Marshall (2), Old Dominion, Western Kentucky) and Sun Belt Conference (5--Arkansas State, Georgia Southern, Georgia State, Idaho, Louisiana-Lafayette), along with Independent Army.
MAC programs continue to increase the number of home or neutral site games against FBS Conference opponents. This season the MAC will host 16 games against FBS non-conference foes, including Oklahoma State (Big 12); Michigan State (Big Ten); Pittsburgh (ACC); Iowa State (Big 12);
MAC Home Games vs. FBS Non-Conference opponents:
-Oklahoma State (Big 12) at Central Michigan on Sept. 3;
-Michigan State (Big Ten) at Western Michigan on Sept. 4;
-Old Dominion (Conference USA) at Eastern Michigan on Sept. 5;
-UNLV (Mountain West) at NIU on Sept. 5;
-Pittsburgh (ACC) at Akron on Sept. 12;
-Marshall (Conference USA) at Ohio on Sept. 12;
-Iowa State (Big 12) at Toledo on Sept. 19;
-Memphis (American Athletic) at Bowling Green on Sept. 19;
-Cincinnati (American Athletic) at Miami on Sept. 19;
-Temple (American Athletic) at UMass on Sept. 19;
-Army (Independent) at Eastern Michigan on Sept. 26;
-Arkansas State (Sun Belt) at Toledo on Sept. 26;
-Nevada (Mountain West) at Buffalo on Sept. 26;
-Marshall (Conference USA) at Kent State on Sept. 26;
-Florida International (Conference USA) at UMass on Oct. 3;
-Georgia State (Sun Belt) at Ball State on Oct. 17.
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CLEVELAND, Ohio – The Mid-American Conference announced its 2015 football schedule today. Highlighting the schedule will be 16 midweek nationally televised games during the month of November, slated for national television on ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPN3 and additional national television outlets as the conference race unfolds in both the East and West divisions.
An updated release of the MAC 2015 football schedule will be released in June with kick times and a television schedule for the first three weeks of the regular season and midweek games during October and November. All other game kick times and television will be announced 12 days prior to the scheduled game.
The regular season will conclude with the 19th Marathon MAC Football Championship game on Friday, Dec. 4 at Ford Field in Detroit on ESPN2. This will mark the 12th Marathon MAC Football Championship game at Ford Field, home of the Detroit Lions, Super Bowl XL, and the 2009 NCAA Men’s Final Four.
For the eighth year in a row, league schools will face a formidable non-conference slate of opponents from the following Football Bowl Subdivision conferences – ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-12, SEC and Notre Dame. In addition, the conference will also face opponents from the American Athletic Conference, Conference USA, Mountain West Conference, Sun Belt Conference and Independent Army.
MAC programs will face five non-conference foes that finished in the final AP Top 25 poll: Ohio State (1), Michigan State (5), Wisconsin (13), Marshall (23) and Memphis (25). MAC programs will twice face National Champion Ohio State as NIU plays in Columbus on Sept. 19 and Western Michigan on Sept. 26. Also, Western Michigan will host Michigan State in its season opener on Friday, Sept. 4 at Waldo Stadium in Kalamazoo, Mich.
A total of 12 non-conference games will feature a Big Ten opponent (Illinois; Maryland; Michigan State (2); Minnesota (2); Northwestern; Ohio State (2); Penn State; Purdue; Wisconsin). The MAC will face foes from the ACC (3--Boston College, Pittsburgh, Syracuse), SEC (4--Arkansas, LSU, Tennessee, Texas A&M), Big 12 (3--Iowa State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State); Pac-12 (1--Colorado) and Independent Notre Dame.
The MAC will also face opponents from the American Athletic Conference (3— Cincinnati, Memphis, Temple), Mountain West (3--Nevada, UNLV, Wyoming), Conference USA (6—Florida Atlantic, Florida International, Marshall (2), Old Dominion, Western Kentucky) and Sun Belt Conference (5--Arkansas State, Georgia Southern, Georgia State, Idaho, Louisiana-Lafayette), along with Independent Army.
MAC programs continue to increase the number of home or neutral site games against FBS Conference opponents. This season the MAC will host 16 games against FBS non-conference foes, including Oklahoma State (Big 12); Michigan State (Big Ten); Pittsburgh (ACC); Iowa State (Big 12);
MAC Home Games vs. FBS Non-Conference opponents:
-Oklahoma State (Big 12) at Central Michigan on Sept. 3;
-Michigan State (Big Ten) at Western Michigan on Sept. 4;
-Old Dominion (Conference USA) at Eastern Michigan on Sept. 5;
-UNLV (Mountain West) at NIU on Sept. 5;
-Pittsburgh (ACC) at Akron on Sept. 12;
-Marshall (Conference USA) at Ohio on Sept. 12;
-Iowa State (Big 12) at Toledo on Sept. 19;
-Memphis (American Athletic) at Bowling Green on Sept. 19;
-Cincinnati (American Athletic) at Miami on Sept. 19;
-Temple (American Athletic) at UMass on Sept. 19;
-Army (Independent) at Eastern Michigan on Sept. 26;
-Arkansas State (Sun Belt) at Toledo on Sept. 26;
-Nevada (Mountain West) at Buffalo on Sept. 26;
-Marshall (Conference USA) at Kent State on Sept. 26;
-Florida International (Conference USA) at UMass on Oct. 3;
-Georgia State (Sun Belt) at Ball State on Oct. 17.
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| 2015 MAC Football Schedule (composite by date) All times listed ET *Conference Game Sep. 3 – Thursday Oklahoma State at Central Michigan Ohio at Idaho Stony Brook at Toledo Virginia Military Institute at Ball State Sep. 4 – Friday Michigan State at Western Michigan Sep. 5 – Saturday Akron at Oklahoma Albany at Buffalo Bowling Green at Tennessee Kent State at Illinois Old Dominion at Eastern Michigan Presbyterian at Miami UNLV at NIU Sep. 12 – Saturday Ball State at Texas A&M Bowling Green at Maryland Buffalo at Penn State Delaware State at Kent State Eastern Michigan at Wyoming Marshall at Ohio Miami at Wisconsin Monmouth at Central Michigan Murray State at NIU Pitt at Akron Toledo at Arkansas UMass at Colorado Western Michigan at Georgia Southern Sep. 19 – Saturday *Ball State at Eastern Michigan Buffalo at Florida Atlantic Central Michigan at Syracuse Cincinnati at Miami Iowa State at Toledo Kent State at Minnesota Memphis at Bowling Green Murray State at Western Michigan NIU at Ohio State Savannah State at Akron Southeast Louisiana at Ohio Temple at UMass Sep. 26 – Saturday Akron at Louisiana-Lafayette Arkansas State at Toledo Army at Eastern Michigan Ball State at Northwestern Bowling Green at Purdue Central Michigan at Michigan State Marshall at Kent State Miami at Western Kentucky Nevada at Buffalo NIU at Boston College Ohio at Minnesota UMass at Notre Dame Western Michigan at Ohio State Oct. 3 – Saturday *Bowling Green at Buffalo Eastern Michigan at LSU Florida International at UMass *Miami at Kent State *NIU at Central Michigan *Ohio at Akron *Toledo at Ball State Oct. 10 – Saturday *Akron at Eastern Michigan *Ball State at NIU *Central Michigan at Western Michigan *Kent State at Toledo *Miami at Ohio *UMass at Bowling Green Oct. 17 – Saturday *Akron at Bowling Green *Buffalo at Central Michigan *Eastern Michigan at Toledo Georgia State at Ball State *Kent State at UMass *NIU at Miami *Western Michigan at Ohio Oct. 24 – Saturday *Bowling Green at Kent State *Central Michigan at Ball State *Eastern Michigan at NIU *Miami at Western Michigan *Ohio at Buffalo *Toledo at UMass Oct. 29 – Thursday *Buffalo at Miami *Western Michigan at Eastern Michigan Oct. 31 – Saturday *Central Michigan at Akron *UMass at Ball State Nov. 3 – Tuesday *NIU at Toledo Nov. 4 – Wednesday *Ohio at Bowling Green Nov. 5 – Thursday *Ball State at Western Michigan *Buffalo at Kent State Nov. 7 – Saturday *Akron at UMass *Eastern Michigan at Miami Nov. 10 – Tuesday *Kent State at Ohio *Toledo at Central Michigan Nov. 11 – Wednesday *Bowling Green at Western Michigan *NIU at Buffalo Nov. 14 – Saturday *Akron at Miami *UMass at Eastern Michigan Nov. 17 – Tuesday *Ball State at Ohio *Toledo at Bowling Green Nov. 18 – Wednesday *Central Michigan at Kent State *Western Michigan at NIU Nov. 21 – Saturday *Buffalo at Akron *Miami at UMass Nov. 24 – Tuesday *Bowling Green at Ball State *Ohio at NIU Nov. 27 – Friday *Eastern Michigan at Central Michigan *Kent State at Akron *UMass at Buffalo *Western Michigan at Toledo Dec. 4 – Friday East Division Champion vs. West Division Champion Marathon MAC Championship Game, TBA (ESPN2) At Ford Field in Detroit, Mich. | 2015 MAC Football Schedule (composite by school) All times listed ET *Conference Game EAST DIVISION Akron Sep. 5 at Oklahoma 12 Pittsburgh 19 Savannah State 26 at La-Lafayette Oct. 3 *Ohio 10 *at Eastern Michigan 17 *at Bowling Green 31 *Central Michigan Nov. 7 *at UMass 14 *at Miami 21 *Buffalo 27 *Kent State Bowling Green Sep. 5 at Tennessee 12 at Maryland 19 Memphis 26 at Purdue Oct. 3 *at Buffalo 10 *UMass 17 *Akron 24 *at Kent State Nov. 4 *Ohio 11 *at Western Michigan 17 *Toledo 24 *at Ball State Buffalo Sep. 5 Albany 12 at Penn State 19 at Florida Atlantic 26 Nevada Oct. 3 *Bowling Green 17 *at Central Michigan 24 *Ohio 29 *at Miami Nov. 5 *at Kent State 11 *NIU 21 *at Akron 27 *UMass Kent State Sep. 5 at Illinois 12 Delaware State 19 at Minnesota 26 Marshall Oct. 3 *Miami 10 *at Toledo 17 *at UMass 24 *Bowling Green Nov. 5 *Buffalo 10 *at Ohio 18 *Central Michigan 27 *at Akron UMass Sep. 12 at Colorado 19 Temple 26 at Notre Dame Oct. 3 Florida International 10 *at Bowling Green 17 *Kent State 24 *Toledo 31 *at Ball State Nov. 7 *Akron 14 *at Eastern Michigan 21 *Miami 27 *at Buffalo Miami Sep. 5 Presbyterian 12 at Wisconsin 19 Cincinnati 26 at Western Kentucky Oct. 3 *at Kent State 10 *at Ohio 17 *NIU 24 *at Western Michigan 29 *Buffalo Nov. 7 *Eastern Michigan 14 *Akron 21 *at UMass Ohio Sep. 3 at Idaho 12 Marshall 19 Southeast Louisiana 26 at Minnesota Oct. 3 *at Akron 10 *Miami 17 *Western Michigan 24 *at Buffalo Nov. 4 *at Bowling Green 10 *Kent State 17 *Ball State 24 *at NIU WEST DIVISION Ball State Sep. 3 Virginia Military Institute 12 at Texas A&M 19 *at Eastern Michigan 26 at Northwestern Oct. 3 *Toledo 10 *at NIU 17 Georgia State 24 *Central Michigan 31 *UMass Nov. 5 *at Western Michigan 17 *at Ohio 24 *Bowling Green Central Michigan Sept. 3 Oklahoma State 12 Monmouth 19 at Syracuse 26 at Michigan State Oct. 3 *NIU 10 *at Western Michigan 17 *Buffalo 24 *at Ball State 31 *at Akron Nov. 10 *Toledo 18 *at Kent State 27 *Eastern Michigan Eastern Michigan Sep. 5 Old Dominion 12 at Wyoming 19 *Ball State 26 Army Oct. 3 at LSU 10 *Akron 17 *at Toledo 24 *at NIU 29 *Western Michigan Nov. 7 *at Miami 14 *UMass 27 *at Central Michigan Northern Illinois (NIU) Sep. 5 UNLV 12 Murray State 19 at Ohio State 26 at Boston College Oct. 3 *at Central Michigan 10 *Ball State 17 *at Miami 24 *Eastern Michigan Nov. 3 *at Toledo 11 *at Buffalo 18 *Western Michigan 24 *Ohio Toledo Sep. 3 Stony Brook 12 at Arkansas 19 Iowa State 26 Arkansas State Oct. 3 *at Ball State 10 *Kent State 17 *Eastern Michigan 24 *at UMass Nov. 3 *NIU 10 *at Central Michigan 17 *at Bowling Green 27 *Western Michigan Western Michigan Sep. 4 Michigan State 12 at Georgia Southern 19 Murray State 26 at Ohio State Oct. 10 *Central Michigan 17 *at Ohio 24 *Miami 29 *at Eastern Michigan Nov. 5 *Ball State 11 *Bowling Green 18 *at NIU 27 *at Toledo |
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