2016 schedule features 17 nationally televised games
CLEVELAND, Ohio – The Mid-American Conference announced the 2016 football schedule Monday. Highlighting the schedule will be 17 nationally televised games during late October and November, slated for national television on ESPN2, ESPNU and CBS Sports Network as the conference race unfolds in both the East and West divisions. ESPN3, which is available in more than 99 million homes, will also stream a select number of games late in the season.
The regular season will . . .
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CLEVELAND, Ohio – The Mid-American Conference announced the 2016 football schedule Monday. Highlighting the schedule will be 17 nationally televised games during late October and November, slated for national television on ESPN2, ESPNU and CBS Sports Network as the conference race unfolds in both the East and West divisions. ESPN3, which is available in more than 99 million homes, will also stream a select number of games late in the season.
The regular season will . . .
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. . . conclude with the 20th Marathon MAC Football Championship game on Friday, Dec. 2 at 7:00 pm ET at Ford Field in Detroit on ESPN2. This will mark the 13th 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 ninth 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 and SEC. In addition, the conference will also face opponents from the American Athletic Conference, Conference USA, Mountain West Conference, Sun Belt Conference and Independent Army and BYU.
MAC programs will face eight non-conference foes that finished in the final AP Top 25 poll: Alabama (1), Ohio State (4), Iowa (9), Oklahoma State (20), Wisconsin (21), Tennessee (22), Northwestern (23) and Western Kentucky (24).
A total of seven non-conference games will feature a Big Ten opponent (Illinois; Indiana; Iowa; Northwestern; Ohio State; Penn State; Wisconsin). The MAC will face foes from the ACC (2—Boston College, Virginia), SEC (3—Alabama, Missouri, Tennessee), Big 12 (2—Kansas, Oklahoma State); and Independent Army and BYU.
The MAC will also face opponents from the American Athletic Conference (3— Cincinnati, Memphis, South Florida), Mountain West (6—Fresno State, Nevada, San Diego State, UNLV, Wyoming (2)), Conference USA (5—Charlotte, Florida Atlantic, Marshall, Middle Tennessee, Western Kentucky) and Sun Belt Conference (5—Arkansas State, Appalachian State, Georgia Southern, Georgia State, Texas State).
This season the MAC will host 10 games against FBS non-conference opponents.
MAC Home Games vs. FBS Non-Conference opponents:
-Texas State (Sun Belt) at Ohio on Sept. 3;
-UNLV (Mountain West) at Central Michigan on Sept. 17;
-San Diego State (Mountain West) at NIU on Sept. 17;
-Fresno State (Mountain West) at Toledo on Sept. 17;
-Middle Tennessee (Conference USA) at Bowling Green on Sept. 17;
-Western Kentucky (Conference USA) at Miami on Sept. 17;
-Wyoming (Mountain West) at Eastern Michigan on Sept. 24;
-Georgia Southern (Sun Belt) at Western Michigan on Sept. 24;
-Appalachian State (Sun Belt) at Akron on Sept. 24;
-Army (Independent) at Buffalo on Sept. 24.
For the ninth 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 and SEC. In addition, the conference will also face opponents from the American Athletic Conference, Conference USA, Mountain West Conference, Sun Belt Conference and Independent Army and BYU.
MAC programs will face eight non-conference foes that finished in the final AP Top 25 poll: Alabama (1), Ohio State (4), Iowa (9), Oklahoma State (20), Wisconsin (21), Tennessee (22), Northwestern (23) and Western Kentucky (24).
A total of seven non-conference games will feature a Big Ten opponent (Illinois; Indiana; Iowa; Northwestern; Ohio State; Penn State; Wisconsin). The MAC will face foes from the ACC (2—Boston College, Virginia), SEC (3—Alabama, Missouri, Tennessee), Big 12 (2—Kansas, Oklahoma State); and Independent Army and BYU.
The MAC will also face opponents from the American Athletic Conference (3— Cincinnati, Memphis, South Florida), Mountain West (6—Fresno State, Nevada, San Diego State, UNLV, Wyoming (2)), Conference USA (5—Charlotte, Florida Atlantic, Marshall, Middle Tennessee, Western Kentucky) and Sun Belt Conference (5—Arkansas State, Appalachian State, Georgia Southern, Georgia State, Texas State).
This season the MAC will host 10 games against FBS non-conference opponents.
MAC Home Games vs. FBS Non-Conference opponents:
-Texas State (Sun Belt) at Ohio on Sept. 3;
-UNLV (Mountain West) at Central Michigan on Sept. 17;
-San Diego State (Mountain West) at NIU on Sept. 17;
-Fresno State (Mountain West) at Toledo on Sept. 17;
-Middle Tennessee (Conference USA) at Bowling Green on Sept. 17;
-Western Kentucky (Conference USA) at Miami on Sept. 17;
-Wyoming (Mountain West) at Eastern Michigan on Sept. 24;
-Georgia Southern (Sun Belt) at Western Michigan on Sept. 24;
-Appalachian State (Sun Belt) at Akron on Sept. 24;
-Army (Independent) at Buffalo on Sept. 24.
2016 MAC Football Schedule (composite by date)
All times listed ET
*Conference Game
Sep. 1 – Thursday
Presbyterian at Central Michigan
Sep. 2 – Friday
Ball State at Georgia State (or Sept. 3)
Sep. 3 – Saturday
Albany at Buffalo
Ball State at Georgia State (or Sept. 2)
Bowling Green at Ohio State
Kent State at Penn State
Miami at Iowa
Mississippi Valley State at Eastern Michigan
NIU at Wyoming
Texas State at Ohio
Toledo at Arkansas State
Virginia Military Institute at Akron
Western Michigan at Northwestern
Sep. 10 – Saturday
Akron at Wisconsin
Ball State at Indiana
Central Michigan at Oklahoma State
Eastern Illinois at Miami
Eastern Michigan at Missouri
Maine at Toledo
NIU at South Florida
North Carolina A&T at Kent State
North Carolina Central at Western Michigan
North Dakota at Bowling Green
Ohio at Kansas
Sep. 17 – Saturday
Akron at Marshall
Buffalo at Nevada
Eastern Kentucky at Ball State
Eastern Michigan at Charlotte
Fresno State at Toledo
Middle Tennessee at Bowling Green
Monmouth at Kent State
Ohio at Tennessee
San Diego State at NIU
UNLV at Central Michigan
Western Kentucky at Miami
Western Michigan at Illinois
Sep. 24 – Saturday
Appalachian State at Akron
Army at Buffalo
Ball State at Florida Atlantic
Bowling Green at Memphis
Central Michigan at Virginia
Gardner-Webb at Ohio
Georgia Southern at Western Michigan
Kent State at Alabama
Miami at Cincinnati
Western Illinois at NIU
Wyoming at Eastern Michigan
Sep. 30 – Friday
Toledo at BYU
Oct. 1 – Saturday
*Akron at Kent State
Buffalo at Boston College
*Eastern Michigan at Bowling Green
*Ohio at Miami
*NIU at Ball State
*Western Michigan at Central Michigan
Oct. 8 – Saturday
*Ball State at Central Michigan
*Bowling Green at Ohio
*Kent State at Buffalo
*Miami at Akron
*NIU at Western Michigan
*Toledo at Eastern Michigan
Oct. 15 – Saturday
*Ball State at Buffalo
*Bowling Green at Toledo
*Central Michigan at NIU
*Eastern Michigan at Ohio
*Kent State at Miami
*Western Michigan at Akron
Oct. 22 – Saturday
*Akron at Ball State
*Buffalo at NIU
*Central Michigan at Toledo
*Eastern Michigan at Western Michigan
*Ohio at Kent State
*Miami at Bowling Green
Oct. 27 – Thursday
*Akron at Buffalo, TBA (CBS Sports Network/ESPN3)
*Ohio at Toledo, TBA (CBS Sports Network/ESPN3)
Oct. 29 – Saturday
*Kent State at Central Michigan
*Miami at Eastern Michigan
Nov. 1 – Tuesday
*Bowling Green at NIU, TBA (ESPN2/ESPNU)
*Western Michigan at Ball State, TBA (ESPN2, ESPNU)
Nov. 2 – Wednesday
*Toledo at Akron, TBA (ESPN2)
Nov. 3 – Thursday
*Buffalo at Ohio, TBA (CBS Sports Network)
Nov. 4 – Friday
*Central Michigan at Miami, TBA (CBS Sports Network)
Nov. 8 – Tuesday
*Eastern Michigan at Ball State, TBA (ESPN2/CBS Sports Network)
*Western Michigan at Kent State, TBA (ESPN2/CBS Sports Network)
Nov. 9 – Wednesday
*Bowling Green at Akron, TBA (ESPN2/ESPNU)
*Toledo at NIU, TBA at Chicago’s U.S. Cellular Field (ESPN2/ESPNU)
Nov. 12 – Saturday
*Miami at Buffalo
Nov. 15 – Tuesday
*Kent State at Bowling Green, TBA (ESPN2/ESPNU)
*Ohio at Central Michigan, TBA (ESPN2/ESPNU)
Nov. 16 – Wednesday
*Ball State at Toledo, TBA (ESPN2/ESPNU)
*NIU at Eastern Michigan, TBA (ESPN2/ESPNU)
Nov. 19 – Saturday
*Buffalo at Western Michigan
Nov. 22 – Tuesday
*Akron at Ohio, TBA (ESPNU/ESPN3)
*Ball State at Miami, TBA (ESPNU/ESPN3)
*Central Michigan at Eastern Michigan (ESPNU/ESPN3)
Nov. 25 – Friday
*Buffalo at Bowling Green (TV TBD)
*NIU at Kent State (TV TBD)
*Toledo at Western Michigan (TV TBD)
Dec. 2 – Friday
East Division Champion vs. West Division Champion
Marathon MAC Championship Game, 7:00 pm ET (ESPN2)
At Ford Field in Detroit, Mich.
2016 MAC Football Schedule (composite by school)
All times listed ET
*Conference Game
All times listed ET
*Conference Game
Sep. 1 – Thursday
Presbyterian at Central Michigan
Sep. 2 – Friday
Ball State at Georgia State (or Sept. 3)
Sep. 3 – Saturday
Albany at Buffalo
Ball State at Georgia State (or Sept. 2)
Bowling Green at Ohio State
Kent State at Penn State
Miami at Iowa
Mississippi Valley State at Eastern Michigan
NIU at Wyoming
Texas State at Ohio
Toledo at Arkansas State
Virginia Military Institute at Akron
Western Michigan at Northwestern
Sep. 10 – Saturday
Akron at Wisconsin
Ball State at Indiana
Central Michigan at Oklahoma State
Eastern Illinois at Miami
Eastern Michigan at Missouri
Maine at Toledo
NIU at South Florida
North Carolina A&T at Kent State
North Carolina Central at Western Michigan
North Dakota at Bowling Green
Ohio at Kansas
Sep. 17 – Saturday
Akron at Marshall
Buffalo at Nevada
Eastern Kentucky at Ball State
Eastern Michigan at Charlotte
Fresno State at Toledo
Middle Tennessee at Bowling Green
Monmouth at Kent State
Ohio at Tennessee
San Diego State at NIU
UNLV at Central Michigan
Western Kentucky at Miami
Western Michigan at Illinois
Sep. 24 – Saturday
Appalachian State at Akron
Army at Buffalo
Ball State at Florida Atlantic
Bowling Green at Memphis
Central Michigan at Virginia
Gardner-Webb at Ohio
Georgia Southern at Western Michigan
Kent State at Alabama
Miami at Cincinnati
Western Illinois at NIU
Wyoming at Eastern Michigan
Sep. 30 – Friday
Toledo at BYU
Oct. 1 – Saturday
*Akron at Kent State
Buffalo at Boston College
*Eastern Michigan at Bowling Green
*Ohio at Miami
*NIU at Ball State
*Western Michigan at Central Michigan
Oct. 8 – Saturday
*Ball State at Central Michigan
*Bowling Green at Ohio
*Kent State at Buffalo
*Miami at Akron
*NIU at Western Michigan
*Toledo at Eastern Michigan
Oct. 15 – Saturday
*Ball State at Buffalo
*Bowling Green at Toledo
*Central Michigan at NIU
*Eastern Michigan at Ohio
*Kent State at Miami
*Western Michigan at Akron
Oct. 22 – Saturday
*Akron at Ball State
*Buffalo at NIU
*Central Michigan at Toledo
*Eastern Michigan at Western Michigan
*Ohio at Kent State
*Miami at Bowling Green
Oct. 27 – Thursday
*Akron at Buffalo, TBA (CBS Sports Network/ESPN3)
*Ohio at Toledo, TBA (CBS Sports Network/ESPN3)
Oct. 29 – Saturday
*Kent State at Central Michigan
*Miami at Eastern Michigan
Nov. 1 – Tuesday
*Bowling Green at NIU, TBA (ESPN2/ESPNU)
*Western Michigan at Ball State, TBA (ESPN2, ESPNU)
Nov. 2 – Wednesday
*Toledo at Akron, TBA (ESPN2)
Nov. 3 – Thursday
*Buffalo at Ohio, TBA (CBS Sports Network)
Nov. 4 – Friday
*Central Michigan at Miami, TBA (CBS Sports Network)
Nov. 8 – Tuesday
*Eastern Michigan at Ball State, TBA (ESPN2/CBS Sports Network)
*Western Michigan at Kent State, TBA (ESPN2/CBS Sports Network)
Nov. 9 – Wednesday
*Bowling Green at Akron, TBA (ESPN2/ESPNU)
*Toledo at NIU, TBA at Chicago’s U.S. Cellular Field (ESPN2/ESPNU)
Nov. 12 – Saturday
*Miami at Buffalo
Nov. 15 – Tuesday
*Kent State at Bowling Green, TBA (ESPN2/ESPNU)
*Ohio at Central Michigan, TBA (ESPN2/ESPNU)
Nov. 16 – Wednesday
*Ball State at Toledo, TBA (ESPN2/ESPNU)
*NIU at Eastern Michigan, TBA (ESPN2/ESPNU)
Nov. 19 – Saturday
*Buffalo at Western Michigan
Nov. 22 – Tuesday
*Akron at Ohio, TBA (ESPNU/ESPN3)
*Ball State at Miami, TBA (ESPNU/ESPN3)
*Central Michigan at Eastern Michigan (ESPNU/ESPN3)
Nov. 25 – Friday
*Buffalo at Bowling Green (TV TBD)
*NIU at Kent State (TV TBD)
*Toledo at Western Michigan (TV TBD)
Dec. 2 – Friday
East Division Champion vs. West Division Champion
Marathon MAC Championship Game, 7:00 pm ET (ESPN2)
At Ford Field in Detroit, Mich.
2016 MAC Football Schedule (composite by school)
All times listed ET
*Conference Game
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