MAC FOOTBALL

MAC announces new conference football schedules

The Mid-American Conference has announced its MAC-play opponents list for the next three seasons (2024-2026). 

The new scheduling resulted in part due to the elimination of East and West divisions. Going forward, the two top teams based on conference winning percentage will qualify for the MAC Football Championship game at Ford Field in Detroit. 
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In the new model, each team will face all 11 conference opponents - home and away -- at least once during a three year cycle. However, the format will also incorporate "protected" opponents based on geographic location and rivalries. 

Click Read More for details on each school . . . 

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Akron
2024
Away: Northern Illinois, Western Michigan, Kent State, Ohio
Home: Eastern Michigan, Bowling Green, Toledo, Buffalo
 
2025
Away: Central Michigan, Bowling Green, Buffalo, Miami
Home: Western Michigan, Kent State, Ohio, Ball State
 
2026
Away: Eastern Michigan, Toledo, Kent State, Ball State
Home: Northern Illinois, Central Michigan, Buffalo, Miami
 
Ball State
2024
Away: Central Michigan, Kent State, Buffalo, Ohio
Home: Northern Illinois, Western Michigan, Bowling Green, Miami
 
2025
Away: Western Michigan, Toledo, Akron, Miami
Home: Eastern Michigan, Kent State, Buffalo, Ohio
 
2026
Away: Northern Illinois, Eastern Michigan, Bowling Green, Ohio
Home: Central Michigan, Toledo, Akron, Miami
 
Bowling Green
2024
Away: Central Michigan, Toledo, Akron, Ball State
Home: Northern Illinois, Western Michigan, Kent State, Miami
 
2025
Away: Northern Illinois, Eastern Michigan, Kent State, Ohio
Home: Central Michigan, Toledo, Akron, Buffalo
 
2026
Away: Western Michigan, Toledo, Buffalo, Miami
Home: Northern Illinois, Eastern Michigan, Ohio, Ball State
 
Buffalo
2024
Away: Northern Illinois, Eastern Michigan, Akron, Ohio
Home: Western Michigan, Toledo, Kent State, Ball State
 
2025
Away: Central Michigan, Bowling Green, Kent State, Ball State
Home: Northern Illinois, Eastern Michigan, Akron, Miami
 
2026
Away: Western Michigan, Toledo, Akron, Miami
Home: Central Michigan, Bowling Green, Kent State, Ohio
 
Central Michigan
2024
Away: Northern Illinois, Eastern Michigan, Toledo, Miami
Home: Western Michigan, Bowling Green, Ohio, Ball State
 
2025
Away: Western Michigan, Bowling Green, Kent State, Ohio
Home: Eastern Michigan, Akron, Buffalo, Miami
 
2026
Away: Eastern Michigan, Akron, Buffalo, Ball State
Home: Northern Illinois, Western Michigan, Toledo, Kent State
 
Eastern Michigan
2024
Away: Western Michigan, Akron, Kent State, Ohio
Home: Central Michigan, Toledo, Buffalo, Miami
 
2025
Away: Central Michigan, Toledo, Buffalo, Ball State
Home: Northern Illinois, Western Michigan, Bowling Green, Kent State
 
2026
Away: Northern Illinois, Western Michigan, Bowling Green, Miami
Home: Central Michigan, Akron, Ohio, Ball State
 
Kent State
2024
Away: Western Michigan, Bowling Green, Buffalo, Miami
Home: Eastern Michigan, Akron, Ohio, Ball State
 
2025
Away: Eastern Michigan, Toledo, Akron, Ball State
Home: Northern Illinois, Central Michigan, Bowling Green, Buffalo
 
2026
Away: Northern Illinois, Central Michigan, Buffalo, Ohio
Home: Western Michigan, Toledo, Akron, Miami
 
Miami
2024
Away: Eastern Michigan, Bowling Green, Toledo, Ball State
Home: Northern Illinois, Central Michigan, Kent State, Ohio
 
2025
Away: Northern Illinois, Central Michigan, Buffalo, Ohio
Home: Western Michigan, Toledo, Akron, Ball State
 
2026
Away: Western Michigan, Akron, Kent State, Ball State
Home: Eastern Michigan, Bowling Green, Buffalo, Ohio
 
Northern Illinois
2024
Away: Western Michigan, Bowling Green, Miami, Ball State
Home: Central Michigan, Toledo, Akron, Buffalo
 
2025
Away: Eastern Michigan, Toledo, Kent State, Buffalo
Home: Western Michigan, Bowling Green, Ohio, Miami
 
2026
Away: Central Michigan, Bowling Green, Akron, Ohio
Home: Eastern Michigan, Toledo, Kent State, Ball State
 
Ohio
2024
Away: Central Michigan, Toledo, Kent State, Miami
Home: Eastern Michigan, Akron, Buffalo, Ball State
 
2025
Away: Northern Illinois, Western Michigan, Akron, Ball State
Home: Central Michigan, Bowling Green, Toledo, Miami
 
2026
Away: Eastern Michigan, Bowling Green, Buffalo, Miami
Home: Northern Illinois, Western Michigan, Kent State, Ball State
 
Toledo
2024
Away: Northern Illinois, Eastern Michigan, Akron, Buffalo
Home: Central Michigan, Bowling Green, Ohio, Miami
 
2025
Away: Western Michigan, Bowling Green, Ohio, Miami
Home: Northern Illinois, Eastern Michigan, Kent State, Ball State
 
2026
Away: Northern Illinois, Central Michigan, Kent State, Ball State
Home: Western Michigan, Bowling Green, Akron, Buffalo
 
Western Michigan
2024
Away: Central Michigan, Bowling Green, Buffalo, Ball State
Home: Northern Illinois, Eastern Michigan, Akron, Kent State
 
2025
Away: Northern Illinois, Eastern Michigan, Akron, Miami
Home: Central Michigan, Toledo, Ohio, Ball State
 
2026
Away: Central Michigan, Toledo, Kent State, Ohio
Home: Eastern Michigan, Bowling Green, Buffalo, Miami