2025 Mid-American Conference football season

2025 Mid-American Conference football season
LeagueNCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision
SportFootball
DurationAugust 29 - December 7
Number of teams13
Regular season
MAC Championship Game
DateDecember 6, 2025
VenueFord Field, Detroit, Michigan
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Akron*   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Ball State   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Bowling Green   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Buffalo   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Central Michigan   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Eastern Michigan   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Kent State   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Miami (OH)   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Northern Illinois   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Ohio   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Toledo   0 – 0     0 – 0  
UMass   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Western Michigan   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Championship: December 6, 2025
  • * Ineligible for postseason play due to low APR score
As of August 21, 2025

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.[1] Conference play will begin on September 13 and conclude with the MAC championship game on December 6 at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan.[2] 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.[3] The MAC saw its first change in its football membership since 2015, and the first change in its core membership since 2005, with the addition of UMass.[4] This will be Northern Illinois' last season as it is joining the Mountain West Conference for football in 2026.[5]

Preseason

The MAC Football Kickoff was held on Thursday, July 24, 2025 at the Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan from 9:00 am EDT to 1:30 pm EDT.[6] Commissioner Jon Steinbrecher spoke. Each team had their head coach and a student athlete from both the offense and the defense available to speak to the media.[7]

  • Akron – Head Coach Joe Moorhead; Ben Finley, R-Sr., QB; Daymon David, R-Sr., S
  • Ball State – Head Coach Mike Uremovich; Kiael Kelly, R-Sr., QB; Darin Conley, R-So., DT
  • Bowling Green – Head Coach Eddie George; Drew Pyne, Grad., QB; Eriq George, Jr., DE
  • Buffalo – Head Coach Pete Lembo, Al-Jay Henderson, Sr., RB; Red Murdock, Gr., LB
  • Central Michigan – Head Coach Matt Drinkall; Joe Labas, R-Sr., QB; Jordan Kwiatkowski, Sr., LB
  • Eastern Michigan – Head Coach Chris Creighton; Mickey Rewolinski, Gr., OL; Jefferson Adam, Sr., DL
  • Kent State – Interim Head Coach Mark Carney; Da’Shawn Martin, So., WR; Tevin Tucker, R-So., S
  • UMass – Head Coach Joe Harasymiak; Rocko Griffin, R-Jr., RB; Malcolm Greene, DB
  • Miami – Head Coach Chuck Martin; Dequan Finn, 6th-Sr., QB; Silas Walters, R-Sr., DB
  • Northern Illinois – Head Coach Thomas Hammock; Evan Malcore, R-Jr., OT; Jalonnie Williams, R-Sr., DE
  • Ohio – Head Coach Brian Smith; Parker Navarro, Grad., QB; DJ Walker, R-So., S
  • Toledo – Head Coach Jason Candle; Tucker Gleason, Sr., QB; Emmanuel McNeil-Warren, Sr., S
  • Western Michigan – Head Coach Lance Taylor; Jalen Buckley, R-Jr., RB; Tate Hallock, Grad., S

Individual award preseason watchlists

Preseason coaches poll

On July 24, the MAC announced the preseason coaches poll. Toledo was named the preseason favorite to win the conference while both of last years finalist, Ohio and Miami, also received votes to win the championship.[46][47]

Predicted finish Team Points (1st place votes)
1 Toledo 135 (7)
2 Miami (OH) 131 (3)
3 Ohio 123 (3)
4 Buffalo 115
5 Northern Illinois 94
6 Bowling Green 81
7 Western Michigan 71
8 Eastern Michigan 68
9 Central Michigan 65
10 Ball State 41
T-11 Akron 39
T-11 UMass 39
13 Kent State 12


Predicted MAC champion
Rank Team Votes
1 Toledo 6
2 Miami (OH) 4
3 Ohio 3

Coaches

Coaching changes

The MAC enters the 2025 season with six 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.[48] He won the MAC Championship in 2020[49] It was his only winning season. Colin Johnson succeeded him as interim head coach.[48] On December 4, Ball State named Butler head coach Mike Uremovich as the new head coach.[50]

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.[51] On March 9, Bowling Green named Tennessee State head coach Eddie George as the new head coach for 2025.[52]

Central Michigan

Central Michigan head coach Jim McElwain announced on November 20 that he would retire at the end of the 2024 season[53] 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.[54]

Kent State

On March 27, 2025, Kent State placed Kenni Burns on administrative leave with offensive coordinator Mark Carney taking over day-to-day operations. [55] Burns was fired on April 11 after an undisclosed investigation and named Carney as interim head coach for the 2025 season.[56][57] Burns overall record at Kent State was 1–23.[58]

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[59] Albin exited the team bus on the way back to campus to accept the position.[60] Associate Head Coach Brian Smith was named the interim head coach for the 2024 Cure Bowl.[61] Ohio named him the permanent head coach on December 18.[62]

UMass

On November 18, 2024, Don Brown was fired after a 2–8 record to start the season and a 6–28 overall record.[63] This was his second stint at the school. During that stint the Minutemen had a record of 6–28. On December 4, 2024, they hired hired Joe Harasymiak as the new head coach.[64]

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 Mark Carney† Kent State (offensive coordinator) 1 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) 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 - [65][66][67][68][69][70][71][72][73][74][75][76][77]

†Interim Coach

Rankings

See also: 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
  Pre Wk
1		 Wk
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15		 Final
Akron AP
C
CFP Not released
Ball State AP
C
CFP Not released
Bowling Green AP
C
CFP Not released
Buffalo AP
C RV
CFP Not released
Central Michigan AP
C
CFP Not released
Eastern Michigan AP
C
CFP Not released
Kent State AP
C
CFP Not released
Miami AP
C
CFP Not released
Northern Illinois AP
C
CFP Not released
Ohio AP
C
CFP Not released
Toledo AP RV
C
CFP Not released
UMass AP
C
CFP Not released
Western Michigan AP
C
CFP 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

Source:[78]

AP - [79]

Coaches - [80]

CFP -

Schedule

[2][1][81]

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 Ref.
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 Attendance Ref.
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 Attendance Ref.
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 Attendance Ref.
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 Attendance Ref.
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 Attendance Ref.
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 Attendance Ref.
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 Attendance Ref.
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 Attendance Ref.
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 Attendance Ref.
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 Attendance Ref.
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 Attendance Ref.
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 Attendance Ref.
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 Attendance Ref.
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

Main article: 2025 MAC Football 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
CUSA 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 Score
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, CUSA, Mountain West, Pac-12 or Sun Belt.


Date Conference Visitor Home Site Score
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 Score
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 — – — — – – — – – – – – —

Source:[81]

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