2023 Mid-American Conference football season
The 2023 Mid-American Conference football season will be the 78th season for the Mid-American Conference (MAC), as part of the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Non-conference play will begin with one game on August 26. Conference play will begin on September 23 and will conclude with the MAC championship game on Saturday, December 2 at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan.[1]
| 2023 Mid-American Conference football season | |
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| League | NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision |
| Sport | Football |
| Duration | August 26 - December 2 |
| Number of teams | 12 |
| Regular Season | |
| MAC Championship Game | |
| 2023 Mid-American Conference football standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Akron | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling Green | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Buffalo | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kent State | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami (OH) | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ball State | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central Michigan | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Michigan | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Illinois | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Toledo | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Michigan | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Championship: December 2, 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Previous season
During the 2022 conference season, Ohio won the East Division with a record of 7–1 and Toledo won the West Division with a 5–3 conference record. In the 2022 MAC Championship Game, Toledo defeated Ohio by a final score of 17–7.[2] The MAC finished with a 4–2 bowl record which was good enough to win the Bowl Challenge Cup[3][4]
Coaches
Coaching changes
The MAC enters the 2023 season with two new head football coaches:
- Western Michigan fired Tim Lester on November 28, 2022, after his team finished the 2022 season with a 5–7.[5][6] On December 7, 2022 Lance Taylor, who was the offensive coordinator for Louisville in 2022, was introduced as the new head coach.[7]
- On December 4, 2022 Sean Lewis stepped down as Kent State head coach to become the offensive coordinator at Colorado under new head coach Deion Sanders.[8] On December 13, 2022, Kent State hired former Minnesota associate head coach Kenni Burns as their new head coach.[9]
Head coaching records
| Team | Head Coach | Previous Job | Years at school | Overall Record | MAC record | MAC titles |
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| Akron | Joe Moorhead | Oregon (offensive coordinator) | 2 | 54–35 (.607) | 1–7 (.125) | 0 |
| Ball State | Mike Neu | New Orleans Saints (QB Coach) | 8 | 33–48 (.407) | 20–34 (.370) | 1 |
| Bowling Green | Scot Loeffler | Boston College (offensive coordinator/QB coach) | 5 | 13–29 (.310) | 9–20 (.310) | 0 |
| Buffalo | Maurice Linguist | Michigan (co-defensive coordinator) | 3 | 11–14 (.440) | 7–9 (.438) | 0 |
| Central Michigan | Jim McElwain | Florida | 5 | 68–48 (.586) | 18–12 (.600) | 0 |
| Eastern Michigan | Chris Creighton | Drake | 10 | 185–107 (.634) | 27–43 (.386) | 0 |
| Kent State | Kenni Burns | Minnesota (associate head coach) | 1 | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | 0 |
| Miami | Chuck Martin | Notre Dame (offensive coordinator/QB coach) | 9 | 119–66 (.643) | 37–30 (.552) | 1 |
| Northern Illinois | Thomas Hammock | Baltimore Ravens (assistant head coach) | 5 | 17–27 (.386) | 12–18 (.400) | 1 |
| Ohio | Tim Albin | Ohio (associate head coach) | 3 | 38–21 (.644) | 10–6 (.625) | 0 |
| Toledo | Jason Candle | Toledo (offensive coordinator) | 8 | 54–32 (.628) | 35–19 (.648) | 2 |
| Western Michigan | Lance Taylor | Louisville (offensive coordinator) | 1 | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | 0 |
Rankings
| Pre | Wk 1 | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Final | ||
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| 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 |
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| MAC member won |
| MAC member lost |
| MAC teams in bold |
All times Eastern time.
Week 0
| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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| August 26 | TBA | Ohio | San Diego State | Snapdragon Stadium • San Diego, CA | TBA | – | ||
| #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. | ||||||||
Week 1
Week 2
| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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| September 9 | TBA | Ball State | Georgia | Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA | TBA | – | ||
| September 9 | TBA | Eastern Illinois | Bowling Green | Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH | TBA | – | ||
| September 9 | TBA | Eastern Michigan | Minnesota | Huntington Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN | TBA | – | ||
| September 9 | TBA | Fordham | Buffalo | UB Stadium • Buffalo, NY | TBA | – | ||
| September 9 | TBA | Kent State | Arkansas | D.W.R. Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR | TBA | – | ||
| September 9 | TBA | Miami (OH) | UMass | Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium • Hadley, MA | TBA | – | ||
| September 9 | TBA | Morgan State | Akron | InfoCision Stadium–Summa Field • Akron, OH | TBA | – | ||
| September 9 | TBA | New Hampshire | Central Michigan | Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI | TBA | – | ||
| September 9 | TBA | Ohio | Florida Atlantic | FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL | TBA | – | ||
| September 9 | TBA | Southern Illinois | Northern Illinois | Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL | TBA | – | ||
| September 9 | TBA | Texas Southern | Toledo | Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH | TBA | – | ||
| September 9 | TBA | Western Michigan | Syracuse | JMA Wireless Dome • Syracuse, NY | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 16 | TBA | Akron | Kentucky | Kroger Field • Lexington, KY | TBA | – | ||
| September 16 | TBA | Bowling Green | Michigan | Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI | TBA | – | ||
| September 16 | TBA | Central Michigan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN | TBA | – | ||
| September 16 | TBA | Indiana State | Ball State | Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN (Blue Key Victory Bell) | TBA | – | ||
| September 16 | TBA | Iowa State | Ohio | Peden Stadium • Athens, OH | TBA | – | ||
| September 16 | TBA | Liberty | Buffalo | UB Stadium • Buffalo, NY | TBA | – | ||
| September 16 | TBA | Miami (OH) | Cincinnati | Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH (Victory Bell) | TBA | – | ||
| September 16 | TBA | Northern Illinois | Nebraska | Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE | TBA | – | ||
| September 16 | TBA | San Jose State | Toledo | Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH | TBA | – | ||
| September 16 | TBA | UMass | Eastern Michigan | Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI | TBA | – | ||
| September 16 | TBA | Western Michigan | Iowa | Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA | TBA | – | ||
| September 16 | TBA | Central Connecticut | 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 | |
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| September 23 | TBA | Akron | Indiana | Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN | TBA | – | ||
| September 23 | TBA | Central Michigan | South Alabama | Hancock Whitney Stadium • Mobile, AL | TBA | – | ||
| September 23 | TBA | Delaware State | Miami (OH) | Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH | TBA | – | ||
| September 23 | TBA | Eastern Michigan | Jacksonville State | Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium • Jacksonville, AL | TBA | – | ||
| September 23 | TBA | Georgia Southern | Ball State | Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN | TBA | – | ||
| September 23 | TBA | Kent State | Fresno State | Valley Children's Stadium • Fresno, CA | TBA | – | ||
| September 23 | TBA | Tulsa | Northern Illinois | Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL | TBA | – | ||
| September 23 | TBA | Buffalo | Louisiana | Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA | TBA | – | ||
| September 23 | TBA | Ohio | Bowling Green | Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH | TBA | – | ||
| September 23 | TBA | Western Michigan | Toledo | Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH | 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 | |
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| September 30 | TBA | Bowling Green | Georgia Tech | Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA | TBA | – | ||
| September 30 | TBA | Ball State | Eastern Michigan | Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI | TBA | – | ||
| September 30 | TBA | Eastern Michigan | Central Michigan | Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI (Michigan MAC Trophy) | TBA | – | ||
| September 30 | TBA | Northern Illinois | Toledo | Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH | TBA | – | ||
| September 30 | TBA | Buffalo | Akron | InfoCision Stadium–Summa Field • Akron, OH | TBA | – | ||
| September 30 | TBA | Miami | Kent State | Dix Stadium • Kent, OH | TBA | – |
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| #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 | |
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| October 7 | TBA | Western Michigan | Mississippi State | Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS | TBA | – | ||
| October 7 | TBA | Toledo | UMass | Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium • Hadley, MA | TBA | – | ||
| October 7 | TBA | Ball State | Eastern Michigan | Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI | TBA | – | ||
| October 7 | TBA | Bowling Green | Miami | Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH | TBA | – | ||
| October 7 | TBA | Central | Buffalo | UB Stadium • Buffalo, NY | TBA | – | ||
| October 7 | TBA | Kent State | Ohio | Peden Stadium • Athens, OH | TBA | – | ||
| October 7 | TBA | Northern Illinois | Akron | InfoCision Stadium–Summa Field • Akron, OH | 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 | |
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| October 14 | TBA | Toledo | Ball State | Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN | TBA | – | ||
| October 14 | TBA | Akron | Central Michigan | Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI | TBA | – | ||
| October 14 | TBA | Bowling Green | Buffalo | UB Stadium • Buffalo, NY | TBA | – | ||
| October 14 | TBA | Kent State | Eastern Michigan | Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI | TBA | – | ||
| October 14 | TBA | Miami | Western Michigan | Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI | TBA | – | ||
| October 14 | TBA | Ohio | Northern Illinois | Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 21 | TBA | Central Michigan | Ball State | Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN | TBA | – | ||
| October 21 | TBA | Eastern Michigan | Northern Illinois | Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL | TBA | – | ||
| October 21 | TBA | Toledo | Miami | Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH | TBA | – | ||
| October 21 | TBA | Western Michigan | Ohio | Peden Stadium • Athens, OH | TBA | – | ||
| October 21 | TBA | Akron | Bowling Green | Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH | TBA | – | ||
| October 21 | TBA | Buffalo | Kent State | Dix Stadium • Kent, OH | TBA | – |
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| #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 | |
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| October 28 | TBA | Miami | Ohio | Peden Stadium • Athens, OH (Battle of the Bricks) | TBA | – | ||
| October 28 | TBA | Western Michigan | Eastern Michigan | Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI (Michigan MAC Trophy) | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 31 | TBA | Northern Illinois | Central Michigan | Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI | TBA | – | ||
| October 31 | TBA | Buffalo | Toledo | Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH | TBA | – | ||
| November 1 | TBA | Ball State | Bowling Green | Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH | TBA | – | ||
| November 1 | TBA | Kent State | Akron | InfoCision Stadium–Summa Field • Akron, OH (Wagon Wheel) | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 7 | TBA | Ball State | Northern Illinois | Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL (Bronze Stalk Trophy) | TBA | – | ||
| November 7 | TBA | Central Michigan | Western Michigan | Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI (Michigan MAC Trophy) | TBA | – | ||
| November 7 | TBA | Ohio | Buffalo | UB Stadium • Buffalo, NY | TBA | – | ||
| November 8 | TBA | Eastern Michigan | Toledo | Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH | TBA | – | ||
| November 8 | TBA | Akron | Miami | Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH | TBA | – | ||
| November 8 | TBA | Bowling Green | Kent State | Dix Stadium • Kent, OH | 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 | |
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| November 14 | TBA | Toledo | Bowling Green | Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH (Battle of I-75) | TBA | – | ||
| November 14 | TBA | Western Michigan | Northern Illinois | Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL | TBA | – | ||
| November 14 | TBA | Akron | Eastern Michigan | Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI | TBA | – | ||
| November 15 | TBA | Central Michigan | Ohio | Peden Stadium • Athens, OH | TBA | – | ||
| November 15 | TBA | Buffalo | Miami | Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH | TBA | – | ||
| November 18 | TBA | Kent State | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 21 | TBA | Eastern Michigan | Buffalo | UB Stadium • Buffalo, NY | TBA | – | ||
| November 21 | TBA | Bowling Green | Western Michigan | Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI | TBA | – | ||
| November 24 | TBA | Toledo | Central Michigan | Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI | TBA | – | ||
| November 24 | TBA | Ohio | Akron | InfoCision Stadium–Summa Field • Akron, OH | TBA | – | ||
| November 25 | TBA | Northern Illinois | Kent State | Dix Stadium • Kent, OH | TBA | – | ||
| November 25 | TBA | Miami | Ball State | Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN (Red Bird Rivalry) | 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 | |
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| December 2 | TBA | West Champion | East Champion | Ford Field • Detroit, MI | TBA | |||
| #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. | ||||||||
Postseason
MAC records vs. other conferences
2022–2023 records against non-conference foes:
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Mid-American vs Power 5 matchups
This is a list of games the MAC has scheduled versus power conference teams (ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-12, Notre Dame and SEC). All rankings are from the current AP Poll at the time of the game.
Mid-American vs Group of Five matchups
The following games include MAC teams competing against teams from the American, C-USA, Mountain West or Sun Belt.
| Date | Conference | Visitor | Home | Site | Score |
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| August 26 | MWC | Ohio | San Diego State | Snapdragon Stadium • San Diego, CA | |
| September 2 | American | Akron | Temple | Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA | |
| September 2 | CUSA | Bowling Green | Liberty | Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, VA | |
| September 9 | American | Ohio | Florida Atlantic | FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL | |
| September 16 | CUSA | Liberty | Buffalo | UB Stadium • Buffalo, NY | |
| September 16 | MWC | San Jose State | Toledo | Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH | |
| September 23 | SunBelt | Central Michigan | South Alabama | Hancock Whitney Stadium • Mobile, AL | |
| September 23 | CUSA | Eastern Michigan | Jacksonville State | Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium • Jacksonville, AL | |
| September 23 | SunBelt | Georgia Southern | Ball State | Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN | |
| September 23 | MWC | Kent State | Fresno State | Valley Children's Stadium • Fresno, CA | |
| September 23 | American | Tulsa | Northern Illinois | Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL | |
| September 23 | SunBelt | Buffalo | Louisiana | Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA | |
Mid-American vs FBS independents matchups
The following games include MAC teams competing against FBS Independents, which includes Army, UConn, or UMass.
| Date | Visitor | Home | Site | Score |
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| September 9 | Miami (OH) | UMass | Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium • Hadley, MA | |
| September 16 | UMass | Eastern Michigan | Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI | |
| October 7 | Toledo | UMass | Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium • Hadley, MA | |
Mid-American vs. FCS matchups
The following games include MAC teams competing against FCS schools.
| Date | Visitor | Home | Site | Score |
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| August 31 | Saint Francis (PA) | Western Michigan | Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI | |
| September 1 | Howard | Eastern Michigan | Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI | |
| September 2 | LIU | Ohio | Peden Stadium • Athens, OH | |
| September 9 | Eastern Illinois | Bowling Green | Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH | |
| September 9 | Fordham | Buffalo | UB Stadium • Buffalo, NY | |
| September 9 | Morgan State | Akron | InfoCision Stadium–Summa Field • Akron, OH | |
| September 9 | New Hampshire | Central Michigan | Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI | |
| September 9 | Southern Illinois | Northern Illinois | Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL | |
| September 9 | Texas Southern | Toledo | Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH | |
| September 16 | Indiana State | Ball State | Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN | |
| September 16 | Central Connecticut | Kent State | Dix Stadium • Kent, OH | |
| September 23 | Delaware State | Miami (OH) | Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH | |
Head to head matchups
| 2023 MAC Head to head | ||||||||||||
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| Team | Akron | Ball State | Buffalo | Bowling Green | Central Michigan | Eastern Michigan | Kent State | Miami | Northern Illinois | Ohio | Toledo | Western Michigan |
| Akron | — | — | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | — | — |
| Ball State | — | — | — | – | – | – | – | – | – | — | – | – |
| Buffalo | – | — | — | – | – | – | – | – | — | – | – | — |
| Bowling Green | – | – | — | — | – | — | – | – | — | – | – | – |
| Central Michigan | – | – | – | — | — | – | — | — | – | – | – | – |
| Eastern Michigan | – | – | – | — | – | — | – | — | – | — | – | – |
| Kent State | – | – | – | – | — | – | — | – | – | – | — | — |
| Miami | – | – | – | – | — | — | – | — | — | – | – | – |
| Northern Illinois | – | – | — | — | – | – | – | — | — | – | – | – |
| Ohio | – | – | – | – | — | — | – | – | – | — | — | – |
| Toledo | — | – | – | – | – | – | — | – | – | — | — | – |
| Western Michigan | — | – | — | – | – | – | — | – | – | – | – | — |
Awards and honors
East Division
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| Player | Team | Position | Player | Team | Position | Player | Team | Position | |||||
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West Division
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| Player | Team | Position | Player | Team | Position | Player | Team | Position | |||||
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References
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