Mid-American Conference Football
- Conference Founded: 1946
- Member Teams: 12
- Division: Division I
- Subdivision: Football Bowl Subdivision
- 2025 Football Champions: Western Michigan Broncos (4)
- Most titles (17): Miami Redhawks
- Football Championship Game
- Football Champions
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The Mid-American Conference (MAC) is a collegiate athletic conference with a membership base mostly in the Great Lakes region, stretching from Massachusetts to California.
Recent Changes
Since the 2026 FBS season:
| Team | Conference in 2025 | Conference in 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Northern Illinois | MAC | Mountain West |
| Sacramento State | Big Sky (FCS) | MAC |
Member Teams
Historical helmets can be found on the The Helmet Project website.
| Team | Logo | Name | Joined | STADIUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Akron Zips |
1992 | 
InfoCision Stadium (Akron,OH) |
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Ball State Cardinals |
1973 | 
Scheumann Stadium (Muncie,IN) |
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Bowling Green Falcons |
1952 | 
Doyt Perry Stadium (Bowling Green,OH) |
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Buffalo Bulls |
1998 | 
UB Stadium (Buffalo,NY) |
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Central Michigan Chippewas |
1972 | 
Kelly/Shorts Stadium (Mount Pleasant,MI) |
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Eastern Michigan Eagles |
1972 | 
Rynearson Stadium (Ypsilanti,MI) |
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Kent State Golden Flashes |
1951 | 
Dix Stadium (Kent,OH) |
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Miami (OH) RedHawks |
1948 | 
Yager Stadium (Oxford,OH) |
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Ohio Bobcats |
1946 | 
Peden Stadium (Athens,OH) |
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Sacramento_State Hornets |
2026 | 
Hornet Stadium (Sacramento,CA) |
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Toledo Rockets |
1950 | 
Glass Bowl (Toledo,OH) |
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UMass Minutemen |
2025 | 
Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium (Amherst,MA) |
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Western Michigan Broncos |
1948 | 
Waldo Stadium (Kalamazoo,MI) |
Football Championship Game
It is played between the top two seeds and from 1997-2023, it was played between the East and West Division champions.
Eastern Michigan, Sacramento State and UMass are the only teams currently in the conference to have not yet qualified for a championship game. (UMass had been a football-only MAC member in the 2012–2015 seasons before returning in 2025 as a full member.) As of the next MAC football season in 2026, Marshall and Northern Illinois are the only championship game winners to not be current members of the MAC. Bowling Green is the only team that has represented both the East and West Divisions in the Championship Game, as it was a member of the West Division prior to the departure of Marshall from the MAC. Temple and UCF were previously in the conference during this era and never reached the championship game.
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| Year | Winner | Score | Loser | Stadium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 |  Marshall Thundering Herd(1) (East) |
34-14 | Toledo Rockets (West) |
 Marshall University Stadium Huntington, WV |
| 1998 | Marshall Thundering Herd(2) (East) |
23-17 | Toledo Rockets (West) |
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| 1999 | Marshall Thundering Herd(3) (East) |
34-30 | Western Michigan Broncos (West) |
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| 2000 | Marshall Thundering Herd(4) (East) |
19-14 | Western Michigan Broncos (West) |
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| 2001 | Toledo Rockets(1) (West) |
41-36 | Marshall Thundering Herd(5) (East) |
Glass Bowl Toledo, OH |
| 2002 | Marshall Thundering Herd(6) (East) |
49-45 | Toledo Rockets (West) |
Marshall University Stadium Huntington, WV |
| 2003 | Miami Redhawks(1) (East) |
49-27 | Bowling Green Falcons (West) |
Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH |
| 2004 | Toledo Rockets(3) (West) |
35-27 | Miami Redhawks (East) |
 Ford Field Detroit, MI |
| 2005 | Akron Zips(1) (East) |
31-30 |  Northern Illinois Huskies (West) |
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| 2006 | Central Michigan Chippewas(1) (West) |
31-10 | Ohio Bobcats (East) |
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| 2007 | Central Michigan Chippewas(2) (West) |
35-10 | Miami Redhawks (East) |
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| 2008 | Buffalo Bulls(1) (East) |
42-24 | Ball State Cardinals (West) |
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| 2009 | Central Michigan Chippewas(3) (West) |
20-10 | Ohio Bobcats (East) |
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| 2010 | Miami Redhawks(1) (East) |
26-21 | Northern Illinois Huskies (West) |
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| 2011 | Northern Illinois Huskies(1) (West) |
23-20 | Ohio Bobcats (East) |
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| 2012 | Northern Illinois Huskies(2) (West) |
44-372OT | Kent State Golden Flashes (East) |
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| 2013 | Bowling Green Falcons(1) (East) |
47-27 | Northern Illinois Huskies (West) |
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| 2014 | Northern Illinois Huskies(3) (West) |
51-17 | Bowling Green Falcons (East) |
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| 2015 | Bowling Green Falcons(2) (East) |
34-14 | Northern Illinois Huskies (West) |
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| 2016 | Western Michigan Broncos(1) (West) |
29-23 | Ohio Bobcats (East) |
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| 2017 | Toledo Rockets(3) (West) |
45-28 | Akron Zips (East) |
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| 2018 | Northern Illinois Huskies(4) (West) |
30-29 | Buffalo Bulls (East) |
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| 2019 | Miami Redhawks(2) (East) |
26-21 | Central Michigan Chippewas (West) |
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| 2020 | Ball State Cardinals(1) (West) |
38-28 | Buffalo Bulls (East) |
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| 2021 | Northern Illinois Huskies(5) (West) |
41-23 | Kent State Golden Flashes (East) |
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| 2022 | Toledo Rockets(4) (West) |
17-7 | Ohio Bobcats (East) |
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| 2023 | Miami Redhawks(3) (East) |
23-14 | Toledo Rockets (West) |
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| 2024 | #2 Ohio Bobcats(1) |
38-3 | #1 Miami Redhawks |
Ford Field Detroit, MI |
| 2025 | #1 Western Michigan Broncos(2) |
23-13 | #2 Miami RedHawks |
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TBD | - | TBD |
STANDINGS
| School | REC | A | RT | RA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Illinois Huskies | 5-4 | 9 | 2021 | 2021 |
| Marshall Thundering Herd | 5-1 | 6 | 2002 | 2002 |
| Toledo Rockets | 4-4 | 8 | 2022 | 2023 |
| Miami RedHawks | 4-4 | 8 | 2023 | 2024 |
| Central Michigan Chippewas | 3-1 | 4 | 2009 | 2019 |
| Western Michigan Broncos | 2-2 | 4 | 2025 | 2025 |
| Bowling Green Falcons | 2-2 | 4 | 2015 | 2015 |
| Ohio Bobcats | 1-6 | 7 | 2024 | 2025 |
| Buffalo Bulls | 1-2 | 3 | 2008 | 2020 |
| Akron Zips | 1-1 | 2 | 2005 | 2017 |
| Ball State Cardinals | 1-1 | 2 | 2020 | 2008 |
| Kent State Golden Flashes | 0-2 | 2 | - | 2021 |
Football Conference Champions
The current season champions and standings are listed below.
| Season | School | |
|---|---|---|
| 1947 |  | Cincinnati Bearcats (1) |
| 1948 | | Miami RedHawks (1) |
| 1949 | | Cincinnati Bearcats (2) |
| 1950 | | Miami RedHawks (2) |
| 1951 | | Cincinnati Bearcats (3) |
| 1952 | | Cincinnati Bearcats (4) |
| 1953 | | Ohio Bobcats (1) |
| 1954 | | Miami RedHawks (3) |
| 1955 | | Miami RedHawks (4) |
| 1956 | | Bowling Green Falcons (1) |
| 1957 | | Miami RedHawks (5) |
| 1958 | | Miami RedHawks (6) |
| 1959 | | Bowling Green Falcons (2) |
| 1960 | | Ohio Bobcats (2) |
| 1961 | | Bowling Green Falcons (3) |
| 1962 | | Bowling Green Falcons (4) |
| 1963 | | Ohio Bobcats (3) |
| 1964 | | Bowling Green Falcons (5) |
| 1965 | |
Bowling Green Falcons (6) |
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Miami RedHawks (7) | |
| 1966 | |
Miami RedHawks (8) |
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Western Michigan Broncos (1) | |
| 1967 | |
Ohio Bobcats (4) |
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Toledo Rockets (1) | |
| 1968 | | Ohio Bobcats (5) |
| 1969 | | Toledo Rockets (2) |
| 1970 | | Toledo Rockets (3) |
| 1971 | | Toledo Rockets (4) |
| 1972 | | Kent State Golden Flashes (1) |
| 1973 | | Miami RedHawks (9) |
| 1974 | | Miami RedHawks (10) |
| 1975 | | Miami RedHawks (11) |
| 1976 | | Ball State Cardinals (1) |
| 1977 | | Miami RedHawks (12) |
| 1978 | | Ball State Cardinals (2) |
| 1979 | | Central Michigan Chippewas (1) |
| 1980 | | Central Michigan Chippewas (2) |
| 1981 | | Toledo Rockets (5) |
| 1982 | | Bowling Green Falcons (7) |
| 1983 | | Northern Illinois Huskies (1) |
| 1984 | | Toledo Rockets (6) |
| 1985 | | Bowling Green Falcons (8) |
| 1986 | | Miami RedHawks (13) |
| 1987 | | Eastern Michigan Eagles (1) |
| 1988 | | Western Michigan Broncos (2) |
| 1989 | | Ball State Cardinals (3) |
| 1990 | |
Central Michigan Chippewas (3) |
|
Toledo Rockets (7) | |
| 1991 | | Bowling Green Falcons (9) |
| 1992 | | Bowling Green Falcons (10) |
| 1993 | | Ball State Cardinals (4) |
| 1994 | | Central Michigan Chippewas (4) |
| 1995 | | Toledo Rockets (8) |
| 1996 | | Ball State Cardinals (5) |
| 1997 | |
Marshall Thundering Herd (1) |
| 1998 | |
Marshall Thundering Herd (2) |
| 1999 | |
Marshall Thundering Herd (3) |
| 2000 | |
Marshall Thundering Herd (4) |
| 2001 | |
Toledo Rockets (9) |
| 2002 | |
Marshall Thundering Herd (5) |
| 2003 | |
Miami RedHawks (14) |
| 2004 | |
Toledo Rockets (10) |
| 2005 | |
Akron Zips (1) |
| 2006 | |
Central Michigan Chippewas (5) |
| 2007 | |
Central Michigan Chippewas (6) |
| 2008 | |
Buffalo Bulls (1) |
| 2009 | |
Central Michigan Chippewas (7) |
| 2010 | |
Miami RedHawks (15) |
| 2011 | |
Northern Illinois Huskies (2) |
| 2012 | |
Northern Illinois Huskies (3) |
| 2013 | |
Bowling Green Falcons (11) |
| 2014 | |
Northern Illinois Huskies (4) |
| 2015 | |
Bowling Green Falcons (12) |
| 2016 | |
Western Michigan Broncos (3) |
| 2017 | |
Toledo Rockets (11) |
| 2018 | |
Northern Illinois Huskies (5) |
| 2019 | |
Miami RedHawks (16) |
| 2020 | |
Ball State Cardinals (6) |
| 2021 | |
Northern Illinois Huskies (6) |
| 2022 | |
Toledo Rockets (12) |
| 2023 | |
Miami RedHawks (17) |
| 2024 | |
Ohio Bobcats (6) |
| 2025 | |
Western Michigan Broncos (4) |
STANDINGS
| School | T | RT | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Miami RedHawks | 17 | 2023 |
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Toledo Rockets | 12 | 2022 |
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Bowling Green Falcons | 12 | 2015 |
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Central Michigan Chippewas | 7 | 2009 |
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Ohio Bobcats | 6 | 2024 |
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Northern Illinois Huskies | 6 | 2021 |
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Marshall Thundering Herd | 5 | 2002 |
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Ball State Cardinals | 6 | 2020 |
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Cincinnati Bearcats | 4 | 1952 |
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Western Michigan Broncos | 4 | 2025 |
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Akron Zips | 1 | 2005 |
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Buffalo Bulls | 1 | 2008 |
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Eastern Michigan Eagles | 1 | 1987 |
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Kent State Golden Flashes | 1 | 1972 |