| Mid-American Conference | |
OFFICIAL Website  |
12 TEAMS |
JOINED | STADIUM | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Akron Zips | 1992 | 
InfoCision Stadium-Summa Field (Akron,OH) |
 | Ball State Cardinals | 1973 | 
Scheumann Stadium (Muncie,IN) |
 | Bowling Green Falcons | 1952 | 
Doyt Perry Stadium (Bowling Green,OH) |
 | Buffalo Bulls | 1998 |  University at Buffalo Stadium (Buffalo,NY) |
 | Central Michigan Chippewas | 1971 |  Kelly/Shorts Stadium (Mount Pleasant,MI) |
 | Eastern Michigan Eagles | 1971 | 
Rynearson Stadium (Ypsilanti,MI) |
 | Kent State Golden Flashes | 1951 | 
DIX Stadium (Kent,OH) |
 | UMass Minutemen | 2025 | 
Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium (Amherst,MA) |
 | Miami RedHawks | 1947 | 
Yager Stadium (Oxford,OH) |
 | Ohio Bobcats | 1946 | 
Peden Stadium (Athens,OH) |
 | Toledo Rockets | 1950 | 
Glass Bowl (Toledo,OH) |
 | Western Michigan Broncos | 1947 | 
Waldo Stadium (Kalamazoo,MI) |
Delaware (formerly Football Championship Division - Coastal Athletic Association) and Missouri State (FCS - Missouri Valley Football Conference) joined for the 2025 season and Northern Illinois will join the Mountain West Conference for the 2026 season.
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Football Championship Game |
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| Year | West | East | Stadium | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Toledo Rockets |
14 |  Marshall Thundering Herd(1) | 34 |  Marshall University Stadium Huntington, WV |
| 1998 | Toledo Rockets | 17 | Marshall Thundering Herd(2) | 23 | |
| 1999 | Western Michigan Broncos |
30 | Marshall Thundering Herd(3) | 34 | |
| 2000 | Western Michigan Broncos | 14 | Marshall Thundering Herd(4) | 19 | |
| 2001 | Toledo Rockets(1) | 41 | Marshall Thundering Herd(5) | 36 | Glass Bowl Toledo, OH |
| 2002 | Toledo Rockets(2) | 45 | Marshall Thundering Herd(6) | 49 | Marshall University Stadium Huntington, WV |
| 2003 | Bowling Green Falcons |
27 | Miami Redhawks(1) |
49 | Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH |
| 2004 | Toledo Rockets(3) | 35 | Miami Redhawks |
27 |  Ford Field Detroit, MI |
| 2005 |  Northern Illinois Huskies |
30 | Akron Zips(1) |
31 | |
| 2006 | Central Michigan Chippewas(1) | 31 | Ohio Bobcats |
10 | |
| 2007 | Central Michigan Chippewas(2) | 35 | Miami Redhawks |
10 | |
| 2008 | Ball State Cardinals |
24 | Buffalo Bulls(1) | 42 | |
| 2009 | Central Michigan Chippewas(3) | 20 | Ohio Bobcats |
10 | |
| 2010 | Northern Illinois Huskies |
21 | Miami Redhawks(1) |
26 | |
| 2011 | Northern Illinois Huskies(1) |
23 | Ohio Bobcats |
20 | |
| 2012 | Northern Illinois Huskies(2) | 442OT | Kent State Golden Flashes |
37 | |
| 2013 | Northern Illinois Huskies | 27 | Bowling Green Falcons(1) |
47 | |
| 2014 | Northern Illinois Huskies(3) | 51 | Bowling Green Falcons |
17 | |
| 2015 | Northern Illinois Huskies |
14 | Bowling Green Falcons(2) | 34 | |
| 2016 | Western Michigan Broncos(1) |
29 | Ohio Bobcats |
23 | |
| 2017 | Toledo Rockets(3) | 45 | Akron Zips |
28 | |
| 2018 | Northern Illinois Huskies(4) | 30 | Buffalo Bulls |
29 | |
| 2019 | Central Michigan Chippewas |
21 | Miami Redhawks(2) |
26 | |
| 2020 | Ball State Cardinals(1) | 38 | Buffalo Bulls |
28 | |
| 2021 | Northern Illinois Huskies(5) | 41 | Kent State Golden Flashes |
23 | |
| 2022 | Toledo Rockets(4) | 17 | Ohio Bobcats |
7 | |
| 2023 | Toledo Rockets |
14 | Miami Redhawks(3) |
23 | |
| Year | No. 1 seed | No. 2 seed | Stadium | ||
| 2024 | Miami Redhawks |
3 | Ohio Bobcats(1) |
38 | Ford Field Detroit, MI |
| 2025 | Western Michigan Broncos(2) |
23 | Miami RedHawks |
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| 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 | |
LEGEND