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2025 Mid-American Conference football season
LeagueNCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision
SportFootball
DurationAugust 29 - December 7
Number of teams12
Regular season
MAC Championship Game
Seasons
← 2024
2026 →
2025 Mid-American Conference football standings
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
As of January 28, 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 will see its first change in membership since 2015 with the addition of UMass.[4] This will be Northern Illinois' last season as the are joining the Mountain West Conference in 2026.[5]

Previous season

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Main article: 2024 Mid-American Conference football season

Miami and Ohio finished the season with 7-1 conference records and the Battle of the Bricks rivalry happened twice in the same season for the first time with a rematch in the Championship Game. Ohio avenged the regular season loss to Miami, winning 38–3, and won the MAC Championship for the first time since [[1968.[6]

Coaches

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Coaching changes

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The MAC enters the 2025 season with three head coaching change from 2024.

Ball State

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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.[7] He won the MAC Championship in 2020[8] It was his only winning season. Colin Johnson succeeded him as interim head coach.[7] On December 4, Ball State named Butler head coach Mike Uremovich as the new head coach.[9]

Central Michigan

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Central Michigan head coach Jim McElwain announced on November 20 that he would retire at the end of the 2024 season[10] 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.[11]

Ohio

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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[12] Albin exited the team bus on the way back to campus to accept the position.[13] Associate Head Coach Brian Smith was named the interim head coach for the 2024 Cure Bowl.[14] Ohio named him the permanent head coach on December 18.[15]

Head coaching records

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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 Bulldogs football 1 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) 0
Bowling Green Scot Loeffler Boston College (offensive coordinator/QB coach) 7 27–41 (.397) 20–25 (.444) 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 Kenni Burns Minnesota (associate head coach/running backs) 3 1–23 (.042) 0–16 (.000) 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 - [16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28]

Rankings

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  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		 Wk
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
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
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

Schedule

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[2][1][29]

Index to colors and formatting
MAC member won
MAC member lost
MAC teams in bold

All times Eastern time.

Week 1

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
August 28 TBA Buffalo Minnesota Huntington Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN 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 Miami Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI TBA  –  
August 30 TBA Wyoming Akron InfoCision Stadium • Akron, OH TBA  –  
August 30 TBA Lafayette Bowling Green Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH TBA  –  
August 30 TBA Ohio Rutgers SHI Stadium • Piscataway, NJ 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 Central Michigan San Jose State CEFCU Stadium • San Jose, CA 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

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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 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

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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 Ohio Ohio State Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH TBA  –  
September 13 TBA Liberty Bowling Green Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, Ohio TBA  –  
September 13 TBA Western Michigan Illinois Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH TBA  –  
September 13 TBA UMass Iowa Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA TBA  –  
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 4

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
September 20 TBA Northern Illinois Mississippi State M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, 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  –  
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 5

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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  –  
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 6

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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  –  
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 7

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 8

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 9

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
October 25 TBA Toledo Washington State Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA TBA  –  
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 10

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 11

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 12

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 13

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 14

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

MAC Conference Championship Game

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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.

Head to head matchups

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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 – – — — – – — – – – – — —

References

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  2. ^ a b "2025 DETROIT SPORTS CALENDAR". detroitsports.org. Detroit Sports Commission. Retrieved January 25, 2025.
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  21. ^ "Chris Creighton". Sports Reference.
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