MAC ANNOUNCES 2019 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE

Features 14 November nationally televised games on ESPN Platforms-CBS Sports Network

MAC Home Games vs. FBS Non-Conference opponents:

MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE

2019 MAC Football Schedule (composite by date)

Aug. 29 – Thursday

Aug. 31 – Saturday

Sep. 7 – Saturday

Sep. 14 – Saturday

Sep. 21 – Saturday

Sep. 28 – Saturday

Oct. 5 – Saturday

Oct. 12 – Saturday

Oct. 19 – Saturday

Oct. 26 – Saturday

Nov. 2 – Saturday

Nov. 5 – Tuesday

Nov. 6 – Wednesday

Nov. 12 – Tuesday

Nov. 13 – Wednesday

Nov. 14 – Thursday

Nov. 16 – Saturday

Nov. 19 – Tuesday

Nov. 20 – Wednesday

Nov. 23 – Saturday

Nov. 26 – Tuesday

Nov. 29 – Friday

Dec. 7 – Saturday

2019 MAC Football Schedule (composite by school)

EAST DIVISION

Akron

Aug.

Sep.

Oct.

Nov.

Bowling Green

Aug.

Sep.

Oct.

Nov.

Buffalo

Aug.

Sep.

Oct.

Nov.

Kent State

Aug.

Sep.

Oct.

Nov.

Miami

Aug.

Sep.

Oct.

Nov.

Ohio

Aug.

Sep.

Oct.

Nov.

WEST DIVISION

Ball State

Aug.

Sep.

Oct.

Nov.

Central Michigan

Aug.

Sept.

Oct.

Nov.

Eastern Michigan

Aug.

Sep.

Oct.

Nov.

Northern Illinois (NIU)

Aug.

Sep.

Oct.

Nov.

Toledo

Aug.

Sep.

Oct.

Nov.

Western Michigan

Aug.

Sep.

Oct.

Nov.

MAC Commissioner, Jon Steinbrecher and Deputy Commissioner/Chief Operating Officer, Bob Gennarelli discuss highlights of the 2019 schedule and background toward the creation of the football schedule.Cleveland, Ohio – The Mid-American Conference announced today the 2019 football schedule. Highlighting the schedule are 14 games available nationally during the last month of the regular season, slated for ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPN+, ESPN3 and CBS Sports Network as the conference race unfolds in both the East and West divisions.An updated MAC 2019 football schedule will be released in June with kick times and a television schedule for the first three weeks of the regular season and midweek games during November. All other game kick times and television will be announced 12 days prior to the scheduled game.The regular season will conclude with the 23rd Marathon MAC Football Championship game on Saturday, Dec. 7 (time/television TBA) from Ford Field in Detroit. This will mark the 16th Marathon MAC Football Championship game at Ford Field, home of the Detroit Lions, Super Bowl XL, and the 2009 NCAA Men’s Final Four.The MAC will be the only collegiate football conference to host a game on the 150th anniversary of college football – Wednesday, Nov. 6 – as the Miami RedHawks travel to face the Ohio Bobcats at Peden Stadium in Athens, Ohio on ESPN2.In addition, three MAC rivalry games will kickoff on Saturday’s in late September, with Central Michigan at Western Michigan on Saturday, Sept. 28, and early October, with Kent State at Akron and Toledo at Bowling Green both on Saturday, Oct. 12.Included in the 2019 schedule, the MAC will play five Saturday games during November, with the potential of a sixth game as Miami at Ball State, which is currently scheduled for Friday, Nov. 29, has a flex opportunity and may move to Saturday, Nov. 30. The move is pending a national television opportunity.For the 12th year in a row, league schools will face a formidable non-conference slate of opponents from the following Football Bowl Subdivision conferences – ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-12, SEC, Notre Dame and BYU. In addition, the Conference will also face opponents from the American Athletic Conference, Conference USA, Mountain West Conference, Sun Belt Conference and Independents Liberty, New Mexico State and UMass.MAC programs will face eight non-conference foes that finished in the final AP Top 25 poll: Ohio State (3), Notre Dame (5), Kentucky (12) twice, Syracuse (15), Penn State (17), Cincinnati (24) and Iowa (25).A total of ten non-conference games will feature a Big Ten opponent (Illinois (2); Indiana; Iowa; Michigan State; Nebraska; Ohio State; Penn State; Wisconsin (2)). The MAC will face foes from the ACC (4—Miami (Fla.), North Carolina State, Pitt, Syracuse), SEC (4—Auburn, Kentucky (2), Vanderbilt), Pac-12 (2-Arizona State, Utah), Big 12 (1—Kansas State); and Independent Notre Dame, BYU, Liberty, New Mexico State and UMass.The MAC will also face opponents from the American Athletic Conference (2— Cincinnati, Temple), Mountain West (1—Colorado State), Conference USA (4—Florida Atlantic, La. Tech, Marshall, UAB) and Sun Belt Conference (4—Coastal Carolina, Georgia State, Louisiana-Lafayette, Troy).This season the MAC will host 10 games against FBS non-conference opponents.-Indiana (Big Ten) at Ball State on Aug. 31 (at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Ind.)-UAB (C-USA) at Akron on Sept. 7-Florida Atlantic (C-USA) at Ball State on Sept. 14-Georgia State (Sun Belt) at Western Michigan on Sept. 14-La. Tech (C-USA) at Bowling Green on Sept. 14-La.-Lafayette (Sun Belt) at Ohio on Sept. 21-Temple (American Athletic) at Buffalo on Sept. 21-Troy (Sun Belt) at Akron on Sept. 21-BYU (Ind.) at Toledo on Sept. 28-New Mexico State (Ind.) at Central Michigan on Oct. 12Founded in 1946, the Mid-American Conference is an NCAA Division I, 12-member conference that sponsors 23 championships and is one of ten members of the Football Bowl Subdivison (FBS). With total enrollment of nearly 300,000 students, the league represents institutions of higher learning in five (5) states - Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, New York, and Ohio.Current MAC schools that hold full membership and the year they joined are -- East Division: University of Akron (1992), Bowling Green State University (1952), University at Buffalo (1998), Kent State University (1951), Miami University (1947), Ohio University (1946). West Division: Ball State University (1973), Central Michigan University (1971), Eastern Michigan University (1971), Northern Illinois University (1975-86, rejoined in 1997), University of Toledo (1950), Western Michigan University (1947). The conference office is based in Cleveland, Ohio.All times listed ET*Conference GameAlbany at Central MichiganKent State at Arizona StateMorgan State at Bowling GreenRobert Morris at BuffaloAkron at IllinoisEastern Michigan at Coastal CarolinaIllinois State at NIUIndiana at Ball State (at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Ind.)Miami at IowaMonmouth at Western MichiganRhode Island at OhioToledo at KentuckyBowling Green at Kansas StateBuffalo at Penn StateCentral Michigan at WisconsinEastern Michigan at KentuckyFordham at Ball StateKennesaw at Kent StateNIU at UtahOhio at PittTennessee Tech at MiamiUAB at AkronWestern Michigan at Michigan State*Akron at Central MichiganBuffalo at LibertyEastern Michigan at IllinoisFlorida Atlantic at Ball StateGeorgia State at Western MichiganKent State at AuburnLouisiana Tech at Bowling GreenMiami at CincinnatiMurray State at ToledoNIU at NebraskaOhio at MarshallBall State at North Carolina State*Bowling Green at Kent StateCentral Connecticut State at Eastern MichiganCentral Michigan at Miami (Fla.)Louisiana-Lafayette at OhioMiami at Ohio StateTemple at BuffaloToledo at Colorado StateTroy at AkronWestern Michigan at SyracuseAkron at UMassBYU at Toledo*Buffalo at Miami*Central Michigan at Western MichiganNIU at Vanderbilt*Ball State at NIUBowling Green at Notre Dame*Eastern Michigan at Central MichiganKent State at Wisconsin*Ohio at Buffalo*Western Michigan at Toledo*Ball State at Eastern Michigan*Kent State at Akron*Miami at Western MichiganNew Mexico State at Central Michigan*NIU at Ohio*Toledo at Bowling Green*Buffalo at Akron*Central Michigan at Bowling Green*Kent State at Ohio*NIU at Miami*Toledo at Ball State*Western Michigan at Eastern Michigan*Akron at NIU*Bowling Green at Western Michigan*Central Michigan at Buffalo*Eastern Michigan at Toledo*Miami at Kent State*Ohio at Ball State*Akron at Bowling Green*Buffalo at Eastern Michigan*NIU at Central Michigan*Ball State at Western Michigan (ESPN2/ESPNU/CBS Sports Network)*Kent State at Toledo (ESPN2/ESPNU/CBS Sports Network)*Miami at Ohio (ESPN2)*Eastern Michigan at Akron (ESPN2/ESPNU)*Western Michigan at Ohio (ESPN2/ESPNU)*Bowling Green at Miami (ESPN2/ESPNU)*NIU at Toledo (ESPN2/ESPNU)*Buffalo at Kent State (CBS Sports Network)*Central Michigan at Ball State*Eastern Michigan at NIU (ESPN2/ESPNU)*Ohio at Bowling Green (ESPN2/ESPNU)*Akron at Miami (ESPN2/ESPNU)*Toledo at Buffalo (ESPN2/ESPNU)*Ball State at Kent State*Ohio at Akron (ESPNU or ESPN+ or ESPN3)*Western Michigan at NIU (ESPNU or ESPN+ or ESPN3)*Bowling Green at Buffalo*Kent State at Eastern Michigan*Miami at Ball State*Toledo at Central MichiganEast Division Champion vs. West Division ChampionMarathon MAC Championship Game, (Time and Television TBA)Ford Field in Detroit, Mich.All times listed ET*Conference Game31 at Illinois7 UAB14 *at Central Michigan21 Troy28 at UMass12 *Kent State19 *Buffalo26 *at NIU2 *at Bowling Green12 *Eastern Michigan (ESPN2/ESPNU)20 *at Miami (ESPN2/ESPNU)26 *Ohio (ESPNU or ESPN+ or ESPN3)29 Morgan State7 at Kansas State14 Louisiana Tech21 *at Kent State5 at Notre Dame12 *Toledo19 *Central Michigan26 *at Western Michigan2 *Akron13 *at Miami (ESPN2/ESPNU)19 *Ohio (ESPN2/ESPNU)29 *at Buffalo, TBA29 Robert Morris7 at Penn State14 at Liberty21 Temple28 *at Miami5 *Ohio19 *at Akron26 *Central Michigan2 *at Eastern Michigan14 *at Kent State (CBS Sports Network)20 *Toledo (ESPN2/ESPNU)29 *Bowling Green, TBA29 at Arizona State7 Kennesaw14 at Auburn21 *Bowling Green5 at Wisconsin12 *at Akron19 *at Ohio26 *Miami5 *at Toledo (ESPN2/ESPNU/CBS Sports Network)14 *Buffalo (CBS Sports Network)23 *Ball State29 *at Eastern Michigan, TBA31 at Iowa7 Tennessee Tech14 at Cincinnati21 at Ohio State28 *Buffalo12 *at Western Michigan19 *NIU26 *at Kent State6 *at Ohio (ESPN2)13 *Bowling Green (ESPN2/ESPNU)20 *Akron (ESPN2/ESPNU)29 *at Ball State, TBA31 Rhode Island7 at Pitt14 at Marshall21 Louisiana-Lafayette5 *at Buffalo12 *NIU19 *Kent State26 *at Ball State6 *Miami (ESPN2)12 *Western Michigan (ESPN2/ESPNU)19 *at Bowling Green (ESPN2/ESPNU)26 *at Akron (ESPNU or ESPN+ or ESPN3)31 Indiana (at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Ind.)7 Fordham14 Florida Atlantic21 at North Carolina State5 *at NIU12 *at Eastern Michigan19 *Toledo26 *Ohio5 *at Western Michigan (SPN2/ESPNU/CBS Sports Network)16 *Central Michigan23 *at Kent State29 *Miami, TBA29 Albany7 at Wisconsin14 *Akron21 at Miami (Fla.)28 *at Western Michigan5 *Eastern Michigan12 New Mexico State19 *at Bowling Green26 *at Buffalo2 *NIU16 *at Ball State29 *Toledo, TBA31 at Coastal Carolina7 at Kentucky14 at Illinois21 Central Connecticut State5 *at Central Michigan12 *Ball State19 *Western Michigan26 *at Toledo2 *Buffalo12 *at Akron (ESPN2/ESPNU)19 *at NIU (ESPN2/ESPNU)29 *Kent State, TBA31 Illinois State7 at Utah14 at Nebraska28 at Vanderbilt5 *Ball State12 *at Ohio19 *at Miami26 *Akron2 *at Central Michigan13 *at Toledo (ESPN2/ESPNU)19 *Eastern Michigan (ESPN2/ESPNU)26 *Western Michigan (ESPNU or ESPN+ or ESPN3)31 at Kentucky14 Murray State21 at Colorado State28 BYU5 *Western Michigan12 *at Bowling Green19 *at Ball State26 *Eastern Michigan5 *Kent State (ESPN2/ESPNU/CBS Sports Network)13 *NIU (ESPN2/ESPNU)20 *at Buffalo (ESPN2/ESPNU)29 *at Central Michigan, TBA31 Monmouth7 at Michigan State14 Georgia State21 at Syracuse28 *Central Michigan5 *at Toledo12 *Miami19 *at Eastern Michigan26 *Bowling Green5 *Ball State (ESPN2/ESPNU/CBS Sports Network)12 *at Ohio (ESPN2/ESPNU)26 *at NIU (ESPNU or ESPN+ or ESPN3)