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Sports season
2018 Mid American Conference football season
LeagueNCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision
SportFootball
DurationAugust 30, 2018 – January 2019
Number of teams12
Regular season
Season MVPTyree Jackson
East Division championsBuffalo
West Division championsNorthern Illinois
MAC Championship Game
ChampionsNorthern Illinois
  Runners-upBuffalo
Football seasons
← 20172019 →
2018 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Buffalo x   7 – 1     10 – 4  
Miami (OH)   6 – 2     6 – 6  
Ohio   6 – 2     9 – 4  
Akron   2 – 6     4 – 8  
Bowling Green   2 – 6     3 – 9  
Kent State   1 – 7     2 – 10  
West Division
Northern Illinois x$   6 – 2     8 – 6  
Western Michigan   5 – 3     7 – 6  
Eastern Michigan   5 – 3     7 – 6  
Toledo   5 – 3     7 – 6  
Ball State   3 – 5     4 – 8  
Central Michigan   0 – 8     1 – 11  
Championship: Northern Illinois 30, Buffalo 29
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions

The 2018 Mid-American Conference football season will be the 73rd season for the Mid-American Conference (MAC). and is part of the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The season will begin on August 30 and will end on November 24. The entire schedule was released on February 22. The MAC Championship Game will be held on November 30, 2018.

Previous season

Main article: 2017 Mid-American Conference football season

In 2017, Akron won the East Division with a 6–2 conference record while Toledo won the West Division with a 7–1 conference record. Toledo defeated Akron in the MAC Championship game.

Preseason

Preseason poll

The MAC Preseason Media Poll was released at the MAC Media Day on July 24, 2018 in Detroit, Michigan.

East

  1. Ohio (21)
  2. Buffalo (1)
  3. Miami (2)
  4. Akron
  5. Bowling Green
  6. Kent State

West

  1. Northern Illinois (15)
  2. Toledo (7)
  3. Western Michigan (1)
  4. Eastern Michigan
  5. Central Michigan (1)
  6. Ball State

(first place votes)

MAC Championship

Ohio received 13 votes as the predicted 2018 MAC Championship Game winner. Toledo (5), Northern Illinois (4), Miami (1), and Central Michigan (1) also received votes.

Head coaches

Coaching changes

On November 22, 2018, one day after Kent State's final game of the season against Akron, the school fired head coach Paul Haynes after five losing seasons. On December 19, the school hired Sean Lewis as head coach.

Coaches

Team Head coach Previous job Years at school Overall record MAC record MAC titles
Akron Terry Bowden North Alabama 7 31–44 (.413) 21–27 (.438) 0
Ball State Mike Neu New Orleans Saints (QB Coach) 3 6–18 (.250) 1–15 (.063) 0
Bowling Green Mike Jinks Texas Tech (Assist. Head Coach) 3 6–18 (.250) 5–11 (.313) 0
Buffalo Lance Leipold Wisconsin-Whitewater 4 13–23 (.361) 8–16 (.333) 0
Central Michigan John Bonamego Detroit Lions (Special Teams Coordinator) 4 21–18 (.538) 15–9 (.625) 0
Eastern Michigan Chris Creighton Drake 5 15–34 (.306) 8–24 (.250) 0
Kent State Sean Lewis Syracuse (Co-Off. Coordinator) 1 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) 0
Miami Chuck Martin Notre Dame (Off. Coordinator) 5 16–33 (.327) 14–18 (.438) 0
Northern Illinois Rod Carey Northern Illinois (Off. Coordinator) 6 44–24 (.647) 33–8 (.805) 1
Ohio Frank Solich Nebraska 14 97–71 (.577) 60–40 (.600) 0
Toledo Jason Candle Toledo (Off. Coordinator) 3 21–7 (.750) 13–3 (.813) 1
Western Michigan Tim Lester Purdue (QB coach) 2 6–6 (.500) 4–4 (.500) 0

Notes:

  • All records, appearances, titles, etc. are from time with current school only.
  • Records are through the beginning of the 2018 season only.

Schedule

Regular season

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

Week One

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
August 30 7:00 p.m. Central Connecticut Ball State Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN ESPN+ W 48–6   9,801
August 31 6:00 p.m. Syracuse Western Michigan Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI CBSSN L 42–55   20,628
August 31 6:30 p.m. Monmouth Eastern Michigan Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI ESPN+ W 51–17   14,357
September 1 12:00 p.m. Kent State Illinois Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL BTN L 24–31   31,898
September 1 2:00 p.m. Howard Ohio Peden Stadium • Athens, OH ESPN+ W 38–32   18,275
September 1 3:30 p.m. Marshall Miami (OH) Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH ESPN+ L 28–35   15,827
September 1 3:30 p.m. Central Michigan Kentucky Kroger Field • Lexington, KY ESPNU L 20–35   49,138
September 1 3:30 p.m. Northern Illinois Iowa Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA BTN L 7–33   67,510
September 1 6:00 p.m. Delaware State Buffalo UB Stadium • Amherst, NY ESPN3 W 48–10   17,959
September 1 6:00 p.m. VMI Toledo Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH ESPN3 W 66–3   24,136
September 1 8:00 p.m. Akron Nebraska Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE FOX  Cancelled    
September 1 8:00 p.m. Bowling Green No. 24 Oregon Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR P12N L 24–58   50,112
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Akron at Nebraska was canceled following a three-hour delay for lightning and thunderstorms.

Players of the week:

East Division
Offensive Defensive Special teams
Player Team Player Team Player Team
Tyree Jackson Buffalo Jim Jones Kent State DL Knock Ohio
West Division
Offensive Defensive Special teams
Player Team Player Team Player Team
D'Wayne Eskridge Western Michigan Devonni Reed Central Michigan Cody Thompson Toledo

Week Two

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
September 8 12:00 p.m. Eastern Michigan Purdue Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN BTN W 20–19   47,661
September 8 12:00 p.m. Western Michigan Michigan Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI FS1 L 3–49   110,814
September 8 3:00 p.m. Kansas Central Michigan Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI ESPN+ L 7–31   18,127
September 8 3:30 p.m. Morgan State Akron InfoCision Stadium • Akron, OH ESPN+ W 41–7   18,413
September 8 3:30 p.m. Buffalo Temple Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA ESPN3 W 36–29   25,511
September 8 3:30 p.m. Howard Kent State Dix Stadium • Kent, OH ESPN+ W 54–14   15,242
September 8 3:30 p.m. Ball State No. 8 Notre Dame Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN NBC L 16–24   77,622
September 8 6:00 p.m. Maryland Bowling Green Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH ESPN+ L 14–45   16,142
September 8 7:30 p.m. Utah Northern Illinois Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL ESPNews L 6–17   16,762
September 8 8:00 p.m. Miami (OH) Cincinnati Paul Brown Stadium • Cincinnati, OH (Victory Bell) ESPN3 L 0–21   16,062
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Players of the week:

East Division
Offensive Defensive Special teams
Player Team Player Team Player Team
Tyree Jackson Buffalo Cameron Lewis Buffalo Nick Gasser Akron
West Division
Offensive Defensive Special teams
Player Team Player Team Player Team
Tyler Wiegers Eastern Michigan Sutton Smith Northern Illinois Chad Ryland Eastern Michigan

Week Three

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
September 15 12:00 p.m. Ball State Indiana Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN BTN L 10–38   40,240
September 15 12:00 p.m. Kent State No. 11 Penn State Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA FS1 L 10–63   106,528
September 15 12:00 p.m. No. 21 Miami (FL) Toledo Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH ESPN2 L 24–49   28,117
September 15 3:30 p.m. Miami (OH) Minnesota TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN BTN L 3–26   41,162
September 15 3:30 p.m. Central Michigan Northern Illinois Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL ESPN+  NIU 24–16   12,354
September 15 4:15 p.m. Ohio Virginia Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN ESPN2 L 31–45   5,438
September 15 7:30 p.m. Akron Northwestern Ryan Field • Evanston, IL BTN W 39–34   40,014
September 15 4:00 p.m. Eastern Kentucky Bowling Green Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH ESPN3 W 42–35   17,542
September 15 6:00 p.m. Eastern Michigan Buffalo UB Stadium • Amherst, NY ESPN+  UB 35–28   18,384
September 15 7:00 p.m. Delaware State Western Michigan Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI ESPN+ W 68–0   23,244
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.
  1. Moved from Scott Stadium in anticipation of Hurricane Florence.

Players of the week:

East Division
Offensive Defensive Special teams
Player Team Player Team Player Team
K. J. Osborn Buffalo Alvin Davis Akron Michael Farkas Ohio
West Division
Offensive Defensive Special teams
Player Team Player Team Player Team
Diontae Johnson Toledo Malik Fountain Central Michigan Jake Julien Eastern Michigan

Week Four

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
September 22 12:00 p.m. Kent State Ole Miss Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS SECN L 17–38   50,417
September 22 12:00 p.m. Buffalo Rutgers High Point Solutions Stadium • Piscataway, NJ BTN W 42–13   34,574
September 22 12:00 p.m. Akron Iowa State Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA FSN L 13–26   54,028
September 22 12:00 p.m. Ohio Cincinnati Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH ESPNU L 30–34   35,220
September 22 12:00 p.m. Nevada Toledo Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH CBSSN W 63–44   23,675
September 22 2:00 p.m. Western Michigan Georgia State Georgia State Stadium • Atlanta, GA ESPN+ W 34–15   15,264
September 22 3:00 p.m. Miami (OH) Bowling Green Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH ESPN+  MIOH 38–23   14,380
September 22 3:00 p.m. Western Kentucky Ball State Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN ESPN3 L 20–28   15,873
September 22 3:00 p.m. Maine Central Michigan Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI ESPN+ W 17–5   16,474
September 22 3:30 p.m. Northern Illinois Florida State Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL ESPNU L 19–37   65,633
September 22 10:30 p.m. Eastern Michigan San Diego State SDCCU Stadium • San Diego, CA CBSSN L 23–20   30,898
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Players of the week:

East Division
Offensive Defensive Special teams
Player Team Player Team Player Team
Alonzo Smith Miami (OH) Khalil Hodge Buffalo Nick Gasser Akron
West Division
Offensive Defensive Special teams
Player Team Player Team Player Team
Mitchell Guadagni Toledo Maxx Crosby Eastern Michigan Gavin Peddie Western Michigan

Week Five

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
September 29 12:00 p.m. Bowling Green Georgia Tech Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA ACCRSN L 17–63   40,740
September 29 12:00 p.m. Army Buffalo UB Stadium • Amherst, NY CBSSN L 13–42   23,671
September 29 12:00 p.m. Central Michigan No. 21 Michigan State Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI FS1 L 20–31   73,752
September 29 2:00 p.m. UMass Ohio Peden Stadium • Athens, OH ESPN3 W 58–42   19,056
September 29 3:00 p.m. Kent State Ball State Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN ESPN+  BALL 52–24   9,367
September 29 3:30 p.m. Western Michigan Miami (OH) Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH ESPN+  WMU 40–39   15,012
September 29 6:00 p.m. Northern Illinois Eastern Michigan Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI ESPN+  NIU 26–23   14,779
September 29 10:30 p.m. Toledo Fresno State Bulldog Stadium • Fresno, CA ESPNU L 49–27   33,401
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Players of the week:

East Division
Offensive Defensive Special teams
Player Team Player Team Player Team
Nathan Rourke Ohio Khalil Hodge Buffalo Maurice Thomas Miami (OH)
West Division
Offensive Defensive Special teams
Player Team Player Team Player Team
Jayden Reed Western Michigan Antonio Jones-Davis Northern Illinois Jake Julien Eastern Michigan

Week Six

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
October 6 12:00 p.m. Buffalo Central Michigan Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI CBSSN  UB 34–24   14,044
October 6 12:00 p.m. Eastern Michigan Western Michigan Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI (Michigan MAC Trophy) ESPN+  WMU 27–24   24,282
October 6 3:00 p.m. Northern Illinois Ball State Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN (Bronze Stalk Trophy) ESPN3  NIU 24–16   7,159
October 6 3:30 p.m. Miami (OH) Akron InfoCision Stadium • Akron, OH ESPN+  MIOH 41–17   22,437
October 6 3:30 p.m. Bowling Green Toledo Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH (Battle of I-75 Trophy) ESPN+  TOL 52–26   24,685
October 6 3:30 p.m. Ohio Kent State Dix Stadium • Kent, OH ESPN+  OHIO 27–26   20,062
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Players of the week:

East Division
Offensive Defensive Special teams
Player Team Player Team Player Team
Nathan Rourke Ohio Brad Koenig Miami (OH) Matthew Trickett Kent State
West Division
Offensive Defensive Special teams
Player Team Player Team Player Team
Eli Peters Toledo Ralph Holley Western Michigan Jake Julien Eastern Michigan

Week Seven

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
October 13 12:00 p.m. Akron Buffalo UB Stadium • Amherst, NY CBSSN  UB 24–6   19,506
October 13 12:00 p.m. Toledo Eastern Michigan Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI ESPN+  EMU 28–26   17,998
October 13 2:30 p.m. Kent State Miami (OH) Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH ESPN+  MIOH 31–6   5,003
October 13 3:00 p.m. Western Michigan Bowling Green Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH ESPN+  WMU 42–35   18,551
October 13 3:00 p.m. Ball State Central Michigan Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI ESPN3  BALL 24–23   10,255
October 13 3:30 p.m. Ohio Northern Illinois Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL ESPN+  NIU 24–21   12,138
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Players of the week:

East Division
Offensive Defensive Special teams
Player Team Player Team Player Team
Kenny Young Miami (OH) Khalil Hodge Buffalo Michael Farkas Ohio
West Division
Offensive Defensive Special teams
Player Team Player Team Player Team
Jamauri Bogan Western Michigan Sutton Smith Northern Illinois Morgan Hagee Ball State

Week Eight

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
October 20 12:00 p.m. Buffalo Toledo Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH ESPN+  UB 31–17   18,114
October 20 12:00 p.m. Miami (OH) Army Michie Stadium • West Point, NY CBSSN L 30–31   38,016
October 20 2:00 p.m. Bowling Green Ohio Peden Stadium • Athens, OH ESPN3  OHIO 49–14   19,492
October 20 3:00 p.m. Eastern Michigan Ball State Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN ESPN+  EMU 42–20   14,022
October 20 3:30 p.m. Western Michigan Central Michigan Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI (Michigan MAC Trophy/Victory Cannon) ESPN+  WMU 35–10   10,097
October 20 3:30 p.m. Akron Kent State Dix Stadium • Kent, OH (Wagon Wheel) ESPN+  AKR 24–23   18,774
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Players of the week:

East Division
Offensive Defensive Special teams
Player Team Player Team Player Team
Nathan Rourke Ohio Brad Koenig Miami (OH) Derek Adams Kent State
West Division
Offensive Defensive Special teams
Player Team Player Team Player Team
Tyler Wiegers Eastern Michigan Alex Grace Western Michigan Jake Julien
Bailey Flint 		Eastern Michigan
Toledo

Week Nine

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
October 25 7:00 p.m. Ball State Ohio Peden Stadium • Athens, OH CBSSN  OHIO 52–14   13,774
October 25 7:00 p.m. Toledo Western Michigan Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI ESPN2  TOL 51–24   11,389
October 27 12:00 p.m. Central Michigan Akron InfoCision Stadium • Akron, OH ESPN3  AKR 17–10   17,582
October 27 12:00 p.m. Army Eastern Michigan Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI CBSSN L 22–37   22,627
October 27 2:30 p.m. Northern Illinois BYU LaVell Edwards Stadium • Provo, UT ESPNU W 7–6   51,084
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Players of the week:

East Division
Offensive Defensive Special teams
Player Team Player Team Player Team
A. J. Ouellette Ohio John Lako Akron Louie Zervos Ohio
West Division
Offensive Defensive Special teams
Player Team Player Team Player Team
Cody Thompson Toledo Mykelti Williams Northern Illinois Matt Ference Northern Illinois

Week Ten

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
October 30 8:00 p.m. Kent State Bowling Green Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH (Anniversary Award) ESPNU  KENT 35–28   13,131
October 30 8:00 p.m. Miami (OH) Buffalo UB Stadium • Amherst, NY ESPN2  UB 51–42   15,682
October 31 7:30 p.m. Ball State Toledo Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH ESPN2  TOL 45–13   15,214
November 1 7:00 p.m. Northern Illinois Akron InfoCision Stadium • Akron, OH CBSSN  NIU 36–26   16,401
November 1 7:00 p.m. Ohio Western Michigan Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI ESPNU  OHIO 59–14   11,935
November 3 12:00 p.m. Central Michigan Eastern Michigan Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI (Michigan MAC Trophy/rivalry) ESPN3  EMU 17–7   13,468
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Players of the week:

East Division
Offensive Defensive Special teams
Player Team Player Team Player Team
Tyree Jackson Buffalo Dalton Hicks Kent State Alvin Floyd Ohio
West Division
Offensive Defensive Special teams
Player Team Player Team Player Team
Tre Harbison Northern Illinois Jalen McKie Northern Illinois Jameson Vest Toledo

Week Eleven

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
November 6 7:30 p.m. Kent State Buffalo UB Stadium • Buffalo, NY ESPNU  UB 48–14   15,078
November 7 7:00 p.m. Ohio Miami (OH) Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH (Battle of the Bricks) ESPNU  MIOH 30–28   15,975
November 7 8:00 p.m. Toledo Northern Illinois Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL ESPN2  NIU 38–15   5,887
November 10 12:00 p.m. Akron Eastern Michigan Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI ESPN3  EMU 27–7   12,403
November 10 3:00 p.m. Bowling Green Central Michigan Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI ESPN+  BGSU 24–13   8,041
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Players of the week:

East Division
Offensive Defensive Special teams
Player Team Player Team Player Team
Jaret Patterson Buffalo Justin Brandon Buffalo Kyle Kramer Miami (OH)
West Division
Offensive Defensive Special teams
Player Team Player Team Player Team
Tre Harbison Northern Illinois Maxx Crosby Eastern Michigan Sutton Smith Northern Illinois

Week Twelve

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
November 13 6:00 p.m. Western Michigan Ball State Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN ESPN2  BALL 42–41   5,503
November 14 7:00 p.m. Buffalo Ohio Peden Stadium • Athens, OH ESPN2  OHIO 52–17   13,839
November 14 8:00 p.m. Miami (OH) Northern Illinois Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL ESPNU  MIOH 13–7   4,878
November 15 6:00 p.m. Toledo Kent State Dix Stadium • Kent, OH CBSSN  TOL 56–34   5,387
November 17 3:30 p.m. Bowling Green Akron InfoCision Stadium • Akron, OH ESPN3  BGSU 21–6   17,742
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Players of the week:

East Division
Offensive Defensive Special teams
Player Team Player Team Player Team
A. J. Ouellette Ohio Rucker Furlow Miami (OH) Sam Sloman Miami (OH)
West Division
Offensive Defensive Special teams
Player Team Player Team Player Team
Drew Plitt Ball State Josh Corcoran Northern Illinois Diontae Johnson Toledo

Week Thirteen

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
November 20 7:00 p.m. Ball State Miami (OH) Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH ESPN+  MIOH 42–21   17,639
November 20 7:00 p.m. Northern Illiniois Western Michigan Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI ESPNU  WMU 28–21   18,278
November 23 12:00 p.m. Akron Ohio Peden Stadium • Athens, OH CBSSN  OHIO 49–28   12,938
November 23 12:00 p.m. Buffalo Bowling Green Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH ESPNU  UB 44–14   10,518
November 23 12:00 p.m. Eastern Michigan Kent State Dix Stadium • Kent, OH ESPN3  EMU 28–20   6,125
November 23 12:00 p.m. Central Michigan Toledo Glass Stadium • Toledo, OH ESPN3  TOL 51–13   15,521
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Players of the week:

East Division
Offensive Defensive Special teams
Player Team Player Team Player Team
Alonzo Smith Miami (OH) Brad Koenig Miami (OH) Kylan Nelson Ohio
West Division
Offensive Defensive Special teams
Player Team Player Team Player Team
Ian Eriksen Eastern Michigan Sutton Smith Northern Illinois Jake Julien Eastern Michigan

Week Fourteen

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
December 1 12:00 p.m. Akron South Carolina Williams–Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC SECN L 3–28   53,420
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

This game was added after Akron's game vs Nebraska was canceled due to lightning and South Carolina's game vs Marshall was canceled due to Hurricane Florence.

MAC Championship Game

See also: 2018 MAC Championship Game
Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
November 30 7:00 p.m. Northern Illinois Buffalo Ford Field • Detroit, MI ESPN2  NIU 30–29   10,255
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time.

Postseason

Postseason awards

All-Conference Teams

Position Player Team
First Team Offense
QB Tyree Jackson Buffalo
RB A. J. Ouellette Ohio
RB LeVante Bellamy Western Michigan
WR Anthony Johnson Buffalo
WR Papi White Ohio
WR Diontae Johnson Toledo
WR Cody Thompson Toledo
TE Tyler Mabry Buffalo
OL James O'Hagan Buffalo
OL Max Scharping Northern Illinois
OL Joe Anderson Ohio
OL Joe Lowery Ohio
OL Luke Juriga Western Michigan
First Team Defense
DL Chuck Harris Buffalo
DL Mike Danna Central Michigan
DL Maxx Crosby Eastern Michigan
DL Sutton Smith Northern Illinois
LB Khalil Hodge Buffalo
LB Malik Fountain Central Michigan
LB Brad Koenig Miami
LB Antonio Jones-Davis Northern Illinois
DB Alvin Davis Akron
DB Sean Murphy-Bunting Central Michigan
DB Xavier Crawford Central Michigan
DB Javon Hagan Ohio
First Team Special Teams
P Michael Farkas Ohio
K Matt Trickett Kent State
KR Maurice Thomas Miami
PR Diontae Johnson Toledo
Position Player Team
Second Team Offense
QB Nathan Rourke Ohio
RB Jaret Patterson Buffalo
RB Tre Harbison Northern Illinois
WR Riley Miller Ball State
WR Scott Miller Bowling Green
WR K. J. Osborn Buffalo
WR Jayden Reed Western Michigan
TE Reggie Gilliam Toledo
OL Evin Ksiezarczyk Buffalo
OL Luke Shively Northern Illinois
OL Durrell Wood Ohio
OL Bryce Harris Toledo
OL John Keenoy Western Michigan
Second Team Defense
DL Jamal Davis II Akron
DL Kalil Morris Kent State
DL Doug Costin Miami
DL Josh Corcoran Northern Illinois
LB Ulysees Gilbert Akron
LB Kyle Rachwal Eastern Michigan
LB Kyle Pugh Northern Illinois
LB Evan Croutch Ohio
DB Kyron Brown Akron
DB Cameron Lewis Buffalo
DB Kevin McGill Eastern Michigan
DB Mykelti Williams Northern Illinois
Second Team Special Teams
P Jake Julien Eastern Michigan
K Ryan Tice Central Michigan
KR Diontae Johnson Toledo
PR Jayden Reed Western Michigan

Bowl games

Legend
  MAC win
  MAC loss
See also: 2018–19 NCAA football bowl games
Bowl game Date Site Television Time (EST) MAC team Opponent Score Attendance
Camellia Bowl December 15 Cramton Bowl • Montgomery, AL ESPN 5:30 p.m. Eastern Michigan Georgia Southern 21–23 17,710
Boca Raton Bowl December 18 FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL ESPN 7:00 p.m. Northern Illinois UAB 13–37 22,614
Frisco Bowl December 19 Toyota Stadium • Frisco, TX ESPN 8:00 p.m. Ohio San Diego State 27–0 11,029
Bahamas Bowl December 21 Thomas Robinson Stadium • Nassau, Bahamas ESPN 12:30 p.m. Toledo FIU 32–35 13,510
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl December 21 Albertsons Stadium • Boise, ID ESPN 4:00 p.m. Western Michigan BYU 18–49 18,711
Dollar General Bowl December 22 Ladd–Peebles Stadium • Mobile, AL ESPN 7:00 p.m. Buffalo Troy 32–42 31,818

Home game attendance

Team Stadium Capacity Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5 Game 6 Game 7 Total Average % of Capacity
Akron InfoCision Stadium–Summa Field 27,881 18,413 22,437 † 17,582 16,401 17,742 92,757 18,515 66.4%
Ball State Scheumann Stadium 22,500 9,801 15,873 † 9,367 7,159 14,022 5,503 61,725 10,288 45.7%
Bowling Green Doyt Perry Stadium 24,000 16,142 17,542 14,380 18,551 † 13,131 10,518 90,264 15,044 62.7%
Buffalo UB Stadium 29,013 17,959 18,384 23,671 † 19,506 15,682 15,078 110,280 18,380 63.4%
Central Michigan Kelly/Shorts Stadium 30,255 18,127 † 16,474 14,044 10,255 10,097 8,041 66,941 11,157 36.9%
Eastern Michigan Rynearson Stadium 30,200 14,357 14,779 17,998 22,627 † 13,468 12,403 95,632 15,939 52.8%
Kent State Dix Stadium 25,319 15,242 20,062 † 18,774 5,387 6,125 65,590 13,118 51.8%
Miami (OH) Yager Stadium 24,286 15,827 15,012 5,003 15,975 17,639 † 69,456 13,891 57.2%
Northern Illinois Huskie Stadium 24,000 16,762 † 12,354 12,138 5,887 4,878 52,019 10,404 43.3%
Ohio Peden Stadium 24,000 18,275 19,056 19,492 † 13,774 13,839 12,938 97,374 16,229 67.6%
Toledo Glass Bowl 26,248 24,136 28,117 † 23,675 24,685 18,114 15,214 15,521 124,777 17,825 67.9%
Western Michigan Waldo Stadium 30,200 20,628 23,244 24,282 † 11,389 11,935 18,278 98,021 16,337 54.1%

Bold – Exceed capacity
†Season High

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  9. MAC ANNOUNCES WEEK ONE FOOTBALL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK. http://getsomemaction.com (2018-09-03). Retrieved on 2018-09-05.
  10. MAC ANNOUNCES WEEK TWO FOOTBALL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK. http://getsomemaction.com (2018-09-10). Retrieved on 2018-09-10.
  11. MAC ANNOUNCES WEEK THREE FOOTBALL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK. http://getsomemaction.com (2018-09-17). Retrieved on 2018-09-18.
  12. MAC ANNOUNCES WEEK FOUR FOOTBALL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK. http://getsomemaction.com (2018-09-24). Retrieved on 2018-09-25.
  13. MAC ANNOUNCES WEEK FIVE FOOTBALL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK. http://getsomemaction.com (2018-10-01). Retrieved on 2018-10-01.
  14. MAC ANNOUNCES WEEK SIX FOOTBALL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK. http://getsomemaction.com (2018-10-08). Retrieved on 2018-10-08.
  15. MAC ANNOUNCES WEEK SEVEN FOOTBALL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK. http://getsomemaction.com (2018-10-15). Retrieved on 2018-10-15.
  16. MAC ANNOUNCES WEEK EIGHT FOOTBALL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK. http://getsomemaction.com (2018-10-22). Retrieved on 2018-10-28.
  17. MAC ANNOUNCES WEEK NINE FOOTBALL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK. http://getsomemaction.com (2018-10-29). Retrieved on 2018-10-29.
  18. ANNOUNCES WEEK TEN FOOTBALL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK. http://getsomemaction.com (2018-11-5). Retrieved on 2018-11-8.
  19. ANNOUNCES WEEK 11 FOOTBALL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK. http://getsomemaction.com (2018-11-12). Retrieved on 2018-11-28.
  20. ANNOUNCES WEEK TWELVE FOOTBALL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK. http://getsomemaction.com (2018-11-19). Retrieved on 2018-11-28.
  21. ANNOUNCES WEEK THIRTEEN FOOTBALL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK. http://getsomemaction.com (2018-11-26). Retrieved on 2018-11-28.
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