2022 Mid-American Conference football season

Sports season

2022 Mid-American Conference football season

League	NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision
Sport	Football
Duration	September 1 - December 3
Number of teams	12
2023 NFL draft
Top draft pick	OG Sidy Sow, Eastern Michigan
Picked by	New England Patriots, 117th overall
Regular season
Season MVP	Kurtis Rourke
East Division champions	Ohio
West Division champions	Toledo
MAC Championship Game
Champions	Toledo
Runners-up	Ohio
Finals MVP	Dequan Finn (offense) and Dyontae Johnson (defense)
Seasons
← 2021 2023 →

2022 Mid-American Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
East Division
Ohio xy	7	–	1	10	–	4
Buffalo	5	–	3	7	–	6
Bowling Green	5	–	3	6	–	7
Miami (OH)	4	–	4	6	–	7
Kent State	4	–	4	5	–	7
Akron	1	–	7	2	–	10
West Division
Toledo xy$	5	–	3	9	–	5
Eastern Michigan x	5	–	3	9	–	4
Western Michigan	4	–	4	5	–	7
Ball State	3	–	5	5	–	7
Central Michigan	3	–	5	4	–	8
Northern Illinois	2	–	6	3	–	9
Championship: Toledo 17, Ohio 7
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2022 Mid-American Conference football season was the 77th season for the Mid-American Conference (MAC), as part of the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The season began on September 1 and concluded with its conference championship game on Saturday, December 3 at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan. Ohio won the East Division with a conference record of 7–1 and Toledo won the West Division with a 5–3 conference record. Toledo won the championship over Ohio by a final score of 17–7.

Previous season

Main article: 2021 Mid-American Conference football season

During the 2021 conference season, Kent State won the East Division, while Northern Illinois won the West Division, both with 6–2 conference records. In the 2021 MAC Championship Game, Northern Illinois defeated Kent State by a final score of 41–23. Northern Illinois advanced to the Cure Bowl, where they lost to Coastal Carolina, 41–47.

Preseason

Preseason polls

Media Poll

On July 26 the MAC announced the preseason media poll. Defending MAC champion Northern Illinois was named the preseason favorite.

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
East
1	Miami	139 (20)
2	Kent State	116 (3)
3	Buffalo	78
4	Ohio	72
5	Bowling Green	71 (1)
6	Akron	28

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
West
1	Northern Illinois	122 (11)
2	Toledo	120 (9)
3	Central Michigan	112 (4)
4	Western Michigan	56
5	Eastern Michigan	52
6	Ball State	42

Rank	Team	Votes
Media poll (MAC Championship)
1	Northern Illinois	9
2	Toledo	6
3	Miami	5
3	Central Michigan	4

Coaches Poll

On August 29 the MAC released the coaches poll. Defending champion Northern Illinois was favored to win the west while Kent State was selected as a slight favorite to win the East. Northern Illinois received 4 of the 12 MAC championship votes.

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
East
1	Kent State	61 (5)
2	Miami	60 (6)
3	Buffalo	43
4	Bowling Green	36 (1)
5	Ohio	35
6	Akron	16

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
West
1	Northern Illinois	61 (6)
2	Toledo	51
3	Central Michigan	50 (2)
4	Western Michigan	45 (3)
5	Eastern Michigan	24
6	Ball State	21 (1)

Rank	Team	Votes
Coaches poll (MAC Championship)
1	Northern Illinois	4
2	Kent State	3
3	Miami	2
3	Western Michigan	2
5	Ball State	1

Individual Award Preseason Watchlists

Award	Head Coach/Player	School	Position
Lott Trophy	none
Dodd Trophy	none
Maxwell Award	Dequan Finn	Toledo	QB
	Brett Gabbert	Miami	QB
	Hassan Beydoun	Eastern Michigan	WR
	Marquez Cooper	Kent State	WR
	Lew Nichols III	Central Michigan	RB
	Sean Tyler	Western Michigan	RB
Davey O'Brien Award	Brett Gabbert	Miami	QB
Doak Walker Award	Lew Nichols III	Central Michigan	RB
	Sean Tyler	Western Michigan	RB
	Samson Evans	Eastern Michigan	RB
	Antario Brown	Northern Illinois	RB
	Harrison Waylee	Northern Illinois	RB
Biletnikoff Award	Hassan Beydoun	Eastern Michigan	WR
	Dante Cephas	Kent State	WR
	Jayshon Jackson	Ball State	WR
	Quain Williams	Buffalo	WR
	Trayvon Rudolph	Northern Illinois	WR
John Mackey Award	Kris Leach	Kent State	TE
John Mackey Award	Christian Sims	Bowling Green	TE
Rimington Trophy	Jacob Gideon	Western Michigan	C
Butkus Award	Darren Anders	Bowling Green	LB
Butkus Award	James Patterson	Buffalo	LB
Jim Thorpe Award	CJ Brown	Northern Illinois	S
	Jordan Anderson	Bowling Green	S
	Dorian Jackson	Western Michigan	CB

Award	Head Coach/Player	School	Position
Bronko Nagurski Trophy	CJ Brown	Northern Illinois	S
	Darren Anders	Bowling Green	LB
	James Patterson	Buffalo	LB
	Jamal Hines	Toledo	LB
Outland Trophy	Desjuan Johnson	Toledo	DT
	Nolan Potte	Northern Illinois	T
	Sidy Sow	Eastern Michigan	T
	Daymond Williams	Buffalo	DT
Lou Groza Award	John Richardson	Northern Illinois	K
Ray Guy Award	Dom Dzioban	Miami	P
	Luke Elzinga	Central Michigan	P
	Nick Mihalic	Western Michigan	P
Paul Hornung Award	Hassan Beydoun	Eastern Michigan	WR
	Ron Cook Jr.	Buffalo	RB
	Devin Maddox	Toledo	WR
	Trayvon Rudolph	Northern Illinois	WR
	Sean Tyler	Western Michigan	RB
	Jalen Walker	Miami	WR
Wuerffel Trophy	Brandon Martin	Ball State	LB
	Austin Osborne	Bowling Green	WR
	Matt McDonald	Bowling Green	QB
	Max Michel	Buffalo	LB
	Tariq Speights	Eastern Michigan	LB
	Isaac Vance	Kent State	WR
	Nick Rattin	Northern Illinois	LB
	Mitchell Berg	Toledo	OL
	Boone Bonnema	Western Michigan	LB

Award	Head Coach/Player	School	Position
Walter Camp Award	Dante Cephas	Kent State	WR
	Brett Gabbert	Miami	QB
	Lew Nichols III	Central Michigan	RB
Bednarik Award	James Patterson	Buffalo	LB
	CJ Brown	Northern Illinois	S
	Jose Ramirez	Eastern Michigan	DL
	Jamal Hines	Toledo	LB
Rotary Lombardi Award	Darren Anders	Bowling Green	LB
Rotary Lombardi Award	Jamal Hines	Toledo	LB
Patrick Mannelly Award	none
Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award
Polynesian College Football Player Of The Year Award
Manning Award	Brett Gabbert	Miami	QB
Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award	Dequan Finn	Toledo	QB
	Rocky Lombardi	Northern Illinois	QB
	Daniel Richardson	Central Michigan	QB
	Kurtis Rourke	Ohio	QB
Ted Hendricks Award

Head Coaches

On November 4, 2021, Akron fired head coach Tom Arth after posting a 3–24 record during his tenure with the school. The school hired Oregon offensive coordinator Joe Moorhead as the new head coach for the 2022 season.

Team	Head coach	Previous Job	Years at school	Overall record	MAC record	MAC titles
Akron	Joe Moorhead	Oregon (Off. Coordinator)	1	52–25 (.675)	0–0 (–)	0
Ball State	Mike Neu	New Orleans Saints (QB Coach)	7	28–41 (.406)	17–29 (.370)	1
Bowling Green	Scot Loeffler	Boston College (Off. Coordinator/QB Coach)	4	7–22 (.241)	4–17 (.190)	0
Buffalo	Maurice Linguist	Michigan (Co def. coordinator)	2	4–8 (.333)	2–6 (.250)	0
Central Michigan	Jim McElwain	Florida	4	64–40 (.615)	15–7 (.682)	0
Eastern Michigan	Chris Creighton	Drake	9	176–103 (.631)	22–40 (.355)	0
Kent State	Sean Lewis	Syracuse (Co Off. Coordinator)	4	19–24 (.442)	15–13 (.536)	0
Miami	Chuck Martin	Notre Dame (Off. Coordinator/QB Coach)	8	113–59 (.657)	33–26 (.559)	1
Northern Illinois	Thomas Hammock	Baltimore Ravens (running backs coach)	4	14–18 (.438)	10–12 (.455)	1
Ohio	Tim Albin	Ohio (Associate Head Coach)	2	28–17 (.622)	3–5 (.375)	0
Toledo	Jason Candle	Toledo (Off. Coordinator)	7	45–27 (.625)	30–16 (.652)	1
Western Michigan	Tim Lester	Purdue (QB Coach)	6	62–48 (.564)	22–16 (.579)	0

Post-season changes

On November 28, Western Michigan announced that they had fired head coach Tim Lester. Lester posted a record of 37–32 over six years at the school. On December 8, Western Michigan announced that they had hired Louisville offensive coordinator Lance Taylor to be the new head coach.
On December 5, Kent State head coach Sean Lewis was announced as the new offensive coordinator at Colorado in the Pac-12 conference. On December 14, Kent State announced Kenni Burns as the new head coach for the 2023 season.

Rankings

Main article: 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

		Pre	Wk 11	Wk 13	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			RV
	C				RV
	CFP	Not released
Toledo	AP
	C		RV
	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

The schedule for the 2022 MAC football season was released on February 25, 2022.

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

All times Eastern time.

Week 1

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	6:00 p.m.	Saint Francis (PA)	Akron	InfoCision Stadium • Akron, OH	ESPN3	W 30–23	8,752
September 1	7:00 p.m.	Central Michigan	No. 12 Oklahoma State	Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK	FS1	L 44–58	53,808
September 1	7:00 p.m.	Ball State	Tennessee	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN	SECN	L 10–59	92,236
September 1	7:00 p.m.	LIU	Toledo	Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH	ESPN3	W 37–0	21,291
September 1	8:00 p.m.	Eastern Illinois	Northern Illinois	Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL	ESPN+	W 34–27	10,864
September 2	7:00 p.m.	Eastern Kentucky	Eastern Michigan	Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI	ESPN3	W 42–34	16,531
September 2	7:00 p.m.	Western Michigan	No. 15 Michigan State	Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI	ESPN	L 13–35	73,928
September 3	12:00 p.m.	Buffalo	Maryland	Maryland Stadium • College Park, MD	BTN	L 10–31	30,223
September 3	2:30 p.m.	Bowling Green	UCLA	Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA	P12N	L 17–45	27,143
September 3	6:00 p.m.	Florida Atlantic	Ohio	Peden Stadium • Athens, OH	ESPN+	W 41–38	20,003
September 3	7:00 p.m.	Miami (OH)	No. 20 Kentucky	Kroger Field • Lexington, KY	ESPN+/SEC+	L 13–37	61,139
September 3	10:30 p.m.	Kent State	Washington	Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	FS1	L 20–45	56,112
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 2

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 10	12:00 p.m.	Ohio	Penn State	Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA	ABC	L 10–46	107,306
September 10	1:00 p.m.	South Alabama	Central Michigan	Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI	ESPN+	L 24–38	17,205
September 10	2:00 p.m.	Western Michigan	Ball State	Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN	ESPN+	WMU 37–30	12,972
September 10	4:00 p.m.	Akron	No. 14 Michigan State	Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI	BTN	L 0–52	70,079
September 10	4:00 p.m.	Eastern Kentucky	Bowling Green	Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH	ESPN3	L 57–59	17,376
September 10	6:00 p.m.	No. 15 (FCS) Holy Cross	Buffalo	UB Stadium • Buffalo, NY	ESPN+	L 31–37	16,933
September 10	6:00 p.m.	Robert Morris	Miami (OH)	Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH	ESPN3	W 31–14	9,828
September 10	7:00 p.m.	Kent State	No. 7 Oklahoma	Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK	ESPN+	L 3–33	83,911
September 10	7:00 p.m.	UMass	Toledo	Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH	ESPN+	W 55–10	20,147
September 10	7:00 p.m.	Northern Illinois	Tulsa	H. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK	ESPN+	L 35–38	22,113
September 10	7:00 p.m.	Eastern Michigan	Louisiana	Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA	NFLN	L 21–49	15,352
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 3

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 17	12:00 p.m.	Cincinnati	Miami (OH)	Paycor Stadium • Cincinnati, OH (Victory Bell)	ESPNU	L 17–38	30,109
September 17	12:00 p.m.	LIU	Kent State	Dix Stadium • Kent, OH	ESPN3	W 63–10	15,452
September 17	1:00 p.m.	Buffalo	Coastal Carolina	Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	ESPN+	L 26–38	13,372
September 17	1:00 p.m.	Bucknell	Central Michigan	Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI	ESPN3	W 41–0	21,554
September 17	2:00 p.m.	Ohio	Iowa State	Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA	ESPN+/B12N	L 10–43	58,138
September 17	2:00 p.m.	Murray State	Ball State	Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN	ESPN+	W 31–0	14,413
September 17	3:30 p.m.	Vanderbilt	Northern Illinois	Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL	CBSSN	L 28–38	14,110
September 17	5:00 p.m.	Marshall	Bowling Green	Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH	NFLN	W 34–31	21,158
September 17	7:00 p.m.	Toledo	No. 3 Ohio State	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	FOX	L 21–77	105,398
September 17	7:00 p.m.	Akron	No. 15 Tennessee	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN	ESPN+/SECN	L 6–63	101,915
September 17	7:30 p.m.	No. 23 Pittsburgh	Western Michigan	Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI	ESPNU	L 13–34	22,875
September 17	11:00 p.m.	Eastern Michigan	Arizona State	Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ	P12N	W 30–21	43,788
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 4

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 24	12:00 p.m.	Kent State	No. 1 Georgia	Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA	ESPN+/SECN	L 22–39	92,746
September 24	12:00 p.m.	Central Michigan	No. 14 Penn State	Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA	BTN	L 14–33	106,624
September 24	12:00 p.m.	Bowling Green	Mississippi State	Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS	SECN	L 14–45	48,376
September 24	12:00 p.m.	Buffalo	Eastern Michigan	Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI	CBSSN	UB 50–31	14,524
September 24	2:00 p.m.	Fordham	Ohio	Peden Stadium • Athens, OH	ESPN+	W 59–52	19.024
September 24	3:30 p.m.	Toledo	San Diego State	Snapdragon Stadium • San Diego, CA	FS1	L 14–17	27,108
September 24	6:00 p.m.	Akron	Liberty	Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, VA	ESPN+	L 12–21	20,004
September 24	6:00 p.m.	Ball State	Georgia Southern	Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA	ESPN+	L 23–34	18,434
September 24	7:00 p.m.	Northern Illinois	No. 8 Kentucky	Kroger Field • Lexington, KY	ESPN2	L 23–31	61,579
September 24	7:30 p.m.	Miami (OH)	Northwestern	Ryan Field • Evanston, IL	BTN	W 17–14	23,773
September 24	10:30 p.m.	Western Michigan	San Jose State	CEFCU Stadium • San Jose, CA	CBSSN	L 6–34	17,058
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 5

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
October 1	2:00 p.m.	Northern Illinois	Ball State	Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN (Bronze Stalk Trophy)	ESPN+	BSU 44–38	10,012
October 1	2:00 p.m.	UMass	Eastern Michigan	Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI	ESPN+	W 20–13	16,478
October 1	3:30 p.m.	Central Michigan	Toledo	Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH	NFLN	TOL 38–17	22,273
October 1	3:30 p.m.	Bowling Green	Akron	InfoCision Stadium • Akron, OH	ESPN+	BGSU 31–28	8,093
October 1	3:30 p.m.	Miami (OH)	Buffalo	UB Stadium • Buffalo, NY	ESPNU	UB 24–20	18,615
October 1	3:30 p.m.	Ohio	Kent State	Dix Stadium • Kent, OH	ESPN+	KSU 31–24	20,392
October 1	6:00 p.m.	New Hampshire	Western Michigan	Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI	ESPN3	W 44–7	20,119
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 6

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
October 8	12:00 p.m.	Eastern Michigan	Western Michigan	Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI (Michigan MAC Trophy)	CBSSN	EMU 45–23	10,876
October 8	12:00 p.m.	Buffalo	Bowling Green	Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH	ESPN+	UB 38–7	8,724
October 8	2:00 p.m.	Akron	Ohio	Peden Stadium • Athens, OH	ESPN3	OHIO 55–34	23,108
October 8	3:30 p.m.	Kent State	Miami (OH)	Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH	ESPN+	M-OH 27–24	14,366
October 8	3:30 p.m.	Ball State	Central Michigan	Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI	ESPN+	BSU 17–16	22,305
October 8	3:30 p.m.	Toledo	Northern Illinois	Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL	ESPN+	TOL 52–32	12,682
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 7

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
October 15	12:00 p.m.	Central Michigan	Akron	InfoCision Stadium • Akron, OH	ESPN+	CMU 28–21	14,814
October 15	12:00 p.m.	Miami (OH)	Bowling Green	Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH	ESPN+	BGSU 17–13	7,841
October 15	1:00 p.m.	Buffalo	UMass	Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium • Amherst, MA	ESPN3	W 34–7	13,378
October 15	2:00 p.m.	UConn	Ball State	Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN	ESPN3	W 25–21	10,006
October 15	3:30 p.m.	Northern Illinois	Eastern Michigan	Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI	ESPN+	NIU 39–10	15,100
October 15	3:30 p.m.	Kent State	Toledo	Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH	ESPN+	TOL 52–31	19,139
October 15	3:30 p.m.	Ohio	Western Michigan	Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI	CBSSN	OHIO 33–14	20,320
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 8

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
October 22	12:00 p.m.	Akron	Kent State	Dix Stadium • Kent, OH (Wagon Wheel)	ESPN+	KSU 33–27	20,472
October 22	1:00 p.m.	Toledo	Buffalo	UB Stadium • Buffalo, NY	ESPN+	UB 34–27	14,190
October 22	1:00 p.m.	Bowling Green	Central Michigan	Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI	ESPN3	BGSU 34–18	14,676
October 22	2:00 p.m.	Eastern Michigan	Ball State	Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN	ESPN+	EMU 20–16	15,698
October 22	2:00 p.m.	Northern Illinois	Ohio	Peden Stadium • Athens, OH	ESPN+	OHIO 24–17	15,922
October 22	3:30 p.m.	Western Michigan	Miami (OH)	Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH	CBSSN	WMU 16–10	21,618
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 9

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
October 29	12:00 p.m.	Toledo	Eastern Michigan	Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI	ESPNU	TOL 27–24	14,270
October 29	12:00 p.m.	Miami (OH)	Akron	InfoCision Stadium • Akron, OH	ESPN+	M-OH 27–9	11,749
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 10

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
November 1	7:00 p.m.	Ball State	Kent State	Dix Stadium • Kent, OH	ESPNU	BSU 27–20	6,455
November 1	7:30 p.m.	Buffalo	Ohio	Peden Stadium • Athens, OH	ESPN2	OHIO 45–24	16,401
November 2	7:00 p.m.	Central Michigan	Northern Illinois	Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL	ESPNU	CMU 35–22	6,055
November 2	7:00 p.m.	Western Michigan	Bowling Green	Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH	ESPN2	BGSU 13–9	7,589
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 11

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
November 8	7:00 p.m.	Eastern Michigan	Akron	InfoCision Stadium • Akron, OH	CBSSN	EMU 37–21	12,589
November 8	7:30 p.m.	Ohio	Miami (OH)	Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH (Battle of the Bricks)	ESPN2	OHIO 37–21	15,490
November 8	8:00 p.m.	Ball State	Toledo	Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH	ESPN	TOL 28–21	14,462
November 9	7:00 p.m.	Buffalo	Central Michigan	Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI	ESPN2	CMU 31-27	9,103
November 9	7:00 p.m.	Kent State	Bowling Green	Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH (Anniversary Award)	CBSSN	KSU 40–6	7,291
November 9	7:00 p.m.	Northern Illinois	Western Michigan	Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI	ESPNU	NIU 24-21	8,722
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 12

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
November 15	7:00 p.m.	Bowling Green	Toledo	Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH (Battle of I-75)	ESPNU	BGSU 42–35	20,027
November 15	7:00 p.m.	Ohio	Ball State	Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN	ESPN2	OHIO 32–18	6,722
November 16	6:00 p.m.	Eastern Michigan	Kent State	Dix Stadium • Kent, OH	ESPN2	EMU 31–24	3,998
November 16	7:00 p.m.	Miami (OH)	Northern Illinois	Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL	CBSSN	M-OH 29–23	5,187
November 16	8:00 p.m.	Western Michigan	Central Michigan	Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI (rivalry, Michigan MAC Trophy)	ESPNU	WMU 12–10	10,097
December 2	1:00 p.m.	Akron	Buffalo	UB Stadium • Buffalo, NY	ESPN+	UB 23–22	12,247
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 13

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
November 22	7:00 p.m.	Ball State	Miami (OH)	Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH (Red Bird Rivalry)	ESPN+	M-OH 18-17	14,021
November 22	7:00 p.m.	Bowling Green	Ohio	Peden Stadium • Athens, OH	ESPNU	OHIO 38-14	11,693
November 25	12:00 p.m.	Central Michigan	Eastern Michigan	Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI (rivalry, Michigan MAC Trophy)	CBSSN	EMU 38–19	14,213
November 25	12:00 p.m.	Toledo	Western Michigan	Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI	ESPNU	WMU 20–14	8,645
November 26	1:00 p.m.	Kent State	Buffalo	UB Stadium • Buffalo, NY	ESPN+	KSU 30–27	12,302
November 26	1:30 p.m.	Akron	Northern Illinois	Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL	ESPN3	AKR 44–12	6,288
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

MAC Conference Championship Game

Main article: 2022 MAC Championship Game

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
December 3	12:00 p.m.	Ohio	Toledo	Ford Field • Detroit, MI	ESPN	TOL 17–7	15,550
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Postseason

Bowl Games

The MAC finished with a 4–2 bowl record which was good enough to win the Bowl Challenge Cup

Legend
	MAC Win
	MAC Loss

Bowl game	Date	Site	Television	Time (EST)	MAC team	Opponent	Score	Attendance
Bahamas Bowl	December 16	Thomas Robinson Stadium • Nassau, Bahamas	ESPN	11:30 a.m.	Miami (OH)	UAB	L 20–24	12,172
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl	December 20	Albertsons Stadium • Boise, ID	ESPN	3:30 p.m.	Eastern Michigan	San Jose State	W 41–27	10,122
Boca Raton Bowl	December 20	FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL	ESPN	7:30 p.m.	Toledo	Liberty	W 21–19	20,622
Quick Lane Bowl	December 26	Ford Field • Detroit, MI	ESPN	2:30 p.m.	Bowling Green	New Mexico State	L 19–24	22,987
Camellia Bowl	December 27	Cramton Bowl • Montgomery, AL	ESPN	12:00 p.m.	Buffalo	Georgia Southern	W 23–21	15,322
Arizona Bowl	December 30	Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ	Barstool Sports	4:30 p.m.	Ohio	Wyoming	W 30–27

Selection of teams

Bowl eligible (6): Bowling Green, Buffalo, Eastern Michigan, Miami (OH), Ohio, Toledo
Bowl ineligible (6): Akron, Ball State, Central Michigan, Kent State, Northern Illinois, Western Michigan

MAC records vs. other conferences

2022–2023 records against non-conference foes:

Regular season

Power Five Conferences	Record
ACC	0–1
Big 12	0–3
Big Ten	1–6
BYU/Notre Dame	0–0
Pac-12	1–2
SEC	0–7
Power 5 Total	2–19

Other FBS Conferences	Record
American	0–2
C–USA	1–0
Independents (Excluding BYU/Notre Dame)	4–1
Mountain West	0–2
Sun Belt	1–4
Other FBS Total	6–9

FCS Opponents	Record
Football Championship Subdivision	10–2

Total Non-Conference Record	18–30

Postseason

Power Five Conferences	Record
ACC	0–0
Big 12	0–0
Big Ten	0–0
BYU/Notre Dame	0–0
Pac-12	0–0
SEC	0–0
Power 5 Total	0–0

Other FBS Conferences	Record
American	0–0
C–USA	0–1
Independents (Excluding BYU/Notre Dame)	1–1
Mountain West	2–0
Sun Belt	1–0
Other FBS Total	4–2
Total Bowl Record	4–2

Mid-American vs Power 5 matchups

This is a list of games the MAC has scheduled versus power conference teams (ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-12, BYU, Notre Dame and SEC). All rankings are from the current AP Poll at the time of the game.

Date	Conference	Visitor	Home	Site	Score
September 1	Big 12	Central Michigan	No. 12 Oklahoma State	Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK	L 44–58
September 1	SEC	Ball State	Tennessee	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN	L 10–59
September 2	Big Ten	Western Michigan	No. 15 Michigan State	Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI	L 13–35
September 3	Pac-12	Bowling Green	UCLA	Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA	L 17–45
September 3	Big Ten	Buffalo	Maryland	Maryland Stadium • College Park, MD	L 10–31
September 3	Pac-12	Kent State	Washington	Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	L 20–45
September 3	SEC	Miami (OH)	No. 20 Kentucky	Kroger Field • Lexington, KY	L 13–37
September 10	Big Ten	Akron	No. 14 Michigan State	Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI	L 0–52
September 10	Big 12	Kent State	No. 7 Oklahoma	Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK	L 3–33
September 10	Big Ten	Ohio	Penn State	Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA	L 10–46
September 17	SEC	Akron	No. 15 Tennessee	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN	L 6–63
September 17	Pac-12	Eastern Michigan	Arizona State	Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ	W 30–21
September 17	SEC	Vanderbilt	Northern Illinois	Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL	L 28–38
September 17	Big 12	Ohio	Iowa State	Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA	L 10–43
September 17	Big Ten	Toledo	No. 3 Ohio State	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	L 21–77
September 17	ACC	No. 23 Pittsburgh	Western Michigan	Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI	L 13–34
September 24	SEC	Bowling Green	Mississippi State	Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS	L 14–45
September 24	Big Ten	Central Michigan	No. 14 Penn State	Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA	L 14–33
September 24	SEC	Kent State	No. 1 Georgia	Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA	L 22–39
September 24	Big Ten	Miami (OH)	Northwestern	Ryan Field • Evanston, IL	W 17–14
September 24	SEC	Northern Illinois	No. 8 Kentucky	Kroger Field • Lexington, KY	L 23–31

Mid-American vs Group of Five matchups

The following games include MAC teams competing against teams from the American, C-USA, Mountain West or Sun Belt.

Date	Conference	Visitor	Home	Site	Score
September 3	C-USA	Florida Atlantic	Ohio	Peden Stadium • Athens, OH	W 41–38
September 10	Sun Belt	South Alabama	Central Michigan	Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI	L 24–38
September 10	Sun Belt	Eastern Michigan	Louisiana	Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA	L 21–49
September 10	American	Northern Illinois	Tulsa	H. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK	L 35–38
September 17	Sun Belt	Marshall	Bowling Green	Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH	W 34–31
September 17	Sun Belt	Buffalo	Coastal Carolina	Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	L 26–38
September 17	American	Cincinnati	Miami (OH)	Paul Brown Stadium • Cincinnati, OH (Victory Bell)	L 17–38
September 24	Sun Belt	Ball State	Georgia Southern	Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA	L 23–34
September 24	Mountain West	Toledo	San Diego State	Snapdragon Stadium • San Diego, CA	L 14–17
September 24	Mountain West	Western Michigan	San Jose State	CEFCU Stadium • San Jose, CA	L 6–34

Mid-American vs FBS independents matchups

The following games include MAC teams competing against FBS Independents, which includes Army, Liberty, New Mexico State, UConn, or UMass.

Date	Visitor	Home	Site	Score
September 10	UMass	Toledo	Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH	W 55–10
September 24	Akron	Liberty	Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, VA	L 12–21
October 1	UMass	Eastern Michigan	Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI	W 20–13
October 15	UConn	Ball State	Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN	W 25–21
October 15	Buffalo	UMass	Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium • Amherst, MA	W 34–7

Mid-American vs. FCS matchups

The following games include MAC teams competing against FCS schools.

Date	Visitor	Home	Site	Score
September 1	St. Francis	Akron	InfoCision Stadium • Akron, OH	W 30–23
September 1	Eastern Illinois	Northern Illinois	Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL	W 34–27
September 1	LIU	Toledo	Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH	W 37–0
September 2	Eastern Kentucky	Eastern Michigan	Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI	W 42–34
September 10	Eastern Kentucky	Bowling Green	Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH	L 57–59
September 10	Holy Cross	Buffalo	UB Stadium • Buffalo, NY	L 31–37
September 10	Robert Morris	Miami (OH)	Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH	W 31–14
September 17	Murray State	Ball State	Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN	W 31–0
September 17	Bucknell	Central Michigan	Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI	W 41–0
September 17	LIU	Kent State	Dix Stadium • Kent, OH	W 63–10
September 24	Fordham	Ohio	Peden Stadium • Athens, OH	W 59–52
October 1	New Hampshire	Western Michigan	Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI	W 44–7

Head to head matchups

2022 MAC Head to head
Team	Akron	Ball State	Buffalo	Bowling Green	Central Michigan	Eastern Michigan	Kent State	Miami	Northern Illinois	Ohio	Toledo	Western Michigan
Akron	—	—	22–23	28–31	21–28	28–34	27–33	9–27	44–12	34–55	—	—
Ball State	—	—	—	—	17–16	16–20	27–20	17–18	44–38	14–38	21–28	30–37
Buffalo	23–22	—	—	38–7	27–31	50–31	27–30	24–20	—	24–45	34–27	—
Bowling Green	31–28	—	7–38	—	34–18	—	6–40	17–13	—	14–38	42–35	13–9
Central Michigan	28–21	16–17	31–27	18–34	—	19–38	—	—	35–22	—	17–38	10–12
Eastern Michigan	34–28	20–16	31–50	—	38–19	—	31–24	—	10–39	—	24–27	45–23
Kent State	33–27	20–27	30–27	40–6	—	24–31	—	24–27	—	31–24	31–52	—
Miami	27–9	18–17	20–24	13–17	—	—	27–24	—	29–23	21–37	—	10–16
Northern Illinois	12–44	38–44	—	—	22–35	39–10	—	23–29	—	17–24	32–52	24–21
Ohio	55–34	32–18	45–24	38–14	—	—	24–31	37–21	24–17	—	—	33–14
Toledo	—	28–21	27–34	35–42	38–17	27–24	52–31	—	52–32	—	—	14–20
Western Michigan	—	37–30	—	9–13	12–10	23–45	—	16–10	21–24	14–33	20–14	—

Updated with the results of all games through December 3, 2022.

Awards and honors

Player of the week honors

East Division

Week	Offensive			Defensive			Special Teams
Week	Player	Team	Position	Player	Team	Position	Player	Team	Position
Week 1	Kurtis Rourke	Ohio	QB	Marcus Fuqua	Buffalo	S	Nathanial Vakos	Ohio	K
Week 2	Matt McDonald	Bowling Green	QB	Khalib Johns	Kent State	LB	Josh Smith	Kent State	P
Week 3	Matt McDonald (2)	Bowling Green	QB	Karl Brooks	Bowling Green	DE	Alex McNulty	Buffalo	K
Week 4	Kurtis Rourke (2)	Ohio	QB	Ryan McWood	Miami	LB	Alex McNulty (2)	Buffalo	K
Week 5	Dante Cephas	Kent State	WR	Shaun Dolac	Buffalo	LB	Tristian Vandenberg	Ohio	K
Week 6	Sieh Bangura	Ohio	RB	Ryan McWood (2)	Miami	LB	Graham Nicholson	Miami	K
Week 7	Sieh Bangura (2)	Ohio	RB	Demetrius Hardamon	Bowling Green	LB	Nathanial Vakos (2)	Ohio	K
Week 8	Ron Cook	Buffalo	RB	Marcus Fuqua (2)	Buffalo	S	Sami Sir	Bowling Green	P
Week 9	No nominees			Jacquez Warren	Miami	DB	Dom Dzioban	Miami	P
Week 10	Kurtis Rourke (3)	Ohio	QB	Keye Thompson	Ohio	LB	Ta'ron Keith	Bowling Green	RB
Week 11	Collin Schlee	Kent State	QB	Marvin Pierre	Kent State	LB	Alex McNulty (3)	Buffalo	K
Week 12	Odieu Hiliare	Bowling Green	WR	Alvin Floyd	Ohio	S	PaSean Wimberly	Bowling Green	RB
Week 13	CJ Harris	Ohio	QB	Keye Thompson (2)	Ohio	LB	Cory Smigel	Akron	K

West Division

Week	Offensive			Defensive			Special Teams
Week	Player	Team	Position	Player	Team	Position	Player	Team	Position
Week 1	Daniel Richardson	Central Michigan	QB	Eric Rogers	Northern Illinois	CB	Mitchell Tomasek	Eastern Michigan	P
Week 2	Dequan Finn	Toledo	QB	Braden Fiske	Western Michigan	DL	Nick Mihalic	Western Michigan	P
Week 3	Samson Evans	Eastern Michigan	RB	Kempton Shine	Eastern Michigan	CB	Jesus Gomez	Eastern Michigan	K
Week 4	John Paddock	Ball State	QB	Daveren Rayner	Northern Illinois	LB	Tom Foley	Northern Illinois	P
Week 5	John Paddock (2)	Ball State	QB	Jaquan Amos	Ball State	S	Mitchell Tomasek (2)	Eastern Michigan	P
Week 6	Carson Steele	Ball State	RB	Quinyon Mitchell	Toledo	CB	Lucas Borrow	Ball State	P
Week 7	Dequan Finn (2)	Toledo	QB	Jordan Riley	Ball State	S	John Richardson	Northern Illinois	K
Week 8	Sean Tyler	Western Michigan	RB	Corvin Moment	Western Michigan	LB	Palmer Domschke	Western Michigan	K
Week 9	Tucker Gleason	Toledo	QB	Maxen Hook	Toledo	S	Mitchell Tomasek (3)	Eastern Michigan	P
Week 10	Carson Steele (2)	Ball State	RB	Cole Pearce	Ball State	LB	Ben VonGunten	Ball State	K
Week 11	Bert Emanuel, Jr.	Central Michigan	QB	Thomas Incoom	Central Michigan	DL	Mitchell Tomasek (4)	Eastern Michigan	P
Week 12	Tucker Gleason (2)	Toledo	QB	Jose Ramirez	Eastern Michigan	DE	No nominees
Week 13	Samson Evans (2)	Eastern Michigan	RB	Jose Ramirez (2)	Eastern Michigan	DE	Mitchell Tomasek (5)	Eastern Michigan	P

MAC Individual Awards

The following individuals received postseason honors as voted by the Mid-American Conference football coaches at the end of the season.

Award	Player	School
Offensive Player of the Year	Kurtis Rourke	Ohio
Defensive Player of the Year	Jose Ramirez	Eastern Michigan
Special Teams Player of the Year	Alex McNulty	Buffalo
Freshman Player of the Year	Sieh Bangura	Ohio
Vern Smith Leadership Award	Kurtis Rourke	Ohio
Coach of the Year	Tim Albin	Ohio

All-Conference Teams

The following players were listed as part of the All-Conference teams.

Position	Player	Team
First Team Offense
WR	Alex Adams	Akron
WR	Devontez Walker	Kent State
WR	Dante Cephas	Kent State
WR	Sam Wiglusz	Ohio
OL	Sidy Sow	Eastern Michigan
OL	Marcellus Marshall	Kent State
OL	Nolan Potter	Northern Illinois
OL	Hagen Meservy	Ohio
OL	Nick Rosi	Toledo
TE	Brady Hunt	Ball State
QB	Kurtis Rourke	Ohio
RB	Carson Steele	Ball State
RB	Marquez Cooper	Kent State
PK	Alex McNulty	Buffalo
First Team Defense
DL	Karl Brooks	Bowling Green
DL	Thomas Incoom	Central Michigan
DL	Jose Ramirez	Eastern Michigan
DL	Desjuan Johnson	Toledo
LB	Bubba Arslanian	Akron
LB	Shaun Dolac	Buffalo
LB	Dallas Gant	Toledo
LB	Zaire Barnes	Western Michigan
DB	Marcus Fuqua	Buffalo
DB	Donte Kent	Central Michigan
DB	Quinyon Mitchell	Toledo
DB	Maxen Hook	Toledo
P	Mitchell Tomasek	Eastern Michigan
First Team Specialists
KRS	Jaylon Jackson	Eastern Michigan
KRS	Keegan Wilburn	Ohio

Position	Player	Team
Second Team Offense
WR	Jayshon Jackson	Ball State
WR	Odieu Hiliare	Bowling Green
WR	Mac Hippenhammer	Miami
WR	Jerjuan Newton	Toledo
WR	Corey Crooms	Western Michigan
OL	Ethan Crowe	Ball State
OL	Jamezz Kimbrough	Central Michigan
OL	Brian Dooley	Eastern Michigan
OL	Rusty Feth	Miami
OL	Sam Allan	Kent State
TE	Christian Sims	Bowling Green
QB	Dequan Finn	Toledo
RB	Samson Evans	Eastern Michigan
RB	Sean Tyler	Western Michigan
PK	Nathanial Vakos	Ohio
Second Team Defense
DL	DeVonte O'Malley	Northern Illinois
DL	Jamal Hines	Toledo
DL	Andre Carter	Western Michigan
DL	Braden Fiske	Western Michigan
LB	Clayton Coll	Ball State
LB	James Patterson	Buffalo
LB	Ryan McWood	Miami
LB	Dyontae Johnson	Toledo
DB	Amechi Uzodinma	Ball State
DB	Nic Jones	Ball State
DB	Nico Bolden	Kent State
DB	C.J. Brown	Northern Illinois
DB	Nate Bauer	Toledo
P	Dom Dzioban	Miami
Second Team Specialists
KRS	Ta'ron Keith	Bowling Green
KRS	Ja'Shaun Poke	Kent State

Position	Player	Team
Third Team Offense
WR	Shocky Jacques-Louis	Akron
WR	Quian Williams	Buffalo
WR	Tanner Knue	Eastern Michigan
WR	Hassan Beydoun	Eastern Michigan
OL	Anthony Whigan	Akron
OL	Gabe Wallace	Buffalo
OL	Desmond Bessent	Buffalo
OL	Deiyantei Powell-Woods	Central Michigan
OL	Logan Zschernitz	Northern Illinois
TE	Joel Wilson	Central Michigan
QB	DJ Irons	Akron
QB	Collin Schlee	Kent State
RB	Harrison Waylee	Northern Illinois
RB	Sieh Bangura	Ohio
PK	Jesus Gomez	Eastern Michigan
Third Team Defense
DL	Zay West	Kent State
DL	Michael Kennedy	Northern Illinois
DL	James Ester	Northern Illinois
DL	Jack McCrory	Ohio
LB	Kyle Moretti	Central Michigan
LB	Matthew Salopek	Miami
LB	Keye Thompson	Ohio
LB	Corvin Moment	Western Michigan
DB	Jordan Riley	Ball State
DB	John Saunders Jr.	Miami
DB	Tariq Drake	Ohio
DB	Keni-H Lovely	Western Michigan
P	Luke Elzinga	Central Michigan
Third Team Specialists
KRS	Jalen Walker	Miami
KRS	De'Javion Stepney	Central Michigan

NFL draft

The following list includes all MAC players who were drafted in the 2023 NFL draft.

Player	Position	School	Draft Round	Round Pick	Overall Pick	Team
Sidy Sow	OG	Eastern Michigan	4	15	117	New England Patriots
Karl Brooks	DT	Bowling Green	6	2	179	Green Bay Packers
Zaire Barnes	LB	Western Michigan	6	7	184	New York Jets
Jose Ramirez	LB	Eastern Michigan	6	19	196	Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Lew Nichols III	RB	Central Michigan	7	18	235	Green Bay Packers
Nic Jones	CB	Ball State	7	33	250	Kansas City Chiefs
Desjuan Johnson	DE	Toledo	7	42	259	Los Angeles Rams

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