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2017 Mid-American Conference football season

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2017 Mid American Conference football season
LeagueNCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision
SportFootball
DurationAugust 31, 2017 – December 2017
Number of teams12
Regular Season
Season championsToledo Rockets
  Runners-upAkron Zips
Season MVPLogan Woodside
MAC Championship Game
Football seasons
← 2016
2018 →
2017 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Akron xy   6 2     7 7  
Ohio   5 3     9 4  
Miami (OH)   4 4     5 7  
Buffalo   4 4     6 6  
Bowling Green   2 6     2 10  
Kent State   1 7     2 10  
West Division
Toledo xy$   7 1     11 3  
Central Michigan   6 2     8 5  
Northern Illinois   6 2     8 5  
Western Michigan   4 4     6 6  
Eastern Michigan   3 5     5 7  
Ball State   0 8     2 10  
Championship: Toledo 45, Akron 28
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant

The 2017 Mid-American Conference football season was the 72nd season for the Mid-American Conference (MAC) and part of the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The season began on August 31 and ended on November 25. The entire schedule was released on March 1.[1] The Toledo Rockets won the conference championship game over the Akron Zips.

Previous season

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Preseason

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Preseason Poll

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The Preseason poll was released at the MAC Media Day in Canton, Ohio.[2]

East Division

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  1. Ohio Bobcats (11), 131
  2. Miami RedHawks (12), 129
  3. Bowling Green Falcons (1), 88
  4. Akron Zips, 79
  5. Buffalo Bulls, 41
  6. Kent State Golden Flashes, 36

West Division

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  1. Toledo Rockets (22), 142
  2. Western Michigan Broncos (1), 107
  3. Northern Illinois Huskies (1), 89
  4. Eastern Michigan Eagles, 74
  5. Central Michigan Chippewas, 62
  6. Ball State Cardinals, 30

MAC Championship

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The Toledo Rockets were selected as favorites to win the Mid-American Conference by receiving 21 of 24 votes. Others receiving one vote a piece were defending champions, Western Michigan Broncos, Bowling Green Falcons and Miami RedHawks.[3]

Head coaches

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Pre-season coaching changes

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Schedule

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Regular season

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Week 1

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
August 31 7:00 p.m. Buffalo Minnesota TCF Bank StadiumMinneapolis, MN BTN L 7-17   43,224
August 31 7:00 p.m. Elon Toledo Glass BowlToledo, OH ESPN3 W 47-13   22,104
August 31 7:00 p.m. Rhode Island Central Michigan Kelly/Shorts StadiumMount Pleasant, MI ESPN3 W 30-27 3OT  16,311
September 1 6:30 p.m. Charlotte Eastern Michigan Rynearson StadiumYpsilanti, MI ESPN3 W 24-7   12,823
September 1 8:30 p.m. Boston College Northern Illinois Huskie StadiumDeKalb, IL CBSSN L 20-23   16,421
September 2 12:00 p.m. Akron No. 6 Penn State Beaver StadiumUniversity Park, PA ABC L 0-52   101,684
September 2 12:00 p.m. Bowling Green Michigan State Spartan StadiumEast Lansing, MI ESPNU L 10-35   71,202
September 2 12:00 p.m. Ball State Illinois Memorial StadiumChampaign, IL BTN L 21-24   42,505
September 2 12:00 p.m. Kent State No. 5 Clemson Memorial StadiumClemson, SC ESPN L 3-56   80,121
September 2 5:15 p.m. Western Michigan No. 4 USC Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumLos Angeles, CA P12N L 31-49   61,125
September 2 6:30 p.m. Miami Marshall Joan C. Edwards StadiumHuntington, WV STADIUM L 26-31   22,463
September 2 7:00 p.m. Hampton Ohio Peden StadiumAthens, OH ESPN3 W 59-0   17,501
#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 8 8:00 p.m. Ohio Purdue Ross–Ade StadiumWest Lafayette, IN FS1 L 21-44   45,633
September 9 12:00 p.m. Buffalo Army Michie StadiumWest Point, NY CBSSN L 17-21   24,017
September 9 2:30 pm Eastern Illinois Northern Illinois Huskie StadiumDeKalb, IL ESPN3 W 38-10   16,722
September 9 3:00 p.m. Central Michigan Kansas Memorial StadiumLawrence, KS FSN W 45-27   28,531
September 9 3:05 p.m. UAB Ball State Scheumann StadiumMuncie, IN ESPN3 W 51-31   11,555
September 9 3:30 p.m. Howard Kent State Dix StadiumKent, OH ESPN3 W 38-31   20,312
September 9 3:30 p.m. Austin Peay Miami Yager StadiumOxford, OH ESPN3 W 31-10   15,960
September 9 3:30 p.m. Eastern Michigan Rutgers High Point Solutions StadiumPiscataway, NJ BTN W 16-13   37,661
September 9 3:30 p.m. Western Michigan Michigan State Spartan StadiumEast Lansing, MI BTN L 14-28   72,910
September 9 6:00 p.m. South Dakota Bowling Green Doyt Perry StadiumBowling Green, OH ESPN3 L 27-35   19,912
September 9 6:30 p.m. Arkansas–Pine Bluff Akron InfoCision StadiumAkron, OH ESPN3 W 52-3   17,464
September 9 7:00 p.m. Toledo Nevada Mackay StadiumReno, NV ESPN3 W 37-24   18,617
#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 16 12:00 p.m. Kansas Ohio Peden StadiumAthens,OH ESPNU W 42-30   24,000
September 16 12:00 p.m. Iowa State Akron InfoCision StadiumAkron, OH CBSSN L 14-41   22,811
September 16 12:00 p.m. Northern Illinois Nebraska Memorial StadiumLincoln, NE FS1 W 21-17   89,664
September 16 3:00 p.m. Tennessee Tech Ball State Scheumann StadiumMuncie, IN ESPN3 W 28-13   14,265
September 16 3:30 p.m. Central Michigan Syracuse Carrier DomeSyracuse, NY ACCN L 17-41   33,004
September 16 6:00 p.m. Colgate Buffalo UB StadiumBuffalo, NY ESPN3 W 33-10   11,546
September 16 6:30 p.m. Kent State Marshall Joan C. Edwards StadiumHuntington, WV L 0-21   24,044
September 16 7:00 p.m. Tulsa Toledo Glass BowlToledo ESPN3 W 54-51   24,239
September 16 7:00 p.m. Idaho Western Michigan Waldo StadiumKalamazoo, MI ESPN3 W 37-28   25,732
September 16 7:30 p.m. Bowling Green Northwestern Ryan FieldEvantson, IL BTN L 27-49   33,706
September 16 8:00 p.m. Cincinnati Miami Yager StadiumOxford, OH ESPN3 L 17-21   21,811
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Championship game

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Week 14 (MAC Championship game)

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Records against FBS conferences

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2017 records against FBS conferences

Conference Record
The American 1–1
ACC 0–6
Big Ten 2–7
Big 12 2–1
C-USA 3–4
Independents 2–2
Mountain West 1–1
Pac-12 0–1
SEC 0–1
Sun Belt 1–1
Total 12–25

Power–Five conferences and independents

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Power 5 Conferences Record
ACC 0–6
Big Ten 2–7
Big 12 2–1
Pac-12 0–1
SEC 0–1
Notre Dame 0–1
Power 5 Total 4–17
Group of 5 Conferences Record
American 1–1
C-USA 3–4
Mountain West 1–1
Independents (Excluding Notre Dame) 2–1
Sun Belt 1–1
FBS Total 8–8

FCS Subdivision

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FCS Opponents Record
Football Championship Subdivision 10–1
Total FCS Record 10–1

Postseason

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Power 5 Conferences Record
ACC 0–0
Big Ten 0–0
Big 12 0–0
Pac-12 0–0
SEC 0–0
Power 5 Total 0–0
Other FBS Conferences Record
American 0–0
C–USA 0–0
Independents (Excluding Notre Dame) 0–0
Mountain West 0–0
Sun Belt 0-0
Other FBS Total 0–0
Total Bowl Record 0–0

Postseason

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Bowl games

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Legend
  MAC win
  MAC loss

(Rankings from final CFP Poll; All times EST)

Date Time Bowl Game Site TV MAC Team Opponent Result
December 19, 2017 7:00 p.m. Boca Raton Bowl FAU StadiumBoca Raton, FL ESPN Akron Florida Atlantic L 3–50
December 22, 2017 12:30 p.m. Bahamas Bowl Thomas Robinson StadiumNassau, Bahamas ESPN Ohio UAB W 41–6
December 22, 2017 4:00 p.m. Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Albertsons StadiumBoise, ID ESPN Central Michigan Wyoming L 14–37
December 23, 2017 7:00 p.m. Dollar General Bowl Ladd–Peebles StadiumMobile, AL ESPN Toledo Appalachian State L 0–34
December 26, 2017 5:15 p.m. Quick Lane Bowl Ford FieldDetroit, MI ESPN Northern Illinois Duke L 14–36

Home game attendance

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References

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  1. ^ "MAC releases schedule zero Saturday Games in November". USA Today. Gannett Company. Retrieved March 1, 2017.
  2. ^ "MAC Football 2017: Toledo, Ohio University picked as division winners in preseason poll". cleveland.com. Retrieved October 17, 2017.
  3. ^ "MAC Football 2017: Toledo, Ohio University picked as division winners in preseason poll". cleveland.com. Retrieved October 17, 2017.