CLEVELAND — The Mid-American Conference (MAC) announced on Thursday afternoon its future football schedule format and opponents for the 2024, 2025, and 2026 seasons.
Last November, the MAC made an announcement that they would replace its East and West divisional format and take the two teams with the best conference winning percentage to play in the MAC Football Championship Game at Ford Field in Detroit, Mich.
Each MAC team will continue to play an eight-game conference football schedule with four non-conference opponents.
A key feature of the new formant will have teams in scheduling pods of three. The pods were comprised based on rivalries and geography. The rest of the MAC games will comprise of a rotation of the other pods.
The complete 2024 MAC Football Schedule including dates will be released at the end of February, per the conference.
MAC Football Opponents
Akron Zips
2024 Away: Northern Illinois, Western Michigan, Kent State, Ohio2024 Home: Eastern Michigan, Bowling Green, Toledo, Buffalo
2025 Away: Central Michigan, Bowling Green, Buffalo, Miami2025 Home: Western Michigan, Kent State, Ohio, Ball State
2026 Away: Eastern Michigan, Toledo, Kent State, Ball State2026 Home: Northern Illinois, Central Michigan, Buffalo, Miami
Ball State Cardinals
2024 Away: Central Michigan, Kent State, Buffalo, Ohio2024 Home: Northern Illinois, Western Michigan, Bowling Green, Miami
2025 Away: Western Michigan, Toledo, Akron, Miami2025 Home: Eastern Michigan, Kent State, Buffalo, Ohio
2026 Away: Northern Illinois, Eastern Michigan, Bowling Green, Ohio2026 Home: Central Michigan, Toledo, Akron, Miami
Bowling Green Falcons
2024 Away: Central Michigan, Toledo, Akron, Ball State2024 Home: Northern Illinois, Western Michigan, Kent State, Miami
2025 Away: Northern Illinois, Eastern Michigan, Kent State, Ohio2025 Home: Central Michigan, Toledo, Akron, Buffalo
2026 Away: Western Michigan, Toledo, Buffalo, Miami2026 Home: Northern Illinois, Eastern Michigan, Ohio, Ball State
Buffalo Bulls
2024 Away: Northern Illinois, Eastern Michigan, Akron, Ohio2024 Home: Western Michigan, Toledo, Kent State, Ball State
2025 Away: Central Michigan, Bowling Green, Kent State, Ball State2025 Home: Northern Illinois, Eastern Michigan, Akron, Miami
2026 Away: Western Michigan, Toledo, Akron, Miami2026 Home: Central Michigan, Bowling Green, Kent State, Ohio
Central Michigan Chippewas
2024 Away: Northern Illinois, Eastern Michigan, Toledo, Miami2024 Home: Western Michigan, Bowling Green, Ohio, Ball State
2025 Away: Western Michigan, Bowling Green, Kent State, Ohio2025 Home: Eastern Michigan, Akron, Buffalo, Miami
2026 Away: Eastern Michigan, Akron, Buffalo, Ball State2026 Home: Northern Illinois, Western Michigan, Toledo, Kent State
Eastern Michigan Eagles
2024 Away: Western Michigan, Akron, Kent State, Ohio2024 Home: Central Michigan, Toledo, Buffalo, Miami
2025 Away: Central Michigan, Toledo, Buffalo, Ball State2025 Home: Northern Illinois, Western Michigan, Bowling Green, Kent State
2026 Away: Northern Illinois, Western Michigan, Bowling Green, Miami2026 Home: Central Michigan, Akron, Ohio, Ball State
Kent State Golden Flashes
2024 Away: Western Michigan, Bowling Green, Buffalo, Miami2024 Home: Eastern Michigan, Akron, Ohio, Ball State
2025 Away: Eastern Michigan, Toledo, Akron, Ball State2025 Home: Northern Illinois, Central Michigan, Bowling Green, Buffalo
2026 Away: Northern Illinois, Central Michigan, Buffalo, Ohio2026 Home: Western Michigan, Toledo, Akron, Miami
Miami RedHawks
2024 Away: Eastern Michigan, Bowling Green, Toledo, Ball State2024 Home: Northern Illinois, Central Michigan, Kent State, Ohio
2025 Away: Northern Illinois, Central Michigan, Buffalo, Ohio2025 Home: Western Michigan, Toledo, Akron, Ball State
2026 Away: Western Michigan, Akron, Kent State, Ball State2026 Home: Eastern Michigan, Bowling Green, Buffalo, Ohio
Northern Illinois Huskies
2024 Away: Western Michigan, Bowling Green, Miami, Ball State2024 Home: Central Michigan, Toledo, Akron, Buffalo
2025 Away: Eastern Michigan, Toledo, Kent State, Buffalo2025 Home: Western Michigan, Bowling Green, Ohio, Miami
2026 Away: Central Michigan, Bowling Green, Akron, Ohio2026 Home: Eastern Michigan, Toledo, Kent State, Ball State
Ohio Bobcats
2024 Away: Central Michigan, Toledo, Kent State, Miami2024 Home: Eastern Michigan, Akron, Buffalo, Ball State
2025 Away: Northern Illinois, Western Michigan, Akron, Ball State2025 Home: Central Michigan, Bowling Green, Toledo, Miami
2026 Away: Eastern Michigan, Bowling Green, Buffalo, Miami2026 Home: Northern Illinois, Western Michigan, Kent State, Ball State
Toledo Rockets
2024 Away: Northern Illinois, Eastern Michigan, Akron, Buffalo2024 Home: Central Michigan, Bowling Green, Ohio, Miami
2025 Away: Western Michigan, Bowling Green, Ohio, Miami2025 Home: Northern Illinois, Eastern Michigan, Kent State, Ball State
2026 Away: Northern Illinois, Central Michigan, Kent State, Ball State2026 Home: Western Michigan, Bowling Green, Akron, Buffalo
Western Michigan Broncos
2024 Away: Central Michigan, Bowling Green, Buffalo, Ball State2024 Home: Northern Illinois, Eastern Michigan, Akron, Kent State
2025 Away: Northern Illinois, Eastern Michigan, Akron, Miami2025 Home: Central Michigan, Toledo, Ohio, Ball State
2026 Away: Central Michigan, Toledo, Kent State, Ohio2026 Home: Eastern Michigan, Bowling Green, Buffalo, Miami
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