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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 Preseason poll was released at the MAC Media Day in Canton, Ohio .[ 2]
Ohio Bobcats (11), 131Miami RedHawks (12), 129Bowling Green Falcons (1), 88Akron Zips , 79Buffalo Bulls , 41Kent State Golden Flashes , 36Toledo Rockets (22), 142Western Michigan Broncos (1), 107Northern Illinois Huskies (1), 89Eastern Michigan Eagles , 74Central Michigan Chippewas , 62Ball State Cardinals , 30The 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]
Pre-season coaching changes [ edit ]
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Ref.
August 31
7:00 p.m.
Buffalo Minnesota
TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN
BTN
L 7-17 43,224
August 31
7:00 p.m.
Elon
Toledo Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH
ESPN3
W 47-13 22,104
August 31
7:00 p.m.
Rhode Island
Central Michigan Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI
ESPN3
W 30-27 3OT 16,311
September 1
6:30 p.m.
Charlotte
Eastern Michigan Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI
ESPN3
W 24-7 12,823
September 1
8:30 p.m.
Boston College
Northern Illinois Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL
CBSSN
L 20-23 16,421
September 2
12:00 p.m.
Akron No. 6 Penn State
Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA
ABC
L 0-52 101,684
September 2
12:00 p.m.
Bowling Green Michigan State
Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI
ESPNU
L 10-35 71,202
September 2
12:00 p.m.
Ball State Illinois
Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL
BTN
L 21-24 42,505
September 2
12:00 p.m.
Kent State No. 5 Clemson
Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC
ESPN
L 3-56 80,121
September 2
5:15 p.m.
Western Michigan No. 4 USC
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA
P12N
L 31-49 61,125
September 2
6:30 p.m.
Miami Marshall
Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV
STADIUM
L 26-31 22,463
September 2
7:00 p.m.
Hampton
Ohio Peden Stadium • Athens, OH
ESPN3
W 59-0 17,501
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Ref.
September 8
8:00 p.m.
Ohio Purdue
Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN
FS1
L 21-44 45,633
September 9
12:00 p.m.
Buffalo Army
Michie Stadium • West Point, NY
CBSSN
L 17-21 24,017
September 9
2:30 pm
Eastern Illinois
Northern Illinois Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL
ESPN3
W 38-10 16,722
September 9
3:00 p.m.
Central Michigan Kansas
Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS
FSN
W 45-27 28,531
September 9
3:05 p.m.
UAB
Ball State Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN
ESPN3
W 51-31 11,555
September 9
3:30 p.m.
Howard
Kent State Dix Stadium • Kent, OH
ESPN3
W 38-31 20,312
September 9
3:30 p.m.
Austin Peay
Miami Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH
ESPN3
W 31-10 15,960
September 9
3:30 p.m.
Eastern Michigan Rutgers
High Point Solutions Stadium • Piscataway, NJ
BTN
W 16-13 37,661
September 9
3:30 p.m.
Western Michigan Michigan State
Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI
BTN
L 14-28 72,910
September 9
6:00 p.m.
South Dakota
Bowling Green Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH
ESPN3
L 27-35 19,912
September 9
6:30 p.m.
Arkansas–Pine Bluff
Akron InfoCision Stadium • Akron, OH
ESPN3
W 52-3 17,464
September 9
7:00 p.m.
Toledo Nevada
Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV
ESPN3
W 37-24 18,617
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Ref.
September 16
12:00 p.m.
Kansas
Ohio Peden Stadium • Athens,OH
ESPNU
W 42-30 24,000
September 16
12:00 p.m.
Iowa State
Akron InfoCision Stadium • Akron, OH
CBSSN
L 14-41 22,811
September 16
12:00 p.m.
Northern Illinois Nebraska
Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE
FS1
W 21-17 89,664
September 16
3:00 p.m.
Tennessee Tech
Ball State Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN
ESPN3
W 28-13 14,265
September 16
3:30 p.m.
Central Michigan Syracuse
Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY
ACCN
L 17-41 33,004
September 16
6:00 p.m.
Colgate
Buffalo UB Stadium • Buffalo, NY
ESPN3
W 33-10 11,546
September 16
6:30 p.m.
Kent State Marshall
Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV
L 0-21 24,044
September 16
7:00 p.m.
Tulsa
Toledo Glass Bowl • Toledo
ESPN3
W 54-51 24,239
September 16
7:00 p.m.
Idaho
Western Michigan Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI
ESPN3
W 37-28 25,732
September 16
7:30 p.m.
Bowling Green Northwestern
Ryan Field • Evantson, IL
BTN
L 27-49 33,706
September 16
8:00 p.m.
Cincinnati
Miami Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH
ESPN3
L 17-21 21,811
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
[ edit ] Records against FBS conferences [ edit ] 2017 records against FBS conferences
(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 Stadium • Boca Raton, FL ESPN Akron
Florida Atlantic L 3–50
December 22, 2017
12:30 p.m.
Bahamas Bowl Thomas Robinson Stadium • Nassau, Bahamas ESPN
Ohio
UAB W 41–6
December 22, 2017
4:00 p.m.
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Albertsons Stadium • Boise, ID ESPN
Central Michigan
Wyoming L 14–37
December 23, 2017
7:00 p.m.
Dollar General Bowl Ladd–Peebles Stadium • Mobile, AL ESPN
Toledo
Appalachian State L 0–34
December 26, 2017
5:15 p.m.
Quick Lane Bowl Ford Field • Detroit, MI ESPN
Northern Illinois
Duke L 14–36
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