MAC Football: 2024-26 League Schedule Announced, Divisions Eliminated

After a previous announcement from the Mid-American Conference confirmed that divisions would be eliminated in future football seasons, each MAC football

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After a previous announcement from the Mid-American Conference confirmed that divisions would be eliminated in future football seasons, each MAC football program now has their league opponents for the next three seasons.

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Each team will face all 11 conference opponents home and away at least once during a three-year cycle. Protected opponents based on geographic location and rivalries have also been incorporated.

The top two teams in the league based on conference winning percentage will compete in the MAC Football Championship Game at Ford Field in Detroit.

The full 2024 football schedule is scheduled to be released at the end of February.

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Akron

2024

Away: Northern Illinois, Western Michigan, Kent State, Ohio

Home: Eastern Michigan, Bowling Green, Toledo, Buffalo

2025

Away: Central Michigan, Bowling Green, Buffalo, Miami

Home: Western Michigan, Kent State, Ohio, Ball State

2026

Away: Eastern Michigan, Toledo, Kent State, Ball State

Home: Northern Illinois, Central Michigan, Buffalo, Miami

Ball State

2024

Away: Central Michigan, Kent State, Buffalo, Ohio

Home: Northern Illinois, Western Michigan, Bowling Green, Miami

2025

Away: Western Michigan, Toledo, Akron, Miami

Home: Eastern Michigan, Kent State, Buffalo, Ohio

2026

Away: Northern Illinois, Eastern Michigan, Bowling Green, Ohio

Home: Central Michigan, Toledo, Akron, Miami

Bowling Green

2024

Away: Central Michigan, Toledo, Akron, Ball State

Home: Northern Illinois, Western Michigan, Kent State, Miami

2025

Away: Northern Illinois, Eastern Michigan, Kent State, Ohio

Home: Central Michigan, Toledo, Akron, Buffalo

2026

Away: Western Michigan, Toledo, Buffalo, Miami

Home: Northern Illinois, Eastern Michigan, Ohio, Ball State

Buffalo

2024

Away: Northern Illinois, Eastern Michigan, Akron, Ohio

Home: Western Michigan, Toledo, Kent State, Ball State

2025

Away: Central Michigan, Bowling Green, Kent State, Ball State

Home: Northern Illinois, Eastern Michigan, Akron, Miami

2026

Away: Western Michigan, Toledo, Akron, Miami

Home: Central Michigan, Bowling Green, Kent State, Ohio

Central Michigan

2024

Away: Northern Illinois, Eastern Michigan, Toledo, Miami

Home: Western Michigan, Bowling Green, Ohio, Ball State

2025

Away: Western Michigan, Bowling Green, Kent State, Ohio

Home: Eastern Michigan, Akron, Buffalo, Miami

2026

Away: Eastern Michigan, Akron, Buffalo, Ball State

Home: Northern Illinois, Western Michigan, Toledo, Kent State

Eastern Michigan

2024

Away: Western Michigan, Akron, Kent State, Ohio

Home: Central Michigan, Toledo, Buffalo, Miami

2025

Away: Central Michigan, Toledo, Buffalo, Ball State

Home: Northern Illinois, Western Michigan, Bowling Green, Kent State

2026

Away: Northern Illinois, Western Michigan, Bowling Green, Miami

Home: Central Michigan, Akron, Ohio, Ball State

Kent State

2024

Away: Western Michigan, Bowling Green, Buffalo, Miami

Home: Eastern Michigan, Akron, Ohio, Ball State

2025

Away: Eastern Michigan, Toledo, Akron, Ball State

Home: Northern Illinois, Central Michigan, Bowling Green, Buffalo

2026

Away: Northern Illinois, Central Michigan, Buffalo, Ohio

Home: Western Michigan, Toledo, Akron, Miami

Miami

2024

Away: Eastern Michigan, Bowling Green, Toledo, Ball State

Home: Northern Illinois, Central Michigan, Kent State, Ohio

2025

Away: Northern Illinois, Central Michigan, Buffalo, Ohio

Home: Western Michigan, Toledo, Akron, Ball State

2026

Away: Western Michigan, Akron, Kent State, Ball State

Home: Eastern Michigan, Bowling Green, Buffalo, Ohio

Northern Illinois

2024

Away: Western Michigan, Bowling Green, Miami, Ball State

Home: Central Michigan, Toledo, Akron, Buffalo

2025

Away: Eastern Michigan, Toledo, Kent State, Buffalo

Home: Western Michigan, Bowling Green, Ohio, Miami

2026

Away: Central Michigan, Bowling Green, Akron, Ohio

Home: Eastern Michigan, Toledo, Kent State, Ball State

Ohio

2024

Away: Central Michigan, Toledo, Kent State, Miami

Home: Eastern Michigan, Akron, Buffalo, Ball State

2025

Away: Northern Illinois, Western Michigan, Akron, Ball State

Home: Central Michigan, Bowling Green, Toledo, Miami

2026

Away: Eastern Michigan, Bowling Green, Buffalo, Miami

Home: Northern Illinois, Western Michigan, Kent State, Ball State

Toledo

2024

Away: Northern Illinois, Eastern Michigan, Akron, Buffalo

Home: Central Michigan, Bowling Green, Ohio, Miami

2025

Away: Western Michigan, Bowling Green, Ohio, Miami

Home: Northern Illinois, Eastern Michigan, Kent State, Ball State

2026

Away: Northern Illinois, Central Michigan, Kent State, Ball State

Home: Western Michigan, Bowling Green, Akron, Buffalo

Western Michigan

2024

Away: Central Michigan, Bowling Green, Buffalo, Ball State

Home: Northern Illinois, Eastern Michigan, Akron, Kent State

2025

Away: Northern Illinois, Eastern Michigan, Akron, Miami

Home: Central Michigan, Toledo, Ohio, Ball State

2026

Away: Central Michigan, Toledo, Kent State, Ohio

Home: Eastern Michigan, Bowling Green, Buffalo, Miami