Week 14 Schedule:
Tuesday, November 26
Ohio at Akron, 6:00 pm ET (ESPN+)
Western Michigan at NIU, 7:00 pm ET/6:00 pm CT (ESPNU)
Friday, November 29
Bowling Green at Buffalo, Noon ET (ESPN+)
Kent State at Eastern Michigan, Noon ET (ESPN+)
Miami at Ball State, Noon ET (CBS Sports Network)
Toledo at Central Michigan, Noon ET (ESPNU)
MAC Storylines
• The final week of the 2019 regular season features two games on Tuesday, Nov. 26 -- Ohio at Akron at 6:00 pm ET (ESPN+) and Western Michigan at NIU at 7:00 pm ET/6:00 pm CT (ESPNU) -- and four games on Friday, Nov. 29 all at Noon ET -- Bowling Green at Buffalo (ESPN+), Kent State at Eastern Michigan (ESPN+), Miami at Ball State (CBS Sports Network) and Toledo at Central Michigan (ESPNU).
• Division Champions! The Miami RedHawks have already clinched the East Division title and the West Division is down to Western Michigan and Central Michigan both tied at 5-2. Western Michigan can clinch the West with a win at NIU on Tuesday, Nov. 26, while Central Michigan needs a Western Michigan loss and for the Chippewas to defeat Toledo on Friday, Nov. 29.
• The MAC has six teams bowl eligible -- Central Michigan (7-4), Western Michigan (7-4), Miami (7-4), Toledo (6-5), Eastern Michigan (6-5) and Buffalo (6-5). Both Ohio (5-6) and Kent State (5-6) need one more victory for bowl eligibility.
• Ohio head coach Frank Solich became the MAC’s all-time winningest head coach in league history after a 66-24 win at Bowling Green on Nov. 19. Solich has 111 career wins as the all-time winningest coach in MAC history (110, Herb Deromedi, Central Michigan, 1978-93).
• Midweek MACtion continues! The MAC will play 14 games on national television with games on Tuesday (8 games), Wednesday (5 games) and Thursday (1 game) during the final four weeks of the regular season in November on national television with ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPN+ and CBS Sports Network providing coverage. The MAC began midweek football in 1999 and this year marks the 21st season of MAC midweek football.
MAC WEEKLY NOTES
• Kent State’s Matthew Trickett’s 22-yard field goal marked his third game-winner this season in a 41-38 win over Ball State on Nov. 23. Kent State quarterback Dustin Crum amassed 470 yards of total offense and four touchdowns with 369 yards passing and three touchdowns, while adding 101 yards rushing and another score. Crum became the first Kent State quarterback to throw for over 300 yards passing and rush for over 100 yards in a single game since Josh Cribbs in 2004. Crum’s 470 yards of offense are the most by a Kent State student-athlete since 1997.
• Buffalo became bowl eligible for the third straight season with a 49-30 win over Toledo on Nov. 20. Buffalo running back Jaret Patterson rushed for a career-high 192 yards and four touchdowns, while adding 35 yards receiving and one touchdown. Patterson’s five touchdowns tied a MAC single-game record and his four rushing touchdowns tied a school single-game record in the Bulls FBS era.
• Miami set a school record with 12 team sacks in a 20-17 win over Akron on Nov. 20. Miami freshman linebacker Ivan Pace Jr. set a school mark and tied a MAC and FBS single-game record with six sacks in the contest. Miami running back Jaylon Bester added a career-high 128 yards rushing and one touchdown in the victory. Miami has already clinched the MAC East title with a 6-1 record.
• Ohio rushed for a season-high 342 yards and forced five defensive turnovers in a historic 66-24 win at Bowling Green on Nov. 19, as head coach Frank Solich became the MAC’s all-time winningest head coach with his 111th career win. Ohio running back O’Shaan Allison rushed for a career-high 175 yards and three touchdowns, while kicker Louie Zervos became the school’s all-time career leader in points with 415 career points with a 33-yard field goal and nine PATs.
• Eastern Michigan became bowl eligible for the second consecutive year and the third time in the last four seasons for the first time in the program’s 128-year history with a 45-17 win at Northern Illinois on Nov. 19. It also marked the first win for the Eagles against the Huskies since the 2007 season. Eastern Michigan quarterback Mike Glass III was 20-24 passing for 235 yards and three touchdowns, while adding 114 yards rushing and one touchdown.
CENTRAL MICHIGAN MOST IMPROVED FBS TEAM IN 2019
Central Michigan’s dramatic turnaround from a 1-11 record last season to a 7-4 overall record this season is the best FBS win turnaround this 2019 season. The Chippewas six win turnaround (1-11 in 2018; 7-4 in 2019) tops Navy (3-10 in 2018; 8-2 in 2019), Louisville (2-10 in 2018; 7-4 in 2019) and Georgia State’s (2-10 in 2018; 7-4 in 2019) five win improvement from the previous season.
WESTERN MICHIGAN’S BELLAMY LEADS FBS WITH 21 RUSH TDS
Western Michigan senior running back LeVante Bellamy leads the nation with 21 rushing touchdowns and ranks 10th in the country with 1,284 yards rushing.
