CLEVELAND, Ohio – The Mid-American Conference today announced its football schedule for the 2023 season.
Each MAC school will play eight conference football games to include five games against divisional opponents and three games against crossover-divisional opponents.
The MAC will release an updated schedule later this spring with game times and television for the first three weeks of the regular season and its midweek MACtion schedule. All remaining game times and television will be announced 12 days prior to the scheduled game. Games will air on ESPN platforms (ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU/ESPN+/ESPN3) and CBS Sports Network.
The 2023 conference season will kick off Saturday, September 23 with two contests as Bowling Green hosts Ohio, while Western Michigan travels to Toledo. The 27th MAC Football Championship game will be held on Saturday, December 2nd (Time TBA). This will mark the 20th MAC Football Championship game at Ford Field, home of the Detroit Lions.
2023 MAC Football Schedule
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Saturday, August 26
Ohio at San Diego State
Thursday, August 31
Saint Francis at Western Michigan
Kent State at UCF
Friday, September 1
Miami at Miami (FL)
Howard at Eastern Michigan
Saturday, September 2
Ball State at Kentucky
Central Michigan at Michigan State
NIU at Boston College
Toledo at Illinois
Akron at Temple
Bowling Green at Liberty
Buffalo at Wisconsin
LIU at Ohio
Saturday, September 9
Ball State at Georgia
New Hampshire at Central Michigan
Eastern Michigan at Minnesota
Southern Illinois at NIU
Texas Southern at Toledo
Western Michigan at Syracuse
Morgan State at Akron
Eastern Illinois at Bowling Green
Fordham at Buffalo
Kent State at Arkansas
Miami at UMass
Ohio at Florida Atlantic
Saturday, September 16
Indiana State at Ball State
Central Michigan at Notre Dame
UMass at Eastern Michigan
NIU at Nebraska
San Jose State at Toledo
Western Michigan at Iowa
Akron at Kentucky
Bowling Green at Michigan
Liberty at Buffalo
Central Connecticut at Kent State
Miami at Cincinnati
Iowa State at Ohio
Saturday, September 23
*Ohio at Bowling Green
*Western Michigan at Toledo
Georgia Southern at Ball State
Central Michigan at South Alabama
Eastern Michigan at Jacksonville State
Tulsa at NIU
Akron at Indiana
Buffalo at Louisiana
Kent State at Fresno State
Delaware State at Miami
Saturday, September 30
*Ball State at Western Michigan
*Eastern Michigan at Central Michigan
*NIU at Toledo
*Buffalo at Akron
*Miami at Kent State
Bowling Green at Georgia Tech
Saturday, October 7
*Ball State at Eastern Michigan
*Central Michigan at Buffalo
*Bowling Green at Miami
*Kent State at Ohio
*NIU at Akron
Toledo at UMass
Western Michigan at Mississippi State
Saturday, October 14
*Toledo at Ball State
*Akron at Central Michigan
*Bowling Green at Buffalo
*Kent State at Eastern Michigan
*Miami at Western Michigan
*Ohio at NIU
Saturday, October 21
*Central Michigan at Ball State
*Eastern Michigan at NIU
*Toledo at Miami
*Western Michigan at Ohio
*Akron at Bowling Green
*Buffalo at Kent State
Saturday, October 28
*Western Michigan at Eastern Michigan
*Miami at Ohio
Tuesday, October 31
*NIU at Central Michigan
*Buffalo at Toledo
Wednesday, November 1
*Ball State at Bowling Green
*Kent State at Akron
Tuesday, November 7
*Ball State at NIU
*Central Michigan at Western Michigan
*Ohio at Buffalo
Wednesday, November 8
*Eastern Michigan at Toledo
*Akron at Miami
*Bowling Green at Kent State
Tuesday, November 14
*Toledo at Bowling Green
*Western Michigan at NIU
*Akron at Eastern Michigan
Wednesday, November 15
*Central Michigan at Ohio
*Buffalo at Miami
Saturday, November 18
*Kent State at Ball State
Tuesday, November 21
*Eastern Michigan at Buffalo
*Bowling Green at Western Michigan
Friday, November 24
*Toledo at Central Michigan
*Ohio at Akron
Saturday, November 25
*NIU at Kent State
*Miami at Ball State
Saturday, December 2
MAC Football Championship Game (Detroit, Mich. – Ford Field)
Team-By-Team Schedules
Akron
9.2 – at Temple
9.9 – Morgan State
9.16 – at Kentucky
9.23 – at Indiana
9.30 - *Buffalo
10.7 - *NIU
10.14 - *at Central Michigan
10.21 - *at Bowling Green
11.1 - *Kent State
11.8 - *at Miami
11.14 - *at Eastern Michigan
11.24 - *Ohio
Ball State
9.2 - at Kentucky
9.9 - at Georgia
9.16 - Indiana State
9.23 - Georgia Southern
9.30 - *at Western Michigan
10.7 - *at Eastern Michigan
10.14 - *Toledo
10.21 - *Central Michigan
11.1 - *at Bowling Green
11.7 - * at NIU
11.18 - *Kent State
11.25 - *Miami
Bowling Green
9.2 – at Liberty
9.9 – Eastern Illinois
9.16 – at Michigan
9.23 -- *Ohio
9.30 – at Georgia Tech
10.7 - *at Miami
10.14 - *at Buffalo
10.21 - *Akron
11.1 - *Ball State
11.8 - *at Kent State
11.14 - *Toledo
11.21 - *at Western Michigan
Buffalo
9.2 -- at Wisconsin
9.9 – Fordham
9.16 – Liberty
9.23 – at Louisiana
9.30 - *at Akron
10.7 - *Central Michigan
10.14 - *Bowling Green
10.21 - *at Kent State
10.31 - *at Toledo
11.7 - *Ohio
11.15 - *at Miami
11.21 - *Eastern Michigan
Central Michigan
9.2 - at Michigan State
9.9 - New Hampshire
9.16 - at Notre Dame
9.23 - at South Alabama
9.30 - *Eastern Michigan
10.7 - *at Buffalo
10.14 - *Akron
10.21 - *at Ball State
10.31 -*NIU
11.7 - *at Western Michigan
11.15 - *at Ohio
11.24 - *Toledo
Eastern Michigan
9.1 - Howard
9.9 - at Minnesota
9.16 - UMass
9.23 - at Jacksonville State
9.30 - *at Central Michigan
10.7 - *Ball State
10.14 - *Kent State
10.21 - *at NIU
10.28 - *Western Michigan
11.8 - *at Toledo
11.14 - *Akron
11.21 - *at Buffalo
Kent State
8.31 – at UCF
9.9 – at Arkansas
9.16 – Central Connecticut State
9.23 – at Fresno State
9.30 - *Miami
10.7 - *at Ohio
10.14 - *at Eastern Michigan
10.21 - *Buffalo
11.1 - *at Akron
11.8 - *Bowling Green
11.18 - *at Ball State
11.25 - *NIU
Miami
9.1 – at Miami (Fla.)
9.9 – at UMass
9.16 – at Cincinnati
9.23 – Delaware State
9.30 - *at Kent State
10.7 - *Bowling Green
10.14 - *at Western Michigan
10.21 - *Toledo
10.28 - *at Ohio
11.8 - *Akron
11.15 - *Buffalo
11.25 - *at Ball State
Northern Illinois
9.2 - at Boston College
9.9 – Southern Illinois
9.16 - at Nebraska
9.23 - Tulsa
9.30 - *at Toledo
10.7 - *at Akron
10.14 - *Ohio
10.21 - *Eastern Michigan
10.31 - *at Central Michigan
11.7 - *Ball State
11.14 - *Western Michigan
11.25 - *at Kent State
Ohio
8.26 – at San Diego State
9.2 – Long Island
9.9 – at Florida Atlantic
9.16 – Iowa State
9.23 - *at Bowling Green
10.7 - *Kent State
10.14 - *at NIU
10.21 - *Western Michigan
10.28 - *Miami
11.7 - *at Buffalo
11.15 - *Central Michigan
11.24 - *at Akron
Toledo
9.2 – at Illinois
9.9 – Texas Southern
9.16 – San Jose State
9.23 – *Western Michigan
9.30 – *NIU
10.7 – at UMass
10.14 - *at Ball State
10.21 - *at Miami
10.31 - *Buffalo
11.8 - *Eastern Michigan
11.14 - *at Bowling Green
11.24 - *at Central Michigan
Western Michigan
8.31 – Saint Francis
9.9 – at Syracuse
9.16 – at Iowa
9.23 - *at Toledo
9.30 - *Ball State
10.7 – at Mississippi State
10.14 – *Miami
10.21 - *at Ohio
10.28 - *at Eastern Michigan
11.7 - *Central Michigan
11.14 - *at NIU
11.21 - *Bowling Green
