CLEVELAND, Ohio - The Mid-American Conference announced today an updated 2025 football schedule with game times and television for the first three weeks of the regular season and midweek MACtion.
The 2025 conference season will kick off Saturday, September 13 as Kent State hosts Buffalo at Noon on CBS Sports Network. The 29th MAC Football Championship Game will be held on Saturday, December 6 (Noon, ESPN) between the top two teams based on conference winning percentage. This will mark the 22nd MAC Football Championship game at Ford Field, home of the Detroit Lions.
All remaining game times and television will be announced 12 days prior to the scheduled game. Games will air on ESPN networks (ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU/ESPN+) and CBS Sports Network.
2025 MAC Football Schedule
*Conference game | All times ET | Follow the MAC on Twitter @MACSports
Thursday, August 28
Lafayette at Bowling Green | 6 pm | ESPN+
Ohio at Rutgers | 6 pm | Big Ten Network
Wyoming at Akron | 7 pm | ESPN+
Buffalo at Minnesota | 8 pm | FS1
Miami at Wisconsin | 9 pm | Big Ten Network
Central Michigan at San Jose State | 10:30 pm | FS1
Friday, August 29
Western Michigan at Michigan State | 7 pm | FS1
Saturday, August 30
Merrimack College at Kent State | Noon | ESPN+
Ball State at Purdue | Noon | Big Ten Network
Toledo at Kentucky | 12:45 pm | SEC Network
Temple at UMass | 3:30 pm | ESPN+
Holy Cross at Northern Illinois | 3:30 pm | ESPN+
Eastern Michigan at Texas State | 8 pm | ESPN+
Friday, September 5
Northern Illinois at Maryland | 7:30 pm | Big Ten Network
Saturday, September 6
Kent State at Texas Tech | Noon | TNT
Central Michigan at Pitt | Noon | ESPNU
Bowling Green at Cincinnati | 3:30 pm | ESPN+
Bryant at UMass | 3:30 pm | ESPN+
Saint Francis at Buffalo | 3:30 pm | ESPN+
Miami at Rutgers | 3:30 pm | Peacock
North Texas at Western Michigan | 3:30 pm | ESPN+
West Virginia at Ohio | 4 pm | ESPNU
Long Island at Eastern Michigan | 7 pm | ESPN+
Western Kentucky at Toledo | 7 pm | ESPN+
Ball State at Auburn | 7:30 pm | ESPNU
Akron at Nebraska | 7:30 pm | Big Ten Network
Saturday, September 13
*Buffalo at Kent State | Noon | CBS Sports Network
Central Michigan at Michigan | Noon | Big Ten Network
New Hampshire at Ball State | 2 pm | ESPN+
Morgan State at Toledo | 3:30 pm | ESPN+
Liberty at Bowling Green | 5 pm | ESPN+
Ohio at Ohio State | 7 pm | Peacock
Western Michigan at Illinois | 7 pm | FS1
UMass at Iowa | 7:30 pm | Big Ten Network
Eastern Michigan at Kentucky | 7:30 pm | ESPNU
Akron at UAB | 8:30 pm | ESPN+
Saturday, September 20
Wagner at Central Michigan | 1 pm | ESPN+
Gardner Webb at Ohio | 3:30 pm | ESPN+
Ball State at UConn | 3:30 pm | CBS Sports Network
Duquesne at Akron | Time TBA | ESPN+
*Toledo at Western Michigan | TBD
Bowling Green at Louisville | TBD
Troy at Buffalo | TBD
Louisiana at Eastern Michigan | TBD
Kent State at Florida State | TBD
UNLV at Miami | TBD
Northern Illinois at Mississippi State | TBD
Saturday, Sept. 27
Lindenwood at Miami | 3:30 pm | ESPN+
Rhode Island at Western Michigan | 6:30 pm | ESPN+
*Akron at Toledo | TBD
*Bowling Green at Ohio | TBD
*Eastern Michigan at Central Michigan | TBD
UConn at Buffalo | TBD
UMass at Missouri | TBD
San Diego State at Northern Illinois | TBD
Saturday, October 4
*Ohio at Ball State | Noon | CBS Sports Network
*Central Michigan at Akron | TBD
*Eastern Michigan at Buffalo | TBD
*Western Michigan at UMass | TBD
*Miami at Northern Illinois | TBD
Kent State at Oklahoma | TBD
Saturday, October 11
*Miami at Akron | TBD
*Ball State at Western Michigan | TBD
*Toledo at Bowling Green | TBD
*Northern Illinois at Eastern Michigan | TBD
*UMass at Kent State | TBD
Saturday, October 18
*Akron at Ball State | TBD
*Central Michigan at Bowling Green | TBD
*Buffalo at UMass | TBD
*Eastern Michigan at Miami | TBD
*Kent State at Toledo | TBD
*Northern Illinois at Ohio | TBD
Saturday, October 25
Toledo at Washington State | 3:30 pm | CW
*Akron at Buffalo | TBD
*Ball State at Northern Illinois | TBD
*Bowling Green at Kent State | TBD
*UMass at Central Michigan | TBD
*Ohio at Eastern Michigan | TBD
*Western Michigan at Miami | TBD
Saturday, November 1
*Buffalo at Bowling Green | TBD
*Central Michigan at Western Michigan | TBD
Tuesday, November 4
*UMass at Akron | 7 pm | ESPN2 or CBS Sports Network
*Miami at Ohio | 7 pm | ESPN2 or CBS Sports Network
Wednesday, November 5
*Kent State at Ball State | 7 pm OR 8 pm | ESPN2 or ESPNU
*Northern Illinois at Toledo | 7 pm OR 8 pm | ESPN2 or ESPNU
Saturday, November 8
*Bowling Green at Eastern Michigan | TBD
Tuesday, November 11
*Kent State at Akron | 7:30 pm | ESPN2 or ESPNU
*Ohio at Western Michigan | 7:30 pm | ESPN2 or ESPNU
Wednesday, November 12
*Buffalo at Central Michigan | 7 pm | ESPN2 or ESPNU or CBSSN
*Northern Illinois at UMass | 7 pm | ESPN2 or ESPNU or CBSSN
*Toledo at Miami | 7 pm | ESPN2 or ESPNU or CBSSN
Saturday, November 15
*Eastern Michigan at Ball State | TBD
Tuesday, November 18
*Akron at Bowling Green | 7 pm | ESPN2 or ESPNU or CBSSN
*UMass at Ohio | 7 pm | ESPN2 or ESPNU or CBSSN
*Western Michigan at Northern Illinois | 7 pm | ESPN2 or ESPNU or CBSSN
Wednesday, November 19
*Miami at Buffalo | 7 pm | ESPN2 or ESPNU
*Central Michigan at Kent State | 7 pm | ESPN2 or ESPNU
Saturday, November 22
*Ball State at Toledo | TBD
Tuesday, November 25
*Bowling Green at UMass | Time TBD | ESPN2 or ESPN+
*Western Michigan at Eastern Michigan | Time TBD | ESPN2 or ESPN+
Friday, November 28
*Ohio at Buffalo | Noon | ESPNU or CBSSN
*Kent State at Northern Illinois | Noon | ESPNU or CBSSN
Saturday, November 29
*Ball State at Miami | TBD
*Toledo at Central Michigan | TBD
Saturday, December 6
MAC Football Championship Game | Ford Field | Detroit, Mich. | Noon | ESPN
