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 Toledo Rockets won the conference championship game over the Akron Zips.
Preseason
Preseason Poll
The Preseason poll was released at the MAC Media Day in Canton, Ohio.[2]
Schedule
Regular season
Week 1
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
August 31 |
7:00 PM |
Buffalo |
Minnesota |
TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN |
BTN |
L 7-17 |
43,224 |
August 31 |
7:00 PM |
Elon |
Toledo |
Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH |
ESPN3 |
W 47-13 |
22,104 |
August 31 |
7:00 PM |
Rhode Island |
Central Michigan |
Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI |
ESPN3 |
W 30-27 3OT |
16,311 |
September 1 |
6:30 PM |
Charlotte |
Eastern Michigan |
Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI |
ESPN3 |
W 24-7 |
12,823 |
September 1 |
8:30 PM |
Boston College |
Northern Illinois |
Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL |
CBSSN |
L 20-23 |
16,421 |
September 2 |
12:00 PM |
Akron |
No. 6 Penn State |
Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA |
ABC |
L 0-52 |
101,684 |
September 2 |
12:00 PM |
Bowling Green |
Michigan State |
Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI |
ESPNU |
L 10-35 |
71,202 |
September 2 |
12:00 PM |
Ball State |
Illinois |
Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL |
BTN |
L 21-24 |
42,505 |
September 2 |
12:00 PM |
Kent State |
No. 5 Clemson |
Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC |
ESPN |
L 3-56 |
80,121 |
September 2 |
5:15 PM |
Western Michigan |
No. 4 USC |
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA |
P12N |
L 31-49 |
61,125 |
September 2 |
6:30 PM |
Miami |
Marshall |
Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV |
STADIUM |
L 26-31 |
22,463 |
September 2 |
7:00 PM |
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. |
Week 2
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
September 8 |
8:00 PM |
Ohio |
Purdue |
Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN |
FS1 |
L 21-44 |
45,633 |
September 9 |
12:00 PM |
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 PM |
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 PM |
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 PM |
Western Michigan |
Michigan State |
Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI |
BTN |
L 14-28 |
72,910 |
September 9 |
6:00 PM |
South Dakota |
Bowling Green |
Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH |
ESPN3 |
L 27-35 |
19,912 |
September 9 |
6:30 PM |
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. |
Week 3
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
September 16 |
12:00 PM |
Kansas |
Ohio |
Peden Stadium • Athens,OH |
ESPNU |
W 42-30 |
24,000 |
September 16 |
12:00 PM |
Iowa State |
Akron |
InfoCision Stadium • Akron, OH |
CBSSN |
L 14-41 |
22,811 |
September 16 |
12:00 PM |
Northern Illinois |
Nebraska |
Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE |
FS1 |
W 21-17 |
89,664 |
September 16 |
3:00 PM |
Tennessee Tech |
Ball State |
Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN |
ESPN3 |
W 28-13 |
14,265 |
September 16 |
3:30 PM |
Central Michigan |
Syracuse |
Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY |
ACCN |
L 17-41 |
33,004 |
September 16 |
6:00 PM |
Colgate |
Buffalo |
UB Stadium • Buffalo, NY |
ESPN3 |
W 33-10 |
11,546 |
September 16 |
6:30 PM |
Kent State |
Marshall |
Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV |
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L 0-21 |
24,044 |
September 16 |
7:00 PM |
Tulsa |
Toledo |
Glass Bowl • Toledo |
ESPN3 |
W 54-51 |
24,239 |
September 16 |
7:00 PM |
Idaho |
Western Michigan |
Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI |
ESPN3 |
W 37-28 |
25,732 |
September 16 |
7:30 PM |
Bowling Green |
Northwestern |
Ryan Field • Evantson, IL |
BTN |
L 27-49 |
33,706 |
September 16 |
8:00 PM |
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. |
Records against FBS conferences
2017 records against FBS conferences
Power–Five conferences and independents
Group of Five conferences
Postseason
Bowl games
(Rankings from final CFP Poll; All times EST)
Date | Time | Bowl Game | Site | TV | MAC Team | Opponent | Result |
December 19, 2017 | 7:00 PM | Boca Raton Bowl | FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL | ESPN | Akron | Florida Atlantic | L 3–50 |
December 22, 2017 | 12:30 PM | Bahamas Bowl | Thomas Robinson Stadium • Nassau, Bahamas | ESPN | Ohio | UAB | W 41–6 |
December 22, 2017 | 4:00 PM | Famous Idaho Potato Bowl | Albertsons Stadium • Boise, ID | ESPN | Central Michigan | Wyoming | L 14–37 |
December 23, 2017 | 7:00 PM | Dollar General Bowl | Ladd–Peebles Stadium • Mobile, AL | ESPN | Toledo | Appalachian State | L 0–34 |
December 26, 2017 | 5:15 PM | Quick Lane Bowl | Ford Field • Detroit, MI | ESPN | Northern Illinois | Duke | L 14–36 |
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