2018 Mid-American Conference football season


The 2018 Mid-American Conference football season will be the 73rd season for the Mid-American Conference. and is part of the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The season will begin on August 30 and will end on November 24. The entire schedule was released on February 22. The MAC Championship Game will be held on November 30, 2018.

Previous season

In 2017, Akron won the East Division with a 6–2 conference record while Toledo won the West Division with a 7–1 conference record. Toledo defeated Akron in the MAC Championship game.

Preseason

Preseason Poll

The MAC Preseason Media Poll was released at the MAC Media Day on July 24, 2018 in Detroit, Michigan.

East

  1. Ohio '
  2. Buffalo '
  3. Miami
  4. Akron
  5. Bowling Green
  6. Kent State

    West

  7. Northern Illinois '
  8. Toledo '
  9. Western Michigan '
  10. Eastern Michigan
  11. Central Michigan '
  12. Ball State

MAC Championship

Ohio received 13 votes as the predicted 2018 MAC Championship Game winner. Toledo, Northern Illinois, Miami, and Central Michigan also received votes.

Head coaches

Coaching changes

On November 22, 2018, one day after Kent State's final game of the season against Akron, the school fired head coach Paul Haynes after five losing seasons. On December 19, the school hired Sean Lewis as head coach.

Coaches

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Regular season

Week One

Akron at Nebraska was cancelled following a three-hour delay for lightning and thunderstorms.
Players of the Week

Week Two

Players of the Week

Week Three

Players of the Week

Week Four

Players of the Week

Week Five

Players of the Week

Week Six

Players of the Week

Week Seven

Players of the Week

Week Eight

Players of the Week

Week Nine

Players of the Week

Week Ten

Players of the Week

Week Eleven

Players of the Week

Week Twelve

Players of the Week

Week Thirteen

Players of the Week

Week Fourteen

This game was added after Akron's game vs Nebraska was cancelled due to lightning and South Carolina's game vs Marshall was cancelled due to Hurricane Florence.

MAC Championship Game

Postseason

Bowl games

Bowl gameDateSiteTelevisionTime MAC teamOpponentScoreAttendance
Camellia BowlDecember 15Cramton Bowl • Montgomery, ALESPN5:30 p.m.Eastern MichiganGeorgia Southern21–2317,710
Boca Raton BowlDecember 18FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FLESPN7:00 p.m.Northern IllinoisUAB13–3722,614
Frisco BowlDecember 19Toyota Stadium • Frisco, TXESPN8:00 p.m.OhioSan Diego State27–011,029
Bahamas BowlDecember 21Thomas Robinson Stadium • Nassau, BahamasESPN12:30 p.m.ToledoFIU32–3513,510
Famous Idaho Potato BowlDecember 21Albertsons Stadium • Boise, IDESPN4:00 p.m.Western MichiganBYU18–4918,711
Dollar General BowlDecember 22Ladd–Peebles Stadium • Mobile, ALESPN7:00 p.m.BuffaloTroy32–4231,818

Home game attendance

Bold – Exceed capacity

†Season High