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2015 MAC Football Schedule Announced

By Kevin Kelley - February 27, 2015
Mid-American Conference

The 2015 MAC Football Schedule was officially announced today. Conference play begins on Saturday, Sept. 19 when Eastern Michigan hosts Ball State.

The regular season concludes with the Marathon MAC Championship Game at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan on Friday, December 4, 2015 (ESPN2).

Featured non-conference games for the MAC in 2015 include Akron at Oklahoma, Ball State at Texas A&M, Bowling Green at Tennessee (at Nashville), Buffalo at Penn State, Oklahoma State at Central Michigan, Eastern Michigan at LSU, Kent State at Minnesota, Miami (OH) at Wisconsin, Northern Illinois at Ohio State, Marshall at Ohio, Toledo at Arkansas (at Little Rock), UMass at Notre Dame, and Michigan State at Western Michigan.

2015 MAC Football Schedules

East Division

West Division

2015 MAC Football Schedule (Composite)
All times listed ET
*Conference Game

Sep. 3 – Thursday
Oklahoma State at Central Michigan, 7:00 pm ET (ESPNU)
Ohio at Idaho, 9:00 pm ET (ESPN3)
Stony Brook at Toledo, 7:00 pm ET (ESPN3)
Virginia Military Institute at Ball State, 7:00 pm ET (ESPN3)

Sep. 4 – Friday
Kent State at Illinois, 9:00 pm ET (Big Ten Network)
Michigan State at Western Michigan, 7:00 pm ET (ESPNU)

Sep. 5 – Saturday
Akron at Oklahoma, TBA
Albany at Buffalo, 3:30 pm ET (ESPN3)
Bowling Green at Tennessee
Old Dominion at Eastern Michigan, 3:00 pm ET (ESPN3)
Presbyterian at Miami, 3:30 pm ET (ESPN3)
UNLV at NIU, 7:30 pm ET/6:30 pm CT (CBS Sports Network)

Sep. 12 – Saturday
Ball State at Texas A&M
Bowling Green at Maryland
Buffalo at Penn State
Delaware State at Kent State, 6:00 pm ET (ESPN3)
Eastern Michigan at Wyoming
Marshall at Ohio, 7:00 pm ET (ESPN3)
Miami at Wisconsin
Monmouth at Central Michigan, 3:00 pm ET (ESPN3)
Murray State at NIU, 3:30 pm ET/2:30 pm CT (ESPN3)
Pittsburgh at Akron, 6:00 pm ET (ESPN3)
Toledo at Arkansas
UMass at Colorado, 2:00 pm ET (Pac-12 Networks)
Western Michigan at Georgia Southern, 6:00 pm ET (ESPN3)

Sep. 19 – Saturday
*Ball State at Eastern Michigan, 3:00 pm ET (ESPN3)
Buffalo at Florida Atlantic
Central Michigan at Syracuse, 12:30 pm ET (ACC RSN)
Cincinnati at Miami, 3:30 pm ET (ESPN3)
Iowa State at Toledo, 8:00 pm ET (ESPNews)
Kent State at Minnesota
Memphis at Bowling Green, 3:00 pm ET (ESPN3)
Murray State at Western Michigan, 7:00 pm ET (ESPN3)
NIU at Ohio State
Savannah State at Akron, Noon or 2:00 pm ET (ESPN3)
Southeast Louisiana at Ohio, 2:00 pm ET (ESPN3)
Temple at UMass, 3:00 pm ET (ESPN3)

Sep. 26 – Saturday
Akron at Louisiana-Lafayette
Arkansas State at Toledo
Army at Eastern Michigan
Ball State at Northwestern, 8:00 pm ET (Big Ten Network)
Bowling Green at Purdue
Central Michigan at Michigan State
Marshall at Kent State
Miami at Western Kentucky, 3:30 pm ET (CBS Sports Network)
Nevada at Buffalo
NIU at Boston College
Ohio at Minnesota
UMass at Notre Dame
Western Michigan at Ohio State

Oct. 3 – Saturday
*Bowling Green at Buffalo, 3:30 pm ET (TBA; 12-day TV selection)
Eastern Michigan at LSU
Florida International at UMass
*Miami at Kent State, 3:30 pm ET (TBA; 12-day TV selection)
*NIU at Central Michigan, 3:00 pm ET/2:00 pm CT (TBA; 12-day TV selection)
*Ohio at Akron, 2:00 pm ET (TBA; 12-day TV selection)
*Toledo at Ball State, 3:00 pm ET (TBA; 12-day TV selection)

Oct. 10 – Saturday
*Akron at Eastern Michigan, 3:00 pm ET (TBA; 12-day TV selection)
*Ball State at NIU
*Central Michigan at Western Michigan
*Kent State at Toledo, 3:00 pm ET (TBA; 12-day TV selection)
*Miami at Ohio, 2:00 pm ET (TBA; 12-day TV selection)
*UMass at Bowling Green

Oct. 17 – Saturday
*Akron at Bowling Green, 3:00 pm ET (TBA; 12-day TV selection)
*Buffalo at Central Michigan
*Eastern Michigan at Toledo
Georgia State at Ball State
*Kent State at UMass, 3:30 pm ET (TBA; 12-day TV selection)
*NIU at Miami, 2:30 pm ET/1:30 pm CT (TBA; 12-day TV selection)
*Western Michigan at Ohio

Oct. 24 – Saturday
*Bowling Green at Kent State
*Central Michigan at Ball State
*Eastern Michigan at NIU, 3:30 pm ET/2:30 pm CT (TBA; 12-day TV selection)
*Miami at Western Michigan, 2:00 pm ET (TBA; 12-day TV selection)
*Ohio at Buffalo
*Toledo at UMass

Oct. 29 – Thursday
*Buffalo at Miami, 7:30 pm ET (CBS Sports Network or ESPN3)
*Western Michigan at Eastern Michigan, 7:30 pm ET (CBS Sports Network or ESPN3)

Oct. 31 – Saturday
*Central Michigan at Akron
*UMass at Ball State

Nov. 3 – Tuesday
*NIU at Toledo, 8:00 pm ET/7:00 pm CT (ESPN2)

Nov. 4 – Wednesday
*Ohio at Bowling Green, 8:00 pm ET (ESPN2)

Nov. 5 – Thursday
*Ball State at Western Michigan, 7:30 pm ET (CBS Sports Network or ESPN3)
*Buffalo at Kent State, 7:30 pm ET (CBS Sports Network or ESPN3)

Nov. 7 – Saturday
*Akron at UMass
*Eastern Michigan at Miami

Nov. 10 – Tuesday
*Kent State at Ohio, 8:00 pm ET (ESPN2 or ESPNU)
*Toledo at Central Michigan, 8:00 pm ET (ESPN2 or ESPNU)

Nov. 11 – Wednesday
*Bowling Green at Western Michigan, 8:00 pm ET (ESPN2 or ESPNU)
*NIU at Buffalo, 8:00 pm ET/7:00 pm CT (ESPN2 or ESPNU)

Nov. 14 – Saturday
*Akron at Miami
*UMass at Eastern Michigan

Nov. 17 – Tuesday
*Ball State at Ohio, TBA (ESPN2 or ESPNU)
*Toledo at Bowling Green, TBD (ESPN2 or ESPNU)

Nov. 18 – Wednesday
*Central Michigan at Kent State, 8:00 pm ET (ESPN2 or ESPNU)
*Western Michigan at NIU, 8:00 pm ET/7:00 pm CT (ESPN2 or ESPNU)

Nov. 21 – Saturday
*Buffalo at Akron
*Miami at UMass

Nov. 24 – Tuesday
*Bowling Green at Ball State, 7:30 pm ET (ESPNU or ESPN3)
*Ohio at NIU, 7:30 pm ET/6:30 pm CT (ESPNU or ESPN3)

Nov. 27 – Friday
*Eastern Michigan at Central Michigan
*Kent State at Akron
*UMass at Buffalo
*Western Michigan at Toledo

Dec. 4 – Friday
East Division Champion vs. West Division Champion
Marathon MAC Championship Game, 8:00 pm ET (ESPN2)
At Ford Field in Detroit, Mich.

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The MAC finally figured out not to have teams travel to UMass on a short week. Of course, this is UMass’s last year in the MAC, so it’s too little too late.