Английская Википедия:2018 Mid-American Conference football season
Шаблон:Use mdy dates Шаблон:Infobox sports season Шаблон:2018 Mid-American Conference football standings The 2018 Mid-American Conference football season will be the 73rd season for the Mid-American Conference (MAC). 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.[1][2] The MAC Championship Game will be held on November 30, 2018.
Previous season
Шаблон:MainIn 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.[3]
East
- Ohio (21)
- Buffalo (1)
- Miami (2)
- Akron
- Bowling Green
- Kent State
West
- Northern Illinois (15)
- Toledo (7)
- Western Michigan (1)
- Eastern Michigan
- Central Michigan (1)
- Ball State
(first place votes)
MAC Championship
Ohio received 13 votes as the predicted 2018 MAC Championship Game winner. Toledo (5), Northern Illinois (4), Miami (1), and Central Michigan (1) 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.[4][5] On December 19, the school hired Sean Lewis as head coach.[6][7]
Coaches
Notes:
- All records, appearances, titles, etc. are from time with current school only.
- Records are through the beginning of the 2018 season only.
Schedule
Regular season
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MAC member won |
MAC member lost |
MAC teams in bold |
Week One
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Akron at Nebraska was canceled following a three-hour delay for lightning and thunderstorms.[8]
Players of the week:[9]
Offensive | Defensive | Special teams | |||
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Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
Tyree Jackson | Buffalo | Jim Jones | Kent State | DL Knock | Ohio |
Offensive | Defensive | Special teams | |||
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Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
D'Wayne Eskridge | Western Michigan | Devonni Reed | Central Michigan | Cody Thompson | Toledo |
Week Two
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Players of the week:[10]
Offensive | Defensive | Special teams | |||
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Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
Tyree Jackson | Buffalo | Cameron Lewis | Buffalo | Nick Gasser | Akron |
Offensive | Defensive | Special teams | |||
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Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
Tyler Wiegers | Eastern Michigan | Sutton Smith | Northern Illinois | Chad Ryland | Eastern Michigan |
Week Three
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Players of the week:[11]
Offensive | Defensive | Special teams | |||
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Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
K. J. Osborn | Buffalo | Alvin Davis | Akron | Michael Farkas | Ohio |
Offensive | Defensive | Special teams | |||
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Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
Diontae Johnson | Toledo | Malik Fountain | Central Michigan | Jake Julien | Eastern Michigan |
Week Four
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Players of the week:[12]
Offensive | Defensive | Special teams | |||
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Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
Alonzo Smith | Miami (OH) | Khalil Hodge | Buffalo | Nick Gasser | Akron |
Offensive | Defensive | Special teams | |||
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Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
Mitchell Guadagni | Toledo | Maxx Crosby | Eastern Michigan | Gavin Peddie | Western Michigan |
Week Five
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Players of the week:[13]
Offensive | Defensive | Special teams | |||
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Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
Nathan Rourke | Ohio | Khalil Hodge | Buffalo | Maurice Thomas | Miami (OH) |
Offensive | Defensive | Special teams | |||
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Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
Jayden Reed | Western Michigan | Antonio Jones-Davis | Northern Illinois | Jake Julien | Eastern Michigan |
Week Six
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Players of the week:[14]
Offensive | Defensive | Special teams | |||
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Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
Nathan Rourke | Ohio | Brad Koenig | Miami (OH) | Matthew Trickett | Kent State |
Offensive | Defensive | Special teams | |||
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Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
Eli Peters | Toledo | Ralph Holley | Western Michigan | Jake Julien | Eastern Michigan |
Week Seven
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Players of the week:[15]
Offensive | Defensive | Special teams | |||
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Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
Kenny Young | Miami (OH) | Khalil Hodge | Buffalo | Michael Farkas | Ohio |
Offensive | Defensive | Special teams | |||
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Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
Jamauri Bogan | Western Michigan | Sutton Smith | Northern Illinois | Morgan Hagee | Ball State |
Week Eight
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Players of the week:[16]
Offensive | Defensive | Special teams | |||
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Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
Nathan Rourke | Ohio | Brad Koenig | Miami (OH) | Derek Adams | Kent State |
Offensive | Defensive | Special teams | |||
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Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
Tyler Wiegers | Eastern Michigan | Alex Grace | Western Michigan | Jake Julien Bailey Flint |
Eastern Michigan Toledo |
Week Nine
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Players of the week:[17]
Offensive | Defensive | Special teams | |||
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Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
A. J. Ouellette | Ohio | John Lako | Akron | Louie Zervos | Ohio |
Offensive | Defensive | Special teams | |||
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Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
Cody Thompson | Toledo | Mykelti Williams | Northern Illinois | Matt Ference | Northern Illinois |
Week Ten
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Players of the week:[18]
Offensive | Defensive | Special teams | |||
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Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
Tyree Jackson | Buffalo | Dalton Hicks | Kent State | Alvin Floyd | Ohio |
Offensive | Defensive | Special teams | |||
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Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
Tre Harbison | Northern Illinois | Jalen McKie | Northern Illinois | Jameson Vest | Toledo |
Week Eleven
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Players of the week:[19]
Offensive | Defensive | Special teams | |||
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Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
Jaret Patterson | Buffalo | Justin Brandon | Buffalo | Kyle Kramer | Miami (OH) |
Offensive | Defensive | Special teams | |||
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Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
Tre Harbison | Northern Illinois | Maxx Crosby | Eastern Michigan | Sutton Smith | Northern Illinois |
Week Twelve
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Players of the week:[20]
Offensive | Defensive | Special teams | |||
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Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
A. J. Ouellette | Ohio | Rucker Furlow | Miami (OH) | Sam Sloman | Miami (OH) |
Offensive | Defensive | Special teams | |||
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Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
Drew Plitt | Ball State | Josh Corcoran | Northern Illinois | Diontae Johnson | Toledo |
Week Thirteen
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Players of the week:[21]
Offensive | Defensive | Special teams | |||
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Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
Alonzo Smith | Miami (OH) | Brad Koenig | Miami (OH) | Kylan Nelson | Ohio |
Offensive | Defensive | Special teams | |||
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Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
Ian Eriksen | Eastern Michigan | Sutton Smith | Northern Illinois | Jake Julien | Eastern Michigan |
Week Fourteen
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MAC Championship Game
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Postseason
Postseason awards
- Offensive Player of the Year: Tyree Jackson, QB, Buffalo
- Defensive Player of the Year: Sutton Smith, DE, Northern Illinois
- Special Teams Player of the Year: Diontae Johnson, KR/PR, Toledo
- Coach of the Year: Lance Leipold, Buffalo
- Freshman of the Year: Jaret Patterson, RB, Buffalo
- Vern Smith Leadership Award: Sutton Smith, DE, Northern Illinois
All-Conference Teams
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Bowl games
Legend | |
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MAC win | |
MAC loss |
Bowl game | Date | Site | Television | Time (EST) | MAC team | Opponent | Score | Attendance |
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Camellia Bowl | December 15 | Cramton Bowl • Montgomery, AL | ESPN | 5:30 p.m. | Eastern Michigan | Georgia Southern | 21–23 | 17,710 |
Boca Raton Bowl | December 18 | FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL | ESPN | 7:00 p.m. | Northern Illinois | UAB | 13–37 | 22,614 |
Frisco Bowl | December 19 | Toyota Stadium • Frisco, TX | ESPN | 8:00 p.m. | Ohio | San Diego State | 27–0 | 11,029 |
Bahamas Bowl | December 21 | Thomas Robinson Stadium • Nassau, Bahamas | ESPN | 12:30 p.m. | Toledo | FIU | 32–35 | 13,510 |
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl | December 21 | Albertsons Stadium • Boise, ID | ESPN | 4:00 p.m. | Western Michigan | BYU | 18–49 | 18,711 |
Dollar General Bowl | December 22 | Ladd–Peebles Stadium • Mobile, AL | ESPN | 7:00 p.m. | Buffalo | Troy | 32–42 | 31,818 |
Home game attendance
Team | Stadium | Capacity | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 | Game 6 | Game 7 | Total | Average | % of Capacity |
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Akron | InfoCision Stadium–Summa Field | 27,881 | 18,413 | 22,437 † | 17,582 | 16,401 | 17,742 | 92,757 | 18,515 | 66.4% | ||
Ball State | Scheumann Stadium | 22,500 | 9,801 | 15,873 † | 9,367 | 7,159 | 14,022 | 5,503 | 61,725 | 10,288 | 45.7% | |
Bowling Green | Doyt Perry Stadium | 24,000 | 16,142 | 17,542 | 14,380 | 18,551 † | 13,131 | 10,518 | 90,264 | 15,044 | 62.7% | |
Buffalo | UB Stadium | 29,013 | 17,959 | 18,384 | 23,671 † | 19,506 | 15,682 | 15,078 | 110,280 | 18,380 | 63.4% | |
Central Michigan | Kelly/Shorts Stadium | 30,255 | 18,127 † | 16,474 | 14,044 | 10,255 | 10,097 | 8,041 | 66,941 | 11,157 | 36.9% | |
Eastern Michigan | Rynearson Stadium | 30,200 | 14,357 | 14,779 | 17,998 | 22,627 † | 13,468 | 12,403 | 95,632 | 15,939 | 52.8% | |
Kent State | Dix Stadium | 25,319 | 15,242 | 20,062 † | 18,774 | 5,387 | 6,125 | 65,590 | 13,118 | 51.8% | ||
Miami (OH) | Yager Stadium | 24,286 | 15,827 | 15,012 | 5,003 | 15,975 | 17,639 † | 69,456 | 13,891 | 57.2% | ||
Northern Illinois | Huskie Stadium | 24,000 | 16,762 † | 12,354 | 12,138 | 5,887 | 4,878 | 52,019 | 10,404 | 43.3% | ||
Ohio | Peden Stadium | 24,000 | 18,275 | 19,056 | 19,492 † | 13,774 | 13,839 | 12,938 | 97,374 | 16,229 | 67.6% | |
Toledo | Glass Bowl | 26,248 | 24,136 | 28,117 † | 23,675 | 24,685 | 18,114 | 15,214 | 15,521 | 124,777 | 17,825 | 67.9% |
Western Michigan | Waldo Stadium | 30,200 | 20,628 | 23,244 | 24,282 † | 11,389 | 11,935 | 18,278 | 98,021 | 16,337 | 54.1% |
Bold – Exceed capacity
†Season High
References
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