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The 2021 Mid-American Conference football season was the 76th season for the Mid-American Conference (MAC), as part of the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season.

The provisional schedule was released on February 26, 2021. The season was scheduled to begin September 2, 2021, and ended with the MAC Football Championship Game on December 4, 2021.[1]

Previous season

Шаблон:Main The 2020 Mid-American Conference football season saw a delayed start and shortened season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with only 6 regular season games.[2] The Buffalo Bulls won the East Division, while the Ball State Cardinals won the West Division. In the 2020 MAC Championship Game, the Cardinals defeated the Bulls 38–28. The Cardinals would go on to the Arizona Bowl, where they defeated the San Jose State Spartans 34–13.

Preseason

Preseason Media Poll

The Preseason Media Poll was announced on July 20. Kent State was voted the favorite to win the East Division, while Ball State was voted as favorite for the West Division. Ball State was also the favorite to win the conference championship game.[3]

East

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1 Kent State 112 (11)
2 Ohio 96 (2)
3 Miami (OH) 94 (5)
4 Buffalo 93 (4)
5 Akron 39
6 Bowling Green 28
West

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1 Ball State 114 (11)
2 Toledo 104 (7)
3 Western Michigan 103 (4)
4 Central Michigan 68
5 Eastern Michigan 44
6 Northern Illinois 29

Preseason awards

The following list contains MAC players included on watch lists for national awards.

Award Head coach/Player School Position Link
Maxwell Award Kevin Marks style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Buffalo RB [4]
Preston Hutchinson style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Eastern Michigan QB
Dustin Crum style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Kent State QB
Kaleb Eleby style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Western Michigan QB
Bednarik Award James Patterson style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Buffalo LB [5]
Troy Hairston style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Central Michigan DE
Troy Brown style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Central Michigan LB
Desjuan Johnson style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Toledo DT
Ralph Holley style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Western Michigan DT
Davey O'Brien Award Dustin Crum style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Kent State QB [6]
Doak Walker Award Darius Boone style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Eastern Michigan RB [7]
Bryant Koback style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Toledo RB
Kobe Lewis style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Central Michigan RB
Kevin Marks style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Buffalo RB
Lew Nichols III style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Central Michigan RB
Fred Biletnikoff Award Justin Hall style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Ball State WR [8]
John Mackey Award Thomas Odukoya style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Eastern Michigan TE [9]
Ryan Luehrman style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Ohio TE
Rimington Trophy Braydon Patton style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Northern Illinois C [10]
Bryce Harris style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Toledo C
Butkus Award James Patterson style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Buffalo LB [11]
Outland Trophy Curtis Blackwell style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Ball State C [12]
Mike Caliendo style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Western Michigan C
Jake Fuzak style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Buffalo OT
Bryce Harris style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Toledo C
Bronko Nagurski Trophy Troy Brown style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Central Michigan LB [13]
Ralph Holley style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Western Michigan DT
Desjuan Johnson style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Toledo DT
Brandon Martin style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Ball State LB
Lou Groza Award Marshall Meeder style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Central Michigan K [14]
Paul Hornung Award Justin Hall style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Ball State WR [15]
Kalil Pimpleton style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Central Michigan WR
Clint Ratkovich style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Northern Illinois RB
Wuerffel Trophy Bubba Arslanian style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Akron LB [16]
Brandon Martin style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Ball State LB
Bryce Cosby style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Ball State DB
Tariq Speights style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Eastern Michigan LB
Isaac Vance style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Kent State WR
Sam Allan style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Kent State OL
Bailey Flint style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Toledo P
Mike Calidendo style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Western Michigan OL
Walter Camp Award Dustin Crum style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Kent State QB [17]
Manning Award Dustin Crum style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Kent State QB [18]
Kaleb Eleby style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Western Michigan QB
Drew Plitt style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Ball State QB
Ray Guy Award Bailey Flint style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Toledo P [19]
Dom Dzioban style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Miami (OH) P
Jake Julian style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Eastern Michigan P
Luke Elzinga style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Central Michigan P
Matt Ference style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Northern Illinois P
Matt Naranjo style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Bowling Green P
Nick Mihalic style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Western Michigan P
Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Dustin Crum style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Kent State QB [20]
Drew Plitt style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Ball State QB
Kyle Vantrease style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Buffalo QB

Head Coaches

Lance Leipold, who had been head coach of Buffalo since 2015, left the MAC to take the head coach position with the Kansas Jayhawks of the Big 12 Conference.[21] Leipold was replaced by interim head coach Rob Ianello during the school's search for a new permanent coach.[22] However, Ianello and several other Buffalo assistant coaches were tabbed to join Leipold at Kansas, leaving a temporary vacancy at the team's head coaching position.[23] Michigan co-defensive coordinator Maurice Linguist was later hired as Buffalo's new permanent coach.[24]

On July 14, Frank Solich announced his retirement from the head coach position at Ohio after 16 seasons with the school. Tim Albin was promoted to head coach to fill Solich's vacancy.[25]

Team Head coach Previous Job Years at school Overall record MAC record MAC titles
style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Akron Tom Arth Chattanooga 3 Шаблон:Winning percentage Шаблон:Winning percentage 0
style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Ball State Mike Neu New Orleans Saints (QB Coach) 6 Шаблон:Winning percentage Шаблон:Winning percentage 1
style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Bowling Green Scot Loeffler Boston College (Off. coordinator/QB coach) 3 Шаблон:Winning percentage Шаблон:Winning percentage 0
style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Buffalo Maurice Linguist Michigan (Co def. coordinator) 1 Шаблон:Winning percentage Шаблон:Winning percentage 0
style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Central Michigan Jim McElwain Florida 3 Шаблон:Winning percentage Шаблон:Winning percentage 0
style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Eastern Michigan Chris Creighton Drake 8 Шаблон:Winning percentage Шаблон:Winning percentage 0
style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Kent State Sean Lewis Syracuse (Co Off. Coordinator) 3 Шаблон:Winning percentage Шаблон:Winning percentage 0
style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Miami Chuck Martin Notre Dame (Off. coordinator/QB coach) 7 Шаблон:Winning percentage Шаблон:Winning percentage 1
style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Northern Illinois Thomas Hammock Baltimore Ravens (assistant head coach) 3 Шаблон:Winning percentage Шаблон:Winning percentage 0
style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Ohio Tim Albin Ohio (associate head coach) 1 Шаблон:Winning percentage Шаблон:Winning percentage 0
style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Toledo Jason Candle Toledo (Off. Coordinator) 6 Шаблон:Winning percentage Шаблон:Winning percentage 1
style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Western Michigan Tim Lester Purdue (QB Coach) 5 Шаблон:Winning percentage Шаблон:Winning percentage 0

Mid-season changes

  • On November 4, Tom Arth was fired as head coach at Akron after posting a 3–24 record with the school in 3 years. Oscar Rodriguez, who was formerly the school's inside linebacker coach and associate head coach, was named interim head coach.[26] On December 4, the school announced Oregon offensive coordinator Joe Moorhead as the new permanent head coach.[27]

Rankings

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rowspan="3" style="Шаблон:NCAA color cell" | Akron AP
C
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C RV RV
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rowspan="3" style="Шаблон:NCAA color cell" | Bowling Green AP
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rowspan="3" style="Шаблон:NCAA color cell" | Buffalo AP
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rowspan="3" style="Шаблон:NCAA color cell" | Central Michigan AP
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rowspan="3" style="Шаблон:NCAA color cell" | Eastern Michigan AP
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rowspan="3" style="Шаблон:NCAA color cell" | Kent State AP
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rowspan="3" style="Шаблон:NCAA color cell" | Miami AP
C
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rowspan="3" style="Шаблон:NCAA color cell" | Northern Illinois AP RV
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rowspan="3" style="Шаблон:NCAA color cell" | Ohio AP
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rowspan="3" style="Шаблон:NCAA color cell" | Toledo AP RV
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rowspan="3" style="Шаблон:NCAA color cell" | Western Michigan AP RV
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Legend
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  Not ranked previous week
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RV Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25 of poll
т Tied with team above or below also with this symbol

Schedule

Index to colors and formatting
MAC member won
MAC member lost
MAC teams in bold

All times Eastern time.

Week 1

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MAC Conference Championship Game

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Postseason

Bowl Games

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Legend
  MAC Win
  MAC Loss
Bowl game Date Site Television Time (EST) MAC team Opponent Score Attendance
Bahamas Bowl December 17 Thomas Robinson StadiumNassau, Bahamas ESPN 12:00 p.m. Toledo Middle Tennessee L 24–31 13,596
Cure Bowl December 17 Exploria StadiumOrlando, FL ESPN2 6:00 p.m. Northern Illinois Coastal Carolina L 41–47 9,784
LendingTree Bowl December 18 Hancock Whitney StadiumMobile, AL ESPN 5:45 p.m. Eastern Michigan Liberty L 20–56 15,186
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl December 21 Albertsons StadiumBoise, ID ESPN 3:30 p.m. Kent State Wyoming L 38–52 10,217
Frisco Football Classic December 23 Toyota StadiumFrisco, TX ESPN 3:30 p.m. Miami (OH) North Texas W 27–14 11,721
Camellia Bowl December 25 Cramton BowlMontgomery, AL ESPN 2:30 p.m. Ball State Georgia State L 20–51  
Quick Lane Bowl December 27 Ford Field • Detroit, MI ESPN 11:00 a.m. Western Michigan Nevada W 52–24 22,321
Sun Bowl December 31 Sun BowlEl Paso, Texas CBS 12:00 p.m. Central Michigan Washington State W 24–21 34,540
  • Central Michigan was originally slated to play in the Arizona Bowl on December 31 against Boise State, but the bowl was cancelled when Boise State was forced to withdraw due to a COVID-19 outbreak within their team. Central Michigan was then invited to play in the Sun Bowl on the same date to replace Miami (FL), who had withdrawn from that bowl due to COVID-19 as well.[28]

MAC records vs other conferences

2021–2022 records against non-conference foes:

Power Conferences 5 Record
ACC 2–1
Big Ten 1–10
Big 12 0–0
Pac-12 0–0
BYU/Notre Dame 0–1
SEC 0–5
Power 5 Total 3–17
Other FBS Conferences Record
American 0–2
C–USA 2–0
Independents (Excluding Notre Dame) 3–1
Mountain West 1–3
Sun Belt 1–3
Other FBS Total 5–9
FCS Opponents Record
Football Championship Subdivision 11–1
Total Non-Conference Record 23–27

Mid-American vs Power 5 matchups

This is a list of games the MAC has scheduled versus power conference teams (ACC, Big 10, Big 12, Pac-12, BYU, Notre Dame and SEC). All rankings are from the current AP Poll at the time of the game.


Date Conference Visitor Home Site Score
September 2 SEC Bowling Green Tennessee Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN L 6–38
September 4 Big Ten Western Michigan Michigan Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI L 14–47
September 4 SEC Central Michigan Missouri Faurot Field • Columbia, MO L 24–34
September 4 SEC Akron Auburn Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL L 10–60
September 4 ACC Syracuse Ohio Peden Stadium • Athens, OH L 9–29
September 4 ACC Northern Illinois Georgia Tech Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA W 22–21
September 4 SEC Kent State No. 6 Texas A&M Kyle Field • College Station, TX L 10–41
September 11 Big Ten Miami (OH) Minnesota TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN L 26–31
September 11 Independent Toledo No. 8 Notre Dame Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN L 29–32
September 11 Big Ten Ball State No. 11 Penn State Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA L 13–44
September 11 Big Ten Buffalo Nebraska Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE L 3–28
September 11 Big Ten Eastern Michigan No. 18 Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI L 7–34
September 18 SEC Central Michigan LSU Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA L 21–49
September 18 Big Ten Northern Illinois No. 25 Michigan Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI L 10–63
September 18 ACC Western Michigan Pittsburgh Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA W 44–41
September 18 Big Ten Kent State No. 5 Iowa Kinnick Stadium • Iowa Stadium, IA L 7–30
September 25 Big Ten Akron No. 10 Ohio State Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH L 7–59
September 25 Big Ten Bowling Green Minnesota TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN W 14–10
September 25 Big Ten Kent State Maryland Maryland Stadium • College Park, MD L 16–37
September 25 Big Ten Ohio Northwestern Ryan Field • Evanston, IL L 6–35

Mid-American vs Group of Five matchups

The following games include MAC teams competing against teams from the American, C-USA, Mountain or Sun Belt.

Date Conference Visitor Home Site Score
September 4 American Miami (OH) No. 8 Cincinnati Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH L 14–49
September 11 Mountain West Wyoming Northern Illinois Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL L 43–50
September 11 American Temple Akron InfoCiscion Stadium • Akron, OH L 24–45
September 11 Sun Belt South Alabama Bowling Green Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH L 19–22
September 16 Sun Belt Ohio Louisiana Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA L 14–49
September 18 Mountain West Ball State Wyoming War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY L 12–45
September 18 Mountain West Colorado State Toledo Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH L 6–22
September 18 Sun Belt No. 16 Coastal Carolina Buffalo UB Stadium • Buffalo, NY L 25–28
September 25 C-USA FIU Central Michigan Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI W 31–27
September 25 Sun Belt Texas State Eastern Michigan Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI W 59–21
September 25 Mountain West San Jose State Western Michigan Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI W 23–3
September 25 C-USA Buffalo Old Dominion S.B. Ballard Stadium • Norfolk, VA W 35–34

Mid-American vs FBS independents matchups

The following games include MAC teams competing against FBS Independents, which includes Army, Liberty, New Mexico State, UConn, or UMass.

Date Conference Visitor Home Site Score
September 18 Independents Eastern Michigan UMass Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium • Amherst, MA W 42–28
September 25 Independents Miami (OH) Army Michie Stadium • West Point, NY L 10–23
October 2 Independents Toledo UMass Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium • Amherst, MA W 45–9
October 2 Independents Army Ball State Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN W 28–16

Mid-American vs FCS matchups

Date Visitor Home Site Score
September 2 Western Illinois Ball State Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN W 31–21
September 2 Wagner Buffalo UB Stadium • Buffalo, NY W 69–7
September 3 St. Francis Eastern Michigan Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI W 35–15
September 4 Norfolk State Toledo Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH W 49–10
September 11 VMI Kent State Dix Stadium • Kent, OH W 60–10
September 11 Duquesne Ohio Peden Stadium • Athens, OH L 26–28
September 11 Robert Morris Central Michigan Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI W 45–0
September 11 Illinois State Western Michigan Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI W 28–0
September 18 Bryant Akron InfoCiscion Stadium • Akron, OH W 35–14
September 18 Murray State Bowling Green Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH W 27–10
September 18 LIU Miami (OH) Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH W 42–7
September 25 Maine Northern Illinois Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL W 41–14

Awards and honors

Player of the week honors

East Division

Week Offensive Defensive Special teams
Player Team Position Player Team Position Player Team Position
Week 1 (September 6)[29] Kyle Vantrease Buffalo QB Darren Anders Bowling Green LB Josh Smith Kent State P
Week 2 (September 13)[30] Matt McDonald Bowling Green QB Bubba Arslanian
Montre Miller
Akron
Kent State
LB
CB
Graham Nicholson Miami (OH) K
Week 3 (September 20)[31] DJ Irons Akron QB Taylor Riggins Buffalo DE Jonah Wieland Ohio P
Week 4 (September 27)[32] Matt McDonald Bowling Green QB Brock Horne Bowling Green LB Matt Naranjo Bowling Green P
Week 5 (October 4)[33] De'Montre Tuggle Ohio RB Will Evans Ohio DE Nate Needham Bowling Green K
Week 6 (October 11)[34] Dustin Crum Kent State QB Tyson Durant Akron CB Graham Nicholson (2) Miami (OH) K
Week 7 (October 18)[35] Dylan McDuffie Buffalo RB James Patterson Buffalo LB Nate Needham (2) Bowling Green K
Week 8 (October 25)[36] Dustin Crum (2) Kent State QB Manny Lawrence-Burke Kent State LB Alex McNulty Buffalo K
Week 9/10 (November 8)[37] Dustin Crum (3) Kent State QB Nico Bolden Kent State S Andrew Glass Kent State K
Week 11 (November 15)[38] Brett Gabbert Miami (OH) QB Kam Butler Miami (OH) DE Michael Mathison Akron WR/KR
Week 12 (November 22)[39] Dustin Crum (4) Kent State QB CJ West Kent State DL Andrew Glass (2) Kent State K
Week 13 (November 29)[40] Xavier Williams Kent State RB Montre Miller (2) Kent State CB Nate Needham (3) Bowling Green K

West Division

Week Offensive Defensive Special teams
Player Team Position Player Team Position Player Team Position
Week 1 (September 6)[29] Harrison Waylee Northern Illinois RB Lance Deveaux Jr. Northern Illinois LB Matt Ference Northern Illinois P
Week 2 (September 13)[30] Harrison Waylee (2) Northern Illinois RB Dyontae Johnson Toledo LB Bailey Flint Toledo P
Week 3 (September 20)[31] Kaleb Eleby Western Michigan QB Zaire Barnes Western Michigan LB Nathan Snyder Ball State P
Week 4 (September 27)[32] Rocky Lombardi
Ben Bryant
Northern Illinois
Eastern Michigan
QB
QB
Ali Fayad Western Michigan DL Chad Ryland Eastern Michigan K
Week 5 (October 4)[33] Skyy Moore Western Michigan WR Dillon Thomas Northern Illinois LB Justin Hall Ball State WR/RS
Week 6 (October 11)[34] Drew Plitt Ball State QB Bryce Cosby Ball State S John Richardson Northern Illinois K
Week 7 (October 18)[35] Kaleb Eleby (2)
Jay Ducker
Western Michigan
Northern Illinois
QB
RB
Bryce Cosby (2) Ball State S Marshall Meeder Central Michigan K
Week 8 (October 25)[36] Rocky Lombardi (2) Northern Illinois QB Desjuan Johnson Toledo DT Kanon Woodill Northern Illinois K
Week 9/10 (November 8)[37] Trayvon Rudolph
Hassan Beydoun
Northern Illinois
Eastern Michigan
WR
WR
Jose Ramirez Eastern Michigan DE Kalil Pimpleton Central Michigan KR
Week 11 (November 15)[38] Lew Nichols III Central Michigan RB Jamal Hines Toledo LB Chad Ryland (2)
John Richardson (2)
Eastern Michigan
Northern Illinois
K
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Week 12 (November 22)[39] Lew Nichols III (2)
Bryant Koback
Central Michigan
Toledo
RB
RB
C. J. Brown Northern Illinois S Chad Ryland (3) Eastern Michigan K
Week 13 (November 29)[40] Skyy Moore (2) Western Michigan WR Jamal Hines (2) Toledo LB Jake Julien Eastern Michigan P

MAC Individual awards

The following individuals received postseason honors as voted by the Mid-American Conference football coaches at the end of the season.[41]

Award Player School
Offensive Player of the Year Lew Nichols III Central Michigan
Defensive Player of the Year Ali Fayad Western Michigan
Special Teams Player of the Year Kalil Pimpleton Central Michigan
Freshman Player of the Year Jay Ducker Northern Illinois
Vern Smith Leadership Award Dustin Crum Kent State
Coach of the Year Thomas Hammock Northern Illinois

All-Conference Teams

The following players were listed as part of the All-Conference teams.[41]

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Position Player Team
First Team Offense
WR Kalil Pimpleton style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Central Michigan
WR Dante Cephas style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Kent State
WR Jack Sorenson style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Miami
WR Skyy Moore style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Western Michigan
OL Sidy Sow style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Eastern Michigan
OL Bernhard Raimann style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Central Michigan
OL Luke Goedeke style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Central Michigan
OL Bryce Harris style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Toledo
OL Mike Caliendo style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Western Michigan
TE Christian Sims style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Bowling Green
QB Dustin Crum style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Kent State
RB Lew Nichols III style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Central Michigan
RB Bryant Koback style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Toledo
PK Nate Needham style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Bowling Green
First Team Defense
DL Troy Hairston style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Central Michigan
DL Kameron Butler style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Miami
DL Jamal Hines style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Toledo
DL Ali Fayad style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Western Michigan
LB Darren Anders style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Bowling Green
LB James Patterson style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Buffalo
LB Troy Brown style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Central Michigan
LB Ivan Pace Jr. style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Miami
DB Bryce Cosby style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Ball State
DB Elvis Hines style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Kent State
DB C.J. Brown style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Northern Illinois
DB Samuel Womack style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Toledo
DB Tycen Anderson style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Toledo
P Nathan Snyder style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Ball State
First Team Specialists
KRS Justin Hall style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Ball State
PRS Kalil Pimpleton style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Central Michigan

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Position Player Team
Second Team Offense
WR Konata Mumpfield style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Akron
WR Justin Hall style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Ball State
WR Hassan Beydoun style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Eastern Michigan
WR Trayvon Rudolph style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Northern Illinois
OL Curtis Blackwell style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Ball State
OL Jake Fuzak style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Buffalo
OL Bill Kuduk style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Kent State
OL Nolan Potter style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Northern Illinois
OL Brayden Patton style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Northern Illinois
TE Tristian Brank style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Akron
QB Kaleb Eleby style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Western Michigan
RB Marquez Cooper style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Kent State
RB Sean Tyler style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Western Michigan
PK Chad Ryland style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Eastern Michigan
Second Team Defense
DL Daymond Williams style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Buffalo
DL Lonnie Phelps style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Miami
DL Desjuan Johnson style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Toledo
DL Ralph Holley style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Western Michigan
LB Jaylin Thomas style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Ball State
LB Matthew Salopek style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Miami
LB Jonathan Jones style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Toledo
LB Zaire Barnes style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Western Michigan
DB Jordan Anderson style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Bowling Green
DB Devonni Reed style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Central Michigan
DB Sterling Weatherford style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Miami
DB Dorian Jackson style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Western Michigan
P Jake Julien style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Eastern Michigan
Second Team Specialists
KRS Trayvon Rudolph style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Northern Illinois
PRS Devin Maddox style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Toledo

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Position Player Team
Third Team Offense
WR Quian Williams style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Buffalo
WR Dallas Dixon style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Central Michigan
WR JaCorey Sullivan style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Central Michigan
WR Mac Hippenhammer style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Miami
OL Jack Klenk style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Buffalo
OL Brian Dooley style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Eastern Michigan
OL Nathan Monnin style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Kent State
OL Logan Zschernitz style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Northern Illinois
OL Vitaliy Gurman style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Toledo
TE Thomas Odukoya style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Eastern Michigan
QB Brett Gabbert style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Miami
RB Dylan McDuffie style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Buffalo
RB Clint Ratkovich style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Northern Illinois
PK Andrew Glass style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Kent State
Third Team Defense
DL Karl Brooks style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Bowling Green
DL Jose Ramirez style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Eastern Michigan
DL Dominique Robinson style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Miami
DL James Ester style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Northern Illinois
LB Lance Deveaux style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Northern Illinois
LB Bryce Houston style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Ohio
LB Dyontae Johnson style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Toledo
LB Corvin Moment style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Western Michigan
DB Devin Tyler style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Bowling Green
DB Jordan Gandy style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Northern Illinois
DB Tariq Drake style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Ohio
DB Maxen Hook style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Toledo
P Matt Naranjo style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Bowling Green
Third Team Specialists
KRS Ron Cook style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Buffalo
PRS Marion Lukes style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Central Michigan

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All-Americans

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The 2021 College Football All-America Teams are composed of the following College Football All-American first teams chosen by the following selector organizations: Associated Press (AP), Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), Walter Camp Foundation (WCFF), The Sporting News (TSN), Sports Illustrated (SI), USA Today (USAT) ESPN, CBS Sports (CBS), FOX Sports (FOX) College Football News (CFN), Bleacher Report (BR), Scout.com, Phil Steele (PS), SB Nation (SB), Athlon Sports, Pro Football Focus (PFF) and Yahoo! Sports (Yahoo!).

Currently, the NCAA compiles consensus all-America teams in the sports of Division I-FBS football and Division I men's basketball using a point system computed from All-America teams named by coaches associations or media sources. The system consists of three points for a first-team honor, two points for second-team honor, and one point for third-team honor. Honorable mention and fourth team or lower recognitions are not accorded any points. Football consensus teams are compiled by position and the player accumulating the most points at each position is named first team consensus all-American. Currently, the NCAA recognizes All-Americans selected by the AP, AFCA, FWAA, TSN, and the WCFF to determine Consensus and Unanimous All-Americans. Any player named to the First Team by all five of the NCAA-recognized selectors is deemed a Unanimous All-American.

Position Player School Selector Unanimous Consensus
First Team All-Americans
K Nate Needham style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell|Bowling Green FWAA
Position Player School Selector Unanimous Consensus
Second Team All-Americans
OL Bernhard Raimann style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Central Michigan TSN

NFL draft

The following list includes all MAC players who were drafted in the 2022 NFL Draft.

Player Position School Draft
Round
Round
Pick
Overall
Pick
Team
Skyy Moore WR Western Michigan 2 22 54 Kansas City Chiefs
Luke Goedeke T Central Michigan 2 25 57 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Bernhard Raimann T Central Michigan 3 13 77 Indianapolis Colts
Tycen Anderson S Toledo 5 23 166 Cincinnati Bengals
Samuel Womack CB Toledo 5 29 172 San Francisco 49ers
Dominique Robinson DE Miami (OH) 5 31 174 Chicago Bears

References

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