The Mid-American Conference announced today an updated 2024 football schedule with game times and television for the first three weeks of the regular season and midweek MACtion.
The 2024 conference season will kick off Saturday, September 21 with two contests as Central Michigan hosts Ball State, while Buffalo travels to Northern Illinois. The 28th MAC Football Championship game will be held on Saturday, December 7 (12 pm ET, ESPN) between the top two teams based on conference winning percentage. This will mark the 21st MAC Football Championship game at Ford Field, home of the Detroit Lions.
All remaining game times and television will be announced 12 days prior to the scheduled game. Games will air on ESPN networks (ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU/ESPN+) and CBS Sports Network.
2024 MAC Football Schedule
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Thursday, August 29
Lafayette at Buffalo; 7 pm ET (ESPN+)
Fordham at Bowling Green; 7 pm ET (ESPN+)
Central Connecticut at Central Michigan; 7 pm ET (ESPN+)
Duquesne at Toledo; 7:30 pm ET (ESPN+)
Friday, August 30
Western Michigan at Wisconsin; 9 pm ET (FS1)
Saturday, August 31
Kent State at Pitt; 12 pm ET (ESPNU)
Eastern Michigan at UMass; 3:30 pm ET (ESPN+)
Western Illinois at Northern Illinois; 3:30 pm ET (ESPN+)
Ohio at Syracuse; 3:30 pm ET (ACC Network)
Akron at Ohio State; 3:30 pm ET (CBS)
Miami at Northwestern; 3:30 pm ET (Big Ten Network)
Saturday, September 7
Akron at Rutgers; 12 pm ET (Big Ten Network)
Bowling Green at Penn State; 12 pm ET (Big Ten Network)
Missouri State at Ball State; 2 pm ET (ESPN+)
St. Francis at Kent State; 2:30 pm ET (ESPN+)
UMass at Toledo; 3:30 pm ET (ESPN+)
Eastern Michigan at Washington; 3:30 pm ET (Big Ten Network)
Northern Illinois at Notre Dame; 3:30 pm ET (NBC)
Central Michigan at FIU; 6 pm ET (ESPN+)
South Alabama at Ohio; 6 pm ET (ESPN+)
Buffalo at Missouri; 7 pm ET (ESPN+/SECN+)
Western Michigan at Ohio State; 7:30 pm ET (Big Ten Network)
Saturday, September 14
Cincinnati at Miami; 12 pm ET (ESPNU)
Central Michigan at Illinois; 12 pm ET (Peacock)
UMass at Buffalo; 1 pm ET (CBSSN)
Morgan State at Ohio; 3:30 pm ET (ESPN+)
Ball State at Miami (FL); 3:30 pm ET (ACC network)
Colgate at Akron; 6 pm ET (ESPN+)
Bethune-Cookman at Western Michigan; 6:30 pm ET (ESPN+)
Jacksonville State at Eastern Michigan; 7 pm ET (ESPN+)
Toledo at Mississippi State; 7:30 pm ET (ESPN2/ESPNU)
Kent State at Tennessee; 7:45 pm ET (SEC Network)
Saturday, September 21
St. Francis at Eastern Michigan; 2 pm ET (ESPN+)
Miami at Notre Dame; 3:30 p.m. ET (NBC)
Toledo at Western Kentucky; TBD
Ball State at Central Michigan*; TBD
Buffalo at Northern Illinois*; TBD
Akron at South Carolina; TBD
Bowling Green at Texas A&M; TBD
Kent State at Penn State; TBD
Ohio at Kentucky; TBD
Saturday, September 28
Akron at Ohio*; TBD
Eastern Michigan at Kent State*; TBD
Ball State at James Madison; TBD
Old Dominion at Bowling Green ; TBD
Buffalo at UConn; TBD
San Diego State at Central Michigan; TBD
UMass at Miami; TBD
Northern Illinois at NC State; TBD
Western Michigan at Marshall; TBD
Saturday, October 5
Bowling Green at Akron*; TBD
Western Michigan at Ball State*; TBD
Miami at Toledo*; TBD
UMass at Northern Illinois; TBD
Saturday, October 12
Akron at Western Michigan*; TBD
Ball State at Kent State*; TBD
Northern Illinois at Bowling Green*; TBD
Toledo at Buffalo*; TBD
Ohio at Central Michigan*; TBD
Miami at Eastern Michigan*; TBD
Saturday, October 19
Kent State at Bowling Green*; TBD
Western Michigan at Buffalo*; TBD
Central Michigan at Eastern Michigan*; TBD
Ohio at Miami*; TBD
Toledo at Northern Illinois*; TBD
Ball State at Vanderbilt; TBD
Saturday, October 26
Eastern Michigan at Akron*; TBD
Northern Illinois at Ball State*; TBD
Bowling Green at Toledo*; TBD
Buffalo at Ohio*; TBD
Central Michigan at Miami*; TBD
Kent State at Western Michigan*; TBD
Saturday, November 2
Buffalo at Akron*; TBD
Toledo at Eastern Michigan*; TBD
Tuesday, November 5
Miami at Ball State*; 7:30 pm OR 8 pm ET (ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU)
Bowling Green at Central Michigan*; 7:30 pm OR 8 pm ET (ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU)
Wednesday, November 6
Ohio at Kent State*; 7 pm ET (ESPN2/ESPNU)
Northern Illinois at Western Michigan*; 7 pm ET (ESPN2/ESPNU)
Tuesday, November 12
Ball State at Buffalo*; 7 pm ET (ESPN2/ESPNU/CBSSN)
Western Michigan at Bowling Green*; 7 pm ET (ESPN2/ESPNU/CBSSN)
Central Michigan at Toledo*; 7 pm ET (ESPN2/ESPNU/CBSSN)
Wednesday, November 13
Akron at Northern Illinois*; 7 pm ET (ESPN2/ESPNU/CBSSN)
Eastern Michigan at Ohio*; 7 pm ET (ESPN2/ESPNU/CBSSN)
Kent State at Miami*; 7 pm ET (ESPN2/ESPNU/CBSSN)
Tuesday, November 19
Akron at Kent State*; 7 pm or 7:30 pm or 8 pm ET (ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU/CBSSN)
Western Michigan at Central Michigan*; 7 pm or 7:30 pm or 8 pm ET (ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU/CBSSN)
Northern Illinois at Miami*; 7 pm or 7:30 pm or 8 pm ET (ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU/CBSSN)
Wednesday, November 20
Buffalo at Eastern Michigan*; 7 pm ET (ESPN2/ESPNU)
Ohio at Toledo*; 7 pm ET (ESPN2/ESPNU)
Saturday, November 23
Bowling Green at Ball State*; TBD
Tuesday, November 26
Toledo at Akron*; 7 pm ET (ESPN2/ESPN+)
Kent State at Buffalo*; 7 pm ET (ESPN2/ESPN+)
Friday, November 29
Ball State at Ohio*; 12 pm ET (ESPNU/CBSSN)
Miami at Bowling Green*; 12 pm ET (ESPNU/CBSSN)
Saturday, November 30
Central Michigan at Northern Illinois*; TBD
Eastern Michigan at Western Michigan*; TBD
Saturday, December 7
MAC Football Championship Game (Detroit, Mich. – Ford Field); 12 pm ET (ESPN)
This marks the first integration of the new conference schedule format. This new model will allow for each team to face all 11 conference opponents home and away at least once during a three-year cycle. Additionally, the new format will incorporate protected opponents based on geographic location and rivalries and eliminates the MAC East and West Divisions.
The 2024 conference season will kick off Saturday, September 21 with two contests as Central Michigan hosts Ball State, while Buffalo travels to Northern Illinois. The 28th MAC Football Championship game will be held on Saturday, December 7 (Time TBA) between the top two teams based on conference winning percentage. This will mark the 21st MAC Football Championship game at Ford Field, home of the Detroit Lions.
2024 MAC Football Schedule
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Thursday, August 29
Lafayette at Buffalo
Duquesne at Toledo
Fordham at Bowling Green
Central Connecticut at Central Michigan
Saturday, August 31
Akron at Ohio State
Eastern Michigan at UMass
Kent State at Pitt
Miami at Northwestern
Western Illinois at Northern Illinois
Ohio at Syracuse
Western Michigan at Wisconsin
Saturday, September 7
Akron at Rutgers
Missouri State at Ball State
Bowling Green at Penn State
Buffalo at Missouri
Central Michigan at FIU
Eastern Michigan at Washington
St. Francis at Kent State
Northern Illinois at Notre Dame
South Alabama at Ohio
UMass at Toledo
Western Michigan at Ohio State
Saturday, September 14
Colgate at Akron
Ball State at Miami (FL)
UMass at Buffalo
Central Michigan at Illinois
Jacksonville State at Eastern Michigan
Kent State at Tennessee
Cincinnati at Miami
Morgan State at Ohio
Toledo at Mississippi State
Bethune-Cookman at Western Michigan
Saturday, September 21
Ball State at Central Michigan*
Buffalo at Northern Illinois*
Akron at South Carolina
Bowling Green at Texas A&M
St. Francis at Eastern Michigan
Kent State at Penn State
Miami at Notre Dame
Ohio at Kentucky
Toledo at Western Kentucky
Saturday, September 28
Akron at Ohio*
Eastern Michigan at Kent State*
Ball State at James Madison
Old Dominion at Bowling Green
Buffalo at UConn
San Diego State at Central Michigan
UMass at Miami
Northern Illinois at NC State
Western Michigan at Marshall
Saturday, October 5
Bowling Green at Akron*
Western Michigan at Ball State*
Miami at Toledo*
UMass at Northern Illinois
Saturday, October 12
Akron at Western Michigan*
Ball State at Kent State*
Northern Illinois at Bowling Green*
Toledo at Buffalo*
Ohio at Central Michigan*
Miami at Eastern Michigan*
Saturday, October 19
Kent State at Bowling Green*
Western Michigan at Buffalo*
Central Michigan at Eastern Michigan*
Ohio at Miami*
Toledo at Northern Illinois*
Ball State at Vanderbilt
Saturday, October 26
Eastern Michigan at Akron*
Northern Illinois at Ball State*
Bowling Green at Toledo*
Buffalo at Ohio*
Central Michigan at Miami*
Kent State at Western Michigan*
Saturday, November 2
Buffalo at Akron*
Toledo at Eastern Michigan*
Tuesday, November 5
Miami at Ball State*
Bowling Green at Central Michigan*
Wednesday, November 6
Ohio at Kent State*
Northern Illinois at Western Michigan*
Tuesday, November 12
Ball State at Buffalo*
Western Michigan at Bowling Green*
Central Michigan at Toledo*
Wednesday, November 13
Akron at Northern Illinois*
Eastern Michigan at Ohio*
Kent State at Miami*
Tuesday, November 19
Akron at Kent State*
Western Michigan at Central Michigan*
Northern Illinois at Miami*
Wednesday, November 20
Buffalo at Eastern Michigan*
Ohio at Toledo*
Saturday, November 23
Bowling Green at Ball State*
Tuesday, November 26
Toledo at Akron*
Kent State at Buffalo*
Friday, November 29
Ball State at Ohio*
Miami at Bowling Green*
Saturday, November 30
Central Michigan at Northern Illinois*
Eastern Michigan at Western Michigan*
Saturday, December 7
MAC Football Championship Game (Detroit, Mich. – Ford Field)
Team-By-Team Schedules
Akron
8.31– at Ohio State
9.7– at Rutgers
9.14– Colgate
9.21– at South Carolina
9.28– at Ohio*
10.5– Bowling Green*
10.12– at Western Michigan*
10.26– Eastern Michigan*
11.2– Buffalo*
11.13– at Northern Illinois*
11.19– at Kent State*
11.26– Toledo*
Ball State
9.7– Missouri State
9.14– at Miami (FL)
9.21– at Central Michigan*
9.28– at James Madison
10.5– Western Michigan*
10.12– at Kent State*
10.19– at Vanderbilt
10.26– Northern Illinois*
11.5– Miami*
11.12– at Buffalo*
11.23– Bowling Green*
11.29– at Ohio*
Bowling Green
8.29– Fordham
9.7– at Penn State
9.21– at Texas A&M
9.28– Old Dominion
10.5– at Akron*
10.12– Northern Illinois*
10.19– Kent State*
10.26– at Toledo*
11.5– at Central Michigan*
11.12– Western Michigan*
11.23– at Ball State*
11.29– Miami*
Buffalo
8.29– Lafayette
9.7– at Missouri
9.14– UMass
9.21– at Northern Illinois*
9.28– at UConn
10.12– Toledo*
10.19– Western Michigan*
10.26– at Ohio*
11.2– at Akron*
11.12– Ball State*
11.20 – at Eastern Michigan*
11.26– Kent State*
Central Michigan
8.29– Central Connecticut
9.7– at FIU
9.14– at Illinois
9.21– Ball State*
9.28– San Diego State
10.12– Ohio*
10.19– at Eastern Michigan*
10.26– at Miami*
11.5– Bowling Green*
11.12– at Toledo*
11.19– Western Michigan*
11.30– at Northern Illinois*
Eastern Michigan
8.31– at UMass
9.7– at Washington
9.14– Jacksonville State
9.21– St. Francis
9.28– at Kent State*
10.12– Miami*
10.19– Central Michigan*
10.26- at Akron*
11.2– Toledo*
11.13– at Ohio*
11.20– Buffalo*
11.30– at Western Michigan*
Kent State
8.31– at Pitt
9.7– St. Francis
9.14– at Tennessee
9.21– at Penn State
9.28– Eastern Michigan*
10.12– Ball State*
10.19– at Bowling Green*
10.26– at Western Michigan
11.6– Ohio*
11.13– at Miami*
11.19– Akron*
11.26– at Buffalo*
Miami
8.31– at Northwestern
9.14– Cincinnati
9.21– at Notre Dame
9.28– UMass
10.5– at Toledo*
10.12– at Eastern Michigan*
10.19– Ohio*
10.26– Central Michigan*
11.5– at Ball State*
11.13– Kent State*
11.19– Northern Illinois*
11.29– at Bowling Green*
Northern Illinois
8.31– Western Illinois
9.7– at Notre Dame
9.21– Buffalo*
9.28– at NC State
10.5– UMass
10.12– at Bowling Green*
10.19– Toledo*
10.26– at Ball State*
11.6– at Western Michigan*
11.13– Akron*
11.19– at Miami*
11.30– Central Michigan*
Ohio
8.31– at Syracuse
9.7– South Alabama
9.14– Morgan State
9.21– at Kentucky
9.28– Akron*
10.12– at Central Michigan*
10.19– at Miami*
10.26– Buffalo*
11.6– at Kent State*
11.13– Eastern Michigan*
11.20– at Toledo*
11.29– Ball State*
Toledo
8.29– Duquesne
9.7– UMass
9.14– at Mississippi State
9.21– at Western Kentucky
10.5– Miami*
10.12– at Buffalo*
10.19– at Northern Illinois*
10.26– Bowling Green*
11.2– at Eastern Michigan*
11.12– Central Michigan*
11.20– Ohio*
11.26– at Akron*
Western Michigan
8.31– at Wisconsin
9.7– at Ohio State
9.14– Bethune-Cookman
9.28– at Marshall
10.5– at Ball State*
10.12– Akron*
10.19– at Buffalo*
10.26– Kent State*
11.6– Northern Illinois*
11.12– at Bowling Green*
11.19– at Central Michigan*
11.30– Eastern Michigan*