2010 Mid-American Conference football season
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The 2010 Mid-American Conference football season is the 65th season for the Mid-American Conference
(MAC). The season began on Thursday, September 2, with five games: Ball State
hosted Southeast Missouri State, Central Michigan hosted Hampton, Kent State hosted Murray State, Buffalo hosted Rhode Island, and Northern Illinois travelled to Ames, Iowa
to face Iowa State. The conference's other eight teams began their respective 2010 seasons
of NCAA
Division I FBS (Football Bowl Subdivision) competition on Friday, September 3, and Saturday, September 4. The first in-conference game was September 9, with Temple hosting Central Michigan.
The 2010 MAC Championship Game
featured the Northern Illinois Huskies
and the Miami RedHawks
, held December 3, at Ford Field
in Detroit. Miami defeated Northern Illinois 26-21 on a 33-yard pass from Austin Boucher to Armand Robinson for a touchdown with 33 seconds remaining in regulation.
Four MAC teams were invited to post-season bowl games, with conference champion Miami, West Division champion Northern Illinois, West Division runner-up Toledo, and East Division runner-up Ohio getting bids. The only bowl-eligible schools not to receive invitations were Western Michigan (6-6) and Temple (8-4), the latter being the first team with a winning record to be passed over for a team with a .500 record under an NCAA rule change.
entered the 2009 MAC Championship Game
undefeated in MAC play, their only losses coming at Arizona and at Boston College. The Ohio Bobcats
were selected to represent the East Division by virtue of a tie-breaking head-to-head victory against the Temple Owls in the final regular-season game; both teams were 9-3 overall and 7-1 in conference games. In a rematch of the 2006 game
, Central Michigan again won, for their third MAC championship in four years. Following the game, Central Michigan coach Butch Jones
left to become the head coach at the University of Cincinnati
. Steve Stripling, the defensive ends coach, became interim head coach and coached the GMAC bowl.
Five MAC teams Ohio, Temple, Bowling Green, Northern Illinois, and Central Michigan played in post-season bowl games, though only Central Michigan won, defeating Sun Belt Conference champion Troy 44-41 in two overtimes in the 2010 GMAC Bowl
. In mid-January, Dan Enos
, previously a running backs coach for the Michigan State Spartans
, was named the new head coach at Central Michigan. There were no other coaching changes in the conference.
, with no school entering or leaving the conference. There was some speculation that football-only member Temple was under consideration to become a football-only member of the Big East Conference
.
After being rebuffed by the Big East in November, the University of Massachusetts Amherst
Minutemen
are expected to become a football-only member starting in the fall of 2013, following a two-year transition from the Football Championship Subdivision to the Football Bowl Subdivision. The arrangement is expected to be similar to Temple's, with UMass required to schedule certain numbers of non-conference games in other sports against MAC schools.
West Division
as the new head coach for the Golden Flashes. Hazell was the first Ohio State assistant coach to leave for a head coaching job in six years; the last was Mark Snyder
, who was hired by Marshall in 2004.
On November 23, three days after Ball State concluded its season with a 4-8 record, Ball State athletic director Tom Collins announced the firing of Stan Parrish, saying, "As we evaluated the on-field performance and the football program in its entirety, we decided it was time for a change in direction in the leadership of the program". On December 19, Collins announced that he had hired Pete Lembo
, formerly the head coach at Elon
.
On December 5, Northern Illinois head coach Jerry Kill accepted the position of head coach for the Minnesota Golden Gophers
. His announcement came less than two weeks before the Huskies were scheduled to play in the Humanitarian Bowl
. Leaving the team in the manner he did (many teammates learned about his new job via Twitter
instead of from Kill himself) dealt an emotional blow to the members of the team; star quarterback Chandler Harnish saying about Kill's departure, "I have a horrible taste in my mouth". Additionally, besides the emotional impact, USA Today
noted "The timing of the announcement further hurts the program due to Kill most likely taking the bulk of his staff to Minnesota." On December 9, linebackers coach Tom Matukewicz
was announced as the interim head coach for the Huskies bowl game, and on December 13, the university hired Wisconsin Badgers
defensive coordinator Dave Doeren
as the head coach, to begin after the Humanitarian Bowl.
On December 12, ESPN
reported that Al Golden was offered and accepted the head coaching job at the University of Miami. Prior to the 2010 season, provisions requiring bowls to pick teams with seven or more wins if available before picking six-win teams were eliminated from NCAA bylaws, and Temple was the first team go uninvited under the rule change, despite going 8–4 including a win over eventual Big East
BCS representative Connecticut
. On December 22, a rumor was quickly confirmed that Florida
offensive coordinator, and former Florida interim head coach (winter of 2009-2010
), Steve Addazio
would be the new Temple coach.
On December 16, ESPN reported that Michael Haywood, who had been named the 2010 Mid-American Conference Football Coach of the Year days before, had accepted the head football coaching position at the University of Pittsburgh. Haywood was arrested in South Bend, Indiana on December 31, 2010 on felony domestic violence charges arising from a custody dispute, and was fired by Pittsburgh hours after being released on bond the next morning. Defensive backs coach Lance Guidry will coach Miami University in the 2011 GoDaddy.com Bowl. On December 31, 2010, Miami University hired Michigan State offensive coordinator Don Treadwell
as its head coach.
October 9
October 16
October 23
, Western Michigan
In week four, two MAC teams (Kent State, Western Michigan) took the week off, while the other eleven teams took to the road. Eight MAC teams visited Big Ten schools, bringing the total MAC versus Big Ten matches to thirteen for the year.
With their win over Ball State, Northern Illinois clinched the West Division championship and a berth to the MAC Championship Game; the Huskies were one game ahead of the next team (Toledo) with one game remaining, and would win a tie-breaker based on their earlier defeat of the Rockets.
With their win over Temple, Miami secured a 7-1 conference record, but because the RedHawks lost to Ohio earlier in the season, they did not win the East Division until the Bobcats lost to Kent State three days later.
offices name offensive, defensive and special teams players of the week for each division. Several players won multiple awards: Matt Rinehart from Kent State was the East Division Special Teams Player of the Week three times ( week 6,9 and 10). Chandler Harnish from Northern Illinois was the West Division Offensive Player of the Week three times(week 5,6 and 11) Paul Hershey from Ohio was the East Division Special Teams Player of the Week twice (week 3 and week 4), Muhammad Wilkerson
from Temple was the East Division Defensive Player of the Week twice (week 2 and week 8), Freddy Cortez from Kent State was the East Division Special Teams Player of the Week twice (week 2 and week 8), Nick Harwell from Ball State was the East Division Offensive player of the week twice ( week 9 and week 11),Dwayne Woods from Bowling Green was named East Division Defensive player of the week twice (week 3 and week 11), Trevor Cook from Miami was named East Division Special Teams player of the week twice (week 5 and week 11), Ian McGarvey from Ball State was named West Division Special Teams player of the week twice (week 10 and week 11)and Dwayne Priest of Eastern Michigan was named West Division Offensive player of the week twice (week 1 and week 12). Through week 12, only Akron has failed to produce a Player of the Week.
On April 28, DT Muhammad Wilkerson
, a junior from Temple, was selected by the New York Jets
near the end of the first round of the draft, with the 30th overall pick.
Mid-American Conference
The Mid-American Conference is a National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I college athletic conference with a membership base in the Great Lakes region that stretches from Western New York to Illinois. Nine of the twelve full member schools are in Ohio and Michigan, with single members...
(MAC). The season began on Thursday, September 2, with five games: Ball State
2010 Ball State Cardinals football team
The 2010 Ball State Cardinals football team represented Ball State University during the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cardinals, led by second-year head coach Stan Parrish, compete in the West Division of the Mid-American Conference and played their home games at Scheumann Stadium....
hosted Southeast Missouri State, Central Michigan hosted Hampton, Kent State hosted Murray State, Buffalo hosted Rhode Island, and Northern Illinois travelled to Ames, Iowa
Ames, Iowa
Ames is a city located in the central part of the U.S. state of Iowa in Story County, and approximately north of Des Moines. The U.S. Census Bureau designates that Ames, Iowa metropolitan statistical area as encompassing all of Story County, and which, when combined with the Boone, Iowa...
to face Iowa State. The conference's other eight teams began their respective 2010 seasons
2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season
The 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season, or the college football season, began on Thursday, September 2, 2010. The season progressed through the regular season and bowl season, and concluded with the Tostitos BCS National Championship Game on Monday, January 10, 2011.-Rule changes for...
of NCAA
National Collegiate Athletic Association
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Division I FBS (Football Bowl Subdivision) competition on Friday, September 3, and Saturday, September 4. The first in-conference game was September 9, with Temple hosting Central Michigan.
The 2010 MAC Championship Game
2010 MAC Championship Game
The 2010 MAC Championship Game was played at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, December 3, 2010, at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan to determine the 2010 football champion of the Mid-American Conference...
featured the Northern Illinois Huskies
2010 Northern Illinois Huskies football team
The 2010 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University in the college football season of 2010. They compete in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Football Bowl Subdivision college football during the football season. Northern Illinois competed...
and the Miami RedHawks
2010 Miami RedHawks football team
The 2010 Miami RedHawks football team represented Miami University during the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The RedHawks, led by second-year head coach Michael Haywood and interim head coach Lance Guidry during their bowl game, competed in the East Division of the Mid-American...
, held December 3, at Ford Field
Ford Field
Ford Field is an indoor American football stadium located in Detroit, Michigan, USA, that is the current home field of the NFL's Detroit Lions. It is owned by the Detroit/Wayne County Stadium Authority. It regularly seats 65,000, though it is expandable up to 70,000 for football and 80,000 for...
in Detroit. Miami defeated Northern Illinois 26-21 on a 33-yard pass from Austin Boucher to Armand Robinson for a touchdown with 33 seconds remaining in regulation.
Four MAC teams were invited to post-season bowl games, with conference champion Miami, West Division champion Northern Illinois, West Division runner-up Toledo, and East Division runner-up Ohio getting bids. The only bowl-eligible schools not to receive invitations were Western Michigan (6-6) and Temple (8-4), the latter being the first team with a winning record to be passed over for a team with a .500 record under an NCAA rule change.
Previous season
West Division champion Central Michigan2009 Central Michigan Chippewas football team
The 2009 Central Michigan University Chippewas football team represented Central Michigan University in the college football season of 2009. They competed in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Football Bowl Subdivision college football during the football season. Central...
entered the 2009 MAC Championship Game
2009 MAC Championship Game
The 2009 Marathon MAC Championship Game was a college football game played by the Central Michigan Chippewas and the Ohio Bobcats. The game, sponsored by Marathon Oil, was the final regular season contest of the 2009 college football season for the Mid-American Conference...
undefeated in MAC play, their only losses coming at Arizona and at Boston College. The Ohio Bobcats
2009 Ohio Bobcats football team
The 2009 Ohio Bobcats football team competed on behalf of Ohio University during the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bobcats were led by head coach Frank Solich and played their home games in Peden Stadium located in Athens, Ohio....
were selected to represent the East Division by virtue of a tie-breaking head-to-head victory against the Temple Owls in the final regular-season game; both teams were 9-3 overall and 7-1 in conference games. In a rematch of the 2006 game
2006 MAC Championship Game
The 2006 Marathon MAC Championship Game was played on November 30, 2006 at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan. The game featured the winner of each division of the Mid-American Conference. The game featured the , of the East Division, and the , of the West Division. The Chippewas beat the Bobcats...
, Central Michigan again won, for their third MAC championship in four years. Following the game, Central Michigan coach Butch Jones
Butch Jones
-External links:*...
left to become the head coach at the University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati Bearcats football
The Cincinnati Bearcats football program represents the University of Cincinnati in a college football. They compete at the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision level as members of the Big East Conference. The Bearcat football program is one of the nation's oldest, having fielded a team as...
. Steve Stripling, the defensive ends coach, became interim head coach and coached the GMAC bowl.
Five MAC teams Ohio, Temple, Bowling Green, Northern Illinois, and Central Michigan played in post-season bowl games, though only Central Michigan won, defeating Sun Belt Conference champion Troy 44-41 in two overtimes in the 2010 GMAC Bowl
2010 GMAC Bowl
The 2010 GMAC Bowl, the eleventh edition of the college football bowl game, was played at Ladd-Peebles Stadium in Mobile, Alabama on January 6, 2010. The game was telecast on ESPN and matched the Central Michigan Chippewas, champions of the Mid-American Conference, against the Troy Trojans,...
. In mid-January, Dan Enos
Dan Enos
Dan Enos is the current head coach of the Central Michigan Chippewas football team. Enos previously served as running backs coach for the Michigan State Spartans, where he played quarterback 1987-1990.- Playing career :...
, previously a running backs coach for the Michigan State Spartans
Michigan State Spartans football
The Michigan State Spartans football program represents Michigan State University in college football as members of the Big Ten Conference at the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision level...
, was named the new head coach at Central Michigan. There were no other coaching changes in the conference.
Conference realignment
The Mid-American Conference was entirely left out of the 2010 NCAA conference realignment2010 NCAA conference realignment
The 2010–11 NCAA conference realignment refers to several proposed and actual conference expansion plans among various NCAA Division I conferences beginning in the 2010-11 academic year and continuing into fall 2011...
, with no school entering or leaving the conference. There was some speculation that football-only member Temple was under consideration to become a football-only member of the Big East Conference
Big East Conference
The Big East Conference is a collegiate athletics conference consisting of sixteen universities in the eastern half of the United States. The conference's 17 members participate in 24 NCAA sports...
.
After being rebuffed by the Big East in November, the University of Massachusetts Amherst
University of Massachusetts Amherst
The University of Massachusetts Amherst is a public research and land-grant university in Amherst, Massachusetts, United States and the flagship of the University of Massachusetts system...
Minutemen
UMass Minutemen
The UMass Minutemen are the athletic teams that represent the University of Massachusetts Amherst in NCAA Division I sports competition. The nickname is also applied to club teams that do not participate within the NCAA structure. Strictly speaking, the Minutemen nickname applies to men's teams and...
are expected to become a football-only member starting in the fall of 2013, following a two-year transition from the Football Championship Subdivision to the Football Bowl Subdivision. The arrangement is expected to be similar to Temple's, with UMass required to schedule certain numbers of non-conference games in other sports against MAC schools.
Preseason poll
The 2010 MAC Preseason poll results were announced at the Football Media Preview in Detroit on July 30. In the West Division, Northern Illinois was picked as champion, while Temple was picked to win the East Division and the MAC Championship Game.East Division
- Temple - 137 points; 17 first-place votes
- Ohio - 116 points; 3 first-place votes
- Kent State - 94 points
- Bowling Green - 74 points
- Miami - 53 points
- Buffalo - 48 points
- Akron - 38 points
West Division
- Northern Illinois - 115 points; 15 first-place votes
- Central Michigan - 83 points; 3 first-place votes
- Western Michigan - 77 points; 2 first-place votes
- Toledo - 75 points
- Ball State - 50 points
- Eastern Michigan - 20 points
MAC Championship
Three votes were not cast for any team.- Temple - 11 votes
- Northern Illinois - 5 votes
- Ohio - 1 votes
Head coaches
East Division- Rob IanelloRob Ianello-External links:*...
, Akron (1st Year) - Dave ClawsonDave ClawsonDave Clawson is the head coach of the Bowling Green Falcons college football team. Before joining Bowling Green, Clawson was the short-lived offensive coordinator for the University of Tennessee Volunteers and was the coach at Fordham University and the University of Richmond where he won two Div...
, Bowling Green (2nd Year) - Jeff QuinnJeff Quinn (American football)Jeff Quinn is a college football coach who is the head coach of the University at Buffalo football team. He is the 24th head coach in University at Buffalo football history...
, Buffalo (1st Year) - Doug MartinDoug MartinDoug Martin is a former professional American football player who was selected by the Minnesota Vikings in the 1st round of the 1980 NFL Draft. A 6'3", 258 lbs. defensive end from the University of Washington, Martin played in 10 NFL seasons from 1980-1989 for the Vikings.-References:...
, Kent State (6th Year) - Michael HaywoodMichael Haywood-External links:* *...
, Miami (2nd Year) - Frank SolichFrank SolichFrank Solich is an American football coach and former player. He is currently the head coach at Ohio University, a position he has held since the 2005 season...
, Ohio (6th Year) - Al Golden, Temple (5th Year)
West Division
- Stan ParrishStan ParrishStan Parrish is an American football coach and former player. Most recently, he was the head coach at Ball State University from 2009 to 2010. Parrish was previously head coach at Wabash College, Marshall University and Kansas State University. He has been an offensive coordinator at Ball State...
, Ball State (2nd Year) - Dan EnosDan EnosDan Enos is the current head coach of the Central Michigan Chippewas football team. Enos previously served as running backs coach for the Michigan State Spartans, where he played quarterback 1987-1990.- Playing career :...
, Central Michigan (1st Year) - Ron EnglishRon English (American football)-External links:**...
, Eastern Michigan (2nd Year) - Jerry KillJerry KillJerry Kill is the head football coach at the University of Minnesota. Before assuming this position with the Golden Gophers in December 2010, Kill served as the head coach at Saginaw Valley State University , Emporia State University , Southern Illinois University Carbondale , and Northern...
, Northern Illinois (3rd Year) - Tim BeckmanTim Beckman-External links:...
, Toledo (2nd Year) - Bill CubitBill Cubit-External links:*...
Western Michigan (6th Year)
Post-season coaching changes
On November 21, the day after Kent State's seventh loss of the season assured them of a losing record, Doug Martin announced that he would resign at the end of the season. On December 20, Kent State athletic director Joel Nielsen introduced former Ohio State receivers coach Darrell HazellDarrell Hazell
Darrell Hazell is an American college football coach. He is currently the head coach at Kent State University.A native of Cinnaminson, New Jersey, Hazell attended Muskingum University starting in the fall of 1982. He played on the football team as a starter for his final three years at the school...
as the new head coach for the Golden Flashes. Hazell was the first Ohio State assistant coach to leave for a head coaching job in six years; the last was Mark Snyder
Mark Snyder
Mark Snyder is the former head coach of the Marshall University Thundering Herd football team in Huntington, West Virginia. He is currently the defensive coordinator at the University of South Florida...
, who was hired by Marshall in 2004.
On November 23, three days after Ball State concluded its season with a 4-8 record, Ball State athletic director Tom Collins announced the firing of Stan Parrish, saying, "As we evaluated the on-field performance and the football program in its entirety, we decided it was time for a change in direction in the leadership of the program". On December 19, Collins announced that he had hired Pete Lembo
Pete Lembo
-External links:*...
, formerly the head coach at Elon
Elon
In the Bible, Elon was a Judge of Israel.He followed Ibzan and was succeeded by Abdon. It is said that he was from the Tribe of Zebulun, led Israel for ten years, and was buried in Ajalon in Zebulon .- See also :*Biblical judges*Book of Judges...
.
On December 5, Northern Illinois head coach Jerry Kill accepted the position of head coach for the Minnesota Golden Gophers
University of Minnesota
The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities is a public research university located in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. It is the oldest and largest part of the University of Minnesota system and has the fourth-largest main campus student body in the United States, with 52,557...
. His announcement came less than two weeks before the Huskies were scheduled to play in the Humanitarian Bowl
2010 Humanitarian Bowl
The 2010 Humanitarian Bowl was the fourteenth edition of the college football bowl game, and was played at Bronco Stadium in Boise, Idaho, on the campus of Boise State University. The game started at 3:30 pm MST on Saturday, December 18, 2010 and was telecast on ESPN...
. Leaving the team in the manner he did (many teammates learned about his new job via Twitter
Twitter
Twitter is an online social networking and microblogging service that enables its users to send and read text-based posts of up to 140 characters, informally known as "tweets".Twitter was created in March 2006 by Jack Dorsey and launched that July...
instead of from Kill himself) dealt an emotional blow to the members of the team; star quarterback Chandler Harnish saying about Kill's departure, "I have a horrible taste in my mouth". Additionally, besides the emotional impact, USA Today
USA Today
USA Today is a national American daily newspaper published by the Gannett Company. It was founded by Al Neuharth. The newspaper vies with The Wall Street Journal for the position of having the widest circulation of any newspaper in the United States, something it previously held since 2003...
noted "The timing of the announcement further hurts the program due to Kill most likely taking the bulk of his staff to Minnesota." On December 9, linebackers coach Tom Matukewicz
Tom Matukewicz
-External links:*...
was announced as the interim head coach for the Huskies bowl game, and on December 13, the university hired Wisconsin Badgers
Wisconsin Badgers
The Wisconsin Badgers are the collegiate athletic teams from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. This NCAA Division I athletic program has teams in football, basketball, ice hockey, volleyball, soccer, cross country, tennis, swimming, wrestling, track and field, rowing, golf, and softball...
defensive coordinator Dave Doeren
Dave Doeren
-External links:*...
as the head coach, to begin after the Humanitarian Bowl.
On December 12, ESPN
ESPN
Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, commonly known as ESPN, is an American global cable television network focusing on sports-related programming including live and pre-taped event telecasts, sports talk shows, and other original programming....
reported that Al Golden was offered and accepted the head coaching job at the University of Miami. Prior to the 2010 season, provisions requiring bowls to pick teams with seven or more wins if available before picking six-win teams were eliminated from NCAA bylaws, and Temple was the first team go uninvited under the rule change, despite going 8–4 including a win over eventual Big East
Big East Conference
The Big East Conference is a collegiate athletics conference consisting of sixteen universities in the eastern half of the United States. The conference's 17 members participate in 24 NCAA sports...
BCS representative Connecticut
2010 Connecticut Huskies football team
The 2010 Connecticut Huskies football team represented the University of Connecticut in the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season as a member of the Big East Conference. The team was coached by Randy Edsall and played its home games at Rentschler Field in East Hartford, Connecticut...
. On December 22, a rumor was quickly confirmed that Florida
Florida Gators football
The Florida Gators football team represents the University of Florida in the sport of American football. The Florida Gators compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision of the National Collegiate Athletics Association and the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference...
offensive coordinator, and former Florida interim head coach (winter of 2009-2010
2009 Florida Gators football team
The 2009 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida in the sport of American football during the 2009 college football season...
), Steve Addazio
Steve Addazio
Steve Addazio is an American college football coach and former player, and is head coach of the Temple Owls football team that represents Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania...
would be the new Temple coach.
On December 16, ESPN reported that Michael Haywood, who had been named the 2010 Mid-American Conference Football Coach of the Year days before, had accepted the head football coaching position at the University of Pittsburgh. Haywood was arrested in South Bend, Indiana on December 31, 2010 on felony domestic violence charges arising from a custody dispute, and was fired by Pittsburgh hours after being released on bond the next morning. Defensive backs coach Lance Guidry will coach Miami University in the 2011 GoDaddy.com Bowl. On December 31, 2010, Miami University hired Michigan State offensive coordinator Don Treadwell
Don Treadwell
Don Treadwell is an American football coach and former player in the United States. He is currently the head coach at Miami University...
as its head coach.
Schedules
In any given year, each team plays all the other teams in the same division, and about half the teams in the opposite division.Homecoming games
October 2- Ohio at Eastern Michigan 12:00 pm
- Idaho at Western Michigan 2:00 pm
- Northern Illinois at Akron 6:00 pm
October 9
- Western Michigan at Ball State 12:00 pm
- Akron at Kent State 3:30 pm
October 16
- Miami University at Central Michigan 12:00 pm
- Buffalo at Northern Illinois 2:30 pm
- Akron at Ohio 2:00 pm
October 23
- Ohio at Miami University 1:00 pm
Bye weeks
- Week four: Kent State, Western Michigan
- Week six: Buffalo
- Week ten: Eastern Michigan, Northern Illinois, Toledo, Bowling Green, Miami
- Week eleven: Ohio, Akron, Temple
- Week twelve: Central Michigan
- Week thirteen: Ball State
Season
| Index to colors and formatting |
|---|
| MAC member won |
| MAC member lost |
| MAC teams in bold |
Week one
Temple running back Bernard Pierce had been considered a possible Heisman candidate before the season, but he was dropped from watchlists following an underwhelming week 1 performance. Pierce carried 20 times for 75 yards and no touchdowns in Temple's win over Villanova.Week two
Week three
Week four
Bye week: Kent State2010 Kent State Golden Flashes football team
The 2010 Kent State Golden Flashes football team represented Kent State University during the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Golden Flashes, led by seventh-year head coach Doug Martin, compete in the East Division of the Mid-American Conference and played their home games at Dix...
, Western Michigan
2010 Western Michigan Broncos football team
The 2010 Western Michigan Broncos football team represented Western Michigan University during the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Broncos, led by sixth-year head coach Bill Cubit, compete in the West Division of the Mid-American Conference and played their home games at Waldo Stadium...
In week four, two MAC teams (Kent State, Western Michigan) took the week off, while the other eleven teams took to the road. Eight MAC teams visited Big Ten schools, bringing the total MAC versus Big Ten matches to thirteen for the year.
Week five
Week six
For week 6, Buffalo had the week off.Week seven
Week eight
Week nine
Week ten
For week 10, Eastern Michigan, Northern Illinois, Toledo, Bowling Green, and Miami had the week off.Week eleven
For week eleven, Ohio, Akron, and Temple had the week off.Week twelve
For week twelve, Central Michigan had the week off.With their win over Ball State, Northern Illinois clinched the West Division championship and a berth to the MAC Championship Game; the Huskies were one game ahead of the next team (Toledo) with one game remaining, and would win a tie-breaker based on their earlier defeat of the Rockets.
Week thirteen
Ball State did not play in week 13; the Cardinals' final game was on November 20.With their win over Temple, Miami secured a 7-1 conference record, but because the RedHawks lost to Ohio earlier in the season, they did not win the East Division until the Bobcats lost to Kent State three days later.
MAC Championship
Bowl games
| Bowl | Date | Opponents | Winner | Score | Loser | Score | Location | Time | Network | Notes |
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| New Orleans Bowl 2010 New Orleans Bowl The 2010 R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl was the tenth edition of the bowl. The game was played at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana on Saturday, December 18, 2010 at 9 p.m. ET. The contest was televised live on ESPN... |
December 18, 2010 | Troy vs. Ohio | Troy | 48 | Ohio | 21 | New Orleans, Louisiana New Orleans, Louisiana New Orleans is a major United States port and the largest city and metropolitan area in the state of Louisiana. The New Orleans metropolitan area has a population of 1,235,650 as of 2009, the 46th largest in the USA. The New Orleans – Metairie – Bogalusa combined statistical area has a population... |
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| Humanitarian Bowl 2010 Humanitarian Bowl The 2010 Humanitarian Bowl was the fourteenth edition of the college football bowl game, and was played at Bronco Stadium in Boise, Idaho, on the campus of Boise State University. The game started at 3:30 pm MST on Saturday, December 18, 2010 and was telecast on ESPN... |
December 18, 2010 | Fresno State vs. Northern Illinois | Northern Illinois | 40 | Fresno State | 17 | Boise, Idaho Boise, Idaho Boise is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Idaho, as well as the county seat of Ada County. Located on the Boise River, it anchors the Boise City-Nampa metropolitan area and is the largest city between Salt Lake City, Utah and Portland, Oregon.As of the 2010 Census Bureau,... |
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| Little Caesars Pizza Bowl 2010 Little Caesars Pizza Bowl The 2010 Little Caesars Pizza Bowl was a NCAA bowl game played at 8:30 p.m. EST on December 26, 2010 at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan and aired on ESPN... |
December 26, 2010 | FIU vs. Toledo | FIU | 34 | Toledo | 32 | Detroit, Michigan Detroit, Michigan Detroit is the major city among the primary cultural, financial, and transportation centers in the Metro Detroit area, a region of 5.2 million people. As the seat of Wayne County, the city of Detroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and serves as a major port on the Detroit River... |
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| GoDaddy.com Bowl | January 6, 2011 | Middle Tennessee vs. Miami | Miami | 35 | Middle Tennessee | 21 | Mobile, Alabama Mobile, Alabama Mobile is the third most populous city in the Southern US state of Alabama and is the county seat of Mobile County. It is located on the Mobile River and the central Gulf Coast of the United States. The population within the city limits was 195,111 during the 2010 census. It is the largest... |
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Records against other conferences
The following summarizes MAC performance against other conferences.| Conference | Wins | Losses |
|---|---|---|
| ACC 2010 Atlantic Coast Conference football season The 2010 Atlantic Coast Conference football season was the 58th season of Atlantic Coast Conference football. The season started September 2, 2010 and ended January 9, 2011. The twelve conference schools were divided into two divisions. The Virginia Tech Hokies won the Coastal Division while the... |
0 | 3 |
| Big 12 2010 Big 12 Conference football season The 2010 Big 12 Conference football season is the 15th season for the Big 12, as part of the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season. It was also the final season in the conference for Colorado and Nebraska as Colorado moved to the Pac-12 and Nebraska transfered to the Big Ten the following... |
0 | 3 |
| Big East 2010 Big East Conference football season The 2010 Big East football season was the NCAA football season of the Big East Conference. Conference members began regular-season play on September 2, but did not begin conference play until October 8; the regular season continued through December 4... |
1 | 3 |
| Big South | 0 | 2 |
| Big Ten 2010 Big Ten Conference football season The 2010 Big Ten Conference football season was the 115th season for the Big Ten. The conference started its season on Thursday, September 2, as conference member Minnesota traveled to Murfreesboro, Tennessee to face Middle Tennessee, and Ohio State hosted the Thundering Herd of Marshall... |
2 | 11 |
| Colonial Athletic | 2 | 0 |
| Conference USA 2010 Conference USA football season The 2010 Conference USA football season was an NCAA football season played from September 2, 2010, through December 31, 2010. Conference USA consists of 12 football members separated into 2 divisions: East Carolina, Marshall, Memphis, Southern Miss, UAB, and UCF make up the eastern division, while... |
1 | 3 |
| Great West | 1 | 0 |
| MEAC | 1 | 0 |
| Independents | 1 | 4 |
| Mountain West 2010 Mountain West Conference football season The 2010 Mountain West Conference football season was the 12th since eight former members of the Western Athletic Conference banded together to form the Mountain West Conference.... |
1 | 1 |
| Ohio Valley | 2 | 0 |
| Pac-10 2010 Pac-10 Conference football season The 2010 Pacific-10 Conference football season began on September 2, 2010 with a victory by USC at Hawaii. Conference play began on September 11 with Stanford shutting out UCLA 35–0 in Pasadena on ESPN.... |
0 | 1 |
| SEC 2010 Southeastern Conference football season The 2010 Southeastern Conference football season began on Thursday, September 2, 2010 with South Carolina defeating Southern Miss on ESPN.-Preseason:... |
0 | 3 |
| Southern | 1 | 0 |
| Southland | 1 | 0 |
| Sun Belt 2010 Sun Belt Conference football season The 2010 Sun Belt Conference football season is a NCAA football season that will be played from September 2, 2010, until January 6, 2011 when the GMAC Bowl will be played... |
1 | 1 |
| WAC | 0 | 2 |
| Overall | 15 | 35 |
MAC vs. AQ matchups
During the season, MAC teams played several games against AQ conference opponents. Some of these games are regularly contested rivalry games.| Date | Visitor | Home | Significance | Winning Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2 | Northern Illinois | Iowa State | Iowa State | |
| September 3 | Arizona | Toledo | Arizona | |
| September 4 | Western Michigan | Michigan State | Michigan State | |
| September 4 | Miami University | Florida | Florida | |
| September 4 | Syracuse | Akron | Syracuse | |
| September 11 | Kent State | Boston College | Boston College | |
| September 11 | Buffalo | Baylor | Baylor | |
| September 18 | Connecticut | Temple | Temple | |
| September 18 | Ball State | Purdue | Purdue | |
| September 18 | Kent State | Penn State | Penn State | |
| September 18 | Ohio | Ohio State | Ohio State | |
| September 18 | Northern Illinois | Illinois | Illinois | |
| September 18 | Akron | Kentucky | Kentucky | |
| September 25 | Buffalo | Connecticut | Connecticut | |
| September 25 | Central Michigan | Northwestern | Northwestern | |
| September 25 | Bowling Green | Michigan | Michigan | |
| September 25 | Ball State | Iowa | Iowa | |
| September 25 | Toledo | Purdue | Toledo | |
| September 25 | Miami University | Missouri | Missouri | |
| September 25 | Eastern Michigan | Ohio State | Ohio State | |
| September 25 | Temple | Penn State | Penn State | |
| September 25 | Akron | Indiana | Indiana | |
| September 25 | Northern Illinois | Minnesota | Northern Illinois | |
| October 9 | Central Michigan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech | |
| October 9 | Eastern Michigan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt | |
| October 9 | Miami University | Cincinnati | Cincinnati | |
| October 16 | Western Michigan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame | |
| October 23 | Eastern Michigan | Virginia | Virginia | |
| November 13 | Army | Kent State | Army | |
| November 13 | Central Michigan | Navy | Navy |
Players of the week
Throughout the regular season, the Mid-American ConferenceMid-American Conference
The Mid-American Conference is a National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I college athletic conference with a membership base in the Great Lakes region that stretches from Western New York to Illinois. Nine of the twelve full member schools are in Ohio and Michigan, with single members...
offices name offensive, defensive and special teams players of the week for each division. Several players won multiple awards: Matt Rinehart from Kent State was the East Division Special Teams Player of the Week three times ( week 6,9 and 10). Chandler Harnish from Northern Illinois was the West Division Offensive Player of the Week three times(week 5,6 and 11) Paul Hershey from Ohio was the East Division Special Teams Player of the Week twice (week 3 and week 4), Muhammad Wilkerson
Muhammad Wilkerson
Muhammad Wilkerson is an American football defensive end for the New York Jets of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Jets in the first round of the 2011 NFL Draft. He played college football at Temple.-Early years:...
from Temple was the East Division Defensive Player of the Week twice (week 2 and week 8), Freddy Cortez from Kent State was the East Division Special Teams Player of the Week twice (week 2 and week 8), Nick Harwell from Ball State was the East Division Offensive player of the week twice ( week 9 and week 11),Dwayne Woods from Bowling Green was named East Division Defensive player of the week twice (week 3 and week 11), Trevor Cook from Miami was named East Division Special Teams player of the week twice (week 5 and week 11), Ian McGarvey from Ball State was named West Division Special Teams player of the week twice (week 10 and week 11)and Dwayne Priest of Eastern Michigan was named West Division Offensive player of the week twice (week 1 and week 12). Through week 12, only Akron has failed to produce a Player of the Week.
| Week | East Division | West Division | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive | Defensive | Special teams | Offensive | Defensive | Special teams | |||||||
| Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team | |
| Week 1 | Spencer Keith | Kent State | Keith Morgan | Bowling Green | Brandon McManus | Temple | Dwayne Priest | Eastern Michigan | Nick Bellore | Central Michigan | Ben Armer | Western Michigan |
| Week 2 | Thomas Merriweather | Miami | Muhammad Wilkerson | Temple | Freddy Cortez | Kent State | Alex Carder | Western Michigan | Dan Molls | Toledo | Jay Karutz | Eastern Michigan |
| Week 3 | Bernard Pierce | Temple | Dwayne Woods | Bowling Green | Paul Hershey | Ohio | Paris Cotton | Central Michigan | Desmond Marrow | Toledo | Josh Wilber | Northern Illinois |
| Week 4 | Terrence McCrae | Ohio | Jaiquawn Jarrett | Temple | Paul Hershey | Ohio | Chad Spann | Northern Illinois | Archie Donald | Toledo | Jimmie Ward | Northern Illinois |
| Week 5 | Matt Brown | Temple | Khalil Mack | Buffalo | Trevor Cook | Miami | Chandler Harnish | Northern Illinois | Robert Eddins | Ball State | Ben Armer | Western Michigan |
| Week 6 | Phil Bates | Ohio | Roosevelt Nix | Kent State | Matt Rinehart | Kent State | Chandler Harnish | Northern Illinois | Lewis Toler | Western Michigan | John Potter | Western Michigan |
| Week 7 | Boo Jackson | Ohio | Evan Harris | Miami | Adrian Robinson | Temple | Alex Gillett | Eastern Michigan | T.J. Fatinikun | Toledo | Jimmie Ward | Northern Illinois |
| Week 8 | Tyshon Goode | Kent State | Muhammad Wilkerson | Temple | Freddy Cortez | Kent State | Juan Nunez | Western Michigan | Tyrone Clark | Northern Illinois | Isaiah Ballard | Toledo |
| Week 9 | Nick Harwell | Miami | Chris Jones | Bowling Green | Matt Rinehart | Kent State | Jordan White Jordan White (American football) Jordan White is an American football wide receiver. He plays college football at Western Michigan University. As a senior in 2011, he led all players in the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision in total receiving yards , total receptions , receiving yards per game and receptions per game .-Early... |
Western Michigan | Jake Coffman | Northern Illinois | Vince Penza | Toledo |
| Week 10 | Mike Gerardi | Toledo | Stafford Gatling | Ohio | Matt Rinehart | Kent State | Jack Tomlinson | Ball State | Armond Staten | Central Michigan | Ian McGarvey | Ball State |
| Week 11 | Nick Harwell | Miami | Dwayne Woods | Bowling Green | Trevor Cook | Miami | Chandler Harnish | Northern Illinois | Sean Baker | Ball State | Ian McGarvey | Ball State |
| Week 12 | Vince Davidson | Ohio | Brandon Stephens | Miami | Eugene Cooper | Bowling Green | Dwayne Priest | Eastern Michigan | Jamail Berry | Western Michigan | Jordan Delegal | Northern Illinois |
Team
| Scoring Offense | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | G | PTS | AVG | |||
| Northern Illinois | 12 | 471 | 39.2 | |||
| Western Michigan | 12 | 388 | 32.3 | |||
| Ohio | 12 | 336 | 28.0 | |||
| Toledo | 12 | 331 | 27.6 | |||
| Scoring Defense | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | G | PTS | AVG | |||
| Northern Illinois | 12 | 222 | 18.5 | |||
| Temple | 12 | 229 | 19.1 | |||
| Ohio | 12 | 261 | 21.8 | |||
| Kent State | 12 | 275 | 22.9 | |||
| Passing Offense | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | ATT | YDS | TD | YDS/G | ||
| Western Michigan | 475 | 3429 | 30 | 285.8 | ||
| Central Michigan | 477 | 3408 | 17 | 284.0 | ||
| Miami | 420 | 2921 | 16 | 243.4 | ||
| Bowling Green | 459 | 2779 | 12 | 231.6 | ||
| Rushing Offense | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | ATT | YDS | TD | YDS/G | ||
| Northern Illinois | 521 | 3350 | 38 | 279.2 | ||
| Eastern Michigan | 511 | 2080 | 17 | 173.3 | ||
| Ohio | 466 | 2030 | 25 | 169.2 | ||
| Toledo | 452 | 1872 | 19 | 156.0 | ||
| Total Offense | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | RUSH | PASS | TOTAL | TD | YDS/G | |
| Northern Illinois | 3350 | 2074 | 5424 | 57 | 452.0 | |
| Western Michigan | 1511 | 3429 | 4940 | 48 | 411.7 | |
| Central Michigan | 1269 | 3408 | 4677 | 35 | 389.8 | |
| Toledo | 1872 | 2442 | 4314 | 41 | 359.5 | |
| Passing Defense | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | ATT | YDS | TD | YDS/G | ||
| Temple | 357 | 2138 | 9 | 178.2 | ||
| Buffalo | 325 | 2177 | 20 | 181.4 | ||
| Northern Illinois | 364 | 2294 | 12 | 191.2 | ||
| Central Michigan | 360 | 2461 | 16 | 205.1 | ||
| Rushing Defense | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | ATT | YDS | TD | YDS/G | ||
| Kent State | 434 | 1166 | 21 | 97.2 | ||
| Ohio | 425 | 1380 | 15 | 115.0 | ||
| Miami | 384 | 1486 | 25 | 123.8 | ||
| Toledo | 401 | 1567 | 25 | 130.6 | ||
| Total Defense | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | RUSH | PASS | TOTAL | TD | YDS/G | |
| Kent State | 1166 | 2514 | 3680 | 31 | 306.7 | |
| Temple | 1674 | 2138 | 3812 | 25 | 217.6 | |
| Northern Illinois | 1598 | 2294 | 324.3 | 25 | 324.3 | |
| Ohio | 1380 | 2612 | 3992 | 32 | 332.7 | |
| Miami | 1486 | 2506 | 3992 | 36 | 332.7 | |
| 3rd Downs | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | CONV | ATT | PCT | |||
| Northern Illinois | 78 | 151 | 51.7 | |||
| Toledo | 71 | 175 | 40.6 | |||
| Western Michigan | 73 | 183 | 39.9 | |||
| Central Michigan | 64 | 171 | 37.4 | |||
| Opp. 3rd Downs | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | CONV | ATT | PCT | |||
| Miami | 56 | 156 | 35.9 | |||
| Northern Illinois | 59 | 162 | 36.4 | |||
| Kent State | 69 | 186 | 37.1 | |||
| Buffalo | 73 | 200 | 37.2 | |||
| Red Zone Offense | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | ATT | TD | FG | TOTAL | PCT | |
| Ohio | 41 | 31 | 5 | 36 | 87.8 | |
| Northern Illinois | 59 | 37 | 13 | 50 | 84.7 | |
| Temple | 39 | 23 | 8 | 31 | 79.5 | |
| Ball State | 37 | 18 | 11 | 29 | 78.4 | |
| Toledo | 37 | 24 | 5 | 29 | 78.4 | |
| Red Zone Defense | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | ATT | TD | FG | TOTAL | PCT | |
| Miami | 40 | 23 | 5 | 28 | 70.0 | |
| Northern Illinois | 29 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 72.4 | |
| Toledo | 48 | 28 | 7 | 35 | 72.9 | |
| Western Michigan | 38 | 18 | 10 | 28 | 73.7 | |
| Temple | 38 | 19 | 9 | 28 | 73.7 | |
| Turnover Margin | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | GAIN | LOSS | DIFF | |||
| Toledo | 33 | 11 | + 14 | |||
| Northern Illinois | 24 | 13 | + 11 | |||
| Miami | 29 | 22 | + 7 | |||
| Western Michigan | 30 | 27 | + 3 | |||
| Penalties | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | NO. | YDS | AVG/G | |||
| Northern Illinois | 54 | 507 | 42.2 | |||
| Akron | 66 | 561 | 46.8 | |||
| Ohio | 68 | 571 | 47.6 | |||
| Miami | 71 | 583 | 48.6 | |||
Individual
| Passing | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | School | COMP | ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPG |
| Ryan Radcliff | Central Michigan | 282 | 466 | 3358 | 17 | 17 | 279.8 |
| Alex Carder | Western Michigan | 289 | 458 | 3334 | 30 | 12 | 277.8 |
| Zac Dysert | Miami | 222 | 342 | 2406 | 13 | 12 | 240.6 |
| Matt Schilz | Bowling Green | 228 | 377 | 2223 | 8 | 14 | 222.3 |
| Rushing | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | School | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD | YPG |
| Chad Spann | Northern Illinois | 226 | 1239 | 5.5 | 20 | 103.2 |
| Dwayne Priest | Eastern Michigan | 168 | 716 | 4.3 | 8 | 79.6 |
| Adonis Thomas | Toledo | 151 | 905 | 6.0 | 6 | 75.4 |
| Alex Allen | Akron | 186 | 877 | 4.7 | 8 | 73.1 |
| Receiving | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | School | REC | YDS | YPC | TD | YPG |
| Jordan White Jordan White (American football) Jordan White is an American football wide receiver. He plays college football at Western Michigan University. As a senior in 2011, he led all players in the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision in total receiving yards , total receptions , receiving yards per game and receptions per game .-Early... |
Western Michigan | 94 | 1378 | 14.7 | 10 | 114.8 |
| Cody Wilson | Central Michigan | 83 | 1137 | 13.7 | 5 | 94.8 |
| Kamar Jordan | Bowling Green | 96 | 1109 | 11.6 | 4 | 92.4 |
| Eric Page | Toledo | 94 | 1081 | 11.5 | 8 | 90.1 |
| Tackles | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | School | SOLO | AST | TOTAL | AVG/G | |
| Archie Donald | Toledo | 54 | 80 | 134 | 11.2 | |
| Dwayne Woods | Bowling Green | 50 | 84 | 134 | 11.2 | |
| Dan Molls | Toledo | 33 | 100 | 133 | 11.1 | |
| Brian Wagner | Akron | 65 | 65 | 130 | 10.8 | |
| Sacks | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | School | SACKS | YARDS | |||
| Roosevelt Nix | Kent State | 10.0 | 88 | |||
| Muhammad Wilkerson | Temple | 9.5 | 75 | |||
| Paul Hazel | Western Michigan | 8.0 | 56 | |||
| Shawn Lemon | Akron | 7.0 | 46 | |||
| Interceptions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | School | INT | YARDS | TD | ||
| Sean Baker | Ball State | 6 | 54 | 0 | ||
| Domonic Cook | Buffalo | 6 | 33 | 0 | ||
| Evan Harris | Miami | 5 | 114 | 1 | ||
| Donovan Fletcher | Ohio | 5 | 79 | 1 | ||
| Mario Armstrong | Western Michigan | 5 | 43 | 0 | ||
| Lewis Toler | Western Michigan | 5 | 29 | 1 | ||
| Norman Wolfe | Kent Stat | 5 | 23 | 0 | ||
| Kick Returns | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | School | RET | YDS | TD | AVG | LONG |
| Eric Page | Toledo | 25 | 794 | 3 | 31.8 | 99 |
| Eric Williams | Ball State | 29 | 740 | 1 | 25.5 | 92 |
| James Nixon | Temple | 24 | 561 | 0 | 23.4 | 51 |
| Corey Welch | Eastern Michigan | 33 | 688 | 0 | 20.8 | 33 |
| Punt Returns | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | School | RET | YDS | TD | AVG | LONG |
| Kicking | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | School | PAT | FG | PTS | PTS/G | |
| Michael Cklamovski | Northern Illinois | 48-53 | 15-25 | 93 | 7.8 | |
| John Potter | Western Michigan | 50-50 | 10-12 | 80 | 6.7 | |
| Ian McGarvey | Ball State | 29-30 | 14-17 | 71 | 6.5 | |
| Trevor Cook | Miami | 18-19 | 16-21 | 66 | 6.0 | |
Attendance
| Team | Stadium | Capacity | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 | Game 6 | Total | Average | % of Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temple | Lincoln Financial Field Lincoln Financial Field Lincoln Financial Field is the home stadium of the National Football League's Philadelphia Eagles. It has a seating capacity of 68,532 . It is located in South Philadelphia on Pattison Avenue between 11th and 10th streets, also aside I-95 as part of the South Philadelphia Sports Complex... |
68,532 | 32,193 | 15,152 | 18,702 | 23,045 | 17,563 | 16,433 | 123,008 | 20,515 | 29.9 |
| Central Michigan | Kelly/Shorts Stadium Kelly/Shorts Stadium Kelly/Shorts Stadium is a stadium in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. It is primarily used for football, and is the home field of the Central Michigan University Chippewas. The stadium opened in 1972 and holds 30,255 spectators... |
30,295 | 17,311 | 20,152 | 24,761 | 17,659 | 22,355 | 102,238 | 20,448 | 67.5 | |
| Toledo | Glass Bowl Glass Bowl The Glass Bowl is a stadium in Toledo, Ohio. It is primarily used for American football, and is the home field of the University of Toledo Rockets. It is located on the school's Bancroft campus, just south of the banks of the Ottawa River... |
26,248 | 25,907 | 20,843 | 20,048 | 15,010 | 22,071 | 12,121 | 116,000 | 19,333 | 73.7 |
| Ohio | Peden Stadium Peden Stadium Peden Stadium is a American football stadium on the banks of the Hocking River in Athens, Ohio. It has been the home of the Ohio Bobcats football team since 1929, and today has a capacity of 24,000... |
24,000 | 22,955 | 19,455 | 19,855 | 21,645 | 15,255 | 15,112 | 114,277 | 19,047 | 79.3 |
| Northern Illinois | Huskie Stadium Huskie Stadium Brigham Field at Huskie Stadium in DeKalb, Illinois is the home field of the Northern Illinois University "Huskies." It is primarily used for American football... |
30,076 | 18,046 | 14,011 | 21,230 | 17,042 | 18,472 | 88,801 | 17,760 | 59.1 | |
| Kent State | Dix Stadium Dix Stadium Dix Stadium is a stadium in Kent, Ohio, United States. It is primarily used for American football, and is the home field of the Kent State Golden Flashes football team. It lies at the far eastern end of the KSU campus along Summit Street, just east of State Route 261 and is the center piece of... |
27,363 | 16,535 | 24,221 | 15,468 | 15,125 | 17,222 | 8,340 | 96,916 | 16,153 | 59.0 |
| Eastern Michigan | Rynearson Stadium Rynearson Stadium Rynearson Stadium is a stadium in Ypsilanti, Michigan. It is primarily used for American football, and is the home field of the Eastern Michigan University Eagles. It held its first game on September 27, 1969 when EMU upset the University of Akron, 10-3. Currently, the stadium has seating for... |
30,200 | 11,318 | 20,348 | 16,753 | 25,860 | 5,147 | 79,426 | 15,886 | 52.6 | |
| Miami | Yager Stadium | 24,286 | 12,857 | 16,691 | 17,666 | 17,144 | 13,235 | 77,593 | 15,519 | 63.9 | |
| Western Michigan | Waldo Stadium Waldo Stadium Waldo Stadium is a stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan. It is primarily used for football, and is the home field of the Western Michigan University Broncos. Opened in 1939, it now has a capacity of 30,200 spectators.-History:... |
30,200 | 19,327 | 14,216 | 18,508 | 12,578 | 12,136 | 8,763 | 85,528 | 14,255 | 47.2 |
| Bowling Green | Doyt Perry Stadium Doyt Perry Stadium Doyt L. Perry Stadium is a stadium in Bowling Green, Ohio, United States. It is primarily used for American football, and is the home field of the Bowling Green State University Falcons. It opened in 1966 and originally held 23,232 people. Recent renovations and new NCAA seating regulations have... |
23,724 | 20,515 | 14,544 | 14,279 | 12,073 | 5,121 | 66,532 | 13,307 | 56.1 | |
| Buffalo | UB Stadium | 29,013 | 16,273 | 14,312 | 13,371 | 12,786 | 11,355 | 9,786 | 77,883 | 12,981 | 44.7 |
| Akron | InfoCision Stadium | 27,881 | 15,969 | 10,046 | 12,133 | 10,073 | 7,671 | 5,216 | 61,108 | 10,185 | 36.5 |
| Ball State | Scheumann Stadium Scheumann Stadium Scheumann Stadium , formerly known as Ball State Stadium, is in Muncie, Indiana. It is primarily used for football, and is the home field of the Ball State University Cardinals... |
25,400 | 10,753 | 9,110 | 11,963 | 10,956 | 5,377 | 5,524 | 53,683 | 8,948 | 35.2 |
2011 NFL Draft
Prospects from the MAC who were all invited to the NFL Combine:- LB Nick Bellore, Central Michigan
- FS Jaiquawn Jarrett, Temple
- LB Elijah "Peanut" Joseph, Temple
- CB Josh Thomas, Buffalo
- DT Muhammad WilkersonMuhammad WilkersonMuhammad Wilkerson is an American football defensive end for the New York Jets of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Jets in the first round of the 2011 NFL Draft. He played college football at Temple.-Early years:...
, Temple
On April 28, DT Muhammad Wilkerson
Muhammad Wilkerson
Muhammad Wilkerson is an American football defensive end for the New York Jets of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Jets in the first round of the 2011 NFL Draft. He played college football at Temple.-Early years:...
, a junior from Temple, was selected by the New York Jets
New York Jets
The New York Jets are a professional football team headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey, representing the New York metropolitan area. The team is a member of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
near the end of the first round of the draft, with the 30th overall pick.