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The MAC is headquartered in the Public Square district in downtown Cleveland, Ohio. The MAC has been referred to as the ''Conference of Quarterbacks''<ref>[http://www.collegefootballpoll.com/bowl_preview_2007_international.html "International Bowl 2008"]. Retrieved on [[2008-01-22]].</ref> because of the accomplishments of numerous former players in the [[National Football League]]. The MAC ranks highest among all eleven NCAA Division I FBS conferences for graduation rates.
  
The MAC is headquartered in the Public Square district in downtown Cleveland, Ohio. The MAC has been referred to as the ''Conference of Quarterbacks''<ref>[http://www.collegefootballpoll.com/bowl_preview_2007_international.html "International Bowl 2008"]. Retrieved on [[2008-01-22]].</ref> because of the accomplishments of numerous former players in the [[National Football League]]. The MAC ranks highest among all eleven NCAA Division I FBS conferences for graduation rates.
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|[[Akron Zips]]
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|Akron, Ohio
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|[[Ball State Cardinals]]
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|Muncie, Indiana
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|Scheumann Stadium
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|[[Bowling Green Falcons]]
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|Bowling Green, Ohio
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|Doyt Perry Stadium
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|[[Buffalo Bulls]]
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|Amherst, New York
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|UB Stadium
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|[[Central Michigan Chippewas|Central Michigan Chippewas
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|Mount Pleasant, Michigan
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|Kelly-Shorts Stadium
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|[[Eastern Michigan Eagles]]
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|Ypsilanti, Michigan
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|Rynearson Stadium
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|[[Kent State Golden Flashes]]
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|Kent, Ohio
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|Dix Stadium
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|[[Miami (OH) Redhawks|Miami (OH) Redhawks
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|Oxford, Ohio
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|Yager Stadium
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|[[Northern Illinois Huskies]]
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|[[Ohio Bobcats]]
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|Athens, Ohio
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|Peden Stadium
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|[[Temple Owls]]
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|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Revision as of 06:24, 31 August 2011

File:Mac logo 2008.png

New conference logo adopted in 2008

The Mid-American Conference (MAC) is a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Bowl Subdivision football conference with a membership base in the Great Lakes region that stretches from New York to Illinois. Nine of the twelve full member schools are in Ohio and Michigan, with single members located in Illinois, Indiana and New York.

The MAC is headquartered in the Public Square district in downtown Cleveland, Ohio. The MAC has been referred to as the Conference of Quarterbacks[1] because of the accomplishments of numerous former players in the National Football League. The MAC ranks highest among all eleven NCAA Division I FBS conferences for graduation rates.

Teams

Team Location Stadium
Akron Zips Akron, Ohio InfoCision Stadium
Ball State Cardinals Muncie, Indiana Scheumann Stadium
Bowling Green Falcons Bowling Green, Ohio Doyt Perry Stadium
Buffalo Bulls Amherst, New York UB Stadium
Central Michigan Chippewas Mount Pleasant, Michigan Kelly-Shorts Stadium
Eastern Michigan Eagles Ypsilanti, Michigan Rynearson Stadium
Kent State Golden Flashes Kent, Ohio Dix Stadium
Miami (OH) Redhawks Oxford, Ohio Yager Stadium
Northern Illinois Huskies DeKalb, Illinois Huskie Sadium
Ohio Bobcats Athens, Ohio Peden Stadium
Temple Owls Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Lincoln Financial Field
Toledo Rockets Toledo, Ohio Glass Bowl
Western Michigan Broncos Kalamazoo, Michigan Waldo Stadium


Member schools

There are twelve schools with full membership:

Institution Nickname Location Founded Affiliation Enrollment Endowment
East Division
University of Akron Zips Akron, Ohio
(217,074) 		1870 Public 25,942[2] $212 million
Bowling Green State University Falcons Bowling Green, Ohio
(29,636) 		1910 Public 22,882 $70 million
University of Buffalo Bulls Buffalo, New York
(292,648) 		1846 Public 28,054 $566 million
Kent State University Golden Flashes Kent, Ohio
(27,946) 		1910 Public 34,411[2] $158 million
Miami University RedHawks Oxford, Ohio
(21,943) 		1809 Public 20,126 $320 million
Ohio University Bobcats Athens, Ohio
(21,342) 		1804 Public 20,437 $240 million
West Division
Ball State University Cardinals Muncie, Indiana
(65,287) 		1918 Public 20,113 $117 million
Central Michigan University Chippewas Mount Pleasant, Michigan
(25,946) 		1892 Public 26,788 $41 million
Eastern Michigan University Eagles Ypsilanti, Michigan
(22,362) 		1849 Public 22,974 $50 million
Northern Illinois University Huskies DeKalb, Illinois
(39,018) 		1895 Public 25,313 $63 million
University of Toledo Rockets Toledo, Ohio
(295,029) 		1872 Public 19,706 $173 million
Western Michigan University Broncos Kalamazoo, Michigan
(77,145) 		1903 Public 24,818 $197 million

History

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Former conference logo

The Mid-American Conference charter members were Ohio University, Butler University, the University of Cincinnati, Wayne State University and Western Reserve University, one of the predecessors to today's Case Western Reserve University. Wayne State never participated and quickly bowed out. Butler left after the first year. Miami University and Western Michigan University took the place of those charter members for the 1948 season. By the time the University of Cincinnati left after the 1952–1953 season, the MAC had already added University of Toledo (1950), Kent State University (1951) and Bowling Green State University (1952).

The membership stayed steady for the next two decades except for the addition of Marshall University in 1954 and the departure of Western Reserve, which chose to de-emphasize intercollegiate athletics. Marshall was kicked out of the conference in 1969. The first major expansion since the 1950s took place in the mid-1970s with the addition of Central Michigan University and Eastern Michigan University in 1972 and Ball State University and Northern Illinois University in 1973. Northern Illinois left after the 1986 season. The University of Akron joined the conference in 1992. The conference became the largest in Division I-A with the re-admittance of Marshall and Northern Illinois and addition of the University at Buffalo in 1997 and 1998, respectively. The University of Central Florida joined for football only in 2001, becoming the first football-only member in conference history. Marshall (a second time) and Central Florida would leave after the 2004–2005 academic year, both joining Conference USA in all sports.

In May 2005, Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania signed a six year contract with the MAC as a football-only school and began play in the East Division in 2007.

Former members

Commissioners

  • Dave Reese, 1946–1964
  • Bob James, 1964–1971
  • Fred Jacoby, 1971–1982
  • Jim Lessig, 1982–1990
  • Karl Benson, 1990–1994
  • Jerry Ippoliti, 1994–1999
  • Rick Chryst, 1999–present

MAC Championship Game

  • Main article: MAC Championship Game

Rivalries

School School First Meeting Game Trophy Winner
(Last Meeting) 		Series
Akron Kent State 1946 Battle for the Wagon Wheel Blue and Gold Wagon Wheel Akron
(2008) 		Kent State
(19-18)
Bowling Green Toledo 1946 Battle of I-75 Peace Pipe Bowling Green
(2008) 		Toledo
(15-14)
Bowling Green Kent State 1985 Battle for the Anniversary Award Anniversary Award Bowling Green
(2008) 		Bowling Green
(19-4)
C. Michigan W. Michigan 1907 CMU-WMU Rivalry Trophy Central Michigan
(2008) 		Western Michigan
(43-34)
Miami Cincinnati 1888 Victory Bell Cincinnati
(2008) 		Miami
(59-48-7)
Miami Ohio Battle of the Bricks Ohio
(2008) 		Miami
(51-32-2)
Ohio Marshall 1905 Battle for the Bell The Bell Marshall
(2004)

Conference facilities

School Football stadium Capacity Marching Band
Akron Rubber Bowl 35,202 Zips Marching Band
Ball State Scheumann Stadium 25,400 The Pride of Mid-America Marching Band
Bowling Green Doyt Perry Stadium 23,724 Falcon Marching Band
Buffalo University at Buffalo Stadium 31,000 Thunder of the East Marching Band
Central Michigan Kelly/Shorts Stadium 30,199 Chippewa Marching Band
Eastern Michigan Rynearson Stadium 30,200 Eastern Michigan Marching Band
Kent State Dix Stadium 29,287 Marching Golden Flashes
Miami Yager Stadium 24,286 Miami University Marching Band
Northern Illinois Brigham Field at Huskie Stadium 31,000 Huskie Band
Ohio Peden Stadium 24,000 Marching 110
Temple * Lincoln Financial Field 68,532
Toledo Glass Bowl 26,248 Rocket Marching Band
Western Michigan Waldo Stadium 30,200 Bronco Marching Band

* Football affiliate

Refrences

  1. ↑ "International Bowl 2008". Retrieved on 2008-01-22.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 O'Brien, Dave. "Enrollment at KSU up 1 percent", Record-Courier, Record Publishing, 2008-09-13. Retrieved on 15 November 2008. 

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