Dec 14, 2018 - The University at Buffalo football team will get to avenge its only Mid-American Conference regular season loss when Ohio University comes to.
The 2019 MAC football opponents have been set. The matchups are the same as the 2018 season, but with the sites flipped.
Each MAC team plays five opponents within their division and three from the opposite division.
The complete 2019 MAC Football Schedule with dates will likely be released on or after March 1. The 2019 MAC Championship Game will be played at Ford Field in Detroit on either Friday, Dec. 6 or Saturday, Dec. 7.
2019 MAC FOOTBALL OPPONENTS
EAST DIVISION
Home: Buffalo, Eastern Michigan, Kent State, Ohio
Away: Bowling Green, Central Michigan, Miami, Northern Illinois
Away: Bowling Green, Central Michigan, Miami, Northern Illinois
Home: Akron, Ohio, Toledo, Central Michigan
Away: Buffalo, Kent State, Miami, Western Michigan
Away: Buffalo, Kent State, Miami, Western Michigan
Home: Ohio, Bowling Green, Central Michigan, Toledo
Away: Akron, Kent State, Miami, Eastern Michigan
Away: Akron, Kent State, Miami, Eastern Michigan
Home: Buffalo, Bowling Green, Ball State, Miami
Away: Eastern Michigan, Toledo, Akron, Ohio
Away: Eastern Michigan, Toledo, Akron, Ohio
Home: Akron, Bowling Green, Buffalo, Northern Illinois
Away: Ball State, Kent State, Ohio, Western Michigan
Away: Ball State, Kent State, Ohio, Western Michigan
Home: Kent State, Miami, Northern Illinois, Western Michigan
Away: Akron, Bowling Green, Buffalo, Ball State
Away: Akron, Bowling Green, Buffalo, Ball State
WEST DIVISION
Home: Central Michigan, Miami, Ohio, Toledo
Away: Eastern Michigan, Kent State, Northern Illinois, Western Michigan
Away: Eastern Michigan, Kent State, Northern Illinois, Western Michigan
Home: Eastern Michigan, Northern Illinois, Toledo, Akron
Away: Ball State, Western Michigan, Buffalo, Bowling Green
Away: Ball State, Western Michigan, Buffalo, Bowling Green
Home: Ball State, Buffalo, Kent State, Western Michigan
Away: Akron, Central Michigan, Northern Illinois, Toledo
Away: Akron, Central Michigan, Northern Illinois, Toledo
Home: Akron, Ball State, Eastern Michigan, Western Michigan
Away: Central Michigan, Miami, Ohio, Toledo
Away: Central Michigan, Miami, Ohio, Toledo
Home: Eastern Michigan, Kent State, Northern Illinois, Western Michigan
Away: Ball State, Bowling Green, Central Michigan, Buffalo
Away: Ball State, Bowling Green, Central Michigan, Buffalo
Home: Ball State, Central Michigan, Bowling Green, Miami
Away: Eastern Michigan, Northern Illinois, Toledo, Ohio
Away: Eastern Michigan, Northern Illinois, Toledo, Ohio
The 2019 MAC Football Schedule has been officially announced. Conference play begins on Saturday, Sept. 14.
Featured non-conference games for each MAC team in 2019 include Akron at Illinois, Ball State vs. Indiana (at Lucas Oil Stadium), Bowling Green at Notre Dame, Buffalo at Penn State, Central Michigan at Miami (FL), Eastern Michigan at Kentucky, Kent State at Auburn, Miami (Ohio) at Ohio State, Northern Illinois at Nebraska, Ohio at Pitt, BYU at Toledo, and Western Michigan at Michigan State.
The regular season concludes with the Marathon MAC Championship Game at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan on Saturday, Dec. 7.
An updated MAC 2019 football schedule will be released in June with kick times and a television schedule for the first three weeks of the regular season and midweek games during November. All other game kick times and television will be announced 12 days prior to the scheduled game.
2019 MAC Football Schedules
East Division
West Division
2019 MAC Football Schedule (Composite)
* All times listed ET.
* All times listed ET.
Thursday, Aug. 29
Albany at Central Michigan
Kent State at Arizona State
Morgan State at Bowling Green
Robert Morris at Buffalo
Albany at Central Michigan
Kent State at Arizona State
Morgan State at Bowling Green
Robert Morris at Buffalo
Saturday, Aug. 31
Akron at Illinois
Eastern Michigan at Coastal Carolina
Illinois State at NIU
Indiana at Ball State (in Indianapolis)
Miami at Iowa
Monmouth at Western Michigan
Rhode Island at Ohio
Toledo at Kentucky
Akron at Illinois
Eastern Michigan at Coastal Carolina
Illinois State at NIU
Indiana at Ball State (in Indianapolis)
Miami at Iowa
Monmouth at Western Michigan
Rhode Island at Ohio
Toledo at Kentucky
Saturday, Sept. 7
Bowling Green at Kansas State
Buffalo at Penn State
Central Michigan at Wisconsin
Eastern Michigan at Kentucky
Fordham at Ball State
Kennesaw at Kent State
NIU at Utah
Ohio at Pitt
Tennessee Tech at Miami
UAB at Akron
Western Michigan at Michigan State
Bowling Green at Kansas State
Buffalo at Penn State
Central Michigan at Wisconsin
Eastern Michigan at Kentucky
Fordham at Ball State
Kennesaw at Kent State
NIU at Utah
Ohio at Pitt
Tennessee Tech at Miami
UAB at Akron
Western Michigan at Michigan State
Saturday, Sept. 14
Akron at Central Michigan
Buffalo at Liberty
Eastern Michigan at Illinois
Florida Atlantic at Ball State
Georgia State at Western Michigan
Kent State at Auburn
Louisiana Tech at Bowling Green
Miami at Cincinnati
Murray State at Toledo
NIU at Nebraska
Ohio at Marshall
Akron at Central Michigan
Buffalo at Liberty
Eastern Michigan at Illinois
Florida Atlantic at Ball State
Georgia State at Western Michigan
Kent State at Auburn
Louisiana Tech at Bowling Green
Miami at Cincinnati
Murray State at Toledo
NIU at Nebraska
Ohio at Marshall
Saturday, Sept. 21
Ball State at North Carolina State
Bowling Green at Kent State
Central Connecticut State at Eastern Michigan
Central Michigan at Miami (FL)
Louisiana-Lafayette at Ohio
Miami at Ohio State
Temple at Buffalo
Toledo at Colorado State
Troy at Akron
Western Michigan at Syracuse
Ball State at North Carolina State
Bowling Green at Kent State
Central Connecticut State at Eastern Michigan
Central Michigan at Miami (FL)
Louisiana-Lafayette at Ohio
Miami at Ohio State
Temple at Buffalo
Toledo at Colorado State
Troy at Akron
Western Michigan at Syracuse
Saturday, Sept. 28
Akron at UMass
BYU at Toledo
Buffalo at Miami
Central Michigan at Western Michigan
NIU at Vanderbilt
Akron at UMass
BYU at Toledo
Buffalo at Miami
Central Michigan at Western Michigan
NIU at Vanderbilt
Saturday, Oct. 5
Ball State at NIU
Bowling Green at Notre Dame
Eastern Michigan at Central Michigan
Kent State at Wisconsin
Ohio at Buffalo
Western Michigan at Toledo
Ball State at NIU
Bowling Green at Notre Dame
Eastern Michigan at Central Michigan
Kent State at Wisconsin
Ohio at Buffalo
Western Michigan at Toledo
Saturday, Oct. 12
Ball State at Eastern Michigan
Kent State at Akron
Miami at Western Michigan
New Mexico State at Central Michigan
NIU at Ohio
Toledo at Bowling Green
Ball State at Eastern Michigan
Kent State at Akron
Miami at Western Michigan
New Mexico State at Central Michigan
NIU at Ohio
Toledo at Bowling Green
Saturday, Oct. 19
Buffalo at Akron
Central Michigan at Bowling Green
Kent State at Ohio
NIU at Miami
Toledo at Ball State
Western Michigan at Eastern Michigan
Buffalo at Akron
Central Michigan at Bowling Green
Kent State at Ohio
NIU at Miami
Toledo at Ball State
Western Michigan at Eastern Michigan
Saturday, Oct. 26
Akron at NIU
Bowling Green at Western Michigan
Central Michigan at Buffalo
Eastern Michigan at Toledo
Miami at Kent State
Ohio at Ball State
Akron at NIU
Bowling Green at Western Michigan
Central Michigan at Buffalo
Eastern Michigan at Toledo
Miami at Kent State
Ohio at Ball State
Saturday, Nov. 2
Akron at Bowling Green
Buffalo at Eastern Michigan
NIU at Central Michigan
Akron at Bowling Green
Buffalo at Eastern Michigan
NIU at Central Michigan
Tuesday, Nov. 5
Ball State at Western Michigan (ESPN2/ESPNU/CBSSN)
Kent State at Toledo (ESPN2/ESPNU/CBSSN)
Ball State at Western Michigan (ESPN2/ESPNU/CBSSN)
Kent State at Toledo (ESPN2/ESPNU/CBSSN)
Wednesday, Nov. 6
Miami at Ohio (ESPN2)
Miami at Ohio (ESPN2)
Tuesday, Nov. 12
Eastern Michigan at Akron (ESPN2/ESPNU)
Western Michigan at Ohio (ESPN2/ESPNU)
Eastern Michigan at Akron (ESPN2/ESPNU)
Western Michigan at Ohio (ESPN2/ESPNU)
Wednesday, Nov. 13
Bowling Green at Miami (ESPN2/ESPNU)
NIU at Toledo (ESPN2/ESPNU)
Bowling Green at Miami (ESPN2/ESPNU)
NIU at Toledo (ESPN2/ESPNU)
Thursday, Nov. 14
Buffalo at Kent State (CBSSN)
Buffalo at Kent State (CBSSN)
Saturday, Nov. 16
Central Michigan at Ball State
Central Michigan at Ball State
Tuesday, Nov. 19
Eastern Michigan at NIU (ESPN2/ESPNU)
Ohio at Bowling Green (ESPN2/ESPNU)
Eastern Michigan at NIU (ESPN2/ESPNU)
Ohio at Bowling Green (ESPN2/ESPNU)
Wednesday, Nov. 20
Akron at Miami (ESPN2/ESPNU)
Toledo at Buffalo (ESPN2/ESPNU)
Akron at Miami (ESPN2/ESPNU)
Toledo at Buffalo (ESPN2/ESPNU)
Saturday, Nov. 23
Ball State at Kent State
Ball State at Kent State
Tuesday, Nov. 26
Ohio at Akron (ESPNU or ESPN+ or ESPN3)
Western Michigan at NIU (ESPNU or ESPN+ or ESPN3)
Ohio at Akron (ESPNU or ESPN+ or ESPN3)
Western Michigan at NIU (ESPNU or ESPN+ or ESPN3)
Friday, Nov. 29
Bowling Green at Buffalo
Kent State at Eastern Michigan
Miami at Ball State
Toledo at Central Michigan
Bowling Green at Buffalo
Kent State at Eastern Michigan
Miami at Ball State
Toledo at Central Michigan
Saturday, Dec. 7
2019 MAC Football Championship Game (in Detroit)
2019 MAC Football Championship Game (in Detroit)