Mid-American Conference Football Weekly Release October 23, 2017
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Mid-American Conference Football Weekly Release October 23, 2017 Football Contact: Ken Mather, Assistant Commissioner for Media & Public Relations ([email protected]) Mid-American Conference, 24 Public Square, 15th Floor, Cleveland, Ohio 44113, 216-566-4622, www.mac-sports.com Become a fan of the Mid-American Conference on Facebook. Follow the MAC On Twitter @MACSports, Snapchat (MACSports) and Instagram (MACSports) MAC Standings MAC Storylines Conference Overall • MAC already with two teams bowl eligible -- Toledo (6-1) WEST DIVISION W L Pct. Stk H A W L Pct. Stk H A and Ohio (6-2). For Ohio this marks the ninth consecutive year *Toledo 3 0 1.000 W3 2-0 1-0 6 1 .857 W3 4-0 2-1 for the program to be bowl eligible, while Toledo is bowl eligible Northern Illinois 3 0 1.000 W3 1-0 2-0 5 2 .714 W3 2-1 3-1 for the eighth straight year. Western Michigan 3 1 .750 W1 1-1 2-0 5 3 .625 W1 3-1 2-2 Central Michigan 2 2 .500 W1 0-2 2-0 4 4 .500 W1 1-2 3-2 • Week Nine features three games as we begin the transition to Eastern Michigan 0 3 .000 L3 0-2 0-1 2 5 .286 L5 1-2 1-3 midweek football. On Thursday, Oct. 26 will feature Eastern Ball State 0 3 .000 L3 0-1 0-2 2 5 .286 L4 2-1 0-4 Michigan at Northern Illinois at 7 pm ET (CBS Sports Network) Conference Overall and Toledo at Ball State at 7 pm ET (ESPN3). The MAC will host EAST DIVISION W L Pct. Stk H A W L Pct. Stk H A one game on Saturday, Oct. 28 with Buffalo at Akron at 11:30 am *Ohio 3 1 .750 W2 1-1 2-0 6 2 .750 W2 3-1 3-1 ET on the CBS Sports Network. Akron 3 1 .750 L1 1-0 2-1 4 4 .500 L1 2-1 2-3 Miami 2 2 .500 W1 1-1 1-1 3 5 .375 W1 2-2 1-3 • Western Michigan running back Jarvion Franklin set two Buffalo 1 3 .250 L3 0-2 1-1 3 5 .375 L3 2-2 1-3 school records in a 20-17 (OT) win at Eastern Michigan on Oct. Kent State 1 3 .250 L1 1-1 0-2 2 6 .250 L1 2-1 0-5 21. Franklin rushed for 104 yards and one touchdown and set the Bowling Green 1 3 .250 L2 0-3 1-0 1 7 .125 L2 0-4 1-3 program’s career rushing yards record with 4,281 career rushing *Bowl Eligible yards (4,219, Robert Sanford, 1997-2000). Franklin currently ranks 10th in MAC history in career rushing yards. Franklin’s touchdown was also his 52nd career touchdown, which tied Corey MIDWEEK MACTION FEATURED IN WEEK NINE Davis (52, 2013-16) for the school’s all-time career touchdowns • Midweek MACtion returns as the Conference will begin to showcase midweek record. Franklin is tied with Davis for fifth in MAC history for games on national television this Thursday, Oct. 26th at 7:00 pm ET with Eastern career touchdowns. Michigan at Northern Illinois (CBS Sports Network) and Toledo at Ball State (ESPN3). The MAC began midweek football in 1999 and this season marks This Week’s MAC Schedule the 19th year of playing during the week. This season the MAC will have 22 Thursday, October 26 games nationally televised on Tuesday, Wednesday or a Thursday during the last Eastern Michigan at NIU, 7:00 pm ET (CBS Sports Network) five weeks of the regular season. Toledo at Ball State, 7:00 pm ET (ESPN3) MAC WEEKLY NOTES Saturday, October 28 • Ohio quarterback Nathan Rourke led the Bobcats to a 48-3 win over Kent Buffalo at Akron, 11:30 am ET (CBS Sports Network) State as he passed for 132 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for 59 yards and another score. Rourke leads the MAC and is tied for third in the nation with Tuesday, October 31 13 rushing touchdowns. Miami at Ohio, 8:00 pm ET (ESPN2) • Central Michigan rolled to a 56-9 win at Ball State and were led by defensive end Bowling Green at Kent State, 8:00 pm ET (ESPNU) Joe Ostman, who collected four sacks and a forced fumble. The four sacks tied for seventh most in a single game in MAC history. Central Michigan quarterback Wednesday, November 1 Shane Morris was an efficient 16-21 passing for 199 yards and four touchdowns. Central Michigan at Western Michigan, 8:00 pm ET (ESPN2) • Toledo quarterback Logan Woodside threw for 304 yards and five touchdowns, while running back Terry Swanson rushed for 123 yards in a 48-21 win over Ak- Last Week’s MAC Games ron. For Woodside, he completed a pass to 10 different receivers and this marked Toledo 48, Akron 21 the 14th 300-yard passing game of his career. For Swanson, it marked his 11th Ohio 48, Kent State 3 career 100-yard rushing performance and moved into seventh place on the school’s NIU 48, Bowling Green 17 all-time career rushing yards list with 2,861 career rushing yards. Western Michigan 20, Eastern Michigan 17 (OT) • Toledo held Akron to 42 yards rushing, the third straight game to hold an opponent Miami 24, Buffalo 14 under 100 yards rushing. Toledo is off to a 3-0 league record for the fourth straight Central Michigan 56, Ball State 9 season and the Rockets are bowl eligible for the eighth straight year. • NIU’s 48-17 win at Bowling Green marked the 23rd win in the last 24 outings Follow MAC football for the Huskies against MAC East Division opponents. Quarterback Marcus with the MAC Digi- Childers accounted for 312 yards of total offense on 21-33 passing for 239 yards tal Network at www. and three touchdowns, along with 73 yards rushing. NIU had a season-high 577 mac-sports.com. yards of offense and the defense forced five Falcons turnovers. • Eastern Michigan suffered a 20-17 (OT) loss to Western Michigan on Saturday. For the Eagles, this marked the fifth consecutive one-possession defeat this season. MAC TRIO LEADS THE NATION IN QUARTERBACK SACKS MAC defensive ends have left a mark on quarterbacks already this season. Central Michigan senior Joe Ostman leads the nation with 10 sacks (1.25 per game), The MAC has partnered with collegepressbox.com to continue while Ball State senior Anthony Winbush ranks second with 9.5 sacks (1.36 per media services and provide access to information on the confer- game). Also in the mix is Northern Illinois sophomore Sutton Smith with 8.5 ence and our membership including rosters, bios, game notes, sacks (1.21 per game) to rank third in the country. depth charts, stats, quotes, flipcards, media schedules and more. Mid-American Conference Football OCTOBER 23, 2017 MARATHON MAC FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP ON DEC. 2ND Tickets are on sale for the 21st annual Marathon MAC Football Champion- MAC Players of the Week ship Game on Saturday, December 2, 2017 at Ford Field in Detroit. Kick time and television will be announced in mid-November. The matchup features the East Division champions of the MAC East and West Divisions, and will be the 14th hosted by Ford Field since 2004. Tickets are available at fordfield.com, by phone at Kenny Young, Offensive Player of the Week (877) 212-8898 and at the Ford Field Ticket Office Monday through Friday Miami, Junior, Running Back between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. Prices for the lower bowl are $20 sideline, $15 corner and $10 general admission end zone. Miami junior running back Kenny Young (Talla- hassee, Fla.) had a career high 125 rushing yards MAC GRADUATE PATCHES DEBUT IN 2017 and two touchdowns in a 24-14 win over Buffalo. The 2017 football season will witness 56 MAC football student athletes that Young added three catches for 29 yards to record have already earned their undergraduate degrees provided with a new and a career best 154 all-purpose yards vs. the Bulls. unique ‘MAC Graduate Patch’ on their football jersey. Every MAC football program is represented with a MAC graduate and Toledo led the Conference and ranked fifth among FBS football programs with 13 graduates this season. Kent State was second in the MAC with 10 graduates Chad Moore, Defensive Player of the Week; and ranked tied for 15th nationally. During this upcoming 2017-18 season, all Ohio, Senior, Linebacker MAC graduates across the Conference’s 23 sponsored sports will be provided Ohio senior linebacker Chad Moore (Grove City, the ‘MAC Graduate Patch’. Ohio) recorded his third interception and his sec- ond forced fumble of the season in a 48-3 win over MAC-CFP FOUNDATION PROVIDE FUNDING FOR MEMBERSHIP Kent State. Moore ranked second on the team with The MAC is providing funding for its entire 12-member institutions to estab- five tackles, all of which were solo in the outing. lish a community-based program to continue to build positive relationships Moore ranks third on the Bobcats with 46 tackles within each campus community. The funding for the grant is provided through and leads the team in interceptions and is second the MAC’s partnership with the College Football Playoff (CFP) Foundation. with two forced fumbles. During the 2017-18 academic year, the MAC is providing $60,000 -- $5,000 Louie Zervos, Special Teams Player of Week; for each athletic program – for academic initiatives at elementary and/or Ohio, Sophomore, Kicker secondary schools.