Mid-American Conference Football Weekly Release September 21, 2015

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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 • The MAC is coming off an extremely competitive weekend with WEST DIVISION W L Pct. Stk H A W L Pct. Stk H A a 5-6 record in 11 non-conference games. Toledo earned a 30- Ball State 1 0 1.000 W1 0-0 1-0 2 1 .667 W1 1-0 1-1 23 win (2OT) over Iowa State (Big 12), while Buffalo defeated Toledo 0 0 .000 - 0-0 0-0 2 0 1.000 W2 1-0 1-0 Florida Atlantic (Conference USA), with a 33-15 final. In the six Northern Illinois 0 0 .000 - 0-0 0-0 2 1 .667 L1 2-0 0-1 losses, all were within one score and by a combined 22 total points. Central Michigan 0 0 .000 - 0-0 0-0 1 2 .333 L1 1-1 0-1 Western Michigan 0 0 .000 - 0-0 0-0 1 2 .333 W1 1-1 0-1 • Toledo set a program record with its second consecutive win Eastern Michigan 0 1 .000 L1 0-1 0-0 1 2 .333 L1 0-2 1-0 over a ‘Power Five’ opponent in as many weeks. The Rockets Conference Overall are coming off a 30-23 (2OT) win over Iowa State, following a EAST DIVISION W L Pct. Stk H A W L Pct. Stk H A 16-12 win over No. 18 Arkansas the previous week. The last MAC Ohio 0 0 .000 - 0-0 0-0 3 0 1.000 W3 2-0 1-0 team to have wins in consecutive weeks over ‘Power Five’/BCS Buffalo 0 0 .000 - 0-0 0-0 2 1 .667 W1 1-0 1-1 AQ teams was Ball State in 2012 (South Florida, Big East; and Akron 0 0 .000 - 0-0 0-0 1 2 .333 W1 1-1 0-1 Indiana, Big Ten). Bowling Green 0 0 .000 - 0-0 0-0 1 2 .333 L1 0-1 1-1 Kent State 0 0 .000 - 0-0 0-0 1 2 .333 L1 1-0 0-2 This Week’s MAC Schedule Miami 0 0 .000 - 0-0 0-0 1 2 .333 L2 1-1 0-1 Saturday, September 26 UMass 0 0 .000 - 0-0 0-0 0 2 .000 L2 0-1 0-1 Bowling Green at Purdue, Noon ET (Big Ten Network) Central Michigan at No. 2 Michigan State, Noon ET (Big Ten Network) MAC WEEK FOUR NOTES NIU at Boston College, 1:00 pm ET/Noon CT (ESPN3) • With Toledo’s 30-23 (2OT) win over Iowa State (Big-12), the Rockets im- Marshall at Kent State, 3:30 pm ET (American Sports Network/ proved to 16-3 at home under fourth-year head coach Matt Campbell. This win ESPN3 -- check your local affiliate listings) was the first by a MAC program over a Big-12 opponent since Northern Illinois Miami at Western Kentucky, 3:30 pm ET (CBS Sports Network) defeated Kansas, 30-23, on Sept. 22, 2012. Nevada at Buffalo, 3:30 pm ET (ESPN3) Ohio at Minnesota, 3:30 pm ET (Big Ten Network) • Defending MAC Champion NIU went into Columbus and gave No. 1 Ohio UMass at No. 6 Notre Dame, 3:30 pm ET (NBC) State all they could handle with a 20-13 setback. The Huskies forced five turn- Western Michigan at No. 1 Ohio State, 3:30 pm (ABC and overs however came up one touchdown short. NIU’s defense held Ohio State to ESPN2 reverse mirror) 136 yards passing and only two of 13 on third downs. The Huskies held the ball Army at Eastern Michigan, 6:00 pm ET (ESPN3) for 32:26 compared to Ohio State’s 27:34. Akron at Louisiana-Lafayette, 7:00 pm ET (ESPN3) Arkansas State at Toledo, 7:00 pm ET (ESPN3) • Last Saturday the MAC had two more non-conference FBS wins with Toledo’s Ball State at No. 17 Northwestern, 8:00 pm (Big Ten Network) 30-23 (2OT) win over Iowa State (Big-12) and Buffalo’s 33-15 win over FAU (Conference USA). This gives the MAC eight FBS non-conference wins this Last Week’s MAC Results year, which equals the entire total from last season. The MAC already has three Buffalo 33, Florida Atlantic 15 ‘Power Five’ Conference opponent wins -- Arkansas, Maryland and Iowa State. Minnesota 10, Kent State 7 Akron 52, Savannah State 9 • Week Four brings 13 more non-conference games as the MAC will face op- Syracuse 30, Central Michigan 27 (OT) ponents from five FBS conferences: Big Ten (No. 1 Ohio State; No. 2 Michigan Ohio 35, Southeastern Louisiana 14 State; No. 17 Northwestern; Minnesota and Purdue); ACC (Boston College); Ball State 28, Eastern Michigan 17 Conference USA (Marshall and Western Kentucky); Mountain West (Nevada); Memphis 44, Bowling Green 41 Sun Belt (Arkansas State and Louisiana-Lafayette) and Independents (No. 6 Temple 25, UMass 23 Notre Dame and Army). The MAC will host four games, with nine on the road. Cincinnati 37, Miami 33 No. 1 Ohio State 20, NIU 13 • This week the MAC will face five former MAC head coaches on Saturday, Sept. Western Michigan 52, Murray State 20 26. This includes games against Ohio State (Urban Meyer-Bowling Green); Toledo 30, Iowa State 23 (2OT) Notre Dame (Brian Kelly-Central Michigan); Boston College (Steve Addazio- Follow MAC football Temple); Minnesota (Jerry Kill-NIU) and Purdue (Darrell Hazell-Kent State). with the MAC Digi- Overall, there are 26 current FBS head coaches that are either current or former tal Network at www. MAC head coaches, which represents 20% of all FBS head coaches coming from mac-sports.com. the MAC. • On Saturday, Sept. 26th, the MAC will face four Top 25 programs as Western Michigan will travel to face No. 1 Ohio State at 3:30 pm ET (ABC/ESPN2); Cen- tral Michigan will head to No. 2 Michigan State at Noon ET (Big Ten Network); UMass will visit No. 6 Notre Dame at 3:30 pm ET (NBC); and Ball State will travel to No. 17 Northwestern at 8:00 pm ET (Big Ten Network). The MAC has partnered with collegepressbox.com to continue media services and provide access to information on the confer- • The MAC record for the highest ranked opponent defeated by a MAC football ence and our membership including rosters, bios, game notes, program came in 2003. Former MAC member Marshall defeated No. 6 Kansas depth charts, stats, quotes, flipcards, media schedules and more. State with a 27-20 win in Manhattan, Kansas on Sept. 20, 2003. Mid-American Conference Football SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

ROCKETS GET VOTES IN LATEST NATIONAL POLLS MAC Players of the Week Coming off another big win over Iowa State (Big 12) on Saturday, the Toledo Rockets nearly vaulted into the Top 25 this week. The Associated Press Top East Division 25 Poll gave Toledo 36 votes, just five spots out of the Top 25 for an unof- ficial ranking of No. 30. Toledo also picked up two points in the USA Today Roger Lewis, Offensive Player of the Week Amway Coaches Poll. Bowling Green, Sophomore, Wide Receiver FALCONS MATT JOHNSON LEADS NATION IN PASSING YARDS Bowling Green sophomore wide receiver Roger Bowling Green quarterback Matt Johnson has already thrown for three Lewis (Pickerington, Ohio) exploded against Mem- consecutive games over 400 yards and currently leads the nation with 1,358 phis, which had allowed just 272 yards through the passing yards and 12 touchdowns. Johnson threw for 443 yards in a 44-41 air in their first two games of the season, catching seven passes for a career-high 261 yards and three loss to Memphis this past Saturday. touchdowns on Saturday in a 44-41 loss. Lewis’ 261 yards receiving were second-most in school THREE MAC RECEIVERS LEAD NATION IN RECEPTION STREAK history, seventh most in MAC history. The MAC is home to three of the top five wide receivers with the longest current reception streak in the nation. Toledo wide receiver Alonzo Russell Demetrius Monday, Defensive Player of the Week; (40 games) ranks second in the country followed by UMass wide out Tajae Kent State, Sophomore, Defensive Back Sharpe (37 games), who is third in the nation. Northern Illinois wide receiver Tommylee Lewis (30 games) ranks fifth in the country. Kent State sophomore defensive back Demetrius Monday (Douglasville, Ga.) forced three turnovers, MAC VS BIG TEN OPPONENTS including a that he forced, recovered and With Bowling Green’s 48-27 win at Maryland on Sept. 12, 2015, the MAC returned 80 yards for Kent State’s only touchdown has won a regular season game vs. Big Ten opponents in each of the last 10 in a 10-7 loss at Minnesota. Monday intercepted consecutive seasons (2006-2015), the longest streak in MAC history. two passes in the first half, leaping up in 1-on-1 coverage on both plays. He also made four tackles. During this 10-year span, MAC teams have defeated 10 different Big Ten teams—Illinois (2); Indiana (5); Iowa (3); Maryland (1); Michigan (1); Michi- Tyler Grassman, Special Teams Player of Week; gan State (1); Minnesota (2); Northwestern (1); Penn State (1) and Purdue Buffalo, Senior, Punter (4)-- for a total of 21 wins during this span. Buffalo senior punter Tyler Grassman (Columbus, 2006: Ohio beat Illinois Ohio) averaged 38.8 yards on nine punts in a 33-15 2007: Bowling Green beat Minnesota; Western Michigan defeated Iowa win at Florida Atlantic. Grassman had a long of 53 2008: Western Michigan beat Illinois; Central Michigan beat Indiana; yards. In the third quarter, he bombed a 51-yard Toledo beat Michigan; Ball State beat Indiana punt that went out inside the one-yard line. On the 2009: NIU beat Purdue; Central Michigan beat Michigan State next play the Bulls stopped FAU in the end zone for a safety. He also handled kickoff duties and 2010: Toledo beat Purdue; NIU beat Minnesota three of his seven kickoffs went for touchbacks. 2011: Ball State beat Indiana 2012: Ohio beat Penn State; Ball State beat Indiana; Central Michigan beat Iowa 2013: NIU beat Purdue; NIU beat Iowa West Division 2014: Bowling Green beat Indiana; NIU beat Northwestern; Central Michigan beat Purdue Kareem Hunt, Offensive Player of the Week 2015: Bowling Green beat Maryland Toledo, Junior, Running Back In 2014, the MAC had three wins vs. Big Ten opponents — Purdue, North- Toledo junior running back Kareem Hunt (Wil- western and Indiana. The most wins in a single season by the MAC over Big loughby, Ohio) saw his first action of the season and Ten opponents is four games (2008). Last season the MAC registered three carried the ball 24 times for 129 yards, eclipsing the wins vs. Big Ten opponents for the fourth time in Conference history (2000, century mark for the 12th-straight game in a 30-23 2003, 2012 and 2014). (2OT) win over Iowa State. Hunt had runs of 39 and 34 yards in the home victory. MAC COACHES PARTICIPATE IN ‘COACH TO CURE MD’ EFFORT The Coaches Association (AFCA) will hold its eighth annual Coach to Cure MD effort with the games of September 27. MAC head football coaches will be wearing a Coach to Cure MD patch to raise Shawun Lurry, Defensive Player of the Week awareness and funding for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy research. Fans Northern Illinois, Sophomore, Defensive Back are encouraged to donate online at www.CoachtoCureMD.org or donate $5 Northern Illinois sophomore defensive back Shawun by texting CURE to 90999. Lurry (West Palm Beach, Fla.) led an outstanding defensive effort for the Huskies in Saturday’s 20- This is the eighth year of the Coach to Cure MD program, which has raised 13 loss to No. 1 Ohio State. Lurry intercepted two more than $1.2 million in donations. The goal is to raise money and awareness passes in the first half to set up all 10 of NIU’s first of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, which is the most common fatal genetic half points. His and 33-yard runback disorder among boys worldwide. The program is a partnership between Parent on Ohio State’s first possession of the game gave Project Muscular Dystrophy and the American Football Coaches Association. NIU field position at the OSU 22 yard-line. KENT STATE KICKER APRIL GOSS SCORES SUCCESSFUL PAT Jameson Vest, Special Teams Player of Week; On Saturday, Sept. 12 with 4:18 to play before halftime, Kent State fifth-year Toledo, Freshman, Kicker senior April Goss kicked an extra point to extend the Flashes lead to 29-6 Toledo freshman kicker Jameson Vest (Peachtree and become just the second woman to score in a major game. City, Ga.) booted a season-high three field goals in a 30-23 (2OT) win over Iowa State. Vest converted “I knew this was a possibility tonight,” said Goss, from Aliquippa, Pa., “I’ve from 30 yards in the first period, 19 yards in the sec- been waiting for this moment for an awfully long time. I felt like I blacked ond and a season-best 42 yards in overtime that tied out a little bit when I kicked it. It wasn’t the cleanest hit…but it went through, the game at 23-23. and that’s all that matters.”

Earlier in the week, Kent State head coach Paul Haynes confirmed to a reporter Goss’ near hometown that he would get the Aliquippa native into a game at some point this season. “April deserved it,” said Haynes. “She is the first player out there every day at practice and the last one to leave. She didn’t get this because she is a female. Mid-American Conference Football SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

Statistical Leaders (TOP 25) -- Where they rank Other Top Performers (WEEK THREE) Nationally in Bowl Subdivision (FBS) Rushing Touchdowns: OFFENSE t-9th Joel Bouagnon-Northern Illinois: 5 TDs, 282 yds., 57 attempts t-9th James Gilbert-Ball State: 5 TDs, 170 yds., 38 attempts • Western Michigan WR Daniel Braverman set a new career-high t-9th Darius Jackson-Eastern Michigan: 5 TDs, 271 yds., 43 attempts for the third straight game with 14 receptions and a career-high 167 t-22nd Darian Green-Ball State: 5 TDs, 271 yds., 43 attempts yards, along with two touchdowns in a 52-20 win over Murray State. Braverman leads the nation with 40 receptions. All Purpose Yards 2nd Darian Green-Ball State: 202.67 avg., 608 yards • Ohio RB Papi White set career highs with 69 rushing yards, 50 12th Roger Lewis-Bowling Green: 170.0 avg., 510 yards 26th Daniel Braverman-Western Michigan: 149.33 avg., 448 yards receiving yards, 132 all-purpose yards and scored the first two touch- downs of his career in a 35-14 win over Southeastern Louisiana. Total Passing Yards: 1st Matt Johnson-Bowling Green: 1,358 yds., 91-148 passing, 12 TDs • UMass WR Tajae Sharpe led with 11 receptions for 156 yards 9th Cooper Rush-Central Michigan: 983 yds., 90-128 passing, 5 TDs in a 25-23 loss to Temple. Sharpe set the school career reception t-10th Zach Terrell-Western Michigan: 947 yds., 82-116 passing, 8 TDs record and now has 188 career receptions. He had his sixth 100+ Passing Touchdowns: yard receiving game in his career. 1st Matt Johnson-Bowling Green: 12 TDs, 1,358 yds., 91-148 passing t-13th Zach Terrell-Western Michigan: 8 TDs, 947 yds., 82-116 passing • Central Michigan TE Ben McCord set a career-best with 147 t-24th Drew Hare-Northern Illinois: 6 TDs, 798 yds., 64-95 passing receiving yards and 10 catches in a 30-27 OT loss at Syracuse. McCord caught a 27-yard touchdown pass from Cooper Rush with Passing Efficiency: seven second left in the game to tie and send the contest to overtime. 7th Derrius Vick-Ohio: 185.9 rating; 34-48 pass, 548 yds, 4 TDs 21st Matt Johnson-BGSU: 164.0 rating; 91-148 passing, 1,358 yds, 12 TDs • Ball State QB Riley Neal led all four of its scoring drives in a Receiving Yards Per Game: 28-17 come-from-behind win at Eastern Michigan. Neal completed 2nd Roger Lewis-Bowling Green: 24 rec., 510 yds., 5 TDs, (170.0 avg.) 24-of-28 passes (85.7 %) to tie for the fourth best single game 4th Tajae Sharpe-UMass: 22 rec., 294 yds., 0 TDs, (147.0 avg.) completion percentage in Ball State history with 194 yards and ran 6th Daniel Braverman-WMU: 40 rec., 398 yds., 3 TDs, (132.7 avg.) for 86 yards and one score. 8th Kenny Golladay-Northern Illinois: 20 rec., 376 yds., 2 TDs, (125.3 avg.) 21st Corey Davis-Western Michigan: 18 rec., 309 yds., 3 TDs, (103.0 avg.) • Eastern Michigan RB Darius Jackson rushed for a team high 97 23rd Ben McCord-Central Michigan: 16 rec., 306 yds., 2 TDs, (102.0 avg.) yards and two touchdowns in a 28-17 loss to Ball State. Total Receiving Yards 1st Roger Lewis-Bowling Green: 510 yds., 24 rec., 5 TDs DEFENSE 4th Daniel Braverman-Western Michigan: 398 yds., 40 rec., 3 TDs 6th Kenny Golladay-Northern Illinois: 376 yds., 20 rec., 2 TDs • Buffalo LB Brandon Berry had a career-high 10 tackles, includ- t-17th Corey Davis-Western Michigan: 309 yds., 18 rec., 2 TDs ing three tackles for loss, one forced fumble and one pass breakup 19th Ben McCord-Central Michigan: 306 yds., 18 rec., 2 TDs in a 33-15 win at Florida Atlantic. His forced fumble was returned 23rd Tajae Sharpe-UMass: 294 yds., 22 rec., 0 TD 60 yards for a touchdown late in the first half to cut the FAU lead to 9-7 at the half and changed the complexion of the game. Receiving Touchdowns t-1st Roger Lewis-Bowling Green: 5 TDs • Toledo DE Allen Covington tied a school record with a career- t-12th Daniel Braverman-Western Michigan: 3 TDs high five tackles-for-loss, including two quarterback sacks in a t-12th Corey Davis-Western Michigan: 3 TDs 30-23 2OT win over Iowa State. t-12th Shane Wimann-Northern Illinois: 3 TDs Receptions Per Game: • Bowling Green LB Austin Valdez had a career-high 20 tackles 1st Daniel Braverman-WMU: 40 rec., 398 yds., 3 TDs, (13.3 per game) in a 44-41 loss to Memphis, including one tackle for a loss. His 3rd Tajae Sharpe-UMass: 22 rec., 294 yds., 0 TDs, (11.0 per game) 20-tackle performance marked the first time since Dwayne Woods t-8th Roger Lewis-Bowling Green: 24 rec., 510 yds., 5 TDs, (8.0 per game) totaled 20 tackles in an Oct. 2, 2010 game vs. Buffalo. t-18th Ronnie Moore-Bowling Green: 20 rec., 238 yds., 0 TDs, (6.7 per game) t-18th Kenny Golladay-NIU: 20 rec., 376 yds., 2 TDs, (6.7 per game) • Ohio DE Tarrell Basham recorded six tackles, one and one-half Scoring: sacks in a 35-14 win over Southeastern Louisiana. t-13th Darius Jackson-Eastern Michigan: 36 points, (12.0 ppg) t-24th four tied for 24th: 30 points, (10.0 ppg) • Ball State LB Sean Wiggins had four tackles, one sack and two in a 28-17 win at Eastern Michigan. Both interceptions Points Responsible For: came on Eastern Michigan’s final two possessions to end the game. t-2nd Matt Johnson-Bowling Green: 78 points 20th Zach Terrell-Western Michigan: 50 points • Western Michigan DB Darius Phillips collected six tackles, one Total Tackles: tackle for loss, one interception returned 10 yards for a touchdown 1st Jaylen Coleman-Toledo: 29 tackles, 14.5 tackles per game and two passes defensed in a 52-20 win over Murray State. t-5th Austin Valdez-Bowling Green: 38 tackles, 12.7 tackles per game t-12th Dylan Evans-Akron: 33 tackles, 11.0 tackles per game • Miami DE Bryson Albright recorded four tackles, one sack, one t-21st Khary Bailey-Smith-UMass: 21 tackles, 10.5 tackles per game tackle for loss, one forced fumble, two fumble recoveries and one t-21st Dejuan Rogers-Toledo: 21 tackles, 10.5 tackles per game pass breakup in a 37-33 loss to Cincinnati. Interceptions: SPECIAL TEAMS t-2nd Shawun Lurry-Northern Illinois: 3 interceptions, 1.0 per game t-2nd Demetrius Monday-Kent State: 3 interceptions, 1.0 per game t-16th four tied for 16th: 2 interceptions, 0.7 per game • Northern Illinois K Christian Hagan hit a pair of field goals and a PAT in a 20-13 loss at No. 1 Ohio State. Passes Defensed: t-1st Cheatham Norrils-Toledo: 3 passes defensed, 3.0 per game • Western Michigan K Andrew Haldeman finished the game 7-for-7 t-9th five different MAC students tied: 4 passes defensed, 2.0 per game on PATs, which matched a career-high, and connected on his lone Sacks: field goal from 30-yards out in a 52-20 win over Murray State. t-15th Jatavis Brown-Akron: 3.5 sacks, 1.17 per game t-15th Terence Waugh-Kent State: 3.5 sacks, 1.17 per game Mid-American Conference Football SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

MAC WITH TWO NEW HEAD COACHES FOR 2015 TATE, BEAMISH & FROHNAPFEL SELECTED AS 2015 witnessed two new head football coaches join the MAC. Buffalo named 2015 SENIOR CLASS NOMINEES Lance Leipold as the 25th head coach in the history of the program on Dec. The MAC was represented by three students nominated for the 2015 Se- 1, 2014. Central Michigan named John Bonamego as the program’s 28th nior CLASS Award, which recognizes excellence both on the field and head coach on Feb. 9, 2015. in the classroom. Bowling Green kicker Tyler Tate, Central Michigan center Nick Beamish and UMass quarterback Blake Frohnapfel were Buffalo: Lance Leipold selected due to their notable achievements in community, classroom, Leipold was introduced as the 25th head coach in the history of the State character and competition. University of New York, Buffalo football program on Dec. 1, 2014. Leipold comes to Buffalo from Wisconsin-Whitewater where he compiled a 109-6 An acronym for Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying record and won six Division III National Championships over his eight sea- in School, the Senior CLASS Award focuses on the total student and sons. He led the Warhawks to their sixth national crown last year with a 15-0 encourages students to use their platform in athletics to make a positive record as the top-ranked team in Division III in the nation. impact as leaders in their communities. A six-time National Coach of the Year, Leipold reached 100 career victories Tate, a redshirt-senior from Carroll, Ohio, was named a Capital One faster than any other coach in NCAA history – at any level. Leipold has gath- Academic All-America last season, becoming the first Falcon since ered multiple honors from as many as five football related organizations. He 1990 to earn the prestigious honor. Last year, Tate was also named earned his fifth American Football Coaches Association Division III Coach of to the Academic All-MAC team and earned the MAC Distinguished the Year award in 2013, joining Penn State’s Joe Paterno as the only coaches Scholar Athlete honor. Tate now has 265 career points, just 96 behind at any level of college football to earn five AFCA Coach of the Year honors. all-time Falcon great, and current Pittsburgh Steeler, Shaun Suisham, for most in school history (361). Tate became the first in program his- Central Michigan: John Bonamego tory to make 50 field goals in his career, as he knocked in three field Bonamego was named the 28th head coach in Central Michigan football goals last Saturday in Nashville against Tennessee. history on Feb. 9. He joins the Chippewas after serving as the special teams coordinator and he also played at Central Michigan. He is the Beamish, a 6-foot-3, 310-pound senior from Riverview, Mich., has first Central Michigan alum to lead the program since Bill Kelly in 1951-66. been Central Michigan’s starting center for four consecutive years, and he extended his starts streak to 39 last week against Oklahoma A Paw Paw native, Bonamego was a wide receiver/quarterback as a Chip- State. Beamish is a sports management major who carries a 3.38 pewa. He was a walk-on who earned varsity letters in 1985-86 and twice grade point average and has been named to the Rimington Watch List earned the Iron Man Award as the defensive scout team player of the year. for the second consecutive season. The Rimington Award goes to the Bonamego spent the past two seasons as the special teams coordinator of outstanding center from an FBS team. Beamish was a First Team All- the Detroit Lions. Bonamego has 27 years of college and professional ex- Mid-American Conference selection last season. perience, highlighted by 16 years in the NFL as an assistant, primarily as a special teams coordinator. Frohnapfel, a redshirt senior quarterback from Stafford, Va., was named to preseason Watch Lists for the Davey O’Brien Award, Manning NIU HUSKIES A LEADER FOR MOST WINS SINCE 2003 Award, Johnny Unitas Award and Wuerffel Trophy Watch Lists, in Last Saturday the Huskies nearly defeated the No. 1 ranked Ohio State addition to being named a Phil Steele Preseason All-MAC First-Team Buckeyes after falling 20-13 in Columbus and dropped to 2-1 overall on the selection. Frohnapfel was named an Athlon Sports Preseason All-MAC year. Northern Illinois has built an impressive resume over the last decade. First-Team selection and an AFCA Allstate Good Works Team Nomi- Specifically, NIU has won the MAC West Division for the last five consecu- nee. In 2014, he was a Distinguished MAC Scholar-Athlete, MAC tive years, winning three Marathon MAC Football Championship Games First-Team All-Academic and All-MAC First-Team quarterback. He (2011, 2012, 2014) and extending its MAC record with seven consecutive was selected as the winner for the 2014 George H. “Bulger” Lowe bowl invitations. Since 2003, NIU ranks 16th in the nation with 108 wins Award (best offensive player in New England). among the current 129 FBS football programs. Frohnapfel started 10 games in 2014 before suffering a season-ending Ranking: 1. Boise State (139); 2. Ohio State (132); 3. Oklahoma (128); 4. injury. He completed 241 of 437 attempted passes for 3,345 yards LSU (126); 5. USC (124); 6. Oregon (121); 7. Alabama (119); TCU (119); and 23 touchdowns in the air. In the community, he’s a member of the 9. Georgia (118); Florida State (118); 11. Wisconsin (117); 12. Virginia Tech UMass Athletics Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, the UMass (116); 13. Texas (114); 14. Florida (112); 15. Auburn (110); 16. Northern Athletics SAMY Awards Planning Committee and was a student rep- Illinois (108); Utah (108); 18. Clemson (107); Missouri (107); 20. West resentative on the 2015 Director of Athletics Search Committee. He’s Virginia (106); 21. Nebraska (105); BYU (105); 23. Cincinnati (103); 24. worked for UMass’ bone marrow donor registration drive, Holyoke Navy (102); 25. Louisville (101). Boys & Girls Club, Team Impact, volunteering in local schools, Special Olympics volunteer and elementary school reading day. In addition, the Huskies have earned wins against non-conference opponents from the larger conferences, or so-called ‘Power Five’ Conferences. The 30 Senior CLASS candidates will be narrowed to 10 finalists midway through the regular season, and those 10 names will be placed Since 2003, NIU, along with the Toledo Rockets, have each won nine on the official ballot. Ballots will be distributed through a nationwide games against opponents from the ‘Power Five’ Conferences, which voting system to media, coaches and fans, who will select one candidate ranks tied for seventh most among FBS Conferences. who best exemplifies excellence in the four Cs of community, class- room, character and competition. The Senior CLASS Award winner 1. Navy (21); 2. BYU (18); 3. Fresno State (14); 4. Boise State (12); 5. East will be announced during the football bowl season in early January. Carolina (11); 6. Hawaii (10); 7. Northern Illinois (9); Toledo (9).

NIU has won a game vs. the ‘Power Five’ programs in the last three consecu- ‘GET SOME MACtion’ BRANDING CONTINUES IN 2015 tive years and five of the last six years. NIU wins vs. ‘Power Five’ programs The MAC, in partnership with award-winning branding agency since 2003: 2014 at Northwestern; 2013 at Iowa; at Purdue; 2012 vs. Kansas; 160over90, invites college fans, students, and alumni to ‘Get Some 2010 at Minnesota; 2009 at Purdue; 2003 vs. Maryland; at Alabama; vs. MACtion’ via a nationally televised PSA, custom microsite, student Iowa State. success stories, and school-specific social activations via www.Get- SomeMACtion.com. Toledo had a stretch of five consecutive years with wins over ‘Power Five’ Conference opponents from 2006-2010. This season Toledo has already A new 60-second PSA explores the conference’s hard work, integrity, defeated Arkansas and Iowa State. Toledo wins vs. ‘Power Five’ programs and unforgiving attitude on and off of the field. While a mix of stu- since 2003: 2015 vs. Arkansas and Iowa State; 2012 vs. Cincinnati; 2010 at dent portraits and motion graphics creatively nods to the conference’s Purdue; 2009 vs. Colorado; 2008 at Michigan; 2007 vs. Iowa State; 2006 vs. focused play and pursuit of the next challenge. Kansas; 2003 vs. Pittsburgh.

To continue the momentum, a custom microsite – GetSomeMACtion. com – houses the spot alongside robust social features. ‘Pro-MAC,’ a blog-style web section, features a collection of alumni student success stories spanning various MAC schools and sports. A special ‘MACtalk’ generator prompts fans to participate in friendly intra-conference banter. The site also features a Social Stadium that cu- Mid-American Conference Football SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

MAC 2015 SEASON & BOWL NOTES MAC LED ‘GROUP OF FIVE’ IN WINS VS. ‘POWER FIVE’ • Five MAC programs were invited to bowl games last season as Last regular season, the MAC led the ‘Group of Five’ Conferences Northern Illinois (Boca Raton Bowl), Toledo (GoDaddy Bowl), with four wins over ‘Power Five’ opponents. The MAC had wins Western Michigan (Famous Idaho Potato Bowl), Bowling Green over Northwestern, Purdue and Indiana from the Big Ten Confer- (Raycom Media Camellia Bowl) and Central Michigan (Popeyes ence and Pittsburgh from the ACC. Among the ‘Group of Five’ Bahamas Bowl) represented the Conference during the 2014 bowl Conferences, the MAC and Mountain West Conference tied with season. four wins over opponents from the ‘Power Five’ Conferences. • The five MAC bowl invitations marks the seventh time in MAC Among the ‘Group of Five’ Conferences, the Mountain West had history to have five or more programs receive a bowl invitation four ‘Power Five’ wins over two Pac-12 (Colorado, Washington (2004, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013 & 2014) in a single-season. State) and two ACC (Wake Forest, Boston College) opponents. The MAC record is seven bowl invitations, which was established The American Athletic Conference had three ‘Power Five’ wins in the 2012 bowl season. over two ACC opponents (Virginia Tech, North Carolina) and one SEC (Vanderbilt) program. The Sun Belt had one ‘Power Five’ vic- • Northern Illinois won the 2014 Marathon MAC Football Cham- tory (Wake Forest-ACC) and Conference USA had zero wins vs. pionship with a 51-17 win over Bowling Green on Dec. 5 at Ford ‘Power Five’ opponents. Field. This marked the third MAC Championship for the Huskies program in the last five seasons. MAC STARTING QUARTERBACKS IN 2015 The 2015 campaign will be a significant change for the MAC at the • The Northern Illinois invitation to the Boca Raton Bowl against quarterback position compared to the previous year as the Confer- Marshall was one of only three bowl games the entire season ence will witness nearly 12 of the 13 football programs returning a matching Conference Champions. MAC Champion Northern Il- starting quarterback. The only starting quarterback from last sea- linois played Conference-USA Champion Marshall on Dec. 23 in son to graduate with his final year of eligibility was Miami senior the Boca Raton Bowl. The only two other bowl games featuring Andrew Hendrix. Conference Champions were the two College Football Playoff Semifinal Games with the top four ranked programs in college Entering the 2014 season, the MAC had a relatively new crop of football -- No. 1 Alabama vs. No. 4 Ohio State in the Allstate Sugar young quarterbacks with limited starting experience as the MAC Bowl and No. 2. Oregon vs. No. 3. Florida State in the Rose Bowl. featured four juniors, six sophomores and two freshmen starting at quarterback. The net result was plenty of young quarterbacks • In the previous four bowl seasons, the MAC has a record of 8-14 gained experience and during the 2015 season should showcase the in 22 bowl games – 2014 (2-3); 2013 (0-5); 2012 (2-5); 2011 (4- rewards of progressing with starting experience. 1) – as ten different MAC programs have appeared in a bowl game during that span. MAC East Division School, Starting Quarterback starts and 2014 stats • Bowling Green (8-6, 5-3 MAC) won the MAC East Division Akron - senior Kyle Pohl -- 10 starts, 2,189 yards, 9 TDs for the second consecutive season as the Falcons were the first BGSU - senior Matt Johnson -- missed 2014 season to injury MAC East Division Champions in back-to-back years since Mi- Buffalo - senior Joe Licata -- 11 starts, 2,647 yards, 29 TDs ami (2003-04). Kent State - junior Colin Reardon 11 starts, 2,466 yards, 14 TDs Miami - R-senior Drew Kummer and R-freshman Gus Ragland • The MAC had six programs bowl eligible in 2014 -- Northern Ohio - senior Derrius Vick -- 7 starts, 1,156 yards, 8 TDs Illinois (11-3, 7-1), Bowling Green (8-6, 5-3), Toledo (9-4, 7-1), UMass - grad Blake Frohnapfel --10 starts, 3,345 yards, 23 TDs Western Michigan (8-5, 6-2), Central Michigan (7-6, 5-3) and Ohio (6-6, 4-4). The only MAC program that was bowl eligible MAC West Division to not receive a bowl invitation was Ohio University. The Bobcats School, Starting Quarterback starts and 2014 stats were one of five programs in FBS to reach bowl eligibility and Ball State - sophomore Jack Milas -- 6 starts, 1,302 yards, 9 TDs not receive an invitation as FBS had 81 teams bowl eligible for 76 CMU - junior Cooper Rush -- 13 starts, 3,157 yards, 27 TDs bowl spots. EMU - sophomore Reginald Bell -- 10 starts, 1,297 yards, 9 TDs NIU - junior Drew Hare -- 14 starts, 2,322 yards, 18 TDs • Northern Illinois has won five consecutive MAC West Division Toledo - senior Phillip Ely -- 2 starts, 541 yards, 4 TDs titles and appeared in the Marathon MAC Football Champion- WMU - junior Zach Terrell 13 starts, 3,443 yards, 26 TDs ship Game since 2010. From the East Division, there have been four different programs during this period – Miami (2010); Ohio SEVEN MAC STUDENTS NAMED TO ALLSTATE AFCA (2011); Kent State (2012) and Bowling Green (2013, 2014). GOOD WORKS TEAM The MAC had seven students named by the American Football MAC 2014-15 BOWL RESULTS Coaches Association (AFCA) to the 2015 Allstate AFCA Good • Famous Idaho Potato Bowl: Air Force 38, Western Michigan 24 Works Team: FB Christian Allen (Akron); C Jacob Richard (Ball • Raycom Media Camellia Bowl: Bowling Green 33, S. Alabama 28 State); C Nick Beamish (Central Michigan); DB Jordan Italiano • Boca Raton Bowl: Marshall 52, Northern Illinois 23 (Kent State); DE Cameron Clinton-Earl (Northern Illinois); QB • Popeyes Bahamas: Western Kentucky 49, Central Michigan 48 Blake Frohnapfel (UMass); TE Alex Zmolik (Toledo). • GoDaddy Bowl: Toledo 63, Arkansas State 44 GREEN BAY PICKS ROLLINS IN 2ND ROUND OF 2015 MAC PROGRAMS IN BOWL GAMES NFL DRAFT; MAC WITH 89 ON NFL ROSTERS In the last four bowl seasons, ten different MAC programs have re- Last season’s MAC Defensive Player of the Year, Miami senior ceived a bowl invitation, as Northern Illinois leads the Conference defensive back Quinten Rollins was a second round draft choice, with four invitations during this span. 62nd overall, by the Green Bay Packers. Rollins will pursue his professional career in the NFL and joins the lengthy list of for- Bowling Green (2012, 2013, 2014), Ohio (2011, 2012, 2013) and mer MAC players now in the NFL. Rollins is one of 89 former Toledo (2011, 2012, 2014) rank second with three invitations in the MAC students currently on opening day NFL rosters. During the last four years. Ball State (2012, 2013), Central Michigan (2012, 2015 NFL Draft, the MAC had four players selected, joining Rol- 2014), and Western Michigan (2011, 2014) each received two in- lins were Central Michigan DL Leterrius Walton (6th round, 199 vitations in the last four years. Buffalo (2013), Kent State (2012) overall, Pittsburgh), Buffalo DT Kristjan Sokoli (6th round, 214th and former MAC-member Temple (2011) received one bowl invite overall, Seattle) and NIU WR Da’Ron Brown (7th round, 233 during the last four bowl seasons. overall, Kansas City). Mid-American Conference Football SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

HUSKIES EXTEND MAC CONSECUTIVE BOWL MARK FBS HEAD COACHES LEADING THEIR ALMA MATER Northern Illinois extended its MAC record for consecutive bowl The MAC has two of the 14 FBS head coaches that are leading appearances by a member of the Conference. The Huskies cur- their alma mater’s football programs this 2015 season. The MAC rent seven consecutive bowl appearances is the best-ever in the is tied with the Big-12 with two head coaches each, trailing the 70-year history of the MAC. Beyond appearing in seven consecu- Big Ten and Mountain West Conference with three coaches lead- tive bowl games, the Huskies will have done so with four different ing their alma mater. head coaches-- Jerry Kill (2008, 2009), interim Tom Matukewicz (2010), Dave Doeren (2011) and current Head Coach Rod Carey Central Michigan first year head coach John Bonamego was named (2012, 2013, 2014). the program’s 28th head coach on Feb. 9, 2015. Bonamego was a wide receiver/quarterback as a walk-on who earned varsity letters Seven (7) Northern Illinois Consecutive Bowl Appearances: in 1985-86 and twice earned the Iron Man Award as the defensive 2008: Independence Bowl: 17-10 loss to Louisiana Tech scout team player of the year. He brings 27 years of coaching ex- 2009: International Bowl: 27-3 loss to South Florida perience, including 16 years in the NFL. 2010: Humanitarian Bowl: 40-17 win over Fresno State 2011: GoDaddy.com Bowl: 38-20 win over Arkansas State Kent State third-year head coach Paul Haynes has a 6-17 overall 2012: Discover Orange Bowl: 31-10 loss to Florida State record since being named the program’s 21st head coach on Dec. 2013: S.D. County Credit Union Poinsettia: 21-14 loss to Utah St. 18, 2012. Haynes walked on at Kent State in 1987 and played four 2014: Boca Raton Bowl: 52-23 loss to Marshall seasons for the Golden Flashes (1987-91) and ended his career with 440 tackles, seventh-best in school history. OHIO’S SOLICH 5TH ON MAC CAREER WINS LIST Ohio head coach Frank Solich has his Bobcats off to a 3-0 start FBS Head Coaches Leading Their Alma Mater this season after last Saturday’s 35-14 win over Southeastern Loui- Troy Calhoun, Air Force; Bryan Harsin, Boise State; John siana. With the win, Solich continues to rise up the MAC career Bonamego, Central Michigan; Ruffin McNeill, East Carolina; head coaching wins list with 75 wins for fifth place. Earlier this Paul Haynes, Kent State; Jim Harbaugh, Michigan; Pat Fitzger- year he surpassed former Toledo head coach, and current Missouri ald, Northwestern; Mike Gundy, Oklahoma State; David Shaw, head coach, Gary Pinkel (73 career victories) on this list. Stanford; Kliff Kingsbury, Texas Tech; Matt Wells, Utah State; Sean Kugler, UTEP; Frank Beamer, Virginia Tech; Paul Chryst, Solich has been the recent model for consistency in coaching in Wisconsin the MAC. Solich arrived in Athens, Ohio in 2005 and now in his 11th season running the Bobcats program has garnered a bowl ap- MAC BOWL PARTNERS (2015-19) pearance in six of the previous 10 seasons. During his coaching Last year the MAC announced the creation of newly created bowl career at Ohio, Solich has a record of 75-54. Solich currently trails games in Boca Raton, Fla., Nassau, Bahamas and Miami Beach, Bowling Green’s Doyt Perry (77) by three wins for fourth place. Fla. for a six-year period (2014-2019), in addition to the Raycom Media Camellia Bowl in Montgomery, Ala. Most MAC Head Coaching Wins, Career 1. 110, Herb Deromedi, Central Michigan, 1978-93 These new bowl games increase the guaranteed bowl invita- 2. 108, Bill Hess, Ohio, 1958-77 tions for the MAC to five each football season. 3. 79, Bob Pruett, Marshall, 1997-03 4. 77, Doyt Perry, Bowling Green, 1955-64 The Boca Raton Bowl, Popeyes Bahamas Bowl and Raycom Me- 5. 75, Frank Solich, Ohio, 2005-present dia Camellia Bowl join MAC bowl partners GoDaddy Bowl (Mo- 6. 73, Gary Pinkel, Toledo, 1991-00 bile, Ala.) and Famous Idaho Potato Bowl (Boise, Ida.) as primary 7. 66, Trevor Rees, Kent State, 1951-63 bowl partners. FRANKLIN SETS MAC FRESHMAN RUSHING RECORD The MAC is a partner with the San Diego County Credit Union Last season Western Michigan running back Jarvion Franklin fin- Poinsettia Bowl as a primary partner in 2017 and 2019, and a sec- ished the 2014 season by setting the MAC single-season freshman ondary partner in 2015, 2016 and 2018 bowl seasons. The MAC rushing record with 1,551 yards rushing, breaking the previous mark will play the Mountain West in both the 2017 and 2019 bowl sea- set by Bernard Pierce of Temple in 2009 (1,361). In 13 games last sons, played at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego. season, Franklin rushed for 1,551 yards on 306 carries (5.1 avg.) and 24 rushing touchdowns, which ranked fourth in the nation. In the fall of 2014, the MAC announced a six-year (2014-9) back- up agreement with the newly-formed Quick Lane Bowl, owned BALL STATE’S LEMBO SETTING MARKS IN MUNCIE and operated by the Detroit Lions and Ford Field. The MAC also Ball State head coach Pete Lembo is the first head coach in the is a backup to various ESPN owned and operated bowl games (St. program’s 91-year history to win 30 games in his first four seasons Petersburg, Fla.; Birmingham, Ala.). at the helm. Lembo, who has led the Cardinals to two bowl games and a 32-21 overall record in his first five campaigns (Lembo 30- 2015 Bowl Season: 20 in four years), passed the mark of 26 wins set by Dwight Wal- GoDaddy Bowl (Mobile, Ala.; vs. Sun Belt) lace during his first four years from 1978-81. In addition, Lembo’s Famous Idaho Potato Bowl (Boise, Ida.; vs. Mountain West) .604 winning percentage with the Cardinals is the second best Raycom Media Camellia Bowl (Montgomery, Ala.; vs. Sun Belt) among Ball State head coaches through their first four seasons at Boca Raton Bowl (Boca Raton, Fla.; vs. American Athletic) the helm in Muncie, Ind. Ray Louthen has the only better winning Popeyes Bahamas Bowl (Nassau, Bahamas; vs. Conference USA) percentage with his 23-9-2 (.705) mark from 1962-65. *Secondary in San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl *Secondary to ESPN owned and operated bowl games In Lembo’s five years, Ball State has set or tied 63 school records *Secondary to Quick Lane Bowl (Detroit, Mich.) and produced the all-time leading rusher (Jahwan Edwards) and passer (Keith Wenning) in the 91-year history of the school’s foot- 2016 Bowl Season: ball program. Earlier this summer, Lembo was selected by Athlon GoDaddy Bowl (Mobile, Ala.; vs. Sun Belt) Sports as one of 15 college football’s ‘Coaches on the Rise’. Lem- Famous Idaho Potato Bowl (Boise, Ida.; vs. Mountain West) bo has guided the Cardinals to wins over Virginia, South Florida Raycom Media Camellia Bowl (Montgomery, Ala.; vs. Sun Belt) and Indiana twice in his four seasons. Popeyes Bahamas Bowl (Nassau, Bahamas; vs. American Ath.) Miami Beach Bowl (Miami, Fla.; vs. American Athletic) NIU WINS 2014 MARATHON MAC CHAMPIONSHIP *Secondary in San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl For the third time in the last four seasons, and the fourth time in *Secondary to ESPN owned and operated bowl games school history, Northern Illinois won the Marathon MAC Football *Secondary to Quick Lane Bowl (Detroit, Mich.) Championship, 51-17, over Bowling Green at Ford Field. 2017 Bowl Season: GoDaddy Bowl (Mobile, Ala.; vs. Sun Belt) Famous Idaho Potato Bowl (Boise, Ida.; vs. Mountain West) Raycom Media Camellia Bowl (Montgomery, Ala.; vs. Sun Belt) Popeyes Bahamas Bowl (Nassau, Bahamas; vs. Sun Belt) San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl (San Diego, Ca- lif.; vs. Mountain West) *Secondary to ESPN owned and operated bowl games *Secondary to Quick Lane Bowl (Detroit, Mich.) 2018 Bowl Season: GoDaddy Bowl (Mobile, Ala.; vs. Sun Belt) Famous Idaho Potato Bowl (Boise, Ida.; vs. Mountain West) Raycom Media Camellia Bowl (Montgomery, Ala.; vs. Sun Belt) Mid-American Conference Football SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

MAC 2015 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE HIGHLIGHTS WINS OVER NON-CONFERENCE FBS OPPONENTS The 2015 football schedule features 16 midweek nationally tele- This season the MAC has already equalled last season’s wins (8) vised games during the months of October and November slat- vs. FBS opponents during the regular season. The MAC set the ed for national television on ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPN3 and CBS Conference single-season record with 16 wins over FBS oppo- Sports Network as the Conference race unfolds in both the East nents during the 2012 season. Dating back to the 2000 season, the and West divisions. The regular season will conclude with the 19th previous mark for MAC’s number of wins vs. FBS opponents was Marathon MAC Football Championship game on Friday, Dec. 4 at 14 regular season wins in the 2008 season. 8:00 pm ET at Ford Field in Detroit on ESPN2. Regular Season Wins vs. non-conference FBS opponents: For the eighth year in a row, league schools will face a formidable Year: Wins; FBS Opponents Defeated: non-conference slate of opponents from the following Football 2015: 8; Arkansas, Maryland Iowa State, Florida Atlantic, Mar- Bowl Subdivision conferences – ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-12, shall, Wyoming, UNLV, Idaho SEC and Notre Dame. In addition, the conference will also face 2014: 8; Purdue; Northwestern; Indiana; Idaho (2); UNLV, Pitt; opponents from the American Athletic Conference, Conference Army USA, Mountain West, Sun Belt and Independent Army. 2013: 10; Iowa; Purdue; Virginia; UConn; Tulsa; Marshall; Army; North Texas; Idaho; Navy MAC programs will face five non-conference foes that finished 2012: 16; Penn State; Wyoming; Idaho; New Mexico St.; Army in the final AP Top 25 poll: Ohio State (1), Michigan State (5), (4); UConn; Marshall; Indiana; Iowa; South Florida; Kansas; Cin- Wisconsin (13), Marshall (23) and Memphis (25). MAC programs cinnati; Rutgers will twice face National Champion Ohio State as NIU plays in 2011: 10; Indiana; Army (4); UConn; Idaho; New Mexico State; Columbus on Sept. 19 and Western Michigan on Sept. 26. Also, Marshall; Maryland Western Michigan hosted Michigan State in its season opener on 2010: 7; Minnesota; Purdue; Marshall; Colorado State; UConn; Friday, Sept. 4 with a 37-24 loss at Waldo Stadium in Kalamazoo. Army; Louisiana-Lafayette 2009: 9; Michigan State; Purdue; Colorado; Florida International; A total of 12 non-conference games will feature a Big Ten opponent Troy; UTEP; North Texas; Army; Navy (Illinois; Maryland; Michigan State (2); Minnesota (2); Northwest- 2008: 14; Navy; Indiana (2); Western Kentucky; Michigan; Idaho; ern; Ohio State (2); Penn State; Purdue; Wisconsin). The MAC Illinois; Syracuse; Army (3); Pittsburgh; Wyoming; UTEP will face foes from the ACC (3—Boston College, Pittsburgh, Syra- 2007: 10; Navy; Army (2); Idaho; Iowa State (2); Iowa; Minne- cuse), SEC (4—Arkansas, LSU, Tennessee, Texas A&M), Big 12 sota; Syracuse; La-Lafayette (3—Iowa State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State); Pac-12 (1—Colo- 2006: 11; Temple (5); Kansas; Virginia; North Carolina State; rado) and Independent Notre Dame. North Texas; FIU; Illinois 2005: 9; Army; Louisiana-Lafayette; Temple (4); Pittsburgh; Mid- The MAC will also face opponents from the American Athletic dle Tennessee State; Cincinnati Conference (3— Cincinnati, Memphis, Temple), Mountain West 2004: 3; Temple (2); Kentucky (3—Nevada, UNLV, Wyoming), Conference USA (6—Florida At- 2003: 9; Kansas State; Northwestern; Colorado State; Cincinnati; lantic, Florida International, Marshall (2), Old Dominion, Western Purdue; Maryland; Alabama; Iowa State; Pittsburgh Kentucky) and Sun Belt Conference (5—Arkansas State, Georgia 2002: 10; Rutgers; Troy; North Carolina; Cincinnati; UConn; Mis- Southern, Georgia State, Idaho, Louisiana-Lafayette), along with souri; Kansas; Wyoming; Wake Forest; UNLV Independent Army. 2001: 11; UConn (2); Army; Cincinnati; Missouri; Temple (2); Minnesota; Northwestern; South Florida; Navy MAC programs continue to increase the number of home or neu- 2000: 9; Central Florida (2); Vanderbilt; Minnesota; UConn (2); tral site games against FBS Conference opponents. This season Navy; Penn State; Iowa the MAC will host 16 games against FBS non-conference foes, including Oklahoma State (Big 12); Michigan State (Big Ten); MAC HEAD COACHES IN HIGH DEMAND Pittsburgh (ACC); Iowa State (Big 12); Football programs continue to take notice of MAC head coaches. There are 13 former head coaches from the MAC in a current FBS FLECK YOUNGEST HEAD COACH IN THE NATION head coaching position–including one-third of the Big Ten (four For the third consecutive year, Western Michigan’s P.J. Fleck, 34, total); last year’s National Champion Ohio State’s Urban Meyer is the youngest head coach in NCAA Division I (FBS). Fleck is (Bowling Green) and both coaches from the 2013 BCS Champion- entering his third year at the helm of the Broncos with a 9-16 re- ship Game – Alabama’s Nick Saban (Toledo) and Notre Dame’s cord as head coach. Last year Western Michigan posted an im- Brian Kelly (Central Michigan). For the 2015 season, 26 of the pressive turnaround season with an 8-5 overall record, including 129 FBS coaches (20.1%) will be either current or former an invitation to the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, after a 1-11 record MAC head coaches. in 2013. Big Ten – Urban Meyer-Ohio State (Bowling Green), Jerry Kill- Previously, Toledo’s Matt Campbell, 35, was the youngest head Minnesota (Northern Illinois), Bill Cubit-Illinois (Toledo), Darrell coach in FBS when he took over the Rockets program in Decem- Hazell-Purdue (Kent State) ber of 2011. Currently, Campbell is the third youngest head coach Ind. – Brian Kelly-Notre Dame (Central Michigan) in FBS and is in his fourth year in leading the Rockets football SEC-Nick Saban-Alabama (Toledo), Gary Pinkel-Missouri (To- program with a 26-13 record (66.7%). Last season Toledo tied ledo), Butch Jones-Tennessee (Central Michigan) for the MAC West lead with a 7-1 league record, and posted a 9-4 ACC-Al Golden-Miami (Temple), Steve Addazio-Boston College overall record including a 63-44 win over Arkansas State in the (Temple), Dave Doeren-NC State (Northern Illinois), Dave Claw- GoDaddy Bowl. son-Wake Forest (Bowling Green). Sun Belt – Doug Martin-New Mexico State (Kent State). Coach Age (Date of Birth) P.J. Fleck, Western Michigan 34 (11-29-80) MAC EAST VS. MAC WEST Neal Brown, Troy 35 (3-11-80) After 18 crossover games in the 2014 season, the MAC West had Matt Campbell, Toledo 35 (11-29-79) a 15-3 advantage over the MAC East Division, which marks the Kliff Klingsbury, Texas Tech 36 (8-9-79) best crossover record in the last seven years. Over the previous Bryan Harsin, Arkansas State 38 (11-1-76) seven years (2008-2014), the MAC West has had the upper hand in Willie Taggert, South Florida 38 (8-27-76) crossover regular season games against the MAC East, winning the Justin Fuente, Memphis 38 (9-30-76) head-to-head regular season series in six of the last seven years. Over Matt Rhule, Temple 40 (1-31-75) the last seven seasons (2008-14), the West holds a 90-36 (.714%) regular season record in crossover games over the East. Mid-American Conference Football SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

MAC MEDIA 2015 FOOTBALL PRESEASON POLL MAC AND CBS SPORTS NETWORK REACH MULTI- Earlier this summer members of the media selected Toledo and YEAR DEAL THROUGH 2018-19 Bowling Green to win the West and East Divisions respectfully in In June of 2015, the MAC and CBS Sports Network announced a the 2015 MAC Football Media Preseason Poll. Toledo was select- multi-year deal to televise college football and basketball games ed to win the 2015 Marathon MAC Football Championship Game. from the Mid-American Conference. The deal, which begins this season and continues through 2018-19, is through a sublicense In the East Division, two-time defending East Champion Bowling agreement with ESPN. Green was selected first with 160 total points followed by three teams separated by only five points. Ohio and Akron tied for sec- CBS Sports Network will air up to 12 football and 12 basketball ond with 118 points, while UMass placed fourth with 113 points. games per year, with the first year calling for six football games and up to seven basketball games. In 2015, the six football games In the West Division, Toledo was selected first in the Division in will include two Thursday and three Saturday games, as well as a narrow race by only one point over Western Michigan and only one game on the Friday after Thanksgiving. CBS Sports Network, nine points separated the top three teams including five-time de- the 24-hour home of CBS Sports, is available across the country fending West Champion Northern Illinois. Toledo placed first with through local cable, video and telco providers and via satellite on 121 points, while Western Michigan was second with 120 points DirecTV Channel 221 and Dish Network Channel 158. and Northern Illinois third with 113 points. MAC AND ESPN ANNOUNCE HISTORIC 13-YEAR 2015 MAC MEDIA Football Preseason Poll RIGHTS EXTENSION DEAL THROUGH 2016-27 SEASON In 2014, the MAC and ESPN announced a 13-year rights agree- MAC East Division ment that will be the largest and most extensive agreement in the Team (First Place Votes) Points history of the Conference. The extension, which adds provisions 1. Bowling Green (18) 160 to the remaining three years of the original national rights agree- T2. Ohio (1) 118 ment and adds an additional 10 years to the deal with ESPN, brings T2. Akron (2) 118 long-term security for the Conference through the 2026-27 aca- 4. UMass (3) 113 demic year. 5. Buffalo 70 6. Miami 47 This agreement provides ESPN with exclusive television and digi- 7. Kent State 46 tal distribution rights for all MAC sporting events, and guarantees coverage of every football game, and select men’s and women’s MAC West Division basketball and Olympic sporting events through the 2026-27 aca- Team (First Place Votes) Points demic season. 1. Toledo (11) 121 2. Western Michigan (8) 120 The Marathon MAC Football Championship Game and the MAC 3. Northern Illinois (4) 113 football regular season is the foundation for the national deal with 4. Ball State 66 ESPN. The 2014 MAC football regular season will be highlighted 5. Central Michigan (1) 56 by national coverage of 14 mid-week games during the month of 6. Eastern Michigan 28 November on ESPN2, ESPNU and ESPN3 as the Conference race unfolds in both the East and West divisions. The Marathon MAC MAC FOOTBALL COACHES PRESEASON POLL Football Championship Game on Friday, Dec. 5 at 7 pm ET will be MAC Head Football Coaches have provided their own 2015 Pre- televised nationally on ESPN2. season Poll and based upon voting by all 13 head coaches Bowling Green and Northern Illinois have been selected to win the East and The agreement also follows the recent trend of several of the most West Divisions respectfully. successful athletic seasons in the MAC combined with record tele- visions audiences on ESPN. The success by MAC athletic pro- In the East Division, Bowling Green was selected first with 89 total grams is a collective effort by MAC membership across multiple points followed by second-place Ohio with 64 points. A narrow sports. margin of only seven points separated the second, third and four place teams as Akron was third with 60 points and fourth-place UMass with 57 points. MAC PART OF NEW COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF ERA Last year college football entered a new four-team playoff era In the West Division, only three points separated the top two spots with the new College Football Playoff. The two College Football with NIU gathering 70 points, followed by second-place Toledo Playoff Semifinals will be played in bowl games this year (Capital with 67 points. One Orange Bowl; Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic) and the College Football Playoff National Championship will be played in Arizona 2015 MAC HEAD COACHES Football Preseason Poll on Jan. 11. MAC East Division The two Semifinals and four other premier bowl games (Chick- Team (First Place Votes) Points fil-A Peach Bowl; Vizio Fiesta Bowl; Allstate Sugar Bowl; Rose 1. Bowling Green (11) 89 Bowl) will be played on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day. The 2. Ohio 64 Semifinal games will rotate among these six different bowls. All 3. Akron 60 MAC programs will join every FBS team in college football with 4. UMass (2) 57 equal access to the playoff based upon its performance. No team 5. Buffalo 43 will qualify automatically. 6. Miami 30 7. Kent State 21 The College Football Playoff Selection Committee will choose four teams for the playoffs based on body of work, strength of schedule, MAC West Division head-to-head results, comparison of results against common op- Team (First Place Votes) Points ponents, championships won and other factors. 1. Northern Illinois (7) 70 2. Toledo (5) 67 The highest ranked program by the Selection Committee from either 3. Western Michigan (1) 55 the MAC, American Athletic, Conference USA, Mountain West 4. Ball State 36 or Sun Belt Conferences will play annually in one of the premier 5. Central Michigan 32 bowl games. 6. Eastern Michigan 13 Mid-American Conference Football SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

MAC Week Three Quick Recaps: MAC Week Three Quick Recaps: Buffalo 33, Florida Atlantic 15 -- On a day where the offense Toledo 30, Iowa State 23 (2OT) -- For the second consecutive struggled to find its rhythm, The University at Buffalo, the State week, Toledo defeated a Power Five conference team in a game University of New York football team used three defensive scores that went down to the final play. This time it was the Iowa State and a safety to defeat Florida Atlantic, 33-15, on a 90-degree day Cyclones of the Big 12 who fell to the Rockets, 30-23, in double at FAU Stadium on Saturday afternoon. overtime before a crowd of 23,104 at the Glass Bowl on Saturday. The win was the first road FBS non-conference win for Buffalo A week earlier, Toledo (2-0) knocked off then-No. 18 Arkansas of since 2009. Buffalo running back Anthone Taylor rushed for 116 the SEC in Little Rock. That game was decided in regulation, with yards on 25 carries, while quarterback Joe Licata finished 10-20 Toledo holding on to a 16-12 decision. It took two overtimes to passing for 105 yards and an interception. He had his streak of 14 settle the issue between the Rockets and Cyclones, with the contest straight games with a touchdown pass snapped. ending with a fourth-down sack of Iowa State quarterback Sam Richardson by senior linebacker Tre James on fourth and nine. Memphis 44, Bowling Green 41 -- The Bowling Green Falcons lost a 44-41 decision to the Memphis Tigers on Saturday afternoon No. 1 Ohio State 20, NIU 13 -- Northern Illinois forced five turn- (Sept. 19) in a hard-fought contest at Doyt L. Perry Stadium in overs, including three interceptions, and battled No. 1 Ohio State Bowling Green, Ohio. The game was the Falcons’ season opener to the end before coming up a touchdown short and falling 20-13, at home and the first of five home games during the 2015 season. to the Buckeyes before 104,095 at Ohio Stadium. The Falcons continued to be a juggernaut on offense, as they The defense held Ohio State to 136 yards passing as quarterbacks racked up more than 30 points and over 500 yards for the third Cardale Jones, J.T. Barrett and Braxton Miller completed 16-of-29 time in three games this season. Today, the team’s total was 579 passes. Ohio State converted on just two of its 13 third down tries. yards on 74 plays from scrimmage, or an average of nearly eight NIU held the ball for 32:26 compared to OSU’s 27:34. There were yards per play. Quarterback Matt Johnson continued his electric 16 punts in the game, including 10 by NIU. play by throwing for 443 yards and rushing for 41 more. He threw four touchdown passes and ran for another score. He increased his Minnesota 10, Kent State 7 -- Kent State sophomore defensive season passing totals to 1,358 yards and 12 touchdowns with just back Demetrius Monday returned a fumble 80 yards for a touch- one interception thrown. down and added two interceptions as Kent State lost 10-7 at Min- nesota on Saturday despite a valiant defensive effort. Syracuse 30, Central Michigan 27 (OT) -- Central Michigan’s fourth quarter rally falls short in a 30-27 overtime loss at Syra- Monday hit Minnesota’s Rashad Still at the end of a 14-yard re- cuse on Saturday afternoon. Chippewas quarterback Cooper Rush ception, forcing a fumble that he scooped up before racing down found Ben McCord for a 27-yard touchdown pass with seven sec- the Golden Gophers’ sideline and into the end zone. The score cut onds left in regulation to force the overtime session. Minnesota’s lead to just three points with 9:44 to play in the third quarter. Syracuse running back Jordan Fredericks rushed for 73 yards on 11 carries, including the game winning 4-yard touchdown run in over- Cincinnati 37, Miami 33 -- The University of Cincinnati (2-1) time. Syracuse led almost the entire way and held a 24-10 lead at scored a touchdown with 1:13 to play to lift the Bearcats to a 37-33 halftime. But the Chippewas battled back late to force overtime win at Yager Stadium on Saturday evening. on a Cooper Rush 27-yard touchdown pass to Ben McCord with seven seconds remaining in regulation, capping off a 12-play, 90 The RedHawks captured a 33-30 lead with 7:21 to play, but Cin- yard drive that took just 2:10. cinnati’s Hayden Moore took the ball in for Cincinnati from 1 yard out with just over a minute to play to ice an 8-play, 66-yard game- Western Michigan 52, Murray State 20 -- Western Michigan de- winning drive for the Bearcats in the 120th playing of the Battle feated Murray State on the 24th annual CommUniverCity Night for the Victory Bell. for the Broncos’ first win of the season, 52-20. Redshirt junior quarterback Zach Terrell tied a career high with four touchdowns Temple 25, UMass 23 -- Despite a late touchdown reception by passes and threw for 355 yards, completing 25 of 30 attempts. Jamal Wilson and 393 yards through the air from Blake Frohnap- Three of those strikes were in the first half, as WMU opened a fel, the University of Massachusetts football program dropped its 24-6 lead. home opener to Temple, 25-23 at Gillette Stadium on Saturday. Junior receivers Daniel Braverman and Corey Davis both caught Senior wide receiver Tajae Sharpe reset the program’s all-time ca- two touchdowns and had over 100 yards receiving. It was Braver- reer receptions record with the final of his 11 catches against the man’s third-straight 100-yard receiving game Davis’s second of Owls. Sharpe now owns 188 career receptions, one more than the the season. Braverman finished with career-highs in receptions previous record-holder, Adrian Zullo. (14) and receiving yards (167), with the former mark tying for third in a single game at WMU. Ball State 28, Eastern Michigan 17 -- In the Mid-American Conference opener, the Ball State football team pulled off a 28- Akron 52, Savannah State 9 -- Akron senior nose tackle Cody 17 victory over host Eastern Michigan. The Cardinals trailed 17-0 Grice scored three of the Zips’ seven touchdowns in Akron’s first midway through the second quarter before rolling off 28 straight win of the season, defeating Savannah State, 52-9, Saturday at In- points. With the win, Ball State improves to 2-1 overall and 1-0 in foCision Stadium – Summa Field. The Zips improved to 1-2. the MAC while Eastern Michigan falls to 1-2 and 0-1. Akron’s run game led the charge for the Zips’ offense, scoring five Freshman quarterback Riley Neal led the Cardinals on two long times and collecting 291 total yards on the ground. Grice owned scoring drives late in the second quarter and then two more on a team-high and career-high three touchdowns. Senior RB Conor back-to-back possessions midway through the second half. Hundley ran for a team-high 120 yards on 11 attempts with one score, marking the second 100-yard rushing game of his career. Ohio 35, Southeastern Louisiana 14 -- On a rain-soaked, light- ning-filled afternoon at Peden Stadium, redshirt freshman Papi White had 132 total yards and scored his first two touchdowns as a Bobcat as Ohio defeated Southeastern Louisiana 35-14 on Sat- urday. Mid-American Conference Football SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

Bowling Green (1-2, 0-0; MAC) at Purdue (1-2, 0-0; Big Ten) Saturday, September 26, 2015 • Noon ET • West Lafayette, Ind. • Ross-Ade Stadium (62,500) Big Ten Network Series: Bowling Green leads 2-0 Head Coach: Dino Babers Defense: Career: 28-15 (4th year) at Bowling Green: 9-8 (2nd year) Tackles: LB Austin Valdez (38 tackles, 2.5 tfl) Football Contact: Scott Swegan, 419-372-7105, [email protected] Sacks: DL Zach Colvin (7 tackles, 3.5 tfl, 1.0 sack) Int.: DB Dernard Turner (13 tackles, 2.0 tfl, 2 INT) Offense: Rush: RB Fred Coppet (32 att., 202 rushing yds., 0 TDs) Notes: Falcons lost 44-41 to Memphis...Falcons totaled 579 yards of to- Pass: QB Matt Johnson (91-148 passing, 1,358 yards, 12 TDs) tal offense on 74 plays...QB Matt Johnson threw for 443 yards and four Rec.: WR Roger Lewis (24 rec., 510 yds., 5 TDs) touchdowns, his third consecutive 400-yard passing performance...WR Roger Lewis had a career high 261 yards receiving on seven catches and three touchdowns. Head Coach: Darrell Hazell Defense: Career: 21-32 (5th year) at Purdue: 5-22 (3rd year) Tackles: DB Jimmy Herman (16 tackles, 3.0 tfl) Contact: Matt Rector, 765-494-3196, [email protected] Sacks: DL Antoine Miles (19 tackles, 4.0 tfl, 4.0 sacks) Int.: DB Robert Gregory (15 tackles, 1 INT) Offense: Rush: RB D.J. Knox (46 att., 209 yds., 1 TD) Notes: Purdue lost 51-24 to Virginia Tech...Purdue has scored points off Pass: QB Austin Appleby (60-110 passing, 669 yards, 5 TDs) turnovers in all three games this season...Purdue had a season-low 64 Rec.: WR De Yancey (9 rec., 170 yds., 1 TD) offensive plays from scrimmage...QB Austin Appleby was 9-28 passing for 110 yards and two interceptions.

Central Michigan (1-2, 0-0; MAC) at Michigan State (3-0, 0-0; BigTen) Saturday, September 26, 2015 • Noon ET • East Lansing, Mich. • Spartan Stadium (72,027) Big Ten Network Series: Michigan State leads 6-3 Head Coach: John Bonamego Defense: Career: 1-2 (1st year) at Central Michigan: 1-2 (1st year) Tackles: DB Kavon Frazier (26 tackles, 1.5 tfl) Football Contact: Rob Wyman, 989-774-7614, [email protected] Sacks: DL Joe Ostman (6 tackles, 1.0 tfl, 1.0 sack) Int.: DB Tony Annese (13 tackles, 1 INT) Offense: Rush: RB Devon Spalding (36 att., 107 yds., 1 TDs) Notes: Chippewas lost 30-27 in OT at Syracuse...QB Cooper Rush Pass: QB Cooper Rush (90-128 passing, 983 yards, 5 TDs) threw for 430 yards and two touchdowns, leading a remarkable second- Rec.: TE Ben McCord (16 rec., 306 yds., 2 TDs) half effort to overcame a 24-10 deficit to tie it in the final seconds and send it to overtime...Chippewas finished with 40 first downs to 11 for Syracuse, outgained the Orange, 520-326, in total yardage. Head Coach: Mark Dantonio Defense: Career: 96-48 (12th year) at Michigan State: 78-31 (9th year) Tackles: LB Riley Bullough (39 tackles, 3.5 tfl, 3.0 sacks) Contact: John Lewandowski, 517-355-2271, [email protected] Sacks: LB Riley Bullough (39 tackles, 3.5 tfl, 3.0 sacks) Int.: DB Montae Nicholson (18 tackles, 2 INT) Offense: Rush: RB Madre London (48 att., 202 yds., 2 TDs) Notes: Spartans beat Air Force 35-21....Michigan State scored 30-plus Pass: QB Connor Cook (50-86 passing, 695 yds., 8 TDs) points for the 11th consecutive game, extending a school record (previ- Rec.: WR Aaron Burbridge (20 rec., 374 yds., 4 TDs) ous: eight straight from 1978-79)...Spartans have scored 30-plus points in 14 of their past 16 games...Spartans are 3-0 for the second time in the last three years and fourth time under head coach Mark Dantonio. Northern Illinois (2-1, 0-0; MAC) at Boston College (2-1, 0-1; ACC) Saturday, September 26, 2015 • 1:00 pm ET • Chestnut Hill, Mass. • Alumni Stadium (44,500) ESPN3 Series: Boston College leads 1-0 Head Coach: Rod Carey Defense: Career: 25-7 (3rd year) at NIU: 25-7 (3rd year) Tackles: LB Boomer Mays (26 tackles, 1.0 tfl) Football Contact: Donna Turner, 815-753-9513, [email protected] Sacks: LB Jamaal Payton (13 tackles, 3.0 tfl, 1.0 sack) Int.: DB Shawun Lurry (12 tackles, 3 INT) Offense: Rush: RB Joel Bouagnon (57 att., 282 rushing yds., 5 TDs) Notes: NIU lost 20-13 at No. 1 Ohio State...Huskies forced five turn- Pass: QB Drew Hare (64-95 passing, 798 yds., 6 TDs) overs, including three interceptions, and battled No. 1 Ohio State to the Rec.: WR Kenny Golladay (20 rec., 376 yds., 2 TDs) end before coming up a touchdown short...NIU defense held Ohio State to 136 yards passing...NIU held the ball for 32:26 compared to Ohio State’s 27:34. Head Coach: Steve Addazio Defense: Career: 29-24 (5th year) at Boston College: 16-13 (3rd year) Tackles: DL Harold Landry (16 tackles, 8.0 tfl, 3.0 sacks) Football Contact: Zanna Ollove, 617-552-2004, [email protected] Sacks: DL Harold Landry (16 tackles, 8.0 tfl, 3.0 sacks) Int.: LB Connor Strachan (11 tackles, 0.5 tfl, 1 INT) Offense: Rush: RB Tyler Rouse (15 att., 118 rushing yds., 5 TDs) Notes: Boston College lost 14-0 to Florida State...Eagles were shut out Pass: QB Darius Wade (21-42 passing, 232 yards, 2 TDs) for the first time under third-year head coach Steve Addazio, the last Rec.: WR Bobby Wolford (5 rec., 57 yds., 0 TD) time Boston College was shut out was in a 19-0 loss to Virginia Tech on Sept. 25, 2010...Eagles failed to score a rushing touchdown for the first time in nine games. Mid-American Conference Football SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

Marshall (2-1, 0-0; C-USA) at Kent State (1-2, 0-0; MAC) Saturday, September 26, 2015 • 3:30 pm ET • Kent, Ohio • Dix Stadium (25,319) American Sports Network and ESPN3 Series: Kent State leads 18-17 Head Coach: Doc Holliday Defense: Career: 42-26 (6th year) at Marshall: 42-26 (6th year) Tackles: S Tiquan Lang (26 tackles, 2 INT) Contact: Jason Corriher, 304-696-4660, [email protected] Sacks: DL Gary Thompson (18 tackles, 3.5 tfl, 2.0 sacks) Int.: DB Taj Letman (12 tackles, 3 INT) Offense: Rush: RB Devon Johnson (54 att., 381 rushing yds., 3 TDs) Notes: Marshall beat Norfolk State 45-7...Freshman QB Chase Litton Pass: QB Chase Litton (24-31 passing, 270 yards, 4 TDs) set a Marshall record by becoming the first freshman quarterback to Rec.: WR Davonte Allen (9 rec., 77 yds., 1 TD) throw four touchdowns in his first collegiate start...Litton finished with 270 passing yards, while completing 24 of 31 passes with no intercep- tions... Herd is 16-1 all-time vs. FCS since moving to FBS level in 1997. Head Coach: Paul Haynes Defense: Career: 7-19 (3rd year) at Kent State: 7-19 (3rd year) Tackles: LB Matt Dellinger (22 tackles, 2.0 tfl) Football Contact: Aaron Chimenti, 330-672-8468, [email protected] Sacks: DE Terence Waugh (8 tackles, 3.5 tfl, 3.5 sacks) Int.: DB Demetrius Monday (7 tackles, 3 INT) Offense: Rush: RB Nick Holley (34 att., 133 rushing yds., 0 TDs) Notes: Kent State lost 10-7 at Minnesota...Kent State’s defense held Pass: QB Colin Reardon (36-78 passing, 361 yards, 3 TDs) Minnesota to 104 yards rushing on 44 attempts (2.4 per rush), including Rec.: WR Kris White (9 rec., 155 yds., 0 TDs) 43 yards in the second half...Flashes defense held Minnesota to 13 first downs...Kent State did not turn the ball over...LB Matt Dellinger led both sides with 13 tackles. Miami (1-2, 0-0; MAC) at Western Kentucky (2-1, 1-0; C-USA) Saturday, September 26, 2015 • 3:30 pm ET • Bowling Green, Ky. • L.T. Smith Stadium (23,500) CBS Sports Network Series: First Meeting Head Coach: Chuck Martin Defense: Career: 77-19 (8th year) at Miami: 3-12 (2nd year) Tackles: LB Paul Moses (25 tackles, 2.0 tfl, 1.0 sack) Football Contact: Dave Meyer, 513-529-4329, [email protected] Sacks: DE Bryson Albright (12 tackles, 1.5 tfl, 1.0 sack) Int.: DB Tony Reid (11 tackles, 1 INT) Offense: Rush: RB Alonzo Smith (29 att., 148 yds., 2 TDs) Notes: Miami lost 37-33 to Cincinnati...Miami amassed 448 yards of Pass: QB Drew Kummer (31-58 passing, 493 yds., 5 TDs) total offense...QB Drew Kummer threw for 176 yards and three touch- Rec.: WR Sam Martin (9 rec., 187 yds., 1 TD) downs, completing 11-of-25 passes, while WR Sam Martin hauled in four catches for 124 yards and a touchdown...LB TJ Williams led Miami with 12 tackles that included seven solo stops. Head Coach: Jeff Brohm Defense: Career: 10-6 (2nd year) at Western Kentucky: 10-6 (2nd year) Tackles: LB TJ McCollum (27 tackles) Contact: Kyle Neaves, 270-745-3756, [email protected] Sacks: LB Kalvin Robinson (2 tackles, 1.0 tfl, 1.0 sack) Int.: LB Nick Holt (25 tackles, 1 INT) Offense: Rush: RB Leon Allen (27 att., 137 rushing yds., 2 TDs) Notes: Hilltoppers lost 38-35 at Indiana...Loss for the Hilltoppers snaps Pass: QB Brandon Doughty (82-114 passing, 1,134 yds., 5 TDs) a seven-game winning streak, which was the longest winning streak Rec.: WR Tyler Higbee (22 rec., 299 yds., 2 TDs) since winning 13 between 2002 and 2003...QB Brandon Doughty threw for 484 yards to become WKU’s all-time leader in career passing yards with 8,934, passing Jeff Cesarone’s 8,566 yards from 1984-87. Nevada (1-2, 0-0; Mountain West) at Buffalo (2-1, 0-0; MAC) Saturday, September 26, 2015 • 3:30 pm ET • Buffalo, N.Y. • UB Stadium (29,013) ESPN3 Series: Nevada leads 1-0 Head Coach: Brian Polian Defense: Career: 12-16 (3rd year) at Nevada: 12-16 (3rd year) Tackles: DB Asauni Rufus (31 tackles) Football Contact: Chad Hartley, 775-682-6982, [email protected] Sacks: DL Lenny Jones (9 tackles, 2.0 tfl, 2.0 sacks) Int.: DB Jaden Sawyer (5 tackles, 1 INT) Offense: Rush: RB Don Jackson (53 att., 268 rushing yds., 3 TDs) Notes: Nevada lost 44-27 at Texas A&M....RB James Butler eclipsed Pass: QB Tyler Stewart (47-81 passing, 528 yards, 5 TDs) 100-yards rushing for the second time in his career, rushing 17 times Rec.: WR Hasaan Henderson (16 rec., 187 yards, 2 TDs) for 107 yards and 6.3 yards per carry...QB Tyler Stewart finished with a career-high 206 yards passing as he completed 16-of-29 for 206 yards with two touchdowns and one interception. Head Coach: Lance Leipold Defense: Career: 111-7 (9th year) at Buffalo: 2-1 (1st year) Tackles: LB Okezie Alozie (21 tackles, 2.0 tfl, 2.0 sacks) Football Contact: Jon Fuller, 716-645-6762, [email protected] Sacks: LB Okezie Alozie (21 tackles, 2.0 tfl, 2.0 sacks) Int.: DB Boise Ross (13 tackles, 2 INT) Offense: Rush: RB Anthone Taylor (60 att., 313 yds., 2 TDs) Notes: Buffalo won 33-15 at Florida Atlantic...The Bulls had three Pass: QB Joe Licata (54-81 passing, 556 yds., 4 TDs) defensive scores in a game for the first time since becoming an FBS Rec.: WR Ron Willoughby (12 rec., 147 yds., 1 TD) program in 1999...The last time Buffalo had two defensive scores was the MAC Championship game in 2008...Win marked the first road non- conference FBS win for the program since 2009...Defense forced five turnovers...RB Anthone Taylor rushed for 116 yards on 25 carries. Mid-American Conference Football SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

Ohio (3-0, 0-0; MAC) at Minnesota (2-1, 0-0; Big Ten) Saturday, September 26, 2015 • 3:30 pm ET • Minneapolis, Minn. • TCF Bank Stadium (52,525) Big Ten Network Series: Minnesota leads 8-1-1 Head Coach: Frank Solich Defense: Career: 133-75 (17th year) at Ohio: 75-56 (11th year) Tackles: LB Quentin Poling (25 tackles, 2.0 tfl, 2.0 sacks) Contact: Anthony Reynolds, 740-593-1298, [email protected] Sacks: DE Tarell Basham (12 tackles, 2.5 tfl, 2.5 sacks) Int.: DB Nathan Carpenter (12 tackles, 2 INT) Offense: Rush: RB Daz Patterson (27 att., 174 rushing yds., 3 TDs) Notes: Bobcats beat Southeast Louisiana, 35-14, before a crowd of Pass: QB Derrius Vick (34-49 passing, 548 yds., 4 TDs) 22,985 at Peden Stadium...QB Derrius Vick was 17-26 passing for 327 Rec.: WR Brendan Cope (9 rec., 239 yds., 2 TDs) yards and two touchdowns...Freshman RB Papi White had 132 all-pur- pose yards and scored his first two touchdowns of his career...DE Tarell Basham had six tackles and 1.5 sacks. Head Coach: Jerry Kill Defense: Career: 50-43 (8th year) at Minnesota: 27-27 (5th year) Tackles: DB Antonio Johnson (24 tackles) Football Contact: Paul Rovnak, 612-252-9379, [email protected] Sacks: DL Steven Richardson (10 tackles, 3.5 tfl, 1.5 sacks) Int.: DB Eric Murray (14 tackles, 1 INT) Offense: Rush: RB Rodney Smith (67 att., 269 yds., 1 TD) Notes: Gophers beat Kent State, 10-7...Minnesota’s defense stifled Kent Pass: QB Mitch Leidner (59-107 passing, 614 yds., 4 TDs) State’s offense and only allowed three plays to be run in its own terri- Rec.: WR Drew Wolitarsky (13 rec., 193 yds., 1 TD) tory...Flashes’ reached Minnesota’s 42 yard line midway through the fourth quarter, which was the farthest they would get...Gophers scored on their opening drive (FG) for the first time in their last six games. UMass (0-2, 0-0; MAC) at Notre Dame (3-0, Independent) Saturday, September 26, 2015 • 3:30 pm ET • Notre Dame, Ind. • Notre Dame Stadium (80,795) NBC Series: First Meeting Head Coach: Mark Whipple Defense: Career: 124-70 (18th year) at UMass: 52-37 (8th year) Tackles: DB Khary Bailey-Smith (21 tackles) Football Contact: Molly O’Mara, 413-545-2439, [email protected] Sacks: LB Jovan Santos-Knox (17 tackles, 3.0 tfl, 1.0 sack) Int.: DB Kelton Brackett (8 tackles, 1 INT) Offense: Rush: RB Marquis Young (11 att., 72 rushing yds., 0 TDs) Notes: UMass lost 25-23 to Temple...WR Tajae Sharpe reset the UMass Pass: QB Blake Frohnapfel (49-89 passing 618 yds., 4 TDs) football career reception (188) record with 11 grabs covering 156 Rec.: WR Tajae Sharpe (22 rec., 294 yds., 0 TDs) yards... The 156-yard game by Sharpe was his sixth contest with at least 100 receiving yards and fourth with more than 150 yards...Sharpe has caught a pass in 37 consecutive games, third longest current in FBS. Head Coach: Brian Kelly Defense: Career: 101-42 (12th year) at Notre Dame: 48-20 (6th year) Tackles: LB Jaylon Smith (23 tackles, 3.5 tfl, 1.0 sack) Football Contact: Michael Bertsch, 574-631-8642, [email protected] Sacks: DB KeiVarae Russell (15 tackles, 1.5 tfl, 1.0 sack) Offense: Notes: Notre Dame beat Georgia Tech, 30-22...Notre Dame is the first Rush: RB C.J. Prosise (59 att., 451 rushing yds., 4 TDs) team nationally to open with three straight wins over Power 5 confer- Pass: QB DeShone Kizer (29-43 passing 334 yds., 3 TDs) ence opponents since 2012...Irish have outscored opponents 33-0 in the Rec.: WR Will Fuller (18 rec., 397 yds., 5 TDs) first quarter this year. The last team to score against the Irish in the first quarter was LSU in the 2014 Music City Bowl.

Western Michigan (1-2, 0-0; MAC) at Ohio State (3-0, 0-0; MAC) Saturday, September 26, 2015 • 3:30 pm ET • Columbus, Ohio • Ohio Stadium (102,329) ABC/ESPN2 reverse mirror Series: First Meeting Head Coach: P.J. Fleck Defense: Career: 10-18 (3rd year) at Western Michigan: 10-18 (3rd year) Tackles: S Asantay Brown (24 tackles, 1.0 tfl) Contact: Adam Bodnar, 269-387-4122, [email protected] Sacks: DE Keion Adams (3 tackles, 1.5 tfl, 1.0 sack) Int.: DB Darius Phillips (10 tackles, 1.0 tfl, 1 INT) Offense: Rush: RB Jarvion Frankklin (52 att., 242 yards rushing, 1 TD) Notes: Western Michigan won 52-20 over Murray State...QB Zach Ter- Pass: QB Zach Terrell (82-116 passing, 947 yds., 8 TDs) rell tied a career high with four touchdown passes and threw for 355 Rec.: WR Daniel Braverman (40 rec., 398 yds., 3 TDs) yards, completing 25 of 30 attempts...The 52 points was the highest offensive production under head coach P.J. Fleck and finished with 628 yards of total offense, the most since 2012 against Eastern Illinois. Head Coach: Urban Meyer Defense: Career: 145-26 (14th year) at Ohio State: 41-3 (4th year) Tackles: LB Joshua Perry (25 tackles, 1.0 tfl, 1.0 sack) Contact: Jerry Emig, 614-688-0343, [email protected] Sacks: LB Darron Lee (12 tackles, 3.5 tfl, 2.5 sacks, 1 INT) Int.: DB (18 tackles, 1 INT) Offense: Rush: RB Ezekiel Elliott (61 att., 331 rushing yds., 4 TDs) Notes: Ohio State beat NIU, 20-13...Win extends Ohio State’s win Pass: QB Cardale Jones (26-46 passing, 334 yards, 2 TDs) streak to 16 games, the longest active streak in the nation...Ohio State Rec.: WR Curtis Samuel (11 rec., 109 yds., 1 TD) had its streak of consecutive games with at least three touchdowns end- ed at 31...Buckeyes, who had one passing touchdown and one score on an interception return vs. Northern Illinois, did not have a rushing touchdown for the first time in 26 games. Mid-American Conference Football SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

Army (0-3; Independent) at Eastern Michigan (1-2, 0-1; MAC) Saturday, September 26, 2015 • 6:00 pm ET • Ypsilanti, Mich. • Rynearson Stadium (30,200) ESPN3 Series: Army leads 5-1 Head Coach: Jeff Monken Defense: Career: 42-27 (6th year) at Army: 4-11 (2nd year) Tackles: DB Rhyan England (22 tackles, 5.0 tfl) Contact: Ryan Yanoshak, 845-938-7197, [email protected] Sacks: LB Andrew King (23 tackles, 7.0 tfl, 3.0 sacks) Int.: DB Jeremy Timpf (23 tackles, 1 INT) Offense: Rush: QB Ahmad Bradshaw (58 att., 333 rushing yds., 4 TDs) Notes: Army lost 17-14 to Wake Forest...Defense forced three turn- Pass: QB Ahmad Bradshaw (9-20 passing, 166 yds., 2 TDs) overs...QB Ahmad Bradshaw ran for 61 yards and a touchdown and Rec.: WR Joe Walker (3 rec., 85 yds., 2 TDs) was 2-for-3 passing with 54 yards through the air...RB Christian Drake ran for a touchdown and totaled 37 yards on two carries, while Matt Giachinta contributed 32 and Aaron Kemper ran for 29 yards. Head Coach: Chris Creighton Defense: Career: 142-58 (19th year) at Eastern Michigan: 3-12 (2nd year) Tackles: LB Great Ibe (30 tackles, 0.5 tfl) Football Contact: Greg Steiner, 734-487-0317, [email protected] Sacks: LB Derric Williams (18 tackles, 3.0 tfl, 1.0 sack) Int.: NA Offense: Rush: RB Darius Jackson (43 att., 271 yds., 5 TDs) Notes: Eagles lost 28-17 to Ball State...QB Brogan Roback was 19-39 Pass: QB Brogan Roback (46-80 passing, 607 yds., 3 TDs) passing for 196 yards...WR Dustin Creel led the team with 51 yards on Rec.: WR Dustin Creel (11 rec., 151 yds., 2 TDs) five receptions, while RB Darius Jackson rushed for 97 yards and two touchdowns...LB Junior Ikie Calderon led the Eagles with 17 tackles, 10 solo and seven assisted. Akron (1-2, 0-0; MAC) at Louisiana (1-1, 0-0; Sun Belt) Saturday, September 26, 2015 • 7:00 pm ET • Lafayette, La. • Cajun Field (31,000) ESPN3 Series: Louisiana leads 1-0 Head Coach: Terry Bowden Defense: Career: 152-89-2 (22nd year) at Akron: 12-27 (4th year) Tackles: LB Dylan Evans (33 tackles, 2.5 tfl, 1.0 sack) Contact: Cathy Bongiovi, 330-972-6106, [email protected] Sacks: LB Jatavis Brown (30 tackles, 3.5 tfl, 3.5 sacks) Int.: DB DeAndre Scott (5 tackles, 1 INT) Offense: Rush: RB Conor Hundley (31 att., 222 rushing yds., 2 TDs) Notes: Akron beat Savannah State, 52-9 on Saturday...The 52 points Pass: QB Kyle Pohl (9-25 passing, 122 yards, 0 TDs) are the most Akron has scored since a 41-0 win over Howard in the Rec.: WR Jerome Lane (6 rec., 156 yds., 1 TD) 2014 season opener (Aug. 28, 2014)...QB Thomas Woodson came in the first quarter and was 12-20 passing for 207 yards and one touchdown... Woodson added 63 yards rushing and one rushing touchdown. Head Coach: Mark Hudspeth Defense: Career at Louisiana: 37-17 (5th year) Tackles: DB Tracy Walker (13 tackles, 1.0 tfl, 1 INT) Contact: Matt Sullivan, 337-482-6331, [email protected] Sacks: DB Zachary DeGrange (11 tackles, 3.0 tfl, 2.0 sacks) Int.: DB Tracy Walker (13 tackles, 1.0 tfl, 1 INT) Offense: Rush: RB Elijah McGuire (41 att., 248 yards rushing, 5 TDs) Notes: Louisiana had a bye week last weekend...Cajuns defeated North- Pass: QB Brooks Haack (29-45 passing, 381 yds., 0 TDs) western State, 44-17, on Sept. 12...RB Elijah McGuire rushed 162 yars Rec.: WR Jamal Robinson (8 rec., 129 yds., 0 TDs) on 14 carries and rushed for five TDs, which matched the school record established by Brian Mitchell (vs. Lamar, 1989) and Alonzo Harris (vs. New Mexico State, 2013). Arkansas State (1-2, 0-0; Sun Belt) at Toledo (2-0, 0-0; MAC) Saturday, September 26, 2015 • 7:00 pm ET • Toledo, Ohio • Glass Bowl (26,244) ESPN3 Series: Toledo leads 3-0 Head Coach: Blake Anderson Defense: Career: 8-8 (2nd year) at Arkansas State: 8-8 (2nd year) Tackles: LB Khari Lain (17 tackles, 2.0 tfl) Football Contact: Jerry Scott, 870-972-3405, [email protected] Sacks: DE Tajhea Chambers (10 tackles, 2.5 tfl, 2.5 sacks) Int.: DB Rocky Hayes (13 tackles, 1 INT) Offense: Rush: RB Michael Gordon (37 att., 212 rushing yds., 2 TDs) Notes: Red Wolves beat Missouri State, 70-7...QB James Tabary was Pass: QB James Tabary (31-42 passing, 377 yards, 3 TDs) 21-for-24 for 255 yards and three touchdowns and Arkansas State Rec.: WR J.D. McKissic (17 rec., 203 yards, 1 TD) rushed for six touchdowns...A-State rolled up 624 total yards on 72 plays to average 8.7 yards per play, while the defense picked off three passes and held Missouri State to 341 total yards. Head Coach: Matt Campbell Defense: Career: 28-13 (4th year) at Toledo: 28-13 (4th year) Tackles: LB Jaylen Coleman (29 tackles, 2.0 tfl) Contact: Paul Helgren, 419-530-4918, [email protected] Sacks: DE Orion Jones (12 tackles, 3.0 tfl, 1.5 sacks) Int.: DB DeJuan Rogers (21 tackles, 1 INT) Offense: Rush: RB Kareem Hunt (24 att., 129 yds., 0 TD) Notes: Rockets beat Iowa State, 30-23 in 2OT on Saturday...Rockets Pass: QB Phillip Ely (32-66 passing, 375 yds., 2 TDs) improved to 16-3 at home under fourth-year head coach Matt Camp- Rec.: WR Corey Jones (12 rec., 115 yds., 1 TD) bell...WR Alonzo Russell caught two passes for 32 yards, including a three-yard TD catch in the first quarter, and has now caught a pass in 40-straight games, the third-longest streak in school history. Mid-American Conference Football SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

Ball State (2-1, 1-0; MAC) at Northwestern (3-0, 0-0; Big Ten) Saturday, September 26, 2015 • 8:00 pm ET • Evanston, Ill. • Ryan Field (47,129) Big Ten Network Series: First Meeting Head Coach: Pete Lembo Defense: Career: 111-57 (15th year) at Ball State: 32-21 (5th year) Tackles: LB Sean Wiggins (23 tackles, 1.0 tfl, 1.0 sack, 2 INT) Football Contact: Mike Clark, 765-285-8904, [email protected] Sacks: DL Anthony Winbush (5 tackles, 3.0 tfl, 2.5 sacks) Int.: LB Sean Wiggins (23 tackles, 1.0 tfl, 1.0 sack, 2 INT) Offense: Rush: RB Darian Green (45 att., 334 rushing yds., 4 TDs) Notes: Ball State won 28-17 at Eastern Michigan on Saturday...Ball Pass: QB Riley Neal (35-47 passing, 310 yards, 1 TD) State has now won five of its past six MAC openers, including four of Rec.: WR Jordan Williams (15 rec., 214 yards, 1 TD) five under head coach Pete Lembo....Ball State overcame a 17-0 deficit, tying for the third largest comeback in program history...Ball State has now won 17 of its past 22 MAC games overall. Head Coach: Pat Fitzgerald Defense: Career: 63-53 (10th year) at Northwestern: 63-53 (10th year) Tackles: LB Anthony Walker (36 tackles, 6.5 tfl) Contact: Paul Kennedy, 847-467-2028, [email protected] Sacks: DL Ifeadl Odenigbo (8 tackles, 2.5 tfl, 2.5 sacks) Int.: DB Matthew Harris (11 tackles, 2 INT) Offense: Rush: RB Justin Jackson (85 att., 332 rushing yds., 1 TD) Notes: Northwestern won 19-10 at Duke...Wildcats seventh non-con- Pass: QB Clayton Thorson (32-63 passing, 327 yards, 1 TD) ference victory versus a Power 5 opponent since 2012, the most by any Rec.: WR Christian Jones (7 rec., 73 yds., 0 TD) Power 5 team...Wildcats are off to a 3-0 start for the first time since starting 4-0 in 2013 and the fifth time under head coach Pat Fitzgerald.

EIGHTY-NINE (89) FORMER MAC STUDENTS ON NFL ROSTERS

Arizona (1) Jacksonville (2) Pittsburgh cont’d... LB Gabe Martin - PS R Bowling Green DL Richard Ash-PS R Western Michigan FS Mike Mitchell 7 Ohio RB Bernard Pierce 4 Temple FB Roosevelt Nix 1 Kent State Atlanta (1) QB Ben Roethlisberger 12 Miami (Ohio) RB Jahwan Edwards-PS R Ball State Kansas City (5) K Shaun Suisham-IR 11 Bowling Green WR Da’Ron Brown-PS R Northern Illinois DL L.T. Walton R Central Michigan Baltimore (2) OL Eric Fisher 3 Central Michigan DE Jason Babin 12 Western Michigan LB Justin March-IR R Akron San Diego (4) DB Rashaan Melvin 2 Northern Illinois OL Jarrod Pughsley-PS 1 Akron DB Jahleel Addae 3 Central Michigan LB Frank Zombo 6 Central Michigan TE Alex Bayer 2 Bowling Green Chicago (1) TE Antonio Gates 13 Kent State RB Bronson Hill-PS R Eastern Michigan Miami (3) RB Branden Oliver 2 Buffalo DB Louis Delmas-IR 6 Western Michigan Cincinnati (1) WR Greg Jennings 10 Western Michigan San Francisco (3) QB Keith Wenning-PS 1 Ball State TE Tim Semisch-PS R Northern Illinois LB Nick Bellore 5 Central Michigan OT Joe Staley 9 Central Michigan Cleveland (2) Minnesota (1) DB Jimmie Ward 2 Northern Illinois OL John Greco 8 Toledo OL Zac Kerin 1 Toledo WR Andrew Hawkins 5 Toledo Seattle (3) New England (4) OL Drew Nowak 4 Western Michigan Dallas (3) WR Julian Edelman 7 Kent State RB Thomas Rawls R Central Michigan DT Ken Bishop 1 Northern Illinois DL Chris Jones-PUP 3 Bowling Green DL Kristjan Sokoli R Buffalo S Barry Church 6 Toledo OL Josh Kline 3 Kent State OT Doug Free 9 Northern Illinois WR Nathan Palmer-PS 2 Northern Illinois Tampa Bay (5) DB Jude Adjei-Barimah-PR R Bowling Green Denver (1) New Orleans (2) DE Larry English-IR 7 Northern Illinois K Brandon McManus 2 Temple WR Willie Snead 1 Ball State DE T.J. Fatinikun 2 Toledo DT Austin Brown-IR R Miami (Ohio) P Jacob Schum 1 Buffalo Detroit (7) OL Martin Wallace-PS 2 Temple DE Jason Jones 8 Eastern Michigan N.Y. Giants (3) OL Darren Keyton -IR 1 Central Michigan DB Justin Currie-IR R Western Michigan Tennessee (2) WR Lance Moore 10 Toledo DB Josh Gordy-IR 5 Central Michigan RB David Fluellen-PS 1 Toledo TE Casey Pierce-PS R Kent State DL Cullen Jenkins 12 Central Michigan P Brett Kern 8 Toledo K Matt Prater 9 Central Florida TE Jordan Thompson-IR 1 Ohio N.Y. Jets (5) Washington (2) LB Tahir Whitehead 4 Temple DB Jaiquawn Jarrett 4 Temple DL Terrance Knighton 7 Temple WR Brandon Marshall 10 Central Florida OL Kory Lichtensteiger 7 Bowling Green Green Bay (6) DT Muhammad Wilkerson 5 Temple LB Jayrone Elliott 2 Toledo OL Brian Winters 3 Kent State PS - Practice Squad; IR - Injured-Reserve List OL T.J. Lang 7 Eastern Michigan (As of NFL Rosters on Sept. 15, 2015) DL Andy Mulumba 3 Eastern Michigan Oakland (3) DB Quinten Rollins R Miami (Ohio) DB Travis Carrie 2 Ohio When the NFL opened its regular season on Sept. OL Josh Sitton 8 Central Florida LB Khalil Mack 2 Buffalo 15, 2015, a total of 89 former MAC students were RB James Starks 6 Buffalo WR Rod Streater 4 Temple on rosters across the . Houston (3) Philadelphia (1) In the 2014 NFL Draft, the MAC had two former OL Brandon Brooks 4 Miami (Ohio) DB E.J. Biggers 7 Western Michigan students selected in the first round for only the QB Zac Dysert-PS 2 Miami (Ohio) second time in MAC history. Former Buffalo LB OL Greg Mancz R Toledo Pittsburgh (10) Khalil Mack was picked No. 5 overall by Oakland, WR Dri Archer 2 Kent State while former Northern Illinois S Jimmie Ward was Indianapolis (4) TE Rob Blanchflower –IR 1 UMass picked No. 30 overall by San Fransicso. The last DE Jonathan Newsome 2 Ball State WR Antonio Brown 6 Central Michigan time the MAC had two selected in the first round DB Eric Patterson-PS R Ball State QB Bruce Gradkowski-IR 10 Toledo was 2004 when former Miami QB Ben Roethlis- OT Joe Reitz 5 Western Michigan LB James Harrison 13 Kent State berger was picked No. 11 overall by Pittsburgh, LB Junior Sylvestre R Toledo and former Western Michigan DE Jason Babin was taken 27th overall by the Houston Texans. Mid-American Conference Football SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

2015 Akron Zips (1-2, 0-0) Date Opponent Time Television Series/Results Sat., Sept. 5 at Oklahoma 7:00 pm ET Fox Sports Net L, 3-41 Sat., Sept. 12 Pittsburgh 6:00 pm ET ESPN3 L, 7-24 Sat., Sept. 19 Savannah State Noon ET ESPN3 W, 52-9 Sat., Sept. 26 at Louisiana-Lafayette 7:00 pm ET ESPN3 Louisiana leads 1-0 Sat., Oct. 3 *Ohio 2:00 pm ET ESPN3 Ohio leads 18-12-1 Sat., Oct. 10 *at Eastern Michigan 3:00 pm ET TBA Akron leads 18-12 Sat., Oct. 17 *at Bowling Green 3:00 pm ET TBA BGSU leads 14-7 Sat., Oct. 31 *Central Michigan TBA TBA CMU leads 15-9-1 Sat., Nov. 7 *at UMass TBA TBA Akron leads 2-1 Sat., Nov. 14 *at Miami TBA TBA Miami leads 16-7-1 Sat., Nov. 21 *Buffalo TBA TBA Buffalo leads 9-5 Fri., Nov. 27 *Kent State TBA TBA Akron leads 31-24-2 *Mid-American Conference game 2015 Ball State Cardinals (2-1, 1-0) Date Opponent Time Television Series/Results Thur., Sept. 3 Virginia Military Institute 7:00 pm ET ESPN3 W, 48-36 Sat., Sept. 12 at Texas A&M 7:00 pm ET ESPNU L, 23-56 Sat., Sept. 19 *at Eastern Michigan 3:00 pm ET ESPN3 W, 28-17 Sat., Sept. 26 at Northwestern 8:00 pm ET Big Ten Network First Meeting Sat., Oct. 3 *Toledo 3:00 pm ET Am Sports Netwok/ESPN3 Toledo leads 20-19-1 Sat., Oct. 10 *at Northern Illinois TBA TBA Series tied 20-20-2 Sat., Oct. 17 Georgia State TBA TBA First Meeting Sat., Oct. 24 *Central Michigan TBA TBA BSU leads 25-21-1 Sat., Oct. 31 *UMass TBA TBA UMass leads 2-1 Thur., Nov. 5 *at Western Michigan 7:30 pm ET CBS Sports Network or ESPN3 WMU leads 22-19 Tue., Nov. 17 *at Ohio TBA ESPN2 or ESPNU BSU leads 15-8 Tue., Nov. 24 *Bowling Green 7:30 pm ET ESPNU or ESPN3 BGSU leads 20-9-1 *Mid-American Conference game 2015 Bowling Green Falcons (1-2, 0-0) Date Opponent Time Television Series/Results Sat, Sept. 5 at Tennessee (in Nashville) 4:00 pm ET SEC Network L, 30-59 Sat., Sept. 12 at Maryland Noon ET Big Ten Network W, 48-27 Sat., Sept. 19 Memphis 3:00 pm ET ESPN3 L, 41-44 Sat., Sept. 26 at Purdue Noon ET Big Ten Network BGSU leads 2-0 Sat., Oct. 3 *at Buffalo 3:30 pm ET ESPN3 BGSU leads 9-3 Sat., Oct. 10 *UMass TBA TBA BGSU leads 3-0 Sat., Oct. 17 *Akron 3:00 pm ET TBA BGSU leads 14-7 Sat., Oct. 24 *at Kent State TBA TBA BGSU leads 57-19-6 Wed., Nov. 4 *Ohio 8:00 pm ET ESPN2 BGSU leads 39-25-2 Wed., Nov. 11 *at Western Michigan 8:00 pm ET ESPN2 or ESPNU BGSU leads 31-18-3 Tue., Nov. 17 *Toledo TBA ESPN2 or ESPNU BGSU leads 39-36-4 Tue., Nov. 24 *at Ball State 7:30 pm ET ESPNU or ESPN3 BGSU leads 20-9-1 *Mid-American Conference game 2015 Buffalo Bulls (2-1, 0-0) Date Opponent Time Television Series/Results Sat., Sept. 5 Albany 3:30 pm ET ESPN3 W, 51-14 Sat., Sept. 12 at Penn State Noon ET ESPN2 or ESPNU L, 14-27 Sat., Sept. 19 at Florida Atlantic Noon ET American Sports Network W, 33-15 Sat., Sept. 26 Nevada 3:30 pm ET ESPN3 Nevada leads 1-0 Sat., Oct. 3 *Bowling Green 3:30 pm ET ESPN3 BGSU leads 9-3 Sat., Oct. 17 *at Central Michigan TBA TBA CMU leads 6-1 Sat., Oct. 24 *Ohio TBA TBA Ohio leads 13-8 Thur., Oct. 29 *at Miami 7:30 pm ET CBS Sports Network or ESPN3 Miami leads 12-5 Thur., Nov. 5 *at Kent State 7:30 pm ET CBS Sports Network or ESPN3 Series tied 10-10 Wed., Nov. 11 *Northern Illinois 8:00 pm ET ESPN2 or ESPNU NIU leads 8-1 Sat., Nov. 21 *at Akron TBA TBA Akron leads 9-5 Fri., Nov. 28 *UMass TBA TBA Buffalo leads 7-5 *Mid-American Conference game 2015 Central Michigan Chippewas (1-2, 0-0) Date Opponent Time Television Series/Results Thur., Sept. 3 Oklahoma State 7:00 pm ET ESPNU L, 13-24 Sat., Sept. 12 Monmouth 3:00 pm ET ESPN3 W, 31-10 Sat., Sept. 19 at Syracuse 12:30 pm ET ACC RSN L, 27-30 (OT) Sat., Sept. 26 at Michigan State Noon ET Big Ten Network Michigan State 6-3 Sat., Oct. 3 *Northern Illinois 3:00 pm ET ESPN3 CMU leads 26-23-1 Sat., Oct. 10 *at Western Michigan TBA TBA WMU leads 46-38-2 Sat., Oct. 17 *Buffalo TBA TBA CMU leads 6-1 Sat., Oct. 24 *at Ball State TBA TBA Ball State leads 24-22-1 Sat., Oct. 31 *at Akron TBA TBA CMU leads 15-9-1 Tue., Nov. 10 *Toledo 8:00 pm ET ESPN2 or ESPNU Toledo leads 22-18-3 Wed., Nov. 18 *at Kent State 8:00 pm ET ESPN2 or ESPNU CMU leads 22-10 Fri., Nov. 27 *Eastern Michigan TBA TBA CMU leads 58-28-6 *Mid-American Conference game 2015 Eastern Michigan Eagles (1-2, 0-1) Date Opponent Time Television Series/Results Sat., Sept. 5 Old Dominion 3:00 pm ET ESPN3 L, 34-38 Sat., Sept. 12 at Wyoming 4:00 pm ET Root Sports W, 48-29 Sat., Sept. 19 *Ball State 3:00 pm ET ESPN3 L, 17-28 Sat., Sept. 26 Army 6:00 pm ET ESPN3 Army leads 5-1 Sat., Oct. 3 at LSU 7:00 pm ET ESPNU First Meeting Sat., Oct. 10 *Akron 3:00 pm ET TBA Akron leads 18-12 Sat., Oct. 17 *at Toledo TBA TBA Toledo leads 31-11 Sat., Oct. 24 *at Northern Illinois 3:30 pm ET TBA NIU leads 29-14-2 Thur., Oct. 29 *Western Michigan 7:30 pm ET CBS Sports Network or ESPN3 WMU leads 30-18-2 Sat., Nov. 7 *at Miami TBA TBA Miami leads 17-4 Sat., Nov. 14 *UMass TBA TBA UMass leads 1-0 Fri., Nov. 27 *at Central Michigan TBA TBA CMU leads 58-28-6 *Mid-American Conference game Mid-American Conference Football SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

2015 Kent State Golden Flashes (1-2, 0-0) Date Opponent Time Television Series/Results Fri., Sept. 4 at Illinois 9:00 pm ET Big Ten Network L, 3-52 Sat., Sept. 12 Delaware State 6:00 pm ET ESPN3 W, 45-13 Sat., Sept. 19 at Minnesota Noon ET Big Ten Network L, 7-10 Sat., Sept. 26 Marshall 3:30 pm ET ESPN3/ASN Kent State leads 18-17 Sat., Oct. 3 *Miami 3:30 pm ET ESPN3 Miami leads 47-15 Sat., Oct. 10 *at Toledo 3:00 pm ET TBA Toledo leads 24-21 Sat., Oct. 17 *at UMass 3:30 pm ET TBA UMass leads 1-0 Sat., Oct. 24 *Bowling Green TBA TBA BGSU leads 57-19-6 Thur., Nov. 5 *Buffalo 7:30 pm ET CBS Sports Network or ESPN3 Series tied 10-10 Tue., Nov. 10 *at Ohio 8:00 pm ET ESPN2 or ESPNU Ohio leads 40-25-1 Wed., Nov. 18 *Central Michigan 8:00 pm ET ESPN2 or ESPNU CMU leads 22-10 Fri., Nov. 27 *at Akron TBA TBA Akron leads 31-24-2 *Mid-American Conference game 2015 Massachusetts Minutemen (0-2, 0-0) Date Opponent Time Television Series/Results Sat., Sept. 12 at Colorado 2:00 pm ET PAC 12 Network L, 14-48 Sat., Sept. 19 Temple 3:00 pm ET ESPN3 L, 23-25 Sat., Sept. 26 at Notre Dame 3:30 pm ET NBC First Meeting Sat., Oct. 3 Florida International 3:00 pm ET ESPN3 First Meeting Sat., Oct. 10 *at Bowling Green TBA TBA BGSU leads 3-0 Sat., Oct. 17 *Kent State 3:30 pm ET TBA UMass leads 1-0 Sat., Oct. 24 *Toledo TBA TBA Toledo leads 3-1 Sat., Oct. 31 *at Ball State TBA TBA UMass leads 2-1 Sat., Nov. 7 *Akron TBA TBA Akron leads 2-1 Sat., Nov. 14 *at Eastern Michigan TBA TBA UMass leads 1-0 Sat., Nov. 21 *Miami TBA TBA Miami leads 2-1 Fri., Nov. 27 *at Buffalo TBA TBA Buffalo leads 7-5 *Mid-American Conference game 2015 Miami RedHawks (1-2, 0-0) Date Opponent Time Television Series/Results Sat., Sept. 5 Presbyterian 3:30 pm ET ESPN3 W, 26-7 Sat., Sept. 12 at Wisconsin Noon ET ESPN2 or ESPNU L, 0-58 Sat., Sept. 19 Cincinnati 3:30 pm ET ESPN3 L, 33-37 Sat., Sept. 26 at Western Kentucky 3:30 pm ET CBS Sports Network First Meeting Sat., Oct. 3 *at Kent State 3:30 pm ET ESPN3 Miami leads 47-15 Sat., Oct. 10 *at Ohio 2:00 pm ET TBA Miami leads 52-37-2 Sat., Oct. 17 *Northern Illinois 2:30 pm ET TBA NIU leads 8-7 Sat., Oct. 24 *at Western Michigan 2:00 pm ET TBA Miami leads 37-20-1 Thur., Oct. 29 *Buffalo 7:30 pm ET CBS Sports Network or ESPN3 Miami leads 12-5 Sat., Nov. 7 *Eastern Michigan TBA TBA Miami leads 17-4 Sat., Nov. 14 *Akron TBA TBA Miami leads 16-7-1 Sat., Nov. 21 *at UMass TBA TBA Miami leads 2-1 *Mid-American Conference game 2015 Northern Illinois Huskies (2-1, 0-0) Date Opponent Time Television Series/Results Sat., Sept. 5 UNLV 7:30 pm ET/6:30 pm CT CBS Sports Network W, 38-30 Sat., Sept. 12 Murray State 3:30 pm ET/2:30 pm CT ESPN3 W, 57-26 Sat., Sept. 19 at No. 1 Ohio State 3:30 pm ET/2:30 pm CT ABC/ESPN2 L, 13-20 Sat., Sept. 26 at Boston College 1:00 pm ET/Noon CT ESPN3 BC leads 1-0 Sat., Oct. 3 *at Central Michigan 3:00 pm ET/2:00 pm CT ESPN3 CMU leads 26-23-1 Sat., Oct. 10 *Ball State TBA TBA Series tied 20-20-2 Sat., Oct. 17 *at Miami 2:30 pm ET/1:30 pm CT TBA Series tied 8-8 Sat., Oct. 24 *Eastern Michigan 3:30 pm ET/2:30 pm CT TBA NIU leads 29-14-2 Tue., Nov. 3 *at Toledo 8:00 pm ET/7:00 pm CT ESPN2 Toledo leads 29-13 Wed., Nov. 11 *at Buffalo 8:00 pm ET/7:00 pm CT ESPN2 or ESPNU NIU leads 7-1 Wed., Nov. 18 *Western Michigan 8:00 pm ET/7:00 pm CT ESPN2 or ESPNU WMU leads 23-17 Tue., Nov. 24 *Ohio 7:30 pm ET/6:30 pm CT ESPNU or ESPN3 NIU leads 11-9 *Mid-American Conference game 2015 Ohio Bobcats (3-0, 0-0) Date Opponent Time Television Series/Results Thur., Sept. 3 at Idaho 9:00 pm ET ESPN3 W, 45-28 Sat., Sept. 12 Marshall 7:00 pm ET ESPN3 W, 21-10 Sat., Sept. 19 Southern Louisiana 2:00 pm ET ESPN3 W, 35-14 Sat., Sept. 26 at Minnesota 3:30 pm ET Big Ten Network Minnesota leads 8-1-1 Sat., Oct. 3 *at Akron 2:00 pm ET ESPN3 Ohio leads 18-12-1 Sat., Oct. 10 *Miami 2:00 pm ET TBA Miami leads 52-37-2 Sat., Oct. 17 *Western Michigan TBA TBA WMU leads 31-28-1 Sat., Oct. 24 *at Buffalo TBA TBA Ohio leads 13-8 Wed., Nov. 4 *at Bowling Green 8:00 pm ET ESPN2 BGSU leads 39-25-2 Tue., Nov. 10 *Kent State 8:00 pm ET ESPN2 or ESPNU Ohio leads 40-25-2 Tue., Nov. 17 *Ball State TBA ESPN2 or ESPNU Ball State leads 15-8 Tue., Nov. 24 *at Northern Illinois 7:30 pm ET ESPNU or ESPN3 NIU leads 11-9 *Mid-American Conference game 2015 Toledo Rockets (2-0, 0-0) Date Opponent Time Television Series/Results Thur., Sept. 3 Stony Brook 7:00 pm ET ESPN3 game suspended Sat., Sept. 12 at Arkansas 4:00 pm ET SEC Network W, 16-12 Sat., Sept. 19 Iowa State 8:00 pm ET ESPNews W, 30-23 (2OT) Sat., Sept. 26 Arkansas State 7:00 pm ET ESPN3 Toledo leads 3-0 Sat., Oct. 3 *at Ball State 3:00 pm ET Am Sports Network/ESPN3 Toledo leads 20-19-1 Sat., Oct. 10 *Kent State 3:00 pm ET TBA Toledo leads 24-21 Sat., Oct. 17 *Eastern Michigan TBA TBA Toledo leads 31-11 Sat., Oct. 24 *at UMass TBA TBA Toledo leads 4-1 Tue., Nov. 3 *Northern Illinois 8:00 pm ET ESPN2 Toledo leads 29-13 Tue., Nov. 10 *at Central Michigan 8:00 pm ET ESPN2 or ESPNU Toledo leads 22-18-3 Tue., Nov. 17 *at Bowling Green TBA ESPN2 or ESPNU BGSU leads 39-26-4 Fri., Nov. 27 *Western Michigan TBA TBA Toledo leads 40-28 *Mid-American Conference game Mid-American Conference Football SEPTEMBER 21, 2015 2015 Western Michigan Broncos (1-2, 0-0) Date Opponent Time Television Series/Results Fri., Sept. 4 Michigan State 7:00 pm ET ESPNU L, 24-37 Sat., Sept. 12 at Georgia Southern 6:00 pm ET ESPN3 L, 17-43 Sat., Sept. 19 Murray State 7:00 pm ET ESPN3 W, 52-20 Sat., Sept. 26 at Ohio State 3:30 pm ET ABC/ESPN2 First Meeting Sat., Oct. 10 *Central Michigan TBA TBA WMU leads 46-37-2 Sat., Oct. 17 *at Ohio TBA TBA WMU leads 31-28-1 Sat., Oct. 24 *Miami 2:00 pm ET TBA Miami leads 37-20-1 Thur., Oct. 29 *at Eastern Michigan 7:30 pm ET CBS Sports Network or ESPN3 WMU leads 30-17-2 Thur., Nov. 5 *Ball State 7:30 pm ET CBS Sports Network or ESPN3 WMU leads 21-19 Wed., Nov. 11 *Bowling Green 8:00 pm ET ESPN2 or ESPNU BGSU leads 31-18-3 Wed., Nov. 18 *at Northern Illinois 8:00 pm ET ESPN2 or ESPNU WMU leads 23-17 Fri., Nov. 27 *at Toledo TBA TBA Toledo leads 42-28 *Mid-American Conference game MAC Students on Preseason Watch Lists WALTER CAMP AWARD (Best College Football Player) 2015 Non-Conference Opponents RB Jarvion Franklin, Western Michigan ACC (3 games: 0-2) MAXWELL AWARD (Outstanding College Football Player) Boston College (NIU) RB Jarvion Franklin, Western Michigan Pittsburgh (Akron): L, 7-24 RB Kareem Hunt, Toledo Syracuse (Central Michigan): L, 27-30 (OT) CHUCK BEDNARIK AWARD (Defensive Player of the Year): LB American Athletic (3 games: 0-3) Jovan Santos-Knox (UMass) Cincinnati (Miami): L, 33-37 BILETNIKOFF AWARD (Top Wide Receiver) Memphis (Bowling Green): L, 41-44 WR Ryan Burbrink, Bowling Green Temple (UMass): L, 23-25 WR Roger Lewis, Bowling Green WR Ron Willoughby, Buffalo WR Corey Jones, Toledo Big Ten (12 games: 1-6) WR Alonzo Russell, Toledo Illinois (Kent State): L, 3-52 WR Tajae Sharpe, UMass Maryland (Bowling Green): W, 48-27 WR Daniel Braverman, Western Michigan Michigan State (Western Michigan; Central Michigan): L, 24-37 WR Corey Davis, Western Michigan Minnesota (Kent State; Ohio): L, 7-10; BRONKO NAGURSKI AWARD (Defensive Player of the Year) Northwestern (Ball State) DL Pat O’Connor, Eastern Michigan Ohio State (NIU; Western Michigan): L, 13-20 LB Jovan Santos-Knox, UMass Penn State (Buffalo): L, 14-27 DB Ronald Zamort, Western Michigan Purdue (Bowling Green) Wisconsin (Miami): L, 0-58 PAUL HORNUNG AWARD (Most Versatile Player) WR Corey Jones, Toledo WR Ronnie Moore, Bowling Green Big 12 (3 games: 1-2) WR Daz’Mond Patterson, Ohio Iowa State (Toledo): W, 30-23 (2OT) Oklahoma (Akron): L, 3-41 MANNING AWARD (Best Quarterback) QB Blake Frohnapfel, UMass Oklahoma State (Central Michigan): L, 13-24 QB Joe Licata, Buffalo QB Zach Terrell, Western Michigan Conference USA (6 games: 2-1) Florida Atlantic (Buffalo): W, 33-15 DAVEY O’BRIEN AWARD (Top Quarterback) Florida International (UMass) QB Blake Frohnapfel, UMass Marshall (Ohio, Kent State): W, 21-10 QB Zach Terrell, Western Michigan Old Dominion (Eastern Michigan): L, 34-38 OUTLAND AWARD (Top Interior Lineman) Western Kentucky (Miami) OG Jimmy Kristof, Western Michigan C Andrew Ness, Northern Illinois Mountain West (3 games: 2-0) DT Joe Ostman, Central Michigan Nevada (Buffalo) C Matt Sparks, UMass UNLV (Northern Illinois): W, 38-30 RIMINGTON TROPHY (Most Outstanding Center) Wyoming (Eastern Michigan): 48-29 C Jacob Richard, Ball State C Tim McAullife, Bowling Green C Nick Beamish, Central Michigan PAC-12 (1 game: 0-1) C Jake Hurcombe, Eastern Michigan Colorado (UMass): L, 14-48 C Matt Sparks, UMass C Andrew Ness, Northern Illinois SEC (4 games: 1-2) C Lucas Powell, Ohio Arkansas (Toledo): W, 16-12 ROTARY LOMBARDI TROPHY (Down Linemen) LSU (Eastern Michigan) LB Jatavis Brown, Akron Tennessee (Bowling Green): L, 30-59 DL Cody Grice, Akron Texas A&M (Ball State): L, 23-56 C Alex Huettel, Bowling Green DE Joe Ostman, Central Michigan Sun Belt (5 games: 1-1) OL Ramadan Ahmeti, Central Michigan DL Blake Serpa, Central Michigan Arkansas State (Toledo) DL Pat O’Connor, Eastern Michigan Georgia Southern (Western Michigan): L, 17-43 LB Great Ibe, Eastern Michigan Georgia State (Ball State) LB Jovan Santos-Knox, UMass Idaho (Ohio): W, 45-28 DE Perez Ford, Northern Illinois Louisiana-Lafayette (Akron) C Andrew Ness, Northern Illinois LB Boomer Mays, Northern Illinois OL Storm Norton, Toledo Independent (2) DE Trent Voss, Toledo Army (1) (Eastern Michigan) OL James Kristof, Western Michigan Notre Dame (1) (UMass) OL Willie Beavers, Western Michigan LOU GROZA AWARD (Best College Place Kicker) FCS Opponents (I-AA) K Andrew Haldeman, Western Michigan Big South (2 games: 2-0) K Robert Stein, Akron Monmouth (Central Michigan): W, 31-10 K Tyler Tate, Bowling Green Presbyterian (Miami): W, 26-7 RAY GUY AWARD (Best College Punter) P Tyler Grassman, Buffalo Colonial Athletic (2 games: 1-0) P Anthony Melchiori, Kent State Albany (Buffalo): W, 51-14 P J. Schroeder, Western Michigan Stony Brook (Toledo) -- game suspended JIM THORPE AWARD (Best Defensive Back) Tony Annese, Central Michigan MEAC (2 games: 2-0) Nate Holley, Kent State Delaware State (Kent State): W, 45-13 Randall Jette, UMass Savannah State (Akron): W, 52-9 Paris Logan, Northern Illinois DOAK WALKER AWARD (Top Running Back) Ohio Valley (2 games: 2-0) RB Jarvion Franklin, Western Michigan Murray State (2) (NIU; Western Michigan): W, 57-26; W, 52-20 RB Kareem Hunt, Toledo RB Anthone Taylor, Buffalo Southern (1 game: 1-0) RB Travis Greene, Bowling Green Virginia Military Institute (Ball State): W, 48-36 RB Darius Jackson, Eastern Michigan WUERFFEL TROPHY (Best Community Service) Southland (1 game: 1-0) OL Christian Piazza, Bowling Green Southeastern Louisiana (Ohio): W, 35-14 DB Jordan Italiano, Kent State QB Blake Frohnapfel, UMass QB Zach Terrell, Western Michigan 2015 Mid-American Conference Conference Standings Through games of Sep 21, 2015

East Division Team Conference Pct. PF PA Overall Pct. PF PA Home Away Neut Streak Ohio 0-0 .000 0 0 3-0 1.000 101 52 2-0 1-0 0-0 Won 3 Buffalo 0-0 .000 0 0 2-1 .667 98 56 1-0 1-1 0-0 Won 1 Bowling Green 0-0 .000 0 0 1-2 .333 119 130 0-1 1-0 0-1 Lost 1 Akron 0-0 .000 0 0 1-2 .333 62 74 1-1 0-1 0-0 Won 1 Miami 0-0 .000 0 0 1-2 .333 59 102 1-1 0-1 0-0 Lost 2 Kent State 0-0 .000 0 0 1-2 .333 55 75 1-0 0-2 0-0 Lost 1 UMass 0-0 .000 0 0 0-2 .000 37 73 0-1 0-1 0-0 Lost 2

West Division Team Conference Pct. PF PA Overall Pct. PF PA Home Away Neut Streak Ball State 1-0 1.000 28 17 2-1 .667 99 109 1-0 1-1 0-0 Won 1 Toledo 0-0 .000 0 0 2-0 1.000 46 35 1-0 0-0 1-0 Won 2 Northern Illinois 0-0 .000 0 0 2-1 .667 108 76 2-0 0-1 0-0 Lost 1 Eastern Michigan 0-1 .000 17 28 1-2 .333 99 95 0-2 1-0 0-0 Lost 1 Western Michigan 0-0 .000 0 0 1-2 .333 93 100 1-1 0-1 0-0 Won 1 Central Michigan 0-0 .000 0 0 1-2 .333 71 64 1-1 0-1 0-0 Lost 1 2015 Mid-American Conference Team Statistics Through games of Sep 21, 2015

SCORING OFFENSE G TD FG XPT 2XP DXP Saf Pts Avg/G RUSHING OFFENSE G Att. Yards Avg/A Long TD Avg/G 1. Bowling Green 3 16 3 14 0 0 0 119 39.7 1. Ball State 3 132 747 5.7 47 10 249.0 2. Northern Illinois 3 14 4 12 0 0 0 108 36.0 2. Eastern Michigan 3 106 565 5.3 74 7 188.3 3. Ohio 3 14 1 14 0 0 0 101 33.7 3. Ohio 3 120 554 4.6 58 7 184.7 4. Eastern Michigan 3 12 5 12 0 0 0 99 33.0 4. Northern Illinois 3 128 549 4.3 49 7 183.0 Ball State 3 12 5 12 0 0 0 99 33.0 5. Akron 3 115 476 4.1 32 6 158.7 6. Buffalo 3 13 2 12 0 0 1 98 32.7 6. Buffalo 3 121 466 3.9 29 5 155.3 7. Western Michigan 3 12 3 10 1 0 0 93 31.0 7. Bowling Green 3 113 461 4.1 31 4 153.7 8. Central Michigan 3 8 5 8 0 0 0 71 23.7 8. Miami 3 105 422 4.0 36 2 140.7 9. Toledo 2 5 4 4 0 0 0 46 23.0 9. Kent State 3 135 416 3.1 44 2 138.7 10. Akron 3 8 2 8 0 0 0 62 20.7 10. Toledo 2 58 252 4.3 39 3 126.0 11. Miami 3 8 2 5 0 0 0 59 19.7 11. UMass 2 54 192 3.6 30 1 96.0 12. UMass 2 5 1 4 0 0 0 37 18.5 12. Western Michigan 3 91 280 3.1 54 2 93.3 13. Kent State 3 7 1 4 2 0 1 55 18.3 13. Central Michigan 3 102 252 2.5 31 3 84.0

SCORING DEFENSE G TD FG XPT 2XP DXP Saf Pts Avg/G RUSHING DEFENSE G Att. Yards Avg/A Long TD Avg/G 1. Ohio 3 6 3 5 1 0 0 52 17.3 1. Kent State 3 108 200 1.9 17 2 66.7 2. Toledo 2 3 4 3 0 0 1 35 17.5 2. Akron 3 113 301 2.7 17 4 100.3 3. Buffalo 3 7 2 6 0 0 1 56 18.7 3. Central Michigan 3 96 385 4.0 31 5 128.3 4. Central Michigan 3 8 3 7 0 0 0 64 21.3 4. Ohio 3 93 405 4.4 73 3 135.0 5. Akron 3 9 4 8 0 0 0 74 24.7 5. Northern Illinois 3 119 418 3.5 18 1 139.3 6. Kent State 3 10 2 9 0 0 0 75 25.0 6. Buffalo 3 108 446 4.1 33 3 148.7 7. Northern Illinois 3 8 7 7 0 0 0 76 25.3 7. Toledo 2 80 310 3.9 41 2 155.0 8. Eastern Michigan 3 13 1 12 1 0 0 95 31.7 8. Ball State 3 100 496 5.0 63 7 165.3 9. Western Michigan 3 13 3 11 0 0 1 100 33.3 9. Miami 3 140 625 4.5 74 7 208.3 10. Miami 3 12 6 12 0 0 0 102 34.0 10. Western Michigan 3 113 672 5.9 70 10 224.0 11. Ball State 3 15 2 13 0 0 0 109 36.3 11. UMass 2 96 457 4.8 37 6 228.5 12. UMass 2 8 5 8 0 1 0 73 36.5 12. Bowling Green 3 140 710 5.1 56 8 236.7 13. Bowling Green 3 16 6 16 0 0 0 130 43.3 13. Eastern Michigan 3 151 977 6.5 65 11 325.7

TOTAL OFFENSE G Rush Pass Plays Yards Avg/P TD Avg/G PASS OFFENSE G Comp-Att-Int Pct. Yds Avg/A TD Avg/G 1. Bowling Green 3 461 1367 264 1828 6.9 16 609.3 1. Bowling Green 3 93-151-1 61.6 1367 9.1 12 455.7 2. Ball State 3 747 653 245 1400 5.7 12 466.7 2. Central Michigan 3 91-129-3 70.5 1023 7.9 5 341.0 3. Northern Illinois 3 549 829 226 1378 6.1 13 459.3 3. Western Michigan 3 85-119-5 71.4 983 8.3 8 327.7 4. Ohio 3 554 786 200 1340 6.7 13 446.7 4. UMass 2 53-97-2 54.6 643 6.6 4 321.5 5. Eastern Michigan 3 565 724 206 1289 6.3 12 429.7 5. Northern Illinois 3 66-98-2 67.3 829 8.5 6 276.3 6. Central Michigan 3 252 1023 231 1275 5.5 8 425.0 6. Ohio 3 53-80-2 66.2 786 9.8 6 262.0 7. Western Michigan 3 280 983 210 1263 6.0 10 421.0 7. Eastern Michigan 3 59-100-4 59.0 724 7.2 5 241.3 8. UMass 2 192 643 151 835 5.5 5 417.5 8. Ball State 3 70-113-2 61.9 653 5.8 2 217.7 9. Miami 3 422 649 196 1071 5.5 8 357.0 9. Miami 3 44-91-4 48.4 649 7.1 6 216.3 10. Buffalo 3 466 565 205 1031 5.0 9 343.7 10. Buffalo 3 56-84-2 66.7 565 6.7 4 188.3 11. Akron 3 476 486 196 962 4.9 8 320.7 11. Toledo 2 32-66-1 48.5 375 5.7 2 187.5 12. Toledo 2 252 375 124 627 5.1 5 313.5 12. Akron 3 31-81-2 38.3 486 6.0 2 162.0 13. Kent State 3 416 463 229 879 3.8 5 293.0 13. Kent State 3 47-94-3 50.0 463 4.9 3 154.3

TOTAL DEFENSE G Rush Pass Plays Yards Avg/P TD Avg/G PASS DEFENSE G Comp-Att-Int Pct. Yds Avg/A TD Avg/G 1. Kent State 3 200 397 174 597 3.4 8 199.0 1. Kent State 3 34-66-4 51.5 397 6.0 6 132.3 2. Central Michigan 3 385 541 178 926 5.2 8 308.7 2. Eastern Michigan 3 48-82-0 58.5 410 5.0 2 136.7 3. Ohio 3 405 577 206 982 4.8 6 327.3 3. Central Michigan 3 52-82-2 63.4 541 6.6 3 180.3 4. Akron 3 301 747 214 1048 4.9 8 349.3 4. Western Michigan 3 41-76-1 53.9 567 7.5 3 189.0 5. Buffalo 3 446 641 216 1087 5.0 7 362.3 5. Ohio 3 73-113-4 64.6 577 5.1 3 192.3 6. Northern Illinois 3 418 746 237 1164 4.9 6 388.0 6. Buffalo 3 53-108-4 49.1 641 5.9 4 213.7 7. Western Michigan 3 672 567 189 1239 6.6 13 413.0 7. Miami 3 59-103-4 57.3 689 6.7 5 229.7 8. Miami 3 625 689 243 1314 5.4 12 438.0 8. Northern Illinois 3 69-118-7 58.5 746 6.3 5 248.7 9. Ball State 3 496 873 217 1369 6.3 14 456.3 9. Akron 3 59-101-2 58.4 747 7.4 4 249.0 10. Eastern Michigan 3 977 410 233 1387 6.0 13 462.3 10. Bowling Green 3 60-96-3 62.5 776 8.1 7 258.7 11. Bowling Green 3 710 776 236 1486 6.3 15 495.3 11. UMass 2 43-73-2 58.9 559 7.7 2 279.5 12. Toledo 2 310 686 176 996 5.7 3 498.0 12. Ball State 3 75-117-2 64.1 873 7.5 7 291.0 13. UMass 2 457 559 169 1016 6.0 8 508.0 13. Toledo 2 58-96-1 60.4 686 7.1 1 343.0 2015 Mid-American Conference Team Statistics Through games of Sep 21, 2015

PASS EFFICIENCY G Comp-Att-Int Pct. Yds Avg/G TD Effic. INTERCEPTIONS G No. Yards TD Long Avg. 1. Ohio 3 53-80-2 66.3 786 262.0 6 168.5 1. Northern Illinois 3 7 106 1 42 15.1 2. Bowling Green 3 93-151-1 61.6 1367 455.7 12 162.5 2. Kent State 3 4 10 0 10 2.5 3. Western Michigan 3 85-119-5 71.4 983 327.7 8 154.6 3. Ohio 3 4 66 1 29 16.5 4. Northern Illinois 3 66-98-2 67.3 829 276.3 6 154.5 4. Miami 3 4 35 0 18 8.8 5. Central Michigan 3 91-129-3 70.5 1023 341.0 5 145.3 5. Buffalo 3 4 50 1 39 12.5 6. Buffalo 3 56-84-2 66.7 565 188.3 4 134.1 6. Bowling Green 3 3 38 0 32 12.7 7. Eastern Michigan 3 59-100-4 59.0 724 241.3 5 128.3 7. Ball State 3 2 0 0 0 0.0 8. Miami 3 44-91-4 48.4 649 216.3 6 121.2 8. UMass 2 2 7 0 6 3.5 9. UMass 2 53-97-2 54.6 643 321.5 4 119.8 9. Central Michigan 3 2 0 0 0 0.0 10. Ball State 3 70-113-2 61.9 653 217.7 2 112.8 10. Akron 3 2 13 0 13 6.5 11. Toledo 2 32-66-1 48.5 375 187.5 2 103.2 11. Western Michigan 3 1 10 1 10 10.0 12. Kent State 3 47-94-3 50.0 463 154.3 3 95.5 12. Toledo 2 1 0 0 0 0.0 13. Akron 3 31-81-2 38.3 486 162.0 2 91.9 Eastern Michigan 3 0 0 0 0 0.0

PASS DEFENSE EFFIC. G Comp-Att-Int Pct. Yds Avg/G TD Effic. PUNTING G No. Yards Avg/P Ret. Avg/R TB Net/P 1. Buffalo 3 53-108-4 49.1 641 213.7 4 103.7 1. Eastern Michigan 3 11 523 47.5 59 5.4 0 42.2 2. Eastern Michigan 3 48-82-0 58.5 410 136.7 2 108.6 2. Akron 3 24 1014 42.2 26 1.1 1 40.3 3. Ohio 3 73-113-4 64.6 577 192.3 3 109.2 3. Northern Illinois 3 19 806 42.4 33 1.7 3 37.5 4. Northern Illinois 3 69-118-7 58.5 746 248.7 5 113.7 4. UMass 2 14 587 41.9 29 2.1 2 37.0 5. Kent State 3 34-66-4 51.5 397 132.3 6 119.9 5. Central Michigan 3 16 612 38.2 7 0.4 1 36.6 6. Miami 3 59-103-4 57.3 689 229.7 5 121.7 6. Miami 3 24 956 39.8 79 3.3 0 36.5 7. Toledo 2 58-96-1 60.4 686 343.0 1 121.8 7. Western Michigan 3 9 354 39.3 15 1.7 1 35.4 8. Central Michigan 3 52-82-2 63.4 541 180.3 3 126.0 8. Ohio 3 17 616 36.2 17 1.0 0 35.2 9. UMass 2 43-73-2 58.9 559 279.5 2 126.8 9. Bowling Green 3 14 658 47.0 179 12.8 0 34.2 10. Western Michigan 3 41-76-1 53.9 567 189.0 3 127.0 10. Kent State 3 20 795 39.8 94 4.7 1 34.0 11. Akron 3 59-101-2 58.4 747 249.0 4 129.7 11. Buffalo 3 19 755 39.7 102 5.4 1 33.3 12. Ball State 3 75-117-2 64.1 873 291.0 7 143.1 12. Toledo 2 8 331 41.4 45 5.6 1 33.2 13. Bowling Green 3 60-96-3 62.5 776 258.7 7 148.2 13. Ball State 3 14 538 38.4 87 6.2 0 32.2

KICKOFF RETURNS G No. Yards TD Long Avg. KICKOFF COVERAGE G No. Yards Avg. Ret. TB NetAvg 1. Western Michigan 3 13 375 1 100 28.8 1. Central Michigan 3 14 884 63.1 154 5 45.0 2. Ball State 3 9 228 0 48 25.3 2. Toledo 2 10 626 62.6 158 1 44.8 3. Kent State 3 11 247 0 43 22.5 3. Eastern Michigan 3 19 1222 64.3 90 15 43.8 4. Toledo 2 8 174 0 30 21.8 4. Western Michigan 3 19 1216 64.0 168 11 43.6 5. Northern Illinois 3 11 236 0 37 21.5 5. Kent State 3 11 692 62.9 163 3 42.6 6. Eastern Michigan 3 9 184 0 31 20.4 6. UMass 2 8 482 60.2 62 4 42.5 7. Buffalo 3 7 137 0 25 19.6 7. Akron 3 13 726 55.8 135 2 42.4 8. UMass 2 10 193 0 28 19.3 8. Ball State 3 19 1120 58.9 263 4 40.9 9. Central Michigan 3 8 154 0 25 19.2 9. Bowling Green 3 22 1308 59.5 176 13 39.6 10. Ohio 3 5 95 0 29 19.0 10. Buffalo 3 19 1130 59.5 264 7 38.2 11. Miami 3 9 161 0 24 17.9 11. Northern Illinois 3 21 1076 51.2 273 1 37.3 12. Akron 3 6 105 0 27 17.5 12. Miami 3 13 787 60.5 307 0 36.9 13. Bowling Green 3 9 121 0 23 13.4 13. Ohio 3 18 970 53.9 299 2 35.1

PUNT RETURN AVG G No. Yards TD Long Avg. FIELD GOALS G Made Att Pct. 1. Buffalo 3 3 109 1 86 36.3 1. Northern Illinois 3 4 4 1.000 2. Toledo 2 3 69 0 10 23.0 UMass 2 1 1 1.000 3. Northern Illinois 3 4 53 0 24 13.2 3. Central Michigan 3 5 6 .8 3 3 4. Western Michigan 3 2 26 0 16 13.0 Eastern Michigan 3 5 6 .8 3 3 5. Miami 3 6 63 0 39 10.5 Ball State 3 5 6 .8 3 3 6. Ball State 3 5 45 0 11 9.0 6. Western Michigan 3 3 4 .7 5 0 7. Bowling Green 3 5 42 0 20 8.4 7. Toledo 2 4 6 .6 6 7 8. Ohio 3 10 75 0 16 7.5 Miami 3 2 3 .6 6 7 9. Eastern Michigan 3 2 11 0 9 5.5 9. Buffalo 3 2 4 .5 0 0 10. Akron 3 9 49 0 18 5.4 Akron 3 2 4 .5 0 0 11. Kent State 3 10 37 0 11 3.7 Kent State 3 1 2 .5 0 0 12. Central Michigan 3 1 2 0 2 2.0 12. Bowling Green 3 3 7 .4 2 9 13. UMass 2 0 0 0 0 0.0 13. Ohio 3 1 3 .3 3 3 2015 Mid-American Conference Team Statistics Through games of Sep 21, 2015

PAT KICKING G Made Att Pct. OPPONENT 1ST DOWNS G Rush Pass Pen Total Avg/G 1. Ohio 3 14 14 1.000 1. Kent State 3 11 18 4 33 11.0 Eastern Michigan 3 12 12 1.000 2. Central Michigan 3 17 26 2 45 15.0 Ball State 3 12 12 1.000 3. Ohio 3 15 33 6 54 18.0 Akron 3 8 8 1.000 4. Buffalo 3 23 27 5 55 18.3 Central Michigan 3 8 8 1.000 5. UMass 2 26 27 3 56 28.0 Kent State 3 4 4 1.000 6. Toledo 2 22 33 2 57 28.5 Toledo 2 4 4 1.000 Western Michigan 3 26 25 6 57 19.0 8. Bowling Green 3 14 15 .9 3 3 8. Ball State 3 20 38 1 59 19.7 9. Buffalo 3 12 13 .9 2 3 9. Akron 3 18 34 9 61 20.3 10. Western Michigan 3 10 11 .9 0 9 10. Northern Illinois 3 23 35 6 64 21.3 11. Northern Illinois 3 12 14 .8 5 7 11. Bowling Green 3 35 32 6 73 24.3 12. UMass 2 4 5 .8 0 0 12. Miami 3 33 34 9 76 25.3 13. Miami 3 5 7 .7 1 4 13. Eastern Michigan 3 48 22 10 80 26.7

SACKS BY G No. Yards Avg/G 3RD-DOWN CONVERSIONS G Conv. Att. Pct. 1. Kent State 3 9 69 3.00 1. Eastern Michigan 3 21 41 51.2 2. Ohio 3 8 59 2.67 2. Western Michigan 3 20 40 50.0 3. Ball State 3 7 41 2.33 3. Central Michigan 3 25 52 48.1 Northern Illinois 3 7 40 2.33 4. Toledo 2 14 32 43.8 Akron 3 7 46 2.33 5. Ohio 3 17 40 42.5 6. Buffalo 3 6 54 2.00 6. Ball State 3 20 49 40.8 7. Central Michigan 3 5 21 1.67 7. Bowling Green 3 19 51 37.3 Eastern Michigan 3 5 32 1.67 8. Northern Illinois 3 17 46 37.0 Miami 3 5 34 1.67 9. Akron 3 13 43 30.2 10. Toledo 2 4 24 2.00 10. Buffalo 3 13 46 28.3 11. Bowling Green 3 3 19 1.00 Miami 3 13 46 28.3 UMass 2 3 14 1.50 12. UMass 2 9 33 27.3 13. Western Michigan 3 1 9 0.33 13. Kent State 3 10 51 19.6

SACKS AGAINST G No. Yards Avg/G OPP 3RD-DN CONVERT G Conv. Att. Pct. 1. Toledo 2 0 0 0.00 1. Ohio 3 13 45 28.9 2. Miami 3 3 18 1.00 2. Kent State 3 13 44 29.5 Ball State 3 3 24 1.00 3. Central Michigan 3 11 37 29.7 Kent State 3 3 22 1.00 4. Northern Illinois 3 18 51 35.3 5. Eastern Michigan 3 4 23 1.33 5. Akron 3 17 45 37.8 UMass 2 4 26 2.00 6. Miami 3 18 47 38.3 7. Akron 3 5 46 1.67 7. Eastern Michigan 3 19 45 42.2 8. Buffalo 3 7 53 2.33 8. Buffalo 3 20 47 42.6 Ohio 3 7 39 2.33 9. Bowling Green 3 21 48 43.8 10. Northern Illinois 3 9 50 3.00 10. Ball State 3 23 49 46.9 Central Michigan 3 9 62 3.00 11. UMass 2 17 34 50.0 12. Western Michigan 3 10 63 3.33 12. Western Michigan 3 21 40 52.5 13. Bowling Green 3 11 71 3.67 13. Toledo 2 20 36 55.6

FIRST DOWNS G Rush Pass Pen Total Avg/G 4TH-DOWN CONVERSIONS G Conv. Att. Pct. 1. Bowling Green 3 28 49 6 83 27.7 1. Ohio 3 3 3 100.0 2. Ball State 3 36 36 6 78 26.0 Central Michigan 3 3 3 100.0 3. Western Michigan 3 23 48 3 74 24.7 3. Buffalo 3 5 6 83.3 4. Central Michigan 3 20 46 4 70 23.3 Ball State 3 5 6 83.3 5. Northern Illinois 3 28 35 1 64 21.3 5. Bowling Green 3 6 9 66.7 6. Ohio 3 27 29 7 63 21.0 Toledo 2 2 3 66.7 7. Eastern Michigan 3 25 31 4 60 20.0 7. Western Michigan 3 2 4 50.0 8. Buffalo 3 22 26 4 52 17.3 Miami 3 2 4 50.0 9. Akron 3 23 21 5 49 16.3 UMass 2 4 8 50.0 10. Kent State 3 24 20 4 48 16.0 10. Kent State 3 7 15 46.7 11. Miami 3 18 22 4 44 14.7 11. Eastern Michigan 3 1 3 33.3 12. UMass 2 8 25 7 40 20.0 12. Northern Illinois 3 1 5 20.0 13. Toledo 2 10 16 5 31 15.5 13. Akron 3 0 1 0.0 2015 Mid-American Conference Team Statistics Through games of Sep 21, 2015

OPP 4TH-DN CONVERT G Conv. Att. Pct. Gained Lost 1. UMass 2 0 1 0.0 TURNOVER MARGIN Fum Int Tot Fum Int Tot Margin Per/G Western Michigan 3 0 4 0.0 1. Buffalo 3 4 4 8 0 2 2 +6 2.00 3. Buffalo 3 2 8 25.0 2. Ohio 3 5 4 9 2 2 4 +5 1.67 Toledo 2 1 4 25.0 Northern Illinois 3 2 7 9 2 2 4 +5 1.67 5. Akron 3 1 3 33.3 4. Bowling Green 3 1 3 4 1 1 2 +2 0.67 6. Northern Illinois 3 2 5 40.0 Ball State 3 3 2 5 1 2 3 +2 0.67 7. Ball State 3 4 7 57.1 6. Toledo 2 1 1 2 0 1 1 +1 0.50 8. Ohio 3 5 8 62.5 7. Miami 3 3 4 7 3 4 7 +0 0.00 9. Miami 3 2 3 66.7 Kent State 3 3 4 7 4 3 7 +0 0.00 10. Kent State 3 3 4 75.0 Akron 3 2 2 4 2 2 4 +0 0.00 Eastern Michigan 3 6 8 75.0 10. UMass 2 1 2 3 2 2 4 -1 -0.50 Central Michigan 3 3 4 75.0 11. Central Michigan 3 0 2 2 1 3 4 -2 -0.67 Bowling Green 3 3 4 75.0 12. Eastern Michigan 3 2 0 2 1 4 5 -3 -1.00 13. Western Michigan 3 1 1 2 3 5 8 -6 -2.00 PENALTIES G No. Yards Avg/G 1. Ball State 3 12 100 33.3 RED ZONE OFFENSE G Scores Pct. TDs (R-P) FGs TurnO 2. Northern Illinois 3 17 144 48.0 1. Northern Illinois 3 10-10 100.0 9 5-4 1-1 0 3. Central Michigan 3 18 149 49.7 2. Eastern Michigan 3 10-11 90.9 8 4-4 2-3 0 4. Toledo 2 16 112 56.0 Buffalo 3 10-11 90.9 8 4-4 2-3 0 Eastern Michigan 3 15 168 56.0 4. Ohio 3 9-10 90.0 8 5-3 1-2 0 6. Western Michigan 3 20 183 61.0 5. Ball State 3 13-15 86.7 8 8-0 5-6 0 7. Akron 3 22 198 66.0 6. Central Michigan 3 12-14 85.7 7 3-4 5-5 2 8. UMass 2 16 156 78.0 7. Western Michigan 3 11-14 78.6 8 2-6 3-3 2 9. Buffalo 3 29 238 79.3 8. Miami 3 7-9 77.8 5 2-3 2-3 1 10. Miami 3 26 284 94.7 Toledo 2 7-9 77.8 5 3-2 2-4 0 11. Kent State 3 30 285 95.0 10. UMass 2 5-7 71.4 4 1-3 1-1 1 12. Bowling Green 3 32 300 100.0 11. Bowling Green 3 10-15 66.7 8 3-5 2-5 1 13. Ohio 3 30 312 104.0 12. Akron 3 7-11 63.6 5 5-0 2-4 1 13. Kent State 3 5-8 62.5 5 2-3 0-1 1 OPPONENT PENALTIES G No. Yards Avg/G 1. Toledo 2 23 198 99.0 RED ZONE DEFENSE G Scores Pct. TDs (R-P) FGs TurnO 2. Ohio 3 27 251 83.7 1. Toledo 2 3-9 33.3 1 1-0 2-4 1 3. Miami 3 27 217 72.3 2. Kent State 3 4-6 66.7 4 2-2 0-0 1 4. Akron 3 25 213 71.0 3. Eastern Michigan 3 9-13 69.2 8 7-1 1-4 0 5. Kent State 3 22 212 70.7 4. Ohio 3 6-8 75.0 4 2-2 2-2 2 6. UMass 2 14 135 67.5 5. Buffalo 3 7-9 77.8 5 2-3 2-2 0 7. Bowling Green 3 17 175 58.3 6. Northern Illinois 3 8-10 80.0 2 1-1 6-6 1 8. Ball State 3 19 171 57.0 Ball State 3 12-15 80.0 10 4-6 2-3 0 9. Buffalo 3 17 156 52.0 8. Central Michigan 3 9-11 81.8 6 4-2 3-4 0 10. Eastern Michigan 3 13 135 45.0 Akron 3 9-11 81.8 6 4-2 3-4 1 11. Northern Illinois 3 14 124 41.3 10. Miami 3 16-19 84.2 11 6-5 5-6 2 12. Western Michigan 3 12 113 37.7 11. Western Michigan 3 12-13 92.3 9 7-2 3-3 0 13. Central Michigan 3 13 111 37.0 12. Bowling Green 3 14-15 93.3 10 7-3 4-5 0 13. UMass 2 10-10 100.0 5 4-1 5-5 0 TIME OF POSSESSION G Total possesion Avgerage/game 1. Central Michigan 3 105:53 35:17 ON-SIDE KICKS BY G Recovered Attempts Success% 2. Ball State 3 98:29 32:49 1. Eastern Michigan 3 1 1 100.0 3. Kent State 3 97:05 32:21 2. Ball State 3 0 1 0.0 4. Western Michigan 3 96:26 32:08 Central Michigan 3 0 1 0.0 5. Buffalo 3 96:02 32:00 Buffalo 3 0 0 0.0 6. Ohio 3 91:50 30:36 Northern Illinois 3 0 0 0.0 7. Akron 3 88:24 29:28 Akron 3 0 0 0.0 8. Bowling Green 3 87:25 29:08 Miami 3 0 0 0.0 9. Northern Illinois 3 83:46 27:55 Western Michigan 3 0 0 0.0 10. Eastern Michigan 3 81:40 27:13 Bowling Green 3 0 0 0.0 11. UMass 2 48:54 24:27 UMass 2 0 0 0.0 12. Miami 3 72:37 24:12 Ohio 3 0 0 0.0 13. Toledo 2 43:47 21:53 Kent State 3 0 0 0.0 Toledo 2 0 0 0.0 2015 Mid-American Conference Team Statistics Through games of Sep 21, 2015

ON-SIDE KICKS AGAINST G Recovered Attempts Success% 1. Ball State 3 0 2 0.0 Central Michigan 3 0 0 0.0 Buffalo 3 0 0 0.0 Northern Illinois 3 0 0 0.0 Akron 3 0 0 0.0 Miami 3 0 0 0.0 Western Michigan 3 0 0 0.0 Bowling Green 3 0 0 0.0 UMass 2 0 0 0.0 Toledo 2 0 0 0.0 Kent State 3 0 0 0.0 Eastern Michigan 3 0 0 0.0 13. Ohio 3 1 1 100.0 2015 Mid-American Conference Individual Statistics Through games of Sep 21, 2015

RUSHING Cl G Att. Yds Avg. TD Lg Avg/G TOTAL OFFENSE Cl G Rush Pass Plays Total Yds/G 1. HUNT, Kareem-TOLEDO Jr 1 24 129 5.4 0 39 129.0 1. JOHNSON, Matt-BGSU Sr 3 58 1358 178 1416 472.0 2. GREEN, Darian-BSU So 3 45 334 7.4 4 47 111.3 2. RUSH, Cooper-CMU Jr 3 -1 983 142 982 327.3 3. TAYLOR, Anthone-UB Sr 3 60 313 5.2 2 29 104.3 3. TERRELL, Zach-WMU Jr 3 -54 947 132 893 297.7 4. BOUAGNON, Joel-NIU Jr 3 57 282 4.9 5 29 94.0 4. Frohnapfel, B.-UMASS Sr 2 -25 618 94 593 296.5 5. JACKSON, Darius-EMU Sr 3 43 271 6.3 5 63 90.3 5. HARE, Drew-NIU Jr 3 72 798 124 870 290.0 6. FRANKLIN, J-WMU So 3 52 242 4.7 1 54 80.7 6. NEAL, Riley-BSU Fr 2 143 310 66 453 226.5 7. HUNDLEY, Conor-AKRON Sr 3 31 222 7.2 2 32 74.0 7. ROBACK, Brogan-EMU So 3 12 607 89 619 206.3 8. NEAL, Riley-BSU Fr 2 19 143 7.5 1 41 71.5 8. ELY, Phillip-TOLEDO Sr 2 11 375 69 386 193.0 9. VANN, Shaq-EMU Fr 3 33 205 6.2 2 74 68.3 9. VICK, Derrius-OHIO Sr 3 30 548 71 578 192.7 10. COPPET, Fred-BGSU Jr 3 32 202 6.3 0 31 67.3 10. KUMMER, Drew-MIAMI Sr 3 40 493 73 533 177.7

PASSING AVG/GAME Cl G Comp-Att-Int Yds TD Avg/G SCORING Cl G TD FG XPT 2XP Pts Pts/G 1. JOHNSON, Matt-BGSU Sr 3 91-148-1 1358 12 452.7 1. JACKSON, Darius-EMU Sr 3 6 0 0 0 36 12.0 2. RUSH, Cooper-CMU Jr 3 90-128-3 983 5 327.7 2. GILBERT, James-BSU Fr 3 5 0 0 0 30 10.0 3. TERRELL, Zach-WMU Jr 3 82-116-5 947 8 315.7 BOUAGNON, Joel-NIU Jr 3 5 0 0 0 30 10.0 4. Frohnapfel, B.-UMASS Sr 2 49-89-2 618 4 309.0 LEWIS, Roger-BGSU So 3 5 0 0 0 30 10.0 5. HARE, Drew-NIU Jr 3 64-95-2 798 6 266.0 GREEN, Darian-BSU So 3 5 0 0 0 30 10.0 6. ROBACK, Brogan-EMU So 3 46-80-3 607 3 202.3 6. MULDER, Dylan-EMU Sr 3 0 5 12 0 27 9.0 7. ELY, Phillip-TOLEDO Sr 2 32-66-1 375 2 187.5 HAGEE, Morgan-BSU Fr 3 0 5 12 0 27 9.0 8. LICATA, Joe-UB Sr 3 54-81-2 556 4 185.3 8. VEST, Jameson-TOLEDO Fr 2 0 4 4 0 16 8.0 9. VICK, Derrius-OHIO Sr 3 34-49-2 548 4 182.7 HAGAN, Christia-NIU So 3 0 4 12 0 24 8.0 10. KUMMER, Drew-MIAMI Sr 3 31-58-2 493 5 164.3 10. EAVEY, Brian-CMU Jr 3 0 5 8 0 23 7.7

PASS EFFICIENCY Cl G Comp-Att-Int Yds TD Eff. SCORING (TDs) Cl G TD Run Pass Ret Pat Pts Avg/G 1. VICK, Derrius-OHIO Sr 3 34-49-2 548 4 182.1 1. JACKSON, Darius-EMU Sr 3 6 5 1 0 0 36 12.0 2. JOHNSON, Matt-BGSU Sr 3 91-148-1 1358 12 164.0 2. BOUAGNON, Joel-NIU Jr 3 5 5 0 0 0 30 10.0 3. HARE, Drew-NIU Jr 3 64-95-2 798 6 154.6 GILBERT, James-BSU Fr 3 5 5 0 0 0 30 10.0 4. TERRELL, Zach-WMU Jr 3 82-116-5 947 8 153.4 GREEN, Darian-BSU So 3 5 4 1 0 0 30 10.0 5. KUMMER, Drew-MIAMI Sr 3 31-58-2 493 5 146.4 LEWIS, Roger-BGSU So 3 5 0 5 0 0 30 10.0 6. WOODSON, T.-AKRON So 3 12-21-1 207 1 146.1 6. GRICE, Cody-AKRON Sr 3 3 3 0 0 0 18 6.0 7. SPRAGUE, JD-OHIO Jr 2 18-30-0 219 2 143.3 Wilson, J.-UMASS Sr 2 2 1 1 0 0 12 6.0 8. RUSH, Cooper-CMU Jr 3 90-128-3 983 5 143.0 PATTERSON, D.-OHIO Sr 3 3 3 0 0 0 18 6.0 9. NEAL, Riley-BSU Fr 2 35-47-0 310 1 136.9 DAVIS, Corey-WMU Jr 3 3 0 3 0 0 18 6.0 10. LICATA, Joe-UB Sr 3 54-81-2 556 4 135.7 Mills, R.-UMASS Sr 2 2 0 2 0 0 12 6.0

RECEPTIONS/GAME Cl G No. Yds TD Lg Yds/G Rec/G SCORING (KICK) Cl G PAT FG Pts Avg/G 1. BRAVERMAN, D-WMU Jr 3 40 398 3 43 132.7 13.3 1. MULDER, Dylan-EMU Sr 3 12-12 5-6 27 9.0 2. Sharpe, T.-UMASS Sr 2 22 294 0 45 147.0 11.0 HAGEE, Morgan-BSU Fr 3 12-12 5-6 27 9.0 3. LEWIS, Roger-BGSU So 3 24 510 5 94 170.0 8.0 3. HAGAN, Christia-NIU So 3 12-14 4-4 24 8.0 4. GOLLADAY, Kenny-NIU Jr 3 20 376 2 55 125.3 6.7 VEST, Jameson-TOLEDO Fr 2 4-4 4-6 16 8.0 MOORE, Ronnie-BGSU Jr 3 20 238 0 45 79.3 6.7 5. TATE, Tyler-BGSU Sr 3 14-15 3-7 23 7.7 6. DAVIS, Corey-WMU Jr 3 18 309 3 56 103.0 6.0 EAVEY, Brian-CMU Jr 3 8-8 5-6 23 7.7 MABON, KeVonn-BSU Jr 3 18 141 0 22 47.0 6.0 7. HALDEMAN, A-WMU Sr 3 10-11 3-4 19 6.3 JONES, Corey-TOLEDO Jr 2 12 115 1 24 57.5 6.0 8. MITCHESON, Adam-UB Fr 3 12-13 2-4 18 6.0 9. McCORD, Ben-CMU Sr 3 16 306 2 83 102.0 5.3 9. YAZDANI, J.-OHIO Sr 3 14-14 1-3 17 5.7 BURBRINK, Ryan-BGSU Sr 3 16 186 1 44 62.0 5.3 10. STEIN, Robert-AKRON Sr 3 8-8 2-4 14 4.7

RECEIVE YDS/GAME Cl G No. Yds TD Lg Avg/C Yds/G PUNT RETURN AVG Cl G No. Yds TD Long Avg/G 1. LEWIS, Roger-BGSU So 3 24 510 5 94 21.2170.0 1. WHITE, Papi-OHIO Fr 3 10 75 0 16 7.5 2. Sharpe, T.-UMASS Sr 2 22 294 0 45 13.4147.0 2. CONEY, A.J.-AKRON So 2 8 49 0 18 6.1 3. BRAVERMAN, D-WMU Jr 3 40 398 3 43 9.9132.7 3. CALHOUN, Ernest-KENT Jr 3 8 32 0 11 4.0 4. GOLLADAY, Kenny-NIU Jr 3 20 376 2 55 18.8125.3 5. DAVIS, Corey-WMU Jr 3 18 309 3 56 17.2103.0 KICK RETURN AVG Cl G No. Yds TD Long Avg/G 6. McCORD, Ben-CMU Sr 3 16 306 2 83 19.1102.0 1. PHILLIPS, D-WMU So 3 8 241 1 100 30.1 7. COPE, Brendan-OHIO So 3 9 239 2 67 26.6 79.7 2. GREEN, Darian-BSU So 3 7 186 0 48 26.6 8. MOORE, Ronnie-BGSU Jr 3 20 238 0 45 11.9 79.3 3. Oliphant, J.-UMASS Fr 2 4 97 0 28 24.2 9. WILLIAMS, Jorda-BSU Sr 3 15 214 1 45 14.3 71.3 4. JOHNSON, Di.-TOLEDO Fr 2 7 164 0 30 23.4 10. Michel, M.-UMASS Sr 2 9 125 1 27 13.9 62.5 5. JAMES, Raekwon-KENT Fr 3 10 230 0 43 23.0 6. RUSSELL, Devon-EMU Fr 3 6 128 0 31 21.3 7. TURNER, Aregero-NIU Jr 3 7 149 0 33 21.3 8. THOMAS, Emmitt-CMU Fr 3 7 134 0 25 19.1 9. Bailey-Smith, K-UMASS Sr 2 4 74 0 21 18.5 2015 Mid-American Conference Individual Statistics Through games of Sep 21, 2015

ALL PURPOSE Cl G Rush Rcv PR KR Yds Avg/G 1. GREEN, Darian-BSU So 3 334 88 0 186 608 202.7 2. LEWIS, Roger-BGSU So 3 0 510 0 0 510 170.0 3. BRAVERMAN, D-WMU Jr 3 0 398 26 24 448 149.3 4. Sharpe, T.-UMASS Sr 2 0 294 0 0 294 147.0 5. JACKSON, Darius-EMU Sr 3 271 157 0 0 428 142.7 6. HUNT, Kareem-TOLEDO Jr 1 129 0 0 0 129 129.0 7. GOLLADAY, Kenny-NIU Jr 3 0 376 0 0 376 125.3 8. FRANKLIN, J-WMU So 3 242 95 0 0 337 112.3 9. TAYLOR, Anthone-UB Sr 3 313 4 0 0 317 105.7 10. DAVIS, Corey-WMU Jr 3 0 309 0 0 309 103.0

PUNTING Cl G No. Yds Lg I20 50+ TB Avg. 1. BARNES, Austin-EMU So 3 11 523 55 5 5 0 47.5 2. DAVIDSON, Joe-BGSU So 3 14 658 59 4 6 0 47.0 3. AMBROSE, Jake-NIU Jr 3 19 806 61 7 2 3 42.4 4. PAUL, Zach-AKRON Sr 3 24 1014 73 5 5 1 42.2 5. ELLIS, Nick-TOLEDO Jr 2 7 295 47 1 0 1 42.1 6. Laurent, L.-UMASS So 2 14 587 56 2 3 2 41.9 7. SCHMIDT, Kyle-BSU Jr 3 12 486 54 7 2 0 40.5 8. KOCH, Christian-MIAMI Sr 3 24 956 61 8 3 0 39.8 9. MELCHIORI, A.-KENT Sr 3 20 795 62 4 4 1 39.8 10. GRASSMAN, Tyler-UB Sr 3 19 755 53 4 4 1 39.7

FIELD GOALS Cl G Made Att. Long Pct. FG/G 1. VEST, Jameson-TOLEDO Fr 2 4 6 42 66.7 2.00 2. HAGEE, Morgan-BSU Fr 3 5 6 43 83.3 1.67 MULDER, Dylan-EMU Sr 3 5 6 52 83.3 1.67 EAVEY, Brian-CMU Jr 3 5 6 34 83.3 1.67 5. HAGAN, Christia-NIU So 3 4 4 48 100.0 1.33 6. HALDEMAN, A-WMU Sr 3 3 4 34 75.0 1.00 TATE, Tyler-BGSU Sr 3 3 7 40 42.9 1.00 8. STEIN, Robert-AKRON Sr 3 2 4 26 50.0 0.67 MITCHESON, Adam-UB Fr 3 2 4 40 50.0 0.67 10. Lucas, B.-UMASS Sr 2 1 1 34 100.0 0.50

FIELD GOAL PCT Cl G Made Att. Long Pct. 1. MULDER, Dylan-EMU Sr 3 5 6 52 83.3 EAVEY, Brian-CMU Jr 3 5 6 34 83.3 HAGEE, Morgan-BSU Fr 3 5 6 43 83.3 4. VEST, Jameson-TOLEDO Fr 2 4 6 42 66.7 5. TATE, Tyler-BGSU Sr 3 3 7 40 42.9

PAT KICKING PCT Cl G Made Att. Pct. 1. YAZDANI, J.-OHIO Sr 3 14 14 100.0 MULDER, Dylan-EMU Sr 3 12 12 100.0 HAGEE, Morgan-BSU Fr 3 12 12 100.0 EAVEY, Brian-CMU Jr 3 8 8 100.0 STEIN, Robert-AKRON Sr 3 8 8 100.0 VEST, Jameson-TOLEDO Fr 2 4 4 100.0 7. TATE, Tyler-BGSU Sr 3 14 15 93.3 8. MITCHESON, Adam-UB Fr 3 12 13 92.3 9. HALDEMAN, A-WMU Sr 3 10 11 90.9 10. HAGAN, Christia-NIU So 3 12 14 85.7 2015 Mid-American Conference Individual Statistics Through games of Sep 21, 2015

TACKLES (All positions) Cl G Pos Solo Ast Total Avg/G SACKS Cl G Pos Solo Ast Total Avg/G 1. COLEMAN, Jaylen-TOLEDO Jr 2 12 17 29 14.5 1. WAUGH, Terence-KENT Jr 3 DL 3 1 3.5 1.17 2. VALDEZ, Austin-BGSU So 3 LB 15 23 38 12.7 BROWN, Jatavis-AKRON Sr 3 LB 3 1 3.5 1.17 3. EVANS, Dylan-AKRON Sr 3 LB 19 14 33 11.0 3. BASHAM, Tarell-OHIO Jr 3 DL 2 1 2.5 0.83 4. Bailey-Smith, K-UMASS Sr 2 DB 18 3 21 10.5 WINBUSH, Antho.-BSU So 3 DL 2 1 2.5 0.83 ROGERS, DeJuan-TOLEDO Jr 2 11 10 21 10.5 5. ALOZIE, Okezie-UB Sr 3 LB 2 0 2.0 0.67 6. GREENE, Trent-BGSU Sr 3 LB 11 19 30 10.0 POLING, Quentin-OHIO So 3 LB 2 0 2.0 0.67 BROWN, Jatavis-AKRON Sr 3 LB 13 17 30 10.0 WILLIAMS, D.-EMU So 3 LB 2 0 2.0 0.67 IBE, Great-EMU Sr 3 LB 11 19 30 10.0 8. GILBO, Nick-UB Sr 3 LB 1 1 1.5 0.50 CALDERON, Ikie-EMU Jr 2 DB 12 8 20 10.0 HOLLEY, Nate-KENT Jr 3 1 1 1.5 0.50 10. ZAPPONE, A.-EMU Jr 3 LB 11 16 27 9.0 TERHUNE, Nate-KENT Sr 3 DL 1 1 1.5 0.50 11. FRAZIER, Kavon-CMU Sr 3 DB 21 5 26 8.7 ALLEN, Ikeem-MIAMI So 3 DL 1 1 1.5 0.50 MAYS, Boomer-NIU Sr 3 LB 17 9 26 8.7 POSLEY, Joshua-BSU Jr 3 DE 1 1 1.5 0.50 13. NORRILS, C.-TOLEDO Sr 2 13 4 17 8.5 13. JONES, Orion-TOLEDO Sr 2 1 1 1.5 0.75 MURDOCK, Chase-TOLEDO Sr 2 8 9 17 8.5 14. COVINGTON,Allen-TOLEDO Sr 1 1 1 1.5 1.50 Huber, S.-UMASS So 2 LB 8 9 17 8.5 15. DAUGHERTY, T.-OHIO So 3 LB 1 0 1.0 0.33 Santos-Knox, J.-UMASS Sr 2 LB 8 9 17 8.5 16. BRISSON-FAST, N-CMU Fr 2 DL 1 0 1.0 0.50 17. HARDY, Eilar-BGSU Sr 3 DB 14 11 25 8.3 17. MILLER, Clay-KENT Sr 3 DL 1 0 1.0 0.33 BURRIS, Brison-MIAMI Sr 3 DB 15 10 25 8.3 ADAMS, Keion-WMU Jr 3 DE 1 0 1.0 0.33 MOSES, Paul-MIAMI So 3 LB 9 16 25 8.3 WIGGINS, Sean-BSU Jr 3 LB 1 0 1.0 0.33 POLING, Quentin-OHIO So 3 LB 20 5 25 8.3 ALBRIGHT, B.-MIAMI Sr 3 DL 1 0 1.0 0.33 21. BROWN, Asantay-WMU So 3 11 13 24 8.0 22. CHEREN, Renard-NIU Fr 3 LB 13 10 23 7.7 TACKLES FOR LOSS Cl G Pos Solo Ast Total Avg/G WIGGINS, Sean-BSU Jr 3 LB 11 12 23 7.7 1. GILBO, Nick-UB Sr 3 LB 4 1 4.5 1.50 24. DELLINGER, Matt-KENT Sr 3 LB 12 10 22 7.3 POSLEY, Joshua-BSU Jr 3 DE 3 3 4.5 1.50 25. KERN, Kent-MIAMI Sr 3 LB 8 13 21 7.0 3. COVINGTON,Allen-TOLEDO Sr 1 3 2 4.0 4.00 SPILLANE, R-WMU So 3 LB 8 13 21 7.0 4. BERRY, Brandon-UB Jr 3 LB 4 0 4.0 1.33 MONROE, Darryl-AKRON Sr 3 LB 10 11 21 7.0 5. COLVIN, Zach-BGSU Sr 3 DL 3 1 3.5 1.17 HOLLEY, Nate-KENT Jr 3 10 11 21 7.0 BROWN, Jatavis-AKRON Sr 3 LB 3 1 3.5 1.17 ALOZIE, Okezie-UB Sr 3 LB 13 8 21 7.0 MACLEAN, Luke-EMU So 3 DL 3 1 3.5 1.17 Colton, J.-UMASS Sr 2 DB 7 7 14 7.0 WAUGH, Terence-KENT Jr 3 DL 3 1 3.5 1.17 31. SANFORD, James-BGSU Jr 3 LB 7 13 20 6.7 9. Santos-Knox, J.-UMASS Sr 2 LB 2 2 3.0 1.50 WILLIAMS, TJ-MIAMI Jr 3 LB 11 9 20 6.7 10. WINBUSH, Antho.-BSU So 3 DL 2 2 3.0 1.00 CROMARTIE, Ded.-BSU So 3 12 8 20 6.7 TERHUNE, Nate-KENT Sr 3 DL 2 2 3.0 1.00 MOORE, Marlon-NIU Sr 3 12 8 20 6.7 PAYTON, Jamaal-NIU Jr 3 LB 3 0 3.0 1.00 GILBO, Nick-UB Sr 3 LB 13 7 20 6.7 BAILEY, Caleb-WMU Jr 3 LB 3 0 3.0 1.00 BROWN, Blair-OHIO Jr 3 LB 11 9 20 6.7 REFUGE, Elcee-KENT Jr 3 LB 2 2 3.0 1.00 37. HUNTER, Darrell-BGSU Sr 2 DB 8 5 13 6.5 WILLIAMS, D.-EMU So 3 LB 3 0 3.0 1.00 38. BERRY, Brandon-UB Jr 3 LB 12 7 19 6.3 PITTMAN, Se'Von-AKRON Jr 3 DL 3 0 3.0 1.00 LEWIS, Austin-WMU Jr 3 LB 8 11 19 6.3 17. JONES, Orion-TOLEDO Sr 2 2 2 3.0 1.50 ATKINS, R-WMU Sr 3 SS 11 8 19 6.3 18. HOLLEY, Nate-KENT Jr 3 1 3 2.5 0.83 BECK, Jason-EMU So 3 DB 11 8 19 6.3 BASHAM, Tarell-OHIO Jr 3 DL 2 1 2.5 0.83 HAMILTON, Tim-CMU Sr 3 LB 12 7 19 6.3 BROWN, Anthony-EMU Jr 3 DB 2 1 2.5 0.83 43. WILLIAMS, D.-EMU So 3 LB 9 9 18 6.0 HESTER, Martez-BSU Jr 3 11 7 18 6.0 BROWN, Anthony-EMU Jr 3 DB 10 8 18 6.0 MOORE, Chad-OHIO So 3 LB 10 8 18 6.0 JONES, Orion-TOLEDO Sr 2 5 7 12 6.0 Dudley-Giles, T-UMASS Sr 2 DB 8 4 12 6.0 COVINGTON,Allen-TOLEDO Sr 1 3 3 6 6.0 50. BAILEY, Caleb-WMU Jr 3 LB 10 7 17 5.7 2015 Mid-American Conference Individual Statistics Through games of Sep 21, 2015

PASSES DEFENDED Cl G BrUp Int. Total Avg/G 1. ROSS, Boise-UB Jr 3 6 2 8 2.67 2. MATHIS, Trevon-TOLEDO So 1 2 0 2 2.00 PHILLIPS, D-WMU So 3 5 1 6 2.00 NORRILS, C.-TOLEDO Sr 2 4 0 4 2.00 LURRY, Shawun-NIU So 3 3 3 6 2.00 6. ZAMORT, Ronald-WMU Sr 3 5 0 5 1.67 SCOTT, DeAndre-AKRON Jr 3 3 2 5 1.67 EVANS, Dylan-AKRON Sr 3 5 0 5 1.67 9. Bailey-Smith, K-UMASS Sr 2 2 1 3 1.50 ROGERS, DeJuan-TOLEDO Jr 2 2 1 3 1.50 CONAWAY, Darius-BSU Jr 2 3 0 3 1.50 12. Jette, R.-UMASS Sr 2 2 0 2 1.00 HOLLEY, Nate-KENT Jr 3 2 1 3 1.00 HARDING, Heath-MIAMI Jr 2 2 0 2 1.00 TURNER, Dernard-BGSU Sr 3 1 2 3 1.00 WIGGINS, Sean-BSU Jr 3 1 2 3 1.00 COX, Josh-CMU So 3 3 0 3 1.00 SANFORD, James-BGSU Jr 3 3 0 3 1.00 COLEMAN, Amari-CMU So 3 2 1 3 1.00 Brackett, K.-UMASS Sr 2 1 1 2 1.00

INTERCEPTIONS Cl G No. Yds TD Long Avg/G 1. LURRY, Shawun-NIU So 3 3 45 0 33 1.00 MONDAY, D.-KENT So 3 3 0 0 0 1.00 3. ROSS, Boise-UB Jr 3 2 39 1 39 0.67 TURNER, Dernard-BGSU Sr 3 2 38 0 32 0.67 CARPENTER, N.-OHIO Sr 3 2 32 0 25 0.67 SCOTT, DeAndre-AKRON Jr 3 2 13 0 13 0.67 WIGGINS, Sean-BSU Jr 3 2 0 0 0 0.67 8. OLOOTU, Mayomi-NIU So 2 1 42 1 42 0.50 Bailey-Smith, K-UMASS Sr 2 1 6 0 6 0.50 WELLS, Ian-OHIO Sr 2 1 5 0 5 0.50

FUMBLES FORCED Cl G No. Avg/G 1. POLING, Quentin-OHIO So 3 2 0.67 ALOZIE, Okezie-UB Sr 3 2 0.67 3. WHITTAKER, Chaz-TOLEDO Jr 2 1 0.50 Robinson, J.-UMASS Jr 2 1 0.50 GIST, Liam-EMU So 2 1 0.50 MILLIGAN, Rolan-TOLEDO Fr 2 1 0.50 PEYTON, Rontrel-BSU Jr 2 1 0.50 8. BASHAM, Tarell-OHIO Jr 3 1 0.33 MOORE, Marlon-NIU Sr 3 1 0.33 WILLIAMS, TJ-MIAMI Jr 3 1 0.33

FUMBLES RECOVERED Cl G No. Avg/G 1. ALBRIGHT, B.-MIAMI Sr 3 2 0.67 CARPENTER, N.-OHIO Sr 3 2 0.67 3. Brackett, K.-UMASS Sr 2 1 0.50 PEYTON, Rontrel-BSU Jr 2 1 0.50 SPRUILL, C.-AKRON So 2 1 0.50 STANBACK, Brand-UB Fr 2 1 0.50 SWIFT, Connery-TOLEDO Jr 2 1 0.50 8. JONES, Bobby-NIU So 3 1 0.33 SAYLES, Casey-OHIO Jr 3 1 0.33 IGBINOSUN, Osa.-BSU Sr 3 1 0.33 2015 Mid-American Conference Conference Team Game Highs Through games of Sep 21, 2015

TEAM HIGHS (highest totals made by)

Points 57 Northern Illinois vs MURRAY STATE (Sep 12, 2015) 52 Akron vs SAVANNAH STATE (Sep 19, 2015) 52 Western Michigan vs MURRAY STATE (Sep 19, 2015) Points scored kicking 12 Ball State vs VMI (Sep 03, 2015) [2fg,6pat] 12 Bowling Green vs Tennessee (Sept 5, 2015) [3fg,3pat] 12 Eastern Michigan at Wyoming (Sep 12, 2015) [2fg,6pat] 12 Toledo vs IOWA STATE (09/19/15) [3fg,3pat] Touchdowns 8 Northern Illinois vs MURRAY STATE (Sep 12, 2015) 7 Buffalo vs ALBANY (Sep 05, 2015) 7 Bowling Green at Maryland (Sep 12, 2015) 7 Akron vs SAVANNAH STATE (Sep 19, 2015) 7 Western Michigan vs MURRAY STATE (Sep 19, 2015) Total offense yards 692 Bowling Green at Maryland (Sep 12, 2015) [201r,491p] 643 Northern Illinois vs MURRAY STATE (Sep 12, 2015) [254r,389p] Total offense plays 105 Bowling Green at Maryland (Sep 12, 2015) [50r,55p] 95 Ball State vs VMI (Sep 03, 2015) [42r,53p] Total offense yards/play 8.5 Eastern Michigan at Wyoming (Sep 12, 2015) [62-526] 8.4 Western Michigan vs MURRAY STATE (Sep 19, 2015) [75-628] Rushing yards 291 Akron vs SAVANNAH STATE (Sep 19, 2015) 278 Kent State vs DELAWARE STATE (Sep 12, 2015) 278 Ball State at Eastern Michigan (Sep 19, 2015) Rushing attempts 65 Kent State vs DELAWARE STATE (Sep 12, 2015) 52 Ball State at Eastern Michigan (Sep 19, 2015) Yards per rush 6.3 Ball State at Texas A&M (Sep 12, 2015) [38-240] 6.2 Akron vs SAVANNAH STATE (Sep 19, 2015) [47-291] Rushing TDs 5 Ball State vs VMI (Sep 03, 2015) 5 Akron vs SAVANNAH STATE (Sep 19, 2015) Longest rush 74 Eastern Michigan at Wyoming (Sep 12, 2015) 63 Eastern Michigan vs BALL STATE (Sep 19, 2015) Passing yards 491 Bowling Green at Maryland (Sep 12, 2015) 443 Bowling Green vs MEMPHIS (Sep 19, 2015) Passing attempts 55 Bowling Green at Maryland (Sep 12, 2015) 55 UMass vs TEMPLE (Sep 19, 2015) Passing TDs 6 Bowling Green at Maryland (Sep 12, 2015) 4 Northern Illinois vs MURRAY STATE (Sep 12, 2015) 4 Bowling Green vs MEMPHIS (Sep 19, 2015) 4 Miami vs CINCINNATI (Sep 19, 2015) 4 Western Michigan vs MURRAY STATE (Sep 19, 2015) Longest pass 94 Bowling Green vs MEMPHIS (Sep 19, 2015) 83 Central Michigan vs MONMOUTH (Sep 12, 2015) Passes completed 37 Central Michigan at Syracuse (Sep 19, 2015) 36 Bowling Green at Maryland (Sep 12, 2015) Had intercepted 3 Kent State at Illinois (Sep 05, 2015) 3 Miami at Wisconsin (Sep 12, 2015) 3 Western Michigan at Georgia Southern (Sep 12, 2015) Pass completion pct 84.8 Western Michigan vs MURRAY STATE (Sep 19, 2015) [28-33] 80.8 Northern Illinois vs UNLV (Sep 05, 2015) [21-26] Passing yards/attempt 13.8 Northern Illinois vs UNLV (Sep 05, 2015) [26-360] 13.6 Eastern Michigan at Wyoming (Sep 12, 2015) [25-340] Yards per catch 19.2 Ohio vs SLU (Sep 19, 2015) [18-346] 18.9 Eastern Michigan at Wyoming (Sep 12, 2015) [18-340] Field goal attempts 4 Bowling Green vs Tennessee (Sept 5, 2015) 4 Toledo vs IOWA STATE (09/19/15) Field goals made 3 Bowling Green vs Tennessee (Sept 5, 2015) 3 Ball State at Texas A&M (Sep 12, 2015) 2015 Mid-American Conference Team Game Highs Through games of Sep 21, 2015

3 Toledo vs IOWA STATE (09/19/15) Longest field goal 52 Eastern Michigan vs OLD DOMINION (Sep 05, 2015) 48 Northern Illinois vs UNLV (Sep 05, 2015) Field goal pct 100.0 Ball State at Texas A&M (Sep 12, 2015) [3-3] 100.0 Ball State vs VMI (Sep 03, 2015) [2-2] 100.0 Central Michigan vs OKLAHOMA STATE (Sep 03, 2015) [2-2] 100.0 Eastern Michigan vs OLD DOMINION (Sep 05, 2015) [2-2] 100.0 Eastern Michigan at Wyoming (Sep 12, 2015) [2-2] 100.0 Miami vs CINCINNATI (Sep 19, 2015) [2-2] 100.0 Northern Illinois at Ohio State (Sep 19, 2015) [2-2] PAT kicks attempted 8 Northern Illinois vs MURRAY STATE (Sep 12, 2015) 7 Buffalo vs ALBANY (Sep 05, 2015) 7 Akron vs SAVANNAH STATE (Sep 19, 2015) 7 Western Michigan vs MURRAY STATE (Sep 19, 2015) PAT kicks made 7 Akron vs SAVANNAH STATE (Sep 19, 2015) 7 Western Michigan vs MURRAY STATE (Sep 19, 2015) PAT kicks pct 100.0 Akron vs SAVANNAH STATE (Sep 19, 2015) [7-7] 100.0 Western Michigan vs MURRAY STATE (Sep 19, 2015) [7-7] 100.0 Ball State vs VMI (Sep 03, 2015) [6-6] 100.0 Ohio at University of Idaho (Sep 03, 2015) [6-6] 100.0 Bowling Green at Maryland (Sep 12, 2015) [6-6] 100.0 Eastern Michigan at Wyoming (Sep 12, 2015) [6-6] 100.0 Northern Illinois vs UNLV (Sep 05, 2015) [5-5] 100.0 Ohio vs SLU (Sep 19, 2015) [5-5] 100.0 Eastern Michigan vs OLD DOMINION (Sep 05, 2015) [4-4] 100.0 Central Michigan vs MONMOUTH (Sep 12, 2015) [4-4] 100.0 Ball State at Eastern Michigan (Sep 19, 2015) [4-4] 100.0 Buffalo at FAU (Sep 19, 2015) [4-4] 100.0 Western Michigan vs MICHIGAN STATE (Sep 4, 2015) [3-3] 100.0 Bowling Green vs Tennessee (Sept 5, 2015) [3-3] 100.0 Kent State vs DELAWARE STATE (Sep 12, 2015) [3-3] 100.0 Ohio vs MARSHALL (Sep 12, 2015) [3-3] 100.0 Central Michigan at Syracuse (Sep 19, 2015) [3-3] 100.0 Toledo vs IOWA STATE (09/19/15) [3-3] 100.0 Buffalo at Penn State (Sep 12, 2015) [2-2] 100.0 UMass at Colorado (Sep 12, 2015) [2-2] 100.0 Ball State at Texas A&M (Sep 12, 2015) [2-2] 100.0 Eastern Michigan vs BALL STATE (Sep 19, 2015) [2-2] 2-point PAT attempts 3 Kent State vs DELAWARE STATE (Sep 12, 2015) 1 Miami vs PRESBYTERIAN (Sep 05, 2015) 1 Bowling Green at Maryland (Sep 12, 2015) 1 Toledo vs Arkansas (09/12/15) 1 Western Michigan at Georgia Southern (Sep 12, 2015) 2-point PATs made 2 Kent State vs DELAWARE STATE (Sep 12, 2015) 1 Western Michigan at Georgia Southern (Sep 12, 2015) Punts 12 Akron at Oklahoma (Sep 05, 2015) 10 Kent State at Minnesota (Sep 19, 2015) 10 Northern Illinois at Ohio State (Sep 19, 2015) Longest punt 73 Akron at Oklahoma (Sep 05, 2015) 62 Kent State at Illinois (Sep 05, 2015) 62 Akron vs PITTSBURGH (Sep 12, 2015) Yards punted 557 Akron at Oklahoma (Sep 05, 2015) [12-557] 449 Northern Illinois at Ohio State (Sep 19, 2015) [10-449] Punting avg 53.3 Eastern Michigan at Wyoming (Sep 12, 2015) [3-160] 50.0 Bowling Green at Maryland (Sep 12, 2015) [3-150] Punt returns 7 Ohio vs MARSHALL (Sep 12, 2015) 2015 Mid-American Conference Team Game Highs Through games of Sep 21, 2015

5 Akron vs SAVANNAH STATE (Sep 19, 2015) Punt return yards 109 Buffalo vs ALBANY (Sep 05, 2015) 59 Ohio vs MARSHALL (Sep 12, 2015) Punt return avg 36.3 Buffalo vs ALBANY (Sep 05, 2015) [3-109] 20.5 Toledo vs IOWA STATE (09/19/15) [2-41] Punt return TDs 1 Buffalo vs ALBANY (Sep 05, 2015) Longest punt return 86 Buffalo vs ALBANY (Sep 05, 2015) 39 Miami vs PRESBYTERIAN (Sep 05, 2015) Kick returns 6 Eastern Michigan vs OLD DOMINION (Sep 05, 2015) 6 UMass vs TEMPLE (Sep 19, 2015) Kick return yards 209 Western Michigan vs MICHIGAN STATE (Sep 4, 2015) 145 Ball State vs VMI (Sep 03, 2015) Kick return avg 41.8 Western Michigan vs MICHIGAN STATE (Sep 4, 2015) [5-209] 35.0 Western Michigan vs MURRAY STATE (Sep 19, 2015) [4-140] Longest kick return 100 Western Michigan vs MICHIGAN STATE (Sep 4, 2015) 60 Western Michigan vs MURRAY STATE (Sep 19, 2015) Kick return TDs 1 Western Michigan vs MICHIGAN STATE (Sep 4, 2015) Interceptions 3 Bowling Green at Maryland (Sep 12, 2015) 3 Northern Illinois vs MURRAY STATE (Sep 12, 2015) 3 Northern Illinois at Ohio State (Sep 19, 2015) Interception return yds 64 Northern Illinois at Ohio State (Sep 19, 2015) 54 Ohio at University of Idaho (Sep 03, 2015) Interception return avg 27.0 Ohio at University of Idaho (Sep 03, 2015) [2-54] 21.3 Northern Illinois at Ohio State (Sep 19, 2015) [3-64] Longest interception rtn 42 Northern Illinois vs MURRAY STATE (Sep 12, 2015) 39 Buffalo at FAU (Sep 19, 2015) Interception return TDs 1 Ohio at University of Idaho (Sep 03, 2015) 1 Northern Illinois vs MURRAY STATE (Sep 12, 2015) 1 Buffalo at FAU (Sep 19, 2015) 1 Western Michigan vs MURRAY STATE (Sep 19, 2015) Fumbles lost 3 Kent State vs DELAWARE STATE (Sep 12, 2015) 2 Miami vs PRESBYTERIAN (Sep 05, 2015) 2 Northern Illinois vs MURRAY STATE (Sep 12, 2015) 2 Western Michigan vs MURRAY STATE (Sep 19, 2015) Fumbles recovered 3 Buffalo at FAU (Sep 19, 2015) 2 Ball State vs VMI (Sep 03, 2015) 2 Kent State vs DELAWARE STATE (Sep 12, 2015) 2 Ohio vs MARSHALL (Sep 12, 2015) 2 Miami vs CINCINNATI (Sep 19, 2015) 2 Northern Illinois at Ohio State (Sep 19, 2015) 2 Ohio vs SLU (Sep 19, 2015) Sacked by opp 7 Western Michigan vs MICHIGAN STATE (Sep 4, 2015) 6 Buffalo at Penn State (Sep 12, 2015) QB sacks 6 Kent State vs DELAWARE STATE (Sep 12, 2015) 5 Akron vs PITTSBURGH (Sep 12, 2015) Turnovers committed 4 Kent State at Illinois (Sep 05, 2015) 4 Miami at Wisconsin (Sep 12, 2015) 4 Western Michigan at Georgia Southern (Sep 12, 2015) Turnovers caused 5 Northern Illinois at Ohio State (Sep 19, 2015) 5 Buffalo at FAU (Sep 19, 2015) Kicks blocked 1 Toledo vs Arkansas (09/12/15) 1 Kent State vs DELAWARE STATE (Sep 12, 2015) 1 Central Michigan at Syracuse (Sep 19, 2015) 1 Toledo vs IOWA STATE (09/19/15) First downs 35 Bowling Green at Maryland (Sep 12, 2015) 33 Ball State vs VMI (Sep 03, 2015) 2015 Mid-American Conference Team Game Highs Through games of Sep 21, 2015

33 Western Michigan vs MURRAY STATE (Sep 19, 2015) 1st downs rushing 16 Western Michigan vs MURRAY STATE (Sep 19, 2015) 15 Kent State vs DELAWARE STATE (Sep 12, 2015) 15 Ball State at Eastern Michigan (Sep 19, 2015) 15 Akron vs SAVANNAH STATE (Sep 19, 2015) 1st downs passing 21 Ball State vs VMI (Sep 03, 2015) 19 Bowling Green at Maryland (Sep 12, 2015) 19 Central Michigan at Syracuse (Sep 19, 2015) 1st downs by penalty 4 UMass vs TEMPLE (Sep 19, 2015) 4 Toledo vs IOWA STATE (09/19/15) Penalties 14 Buffalo at Penn State (Sep 12, 2015) 13 Miami vs PRESBYTERIAN (Sep 05, 2015) Penalties yards 162 Miami vs PRESBYTERIAN (Sep 05, 2015) 128 Bowling Green vs Tennessee (Sept 5, 2015) 2015 Mid-American Conference Conference Individual Game Highs Through games of Sep 21, 2015

INDIVIDUAL PLAYER GAME HIGHS

Points scored 24 GREEN, Darian (Ball State) vs VMI (Sep 03, 2015) 18 BOUAGNON, Joel (Northern Illinois) vs UNLV (Sep 05, 2015) 18 LEWIS, Roger (Bowling Green) vs MEMPHIS (Sep 19, 2015) 18 GRICE, Cody (Akron) vs SAVANNAH STATE (Sep 19, 2015) Touchdowns 4 GREEN, Darian (Ball State) vs VMI (Sep 03, 2015) 3 BOUAGNON, Joel (Northern Illinois) vs UNLV (Sep 05, 2015) 3 LEWIS, Roger (Bowling Green) vs MEMPHIS (Sep 19, 2015) 3 GRICE, Cody (Akron) vs SAVANNAH STATE (Sep 19, 2015) TD responsibility 6 JOHNSON, Matt (Bowling Green) at Maryland (Sep 12, 2015) [0r,6p] 5 JOHNSON, Matt (Bowling Green) vs MEMPHIS (Sep 19, 2015) [1r,4p] Points scored kicking 12 HAGEE, Morgan (Ball State) vs VMI (Sep 03, 2015) [2fg,6pat] 12 TATE, Tyler (Bowling Green) vs Tennessee (Sept 5, 2015) [3fg,3pat] 12 MULDER, Dylan (Eastern Michigan) at Wyoming (Sep 12, 2015) [2fg,6pat] 12 VEST, Jameson (Toledo) vs IOWA STATE (09/19/15) [3fg,3pat] Total offense yards 486 JOHNSON, Matt (Bowling Green) at Maryland (Sep 12, 2015) [-5r,491p] 484 JOHNSON, Matt (Bowling Green) vs MEMPHIS (Sep 19, 2015) [41r,443p] Total offense plays 64 JOHNSON, Matt (Bowling Green) at Maryland (Sep 12, 2015) [9r,55p] 59 TERRELL, Zach (Western Michigan) vs MICHIGAN STATE (Sep 4, 2015) [9r,50p] 59 JOHNSON, Matt (Bowling Green) vs Tennessee (Sept 5, 2015) [10r,49p] Total offense yards/play 24.5 TURNER, Aregero (Northern Illinois) vs MURRAY STATE (Sep 12, 2015) [2-49] 16.5 WINDHAM, Greg (Ohio) vs SLU (Sep 19, 2015) [2-33] 16.5 WHITE, Papi (Ohio) vs SLU (Sep 19, 2015) [4-66] Rushing yards 164 GREEN, Darian (Ball State) at Eastern Michigan (Sep 19, 2015) 161 FRANKLIN, J (Western Michigan) vs MURRAY STATE (Sep 19, 2015) Rushing attempts 27 FRANKLIN, J (Western Michigan) vs MURRAY STATE (Sep 19, 2015) 25 GREEN, Darian (Ball State) at Eastern Michigan (Sep 19, 2015) 25 TAYLOR, Anthone (Buffalo) at FAU (Sep 19, 2015) Yards per rush 24.5 TURNER, Aregero (Northern Illinois) vs MURRAY STATE (Sep 12, 2015) [2-49] 16.5 WHITE, Papi (Ohio) vs SLU (Sep 19, 2015) [4-66] Rushing TDs 3 GREEN, Darian (Ball State) vs VMI (Sep 03, 2015) 3 BOUAGNON, Joel (Northern Illinois) vs UNLV (Sep 05, 2015) 3 GRICE, Cody (Akron) vs SAVANNAH STATE (Sep 19, 2015) Longest rush 74 VANN, Shaq (Eastern Michigan) at Wyoming (Sep 12, 2015) 63 JACKSON, Darius (Eastern Michigan) vs BALL STATE (Sep 19, 2015) Passing yards 491 JOHNSON, Matt (Bowling Green) at Maryland (Sep 12, 2015) 443 JOHNSON, Matt (Bowling Green) vs MEMPHIS (Sep 19, 2015) Passing attempts 55 JOHNSON, Matt (Bowling Green) at Maryland (Sep 12, 2015) 55 Frohnapfel, B. (UMass) vs TEMPLE (Sep 19, 2015) Passing TDs 6 JOHNSON, Matt (Bowling Green) at Maryland (Sep 12, 2015) 4 HARE, Drew (Northern Illinois) vs MURRAY STATE (Sep 12, 2015) 4 JOHNSON, Matt (Bowling Green) vs MEMPHIS (Sep 19, 2015) 4 TERRELL, Zach (Western Michigan) vs MURRAY STATE (Sep 19, 2015) Longest pass 94 JOHNSON, Matt (Bowling Green) vs MEMPHIS (Sep 19, 2015) 83 RUSH, Cooper (Central Michigan) vs MONMOUTH (Sep 12, 2015) Passes completed 37 RUSH, Cooper (Central Michigan) at Syracuse (Sep 19, 2015) 36 JOHNSON, Matt (Bowling Green) at Maryland (Sep 12, 2015) Had intercepted 3 REARDON, Colin (Kent State) at Illinois (Sep 05, 2015) 3 TERRELL, Zach (Western Michigan) at Georgia Southern (Sep 12, 2015) Pass completion pct 100.0 KNAPKE, James (Bowling Green) vs Tennessee (Sept 5, 2015) [2-2] 100.0 FLACCO, Tom (Western Michigan) vs MURRAY STATE (Sep 19, 2015) [3-3] Pass yards/attempt 14.2 ROBACK, Brogan (Eastern Michigan) at Wyoming (Sep 12, 2015) [24-340] 13.8 HARE, Drew (Northern Illinois) vs UNLV (Sep 05, 2015) [26-360] Pass yards/catch 20.0 ROBACK, Brogan (Eastern Michigan) at Wyoming (Sep 12, 2015) [17-340] 17.1 HARE, Drew (Northern Illinois) vs UNLV (Sep 05, 2015) [21-360] 2015 Mid-American Conference Individual Game Highs Through games of Sep 21, 2015

Receiving yards 261 LEWIS, Roger (Bowling Green) vs MEMPHIS (Sep 19, 2015) 213 GOLLADAY, Kenny (Northern Illinois) vs UNLV (Sep 05, 2015) Receptions 15 LEWIS, Roger (Bowling Green) at Maryland (Sep 12, 2015) 14 BRAVERMAN, D (Western Michigan) vs MURRAY STATE (Sep 19, 2015) Yards per catch 54.0 RHODES, Robbie (Bowling Green) at Maryland (Sep 12, 2015) [2-108] 50.0 McCORD, Ben (Central Michigan) vs MONMOUTH (Sep 12, 2015) [2-100] Receiving TDs 3 LEWIS, Roger (Bowling Green) vs MEMPHIS (Sep 19, 2015) 2 CREEL, Dustin (Eastern Michigan) vs OLD DOMINION (Sep 05, 2015) 2 LEWIS, Roger (Bowling Green) at Maryland (Sep 12, 2015) 2 WIMANN, Shane (Northern Illinois) vs MURRAY STATE (Sep 12, 2015) 2 GOLLADAY, Kenny (Northern Illinois) vs MURRAY STATE (Sep 12, 2015) 2 HOLLEY, Nick (Kent State) vs DELAWARE STATE (Sep 12, 2015) 2 SMITH, Ryan (Miami) vs CINCINNATI (Sep 19, 2015) 2 Mills, R. (UMass) vs TEMPLE (Sep 19, 2015) 2 DAVIS, Corey (Western Michigan) vs MURRAY STATE (Sep 19, 2015) 2 BRAVERMAN, D (Western Michigan) vs MURRAY STATE (Sep 19, 2015) Longest reception 94 LEWIS, Roger (Bowling Green) vs MEMPHIS (Sep 19, 2015) 83 McCORD, Ben (Central Michigan) vs MONMOUTH (Sep 12, 2015) Field goal attempts 4 TATE, Tyler (Bowling Green) vs Tennessee (Sept 5, 2015) 4 VEST, Jameson (Toledo) vs IOWA STATE (09/19/15) Field goals made 3 TATE, Tyler (Bowling Green) vs Tennessee (Sept 5, 2015) 3 HAGEE, Morgan (Ball State) at Texas A&M (Sep 12, 2015) 3 VEST, Jameson (Toledo) vs IOWA STATE (09/19/15) Longest field goal 52 MULDER, Dylan (Eastern Michigan) vs OLD DOMINION (Sep 05, 2015) 48 HAGAN, Christia (Northern Illinois) vs UNLV (Sep 05, 2015) Field goal pct 100.0 HAGEE, Morgan (Ball State) at Texas A&M (Sep 12, 2015) [3-3] 100.0 HAGEE, Morgan (Ball State) vs VMI (Sep 03, 2015) [2-2] 100.0 EAVEY, Brian (Central Michigan) vs OKLAHOMA STATE (Sep 03, 2015) [2-2] 100.0 MULDER, Dylan (Eastern Michigan) vs OLD DOMINION (Sep 05, 2015) [2-2] 100.0 MULDER, Dylan (Eastern Michigan) at Wyoming (Sep 12, 2015) [2-2] 100.0 HAGAN, Christia (Northern Illinois) at Ohio State (Sep 19, 2015) [2-2] PAT kicks attempted 8 HAGAN, Christia (Northern Illinois) vs MURRAY STATE (Sep 12, 2015) 7 MITCHESON, Adam (Buffalo) vs ALBANY (Sep 05, 2015) 7 STEIN, Robert (Akron) vs SAVANNAH STATE (Sep 19, 2015) 7 HALDEMAN, A (Western Michigan) vs MURRAY STATE (Sep 19, 2015) PAT kicks made 7 STEIN, Robert (Akron) vs SAVANNAH STATE (Sep 19, 2015) 7 HALDEMAN, A (Western Michigan) vs MURRAY STATE (Sep 19, 2015) PAT kicks pct 100.0 STEIN, Robert (Akron) vs SAVANNAH STATE (Sep 19, 2015) [7-7] 100.0 HALDEMAN, A (Western Michigan) vs MURRAY STATE (Sep 19, 2015) [7-7] 100.0 HAGEE, Morgan (Ball State) vs VMI (Sep 03, 2015) [6-6] 100.0 YAZDANI, J. (Ohio) at University of Idaho (Sep 03, 2015) [6-6] 100.0 TATE, Tyler (Bowling Green) at Maryland (Sep 12, 2015) [6-6] 100.0 MULDER, Dylan (Eastern Michigan) at Wyoming (Sep 12, 2015) [6-6] 100.0 HAGAN, Christia (Northern Illinois) vs UNLV (Sep 05, 2015) [5-5] 100.0 YAZDANI, J. (Ohio) vs SLU (Sep 19, 2015) [5-5] 100.0 MULDER, Dylan (Eastern Michigan) vs OLD DOMINION (Sep 05, 2015) [4-4] 100.0 EAVEY, Brian (Central Michigan) vs MONMOUTH (Sep 12, 2015) [4-4] 100.0 HAGEE, Morgan (Ball State) at Eastern Michigan (Sep 19, 2015) [4-4] 100.0 MITCHESON, Adam (Buffalo) at FAU (Sep 19, 2015) [4-4] 100.0 HALDEMAN, A (Western Michigan) vs MICHIGAN STATE (Sep 4, 2015) [3-3] 100.0 TATE, Tyler (Bowling Green) vs Tennessee (Sept 5, 2015) [3-3] 100.0 YAZDANI, J. (Ohio) vs MARSHALL (Sep 12, 2015) [3-3] 100.0 EAVEY, Brian (Central Michigan) at Syracuse (Sep 19, 2015) [3-3] 2015 Mid-American Conference Individual Game Highs Through games of Sep 21, 2015

100.0 VEST, Jameson (Toledo) vs IOWA STATE (09/19/15) [3-3] 100.0 MITCHESON, Adam (Buffalo) at Penn State (Sep 12, 2015) [2-2] 100.0 Lucas, B. (UMass) at Colorado (Sep 12, 2015) [2-2] 100.0 HAGEE, Morgan (Ball State) at Texas A&M (Sep 12, 2015) [2-2] 100.0 HYNES, Shane (Kent State) vs DELAWARE STATE (Sep 12, 2015) [2-2] 100.0 MULDER, Dylan (Eastern Michigan) vs BALL STATE (Sep 19, 2015) [2-2] 100.0 DOWD, Nick (Miami) vs CINCINNATI (Sep 19, 2015) [2-2] Punts 12 PAUL, Zach (Akron) at Oklahoma (Sep 05, 2015) 10 MELCHIORI, A. (Kent State) at Minnesota (Sep 19, 2015) 10 AMBROSE, Jake (Northern Illinois) at Ohio State (Sep 19, 2015) Yards punted 557 PAUL, Zach (Akron) at Oklahoma (Sep 05, 2015) [12-557] 449 AMBROSE, Jake (Northern Illinois) at Ohio State (Sep 19, 2015) [10-449] Longest punt 73 PAUL, Zach (Akron) at Oklahoma (Sep 05, 2015) 62 MELCHIORI, A. (Kent State) at Illinois (Sep 05, 2015) 62 PAUL, Zach (Akron) vs PITTSBURGH (Sep 12, 2015) Punting avg 53.3 BARNES, Austin (Eastern Michigan) at Wyoming (Sep 12, 2015) [3-160] 50.0 DAVIDSON, Joe (Bowling Green) at Maryland (Sep 12, 2015) [3-150] Punt returns 7 WHITE, Papi (Ohio) vs MARSHALL (Sep 12, 2015) 5 CONEY, A.J. (Akron) vs SAVANNAH STATE (Sep 19, 2015) Punt return yards 86 MARTINEZ, Jacob (Buffalo) vs ALBANY (Sep 05, 2015) 59 WHITE, Papi (Ohio) vs MARSHALL (Sep 12, 2015) Longest punt return 86 MARTINEZ, Jacob (Buffalo) vs ALBANY (Sep 05, 2015) 39 MCRAE, Fred (Miami) vs PRESBYTERIAN (Sep 05, 2015) Punt return TDs 1 MARTINEZ, Jacob (Buffalo) vs ALBANY (Sep 05, 2015) Punt return avg 13.3 BEEBE, Chad (Northern Illinois) vs MURRAY STATE (Sep 12, 2015) [3-40] 13.0 MCRAE, Fred (Miami) vs PRESBYTERIAN (Sep 05, 2015) [3-39] Kick returns 5 RUSSELL, Devon (Eastern Michigan) vs OLD DOMINION (Sep 05, 2015) 5 JOHNSON, Di. (Toledo) vs IOWA STATE (09/19/15) Kick return yards 185 PHILLIPS, D (Western Michigan) vs MICHIGAN STATE (Sep 4, 2015) 121 RUSSELL, Devon (Eastern Michigan) vs OLD DOMINION (Sep 05, 2015) Kick return avg 46.2 PHILLIPS, D (Western Michigan) vs MICHIGAN STATE (Sep 4, 2015) [4-185] 30.0 GREEN, Darian (Ball State) vs VMI (Sep 03, 2015) [4-120] Longest kick return 100 PHILLIPS, D (Western Michigan) vs MICHIGAN STATE (Sep 4, 2015) 60 BELLAMY, L (Western Michigan) vs MURRAY STATE (Sep 19, 2015) Kick return TDs 1 PHILLIPS, D (Western Michigan) vs MICHIGAN STATE (Sep 4, 2015) Combined PR/KR yards 185 PHILLIPS, D (Western Michigan) vs MICHIGAN STATE (Sep 4, 2015) [0pr-185kr] 121 RUSSELL, Devon (Eastern Michigan) vs OLD DOMINION (Sep 05, 2015) [0pr-121 Interceptions 2 TURNER, Dernard (Bowling Green) at Maryland (Sep 12, 2015) 2 WIGGINS, Sean (Ball State) at Eastern Michigan (Sep 19, 2015) 2 MONDAY, D. (Kent State) at Minnesota (Sep 19, 2015) 2 LURRY, Shawun (Northern Illinois) at Ohio State (Sep 19, 2015) Interception return yds 45 LURRY, Shawun (Northern Illinois) at Ohio State (Sep 19, 2015) 42 OLOOTU, Mayomi (Northern Illinois) vs MURRAY STATE (Sep 12, 2015) Interception return avg 22.5 LURRY, Shawun (Northern Illinois) at Ohio State (Sep 19, 2015) [2-45] 19.0 TURNER, Dernard (Bowling Green) at Maryland (Sep 12, 2015) [2-38] Longest interception rtn 42 OLOOTU, Mayomi (Northern Illinois) vs MURRAY STATE (Sep 12, 2015) 39 ROSS, Boise (Buffalo) at FAU (Sep 19, 2015) Interception return TDs 1 JOHNSON, Jovon (Ohio) at University of Idaho (Sep 03, 2015) 1 OLOOTU, Mayomi (Northern Illinois) vs MURRAY STATE (Sep 12, 2015) 1 ROSS, Boise (Buffalo) at FAU (Sep 19, 2015) 1 PHILLIPS, D (Western Michigan) vs MURRAY STATE (Sep 19, 2015) All-purpose yards 267 GREEN, Darian (Ball State) vs VMI (Sep 03, 2015) 261 LEWIS, Roger (Bowling Green) vs MEMPHIS (Sep 19, 2015) 2015 Mid-American Conference Individual Game Highs Through games of Sep 21, 2015

Tackles 20.0 VALDEZ, Austin (Bowling Green) vs MEMPHIS (Sep 19, 2015) [9-11] 17.0 CALDERON, Ikie (Eastern Michigan) vs BALL STATE (Sep 19, 2015) [10-7] Sacks 2.5 BROWN, Jatavis (Akron) vs PITTSBURGH (Sep 12, 2015) [2-1] 2.0 WAUGH, Terence (Kent State) vs DELAWARE STATE (Sep 12, 2015) [2-0] Tackles for loss 4.0 COVINGTON,Allen (Toledo) vs IOWA STATE (09/19/15) [3-2] 3.0 BERRY, Brandon (Buffalo) at FAU (Sep 19, 2015) [3-0] 3.0 Santos-Knox, J. (UMass) vs TEMPLE (Sep 19, 2015) [2-2] 2015 Mid-American Conference Individual Stellar Games Through games of Sep 21, 2015

200-Yard Rushing Performances

None

100-Yard Rushing Performances

164 GREEN, Darian (Ball State) at Eastern Michigan (Sep 19, 2015) 161 FRANKLIN, J (Western Michigan) vs MURRAY STATE (Sep 19, 2015) 152 BOUAGNON, Joel (Northern Illinois) vs UNLV (Sep 05, 2015) 129 VANN, Shaq (Eastern Michigan) at Wyoming (Sep 12, 2015) 129 HUNT, Kareem (Toledo) vs IOWA STATE (09/19/15) 127 HUNDLEY, Conor (Akron) vs SAVANNAH STATE (Sep 19, 2015) 117 JACKSON, Darius (Eastern Michigan) vs OLD DOMINION (Sep 05, 2015) 116 TAYLOR, Anthone (Buffalo) at FAU (Sep 19, 2015) 109 COPPET, Fred (Bowling Green) at Maryland (Sep 12, 2015) 104 TAYLOR, Anthone (Buffalo) vs ALBANY (Sep 05, 2015)

Number of 100-Yard Rushing Performances

TAYLOR, Anthone, Buffalo - 2 BOUAGNON, Joel, Northern Illinois - 1 COPPET, Fred, Bowling Green - 1 FRANKLIN, J, Western Michigan - 1 GREEN, Darian, Ball State - 1 HUNDLEY, Conor, Akron - 1 HUNT, Kareem, Toledo - 1 JACKSON, Darius, Eastern Michigan - 1 VANN, Shaq, Eastern Michigan - 1

500-Yard Passing Performances

None

400-Yard Passing Performances

491 JOHNSON, Matt (Bowling Green) at Maryland (Sep 12, 2015) 443 JOHNSON, Matt (Bowling Green) vs MEMPHIS (Sep 19, 2015) 430 RUSH, Cooper (Central Michigan) at Syracuse (Sep 19, 2015) 424 JOHNSON, Matt (Bowling Green) vs Tennessee (Sept 5, 2015)

300-Yard Passing Performances

491 JOHNSON, Matt (Bowling Green) at Maryland (Sep 12, 2015) 443 JOHNSON, Matt (Bowling Green) vs MEMPHIS (Sep 19, 2015) 430 RUSH, Cooper (Central Michigan) at Syracuse (Sep 19, 2015) 424 JOHNSON, Matt (Bowling Green) vs Tennessee (Sept 5, 2015) 393 Frohnapfel, B. (UMass) vs TEMPLE (Sep 19, 2015) 365 TERRELL, Zach (Western Michigan) vs MICHIGAN STATE (Sep 4, 2015) 360 HARE, Drew (Northern Illinois) vs UNLV (Sep 05, 2015) 358 HARE, Drew (Northern Illinois) vs MURRAY STATE (Sep 12, 2015) 355 TERRELL, Zach (Western Michigan) vs MURRAY STATE (Sep 19, 2015) 340 ROBACK, Brogan (Eastern Michigan) at Wyoming (Sep 12, 2015) 2015 Mid-American Conference Individual Stellar Games Through games of Sep 21, 2015

338 MILAS, Jack (Ball State) vs VMI (Sep 03, 2015) 328 RUSH, Cooper (Central Michigan) vs MONMOUTH (Sep 12, 2015) 327 VICK, Derrius (Ohio) vs SLU (Sep 19, 2015)

Number of 300-Yard Passing Performances

JOHNSON, Matt, Bowling Green - 3 HARE, Drew, Northern Illinois - 2 RUSH, Cooper, Central Michigan - 2 TERRELL, Zach, Western Michigan - 2 Frohnapfel, B., UMass - 1 MILAS, Jack, Ball State - 1 ROBACK, Brogan, Eastern Michigan - 1 VICK, Derrius, Ohio - 1

200-Yard Receiving Performances

261 LEWIS, Roger (Bowling Green) vs MEMPHIS (Sep 19, 2015) 213 GOLLADAY, Kenny (Northern Illinois) vs UNLV (Sep 05, 2015) 200 LEWIS, Roger (Bowling Green) at Maryland (Sep 12, 2015)

100-Yard Receiving Performances

261 LEWIS, Roger (Bowling Green) vs MEMPHIS (Sep 19, 2015) 213 GOLLADAY, Kenny (Northern Illinois) vs UNLV (Sep 05, 2015) 200 LEWIS, Roger (Bowling Green) at Maryland (Sep 12, 2015) 167 BRAVERMAN, D (Western Michigan) vs MURRAY STATE (Sep 19, 2015) 156 Sharpe, T. (UMass) vs TEMPLE (Sep 19, 2015) 154 DAVIS, Corey (Western Michigan) vs MICHIGAN STATE (Sep 4, 2015) 147 McCORD, Ben (Central Michigan) at Syracuse (Sep 19, 2015) 144 GOLLADAY, Kenny (Northern Illinois) vs MURRAY STATE (Sep 12, 2015) 139 DAVIS, Corey (Western Michigan) vs MURRAY STATE (Sep 19, 2015) 138 Sharpe, T. (UMass) at Colorado (Sep 12, 2015) 133 DIETER, Gehrig (Bowling Green) vs Tennessee (Sept 5, 2015) 129 COPE, Brendan (Ohio) at University of Idaho (Sep 03, 2015) 124 MARTIN, Sam (Miami) vs CINCINNATI (Sep 19, 2015) 122 BRAVERMAN, D (Western Michigan) at Georgia Southern (Sep 12, 2015) 109 BRAVERMAN, D (Western Michigan) vs MICHIGAN STATE (Sep 4, 2015) 108 RHODES, Robbie (Bowling Green) at Maryland (Sep 12, 2015) 105 DAUGHERTY, E. (Eastern Michigan) at Wyoming (Sep 12, 2015) 104 Mills, R. (UMass) vs TEMPLE (Sep 19, 2015) 102 SPALDING, Devon (Central Michigan) at Syracuse (Sep 19, 2015) 101 MURPHY, Jared (Miami) vs PRESBYTERIAN (Sep 05, 2015) 101 COPE, Brendan (Ohio) vs SLU (Sep 19, 2015) 100 McCORD, Ben (Central Michigan) vs MONMOUTH (Sep 12, 2015)

Number of 100-Yard Receiving Performances

BRAVERMAN, D, Western Michigan - 3 COPE, Brendan, Ohio - 2 DAVIS, Corey, Western Michigan - 2 GOLLADAY, Kenny, Northern Illinois - 2 2015 Mid-American Conference Individual Stellar Games Through games of Sep 21, 2015

LEWIS, Roger, Bowling Green - 2 McCORD, Ben, Central Michigan - 2 Sharpe, T., UMass - 2 DAUGHERTY, E., Eastern Michigan - 1 DIETER, Gehrig, Bowling Green - 1 MARTIN, Sam, Miami - 1 Mills, R., UMass - 1 MURPHY, Jared, Miami - 1 RHODES, Robbie, Bowling Green - 1 SPALDING, Devon, Central Michigan - 1