Mid-American Conference Football Weekly Release September 28, 2015
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Mid-American Conference Football Weekly Release September 28, 2015 Football Contact: Ken Mather, Assistant Commissioner for Media & Public Relations ([email protected]) Mid-American Conference, 24 Public Square, 15th Floor, Cleveland, Ohio 44113, 216-566-4622, www.mac-sports.com Become a fan of the Mid-American Conference on Facebook. Follow the MAC On Twitter @MACSports, Snapchat (MACSports) and Instagram (MACSports) MAC Standings MAC Storylines Conference Overall • The MAC is coming off another competitive weekend with a WEST DIVISION W L Pct. Stk H A W L Pct. Stk H A 3-10 record in 13 non-conference games. MAC had wins over Ball State 1 0 1.000 W1 0-0 1-0 2 2 .500 L1 1-0 1-2 Big Ten (Purdue) and Sun Belt opponents (Arkansas State and Toledo 0 0 .000 - 0-0 0-0 3 0 1.000 W3 2-0 1-0 Louisiana). Five of the losses were by a combined 21 points in Northern Illinois 0 0 .000 - 0-0 0-0 2 2 .500 L2 2-0 0-2 one score games against Big Ten (Minnesota, Northwestern) ACC Central Michigan 0 0 .000 - 0-0 0-0 1 3 .250 L2 1-1 0-2 (Boston College), Mountain West (Nevada) and Conference USA Western Michigan 0 0 .000 - 0-0 0-0 1 3 .250 L1 1-1 0-2 (Marshall) opponents. Eastern Michigan 0 1 .000 L1 0-1 0-0 1 3 .250 L2 0-3 1-0 Conference Overall • Bowling Green’s 35-28 win at Purdue marked only the third EAST DIVISION W L Pct. Stk H A W L Pct. Stk H A time in MAC history for a MAC program to earn two wins against Ohio 0 0 .000 - 0-0 0-0 3 1 .750 L1 2-0 1-1 Big Ten opponents in the same season (Maryland, Purdue). In Akron 0 0 .000 - 0-0 0-0 2 2 .500 W2 1-1 1-1 2003, Bowling Green had two wins against Big Ten opponents (at Bowling Green 0 0 .000 - 0-0 0-0 2 2 .500 W1 0-1 2-1 Purdue, and vs. Northwestern in the Motor City Bowl), while NIU Buffalo 0 0 .000 - 0-0 0-0 2 2 .500 L1 1-1 1-1 defeated both Iowa and Purdue on the road during the 2013 season. Kent State 0 0 .000 - 0-0 0-0 1 3 .250 L2 1-1 0-2 Miami 0 0 .000 - 0-0 0-0 1 3 .250 L3 1-1 0-2 • Akron’s 35-14 road win at Louisiana marked the program’s 500th UMass 0 0 .000 - 0-0 0-0 0 3 .000 L3 0-1 0-2 victory in school history, dating back to 1891. This Week’s MAC Schedule ROCKETS GET ADDITIONAL VOTES IN NATIONAL POLLS Saturday, October 3 Toledo’s 37-7 victory over Arkansas State on Saturday night caught the attention *Ohio at Akron, 2:00 pm ET (ESPN3) of college football writers, as the Rockets (3-0) picked up 68 points in the latest Florida International at UMass, 3:00 pm ET (ESPN3) Associated Press Top 25 writers’ poll, leaving them just one spot outside the Top 25. *NIU at Central Michigan, 3:00 pm ET/2:00 pm CT (ESPN3) *Toledo at Ball State, 3:00 pm ET (American Sports Network/ Toledo is listed at No. 26, just one place behind Florida (140 points) and ahead of ESPN3 -- check your local affiliate listings) Oregon (64), Arizona (48), Boise State (38), Iowa (37) and Texas Tech (36). One *Bowling Green at Buffalo, 3:30 pm ET (BCSN/ Time Warner week ago, Toledo ranked No. 30 in the AP poll with 36 points. Cable SportsChannel/ESPN3) *Miami at Kent State, 3:30 pm ET (ESPN3) The Rockets also moved up in the USA Today coaches’ poll, picking up 15 points Eastern Michigan at No. 9 LSU, 7:00 pm ET (ESPNU) after having just two points a week earlier. The last time Toledo was ranked was Bye: Western Michigan Oct. 29, 2012. Toledo was 8-1 at the time with an eight-game winning streak, its *Mid-American Conference game only loss in overtime at Arizona in the season opener. Last Week’s MAC Results FALCONS MATT JOHNSON LEADS NATION IN PASSING YARDS Bowling Green 35, Purdue 28 Bowling Green senior quarterback Matt Johnson continues to rewrite Bowling No. 2 Michigan State 30, Central Michigan 10 Green’s record books as he went 43-for-59 for 402 yards passing and a touchdown Boston College 17, NIU 14 on Saturday in a 35-28 road win at Purdue. Marshall 36, Kent State 29 (2OT) Western Kentucky 56, Miami 14 Johnson, who has passed for more than 400 yards in four consecutive weeks, Nevada 24, Buffalo 21 became the first player in Bowling Green football’s 96-year history to ever have Minnesota 27, Ohio 24 four 400-yard passing games in a career. His 43 completions against Purdue were No. 6 Notre Dame 62, UMass 27 tied for third-most in school history for a single game and tied for seventh most No. 1 Ohio State 38, Western Michigan 12 in MAC single-game history. Army 58, Eastern Michigan 36 Akron 35, Louisiana-Lafayette 14 Johnson, who has led the Falcons to two Big Ten road wins this season, helped the Toledo 37, Arkansas State 7 2015 Falcons become the first team in Bowling Green history to defeat two Big Ten No. 17 Northwestern 24, Ball State 19 teams on the road in the same regular season – and just the third MAC program to Follow MAC football ever do so. After four weeks, Johnson leads the nation with 1,760 passing yards, with the MAC Digi- while his 13 passing touchdowns ranks fourth in the country. tal Network at www. mac-sports.com. MAC WEEK FIVE NOTES • After four weeks of the 2015 season, the MAC has already earned 11 FBS wins vs. non-conference opponents. This year’s 11 wins already topped last year’s eight non-conference wins and is tied for third most for the MAC since 2000. The MAC’s 11 wins this year is tied for third most with the 2001 and 2006 sea- sons, while the top two years for the MAC came in 2012 (16 wins) and 2008 (14 wins). The MAC has three more non-conference regular season games this year. The MAC has partnered with collegepressbox.com to continue media services and provide access to information on the confer- • The MAC moves into league-play with five Conference games this Saturday, ence and our membership including rosters, bios, game notes, Oct. 3rd. depth charts, stats, quotes, flipcards, media schedules and more. Mid-American Conference Football SEPTEMBER 28, 2015 THREE MAC RECEIVERS LEAD NATION IN RECEPTION STREAK MAC Players of the Week 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 East Division (41 games) ranks second in the country followed by UMass wide out Tajae Sharpe (38 games), who is third in the nation. Northern Illinois wide receiver Matt Johnson, Offensive Player of the Week Tommylee Lewis (31 games) ranks fifth in the country. Bowling Green, Senior, Quarterback MAC ANNOUNCES EXPANDED REGIONAL CABLE TELEVISION Bowling Green senior quarterback Matt Johnson DEAL WITH BUCKEYE CABLE SPORTS NETWORK (BCSN) (Harrisburg, Pa.) continues to rewrite the school’s The Mid-American Conference (MAC) announced on Sept. 28 a new regional record books as he went 43-for-59 for 402 yards multi-year television agreement with the Buckeye Cable Sports Network passing and a touchdown in a 35-28 road win at Purdue. Johnson, who has passed for more than (BCSN) to produce and televise MAC football, men’s and women’s basket- 400 yards in four consecutive weeks, became the ball and multiple championship events beginning this 2015-16 academic year first player in Bowling Green’s 96-year history to through a sublicense agreement with ESPN. ever have four 400-yard passing games in a career. As part of the agreement, BCSN will also own territorial sublicensing rights Terence Waugh, Defensive Player of the Week; and will work with other regional cable operators to make games available Kent State, Junior, Defensive Tackle to fans. This new regional television partnership will reach nearly all of the MAC’s footprint. Kent State junior defensive tackle Terence Waugh (Atlanta, Ga.) helped Kent State’s defense hold Three MAC football games will be televised this fall, beginning with the Marshall to 277 total yards in a 36-29 (2OT) loss. Saturday, Oct. 3 Bowling Green at Buffalo game. In addition, 16 men’s bas- Waugh had a game-high 3.0 sacks for a loss of 17 ketball games, eight (8) women’s basketball games, and at least six (6) games yards and posted career highs of 11 tackles, 4.0 from the MAC men’s and women’s Basketball Tournament will air along with tackles for loss and seven solo tackles. The Flashes defense held Marshall to just 2.9 yards per carry on select MAC Olympic Sport championships. 44 attempts. A more detailed basketball schedule will be announced at a later date. In Michael Buddenberg, Special Teams Player of addition, all events televised will be also streamed live on ESPN3 across Week; Akron, Sophomore, Long Snapper WatchESPN platforms and the official Mid-American Conference website www.mac-sports.com.