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Mid-American Conference Football Weekly Release August 28, 2017 Mid-American Conference Football Weekly Release August 28, 2017 Football Contact: Ken Mather, Assistant Commissioner for Media & Public Relations ([email protected]) Mid-American Conference, 24 Public Square, 15th Floor, Cleveland, Ohio 44113, 216-566-4622, www.mac-sports.com Become a fan of the Mid-American Conference on Facebook. Follow the MAC On Twitter @MACSports, Snapchat (MACSports) and Instagram (MACSports) MAC Standings MAC Storylines Conference Overall • MAC football continues its 71st season of competition and will WEST DIVISION W L Pct. Stk H A W L Pct. Stk H A hold its 21st championship game in 2017. This year’s Marathon Ball State 0 0 .000 - 0-0 0-0 0 0 .000 - 0-0 0-0 MAC Football Championship game will be Saturday, Dec. 2 at Central Michigan 0 0 .000 - 0-0 0-0 0 0 .000 - 0-0 0-0 Ford Field in Detroit. Western Michigan is the defending MAC Eastern Michigan 0 0 .000 - 0-0 0-0 0 0 .000 - 0-0 0-0 Champion as the Broncos defeated Ohio, 29-23, last December. Northern Illinois 0 0 .000 - 0-0 0-0 0 0 .000 - 0-0 0-0 Toledo 0 0 .000 - 0-0 0-0 0 0 .000 - 0-0 0-0 • The 2017 football season will bring the transition of one new Western Michigan 0 0 .000 - 0-0 0-0 0 0 .000 - 0-0 0-0 head coach into the Conference. Western Michigan named former Conference Overall Purdue quarterbacks coach Tim Lester as head coach on Jan. EAST DIVISION W L Pct. Stk H A W L Pct. Stk H A 13, 2017. Lester was a four-year starter at quarterback at Western Akron 0 0 .000 - 0-0 0-0 0 0 .000 - 0-0 0-0 Michigan from 1996-99. Bowling Green 0 0 .000 - 0-0 0-0 0 0 .000 - 0-0 0-0 Buffalo 0 0 .000 - 0-0 0-0 0 0 .000 - 0-0 0-0 • The MAC will open the season by hosting five games and Kent State 0 0 .000 - 0-0 0-0 0 0 .000 - 0-0 0-0 playing on the road in seven others. Three MAC programs help Miami 0 0 .000 - 0-0 0-0 0 0 .000 - 0-0 0-0 kickoff the season on Thursday, Aug. 31 at 7 pm ET as Central Ohio 0 0 .000 - 0-0 0-0 0 0 .000 - 0-0 0-0 Michigan hosts Rhode Island (ESPN3), Toledo welcomes Elon (ESPN3) and Buffalo travels to Minnesota (Big Ten Network). MAC programs will play two games on Friday, Sept. 1 and seven others on Saturday, Sept. 2. MAC TO FACE TOP RANKED NON-CONFERENCE OPPONENTS Earlier in August the 2017 preseason polls were released including the Associated • MAC programs will face opponents from the Big Ten (Illinois, Press Top 25 and USA Today Amway Coaches Top 25 Poll. The MAC will face Michigan State, Minnesota, Penn State), ACC (Boston College, five of the top ranked teams this season from the 2017 preseason polls in non- Clemson), Pac-12 (USC) and Conference USA (Charlotte, Mar- conference play (AP ranking/USA Today Amway ranking): shall in Week One. The MAC will also face three FCS opponents. No. 4/No. 4 USC vs. Western Michigan on Sat., Sept. 2 at 5:15 pm ET; This Week’s MAC Schedule No. 5/No. 5 Clemson vs. Kent State on Sat., Sept. 2 at Noon ET; No. 6/No. 6 Penn State vs. Akron on Sat., Sept. 2 at Noon ET; Thursday, August 31 No. 16/No. 17 Louisville vs. Kent State on Sat., Sept. 23 (time TBA); Buffalo at Minnesota, 7:00 pm ET (Big Ten Network) No. 18/No. 18 Miami (Fla.) vs. Toledo on Sat., Sept. 23 (time TBA). Elon at Toledo, 7:00 pm ET (ESPN3) Rhode Island at Central Michigan, 7:00 pm ET (ESPN3) MAC VS. BIG TEN OPPONENTS This opening week the MAC will face four Big Ten opponents -- Illinois, Michigan Friday, September 1 State, Minnesota and Penn State. The MAC has won a regular season game vs. Charlotte at Eastern Michigan, 6:30 pm ET (ESPN3) Big Ten opponents in each of the last 11 consecutive seasons (2006-2016), the Boston College at NIU, 9:30 pm ET/8:30 pm CT longest streak in MAC history. (CBS Sports Network) Last year, Western Michigan won two road games against Big Ten opponents as the Saturday, September 2 Broncos defeated Illinois, 34-10, on Sept. 17 and Northwestern, 22-21, on Sept. 3. Akron at Penn State, Noon ET (ABC) Ball State at Illinois, Noon ET (Big Ten Network) During this 11-year stretch, MAC teams have defeated 10 different Big Ten pro- Bowling Green at Michigan State, Noon ET (ESPNU) grams—Illinois (3); Indiana (5); Iowa (3); Maryland (1); Michigan (1); Michigan Kent State at Clemson, Noon ET (ESPN) State (1); Minnesota (2); Northwestern (2); Penn State (1) and Purdue (5) for a Western Michigan at USC, 5:15 pm ET (Pac-12 Networks) total of 24 wins during this stretch. Miami at Marshall, 6:30 pm ET Hampton at Ohio, 7:00 pm ET (ESPN3) Miami (13), Bowling Green (8), Toledo (6), Central Michigan (6) and Northern Illinois (5) have the most wins vs. Big Ten opponents. Follow MAC football with the MAC Digi- OHIO’S FRANK SOLICH THIRD LONGEST ACTIVE FBS HEAD COACH tal Network at www. Ohio head football coach Frank Solich is entering his 13th season at the helm of mac-sports.com. the Ohio Bobcat football program and currently ranks third all-time among MAC head coaches with 88 career wins. Solich also ranks third among active FBS head coaches as the longest tenured current head coaches. Only Kirk Ferentz of Iowa (1999-2017 -- 19th season) and Gary Patterson of TCU (2000-17 -- 17th season) have held their current head coaching positions longer than Solich. Ohio is also the only FBS football program in the country that has kept its head coach, offensive coordinator (Tim Albin) and defensive coordinator The MAC has partnered with collegepressbox.com to continue (Jimmy Burrow) in place for the past 10 seasons. Solich and his Bobcats open media services and provide access to information on the confer- the season on Saturday, Sept. 2 as they host Hampton at 7:00 pm ET at Peden ence and our membership including rosters, bios, game notes, Stadium on ESPN3. depth charts, stats, quotes, flipcards, media schedules and more. Mid-American Conference Football AUGUST 28, 2017 MAC BOWL NOTES AND 2016 SEASON MAC WITH ONE NEW HEAD COACH FOR 2017 • Western Michigan won the 2016 Marathon MAC Football Cham- Western Michigan named Tim Lester as head coach on Jan. 13, 2017 pionship Game with a 29-23 win over Ohio on Dec. 2. The win to replace P.J. Fleck, who accepted the Minnesota head coaching was Western Michigan’s first championship since 1988 and the position. second football title in program history. Western Michigan: Tim Lester: Lester was named head football • Western Michigan entered the bowl season ranked No. 12 in the coach in Kalamazoo on Jan. 13, 2017. Lester was a four-year starter Associated Press Top 25 Poll and No. 14 in the Amway/USA To- at quarterback at Western Michigan from 1996-99, leading the Bron- day Coaches Poll. The No. 12 AP ranking was the highest in the cos to a Marathon MAC Football Championship game appearance MAC since Ball State was ranked No. 12 on Nov. 30, 2008 after his senior season. Lester also made a stop as an assistant coach at a 12-0 start. his alma mater during the 2005 and 2006 seasons. • Western Michigan lost a 24-16 decision to No. 8 Wisconsin in the Lester began his coaching career in 2003 and most recently was Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic on Jan. 2. Western Michigan ended the quarterbacks coach at Purdue in 2016. Lester came to the Boil- the season ranked No. 15 in the AP Poll with a 13-1 record. ermakers from Syracuse, where he served as quarterbacks coach from 2013 to 2015 and doubled as offensive coordinator in 2014 • The Broncos were also ranked No. 15 in the sixth and final Col- and 2015 as well. lege Football Playoff ranking on Dec. 4. Prior to working at Syracuse, Lester was the head coach at Divi- • Western Michigan’s 13-0 mark after the Marathon MAC Football sion III Elmhurst (Illinois) College from 2008 to 2012. Over five Championship was the first for the MAC since former member seasons, he posted a 33-19 record for a .635 winning percentage, Marshall finished the 1999 season with a 13-0 record and a No. 10 second highest in school history. In his final season in 2012, he led ranking in the Associated Press Top 25 Poll. the Blue Jays to a 10-2 record and a CCIW conference champion- ship as well as Elmhurst’s first-ever NCAA playoff appearance. It • Six MAC programs received bowl invitations during the 2016 was just the third championship in school history and the first title bowl season -- Western Michigan (13-1), Toledo (9-4), Ohio (8-6), since 1980. Lester was named the College Conference of Illinois Eastern Michigan (7-6), Central Michigan (6-7) and Miami (6-7). and Wisconsin Coach of the Year that season. The MAC record for bowl invitations in a single-season is seven in both the 2012 and 2015 bowl seasons. Lester finished his Western Michigan career ranked fourth in FBS history in passing yards (11,299) and sixth in touchdown passes • Western Michigan (Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic), Ohio (Dol- (89).
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