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CORNHUSKERS 1 BEARS 2 WILDCATS 3 NEBRASKA MORGAN ST. NORTHWESTERN w Saturday, Sept. 1 w Saturday, Sept. 8 w Saturday, Sept. 15 w 8 PM ET • FOX w 3:30 PM • ESPN+ w 7:30 ET • Big Ten Network w Memorial Stadium w InfoCision Stadium – Summa Field w Ryan Field
QUICK FACTS QUICK FACTS QUICK FACTS Location:...... Lincoln, Neb. Location:...... Baltimore, Md. Location:...... Evanston, Ill. Enrollment:...... 26,079 Enrollment:...... 7,725 Enrollment:...... 8,367 Colors:...... Scarlet & Cream Colors:...... Orange & Blue Colors:...... Purple Chancellor:...... Ronnie Green President:...... Dr. David Wilson President:...... Morton Schapiro Athletics Director:...... Bill Moos Athletics Director:...... Edward Scott Athletics Director:...... Jim Phillips Conference...... Big Ten Conference...... Mid-Eastern (MEAC) Conference...... Big Ten Stadium:...... Memorial Stadium (85,458) Stadium:...... Hughes Stadium (10,000) Stadium:...... Ryan Field (47,130) Surface:...... FieldTurf Surface:...... Synthetic grass Surface:...... Natural grass 2017 Record:...... 4-8 overall, 3-6 (5th West) 2017 Record:...... 1-10 overall, 1-7 2017 Record:...... 10-3 overall, 7-2 (2nd West) 2017 Postseason:...... 2017 Postseason:...... 2017 Postseason:...... Music City Bowl 2017 Final Ranking (AP/USA Today)...... -/- 2017 Final Ranking (AP/USA Today)...... -/- ...... Northwestern 24, Kentucky 23 2017 Final Ranking (AP/USA Today)...... 17/17
Head Coach:...... Scott Frost (Nebraska ’97) Interim Head Coach: Head Coach:.... Pat Fitzgerald (Northwestern ’97) Career Record:...... 19-7 (2 yrs.) ...... Ernest T. Jones (Alcorn State’95) Career Record:...... 77-62 (12 yrs.) School Record:...... First season Career Record:...... First season School Record:...... same School Record:...... same Offensive System:...... Multiple Offensive System:...... Spread Defensive System:...... 3-4 Offensive System:...... Spread Defensive System:...... 4-3 Starters Returning/Lost:...... 15/10 Defensive System:...... 4-3 Starters Returning/Lost:...... 17/9 Letterwinners Returning/Lost:...... 51/26 Starters Returning/Lost:...... 16/10 Letterwinners Returning/Lost:...... 61/15 Letterwinners Returning/Lost:...... 37/25 Series:...... Nebraska leads, 1-0 Series:...... First Meeting Streak:...... W1, Nebraska Series:...... Akron leads, 2-0 Streak:...... First Meeting AKRON FOOTBALL First Played:...... Sept.1, 2017 Streak:...... W2, Akron First Played:...... Sept. 15, 2018 Last Played:...... First Played:...... Sept. 12, 2009 Last Played:...... Last Played:...... Sept. 15, 2012 Football Contact:...... Keith Mann Football Contact:...... Paul Kennedy Office:...... (402) 472-2263 Football Contact:...... Leonard L. Haynes IV Office:...... (847) 467-2028 Cell:...... (402) 540-0274 Office:...... (443) 885-3831 Cell:...... (312) 497-5990 E-Mail:...... [email protected] Cell:...... (240) 426-3572 E-Mail:...... [email protected] Website:...... Huskers.com E-Mail:...... [email protected] Website:...... NUSports.com Website:...... MorganStateBears.com
2018 SCHEDULE 2018 SCHEDULE 2018 SCHEDULE Sept. 1...... AKRON Sept. 1...... TOWSON Aug. 30...... *at Purdue Sept. 8...... COLORADO Sept. 8...... at AKRON Sept. 8...... DUKE Sept. 15...... TROY Sept. 15...... at Albany Sept. 15...... AKRON Sept. 22...... *at Michigan Sept. 22...... at North Carolina A&T Sept. 29...... *MICHIGAN Sept. 29...... *PURDUE [Homecoming] Oct. 6...*SOUTH CAROLINA STATE [Homecoming] Oct. 6...... *at Michigan State Oct. 6...... *at Wisconsin Oct. 13...... *at Savannah State Oct. 13...... *NEBRASKA [Homecoming] Oct. 13...... *at Northwestern Oct. 20...... *HOWARD Oct. 20...... *at Rutgers Oct. 20...... *MINNESOTA Oct. 27...... *at Florida A&M Oct. 27...... *WISCONSIN Nov. 3...... *at Ohio State Nov. 3...... *BETHUNE-COOKMAN Nov. 3...... NOTRE DAME Nov. 10...... *ILLINOIS Nov. 10...... *DELAWARE STATE Nov. 10...... *at Iowa Nov. 17...... *MICHIGAN STATE Nov. 17...... *at Norfolk State Nov. 17...... *at Minnesota Nov. 23...... *at Iowa * conference games Nov. 24...... *ILLINOIS
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CYCLONES 4 REDHAWKS 5 BULLS 6 IOWA STATE MIAMI (OH) BUFFALO w Saturday, Sept. 22 w Saturday, Oct. 6 w Saturday, Oct. 13 w TBA w 3:30 PM • ESPN+ w TBA w Jack Trice Stadium w InfoCision Stadium – Summa Field w UB Stadium
QUICK FACTS QUICK FACTS QUICK FACTS Location:...... Ames, Iowa Location:...... Oxford, Ohio Location:...... Buffalo, N.Y. Enrollment:...... 36,321 Enrollment:...... 17,557 Enrollment:...... 29,850 Colors:...... Cardinal & Gold Colors:...... Red & White Colors:...... Royal Blue & White President:...... Dr. Wendy Wintersteen President:...... Dr. Greg Crawford President:...... Satish K. Tripathi Athletics Director:...... Jamie Pollard Athletics Director:...... David Sayler Athletics Director:...... Allen Greene Conference...... Big 12 Conference...... Mid-American (East) Conference...... Mid-American (East) Stadium:...... Jack Trice Stadium (61,500) Stadium:...... Yager Stadium (24,286) Stadium:...... UB Stadium (29,013) Surface:...... Natural grass Surface:...... Field Turf Surface:...... A-Turf Titan 2017 Record:...... 8-5 overall, 5-4 2017 Record:...... 5-7 overall, 4-4 (T3rd East) 2017 Record:...... 6-6 overall, 4-4 (T3rd East) 2017 Postseason:...... Liberty Bowl 2017 Postseason:...... 2017 Postseason:...... Iowa State 21, Memphis 20 2017 Final Ranking (AP/USA Today)...... – / – 2017 Final Ranking (AP/USA Today)...... – / – 2018 MEDIA GUIDE 2017 Final Ranking (AP/USA Today)...... RV/RV
Head Coach:...... Matt Campbell (Mt. Union ’02) Head Coach:...... Chuck Martin (Millikin ‘90) Head Coach:. Lance Leipold (UW-Whitewater ‘87) Career Record:...... 46-29 (6 yrs.) Career Record:...... 90-40 (10 yrs.) Career Record:...... 122-29 (11 yrs.) School Record:...... 11-14 (2 yr.) School Record:...... 16-33 (4 yrs.) School Record:...... 12-23 (3 yrs.)
Offensive System:...... Multiple Offensive System:...... Multiple Offensive System:...... Multiple Defensive System:...... Base 4-3-4 Defensive System:...... 4-3 Defensive System:...... 4-3 Starters Returning/Lost:...... 17/13 Starters Returning/Lost:...... 19/6 Starters Returning/Lost:...... 14/8 Letterwinners Returning/Lost:...... 46/19 Letterwinners Returning/Lost:...... 47/14 Letterwinners Returning/Lost:...... 51/19
Series:...... Iowa State leads, 1-0 Series:...... Miami leads, 17-9-1 Series:...... Akron leads, 11-6 Streak:...... W1, Iowa State Streak:...... W1, Miami Streak:...... W1, Akron First Played:...... Sept. 16, 2017 First Played:...... 1915 (Miami 23, Akron 6) First Played:.....Sept. 11, 1999 (Akron 17, UB 10) Last Played:...... Sept. 16, 2017 Last Played:... Nov. 7, 2017 (Miami 24, Akron 14) Last Played:...... Oct. 28, 2017 (Akron 21, UB 20)
Football Contact:...... Mike Green Football Contact:...... Dave Meyer Football Contact:...... Jon Fuller Office:...... (515) 294-7019 Office:...... (513) 529-4329 Office:...... (716) 645-6762 Cell:...... (515) 460-5804 Cell:...... (419) 265-0284 Cell:...... (716) 359-2728 E-Mail:...... [email protected] E-Mail:...... [email protected] E-Mail:...... [email protected] Website:...... Cyclones.com Website:...... MiamiRedHawks.com Website:...... UBBulls.com
2018 SCHEDULE 2018 SCHEDULE 2018 SCHEDULE Sept.1...... SOUTH DAKOTA STATE Sept. 1...... MARSHALL [Homecoming] Sept. 1...... DELAWARE STATE Sept. 8...... at Iowa Sept. 8...... vs. Cincinnati Sept. 8...... at Temple Sept. 15...... *OKLAHOMA Sept. 15...... at Minnesota Sept. 15...... *EASTERN MICHIGAN Sept. 22...... AKRON Sept. 22...... *at Bowling Green Sept. 22...... at Rutgers Sept. 29...... *at TCU Sept. 29...... *WESTERN MICHIGAN Sept. 29...... ARMY Oct. 6...... *at Oklahoma State Oct. 6...... * at AKRON Oct. 6...... *at Central Michigan Oct. 13...... *WEST VIRGINIA Oct. 13...... *KENT STATE Oct. 13...... *AKRON [Homecoming] Oct. 27...... *TEXAS TECH [Homecoming] Oct. 20...... at Army Oct. 20...... *at Toledo Nov. 3...... *at Kansas Oct. 30...... *at Buffalo Oct. 30...... *MIAMI Nov. 10...... *BAYLOR Nov. 7...... *OHIO Nov. 6...... *KENT STATE Nov. 17...... *at Texas Nov. 14...... *at Northern Illinois Nov. 14...... *at Ohio Nov. 24...... *KANSAS STATE Nov. 20...... *BALL STATE Nov. 23...... *at Bowling Green * conference games
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GOLDEN FLASHES 7 CHIPPEWAS 8 HUSKIES 9 KENT STATE CENTRAL MICHIGAN NORTHERN ILLINOIS w Saturday, Oct. 20 w Saturday, Oct. 27 w Thursday, Nov. 1 w TBA w TBA w 7 PM • ESPN U or CBS-SN w Dix Stadium w InfoCision Stadium – Summa Field w InfoCision Stadium – Summa Field
QUICK FACTS QUICK FACTS QUICK FACTS Location:...... Kent, Ohio Location:...... Mount Pleasant, Mich. Location:...... DeKalb, Ill. Enrollment:...... 42,000 Enrollment:...... 26,080 Enrollment:...... 19,015 Colors:...... Navy Blue & Gold Colors:...... Maroon & Gold Colors:...... Cardinal & Black President:...... Dr. Beverly Warren President:...... Dr. George E. Ross Acting President:...... Dr. Lisa Freeman Athletics Director:...... Joel Nielsen Athletics Director:...... Michael Alford Athletics Director:...... Sean T. Frazier Conference...... Mid-American (East) Conference...... Mid-American (West) Conference...... Mid-American (West) Stadium:...... Dix Stadium (25,319) Stadium:...... Kelly/Shorts (30,255) Stadium:...... Huskie Stadium (23,595) Surface:...... Field Turf Surface:...... Field Turf Surface:...... Field Turf 2017 Record:...... 2-10 overall, 1-7 (6th East) 2017 Record:...... 8-5 overall, 6-2 (T3rd West) 2017 Record:...... 8-5 overall, 6-2 (T2nd West) 2017 Postseason:...... 2017 Postseason:...... Famous Idaho Potato Bowl 2017 Postseason:...... Quick Lane Bowl 2017 Final Ranking (AP/USA Today)...... – / – ...... Wyoming 37, Central Michigan 14 ...... Duke 36, Northern Illinois 14 2017 Final Ranking (AP/USA Today)...... -/- 2017 Final Ranking (AP/USA Today)...... - / -
Head Coach:...... Sean Lewis (Wisconsin ‘07) Head Coach:...... John Bonamego Head Coach:...... Rod Carey (Indiana ‘93) Career Record:...... First season ...... (Central Michigan ‘87) Career Record:...... 44-24 ( 5 yrs.) School Record:...... same Career Record:...... 21-18 (3 yrs.) School Record:...... same School Record:...... same Offensive System:...... Spread Offensive System:...... Multiple Defensive System:...... 3-4 Offensive System:...... Spread/Multiple Defensive System:...... 4-3 Starters Returning/Lost:...... 14/11 Defensive System:...... 4-3 Starters Returning/Lost:...... 17/9 Letterwinners Returning/Lost:...... 47/27 Starters Returning/Lost:...... 10/12 Letterwinners Returning/Lost:...... 54/28 Letterwinners Returning/Lost:...... 35/31 Series:...... Akron leads, 34-24-2 Series:...... NIU leads, 9-5 Streak:...... W3, Akron Series:...... Central Michigan leads, 16-9-1 Streak:...... W4, Northern Illinois AKRON FOOTBALL First Played:...... 1923 (Akron 32, Kent State 0) Streak:...... W6, Central Michigan First Played:...... 1966 (NIU 31, Akron 18) Last Played:.....Nov. 21, 2017 (Akron 24, KSU 14) First Played:...... 1969 (Akron 9, CMU 6) Last Played:..... Oct. 12, 2013 (#23 NIU 27, Akron 20) Last Played:...... Oct. 31, 2015 (CMU 14, Akron 6) Football Contact:...... Aaron Chimenti Football Contact:...... Donna Turner Office:...... (330) 672-8468 Football Contact:...... Jim Knight Office:...... (815) 753-9513 Cell:...... (330) 807-5789 Office:...... (734) 678-9794 Cell:...... (815) 793-5474 E-Mail:...... [email protected] Cell:...... (734) 678-9794 E-Mail:...... [email protected] Website:...... KentStateSports.com E-Mail:...... [email protected] Website:...... NIUHuskies.com Website:...... CMUChippewas.com 2018 SCHEDULE 2018 SCHEDULE Sept.1...... at Illinois 2018 SCHEDULE Sept. 1...... at Iowa Sept. 8...... HOWARD Sept. 1...... at Kentucky Sept. 8...... UTAH Sept. 15...... at Penn State Sept. 8...... KANSAS Sept. 15...... *CENTRAL MICHIGAN Sept. 22...... at Mississippi Sept. 15...... *at Northern Illinois Sept. 22...... at Florida State Sept. 29...... *at Ball State Sept. 22...... MAINE Sept. 29...... *at Eastern Michigan Oct. 6...... *OHIO [Homecoming] Sept. 29...... at Michigan State Oct. 6...... *at Ball State Oct. 13...... *at Miami Oct. 6...... *BUFFALO [Homecoming] Oct. 13...... *OHIO [Homecoming] Oct. 20...... *AKRON Oct. 13...... *BALL STATE Oct. 27...... at BYU Oct. 30...... *at Bowling Green Oct. 20...... *WESTERN MICHIGAN Nov. 1...... *at AKRON Nov. 6...... *at Buffalo Oct. 27...... *at AKRON Nov. 7...... *TOLEDO Nov. 15...... *TOLEDO Nov. 3...... *at Eastern Michigan Nov. 14...... *MIAMI Nov. 23...... *EASTERN MICHIGAN Nov. 10...... *BOWLING GREEN Nov. 20...... *at Western Michigan Nov. 23...... *at Toledo
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EAGLES 10 FALCONS 11 BOBCATS 12 EASTERN MICHIGAN BOWLING GREEN OHIO w Saturday, Nov. 10 w Saturday, Nov. 17 w Friday, Nov. 23 w TBA w TBA w TBA w Rynearson Stadium w InfoCision Stadium – Summa Field w Peden Stadium
QUICK FACTS QUICK FACTS QUICK FACTS Location:...... Ypsilanti, Mich. Location:...... Bowling Green, Ohio Location:...... Athens, Ohio Enrollment:...... 21,105 Enrollment:...... 19,000 Enrollment:...... 38,857 Colors:...... Green & White Colors:...... Orange & Brown Colors:...... Hunter Green & White President:...... James M. Smith, Ph.D. President:...... Dr. Rodney Rogers President:...... Dr. M. Duane Nellis Athletics Director:...... Scott Wetherbee Athletics Director:...... Bob Moosbrugger Athletics Director:...... Jim Schaus Conference...... Mid-American (West) Conference...... Mid-American (East) Conference...... Mid-American (East) Stadium:...... Rynearson Stadium (30,200) Stadium:...... Perry Stadium (24,000) Stadium:...... Peden Stadium (24,000) Surface:...... Field Turf Surface:...... Sport Turf Surface:...... Field Turf 2017 Record:...... 5-7 overall, 3-5 (5th West) 2017 Record:...... 2-10 overall, 2-6 (5th East) 2017 Record:...... 9-4 overall, 5-3 (2nd East) 2017 Postseason:...... 2017 Postseason:...... 2017 Postseason:...... Bahamas Bowl 2017 Final Ranking (AP/USA Today)...... -/- 2017 Final Ranking (AP/USA Today)...... – / – ...... Ohio 41, UAB 6 2018 MEDIA GUIDE 2017 Final Ranking (AP/USA Today)...... – / RV
Head Coach:...... Chris Creighton (Kenyon ’91) Head Coach:...... Mike Jinks (Angelo State ‘94) Head Coach:...... Frank Solich (Nebraska ‘66) Career Record:...... 154-80 (21 yrs.) Career Record:...... 6-18 (2 yrs.) Career Record:...... 155-90 (19 yrs.) School Record:...... 15-34 (4 yrs.) School Record:...... same School Record:...... 97-71 (12 yrs.)
Offensive System:...... Multiple Offensive System:...... Multiple Offensive System:...... Multiple Defensive System:...... Multiple Defensive System:...... Multiple Defensive System:...... 4-3 Starters Returning/Lost:...... 17/9 Starters Returning/Lost:...... 14/11 Starters Returning/Lost:...... 15/10 Letterwinners Returning/Lost:...... 45/17 Letterwinners Returning/Lost:...... 37/26 Letterwinners Returning/Lost:...... 49/21
Series:...... Akron leads, 19-12 Series:...... Bowling Green leads, 16-8 Series:...... Ohio leads, 20-13-1 Streak:...... W2, Akron Streak:...... W1, Akron Streak:...... W1, Akron First Played:...... 1949 (Akron 20, EMU 6) First Played:...... Oct. 3, 1941 (Akron 8, BGSU 0) First Played:...... 1912 (Akron 27, Ohio 0) Last Played:.... Oct. 10, 2015 (Akron 37, EMU 21) Last Played:. Sept. 30, 2017 (Akron 34, BGSU 23) Last Played:....Nov. 14, 2017 (Akron 37, Ohio 34)
Football Contact:...... Greg Steiner Football Contact:...... Jason Knavel Football Contact:...... Sara Legarsky Office:...... (734) 487-0317 Office:...... (419) 372-7075 Office:...... (740) 593-1837 Cell:...... (734) 845-1132 Cell:...... (814) 464-5009 Cell:...... (724) 464-4376 E-Mail:...... [email protected] E-Mail:...... [email protected] E-Mail:...... [email protected] Website:...... EMUEagles.com Website:...... BGSUFalcons.com Website:...... OhioBobcats.com
2018 SCHEDULE 2018 SCHEDULE 2018 SCHEDULE Aug. 31...... MONMOUTH Sept. 1...... at Oregon Sept. 1...... HOWARD Sept. 8...... at Purdue Sept. 8...... MARYLAND Sept. 15...... at Virginia Sept. 15...... *at Buffalo Sept. 15...... EASTERN KENTUCKY Sept. 22...... at Cincinnati Sept. 22...... at San Diego State Sept. 22...... *MIAMI Sept. 29...... MASSACHUSETTS Sept. 29...... *NORTHERN ILLINOIS Sept. 29...... at Georgia Tech Oct. 6...... *at Kent State Oct. 6...... *at Western Michigan Oct. 6...... *at Toledo Oct. 13...... *at Northern Illinois Oct. 13...... *TOLEDO Oct. 13...... *WESTERN MICHIGAN {Homecoming] Oct. 20...... *BOWLING GREEN [Homecoming] Oct. 20...... *at Ball State Oct. 20...... *at Ohio Oct. 25...... *BALL STATE Oct. 27...... ARMY [Homecoming] Oct. 30...... *KENT STATE Nov. 1...... *at Western Michigan Nov. 3...... *CENTRAL MICHIGAN Nov. 10...... *at Central Michigan Nov. 7...... *at Miami Nov. 10...... *AKRON Nov. 17...... *at AKRON Nov. 14...... *BUFFALO Nov. 23...... *at Kent State Nov. 23...... *BUFFALO Nov. 23...... *AKRON
203#IamaZip 203 #IamAkron ALL-TIME SERIES VS. 2018 OPPONENTS
at Nebraska 2014 A 24 55 L vs. Central Michigan 1998 H 24 21 W ALL-TIME Sept. 1 2015 H 42 21 W Oct. 27 1999 A 17 38 L Akron Trails: 0-1 2016 A 20 41 L Akron Trails: 9-16-1 2001* H 65 62 W 3OT SERIES RECORDS At UA: 0-0 2017 H 21 20 W At UA: 6-7-1 2002 A 34 42 L Future Opponents At Nebraska: 0-1 At Central Michigan: 3-9 2003 H 24 17 W 1997 A 14 59 L 1969 A 9 6 W 2008 A 42 35 W at Kent State 2019 1970 H 35 19 W 2009 H 28 20 W Oct. 20 1971 A 7 10 L 2011 A 23 31 L at Illinois vs. Morgan State Akron Leads: 33-24-2 1972 H 14 10 W 2014 H 31 6 W Aug. 31 Sept. 8 At UA: 25-9-2 1977 A 14 17 L 2015 A 47 21 W Akron Trails: 0-1 Akron Leads: 2-0 At Kent State: 8-15 1988 H 16 27 L At UA: 0-0 At UA: 2-0 Wagon Wheel: 23-23-1 1989 A 27 26 W *-Second-highest scoring game in MAC history At Illinois: 0-1 At Morgan State: 0-0 1923 H 32 0 W 1999 H 14 14 T 1996 A 7 38 L 2009 H 41 0 W 1928 H 8 6 W 1991 A 29 31 L vs. Bowling Green 2012 H 66 6 W 1929 H 25 0 W 1992 H 31 28 W Nov. 17 vs. UAB 1930 H 12 6 W 1993 H 23 13 W Akron Trails: 8-16 Sept. 7 1931 H 12 6 W 1994 H 0 47 L At UA: 4-8 at Northwestern 1932 H 0 0 T 1995 H 16 13 W At Bowling Green: 4-8 - First Meeting - Sept. 15 1933 A 19 6 W 1997 H 53 14 W 1941 H 8 0 W First Meeting 1934 H 26 0 W 1998 A 27 28 L 1985 A 22 27 L vs. Troy 1935 H 3 0 W 2000 A 7 17 L 1989 A 38 24 W Sept. 21 1936 H 6 0 W 2001 A 14 31 L 1992 H 3 24 L Akron Trails: 0-1 at Iowa State 1940 H 23 7 W 2002 H 17 24 L 1993 A 7 49 L At UA: 0-0 Sept. 22 1941 H 41 13 W 2003 A 40 28 W 1994 H 0 45 L At Troy: 0-1 Akron Trails: 0-1 1942 H 6 23 L 2005 H 31 17 L 1995 A 12 50 L At UA: 0-1 - Wagon Wheel Era - 1996 H 21 14 W 2017 A 17 22 L 2006 A 21 24 L At Iowa State: 0-0 1946 H 6 13 L 2007 H 32 35 L 1997 H 28 31 L 2017 H 14 41 L 1947 A 0 6 L 2011 H 22 23 L 1998 A 21 58 L at UMass 1948 H 0 31 L 2012 A 10 35 L 1999 H 55 25 W Sept. 28 1949 A 0 47 L 2015 H 6 14 L 2000 A 27 21 W Akron Leads: 3-1 1950 H 7 19 L 2001 H 11 16 L At UA: 1-1 vs. Miami (Ohio) 1951 A 7 48 L 2005 A 24 14 W At UMass: 2-0 Oct. 6 1952 H 14 34 L vs. Northern Illinois 2006 H 35 28 W 2012 H 14 22 L Akron Trails: 9-17-1 1953 A 19 54 L Nov. 1 2007 A 20 44 L 2013 A 14 13 W At UA: 6-6 1954 H 18 58 L Akron Trails: 5-9 2008 H 33 37 L 2014 H 30 6 W At Miami: 3-11-1 1972 H 13 13 T At UA: 2-4 2009 A 20 36 L 2015 A 17 13 W 1916 H 6 23 L 1974 A 14 51 L At Northern Illinois: 2-5 2012 H 10 24 L 1922 A 12 20 L 1979 H 15 13 W Neutral: 1-0 2013 A 14 31 L 1923 A 13 13 T 1981 A 6 17 L 1966 A 18 31 L 2014 H 10 27 L 1939 A 14 0 W 1983 H 13 6 W 1987 A 27 21 W 2015 A 10 59 L 2020 1993 H 31 13 W 1984 A 17 24 L 1988 A 6 7 L 2016 H 28 38 L at UAB 1994 A 14 50 L 1985 H 24 0 W 1990 H 28 31 L 2017 A 34 23 W Sept. 12 1995 A 0 65 L 1986 A 17 7 W 1991 H 17 7 W 1996 H 10 7 W 1987 H 23 27 L 1996 A 34 17 W 1988 A 12 32 L at Ohio at Clemson 1997 A 20 49 L 2000 H 35 62 L 1998 H 14 20 L 1989 H 40 7 W 2004 A 19 49 L Nov. 23 Sept. 19 1999 A 23 32 L 1990 A 38 10 W 2005 H 48 42 W OT Akron Trails: 13-20-1 - First Meeting - 2000 H 37 20 W 1992 A 16 20 L 2005* N 31 30 W At UA: 10-6-1 2001 A 27 30 L 1993 H 42 7 W 2009 A 10 27 L At Ohio: 3-14 2002 H 31 48 L 1994 A 16 32 L 2010 H 14 50 L 1912 H 27 0 W
AKRON FOOTBALL vs. UMass 1995 H 14 6 W 1919 H 10 6 W Oct. 3 2003 A 20 45 L 2012 H 7 37 L 2004 H 27 31 L 1996 A 17 32 L 2013 A 20 27 L 1920 A 0 39 L 2005 A 23 51 L 1997 H 45 35 W 1926 H 3 0 W 2021 2006 H 24 13 W 1998 A 45 16 W * MAC Championship Game 1941 H 0 0 T vs. Temple 2007 A 0 7 L 1999 H 37 34 W [Ford Field, Detroit, Mich.] 1942 A 0 39 L Sept. 11 2010 H 14 19 L 2000 A 34 6 W 1950 H 6 28 L 2001 H 14 10 W 1951 A 7 40 L Akron Trails: 7-14 2011 A 3 35 L 2002 A 48 10 W 1992 A 13 0 W At UA: 3-7 2012 H 49 56 L vs. Eastern Michigan 2003 H 38 41 L 1993 A 13 21 L At Temple: 4-14 2013 A 24 17 W Nov. 10 2014 H 29 19 W 2004 A 24 19 W Akron Leads: 19-12 1994 H 24 10 W 2005 H 35 3 W At UA: 12-3 1995 H 23 29 L at Ohio State 2015 A 37 28 W 2016 H 35 13 W 2006 A 15 37 L At EMU: 7-9 1996 A 14 44 L Sept. 25 2017 A 14 24 L 2007 H 27 20 W 1949 A 20 6 W 1997 H 17 21 L Akron Trails: 1-7 2008 A 30 27 W 2OT 1950 H 40 7 W 1998 A 14 28 L At UA: 0-1 2009 H 28 20 W 1968 H 7 16 L 1999 H 41 28 W At OSU: 1-6 at Buffalo 2010 A 17 28 L 1969 A 3 10 L 2000 A 23 20 W Oct. 13 2011 H 3 35 L 1976 H 36 0 W 2001 H 31 29 W Akron Leads: 11-6 2012 A 24 35 L 1977 H 28 42 L 2002 A 10 27 L 2022 At UA: 7-1 2013 H 16 7 W 1978 A 14 25 L 2003 H 35 28 W At Buffalo: 4-5 2014 A 24 27 L 1979 A 24 12 W 2004 A 31 19 W at Appalachian State 1999 A 17 10 W 2015 H 20 0 W 1980 H 21 10 W 2005 H 27 3 W Sept. 24 2000 H 49 14 W 2016 A 31 27 W 1981 A 14 7 W 2006 A 7 17 L Akron Trails: 0-1 2001 A 41 14 W 2017 H 24 14 W 1982 H 14 7 W 2007 H 48 37 W At UA: 0-1 2002 H 21 10 W 1983 A 13 0 W 2008 A 42 49 L At App. State: 0-0 2003 A 38 21 W 1985 H 16 12 W 2009 H 7 19 L 2016 H 38 45 L 2004 H 44 21 W 1986 A 21 24 L 2010 A 10 38 L 2005 A 13 7 W 1987 H 17 16 W 2011 H 20 37 L 2006 H 31 16 W 1992 A 27 9 W 2012 A 28 34 L 2007 A 10 26 L 1993 H 19 7 W 2013 H 3 43 L 2023 2014 A 20 23 L at Temple 2008 H 40 43 4OT L 1994 A 18 42 L 2009 A 17 21 L 1995 H 29 49 L 2015 H 12 14 L Sept. 2 2010 H 22 14 W 1996 A 17 20 L 2016 A 3 9 L 2011 A 10 51 L 1997 A 0 45 L 2017 H 37 34 W
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Eastern Michigan 19 12 0 1949 2015 Northern Illinois 5 9 0 1966 2013 Findlay 6 1 0 1908 1953 Northern Iowa 1 1 0 1978 1979 Florida 0 1 0 1990 1990 Northern Michigan 10 3 0 1966 1980 Fla. International 0 2 0 2011 2012 Northwestern First Meeting Fordham 0 1 0 1925 1925 Notre Dame 0 1 0 1910 1910 Gardner-Webb 0 1 0 2010 2010 North Texas 2 0 0 1971 2006 Geneva 1 2 0 1937 1950 Oberlin 4 6 0 1900 1956 Grove City 1 0 0 1957 1957 Ohio 13 20 1 1912 2017 Gustavus Adolphus 1 0 0 1973 1973 Ohio Northern 9 0 1 1911 1929 Heidelberg 15 16 1 1902 1966 Ohio State 1 7 0 1891 2011 Hillsdale 0 1 0 1924 1924 Ohio St. Reserves 1 1 0 1931 1932 Hiram 16 6 0 1892 1958 Ohio Wesleyan 8 9 0 1893 1964 Howard 2 0 0 2003 2014 Oklahoma 0 1 0 2015 2015 Illinois 0 1 0 1996 1996 Oregon State 0 1 0 1987 1987 Illinois State 3 2 0 1968 1991 Otterbein 4 1 1 1913 1935 Illinois Wesleyan 3 1 0 1937 1940 Penn State 0 6 0 1999 2017 FIRST LAST Indiana 0 3 0 2007 2010 Pittsburgh 1 3 0 1900 2015 OPPONENT W L T GAME GAME Indiana (Pa.) 2 0 0 1970 1971 Pittsburgh Lyceum 0 1 0 1908 1908 Indiana State 6 5 0 1968 1980 Purdue 0 2 0 2001 2005 Akron A.C. 1 0 0 1892 1892 Iowa 0 1 0 2002 2002 Quantico Marines 1 1 0 1967 1972 Akron YMCA 1 0 0 1899 1899 Iowa State 0 1 0 2017 2017 Rhode Island 0 1 0 1985 1985 2018 MEDIA GUIDE Allegheny 3 5 2 1902 1917 James Madison 1 0 0 2013 2013 Rutgers 0 1 0 1990 1990 Appalachian State 0 1 0 2016 2016 John Carroll 7 3 1 1934 1947 Salem 1 0 0 1986 1986 Arkansas Pine Bluff 1 0 0 2017 2017 Kansas State 0 1 0 1995 1995 San Diego State 0 1 0 1965 1965 Arkansas State 0 1 0 1988 1988 Kent State 34 24 2 1923 2017 Savannah State 1 0 0 2015 2015 Army 2 3 0 1991 2008 Kentucky 0 1 0 2010 2010 SW Missouri State 1 1 0 1963 1964 Ashland 3 1 0 1924 1931 Kenyon 4 4 0 1891 1925 Southern Illinois 1 1 0 1971 1973 Auburn 0 1 0 1988 1988 Kirkwood A.C. 1 0 0 1900 1900 Syracuse 1 2 0 2008 2010 Austin Peay 5 2 0 1980 1986 Lawrence Tech 1 0 0 1946 1946 Tampa 2 4 0 1966 1974 Baldwin-Wallace 19 22 3 1895 1968 Liberty 1 0 0 2002 2002 Temple 7 14 0 1967 2011 Ball State 12 11 1 1964 2017 Long Beach State 1 0 0 1988 1988 Tennessee 0 2 0 1989 2012 Bethany 3 0 0 1902 1909 Louisiana 1 1 0 2013 2015 Tennessee Tech 6 0 0 1981 1986 Boise State 0 1 0 1979 1979 Louisiana State 0 1 0 1997 1997 Toledo 9 12 0 1923 2017 Bowling Green 8 16 0 1941 2017 Louisiana Tech 1 2 0 1968 1990 Troy 0 1 0 2017 2017 Bradley 2 0 0 1967 1968 Louisville 0 3 0 1948 1987 Utah State 1 0 0 2015 2015 Buffalo 11 6 0 1999 2017 Marietta 3 2 0 1910 1914 Virginia 0 1 0 2002 2002 Butler 8 0 0 1965 1973 Marshall 5 9 0 1974 2016 Virginia Tech 0 5 0 1989 2000 Cal State Fullerton 2 0 0 1988 1990 Maryland 0 1 0 2002 2002 Va. Military Institute 2 1 0 1967 2016 Cal Poly 1 0 0 2003 2003 Massachusetts 3 1 0 2012 2015 Wabash 1 0 0 1938 1938 Camp Sherman 1 0 0 1917 1917 Massillon A.C. 3 0 0 1893 1895 Washington & Jeff. 1 0 0 1939 1939 Capital 3 2 1 1956 1965 Memphis 0 1 0 2005 2005 Wayne State 2 4 1 1937 1978 Carnegie Tech 0 3 0 1938 1951 Miami (Ohio) 9 17 1 1916 2017 West Liberty State 2 0 0 1937 1939 Case Tech 9 12 4 1891 1951 Michigan 0 1 0 2013 2013 West Virginia Tech 1 1 0 1952 1953 Central Florida 5 4 0 1984 2013 Middle Tenn. State 2 7 0 1980 2005 West Va. Wesleyan 1 0 0 1913 1913 Central Michigan 9 16 1 1969 2015 Michigan State 0 2 0 1913 1914 Western Illinois 7 1 0 1971 1979 Central State 2 0 0 1974 1975 Montana State 0 1 0 1976 1976 Western Kentucky 7 3 2 1965 1985 Cincinnati 2 4 0 1984 2011 Morehead State 8 1 1 1975 1986 Western Michigan 5 14 0 1938 2017 Colgate 0 1 0 1940 1940 Morgan State 2 0 0 2009 2012 Western Reserve 8 15 2 1892 1947 Connecticut 0 3 0 2000 2007 Mount Union 24 24 1 1893 1962 Western Res. Acad. 2 0 0 1891 1893 Culver Military 0 1 0 1914 1914 Murray State 4 3 1 1980 1989 Wheaton 1 0 0 1939 1939 Davis & Elkins 1 0 0 1937 1937 Muskingum 14 10 2 1911 1964 Wisconsin 0 3 0 2003 2016 Dayton 3 2 0 1969 1977 Navy 1 1 0 1990 1999 Wittenberg 8 11 0 1914 1967 Defiance 2 0 0 1920 1926 Nebraska 0 1 0 1997 1997 Wooster 20 24 3 1902 1966 Delaware 0 3 0 1973 1975 New Mexico 1 0 0 1988 1988 Xavier 0 3 0 1925 1938 Delaware State 0 1 0 1987 1987 New Mexico State 1 0 0 1988 1988 Youngstown State 18 18 2 1940 1994 Denison 5 5 0 1892 1961 UNLV 1 0 0 1976 1976 Totals 518 539 36 (.490) Detroit Tech 1 0 1 1936 1940 Nicholls State 1 0 0 1987 1987 East Carolina 0 1 0 1991 1991 North Carolina St. 1 0 0 2006 2006 2018 opponents in BOLD Eastern Illinois 3 3 0 1978 1989 NE Missouri State 1 1 0 1978 1980 Eastern Kentucky 3 8 0 1942 1986 Northern Arizona 2 0 0 1989 1991
205#IamaZip 205 #IamAkron MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE
THIS IS THE MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE ously hosted both the 2012 and 2014 NCAA Wom- Providing leadership in education and diversity, in en’s Bowling Championships and will also host the 2018 the Mid-American Conference moves into its 2019 NCAA Women’s Bowling Championships un- 73rd year of service to our students. der Steinbrecher’s direction.
Since its inception in 1946, the Mid-American Con- In the summer of 2014, the MAC and ESPN an- ference has progressively grown and developed nounced a historic 13-year rights extension deal into one of the most aggressive Division I confer- through the 2026-27 season for expanded national ence’s in the country. One of only 10 football Bowl television and digital distribution. This is the largest Subdivision (FBS) conferences, the MAC named Dr. and most extensive agreement in the history of the Jon A. Steinbrecher as its eighth commissioner in Conference and brings long-term security for the MAC through the 2026-27 academic year. March of 2009. JON STEINBRECHER The league hosts championships in 23 sports, in- ESPN has exclusive television and digital distribu- COMMISSIONER cluding neutral site events at some of the finest fa- tion rights for all MAC sporting events, and guar- cilities in the nation – football (Ford Field, Detroit), antees coverage of every football game, men’s and men’s and women’s basketball (Quicken Loans Are- women’s basketball games and select Olympic seasons in the NFL with the Miami Dolphins, was na, Cleveland), softball (Firestone Stadium, Akron) sporting events. The MAC and ESPN have estab- inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on and baseball (Sprenger Stadium, Avon, Ohio). The lished on-campus production capabilities that pro- August 5, 2017 in Canton, Ohio. Taylor is the first MAC secured a two-year contract extension with vide a significant increase in the national coverage Zips player elected to the Hall of Fame and was a Ford Field to host the MAC Football Championship of baseball, softball, soccer, volleyball, wrestling third-round pick out of Akron in the 1997 NFL draft. Game through the 2021 football season, anchored and Olympic sports on ESPN platforms. This has Taylor ended his career in 2011 as the Miami Dol- a six-year contract extension for the MAC Men’s opened up nearly 92 million households from phins’ all-time leader in sacks and forced fumbles. and Women’s Basketball Tournaments at Quicken ESPN platforms for exposure to MAC sports for the A six-time Pro Bowl selection and three-time AP All- Loans Arena through the 2023 season, and stabi- first time in Conference history. Through this ESPN Pro first-team choice, Taylor was named the 2006 lized a five-year contract extension through the partnership, the MAC and CBS Sports Network NFL Defensive Player of the Year and was selected 2020 season for the MAC Baseball Tournament at announced another four-year sublicensing agree- as the Walter Payton Man of the Year in 2007. Sprenger Stadium in Avon, Ohio. ment to expand its national coverage of football and basketball through the 2022-23 season. History of the MAC In addition to growing its commitment to MAC Based in Cleveland since July 1999 following a 15- championships, Steinbrecher has been aggressive During the 2017 season, the MAC witnessed five year stay in Toledo, Ohio, the MAC has established in pursuing NCAA Championship events. The MAC members accept bowl invitations. The MAC sin- historic measurements in both football and men’s AKRON FOOTBALL served as the host for the 2015 NCAA Division I gle-season record for bowl invitations is seven and women’s basketball since moving to Northeast Men’s Basketball Midwest Regional at Quicken which occurred in both the 2012 and 2016 bowl Ohio. The MAC was founded as a five-school league Loans Arena in Cleveland as well as the 2018 seasons. on February 24, 1946 in Columbus, Ohio with Ohio, NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships, which Butler, Cincinnati, Wayne State and Western Re- set NCAA Wrestling three-day Championship total The Cheribundi Tart Cherry Boca Raton Bowl is serve admitted as charter members. The Mid-Amer- attendance and single-session attendance records. owned and operated by ESPN and is played at FAU ican Conference membership currently consists of The MAC will also be hosting the 2020 NCAA Men’s Stadium. The Bahamas Bowl is played at Thomas 12 universities across five states (Illinois, Indiana, Basketball Tournament First and Second Rounds, A. Robinson Stadium. The Raycom Camellia Bowl, Michigan, New York and Ohio). also at Quicken Loans Arena. The MAC has previ- based in Montgomery, Ala., is owned and operated by ESPN and is played at the Cramton Bowl. In 1946 men’s basketball was the first competitive sport in the MAC, which now sponsors a total 23 Each football season the MAC has a minimum five sports. Women’s sports were brought into the con- guaranteed bowl opportunities. The MAC also has ference’s structure in 1980. For men, there are 11 long-term primary contracts with the Dollar General championships sponsored in football, basketball, Bowl and the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl through baseball, cross country, soccer, swimming and div- the 2020 bowl season. ing, indoor track and field, outdoor track and field, wrestling, golf and tennis. For women, 12 cham- In 2017, the MAC witnessed former Akron Zips pionships are sponsored in basketball, softball, defensive lineman Jason Taylor inducted into the volleyball, cross country, field hockey, golf, soccer, Pro Football Hall of Fame as a member of the 2017 swimming and diving, gymnastics, indoor track and Hall of Fame Class. Taylor, who spent 13 of his 15 field, outdoor track and field and tennis.
GoZips.com/ZipsFB 206 2018 MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE COMPOSITE SCHEDULE
All times listed ET Wednesday, Oct. 31 *Ball State at Toledo 7:30 PM ESPN2 Thursday, Aug. 30 Central Connecticut at Ball State 7 PM ESPN+ Thursday, Nov. 1 *NIU at Akron 7 PM ESPNU/CBS *Ohio at Western Michigan 7 PM ESPNU/CBS Friday , Aug. 31 Syracuse at Western Michigan 6 PM CBS-SN Saturday, Nov. 3 Monmouth at Eastern Michigan , 6:30 PM ESPN+ *Central Michigan at Eastern Michigan
Saturday, Sept. 1 Tuesday, Nov. 6 Kent State at Illinois Noon BTN *Kent State at Buffalo 7:30 PM ESPNU Howard at Ohio 2 PM ESPN+ Central Michigan at Kentucky 3:30 PM ESPNU Wednesday, Nov. 7 Marshall at Miami, 3:30 PM ESPN+ Saturday, Sept. 29 *Ohio at Miami 7 or 8 PM ESPN2/U NIU at Iowa 3:30 PM BTN *Western Michigan at Miami 3:30 PM *Toledo at NIU 7 or 8 PM ESPN2/U Delaware State at Buffalo 6 PM ESPN *NIU at Eastern Michigan 6 PM ESPN+ VMI at Toledo 7 PM ESPN3 Army at Buffalo Saturday, Nov. 10 Akron at Nebraska 8 PM FOX Bowling Green at Georgia Tech *Akron at Eastern Michigan Bowling Green at Oregon 8 PM Pac-12 Central Michigan at Michigan State *Bowling Green at Central Michigan *Kent State at Ball State Saturday, Sept. 8 Toledo at Fresno State TBA ESPN Networks Tuesday, Nov. 13 Eastern Michigan at Purdue Noon BTN UMass at Ohio *Western Michigan at Ball State 6 PM ESPN2 Western Michigan at Michigan Noon FS1 2018 MEDIA GUIDE Kansas at Central Michigan 3 PM ESPN+ Saturday, Oct. 6 Wednesday, Nov. 14 Ball State at Notre Dame 3:30 PM NBC *Bowling Green at Toledo 3:30 PM ESPN+ *Buffalo at Ohio 7 or 8 PM ESPN2/U Buffalo at Temple 3:30 PM ESPN3 *Miami at Akron 3:30 PM ESPN+ *Miami at NIU 7 or 8 PM ESPN2/U Howard at Kent State 3:30 PM ESPN+ *Ohio at Kent State 3:30 PM ESPN+ Morgan State at Akron 3:30 PM ESPN+ *Buffalo at Central Michigan Thursday, Nov. 15 Maryland at Bowling Green 6 PM ESPN+ *Eastern Michigan at Western Michigan *Toledo at Kent State 6 PM CBS-SN Utah at NIU 7:30 PM ESPNews *NIU at Ball State Cincinnati at Miami 8 PM Raycom/ Saturday, Nov. 17 at Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio ESPN3 Saturday, Oct. 13 *Bowling Green at Akron *Western Mich. at BGSU 3 PM ESPN+ Saturday, Sept. 15 *Ohio at NIU 3:30 PM ESPN N Tuesday, Nov. 20 Ball State at Indiana Noon BTN *Akron at Buffalo *Ball State at Miami 7 PM ESPNU/+ Kent State at Penn State Noon FS1 *Ball State at Central Michigan *NIU at Western Michigan 7 PM ESPNU/+ Miami (Fla.) at Toledo Noon ABC/ESPN *Kent State at Miami Ohio at Virginia 3 PM ACC *Toledo at Eastern Michigan Friday, Nov. 23 *Central Michigan at NIU 3:30 PM ESPN+ *Akron at Ohio Miami at Minnesota 3:30 PM BTN Saturday, Oct. 20 *Buffalo at Bowling Green Eastern Ky. at Bowling Green 4 PM ESPN3 Miami at Army Noon *Central Michigan at Toledo *Eastern Michigan at Buffalo 6 PM ESPN+ *Bowling Green at Ohio 2 PM ESPN3 *Eastern Michigan at Kent State Delaware St, at Western Mich. 7 PM ESPN+ *Eastern Michigan at Ball State 3 PM ESPN+ Akron at Northwestern 7:30 PM BTN *Western Mich. at Central Mich. 3 PM ESPN+ Friday, Nov. 30 *Akron at Kent State 2018 Marathon MAC Football Championship Game Saturday, Sept. 22 *Buffalo at Toledo East Division Champion vs. West Division Champion Akron at Iowa State (Ford Field in Detroit, Mich.) 7 PM ESPN2 Buffalo at Rutgers Thursday, Oct. 25 Eastern Mich. at San Diego St. 10:30 PM CBS-SN *Ball State at Ohio 7 PM ESPN2/CBS Kent State at Ole Miss *Toledo at Western Michigan 7 PM ESPN2/CBS Maine at Central Michigan * Mid-American Conference Game *Miami at Bowling Green Saturday, Oct. 27 ACC – ACC RSN Nevada at Toledo Army at Eastern Michigan CBS SN – CBS Sports Network NIU at Florida State *Central Michigan at Akron ESPN3/WatchESPN Ohio at Cincinnati NIU at BYU ESPN/3 – ESPN or ESPN3 Western Kentucky at Ball State ESPN2/3 – ESPN2 or ESPN3 Western Michigan at Georgia State Tuesday, Oct. 30 ESPN2/U – ESPN2 or ESPNU *Kent State at Bowling Green 8 PM ESPN2/U ESPNU/3 – ESPNU or ESPN3 *Miami at Buffalo 8 PM ESPN2/U TBA – 12-day TV selection
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RAYCOM MEDIA CAMELLIA 18 FAMOUS IDAHO POTATO 18 BOWL BOWL Saturday, Dec. 15 Friday, Dec. 21 Cramton Bowl Albertson’s Stadium Montgomery, AL Boise, Idaho 5:30 PM ET | ESPN 4 PM ET | ESPN MAC vs. Sun Belt MAC vs. MWC www.CamelliaBowl.com www.FamousIdahoPotatoBowl.com
FRISCO 18 DOLLAR GENERAL 18 BOWL BOWL Wednesday, Dec. 19 Saturday, Dec. 22 Toyota Stadium Ladd-Peebles Stadium Frisco, Texas Mobile, AL 8 PM ET | ESPN 7 PM | ESPN MAC vs. American MAC vs. Sun Belt www.theFriscoBowl.com www.DollarGeneralBowl.com
AKRON FOOTBALL BAHAMAS 18 QUICK LANE ^ 18 BOWL BOWL Friday, Dec. 21 Wednesday, Dec. 26 Robinson Stadium Ford Field Nassau, Bahamas Detroit, Mich. 12:30 PM ET | ESPN 5:15 PM | ESPN MAC vs. C-USA www.DetroitLions.com/ www.BahamasBowl.com QuickLaneBowl
^MAC secondary bowl agreements
GoZips.com/ZipsFB 208 2018 OPPONENT COMPOSITE SCHEDULE
Date Sept. 1 Sept. 8 Sept. 15 Sept. 22 Sept. 29 Oct. 6 Oct. 13 Oct. 20 Oct. 27 Nov. 3 Nov. 10 Nov. 17 Nov. 24
Nebraska AKRON COLORADO TROY at Mich. PURDUE at Wis. at NU MINN. BYE at OSU ILLINOIS MSU at Iowa (Nov. 23)
Morgan State TOWSN at AKRON at Albany at NC A&T BYE SCSU at Savannah HOWARD at Fla. A&M BETHUNE- DEL. STATE at Norfolk State COOKMAN State
Northwestern at Purdue DUKE AKRON BYE MICHIGAN at MSU NEBRASKA at RU WIS. UND at Iowa at Minn. ILLINOIS
Iowa State SDSU at Iowa OU AKRON at TCU at OSU WVU BYE TEXAS TECH at KU BAYLOR at Texas KSU
Miami MARSHALL vs. UC at Minn. at BGSU WMU at AKRON KSU at Army BYE at UB OHIO at NIU BSU
(Oct. 30) (Nov. 7) (Nov. 14) (Nov. 20) 2018 MEDIA GUIDE
Buffalo DEL. ST. at Temple EMU at Rutgers ARMY at CMU AKRON at Toledo BYE MIAMI KSU at Ohio at BGSU (Oct. 30) (Nov. 6) (Nov. 14) (Nov. 23)
Kent State at Illinois HOWARD at PSU at Ole Miss at BSU OHIO at Miami AKRON BYE at BGSU at UB TOLEDO EMU (Oct. 30) (Nov. 6) (Nov. 15) (Nov. 23)
CMU at Ky. KANSAS at NIU MAINE at MSU UB BSU WMU at AKRON at EMU BGSU BYE at Toledo (Nov. 23)
NIU at Iowa UTAH CMU at Fla. State at EMU at BSU OHIO BYE at BYU at AKRON TOLEDO MIAMI at WMU (Nov. 7) (Nov. 14) (Nov. 20)
EMU MONMOUTH at Purdue at UB at SDSU NIU at WMU TOLEDO at BSU ARMY CMU AKRON BYE at KSU (Aug. 31) (Nov. 23)
BGSU at Oregon MARYLAND EKU MIAMI at Ga. Tech at Toledo WMU at Ohio BYE KSU at CMU at AKRON BUFFALO (Oc.t 30) (Nov. 23)
Ohio HOWARD BYE at UVa at Cincinnati UMASS at KSU at NIU BGSU BSU at WMU at Miami BUFFALO AKRON (Oct. 25) (Nov. 1) (Nov. 7) (Nov. 14) (Nov. 23)
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