MAC

College Football conference. 13 current members.

Members over time

Each bar is a run of seasons as a member. Bold names are current members.
 
  1. Cincinnati Bearcats 1948 to 1952
  2. Miami RedHawks since 1948
  3. Ohio Bobcats 1948, since 1950
  4. Toledo Rockets since 1951
  5. Bowling Green State Falcons since 1956
  6. Marshall Thundering Herd 1959 to 1968, 1997 to 2004
  7. Western Michigan Broncos since 1959
  8. Kent State Golden Flashes since 1960
  9. Central Michigan Chippewas since 1972
  10. Eastern Michigan Eagles since 1972
  11. Ball State Cardinals since 1973
  12. Northern Illinois Huskies 1973 to 1985, 1997 to 2025
  13. Akron Zips since 1992
  14. Buffalo Bulls since 1999
  15. UCF Knights 2002 to 2004
  16. Temple Owls 2007 to 2011
  17. Massachusetts Minutemen 2012 to 2015, since 2025
  18. Sacramento State Hornets since 2026

Members

All-time conference records

TeamRecordWin %GamesSeasons as a member
Toledo Rockets306-188-761.8%501Since 1951
Miami RedHawks286-183-960.8%478Since 1948
Bowling Green State Falcons278-201-957.9%488Since 1956
Western Michigan Broncos269-226-654.3%501Since 1959
Ohio Bobcats238-248-849.0%4941948, since 1950
Central Michigan Chippewas237-181-1056.5%428Since 1972
Ball State Cardinals208-199-351.1%410Since 1973
Northern Illinois Huskies182-141-256.3%3251973 to 1985, 1997 to 2025
Kent State Golden Flashes159-332-332.5%494Since 1960
Eastern Michigan Eagles137-270-633.9%413Since 1972
Akron Zips100-17935.8%279Since 1992
Buffalo Bulls85-13438.8%219Since 1999
Marshall Thundering Herd69-41-162.6%1111959 to 1968, 1997 to 2004
Temple Owls25-1562.5%402007 to 2011
UCF Knights8-1633.3%242002 to 2004
Massachusetts Minutemen8-3618.2%442012 to 2015, since 2025
Sacramento State Hornets0-50.0%5Since 2026

Games against fellow members only, counting both teams' conference in the season each game was played. Current members are in bold.

Most played conference rivalries

"As members" counts the meetings played while both teams were in the conference; the record is every College Football meeting.

Against every other conference

OpponentRecordGamesSeriesMost played
ACC19-9911870Miami RedHawks vs North Carolina Tar Heels (7 meetings)
American8-283622Cincinnati Bearcats vs Miami RedHawks (9 meetings)
Association of Mid-Continent Universities football4-375Akron Zips vs Eastern Michigan Eagles (2 meetings)
Atlantic 10 Conference7-299Ball State Cardinals vs James Madison Dukes (1 meeting)
Atlantic Sun Conference1-122Bowling Green State Falcons vs Eastern Kentucky Colonels (1 meeting)
Big 1218-628045Ohio Bobcats vs Iowa State Cyclones (5 meetings)
Big East Conference27-101-112958Cincinnati Bearcats vs Miami RedHawks (8 meetings)
Big Eight Conference5-192414Kent State Golden Flashes vs Iowa State Cyclones (4 meetings)
Big Seven Conference2-021Cincinnati Bearcats vs Kansas State Wildcats (2 meetings)
Big Sky13-21511Central Michigan Chippewas vs Idaho Vandals (2 meetings)
Big South Conference28-23025Ohio Bobcats vs Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs (3 meetings)
Big Ten Conference59-356-2417134Western Michigan Broncos vs Michigan State Spartans (13 meetings)
Big West Conference10-18-12920Central Michigan Chippewas vs Boise State Broncos (3 meetings)
Border Intercollegiate Athletic Association7-1-196Cincinnati Bearcats vs Hardin-Simmons Cowboys (3 meetings)
C-USA46-6210866Cincinnati Bearcats vs Miami RedHawks (9 meetings)
California Collegiate Athletic Association1-011Ball State Cardinals vs Cal Poly-Pomona (1 meeting)
Colonial28-53326Buffalo Bulls vs UAlbany Great Danes (3 meetings)
FCS Independent1-011Kent State Golden Flashes vs Merrimack Warriors (1 meeting)
Gateway Football Conference31-144527Ball State Cardinals vs Indiana State Sycamores (8 meetings)
Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference4-264Bowling Green State Falcons vs Grand Valley State (2 meetings)
Great West Conference3-255Ball State Cardinals vs North Dakota State Bison (1 meeting)
Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference4-261Central Michigan Chippewas vs Western Michigan Broncos (6 meetings)
Independent399-315-12726261Cincinnati Bearcats vs Miami RedHawks (29 meetings)
Indiana Collegiate Conference1-011Marshall Thundering Herd vs Butler (1 meeting)
Ivy Group1-122Ohio Bobcats vs Harvard Crimson (1 meeting)
Massachusetts State College Athletic Conference2-133Bowling Green State Falcons vs Temple Owls (1 meeting)
Mid-eastern34-13524Akron Zips vs Morgan State Bears (4 meetings)
Midwest Athletic Association2-021Marshall Thundering Herd vs Kentucky State (2 meetings)
Missouri Valley47-23-17123Cincinnati Bearcats vs Miami RedHawks (13 meetings)
Missouri Valley Football Conference10-51513Ball State Cardinals vs Indiana State Sycamores (2 meetings)
Mountain West34-407449Central Michigan Chippewas vs Wyoming Cowboys (4 meetings)
North Central Conference0-111Toledo Rockets vs South Dakota Coyotes (1 meeting)
Northeast27-33028Buffalo Bulls vs Robert Morris Colonials (2 meetings)
OVC–Big South5-055Bowling Green State Falcons vs Eastern Illinois Panthers (1 meeting)
Ohio Valley Conference58-20-17945Marshall Thundering Herd vs Morehead State (7 meetings)
PAC-123-131614Massachusetts Minutemen vs Colorado Buffaloes (2 meetings)
Pacific Coast Athletic Association13-173015Northern Illinois Huskies vs Long Beach State (7 meetings)
Pacific-10 Conference0-131311Toledo Rockets vs Arizona Wildcats (3 meetings)
Patriot13-41716Buffalo Bulls vs Colgate Raiders (2 meetings)
SEC15-12814386Central Michigan Chippewas vs Kentucky Wildcats (7 meetings)
Skyline Conference0-222Western Michigan Broncos vs New Mexico Lobos (1 meeting)
Southern45-216636Marshall Thundering Herd vs Ohio Bobcats (7 meetings)
Southland17-143118Western Michigan Broncos vs UT Arlington Mavericks (4 meetings)
Southwest Conference0-4-155Ball State Cardinals vs TCU Horned Frogs (1 meeting)
Southwestern Athletic Conference8-197Central Michigan Chippewas vs Alcorn State Braves (3 meetings)
Sun Belt38-559360Eastern Michigan Eagles vs Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns (4 meetings)
UAC0-111Bowling Green State Falcons vs Tarleton State Texans (1 meeting)
Western Athletic Conference14-24-13925Western Michigan Broncos vs BYU Cougars (5 meetings)
Yankee Conference4-264Ball State Cardinals vs Massachusetts Minutemen (2 meetings)

Counts each game by both teams' conference in the season it was played. "Series" is how many different pairs of teams met; "Most played" is the pair that met most often while in these two conferences, with how many of those meetings count here; its bar is the whole series.

Sources

Records are computed from every final game result in the Matchup Index database. About the data.

College football results follow Sports Reference coverage, which omits some early games against non-major opponents.