2026 MAC Football Schedule, Dates, Opponnets, Week-by-Week Schedule

Mid-American Conference Football Schedule 2026 By Week, MAC Game Dates, Kick-off Times, TV Channels..

Sacramento State Joins as First-Year Football-Only MemberThe Mid-American Conference has released its 2026 football schedule, highlighted by the addition of Sacramento State, which will compete in its first season as an FBS program and football-only member of the MAC.An updated schedule with game times and television designations for the first three weeks — along with the full midweek MACtion slate — will be released later this spring.


How To Watch 2026 MAC Football Games? 

All remaining times and TV assignments will be announced 12 days before each game. MAC games will once again air across ESPN networks (ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPN+) and CBS Sports Network.

2026 MAC Football TV Schedule, Scores, game dates, start-times

MAC Football Week 0 

Saturday, August 29  Sacramento State at Eastern Michigan

MAC Football Week 1 Schedule, Scores, Results

Thursday, September 3 

Akron at Wake Forest  

Albany at Buffalo  

UMass at Rutgers

Friday, September 4 

San Jose State at Eastern Michigan

Saturday, September 5 

Ball State at Ohio State  

Tarleton State at Bowling Green  

Central Michigan at New Mexico  

Kent State at South Carolina  

Miami at Pittsburgh  

Ohio at Nebraska  

MVSU at Sacramento State  

Toledo at Michigan State  

Western Michigan at Michigan

MAC Football Week 2 Schedule, Scores, Results

Saturday, September 12 

Robert Morris at Akron  

Stony Brook at Ball State  

Bowling Green at Nebraska  

Buffalo at FIU  

Colgate at Central Michigan  

Eastern Michigan at Michigan State  

Wofford at Kent State  

Holy Cross at Miami  

Jacksonville State at Ohio  

Sacramento State at Fresno State  

CCSU at Toledo  

Sacred Heart at UMass  

Monmouth at Western Michigan

MAC Football Week 3 Schedule, Scores, Results

Saturday, September 19 

Akron at Minnesota  

Ball State at Liberty  

Bowling Green at Iowa State  

Buffalo at Penn State  

Wyoming at Central Michigan  

Eastern Michigan at Wisconsin  

Kent State at Ohio State  

Miami at Cincinnati  

Ohio at South Alabama  

North Dakota State at Sacramento State  

Temple at Toledo  

Stonehill at UMass  

Western Michigan at Rice

MAC Football Week 4 Schedule, Scores, start-times, results

Saturday, September 26 

UNLV at Akron  

Ball State at Kent State *  

South Florida at Bowling Green  

Robert Morris at Buffalo  

Central Michigan at Miami (FL)  

Lindenwood at Eastern Michigan  

UConn at Miami  

Stonehill at Ohio  

UMass at Sacramento State *  

San Diego State at Toledo  

Boise State at Western Michigan

MAC Football Week 5 Schedule, Scores, start-times

Saturday, October 3 

Akron at Central Michigan * 
 

Toledo at Ball State *  

Bowling Green at Miami *  

Western Michigan at Buffalo *  

Eastern Michigan at UMass *  

Ohio at Kent State *

MAC Football Week 6 Schedule, Scores, start-times

Saturday, October 10 

Eastern Michigan at Akron *  

Ball State at Northwestern  

Sacramento State at Bowling Green *  

Buffalo at Toledo *  

Central Michigan at Ohio *  

Kent State at Western Michigan *  

Miami at UMass *

MAC Football Week 7 Schedule, Scores, start-times

Saturday, October 17 

Akron at Miami *  

Ball State at Bowling Green *  

UMass at Buffalo *  

Western Michigan at Central Michigan *  

Toledo at Eastern Michigan *  

Kent State at South Florida  

Ohio at Sacramento State *

MAC Football Week 8 Schedule, Scores, start-times

Saturday, October 24 

Akron at Kent State *  

Sacramento State at Ball State *  

Bowling Green at Buffalo *  

Miami at Central Michigan *  

Eastern Michigan at Ohio *  

Western Michigan at Toledo *  

UMass at UConn

MAC Football Week 9 Schedule, Scores, start-times

Friday, October 30 

Kent State at Sacramento State *

Saturday, October 31 

Bowling Green at Western Michigan 

MAC Football Week 10 Schedule, Scores, start-times

Tuesday, November 3 

Ohio at Akron *  

Buffalo at Miami *

Wednesday, November 4 

Ball State at UMass *  

Central Michigan at Eastern Michigan *  

Toledo at Sacramento State *

MAC Football Week 11 Schedule, Scores, start-times

Tuesday, November 10 

Western Michigan at Akron *
  

Kent State at Bowling Green *  

Ohio at Miami *

Wednesday, November 11 

Buffalo at Ball State *  

Sacramento State at Central Michigan *  

UMass at Toledo *

MAC Football Week 12 Schedule, Scores, start-times

Tuesday, November 17 

Ball State at Ohio *  

Eastern Michigan at Western Michigan *  

Miami at Kent State *

Wednesday, November 18 

Akron at UMass *  

Bowling Green at Toledo *  

Central Michigan at Buffalo *

MAC Football Week 13 Schedule, Scores, start-times

Tuesday, November 24 

Kent State at Eastern Michigan *  

Miami at Western Michigan *

Friday, November 27 

Buffalo at Akron *  

Toledo at Ohio *

Saturday, November 28 

Central Michigan at Ball State *  

UMass at Bowling Green *  

Sacramento State at Hawaii

MAC Championship Week

Saturday, December 5  MAC Football Championship Game – Noon ET at Ford Field (Detroit) on ESPN

= Conference game

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