2020 Mid-American Conference football season
The 2020 Mid-American Conference football season was the 75th season for the Mid-American Conference (MAC), as part of the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season.
| 2020 Mid-American Conference football season | |
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| League | NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision |
| Sport | Football |
| Duration | November 4 - December 18 |
| Number of teams | 12 |
| Regular season | |
| Season MVP | Jaret Patterson |
| East Division champions | Buffalo |
| West Division champions | Ball State |
| MAC Championship Game | |
| Champions | Ball State |
| Runners-up | Buffalo |
| Finals MVP | Drew Plitt & Jimmy Daw, Ball State[1] |
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| East Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 25 Buffalo xy | 5 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kent State | 3 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio | 2 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami (OH) | 2 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Akron | 1 | – | 5 | 1 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling Green | 0 | – | 5 | 0 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 23 Ball State xy$ | 5 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Michigan | 4 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Toledo | 4 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central Michigan | 3 | – | 3 | 3 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Michigan | 2 | – | 4 | 2 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Illinois | 0 | – | 6 | 0 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Championship: Ball State 38, Buffalo 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from AP Poll. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The provisional schedule was released on February 26, 2020, with a regular season between September 3 and November 28, 2020, and the MAC Championship Game on December 5, 2020.[3] On August 8, 2020, the MAC announced that all fall sports had been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with plans to attempt play in Spring 2021. Commissioner Jon Steinbrecher stated that "there are simply too many unknowns to put our student-athletes into situations that are not clearly understood." It was reported that the NIU Huskies — the conference's most successful team — were instrumental in pushing for a full cancellation of the season, and had also suggested the possibility of opting out if the MAC did decide to play. Concerns were also raised over the budgetary impacts of health protocols such as testing, especially with the cancellation of all but five games against Power Five conference opponents (which often serve as a major revenue source) due to restrictions to in-conference play only. The MAC became the first FBS conference to cancel the 2020 season entirely due to COVID-19.[4][5] On September 24, 2020, The MAC voted unanimously to resume the fall football season. the six-game conference-only schedule will begin on Wednesday, Nov. 4 with a full slate of games. The regular season will conclude with the East Division & West Division Champions playing in the MAC Championship Game on Friday, Dec. 18 at Ford Field in Detroit, Mich The Conference will implement a COVID-19 testing program requiring four antigen tests per week with all positive tests needing confirmation with a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test. Any student athlete with a positive test will enter a cardiac screening protocol. The MAC's approved COVID-19 testing protocols, including four tests per week, will begin Monday, October 5.[6] On October 7 the MAC released the new 2020 Football schedule.[7]
Previous season
In 2019, the Miami RedHawks won the east division, and the Central Michigan Chippewas won the west, both with a 6–2 conference record. In the 2019 MAC Championship Game, the RedHawks defeated the Chippewas 26–21 in overtime. The RedHawks would go on to the 2020 LendingTree Bowl, where they were defeated 27-17 by the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns.
Head coaches
Coaches
| Team | Head coach | Previous Job | Years at school | Overall record | MAC record | MAC titles |
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| Akron | Tom Arth | Chattanooga | 5 | 49–33 (.598) | 0–8 (.000) | 0 |
| Ball State | Mike Neu | New Orleans Saints (QB Coach) | 5 | 14–26 (.350) | 9–27 (.250) | 0 |
| Bowling Green | Scot Loeffler | Virginia Tech Hokies (QB Coach) | 2 | 3–9 (.250) | 2–6 (.250) | 0 |
| Buffalo | Lance Leipold | Wisconsin–Whitewater | 6 | 31–32 (.492) | 20–20 (.500) | 0 |
| Central Michigan | Jim McElwain | Florida | 2 | 52–34 (.605) | 6–2 (.750) | 1 |
| Eastern Michigan | Chris Creighton | Drake | 7 | 28–47 (.373) | 16–32 (.333) | 0 |
| Kent State | Sean Lewis | Syracuse (Co Off. Coordinator) | 2 | 7–6 (.538) | 5–3 (.625) | 0 |
| Miami | Chuck Martin | Notre Dame (Off. Coordinator/QB Coach) | 6 | 32–48 (.400) | 26–22 (.542) | 1 |
| Northern Illinois | Thomas Hammock | Baltimore Ravens Assistant Head Coach | 2 | 5–7 (.417) | 4–4 (.500) | 0 |
| Ohio | Frank Solich | Nebraska | 16 | 113–81 (.582) | 71–45 (.612) | 0 |
| Toledo | Jason Candle | Toledo (Off. Coordinator) | 5 | 34–20 (.630) | 23–11 (.676) | 1 |
| Western Michigan | Tim Lester | Purdue (QB Coach) | 4 | 20–18 (.526) | 14–9 (.609) | 0 |
Rankings
| Pre | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Wk 15 | Wk 16 | Final | ||
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| Akron | AP | |||||||||||||||||
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| CFP | Not released | |||||||||||||||||
| Ball State | AP | RV | 23 | |||||||||||||||
| C | RV | 23 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Bowling Green | AP | |||||||||||||||||
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| Buffalo | AP | RV | RV | RV | 24 | 23 | RV | 25 | ||||||||||
| C | RV | RV | RV | RV | 25 | |||||||||||||
| CFP | Not released | |||||||||||||||||
| Central Michigan | AP | |||||||||||||||||
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| Eastern Michigan | AP | |||||||||||||||||
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| Kent State | AP | |||||||||||||||||
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| Miami | AP | |||||||||||||||||
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| Northern Illinois | AP | |||||||||||||||||
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| Ohio | AP | |||||||||||||||||
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| Toledo | AP | |||||||||||||||||
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| Western Michigan | AP | |||||||||||||||||
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| Improvement in ranking | ||
| Drop in ranking | ||
| Not ranked previous week | ||
| No change in ranking from previous week | ||
| RV | Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25 of poll | |
| т | Tied with team above or below also with this symbol | |
Regular season Schedule
Week 1
| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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| November 4 | 6:00 p.m. | Eastern Michigan | Kent State | Dix Stadium • Kent, OH | ESPN+ | KSU 27–23 | ||
| November 4 | 6:00 p.m. | Western Michigan | Akron | InfoCision Stadium • Akron, OH | ESPN3 | WMU 58–13 | 490 | |
| November 4 | 7:00 p.m. | Ball State | Miami | Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH | CBSSN | M-OH 38–31 | ||
| November 4 | 7:00 p.m. | Buffalo | Northern Illinois | Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL | ESPN2 | UB 49–30 | 449 | |
| November 4 | 7:00 p.m. | Ohio | Central Michigan | Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI | ESPN | CMU 30–27 | 757 | |
| November 4 | 8:00 p.m. | Bowling Green | Toledo | Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH (rivalry) | ESPNU | TOL 38–3 | ||
| #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. | ||||||||
Week 2
| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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| November 10 | 7:00 p.m. | Akron | Ohio | Peden Stadium • Athens, OH | CBSSN | OU 24–10 | 1,182 | |
| November 10 | 7:00 p.m. | Kent State | Bowling Green | Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH (Anniversary Award) | ESPNU | KSU 62–24 | 1,500 | |
| November 10 | 8:00 p.m. | Miami | Buffalo | UB Stadium • Buffalo, NY | ESPN | UB 42–10 | ||
| November 11 | 7:00 p.m. | Eastern Michigan | Ball State | Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN | CBSSN | BSU 38–31 | 1,183 | |
| November 11 | 8:00 p.m. | Central Michigan | Northern Illinois | Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL | ESPNU | CMU 40–10 | 419 | |
| November 11 | 8:00 p.m. | Toledo | Western Michigan | Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI | ESPN2 | WMU 41–38 | ||
| #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. | ||||||||
Week 3
| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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| November 17 | 7:00 p.m. | Buffalo | Bowling Green | Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH | CBSSN | UB 42–17 | 1,500 | |
| November 17 | 8:00 p.m. | Akron | Kent State | Dix Stadium • Kent, OH (Wagon Wheel) | ESPN | KSU 69–45 | ||
| November 17 | 8:00 p.m. | Ohio | Miami | Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH (Battle of the Bricks) | N/A | Cancelled | n/a | |
| November 18 | 7:00 p.m. | Northern Illinois | Ball State | Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN (Bronze Stalk Trophy) | ESPNN | BSU 31–25 | 859 | |
| November 18 | 7:00 p.m. | Toledo | Eastern Michigan | Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI | CBSSN | TOL 45–28 | 300 | |
| November 18 | 7:00 p.m. | Western Michigan | Central Michigan | Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI (Michigan MAC Trophy, rivalry) | ESPN2 | WMU 52–44 | ||
| #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. | ||||||||
Week 4
| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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| November 27 | 4:00 p.m. | Central Michigan | Eastern Michigan | Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI (Michigan MAC Trophy) | CBSSN | CMU 31–23 | ||
| November 28 | 12:00 p.m. | Ball State | Toledo | Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH | ESPN3 | BSU 27–24 | ||
| November 28 | 12:00 p.m. | Bowling Green | Ohio | Peden Stadium • Athens, OH | ESPNU | OU 52–10 | 1,182 | |
| November 28 | 12:00 p.m. | Kent State | Buffalo | UB Stadium • Buffalo, NY | CBSSN | UB 70–41 | ||
| November 28 | 12:00 p.m. | Northern Illinois | Western Michigan | Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI | ESPN+ | WMU 30–27 | ||
| November 28 | 1:00 p.m. | Miami | Akron | InfoCision Stadium • Akron, OH | ESPN3 | M-OH 38–7 | ||
| #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. | ||||||||
Week 5
| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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| December 5 | 12:00 p.m. | Toledo | Northern Illinois | Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL | ESPN3 | TOL 41–24 | ||
| December 5 | 12:00 p.m. | Kent State | Miami | Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH | cancelled | n/a | ||
| December 5 | 2:00 p.m. | Ball State | Central Michigan | Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI | ESPNU | BSU 45–20 | ||
| December 5 | 2:00 p.m. | Bowling Green | Akron | InfoCision Stadium • Akron, OH | ESPN3 | AKR 31–3 | ||
| December 5 | 2:00 p.m. | Eastern Michigan | Western Michigan | Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI (Michigan MAC Trophy) | ESPN+ | EMU 53–42 | ||
| December 5 | 3:30 p.m. | Buffalo | Ohio | Peden Stadium • Athens, OH | cancelled | n/a | ||
| #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. | ||||||||
Week 6
| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 12 | 12:00 p.m. | Western Michigan | Ball State | Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN | ESPN+ | BSU 30–27 | 823 | |
| December 12 | 12:00 p.m. | Northern Illinois | Eastern Michigan | Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI | ESPN3 | EMU 41–33 | 300 | |
| December 12 | 12:00 p.m. | Miami | Bowling Green | Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH | n/a | cancelled | n/a | |
| December 12 | 12:00 p.m. | Ohio | Kent State | Dix Stadium • Kent, OH | n/a | cancelled | n/a | |
| December 12 | 2:30 p.m. | Akron | No. 24 Buffalo | UB Stadium • Buffalo, NY | CBSSN | UB 56–7 | 0 | |
| December 12 | 3:00 p.m. | Central Michigan | Toledo | Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH | ESPN3 | TOL 24–23 | 0 | |
| #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. | ||||||||
Week 7 (MAC Championship game)
| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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| December 18 | 7:30 p.m. | Ball State | No. 23 Buffalo | Ford Field • Detroit, MI | ESPN | BSU 38–28 | ||
| #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time Zone. | ||||||||
Postseason
Bowl Games
| Legend | |
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| MAC win | |
| MAC loss | |
| Bowl game | Date | Site | Television | Time (EST) | MAC team | Opponent | Score | Attendance |
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| Camellia Bowl | December 25 | Cramton Bowl • Montgomery, AL | ESPN | 2:30 p.m. | Buffalo | Marshall | W 17–10 | 2,512 |
| Arizona Bowl | December 31 | Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ | CBS | 2:00 p.m. | Ball State | San Jose State | W 34–13 | 0 |
Awards and honors
East Division
| Week | Offensive | Defensive | Special Teams | ||||||||||
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| Player | Team | Position | Player | Team | Position | Player | Team | Position | |||||
| Week 1 (November 9) | AJ Mayer Jaret Patterson |
Miami Buffalo |
QB RB |
Ryan McWood | Miami | LB | De'Montre Tuggle | Ohio | RB/KR | ||||
| Week 2 (November 16) | Kyle Vantrease | Buffalo | QB | Keye Thompson | Ohio | LB | Dom Dzioban | Miami | P | ||||
| Week 3 (November 23) | Jaret Patterson Dustin Crum |
Buffalo Kent State |
RB QB |
James Patterson | Buffalo | LB | Matthew Trickett | Kent State | K | ||||
| Week 4 (November 30) | Jaret Patterson | Buffalo | RB | Kameron Butler | Miami | DE | Julian Ross | Ohio | RB/KR | ||||
| Week 5 (December 7) | Teon Dollard | Akron | RB | Bubba Arslanian | Akron | LB | Gavin Blunt | Akron | WR | ||||
| Week 6 (December 14) | Kevin Marks | Buffalo | RB | Eddie Wilson | Buffalo | DT | Tyrone Hill | Buffalo | S | ||||
West Division
| Week | Offensive | Defensive | Special Teams | ||||||||||
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| Player | Team | Position | Player | Team | Position | Player | Team | Position | |||||
| Week 1 (November 9) | Eli Peters | Toledo | QB | Troy Hairston | Central Michigan | DL | Luke Elzinga | Central Michigan | P | ||||
| Week 2 (November 16) | Caleb Huntley | Ball State | RB | Brandon Martin | Ball State | LB | Marshall Meeder | Central Michigan | K | ||||
| Week 3 (November 23) | D'Wayne Eskridge | Western Michigan | WR | Jamal Hines | Toledo | DE | Thiago Kapps | Western Michigan | K | ||||
| Week 4 (November 30) | Drew Plitt | Ball State | QB | Christian Albright | Ball State | LB | D'Wayne Eskridge | Western Michigan | WR/KR | ||||
| Week 5 (December 7) | Drew Plitt Preston Hutchinson |
Ball State Eastern Michigan |
QB QB |
Jose Ramirez | Eastern Michigan | DE | Chad Ryland | Eastern Michigan | K | ||||
| Week 6 (December 14) | Justin Hall | Ball State | WR | Jaylin Thomas | Ball State | LB | Chad Ryland | Eastern Michigan | K | ||||
MAC Individual Awards
The following individuals received postseason honors as voted by the Mid-American Conference football coaches at the end of the season
| Award | Player | School |
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| Offensive Player of the Year | Jaret Patterson | Buffalo |
| Defensive Player of the Year | Troy Hairston Brandon Martin |
Central Michigan Ball State |
| Special Teams Player of the Year | D'Wayne Eskridge | Western Michigan |
| Freshman Player of the Year | Lew Nichols III | Central Michigan |
| Vern Smith Leadership Award | Jaret Patterson | Buffalo |
| Coach of the Year | Lance Leipold | Buffalo |
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All-Americans
The 2020 College Football All-America Teams are composed of the following College Football All-American first teams chosen by the following selector organizations: Associated Press (AP), Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), Walter Camp Foundation (WCFF), The Sporting News (TSN), Sports Illustrated (SI), USA Today (USAT) ESPN, CBS Sports (CBS), FOX Sports (FOX) College Football News (CFN), Bleacher Report (BR), Scout.com, Phil Steele (PS), SB Nation (SB), Athlon Sports, Pro Football Focus (PFF) and Yahoo! Sports (Yahoo!).
Currently, the NCAA compiles consensus all-America teams in the sports of Division I-FBS football and Division I men's basketball using a point system computed from All-America teams named by coaches associations or media sources. The system consists of three points for a first-team honor, two points for second-team honor, and one point for third-team honor. Honorable mention and fourth team or lower recognitions are not accorded any points. Football consensus teams are compiled by position and the player accumulating the most points at each position is named first team consensus all-American. Currently, the NCAA recognizes All-Americans selected by the AP, AFCA, FWAA, TSN, and the WCFF to determine Consensus and Unanimous All-Americans. Any player named to the First Team by all five of the NCAA-recognized selectors is deemed a Unanimous All-American.
| Position | Player | School | Selector | Unanimous | Consensus |
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| RB | Jaret Patterson | Buffalo | Athletic, USAT | ||
| Position | Player | School | Selector | Unanimous | Consensus |
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| RB | Jaret Patterson | Buffalo | AFCA, AP, CBS, FWAA, TSN | ||
| OL | Kayode Awosika | Buffalo | FWAA | ||
| AP | D'Wayne Eskridge | Western Michigan | FWAA | ||
NFL Draft
The following list includes all MAC players drafted in the 2021 NFL Draft
| Round # | Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
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| 2 | 56 | Seattle Seahawks | D'Wayne Eskridge | WR | Western Michigan |
| 3 | 79 | Las Vegas Raiders | Malcolm Koonce | DE | Buffalo |
| 5 | 155 | San Francisco 49ers | Jaylon Moore | OG | Western Michigan |
| 5 | 161 | Buffalo Bills | Tommy Doyle | OT | Miami (OH) |
References
- Jimenez, James H. (December 18, 2020). "2020 Mid-American Conference Championship Game Recap: #23 Buffalo Bulls vs. Ball State Cardinals". hustlebelt.com. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
- Wells, Adam (September 25, 2020). "MAC Approves 6-Game College Football Schedule Beginning November 4". Bleacher Report. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
- "MAC Announces 2020 Football Schedule". getsomemaction.com. February 26, 2020. Retrieved February 26, 2020.
- Petzold, Evan. "Mid-American Conference cancels fall football season; no games for CMU, EMU or WMU in 2020". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
- "MAC becomes first FBS conference to cancel 2020 college football season for the fall". CBSSports.com. August 8, 2020. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
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