Mid-American Conference football individual awards
The Mid-American Conference football awards are given annually by the Mid-American Conference (MAC) at the conclusion of each college football season. The conference gives out a total of five awards, the Offensive, Defensive, and Freshman Players of the Year, the Coach of the Year, and the Vern Smith Leadership Award, which is given to the league's MVP in that season. The Vern Smith Award is selected by a vote of the coaches in the MAC while the remaining awards are selected by the MAC News Media Association.[1]
Offensive Player of the Year
Winners
Source:[2]
Season | Player | Team | Position |
---|---|---|---|
1965 | Willie Asbury | Kent State | |
1966 | Bruce Matte | Miami | |
1967 | John Schneider | Toledo | |
1968 | Cleve Bryant | Ohio | QB |
1969 | Chuck Ealey | Toledo | QB |
1970 | Chuck Ealey (2) | Toledo | QB |
1971* | Chuck Ealey (3) | Toledo | QB |
1971* | Phil Villapiano | Bowling Green | |
1972 | Bob Hitchens | Miami | |
1973 | Paul Miles | Bowling Green | |
1974 | Gene Swick | Toledo | |
1975 | Gene Swick (2) | Toledo | |
1976 | Jerome Persell | Western Michigan | RB |
1977 | Jerome Persell (2) | Western Michigan | RB |
1978* | Jerome Persell (3) | Western Michigan | RB |
1978* | Dave Petzke | Northern Illinois | |
1979 | Gary Hogeboom | Central Michigan | QB |
1980 | Mark O'Connell | Ball State | |
1981 | Sam Shon | Ohio | |
1982 | Curtis Adams | Central Michigan | |
1983 | Brian McClure | Bowling Green | |
1984 | Brian McClure (2) | Bowling Green | |
1985 | Brian McClure (3) | Bowling Green | |
1986 | Terry Morris | Miami | QB |
1987 | Eric Wilkerson | Kent State | |
1988 | Tony Kimbrough | Western Michigan | QB |
1989 | David Riley | Ball State | |
1990 | Jeff Bender | Central Michigan | |
1991 | Erik White | Bowling Green | |
1992 | Erik White (2) | Bowling Green | |
1993 | Mike Neu | Ball State | |
1994 | Brian Pruitt | Central Michigan | |
1995 | Wasean Tait | Toledo | |
1996 | Kareem Wilson | Ohio | |
1997 | Randy Moss | Marshall | WR |
1998 | Travis Prentice | Miami | RB |
1999 | Chad Pennington | Marshall | QB |
2000 | Robert Sanford | Western Michigan | RB |
2001 | Byron Leftwich | Marshall | QB |
2002 | Byron Leftwich (2) | Marshall | QB |
2003[3] | Ben Roethlisberger | Miami | QB |
2004[4] | Omar Jacobs | Bowling Green | QB |
2005[5] | Greg Jennings | Western Michigan | WR |
2006[6] | Garrett Wolfe | Northern Illinois | RB |
2007[7] | Dan LeFevour | Central Michigan | QB |
2008[8] | Nate Davis | Ball State | QB |
2009[1] | Dan LeFevour (2) | Central Michigan | QB |
2010[9] | Chad Spann | Northern Illinois | RB |
2011[10] | Chandler Harnish | Northern Illinois | QB |
2012[11] | Jordan Lynch | Northern Illinois | QB |
2013[12] | Jordan Lynch (2) | Northern Illinois | QB |
2014[13] | Jarvion Franklin | Western Michigan | RB |
2015[14] | Matt Johnson | Bowling Green | QB |
2016[15] | Corey Davis | Western Michigan | WR |
2017[16] | Logan Woodside | Toledo | QB |
2018[17] | Tyree Jackson | Buffalo | QB |
2019[18] | LeVante Bellamy | Western Michigan | RB |
2020[19] | Jaret Patterson | Buffalo | RB |
2021[20] | Lew Nichols III | Central Michigan | RB |
2022[21] | Kurtis Rourke | Ohio | QB |
2023[22] | Peny Boone | Toledo | RB |
Winners by school
School (First season) | Wins | Years |
---|---|---|
Toledo (1952) | 9 | 1967, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1974, 1975, 1995, 2017, 2023 |
Bowling Green (1952) | 9 | 1971, 1973, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1991, 1992, 2004, 2015 |
Western Michigan (1948) | 9 | 1976, 1977, 1978, 1988, 2000, 2005, 2014, 2016, 2019 |
Northern Illinois (1975) | 7 | 1978, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2021 |
Central Michigan (1975) | 6 | 1979, 1982, 1990, 1994, 2007, 2009 |
Miami (1948) | 5 | 1966, 1972, 1986, 1998, 2003 |
Ball State (1975) | 4 | 1980, 1989, 1993, 2008 |
Marshall[23] (1954) | 4 | 1997, 1999, 2001, 2002 |
Ohio (1947) | 4 | 1968, 1981, 1996, 2022 |
Kent State (1951) | 3 | 1965, 1987, 2021 |
Buffalo (1999) | 2 | 2018, 2020 |
Akron (1992) | 0 | |
Eastern Michigan (1976) | 0 | |
Temple[24] (2007) | 0 | |
Butler[25] (1947) | 0 | |
Cincinnati[25] (1947) | 0 | |
Central Florida[26](2002) | 0 | |
UMass[27] (2011) | 0 |
Defensive Player of the Year
Winners
Source:[2]
Player (X) | Denotes the number of times the player has won |
Year* | Co-Award Winners |
Position Key | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DE | Defensive end | DT | Defensive tackle | LB | Linebacker | S | Safety
|
Season | Player | School | Position |
---|---|---|---|
1965 | Bob Rowe | Western Michigan | |
1966 | Bob Rowe (2) | Western Michigan | |
1967 | Tom Beutler | Toledo | DL |
1968 | Bob Babich | Miami | LB |
1969 | Joe Green | Bowling Green | DB |
1970 | Dick Adams | Miami | DB |
1971 | Mel Long | Toledo | |
1972 | Jack Lambert | Kent State | LB |
1973 | Brad Cousino | Miami | LB |
1974 | Brad Cousino (2) | Miami | LB |
1975 | Shafer Suggs | Ball State | DB |
1976 | Aaron Bivins | Toledo | |
1977 | Jack Glowik | Miami | |
1978 | Ken Kremer | Ball State | |
1979 | Frank Lewandowski | Northern Illinois | LB |
1980* | Kent McCormick | Miami | LB |
1980* | Mike Terra | Northern Illinois | |
1981 | John Zupancic | Miami | |
1982 | Ray Bentley | Central Michigan | LB |
1983 | Brian Pillman | Miami | DT |
1984 | Mark Brandon |
Toledo | DB |
1985 | John Offerdahl | Western Michigan | LB |
1986 | Mark Garalczyk | Western Michigan | DT |
1987 | Greg Garnica | Ball State | LB |
1988 | Greg Garnica (2) | Ball State | LB |
1989 | Greg Garnica (3) | Ball State | LB |
1990 | Sean Mulhearn | Western Michigan | LB |
1991 | Curt McMillan | Miami | LB |
1992 | Curt McMillan (2) | Miami | LB |
1993 | Vince Palko | Bowling Green | LB |
1994 | Vince Palko (2) | Bowling Green | LB |
1995 | Johhnie Williams | Miami | DB |
1996 | Brad Maynard | Ball State | P |
1997 | JoJuan Armour | Miami | LB |
1998 | JoJuan Armour (2) | Miami | LB |
1999 | Dustin Cohen | Miami | LB |
2000 | Dwight Smith | Akron | DB |
2001 | Max Yates | Marshall | LB |
2002 | Jason Babin | Western Michigan | DL |
2003[3] | Jason Babin (2) | Western Michigan | DL |
2004[4] | Johnathan Goddard | Marshall | DL |
2005[5] | Dan Bazuin | Central Michigan | DL |
2006[6] | Ameer Ismail | Western Michigan | LB |
2007[7] | Clayton Mullins | Miami | LB |
2008[8] | Larry English | Northern Illinois | DE |
2009[1] | Adrian Robinson | Temple | DE |
2010[9] | Roosevelt Nix | Kent State | DL |
2011[10] | Drew Nowak | Western Michigan | DT |
2012[11] | Chris Jones | Bowling Green | DT |
2013[12] | Khalil Mack | Buffalo | LB |
2014[13] | Quinten Rollins | Miami | DB |
2015[14] | Jatavis Brown | Akron | LB |
2016[15] | Tarell Basham | Ohio | DE |
2017[16] | Sutton Smith | Northern Illinois | DE |
2018[17] | Sutton Smith (2) | Northern Illinois | DE |
2019[18] | Treshaun Hayward | Western Michigan | LB |
2020[19] | Troy Hairston (tie) | Central Michigan | LB |
2020 | Brandon Martin (tie) | Ball State | LB |
2021[20] | Ali Fayad | Western Michigan | DE |
2022[21] | Jose Ramirez | Eastern Michigan | DE |
2023[22] | Matt Salopek | Miami | LB |
Winners by school
School (First season) | Wins | Years |
---|---|---|
Miami (1948) | 17 | 1968, 1970, 1973, 1974, 1977, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1991, 1992, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2007, 2014, 2023 |
Western Michigan (1948) | 11 | 1965, 1966, 1985, 1986, 1990, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2011, 2019, 2021 |
Ball State (1975) | 7 | 1975, 1978, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1996, 2020 |
Northern Illinois (1975) | 5 | 1979, 1980, 2008, 2017, 2018 |
Bowling Green (1952) | 4 | 1969, 1993, 1994, 2012 |
Toledo (1952) | 4 | 1967, 1971, 1976, 1984 |
Central Michigan (1975) | 3 | 1982, 2005, 2020 |
Akron (1992) | 2 | 2000, 2015 |
Kent State (1951) | 2 | 1972, 2010 |
Marshall[23] (1954) | 2 | 2001, 2004 |
Buffalo (1999) | 1 | 2013 |
Ohio (1947) | 1 | 2016 |
Temple[24] (2007) | 1 | 2009 |
Eastern Michigan (1976) | 1 | 2022 |
Butler[28] (1947) | 0 | |
Cincinnati[25] (1947) | 0 | |
Central Florida[26] (2002) | 0 | |
UMass[27] (2011) | 0 |
Special Teams Player of the Year
Winners
Source:[2]
Player (X) | Denotes the number of times the player has been selected |
Year* | Co-award winners |
Position key | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K | Placekicker | KR | Kick returner |
P | Punter |
PR | Punt returner
|
Season | Player | School | Position |
---|---|---|---|
1998 | Brad Selent | Western Michigan | K |
1999 | Dave Zastudil | Ohio | |
2000 | Justin McCareins | Northern Illinois | |
2001* | Dave Zastudil (2) | Ohio | |
2001* | Steve Azar | Northern Illinois | |
2002 | Dan Sheldon | Northern Illinois | |
2003[3] | Steve Azar (2) | Northern Illinois | |
2004[4] | Ryne Robinson | Miami | |
2005[5] | Jason Robbins | Toledo | |
2006[6] | Brian Jackson | Ball State | |
2007[7] | Brett Kern | Toledo | |
2008[8] | Antonio Brown | Central Michigan | |
2009[1] | Antonio Brown (2) | Central Michigan | |
2010[9] | Eric Page | Toledo | |
2011[10] | Matt Weller | Ohio | K |
2012[11] | Dri Archer | Kent State | KR |
2013[12] | Jeremiah Detmer | Toledo | K |
2014[13] | Scott Secor | Ball State | K |
2015[14] | Aregeros Turner | Northern Illinois | KR |
2016[15] | Darius Phillips | Western Michigan | KR |
2017[16] | Darius Phillips (2) | Western Michigan | KR |
2018[17] | Diontae Johnson | Toledo | KR |
2019[18] | Matthew Trickett | Kent State | K |
2020[19] | D'Wayne Eskridge | Western Micihigan | KR |
2021[20] | Kalil Pimpleton | Central Micihigan | KR |
2022[21] | Alex McNulty | Buffalo | K |
2023[22] | Graham Nicholson | Miami | K |
Winners by school
School (First season) | Wins | Years |
---|---|---|
Northern Illinois (1975) | 5 | 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2015 |
Toledo (1952) | 5 | 2005, 2007, 2010, 2013, 2018 |
Western Michigan (1948) | 4 | 1998, 2016, 2017, 2020 |
Central Michigan (1975) | 3 | 2008, 2009, 2021 |
Ohio (1947) | 3 | 1999, 2001, 2011 |
Ball State (1975) | 2 | 2006, 2014 |
Kent State (1951) | 2 | 2012, 2019 |
Miami (1948) | 2 | 2004, 2023 |
Buffalo (1999) | 1 | 2022 |
Akron (1992) | 0 | |
Bowling Green (1952) | 0 | |
Eastern Michigan (1976) | 0 | |
Temple[24] (2007) | 0 | |
Butler[28] (1947) | 0 | |
Cincinnati[25] (1947) | 0 | |
Marshall[23] (1954) | 0 | |
Central Florida[26] (2002) | 0 | |
UMass[27] (2011) | 0 |
Freshman Player of the Year
The Freshman Player of the Year award was first given by the MAC after the 1982 football season. That year's winner, Brian McClure, won a slew of MAC accords, including Offensive Player of the Year three times, and the Vern Smith award twice. Ball State, Central Michigan and Western Michigan are tied with the most awards, with players from each school winning five times.
Winners
Source:[2]
Year* | Co-Award Winners |
Position Key | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
QB | Quarterback | RB | Running back | TE | Tight end | WR | Wide receiver |
DE | Defensive end | DT | Defensive tackle | LB | Linebacker | S | Safety
|
K | Placekicker | KR | Kick returner |
P | Punter |
PR | Punt Returner
|
Winners by school
School (First season) | Wins | Years |
---|---|---|
Western Michigan (1948) | 10 | 1983, 1989, 1996, 1997, 2005, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2023 |
Central Michigan (1975) | 6 | 1988, 1995, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2020 |
Ball State (1975) | 5 | 1987, 1993, 2000, 2004, 2008 |
Kent State (1951) | 4 | 1986, 1991, 1994, 2010 |
Miami (1948) | 3 | 1992, 2001, 2019 |
Bowling Green (1952) | 3 | 1982, 1998, 2011 |
Northern Illinois (1975) | 2 | 1984, 1985, 2017 |
Buffalo (1999) | 2 | 2002, 2018 |
Ohio (1947) | 2 | 2016, 2022 |
Akron (1992) | 1 | 1999 |
Eastern Michigan (1976) | 1 | 1996 |
Temple[24] (2007) | 1 | 2009 |
Toledo (1952) | 1 | 1990 |
Butler[28] (1947) | 0 | |
Cincinnati[25] (1947) | 0 | |
Marshall[23] (1954) | 0 | |
Central Florida[26] (2002) | 0 | |
UMass[27] (2011) | 0 |
Vern Smith Leadership Award
The Vern Smith Leadership Award was started in 1982 by the Downtown Toledo Athletic Club. In that year, it was known as the Jefferson Award and the name was changed to honor the University of Toledo Athletic Director Vern Smith in 1987.[30] The award is given to the top football player in the Mid-American Conference. Only four players have won the award multiple times, with the most recent winner, Larry English, being the only non-quarterback to win it. Northern Illinois leads with seven awards all-time, followed by Bowling Green, Central Michigan and Marshall tied with four awards in each school. The Vern Smith award is the only one voted on by the coaches, with the Coach of the Year, as well as the Players of the Year are selected by the media.
Winners
Source:[2]
Player (X) | Denotes the number of times the player has been selected |
Year* | Co-Award Winners |
Position Key | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
QB | Quarterback | RB | Running back | TE | Tight end | WR | Wide receiver |
DE | Defensive end | DT | Defensive tackle | LB | Linebacker | S | Safety
|
K | Placekicker | KR | Kick returner |
P | Punter |
PR | Punt Returner
|
Winners by school
School (First season) | Wins | Years |
---|---|---|
Northern Illinois (1975) | 9 | 1983, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2018 |
Bowling Green (1952) | 5 | 1984, 1985, 1991, 1992, 2015 |
Toledo (1952) | 5 | 1995, 2005, 2014, 2017, 2023 |
Central Michigan (1975) | 4 | 1982, 1990, 1994, 2009 |
Marshall (1954) | 4 | 1997, 1999, 2001, 2002 |
Western Michigan (1948) | 4 | 1988, 2000, 2005, 2016 |
Ball State (1975) | 3 | 1989, 1993, 1996 |
Miami (1948) | 3 | 1986, 1998, 2003 |
Kent State (1951) | 2 | 1987, 2021 |
Buffalo (1999) | 1 | 2020 |
Akron (1992) | 1 | 2004 |
Ohio (1947) | 1 | 2022 |
Eastern Michigan (1976) | 0 | |
Temple (2007) | 0 | |
Butler (1947) | 0 | |
Cincinnati(1947) | 0 | |
Central Florida (2002) | 0 | |
UMass (2011) | 0 |
Coach of the Year
The MAC has awarded a Coach of the Year award every year since 1965. The first award went to
Winners
Source:[2]
Coach (X) | Denotes the number of times the coach has been selected |
Season | Coach | School | Year with school | Record |
---|---|---|---|---|
1965 | Bo Schembechler | Miami | 3rd | 7–3 (5–1) |
1966 | Bill Doolittle | Western Michigan | 3rd | 7–3 (5–1) |
1967 | Frank Lauterbur | Toledo | 5th | 9–1 (5–1) |
1968 | Bill Hess | Ohio | 11th | 10–1 (6–0) |
1969 | Frank Lauterbur (2) | Toledo | 7th | 11–0 (5–0) |
1970 | Frank Lauterbur (3) | Toledo | 8th | 12–0 (5–0) |
1971 | John Murphy |
Toledo | 1st | 12–0 (5–0) |
1972 | Don James | Kent State | 1st | 6–5 (4–1) |
1973 | Bill Mallory | Miami | 5th | 11–0 (5–0) |
1974 | Dick Crum | Miami | 1st | 10–0–1 (5–0) |
1975 | Dave McClain | Ball State | 1st | 9–2 (4–2) |
1976 | Elliot Uzelac | Western Michigan | 2nd | 7–4 (6–3) |
1977 | Ed Chlebek | Eastern Michigan | 2nd | 8–3 (4–3) |
1978 | Dwight Wallace | Ball State | 1st | 10–1 (8–0) |
1979 | Chuck Stobart | Toledo | 3rd | 7–3–1 (7–1–1) |
1980 | Herb Deromedi | Central Michigan | 3rd | 9–2 (7–2) |
1981 | Chuck Stobart (2) | Toledo | 5th | 9–3 (8–1) |
1982 | Denny Stolz | Bowling Green | 6th | 7–5 (7–2) |
1983 | Bill Mallory (2) | Northern Illinois | 3rd | 10–2 (8–1) |
1984 | Dan Simrell | Toledo | 3rd | 9–2–1 (7–1–1) |
1985 | Denny Stolz (2) | Bowling Green | 9th | 11–1 (9–0) |
1986 | Glen Mason | Kent State | 1st | 5–6 (5–3) |
1987 | Jim Harkema | Eastern Michigan | 5th | 10–2 (7–1) |
1988 | Al Molde | Western Michigan | 2nd | 9–3 (7–1) |
1989 | Paul Schudel | Ball State | 5th | 7–3–2 (6–1–1) |
1990 | Herb Deromedi (2) | Central Michigan | 13th | 8–3–1 (7–1) |
1991 | Gary Blackney | Bowling Green | 1st | 11–1 (8–0) |
1992 | Gary Blackney (2) | Bowling Green | 2nd | 10–2 (8–0) |
1993 | Paul Schudel (2) | Ball State | 9th | 8–3–1 (7–0–1) |
1994 | Dick Flynn | Central Michigan | 1st | 9–3 (8–1) |
1995 | Gary Pinkel | Toledo | 5th | 11–0–1 (7–0–1) |
1996 | Jim Grobe | Ohio | 2nd | 6–6 (5–3) |
1997 | Gary Pinkel (2) | Toledo | 7th | 9–3 (7–1) |
1998 | Bob Pruett | Marshall | 2nd | 12–1 (7–1) |
1999 | Bob Pruett (2) | Marshall | 3rd | 13–0 (8–0) |
2000 | Gary Darnell | Western Michigan | 4th | 9–3 (7–1) |
2001 | Urban Meyer | Bowling Green | 1st | 8–3 (5–3) |
2002 | Joe Novak | Northern Illinois | 6th | 8–4 (7–1) |
2003[3] | Terry Hoeppner | Miami | 5th | 13–1 (8–0) |
2004[4] | J. D. Brookhart | Akron | 1st | 6–5 (6–2) |
2005[5] | Bill Cubit | Western Michigan | 1st | 7–4 (5–3) |
2006[6] | Frank Solich | Ohio | 2nd | 9–5 (7–1) |
2007[7] | Turner Gill | Buffalo | 2nd | 5–7 (5–3) |
2008[8] | Brady Hoke | Ball State | 6th | 12–2 (8–0) |
2009[1] | Al Golden |
Temple | 3rd | 9–3 (7–1) |
2010[9] | Michael Haywood | Miami | 2nd | 9–4 (8–1) |
2011[10] | Ron English | Eastern Michigan | 3rd | 6–6 (4–4) |
2012[11] | Darrell Hazell | Kent State | 2nd | 11–3 (8–0) |
2013[12] | Rod Carey | Northern Illinois | 1st | 12–1 (8–0) |
2014[13] | P. J. Fleck | Western Michigan | 2nd | 8–5 (6–2) |
2015[14] | Matt Campbell | Toledo | 5th | 9–2 (6–2) |
2016[15] | P. J. Fleck (2) | Western Michigan | 4th | 13–1 (8–0) |
2017[16] | Jason Candle | Toledo | 2nd | 11–3 (7–1) |
2018[17] | Lance Leipold | Buffalo | 4th | 10–4 (7–1) |
2019[18] | Jim McElwain | Central Michigan | 1st | 8–6 (6–2) |
2020[19] | Lance Leipold (2) | Buffalo | 6th | 6–1 (5–0) |
2021[20] | Thomas Hammock | Northern Illinois | 3rd | 9–5 (6–2) |
2022[21] | Tim Albin | Ohio | 2nd | 10–4 (7–1) |
2023[22] | Jason Candle (2) | Toledo | 8th | 11–1 (8–0) |
Winners by school
School (First season) | Wins | Years |
---|---|---|
Toledo (1952) | 11 | 1967, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1979, 1871, 1984, 1995, 1997, 2015, 2017, 2023 |
Western Michigan (1948) | 7 | 1966, 1976, 1988, 2000, 2005, 2014, 2016 |
Central Michigan (1975) | 6 | 1980, 1990, 1994, 1977, 1987, 2019 |
Miami (1948) | 5 | 1965, 1973, 1974, 2003, 2010 |
Ball State (1975) | 5 | 1975, 1978, 1989, 1993, 2008 |
Bowling Green (1952) | 5 | 1982, 1985, 1991, 1991, 2001 |
Northern Illinois (1975) | 4 | 1983, 2002, 2013, 2021 |
Ohio (1947) | 4 | 1968, 1996, 2006, 2022 |
Eastern Michigan (1976) | 3 | 1977, 1987, 2011 |
Kent State (1951) | 3 | 1972, 1986, 2012 |
Buffalo (1999) | 3 | 2007, 2018. 2020 |
Marshall (1954) | 2 | 1988, 1999 |
Akron (1992) | 1 | 2004 |
Temple (2007) | 1 | 2009 |
Butler (1947) | 0 | |
Cincinnati (1947) | 0 | |
Central Florida (2002) | 0 | |
UMass (2011) | 0 |
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- ^ a b c d Marshall was a member of the MAC from 1953 to 1969 and again from 1997 to 2004. They left the conference following the 2004 season to become a member of Conference USA.
- ^ split along football lines, with the non-FBS schools reorganizing as a new, non-football Big East and the remaining FBS schools, including Temple, operating as the American Athletic Conference.
- ^ a b c d e Cincinnati left the Mid-American Conference following the 1953 season and is currently a member of The American.
- ^ 2013.
- ^ a b c d UMass was a member of the MAC from 2011 to 2015, when they left to become a football-only independent member of FBS Football, after declining to be a full member of the MAC
- ^ NCAA Division I, playing in the non-scholarship Pioneer Football League.
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