2016 Mid-American Conference football season

2016 Mid-American Conference football season
LeagueNCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision
SportFootball
DurationSeptember 2016 – December 2016
Number of teams12
2017 NFL Draft
Top draft pickCorey Davis (Western Michigan)
Picked byTennessee Titans, 5th overall
Regular Season
Season MVPCorey Davis
Top scorerButch Hampton (128 points)
East Division championsOhio Bobcats
Western Division championsWestern Michigan Broncos
MAC Championship Game
ChampionsWestern Michigan
Football seasons
← 2015
2017 →
2016 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Ohio xy   6 2     8 6  
Miami (OH) x   6 2     6 7  
Akron   3 5     5 7  
Bowling Green   3 5     4 8  
Kent State   2 6     3 9  
Buffalo   1 7     2 10  
West Division
No. 15 Western Michigan xy$   8 0     13 1  
Toledo   6 2     9 4  
Northern Illinois   5 3     5 7  
Eastern Michigan   4 4     7 6  
Central Michigan   3 5     6 7  
Ball State   1 7     4 8  
Championship: Western Michigan 29, Ohio 23
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016 Mid-American Conference football season was the 71st[citation needed] season for the Mid-American Conference (MAC) and was part of the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season.[1]

  1. ^ Myerberg, Paul (August 17, 2016). "College football 2016: Mid-American Conference preview". USA Today. Gannett Company. Retrieved September 9, 2016.