2017 Mid-American Conference men's soccer season

Mid-American Conference
Season2017
ChampionsWestern Michigan
MAC Tourney WinnerAkron
NCAA tournamentAkron, Western Michigan
Matches played91
Goals scored154 (1.69 per match)
Top goalscorer12 goals
Brandon Bye (WMU)
Biggest home winWMU 5–0 Stetson
(08/27)
Akron 5–0 UMass Lowell
(09/24)
Biggest away winWMU 5–0 @ NIU
(10/14)
Highest scoringSacramento State 4–3 NIU @ Utah Valley
(09/16)
Longest winning run10 games
Akron
(since 10/10)
Longest unbeaten run10 games
Akron
(10/10–current)
Western Michigan
(08/2–09/29)
Longest winless run7 games
Northern Illinois
(09/17–current)
Longest losing run4 games
Bowling Green
(09/13–09/27)
Northern Illinois
(09/17–10/03 & 10/14–current)
Highest attendance4,351
Akron @ Utah Valley
(08/25)
Lowest attendance0
West Virginia @ Cal
(08/25)
(probably incorrect)
Average attendance801
(probably incorrect)
2016
2018
All statistics correct as of November 14, 2017.
2017 Mid-American Conference men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 9 Western Michigan + 5 0 0 17 4 1
No. 3 Akron 4 1 0 18 4 2
SIU Edwardsville 2 3 0 7 10 1
West Virginia 1 2 2 9 6 4
Bowling Green 1 3 1 7 9 1
Northern Illinois 0 4 1 3 11 1
As of December 13, 2017
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches

The 2017 Mid-American Conference men's soccer season was the 25th season of men's varsity soccer in the conference.[1]

With their win over SIUE on October 28, the Western Michigan Broncos won their first-ever MAC regular season title. The Broncos went undefeated (5-0-0) during the regular season and did not allow a goal in conference play. Akron defeated Western Michigan, 3-1, to win the MAC tournament.

  1. ^ "2016 Mid-American Conference Men's Soccer" (PDF). Mid-American Conference. Retrieved June 8, 2017.