2021 Mid-American Conference football season

2021 Mid-American Conference football season
LeagueNCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision
SportFootball
DurationSeptember 2 - December 4
Number of teams12
Regular season
Season MVPDustin Crum
East Division championsKent State
West Division championsNorthern Illinois
MAC Championship Game
ChampionsNorthern Illinois
  Runners-upKent State
Finals MVPOffense: Jay Ducker (RB, Northern Illinois)
Defense: C. J. Brown (DB, Northern Illinois)
Special Teams: John Richardson (PK, Northern Illinois)
Seasons
← 2020
2022 →
2021 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Kent State xy   6 2     7 7  
Miami (OH)   5 3     7 6  
Ohio   3 5     3 9  
Bowling Green   2 6     4 8  
Buffalo   2 6     4 8  
Akron   1 7     2 10  
West Division
Northern Illinois xy$   6 2     9 5  
Central Michigan x   6 2     9 4  
Toledo   5 3     7 6  
Ball State   4 4     6 7  
Eastern Michigan   4 4     7 6  
Western Michigan   4 4     8 5  
Championship: Northern Illinois 41, Kent State 23
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant

The 2021 Mid-American Conference football season was the 76th season for the Mid-American Conference (MAC), as part of the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season.

The provisional schedule was released on February 26, 2021. The season was scheduled to begin September 2, 2021, and ended with the MAC Football Championship Game on December 4, 2021.[1]

  1. ^ "MAC Releases 2021 Football Schedule". getsomemaction.com. Mid-American Conference. February 26, 2021. Retrieved May 3, 2021.