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The Mid-American Conference announced their 2026-27 college football schedule on Tuesday. Prior to the start of the season, the conference was hit with some minor realignment as Northern Illinois jumped ship to the Mountain West and were replaced by Sacramento State from the FCS.
The first conference game of the season takes place in Week 0 which marks the first MAC game taking place in Week 0 in history between Eastern Michigan and Sacramento State. Each of the 13 teams will play an eight-game conference schedule with four non-conference games.
Bye Weeks
- Akron: Week 0, Week 9
- Ball State: Week 0, Week 9
- Bowling Green: Week 0, Week 10
- Buffalo: Week 0, Week 9
- Central Michigan: Week 0, Week 9
- Eastern Michigan: Week 9, Week 11
- Kent State: Week 0, Week 10
- UMass: Week 0, Week 9
- Miami Ohio: Week 0, Week 9
- Ohio: Week 0, Week 9
- Sacramento State: Week 5, Week 12
- Toledo: Week 0, Week 9
- Western Michigan: Week 0, Week 10
MAC Schedule Takeaways
- Sacramento State will not play a power conference team
- Akron, Ball State, Bowling Green, Eastern Michigan, Kent State, and Miami Ohio will all play two power conference teams
- Robert Morris, Ohio State, Nebraska, and Michigan State all have two MAC opponents on their schedule
- There will be no rematch of the 2025 MAC championship between Ohio and Western Michigan
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The 2026-27 college football season is set to begin with Week 0 on August 29th.
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