Mid-American Conference Football Weekly Release October 14, 2013

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1 Mid-American Conference Football Weekly Release October 14, 2013 Football Contact: Ken Mather, Assistant Commissioner for Media & Public Relations Mid-American Conference, 24 Public Square, 15th Floor, Cleveland, Ohio 44113, , Follow Us On Become a fan of the Mid-American Conference on Facebook MAC Standings Conference Overall WEST DIVISION W L Pct. Stk H A W L Pct. Stk H A Ball State W W Northern Illinois W W Toledo W W Central Michigan W W Eastern Michigan L L Western Michigan L L Conference Overall EAST DIVISION W L Pct. Stk H A W L Pct. Stk H A Bowling Green W L Buffalo W W Ohio L L UMass W W Kent State L L Miami L L Akron L L MAC ANNOUNCES NEW BOCA RATON & BAHAMAS BOWL GAMES The MAC announced the creation of newly created bowl games in Boca Raton, Florida and Nassau, Bahamas for a six-year period ( ). The Boca Raton Bowl and Bahamas Bowl are the start of a series of planned bowl announcements over the next several weeks and the centerpiece of a joint agreement between several FBS conferences. The MAC will play the American Athletic Conference and Conference USA in each bowl game in 2014 and With further announcements coming later this month, the MAC will have created two new primary appearances on an annual basis for the next six years. Starting in the 2014 college football season, the MAC will have a minimum five guaranteed bowl opportunities. MAC 2014 Bowl Season: GoDaddy Bowl (vs. Sun Belt) Famous Idaho Potato Bowl (vs. MW) Camellia Bowl (vs. Sun Belt) Boca Raton Bowl (vs. C-USA) Bahamas Bowl (vs. American Athletic) MAC 2015 Bowl Season: GoDaddy Bowl (vs. Sun Belt) Famous Idaho Potato Bowl (vs. MW) Camellia Bowl (vs. Sun Belt) Boca Raton Bowl (vs. American Ath.) Bahamas Bowl (vs. C-USA) HUSKIES EXTEND NATION S LONGEST HOME WINNING STREAK The Huskies win over Akron last Saturday in front of a sellout crowd of 23,595 witnessed Northern Illinois extend its current home winning streak to 23 games, the longest current streak in the nation. Northern Illinois also set a new MAC record for consecutive home wins, breaking the mark set by former-member Marshall (22 games, ). JORDAN LYNCH ONE OF TEN FBS QBS TO JOIN 3,000/4,000 CLUB Northern Illinois quarterback Jordan Lynch became only the tenth player in FBS history to run for more than 3,000 yards and pass for more than 4,000 yards in his college career. Lynch has 3,039 career rushing yards and 4,650 career passing yards. Lynch has the fewest career starts (20) of any player to accomplish the 3,000/4,000 mark. The complete list: Colin Kaepernick, Nevada ( ); Brad Smith, Missouri ( ); Antwaan Randle El, Indiana ( ); Joshua Cribbs, Kent State ( ); Denard Robinson, Michigan ( ); Patrick White, West Virginia ( ); Vince Young, Texas ( ); Brian Mitchell, La.-Lafayette ( ); Eric Crouch, Nebraska ( ); Jordan Lynch, Northern Illinois ( ). MAC Storylines Northern Illinois (6-0) is ranked No. 23 in the Associated Press Top 25 Poll and the USA Today Coaches Poll. Ball State improved to 6-1 overall, 3-0 in the MAC, with a win over Kent State. The Cardinals win gave head coach Pete Lembo his 100th career head coaching victory. Northern Illinois and Ball State are already bowl eligible. The MAC has three programs with five wins or more and five programs with four wins or more: Northern Illinois (6-0); Ball State (6-1) and Bowling Green (5-2) have a combined 17-3 record. Buffalo improved to 4-2 overall, 2-0 in Conference play, with a 33-0 win at Western Michigan. Buffalo recorded its first road shutout since 1965 and the Bulls are 2-0 to begin MAC play for the first time in program history. The road win for Buffalo was the first against a MAC West Division opponent since joining the Conference in Non-conference games this week include Navy at Toledo at Noon ET (ESPNews) and Kent State at South Alabama (ESPN3) at 3 pm ET. This Week s MAC Schedule Saturday, October 19 Navy at Toledo, Noon ET (ESPNews) *Akron at Miami, 1:00 pm ET (ESPN3) *Ohio at Eastern Michigan, 1:00 pm ET (ESPN3) *Ball State at Western Michigan, 2:00 pm ET (ESPN3) Kent State at South Alabama, 3:00 pm ET (ESPN3) *Northern Illinois at Central Michigan, 3:00 pm ET (ESPN3) *UMass at Buffalo, 3:30 pm ET (Time Warner Cable SportsChannel/ESPN3) Bye: Bowling Green Last Week s MAC Results Saturday, October 12 Army 50, Eastern Michigan 25 *Buffalo 33, Western Michigan 0 *Central Michigan 26, Ohio 23 *Ball State 27, Kent State 24 *UMass 17, Miami 10 *Northern Illinois 27, Akron 20 Mississippi State 21, Bowling Green 20 Bye: Toledo * Conference game Follow MAC football with the MAC Digital Network at www. mac-sports.com. The MAC has partnered with collegepressbox.com to continue media services and provide access to information on the conference and our membership including rosters, bios, game notes, depth charts, stats, quotes, flipcards, media schedules and more.

2 HUSKES EXTEND NATION S LONGEST WINNING STREAK; SET MAC RECORD...The 23rd ranked Northern Illinois Huskies earned their 23rd consecutive Huskie Stadium victory on Saturday, defeating Akron before a Homecoming, sellout crowd of 23,595. The win set a new MAC record for consecutive home victories, breaking a tie with Marshall ( ). Northern Illinois improved to 6-0 with the victory, 2-0 in the MAC, while Akron dropped to 1-6, 0-3 in a game effort that stretched Northern Illinois to its limits. The Huskies held Akron to just six points after the first quarter and 372 total yards in the game, the lowest total by a Huskie opponent this season. The Northern Illinois defense combined for nine pass breakups in the contest. Jordan Lynch was 16-of-35 through the air for 220 yards and a touchdown, an had 15 carries for 83 yards and a score. Cameron Stingily had 21 carries for 80 yards and a touchdown, Tommylee Lewis finished with six receptions for 58 yards. Akron struck first with a nine-play, 71-yard drive to take a 7-0 lead. Jawon Chisholm finished off the drive with a touchdown from a yard out giving Akron the lead four minutes into the contest. It took Northern Illinois less than a minute to answer, going 74 yards in six plays, using just 59 seconds off the clock. Jordan Lynch capped the Northern Illinois drive with an 18-yard touchdown run as the Huskies evened the contest, 7-7. Northern Illinois took its first lead of the day on a 42-yard field goal by junior Tyler Wedel. The field goal capped an eight-play, 41-yard drive for the Huskies. Northern Illinois increased its lead to 10 with 4:52 left in the first quarter on a 25- yard pass connection from Lynch to sophomore tight end Desroy Maxwell. A pair of long pass receptions helped Akron pull back within three, Pohl connected with Jerrod Dillard for 42 yards and L.T. Smith for 21 yards. Three plays later Chisholm dove over the pile for his second score of the day as Akron cut into the Northern Illinois lead. On its first possession of the second half, Northern Illinois increased its lead back to 10. Cameron Stingily finished the drive with a nine-yard touchdown run to give the Huskies a lead. Senior safety Jimmie Ward came up with the only turnover of the game, intercepting a Pohl pass along the sideline at the Akron 30-yard line. It was the fourth consecutive game with an interception for Ward. The Huskies got down to the Akron three, but were forced to settle for a field goal from 21 yards out by Wedel to take a lead with 11:19 to play in the fourth. With 5:27 left, Akron cashed in an 18-play, 75-yard drive with an 11-yard touchdown pass from Pohl to Tyrell Goodman to trim the Huskie lead, MAC WITH THREE AMONG TOP TEN ACTIVE CAREER 100-YARD RUSHING LEADERS, WITH NIU S JORDAN LYNCH RANKED FIRST The MAC features three of the top ten active career 100-yard rushing leaders among FBS college football programs. Northern Illinois senior quarterback Jordan Lynch leads the nation with 16 career 100-yard rushing games, while Toledo s David Fluellen is ranked tied for seventh (12 games) and Akron s Jawon Chisholm is tied for tenth (10 games) in the nation in career 100-yard rushing games. Active Career 100-yard Rushing Leaders 1. Jordan Lynch, Northern Illinois Antonio Andrews, Western Kentucky Ka Deem Carey, Arizona Taylor Martinez, Nebraska 13 James White, Wisconsin 13 Tim Cornett, UNLV David Fluellen, Toledo 12 James Sims, Kansas Ameer Abdullah, Nebraska Jawon Chisholm, Akron 10 Raymond Maples, Army 10 Silas Redd, USC 10 Lyle McCombs, UConn 10 Trey Watts, Tulsa 10 MAC Players of the Week East Division Matt Johnson, Offensive Player of the Week Bowling Green, Sophomore, Quarterback Sophomore quarterback Matt Johnson (Harrisburg, Pa.) was 20-of-34 passing for 224 yards as he lead Bowling Green to a near-upset of Mississippi State on the road Saturday night in a loss. Johnson helped the Falcons battle back from an early 14-3 deficit and his two-yard touchdown run in the third quarter brought Bowling Green to within one point in the fourth quarter. Colby Way, Defensive Player of the Week; Buffalo, Senior, Defensive End Senior defensive end Colby Way (State College, Pa.) had a career-high three sacks to lead a defensive unit to a 33-0 win at Western Michigan. The shutout was the second ever shutout of a MAC opponent and the first road shutout for the program since Way had four total tackles in the game, but it was his timely sacks that played a huge part in the Bulls shutout. Zach Paul, Special Teams Player of Week; Akron, Sophomore, Punter Sophomore punter Zach Paul (Broadview Heights, Ohio) had nine punts for an average of 45.7 yards (411 total yards) in the Zips loss at No. 23 Northern Illinois on Saturday. His longest punt of the day went 60 yards. Two of his attempts resulted in a touchback and two others landed inside the 20- yard line. West Division Willie Snead, Offensive Player of the Week Ball State, Junior, Wide Receiver Junior wide receiver Willie Snead (Belle Glade, Fla.) had 10 catches for 152 yards and two touchdowns in Ball State s win over Kent State. Snead s game-winning touchdown catch with 1:29 to play in the game was a seven yard reception from quarterback Keith Wenning. Snead has now managed 100 or more yards receiving in four straight games. Kavon Frazier, Defensive Player of the Week; Central Michigan, Sophomore, Safety Sophomore safety Kavon Frazier (Grand Rapids, Mich.) forced two critical, drive-halting turnovers in Central Michigan s win at Ohio. In the second quarter, with the Bobcats in Central Michigan territory, Frazier forced a fumble of receiver Matt Waters, stopping a 12-play drive. On Ohio s next possession, he intercepted quarterback Tyler Tettleton and returned the pick 23 yards. Kyle Schmidt, Special Teams Player of the Week; Ball State, Freshman, Punter Freshman punter Kyle Schmidt (Chesterton, Ind.) punted four times for 183 yards and a 45.8 average in Ball State s win over Kent State. Schmidt pinned the Golden Flashes inside the 20-yard line twice and had a game long punt of 51 yards.

3 Statistical Leaders (TOP 25) -- Where they rank Nationally in Bowl Subdivision (FBS) Rushing Yards Per Game: 5th David Fluellen-Toledo: 129 att., 846 yds., 9 TDs (141.0 avg.) 12th Travis Greene-Bowling Green: 135 att., 810 yds., 3 TDs (115.7 avg.) 16th Cameron Stingily-Northern Illinois: 119 att., 656 yds., 6 TDs (109.3) 23rd Jordan Lynch-Northern Illinois: 106 att., 616 yds., 4 TDs (102.7 avg) Rushing Yards: 4th David Fluellen-Toledo: 846 yds., 129 att., 9 TDs 7th Travis Greene-Bowling Green: 810 yds., 135 att., 3 TDs 13th Saylor Lavallii-Central Michigan: 705 yds., 138 att., 5 TDs 15th Cameron Stingily-Northern Illinois: 656 yds., 119 att., 6 TDs 19th Jordan Lynch-Northern Illinois: 616 yds., 106 att., 4 TDs Passing Yards Per Game: 7th Keith Wenning-Ball State: pass, 2,301 yds., 15 TD (328.7 avg.) Total Passing Yards: 2nd Keith Wenning-Ball State: 2,301 yds., passing, 15 TDs 21st Matt Johnson-Bowling Green: 1,619 yds., passing, 9 TDs Receptions Per Game: 13th Willie Snead-Ball State: 51 rec., 867 yds., 7 TDs, (7.3 per game) 14th Bernard Reedy-Toledo: 43 rec., 413 yds., 2 TDs, (7.2 per game) 23th Tommylee Lewis-Northern Illinois: 40 rec., 346 yds., 2 TDs, (6.7) Receiving Yards Per Game: 5th Willie Snead-Ball State: 51 rec., 867 yds., 7 TDs, (123.9 avg.) Total Receiving Yards 2nd Willie Snead-Ball State: 867 yds., 51 rec., 7 TDs 22nd Jordan Williams-Ball State: 603 yds., 40 rec., 5 TDs All Purpose Yards 10th David Fluellen-Toledo: avg. Total Offense: 11th Keith Wenning-Ball State: ypg, 2,318 total yards 14th Jordan Lynch-Northern Illinois: ypg, 1,949 total yards Scoring: 5th Mathew Sims-Northern Illinois: 55 points, (11.0 ppg) t23rd David Fluellen-Toledo: 54 points, (9.0 ppg) Points Responsible For: t17th Jordan Lynch-Northern Illinois: 102 points, (17.0 ppg) 21st Keith Wenning-Ball State: 114 points, (16.3 ppg) Total Tackles: t13th Shamari Benton-Central Michigan: 73 tackles, 10.4 tackles per game t13th Justin Cherocci-Central Michigan: 73 tackles, 10.4 tackles per game 19th Kent Kern-Miami: 60 tackles, 10.0 tackles per game t21st Junior Sylvestre-Toledo: 59 tackles, 9.8 tackles per game Sacks: 4th Ty Branz-Ohio: 5.5 sacks, 1.1 per game t16th Jayrone Elliott-Toledo: 5.0 sacks, 0.8 per game t23rd Colby Way-Buffalo: 5.0 sacks, 0.8 per game t23rd Khalil Mack-Buffalo: 5.0 sacks, 0.8 per game t23rd Tarell Basham-Ohio: 5.0 sacks, 0.8 per game Forced Fumbles: t4th Jayrone Elliott-Toledo: 3 forced fumbles, 0.5 per game Interceptions: t1st Jimmie Ward-Northern Illinois: 5 interceptions, 0.8 per game t19th Dechane Durante-Northern Illinois: 3 interceptions, 0.5 per game t19th Najja Johnson-Buffalo: 3 interceptions, 0.5 per game OFFENSE Other Top Performers (WEEK SEVEN) Buffalo QB Joe Licata tied a career high with three touchdown passes in a 33-0 win at Western Michigan. Licata finished 11-for-21 for 124 and three scores. Central Michigan RB Saylor Lavallii set career highs in rushing attempts (26) and rushing yards (184) for the second consecutive week, helping the Chippewas to a road win at Ohio. Saylor had three runs of 30 yards or more. Eastern Michigan RB Bronson Hill racked up 234 all-purpose yards and two touchdowns in a loss at Army. Hill rushed 20 times for 143 yards and four catches for a career-best 91 yards. Western Michigan WR Corey Davis led with eight catches for 92 yards in a loss to Buffalo. It was the fifth time this season the freshman has led the Broncos in receiving. Kent State WR Chris Humphrey had career-highs of nine catches and 106 receiving yards and one touchdown in a loss at Ball State. UMass TE Rob Blanchflower hauled in five receptions for 98 yards and a touchdown in UMass win over Miami. DEFENSE Northern Illinois DT Ken Bishop recorded six tackles and one tackle for loss in a win over Akron. Bishop led a defense that limited Akron to 372 total yards and the 110 rushing yards were the lowest by an Northern Illinois opponent this year. Bowling Green LB Paul Swan had a game-high 11 tackles as the Falcons shut out Mississippi State in the second half, almost pulling off a road upset Saturday in a loss. Swan had eight solo tackles and the Bowling Green defense held the Bulldogs to only 129 yards of offense after halftime. Akron LB Jatavis Brown recorded a career-high 15 tackles in the Zips loss at No. 23 Northern Illinois. Brown also had 1.5 tackles for loss for a combined six yards and one sack. Miami LB Jay Mastin had a career and game-high 14 tackles in a loss at UMass. Western Michigan S Justin Currie matched a career high with 15 tackles in a 33-0 loss to Buffalo. Ball State DT Nathan Ollie had eight tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss in the Cardinals win over the Golden Flashes. Ollie and the Cardinals defense tallied six tackles for loss, recovered one fumble and added two interceptions. SPECIAL TEAMS Western Michigan P J. Schroeder amassed seven punts vs. Buffalo for an average of 40.3 yards per punt. He had a long of 56 yards with one inside the 20 yard line. Buffalo K Patrick Clarke was 2-for-2 on field goal attempts, including a career-long 51-yarder in Buffalo s 33-0 win at Western Michigan. He added a 51-yard field goal in the third quarter. Northern Illinois LB Boomer Mays leaped to block Akron kicker Robert Stein s final PAT attempt and knocked it down, securing the first blocked kick of his career and enabling Northern Illinois to hold onto a seven-point lead in its win over the Zips. Bowling Green P Brian Schmiedebusch only punted twice Saturday in a loss at Mississippi State. His first punt went 48 yards and pinned Mississippi State at the 6-yard line and his second punt traveled 49 yards and was downed at the 1-yard line.

4 CHIPPEWAS KNOCK OFF OHIO, 26-23, IN ROAD THRILLER...Redshirt freshman quarterback Cooper Rush threw a five-yard touchdown pass to Courtney Williams with 22 seconds remaining and the Chippewa defense held on to earn Central Michigan a thrilling road victory over MAC East favorite Ohio on Saturday at Peden Stadium in Athens. BUFFALO POSTS FIRST ROAD SHUTOUT SINCE Buffalo won its fourth straight game in convincing fashion, shutting out Western Michigan, 33-0, at Waldo Stadium on Saturday. It was just the second time the Bulls blanked a MAC opponent and it was first road shutout by Buffalo since Buffalo improved to 4-2 overall and to 2-0 in MAC play for the first time ever. Ohio (4-2, 1-1) went ahead, 23-19, on a one-yard rush by Ryan Boykin, giving Central Michigan the ball with 4:35 on the clock. However, the Chippewas couldn t gain a first down and were forced to punt. Ohio returner Travis Carrie muffed the kick and redshirt freshman linebacker Joe Bacci recovered the ball at the Bobcats 39-yard line. Seven plays later, Central Michigan was in the end zone, securing the Chippewas their second straight MAC win. Rush finished with 224 yards passing and three touchdowns with 20 completions to 10 different receivers. Sophomore running back Saylor Lavallii set a career high in rushing for the second consecutive week, running for 184 yards on 26 carries. In the first half, he gained yards in chunks, rushing for 131 yards on just 13 carries. Central Michigan (3-4, 2-1) finished with a total of 208 yards rushing against an Ohio defense that entered the game allowing only an average of 126 per game. After Ohio opened the scoring with a field goal, Central Michigan got on the board late in the first quarter when Rush lofted a perfect pass into the corner of the end zone to senior tight end Connor Odykirk for a 17-yard touchdown. The Chippewa defense thwarted three consecutive Ohio drives in the second quarter with turnovers, beginning with a forced fumble of Matt Waters by sophomore safety Kavon Frazier, then recording his third interception of the season and returning it 23 yards. Ohio scored back-to-back touchdowns at the end of third quarter and early in the fourth quarter off two touchdown passes by Tettleton to take the lead, its first of the game, at The Chippewas responded to take back the advantage with a nineplay, 75-yard drive, capped off by a Rush seven-yard pass to Lavallii. The extra point was blocked, making the game, BALL STATE BOWL ELIGIBLE WITH WIN OVER KENT STATE...Ball State football team became bowl eligible for the third straight season under the direction of third-year head coach Pete Lembo, after the Cardinals defeated Kent State The Cardinals improved to 6-1 on the season and remain undefeated in the MAC with a 3-0 record. Kent State falls to 2-5 overall and 1-3 in league action. The win marked Lembo s 100th career victory and came on a Keith Wenning to Willie Snead 7-yard touchdown pass with 1:29 left in the contest. After uncharacteristically early turnovers by Ball State and stalwart defensive efforts by both teams caused the game to be tied at 7-7 at the half, the Cardinals rallied for 13 third quarter points to take a lead as the third quarter neared an end. In the third quarter, Wenning threw a two-yard touchdown pass wide receiver Jordan Williams to give Ball State its first 14-7 lead of the game. Kent State answered back on its ensuing possession tying the contest for the second time, After a Jeffery Garrett interception to give the Cardinals the ball back, Wenning connected on a 25-yard pass to Jamill Smith at the 2:53 mark of the third quarter to give Ball State the lead. Kent State responded early in the fourth quarter to take a lead, and less than two minutes later, the Golden Flashes scored again on a 21-yard field goal and led with 7:14 to play. With 3:12 left in the game and down by four, Ball State put together a five-play, 57-yard drive which resulted in a seven-yard touchdown pass from Wenning to Snead earning the Cardinals the victory. The Buffalo defense held the Broncos to just 202 yards of total offense, including only 38 yards rushing. Colby Way led the defensive attack with a career-high three sacks. The defense forced four turnovers, including two interceptions. Khalil Mack had six tackles, 1.5 for loss, a sack, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery. The Bulls rushed for a season-high 290 yards in the game. Branden Oliver ran for 128 yards on 19 carries for his school-record 14th career 100-yard game. Despite the lopsided score, it was a close game throughout the first half. The Bulls marched right down the field on their opening possession and Devin Campbell punched it in from one-yard out. Patrick Clarke s extra point was blocked and the Bulls led 6-0. However, the Buffalo offense stalled on several occasion in the first half and the score would remain 6-0 at the half. The Bulls scored 17 points in the third quarter to break the game open. Clarke started the second-half scoring with a career-long 51- yard field goal. Mack forced a fumble that Adam Redden recovered on the Broncos ensuing possession. Buffalo capitalized as Joe Licata connected with Mason Schreck on a two-yard touchdown to extend the lead to 16-0 just over six minutes into the third quarter. Following a three-and-out by Western Michigan, Buffalo marched 53 yards in five plays. Licata found Free Lee along the sideline and he tip-toed into the endzone to put the Bulls ahead, Licata tossed his third touchdown of the game early in the fourth quarter when he found Alex Neutz in the corner of the endzone from two yards out. Licata finished with 124 total passing yards to seven different receivers. Lee had a team-high four catches for 88 yards and a touchdown. This was just the second Buffalo shut out of a MAC foe (44-0 win over Ohio in 2001). The last shutout on the road was a 22-0 win at Delaware in UMASS GETS FIRST WIN, 17-10, OVER MIAMI...Sophomore A.J. Doyle threw for 249 yards and two touchdowns to lead Massachusetts to a win over Miami at Gillette Stadium. UMass (1-5, 1-0 MAC) established season-highs with 376 yards of total offense and 23 first downs. Sophomore Jamal Wilson had 23 carries for 82 yards. Senior Rob Blanchflower led UMass with five catches for 98 yards and touchdown. The Minutemen defense continued it s strong play by forcing three turnovers, with two interceptions by sophomore Khary Bailey- Smith and one by senior Devin Brown. Redshirt junior Stanley Andre led all players with a career-high 14 tackles. Miami (0-6, 0-2) had 290 yards of offense and was just 1-of-11 on third down. Austin Boucher threw for 166 yards and one score. Doyle found sophomore Elgin Long on a scramble for a 22-yard strike to go ahead 7-0 at the midway point of the first quarter. Miami answered with a 64-yard drive that saw Boucher connect with Steve Marck for a 13-yard pass to tie the game up at 7-7. Miami took their only lead of the game at 10-7 when Kaleb Patterson connected on a season-long 45-yard field goal with 8:09 left. UMass regained the lead with a methodical nine-play, 81-yard drive that culminated in a 47-yard Doyle pass to Blanchflower. The ball was tipped and almost intercepted near the 20-yard line, but Blanchflower caught the ball and scampered for the longest reception of his career.

5 FALCONS FALL AT MISSISSIPPI STATE...Bowling Green fell to 5-2 on the season following a hard-fought loss at the hands of Mississippi State at Davis Wade Stadium. Mississippi State opened the scoring on with an opening-drive touchdown. The Bulldogs traveled 75 yards over 5:02 of play, eventually getting on the board with a one-yard rush from LaDarius Perkins on second-and-goal. Bowling Green stalled on its opening drive, but BooBoo Gates intercepted a Dak Prescott pass on the Bulldogs ensuing drive. Aaron Foster tipped the ball before Gates picked it off at the Mississippi State 47-yard line and returned it 34 yards down to the Bulldogs 13-yard line. The Falcons would settle for a 35-yard Tyler Tate field goal to cut the deficit to 7-3. Mississippi State extended its lead quickly, however, as Prescott scored on the Bulldogs next possession. The quarterback used a play fake in the backfield to trick the Falcons defense before rushing it in from 75 yards out on the first play of the drive. Bowling Green orchestrated a 96-yard touchdown drive that was capped off by a seven-yard rush from Andre Givens. The Falcons used a 29-yard rush from Travis Greene and a 28-yard reception from quarterback Matt Johnson to tight end Tyler Beck on consecutive plays prior to Givens carry. Mississippi State once again countered with a score, as the Bulldogs drove 75 yards for the second time on the night. Dak Prescott topped off the scoring drive with a 10-yard quarterback keeper, pushing Mississippi State s advantage to The Falcons, with only 1:04 remaining in the half, then traveled 48 yards before Tyler Tate hit a 45-yard field goal as time expired, which tied a career long for Tate, and made the score In the second half, a two-yard rushing touchdown from Matt Johnson cut the Bulldogs deficit, On a drive that covered 76 yards over 3:15 of play, the Falcons were boosted by a pair of Ryan Burbrink completions. The first of which went for 17 yards and the latter went for 24. NORTHERN ILLINOIS BUSTS THE BCS IN 2012 Northern Illinois became the first MAC program to receive an invitation to a BCS Bowl game as the Huskies suffered a loss to Florida State in the Discover Orange Bowl on Jan. 1, The 2013 Discover Orange bowl between Northern Illinois and Florida State was successful from a competitive, ratings and attendance perspective. The Huskies trailed the Seminoles entering the fourth quarter and the final was the closest Discover Orange Bowl in three years. The game had over 10.5 million viewers and a 7.1 rating as viewership was up 47% and ratings 34% from the previous year. Also, the attendance for the Discover Orange Bowl was 72,023, the largest crowd since The Huskies earned the program s second consecutive MAC Championship with a thrilling double overtime win over Kent State in the Marathon MAC Championship Game and entered bowl selection Sunday with a BCS No. 15 ranking higher than two AQ conferences--big Ten (No. 16 Nebraska) and Big East (No. 21 Louisville). At the end of the 2012 bowl season, Northern Illinois ranked No. 22 in the Associated Press Top 25 Poll, No. 24 in the USA Today Poll. MAC HOPES TO BUILD OFF OF 2012 SUCCESS 2012 was a banner season for the conference as the MAC witnessed its first BCS Bowl invitation with Northern Illinois and throughout the season, four different MAC programs were ranked nationally either in the BCS Standings, Associated Press Top 25 Poll or USA Today Coaches Poll Northern Illinois, Kent State, Toledo and Ohio. The MAC won a conference record 16 regular season games against non-conference FBS programs last season including eight wins against AQ programs Penn State, Iowa and Indiana from the Big Ten; Cincinnati, Rutgers, South Florida and UConn from the Big East; and Kansas from the Big 12. Six teams from the MAC had eight wins or more in 2012 for the first time in MAC history. Those six teams (Northern Illinois 12-2, Kent State 11-3, Ball State 9-4, Toledo 9-4, Ohio 9-4 and Bowling Green 8-5) had a combined (.725) record. Bowling Green would go on to drive the ball to their own 45-yard line, but failed to convert on fourth down. Alongside his rushing touchdown, Matt Johnson connected on 20 of his 34 passes for 224 yards. Travis Greene led the rushing attack with 99 yards on 15 carries. Jared Cohen hauled in five receptions for 51 yards, and Ryan Burbrink gained 66 yards on four catches. EAGLES CLIPPED BY ARMY, Eastern Michiga lost to Army at Michie Stadium. The Eagles (1-5, 0-2 MAC) held the early edge, but the Army (3-4) ground attack proved to be too much for the Green and White. Army outgained Eastern Michigan, , due in large part to 513 yards on the ground. Junior running back Terry Baggett had a career day, rushing for an Army record 304 yards on 18 carries, including four touchdowns. Bronson Hill was the bright spot for the Eastern Michigan offense, racking up 232 total yards. The junior running back ran 20 times for 143 yards while also catching four passes for 91 yards. Through the air, Tyler Benz went 17-of-26 with 223 passing yards and two touchdowns. On the defensive side of the ball Hunter Matt led all Eagles with 13 tackles. The dynamic duo of Benz and Hill has now combined for 920 yards and nine touchdowns in the past two games against the Black Knights. Last season versus Army, Oct. 20, 2012, Benz threw 19- of-31 for 369 yards and five touchdowns, including one to Hill. Meanwhile, Hill ran for 185 yards and one touchdown on the ground in the Eagles win at Rynearson Stadium. Kent State became the first team in the MAC East to go 8-0 since the 2003 season. Kent State had a 10-game winning streak entering the Marathon MAC Football Championship game and 11 total wins last year established a new single-season record in school history. Weekly Coaches Teleconference The Mid-American Conference football coaches will be available each Monday beginning Aug. 26 through Nov. 25 for a weekly media conference call. There will be an additional football championship teleconference Nov. 26 at 10 a.m. All times are Eastern. The conference call will also be available at each Monday afternoon. West Division 9:30-9:38 P.J. Fleck, Western Michigan 9:38-9:46 Matt Campbell, Toledo 9:46-9:54 Rod Carey, Northern Illinois 9:54-10:02 Ron English, Eastern Michigan 10:02-10:10 Dan Enos, Central Michigan 10:10-10:18 Pete Lembo, Ball State East Division 10:18-10:26 Frank Solich, Ohio 10:26-10:34 Mike Bath (interim), Miami 10:34-10:42 Paul Haynes, Kent State 10:42-10:50 Jeff Quinn, Buffalo 10:50-10:58 Dave Clawson, Bowling Green 10:58-11:06 Terry Bowden, Akron 11:06-11:14 Charley Molnar, UMass

6 NORTHERN ILLINOIS LOOKS FOR THIRD CONSECU- TIVE MAC FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP In 2011 Northern Illinois ended a 28-year drought by winning its first MAC Football Championship since 1983 with a comefrom-behind win over Ohio. Last season, the Huskies repeated as MAC Champions with a thrilling double overtime win over Kent State for its first ever back-to-back MAC Championships. THREE NEW HEAD COACHES JOIN THE MAC IN 2013 The 2013 football season will bring the transition of three new head coaches into the conference. Northern Illinois elevated offensive coordinator Rod Carey to head coach, while Kent State named Arkansas defensive coordinator and Golden Flashes alum, Paul Haynes, to the top post. Western Michigan named Tampa Bay receivers coach P.J. Fleck to lead Broncos football program. Northern Illinois was the unanimous favorite in the 2013 MAC preseason media football poll. Will the 2013 season become a three-peat for the Huskies? HUSKIES SET MAC CONSECUTIVE BOWL RECORD Northern Illinois has set the MAC record for consecutive bowl appearances by a member of the conference. The Huskies current five consecutive bowl appearances is the best-ever in the 67-year history of the MAC. Beyond appearing in five consecutive bowls, the Huskies have done so with four different head coaches -- Jerry Kill, interim Tom Matukewicz, Dave Doeren and Rod Carey. Right behind Northern Illinois is Ohio and head coach Frank Solich, who has led the Bobcats to four consecutive bowl appearances. Five (5) Northern Illinois Consecutive Bowl Appearances: 2008: Independence Bowl: loss to Louisiana Tech 2009: International Bowl: 27-3 loss to South Florida 2010: Humanitarian Bowl: win over Fresno State 2011: GoDaddy.com Bowl: win over Arkansas State 2012: Discover Orange Bowl: loss to Florida State Four (4) Ohio Consecutive Bowl Appearances: 2009: Little Caesars Pizza Bowl: loss to Marshall 2010: R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl: loss to Troy 2011: Famous Idaho Potato Bowl: win over Utah State 2012: Advocare V100 Independence Bowl: win over Louisiana-Monroe OHIO S SOLICH MOVING UP MAC CAREER WINS LIST Ohio head coach Frank Solich has been the recent model for consistency in coaching in the MAC. Solich arrived in Athens, Ohio in 2005 and during his eight seasons running the Bobcats program has garnered a bowl appearance in five of his eight seasons. During his coaching career at Ohio, Solich has a record of and his 63 wins rank eighth most in MAC history. Most MAC Head Coaching Wins, Career , Herb Deromedi, Central Michigan, , Bill Hess, Ohio, , Bob Pruett, Marshall, , Doyt Perry, Bowling Green, , Gary Pinkel, Toledo, , Trevor Rees, Kent State, , Bill Mallory, Miami, ; Northern Illinois, , Frank Solich, Ohio, 2005-present 9. 62, Al Molde, Western Michigan, , Joe Novak, Northern Illinois, , Paul Schudel, Ball State, , Gary Blackney, Bowling Green, FLASHES NIX AIMING FOR FOUR-TIME ALL-MAC Kent State senior defensive tackle Roosevelt Nix has established quite a college football career in his first three seasons in Kent. As a freshman in 2009, Nix was named MAC Freshman of the Year and MAC Defensive Player of the Year. Nix rankes 14th in the MAC for career tackles for loss (52) and has been named First Team All-MAC in each of his first three years. Nix is looking to join Brian McClure (Bowling Green, ), Dave Zastudil (Ohio, ) and Barry Church (Toledo, ) as MAC players named to four consecutive First Team All-MAC selections at the same, single position. Paul Haynes, Kent State: Named Kent State head coach on Dec. 18, 2012 as the programs 21st head football coach. Haynes, 43, spent last season as the defensive coordinator and secondary coach at Arkansas. Haynes spent the previous seven seasons at Ohio State ( ) as co-defensive coordinator and safeties coach in 2011 and defensive back coach from Haynes also served at Kent State in 1999 as defensive backs and was promoted to assistant head coach and safeties coach in 2000 under then head coach Dean Pees. Haynes walked on at Kent State in 1987 and played four years for the Golden Flashes ( ) and ended his career with 440 tackles, seventh-best in school history. Rod Carey, Northern Illinois: Carey was named Northern Illinois head coach on Dec. 2, 2012 as the program s 22nd head football coach, two days after Dave Doeren left for North Carolina State. Carey was promoted from offensive coordinator and coached the Huskies in the Discover Orange Bowl. In his second season at Northern Illinois, Carey began 2012 as offensive line coach and assumed offensive coordinator duties after the first game of the year when Mike Dunbar left the team for health reasons. Carey joined the Huskies after three seasons as offensive line coach at North Dakota ( ) and one year at Illinois State (2007). Carey served six years as offensive coordinator and offensive line coach at Wisconsin-Stout ( ). P.J. Fleck, Western Michigan: Fleck was named Western Michigan head coach on Dec. 18, 2012 as the programs 15th head coach. Fleck joins the Broncos after serving as wide receivers coach last season with Tampa Bay. He was a graduate assistant at Ohio State (2006), coached three seasons at Northern Illinois ( ) as wide receivers coach then joined Rutgers as wide receivers coach for two seasons ( ). Fleck played wide receiver at Northern Illinois ( ) and ranks third in career receptions (179) and fourth in career receiving yards (2,162) in school history. Fleck signed as a rookie free agent with San Francisco and spent two years with the 49ers ( ). MAC BOWL NOTES Seven MAC teams played in bowl games last year Northern Illinois (Discover Orange Bowl), Kent State (GoDaddy.com Bowl), Ball State (Beef O Brady s St. Petersburg Bowl), Toledo (Famous Idaho Potato Bowl), Ohio (Advocare V100 Independence Bowl), Bowling Green (Military Bowl) and Central Michigan (Little Caesars Pizza Bowl). The seven bowl invitations set a conference record for bowl invitations in a single season. The previous high for the MAC was five bowl invitations (2004, 2008, 2009 and 2011). The MAC has received five or more bowl invitations in four of the last five seasons. In addition, the MAC has sent four or more schools to bowl games in seven of the last nine years. For the first time in MAC history a member played in one of the five prestigious BCS Bowl games as MAC Champion Northern Illinois lost to Florida State in the Discover Orange Bowl on Jan. 1 at Sun Life Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla. The MAC tied the Big Ten for the fourth most teams in bowl games last season. Only the SEC (9), Big 12 (9) and Pac 12 (8) had more teams receive bowl invitations in The MAC finished the bowl season with a 2-5 bowl record. Ohio (AdvoCare V100 Independence Bowl) and Central Michigan (Little Caesars Pizza Bowl) provided the MAC with wins last bowl season.

7 MAC BOWL RESULTS Famous Idaho Potato Bowl: Utah State 41 (WAC), Toledo 15 Beef O Brady s Bowl: Central Florida 38 (CUSA), Ball State 17 Little Caesars Pizza Bowl: CMU 24, W. Kentucky 21 (Sun Belt) Military Bowl: San Jose State 29 (WAC), Bowling Green 20 Advocare V100 Ind. Bowl: Ohio 45, La.-Monroe 14 (Sun Belt) Discover Orange Bowl: Florida St 31 (ACC), Northern Illinois 10 GoDaddy.com Bowl: Arkansas State 17 (Sun Belt), Kent State 13 MAC PROGRAMS IN BOWL GAMES In the last four bowl seasons, ten different MAC programs have received a bowl invitation, as both Northern Illinois and Ohio lead the pack with invites in each of the last four straight years. Toledo (2010, 2011, 2012) received three invitations, while Bowling Green (2009, 2012), Central Michigan (2009, 2012) and former MAC-member Temple (2009, 2011) received two invitations. Ball State (2012), Kent State (2012), Miami (2010) and Western Michigan (2011) each received one invite in that span. FLECK YOUNGEST HEAD COACH IN THE NATION P.J. Fleck, 32, is the youngest head coach in NCAA Division I (FBS), taking over the youngest spot over Toledo s Matt Campbell, 33, and Texas Tech s Kliff Klingsbury, 33. Coach Age (Date of Birth) P.J. Fleck, Western Michigan 32 ( ) Matt Campbell, Toledo 33 ( ) Kliff Klingsbury, Texas Tech 34 (8-9-79) Bryan Harsin, Arkansas State 36 ( ) Willie Taggart, South Florida 36 ( ) MAC EXPANDS NATIONAL TELEVISION EXPOSURE The 2013 football season is underway and some kick times and television will be announced at a future date. In 2012, the MAC had over 82% of its football games televised by either a national or regional television network. The MAC is anticipating to surpass last year s percentage for the most television exposure in Conference history. NIU SETS SCHOOL RECORD WITH 12 WIN SEASON The Northern Illinois Huskies double-overtime win over Kent State in the Marathon MAC Championship game was a program record 12th win in 2012, which set a new school record for most wins in a single season. MAC VS. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25 The MAC opens the 2013 football season with a slate of contests against the top ranked teams in college football. In the preseason AP Top 25 football poll, the MAC will face seven of the Top 25 ranked programs this season. Opening weekend No. 2 ranked Ohio State will host Buffalo, No. 10 ranked Florida will host Toledo, No. 17 ranked Michigan will host Central Michigan and No. 23 ranked Wisconsin will host UMass on Saturday, Aug. 31. Also, No. 9 ranked Louisville will host Ohio on Sunday, Sept. 1 at 3:30 pm ET on ESPN. Later in the season No. 12 ranked LSU will host Kent State, No. 17 ranked Michigan will face its second MAC opponent with Akron and No. 22 ranked Northwestern will host Western Michigan on Saturday, Sept. 14. MAC champion Northern Illinois received 16 votes in the Preseason AP Top 25 Poll. MAC ANNOUNCES CREATION OF CAMELLIA BOWL MAC vs. SUN BELT MATCHUP TO BEGIN IN 2014 Earlier this month the MAC announced the creation of the Camellia Bowl, a newly created bowl game to begin in 2014, which will be based in Montgomery, Alabama, owned and operated by ESPN. The Camellia Bowl will feature a MAC bowl eligible football program to face a member of the Sun Belt Conference for the next six consecutive football seasons ( ) in a pre- Christmas game televised nationally by ESPN or ESPN2. The Mid-American Conference is proud to partner in the creation of the Camellia Bowl beginning with the 2014 season, said Dr. Jon Steinbrecher, Mid-American Conference Commissioner. The historic Cramton Bowl will be a great venue for our studentathletes and fans. Additionally, Montgomery s entertainment district will provide a fun and lively bowl experience for all involved. I want to thank all parties involved for their diligence in creating this event, especially Montgomery mayor Todd Strange. The Camellia Bowl will be played in the Cramton Bowl, a 25,000 seat stadium that has undergone significant renovations over the last several years, including a new press box facility, locker rooms and VIP hospitality accommodations. Beginning in the 2014 bowl season, the Camellia Bowl will be the third bowl game where the MAC is a primary bowl partner. The MAC has long-term primary contracts with the Go Daddy Bowl (based in Mobile, Ala.) through the 2017 season and Famous Idaho Potato Bowl (based in Boise, Ida.) through the 2019 season. SEVEN FROM MAC SELECTED IN 2013 NFL DRAFT The Mid-American Conference had seven former student athletes selected in the 2013 NFL Draft. -1st Rd, 1st overall, OT Eric Fisher (CMU), Kansas City -3rd Rd, 72nd overall, OG Brian Winters (Kent State), N.Y. Jets -5th Rd, 147th overall, DL Steve Means (Buffalo), Tampa Bay -6th Rd, 198th overall, DT Chris Jones (Bowling Green), Houston -7th Rd, 225th overall, OL Eric Herman (Ohio), N.Y. Giants -7th Rd, 234th overall, QB Zac Dysert (Miami), Denver -7th Rd, 253rd overall, RB Michael Cox (UMass), N.Y. Giants ERIC FISHER FIRST MAC PLAYER SELECTED NO. 1 OVERALL IN NFL DRAFT Central Michigan offensive tackle Eric Fisher became the first MAC football player to be selected as the overall No. 1 selection in the NFL Draft. The Kansas City Chiefs selected Fisher as No. 1 in the 2013 NFL Draft in New York City. The previous highest player drafted from the MAC was Marshall quarterback Byron Leftwich, who was selected No. 7 overall by the Jacksonville Jaguars, in the 2003 NFL Draft. The last player from Central Michigan selected in the first round was offensive tackle Joe Staley (No. 28 overall) by the San Francisco 49ers in the 2007 NFL Draft. Staley last season was a part of the NFC Champion 49ers and started at left tackle in the Super Bowl and was selected to the Pro Bowl. Fisher becomes the third MAC athlete to be selected overall as the No. 1 selection in a professional draft. Previously, Akron forward Steve Zakuani was the first selection in the 2009 Major League Soccer s SuperDraft by the Seattle Sounders FC on January 15, Also, Ball State all-american pitcher Bryan Bullington was the No. 1 overall pick by the Pittsburgh Pirates in Major League Baseball s First-Year Player Draft on June 4, MAC First-Round NFL Draft Selection History (since 1998) 2012, OT Eric Fisher, Central Michigan, Kansas City (1) 2011, DT Muhammad Wilkerson, Temple, NY Jets (30) 2009, DE Larry English, Northern Illinois, San Diego (16) 2007, OT Joe Staley, Central Michigan, San Francisco (28) 2004, QB Ben Roethlisberger, Miami, Pittsburgh (11) 2004, DE Jason Babin, Western Michigan, Houston (27) 2003, QB Byron Leftwich, Marshall, Jacksonville (7) 2000, QB Chad Pennington, Marshall, NY Jets (18) 1999, OT L.J. Shelton, Eastern Michigan, Arizona (21) 1998, WR Randy Moss, Marshall, Minnesota (21) FORMIDABLE 2013 SCHEDULE AGAINST AQ SCHOOLS For the sixth year in a row, league schools will face a formidable non-conference slate of opponents from the following Football Bowl Subdivision conferences ACC, Big Ten, Big 12 and SEC. In addition, the conference will also face opponents from the American Athletic, Conference USA, Mountain West, Sun Belt and Independents--Army, Navy and Idaho.

8 LOOK AT MAC STARTING QUARTERBACKS Consistency at the quarterback position will be a key storyline among MAC programs this fall. This season nine programs will enter the season with returning starting quarterbacks from last season including Jordan Lynch (Northern Illinois), Keith Wenning (Ball State), Tyler Tettleton (Ohio), Terrance Owens (Toledo), Matt Schilz (Bowling Green), Tyler Benz (Eastern Michigan), Mike Wegzyn (UMass), Tyler Van Tubbergen (Western Michigan) and Joe Licata (Buffalo). Three-year starters include: Seniors Keith Wenning (Ball State), Tyler Tettleton (Ohio), Terrance Owens (Toledo) and Matt Schilz (Bowling Green). WINS OVER NON-CONFERENCE FBS OPPONENTS The MAC set the conference single season record with 16 wins over FBS non-conference opponents last season. Dating back to the 2000 season, the previous mark for MAC s number of wins vs. opponents from other FBS conferences was 14 regular season wins during the 2008 season. In 2013, the MAC already has nine wins vs. FBS opponents. Last year the MAC won 16 non-conference regular season games against opponents from the other FBS conferences and independents, including wins over Big Ten, Big East, Big 12, Conference USA, Mountain West, WAC and Independent opponents. Two-year starters include: Seniors Jordan Lynch (Northern Illinois) and Tyler Van Tubbergen; junior Tyler Benz (Eastern Michigan) and sophomores Mike Wegzyn (UMass) and Joe Licata (Buffalo). Only four programs will see a new starter under center -- Akron, Central Michigan, Kent State and Miami. Akron: Sophomore Kyle Pohl saw action in six games last year and was passing for 366 yards, five TDs and two interceptions. Pohl played the majority of the season finale at Toledo and completed 28-of-42 passes for 213 yards and two TDs. Ball State: Senior Keith Wenning returns for his third year as starter. Last season, Wenning was named Second Team All-MAC and was passing, with 3,095 yards and 24 TDs. Bowling Green: Sophomore Matt Johnson has assumed the starting spot from senior Matt Schilz. Last year Schilz was passing, 2,585 yards and 14 TDs. Buffalo: Sophomore Joe Licata earned the starting duties during spring. Licata appeared in nine games last year, including the final four games when the Bulls finished 3-1, and recorded passing, 1,045 yards and seven TDs. Central Michigan: Junior Cody Kater won the starting duties during training camp as CMU lost three-year starter Ryan Radcliff to graduation. After suffering an injury in the opener, Cooper Rush has taken over under center for the Chippewas. Eastern Michigan: Redshirt junior Tyler Benz will start his second season for the Eagles. Benz started the final nine games last season and was passing for 1,511 yards and 14 TDs. Kent State: Flashes lost three-year starter Spencer Keith to graduation and will turn to redshirt freshman Colin Reardon to lead the offense. UMass: Sophomore Mike Wegzyn and A.J. Doyle will see action this season. Wegzyn threw for 1,825 yards, six TDs last year. Miami: RedHawks lost four-year starter Zac Dysert to graduation and the NFL. Senior Austin Boucher takes over after serving as Dysert s backup for the last three seasons. Northern Illinois: Senior Jordan Lynch set school and conference records in his first year as a starter and was named MAC Offensive Player of the Year and First-Team All-MAC. Last season, Lynch was passing for 3,138 yards and 25 TDs. He also rushed for 1,815 yards and another 19 TDs. Ohio: Senior Tyler Tettleton will start his third season as starter. Last season, Tettleton was passing, 2,844 yards, 18 TDs. Toledo: Senior Terrance Owens will mark his second year as full-time starter of the Rockets. Last year, Owens was passing, with 2,707 yards and 14 TDs. Western Michigan: Senior Tyler Van Tubbergen will start his second year as starter. Last year he started six games for injured Alex Carder and was passing with 1,825 yards, six TDs. Regular Season Wins vs. non-conference FBS opponents: Year: Wins; FBS Opponents Defeated: 2013: 9; Iowa; Purdue; Virginia; UConn; Tulsa; Marshall; Army; North Texas; Idaho 2012: 16; Penn State; Wyoming; Idaho; New Mexico St.; Army (4); UConn; Marshall; Indiana; Iowa; South Florida; Kansas; Cincinnati; Rutgers 2011: 10; Indiana; Army (4); UConn; Idaho; New Mexico State; Marshall; Maryland 2010: 7; Minnesota; Purdue; Marshall; Colorado State; UConn; Army; Louisiana-Lafayette 2009: 9; Michigan State; Purdue; Colorado; Florida International; Troy; UTEP; North Texas; Army; Navy 2008: 14; Navy; Indiana (2); Western Kentucky; Michigan; Idaho; Illinois; Syracuse; Army (3); Pittsburgh; Wyoming; UTEP 2007: 10; Navy; Army (2); Idaho; Iowa State (2); Iowa; Minnesota; Syracuse; Louisiana-Lafayette 2006: 11; Temple (5); Kansas; Virginia; North Carolina State; North Texas; Florida International; Illinois 2005: 9; Army; Louisiana-Lafayette; Temple (4); Pittsburgh; Middle Tennessee State; Cincinnati 2004: 3; Temple (2); Kentucky 2003: 9; Kansas State; Northwestern; Colorado State; Cincinnati; Purdue; Maryland; Alabama; Iowa State; Pittsburgh 2002: 10; Rutgers; Troy; North Carolina; Cincinnati; UConn; Missouri; Kansas; Wyoming; Wake Forest; UNLV 2001: 11; UConn (2); Army; Cincinnati; Missouri; Temple (2); Minnesota; Northwestern; South Florida; Navy 2000: 9; Central Florida (2); Vanderbilt; Minnesota; UConn (2); Navy; Penn State; Iowa MAC HEAD COACHES IN HIGH DEMAND Football programs from the Automatic Qualifying conferences are taking notice of MAC head coaches. Two more MAC football coaches have been promoted to new opportunities within FBS. Northern Illinois head coach Dave Doeren was named head coach at North Carolina State and Kent State s Darrell Hazell was named head coach at Purdue. Doeren and Hazell have joined the lengthy list of former MAC head coaches currently at head coaching positions within FBS. There are 13 former head coaches from the MAC in a current FBS head coaching position including nearly half of the Big Ten (five total) and both coaches from the 2013 BCS Championship Game Alabama s Nick Saban (Toledo) and Notre Dame s Brian Kelly (Central Michigan). For the 2013 season, 26 of the 124 FBS coaches (21%) will be either current or former MAC head coaches. Big Ten Urban Meyer-Ohio State (Bowling Green), Brady Hoke-Michigan (Ball State), Jerry Kill-Minnesota (Northern Illinois), Tim Beckman-Illinois (Toledo), Darrell Hazell-Purdue (Kent State) Ind. Brian Kelly-Notre Dame (Central Michigan) SEC-Nick Saban-Alabama (Toledo), Gary Pinkel-Missouri (Toledo), Butch Jones-Tennessee (Central Michigan) ACC-Al Golden-Miami (Temple), Steve Addazio-Boston College (Temple), Dave Doeren-NC State (Northern Illinois), Jim Grobe- Wake Forest (Ohio).

9 Navy (3-2) at Toledo (3-3, 2-1 MAC) Saturday, Oct. 19, 2013 Noon ET Toledo, Ohio Glass Bowl (26,248) ESPNews Series: Toledo leads 2-1 Head Coach: Ken Niumatalolo Career: (7th year) at Navy: (7th year) Contact: Scott Strasemeier, , Rush: QB Keenan Reynolds (97 att., 416 rushing yds., 7 TDs) Pass: QB Keenan Reynolds (26-44 passing, 467 yds., 2 TDs) Rec.: WR Casey Bolena (6 rec., 81 yds., 0 TDs) Head Coach: Matt Campbell Career: 13-7 (2nd year) at Toledo: 13-7 (2nd year) Contact: Paul Helgren, , paul.helgren@utoledo.edu Rush: RB David Fluellen (129 att., 846 yds., 9 TDs) Pass: QB Terrance Owens ( passing, 999 yds., 4 TDs) Rec.: WR Bernard Reedy (43 rec., 413 yds., 2 TDs) Tackles: LB Cody Peterson (48 tackles, 2.0 tfl) Sacks: LB Obi Uzoma (11 tackles, 1.0 tfl, 1.0 sack) Int.: LB Chris Johnson (33 tackles, 1.0 tfl, 3 INT) Notes: Navy lost at Duke Navy entered the game as the nation s least-penalized team and was flagged five times and had three turnovers, as many as they had in their first four games...chris Swain led Navy with 61 yards rushing and managed 73 total yards in the second half. Tackles: LB Junior Sylvestre (59 tackles, 3.0 tfl, 1 INT) Sacks: DE Jayrone Elliott (35 tackles, 7.0 tfl, 5.0 sacks) Int.: DB Chaz Whittaker (25 tackles, 2 INT) Notes: Toledo had a bye week...defeated Western Michigan on Oct. 5...Rockets improved to 7-1 at home under Matt Campbell...Toledo scored a defensive touchdown for a third-consecutive game...rb David Fluellen had 220 yards rushing and a career-high four touchdowns. Akron (1-6, 0-3 MAC) at Miami (0-6, 0-2 MAC) Saturday, Oct. 19, :00 pm ET Oxford, Ohio Yager Stadium (24,286) ESPN3 Series: Miami leads Head Coach: Terry Bowden Career: (20th year) at Akron: 2-17 (2nd year) Football Contact: Gregg Bach, , gbach@uakron.edu Rush: RB Jawon Chisholm (92 att., 357 rushing yds., 3 TDs) Pass: QB Kyle Pohl ( passing, 1,435 yards, 9 TDs) Rec.: WR Zach D Orazio (23 rec., 302 yds., 4 TDs) Interim Head Coach: Mike Bath Career: 0-1 Football Contact: Dave Meyer, , meyerd@miamioh.edu Rush: QB Austin Gearing (54 att., 253 yds.) Pass: QB Austin Boucher ( passing, 690 yds., 4 TDs) Rec.: TE Steve Marck (11 rec., 121 yds., 2 TDs) Tackles: LB Justin March (40 tackles, 2.5 tfl, 3 INT) Sacks: DT Nico Caponi (10 tackles, 4.0 tfl, 4.0 sacks) Int.: LB Justin March (40 tackles, 2.5 tfl, 3 INT) Notes: Zips lost at Northern Illinois...Akron defense kept Northern Illinois well below its scoring average of 42.2 points per game and also held the Huskies to 1-of-15 on third-down conversions...pk Robert Stein made his 51st- consecutive PAT to establish the school record. Tackles: LB Kent Kern (60 tackles, 4.0 tfl) Sacks: DL Wes Williams (20 tackles, 3.5 tfl, 2.0 sacks) Int.: DB Jack Snowball (28 tackles, 2 INT) Notes: Miami lost at UMass Miami had a season-high 290 yards of offense and a season-best 19 first downs...qb Austin Boucher was 14-of-34 passing for 166 yards and one TD and three interceptions...wr Dawan Scott led Miami in both rushing (55) and receiving (58) yards. Ohio (4-2, 1-1 MAC) at Eastern Michigan (1-5, 0-2 MAC) Saturday, Oct. 19, :00 pm ET Ypsilanti, Mich. Rynearson Stadium (30,200) ESPN3 Series: Ohio leads Head Coach: Frank Solich Career: (15th year) at Ohio: (9th year) Football Contact: Tom Symonds, , symondst@ohio.edu Rush: RB Beau Blankenship (86 att., 316 rushing yds., 2 TDs) Pass: QB Tyler Tettleton ( passing, 1,348 yds., 10 TDs) Rec.: WR Donte Foster (31 rec., 453 yds., 2 TDs) Head Coach: Ron English Career: (5th year) at Eastern Michigan: (5th year) Football Contact: Greg Steiner, , gsteiner2@emich.edu Rush: RB Bronson Hill (109 att., 495 rushing yds., 3 TDs) Pass: QB Tyler Benz ( passing, 1,252 yds., 7 TDs) Rec.: TE Tyreese Russell (28 rec., 290 yds., 1 TD) Tackles: LB Ben Russell (39 tackles, 3.5 tfl, 2.0 sacks) Sacks: DL Ty Branz (18 tackles, 6.0 tfl, 7.0 sacks) Int.: DB Xavier Hughes (25 tackles, 2 INT) Notes: Bobcats lost to Central Michigan...Snapped the Bobcats four-game winning streak...wr Donte Foster posted season-high totals in yards (118) and receptions (nine)...ohio tallied 4.0 sacks in the game and have registered 15.0 sacks in the last three games. Tackles: DB Mycal Swaim (40 tackles, 1 INT) Sacks: DL Pat O Conner (29 tackles, 4.0 tfl, 4.0 sacks) Int.: DB Willie Creear (20 tackles, 1 INT, 1 pbu) Notes: Eagles lost at Army... Army outgained Eagles , due in large part to 513 yards on the ground...rb Bronson Hill racking up 234 all-purpose yards, including 143 yards rushing...qb Tyler Benz went 17-of-26 with 223 passing yards and two touchdowns.

10 Mid-American Conference Football October 14, 2013 Ball State (6-1, 3-0 MAC) at Western Michigan (0-7, 0-3 MAC) Saturday, Oct. 19, :00 pm ET Kalamazoo, Mich. Waldo Stadium (30,200) ESPN3 Series: Western Michigan leads Head Coach: Pete Lembo Career: (13th year) at Ball State: (3rd year) Football Contact: Joe Hernandez, , Rush: RB Jahwan Edwards (84 att., 447 yds., 10 TDs) Pass: QB Keith Wenning ( passing, 2,301 yards, 15 TDs) Rec.: WR Willie Snead (51 rec., 867 yds., 7 TDs) Head Coach: P.J. Fleck Career: 0-7 (1st year) at Western Michigan: 0-7 (1st year) Football Contact: Mat Kanan, , mat.kanan@wmich.edu Rush: RB Brian Fields (93 att,. 398 yards, 4 TDs) Pass: QB Tyler Van Tubbergen ( passing, 906 yds., 4 TDs) Rec.: WR Corey Davis (36 rec., 504 yds., 2 TDs) Tackles: LB Kyle Lark (59 tackles, 4.5 tfl) Sacks: LB Travonte Boles (31 tackles, 3.5 tfl, 2.0 sacks) Int.: DB Donald Celiscar (35 tackles, 2 INT) Notes: Broncos lost to Buffalo WR Corey Davis led the team with eight catches for 92 yards and marked the fifth time this season the freshman has led Broncos in receiving...s Justin Currie matched a career high with 15 tackles. Kent State (2-5, 1-3 MAC) at South Alabama (2-3, 1-1 Sun Belt) Saturday, Oct. 19, :00 pm ET Mobile, Ala. Ladd-Peebles Stadium (40,646) ESPN3 Series: Kent State leads 1-0 Head Coach: Paul Haynes Career: 2-5 (1st year) at Kent State: 2-5 (1st year) Football Contact: Aaron Chimenti, , achiment@kent.edu Rush: RB Trayion Durham (124 att., 493 rushing yds., 3 TDs) Pass: QB Colin Reardon ( passing, 1,199 yds., 10 TDs) Rec.: WR Chris Humphrey (36 rec., 433 yds., 3 TDs) Head Coach: Joey Jones Career: (7th year) at South Alabama: (6th year) Contact: Brian Fremund, , bfremund@southalabama.edu Rush: RB Jay Jones (54 yds., 279 yds., 2 TDs) Pass: QB Ross Metheny ( passing, 1,065 passing yds., 5 TDs) Rec.: WR Wes Saxton (21 rec., 320 yds., 0 TDs) Tackles: DB Qudarius Ford (38 tackles, 1 INT) Sacks: DL Romelle Jones (19 tackles, 6.5 tfl, 4.5 sacks) Int.: DB Tyrell Pearson (4 tackles, 2 INT) Notes: South Alabama had a bye week...last played on Oct. 5 in a loss to Troy...South Alabama finished with a school game-record 630 yards of total offense, including 471 yards passing...play two of the next three games at home (Kent State, at Texas State, Arkansas State). Northern Illinois (6-0, 2-0 MAC) at Central Michigan (3-4, 2-1 MAC) Saturday, Oct. 19, :00 pm ET Mount Pleasant, Mich. Kelly/Shorts Stadium (30,253) ESPN3 Series: Central Michigan leads Head Coach: Rod Carey Career: 6-1 (1st year) at Northern Illinois: 6-1 (1st year) Football Contact: Donna Turner, , donnaturner@niu.edu Rush: RB Cameron Stingily (119 att., 656 rushing yds., 6 TDs) Pass: QB Jordan Lynch ( passing, 1,333 yds., 13 TDs) Rec.: WR Tommylee Lewis (40 rec., 346 yds., 2 TDs) Head Coach: Dan Enos Career: (4th year) at Central Michigan: (4th year) Contact: John Regenfuss, , regen1jm@cmich.edu Rush: RB Saylor Lavallii (138 att., 705 yds., 5 TDs) Pass: QB Cooper Rush ( passing, 1,304 yds., 9 TDs) Rec.: WR Titus Davis (29 rec., 518 yds., 4 TDs) Tackles: LB Ben Ingle (55 tackles, 2.5 tfl, 1.0 sack, 1 INT) Sacks: DE Jonathon Newsome (30 tackles, 4.0 sacks, 4.0 tfl) Int.: DB Jeff Garrett (28 tackles, 3.0 tfl, 3 INT) Notes: Ball State beat Kent State Cardinals improved their record to 12-3 under Pete Lembo in games decided by a touchdown or less...ball State is now 12-1 in its past 13 regular-season games and has won eight straight MAC games, third-longest streak in school history. Tackles: DB Luke Wollett (58 tackles, 1.5 tfl) Sacks: LB Zach Hitchens (18 tackles, 2.0 sacks, 3.5 tfl) Int.: DB Dylan Farrington (26 tackles, 2 INT) Notes: Kent State lost at Ball State...WR Chris Humphrey had career-highs of nine catches and 106 receiving yards, and his third score of the year...qb Colin Reardon completed his first nine passes and threw for two touchdowns in a game for the fifth time this season. Tackles: DB Jimmie Ward (50 tackles, 5 INT) Sacks: DE Perez Ford (13 tackles, 6.0 tfl, 4.0 sacks) Int.: DB Jimmie Ward (50 tackles, 5 INT) Notes: Huskies beat Akron DB Jimmie Ward recorded his fifth interception of the season and extended his streak of games with an interception to four straight...qb Jordan Lynch extended his streak of consecutive games throwing a touchdown pass to 19 games. Tackles: LB Justin Cherocci (73 tackles, 7.0 tfl, 3.0 sacks) Sacks: LB Justin Cherocci (73 tackles, 7.0 tfl, 3.0 sacks) Int.: DB Kavon Frazier (47 tackles, 3 INT) Notes: Chippewas won at Ohio RB Saylor Lavallii set career highs in rushing attempts (26) and rushing yards (184)...S Kavon Frazier forced two critical, drive-halting turnovers in the second quarter, including a forced fumble and an interception.

11 Mid-American Conference Football October 14, 2013 UMass (1-5, 1-1 MAC) at Buffalo (4-2, 2-0 MAC) Saturday, Oct. 19, :30 pm ET Buffalo, N.Y. UB Stadium (29,013) Time Warner Cable SportsChannel/ESPN3 Series: Tied 5-5 Head Coach: Charley Molnar Career: 2-16 (2nd year) at UMass: 2-16 (2nd year) Contact: John Sinnett, , Rush: RB Stacey Bedell (73 yds., 248 yds., 1 TD) Pass: QB A.J. Doyle ( passing, 689 passing yds., 4 TDs) Rec.: WR Tajae Sharpe (35 rec., 331 yds., 3 TDs) Head Coach: Jeff Quinn Career: (4th year) at Buffalo: (4th year) Football Contact: Jon Fuller, , jfuller3@buffalo.edu Rush: RB Branden Oliver (106 att., 473 yds., 4 TDs) Pass: QB Joe Licata ( passing 1,117 yds., 11 TDs) Rec.: WR Alex Neutz (34 rec., 527 yds., 6 TDs) Tackles: DB Devin Brown (52 tackles, 1.0 tfl, 2 INT) Sacks: LB Justin Anderson (29 tackles, 4.5 tfl, 3.0 sacks) Int.: DB Devin Brown (52 tackles, 1.0 tfl, 2 INT) Notes: UMass beat Miami TE Rob Blanchflower recorded his first touchdown of the season and finished with 98 yards on five grabs... Blanchflower has 1,007 yards on 97 receptions in 35 career games...qb A.J. Doyle finished 19-for-35 for 249 yards with two touchdowns. Tackles: LB Khalil Mack (41 tackles, 8.0 tfl, 6.0 sacks, 1 INT) Sacks: LB Khalil Mack (41 tackles, 8.0 tfl, 6.0 sacks, 1 INT) Int.: DB Najja Johnson (17 tackles, 3 INT, 9 pbu) Notes: Buffalo beat Western Michigan The win was the first road shutout for Buffalo since Marked the first time Buffalo is 2-0 to begin MAC Play and the first time that Buffalo has won a game in a West Division Stadium since joining the MAC. FORMER MAC PLAYERS IN THE NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE (NFL) Arizona (1) P Dave Zastudil Atlanta (1) CB Asante Samuel 12 Ohio 10 Central Florida Baltimore (1) RB Bernard Pierce 2 Temple Carolina (4) LB Chase Blackburn 9 Akron WR Domenik Hixon 8 Akron DB Mike Mitchell 5 Ohio DB Josh Thomas 3 Buffalo Chicago (2) TE Steve Maneri WR Brandon Marshall 3 8 Temple Central Florida Cincinnati (2) LB James Harrison 10 Kent State WR Andrew Hawkins 3 Toledo Cleveland (5) OL John Greco 6 Toledo DL Paul Hazel 1 Western Michigan DL Ishmaa ily Kitchen 2 Kent State OL Martin Wallace R Temple DB Julian Posey - PS 1 Ohio Dallas (2) S Barry Church OT Doug Free 4 7 Toledo Northern Illinois Denver (4) QB Zac Dysert R Miami (Ohio) DT Terrance Knighton 5 Temple K Matt Prater 7 Central Florida LB Adrian Robinson 2 Temple Detroit (4) S Louis Delmas 5 Western Michigan DE Jason Jones 6 Eastern Michigan TE Tony Scheffler 8 Western Michigan LB Tahir Whitehead 2 Temple Green Bay (4) OL T.J. Lang 5 Eastern Michigan LB Andy Mulumba R Eastern Michigan OL Josh Sitton 6 Central Florida RB James Starks 4 Buffalo Houston (2) OL Brandon Brooks 2 Miami (Ohio) WR Andy Cruse - PS R Miami (Ohio) Indianapolis (5) RB Ahmad Bradshaw 7 Marshall WR LaVon Brazill 2 Ohio DB Josh Gordy 3 Central Michigan QB Chandler Harnish - PS 2 Northern Illinois OT Joe Reitz 3 Western Michigan Jacksonville (4) DE Jason Babin 10 Western Michigan WR Taylor Price 4 Ohio OL Stephane Milhim R UMass OL Drew Nowak - PS 2 Western Michigan Kansas City (2) OL Eric Fisher R Central Michigan LB Frank Zombo 4 Central Michigan Minnesota (1) WR Greg Jennings 8 Western Michigan New England (3) WR Julian Edelman 5 Kent State DT Chris Jones R Bowling Green OL Josh Kline - PS R Kent State New Orleans (2) WR Chris Givens WR Lance Moore 1 8 Miami (Ohio) Toledo N.Y. Giants (3) RB Michael Cox DT Cullen Jenkins OL Eric Herman - PS R UMass 11 Central Michigan R Ohio N.Y. Jets (5) LB Nick Bellore 3 Central Michigan DB Jaiquawn Jarrett 2 Temple DT Muhammad Wilkerson 3 Temple OL Brian Winters R Kent State WR Michael Campbell - PS 1 Temple Oakland (3) DL Brian Sanford 3 Temple WR Rod Streater 2 Temple DB Usama Young 7 Kent State Pittsburgh (5) LB Alan Baxter - PS R Northern Illinois WR Antonio Brown 4 Central Michigan QB Bruce Gradkowski 7 Toledo QB Ben Roethlisberger 10 Miami (Ohio) K Shaun Suisham 9 Bowling Green San Diego (3) DB Jahleel Addae R Central Michigan LB Larry English 5 Northern Illinois TE Antonio Gates 11 Kent State San Francisco (1) OT Joe Staley 6 Central Michigan Seattle (2) DE Jameson Konz - PS WR Stephen Williams 3 3 Kent State Toledo Tampa Bay (6) TE Tom Crabtree 4 Miami (Ohio) DL Steven Means R Buffalo DB Rashaan Melvin R Northern Illinois WR Eric Page 1 Toledo DL Trevor Scott 6 Buffalo TE Danny Noble - PS 2 Toledo Tennessee (2) P Brett Kern 6 Toledo WR Kevin Walter 11 Eastern Michigan Washington (3) DB E.J. Biggers 5 Western Michigan OG Kory Lichtensteiger 5 Bowling Green K John Potter 1 Western Michigan PS - Practice Squad IR - Injured-Reserve List (As of NFL Rosters on Sept. 18, 2013)

12 Most Attempts Career: 1. 1,763, Dan LeFevour (CMU), ,672, Zac Dysert (MIA), ,607, Tim Hiller (WMU), 2005, ,507, Tim Lester (WMU) ,494, Tyler Sheehan (BGSU), ,442, Byron Leftwich (MAR), ,441, Walter Church (EMU), ,436, Charlie Frye (UA), ,427, Brian McClure (BGSU), ,415, Keith Wenning (BSU), ,370, Brad Tayles (WMU), ,347, Ryan Radcliff (CMU), ,322, Drew Willy (UB), ,316, Spencer Keith (KSU), ,304, Ben Roethlisberger (MIA), ,265, Chad Pennington (MAR), ,220, Matt Schilz (BGSU), ,215, Alex Carder (WMU), ,124, Nate Davis (BSU), ,123, Joshua Cribbs (KSU), ,123, Bruce Gradkowski (UT), ,110, Chandler Harnish (NIU), ,074, Aaron Opelt (UT), ,073, Rich Dackin (BGSU), ,008, Joe Freedy (UB), Pass Completion Pct. Career: (min. 500 att.) (766-1,123), Bruce Gradkowski (UT), (1,171-1,763), Dan LeFevour (CMU), (853-1,304), Ben Roethlisberger (MIA) (939-1,442), Byron Leftwich (MAR), (966-1,493), Tyler Sheehan (BGSU), ( ), Ryan Schneider (UCF), ( ), Omar Jacobs (BGSU), (849-1,322), Drew Willy (UB), (1,066-1,672), Zac Dysert (MIA), (807-1,265), Chad Pennington (MAR) ( ), Terrance Owens (UT), (913-1,436), Charlie Frye (UA) (769-1,215), Alex Carder (WMU), ( ), Tyler Tettleton (Ohio), ( ), Brian McClure (BGSU), (1,013-1,607), Tim Hiller (WMU), 2005, ( ), Phil Horvath (NIU), ( ), Andy Schmitt (EMU), ( ), Stan Hill (MAR) (879-1,415), Keith Wenning (BSU), (687-1,110), Chandler Harnish (NIU), ( ), Boo Jackson (OU), ( ), Tavares Bolden (UT), Most Receptions - Career: , Jordan White (WMU), , Eric Page (UT), , Josh Davis (MAR), , Antonio Brown (CMU), , Freddie Barnes (BGSU), , Bryan Anderson (CMU), , Darius Watts (MAR), , Naaman Roosevelt (UB), , Jamarko Simmons (WMU), , Ryne Robinson (MIA) , Eric Deslauriers (EMU), , Dante Ridgeway (BSU), , Greg Jennings (WMU) , Steve Neal (WMU), , Charles Sharon (BGSU), , Eugene Baker (KSU), , Stephen Williams (UT), , Lance Moore (UT), , Cole Magner (BGSU) , Nate Poole (MAR), , Kevin Walter (EMU), , Robert Redd (BGSU), , Armand Robinson (MIA), , Martin Nance (MIA), , Justin McCareins (NIU), MAC CAREER LEADERS Most Completions Career: 1. 1,171, Dan LeFevour (CMU), ,066, Zac Dysert (MIA), ,013, Tim Hiller (WMU), 2005, , Tyler Sheehan (BGSU), , Byron Leftwich (MAR), , Charlie Frye (UA), , Brian McClure (BGSU), , Keith Wenning (BSU), , Tim Lester (WMU), , Ben Roethlisberger (MIA), , Drew Willy (UB), , Chad Pennington (MAR), , Walter Church (EMU) , Ryan Radcliff (CMU), , Alex Carder (WMU), , Bruce Gradkowski (UT), , Spencer Keith (KSU), , Matt Schilz (BGSU), , Chandler Harnish (NIU), , Nate Davis (BSU), , Brad Tayles (WMU), , Aaron Opelt (UT), , Joshua Cribbs (KSU), , Tyler Tettleton (Ohio), , Andy Schmitt (EMU), Most Yards Passing In A Career: 1. 12,905, Dan LeFevour (CMU), ,013, Zac Dysert (MIA), ,903, Byron Leftwich (MAR), ,329, Tim Hiller (WMU), 2005, ,299, Tim Lester (WMU) ,049, Charlie Frye (UA), ,829, Ben Roethlisberger (MIA) ,688, Chad Pennington (MAR), ,280, Brian McClure (BGSU), ,117, Tyler Sheehan (BGSU), ,917, Ryan Radcliff (CMU), ,555, Keith Wenning (BSU), ,233, Nate Davis (BSU), ,225, Bruce Gradkowski (UT), ,142, Walter Church (EMU), ,944, Chandler Harnish(NIU), ,886, Alex Carder (WMU), ,748, Drew Willy (UB), ,717, Brad Tayles (WMU), ,062, Spencer Keith (KSU), ,982, Matt Schilz (BGSU), ,606, Tyler Tettleton (Ohio), ,592, Charlie Batch (EMU), ,503, Josh Harris (BGSU), ,267, Gene Swick (UT), ,169, Joshua Cribbs (KSU), Most Touchdowns Rushing Career: 1. 73, Travis Prentice (MIA), , Chester Taylor (UT), , Bernard Pierce (Temple), , Garrett Wolfe (NIU), , Kareem Wilson (OU), , Chad Spann (NIU), , Dan LeFevour (CMU), , Joshua Cribbs (KSU), , Kalvin McRae (OU), , Curtis Adams (CMU), , Josh Harris (BGSU) , Michael Turner (NIU) , Robert Sanford (WMU), , Jerome Persell (WMU), , Dave Preston (BGSU), , Brandon Payne (UA), , Eric Wilkenson (KSU), , Larry Poole (KSU), , Marcus Merriweather (BSU), , James Starks (UB), Most Receiving Yards - Career: 1. 4,187, Jordan White (WMU), ,031, Darius Watts (MAR), ,889, Josh Davis (MAR), ,697, Ryne Robinson (MIA), ,648, Bryan Anderson (CMU), ,599, Steve O Neal (WMU) ,551, Naaman Roosevelt, (UB), ,539, Greg Jennings (WMU), ,513, Eugene Baker (KSU), ,450, Charles Sharon (BGSU), ,446, Eric Page (UT), ,290, Freddie Barnes (BGSU), ,250, Eric Deslauriers (EMU), ,199, Antonio Brown (CMU), ,131, Martin Nance (MIA), ,102, Stephen Williams (UT), ,053, Reggie Allen (CMU), ,030, Dante Ridgeway (BSU), ,016, Jamarko Simmons (WMU), ,991, Justin McCareins (NIU) ,866, Bryan Schormann (CMU), ,838, Kevin Walter (EMU), ,776, Lance Moore (UT), ,772, Michael Larkin (MIA), ,727, Nate Poole (MAR) Most Touchdown Passes Career: , Dan LeFevour (CMU), , Chad Pennington (MAR), , Tim Hiller (WMU), 2005, , Byron Leftwich (MAR) , Tim Lester (WMU), , Bruce Gradkowski (UT), , Ben Roethlisberher (MIA), , Alex Carder (WMU), , Nate Davis (BSU), , Zac Dysert (MIA), , Keith Wenning (BSU), , Omar Jacobs (BGSU) , Tyler Sheehan (BGSU), , Chandler Harnish (NIU), , Ryan Radcliff (CMU), , Charlie Frye (UA), , Brian McClure (BGSU), , Jose Davis (KSU), , Tyler Tettleton (Ohio), , Josh Harris (BGSU), , Josh Haldi (NIU), , Josh Betts (MIA), , Charlie Batch (EMU), , Ryan Huzjak (UT), , Drew Willy (UB), , Matt Schilz (BGSU), Most Yards Rushing Career: 1. 5,596, Travis Prentice (MIA), ,164, Garrett Wolfe (NIU), ,941, Michael Turner (NIU), ,659, Chester Taylor (UT) ,398, Kalvin McRae (OU), ,368, Deland McCullough (MIA), ,219, Robert Sanford (WMU), ,190, Jerome Persell (WMU), ,172, George Swarn (MIA), ,162, Curtis Adams (CMU), ,135, Wasean Tait (UT), , ,002, Marcus Merriweather (BSU), ,989, Astron Whatley (KSU), ,972, Steveland Hookfin (OU), ,830, Eric Wilkerson (KSU), ,693, Brian Pruitt (CMU), ,671, Brandon West (WMU), ,670, Joshua Cribbs (KSU), ,597, Kareem Wilson (OU) ,570, Bernard Pierce (Temple), ,500, Allen Ross (NIU), Most Touchdown Receptions - Career: 1. 47, Darius Watts (MAR), , Greg Jennings (WMU) , Eugene Baker (KSU), , Charles Sharon (BGSU), , Jordan White (WMU), , Michael Larkin (MIA), , Freddie Barnes (BGSU), , Justin McCareins (NIU), , Naaman Roosevelt (UB), , Bryan Anderson (CMU), , Steve Neal (WMU), , Ronnie Redd (BGSU), , Eric Deslauriers (EMU), , Eric Page (UT), , Randy Moss (MAR), , Robert Redd (BGSU), , Lance Moore (UT) , Brian Oliver (BSU), , Darius Hill (BSU), , Juan Nunez (WMU), , Jim Swierczek (MAR), , Dante Ridgeway (BSU), , Ryne Robinson (EMU), , Antonio Brown (CMU), , Lavell Bailey (UA), , Mel Long, Jr. (UT), , Stan Hunter (BGSU), , Stephen Williams (UT),

13 2013 Akron Zips (1-6, 0-3 MAC) Thur., Aug. 29 at Central Florida 7:00 pm ET ESPN3 L, 7-38 Sat., Sept. 7 James Madison 6:00 pm ET ESPN3 W, Sat., Sept. 14 at Michigan Noon ET Big Ten Network L, Sat., Sept. 21 Louisiana-Lafayette 6:00 pm ET ESPN3 L, Sat., Sept. 28 *at Bowling Green 2:30 pm ET ESPN3 L, Sat., Oct. 5 *Ohio 2:00 pm ET ESPN3 L, 3-43 Sat., Oct. 12 *at Northern Illinois 5:00 pm ET ESPN3 L, Sat., Oct. 19 *at Miami 1:00 pm ET ESPN3 Miami leads Sat., Oct. 26 *Ball State Noon ET ESPN Regional Akron leads Sat., Nov. 2 *Kent State 3:30 pm ET TBA Akron leads Sat., Nov. 16 *at UMass 1:00 pm ET TBA UMass leads 1-0 Fri., Nov. 29 *Toledo TBA #ESPNU/ESPN3 Toledo leads Ball State Cardinals (6-1, 3-0 MAC) Thur., Aug. 29 Illinois State 7:00 pm ET ESPN3 W, Sat., Sept. 7 Army 1:00 pm ET ESPN3 W, Sat., Sept. 14 at North Texas 4:00 pm ET Fox Sports Net L, Sat., Sept. 21 *at Eastern Michigan 1:00 pm ET ESPN3 W, Sat., Sept. 28 *Toledo 3:00 pm ET ESPN3 W, Sat., Oct. 5 at Virginia Noon ET FOX Sports Net W, Sat., Oct. 12 *Kent State 3:00 pm ET ESPN3 W, Sat., Oct. 19 *at Western Michigan 2:00 pm ET ESPN3 WMU leads Sat., Oct. 26 *at Akron Noon ET ESPN Regional Akron leads Wed., Nov. 6 *Central Michigan 8:00 pm ET ESPN2 BSU leads Wed., Nov. 13 *at Northern Illinois 8:00 pm ET ESPN2/ESPNU BSU leads Fri., Nov. 29 *Miami TBA ESPNU/ESPN3 Miami leads Bowling Green Falcons (5-2, 3-0 MAC) Thur., Aug. 29 Tulsa 7:00 pm ET ESPNU W, 34-7 Sat., Sept. 7 *at Kent State Noon ET ESPN Regional W, Sat., Sept. 14 at Indiana Noon ET ESPNU L, Sat., Sept. 21 Murray State 3:30 pm ET ESPN3 W, 48-7 Sat., Sept. 28 *Akron 2:30 pm ET ESPN3 W, Sat., Oct. 5 *UMass 3:30 pm ET BCSN/ESPN3 W, 28-7 Sat., Oct. 12 at Mississippi State 7:30 pm ET FOX Sports Net L, Sat., Oct. 26 *Toledo 2:30 pm ET ESPN3 BGSU leads Tue., Nov. 5 *at Miami 8:00 pm ET ESPN2/ESPNU Miami leads Tue., Nov. 12 *Ohio 7:30 pm ET ESPNU/ESPN3 BGSU leads Sat., Nov. 23 *at Eastern Michigan 1:00 pm ET TBA BGSU leads Fri., Nov. 29 *at Buffalo TBA ESPNU/ESPN3 BGSU leads Buffalo Bulls (4-2, 2-0 MAC) Sat., Aug. 31 at Ohio State Noon ET ESPN2 L, Sat., Sept. 7 at Baylor 3:30 pm ET FOX Sports Net L, Sat., Sept. 14 Stony Brook 3:30 pm ET ESPN3 W, (5OT) Sat., Sept. 28 UConn 3:30 pm ET ESPN3 W, Sat., Oct. 5 *Eastern Michigan Noon ET ESPN Regional W, Sat., Oct. 12 *at Western Michigan 2:00 pm ET ESPN3 W, 33-0 Sat., Oct. 19 *UMass 3:30 pm ET TW Cable Sports/ESPN3 Series tied 5-5 Sat., Oct. 26 *at Kent State 3:30 pm ET TW Cable Sports/ESPN3 Kent leads 10-9 Tue., Nov. 5 *Ohio 8:00 pm ET ESPN2/ESPNU Ohio leads 12-7 Tue., Nov. 12 *at Toledo 7:30 pm ET ESPNU/ESPN3 Toledo leads 6-2 Tue., Nov. 19 *at Miami 8:00 pm ET ESPN2/ESPNU Miami leads 12-3 Fri., Nov. 29 *Bowling Green TBA ESPNU/ESPN3 BGSU leads Central Michigan Chippewas (3-4, 2-1 MAC) Sat., Aug. 31 at Michigan 3:30 pm ET Big Ten Network L, 9-59 Sat., Sept. 7 New Hampshire 3:00 pm ET ESPN3 W, Sat., Sept. 14 at UNLV 10:00 pm ET Mountain West Network L, Sat., Sept. 21 *Toledo Noon ET ESPN Regional/ESPN3 L, Sat., Sept. 28 at North Carolina State 3:30 pm ET ESPN3 L, Sat., Oct. 5 *at Miami 1:00 pm ET ESPN3 W, 21-9 Sat., Oct. 12 *at Ohio 2:00 pm ET Time Warner Cable W, Sat., Oct. 19 *Northern Illinois 3:00 pm ET ESPN3 CMU leads Wed., Nov. 6 *at Ball State 8:00 pm ET ESPN2 Series tied Sat., Nov. 16 *at Western Michigan Noon ET ESPN Regional/ESPN3 WMU leads Sat., Nov. 23 *UMass 1:00 pm ET TBA CMU leads 1-0 Fri., Nov. 29 *Eastern Michigan TBA ESPNU/ESPN3 CMU leads Eastern Michigan Eagles (1-5, 0-2 MAC) Sat., Aug. 31 Howard 6:00 pm ET ESPN3 W, Sat., Sept. 7 at Penn State Noon ET Big Ten Network L, 7-45 Sat., Sept. 14 at Rutgers 1:00 pm ET ESPN3 L, Sat., Sept. 21 *Ball State 1:00 pm ET ESPN3 L, Sat., Oct. 5 *at Buffalo Noon ET ESPN Regional L, Sat., Oct. 12 at Army Noon ET CBS Sports Network L, Sat., Oct. 19 *Ohio 1:00 pm ET ESPN3 Ohio leads series Sat., Oct. 26 *at Northern Illinois 3:30 pm ET Comcast/ESPN3 NIU leads series Sat., Nov. 2 *at Toledo 7:00 pm ET TBA Toledo leads series Sat., Nov. 9 *Western Michigan 1:00 pm ET TBA WMU leads series Sat., Nov. 23 *Bowling Green 1:00 pm ET TBA BGSU leads series Fri., Nov. 29 *at Central Michigan TBA ESPNU/ESPN3 CMU leads series

14 2013 Kent State Golden Flashes (2-5, 1-3 MAC) Thur., Aug. 29 Liberty 6:00 pm ET ESPN3 W, Sat., Sept. 7 *Bowling Green Noon ET ESPN Regional L, Sat., Sept. 14 at LSU 7:00 pm ET ESPNU L, Sat., Sept. 21 at Penn State 3:30 pm ET Big Ten Network L, 0-34 Sat., Sept. 28 *at Western Michigan 7:00 pm ET ESPN3 W, Sat., Oct. 5 *Northern Illinois 3:30 pm ET Time Warner Cable/ESPN3 L, Sat., Oct. 12 *at Ball State 3:00 pm ET ESPN3 L, Sat., Oct. 19 at South Alabama 3:00 pm ET ESPN3 Kent State leads 1-0 Sat., Oct. 26 *Buffalo 3:30 pm ET TW Cable/ESPN3 Kent State leads 10-9 Sat., Nov. 2 *at Akron 3:30 pm ET TBA Akron leads Wed., Nov. 13 *Miami 8:00 pm ET ESPN2/ESPNU Miami leads Tue., Nov. 19 *at Ohio 8:00 pm ET ESPNU/ESPN3 Ohio leads Massachusetts Minutemen (1-5, 1-1 MAC) Sat, Aug. 31 at Wisconsin Noon ET Big Ten Network L, 0-45 Sat., Sept. 7 Maine 2:00 pm ET ESPN3 L, Sat., Sept. 14 at Kansas State 7:00 pm ET L, 7-37 Sat., Sept. 21 Vanderbilt Noon ET ESPNews L, 7-24 Sat., Oct. 5 *at Bowling Green 3:30 pm ET BCSN/ESPN3 L, 7-28 Sat., Oct. 12 *Miami 3:00 pm ET ESPN3 W, Sat., Oct. 19 *at Buffalo 3:30 pm ET TW Cable Sports/ESPN3 Series tied 5-5 Sat., Oct. 26 *Western Michigan 3:00 pm ET ESPN3 WMU leads 1-0 Sat., Nov. 2 *Northern Illinois Noon ET ESPN Regional/ESPN3 NIU leads 1-0 Sat., Nov. 16 *Akron 1:00 pm ET UMass leads 1-0 Sat., Nov. 23 *at Central Michigan 1:00 pm ET CMU leads 1-0 Fri., Nov. 29 *at Ohio TBA TBA Ohio leads Miami RedHawks (0-6, 0-2 MAC) Sat., Aug. 31 at Marshall 7:00 pm ET CBS Sports Network L, Sat., Sept. 7 at Kentucky Noon ET FOX Sports Net L, 7-41 Sat., Sept. 21 Cincinnati 4:00 pm ET ESPN3 L, 0-14 Sat., Sept. 28 at Illinois Noon Big Ten Network L, Sat., Oct. 5 *Central Michigan 1:00 pm ET ESPN3 L, 9-21 Sat., Oct. 12 *at UMass 3:00 pm ET ESPN3 L, Sat., Oct. 19 *Akron 1:00 pm ET ESPN3 Miami leads Sat., Oct. 26 *at Ohio 2:00 pm ET ESPN3 Miami leads Tue., Nov. 5 *Bowling Green 8:00 pm ET ESPN2/ESPNU Miami leads Wed., Nov. 13 *at Kent State 8:00 pm ET ESPN2/ESPNU Miami leads Tue., Nov. 19 *Buffalo 8:00 pm ET ESPN2/ESPNU Miami leads 12-3 Fri., Nov. 29 *at Ball State TBA ESPNU/ESPN3 Miami leads Northern Illinois Huskies (6-0, 2-0 MAC) Sat., Aug. 31 at Iowa 3:30 pm ET/2:30 pm CT Big Ten Network W, Sat., Sept. 14 at Idaho 5:00 pm ET/4:00 pm CT W, Sat., Sept. 21 Eastern Illinois 7:00 pm ET/6:00 pm CT ESPN3 W, Sat., Sept. 28 at Purdue Noon ET/11:00 am CT ESPN2 W, Sat., Oct. 5 *at Kent State 3:30 pm ET/2:30 pm CT Time Warner Cable/ESPN3 W, Sat., Oct. 12 *Akron 5:00 pm ET/4:00 pm CT ESPN3 W, Sat., Oct. 19 *at Central Michigan 3:00 pm ET/2:00 pm CT ESPN3 CMU leads Sat., Oct. 26 *Eastern Michigan 3:30 pm ET/2:30 pm CT CSN Chicago/ESPN3 NIU leads Sat., Nov. 2 *at UMass Noon ET/11:00 am CT ESPN Regional NIU leads 1-0 Wed., Nov. 13 *Ball State 8:00 pm ET/7:00 pm CT ESPN2/ESPNU BSU leads Wed., Nov. 20 *at Toledo 8:00 pm ET/7:00 pm CT ESPN2 Toledo leads Tue., Nov. 26 *Western Michigan 7:00 pm ET/6:00 pm CT ESPN2 WMU leads Ohio Bobcats (4-2, 1-1 MAC) Sat., Sept. 1 at Louisville 3:30 pm ET ESPN L, 7-49 Sat., Sept. 7 North Texas 7:00 pm ET ESPN3 W, Sat., Sept. 14 Marshall 8:00 pm ET ESPNews W, Sat., Sept. 21 Austin Peay 2:00 pm ET ESPN3 W, 38-0 Sat., Oct. 5 *at Akron 2:00 pm ET ESPN3 W, 43-3 Sat., Oct. 12 *Central Michigan 2:00 pm ET Time Warner Cable L, Sat., Oct. 19 *at Eastern Michigan 1:00 pm ET ESPN3 Ohio leads Sat., Oct. 26 *Miami 2:00 pm ET ESPN3 Miami leads Tue., Nov. 5 *at Buffalo 8:00 pm ET ESPN2/ESPNU Ohio leads 12-8 Tue., Nov. 12 *at Bowling Green 7:30 pm ET ESPNU/ESPN3 BGSU leads Tue., Nov. 19 *Kent State 8:00 pm ET ESPN2/ESPNU Ohio leads Fri., Nov. 29 *UMass TBA ESPNU/ESPN3 Ohio leads Toledo Rockets (3-3, 2-1 MAC) Sat., Aug. 31 at Florida 12:20 pm ET SEC Network/ESPN3 L, 6-24 Sat., Sept. 7 at Missouri 3:30 pm ET ESPNU L, Sat., Sept. 14 Eastern Washington 7:00 pm ET ESPN3 W, Sat., Sept. 21 *at Central Michigan Noon ET ESPN Regional W, Sat., Sept. 28 *at Ball State 3:00 pm ET ESPN3 L, Sat., Oct. 5 *Western Michigan 3:00 pm ET BCSN/ESPN3 W, Sat., Oct. 19 Navy Noon ET ESPNews Toledo leads 2-1 Sat., Oct. 26 *at Bowling Green 2:30 pm ET ESPN3 BGSU leads Sat., Nov. 2 *Eastern Michigan 7:00 pm ET TBA Toledo leads Tue., Nov. 12 *Buffalo 7:30 pm ET ESPNU/ESPN3 Toledo leads 6-3 Wed., Nov. 20 *Northern Illinois 8:00 pm ET ESPN2 Toledo leads Fri., Nov. 29 *at Akron TBA ESPNU/ESPN3 Toledo leads 9-8

15 2013 Western Michigan Broncos (0-7, 0-3 MAC) Fri., Aug. 30 at Michigan State 8:00 pm ET Big Ten Network L, Sat., Sept. 7 Nicholls State 7:00 pm ET ESPN3 L,23-27 Sat., Sept. 14 at Northwestern 9:00 pm ET Big Ten Network L, Sat., Sept. 21 at Iowa Noon ET Big Ten Network L, 3-59 Sat., Sept. 28 *Kent State 7:00 pm ET ESPN3 L, Sat., Oct. 5 *at Toledo 3:00 pm ET BCSN/ESPN3 L, Sat., Oct. 12 *Buffalo 2:00 pm ET ESPN3 L, 0-33 Sat., Oct. 19 *Ball State 2:00 pm ET ESPN3 WMU leads Sat., Oct. 26 *at UMass 3:00 pm ET ESPN3 WMU leads 1-0 Sat., Nov. 9 *at Eastern Michigan 1:00 pm ET TBA WMU leads Sat., Nov. 16 *Central Michigan Noon ET ESPN Regional WMU leads Tue., Nov. 26 *at Northern Illinois 7:00 pm ET ESPN2 WMU leads Non-Conference Opponents MAC Players on Preseason Watch Lists ACC (2): (1-1) BEDNARIK AWARD (top defensive player): Khalil Mack, North Carolina State (Central Michigan); 0-1; L, Buffalo, LB; Roosevelt Nix, Kent State, DT Virginia (Ball State); 1-0; W, America Athletic (5): (1-4) Central Florida (Akron): 0-1; L, Cincinnati (Miami); 0-1; L, Connecticut (Buffalo); 1-0; W Louisville (Ohio): 0-1; L, Rutgers (Eastern Michigan); L, Big Ten (13): (2-11) Illinois (Miami); 0-1; L Indiana (Bowling Green); L, Iowa (2) (Northern Illinois; WMU): 1-0; W, 30-27; L, Michigan (2) (Akron, Central Michigan): 0-2; L, 9-59; L, Michigan State (Western Michigan); 0-1, L Northwestern (Western Michigan); L, Ohio State (Buffalo): 0-1; L, Penn State (2) (Eastern Michigan, Kent State); 0-2; L 7-45; L Purdue (Northern Illinois); 1-0; W Wisconsin (UMass): 0-1, L, Big 12 (2): (0-2) Baylor (Buffalo); 0-1; L, Kansas State (UMass); 0-1; L, Conference USA (5): (3-2) Marshall (2) (Miami, Ohio); 1-1, L, 14-52; W, North Texas (2) (Ohio, Ball State); 1-1; W, 27-21; L, Tulsa (Bowling Green): 1-0, W, Mountain West (1): (0-1) UNLV (Central Michigan); L, SEC (6): (0-6) Florida (Toledo): 0-1, L, Kentucky (Miami); 0-1; LSU (Kent State); 0-1; L, Mississippi State (Bowling Green); 0-1; L, Missouri (Toledo); 0-1; Vanderbilt (UMass); 0-1; L, Sun Belt (2): (0-1) La-Lafayette (Akron);L, South Alabama (Kent State)... Independent (4): (2-1) Army (2) (Ball State, Eastern Michigan); 1-1; W, 40-14; L, Navy (Toledo)... Idaho (Northern Illinois); 1-0; W FCS Opponents (I-AA) Big Sky (1): (1-0) Eastern Washington (Toledo); W, Big South (1): (1-0) Liberty (Kent State): W, Colonial (4): (3-1) James Madison (Akron); 1-0; W, Maine (UMass); 0-1; L, New Hampshire (Central Michigan); 0-1; W, Stony Brook (Buffalo); 1-0, W, (5OT)... MEAC (1): (1-0) Howard (Eastern Michigan): W, Missouri Valley (1): (1-0) Illinois State (Ball State): W, Ohio Valley (3): (3-0) Austin Peay (Ohio); W Eastern Illinois (Northern Illinois); W Murray State (Bowling Green); W Southland (1): (0-1) Nicholls State (Western Michigan); 0-1; L, BILETNIKOFF AWARD (top wide receiver): Corey Davis, Western Michigan; Titus Davis, Central Michigan; Alex Neutz, Buffalo; Bernard Reedy, Toledo; Alonzo Russell, Toledo; Jamill Smith, Ball State; Willie Snead, Ball State; Jordan Williams, Ball State BUTKUS AWARD (top linebacker): Khalil Mack, Buffalo WALTER CAMP PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Dri Archer, Kent State, RB/WR; David Fluellen, Toledo, RB; Jordan Lynch, Northern Illinois, QB; Tyler Tettleton, Ohio, QB LOU GROZA AWARD (best college place kicker): Jeremiah Detmer, Toledo; Dylan Mulder, Eastern Michigan; Kaleb Patterson, Miami; Mathew Sims, Northern Illinois RAY GUY AWARD (best college punter): Anthony Melchiori, Kent State; Colter Johnson, UMass PAUL HORNUNG AWARD (most versatile player): Dri Archer, Kent State, RB/WR/KR; Jordan Lynch, Northern Illinois, QB; Tommylee Lewis, Northern Illinois, WR/KR; Bernard Reedy, Toledo, WR/KR; Jerry BooBoo Gates, Bowling Green, DB; Jamill Smith, Ball State, WR/KR JOHN MACKEY AWARD (best tight end): Alex Bayer, Bowling Green; Zane Fakes, Ball State MANNING AWARD (top American quarterback): Jordan Lynch, Northern Illinois MAXWELL AWARD (Outstanding College Football Player): Jordan Lynch, Northern Illinois, QB; Dri Archer, Kent State, RB/WR/KR; Beau Blankenship, Ohio, RB; David Fluellen, Toledo, RB; Branden Oliver, Buffalo, RB; Zurlon Tipton, Central Michigan, RB; Keith Wenning, Ball State, QB BRONKO NAGURSKI (best defensive player): Khalil Mack, Buffalo, LB; Roosevelt Nix, Kent State, DL DAVEY O BRIEN AWARD (best quarterback): Jordan Lynch, Northern Illinois, QB; Tyler Tettleton, Ohio, QB; Keith Wenning, Ball State, QB OUTLAND TROPHY (best interior lineman): Anthony Dima, UMass, OL; Zac Kerin, Toledo, OL; Roosevelt Nix, Kent State, DT ROTARY LOMBARDI TROPHY (down lineman): Dominic Flewellyn, Bowling Green, OL; Zac Kerin, Toledo, OL; Khalil Mack, Buffalo, LB; Gabe Martin, Bowling Green, LB; Jonathan Newsome, Ball State, DE; Roosevelt Nix, Kent State, DL RIMINGTON TROPHY (best center): David Kekuewa, Bowling Green; Zac Kerin, Toledo JIM THORPE AWARD (best defensive back): Najja Johnson, Buffalo; Dayonne Nunley, Miami; Jimmie Ward, Northern Ill. JOHNNY UNITAS GOLDEN ARM AWARD (top quarterback) Jordan Lynch, Northern Illinois, QB; Tyler Tettleton, Ohio, QB; Keith Wenning, Ball State, QB DOAK WALKER (best running back): Dri Archer, Kent State; Beau Blankenship, Ohio; Trayion Durham, Kent State; Jahwan Edwards, Ball State; David Fluellen, Toledo; Branden Oliver, Buffalo; Zurlon Tipton, Central Michigan