The 2008–09 Mid-American Conference season is an National Collegiate Athletic Association

National Collegiate Athletic Association

The National Collegiate Athletic Association is a semi-voluntary association of 1,281 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States...

 Division I conference. The Mid-American Conference

Mid-American Conference

The Mid-American Conference is a National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I college athletic conference with a membership base in the Great Lakes region that stretches from Western New York to Illinois. Nine of the twelve full member schools are in Ohio and Michigan, with single members...

 (MAC) sponsors 23 sports (11 men's and 12 women's). The MAC is made up of 12 full-time members and five affiliate members.

The 2008–09 season is the 63rd season in existence.

Member schools

There are twelve schools with full membership:

Institution	Nickname	Location	Founded	Affiliation	Enrollment
East Division
University of Akron University of Akron The University of Akron is a coeducational public research university located in Akron, Ohio, United States. The university is part of the University System of Ohio. It was founded in 1870 as a small college affiliated with the Universalist Church. In 1913 ownership was transferred to the City of...	Zips Akron Zips One of the unique nicknames in all of intercollegiate athletics belongs to The University of Akron. Originally Zippers, athletic director Kenneth Cochrane officially shortened the nickname to the Zips in 1950. Twenty-five years earlier a campus-wide contest had been conducted to choose a nickname...	Akron, Ohio Akron, Ohio Akron , is the fifth largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Summit County. It is located in the Great Lakes region approximately south of Lake Erie along the Little Cuyahoga River. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 199,110. The Akron Metropolitan...	1870	Public	24,704
Bowling Green State University Bowling Green State University Bowling Green State University, often referred to as Bowling Green or BGSU, is a public, coeducational research university located in Bowling Green, Ohio, United States. The institution was granted a charter in 1910 by the State of Ohio as part of the Lowry Bill, which also established Kent State...	Falcons Bowling Green Falcons The Bowling Green Falcons are the intercollegiate athletic teams of Bowling Green State University, located in Bowling Green, Ohio. The Falcons participate in NCAA Division I in the Mid-American Conference and the Central Collegiate Hockey Association. BGSU is one of only 13 universities in the...	Bowling Green, Ohio Bowling Green, Ohio Bowling Green is the county seat of Wood County in the U.S. state of Ohio. At the time of the 2010 census, the population of Bowling Green was 30,028. It is part of the Toledo, Ohio Metropolitan Statistical Area. Bowling Green is the home of Bowling Green State University...	1910	Public	22,882
University at Buffalo University at Buffalo, The State University of New York University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, also commonly known as the University at Buffalo or UB, is a public research university and a "University Center" in the State University of New York system. The university was founded by Millard Fillmore in 1846. UB has multiple campuses...	Bulls Buffalo Bulls The Buffalo Bulls are the athletic teams representing the University at Buffalo in intercollegiate athletics. The Bulls currently play in Division I , and are a member of the Mid-American Conference for all sports except women's rowing who is in the Cononial Athletic Assocition . They have been a...	Buffalo, New York Buffalo, New York Buffalo is the second most populous city in the state of New York, after New York City. Located in Western New York on the eastern shores of Lake Erie and at the head of the Niagara River across from Fort Erie, Ontario, Buffalo is the seat of Erie County and the principal city of the...	1846	Public	28,054
Kent State University Kent State University Kent State University is a public research university located in Kent, Ohio, United States. The university has eight campuses around the northeast Ohio region with the main campus in Kent being the largest...	Golden Flashes Kent State Golden Flashes Kent State University's intercollegiate athletic teams are known as the Golden Flashes or simply as the Flashes. The university fields sixteen varsity athletic teams, all of whom play in the Mid-American Conference and in the NCAA's Division I...	Kent, Ohio Kent, Ohio Kent is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the largest city in Portage County. It is located along the Cuyahoga River in Northeastern Ohio on the western edge of the county. The population was 27,906 at the 2000 United States Census and 28,904 in the 2010 Census...	1910	Public	22,352
Miami University Miami University Miami University is a coeducational public research university located in Oxford, Ohio, United States. Founded in 1809, it is the 10th oldest public university in the United States and the second oldest university in Ohio, founded four years after Ohio University. In its 2012 edition, U.S...	RedHawks Miami RedHawks Miami University, in Oxford, Ohio, features 18 different varsity level sports teams for men and women, all of which are known as the Miami RedHawks...	Oxford, Ohio Oxford, Ohio Oxford is a city in northwestern Butler County, Ohio, United States, in the southwestern portion of the state. It lies in Oxford Township, originally called the College Township. The population was 21,943 at the 2000 census. This college town was founded as a home for Miami University. Oxford...	1809	Public	20,126
Ohio University Ohio University Ohio University is a public university located in the Midwestern United States in Athens, Ohio, situated on an campus...	Bobcats Ohio Bobcats Ohio University features 16 varsity sports teams called the Bobcats. The Bobcats compete in the Mid-American Conference in all sports. The Bobcats were a charter member of the Mid-American Conference in 1946 and are the only team still in the conference from the original 5 team league that...	Athens, Ohio Athens, Ohio Athens is the largest city in, and the county seat of, Athens County, Ohio, United States. It is located along the Hocking River in the southeastern part of Ohio. A historic college town, Athens is home to Ohio University and is the principal city of the Athens, Ohio Micropolitan Statistical Area. ...	1804	Public	20,437
West Division
Ball State University Ball State University Ball State University is a state-run research university located in Muncie, Indiana. It is also known as Ball State or simply BSU.Located on the northwest side of the city, Ball State's campus spans and includes 106 buildings...	Cardinals Ball State Cardinals Ball State University's athletic teams are called the Cardinals. The Cardinals are part of the NCAA Mid-American Conference and located in Muncie, Indiana...	Muncie, Indiana Muncie, Indiana Muncie is a city in Center Township, Delaware County in east central Indiana, best known as the home of Ball State University and the birthplace of the Ball Corporation. It is the principal city of the Muncie, Indiana, Metropolitan Statistical Area, which has a population of 118,769...	1918	Public	20,113
Central Michigan University Central Michigan University Central Michigan University is a public research university located in Mount Pleasant in the U.S. state of Michigan...	Chippewas Central Michigan Chippewas The Central Michigan Chippewas are the sixteen men's and women's athletics teams of Central Michigan University. CMU was a member of the Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference from 1950-1970. The school's athletics programs are affiliated with the NCAA and compete in the Mid-American...	Mount Pleasant, Michigan Mount Pleasant, Michigan Mount Pleasant is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Isabella County. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 25,946. The 2008 census estimate places the population at 26,675....	1892	Public	26,788
Eastern Michigan University Eastern Michigan University Eastern Michigan University is a comprehensive, co-educational public university located in Ypsilanti, Michigan. Ypsilanti is west of Detroit and eight miles east of Ann Arbor. The university was founded in 1849 as Michigan State Normal School...	Eagles Eastern Michigan Eagles The Eastern Michigan Eagles, formerly known as the Eastern Michigan Hurons, are the athletic teams for Eastern Michigan University. Altogether, they have won three NCAA Division II national championships and 13 NAIA Division I national championships in five different sports The Eastern Michigan...	Ypsilanti, Michigan Ypsilanti, Michigan Ypsilanti is a city in Washtenaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 22,362. The city is bounded to the north by the Charter Township of Superior and on the west, south, and east by the Charter Township of Ypsilanti...	1849	Public	22,974
Northern Illinois University Northern Illinois University Northern Illinois University is a state university and research institution located in DeKalb, Illinois, with satellite centers in Hoffman Estates, Naperville, Rockford, and Oregon. It was originally founded as Northern Illinois State Normal School on May 22, 1895 by Illinois Governor John P...	Huskies Northern Illinois Huskies The Northern Illinois Huskies are the athletic teams that represent Northern Illinois University. The Huskies are a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I and the Mid-American Conference...	DeKalb, Illinois DeKalb, Illinois DeKalb is a city in DeKalb County, Illinois, United States. The population was 43,862 at the 2010 census, up from 39,018 at the 2000 census. The city is named after decorated German war hero Johann De Kalb, who died during the American Revolutionary War....	1895	Public	25,313
University of Toledo University of Toledo The University of Toledo is a public university in Toledo, Ohio, United States. The Carnegie Foundation classified the university as "Doctoral/Research Extensive."-National recognition:...	Rockets Toledo Rockets The Toledo Rockets are the athletic teams that represent the University of Toledo. The Rockets are a Division I Football Bowl Subdivision team in the National Collegiate Athletic Association and play in the Mid-American Conference . The school's colors are midnight blue and gold.Toledo's...	Toledo, Ohio Toledo, Ohio Toledo is the fourth most populous city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Lucas County. Toledo is in northwest Ohio, on the western end of Lake Erie, and borders the State of Michigan...	1872	Public	19,706
Western Michigan University Western Michigan University Western Michigan University is a public university located in Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States. The university was established in 1903 by Dwight B. Waldo, and as of the Fall 2010 semester, its enrollment is 25,045....	Broncos Western Michigan Broncos The Western Michigan Broncos are a NCAA Division I FBS team representing Western Michigan University. They compete in the Mid-American Conference in men's baseball, basketball, football, soccer and tennis; and women's basketball, cross-country, golf, gymnastics, soccer, softball, track and field,...	Kalamazoo, Michigan Kalamazoo, Michigan The area on which the modern city stands was once home to Native Americans of the Hopewell culture, who migrated into the area sometime before the first millennium. Evidence of their early residency remains in the form of a small mound in downtown's Bronson Park. The Hopewell civilization began to...	1903	Public	24,818

Five schools have affiliate membership status:

Institution	Nickname	Location	Founded	Affiliation	Enrollment	Sport
Chicago State University Chicago State University Chicago State University is a state university of the U.S. state of Illinois, located in Chicago.-History:Cook County Normal School was founded in 1867, largely through the initiative of John F. Eberhart, the Commissioner of Schools for Cook County...	Cougars	Chicago, Illinois	1867	Public	7,131	Men's tennis
Florida Atlantic University Florida Atlantic University Florida Atlantic University, also referred to as FAU or Florida Atlantic, is a public, coeducational, research university located in , United States. The university has six satellite campuses located in the Florida cities of Dania Beach, Davie, Fort Lauderdale, Jupiter, Port St. Lucie, and in Fort...	Owls Florida Atlantic Owls The Florida Atlantic Owls are the athletics teams of Florida Atlantic University. The Owls participate in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I as members of the Sun Belt Conference....	Boca Raton, Florida Boca Raton, Florida Boca Raton is a city in Palm Beach County, Florida, USA, incorporated in May 1925. In the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 74,764; the 2006 population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau was 86,396. However, the majority of the people under the postal address of Boca Raton, about...	1964	Public	26,245	Men's soccer
Hartwick College Hartwick College Hartwick College is a non-denominational, private, four-year liberal arts and sciences college located in Oneonta, New York, in the United States. The institution was founded as Hartwick Seminary in 1797 through the will of John Christopher Hartwick, and is now known as Hartwick College...	Hawks	Oneonta, New York Oneonta, New York Oneonta is a city in southern Otsego County, New York, USA. As of the 2010 U.S. Census, had a population of 13,901. Its nickname is "City of the Hills." While the word "oneonta" is of undetermined origin, it is popularly believed to mean "place of open rocks" in the Iroquois language...	1797	Private	1,520	Men's soccer
Missouri State University Missouri State University Missouri State University is a public university located in Springfield, Missouri, United States and founded in 1905. It is the state's second largest university, with an official enrollment of 20,802 in fall 2011...	Lady Bears Missouri State Bears The Missouri State Bears and Lady Bears are the athletic teams representing Missouri State University. Missouri State athletics date back to 1908. Missouri State is in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision, and most teams compete in the Missouri Valley Conference...	Springfield, Missouri Springfield, Missouri Springfield is the third largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and the county seat of Greene County. According to the 2010 census data, the population was 159,498, an increase of 5.2% since the 2000 census. The Springfield Metropolitan Area, population 436,712, includes the counties of...	1905	Public	17,425	Field hockey
Temple University Temple University Temple University is a comprehensive public research university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Originally founded in 1884 by Dr. Russell Conwell, Temple University is among the nation's largest providers of professional education and prepares the largest body of professional...	Owls Temple Owls Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania has a very long-running athletic program. The school's sports teams are called the Owls, originating from the university's early days as a night school. The current athletic director is Bill Bradshaw....	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Philadelphia is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Philadelphia County, with which it is coterminous. The city is located in the Northeastern United States along the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. It is the fifth-most-populous city in the United States,...	1884	Public	34,218	Football

Reese and Jacoby trophies

The Reese and Jacoby trophies are awarded to the top men's and women's athletic departments in the Mid-American Conference.

Points are awarded based on each school’s finish, with the overall total divided by the number of sports sponsored by each school. An institution may count either indoor track and field or outdoor track and field but not both.

Reese standings

Institution	BB	BKB	CC	FB	Golf	Soc	Sw	Ten	TFI	TFO	W	No. sports	Total	Avg
Kent State	10½	9½	9	5	12½	–	–	–	12	8	12	7	70½	10.07
Central Michigan	5	6	8	11½	–	–	–	–	4	6	10	6	46½	7.75
Eastern Michigan	6½	3½	12½	2½	11½	–	11	–	9	10	4	8	61½	7.69
Ohio	12	6	7	5	8	–	–	–	–	–	8	6	46	7.67
Ball State	9½	6	–	13	6	–	2½	8	–	–	–	6	45	7.50
Western Michigan	2	6	–	11½	–	5	–	12	–	–	–	5	36½	7.30
Akron	5	9½	5	5	1	12	–	–	7	12	–	7	49½	7.07
Miami	8½	9½	11½	1	5	–	8½	–	–	2	–	7	46	6.57
Bowling Green	13	12½	1	7½	2½	2	–	–	–	–	–	6	38½	6.42
Northern Illinois	3½	1½	–	9½	7	11	–	8	–	–	4	7	44½	6.36
Buffalo	1	12½	6	9½	–	9	5½	4	2	4	4	9	55½	6.17
Toledo	7½	1½	2½	2½	9	–	–	8	–	–	–	6	31	5.17
Temple *	–	–	–	7½	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	7½	7.50
Hartwick *	–	–	–	–	–	7	–	–	–	–	–	1	7	7.00
Florida Atlantic *	–	–	–	–	–	3	–	–	–	–	–	1	3	3.00
Chicago State *	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	2	–	–	–	1	2	2.00

* Affiliate status only. Does not qualify for trophy.

Jacoby standings

Institution	BKB	CC	FH	Golf	Gym	SB	Soc	Sw	Ten	TFI	TFO	VB	No. sports	Total	Avg
Miami	6	13	10	–	–	–	5½	12½	12½	10	–	9½	8	79	9.9
Central Michigan	8½	9½	7	–	–	–	11¼	–	–	6½	–	9½	6	52¼	8.7
Western Michigan	2	4½	–	8½	–	–	8½	–	10¼	8½	–	13	7	55¼	7.9
Toledo	10½	7½	–	7	–	–	13	10	6½	3½	–	5	8	63	7.9
Kent State	7½	5½	12	12½	–	–	3½	–	–	12	–	2	7	55	7.9
Ohio	6	10½	7	5	–	–	4½	7	–	5½	–	12	8	57½	7.2
Akron	4½	12	–	8½	–	–	2	5	6½	13	–	5	8	56½	7.1
Eastern Michigan	3½	3½	–	11½	–	–	11¼	10	5	4½	–	3½	8	52¾	6.6
Bowling Green	13	8½	–	1	–	–	6½	2¼	8	2	–	9½	8	50¾	6.3
Ball State	12	2	3	6	–	–	6½	2¼	1	10	–	6½	9	49¼	5.5
Buffalo	1	6½	–	–	–	–	1	7	10¼	7½	–	1	7	34¼	4.9
Northern Illinois	9½	1	–	2½	–	–	7½	–	2½	1	–	7½	7	31½	4.5
Missouri State *	–	–	3	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	3	3.0

* Affiliate status only. Does not qualify for trophy.

Players of the week

The following are the MAC men's basketball players of the week. Number of awards won this season are in parenthesis.

Week	Division	Player	School
November 17	East	Michael Bramos	Miami
	West	David Kool David Kool David Anderson Kool is a former collegiate basketball player for the Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball team. He is six feet three inches tall and weighs 200 lbs. Kool is WMU's all-time leading scorer and was named Mid-American Conference Player of the Year in his senior season...	Western Michigan
November 24	East	Al Fisher	Kent State
	West	Anthony Newell Mike DiNunno	Ball State Northern Illinois
December 1	East	Kenny Hayes	Miami
	West	Darion Anderson	Northern Illinois
December 8	East	Michael Bramos (2)	Miami
	West	Anthony Newell (2)	Ball State
December 15	East	Michael Bramos (3)	Miami
	West	Darion Anderson (2)	Northern Illinois
December 22	East	Chris Singletary	Kent State
	West	Anthony Newel (3) David Kool David Kool David Anderson Kool is a former collegiate basketball player for the Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball team. He is six feet three inches tall and weighs 200 lbs. Kool is WMU's all-time leading scorer and was named Mid-American Conference Player of the Year in his senior season...  (2)	Ball State Western Michigan
December 29	East	Chris Knight	Bowling Green
	West	Justin Anyijong	Toledo
January 6	East	Jerome Tillman Andy Robinson	Ohio Buffalo
	West	Jonathon Amos	Toledo
January 12	East	Chris Knight (2)	Bowling Green
	West	David Kool David Kool David Anderson Kool is a former collegiate basketball player for the Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball team. He is six feet three inches tall and weighs 200 lbs. Kool is WMU's all-time leading scorer and was named Mid-American Conference Player of the Year in his senior season...  (3)	Western Michigan

Week	Division	Player	School
January 19	East	Jerome Tillman (2)	Ohio
	West	Brandon Bowdry	Eastern Michigan
January 26	East	Rodney Pierce	Buffalo
	West	Marcus Van	Central Michigan
February 2	East	Tyler Dierkers	Miami
	West	Jarrod Jones	Ball State
February 9	East	Nate Miller	Bowling Green
	West	Robbie Harman	Central Michigan
February 16	East	Al Fisher (2)	Kent State
	West	Darion Anderson (3)	Northern Illinois
February 23	East	Al Fisher (3)	Kent State
	West	Tyrone Kent	Toledo
March 2	East
	West
March 9	East
	West

East

Team	Conference				Overall
	W	L	Pct.	GB	W	L	Pct.
Bowling Green	15	1	.938	–	26	3	.897
Kent State	8	8	.500	7	19	9	.679
Ohio *	7	9	.438	8	12	17	.414
Miami	7	9	.438	8	15	14	.517
Akron	6	10	.375	9	11	18	.379
Buffalo	2	14	.125	13	6	23	.207

West

Team	Conference				Overall
	W	L	Pct.	GB	W	L	Pct.
Ball State	14	2	.875	–	22	8	.733
Toledo	11	5	.688	3	17	12	.586
Northern Illinois	10	6	.625	4	15	14	.517
Central Michigan	9	7	.563	5	17	13	.567
Eastern Michigan	4	12	.250	10	8	20	.286
Western Michigan	3	13	.188	11	7	22	.241

* Receives E3 seed based on 2–0 head-to-head record vs. Miami.

Cross country (men's)

Eastern Michigan won its fourth consecutive MAC Championship in 2008. The All-MAC team consisted of Ryan Bloom (Buffalo), Josh Karanja (Eastern Michigan), Sammy Kiprotch (Central Michigan), Aiman Scullion (Kent State), Kevin Silver (Miami), Pat Sovacool (Miami) and Curtis Vollmar (Eastern Michigan).

Sovacool of Miami was the only runner to qualify for the NCAA Championship. He finished 65th overall.

In the preseason poll voted by the MAC head coaches, Eastern Michigan was chosen to win the 2008 men's MAC Cross Country Championship. EMU had won the past three MAC Championships and had five All-MAC runners returning.

MAC Championship results

1. Eastern Michigan, 42 points
2. Miami, 56
3. Kent State, 61
4. Central Michigan, 103
5. Ohio, 122
6. Buffalo, 169
7. Akron, 179
8. Toledo, 186
9. Bowling Green, 270

Players of the week

Week	Player	School
September 2	Pat Sovacool	Miami
September 9	Pat Sovacool (2)	Miami
September 16	Tony Jordanek	Kent State
September 23	Pat Sovacool (3)	Miami
September 30	Shamus Eaton	Ohio

Week	Player	School
October 7	Josh Karanja	Eastern Michigan
October 14	R. P. White	Eastern Michigan
October 21	Josh Karanja	Eastern Michigan
October 28	Curtis Vollmar	Eastern Michigan

MAC Championship results

1. Miami, 39 points
2. Akron, 81
3. Ohio, 107
4. Central Michigan, 141
5. Bowling Green, 147
6. Toledo, 165
7. Buffalo, 177
8. Kent State, 184
9. Western Michigan, 218
10. Eastern Michigan, 238
11. Ball State, 251
12. Northern Illinois, 355

Players of the week

Week	Player	School
September 2	Laura Neufarth	Miami
September 9	Kim Lorentz	Akron
September 16	Laura Neufarth (2)	Miami
September 23	Kim Lorentz (2)	Akron

Week	Player	School
September 30	Kari Summers	Ohio
October 7	Kim Lorentz (3)	Akron
October 14	Kari Summers (2)	Ohio

Standings

Team	| Conference				| Overall
	W	L	Pct.	GB	W	L	Pct.
Kent State	9	1	.900	–	15	4	.789
Miami	7	3	.700	2	14	6	.700
Central Michigan	6	4	.600	3	7	11	.389
Ohio	6	4	.600	3	9	11	.450
Ball State	1	9	.100	8	2	16	.111
Missouri State	1	9	.100	8	6	14	.300

Football

Ball State

2008 Ball State Cardinals football team

The 2008 Ball State Cardinals football team represented Ball State University in the Mid-American Conference during the 2008–2009 college football season. Brady Hoke, in his sixth season at Ball State, was the head coach until December 15, when he resigned to become the head coach at San Diego State...

 started the 2008 football season 12–0, going undefeated in conference play and defeating Indiana

2008 Indiana Hoosiers football team

The 2008 Indiana Hoosiers football team represented the Indiana University during the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Hoosiers were coached by Bill Lynch and played their home games in Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana.-Schedule:...

 and Navy in out of conference games. BSU was ranked as high as 12th in the Associated Press Poll and 13th in the Coaches' Poll. They were also ranked 12th at one point in the Bowl Championship Series

Bowl Championship Series

The Bowl Championship Series is a selection system that creates five bowl match-ups involving ten of the top ranked teams in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision , including an opportunity for the top two to compete in the BCS National Championship Game.The BCS relies on a combination of...

 (BCS) rankings. However, Ball State was upset by Buffalo

2008 Buffalo Bulls football team

The 2008 Buffalo Bulls football team represented the University at Buffalo in the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS college football season. 2008 was a season of firsts for the Bulls. With a 40-34 double overtime win over Bowling Green on November 21, the Bulls won the MAC East division and gained a berth...

 in the MAC Championship game

2008 MAC Championship Game

The 2008 Marathon MAC Championship Game was played on December 5, 2008 at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan. The game featured the winner of each division of the Mid-American Conference. The game featured the Ball State Cardinals, of the West Division, and the Buffalo Bulls, of the East Division...

, lost their bowl game vs. Tulsa

2008 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

The 2008 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team represented the University of Tulsa in the college football season of 2008–2009. The team's head coach was Todd Graham, in his second year at Tulsa. They played home games at Skelly Field at H.A. Chapman Stadium in Tulsa, Oklahoma and competed in the...

 and finished unranked in each of the polls.

In regular season non-conference games, the MAC defeated BCS opponents #25 Pittsburgh

2008 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

The 2008 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 2008 college football season. The season was the fourth under head coach Dave Wannstedt, who was looking to achieve his first winning season with the Panthers...

 (Bowling Green

2008 Bowling Green Falcons football team

The 2008 Bowling Green Falcons football team represents Bowling Green State University, which will celebrate its 90th season of collegiate football in the 2008 season. The team's head football coach is Gregg Brandon...

 won 27–17), Syracuse

2008 Syracuse Orange football team

The 2008 Syracuse Orange football team is the football team representing Syracuse University during the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Orange is coached by Greg Robinson and plays their home games in the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York....

 (Akron won 42–28), Indiana (Ball State won 42–20 and Central Michigan won 37–34), Illinois

2008 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

The 2008 Illinois Fighting Illini football team represented the University of Illinois in the 2008–2009 college football season. The team's head coach was Ron Zook. The Illini played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Champaign, Illinois...

 (Western Michigan

2008 Western Michigan Broncos football team

The 2008 Western Michigan Broncos football team represents Western Michigan University in the 2008 NCAA football season. The WMU football team is coached by Bill Cubit and play their homes game in Waldo Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan....

 won 23–17) and Michigan

2008 Michigan Wolverines football team

The 2008 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the 2008 college football season. The team's head football coach was Rich Rodriguez. The Wolverines played their home games at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, Michigan...

 (Toledo won 13–10).

Despite having a successful non-conference record and gaining five bowl bids, the MAC finished the bowl season poorly. The MAC was the only conference to not win a bowl game and finished 0–5.

MAC Championship

1. Kent State (1217)

2. Eastern Michigan (1256)

3. Akron (1297)

3. Western Michigan (1297)

5. Toledo (1305)

6. Ball State (1313)

7. Ohio (1318)

8. Northern Illinois (1366)

9. Bowling Green (1401)

Standings

Team	| Conference					| Overall
	W	L	T	Pct.	GB	W	L	T	Pct.
Akron	6	0	0	1.000	–	17	2	4	.826
Northern Illinois	4	1	1	.750	1½	11	6	4	.619
Buffalo	3	1	2	.667	2	12	4	4	.700
Hartwick	2	2	2	.500	3	7	5	7	.553
Western Michigan	2	4	0	.333	4	3	14	1	.194
Florida Atlantic	1	4	1	.250	4½	5	13	1	.289
Bowling Green	0	6	0	.000	6	4	13	2	.263

Standings

Team	| Conference					| Overall
	W	L	T	Pct.	GB	W	L	T	Pct.
Toledo	8	2	1	.773	–	16	5	1	.750
Central Michigan	6	2	3	.682	1	12	5	3	.675
Eastern Michigan	6	2	3	.682	1	13	5	5	.630
Bowling Green	6	3	2	.636	1½	12	6	4	.636
Western Michigan	6	4	1	.591	2	7	11	1	.395
Northern Illinois	5	4	2	.545	2½	9	6	5	.575
Ball State	5	5	1	.500	3	9	10	1	.475
Miami	5	6	0	.455	3½	6	12	1	.342
Ohio	4	5	2	.455	3½	5	10	3	.361
Kent State	3	7	1	.318	5	6	11	1	.361
Akron	2	7	2	.273	5½	7	9	2	.444
Buffalo	0	9	2	.091	7½	4	10	4	.278

Standings

Team	Conference					Overall
	W	L	Pct.	GB	W	L	Pct.
Eastern Michigan	3	0	1.000	–	5	2	.714
Miami	2	1	.667	1	4	7	.364
Buffalo	1	2	.333	2	4	3	.571
Ball State	0	3	.000	3	1	4	.200

MAC Championship results

1. Eastern Michigan, 1046.5 points
2. Buffalo, 639.5
3. Miami, 588
4. Ball State, 267

Standings

Team	Conference					Overall
	W	L	Pct.	GB	W	L	Pct.
Miami	6	1	.857	–	10	2	.833
Eastern Michigan	5	2	.714	1	7	4	.636
Toledo	5	2	.714	1	6	5	.545
Ohio	4	3	.571	2	9	3	.750
Buffalo	4	3	.571	2	8	3	.727
Akron	2	5	.286	4	6	6	.500
Ball State	1	6	.143	5	2	7	.222
Bowling Green	1	6	.143	5	2	7	.222

MAC Championship results

1. Miami, 639½ points
2. Ohio, 611½
3. Toledo, 568½
4. Eastern Michigan, 497½
5. Akron, 347
6. Buffalo, 335
7. Bowling Green, 305½
8. Ball State, 200½

Indoor MAC Championships

1. Kent State, 159 points
2. Eastern Michigan, 132
3. Akron, 109
4. Central Michigan, 64
5. Buffalo, 61

Indoor MAC Championships

1. Akron, 126 points

2. Kent State, 101

3. Miami, 73

3. Ball State, 73

5. Western Michigan, 62

6. Buffalo, 52

7. Central Michigan, 44½

8. Ohio, 42½

9. Eastern Michigan, 42

10. Toledo, 35

11. Bowling Green, 11

12. Northern Illinois, 1

Tournament bracket

East

Team	| Conference				| Overall
	W	L	Pct.	GB	W	L	Pct.
Ohio	13	3	.813	–	21	7	.750
Bowling Green	12	4	.750	1	25	8	.758
Miami	12	4	.750	1	19	10	.655
Akron	5	11	.313	8	11	17	.393
Kent State	3	13	.188	10	13	17	.433
Buffalo	1	15	.063	12	6	25	.194

West

Team	| Conference				| Overall
	W	L	Pct.	GB	W	L	Pct.
Western Michigan	14	2	.875	–	24	4	.857
Central Michigan	12	4	.750	2	19	11	.633
Northern Illinois	9	7	.563	5	18	14	.563
Ball State	6	10	.375	8	12	21	.364
Toledo	5	11	.313	9	14	17	.452
Eastern Michigan	4	12	.250	10	9	22	.290

Standings

Team	| Conference					| Overall
	W	L	T	Pct.	GB	W	L	T	Pct.
Kent State	5	0	0	1.000	–	13	4	0	.765
Central Michigan	4	1	0	.800	1	17	3	1	.833
Ohio	3	2	0	.600	2	9	9	1	.500
Buffalo	1	4	0	.200	4	9	11	0	.450
Eastern Michigan	1	4	0	.200	4	7	11	0	.389
Northern Illinois	1	4	0	.200	4	5	8	0	.385

External links

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