Inside Linebacker – Travis Freeman, Ball State Outside Linebacker – Justin Cudworth, Eastern Michigan Outside Linebacker – Tyrone Clark, Northern Illinois Running Back – Zurlon Tipton, Central Michigan Wide Receiver – Titus Davis, Central Michigan Wide Receiver – Jaime Wilson, Western Michigan Tight End – Garrett Hoskins, Eastern Michigan Offensive Lineman – Jordan Roussos, Bowling Green Offensive Lineman – Tyler Loos, Northern Illinois Offensive Lineman – Josh Kline, Kent State Punt Return Specialist –Bernard Reedy, Toledo Kickoff Return Specialist – Dri Archer, Kent State Inside Linebacker – Perry McIntyre, UMassĭown Lineman – Chris Jones, Bowling Greenĭown Lineman – Sean Progar, Northern Illinoisĭown Lineman – Alan Baxter, Northern Illinoisĭefensive Back – Jimmy Ward, Northern Illinoisĭefensive Back – BooBoo Gates, Bowling Greenĭefensive Back – Jermaine Robinson, Toledo Outside Linebacker – Gabe Martin, Bowling Green Outside Linebacker – Khalil Mack, Buffalo Wide Receiver – Willie Snead IV, Ball State Wide Receiver – Martel Moore, Northern Illinois Offensive Linemen – Austin Holtz, Ball State Offensive Lineman – Dann O'Neill, Western Michigan Offensive Lineman – Eric Fisher, Central Michigan Offensive Linemen – Brian Winters, Kent State Quarterback – Jordan Lynch, Northern Illinois Special Teams Player of the Year: KR Dri Archer, Kent Stateįreshman of the Year: WR Jaime Wilson, Western Michigan Offensive Player of the Year: QB Jordan Lynch, Northern Illinoisĭefensive Player of the Year: DT Chris Jones, Bowling Green Vern Smith Leadership Award Winner: QB Jordan Lynch, Northern IllinoisĬoach of the Year: Darrell Hazell, Kent State #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.Ģ012 MAC Specialty Award Winners Regular season Index to colors and formatting Chuck Amato was named the associate head coach and defensive coordinator. Terry Bowden was hired as Akron 27th head coach before the season started. Last season at the Marathon MAC Championship game, Northern Illinois defeated Ohio 23–20 for the championship. The University of Massachusetts joins the conference to create a 13-team, two-division league. The 2012 Mid-American Conference football season is the 67th season for the Mid-American Conference (MAC). UMass not eligible for conference title or bowl game as part of FBS transition. $ – Conference champion and BCS representative as top non-AQ school to meet automatic qualification criteria.The 76th season of MAC football kicks off on Thursday, September 1st and concludes with the 2022 MAC Football Championship Game at Ford Field on Saturday, December 3 at Noon ET (ESPN). Salopek was second on the team with 112 tackles and McWood returns for his seventh year after missing most of 2021 with an injury. Defensively, Miami returns five starters, highlighted by Matthew Salopek and Ryan McWood. Gabbert threw for 2,648 yards and 26 touchdowns last season. Quarterback Brett Gabbert, who was named to the preseason watch list by the Maxwell Award and Davey O’Brien Award, is one of eight starters returning on offense. Miami returns 16 starters from a squad that went 7-6 overall and captured the Frisco Football Classic in 2021. The Huskies clamed their sixth MAC Football Championship last season after turning in one of the best turnaround seasons in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS). NIU posted a nine-win season after going 0-6 during the COVID-shortened 2020 campaign - becoming the first FBS program to win its league championship game one year after going winless. The Huskies return a total of 18 starters off that Championship team. The Huskies finished with 122 points, followed by Toledo (120), Central Michigan (112), Western Michigan (56), Eastern Michigan (52) and Ball State (42). Northern Illinois was picked to win the West Division. Kent State was second (116 points), followed by Buffalo (78), Ohio (72), Bowling Green (71) and Akron (28). Miami garnered 20 of 24 first place votes in the East Division and finished with 139 points. NIU was also selected to win the 2022 MAC Football Championship Game. The poll was announced at the league’s annual MAC Football Kickoff at House of Blues in Cleveland and was determined by a 24-member MAC media panel. CLEVELAND, Ohio - Northern Illinois and Miami have been selected to win their respective divisions in the 2022 Mid-American Conference Football Preseason Media Poll.
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