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Four MAC teams will see action Thursday, Sept. 1 and the remaining nine members join the 2011 party two days later, according to a composite schedule released by the Mid-American Conference Wednesday. All 13 teams will be playing out-of-conference games in Week 1. Temple travels to Akron in the only MAC matchup the following week. Division champs meet Dec. 2 at Ford Field in Detroit for the Mid-American Conference title.

2011 MAC Football Schedule (composite by date)
All times listed ET
*Conference Game
#ESPN Multiple-Game Selection Date (an ESPN weekday multiple-game selection date will be announced 12 days prior to the listed date.  One (1) game will be selected by each ESPN service listed).
 
Sep. 1 – Thursday
New Hampshire at Toledo, 7:00 pm ET
Villanova at Temple, 7:00 pm ET (ESPN3)
South Carolina State at Central Michigan, 7:00 pm ET
Bowling Green at Idaho, TBD
 
Sep. 3 – Saturday
Akron at Ohio State, Noon ET (ESPN HD or ESPN2 HD)
Miami at Missouri, Noon ET (Fox Sports Net)
Kent State at Alabama, 12:20 pm ET (SEC Network)
Western Michigan at Michigan, 3:30 pm ET (ABC HD/ESPN2 HD Reverse Mirror)
Howard at Eastern Michigan, 7:00 pm ET
Indiana at Ball State (at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Ind.), 7:00 pm ET (ESPN3)
Army at Northern Illinois, 7:00 pm ET (ESPN3)
Ohio at New Mexico State, 8:00 pm ET
Buffalo at Pittsburgh, TBD
 
Sep. 10 – Saturday
Toledo at Ohio State, Noon ET (Big Ten Network)
Alabama State at Eastern Michigan, 1:00 pm ET
Stony Brook at Buffalo, 6:00 pm ET
*Temple at Akron, 6:00 pm ET (ESPN3)
Gardner-Webb at Ohio, 7:00 pm ET
Louisiana-Lafayette at Kent State, 7:00 pm ET
Nicholls State at Western Michigan, 7:00 pm ET
Morgan State at Bowling Green, 7:00 pm ET
Ball State at South Florida, TBD
Central Michigan at Kentucky, TBD
Northern Illinois at Kansas, TBD
 
Sep. 16 – Friday
Boise State at Toledo, 8:00 pm ET (ESPN HD or ESPN2 HD)
 
Sep. 17 - Saturday
Penn State at Temple, Noon ET (ESPN HD or ESPN2 HD or ESPNU HD)
*Central Michigan at Western Michigan, Noon ET (ESPN Plus/ESPN Game Plan/ESPN3)
Eastern Michigan at Michigan, Noon ET (Big Ten Network)
Miami at Minnesota, 3:30 pm ET (Big Ten Network)
Wisconsin at Northern Illinois (at Soldier Field, Chicago, Ill.), 3:30 pm ET (ESPN3)
*Buffalo at Ball State, 7:00 pm ET
Marshall at Ohio, 7:00 pm ET (ESPN3)
Akron at Cincinnati, TBD
Wyoming at Bowling Green, TBD
Kent State at Kansas State, TBD
 
Sep. 24 – Saturday
*Bowling Green at Miami, 1:00 pm ET
Army at Ball State, 2:00 pm ET (ESPN3)
Virginia Military Institute at Akron, 2:00 pm ET
Cal Poly at Northern Illinois, 3:30 pm ET
South Alabama at Kent State, 3:30 pm ET
Connecticut at Buffalo, 6:00 pm ET (ESPN Plus/ESPN Game Plan/ESPN3)
Central Michigan at Michigan State, TBD
Eastern Michigan at Penn State, TBD
Western Michigan at Illinois, TBD
Ohio at Rutgers, TBD
Temple at Maryland, TBD
Toledo at Syracuse, TBD
 
Oct. 1 – Saturday
*Toledo at Temple, Noon ET (ESPN Plus/ESPN Game Plan/ESPN3)
*Akron at Eastern Michigan, 1:00 pm ET
Cincinnati at Miami, 1:00 pm ET (ESPN3)
*Kent State at Ohio, 2:00 pm ET
*Northern Illinois at Central Michigan, 3:30 pm ET (ESPN3)
Bowling Green at West Virginia, TBD
Buffalo at Tennessee, TBD
Ball State at Oklahoma, TBD
Western Michigan at Connecticut, TBD
 
Oct. 8 - Saturday
Army at Miami, 1:00 pm ET (Ohio News Network)
Florida International at Akron, 2:00 pm ET
*Bowling Green at Western Michigan, 2:00 pm ET (SportsTime Ohio/ESPN Game Plan/ESPN3)
*Temple at Ball State, 2:00 pm ET
*Eastern Michigan at Toledo, 3:00 pm ET
*Kent State at Northern Illinois, 3:30 pm ET
*Ohio at Buffalo, 3:30 pm ET
Central Michigan at North Carolina State, TBD
 
Oct. 15 - Saturday
*Toledo at Bowling Green, Noon ET (ESPN Plus/ESPN Game Plan/ESPN3)
*Buffalo at Temple, 1:00 pm ET
*Eastern Michigan at Central Michigan, 3:00 pm ET
*Miami at Kent State, 3:30 pm ET
*Ball State at Ohio, 3:30 pm ET (SportsTime Ohio/ESPN Game Plan/ESPN3)
*Western Michigan at Northern Illinois, TBD
 
Oct. 22 – Saturday
*Northern Illinois at Buffalo, Noon ET (ESPN Plus/ESPN Game Plan/ESPN3)
*Western Michigan at Eastern Michigan, 1:00 pm ET
*Central Michigan at Ball State, 2:00 pm ET
*Ohio at Akron, 3:30 pm ET (SportsTime Ohio/ESPN Game Plan/ESPN3)
*Temple at Bowling Green, 3:30 pm ET
*Miami at Toledo, 7:00 pm ET
 
Oct. 29 – Saturday
*Central Michigan at Akron, Noon ET (ESPN Plus/ESPN Game Plan/ESPN3)
*Bowling Green at Kent State, 1:00 pm ET
*Ball State at Western Michigan, 2:00 pm ET
*Buffalo at Miami, 3:30 pm ET (SportsTime Ohio/ESPN Game Plan/ESPN3)
 
Nov. 1 – Tuesday
*Northern Illinois at Toledo, 7:00 pm ET (ESPN2 HD)
 
Nov. 2 – Wednesday
*Temple at Ohio, 8:00 pm ET (ESPN2 HD)
 
Nov. 3 – Thursday
*Akron at Miami, 7:30 pm ET (ESPNU HD)
 
Nov. 4 – Friday
*Central Michigan at Kent State, 6:00 pm ET (ESPNU HD)
 
Nov. 5 – Saturday
*Ball State at Eastern Michigan, Noon ET (ESPN Plus/ESPN Game Plan/ESPN3)
 
Nov. 8 – Tuesday
#*Northern Illinois at Bowling Green, 8:00 pm ET (ESPN2 HD/ESPNU HD)
#*Western Michigan at Toledo, 8:00 pm ET (ESPN2 HD/ESPNU HD)
 
Nov. 9 – Wednesday
*Miami at Temple, 8:00 pm ET (ESPN2 HD)
 
Nov. 10 – Thursday
*Ohio at Central Michigan, 7:30 pm ET (ESPNU HD)
 
Nov. 12 – Saturday
*Buffalo at Eastern Michigan, 1:00 pm ET
*Kent State at Akron, 2:00 pm ET (SportsTime Ohio/ESPN Game Plan/ESPN3)
 
Nov. 15 – Tuesday
*Ball State at Northern Illinois, 8:00 pm ET (ESPNU HD)
 
Nov. 16 – Wednesday
#*Ohio at Bowling Green, 8:00 pm ET (ESPN2 HD/ESPNU HD)
#*Western Michigan at Miami, 8:00 pm ET (ESPN2 HD/ESPNU HD)
 
Nov. 18 – Friday
*Toledo at Central Michigan, 8:00 pm ET (ESPNU HD)
 
Nov. 19 – Saturday
*Akron at Buffalo, Noon ET
*Eastern Michigan at Kent State, 1:00 pm ET
Army at Temple, 1:00 pm ET (ESPN3)
 
Nov. 22 – Tuesday
*Miami at Ohio, 7:00 pm ET (ESPN2 HD)
 
Nov. 25 – Friday
#*Toledo at Ball State, TBD (ESPNU/ESPN3)
#*Eastern Michigan at Northern Illinois, TBD (ESPNU/ESPN3)
#*Akron at Western Michigan, TBD (ESPNU/ESPN3)
#*Bowling Green at Buffalo, TBD (ESPNU/ESPN3)
#*Kent State at Temple, TBD (ESPNU/ESPN3)
 
Dec. 2 – Friday
Marathon MAC Championship Game, 7:00 pm ET (ESPN2 HD)
At Ford Field in Detroit
 
MAC Bowl Agreements:
Primary:
Sat., Dec. 17:  uDrove Humanitarian Bowl (vs. WAC), 5:30 pm ET (ESPN HD)
Tue., Dec. 27:  Little Caesar’s Pizza Bowl (vs. Big Ten), 4:30 pm ET (ESPN HD)
GoDaddy.com Bowl (vs. Sun Belt), Date TBD (ESPN HD)

Secondary:
Sat., Dec. 17:  New Mexico Bowl (MAC secondary), 2:00 pm ET (ESPN HD)
Tue., Dec. 20:  Beef O’Brady’s St. Petersburg Bowl (MAC secondary), 8:00 pm ET (ESPN HD)
Sat., Dec. 31:  Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl (MAC secondary), 3:30 pm ET (ESPN HD)
Sat., Jan. 7:  BBVA Compass Bowl (MAC secondary), 1:00 pm ET (ESPN HD)