Mid-American Conference From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search This article needs references that appear in reliable third-party publications. Primary sources or sources affiliated with the subject are generally not sufficient for a Wikipedia article. Please add more appropriate citations from reliable sources. (March 2008) For current information on this topic, see 2008–09 Mid-American Conference season. Mid-American Conference (MAC) Established: 1946 NCAA Division I FBS Members 12 Sports fielded 23 (men's: 11; women's: 12) Region Great Lakes Headquarters Cleveland, OH Commissioner Rick Chryst (since 1999) Website http://www.mac-sports.com/ Locations The Mid-American Conference (MAC) is a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I college athletic conference with a membership base in the Great Lakes region that stretches from New York to Illinois. Nine of the twelve full member schools are in Ohio and Michigan, with single members located in Illinois, Indiana and New York. For football, the MAC participates in the NCAA's Football Bowl Subdivision. The MAC is headquartered in the Public Square district in downtown Cleveland, Ohio. The MAC has been referred to as the Conference of Quarterbacks[1] because of the accomplishments of numerous former players in the National Football League. The MAC ranks highest among all eleven NCAA Division I FBS conferences for graduation rates.[citation needed] Member schools participate in baseball, men's and women's basketball, men's and women's cross-country, field hockey, football, men's and women's golf, women's gymnastics, men's and women's soccer, softball, men's and women's swimming, men's and women's tennis, men's and women's indoor and outdoor track, women's volleyball and wrestling. Contents [hide] 1 Member schools 1.1 Division breakdown 2 History 2.1 Former members 2.2 Membership time line 2.3 Commissioners 3 Championships 3.1 Football 3.2 Basketball 4 Hall of Fame 5 Conference facilities 6 Broadcasts 7 References 8 External links [edit] Member schools Locations of current Mid-American Conference full member institutions.There are twelve schools with full membership: Institution Nickname Location Founded Affiliation Enrollment Endowment East Division University of Akron Zips Akron, Ohio (217,074) 1870 Public 25,942[2] $212 million Bowling Green State University Falcons Bowling Green, Ohio (29,636) 1910 Public 22,882 $70 million University at Buffalo Bulls Buffalo, New York (292,648) 1846 Public 28,054 $566 million Kent State University Golden Flashes Kent, Ohio (27,946) 1910 Public 34,411[2] $158 million Miami University RedHawks Oxford, Ohio (21,943) 1809 Public 20,126 $409 million Ohio University Bobcats Athens, Ohio (21,342) 1804 Public 20,437 $240 million West Division Ball State University Cardinals Muncie, Indiana (65,287) 1918 Public 20,113 $222 million Central Michigan University Chippewas Mount Pleasant, Michigan (25,946) 1892 Public 26,788 $82 million Eastern Michigan University Eagles Ypsilanti, Michigan (22,362) 1849 Public 22,974 $50 million Northern Illinois University Huskies DeKalb, Illinois (39,018) 1895 Public 25,313 $63 million University of Toledo Rockets Toledo, Ohio (295,029) 1872 Public 19,706 $173 million Western Michigan University Broncos Kalamazoo, Michigan (77,145) 1903 Public 24,818 $197 million Five schools have affiliate membership status: Institution Nickname Location Founded Affiliation Enrollment Sport Endowment Chicago State University Cougars Chicago, Illinois 1867 Public 7,131 Men's tennis $3 million Florida Atlantic University Owls Boca Raton, Florida 1964 Public 26,245 Men's soccer $194 million Hartwick College Hawks Oneonta, New York 1797 Private 1,520 Men's soccer $65 million Missouri State University Lady Bears Springfield, Missouri 1905 Public 17,425 Field hockey $55 million Temple University Owls Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1884 Public 34,218 Football $204 million [edit] Division breakdown MAC East Akron Zips Bowling Green Falcons Buffalo Bulls Kent State Golden Flashes Miami RedHawks Ohio Bobcats Temple Owls (football only) MAC West Ball State Cardinals Central Michigan Chippewas Eastern Michigan Eagles Northern Illinois Huskies Toledo Rockets Western Michigan Broncos [edit] History Former conference logoThe Mid-American Conference charter members were Ohio University, Butler University, the University of Cincinnati, Wayne State University and Western Reserve University, one of the predecessors to today's Case Western Reserve University. Wayne State never participated and quickly bowed out. Butler left after the first year. Miami University and Western Michigan University took the place of those charter members for the 1948 season. By the time the University of Cincinnati left after the 1952–1953 season, the MAC had already added University of Toledo (1950), Kent State University (1951) and Bowling Green State University (1952). The membership stayed steady for the next two decades except for the addition of Marshall University in 1954 and the departure of Western Reserve, which chose to de-emphasize intercollegiate athletics.[citation needed] Marshall was kicked out of the conference in 1969.[citation needed] The first major expansion since the 1950s took place in the mid-1970s with the addition of Central Michigan University and Eastern Michigan University in 1972 and Ball State University and Northern Illinois University in 1973. Northern Illinois left after the 1986 season. The University of Akron joined the conference in 1992. The conference became the largest in Division I-A with the re-admittance of Marshall and Northern Illinois and addition of the University at Buffalo's Bulls in 1997 and 1998, respectively. The University of Central Florida joined for football only in 2001, becoming the first football-only member in conference history. Marshall (a second time) and Central Florida would leave after the 2004–2005 academic year, both joining Conference USA in all sports. In May 2005, Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania signed a six year contract with the MAC as a football-only school and began play in the East Division in 2007. University of Louisville was a MAC affiliate for field hockey for a number of years when Louisville was a member of the Metro Conference and Conference USA, winning two MAC tourney titles in 2003 and 2004. In addition to football affiliate Temple, Missouri State University is an affiliate for field hockey, Hartwick College is an affiliate for men's soccer and Chicago State University is an affiliate for men's tennis. [edit] Former members Butler Bulldogs Cincinnati Bearcats Marshall Thundering Herd UCF Golden Knights Wayne State Tartars Western Reserve Red Cats [edit] Membership time line [edit] Commissioners Dave Reese, 1946–1964 Bob James, 1964–1971 Fred Jacoby, 1971–1982 Jim Lessig, 1982–1990 Karl Benson, 1990–1994 Jerry Ippoliti, 1994–1999 Rick Chryst, 1999–present It was announced in January 2009 that Chryst will step down from the position in June 2009.[3] [edit] Championships See also: List of Mid-American Conference champions See also: Battle for the Anniversary Award See also: CMU–WMU Rivalry Trophy See also: Michigan MAC Trophy See also: Peace Pipe (college football) See also: Wagon Wheel (trophy) [edit] Football Main article: MAC Football Championship Game The MAC is contracted to provide a team for three college football bowl games, the GMAC Bowl, Motor City Bowl and International Bowl. The MAC also had a contract with the Papajohns.com Bowl to provide an alternate team if the Big East Conference could not fulfill its obligation, but the contract was not renewed. [edit] Basketball Main article: Mid-American Conference Men's Basketball Tournament Main article: Mid-American Conference Women's Basketball Tournament In March 2006, Commissioner Rick Chryst and Cleveland Cavaliers president Len Komoroski announced that the Mid-American Conference Men's and Women's Basketball Tournaments would remain in Cleveland at Quicken Loans Arena through 2011. Both tournaments have flourished since moving to Cleveland in 2000, with the men's semi-finals and championship regularly drawing large crowds at Quicken Loans Arena (the 2007 semi-final between Akron and Kent State drew a crowd of more than 15,000[citation needed]). In 2007, the MAC also announced a format change for both tournaments, bringing all twelve men's and women's teams to Cleveland. The MAC also co-hosted the 2007 Women's Final Four at Quicken Loans Arena after successfully hosting the 2006 NCAA Women's Basketball Regional at the same facility. [edit] Hall of Fame The Mid-American Conference Hall of Fame was the first Division I conference Hall of Fame.[4] It was established in 1987 and classes have been inducted in 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992 and 1994. In order to be eligible, a person must have participated during the time the university was in the MAC and five years must have passed from the time the individual participated in athletics or worked in the athletic department.[4] The following list are the members of the MAC Hall of Fame, along with the school they were affiliated with, the sport(s) they were inducted for and the year they were inducted. Harold Anderson, Bowling Green, Basketball, 1991 Janet Bachna, Kent State, Gymnastics, 1992 Joe Begala, Kent State, Wrestling, 1991 Tom Beutler, Toledo, Football, 1994 Kermit Blosser, Ohio, Golf, 1988 Jim Corrigall, Kent State, Football, 1994 Hasely Crawford, Eastern Michigan, Track and field, 1991 Caroline (Mast) Daugherty, Ohio, Basketball, 1994 Chuck Ealey, Toledo, Football, 1988 Fran Ebert, Western Michigan, Softball, Basketball, 1992 John Gill, WMU Athlete, Coach, Administrator, 1994 Maurice Harvey, Ball State, Football, 1992 Bill Hess, Ohio, Football coach, 1992 Gary Hogeboom, Central Michigan, Football, 1994 Fred Jacoby, MAC Commissioner, 1990 Bob James, MAC Commissioner, 1989 Ron Johnson, Eastern Michigan, Football, 1988 Ted Kjolhede, Central Michigan, Basketball, 1988 Ken Kramer, Ball State, Football, 1991 Bill Lajoie, Western Michigan, Baseball, 1991 Jack Lambert, Kent State, Football, 1988 Frank Lauterbur, Toledo, Football, 1990 Mel Long, Toledo, Football, 1992 Charlier Maher, Western Michigan, Baseball, 1989 Ray McCallum, Ball State, Basketball, 1988 Jack McLain, MAC Football Official, 1992 Karen Michalak, Central Michigan, Basketball, Track and field, Field hockey, 1992 Gordon Minty, Eastern Michigan, Track and field, 1994 Steve Mix, Toledo, Basketball, 1989 Thurman Munson, Kent State, Baseball, 1990 Ira Murchinson, Western Michigan, Track and field, 1990 Don Nehlen, Bowling Green, Football, 1994 Manny Newsome, Western Michigan, Basketball, 1988 Bob Owchinko, Eastern Michigam, Baseball, 1992 Ara Parseghian, Miami, Football, 1988 Doyt Perry, Bowling Green, Football, 1988 John Pont, Miami, Football Player/Coach, 1992 John Pruis, Ball State, President, 1994 Trevor Rees, Kent State, Football, 1989 David Reese, MAC Commissioner, 1988 George Rider, Miami, Track and field, 1989 William Rohr, Miami, Basketball coach 1994 Don Roundfield, Central Michigan, Basketball, 1990 Bo Schembechler, Miami, Football Coach, 1991 Dick Shrider, Miami, Basketball, 1990 Jim Snyder, Ohio, Basketball, 1991 Shafer Suggs, Ball State, Football, 1989 Phil Villapiano, Bowling Green, Football, 1992 Nate Thurmond, Bowling Green, Basketball, 1989 Bob Welch, Eastern Michigan, Baseball, 1990 Dave Wottle, Bowling Green, Track and field, 1990 Bob Wren, Ohio, Baseball, 1989 [edit] Conference facilities School Football stadium Capacity Basketball arena Capacity Akron Rubber Bowl 35,202 James A. Rhodes Arena 5,500 Ball State Scheumann Stadium 25,400 John E. Worthen Arena 11,500 Bowling Green Doyt Perry Stadium 23,724 Anderson Arena 5,000 Buffalo University at Buffalo Stadium 31,000 Alumni Arena 6,100 Central Michigan Kelly/Shorts Stadium 30,199 Daniel P. Rose Center 5,200 Eastern Michigan Rynearson Stadium 30,200 Convocation Center 8,800 Kent State Dix Stadium 29,287 Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center 6,327 Miami Yager Stadium 24,286 Millett Hall 9,200 Northern Illinois Brigham Field at Huskie Stadium 31,000 Convocation Center 10,000 Ohio Peden Stadium 24,000 Convocation Center 13,080 Temple * Lincoln Financial Field 68,532 Liacouras Center † 10,224 Toledo Glass Bowl 26,248 Savage Hall 9,000 Western Michigan Waldo Stadium 30,200 University Arena 5,421 * Football affiliate † Atlantic Ten Conference member for basketball [edit] Broadcasts A number of MAC sports, including football, men's and women's basketball, baseball, soccer, wrestling and volleyball, are telecast on FSN Ohio. Ball State produces its own comprehensive television package with the Ball State Sports Network. Affiliate stations include WIPB in Muncie, WNDY in Indianapolis, The CW in Fort Wayne, WHME in South Bend, WTVW in Evansville, WYIN in Merrillville and Comcast in Michigan. All Ball State games are also broadcast on the Ball State Radio Network and are produced by WLBC-FM and Backyard Broadcasting. NIU also has a network station. [edit] References ^ "International Bowl 2008". Retrieved on 2008-01-22. ^ a b O'Brien, Dave (2008-09-13). "Enrollment at KSU up 1 percent". Record-Courier (Record Publishing). http://www.recordpub.net/news/article/4388172. Retrieved on 15 November 2008. ^ http://www.cleveland.com/sports/college/index.ssf/2009/01/midamerican_conference_commiss.html ^ a b "MAC Hall of Fame". http://www.mac-sports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=9400&ATCLID=323273. Retrieved on 2009-01-26. [edit] External links Official Athletic Site of the Mid-American Conference [show]v • d • eMid-American Conference (MAC) East Division Akron (Zips) • Bowling Green (Falcons) • Buffalo (Bulls) • Kent State (Golden Flashes) • Miami (RedHawks) • Ohio (Bobcats) West Division Ball State (Cardinals) • Central Michigan (Chippewas) • Eastern Michigan (Eagles) • Northern Illinois (Huskies) • Toledo (Rockets) • Western Michigan (Broncos) Affiliates Chicago State (men's tennis) • Florida Atlantic (men's soccer) • Hartwick (men's soccer) • Missouri State (field hockey) • Temple (football) Seasons 2007–08 • 2008–09 Football championship game • List of champions • Men's basketball tournament • Women's basketball tournament [show]v • d • eFootball stadiums of the Mid-American Conference Brigham Field at Huskie Stadium (Northern Illinois) • Dix Stadium (Kent State) • Glass Bowl (Toledo) • Kelly/Shorts Stadium (Central Michigan) • Lincoln Financial Field (Temple) • Peden Stadium (Ohio) • Doyt Perry Stadium (Bowling Green) • Rubber Bowl (Akron) • Rynearson Stadium (Eastern Michigan) • Scheumann Stadium (Ball State) • University at Buffalo Stadium (Buffalo) • Waldo Stadium (Western Michigan) • Yager Stadium (Miami) • Ford Field (Championship) [show]v • d • eBasketball arenas of the Mid-American Conference Alumni Arena (Buffalo) • Anderson Arena (Bowling Green) • Convocation Center (Eastern Michigan) • Convocation Center (Northern Illinois) • Convocation Center (Ohio) • Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (Kent State) • Millett Hall (Miami) • James A. Rhodes Arena (Akron) • Daniel P. Rose Center (Central Michigan) • Savage Arena (Toledo) • University Arena (Western Michigan) • John E. Worthen Arena (Ball State) [show]v • d • eCurrent football head coaches in the Mid-American Conference East Division J. D. Brookhart (Akron) · Dave Clawson (Bowling Green) · Turner Gill (Buffalo) · Al Golden (Temple) · Michael Haywood (Miami) · Doug Martin (Kent State) · Frank Solich (Ohio) West Division Tim Beckman (Toledo) · Bill Cubit (Western Michigan) · Ron English (Eastern Michigan) · Butch Jones (Central Michigan) · Jerry Kill (Northern Illinois) · Stan Parrish (Ball State) [show]v • d • eCurrent men's basketball head coaches in the Mid-American Conference Charlie Coles (Miami) • Gene Cross (Toledo) • Keith Dambrot (Akron) • Geno Ford (Kent State) • John Groce (Ohio) • Steve Hawkins (Western Michigan) • Louis Orr (Bowling Green) • Ricardo Patton (Northern Illinois) • Charles Ramsey (Eastern Michigan) • Billy Taylor (Ball State) • Reggie Witherspoon (Buffalo) • Ernie Ziegler (Central Michigan) [show]v • d • eMid-American Conference marching bands East Zips Marching Band (Akron) • Falcon Marching Band (Bowling Green) • Thunder of the East (Buffalo) • Marching Golden Flashes (Kent) • Miami University Marching Band (Miami) • The Ohio University Marching 110 (Ohio) West The Pride of Mid-America Marching Band (Ball State) • Chippewa Marching Band (Central Michigan) • Eastern Michigan University Marching Band (Eastern Michigan) • Huskie Band (NIU) • Rocket Marching Band (Toledo) • Bronco Marching Band (Western Michigan) [show]v • d • eNCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision Conferences Atlantic Coast Conference * • Big 12 Conference * • Big East Conference * • Big Ten Conference * • Conference USA • Mid-American Conference • Mountain West Conference • Pacific-10 Conference * • Southeastern Conference * • Sun Belt Conference • Western Athletic Conference • Independents * Conference champion receives an automatic BCS bid Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mid-American_Conference" Categories: Mid-American Conference | 1946 establishments | Sports in Cleveland, Ohio | Sports in Illinois | Sports in Indiana | Sports in Michigan | Sports in New York | Sports in Ohio