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Mid-American Conference Top 25 Games of the 1990s

The best games involving a MAC member at the time of kickoff, ranked without favoring either side.

Games
25
Top score
46/100
Overtime
0

National ranking

The conference's top 25

9 of these games include at least one AP-ranked team at kickoff. Open a supported game for its box score and statistics.

  1. 1999PostseasonNeutral site

    Western Michigan vs. Marshall

    Western Michigan 30, Marshall 34

    Postseason · Neutral site

    Unranked Western Michigan vs. No. 11 Marshall · 4-point margin

    Ranking 15/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15

    46

    Game score

    Full Game · 1999 Marshall vs. Western Michigan (MAC Football Championship Game Full Game)

  2. 1996Week 3

    Virginia Tech at Akron

    Virginia Tech 21, Akron 18

    Nonconference

    No. 15 Virginia Tech vs. Unranked Akron · 3-point margin

    Ranking 11/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15

    43

    Game score

  3. 1997Week 7

    Miami (OH) at Virginia Tech

    Miami (OH) 24, Virginia Tech 17

    Nonconference

    Unranked Miami (OH) vs. No. 14 Virginia Tech · 7-point margin

    Ranking 12/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15

    40

    Game score

  4. 1999PostseasonNeutral site

    BYU vs. Marshall

    BYU 3, Marshall 21

    Postseason · Neutral site

    No. 19 BYU vs. No. 11 Marshall · 18-point margin

    Ranking 22/50 · Closeness 17/35 · Overtime 0/15

    39

    Game score

  5. 1997Week 4

    Ohio at Kansas State

    Ohio 20, Kansas State 23

    Nonconference

    Unranked Ohio vs. No. 20 Kansas State · 3-point margin

    Ranking 6/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15

    38

    Game score

  6. 1999Week 11

    Marshall at Kent State

    Marshall 28, Kent State 16

    Conference game

    No. 13 Marshall vs. Unranked Kent State · 12-point margin

    Ranking 13/50 · Closeness 23/35 · Overtime 0/15

    36

    Game score

  7. 1999Week 12

    Marshall at Western Michigan

    Marshall 31, Western Michigan 17

    Conference game

    No. 12 Marshall vs. Unranked Western Michigan · 14-point margin

    Ranking 14/50 · Closeness 21/35 · Overtime 0/15

    35

    Game score

  8. 1995Week 8

    Miami (OH) at Toledo

    Miami (OH) 28, Toledo 28

    Conference game

    Unranked Miami (OH) vs. Unranked Toledo · 0-point margin

    Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15

    35

    Game score

  9. 1995Week 4

    Ohio at Kent State

    Ohio 28, Kent State 28

    Conference game

    Unranked Ohio vs. Unranked Kent State · 0-point margin

    Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15

    35

    Game score

  10. 1994Week 7

    Toledo at Ball State

    Toledo 24, Ball State 24

    Conference game

    Unranked Toledo vs. Unranked Ball State · 0-point margin

    Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15

    35

    Game score

  11. 1994Week 4

    Miami (OH) at Cincinnati

    Miami (OH) 17, Cincinnati 17

    Nonconference

    Unranked Miami (OH) vs. Unranked Cincinnati · 0-point margin

    Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15

    35

    Game score

  12. 1993Week 13

    Bowling Green at Western Michigan

    Bowling Green 14, Western Michigan 14

    Conference game

    Unranked Bowling Green vs. Unranked Western Michigan · 0-point margin

    Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15

    35

    Game score

  13. 1993Week 9

    Ball State at Bowling Green

    Ball State 26, Bowling Green 26

    Conference game

    Unranked Ball State vs. Unranked Bowling Green · 0-point margin

    Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15

    35

    Game score

  14. 1992Week 12

    Akron at Youngstown State

    Akron 10, Youngstown State 10

    Nonconference

    Unranked Akron vs. Unranked Youngstown State · 0-point margin

    Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15

    35

    Game score

  15. 1992Week 3

    TCU at Western Michigan

    TCU 17, Western Michigan 17

    Nonconference

    Unranked TCU vs. Unranked Western Michigan · 0-point margin

    Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15

    35

    Game score

  16. 1992Week 2

    West Virginia at Miami (OH)

    West Virginia 29, Miami (OH) 29

    Nonconference

    Unranked West Virginia vs. Unranked Miami (OH) · 0-point margin

    Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15

    35

    Game score

  17. 1991Week 10

    Eastern Michigan at Central Michigan

    Eastern Michigan 14, Central Michigan 14

    Conference game

    Unranked Eastern Michigan vs. Unranked Central Michigan · 0-point margin

    Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15

    35

    Game score

  18. 1991Week 7

    Central Michigan at Miami (OH)

    Central Michigan 10, Miami (OH) 10

    Conference game

    Unranked Central Michigan vs. Unranked Miami (OH) · 0-point margin

    Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15

    35

    Game score

  19. 1991Week 5

    Toledo at Central Michigan

    Toledo 16, Central Michigan 16

    Conference game

    Unranked Toledo vs. Unranked Central Michigan · 0-point margin

    Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15

    35

    Game score

  20. 1991Week 1

    Ohio at Central Michigan

    Ohio 17, Central Michigan 17

    Conference game

    Unranked Ohio vs. Unranked Central Michigan · 0-point margin

    Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15

    35

    Game score

  21. 1990Week 10

    Bowling Green at Miami (OH)

    Bowling Green 10, Miami (OH) 10

    Conference game

    Unranked Bowling Green vs. Unranked Miami (OH) · 0-point margin

    Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15

    35

    Game score

  22. 1990Week 7

    Bowling Green at Ohio

    Bowling Green 10, Ohio 10

    Conference game

    Unranked Bowling Green vs. Unranked Ohio · 0-point margin

    Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15

    35

    Game score

  23. 1990Week 4

    Akron at Central Michigan

    Akron 14, Central Michigan 14

    Nonconference

    Unranked Akron vs. Unranked Central Michigan · 0-point margin

    Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15

    35

    Game score

  24. 1995Week 6

    Miami (OH) at Michigan

    Miami (OH) 19, Michigan 38

    Nonconference

    Unranked Miami (OH) vs. No. 8 Michigan · 19-point margin

    Ranking 18/50 · Closeness 16/35 · Overtime 0/15

    34

    Game score

  25. 1996Week 2

    Bowling Green at Alabama

    Bowling Green 7, Alabama 21

    Nonconference

    Unranked Bowling Green vs. No. 13 Alabama · 14-point margin

    Ranking 13/50 · Closeness 21/35 · Overtime 0/15

    34

    Game score

Methodology

How each game earns up to 100 points

AP ranking, 50 points: each team earns 26 minus its game-time AP rank. Unranked teams receive zero.

Closeness, 35 points: the final margin is subtracted from 35, with margins of 35 or more receiving zero.

Overtime, 15 points: overtime starts at nine points and rises by two per additional period, capped at 15.

Conference inclusion comes from each team's conference ID stored on the game row, so later realignment never rewrites history. Regular-season AP ranks come from the game's week; postseason ranks use the final regular-season poll before bowl and playoff results.