All-time members
16
1947-2026
Mid-American Conference
Mid-American Conference is a active FBS conference record spanning 1947-2026. 16 programs appear in the tracked membership history, with 11 in the latest snapshot. 0 national title seasons and 0 Heisman-winning seasons come from member programs.
Current/final members
11
Latest active snapshot
National title seasons
0
Won by member programs while in the league
Heisman winners
0
Heisman-winning seasons from member programs
Overview
Fast historical context for this conference.
Mid-American Conference is a active FBS conference record spanning 1947-2026. 16 programs appear in the tracked membership history, with 11 in the latest snapshot. 0 national title seasons and 0 Heisman-winning seasons come from member programs.
Major eras
- 1947-1950: 4-4 members, regular-season title era
- 1951: 6-6 members, regular-season title era
- 1952: 7-7 members, regular-season title era
- 1953: 6-6 members, regular-season title era
Current/final status
Active through 2026.
Latest champion: No champion inferred
Quick facts
- Founded / tracked from
- 1947
- Last tracked season
- 2026
- Standings seasons
- 64
- Title-game seasons
- 4
- Churn score
- 25
Members
All-time membership and tenure overview.
| Team | First season | Last season | Seasons | Status | Titles in conference | Heismans in conference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami (OH) | 1947 | Present | 80 | Current | 0 | 0 |
| Ohio | 1947 | Present | 80 | Current | 0 | 0 |
| Western Michigan | 1947 | Present | 80 | Current | 0 | 0 |
| Kent State | 1951 | Present | 76 | Current | 0 | 0 |
| Toledo | 1951 | Present | 76 | Current | 0 | 0 |
| Bowling Green | 1952 | Present | 75 | Current | 0 | 0 |
| Central Michigan | 1972 | Present | 55 | Current | 0 | 0 |
| Eastern Michigan | 1972 | Present | 55 | Current | 0 | 0 |
| Ball State | 1973 | Present | 54 | Current | 0 | 0 |
| Akron | 1992 | Present | 35 | Current | 0 | 0 |
| Buffalo | 1999 | Present | 28 | Current | 0 | 0 |
| Northern Illinois | 1973 | 2025 | 42 | Former | 0 | 0 |
| Marshall | 1954 | 2004 | 23 | Former | 0 | 0 |
| Cincinnati | 1947 | 1952 | 6 | Former | 0 | 0 |
| Temple | 2007 | 2011 | 5 | Former | 0 | 0 |
| UCF | 2002 | 2004 | 3 | Former | 0 | 0 |
Membership timeline
Membership events feed
- 2026: Northern Illinois departed
- 2012: Temple departed
- 2007: Temple joined
- 2005: Marshall departed
- 2005: UCF departed
- 2002: UCF joined
- 1999: Buffalo joined
- 1997: Marshall joined
- 1997: Northern Illinois joined
- 1992: Akron joined
- 1986: Northern Illinois departed
- 1973: Ball State joined
- 1973: Northern Illinois joined
- 1972: Central Michigan joined
- 1972: Eastern Michigan joined
- 1969: Marshall departed
- 1954: Marshall joined
- 1953: Cincinnati departed
Standings
Season-aware conference standings, champion context, and tiebreak summary.
View
2026 standings
UnavailableDerived from 0 completed conference games.
Member count
11
No divisions inferred; champion derived from conference standings.
Champion
N/A
No champion inferred
How this season was decided
Standings are ordered from game results, but the dataset does not store the official conference tiebreak procedure for this season.
- Conference win percentage
- Conference wins
- Conference losses
- Alphabetical fallback
Official tiebreak path not available in dataset.
| Rank | Team | Conference | Win % | Overall | PF | PA | +/- | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Akron | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2 | Ball State | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 3 | Bowling Green | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 4 | Buffalo | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 5 | Central Michigan | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 6 | Eastern Michigan | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 7 | Kent State | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 8 | Miami (OH) | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 9 | Ohio | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 10 | Toledo | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 11 | Western Michigan | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Champions
Conference title history by season.
| Season | Champion | Co-champion | Qualifiers | Title game | Notes |
|---|
Champion leaders
- Akron: 0 conference titles
- Ball State: 0 conference titles
- Bowling Green: 0 conference titles
- Buffalo: 0 conference titles
- Central Michigan: 0 conference titles
- Cincinnati: 0 conference titles
Era breakdown
- 1947-1950: 4-4 members, regular-season title era
- 1951: 6-6 members, regular-season title era
- 1952: 7-7 members, regular-season title era
- 1953: 6-6 members, regular-season title era
- 1954-1961: 7-7 members, regular-season title era
- 1962-1968: 7-7 members, regular-season title era
- 1969-1971: 6-6 members, regular-season title era
- 1972: 8-8 members, regular-season title era
- 1973-1985: 10-10 members, regular-season title era
- 1986-1991: 9-9 members, regular-season title era
- 1992-1996: 10-10 members, regular-season title era
- 1997-1998: 12-12 members, championship-game era
- 1999-2000: 13-13 members, championship-game era
- 2001: 13-13 members, regular-season title era
- 2002-2004: 14-14 members, regular-season title era
- 2005-2006: 12-12 members, regular-season title era
- 2007-2011: 13-13 members, regular-season title era
- 2012-2025: 12-12 members, regular-season title era
- 2026: 11-11 members, regular-season title era
Structure & Tiebreakers
Era groupings and confidence-based rules context.
1947-1950
Partial1947-1950: 4-4 members, regular-season title era
Champion inferred from best conference record
- 1951: Kent State joined
- 1951: Toledo joined
- 1947: Cincinnati joined
- 1947: Miami (OH) joined
1951-1951
Partial1951: 6-6 members, regular-season title era
Champion inferred from best conference record
- 1952: Bowling Green joined
- 1951: Kent State joined
- 1951: Toledo joined
1952-1952
Partial1952: 7-7 members, regular-season title era
Champion inferred from best conference record
- 1953: Cincinnati departed
- 1952: Bowling Green joined
1953-1953
Partial1953: 6-6 members, regular-season title era
Champion inferred from best conference record
- 1954: Marshall joined
- 1953: Cincinnati departed
1954-1961
Partial1954-1961: 7-7 members, regular-season title era
Champion inferred from best conference record
- 1954: Marshall joined
1962-1968
Partial1962-1968: 7-7 members, regular-season title era
Champion inferred from best conference record
- 1969: Marshall departed
1969-1971
Partial1969-1971: 6-6 members, regular-season title era
Champion inferred from best conference record
- 1972: Central Michigan joined
- 1972: Eastern Michigan joined
- 1969: Marshall departed
1972-1972
Partial1972: 8-8 members, regular-season title era
Champion inferred from best conference record
- 1973: Ball State joined
- 1973: Northern Illinois joined
- 1972: Central Michigan joined
- 1972: Eastern Michigan joined
1973-1985
Partial1973-1985: 10-10 members, regular-season title era
Champion inferred from best conference record
- 1986: Northern Illinois departed
- 1973: Ball State joined
- 1973: Northern Illinois joined
1986-1991
Partial1986-1991: 9-9 members, regular-season title era
Champion inferred from best conference record
- 1992: Akron joined
- 1986: Northern Illinois departed
1992-1996
Partial1992-1996: 10-10 members, regular-season title era
Champion inferred from best conference record
- 1997: Marshall joined
- 1997: Northern Illinois joined
- 1992: Akron joined
1997-1998
Inferred1997-1998: 12-12 members, championship-game era
Champion inferred from standings plus postseason signal
- 1999: Buffalo joined
- 1997: Marshall joined
- 1997: Northern Illinois joined
1999-2000
Inferred1999-2000: 13-13 members, championship-game era
Champion inferred from standings plus postseason signal
- 1999: Buffalo joined
2001-2001
Partial2001: 13-13 members, regular-season title era
Champion inferred from best conference record
- 2002: UCF joined
2002-2004
Partial2002-2004: 14-14 members, regular-season title era
Champion inferred from best conference record
- 2005: Marshall departed
- 2005: UCF departed
- 2002: UCF joined
2005-2006
Partial2005-2006: 12-12 members, regular-season title era
Champion inferred from best conference record
- 2007: Temple joined
- 2005: Marshall departed
- 2005: UCF departed
2007-2011
Partial2007-2011: 13-13 members, regular-season title era
Champion inferred from best conference record
- 2012: Temple departed
- 2007: Temple joined
2012-2025
Partial2012-2025: 12-12 members, regular-season title era
Champion inferred from best conference record
- 2026: Northern Illinois departed
- 2012: Temple departed
2026-2026
Partial2026: 11-11 members, regular-season title era
Champion inferred from best conference record
- 2026: Northern Illinois departed
Division history
Historical division assignments are not stored in the current dataset.
Selected season tiebreak summary
Standings are ordered from game results, but the dataset does not store the official conference tiebreak procedure for this season.
- Conference win percentage
- Conference wins
- Conference losses
- Alphabetical fallback
Official tiebreak path not available in dataset.
Realignment
Membership changes and before/after conference snapshots.
Join events
18
Derived from membership starts
Departure events
7
Derived after final membership season
Newest member
Temple
Joined in 2007
Longest member
Miami (OH)
80 seasons
Shared members
- Miami (OH)
- Ohio
- Western Michigan
Joined since start
- Akron
- Ball State
- Bowling Green
- Buffalo
- Central Michigan
- Eastern Michigan
- Kent State
- Toledo
Departed since start
- Cincinnati
Realignment timeline
- 2026: Northern Illinois departed Mid-American Conference after the 2025 season.
- 2012: Temple departed Mid-American Conference after the 2011 season.
- 2007: Temple joined Mid-American Conference for the 2007 season.
- 2005: Marshall departed Mid-American Conference after the 2004 season.
- 2005: UCF departed Mid-American Conference after the 2004 season.
- 2002: UCF joined Mid-American Conference for the 2002 season.
- 1999: Buffalo joined Mid-American Conference for the 1999 season.
- 1997: Marshall joined Mid-American Conference for the 1997 season.
- 1997: Northern Illinois joined Mid-American Conference for the 1997 season.
- 1992: Akron joined Mid-American Conference for the 1992 season.
- 1986: Northern Illinois departed Mid-American Conference after the 1985 season.
- 1973: Ball State joined Mid-American Conference for the 1973 season.
- 1973: Northern Illinois joined Mid-American Conference for the 1973 season.
- 1972: Central Michigan joined Mid-American Conference for the 1972 season.
- 1972: Eastern Michigan joined Mid-American Conference for the 1972 season.
- 1969: Marshall departed Mid-American Conference after the 1968 season.
- 1954: Marshall joined Mid-American Conference for the 1954 season.
- 1953: Cincinnati departed Mid-American Conference after the 1952 season.
- 1952: Bowling Green joined Mid-American Conference for the 1952 season.
- 1951: Kent State joined Mid-American Conference for the 1951 season.
- 1951: Toledo joined Mid-American Conference for the 1951 season.
- 1947: Cincinnati joined Mid-American Conference for the 1947 season.
- 1947: Miami (OH) joined Mid-American Conference for the 1947 season.
- 1947: Ohio joined Mid-American Conference for the 1947 season.
Records
Conference-level leaderboards and contribution summaries.
Most conference titles
N/A
No title leader inferred yet.
Longest membership tenure
Miami (OH)
80 tracked seasons
Newest member
Temple
First joined in 2007
Most reshaped metric
25
18 joins and 7 departures tracked.
Team contribution leaderboard
In-conference totals only count seasons when the program was a member. All-time totals count the full program history.
| Team | Conference titles | National title seasons (in conference) | National title seasons (all-time) | Heismans (in conference) | Heismans (all-time) | Seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akron | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 |
| Ball State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 |
| Bowling Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 |
| Buffalo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| Central Michigan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 |
| Cincinnati | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Eastern Michigan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 |
| Kent State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 |
| Marshall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
| Miami (OH) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 |
| Northern Illinois | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 |
| Ohio | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 |
| Temple | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Toledo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 |
| UCF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Western Michigan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 |
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