Mid-American Conference
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["International Bowl 2008". Retrieved on 2008-01-22.] due to 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.
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.
Member schools
There are twelve schools with full membership:
Four schools have affiliate membership status:
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
History
The 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. Marshall was kicked out of the conference in 1969. 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.
Former members
Butler Bulldogs
Cincinnati Bearcats
Marshall Thundering Herd
UCF Golden Knights
Wayne State Tartars
Western Reserve Red Cats
Membership time line
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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
Football
The MAC is contracted to provide a team for three college football bowl games, the GMAC Bowl, Motor City Bowl and International Bowl. In the event that a Big East team cannot be provided for the newly created Papajohns.com Bowl, a fourth MAC team is selected.
Basketball
In March of 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). 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.
Hall of Fame
The Mid-American Conference Hall of Fame was the first Division I conference Hall of Fame. 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.
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 Corrigal, 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
Conference facilities
* Football affiliate
† Atlantic Ten Conference member for basketball
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.
External links
Official Athletic Site of the Mid-American Conference
midampub.com
References
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