Mid-American Conference football individual awards

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The Mid-American Conference football awards are given annually by the Mid-American Conference (MAC) at the conclusion of each college football season. The conference gives out a total of five awards, the Offensive, Defensive, and Freshman Players of the Year, the Coach of the Year, and the Vern Smith Leadership Award, which is given to the league's MVP in that season. The Vern Smith Award is selected by a vote of the coaches in the MAC while the remaining awards are selected by the MAC News Media Association.^[1]

Offensive Player of the Year

Winners

Source:^[2]

Season	Player	Team	Position
1965	Willie Asbury	Kent State
1966	Bruce Matte	Miami
1967	John Schneider	Toledo
1968	Cleve Bryant	Ohio	QB
1969	Chuck Ealey	Toledo	QB
1970	Chuck Ealey (2)	Toledo	QB
1971*	Chuck Ealey (3)	Toledo	QB
1971*	Phil Villapiano	Bowling Green
1972	Bob Hitchens	Miami
1973	Paul Miles	Bowling Green
1974	Gene Swick	Toledo
1975	Gene Swick (2)	Toledo
1976	Jerome Persell	Western Michigan	RB
1977	Jerome Persell (2)	Western Michigan	RB
1978*	Jerome Persell (3)	Western Michigan	RB
1978*	Dave Petzke	Northern Illinois
1979	Gary Hogeboom	Central Michigan	QB
1980	Mark O'Connell	Ball State
1981	Sam Shon	Ohio
1982	Curtis Adams	Central Michigan
1983	Brian McClure	Bowling Green
1984	Brian McClure (2)	Bowling Green
1985	Brian McClure (3)	Bowling Green
1986	Terry Morris	Miami	QB
1987	Eric Wilkerson	Kent State
1988	Tony Kimbrough	Western Michigan	QB
1989	David Riley	Ball State
1990	Jeff Bender	Central Michigan
1991	Erik White	Bowling Green
1992	Erik White (2)	Bowling Green
1993	Mike Neu	Ball State
1994	Brian Pruitt	Central Michigan
1995	Wasean Tait	Toledo
1996	Kareem Wilson	Ohio
1997	Randy Moss	Marshall	WR
1998	Travis Prentice	Miami	RB
1999	Chad Pennington	Marshall	QB
2000	Robert Sanford	Western Michigan	RB
2001	Byron Leftwich	Marshall	QB
2002	Byron Leftwich (2)	Marshall	QB
2003^[3]	Ben Roethlisberger	Miami	QB
2004^[4]	Omar Jacobs	Bowling Green	QB
2005^[5]	Greg Jennings	Western Michigan	WR
2006^[6]	Garrett Wolfe	Northern Illinois	RB
2007^[7]	Dan LeFevour	Central Michigan	QB
2008^[8]	Nate Davis	Ball State	QB
2009^[1]	Dan LeFevour (2)	Central Michigan	QB
2010^[9]	Chad Spann	Northern Illinois	RB
2011^[10]	Chandler Harnish	Northern Illinois	QB
2012^[11]	Jordan Lynch	Northern Illinois	QB
2013^[12]	Jordan Lynch (2)	Northern Illinois	QB
2014^[13]	Jarvion Franklin	Western Michigan	RB
2015^[14]	Matt Johnson	Bowling Green	QB
2016^[15]	Corey Davis	Western Michigan	WR
2017^[16]	Logan Woodside	Toledo	QB
2018^[17]	Tyree Jackson	Buffalo	QB
2019^[18]	LeVante Bellamy	Western Michigan	RB
2020^[19]	Jaret Patterson	Buffalo	RB
2021^[20]	Lew Nichols III	Central Michigan	RB
2022^[21]	Kurtis Rourke	Ohio	QB
2023^[22]	Peny Boone	Toledo	RB
2024^[23]	Harold Fannin Jr.	Bowling Green	TE

Winners by school

School (First season)	Wins	Years
Bowling Green (1952)	10	1971, 1973, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1991, 1992, 2004, 2015, 2024
Toledo (1952)	9	1967, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1974, 1975, 1995, 2017, 2023
Western Michigan (1948)	9	1976, 1977, 1978, 1988, 2000, 2005, 2014, 2016, 2019
Northern Illinois (1975)	7	1978, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2021
Central Michigan (1975)	6	1979, 1982, 1990, 1994, 2007, 2009
Miami (1948)	5	1966, 1972, 1986, 1998, 2003
Ball State (1975)	4	1980, 1989, 1993, 2008
Marshall^[24] (1954)	4	1997, 1999, 2001, 2002
Ohio (1947)	4	1968, 1981, 1996, 2022
Kent State (1951)	3	1965, 1987, 2021
Buffalo (1999)	2	2018, 2020
Akron (1992)	0
Eastern Michigan (1976)	0
Temple^[25] (2007)	0
Butler^[26] (1947)	0
Cincinnati^[26] (1947)	0
Central Florida^[27](2002)	0
UMass^[28] (2011)	0

Defensive Player of the Year

Winners

Source:^[2]

Player (X)	Denotes the number of times the player has won
Year*	Co-Award Winners

Position Key
DE	Defensive end	DT	Defensive tackle	LB	Linebacker	S	Safety

Season	Player	School	Position
1965	Bob Rowe	Western Michigan
1966	Bob Rowe (2)	Western Michigan
1967	Tom Beutler	Toledo	DL
1968	Bob Babich	Miami	LB
1969	Joe Green	Bowling Green	DB
1970	Dick Adams	Miami	DB
1971	Mel Long	Toledo
1972	Jack Lambert	Kent State	LB
1973	Brad Cousino	Miami	LB
1974	Brad Cousino (2)	Miami	LB
1975	Shafer Suggs	Ball State	DB
1976	Aaron Bivins	Toledo
1977	Jack Glowik	Miami
1978	Ken Kremer	Ball State
1979	Frank Lewandowski	Northern Illinois	LB
1980*	Kent McCormick	Miami	LB
1980*	Mike Terra	Northern Illinois
1981	John Zupancic	Miami
1982	Ray Bentley	Central Michigan	LB
1983	Brian Pillman	Miami	DT
1984	Mark Brandon	Toledo	DB
1985	John Offerdahl	Western Michigan	LB
1986	Mark Garalczyk	Western Michigan	DT
1987	Greg Garnica	Ball State	LB
1988	Greg Garnica (2)	Ball State	LB
1989	Greg Garnica (3)	Ball State	LB
1990	Sean Mulhearn	Western Michigan	LB
1991	Curt McMillan	Miami	LB
1992	Curt McMillan (2)	Miami	LB
1993	Vince Palko	Bowling Green	LB
1994	Vince Palko (2)	Bowling Green	LB
1995	Johhnie Williams	Miami	DB
1996	Brad Maynard	Ball State	P
1997	JoJuan Armour	Miami	LB
1998	JoJuan Armour (2)	Miami	LB
1999	Dustin Cohen	Miami	LB
2000	Dwight Smith	Akron	DB
2001	Max Yates	Marshall	LB
2002	Jason Babin	Western Michigan	DL
2003^[3]	Jason Babin (2)	Western Michigan	DL
2004^[4]	Johnathan Goddard	Marshall	DL
2005^[5]	Dan Bazuin	Central Michigan	DL
2006^[6]	Ameer Ismail	Western Michigan	LB
2007^[7]	Clayton Mullins	Miami	LB
2008^[8]	Larry English	Northern Illinois	DE
2009^[1]	Adrian Robinson	Temple	DE
2010^[9]	Roosevelt Nix	Kent State	DL
2011^[10]	Drew Nowak	Western Michigan	DT
2012^[11]	Chris Jones	Bowling Green	DT
2013^[12]	Khalil Mack	Buffalo	LB
2014^[13]	Quinten Rollins	Miami	DB
2015^[14]	Jatavis Brown	Akron	LB
2016^[15]	Tarell Basham	Ohio	DE
2017^[16]	Sutton Smith	Northern Illinois	DE
2018^[17]	Sutton Smith (2)	Northern Illinois	DE
2019^[18]	Treshaun Hayward	Western Michigan	LB
2020^[19]	Troy Hairston (tie)	Central Michigan	LB
2020	Brandon Martin (tie)	Ball State	LB
2021^[20]	Ali Fayad	Western Michigan	DE
2022^[21]	Jose Ramirez	Eastern Michigan	DE
2023^[22]	Matt Salopek	Miami	LB
2024^[23]	Shaun Dolac	Buffalo	LB

Winners by school

School (First season)	Wins	Years
Miami (1948)	17	1968, 1970, 1973, 1974, 1977, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1991, 1992, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2007, 2014, 2023
Western Michigan (1948)	11	1965, 1966, 1985, 1986, 1990, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2011, 2019, 2021
Ball State (1975)	7	1975, 1978, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1996, 2020
Northern Illinois (1975)	5	1979, 1980, 2008, 2017, 2018
Bowling Green (1952)	4	1969, 1993, 1994, 2012
Toledo (1952)	4	1967, 1971, 1976, 1984
Central Michigan (1975)	3	1982, 2005, 2020
Akron (1992)	2	2000, 2015
Buffalo (1999)	2	2013, 2024
Kent State (1951)	2	1972, 2010
Marshall^[24] (1954)	2	2001, 2004
Ohio (1947)	1	2016
Temple^[25] (2007)	1	2009
Eastern Michigan (1976)	1	2022
Butler^[29] (1947)	0
Cincinnati^[26] (1947)	0
Central Florida^[27] (2002)	0
UMass^[28] (2011)	0

Special Teams Player of the Year

Justin McCareins, shown here playing for the Tennessee Titans, is one of three Northern Illinois players to win the award.

Winners

Source:^[2]

Player (X)	Denotes the number of times the player has been selected
Year*	Co-award winners

Position key
K	Placekicker	KR	Kick returner	P	Punter	PR	Punt returner

Season	Player	School	Position
1998	Brad Selent	Western Michigan	K
1999	Dave Zastudil	Ohio
2000	Justin McCareins	Northern Illinois
2001*	Dave Zastudil (2)	Ohio
2001*	Steve Azar	Northern Illinois
2002	Dan Sheldon	Northern Illinois
2003^[3]	Steve Azar (2)	Northern Illinois
2004^[4]	Ryne Robinson	Miami
2005^[5]	Jason Robbins	Toledo
2006^[6]	Brian Jackson	Ball State
2007^[7]	Brett Kern	Toledo
2008^[8]	Antonio Brown	Central Michigan
2009^[1]	Antonio Brown (2)	Central Michigan
2010^[9]	Eric Page	Toledo
2011^[10]	Matt Weller	Ohio	K
2012^[11]	Dri Archer	Kent State	KR
2013^[12]	Jeremiah Detmer	Toledo	K
2014^[13]	Scott Secor	Ball State	K
2015^[14]	Aregeros Turner	Northern Illinois	KR
2016^[15]	Darius Phillips	Western Michigan	KR
2017^[16]	Darius Phillips (2)	Western Michigan	KR
2018^[17]	Diontae Johnson	Toledo	KR
2019^[18]	Matthew Trickett	Kent State	K
2020^[19]	D'Wayne Eskridge	Western Micihigan	KR
2021^[20]	Kalil Pimpleton	Central Micihigan	KR
2022^[21]	Alex McNulty	Buffalo	K
2023^[22]	Graham Nicholson	Miami	K
2024^[23]	Malcolm Gillie	Ball State	KR

Winners by school

School (First season)	Wins	Years
Northern Illinois (1975)	5	2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2015
Toledo (1952)	5	2005, 2007, 2010, 2013, 2018
Western Michigan (1948)	4	1998, 2016, 2017, 2020
Ball State (1975)	3	2006, 2014, 2024
Central Michigan (1975)	3	2008, 2009, 2021
Ohio (1947)	3	1999, 2001, 2011
Kent State (1951)	2	2012, 2019
Miami (1948)	2	2004, 2023
Buffalo (1999)	1	2022
Akron (1992)	0
Bowling Green (1952)	0
Eastern Michigan (1976)	0
Temple^[25] (2007)	0
Butler^[29] (1947)	0
Cincinnati^[26] (1947)	0
Marshall^[24] (1954)	0
Central Florida^[27] (2002)	0
UMass^[28] (2011)	0

Freshman Player of the Year

The Freshman Player of the Year award was first given by the MAC after the 1982 football season. That year's winner, Brian McClure, won a slew of MAC accords, including Offensive Player of the Year three times, and the Vern Smith award twice. Ball State, Central Michigan and Western Michigan are tied with the most awards, with players from each school winning five times.

Winners

Source:^[2]

Year*	Co-Award Winners

Position Key
QB	Quarterback	RB	Running back	TE	Tight end	WR	Wide receiver
DE	Defensive end	DT	Defensive tackle	LB	Linebacker	S	Safety
K	Placekicker	KR	Kick returner	P	Punter	PR	Punt Returner

Season	Player	School	Position
1982	Brian McClure	Bowling Green
1983	Kelly Spielmaker	Western Michigan
1984	Pete Genatempo	Northern Illinois
1985	Marshall Taylor	Northern Illinois
1986	Patrick Young	Kent State
1987	Bernie Parmalee	Ball State
1988	Jeff Bender	Central Michigan
1989	Brad Tayles	Western Michigan	QB
1990	Troy Parker	Toledo
1991	Morrey Norris	Kent State
1992	Deland McCullough	Miami
1993	Michael Blair	Ball State
1994	Astron Whatley	Kent State
1995	Silas Massey III	Central Michigan
1996*	Walt Church	Eastern Michigan
1996*	Tim Lester	Western Michigan	QB
1997	Robert Sanford	Western Michigan	RB
1998	Kurt Gerling	Bowling Green
1999	Brandon Payne	Akron
2000	Talmadge Hill	Ball State
2001	Ben Roethlisberger	Miami	QB
2002	Aaron Leeper	Buffalo
2003^[3]	Jerry Seymour	Central Michigan	RB
2004^[4]	Adell Givens	Ball State
2005^[5]	Tim Hiller	Western Michigan	QB
2006^[6]	Dan LeFevour	Central Michigan	QB
2007^[7]	Antonio Brown	Central Michigan
2008^[8]	Sean Baker	Ball State
2009^[1]	Bernard Pierce	Temple
2010^[9]	Roosevelt Nix	Kent State	DL
2011^[10]	Anthon Samuel	Bowling Green	RB^[30]
2012^[11]	Jamie Wilson	Western Michigan	WR
2013^[12]	Corey Davis	Western Michigan	WR
2014^[13]	Jarvion Franklin	Western Michigan	RB
2015^[14]	Jamauri Bogan	Western Michigan	RB
2016^[15]	Javon Hagan	Ohio	S
2017^[16]	Marcus Childers	Northern Illinois	QB
2018^[17]	Jaret Patterson	Buffalo	RB
2019^[18]	Brett Gabbert	Miami	QB
2020^[19]	Lew Nichols III	Central Michigan	RB
2021^[20]	Jay Ducker	Northern Illinois	RB
2022^[21]	Sieh Bangura	Ohio	RB
2023^[22]	Jalen Buckley	Western Michigan	RB
2024^[31]	Kadin Semonza	Ball State	QB

Winners by school

School (First season)	Wins	Years
Western Michigan (1948)	10	1983, 1989, 1996, 1997, 2005, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2023
Ball State (1975)	6	1987, 1993, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2024
Central Michigan (1975)	6	1988, 1995, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2020
Kent State (1951)	4	1986, 1991, 1994, 2010
Miami (1948)	3	1992, 2001, 2019
Bowling Green (1952)	3	1982, 1998, 2011
Northern Illinois (1975)	2	1984, 1985, 2017
Buffalo (1999)	2	2002, 2018
Ohio (1947)	2	2016, 2022
Akron (1992)	1	1999
Eastern Michigan (1976)	1	1996
Temple^[25] (2007)	1	2009
Toledo (1952)	1	1990
Butler^[29] (1947)	0
Cincinnati^[26] (1947)	0
Marshall^[24] (1954)	0
Central Florida^[27] (2002)	0
UMass^[28] (2011)	0

Vern Smith Leadership Award

The Vern Smith Leadership Award was started in 1982 by the Downtown Toledo Athletic Club. In that year, it was known as the Jefferson Award and the name was changed to honor the University of Toledo Athletic Director Vern Smith in 1987.^[32] The award is given to the top football player in the Mid-American Conference. Only four players have won the award multiple times, with the most recent winner, Larry English, being the only non-quarterback to win it. Northern Illinois leads with seven awards all-time, followed by Bowling Green, Central Michigan and Marshall tied with four awards in each school. The Vern Smith award is the only one voted on by the coaches, with the Coach of the Year, as well as the Players of the Year are selected by the media.

Winners

Source:^[2]

Player (X)	Denotes the number of times the player has been selected
Year*	Co-Award Winners

Position Key
QB	Quarterback	RB	Running back	TE	Tight end	WR	Wide receiver
DE	Defensive end	DT	Defensive tackle	LB	Linebacker	S	Safety
K	Placekicker	KR	Kick returner	P	Punter	PR	Punt Returner

Season	Player	School	Position
1982	Ray Bentley	Central Michigan	LB
1983	Tim Tyrrell	Northern Illinois	QB
1984	Brian McClure	Bowling Green	QB
1985	Brian McClure (2)	Bowling Green	QB
1986	Terry Morris	Miami	QB
1987	Eric Wilkerson	Kent State	RB
1988	Tony Kimbrough	Western Michigan	QB
1989	David Riley	Ball State	QB
1990	Jeff Bender	Central Michigan	QB
1991	Erik White	Bowling Green	QB
1992	Erik White (2)	Bowling Green	QB
1993	Mike Neu	Ball State	QB
1994	Brian Pruitt	Central Michigan	RB
1995	Wasean Tait	Toledo	RB
1996	Brad Maynard	Ball State	P
1997	Randy Moss	Marshall	WR
1998	Travis Prentice	Miami	RB
1999	Chad Pennington	Marshall	QB
2000	Robert Sanford	Western Michigan	RB
2001	Byron Leftwich	Marshall	QB
2002	Byron Leftwich (2)	Marshall	QB
2003^[33]	Ben Roethlisberger	Miami	QB
2004^[4]	Charlie Frye	Akron	QB
2005*^[5]	Bruce Gradkowski	Toledo	QB
2005*	Greg Jennings	Western Michigan	WR
2006^[6]	Garrett Wolfe	Northern Illinois	RB
2007^[7]	Larry English	Northern Illinois	DE
2008^[8]	Larry English (2)	Northern Illinois	DE
2009^[1]	Dan LeFevour	Central Michigan	QB
2010^[9]	Chad Spann	Northern Illinois	RB
2011^[10]	Chandler Harnish	Northern Illinois	QB
2012^[11]	Jordan Lynch	Northern Illinois	QB
2013^[12]	Jordan Lynch (2)	Northern Illinois	QB
2014^[13]	Greg Mancz	Toledo	OL
2015^[14]	Matt Johnson	Bowling Green	QB
2016^[15]	Zach Terrell	Western Michigan	QB
2017^[16]	Logan Woodside	Toledo	QB
2018^[17]	Sutton Smith	Northern Illinois	DE
2019^[18]	LeVante Bellamy	Western Michigan	RB
2020^[19]	Jaret Patterson	Buffalo	RB
2021^[20]	Dustin Crum	Kent State	QB
2022^[21]	Kurtis Rourke	Ohio	QB
2023^[22]	Dequan Finn	Toledo	QB
2024^[34]	Harold Fannin Jr.	Bowling Green	TE

Winners by school

School (First season)	Wins	Years
Northern Illinois (1975)	9	1983, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2018
Bowling Green (1952)	6	1984, 1985, 1991, 1992, 2015, 2024
Toledo (1952)	5	1995, 2005, 2014, 2017, 2023
Central Michigan (1975)	4	1982, 1990, 1994, 2009
Marshall (1954)	4	1997, 1999, 2001, 2002
Western Michigan (1948)	4	1988, 2000, 2005, 2016
Ball State (1975)	3	1989, 1993, 1996
Miami (1948)	3	1986, 1998, 2003
Kent State (1951)	2	1987, 2021
Buffalo (1999)	1	2020
Akron (1992)	1	2004
Ohio (1947)	1	2022
Eastern Michigan (1976)	0
Temple (2007)	0
Butler (1947)	0
Cincinnati(1947)	0
Central Florida (2002)	0
UMass (2011)	0

Coach of the Year

The MAC has awarded a Coach of the Year award every year since 1965. The first award went to Bo Schembechler of Miami University. Only one coach has won the award more than twice, with Frank Lauterbur winning the award in 1967, 1969, and 1970.^[35] Only two coaches have won the award beyond their tenth year of coaching. Bill Hess won the award in 1968 in his 11th year of coaching the Ohio Bobcats and Herb Deromedi won the award in 1990, his 13th year of coaching Central Michigan.^[36] Also, only one coach, Bill Mallory, has won the award coaching two separate teams. He first earned the award in 1973 while coaching Miami University, and then won ten years later giving Northern Illinois their first Coach of the Year award. Toledo leads all schools with nine awards. Temple won their first award in 2009 when head coach Al Golden won his first MAC Coach of the Year award.^[1]

Winners

Source:^[2]

Coach (X)	Denotes the number of times the coach has been selected

Season	Coach	School	Year with school	Record
1965	Bo Schembechler	Miami	3rd	7–3 (5–1)
1966	Bill Doolittle	Western Michigan	3rd	7–3 (5–1)
1967	Frank Lauterbur	Toledo	5th	9–1 (5–1)
1968	Bill Hess	Ohio	11th	10–1 (6–0)
1969	Frank Lauterbur (2)	Toledo	7th	11–0 (5–0)
1970	Frank Lauterbur (3)	Toledo	8th	12–0 (5–0)
1971	John Murphy	Toledo	1st	12–0 (5–0)
1972	Don James	Kent State	1st	6–5 (4–1)
1973	Bill Mallory	Miami	5th	11–0 (5–0)
1974	Dick Crum	Miami	1st	10–0–1 (5–0)
1975	Dave McClain	Ball State	1st	9–2 (4–2)
1976	Elliot Uzelac	Western Michigan	2nd	7–4 (6–3)
1977	Ed Chlebek	Eastern Michigan	2nd	8–3 (4–3)
1978	Dwight Wallace	Ball State	1st	10–1 (8–0)
1979	Chuck Stobart	Toledo	3rd	7–3–1 (7–1–1)
1980	Herb Deromedi	Central Michigan	3rd	9–2 (7–2)
1981	Chuck Stobart (2)	Toledo	5th	9–3 (8–1)
1982	Denny Stolz	Bowling Green	6th	7–5 (7–2)
1983	Bill Mallory (2)	Northern Illinois	3rd	10–2 (8–1)
1984	Dan Simrell	Toledo	3rd	9–2–1 (7–1–1)
1985	Denny Stolz (2)	Bowling Green	9th	11–1 (9–0)
1986	Glen Mason	Kent State	1st	5–6 (5–3)
1987	Jim Harkema	Eastern Michigan	5th	10–2 (7–1)
1988	Al Molde	Western Michigan	2nd	9–3 (7–1)
1989	Paul Schudel	Ball State	5th	7–3–2 (6–1–1)
1990	Herb Deromedi (2)	Central Michigan	13th	8–3–1 (7–1)
1991	Gary Blackney	Bowling Green	1st	11–1 (8–0)
1992	Gary Blackney (2)	Bowling Green	2nd	10–2 (8–0)
1993	Paul Schudel (2)	Ball State	9th	8–3–1 (7–0–1)
1994	Dick Flynn	Central Michigan	1st	9–3 (8–1)
1995	Gary Pinkel	Toledo	5th	11–0–1 (7–0–1)
1996	Jim Grobe	Ohio	2nd	6–6 (5–3)
1997	Gary Pinkel (2)	Toledo	7th	9–3 (7–1)
1998	Bob Pruett	Marshall	2nd	12–1 (7–1)
1999	Bob Pruett (2)	Marshall	3rd	13–0 (8–0)
2000	Gary Darnell	Western Michigan	4th	9–3 (7–1)
2001	Urban Meyer	Bowling Green	1st	8–3 (5–3)
2002	Joe Novak	Northern Illinois	6th	8–4 (7–1)
2003^[3]	Terry Hoeppner	Miami	5th	13–1 (8–0)
2004^[4]	J. D. Brookhart	Akron	1st	6–5 (6–2)
2005^[5]	Bill Cubit	Western Michigan	1st	7–4 (5–3)
2006^[6]	Frank Solich	Ohio	2nd	9–5 (7–1)
2007^[7]	Turner Gill	Buffalo	2nd	5–7 (5–3)
2008^[8]	Brady Hoke	Ball State	6th	12–2 (8–0)
2009^[1]	Al Golden	Temple	3rd	9–3 (7–1)
2010^[9]	Michael Haywood	Miami	2nd	9–4 (8–1)
2011^[10]	Ron English	Eastern Michigan	3rd	6–6 (4–4)
2012^[11]	Darrell Hazell	Kent State	2nd	11–3 (8–0)
2013^[12]	Rod Carey	Northern Illinois	1st	12–1 (8–0)
2014^[13]	P. J. Fleck	Western Michigan	2nd	8–5 (6–2)
2015^[14]	Matt Campbell	Toledo	5th	9–2 (6–2)
2016^[15]	P. J. Fleck (2)	Western Michigan	4th	13–1 (8–0)
2017^[16]	Jason Candle	Toledo	2nd	11–3 (7–1)
2018^[17]	Lance Leipold	Buffalo	4th	10–4 (7–1)
2019^[18]	Jim McElwain	Central Michigan	1st	8–6 (6–2)
2020^[19]	Lance Leipold (2)	Buffalo	6th	6–1 (5–0)
2021^[20]	Thomas Hammock	Northern Illinois	3rd	9–5 (6–2)
2022^[21]	Tim Albin	Ohio	2nd	10–4 (7–1)
2023^[22]	Jason Candle (2)	Toledo	8th	11–1 (8–0)
2024^[37]	Tim Albin (2)	Ohio	4th	9–3 (7–1)

Winners by school

School (First season)	Wins	Years
Toledo (1952)	11	1967, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1979, 1871, 1984, 1995, 1997, 2015, 2017, 2023
Western Michigan (1948)	7	1966, 1976, 1988, 2000, 2005, 2014, 2016
Central Michigan (1975)	6	1980, 1990, 1994, 1977, 1987, 2019
Miami (1948)	5	1965, 1973, 1974, 2003, 2010
Ball State (1975)	5	1975, 1978, 1989, 1993, 2008
Bowling Green (1952)	5	1982, 1985, 1991, 1991, 2001
Ohio (1947)	5	1968, 1996, 2006, 2022, 2024
Northern Illinois (1975)	4	1983, 2002, 2013, 2021
Eastern Michigan (1976)	3	1977, 1987, 2011
Kent State (1951)	3	1972, 1986, 2012
Buffalo (1999)	3	2007, 2018. 2020
Marshall (1954)	2	1988, 1999
Akron (1992)	1	2004
Temple (2007)	1	2009
Butler (1947)	0
Cincinnati (1947)	0
Central Florida (2002)	0
UMass (2011)	0

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^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "MAC Announces 2007 Football Awards". Mid-American Conference. 27 November 2007. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "MAC Announces Football Post Season Awards". Mid-American Conference. 3 December 2008. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "MAC Announces 2010 Football Post Season Awards". Mid-American Conference. 1 December 2010. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "MAC Names 2011 All-MAC Teams & Post Season Awards". Mid-American Conference. 30 November 2011. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "MAC Announces 2012 Football Postseason Awards". Mid-American Conference. 28 November 2012. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "MAC Announces 2013 All-MAC Teams & Postseason Awards". Mid-American Conference. 4 December 2013. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "MAC Announces 2014 All-MAC Teams & Postseason Football Awards". Mid-American Conference. 3 December 2014. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "MAC Announces 2015 All-MAC Football Teams and Post Season Awards". Mid-American Conference. 2 December 2015. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "MAC Announces 2016 All-MAC Teams and Postseason Awards". Mid-American Conference. 30 November 2016. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "MAC Announces 2017 Postseason Football Awards". Mid-American Conference. 29 November 2017. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "MAC Announces 2018 All-MAC First, Second, Third Teams and Postseason Awards". Mid-American Conference. 28 November 2018. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "MAC Announces 2019 All-MAC Teams & Postseason Awards". Mid-American Conference. 4 December 2019. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "MAC Announces 2020 Football All-MAC and Specialty Awards". Mid-American Conference. 14 December 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "MAC Announces 2021 Postseason Football Awards & All-MAC Teams". Mid-American Conference. 1 December 2021. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "MAC Announces 2022 Postseason Football Awards & All-Conference Teams". Mid-American Conference.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "MAC Announces 2023 Postseason Football Awards & All-Conference Teams". Mid-American Conference.
^ ^a ^b ^c "MAC Announces 2024 Postseason Football Awards & All-Conference Teams".
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Marshall was a member of the MAC from 1953 to 1969 and again from 1997 to 2004. They left the conference following the 2004 season to become a member of Conference USA.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Temple was a member of the MAC from 2007 to 2011, when they left to become a football-only member of the original Big East Conference, with plans to become full members of that conference in 2013. By the time Temple became an all-sports member, the original Big East had split along football lines, with the non-FBS schools reorganizing as a new, non-football Big East and the remaining FBS schools, including Temple, operating as the American Athletic Conference.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Cincinnati left the Mid-American Conference following the 1953 season and is currently a member of The American.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Central Florida was only a member of the MAC from 2002 to 2005, when they left to become a member of Conference USA, along with Marshall. UCF has been a member of The American since 2013.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d UMass was a football-only member of the MAC from 2011 to 2015, when it left to become an FBS independent after declining full membership in the MAC. UMass will return to MAC football in 2025, when it becomes a full conference member.
^ ^a ^b ^c Butler was only a MAC member from 1944 to 1950. They currently play football in the Football Championship Subdivision of NCAA Division I, playing in the non-scholarship Pioneer Football League.
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^ "MAC Announces 2024 Postseason Football Awards & All-Conference Teams".
^ "Vern Smith Leadership Award" (PDF). 2009 MAC Football Record Book. Mid-American Conference. 2009-07-21. p. 104. Retrieved 2009-12-02.
^ "Miami's Ben Roethlisberger Wins Vern Smith Leadership Award". Mid-American Conference. 3 December 2004. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
^ "MAC Announces 2024 Postseason Football Awards & All-Conference Teams".
^ "MAC Coaches of the Year" (PDF). 2009 MAC Football Record Book. Mid-American Conference. 2009-07-21. p. 101. Retrieved 2009-12-02.
^ "All-Time MAC Coaching Records" (PDF). 2009 MAC Football Record Book. Mid-American Conference. 2009-07-21. pp. 100–101. Retrieved 2009-12-02.
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v t e Mid-American Conference football
Current teams	Akron Zips Ball State Cardinals Bowling Green Falcons Buffalo Bulls Central Michigan Chippewas Eastern Michigan Eagles Kent State Golden Flashes Miami RedHawks Northern Illinois Huskies Ohio Bobcats Toledo Rockets Western Michigan Broncos
Future teams	UMass Minutemen (joining in 2025)
Championships and awards	MAC Championship Game Season Champions All-time standings Mid-American Conference football individual awards
Seasons	1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

v t e College football awards
Overall trophies	Heisman Trophy (winners) (Most outstanding) Maxwell Award (Player of the year) Walter Camp Award (Player of the year) Defunct: Archie Griffin Award (Most valuable) Chic Harley Award (Best player)
Overall media awards	AP Player of the Year (1998) Sporting News Player of the Year (1942) Defunct: UPI Player of the Year
Positional awards	Bronko Nagurski Trophy (Defensive player) Chuck Bednarik Award (Defensive player) Lott Trophy (Defensive player) Outland Trophy (Interior lineman) Manning Award (Quarterback) Davey O'Brien Award (Quarterback) Doak Walker Award (Running back) Fred Biletnikoff Award (Receiver) John Mackey Award (Tight end) Joe Moore Award (Offensive line) Rimington Trophy (Center) Ted Hendricks Award (Defensive end) Butkus Award (Linebacker) Jim Thorpe Award (Defensive back) Lou Groza Award (Placekicker) Ray Guy Award (Punter) Patrick Mannelly Award (Long snapper) Jet Award (Return specialist) Peter Mortell (Holder)
Other national player awards	Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award (Senior quarterback) Paul Hornung Award (Most versatile) Lombardi Award (Best performance) Jacobs Blocking Trophy (Best blocker) Polynesian Football Player of the Year Award (Best player of Polynesian descent) Deacon Jones Trophy (HBCU's most outstanding player)
All-Americans	College Football All-America Team (unanimous selections) Little All-America team
Head coaching awards	AFCA Coach of the Year Award (1935) Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award (1957) Sporting News Coach of the Year (1963) Walter Camp Coach of the Year Award (1967) Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year (1976) Paul "Bear" Bryant Award (1986) George Munger Award (1989) Home Depot Coach of the Year (1994) AP Coach of the Year (1998) Defunct: Joseph V. Paterno Award (2010) Bobby Bowden Coach of the Year Award (2009) Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year Award (2006) Woody Hayes Trophy (1977)
Assistant coaching awards	Broyles Award (Assistant Coach of the Year) AFCA Assistant Coach of the Year
Conference awards	ACC awards American awards Big 12 awards Big Ten awards (MVP) MAC awards Pac-12 awards SEC awards Sun Belt awards Defunct: Big East awards SWC awards
Division I FCS awards	Walter Payton Award (Div. I FCS offensive player) Buck Buchanan Award (Div. I FCS defensive player) Jerry Rice Award (Div. I FCS freshman) Eddie Robinson Award (Div. I FCS coach) Defunct: Mickey Charles Award (Div. I FCS student-athlete) STATS FCS Offensive Player of the Year (Div. I FCS offensive player) STATS FCS Defensive Player of the Year (Div. I FCS defensive player) STATS FCS Freshman Player of the Year (Div. I FCS freshman) STATS FCS Coach of the Year (Div. I FCS coach)
Other divisions/associations	Harlon Hill Trophy (Div. II) Gagliardi Trophy (Div. III) Rawlings Award (NAIA) Hec Crighton Trophy (U Sports) Fred Mitchell Award (non-Div. I FBS placekicker) Defunct: Melberger Award (Div. III)
Academic, inspirational, and versatility awards	Academic All-America of the Year (Student-athlete) Disney's Wide World of Sports Spirit Award William V. Campbell Trophy (Student-athlete) Wuerffel Trophy (Humanitarian-athlete) Senior CLASS Award (Div. I FBS student-athlete) Burlsworth Trophy (Walk-on) Rudy Award (inspirational/motivational)
Service awards	Amos Alonzo Stagg Award Walter Camp Alumni of the Year Walter Camp Man of the Year National Football Foundation Distinguished American Award National Football Foundation Gold Medal Winners Theodore Roosevelt Award
Regional awards	Champ Pickens Cup (1923–1926; Southern Conference champion) Conerly Trophy (Mississippi) Jon Cornish Trophy (top Canadian NCAA player) Dudley Award (Virginia) Norris Cup (North Carolina, school's best athlete) Porter Cup (South, school's best athlete) Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award (Texas-related offensive player) Kent Hull Trophy (Mississippi; offensive lineman) Nils V. "Swede" Nelson Award (New England sportsmanship)
Awards organizations	Maxwell Football Club National Football Foundation Touchdown Club of Columbus (defunct) Walter Camp Football Foundation Washington D.C. Touchdown Club
Halls of fame	College Football Hall of Fame

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