Jonathan's 2001 MAC Football Predictions
Predicted Standings for MAC 2001
EAST
Team | Conference Record |
Overall Record |
Marshall | 6-2 | 7-4 |
Ohio | 5-3 | 7-4 |
Akron | 5-3 | 5-6 |
Bowling Green | 3-5 | 4-7 |
Miami (OH) | 2-7 | 2-10 |
Buffalo | 1-7 | 2-9 |
Kent State | 1-7 | 2-9 |
WEST
Team | Conference Record |
Overall Record |
Western Michigan | 7-1 | 8-3 |
Toledo | 6-1 | 8-3 |
Northern Illinois | 4-3 | 5-6 |
Ball State | 4-4 | 6-5 |
Central Michigan | 2-6 | 2-9 |
Eastern Michigan | 1-6 | 4-7 |
MAC Championship Game: Western Michigan over Marshall
Must-See Games of MAC 2001
Toledo at Western Michigan
Toledo at Ohio
Ohio at Marshall
Ohio at Akron
South Florida at No. Illinois
Marshall at No. Illinois
Ball State at No. Illinois
Rating the Schedules from Toughest to Easiest in MAC 2001
1) Ohio
2) Akron
3) Miami (Oh)
4) Bowling Green
5) Western Michigan
6) Marshall
7) Central Michigan
8) Ball State
9) Toledo
10) Kent State
11) Northern Illinois
12) Eastern Michigan
Out-of-Conference Opponents for each Team
Akron: Ohio State, Purdue, Central Florida
Ball State: Auburn, Kentucky, S. Illinois, Connecticut
Bowling Green: Missouri, South Carolina, Temple
Buffalo: Rutgers, Army, Connecticut
Central Michigan: E. Kentcuky, Michigan State, Boise State
Eastern Michigan: Southeast MO State, Maryland, Indiana State
Kent State: Iowa, Bucknell, West Virginia
Marshall: Florida, UMASS, TCU
Miami (OH): Michigan, Iowa, Cincinnati, Hawaii
Northern Illinois: S. Fla., Illinois, Wake Forest, Sam Houston St.
Ohio: North Carolina State, West Virginia, Iowa State,
Toledo: Minnesota, Temple, Youngstown State, Navy
Western Michigan: Illinois State, Virginia Tech, Michigan
Coaching Changes in the MAC for 2001
Team | Out | In |
Bowling Green | Gary Blackney | Urban Meyer |
Buffalo | Craig Cirbus | Jim Hofner |
Ohio | Jim Grobe | Brian Knorr |
Toledo | Gary Picknel | Tom Arnstutz |
2001 MAC Composite Schedule
| Sep 1 | Sep 8 | Sep 15 | Sep 22 |
Sep 29 | Oct 6 | Oct 13 | Oct 20 | Oct 27 |
Nov 3 | Nov 10 | Nov 17 | Nov 24 |
AKRON | - | at Ohio St | E. Mich |
at Purdue | Ohio | at W. Mich | at Miami, Oh |
Bowl Green | at Marsh. | at C. Fla | at Buffalo
| Kent St. | - |
BALL ST. | at Aub | at KY | So. Ill |
at W. Mich | Miami, Oh | - | at E. Mich |
Toledo | at Conn | C. Mich | Kent St. | at
N. Ill | - |
BOWLING GREEN | at MO | Buffalo | at
SC | Temple | at Marsh. | Kent St. | at W. Mich
| at Akron | - | Miami, Oh | at Ohio | -
| (23) Toledo |
BUFFALO | (8/30)Rutgers | at Bowl Green |
at Army | at Conn | C. Mich | at Miami, Oh |
Marshall | at Kent St. | at E. Mich | Ohio |
Akron | - | - |
C. MICHIGAN | (8/30) E. KY | at Mich St. |
at Boise St. | Toledo | at Buffalo | - | Ohio
| at Marsh. | N. Ill | at Ball St. | E. Mich |
at W. Mich | - |
E. MICHIGAN | SE MO St. | at MD | at
Akron | Ind. St. | W. Mich | at Conn | Ball St.
| - | Buffalo | at N. Ill | at C. Mich | at
Toledo | - |
KENT ST. | at Iowa | Bucknell | Miami,
Oh | at W. VA | - | at Bowl. Green | N. Ill |
Buffalo | at Ohio | Marshall | at Ball St. | at
Akron | - |
MARSHALL | at Fla | UMass | at TCU
| - | Bowl. Green | at N. Ill | at Buffalo |
C. Mich | Akron | at Kent St. | at Miami, Oh |
Ohio | - |
MIAMI, OH | at Mich | at Iowa | at Kent
St. | Cin. | at Ball St. | Buffalo | Akron |
at Ohio | W. Mich | at Bowl. Green | Marshall |
at Hawaii | - |
N. ILLINOIS | (8/30) So. Fla | at Illinois |
at W. Forest | Sam Hou. St. | at Toledo | Marshall |
at Kent St. | W. Mich | at C. Mich | E. Mich |
- | Ball St. | - |
OHIO | at NC St. | at W. VA | - |
at Iowa St. | at Akron | Toledo | at C. Mich |
Miami, Oh | Kent St. | at Buffalo | Bowl. Green |
at Marsh. | - |
TOLEDO | (8/31) Minn. | at Temple |
Y’town St. | at C. Mich | N. Ill | at Ohio | -
| at Ball St. | Navy | - | (6th) W. Mich |
E. Mich | (23rd) at Bowl. Green |
W. MICHIGAN | (8/30) Ill. St. | at VA Tech |
at Mich | Ball St. | at E. Mich | Akron |
Bowl. Green | at N. Ill | at Miami, Oh | - | (6th)
Toledo | C. Mich | - |
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