Mid-American Conference football individual awards

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.^{[ref 1]}

Offensive Player of the Year

Byron Leftwich is one of the few multiple Offensive POTY award winners. He earned a Super Bowl ring with the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2009.

Nate Davis led the Ball State Cardinals to an undefeated regular season in 2008, earning him the Offensive POTY award in that year.

Winners

Season	Player	Team	Position
1965	Asbury, WillieWillie Asbury	Kent State
1966	Matte, BruceBruce Matte	Miami
1967	Schneider, JohnJohn Schneider	Toledo
1968	Bryant, CleveCleve Bryant	Ohio
1969	Ealey, ChuckChuck Ealey	Toledo	QB
1970	Ealey, ChuckChuck Ealey (2)	Toledo	QB
1971*	Ealey, ChuckChuck Ealey (3)	Toledo	QB
1971*	Villapiano, PhilPhil Villapiano	Bowling Green
1972	Hitchens, BobBob Hitchens	Miami
1973	Miles, PaulPaul Miles	Bowling Green
1974	Swick, GeneGene Swick	Toledo
1975	Swick, GeneGene Swick (2)	Toledo
1976	Persell, JeromeJerome Persell	Western Michigan	RB
1977	Persell, JeromeJerome Persell (2)	Western Michigan	RB
1978*	Persell, JeromeJerome Persell (3)	Western Michigan	RB
1978*	Petzke, DaveDave Petzke	Northern Illinois
1979	Hogeboom, GaryGary Hogeboom	Central Michigan	QB
1980	O'Connell, MarkMark O'Connell	Ball State
1981	Shon, SamSam Shon	Ohio
1982	Adams, CurtisCurtis Adams	Central Michigan
1983	McClure, BrianBrian McClure	Bowling Green
1984	McClure, BrianBrian McClure (2)	Bowling Green
1985	McClure, BrianBrian McClure (3)	Bowling Green
1986	Morris, TerryTerry Morris	Miami	QB
1987	Wilkerson, EricEric Wilkerson	Kent State
1988	Kimbrough, TonyTony Kimbrough	Western Michigan	QB
1989	Riley, DavidDavid Riley	Ball State
1990	Bender, JeffJeff Bender	Central Michigan
1991	White, ErikErik White	Bowling Green
1992	White, ErikErik White (2)	Bowling Green
1993	Neu, MikeMike Neu	Ball State
1994	Pruitt, BrianBrian Pruitt	Central Michigan
1995	Tait, WaseanWasean Tait	Toledo
1996	Wilson, KareemKareem Wilson	Ohio
1997	Moss, RandyRandy Moss	Marshall	WR
1998	Prentice, TravisTravis Prentice	Miami	RB
1999	Pennington, ChadChad Pennington	Marshall	QB
2000	Sanford, RobertRobert Sanford	Western Michigan	RB
2001	Leftwich, ByronByron Leftwich	Marshall	QB
2002	Leftwich, ByronByron Leftwich (2)	Marshall	QB
2003	Roethlisberger, BenBen Roethlisberger	Miami	QB
2004	Jacobs, OmarOmar Jacobs	Bowling Green	QB
2005	Jennings, GregGreg Jennings	Western Michigan	WR
2006	Wolfe, GarrettGarrett Wolfe	Northern Illinois	RB
2007	LeFevour, DanDan LeFevour	Central Michigan	QB
2008	Davis, NateNate Davis	Ball State	QB
2009	LeFevour, DanDan LeFevour (2)	Central Michigan	QB
2010	Spann, ChadChad Spann	Northern Illinois	RB
2011	Harnish, ChandlerChandler Harnish	Northern Illinois	QB
2012	Lynch, JordanJordan Lynch	Northern Illinois	QB
2013	Lynch, JordanJordan Lynch (2)	Northern Illinois	QB
2014	Franklin, JarvionJarvion Franklin	Western Michigan	RB
2015	Johnson, MattMatt Johnson	Bowling Green	QB
2016	Davis, CoreyCorey Davis	Western Michigan	WR

Winners by school

School (First season)	Wins	Years
Bowling Green (1952)	9	1971, 1973, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1991, 1992, 2004, 2015
Western Michigan (1948)	8	1976, 1977, 1978, 1988, 2000, 2005, 2014, 2016
Toledo (1952)	7	1967, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1974, 1975, 1995
Central Michigan (1975)	6	1979, 1982, 1990, 1994, 2007, 2009
Northern Illinois (1975)	6	1978, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
Miami (1948)	5	1966, 1972, 1986, 1998, 2003
Ball State (1975)	4	1980, 1989, 1993, 2008
Marshall^{[note 1]} (1954)	4	1997, 1999, 2001, 2002
Ohio (1947)	3	1968, 1981, 1996
Kent State (1951)	2	1965, 1987
Akron (1992)	0
Buffalo (1999)	0
Eastern Michigan (1976)	0
Temple^{[note 2]} (2007)	0
Butler^{[note 3]} (1947)	0
Cincinnati^{[note 4]} (1947)	0
Central Florida^{[note 5]} (2002)	0
Umass^{[note 6]} (2011)	0

Defensive Player of the Year

Larry English won the Defensive POTY award in 2008. He also won the Vern Davis award in that same year.

Winners

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	Rowe, BobBob Rowe	Western Michigan
1966	Rowe, BobBob Rowe (2)	Western Michigan
1967	Beutler, TomTom Beutler	Toledo	DL
1968	Babich, BobBob Babich	Miami	LB
1969	Green, JoeJoe Green	Bowling Green	DL
1970	Adams, DickDick Adams	Miami	P
1971	Long, MelMel Long	Toledo
1972	Lambert, JackJack Lambert	Kent State	LB
1973	Cousino, BradBrad Cousino	Miami	LB
1974	Cousino, BradBrad Cousino (2)	Miami	LB
1975	Suggs, ShaferShafer Suggs	Ball State	DB
1976	Bivins, AaronAaron Bivins	Toledo
1977	Glowik, JackJack Glowik	Miami
1978	Kremer, KenKen Kremer	Ball State
1979	Lewandowski, FrankFrank Lewandowski	Northern Illinois	LB
1980*	McCormick, KentKent McCormick	Miami	LB
1980*	Terra, MikeMike Terra	Northern Illinois
1981	Zupancic, JohnJohn Zupancic	Miami
1982	Bentley, RayRay Bentley	Central Michigan	LB
1983	Pillman, BrianBrian Pillman	Miami	DT
1984	Brandon, MarkMark Brandon	Toledo	DB
1985	Offerdahl, JohnJohn Offerdahl	Western Michigan	LB
1986	Garalczyk, MarkMark Garalczyk	Western Michigan	DT
1987	Garnica, GregGreg Garnica	Ball State	LB
1988	Garnica, GregGreg Garnica (2)	Ball State	LB
1989	Garnica, GregGreg Garnica (3)	Ball State	LB
1990	Mulhearn, SeanSean Mulhearn	Western Michigan	LB
1991	McMillan, CurtCurt McMillan	Miami	LB
1992	McMillan, CurtCurt McMillan (2)	Miami	LB
1993	Palko, VinceVince Palko	Bowling Green	LB
1994	Palko, VinceVince Palko (2)	Bowling Green	LB
1995	Williams, JohhnieJohhnie Williams	Miami	DB
1996	Maynard, BradBrad Maynard	Ball State	P
1997	Armour, JoJuanJoJuan Armour	Miami	LB
1998	Armour, JoJuanJoJuan Armour (2)	Miami	LB
1999	Cohen, DustinDustin Cohen	Miami	LB
2000	Smith, DwightDwight Smith	Akron	DB
2001	Max Yates	Marshall	LB
2002	Babin, JasonJason Babin	Western Michigan	DL
2003	Babin, JasonJason Babin (2)	Western Michigan	DL
2004	Goddard, JohnathanJohnathan Goddard	Marshall	DL
2005	Bazuin, DanDan Bazuin	Central Michigan	DL
2006	Ismail, AmeerAmeer Ismail	Western Michigan	LB
2007	Mullins, ClaytonClayton Mullins	Miami	LB
2008	English, LarryLarry English	Northern Illinois	DE
2009	Robinson, AdrianAdrian Robinson	Temple	DE
2010	Nix, RooseveltRoosevelt Nix	Kent State	DL
2011	Nowak, DrewDrew Nowak	Western Michigan	DT
2012	Jones, ChrisChris Jones	Bowling Green	DT
2013	Mack, KhalilKhalil Mack	Buffalo	LB
2014	Rollins, QuintenQuinten Rollins	Miami	DB
2015	Brown, JatavisJatavis Brown	Akron	LB
2016	Basham, TarellTarell Basham	Ohio	DE

Winners by school

School (First season)	Wins	Years
Miami (1948)	16	1968, 1970, 1973, 1974, 1977, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1991, 1992, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2007, 2014
Western Michigan (1948)	9	1965, 1966, 1985, 1986, 1990, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2011
Ball State (1975)	6	1975, 1978, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1996
Bowling Green (1952)	4	1969, 1993, 1994, 2012
Toledo (1952)	4	1967, 1971, 1976, 1984
Northern Illinois (1975)	3	1979, 1980, 2008
Akron (1992)	2	2000, 2015
Kent State (1951)	2	1972, 2010
Central Michigan (1975)	2	1982, 2005
Marshall^{[note 1]} (1954)	2	2001, 2004
Buffalo (1999)	1	2013
Ohio (1947)	1	2016
Temple^{[note 2]} (2007)	1	2009
Eastern Michigan (1976)	0
Butler^{[note 3]} (1947)	0
Cincinnati^{[note 4]} (1947)	0
Central Florida^{[note 5]} (2002)	0
Umass^{[note 6]} (2011)	0

Special Teams Player of the Year

Dave Zastudil is one of two two-time award winners. He shared the award with the other two-time winner, Steve Azar.

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

Scott Secor, 2014 Special Teams Player of the Year award winner.

Winners

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	Selent, BradBrad Selent	Western Michigan	K
1999	Zastudil, DaveDave Zastudil	Ohio
2000	McCareins, JustinJustin McCareins	Northern Illinois
2001*	Zastudil, DaveDave Zastudil (2)	Ohio
2001*	Azar, SteveSteve Azar	Northern Illinois
2002	Sheldon, DanDan Sheldon	Northern Illinois
2003	Azar, SteveSteve Azar (2)	Northern Illinois
2004	Robinson, RyneRyne Robinson	Miami
2005	Robbins, JasonJason Robbins	Toledo
2006	Jackson, BrianBrian Jackson	Ball State
2007	Kern, BrettBrett Kern	Toledo
2008	Brown, AntonioAntonio Brown	Central Michigan
2009	Brown, AntonioAntonio Brown (2)	Central Michigan
2010	Page, EricEric Page	Toledo
2011	Weller, MattMatt Weller	Ohio	K^{[ref 2]}
2012	Archer, DriDri Archer	Kent State	KR
2013	Detmer, JeremiahJeremiah Detmer	Toledo	K
2014	Secor, ScottScott Secor	Ball State	K
2015	Turner, AregerosAregeros Turner	Northern Illinois	KR
2016	Phillips, DariusDarius Phillips	Western Michigan	KR

Winners by school

School (First season)	Wins	Years
Northern Illinois (1975)	5	2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2015
Toledo (1952)	4	2005, 2007, 2010, 2013
Ohio (1947)	3	1999, 2001, 2011
Ball State (1975)	2	2006, 2014
Central Michigan (1975)	2	2008, 2009
Western Michigan (1948)	2	1998, 2016
Kent State (1951)	1	2012
Miami (1948)	1	2004
Akron (1992)	0
Bowling Green (1952)	0
Buffalo (1999)	0
Eastern Michigan (1976)	0
Temple^{[note 2]} (2007)	0
Butler^{[note 3]} (1947)	0
Cincinnati^{[note 4]} (1947)	0
Marshall^{[note 1]} (1954)	0
Central Florida^{[note 5]} (2002)	0
Umass^{[note 6]} (2011)	0

Freshman Player of the Year

Ben Roethlisberger won the Freshman award in 2001. Today, his number 7 is retired at Miami University and he has led the Pittsburgh Steelers to two Super Bowl victories.

Tim Hiller, the 2005 winner, was one of NFL.com's Top 5 senior quarterback prospects in 2009.

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

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	McClure, BrianBrian McClure	Bowling Green
1983	Spielmaker, KellyKelly Spielmaker	Western Michigan
1984	Genatempo, PetePete Genatempo	Northern Illinois
1985	Taylor, MarshallMarshall Taylor	Northern Illinois
1986	Young, PatrickPatrick Young	Kent State
1987	Parmalee, BernieBernie Parmalee	Ball State
1988	Bender, JeffJeff Bender	Central Michigan
1989	Tayles, BradBrad Tayles	Western Michigan	QB
1990	Parker, TroyTroy Parker	Toledo
1991	Norris, MorreyMorrey Norris	Kent State
1992	McCullough, DelandDeland McCullough	Miami
1993	Blair, MichaelMichael Blair	Ball State
1994	Whatley, AstronAstron Whatley	Kent State
1995	Massey III, SilasSilas Massey III	Central Michigan
1996*	Church, WaltWalt Church	Eastern Michigan
1996*	Lester, TimTim Lester	Western Michigan	QB
1997	Sanford, RobertRobert Sanford	Western Michigan	RB
1998	Gerling, KurtKurt Gerling	Bowling Green
1999	Payne, BrandonBrandon Payne	Akron
2000	Hill, TalmadgeTalmadge Hill	Ball State
2001	Roethlisberger, BenBen Roethlisberger	Miami	QB
2002	Leeper, AaronAaron Leeper	Buffalo
2003	Seymour, JerryJerry Seymour	Central Michigan	RB
2004	Givens, AdellAdell Givens	Ball State
2005	Hiller, TimTim Hiller	Western Michigan	QB
2006	LeFevour, DanDan LeFevour	Central Michigan	QB
2007	Brown, AntonioAntonio Brown	Central Michigan
2008	Baker, SeanSean Baker	Ball State
2009	Pierce, BernardBernard Pierce	Temple
2010	Nix, RooseveltRoosevelt Nix	Kent State
2011	Samuel, AnthonAnthon Samuel	Bowling Green	RB^{[ref 2]}
2012	Wilson, JamieJamie Wilson	Western Michigan	WR
2013	Davis, CoreyCorey Davis	Western Michigan	WR
2014	Franklin, JarvionJarvion Franklin	Western Michigan	RB
2015	Bogan, JamauriJamauri Bogan	Western Michigan	RB
2016	Hagan, JavonJavon Hagan	Ohio	S

Winners by school

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

Vern Smith Leadership Award

Brad Maynard is the only special teams player to win the award.

Garrett Wolfe won the Vern Davis award in 2006 after setting many MAC rushing records.

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.^{[ref 3]} 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

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	Bentley, RayRay Bentley	Central Michigan	LB
1983	Tyrrell, TimTim Tyrrell	Northern Illinois	QB
1984	McClure, BrianBrian McClure	Bowling Green	QB
1985	McClure, BrianBrian McClure (2)	Bowling Green	QB
1986	Morris, TerryTerry Morris	Miami	QB
1987	Wilkerson, EricEric Wilkerson	Kent State	RB
1988	Kimbrough, TonyTony Kimbrough	Western Michigan	QB
1989	Riley, DavidDavid Riley	Ball State	QB
1990	Bender, JeffJeff Bender	Central Michigan	QB
1991	White, ErikErik White	Bowling Green	QB
1992	White, ErikErik White (2)	Bowling Green	QB
1993	Neu, MikeMike Neu	Ball State	QB
1994	Pruitt, BrianBrian Pruitt	Central Michigan	RB
1995	Tait, WaseanWasean Tait	Toledo	RB
1996	Maynard, BradBrad Maynard	Ball State	P
1997	Moss, RandyRandy Moss	Marshall	WR
1998	Prentice, TravisTravis Prentice	Miami	RB
1999	Pennington, ChadChad Pennington	Marshall	QB
2000	Sanford, RobertRobert Sanford	Western Michigan	RB
2001	Leftwich, ByronByron Leftwich	Marshall	QB
2002	Leftwich, ByronByron Leftwich (2)	Marshall	QB
2003	Roethlisberger, BenBen Roethlisberger	Miami	QB
2004	Frye, CharlieCharlie Frye	Akron	QB
2005*	Gradkowski, BruceBruce Gradkowski	Toledo	QB
2005*	Jennings, GregGreg Jennings	Western Michigan	WR
2006	Wolfe, GarrettGarrett Wolfe	Northern Illinois	RB
2007	English, LarryLarry English	Northern Illinois	DE
2008	English, LarryLarry English (2)	Northern Illinois	DE
2009	LeFevour, DanDan LeFevour	Central Michigan	QB
2010	Spann, ChadChad Spann	Northern Illinois	RB
2011	Harnish, ChandlerChandler Harnish	Northern Illinois	QB
2012	Lynch, JordanJordan Lynch	Northern Illinois	QB
2013	Lynch, JordanJordan Lynch (2)	Northern Illinois	QB
2014	Mancz, GregGreg Mancz	Toledo	OL
2015	Johnson, MattMatt Johnson	Bowling Green	QB
2016	Terrell, ZachZach Terrell	Western Michigan	QB

Winners by school

School (First season)	Wins	Years
Northern Illinois (1975)	8	1983, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
Bowling Green (1952)	5	1984, 1985, 1991, 1992, 2015
Central Michigan (1975)	4	1982, 1990, 1994, 2009
Marshall^{[note 1]} (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
Toledo (1952)	3	1995, 2005, 2014
Akron (1992)	1	2004
Kent State (1951)	1	1987
Buffalo (1999)	0
Eastern Michigan (1976)	0
Ohio (1947)	0
Temple^{[note 2]} (2007)	0
Butler^{[note 3]} (1947)	0
Cincinnati^{[note 4]} (1947)	0
Central Florida^{[note 5]} (2002)	0
Umass^{[note 6]} (2011)	0

Coach of the Year

Urban Meyer won the award in 2001 with Bowling Green, before coaching at Utah, Florida and Ohio State.

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.^{[ref 4]} 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.^{[ref 5]} 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.^{[ref 1]}

Winners

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

Season	Coach	School	Year with school	Record
1965	Schembechler, BoBo Schembechler	Miami	3rd	7–3 (5–1)
1966	Doolittle, BillBill Doolittle	Western Michigan	3rd	7–3 (5–1)
1967	Lauterbur, FrankFrank Lauterbur	Toledo	5th	9–1 (5–1)
1968	Hess, BillBill Hess	Ohio	ten11th	ten10–1 (6–0)
1969	Lauterbur, FrankFrank Lauterbur (2)	Toledo	7th	ten11–0 (5–0)
1970	Lauterbur, FrankFrank Lauterbur (3)	Toledo	8th	ten12–0 (5–0)
1971	Murphy, JohnJohn Murphy	Toledo	1st	ten12–0 (5–0)
1972	James, DonDon James	Kent State	1st	6–5 (4–1)
1973	Mallory, BillBill Mallory	Miami	5th	ten11–0 (5–0)
1974	Crum, DickDick Crum	Miami	1st	ten10–0–1 (5–0)
1975	McClain, DaveDave McClain	Ball State	1st	9–2 (4–2)
1976	Uzelac, ElliotElliot Uzelac	Western Michigan	2nd	7–4 (6–3)
1977	Chlebek, EdEd Chlebek	Eastern Michigan	2nd	8–3 (4–3)
1978	Wallace, DwightDwight Wallace	Ball State	1st	ten10–1 (8–0)
1979	Stobart, ChuckChuck Stobart	Toledo	3rd	7–3–1 (7–1–1)
1980	Deromedi, HerbHerb Deromedi	Central Michigan	3rd	9–2 (7–2)
1981	Stobart, ChuckChuck Stobart (2)	Toledo	5th	9–3 (8–1)
1982	Stolz, DennyDenny Stolz	Bowling Green	6th	7–5 (7–2)
1983	Mallory, BillBill Mallory (2)	Northern Illinois	3rd	ten10–2 (8–1)
1984	Simrell, DanDan Simrell	Toledo	3rd	9–2–1 (7–1–1)
1985	Stolz, DennyDenny Stolz (2)	Bowling Green	9th	ten11–1 (9–0)
1986	Mason, GlenGlen Mason	Kent State	1st	5–6 (5–3)
1987	Harkema, JimJim Harkema	Eastern Michigan	5th	ten10–2 (7–1)
1988	Molde, AlAl Molde	Western Michigan	2nd	9–3 (7–1)
1989	Schudel, PaulPaul Schudel	Ball State	5th	7–3–2 (6–1–1)
1990	Deromedi, HerbHerb Deromedi (2)	Central Michigan	ten13th	8–3–1 (7–1)
1991	Blackney, GaryGary Blackney	Bowling Green	1st	ten11–1 (8–0)
1992	Blackney, GaryGary Blackney (2)	Bowling Green	2nd	ten10–2 (8–0)
1993	Schudel, PaulPaul Schudel (2)	Ball State	9th	8–3–1 (7–0–1)
1994	Flynn, DickDick Flynn	Central Michigan	1st	9–3 (8–1)
1995	Pinkel, GaryGary Pinkel	Toledo	5th	ten11–0–1 (7–0–1)
1996	Grobe, JimJim Grobe	Ohio	2nd	6–6 (5–3)
1997	Pinkel, GaryGary Pinkel (2)	Toledo	7th	9–3 (7–1)
1998	Pruett, BobBob Pruett	Marshall	2nd	ten12–1 (7–1)
1999	Pruett, BobBob Pruett (2)	Marshall	3rd	ten13–0 (8–0)
2000	Darnell, GaryGary Darnell	Western Michigan	4th	9–3 (7–1)
2001	Meyer, UrbanUrban Meyer	Bowling Green	1st	8–3 (5–3)
2002	Novak, JoeJoe Novak	Northern Illinois	6th	8–4 (7–1)
2003	Hoeppner, TerryTerry Hoeppner	Miami	5th	ten13–1 (8–0)
2004	Brookhart, J. D.J. D. Brookhart	Akron	1st	6–5 (6–2)
2005	Cubit, BillBill Cubit	Western Michigan	1st	7–4 (5–3)
2006	Solich, FrankFrank Solich	Ohio	2nd	9–5 (7–1)
2007	Gill, TurnerTurner Gill	Buffalo	2nd	5–7 (5–3)
2008	Hoke, BradyBrady Hoke	Ball State	6th	ten12–2 (8–0)
2009	Golden, AlAl Golden	Temple	3rd	9–3 (7–1)
2010	Haywood, MichaelMichael Haywood	Miami	2nd	9–4 (8–1)
2011	English, RonRon English	Eastern Michigan	3rd	6–6 (4–4)
2012	Hazell, DarrellDarrell Hazell	Kent State	2nd	11–3 (8–0)
2013	Carey, RodRod Carey	Northern Illinois	1st	12–1 (8–0)
2014	Fleck, P. J.P. J. Fleck	Western Michigan	2nd	8–5 (6–2)
2015	Campbell, MattMatt Campbell	Toledo	5th	9–2 (6–2)
2016	Fleck, P. J.P. J. Fleck (2)	Western Michigan	4th	(8–0)

Winners by school

School (First season)	Wins	Years
Toledo (1952)	10	1967, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1979, 1871, 1984, 1995, 1997, 2015
Western Michigan (1948)	7	1966, 1976, 1988, 2000, 2005, 2014, 2016
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
Central Michigan (1975)	5	1980, 1990, 1994, 1977, 1987
Eastern Michigan (1976)	3	1977, 1987, 2011
Northern Illinois (1975)	3	1983, 2002, 2013
Kent State (1951)	3	1972, 1986, 2012
Ohio (1947)	3	1968, 1996, 2006
Marshall^{[note 1]} (1954)	2	1988, 1999
Akron (1992)	1	2004
Buffalo (1999)	1	2007
Temple^{[note 2]} (2007)	1	2009
Butler^{[note 3]} (1947)	0
Cincinnati^{[note 4]} (1947)	0
Central Florida^{[note 5]} (2002)	0
Umass^{[note 6]} (2011)	0

Notes

1 2 3 4 5 6 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.
1 2 3 4 5 6 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.
1 2 3 4 5 6 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.
1 2 3 4 5 6 Cincinnati left the Mid-American Conference following the 1953 season and is currently a member of The American.
1 2 3 4 5 6 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.
1 2 3 4 5 6 UMass was a member of the MAC from 2011 to 2015, when they left to become a football-only independent member of FBS Football, after declining to be a full member of the MAC

References

1 2 "MAC Announces 2009 Post Season Awards" (Press release). Mid-American Conference. 2009-12-02. Retrieved 2009-12-03.
1 2 "MAC Names 2011 All-MAC Teams & Post Season Awards". Retrieved 12 December 2011.
↑ "Vern Smith Leadership Award" (PDF). 2009 MAC Football Record Book. Mid-American Conference. 2009-07-21. p. 104. Retrieved 2009-12-02.
↑ "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.

Mid-American Conference football

East Division	Akron Zips Bowling Green Falcons Buffalo Bulls Kent State Golden Flashes Miami RedHawks Ohio Bobcats

West Division	Ball State Cardinals Central Michigan Chippewas Eastern Michigan Eagles NIU Huskies Toledo Rockets Western Michigan Broncos

Championships and awards	MAC Championship Game All-time standings Mid-American Conference football individual awards

Seasons	2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

College football awards

Overall trophies	Heisman Memorial Trophy (winners) (1935) Maxwell Award (1937) Walter Camp Award (1967)

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) Dave Rimington Trophy (Center) Davey O'Brien Award (Quarterback) Dick Butkus Award (Linebacker) Doak Walker Award (Running back) Fred Biletnikoff Award (receiver) Jim Thorpe Award (Defensive back) John Mackey Award (Tight end) Lombardi Award (Lineman/linebacker) Lott Trophy (Defensive player) Lou Groza Award (Placekicker) Manning Award (Quarterback) Outland Trophy (Interior lineman) Ray Guy Award (Punter) Ted Hendricks Award (Defensive end) Jet Award (Return Specialist) Jacobs Blocking Trophy Joe Moore Award (Offensive Line) Holder of the Year (Holder)

Other national player awards	Archie Griffin Award (Best player) Bill Willis Trophy (Defensive lineman) Chic Harley Award (Best player) Jack Lambert Trophy (Linebacker) Jack Tatum Trophy (Defensive back) Jim Brown Trophy (Running back) Jim Parker Trophy (Offensive lineman) Johnny Unitas Award (Senior quarterback) Knute Rockne Memorial Trophy (Lineman) Paul Hornung Award (Most versatile) Paul Warfield Award (Wide receiver) Sammy Baugh Trophy (Passer) Walter Camp Memorial Trophy (Offensive back)

All-Americans	College Football All-America Team

Head coaching awards	AFCA Coach of the Year (1935) Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year (1957) Sporting News Coach of the Year (1963) Walter Camp Coach of the Year Award (1967) Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year (1976) Woody Hayes Trophy (1977) Paul "Bear" Bryant Award (1986) George Munger Award (1989) Home Depot Coach of the Year (1994) AP Coach of the Year (1998) Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year Award (2006) Bobby Bowden Coach of the Year Award (2009) Defunct: Joseph V. Paterno Award (2010)

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 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) Melberger Award (Div. III) Rawlings Award (NAIA)

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) Lowe's Senior CLASS Award (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	All-Southern team Champ Pickens Trophy Conerly Trophy (Mississippi's best college football player) Dudley Award (Virginia's best college football player) Norris Cup Porter Cup Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award (Texas-related offensive player) Nils V. "Swede" Nelson Award (New England sportsmanship)

Halls of fame	College Football Hall of Fame

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