2020 Mid-American Conference football season

Sports season

2020 Mid-American Conference football season

League| NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision
Sport| Football
Duration| November 4 - December 18
Number of teams| 12
Regular season
Season MVP| Jaret Patterson
East Division champions| Buffalo
West Division champions| Ball State
MAC Championship Game
Champions| Ball State
Runners-up| Buffalo
Finals MVP| Drew Plitt & Jimmy Daw, Ball State[1]
Seasons

← 2019

2021 →

2020 Mid-American Conference football standings

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East Division
No. 25 Buffalo xy  |  | 5  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 1  |
Kent State |  | 3  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 1  |
Ohio |  | 2  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 1  |
Miami (OH) |  | 2  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 1  |
Akron |  | 1  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 5  |
Bowling Green |  | 0  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 5  |
West Division
No. 23 Ball State xy$  |  | 5  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 1  |
Western Michigan |  | 4  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 2  |
Toledo |  | 4  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 2  |
Central Michigan |  | 3  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 3  |
Eastern Michigan |  | 2  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 4  |
Northern Illinois |  | 0  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 6  |
Championship: Ball State 38, Buffalo 28

* $ - Conference champion
* x - Division champion/co-champions
* y - Championship game participant
* Note: Due to COVID-19, the Mid-American suspended the season on August 8, but later decided to begin play on November 4.[2]

Rankings from AP Poll.

The 2020 Mid-American Conference football season was the 75th season for the Mid-American Conference (MAC), as part of the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season.

The provisional schedule was released on February 26, 2020, with a regular season between September 3 and November 28, 2020, and the MAC Championship Game on December 5, 2020.[3] On August 8, 2020, the MAC announced that all fall sports had been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with plans to attempt play in Spring 2021. Commissioner Jon Steinbrecher stated that "there are simply too many unknowns to put our student-athletes into situations that are not clearly understood." It was reported that the NIU Huskies — the conference's most successful team — were instrumental in pushing for a full cancellation of the season, and had also suggested the possibility of opting out if the MAC did decide to play. Concerns were also raised over the budgetary impacts of health protocols such as testing, especially with the cancellation of all but five games against Power Five conference opponents (which often serve as a major revenue source) due to restrictions to in-conference play only. The MAC became the first FBS conference to cancel the 2020 season entirely due to COVID-19.[4][5] On September 24, 2020, The MAC voted unanimously to resume the fall football season. the six-game conference-only schedule will begin on Wednesday, Nov. 4 with a full slate of games. The regular season will conclude with the East Division & West Division Champions playing in the MAC Championship Game on Friday, Dec. 18 at Ford Field in Detroit, Mich The Conference will implement a COVID-19 testing program requiring four antigen tests per week with all positive tests needing confirmation with a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test. Any student athlete with a positive test will enter a cardiac screening protocol. The MAC's approved COVID-19 testing protocols, including four tests per week, will begin Monday, October 5.[6] On October 7 the MAC released the new 2020 Football schedule.[7]

## Previous season

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Main article: 2019 Mid-American Conference football season

In 2019, the Miami RedHawks won the east division, and the Central Michigan Chippewas won the west, both with a 6–2 conference record. In the 2019 MAC Championship Game, the RedHawks defeated the Chippewas 26–21 in overtime. The RedHawks would go on to the 2020 LendingTree Bowl, where they were defeated 27-17 by the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns.

## Head coaches

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### Coaches

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Akron  | Tom Arth | Chattanooga | 5  | 49–33 (.598)  | 0–8 (.000)  | 0
Ball State  | Mike Neu | New Orleans Saints (QB Coach)  | 5  | 14–26 (.350)  | 9–27 (.250)  | 0
Bowling Green  | Scot Loeffler | Virginia Tech Hokies (QB Coach)  | 2  | 3–9 (.250)  | 2–6 (.250)  | 0
Buffalo  | Lance Leipold | Wisconsin–Whitewater | 6  | 31–32 (.492)  | 20–20 (.500)  | 0
Central Michigan  | Jim McElwain | Florida | 2  | 52–34 (.605)  | 6–2 (.750)  | 1
Eastern Michigan  | Chris Creighton | Drake | 7  | 28–47 (.373)  | 16–32 (.333)  | 0
Kent State  | Sean Lewis | Syracuse (Co Off. Coordinator)  | 2  | 7–6 (.538)  | 5–3 (.625)  | 0
Miami  | Chuck Martin | Notre Dame (Off. Coordinator/QB Coach)  | 6  | 32–48 (.400)  | 26–22 (.542)  | 1
Northern Illinois  | Thomas Hammock | Baltimore Ravens running backs coach  | 2  | 5–7 (.417)  | 4–4 (.500)  | 0
Ohio  | Frank Solich | Nebraska | 16  | 113–81 (.582)  | 71–45 (.612)  | 0
Toledo  | Jason Candle | Toledo (Off. Coordinator)  | 5  | 34–20 (.630)  | 23–11 (.676)  | 1
Western Michigan  | Tim Lester | Purdue (QB Coach)  | 4  | 20–18 (.526)  | 14–9 (.609)  | 0

## Rankings

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Main article: 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

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Ball State  | AP  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | RV  | 23
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Bowling Green  | AP  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
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Buffalo  | AP  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | RV  | RV  | RV  | 24  | 23  | RV  | 25
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Central Michigan  | AP  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
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## Regular season Schedule

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### Week 1

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November 4  | 6:00 p.m.  | Eastern Michigan | Kent State | Dix Stadium • Kent, OH | ESPN+ |  KSU 27–23 |  |
November 4  | 6:00 p.m.  | Western Michigan | Akron | InfoCision Stadium • Akron, OH | ESPN3 |  WMU 58–13 | 490 |
November 4  | 7:00 p.m.  | Ball State | Miami | Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH | CBSSN |  M-OH 38–31 |  |
November 4  | 7:00 p.m.  | Buffalo | Northern Illinois | Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL | ESPN2 |  UB 49–30 | 449 |
November 4  | 7:00 p.m.  | Ohio | Central Michigan | Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI | ESPN |  CMU 30–27 | 757 |
November 4  | 8:00 p.m.  | Bowling Green | Toledo | Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH (rivalry)  | ESPNU |  TOL 38–3 |  |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

### Week 2

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November 10  | 7:00 p.m.  | Akron | Ohio | Peden Stadium • Athens, OH | CBSSN |  OU 24–10 | 1,182 |
November 10  | 7:00 p.m.  | Kent State | Bowling Green | Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH (Anniversary Award)  | ESPNU |  KSU 62–24 | 1,500 |
November 10  | 8:00 p.m.  | Miami | Buffalo | UB Stadium • Buffalo, NY | ESPN |  UB 42–10 |  |
November 11  | 7:00 p.m.  | Eastern Michigan | Ball State | Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN | CBSSN |  BSU 38–31 | 1,183 |
November 11  | 8:00 p.m.  | Central Michigan | Northern Illinois | Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL | ESPNU |  CMU 40–10 | 419 |
November 11  | 8:00 p.m.  | Toledo | Western Michigan | Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI | ESPN2 |  WMU 41–38 |  |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

### Week 3

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November 17  | 7:00 p.m.  | Buffalo | Bowling Green | Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH | CBSSN |  UB 42–17 | 1,500 |
November 17  | 8:00 p.m.  | Akron | Kent State | Dix Stadium • Kent, OH (Wagon Wheel)  | ESPN |  KSU 69–45 |  |
November 17  | 8:00 p.m.  | Ohio | Miami | Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH (Battle of the Bricks)  | N/A  |  Cancelled | n/a |
November 18  | 7:00 p.m.  | Northern Illinois | Ball State | Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN (Bronze Stalk Trophy)  | ESPNN |  BSU 31–25 | 859 |
November 18  | 7:00 p.m.  | Toledo | Eastern Michigan | Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI | CBSSN |  TOL 45–28 | 300 |
November 18  | 7:00 p.m.  | Western Michigan | Central Michigan | Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI (Michigan MAC Trophy, rivalry)  | ESPN2 |  WMU 52–44 |  |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

### Week 4

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November 27  | 4:00 p.m.  | Central Michigan | Eastern Michigan | Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI (Michigan MAC Trophy)  | CBSSN |  CMU 31–23 |  |
November 28  | 12:00 p.m.  | Ball State | Toledo | Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH | ESPN3 |  BSU 27–24 |  |
November 28  | 12:00 p.m.  | Bowling Green | Ohio | Peden Stadium • Athens, OH | ESPNU |  OU 52–10 | 1,182 |
November 28  | 12:00 p.m.  | Kent State | Buffalo | UB Stadium • Buffalo, NY | CBSSN |  UB 70–41 |  |
November 28  | 12:00 p.m.  | Northern Illinois | Western Michigan | Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI | ESPN+ |  WMU 30–27 |  |
November 28  | 1:00 p.m.  | Miami | Akron | InfoCision Stadium • Akron, OH | ESPN3 |  M-OH 38–7 |  |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

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December 5  | 12:00 p.m.  | Toledo | Northern Illinois | Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL | ESPN3 |  TOL 41–24 |  |
December 5  | 12:00 p.m.  | Kent State | Miami | Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH |  |  cancelled | n/a |
December 5  | 2:00 p.m.  | Ball State | Central Michigan | Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI | ESPNU |  BSU 45–20 |  |
December 5  | 2:00 p.m.  | Bowling Green | Akron | InfoCision Stadium • Akron, OH | ESPN3 |  AKR 31–3 |  |
December 5  | 2:00 p.m.  | Eastern Michigan | Western Michigan | Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI (Michigan MAC Trophy)  | ESPN+ |  EMU 53–42 |  |
December 5  | 3:30 p.m.  | Buffalo | Ohio | Peden Stadium • Athens, OH |  |  cancelled | n/a |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

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December 12  | 12:00 p.m.  | Western Michigan | Ball State | Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN | ESPN+ |  BSU 30–27 | 823 |
December 12  | 12:00 p.m.  | Northern Illinois | Eastern Michigan | Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI | ESPN3 |  EMU 41–33 | 300 |
December 12  | 12:00 p.m.  | Miami | Bowling Green | Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH | n/a  |  cancelled | n/a |
December 12  | 12:00 p.m.  | Ohio | Kent State | Dix Stadium • Kent, OH | n/a  |  cancelled | n/a |
December 12  | 2:30 p.m.  | Akron | No. 24 Buffalo | UB Stadium • Buffalo, NY | CBSSN |  UB 56–7 | 0 |
December 12  | 3:00 p.m.  | Central Michigan | Toledo | Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH | ESPN3 |  TOL 24–23 | 0 |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

### Championship Game

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#### Week 7 (MAC Championship game)

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December 18  | 7:30 p.m.  | Ball State | No. 23 Buffalo | Ford Field • Detroit, MI | ESPN |  BSU 38–28 |  |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time Zone.

## Postseason

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### Bowl Games

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See also: 2020–21 NCAA football bowl games

Legend

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Camellia Bowl | December 25  | Cramton Bowl • Montgomery, AL | ESPN | 2:30 p.m.  | Buffalo | Marshall | W 17–10  | 2,512
Arizona Bowl | December 31  | Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ | CBS | 2:00 p.m.  | Ball State | San Jose State | W 34–13  | 0

## Awards and honors

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### Player of the week honors

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#### East Division

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Week 1 (November 9)  | AJ Mayer
Jaret Patterson | Miami
Buffalo | QB
RB  | Ryan McWood  | Miami | LB  | De'Montre Tuggle | Ohio | RB/KR
Week 2 (November 16)  | Kyle Vantrease | Buffalo | QB  | Keye Thompson  | Ohio | LB  | Dom Dzioban  | Miami | P
Week 3 (November 23)  | Jaret Patterson
Dustin Crum | Buffalo
Kent State | RB
QB  | James Patterson  | Buffalo | LB  | Matthew Trickett  | Kent State | K
Week 4 (November 30)  | Jaret Patterson  | Buffalo | RB  | Kameron Butler  | Miami | DE  | Julian Ross  | Ohio | RB/KR
Week 5 (December 7)  | Teon Dollard  | Akron | RB  | Bubba Arslanian  | Akron | LB  | Gavin Blunt  | Akron | WR
Week 6 (December 14)  | Kevin Marks  | Buffalo | RB  | Eddie Wilson  | Buffalo | DT  | Tyrone Hill  | Buffalo | S

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Week 1 (November 9)  | Eli Peters  | Toledo | QB  | Troy Hairston | Central Michigan | DL  | Luke Elzinga  | Central Michigan | P
Week 2 (November 16)  | Caleb Huntley  | Ball State | RB  | Brandon Martin  | Ball State | LB  | Marshall Meeder  | Central Michigan | K
Week 3 (November 23)  | D'Wayne Eskridge | Western Michigan | WR  | Jamal Hines  | Toledo | DE  | Thiago Kapps  | Western Michigan | K
Week 4 (November 30)  | Drew Plitt  | Ball State | QB  | Christian Albright | Ball State | LB  | D'Wayne Eskridge  | Western Michigan | WR/KR
Week 5 (December 7)  | Drew Plitt
Preston Hutchinson  | Ball State
Eastern Michigan | QB
QB  | Jose Ramirez  | Eastern Michigan | DE  | Chad Ryland  | Eastern Michigan | K
Week 6 (December 14)  | Justin Hall  | Ball State | WR  | Jaylin Thomas  | Ball State | LB  | Chad Ryland  | Eastern Michigan | K

### MAC Individual Awards

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The following individuals received postseason honors as voted by the Mid-American Conference football coaches at the end of the season

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Offensive Player of the Year  | Jaret Patterson | Buffalo
Defensive Player of the Year  | Troy Hairston
Brandon Martin  | Central Michigan
Ball State
Special Teams Player of the Year  | D'Wayne Eskridge | Western Michigan
Freshman Player of the Year  | Lew Nichols III | Central Michigan
Vern Smith Leadership Award  | Jaret Patterson  | Buffalo
Coach of the Year  | Lance Leipold | Buffalo

### All-conference teams

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First Team Offense
WR  | Justin Hall | Ball State
WR  | Isaiah McKoy  | Kent State
WR  | Tyrice Richie  | Northern Illinois
WR  | D'Wayne Eskridge | Western Michigan
OL  | Kayode Awosika | Buffalo
OL  | Mike Novitsky | Buffalo
OL  | Tommy Doyle | Miami
OL  | Bryce Harris  | Toledo
OL  | Mike Caliendo | Western Michigan
TE  | Quintin Morris | Bowling Green
QB  | Dustin Crum | Kent State
RB  | Teon Dollard  | Akron
RB  | Jaret Patterson | Buffalo
PK  | Marshall Meeder  | Central Michigan
First Team Defense
DL  | Malcolm Koonce | Buffalo
DL  | Ralph Holley | Western Michigan
DL  | Troy Hairston | Central Michigan
DL  | Mohamed Diallo | Central Michigan
OLB  | Anthony Ekpe  | Ball State
OLB  | Troy Brown  | Central Michigan
ILB  | Brandon Martin  | Ball State
ILB  | James Patterson  | Buffalo
DB  | Bryce Cosby | Ball State
DB  | Willie Reid  | Central Michigan
DB  | Noski LaFleur  | Eastern Michigan
DB  | Bricen Garner  | Western Michigan
P  | Luke Elzinga  | Central Michigan
First Team Specialists
KRS  | D'Wayne Eskridge | Western Michigan
KRS  | Justin Hall  | Ball State
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WR  | Antonio Nunn  | Buffalo
WR  | Kalil Pimpleton | Central Michigan
WR  | Jack Sorenson  | Miami
WR  | Skyy Moore | Western Michigan
OL  | Curtis Blackwell  | Ball State
OL  | Jake Fuzak  | Buffalo
OL  | Derek Smith  | Central Michigan
OL  | Bill Kuduk  | Kent State
OL  | Jaylon Moore | Western Michigan
TE  | Daniel Crawford  | Northern Illinois
QB  | Drew Plitt | Ball State
RB  | De'Montre Tuggle | Ohio
RB  | La'Darius Jefferson  | Western Michigan
PK  | Chad Ryland | Eastern Michigan
Second Team Defense
DL  | Turan Rush  | Eastern Michigan
DL  | Weston Kramer  | Northern Illinois
DL  | Desjuan Johnson | Toledo
DL  | Austin Conrad  | Ohio
OLB  | Christian Albright | Ball State
OLB  | Jamal Hines  | Toledo
ILB  | Bubba Arslanian  | Akron
ILB  | Terry Myrick  | Eastern Michigan
DB  | Antonio Phillips  | Ball State
DB  | Jordan Gandy  | Northern Illinois
DB  | Tycen Anderson | Toledo
DB  | Nate Bauer  | Toledo
P  | Nathan Snyder  | Ball State
Second Team Specialists
KRS  | Trayvon Rudolph  | Northern Illinois
KRS  | De'Montre Tuggle  | Ohio
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WR  | Yo'Heinz Tyler  | Ball State
WR  | Hassan Beydoun  | Eastern Michigan
WR  | Isaiah Winstead | Toledo
WR  | Jaylen Hall  | Western Michigan
OL  | Sidy Sow | Eastern Michigan
OL  | Nathan Monnin  | Kent State
OL  | Danny Godlevske  | Miami
OL  | Brayden Patton  | Northern Illinois
OL  | Brett Kitrell  | Ohio
TE  | Zac Lefebvre  | Buffalo
QB  | Kaleb Eleby | Western Michigan
RB  | Caleb Huntley | Ball State
RB  | Kevin Marks  | Buffalo
PK  | Alex McNulty  | Buffalo
Third Team Defense
DL  | Eddie Wilson  | Buffalo
DL  | Jose Ramirez | Eastern Michigan
DL  | Kam Butler  | Miami
DL  | Lonnie Phelps | Miami
OLB  | Kholbe Coleman  | Bowling Green
ILB  | Jaylin Thomas  | Ball State
ILB  | Kyle Pugh  | Northern Illinois
ILB  | Treshaun Hayward  | Western Michigan
DB  | A. J. Watts  | Akron
DB  | Devonni Reed  | Central Michigan
DB  | Emmanuel Rugamba | Miami
DB  | Devin Lafayette  | Northern Illinois
P  | Nick Mihalic  | Western Michigan
Third Team Specialists
KRS  | Bryson Denley  | Bowling Green
KRS  | Ron Cook  | Buffalo

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### All-Americans

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For the complete All-America selections, see 2020 College Football All-America Team.

The 2020 College Football All-America Teams are composed of the following College Football All-American first teams chosen by the following selector organizations: Associated Press (AP), Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), Walter Camp Foundation (WCFF), The Sporting News (TSN), Sports Illustrated (SI), USA Today (USAT) ESPN, CBS Sports (CBS), FOX Sports (FOX) College Football News (CFN), Bleacher Report (BR), Scout.com, Phil Steele (PS), SB Nation (SB), Athlon Sports, Pro Football Focus (PFF) and Yahoo! Sports (Yahoo!).

Currently, the NCAA compiles consensus all-America teams in the sports of Division I-FBS football and Division I men's basketball using a point system computed from All-America teams named by coaches associations or media sources. The system consists of three points for a first-team honor, two points for second-team honor, and one point for third-team honor. Honorable mention and fourth team or lower recognitions are not accorded any points. Football consensus teams are compiled by position and the player accumulating the most points at each position is named first team consensus all-American. Currently, the NCAA recognizes All-Americans selected by the AP, AFCA, FWAA, TSN, and the WCFF to determine Consensus and Unanimous All-Americans. Any player named to the First Team by all five of the NCAA-recognized selectors is deemed a Unanimous All-American.

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RB  | Jaret Patterson | Buffalo  | Athletic, USAT  |  |
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RB  | Jaret Patterson | Buffalo  | AFCA, AP, CBS, FWAA, TSN |  |
OL  | Kayode Awosika | Buffalo  | FWAA |  |
AP  | D'Wayne Eskridge | Western Michigan  | FWAA |  |

## NFL Draft

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The following list includes all MAC players drafted in the 2021 NFL draft

Round #  | Pick #  | NFL Team  | Player  | Position  | College

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2  | 56  | Seattle Seahawks | D'Wayne Eskridge | WR  | Western Michigan
3  | 79  | Las Vegas Raiders | Malcolm Koonce | DE  | Buffalo
5  | 155  | San Francisco 49ers | Jaylon Moore | OG  | Western Michigan
5  | 161  | Buffalo Bills | Tommy Doyle | OT  | Miami (OH)

## References

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1. ^ Jimenez, James H. (December 18, 2020). "2020 Mid-American Conference Championship Game Recap: #23 Buffalo Bulls vs. Ball State Cardinals". hustlebelt.com. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
2. ^ Wells, Adam (September 25, 2020). "MAC Approves 6-Game College Football Schedule Beginning November 4". Bleacher Report. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
3. ^ "MAC Announces 2020 Football Schedule". getsomemaction.com. February 26, 2020. Retrieved February 26, 2020.[permanent dead link‍]
4. ^ Petzold, Evan. "Mid-American Conference cancels fall football season; no games for CMU, EMU or WMU in 2020". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
5. ^ "MAC becomes first FBS conference to cancel 2020 college football season for the fall". CBSSports.com. August 8, 2020. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
6. ^ "MACtion is Back!". getsomemaction.com. September 25, 2020. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
7. ^ "MAC Announces 2020 Football Schedule". getsomemaction.com. October 7, 2020. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
8. ^ "MAC Announces 2020 Football All-MAC and Specialty Awards". getsomemaction.com. Mid-American Conference. December 15, 2020. Retrieved December 15, 2020.

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