2026 Mid-American Conference football season

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The 2026 Mid-American Conference football season will be the 81st season for the Mid-American Conference (MAC), as part of the 2026 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Non-conference play will begin on September 3. Conference play began on August 29 and conclude with the MAC championship game on December 5 at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan. For the third straight season, the MAC will not have divisions. The Championship game will feature the two teams with the best conference records. This will be the first season without Northern Illinois since 1997 as it joined the Mountain West Conference for football. On February 14, 2026, the conference announced that Sacramento State would transition from FCS to FBS and begin play in the MAC in 2026.

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