Ball State University Athletics
MAC Announces Ball State's 2015 Football Opponents
January 12, 2015 | Football
The Mid-American Conference has announced football opponents for the 2015 football season.
Ball State will host Central Michigan, Toledo, Massachusetts and Bowling Green, while playing at Northern Illinois, Western Michigan, Eastern Michigan and Ohio. Dates for the 2015 league schedule will be announced at a later time.
The Cardinals' non-conference slate is set to start Sept. 5 at home vs. VMI. Ball State still needs to add one non-conference tilt, but will play at Texas A&M Sept. 12 and at Northwestern Sept. 26.
Under the direction of head coach Pete Lembo, Ball State finished the 2014 season with a 5-7 overall record, a 4-4 MAC mark and wins in its final two games, including a 41-24 victory at MAC East Division Champion Bowling Green.
The complete MAC schedule assignments are as follows:
East Division:
Akron:
Home: Ohio, Kent State, Buffalo, Central Michigan
Away: Bowling Green, UMass, Miami, Eastern Michigan
Bowling Green:
Home: Ohio, UMass, Akron, Toledo
Away: Buffalo, Kent State, Ball State, Western Michigan
Buffalo:
Home: Bowling Green, UMass, Ohio, NIU
Away: Kent State, Akron, Miami, Central Michigan
Kent State:
Home: Bowling Green, Buffalo, Miami, Central Michigan
Away: Akron, Ohio, UMass, Toledo
Miami University:
Home: Akron, Buffalo, NIU, Eastern Michigan
Away: Ohio, Kent State, UMass, Western Michigan
Ohio:
Home: Miami, Kent State, Western Michigan, Ball State
Away: Bowling Green, Buffalo, Akron, NIU
UMass:
Home: Akron, Kent State, Miami, Toledo
Away: Buffalo, Bowling Green, Ball State, Eastern Michigan
West Division:
Ball State:
Home: Central Michigan, Toledo, UMass, Bowling Green
Away: NIU, Western Michigan, Eastern Michigan, Ohio
Central Michigan:
Home: Toledo, Eastern Michigan, NIU, Buffalo
Away: Ball State, Western Michigan, Kent State, Akron
Eastern Michigan:
Home: Ball State, Western Michigan, Akron, UMass
Away: Central Michigan, NIU, Toledo, Miami
Northern Illinois:
Home: Ball State, Eastern Michigan, Western Michigan, Ohio
Away: Central Michigan, Toledo, Buffalo, Miami
Toledo:
Home: Eastern Michigan, NIU, Western Michigan, Kent State
Away: Ball State, Central Michigan, UMass, Bowling Green
Western Michigan:
Home: Central Michigan, Ball State, Bowling Green, Miami
Away: Eastern Michigan, NIU, Toledo, Ohio
