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.[1]
Offensive Player of the Year
[edit]Winners
[edit]Source:[23]
Winners by school
[edit]School | Wins | Seasons |
---|---|---|
Bowling Green | 9 | 1973, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1991, 1992, 2004, 2015, 2024 |
Toledo | 9 | 1967, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1974, 1975, 1995, 2017, 2023 |
Western Michigan | 9 | 1976, 1977, 1978, 1988, 2000, 2005, 2014, 2016, 2019 |
Northern Illinois | 7 | 1978, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2021 |
Central Michigan | 6 | 1979, 1982, 1990, 1994, 2007, 2009 |
Miami (OH) | 5 | 1966, 1972, 1986, 1998, 2003 |
Ball State | 4 | 1980, 1989, 1993, 2008 |
Marshall | 4 | 1997, 1999, 2001, 2002 |
Ohio | 4 | 1968, 1981, 1996, 2022 |
Kent State | 3 | 1965, 1987, 2021 |
Buffalo | 2 | 2018, 2020 |
Defensive Player of the Year
[edit]Winners
[edit]Source:[23]
Winners by school
[edit]School | Wins | Seasons |
---|---|---|
Miami (OH) | 17 | 1968, 1970, 1973, 1974, 1977, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1991, 1992, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2007, 2014, 2023 |
Western Michigan | 11 | 1965, 1966, 1985, 1986, 1990, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2011, 2019, 2021 |
Ball State | 7 | 1975, 1978, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1996, 2020 |
Bowling Green | 5 | 1969, 1970, 1993, 1994, 2012 |
Northern Illinois | 5 | 1979, 1980, 2008, 2017, 2018 |
Toledo | 4 | 1967, 1971, 1976, 1984 |
Central Michigan | 3 | 1982, 2005, 2020 |
Akron | 2 | 2000, 2005 |
Buffalo | 2 | 2013, 2024 |
Kent State | 2 | 1972, 2010 |
Marshall | 2 | 2001, 2004 |
Ohio | 1 | 2016 |
Temple | 1 | 2009 |
Eastern Michigan | 1 | 2022 |
Special Teams Player of the Year
[edit]Winners
[edit]Source:[23]
Winners by school
[edit]School | Wins | Years |
---|---|---|
Northern Illinois | 5 | 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2015 |
Toledo | 5 | 2005, 2007, 2010, 2013, 2018 |
Western Michigan | 4 | 1998, 2016, 2017, 2020 |
Ball State | 3 | 2006, 2014, 2024 |
Central Michigan | 3 | 2008, 2009, 2021 |
Ohio | 3 | 1999, 2001, 2011 |
Kent State | 2 | 2012, 2019 |
Miami (OH) | 2 | 2004, 2023 |
Buffalo | 1 | 2022 |
Freshman Player of the Year
[edit]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. Western Michigan is the team with the most awards, with ten award winners.
Winners
[edit]Source:[23]
Winners by school
[edit]School | Wins | Seasons |
---|---|---|
Western Michigan | 10 | 1983, 1989, 1996, 1997, 2005, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2023 |
Ball State | 6 | 1987, 1993, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2024 |
Central Michigan | 6 | 1988, 1995, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2020 |
Kent State | 4 | 1986, 1991, 1994, 2010 |
Miami (OH) | 3 | 1992, 2001, 2019 |
Bowling Green | 3 | 1982, 1998, 2011 |
Northern Illinois | 2 | 1984, 1985, 2017 |
Buffalo | 2 | 2002, 2018 |
Ohio | 2 | 2016, 2022 |
Akron | 1 | 1999 |
Eastern Michigan | 1 | 1996 |
Temple | 1 | 2009 |
Toledo | 1 | 1990 |
Vern Smith Leadership Award
[edit]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.[26] The award is given to the top football player in the Mid-American Conference (MAC). Only four players have won the award multiple times, with the most recent winner, Larry English, being the only non-quarterback to win it. The Northern Illinois Huskies leads with seven awards all-time. 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
[edit]Source:[23]
Winners by school
[edit]School | Wins | Seasons |
---|---|---|
Northern Illinois | 9 | 1983, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2018 |
Bowling Green | 6 | 1984, 1985, 1991, 1992, 2015, 2024 |
Toledo | 5 | 1995, 2005, 2014, 2017, 2023 |
Central Michigan | 4 | 1982, 1990, 1994, 2009 |
Marshall | 4 | 1997, 1999, 2001, 2002 |
Western Michigan | 4 | 1988, 2000, 2005, 2016 |
Ball State | 3 | 1989, 1993, 1996 |
Miami (OH) | 3 | 1986, 1998, 2003 |
Kent State | 2 | 1987, 2021 |
Buffalo | 1 | 2020 |
Akron | 1 | 2004 |
Ohio | 1 | 2022 |
Coach of the Year
[edit]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.[27] 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.[28] 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.[1]
Winners
[edit]Source:[23]
Coach (X) | Denotes the number of times the coach has been selected |
Season | Coach | School | Year with school | Record |
---|---|---|---|---|
1965 | Bo Schembechler | Miami | 3rd | 7–3 (5–1) |
1966 | Bill Doolittle | Western Michigan | 3rd | 7–3 (5–1) |
1967 | Frank Lauterbur | Toledo | 5th | 9–1 (5–1) |
1968 | Bill Hess | Ohio | 11th | 10–1 (6–0) |
1969 | Frank Lauterbur (2) | Toledo | 7th | 11–0 (5–0) |
1970 | Frank Lauterbur (3) | Toledo | 8th | 12–0 (5–0) |
1971 | John Murphy | Toledo | 1st | 12–0 (5–0) |
1972 | Don James | Kent State | 1st | 6–5 (4–1) |
1973 | Bill Mallory | Miami | 5th | 11–0 (5–0) |
1974 | Dick Crum | Miami | 1st | 10–0–1 (5–0) |
1975 | Dave McClain | Ball State | 1st | 9–2 (4–2) |
1976 | Elliot Uzelac | Western Michigan | 2nd | 7–4 (6–3) |
1977 | Ed Chlebek | Eastern Michigan | 2nd | 8–3 (4–3) |
1978 | Dwight Wallace | Ball State | 1st | 10–1 (8–0) |
1979 | Chuck Stobart | Toledo | 3rd | 7–3–1 (7–1–1) |
1980 | Herb Deromedi | Central Michigan | 3rd | 9–2 (7–2) |
1981 | Chuck Stobart (2) | Toledo | 5th | 9–3 (8–1) |
1982 | Denny Stolz | Bowling Green | 6th | 7–5 (7–2) |
1983 | Bill Mallory (2) | Northern Illinois | 3rd | 10–2 (8–1) |
1984 | Dan Simrell | Toledo | 3rd | 9–2–1 (7–1–1) |
1985 | Denny Stolz (2) | Bowling Green | 9th | 11–1 (9–0) |
1986 | Glen Mason | Kent State | 1st | 5–6 (5–3) |
1987 | Jim Harkema | Eastern Michigan | 5th | 10–2 (7–1) |
1988 | Al Molde | Western Michigan | 2nd | 9–3 (7–1) |
1989 | Paul Schudel | Ball State | 5th | 7–3–2 (6–1–1) |
1990 | Herb Deromedi (2) | Central Michigan | 13th | 8–3–1 (7–1) |
1991 | Gary Blackney | Bowling Green | 1st | 11–1 (8–0) |
1992 | Gary Blackney (2) | Bowling Green | 2nd | 10–2 (8–0) |
1993 | Paul Schudel (2) | Ball State | 9th | 8–3–1 (7–0–1) |
1994 | Dick Flynn | Central Michigan | 1st | 9–3 (8–1) |
1995 | Gary Pinkel | Toledo | 5th | 11–0–1 (7–0–1) |
1996 | Jim Grobe | Ohio | 2nd | 6–6 (5–3) |
1997 | Gary Pinkel (2) | Toledo | 7th | 9–3 (7–1) |
1998 | Bob Pruett | Marshall | 2nd | 12–1 (7–1) |
1999 | Bob Pruett (2) | Marshall | 3rd | 13–0 (8–0) |
2000 | Gary Darnell | Western Michigan | 4th | 9–3 (7–1) |
2001 | Urban Meyer | Bowling Green | 1st | 8–3 (5–3) |
2002 | Joe Novak | Northern Illinois | 6th | 8–4 (7–1) |
2003[2] | Terry Hoeppner | Miami | 5th | 13–1 (8–0) |
2004[3] | J. D. Brookhart | Akron | 1st | 6–5 (6–2) |
2005[4] | Bill Cubit | Western Michigan | 1st | 7–4 (5–3) |
2006[5] | Frank Solich | Ohio | 2nd | 9–5 (7–1) |
2007[6] | Turner Gill | Buffalo | 2nd | 5–7 (5–3) |
2008[7] | Brady Hoke | Ball State | 6th | 12–2 (8–0) |
2009[1] | Al Golden | Temple | 3rd | 9–3 (7–1) |
2010[8] | Michael Haywood | Miami | 2nd | 9–4 (8–1) |
2011[9] | Ron English | Eastern Michigan | 3rd | 6–6 (4–4) |
2012[10] | Darrell Hazell | Kent State | 2nd | 11–3 (8–0) |
2013[11] | Rod Carey | Northern Illinois | 1st | 12–1 (8–0) |
2014[12] | P. J. Fleck | Western Michigan | 2nd | 8–5 (6–2) |
2015[13] | Matt Campbell | Toledo | 5th | 9–2 (6–2) |
2016[14] | P. J. Fleck (2) | Western Michigan | 4th | 13–1 (8–0) |
2017[15] | Jason Candle | Toledo | 2nd | 11–3 (7–1) |
2018[16] | Lance Leipold | Buffalo | 4th | 10–4 (7–1) |
2019[17] | Jim McElwain | Central Michigan | 1st | 8–6 (6–2) |
2020[18] | Lance Leipold (2) | Buffalo | 6th | 6–1 (5–0) |
2021[19] | Thomas Hammock | Northern Illinois | 3rd | 9–5 (6–2) |
2022[20] | Tim Albin | Ohio | 2nd | 10–4 (7–1) |
2023[21] | Jason Candle (2) | Toledo | 8th | 11–1 (8–0) |
2024[29] | Tim Albin (2) | Ohio | 4th | 9–3 (7–1) |
Winners by school
[edit]School (First season) | Wins | Years |
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Toledo (1952) | 11 | 1967, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1979, 1871, 1984, 1995, 1997, 2015, 2017, 2023 |
Western Michigan (1948) | 7 | 1966, 1976, 1988, 2000, 2005, 2014, 2016 |
Central Michigan (1975) | 6 | 1980, 1990, 1994, 1977, 1987, 2019 |
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 |
Ohio (1947) | 5 | 1968, 1996, 2006, 2022, 2024 |
Northern Illinois (1975) | 4 | 1983, 2002, 2013, 2021 |
Eastern Michigan (1976) | 3 | 1977, 1987, 2011 |
Kent State (1951) | 3 | 1972, 1986, 2012 |
Buffalo (1999) | 3 | 2007, 2018. 2020 |
Marshall (1954) | 2 | 1988, 1999 |
Akron (1992) | 1 | 2004 |
Temple (2007) | 1 | 2009 |
Butler (1947) | 0 | |
Cincinnati (1947) | 0 | |
Central Florida (2002) | 0 | |
UMass (2011) | 0 |
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