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Mid-American Conference football individual awards

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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

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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

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Season Player Team Position
1965 Willie Asbury Kent State
1966 Bruce Matte Miami
1967 John Schneider Toledo
1968 Cleve Bryant Ohio QB
1969 Chuck Ealey Toledo QB
1970 Chuck Ealey (2) Toledo QB
1971* Chuck Ealey (3) Toledo QB
1971* Phil Villapiano Bowling Green
1972 Bob Hitchens Miami
1973 Paul Miles Bowling Green
1974 Gene Swick Toledo
1975 Gene Swick (2) Toledo
1976 Jerome Persell Western Michigan RB
1977 Jerome Persell (2) Western Michigan RB
1978* Jerome Persell (3) Western Michigan RB
1978* Dave Petzke Northern Illinois
1979 Gary Hogeboom Central Michigan QB
1980 Mark O'Connell Ball State
1981 Sam Shon Ohio
1982 Curtis Adams Central Michigan
1983 Brian McClure Bowling Green
1984 Brian McClure (2) Bowling Green
1985 Brian McClure (3) Bowling Green
1986 Terry Morris Miami QB
1987 Eric Wilkerson Kent State
1988 Tony Kimbrough Western Michigan QB
1989 David Riley Ball State
1990 Jeff Bender Central Michigan
1991 Erik White Bowling Green
1992 Erik White (2) Bowling Green
1993 Mike Neu Ball State
1994 Brian Pruitt Central Michigan
1995 Wasean Tait Toledo
1996 Kareem Wilson Ohio
1997 Randy Moss Marshall WR
1998 Travis Prentice Miami RB
1999 Chad Pennington Marshall QB
2000 Robert Sanford Western Michigan RB
2001 Byron Leftwich Marshall QB
2002 Byron Leftwich (2) Marshall QB
2003[3] Ben Roethlisberger Miami QB
2004[4] Omar Jacobs Bowling Green QB
2005[5] Greg Jennings Western Michigan WR
2006[6] Garrett Wolfe Northern Illinois RB
2007[7] Dan LeFevour Central Michigan QB
2008[8] Nate Davis Ball State QB
2009[1] Dan LeFevour (2) Central Michigan QB
2010[9] Chad Spann Northern Illinois RB
2011[10] Chandler Harnish Northern Illinois QB
2012[11] Jordan Lynch Northern Illinois QB
2013[12] Jordan Lynch (2) Northern Illinois QB
2014[13] Jarvion Franklin Western Michigan RB
2015[14] Matt Johnson Bowling Green QB
2016[15] Corey Davis Western Michigan WR
2017[16] Logan Woodside Toledo QB
2018[17] Tyree Jackson Buffalo QB
2019[18] LeVante Bellamy Western Michigan RB
2020[19] Jaret Patterson Buffalo RB
2021[20] Lew Nichols III Central Michigan RB
2022[21] Kurtis Rourke Ohio QB
2023[22] Peny Boone Toledo RB
2024[23] Harold Fannin Jr. Bowling Green TE

Winners by school

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School (First season) Wins Years
Bowling Green (1952) 10 1971, 1973, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1991, 1992, 2004, 2015, 2024
Toledo (1952) 9 1967, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1974, 1975, 1995, 2017, 2023
Western Michigan (1948) 9 1976, 1977, 1978, 1988, 2000, 2005, 2014, 2016, 2019
Northern Illinois (1975) 7 1978, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2021
Central Michigan (1975) 6 1979, 1982, 1990, 1994, 2007, 2009
Miami (1948) 5 1966, 1972, 1986, 1998, 2003
Ball State (1975) 4 1980, 1989, 1993, 2008
Marshall[24] (1954) 4 1997, 1999, 2001, 2002
Ohio (1947) 4 1968, 1981, 1996, 2022
Kent State (1951) 3 1965, 1987, 2021
Buffalo (1999) 2 2018, 2020
Akron (1992) 0
Eastern Michigan (1976) 0
Temple[25] (2007) 0
Butler[26] (1947) 0
Cincinnati[26] (1947) 0
Central Florida[27](2002) 0
UMass[28] (2011) 0

Defensive Player of the Year

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

Winners

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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 Bob Rowe Western Michigan
1966 Bob Rowe (2) Western Michigan
1967 Tom Beutler Toledo DL
1968 Bob Babich Miami LB
1969 Joe Green Bowling Green DB
1970 Dick Adams Miami DB
1971 Mel Long Toledo
1972 Jack Lambert Kent State LB
1973 Brad Cousino Miami LB
1974 Brad Cousino (2) Miami LB
1975 Shafer Suggs Ball State DB
1976 Aaron Bivins Toledo
1977 Jack Glowik Miami
1978 Ken Kremer Ball State
1979 Frank Lewandowski Northern Illinois LB
1980* Kent McCormick Miami LB
1980* Mike Terra Northern Illinois
1981 John Zupancic Miami
1982 Ray Bentley Central Michigan LB
1983 Brian Pillman Miami DT
1984 Mark Brandon Toledo DB
1985 John Offerdahl Western Michigan LB
1986 Mark Garalczyk Western Michigan DT
1987 Greg Garnica Ball State LB
1988 Greg Garnica (2) Ball State LB
1989 Greg Garnica (3) Ball State LB
1990 Sean Mulhearn Western Michigan LB
1991 Curt McMillan Miami LB
1992 Curt McMillan (2) Miami LB
1993 Vince Palko Bowling Green LB
1994 Vince Palko (2) Bowling Green LB
1995 Johhnie Williams Miami DB
1996 Brad Maynard Ball State P
1997 JoJuan Armour Miami LB
1998 JoJuan Armour (2) Miami LB
1999 Dustin Cohen Miami LB
2000 Dwight Smith Akron DB
2001 Max Yates Marshall LB
2002 Jason Babin Western Michigan DL
2003[3] Jason Babin (2) Western Michigan DL
2004[4] Johnathan Goddard Marshall DL
2005[5] Dan Bazuin Central Michigan DL
2006[6] Ameer Ismail Western Michigan LB
2007[7] Clayton Mullins Miami LB
2008[8] Larry English Northern Illinois DE
2009[1] Adrian Robinson Temple DE
2010[9] Roosevelt Nix Kent State DL
2011[10] Drew Nowak Western Michigan DT
2012[11] Chris Jones Bowling Green DT
2013[12] Khalil Mack Buffalo LB
2014[13] Quinten Rollins Miami DB
2015[14] Jatavis Brown Akron LB
2016[15] Tarell Basham Ohio DE
2017[16] Sutton Smith Northern Illinois DE
2018[17] Sutton Smith (2) Northern Illinois DE
2019[18] Treshaun Hayward Western Michigan LB
2020[19] Troy Hairston (tie) Central Michigan LB
2020 Brandon Martin (tie) Ball State LB
2021[20] Ali Fayad Western Michigan DE
2022[21] Jose Ramirez Eastern Michigan DE
2023[22] Matt Salopek Miami LB
2024[23] Shaun Dolac Buffalo LB

Winners by school

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School (First season) Wins Years
Miami (1948) 17 1968, 1970, 1973, 1974, 1977, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1991, 1992, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2007, 2014, 2023
Western Michigan (1948) 11 1965, 1966, 1985, 1986, 1990, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2011, 2019, 2021
Ball State (1975) 7 1975, 1978, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1996, 2020
Northern Illinois (1975) 5 1979, 1980, 2008, 2017, 2018
Bowling Green (1952) 4 1969, 1993, 1994, 2012
Toledo (1952) 4 1967, 1971, 1976, 1984
Central Michigan (1975) 3 1982, 2005, 2020
Akron (1992) 2 2000, 2015
Buffalo (1999) 2 2013, 2024
Kent State (1951) 2 1972, 2010
Marshall[24] (1954) 2 2001, 2004
Ohio (1947) 1 2016
Temple[25] (2007) 1 2009
Eastern Michigan (1976) 1 2022
Butler[29] (1947) 0
Cincinnati[26] (1947) 0
Central Florida[27] (2002) 0
UMass[28] (2011) 0

Special Teams Player of the Year

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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

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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 Brad Selent Western Michigan K
1999 Dave Zastudil Ohio
2000 Justin McCareins Northern Illinois
2001* Dave Zastudil (2) Ohio
2001* Steve Azar Northern Illinois
2002 Dan Sheldon Northern Illinois
2003[3] Steve Azar (2) Northern Illinois
2004[4] Ryne Robinson Miami
2005[5] Jason Robbins Toledo
2006[6] Brian Jackson Ball State
2007[7] Brett Kern Toledo
2008[8] Antonio Brown Central Michigan
2009[1] Antonio Brown (2) Central Michigan
2010[9] Eric Page Toledo
2011[10] Matt Weller Ohio K
2012[11] Dri Archer Kent State KR
2013[12] Jeremiah Detmer Toledo K
2014[13] Scott Secor Ball State K
2015[14] Aregeros Turner Northern Illinois KR
2016[15] Darius Phillips Western Michigan KR
2017[16] Darius Phillips (2) Western Michigan KR
2018[17] Diontae Johnson Toledo KR
2019[18] Matthew Trickett Kent State K
2020[19] D'Wayne Eskridge Western Micihigan KR
2021[20] Kalil Pimpleton Central Micihigan KR
2022[21] Alex McNulty Buffalo K
2023[22] Graham Nicholson Miami K
2024[23] Malcolm Gillie Ball State KR

Winners by school

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School (First season) Wins Years
Northern Illinois (1975) 5 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2015
Toledo (1952) 5 2005, 2007, 2010, 2013, 2018
Western Michigan (1948) 4 1998, 2016, 2017, 2020
Ball State (1975) 3 2006, 2014, 2024
Central Michigan (1975) 3 2008, 2009, 2021
Ohio (1947) 3 1999, 2001, 2011
Kent State (1951) 2 2012, 2019
Miami (1948) 2 2004, 2023
Buffalo (1999) 1 2022
Akron (1992) 0
Bowling Green (1952) 0
Eastern Michigan (1976) 0
Temple[25] (2007) 0
Butler[29] (1947) 0
Cincinnati[26] (1947) 0
Marshall[24] (1954) 0
Central Florida[27] (2002) 0
UMass[28] (2011) 0

Freshman Player of the Year

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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

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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 Brian McClure Bowling Green
1983 Kelly Spielmaker Western Michigan
1984 Pete Genatempo Northern Illinois
1985 Marshall Taylor Northern Illinois
1986 Patrick Young Kent State
1987 Bernie Parmalee Ball State
1988 Jeff Bender Central Michigan
1989 Brad Tayles Western Michigan QB
1990 Troy Parker Toledo
1991 Morrey Norris Kent State
1992 Deland McCullough Miami
1993 Michael Blair Ball State
1994 Astron Whatley Kent State
1995 Silas Massey III Central Michigan
1996* Walt Church Eastern Michigan
1996* Tim Lester Western Michigan QB
1997 Robert Sanford Western Michigan RB
1998 Kurt Gerling Bowling Green
1999 Brandon Payne Akron
2000 Talmadge Hill Ball State
2001 Ben Roethlisberger Miami QB
2002 Aaron Leeper Buffalo
2003[3] Jerry Seymour Central Michigan RB
2004[4] Adell Givens Ball State
2005[5] Tim Hiller Western Michigan QB
2006[6] Dan LeFevour Central Michigan QB
2007[7] Antonio Brown Central Michigan
2008[8] Sean Baker Ball State
2009[1] Bernard Pierce Temple
2010[9] Roosevelt Nix Kent State DL
2011[10] Anthon Samuel Bowling Green RB[30]
2012[11] Jamie Wilson Western Michigan WR
2013[12] Corey Davis Western Michigan WR
2014[13] Jarvion Franklin Western Michigan RB
2015[14] Jamauri Bogan Western Michigan RB
2016[15] Javon Hagan Ohio S
2017[16] Marcus Childers Northern Illinois QB
2018[17] Jaret Patterson Buffalo RB
2019[18] Brett Gabbert Miami QB
2020[19] Lew Nichols III Central Michigan RB
2021[20] Jay Ducker Northern Illinois RB
2022[21] Sieh Bangura Ohio RB
2023[22] Jalen Buckley Western Michigan RB
2024[31] Kadin Semonza Ball State QB

Winners by school

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School (First season) Wins Years
Western Michigan (1948) 10 1983, 1989, 1996, 1997, 2005, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2023
Ball State (1975) 6 1987, 1993, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2024
Central Michigan (1975) 6 1988, 1995, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2020
Kent State (1951) 4 1986, 1991, 1994, 2010
Miami (1948) 3 1992, 2001, 2019
Bowling Green (1952) 3 1982, 1998, 2011
Northern Illinois (1975) 2 1984, 1985, 2017
Buffalo (1999) 2 2002, 2018
Ohio (1947) 2 2016, 2022
Akron (1992) 1 1999
Eastern Michigan (1976) 1 1996
Temple[25] (2007) 1 2009
Toledo (1952) 1 1990
Butler[29] (1947) 0
Cincinnati[26] (1947) 0
Marshall[24] (1954) 0
Central Florida[27] (2002) 0
UMass[28] (2011) 0

Vern Smith Leadership Award

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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.[32] 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

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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 Ray Bentley Central Michigan LB
1983 Tim Tyrrell Northern Illinois QB
1984 Brian McClure Bowling Green QB
1985 Brian McClure (2) Bowling Green QB
1986 Terry Morris Miami QB
1987 Eric Wilkerson Kent State RB
1988 Tony Kimbrough Western Michigan QB
1989 David Riley Ball State QB
1990 Jeff Bender Central Michigan QB
1991 Erik White Bowling Green QB
1992 Erik White (2) Bowling Green QB
1993 Mike Neu Ball State QB
1994 Brian Pruitt Central Michigan RB
1995 Wasean Tait Toledo RB
1996 Brad Maynard Ball State P
1997 Randy Moss Marshall WR
1998 Travis Prentice Miami RB
1999 Chad Pennington Marshall QB
2000 Robert Sanford Western Michigan RB
2001 Byron Leftwich Marshall QB
2002 Byron Leftwich (2) Marshall QB
2003[33] Ben Roethlisberger Miami QB
2004[4] Charlie Frye Akron QB
2005*[5] Bruce Gradkowski Toledo QB
2005* Greg Jennings Western Michigan WR
2006[6] Garrett Wolfe Northern Illinois RB
2007[7] Larry English Northern Illinois DE
2008[8] Larry English (2) Northern Illinois DE
2009[1] Dan LeFevour Central Michigan QB
2010[9] Chad Spann Northern Illinois RB
2011[10] Chandler Harnish Northern Illinois QB
2012[11] Jordan Lynch Northern Illinois QB
2013[12] Jordan Lynch (2) Northern Illinois QB
2014[13] Greg Mancz Toledo OL
2015[14] Matt Johnson Bowling Green QB
2016[15] Zach Terrell Western Michigan QB
2017[16] Logan Woodside Toledo QB
2018[17] Sutton Smith Northern Illinois DE
2019[18] LeVante Bellamy Western Michigan RB
2020[19] Jaret Patterson Buffalo RB
2021[20] Dustin Crum Kent State QB
2022[21] Kurtis Rourke Ohio QB
2023[22] Dequan Finn Toledo QB
2024[34] Harold Fannin Jr. Bowling Green TE

Winners by school

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School (First season) Wins Years
Northern Illinois (1975) 9 1983, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2018
Bowling Green (1952) 6 1984, 1985, 1991, 1992, 2015, 2024
Toledo (1952) 5 1995, 2005, 2014, 2017, 2023
Central Michigan (1975) 4 1982, 1990, 1994, 2009
Marshall (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
Kent State (1951) 2 1987, 2021
Buffalo (1999) 1 2020
Akron (1992) 1 2004
Ohio (1947) 1 2022
Eastern Michigan (1976) 0
Temple (2007) 0
Butler (1947) 0
Cincinnati(1947) 0
Central Florida (2002) 0
UMass (2011) 0

Coach of the Year

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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.[35] 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.[36] 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

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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[3] Terry Hoeppner Miami 5th 13–1 (8–0)
2004[4] J. D. Brookhart Akron 1st 6–5 (6–2)
2005[5] Bill Cubit Western Michigan 1st 7–4 (5–3)
2006[6] Frank Solich Ohio 2nd 9–5 (7–1)
2007[7] Turner Gill Buffalo 2nd 5–7 (5–3)
2008[8] Brady Hoke Ball State 6th 12–2 (8–0)
2009[1] Al Golden Temple 3rd 9–3 (7–1)
2010[9] Michael Haywood Miami 2nd 9–4 (8–1)
2011[10] Ron English Eastern Michigan 3rd 6–6 (4–4)
2012[11] Darrell Hazell Kent State 2nd 11–3 (8–0)
2013[12] Rod Carey Northern Illinois 1st 12–1 (8–0)
2014[13] P. J. Fleck Western Michigan 2nd 8–5 (6–2)
2015[14] Matt Campbell Toledo 5th 9–2 (6–2)
2016[15] P. J. Fleck (2) Western Michigan 4th 13–1 (8–0)
2017[16] Jason Candle Toledo 2nd 11–3 (7–1)
2018[17] Lance Leipold Buffalo 4th 10–4 (7–1)
2019[18] Jim McElwain Central Michigan 1st 8–6 (6–2)
2020[19] Lance Leipold (2) Buffalo 6th 6–1 (5–0)
2021[20] Thomas Hammock Northern Illinois 3rd 9–5 (6–2)
2022[21] Tim Albin Ohio 2nd 10–4 (7–1)
2023[22] Jason Candle (2) Toledo 8th 11–1 (8–0)
2024[37] Tim Albin (2) Ohio 4th 9–3 (7–1)

Winners by school

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School (First season) Wins Years
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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