Conference play began on September 21 and concluded with the MAC championship game on December 7 at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan.

Bowling Green's tight-end Harold Fannin Jr. was the Offensive Player of the Year and won the Vern Smith Leadership Award.

[4] Ohio avenged the regular season loss to Miami, winning 38–3, and won the MAC Championship for the first time since 1968.

Gianni Spetic hit a 51-yard field goal and won Special Teams Player of the Game.

[5][6][7][8] Miami won the East division with a 7-1 conference record with their only loss coming against Toledo.

[14] Each team had their head coach and a student athlete from both the offense and the defense to speak to the media.

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