2011-2012 Football Previews – MAC Conference – Northern Illinois Huskies
The Northern Illinois Huskies were the dominant team in the MAC last year. The Huskies went unbeaten in the MAC regular season action.
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2011-2012 Football Previews – MAC Conference – Miami (OH) Redhawks
The Miami Redhawks went 1-11 in 2009, but they made the single biggest turnaround of any team in the nation to finish 10-4 last season. Not only was it the biggest turnaround last season, but it also marked the biggest turnaround in the history of college football!
2011-2012 Football Previews – MAC Conference – Temple Owls
Al Golden did a terrific job turning around the Temple program, but now he is in Miami. It will be up to Steve Addazio and his staff to continue the success that Golden started.
2011-2012 Football Previews – MAC Conference – Toledo Rockets
Tim Beckman has successfully turned this Toledo football program around. This is a team that was at the bottom a few years ago.
2011-2012 Football Previews – MAC Conference – Buffalo Bulls
Jeff Quinn came into Buffalo expecting to make this team into an offensive power, but the plan fell flat in his first year. Quinn’s Bulls finished dead last in scoring offense last year, as the Bulls averaged just 14.17 points per game.
2011-2012 Football Previews – MAC Conference – Ball St. Cardinals
Ball State made a coaching change in the offseason, and it is Pete Lembo who will be the new head coach for the Cardinals.
2011-2012 Football Previews – MAC Conference – Ohio Bobcats
It’s hard to believe, but the Ohio Bobcats have yet to win a bowl game in the 49 years that the program has competed at the FBS level.
2011-2012 Football Previews – MAC Conference – Kent St. Golden Flashes
Darrell Hazzell took over the Kent State program after being a top assistant at Ohio State for years, but he was a late hire. In fact, he had just six weeks to get his first recruiting class put together.
2011-2012 Football Previews – MAC Conference – Akron Zips
Rob Ianello’s first year at Akron went about as poorly as it possibly could have. Ianello was known as an offensive-minded coach, but the Zips were 119th in the nation in total offense. How bad was the offense?
2011-2012 Football Previews – MAC Conference – Bowling Green Falcons
I often talk about how unbalanced offenses usually struggle, but the Bowling Green Falcons were the epitome of a team without any balance last year. Bowling Green ranked dead last in rushing yards, and it wasn’t even close.
2011-2012 Football Previews – MAC Conference – Eastern Michigan Eagles
Eastern Michigan fans are hoping for some improvement from last year, but they can’t have set their sights too high.
2011-2012 Football Previews – MAC Conference – Western Michigan Broncos
The Broncos finished at .500 last season, and they are looking to build on that as they move into 2011. The team was bowl eligible in 2010, but they weren’t selected for a bowl game.
2011-2012 Football Previews – MAC Conference – Central Michigan Chippewas
The Central Michigan Chippewas have lost some pretty good players and coaches over the last few years. Dan LeFevour set all kinds of school records at the quarterback position.
