The University of Central Florida joined for football only in 2001, becoming the first football-only member in conference history. The conference became the largest in Division I-A with the re-admittance of Marshall and Northern Illinois and addition of the University at Buffalo's Bulls in 19, respectively.
The University of Akron joined the conference in 1992. Northern Illinois left after the 1986 season. The first major expansion since the 1950s took place in the mid-1970s with the addition of Central Michigan University and Eastern Michigan University in 1972 and Ball State University and Northern Illinois University in 1973. Marshall was expelled from the conference in 1969 due to NCAA violations. The membership stayed steady for the next two decades except for the addition of Marshall University in 1954 and the departure of Western Reserve, which chose to de-emphasize intercollegiate athletics. Cincinnati's decision was based on a new requirement that at least 5 conference football games would have to be scheduled each season, University President Raymond Walters saying they ".regretfully resign.as the university could not continue under the present setup." The University of Cincinnati resigned its membership February 18, 1953, with an effective date of June 1, 1953.
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The MAC added the University of Toledo (1950), Kent State University (1951) and Bowling Green State University (1952). Miami University and Western Michigan University took the place of those charter members for the 1948 season. Wayne State never participated and quickly bowed out.
The Mid-American Conference charter members were Ohio University, Butler University, the University of Cincinnati, Wayne State University and Western Reserve University, one of the predecessors to today's Case Western Reserve University. Locations of the football-playing members of the Mid-American conference, including UMass, a future football-playing member beginning in 2012. The MAC sponsors the following 23 sports (11 men's, 12 women's):
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There are twelve schools with full membership: InstitutionĮight schools have affiliate membership status: Institution
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