The Mid-American Conference announced the league's 2009 TV schedule for football, which will kick off Sept. 3 with North Texas invades Ball State (7:30 p.m. on ESPNU).
The league will have one game on national non-cable networks on Sept. 5 with Western Michigan at Michigan (3:30 p.m. on ABC).
In all, there will are nine games on ESPN or ESPN2, eight games on ESPNU and eight games on the Big Ten Network during the regular season. Other games will be seen on ESPN Plus/Game Plan, ESPN Classic and ESPN360.
The Falcons will play in three of these games:
**Oct. 24 at Central Michigan at noon on ESPN Plus/Game Plan
**Nov. 3 at Buffalo at 7 p.m. on ESPN2
**Nov. 20 vs. Akron at 5:30 p.m. on ESPNU
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Thursday, Sept. 3
North Texas at Ball State, 7:30 PM (ESPNU)
Saturday, Sept. 5
Kentucky vs. Miami (Cincinnati, Ohio), 12 Noon (ESPNU)
Akron at Penn State, 12 Noon (Big Ten Network)
Toledo at Purdue, 12 Noon (Big Ten Network)
Western Michigan at Michigan, 3:30 pm (ABC & ESPN2)
Northern Illinois at Wisconsin, 7 pm (Big Ten Network)
Friday, Sept. 11
Colorado at Toledo, 9 pm (ESPN)
Saturday, Sept. 12
Central Michigan at Michigan State, 12 Noon (ESPN or ESPN2)
Pittsburgh at Buffalo, 12 Noon (ESPN Plus/GamePlan)
Eastern Michigan at Northwestern, 12 Noon (Big Ten Network)
Western Michigan at Indiana, 12 Noon (Big Ten Network)
Kent State at Boston College, 2 pm (ESPN360.com)
Saturday, Sept. 19
Ohio State vs. Toledo (Cleveland, Ohio), 12 Noon (ESPN Plus/GamePlan)
Eastern Michigan at Michigan, 12 Noon (Big Ten Network)
Temple at Penn State, 12 Noon (Big Ten Network)
Northern Illinois at Purdue, 12 Noon (Big Ten Network)
Indiana at Akron, 3:30 pm (ESPNU)
Saturday, Sept. 26
Buffalo at Temple, 12 Noon (ESPN Plus/GamePlan)
Saturday, Oct. 3
Toledo at Ball State, 12 Noon (ESPN Plus/GamePlan)
Saturday, Oct. 10
Eastern Michigan at Central Michigan, 12 Noon (ESPN Plus/GamePlan)
Miami at Northwestern, 12 Noon (ESPN/ESPN2/ESPN Classic or Big Ten Network)
Saturday, Oct. 24
Central Michigan at Bowling Green, 12 Noon (ESPN Plus/GamePlan)
Saturday, Oct. 31
Akron at Northern Illinois, 12 Noon (ESPN Plus/GamePlan)
Tuesday, Nov. 3
Bowling Green at Buffalo, 7 pm (ESPN2)
Thursday, Nov. 5
Miami at Temple or Eastern Michigan at NIU, 7:30 pm (ESPNU)
Tuesday, Nov. 10
Ohio at Buffalo, 7 pm (ESPN2)
Wednesday, Nov. 11
Toledo at Central Michigan, 8 pm (ESPN2)
Thursday, Nov. 12
Ball State at NIU or BGSU at Miami, 6 pm (ESPNU)
Friday, Nov. 13
Temple at Akron, 8 pm (ESPNU)
Wednesday, Nov. 18
CMU at Ball State or Buffalo at Miami, 6 pm (ESPNU)
CMU at Ball State or Buffalo at Miami, 8 pm (ESPN2)
Friday, Nov. 20
Akron at Bowling Green, 5:30 pm (ESPNU)
Tuesday, Nov. 24
Ball State at Western Michigan, 7 pm (ESPN2)
Friday, Nov. 27
ESPNU (11 am)/ESPN360.com multiple selection date
EMU at Akron, Buffalo at Kent State, Temple at Ohio, NIU at CMU, Toledo at BGSU
Postseason
Friday, Dec. 4
Marathon MAC Football Championship Game
Ford Field, Detroit, MI, 8 pm (ESPN2)
Saturday, Dec. 26
Motor City Bowl (vs. Big Ten)
Detroit, MI, 1 pm (ESPN)
Saturday, Jan. 2
International Bowl (vs. Big East)
Toronto, ON, Canada, 12 Noon (ESPN2)
Wednesday, Jan. 6
GMAC Bowl (vs. ACC)
Mobile, AL, 7 pm (ESPN)
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