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2018 Football Schedule
Date	Time	At	Opponent	Location	TV	Radio	Tournament	Result	Links
September 1, 2018 (Saturday)	2:30 p.m.	Away	University of Iowa	Iowa City, Iowa	Big Ten Network	AM 560 The Answer, WLBK 1360 AM, 98.9 FM, Tunein		L, 7-33	Box Score Recap BOX SCORE (HTML) BOX SCORE (PDF)
September 8, 2018 (Saturday)	6:30 p.m.	Home	University of Utah	DeKalb, Illinois	ESPNews			L, 6-17	Box Score Recap BOX SCORE (HTML) BOX SCORE (PDF)
September 15, 2018 (Saturday)	2:30 p.m.	Home	Central Michigan University	DeKalb, Illinois	ESPN+			W, 24-16	Box Score Recap BOX SCORE (HTML) BOX SCORE (PDF)
September 22, 2018 (Saturday)	2:30 PM	Away	Florida State University	Tallahassee, Florida	ESPNU			L, 19-37	Box Score Recap BOX SCORE (HTML) BOX SCORE (PDF)
September 29, 2018 (Saturday)	5:00 PM	Away	Eastern Michigan University	Ypsilanti, Michigan	ESPN+			W, 26-23	Box Score Recap BOX SCORE (HTML) BOX SCORE (PDF)
October 6, 2018 (Saturday)	2 p.m.	Away	Ball State University	Muncie, Indiana	ESPN3	AM 560 The Answer, WLBK 1360 AM, 98.9 FM, 1330 AM, Tunein		W, 24-16	Box Score Recap BOX SCORE (HTML) BOX SCORE (PDF)
October 13, 2018 (Saturday)	2:30 p.m.	Home	Ohio University	DeKalb, Illinois	ESPN+	WLBK AM 1360/FM 98.9; AM 560 The Answer		W, 24-21	Box Score Recap BOX SCORE (HTML) BOX SCORE (PDF)
October 27, 2018 (Saturday)	2:30 p.m.	Away	Brigham Young University	Provo, Utah	ESPNU	AM 560 The Answer, WLBK 1360 AM, 98.9 FM, 1330 AM, Tunein		W, 7-6	Box Score Recap BOX SCORE (HTML) BOX SCORE (PDF)
November 1, 2018 (Thursday)	6 p.m.	Away	University of Akron	Akron, Ohio	CBSSN	AM 560 The Answer, WLBK 1360 AM, 98.9 FM, 1330 AM, Tunein		W, 36-26	Box Score Recap BOX SCORE (HTML) BOX SCORE (PDF)
November 7, 2018 (Wednesday)	7 p.m.	Home	University of Toledo	DeKalb, Illinois	ESPN2			W, 38-15	Box Score Recap BOX SCORE (HTML) BOX SCORE (PDF)
November 14, 2018 (Wednesday)	7 p.m.	Home	Miami University (OH)	DeKalb, Illinois	ESPNU			L, 7-13	Box Score Recap Box Score (HTML) Box Score (PDF)
November 20, 2018 (Tuesday)	6 p.m.	Away	Western Michigan University	Kalamazoo, Michigan	ESPNU	AM 560 The Answer, WLBK 1360 AM, 98.9 FM, 1330 AM, Tunein		L, 21-28	Box Score Recap BOX SCORE (HTML) BOX SCORE (PDF)
November 30, 2018 (Friday)	6 p.m.	Neutral	University at Buffalo	Detroit, Michigan	ESPN2	AM 560 The Answer, WLBK 1360 AM, 98.9 FM, 1330 AM Tune In	Marathon MAC Championship Game	W, 30-29	Box Score Recap BOX SCORE (HTML) BOX SCORE (PDF)
December 18, 2018 (Tuesday)	6 p.m.	Neutral	University of Alabama at Birmingham		ESPN	AM 560 The Answer, WLBK 1360 AM, 98.9 FM, 1330 AM, Tunein	2018 Cheribundi Boca Raton Bowl	L, 13-37	Box Score Recap BOX SCORE (PDF)