The Mid-American Rugby Conference (MAC) is a men's college rugby conference with at the D1AA level, affiliated with National Collegiate Rugby (NCR). It organizes rugby programs in Kentucky, Ohio, Michigan, and Pennsylvania.
Texas A&M defeated Sam Houston State 34-24 to win the Lonestar Conference, but both of those teams are already in the NCR playoffs.
The victory for Texas A&M, however, ensured them a week off before the quarterfinals on November 22.
Louisville defeated Bowling Green 32-22 in the MAC D1AA final Saturday.
In a classic rivalry match the Cardinals won the back-and-forth tussle with a snappy offense that created chances but also saw some of those chances fall away due to handling errors.
Those errors also set up chances for BGSU.
We're entering the playoff period for most fall-playing D1AA conferences and some crucial playoff-deciding regular season games, and fans have a much better idea of who could challenge for a major championship.
Louisville defeated Bowling Green 32-22 Saturday in a key MAC conference meeting.
For Bowling Green this was a bit of a frustrating match.
"I feel like we dominated territory and possession," said Bowling Green Head Coach Tony Mazzarella. "But they capitalized on mistakes and were very efficient."
Pitt, Bowling Green, and Louisville all started the MAC season 1-0 after victories this weekend.
Louisville unfortunately got their win thanks to a forfeit by Dayton, which isn't the way anyone wants to take a win, or a loss for that matter.
Bowling Green defeated Cincinnati 26-10 to open their conference account.
