(6-26-23) Over the years non-conference football games for the Midwest Athletic Conference (MAC) and the Western Buckeye League (WBL) could be the difference in making or missing the OHSAA playoffs. That all changed when the association expanded the playoffs by double the number of teams who qualify…including teams with losing records.

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The MAC many years ago added an extra non-conference game during the second week of the season to help with computer points…that meant that some members would not play each other during the season. Will that change in the future? Not likely…although the recent announcement that Delphos St. John’s is considering a move to the Northwest Conference (NWC) could or might change that.

The WBL plays only week one with a non-conference game.

This year does see the MAC vs WBL games with five match-ups…including an added game with St. Marys traveling to St. Henry.

2023 WBL and MAC Non-Conference Football Schedules

WBL

8-17-23
Lima Central Catholic at Shawnee
Napoleon at Defiance

8-18-23
Celina at Versailles
Marion Local at Wapakoneta
New Bremen at Bath
St. Marys at St. Henry
Kenton at Coldwater
O-G at Eastwood
Toledo Rogers at Elida
Van Wert at Bryan

MAC

8-17-23
Delphos St. John’s – Delphos Jefferson

8-18-23
Celina at Versailles
Marion Local at Wapakoneta
Kenton at Coldwater
Ft. Recovery at Wayne Trace
Crestview at Parkway
Ft. Loramie at Minster
New Bremen at Bath
St. Marys at St. Henry
Indian Lake at Anna

8-25-23
Franklin at Marion Local
Parkway at North Central
Archbold at St. Henry
Bellefontaine at Coldwater
Versailles at Ft. Loramie
Minster at Graham
Mechanicsburg at New Bremen
Anna at Brookville
Urbana at Ft. Recovery

8-26-23
Lima Central Catholic at Delphos St. John’s