<page_title> Mid-American Conference </page_title> <section_title> Former affiliate members </section_title> <table> <cell> University of Massachusetts † <col_header> Institution </col_header> </cell> <cell> 2012 <col_header> Joined </col_header> </cell> <cell> football <col_header> MAC Sport </col_header> </cell> </table>
The UMass Minutemen joined the MAC as a football member in 2012.