2016 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team

2016 Eastern Michigan Eagles football
Conference Mid-American Conference
Division West Division
2016 record 7–5 (4–4 MAC)
Head coach Chris Creighton (3rd year)
Offensive coordinator Kalen DeBoer (3rd year)
Defensive coordinator Neal Neathery (1st year)
Home stadium Rynearson Stadium
(Capacity: 30,200)
2016 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
East Division
Ohio xy   6 2         8 5  
Miami (OH) x   6 2         6 6  
Akron   3 5         5 7  
Bowling Green   3 5         4 8  
Kent State   2 6         3 9  
Buffalo   1 7         2 10  
West Division
No. 12 Western Michigan xy$%   8 0         13 0  
Toledo   6 2         9 3  
Northern Illinois   5 3         5 7  
Eastern Michigan   4 4         7 5  
Central Michigan   3 5         6 6  
Ball State   1 7         4 8  
Championship: Western Michigan 29, Ohio 23
  • % BCS at-large representative
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
As of December 6, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team represents Eastern Michigan University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They are led by third-year head coach Chris Creighton. The Eagles play their home games at Rynearson Stadium and are members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference.[1]

On November 28, 2016, the Eagles accepted a bid to play in the 2016 Bahamas Bowl.[2]

Schedule

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
September 2 6:00 PM Mississippi Valley State* Rynearson StadiumYpsilanti, MI ESPN3 W 61–14   14,221
September 10 7:30 PM at Missouri* Faurot FieldColumbia, MO SECN L 21–61   51,192
September 17 6:00 PM at Charlotte* Jerry Richardson StadiumCharlotte, NC CUSA.tv W 37–19   15,080
September 24 7:30 PM Wyoming* Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI CBSSN W 27–24   17,012
October 1 3:00 PM at Bowling Green Doyt Perry StadiumBowling Green, OH ESPN3 W 28–25   19,382
October 8 3:00 PM Toledodagger Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI BCSN L 20–35   21,412
October 15 2:00 PM at Ohio Peden StadiumAthens, OH ESPN3 W 27–20   23,566
October 22 3:30 PM at No. 20 Western Michigan Waldo StadiumKalamazoo, MI (Michigan MAC Trophy) ASN/ESPN3 L 31–45   23,721
October 29 3:30 PM Miami (OH) Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI ASN/ESPN3 L 15–28   16,481
November 8 7:30 PM at Ball State Scheumann StadiumMuncie, IN CBSSN W 48–41   4,442
November 16 8:00 PM Northern Illinois Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI ESPNU L 24–31 OT  15,603
November 22 7:00 PM Central Michigan Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI (Michigan MAC Trophy) ESPN3 W 26–21   19,147
December 23 1:00 PM vs. Old Dominion* Thomas Robinson StadiumNassau, Bahamas (Bahamas Bowl) ESPN      
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.
Schedule Source:[3]

Game summaries

Mississippi Valley State

1 2 3 4 Total
Delta Devils 0 0 0 14 14
Eagles 21 7 26 7 61
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

at Missouri

1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 0 7 14 0 21
Tigers 14 19 14 14 61
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–2 1997 MIZZOU, 44–24

at Charlotte

1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 7 10 17 3 37
49ers 0 3 3 13 19
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

Wyoming

1 2 3 4 Total
Cowboys 10 7 0 7 24
Eagles 3 14 3 7 27
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–0 2015 EMU, 48–29

at Bowling Green

1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 7 0 14 7 28
Falcons 7 3 0 15 25
Overall record Last meeting Result
11–25–1 2013 BGSU, 58–7

Toledo

1 2 3 4 Total
Rockets 0 7 14 14 35
Eagles 0 3 10 7 20
Overall record Last meeting Result
11–32 2015 TOL, 63–20

at Ohio

1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 3 0 10 14 27
Bobcats 0 3 7 10 20
Overall record Last meeting Result
11–18–1 2013 OHIO, 56–28

at Western Michigan

1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 7 10 7 7 31
#20 Broncos 7 17 14 7 45
Overall record Last meeting Result
18–31–2 2015 WMU, 58–28

Miami (OH)

1 2 3 4 Total
RedHawks 14 0 7 7 28
Eagles 0 3 0 12 15
Overall record Last meeting Result
4–18 2015 MIA, 28–13

at Ball State

1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 3 16 14 15 48
Cardinals 21 7 0 13 41
Overall record Last meeting Result
21–34–2 2015 BALL, 28–17

Northern Illinois

1 2 3 4OT Total
Huskies 0 0 17 77 31
Eagles 14 7 0 30 24
Overall record Last meeting Result
14–30–2 2015 NIU, 49–21

Central Michigan

1 2 3 4 Total
Chippewas 0 7 0 14 21
Eagles 7 7 6 6 26
Overall record Last meeting Result
28–59–6 2015 CMU, 35–28

vs. Old Dominion–Bahamas Bowl

1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 0
Monarchs 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–2 2015 ODU, 38–34

References

  1. "2016 EMU Football Schedule Announced". The Official Website of Eastern Michigan Athletics. February 22, 2016. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
  2. Bowl invitation
  3. "2016 Eastern Michigan Eagles Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved April 2, 2016.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 11/30/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.