Eastern Michigan Football Team History
Eastern Michigan Eagles
Eastern Michigan University
Ypsilanti, MI
Founded: 1849 Stadium: Rynearson Stadium Capacity: 30,200 Colors: Green & White Coach: Elton J. Rynearson Conference: Michigan Collegiate-
1929 Season Highlights
Elton J. Rynearson enters his 8th season as Head Coach at Eastern Michigan.
The Eagles won the Michigan Collegiate Conference Championship.
1929 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Oct. 5 vs.
Bowling Green
34
7
W
Sat., Oct. 12 @ DePaul
27
0
W
Sat., Oct. 19 vs. Notre Dame JV
13
7
W
Sat., Oct. 26 vs.
Central Michigan
24
0
W
Sat., Nov. 2 @
Western Michigan
7
7
T
Sat., Nov. 9 vs. Michigan JV
14
18
L
Sat., Nov. 16 vs. John Carroll (OH)
6
6
T
Sat., Nov. 23 @ Wayne State
31
0
W
1929 Season Totals
Record 5-1
-2
Points Scored 156
Scoring Average 19.5
Points Allowed 45
Defense Average 5.6
Opponents Record 11-7
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 3-1
-1
Away Record 2-0
-1
1929 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1929 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1929 All Michigan Collegiate Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The oldest college football bowl game is the Rose Bowl, which was first played in 1902.