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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: Chris Creighton
Conference: Mid-American-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference

Eastern Michigan 
Team Timeline
First Team: 1891  
  1928 - Known as the Michigan State Normal College Hurons between 1899-1928.
  1955 - Known as Eastern Michigan Hurons 1956 to 1990.
  1991 - Changed their nickname to the Eagles.
 
Championships
National Championships
None
Conference Championships
  1896, 1925, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1954
1955, 1957, 1987
Division Championships
 
 
Team Records
 Overall Record 494-628-47
 Winning Pct. 44%
 Vacated Wins 0
 Forfeit Games 0
 Adjusted Record 494-628-47
 Winning Pct. 44%
 National Championships 0
 Conference Titles 10
 Division Titles 0
 Conference Record 121-251-6
 All American Players 
 NFL Players (#2)
 Home Record 308-242-18
 Away Record 182-380-29
 
By The Numbers
 Seasons 133
 Winning Seasons (#1) 60
 Losing Seasons (#1)66
 Most Wins in A Season 10 (1987)
 Most Loses in A Season 12 (2009)
 10 Win Seasons 1
 Most Points Scored in a Game 76 (11/3/1894)
 Most Points Scored in a Season 392 (2021)
 Most Points Allowed in a Game 73 (9/25/2010)
 Most Points Allowed in a Season 566 (2002)
 Largest Margin of Victory 76 (11/3/1894)
 Largest Margin of Defeat 69 (10/28/1905)
 Most Points Both Teams in a Game 127 (11/24/2001)
 Last Shutout 9/21/2024
 Last Time Shutout 9/23/2023
 Shutouts All-Time 174
 Been Shutout All-Time 166
 
Streaks
 Longest Win 13 (10/16/1926-11/19/1927)
 Longest Losing  27 (9/20/1980-10/30/1982)
 
Bowl Records
 Overall Record 2-5-0
 Rose 0-0-0
 Cotton 0-0-0
 Orange 0-0-0
 Fiesta 0-0-0
 Sugar 0-0-0
 
By the Decade
 2020-29  29-25
 2010-19  40-83
 2000-09  27-89
 1990-99 35-74
 1980-89 38-66-5
 1970-79 49-50-5
 1960-69 34-47-4
 1950-59 49-37-2
 1940-49 18-36-6
 1930-39 49-19-6
 1920-29 50-20-6
Next Game
 11/13/2024 (Wed)  
@ Ohio in a Conference Game
Last Time: Eastern Michigan lost 26-34 in 2021.
All-Time:
 Eastern Michigan vs. Ohio 12-20-1 37.5% 
 
2024 Season
 Sat., Aug. 31  @ Massachusetts  28-14 W
 Sat., Sep. 7  @ Washington  9-30 L
 Sat., Sep. 14  vs. Jacksonville State  37-34 W
 Sat., Sep. 21  vs. Saint Francis  36-0 W
 Sat., Sep. 28  @ Kent State  52-33 W
 Sat., Oct. 5  OPEN 
 Sat., Oct. 12  vs. Miami Ohio  14-38 L
 Sat., Oct. 19  vs. Central Michigan  38-34 W
 Sat., Oct. 26  @ Akron  21-25 L
 Sat., Nov. 2  vs. Toledo  28-29 L
 Sat., Nov. 9  OPEN 
 Wed., Nov. 13  @ Ohio  
 Wed., Nov. 20  vs. Buffalo  
 Sat., Nov. 30  @ Western Michigan  
 
2024 Season Totals
  Record5-4
  Scoring263-237
  Conference Record1-2
  Home Record3-2
  Away Record2-2
 
2024 Mid-American  Standings
 Season   Conference 
Miami Ohio 4-42-0
Ohio 5-32-0
Akron 2-71-2
Ball State 3-51-2
Bowling Green 4-41-1
Buffalo 5-41-1
Central Michigan 3-51-1
Eastern Michigan 5-41-2
Toledo 6-31-1
Western Michigan 4-41-1
Kent State 1-70-2
Northern Illinois 4-40-2
 
Longest Running Rivalry
 Eastern Michigan & Central Michigan have played 102 games.
Eastern Michigan has won 32 games.
Central Michigan has won 64 games.
with 6 tie games.
 
Record when scoring..... (since 2000)
 Scoring  Record 
 less than 10 0-41
 10 or more 96-156
 20 or more  86-93
 30 or more 61-25
 40 or more 27-6
 
Record when allowing..... (since 2000)
 Points Allowed  Record 
 less than 10 8-0
 10 or more 88-197
 20 or more 58-189
 30 or more 22-139
 40 or more 7-81
 
  
 
Some records may be incomplete.

NOTES:
(1) Winning and losing seasons counted only if team plays at least 8 games.
(2) NFL Players counted for any player that participated in a regular season game.

Great Moments in College Football History

Touchdowns in college football were originally counted as three points.