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: Jim Harkema Conference: Mid-American-
1986 Season Highlights
Jim Harkema enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Eastern Michigan.
1986 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 6 vs.
Western Michigan
21
14
W
Sat., Sep. 13 @ Youngstown State
18
17
W
Sat., Sep. 20 vs.
Akron
24
21
W
Sat., Sep. 27 vs.
Kent
16
20
L
Sat., Oct. 4 @
Toledo
18
23
L
Sat., Oct. 11 @
Bowling Green State
10
24
L
Sat., Oct. 18 vs.
Ohio
33
31
W
Sat., Oct. 25 vs.
Central Michigan
34
16
W
Sat., Nov. 1 vs.
Ball State
14
7
W
Sat., Nov. 8 @
Northern Illinois
14
21
L
Sat., Nov. 15 @
Miami Ohio
20
34
L
1986 Season Totals
Record 6-5
Points Scored 222
Scoring Average 20.2
Points Allowed 228
Defense Average 20.7
Opponents Record 40-48
Conference Record 4-5
Home Record 5-1
Away Record 1-4
1986 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1986 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1986 All Mid-American Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.