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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 490-625-47
 Winning Pct. 44%
 Vacated Wins 0
 Forfeit Games 0
 Adjusted Record 490-625-47
 Winning Pct. 44%
 National Championships 0
 Conference Titles 10
 Division Titles 0
 Conference Record 120-249-6
 All American Players 
 NFL Players (#2)
 Home Record 305-240-18
 Away Record 181-379-29
 
By The Numbers
 Seasons 133
 Winning Seasons (#1) 59
 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 8/28/2008
 Last Time Shutout 9/23/2023
 Shutouts All-Time 173
 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  25-22
 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
 9/14/2024 (Sat)  
vs. Jacksonville State in a Non-Conference Game
Last Time: Eastern Michigan lost 0-21 in 2023.
All-Time:
 Eastern Michigan vs. Jacksonville State 0-1-0 0.0% 
 
2024 Season
 Sat., Aug. 31  @ Massachusetts  28-14 W
 Sat., Sep. 7  @ Washington  9-30 L
 Sat., Sep. 14  vs. Jacksonville State  
 Sat., Sep. 21  vs. Saint Francis  
 Sat., Sep. 28  @ Kent State  
 Sat., Oct. 5  OPEN 
 Sat., Oct. 12  vs. Miami Ohio  
 Sat., Oct. 19  vs. Central Michigan  
 Sat., Oct. 26  @ Akron  
 Sat., Nov. 2  vs. Toledo  
 Sat., Nov. 9  OPEN 
 Wed., Nov. 13  @ Ohio  
 Wed., Nov. 20  vs. Buffalo  
 Sat., Nov. 30  @ Western Michigan  
 
2024 Season Totals
  Record1-1
  Scoring37-44
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record0-0
  Away Record1-1
 
2024 Mid-American  Standings
 Season   Conference 
Akron 0-2
Ball State 1-0
Bowling Green 1-1
Buffalo 1-1
Central Michigan 1-1
Eastern Michigan 1-1
Kent State 0-2
Miami Ohio 0-1
Northern Illinois 2-0
Ohio 1-1
Toledo 2-0
Western Michigan 0-2
 
Longest Running Rivalry
 Eastern Michigan & Central Michigan have played 101 games.
Eastern Michigan has won 31 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 92-153
 20 or more  82-91
 30 or more 57-25
 40 or more 26-6
 
Record when allowing..... (since 2000)
 Points Allowed  Record 
 less than 10 7-0
 10 or more 85-194
 20 or more 55-186
 30 or more 19-138
 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

While playing for the University of Hawaii from 2000 to 2004, quarterback Timmy Chang set an NCAA passing record with 17,072 yards.