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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: Fred Trosko
Conference: Interstate Collegiate Athletic-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1891  <-- 1952 <- 1953 -> 1954 --> 2024
1953 Season Highlights
 Fred Trosko enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Eastern Michigan.
 
1953 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 19  vs. Hope (MI)  20   7   W       
 Sat., Sep. 26  vs. Hillsdale (MI)  28   13   W       
 Sat., Oct. 3  vs. Wayne State  13   6   W       
 Sat., Oct. 10  @ Eastern Illinois  34   6   W       
 Sat., Oct. 17  @ Northern Illinois  20   14   W       
 Sat., Oct. 24  vs. Southern Illinois  37   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 31  @ Western Illinois  0   20   L       
 Sat., Nov. 7  vs. Illinois State  27   6   W       
 Sat., Nov. 14  vs. Central Michigan  33   33   T       
 
1953 Season Totals
  Record7-1 -1
  Points Scored212
  Scoring Average23.6
  Points Allowed105
  Defense Average11.7
  Opponents Record8-9
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record5-0 -1
  Away Record2-1
1953 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1953 Interstate Collegiate Athletic- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Central Michigan 7-1-1244129   Bill Kelly
Eastern Michigan 7-1-1212105   Fred Trosko

1953 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1953 All Interstate Collegiate Athletic 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.