1998 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team

1998 Eastern Michigan Eagles football
Conference Mid-American Conference
Division West
1998 record 3–8 (3–6 MAC)
Head coach Rick Rasnick (4th season)
MVP L.J. Shelton
Captain L.J. Shelton, Justin Ventura, Derek Vitatoe
Home stadium Rynearson Stadium
1998 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
East Division
Marshall xy$  7 –1     12 –1  
Miami x  7 –1     10 –1  
Bowling Green  5 –3     5 –6  
Ohio  5 –3     5 –6  
Akron  3 –6     4 –7  
Kent State  0 –8     0 –11  
West Division
Toledo x  6 –2     7 –5  
Western Michigan  5 –3     7 –4  
Central Michigan  5 –3     6 –5  
Eastern Michigan  3 –6     3 –8  
Northern Illinois  2 –6     2 –9  
Ball State  1 –7     1 –10  
Championship: Marshall 23, Toledo 17
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1998 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team represented Eastern Michigan University in the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth season under head coach Rick Rasnick, the Eagles compiled a 3–8 record (3–6 against conference opponents), finished in fourth place in the West Division of the Mid-American Conference, and were outscored by their opponents, 309 to 216.[1][2] The team's statistical leaders included Walter Church with 2,650 passing yards, Eric Powell with 473 rushing yards, and Jermaine Sheffield with 953 receiving yards.[3] L. J. Shelton received the team's most valuable player award.[4]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 3Northern Iowa*
L 10–13
September 12at Ball State
W 13–7
September 19at Michigan*
L 20–59
September 26Marshall
  • Rynearson Stadium
  • Ypsilanti, MI
L 23–26
October 3at Kent State
W 26–17
October 10Central Michigan dagger
  • Rynearson Stadium
  • Ypsilanti, MI (rivalry)
L 23–36(OT)
October 17at Western Michigan
L 35–45
October 24Northern Illinois
  • Rynearson Stadium
  • Ypsilanti, MI
L 14–26
November 7at Ohio
L 21–49
November 14at Akron*
L 21–24
November 21Toledo
  • Rynearson Stadium
  • Ypsilanti, MI
W 10–7
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References

  1. ↑ "1998 Eastern Michigan Eagles Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 28, 2016.
  2. ↑ "2015 Eastern Michigan Football Digital Media Guide" (PDF). Eastern Michigan University Football. pp. 167, 170. Retrieved June 30, 2016.
  3. ↑ "1998 Eastern Michigan Eagles Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 28, 2016.
  4. ↑ 2015 Media Guide, p. 146.
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