2016 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team

2016 Eastern Michigan Eagles football
Bahamas Bowl, L 20–24 vs. Old Dominion
Conference Mid-American Conference
Division West Division
2016 record 7–6 (4–4 MAC)
Head coach Chris Creighton (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator Kalen DeBoer (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator Neal Neathery (1st season)
Home stadium Rynearson Stadium
(Capacity: 30,200)
2016 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
East Division
Ohio xy  6 –2     8 –6  
Miami x  6 –2     6 –7  
Akron  3 –5     5 –7  
Bowling Green  3 –5     4 –8  
Kent State  2 –6     3 –9  
Buffalo  1 –7     2 –10  
West Division
No. 15 Western Michigan xy$  8 –0     13 –1  
Toledo  6 –2     9 –4  
Northern Illinois  5 –3     5 –7  
Eastern Michigan  4 –4     7 –6  
Central Michigan  3 –5     6 –7  
Ball State  1 –7     4 –8  
Championship: Western Michigan 29, Ohio 23
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team represented Eastern Michigan University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by third-year head coach Chris Creighton. The Eagles played their home games at Rynearson Stadium and are members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference.[1] Coming off of a 1-11 season in 2015, the Eagles performed a remarkable turnaround and finished 7–6, 4–4 in MAC play to finish in fourth place in the West Division. They were invited to the 2016 Bahamas Bowl, just their second bowl game in school history.[2] They also improved their home attendance by over 260% compared to 2015.[3]

Schedule

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
September 2 6:00 PM Mississippi Valley State* Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI ESPN3 W 61–14   14,221
September 10 7:30 PM at Missouri* Faurot Field • Columbia, MO SECN L 21–61   51,192
September 17 6:00 PM at Charlotte* Jerry Richardson Stadium • Charlotte, NC CUSA.tv W 37–19   15,080
September 24 7:30 PM Wyoming* Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI CBSSN W 27–24   17,012
October 1 3:00 PM at Bowling Green Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH ESPN3 W 28–25   19,382
October 8 3:00 PM Toledodagger Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI BCSN L 20–35   21,412
October 15 2:00 PM at Ohio Peden Stadium • Athens, OH ESPN3 W 27–20   23,566
October 22 3:30 PM at No. 20 Western Michigan Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI (Michigan MAC Trophy) ASN/ESPN3 L 31–45   23,721
October 29 3:30 PM Miami (OH) Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI ASN/ESPN3 L 15–28   16,481
November 8 7:30 PM at Ball State Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN CBSSN W 48–41   4,442
November 16 8:00 PM Northern Illinois Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI ESPNU L 24–31 OT  15,603
November 22 7:00 PM Central Michigan Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI (rivalry) ESPN3 W 26–21   19,147
December 23 1:00 PM vs. Old Dominion* Thomas Robinson Stadium • Nassau, Bahamas (Bahamas Bowl) ESPN L 20–24   13,422
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.
Schedule Source:[4]

Game summaries

Mississippi Valley State

1 2 3 4 Total
Delta Devils 0 0 0 14 14
Eagles 21 7 26 7 61
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

at Missouri

1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 0 7 14 0 21
Tigers 14 19 14 14 61
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–2 1997 MIZZOU, 44–24

at Charlotte

1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 7 10 17 3 37
49ers 0 3 3 13 19
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

Wyoming

1 2 3 4 Total
Cowboys 10 7 0 7 24
Eagles 3 14 3 7 27
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–0 2015 EMU, 48–29

at Bowling Green

1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 7 0 14 7 28
Falcons 7 3 0 15 25
Overall record Last meeting Result
11–25–1 2013 BGSU, 58–7

Toledo

1 2 3 4 Total
Rockets 0 7 14 14 35
Eagles 0 3 10 7 20
Overall record Last meeting Result
11–32 2015 TOL, 63–20

at Ohio

1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 3 0 10 14 27
Bobcats 0 3 7 10 20
Overall record Last meeting Result
11–18–1 2013 OHIO, 56–28

at Western Michigan

1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 7 10 7 7 31
#20 Broncos 7 17 14 7 45
Overall record Last meeting Result
18–31–2 2015 WMU, 58–28

Miami (OH)

1 2 3 4 Total
RedHawks 14 0 7 7 28
Eagles 0 3 0 12 15
Overall record Last meeting Result
4–18 2015 MIA, 28–13

at Ball State

1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 3 16 14 15 48
Cardinals 21 7 0 13 41
Overall record Last meeting Result
21–34–2 2015 BALL, 28–17

Northern Illinois

1 2 3 4OT Total
Huskies 0 0 17 77 31
Eagles 14 7 0 30 24
Overall record Last meeting Result
14–30–2 2015 NIU, 49–21

Central Michigan

1 2 3 4 Total
Chippewas 0 7 0 14 21
Eagles 7 7 6 6 26
Overall record Last meeting Result
28–59–6 2015 CMU, 35–28

vs. Old Dominion–Bahamas Bowl

1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 0 0 17 3 20
Monarchs 3 7 7 7 24
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–2 2015 ODU, 38–34

References

  1. ↑ "2016 EMU Football Schedule Announced". The Official Website of Eastern Michigan Athletics. February 22, 2016. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
  2. ↑ Bowl invitation
  3. ↑ 2016 National College Football Attendance, NCAA. Accessed April 10, 2017.
  4. ↑ "2016 Eastern Michigan Eagles Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved April 2, 2016.
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