2007 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team

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2007 Eastern Michigan Eagles football
Eastern Michigan Eagles logo.svg
Conference Mid-American Conference
DivisionWest
Record48 (34 MAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Scott Isphording (1st season)
Home stadium Rynearson Stadium
(Capacity: 30,200)
Seasons
  2006
2008  
2007 Mid-American Conference football standings
Div  ConfOverall
Team W L    W L  W L 
East Division
Miami (OH) xy  4 2   5 2   6 7  
Bowling Green x  4 2   6 2   8 5  
Buffalo x  4 2   5 3   5 7  
Ohio  3 3   4 4   6 6  
Temple  3 3   4 4   4 8  
Akron  2 4   3 5   4 8  
Kent State  1 5   1 7   3 9  
West Division
Central Michigan xy$  4 1   6 1   8 6  
Ball State x  4 1   5 2   7 6  
Eastern Michigan  3 2   3 4   4 8  
Western Michigan  2 3   3 4   5 7  
Toledo  2 3   3 5   5 7  
Northern Illinois  0 5   1 6   2 10  
Championship: Central Michigan 35, Miami 10
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • Due to an unbalanced conference schedule, the team with best division record within each division was awarded that division's championship game berth.

The 2007 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team represented Eastern Michigan University during the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Eastern Michigan competed as a member of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) West Division. The team was coached by Jeff Genyk and played their homes game in Rynearson Stadium. The Eagles finished the season 4–8, tied with the 2004 and 2005 seasons for the most wins in Genyk's career. [1]

Contents

Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for 2007 recruits
NameHometownHigh school / collegeHeightWeight40Commit date
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • ‡ Refers to 40 yard dash
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "Eastern Michigan Football Recruiting 2007". ESPN.com.
  • "2007 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 16:00 pmat Pittsburgh *L 3–2736,183
September 812:00 pm Ball State CLL 16–385,794
September 1512:00 pmat Northern Illinois W 21–1920,012
September 223:30 pm Howard *
  • Rynearson Stadium
  • Ypsilanti, MI
W 38–1510,141
September 297:00 pmat Vanderbilt *L 7–3037,220
October 612:00 pmat Michigan * BTN L 22–33108,415
October 1312:00 pmat Ohio L 42–4817,031
October 197:00 pm Northwestern * ESPNU L 14–2610,000
October 273:30 pm Western Michigan
CLW 19–27,002
November 37:00 pmat Toledo L 28–5217,270
November 97:30 pm Bowling Green
  • Rynearson Stadium
  • Ypsilanti, MI
ESPNUL 32–394,304
November 167:00 pmat Central Michigan W 48–4515,822

Roster

Coaching staff

NamePositionYear at school
Jeff GenykHead Coach4th

Game summaries

Pittsburgh

Eastern Michigan playing at Pittsburgh. Pitt vs Eastern Michigan.jpg
Eastern Michigan playing at Pittsburgh.

Ball State

Northern Illinois

After falling behind 13–0, the Eagles came back, and won 21–19 by blocking a Northern Illinois field goal attempt at the end of the game.

Howard

Vanderbilt

Michigan

1234Total
Eastern Michigan356822
Michigan10617033

The Eagles registered their best showing ever against the Michigan Wolverines. In this 33–22 loss, EMU largely stifled Michigan's all-time leading quarterback, Chad Henne, and returned a blocked kick for a touchdown.

Ohio

Northwestern

Western Michigan

1234Total
Broncos20002
Eagles0361019

This game was the first of three games that would determine the 2007 Michigan MAC Trophy winner (Central Michigan vs. WMU November 17 and CMU vs. EMU November 17). Prior to this game, Western led the all-time series 26-14-2 and had not lost in Rynearson Stadium since 1991 (7 wins).

Only a first quarter safety kept the Eagles from registering their first shutout since 1997.

Recap | Boxscore | WMU pregame notes

Toledo

Bowling Green

Central Michigan

This was the final game in determining the 2007 Michigan MAC Trophy winner. With their win in this game, the Eagles captured the trophy for the first time. [2]

After the season

The following Eagle was selected in the 2008 NFL draft after the season. [3]

RoundPickPlayerPositionNFL club
254 Jason Jones Defensive end Tennessee Titans

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References

  1. "Jeff Genyk Records By Year". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on May 25, 2011. Retrieved September 7, 2010.
  2. "CMU/WMU Rivalry Trophy to Debut Saturday". Scout.com. October 15, 2008. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved September 7, 2010. Sponsored by the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame, the Michigan MAC Trophy is presented annually to the team with the best round-robin record between Central Michigan, Eastern Michigan and Western Michigan. Eastern Michigan won the trophy in 2007.
  3. "2008 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 7, 2024.