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2009 Eastern Michigan Eagles football | |
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Conference | Mid-American Conference |
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Record | 0–12 (0–8 MAC) |
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Offensive coordinator | Ken Karcher (1st season) |
Defensive coordinator | Eric Lewis (1st season) |
Home stadium | Rynearson Stadium |
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Ohio xy | 7 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Temple x | 7 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling Green | 6 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kent State | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Buffalo | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Akron | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miami (OH) | 1 | – | 7 | 1 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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No. 23 Central Michigan x$ | 8 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Illinois | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Michigan | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Toledo | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ball State | 2 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Michigan | 0 | – | 8 | 0 | – | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: Central Michigan 20, Ohio 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2009 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team represented Eastern Michigan University in the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Eastern Michigan competed as a member of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) West Division and played their home games in Rynearson Stadium.
Following the firing of Jeff Genyk during the 2008 season, Eastern Michigan hired Ron English, who had formerly been the defensive coordinator at the University of Michigan and the University of Louisville, as the team's head coach. [1] The coaching change initially brought excitement to the program, as English hired a new staff, including former University of Michigan, New York Giants, and Oakland Raiders running back Tyrone Wheatley, and replaced Genyk's spread offense with a pro-style offense.
However, the change in offense proved difficult for senior quarterback Andy Schmitt, and he was largely ineffective in the first several games of the season. [2] In the second game of the year, the Eagles traveled to Northwestern, and after trailing 21–0 in the second quarter, they tied the game at 24 with 2 minutes left, before Northwestern kicked a game-winning field goal in the closing seconds. The following week, they had another trip just across the county to play Michigan. Similar to their 2006 game at Michigan State, they played a very competitive first half, only trailing by one score. But like many times before, they couldn't put two good halves together. In the second half, the Eagles were outscored 21–0 and Andy Schmitt suffered a season-ending knee injury. [2]
The rest of the season they used former starting quarterback Kyle McMahon, and freshman Alex Gillet. Eastern scored no more than 12 points in any of the next three games, including a 56–8 loss at Central Michigan. The week after that, they nearly beat Ball State who was also winless at the time. The difference was a safety in the fourth quarter. Next, they had one more non-conference game as they traveled to Arkansas. This game was the opposite of the Michigan game — bad first half, good second half. They were down 42–0 before eventually losing 63–27. For the rest of the year, they were only close in the finale at Akron, losing by 7. In previous years, Eastern was able to get at least a few wins because of a high scoring offense. Schmitt's injury ended that, and their defense was among the worst in the nation. Eastern gave up 3,321 rushing yards (276.8 per game), more than any other team in the nation, [3] which was their downfall. They statistically appeared to have one of the best passing defenses, allowing 150.5 passing yards per game, second only to Air Force, [4] but this was mostly an illusion. Everyone knew they couldn't stop the run, so opponents just didn't call many pass plays.
Eastern finished the season without a win, their first winless season since 1981. The Eagles were one of two winless FBS teams (Western Kentucky was the other).
US college sports recruiting information for 2009 recruits | ||||||
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Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | 40‡ | Commit date |
Matthew Boyd LB | Southfield, MI | Southfield-Lathrup HS | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | – | Jan 28, 2009 |
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Melvin Crews DE | Muskegon, MI | Muskegon HS | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | – | Jan 22, 2009 |
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Devon Davis DE | Columbus, IN | Columbus East HS | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | – | Aug 13, 2008 |
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Javon Gillespie DB | Washington, DC | Collegiate Academy | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | – | Feb 4, 2009 |
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Alex Gillett QB | Clyde, OH | Clyde HS | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 183 lb (83 kg) | 4.77 | Jan 22, 2009 |
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Kelip Goodwin WR | South Haven, MI | South Haven HS | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 4.49 | Jan 25, 2009 |
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Garrett Gronowski DB | Avon, OH | Avon HS | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 202 lb (92 kg) | – | Feb 4, 2009 |
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Willie Hickman DB | Pahokee, FL | Pahokee HS | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | 139 lb (63 kg) | 4.4 | Feb 4, 2009 |
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Garrett Hoskins TE | Grand Rapids, MI | Creston HS | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 235 lb (107 kg) | – | Feb 4, 2009 |
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Delano Johnson DE | Visalia, CA | College of the Sequoias | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 260 lb (120 kg) | 4.65 | Feb 4, 2009 |
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Bronley Kashama DE | Brampton, ON | Brampton Centennial SS | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 245 lb (111 kg) | – | Feb 4, 2009 |
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Ryan Leonard DT | Visalia, CA | College of the Sequoias | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 285 lb (129 kg) | 4.9 | Feb 4, 2009 |
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Jonte Lewis DB | Visalia, CA | College of the Sequoias | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | – | Feb 4, 2009 |
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Orlando McCord DE | Detroit, MI | King HS | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 231 lb (105 kg) | 4.71 | Jan 28, 2009 |
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Darrius Moffett LB | Chicago, IL | Hubbard HS | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | – | Feb 4, 2009 |
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Andy Mulumba LB | Montreal, PQ | Cegep Du Vieux | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 235 lb (107 kg) | – | Feb 4, 2009 |
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Nick Olds WR | Columbus, IN | Columbus East HS | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | – | Jul 23, 2008 |
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Nate Paopao LB | San Marcos, CA | Palomar | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | – | Feb 4, 2009 |
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Devontae Payne QB | Cleveland, OH | South HS | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | – | Feb 4, 2009 |
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Stephan Sewell LB | Colorado Springs, CO | USAF Academy Prep | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 252 lb (114 kg) | – | Feb 4, 2009 |
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Andrew Sorgatz OL | Wheaton, IL | Wheaton North HS | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 252 lb (114 kg) | – | Feb 4, 2009 |
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Aaron Tanguma TE | Elsa, TX | Edcouch-Elsa HS | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 265 lb (120 kg) | – | Feb 4, 2009 |
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Kinsman Thomas WR | Bennettsville, SC | Marlboro County HS | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 193 lb (88 kg) | 4.59 | Feb 4, 2009 |
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Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 111 Rivals: 104 | ||||||
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Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 5 | 7:00 p.m. | Army * |
| L 14–27 | 14,499 [5] | |
September 12 | 11:00 a.m. | at Northwestern * | BTN | L 24–27 | 19,239 [6] | |
September 19 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 25 Michigan * | BTN | L 17–45 | 107,903 [7] | |
October 3 | 1:00 p.m. | Temple ![]() |
| L 12–24 | 3,364 [8] | |
October 10 | 12:00 p.m. | at Central Michigan | ESPN Plus | L 8–56 | 26,730 [9] | |
October 17 | 4:00 p.m. | Kent State |
| L 6–28 | 2,401 [10] | |
October 24 | 1:00 p.m. | Ball State |
| L 27–29 | 1,535 [11] | |
October 31 | 7:00 p.m. | at Arkansas * | ESPNU | L 27–63 | 62,501 [12] | |
November 5 | 6:30 p.m. | at Northern Illinois | ESPNU | L 6–50 | 10,527 [13] | |
November 14 | 1:00 p.m. | Western Michigan |
| L 14–35 | 3,281 [14] | |
November 20 | 7:00 p.m. | at Toledo | L 21–47 | 9,967 [15] | ||
November 27 | 2:00 p.m. | at Akron | L 21–28 | 9,962 [16] | ||
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As of 2009-07-15 [18] | ||||||
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† Starter at position * Injured; will not play in 2009. |
Name | Position | Year at school |
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Ron English | Head coach | 1st |
Ken Karcher | Offensive coordinator Quarterbacks coach | 1st |
Eric Lewis | Defensive coordinator Defensive backs coach | 1st |
Kurt Anderson | Offensive line coach | 2nd |
Tom Burpee | Tight ends coach Special teams coach | 1st |
Antonio Carter | Wide receivers coach | 1st |
Tim Carter | Defensive backs coach Recruiting coordinator | 1st |
Casey Creehan | Defensive line coach | 1st |
Steve Szabo | Associate head coach Linebackers coach | 1st |
Tyrone Wheatley | Running backs coach | 1st |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Black Knights | 6 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 27 |
Eagles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
2nd Quarter
3rd Quarter
4th Quarter
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Eagles | 0 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 24 |
Wildcats | 7 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 27 |
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
2nd Quarter
3rd Quarter
4th Quarter
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Eagles | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
Wolverines | 10 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 45 |
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
2nd Quarter
3rd Quarter
4th Quarter
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Owls | 14 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 24 |
Eagles | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 12 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Eagles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
Chippewas | 14 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 56 |
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
2nd Quarter
3rd Quarter
4th Quarter
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Golden Flashes | 14 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
Eagles | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Cardinals | 6 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 29 |
Eagles | 7 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 27 |
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
2nd Quarter
3rd Quarter
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Eagles | 0 | 0 | 20 | 7 | 27 |
Razorbacks | 21 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 63 |
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
2nd Quarter
3rd Quarter
4th Quarter
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Eagles | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Huskies | 20 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 50 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Broncos | 7 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 35 |
Eagles | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Eagles | 0 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
Rockets | 3 | 23 | 7 | 14 | 47 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Eagles | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
Zips | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
Team Statistics
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