2016 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team

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2016 Eastern Michigan Eagles football
Eastern Michigan Eagles logo.svg
Bahamas Bowl, L 20–24 vs. Old Dominion
Conference Mid-American Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record7–6 (4–4 MAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Kalen DeBoer (3rd season)
Offensive scheme Spread
Defensive coordinatorNeal Neathery (1st season)
Base defense 4–2–5
Home stadium Rynearson Stadium
Seasons
  2015
2017  
2016 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
Ohio xy  6 2   8 6  
Miami (OH) 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]

Contents

The Eagles compiled their first winning season since 1995, and their first bowl game since 1987, snapping the second longest bowl drought in the nation.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 26:00 pm Mississippi Valley State * ESPN3 W 61–1414,221
September 107:30 pmat Missouri * SECN L 21–6151,192
September 176:00 pmat Charlotte *CUSA.tvW 37–1915,080
September 247:30 pm Wyoming *
  • Rynearson Stadium
  • Ypsilanti, MI
CBSSN W 27–2417,012
October 13:00 pmat Bowling Green ESPN3W 28–2519,382
October 83:00 pm Toledo Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Rynearson Stadium
  • Ypsilanti, MI
BCSN L 20–3521,412
October 152:00 pmat Ohio ESPN3W 27–2023,566
October 223:30 pmat No. 20 Western Michigan ASN/ESPN3L 31–4523,721
October 293:30 pm Miami (OH)
  • Rynearson Stadium
  • Ypsilanti, MI
ASN/ESPN3L 15–2816,481
November 87:30 pmat Ball State CBSSN W 48–414,442
November 168:00 pm Northern Illinois
  • Rynearson Stadium
  • Ypsilanti, MI
ESPNU L 24–31 OT15,603
November 227:00 pm Central Michigan
ESPN3W 26–2119,147
December 231:00 pmvs. Old Dominion * ESPN L 20–2413,422
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

[4]

Game summaries

Mississippi Valley State

1234Total
Delta Devils0001414
Eagles21726761

At Missouri

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Eagles0714021
Tigers1419141461

At Charlotte

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Eagles71017337
49ers0331319

Wyoming

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Cowboys1070724
Eagles3143727

At Bowling Green

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Eagles7014728
Falcons7301525

Toledo

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Rockets07141435
Eagles0310720

At Ohio

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Eagles30101427
Bobcats0371020

At Western Michigan

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Eagles7107731
#20 Broncos71714745

Miami (OH)

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RedHawks1407728
Eagles0301215

At Ball State

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Eagles316141548
Cardinals21701341

Northern Illinois

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Huskies00177731
Eagles14703024

Central Michigan

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Chippewas0701421
Eagles776626

Vs. Old Dominion–Bahamas Bowl

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Eagles0017320
Monarchs377724

After the season

The following Eagle was selected in the 2017 NFL draft after the season. [5]

RoundPickPlayerPositionNFL club
7250 Pat O'Connor Defensive end Detroit Lions

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.
  5. "2017 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 7, 2024.