2020 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team

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2020 Eastern Michigan Eagles football
Eastern Michigan Eagles logo.svg
Conference Mid-American Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record2–4 (2–4 MAC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorNeal Neathery (5th season)
Home stadium Rynearson Stadium
Uniform
Eastern michigan football unif.png
Seasons
←  2019
2021  →
2020 Mid-American Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
No. 25 Buffalo xy  5 –0   6 –1  
Kent State  3 –1   3 –1  
Ohio  2 –1   2 –1  
Miami (OH)  2 –1   2 –1  
Akron  1 –5   1 –5  
Bowling Green  0 –5   0 –5  
West Division
No. 23 Ball State xy$  5 –1   7 –1  
Western Michigan  4 –2   4 –2  
Toledo  4 –2   4 –2  
Central Michigan  3 –3   3 –3  
Eastern Michigan  2 –4   2 –4  
Northern Illinois  0 –6   0 –6  
Championship: Ball State 38, Buffalo 28
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • Note: Due to COVID-19, the Mid-American suspended the season on August 8, but later decided to begin play on November 4. [1]
Rankings from AP Poll.

The 2020 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team represented Eastern Michigan University during the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Eagles were led by seventh-year head coach Chris Creighton and played their home games at Rynearson Stadium in Ypsilanti, Michigan. They competed as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC).

Contents

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

AwardPlayerPositionYear
John Mackey Award [2] Thomas OdukoyaTESR
Paul Hornung Award [3] Dylan DrummondWRJR
Wuerffel Trophy [4] Thomas OdukoyaTESR

Preseason media poll

Schedule

Eastern Michigan had games against Kentucky and Missouri, which were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [5]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
November 46:00 p.m.at Kent State
ESPN+ L 23–270
November 117:00 p.m.at Ball State
CBSSN L 31–381,183
November 187:00 p.m. Toledo
CBSSNL 28–450
November 274:00 p.m. Central Michigan
CBSSN L 23–31300
December 512:00 p.m.at Western Michigan
ESPN+W 53–420
December 1211:00 a.m. Northern Illinois
  • Rynearson Stadium
  • Ypsilanti, MI
ESPN3W 41–33300

[6]

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References

  1. ↑ Wells, Adam (September 25, 2020). "MAC Approves 6-Game College Football Schedule Beginning November 4". Bleacher Report. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
  2. ↑ "John Mackey Award preseason watch list announced". July 17, 2020. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
  3. ↑ "50 Players Named to 2020 Paul Hornung Award Watch List". July 23, 2020. Archived from the original on July 23, 2020. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
  4. ↑ "The Wuerffel Trophy 2020 Watch List (Non AP)". July 23, 2020. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
  5. ↑ Talty, John (July 30, 2020). "SEC moves to conference-only 2020 schedule, pushes back start of season". AL.com. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
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