2024 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team
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2024 Eastern Michigan Eagles football | |
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Conference | Mid-American Conference |
Record | 2–1 (0–0 MAC) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Mike Piatkowski (2nd season) |
Defensive coordinator | Ben Needham (2nd season) |
Home stadium | Rynearson Stadium |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Toledo | 0 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 23 Northern Illinois | 0 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Buffalo | 0 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Michigan | 0 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ohio | 0 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ball State | 0 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling Green | 0 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Akron | 0 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Central Michigan | 0 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Michigan | 0 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miami (OH) | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kent State | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: December 7, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from AP Poll |
The 2024 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team will represent Eastern Michigan University in the Mid-American Conference during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Eagles are led by Chris Creighton in his eleventh year as the head coach. The Eagles will play home games at Rynearson Stadium, located in Ypsilanti, Michigan.[1]
Preseason
[edit]Preseason polls
[edit]Coaches Poll
[edit]On July 19 the MAC announced the preseason coaches poll. Eastern Michigan was picked to finish sixth in the conference. They received zero votes to win the MAC Championship.[2][3]
MAC Coaches poll | ||
Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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1 | Miami | 119 (9) |
2 | Toledo | 109 (3) |
T3 | Bowling Green | 92 |
T3 | Northern Illinois | 92 |
5 | Ohio | 81 |
6 | Eastern Michigan | 64 |
7 | Western Michigan | 60 |
8 | Central Michigan | 59 |
9 | Ball State | 42 |
10 | Buffalo | 37 |
11 | Akron | 24 |
12 | Kent State | 13 |
Coaches poll (MAC Championship) | ||
Predicted finish | Team | Votes |
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1 | Miami | 10 |
2 | Toledo | 2 |
Schedule
[edit]Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 31 | 3:30 p.m. | at UMass* | ESPN+ | W 28–14 | 12,810 | |
September 7 | 3:30 p.m. | at Washington* | BTN | L 9–30 | 64,222 | |
September 14 | 7:00 p.m. | Jacksonville State* | ESPN+ | W 37–34 2OT | 17,501 | |
September 21 | 2:00 p.m. | Saint Francis (PA)* |
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September 28 | 3:30 p.m. | at Kent State | ESPN+ | |||
October 12 | Miami (OH) |
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October 19 | Central Michigan |
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October 26 | at Akron | |||||
November 2 | Toledo |
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November 13 | 7:00 p.m. | at Ohio | ESPN2/ESPNU/CBSSN | |||
November 20 | 7:00 p.m. | Buffalo |
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November 30 | at Western Michigan |
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Game summaries
[edit]Saint Francis (PA) (FCS)
[edit]Game Four – Saint Francis Red Flash (FCS) (1–2) vs Eastern Michigan Eagles (2–1) – Game summary
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Saint Francis (FCS) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Eastern Michigan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Rynearson Stadium, Ypsilanti, Michigan
- Date: Saturday September 21, 2024
- Game time: 2:00 PM
- TV announcers (ESPN+): Anthony Lima (play-by-play) and Je'Rod Cherry (analyst)
Game information |
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Statistics | SFPA | EMU |
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Total yards | ||
Rushing yards | ||
Passing yards | ||
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | ||
Time of possession |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Saint Francis | Passing | ||
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Eastern Michigan | Passing | ||
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Receiving |
References
[edit]- ^ "2024 Football Coaching Staff". Eastern Michigan University Athletics. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
- ^ "Miami Selected as Favorites in Head Coaches Preseason Football Poll". getsomemaction.com. Mid-American Conference. July 19, 2024. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
- ^ "MAC football preseason poll: Toledo picked 2nd, BGSU 3rd". wtol.com. WTOL 11. July 19, 2024. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
- ^ "2024 Eastern Michigan Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved January 31, 2024.