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Eastern Michigan vs. Miami (OH)

Eastern Michigan and Miami (OH) have 27 meetings on file, the first in 1974; Miami (OH) leads the series 21–⁠6 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Miami (OH) 8–⁠2, and Miami (OH) has won the last 2.

Eastern Michigan wins
6
Miami (OH) wins
21
Ties
0
Earliest on file
1974
Longest streak
9 Miami (OH)
Current streak
2 Miami (OH)
Last 10 meetings
Miami (OH) 8–⁠2
Most recent
2025

The series at a glance

’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1970s0–⁠1
1980s3–⁠6
1990s1–⁠7
2000s0–⁠2
2010s1–⁠3
2020s1–⁠2
Average margin
14.7 points; 8 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Eastern Michigan
3–⁠10 Eastern Michigan’s record at home
At Miami (OH)
11–⁠3 Miami (OH)‘s record at home
Shutouts
3

Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.

Games that tell the story

  1. Eastern Michigan’s biggest win1987: Eastern Michigan 33, Miami (OH) 17by 16 points
  2. Miami (OH)‘s biggest win1974: Miami (OH) 39, Eastern Michigan 0by 39 points
  3. Upset1993: Eastern Michigan 15, Miami (OH) 7Eastern Michigan had a 25% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Upset1987: Eastern Michigan 33, Miami (OH) 17Eastern Michigan had a 27% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Coach against coach

YearsEastern MichiganSeriesMiami (OH)
1983–⁠1989Jim Harkema3–⁠4Tim Rose
2015–⁠2025Chris Creighton2–⁠4Chuck Martin

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Eastern Michigan’s side (Harkema 3–⁠4 against Rose). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Eastern Michigan and Miami (OH), 1974 on13001500170019801990200020102020

Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.

Stars of the series

Biggest days

Harold Mack Eastern Michigan6 catches, 179 yards, 2 TD2025 Receiving
Dieuly Aristilde Eastern Michigan7 catches, 193 yards, 1 TD2016 Receiving

Biggest days: the week’s best individual games by our big-days rule, from box scores (2004 on).

Photos

From the rivalry’s and its games’ categories on Wikimedia Commons (free licenses only, each credited).

Every game

Oct 18, 2025Miami (OH) 44, Eastern Michigan 30at Miami (OH)
Oct 12, 2024Miami (OH) 38, Eastern Michigan 14at Eastern Michigan
Oct 9, 2021Eastern Michigan 13, Miami (OH) 12at Eastern Michigan
Nov 15, 2017Eastern Michigan 27, Miami (OH) 24at Miami (OH)
Oct 29, 2016Miami (OH) 28, Eastern Michigan 15at Eastern Michigan
Nov 7, 2015Miami (OH) 28, Eastern Michigan 13at Miami (OH)
Sep 11, 2010Miami (OH) 28, Eastern Michigan 21at Miami (OH)
Oct 22, 2005Miami (OH) 24, Eastern Michigan 23at Eastern Michigan
Sep 9, 2000Miami (OH) 34, Eastern Michigan 17at Eastern Michigan
Sep 18, 1999Miami (OH) 35, Eastern Michigan 14at Miami (OH)
Oct 12, 1996Miami (OH) 35, Eastern Michigan 25at Eastern Michigan
Nov 4, 1995Miami (OH) 39, Eastern Michigan 23at Miami (OH)
Oct 1, 1994Miami (OH) 21, Eastern Michigan 17at Eastern Michigan
Oct 2, 1993Eastern Michigan 15, Miami (OH) 7at Miami (OH)
Oct 3, 1992Miami (OH) 24, Eastern Michigan 7at Eastern Michigan
Sep 14, 1991Miami (OH) 29, Eastern Michigan 3at Miami (OH)
Nov 3, 1990Miami (OH) 34, Eastern Michigan 14at Miami (OH)
Nov 4, 1989Eastern Michigan 20, Miami (OH) 7at Eastern Michigan
Sep 3, 1988Eastern Michigan 24, Miami (OH) 17at Eastern Michigan
Sep 12, 1987Eastern Michigan 33, Miami (OH) 17at Miami (OH)
Nov 15, 1986Miami (OH) 34, Eastern Michigan 20at Miami (OH)
Nov 16, 1985Miami (OH) 31, Eastern Michigan 16at Eastern Michigan
Nov 10, 1984Miami (OH) 23, Eastern Michigan 0at Miami (OH)
Nov 12, 1983Miami (OH) 24, Eastern Michigan 12at Eastern Michigan
Sep 25, 1982Miami (OH) 35, Eastern Michigan 0at Miami (OH)
Sep 26, 1981Miami (OH) 18, Eastern Michigan 12at Eastern Michigan
Sep 7, 1974Miami (OH) 39, Eastern Michigan 0at Miami (OH)

Every game is listed as played on the field.