Eastern Michigan Eagles
Mid-AmericanYpsilanti, MIRynearson Stadium
2026: 4–4 (3–1 Mid-American). Last: lost to Toledo 34–14 at home. Next: at Ohio, Saturday, Oct 24, 4 p.m. ET.
- W 28–17Sacramento State
- L 21–27San José State
- L 7–35at Michigan State
- L 10–54at Wisconsin
- W 29–3Lindenwood
- W 38–14at Massachusetts
- W 25–23at Akron
- L 14–34Toledo
- Oct 24at Ohio
- Nov 4vs. Central Michigan
- Nov 17at Western Michigan
- Nov 24Kent State
- Outfitted by Adidas
- Live mascot: Bald Eagle
Eastern Michigan has played football since 1891 and is officially 500–638–47; 606 of its 1,185 games are in our file. They have won four Michigan Collegiate Conference titles (the last in 1930), plus three Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference titles, one Mid-American Conference title, one Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association title, one Michigan Conference title, counting shared titles. Since 1971, the NFL Draft has taken 20 players from here in its first seven rounds, 2 of them in the first round. Chris Creighton (2014–2026) won more games here than any other coach: 65. The most-played rival is Western Michigan: 51 meetings, Western Michigan leads 33–17–1. This season, under Chris Creighton, they’re 4–4.
Résumé
- All-time record
- 500–638–47 official; 198–401–7 on file; how we count
- Postseason
- 2–5 bowls, title games, playoff
- AP No. 1 finishes
- 0
- Weeks at No. 1
- 0 of 0 ranked
- Elo now
- 1410 115th of 138 FBS
- Computer rankings
- Massey No. 119 · Composite No. 110 in FBS, Oct 17; down 1 since Oct 11. From Massey Ratings
- Conference titles
- 10 last in 1987
- Bowl record
- 2–6 official, bowls only
- Seasons
- 64 since 1896, 606 games
Identity
- Fight song
- Eagles Fight Song”, “Go Green”, “Our Pledge
- Mascot
- Swoop
- Live mascot
- Bald Eagle
- Student section
- Eagle Nation
- Apparel
- Adidas
- Band
- Eastern Michigan University Marching Band since 1894, 192 members
2026 season 4–4
RosterFull 2026 season| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | vs Sacramento State | W 28–17 | 68% |
| Sep 4 | vs San José State | L 21–27 | 64% |
| Sep 12 | at Michigan State | L 7–35 | 34% |
| Sep 19 | at Wisconsin | L 10–54 | 30% |
| Sep 26 | vs Lindenwood | W 29–3 | 70% |
| Oct 3 | at Massachusetts | W 38–14 | 41% |
| Oct 10 | at Akron | W 25–23 | 53% |
| Oct 17 | vs Toledo | L 14–34 | 44% |
| Oct 24 | at Ohio | Preview | 21% |
| Nov 4 | vs Central Michigan | Preview | 46% |
| Nov 17 | at Western Michigan | Preview | 21% |
| Nov 24 | vs Kent State | Preview | 63% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
This season, game by game
Future schedule
2027–36- 20273 games: 2 home, 1 away, non-conference only
- 20284 games: 2 home, 2 away, non-conference only
- 20292 games: 1 home, 1 away, non-conference only
- 20303 games: 2 home, 1 away, non-conference only
- 20311 game: 1 away, non-conference only
- at Marshall
- 20351 game: 1 away, non-conference only
- 20361 game: 1 home, non-conference only
Eastern Michigan’s announced games beyond the seasons on our schedule, as its Wikipedia article lists them (announced schedules as of December 5, 2025). Schedules change; a season shows only the games named so far, and many articles list non-conference games only. Future schedules: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
On the 2026 team
- Noah Kim1,678 passing yards, 11 TD (leads Eastern Michigan in passing yards)
- Zach Mowchan58 tackles (leads Eastern Michigan in tackles)
- Amareon Blue338 rushing yards, 3 TD (leads Eastern Michigan in rushing yards)
- Joshua Long38 catches, 366 yards, 2 TD (leads Eastern Michigan in receiving yards)
- Joey Mattord241 rushing yards, 1 TD
- Harold Mack31 catches, 337 yards, 4 TD (leads Eastern Michigan in receiving touchdowns)
Around the program
- Apparel
- Adidas · Independently corroborated
- CFB Uniform Database; read 2026-10-10
- Wikipedia; read 2026-10-10
- Mascot
- Swoop · Single source
- Wikipedia; read 2026-10-10
- Live mascot
- Bald Eagle · Official source
- Eastern Michigan University Athletics; read 2026-10-10
- Student section
- Eagle Nation · Official source
- Eastern Michigan University Athletics; read 2026-10-10
- Athletic director
- Scott Wetherbee · Official source
- Eastern Michigan University Athletics; read 2026-10-10
- Offensive coordinator
- Mike Piatkowski · Official source
- Eastern Michigan University Athletics; read 2026-10-10
- Defensive coordinator
- Tate Omli and Kasey Teegardin · Single source
- Wikipedia; read 2026-10-10
Found by several AI researchers searching the web, then kept only where the page loads and says so in words naming the program; every quote is checked again each time the data is rebuilt. Official source: the school’s own page. All of them.
The apparel deal
Adidas, from 2015. Seven-year contract signed in 2015. The 2015 contract ran through June 30, 2022. The current term hasn't been confirmed here.
- FashionUnited, Jun 22, 2015: Seven-year contract through June 30, 2022, replacing a five-year deal
- Eastern Michigan Athletics, Aug 16, 2019: 2019 football uniforms designed in coordination with Adidas
Apparel deals: Field Drip. Terms as the outlets reported them; checked Oct 3, 2026.
Program strength since 1896
Best seasons everMore coverage
- Toledo defense controls Eastern Michigan for a 34-13 win, winnipegfreepress.com,
- Kessinger's 4 FGs, Kim's TD pass push Eastern Michigan over Akron 25-23, winnipegfreepress.com,
Found through the GDELT Project, which indexes news sites worldwide. Each link opens the story on the outlet’s own site; each picture is that outlet’s own preview of its story, shown from its site and credited to it.
Head coaches
| Coach | Years | Record |
|---|---|---|
 Chris Creighton | 2014–2026 | 65–87 |
 Stan Parrish | 2013 | 1–2 |
 Ron English | 2009–2013 | 11–46 |
| Jeff Genyk | 2004–2008 | 16–42 |
| Al Lavan | 2003 | 2–1 |
| Jeff Woodruff | 2000–2003 | 9–34 |
| Tony Lombardi | 1999 | 0–1 |
| Rick Rasnick | 1995–1999 | 20–34 |
 Ron Cooper | 1993–1994 | 9–13 |
| Jan Quarless | 1992 | 1–6 |
| Jim Harkema | 1983–1992 | 41–57–5 |
| Bob LaPointe | 1982 | 1–6–1 |
| Mike Stock | 1978–1982 | 6–38–1 |
| Ed Chlebek | 1976–1977 | 10–12 |
| George Mans | 1975 | 4–6 |
Most-played series
All rivalries- Western Michigan
17–33–1 in 51
- 2016 L 31–45
- 2017 L 17–20
- 2018 L 24–27
- 2019 W 34–27
- 2020 W 53–42
- 2021 W 22–21
- 2022 W 45–23
- 2023 L 21–45
- 2024 L 18–26
- 2025 L 21–31
Lost the last three.
Next: Nov 17
- Toledo
13–38 in 51
- 2016 L 20–35
- 2017 L 15–20
- 2018 W 28–26
- 2019 L 34–37
- 2020 L 28–45
- 2021 W 52–49
- 2022 L 24–27
- 2023 L 23–49
- 2024 L 28–29
- 2026 L 14–34
Lost the last four.
- Central Michigan
15–34–2 in 51
- 2016 W 26–21
- 2017 L 30–42
- 2018 W 17–7
- 2019 L 16–42
- 2020 L 23–31
- 2021 L 10–31
- 2022 W 38–19
- 2023 L 23–26
- 2024 W 38–34
- 2025 L 13–24
Lost the last one.
Next: Nov 4
| Opponent | Games | EMU record |
|---|---|---|
| Western Michigan | 51 | 17–33–1 |
| Toledo | 51 | 13–38 |
| Central Michigan | 51 | 15–34–2 |
| Ball State | 50 | 18–32 |
| Northern Illinois | 38 | 8–28–2 |
| Kent State | 36 | 17–19 |
| Ohio | 35 | 12–22–1 |
| Akron | 33 | 15–18 |
Rivals the program names: Central Michigan, Western Michigan.
Every opponent (90)
Every program Eastern Michigan has played, A to Z, with Eastern Michigan’s record against it. Each links to the series, game by game.
- Akron 15–18
- Alabama State 1–0
- Arizona 0–1
- Arizona State 1–0
- Arkansas 0–1
- Arkansas State 1–1
- Army 1–8
- Ball State 18–32
- Bowling Green 10–21
- Buffalo 7–6
- Central Connecticut 1–0
- Central Michigan 15–34–2
- Charlotte 2–0
- Cincinnati 0–1
- Coastal Carolina 1–0
- Colorado State 0–0–1
- Detroit Mercy 0–3
- East Tennessee State 1–0
- Eastern Illinois 0–1
- Eastern Kentucky 1–0
- Florida 0–2
- Fresno State 0–1
- Georgia Southern 0–1
- Howard 4–0
- Idaho 0–1
- Illinois 1–0
- Illinois State 2–6
- Indiana 0–1
- Indiana State 3–1
- Jacksonville State 1–1
- Kent State 17–19
- Kentucky 0–3
- Liberty 0–2
- Lindenwood 1–0
- Long Island University 0–1
- Louisiana 2–2
- Louisiana Tech 0–3
- Louisville 0–1
- LSU 0–0 †
- Marshall 1–3
- Maryland 0–4
- Massachusetts 5–2
- McNeese 2–1
- Miami (OH) 6–21
- Michigan 0–10
- Michigan State 0–8
- Minnesota 0–1
- Mississippi Valley State 1–0
- Missouri 0–1 †
- Monmouth 1–0
- Morgan State 1–0
- Navy 0–2
- North Carolina A&T 1–0
- Northern Illinois 8–28–2
- Northern Iowa 0–1
- Northern Michigan 1–3
- Northwestern 0–3
- Ohio 12–22–1
- Ohio State 0–0 †
- Old Dominion 0–3
- Penn State 0–3
- Pittsburgh 0–3
- Purdue 1–2
- Rutgers 1–1
- Sacramento State 1–0
- Saint Francis 2–0
- San Diego State 0–1
- San José State 2–1
- South Alabama 0–1
- South Carolina 0–1
- Southeast Missouri State 2–0
- Southern Illinois 1–0
- Syracuse 0–1
- Tampa 0–2
- Temple 0–5
- Texas State 1–1
- Toledo 13–38
- UCF 1–3
- UConn 1–1
- UL Monroe 1–0
- UNLV 1–1
- Vanderbilt 0–2
- Virginia 0–1
- Washington 0–1
- West Virginia 0–1
- Western Illinois 1–2
- Western Michigan 17–33–1
- Wisconsin 0–5
- Wyoming 2–0
- Youngstown State 5–3
Official records. † Without wins the NCAA vacated, or with forfeits counted. ‡ The rivalry’s own count, where it differs from the games on file.
Conference titles
10, counting shared titles- Mid-American Conference 1
- 1987
- Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 3
- 1954, 1955, 1957
- Michigan Collegiate Conference 4
- 1927, 1928, 1929 (shared), 1930
- Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association 1
- 1925
- Michigan Conference 1
- 1896
As the program counts them in its Wikipedia article, shared titles included, and listed under each conference’s current name (a Western Conference title of the 1900s counts as a Big Ten title); season pages use the name the conference had that year. A title the article files under a conference the team wasn’t in that season is listed under the one it was. Division titles include years the team tied for its division.
Conferences
- Independent 1891–1893
- Michigan Conference 1894
- Independent 1895
- Michigan Conference 1896–1901
- Independent 1902–1919
- Michigan Conference 1920–1925
- Independent 1926
- Michigan Collegiate Conference 1927–1930
- Independent 1931–1943 and 1945–1949
- Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 1950–1961
- Presidents’ 1964–1965
- Independent 1966–1975
- Mid-American Conference since 1976
Eastern Michigan’s football conferences by season, from CollegeFootballData.com’s memberships (renamed conferences keep the name of the time).
Led the nation 1
| 1994 | Steve Clay punt return average (19.9) |
The NCAA’s official national leaders since 1937, from Wikipedia’s yearly leader lists.
In the NFL Draft
By college- Drafted, rounds 1–7
- 20 since 1971
- First-round picks
- 2
| 1999 | L.J. Shelton OT | No. 21, Arizona Cardinals |
| 1978 | Ron Johnson DB | No. 22, Pittsburgh Steelers |
Who came and went in the 2026 transfer portal, and every portal year.
The school
Eastern Michigan University- Enrollment
- 12,631 10,470 undergraduates, fall 2024
- Where
- Ypsilanti, Michigan
- Public or private
- Public Research 2
- Founded
- 1849
- Graduates’ median earnings
- $51,793 10 years after starting
Enrollment, place and Carnegie research tier from the National Center for Education Statistics (IPEDS, public domain). Earnings from the US Department of Education’s College Scorecard (CC BY 4.0): the median for students who received federal aid and were working, not in school. Founding year from Wikidata. Every school’s in the data.
Official accounts
- Football
- X @EMUFBInstagram @emufbYouTube emuathleticsFacebook EasternMichiganFootball
- Athletics department
- X @emuathleticsInstagram @emuathleticsFacebook emuathletics
Official accounts: the schools’ athletics websites: the ones emueagles.com lists for its football program and athletics department, as of Oct 12, 2026.
Season by season
National champions| Season | Record | Conf. | AP pre | AP final | Coach | Elo | SP+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4–4 | 3–1 | Chris Creighton | 1410 | -11.2 | ||
| 2025 | 4–8 | 3–5 | Chris Creighton | 1385 | -14.7 | ||
| 2024 | 5–7 | 2–6 | Chris Creighton | 1378 | -13.3 | ||
| 2023 | 6–7 | 4–4 | Chris Creighton | 1419 | -12.3 | ||
| 2022 | 9–4 | 5–3 | Chris Creighton | 1533 | -7.1 | ||
| 2021 | 7–6 | 4–4 | Chris Creighton | 1426 | -7.8 | ||
| 2020 | 2–4 | 2–4 | Chris Creighton | 1432 | -12.2 | ||
| 2019 | 6–7 | 3–5 | Chris Creighton | 1432 | -8.6 | ||
| 2018 | 7–6 | 5–3 | Chris Creighton | 1486 | -2.0 | ||
| 2017 | 5–7 | 3–5 | Chris Creighton | 1427 | -5.3 | ||
| 2016 | 7–6 | 4–4 | Chris Creighton | 1374 | -8.2 | ||
| 2015 | 1–11 | 0–8 | Chris Creighton | 1192 | -19.7 | ||
| 2014 | 2–10 | 1–7 | Chris Creighton | 1231 | -25.9 | ||
| 2013 | 2–10 | 1–7 | Ron English, Stan Parrish | 1255 | -35.7 | ||
| 2012 | 2–10 | 1–7 | Ron English | 1314 | -23.0 | ||
| 2011 | 6–6 | 4–4 | Ron English | 1366 | -15.3 | ||
| 2010 | 2–10 | 2–6 | Ron English | 1223 | -29.2 | ||
| 2009 | 0–12 | 0–8 | Ron English | 1192 | -32.7 | ||
| 2008 | 3–9 | 2–6 | Jeff Genyk | 1301 | -22.0 | ||
| 2007 | 4–8 | 3–4 | Jeff Genyk | 1334 | -24.8 | ||
| 2006 | 1–11 | 1–7 | Jeff Genyk | 1283 | -22.0 | ||
| 2005 | 4–7 | 3–5 | Jeff Genyk | 1387 | -18.5 | ||
| 2004 | 4–7 | 4–4 | Jeff Genyk | 1306 | -20.2 | ||
| 2003 | 3–9 | 2–6 | Jeff Woodruff, Al Lavan | 1273 | -22.0 | ||
| 2002 | 3–9 | 1–7 | Jeff Woodruff | 1224 | -27.8 |
Every season back to 1896 (39 more)
| Season | Record | Conf. | AP pre | AP final | Coach | Elo | SP+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2–9 | 1–6 | Jeff Woodruff | 1232 | -26.4 | ||
| 2000 | 3–8 | 2–5 | Jeff Woodruff | 1316 | -16.2 | ||
| 1999 | 4–7 | 4–4 | Rick Rasnick, Tony Lombardi | 1359 | -14.3 | ||
| 1998 | 3–8 | 3–6 | Rick Rasnick | 1325 | -17.0 | ||
| 1997 | 4–7 | 4–5 | Rick Rasnick | 1379 | -6.3 | ||
| 1996 | 3–8 | 3–5 | Rick Rasnick | 1380 | -14.5 | ||
| 1995 | 6–5 | 5–3 | Rick Rasnick | 1472 | -5.6 | ||
| 1994 | 5–6 | 5–4 | Ron Cooper | 1435 | -5.4 | ||
| 1993 | 4–7 | 3–5 | Ron Cooper | 1331 | -17.2 | ||
| 1992 | 1–10 | 1–7 | Jim Harkema, Jan Quarless | 1264 | -24.8 | ||
| 1991 | 3–7–1 | 3–4–1 | Jim Harkema | 1358 | -12.5 | ||
| 1990 | 2–9 | 2–6 | Jim Harkema | 1357 | -16.3 | ||
| 1989 | 7–3–1 | 6–2 | Jim Harkema | 1531 | -2.0 | ||
| 1988 | 6–3–1 | 5–2–1 | Jim Harkema | 1537 | -4.9 | ||
| 1987 | 10–2 | 7–1 | Jim Harkema | 1587 | 8.3 | ||
| 1986 | 6–5 | 4–4 | Jim Harkema | 1410 | -12.6 | ||
| 1985 | 4–7 | 3–6 | Jim Harkema | 1328 | -12.8 | ||
| 1984 | 2–7–2 | 2–5–2 | Jim Harkema | 1270 | -12.0 | ||
| 1983 | 1–10 | 0–9 | Jim Harkema | 1189 | -21.1 | ||
| 1982 | 1–9–1 | 1–7–1 | Mike Stock, Bob LaPointe | 1213 | -13.0 | ||
| 1981 | 0–11 | 0–9 | Mike Stock | 1152 | -32.6 | ||
| 1980 | 1–9 | 1–7 | Mike Stock | 1187 | -28.7 | ||
| 1979 | 2–8–1 | 1–6–1 | Mike Stock | 1250 | -19.1 | ||
| 1978 | 3–7 | 1–5 | Mike Stock | 1332 | -15.9 | ||
| 1977 | 8–3 | 4–3 | Ed Chlebek | 1387 | -2.0 | ||
| 1976 | 2–9 | 1–5 | Ed Chlebek | 1112 | -13.0 | ||
| 1975 | 4–6 | George Mans | 1178 | 6.5 | |||
| 1974 | 2–3 | 1186 | |||||
| 1973 | 0–2 | 1105 | |||||
| 1972 | 0–2 | 1090 | |||||
| 1968 | 0–1 | 1071 | |||||
| 1940 | 0–1 | 1074 | |||||
| 1933 | 0–1 | 1066 | |||||
| 1932 | 0–1 | 1052 | |||||
| 1931 | 0–1 | 1030 | |||||
| 1930 | 0–1 | 997 | |||||
| 1898few games on file | 0–1 | 998 | |||||
| 1897few games on file | 0–1 | 998 | |||||
| 1896few games on file | 0–1 | 999 |
Officially 500–638–47 since 1891 (per Wikipedia, rechecked weekly); game by game here, 198–401–7 (606 of its 1,185 games are on file). Our file starts in 1896; the program began in 1891. Some games are missing from our source.
No season on file for 1899–1929, 1934–39, 1941–67, 1969–71: the program may not have played, or our source may be missing them.
Records are computed from every game on file at CollegeFootballData.com, whose coverage of the earliest seasons can be incomplete. Elo is this site’s own rating; see how it works on the records page.