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1994 Eastern Michigan

5–⁠6 (5–⁠4 Mid-American Conference), coached by Ron Cooper.

Schedule and results

Eastern Michigan in 1994, game by game: lost at UNLV 3–17; lost at No. 10 Wisconsin 0–56; lost vs. Central Michigan 29–30; lost vs. Bowling Green 13–30; lost vs. Miami (OH) 17–21; won at Kent State 24–10; lost at Western Michigan 14–33; won at Ball State 41–20; won vs. Akron 42–18; won at Ohio 24–13; won vs. Toledo 40–37+24−56Lost 3–17 at UNLV-14UNLVLost 0–56 at No. 10 Wisconsin-56No. 10 WisconsinLost 29–30 vs. Central Michigan-1Central MichiganLost 13–30 vs. Bowling Green-17Bowling GreenLost 17–21 vs. Miami (OH)-4Miami (OH)Won 24–10 at Kent State+14Kent StateLost 14–33 at Western Michigan-19Western MichiganWon 41–20 at Ball State+21Ball StateWon 42–18 vs. Akron+24AkronWon 24–13 at Ohio+11OhioWon 40–37 vs. Toledo+3Toledo
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3atUNLVL 3–⁠1742%
Sep 10at10WisconsinL 0–⁠5616%
Sep 17vsCentral MichiganL 29–⁠3041%
Sep 24vsBowling GreenL 13–⁠3027%
Oct 1vsMiami (OH)L 17–⁠2150%
Oct 8atKent StateW 24–⁠1045%
Oct 22atWestern MichiganL 14–⁠3319%
Oct 29atBall StateW 41–⁠2023%
Nov 5vsAkronW 42–⁠1877%
Nov 12atOhioW 24–⁠1365%
Nov 19vsToledoW 40–⁠3750%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Toledo 40–⁠37; unranked in the final AP poll; 7th in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 7th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 64 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1994.

Led the nationSteve Clay: punt return average (19.9)

Record
5–⁠6
Conference
5–⁠4 7th in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
247–⁠285
Coach
Ron Cooper
Elo
1435 +47 this season
SP+ rating
-5.4 No. 75 of 106; offense No. 70, defense No. 69
SRS
−13.8 No. 92 of 107 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Richard Wilson
Defensive coordinator
Thomas Roggeman

1994 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Central Michigan8–⁠19–⁠3
Bowling Green7–⁠19–⁠2
Western Michigan5–⁠37–⁠4
Miami (OH)5–⁠35–⁠5–⁠1
Ball State5–⁠3–⁠15–⁠5–⁠1
Toledo4–⁠3–⁠16–⁠4–⁠1
Eastern Michigan5–⁠45–⁠6
Kent State2–⁠72–⁠9
Akron1–⁠81–⁠10
Ohio0–⁠90–⁠11

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.