1996 Eastern Michigan
3–8 (3–5 Mid-American Conference), coached by Rick Rasnick. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Kent State 51–10Oct 26
By 41 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs Temple | L 24–28 | 74% |
| Sep 7 | at Wisconsin | L 3–24 | 33% |
| Sep 14 | at Western Michigan | W 19–12 | 38% |
| Sep 21 | vs Toledo | L 7–24 | 45% |
| Sep 28 | at Michigan State | L 0–47 | 32% |
| Oct 5 | at Ohio | L 0–7 | 49% |
| Oct 12 | vs Miami (OH) | L 25–35 | 36% |
| Oct 19 | at Central Michigan | L 36–41 | 31% |
| Oct 26 | vs Kent State | W 51–10 | 69% |
| Nov 2 | vs Ball State | L 25–39 | 36% |
| Nov 9 | vs Akron | W 20–17 | 60% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Akron 20–17; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Mid-American Conference.
In program history: The 18th-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 1996.
- Record
- 3–8
- Conference
- 3–5 tied for 6th in Mid-American Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 210–284
- Coach
- Rick Rasnick
- Elo
- 1380 −101 this season
- SP+ rating
- -14.5 No. 93 of 111; offense No. 98, defense No. 68
- SRS
- −15.7 No. 94 of 111 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
- Defensive coordinator
- Sam Gruneisen
- Captains
- Charlie Batch, Kevin Kwiatkowski and Matt Gregory
1996 Mid-American Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ball State | 7–1 | 8–4 | |
| Toledo | 6–2 | 7–4 | |
| Miami (OH) | 6–2 | 6–5 | |
| Ohio | 5–3 | 6–6 | |
| Central Michigan | 4–4 | 5–6 | |
| Akron | 3–5 | 4–7 | |
 Bowling Green | 3–5 | 4–7 | |
 Eastern Michigan | 3–5 | 3–8 | |
| Western Michigan | 2–6 | 2–9 | |
| Kent State | 1–7 | 2–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.