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1998 Eastern Michigan

3–⁠8 (3–⁠6 Mid-American Conference), coached by Rick Rasnick.

Schedule and results

Eastern Michigan in 1998, game by game: lost vs. Northern Iowa 10–13; won at Ball State 13–7; lost at Michigan 20–59; lost vs. Marshall 23–26; won at Kent State 26–17; lost vs. Central Michigan 23–36; lost at Western Michigan 35–45; lost vs. Northern Illinois 14–26; lost at Ohio 21–49; lost at Akron 21–24; won vs. Toledo 10–7+9−39Lost 10–13 vs. Northern Iowa-3Northern IowaWon 13–7 at Ball State+6Ball StateLost 20–59 at Michigan-39MichiganLost 23–26 vs. Marshall-3MarshallWon 26–17 at Kent State+9Kent StateLost 23–36 vs. Central Michigan-13Central MichiganLost 35–45 at Western Michigan-10Western MichiganLost 14–26 vs. Northern Illinois-12Northern Illino…Lost 21–49 at Ohio-28OhioLost 21–24 at Akron-3AkronWon 10–7 vs. Toledo+3Toledo
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3vsNorthern IowaL 10–⁠1374%
Sep 12atBall StateW 13–⁠734%
Sep 19atMichiganL 20–⁠5917%
Sep 26vsMarshallL 23–⁠2635%
Oct 3atKent StateW 26–⁠1761%
Oct 10vsCentral MichiganL 23–⁠3665%
Oct 17atWestern MichiganL 35–⁠4531%
Oct 24vsNorthern IllinoisL 14–⁠2673%
Nov 7atOhioL 21–⁠4930%
Nov 14atAkronL 21–⁠2437%
Nov 21vsToledoW 10–⁠724%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Toledo 10–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 8th in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 30th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 64 on file).

Record
3–⁠8
Conference
3–⁠6 tied for 8th in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
216–⁠309
Coach
Rick Rasnick
Elo
1325 −94 this season
SP+ rating
-17.0 No. 99 of 112; offense No. 95, defense No. 97
SRS
−20.0 No. 107 of 112 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Todd Monken
Defensive coordinator
Sam Gruneisen
Captains
L.J. Shelton, Justin Ventura and Derek Vitatoe
Most valuable player
L.J. Shelton

Drafted in 1999

The 1999 draft
Rd 1L.J. Shelton OTArizona Cardinals

1998 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Marshall7–⁠112–⁠1
Miami (OH)7–⁠110–⁠1
Toledo6–⁠27–⁠5
Western Michigan5–⁠37–⁠4
Central Michigan5–⁠36–⁠5
Bowling Green5–⁠35–⁠6
Ohio5–⁠35–⁠6
Akron3–⁠64–⁠7
Eastern Michigan3–⁠63–⁠8
Northern Illinois2–⁠62–⁠9
Ball State1–⁠71–⁠10
Kent State0–⁠80–⁠11

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