2022 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team

2022 Eastern Michigan Eagles football
MAC West Division co-champion
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	West Division
Record	8–4 (5–3 MAC)
Head coach	Chris Creighton (9th season)
Defensive coordinator	Neal Neathery (7th season)
Home stadium	Rynearson Stadium (capacity: 30,200)

2022 Mid-American Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Ohio xy		7	–	1					10	–	4
Buffalo		5	–	3					7	–	6
Bowling Green		5	–	3					6	–	7
Miami (OH)		4	–	4					6	–	7
Kent State		4	–	4					5	–	7
Akron		1	–	7					2	–	10
West Division
Toledo xy$		5	–	3					9	–	5
Eastern Michigan x		5	–	3					9	–	4
Western Michigan		4	–	4					5	–	7
Ball State		3	–	5					5	–	7
Central Michigan		3	–	5					4	–	8
Northern Illinois		2	–	6					3	–	9
Championship: Toledo 17, Ohio 7
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2022 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team represents Eastern Michigan University during the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Eagles are led by ninth-year head coach Chris Creighton and play their home games at Rynearson Stadium in Ypsilanti, Michigan. They compete as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC). By finishing the regular season at 8-4, the Eagles reached eight wins for the first time since winning a school-record ten games in 1987.

Previous season

The Eagles finished the 2021 season 7–6, 4–4 in MAC play to finish in a three-way tie for last place in the West Division. They received an invite to the LendingTree Bowl where they lost to Liberty.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	7:00 p.m.	Eastern Kentucky*	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI	ESPN3	W 42–34	16,531
September 10	7:00 p.m.	at Louisiana*	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	NFLN	L 21–49	15,352
September 17	11:00 p.m.	at Arizona State*	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	P12N	W 30–21	43,788
September 24	12:00 p.m.	Buffalo	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI	CBSSN	L 31–50	14,524
October 1	2:00 p.m.	UMass*	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI	ESPN+	W 20–13	16,478
October 8	12:00 p.m.	at Western Michigan	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI (Michigan MAC Trophy)	CBSSN	W 45–23	10,876
October 15	3:30 p.m.	Northern Illinois	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI	ESPN+	L 10–39	15,100
October 22	2:00 p.m.	at Ball State	Scheumann Stadium Muncie, IN	ESPN+	W 20–16	15,698
October 29	12:00 p.m.	Toledo	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI	ESPNU	L 24–27	14,270
November 8	7:00 p.m.	Akron	InfoCision Stadium–Summa Field Akron, OH	CBSSN	W 34–28	12,589
November 16	6:00 p.m.	at Kent State	Dix Stadium Kent, OH	ESPN2	W 31–24	3,998
November 25	12:00 p.m.	Central Michigan	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI (rivalry, Michigan MAC Trophy)	CBSSN	W 38–19	14,213
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time