2016 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team

2016 Mid-American Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
East Division
Ohio xy	6	–	2	8	–	6
Miami (OH) x	6	–	2	6	–	7
Akron	3	–	5	5	–	7
Bowling Green	3	–	5	4	–	8
Kent State	2	–	6	3	–	9
Buffalo	1	–	7	2	–	10
West Division
No. 15 Western Michigan xy$	8	–	0	13	–	1
Toledo	6	–	2	9	–	4
Northern Illinois	5	–	3	5	–	7
Eastern Michigan	4	–	4	7	–	6
Central Michigan	3	–	5	6	–	7
Ball State	1	–	7	4	–	8
Championship: Western Michigan 29, Ohio 23
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team represented Eastern Michigan University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by third-year head coach Chris Creighton. The Eagles played their home games at Rynearson Stadium and are members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference.^[1] Coming off of a 1-11 season in 2015, the Eagles performed a remarkable turnaround and finished 7–6, 4–4 in MAC play to finish in fourth place in the West Division. They were invited to the 2016 Bahamas Bowl, just their second bowl game in school history.^[2] They also improved their home attendance by over 260% compared to 2015.^[3]

Schedule

September 26:00 PMMississippi Valley State*

ESPN3W 61–14 14,221 September 107:30 PMat Missouri*

SECNL 21–61 51,192 September 176:00 PMat Charlotte*

CUSA.tvW 37–19 15,080 September 247:30 PMWyoming*

Rynearson Stadium
Ypsilanti, MI

CBSSNW 27–24 17,012 October 13:00 PMat Bowling Green

ESPN3W 28–25 19,382 October 83:00 PMToledo

Rynearson Stadium
Ypsilanti, MI

BCSNL 20–35 21,412 October 152:00 PMat Ohio

ESPN3W 27–20 23,566 October 223:30 PMat No. 20 Western Michigan

ASN/ESPN3L 31–45 23,721 October 293:30 PMMiami (OH)

Rynearson Stadium
Ypsilanti, MI

ASN/ESPN3L 15–28 16,481 November 87:30 PMat Ball State

CBSSNW 48–41 4,442 November 168:00 PMNorthern Illinois

Rynearson Stadium
Ypsilanti, MI

ESPNUL 24–31 ^OT15,603 November 227:00 PMCentral Michigan

Rynearson Stadium
Ypsilanti, MI (rivalry)

ESPN3W 26–21 19,147 December 231:00 PMvs. Old Dominion*

ESPNL 20–2413,422

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Schedule Source:^[4]

Game summaries

Mississippi Valley State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Delta Devils	0	0	0	14	14
Eagles	21	7	26	7	61

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

at Missouri

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	0	7	14	0	21
Tigers	14	19	14	14	61

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–2	1997	MIZZOU, 44–24

at Charlotte

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	7	10	17	3	37
49ers	0	3	3	13	19

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

Wyoming

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys	10	7	0	7	24
Eagles	3	14	3	7	27

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–0	2015	EMU, 48–29

at Bowling Green

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	7	0	14	7	28
Falcons	7	3	0	15	25

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
11–25–1	2013	BGSU, 58–7

Toledo

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rockets	0	7	14	14	35
Eagles	0	3	10	7	20

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
11–32	2015	TOL, 63–20

at Ohio

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	3	0	10	14	27
Bobcats	0	3	7	10	20

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
11–18–1	2013	OHIO, 56–28

at Western Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	7	10	7	7	31
#20 Broncos	7	17	14	7	45

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
18–31–2	2015	WMU, 58–28

Miami (OH)

	1	2	3	4	Total
RedHawks	14	0	7	7	28
Eagles	0	3	0	12	15

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–18	2015	MIA, 28–13

at Ball State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	3	16	14	15	48
Cardinals	21	7	0	13	41

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
21–34–2	2015	BALL, 28–17

Northern Illinois

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Huskies	0	0	17	7	7	31
Eagles	14	7	0	3	0	24

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
14–30–2	2015	NIU, 49–21

Central Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
Chippewas	0	7	0	14	21
Eagles	7	7	6	6	26

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
28–59–6	2015	CMU, 35–28

vs. Old Dominion–Bahamas Bowl

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	0	0	17	3	20
Monarchs	3	7	7	7	24

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–2	2015	ODU, 38–34

References

^ "2016 EMU Football Schedule Announced". The Official Website of Eastern Michigan Athletics. February 22, 2016. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
^ Bowl invitation
^ 2016 National College Football Attendance, NCAA. Accessed April 10, 2017.
^ "2016 Eastern Michigan Eagles Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved April 2, 2016.

[1] "2016 EMU Football Schedule Announced". The Official Website of Eastern Michigan Athletics. February 22, 2016. Retrieved April 6, 2016.

[2] Bowl invitation

[3] 2016 National College Football Attendance, NCAA. Accessed April 10, 2017.

[4] "2016 Eastern Michigan Eagles Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved April 2, 2016.

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