American college football season
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 [ edit ] Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance September 2 6:00 pm Mississippi Valley State * ESPN3 W 61–1414,221 September 10 7:30 pm at Missouri * SECN L 21–6151,192 September 17 6:00 pm at Charlotte * CUSA.tv W 37–1915,080 September 24 7:30 pm Wyoming * Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI CBSSN W 27–2417,012 October 1 3:00 pm at Bowling Green ESPN3 W 28–2519,382 October 8 3:00 pm Toledo Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI BCSN L 20–3521,412 October 15 2:00 pm at Ohio ESPN3 W 27–2023,566 October 22 3:30 pm at No. 20 Western Michigan ASN /ESPN3L 31–4523,721 October 29 3:30 pm Miami (OH) Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI ASN/ESPN3 L 15–2816,481 7:30 pm at Ball State CBSSN W 48–414,442 8:00 pm Northern Illinois Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI ESPNU L 24–31 OT 15,603 7:00 pm Central Michigan ESPN3 W 26–2119,147 December 23 1:00 pm vs. Old Dominion * ESPN L 20–2413,422 *Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time
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Game summaries [ edit ] Mississippi Valley State [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Delta Devils 0 0 0 14 14 Eagles 21 7 26 7 61
At Missouri [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Eagles 0 7 14 0 21 Tigers 14 19 14 14 61
At Charlotte [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Eagles 7 10 17 3 37 49ers 0 3 3 13 19
Wyoming [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Cowboys 10 7 0 7 24 Eagles 3 14 3 7 27
At Bowling Green [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Eagles 7 0 14 7 28 Falcons 7 3 0 15 25
1 2 3 4 Total Rockets 0 7 14 14 35 Eagles 0 3 10 7 20
At Ohio [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Eagles 3 0 10 14 27 Bobcats 0 3 7 10 20
At Western Michigan [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Eagles 7 10 7 7 31 #20 Broncos 7 17 14 7 45
Miami (OH) [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total RedHawks 14 0 7 7 28 Eagles 0 3 0 12 15
At Ball State [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Eagles 3 16 14 15 48 Cardinals 21 7 0 13 41
Northern Illinois [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 OT Total Huskies 0 0 17 7 7 31 Eagles 14 7 0 3 0 24
Central Michigan [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Chippewas 0 7 0 14 21 Eagles 7 7 6 6 26
Vs. Old Dominion–Bahamas Bowl [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Eagles 0 0 17 3 20 Monarchs 3 7 7 7 24
After the season [ edit ] The following Eagle was selected in the 2017 NFL Draft after the season.[5]
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