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American college football season
The 2018 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team represented Eastern Michigan University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by fifth-year head coach Chris Creighton and played their home games at Rynearson Stadium in Ypsilanti, Michigan as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 7–6, 5–3 in MAC play to finish in a three-way tie for second place in the West Division. They were invited to the Camellia Bowl where they lost to Georgia Southern.
Preseason
Award watch lists
Listed in the order that they were released
Preseason media poll
The MAC released their preseason media poll on July 24, 2018, with the Eagles predicted to finish in fourth place in the West Division.[8]
| West Division
|
| Predicted finish
|
Team
|
Votes (1st place)
|
| 1 |
Northern Illinois |
133 (15)
|
| 2 |
Toledo |
125 (7)
|
| 3 |
Western Michigan |
87 (1)
|
| 4 |
Eastern Michigan |
67
|
| 5 |
Central Michigan |
58 (1)
|
| 6 |
Ball State |
34
|
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
|---|
| 6:30 p.m. | Monmouth* | | ESPN+ | W 51–17 | 14,357 |
| September 8 | 12:00 p.m. | at Purdue* | | BTN | W 20–19 | 47,661 |
| September 15 | 6:00 p.m. | at Buffalo | | ESPN+ | L 28–35 | 18,384 |
| September 22 | 10:30 p.m. | at | CBSSN | L 20–23 OT | 30,898 |
| September 29 | 6:00 p.m. | Northern Illinois | - Rynearson Stadium
- Ypsilanti, MI
| ESPN+ | L 23–26 3OT | 14,779 |
| October 6 | 12:00 p.m. | at Western Michigan | | ESPN+ | L 24–27 | 24,282 |
| October 13 | 12:00 p.m. | Toledo | - Rynearson Stadium
- Ypsilanti, MI
| ESPN+ | W 28–26 | 17,998 |
| October 20 | 3:00 p.m. | at Ball State | | ESPN+ | W 42–20 | 14,022 |
| October 27 | 12:00 p.m. | Army* | - Rynearson Stadium
- Ypsilanti, MI
| CBSSN | L 22–37 | 22,627 |
| November 3 | 12:00 p.m. | Central Michigan | - Rynearson Stadium
- Ypsilanti, MI (Michigan MAC Trophy/rivalry)
| ESPN3 | W 17–7 | 13,468 |
| November 10 | 12:00 p.m. | Akron | - Rynearson Stadium
- Ypsilanti, MI
| ESPN3 | W 27–7 | 12,403 |
| 12:00 p.m. | at Kent State | | ESPN3 | W 28–20 | 6,125 |
| December 15 | 5:30 p.m. | vs. | ESPN | L 21–23 | 17,710 |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Eastern time
|
[9]
Game summaries
Monmouth
|
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
| Hawks
|
0
|
3
|
7
|
7 |
17 |
| Eagles
|
13
|
17
|
14
|
7 |
51 |
At Purdue
|
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
| Eagles
|
7
|
3
|
0
|
10 |
20 |
| Boilermakers
|
6
|
6
|
0
|
7 |
19 |
At Buffalo
|
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
| Eagles
|
0
|
21
|
0
|
7 |
28 |
| Bulls
|
14
|
14
|
0
|
7 |
35 |
At San Diego State
|
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 | OT |
Total |
| Eagles
|
3
|
7
|
7
|
3 | 0 |
20 |
| Aztecs
|
3
|
14
|
0
|
3 | 3 |
23 |
Northern Illinois
|
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 | OT | 2OT | 3OT |
Total |
| Huskies
|
3
|
10
|
0
|
0 | 7 | 0 | 6 |
26 |
| Eagles
|
10
|
0
|
0
|
3 | 7 | 0 | 3 |
23 |
At Western Michigan
|
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
| Eagles
|
0
|
10
|
7
|
7 |
24 |
| Broncos
|
7
|
7
|
0
|
13 |
27 |
Toledo
|
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
| Rockets
|
3
|
0
|
3
|
20 |
26 |
| Eagles
|
21
|
7
|
0
|
0 |
28 |
At Ball State
|
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
| Eagles
|
7
|
14
|
14
|
7 |
42 |
| Cardinals
|
0
|
6
|
7
|
7 |
20 |
Army
|
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
| Black Knights
|
3
|
13
|
7
|
14 |
37 |
| Eagles
|
0
|
0
|
14
|
8 |
22 |
Central Michigan
|
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
| Chippewas
|
0
|
7
|
0
|
0 |
7 |
| Eagles
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
10 |
17 |
Akron
|
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
| Zips
|
0
|
7
|
0
|
0 |
7 |
| Eagles
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
17 |
24 |
At Kent State
|
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
| Eagles
|
7
|
14
|
7
|
0 |
28 |
| Golden Flashes
|
10
|
0
|
7
|
3 |
20 |
Vs. Georgia Southern (Camellia Bowl)
|
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
| GASO Eagles
|
7
|
10
|
0
|
6 |
23 |
| EMU Eagles
|
0
|
7
|
7
|
7 |
21 |
Eastern Michigan taking the field before the 2018 Camellia Bowl
Roster
After the season
The following Eagle was selected in the
2019 NFL Draft after the season.
[10]References
- ^ "Rimington Trophy Press Release". May 30, 2018. Retrieved July 14, 2018.
- ^ "2018 Bednarik Award Watch List". July 16, 2018. Archived from the original on July 16, 2018. Retrieved July 16, 2018.
- ^ "2018 Doak Walker Award Candidates". July 18, 2018. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
- ^ "2018 Bronko Nagurski Trophy Preseason Watch List". July 24, 2018. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
- ^ "22018 OUTLAND TROPHY WATCH LIST UNVEILED". July 24, 2018. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
- ^ "Wuerffel Trophy Unveils 2018 Watch List". July 26, 2018. Archived from the original on July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
- ^ "Preseason Watch List - 2018 edition of the Ted Hendricks Award" (PDF). August 14, 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 14, 2018. Retrieved August 16, 2018.
- ^ "NIU & Ohio Picked as Divisional Winners in 2018 MAC Football Media Preseason Poll".
- ^ 2018 Eastern Michigan Eagles football schedule FBSchedules.com. Accessed April 11, 2018.
- ^ "2019 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
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