2016 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team

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

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Game summaries

Mississippi Valley State

At Missouri

At Charlotte

Wyoming

At Bowling Green

Toledo

At Ohio

At Western Michigan

Miami (OH)

At Ball State

Northern Illinois

Central Michigan

Vs. Old Dominion–Bahamas Bowl

After the season

The following Eagle was selected in the 2017 NFL Draft after the season.^[5]

References

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.
5. "2017 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 7, 2024.