1978 Eastern Michigan Hurons football team
The 1978 Eastern Michigan Hurons football team represented Eastern Michigan University in the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first season under head coach Mike Stock, the Hurons compiled a 3–7 record (1–5 against conference opponents), finished in last place in the Mid-American Conference, and were outscored by their opponents, 238 to 122.[1][2] The team's statistical leaders included Burt Beaney with 833 passing yards, Doug Crisan with 485 rushing yards, and Tom Parm with 363 receiving yards.[3]
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Conference | Mid-American Conference |
Record | 3–7 (1–5 MAC) |
Head coach |
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Captain | Rollie Hansen, Gordon Skotarczak, & Tom Williams |
Home stadium | Rynearson Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ball State $ | 8 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Central Michigan | 8 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miami (OH) | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Michigan | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling Green | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ohio | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Illinois | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kent State | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Toledo | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Michigan | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source | ||
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September 2 | at Northern Michigan * | Marquette, MI | L 3–30 | |||
September 9 | at Ohio | L 22–23 | ||||
September 16 | Bowling Green * | L 6–43 | ||||
September 23 | Indiana State * |
| W 27–8 | [4] | ||
September 30 | at Toledo | W 17–12 | ||||
October 14 | Akron * |
| W 25–14 | |||
October 21 | at Western Michigan | L 0–32 | ||||
October 28 | Ball State |
| L 0–21 | |||
November 11 | Central Michigan |
| L 9–41 | |||
November 18 | at Illinois State * | L 13–14 | ||||
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References
- "1978 Eastern Michigan Eagles Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 28, 2016.
- "2015 Eastern Michigan Football Digital Media Guide" (PDF). Eastern Michigan University Football. pp. 165, 170. Retrieved July 4, 2016.
- "1978 Eastern Michigan Eagles Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 28, 2016.
- "E. Michigan 27, ISU 8". The Kokomo Tribune. September 24, 1978. Retrieved February 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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