2021 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team

The 2021 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team represented Eastern Michigan University during the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Eagles were led by eighth-year head coach Chris Creighton and played their home games at Rynearson Stadium in Ypsilanti, Michigan. They competed as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC). For the third time in the past six seasons (2016, 2018), the Eagles clinched a winning record, becoming the sixth Eagle team to reach seven wins.

2021 Eastern Michigan Eagles football
LendingTree Bowl, L 20–56 vs. Liberty
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record7–6 (4–4 MAC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorNeal Neathery (6th season)
Home stadiumRynearson Stadium
(capacity: 30,200)
2021 Mid-American Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
Kent State xy  6 2   7 7  
Miami (OH)  5 3   7 6  
Ohio  3 5   3 9  
Bowling Green  2 6   4 8  
Buffalo  2 6   4 8  
Akron  1 7   2 10  
West Division
Northern Illinois xy$  6 2   9 5  
Central Michigan x  6 2   9 4  
Toledo  5 3   7 6  
Ball State  4 4   6 7  
Eastern Michigan  4 4   7 6  
Western Michigan  4 4   8 5  
Championship: Northern Illinois 41, Kent State 23
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 3 7:00 p.m. Saint Francis (PA)* ESPN3 W 35–15 16,461
September 11 7:00 p.m. at No. 18 Wisconsin* FS1 L 7–34 70,967
September 18 3:30 p.m. at UMass* NESN+ W 42–28 7,012
September 25 2:00 p.m. Texas State*
  • Rynearson Stadium
  • Ypsilanti, MI
ESPN+ W 59–21 14,253
October 2 2:00 p.m. at Northern Illinois ESPN+ L 20–27 10,034
October 9 3:30 p.m. Miami (OH)
  • Rynearson Stadium
  • Ypsilanti, MI
ESPN+ W 13–12 15,664
October 16 2:00 p.m. Ball State
  • Rynearson Stadium
  • Ypsilanti, MI
ESPN+ L 31–38 15,258
October 23 12:00 p.m. at Bowling Green ESPN+ W 55–24 10,875
November 2 7:30 p.m. at Toledo ESPN2 W 52–49 14,997
November 9 8:00 p.m. Ohio
  • Rynearson Stadium
  • Ypsilanti, MI
ESPN2 L 26–34 13,636
November 16 7:30 p.m. Western Michigan
ESPN2 W 22–21 15,272
November 26 12:00 p.m. at Central Michigan ESPNU L 10–31 7,708
December 18 5:45 p.m. vs. Liberty* ESPN L 20–56 15,186
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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References

  1. "2021 Eastern Michigan Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved February 16, 2021.


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