2023 Eastern Michigan Eagles football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record6–6 (4–4 MAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMike Piatkowski (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorBen Needham (1st season)
Home stadiumRynearson Stadium
(capacity: 30,200)
2023 Mid-American Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
Miami (OH) xy$  7 1   11 2  
Ohio  6 2   9 3  
Bowling Green  5 3   7 5  
Buffalo  3 5   3 9  
Akron  1 7   2 10  
Kent State  0 8   1 11  
West Division
Toledo xy  8 0   11 2  
Northern Illinois  5 3   6 6  
Eastern Michigan  4 4   6 6  
Central Michigan  3 5   5 7  
Ball State  3 5   4 8  
Western Michigan  3 5   4 8  
Championship: Miami (OH) 23, Toledo 14
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
As of December 4, 2023
Rankings from CFP Rankings

The 2023 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team represent Eastern Michigan University during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Eagles are led by tenth-year head coach Chris Creighton and play their home games at Rynearson Stadium in Ypsilanti, Michigan. They compete as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC).[1][2]

Preseason

Preseason polls

Coaches Poll

On July 20, the MAC announced the preseason coaches poll. Eastern Michigan was picked to finish second in the West.[3]

East
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Ohio 63 (9)
2 Miami 52 (2)
3 Buffalo 51 (1)
4 Bowling Green 35
5 Akron 26
6 Kent State 19
West
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Toledo 66 (11)
2 Eastern Michigan 55 (1)
3 Northern Illinois 38
4 Central Michigan 37
5 Ball State 27
6 Western Michigan 23
Coaches poll (MAC Championship)
Rank Team Votes
1Toledo7
2Ohio4
3Buffalo1

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 1 6:30 p.m. Howard* ESPN+ W 33–23 18,065
September 9 7:30 p.m. at Minnesota* BTN L 6–25 48,101
September 16 2:00 p.m. UMass*
  • Rynearson Stadium
  • Ypsilanti, MI
ESPN+ W 19–17 16,138
September 23 5:00 p.m. at Jacksonville State* ESPN+ L 0–21 20,966
September 30 1:30 p.m. at Central Michigan ESPN+ L 23–2628,323
October 7 3:30 p.m. Ball Statedagger
  • Rynearson Stadium
  • Ypsilanti, MI
ESPN+ W 24–1018,696
October 14 12:00 p.m. Kent State
  • Rynearson Stadium
  • Ypsilanti, MI
CBSSN W 28–1418,443
October 21 3:30 p.m. at Northern Illinois ESPN+ L 13–20 9,458
October 28 1:00 p.m. Western Michigan
ESPN+ L 21–4516,297
November 8 7:30 p.m. at Toledo ESPN2 L 23–49 17,842
November 14 7:00 p.m. Akron
  • Rynearson Stadium
  • Ypsilanti, MI
CBSSN W 30–27 2OT 13,664
November 21 7:30 p.m. at Buffalo ESPN2 W 24–11 11,243
December 23 7:00 p.m. at South Alabama ESPN
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

[4][5][6]

References

  1. "Rynearson Stadium". Eastern Michigan Athletics.
  2. "Chris Creighton". Sports Reference.
  3. "MAC football preseason poll: Toledo picked to win conference championship; BGSU tabbed to finish fourth in MAC East". wtol.com. WTOL 11. July 20, 2023. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
  4. "2023 Eastern Michigan Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved February 24, 2023.
  5. "Eastern Michigan Eagles Schedule 2023". ESPN.
  6. "2023 Football Schedule".
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