1997 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team

1997 Eastern Michigan Eagles football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record4–7 (4–5 MAC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorSam Gruneisen (3rd season)
MVPCharlie Batch
Captains
  • Charlie Batch
  • Jermaine Brooks
  • Lional Dalton
  • Savon Edwards
Home stadiumRynearson Stadium
1997 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Marshall x$   7 – 1     10 – 3  
Miami (OH)   6 – 2     8 – 3  
Ohio   6 – 2     8 – 3  
Bowling Green   3 – 5     3 – 8  
Kent State   3 – 5     3 – 8  
Akron   2 – 7     2 – 9  
West Division
Toledo x   7 – 1     9 – 3  
Western Michigan   6 – 2     8 – 3  
Ball State   4 – 4     5 – 6  
  4 – 5     4 – 7  
Central Michigan   1 – 7     2 – 9  
Northern Illinois   0 – 8     0 – 11  
Championship: Marshall 34, Toledo 14
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions

The 1997 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team represented Eastern Michigan University in the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third season under head coach Rick Rasnick, the Eagles compiled a 4–7 record (4–5 against conference opponents), finished in fourth place in the West Division of the Mid-American Conference, and were outscored by their opponents, 352 to 329.[1][2] The team's statistical leaders included Charlie Batch with 3,280 passing yards, Savon Edwards with 627 rushing yards, and Ta-if Kumasi with 710 receiving yards.[3] Batch went on to play 15 years in the National Football League.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 6at Missouri*
L 24–4452,514
September 13at Toledo
L 35–38
September 20Kent State
L 38–41
September 27at Central Michigan
W 31–24
October 4Ohio
  • Rynearson Stadium
  • Ypsilanti, MI
L 7–47
October 11Ball State
  • Rynearson Stadium
  • Ypsilanti, MI
W 38–32
October 18Akron*
  • Rynearson Stadium
  • Ypsilanti, MI
W 45–0
October 25at Marshall
L 25–4821,474
November 1Western Michigan
  • Rynearson Stadium
  • Ypsilanti, MI
L 38–41
November 8at Northern Illinois
W 38–105,866
November 15at UCF*
L 10–2739,433[4][5][6][7]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming

After the season

The following Eagle was selected in the 1998 NFL draft after the season.[8]

Round Pick Player Position NFL club
2 60 Charlie Batch Quarterback Detroit Lions

References

  1. ^ "1997 Eastern Michigan Eagles Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 28, 2016.
  2. ^ "2015 Eastern Michigan Football Digital Media Guide" (PDF). Eastern Michigan University Football. pp. 167, 170. Retrieved July 4, 2016.
  3. ^ "1997 Eastern Michigan Eagles Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 28, 2016.
  4. ^ Greene, Jerry (November 16, 1997). "Knight roll, then rock (Part 1)". The Orlando Sentinel. p. 33. Retrieved February 28, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Greene, Jerry (November 16, 1997). "Knight roll, then rock (Part 2)". The Orlando Sentinel. p. 38. Retrieved February 28, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Storm, Stephanie (November 16, 1997). "Leister flexes some muscle for UCF". The Orlando Sentinel. p. 38. Retrieved February 28, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "The Game Eastern Michigan vs. Central Florida". The Orlando Sentinel. November 16, 1997. p. 38. Retrieved February 28, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "1998 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
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