1999 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team

1999 Eastern Michigan Eagles football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record4–7 (4–4 MAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTodd Monken (2nd season)
MVPDonald "Blake" McCall
Captains
  • Brandon Campbell
  • Walter Church
  • Donald "Blake" McCall
  • Tom Michel
  • Ashley Travis
Home stadiumRynearson Stadium
1999 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
No. 10 Marshall x$   8 – 0     13 – 0  
Miami (OH)   6 – 2     7 – 4  
Akron   5 – 3     7 – 4  
Ohio   5 – 3     5 – 6  
Bowling Green   3 – 5     5 – 6  
Kent State   2 – 6     2 – 9  
Buffalo   0 – 8     0 – 11  
West Division
Western Michigan x   6 – 2     7 – 5  
Toledo   5 – 3     6 – 5  
Northern Illinois   5 – 3     5 – 6  
  4 – 4     4 – 7  
Central Michigan   3 – 5     4 – 7  
Ball State   0 – 8     0 – 11  
Championship: Marshall 34, Western Michigan 30
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1999 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team represented Eastern Michigan University in the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fifth and final season under head coach Rick Rasnick, the Eagles compiled a 4–7 record (4–4 against conference opponents), finished in fourth place in the West Division of the Mid-American Conference, and were outscored by their opponents, 338 to 239.[1][2] The team's statistical leaders included Walter Church with 2,015 passing yards, Eric Powell with 583 rushing yards, and Brandon Campbell with 764 receiving yards.[3] Donald "Blake" McCall received the team's most valuable player award.[4]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 11at Michigan State*
L 7–5172,569[5]
September 18at Miami (OH)
L 14–3515,199
September 25Akron
W 38–1714,423
October 2at Louisville*
L 10–4533,879
October 9Western Michigan
  • Rynearson Stadium
  • Ypsilanti, MI
L 37–40 OT16,524[6]
October 16Ohio
  • Rynearson Stadium
  • Ypsilanti, MI
W 27–2610,435
October 23at Toledo
W 20–1318,801
October 30at UCF*
L 6–3127,845
November 6Ball State
  • Rynearson Stadium
  • Ypsilanti, MI
W 31–21
November 13at Central Michigan
L 26–2913,321[7]
November 20at Northern Illinois
L 23–309,445
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming

References

  1. ^ "1999 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 June 30, 2016.
  3. ^ "1999 Eastern Michigan Eagles Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 28, 2016.
  4. ^ 2015 Media Guide, p. 146.
  5. ^ Larry Lage (September 12, 1999). "Take That, MAC: Michigan State manhandles Eastern Michigan". Lansing State Journal. pp. 1C, 2C – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Eastern Michigan Athletics Department. "Western Michigan (4-2, 3-0) vs. Eastern Michigan (1-4, 1-2)". emueagles.com.
  7. ^ "Central turns back Eastern". Detroit Free Press. November 14, 1999. pp. 2E, 5E – via Newspapers.com.
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