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EMU Announces 2012 Football Television Dates
6/7/2012 3:45:00 PM | Football, E-Gridiron Group
Eagles to make at least four appearances on the ESPN family of networks
YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) — The Eastern Michigan University football team's 2012 schedule will include at least six televised contests.
The Eagles will open their 121st season on the gridiron at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 30, at Scheumann Stadium in Muncie, Ind. against Mid-American Conference foe Ball State University. The contest will be shown nationally on ESPN3. The Aug. 30 contest will be the 12th Mid-American Conference season-opening game in school history. The last MAC game to start the season was 2006 when EMU also made the trek to BSU.
EMU then returns to the friendly confines of Rynearson Stadium to host Illinois State University, Sept. 8, before making trips to Purdue, Sept. 15, and Michigan State, Sept. 22. The Purdue game will kick off at noon on the Big Ten Network, while the time for the MSU contest has yet to be announced.
A three-game home stand then awaits Head Coach Ron English's crew with games against Kent State University, Oct. 6, the University of Toledo, Oct. 13, and a non-conference affair with the Black Knights of Army, Oct. 20. The KSU contest will serve as EMU's annual Homecoming contest, while the EMU-Army game will be televised exclusively on ESPN3. In total, the Eagles make at least four appearances on the ESPN family of networks.
Eastern Michigan then returns to the road for cross-division contests at Bowling Green State University, Oct. 27, and a Thursday, Nov. 1, 6 p.m. battle at defending MAC East Division Champion Ohio University with a nationally televised contest on ESPNU. The EMU-BGSU game is scheduled for a 3:30 p.m. start and will be televised nationally on ESPN3 and also regionally on BCSN.
The Green and White then look to defend its 2011 Michigan MAC title with a Nov. 10 home game against Central Michigan University and a Nov. 17 road tilt at Western Michigan University. EMU then closes out the 2012 campaign by hosting Northern Illinois University, Nov. 23.
The regular season will conclude with the 15th MAC Football Championship game Friday, Nov. 30, at Ford Field in Detroit on ESPN2. This will mark the ninth MAC Football Championship game at Ford Field, home of the Detroit Lions, Super Bowl XL, and the 2009 NCAA Men's Final Four.
Football season tickets are on sale now for as low as $48, and can be purchased by calling the EMU Ticket Office at 734.487.2282. Fans are encouraged to visit EMUEagles.com for full season ticket pricing information.
*Mid-American Conference game
Home games in BOLD CAPS
(as of June 7, 2012)
2012 MAC Football Compsite Schedule
All times listed ET
*Conference Game
#ESPN Multiple-Game Selection Date (an ESPN weekday multiple-game selection date will be announced 12 days prior to the listed date. One (1) game will be selected by each ESPN service listed).
Aug. 30 – Thursday
*Eastern Michigan at Ball State, 7:00 pm ET (ESPN3)
Central Florida at Akron, 7:00 pm ET (ESPN3)
Towson at Kent State, 7:00 pm ET
UMass at Connecticut, 7:30 pm ET (ESPN3)
Southeast Missouri at Central Michigan, TBA
Sep. 1 – Saturday
Miami at Ohio State, Noon ET (Big Ten Network)
Ohio at Penn State, Noon ET (ESPN)
Western Michigan at Illinois, Noon ET (ESPNU)
Iowa at Northern Illinois (at Soldier Field, Chicago, Ill.), 3:30 pm ET (ESPNU)
Toledo at Arizona, TBA
Bowling Green at Florida, TBA
Buffalo at Georgia, TBA
Sep. 8 – Saturday
Illinois State at Eastern Michigan, TBA
Ball State at Clemson, 12:30 pm ET (ACC Network/ESPN3)
Southern Illinois at Miami, 1:00 pm ET
Indiana at UMass, 3:30 pm ET (ESPN3)
Michigan State at Central Michigan, 3:30 pm ET (ESPNU)
Morgan State at Buffalo, 6:00 pm ET (Time Warner Cable Sports Net)
Idaho at Bowling Green, 7:00 pm ET (BCSN/ESPN3)
Eastern Illinois at Western Michigan, 7:00 pm ET
New Mexico State at Ohio, 7:00 pm ET
Tennessee Martin at Northern Illinois, 7:00 pm ET
Akron at Florida International, TBA
Kent State at Kentucky, TBA
Toledo at Wyoming, TBA
Sep. 15 – Saturday
Eastern Michigan at Purdue, Noon ET (Big Ten Network)
Northern Illinois at Army, Noon ET (CBS Sports Network)
Western Michigan at Minnesota, Noon ET (Big Ten Network)
UMass at Michigan, 3:30 pm ET (Big Ten Network)
Morgan State at Akron, 3:30 pm ET
Miami at Boise State, 4:00 pm ET (NBC Sports Network)
*Bowling Green at Toledo, 7:00 pm ET (ESPN3)
Ball State at Indiana, 8:00 pm ET (Big Ten Network)
Ohio at Marshall, TBA
Sep. 19 – Wednesday
*Kent State at Buffalo, 7:00 pm ET (ESPNU)
Sep. 22 - Saturday
Eastern Michigan at Michigan State, TBA
*UMass at Miami, Noon ET (ESPN Plus/ESPN Game Plan/ESPN3)
Connecticut at Western Michigan, 2:00 pm ET (ESPN3)
Norfolk State at Ohio, 2:00 pm ET
South Florida at Ball State, 4:30 pm ET (ESPN Plus/ESPN Game Plan/ESPN3)
Coastal Carolina at Toledo, 7:00 pm ET (ESPN3)
Kansas at Northern Illinois, TBA (ESPNU or ESPN3)
Akron at Tennessee, TBA
Bowling Green at Virginia Tech, TBA
Central Michigan at Iowa, TBA
Sep. 29 – Saturday
*Ball State at Kent State, Noon ET (ESPN Plus/ESPN Game Plan/ESPN3)
Buffalo at Connecticut, Noon ET (ESPN3)
*Miami at Akron, 2:00 pm ET
Rhode Island at Bowling Green, 3:30 pm ET (BCSN/ESPN3)
*Central Michigan at Northern Illinois, 3:30 pm ET
*Ohio at UMass, 3:30 pm ET
*Toledo at Western Michigan, TBA
Oct. 6 – Saturday
*Kent State at Eastern Michigan, 1:00 pm ET
*Buffalo at Ohio, Noon ET (ESPN Plus/ESPN Game Plan/ESPN3)
*Bowling Green at Akron, 2:00 pm ET
*Central Michigan at Toledo, 3:00 pm ET (ESPN3)
Miami at Cincinnati, TBA
*Northern Illinois at Ball State, TBA
*UMass at Western Michigan, 2:00 p.m.
Oct. 12 - Friday
Navy at Central Michigan, 8:00 pm ET (ESPN2)
Oct. 13 - Saturday
*Toledo at Eastern Michigan, TBA
Kent State at Army, Noon ET (CBS Sports Network)
*Akron at Ohio, 2:00 pm ET
*Buffalo at Northern Illinois, 3:30 pm ET
*Miami at Bowling Green, 3:30 pm ET (BCSN/ESPN3)
*Western Michigan at Ball State, TBA
Oct. 20 - Saturday
Army at Eastern Michigan, 1:00 pm ET (ESPN3)
*Bowling Green at UMass, Noon ET
*Northern Illinois at Akron, Noon ET (ESPN Plus/ESPN Game Plan/ESPN3)
Pittsburgh at Buffalo, 3:30 pm ET (ESPN Plus/ESPN Game Plan/ESPN3)
*Ball State at Central Michigan, 3:30 pm ET
*Western Michigan at Kent State, 3:30 pm ET
Cincinnati at Toledo, TBA (ESPNU or ESPN3)
Oct. 27 – Saturday
*Eastern Michigan at Bowling Green, 3:30 pm ET (BCSN/ESPN3)
Ball State at Army, Noon ET (CBS Sports Network)
*Northern Illinois at Western Michigan, Noon ET (ESPN Plus/ESPN Game Plan/ESPN3)
Kent State at Rutgers, 3:30 pm ET (Big East Network/ESPN3)
*Ohio at Miami, 3:30 pm ET (SportsTime Ohio/ESPN Game Plan/ESPN3)
*Toledo at Buffalo, 3:30 pm ET (Time Warner Cable Sports Net)
*Akron at Central Michigan, TBA
UMass at Vanderbilt, TBA
Nov. 1 – Thursday
*Eastern Michigan at Ohio, 6:00 pm ET (ESPNU)
Nov. 3 – Saturday
*Miami at Buffalo, Noon ET
*Akron at Kent State, 2:00 pm ET (SportsTime Ohio/ESPN Game Plan/ESPN3)
*UMass at Northern Illinois, 3:30 pm ET
*Western Michigan at Central Michigan, TBA (ESPN3)
Nov. 6 – Tuesday
*Ball State at Toledo, 8:00 pm ET (ESPN2)
Nov. 7 – Wednesday
*Bowling Green at Ohio, 8:00 pm ET (ESPN2)
Nov. 10 – Saturday
*Central Michigan at Eastern Michigan, TBA
*Western Michigan at Buffalo, Noon ET
*Kent State at Miami, 1:00 pm ET
*UMass at Akron, 2:00 pm ET
Nov. 14 – Wednesday
#*Ohio at Ball State, 8:00 pm ET (ESPN2/ESPNU)
#*Toledo at Northern Illinois, 9:00 pm ET (ESPN2/ESPNU)
Nov. 17 – Saturday
*Eastern Michigan at Western Michigan, TBA
*Kent State at Bowling Green, Noon ET (ESPN Plus/ESPN Game Plan/ESPN3)
*Buffalo at UMass, TBA
*Miami at Central Michigan, TBA
Nov. 20 – Tuesday
*Akron at Toledo, 7:00 pm ET (ESPN2)
Nov. 23 – Friday
#*Northern Illinois at Eastern Michigan, TBA (ESPNU/ESPN3)
#*Ball State at Miami, TBA (ESPNU/ESPN3)
#*Buffalo at Bowling Green, TBA (at Columbus Crew Stadium in Columbus, Ohio) (ESPNU/ESPN3)
#*Central Michigan at UMass, TBA (ESPNU/ESPN3)
#*Ohio at Kent State, TBA (ESPNU/ESPN3)
Nov. 30 – Friday
MAC Championship Game, 7:00 pm ET (ESPN2)
At Ford Field in Detroit
Dec. 15 – Saturday
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, 4:30 pm ET (ESPN)
Dec. 26 – Wednesday
Little Caesars Pizza Bowl, 7:30 pm ET (ESPN)
Jan. 6 – Sunday
GoDaddy.com Bowl, 9:00 pm ET (ESPN)
The Eagles will open their 121st season on the gridiron at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 30, at Scheumann Stadium in Muncie, Ind. against Mid-American Conference foe Ball State University. The contest will be shown nationally on ESPN3. The Aug. 30 contest will be the 12th Mid-American Conference season-opening game in school history. The last MAC game to start the season was 2006 when EMU also made the trek to BSU.
EMU then returns to the friendly confines of Rynearson Stadium to host Illinois State University, Sept. 8, before making trips to Purdue, Sept. 15, and Michigan State, Sept. 22. The Purdue game will kick off at noon on the Big Ten Network, while the time for the MSU contest has yet to be announced.
A three-game home stand then awaits Head Coach Ron English's crew with games against Kent State University, Oct. 6, the University of Toledo, Oct. 13, and a non-conference affair with the Black Knights of Army, Oct. 20. The KSU contest will serve as EMU's annual Homecoming contest, while the EMU-Army game will be televised exclusively on ESPN3. In total, the Eagles make at least four appearances on the ESPN family of networks.
Eastern Michigan then returns to the road for cross-division contests at Bowling Green State University, Oct. 27, and a Thursday, Nov. 1, 6 p.m. battle at defending MAC East Division Champion Ohio University with a nationally televised contest on ESPNU. The EMU-BGSU game is scheduled for a 3:30 p.m. start and will be televised nationally on ESPN3 and also regionally on BCSN.
The Green and White then look to defend its 2011 Michigan MAC title with a Nov. 10 home game against Central Michigan University and a Nov. 17 road tilt at Western Michigan University. EMU then closes out the 2012 campaign by hosting Northern Illinois University, Nov. 23.
The regular season will conclude with the 15th MAC Football Championship game Friday, Nov. 30, at Ford Field in Detroit on ESPN2. This will mark the ninth MAC Football Championship game at Ford Field, home of the Detroit Lions, Super Bowl XL, and the 2009 NCAA Men's Final Four.
Football season tickets are on sale now for as low as $48, and can be purchased by calling the EMU Ticket Office at 734.487.2282. Fans are encouraged to visit EMUEagles.com for full season ticket pricing information.
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Eastern Michigan University 2012 Football Schedule |
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Day |
Date |
|
Opponent |
Time |
|
|
Thursday |
Aug. |
30 |
at Ball State (ESPN3) |
7 p.m. |
|
|
Saturday |
Sept. |
8 |
ILLINOIS STATE (Eagle All-Access) |
TBA |
|
|
Saturday |
Sept. |
15 |
at Purdue (Big Ten Network) |
Noon |
|
|
Saturday |
Sept. |
22 |
at Michigan State (TBA) |
TBA |
|
|
Saturday |
Oct. |
6 |
KENT STATE* (Eagle All-Access) - Homecoming |
1 p.m. |
|
|
Saturday |
Oct. |
13 |
TOLEDO* (Eagle All-Access) |
TBA |
|
|
Saturday |
Oct. |
20 |
ARMY (ESPN3) - Band Day |
1 p.m. |
|
|
Saturday |
Oct. |
27 |
at Bowling Green* (BCSN/ESPN3) |
3:30 p.m. | |
|
Thursday |
Nov. |
1 |
at Ohio* (ESPNU) |
6 p.m. |
|
|
Saturday |
Nov. |
10 |
CENTRAL MICHIGAN* |
TBA |
|
|
Saturday |
Nov. |
17 |
at Western Michigan |
TBA |
|
|
Friday |
Nov. |
23 |
NORTHERN ILLINOIS* (ESPNU or ESPN3) |
TBA |
|
|
Friday |
Nov. |
30 |
at MAC Championship Game (Ford Field - Detroit) |
7 p.m. |
|
*Mid-American Conference game
Home games in BOLD CAPS
(as of June 7, 2012)
2012 MAC Football Compsite Schedule
All times listed ET
*Conference Game
#ESPN Multiple-Game Selection Date (an ESPN weekday multiple-game selection date will be announced 12 days prior to the listed date. One (1) game will be selected by each ESPN service listed).
Aug. 30 – Thursday
*Eastern Michigan at Ball State, 7:00 pm ET (ESPN3)
Central Florida at Akron, 7:00 pm ET (ESPN3)
Towson at Kent State, 7:00 pm ET
UMass at Connecticut, 7:30 pm ET (ESPN3)
Southeast Missouri at Central Michigan, TBA
Sep. 1 – Saturday
Miami at Ohio State, Noon ET (Big Ten Network)
Ohio at Penn State, Noon ET (ESPN)
Western Michigan at Illinois, Noon ET (ESPNU)
Iowa at Northern Illinois (at Soldier Field, Chicago, Ill.), 3:30 pm ET (ESPNU)
Toledo at Arizona, TBA
Bowling Green at Florida, TBA
Buffalo at Georgia, TBA
Sep. 8 – Saturday
Illinois State at Eastern Michigan, TBA
Ball State at Clemson, 12:30 pm ET (ACC Network/ESPN3)
Southern Illinois at Miami, 1:00 pm ET
Indiana at UMass, 3:30 pm ET (ESPN3)
Michigan State at Central Michigan, 3:30 pm ET (ESPNU)
Morgan State at Buffalo, 6:00 pm ET (Time Warner Cable Sports Net)
Idaho at Bowling Green, 7:00 pm ET (BCSN/ESPN3)
Eastern Illinois at Western Michigan, 7:00 pm ET
New Mexico State at Ohio, 7:00 pm ET
Tennessee Martin at Northern Illinois, 7:00 pm ET
Akron at Florida International, TBA
Kent State at Kentucky, TBA
Toledo at Wyoming, TBA
Sep. 15 – Saturday
Eastern Michigan at Purdue, Noon ET (Big Ten Network)
Northern Illinois at Army, Noon ET (CBS Sports Network)
Western Michigan at Minnesota, Noon ET (Big Ten Network)
UMass at Michigan, 3:30 pm ET (Big Ten Network)
Morgan State at Akron, 3:30 pm ET
Miami at Boise State, 4:00 pm ET (NBC Sports Network)
*Bowling Green at Toledo, 7:00 pm ET (ESPN3)
Ball State at Indiana, 8:00 pm ET (Big Ten Network)
Ohio at Marshall, TBA
Sep. 19 – Wednesday
*Kent State at Buffalo, 7:00 pm ET (ESPNU)
Sep. 22 - Saturday
Eastern Michigan at Michigan State, TBA
*UMass at Miami, Noon ET (ESPN Plus/ESPN Game Plan/ESPN3)
Connecticut at Western Michigan, 2:00 pm ET (ESPN3)
Norfolk State at Ohio, 2:00 pm ET
South Florida at Ball State, 4:30 pm ET (ESPN Plus/ESPN Game Plan/ESPN3)
Coastal Carolina at Toledo, 7:00 pm ET (ESPN3)
Kansas at Northern Illinois, TBA (ESPNU or ESPN3)
Akron at Tennessee, TBA
Bowling Green at Virginia Tech, TBA
Central Michigan at Iowa, TBA
Sep. 29 – Saturday
*Ball State at Kent State, Noon ET (ESPN Plus/ESPN Game Plan/ESPN3)
Buffalo at Connecticut, Noon ET (ESPN3)
*Miami at Akron, 2:00 pm ET
Rhode Island at Bowling Green, 3:30 pm ET (BCSN/ESPN3)
*Central Michigan at Northern Illinois, 3:30 pm ET
*Ohio at UMass, 3:30 pm ET
*Toledo at Western Michigan, TBA
Oct. 6 – Saturday
*Kent State at Eastern Michigan, 1:00 pm ET
*Buffalo at Ohio, Noon ET (ESPN Plus/ESPN Game Plan/ESPN3)
*Bowling Green at Akron, 2:00 pm ET
*Central Michigan at Toledo, 3:00 pm ET (ESPN3)
Miami at Cincinnati, TBA
*Northern Illinois at Ball State, TBA
*UMass at Western Michigan, 2:00 p.m.
Oct. 12 - Friday
Navy at Central Michigan, 8:00 pm ET (ESPN2)
Oct. 13 - Saturday
*Toledo at Eastern Michigan, TBA
Kent State at Army, Noon ET (CBS Sports Network)
*Akron at Ohio, 2:00 pm ET
*Buffalo at Northern Illinois, 3:30 pm ET
*Miami at Bowling Green, 3:30 pm ET (BCSN/ESPN3)
*Western Michigan at Ball State, TBA
Oct. 20 - Saturday
Army at Eastern Michigan, 1:00 pm ET (ESPN3)
*Bowling Green at UMass, Noon ET
*Northern Illinois at Akron, Noon ET (ESPN Plus/ESPN Game Plan/ESPN3)
Pittsburgh at Buffalo, 3:30 pm ET (ESPN Plus/ESPN Game Plan/ESPN3)
*Ball State at Central Michigan, 3:30 pm ET
*Western Michigan at Kent State, 3:30 pm ET
Cincinnati at Toledo, TBA (ESPNU or ESPN3)
Oct. 27 – Saturday
*Eastern Michigan at Bowling Green, 3:30 pm ET (BCSN/ESPN3)
Ball State at Army, Noon ET (CBS Sports Network)
*Northern Illinois at Western Michigan, Noon ET (ESPN Plus/ESPN Game Plan/ESPN3)
Kent State at Rutgers, 3:30 pm ET (Big East Network/ESPN3)
*Ohio at Miami, 3:30 pm ET (SportsTime Ohio/ESPN Game Plan/ESPN3)
*Toledo at Buffalo, 3:30 pm ET (Time Warner Cable Sports Net)
*Akron at Central Michigan, TBA
UMass at Vanderbilt, TBA
Nov. 1 – Thursday
*Eastern Michigan at Ohio, 6:00 pm ET (ESPNU)
Nov. 3 – Saturday
*Miami at Buffalo, Noon ET
*Akron at Kent State, 2:00 pm ET (SportsTime Ohio/ESPN Game Plan/ESPN3)
*UMass at Northern Illinois, 3:30 pm ET
*Western Michigan at Central Michigan, TBA (ESPN3)
Nov. 6 – Tuesday
*Ball State at Toledo, 8:00 pm ET (ESPN2)
Nov. 7 – Wednesday
*Bowling Green at Ohio, 8:00 pm ET (ESPN2)
Nov. 10 – Saturday
*Central Michigan at Eastern Michigan, TBA
*Western Michigan at Buffalo, Noon ET
*Kent State at Miami, 1:00 pm ET
*UMass at Akron, 2:00 pm ET
Nov. 14 – Wednesday
#*Ohio at Ball State, 8:00 pm ET (ESPN2/ESPNU)
#*Toledo at Northern Illinois, 9:00 pm ET (ESPN2/ESPNU)
Nov. 17 – Saturday
*Eastern Michigan at Western Michigan, TBA
*Kent State at Bowling Green, Noon ET (ESPN Plus/ESPN Game Plan/ESPN3)
*Buffalo at UMass, TBA
*Miami at Central Michigan, TBA
Nov. 20 – Tuesday
*Akron at Toledo, 7:00 pm ET (ESPN2)
Nov. 23 – Friday
#*Northern Illinois at Eastern Michigan, TBA (ESPNU/ESPN3)
#*Ball State at Miami, TBA (ESPNU/ESPN3)
#*Buffalo at Bowling Green, TBA (at Columbus Crew Stadium in Columbus, Ohio) (ESPNU/ESPN3)
#*Central Michigan at UMass, TBA (ESPNU/ESPN3)
#*Ohio at Kent State, TBA (ESPNU/ESPN3)
Nov. 30 – Friday
MAC Championship Game, 7:00 pm ET (ESPN2)
At Ford Field in Detroit
Dec. 15 – Saturday
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, 4:30 pm ET (ESPN)
Dec. 26 – Wednesday
Little Caesars Pizza Bowl, 7:30 pm ET (ESPN)
Jan. 6 – Sunday
GoDaddy.com Bowl, 9:00 pm ET (ESPN)
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