Eastern Michigan Athletics
Eastern Michigan Releases 2021 Football Opponents
1/13/2021 1:00:00 PM | Football
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YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) — The Eastern Michigan University Department of Athletics released the opponents on its 2021 football schedule today, Jan. 13. Dates are set for the four non-conference games, but will be announced later for the eight Mid-American Conference contests.
EMU kicks off the year at home against Saint Francis University (Pa.), Sept. 3, before traveling to the University of Wisconsin, Sept. 11. Eastern remains on the road with a trip to Amherst, Mass. to take on former MAC foe, the University of Massachusetts, Sept. 18. The non-conference schedule concludes Sept. 25 with a home date against Texas State University.
Eastern Michigan will host four Mid-American Conference opponents: Ball State, Miami, Ohio, and Western Michigan. MAC road games will be at Bowling Green, Central Michigan, Northern Illinois, and Toledo.
After an abbreviated schedule without fans, Eastern Michigan looks forward to the return of normalcy with fans and alumni back on campus.
The 2020 season will go down as one of the most unique seasons in EMU football history, as the team played just six games, all against conference opponents, to safely manage competition during the COVID-19 pandemic. Unlike numerous teams around the MAC, EMU was lucky to play in each of its scheduled contests, finishing with a 2-4 overall record, and 2-3 mark in West Division Play.
EMU was incredibly effective in the red zone on both sides of the ball during the 2020 season. Offensively, EMU led the nation with a 100 percent red zone scoring clip. The Eagles produced points in 28-of-28 trips inside the opponent's 20-yard line this season, a 22.5 percent improvement over last season's efficiency. In total, 21 of EMU's red zone trips resulted in touchdowns. Additionally, the team averaged 4.66 trips to the red zone per game in 2020, a considerable improvement from EMU's 2019 numbers (3.8 trips per game).
Defensively, the Eagles ranked eighth nationally in the red zone. EMU's opponents left the red zone scoreless eight times in 28 attempts, making EMU the best red zone defense in the MAC.
Ticket information and attendance policies for the 2021 season will be announced at a later date.
2021 Eastern Michigan University Football Schedule
Friday, Sept. 3 vs. St. Francis (Pa.)
Saturday, Sept. 11 at Wisconsin
Saturday, Sept. 18 at UMass
Saturday, Sept. 25 vs. Texas State
Mid-American Conference Games
Home: Ball State, Miami, Ohio, Western Michigan
Road: Bowling Green, Central Michigan, Northern Illinois, Toledo
YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) — The Eastern Michigan University Department of Athletics released the opponents on its 2021 football schedule today, Jan. 13. Dates are set for the four non-conference games, but will be announced later for the eight Mid-American Conference contests.
EMU kicks off the year at home against Saint Francis University (Pa.), Sept. 3, before traveling to the University of Wisconsin, Sept. 11. Eastern remains on the road with a trip to Amherst, Mass. to take on former MAC foe, the University of Massachusetts, Sept. 18. The non-conference schedule concludes Sept. 25 with a home date against Texas State University.
Eastern Michigan will host four Mid-American Conference opponents: Ball State, Miami, Ohio, and Western Michigan. MAC road games will be at Bowling Green, Central Michigan, Northern Illinois, and Toledo.
After an abbreviated schedule without fans, Eastern Michigan looks forward to the return of normalcy with fans and alumni back on campus.
The 2020 season will go down as one of the most unique seasons in EMU football history, as the team played just six games, all against conference opponents, to safely manage competition during the COVID-19 pandemic. Unlike numerous teams around the MAC, EMU was lucky to play in each of its scheduled contests, finishing with a 2-4 overall record, and 2-3 mark in West Division Play.
EMU was incredibly effective in the red zone on both sides of the ball during the 2020 season. Offensively, EMU led the nation with a 100 percent red zone scoring clip. The Eagles produced points in 28-of-28 trips inside the opponent's 20-yard line this season, a 22.5 percent improvement over last season's efficiency. In total, 21 of EMU's red zone trips resulted in touchdowns. Additionally, the team averaged 4.66 trips to the red zone per game in 2020, a considerable improvement from EMU's 2019 numbers (3.8 trips per game).
Defensively, the Eagles ranked eighth nationally in the red zone. EMU's opponents left the red zone scoreless eight times in 28 attempts, making EMU the best red zone defense in the MAC.
Ticket information and attendance policies for the 2021 season will be announced at a later date.
2021 Eastern Michigan University Football Schedule
Friday, Sept. 3 vs. St. Francis (Pa.)
Saturday, Sept. 11 at Wisconsin
Saturday, Sept. 18 at UMass
Saturday, Sept. 25 vs. Texas State
Mid-American Conference Games
Home: Ball State, Miami, Ohio, Western Michigan
Road: Bowling Green, Central Michigan, Northern Illinois, Toledo
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