Eastern Michigan Athletics
11/11/2021 9:39:00 AM | Football
Kickoff set for 7:30 p.m. at Rynearson Stadium in Ypsilanti
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YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) – Who is ready for more #MACtion? The Eastern Michigan-Western Michigan football game, scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 16, will kickoff at 7:30 p.m. and will be shown on ESPN2, the Mid-American Conference announced today, Nov. 11. WEMU (89.1 FM) will provide audio coverage of the game from Rynearson Stadium.
Prior to the contest, EMU will honor 13 student-athletes and three student assistants that have had a significant impact on the program. Fans will want to arrive early to help celebrate Bryson Cannon, Jake Donnellon, Jawon Hamilton, Jeff Hubbard, Jake Julien, Alvinoski LaFleur, Freddie McGee III, Terry Myrick, Thomas Odukoya, Turan Rush, Woo Scott Sr., Michael Smith Jr., and Mike VanHoeven along with managers Kyle Ranson, Leah Smith, and Alex Tizedes.
Eastern Michigan (6-4, 3-3 MAC) is looking to bounce back after a tough, 34-26, setback at the hands of Ohio, Nov. 9. Meanwhile, the Broncos (6-4, 3-3 MAC) narrowly avoided an upset loss as it used a fourth-quarter comeback to escape, 45-40, versus Akron on the same night.
A win over Western Michigan would move Eastern Michigan to 7-4 on the season. EMU has not won seven of its first 11 games in a season since 1989. Additionally, with two games remaining, EMU has the chance to get to eight regular-season wins for the first time since the 1987 season, when it finished with nine regular-season wins en route to the school's only football MAC championship.
EMU's first game against an in-state rival also means the beginning of its quest for the "Michigan MAC Trophy." Given annually to one the Michigan-based, Mid-American Conference institutions (EMU, WMU, CMU), the trophy is awarded to the team which has the best head-to-head record against each other. It is one of just two regularly-awarded trophies between three teams (the other is the Commander-in-Chief's trophy between Army, Navy, and Air Force).
Originated in 2005, EMU has claimed ownership four times (2007, 2008, 2011, 2012). Western Michigan has retained the trophy in each of the last three seasons.
Since the start of the 2008 campaign, Eastern Michigan has been a part of 131 televised games. A total of 92 of those small-screen appearances have occurred on the ESPN-family of networks (45 ESPN3, 18 ESPN+, 9 ESPNU, 5 ESPN2, 5 ESPN Regional, 4 SEC Network, 3 ESPN, 1 ESPNews, 1 ESPN Classic, and 1 ABC). Eastern has also been a part of 14 nationally televised games on CBS Sports Network.
For updates on the team, be sure to follow @EMUFB on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.
YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) – Who is ready for more #MACtion? The Eastern Michigan-Western Michigan football game, scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 16, will kickoff at 7:30 p.m. and will be shown on ESPN2, the Mid-American Conference announced today, Nov. 11. WEMU (89.1 FM) will provide audio coverage of the game from Rynearson Stadium.
Prior to the contest, EMU will honor 13 student-athletes and three student assistants that have had a significant impact on the program. Fans will want to arrive early to help celebrate Bryson Cannon, Jake Donnellon, Jawon Hamilton, Jeff Hubbard, Jake Julien, Alvinoski LaFleur, Freddie McGee III, Terry Myrick, Thomas Odukoya, Turan Rush, Woo Scott Sr., Michael Smith Jr., and Mike VanHoeven along with managers Kyle Ranson, Leah Smith, and Alex Tizedes.
Eastern Michigan (6-4, 3-3 MAC) is looking to bounce back after a tough, 34-26, setback at the hands of Ohio, Nov. 9. Meanwhile, the Broncos (6-4, 3-3 MAC) narrowly avoided an upset loss as it used a fourth-quarter comeback to escape, 45-40, versus Akron on the same night.
A win over Western Michigan would move Eastern Michigan to 7-4 on the season. EMU has not won seven of its first 11 games in a season since 1989. Additionally, with two games remaining, EMU has the chance to get to eight regular-season wins for the first time since the 1987 season, when it finished with nine regular-season wins en route to the school's only football MAC championship.
EMU's first game against an in-state rival also means the beginning of its quest for the "Michigan MAC Trophy." Given annually to one the Michigan-based, Mid-American Conference institutions (EMU, WMU, CMU), the trophy is awarded to the team which has the best head-to-head record against each other. It is one of just two regularly-awarded trophies between three teams (the other is the Commander-in-Chief's trophy between Army, Navy, and Air Force).
Originated in 2005, EMU has claimed ownership four times (2007, 2008, 2011, 2012). Western Michigan has retained the trophy in each of the last three seasons.
Since the start of the 2008 campaign, Eastern Michigan has been a part of 131 televised games. A total of 92 of those small-screen appearances have occurred on the ESPN-family of networks (45 ESPN3, 18 ESPN+, 9 ESPNU, 5 ESPN2, 5 ESPN Regional, 4 SEC Network, 3 ESPN, 1 ESPNews, 1 ESPN Classic, and 1 ABC). Eastern has also been a part of 14 nationally televised games on CBS Sports Network.
For updates on the team, be sure to follow @EMUFB on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.
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