Eastern Michigan Athletics

EMU Adds Marshall to Future Football Schedules
8/6/2024 2:30:00 PM | Football
The two schools will meet in 2026 and 2028
YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) – The Eastern Michigan University and Marshall University football programs announced on Tuesday, Aug. 6, that the teams will renew a non-conference series that has been dormant since 1998. Eastern will travel to Huntington, W.Va., during the 2026 season, Sept. 26, and the Thundering Herd will return to Ypsilanti during the 2028 campaign, Sept. 23.
Overall, Marshall and Eastern Michigan have played four times on the gridiron with MU having won three of the previous matchups. The series started in 1983 with EMU recording a 7-3 triumph at Rynearson Stadium. The last time the two squads met was Sept. 26, 1998, when Marshall turned in a 26-23 victory in Ypsilanti. The Thundering Herd were part of the MAC from 1997–2004 and are now part of the Sun Belt Conference.
EMU's non-conference schedule is listed below through 2030. The Mid-American Conference schedule is usually released in early March.
With the season fast approaching, the EMU Ticket Office has announced the sale of 2024 ticket packages. EMU's schedule features six home games, with the first game on the new Maxx Crosby Field inside Rynearson Stadium to be played on Saturday, Sept. 14, against Jacksonville State University. Visit the official ticketing page at EMUEagles.com/tickets for more information.
As always, continue to visit EMUEagles.com and follow @EMUFB on social media to stay up-to-date on all things EMU football.
Overall, Marshall and Eastern Michigan have played four times on the gridiron with MU having won three of the previous matchups. The series started in 1983 with EMU recording a 7-3 triumph at Rynearson Stadium. The last time the two squads met was Sept. 26, 1998, when Marshall turned in a 26-23 victory in Ypsilanti. The Thundering Herd were part of the MAC from 1997–2004 and are now part of the Sun Belt Conference.
EMU's non-conference schedule is listed below through 2030. The Mid-American Conference schedule is usually released in early March.
With the season fast approaching, the EMU Ticket Office has announced the sale of 2024 ticket packages. EMU's schedule features six home games, with the first game on the new Maxx Crosby Field inside Rynearson Stadium to be played on Saturday, Sept. 14, against Jacksonville State University. Visit the official ticketing page at EMUEagles.com/tickets for more information.
As always, continue to visit EMUEagles.com and follow @EMUFB on social media to stay up-to-date on all things EMU football.
Future Non-Conference Football Schedules
| 2025 | ||
| Aug. | 30 | at Texas State |
| Sept. | 6 | LIU |
| Sept. | 13 | at Kentucky |
| Sept. | 20 | LOUISIANA |
| 2026 | ||
| Sept. | 5 | SAN JOSE STATE |
| Sept. | 12 | at Michigan State |
| Sept. | 19 | LINDENWOOD |
| Sept. | 26 | at Marshall |
| 2027 | ||
| Sept. | 3 | SAN DIEGO STATE |
| Sept. | 11 | TBA |
| Sept. | 18 | at Michigan |
| Sept. | 25 | at Georgia Southern |
| 2028 | ||
| Sept. | 2 | TBA |
| Sept. | 9 | at Indiana |
| Sept. | 16 | TBA |
| Sept. | 23 | MARSHALL |
| 2029 | ||
| Sept. | 1 | at San Jose State |
| Sept. | 8 | TBA |
| Sept. | 15 | TBA |
| Sept. | 22 | GEORGIA SOUTHERN |
| 2030 | ||
| Sept. | 7 | at Michigan |
| Sept. | 14 | TBA |
| Sept. | 21 | TBA |
| Sept. | 28 | TBA |
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