1978 Eastern Michigan Hurons football team

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1978 Eastern Michigan Hurons football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
1978 record3–7 (1–5 MAC)
Head coach
CaptainRollie Hansen, Gordon Skotarczak, & Tom Williams
Home stadiumRynearson Stadium
Seasons
← 1977
1979 →
1978 Mid-American Conference football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Ball State $ 8 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
Central Michigan 8 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Miami 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 1
Western Michigan 5 – 4 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Bowling Green 3 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Ohio 3 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Northern Illinois 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Kent State 2 – 6 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Toledo 2 – 7 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
Eastern Michigan 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1978 Eastern Michigan Hurons football team represented Eastern Michigan University in the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first season under head coach Mike Stock, the Hurons compiled a 3–7 record (1–5 against conference opponents), finished in last place in the Mid-American Conference, and were outscored by their opponents, 238 to 122.[1][2] The team's statistical leaders included Burt Beaney with 833 passing yards, Doug Crisan with 485 rushing yards, and Tom Parm with 363 receiving yards.[3]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 2at Northern Michigan *Marquette, MIL 3–30
September 9at Ohio
L 22–23
September 16Bowling Green *
L 6–43
September 23Indiana State *
  • Rynearson Stadium
  • Ypsilanti, MI
W 27–8[4]
September 30at Toledo
W 17–12
October 14Akron *dagger
  • Rynearson Stadium
  • Ypsilanti, MI
W 25–14
October 21at Western Michigan
L 0–32
October 28Ball State
  • Rynearson Stadium
  • Ypsilanti, MI
L 0–21
November 11Central Michigan
  • Rynearson Stadium
  • Ypsilanti, MI (rivalry)
L 9–41
November 18at Illinois State *
L 13–14
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References[]

  1. ^ "1978 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. 165, 170. Retrieved July 4, 2016.
  3. ^ "1978 Eastern Michigan Eagles Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 28, 2016.
  4. ^ "E. Michigan 27, ISU 8". The Kokomo Tribune. September 24, 1978. Retrieved February 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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