1996 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team

1996 Mid-American Conference football standings
	$ – Conference champion;

1996 Eastern Michigan Eagles football
1996 Eastern Michigan Eagles football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
1996 record	3–8 (3–5 MAC)
Head coach	Rick Rasnick (2nd season);
Captain	Charlie Batch, Kevin Kwiatkowski, Matt Gregory
Home stadium	Rynearson Stadium
	Seasons ← 1995 1997 →

The 1996 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team represented Eastern Michigan University in the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second season under head coach Rick Rasnick, the Eagles compiled a 3–8 record (3–5 against conference opponents), finished in eighth place in the Mid-American Conference, and were outscored by their opponents, 284 to 210.^[1]^[2] The team's statistical leaders included Walter Church with 2,151 passing yards, Mike Scott with 792 rushing yards, and Ontario Pryor with 1,031 receiving yards.^[3]

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
August 31	Temple*	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI	L 24–28
September 7	at Wisconsin*	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	L 3–24
September 14	at Western Michigan	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI	W 19–12
September 21	Toledo	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI	L 7–24
September 28	at Michigan State*	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI	L 0–47
October 5	at Ohio	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	L 0–7
October 12	Miami (OH)	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI	L 25–35
October 19	at Central Michigan	Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI (rivalry)	L 36–41
October 26	Kent State	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI	W 51–10
November 2	Ball State	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI	L 25–39
November 9	Akron	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI	W 20–17
*Non-conference game Homecoming

References[]

^ "1996 Eastern Michigan Eagles Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 28, 2016.
^ "2015 Eastern Michigan Football Digital Media Guide" (PDF). Eastern Michigan University Football. pp. 167, 170. Retrieved July 4, 2016.
^ "1996 Eastern Michigan Eagles Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 28, 2016.

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[1] "1996 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. 167, 170. Retrieved July 4, 2016.

[3] "1996 Eastern Michigan Eagles Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 28, 2016.

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1996 Mid-American Conference football standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
Ball State $		7	–	1		8	–	4
Toledo		6	–	2		7	–	4
Miami		6	–	2		6	–	5
Ohio		5	–	3		6	–	6
Central Michigan		4	–	4		5	–	6
Akron		3	–	5		4	–	7
Bowling Green		3	–	5		4	–	7
Eastern Michigan		3	–	5		3	–	8
Western Michigan		2	–	6		2	–	9
Kent State		1	–	7		2	–	9

$ – Conference champion