1997 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team

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1997 Eastern Michigan Eagles football
Eastern Michigan Eagles logo.svg
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionWest
1997 record4–7 (4–5 MAC)
Head coach
MVPCharlie Batch
CaptainCharlie Batch, Jermaine Brooks, Lional Dalton, Savon Edwards
Home stadiumRynearson Stadium
Seasons
← 1996
1998 →
1997 Mid-American Conference football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Marshall x$   7 – 1     10 – 3  
Miami   6 – 2     8 – 3  
Ohio   6 – 2     8 – 3  
Bowling Green   3 – 5     3 – 8  
Kent State   3 – 5     3 – 8  
Akron   2 – 7     2 – 9  
West Division
Toledo x   7 – 1     9 – 3  
Western Michigan   6 – 2     8 – 3  
Ball State   4 – 4     5 – 6  
Eastern Michigan   4 – 5     4 – 7  
Central Michigan   1 – 7     2 – 9  
Northern Illinois   0 – 8     0 – 11  
Championship: Marshall 34, Toledo 14
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions

The 1997 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team represented Eastern Michigan University in the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third season under head coach Rick Rasnick, the Eagles compiled a 4–7 record (4–5 against conference opponents), finished in fourth place in the West Division of the Mid-American Conference, and were outscored by their opponents, 352 to 329.[1][2] The team's statistical leaders included Charlie Batch with 3,280 passing yards, Savon Edwards with 627 rushing yards, and Ta-if Kumasi with 710 receiving yards.[3] Batch went on to play 15 years in the National Football League.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 6at Missouri*
L 24–44
September 13at Toledo
L 35–38
September 20Kent State
L 38–41
September 27at Central Michigan
W 31–24
October 4Ohiodagger
  • Rynearson Stadium
  • Ypsilanti, MI
L 7–47
October 11Ball State
  • Rynearson Stadium
  • Ypsilanti, MI
W 38–32
October 18Akron*
  • Rynearson Stadium
  • Ypsilanti, MI
W 45–0
October 25at Marshall
L 25–48
November 1Western Michigan
  • Rynearson Stadium
  • Ypsilanti, MI
L 38–41
November 8at Northern Illinois
W 38–10
November 15at UCF*
  • Citrus Bowl
  • Orlando, FL
L 10–27
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References[]

  1. ^ "1997 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. ^ "1997 Eastern Michigan Eagles Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 28, 2016.
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