2020 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team

2020 Mid-American Conference football standings
	East Division
	West Division
	Championship: Ball State 38, Buffalo 28
	$ – Conference champion; x – Division champion/co-champions; y – Championship game participant; Note: Due to COVID-19, the Mid-American suspended the season on August 8, but later decided to begin play on November 4.; Rankings from AP Poll.

2020 Eastern Michigan Eagles football
2020 Eastern Michigan Eagles football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
	West Division
2020 record	2–4 (2–4 MAC)
Head coach	Chris Creighton (7th season);
Defensive coordinator	Neal Neathery (5th season)
Home stadium	Rynearson Stadium; (Capacity: 30,200)
Uniform
	Seasons ← 2019 2021 →

The 2020 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team represented Eastern Michigan University during the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Eagles were led by seventh-year head coach Chris Creighton and played their home games at Rynearson Stadium in Ypsilanti, Michigan. They competed as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC).

Previous season[]

The Eagles finished the 2019 season 6–7, 3–5 in MAC play to finish in a tie for fifth place in the West Division, losing the tiebreaker to Toledo. They were invited to the Quick Lane Bowl where they lost to Pittsburgh 30–34.

Preseason[]

Award watch lists[]

Listed in the order that they were released

Award	Player	Position	Year
John Mackey Award^[2]	Thomas Odukoya	TE	SR
Paul Hornung Award^[3]	Dylan Drummond	WR	JR
Wuerffel Trophy^[4]	Thomas Odukoya	TE	SR

Preseason media poll[]

Schedule[]

Eastern Michigan had games against Kentucky and Missouri, which were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[5]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
November 4	6:00 p.m.	at Kent State	Dix Stadium Kent, OH	ESPN+	L 23–27	0
November 11	7:00 p.m.	at Ball State	Scheumann Stadium Muncie, IN	CBSSN	L 31–38	1,183
November 18	7:00 p.m.	Toledo	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI	CBSSN	L 28–45	0
November 27	4:00 p.m.	Central Michigan	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI (Michigan MAC Trophy)	CBSSN	L 23–31	300
December 5	12:00 p.m.	at Western Michigan	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI (Michigan MAC Trophy)	ESPN+	W 53–42	0
December 12	11:00 a.m.	Northern Illinois	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI	ESPN3	W 41–33	300
Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings (after November 24) released prior to game All times are in Eastern time

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References[]

^ Wells, Adam (September 25, 2020). "MAC Approves 6-Game College Football Schedule Beginning November 4". Bleacher Report. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
^ "John Mackey Award preseason watch list announced". July 17, 2020. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
^ "50 Players Named to 2020 Paul Hornung Award Watch List". July 23, 2020. Archived from the original on July 23, 2020. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
^ "The Wuerffel Trophy 2020 Watch List (Non AP)". July 23, 2020. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
^ Talty, John (30 July 2020). "SEC moves to conference-only 2020 schedule, pushes back start of season". AL.com. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
^ "2020 Eastern Michigan Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved March 10, 2020.

[1] Wells, Adam (September 25, 2020). "MAC Approves 6-Game College Football Schedule Beginning November 4". Bleacher Report. Retrieved September 25, 2020.

[2] "John Mackey Award preseason watch list announced". July 17, 2020. Retrieved July 23, 2020.

[3] "50 Players Named to 2020 Paul Hornung Award Watch List". July 23, 2020. Archived from the original on July 23, 2020. Retrieved July 23, 2020.

[4] "The Wuerffel Trophy 2020 Watch List (Non AP)". July 23, 2020. Retrieved July 23, 2020.

[5] Talty, John (30 July 2020). "SEC moves to conference-only 2020 schedule, pushes back start of season". AL.com. Retrieved 30 July 2020.

[6] "2020 Eastern Michigan Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved March 10, 2020.

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Venues	Normal Field (1927–1936) Briggs Field (1937–1968) Rynearson Stadium (1969–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Central Michigan (Michigan MAC Trophy) Western Michigan (Michigan MAC Trophy)
Culture & lore	Marching band Swoop
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
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2020 Eastern Michigan Eagles football

Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	West Division
2020 record	2–4 (2–4 MAC)
Head coach	Chris Creighton (7th season)
Defensive coordinator	Neal Neathery (5th season)
Home stadium	Rynearson Stadium (Capacity: 30,200)
Uniform

Seasons ← 2019 2021 →

2020 Mid-American Conference football standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
East Division
No. 25 Buffalo xy		5	–	0		6	–	1
Kent State		3	–	1		3	–	1
Ohio		2	–	1		2	–	1
Miami (OH)		2	–	1		2	–	1
Akron		1	–	5		1	–	5
Bowling Green		0	–	5		0	–	5
West Division
No. 23 Ball State xy$		5	–	1		7	–	1
Western Michigan		4	–	2		4	–	2
Toledo		4	–	2		4	–	2
Central Michigan		3	–	3		3	–	3
Eastern Michigan		2	–	4		2	–	4
Northern Illinois		0	–	6		0	–	6
Championship: Ball State 38, Buffalo 28
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Note: Due to COVID-19, the Mid-American suspended the season on August 8, but later decided to begin play on November 4.^[1] Rankings from AP Poll.