2017 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team

2017 Eastern Michigan Eagles football
2017 Eastern Michigan Eagles football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
	West Division
Record	5–7 (3–5 MAC)
Head coach	Chris Creighton (4th season);
Offensive coordinator	Aaron Keen (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Neal Neathery (2nd season)
Base defense	4–2–5
Home stadium	Rynearson Stadium
	Seasons ← 2016 2018 →

The 2017 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team represented Eastern Michigan University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by fourth-year head coach Chris Creighton and played their home games at Rynearson Stadium in Ypsilanti, Michigan as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. The Eagles finished the season 5–7, 3–5 in MAC play to finish in fifth place in the West Division.

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Record5–7 (3–5 MAC)

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2017 Mid-American Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
East Division
Akron xy	6	–	2	7	–	7
Ohio	5	–	3	9	–	4
Miami (OH)	4	–	4	5	–	7
Buffalo	4	–	4	6	–	6
Bowling Green	2	–	6	2	–	10
Kent State	1	–	7	2	–	10
West Division
Toledo xy$	7	–	1	11	–	3
Central Michigan	6	–	2	8	–	5
Northern Illinois	6	–	2	8	–	5
Western Michigan	4	–	4	6	–	6
Eastern Michigan	3	–	5	5	–	7
Ball State	0	–	8	2	–	10
Championship: Toledo 45, Akron 28
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant

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Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	6:30 p.m.	Charlotte*	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI	ESPN3	W 24–7	12,823
September 9	3:30 p.m.	at Rutgers*	High Point Solutions Stadium Piscataway, NJ	BTN	W 16–13	37,661
September 23	2:00 p.m.	Ohio	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI	ESPN3	L 20–27 ^2OT	11,373
September 30	12:00 p.m.	at Kentucky*	Kroger Field Lexington, KY	SECN	L 20–24	50,593
October 7	12:00 p.m.	at Toledo	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	CBSSN	L 15–20	22,681
October 14	12:00 p.m.	at Army*	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	CBSSN	L 27–28	34,333
October 21	2:00 p.m.	Western Michigan	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI (Michigan MAC Trophy)	ESPN3	L 17–20 ^OT	17,575
October 26	7:00 p.m.	at Northern Illinois	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL	CBSSN	L 27–30 ^OT	8,872
November 2	6:00 p.m.	Ball State	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI	CBSSN	W 56–14	23,465
November 8	7:00 p.m.	at Central Michigan	Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI (Michigan MAC Trophy/rivalry)	ESPNU	L 30–42	9,700
November 15	7:00 p.m.	at Miami (OH)	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH	CBSSN	W 27–24	11,851
November 21	7:00 p.m.	Bowling Green	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI	ESPN3	W 34–31	8,413
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Eastern time

	1	2	3	4	Total
49ers	7	0	0	0	7
Eagles	14	3	7	0	24

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	0	13	0	3	16
Scarlet Knights	6	7	0	0	13

	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	Total
Bobcats	3	7	3	0	7	7	27
Eagles	3	3	0	7	7	0	20

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	7	7	0	6	20
Wildcats	7	7	3	7	24

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2017 Eastern Michigan Eagles football

Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	West Division
Record	5–7 (3–5 MAC)
Head coach	Chris Creighton (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Aaron Keen (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Neal Neathery (2nd season)
Base defense	4–2–5
Home stadium	Rynearson Stadium
Seasons ← 2016 2018 →

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	7	7	0	13	27
Black Knights	7	7	7	7	28