2018 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team

2018 Eastern Michigan Eagles football
2018 Eastern Michigan Eagles football
Camellia Bowl, L 21–23 vs. Georgia Southern
Conference	Mid-American Conference
	West Division
Record	7–6 (5–3 MAC)
Head coach	Chris Creighton (5th season);
Offensive coordinator	Aaron Keen (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Neal Neathery (3rd season)
Base defense	4–2–5
Home stadium	Rynearson Stadium
	Seasons ← 2017 2019 →

The 2018 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team represented Eastern Michigan University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by fifth-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. They finished the season 7–6, 5–3 in MAC play to finish in a three-way tie for second place in the West Division. They were invited to the Camellia Bowl where they lost to Georgia Southern.

West Division

Record7–6 (5–3 MAC)

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2018 Mid-American Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
East Division
Buffalo x	7	–	1	10	–	4
Miami (OH)	6	–	2	6	–	6
Ohio	6	–	2	9	–	4
Akron	2	–	6	4	–	8
Bowling Green	2	–	6	3	–	9
Kent State	1	–	7	2	–	10
West Division
Northern Illinois x$	6	–	2	8	–	6
Western Michigan	5	–	3	7	–	6
Eastern Michigan	5	–	3	7	–	6
Toledo	5	–	3	7	–	6
Ball State	3	–	5	4	–	8
Central Michigan	0	–	8	1	–	11
Championship: Northern Illinois 30, Buffalo 29
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions

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Award	Player	Position	Year
Rimington Trophy^[1]	Dakota Tallman	C	SR
Chuck Bednarik Award^[2]	Maxx Crosby	DE	JR
Doak Walker Award^[3]	Ian Eriksen	RB	SR
Bronko Nagurski Trophy^[4]	Maxx Crosby	DE	JR
Outland Trophy^[5]	Jimmy Leatiota	OL	SR
Wuerffel Trophy^[6]	Jeremy Hickey	OL	SR
Ted Hendricks Award^[7]	Maxx Crosby	DE	JR

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	6:30 p.m.	Monmouth*	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI	ESPN+	W 51–17	14,357
September 8	12:00 p.m.	at Purdue*	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	BTN	W 20–19	47,661
September 15	6:00 p.m.	at Buffalo	University at Buffalo Stadium Amherst, NY	ESPN+	L 28–35	18,384
September 22	10:30 p.m.	at San Diego State*	SDCCU Stadium San Diego, CA	CBSSN	L 20–23 ^OT	30,898
September 29	6:00 p.m.	Northern Illinois	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI	ESPN+	L 23–26 ^3OT	14,779
October 6	12:00 p.m.	at Western Michigan	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI (Michigan MAC Trophy)	ESPN+	L 24–27	24,282
October 13	12:00 p.m.	Toledo	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI	ESPN+	W 28–26	17,998
October 20	3:00 p.m.	at Ball State	Scheumann Stadium Muncie, IN	ESPN+	W 42–20	14,022
October 27	12:00 p.m.	Army*	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI	CBSSN	L 22–37	22,627
November 3	12:00 p.m.	Central Michigan	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI (rivalry)	ESPN3	W 17–7	13,468
November 10	12:00 p.m.	Akron	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI	ESPN3	W 27–7	12,403
November 23	12:00 p.m.	at Kent State	Dix Stadium Kent, OH	ESPN3	W 28–20	6,125
December 15	5:30 p.m.	vs. Georgia Southern*	Crampton Bowl Montgomery, AL (Camellia Bowl)	ESPN	L 21–23	17,710
*Non-conference game All times are in Eastern time

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hawks	0	3	7	7	17
Eagles	13	17	14	7	51

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	0	21	0	7	28
Bulls	14	14	0	7	35

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Eagles	3	7	7	3	0	20
Aztecs	3	14	0	3	3	23

Preseason

	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	3OT	Total
Huskies	3	10	0	0	7	0	6	26
Eagles	10	0	0	3	7	0	3	23

	1	2	3	4	Total
Black Knights	3	13	7	14	37
Eagles	0	0	14	8	22

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	7	14	7	0	28
Golden Flashes	10	0	7	3	20

	1	2	3	4	Total
GASO Eagles	7	10	0	6	23
EMU Eagles	0	7	7	7	21