2020 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team

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

2020 Eastern Michigan Eagles football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	West Division
2020 record	0–0 (0–0 MAC)
Head coach	Chris Creighton (7th season)
Offensive coordinator	Aaron Keen (4th season)
Defensive coordinator	Neal Neathery (5th season)
Home stadium	Rynearson Stadium (Capacity: 30,200)
Uniform

2020 Mid-American Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Akron			–							–
Bowling Green			–							–
Buffalo			–							–
Kent State			–							–
Miami			–							–
Ohio			–							–
West Division
Ball State			–							–
Central Michigan			–							–
Eastern Michigan			–							–
Northern Illinois			–							–
Toledo			–							–
Western Michigan			–							–
Championship: TBA
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Note: Due to COVID-19, the Mid-American suspended the 2020 football season. As of August 14, 2020; Rankings from AP Poll.

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[1]	Thomas Odukoya	TE	SR
Paul Hornung Award[2]	Dylan Drummond	WR	JR
Wuerffel Trophy[3]	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.[4]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 12		Coastal Carolina*	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI
September 19		Northern Illinois	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI
October 3		Central Michigan	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI (Michigan MAC Trophy, rivalry)
October 10		at Ohio	Peden Stadium Athens, OH
Octoher 17		at Army*	Michie Stadium West Point, NY
October 24		Toledo	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI
October 31		at Western Michigan	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI (Michigan MAC Trophy)
November 10		at Ball State	Scheumann Stadium Muncie, IN
November 21		Bowling Green	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI
November 27		at Miami (OH)	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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References

1. "John Mackey Award preseason watch list announced". July 17, 2020. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
2. "50 Players Named to 2020 Paul Hornung Award Watch List". July 23, 2020. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
3. "The Wuerffel Trophy 2020 Watch List (Non AP)". July 23, 2020. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
4. Talty, John. "SEC moves to conference-only 2020 schedule, pushes back start of season". AL.com. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
5. "2020 Eastern Michigan Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved March 10, 2020.