Eastern Michigan Athletics
Football Announces 2016 Home and Road MAC Games
1/8/2016 12:23:00 PM | Football
Eagles to host six home games in 2016 at “The Factory”
YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) – The Eastern Michigan University football team learned its home and away opponents for the eight-game Mid-American Conference portion of the 2016 season, as announced by the league office. Dates, times and broadcast information for those matchups will be released at a later date.
The Eagles will host Central Michigan, Miami, Northern Illinois and Toledo. Road games will be at Ball State, Bowling Green, Ohio and Western Michigan.
Eastern Michigan opens the season at home against Football Championship Subdivision foe Mississippi Valley State University, Sept. 2 or 3. EMU travels to the University of Missouri, Sept. 17, before playing at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. The Eagles close the non-conference portion of the schedule at home against the University of Wyoming, Sept. 24.
EMU will play six home contests at Rynearson Stadium for the second consecutive season and just the 14th time since the building opened in 1969.
Head Football Coach Chris Creighton will host a National Signing Day Celebration to announce the 2016 Eagles recruiting class. The event, which is free and open to the public, will take place Wednesday, Feb. 3, at 5p.m. inside the Convocation Center atrium.
During the event, Coach Creighton will talk about the new Eagle signees and show video highlights of the class. He will then introduce the members of his coaching staff. Following the presentation, fans will have the chance to interact with the coaching staff, along with several football student-athletes, and enjoy a glimpse of the 2016 team.
In addition to the event at the Convocation Center, there will be complete coverage throughout signing day at EMUEagles.com.
More information on season ticket pricing and promotions will be available in the coming weeks by visiting EMUEagles.com, EMUGameDay.com or attending the Signing Day event.
Eastern Michigan University 2016 Football Schedule
Saturday, Sept. 2 or 3 vs. MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE
Saturday, Sept. 10 at Missouri
Saturday, Sept. 17 at Charlotte
Saturday, Sept. 24 vs. WYOMING
Mid-American Conference Games
Home: Central Michigan, Miami, Northern Illinois and Toledo
Road: Ball State, Bowling Green, Ohio and Western Michigan
The Eagles will host Central Michigan, Miami, Northern Illinois and Toledo. Road games will be at Ball State, Bowling Green, Ohio and Western Michigan.
Eastern Michigan opens the season at home against Football Championship Subdivision foe Mississippi Valley State University, Sept. 2 or 3. EMU travels to the University of Missouri, Sept. 17, before playing at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. The Eagles close the non-conference portion of the schedule at home against the University of Wyoming, Sept. 24.
EMU will play six home contests at Rynearson Stadium for the second consecutive season and just the 14th time since the building opened in 1969.
Head Football Coach Chris Creighton will host a National Signing Day Celebration to announce the 2016 Eagles recruiting class. The event, which is free and open to the public, will take place Wednesday, Feb. 3, at 5p.m. inside the Convocation Center atrium.
During the event, Coach Creighton will talk about the new Eagle signees and show video highlights of the class. He will then introduce the members of his coaching staff. Following the presentation, fans will have the chance to interact with the coaching staff, along with several football student-athletes, and enjoy a glimpse of the 2016 team.
In addition to the event at the Convocation Center, there will be complete coverage throughout signing day at EMUEagles.com.
More information on season ticket pricing and promotions will be available in the coming weeks by visiting EMUEagles.com, EMUGameDay.com or attending the Signing Day event.
Eastern Michigan University 2016 Football Schedule
Saturday, Sept. 2 or 3 vs. MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE
Saturday, Sept. 10 at Missouri
Saturday, Sept. 17 at Charlotte
Saturday, Sept. 24 vs. WYOMING
Mid-American Conference Games
Home: Central Michigan, Miami, Northern Illinois and Toledo
Road: Ball State, Bowling Green, Ohio and Western Michigan
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