2022 Eastern Michigan Eagles football
MAC West Division co-champion
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl champion
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record9–4 (5–3 MAC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorNeal Neathery (7th season)
Home stadiumRynearson Stadium
Seasons
← 2021
2023 →
2022 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Ohio xy   7 – 1     10 – 4  
Buffalo   5 – 3     7 – 6  
Bowling Green   5 – 3     6 – 7  
Miami (OH)   4 – 4     6 – 7  
Kent State   4 – 4     5 – 7  
Akron   1 – 7     2 – 10  
West Division
Toledo xy$   5 – 3     9 – 5  
Eastern Michigan x   5 – 3     9 – 4  
Western Michigan   4 – 4     5 – 7  
Ball State   3 – 5     5 – 7  
Central Michigan   3 – 5     4 – 8  
Northern Illinois   2 – 6     3 – 9  
Championship: Toledo 17, Ohio 7
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2022 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team represented Eastern Michigan University during the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Eagles were led by ninth-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). By finishing the regular season at 8–4, the Eagles reached eight wins for the first time since winning a school-record ten games in 1987.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 2 7:00 p.m. Eastern Kentucky*
ESPN3 W 42–34 16,531
September 10 7:00 p.m. at Louisiana*
NFLN L 21–49 15,352
September 17 11:00 p.m. at Arizona State*
P12N W 30–21 43,788
September 24 12:00 p.m. Buffalo
  • Rynearson Stadium
  • Ypsilanti, MI
 CBSSN L 31–50 14,524
October 1 2:00 p.m. UMass*dagger
  • Rynearson Stadium
  • Ypsilanti, MI
 ESPN+ W 20–13 16,478
October 8 12:00 p.m. at Western Michigan
CBSSN W 45–23 10,876
October 15 3:30 p.m. Northern Illinois
  • Rynearson Stadium
  • Ypsilanti, MI
 ESPN+ L 10–39 15,100
October 22 2:00 p.m. at Ball State
ESPN+ W 20–16 15,698
October 29 12:00 p.m. Toledo
  • Rynearson Stadium
  • Ypsilanti, MI
 ESPNU L 24–27 14,270
November 8 7:00 p.m. Akron
CBSSN W 34–28 12,589
November 16 6:00 p.m. at Kent State
ESPN2 W 31–24 3,998
November 25 12:00 p.m. Central Michigan
CBSSN W 38–19 14,213
December 20 3:30 p.m. vs. San Jose State*
ESPN W 41–27 10,122
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

[1]

Game summaries

Eastern Kentucky

1 2 3 4 Total
Colonels 0 10 7 17 34
Eagles 0 14 14 14 42

See also: 2022 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team

At Louisiana

1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 7 7 7 0 21
Ragin' Cajuns 0 0 21 28 49

See also: 2022 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team

At Arizona State

See also: 2022 Arizona State Sun Devils football team
Eastern Michigan Eagles (1–1) vs Arizona State Sun Devils (1–1) – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Eagles 10 14 3330
Sun Devils 0 14 0721

at Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ

  • Date: September 17, 2022
  • Game time: 8:10 pm
  • Game weather: Clear, 96 °F (36 °C)
  • Game attendance: 43,788
  • Referee: Matthew Richards
  • TV announcers (P12N): JB Long, Bob Davie
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Game information
First Quarter
  • EMU – Jesus Gomez 27-yard field goal, 11:04. EMU 3–0. Drive: 12 plays, 56 yards, 3:56.
  • EMU – Jaylon Jackson 4-yard run (Jesus Gomez kick), 3:18. EMU 10–0. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 5:37.

Second Quarter

  • ASU – Andre Johnson 3-yard pass from Emory Jones (Carter Brown kick), 14:54. EMU 10–7. Drive: 3 plays, 22 yards, 0:35.
  • EMU – Hassan Beydoun 6-yard pass from Austin Smith (Jesus Gomez kick), 8:11. EMU 17–7. Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 6:43.
  • ASU – Emory Jones 3-yard run (Carter Brown kick), 2:53. EMU 17–14. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:18.
  • EMU – Samson Evans 3-yard run (Jesus Gomez kick), 1:12. EMU 24–14. Drive: 8 plays, 79 yards, 1:41.

Third Quarter

  • EMU – Jesus Gomez 40-yard field goal, 7:04. EMU 27–14. Drive: 7 plays, 39 yards, 2:41.

Fourth Quarter

  • ASU – Xazavian Valladay 44-yard run (Carter Brown kick), 10:48. EMU 27–21. Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 1:34.
  • EMU – Jesus Gomez 20-yard field goal, 4:24. EMU 30–21. Drive: 9 plays, 73 yards, 5:44.
Statistics Eastern Michigan Arizona State
First downs 25 18
Plays–yards 73–458 55–352
Rushes–yards 51–305 23–170
Passing yards 153 182
Passing: comp–att–int 14–22–1 20–32
Time of possession 34:43 25:17
Team Category Player Statistics
Eastern Michigan Passing Taylor Powell 10/14, 93 yards, 1 INT
Rushing Samson Evans 36 carries, 258 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Tanner Knue 3 receptions, 53 yards
Arizona State Passing Emory Jones 20/32, 182 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Xazavian Valladay 16 carries, 127 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Elijhah Badger 7 receptions, 88 yards

Buffalo

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulls 13 17 10 10 50
Eagles 14 10 7 0 31

See also: 2022 Buffalo Bulls football team

UMass

1 2 3 4 Total
Minutemen 7 3 3 0 13
Eagles 0 0 14 6 20

See also: 2022 UMass Minutemen football team

At Western Michigan

1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 14 21 7 3 45
Broncos 0 7 9 7 23

See also: 2022 Western Michigan Broncos football team

Northern Illinois

1 2 3 4 Total
Huskies 14 6 9 10 39
Eagles 7 0 3 0 10

See also: 2022 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

At Ball State

1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 0 10 0 10 20
Cardinals 0 7 9 0 16

See also: 2022 Ball State Cardinals football team

Toledo

1 2 3 4 Total
Rockets 0 10 7 10 27
Eagles 7 10 7 0 24

See also: 2022 Toledo Rockets football team

At Akron

1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 10 14 7 3 34
Zips 7 7 0 14 28

See also: 2022 Akron Zips football team

At Kent State

1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 7 0 10 14 31
Golden Flashes 7 10 0 7 24

See also: 2022 Kent State Golden Flashes football team

Central Michigan

1 2 3 4 Total
Chippewas 7 6 0 6 19
Eagles 14 0 14 10 38

See also: 2022 Central Michigan Chippewas football team

Vs. San Jose State (Famous Idaho Potato Bowl)

1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 9 21 11 0 41
Spartans 13 0 7 7 27

See also: 2022 San Jose State Spartans football team and 2022 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl

After the season

The following Eagles were selected in the 2023 NFL Draft after the season.[2]

Round Pick Player Position NFL club
4 117 Sidy Sow Guard New England Patriots
6 196 Jose Ramirez Linebacker Tampa Bay Buccaneers

References

  1. ^ "2022 Eastern Michigan Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
  2. ^ "2023 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 7, 2024.


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