The 2007 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team represented

Eastern Michigan University Eastern Michigan University (EMU, Eastern Michigan or simply Eastern), is a public research university in Ypsilanti, Michigan. Founded in 1849 as Michigan State Normal School, the school was the fourth normal school established in the United Sta ...

during the

2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season The 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season was the highest level of college football competition in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The regular season began on August 30, 2007 and ended on ...

. Eastern Michigan competed as a member of the

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(MAC) West Division. The team was coached by

Jeff Genyk Jeff Genyk ( ; born August 22, 1960) is an American football coach and former player. He most recently served as the special teams coordinator for Northwestern. Genyk served as the head football coach at Eastern Michigan University from 2004 to 2 ...

and played their homes game in

Rynearson Stadium Rynearson Stadium, nicknamed "The Factory", is a stadium in Ypsilanti, Michigan. It is primarily used for American football, and is the home field of the Eastern Michigan University Eagles. Currently, the stadium has seating for 30,200 people. St ...

. The Eagles finished the season 4–8, tied with the 2004 and 2005 seasons for the most wins in Genyk's career.

Recruiting

Schedule

Roster

Coaching staff

Game summaries

Pittsburgh

Ball State

Northern Illinois

After falling behind 13–0, the Eagles came back, and won 21–19 by blocking a Northern Illinois field goal attempt at the end of the game.

Howard

Vanderbilt

Michigan

The Eagles registered their best showing ever against the Michigan Wolverines. In this 33–22 loss, EMU largely stifled Michigan's all-time leading quarterback,

Chad Henne Chad Steven Henne (; born July 2, 1985) is an American football quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Michigan. While there, Henne became only the second true freshman st ...

, and returned a blocked kick for a touchdown.

Ohio

Northwestern

Western Michigan

This game was the first of three games that would determine the 2007

Michigan MAC Trophy The Michigan MAC Trophy is given to the Mid-American Conference (MAC) university from Michigan – Central Michigan University (CMU), Eastern Michigan University (EMU) and Western Michigan University (WMU) – which has the best head-to-head rec ...

winner (

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vs. WMU November 17 and CMU vs. EMU November 17). Prior to this game, Western led the all-time series 26-14-2 and had not lost in

since 1991 (7 wins). Only a first quarter safety kept the Eagles from registering their first shutout since 1997. Recap

Boxscore

WMU pregame notes
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Toledo

Bowling Green

Central Michigan

This was the final game in determining the 2007

winner. With their win in this game, the Eagles captured the trophy for the first time.

References

Eastern Michigan Eastern Michigan University (EMU, Eastern Michigan or simply Eastern), is a public research university in Ypsilanti, Michigan. Founded in 1849 as Michigan State Normal School, the school was the fourth normal school established in the United Sta ...

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