2007_Eastern_Michigan_Eagles_football_team
2007 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team
American college football season
The 2007 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team represented Eastern Michigan University during the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Eastern Michigan competed as a member of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) West Division. The team was coached by Jeff Genyk and played their homes game in Rynearson Stadium. The Eagles finished the season 4–8, tied with the 2004 and 2005 seasons for the most wins in Genyk's career.[1]
| 2007 Eastern Michigan Eagles football | |
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| Conference | Mid-American Conference |
| Division | West |
| Record | 4–8 (3–4 MAC) |
| Head coach |
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| Home stadium | Rynearson Stadium (Capacity: 30,200) |
Seasons | |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami (OH) xy | 4 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling Green x | 4 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Buffalo x | 4 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio | 3 | – | 3 | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Temple | 3 | – | 3 | 4 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Akron | 2 | – | 4 | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kent State | 1 | – | 5 | 1 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central Michigan xy$ | 4 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ball State x | 4 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Michigan | 3 | – | 2 | 3 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Michigan | 2 | – | 3 | 3 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Toledo | 2 | – | 3 | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Illinois | 0 | – | 5 | 1 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Championship: Central Michigan 35, Miami 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| US college sports recruiting information for 2007 recruits | ||||||
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| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | 40‡ | Commit date |
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| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 1 | 6:00 pm | at Pittsburgh* | L 3–27 | 36,183 | ||
| September 8 | 12:00 pm | Ball State | CL | L 16–38 | 5,794 | |
| September 15 | 12:00 pm | at Northern Illinois | W 21–19 | 20,012 | ||
| September 22 | 3:30 pm | Howard* |
| W 38–15 | 10,141 | |
| September 29 | 7:00 pm | at Vanderbilt* | L 7–30 | 37,220 | ||
| October 6 | 12:00 pm | at Michigan* | BTN | L 22–33 | 108,415 | |
| October 13 | 12:00 pm | at Ohio | L 42–48 | 17,031 | ||
| October 19 | 7:00 pm | Northwestern* | ESPNU | L 14–26 | 10,000 | |
| October 27 | 3:30 pm | Western Michigan |
| CL | W 19–2 | 7,002 |
| November 3 | 7:00 pm | at Toledo | L 28–52 | 17,270 | ||
| November 9 | 7:30 pm | Bowling Green |
| ESPNU | L 32–39 | 4,304 |
| November 16 | 7:00 pm | at Central Michigan | W 48–45 | 15,822 | ||
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| Name | Position | Year at school |
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| Jeff Genyk | Head Coach | 4th |
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
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Eastern Michigan | 3 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 22 |
| Michigan | 10 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 33 |
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, and returned a blocked kick for a touchdown.
Ohio
Northwestern
Western Michigan
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Broncos | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Eagles | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 19 |
This game was the first of three games that would determine the 2007 Michigan MAC Trophy winner (Central Michigan 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 Rynearson Stadium since 1991 (7 wins).
Only a first quarter safety kept the Eagles from registering their first shutout since 1997.
Toledo
Bowling Green
Central Michigan
This was the final game in determining the 2007 Michigan MAC Trophy winner. With their win in this game, the Eagles captured the trophy for the first time.[2]
The following Eagle was selected in the 2008 NFL Draft after the season.[3]
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL club |
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| 2 | 54 | Jason Jones | Defensive end | Tennessee Titans |
- "Jeff Genyk Records By Year". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on May 25, 2011. Retrieved September 7, 2010.
- "CMU/WMU Rivalry Trophy to Debut Saturday". Scout.com. October 15, 2008. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved September 7, 2010.
Sponsored by the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame, the Michigan MAC Trophy is presented annually to the team with the best round-robin record between Central Michigan, Eastern Michigan and Western Michigan. Eastern Michigan won the trophy in 2007.
- "2008 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
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