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EASTERN MICHIGAN EAGLES Dr. James M. Smith President Eastern Michigan senior defensive back Kevin McGill EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY Location: ..........................................................................................................Ypsilanti, Mich. President: ..................................................................................................Dr. James M. Smith Vice President, Director of Athletics: .................................................. Scott Wetherbee Head Coach: ........................................................................Chris Creighton (Kenyon, ‘91) Faculty Representative: ........................................................................ Dr. Edward Sidlow Scott Wetherbee Vice President, Enrollment: ...................................................................................................................... 21,105 Director of Athletics Founded: ..............................................................................................................................1849 Nickname: .........................................................................................................................Eagles Colors: ............................................................................................Green (PMS 349) & White Stadium: (Capacity): ............................................................Rynearson Stadium (30,200) Website: ..........................................................................................................EMUEagles.com TEAM FACTS Offense: ..........................................................................................................................Multiple Defense: ............................................................................................................................... 4-2-5 2018 Record:........................................................................................................................... 7-6 2018 Conference Record/Finish: ............................................................ 5-3 /T-2nd West Last Bowl Appearance: ..................................... Raycom Media Camellia Bowl (2018) Chris Creighton Letterwinners Returning/Lost:.................................................................................... 45/18 Head Coach Starters Returning/Lost: ................................................................................................ 13/13 All-Time Record: ....................................................................................................460-595-47 All-Time MAC Record:............................................................................................ 108-230-6 MAC Championships/Last: .........................................................................................1/1987 MEDIA RELATIONS Football Contact: ................................................................................................Greg Steiner Office Phone: ......................................................................................................734.487.0318 Cell Phone: ..........................................................................................................734.845.1132 E-Mail: .............................................................................................greg.steiner@emich.edu Rynearson Stadium Pressbox: ......................................................734.481.0014 or 0072 30 2019 MACGreg Football Steiner Record Book Media Relations EASTERN MICHIGAN EAGLES TEAM INFORMATION 2019 Schedule Date Opponent Time Television Series Thur., Aug. 31 at Coastal Carolina 3:30 pm ET ESPN+ First Meeting Sat., Sept. 7 at Kentucky 7:30 pm ET ESPNU/SEC Network Kentucky leads 1-0 Sat., Sept. 14 at Illinois Noon ET Big Ten Network First Meeting Sat., Sept. 21 Central Connecticut State 3:00 pm ET TBA First Meeting Sat., Oct. 5 *at Central Michigan TBA TBA CMU leads 60-30-6 Sat., Oct. 12 *Ball State 2:00 pm ET TBA BSU leads 34-24-2 Sat., Oct. 19 *Western Michigan TBA TBA WMU leads 34-18-2 Sat., Oct. 26 *at Toledo TBA TBA Toledo leads 34-12 Sat., Nov. 2 *Buffalo TBA TBA EMU leads 6-2 Tue., Nov. 12 *at Akron 7:30 pm ET or 8:00 pm ET ESPN2/ESPNU Akron leads 19-13 Tue., Nov. 19 *at NIU 7:30 pm ET ESPN2/ESPNU NIU leads 33-14-2 Fri., Nov. 29 *Kent State TBA TBA Kent State leads 17-14 *Mid-American Conference game Primary Media Outlets 2019 Squad Breakdown Starters Returning (13) EMU Athletic Media Relations Offense (6) Pos. 2018 Statistics Football Contact: Greg Steiner Room 307, Convocation Center Arthur Jackson III WR Started all 13 games; 46 catches for 592 yards and five scores Ypsilanti, MI 48197 Steven Nielsen RT Named All-MAC Third Team; Started all 13 games at right tackle last season Phone: 734.487.0318 Cell: 734.845.1132 Gunnar Oakes TE Played in 11 games with 11 rec., 143 yards and one TD [email protected] Mathew Sexton WR Grabbed 37 balls for 419 yards and three TDs Sidy Sow LT Started 11 of 13 games at left tackle last season Newspaper Detroit Free Press Shaq Vann RB Led the team with 590 yards rushing and five scores 600 W. Lafayette Detroit, MI 48226 Defense (4) Pos. 2018 Statistics Phone: 313.222.6661 Vince Calhoun ROVER Named All-MAC Third Team; 84 total tackles, 2.0 tfl, 1.0 sack, 3 INT, 7 pbu [email protected] CJ Hunt DT Played in all 13 games, 18 total tackles, 1.5 tfl, 2.0 sacks Detroit News Brody Hoying DOG Named All-MAC Third Team 69 total tackles, 11.0 tfl, 2.0 sacks, 3 pbu Sports Desk Kevin McGill BC Named All-MAC Second Team; 38 total tackles, 24 solo, 2.5 tfl, 3 INT, 9 pbu 615 W. Lafayette Detroit, MI 48226 Phone: 313.222.2230 Specialists (3) Pos. 2018 Statistics [email protected] Jake Julien P Named All-MAC Second Team; 71 punts (43.4 avg.), long of 73 yds., 13 50+ yds Chad Ryland K Was 12-for-20 in field goals and a perfect 41-of-41 on PATs Ann Arbor News Sports Desk Drake Sutton LS Three-year returning starter at long snapper 111 N. Ashley Street Ann Arbor, MI 48104 Starters Lost (13) Phone: 734.623.2500 [email protected] Offense (5) Pos. 2018 Statistics Blake Banham WR Named All-MAC Third Team; Led with 60 rec., 758 yards and 5 TDs Eastern Echo Jeremy Hickey LG Named Academic All-MAC; Started 12 of 13 games at left guard last season Sports Editor King Hall, EMU Jimmy Leatiota RG Named All-MAC Third Team; Started 11 games at right guard last season Ypsilanti, MI 48197 Dakota Tallman C Started in all 13 games at center last season Phone: 734.487.1010 Tyler Wiegers QB Threw for 1,887 yards and 11 TDs; while completing 64.5% of passes [email protected] Radio Defense (7) Pos. 2018 Statistics WEMU (89.1 FM) Maxx Crosby DE Named All-MAC First Team; 70 total tackles, 31 solo, 19.0 tfl, 8.0 sacks, 1 INT, 4 ff, Play-by-Play: Matt Shepard Jeremiah Harris BULL Named All-MAC Third Team; 64 total tackles, 7.5 tfl, 5.0 sacks, 1 INT, 1 ff, 1 pbu Color: Rob Rubic King Hall, EMU Tyler LaBarbera NOSE Played in 12 games, notched 42 tackles and 0.5 tfl Ypsilanti, MI 48197 Justin Moody FREE Appeared in all 13 games, 45 total tackles, 26 solo, 2 pbu, 2 ff Phone: 734.487.2229 Jaylen Pickett WILL Played in 12 games, 81 total tackles, 37 solo, 8.5 tfl, 2.0 sacks, 1 INT, 3 ff Television Kyle Rachwal MIKE Named All-MAC Second Team; 127 total tackles, 49 solo, 10.0 tfl, 2.0 sacks WJBK-TV 2 (FOX) Ross Williams FC Played in all 13 games, 35 total tackles, 1.0 tfl, 6 pbu Sports Desk 16550 W. 9 Mile Specialists (1) Pos. 2018 Statistics Southfield, MI 48075 Phone: 248.557.2000 Jesse Kelly KO Kicked off 62 times, recording 20 touchbacks and 56.4 avg. WDIV-TV 4 (NBC) Sports Desk 550 W. Lafayette 2018 Results (7-6, 5-3 MAC) Detroit, MI 48226 Date Opponent Score Total Off. Total Def. Att. Phone: 313.222.0504 Fri., Aug. 31 Monmouth W, 51-17 473 386 14,357 WXYZ-TV 7 (ABC) Sat., Sept. 8 at Purdue W, 20-19 416 476 47,661 Sports Desk Sat., Sept. 15 *at Buffalo L, 28-35 490 489 18,384 20777 W. Ten Mile Rd. Sat., Sept. 22 at San Diego State L, 20-23 (OT) 355 350 30,898 Southfield, MI 48037 Sat., Sept. 29 *Northern Illinois L, 23-26 (3OT) 242 356 14,779 Phone: 248.827.9420 Sat., Oct. 6 *at Western Michigan L, 24-27 384 387 24,282 Sat., Oct. 13 *Toledo W, 28-26 412 376 17,998 E-TV Sat., Oct. 20 *at Ball State W, 42-20 420 384 14,022 18 Welch Hall, EMU Sat., Oct. 27 Army L, 22-37 235 415 22,627 Ypsilanti, MI 48197 Phone: 734.487.1240 Sat., Nov. 3 *Central Michigan W, 17-7 349 138 13,468 Sat., Nov. 10 *Akron W, 27-7 384 90 12,403 Fri., Nov. 23 *at Kent State W, 28-20 376 388 6,125 Sat., Dec. 15 Raycom Media Camellia Bowl vs. Georgia Southern, L, 21-23 301 364 17,710 www.GetSomeMACtion.com 31 EASTERN MICHIGAN EAGLES ROSTER INFORMATION No. Name Pos. Ht./Wt. Yr. Hometown No. Name Pos. Ht./Wt. Yr. Hometown 59 Thad Abram DL 6-4/222 Sr. Woodhaven, Mich. 43 Tyler Lyle** FB 6-0/227 Jr. Kalamazoo, Mich. 94 Hunter Andrews** DL 6-4/257 Sr. Metamora, Mich. 16 Jayden Machado QB 6-0/195 Jr. Folsom, Calif. 29 De’Anthony Ball WR 6-1/175 Fr. Atlanta, Ga. 22 Karmi Mackey RB 6-1/220 Fr. Seffner, Fla. 76 Richard Bates Jr. OL 6-3/290 Jr. Kenner, La. 18 Keyan Marshall** WR 6-2/197 Jr. Toledo, Ohio 10 Kobie Beltram* LB 6-2/226 Sr. Antioch, Calif. 79 Jimi McAdams IV OL 6-5/315 Fr. Parma, Ohio 16 Hassan Beydoun* WR 5-8/170 So. Dearborn, Mich. 25 Josh McCarty RB 5-11/190 Fr. West Bloomfield, Mich. 46 Steve Bird LS 5-10/205 Fr. Phoenix, Ariz. 7 Freddie McGee III* DB 5-8/178 Jr. Canton, Mich. 23 Blake Bogan* DB 6-2/197 So. Grand Blanc, Mich. 4 Kevin McGill*** DB 6-2/200 Sr. Waldorf, Md. 30 Darius Boone Jr. RB 5-11/205 Fr. Tulsa, Okla. 92 Alex