GAME 1 • Eastern Michigan at Kent State • Nov. 4, 2020 2020 EMU
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2020 EMU GAME NOTES THE RUNDOWN All-Time Series Record KSU leads, 18-14 Last Meeting KSU 34, EMU 26 (2019) Current Streak KSU - 1 Live Stats EMUEagles.com/livestats 1 Live Audio WEMU.org | Tunein Live Video EMUEagles.com/coverage Eastern Michigan (0-0, 0-0 MAC) at Kent State (0-0, 0-0 MAC) Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2020 • 6:05 p.m. • Dix Stadium • Kent, Ohio COACHING STAFF Head Coach Chris Creighton Matt Shepard - pxp David Wilson - pxp Overall Record 167-93 (24) Rob Rubick - analyst John Gregory - analyst Tom Helmer - host Jeff Bentley - producer Record at EMU 28-47 (7) Asst. HC/Defensive Coordinator/LB Neal Neathery KENT, Ohio (EMUEagles.com) – Have no fear, #MACtion is here as the Eastern Michigan Univer- Special Teams Coordinator/DT Jay Nunez sity football team travels to Kent, Ohio for a week one, Mid-American Conference matchup with Run Game Coordinator/OL James Patton Kent State University. The Wednesday, Nov. 4, contest is scheduled to kickoff at 6:05 p.m. inside Pass Game Coordinator/Safeties Fred Reed Dix Stadium. Tight Ends Brandon Blaney* The contest will be broadcast on ESPN+. The game will also be aired on WEMU (89.1 FM) with Cornerbacks LaMarcus Hicks* veteran broadcasters Matt Shepard, Rob Rubick, and Tom Helmer calling the action from the Defensive Line Ben Needham* press box. Wide Receivers Darren Paige Quarterbacks Mike Piatkowski* 129 YEARS OF FOOTBALL: This is the 129th year for the EMU football team. The first year of in- Running Backs Sam Sewell tercollegiate football in Ypsilanti was 1891, when the team, then known as the Michigan Normal Asst. AD/FB Operations Dylan Saccone College Normalites, posted an 0-2 record. EMU has fielded a team every year since 1891 with one *in the press box on gameday exception, when the 1944 season was canceled because of World War II. EASTERN IN THE POSTSEASON HOT IN NOVEMBER: If EMU is going to start a season later than its traditional end-of August, 1987 Mid-American Conference Champion beginning-of September kickoff, then there may not be a better month to do so than November. 1971 Pioneer Bowl • 1987 California Bowl Champion EMU is 10-4 in the month of November the last four years. In the four seasons prior, Eastern com- 2016 Bahamas Bowl • 2018 Camellia Bowl bined for a total of seven wins during the entire 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2015 campaigns. 2019 Quick Lane Bowl TWO IN-A-ROW: Wednesday’s game marks the second time in EMU Head Coach Chris Creigh- ton’s seven-year tenure that the team has opened the season away from Ypsilanti. EMU opened GIVE US A FOLLOW! each of Creighton’s first five seasons at Rynearson Stadium, posting a 4-1 record in that span. Last Twitter @EMUFB @EMUAthletics season, the team trekked to Conway, S.C. for the first opening-game road trip for the squad since Facebook /EasternMichiganFootball /emuathletics the 2012 season, to play Coastal Carolina. Apparently, the Creighton opening-week magic travels Instagram @EMUFB @EMUAthletics well, because EMU came away from the Surf Turf with an impressive 30-23 victory. Hashtag #EMUFB #EMUEagles Eastern Insider Podcast EMUEagles.com/podcast CONTINUING TO FLUSH IT: For the past three seasons, Eastern Michigan’s motto has been to Mobile App EMUEagles.com/mobileapp go 1-0 each week while “flushing” the previous outcome. The short term memory has proven Photo Store EMUEaglesPhoto.com beneficial for the program, with 30 of the last 50 (60%) contests decided by seven points-or-less. Website EMUEagles.com Of those contests, eight have been decided in overtime with 18 coming down to the final play. THE 2020 SCHEDULE/RESULTS Wed., Nov. 4 Wed., Nov. 11 Wed., Nov. 18 Fri., Nov. 27 Sat., Dec. 5 Sat., Dec. 12 Dec. 18 at Kent State* at Ball State* TOLEDO* CENTRAL MICHIGAN* at Western Michigan* NORTHERN ILLINOIS* MAC Championship 6 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 4 p.m. TBA TBA TBA ESPN+ CBS Sport Network CBS Sports Network GAME 1 • Eastern Michigan at Kent State • Nov. 4, 2020 1 2020 EMU GAME NOTES The Game Week Schedule All appointments must be made through the athletic media relations office at 734.487.0317. 29 30 31 1 2 3 4 Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday MAC Press Conference Weekly Press Conference Practice Practice Practice Walk-through Game Day 11 a.m. via Zoom 11:30 a.m. via Zoom Rynearson Stadium Rynearson Stadium Rynearson Stadium 6 p.m. Dix Stadium Practice Practice Eastern Insider Podcast Rynearson Stadium Rynearson Stadium 5 p.m. Postgame Zoom No Media No Media No Media availability with Availability Availability Availability the media On The Web Live Stats EMU Athletic Media Relations Information on the Eastern Michigan University football Live in-game statistics will be available via SIDEARM Stats. team is available at EMUEagles.com. To receive the EMU up- Following each home game, EMU will be happy to email dates via email, please send a request to Greg Steiner (greg. whatever information media members need to their respec- [email protected]). tive agencies. Please ask any member of the staff for assis- tance on this matter. Information on the Mid-American Conference and all mem- ber institutions is also available through the league’s web Internet Access site at GetSomeMACtion.com. Wireless Internet is available in the press box at Ryearson Sta- dium. Members of the Athletics Media Relations staff will be Media Credentials available to assist you. There is no access fee. Requests for official working media credentials should be directed to the EMU Athletic Media Relations Office. All re- Media Availability quests should be received no later than noon, four days prior Out of an abundance of caution with the continued spread of Greg Steiner Alex Jewell to the game. Visit EMUEagles.com to request credentials COVID-19, these will be held in a digital capacity indefinitely. online. Associate Athletic Director/Media Relations............ Greg Steiner Office Phone ........................................................................... 734.487.0317 Head Coach Chris Creighton is available to speak to the Cellular Phone ....................................................................... 734.845.1132 Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, 2020 football credentials media via phone Monday-Thursday mornings. E-mail .................................................................. [email protected] will only be issued on a single-game basis and no passes will Primary Sports Covered ......................Football, M/W Golf, and ESPN be mailed out prior to gameday. Individual players are available for interviews, but please contact the EMU Athletic Media Relations Office to set up Assistant Director of Athletic Media Relations .........Mary Gasior On gameday, media should park in the Oestrike Stadium lot, interviews. One note to the media: home phone numbers for Office Phone ........................................................................... 734.487.0318 pick up their credentials outside Gate 2 of Rynearson Stadi- players and coaches will not be given out by the EMU Athletic Cellular Phone ....................................................................... 231.350.0894 Media Relations Office. E-mail ..........................................................................mgasior@emich.edu um, go through a health screening check and enter Rynear- Primary Sports Covered .........Men’s Basketball, Volleyball, Rowing son Stadium through Gate 2. All postgame media will be virtual this season. Coach Creigh- Assistant Director of Athletic Media Relations ...........Alex Jewell Masks will be required at both credential pickup and at any ton and select student-athletes will be made available after Office Phone ........................................................................... 734.487.0318 point inside Rynearson Stadium to comply with state of the game via Zoom. An e-mail will be sent weekly to the Cellular Phone ....................................................................... 989.708.9230 Michigan, Washtenaw County and University orders. football listserv asking for RSVPs to participate and a Zoom E-mail ..........................................................................ajewell3@emich.edu link will be provided. An off-site moderator will open the Primary Sports Covered ....Women’s Basketball, Podcast/Creative, Scouting Passes Zoom meeting shortly after the conclusion of the game and .......................................................................................Football (secondary) Professional scouts may obtain credentials through EMU’s will field questions from the media. Athletic Media Relations Graduate Assistant .............John Bilello Athletic Media Relations Office. Scouts will be issued seating Office Phone ........................................................................... 734.487.0317 in the press box on a space-available basis. Photo and Video Downloads Cellular Phone ....................................................................... 734.546.9906 EMU football photos & b-roll video is available upon request. E-mail .............................................................................jbilello@emich.edu Sideline Passes Photos can by accessed via EMUEaglesPhoto.com, while Primary Sports Covered ......................... Cross Country, Track & Field Eastern Michigan follows NCAA guidelines regarding media video will be provided via Dropbox or Google Drive. ...............................................................................................................Lacrosse representatives on the sidelines. Sideline shooting spaces will be extremely