ASTERN NOV. 7, 2005 EASTERN 307 CONVOCATION C ENTER ICHIGAN YPSILANTI, MICHIGAN 48197 MICHIGAN PHONE: 734.487.0317 UNIVERSITY FAX: 734.485.3840 PORTS NFORMATION FOOTBALL CONTACT: JIM S TREETER SPORTS INFORMATION E-MAIL: [email protected] FOOTBALL • GAME 10 WEBSITE: WWW.EMICH.EDU/GOEAGLES 2005 EMU Football Schedule 2005 EAGLES FOOTBALL (3-6, 2-4 MAC) SCHEDULE/RESULTS (3-6; 2-4 MAC) EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL Sept. 1 .................... at Cincinnati Nov. 12, 2005 • L, 26-28 Ball State (3-6; 3-3 MAC) at EMU (3-6; 2-4 MAC) Sept. 10 LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE Rynearson Stadium, Ypsilanti, Michigan W, 31-10 MATCHUP AT A GLANCE Stadium.......................... Rynearson Stadium (30,200-1969) - Ypsilanti, Mich. Sept. 17 ................... at Michigan Surface .............................................................................. FieldTurf (2005) L, 0-55 Kickoff Time ................................................................................... 6 p.m. (ESPNU/ESPN Plus) EMU Radio .............................................. WEMU (89.1 FM); WDTW (1310 AM) Sept. 24 ..... at Central Michigan* Television ........................................................................... Comcast Local W, 23-20 OT Series Record .............................................................. BSU leads, 24-20-2 (Comcast Local) EASTERN G AMEDAY Oct. 1 ................. KENT STATE* W, 27-20 EASTERN MICHIGAN ................... VS. ................................. BALL STATE Homecoming Ypsilanti, Mich. ............................ LOCATION ................................. Muncie, Ind. 24,500 ...................................... ENROLLMENT ....................................... 18,043 Oct. 8......................... at Toledo* L, 3-30 Mid-American (West) ................... CONFERENCE ....................Mid-American (West) Rynearson Stad. (30,200-FieldTurf .. STADIUM .... Ball State Stad. (22,500-Natural) Oct. 15 ......... at Northern Illinois* Jeff Genyk (BGSU, '82) ................ HEAD COACH ......... Brady Hoke (Ball State,'82) L, 8--24 2nd Season ............................ YEARS AT SCHOOL ............................. 3rd Season (Comcast Local); Comcast Chicago) 7-13 (2nd Season) .................. RECORD AT SCHOOL .......................................9-23 7-13 (2nd Season) ................... OVERALL RECORD...................................... Same Oct. 22 ........................ MIAMI* 4-7 ........................................... 2004 RECORD ........................................... 2-9 L, 23-24 4-4 (4th MAC West) ............ 2004 CONFERENCE R ECORD ............ 2-6 (6th MAC West) Band Night (Comcast Local) 12/10 ...............................STARTERS R ETURNING/LOST .................................. 15/7 Nov. 5 ... WESTERN MICHIGAN* 34/17 ..............................LETTERMEN R ETURNING/LOST ............................... 40/18 L, 36-44 at Ford Field (Comcast Local) GAME 10 STORYLINES Nov. 12 ............... BALL STATE* 6 p.m. 1. ANOTHER TELEVISION APPEARANCE: The BSU at EMU game, Nov. 5, is Senior Day (Comcast Local) slated to be televised on Comcast Local. The Eagles have seven television ap- Nov. 19 ..................... at Buffalo* pearances in 2005. 1:30 p.m. 2. SENIOR DAY: Saturday’s (Nov. 5) Mid-American Conference West Division matchup with Ball State will be Senior Day for the Eastern Michigan University * Mid-American Conference Game Home Games in BOLD CAPS football team. The Eagles have a large contingent of 15 seniors making their final home appearances in Rynearson Stadium. A complete list of the seniors is on page six of this release. All 2005 EMU football games will be broadcast live on 3. LOOKING FOR THREE IN A ROW: Ball State leads the series with EMU, 24-20- WEMU-FM (89.1) in Ypsilanti, Mich. and on WDTW (1310 2, but the Eagles have won the last two straight. In 2004, Eastern traveled to AM) in Detroit. Matt Shepard will handle the play-by-play Muncie, Ind. an d captured a 31-24 victory (Oct. 9). EMU also won the 2003 duties with Rob Rubick serving as the analyst. Jeff Fulton is the engineer and the man on statistics while Brian contest here in Rynearson by a 38-14 count (Nov. 15). Nemerovski will be the spotter. Shepard is in his third consecutive season with the broadast crew after serving 4. DESLAURIERS CLOSING IN: EMU junior wide receiver Eric Deslauriers as play-by-play man in 1999. Rubick is in his seventh year. (Gatineau, Quebec, Canada) is closing in on the EMU career record for touch- The broadcast will also be carried on the Internet at http:/ down passes. His 19 career touchdown passes is one short of Kevin Walter’s /www.wemu.org (1999-02) 20. Walter is currently playing for the NFL’s Cincinnati Bengals. 2005 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE Day Date Opponent Time Thursday Sept. 1 at Cincinnati L, 26-28 Saturday Sept. 10 LOUISIANA at LAFAYETTE W, 31-10 Saturday Sept. 17 at Michigan (ESPN Plus; ESPNU-TV) L, 0-55 Saturday Sept. 24 at Central Michigan* (Comcast Local TV) (OT) W, 23-20 Saturday Oct. 1 KENT STATE* (HOMECOMING) W, 27-20 Saturday Oct. 8 at Toledo* L, 3-30 Saturday Oct. 15 at Northern Illinois* (Comcast Local TV; CSN Chicago TV) L, 8-24 Saturday Oct. 22 MIAMI* (BAND NIGHT) (Comcast Local TV) L, 23-24 Saturday Nov. 5 WESTERN MICHIGAN* (Ford Field) (Comcast Local TV) L, 36-44 Saturday Nov. 12 BALL STATE* (Comcast Local TV) 6 p.m. Saturday Nov. 19 at Buffalo* 1:30 p.m. *Mid-American Conference game; All times are EDT and subject to change Eastern Michigan University 2005 Football Coaching Staff Head Coach: ............. Jeff Genyk (Bowling Green,'82); Second season (7-13) Athletics Staff Assistant Coaches: Interim Athletics Director Bob England Howard Feggins ....... North Carolina, '87 ....... 2nd Year-Off. Coor./Wide receivers Associate A.D. ............... Steve Watson Dick Flynn ................. Michigan State, ‘65 ....... 2nd Year-Tight ends Associate A.D. ................. Mike Malach Scott Isphording ....... Hanover College, '94 .... 2nd Year-Quarterbacks Int. Assoc. A.D.- SWA .... Suzy Merchant Robert Lee ................ IUPUI, '90 ...................... 2nd Year-Defensive line Asst. A.D.-Market./Prom. ................TBA Matt MacPherson...... DePauw, '99 ................. 2nd Year-Defensive safeties Dir. of Compliance/Cert Joe Palka .................. Eastern Michigan, '87 ... 2nd Year-Defensive corners Jay Peterson ............. Miami, '85...................... 2nd Year-Def. Coor./linebackers .......................... Melody Reifel Werner Chris Symington ....... Colorado, '88 ................ 2nd Year-Offensive line Ticket Manager .....................Ron Reid Scott Weaver............. Illinois, '96 ..................... 2nd Year-Running backs Faculty Athletics Rep. .Howard Bunsis Graduate Assistant Coach Int. A.D. for Academics ...... Erin Burdis Steven Mapes ........... Adrian, '04 ..................... 1st Year Facilities Supervisor ......... Dave Keller Graduate Assistant Coach Equipment Manager .. Darrell Hallberg Jarvis Adams ............ Northwestern, ‘04 ......... 2nd Year Head Athletic Trainer ...Steve Nordwall Video Coordinator Adam Tubaro ............ Adrian, '05 ..................... 1st Year Associate Trainer ............ Bill Tuscany Staff Athletic Trainers EMU Quick Facts EMU 2005 Fall Training Camp Melissa Pohorence, Masayasu Takaiwa President ....... Dr. John A. Fallon, III Important Dates Head Strength & Cond. Dave Lawson Founded ........ 1849 Thurs., Aug. 4 Players check in Asst. Strength & Cond. Mike Szerszen Enrollment ..... 25,000 Sat., Aug. 6 Photo/Media Day 2 p.m. Ath. Acct. Specialist .... Bobbie Bowling Nickname ...... Eagles Wed., Aug. 10 Practice 9:30 a.m.- Football Secretary ........ Maria Farrugia Colors ............ Dark Green (349) & White Full pads Stadium ......... Rynearson Stadium (1969) Ath. Dept. Secretaries ... Carol Carrico Thurs., Aug. 11 Practice 8 a.m.-Full pads Capacity 30,200-1969 Fri., Aug. 12 Practice 10 a.m.-Full pads Lori Grohowski FieldTurf (2005) Thurs., Aug. 16 Full Scrimmage - 7 p.m. Wed., Aug. 24 Green/White Scrimmage- Sports Information Staff noon Director ......................... Jim Streeter Office Phone .............. 734.487.0317 EMU Board of Regents Home Phone ............. 734.485.3221 Karen Q. Valvo ............................ Chair Assistant Director ........ Greg Steiner Thomas W. Sidlik ............... Vice Chair SID Graduate Asst. .... Mekye Phelps Joseph E. Antonini SID Graduate Asst. ....... Dan Murphy Jan. A. Brandon Floyd Clack Philip A. Incarnati Key Football Phone Numbers H.C. Jeff Genyk .... 734.487.2160 (O) Sharon J. Rothwell Rynearson Stadium Press Box Roy E. Wilbanks Numbers:....... 734.481.0014 (0072) WEB: www.emich.edu/goeagles EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY 2005 FOOTBALL GAME NOTES 3 EMU SACKS: 2-14: HOWE, Kevin 1-9; JONES, Jason 1-5; LISEK, Matt 1- GAME 9 1 WMU vs. EMU EMU TACKLES: WOODRUFF, Rontrell 8-3; PARKER, Corey 8-3; Saturday, Nov. 5, 2005, RICHARDSON, Michael 4-5; MATTHEWS, Darren 5-3; HOLTZCLAW, Daniel Ford Field - Detroit, Michigan 3-5; JONES, Jason 4-3; BRACEY, Duan 1-4; HOWE, Kevin 3-1; LEWIS, Steve 2-2; WYATT, Jacob 2-1; GAGNON-GORDILLO, Olivier 1-2; SMITH, 1 p.m. - Comcast Local Blake 2-0; HUNT, Josh 1-0; LISEK, Matt 1-0; FORD, Courtney 1-0; PERRY, Attendance: 11,191 Jereme 1-0 EAGLES RALLY BUT FALL TO BRONCOS, 44-36 WMU vs. EMU - SCORING SUMMARY DETROIT, Mich.--The Eastern Michigan University football team FIRST QUARTER came back from a huge deficit only to see its valiant effort fall 10:28 EMU Eric Deslauriers 6-yard pass from Matt Bohnet; short in a 44-36 Mid-American