2013 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team

2013 Eastern Michigan Eagles football

Conference	Mid-American Conference West Division
2013 record	2–10 (1–7 MAC)
Head coach	Ron English (first 9 games) Stan Parrish (final 3 games)
Home stadium	Rynearson Stadium (Capacity: 30,200)


2013 Mid-American Conference football standings
Team	W		L	W		L
Eastern Division
Bowling Green ^x†	7	–	1	10	–	4
Buffalo	6	–	2	8	–	5
Ohio	4	–	4	7	–	6
Akron	4	–	4	5	–	7
Kent State	3	–	5	4	–	8
UMass	1	–	7	1	–	11
Miami	0	–	8	0	–	12
Western Division
Northern Illinois ^x	8	–	0	12	–	2
Ball State	7	–	1	10	–	3
Toledo	5	–	3	7	–	5
Central Michigan	5	–	3	6	–	6
Eastern Michigan	1	–	7	2	–	10
Western Michigan	1	–	7	1	–	11
Championship: Bowling Green 47, Northern Illinois 27
† – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2013 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team represented Eastern Michigan University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Eagles played their home games at Rynearson Stadium and were a member of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. The team was led by fifth year head coach Ron English through the first nine games of the season (posting a 1–8 record).^[1] English was fired mid-season and replaced on an interim basis by Stan Parrish, previously the team's offensive coordinator.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	6:00 PM	Howard*	Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI	ESPN3	W 34–24	7,668
September 7	12:00 PM	at Penn State*	Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA	BTN	L 7–45	92,863
September 14	1:00 PM	at Rutgers*	High Point Solutions Stadium • Piscataway, NJ	ESPN3	L 10–28	47,604
September 21	1:00 PM	Ball State	Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI	ESPN3	L 20–51	5,402
October 5	12:00 PM	at Buffalo	UB Stadium • Amherst, NY	ESPN+	L 14–42	23,602
October 12	12:00 PM	at Army*	Michie Stadium • West Point, NY	CBSSN	L 25–50	36,006
October 19	1:00 PM	Ohio	Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI	ESPN3	L 28–56	3,257
October 26	2:30 PM	at #23 Northern Illinois	Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL	CSNC	L 20–59	20,185
November 2	7:00 PM	at Toledo	Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH	ESPN3	L 16–55	17,492
November 9	1:00 PM	Western Michigan	Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI (Michigan MAC Trophy)	ESPN3	W 35–32 ^OT	2,177
November 23	1:00 PM	Bowling Green	Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI	ESPN3	L 7–58	1,751
November 29	2:00 PM	at Central Michigan	Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI (Michigan MAC Trophy)	ESPN3	L 10–42	5,214
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from Coaches Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source: Schedule

Game Summaries

Howard

Howard at Eastern Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bison	0	10	14	0	24
• Eagles	0	13	7	14	34

Date: August 29
Location: Rynearson Stadium
Ypsilanti, MI
Television network: ESPN3

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First Meeting

Penn State

Eastern Michigan at Penn State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eaqles	7	0	0	0	7
• Nittany Lions	7	10	7	21	45

Date: September 7
Location: Beaver Stadium
University Park, PA
Television network: BTN

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First Meeting

Rutgers

Eastern Michigan at Rutgers

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	3	7	0	0	10
• Scarlet Knights	14	0	7	7	28

Date: September 14
Location: High Point Solutions Stadium
Piscataway, NJ

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First Meeting

Ball State

Ball State at Eastern Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Cardinals	27	7	17	0	51
Eagles	6	7	7	0	20

Date: September 21
Location: Rynearson Stadium
Ypsilanti, Michigan

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
21–31–2	2012	Ball State, 37–26

Buffalo

Eastern Michigan at Buffalo

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	0	7	0	7	14
• Bulls	14	14	14	0	42

Date: October 5
Location: UB Stadium
Buffalo, NY
Television network: ESPN+

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
5–0	2011	Eastern Michigan, 30–17

Army

Eastern Michigan at Army

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	15	3	0	7	25
• Black Knights	15	7	21	7	50

Date: October 12
Location: Michie Stadium
West Point, NY
Television network: CBSSN

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–4	2012	Eastern Michigan, 48–38

Ohio

Ohio at Eastern Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Bobcats	21	0	21	14	56
Eagles	7	7	7	7	28

Date: October 19
Location: Rynearson Stadium
Ypsilanti, MI

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
11–17–1	2012	Ohio, 45–14

Northern Illinois

Eastern Michigan at Northern Illinois

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	3	0	10	7	20
• #23 Huskies	21	17	14	7	59

Date: October 26
Location: Huskie Stadium
DeKalb, IL
Television network: CSNCH

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
14–27–2	2012	Northern Illinois, 49–7

Toledo

Eastern Michigan at Toledo

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	0	10	0	6	16
• Rockets	21	17	10	7	55

Date: November 2
Location: Glass Bowl
Toledo, OH

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
12–29	2012	Toledo, 52–47

Western Michigan

Western Michigan at Eastern Michigan

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Broncos	10	6	10	3	3	32
• Eagles	7	7	7	8	6	35

Date: November 9
Location: Rynearson Stadium
Ypsilanti, MI

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First Meeting	17–29–2	Eastern Michigan, 29–23

Bowling Green

Bowling Green at Eastern Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Falcons	17	17	17	7	58
Eagles	7	0	0	0	7

Date: November 23
Location: Rynearson Stadium
Ypsilanti, MI

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
11–24–1	2012	Bowling Green, 24–3

Central Michigan

Eastern Michigan at Central Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	0	10	0	0	10
• Chippewas	14	7	14	7	42

Date: November 29
Location: Kelly/Shorts Stadium
Mount Pleasant, MI
Television network: ESPN3

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
28–56–6	2012	Central Michigan, 34–31

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 "Eastern Michigan fires Ron English". ESPN. ESPN News Services. November 8, 2013. Retrieved November 30, 2013.

Eastern Michigan Eagles football

Venues	Rynearson Stadium (1968–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Central Michigan & Western Michigan (Michigan MAC Trophy)

Culture & lore	Eastern Michigan University Marching Band Former nicknames (Normalites, Hurons) Swoop

People	Head coaches NFL draftees

Seasons	1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015