2009 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team

2009 Eastern Michigan Eagles football

Conference	Mid-American Conference West
2009 record	0–12 (0–8 MAC)
Head coach	Ron English
Offensive coordinator	Ken Karcher
Defensive coordinator	Eric Lewis
Home stadium	Rynearson Stadium

2009 Mid-American Conference football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
East Division
Ohio xy		7	–	1		9	–	5
Temple x		7	–	1		9	–	4
Bowling Green		6	–	2		7	–	6
Kent State		4	–	4		5	–	7
Buffalo		3	–	5		5	–	7
Akron		2	–	6		3	–	9
Miami		1	–	7		1	–	11
West Division
#23 Central Michigan x$		8	–	0		12	–	2
Northern Illinois		5	–	3		7	–	6
Western Michigan		4	–	4		5	–	7
Toledo		3	–	5		5	–	7
Ball State		2	–	6		2	–	10
Eastern Michigan		0	–	8		0	–	12
Championship: Central Michigan 20, Ohio 10
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2009 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team represented Eastern Michigan University in the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Eastern Michigan competed as a member of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) West Division and played their home games in Rynearson Stadium.

Following the firing of Jeff Genyk during the 2008 season, Eastern Michigan hired Ron English, who had formerly been the defensive coordinator at the University of Michigan and the University of Louisville, as the team's head coach.^[1] The coaching change initially brought excitement to the program, as English hired a new staff, including former University of Michigan, New York Giants, and Oakland Raiders running back Tyrone Wheatley, and replaced Genyk's spread offense with a pro-style offense.

However, the change in offense proved difficult for senior quarterback Andy Schmitt, and he was largely ineffective in the first several games of the season.^[2] In the second game of the year, the Eagles traveled to Northwestern, and after trailing 21-0 in the second quarter, they tied the game at 24 with 2 minutes left, before Northwestern kicked a game winning field goal in the closing seconds. The following week, they had another trip just across the county to play Michigan. Similar to their 2006 game at Michigan State, they played a very competitive first half, only trailing by one score. But like many times before, they couldn't put two good halves together. In the second half, the Eagles were outscored 21-0 and Andy Schmitt suffered a season-ending knee injury.^[2]

The rest of the season they used former starting quarterback Kyle McMahon, and freshman Alex Gillet. Eastern scored no more than 12 points in any of the next three games, including a 56-8 loss at Central Michigan. The week after that, they nearly beat Ball State who was also winless at the time. The difference was a safety in the fourth quarter. Next, they had one more non-conference game as they traveled to Arkansas. This game was the opposite of the Michigan game — bad first half, good second half. They were down 42-0 before eventually losing 63-27. For the rest of the year, they were only close in the finale at Akron, losing by 7. In previous years, Eastern was able to get at least a few wins because of a high scoring offense. Schmitt's injury ended that, and their defense was among the worst in the nation. Eastern gave up 3,321 rushing yards (276.8 per game), more than any other team in the nation,^[3] which was their downfall. They statistically appeared to have one of the best passing defenses, allowing 150.5 passing yards per game, second only to Air Force,^[4] but this was mostly an illusion. Everyone knew they couldn't stop the run, so opponents just didn't call many pass plays.

Eastern finished the season without a win, their first winless season since 1981. The Eagles were one of two winless FBS teams (Western Kentucky was the other).

Recruiting

2009 recruits
Name	Home town	High school / college	Height	Weight	40^‡	Commit date
Matthew Boyd LB	Southfield, MI	Southfield-Lathrup HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	-	Jan 28, 2009
Matthew Boyd LB	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 40
Melvin Crews DE	Muskegon, MI	Muskegon HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	-	Jan 22, 2009
Melvin Crews DE	Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Devon Davis DE	Columbus, IN	Columbus East HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	-	Aug 13, 2008
Devon Davis DE	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 72
Javon Gillespie DB	Washington, DC	Collegiate Academy	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	-	Feb 4, 2009
Javon Gillespie DB	Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 40
Alex Gillett QB	Clyde, OH	Clyde HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	183 lb (83 kg)	4.77	Jan 22, 2009
Alex Gillett QB	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 40
Kelip Goodwin WR	South Haven, MI	South Haven HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	4.49	Jan 25, 2009
Kelip Goodwin WR	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 40
Garrett Gronowski DB	Avon, OH	Avon HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	202 lb (92 kg)	-	Feb 4, 2009
Garrett Gronowski DB	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 40
Willie Hickman DB	Pahokee, FL	Pahokee HS	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	139 lb (63 kg)	4.4	Feb 4, 2009
Willie Hickman DB	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 74
Garrett Hoskins TE	Grand Rapids, MI	Creston HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	-	Feb 4, 2009
Garrett Hoskins TE	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 40
Delano Johnson DE	Visalia, CA	College of the Sequoias	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	260 lb (120 kg)	4.65	Feb 4, 2009
Delano Johnson DE	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Bronley Kashama DE	Brampton, ON	Brampton Centennial SS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	-	Feb 4, 2009
Bronley Kashama DE	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 40
Ryan Leonard DT	Visalia, CA	College of the Sequoias	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	285 lb (129 kg)	4.9	Feb 4, 2009
Ryan Leonard DT	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Jonte Lewis DB	Visalia, CA	College of the Sequoias	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	-	Feb 4, 2009
Jonte Lewis DB	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Orlando McCord DE	Detroit, MI	King HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	231 lb (105 kg)	4.71	Jan 28, 2009
Orlando McCord DE	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 67
Darrius Moffett LB	Chicago, IL	Hubbard HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	-	Feb 4, 2009
Darrius Moffett LB	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 72
Andy Mulumba LB	Montreal, PQ	Cegep Du Vieux	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	-	Feb 4, 2009
Andy Mulumba LB	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 40
Nick Olds WR	Columbus, IN	Columbus East HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	-	Jul 23, 2008
Nick Olds WR	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 68
Nate Paopao LB	San Marcos, CA	Palomar	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	-	Feb 4, 2009
Nate Paopao LB	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Devontae Payne QB	Cleveland, OH	South HS	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	-	Feb 4, 2009
Devontae Payne QB	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 75
Stephan Sewell LB	Colorado Springs, CO	USAF Academy Prep	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	252 lb (114 kg)	-	Feb 4, 2009
Stephan Sewell LB	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 40
Andrew Sorgatz OL	Wheaton, IL	Wheaton North HS	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	252 lb (114 kg)	-	Feb 4, 2009
Andrew Sorgatz OL	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 40
Aaron Tanguma TE	Elsa, TX	Edcouch-Elsa HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	-	Feb 4, 2009
Aaron Tanguma TE	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 40
Kinsman Thomas WR	Bennettsville, SC	Marlboro County HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	193 lb (88 kg)	4.59	Feb 4, 2009
Kinsman Thomas WR	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 72
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 111 Rivals: 104
‡ Refers to 40 yard dash Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Eastern Michigan Commit List for 2009". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2009-08-22. "Football Recruiting: Eastern Michigan". Scout.com. Retrieved 2009-08-22. "Eastern Michigan Football Recruiting 2009". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2009-08-22. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved 2009-08-22. "2009 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2009-08-22.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	7:00 p.m.	Army*	Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, Michigan		L 14–27	14,499^[5]
September 12	11:00 a.m.	at Northwestern*	Ryan Field • Evanston, Illinois	BTN	L 24–27	19,239^[6]
September 19	12:00 p.m.	at Michigan*	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan	BTN	L 17–45	107,903^[7]
October 3	1:00 p.m.	Temple	Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, Michigan		L 12–24	3,364^[8]
October 10	12:00 p.m.	at Central Michigan	Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, Michigan (Michigan MAC Trophy)	ESPN Plus	L 8–56	26,730^[9]
October 17	4:00 p.m.	Kent State	Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, Michigan		L 6–28	2,401^[10]
October 24	1:00 p.m.	Ball State	Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, Michigan		L 27–29	1,535^[11]
October 31	7:00 p.m.	at Arkansas*	Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, Arkansas	ESPNU	L 27–63	62,501^[12]
November 5	6:30 p.m.	at Northern Illinois	Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, Illinois	ESPNU	L 6–50	10,527^[13]
November 14	1:00 p.m.	Western Michigan	Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, Michigan (Michigan MAC Trophy)		L 14–35	3,281^[14]
November 20	7:00 p.m.	at Toledo	Glass Bowl • Toledo, Ohio		L 21–47	9,967^[15]
November 27	2:00 p.m.	at Akron	InfoCision Stadium • Akron, Ohio		L 21–28	9,962^[16]
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Roster

Coaching staff

Name	Position	Year at school
Ron English	Head Coach	1st
Ken Karcher	Offensive Coordinator Quarterbacks Coach	1st
Eric Lewis	Defensive Coordinator Defensive Backs Coach	1st
Kurt Anderson	Offensive Line Coach	2nd
Tom Burpee	Tight Ends Coach Special Teams Coach	1st
Antonio Carter	Wide Receivers Coach	1st
Tim Carter	Defensive Backs Coach Recruiting Coordinator	1st
Casey Creehan	Defensive Line Coach	1st
Steve Szabo	Associate Head Coach Linebackers Coach	1st
Tyrone Wheatley	Running Backs Coach	1st

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Game notes

Army

	1	2	3	4	Total
Black Knights	6	7	0	14	27
Eagles	0	0	0	14	14

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter

06:12 ARMY - Mealy 6-yard run (Campbell kick failed) 6-0 ARMY

2nd Quarter

05:56 ARMY - Carter 12-yard run (Campbell kick) 13-0 ARMY

3rd Quarter

4th Quarter

13:58 EMU - Hunter 20-yard pass from Schmitt (Carithers kick) 13-7 ARMY
10:22 ARMY - Ehie 10-yard run (Smith rush) 21-7 ARMY
06:53 ARMY - Ehie 5-yard run (Campbell kick failed) 27-7 ARMY
03:31 EMU - Priest 1-yard run (Carithers kick) 27-14 ARMY

Northwestern

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	0	3	7	14	24
Wildcats	7	14	0	6	27

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter

06:38 NU Simmons 1-yard run (Demos kick) 0-7 NU

2nd Quarter

12:33 NU Simmons 14-yard run (Demos kick) 0-14 NU
09:08 NU Johnson 70-yard interception return (Demos kick) 0-21 NU
03:32 EMU Carithers 33-yard field goal 3-21 NU

3rd Quarter

04:33 EMU Priest 1-yard run (Carithers kick) 10-21 NU

4th Quarter

12:57 NU Demos 20-yard field goal 10-24 NU
09:55 EMU Stone 25-yard pass from Schmitt (Carithers kick) 17-24 NU
02:40 EMU Blevins 3-yard run (Carithers kick) 24-24
00:06 NU Demos 49-yard field goal 24-27 NU

Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	3	14	0	0	17
Wolverines	10	14	14	7	45

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter

10:46 MICH Olesnavage 37-yard field goal 0-3 MICH
05:32 EMU Carithers 43-yard field goal 3-3
02:30 MICH Brown 9-yard run (Olesnavage kick) 3-10 MICH

2nd Quarter

11:16 EMU Schmitt 11-yard run (Carithers kick) 10-10
09:20 MICH Shaw 5-yard run (Olesnavage kick) 10-17 MICH
07:15 MICH Brown 90-yard run (Olesnavage kick) 10-24 MICH
02:05 EMU Priest 5-yard run (Carithers kick) 17-24 MICH

3rd Quarter

04:47 MICH Odoms 13-yard run (Olesnavage kick) 17-31 MICH
03:06 MICH Robinson 13-yard run (Olesnavage kick) 17-38 MICH

4th Quarter

07:14 MICH Robinson 36-yard run (Olesnavage kick) 17-45 MICH

Temple

	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	14	7	0	3	24
Eagles	0	6	0	6	12

Central Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	0	0	0	8	8
Chippewas	14	21	14	7	56

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter

08:51 CMU Brown 70-yard pass from LeFevour (Aguila kick) 0-7 CMU
03:58 CMU LeFevour 1-yard run (Aguila kick) 0-14 CMU

2nd Quarter

12:33 CMU LeFevour 1-yard run (Aguila kick) 0-21 CMU
02:51 CMU Brown 75-yard punt return (Aguila kick) 0-28 CMU
00:18 CMU Schroeder 11-yard pass from LeFevour (Aguila kick) 0-35 CMU

3rd Quarter

12:50 CMU Poblah 25-yard pass from LeFevour (Aguila kick) 0-42 CMU
01:57 CMU LeFevour 5-yard run (Aguila kick) 0-49 CMU

4th Quarter

11:25 EMU Welch 1-yard run (Gillett rush) 8-49 CMU
07:36 CMU Volny 3-yard run (Aguila kick) 8-56 CMU

Kent State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Flashes	14	0	7	7	28
Eagles	6	0	0	0	6

Ball State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	6	7	16	0	29
Eagles	7	13	7	0	27

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter

9:08 EMU Thayer 3-yard pass from McMahon (Carithers kick) 0-7 EMU
4:52 BSU Sykes 51-yard run (Schott kick blocked) 6-7 EMU

2nd Quarter

10:59 EMU Carithers 20-yard field goal 6-10 EMU
9:23 EMU Welch 12-yard run (Carithers kick) 6-17 EMU
6:37 EMU Carithers 26-yard field goal 6-20 EMU
4:06 BSU Lewis 48-yard run (Schott kick) 13-20 EMU

3rd Quarter

10:44 EMU White 10-yard run (Carithers kick) 13-27 EMU
6:37 BSU Sykes 6-yard run (Schott kick) 20-27 EMU
5:33 BSU Team Safety 22-27 EMU
1:47 BSU Sykes 37-yard run (Schott kick) 29-27 BSU

Arkansas

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	0	0	20	7	27
Razorbacks	21	21	21	0	63

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter

10:42 AR Davis 36-yard run (Tejada kick) 0-7 AR
6:42 AR Green 3-yard run (Tejada kick) 0-14 AR
4:02 AR Burton 50-yard interception return (Tejada kick) 0-21 AR

2nd Quarter

12:21 AR Adams 10-yard pass from Mallett (Tejada kick) 0-28 AR
4:10 AR Green 99-yard run (Tejada kick) 0-35 AR
1:38 AR Adams 78-yard pass from Mallet (Tejada kick) 0-42 AR

3rd Quarter

12:38 AR Armbrust 1-yard blocked punt return (Tejada kick) 0-49 AR
9:30 EMU Thayer 8-yard pass from McMahon (Carithers kick failed) 6-49 AR
5:58 EMU Thomas 77-yard pass from McMahon (Carithers kick) 13-49 AR
4:30 AR Davis 4-yard run (Tejada kick) 13-56 AR
2:50 EMU Bonner 32-yard pass from McMahon (Carithers kick) 20-56 AR
0:18 AR Miller 16-yard pass from Mallet (Tejada kick) 20-63 AR

4th Quarter

2:14 EMU Priest 10-yard run (Carithers kick) 27-63 AR

Northern Illinois

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	6	0	0	0	6
Huskies	20	17	10	3	50

Western Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
Broncos	7	21	0	7	35
Eagles	7	7	0	0	14

Toledo

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	0	14	7	0	21
Rockets	3	23	7	14	47

Akron

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	7	7	0	7	21
Zips	14	7	7	0	28

Notes

↑ "Sources: English to be announced as EMU coach". ESPN. 2008-12-22. Retrieved 2010-04-20. English would become just the fifth African-American head coach among the 119 Football Bowl Subdivision schools.
1 2 Arnold, Jeff (2009-09-22). "Eastern Michigan quarterback Andy Schmitt out for the season". AnnArbor.com. Retrieved 2010-04-21.
↑ "Sortable Team Stats: Rushing Defense". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved 2010-04-21.
↑ "Sortable Team Stats: Passing Defense". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved 2010-04-21.
↑ "Army vs Eastern Michigan". EMUEagles.com. 2009-09-05. Archived from the original on 2009-09-10. Retrieved 2009-09-08.
↑ "Eastern Michigan Eagles vs. Northwestern Wildcats Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2010-03-11.
↑ "Eastern Michigan Eagles vs. Michigan Wolverines Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2010-03-11.
↑ "Temple Owls vs. Eastern Michigan Eagles Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2010-03-11.
↑ "CMU 56, Eastern Michigan 8". CMU Sports Information. 2009-10-10. Retrieved 2009-10-12.
↑ "Kent State Golden Flashes vs. Eastern Michigan Eagles Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2010-03-11.
↑ "Ball State vs Eastern Michigan". Eastern Michigan University. 2009-10-24. Retrieved 2009-10-25.
↑ "Eastern Michigan vs Arkansas". Eastern Michigan University. 2009-10-31. Retrieved 2009-11-01.
↑ "Eastern Michigan Eagles vs. Northern Illinois Huskies Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2010-03-11.
↑ "Western Michigan vs Eastern Michigan". Eastern Michigan University. 2009-11-14. Retrieved 2009-11-16.
↑ "Eastern Michigan Eagles vs. Toledo Rockets Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2010-03-11.
↑ "Eastern Michigan vs Akron". ESPN. 2009-11-27. Retrieved 2009-11-27.
↑ "2009 Football Schedule". EMUEagles.com. Archived from the original on 2009-09-07. Retrieved 2009-08-23.
↑ "Numerical Roster" (PDF). 2009 Eastern Michigan University Football Media Guide. Eastern Michigan University Intercollegiate Athletics. 2009-07-15. pp. 12–13. Retrieved 2009-08-21.
↑ "Coaches" (PDF). 2009 Eastern Michigan University Football Media Guide. Eastern Michigan University Intercollegiate Athletics. pp. 66–76. Retrieved 2009-08-26.

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 Swoop

People	Head coaches NFL draftees

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