1998 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team

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1998 Eastern Michigan Eagles football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionWest
Record3–8 (3–6 MAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTodd Monken (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorSam Gruneisen (4th season)
MVPL.J. Shelton
CaptainL.J. Shelton, Justin Ventura, Derek Vitatoe
Home stadiumRynearson Stadium
Seasons
← 1997
1999 →
1998 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Marshall xy$   7 1     12 1  
Miami (OH) x   7 1     10 1  
Bowling Green   5 3     5 6  
Ohio   5 3     5 6  
Akron   3 6     4 7  
Kent State   0 8     0 11  
West Division
Toledo x   6 2     7 5  
Western Michigan   5 3     7 4  
Central Michigan   5 3     6 5  
Eastern Michigan   3 6     3 8  
Northern Illinois   2 6     2 9  
Ball State   1 7     1 10  
Championship: Marshall 23, Toledo 17
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant

The 1998 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team represented Eastern Michigan University in the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth season under head coach Rick Rasnick, the Eagles compiled a 3–8 record (3–6 against conference opponents), finished in fourth place in the West Division of the Mid-American Conference, and were outscored by their opponents, 309 to 216.[1][2] The team's statistical leaders included Walter Church with 2,650 passing yards, Eric Powell with 473 rushing yards, and Jermaine Sheffield with 953 receiving yards.[3] L. J. Shelton received the team's most valuable player award.[4]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 36:00 p.m. No. 5 Northern Iowa*L 10–1312,305
September 12at Ball StateW 13–7
September 1912:00 p.m.at Michigan*ESPN PlusL 20–59110,438
September 26Marshall
  • Rynearson Stadium
  • Ypsilanti, MI
L 23–2613,611
October 3at Kent StateW 26–17
October 10Central Michigan dagger
  • Rynearson Stadium
  • Ypsilanti, MI (rivalry)
L 23–36 OT17,423[5]
October 17at Western MichiganL 35–45
October 246:00 p.m.Northern Illinois
  • Rynearson Stadium
  • Ypsilanti, MI
L 14–268,423
November 7at OhioL 21–49
November 14at AkronL 21–24
November 21Toledo
  • Rynearson Stadium
  • Ypsilanti, MI
W 10–7

After the season

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The following Eagle was selected in the 1999 NFL draft after the season.[6]

Round Pick Player Position NFL club
1 21 L. J. Shelton Tackle Arizona Cardinals

References

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  1. ^ "1998 Eastern Michigan Eagles Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 28, 2016.
  2. ^ "2015 Eastern Michigan Football Digital Media Guide" (PDF). Eastern Michigan University Football. pp. 167, 170. Retrieved June 30, 2016.
  3. ^ "1998 Eastern Michigan Eagles Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 28, 2016.
  4. ^ 2015 Media Guide, p. 146.
  5. ^ "CMU prevails in OT". Lansing State Journal. October 11, 1998. p. 7D – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "1999 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 7, 2024.



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