1996 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team

American college football season

1996 Eastern Michigan Eagles football

Conference| Mid-American Conference
Record| 3–8 (3–5 MAC)
Head coach|

* Rick Rasnick (2nd season)

Defensive coordinator| Sam Gruneisen (2nd season)
Captain| Charlie Batch, Kevin Kwiatkowski, Matt Gregory
Home stadium| Rynearson Stadium

Seasons

<- 1995

1997 ->

1996 Mid-American Conference football standings

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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
Ball State $  |  | 7  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 4  |
Toledo |  | 6  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 4  |
Miami (OH) |  | 6  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 5  |
Ohio |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 6  |
Central Michigan |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 6  |
Akron |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 7  |
Bowling Green |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 7  |
Eastern Michigan |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 8  |
Western Michigan |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 9  |
Kent State |  | 1  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 9  |

* $ - Conference champion

The 1996 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team represented Eastern Michigan University in the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second season under head coach Rick Rasnick, the Eagles compiled a 3–8 record (3–5 against conference opponents), finished in eighth place in the Mid-American Conference, and were outscored by their opponents, 284 to 210.[1][2] The team's statistical leaders included Walter Church with 2,151 passing yards, Mike Scott with 792 rushing yards, and Ontario Pryor with 1,031 receiving yards.[3]

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result

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August 31| Temple*|

* Rynearson Stadium
* Ypsilanti, MI

| L 24–28
September 7| at Wisconsin*|

* Camp Randall Stadium
* Madison, WI

| L 3–24
September 14| at Western Michigan|

* Waldo Stadium
* Kalamazoo, MI

| W 19–12
September 21| Toledo|

* Rynearson Stadium
* Ypsilanti, MI

| L 7–24
September 28| at Michigan State*|

* Spartan Stadium
* East Lansing, MI

| L 0–47
October 5| at Ohio|

* Peden Stadium
* Athens, OH

| L 0–7
October 12| Miami (OH)|

* Rynearson Stadium
* Ypsilanti, MI

| L 25–35
October 19| at Central Michigan |

* Kelly/Shorts Stadium
* Mount Pleasant, MI (rivalry)

| L 36–41
October 26| Kent State|

* Rynearson Stadium
* Ypsilanti, MI

| W 51–10
November 2| Ball State|

* Rynearson Stadium
* Ypsilanti, MI

| L 25–39
November 9| Akron|

* Rynearson Stadium
* Ypsilanti, MI

| W 20–17

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming

## References

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1. ^ "1996 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 July 4, 2016.
3. ^ "1996 Eastern Michigan Eagles Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 28, 2016.

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Eastern Michigan Eagles football

Venues|

* Normal Field (1927–1936)
* Briggs Field (1937–1968)
* Rynearson Stadium (1969–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Central Michigan
* Central Michigan, Western Michigan: Michigan MAC Trophy

Culture & lore|

* Marching band
* Swoop

People|

* Head coaches
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