2007 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team explained

The 2007 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team represented Eastern Michigan University during the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Eastern Michigan competed as a member of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) West Division. The team was coached by Jeff Genyk and played their homes game in Rynearson Stadium. The Eagles finished the season 4–8, tied with the 2004 and 2005 seasons for the most wins in Genyk's career.^[1]

Roster

See also: American football positions.

Game summaries

Pittsburgh

See also: 2007 Pittsburgh Panthers football team.

Ball State

See also: 2007 Ball State Cardinals football team.

Northern Illinois

See also: 2007 Northern Illinois Huskies football team.

After falling behind 13–0, the Eagles came back, and won 21–19 by blocking a Northern Illinois field goal attempt at the end of the game.

Howard

Vanderbilt

See also: 2007 Vanderbilt Commodores football team.

Michigan

See also: 2007 Michigan Wolverines football team.

The Eagles registered their best showing ever against the Michigan Wolverines. In this 33–22 loss, EMU largely stifled Michigan's all-time leading quarterback, Chad Henne, and returned a blocked kick for a touchdown.

Ohio

See also: 2007 Ohio Bobcats football team.

Northwestern

See also: 2007 Northwestern Wildcats football team.

Western Michigan

See also: 2007 Western Michigan Broncos football team.

This game was the first of three games that would determine the 2007 Michigan MAC Trophy winner (Central Michigan vs. WMU November 17 and CMU vs. EMU November 17). Prior to this game, Western led the all-time series 26-14-2 and had not lost in Rynearson Stadium since 1991 (7 wins).

Only a first quarter safety kept the Eagles from registering their first shutout since 1997.

Recap | Boxscore | WMU pregame notes

Toledo

See also: 2007 Toledo Rockets football team.

Bowling Green

See also: 2007 Bowling Green Falcons football team.

Central Michigan

See also: 2007 Central Michigan Chippewas football team.

This was the final game in determining the 2007 Michigan MAC Trophy winner. With their win in this game, the Eagles captured the trophy for the first time.^[2]

After the season

The following Eagle was selected in the 2008 NFL draft after the season.^[3]

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Jason Jones

Defensive end

Tennessee Titans

Notes and References

1. Web site: Jeff Genyk Records By Year. College Football Data Warehouse. September 7, 2010. May 25, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110525205452/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/coaching/alltime_coach_year_by_year.php?coachid=3524. dead.
2. Web site: CMU/WMU Rivalry Trophy to Debut Saturday. September 7, 2010. October 15, 2008. Scout.com. Sponsored by the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame, the Michigan MAC Trophy is presented annually to the team with the best round-robin record between Central Michigan, Eastern Michigan and Western Michigan. Eastern Michigan won the trophy in 2007.. https://web.archive.org/web/20110716021157/http://centralmichigan.scout.com/2/801361.html. July 16, 2011. dead.
3. Web site: 2008 NFL Draft Listing. Pro-Football-Reference.com. January 7, 2024.