In 2013, the Bulldogs finished with a 6-5 record for their 10th consecutive winning season. With its seven regular-season wins, Eastern clinched a winning record in 2021, the third under Creighton; Prior to his arrival, EMU had not had a winning record since the 1989 season. The Griffins won the Superserien championship. [12] In those four seasons, Creighton's teams went 329 and won the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference championship in 1997 and 2000. It was Drakes fifth PFL crown and first since 2004. [21][25][26] Schulte also served as a coach on the U.S. track team at the 1928 Summer Olympics. Mar 8, 2023. In his first year in Ypsilanti, Creightons Eagles finished the regular season ranked nationally in the top-60 in nine statistical categories to go along with six top-five rankings in the MAC standings. [2] Over the course of his career, he coached at least one year in every varsity sport at Michigan State Normal, including football, basketball, baseball and track,[40] as well as serving as athletic director from 1948 to 1963. During the 2015 campaign, the Eagles finished the regular season ranked nationally in the top-60 in seven statistical categories to go along with 11 top-five rankings in the MAC. [32] For his work at MSNC and Michigan, and for his several books on the subject, Mitchell is considered the father of intramural sports. As the teams quarterback, Creighton led the Griffins to win the Swedish league championship. List of Eastern Michigan Eagles head football coaches, Elton Rynearson (1917, 19191920, 19251948), Bell, McCulloch, and Brown (1918, 19211924), Rick Rasnick and Tony Lombardi (19951999). Staff Directory Members By Category/Department; Name Title Phone Email Address Twitter; Chris Creighton: Head Coach 734.487.2160 734.487.2160: While at MSNC, Mitchell taught physical education courses geared toward the school's future teachers, covering such topics as playground direction and athletic coaching, he co-wrote a book about basketball,[29] and he coached several sports. Our is ready. Additionally, the team averaged 4.66 trips to the red zone per game in 2020, a considerable improvement from EMUs 2019 numbers (3.8 trips per game). 1st Non-conference road victory since the 1988 campaign (at Wyoming in 2015) Through the air, EMU quarterbacks combined for 2,666 yards passing, ranking seventh in program single-season annals. [14] In 2011 Creighton's interests in developing countries and mountain climbing intersected when he helped organize the 2011 Kilimanjaro Bowl, the first football game to be played on the African continent. He coached 83 all-conference players, including seven who earned conference player of the year honors, along with 13 All-Americans. [23] From 1914 to 1919, Schulte coached football and track and field at Missouri. [35] After another winning season in 1920, other coaches assumed the duties for four years, during which the team managed a 9-15-4 record.[36]. All told, EMUs seven losses were by a combined 35 points. As offensive coordinator at Wabash, Creightons teams averaged 35 points per game with the multiple offense producing the schools all-time leading rusher and passer. Inspired by the region and the student-athletes own backgrounds, Creighton continues to challenge the program to be E Tough, committed to great effort, sacrifice and triumphing in the face of adversity. Twitter - @Cougs_Daily and Casey Lundquist at @casey_lundquist, BYU is putting on a full-court press in search of more wide receivers, Baker has averaged more than 10 points per game over the last three seasons, Baker was committed to BYU for over two years before opening up his recruitment, On the same day that Kody Epps entered the transfer portal, BYU offered two transfer wide receivers, Jaren Hall will start his NFL career with the Minnesota Vikings, Blake Freeland is headed to the Indianapolis Colts, Multiple former Cougars rank among the top five best available players at their positions, Lassiter has garnered Power Five interest since entering the transfer portal, added 16 transfers to the roster for the 2023 season. James M. Swift was raised in Massachusetts, where American football went through much of its early development, and he is credited with introducing "scientific football" to Michigan State Normal School. A running total of the number of head coaches, with coaches who served separate tenures being counted only once. 2019 Eastern Michigan Season 6-7. Named the 37th head football coach at Eastern Michigan University on Dec. 11, 2013, Creighton and his staff have made tremendous strides in changing the culture and mindset surrounding the program. YPSILANTI, Mich. - Eastern Michigan University is mourning the loss of assistant football coach Fred Reed, who died Sunday, May 8, at the age of 54. "" indicates the team played but either without a coach or no coach is on record. TicketSmarter- Official Ticket Resale Marketplace, 11-2, NCAA Div. The 2016 Eagles finished in a seven-way tie for the most improved program in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) in 2016, bettering its win total from one win in 2015, to seven. Lassiter was part of an Eastern Michigan team that upset Arizona State on the road and won nine games including the Idaho Potato Bowl against San Jose State. Glass finished with 3,597 yards of total offense, which Batch tallied 3,390 yards during the 1997 campaign. Three wide outs caught at least 20 passes (Hassan Beydoun 40, Tanner Knue 27, Quian Williams 24), while an additional six players brought in three-or-more receptions. 1st Bowl Played on US soil in 31 years (1987 California Bowl to 2018 Camellia Bowl) The official 2013 Football Roster for the Eastern Michigan University Eagles. The Eagles were one-of-six FBS teams to play in at least eight one-score games in 2018, however, EMU and Arizona State were the only two to be on the unfortunate side in five of those contests. Overall, EMU was nationally ranked seventh in fumbles recovered, 32nd in turnovers gained, 58th in interceptions, and 59th in rushing defense. During his distinguished career, Creighton has taken great pride in the student-athlete experience that transcends to the football field and the classroom. Although NCAA regulations prevented Creighton from leading mountain climbing trips such as those he had at Ottawa, an unofficial tradition of climbing Pikes Peak developed during his tenure. "[9] His career coaching record at Wabash was 6315, ranking him third in school history in total wins and fifth in winning percentage (.808). Eastern Michigan assistant football coach Fred Reed, who spent seven seasons as the Eagles' pass-game coordinator and safeties coach and also previously coached with the Lions, died Sunday . In total, 14 different Eagles found the pay dirt in 2021, including five players who scored multiple touchdowns. One of eight active Football Bowl Subdivision coaches to record more than 160 wins, Creighton helped the Eagles to the programs first win in 126 seasons over a Big Ten or Power Five team with a 16-13 victory over Rutgers, Sept. 9, 2017. [29], In 1915, Mitchell was hired as an assistant professor of physical education at Michigan State Normal College. An ambassador for off-field success, Creightons leadership helped mold Mike Van Hoeven into a First Team Academic All-American. 1st Three-game MAC winning streak since 1999 [47] The team improved markedly during Trosko's early years as head coach. Clayton Teetzel was the first career coach at Michigan State Normal. Four players earned conference first team honors, five were named to the second team and two garnered a spot on the honorable mention team. In the four seasons prior, Eastern combined for a total of seven wins during the entire 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2015 campaigns. After a successful regular season, Eastern aided its postseason hopes with a viral video of student-athletes lip syncing to Destinys Childs Say My Name to help EMU claim its second bowl appearance in three seasons. Creighton took over the Offensive Coordinator role, as the Eagles went 2-4 in their short, six-game slate. EMU finished the year with 39 touchdowns, a mark that is tied for the fifth-most in a single-season during the squads history, while its 4,560 yards of total offense is also the fifth most. [30] Creighton's was one of several names floated during the intermittent negotiations between Greg Schiano and Rutgers which culminated in Schiano's return. Staff Directory Members By Category/Department; Image Name Title Phone Email Address Twitter; Mike Neu: Head Coach 765-285-8251 765-285-8251: bsufootball@bsu.edu Christopher William Creighton (born February 7, 1969) is an American football coach and former player. [A 5] Following the name change, the football team struggled, and after losing the first four games of the 1992 season, Harkema resigned, and assistant coach Jan Quarless took over for the remainder of the season.[92]. Green served 10 years as mayor of Ionia, Michigan, from 1913 until 1922. The coaching duties from 1921 through 1924 were split between Joseph McCulloch and James M. Brown, each taking two seasons of work. EMU ranked 10th in passing efficiency defense, 11th in turnover margin, 19th in blocked kicks, 20th in turnovers gained, 20th in fourth down conversion defense, 22nd in fumbles recovered, 30th in scoring defense, and 33rd in interceptions. [48] His teams won Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference ("IIAC") championships in 1954 and 1957. After leaving Eastern Michigan, Mans went on to a long political career, serving as mayor of Trenton, Michigan, from 1983 to 1989, and as a state representative from 1996 through 2002. The Eastern Michigan Eagles football program is a college football team that represents Eastern Michigan University in the Mid-American Conference, a part of the NCAA Division I. Rynearson was the longest-serving and winningest coach, with a record of 114-58-15 over 26 seasons, while Vern Bennett (1894) posted the highest winning percentage, 71.4%. Lassiter has two seasons of eligibility remaining and he has received competing offers from Colorado, Washington State, Pitt, Boston College, Tulsa, ECU, UConn, Toledo, and UNLV since entering the transfer portal. After Spring camp, offensive coordinator Aaron Roderick said BYU was short as many as three or four scholarship wide receivers. We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here. Wabash, like Kenyon and Manchester, competed in NCAA Division III. Day 1: Carolina moved up to No. Nationally, EMU finished the year tied with Georgia Tech, Northwestern and Oklahoma State for most blocked kicks with six. Our numbers are down right now, we don't have as many receivers in the room. Creighton was born on February 7, 1969, grew up in San Francisco. Under Creighton, Wabash won conference championships in 2002, 05, 06 and 07. In 2012, he led the Bulldogs to their second straight Pioneer Football League title and the sixth PFL championship in program history with an 8-3 record and a 7-1 mark in league play. In 1966, the team competed as an NCAA College Division independent school and posted a 5-3-1 record. "X" indicates an interim year without play. The official Football Coach List for the Michigan Wolverines They have three children. In September 1969, Eastern Michigan dedicated its new football stadium as Rynearson Stadium. R1 (1): QB Bryce Young, Alabama R2 (39): WR Jonathan Mingo, Ole Miss R3 (80): EDGE DJ Johnson, Oregon R4 (114): G Chandler Zavala, NC State R5 (145): S Jammie Robinson, Florida State. List of Eastern Michigan Eagles head football coaches Elton Rynearson is Eastern Michigan's winningest head football coach. The defense improved from a season prior, as the squad recorded more tackles-for-loss (63), pass breakups (36), fumbles forced (9), fumbles recovered (6), and kicks blocked (6) than it did in all of 2013. All but one of EMUs 13 opponents won five-or-more games in 2019 with eight of them being bowl eligible. Creighton remained a "diehard" Raiders fan even as his playing and coaching career pulled him east. Lassiter, a wide receiver, spent one season at Eastern Michigan where he racked up 471 receiving yards on 40 receptions including 4 touchdowns. Panama? Eastern Michigan added another line to its lists of firsts, under Creighton in 2021. We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here. In 1993, Ron Cooper, an alumnus of Jacksonville State University, was hired to take over the program. The team has had 40 head coaches, including four interim head coaches who each served less than one full season (Bob LaPointe, Jan Quarless, Tony Lombardi, and Al Lavan), since its first recorded football game in 1891. Under LaPointe, the team received widespread attention for their various attempts to end the streak, which included "bringing a coffin to the locker room before the gameas a reminder to 'kill the streak'",[78] and hiring a local hypnotist. In his first season as head coach, Mans' team started the season with only one win in the first six games, but the team finished strong, going 311 in the final five games. EMU pass-catchers recorded four different 100-yard performances in 2020, and accounted for 12 of EMUs 24 offensive touchdowns an ode to the teams offensive balance. "[19] Under Creighton, Wabash played exhibition games in Austria, losing (against the Vienna Vikings) and winning in Panama. [4] His 48 passing touchdowns over his two years as a starter were also an NCAC record until Kenyon's Brad Hensley surpassed it in 1994. Football The BYU coaching staff has already added 16 transfers to the roster for the 2023 season, and they still have multiple scholarships to use on transfers. With that trip setting the foundation for the Bulldogs 2011 season, the team adopted the theme Tupande Kileleni, a Swahili term that translates to Lets climb to the summit. The summit, for Drake, became the quest to perform to its full potential and symbolized the climb to the top of the Pioneer Football League standings, which it achieved. EMU was very stingy late in the year, as EMUs defense only allowed three offensive touchdowns over the final 16 quarters of the season. Three starting quarterbacks received All-America honors. [52] After several years of success coaching football at private high schools in Detroit,[55][56] and seven years as an assistant coach at Michigan State University, during which time the team won two national championships,[52] Boisture was hired as head coach at Eastern Michigan in 1967. TicketSmarter- Official Ticket Resale Marketplace, EMU's Beydoun and Oakes Receive NFL Camp Invites, Milestone NFL Draft In the Books for EMU Football, Jose Ramirez Selected by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the 2023 NFL Draft, Sidy Sow Selected by the New England Patriots in the 2023 NFL Draft. 36 88 Chris CreightonRetweeted Eastern Michigan Football @EMUFB Oct 1 Our are back. Louis. The most recent head coach to leave Eastern Michigan with a winning record was Dan Boisture, who left after the 1973 season; only Boisture and Elton Rynearson coached more than two seasons and retired with winning records. 2023 Football Coaching Staff. This is the second promotion in as many seasons for Scudder, who originally joined Sirianni's staff in 2021 as a Coaches Assistant before being elevated to Defensive Assistant last season. Eastern's Accomplishments in the Chris Creighton Era Eastern Michigan finished the 2018 season with a 7-6 record after a last-second field goal proved to be the difference against Georgia Southern in the Camellia Bowl. Creighton credits the organization with eliminating his use of profanity, unusual in the coaching ranks. In 2022, the Eagles' offense ran the ball on 52 percent of offensive snaps and ranked as the 27th-best run-blocking unit in the country out of 131 teams (per PFF ). During his 25-plus year head coaching career, the 52-year-old Creighton has accumulated eight conference titles and an all-time record of 176-103 (.631 winning percentage). In addition, Creighton has installed yearly traditions such as youth day as well as Victory Day, which is designed for cognitively and physically impaired children. On the ground, the Eagles were just as good. Harkema was the head coach at Grand Valley State University (1973-82) before taking over the EMU program and leading it to its only Mid-American Conference Championship in 1987. Creighton earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Kenyon College in 1991 and a masters degree from Concordia (Ill.) University in 1993. On the ground, EMU churned out the 14th-best single-season rushing total at 1,894 yards. Boisture's bowl-bound 1971 team played for one of just two sellout crowds in the stadium's history, a 0-0 tie against Eastern Kentucky on October 16, 1971 which drew 17,360 spectators. Ernest P. Goodrich (1893) was a pioneer in urban planning and engineering,[10] the first president of the Institute of Transportation Engineers, and the president of the American Institute of Consulting Engineers. The 23.3 points allowed per game ranked 12th best mark in school history in the modern era (since 1976), and the best since 1993. Elston spent three years at Eastern Michigan, the latter two as recruiting coordinator and defensive line coach (2002-03) and then moved to the MAC West to work at Central Michigan from 2004-06. [20][21][9], On December 22, 2007, Creighton was named the head football coach at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, replacing interim head coach Steve Loney. [54] His 1971 squad finished the regular season 7-0-2, only allowing one touchdown in the last five games,[57] before losing to Louisiana Tech in the Pioneer Bowl, the first bowl trip in school history. Our are here. Hutchinson ran for eight of EMUs 11 rushing scores this season (73%). Lassiter got better as the season went on - his best performance came in the bowl game where he caught six passes for 108 yards including two touchdowns. [22][23] Under Creighton, Drake shared the Pioneer League title in 2011 and 2012. Following the 2018 season, Creighton was a rumored candidate for the head coach job at Temple University that eventually went to Rod Carey. [11] A. Bird Glaspie held various political posts in Michigan,[12] and served in the Michigan House of Representatives[13] from 1917 until 1922 and the Michigan Senate from 1923 through 1924. Drake defeated a team of Mexican all-stars 177, giving Creighton a victory on his third continent. It was also the first time in program history that EMU played in the postseason in consecutive campaigns. He also led Ottawa to a conference championship in 2000 along with appearances in the NAIA playoffs in 97 and 2000. The victory marked the third straight for Eastern over Western, the best stretch for the program since it notched the same number between 2011-13. [9], Following Swift, the football team was coached by a series of men who held the position for a single year each, none of whom were professional coaches in today's sense. The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy. Jeff Quinn (Buffalo) $325,000. 6:19. EMU closed the regular season with five straight Mid-American Conference victories for its first winning record in conference play since 1995. 1st Three-game winning streak against Big Ten Conference opponents Furthermore, the 364.4 yards of total offense allowed were the second-best mark since 1998 and best since 2011. The Bulldogs head coach was recognized for the job he did by being named one of 20 finalists for the 2011 Eddie Robinson Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) Coach of the Year Award. [86], Beginning in 1986, Harkema led Eastern Michigan to four consecutive winning seasons,[87] including Eastern's only Mid-American Conference championship and only 10-win season[88] in 1987, when the team went to the 1987 California Bowl and upset 17 point favorite San Jose State University for the only bowl game win in school history. [24] Creighton inherited a difficult situation. Away from the field, EMU led the MAC in team grade point average for the 2015-16 academic year. Individually, Darius Jackson turned in one of the finest seasons in program history in 2015, setting the schools single-season record with 16 touchdowns. $660,000. [89] Harkema is credited with building the program at Eastern Michigan into a "Top-Shelf" program,[90] and he coached one of just two EMU games at Rynearson Stadium that sold-out: a 24-31 loss to Western Michigan on October 22, 1988 drew 23,003 (listed capacity at the time was 22,227), and a 0-0 tie against Eastern Kentucky on October 16, 1971 drew 17,360 (listed capacity at the time was 15,500). In his six seasons at the helm of Drake, Creighton racked up a 35-13 (.729) record in Pioneer Football League action and a 31-9 (.775) record the last five seasons. In 1989 Kenyon won a share of the North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) title, Kenyon's first and as of 2020[update] only conference championship. [75][76] He also held the position of City Administrator in Southgate and Flat Rock, Michigan. The six rejections were the most since the 2009 season when the Green and White also blocked six kicks. He was named a JUCO All-American and was selected to the First-Team All-Conference team after the 2021 season. Creighton was named North Coast Athletic Conference Coach of the Year in 2002, 05 and 07, as well as the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference Coach of the Year in 1997. Phone: 810-623-7491 Michigan now has one of the youngest Division I coaching staffs in NCAA Football. He was an assistant coach at Northwestern University from 1994 until 2003, when he was hired to head the Eastern Michigan program. First EMU Head Coach to defeat all 11 other MAC members [5] Kenyon inducted Creighton into its athletic hall of fame in 2008. [79][80][81] Stock's teams were held scoreless seven times, his teams were outscored by a total of 809 points nearly 18 points per game, and his final record of 6-38-1 gives him a 14.4% win percentage, easily the lowest of any coach to remain at Eastern more than one season. Family: Wife: Heather Children: Hallie, Kate, Luke. By the 2018 season, average attendance at home games had increased from 4,000 to 15,000. Although Rynearson's offense was more effective, outscoring opponents 111 to 82, more than half of the scoring came in a single game, a 63-0 rout of Central Michigan, and the team ended the season with a 3-4 record. The Eagles produced points in 28-of-28 trips inside the opponents 20-yard line, a 22.5 percent improvement over last seasons efficiency. [49], The team's success came to an abrupt end in 1959. The magic continued in 2019, when Eastern posted its third-consecutive Big Ten road victory with a 34-31 walk-off triumph at Illinois, Sept. 14. The Factory is also highlighted by Division I Footballs first gray FieldTurf playing surface. In 1976, Rynearson was posthumously named one of the inaugural members of the Eastern Michigan University Athletic Hall of Fame.[41]. The official Football Coach List for the Central Michigan University Chippewas Skip To Main . The Eagles set a single-season franchise record with 70 sacks in 2022 and became the first team with four different players to register 10+ sacks. Tony Lombardi was the shortest-tenured coach, both in time and number of games, leading the team only for five days,[3] and only for the final game of the 1999 season.[1]. Rick Rasnick attended San Jose State University, and after graduation he stayed with the school as an assistant coach. [44], A native of Flint, Michigan, Fred Trosko was a multi-sport star at the University of Michigan in the late 1930s, earning nine letters in football, baseball and basketball,[45] and earning both bachelor's and master's degree in education from the school. III playoffs, conference title, 11-1, NCAA Div. A Detroit native[52] and World War II hero,[53][54] Boisture turned down an offer to play basketball at Notre Dame, instead attending the University of Detroit, where he lettered four times in football, and twice in basketball. As a result, Schulte missed the 1906 season. Other early coaches went on to great success in other fields. In addition, he coached Wabash in exhibition games in Austria and Panama. The Eastern Michigan Eagles football program is a college football team that represents Eastern Michigan University in the Mid-American Conference, a part of the NCAA Division I. Most Improved Program in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) in 2016 III playoffs, conference title. EMU went 25-26 during that stretch, its most wins in a four-season span since 1986-89 when the Eagles went 6-5, 10-2, 6-3-1, and 7-3-1. Name: Chris Creighton [29] In the 19141915 season, his last at the high school, the basketball team posted a 14-1 record. [13] Creighton, who has a life-long interest in mountain climbing, took his seniors on mountain-climbing trips. 1st winning Mid-American Conference campaign since 1995 Contact the department's website editor to make changes to a department's faculty and staff listings.
