2023 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team

The 2023 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team represent Eastern Michigan University during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Eagles are led by tenth-year head coach Chris Creighton and play their home games at Rynearson Stadium in Ypsilanti, Michigan. They compete as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC).^[1][2] They finished the regular season 6–6 and 4–4 in conference play^[3] They will play South Alabama in the 68 Ventures Bowl^[4]

2023 Eastern Michigan Eagles football
68 Ventures Bowl, vs. South Alabama
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	West Division
Record	6–6 (4–4 MAC)
Head coach	Chris Creighton (10th season)
Offensive coordinator	Mike Piatkowski (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Ben Needham (1st season)
Home stadium	Rynearson Stadium
Seasons ← 2022 2024 →

2023 Mid-American Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Miami (OH) xy$		7	–	1					11	–	2
Ohio		6	–	2					9	–	3
Bowling Green		5	–	3					7	–	5
Buffalo		3	–	5					3	–	9
Akron		1	–	7					2	–	10
Kent State		0	–	8					1	–	11
West Division
Toledo xy		8	–	0					11	–	2
Northern Illinois		5	–	3					6	–	6
Eastern Michigan		4	–	4					6	–	6
Central Michigan		3	–	5					5	–	7
Ball State		3	–	5					4	–	8
Western Michigan		3	–	5					4	–	8
Championship: Miami (OH) 23, Toledo 14
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant As of December 14, 2023 Rankings from CFP Rankings

Preseason

Preseason polls

Coaches Poll

On July 20, the MAC announced the preseason coaches poll. Eastern Michigan was picked to finish second in the West.^[5]

East
Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Ohio	63 (9)
2	Miami	52 (2)
3	Buffalo	51 (1)
4	Bowling Green	35
5	Akron	26
6	Kent State	19

West
Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Toledo	66 (11)
2	Eastern Michigan	55 (1)
3	Northern Illinois	38
4	Central Michigan	37
5	Ball State	27
6	Western Michigan	23

Coaches poll (MAC Championship)
Rank	Team	Votes
1	Toledo	7
2	Ohio	4
3	Buffalo	1

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	6:30 p.m.	Howard*	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI	ESPN+	W 33–23	18,065
September 9	7:30 p.m.	at Minnesota*	Huntington Bank Stadium Minneapolis, MN	BTN	L 6–25	48,101
September 16	2:00 p.m.	UMass*	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI	ESPN+	W 19–17	16,138
September 23	5:00 p.m.	at Jacksonville State*	Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL	ESPN+	L 0–21	20,966
September 30	1:30 p.m.	at Central Michigan	Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI (Michigan MAC Trophy)	ESPN+	L 23–26	28,323
October 7	3:30 p.m.	Ball State	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI	ESPN+	W 24–10	18,696
October 14	12:00 p.m.	Kent State	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI	CBSSN	W 28–14	18,443
October 21	3:30 p.m.	at Northern Illinois	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL	ESPN+	L 13–20	9,458
October 28	1:00 p.m.	Western Michigan	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI (Michigan MAC Trophy)	ESPN+	L 21–45	16,297
November 8	7:30 p.m.	at Toledo	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	ESPN2	L 23–49	17,842
November 14	7:00 p.m.	Akron	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI	CBSSN	W 30–27 ^2OT	13,664
November 21	7:30 p.m.	at Buffalo	UB Stadium Buffalo, NY	ESPN2	W 24–11	11,243
December 23	7:00 p.m.	at South Alabama	Hancock Whitney Stadium Mobile, AL (68 Ventures Bowl)	ESPN
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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References

1. "Rynearson Stadium". Eastern Michigan Athletics.
2. "Chris Creighton". Sports Reference.
3. "MAC College Football Standings - 2023". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved December 8, 2023.
4. "South Alabama stays home to face Eastern Michigan in 68 Ventures Bowl". usatotday.com. AP. December 3, 2023. Retrieved December 8, 2023.
5. "MAC football preseason poll: Toledo picked to win conference championship; BGSU tabbed to finish fourth in MAC East". wtol.com. WTOL 11. July 20, 2023. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
6. "2023 Eastern Michigan Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved February 24, 2023.
7. "Eastern Michigan Eagles Schedule 2023". ESPN.
8. "2023 Football Schedule".