2008 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 football 2008 Eastern Michigan Eagles Eastern Michigan Eagles logo.svg 120 Mid-American Conference West MAC 3–9 2–6 Jeff Genyk 5th Scott Isphording 2nd Rynearson Stadium The 2008 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team represented Eastern Michigan University during the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Eastern Michigan competed as a member of the Mid-American Conference. The team was led by head coach Jeff Genyk, who was released at the end of the season. He was replaced by Ron English.English to be announced as EMU coach, ESPN, December 15, 2008, retrieved December 20, 2008. 2008 started with a bang in a 52–0 defeat of Indiana State. For longtime fans, this was repayment for an embarrassing loss to ISU in 2001. Despite the strong start, Eastern lost 4 straight after the opener, and was never close in any of them. Then they pulled off a road upset of Bowling Green, who had beaten BCS member Pittsburgh earlier in the year. But after that, they had two close losses by three at West Point to Army, and by seven at home to Akron. After a loss to Temple on November 22, 2008, Eastern Michigan fired coach Jeff Genyk, but would allow him to coach the Eagle's final game of the season against rival Central Michigan.https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/news/story?id=3784036 Sources: English to be announced as EMU coach ESPN Bennett Brian 2010-04-21 2008-12-22 Many games lost by 7 points or less was one of the reasons given for firing Genyk. Eastern won that game, however, 56–52. Two national records were set against CMU as QB Andy Schmitt had 58 completions and Tyler Jones tied a record by catching 23 passes. With Eastern Michigan's win over Central Michigan, all three schools split the series, and Eastern retained the Michigan MAC Trophy on the tie. Schmitt finished 58/80 for 516 yards (school record), threw 5 TDs, and ran for one more. Most of these records were reset from just the week prior against Temple. In that game, Schmitt finished 50/76 for 485 yards, but Eastern was outscored by three. His 76 passes in a game without an interception set an NCAA record. He was only intercepted once against Central with 80 passes. Schmitt's return as a 5th year senior in 2009 was a point of optimism for fans. For those two games he was 108/156 for 1001 yards and 1 interception. Perhaps the 2009 season would have been much different (instead of 0–12) if Schmitt had not gone down with a career-ending knee injury early in that season. Schedule 2008 Eastern AP August 28 7:00 pm w y 2008 Indiana State Sycamores Indiana State University Indiana State Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI 52–0 17,494 September 6 12:00 pm l y y Michigan State Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI BTN 10–42 71,789 September 13 12:00 pm l Toledo Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI 17–41 16,860 September 20 1:00 pm l y y Maryland Byrd Stadium College Park, MD 24–51 48,023 September 27 12:00 pm l Northern Illinois Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI ESPN+ 0–37 17,159 October 4 4:00 pm w y Bowling Green Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH 24–21 16,217 October 11 1:00 pm l y y Army Michie Stadium West Point, NY ESPN Classic 13–17 27,096 October 18 1:00 pm l Akron Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI 35–42 17,055 October 25 12:00 pm l y Ball State 20 Scheumann Stadium Muncie, IN 16–38 20,948 November 1 2:00 pm l y Western Michigan Michigan MAC Trophy Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI 10–31 19,917 November 22 1:00 pm l y Temple Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA 52–55 13,033 November 28 12:00 pm w Central Michigan rivalry Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI 56–52 26,188 Game summaries Indiana State Indiana State 0 0 0 0 Eastern Michigan 14 14 14 0 Michigan State Eastern Michigan 0 7 0 3 Michigan State 7 14 7 14 Toledo Toledo 14 0 27 0 Eastern Michigan 0 7 0 10 Maryland Eastern Michigan 0 14 3 7 Maryland 10 14 10 17 Northern Illinois Northern Illinois 14 7 7 9 Eastern Michigan 0 0 0 0 Bowling Green Eastern Michigan 0 7 10 7 Bowling Green 7 0 7 7 Army Eastern Michigan 0 13 0 0 Army 7 0 3 7 Akron Akron 3 21 7 11 Eastern Michigan 0 14 7 14 Ball State Eastern Michigan 0 0 7 9 Ball State 3 7 14 14 Western Michigan Eastern Michigan 0 7 3 0 Western Michigan 10 7 0 14 Temple Eastern Michigan 7 14 3 28 Temple 3 21 10 21 Central Michigan Central Michigan 14 21 10 7 Eastern Michigan 14 28 14 0 After the season The following Eagle was selected in the 2009 NFL draft after the season.https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2009/draft.htm 2009 NFL Draft Listing Pro-Football-Reference.com January 7, 2024 Eastern Michigan Eagles 2 Round Pick Player Position NFL club 4109T. J. LangTackleGreen Bay Packers References Eastern Michigan Category:Eastern Michigan Eagles football seasons Eastern Michigan Eagles football