2010 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 2010 Eastern Michigan Eagles Eastern Michigan Eagles logo.svg 120 Mid-American Conference West MAC 2–10 2–6 Ron English 2nd Ken Karcher 2nd Phil Snow 1st Multiple 4–3 Rynearson Stadium The 2010 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team represented Eastern Michigan University during the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Eastern Michigan competed as a member of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) West Division, was coached by Ron English, and played their homes game at Rynearson Stadium. They finished the season 2–10, 2–6 in MAC play. Schedule Eastern AP September 4 7:00 pm l y Army Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI 27–31 11,318https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=302472199 Army Black Knights vs. Eastern Michigan Eagles - Box Score September 4, 2010 September 20, 2010 ESPN https://web.archive.org/web/20100908101721/http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=302472199 September 8, 2010 live September 11 2:00 pm l y Miami (OH) Yager Stadium Oxford, OH STO 21–28 12,857https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=302540193 Miami (OH) RedHawks vs. Eastern Michigan Eagles Box Score ESPN September 11, 2010 September 11, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101021060739/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=302540193 October 21, 2010 live September 18 4:00 pm l Central Michigan rivalry Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI 14–52 20,348https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=302612199 September 18, 2010 September 19, 2010 Central Michigan Chippewas vs. Eastern Michigan Eagles - Box Score ESPN https://web.archive.org/web/20100922100008/http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=302612199 September 22, 2010 live September 25 3:30 pm l y y Ohio State 2 Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH ABC/ESPN 20–73 105,017https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=302680194 Eastern Michigan Eagles vs. Ohio State Buckeyes - Box Score September 25, 2010 September 27, 2010 ESPN https://web.archive.org/web/20100926170352/http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=302680194 September 26, 2010 live October 2 12:00 pm l y Ohio Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI ESPN+ 17–30 16,753https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=302752199 Ohio Bobcats vs. Eastern Michigan Eagles Score October 2, 2010 October 10, 2010 ESPN https://web.archive.org/web/20101009073722/http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=302752199 October 9, 2010 live October 9 7:00 pm l y y Vanderbilt Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN ESPNU 6–52 33,107https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=302820238 Eastern Michigan Eagles vs. Vanderbilt Commodores Score October 9, 2010 October 10, 2010 ESPN https://web.archive.org/web/20101014192241/http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=302820238 October 14, 2010 live October 16 1:00 pm w y Ball State Scheumann Stadium Muncie, IN 41–38 OT 10,956https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=302892050 Eastern Michigan Eagles vs. Ball State Cardinals - Box Score October 16, 2010 October 20, 2010 ESPN https://web.archive.org/web/20101020132142/http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=302892050 October 20, 2010 live October 23 6:00 pm l y y Virginia Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA ESPN3 21–48 37,386https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=302960258 Eastern Michigan Eagles vs. Virginia Cavaliers - Box Score October 23, 2010 October 24, 2010 ESPN https://web.archive.org/web/20101026045642/http://espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=302960258 October 26, 2010 live October 30 4:00 pm l Toledo Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI STO 7–42 25,860https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=303032199 Toledo Rockets vs. Eastern Michigan Eagles - Box Score ESPN October 30, 2010 December 23, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101126174627/http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=303032199 November 26, 2010 live November 13 2:00 pm l y Western Michigan Michigan MAC Trophy Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI 30–45 12,136https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=303172711 Eastern Michigan Eagles vs. Western Michigan Broncos - Box Score ESPN November 13, 2010 December 23, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101126174628/http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=303172711 November 26, 2010 live November 20 2:00 pm w y Buffalo University at Buffalo Stadium Amherst, NY STO 21–17 9,786https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=303242084 Eastern Michigan Eagles vs. Buffalo Bulls - Box Score ESPN November 20, 2010 December 23, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101203141228/http://espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=303242084 December 3, 2010 live November 26 12:00 pm l Northern Illinois Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI ESPNU 3–71 5,147https://www.comcast.net/sports/cfb/games/2010/13/CFB201011260051/boxscore/ Northern Illinois 71, Eastern Michigan 3 Comcast.net November 26, 2010 December 23, 20102010 Football Schedule http://emueagles.com/schedule.aspx?path=football& Eastern Michigan University Department of Athletics March 25, 2010 Coaching staff Following the disastrous 0-12 2009 season, head coach Ron English made major changes to the coaching staff, bringing in five new assistant coaches, most notably, defensive coordinator Phil Snow.http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100902/SPORTS08/9020400&template=fullarticle Eastern Michigan's Ron English ready to put past behind Detroit Free Press September 2, 2010 September 2, 2010 Snyder Mark Last year didn't work, so English cleaned house. There are five new assistants, including defensive coordinator Phil Snow, a longtime Pac-10 coordinator at Washington, UCLA and Arizona State. Snow was English's secondary coach when he played at Cal, and Snow also coached the Lions' linebackers in 2005-08. October 1, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121001184225/http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100902/SPORTS08/9020400&template=fullarticle dead Name Position Year at school Ron English Head coach 2nd Phil Snow Defensive coordinator 1st Steve Morrison Linebackers coach 1st Doug Downing Running backs coachhttp://www.freep.com/article/20100325/SPORTS18/3250402/1056/Sports08/Eastern-Michigan-hires-Doug-Downing-for-running-backs-coach Eastern Michigan hires Doug Downing for running backs coach Detroit Free Press March 25, 2010 March 25, 2010 Eastern Michigan has hired Doug Downing as an assistant football coach, head coach Ron English announced Wednesday. Downing, who will coach the Eagles' running backs, replaces Tyrone Wheatley, who left for the same position at Syracuse. October 2010 H3llBot 1st Game summaries Army 2010 Army Black Knights football team Black Knights 7 7 10 7 Eagles 7 7 6 7 The Army Black Knights defeated the Eastern Michigan Eagles for the third consecutive year, this being the second of the three decided by less than a touchdown. The game was tied twice and there were three lead changes. The teams combined for 594 yards rushing and only 96 yards passing. The game was delayed for about 12 minutes early in the second quarter when the public address system, the scoreboard, and the lights on the west (pressbox) side of the stadium went out. The lights eventually regained power, but the scoreboard and public address system remained inoperable for the remainder of the game. Notable performances included Army running back Jared Hassin's three touchdowns, 142 yards rushing by EMU's Dwayne Priest, and 126 yards rushing by EMU quarterback Alex Gillett.http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/recap?gid=201009040051 Late TD gives Army 31-27 win against E Michigan September 5, 2010 September 4, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100911191522/http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/recap?gid=201009040051 September 11, 2010 live thumb|right|The scoreboard lost power early in the second quarter, and was not used for the remainder of the game. For his performance in the game, Dwayne Priest was named the Mid-American Conference West Division Offensive Player of the Week.http://mac-sports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=9400&ATCLID=204988717 MAC Football Players of the Week Mid-American Conference September 7, 2010 September 6, 2010 Senior tailback Dwayne Priest (Roanoke, Va.) ran for a career-best 142 yards on 26 rushes and scored two touchdowns. Priest added two five-yard touchdown scores in Eastern Michigan's 31-27 loss to Army last Saturday, Sept. 4. https://web.archive.org/web/20160130191924/http://mac-sports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=9400&ATCLID=204988717 January 30, 2016 dead mdy-all Scoring summary 1st quarter 14:56 EMU - Dwayne Priest 5-yard run (Sean Graham kick) 0-7 EMU 6:01 Army - Jared Hassin 3-yard run (Alex Carlton kick) 7-7 2nd quarter 1:00 Army — Jared Hassin 3-yard run (Alex Carlton kick) 14-7 Army 0:35 EMU — Dwayne Priest 5-yard run (Sean Graham kick) 14-14 thumb|right|Army lines up for a field goal attempt early in the third quarter. The kick was good, giving the Black Knights a 24-14 lead, the biggest of the night. 3rd quarter 14:55 Army - Patrick Mealy 11-yard run (Alex Carlton kick) 21-14 Army 10:30 Army — Alex Carlton 42-yard field goal 24-14 Army 8:25 EMU - Alex Gillett 1-yard run (Sean Graham kick failed) 24-20 Army 4th quarter 3:03 EMU - Ben Thayer 10-yard pass from Alex Gillett (Sean Graham kick) 24-27 EMU 0:44 Army — Jared Hassin 7-yard run (Alex Carlton kick) 31-27 Army Miami 2010 Miami RedHawks football team Eagles 7 7 7 0 RedHawks 7 7 7 7 The RedHawks largely stifled the Eagles' running game, allowing only 66 yards on 32 carries. For Miami, Thomas Merriweather ran for 105 yards and three touchdowns on 15 carries. EMU managed to keep the game close, with the teams trading touchdowns, despite Alex Gillett throwing two interceptions and Devontae Payne throwing another. In the final minute, EMU drove to the Miami 21-yard line, but for the second straight week, was unable to reach the end zone as time expired.http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/boxscore?gid=201009110053&page=plays Yahoo! September 13, 2010 September 11, 2010 East. Michigan at Miami (OH) Play by Play EMU sophomore punter Jay Karutz's kicks averaged 49.5 yards, breaking a 54-year-old school record.http://www.emueagles.com/news/2010/9/13/FB_0913102319.aspx Karutz Named MAC West Division Special Teams Player of the Week Eastern Michigan University September 13, 2010 For their performances in the game, Miami's Thomas Merriweather was named the Mid-American Conference West Division Offensive Player of the Week, and EMU's Jay Karutz was named the MAC West Division Special Teams Player of the Week.https://www.espn.com/blog/ncfnation/post/_/id/26966/non-aq-players-of-the-week ESPN September 13, 2010 September 13, 2010 Adelson Andrea Non-AQ Players of the Week https://web.archive.org/web/20100916070450/http://espn.go.com/blog/ncfnation/post/_/id/26966/non-aq-players-of-the-week September 16, 2010 live Karutz was also named an honorable mention choice for national Division I punter of the week. Scoring summary 1st quarter 12:06 M-OH- Thomas Merriweather 23 Yd Run (Trevor Cook Kick) 7-0 M-OH 2:34 EMU- Kinsman Thomas 71 Yd Pass From Josh LeDuc (Sean Graham Kick) 7-7 2nd quarter 11:05 M-OH- Armand Robinson 24 Yd Pass From Zac Dysert (Trevor Cook Kick) 14-7 M-OH 00:28 EMU- LeDuc 11 Yd Pass From Alex Gillett (Sean Graham Kick) 14-14 3rd quarter 6:43 EMU- Thomas 40 Yd Pass From Alex Gillett (Sean Graham Kick) 21-14 EMU 4:00 M-OH- Thomas Merriweather 20 Yd Run (Trevor Cook Kick) 21-21 4th quarter 9:03 M-OH- Thomas Merriweather 9 Yd Run (Trevor Cook Kick) 28-21 M-OH Central Michigan 2010 Central Michigan Chippewas football team Chippewas 14 7 14 17 Eagles 0 7 7 0 thumb|right|Central Michigan lined up for one of their seven converts against EMU. Scoring summary 1st quarter 4:13 CMU — Cody Wilson 21-yard pass from Ryan Radcliff (David Harman kick) 7-0 CMU 0:47 CMU — Paris Cotton 13-yard run (David Harman kick) 14-0 CMU 2nd quarter 4:28 EMU — Dwayne Priest 2-yard run (Sean Graham kick) 14-7 CMU 1:45 CMU — Paris Cotton 1-yard run (David Harman kick) 21-7 CMU 3rd quarter 13:30 CMU — Paris Cotton 61-yard run (David Harman kick) 28-7 CMU 8:09 EMU — Donald Scott 52-yard pass from Alex Gillett (Sean Graham kick) 28-14 CMU 4:20 CMU — Kito Poblah 14-yard pass from Ryan Radcliff (David Harman kick) 35-14 CMU 4th quarter 13:42 CMU — Mike Petrucci 43-yard fumble return (David Harman kick) 42-14 CMU 8:09 CMU — David Harman 41-yard field goal 45-14 CMU 6:25 CMU — Zurlon Tipton 20-yard run (David Harman kick) 52-14 CMU Ohio State 2010 Ohio State Buckeyes football team Eagles 0 14 6 0 #2 Buckeyes 24 14 14 21 For the first-ever meeting between the two schools, Ohio State paid Eastern Michigan $850,000. This is the first time Eastern Michigan has played a team ranked higher than #10 in a national poll. Ohio State coach Jim Tressel came into the game with a 1-4 record against Eastern Michigan; when he was the head coach at Division I-AA Youngstown State the teams played annually from 1986-1990.Eastern Michigan-Ohio State Capsule http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/football/ncaa/wires/09/23/2060.ap.fbc.t25.emichigan.ohio.st.capsule.0473/ https://web.archive.org/web/20121103102051/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/football/ncaa/wires/09/23/2060.ap.fbc.t25.emichigan.ohio.st.capsule.0473/ dead November 3, 2012 September 23, 2010 September 23, 2010 Sports Illustrated For his performance in the game, Terrelle Pryor was named the Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week. Pryor completed 20 of 26 passes for 224 yards and four touchdowns.http://www.mlive.com/spartans/index.ssf/2010/09/spartans_linebacker_greg_jones_4.html Spartans linebacker Greg Jones shares Big Ten weekly honor after first two interceptions September 27, 2010 September 27, 2010 The Grand Rapids Press Ohio State quarterback Terrelle Pryor was named offensive player of the week. He completed 20-of-26 passes for 224 yards and four touchdowns while the Buckeyes scored 73 points against Eastern Michigan. https://archive.today/20100929113248/http://www.mlive.com/spartans/index.ssf/2010/09/spartans_linebacker_greg_jones_4.html September 29, 2010 live Ohio State's win was subsequently vacated as part of the penalties for major NCAA violations, including the use of ineligible players.http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/sports/2011/07/08/0708-ohio-state-pleads-case-to-ncaa.html Ohio State vacates wins from 2010 football season, places program on probation The Columbus Dispatch July 24, 2010 July 8, 2010 Ludlow Randy An "embarrassed" Ohio State University is wiping its stellar 2010 football season from the record books as self-imposed punishment for major NCAA violations. Scoring summary 1st quarter 2nd quarter 3rd quarter 4th quarter Ohio 2010 Ohio Bobcats football team Bobcats 3 7 20 0 Eagles 7 3 0 7 Scoring summary 1st quarter 2nd quarter 3rd quarter 4th quarter Vanderbilt 2010 Vanderbilt Commodores football team Eagles 3 0 3 0 Commodores 7 24 14 7 Scoring summary 1st quarter 2nd quarter 3rd quarter 4th quarter Ball State 2010 Ball State Cardinals football team Eagles 0 14 14 7 6 Cardinals 7 21 0 7 3 Alex Gillett was named the MAC West Division Offensive Player of the Week.http://www.mac-sports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=42968&SPID=3802&DB_OEM_ID=9400&ATCLID=205014077 MAC Announces Football Players of the Week October 18, 2010 October 25, 2010 Mid-American Conference https://web.archive.org/web/20110714012343/http://www.mac-sports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=42968&SPID=3802&DB_OEM_ID=9400&ATCLID=205014077 July 14, 2011 dead mdy-all Ben Thayer was named the John Mackey tight end of the week by the Nassau County Sports Commission.http://www.freep.com/article/20101021/SPORTS18/10210383/Eastern-Michigan-s-Ben-Thayer-earns-national-tight-end-honor Eastern Michigan's Ben Thayer earns national tight end honor October 21, 2010 October 25, 2010 Detroit Free Press Scoring summary 1st quarter 2nd quarter 3rd quarter 4th quarter Virginia 2010 Virginia Cavaliers football team Eagles 7 7 7 0 Cavaliers 14 3 14 17 Scoring summary 1st quarter 2nd quarter 3rd quarter 4th quarter Toledo 2010 Toledo Rockets football team Rockets 8 7 14 13 Eagles 0 7 0 0 thumb |right |The special "Band Day" halftime show featured the EMU Marching Band along with 12 high school bands. Scoring summary 1st quarter 2nd quarter 3rd quarter 4th quarter Western Michigan 2010 Western Michigan Broncos football team Eagles 7 14 3 6 Broncos 14 10 7 14 Scoring summary 1st quarter 2nd quarter 3rd quarter 4th quarter Buffalo 2010 Buffalo Bulls football team Eagles 0 14 7 0 Bulls 0 10 7 0 Scoring summary 1st quarter 2nd quarter 13:36 EMU — Dwayne Priest 1 Yd Run (Sean Graham Kick) 7-0 EMU 07:35 BUFF — Marcus Rivers 28 Yd Pass From Jerry Davis (A.J. Principe Kick) 7-7 03:03 EMU — Dwayne Priest 1 Yd Run (Sean Graham Kick) 14-7 EMU 00:00 BUFF — A.J. Principe 30 Yd 14-10 EMU 3rd quarter 4th quarter Northern Illinois 2010 Northern Illinois Huskies football team Huskies 20 17 21 13 Eagles 0 3 0 0 Northern Illinois had 654 yards on 46 plays, rushing for 552 yards, with most of the starters on the sideline for the second half. The Huskies (10-2, 8-0 MAC) swept MAC play for the first time in school history and went on to represent the West Division against Miami (8-4, 7-1) in the MAC Championship. It was the 5th most points scored by the Huskies in school history. For his performance in the game, Northern Illinois defensive end Jake Coffman was named MAC West Division Defensive Player of the Week. Coffman finished with five solo tackles, one sack, two tackles for loss and a forced fumble.http://sportstalknetwork.com/cleveland/blog/Index.php?cat=28&paged=3 Mid American Conference sportstalkNETWORK.com - CLEVELAND Blog - Part 3 2011-07-01 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110716113830/http://sportstalknetwork.com/cleveland/blog/Index.php?cat=28&paged=3 2011-07-16 Scoring summary 1st quarter 2nd quarter 3rd quarter 4th quarter References Eastern Michigan Category:Eastern Michigan Eagles football seasons Eastern Michigan Eagles football