2009 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team

American college football season December 2014 February 2026 August 2023 2009 Eastern Michigan Eagles Eastern Michigan Eagles logo.svg 120 Mid-American Conference West MAC 0–12 0–8 Ron English 1st Ken Karcher 1st Eric Lewis 1st Multiple 4–3 Rynearson Stadium The 2009 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team represented Eastern Michigan University in the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Eastern Michigan competed as a member of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) West Division and played their home games in Rynearson Stadium. Following the firing of Jeff Genyk during the 2008 season, Eastern Michigan hired Ron English, who had formerly been the defensive coordinator at the University of Michigan and the University of Louisville, as the team's head coach.https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/news/story?id=3784036 Sources: English to be announced as EMU coach 2008-12-22 2010-04-20 ESPN English would become just the fifth African-American head coach among the 119 Football Bowl Subdivision schools. The coaching change initially brought excitement to the program, as English hired a new staff, including former University of Michigan, New York Giants, and Oakland Raiders running back Tyrone Wheatley, and replaced Genyk's spread offense with a pro-style offense. However, the change in offense proved difficult for senior quarterback Andy Schmitt, and he was largely ineffective in the first several games of the season.http://www.annarbor.com/sports/eastern-michigan-quarterback-andy-schmitt-out-for-season/ Eastern Michigan quarterback Andy Schmitt out for the season AnnArbor.com 2010-04-21 2009-09-22 Arnold Jeff In the second game of the year, the Eagles traveled to Northwestern, and after trailing 21–0 in the second quarter, they tied the game at 24 with 2 minutes left, before Northwestern kicked a game-winning field goal in the closing seconds. The following week, they had another trip just across the county to play Michigan. Similar to their 2006 game at Michigan State, they played a very competitive first half, only trailing by one score. But like many times before, they couldn't put two good halves together. In the second half, the Eagles were outscored 21–0 and Andy Schmitt suffered a season-ending knee injury. The rest of the season they used former starting quarterback Kyle McMahon, and freshman Alex Gillet. Eastern scored no more than 12 points in any of the next three games, including a 56–8 loss at Central Michigan. The week after that, they nearly beat Ball State who was also winless at the time. The difference was a safety in the fourth quarter. Next, they had one more non-conference game as they traveled to Arkansas. This game was the opposite of the Michigan game — bad first half, good second half. They were down 42–0 before eventually losing 63–27. For the rest of the year, they were only close in the finale at Akron, losing by 7. In previous years, Eastern was able to get at least a few wins because of a high scoring offense. Schmitt's injury ended that, and their defense was among the worst in the nation. Eastern gave up 3,321 rushing yards (276.8 per game), more than any other team in the nation,http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/stats/byteam?cat1=defense&cat2=Rushing&conference=I-A_all Sortable Team Stats: Rushing Defense 2010-04-21 Yahoo! Sports which was their downfall. They statistically appeared to have one of the best passing defenses, allowing 150.5 passing yards per game, second only to Air Force,http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/stats/byteam?cat1=defense&cat2=Passing&conference=I-A_all Sortable Team Stats: Passing Defense Yahoo! Sports 2010-04-21 but this was mostly an illusion. Everyone knew they couldn't stop the run, so opponents just didn't call many pass plays. Eastern finished the season without a win, their first winless season since 1981. The Eagles were one of two winless FBS teams (Western Kentucky was the other). Recruiting yes yes 2009 Matthew Boyd LB Southfield, MI Southfield-Lathrup HS 6 1 210 – 2009-01-28 2 2 40 Melvin Crews DE Muskegon, MI Muskegon HS 6 3 225 – 2009-01-22 2 Devon Davis DE Columbus, IN Columbus East HS 6 3 220 – 2008-08-13 2 2 72 Javon Gillespie DB Washington, DC Collegiate Academy 6 1 180 – 2009-02-04 2 40 Alex Gillett QB Clyde, OH Clyde HS 6 1 183 4.77 2009-01-22 2 2 40 Kelip Goodwin WR South Haven, MI South Haven HS 6 2 185 4.49 2009-01-25 2 2 40 Garrett Gronowski DB Avon, OH Avon HS 6 3 202 – 2009-02-04 2 2 40 Willie Hickman DB Pahokee, FL Pahokee HS 5 8 139 4.4 2009-02-04 2 2 74 Garrett Hoskins TE Grand Rapids, MI Creston HS 6 3 235 – 2009-02-04 2 2 40 Delano Johnson DE Visalia, CA College of the Sequoias 6 5 260 4.65 2009-02-04 2 3 Bronley Kashama DE Brampton, ON Brampton Centennial SS 6 4 245 – 2009-02-04 2 2 40 Ryan Leonard DT Visalia, CA College of the Sequoias 6 1 285 4.9 2009-02-04 2 2 Jonte Lewis DB Visalia, CA College of the Sequoias 6 1 210 – 2009-02-04 2 2 Orlando McCord DE Detroit, MI King HS 6 4 231 4.71 2009-01-28 2 2 67 Darrius Moffett LB Chicago, IL Hubbard HS 6 3 225 – 2009-02-04 3 3 72 Andy Mulumba LB Montreal, PQ Cegep Du Vieux 6 3 235 – 2009-02-04 2 2 40 Nick Olds WR Columbus, IN Columbus East HS 6 3 185 – 2008-07-23 2 2 68 Nate Paopao LB San Marcos, CA Palomar 6 1 220 – 2009-02-04 2 2 Devontae Payne QB Cleveland, OH South HS 6 5 220 – 2009-02-04 2 2 75 Stephan Sewell LB Colorado Springs, CO USAF Academy Prep 6 5 252 – 2009-02-04 2 2 40 Andrew Sorgatz OL Wheaton, IL Wheaton North HS 6 5 252 – 2009-02-04 2 2 40 Aaron Tanguma TE Elsa, TX Edcouch-Elsa HS 6 4 265 – 2009-02-04 2 2 40 Kinsman Thomas WR Bennettsville, SC Marlboro County HS 6 2 193 4.59 2009-02-04 2 3 72 yes 2009 Eastern Michigan Commit List for 2009 Football Recruiting: Eastern Michigan Eastern Michigan Football Recruiting 2009 easternmichigan 73 2199 111 104 2009-08-22 yes Schedule Eastern AP September 5 7:00 p.m. l y Army Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, Michigan 14–27 14,499Army vs Eastern Michigan http://www.emueagles.com/custompages/football/2009/game-01.htm 2009-09-05 EMUEagles.com 2009-09-08 https://web.archive.org/web/20090909163628/http://www.emueagles.com/custompages/football/2009/game-01.htm 2009-09-09 live September 12 11:00 a.m. l y y Northwestern Ryan Field Evanston, Illinois BTN 24–27 19,239https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=292550077 Eastern Michigan Eagles vs. Northwestern Wildcats Box Score ESPN.com 2010-03-11 September 19 12:00 p.m. l y y Michigan 25 Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, Michigan BTN 17–45 107,903https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=292620130 Eastern Michigan Eagles vs. Michigan Wolverines Box Score ESPN.com 2010-03-11 October 3 1:00 p.m. l y Temple Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, Michigan 12–24 3,364https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=292762199 Temple Owls vs. Eastern Michigan Eagles Box Score ESPN.com 2010-03-11 October 10 12:00 p.m. l y Central Michigan rivalry Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, Michigan ESPN Plus 8–56 26,730CMU 56, Eastern Michigan 8 http://www.cmuchippewas.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=46375&SPID=4199&DB_OEM_ID=10500&ATCLID=204811137 CMU Sports Information 2009-10-10 2009-10-12 https://web.archive.org/web/20110720002041/http://www.cmuchippewas.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=46375&SPID=4199&DB_OEM_ID=10500&ATCLID=204811137 2011-07-20 dead October 17 4:00 p.m. l Kent State Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, Michigan 6–28 2,401https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=292902199 Kent State Golden Flashes vs. Eastern Michigan Eagles Box Score ESPN.com 2010-03-11 October 24 1:00 p.m. l Ball State Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, Michigan 27–29 1,535http://www.emueagles.com/custompages/football/2009/game-07.htm Ball State vs Eastern Michigan 2009-10-24 Eastern Michigan University 2009-10-25 October 31 7:00 p.m. l y y Arkansas Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, Arkansas ESPNU 27–63 62,501http://www.emueagles.com/custompages/football/2009/game-08.htm Eastern Michigan vs Arkansas 2009-10-31 Eastern Michigan University 2009-11-01 November 5 6:30 p.m. l y Northern Illinois Huskie Stadium DeKalb, Illinois ESPNU 6–50 10,527https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=293092459 Eastern Michigan Eagles vs. Northern Illinois Huskies Box Score ESPN.com 2010-03-11 November 14 1:00 p.m. l Western Michigan Michigan MAC Trophy Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, Michigan 14–35 3,281http://www.emueagles.com/custompages/football/2009/game-10.htm Western Michigan vs Eastern Michigan 2009-11-14 Eastern Michigan University 2009-11-16 November 20 7:00 p.m. l y Toledo Glass Bowl Toledo, Ohio 21–47 9,967https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=293242649 Eastern Michigan Eagles vs. Toledo Rockets Box Score ESPN.com 2010-03-11 November 27 2:00 p.m. l y Akron InfoCision Stadium Akron, Ohio 21–28 9,962https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=293312006 Eastern Michigan vs Akron 2009-11-27 ESPN 2009-11-27 2009 Football Schedule http://www.emueagles.com/schedule.aspx?path=football& EMUEagles.com 2009-08-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20091008075916/http://www.emueagles.com/schedule.aspx?path=football& 2009-10-08 live Roster American football positions As of 2009-07-15Numerical Roster http://www.emueagles.com/documents/2009/7/15/FBRosterasof071509.pdf 2009-07-15 2009 Eastern Michigan University Football Media Guide 12–13 Eastern Michigan University Intercollegiate Athletics 2009-08-21 Wide receivers 1 Kinsman Thomas – freshman 2 Dontayo Gage – senior 9 Tyrone Burke – junior 15 Jacory Stone – senior 18 DeAnthony White – senior 24 Corey Manns – 10px|Redshirt freshman 27 Marvon Sanders – sophomore 28 Brandon Boyle – freshman 80 Nick Olds – freshman 82 Terrance Gourdine – freshman 84 Trey Hunter – sophomore 86 L’Shane Bynum – 10px|Redshirt freshman Offensive line 55 Stephen Johnson – senior 60 Andy Fretz – senior 61 Derek Gotham – sophomore 63 Mark VanDenburgh – 10px|Redshirt freshman 65 Dan DeMaster – junior 68 Korey Neal – 10px|Redshirt freshman 70 Cory Watman – 10px|Redshirt freshman 71 Brian Moore – junior 72 Andrew Sorgatz – freshman 75 Scott MacLeod – freshman 76 Bridger Buche – junior 78 Eric Davis – junior Tight ends 81 Ben Thayer – junior 83 John Bonner – senior 85 Garrett Hoskins – freshman 86 Artie Tanguma – freshman 87 Drew Serruto – sophomore 88 Sonny Paluch – junior 89 Josh LeDuc – junior Quarterbacks 7 Andy Schmitt – senior 11 Kyle McMahon – junior 12 Jason Williams – sophomore 13 Alex Gillett – freshman 14 Devontae Payne – freshman Running backs 3 Terrence Blevins – senior 22 Dwayne Priest – junior 26 Corey Welch – sophomore 32 Dominique Sherrer – sophomore 35 Joe Fleming – freshman Defensive line 17 Brandon Downs – senior 56 Ryan Leonard – junior 59 Matt Price – freshman 64 Khaled Mheisen – freshman 69 Shawn Sinawe – freshman 90 Javon Reese – sophomore 91 Dan Cordick – junior 92 Ryan Kuhlman – sophomore 93 Brad Ohrman – sophomore 94 Devon Davis – freshman 95 Orlando McCord – freshman 96 Brandon Slater – sophomore 97 Kalven Seilis – 10px|Redshirt freshman 98 Bronly Kashama – freshman 99 Tyler Palsrok – junior Linebackers 11 Nate Paopao – junior 20 Andre’ Hatchett – senior 25 Jermaine Jenkins – senior 29 Lorenzo Seaberry – senior 40 Neal Howey – junior 42 Marcus English – sophomore 44 Kyle DeMaster – freshman 45 Matt Boyd – freshman 47 Chris Bittner – sophomore 48 James Ervin – 10px|Redshirt freshman 49 Andy Mulumba – freshman 50 Blake Browe – freshman 51 Herb Waits – sophomore 52 Steve Brown – sophomore 57 Tim Fort – junior 67 Marty Newman – 10px|Redshirt freshman Defensive backs 4 Kevin Long – junior 5 Willie Hickman – freshman 6 Marty Cardwell – sophomore 8 Johnny Sears – senior 10 Ryan Downard – junior 14 Brandon Pratt – junior 16 Jonte Lewis – junior 19 Arrington Hicks – junior 21 Garrett Gronowski – freshman 23 Chris May – senior 24 Kelip Goodwin – freshman 24 Tyler Thomas – 10px|Redshirt freshman 28 Nate Wilson – sophomore 31 Marcell Rose – sophomore 34 Jaron Gillespie – freshman 36 Jon Pryor – 10px|Redshirt freshman 37 Mark Mitchell – junior 41 Latarrius Thomas – junior 43 Alex Bellfy – 10px|Redshirt freshman 46 Sterling Vaughn – freshman Punters 39 Patrick Treppa – junior Kickers 33 Zach Johnson – senior 38 Joe Carithers – junior Long snapper 46 Alexander Gudejko – sophomore 53 Mike Zupancic – 10px|Redshirt freshman 58 Matt Bowman – 10px|Redshirt freshman 59 Tyler Cochran – sophomore † Starter at position     * Injured; will not play in 2009. Coaching staff Name Position Year at school Ron English Head coach 1st Ken Karcher Offensive coordinatorQuarterbacks coach 1st Eric Lewis Defensive coordinatorDefensive backs coach 1st Kurt Anderson Offensive line coach 2nd Tom Burpee Tight ends coachSpecial teams coach 1st Antonio Carter Wide receivers coach 1st Tim Carter Defensive backs coachRecruiting coordinator 1st Casey Creehan Defensive line coach 1st Steve Szabo Associate head coachLinebackers coach 1st Tyrone Wheatley Running backs coach 1stCoaches 2009 Eastern Michigan University Football Media Guide 66–76 http://www.emueagles.com/custompages/football/2009/Guide/3-Coaches.pdf Eastern Michigan University Intercollegiate Athletics 2009-08-26 Game summaries Army Black Knights 6 7 0 14 Eagles 0 0 0 14 Scoring Summary 1st Quarter 06:12 ARMY – Mealy 6-yard run (Campbell kick failed) 6–0 ARMY 2nd Quarter 05:56 ARMY – Carter 12-yard run (Campbell kick) 13–0 ARMY 3rd Quarter 4th Quarter 13:58 EMU – Hunter 20-yard pass from Schmitt (Carithers kick) 13–7 ARMY 10:22 ARMY – Ehie 10-yard run (Smith rush) 21–7 ARMY 06:53 ARMY – Ehie 5-yard run (Campbell kick failed) 27–7 ARMY 03:31 EMU – Priest 1-yard run (Carithers kick) 27–14 ARMY Northwestern Eagles 0 3 7 14 Wildcats 7 14 0 6 Scoring Summary 1st Quarter 06:38 NU Simmons 1-yard run (Demos kick) 0–7 NU 2nd Quarter 12:33 NU Simmons 14-yard run (Demos kick) 0–14 NU 09:08 NU Johnson 70-yard interception return (Demos kick) 0–21 NU 03:32 EMU Carithers 33-yard field goal 3–21 NU 3rd Quarter 04:33 EMU Priest 1-yard run (Carithers kick) 10–21 NU 4th Quarter 12:57 NU Demos 20-yard field goal 10–24 NU 09:55 EMU Stone 25-yard pass from Schmitt (Carithers kick) 17–24 NU 02:40 EMU Blevins 3-yard run (Carithers kick) 24–24 00:06 NU Demos 49-yard field goal 24–27 NU Michigan Eagles 3 14 0 0 Wolverines 10 14 14 7 Scoring Summary 1st Quarter 10:46 MICH Olesnavage 37-yard field goal 0–3 MICH 05:32 EMU Carithers 43-yard field goal 3–3 02:30 MICH Brown 9-yard run (Olesnavage kick) 3–10 MICH 2nd Quarter 11:16 EMU Schmitt 11-yard run (Carithers kick) 10–10 09:20 MICH Shaw 5-yard run (Olesnavage kick) 10–17 MICH 07:15 MICH Brown 90-yard run (Olesnavage kick) 10–24 MICH 02:05 EMU Priest 5-yard run (Carithers kick) 17–24 MICH 3rd Quarter 04:47 MICH Odoms 13-yard run (Olesnavage kick) 17–31 MICH 03:06 MICH Robinson 13-yard run (Olesnavage kick) 17–38 MICH 4th Quarter 07:14 MICH Robinson 36-yard run (Olesnavage kick) 17–45 MICH Temple Owls 14 7 0 3 Eagles 0 6 0 6 Central Michigan Eagles 0 0 0 8 Chippewas 14 21 14 7 Scoring Summary 1st Quarter 08:51 CMU Brown 70-yard pass from LeFevour (Aguila kick) 0–7 CMU 03:58 CMU LeFevour 1-yard run (Aguila kick) 0–14 CMU 2nd Quarter 12:33 CMU LeFevour 1-yard run (Aguila kick) 0–21 CMU 02:51 CMU Brown 75-yard punt return (Aguila kick) 0–28 CMU 00:18 CMU Schroeder 11-yard pass from LeFevour (Aguila kick) 0–35 CMU 3rd Quarter 12:50 CMU Poblah 25-yard pass from LeFevour (Aguila kick) 0–42 CMU 01:57 CMU LeFevour 5-yard run (Aguila kick) 0–49 CMU 4th Quarter 11:25 EMU Welch 1-yard run (Gillett rush) 8–49 CMU 07:36 CMU Volny 3-yard run (Aguila kick) 8–56 CMU Kent State Golden Flashes 14 0 7 7 Eagles 6 0 0 0 Ball State Cardinals 6 7 16 0 Eagles 7 13 7 0 Scoring Summary 1st Quarter 9:08 EMU Thayer 3-yard pass from McMahon (Carithers kick) 0–7 EMU 4:52 BSU Sykes 51-yard run (Schott kick blocked) 6–7 EMU 2nd Quarter 10:59 EMU Carithers 20-yard field goal 6–10 EMU 9:23 EMU Welch 12-yard run (Carithers kick) 6–17 EMU 6:37 EMU Carithers 26-yard field goal 6–20 EMU 4:06 BSU Lewis 48-yard run (Schott kick) 13–20 EMU 3rd Quarter 10:44 EMU White 10-yard run (Carithers kick) 13–27 EMU 6:37 BSU Sykes 6-yard run (Schott kick) 20–27 EMU 5:33 BSU Team Safety 22–27 EMU 1:47 BSU Sykes 37-yard run (Schott kick) 29–27 BSU Arkansas Eagles 0 0 20 7 Razorbacks 21 21 21 0 Scoring Summary 1st Quarter 10:42 AR Davis 36-yard run (Tejada kick) 0–7 AR 6:42 AR Green 3-yard run (Tejada kick) 0–14 AR 4:02 AR Burton 50-yard interception return (Tejada kick) 0–21 AR 2nd Quarter 12:21 AR Adams 10-yard pass from Mallett (Tejada kick) 0–28 AR 4:10 AR Green 99-yard run (Tejada kick) 0–35 AR 1:38 AR Adams 78-yard pass from Mallet (Tejada kick) 0–42 AR 3rd Quarter 12:38 AR Armbrust 1-yard blocked punt return (Tejada kick) 0–49 AR 9:30 EMU Thayer 8-yard pass from McMahon (Carithers kick failed) 6–49 AR 5:58 EMU Thomas 77-yard pass from McMahon (Carithers kick) 13–49 AR 4:30 AR Davis 4-yard run (Tejada kick) 13–56 AR 2:50 EMU Bonner 32-yard pass from McMahon (Carithers kick) 20–56 AR 0:18 AR Miller 16-yard pass from Mallet (Tejada kick) 20–63 AR 4th Quarter 2:14 EMU Priest 10-yard run (Carithers kick) 27–63 AR Northern Illinois Eagles 6 0 0 0 Huskies 20 17 10 3 Western Michigan Broncos 7 21 0 7 Eagles 7 7 0 0 Toledo Eagles 0 14 7 0 Rockets 3 23 7 14 Akron Eagles 7 7 0 7 Zips 14 7 7 0 Awards/MAC Leaders Team Statistics 150.5 ypg Pass Defense (1st) 33.7 Net yards per punt (1st) Zach Johnson All-MAC Second Team Defense 40.4 Punting Yards Per Punt (2nd) Andre Hatchett All-MAC Third Team Defense 113 Total Tackles (5th) Johnny Sears 33 Kickoff Returns (5th) 7 Passes Defended (Tied 3rd) Martavius Cardwell 60 Solo Tackles (5th) Brandon Downs 7.5 Sacks (4th) Chris May 6 Interceptions (Tied 2nd) 126 Interception Return Yards (1st) References Eastern Michigan Category:Eastern Michigan Eagles football seasons Category:College football winless seasons Eastern Michigan Eagles football