2014 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 football 2014 Eastern Michigan Eagles Eastern Michigan Eagles logo.svg 120 Mid-American Conference West Division MAC 2–10 1–7 Chris Creighton 1st Kalen DeBoer 1st Spread Brad McCaslin 1st 4–3 Rynearson Stadium The 2014 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team represented Eastern Michigan University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Eagles, led by first year head coach Chris Creighton, played their home games at Rynearson Stadium and were members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 2–10, 1–7 in MAC play to finish in last place in the West Division. This season saw Eastern Michigan play on a new gray FieldTurf surface at Rynearson Stadium. The facility was only the second in FBS with a non-traditional field color, after Albertsons Stadium at Boise State, and only the sixth such facility in all of college football.http://www.emueagles.com/news/2014/6/17/FB_0617141758.aspx?path=football EMU Installing Gray FieldTurf Surface at Rynearson Stadium Eastern Michigan University Athletics June 17, 2014 June 23, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20190326144536/https://emueagles.com/news/2014/6/17/FB_0617141758.aspx?path=football March 26, 2019 dead EMU Football has nicknamed the field at Rynearson Stadium "The Factory" and installed a new tradition of knocking down a cinder block wall before homes games. The new coach has also had the ROTC cannon removed, which traditionally fires off after an EMU score. Awards Preseason Hustlebelt.com Preseason Top 50 Bronson Hill 18thTop MAC Football Players Of 2014: No. 18 Bronson Hill, Eastern Michigan Eagles RB Alex Alvarado http://www.hustlebelt.com/mac-football/2014/8/7/5977501/bronson-hill-eastern-michigan-football SB Nation August 7, 2014 October 5, 2014 Tyreese Russell 28thTop MAC Football Players of 2014: No. 28 Tyreese Russell, Eastern Michigan TE Alex Alvarado http://www.hustlebelt.com/2014/7/28/5940189/tyreese-russell-eastern-michigan-football SB Nation July 28, 2014 October 5, 2014 Lincoln Hansen 41stTop MAC Football Players Of 2014: #41 Lincoln Hansen, Eastern Michigan OT Alex Alvarado http://www.hustlebelt.com/2014/7/15/5874757/lincoln-hansen-eastern-michigan-football SB Nation July 15, 2014 October 5, 2014 Doak Walker Award Candidate Bronson Hill2014 Doak Walker Award Candidates http://www.smu.edu/DoakWalkerAward/Candidates Southern Methodist University October 5, 2014 College Football Performance Awards Watch List Bronson Hill2014 CFPA Running Back-Trophy Watch List http://collegefootballperformance.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/2014-CFPA-Running-Back-Trophy-Watch-List.pdf College Football Performance June 2014 October 5, 2014 Tyreese RussellCFPA Tight End Trophy Watch List http://collegefootballperformance.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/2014-CFPA-Tight-End-Trophy-Watch-List.pdf College Football Performance July 2014 October 5, 2014 Athlon Sports Preseason All-MACMAC Football 2014 All-Conference Team Steven Lassan http://athlonsports.com/college-football/mac-football-2014-all-conference-team Athlon Sports June 19, 2014 October 5, 2014 1st Team Lincoln Hansen Tyreese Russell Athlon Sports Preseason All-MAC 3rd Team Bronson Hill Jake Hurcombe Pat O'Connor Phil Steele Preseason All-MACPhil Steele's 2014 Preseason All-MAC Team Phil Steele Phil Steele https://www.philsteele.com/Blogs/2014/JUNE14/DBJune02.html Phil Steele's College Football Preview June 2, 2014 October 5, 2014 1st Team Lincoln Hansen Tyreese Russell Phil Steele Preseason All-MAC 3rd Team Bronson Hill Lombardi Award Watch List Lincoln Hansen2014 Rotary Lombardi Award Watch List Announced http://www.rotarylombardiaward.com/index.php/14-news-2014/63-2014-rotary-lombardi-award-watch-list-announced Rotary Club of Houston July 14, 2014 October 5, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141109173949/http://www.rotarylombardiaward.com/index.php/14-news-2014/63-2014-rotary-lombardi-award-watch-list-announced November 9, 2014 dead mdy-all John Mackey Award Watch List Tyreese Russell2014 John Mackey Award Preseason Watch List Released http://www.johnmackeyaward.com/watch-list.html Friends of John Mackey July 8, 2014 October 5, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140714215639/http://www.johnmackeyaward.com/watch-list.html 2014-07-14 dead Regular Season MAC West Division Special Teams Player of the Week Nathan Adams (August 30)Adams Named MAC West Division Special Teams Player of the Week http://emueagles.com/news/2014/9/1/FB_0901143815.aspx?path=football Eastern Michigan University Department of Athletics September 1, 2014 October 5, 2014 Schedule 2014 AP Poll released prior to game Eastern August 30 6:00 p.m. w y Morgan State Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI ESPN3 31–28 8,748 September 6 4:00 p.m. l y y Florida Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL SECN 0–65 81,049 September 13 6:00 p.m. l y y Old Dominion Foreman Field Norfolk, VA Cox 110 3–17 20,118 September 20 Noon l y y Michigan State 11 Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI BTN 14–73 73,846 October 4 2:00 p.m. l y Akron InfoCision Stadium Akron, OH ESPN3 6–31 8,416 October 11 1:00 p.m. w y Buffalo Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI ESPN3 37–27 11,886 October 18 3:00 p.m. l y Massachusetts Gillette Stadium Foxborough, MA ESPN3 14–36 12,030 October 25 1:00 p.m. l Northern Illinois Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI ESPN3 17–28 19,654 November 1 1:00 p.m. l Central Michigan rivalry Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI ESPN3 7–38 19,613 November 15 1:00 p.m. l y Western Michigan Michigan MAC Trophy Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI ESPN3 7–51 12,985 November 22 2:00 p.m. l y Ball State Scheumann Stadium Muncie, IN ESPN3 30–45 5,317 November 28 1:00 p.m. l Toledo Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI ESPN3 16–52 15,226 Schedule source:2014 Eastern Michigan Eagles Football Schedule http://www.fbschedules.com/ncaa-14/mid-amer/2014-eastern-michigan-eagles-football-schedule.php FB Schedules March 12, 2014 Week 1 Eastern Michigan vs Morgan StateBears Drop Season Opener in a Heartbreaker, 31-28 http://www.morganstatebears.com/news/2014/8/31/FB_0831142604.aspx?path=foot Morgan State University Department of Athletics August 31, 2014 October 5, 2014Eagles Open Creighton Era with a Victory at The Factory http://emueagles.com/news/2014/8/30/FB_0830140045.aspx?path=football Eastern Michigan University Department of Athletics August 30, 2014 October 5, 2014 EMU opened the season at home vs the Morgan State Bears. This was the first game for EMU's head coach Chris Creighton and for Morgan State's head coach Lee Hull at the FBS & FCS levels respectively. Also this was the first ever game between the two teams. Eastern Michigan defeated the Morgan State Bears by a score of 31–28 in an exciting game. Morgan State received the ball on the opening kickoff and the Bears marched right down the field on its opening possession. Bears QB Robert Council engineered a 13-play, 75-yard drive and Lamont Brown III capped off the drive with a 3-yard touchdown run at the 8:08 mark in the first quarter. Eastern Michigan countered with a 75-yard drive of its own. Eagles QB Reginald Bell ran the ball 12 times on the drive, culminating in a 1-yard touchdown run by Darius Jackson with 3:06 left in the first quarter. 7–7. EMU's special teams came up big for the Eagles. Nathan Adams blocked a punt by Lawrence Forbes, and scooped it up in the endzone to give EMU a 14–7 lead with 54 seconds left in the first quarter. The Eagles also blocked a 41-yd field goal attempt by Chris Moller at the 9:58 mark of the second quarter. Bell found an open Ryan Brumfield for the rush into the end zone, this time making a 16-yard jaunt to elevate EMU's lead to 21–7 with 6:49 to play. Lamont Brown III turned a screen pass from Council into a 46-yard touchdown down the middle of the field. The score trimmed the EMU's lead to 21–14 with 4:57 left in the half. Council led his team to another score just before halftime. He completed an 18-yard pass to Ladarious Spearman, followed by a 15-yard scramble, before tossing a 34-yard TD strike to Landen Malbrough. In the third quarter, Morgan State took the lead when Council rolled out and connected with Thomas Martin who was wide open in the middle of the field for a 75-yard touchdown. After a stalled opening 2nd half drive Brogan Roback entered the game for EMU. Roback led the Eagles on a 10-play, 76-yard drive and capped it with a 7-yard TD pass to Dustin Creel with 2:04 in 3rd quarter. The winning field goal was a 42-yd field goal by Dylan Mulder with 13:41 left to play. As a result of the blocked punt and touchdown Eastern Michigan University sophomore Nathan Adams was named the Mid-American Conference West Division Special Teams Player of the Week for the period ending August 30. Morgan State linebacker Cody Acker was named the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference's defensive player of the week, after a 19 tackle game.Cody Acker named MEAC Defensive Player of the Week http://www.morganstatebears.com/news/2014/9/1/FB_0901141418.aspx?path=foot Morgan State University Department of Athletics September 1, 2014 October 5, 2014 Week 2 EMU (1–0) at Florida (0–0) The contest marked the first loss of the season for the Green and White as well as the first with Head Coach Chris Creighton. Meanwhile, UF snapped a seven-game losing skid to improve to 1–0 after having its game a week earlier canceled due to weather. Five turnovers hurt the Eagles as the offense picked up 125 yards. Brogan Roback went 5-for-10 as Eastern used three different quarterbacks throughout the day. EMU starting quarterback Reginald Bell was the team's leading rusher alongside Tyler Allen (Lansing, Mich.-Eastern) as both Eagles ran for 20 yards on the ground, with all of Bell's coming in the opening half. Tyreese Russell caught two passes for 20 yards, while Dustin Creel added 16 yards receiving on two catches. On the defensive side of the ball, Great Ibe and Ray Tillman tallied a team-high 11 tackles. Tillman's double-digit day set a career best, tying the amount of tackles he recorded throughout the entire 2013 season. Reigning Mid-American Conference West Special Teams Player of the Week Nathan Adams also chipped in on defense, making a tackle behind the line of scrimmage on a Florida fourth down play in the red zone. Florida's Jeff Driskel went 31-for-45 for 248 yards, while backup quarterback Treon Harris completed a pair of passes for 148 yards. Demarcus Robinson led the receiving corps with six catches for 123 yards, including a 70-yards touchdown reception. The Gators chalked up 259 yards rushing as well for a total of 655 yards from scrimmage on the day. The final score was 0–65. Eagles were kept off the scoreboard for the first time in 69 games, dating back to September 27, 2008, against Northern Illinois University.Florida Ends Streak, Thumps Eastern Michigan 65-0 Mark Long https://www.espn.com/college-football/recap/_/gameId/400548101 ESPN Associated Press September 6, 2014 October 5, 2014 Week 3 EMU (1–1) at Old Dominion (1–1) Off-field issues The Friday before the Morgan State game, three EMU football players were charged with assault. The players were Darius Scott, Quincy Jones and Jay Jones. Scott, 22, of Chicago, is a senior defensive back from Simeon Academy. Quincy Jones, 20, is a junior wide receiver from Cleveland. and Jay Jones is a redshirt junior wide receiver from Palm Coast, Florida. The charges stem from an assault that took place at 12:49 p.m. Friday at Huron River Drive and LeForge Road, EMU Police records show.Daily Crime Log http://www.emich.edu/police/alerts/crimeinformation/crimelog.php Eastern Michigan University Police Department August 29, 2014 October 5, 2014 The players didn't play and weren't listed on the team's official depth chart for Saturday's game against Morgan State.3 Eastern Michigan Football Players Charged with Assault Kyle Feldscher http://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/index.ssf/2014/09/3_emu_football_players_charged.html The Ann Arbor News September 3, 2014 October 5, 2014 According to records the three players were beating the cousin of the man who shot and killed Demarius Reed last year.Records: EMU Football Players Accused of Beating Cousin of Man Who Shot and Killed Demarius Reed Kyle Feldscher http://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/index.ssf/2014/09/records_emu_football_players_b.html The Ann Arbor News September 4, 2014 October 5, 2014 Demarius Reed was a WR for Eastern Michigan, who was shot and killed during the 2013 football season.2 Men Accused of Killing EMU Football Player Demarius Reed to Stand Trial Kyle Feldscher http://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/index.ssf/2014/02/2_men_accused_of_killing_emu_f.html The Ann Arbor News February 3, 2014 October 5, 2014 References Eastern Michigan Category:Eastern Michigan Eagles football seasons Eastern Michigan Eagles football