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Eastern Michigan

Eagles · Mid-American

GIE rank
#120
of 138 FBS
Rating
1381
2026 Week 12
Record
4-6
2026 season
Proj record
5-7
12-game season

Head coach Chris Creighton

Season projection

2026 W12 · 10,000 sims
Expected wins
4.8
0.8 more wins in 2 left
Win range (90%)
4 to 6
Final rank (90%)
#120 (109–127)
Make playoff
0%
Win conference
0%

Path to glory

No remaining game changes Eastern Michigan's playoff odds. Make playoff 0%

Schedule

Full 2026 slate. Tap a row for the matchup breakdown.

Schedule and results
Week Opponent Result or win prob.Result or win probability
Wk 1 Aug 29 vs Sacramento State Mid-American Win, 28-17 Final
Wk 1 Sep 4 vs San José State Mountain West Loss, 21-27 Final
Wk 2 Sep 12 at Michigan State Big Ten Loss, 7-35 Final
Wk 3 Sep 19 at Wisconsin Big Ten Loss, 10-54 Final
Wk 4 Sep 26 vs Lindenwood Non-FBS Win, 29-3 Final
Wk 5 Oct 3 at Massachusetts Mid-American Win, 38-14 Final
Wk 6 Oct 10 at Akron Mid-American Win, 25-23 Final
Wk 7 Oct 17 vs Toledo Mid-American Loss, 14-34 Final
Wk 8 Oct 24 at Ohio Mid-American Loss, 20-24 Final
Wk 9 Bye
Wk 10 Nov 5 vs Central Michigan Mid-American · neutral Loss, 7-35 Final
Wk 11 Bye
Wk 12 Nov 18 at Western Michigan Mid-American Win probability: 9%
Wk 13 Nov 25 vs Kent State Mid-American Win probability: 72%

Latest stories

  • Recap

    Eastern Michigan: 2026 Week 12 recap

    Eastern Michigan sits at 4–6 and ranked 128th overall, having dropped 2.3 rating points after a 35–7 home loss to Central Michigan in Week 10. The Eagles' offensive struggles are the core issue: a red-zone touchdown rate of just 15% and…

  • Recap

    Eastern Michigan: 2026 Week 11 recap

    Eastern Michigan sits at 4–5 and ranked 123rd by GIE, unchanged from last week after dropping a 24–20 road decision to Ohio in Week 8. The Eagles have work to do in the red zone—a 15% touchdown rate when opportunities are scarce—and…

  • Recap

    Eastern Michigan: 2026 Week 7 recap

    Eastern Michigan sits at 3–3 and rated -18 by GIE, placing them 127th nationally—a position unchanged from last week despite the Eagles' dominant 38–14 road win over Massachusetts in Week 5. That victory should have moved the needle, but…

In the news

More coming. Per-team pages get the full treatment in Phase 3: current rating, season projection histogram, schedule with win probabilities, and live overlays on Pylon stream days. For now, this page exists so stories and news have a permanent home as content rolls in.

Returning production · 2026

59 score

  • Quarterback 100% (3/5)
  • Offensive line 28% (5/18) players
  • Skill (RB/WR/TE) 37% (13/28)
  • Front 7 (DL/LB) 52% (19/33)
  • Secondary 77% (15/23)
  • Special teams 13% (4/6)

Share of last season's production each unit returns. Higher means more continuity: 70%+ is healthy, 45–70% a normal rebuild, under 45% a major turnover.

Portal additions · 2026

−1.5 rating

12 proven transfers in, carrying the production below from their prior school.

Eastern Michigan incoming transfers
Player From Impact
Peyton ChristianDL From Lamar Lamar 3
Braydon BennettRB From Virginia Tech Virginia Tech 1
Tyler BrumfieldOL From Oklahoma State Oklahoma State —
Cole DellingerOL From Michigan State Michigan State —
Quinn FracassiWR From Valparaiso Valparaiso —
Nathan HenryOL From Drake Drake —

Impact scores offensive skill additions (QB/RB/WR/TE) — prior-season production normalized within position (100 ≈ a 90th-percentile producer at that spot) and discounted for non-FBS competition, so a top back counts alongside a top quarterback. Defensive and O-line additions count as transfers but aren't box-score measurable, so they carry no impact score. The rating figure is this class's portal contribution vs. the FBS average, capped at ±2.5.

Situational efficiency · 2025

FBS percentile rank
  • 3rd-down conversion 35.4%
    39th — below avg
  • Red-zone TD rate 15.4%
    57th — average
  • 4th-down aggression 35.5%
    47th — average
  • Late & close 5.3 yds/play
    56th — average

Percentile is across all FBS teams with play-by-play data for the season. "Late & close" is yards per play in Q4+ with a one-score margin — a proxy for clutch offensive performance.