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Eastern Michigan

Eagles · Mid-American

GIE rank
#99
of 138 FBS
Rating
1464
2026 Week 11
Record
4-5
2026 season
Proj record
6-6
12-game season

Head coach Chris Creighton

Season projection

2026 W11 · 10,000 sims
Expected wins
5.5
1.5 more wins in 3 left
Win range (90%)
4 to 7
Final rank (90%)
#99 (83–114)
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 Win probability: 57%
Wk 11 Bye
Wk 12 Nov 18 at Western Michigan Mid-American Win probability: 14%
Wk 13 Nov 25 vs Kent State Mid-American Win probability: 76%

Latest stories

  • 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…

  • Recap

    Eastern Michigan: 2026 Week 3 recap

    Eastern Michigan sits at 1–1 after a Week 1 home win over Sacramento State, though GIE's rating remains flat at –16.1, placing them 122nd nationally. The Eagles' offensive efficiency tells the real story: a third-down conversion rate of…

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.