A running total of the number of head coaches, with coaches who served separate tenures being counted only once. . The defense improved from a season prior, as the squad recorded more tackles-for-loss (63), pass breakups (36), fumbles forced (9), fumbles recovered (6), and kicks blocked (6) than it did in all of 2013. Largest deficit overcome in program history at 21-points (at Ball State in 2016) Interim head coaches are represented with "Int" and are not counted in the running total. That number ranked 45th in the nation. 3rd Win over a Power 5 Conference team (Illinois) He succeeded Dave Dallas, who had taken the head coaching job at Kansas Wesleyan University. Eastern Michigan added another line to its lists of firsts, under Creighton in 2021. 1st Winning season since 1995 (7-6 record in 2016) The Bulldogs head coach was recognized for the job he did by being named one of 20 finalists for the 2011 Eddie Robinson Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) Coach of the Year Award. [21] Creighton coached at Drake from 2008 to 2013, compiling a record of 4122. The 23.3 points allowed per game ranked 12th best mark in school history in the modern era (since 1976), and the best since 1993. At Drake, he shared back-to-back Pioneer Football League conference titles. Trosko's teams had a 29-game winless streak from the third game of the 1959 season through the fifth game of the 1962 season,[48][49] following the decision of the Eastern Michigan administration not to award athletic scholarships. Full Bio. [9], Following Swift, the football team was coached by a series of men who held the position for a single year each, none of whom were professional coaches in today's sense. [29] In the fall of 1912, he was hired as a teacher and coach at Union High School, where "[h]e developed state title contenders in baseball, football, and basketball". Creightons second season as the teams offensive play caller was highlighted by numerous impressive outcomes. With its seven regular-season wins, Eastern clinched a winning record in 2021, the third under Creighton; Prior to his arrival, EMU had not had a winning record since the 1989 season. Lassiter is currently in Provo on a BYU visit. Robert McCollum Family Quarterbacks Coach. The margin for error was razor thin for the Eagles this year as nine of EMUs 12 games were decided by seven points or less, including six of EMUs seven losses coming down to one possession, and a school-record three in overtime. In addition, a then-school record 61 Bulldogs were named to the PFL Academic Honor Roll for achieving a grade-point average of 3.0 or above. Our is ready. In 1993, Ron Cooper, an alumnus of Jacksonville State University, was hired to take over the program. In 1963, Mans was hired as the ends coach for the Eastern Michigan football team,[64] but he left after one year to serve as Michigan Tech's head wrestling coach, assistant director of intramural athletics, and assistant football coach. From 1925 through 1927 they outscored opponents 405 points to 31 and registered 19 shutouts. 2020 Eastern Michigan Season 2-4. Creighton is the first active head coach to be hired at Eastern Michigan since Jim Harkema in 1983. He is currently the head coach at Eastern Michigan University, a position he has held since the 2014 season. Although NCAA regulations prevented Creighton from leading mountain climbing trips such as those he had at Ottawa, an unofficial tradition of climbing Pikes Peak developed during his tenure. The Eagles produced points in 28-of-28 trips inside the opponents 20-yard line, a 22.5 percent improvement over last seasons efficiency. In his career, Creighton has taken his teams on three overseas trips, including a 2011 trip to Tanzania, to go along with ventures to Austria and Panama while head coach at Division III Wabash. In the four seasons prior, Eastern combined for a total of seven wins during the entire 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2015 campaigns. All but one of EMUs 13 opponents won five-or-more games in 2019 with eight of them being bowl eligible. Inspired by the region and the student-athletes own backgrounds, Creighton continues to challenge the program to be E Tough, committed to great effort, sacrifice and triumphing in the face of adversity. From 1998 through 2001, Cooper was head coach at Alabama A&M. [21][25][26] Schulte also served as a coach on the U.S. track team at the 1928 Summer Olympics. During his distinguished career, Creighton has taken great pride in the student-athlete experience that transcends to the football field and the classroom. Eastern Michigan's football coaching staff all filled up with the announcement of three newcomers: Brandon Blaney, LaMarcus Hicks, and Mike Piatkowski. During the 2015 campaign, the Eagles finished the regular season ranked nationally in the top-60 in seven statistical categories to go along with 11 top-five rankings in the MAC. As the teams quarterback, Creighton led the Griffins to win the Swedish league championship. 1st Win at Akron since 1995 James M. Swift was raised in Massachusetts, where American football went through much of its early development, and he is credited with introducing "scientific football" to Michigan State Normal School. Four players earned conference first team honors, five were named to the second team and two garnered a spot on the honorable mention team. 36 88 Chris CreightonRetweeted Eastern Michigan Football @EMUFB Oct 1 Our are back. [9] During the trip, which also included various service-learning activities, Creighton led his players on a six-day hike up Mount Kilimanjaro. III playoffs, conference title, 12-1, NCAA Div. It was Creighton's first job at that level of competition. [16] The move returned him to the NCAC, and his first game was against Manchester and his mentor, Dave Harms. The process led to the hire of Southeast Missouri State (FCS) defensive line coach Jerone Steckel as their . He stayed for just two seasons,[93] before being hired by Louisville, where he remained through 1997. The Argonauts won the Grey Cup in 1983. Eastern Michigan at Jacksonville State Full Calendar Opens in new window Chris Creighton Title Head Coach Email emu_football@emich.edu Phone 734.487.2160 Twitter Coach_Creighton Toughness. 1st Three-game MAC winning streak since 1999 1st Bowl Played on US soil in 31 years (1987 California Bowl to 2018 Camellia Bowl) The turnaround was tied for the largest in school history, equalled only by the 1924 and 1977 teams. From Kent State he went to the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League as the offensive coordinator in 1983. In 1990 Creighton's 29 touchdown passes set an NCAC record which stood until 2001 when Wabash College's Jake Knottplaying under Creightoneclipsed it. Eastern was invited to the 2016 Bahamas Bowl, its first postseason appearance since the 1987 California Bowl. Coming into the game, Eastern had lost 10 consecutive road games to Toledo. [32] Creighton assumed the role of offensive coordinator for the 2020 season after Aaron Keen, OC for the last three seasons and on the staff since 2014, departed to become head coach at Washington University in St. In 1989 Kenyon won a share of the North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) title, Kenyon's first and as of 2020[update] only conference championship. The EMU offense showed an impressive ability to use multiple weapons during the shortened 2020 campaign. Department of Athletics Mailing Addresses. With that trip setting the foundation for the Bulldogs 2011 season, the team adopted the theme Tupande Kileleni, a Swahili term that translates to Lets climb to the summit. The summit, for Drake, became the quest to perform to its full potential and symbolized the climb to the top of the Pioneer Football League standings, which it achieved. The winning on the field carried over to the classroom, as Eastern notched a program record cumulative GPA of 3.013 in the Fall 2018 semester. They have three children. Elston began with the Chips as the defensive line coach and added the title of Co-Defensive Coordinator in his second year. [30] Creighton's was one of several names floated during the intermittent negotiations between Greg Schiano and Rutgers which culminated in Schiano's return. This is the second promotion in as many seasons for Scudder, who originally joined Sirianni's staff in 2021 as a Coaches Assistant before being elevated to Defensive Assistant last season. He finished with 20.5 sacks in his career, which places him second all-time in program history behind only Avery Brown . Schulte played guard and center at Michigan for Fielding H. Yost's famous "Point-a-Minute" teams of 1903, 1904, and 1905. Individually, Darius Jackson turned in one of the finest seasons in program history in 2015, setting the schools single-season record with 16 touchdowns. Van Hoeven, who boasted a 3.96 GPA, became the first EMU student-athlete in the football programs history to be named a First Team Academic All-American. A school-record 63 Bulldogs were also named to the PFL Academic Honor Roll. The Eastern Michigan Eagles football program is a college football team that represents Eastern Michigan University in the Mid-American Conference, a part of the NCAA Division I. The BYU coaching staff has already added 16 transfers to the roster for the 2023 season, and they still have multiple scholarships to use on transfers. TicketSmarter- Official Ticket Resale Marketplace, EMU's Beydoun and Oakes Receive NFL Camp Invites, Milestone NFL Draft In the Books for EMU Football, Jose Ramirez Selected by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the 2023 NFL Draft, Sidy Sow Selected by the New England Patriots in the 2023 NFL Draft. Our numbers are down right now, we don't have as many receivers in the room. 2018 Eastern Michigan Season 7-6. Eastern Michigan's latest staff addition comes from ACC. [4] His 48 passing touchdowns over his two years as a starter were also an NCAC record until Kenyon's Brad Hensley surpassed it in 1994. In his six seasons at the helm of Drake, Creighton racked up a 35-13 (.729) record in Pioneer Football League action and a 31-9 (.775) record the last five seasons. For two years after Trosko's resignation, Jerry Raymond coached the football team. He was inducted into the Kenyon College Athletic Hall of Fame in 2008. The offense at Eastern Michigan is a run-heavy, duo-based scheme. [2] Among the more notable head coaches at EMU have been Clayton Teetzel (19001902), Henry Schulte (19061908), Elton Rynearson (1917, 19191920, 19251948), Fred Trosko (19521964), Dan Boisture (19671973), Mike Stock (19781982), and Jim Harkema (19831992). Named the 37th head football coach at Eastern Michigan University on Dec. 11, 2013, Creighton and his staff have made tremendous strides in changing the culture and mindset surrounding the program. Behind Kody Epps, Keanu HIll, and Chase Roberts, BYU is untested at wide receiver. Reed was the program's defensive pass game . These key words have come to describe EMU football as Chris Creighton enters his ninth season as the head man at EMU in 2022. Eastern Michigan University On the ground, the Eagles were just as good. In 1993, he played professionally for the Limhamn Griffins, a Swedish club team, and won the Superserien league championship as the team's quarterback. Creighton took over the Offensive Coordinator role, as the Eagles went 2-4 in their short, six-game slate. [49], The team's success came to an abrupt end in 1959. The Eagles were one-of-six FBS teams to play in at least eight one-score games in 2018, however, EMU and Arizona State were the only two to be on the unfortunate side in five of those contests. [49] In 1982, he was inducted into the Eastern Michigan Sports Hall of Fame.[51]. Lassiter signed with Eastern Michigan out of the JUCO ranks. A Burlsworth Trophy nominee in 2021 (awarded to nations best former walk on), Beydoun was one of just three wide outs in the nation to record three games with 10-or-more receptions, and became just the third player in program history to record seven career games with more than 100 yards. [8][6] In the spring of 1993, he received an opportunity to play quarterback for Sweden's Limhamn Griffins, where he also served as a coach. The magic continued in 2019, when Eastern posted its third-consecutive Big Ten road victory with a 34-31 walk-off triumph at Illinois, Sept. 14. Off the field, the squad also continues to give back with weekly service appearances in the Ypsilanti community. 1992 Concordia High School in IL. [96] He applied unsuccessfully for several head coaching positions,[97][98] and from 1991 through 1995 he was the offensive coordinator for the Utah Utes,[98] during which time the team consistently featured one of the nation's top offenses. [33][34], Creighton is married to his wife, Heather. Day 1: Carolina moved up to No. Campus Directory - Eastern Michigan University Campus Directory Find People Find Department Reverse Phone Student Faculty Staff Update Information Visit the directory information to update personal listings. [20][21] In three years as Eastern Michigan's football coach, Schulte compiled a 961 record. Boisture's bowl-bound 1971 team played for one of just two sellout crowds in the stadium's history, a 0-0 tie against Eastern Kentucky on October 16, 1971 which drew 17,360 spectators. The team also shattered the school record for total offense with 5,917 yards, breaking the previous record of 5,010. English had gone 1146 over the past five seasons; in his first two seasons, Creighton won only three games. matthew.strzalkowski@cuaa.edu. He is currently the head coach at Eastern Michigan University, a position he has held since the 2014 season. Although Rynearson's offense was more effective, outscoring opponents 111 to 82, more than half of the scoring came in a single game, a 63-0 rout of Central Michigan, and the team ended the season with a 3-4 record. 1 in the nation with a 100 percent red zone scoring clip (tied with Washington State) in 2020. EMUs most impressive home win came in Week 11, when the Green and White used late-game defensive heroics to upend in-state foe Western Michigan, 22-21, on Senior Night in the Factory. Creighton holds the unusual distinction of having won football games on three different continents. 1st Win over a Power 5 Conference team (Rutgers) One such coach, Ohio State's Jim Tressel, later called Creighton "one of [his] favorites", and acted as a reference for Creighton when the latter applied for the Drake job. Panama? The best season during this stretch was a 33 season in 1921. Under Creightons leadership, EMU put up one of the best four-year stretches in program history between 2016-19. EMU played the fourth-most single possession contests, as only Pittsburgh (9) and North Carolina (9) played in more games that went down to the wire. Teetzel went on to Brigham Young University (19051908) and Utah State Agricultural College (19081916), where he headed the athletic departments and coached a variety or sports, including basketball and track. EMUs offense was one of the best in the Mid-American Conference on third down. [24] From 1919 to 1920, he was the head football coach at Nebraska, where he compiled an 863 record. Furthermore, the 364.4 yards of total offense allowed were the second-best mark since 1998 and best since 2011. In 2009, picked to finish sixth in the preseason coaches poll, Creighton guided Drake to an 8-3 record, including a 6-2 third-place finish in the Pioneer Football League. Bahamas next stop in Eastern Michigan's Chris Creighton's world coaching journey", "Manchester locates assistant coach in land of midnight sun", "Bulldogs still high on Pikes Peak climb", "Morningside football climbs the national ranks by hiking up actual mountains", "New Drake coach had big success in Div. The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy. degree in 1900, following which he became the head coach at Michigan State Normal. At the Quick Lane Bowl, Glass was responsible for 394 total yards of offense on the night, as he finished 28-of-50 for 311 yards, two touchdown passes, and an interception, while leading the team with a career-high 21 rushes for 83 yards and another touchdown. Tony Lombardi was the shortest-tenured coach, both in time and number of games, leading the team only for five days,[3] and only for the final game of the 1999 season.[1]. From 1925 through 1930, the team achieved a 40-4-2 record, including perfect seasons in 1925 and 1927. [24] Creighton inherited a difficult situation. It was the programs first victory inside the Glass Bowl (UTs home stadium) since the 1999 season. The official Football Coach List for the Eastern Michigan University Eagles Skip To Main . In this spirit, EMU has nicknamed Rynearson Stadium The Factory, a place where coaches and staff will go to work each day to help E Tough student-athletes become scholars, leaders, champions and impact men. [101], On November 16, 1999, three days after a 29-26 loss at Central Michigan,[102] Eastern Michigan Athletic Director Dave Diles held a press conference to announce that he had fired Rasnick as head coach,[103] and that defensive coordinator Tony Lombardi would serve as the interim head coach for the final game of the season, four days later, saying, "I felt it was best to make a change at this time to begin an immediate search for a new head football coach. [35], National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, "Maxx Crosby's college coach is a diehard Oakland Raiders fan", "Tanzania? Family: Wife: Heather Children: Hallie, Kate, Luke. The Eagles set a single-season franchise record with 70 sacks in 2022 and became the first team with four different players to register 10+ sacks. In 1926, Green was elected Governor of Michigan, and he was re-elected to a second two-year term in 1928.[15]. Creightons leadership helped seven Eagles earn All-MAC accolades. The official Football Coach List for the Ball State University Cardinals Skip To Main . Staff Directory Members By Category/Department; Name Title Phone Email Address; Jim McElwain: Head Coach Robb Akey: Defensive Coordinator (989) 774-3896 (989) 774-3896 : The Factory is also highlighted by Division I Footballs first gray FieldTurf playing surface. After three seasons at MSNC, during which he compiled a 6-14-1 record,[18] Teetzel left the school to coach football at Benton Harbor High School in 1903, 1904, and 1905. Adding Lassiter would bring more experience and go a long way in securing more depth for 2023. Additionally, quarterback Ben Bryant ranked inside the nations top-12 with a 69 percent completion percentage, and became just the third quarterback in EMU history to eclipse the 3,000-yard mark through the air. 1st Win over Ohio University in Athens, Ohio since 1994 Eastern has now had seven-or-more honorees in six consecutive seasons. At the age of 16 he joined Teen Missions International, an interdenominational Christian mission organization. Eastern Michigan assistant football coach Fred Reed, who spent seven seasons as the Eagles' pass-game coordinator and safeties coach and also previously coached with the Lions, died Sunday . In his first year in Ypsilanti, Creightons Eagles finished the regular season ranked nationally in the top-60 in nine statistical categories to go along with six top-five rankings in the MAC standings. In 2012, he led the Bulldogs to their second straight Pioneer Football League title and the sixth PFL championship in program history with an 8-3 record and a 7-1 mark in league play. Director of Athletic Media Relations (Football, Tennis, Podcast, Creative) 734.487.0317 734.487.0317: AlexJewell_EMU: Alyssa Rodriguez: Assistant Director of Athletic Media Relations (W. Basketball, Volleyball, Lacrosse) . These key words have come to describe EMU football as Chris Creighton enters his ninth season as the head man at EMU in 2022. Harkema was the head coach at Grand Valley State University (1973-82) before taking over the EMU program and leading it to its only Mid-American Conference Championship in 1987. Back in early February, we highlighted the unique interview process Eastern Michigan head coach Chris Creighton held for potential defensive line coaches. [6] While at Kenyon, Creighton studied abroad in Ecuador, kindling an interest in developing countries.[7]. EMUs passing attack spread the wealth with seven different receivers having 20-or-more receptions, Eastern Michigan was one of just three schools nationally to accomplish that feat. EMU pass-catchers recorded four different 100-yard performances in 2020, and accounted for 12 of EMUs 24 offensive touchdowns an ode to the teams offensive balance. 2019 Eastern Michigan Season 6-7. Creighton, awarded in the Coaching category, was one of just five 2011 winners of the Giant Steps Award, given annually to individuals who use sport to positively affect social change, actualizing the mission of the NCAS. 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In 1969, the new stadium, which was considered off-campus at the time, opened with a capacity of 15,500. [106] Prior to arriving at Eastern Michigan, English had been the defensive coordinator at Michigan in 2006 and 2007, and at Louisville in 2008. In 2020, Creighton successfully guided the program through to challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, while also taking on a play-caller role for the first time in his stint at Eastern. [12] In those four seasons, Creighton's teams went 329 and won the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference championship in 1997 and 2000. Creighton was born on February 7, 1969, grew up in San Francisco. After leaving Eastern Michigan, Mans went on to a long political career, serving as mayor of Trenton, Michigan, from 1983 to 1989, and as a state representative from 1996 through 2002. Chris and his wife, Heather, have two daughters, Hallie and Kate, and a son, Luke. With its selection to the LendingTree Bowl, Eastern made three consecutive bowl appearances (excluding COVID-shortened 2019 season) for the first time in program history, and its fourth postseason appearance in the previous six seasons. Lassiter has two seasons of eligibility remaining and he has received competing offers from Colorado, Washington State, Pitt, Boston College, Tulsa, ECU, UConn, Toledo, and UNLV since entering the transfer portal. Eastern Michigan head football coach Chris Creighton's annual base salary has climbed to $540,000 for this season and is set to increase by $10,000 for each of the four remaining years on the deal . 1st winning Mid-American Conference campaign since 1995