2018 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team


The 2018 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team represented Eastern Michigan University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by fifth-year head coach Chris Creighton and played their home games at Rynearson Stadium in Ypsilanti, Michigan as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 7–6, 5–3 in MAC play to finish in a three-way tie for second place in the West Division. They were invited to the Camellia Bowl where they lost to Georgia Southern.

Previous season

The Eagles finished the 2017 season 5–7, 3–5 in MAC play to finish in fifth place in the West Division.

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released
Rimington TrophyDakota TallmanCSR
Chuck Bednarik AwardMaxx CrosbyDEJR
Doak Walker AwardIan EriksenRBSR
Bronko Nagurski TrophyMaxx CrosbyDEJR
Outland TrophyJimmy LeatiotaOLSR
Wuerffel TrophyJeremy HickeyOLSR
Ted Hendricks AwardMaxx CrosbyDEJR

Preseason media poll

The MAC released their preseason media poll on July 24, 2018, with the Eagles predicted to finish in fourth place in the West Division.
West Division

Schedule

Game summaries

Monmouth

at Purdue

at Buffalo

at San Diego State

Northern Illinois

at Western Michigan

Toledo

at Ball State

Army

Central Michigan

Akron

at Kent State

vs. Georgia Southern (Camellia Bowl)

Roster

Players drafted into the NFL

RoundPickPlayerPositionNFL Club
4106Maxx CrosbyDEOakland Raiders