2022 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team
American college football season
The 2022 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team represented Eastern Michigan University during the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Eagles were led by ninth-year head coach Chris Creighton and played their home games at Rynearson Stadium in Ypsilanti, Michigan. They competed as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC). By finishing the regular season at 8–4, the Eagles reached eight wins for the first time since winning a school-record ten games in 1987.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| 7:00 p.m. | Eastern Kentucky* | | ESPN3 | W 42–34 | 16,531
| September 10 | 7:00 p.m. | at Louisiana* | | NFLN | L 21–49 | 15,352
| September 17 | 11:00 p.m. | at Arizona State* | | P12N | W 30–21 | 43,788
| September 24 | 12:00 p.m. | Buffalo | - Rynearson Stadium
- Ypsilanti, MI
| CBSSN | L 31–50 | 14,524
| October 1 | 2:00 p.m. | UMass* | - Rynearson Stadium
- Ypsilanti, MI
| ESPN+ | W 20–13 | 16,478
| October 8 | 12:00 p.m. | at Western Michigan | | CBSSN | W 45–23 | 10,876
| October 15 | 3:30 p.m. | Northern Illinois | - Rynearson Stadium
- Ypsilanti, MI
| ESPN+ | L 10–39 | 15,100
| October 22 | 2:00 p.m. | at Ball State | | ESPN+ | W 20–16 | 15,698
| October 29 | 12:00 p.m. | Toledo | - Rynearson Stadium
- Ypsilanti, MI
| ESPNU | L 24–27 | 14,270
| | 7:00 p.m. | Akron | | CBSSN | W 34–28 | 12,589
| | 6:00 p.m. | at Kent State | | ESPN2 | W 31–24 | 3,998
| | 12:00 p.m. | Central Michigan | | CBSSN | W 38–19 | 14,213
| | 3:30 p.m. | vs. San Jose State* | | ESPN | W 41–27 | 10,122
| - *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Eastern time
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Game summaries
Eastern Kentucky
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1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Colonels
|
0
|
10
|
7
|
17 |
34 |
Eagles
|
0
|
14
|
14
|
14 |
42 |
At Louisiana
Pregame line |
Over/under
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LA –11.0 |
56
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Eastern Michigan Eagles (1–0) vs Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns (1–0) – Game summary
Quarter |
1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
Eagles |
7 |
7 |
7 | 0 | 21 |
Ragin' Cajuns |
0 |
0 |
21 | 28 | 49 |
at Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA
- Date: September 10, 2022
- Game time: 6:04 pm
- Game weather: Mostly cloudy • Temperature: 86 °F (30 °C) • Wind: S 4 miles per hour (6.4 km/h)
- Game attendance: 18,079
- Referee: Greg Sujack
- TV announcers (NFL Network): Doug Sherman (play–by–play) and Tyoka Jackson (analyst)
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Game information
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First Quarter
- EMU – Aaron Jackson 3-yard pass from Samson Evans (Jesus Gomez kick), 8:29. EMU 7–0. Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 6:31.
Second Quarter
- EMU – Tanner Knue 25-yard pass from Taylor Powell (Jesus Gomez kick), 0:05. EMU 14–0. Drive: 11 plays, 88 yards, 3:26.
Third Quarter
- LA – Michael Jefferson 27-yard pass from Chandler Fields (Preston Stafford kick), 12:41. EMU 14–7. Drive: 2 plays, 27 yards, 0:11.
- LA – Johnny Lumpkin 1-yard pass from Chandler Fields (Preston Stafford kick), 9:14. TIED 14–14. Drive: 7 plays, 32 yards, 3:09.
- EMU – Darius Boone 1-yard rush (Jesus Gomez kick), 7:00. EMU 21–14. Drive: 5 plays, 82 yards, 2:08.
- LA – John Stephens Jr. 36-yard pass from Ben Wooldridge (Preston Stafford kick), 3:59. TIED 21–21. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:01.
Fourth Quarter
- LA – Chris Smith 20-yard rush (Kam Pedescleaux kick), 14:52. LA 28–21. Drive: 6 plays, 61 yards, 2:25.
- LA – Neal Johnson 19-yard pass from Chandler Fields (Preston Stafford kick), 11:15. LA 35–21. Drive: 7 plays, 43 yards, 3:18.
- LA – Pearse Migl 2-yard pass from Ben Wooldridge (Preston Stafford kick), 8:22. LA 42–21. Drive: 5 plays, 71 yards, 2:21.
- LA – Dre'lyn Washington 1-yard rush (Ben Wooldridge kick), 1:47. LA 49–21. Drive: 8 plays, 55 yards, 4:34.
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Statistics |
Eastern Michigan |
Louisiana
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First downs |
23 |
23
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Total yards |
361 |
459
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Rushing yards |
41 |
149
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Passing yards |
320 |
310
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Turnovers |
5 |
0
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Time of possession |
29:35 |
30:25
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Team |
Category |
Player |
Statistics
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Eastern Michigan |
Passing |
Taylor Powell |
31/50, 317 yards, 1 TD, 3 INTs
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Rushing |
Jaylon Jackson |
5 carries, 37 yards
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Receiving |
Tanner Knue |
8 receptions, 89 yards, 1 TD
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Louisiana |
Passing |
Ben Wooldridge |
12/13, 169 yards, 2 TDs
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Rushing |
Dre'lyn Washington |
8 carries, 45 yards, 1 TD
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Receiving |
John Stephens Jr. |
3 receptions, 103 yards, 1 TD
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At Arizona State
Eastern Michigan Eagles (1–1) vs Arizona State Sun Devils (1–1) – Game summary
Quarter |
1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
Eagles |
10 |
14 |
3 | 3 | 30 |
Sun Devils |
0 |
14 |
0 | 7 | 21 |
at Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ
- Date: September 17, 2022
- Game time: 8:10 pm
- Game weather: Clear, 96 °F (36 °C)
- Game attendance: 43,788
- Referee: Matthew Richards
- TV announcers (P12N): JB Long, Bob Davie
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Game information
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First Quarter
- EMU – Jesus Gomez 27-yard field goal, 11:04. EMU 3–0. Drive: 12 plays, 56 yards, 3:56.
- EMU – Jaylon Jackson 4-yard run (Jesus Gomez kick), 3:18. EMU 10–0. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 5:37.
Second Quarter
- ASU – Andre Johnson 3-yard pass from Emory Jones (Carter Brown kick), 14:54. EMU 10–7. Drive: 3 plays, 22 yards, 0:35.
- EMU – Hassan Beydoun 6-yard pass from Austin Smith (Jesus Gomez kick), 8:11. EMU 17–7. Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 6:43.
- ASU – Emory Jones 3-yard run (Carter Brown kick), 2:53. EMU 17–14. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:18.
- EMU – Samson Evans 3-yard run (Jesus Gomez kick), 1:12. EMU 24–14. Drive: 8 plays, 79 yards, 1:41.
Third Quarter
- EMU – Jesus Gomez 40-yard field goal, 7:04. EMU 27–14. Drive: 7 plays, 39 yards, 2:41.
Fourth Quarter
- ASU – Xazavian Valladay 44-yard run (Carter Brown kick), 10:48. EMU 27–21. Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 1:34.
- EMU – Jesus Gomez 20-yard field goal, 4:24. EMU 30–21. Drive: 9 plays, 73 yards, 5:44.
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Statistics
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Eastern Michigan
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Arizona State
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First downs |
25 |
18
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Plays–yards |
73–458 |
55–352
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Rushes–yards |
51–305 |
23–170
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Passing yards |
153 |
182
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Passing: comp–att–int |
14–22–1 |
20–32
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Time of possession |
34:43 |
25:17
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Team |
Category |
Player |
Statistics
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Eastern Michigan
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Passing |
Taylor Powell |
10/14, 93 yards, 1 INT
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Rushing |
Samson Evans |
36 carries, 258 yards, 1 TD
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Receiving |
Tanner Knue |
3 receptions, 53 yards
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Arizona State
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Passing |
Emory Jones |
20/32, 182 yards, 1 TD
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Rushing |
Xazavian Valladay |
16 carries, 127 yards, 1 TD
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Receiving |
Elijhah Badger |
7 receptions, 88 yards
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Buffalo
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1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Bulls
|
13
|
17
|
10
|
10 |
50 |
Eagles
|
14
|
10
|
7
|
0 |
31 |
UMass
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1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Minutemen
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7
|
3
|
3
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0 |
13 |
Eagles
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0
|
0
|
14
|
6 |
20 |
At Western Michigan
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1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Eagles
|
14
|
21
|
7
|
3 |
45 |
Broncos
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0
|
7
|
9
|
7 |
23 |
Northern Illinois
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1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Huskies
|
14
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6
|
9
|
10 |
39 |
Eagles
|
7
|
0
|
3
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0 |
10 |
At Ball State
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1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Eagles
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0
|
10
|
0
|
10 |
20 |
Cardinals
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0
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7
|
9
|
0 |
16 |
Toledo
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1
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2
|
3
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4 |
Total |
Rockets
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0
|
10
|
7
|
10 |
27 |
Eagles
|
7
|
10
|
7
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0 |
24 |
At Akron
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1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Eagles
|
10
|
14
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7
|
3 |
34 |
Zips
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7
|
7
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0
|
14 |
28 |
At Kent State
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1
|
2
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3
|
4 |
Total |
Eagles
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7
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0
|
10
|
14 |
31 |
Golden Flashes
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7
|
10
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0
|
7 |
24 |
Central Michigan
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1
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2
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3
|
4 |
Total |
Chippewas
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7
|
6
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0
|
6 |
19 |
Eagles
|
14
|
0
|
14
|
10 |
38 |
Vs. San Jose State (Famous Idaho Potato Bowl)
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1
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2
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3
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4 |
Total |
Eagles
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9
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21
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11
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0 |
41 |
Spartans
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13
|
0
|
7
|
7 |
27 |
After the season
The following Eagles were selected in the 2023 NFL draft after the season.[2]
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