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2026 · THROUGH WK 8

MAC · 4-4 · 3-1 CONF · ATS 3-5 · O/U 2-6

Eastern Michigan Eagles

HC Chris Creighton (13th yr) · OC Mike Piatkowski · DC —

STARTS IN 11 PERSONNEL (4 OF 7) · BASE D 4-2-5 · SHOTGUN 99%

Power rating−14.8132nd
CFP odds0%—
PLAYOFFNEEDS TITLE→OUT
Proj. wins5.2of 12
Fan pulse—0 of 30 scored

MAC · 4-4 · 3-1 CONF · ATS 3-5 · O/U 2-6

Eastern Michigan

Eagles · HC Chris Creighton (13th yr) · starts in 11 (4 of 7) · base D 4-2-5

Power rating−14.8132nd
CFP odds · outlook0%—NEEDS TITLE→OUT
Proj. wins5.2of 12
Fan pulse—0 of 30 scored

Eastern Michigan

4-4 · 3-1 MAC

POWER RATING−14.8132nd in FBS
CFP ODDS0%no change
PROJ. WINS5.2of 12 games
PLAYOFF OUTLOOKNEEDS TITLE→OUT

4 losses now · CFP 0% in sims · CCG 3% · title 1%

FAN PULSE—0 of 30 scored

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Schedule & resultsSchedule

POSTGAME WE = HOW OFTEN THIS BOX SCORE WINS · FUTURE ROWS SHOW PREGAME WPCLOSING LINES · FUTURE ROWS SHOW PROJECTED LINEFUTURE LINES PROJECTED

Eastern Michigan schedule and results
Wk
Opponent
Result
Line
ATS
Net EPA
Off SR
Def SR
Win prob
Plays
s/play
1Sacramento StateSacramento StateW28–17−9.5−9.5W+0.1943%35%75%6528.8
1San José StateSan José StateL21–27−1.5−1.5L−0.3929%36%13%6828.9
2at Michigan Stateat Michigan StateL7–35+17.5+17.5L−0.3841%56%4%524.0
3at Wisconsinat WisconsinL10–54+23.5+23.5L−0.8725%57%2%5929.0
4LindenwoodLindenwoodW29–3−24.5−24.5W+0.4843%24%97%6927.2
5at Massachusettsat MassachusettsW38–14+6+6W+0.4957%44%97%6731.5
6at Akronat AkronW25–23−4.5−4.5L−0.1545%43%67%7729.9
7ToledoToledoL14–34+7.5+7.5L−0.4327%49%15%7121.2
8at Ohioat OhioNEXTSAT 4:00 ESPNUSAT 4:00+10+10————17%129—
9BYE
10vs Central Michigan · Detroitvs Central MichiganNOV 4NOV 4+4.9 proj+4.938%
11BYE
12at Western Michiganat Western MichiganNOV 17NOV 17+16.6 proj+16.616%
13Kent StateKent StateNOV 24NOV 24−0.1 proj−0.150%

Success rate by down & distance

1st67%n 30%n 239%n 19538%n 8
2nd52%n 2345%n 3339%n 839%n 22
3rd71%n 2838%n 2641%n 346%n 17
4th50%n 80%n 10%n 2—n 0

Formation & personnelFormation

PBP TAGS · 483 OF 485 PLAYS483 OF 485 PLAYS TAGGED

Formation splits
LookLook · usage
Usage
Pass %Pass
EPA/playEPA
SR
Shotgun99%99%59%−0.0239%
Under center1%1%33%−0.0167%
No-huddle13%13%54%+0.0237%
Huddle87%87%59%−0.0240%
StartersSTARTERS
114 of 7 games122 of 7BASE D4-2-55 of 8
114 of 74-2-5base D · 5 of 8

In shotgun on 99 % of tagged snaps, passing 59 % of the time (−0.01 EPA a play; −0.01 under center). No-huddle on 13 %. Starts in 11 personnel in 4 of 7 games. Base defense 4-2-5 (5 of 8).

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at OhioLINE+10MODEL+15.6WP17%

Refs

JUDGMENT FLAGS OVER EXPECTED · 2026FLAGS OVER EXPECTED / G · 2026

Judgment flags over expected by crew conference
Crews from
FOE / G
90% range
Games
Read
MAC crews−0.3 to +0.5 · 41 games+0.1−0.3 to +0.541NOISE
Big Ten crews— · 4 games−0.8—4NOISE
C-USA crews— · 2 games−0.8—2NOISE
Sun Belt crews— · 2 games+2.4—2NOISE
American crews— · 1 game−3.1—1NOISE
Mountain West crews— · 1 game−3.8—1NOISE
SEC crews— · 1 game+0.7—1NOISE
FRIENDLIEST CREWFRIENDLIESTMatt Packowski−1.2 / g · 5 games · noise−1.2 / g · 5 g · noise
TOUGHEST CREWTOUGHESTJeremy Valentine+1.8 / g · 4 games · noise+1.8 / g · 4 g · noise

+ = more judgment flags on Eastern Michigan than expected · 2026 only: crews known for 8 of 9 games · no lean before 8 gamesJudgment flags only, 2026 · crews known for 8 of 9 games · + = more on Eastern Michigan than expected · no lean before 8 games

Key players

Unit statsEfficiency

OPP-ADJUSTED · RANK OF 138 FBSFBS RANK · OPP-ADJUSTED

Eastern Michigan offense statistics
MetricStat
Eastern MichiganEMU
RankRK
FBS avgVS FBS
EPA / play−0.07122nd+0.06
Success rate38.6%115th42.3%
Explosiveness1.22121st1.30
Rush EPA / play+0.02108th+0.07
Pass EPA / play−0.03124th+0.11
Passing downs SR30.5%83rd31.1%
Line yards3.0994th3.21
Sack rate allowed3.5%38th5.3%
3rd-down conversion43%55th41%
Points / opportunity4.8635th4.27
Red zone TD rate70%40th63%
Seconds / play27.150th28.0