The 2011 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team will represent Eastern Michigan University

Eastern Michigan University

Eastern Michigan University is a comprehensive, co-educational public university located in Ypsilanti, Michigan. Ypsilanti is west of Detroit and eight miles east of Ann Arbor. The university was founded in 1849 as Michigan State Normal School...

 during the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season

2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season

The 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season, play of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the Division I Football Bowl Subdivision level, began on Thursday, September 1, 2011...

. Eastern Michigan will compete as a member of the Mid-American Conference

Mid-American Conference

The Mid-American Conference is a National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I college athletic conference with a membership base in the Great Lakes region that stretches from Western New York to Illinois. Nine of the twelve full member schools are in Ohio and Michigan, with single members...

 (MAC) West Division, will be coached by Ron English

Ron English (American football)

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, and will play their homes game at Rynearson Stadium

Rynearson Stadium

Rynearson Stadium is a stadium in Ypsilanti, Michigan. It is primarily used for American football, and is the home field of the Eastern Michigan University Eagles. It held its first game on September 27, 1969 when EMU upset the University of Akron, 10-3. Currently, the stadium has seating for...

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Previous season

The Eagles posted a 2–10 record in 2010, Ron English's second season as head coach, losing all four non-conference games and stretching their losing streak to 18 games before winning an overtime game at Ball State and another game at Buffalo in the latter part of the season.

Personnel

Name	Position	Year at EMU	Alma Mater Alma mater Alma mater , pronounced ), was used in ancient Rome as a title for various mother goddesses, especially Ceres or Cybele, and in Christianity for the Virgin Mary.-General term:...
Ron English Ron English (American football) -External links:**...	Head Coach	3rd	California
Ken Karcher Ken Karcher Ken Karcher is an American football coach and former quarterback. He is currently the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Eastern Michigan University...	Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator Offensive coordinator An offensive coordinator is a member of the coaching staff of a gridiron football team who is in charge of the offense. Generally, along with his defensive counterpart, he represents the second level of command structure after the head coach... /Quarterbacks Coach	3rd	Tulane Tulane University Tulane University is a private, nonsectarian research university located in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States...
Phil Snow Phil Snow Phillip Snow Is the Defensive Coordinator at Eastern Michigan University. He attended Sacramento CC and Cal. State Hayward , where he received a Bachelor's in Physical Education...	Defensive Coordinator Defensive coordinator A defensive coordinator typically refers to a coach on a gridiron football team who is in charge of the defense. Generally, along with his offensive counterpart, he represents the second level of command structure after the head coach... /Defensive Backs coach	2nd	Cal-State Hayward California State University, East Bay California State University, East Bay is a public university located in the eastern region of the San Francisco Bay Area. The university, as part of the 23-campus California State University system, offers over 100 areas of study...
Kurt Anderson	Running Game Coord./Offensive Line	4th	Michigan University of Michigan The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...
Tom Burpee	Tight Ends Coach/Special Teams Coordinator	3rd	Michigan University of Michigan The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...
Ken Delgado	Defensive Line Coach	2nd	San Jose St. San José State University San Jose State University is a public university located in San Jose, California, United States...
Doug Downing	Recruiting Coordinator/Running Backs Coach	2nd	Purdue Purdue University Purdue University, located in West Lafayette, Indiana, U.S., is the flagship university of the six-campus Purdue University system. Purdue was founded on May 6, 1869, as a land-grant university when the Indiana General Assembly, taking advantage of the Morrill Act, accepted a donation of land and...
Deon Maddox	Wide Receivers Coach	2nd	Syracuse Syracuse University Syracuse University is a private research university located in Syracuse, New York, United States. Its roots can be traced back to Genesee Wesleyan Seminary, founded by the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1832, which also later founded Genesee College...
Steve Morrison Steve Morrison (American football) Steven Craig Morrison is a retired professional American football linebacker who played for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League from 1995 to 1998. He is currently the linebackers coach at Eastern Michigan University. He last served as the defensive coordinator for the Western...	Linebackers Coach	2nd	Michigan University of Michigan The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...

Pre-season expectations

In the 2011 Mid-American Conference media poll, the Eagles were picked to finish in last place in the West Division, where they finished the past two seasons.

Schedule

Howard

EMU's opening game was originally scheduled for 7 PM on Saturday, September 3. Due to severe storms in the area, which caused problems at football games throughout the Midwest, including the cancellation of the Western Michigan at University of Michigan game near the end of the third quarter, the kickoff was first postponed until 8:30 PM, then to 9:30 PM, and finally to noon on Sunday, with free admission offered. After a slow start by the EMU offense, which saw junior quarterback Alex Gillett throw an interception returned for a touchdown on the Eagles' first offensive play, EMU took charge of the game in the second quarter, scoring touchdowns on four of their next five drives while holding Howard to just 13 net yards on their next six possessions. EMU's offense was led by running backs Dominique Sherrer and Javonti Greene, each gained 120 yards and a touchdown in 14 carries, while Justin Cudworth led EMU's defense with 13 tackles, a sack, and a forced fumble.

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter

• 10:54 Howard - Julien David 29 yard interception return (two-point conversion failed) 0-6 Howard
• 7:43 EMU - Kody Fulkerson 45 yard field goal 3-6 Howard
• 2:23 Howard - Parker Munoz 39 yard field goal 3-9 Howard

2nd Quarter

• 14:53 EMU - Kody Fulkerson 31 yard field goal 6-9 Howard
• 11:31 EMU - Garrett Hoskins 25 yard pass from Alex Gillett (Kody Fulkerson kick) 13-9 EMU
• 1:31 EMU - Javonti Greene 1 yard run (Kody Fulkerson kick) 20-9 EMU
• 0:56 EMU - Alex Gillett 14 yard run (Kody Fulkerson kick) 27-9 EMU

3rd Quarter

• 14:05 EMU - Dominique Sherrer 77 yard run (Kody Fulkerson kick) 34-9 EMU

4th Quarter

• 3:13 EMU - Joe Fleming 9 yard pass from Alex Gillett (Kody Fulkerson kick) 41-9 EMU