2013 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team

The 2013 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team represented Eastern Michigan University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Eagles played their home games at Rynearson Stadium and were a member of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. The team was led by fifth year head coach Ron English through the first nine games of the season (posting a 1–8 record). English was fired mid-season and replaced on an interim basis by Stan Parrish, previously the team's offensive coordinator.

2013 Eastern Michigan Eagles football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	West Division
Record	2–10 (1–7 MAC)
Head coach	Ron English (5th season first 9 games) Stan Parrish (interim final 3 games)
Offensive coordinator	Stan Parrish (1st season)
Home stadium	Rynearson Stadium

2013 Mid-American Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Bowling Green x$		7	–	1					10	–	4
Buffalo		6	–	2					8	–	5
Ohio		4	–	4					7	–	6
Akron		4	–	4					5	–	7
Kent State		3	–	5					4	–	8
UMass		1	–	7					1	–	11
Miami (OH)		0	–	8					0	–	12
West Division
Northern Illinois x		8	–	0					12	–	2
Ball State		7	–	1					10	–	3
Toledo		5	–	3					7	–	5
Central Michigan		5	–	3					6	–	6
Eastern Michigan		1	–	7					2	–	10
Western Michigan		1	–	7					1	–	11
Championship: Bowling Green 47, Northern Illinois 27
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	6:00 pm	Howard*	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI	ESPN3	W 34–24	7,668
September 7	12:00 pm	at Penn State*	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA	BTN	L 7–45	92,863
September 14	1:00 pm	at Rutgers*	High Point Solutions Stadium Piscataway, NJ	ESPN3	L 10–28	47,604
September 21	1:00 pm	Ball State	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI	ESPN3	L 20–51	5,402
October 5	12:00 pm	at Buffalo	UB Stadium Amherst, NY	ESPN+	L 14–42	23,602
October 12	12:00 pm	at Army*	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	CBSSN	L 25–50	36,006
October 19	1:00 pm	Ohio	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI	ESPN3	L 28–56	3,257
October 26	2:30 pm	at No. 23 Northern Illinois	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL	CSNC	L 20–59	20,185
November 2	7:00 pm	at Toledo	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	ESPN3	L 16–55	17,492
November 9	1:00 pm	Western Michigan	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI (Michigan MAC Trophy)	ESPN3	W 35–32 OT	2,177
November 23	1:00 pm	Bowling Green	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI	ESPN3	L 7–58	1,751
November 29	2:00 pm	at Central Michigan	Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI (rivalry)	ESPN3	L 10–42	5,214
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

• Source: Schedule

Game summaries

Howard

See also: Howard Bison football and 2013 Howard Bison football team

Howard at Eastern Michigan

1 2 3 4 Total Bison 0 10 14 0 24 • Eagles 0 13 7 14 34 Date: August 29 Location: Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI Television network: ESPN3

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Penn State

See also: Penn State Nittany Lions football and 2013 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

Eastern Michigan at Penn State

1 2 3 4 Total Eaqles 7 0 0 0 7 • Nittany Lions 7 10 7 21 45 Date: September 7 Location: Beaver Stadium University Park, PA Television network: BTN

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Rutgers

See also: Rutgers Scarlet Knights football and 2013 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

Eastern Michigan at Rutgers

1 2 3 4 Total Eagles 3 7 0 0 10 • Scarlet Knights 14 0 7 7 28 Date: September 14 Location: High Point Solutions Stadium Piscataway, NJ

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Ball State

See also: Ball State Cardinals football and 2013 Ball State Cardinals football team

Ball State at Eastern Michigan

1 2 3 4 Total • Cardinals 27 7 17 0 51 Eagles 6 7 7 0 20 Date: September 21 Location: Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, Michigan

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Buffalo

See also: Buffalo Bulls football and 2013 Buffalo Bulls football team

Eastern Michigan at Buffalo

1 2 3 4 Total Eagles 0 7 0 7 14 • Bulls 14 14 14 0 42 Date: October 5 Location: UB Stadium Buffalo, NY Television network: ESPN+

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Army

See also: Army Black Knights football and 2013 Army Black Knights football team

Eastern Michigan at Army

1 2 3 4 Total Eagles 15 3 0 7 25 • Black Knights 15 7 21 7 50 Date: October 12 Location: Michie Stadium West Point, NY Television network: CBSSN

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Ohio

See also: Ohio Bobcats football and 2013 Ohio Bobcats football team

Ohio at Eastern Michigan

1 2 3 4 Total • Bobcats 21 0 21 14 56 Eagles 7 7 7 7 28 Date: October 19 Location: Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI

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Northern Illinois

See also: Northern Illinois Huskies football and 2013 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

Eastern Michigan at Northern Illinois

1 2 3 4 Total Eagles 3 0 10 7 20 • #23 Huskies 21 17 14 7 59 Date: October 26 Location: Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL Television network: CSNCH

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Toledo

See also: Toledo Rockets football and 2013 Toledo Rockets football team

Eastern Michigan at Toledo

1 2 3 4 Total Eagles 0 10 0 6 16 • Rockets 21 17 10 7 55 Date: November 2 Location: Glass Bowl Toledo, OH

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Western Michigan

See also: Western Michigan Broncos, 2013 Western Michigan Broncos football team, and Michigan MAC Trophy

Western Michigan at Eastern Michigan

1 2 3 4 OT Total Broncos 10 6 10 3 3 32 • Eagles 7 7 7 8 6 35 Date: November 9 Location: Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI

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Bowling Green

See also: Bowling Green Falcons football and 2013 Bowling Green Falcons football team

Bowling Green at Eastern Michigan

1 2 3 4 Total • Falcons 17 17 17 7 58 Eagles 7 0 0 0 7 Date: November 23 Location: Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI

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Central Michigan

See also: Central Michigan Chippewas football, 2013 Central Michigan Chippewas football team, and Michigan MAC Trophy

Eastern Michigan at Central Michigan

1 2 3 4 Total Eagles 0 10 0 0 10 • Chippewas 14 7 14 7 42 Date: November 29 Location: Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI Television network: ESPN3

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