1991 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team

1991 Eastern Michigan Eagles football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record3–7–1 (3–4–1 MAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBill Schmitz (1st season)
CaptainGame captains
Home stadiumRynearson Stadium
1991 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Bowling Green $ 8 – 0 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
Central Michigan 3 – 1 – 4 6 – 1 – 4
Miami (OH) 4 – 3 – 1 6 – 4 – 1
Toledo 4 – 3 – 1 5 – 5 – 1
Ball State 4 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Western Michigan 4 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
3 – 4 – 1 3 – 7 – 1
Ohio 1 – 6 – 1 2 – 8 – 1
Kent State 1 – 7 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1991 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team represented Eastern Michigan University in the 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their ninth season under head coach Jim Harkema, the Eagles compiled a 3–7–1 record (3–4–1 against conference opponents), finished in seventh place in the Mid-American Conference, and were outscored by their opponents, 232 to 144. The team lost to two Big Ten Conference opponents, Purdue (3–49) and Wisconsin (6–21).[1][2] The team's statistical leaders included Kwame McKinnon with 849 passing yards, Cameron Moss with 452 rushing yards, and Jon Pfeifer with 241 receiving yards.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 31at Bowling Green
L 6–17
September 7at Purdue*
L 3–4940,684
September 14at Miami (OH)
L 3–29
September 21Louisiana Tech*
L 14–1713,941[4]
September 28at Wisconsin*
L 6–2145,356
October 5at Kent State
W 21–20
October 12Ball State
  • Rynearson Stadium
  • Ypsilanti, MI
L 8–10
October 19Western Michigan
  • Rynearson Stadium
  • Ypsilanti, MI
W 42–24
November 2Central Michigan
  • Rynearson Stadium
  • Ypsilanti, MI (rivalry)
T 14–14
November 9at Ohio
W 13–10
November 16Toledo
  • Rynearson Stadium
  • Ypsilanti, MI
L 14–21
  • *Non-conference game

Personnel

1991 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB Kwame McKinnon Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
  30 Cazzie Nelson
  5 Ronald Rice
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K Jim Langeloh
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

  1. ^ "1991 Eastern Michigan Eagles Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 28, 2016.
  2. ^ "2015 Eastern Michigan Football Digital Media Guide" (PDF). Eastern Michigan University Football. pp. 166, 170. Retrieved July 4, 2016.
  3. ^ "1991 Eastern Michigan Eagles Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 28, 2016.
  4. ^ "Late FG does in EMU". Detroit Free Press. September 22, 1991. Retrieved July 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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