 EMU Football has nicknamed the field at Rynearson Stadium "The Factory" and installed a new tradition of knocking down a cinder block wall before homes games.The new coach has also had the ROTC cannon removed, which traditionally fires off after an EMU score.Preseason

Hustlebelt.com Preseason Top 50
Doak Walker Award Candidate
College Football Performance Awards Watch List
Athlon Sports Preseason All-MAC 1st Team
Athlon Sports Preseason All-MAC 3rd Team
Phil Steele Preseason All-MAC 1st Team
Phil Steele Preseason All-MAC 3rd Team
Lombardi Award Watch List 
John Mackey Award Watch List 
Regular Season

MAC West Division Special Teams Player of the Week 

Eastern Michigan vs Morgan State

EMU (1–0) at Florida (0–0)

The contest marked the first loss of the season for the Green and White as well as the first with Head Coach Chris Creighton.