1999 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team

American college football season

1999 Eastern Michigan Eagles football

Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	West Division
Record	4–7 (4–4 MAC)
Head coach	Rick Rasnick (5th season; first 10 games) Tony Lombardi (interim, final game)
Offensive coordinator	Todd Monken (2nd season)
MVP	Donald "Blake" McCall
Captain	Brandon Campbell, Walter Church, Donald "Blake" McCall, Tom Michel, Ashley Travis
Home stadium	Rynearson Stadium
Seasons← 1998 2000 →

1999 Mid-American Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
East Division
No. 10 Marshall x$	8	–	0	13	–	0
Miami (OH)	6	–	2	7	–	4
Akron	5	–	3	7	–	4
Ohio	5	–	3	5	–	6
Bowling Green	3	–	5	5	–	6
Kent State	2	–	6	2	–	9
Buffalo	0	–	8	0	–	11
West Division
Western Michigan x	6	–	2	7	–	5
Toledo	5	–	3	6	–	5
Northern Illinois	5	–	3	5	–	6
Eastern Michigan	4	–	4	4	–	7
Central Michigan	3	–	5	4	–	7
Ball State	0	–	8	0	–	11
Championship: Marshall 34, Western Michigan 30
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1999 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team represented Eastern Michigan University in the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fifth and final season under head coach Rick Rasnick, the Eagles compiled a 4–7 record (4–4 against conference opponents), finished in fourth place in the West Division of the Mid-American Conference, and were outscored by their opponents, 338 to 239. The team's statistical leaders included Walter Church with 2,015 passing yards, Eric Powell with 583 rushing yards, and Brandon Campbell with 764 receiving yards. Donald "Blake" McCall received the team's most valuable player award.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 11	at Michigan State*	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI	L 7–51
September 18	at Miami (OH)	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH	L 14–35
September 25	Akron	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI	W 38–17
October 2	at Louisville*	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY	L 10–45
October 9	Western Michigan	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI	L 37–40 (OT)
October 16	Ohio	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI	W 27–26
October 23	at Toledo	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	W 20–13
October 30	at UCF*	Citrus Bowl Orlando, FL	L 6–31
November 6	Ball State	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI	W 31–21
November 13	at Central Michigan	Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI (rivalry)	L 26–29
November 20	at Northern Illinois	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL	L 23–30
*Non-conference game Homecoming

References

"1999 Eastern Michigan Eagles Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 28, 2016.
"2015 Eastern Michigan Football Digital Media Guide" (PDF). Eastern Michigan University Football. pp. 167, 170. Retrieved June 30, 2016.
"1999 Eastern Michigan Eagles Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 28, 2016.
2015 Media Guide, p. 146.

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Venues	Normal Field (1927–1936) Briggs Field (1937–1968) Rynearson Stadium (1969–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Central Michigan Central Michigan, Western Michigan: Michigan MAC Trophy
Culture & lore	Marching band Swoop
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
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