# 2007 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team

The 2007 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team represented Eastern Michigan University during the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Eastern Michigan competed as a member of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) West Division. The team was coached by Jeff Genyk and played their homes game in Rynearson Stadium. The Eagles finished the season 4–8, tied with the 2004 and 2005 seasons for the most wins in Genyk's career.

## Recruiting

College recruiting information (2007) :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | 40$^‡$ | Commit date |
| Overall recruiting rankings: |||||||
| ‡ Refers to 40 yard dash Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Eastern Michigan Football Recruiting 2007". ESPN.com. "2007 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. |||||||

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 1 | 6:00 pm | at Pittsburgh* | Heinz FieldPittsburgh, PA | | L 3–27 | 36,183 |
| September 8 | 12:00 pm | Ball State | Rynearson StadiumYpsilanti, MI | CL | L 16–38 | 5,794 |
| September 15 | 12:00 pm | at Northern Illinois | Huskie StadiumDeKalb, IL | | W 21–19 | 20,012 |
| September 22 | 3:30 pm | Howard* | Rynearson StadiumYpsilanti, MI | | W 38–15 | 10,141 |
| September 29 | 7:00 pm | at Vanderbilt* | Vanderbilt StadiumNashville, TN | | L 7–30 | 37,220 |
| October 6 | 12:00 pm | at Michigan* | Michigan StadiumAnn Arbor, MI | BTN | L 22–33 | 108,415 |
| October 13 | 12:00 pm | at Ohio | Peden StadiumAthens, OH | | L 42–48 | 17,031 |
| October 19 | 7:00 pm | Northwestern* | Ford FieldDetroit, MI | ESPNU | L 14–26 | 10,000 |
| October 27 | 3:30 pm | Western Michigan | Rynearson StadiumYpsilanti, MI (Michigan MAC Trophy) | CL | W 19–2 | 7,002 |
| November 3 | 7:00 pm | at Toledo | Glass BowlToledo, OH | | L 28–52 | 17,270 |
| November 9 | 7:30 pm | Bowling Green | Rynearson StadiumYpsilanti, MI | ESPNU | L 32–39 | 4,304 |
| November 16 | 7:00 pm | at Central Michigan | Kelly/Shorts StadiumMount Pleasant, MI (rivalry) | | W 48–45 | 15,822 |
| *Non-conference gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||

## Coaching staff

| Name | Position | Year at school |
| Jeff Genyk | Head Coach | 4th |

## Game summaries
### Northern Illinois

After falling behind 13–0, the Eagles came back, and won 21–19 by blocking a Northern Illinois field goal attempt at the end of the game.

### Michigan

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Eastern Michigan | 3 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 22 |
| Michigan | 10 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 33 |
The Eagles registered their best showing ever against the Michigan Wolverines. In this 33–22 loss, EMU largely stifled Michigan's all-time leading quarterback, Chad Henne, and returned a blocked kick for a touchdown.

### Western Michigan

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Broncos | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Eagles | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 19 |
This game was the first of three games that would determine the 2007 Michigan MAC Trophy winner (Central Michigan vs. WMU November 17 and CMU vs. EMU November 17). Prior to this game, Western led the all-time series 26-14-2 and had not lost in Rynearson Stadium since 1991 (7 wins).
Only a first quarter safety kept the Eagles from registering their first shutout since 1997.
Recap | Boxscore | WMU pregame notes

### Central Michigan

This was the final game in determining the 2007 Michigan MAC Trophy winner. With their win in this game, the Eagles captured the trophy for the first time.

## After the season

The following Eagle was selected in the 2008 NFL draft after the season.
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL club |
| 2 | 54 | Jason Jones | Defensive end | Tennessee Titans |