2018 The 2018 Season

Eastern Michigan's 2018 season (7-6) is a middle chapter: table-stakes progress, no crown in the ledger, the program still writing the book.

Record 7-6
Final Result Bowl season
AP Final post-bowls
SP+ -1.9 last-week
Era
The Shape — week-by-week · cumulative W–L below
W vs Monmouth 51-17 W @ Purdue 20-19 L @ Buffalo 28-35 L @ San Sta 20-23 L vs Nort Ill 23-26 L @ West Mic 24-27 W vs Toledo 28-26 W @ Ball Sta 42-20 L vs Army 22-37 W vs Cent Mic 17-7 W vs Akron 27-7 W @ Kent Sta 28-20 L vs Geor Sou 21-23 CFP

Who carried it

Season leaders, 2018.

Defining Moments
The Statement

The 2018 season's largest margin: Eastern Michigan 51, Monmouth 17. A 34-point win — the year's high-water mark.

The Setback

The season's deepest loss: Eastern Michigan 22, Army 37. A 15-point margin the season is remembered by.

The Postseason

The season's last act: Eastern Michigan fell to Georgia Southern 21-23 in the postseason.

"Fly Eagles Fly"
— Eastern Michigan fanbase voice · 2018· synthesized
What It Meant

2018 is a middle chapter for Eastern Michigan — neither a crown year nor a crisis. It is the kind of season that fills the ledger between the named ones and gives the arc its shape.