The 2022 season's largest margin: Eastern Michigan 45, Western Michigan 23. A 22-point win — the year's high-water mark.
2022 — The Winning Chapter
Eastern Michigan's 2022 season (9-4) is a middle chapter: table-stakes progress, no crown in the ledger, the program still writing the book.
The Shape — week-by-week · cumulative W–L below
Who carried it
- Taylor PowellQB2,114 passing yards
- Austin SmithQB774 passing yards
- Samson EvansRB1,166 rushing yards
- Jaylon JacksonRB414 rushing yards
- Tanner KnueWR631 receiving yards
- Dylan DrummondWR525 receiving yards
- Darius LassiterWR477 receiving yards
- Chase KlineLB87 tackles
- Joe SparacioLB84 tackles
- Jose RamirezDL62 tackles
- Grant TruemanDL3 sacks
- Mikah ColemanDL2 sacks
Season leaders, 2022.
The season's deepest loss: Eastern Michigan 10, Northern Illinois 39. A 29-point margin the season is remembered by.
The season's last act: Eastern Michigan beat San José State 41-27 in the postseason.
"Fly Eagles Fly"
2022 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.