1996 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team

1996 Eastern Michigan Eagles football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Record	3–8 (3–5 MAC)
Head coach	Rick Rasnick (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Sam Gruneisen (2nd season)
Captain	Charlie Batch, Kevin Kwiatkowski, Matt Gregory
Home stadium	Rynearson Stadium

1996 Mid-American Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Ball State $		7	–	1					8	–	4
Toledo		6	–	2					7	–	4
Miami (OH)		6	–	2					6	–	5
Ohio		5	–	3					6	–	6
Central Michigan		4	–	4					5	–	6
Akron		3	–	5					4	–	7
Bowling Green		3	–	5					4	–	7
Eastern Michigan		3	–	5					3	–	8
Western Michigan		2	–	6					2	–	9
Kent State		1	–	7					2	–	9
$ – Conference champion

The 1996 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team represented Eastern Michigan University in the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second season under head coach Rick Rasnick, the Eagles compiled a 3–8 record (3–5 against conference opponents), finished in eighth place in the Mid-American Conference, and were outscored by their opponents, 284 to 210. The team's statistical leaders included Walter Church with 2,151 passing yards, Mike Scott with 792 rushing yards, and Ontario Pryor with 1,031 receiving yards.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
August 31	Temple*	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI	L 24–28
September 7	at Wisconsin*	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	L 3–24
September 14	at Western Michigan	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI	W 19–12
September 21	Toledo	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI	L 7–24
September 28	at Michigan State*	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI	L 0–47
October 5	at Ohio	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	L 0–7
October 12	Miami (OH)	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI	L 25–35
October 19	at Central Michigan	Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI (rivalry)	L 36–41
October 26	Kent State	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI	W 51–10
November 2	Ball State	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI	L 25–39
November 9	Akron	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI	W 20–17
*Non-conference game Homecoming