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50-622: The Eagles have also won the Reese Trophy, given to the best overall men's athletic program in the MAC, five times, most recently in 2018. EMU was a member of the Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference from 1950 to 1961, and has been a member of the MAC since 1972. The university was founded in 1849 as Michigan State Normal School. It wasn't until the school was Michigan State Normal College when

100-632: A COVID-19 impacted 2020 season, the EMU Gymnastics team came back strong to become MAC champions once again in 2021. The men's swimming and diving team hold the record for the most MAC Championships in a single sport, 31, which they won in Men's Swimming and Diving in 1978, 1980–1996, 1998, 2000–2005, 2007–2012, and 2014. Women's swimming and diving is one of EMU's more successful women's sports. Women's Swimming and Diving team won MAC titles in 2006 and 2007. The head coach Peter Linn has been leading

150-473: A Huron or an Eagle, whether you graduated 50 years ago or last semester, we want you to show the world you remember your times in Y-Town, water tower and all." Swoop is the mascot for Eastern Michigan University . Before the 1991 season, Eastern Michigan University went by the "Hurons." After 1991 Eastern has gone by the "Eagles." Even though the school adopted the name "Eagles" it was not until 1994 when "Swoop"

200-595: A row. The greatest football victory in EMU history occurred in December 1987. The MAC Champion Hurons defeated 17½ point favorite San Jose State in the California Bowl. The victory culminated a 10–2 season and improbable rise from the depths of Division I-A college football. Only two years previous the team was in serious jeopardy of losing Division I-A status. Head Coach Jim Harkema was instrumental in resurrecting

250-402: A team and compete for themselves as well as each other to get the highest scores possible from the 4–8 judges on each event. There are ten to eleven meets per season and are every weekend from the end of January to the end of March. On average there are three to four home meets per season the rest being away meets that can be anywhere from Ohio to California. The team has ranked repeatedly within

300-456: A year and an annually host of the EMU Open. The EMU Open is an annual event started in 1991 that hosts over 500 wrestlers and NCAA schools across all three divisions. The last head coach of the EMU wrestling team was David Bolyard. Bolyard became the new head wrestling coach in 2014. The team has 6 NAIA All-Americans, 5 NCAA Division II All-Americans, and 4 NCAA Division I All-Americans. As well,

350-685: Is a collegiate women's gymnastics program. Home meets were formally held in Bowen Field House . They are now held in the Convocation Center . Warner Gymnasium is the current home of the EMU Gymnastics Program. Katie Minasola is the head coach for the EMU Gymnastics team with Danielle Weber and Sam Higgins as assistant coaches. The team consists of 20 girls who all do different routines, skills, and compete at all different levels scoring. They all work together as

400-571: Is used by Eastern Michigan Eagles track and field , Eastern Michigan Eagles wrestling , and Eastern Michigan Eagles gymnastics . Oestrike Stadium is used for baseball and softball events. The newest building operated by athletics is the Indoor Practice Facility, which opened in 2010. Six intercollegiate sports use the facility which include football, baseball, softball, women's soccer and men's and women's golf. The Eastern Michigan University Marching Band , nicknamed "The Pride of

450-464: The 1991 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament , announcer Jim Nantz talked about the controversy and referred to the team on-air as the "No-Names." Some former students and faculty were angered that a unique name like Huron was replaced by something common like Eagles, especially for reasons of political correctness relating to Native American names, logos or mascots depicting a Native American. Early French explorers referred to these natives as

500-792: The 50 Greatest Players in NBA History . In 1976, the Baseball team was national runners up in NCAA Division I. Eastern's women's basketball team began in the 1977–78 season. Eastern Michigan Eagles men's cross country is a varsity level sport. The Eagles compete at the Division I level in the NCAA . The men's cross country team has won fourteen team championships. Its current head coach, John Goodridge, has won five MAC championships in his nine years as head coach. The cross country team at

550-793: The Great Lakes Collegiate Hockey League (GLCHL) of the American Collegiate Hockey Association (ACHA) in the Division 1 level. The Eastern Michigan Eagles hockey team began play in 1976. In the first 33 years of existence the Eagles played in the Central States Collegiate Hockey League (CSCHL) before switching to the newly formed GLCHL at the start of the 2010–2011 season. In 2003, the team

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600-626: The Huron , either from the French huron ("ruffian", "rustic"), or from hure ("boar's head"). According to tradition, French sailors thought that the bristly hairstyle of Wendat warriors resembled that of a boar . But these negative etymological meanings conflict with the "bon Iroquois" attitude held by the French fur traders and explorers. An alternate etymology is from the Algonquin words ronon ("nation"), or Irri-ronon ("Erie" or "Cat Nation"). It

650-476: The NBA 's 10ths-second timer during the final minute of each period in all arenas. The following are the sites that were selected to host each round of the 1991 tournament: First and Second Rounds Regional semifinals and finals (Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight) National semifinals and championship (Final Four and championship) There were 26 automatic bids awarded to the tournament - of these, 23 were given to

700-499: The 20th century: the 1971 Pioneer Bowl and th 1987 California Bowl , losing the former and winning the latter. This century, the team first appeared in the 2016 Bahamas Bowl , followed by multiple additional bowl appearances. Eastern's men's basketball team has appeared in four NCAA Division I tournaments. They reached the Sweet Sixteen in the 1991 and in 1996 they beat Duke in first round. As well, men's basketball reached

750-572: The Chippewas. The EMU Board of Regents voted to replace the Huron name with Eagles, taken from three recommendations from a committee charged with supplying a new nickname. The other two final names submitted were Green Hornets and Express. The Eagles name was officially adopted on May 22, 1991, when the EMU Board of Regents voted to replace the existing Huron nickname and logo with the new one. During

800-525: The EMU campus such as the George Gervin GameAbove Center , Bowen Field House , Eagle Crest Resort (Ypsilanti, Michigan) , the Indoor Practice Facility (the bubble), Olds-Robb Rec/IM , Oestrike Stadium and Rynearson Stadium . Rynearson Stadium opened in 1969 and is the largest facility on the campus. Convocation Center is a multi-purpose arena that opened on December 9, 1998, is the largest indoor facility. Bowen Field House

850-444: The Eagles for 27 years. Men's Outdoor Track & Field has over 20 MAC titles. Men's Indoor Track & Field has over 13 MAC titles. Women's Outdoor Track & Field has over 10 MAC titles. Women's Indoor Track & Field has 3 MAC titles. Track and field collectively holds the record for most MAC titles out of all the EMU athletics teams. Eastern Michigan Eagles wrestling team is a men's athletic program. Eastern Michigan adopted

900-508: The Final Four of the 1972 NCAA College Division National Championship and were national runners up in 1976. On March 20, 2018, EMU announced the elimination of four sports: Wrestling , softball, men's swimming and diving, and women's tennis. Despite the dismal record over the years, football was not considered for elimination. NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision regulations mandate that each member school must field at least 16 varsity sports and

950-831: The IIAC for 43 years of its 62-year history, noted that the league had roots in the 1870s when a number of schools banded together for oratorical contests. Their first intercollegiate football game was played in 1881 between Illinois State University and Knox College , and by 1894 a football association was established. The IIAC was formed in April 1908 with eight charter members: Illinois State Normal University (now Illinois State University ), Illinois Wesleyan University , Bradley Polytechnic Institute (now Bradley University ), Millikin University , Monmouth College , Knox College , Lombard College and Illinois College . The first track meet

1000-919: The MAC beginning sponsorship of the sport in 2021. EMU will join five other MAC members fielding women's lacrosse for the conference's second season in 2022. EMU began investigating the appropriateness of its Huron Indian logo after the Michigan Department of Civil Rights issued a report in October 1988 suggesting that all schools using such logos drop them. The report claimed that the use of Native American names, logos or mascots for athletic teams promoted racial stereotypes. At that time, four colleges, 62 high schools and 33 junior high/middle schools in Michigan used Native American logos or names, including Mid-American Conference rival Central Michigan University . CMU did not, however, change their nickname from

1050-479: The Mid-American Conference mandates football for its members. Despite a court order to restart the softball team to satisfy a Title IX dispute, EMU stated a preference to add women's lacrosse, citing costs compared to softball as well as growing youth participation numbers for lacrosse. In November 2019, EMU officially announced the addition of women's lacrosse. The news coincided with the news of

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1100-592: The Peninsula," was first formed in 1894. The Eastern Michigan University Basketball Band is directed by the two graduate assistants of the band. Unlike the marching band which is made up of all brass and woodwinds, the Basketball Band's instrumentation is strictly "Brass and Sax." The Basketball Band travels with the basketball teams during the MAC tournament or the NCAA tournament. The school song "Our Pledge"

1150-418: The final game over Kansas , coached by Roy Williams . This was the first national championship game for Williams as a head coach. Kansas defeated Williams' mentor Dean Smith and North Carolina (where Williams later coached) in the semifinal. Kansas made its second trip to the national championship game in four seasons, the prior appearance being 1988 when they defeated Oklahoma . Christian Laettner of Duke

1200-512: The first round of the 1996 tournament. One of the great highlights in team history came after the victory over Duke in 1996 when the Blue Devils' Head Coach Mike Krzyzewski stated, "Eastern Michigan is very well coached, much deeper than we are and, today, much quicker than we were." EMU reached the Final Four of the 1972 NCAA College Division National Championship, led by All-American George Gervin , an NBA Hall of Famer selected as one of

1250-509: The first time, CBS Sports showed all 63 tournament games. In the first three rounds, games were shown on a regional basis, except for one game each on Saturday and Sunday in the second round. Usual start times were noon and 7:30 or 8 p.m. Eastern time on each of the Thursdays and Fridays. During the weekend of the second round, the national telecast began at noon, with the regional windows (three on Saturday, two on Sunday) following. Although

1300-585: The later Opening Round and First Four games , the play-in games were not considered part of the NCAA tournament. This meant that the winners of these games were not credited with an NCAA tournament win, and only the teams that advanced to the field of 64 were credited with an NCAA tournament appearance. All three games were played on March 6, 1991. Five conference champions made their first NCAA tournament appearances: Coastal Carolina ( Big South ), Georgia State ( TAAC ), Green Bay ( Mid-Continent ), Saint Francis (PA) ( NEC ), and Saint Peter's ( MAAC ). For

1350-455: The membership to seven. In 1961-62, Eastern Michigan University and Southern Illinois University Carbondale withdrew; Northern Illinois University followed in 1965-66. The conference disbanded at the end of the 1969–70 academic year. 1991 NCAA Men%27s Division I Basketball Tournament The 1991 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine

1400-742: The mid-1970s. Since the 1991 season, Eastern Michigan University athletic teams have gone by the nickname "Eagles." Since joining the Mid-American Conference in 1972, Eastern's most successful athletics programs in men's sports include: cross country with over 17 MAC titles, indoor track & field with 12 MAC titles, outdoor track & field with over 20 MAC titles and men's swimming & diving with over 30 MAC titles. The more successful sports in women's athletics include outdoor track & field with over 10 MAC titles and indoor track & field with 3 MAC titles. EMU football made two appearances in NCAA (football) bowl games during

1450-470: The national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball . It began on March 14, 1991, and ended with the championship game on April 1 in Indianapolis, Indiana . A total of 63 games were played. Duke , coached by Mike Krzyzewski , won a rematch of the previous year's national final matchup against undefeated UNLV 79–77 in the semifinal, then won the national title with a 72–65 victory in

1500-553: The program. The two losses in 1987 were both on the road, and were by a total of 11 points. The 1988 and 1989 teams each finished in second place in the conference and ended the most successful stretch of football in school history with its fourth straight winning season. After a long series of losing records, and finishing the 2015 season with a 1–11 record, they have since appeared in bowl games in 2016 , 2018 , 2019 and 2021 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team under head coach Chris Creighton . Eastern Michigan Eagles gymnastics

1550-501: The school started in 1911. The football team played one home game a year at Ford Field in downtown Detroit from 2004 to 2007 in the "Collegiate Clash". They hosted Central Michigan University (2004), Western Michigan University (2005), the United States Naval Academy (2006), and Northwestern University (2007). After winning the first Ford Field game over CMU in triple overtime 61–58, they lost three in

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1600-403: The school's first nicknames (then Michigan State Normal College), were the "Normalites" and "Men from Ypsi". The "Hurons" first came into being as the result of a contest sponsored by the Men's Union in 1929. On Oct. 31 of that year, a three-person committee, composed of Dr. Clyde Ford, Dr. Elmer Lyman and Professor Bert Peet, selected the name "Hurons" from the many entries in the contest. The name

1650-645: The small colleges in Illinois were included. Private schools withdrew during much of the 1930s, until in 1942 only the five state schools remained: Illinois State University , Eastern Illinois University , Northern Illinois University , Southern Illinois University Carbondale and Western Illinois University . In 1950, the league name became the Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference , when Central Michigan University and Eastern Michigan University brought

1700-661: The sport of wrestling in 1956. The wrestling program was part of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) from 1957 through 1962. In 1963–1966, EMU wrestling switched conferences to the Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC). Since the exit from the PAC, EMU has been a part of the Mid-American Conference (MAC), starting in 1973. Home meets are held in Bowen Field House . In 1996, wrestling won its first MAC championship. There are several home dual meets

1750-632: The support of Chief Leaford Bearskin of the Wyandot Tribe of Oklahoma and former Grand Chief Max Gros-Louis of the Huron-Wendat Nation of Quebec to reestablish the team name as Huron. Since the change, the university has not altered the name and has continued to adopt the Eagle name. In 1994, the university adopted a new mascot called "Swoop". In 2011, EMU began its True EMU Campaign which aimed to unite all alumni stating "Whether you are

1800-466: The team has over 20 MAC champions. Despite having one of the best seasons in recent history and Sa'Derian Perry as its first All-American since 1999, wrestling was named one of the four sports EMU would cut in March 2018, just three days after the wrestling championships. In April 2018, Perry transferred to Old Dominion University with two years of eligibility remaining. As a member of a team whose program

1850-527: The top 15 for team GPA in the nation. In 2008, the Eagles had 11 gymnasts named to the National Association of Collegiate Gymnastics Coaches/Women (NACGC/W) scholar-athlete team. Additionally, the team placed seventh as a team with a Mid-American Conference leading 3.5357 team GPA for the ninth consecutive year. In 2007, the team gained its first MAC title and in 2008 were runners up. The team won back-to-back MAC titles in 2016 and 2017. Following

1900-407: The winners of their conference's tournament, while three were awarded to the team with the best regular-season record in their conference ( Big Ten , Ivy League and Pac-10 ). Another 35 bids were awarded by the NCAA tournament committee at-large to the best teams in the nation not already qualified. The Big Eight was eligible for an automatic bid to the tournament, but their conference tournament

1950-727: The year before, the baseball team was defeated by the University of Arizona in the final game of the College World Series at Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha , Nebraska . (As of 2016, EMU remains the last northern school to make it to the NCAA baseball championship game.) Under the leadership of Coach Ron Oestrike and assistant Roger Coryell, the Hurons defeated Maine, Clemson, and Arizona State (with its 13 future Major Leaguers) before losing its last two games to Arizona. EMU

2000-541: Was a college athletic conference that existed from 1908 to 1970 in the United States . At one time the Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference , or IIAC , was a robust league that claimed most of the Illinois institutions of higher education. It was nicknamed the "Little Nineteen," but in 1928 had a membership of 23 schools. Former Illinois State University track coach Joseph Cogdal , associated with

2050-498: Was adopted as the official mascot for the university. Swoop is depicted as an American bald eagle wearing an Eastern Michigan University jersey, displaying the numbers "00" on the front and "Swoop" on the back. At the Eastern Michigan University bookstore a stuffed animal pair can be purchased, one wearing a jersey, the other wearing a cheerleader outfit. EMU Athletics oversees and uses several facilities on

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2100-655: Was eliminated, Perry would not lose a season of eligibility. EMU head coach Bolyard became an assistant at the University of Michigan . National championships (16) National runners-up (6) Individual champions Men's Track and Field: Men's Cross Country: Women's track and field: Eastern Michigan has over 15 club sport teams. Ranging from traditional sports such as men's hockey to unique sports such as Quidditch and Roller Hockey . Roller Hockey achieved national championships in 2001 in NCRHA Division II. The men's hockey team play in

2150-400: Was held on May 22, 1908. The group quickly expanded. Eastern Illinois State Teachers College (now Eastern Illinois University ) and Western Illinois University joined in 1912 and 1914 respectively. In 1920, the name "Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference" was adopted, providing the initials IIAC. Conference membership reached a peak of 23 member schools in 1928, when virtually all of

2200-418: Was led by stars Bob Owchinko , Bob Welch , Dan Schmitz, Jerry Keller, Glenn Gulliver, Glen Ambrose, Mike Lauerman, Thom Boutin and John Martin . Eastern's men's basketball team has appeared in four NCAA Division I tournaments, and have a 3–4 record, tied for third best among Michigan colleges. They reached the Sweet Sixteen in the 1991 tournament (their first ever appearance) and defeated Duke University in

2250-479: Was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player . This tournament marked the first time a #15 seed upset a #2 seed since the tournament field expanded to 64 teams in 1985, when Richmond accomplished against Syracuse in the East region. In addition, for the first time ever, at least one team seeded #9 through #15 won a first-round game. This feat would be followed in 2013 , 2016 , and 2021 . This tournament adopted

2300-588: Was pronounced Hirri-ronon by the French, eventually shortened to Hirr-on, and finally spelled in its present form, Huron. Other etymological possibilities come from the Algonquin words ka-ron and tu-ron ("straight coast" and "crooked coast"). Some alumni have refused to donate money to the school. The name change spurred an official chapter of the EMU Alumni Association, the Huron Restoration Chapter. The chapter claims to have

2350-448: Was submitted by two students, Gretchen Borst and George Hanner. The runner-up name in that contest was Pioneers. The "Hurons" was adopted in 1929. In 1959, the school's name was changed to Eastern Michigan University. EMU was a member of the Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference from 1950 to 1961, and eventually joined the Mid-American Conference in 1972. The university switched from NCAA Division II to NCAA Division I athletics in

2400-549: Was suspended for hazing from the 2004–05 season until 2007. The team were national runners-up in 2000 and 1994 in the ACHA Division I league. EMU has 20 students and alumni who have competed in the Olympic Games. The earliest being Lloyd Olds , in 1932. The most recent being 2016 with Eric Alejandro Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference The Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference ( IIAC )

2450-483: Was won by Missouri , who were on probation and ineligible for the NCAA tournament. No automatic bid was awarded to the Big Eight. The remaining three bids were decided by play-in games between the six lowest-rated conferences in the nation. These matchups, which were decided prior to the season, paired the tournament champions of the six lowest-rated conferences in the nation in games played at campus sites: Unlike

2500-446: Was written by Edward Bowles and was arranged for the marching band by Thomas Tyra . The melody of "Eagles Fight Song" was written by Larry Livingston and arranged for marching band by Thomas Tyra. The percussion parts were written by Whitney Prince. "Go Green" was written by Thomas Tyra. Eastern Michigan University offers 19 NCAA Division I varsity sports, 7 for men and 12 for women. On June 19, 1976, after finishing in sixth place

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