Coach record book
Jim Harkema's Top 25 Games
The defining games from Jim Harkema's unambiguous full-season assignments, with the coached team identified for every result.
- Games
- 25
- Top score
- 34/100
- Overtime
- 0
Teams coached in this list
National ranking
The top 25 of 99 attributable games
0 of these games include at least one AP-ranked team at kickoff. Open a supported game for its box score and statistics.
- 1991Week 6
Eastern Michigan at Kent State
Eastern Michigan 21, Kent State 20
W · Coached Eastern Michigan vs. Kent State
Unranked Eastern Michigan vs. Unranked Kent State · 1-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 29/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
34
Game score
- 1989Week 5
Eastern Michigan at Western Michigan
Eastern Michigan 21, Western Michigan 20
W · Coached Eastern Michigan vs. Western Michigan
Unranked Eastern Michigan vs. Unranked Western Michigan · 1-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 29/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
34
Game score
- 1988Week 11
Toledo at Eastern Michigan
Toledo 19, Eastern Michigan 20
W · Coached Eastern Michigan vs. Toledo
Unranked Toledo vs. Unranked Eastern Michigan · 1-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 29/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
34
Game score
- 1987Week 6
Northern Illinois at Eastern Michigan
Northern Illinois 31, Eastern Michigan 32
W · Coached Eastern Michigan vs. Northern Illinois
Unranked Northern Illinois vs. Unranked Eastern Michigan · 1-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 29/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
34
Game score
- 1986Week 3
Eastern Michigan at Youngstown State
Eastern Michigan 18, Youngstown State 17
W · Coached Eastern Michigan vs. Youngstown State
Unranked Eastern Michigan vs. Unranked Youngstown State · 1-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 29/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
34
Game score
- 1987Week 5
Eastern Michigan at Kent State
Eastern Michigan 23, Kent State 21
W · Coached Eastern Michigan vs. Kent State
Unranked Eastern Michigan vs. Unranked Kent State · 2-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 28/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
33
Game score
- 1986Week 8
Ohio at Eastern Michigan
Ohio 31, Eastern Michigan 33
W · Coached Eastern Michigan vs. Ohio
Unranked Ohio vs. Unranked Eastern Michigan · 2-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 28/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
33
Game score
- 1984Week 11
Kent State at Eastern Michigan
Kent State 18, Eastern Michigan 20
W · Coached Eastern Michigan vs. Kent State
Unranked Kent State vs. Unranked Eastern Michigan · 2-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 28/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
33
Game score
- 1991Week 11
Eastern Michigan at Ohio
Eastern Michigan 13, Ohio 10
W · Coached Eastern Michigan vs. Ohio
Unranked Eastern Michigan vs. Unranked Ohio · 3-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 27/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
32
Game score
- 1990Week 4
Ohio at Eastern Michigan
Ohio 18, Eastern Michigan 21
W · Coached Eastern Michigan vs. Ohio
Unranked Ohio vs. Unranked Eastern Michigan · 3-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 27/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
32
Game score
- 1990Week 3
Western Michigan at Eastern Michigan
Western Michigan 24, Eastern Michigan 27
W · Coached Eastern Michigan vs. Western Michigan
Unranked Western Michigan vs. Unranked Eastern Michigan · 3-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 27/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
32
Game score
- 1987PostseasonNeutral site
San José State vs. Eastern Michigan
San José State 27, Eastern Michigan 30
W · Coached Eastern Michigan vs. San José State
Unranked San José State vs. Unranked Eastern Michigan · 3-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 27/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
32
Game score
- 1986Week 4
Akron at Eastern Michigan
Akron 21, Eastern Michigan 24
W · Coached Eastern Michigan vs. Akron
Unranked Akron vs. Unranked Eastern Michigan · 3-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 27/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
32
Game score
- 1985Week 10
Eastern Michigan at Ball State
Eastern Michigan 27, Ball State 24
W · Coached Eastern Michigan vs. Ball State
Unranked Eastern Michigan vs. Unranked Ball State · 3-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 27/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
32
Game score
- 1988Week 8
Eastern Michigan at Ball State
Eastern Michigan 16, Ball State 12
W · Coached Eastern Michigan vs. Ball State
Unranked Eastern Michigan vs. Unranked Ball State · 4-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 26/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
31
Game score
- 1983Week 2
Marshall at Eastern Michigan
Marshall 3, Eastern Michigan 7
W · Coached Eastern Michigan vs. Marshall
Unranked Marshall vs. Unranked Eastern Michigan · 4-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 26/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
31
Game score
- 1991Week 10
Eastern Michigan at Central Michigan
Eastern Michigan 14, Central Michigan 14
T · Coached Eastern Michigan vs. Central Michigan
Unranked Eastern Michigan vs. Unranked Central Michigan · 0-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 30/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
30
Game score
- 1989Week 4
Colorado State at Eastern Michigan
Colorado State 35, Eastern Michigan 35
T · Coached Eastern Michigan vs. Colorado State
Unranked Colorado State vs. Unranked Eastern Michigan · 0-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 30/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
30
Game score
- 1988Week 10
Ohio at Eastern Michigan
Ohio 17, Eastern Michigan 17
T · Coached Eastern Michigan vs. Ohio
Unranked Ohio vs. Unranked Eastern Michigan · 0-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 30/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
30
Game score
- 1984Week 8
Northern Illinois at Eastern Michigan
Northern Illinois 10, Eastern Michigan 10
T · Coached Eastern Michigan vs. Northern Illinois
Unranked Northern Illinois vs. Unranked Eastern Michigan · 0-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 30/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
30
Game score
- 1984Week 7
Eastern Michigan at Central Michigan
Eastern Michigan 16, Central Michigan 16
T · Coached Eastern Michigan vs. Central Michigan
Unranked Eastern Michigan vs. Unranked Central Michigan · 0-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 30/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
30
Game score
- 1989Week 3
Eastern Michigan at Ohio
Eastern Michigan 30, Ohio 25
W · Coached Eastern Michigan vs. Ohio
Unranked Eastern Michigan vs. Unranked Ohio · 5-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 25/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
30
Game score
- 1988Week 3
Eastern Michigan at Youngstown State
Eastern Michigan 17, Youngstown State 12
W · Coached Eastern Michigan vs. Youngstown State
Unranked Eastern Michigan vs. Unranked Youngstown State · 5-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 25/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
30
Game score
- 1985Week 2
Youngstown State at Eastern Michigan
Youngstown State 22, Eastern Michigan 27
W · Coached Eastern Michigan vs. Youngstown State
Unranked Youngstown State vs. Unranked Eastern Michigan · 5-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 25/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
30
Game score
- 1990Week 13
Eastern Michigan at Kent State
Eastern Michigan 24, Kent State 25
L · Coached Eastern Michigan vs. Kent State
Unranked Eastern Michigan vs. Unranked Kent State · 1-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 29/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
29
Game score
Methodology
How coach games are attributed and scored
Attribution: a team-season counts only when one coach owns the full schedule, or exactly one listed coach covers every completed game. Ambiguous split and interim seasons are excluded.
AP ranking, 50: both teams earn points from their AP rank at game time.
Closeness and overtime, 45: close finals earn up to 30 points and overtime earns up to 15.
Result, 5: a win by the coached team earns five points.
Regular-season rankings use the AP poll for the game's week. Postseason games use the final regular-season AP poll before bowl and playoff results. Historical poll, line-score, and video coverage varies.