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Central Michigan-Eastern Michigan
Central Michigan and Eastern Michigan have met 103 times since 1902. This page keeps the record, streaks, trophy context, and recent results in one canonical rivalry URL.
Series snapshot
- Record
- 34-15-2
- Current streak
- Central Michigan 1 game
- Longest streak
- Central Michigan 7 games (1977-1983)
- Avg. margin / points
- 13.7 / 51.9
Series overview
Central Michigan 34-15-2 Eastern Michigan. Current streak: Central Michigan 1 game.
Last five meetings
Central Michigan 3 | Eastern Michigan 2
Largest margin
49 points
Rivalry notes
- The tracked window runs from 1902 through 2025.
- 51 completed games currently back the series calculations on this page.
- The latest tracked meeting was Sep 27, 2025.
Related pages
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Rivalry guide
What this rivalry is
Central Michigan and Eastern Michigan have a tracked series that starts in 1902 and spans 103 listed meetings. The page combines series record, streaks, recent games, and research links in one canonical rivalry URL.
Series history
- Status
- Active series
- Years
- 1902-2025
- Busiest era
- 1980s, 10 games
- Longest pause
- No multi-year pause found
- 1980s10 games
- 1990s10 games
- 2000s10 games
- 2010s10 games
Biggest games and recent trend
Landmark games are selected from the same tracked rivalry results used for the series record.
4 featured games
Latest meeting
2025 - Sep 27, 2025
Central Michigan 24, Eastern Michigan 13. Most recent completed chapter in the tracked series.
Closest finish
1991 - Nov 2, 1991
Central Michigan 14, Eastern Michigan 14. The smallest final-score margin in the available game log.
Highest scoring
2004 - Nov 6, 2004
Central Michigan 58, Eastern Michigan 61. The biggest combined scoring total in the available game log.
Largest margin
1981 - Oct 3, 1981
Central Michigan 63, Eastern Michigan 14. The widest final-score gap in the available game log.
Recent trend
- Last five
- Central Michigan 3, Eastern Michigan 2 across 5 games
- Last ten
- Central Michigan 6, Eastern Michigan 4 across 10 games
- Scoring profile
- Balanced scoring profile; average total 51.9, average margin 13.7.
- Current streak
- Central Michigan 1 game
Players and coaches from recent chapters
Recent leaders are capped to keep the page fast while still pointing readers toward the names around recent meetings.
Joey Labas
Central Michigan, 2025
Passing Yards: 1854
Langston Lewis
Central Michigan, 2025
Receiving Yards: 596
Nahree Biggins
Central Michigan, 2025
Rushing Yards: 540
Dontae McMillan
Eastern Michigan, 2025
Rushing Yards: 1014
Nick Devereaux
Eastern Michigan, 2025
Receiving Yards: 510
Noah Kim
Eastern Michigan, 2025
Passing Yards: 2817
Coach context
Coach rows summarize recent rivalry-season overlap for each program.
Chris Creighton
Eastern Michigan - 2021-2025 - 27-24
Jim McElwain
Central Michigan - 2021-2024 - 22-27
Matt Drinkall
Central Michigan - 2025 - 0-0
Weather, rankings, and research links
5 recent rivalry games have weather context, average temperature 60F.
Ranking context is available through the rankings archive and team season-result pages.
Central Michigan team page
Team history, seasons, roster context, and related data views.
Eastern Michigan team page
Team history, seasons, roster context, and related data views.
Central Michigan season results
Season-by-season schedules, records, rankings, and game links.
Eastern Michigan season results
Season-by-season schedules, records, rankings, and game links.
Central Michigan weather
Weather impact for games involving this program.
Eastern Michigan weather
Weather impact for games involving this program.
Game stats archive
Search box scores and detailed game stat pages.
Rankings
Poll and ranking context around rivalry seasons.
College football records
National record and history context.
Historical comparison
Compare program seasons and statistical profiles.
Recent rivalry results
The latest games are rendered in the page HTML so search engines and readers can see the rivalry's recent chapter without client-side interaction.
10 most recent tracked games
| Date | Matchup | Score | Venue | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27, 2025 | Eastern Michigan at Central Michigan | Central Michigan 24, Eastern Michigan 13 | Kelly/Shorts Stadium | Central Michigan |
| Oct 19, 2024 | Central Michigan at Eastern Michigan | Central Michigan 34, Eastern Michigan 38 | Venue unavailable | Eastern Michigan |
| Sep 30, 2023 | Eastern Michigan at Central Michigan | Central Michigan 26, Eastern Michigan 23 | Venue unavailable | Central Michigan |
| Nov 25, 2022 | Central Michigan at Eastern Michigan | Central Michigan 19, Eastern Michigan 38 | Venue unavailable | Eastern Michigan |
| Nov 26, 2021 | Eastern Michigan at Central Michigan | Central Michigan 31, Eastern Michigan 10 | Venue unavailable | Central Michigan |
| Nov 27, 2020 | Central Michigan at Eastern Michigan | Central Michigan 31, Eastern Michigan 23 | Venue unavailable | Central Michigan |
| Oct 5, 2019 | Eastern Michigan at Central Michigan | Central Michigan 42, Eastern Michigan 16 | Venue unavailable | Central Michigan |
| Nov 3, 2018 | Central Michigan at Eastern Michigan | Central Michigan 7, Eastern Michigan 17 | Venue unavailable | Eastern Michigan |
| Nov 9, 2017 | Eastern Michigan at Central Michigan | Central Michigan 42, Eastern Michigan 30 | Venue unavailable | Central Michigan |
| Nov 23, 2016 | Central Michigan at Eastern Michigan | Central Michigan 21, Eastern Michigan 26 | Venue unavailable | Eastern Michigan |
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