Every fall fans visit Rynearson Stadium, the home of the Eastern Michigan Eagles to watch
the team battle their MAC foes. The stadium was built and constructed
in time for the 1969 football season. On September 27, 1969 the Eagles
made their debut at the stadium against Akron. It was named
after Elton Rynearson who coached 26 season at Eastern Michigan.
Upon
its opening, the stadium had roughly 15,500 seats and was built at a cost
of $1.4
million. Five years after its opening the seating capacity was
increased to 22,227 and lighting was added for night games. The latest
improvements and expansions came in the 1990s.
Before the 1991
season, a type of Astroturf known as StadiaTurf was installed at
Rynearson Stadium, but was later replaced with Fieldturf in 2005. The following year, the seating capacity was
increased to its current capacity of 30,200 with the addition of seats
on the east side. A new scoreboard and the pressbox was expanded
during this time.
-9/4 - ARMY
-9/11 - at Miami-OH
-9/18 - CENTRAL MICHIGAN
-9/25 - at Ohio State
-10/2 - OHIO
-10/9 - at Vanderbilt
-10/16 - at Ball State
-10/23 - at Virginia
-10/30 - TOLEDO
-11/13 - at Western Michigan
-11/20 - at Buffalo
-11/26 - NORTHERN ILLINOIS
Famous Players:
Barry Stokes, Kevin Walter School Traditions: Swoop the Mascot
PLANNING YOUR TRIP TO EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY AND
RYNEARSON STADIUM