YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) - The Eastern Michigan University football team finished in a seven-way tie for the most improved program in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) in 2016, bettering its win total from one win in 2015, to seven this season. Head Football Coach Chris Creighton led the Eagles to their first bowl appearance in 29 years following one of EMU's most successful seasons in its 125-year history.
Army West Point, Colorado, EMU, Georgia Tech, Troy, UCF, and Wyoming each improved by six games in the win column from a season prior.