| 1979 Eastern Michigan Football Schedule | | | | |
| 1-Sep | | Northern Michigan | W | 21 | 7 | |
| 8-Sep | at | Bowling Green | L | 6 | 32 | |
| 15-Sep | at | Ohio | L | 7 | 20 | |
| 22-Sep | at | Illinois State | L | 15 | 24 | |
| 29-Sep | | Toledo | L | 7 | 37 | |
| 6-Oct | | Northern Illinois | T | 0 | 0 | |
| 13-Oct | | Akron | L | 12 | 24 | |
| 20-Oct | | Kent State | W | 14 | 10 | |
| 3-Nov | at | Ball State | L | 10 | 28 | |
| 10-Nov | at | Central Michigan | L | 14 | 37 | |
| 17-Nov | | Western Michigan | L | 7 | 17 | |
| | 2-8-1 | | 113 | 236 | |
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| 1978 Eastern Michigan Football Schedule | | | | |
| 2-Sep | at | Northern Michigan | L | 3 | 30 | |
| 9-Sep | at | Ohio | L | 22 | 23 | |
| 16-Sep | | Bowling Green | L | 6 | 43 | |
| 23-Sep | | Indiana State | W | 27 | 8 | |
| 30-Sep | at | Toledo | W | 17 | 12 | |
| 7-Oct | | Akron | W | 25 | 14 | |
| 21-Oct | at | Western Michigan | L | 0 | 32 | |
| 28-Oct | | Ball State | L | 0 | 21 | |
| 11-Nov | | Central Michigan | L | 9 | 41 | |
| 18-Nov | at | Illinois State | L | 13 | 14 | |
| | 3-7-0 | | 122 | 238 | |
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| 1977 Eastern Michigan Football Schedule | | | | |
| 3-Sep | at | Northern Illinois | W | 25 | 2 | |
| 10-Sep | at | Central Michigan | L | 3 | 9 | |
| 17-Sep | | Bowling Green | W | 16 | 6 | |
| 24-Sep | | McNeese State | W | 9 | 7 | |
| 1-Oct | | Toledo | W | 17 | 7 | |
| 8-Oct | | Ohio | W | 31 | 14 | |
| 22-Oct | | Kent State | L | 13 | 29 | |
| 29-Oct | at | Akron | W | 42 | 28 | |
| 5-Nov | | North Carolina A&T | W | 21 | 20 | |
| 12-Nov | | Illinois State | W | 41 | 28 | |
| 19-Nov | at | Ball State | L | 21 | 45 | |
| | 8-3-0 | | 239 | 195 | |
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| 1976 Eastern Michigan Football Schedule | | | | |
| 4-Sep | | Ohio | L | 7 | 23 | |
| 11-Sep | at | Western Michigan | L | 13 | 31 | |
| 18-Sep | at | Bowling Green | L | 12 | 53 | |
| 25-Sep | at | McNeese State | L | 10 | 23 | |
| 2-Oct | | Northern Michigan | L | 6 | 28 | |
| 9-Oct | | Arkansas State | W | 32 | 30 | |
| 23-Oct | at | Akron | L | 0 | 36 | |
| 30-Oct | at | Kent State | L | 13 | 38 | |
| 6-Nov | | Central Michigan | W | 30 | 27 | |
| 13-Nov | at | Illinois State | L | 6 | 14 | |
| 20-Nov | | Ball State | L | 3 | 52 | |
| | 2-9-0 | | 132 | 355 | |
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| 1975 Eastern Michigan Football Schedule | | | | |
| 6-Sep | at | Ball State | L | 14 | 24 | |
| 13-Sep | | Indiana State | W | 30 | 7 | |
| 20-Sep | at | Louisiana-Monroe | W | 27 | 24 | |
| 27-Sep | | McNeese State | W | 20 | 6 | |
| 11-Oct | at | Central Michigan | L | 7 | 20 | |
| 18-Oct | | Northern Michigan | L | 7 | 20 | |
| 25-Oct | | Western Illinois | L | 14 | 17 | |
| 1-Nov | at | Youngstown State | L | 14 | 15 | |
| 8-Nov | | Illinois State | W | 51 | 14 | |
| 15-Nov | at | Western Michigan | L | 14 | 24 | |
| | 4-6-0 | | 198 | 171 | |
