The Eagles (7-5, 4-4 Mid-American Conference) fly south to take on the Liberty Flames (7-5 Independent) with the opportunity to accomplish two things the EMU program has not done since 1987: win a bowl win and complete an eight-plus win season.
EMU has been close to reaching both milestones recently, when they finished with seven wins in 2016 and 2018, having a chance for eight wins but seasons, but ultimately suffering close losses in the 2016 Bahamas Bowl (24-20 to Old Dominion) and the 2018 Camellia Bowl (23-21 to Georgia Southern).
The Eagles’ last bowl win was in the 1987 California Bowl, a 30-27 victory over San Jose State.