Missouri to host Eastern Michigan in football

The Missouri football team will host Eastern Michigan in 2016 and 2020, the schools announced Tuesday.

The first game will be held Sept. 10, 2016, and the second will be played Sept. 26, 2020, both at Faurot Field.

The Tigers and Eagles have met once before. Missouri defeated Eastern Michigan 44-24 in a home game in 1997.

The Tigers now have two games set for their 2016 schedule with a Week 1 matchup on Sept. 3 at West Virginia and the Week 2 game against the Eagles.

Eastern Michigan went 2-10 in 2014, allowing 40.9 points per game and finishing last in the Mid-American Conference's West Division.

The Eagles haven't finished above .500 since 1995.