CLEVELAND, Ohio (EMUEagles.com) - Eastern Michigan University senior punter Jake Julien (Barrie, Ontario-North Collegiate) collected Mid-American Conference West Division Special Teams Player of the Week honors, the league announced today, Nov. 29. It marks the first time in 2021 that he has garnered the accolade and the seventh time overall in his career.

Julien was outstanding yet again, this time against Central Michigan, Nov. 28. Julien punted four times for the Eagles with an average of 48.8 yards per punt while pinning the Chippewas inside their own 20 one time. He used his last regular-season game as an Eagle to boot the longest ball of his career. The Barrie, Ontario native blasted a 78-yarder with just over 11 minutes remaining in the second quarter. The longest kick of his career, it marked his third overall effort of 70+ yards since his arrival on campus. His previous long, 73 yards, came in a game against Western Michigan, Oct. 6, 2018.

The 78-yard boomer is tied for the 10th-longest in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) this season.

EMU's all-time record holder in punt average at 44.0 yards per kick, Julien has 9,494 yards on 216 tries. In 53 career contests, he has 50 kicks of 50-or-more yards to go along with 69 placed inside the opponent's 20-yard line.

Eastern Michigan (7-5, 4-4 MAC) will find out its bowl destination and opponent Sunday, Dec. 5.  Overall, the Eagles are bowl eligible for the fourth time under Head Coach Chris Creighton and the sixth time in its history. Share your interest in traveling with EMU by submitting bowl ticket interest at EMUEagles.com.