2013 Eastern Washington Eagles football team
The 2013 Eastern Washington Eagles football team represented Eastern Washington University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The team was coached by Beau Baldwin, who was in his sixth season with Eastern Washington. The Eagles played their home games at Roos Field in Cheney, Washington and were a member of the Big Sky Conference. They finished with a record of 11–3, 8–0 in Big Sky play to win the capture the Big Sky Regular season title. They qualify for the FCS playoffs which they defeated South Dakota State in the second round, Jacksonville State in the quarterfinals before losing to Towson in the semifinals.
2013 Eastern Washington Eagles football | |
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Big Sky champion | |
FCS Semifinals, L 31–35 vs. Towson | |
Conference | Big Sky Conference |
Ranking | |
Sports Network | No. 3 |
FCS Coaches | No. 3 |
Record | 12–3 (8–0 Big Sky) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Aaron Best (12th season) |
Defensive coordinator | John Graham (5th season) |
Home stadium | Roos Field (Capacity: 8,600) |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 3 Eastern Washington $^ | 8 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 5 Northern Arizona ^ | 7 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 8 Montana ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 21 Southern Utah ^ | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 20 Montana State | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cal Poly | 5 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UC Davis | 5 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sacramento State | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Portland State | 3 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Dakota | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Idaho State | 1 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weber State | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Colorado | 0 | – | 8 | 1 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 31 | 3:00 pm | at No. 25 (FBS) Oregon State* | No. 4 | P12N | W 49–46 | 41,649 | |
September 7 | 4:05 pm | Western Oregon* | No. 2 | W 43–14 | 6,349 | ||
September 14 | 4:00 pm | at Toledo* | No. 2 | ESPN3 | L 21–33 | 20,459 | |
September 28 | 12:00 pm | at No. 4 Sam Houston State* | No. 2 | CSNNW | L 34–49 | 8,621 | |
October 5 | 4:05 pm | Weber State | No. 6 |
| SWX | W 41–19 | 9,734 |
October 12 | 12:30 pm | at North Dakota | No. 6 | MSN | W 35–14 | 7,951 | |
October 19 | 5:05 pm | Southern Utah | No. 4 |
| SWX | W 34–10 | 10,135 |
October 26 | 12:35 pm | at No. 10 Montana | No. 3 | RTNW | W 42–37 | 26,082 | |
November 2 | 2:00 pm | at Idaho State | No. 3 | W 55–34 | 4,984 | ||
November 9 | 12:05 pm | No. 4 Montana State* | No. 3 |
| RTNW | W 54–29 | 10,223 |
November 16 | 12:30 pm | at Cal Poly | No. 3 | RTNW | W 35–22 | 6,847 | |
November 23 | 2:30 pm | Portland State | No. 3 |
| RTNW | W 42–41 | 9,522 |
December 7 | 1:00 pm | No. 13 South Dakota State* | No. 3 |
| ESPN3 | W 41–17 | 6,127 |
December 14 | 1:00 pm | No. 20 Jacksonville State* | No. 3 |
| ESPN3 | W 35–24 | 4,277 |
December 21 | 11:00 am | No. 5 Towson* | No. 3 |
| ESPNU | L 31–35 | 6,209 |
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Game summaries
@ Oregon State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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#4 Eagles | 6 | 23 | 7 | 13 | 49 |
#25 (FBS) Beavers | 7 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 46 |
The Eagles upset of AP #25 Oregon State is only the fourth time ever that a ranked FBS team has been beaten by an FCS program.
Western Oregon
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Wolves | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
#2 Eagles | 29 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 43 |
@ Toledo
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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#2 Eagles | 14 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
Rockets | 13 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 33 |
@ Sam Houston State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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#2 Eagles | 13 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 34 |
#4 Bearkats | 7 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 49 |
Last seasons meeting was in the FCS Playoffs.
Weber State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Wildcats | 6 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 19 |
#6 Eagles | 13 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 41 |
@ North Dakota
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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#6 Eagles | 0 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 35 |
North Dakota | 3 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 14 |
Southern Utah
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Thunderbirds | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
#4 Eagles | 14 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 34 |
@ Montana
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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#3 Eagles | 7 | 21 | 14 | 0 | 42 |
#10 Grizzlies | 3 | 14 | 0 | 20 | 37 |
@ Idaho State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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#3 Eagles | 10 | 21 | 17 | 7 | 55 |
Bengals | 10 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 34 |
Montana State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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#4 Bobcats | 7 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 29 |
#3 Eagles | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 54 |
@ Cal Poly
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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#3 Eagles | 0 | 14 | 21 | 0 | 35 |
Mustangs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 22 |
Portland State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Vikings | 7 | 14 | 0 | 20 | 41 |
#3 Eagles | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 | 42 |
Ranking movements
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Final |
Sports Network | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Coaches | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |