2023 Eastern Washington Eagles football team
The 2023 Eastern Washington Eagles football team represents Eastern Washington University as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Aaron Best, the Eagles play their home games at Roos Field in Cheney, Washington.
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| Conference | Big Sky Conference |
| Record | 2–4 (1–2 Big Sky) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Jim Chapin (2nd season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Jeff Copp (2nd season) |
| Home stadium | Roos Field (capacity: 8,600) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 Montana State | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 Montana | 3 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9 Idaho | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho State | 3 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 Sacramento State | 2 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Portland State | 2 | – | 2 | 3 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 25 UC Davis | 2 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Arizona | 2 | – | 2 | 2 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Washington | 2 | – | 2 | 3 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weber State | 1 | – | 4 | 3 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Poly | 1 | – | 4 | 3 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Colorado | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Preseason
Polls
On July 23, 2023, during the virtual Big Sky Kickoff, the Eagles were predicted to finish seventh in the Big Sky by both the coaches and media.[1]
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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| 1 | Montana State | 120 (10) |
| 2 | UC Davis | 96 (1) |
| 3 | Sacramento State | 94 (1) |
| 4 | Weber State | 91 |
| 5 | Idaho | 89 |
| 6 | Montana | 84 |
| 7 | Eastern Washington | 52 |
| 8 | Portland State | 45 |
| 9 | Northern Arizona | 44 |
| 10 | Northern Colorado | 37 |
| 11 | Cal Poly | 25 |
| 12 | Idaho State | 15 |
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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| 1 | Montana State | 447 (26) |
| 2 | Idaho | 410 (8) |
| 3 | Montana | 359 (2) |
| 4 | Sacramento State | 334 (3) |
| 5 | UC Davis | 330 |
| 6 | Weber State | 320 |
| 7 | Eastern Washington | 216 |
| 8 | Northern Arizona | 178 |
| 9 | Portland State | 167 |
| 10 | Northern Colorado | 109 |
| 11 | Cal Poly | 103 |
| 12 | Idaho State | 69 |
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 2 | 12:30 p.m. | vs. No. 2 North Dakota State* | ESPN+ | L 10–35 | 22,546 | ||
| September 9 | 6:00 p.m. | at Fresno State* | UniMás / MW Network | L 31–34 2OT | 41,031 | ||
| September 16 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 19 Southeastern Louisiana* | ESPN+ | W 40–29 | 4,103 | ||
| September 23 | 7:00 p.m. | at No. 15 UC Davis | ESPN+ | W 27–24 | 14,724 | ||
| September 30 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 4 Idaho | No. 19 |
| ESPN+ | L 36–44 | 8,347 |
| October 14 | 3:00 p.m. | at Idaho State | No. 21 | ESPN+ | L 41–42 | 6,763 | |
| October 21 | 4:00 p.m. | Weber State |
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| October 28 | 1:00 p.m. | at Portland State | ESPN+ | ||||
| November 4 | 1:00 p.m. | Cal Poly |
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| November 11 | 12:00 p.m. | at Montana State | ESPN+ | ||||
| November 18 | 1:00 p.m. | Northern Arizona |
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Conference opponents not scheduled this season: Montana, Northern Colorado, Sacramento State
Game summaries
North Dakota State
Eastern Washington Eagles (0–0) vs North Dakota State Bison (0–0)
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Eagles | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| No. 2 Bison | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
at U.S. Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, MN
- Date: September 2, 2023
- Game time: 12:30 p.m. (PT)
- Game weather: Indoors; 70 °F (21 °C)
- Game attendance: 22,546
- Referee: TBA
- TV: ESPN+
At Fresno State
Eastern Washington Eagles (0–1) vs Fresno State Bulldogs (1–0)
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | Total |
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| Eagles | 3 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 31 |
| Bulldogs | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 34 |
at Valley Children's Stadium • Fresno, California
- Date: Saturday, September 9, 2023
- Game time: 6:00 p.m. PDT
- Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 95 °F (35 °C) • Wind: NW 6mph
- Game attendance: 41,031
- Referee: Patrick Foy
- TV announcers (UniMás / MW Network): Jessi Losada (play-by-play) & Jaime Motta (analyst) & Alejandro Luna (sideline)
Southeastern Louisiana
Southeastern Louisiana Lions (0–2) vs Eastern Washington Eagles (0–2)
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| No. 19 Lions | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 29 |
| Eagles | 7 | 10 | 3 | 20 | 40 |
at Roos Field • Cheney, Washington
- Date: Saturday, September 16, 2023
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. PDT
- Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 82 °F (28 °C) • Wind: N 4 mph
- Game attendance: 4,103
- Referee: Spencer Mumford
- TV: ESPN+
References
- "Montana State Tabbed Preseason Football Favorites". July 25, 2021. Retrieved July 26, 2023.
- "2023 Eastern Washington Football Schedule". FBSchedules. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
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