2014 Eastern Washington Eagles football
Big Sky champion
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 4
FCS CoachesNo. 4
Record11–3 (7–1 Big Sky)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorAaron Best (13th season)
Defensive coordinatorJohn Graham (6th season)
Home stadiumRoos Field
2014 Big Sky Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 4 Eastern Washington $^  7 –1   11 –3  
No. 13 Montana ^  6 –2   9 –5  
No. 20 Montana State ^  6 –2   8 –5  
No. 25 Idaho State  6 –2   8 –4  
Cal Poly  5 –3   7 –5  
Northern Arizona  5 –3   7 –5  
Sacramento State  4 –4   7 –5  
North Dakota  3 –5   5 –7  
Southern Utah  3 –5   3 –9  
Northern Colorado  2 –6   3 –8  
Portland State  2 –6   3 –9  
Weber State  2 –6   2 –10  
UC Davis  1 –7   2 –9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2014 Eastern Washington Eagles football team represented Eastern Washington University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The team was coached by Beau Baldwin, who was in his seventh 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 the season 11–3, 7–1 in Big Sky to become Big Sky Conference champions. They received the conference's automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs where they defeated fellow Big Sky member Montana in the second round before losing in the quarterfinals to Illinois State.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 2312:30 pmNo. 17 Sam Houston State*No. 1
ESPNW 56–3510,310
August 306:05 pmMontana Western*No. 1
  • Roos Field
  • Cheney, WA
SWXW 41–99,116
September 612:05 pmat Washington*No. 2
P12NL 52–5962,861
September 2012:05 pmat No. 14 Montana State*No. 2
RTNWW 52–5119,377
September 276:05 pmat UC DavisNo. 2
BSTVW 37–146,954
October 41:35 pmIdaho StateNo. 2
  • Roos Field
  • Cheney, WA
SWXW 56–5311,256
October 1112:05 pmat Southern UtahNo. 2
BSTVW 42–302,450
October 181:05 pmNorthern ColoradoNo. 2
  • Roos Field
  • Cheney, WA
SWXW 26–1810,064
October 2512:35 pmat Northern ArizonaNo. 2
RTNWL 27–289,699
November 12:05 pmNorth DakotadaggerNo. 6
  • Roos Field
  • Cheney, WA
SWXW 54–39,212
November 812:05 pmNo. 11 MontanaNo. 5
RTNWW 36–2611,339
November 217:05 pmat Portland StateNo. 5
RTNWW 56–345,955
December 61:30 pmNo. 12 Montana*No. 4
ESPN3W 37–207,919
December 131:00 pmNo. 7 Illinois State*No. 4
  • Roos Field
  • Cheney, WA (NCAA Division I Quarterfinal)
ESPN3L 46–596,239

[1]

Despite also being a member of the Big Sky Conference, the game with Montana State on September 20 is considered a non conference game.

Game summaries

Sam Houston State

#14 Sam Houston State at #2 Eastern Washington
1 234Total
Bearkats 0 21014 35
• Eagles 7 14728 56
Sources:[2]
Scoring summary
16:35EWUBlair Bomber 3-yard touchdown reception from Vernon Adams, Roldan Alcobendas kick goodEWU 7–0
214:51SHSUKeshawn Hill 79-yard touchdown run, Luc Swimberghe kick goodTied 7–7
214:34SHSUInterception returned 55 yards for touchdown by Trenier Orr, Swimberghe kick goodSHSU 14–7
212:04EWUKendrick Bourne 13-yard touchdown reception from Adams, Alcobendas kick goodTied 14–14
210:53SHSUJared Johnson 53-yard touchdown run, Swimberghe kick goodSHSU 21–14
26:33EWUJalen Moore 34-yard touchdown run, Alcobendas kick goodTied 21–21
39:28EWUBomber 3-yard touchdown reception from Adams, Alcobendas kick goodEWU 28–21
414:50EWUZach Wimberly 1-yard touchdown run, Alcobendas kick goodEWU 35–21
412:21SHSUDerreck Edwards 6-yard touchdown reception from Johnson, Swimberghe kick goodEWU 35–28
48:44EWUCooper Kupp 5-yard touchdown reception from Jordan West, Alcobendas kick goodEWU 42–28
45:14SHSUShane Young 1-yard touchdown reception from Johnson, Swimberghe kick goodEWU 42–35
43:13EWUBourne 13-yard touchdown reception from Adams, Alcobendas kick goodEWU 49–35
40:31EWUMoore 1-yard touchdown run, Alcobendas kick goodEWU 56–35

Montana Western

Montana Western at #2 Eastern Washington
1 234Total
Bulldogs 0 360 9
• Eagles 14 13140 41
  • Date: August 30
  • Location: Roos Field
    Cheney, Washington
  • Game attendance: 9,116
  • TV announcers (SWX): Greg Heister & Bill Ames
Sources:

Washington

#2 Eastern Washington at Washington
1 234Total
Eagles 14 17147 52
• Huskies 24 13715 59
Sources:

Montana State

#2 Eastern Washington at #14 Montana State
1 234Total
• Eagles 14 131015 52
Bobcats 23 7147 51
Sources:

UC Davis

#2 Eastern Washington at UC Davis
1 234Total
• Eagles 6 3217 37
Aggies 0 770 14
Sources:

Idaho State

Idaho State at #2 Eastern Washington
1 234Total
Bengals 14 17715 53
• Eagles 21 14147 56
  • Date: October 4
  • Location: Roos Field
    Cheney, Washington
  • TV announcers (SWX): Greg Heister & Bill Ames
Sources:

Southern Utah

#2 Eastern Washington at Southern Utah
1 234Total
• Eagles 7 14147 42
Thunderbirds 14 376 30
Sources:

Northern Colorado

Northern Colorado at #2 Eastern Washington
1 234Total
Bears 0 378 18
• Eagles 7 676 26
  • Date: October 18
  • Location: Roos Field
    Cheney, Washington
  • Game attendance: 10,064
  • TV announcers (SWX): Greg Heister & Bill Ames
Sources:

Northern Arizona

#2 Eastern Washington at Northern Arizona
1 234Total
Eagles 7 7103 27
• Lumberjacks 0 1279 28
Sources:

North Dakota

North Dakota at #6 Eastern Washington
1 234Total
North Dakota 0 300 3
• Eagles 7 31313 54
  • Date: November 1
  • Location: Roos Field
    Cheney, Washington
  • Game attendance: 9,212
  • TV announcers (SWX): Greg Heister & Bill Ames
Sources:

Montana

#11 Montana at #5 Eastern Washington
1 234Total
Grizzlies 3 7133 26
• Eagles 13 7133 36
  • Date: November 8
  • Location: Roos Field
    Cheney, Washington
  • Game start: 12:00 PM PST
  • Game attendance: 11,339
  • Television network: RTNW
Sources:

Portland State

#5 Eastern Washington at Portland State
1 234Total
• Eagles 7 72121 56
Vikings 0 14614 34
Sources:

FCS Playoffs

FCS Playoffs Second Round

#12 Montana Grizzlies at #4 Eastern Washington
1 234Total
Grizzlies 3 0710 20
• Eagles 7 61410 37
  • Date: December 6
  • Location: Roos Field
    Cheney, Washington
  • Game start: 1:30 PM PST
  • Television network: ESPN3
Sources:

FCS Playoffs Quarterfinals

#7 Illinois State Redbirds at #4 Eastern Washington
1 234Total
• Redbirds 10 142114 59
Eagles 7 10326 46
  • Date: December 13
  • Location: Roos Field
    Cheney, Washington
  • Game start: 1:00 PM PST
  • Television network: ESPN3
Sources:

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
( ) = First place votes.
Week
PollPre12345678910111213Final
Sports Network1 (82)2 (63)2 (21)2 (15)2 (9)2 (3)2 (3)2 (4)2 (2)655544
Coaches2 (6)2 (2)22 (1)222 (1)22755544

References

  1. ↑ Official Schedule
  2. ↑ "#14 Sam Houston State at #2 Eastern Washington". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved August 23, 2014.
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