1989 Eastern Washington Eagles football team

1989 Eastern Washington Eagles football
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	4–6 (4–4 Big Sky)
Head coach	Dick Zornes (11th season)
Home stadium	Joe Albi Stadium Woodward Field
Seasons ←  1988 1990  →

1989 Big Sky Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. T–4 Idaho $^	8	–	0	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
No. 6 Montana ^	7	–	1	–	0			11	–	3	–	0
No. 19 Nevada	5	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Boise State	5	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Eastern Washington	4	–	4	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Northern Arizona	2	–	6	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Montana State	2	–	6	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Idaho State	2	–	6	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Weber State	1	–	7	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Poll

The 1989 Eastern Washington Eagles football team was an American football team that represented Eastern Washington University as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 1989 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by eleventh-year head coach Dick Zornes, the Eagles compiled an overall record of 4–6, with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, and finished fifth in the Big Sky.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 9	Nevada	Joe Albi Stadium Spokane, WA	W 33–7	3,900	[1]
September 16	at Montana State	Sales Stadium Bozeman, MT	L 3–28	8,000	[2]
September 23	Montana	Joe Albi Stadium Spokane, WA (rivalry)	L 16–22	7,365	[3]
September 30	Northern Arizona	Joe Albi Stadium Spokane, WA	W 20–14		[4]
October 14	Idaho State	Woodward Field Cheney, WA	W 45–26	5,009	[5]
October 21	at No. 14 Idaho	Kibbie Dome Moscow, ID	L 34–41	12,500	[6]
October 28	No. 5 Stephen F. Austin *	Woodward Field Cheney, WA	L 36–42		[7]
November 4	at Weber State	Wildcat Stadium Ogden, UT	W 27–10	3,509	[8]
November 11	at Boise State	Bronco Stadium Boise, ID	L 20–27	19,451	[9]
November 18	at Northern Iowa *	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA	L 21–47	8,426	[10]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "E. Washington whips Reno". Great Falls Tribune. September 10, 1989. Retrieved January 5, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
2. "Bobcats turn back EWU". The Billings Gazette. September 17, 1989. Retrieved January 5, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Grizzlies knock out EWU". The Spokesman-Review. September 24, 1989. Retrieved January 5, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
4. "NAU left all wet". The Arizona Daily Sun. October 1, 1989. Retrieved January 5, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
5. "EWU takes hard–Corr attitude". The Spokesman-Review. October 15, 1989. Retrieved January 5, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
6. Schulte, Chris (October 23, 1989). "UI has best BSC start – barely". Idahonian. p. 1B. Retrieved January 5, 2025– via Google News Archive.
7. "Eagles grounded by Texas air assault". The Spokesman-Review. October 29, 1989. Retrieved January 5, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Interceptions prove Wildcats' undoing". The Salt Lake Tribune. November 5, 1989. Retrieved January 5, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
9. "BSU, Stayner leave EWU behind". The Idaho Statesman. November 12, 1989. Retrieved January 5, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
10. "UNI races past E. Washington". Sunday Globe. November 19, 1989. Retrieved January 5, 2025– via Newspapers.com.