2013 Eastern Washington Eagles football team

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2013 Eastern Washington Eagles football
Eastern Washington University wordmark.svg
Big Sky champion
FCS Semifinals, L 31–35 vs. Towson
Conference Big Sky Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 3
FCS CoachesNo. 3
Record12–3 (8–0 Big Sky)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Aaron Best (12th season)
Defensive coordinatorJohn Graham (5th season)
Home stadium Roos Field
Seasons
  2012
2014  
2013 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
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  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

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.

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Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 313:00 pmat No. 25 (FBS) Oregon State *No. 4 P12N W 49–4641,649
September 74:05 pm Western Oregon *No. 2W 43–146,349
September 144:00 pmat Toledo *No. 2 ESPN3 L 21–3320,459
September 2812:00 pmat No. 4 Sam Houston State *No. 2 CSNNW L 34–498,621
October 54:05 pm Weber State No. 6
  • Roos Field
  • Cheney, WA
SWX W 41–199,734
October 1212:30 pmat North Dakota No. 6 MSN W 35–147,951
October 195:05 pm Southern Utah Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 4
  • Roos Field
  • Cheney, WA
SWXW 34–1010,135
October 2612:35 pmat No. 10 Montana No. 3 RTNW W 42–3726,082
November 22:00 pmat Idaho State No. 3W 55–344,984
November 912:05 pmNo. 4 Montana State *No. 3
  • Roos Field
  • Cheney, WA
RTNWW 54–2910,223
November 1612:30 pmat Cal Poly No. 3RTNWW 35–226,847
November 232:30 pm Portland State No. 3
RTNWW 42–419,522
December 71:00 pmNo. 13 South Dakota State *No. 3
ESPN3W 41–176,127
December 141:00 pmNo. 20 Jacksonville State *No. 3
  • Roos Field
  • Cheney, WA (NCAA Division I Quarterfinal)
ESPN3W 35–244,277
December 2111:00 amNo. 5 Towson *No. 3
  • Roos Field
  • Cheney, WA (NCAA Division I Semifinal)
ESPNU L 31–356,209

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Game summaries

@ Oregon State

1234Total
#4 Eagles62371349
#25 (FBS) Beavers710151446

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

1234Total
Wolves0001414
#2 Eagles2907743

@ Toledo

1234Total
#2 Eagles1400721
Rockets13371033

@ Sam Houston State

1234Total
#2 Eagles1377734
#4 Bearkats72114749

Last seasons meeting was in the FCS Playoffs.

Weber State

1234Total
Wildcats660719
#6 Eagles131414041

@ North Dakota

1234Total
#6 Eagles01414735
North Dakota338014

Southern Utah

1234Total
Thunderbirds030710
#4 Eagles14013734

@ Montana

1234Total
#3 Eagles72114042
#10 Grizzlies31402037

@ Idaho State

1234Total
#3 Eagles102117755
Bengals10143734

Montana State

1234Total
#4 Bobcats7140829
#3 Eagles1313141454

@ Cal Poly

1234Total
#3 Eagles01421035
Mustangs3001922

Portland State

1234Total
Vikings71402041
#3 Eagles70142142

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre12345678910111213Final
Sports Network 422226643333333
Coaches 322438864443333

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