2016 Eastern Washington Eagles football team

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2016 Eastern Washington Eagles football
Eastern Washington University wordmark.svg
Big Sky co-champion
Conference Big Sky Conference
Ranking
STATSNo. 4
FCS CoachesNo. 4
Record12–2 (8–0 Big Sky)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Aaron Best (16th season)
Offensive scheme Multiple
Defensive coordinator Jeff Schmedding (2nd season)
Base defense 4–2–5
Home stadium Roos Field
Seasons
←  2015
2017  →
2016 Big Sky Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 4 Eastern Washington +^  8 –0   12 –2  
No. 12 North Dakota +^  8 –0   9 –3  
No. 25 Weber State ^  6 –2   7 –5  
No. 24 Cal Poly ^  5 –3   7 –5  
Southern Utah  5 –3   6 –5  
Northern Colorado  4 –4   6 –5  
Northern Arizona  4 –4   5 –6  
Montana  3 –5   6 –5  
Montana State  2 –6   4 –7  
Portland State  2 –6   3 –8  
UC Davis  2 –6   3 –8  
Sacramento State  2 –6   2 –9  
Idaho State  1 –7   2 –9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2016 Eastern Washington Eagles football team represented Eastern Washington University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by head coach Beau Baldwin, who was in his ninth 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 12–2, 8–0 in Big Sky play to share the conference championship with North Dakota. They received the automatic bid into the FCS Playoffs where they defeated Central Arkansas and Richmond in the second round and quarterfinals, before losing to Youngstown State in the semifinals.

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On January 16, 2017, head coach Beau Baldwin resigned to become the offensive coordinator at California. [1] He finished at Eastern Washington with a nine year record of 85–32.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 35:00 pmat Washington State *No. 14
 P12N W 45–4232,952
September 1012:30 pmat No. 1 North Dakota State *No. 8
 SWX L 44–50 OT18,906
September 174:05 pmNo. 10 Northern Iowa *No. 8
SWXW 34–309,111
September 244:05 pmat Northern Arizona No. 4
SWXW 50–3510,179
October 11:05 pm UC Davis No. 4
  • Roos Field
  • Cheney, WA
 RTNW W 63–3010,741
October 81:05 pm Northern Colorado Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 4
  • Roos Field
  • Cheney, WA
SWXW 49–3110,924
October 2211:05 amat Montana State No. 3
RTNWW 41–1718,087
October 2912:35 pmNo. 16 Montana No. 3
RTNWW 35–1610,931
November 56:05 pmat No. 14 Cal Poly No. 3
 WBS W 42–219,722
November 123:35 pm Idaho State No. 3
  • Roos Field
  • Cheney, WA
SWXW 48–179,302
November 187:35 pmat Portland State No. 3
RTNWW 35–285,669
December 31:00 pmNo. 14 Central Arkansas *No. 3
 ESPN3 W 31–146,085
December 101:00 pmNo. 12 Richmond *No. 3
  • Roos Field
  • Cheney, WA (NCAA Division I Quarterfinal)
ESPN3W 38–05,150
December 173:30 pmNo. 13 Youngstown State *No. 3
  • Roos Field
  • Cheney, WA (NCAA Division I Semifinal)
 ESPNU L 38–405,233
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

[2]

Roster

2016 Eastern Washington Eagles football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 8 Gage Gubrud Redshirt.svg  So
QB 12Reilly Hennessey Redshirt.svg  So
RB 28Antoine Custer Jr.Fr
RB 30Tamarick PierceFr
RB 2Jabari Wilson Redshirt.svg  Sr
WR 10 Cooper Kupp Redshirt.svg  Sr
WR 11 Kendrick Bourne Sr
WR 1Shaq Hill Redshirt.svg  Sr
WR 7Nic Sblendorio Redshirt.svg  Jr
WR 81Stu StilesSo
TE 9Zach Wimberly Redshirt.svg  Sr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DL 3 Samson Ebukam Sr
DB 32Zach Bruce Redshirt.svg  Sr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Roster

Game summaries

At Washington State

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#14 Eagles71714745
Cougars141401442

At North Dakota State

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#8 Eagles0141020044
#1 Bison714716650

Northern Iowa

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#10 Panthers10140630
#8 Eagles07141334

At Northern Arizona

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#4 Eagles1210141450
Lumberjacks7147735

UC Davis

1234Total
Aggies0237030
#4 Eagles140351463

Northern Colorado

1234Total
Bears7107731
#4 Eagles311211449

At Montana State

1234Total
#3 Eagles141071041
Bobcats1430017

Montana

1234Total
#16 Grizzlies736016
#3 Eagles71414035

At Cal Poly

1234Total
#3 Eagles14714742
#14 Mustangs777021

Idaho State

1234Total
Bengals377017
#3 Eagles713141448

At Portland State

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#3 Eagles70141435
Vikings14014028

FCS playoffs

Second round – Central Arkansas

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#14 Bears0140014
#3 Eagles0213731

Quarterfinals–Richmond

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#12 Spiders00000
#3 Eagles71410738

Semifinals–Youngstown State

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#13 Penguins71032040
#3 Eagles10147738

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
( ) = First place votes.
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
STATS 148 (1)844443 (17)3 (18)3 (18)3 (19)3 (21)3 (14)4
Coaches 178755553 (1)3 (1)3 (1)3 (1)3 (1)4 (1)4
FCS Playoffs Not released322Not released

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References

  1. ↑ "Eastern Washington coach Beau Baldwin hired as Cal's OC". January 17, 2017.
  2. ↑ Schedule
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