2021 Eastern Washington Eagles football | |
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NCAA Division I Second Round, L 41–57 at Montana | |
Conference | Big Sky Conference |
Ranking | |
STATS | No. 7 |
FCS Coaches | No. 9 |
Record | 10–3 (6–2 Big Sky) |
Head coach |
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Co-offensive coordinators |
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Defensive coordinator | Eti Ena (3rd season) |
Home stadium | Roos Field |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 10 Sacramento State $^ | 8 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 2 Montana State ^ | 7 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 7 Eastern Washington ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 6 Montana ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 17 UC Davis ^ | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weber State | 5 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Arizona | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Portland State | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Idaho | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Colorado | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cal Poly | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Idaho State | 1 | – | 7 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Utah | 0 | – | 8 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2021 Eastern Washington Eagles football team represented Eastern Washington University as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Aaron Best, the Eagles played their home games at Roos Field in Cheney, Washington.
On July 26, 2021, during the virtual Big Sky Kickoff, the Eagles were predicted to finish third in the Big Sky by both the coaches and media. [1]
Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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1 | Weber State | (7) |
2 | Montana | (3) |
3 | Eastern Washington | (2) |
4 | Montana State | (1) |
5 | Sacramento State | (1) |
6 | UC Davis | |
7 | Northern Arizona | |
8 | Idaho | |
9 | Idaho State | |
10 | Portland State | |
11 | Southern Utah | |
12 | Cal Poly | |
13 | Northern Colorado |
Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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1 | Weber State | (14) |
2 | Montana | (4) |
3 | Eastern Washington | (3) |
4 | Montana State | (3) |
5 | Sacramento State | |
6 | UC Davis | |
7 | Northern Arizona | |
8 | Idaho | |
9 | Idaho State | |
10 | Portland State | |
11 | Southern Utah | |
12 | Northern Colorado | |
13 | Cal Poly |
The Eagles had four players selected to the preseason all-Big Sky team. [2]
Offense Eric Barriere – QB Talolo Limu-Jones – WR Tristen Taylor – OT | Defense Mitchell Johnson – DE |
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 2 | 7:00 p.m. | at UNLV * | No. 11 | Stadium | W 35–33 2OT | 21,970 | |
September 11 | 1:00 p.m. | Central Washington * | No. 7 | SWX/ESPN+ | W 63–14 | 4,523 | |
September 18 | 1:00 p.m. | at Western Illinois * | No. 7 | ESPN+ | W 62–56 | 5,385 | |
September 25 | 5:00 p.m. | at Southern Utah | No. 6 | ESPN+ | W 50–21 | 7,096 | |
October 2 | 7:30 p.m. | No. 4 Montana | No. 6 |
| ESPN2 | W 34–28 | 7,944 |
October 9 | 12:00 p.m. | at Northern Colorado | No. 4 | ESPN+ | W 63–17 | 5,413 | |
October 16 | 1:00 p.m. | Idaho | No. 2 |
| RTNW | W 71–21 | 5,380 |
October 23 | 1:00 p.m. | Weber State | No. 2 |
| SWX/ESPN+ | L 34–35 | 5,676 |
November 6 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 4 Montana State | No. 5 |
| SWX/ESPN+ | L 20–23 | 6,981 |
November 13 | 5:00 p.m. | at No. 6 UC Davis | No. 7 | ESPN+ | W 38–20 | 7,344 | |
November 20 | 2:05 p.m. | at Portland State | No. 5 | ESPN+ | W 42–28 | 0 | |
November 27 | 1:00 p.m. | Northern Iowa * | No. 4 |
| ESPN+ | W 19–9 | 3,845 |
December 3 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 5 Montana* | No. 4 |
| ESPN+ | L 41–57 | 24,065 |
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | Total | |
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No. 11 Eagles | 0 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 35 |
Rebels | 0 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 33 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Wildcats | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
No. 7 Eagles | 18 | 28 | 10 | 7 | 63 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 7 Eagles | 28 | 27 | 7 | 0 | 62 |
Leathernecks | 21 | 0 | 14 | 21 | 56 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 6 Eagles | 9 | 21 | 13 | 7 | 50 |
Thunderbirds | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 4 Grizzlies | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
No. 6 Eagles | 7 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 34 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 4 Eagles | 22 | 21 | 10 | 10 | 63 |
Bears | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Vandals | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
No. 2 Eagles | 29 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 71 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Wildcats | 0 | 13 | 7 | 15 | 35 |
No. 2 Eagles | 7 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 34 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 4 Bobcats | 7 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 23 |
No. 5 Eagles | 13 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 20 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 7 Eagles | 0 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 38 |
No. 6 Aggies | 7 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 20 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 5 Eagles | 7 | 7 | 21 | 7 | 42 |
Vikings | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Panthers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
No. 4 Eagles | 6 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 19 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 4 Eagles | 14 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 41 |
No. 5 Grizzlies | 10 | 10 | 24 | 13 | 57 |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
STATS | 11 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 (9) | 2 (14) | 7 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 7 |
Coaches | 14 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 (2) | 2 (1) | 2 (2) | 7 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 9 |