2023 Eastern Washington Eagles football team

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2023 Eastern Washington Eagles football
Eastern Washington wordmark.png
Conference Big Sky Conference
Record4–7 (3–5 Big Sky)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJim Chapin (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorJeff Copp (2nd season)
Home stadium Roos Field
Seasons
  2022
2024 
2023 Big Sky Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 2 Montana $^  7 1   12 1  
No. 4 Idaho ^  6 2   9 4  
No. 5 Montana State ^  6 2   8 4  
Northern Arizona  5 3   5 6  
No. 25 UC Davis  5 3   7 4  
No. 15 Sacramento State ^  4 4   8 5  
Portland State  4 4   5 6  
Weber State  4 4   6 5  
Eastern Washington  3 5   4 7  
Idaho State  3 5   3 8  
Cal Poly  1 7   3 8  
Northern Colorado  0 8   0 11  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2023 Eastern Washington Eagles football team represents Eastern Washington University as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Aaron Best, the Eagles play their home games at Roos Field in Cheney, Washington.

Contents

Preseason

Polls

On July 23, 2023, during the virtual Big Sky Kickoff, the Eagles were predicted to finish seventh in the Big Sky by both the coaches and media. [1]

Coaches poll
Predicted finishTeamVotes (1st place)
1Montana State120 (10)
2UC Davis96 (1)
3Sacramento State94 (1)
4Weber State91
5Idaho89
6Montana84
7Eastern Washington52
8Portland State45
9Northern Arizona44
10Northern Colorado37
11Cal Poly25
12Idaho State15
Media poll
Predicted finishTeamVotes (1st place)
1Montana State447 (26)
2Idaho410 (8)
3Montana359 (2)
4Sacramento State334 (3)
5UC Davis330
6Weber State320
7Eastern Washington216
8Northern Arizona178
9Portland State167
10Northern Colorado109
11Cal Poly103
12Idaho State69

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 212:30 p.m.vs. No. 2 North Dakota State * ESPN+ L 10–3522,546
September 96:00 p.m.at Fresno State * UniMás / MW Network L 31–34 2OT41,031
September 161:00 p.m.No. 19 Southeastern Louisiana *ESPN+W 40–294,103
September 237:00 p.m.at No. 15 UC Davis ESPN+W 27–2414,724
September 301:00 p.m.No. 4 Idaho No. 19
  • Roos Field
  • Cheney, WA
ESPN+L 36–448,347
October 143:00 p.m.at Idaho State No. 21ESPN+L 41–426,763
October 214:00 p.m. Weber State Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Roos Field
  • Cheney, WA
ESPN+W 31–237,514
October 281:00 p.m.at Portland State ESPN+L 35–473,189
November 41:00 p.m. Cal Poly
  • Roos Field
  • Cheney, WA
ESPN+W 48–134,345
November 1112:00 p.m.at No. 5 Montana State ESPN+L 14–5720,897
November 181:00 p.m. Northern Arizona
  • Roos Field
  • Cheney, WA
ESPN+L 42–494,078
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

[2]

Game summaries

North Dakota State

Eastern Washington Eagles (0–0) vs North Dakota State Bison (0–0)
Period1234Total
Eagles700310
No. 2 Bison1477735

at U.S. Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, MN

  • Date: September 2, 2023
  • Game time: 12:30 p.m. (PT)
  • Game weather: Indoors; 70 °F (21 °C)
  • Game attendance: 22,546
  • Referee: TBA
  • TV: ESPN+

At Fresno State

Eastern Washington Eagles (0–1) vs Fresno State Bulldogs (1–0)
Period1234OT2OTTotal
Eagles301477031
Bulldogs77737334

at Valley Children's StadiumFresno, California

  • Date: Saturday, September 9, 2023
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. PDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 95 °F (35 °C) • Wind: NW 6mph
  • Game attendance: 41,031
  • Referee: Patrick Foy
  • TV announcers (UniMás / MW Network): Jessi Losada (play-by-play) & Jaime Motta (analyst) & Alejandro Luna (sideline)

Southeastern Louisiana

Southeastern Louisiana Lions (0–2) vs Eastern Washington Eagles (0–2)
Period1234Total
No. 19 Lions777829
Eagles71032040

at Roos FieldCheney, Washington

  • Date: Saturday, September 16, 2023
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. PDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 82 °F (28 °C) • Wind: N 4 mph
  • Game attendance: 4,103
  • Referee: Spencer Mumford
  • TV: ESPN+

At No. 15 UC Davis

No. 4 Idaho

At Idaho State

Weber State

At Portland State

Cal Poly

At Montana State

Northern Arizona

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References

  1. "Montana State Tabbed Preseason Football Favorites". July 25, 2021. Retrieved July 26, 2023.
  2. "2023 Eastern Washington Football Schedule". FBSchedules. Retrieved March 4, 2023.