2023 Eastern Washington Eagles football | |
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Conference | Big Sky Conference |
Record | 4–7 (3–5 Big Sky) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Jim Chapin (2nd season) |
Defensive coordinator | Jeff Copp (2nd season) |
Home stadium | Roos Field |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
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]
Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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1 | Montana State | 120 (10) |
2 | UC Davis | 96 (1) |
3 | Sacramento State | 94 (1) |
4 | Weber State | 91 |
5 | Idaho | 89 |
6 | Montana | 84 |
7 | Eastern Washington | 52 |
8 | Portland State | 45 |
9 | Northern Arizona | 44 |
10 | Northern Colorado | 37 |
11 | Cal Poly | 25 |
12 | Idaho State | 15 |
Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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1 | Montana State | 447 (26) |
2 | Idaho | 410 (8) |
3 | Montana | 359 (2) |
4 | Sacramento State | 334 (3) |
5 | UC Davis | 330 |
6 | Weber State | 320 |
7 | Eastern Washington | 216 |
8 | Northern Arizona | 178 |
9 | Portland State | 167 |
10 | Northern Colorado | 109 |
11 | Cal Poly | 103 |
12 | Idaho State | 69 |
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 2 | 12:30 p.m. | vs. No. 2 North Dakota State * | ESPN+ | L 10–35 | 22,546 | ||
September 9 | 6:00 p.m. | at Fresno State * | UniMás / MW Network | L 31–34 2OT | 41,031 | ||
September 16 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 19 Southeastern Louisiana * | ESPN+ | W 40–29 | 4,103 | ||
September 23 | 7:00 p.m. | at No. 15 UC Davis | ESPN+ | W 27–24 | 14,724 | ||
September 30 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 4 Idaho | No. 19 |
| ESPN+ | L 36–44 | 8,347 |
October 14 | 3:00 p.m. | at Idaho State | No. 21 | ESPN+ | L 41–42 | 6,763 | |
October 21 | 4:00 p.m. | Weber State |
| ESPN+ | W 31–23 | 7,514 | |
October 28 | 1:00 p.m. | at Portland State | ESPN+ | L 35–47 | 3,189 | ||
November 4 | 1:00 p.m. | Cal Poly |
| ESPN+ | W 48–13 | 4,345 | |
November 11 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 5 Montana State | ESPN+ | L 14–57 | 20,897 | ||
November 18 | 1:00 p.m. | Northern Arizona |
| ESPN+ | L 42–49 | 4,078 | |
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Eagles | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
No. 2 Bison | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
at U.S. Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, MN
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | Total |
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Eagles | 3 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 31 |
Bulldogs | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 34 |
at Valley Children's Stadium • Fresno, California
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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No. 19 Lions | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 29 |
Eagles | 7 | 10 | 3 | 20 | 40 |
at Roos Field • Cheney, Washington
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