2010 Eastern Washington Eagles football team
American college football season
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The 2010 Eastern Washington Eagles football team represented Eastern Washington University in the 2010 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The team was coached by Beau Baldwin and played their home games at Roos Field in Cheney, Washington.
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NCAA Division I champion Big Sky co-champion | |
NCAA Division I Championship Game, W 20–19 vs. Delaware | |
| Conference | Big Sky Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Sports Network | No. 1[1] |
| FCS Coaches | No. 1[2] |
| Record | 13–2 (7–1 Big Sky) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Aaron Best (3rd season) |
| Offensive scheme | Spread |
| Defensive coordinator | John Graham (3rd season) |
| Base defense | 3–4 |
| Home stadium | Roos Field |
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| No. 1 Eastern Washington +^ | 7 | – | 1 | 13 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 Montana State +^ | 7 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 20 Montana | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weber State | 5 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sacramento State | 5 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Arizona | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Colorado | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Portland State | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho State | 0 | – | 8 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The football team competed as a member of the Big Sky Conference. The Eagles won the NCAA Division I FCS National Championship and claimed a share of the Big Sky Conference championship with Montana State
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 2 | 6:05 p.m. | at Nevada* | No. 13 | L 24–49 | 16,313 | |||
| September 11 | 6:05 p.m. | vs. No. 5 (Div. II) Central Washington* | No. 17 | W 35–32 | 6,142 | |||
| September 18 | 4:05 p.m. | No. 6 Montana | No. 18 | SWX | W 36–27 | 11,702 | ||
| September 25 | 1:07 p.m. | at No. 17 Montana State | No. 9 | L 7–30 | 14,207 | |||
| October 2 | 1:30 p.m. | at Weber State | No. 16 | ALT | W 35–24 | 5,462 | ||
| October 9 | 1:05 p.m. | Northern Arizona | No. 13 |
| SWX | W 21–14 | 7,472 | |
| October 16 | 1:30 p.m. | at Northern Colorado | No. 12 | CSNNW | W 35–28 | 4,864 | ||
| October 23 | 1:05 p.m. | Sacramento State | No. 8 |
| W 28–24 | 7,147 | ||
| October 30 | 5:05 p.m. | at Portland State | No. 8 | W 50–17 | 4,097 | |||
| November 13 | 1:05 p.m. | Southern Utah* | No. 5 |
| SWX | W 31–24 | 5,357 | |
| November 20 | 1:05 p.m. | Idaho State | No. 3 |
| SWX | W 34–7 | 5,781 | |
| December 4 | 1:05 p.m. | No. 9 Southeast Missouri State* | No. 1 |
| W 37–17 | 3,665 | ||
| December 11 | 12:35 p.m. | No. 25 North Dakota State* | No. 1 |
| ESPN3 | W 38–31 OT | 4,060 | [3] |
| December 17 | 5:05 p.m. | No. 10 Villanova* | No. 1 |
| ESPN2 | W 41–31 | 6,600 | |
| January 7, 2011 | 4:00 p.m. | vs. No. 5 Delaware* | No. 1 | ESPN2 | W 20–19 | 13,027 | ||
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Rankings
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| The Sports Network | 13 | 17 | 18 | 9 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 (4) | 3 (8) | 1 (64) | 1 (121) |
| Coaches | 14 | 15 | 16 | 10 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 3 (1) | 1 (13) | 1 |
Game summaries
At Nevada
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 13 Eagles | 7 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 24 |
| Wolf Pack | 21 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 49 |
| Statistics | EWU | NEV |
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| First downs | 20 | 24 |
| Total yards | 432 | 553 |
| Rushing yards | 162 | 214 |
| Passing yards | 280 | 339 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 21–40–1 | 27–38–0 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 1 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Eastern Washington | Passing | Bo Levi Mitchell | 19/35, 253 yards, 2 TD |
| Rushing | Taiwan Jones | 12 rushes, 145 yards | |
| Receiving | Taiwan Jones | 2 receptions, 98 yards, TD | |
| Nevada | Passing | Colin Kaepernick | 26/37, 306 yards, 2 TD |
| Rushing | Colin Kaepernick | 11 rushes, 60 yards, 2 TD | |
| Receiving | Virgil Green | 7 receptions, 144 yards, 2 TD |
Vs. No. 5 (Div. II) Central Washington
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 5 (Div. II) Wildcats | 9 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 32 |
| No. 17 Eagles | 7 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 35 |
| Statistics | CWU | EWU |
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| First downs | 27 | 21 |
| Total yards | 357 | 311 |
| Rushing yards | 106 | 106 |
| Passing yards | 251 | 205 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 29–46–2 | 19–32–1 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 2 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Central Washington | Passing | Ryan Robertson | 29/46, 251 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT |
| Rushing | Bryson Kelly | 19 rushes, 86 yards, TD | |
| Receiving | Kollin Hancock | 6 receptions, 88 yards, TD | |
| Eastern Washington | Passing | Bo Levi Mitchell | 16/27, 188 yards, 2 TD, INT |
| Rushing | Taiwan Jones | 14 rushes, 89 yards, 2 TD | |
| Receiving | Taiwan Jones | 4 receptions, 63 yards, TD |
No. 6 Montana
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 6 Grizzlies | 14 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 27 |
| No. 18 Eagles | 7 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 36 |
| Statistics | MONT | EWU |
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| First downs | 19 | 24 |
| Total yards | 390 | 503 |
| Rushing yards | 186 | 269 |
| Passing yards | 214 | 246 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 19–36–2 | 17–41–2 |
| Turnovers | 6 | 3 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Montana | Passing | Andrew Selle | 19/34, 204 yards, TD, 2 INT |
| Rushing | Chase Reynolds | 22 rushes, 114 yards | |
| Receiving | Jabin Sambrano | 5 receptions, 65 yards | |
| Eastern Washington | Passing | Bo Levi Mitchell | 17/37, 234 yards, TD, 2 INT |
| Rushing | Taiwan Jones | 27 rushes, 221 yards, TD | |
| Receiving | Brandon Kaufman | 5 receptions, 119 yards, TD |
At No. 17 Montana State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 9 Eagles | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| No. 17 Bobcats | 13 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 30 |
| Statistics | EWU | MTST |
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| First downs | 23 | 19 |
| Total yards | 382 | 439 |
| Rushing yards | 110 | 156 |
| Passing yards | 272 | 283 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 24–49–1 | 15–24–1 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 1 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Eastern Washington | Passing | Bo Levi Mitchell | 24/49, 272 yards, TD, INT |
| Rushing | Taiwan Jones | 13 rushes, 63 yards | |
| Receiving | Brandon Kaufman | 6 receptions, 82 yards | |
| Montana State | Passing | DeNarius McGhee | 15/24, 283 yards, TD, INT |
| Rushing | Orenzo Davis | 17 rushes, 66 yards | |
| Receiving | Elvis Akpla | 5 receptions, 117 yards |
At Weber State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 16 Eagles | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 35 |
| Wildcats | 3 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 24 |
| Statistics | EWU | WEB |
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| First downs | 22 | 24 |
| Total yards | 465 | 459 |
| Rushing yards | 128 | 144 |
| Passing yards | 337 | 323 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 23–36–1 | 25–44–3 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 3 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Eastern Washington | Passing | Bo Levi Mitchell | 23/36, 337 yards, 4 TD, INT |
| Rushing | Darriell Beaumonte | 26 rushes, 78 yards, TD | |
| Receiving | Brandon Kaufman | 5 receptions, 138 yards | |
| Weber State | Passing | Cameron Higgins | 25/44, 315 yards, 3 TD, 3 INT |
| Rushing | Bo Bolen | 14 rushes, 54 yards | |
| Receiving | Mike Phillips | 6 receptions, 165 yards, TD |
Northern Arizona
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Lumberjacks | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| No. 13 Eagles | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| Statistics | NAU | EWU |
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| First downs | 24 | 18 |
| Total yards | 317 | 354 |
| Rushing yards | 39 | 66 |
| Passing yards | 289 | 296 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 30–50–3 | 20–26–2 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 5 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Northern Arizona | Passing | Michael Herrick | 21/33, 188 yards, 3 INT |
| Rushing | Giovannie Dixon | 10 rushes, 40 yards | |
| Receiving | Daiveun Curry-Chapman | 10 receptions, 75 yards | |
| Eastern Washington | Passing | Bo Levi Mitchell | 20/26, 288 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT |
| Rushing | Taiwan Jones | 16 rushes, 48 yards | |
| Receiving | Brandon Kaufman | 5 receptions, 117 yards, TD |
At Northern Colorado
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 12 Eagles | 7 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 35 |
| Bears | 14 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| Statistics | EWU | UNCO |
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| Passing: comp–att–int | ||
| Turnovers | ||
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Eastern Washington | Passing | ||
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| Receiving | |||
| Northern Colorado | Passing | ||
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| Receiving |
Sacramento State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Hornets | 0 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 24 |
| No. 8 Eagles | 7 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
| Statistics | SAC | EWU |
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| Turnovers | ||
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Sacramento State | Passing | ||
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| Eastern Washington | Passing | ||
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| Receiving |
At Portland State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 8 Eagles | 14 | 14 | 16 | 6 | 50 |
| Vikings | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| Statistics | EWU | PRST |
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| First downs | ||
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| Rushing yards | ||
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| Turnovers | ||
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Eastern Washington | Passing | ||
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| Portland State | Passing | ||
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| Receiving |
Southern Utah
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Thunderbirds | 7 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 24 |
| No. 5 Eagles | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
| Statistics | SUU | EWU |
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| First downs | ||
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| Rushing yards | ||
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| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Southern Utah | Passing | ||
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| Eastern Washington | Passing | ||
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Idaho State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bengals | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| No. 3 Eagles | 7 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 34 |
| Statistics | IDST | EWU |
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| First downs | ||
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| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Idaho State | Passing | ||
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| Eastern Washington | Passing | ||
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| Receiving |
No. 9 Southeast Missouri State (Division I Second Round)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 9 Redhawks | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| No. 1 Eagles | 7 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 37 |
| Statistics | SEMO | EWU |
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| First downs | ||
| Total yards | ||
| Rushing yards | ||
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| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Southeast Missouri State | Passing | ||
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| Eastern Washington | Passing | ||
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| Receiving |
No. 25 North Dakota State (Division I Quarterfinal)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total | |
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| No. 25 Bison | 0 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 31 |
| No. 1 Eagles | 14 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 38 |
| Statistics | NDSU | EWU |
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| Rushing yards | ||
| Passing yards | ||
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| Turnovers | ||
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| North Dakota State | Passing | ||
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| Eastern Washington | Passing | ||
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No. 10 Villanova (Division I Semifinal)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 10 Wildcats | 7 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 31 |
| No. 1 Eagles | 13 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 41 |
| Statistics | VILL | EWU |
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| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Villanova | Passing | ||
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| Receiving | |||
| Eastern Washington | Passing | ||
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| Receiving |
Vs. No. 5 Delaware (Division I Championship Game)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 5 Fightin' Blue Hens | 6 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 19 |
| No. 1 Eagles | 0 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 20 |
| Statistics | DEL | EWU |
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| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Delaware | Passing | ||
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| Eastern Washington | Passing | ||
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Personnel
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Awards and honors
- Big Sky Conference Co-offensive Player of the Year (coaches and media) — Taiwan Jones
- Big Sky Conference Defensive Player of the Year (coaches and media) — J. C. Sherritt
- Buck Buchanan Award — J. C. Sherritt