2014 Eastern Washington Eagles football team

2014 Eastern Washington Eagles football
2014 Eastern Washington Eagles football
Big Sky champion
NCAA Division I Quarterfinal, L 46–59 vs. Illinois State
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 4
FCS Coaches	No. 4
Record	11–3 (7–1 Big Sky)
Head coach	Beau Baldwin (7th season);
Offensive coordinator	Aaron Best (13th season)
Defensive coordinator	John Graham (6th season)
Home stadium	Roos Field
	Seasons ← 2013 2015 →

The 2014 Eastern Washington Eagles football team represented Eastern Washington University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The team was coached by Beau Baldwin, who was in his seventh 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 11–3, 7–1 in Big Sky to become Big Sky Conference champions. They received the conference's automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs where they defeated fellow Big Sky member Montana in the second round before losing in the quarterfinals to Illinois State.

ConferenceBig Sky Conference

Sports NetworkNo. 4

FCS CoachesNo. 4

Record11–3 (7–1 Big Sky)

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2014 Big Sky Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 4 Eastern Washington $^	7	–	1	11	–	3
No. 13 Montana ^	6	–	2	9	–	5
No. 20 Montana State ^	6	–	2	8	–	5
No. 25 Idaho State	6	–	2	8	–	4
Cal Poly	5	–	3	7	–	5
Northern Arizona	5	–	3	7	–	5
Sacramento State	4	–	4	7	–	5
North Dakota	3	–	5	5	–	7
Southern Utah	3	–	5	3	–	9
Northern Colorado	2	–	6	3	–	8
Portland State	2	–	6	3	–	9
Weber State	2	–	6	2	–	10
UC Davis	1	–	7	2	–	9

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

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Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 23	12:30 pm	No. 17 Sam Houston State*	No. 1	Roos Field Cheney, WA (FCS Kickoff)	ESPN	W 56–35	10,310
August 30	6:05 pm	Montana Western*	No. 1	Roos Field Cheney, WA	SWX	W 41–9	9,116
September 6	12:05 pm	at Washington*	No. 2	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	P12N	L 52–59	62,861
September 20	12:05 pm	at No. 14 Montana State*	No. 2	Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT	RTNW	W 52–51	19,377
September 27	6:05 pm	at UC Davis	No. 2	Aggie Stadium Davis, CA	BSTV	W 37–14	6,954
October 4	1:35 pm	Idaho State	No. 2	Roos Field Cheney, WA	SWX	W 56–53	11,256
October 11	12:05 pm	at Southern Utah	No. 2	Eccles Coliseum Cedar City, UT	BSTV	W 42–30	2,450
October 18	1:05 pm	Northern Colorado	No. 2	Roos Field Cheney, WA	SWX	W 26–18	10,064
October 25	12:35 pm	at Northern Arizona	No. 2	Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ	RTNW	L 27–28	9,699
November 1	2:05 pm	North Dakota	No. 6	Roos Field Cheney, WA	SWX	W 54–3	9,212
November 8	12:05 pm	No. 11 Montana	No. 5	Roos Field Cheney, WA (EWU–UM Governors Cup)	RTNW	W 36–26	11,339
November 21	7:05 pm	at Portland State	No. 5	Providence Park Portland, OR (The Dam Cup)	RTNW	W 56–34	5,955
December 6	1:30 pm	No. 12 Montana*	No. 4	Roos Field Cheney, WA (NCAA Division I Second Round)	ESPN3	W 37–20	7,919
December 13	1:00 pm	No. 7 Illinois State*	No. 4	Roos Field Cheney, WA (NCAA Division I Quarterfinal)	ESPN3	L 46–59	6,239
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Bearkats	0	21	0	14	35
• Eagles	7	14	7	28	56


1	6:35	EWU	Blair Bomber 3-yard touchdown reception from Vernon Adams, Roldan Alcobendas kick good	EWU 7–0

2	14:51	SHSU	Keshawn Hill 79-yard touchdown run, Luc Swimberghe kick good	Tied 7–7

2	14:34	SHSU	Interception returned 55 yards for touchdown by Trenier Orr, Swimberghe kick good	SHSU 14–7

2	12:04	EWU	Kendrick Bourne 13-yard touchdown reception from Adams, Alcobendas kick good	Tied 14–14

2	10:53	SHSU	Jared Johnson 53-yard touchdown run, Swimberghe kick good	SHSU 21–14

2	6:33	EWU	Jalen Moore 34-yard touchdown run, Alcobendas kick good	Tied 21–21

3	9:28	EWU	Bomber 3-yard touchdown reception from Adams, Alcobendas kick good	EWU 28–21

4	14:50	EWU	Zach Wimberly 1-yard touchdown run, Alcobendas kick good	EWU 35–21

4	12:21	SHSU	Derreck Edwards 6-yard touchdown reception from Johnson, Swimberghe kick good	EWU 35–28

4	8:44	EWU	Cooper Kupp 5-yard touchdown reception from Jordan West, Alcobendas kick good	EWU 42–28

4	5:14	SHSU	Shane Young 1-yard touchdown reception from Johnson, Swimberghe kick good	EWU 42–35

4	3:13	EWU	Bourne 13-yard touchdown reception from Adams, Alcobendas kick good	EWU 49–35

4	0:31	EWU	Moore 1-yard touchdown run, Alcobendas kick good	EWU 56–35

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
• Eagles	6	3	21	7	37
Aggies	0	7	7	0	14

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Bengals	14	17	7	15	53
• Eagles	21	14	14	7	56

2014 Eastern Washington Eagles football team

Schedule

Game summaries

Sam Houston State

Montana Western

Washington

Montana State

UC Davis

Idaho State

Southern Utah

Northern Colorado

Northern Arizona

North Dakota

Montana

Portland State

FCS Playoffs

FCS Playoffs Second Round

FCS Playoffs Quarterfinals

Ranking movements

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