2019 Eastern Washington Eagles football team
American college football season
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The 2019 Eastern Washington Eagles football team represented Eastern Washington University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The team was coached by third year head coach Aaron Best. 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 7–5, 6–2 in Big Sky play to finish in a three-way tie for third place.
- Aaron Best (3rd season)
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| Conference | Big Sky Conference |
| Record | 7–5 (6–2 Big Sky) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Ian Shoemaker (1st season) |
| Offensive scheme | Multiple |
| Defensive coordinator | Eti Ena (1st season) |
| Base defense | 4-2-5 |
| Home stadium | Roos Field |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3 Weber State +^ | 7 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9 Sacramento State +^ | 7 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Montana State ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 11 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 Montana ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Washington | 6 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Portland State | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UC Davis | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Arizona | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Poly | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho State | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Utah | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Colorado | 2 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Preseason
Polls
On July 15, 2019 during the Big Sky Kickoff in Spokane, Washington, the Eagles were predicted to win the Big Sky by both the coaches and media.[1]
Preseason All-Conference Team
The Eagles had one player selected to the Preseason All-Conference Team.[2]
Chris Schlichting – Sr. OT
Award watch lists
| Award | Player | Position | Year |
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| Walter Payton Award[3] | Eric Barriere | QB | JR |
Coaching and personnel changes
On January 18, defensive coordinator Jeff Schmedding left to take a position as linebackers coach/co-special teams coordinator with Boise State.[4] Defensive line coach Eti Ena was promoted to replace Schmedding on January 23, 2019.[5]
On February 9, former starting quarterback Gage Gubrud was granted a medical redshirt year by the NCAA after suffering a season-ending foot injury in a game against Montana State on September 29, 2018. He transferred to Washington State for his final year of eligibility.[6]
On February 12, offensive coordinator Bodie Reeder left to become the co-offensive coordinator at North Texas.[7] On February 25, Central Washington head coach Ian Shoemaker was hired to replace him.[8]
Schedule
EWU has scheduled 12 games in the 2019 season instead of the 11 normally allowed for FCS programs. Under a standard provision of NCAA rules, all FCS teams are allowed to schedule 12 regular-season games in years in which the period starting with Labor Day weekend and ending with the last Saturday of November contains 14 Saturdays.[9]
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| August 31 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 13 (FBS) Washington* | No. 4 | P12N | L 14–47 | 65,709 | |
| September 7 | 1:00 p.m. | Lindenwood* | No. 4 | SWX | W 59–31 | 6,785 | |
| September 14 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 17 Jacksonville State* | No. 4 | ESPN+ | L 45–49 | 20,901 | |
| September 21 | 12:00 p.m. | at Idaho* | No. 11 | RTNW | L 27–35 | 6,567 | |
| September 28 | 2:05 p.m. | North Dakota | No. 21 |
| SWX | W 35–20 | 8,726 |
| October 5 | 6:05 p.m. | at Sacramento State | No. 22 | ELVN | L 27–48 | 9,640 | |
| October 12 | 1:05 p.m. | Northern Colorado |
| RTNW | W 54–21 | 9,091 | |
| October 26 | 11:05 a.m. | at No. 10 Montana | RTNW | L 17–34 | 24,072 | ||
| November 2 | 1:05 p.m. | Northern Arizona |
| SWX | W 66–38 | 8,602 | |
| November 9 | 1:35 p.m. | at Idaho State | Pluto TV | W 48–5 | 5,377 | ||
| November 16 | 5:05 p.m. | at Cal Poly | Pluto TV | W 42–41 | 6,582 | ||
| November 23 | 1:05 p.m. | Portland State |
| SWX | W 53–46 | 8,629 | |
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- Source: Schedule Archived 2019-01-23 at the Wayback Machine
Despite also being a member of the Big Sky, the game vs. Idaho will count as a non-conference game and will have no effect on the Big Sky standings.[10]
Although North Dakota is classified as an FCS Independent, games against them still count as Big Sky conference games through the 2019 season.[11]
Game summaries
At Washington
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| No. 4 Eagles | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| No. 13 (FBS) Huskies | 21 | 7 | 14 | 5 | 47 |
at Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA
- Date: August 31, 2019
- Game time: 12:00 p.m. PDT
- Game weather: 74 °F (23 °C) • Hazy • Wind @ 0 mph (0 km/h)
- Game attendance: 65,709
- Referee: Kevin Mar
- TV announcers (P12N): Ted Robinson, Yogi Roth, and Lewis Johnson
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Lindenwood
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Lions | 0 | 17 | 14 | 0 | 31 |
| No. 4 Eagles | 21 | 10 | 21 | 7 | 59 |
At Jacksonville State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 4 Eagles | 28 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 45 |
| No. 17 Gamecocks | 7 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 49 |
At Idaho
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 11 Eagles | 0 | 0 | 7 | 20 | 27 |
| Vandals | 14 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 35 |
North Dakota
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Fighting Hawks | 7 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 20 |
| No. 21 Eagles | 14 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 35 |
At Sacramento State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 22 Eagles | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 27 |
| Hornets | 21 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 48 |
Northern Colorado
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bears | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 21 |
| Eagles | 10 | 30 | 14 | 0 | 54 |
At Montana
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Eagles | 0 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 17 |
| No. 10 Grizzlies | 3 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 34 |
Northern Arizona
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Lumberjacks | 14 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 38 |
| Eagles | 17 | 21 | 21 | 7 | 66 |
At Idaho State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Eagles | 3 | 17 | 21 | 7 | 48 |
| Bengals | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
At Cal Poly
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Eagles | 14 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 42 |
| Mustangs | 0 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 41 |
Portland State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Vikings | 7 | 10 | 8 | 21 | 46 |
| Eagles | 17 | 13 | 15 | 8 | 53 |