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2023 Eastern Washington Eagles football team

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2023 Eastern Washington Eagles football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record4–7 (3–5 Big Sky)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJim Chapin (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorJeff Copp (2nd season)
Home stadiumRoos Field
Seasons
← 2022
2024 →
2023 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 2 Montana $^   7 – 1     13 – 2  
No. 8 Idaho ^   6 – 2     9 – 4  
No. 9 Montana State ^   6 – 2     8 – 4  
Northern Arizona   5 – 3     5 – 6  
No. 24 UC Davis   5 – 3     7 – 4  
No. 13 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 represented 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 played their home games at Roos Field in Cheney, Washington.

Preseason

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Polls

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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 finish Team Votes (1st place)
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
Media poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
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

Schedule

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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 NetworkL 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 IdahoNo. 19
  • Roos Field
  • Cheney, WA
ESPN+L 36–448,347
October 143:00 p.m.at Idaho StateNo. 21
ESPN+L 41–426,763
October 214:00 p.m.Weber Statedagger
  • 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
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

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Game summaries

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North Dakota State

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See also: 2023 North Dakota State Bison football team
Eastern Washington Eagles (0–0) vs North Dakota State Bison (0–0)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Eagles 7 0 0310
No. 2 Bison 14 7 7735

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: Jason Berg
  • TV: ESPN+

At Fresno State

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See also: 2023 Fresno State Bulldogs football team
Eastern Washington Eagles (0–1) vs Fresno State Bulldogs (1–0)
Quarter 1 2 34OT2OTTotal
Eagles 3 0 1477031
Bulldogs 7 7 737334

at Valley Children's Stadium • Fresno, 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

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See also: 2023 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team
Southeastern Louisiana Lions (0–2) vs Eastern Washington Eagles (0–2)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 19 Lions 7 7 7829
Eagles 7 10 32040

at Roos Field • Cheney, 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

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No. 4 Idaho

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See also: 2023 Idaho Vandals football team
No. 4 Idaho Vandals (3–1) at No. 19 Eastern Washington (2–2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 4 Vandals 7 14 101344
No. 19 Eagles 7 14 7836

at Roos Field • Cheney, WA

  • Date: September 30, 2023
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. PDT
  • Game attendance: 8,347
  • TV: ESPN+

At Idaho State

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Weber State

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At Portland State

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Cal Poly

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At Montana State

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Northern Arizona

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References

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  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.


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