2023 Eastern Washington Eagles football team

American college football season

2023 Eastern Washington Eagles football

Conference| Big Sky Conference
Record| 4–7 (3–5 Big Sky)
Head coach|

* Aaron Best (7th season)

Offensive coordinator| Jim Chapin (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator| Jeff Copp (2nd season)
Home stadium| Roos Field

Seasons

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2024 ->

2023 Big Sky Conference football standings

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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)

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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
Media poll  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

## Schedule

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Date| Time| Opponent| Rank| Site| TV| Result| Attendance

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September 2| 12:30 p.m.| vs. No. 2 North Dakota State*| |

* U.S. Bank Stadium
* Minneapolis, MN

| ESPN+| L 10–35| 22,546
September 9| 6:00 p.m.| at Fresno State*| |

* Valley Children's Stadium
* Fresno, CA

| UniMás / MW Network| L 31–34 2OT| 41,031
September 16| 1:00 p.m.| No. 19 Southeastern Louisiana*| |

* Roos Field
* Cheney, WA

| ESPN+| W 40–29| 4,103
September 23| 7:00 p.m.| at No. 15 UC Davis| |

* UC Davis Health Stadium
* Davis, CA

| ESPN+| W 27–24| 14,724
September 30| 1:00 p.m.| No. 4 Idaho| No. 19|

* Roos Field
* Cheney, WA

| ESPN+| L 36–44| 8,347
October 14| 3:00 p.m.| at Idaho State| No. 21|

* Holt Arena
* Pocatello, ID

| ESPN+| L 41–42| 6,763
October 21| 4:00 p.m.| Weber State| |

* Roos Field
* Cheney, WA

| ESPN+| W 31–23| 7,514
October 28| 1:00 p.m.| at Portland State| |

* Hillsboro Stadium
* Hillsboro, OR (The Dam Cup)

| ESPN+| L 35–47| 3,189
November 4| 1:00 p.m.| Cal Poly| |

* Roos Field
* Cheney, WA

| ESPN+| W 48–13| 4,345
November 11| 12:00 p.m.| at No. 5 Montana State| |

* Bobcat Stadium
* Bozeman, MT

| ESPN+| L 14–57| 20,897
November 18| 1:00 p.m.| Northern Arizona| |

* Roos Field
* Cheney, WA

| ESPN+| L 42–49| 4,078

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming
* 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 | 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

* 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 | 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

* 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 | 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

* 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 | 3| 4| Total

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No. 4 Vandals | 7 | 14 | 10| 13| 44
No. 19 Eagles | 7 | 14 | 7| 8| 36

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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Eastern Washington Eagles football

Venues|

* Roos Field (1967–present)
* Joe Albi Stadium (alternate)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Montana: EWU–UM Governors Cup
* Portland State: The Dam Cup

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* Swoop
* The Inferno
* "Go, Eagles, Go"

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* Head coaches
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