2014 Eastern Washington Eagles football team

2014 Eastern Washington Eagles football
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Big Sky Conference Champions
FCS Playoffs Quarterfinals vs. Illinois State, L 46–59
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Ranking
Sports Network	#4
FCS Coaches	#4
2014 record	11–3 (7–1 Big Sky)
Head coach	Beau Baldwin (7th year)
Offensive coordinator	Aaron Best (13th year)
Defensive coordinator	John Graham (6th year)
Home stadium	Roos Field (Capacity: 8,600)

2014 Big Sky football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
#4 Eastern Washington $^		7	–	1					11	–	3
#13 Montana ^		6	–	2					9	–	5
#20 Montana State ^		6	–	2					8	–	5
#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 FCS Poll

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.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 23	12:30 PM	#17 Sam Houston State*	#1	Roos Field • Cheney, WA (FCS Kickoff)	ESPN	W 56–35	10,310
August 30	6:05 PM	Montana Western*	#1	Roos Field • Cheney, WA	SWX	W 41–9	9,116
September 6	12:05 PM	at Washington*	#2	Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	P12N	L 52–59	62,861
September 20	12:05 PM	at #14 Montana State*	#2	Bobcat Stadium • Bozeman, MT	RTNW	W 52–51	19,377
September 27	6:05 PM	at UC Davis	#2	Aggie Stadium • Davis, CA	BSTV	W 37–14	6,954
October 4	1:35 PM	Idaho State	#2	Roos Field • Cheney, WA	SWX	W 56–53	11,256
October 11	12:05 PM	at Southern Utah	#2	Eccles Coliseum • Cedar City, UT	BSTV	W 42–30	2,450
October 18	1:05 PM	Northern Colorado	#2	Roos Field • Cheney, WA	SWX	W 26–18	10,064
October 25	12:35 PM	at Northern Arizona	#2	Walkup Skydome • Flagstaff, AZ	RTNW	L 27–28	9,699
November 1	2:05 PM	North Dakota	#6	Roos Field • Cheney, WA	SWX	W 54–3	9,212
November 8	12:05 PM	#11 Montana	#5	Roos Field • Cheney, WA (EWU-UM Governors Cup)	RTNW	W 36–26	11,339
November 21	7:05 PM	at Portland State	#5	Providence Park • Portland, OR (The Dam Cup)	RTNW	W 56–34	5,955
December 6	1:30 PM	#12 Montana*	#4	Roos Field • Cheney, WA (FCS Playoffs Second Round)	ESPN3	W 37–20	7,919
December 13	1:00 PM	#7 Illinois State*	#4	Roos Field • Cheney, WA (FCS Playoffs Quarterfinals)	ESPN3	L 46–59	6,239
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Pacific Time.

• Source: Official Schedule

Despite also being a member of the Big Sky Conference, the game with Montana State on September 20 is considered a non conference game.

Game notes

Sam Houston State

#14 Sam Houston State at #2 Eastern Washington

1 2 3 4 Total Bearkats 0 21 0 14 35 • Eagles 7 14 7 28 56 Date: August 23 Location: Roos Field Cheney, WA Game start: 12:35 PM PST Elapsed time: 3:57 Game attendance: 10,310 Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C), Sunny, winds NE at 8mph Referee: Gregg Wilson TV announcers (ESPN): Mark Jones, Rod Gilmore, Collin Cowherd, & Jessica Mendoza Sources:

Scoring summary 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

See also: 2014 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–3	2013	SHSU, 49–34

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Montana Western

Montana Western at #2 Eastern Washington

1 2 3 4 Total Bulldogs 0 3 6 0 9 • Eagles 14 13 14 0 41 Date: August 30 Location: Roos Field Cheney, WA Game attendance: 9,116 TV announcers (SWX): Greg Heister & Bill Ames Sources:

See also: University of Montana Western

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
7–1	2007	EWU, 52–13

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Washington

#2 Eastern Washington at Washington

1 2 3 4 Total Eagles 14 17 14 7 52 • Huskies 24 13 7 15 59 Date: September 6 Location: Husky Stadium Seattle, WA TV announcers (P12 WA & OR): Roxy Bernstein, Anthony Herron & Drea Avent Sources:

See also: 2014 Washington Huskies football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–1	2011	WASH, 30–27

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Montana State

#2 Eastern Washington at #14 Montana State

1 2 3 4 Total • Eagles 14 13 10 15 52 Bobcats 23 7 14 7 51 Date: September 20 Location: Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT Game attendance: 19,377 Television network: RTNW Sources:

See also: 2014 Montana State Bobcats football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
27–10	2013	EWU, 54–29

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UC Davis

#2 Eastern Washington at UC Davis

1 2 3 4 Total • Eagles 6 3 21 7 37 Aggies 0 7 7 0 14 Date: September 27 Location: Aggie Stadium Davis, CA Game attendance: 6,954 Sources:

See also: 2014 UC Davis Aggies football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–0	2012	EWU, 31–28

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Idaho State

Idaho State at #2 Eastern Washington

1 2 3 4 Total Bengals 14 17 7 15 53 • Eagles 21 14 14 7 56 Date: October 4 Location: Roos Field Cheney, WA TV announcers (SWX): Greg Heister & Bill Ames Sources:

See also: 2014 Idaho State Bengals football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
25–9	2013	EWU, 55–34

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Southern Utah

#2 Eastern Washington at Southern Utah

1 2 3 4 Total • Eagles 7 14 14 7 42 Thunderbirds 14 3 7 6 30 Date: October 11 Location: Eccles Coliseum Cedar City, UT Game attendance: 2,450 Sources:

See also: 2014 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
5–2	2013	EWU, 34–10

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Northern Colorado

Northern Colorado at #2 Eastern Washington

1 2 3 4 Total Bears 0 3 7 8 18 • Eagles 7 6 7 6 26 Date: October 18 Location: Roos Field Cheney, WA Game attendance: 10,064 TV announcers (SWX): Greg Heister & Bill Ames Sources:

See also: 2014 Northern Colorado Bears football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
8–1	2011	EWU, 48–27

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Northern Arizona

#2 Eastern Washington at Northern Arizona

1 2 3 4 Total Eagles 7 7 10 3 27 • Lumberjacks 0 12 7 9 28 Date: October 25 Location: Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ Game attendance: 9,699 Television network: RTNW Sources:

See also: 2014 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
19–10	2011	EWU, 36–28

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North Dakota

North Dakota at #6 Eastern Washington

1 2 3 4 Total North Dakota 0 3 0 0 3 • Eagles 7 31 3 13 54 Date: November 1 Location: Roos Field Cheney, WA Game attendance: 9,212 TV announcers (SWX): Greg Heister & Bill Ames Sources:

See also: 2014 University of North Dakota football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–0	2013	EWU, 35–14

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Montana

#11 Montana at #5 Eastern Washington

1 2 3 4 Total Grizzlies 3 7 13 3 26 • Eagles 13 7 13 3 36 Date: November 8 Location: Roos Field Cheney, WA Game start: 12:00 PM PST Game attendance: 11,339 Television network: RTNW Sources:

See also: 2014 Montana Grizzlies football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
13–26-1	2013	EWU, 42–37

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Portland State

#5 Eastern Washington at Portland State

1 2 3 4 Total • Eagles 7 7 21 21 56 Vikings 0 14 6 14 34 Date: October 25 Location: Providence Park Portland, OR Game start: 7:05 PM PST Game attendance: 5,955 Television network: RTNW Sources:

See also: 2014 Portland State Vikings football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
16–19–1	2013	EWU, 42–41

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FCS Playoffs

FCS Playoffs Second Round

#12 Montana Grizzlies at #4 Eastern Washington

1 2 3 4 Total Grizzlies 3 0 7 10 20 • Eagles 7 6 14 10 37 Date: December 6 Location: Roos Field Cheney, WA Game start: 1:30 PM PST Television network: ESPN3 Sources:

See also: 2014 Montana Grizzlies football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
14–26–1	2014	EWU, 36–26

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FCS Playoffs Quarterfinals

#7 Illinois State Redbirds at #4 Eastern Washington

1 2 3 4 Total • Redbirds 10 14 21 14 59 Eagles 7 10 3 26 46 Date: December 13 Location: Roos Field Cheney, WA Game start: 1:00 PM PST Television network: ESPN3 Sources:

See also: 2014 Illinois State Redbirds football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–1	2012 FCS Playoffs	EWU, 51–35

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	Final
Sports Network	1 (82)	2 (63)	2 (21)	2 (15)	2 (9)	2 (3)	2 (3)	2 (4)	2 (2)	6	5	5	5	4	4
Coaches	2 (6)	2 (2)	2	2 (1)	2	2	2 (1)	2	2	7	5	5	5	4	4