Schedule
Date |
Time |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
TV |
Result |
Attendance |
August 30 |
6:00 PM |
at Idaho* |
No. 12 |
Kibbie Dome • Moscow, ID |
ESPN3 |
W 20–3 |
11,136 |
September 8 |
12:00 PM |
at Washington State* |
No. 9 |
Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA |
P12N |
L 20–24 |
33,598 |
September 22 |
5:05 PM |
at Weber State |
No. 9 |
Stewart Stadium • Ogden, UT |
Big Sky TV |
W 32–26 |
9,434 |
September 29 |
4:05 PM |
No. 21 Montana |
No. 7 |
Roos Field • Cheney, WA (Governors Cup) |
RTNW |
W 32–26 |
10,529 |
October 6 |
5:05 PM |
North Dakota |
No. 7 |
Roos Field • Cheney, WA |
SWX/Big Sky TV |
W 55–17 |
8,646 |
October 13 |
12:35 PM |
at No. 2 Montana State |
No. 6 |
Bobcat Stadium • Bozeman, MT |
RTNW |
W 27–24 |
20,477 |
October 20 |
4:05 PM |
Sacramento State![dagger](../I/m/Dagger-14-plain.png) |
No. 1 |
Roos Field • Cheney, WA |
SWX/Big Sky TV |
W 31–28 |
8,714 |
October 27 |
12:00 PM |
at Southern Utah |
No. 1 |
Eccles Coliseum • Cedar City, UT |
Big Sky TV |
L 27–30 |
3,344 |
November 3 |
1:35 PM |
No. 16 Cal Poly* |
No. 7 |
Roos Field • Cheney, WA |
Big Sky TV |
W 34–17 |
8,644 |
November 10 |
1:35 PM |
UC Davis |
No. 5 |
Roos Field • Cheney, WA |
SWX/Big Sky TV |
W 31–28 |
6,011 |
November 17 |
1:05 PM |
at Portland State |
No. 5 |
Jeld-Wen Field • Portland, OR (The Dam Cup) |
CSNNW/Big Sky TV |
W 41–34 |
5,758 |
December 1 |
3:00 PM |
Wagner* |
No. 4 |
Roos Field • Cheney, WA (FCS Playoffs Second Round) |
ESPN3 |
W 29–19 |
7,039 |
December 8 |
3:00 PM |
No. 16 Illinois State* |
No. 4 |
Roos Field • Cheney, WA (FCS Playoffs Quarterfinals) |
ESPN3 |
W 51–35 |
7,512 |
December 15 |
1:00 PM |
No. 5 Sam Houston State* |
No. 4 |
Roos Field • Cheney, WA (FCS Playoffs Semifinals) |
ESPNU |
L 42–45 |
7,615 |
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Pacific Time. |
Despite also being a member of the Big Sky, the game against Cal Poly on November 3 was considered a non conference game and had no effect on the Big Sky standings.
Game summaries
@ Idaho
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
#12 Eagles |
3 |
7 |
3 |
7 |
20 |
Vandals |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
5–15 |
2003 |
EWU, 8–5 |
@ Washington State
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
#9 Eagles |
7 |
7 |
0 |
6 |
20 |
Cougars |
14 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
24 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
0–2 |
1908 |
WSU, 73–0 |
@ Weber State
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
#9 Eagles |
10 |
10 |
9 |
3 |
32 |
Wildcats |
0 |
3 |
16 |
7 |
26 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
16–14 |
2011 |
EWU, 27–21 |
Montana
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
#21 Grizzlies |
7 |
3 |
13 |
3 |
26 |
#7 Eagles |
7 |
10 |
0 |
15 |
32 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
11–26–1 |
2011 |
MONT, 17–14 |
North Dakota
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
North Dakota |
10 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
17 |
#7 Eagles |
20 |
14 |
14 |
7 |
55 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
First meeting |
@ Montana State
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
#6 Eagles |
0 |
3 |
10 |
14 |
27 |
#2 Bobcats |
0 |
10 |
7 |
7 |
24 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
25–10 |
2011 |
MSU, 36–21 |
Sacramento State
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Hornets |
7 |
0 |
7 |
14 |
28 |
#1 Eagles |
3 |
10 |
11 |
7 |
31 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
16–4 |
2011 |
EWU, 42–35 |
@ Southern Utah
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
#1 Eagles |
7 |
6 |
14 |
0 |
27 |
Thunderbirds |
7 |
6 |
7 |
10 |
30 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
4–1 |
2010 |
EWU, 31–24 |
Cal Poly
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
#16 Mustangs |
3 |
7 |
0 |
7 |
17 |
#7 Eagles |
14 |
10 |
7 |
3 |
34 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
3–2 |
2011 |
EWU, 53–51 |
UC Davis
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Aggies |
3 |
22 |
3 |
0 |
28 |
#5 Eagles |
14 |
0 |
10 |
7 |
31 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
2–0 |
2007 |
EWU, 41–31 |
@ Portland State
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
#5 Eagles |
0 |
14 |
13 |
14 |
41 |
Vikings |
13 |
0 |
13 |
8 |
34 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
14–19–1 |
2011 |
PSU, 43–26 |
FCS Playoffs
Wagner–FCS Playoffs Second Round
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Seahawks |
0 |
6 |
13 |
0 |
19 |
#4 Eagles |
0 |
14 |
8 |
7 |
29 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
First meeting |
Illinois State–FCS Quarterfinals
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
#16 Redbirds |
10 |
7 |
10 |
8 |
35 |
#4 Eagles |
10 |
14 |
14 |
13 |
51 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
0–1 |
1987 |
ISU, 31–14 |
Sam Houston State–FCS Semifinals
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
#5 Bearkats |
14 |
21 |
0 |
10 |
45 |
#4 Eagles |
0 |
0 |
21 |
21 |
42 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
0–1 |
2004 |
SHS, 35–34 |
Only previous meeting was in the 2004 FCS Playoffs quarterfinals.
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 |
14 |
15 |
Final |
Sports Network |
12 |
9 |
10 |
9 |
7 |
7 |
6 |
1 (92) |
1 (125) |
7 |
5 |
5 |
4 |
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Coaches |
15 |
11 |
11 |
9 |
7 |
7 |
6 |
1 (11) |
1 (22) |
8 (1) |
6 |
5 |
4 |
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References
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Bowls & rivalries | |
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National championship seasons in bold |
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- Idaho State (1963)
- Montana State (1964)
- Weber State & Idaho (1965)
- Montana State (1966)
- Montana State (1967)
- Idaho, Montana State, & Weber State (1968)
- Montana (1969)
- Montana (1970)
- Idaho (1971)
- Montana State (1972)
- Boise State (1973)
- Boise State (1974)
- Boise State (1975)
- Montana State (1976)
- Boise State (1977)
- Northern Arizona (1978)
- Montana State (1979)
- Boise State (1980)
- Idaho State (1981)
- Montana, Idaho, & Montana State (1982)
- Nevada (1983)
- Montana State (1984)
- Idaho (1985)
- Nevada (1986)
- Idaho (1987)
- Idaho (1988)
- Idaho (1989)
- Nevada (1990)
- Nevada (1991)
- Idaho & Eastern Washington (1992)
- Montana (1993)
- Boise State (1994)
- Montana (1995)
- Montana (1996)
- Eastern Washington (1997)
- Montana (1998)
- Montana (1999)
- Montana (2000)
- Montana (2001)
- Montana, Montana State, & Idaho State (2002)
- Montana State, Montana, & Northern Arizona (2003)
- Montana & Eastern Washington (2004)
- Eastern Washington, Montana State, & Montana (2005)
- Montana (2006)
- Montana (2007)
- Weber State & Montana (2008)
- Montana (2009)
- Montana State & Eastern Washington (2010)
- Montana State & Montana (2011)
- Eastern Washington, Montana State, & Cal Poly (2012)
- Eastern Washington (2013)
- Eastern Washington (2014)
- Southern Utah (2015)
- Eastern Washington & North Dakota (2016)
- Southern Utah & Weber State (2017)
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National championships in bold |
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Champion – North Dakota State |