2015 Eastern Washington Eagles football team
The 2015 Eastern Washington Eagles football team represented Eastern Washington University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The team was coached by Beau Baldwin, who was in his eighth 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 6–5, 5–3 in Big Sky play to finish in a four way tie for fourth place. They failed to reach the FCS Playoffs for the first time since 2011.
| 2015 Eastern Washington Eagles football | |
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| Conference | Big Sky Conference |
| 2015 record | 6–5 (5–3 Big Sky) |
| Head coach | Beau Baldwin (8th season) |
| Offensive coordinator | Aaron Best (15th season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Jeff Schmedding (1st season) |
| Home stadium | Roos Field (Capacity: 8,600) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 18 Southern Utah $^ | 7 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 Portland State ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 14 Montana ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Dakota | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Arizona | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Washington | 5 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weber State | 5 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Colorado | 3 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana State | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Poly | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UC Davis | 2 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho State | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sacramento State | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 5 | 5:00 PM | at No. 7 (FBS) Oregon* | No. 6 | P12N | L 42–61 | 58,128 | |
| September 12 | 2:00 PM | at No. 14 Northern Iowa* | No. 7 | ESPN3 | L 35–38 | 12,292 | |
| September 19 | 1:05 PM | No. 11 Montana State* | No. 14 | RTNW | W 55–50 | 10,912 | |
| September 26 | 6:05 PM | at Sacramento State | No. 11 | WBS | W 28–20 | 7,211 | |
| October 10 | 1:05 PM | Cal Poly | No. 7 |
| SWX | W 42–41 OT | 10,352 |
| October 17 | 1:35 PM | at Idaho State | No. 8 | WBS | W 45–28 | 8,942 | |
| October 24 | 12:35 PM | at Northern Colorado | No. 7 | WBS | W 43–41 | 4,254 | |
| October 31 | 12:05 PM | Weber State | No. 5 |
| RTNW | W 14–13 | 8,759 |
| November 7 | 3:05 PM | Northern Arizona | No. 4 |
| SWX | L 30–52 | 9,214 |
| November 14 | 12:35 PM | at No. 22 Montana | No. 10 | RTNW | L 16–57 | 25,213 | |
| November 21 | 2:05 PM | No. 11 Portland State | No. 18 |
| SWX | L 31–34 | 8,649 |
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- Source: Official Schedule
Despite also being a member of the Big Sky Conference, the game with Montana State on September 19 is considered a non conference game.
Game summaries
at #7 (FBS) Oregon
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| #6 Eagles | 7 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 42 |
| #7 (FBS) Ducks | 20 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 61 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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| First meeting | ||
at Northern Iowa
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #7 Eagles | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 35 |
| #14 Panthers | 0 | 21 | 0 | 17 | 38 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 0–5 | 2005 FCS Playoffs | UNI, 41–38 |
Montana State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #11 Bobcats | 7 | 10 | 14 | 19 | 50 |
| #14 Eagles | 21 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 55 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 28–10 | 2014 | EWU, 52–51 |
at Sacramento State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #11 Eagles | 0 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 28 |
| Hornets | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 11–8 | 2014 | EWU, 31–28 |
Cal Poly
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mustangs | 7 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 41 |
| #7 Eagles | 6 | 7 | 0 | 22 | 7 | 42 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 5–2 | 2013 | EWU, 35–22 |
at Idaho State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #8 Eagles | 14 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 45 |
| Bengals | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 26–9 | 2014 | EWU, 56–53 |
at Northern Colorado
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #7 Eagles | 6 | 13 | 7 | 17 | 43 |
| Bears | 7 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 41 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 9–1 | 2014 | EWU, 26–18 |
Weber State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Wildcats | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| #5 Eagles | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 25–17 | 2013 | EWU, 41–19 |
Northern Arizona
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Lumberjacks | 7 | 7 | 10 | 28 | 52 |
| #4 Eagles | 0 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 30 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 19–11 | 2014 | NAU, 28–27 |
at Montana
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| #10 Eagles | 3 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 16 |
| #22 Grizzlies | 14 | 16 | 20 | 7 | 57 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 15–26–1 | 2014 FCS Playoffs | EWU, 37–20 |
Portland State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| #11 Vikings | 13 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 34 |
| #18 Eagles | 10 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 31 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 17–19–1 | 2014 | EWU, 56–34 |
Ranking movements
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final | |||||||
| STATS | 6 | 7 (6) | 14 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 23 | RV | |||||||
| Coaches | 6 | 7 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 19 | RV | RV | |||||||
References
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