2017 Eastern Washington Eagles football team
The 2017 Eastern Washington Eagles football team represented Eastern Washington University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The team was coached by first-year head coach Aaron Best, who was promoted from Offensive Line coach. 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 7–4, 6–2 in Big Sky play to finish in a three-way tie for third place. Despite being ranked in the top 25 at the end of the regular season, they were not selected to participate in the FCS Playoffs.
| 2017 Eastern Washington Eagles football | |
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| Conference | Big Sky Conference |
| Ranking | |
| STATS | No. 21 |
| FCS Coaches | No. 22 |
| 2017 record | 7–4 (6–2 Big Sky) |
| Head coach | Aaron Best (1st season) |
| Offensive coordinator | Bodie Reeder (1st season) |
| Offensive scheme | Multiple |
| Defensive coordinator | Jeff Schmedding (3rd season) |
| Base defense | 4–2–5 |
| Home stadium | Roos Field (Capacity: 8,600) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 14 Southern Utah +^ | 7 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 5 Weber State +^ | 7 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Arizona ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 21 Eastern Washington | 6 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sacramento State | 6 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana State | 5 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UC Davis | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho State | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Colorado | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Dakota | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Poly | 1 | – | 7 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Portland State | 0 | – | 8 | 0 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 2 | 1:00 p.m. | at Texas Tech* | No. 5 | RTNW | L 10–56 | 54,988 | |
| September 9 | 1:05 p.m. | No. 2 North Dakota State* | No. 7 | ESPN3 | L 13–40 | 10,231 | |
| September 16 | 10:00 a.m. | at Fordham* | No. 12 | STADIUM | W 56–21 | 3,029 | |
| September 23 | 5:05 p.m. | at Montana | No. 11 | RTNW[1] | W 48–41 | 25,944 | |
| September 30 | 1:05 p.m. | Sacramento State | No. 9 |
| SWX WA | W 52–31 | 10,917 |
| October 7 | 6:00 p.m. | at UC Davis | No. 10 |
| Pluto TV | W 41–38 | 8,158 |
| October 14 | 1:05 p.m. | Montana State | No. 10 |
| SWX WA | W 31–19 | 11,301 |
| October 21 | 4:00 p.m. | at Southern Utah | No. 8 | ELVN | L 28–46 | 7,463 | |
| November 4 | 1:05 p.m. | No. 19 Weber State | No. 11 |
| SWX WA | L 20–28 | 9,451 |
| November 11 | 11:05 a.m. | at North Dakota | No. 19 | Midco | W 21–14 | 8,247 | |
| November 18 | 3:05 p.m. | Portland State | No. 18 |
| RTNW[1] | W 59–33 | 8,717 |
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- Source: Schedule
Game summaries
at Texas Tech
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. 5 Eagles | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Red Raiders | 7 | 21 | 21 | 7 | 56 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 0–1 | 2008 | TTU, 49–24 |
North Dakota State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. 2 Bison | 9 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 40 |
| No. 7 Eagles | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1–1 | 2016 | NDSU, 50–44OT |
at Fordham
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. 12 Eagles | 7 | 14 | 21 | 14 | 56 |
| Rams | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| First meeting | ||
at Montana
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. 11 Eagles | 3 | 3 | 21 | 21 | 48 |
| Grizzlies | 14 | 10 | 3 | 14 | 41 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 16–27–1 | 2016 | EWU, 35–16 |
Sacramento State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hornets | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
| No. 9 Eagles | 21 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 52 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 18–4 | 2015 | EWU, 28–20 |
at UC Davis
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. 10 Eagles | 6 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 41 |
| Aggies | 7 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 38 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 5–0 | 2016 | EWU, 63–30 |
Montana State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobcats | 0 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 19 |
| No. 10 Eagles | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 30–10 | 2016 | EWU, 41–17 |
at Southern Utah
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. 8 Eagles | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
| Thunderbirds | 0 | 15 | 10 | 21 | 46 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 6–2 | 2014 | EWU, 42–30 |
Weber State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. 19 Wildcats | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| No. 11 Eagles | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 20 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 30–10 | 2015 | EWU, 14–13 |
at North Dakota
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. 19 Eagles | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| Fighting Hawks | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 3–0 | 2014 | EWU, 54–3 |
Portland State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vikings | 14 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 33 |
| No. 18 Eagles | 14 | 17 | 28 | 0 | 59 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 18–20–1 | 2016 | EWU, 35–28 |
Ranking movements
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final | |||||||
| STATS | 5 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 21 | |||||||
| Coaches | 4 | 6–T | 12 | 11 | 8–T | 10 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 22 | |||||||
References
- "BIG SKY, ROOT SPORTS ANNOUNCE CONTRACT EXTENSION, 2017 SCHEDULE". Big Sky Conference. March 21, 2017. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
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