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 |
Record | 7–4 (6–2 Big Sky) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Bodie Reeder (1st season) |
Offensive scheme | Multiple |
Defensive coordinator | Jeff Schmedding (3rd season) |
Base defense | 4–2–5 |
Home stadium | Roos Field |
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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
editDate | 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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Game summaries
editAt Texas Tech
edit1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 5 Eagles | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Red Raiders | 7 | 21 | 21 | 7 | 56 |
North Dakota State
edit1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 2 Bison | 9 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 40 |
No. 7 Eagles | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
At Fordham
edit1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 12 Eagles | 7 | 14 | 21 | 14 | 56 |
Rams | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
At Montana
edit1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 11 Eagles | 3 | 3 | 21 | 21 | 48 |
Grizzlies | 14 | 10 | 3 | 14 | 41 |
Sacramento State
edit1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Hornets | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
No. 9 Eagles | 21 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 52 |
At UC Davis
edit1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 10 Eagles | 6 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 41 |
Aggies | 7 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 38 |
Montana State
edit1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Bobcats | 0 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 19 |
No. 10 Eagles | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
At Southern Utah
edit1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 8 Eagles | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
Thunderbirds | 0 | 15 | 10 | 21 | 46 |
Weber State
edit1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 19 Wildcats | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
No. 11 Eagles | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 20 |
At North Dakota
edit1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 19 Eagles | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
Fighting Hawks | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
Portland State
edit1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Vikings | 14 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 33 |
No. 18 Eagles | 14 | 17 | 28 | 0 | 59 |
Ranking movements
editWeek | ||||||||||||||
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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
edit- ^ a b "BIG SKY, ROOT SPORTS ANNOUNCE CONTRACT EXTENSION, 2017 SCHEDULE". Big Sky Conference. March 21, 2017. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
- ^ Schedule