2014 Eastern Washington Eagles football team

2014 Eastern Washington Eagles football
Big Sky champion
FCS Playoffs Quarterfinals, L 46–59 vs. Illinois State
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 4
FCS Coaches	No. 4
Record	11–3 (7–1 Big Sky)
Head coach	Beau Baldwin (7th season)
Offensive coordinator	Aaron Best (13th season)
Defensive coordinator	John Graham (6th season)
Home stadium	Roos Field

2014 Big Sky Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 4 Eastern Washington $^		7	–	1					11	–	3
No. 13 Montana ^		6	–	2					9	–	5
No. 20 Montana State ^		6	–	2					8	–	5
No. 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 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	No. 17 Sam Houston State*	No. 1	Roos Field Cheney, WA (FCS Kickoff)	ESPN	W 56–35	10,310
August 30	6:05 pm	Montana Western*	No. 1	Roos Field Cheney, WA	SWX	W 41–9	9,116
September 6	12:05 pm	at Washington*	No. 2	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	P12N	L 52–59	62,861
September 20	12:05 pm	at No. 14 Montana State*	No. 2	Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT	RTNW	W 52–51	19,377
September 27	6:05 pm	at UC Davis	No. 2	Aggie Stadium Davis, CA	BSTV	W 37–14	6,954
October 4	1:35 pm	Idaho State	No. 2	Roos Field Cheney, WA	SWX	W 56–53	11,256
October 11	12:05 pm	at Southern Utah	No. 2	Eccles Coliseum Cedar City, UT	BSTV	W 42–30	2,450
October 18	1:05 pm	Northern Colorado	No. 2	Roos Field Cheney, WA	SWX	W 26–18	10,064
October 25	12:35 pm	at Northern Arizona	No. 2	Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ	RTNW	L 27–28	9,699
November 1	2:05 pm	North Dakota	No. 6	Roos Field Cheney, WA	SWX	W 54–3	9,212
November 8	12:05 pm	No. 11 Montana	No. 5	Roos Field Cheney, WA (EWU–UM Governors Cup)	RTNW	W 36–26	11,339
November 21	7:05 pm	at Portland State	No. 5	Providence Park Portland, OR (The Dam Cup)	RTNW	W 56–34	5,955
December 6	1:30 pm	No. 12 Montana*	No. 4	Roos Field Cheney, WA (NCAA Division I Second Round)	ESPN3	W 37–20	7,919
December 13	1:00 pm	No. 7 Illinois State*	No. 4	Roos Field Cheney, WA (NCAA Division I Quarterfinal)	ESPN3	L 46–59	6,239
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

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 summaries

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, Washington 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

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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, Washington Game attendance: 9,116 TV announcers (SWX): Greg Heister & Bill Ames Sources:

See also: University of Montana Western

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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 TV announcers (P12 WA & OR): Roxy Bernstein, Anthony Herron & Drea Avent Sources:

See also: 2014 Washington Huskies football team

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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, Montana Game attendance: 19,377 Television network: RTNW Sources:

See also: 2014 Montana State Bobcats football team

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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, California Game attendance: 6,954 Sources:

See also: 2014 UC Davis Aggies football team

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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, Washington TV announcers (SWX): Greg Heister & Bill Ames Sources:

See also: 2014 Idaho State Bengals football team

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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, Utah Game attendance: 2,450 Sources:

See also: 2014 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football team

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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, Washington Game attendance: 10,064 TV announcers (SWX): Greg Heister & Bill Ames Sources:

See also: 2014 Northern Colorado Bears football team

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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, Arizona Game attendance: 9,699 Television network: RTNW Sources:

See also: 2014 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team

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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, Washington Game attendance: 9,212 TV announcers (SWX): Greg Heister & Bill Ames Sources:

See also: 2014 University of North Dakota football team

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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, Washington Game start: 12:00 PM PST Game attendance: 11,339 Television network: RTNW Sources:

See also: 2014 Montana Grizzlies football team

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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, Oregon Game start: 7:05 PM PST Game attendance: 5,955 Television network: RTNW Sources:

See also: 2014 Portland State Vikings football team

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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, Washington Game start: 1:30 PM PST Television network: ESPN3 Sources:

See also: 2014 Montana Grizzlies football team

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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, Washington Game start: 1:00 PM PST Television network: ESPN3 Sources:

See also: 2014 Illinois State Redbirds football team

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = 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