2010 Eastern Washington Eagles football team

2010 Eastern Washington Eagles football

NCAA Division I FCS National Champions Big Sky Conference Co-Champions
NCAA Division I Football Championship vs. Delaware, W 20–19
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Ranking
Sports Network	#1^[1]
FCS Coaches	#1^[2]
2010 record	13–2 (7–1 Big Sky)
Head coach	Beau Baldwin (3rd year)
Offensive coordinator	Aaron Best (10th year)
Defensive coordinator	John Graham (3rd year)
Home stadium	Roos Field (Capacity: 8,600)

The 2010 Eastern Washington Eagles football team represented Eastern Washington University in the college football season of 2010–2011. The team was coached by Beau Baldwin and the Eagles played their home games at Roos Field in Cheney, Washington.

The football team competes in the Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS), formerly I-AA, as a member of the Big Sky Conference. The Eagles won the 2010 NCAA Division I FCS National Championship and also claimed a share of the Big Sky Conference championship with Montana State.


2010 Big Sky football standings
Team	W		L	W		L
#1 Eastern Washington §^	7	–	1	13	–	2
#11 Montana State §^	7	–	1	9	–	3
#20 Montana	5	–	3	7	–	4
Weber State	5	–	3	6	–	5
Sacramento State	5	–	3	6	–	5
Northern Arizona	4	–	4	6	–	5
Northern Colorado	2	–	6	3	–	8
Portland State	1	–	7	2	–	9
Idaho State	0	–	8	1	–	10

§ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	6:05 p.m.	at Nevada*	#13	Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV		L 49–24	16,313
September 11	6:05 p.m.	vs. Central Washington*	#17	Qwest Field • Seattle, WA (Showdown on the Sound)		W 35–32	6,142
September 18	4:05 p.m.	#6 Montana	#18	Roos Field • Cheney, WA (EWU-UM Governors Cup)	SWX	W 36–27	11,702
September 25	1:07 p.m.	at #17 Montana State	#9	Bobcat Stadium • Bozeman, MT		L 30–7	14,207
October 2	1:30 p.m.	at Weber State	#16	Stewart Stadium • Ogden, UT	ALT	W 35–24	5,462
October 9	1:05 p.m.	Northern Arizona	#13	Roos Field • Cheney, WA	SWX	W 21–14	7,472
October 16	1:30 p.m.	at Northern Colorado	#12	Nottingham Field • Greeley, CO	CSNNW	W 35–28	4,864
October 23	1:05 p.m.	Sacramento State	#8	Roos Field • Cheney, WA		W 28–24	7,147
October 30	5:05 p.m.	at Portland State	#8	Hillsboro Stadium • Hillsboro, OR (The Dam Cup)		W 50–17	4,097
November 13	1:05 p.m.	Southern Utah	#5	Roos Field • Cheney, WA	SWX	W 31–24	5,357
November 20	1:05 p.m.	Idaho State	#3	Roos Field • Cheney, WA	SWX	W 34–7	5,781
December 4	1:05 p.m.	#9 Southeast Missouri State*	#1	Roos Field • Cheney, WA (FCS First Round)		W 37–17	3,665
December 11	12:35 p.m.	#25 North Dakota State*	#1	Roos Field • Cheney, WA (FCS Quarterfinals)	ESPN3	W 38–31 ^OT	4,060
December 17	5:05 p.m.	#10 Villanova*	#1	Roos Field • Cheney, WA (FCS Semifinals)	ESPN2	W 41–31	6,600
January 7	6:00 p.m.	vs. #5 Delaware*	#1	Pizza Hut Park • Frisco, TX (Division I Football Championship)	ESPN2	W 20–19	13,027
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from The Sports Network FCS poll. All times are in Pacific Time.

Coaching staff

Name	Position	Alma Mater	Year
Beau Baldwin	Head Coach	Central Washington, 1996	3rd
John Graham	Associate Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers	Central Washington, 1992	3rd
Aaron Best	Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line/Academic Coordinator	Eastern Washington, 2001	10th
Chris Hansen	Running Backs/Camps Coordinator	Eastern Washington, 1991	12th
Jeff Schmedding	Safeties/Special Teams Coordinator/Video Coordinator	Eastern Washington, 2002	6th
Torey Hunter	Cornerbacks/Travel Coordinator	Washington State, 2003	3rd
Ryan Sawyer	Defensive Line/Recruiting Coordinator	Central Washington, 2003	3rd
Junior Adams	Wide Receivers	Montana State, 2004	2nd
Zak Hill	Quarterbacks	Central Washington, 2004	4th

Awards and honors

Big Sky Conference Co-Offensive Player of the Year (coaches and media) — Taiwan Jones
Big Sky Conference Defensive Player of the Year (coaches and media) — J. C. Sherritt
Buck Buchanan Award — J. C. Sherritt

References

↑ "Final Sports Network's 2010 FCS College Football Poll". The Sports Network. Archived from the original on May 3, 2011. Retrieved April 2, 2011.
↑ "2010 FCS Coaches Poll". Southern Conference. April 1, 2011. Retrieved April 2, 2011.

Eastern Washington Eagles football

Venues	Roos Field (1967–present) Joe Albi Stadium (alternate)

Bowls & rivalries	EWU–UM Governors Cup (Montana)

Culture & lore	Swoop The Inferno "Go, Eagles, Go"

People	Head coaches Award winners Retired jerseys NFL Draftees

Seasons	1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

National championship seasons in bold

2010 NCAA Division I FCS playoff participants

Appalachian State Bethune–Cookman Coastal Carolina Delaware Eastern Washington Georgia Southern Jacksonville State Lehigh Montana State New Hampshire North Dakota State Northern Iowa Robert Morris South Carolina State Southeast Missouri State Stephen F. Austin Villanova Western Illinois William & Mary Wofford

Champion – Eastern Washington Eagles