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
2014 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 (Capacity: 8,600)

2014 Big Sky football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#4 Eastern Washington $^		7	–	1		11	–	3
#13 Montana ^		6	–	2		9	–	5
#20 Montana State ^		6	–	2		8	–	5
#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 FCS 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 (FCS Playoffs Second Round)	ESPN3	W 37–20	7,919
December 13	1:00 PM	No. 7 Illinois State*	No. 4	Roos Field • Cheney, WA (FCS Playoffs Quarterfinals)	ESPN3	L 46–59	6,239
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Pacific Time.

Source: Official Schedule

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, WA
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:^[1]

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–3	2013	SHSU, 49–34

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

Sources:

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
7–1	2007	EWU, 52–13

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

Sources:

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–1	2011	WASH, 30–27

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, MT
Game attendance: 19,377
Television network: RTNW

Sources:

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
27–10	2013	EWU, 54–29

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, CA
Game attendance: 6,954

Sources:

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–0	2012	EWU, 31–28

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

Sources:

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
25–9	2013	EWU, 55–34

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, UT
Game attendance: 2,450

Sources:

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
5–2	2013	EWU, 34–10

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

Sources:

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
8–1	2011	EWU, 48–27

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, AZ
Game attendance: 9,699
Television network: RTNW

Sources:

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
19–10	2011	EWU, 36–28

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

Sources:

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–0	2013	EWU, 35–14

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

Sources:

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
13–26-1	2013	EWU, 42–37

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

Sources:

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
16–19–1	2013	EWU, 42–41

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, WA
Game start: 1:30 PM PST
Television network: ESPN3

Sources:

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
14–26–1	2014	EWU, 36–26

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, WA
Game start: 1:00 PM PST
Television network: ESPN3

Sources:

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–1	2012 FCS Playoffs	EWU, 51–35

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = 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

References

↑ "#14 Sam Houston State at #2 Eastern Washington". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved August 23, 2014.

Eastern Washington Eagles football
Venues	Roos Field (1967–present) Joe Albi Stadium (alternate)
Bowls & rivalries	EWU–UM Governors Cup (Montana) The Dam Cup (Portland State)
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 2016 2017
National championship seasons in bold

Big Sky Conference football champions

Idaho State (1963)
Montana State (1964)
Weber State & Idaho (1965)
Montana State (1966)
Montana State (1967)
Idaho, Montana State, & Weber State (1968)
Montana (1969)
Montana (1970)
Idaho (1971)
Montana State (1972)
Boise State (1973)
Boise State (1974)
Boise State (1975)
Montana State (1976)
Boise State (1977)
Northern Arizona (1978)
Montana State (1979)
Boise State (1980)
Idaho State (1981)
Montana, Idaho, & Montana State (1982)
Nevada (1983)
Montana State (1984)
Idaho (1985)
Nevada (1986)
Idaho (1987)
Idaho (1988)
Idaho (1989)
Nevada (1990)
Nevada (1991)
Idaho & Eastern Washington (1992)
Montana (1993)
Boise State (1994)
Montana (1995)
Montana (1996)
Eastern Washington (1997)
Montana (1998)
Montana (1999)
Montana (2000)
Montana (2001)
Montana, Montana State, & Idaho State (2002)
Montana State, Montana, & Northern Arizona (2003)
Montana & Eastern Washington (2004)
Eastern Washington, Montana State, & Montana (2005)
Montana (2006)
Montana (2007)
Weber State & Montana (2008)
Montana (2009)
Montana State & Eastern Washington (2010)
Montana State & Montana (2011)
Eastern Washington, Montana State, & Cal Poly (2012)
Eastern Washington (2013)
Eastern Washington (2014)
Southern Utah (2015)
Eastern Washington & North Dakota (2016)

National championships in bold

2014 NCAA Division I FCS playoff participants
Chattanooga Coastal Carolina Eastern Kentucky Eastern Washington Fordham Illinois State Indiana State Jacksonville State James Madison Liberty Montana Montana State Morgan State New Hampshire North Dakota State Northern Iowa Richmond Sacred Heart Sam Houston State San Diego South Dakota State Southeastern Louisiana Stephen F. Austin Villanova
Champion – North Dakota State

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