2014 Eastern Washington Eagles football team

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.

2014 Eastern Washington Eagles football
Big Sky champion
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 4
FCS CoachesNo. 4
Record11–3 (7–1 Big Sky)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorAaron Best (13th season)
Defensive coordinatorJohn Graham (6th season)
Home stadiumRoos Field
Seasons
← 2013
2015 →
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

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 2312:30 pmNo. 17 Sam Houston State*No. 1ESPNW 56–3510,310
August 306:05 pmMontana Western*No. 1
  • Roos Field
  • Cheney, WA
SWXW 41–99,116
September 612:05 pmat Washington*No. 2P12NL 52–5962,861
September 2012:05 pmat No. 14 Montana State*No. 2RTNWW 52–5119,377
September 276:05 pmat UC DavisNo. 2BSTVW 37–146,954
October 41:35 pmIdaho StateNo. 2
  • Roos Field
  • Cheney, WA
SWXW 56–5311,256
October 1112:05 pmat Southern UtahNo. 2BSTVW 42–302,450
October 181:05 pmNorthern ColoradoNo. 2
  • Roos Field
  • Cheney, WA
SWXW 26–1810,064
October 2512:35 pmat Northern ArizonaNo. 2RTNWL 27–289,699
November 12:05 pmNorth Dakota No. 6
  • Roos Field
  • Cheney, WA
SWXW 54–39,212
November 812:05 pmNo. 11 MontanaNo. 5
RTNWW 36–2611,339
November 217:05 pmat Portland StateNo. 5RTNWW 56–345,955
December 61:30 pmNo. 12 Montana*No. 4
ESPN3W 37–207,919
December 131:00 pmNo. 7 Illinois State*No. 4
  • Roos Field
  • Cheney, WA (NCAA Division I Quarterfinal)
ESPN3L 46–596,239

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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

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Sam Houston State

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#14 Sam Houston State at #2 Eastern Washington
1 234Total
Bearkats 0 21014 35
Eagles 7 14728 56
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Montana Western

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Montana Western at #2 Eastern Washington
1 234Total
Bulldogs 0 360 9
Eagles 14 13140 41
  • Date: August 30
  • Location: Roos Field
    Cheney, Washington
  • Game attendance: 9,116
  • TV announcers (SWX): Greg Heister & Bill Ames
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Washington

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#2 Eastern Washington at Washington
1 234Total
Eagles 14 17147 52
Huskies 24 13715 59
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Montana State

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#2 Eastern Washington at #14 Montana State
1 234Total
Eagles 14 131015 52
Bobcats 23 7147 51
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UC Davis

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#2 Eastern Washington at UC Davis
1 234Total
Eagles 6 3217 37
Aggies 0 770 14
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Idaho State

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Idaho State at #2 Eastern Washington
1 234Total
Bengals 14 17715 53
Eagles 21 14147 56
  • Date: October 4
  • Location: Roos Field
    Cheney, Washington
  • TV announcers (SWX): Greg Heister & Bill Ames
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Southern Utah

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#2 Eastern Washington at Southern Utah
1 234Total
Eagles 7 14147 42
Thunderbirds 14 376 30
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Northern Colorado

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Northern Colorado at #2 Eastern Washington
1 234Total
Bears 0 378 18
Eagles 7 676 26
  • Date: October 18
  • Location: Roos Field
    Cheney, Washington
  • Game attendance: 10,064
  • TV announcers (SWX): Greg Heister & Bill Ames
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Northern Arizona

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#2 Eastern Washington at Northern Arizona
1 234Total
Eagles 7 7103 27
Lumberjacks 0 1279 28
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North Dakota

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North Dakota at #6 Eastern Washington
1 234Total
North Dakota 0 300 3
Eagles 7 31313 54
  • Date: November 1
  • Location: Roos Field
    Cheney, Washington
  • Game attendance: 9,212
  • TV announcers (SWX): Greg Heister & Bill Ames
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Montana

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#11 Montana at #5 Eastern Washington
1 234Total
Grizzlies 3 7133 26
Eagles 13 7133 36
  • Date: November 8
  • Location: Roos Field
    Cheney, Washington
  • Game start: 12:00 PM PST
  • Game attendance: 11,339
  • Television network: RTNW
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Portland State

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#5 Eastern Washington at Portland State
1 234Total
Eagles 7 72121 56
Vikings 0 14614 34
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FCS Playoffs

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FCS Playoffs Second Round

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#12 Montana Grizzlies at #4 Eastern Washington
1 234Total
Grizzlies 3 0710 20
Eagles 7 61410 37
  • Date: December 6
  • Location: Roos Field
    Cheney, Washington
  • Game start: 1:30 PM PST
  • Television network: ESPN3
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FCS Playoffs Quarterfinals

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#7 Illinois State Redbirds at #4 Eastern Washington
1 234Total
Redbirds 10 142114 59
Eagles 7 10326 46
  • Date: December 13
  • Location: Roos Field
    Cheney, Washington
  • Game start: 1:00 PM PST
  • Television network: ESPN3
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Ranking movements

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213Final
Sports Network1 (82)2 (63)2 (21)2 (15)2 (9)2 (3)2 (3)2 (4)2 (2)655544
Coaches2 (6)2 (2)22 (1)222 (1)22755544

References

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  1. ^ Official Schedule
  2. ^ "#14 Sam Houston State at #2 Eastern Washington". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved August 23, 2014.