2016 Eastern Washington Eagles football team
The 2016 Eastern Washington Eagles football team represented Eastern Washington University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by head coach Beau Baldwin, who was in his ninth 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 12–2, 8–0 in Big Sky play to share the conference championship with North Dakota. They received the automatic bid into the FCS Playoffs where they defeated Central Arkansas and Richmond in the second round and quarterfinals, before losing to Youngstown State in the semifinals.
| 2016 Eastern Washington Eagles football | |
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Big Sky co-champion | |
FCS Playoffs Semifinals, L 38–40 vs. Youngstown State | |
| Conference | Big Sky Conference |
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| STATS | No. 4 |
| FCS Coaches | No. 4 |
| 2016 record | 12–2 (8–0 Big Sky) |
| Head coach | Beau Baldwin (9th season) |
| Offensive coordinator | Aaron Best (16th season) |
| Offensive scheme | Multiple |
| Defensive coordinator | Jeff Schmedding (2nd season) |
| Base defense | 4–2–5 |
| Home stadium | Roos Field (Capacity: 8,600) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Eastern Washington +^ | 8 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 12 North Dakota +^ | 8 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 25 Weber State ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 24 Cal Poly ^ | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Utah | 5 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Colorado | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Arizona | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana | 3 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana State | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Portland State | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UC Davis | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sacramento State | 2 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho State | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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On January 16, 2017, head coach Beau Baldwin resigned to become the offensive coordinator at California.[1] He finished at Eastern Washington with a nine year record of 85–32.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 3 | 5:00 PM | at Washington State* | No. 14 | P12N | W 45–42 | 32,952 | |
| September 10 | 12:30 PM | at No. 1 North Dakota State* | No. 8 | SWX | L 44–50 OT | 18,906 | |
| September 17 | 4:05 PM | No. 10 Northern Iowa* | No. 8 | SWX | W 34–30 | 9,111 | |
| September 24 | 4:05 PM | at Northern Arizona | No. 4 | SWX | W 50–35 | 10,179 | |
| October 1 | 1:05 PM | UC Davis | No. 4 |
| RTNW | W 63–30 | 10,741 |
| October 8 | 1:05 PM | Northern Colorado | No. 4 |
| SWX | W 49–31 | 10,924 |
| October 22 | 11:05 AM | at Montana State | No. 3 | RTNW | W 41–17 | 18,087 | |
| October 29 | 12:35 PM | No. 16 Montana | No. 3 |
| RTNW | W 35–16 | 10,931 |
| November 5 | 6:05 PM | at No. 14 Cal Poly | No. 3 | WBS | W 42–21 | 9,722 | |
| November 12 | 3:35 PM | Idaho State | No. 3 |
| SWX | W 48–17 | 9,302 |
| November 18 | 7:35 PM | at Portland State | No. 3 | RTNW | W 35–28 | 5,669 | |
| December 3 | 1:00 PM | No. 14 Central Arkansas* | No. 3 |
| ESPN3 | W 31–14 | 6,085 |
| December 10 | 1:00 PM | No. 12 Richmond* | No. 3 |
| ESPN3 | W 38–0 | 5,150 |
| December 17 | 3:30 PM | No. 13 Youngstown State* | No. 3 |
| ESPNU | L 38–40 | 5,233 |
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Roster
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Game summaries
at Washington State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| #14 Eagles | 7 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 45 |
| Cougars | 14 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 42 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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| 0–3 | 2012 | WAZZU, 24–20 |
at North Dakota State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total | |
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| #8 Eagles | 0 | 14 | 10 | 20 | 0 | 44 |
| #1 Bison | 7 | 14 | 7 | 16 | 6 | 50 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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| 1–0 | 2010 FCS Playoffs | EWU, 38–31 OT |
Northern Iowa
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| #10 Panthers | 10 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 30 |
| #8 Eagles | 0 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 34 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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| 0–6 | 2015 | UNI, 38–35 |
at Northern Arizona
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| #4 Eagles | 12 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 50 |
| Lumberjacks | 7 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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| 19–12 | 2015 | NAU, 52–30 |
UC Davis
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Aggies | 0 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 30 |
| #4 Eagles | 14 | 0 | 35 | 14 | 63 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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| 4–0 | 2014 | EWU, 37–14 |
Northern Colorado
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bears | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
| #4 Eagles | 3 | 11 | 21 | 14 | 49 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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| 10–1 | 2015 | EWU, 43–41 |
at Montana State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| #3 Eagles | 14 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 41 |
| Bobcats | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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| 29–10 | 2015 | EWU, 55–50 |
Montana
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| #16 Grizzlies | 7 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 16 |
| #3 Eagles | 7 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 35 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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| 15–27–1 | 2015 | MONT, 57–16 |
at Cal Poly
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| #3 Eagles | 14 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 42 |
| #14 Mustangs | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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| 6–2 | 2015 | EWU, 42–41 OT |
Idaho State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bengals | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| #3 Eagles | 7 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 48 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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| 27–9 | 2015 | EWU, 45–28 |
at Portland State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| #3 Eagles | 7 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 35 |
| Vikings | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 28 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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| 17–20–1 | 2015 | PSU, 34–31 |
FCS Playoffs
Second Round–Central Arkansas
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| #14 Bears | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| #3 Eagles | 0 | 21 | 3 | 7 | 31 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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| First meeting | ||
Quarterfinals–Richmond
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| #12 Spiders | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| #3 Eagles | 7 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 38 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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| First meeting | ||
Semifinals–Youngstown State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| #13 Penguins | 7 | 10 | 3 | 20 | 40 |
| #3 Eagles | 10 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 38 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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| 0–1 | 1997 I-AA Playoffs | YSU, 25–14 |
Ranking movements
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final | |||||||||||||||||||
| STATS | 14 | 8 (1) | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 (17) | 3 (18) | 3 (18) | 3 (19) | 3 (21) | 3 (14) | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Coaches | 17 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 (1) | 3 (1) | 3 (1) | 3 (1) | 3 (1) | 4 (1) | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| FCS Playoffs | Not released | 3 | 2 | 2 | Not released | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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