2020 Eastern Washington Eagles football team

2020 Big Sky Conference football standings
	Note: Due to COVID-19, the Big Sky suspended the 2020 football season.; As of August 14, 2020; Rankings from STATS Poll

Eastern Washington Eagles football
2020 Eastern Washington Eagles football
Conference	Big Sky Conference
2020 record	0–0 (0–0 Big Sky)
Head coach	Aaron Best (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Ian Shoemaker (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Eti Ena (2nd season)
Base defense	4-2-5
Home stadium	Roos Field; (Capacity: 8,600)

The 2020 Eastern Washington Eagles football team will represent Eastern Washington University in the 2020 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The team will be coached by fourth year head coach Aaron Best. The Eagles will play their home games at Roos Field in Cheney, Washington and are a member of the Big Sky Conference.

Previous season

The Eagles finished the 2019 season 7–5, 6–2 in Big Sky play to finish in a three-way tie for third place. They were not selected to participate in the FCS Playoffs. [1]

Preseason

Polls

On July 23, 2020 during the virtual Big Sky Kickoff, the Eagles were predicted to finish fourth in the Big Sky by both the coaches and media.[2]

Coaches poll
Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Weber State	135 (7)
2	Montana	128 (3)
3	Montana State	121 (1)
4	Eastern Washington	118 (1)
5	Sacramento State	99 (1)
6	UC Davis	83
7	Northern Arizona	68
8	Portland State	67
9	Idaho	66
10	Cal Poly	46
11	Idaho State	37
12	Southern Utah	33
13	Northern Colorado	13

Media poll
Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Weber State	546 (28)
2	Montana	496 (8)
3	Montana State	493 (6)
4	Eastern Washington	438 (1)
5	Sacramento State	389
6	UC Davis	325 (1)
7	Portland State	274
8	Idaho	273
9	Northern Arizona	238
10	Cal Poly	206
11	Idaho State	133
12	Southern Utah	105
13	Northern Colorado	88

Preseason All-Conference Team

The Eagles had two players selected to the Preseason All-Conference Team. Senior quarterback Eric Barriere was also selected as the Big Sky Preseason Most Valuable Player.[3]

Eric Barriere – Sr. QB (Preseason Offensive MVP)

Tristen Taylor – Sr. OT

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site
September 12	Western Illinois*	Roos Field Cheney, WA
September 19	Northern Arizona*	Roos Field Cheney, WA
September 26	at Southern Utah	Eccles Coliseum Cedar City, UT
October 3	Montana	Roos Field Cheney, WA (EWU–UM Governors Cup)
October 10	at Northern Colorado	Nottingham Field Greeley, CO
October 17	Idaho	Roos Field Cheney, WA
October 24	Weber State	Roos Field Cheney, WA
October 31	at UC Davis	UC Davis Health Stadium Davis, CA
November 7	Montana State	Roos Field Cheney, WA
November 21	at Portland State	Hillsboro Stadium Hillsboro, OR (The Dam Cup)
*Non-conference game

Source: Schedule

Eastern Washington released their full schedule on January 11, 2019.[4]

The Eagles were scheduled to play against Florida on September 5th in Gainesville, but this game was cancelled on July 30th after the Southeastern Conference moved to a ten game, conference-only schedule for its teams due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[5]

Despite being a Big Sky opponent, the game against Northern Arizona on September 19 will not count towards the Big Sky Conference standings.[6]
[7]

Game summaries

Western Illinois

	1	2	3	4	Total
Leathernecks					0
Eagles					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

Northern Arizona

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lumberjacks					0
Eagles					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
22–12	2019	EWU, 66–38

at Southern Utah

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles					0
Thunderbirds					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
7–3	2018	EWU, 55–17

Montana

	1	2	3	4	Total
Grizzlies					0
Eagles					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
17–28–1	2019	MONT, 34–17

at Northern Colorado

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles					0
Bears					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
13–1	2019	EWU, 54–21

Idaho

	1	2	3	4	Total
Vandals					0
Eagles					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
7–16	2019	IDA, 35–27

Weber State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats					0
Eagles					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
19–16	2018	WSU, 14–6

at UC Davis

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles					0
Aggies					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
8–0	2019 FCS Playoffs	EWU, 34–29

Montana State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bobcats					0
Eagles					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
32–10	2018	EWU, 34–17

at Portland State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles					0
Vikings					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
21–20–1	2019	EWU, 53–46

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
STATS
Coaches

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References

"Eastern Washington football left out of 2019 FCS playoffs". November 24, 2019. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
"Eagles Selected to Finish Fourth in the Big Sky in 2020". July 23, 2020. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
"Eric Barriere Selected as Preseason Offensive MVP in Big Sky". July 24, 2020. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
Wilmer, Brian (January 11, 2019). "Eastern Washington releases 2019 and 2020 football schedules". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
Talty, John. "SEC moves to conference-only 2020 schedule, pushes back start of season". AL.com. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
"2020 Football Schedule". Northern Arizona University Athletics. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
"2020 Eastern Washington Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved April 13, 2020.

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[1] "Eastern Washington football left out of 2019 FCS playoffs". November 24, 2019. Retrieved July 23, 2020.

[2] "Eagles Selected to Finish Fourth in the Big Sky in 2020". July 23, 2020. Retrieved July 23, 2020.

[3] "Eric Barriere Selected as Preseason Offensive MVP in Big Sky". July 24, 2020. Retrieved July 24, 2020.

[4] Wilmer, Brian (January 11, 2019). "Eastern Washington releases 2019 and 2020 football schedules". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved April 13, 2020.

[5] Talty, John. "SEC moves to conference-only 2020 schedule, pushes back start of season". AL.com. Retrieved 30 July 2020.

[6] "2020 Football Schedule". Northern Arizona University Athletics. Retrieved April 14, 2020.

[7] "2020 Eastern Washington Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved April 13, 2020.

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