2022 Eastern Washington Eagles football team

2022 Eastern Washington Eagles football
2022 Eastern Washington Eagles football
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	3–8 (2–6 Big Sky)
Head coach	Aaron Best (6th season);
Offensive coordinator	Jim Chapin (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Jeff Copp (1st season)
Home stadium	Roos Field
	Seasons ← 2021 2023 →

The 2022 Eastern Washington Eagles football team represented Eastern Washington University as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Aaron Best, the Eagles played their home games at Roos Field in Cheney, Washington.

2022 Big Sky Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 4 Montana State +^	8	–	0	12	–	2
No. 5 Sacramento State +^	8	–	0	12	–	1
No. 9 Weber State ^	6	–	2	10	–	3
No. 18 Idaho ^	6	–	2	7	–	5
No. 25 UC Davis	5	–	3	6	–	5
No. 14 Montana ^	4	–	4	8	–	5
Portland State	3	–	5	4	–	7
Eastern Washington	2	–	6	3	–	8
Northern Colorado	2	–	6	3	–	8
Northern Arizona	2	–	6	3	–	8
Idaho State	1	–	7	1	–	10
Cal Poly	1	–	7	2	–	9

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

Preseason

Polls

On July 25, 2022, during the virtual Big Sky Kickoff, the Eagles were predicted to finish sixth in the Big Sky by both the coaches and media.^[1]

Coaches poll
Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Montana	111 (3)
2	Sacramento State	110 (4)
3	Montana State	109 (5)
4	Weber State	84
5	UC Davis	82
6	Eastern Washington	76
7	Northern Arizona	62
8	Idaho	45
9	Portland State	42
10	Cal Poly	33
T-11	Idaho State	19
T-11	Northern Colorado	19

Media poll
Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Montana	356 (14)
2	Montana State	352 (13)
3	Sacramento State	335 (4)
4	Weber State	261
5	UC Davis	255 (1)
6	Eastern Washington	236
7	Northern Arizona	191
8	Portland State	146
9	Idaho	142
10	Cal Poly	85
11	Northern Colorado	71
12	Idaho State	66

Preseason All–Big Sky team

The Eagles had two players selected to the preseason all-Big Sky team.^[2]

Offense

Efton Chism III – WR

Defense

Joshua Jerome – DL

Roster

2022 Eastern Washington Eagles football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
WR	`1`	Freddie Roberson	Jr
QB	`2`	Gunner Talkington	Sr
WR	`3`	Anthony Stell Jr.	Jr
QB	`6`	Trey Turner	So
WR	`9`	Robert Mason III	Sr
WR	`10`	Josh Johnson	Fr
WR	`11`	Jakobie James	So
QB	`12`	Simon Burkett	Jr
WR	`12`	Wesley Garrett	Fr
QB	`16`	Kekoa Visperas	Fr
WR	`16`	Miles Williams	Fr
WR	`17`	Nolan Ulm	So
WR	`18`	Jaelin Gree	Fr
QB	`18`	Ryan Kelley	Sr
RB	`19`	Isaiah Lewis	Jr
RB	`22`	Justice Jackson	So
RB	`23`	Micah Smith	Jr
RB	`24`	Silas Perreiah	So
RB	`32`	Tuna Altahir	Fr
WR	`35`	Woodley Downard	Fr
RB	`36`	Nick Adimora	Fr
TE	`39`	Austin York	Jr
RB	`43`	Brandon Montoya	Fr
RB	`45`	Davante Smith	Fr
OL	`51`	Andrei Leonardi	Sr
OL	`52`	Isaac Flemmer	So
OL	`57`	Luke Dahlgren	So
OL	`61`	Wyatt Hansen	So
OL	`64`	Brenden Rivera	So
OL	`66`	Gale Kamp	So
OL	`67`	Dane Anderson	Fr
OL	`68`	Seth Carnahan	Jr
OL	`70`	Matthew Hewa Baddege	So
OL	`72`	Shane Schwake	Fr
OL	`73`	Tony Ortega	Fr
OL	`74`	Bret Fullington	Fr
OL	`75`	Brad Prestegord	Jr
OL	`76`	Brad Godwin	Jr
OL	`77`	Wyatt Musser	Sr
OL	`79`	Dylan Conner	Fr
TE	`80`	Messiah Jones	Fr
TE	`81`	Aiden Nellor	Jr
TE	`82`	Blake Gobel	So
TE	`85`	Jett Carpenter	Fr
TE	`86`	Dylan Ingram	Sr
WR	`87`	Malaki Roberson	So
WR	`88`	Isaiah Howard	Fr
WR	`89`	Efton Chism III	So
WR	`91`	Korey Bozovich	Fr
TE	`92`	Chris Johnson	So
TE	`97`	Tariq May	Fr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DL	`0`	Debore'ae McClain	Sr
DB	`4`	Anthany Smith	Sr
DL	`5`	Mitchell Johnson	Sr
DB	`7`	Tre Weed	Jr
DB	`8`	Darrien Sampson	Jr
DL	`13`	LeAndre Gaines	So
DB	`20`	Marlon Jones Jr.	So
DB	`21`	Keshaun King	Sr
DB	`25`	Ely Doyle	Jr
S	`26`	Bryce Brown-Johnson	Fr
DB	`27`	DaJean Wells	So
S	`28`	Drew Carter	Fr
DB	`29`	Cage Schenck	So
DB	`30`	Joseph Obeto	Fr
DB	`31`	Demetrius Crosby Jr.	Jr
LB	`33`	Derek Tommasini	Jr
DB	`34`	Kentrell Williams Jr.	Fr
CB	`35`	Amani Pressley	Fr
DB	`38`	Armani Orange	Fr
LB	`40`	Danien Tuameopeau	Fr
LB	`41`	Steven Flowers	So
DL	`44`	Brock Harrison	So
LB	`46`	Conner O'Farrell	So
LB	`48`	Trevor Thurman	So
DL	`50`	Emmanuel Osuoha	Jr
LB	`52`	Elijah Rodriguez	Fr
LB	`53`	Shane Aleaga	Fr
DL	`55`	Joshua Jerome	Sr
DL	`56`	Taalefili Fata	So
LB	`58`	Ahmani Williams	So
DL	`59`	Robert Cooper	So
LB	`59`	Myles Mayovsky	Fr
DL	`63`	Chad Vidican	Fr
DT	`78`	Justin La'ulu	Fr
DL	`90`	Matthew Brown	So
DL	`91`	Warren Hardin	So
DL	`93`	Sean Skladany	Fr
DL	`93`	Sandrey Mitberg	Fr
DL	`95`	Gabriel Johnson	Fr
DL	`96`	Jacob Newsom	So
DL	`98`	Soli Paleso'o	So
DL	`99`	Caleb Davis	Sr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K	`14`	Jackson Cleaver	So
K, P	`15`	Wyatt Hawkins	So
LS	`47`	Cody Clements	Sr
K, P	`49`	Nick Kokich	Jr
LS	`60`	Jackson Plieth	Fr
LS	`62`	Aaron Estrada	So
K, P	`83`	Seth Harrison	Jr

Head coach

Aaron Best

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Jim Chapin (Offensive coordinator / Quarterbacks)
Jeff Copp (Defensive coordinator)
Marc Anderson (Tight ends)
Jase Butorac (Offensive line)
Zach Bruce (Safeties)
Greg Hardin (Wide receivers)
Aaron Prier (Running backs)
Matt Ulrich (Defensive line)
Justin Mullgrav (Linebackers)
Wes Nurse (Cornerbacks)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

2022 Roster
Last update: June 29, 2022

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	1:00 p.m.	Tennessee State*	No. 13	Roos Field Cheney, WA	ESPN+	W 36–29	3,932
September 10	5:30 p.m.	at Oregon*	No. 12	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	P12N	L 14–70	47,289
September 24	1:00 p.m.	No. 4T Montana State	No. 15	Roos Field Cheney, WA	ESPN+	L 35–38	7,200
October 2 ^[a]	9:00 a.m.	at Florida*	No. 20	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL	SECN+/ESPN+	L 17–52	72,462
October 8	5:00 p.m.	at No. 7 Weber State	No. 24	Stewart Stadium Ogden, UT	ESPN+	L 21–45	10,724
October 15	4:00 p.m.	No. 5 Sacramento State		Roos Field Cheney, WA	ESPN+	L 28–52	6,276
October 22	5:00 p.m.	at Cal Poly		Alex G. Spanos Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	ESPN+	W 17–10	8,357
October 29	1:00 p.m.	Portland State		Roos Field Cheney, WA (The Dam Cup)	ESPN+	L 35–38	4,143
November 5	12:00 p.m.	at No. 15 Idaho		Kibbie Dome Moscow, ID	ESPN+	L 16–48	11,811
November 12	12:00 p.m.	at No. 16 Montana		Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT (EWU–UM Governors Cup)	ESPN+	L 7–63	25,403
November 19	1:00 p.m.	Northern Colorado		Roos Field Cheney, WA	ESPN+	W 45–21	4,099
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

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Game summaries

Tennessee State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	19	0	0	10	29
No. 13 Eagles	15	14	0	7	36

At Oregon

Eastern Washington Eagles (1–0) vs Oregon Ducks (0–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 12 Eagles	0	7	7	0	14
Ducks	14	28	21	7	70

at Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR

Date: September 10, 2022
Game time: 5:30 p.m.
Game weather: Sunny, 75 °F (24 °C)
Game attendance: 47,289
Referee: Chris Coyte
TV announcers (Pac-12 Network): Ted Robinson (play-by-play), Yogi Roth (analyst)

Game information

First Quarter

(9:27) ORE – Terrance Ferguson 13-yard pass from Bo Nix, Camden Lewis kick (Drive: 9 plays, 45 yards, 4:09; Oregon 7–0)
(4:52) ORE – Noah Whittington 5-yard run, Camden Lewis kick (Drive: 9 plays, 72 yards, 3:34; Oregon 14–0)

Second Quarter

(14:08) ORE – Terrance Ferguson 19-yard pass from Bo Nix, Camden Lewis kick (Drive: 10 plays, 83 yards, 4:31; Oregon 21–0)
(10:10) ORE – Bucky Irving 1-yard run, Camden Lewis kick (Drive: 9 plays, 44 yards, 3:40; Oregon 28–0)
(6:03) EWU – Jett Carpenter 7-yard pass from Gunner Talkington, Jackson Cleaver kick (Drive: 9 plays, 38 yards, 3:56; Oregon 28–7)
(3:14) ORE – Byron Cardwell 13-yard pass from Bo Nix, Camden Lewis kick (Drive: 7 plays, 72 yards, 2:43; Oregon 35–7)
(0:00) ORE – Troy Franklin 7-yard pass from Bo Nix, Camden Lewis kick (Drive: 9 plays, 65 yards, 2:20; Oregon 42–7)

Third Quarter

(11:31) ORE– Cam McCormick 2-yard pass from Bo Nix, Camden Lewis kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:29; Oregon 49–7)
(11:18) ORE – Casey Rogers 0-yard fumble return, Camden Lewis kick (Drive: 1 plays, 0 yards, 0:00; Oregon 56–7)
(5:38) ORE – Byron Cardwell 10-yard run, Camden Lewis kick (Drive: 9 plays, 78 yards, 3:10; Oregon 63–7)
(2:18) EWU – Freddie Roberson 15-yard pass from Gunner Talkington, Jackson Cleaver kick (Drive: 10 plays, 73 yards, 3:11; Oregon 63–14)

Fourth Quarter

(12:07) ORE – Kilohana Haasenritter 6-yard run, Camden Lewis kick (Drive: 11 plays, 76 yards, 5:03; Oregon 70–14)

Statistics	EWU	ORE
First downs	11	40
Total yards	187	604
Rushes/yards	28–100	48–263
Passing yards	87	341
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	12–23–2	34–41–0
Time of possession	21:05	38:55

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Eastern Washington	Passing	Gunner Talkington	12/21, 87 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Micah Smith	7 carries, 27 yards
	Receiving	Freddie Roberson	3 receptions, 33 yards, TD
Oregon	Passing	Bo Nix	28/33, 277 yards, 5 TD
	Rushing	Bucky Irving	8 carries, 74 yards, TD
	Receiving	Troy Franklin	10 receptions, 84 yards, TD

No. 4т Montana State

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 4T Bobcats	10	14	7	7	38
No. 15 Eagles	14	7	0	14	35

At Florida

Eastern Washington Eagles (1–2) at Florida Gators (2–2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 20 (FCS) Eastern Washington	3	0	0	14	17
Florida	14	21	10	7	52

at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL

Date: October 2, 2022
Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: Temperature: 75 °F (24 °C) • Wind: NW at 2 miles per hour (3.2 km/h) • Weather: Sunny
Game attendance: 72,462
Referee: James Carter
TV announcers (ESPN+/SECN+): Drew Carter (play-by-play), Aaron Murray (color), Monica Uber (sideline reporter)^[5]

Game information

First quarter

Eastern Washington – Seth Harrison 44-yard field goal, 8:04
Florida – Justin Shorter 75-yard pass from Anthony Richardson (Adam Mihalek kick), 7:53
Florida – Montrell Johnson Jr. 3-yard run (Adam Mihalek kick), 1:13

Second quarter

Florida – Nay'Quan Wright 4-yard (Adam Mihalek kick), 9:22
Florida – Ricky Pearsall 76-yard run (Adam Mihalek kick), 5:48
Florida – Xzavier Henderson 21-yard pass from Anthony Richardson (Adam Mihalek kick), 3:02

Third quarter

Florida – Adam Mihalek 36-yard field goal, 7:47
Florida – Caleb Douglas 62-yard pass from Jalen Kitna (Adam Mihalek kick), 4:25

Fourth quarter

Florida – Lorenzo Lingard 11-yard run (Adam Mihalek kick), 11:53
Eastern Washington – Jakobie James 28-yard pass from Gunner Talkington (Seth Harrison kick), 8:35
Eastern Washington – Kekoa Visperas 25-yard run (Seth Harrison kick), 3:17

Passing leaders

Eastern Washington – Gunner Talkington – 24/37, 250 yards, 1 touchdown
Florida – Anthony Richardson – 8/10, 240 yards, 2 touchdowns, 1 interception

Rushing leaders

Eastern Washington – Tuna Altahir – 15 carries, 48 yards
Florida – Ricky Pearsall – 1 carry, 76 yards, 1 touchdown

Receiving leaders

Eastern Washington – Freddie Roberson – 4 receptions, 62 yards
Florida – Justin Shorter – 1 reception, 75 yards, 1 touchdown

Tackling leaders

Eastern Washington – Sherwin King Jr. – 6 tackles
Florida – Rashad Torrence II – 10 tackles

At No. 7 Weber State

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 24 Eagles	7	7	7	0	21
No. 7 Wildcats	14	7	10	14	45

No. 5 Sacramento State

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 5 Hornets	21	14	10	7	52
Eagles	0	21	7	0	28

At Cal Poly

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	10	0	0	7	17
Mustangs	7	3	0	0	10

Portland State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Vikings	21	14	0	3	38
Eagles	0	7	7	21	35

At No. 15 Idaho

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	3	7	0	6	16
No. 15 Vandals	7	28	3	10	48

At No. 16 Montana

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	0	0	7	0	7
No. 16 Grizzlies	21	21	14	7	63

Northern Colorado

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	0	14	7	0	21
Eagles	7	14	14	10	45

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
STATS	13	12	14	15	20	24	RV
Coaches	12	11	15	15	18	21	RV

Notes and references

^ The Florida game was moved back by one day due to Hurricane Ian.^[3]

^ "Montana Tabbed Big Sky Preseason Favorites by Coaches & Media". July 25, 2021. Retrieved July 25, 2021.
^ "Four Eagles Represent Eastern Washington on the Big Sky Preseason Team". goeags.com. July 28, 2022. Retrieved July 25, 2022.
^ Brockway, Kevin (September 27, 2022). "Hurricane Ian forces Florida Gators to move game against Eastern Washington". Ocala StarBanner (Press release). Retrieved September 27, 2022.
^ Schedule
^ EWU Pregame

[4] The Florida game was moved back by one day due to Hurricane Ian.^[3]

[1] "Montana Tabbed Big Sky Preseason Favorites by Coaches & Media". July 25, 2021. Retrieved July 25, 2021.

[2] "Four Eagles Represent Eastern Washington on the Big Sky Preseason Team". goeags.com. July 28, 2022. Retrieved July 25, 2022.

[EWU-3] Brockway, Kevin (September 27, 2022). "Hurricane Ian forces Florida Gators to move game against Eastern Washington". Ocala StarBanner (Press release). Retrieved September 27, 2022.

[5] Schedule

[6] EWU Pregame

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