2023 Eastern Washington Eagles football team

2023 Eastern Washington Eagles football
2023 Eastern Washington Eagles football
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	4–7 (3–5 Big Sky)
Head coach	Aaron Best (7th season);
Offensive coordinator	Jim Chapin (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Jeff Copp (2nd season)
Home stadium	Roos Field
	Seasons ← 2022 2024 →

The 2023 Eastern Washington Eagles football team represented Eastern Washington University as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Aaron Best, the Eagles played their home games at Roos Field in Cheney, Washington.

2023 Big Sky Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 2 Montana $^	7	–	1	13	–	2
No. 8 Idaho ^	6	–	2	9	–	4
No. 9 Montana State ^	6	–	2	8	–	4
Northern Arizona	5	–	3	5	–	6
No. 24 UC Davis	5	–	3	7	–	4
No. 13 Sacramento State ^	4	–	4	8	–	5
Portland State	4	–	4	5	–	6
Weber State	4	–	4	6	–	5
Eastern Washington	3	–	5	4	–	7
Idaho State	3	–	5	3	–	8
Cal Poly	1	–	7	3	–	8
Northern Colorado	0	–	8	0	–	11

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

Preseason

On July 23, 2023, during the virtual Big Sky Kickoff, the Eagles were predicted to finish seventh in the Big Sky by both the coaches and media.^[1]

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	12:30 p.m.	vs. No. 2 North Dakota State*		U.S. Bank Stadium Minneapolis, MN	ESPN+	L 10–35	22,546
September 9	6:00 p.m.	at Fresno State*		Valley Children's Stadium Fresno, CA	UniMás / MW Network	L 31–34 ^2OT	41,031
September 16	1:00 p.m.	No. 19 Southeastern Louisiana*		Roos Field Cheney, WA	ESPN+	W 40–29	4,103
September 23	7:00 p.m.	at No. 15 UC Davis		UC Davis Health Stadium Davis, CA	ESPN+	W 27–24	14,724
September 30	1:00 p.m.	No. 4 Idaho	No. 19	Roos Field Cheney, WA	ESPN+	L 36–44	8,347
October 14	3:00 p.m.	at Idaho State	No. 21	Holt Arena Pocatello, ID	ESPN+	L 41–42	6,763
October 21	4:00 p.m.	Weber State		Roos Field Cheney, WA	ESPN+	W 31–23	7,514
October 28	1:00 p.m.	at Portland State		Hillsboro Stadium Hillsboro, OR (The Dam Cup)	ESPN+	L 35–47	3,189
November 4	1:00 p.m.	Cal Poly		Roos Field Cheney, WA	ESPN+	W 48–13	4,345
November 11	12:00 p.m.	at No. 5 Montana State		Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT	ESPN+	L 14–57	20,897
November 18	1:00 p.m.	Northern Arizona		Roos Field Cheney, WA	ESPN+	L 42–49	4,078
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

Eastern Washington Eagles (0–0) vs North Dakota State Bison (0–0)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	7	0	0	3	10
No. 2 Bison	14	7	7	7	35

Eastern Washington Eagles (0–1) vs Fresno State Bulldogs (1–0)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	Total
Eagles	3	0	14	7	7	0	31
Bulldogs	7	7	7	3	7	3	34

Date: Saturday, September 9, 2023
Game time: 6:00 p.m. PDT
Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 95 °F (35 °C) • Wind: NW 6mph
Game attendance: 41,031
Referee: Patrick Foy
TV announcers (UniMás / MW Network): Jessi Losada (play-by-play) & Jaime Motta (analyst) & Alejandro Luna (sideline)

Southeastern Louisiana Lions (0–2) vs Eastern Washington Eagles (0–2)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 19 Lions	7	7	7	8	29
Eagles	7	10	3	20	40

No. 4 Idaho Vandals (3–1) at No. 19 Eastern Washington (2–2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 4 Vandals	7	14	10	13	44
No. 19 Eagles	7	14	7	8	36

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