2015 Eastern Washington Eagles football team

2015 Eastern Washington Eagles football

Conference	Big Sky Conference
2015 record	6–5 (5–3 Big Sky)
Head coach	Beau Baldwin (8th year)
Offensive coordinator	Aaron Best (15th year)
Defensive coordinator	Jeff Schmedding (1st year)
Home stadium	Roos Field (Capacity: 8,600)

2015 Big Sky football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#18 Southern Utah $^		7	–	1		8	–	4
#10 Portland State ^		6	–	2		9	–	3
#14 Montana ^		6	–	2		8	–	5
North Dakota		5	–	3		7	–	4
Northern Arizona		5	–	3		7	–	4
Eastern Washington		5	–	3		6	–	5
Weber State		5	–	3		6	–	5
Northern Colorado		3	–	5		6	–	5
Montana State		3	–	5		5	–	6
Cal Poly		3	–	5		4	–	7
UC Davis		2	–	6		2	–	9
Idaho State		1	–	7		2	–	9
Sacramento State		1	–	7		2	–	9

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

The 2015 Eastern Washington Eagles football team represented Eastern Washington University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The team was coached by Beau Baldwin, who was in his eighth 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 6–5, 5–3 in Big Sky play to finish in a four way tie for fourth place. They failed to reach the FCS Playoffs for the first time since 2011.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	5:00 PM	at #7 (FBS) Oregon*	#6	Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR	P12N	L 42–61	58,128
September 12	2:00 PM	at #14 Northern Iowa*	#7	UNI-Dome • Cedar Falls, IA	ESPN3	L 35–38	12,292
September 19	1:05 PM	#11 Montana State*	#14	Roos Field • Cheney, WA	RTNW	W 55–50	10,912
September 26	6:05 PM	at Sacramento State	#11	Hornet Stadium • Sacramento, CA	WBS	W 28–20	7,211
October 10	1:05 PM	Cal Poly	#7	Roos Field • Cheney, WA	SWX	W 42–41 ^OT	10,352
October 17	1:35 PM	at Idaho State	#8	Holt Arena • Pocatello, ID	WBS	W 45–28	8,942
October 24	12:35 PM	at Northern Colorado	#7	Nottingham Field • Greeley, CO	WBS	W 43–41	4,254
October 31	12:05 PM	Weber State	#5	Roos Field • Cheney, WA	RTNW	W 14–13	8,759
November 7	3:05 PM	Northern Arizona	#4	Roos Field • Cheney, WA	SWX	L 30–52	9,214
November 14	12:35 PM	at #22 Montana	#10	Washington–Grizzly Stadium • Missoula, MT (EWU–UM Governors Cup)	RTNW	L 16–57	25,213
November 21	2:05 PM	#11 Portland State	#18	Roos Field • Cheney, WA (The Dam Cup)	SWX	L 31–34	8,649
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Pacific Time.

Source: Official Schedule

Despite also being a member of the Big Sky Conference, the game with Montana State on September 19 is considered a non conference game.

Game notes

at #7 (FBS) Oregon

	1	2	3	4	Total
#6 Eagles	7	14	14	7	42
#7 (FBS) Ducks	20	17	17	7	61

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

at Northern Iowa

	1	2	3	4	Total
#7 Eagles	7	7	7	14	35
#14 Panthers	0	21	0	17	38

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–5	2005 FCS Playoffs	UNI, 41–38

Montana State

	1	2	3	4	Total
#11 Bobcats	7	10	14	19	50
#14 Eagles	21	13	14	7	55

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
28–10	2014	EWU, 52–51

at Sacramento State

	1	2	3	4	Total
#11 Eagles	0	7	0	21	28
Hornets	10	10	0	0	20

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
11–8	2014	EWU, 31–28

Cal Poly

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Mustangs	7	14	7	7	6	41
#7 Eagles	6	7	0	22	7	42

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
5–2	2013	EWU, 35–22

at Idaho State

	1	2	3	4	Total
#8 Eagles	14	17	7	7	45
Bengals	14	7	0	7	28

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
26–9	2014	EWU, 56–53

at Northern Colorado

	1	2	3	4	Total
#7 Eagles	6	13	7	17	43
Bears	7	7	14	13	41

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
9–1	2014	EWU, 26–18

Weber State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	10	3	0	0	13
#5 Eagles	0	7	7	0	14

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
25–17	2013	EWU, 41–19

Northern Arizona

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lumberjacks	7	7	10	28	52
#4 Eagles	0	7	7	16	30

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
19–11	2014	NAU, 28–27

at Montana

	1	2	3	4	Total
#10 Eagles	3	6	7	0	16
#22 Grizzlies	14	16	20	7	57

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
15–26–1	2014 FCS Playoffs	EWU, 37–20

Portland State

	1	2	3	4	Total
#11 Vikings	13	0	14	7	34
#18 Eagles	10	7	0	14	31

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
17–19–1	2014	EWU, 56–34

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
STATS	6	7 (6)	14	11	9	7	8	7	5	4	10	18	23	RV
Coaches	6	7	15	11	9	8	8	7	5	4	10	19	RV	RV

References

Eastern Washington Eagles football

Venues	Roos Field (1967–present) Joe Albi Stadium (alternate)

Bowls & rivalries	EWU–UM Governors Cup (Montana) The Dam Cup (Portland State)

Culture & lore	Swoop The Inferno "Go, Eagles, Go"

People	Head coaches Award winners Retired jerseys NFL Draftees

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National championship seasons in bold

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