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2023 Eastern Washington Eagles football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record4–7 (3–5 Big Sky)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJim Chapin (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorJeff Copp (2nd season)
Home stadiumRoos Field
Seasons← 20222024 →
2023 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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

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.

Preseason

Polls

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.

Coaches poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Montana State 120 (10)
2 UC Davis 96 (1)
3 Sacramento State 94 (1)
4 Weber State 91
5 Idaho 89
6 Montana 84
7 Eastern Washington 52
8 Portland State 45
9 Northern Arizona 44
10 Northern Colorado 37
11 Cal Poly 25
12 Idaho State 15
Media poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Montana State 447 (26)
2 Idaho 410 (8)
3 Montana 359 (2)
4 Sacramento State 334 (3)
5 UC Davis 330
6 Weber State 320
7 Eastern Washington 216
8 Northern Arizona 178
9 Portland State 167
10 Northern Colorado 109
11 Cal Poly 103
12 Idaho State 69

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 212:30 p.m.vs. No. 2 North Dakota State*ESPN+L 10–3522,546
September 96:00 p.m.at Fresno State*UniMás / MW NetworkL 31–34 41,031
September 161:00 p.m.No. 19 Southeastern Louisiana*ESPN+W 40–294,103
September 237:00 p.m.at No. 15 UC DavisESPN+W 27–2414,724
September 301:00 p.m.No. 4 IdahoNo. 19
  • Roos Field
  • Cheney, WA
ESPN+L 36–448,347
October 143:00 p.m.at Idaho StateNo. 21ESPN+L 41–426,763
October 214:00 p.m.Weber State
  • Roos Field
  • Cheney, WA
ESPN+W 31–237,514
October 281:00 p.m.at Portland StateESPN+L 35–473,189
November 41:00 p.m.Cal Poly
  • Roos Field
  • Cheney, WA
ESPN+W 48–134,345
November 1112:00 p.m.at No. 5 Montana StateESPN+L 14–5720,897
November 181:00 p.m.Northern Arizona
  • Roos Field
  • Cheney, WA
ESPN+L 42–494,078
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

Game summaries

North Dakota State

See also: 2023 North Dakota State Bison football team Eastern Washington Eagles (0–0) vs North Dakota State Bison (0–0)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Eagles 7 0 0310
No. 2 Bison 14 7 7735

at U.S. Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, MN

  • Date: September 2, 2023
  • Game time: 12:30 p.m. (PT)
  • Game weather: Indoors; 70 °F (21 °C)
  • Game attendance: 22,546
  • Referee: Jason Berg
  • TV: ESPN+

At Fresno State

See also: 2023 Fresno State Bulldogs football team Eastern Washington Eagles (0–1) vs Fresno State Bulldogs (1–0)
Quarter 1 2 34OT2OTTotal
Eagles 3 0 1477031
Bulldogs 7 7 737334

at Valley Children's Stadium • Fresno, California

  • 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

See also: 2023 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team Southeastern Louisiana Lions (0–2) vs Eastern Washington Eagles (0–2)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 19 Lions 7 7 7829
Eagles 7 10 32040

at Roos Field • Cheney, Washington

  • Date: Saturday, September 16, 2023
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. PDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 82 °F (28 °C) • Wind: N 4 mph
  • Game attendance: 4,103
  • Referee: Spencer Mumford
  • TV: ESPN+

At No. 15 UC Davis

No. 4 Idaho

See also: 2023 Idaho Vandals football team No. 4 Idaho Vandals (3–1) at No. 19 Eastern Washington (2–2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 4 Vandals 7 14 101344
No. 19 Eagles 7 14 7836

at Roos Field • Cheney, WA

  • Date: September 30, 2023
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. PDT
  • Game attendance: 8,347
  • TV: ESPN+

At Idaho State

Weber State

At Portland State

Cal Poly

At Montana State

Northern Arizona

References

  1. "Montana State Tabbed Preseason Football Favorites". July 25, 2021. Retrieved July 26, 2023.
  2. "2023 Eastern Washington Football Schedule". FBSchedules. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
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