2024 Eastern Washington Eagles football team

American college football season

2024 Eastern Washington Eagles football

Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	4–8 (3–5 Big Sky)
Head coach	Aaron Best (8th season)
Offensive coordinator	Jim Chapin (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Eric Sanders (1st season)
Home stadium	Roos Field
Seasons← 20232025 →

2024 Big Sky Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
No. 2 Montana State $^	8	–	0	15	–	1
No. 5 UC Davis ^	7	–	1	11	–	3
No. 7 Idaho ^	6	–	2	10	–	4
No. 22 Northern Arizona ^	6	–	2	8	–	5
No. 10 Montana ^	5	–	3	9	–	5
Idaho State	3	–	5	5	–	7
Eastern Washington	3	–	5	4	–	8
Weber State	3	–	5	4	–	8
Portland State	3	–	5	3	–	8
Cal Poly	2	–	6	3	–	8
Sacramento State	1	–	7	3	–	9
Northern Colorado	1	–	7	1	–	11

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

The 2024 Eastern Washington Eagles football team represented Eastern Washington University during the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season, as a member of the Big Sky Conference. They were led by eighth-year head coach Aaron Best and played their home games at Roos Field in Cheney, Washington.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 29	6:00 p.m.	Monmouth*	Roos Field Cheney, WA	ESPN+	W 42–27	4,612
September 7	4:00 p.m.	Drake*	Roos Field Cheney, WA	ESPN+	L 32–35	4,378
September 14	4:00 p.m.	at Southeastern Louisiana*	Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA	ESPN+	L 24–28	5,387
September 21	12:00 p.m.	at Nevada*	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV		L 16–49	16,399
September 28	5:00 p.m.	No. 8 Montana	Roos Field Cheney, WA (rivalry)	ESPN+	L 49–52	8,846
October 12	6:00 p.m.	at No. 18 Sacramento State	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA	ESPN+	W 35–28	14,916
October 19	4:00 p.m.	No. 6 UC Davis	Roos Field Cheney, WA	ESPN+	L 38–48	7,419
October 26	6:00 p.m.	at No. 11 Idaho	Kibbie Dome Moscow, ID	ESPN+	L 28–38	13,277
November 2	1:00 p.m.	No. 2 Montana State	Roos Field Cheney, WA	ESPN+	L 28–42	6,258
November 9	11:00 a.m.	at Northern Colorado	Nottingham Field Greeley, CO	ESPN+	W 43–15	1,880
November 16	1:00 p.m.	Idaho State	Roos Field Cheney, WA	ESPN+	W 77–42	4,854
November 23	12:00 p.m.	at No. 21 Northern Arizona	Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ	ESPN+	L 18–30	7,113
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time Source:

Game summaries

vs. Monmouth

See also: 2024 Monmouth Hawks football team Game One – Monmouth Hawks (0–0) at Eastern Washington Eagles (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Hawks	7	7	0	13	27
Eagles	14	14	7	7	42

at Roos Field • Cheney, WA

Date: Thursday August 29, 2024
Game time: 6:00 PM PDT
Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
Game attendance: 4,612
TV announcers (ESPN+): TBD

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	MONM	EWU
First downs	24	31
Total yards	439	547
Rushing yards	49	265
Passing yards	390	282
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	27-42-1	26-29-0
Time of possession	22:42	37:18

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Monmouth	Passing	Derek Robinson	27-42 390 Yards 3 TD 1 INT
	Rushing	Makhi Green	6 Carries 17 Yards
	Receiving	TJ Speight	5 Receptions 97 Yards
Eastern Washington	Passing	Kekoa Visperas	25-28 275 Yards 5 TD
	Rushing	Tuna Altahir	16 Carries 108 Yards
	Receiving	Efton Chism III	12 Receptions 173 Yards 3 TD

vs. Drake

See also: 2024 Drake Bulldogs football team Game Two – Drake Bulldogs (0–0) at Eastern Washington Eagles (1–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Bulldogs	0	13	7	9	6	35
Eagles	7	7	7	8	3	32

at Roos Field • Cheney, WA

Date: Saturday September 7, 2024
Game time: 4:00 PM PDT
Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 94 °F (34 °C) • Wind: N at 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)
Game attendance: 4,378
Referee: Jim Crowley
TV announcers (ESPN+): Austin Getz (play-by-play) and Adam Shackleford (analyst)

Game information
First quarter 9:13 EWU – Tuna Altahir 1-yard run (Soren McKee kick) (Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 5:47; EWU 7–0) Second quarter 12:33 Drake – Luke Woodson 1-yard run (Shane Dunning kick) (Drive: 8 plays, 86 yards, 4:06; Tied 7–7) 4:06 Drake – Shane Dunning 47-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 23 yards, 2:29; Drake 10–7) 1:42 EWU – Efton Chism III 1-yard pass from Michael Wortham (Soren McKee kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:24; EWU 14–10) 0:00 Drake – Shane Dunning 44-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 48 yards, 1:42; EWU 14–13) Third quarter 13:11 Drake – Parker Olthoff 3-yard pass from Luke Bailey (Shane Dunning kick) (Drive: 3 plays, 76 yards, 1:45; Drake 20–14) 7:42 EWU – Michael Wortham 2-yard run (Soren McKee kick) (Drive: 11 plays, 83 yards, 5:25; EWU 21–20) Fourth quarter 12:19 Drake – Darian Boyland 1-yard run (Luke Bailey pass failed) (Drive: 12 plays, 81 yards, 2:42; Drake 26–21) 7:42 EWU – Michael Wortham 6-yard run (Keikoa Visperis run) (Drive: 10 plays, 63 yards, 4:23; EWU 29–26) 4:29 Drake – Shane Dunning 41-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 51 yards, 3:13; Tied 29–29) Overtime EWU – Soren McKee 36-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 6 yards; EWU 32–29) Drake – Trey Radocha 14-yard pass from Luke Bailey(Drive: 4 plays, 25 yards; Drake 35–32)

Game information

First quarter

9:13 EWU – Tuna Altahir 1-yard run (Soren McKee kick) (Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 5:47; EWU 7–0)

Second quarter

12:33 Drake – Luke Woodson 1-yard run (Shane Dunning kick) (Drive: 8 plays, 86 yards, 4:06; Tied 7–7)
4:06 Drake – Shane Dunning 47-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 23 yards, 2:29; Drake 10–7)
1:42 EWU – Efton Chism III 1-yard pass from Michael Wortham (Soren McKee kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:24; EWU 14–10)
0:00 Drake – Shane Dunning 44-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 48 yards, 1:42; EWU 14–13)

Third quarter

13:11 Drake – Parker Olthoff 3-yard pass from Luke Bailey (Shane Dunning kick) (Drive: 3 plays, 76 yards, 1:45; Drake 20–14)
7:42 EWU – Michael Wortham 2-yard run (Soren McKee kick) (Drive: 11 plays, 83 yards, 5:25; EWU 21–20)

Fourth quarter

12:19 Drake – Darian Boyland 1-yard run (Luke Bailey pass failed) (Drive: 12 plays, 81 yards, 2:42; Drake 26–21)
7:42 EWU – Michael Wortham 6-yard run (Keikoa Visperis run) (Drive: 10 plays, 63 yards, 4:23; EWU 29–26)
4:29 Drake – Shane Dunning 41-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 51 yards, 3:13; Tied 29–29)

Overtime

EWU – Soren McKee 36-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 6 yards; EWU 32–29)
Drake – Trey Radocha 14-yard pass from Luke Bailey(Drive: 4 plays, 25 yards; Drake 35–32)

Statistics	DRKE	EWU
First downs	25	23
Total yards	460	385
Rushing yards	67	206
Passing yards	393	179
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	29–49–0	23–30–0
Time of possession	24:23	35:37

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Drake	Passing	Luke Bailey	28/48, 380 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Dorian Boyland	8 carries, 25 yards, TD
	Receiving	Mitchell January	5 receptions, 101 yards
Eastern Washington	Passing	Kekoa Visperas	21/26, 177 yards
	Rushing	Tuna Altahir	12 carries, 94 yards, TD
	Receiving	Efton Chism III	9 receptions, 65 yards, TD

at Southeastern Louisiana

See also: 2024 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team Game Three – Eastern Washington Eagles (1–1) vs Southeastern Louisiana Lions (0–2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	7	14	3	0	24
Lions	7	14	0	7	28

at Strawberry Stadium • Hammond, LA

Date: Saturday September 14, 2024
Game time: 6:03 PM CDT
Game weather: 80 °F (27 °C) • Wind: SW 5mph • Weather: Cloudy
Game attendance: 5,387
TV: ESPN+

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	EWU	SELA
First downs	16	25
Total yards	333	341
Rushing yards	90	253
Passing yards	243	88
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	21–28–0	15–24–0
Time of possession	25:41	34:19

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Eastern Washington	Passing	Kekoa Visperas	21/28, 243 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Malik Dotson	11 carries, 47 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Efton Chism III	7 receptions, 83 yards
Southeastern Louisiana	Passing	Eli Sawyer	12/21, 72 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Antonio Martin, Jr.	28 carries, 149 yards
	Receiving	Darius Lewis	6 receptions, 32 yards, 1 TD

at Nevada (FBS)

See also: 2024 Nevada Wolf Pack football team Game Four – Eastern Washington Eagles (1–2) vs Nevada Wolf Pack (FBS) (1–3) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	0	3	0	13	16
Wolf Pack (FBS)	14	7	14	14	49

at Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV

Date: Saturday September 21, 2024
Game time: 12:00 PM PDT
Game weather: Sunny 72 °F (22 °C)
Game attendance: 16,399
Referee: Michael Cuttone
TV announcers (MWN): Alex Margulies (pbp) and Shannon Kelly (sideline reporter)

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	EWU	NEV
First downs	21	27
Total yards	348	534
Rushing yards	170	320
Passing yards	178	214
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	21-30-1	18-24-1
Time of possession	26:50	33:10

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Eastern Washington	Passing	Kekoa Visperas	15-22 116 Yards
	Rushing	Jared Taylor	12 Carries 73 Yards
	Receiving	Efton Chism III	11 Receptions 85 Yards
Nevada	Passing	Brendon Lewis	16-22 193 Yards 2 TD 1 INT
	Rushing	Savion Red	10 Carries 117 Yards 2 TD
	Receiving	Marcus Bellon	5 Receptions 83 Yards 1 TD

vs. No. 8 Montana (EWU–UM Governors Cup)

See also: 2024 Montana Grizzlies football team and EWU–UM Governors Cup Game Five – No. 8 Montana Grizzlies (3–1) at Eastern Washington Eagles (1–3) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 8 Grizzlies	10	21	7	14	52
Eagles	7	7	7	28	49

at Roos Field • Cheney, WA

Date: Saturday September 28, 2024
Game time: 5:00 PM PDT
Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
TV announcers (ESPN+): TBD

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	MONT	EWU
First downs	28	31
Total yards	701	551
Rushing yards	337	263
Passing yards	364	288
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	30-43-0	23-42-0
Time of possession	33:11	26:49

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Montana	Passing	Logan Fife	30-42 364 Yards 5 TD
	Rushing	Nick Ostmo	15 Carries 160 Yards 1 TD
	Receiving	Junior Bergen	7 Receptions 150 Yards 1 TD
Eastern Washington	Passing	Kekoa Visperas	22-38 265 Yards 4 TD
	Rushing	Mailk Dotson	14 Carries 77 Yards
	Receiving	Efton Chism III	8 Receptions 107 Yards 3 TD

at No. 18 Sacramento State

See also: 2024 Sacramento State Hornets football team Game Six – Eastern Washington Eagles (1–4) vs No. 18 Sacramento State Hornets (2–3) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	7	7	14	7	35
No. 18 Hornets	7	14	0	7	28

at Hornet Stadium • Sacramento, CA

Date: Saturday October 12, 2024
Game time: 6:00 PM PDT
Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
TV announcers (ESPN+): TBD

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	EWU	SAC
First downs	28	22
Total yards	441	365
Rushing yards	286	127
Passing yards	155	238
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	16-18-0	21-35-1
Time of possession	32:59	27:01

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Eastern Washington	Passing	Kekoa Visperas	15-17 141 yards 1 TD
	Rushing	Tuna Altahir	16 Carries 102 Yards 1 TD
	Receiving	Efton Chism III	7 Receptions 67 Yards
Sacramento State	Passing	Carson Conklin	21-35 238 yards 4 TD 1 INT
	Rushing	Elijah Tau-Toliver	18 Carries 94 Yards
	Receiving	Jared Gipson	4 Receptions 68 Yards 1 TD

vs. No. 6 UC Davis

See also: 2024 UC Davis Aggies football team Game Seven – No. 6 UC Davis Aggies (6–1) at Eastern Washington Eagles (2–4) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 6 Aggies	0	28	3	17	48
Eagles	3	6	12	17	38

at Roos Field • Cheney, WA

Date: Saturday October 19, 2024
Game time: 4:00 PM PDT
Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
TV announcers (ESPN+): TBD

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	UCD	EWU
First downs	26	18
Total yards	549	402
Rushing yards	220	81
Passing yards	329	321
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	18-28-0	31-43-0
Time of possession	27:25	32:35

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UC Davis	Passing	Miles Hastings	18-28 329 Yards 4 TD
	Rushing	Lan Larison	29 Carries 182 Yards 1 TD
	Receiving	Samuel Gbatu Jr	4 Receptions 134 Yards 2 TD
Eastern Washington	Passing	Kekoa Visperas	30-42 319 Yards 2 TD
	Rushing	Kekoa Visperas	14 Carries 37 Yards 2 TD
	Receiving	Efton Chism III	15 Receptions 170 Yards 2 TD

at No. 11 Idaho

See also: 2024 Idaho Vandals football team Game Eight – Eastern Washington Eagles (2–5) vs No. 11 Idaho Vandals (5–3) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	7	6	0	14	27
No. 11 Vandals	7	10	7	15	39

at Kibbie Dome • Moscow, ID

Date: Saturday October 26, 2024
Game time: 6:00 PM PDT
Game weather: None (played indoors)
TV announcers (ESPN+): TBD

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	EWU	IDHO
First downs	20	24
Total yards	388	487
Rushing yards	215	252
Passing yards	173	235
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	14-18-0	17-28-1
Time of possession	26:42	33:18

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Eastern Washington	Passing	Kekoa Visperas	11-14 156 Yards
	Rushing	Tuna Altahir	13 Carries 67 Yards
	Receiving	Efton Chism III	7 Receptions 114 Yards
Idaho	Passing	Jack Layne	17-28 235 Yards 2 TD 1 INT
	Rushing	Deshaun Buchanan	8 Carries 116 Yards 2 TD
	Receiving	Jordan Dwyer	4 Receptions 78 Yards 1 TD

vs. No. 2 Montana State

See also: 2024 Montana State Bobcats football team Game Nine – No. 2 Montana State Bobcats (8–0) at Eastern Washington Eagles (2–6) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 2 Bobcats	14	14	7	7	42
Eagles	7	7	14	0	28

at Roos Field • Cheney, WA

Date: Saturday November 2, 2024
Game time: 2:00 PM MDT
Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
TV announcers (ESPN+): TBD

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	MTST	EWU
First downs	22	18
Total yards	497	393
Rushing yards	316	225
Passing yards	181	168
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	13-20-1	22-30-1
Time of possession	32:04	27:56

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Montana State	Passing	Tommy Mellott	13-20 181 Yards 2 TD 1 INT
	Rushing	Tommy Mellott	6 Carries 125 Yards 1 TD
	Receiving	Ty McCullouch	2 Receptions 68 Yards 1 TD
Eastern Washington	Passing	Jared Taylor	20-27 144 Yards 2 TD 1 INT
	Rushing	Michael Wortham	2 Carries 92 Yards 1 TD
	Receiving	Efton Chism III	9 Receptions 78 Yards 1 TD

at Northern Colorado

See also: 2024 Northern Colorado Bears football team Game Ten – Eastern Washington Eagles (2–7) vs Northern Colorado Bears (1–8) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	22	7	7	7	43
Bears	0	8	7	0	15

at Nottingham Field • Greeley, CO

Date: Saturday November 9, 2024
Game time: 11:00 AM PST
Game attendance: 1,880
TV announcers (ESPN+): TBD

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	EWU	UNCO
First downs	33	12
Total yards	538	323
Rushing yards	339	48
Passing yards	199	275
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	16-24-1	13-26-0
Time of possession	43:38	16:22

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Eastern Washington	Passing	Kekoa Visperas	13-20 179 Yards 3 TD 1 INT
	Rushing	Malik Dotson	17 Carries 125 Yards
	Receiving	Efton Chism III	10 Receptions 93 Yards 2 TD
Northern Colorado	Passing	Peter Costelli	11-23 258 Yards 2 TD
	Rushing	Jacquez Robertson	2 Carries 17 Yards
	Receiving	Carver Cheeks	4 Receptions 136 Yards 1 TD

vs. Idaho State

See also: 2024 Idaho State Bengals football team Game Eleven – Idaho State Bengals (5–5) at Eastern Washington Eagles (3–7) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bengals	14	14	7	7	42
Eagles	21	28	7	21	77

at Roos Field • Cheney, WA

Date: Saturday November 16, 2024
Game time: 1:00 PM PST
Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
Game attendance: 4,854
TV announcers (ESPN+): TBD

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	IDST	EWU
First downs	30	37
Total yards	484	704
Rushing yards	114	478
Passing yards	370	226
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	37-54-1	15-15-0
Time of possession	30:05	29:55

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Idaho State	Passing	Kobe Tracy	37-54 370 Yards 4 TD 1 INT
	Rushing	Kobe Tracy	9 Carries 38 Yards
	Receiving	Jeff Weimer	14 Receptions 134 Yards
Eastern Washington	Passing	Kekoa Visperas	14-14 206 Yards 1 TD
	Rushing	Jared Taylor	18 Carries 160 Yards 3 TD
	Receiving	Efton Chism III	12 Receptions 157 Yards 1 TD

at No. 21 Northern Arizona

See also: 2024 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team Game Twelve – Eastern Washington Eagles (4–7) vs No. 21 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks (7–4) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	0	0	0	0	0
No. 21 Lumberjacks	0	0	0	0	0

at Walkup Skydome • Flagstaff, AZ

Date: Saturday November 23, 2024
Game time: 12:00 PM PST
Game weather: None (played indoors)
TV announcers (ESPN+): TBD

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	EWU	NAU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Eastern Washington	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Northern Arizona	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

References

"2024 Eastern Washington Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
"2024 Football Schedule". Eastern Washington Eagles. Retrieved March 16, 2024.

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