2021 Eastern Washington Eagles football team
The 2021 Eastern Washington Eagles football team represented Eastern Washington University as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Aaron Best, the Eagles played their home games at Roos Field in Cheney, Washington.
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NCAA Division I Second Round, L 41–57, vs. Montana | |
| Conference | Big Sky Conference |
| Ranking | |
| STATS | No. 7 |
| FCS Coaches | No. 9 |
| 2021 record | 10–3 (6–2 Big Sky) |
| Head coach |
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| Co-offensive coordinator | Ian Shoemaker (first nine games) (3rd season) |
| Co-offensive coordinator | Pat McCann (interim season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Eti Ena (3rd season) |
| Home stadium | Roos Field (capacity: 8,600) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 Sacramento State $^ | 8 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 Montana State ^ | 7 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 Eastern Washington ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 Montana ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17 UC Davis ^ | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weber State | 5 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Arizona | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Portland State | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Colorado | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Poly | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho State | 1 | – | 7 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Utah | 0 | – | 8 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Previous season
The Eagles finished the 2020–21 season with an overall record of 5–2 and a mark of 5–1 in conference play to place second in the Big Sky. They received an at-large bid to the FCS playoffs, where they lost to North Dakota State in the first round.
Preseason
Polls
On July 26, 2021, during the virtual Big Sky Kickoff, the Eagles were predicted to finish third in the Big Sky by both the coaches and media.[1]
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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| 1 | Weber State | (7) |
| 2 | Montana | (3) |
| 3 | Eastern Washington | (2) |
| 4 | Montana State | (1) |
| 5 | Sacramento State | (1) |
| 6 | UC Davis | |
| 7 | Northern Arizona | |
| 8 | Idaho | |
| 9 | Idaho State | |
| 10 | Portland State | |
| 11 | Southern Utah | |
| 12 | Cal Poly | |
| 13 | Northern Colorado |
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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| 1 | Weber State | (14) |
| 2 | Montana | (4) |
| 3 | Eastern Washington | (3) |
| 4 | Montana State | (3) |
| 5 | Sacramento State | |
| 6 | UC Davis | |
| 7 | Northern Arizona | |
| 8 | Idaho | |
| 9 | Idaho State | |
| 10 | Portland State | |
| 11 | Southern Utah | |
| 12 | Northern Colorado | |
| 13 | Cal Poly |
Preseason All–Big Sky team
The Eagles had four players selected to the preseason all-Big Sky team.[2]
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Offense Eric Barriere – QB Talolo Limu-Jones – WR Tristen Taylor – OT |
Defense Mitchell Johnson – DE |
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 2 | 7:00 p.m. | at UNLV* | No. 11 | Stadium | W 35–33 2OT | 21,970 | |
| September 11 | 1:00 p.m. | Central Washington* | No. 7 | SWX/ESPN+ | W 63–14 | 4,523 | |
| September 18 | 1:00 p.m. | at Western Illinois* | No. 7 | ESPN+ | W 62–56 | 5,385 | |
| September 25 | 5:00 p.m. | at Southern Utah | No. 6 | ESPN+ | W 50–21 | 7,096 | |
| October 2 | 7:30 p.m. | No. 4 Montana | No. 6 |
| ESPN2 | W 34–28 | 7,944 |
| October 9 | 12:00 p.m. | at Northern Colorado | No. 4 | ESPN+ | W 63–17 | 5,413 | |
| October 16 | 1:00 p.m. | Idaho | No. 2 |
| RTNW | W 71–21 | 5,380 |
| October 23 | 1:00 p.m. | Weber State | No. 2 |
| SWX/ESPN+ | L 34–35 | 5,676 |
| November 6 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 4 Montana State | No. 5 |
| SWX/ESPN+ | L 20–23 | 6,981 |
| November 13 | 5:00 p.m. | at No. 6 UC Davis | No. 7 | ESPN+ | W 38–20 | 7,344 | |
| November 20 | 2:05 p.m. | at Portland State | No. 5 | ESPN+ | W 42–28 | 0 | |
| November 27 | 1:00 p.m. | Northern Iowa* | No. 4 |
| ESPN+ | W 19–9 | 3,845 |
| December 3 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 5 Montana* | No. 4 | ESPN+ | L 41–57 | 24,065 | |
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Game summaries
at UNLV
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | Total | |
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| No. 11 Eagles | 0 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 35 |
| Rebels | 0 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 33 |
Central Washington
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Wildcats | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| No. 7 Eagles | 18 | 28 | 10 | 7 | 63 |
at Western Illinois
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 7 Eagles | 28 | 27 | 7 | 0 | 62 |
| Leathernecks | 21 | 0 | 14 | 21 | 56 |
at Southern Utah
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 6 Eagles | 9 | 21 | 13 | 7 | 50 |
| Thunderbirds | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
No. 4 Montana
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 4 Grizzlies | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| No. 6 Eagles | 7 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 34 |
at Northern Colorado
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 4 Eagles | 22 | 21 | 10 | 10 | 63 |
| Bears | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
Idaho
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Vandals | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| No. 2 Eagles | 29 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 71 |
Weber State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Wildcats | 0 | 13 | 7 | 15 | 35 |
| No. 2 Eagles | 7 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 34 |
No. 4 Montana State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 4 Bobcats | 7 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 23 |
| No. 5 Eagles | 13 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 20 |
at No. 6 UC Davis
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 7 Eagles | 0 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 38 |
| No. 6 Aggies | 7 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 20 |
at Portland State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 5 Eagles | 7 | 7 | 21 | 7 | 42 |
| Vikings | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
FCS Playoffs
Northern Iowa–First Round
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Panthers | 0 | ||||
| No. 4 Eagles | 0 |
Ranking movements
| Week | ||||||||||||||
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| STATS | 11 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 (9) | 2 (14) | 7 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 7 |
| Coaches | 14 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 (2) | 2 (1) | 2 (2) | 7 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 9 |
References
- "Eastern Washington Football Picked to Finish Third by both the Coaches and Media". July 26, 2021. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
- "Four Eagles Represent Eastern Washington on the Big Sky Preseason Team". goeags.com. 26 July 2020. Retrieved June 28, 2020.
- Schedule
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