American college football season
The 2014 Eastern Washington Eagles football team represented Eastern Washington University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season . The team was coached by Beau Baldwin , who was in his seventh 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 11–3, 7–1 in Big Sky to become Big Sky Conference champions. They received the conference's automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs where they defeated fellow Big Sky member Montana in the second round before losing in the quarterfinals to Illinois State.
Schedule
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance August 23 12:30 pm No. 17 Sam Houston State * No. 1 ESPN W 56–3510,310
August 30 6:05 pm Montana Western * No. 1 SWX W 41–99,116
September 6 12:05 pm at Washington * No. 2 P12N L 52–5962,861
September 20 12:05 pm at No. 14 Montana State * No. 2 RTNW W 52–5119,377
September 27 6:05 pm at UC Davis No. 2 BSTV W 37–146,954
October 4 1:35 pm Idaho State No. 2 SWX W 56–5311,256
October 11 12:05 pm at Southern Utah No. 2 BSTV W 42–302,450
October 18 1:05 pm Northern Colorado No. 2 SWX W 26–1810,064
October 25 12:35 pm at Northern Arizona No. 2 RTNW L 27–289,699
November 1 2:05 pm North Dakota No. 6 SWX W 54–39,212
November 8 12:05 pm No. 11 Montana No. 5 RTNW W 36–2611,339
November 21 7:05 pm at Portland State No. 5 RTNW W 56–345,955
December 6 1:30 pm No. 12 Montana* No. 4 ESPN3 W 37–207,919
December 13 1:00 pm No. 7 Illinois State * No. 4 Roos Field Cheney, WA (NCAA Division I Quarterfinal) ESPN3 L 46–596,239
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Despite also being a member of the Big Sky Conference, the game with Montana State on September 20 is considered a non conference game.
Game summaries
Sam Houston State
#14 Sam Houston State at #2 Eastern Washington
1
2 3 4 Total
Bearkats
0
21 0 14
35
• Eagles
7
14 7 28
56
Sources:[ 2]
Montana Western
Montana Western at #2 Eastern Washington
1
2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs
0
3 6 0
9
• Eagles
14
13 14 0
41
Date: August 30Location: Roos Field Cheney, WashingtonGame attendance: 9,116TV announcers (SWX ): Greg Heister & Bill Ames
Sources:
Washington
#2 Eastern Washington at Washington
1
2 3 4 Total
Eagles
14
17 14 7
52
• Huskies
24
13 7 15
59
Sources:
Montana State
#2 Eastern Washington at #14 Montana State
1
2 3 4 Total
• Eagles
14
13 10 15
52
Bobcats
23
7 14 7
51
Sources:
UC Davis
#2 Eastern Washington at UC Davis
1
2 3 4 Total
• Eagles
6
3 21 7
37
Aggies
0
7 7 0
14
Sources:
Idaho State
Idaho State at #2 Eastern Washington
1
2 3 4 Total
Bengals
14
17 7 15
53
• Eagles
21
14 14 7
56
Date: October 4Location: Roos Field Cheney, WashingtonTV announcers (SWX): Greg Heister & Bill Ames
Sources:
Southern Utah
#2 Eastern Washington at Southern Utah
1
2 3 4 Total
• Eagles
7
14 14 7
42
Thunderbirds
14
3 7 6
30
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Northern Colorado
Northern Colorado at #2 Eastern Washington
1
2 3 4 Total
Bears
0
3 7 8
18
• Eagles
7
6 7 6
26
Date: October 18Location: Roos Field Cheney, WashingtonGame attendance: 10,064TV announcers (SWX): Greg Heister & Bill Ames
Sources:
Northern Arizona
#2 Eastern Washington at Northern Arizona
1
2 3 4 Total
Eagles
7
7 10 3
27
• Lumberjacks
0
12 7 9
28
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North Dakota
North Dakota at #6 Eastern Washington
1
2 3 4 Total
North Dakota
0
3 0 0
3
• Eagles
7
31 3 13
54
Date: November 1Location: Roos Field Cheney, WashingtonGame attendance: 9,212TV announcers (SWX): Greg Heister & Bill Ames
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Montana
#11 Montana at #5 Eastern Washington
1
2 3 4 Total
Grizzlies
3
7 13 3
26
• Eagles
13
7 13 3
36
Date: November 8Location: Roos Field Cheney, WashingtonGame start: 12:00 PM PST Game attendance: 11,339Television network: RTNW
Sources:
Portland State
#5 Eastern Washington at Portland State
1
2 3 4 Total
• Eagles
7
7 21 21
56
Vikings
0
14 6 14
34
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FCS Playoffs
FCS Playoffs Second Round
#12 Montana Grizzlies at #4 Eastern Washington
1
2 3 4 Total
Grizzlies
3
0 7 10
20
• Eagles
7
6 14 10
37
Date: December 6Location: Roos Field Cheney, WashingtonGame start: 1:30 PM PST Television network: ESPN3
Sources:
FCS Playoffs Quarterfinals
#7 Illinois State Redbirds at #4 Eastern Washington
1
2 3 4 Total
• Redbirds
10
14 21 14
59
Eagles
7
10 3 26
46
Date: December 13Location: Roos Field Cheney, WashingtonGame start: 1:00 PM PST Television network: ESPN3
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Ranking movements
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking ( ) = First-place votes Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Final Sports Network 1 (82) 2 (63) 2 (21) 2 (15) 2 (9) 2 (3) 2 (3) 2 (4) 2 (2) 6 5 5 5 4 4 Coaches 2 (6) 2 (2) 2 2 (1) 2 2 2 (1) 2 2 7 5 5 5 4 4
References
Venues Bowls & rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons National championship seasons in bold
College Division / Division II I-AA/FCS
Northern Arizona (1978)
Montana State (1979)
Boise State (1980)
Idaho State (1981)
Montana , Idaho , & Montana State (1982)
Nevada (1983)
Montana State (1984)
Idaho (1985)
Nevada (1986)
Idaho (1987)
Idaho (1988)
Idaho (1989)
Nevada (1990)
Nevada (1991)
Idaho & Eastern Washington (1992)
Montana (1993)
Boise State (1994)
Montana (1995)
Montana (1996)
Eastern Washington (1997)
Montana (1998)
Montana (1999)
Montana (2000)
Montana (2001)
Montana , Montana State , & Idaho State (2002)
Montana State , Montana , & Northern Arizona (2003)
Montana & Eastern Washington (2004)
Eastern Washington , Montana State , & Montana (2005)
Montana (2006)
Montana (2007)
Weber State & Montana (2008)
Montana (2009)
Montana State & Eastern Washington (2010)
Montana State & Montana (2011)
Eastern Washington , Montana State , & Cal Poly (2012)
Eastern Washington (2013)
Eastern Washington (2014)
Southern Utah (2015)
Eastern Washington & North Dakota (2016)
Southern Utah & Weber State (2017)
Eastern Washington , UC Davis , & Weber State (2018)
Sacramento State & Weber State (2019)
Weber State (2020)
Sacramento State (2021)
Montana State & Sacramento State (2022)
Montana (2023)
Montana State (2024)
National championships in bold
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