The 2016 Eastern Washington Eagles football team represented Eastern Washington University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by head coach Beau Baldwin, who was in his ninth 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 12–2, 8–0 in Big Sky play to share the conference championship with North Dakota. They received the automatic bid into the FCS Playoffs where they defeated Central Arkansas and Richmond in the second round and quarterfinals, before losing to Youngstown State in the semifinals.
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On January 16, 2017, head coach Beau Baldwin resigned to become the offensive coordinator at California.[1] He finished at Eastern Washington with a nine year record of 85–32.
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Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 3 | 5:00 pm | at Washington State* | No. 14 | | P12N | W 45–42 | 32,952 |
September 10 | 12:30 pm | at No. 1 North Dakota State* | No. 8 | | SWX | L 44–50 OT | 18,906 |
September 17 | 4:05 pm | No. 10 Northern Iowa* | No. 8 | | SWX | W 34–30 | 9,111 |
September 24 | 4:05 pm | at Northern Arizona | No. 4 | | SWX | W 50–35 | 10,179 |
October 1 | 1:05 pm | UC Davis | No. 4 | | RTNW | W 63–30 | 10,741 |
October 8 | 1:05 pm | Northern Colorado | No. 4 | | SWX | W 49–31 | 10,924 |
October 22 | 11:05 am | at Montana State | No. 3 | | RTNW | W 41–17 | 18,087 |
October 29 | 12:35 pm | No. 16 Montana | No. 3 | | RTNW | W 35–16 | 10,931 |
November 5 | 6:05 pm | at No. 14 Cal Poly | No. 3 | | WBS | W 42–21 | 9,722 |
November 12 | 3:35 pm | Idaho State | No. 3 | | SWX | W 48–17 | 9,302 |
November 18 | 7:35 pm | at Portland State | No. 3 | | RTNW | W 35–28 | 5,669 |
December 3 | 1:00 pm | No. 14 Central Arkansas* | No. 3 | | ESPN3 | W 31–14 | 6,085 |
December 10 | 1:00 pm | No. 12 Richmond* | No. 3 | - Roos Field
- Cheney, WA (NCAA Division I Quarterfinal)
| ESPN3 | W 38–0 | 5,150 |
December 17 | 3:30 pm | No. 13 Youngstown State* | No. 3 | - Roos Field
- Cheney, WA (NCAA Division I Semifinal)
| ESPNU | L 38–40 | 5,233 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Pacific time
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2016 Eastern Washington Eagles football team roster |
Players |
Coaches |
Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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At Washington State
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
#14 Eagles |
7 |
17 |
14 |
7 |
45 |
Cougars |
14 |
14 |
0 |
14 |
42 |
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At North Dakota State
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 | OT |
Total |
#8 Eagles |
0 |
14 |
10 |
20 | 0 |
44 |
#1 Bison |
7 |
14 |
7 |
16 | 6 |
50 |
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Northern Iowa
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
#10 Panthers |
10 |
14 |
0 |
6 |
30 |
#8 Eagles |
0 |
7 |
14 |
13 |
34 |
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At Northern Arizona
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
#4 Eagles |
12 |
10 |
14 |
14 |
50 |
Lumberjacks |
7 |
14 |
7 |
7 |
35 |
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UC Davis
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Aggies |
0 |
23 |
7 |
0 |
30 |
#4 Eagles |
14 |
0 |
35 |
14 |
63 |
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Northern Colorado
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Bears |
7 |
10 |
7 |
7 |
31 |
#4 Eagles |
3 |
11 |
21 |
14 |
49 |
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At Montana State
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
#3 Eagles |
14 |
10 |
7 |
10 |
41 |
Bobcats |
14 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
17 |
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Montana
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
#16 Grizzlies |
7 |
3 |
6 |
0 |
16 |
#3 Eagles |
7 |
14 |
14 |
0 |
35 |
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At Cal Poly
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
#3 Eagles |
14 |
7 |
14 |
7 |
42 |
#14 Mustangs |
7 |
7 |
7 |
0 |
21 |
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Idaho State
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Bengals |
3 |
7 |
7 |
0 |
17 |
#3 Eagles |
7 |
13 |
14 |
14 |
48 |
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At Portland State
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
#3 Eagles |
7 |
0 |
14 |
14 |
35 |
Vikings |
14 |
0 |
14 |
0 |
28 |
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Second round – Central Arkansas
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
#14 Bears |
0 |
14 |
0 |
0 |
14 |
#3 Eagles |
0 |
21 |
3 |
7 |
31 |
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Quarterfinals–Richmond
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
#12 Spiders |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
#3 Eagles |
7 |
14 |
10 |
7 |
38 |
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Semifinals–Youngstown State
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
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#13 Penguins |
7 |
10 |
3 |
20 |
40 |
#3 Eagles |
10 |
14 |
7 |
7 |
38 |
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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
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STATS | 14 | 8 (1) | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 (17) | 3 (18) | 3 (18) | 3 (19) | 3 (21) | 3 (14) | 4 |
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Coaches | 17 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 (1) | 3 (1) | 3 (1) | 3 (1) | 3 (1) | 4 (1) | 4 |
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FCS Playoffs | Not released | 3 | 2 | 2 | Not released |
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