American college football season
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.
Preseason[edit]
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]
Coaches poll Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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 | |
Media poll Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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[edit]
The Eagles had four players selected to the preseason all-Big Sky team.[2]
Offense Eric Barriere – QB Talolo Limu-Jones – WR Tristen Taylor – OT | Defense Mitchell Johnson – DE |
Schedule[edit]
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| 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 |
| 6:00 p.m. | at No. 5 Montana* | No. 4 | | ESPN+ | L 41–57 | 24,065 |
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Game summaries[edit]
At UNLV[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | Total |
No. 11 Eagles | 0 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 35 |
Rebels | 0 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 33 |
Central Washington[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Wildcats | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
No. 7 Eagles | 18 | 28 | 10 | 7 | 63 |
At Western Illinois[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 7 Eagles | 28 | 27 | 7 | 0 | 62 |
Leathernecks | 21 | 0 | 14 | 21 | 56 |
At Southern Utah[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 6 Eagles | 9 | 21 | 13 | 7 | 50 |
Thunderbirds | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
No. 4 Montana[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 4 Grizzlies | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
No. 6 Eagles | 7 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 34 |
At Northern Colorado[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 4 Eagles | 22 | 21 | 10 | 10 | 63 |
Bears | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Vandals | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
No. 2 Eagles | 29 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 71 |
Weber State[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Wildcats | 0 | 13 | 7 | 15 | 35 |
No. 2 Eagles | 7 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 34 |
No. 4 Montana State[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 4 Bobcats | 7 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 23 |
No. 5 Eagles | 13 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 20 |
At No. 6 UC Davis[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 7 Eagles | 0 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 38 |
No. 6 Aggies | 7 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 20 |
At Portland State[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 5 Eagles | 7 | 7 | 21 | 7 | 42 |
Vikings | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
FCS Playoffs[edit]
Northern Iowa–First Round[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Panthers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
No. 4 Eagles | 6 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 19 |
At No. 5 Montana–Second Round[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 4 Eagles | 14 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 41 |
No. 5 Grizzlies | 10 | 10 | 24 | 13 | 57 |
Ranking movements[edit]
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
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STATS | 11 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 (9) | 2 (14) | 7 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 7 |
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Coaches | 14 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 (2) | 2 (1) | 2 (2) | 7 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 9 |
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References[edit]
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National championship seasons in bold |