1992 Eastern Washington Eagles football team

The 1992 Eastern Washington Eagles football team represented Eastern Washington University as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 1992 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by 14th-year head coach Dick Zornes, the Eagles compiled an overall record of 7–4, with a mark of 6–1 in conference play, and finished as Big Sky co-champion. Eastern Washington advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA First Round and were defeated by Northern Iowa.

1992 Eastern Washington Eagles football
Big Sky co-champion
NCAA Division I-AA First Round, L 14–17 at Northern Iowa
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	7–4 (6–1 Big Sky)
Head coach	Dick Zornes (14th season)
Home stadium	Woodward Field
Seasons ← 1991 1993 →

1992 Big Sky Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 5 Idaho $^	6	–	1	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
No. 14 Eastern Washington ^	6	–	1	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Weber State	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Montana	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Boise State	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Northern Arizona	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Montana State	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Idaho State	1	–	6	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 12		at Portland State*		Civic Stadium Portland, OR	L 21–24		[1]
September 19		No. 18 Sonoma State*		Woodward Field Cheney, WA	W 45–14	4,013	[2]
September 26		at No. 17 Montana		Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT (rivalry)	W 27–21	14,066	[3]
October 3		Weber State	No. T–20	Woodward Field Cheney, WA	W 32–14	3,338	[4]
October 10		Montana State	No. 20	Woodward Field Cheney, WA	W 23–17	4,712	[5]
October 17		No. 3 Idaho	No. 16	Woodward Field Cheney, WA	L 21–38	6,879	[6][7]
October 24		at Northern Arizona	No. T–20	Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ	W 15–9	9,117	[8]
October 31		at Idaho State	No. 19	Holt Arena Pocatello, ID	W 37–3		[9]
November 7		at No. 3 Northeast Louisiana*	No. 18	Malone Stadium Monroe, LA	L 31–41		[10]
November 14	12:35 p.m.	Boise State	No. 20	Woodward Field Cheney, WA	W 14–13	4,218	[11][12]
November 28		at No. 3 Northern Iowa*	No. 14	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA (NCAA Division I-AA First Round)	L 14–17	13,149	[13]
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

References

1. "Portland State moves to 2–0". Statesman Journal. September 13, 1992. Retrieved April 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "SSU suffers shock". The Press Democrat. September 20, 1992. Retrieved April 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "EWU haunts Griz again". Great Falls Tribune. September 27, 1992. Retrieved April 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "EWU slows Martin, stops Weber State". The Salt Lake Tribune. October 4, 1992. Retrieved April 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Sloppy Eagles survive". The Missoulian. October 11, 1992. Retrieved April 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Sahlberg, Bert (October 18, 1992). "Vandals Sky over Eagles". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. p. 1B.
7. "Vandals cut down Eastern Washington". The Idaho Statesman. October 18, 1992. Retrieved April 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Late defeat stuns NAU again, 15–9". Arizona Daily Sun. October 25, 1992. Retrieved April 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Ho-hum, just another victory for EWU". The Spokesman-Review. November 1, 1992. Retrieved April 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "EWU rally falls short at NE Louisiana". The Spokesman-Review. November 8, 1992. Retrieved April 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
11. Boling, Dave (November 14, 1992). "EWU, Boise play for title". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. p. C1.
12. "BSU's bid goes wide to the right". The Idaho Statesman. November 15, 1992. Retrieved April 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
13. "UNI tops E. Washington". The Des Moines Register. November 29, 1992. Retrieved April 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.