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.
Quick Facts Eastern Washington Eagles football, NCAA Division I Second Round, L 41–57, vs. Montana ...
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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]
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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 |
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7 |
Northern Arizona |
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8 |
Idaho |
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9 |
Idaho State |
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10 |
Portland State |
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11 |
Southern Utah |
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12 |
Cal Poly |
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13 |
Northern Colorado |
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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 |
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6 |
UC Davis |
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7 |
Northern Arizona |
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8 |
Idaho |
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9 |
Idaho State |
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10 |
Portland State |
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11 |
Southern Utah |
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12 |
Northern Colorado |
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13 |
Cal Poly |
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Preseason All–Big Sky team
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
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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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At UNLV
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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 |
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Central Washington
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Wildcats |
7 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
14 |
No. 7 Eagles |
18 |
28 |
10 |
7 |
63 |
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At Western Illinois
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
No. 7 Eagles |
28 |
27 |
7 |
0 |
62 |
Leathernecks |
21 |
0 |
14 |
21 |
56 |
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At Southern Utah
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
No. 6 Eagles |
9 |
21 |
13 |
7 |
50 |
Thunderbirds |
7 |
7 |
7 |
0 |
21 |
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No. 4 Montana
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
No. 4 Grizzlies |
7 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
28 |
No. 6 Eagles |
7 |
3 |
0 |
24 |
34 |
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At Northern Colorado
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
No. 4 Eagles |
22 |
21 |
10 |
10 |
63 |
Bears |
3 |
7 |
7 |
0 |
17 |
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Idaho
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Vandals |
7 |
7 |
0 |
7 |
21 |
No. 2 Eagles |
29 |
14 |
14 |
14 |
71 |
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Weber State
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Wildcats |
0 |
13 |
7 |
15 |
35 |
No. 2 Eagles |
7 |
7 |
7 |
13 |
34 |
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No. 4 Montana State
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
No. 4 Bobcats |
7 |
9 |
0 |
7 |
23 |
No. 5 Eagles |
13 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
20 |
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At No. 6 UC Davis
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
No. 7 Eagles |
0 |
14 |
10 |
14 |
38 |
No. 6 Aggies |
7 |
3 |
7 |
3 |
20 |
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At Portland State
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
No. 5 Eagles |
7 |
7 |
21 |
7 |
42 |
Vikings |
7 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
28 |
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Northern Iowa–First Round
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Panthers |
0 |
7 |
0 |
2 |
9 |
No. 4 Eagles |
6 |
3 |
7 |
3 |
19 |
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At No. 5 Montana–Second Round
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
No. 4 Eagles |
14 |
7 |
7 |
13 |
41 |
No. 5 Grizzlies |
10 |
10 |
24 |
13 |
57 |
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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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