2022 Eastern Washington Eagles football team

The 2022 Eastern Washington Eagles football team represented Eastern Washington University as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Aaron Best, the Eagles played their home games at Roos Field in Cheney, Washington.

2022 Eastern Washington Eagles football
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	3–8 (2–6 Big Sky)
Head coach	Aaron Best (6th season)
Offensive coordinator	Jim Chapin (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Jeff Copp (1st season)
Home stadium	Roos Field
Seasons ← 2021 2023 →

2022 Big Sky Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 4 Montana State +^		8	–	0					12	–	2
No. 5 Sacramento State +^		8	–	0					12	–	1
No. 9 Weber State ^		6	–	2					10	–	3
No. 18 Idaho ^		6	–	2					7	–	5
No. 25 UC Davis		5	–	3					6	–	5
No. 14 Montana ^		4	–	4					8	–	5
Portland State		3	–	5					4	–	7
Eastern Washington		2	–	6					3	–	8
Northern Colorado		2	–	6					3	–	8
Northern Arizona		2	–	6					3	–	8
Idaho State		1	–	7					1	–	10
Cal Poly		1	–	7					2	–	9
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

Preseason

Polls

On July 25, 2022, during the virtual Big Sky Kickoff, the Eagles were predicted to finish sixth in the Big Sky by both the coaches and media.^[1]

Coaches poll

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Montana	111 (3)
2	Sacramento State	110 (4)
3	Montana State	109 (5)
4	Weber State	84
5	UC Davis	82
6	Eastern Washington	76
7	Northern Arizona	62
8	Idaho	45
9	Portland State	42
10	Cal Poly	33
T-11	Idaho State	19
T-11	Northern Colorado	19

Media poll

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Montana	356 (14)
2	Montana State	352 (13)
3	Sacramento State	335 (4)
4	Weber State	261
5	UC Davis	255 (1)
6	Eastern Washington	236
7	Northern Arizona	191
8	Portland State	146
9	Idaho	142
10	Cal Poly	85
11	Northern Colorado	71
12	Idaho State	66

Preseason All–Big Sky team

The Eagles had two players selected to the preseason all-Big Sky team.^[2]

Offense Efton Chism III – WR

Defense Joshua Jerome – DL

Roster

2022 Eastern Washington Eagles football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 1 Freddie Roberson  Jr QB 2 Gunner Talkington  Sr WR 3 Anthony Stell Jr.  Jr QB 6 Trey Turner  So WR 9 Robert Mason III Sr WR 10 Josh Johnson  Fr WR 11 Jakobie James  So QB 12 Simon Burkett  Jr WR 12 Wesley Garrett Fr QB 16 Kekoa Visperas  Fr WR 16 Miles Williams Fr WR 17 Nolan Ulm So WR 18 Jaelin Gree Fr QB 18 Ryan Kelley  Sr RB 19 Isaiah Lewis  Jr RB 22 Justice Jackson So RB 23 Micah Smith  Jr RB 24 Silas Perreiah  So RB 32 Tuna Altahir  Fr WR 35 Woodley Downard  Fr RB 36 Nick Adimora Fr TE 39 Austin York Jr RB 43 Brandon Montoya  Fr RB 45 Davante Smith  Fr OL 51 Andrei Leonardi  Sr OL 52 Isaac Flemmer  So OL 57 Luke Dahlgren  So OL 61 Wyatt Hansen So OL 64 Brenden Rivera So OL 66 Gale Kamp So OL 67 Dane Anderson  Fr OL 68 Seth Carnahan  Jr OL 70 Matthew Hewa Baddege  So OL 72 Shane Schwake  Fr OL 73 Tony Ortega Fr OL 74 Bret Fullington Fr OL 75 Brad Prestegord  Jr OL 76 Brad Godwin  Jr OL 77 Wyatt Musser  Sr OL 79 Dylan Conner Fr TE 80 Messiah Jones  Fr TE 81 Aiden Nellor  Jr TE 82 Blake Gobel  So TE 85 Jett Carpenter  Fr TE 86 Dylan Ingram  Sr WR 87 Malaki Roberson So WR 88 Isaiah Howard  Fr WR 89 Efton Chism III So WR 91 Korey Bozovich Fr TE 92 Chris Johnson  So TE 97 Tariq May Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DL 0 Debore'ae McClain  Sr DB 4 Anthany Smith  Sr DL 5 Mitchell Johnson  Sr DB 7 Tre Weed  Jr DB 8 Darrien Sampson  Jr DL 13 LeAndre Gaines So DB 20 Marlon Jones Jr.  So DB 21 Keshaun King  Sr DB 25 Ely Doyle  Jr S 26 Bryce Brown-Johnson Fr DB 27 DaJean Wells So S 28 Drew Carter Fr DB 29 Cage Schenck So DB 30 Joseph Obeto  Fr DB 31 Demetrius Crosby Jr.  Jr LB 33 Derek Tommasini Jr DB 34 Kentrell Williams Jr.  Fr CB 35 Amani Pressley Fr DB 38 Armani Orange  Fr LB 40 Danien Tuameopeau  Fr LB 41 Steven Flowers  So DL 44 Brock Harrison  So LB 46 Conner O'Farrell So LB 48 Trevor Thurman So DL 50 Emmanuel Osuoha  Jr LB 52 Elijah Rodriguez Fr LB 53 Shane Aleaga  Fr DL 55 Joshua Jerome  Sr DL 56 Taalefili Fata So LB 58 Ahmani Williams So DL 59 Robert Cooper So LB 59 Myles Mayovsky Fr DL 63 Chad Vidican  Fr DT 78 Justin La'ulu Fr DL 90 Matthew Brown So DL 91 Warren Hardin  So DL 93 Sean Skladany  Fr DL 93 Sandrey Mitberg  Fr DL 95 Gabriel Johnson  Fr DL 96 Jacob Newsom  So DL 98 Soli Paleso'o  So DL 99 Caleb Davis  Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 14 Jackson Cleaver So K, P 15 Wyatt Hawkins So LS 47 Cody Clements  Sr K, P 49 Nick Kokich Jr LS 60 Jackson Plieth Fr LS 62 Aaron Estrada So K, P 83 Seth Harrison  Jr	Head coach Aaron Best Coordinators/assistant coaches Jim Chapin (Offensive coordinator / Quarterbacks) Jeff Copp (Defensive coordinator) Marc Anderson (Tight ends) Jase Butorac (Offensive line) Zach Bruce (Safeties) Greg Hardin (Wide receivers) Aaron Prier (Running backs) Matt Ulrich (Defensive line) Justin Mullgrav (Linebackers) Wes Nurse (Cornerbacks) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt 2022 Roster Last update: June 29, 2022

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	1:00 p.m.	Tennessee State*	No. 13	Roos Field Cheney, WA	ESPN+	W 36–29	3,932
September 10	5:30 p.m.	at Oregon*	No. 12	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	P12N	L 14–70	47,289
September 24	1:00 p.m.	No. 4T Montana State	No. 15	Roos Field Cheney, WA	ESPN+	L 35–38	7,200
October 2 [lower-alpha 1]	9:00 a.m.	at Florida*	No. 20	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL	SECN+/ESPN+	L 17–52	72,462
October 8	5:00 p.m.	at No. 7 Weber State	No. 24	Stewart Stadium Ogden, UT	ESPN+	L 21–45	10,724
October 15	4:00 p.m.	No. 5 Sacramento State		Roos Field Cheney, WA	ESPN+	L 28–52	6,276
October 22	5:00 p.m.	at Cal Poly		Alex G. Spanos Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	ESPN+	W 17–10	8,357
October 29	1:00 p.m.	Portland State		Roos Field Cheney, WA (The Dam Cup)	ESPN+	L 35–38	4,143
November 5	12:00 p.m.	at No. 15 Idaho		Kibbie Dome Moscow, ID	ESPN+	L 16–48	11,811
November 12	12:00 p.m.	at No. 16 Montana		Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT (EWU–UM Governors Cup)	ESPN+	L 7–63	25,403
November 19	1:00 p.m.	Northern Colorado		Roos Field Cheney, WA	ESPN+	W 45–21	4,099
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

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Game summaries

Tennessee State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	19	0	0	10	29
No. 13 Eagles	15	14	0	7	36

See also: 2022 Tennessee State Tigers football team

At Oregon

See also: 2022 Oregon Ducks football team

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 12 Eagles	0	7	7	0	14
Ducks	14	28	21	7	70

Game information

First Quarter (9:27) ORE – Terrance Ferguson 13-yard pass from Bo Nix, Camden Lewis kick (Drive: 9 plays, 45 yards, 4:09; Oregon 7–0) (4:52) ORE – Noah Whittington 5-yard run, Camden Lewis kick (Drive: 9 plays, 72 yards, 3:34; Oregon 14–0) Second Quarter (14:08) ORE – Terrance Ferguson 19-yard pass from Bo Nix, Camden Lewis kick (Drive: 10 plays, 83 yards, 4:31; Oregon 21–0) (10:10) ORE – Bucky Irving 1-yard run, Camden Lewis kick (Drive: 9 plays, 44 yards, 3:40; Oregon 28–0) (6:03) EWU – Jett Carpenter 7-yard pass from Gunner Talkington, Jackson Cleaver kick (Drive: 9 plays, 38 yards, 3:56; Oregon 28–7) (3:14) ORE – Byron Cardwell 13-yard pass from Bo Nix, Camden Lewis kick (Drive: 7 plays, 72 yards, 2:43; Oregon 35–7) (0:00) ORE – Troy Franklin 7-yard pass from Bo Nix, Camden Lewis kick (Drive: 9 plays, 65 yards, 2:20; Oregon 42–7) Third Quarter (11:31) ORE– Cam McCormick 2-yard pass from Bo Nix, Camden Lewis kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:29; Oregon 49–7) (11:18) ORE – Casey Rogers 0-yard fumble return, Camden Lewis kick (Drive: 1 plays, 0 yards, 0:00; Oregon 56–7) (5:38) ORE – Byron Cardwell 10-yard run, Camden Lewis kick (Drive: 9 plays, 78 yards, 3:10; Oregon 63–7) (2:18) EWU – Freddie Roberson 15-yard pass from Gunner Talkington, Jackson Cleaver kick (Drive: 10 plays, 73 yards, 3:11; Oregon 63–14) Fourth Quarter (12:07) ORE – Kilohana Haasenritter 6-yard run, Camden Lewis kick (Drive: 11 plays, 76 yards, 5:03; Oregon 70–14)

Eastern Washington Eagles (1–0) vs Oregon Ducks (0–1) – Game summary

at Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR

• Date: September 10, 2022
• Game time: 5:30 p.m.
• Game weather: Sunny, 75 °F (24 °C)
• Game attendance: 47,289
• Referee: Chris Coyte
• TV announcers (Pac-12 Network): Ted Robinson (play-by-play), Yogi Roth (analyst)

Statistics	EWU	ORE
First downs	11	40
Total yards	187	604
Rushes/yards	28–100	48–263
Passing yards	87	341
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	12–23–2	34–41–0
Time of possession	21:05	38:55

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Eastern Washington	Passing	Gunner Talkington	12/21, 87 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Micah Smith	7 carries, 27 yards
	Receiving	Freddie Roberson	3 receptions, 33 yards, TD
Oregon	Passing	Bo Nix	28/33, 277 yards, 5 TD
	Rushing	Bucky Irving	8 carries, 74 yards, TD
	Receiving	Troy Franklin	10 receptions, 84 yards, TD

No. 4т Montana State

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 4T Bobcats	10	14	7	7	38
No. 15 Eagles	14	7	0	14	35

See also: 2022 Montana State Bobcats football team

At Florida

See also: 2022 Florida Gators football team

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 20 (FCS) Eastern Washington	3	0	0	14	17
Florida	14	21	10	7	52

Game information

First quarter Eastern Washington – Seth Harrison 44-yard field goal, 8:04 Florida – Justin Shorter 75-yard pass from Anthony Richardson (Adam Mihalek kick), 7:53 Florida – Montrell Johnson Jr. 3-yard run (Adam Mihalek kick), 1:13 Second quarter Florida – Nay'Quan Wright 4-yard (Adam Mihalek kick), 9:22 Florida – Ricky Pearsall 76-yard run (Adam Mihalek kick), 5:48 Florida – Xzavier Henderson 21-yard pass from Anthony Richardson (Adam Mihalek kick), 3:02 Third quarter Florida – Adam Mihalek 36-yard field goal, 7:47 Florida – Caleb Douglas 62-yard pass from Jalen Kitna (Adam Mihalek kick), 4:25 Fourth quarter Florida – Lorenzo Lingard 11-yard run (Adam Mihalek kick), 11:53 Eastern Washington – Jakobie James 28-yard pass from Gunner Talkington (Seth Harrison kick), 8:35 Eastern Washington – Kekoa Visperas 25-yard run (Seth Harrison kick), 3:17 Passing leaders Eastern Washington – Gunner Talkington – 24/37, 250 yards, 1 touchdown Florida – Anthony Richardson – 8/10, 240 yards, 2 touchdowns, 1 interception Rushing leaders Eastern Washington – Tuna Altahir – 15 carries, 48 yards Florida – Ricky Pearsall – 1 carry, 76 yards, 1 touchdown Receiving leaders Eastern Washington – Freddie Roberson – 4 receptions, 62 yards Florida – Justin Shorter – 1 reception, 75 yards, 1 touchdown Tackling leaders Eastern Washington – Sherwin King Jr. – 6 tackles Florida – Rashad Torrence II – 10 tackles

Eastern Washington Eagles (1–2) at Florida Gators (2–2) – Game summary

at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL

• Date: October 2, 2022
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Temperature: 75 °F (24 °C) • Wind: NW at 2 miles per hour (3.2 km/h) • Weather: Sunny
• Game attendance: 72,462
• Referee: James Carter
• TV announcers (ESPN+/SECN+): Drew Carter (play-by-play), Aaron Murray (color), Monica Uber (sideline reporter)^[5]

At No. 7 Weber State

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 24 Eagles	7	7	7	0	21
No. 7 Wildcats	14	7	10	14	45

See also: 2022 Weber State Wildcats football team

No. 5 Sacramento State

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 5 Hornets	21	14	10	7	52
Eagles	0	21	7	0	28

See also: 2022 Sacramento State Hornets football team

At Cal Poly

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	10	0	0	7	17
Mustangs	7	3	0	0	10

See also: 2022 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

Portland State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Vikings	21	14	0	3	38
Eagles	0	7	7	21	35

See also: 2022 Portland State Vikings football team and The Dam Cup

At No. 15 Idaho

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	3	7	0	6	16
No. 15 Vandals	7	28	3	10	48

See also: 2022 Idaho Vandals football team

At No. 16 Montana

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	0	0	7	0	7
No. 16 Grizzlies	21	21	14	7	63

See also: 2022 Montana Grizzlies football team and EWU–UM Governors Cup

Northern Colorado

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	0	14	7	0	21
Eagles	7	14	14	10	45

See also: 2022 Northern Colorado Bears football team

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
STATS	13	12	14	15	20	24	RV
Coaches	12	11	15	15	18	21	RV

Notes and references

1. The Florida game was moved back by one day due to Hurricane Ian.^[3]

1. "Montana Tabbed Big Sky Preseason Favorites by Coaches & Media". July 25, 2021. Retrieved July 25, 2021.
2. "Four Eagles Represent Eastern Washington on the Big Sky Preseason Team". goeags.com. July 28, 2022. Retrieved July 25, 2022.
3. Brockway, Kevin (September 27, 2022). "Hurricane Ian forces Florida Gators to move game against Eastern Washington". Ocala StarBanner (Press release). Retrieved September 27, 2022.
4. Schedule
5. EWU Pregame