2005 Eastern Washington Eagles football team

2005 Eastern Washington Eagles football
Big Sky co-champion
NCAA Division I-AA First Round, L 38–41 at Northern Iowa
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 13
Record7–5 (5–2 Big Sky)
Head coach
Home stadiumWoodward Field
2005 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 13 Eastern Washington $^   5 – 2     7 – 5  
No. 12 Montana ^   5 – 2     8 – 4  
No. 18 Montana State   5 – 2     7 – 4  
Portland State   4 – 3     6 – 5  
Weber State   4 – 3     6 – 5  
Idaho State   3 – 4     5 – 6  
Sacramento State   1 – 6     2 – 9  
Northern Arizona   1 – 6     3 – 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2005 Eastern Washington Eagles football team represented Eastern Washington University as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2005 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Paul Wulff, the Eagles compiled an overall record of 7–5, with a mark of 5–2 in conference play, and finished as Big Sky co-champion. Eastern Washington advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where the Eagles lost to Northern Iowa in the first round. The team played home games at Woodward Field in Cheney, Washington.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 33:00 p.m.at San Jose State*No. 4
L 24–3511,878[1]
September 17Western Oregon*No. 5
W 48–77,110[2]
September 24at Idaho StateNo. 5
L 30–34[3]
October 1Portland StateNo. 14
W 42–24[4]
October 8at Northern ArizonaNo. 15
W 42–148,974[5]
October 1512:05 p.m.at No. 2 MontanaNo. 12
W 34–2023,732[6]
October 224:05 p.m.Weber StateNo. 6
  • Woodward Field
  • Cheney, WA
L 23–288,696[7]
October 29at Sacramento StateNo. 14
W 45–173,102[8][9]
November 5at No. 18 Cal Poly*No. 11
L 35–407,901[10]
November 122:05 p.m.No. 11 Montana StateNo. 21
  • Woodward Field
  • Cheney, WA
W 35–148,399[11]
November 192:05 p.m.UC Davis*No. 19
  • Woodward Field
  • Cheney, WA
W 24–75,344[12]
November 265:05 p.m.at No. 7 Northern Iowa*No. 15
L 38–417,746[13]

References

  1. ^ "San Jose State rallies to win Tomey's debut". Oakland Tribune. September 4, 2005. Retrieved August 3, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Eastern cruises, but isn't sharp". The Spokesman-Review. September 18, 2005. Retrieved August 3, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Idaho State holds off No. 4 Eastern Washington, 34–30". The Missoulian. September 25, 2005. Retrieved August 3, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Cole has career day as EWU cruises". Kitsap Sun. October 2, 2005. Retrieved August 3, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Ed Odeven (October 9, 2005). "No Show for 'O'". Arizona Daily Sun. pp. B1, B7. Retrieved August 3, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Eastern Washington hands Griz 45–21 loss". The Montana Standard. October 16, 2005. Retrieved August 3, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Weber State stuns EWU". Great Falls Tribune. October 23, 2005. Retrieved August 3, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Eastern Wash.)". Retrieved August 3, 2025.
  9. ^ "Meyer, Kimble lead Eagles to rout". The Spokesman-Review. October 30, 2005. Retrieved August 3, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Poly outshoots E. Washington". Ukiah Daily Journal. November 6, 2005. Retrieved August 3, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Bobcats battered in Cheney". The Independent-Record. November 13, 2005. Retrieved August 3, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "E. Washington offense rolls against UCD". The Sacramento Bee. November 20, 2005. Retrieved August 3, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Northern Iowa rallies past EWU". The Coeur d'Alene Press. November 27, 2005. Retrieved August 3, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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