2025 Eastern Washington Eagles football team

2025 Eastern Washington Eagles football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record5–7 (4–4 Big Sky)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMarc Anderson (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorEric Sanders (2nd season)
Home stadiumRoos Field
2025 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 2 Montana State $^   8 0     12 2  
No. 3 Montana ^   7 1     13 1  
No. 11 UC Davis ^   6 2     9 4  
Sacramento State   5 3     7 5  
Idaho State   5 3     6 6  
Northern Arizona   4 4     7 5  
Eastern Washington   4 4     5 7  
Cal Poly   2 6     4 8  
Idaho   2 6     4 8  
Northern Colorado   2 6     4 8  
Weber State   2 6     4 8  
Portland State   1 7     1 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
As of December 20, 2025
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2025 Eastern Washington Eagles football team represented Eastern Washington University as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2025 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Eagles were led by ninth-year head coach Aaron Best and played at the Roos Field in Cheney, Washington.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 304:00 p.m.at No. 5 Incarnate Word*ESPN+L 21–312,263
September 56:00 p.m.at Boise State*FS1L 14–5132,887
September 132:00 p.m.at Northern Iowa*ESPN+L 14–1710,774
September 204:00 p.m.Western Illinois*ESPN+W 52–315,301
September 271:00 p.m.at No. 4 Montana StateESPN+L 3–5722,277
October 44:00 p.m.Portland State
ESPN+W 35–276,003
October 184:00 p.m.No. 24 Idaho
  • Roos Field
  • Cheney, WA
ESPN+W 21–146,071
October 2512:00 p.m.at Weber StateESPN+W 23–203,682
November 11:00 p.m.Sacramento State
  • Roos Field
  • Cheney, WA
ESPN+L 13–354,356
November 812:00 p.m.at No. 2 MontanaESPN+L 24–2925,861
November 151:00 p.m.Northern Colorado
  • Roos Field
  • Cheney, WA
ESPN+W 27–74,300
November 222:00 p.m.at Cal PolyESPN+L 34–436,732
  • *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

at No. 5 Incarnate Word

Eastern Washington Eagles (0-0) at No. 5 Incarnate Word Cardinals (0-1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Eagles 0 21 0021
No. 5 Cardinals 7 17 0731

at Gayle and Tom Benson StadiumSan Antonio, TX

  • Date: August 30
  • Game time: 4:00 PM PST
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 102 °F (39 °C) • Wind: SE at 9 miles per hour (14 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 2,263
  • Referee: Gary Leeper
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Karl Schoening (play-by-play) and Sam Kaman (analyst)
Game information
First Quarter
  • UIW – 6:22 Harlan Dixon 10 yard run, Will Faris kick UIW 7–0 Drive: 13 plays, 80 yards, 4:45
Second Quarter
  • UIW – 13:15 Timothy Carter 1 yard run, Will Faris kick UIW 14–0 Drive: 6 plays, 49 yards, 1:31
  • EWU – 9:55 Marceese Yetts 26 yard run, Soren McKee kick UIW 14–7 Drive: 7 plays, 71 yards, 3:12
  • UIW – 9:43 Jameson Garcia 75 yard pass from Richard Torres, Will Faris kick UIW 21–7 Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, 0:12
  • EWU – 7:45 Jared Taylor 3 yard run, Soren McKee kick UIW 21–14 Drive: 3 plays, 6 yards, 1:17
  • EWU – 4:24 Marceese Yetts 24 yard run, Soren McKee kick UIW 21–21 Drive: 4 plays, 61 yards, 2:19
  • UIW – 0:03 Will Faris 37 yard field goal UIW 24–21 Drive: 15 plays, 56 yards, 4:21
Fourth Quarter
  • UIW – 2:48 Harlan Dixon 1 yard run, Will Faris kick UIW 31–21 Drive: 11 plays, 74 yards, 5:34
Statistics EWU UIW
First downs 15 27
Total yards 290 463
Rushing yards 107 131
Passing yards 183 332
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 21–39–1 27–38–0
Time of possession 25:41 34:19
Team Category Player Statistics
Eastern Washington Passing Jared Taylor 21/38, 183 yards
Rushing Marceese Yetts 6 carries, 59 yards, 2 TDs
Receiving Marceese Yetts 7 receptions, 63 yards
Incarnate Word Passing Richard Torres 27/38, 332 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Harlan Dixon 14 carries, 75 yards, 2 TDs
Receiving Jameson Garcia 6 receptions, 146 yards, 1 TD

at Boise State (FBS)

Eastern Washington Eagles (0–1) at Boise State Broncos (FBS) (0–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Eagles 0 7 0714
Broncos (FBS) 20 10 71451

at Albertsons StadiumBoise, ID

  • Date: September 5, 2025
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. MDT
  • Game attendance: 32,887
  • Referee: Christian Watson
  • TV announcers (FS1): Noah Reed (play-by-play) and Robert Smith (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • BOIS – Malik Sherrod 20-yard run (Colton Boomer kick BLOCKED), 13:50. Broncos 6–0. Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:10.
  • BOIS – Sire Gaines 8-yard run (Colton Boomer kick), 10:01. Broncos 13–0. Drive: 6 plays, 41 yards, 2:03.
  • BOIS – Ben Ford 60-yard pass from Maddux Madsen (Colton Boomer kick), 2:49. Broncos 20–0. Drive: 1 play, 60 yards, 0:08.
Second quarter
  • EWU – Jared Taylor 5-yard run (Soren McKee kick), 8:53. Broncos 20–7. Drive: 10 plays, 72 yards, 4:43.
  • BOIS – Maddux Madsen 11-yard run (Canaan Moore kick), 6:26. Broncos 27–7. Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 2:19.
  • BOIS – Canaan Moore 35-yard field goal, 0:50. Broncos 30–7. Drive: 5 plays, 31 yards, 0:53.
Third quarter
  • BOIS – Cameron Bates 20-yard run (Canaan Moore kick), 4:55. Broncos 37–7. Drive: 9 plays, 65 yards, 4:53.
Fourth quarter
  • BOIS – Ben Ford 6-yard pass from Maddux Madsen (Canaan Moore kick), 11:56. Broncos 44–7. Drive: 12 plays, 90 yards, 6:02.
  • EWU – Nate Bell 2-yard run (Soren McKee kick), 5:30. Broncos 44–14. Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 2:46.
  • BOIS – Dylan Riley 77-yard run (Canaan Moore kick), 3:54. Broncos 51–14. Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:36.
Statistics EWU BOIS
First downs 13 22
Total yards 293 637
Rushes–yards 31–117 39–328
Passing yards 176 309
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 19–37–1 17–29–0
Time of possession 31:36 28:24
Team Category Player Statistics
Eastern Washington Passing Jared Taylor 14/28, 102 yards
Rushing Jared Taylor 17 carries, 76 yards, TD
Receiving Noah Cronquist 4 receptions, 67 yards
Boise State Passing Maddux Madsen 16/26, 307 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Dylan Riley 6 carries, 123 yards, TD
Receiving Chris Marshall 4 receptions, 132 yards

at Northern Iowa

Eastern Washington Eagles (0-2) at Northern Iowa Panthers (1-1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Eagles - - --0
Panthers - - --0

at UNI-DomeCedar Falls, IA

  • Date: September 13
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m. PST
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Brad Wells (play-by-play) and Justin Surrency (analyst)
Statistics EWU UNI
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Eastern Washington Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Northern Iowa Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Western Illinois

Western Illinois Leathernecks (1-2) vs. Eastern Washington Eagles (0-3) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Leathernecks - - --0
Eagles - - --0

at Roos FieldCheney, WA

  • Date: September 20
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m.
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Austin Getz (play-by-play) and Bill Ames (analyst)
Statistics WIU EWU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Western Illinois Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Eastern Washington Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at No. 4 Montana State

Eastern Washington Eagles (1-3) vs. No. 4 Montana State Bobcats (2-2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Eagles 0 3 003
No. 4 Bobcats 24 6 20757

at Bobcat StadiumBozeman, MT

  • Date: September 27
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m.
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Ben Creighton (play-by-play), Ty Gregorak (analyst) and Grace Lawrence (sideline)
Statistics EWU MTST
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Eastern Washington Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Montana State Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Portland State (The Dam Cup)

Portland State Vikings (0-5) vs. Eastern Washington Eagles (1-4) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Vikings 7 10 3727
Eagles 14 7 14035

at Roos Field • Cheney, WA

  • Date: October 4
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m. PDT
  • TV: ESPN+
Statistics PRST EWU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Portland State Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Eastern Washington Passing
Rushing
Receiving

No. 24 Idaho

No. 24 Idaho Vandals (2-4) vs. Eastern Washington Eagles (2-4) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 24 Vandals - - --0
Eagles - - --0

at Roos Field • Cheney, WA

  • Date: October 18
Statistics IDHO EWU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Idaho Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Eastern Washington Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at Weber State

Eastern Washington Eagles (3-4) vs. Weber State Wildcats (3-4) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Eagles - - --0
Wildcats - - --0

at Stewart StadiumOgden, UT

  • Date: October 25
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. PDT
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Tony Parks (play-by-play) and Riley Jensen (analyst)
Statistics EWU WEB
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Eastern Washington Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Weber State Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Sacramento State

Sacramento State Hornets (4-4) vs. Eastern Washington Eagles (4-4) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Hornets - - --0
Eagles - - --0

at Roos Field • Cheney, WA

  • Date: November 1
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. MDT
  • TV: ESPN+
Statistics SAC EWU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Sacramento State Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Eastern Washington Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at No. 2 Montana (EWU–UM Governors Cup)

Eastern Washington Eagles (4-5) vs. No. 2 Montana Grizzlies (9-0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Eagles - - --0
No. 2 Grizzlies - - --0

at Washington–Grizzly StadiumMissoula, MT

  • Date: November 8
Statistics EWU MONT
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Eastern Washington Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Montana Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Northern Colorado

Northern Colorado Bears (0-0) vs. Eastern Washington Eagles (0-0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bears - - --0
Eagles - - --0

at Roos Field • Cheney, WA

  • Date: November 15
Statistics UNCO EWU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Northern Colorado Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Eastern Washington Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at Cal Poly

Eastern Washington Eagles (0-0) vs. Cal Poly Mustangs (0-0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Eagles - - --0
Mustangs - - --0

at Alex G. Spanos StadiumSan Luis Obispo, CA

  • Date: November 22
  • Game time: 2:00 PM PST
Statistics EWU CP
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Eastern Washington Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Cal Poly Passing
Rushing
Receiving

References

  1. ^ Kelley, Kevin (January 21, 2025). "Eastern Washington announces 2025 football schedule". FBSchedules. Retrieved April 24, 2025.
  2. ^ Craven, Brock (January 21, 2025). "Eastern Washington Football announces 2025 schedule, including five home games". SWX Right Now. Retrieved April 24, 2025.