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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.
Preseason[edit]
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]
Coaches poll
Predicted finish
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Team
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Votes (1st place)
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1
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Weber State
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(7)
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2
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Montana
|
(3)
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3
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Eastern Washington
|
(2)
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4
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Montana State
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(1)
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5
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Sacramento State
|
(1)
|
6
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UC Davis
|
|
7
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Northern Arizona
|
|
8
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Idaho
|
|
9
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Idaho State
|
|
10
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Portland State
|
|
11
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Southern Utah
|
|
12
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Cal Poly
|
|
13
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Northern Colorado
|
|
Media poll
Predicted finish
|
Team
|
Votes (1st place)
|
1
|
Weber State
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(14)
|
2
|
Montana
|
(4)
|
3
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Eastern Washington
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(3)
|
4
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Montana State
|
(3)
|
5
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Sacramento State
|
|
6
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UC Davis
|
|
7
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Northern Arizona
|
|
8
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Idaho
|
|
9
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Idaho State
|
|
10
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Portland State
|
|
11
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Southern Utah
|
|
12
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Northern Colorado
|
|
13
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Cal Poly
|
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Preseason All–Big Sky team[edit]
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
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Defense
Mitchell Johnson – DE
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Schedule[edit]
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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Game summaries[edit]
At UNLV[edit]
|
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 |
Central Washington[edit]
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Wildcats
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
7 |
14 |
No. 7 Eagles
|
18
|
28
|
10
|
7 |
63 |
At Western Illinois[edit]
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
No. 7 Eagles
|
28
|
27
|
7
|
0 |
62 |
Leathernecks
|
21
|
0
|
14
|
21 |
56 |
At Southern Utah[edit]
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
No. 6 Eagles
|
9
|
21
|
13
|
7 |
50 |
Thunderbirds
|
7
|
7
|
7
|
0 |
21 |
No. 4 Montana[edit]
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
No. 4 Grizzlies
|
7
|
7
|
7
|
7 |
28 |
No. 6 Eagles
|
7
|
3
|
0
|
24 |
34 |
At Northern Colorado[edit]
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
No. 4 Eagles
|
22
|
21
|
10
|
10 |
63 |
Bears
|
3
|
7
|
7
|
0 |
17 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Vandals
|
7
|
7
|
0
|
7 |
21 |
No. 2 Eagles
|
29
|
14
|
14
|
14 |
71 |
Weber State[edit]
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Wildcats
|
0
|
13
|
7
|
15 |
35 |
No. 2 Eagles
|
7
|
7
|
7
|
13 |
34 |
No. 4 Montana State[edit]
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
No. 4 Bobcats
|
7
|
9
|
0
|
7 |
23 |
No. 5 Eagles
|
13
|
0
|
0
|
7 |
20 |
At No. 6 UC Davis[edit]
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
No. 7 Eagles
|
0
|
14
|
10
|
14 |
38 |
No. 6 Aggies
|
7
|
3
|
7
|
3 |
20 |
At Portland State[edit]
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
No. 5 Eagles
|
7
|
7
|
21
|
7 |
42 |
Vikings
|
7
|
7
|
7
|
7 |
28 |
FCS Playoffs[edit]
Northern Iowa–First Round[edit]
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Panthers
|
0
|
7
|
0
|
2 |
9 |
No. 4 Eagles
|
6
|
3
|
7
|
3 |
19 |
At No. 5 Montana–Second Round[edit]
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
No. 4 Eagles
|
14
|
7
|
7
|
13 |
41 |
No. 5 Grizzlies
|
10
|
10
|
24
|
13 |
57 |
Ranking movements[edit]
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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References[edit]
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