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2009 Eastern Washington

8–⁠4 (6–⁠2 Big Sky).

Schedule and results

Eastern Washington in 2009, game by game: won vs. Western Oregon 35–14; lost at No. 10 California 7–59; won vs. Northern Colorado 16–0; won at Sacramento State 56–30; won at Idaho State 38–3; lost vs. Weber State 13–31; lost at Montana 34–41; won vs. Montana State 35–24; won vs. Portland State 47–10; won at Southern Utah 41–28; won at Northern Arizona 49–45; lost at Stephen F. Austin 33–44+37−52Won 35–14 vs. Western Oregon+21Western OregonLost 7–59 at No. 10 California-52No. 10 CaliforniaWon 16–0 vs. Northern Colorado+16Northern Colora…Won 56–30 at Sacramento State+26Sacramento StateWon 38–3 at Idaho State+35Idaho StateLost 13–31 vs. Weber State-18Weber StateLost 34–41 at Montana-7MontanaWon 35–24 vs. Montana State+11Montana StateWon 47–10 vs. Portland State+37Portland StateWon 41–28 at Southern Utah+13Southern UtahWon 49–45 at Northern Arizona+4Northern ArizonaLost 33–44 at Stephen F. Austin-11Stephen F. Aust…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5vsWestern OregonW 35–⁠1481%
Sep 12at10CaliforniaL 7–⁠5917%
Sep 19vsNorthern ColoradoW 16–⁠079%
Sep 26atSacramento StateW 56–⁠3064%
Oct 3atIdaho StateW 38–⁠380%
Oct 10vsWeber StateL 13–⁠3163%
Oct 17atMontanaL 34–⁠4125%
Oct 24vsMontana StateW 35–⁠2463%
Oct 31vsPortland StateW 47–⁠1074%
Nov 14atSouthern UtahW 41–⁠2862%
Nov 21atNorthern ArizonaW 49–⁠4557%
Nov 28atStephen F. AustinNCAA Division I Football Championship – First RoundL 33–⁠4449%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Stephen F. Austin 44–⁠33 in the NCAA Division I Football Championship – First Round; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Big Sky.

In program history: The 13th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 52 on file).

Record
8–⁠4
Conference
6–⁠2 tied for 2nd in Big Sky
AP final
Unranked
Points
404–⁠329
Coach
—
Elo
1418 +41 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−16.1 No. 18 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Aaron Best
Defensive coordinator
John Graham/Torey Hunter

2009 Big Sky standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Montana8–⁠013–⁠0
Eastern Washington6–⁠28–⁠4
Weber State6–⁠27–⁠5
Montana State5–⁠37–⁠4
Northern Arizona4–⁠45–⁠6
Sacramento State4–⁠45–⁠6
Northern Colorado1–⁠73–⁠8
Portland State1–⁠72–⁠9
Idaho State1–⁠71–⁠10

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.