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2014 Eastern Washington

11–⁠3 (9–⁠1 Big Sky).

Schedule and results

Eastern Washington in 2014, game by game: won vs. Sam Houston 56–35; won vs. Montana Western 41–9; lost at Washington 52–59; won at Montana State 52–51; won at UC Davis 37–14; won vs. Idaho State 56–53; won at Southern Utah 42–30; won vs. Northern Colorado 26–18; lost at Northern Arizona 27–28; won vs. North Dakota 54–3; won vs. Montana 36–26; won vs. Portland State 56–34; won vs. Montana 37–20; lost vs. Illinois State 46–59+51−13Won 56–35 vs. Sam Houston+21Sam HoustonWon 41–9 vs. Montana Western+32Montana WesternLost 52–59 at Washington-7WashingtonWon 52–51 at Montana State+1Montana StateWon 37–14 at UC Davis+23UC DavisWon 56–53 vs. Idaho State+3Idaho StateWon 42–30 at Southern Utah+12Southern UtahWon 26–18 vs. Northern Colorado+8Northern Colora…Lost 27–28 at Northern Arizona-1Northern ArizonaWon 54–3 vs. North Dakota+51North DakotaWon 36–26 vs. Montana+10MontanaWon 56–34 vs. Portland State+22Portland StateWon 37–20 vs. Montana+17MontanaLost 46–59 vs. Illinois State-13Illinois State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 23vsSam HoustonW 56–⁠3561%
Aug 30vsMontana WesternW 41–⁠988%
Sep 6atWashingtonL 52–⁠5924%
Sep 20atMontana StateW 52–⁠5153%
Sep 27atUC DavisW 37–⁠1465%
Oct 4vsIdaho StateW 56–⁠5385%
Oct 11atSouthern UtahW 42–⁠3073%
Oct 18vsNorthern ColoradoW 26–⁠1890%
Oct 25atNorthern ArizonaL 27–⁠2865%
Nov 1vsNorth DakotaW 54–⁠387%
Nov 8vsMontanaW 36–⁠2667%
Nov 21vsPortland StateW 56–⁠3484%
Dec 6vsMontanaW 37–⁠2064%
Dec 13vsIllinois StateL 46–⁠5963%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Illinois State 59–⁠46; unranked in the final AP poll; Big Sky champions.

In program history: The 3rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 52 on file).

Big Sky champions9–⁠1 in the conference

Record
11–⁠3
Conference
9–⁠1 first in Big Sky
AP final
Unranked
Points
618–⁠439
Coach
—
Elo
1511 +77 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−9.0 No. 8 of 124 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 179
Offensive coordinator
Aaron Best
Defensive coordinator
John Graham

Leaders

Passing yardsVernon Adams Jr. QB475 yds
Passing touchdownsVernon Adams Jr. QB7 TD
Rushing yardsQuincy Forte RB68 yds
Receiving yardsCooper Kupp WR145 yds
Receiving touchdownsCooper Kupp WR3 TD

Top recruits in the 2014 class

Conner Baumann WDE★★No. 2648
Jonah Jordan OG★★No. 2648
Reilly Hennessey DUAL★★No. 3336

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2014 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks12.00.733
Offensive line12.00.767
Defensive line12.00.767
Whole class32.00.756

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Drafted in 2015

The 2015 draft
Rd 7Jake Rodgers OTAtlanta Falcons

2014 Big Sky standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Eastern Washington9–⁠111–⁠3
Idaho State6–⁠28–⁠4
Montana6–⁠39–⁠5
Montana State6–⁠38–⁠5
Cal Poly6–⁠37–⁠5
Northern Arizona5–⁠37–⁠5
Sacramento State5–⁠47–⁠5
North Dakota3–⁠55–⁠7
Southern Utah3–⁠53–⁠9
Northern Colorado2–⁠63–⁠8
Portland State2–⁠73–⁠9
Weber State2–⁠72–⁠10
UC Davis1–⁠72–⁠9

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