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2016 Eastern Washington

12–⁠2 (8–⁠0 Big Sky).

Schedule and results

Eastern Washington in 2016, game by game: won at Washington State 45–42; lost at North Dakota State 44–50; won vs. Northern Iowa 34–30; won at Northern Arizona 50–35; won vs. UC Davis 63–30; won vs. Northern Colorado 49–31; won at Montana State 41–17; won vs. Montana 35–16; won at Cal Poly 42–21; won vs. Idaho State 48–17; won at Portland State 35–28; won vs. Central Arkansas 31–14; won vs. Richmond 38–0; lost vs. Youngstown State 38–40+38−6Won 45–42 at Washington State+3Washington StateLost 44–50 at North Dakota State-6North Dakota St…Won 34–30 vs. Northern Iowa+4Northern IowaWon 50–35 at Northern Arizona+15Northern ArizonaWon 63–30 vs. UC Davis+33UC DavisWon 49–31 vs. Northern Colorado+18Northern Colora…Won 41–17 at Montana State+24Montana StateWon 35–16 vs. Montana+19MontanaWon 42–21 at Cal Poly+21Cal PolyWon 48–17 vs. Idaho State+31Idaho StateWon 35–28 at Portland State+7Portland StateWon 31–14 vs. Central Arkansas+17Central ArkansasWon 38–0 vs. Richmond+38RichmondLost 38–40 vs. Youngstown State-2Youngstown State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3atWashington StateW 45–⁠4219%
Sep 10atNorth Dakota StateL 44–⁠5020%
Sep 17vsNorthern IowaW 34–⁠3049%
Sep 24atNorthern ArizonaW 50–⁠3548%
Oct 1vsUC DavisW 63–⁠3083%
Oct 8vsNorthern ColoradoW 49–⁠3177%
Oct 22atMontana StateW 41–⁠1768%
Oct 29vsMontanaW 35–⁠1660%
Nov 5atCal PolyW 42–⁠2153%
Nov 12vsIdaho StateW 48–⁠1792%
Nov 18atPortland StateW 35–⁠2875%
Dec 3vsCentral ArkansasW 31–⁠1461%
Dec 10vsRichmondW 38–⁠064%
Dec 17Bowls & playoffvsYoungstown StateL 38–⁠4065%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Youngstown State 40–⁠38; unranked in the final AP poll; Big Sky champions.

In program history: The 2nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 52 on file).

Big Sky champions8–⁠0 in the conference, shared with North Dakota

Record
12–⁠2
Conference
8–⁠0 shared first in Big Sky
AP final
Unranked
Points
593–⁠371
Coach
—
Elo
1554 +203 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−0.2 No. 2 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 145
Offensive coordinator
Aaron Best
Defensive coordinator
Jeff Schmedding
Offense
Multiple
Defense
4–⁠2–⁠5

Leaders

Passing yardsGage Gubrud QB474 yds
Passing touchdownsGage Gubrud QB5 TD
Rushing yardsGage Gubrud QB77 yds
Rushing touchdownsGage Gubrud QB1 TD
Receiving yardsCooper Kupp WR206 yds
Receiving touchdownsCooper Kupp WR3 TD
TacklesMitch Fettig DB7 tkl
SacksKeenan Williams DL1 sacks
InterceptionsMitch Fettig DB1 INT

Top recruits in the 2016 class

Eric Barriere ATH★★★No. 1274
Conner Crist OG★★★No. 1274
Jake Blackburn OG★★No. 2381
Tamarick Pierce ATH★★No. 2757
Keith Moore DT★★No. 3036

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

The 2016 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs12.00.767
Receivers22.00.767
Offensive line22.50.811
Defensive line12.00.767
Athletes and specialists22.50.806
Whole class82.30.788

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 2017

The 2017 draft
Rd 3Cooper Kupp WRLos Angeles Rams
Rd 4Samson Ebukam OLBLos Angeles Rams

2016 Big Sky standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Eastern Washington8–⁠012–⁠2
North Dakota8–⁠09–⁠3
Weber State7–⁠27–⁠5
Cal Poly5–⁠37–⁠5
Southern Utah5–⁠36–⁠5
Northern Colorado4–⁠45–⁠5
Northern Arizona4–⁠45–⁠6
Montana3–⁠56–⁠5
Montana State2–⁠64–⁠7
UC Davis2–⁠63–⁠8
Portland State2–⁠62–⁠8
Sacramento State2–⁠72–⁠8
Idaho State1–⁠71–⁠9

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