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2017 Eastern Washington

7–⁠4 (6–⁠2 Big Sky).

Schedule and results

Eastern Washington in 2017, game by game: lost at Texas Tech 10–56; lost vs. North Dakota State 13–40; won vs. Fordham 56–21; won at Montana 48–41; won vs. Sacramento State 52–31; won at UC Davis 41–38; won vs. Montana State 31–19; lost at Southern Utah 28–46; lost vs. Weber State 20–28; won at North Dakota 21–14; won vs. Portland State 59–33+35−46Lost 10–56 at Texas Tech-46Texas TechLost 13–40 vs. North Dakota State-27North Dakota St…Won 56–21 vs. Fordham+35FordhamWon 48–41 at Montana+7MontanaWon 52–31 vs. Sacramento State+21Sacramento StateWon 41–38 at UC Davis+3UC DavisWon 31–19 vs. Montana State+12Montana StateLost 28–46 at Southern Utah-18Southern UtahLost 20–28 vs. Weber State-8Weber StateWon 21–14 at North Dakota+7North DakotaWon 59–33 vs. Portland State+26Portland State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2atTexas TechL 10–⁠5640%
Sep 9vsNorth Dakota StateL 13–⁠4046%
Sep 16vsFordhamW 56–⁠2152%
Sep 23atMontanaW 48–⁠4153%
Sep 30vsSacramento StateW 52–⁠3183%
Oct 7atUC DavisW 41–⁠3866%
Oct 14vsMontana StateW 31–⁠1979%
Oct 21atSouthern UtahL 28–⁠4656%
Nov 4vsWeber StateL 20–⁠2866%
Nov 11atNorth DakotaW 21–⁠1464%
Nov 18vsPortland StateW 59–⁠3391%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Portland State 59–⁠33; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Big Sky.

In program history: The 10th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 52 on file).

Record
7–⁠4
Conference
6–⁠2 tied for 3rd in Big Sky
AP final
Unranked
Points
379–⁠367
Coach
—
Elo
1446 −23 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−14.3 No. 22 of 124 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 130
Offensive coordinator
Bodie Reeder
Defensive coordinator
Jeff Schmedding
Offense
Multiple
Defense
4–⁠2–⁠5

Leaders

Passing yardsGage Gubrud QB207 yds
Passing touchdownsGage Gubrud QB1 TD
Rushing yardsSam McPherson RB57 yds
Receiving yardsTerence Grady WR93 yds
Receiving touchdownsTerence Grady WR1 TD
TacklesMitch Fettig DB8 tkl
SacksAlbert Havili DL1 sacks

Top recruits in the 2017 class

Johnny Edwards WR★★★No. 1442
Andrew Boston WR★★★No. 1607
Darreon Moore CB★★★No. 1747
Wyatt Musser OT★★★No. 1759
Marques Hampton Jr. WR★★No. 2375

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

The 2017 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks12.00.767
Receivers32.70.814
Offensive line22.50.791
Defensive line22.00.753
Linebackers32.00.762
Defensive backs42.30.780
Whole class152.30.780

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.

2017 Big Sky standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Weber State9–⁠111–⁠3
Southern Utah7–⁠29–⁠3
Eastern Washington6–⁠27–⁠4
Northern Arizona6–⁠27–⁠5
Sacramento State6–⁠37–⁠4
Montana5–⁠37–⁠4
Montana State5–⁠35–⁠6
UC Davis4–⁠55–⁠6
Idaho State2–⁠64–⁠7
Northern Colorado2–⁠63–⁠7
North Dakota2–⁠63–⁠8
Cal Poly1–⁠71–⁠10
Portland State0–⁠90–⁠11

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