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2019 Eastern Washington

7–⁠5 (5–⁠3 Big Sky).

Schedule and results

Eastern Washington in 2019, game by game: lost at No. 13 Washington 14–47; won vs. Lindenwood 59–31; lost at Jacksonville State 45–49; lost at Idaho 27–35; won vs. North Dakota 35–20; lost at Sacramento State 27–48; won vs. Northern Colorado 54–21; lost at Montana 17–34; won vs. Northern Arizona 66–38; won at Idaho State 48–5; won at Cal Poly 42–41; won vs. Portland State 53–46+43−33Lost 14–47 at No. 13 Washington-33No. 13 WashingtonWon 59–31 vs. Lindenwood+28LindenwoodLost 45–49 at Jacksonville State-4Jacksonville St…Lost 27–35 at Idaho-8IdahoWon 35–20 vs. North Dakota+15North DakotaLost 27–48 at Sacramento State-21Sacramento StateWon 54–21 vs. Northern Colorado+33Northern Colora…Lost 17–34 at Montana-17MontanaWon 66–38 vs. Northern Arizona+28Northern ArizonaWon 48–5 at Idaho State+43Idaho StateWon 42–41 at Cal Poly+1Cal PolyWon 53–46 vs. Portland State+7Portland State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31at13WashingtonL 14–⁠4721%
Sep 7vsLindenwoodW 59–⁠3189%
Sep 14atJacksonville StateL 45–⁠4954%
Sep 21atIdahoL 27–⁠3562%
Sep 28vsNorth DakotaW 35–⁠2067%
Oct 5atSacramento StateL 27–⁠4867%
Oct 12vsNorthern ColoradoW 54–⁠2184%
Oct 26atMontanaL 17–⁠3439%
Nov 2vsNorthern ArizonaW 66–⁠3870%
Nov 9atIdaho StateW 48–⁠567%
Nov 16atCal PolyW 42–⁠4172%
Nov 23vsPortland StateW 53–⁠4679%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Portland State 53–⁠46; unranked in the final AP poll; 5th in the Big Sky.

In program history: The 11th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 52 on file).

Record
7–⁠5
Conference
5–⁠3 5th in Big Sky
AP final
Unranked
Points
487–⁠415
Coach
—
Elo
1435 −38 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−14.6 No. 13 of 126 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 138
Offensive coordinator
Ian Shoemaker
Defensive coordinator
Eti Ena
Offense
Multiple
Defense
4-2-5

Leaders

Passing yardsEric Barriere QB211 yds
Passing touchdownsEric Barriere QB1 TD
Rushing yardsDennis Merritt RB37 yds
Rushing touchdownsAntoine Custer Jr. RB1 TD
Receiving yardsAndrew Boston WR112 yds
Receiving touchdownsAndrew Boston WR1 TD
TacklesChris Ojoh LB11 tkl

Top recruits in the 2019 class

Paul Edwards CB★★★No. 1659
Blake Gobel TE★★★No. 2291
Soli Paleso’o WDE★★★No. 2291
Marlon Jones Jr. WR★★★No. 2562
Brock Harrison ILB★★No. 2894

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

The 2019 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks22.00.775
Receivers42.50.796
Offensive line22.00.769
Defensive line32.30.783
Linebackers22.00.780
Defensive backs22.50.800
Athletes and specialists12.00.760
Whole class162.20.784

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.

2019 Big Sky standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Sacramento State8–⁠19–⁠4
Weber State7–⁠111–⁠4
Montana State6–⁠111–⁠4
Montana6–⁠210–⁠4
Eastern Washington5–⁠37–⁠5
Idaho4–⁠55–⁠7
UC Davis3–⁠45–⁠7
Portland State3–⁠55–⁠7
Southern Utah2–⁠53–⁠9
Northern Arizona2–⁠64–⁠8
Cal Poly2–⁠63–⁠8
Northern Colorado2–⁠62–⁠10
Idaho State1–⁠63–⁠9

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