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2021 Eastern Washington

10–⁠3 (6–⁠2 Big Sky).

Schedule and results

Eastern Washington in 2021, game by game: won at UNLV 35–33; won vs. Central Washington 63–14; won at Western Illinois 62–56; won at Southern Utah 50–21; won vs. Montana 34–28; won at Northern Colorado 63–17; won vs. Idaho 71–21; lost vs. Weber State 34–35; lost vs. Montana State 20–23; won at UC Davis 38–20; won at Portland State 42–28; won vs. Northern Iowa 19–9; lost at Montana 41–57+50−16Won 35–33 at UNLV+2UNLVWon 63–14 vs. Central Washington+49Central Washing…Won 62–56 at Western Illinois+6Western IllinoisWon 50–21 at Southern Utah+29Southern UtahWon 34–28 vs. Montana+6MontanaWon 63–17 at Northern Colorado+46Northern Colora…Won 71–21 vs. Idaho+50IdahoLost 34–35 vs. Weber State-1Weber StateLost 20–23 vs. Montana State-3Montana StateWon 38–20 at UC Davis+18UC DavisWon 42–28 at Portland State+14Portland StateWon 19–9 vs. Northern Iowa+10Northern IowaLost 41–57 at Montana-16Montana
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2atUNLVW 35–⁠3344%
Sep 11vsCentral WashingtonW 63–⁠1482%
Sep 18atWestern IllinoisW 62–⁠5672%
Sep 25atSouthern UtahW 50–⁠2167%
Oct 2vsMontanaW 34–⁠2856%
Oct 9atNorthern ColoradoW 63–⁠1776%
Oct 16vsIdahoW 71–⁠2181%
Oct 23vsWeber StateL 34–⁠3571%
Nov 6vsMontana StateL 20–⁠2353%
Nov 13atUC DavisW 38–⁠2046%
Nov 20atPortland StateW 42–⁠2868%
Nov 27vsNorthern IowaFCS Championship – First RoundW 19–⁠973%
Dec 3atMontanaFCS Championship – Second RoundL 41–⁠5745%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Montana 57–⁠41 in the FCS Championship – Second Round; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Big Sky.

In program history: The 5th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 52 on file).

Record
10–⁠3
Conference
6–⁠2 tied for 3rd in Big Sky
AP final
Unranked
Points
572–⁠362
Coach
—
Elo
1499 +114 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−4.1 No. 8 of 128 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 138
Offensive coordinators
Ian Shoemaker and Pat McCann
Defensive coordinator
Eti Ena

Leaders

Passing yardsEric Barriere QB374 yds
Passing touchdownsEric Barriere QB3 TD
Rushing yardsDennis Merritt RB58 yds
Rushing touchdownsDennis Merritt RB1 TD
Receiving yardsAndrew Boston WR106 yds
Receiving touchdownsBlake Gobel TE1 TD
TacklesTy Graham LB13 tkl
SacksJoshua Jerome DL2 sacks
InterceptionsTre Weed DB1 INT

Top recruits in the 2021 class

Kekoa Visperas QB★★★No. 2247
Shane Schwake OT★★★No. 2342
Tuna Altahir RB★★★No. 2378
Daniel Taumoepeau LB★★No. 2525
Messiah Jones ATH★★No. 2624

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

The 2021 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.811
Running backs13.00.804
Offensive line13.00.806
Linebackers12.00.794
Athletes and specialists12.00.783
Whole class52.60.800

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.

Transfers in 2

The 2021 portal
Robert Cooper DL★★★from Boise State
Ryan Kelley QB★★★from Arizona State

Transfers out 0

No transfers out.

2021 Big Sky standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Sacramento State8–⁠09–⁠3
Montana State7–⁠112–⁠3
Eastern Washington6–⁠210–⁠3
Montana6–⁠210–⁠3
UC Davis5–⁠38–⁠4
Weber State5–⁠36–⁠5
Northern Arizona4–⁠45–⁠6
Portland State4–⁠45–⁠6
Idaho3–⁠54–⁠7
Northern Colorado2–⁠63–⁠8
Cal Poly1–⁠72–⁠9
Idaho State1–⁠71–⁠10
Southern Utah0–⁠81–⁠10

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