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2023 Eastern Washington

4–⁠7 (3–⁠5 Big Sky).

Schedule and results

Eastern Washington in 2023, game by game: lost vs. North Dakota State 10–35; lost at Fresno State 31–34; won vs. SE Louisiana 40–29; won at UC Davis 27–24; lost vs. Idaho 36–44; lost at Idaho State 41–42; won vs. Weber State 31–23; lost at Portland State 35–47; won vs. Cal Poly 48–13; lost at Montana State 14–57; lost vs. Northern Arizona 42–49+35−43Lost 10–35 vs. North Dakota State-25North Dakota St…Lost 31–34 at Fresno State-3Fresno StateWon 40–29 vs. SE Louisiana+11SE LouisianaWon 27–24 at UC Davis+3UC DavisLost 36–44 vs. Idaho-8IdahoLost 41–42 at Idaho State-1Idaho StateWon 31–23 vs. Weber State+8Weber StateLost 35–47 at Portland State-12Portland StateWon 48–13 vs. Cal Poly+35Cal PolyLost 14–57 at Montana State-43Montana StateLost 42–49 vs. Northern Arizona-7Northern Arizona
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2vsNorth Dakota StateL 10–⁠3525%
Sep 9atFresno StateL 31–⁠3410%
Sep 16vsSE LouisianaW 40–⁠2944%
Sep 23atUC DavisW 27–⁠2431%
Sep 30vsIdahoL 36–⁠4446%
Oct 14atIdaho StateL 41–⁠4266%
Oct 21vsWeber StateW 31–⁠2350%
Oct 28atPortland StateL 35–⁠4749%
Nov 4vsCal PolyW 48–⁠1374%
Nov 11atMontana StateL 14–⁠5715%
Nov 18vsNorthern ArizonaL 42–⁠4961%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Northern Arizona 49–⁠42; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 9th in the Big Sky.

In program history: The 28th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 52 on file).

Record
4–⁠7
Conference
3–⁠5 tied for 9th in Big Sky
AP final
Unranked
Points
355–⁠397
Coach
—
Elo
1283 −20 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−19.5 No. 33 of 128 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 162
Offensive coordinator
Jim Chapin
Defensive coordinator
Jeff Copp

Leaders

Passing yardsKekoa Visperas QB2,545 yds
Passing touchdownsKekoa Visperas QB19 TD
Rushing yardsTuna Altahir RB496 yds
Rushing touchdownsTuna Altahir RB5 TD
Receiving yardsEfton Chism III WR853 yds
Receiving touchdownsEfton Chism III WR8 TD
TacklesBen Allen LB11 tkl
SacksBen Allen LB1 sacks
InterceptionsArmani Orange DB2 INT

Top recruits in the 2023 class

Jonathan Landry CB★★★No. 1664
Jaylon Jenkins S★★★No. 1953
Zion Jones CB★★★No. 2179
Samarai Anderson LB★★★No. 2179
Tylin Jackson DE★★★No. 2391

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

The 2023 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Receivers13.00.800
Offensive line12.00.780
Defensive line32.30.770
Linebackers13.00.820
Defensive backs33.00.831
Athletes and specialists32.00.770
Whole class122.50.793

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 3

The 2023 portal
Isaiah Perez SDE★★★from BYU
J.P. Murphy TE★★★from San Diego State
Trevion Shadrick-Harris CB★★★from UCF

Transfers out 4

Freddie Roberson WR★★★to Mississippi State
Ely Doyle S★★★no new school on file
Tre Weed S★★★to Nevada
Joshua Jerome DL★★to Hawai’i

2023 Big Sky standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Montana7–⁠113–⁠2
Idaho6–⁠29–⁠4
Montana State6–⁠28–⁠4
UC Davis5–⁠37–⁠4
Northern Arizona5–⁠35–⁠6
Sacramento State4–⁠48–⁠5
Weber State4–⁠46–⁠5
Portland State4–⁠45–⁠6
Eastern Washington3–⁠54–⁠7
Idaho State3–⁠53–⁠8
Cal Poly1–⁠73–⁠8
Northern Colorado0–⁠80–⁠11

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