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2025 Eastern Washington

5–⁠7 (4–⁠4 Big Sky).

Schedule and results

Eastern Washington in 2025, game by game: lost at Incarnate Word 21–31; lost at Boise State 14–51; lost at Northern Iowa 14–17; won vs. Western Illinois 52–31; lost at Montana State 3–57; won vs. Portland State 35–27; won vs. Idaho 21–14; won at Weber State 23–20; lost vs. Sacramento State 13–35; lost at Montana 24–29; won vs. Northern Colorado 27–7; lost at Cal Poly 34–43+21−54Lost 21–31 at Incarnate Word-10Incarnate WordLost 14–51 at Boise State-37Boise StateLost 14–17 at Northern Iowa-3Northern IowaWon 52–31 vs. Western Illinois+21Western IllinoisLost 3–57 at Montana State-54Montana StateWon 35–27 vs. Portland State+8Portland StateWon 21–14 vs. Idaho+7IdahoWon 23–20 at Weber State+3Weber StateLost 13–35 vs. Sacramento State-22Sacramento StateLost 24–29 at Montana-5MontanaWon 27–7 vs. Northern Colorado+20Northern Colora…Lost 34–43 at Cal Poly-9Cal Poly
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30atIncarnate WordL 21–⁠3128%
Sep 5atBoise StateL 14–⁠5111%
Sep 13atNorthern IowaL 14–⁠1740%
Sep 20vsWestern IllinoisW 52–⁠3164%
Sep 27atMontana StateL 3–⁠5717%
Oct 4vsPortland StateW 35–⁠2768%
Oct 18vsIdahoW 21–⁠1449%
Oct 25atWeber StateW 23–⁠2046%
Nov 1vsSacramento StateL 13–⁠3560%
Nov 8atMontanaL 24–⁠2916%
Nov 15vsNorthern ColoradoW 27–⁠773%
Nov 22atCal PolyL 34–⁠4356%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Cal Poly 43–⁠34; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Big Sky.

In program history: The 31st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 52 on file).

Record
5–⁠7
Conference
4–⁠4 tied for 6th in Big Sky
AP final
Unranked
Points
281–⁠362
Coach
—
Elo
1264 −25 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−23.9 No. 35 of 129 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 151
Offensive coordinator
Marc Anderson
Defensive coordinator
Eric Sanders

Leaders

Passing yardsNate Bell QB1,004 yds
Passing touchdownsNate Bell QB7 TD
Rushing yardsNate Bell QB662 yds
Rushing touchdownsNate Bell QB7 TD
Receiving yardsMiles Williams WR524 yds
Receiving touchdownsCole Pruett WR2 TD
TacklesDrew Carter S9 tkl
InterceptionsJaylon Jenkins S5 INT

Top recruits in the 2025 class

Bryce Smith S★★★No. 1560
Marcus Nixon ATH★★★No. 2110
Elijah Riley DE★★★No. 2303
Messiah Washington S★★★No. 2468
Isaiah Oudman LB★★★No. 2468

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

The 2025 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks22.00.790
Receivers12.00.780
Offensive line52.40.786
Defensive line42.50.799
Linebackers23.00.825
Defensive backs33.00.832
Athletes and specialists43.00.818
Whole class212.60.805

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.

Roster 111

The 2025 roster

111 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2025 line; 48 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 5

The 2025 portal
Sean Embree Jr. WR★★★from Washington State
Jaden Price S★★from Eastern Michigan
Kyson Thomas WR★★from Washington State
Luke Faccone P★★from Air Force
Read Sunn LBfrom Wyoming

Transfers out 4

Derek Ganter Jr. S★★★to Boise State
Tuna Altahir RB★★★to Stanford
Anthony James DL★★★to Northwestern State
Kekoa Visperas QB★★★to Tennessee Tech

2025 Big Sky standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Montana State8–⁠014–⁠2
Montana7–⁠113–⁠2
UC Davis6–⁠29–⁠4
Sacramento State5–⁠37–⁠5
Idaho State5–⁠36–⁠6
Northern Arizona4–⁠47–⁠5
Eastern Washington4–⁠45–⁠7
Cal Poly2–⁠64–⁠8
Weber State2–⁠64–⁠8
Northern Colorado2–⁠64–⁠8
Idaho2–⁠64–⁠8
Portland State1–⁠71–⁠11

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