1996 Eastern Washington Eagles football team

1996 Eastern Washington Eagles football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record6–5 (3–4 Big Sky)
Head coach
Home stadiumWoodward Field
1996 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 2 Montana $^   7 – 0     14 – 1  
No. 6 Northern Arizona ^   6 – 1     9 – 3  
Cal State Northridge   4 – 3     7 – 4  
Weber State   4 – 3     7 – 4  
  3 – 4     6 – 5  
Montana State   3 – 4     6 – 5  
Idaho State   1 – 6     4 – 7  
Sacramento State   0 – 7     1 – 10  
Portland State   0 – 0     3 – 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
  • Portland State games did not count in conference standings
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1996 Eastern Washington Eagles football team represented Eastern Washington University as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by third-year head coach Mike Kramer, the Eagles compiled an overall record of 6–5, with a mark of 3–4 in conference play, and finished tied for fifth in the Big Sky.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 7at No. 23 Weber State
L 20–2211,794[1]
September 146:05 p.m.at Boise State*
W 27–2118,595[2]
September 21Southwest Texas State*
W 38–7[3]
September 28Portland State
  • Woodward Field
  • Cheney, WA
W 24–74,120[4]
October 5Montana State
  • Woodward Field
  • Cheney, WA
W 20–135,027[5]
October 12at Sacramento State
W 51–344,262[6]
October 19No. 2 MontanaNo. 20
L 30–346,605[7]
October 26at No. 25 Idaho StateNo. 22
W 31–17[8]
November 23:05 p.m.at Idaho*No. 20
L 27–3710,107[9]
November 9No. 6 Northern ArizonaNo. 20
  • Woodward Field
  • Cheney, WA
L 10–133,915[10]
November 16at Cal State NorthridgeNo. 24
L 27–49[11]

References

  1. ^ "Late field goal lifts Weber State". The Billings Gazette. September 8, 1996. Retrieved July 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "EWU shocks Boise". The Spokesman-Review. September 15, 1996. p. C1. Retrieved July 16, 2025 – via Google News Archive.
  3. ^ "Another big Perigo return leads Eagles to victory". The Spokesman-Review. September 22, 1996. Retrieved July 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Defense keys EWU win". The Spokesman-Review. September 29, 1996. Retrieved July 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Griz romp, Bobcats fall short". The Montana Standard. October 6, 1996. Retrieved July 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Eagles defeat Hornets". The Sacramento Bee. October 13, 1996. Retrieved July 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Eagles cannot hold on". The Spokesman-Review. October 20, 1996. Retrieved July 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Prescott's 153 yards leads Eagles over Idaho State". The Columbian. October 27, 1996. Retrieved July 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ O'Neal, Shawn (November 4, 1996). "Vandals take care of business". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. p. 1C. Retrieved July 16, 2025 – via Google News Archive.
  10. ^ Matt Wixon (November 10, 1996). "It's good! Jacks in playoffs: Late kick lifts NAU to 9th win, new level". Arizona Daily Sun. pp. 13, 15. Retrieved July 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Jeff Fletcher (November 17, 1996). "Northridge finishes on Big Sky high". The Los Angeles Times. p. C9. Retrieved July 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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