1998 Eastern Washington Eagles football team

1998 Eastern Washington Eagles football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record5–6 (4–4 Big Sky)
Head coach
Home stadiumWoodward Field
Joe Albi Stadium
1998 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 15 Montana $^   6 – 2     8 – 4  
Cal State Northridge   5 – 3     7 – 4  
No. 25 Montana State   5 – 3     7 – 4  
Weber State   4 – 4     6 – 5  
  4 – 4     5 – 6  
Portland State   4 – 4     5 – 6  
Northern Arizona   3 – 5     6 – 5  
Sacramento State   3 – 5     5 – 6  
Idaho State   2 – 6     3 – 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1998 Eastern Washington Eagles football team represented Eastern Washington University as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Mike Kramer, the Eagles compiled an overall record of 6–5, with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, and finished tied for fourth in the Big Sky.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5at Idaho*No. 21
L 14–3110,495[1]
September 12Portland State
L 27–30 OT5,032[2]
September 26at Cal State Northridge
L 35–383,920[3]
October 3Northern Arizona
  • Woodward Field
  • Cheney, WA
W 21–173,625[4]
October 10Western Washington*
  • Woodward Field
  • Cheney, WA
W 42–195,051[5]
October 17at Idaho State
W 44–136,382[6]
October 24Montana
L 27–308,721[7]
October 31at Sacramento State
W 31–254,237[8]
November 7No. 14 Montana State
  • Woodward Field
  • Cheney, WA
W 31–244,028[9]
November 14at Weber State
L 23–275,339[10]
November 21at Southern Utah*
L 21–431,405[11]

References

  1. ^ "Vandals find right gear, beat E. Washington". The Idaho Statesman. September 6, 1998. Retrieved July 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Eagles get no kick from OT defeat". The Spokesman-Review. September 13, 1998. Retrieved July 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Fernando Dominguez (September 27, 1998). "Swanson helps Matadors throw Eagles for a loss". The Los Angeles Times. p. C10. Retrieved July 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Jacks' mistakes cost them win". The Arizona Daily Sun. October 4, 1998. Retrieved July 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Eastern dominates Western". The Bellingham Herald. October 11, 1998. Retrieved July 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Eagles give Kramer that old '97 feeling". The Spokesman-Review. October 18, 1998. Retrieved July 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "It's alive! Montana thrusts itself back into contention with intense victory". The Missoulian. October 25, 1998. Retrieved July 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Returns in: Eastern Washington win". The Sunday Oregonian. November 1, 1998. Retrieved July 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "E. Washington upends Bobcats". The Billings Gazette. November 8, 1998. Retrieved July 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Weber State survives scare from Eastern Washington". The Billings Gazette. November 15, 1998. Retrieved July 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "EWU steamrolled by T-Birds". The Spokesman-Review. November 22, 1998. Retrieved July 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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