2007 Eastern Washington Eagles football team

2007 Eastern Washington Eagles football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 8
Record9–4 (6–2 Big Sky)
Head coach
Home stadiumWoodward Field
2007 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 10 Montana $^   8 0     11 1  
No. 8 ^   6 2     9 4  
Northern Arizona   5 3     6 5  
Montana State   4 4     6 5  
Weber State   4 4     5 6  
Portland State   3 5     3 8  
Sacramento State   3 5     3 8  
Idaho State   2 6     3 8  
Northern Colorado   1 7     1 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2007 Eastern Washington Eagles football team represented Eastern Washington University as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2007 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Paul Wulff, the Eagles compiled an overall record of 9–4, with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, and finished second in the Big Sky. Eastern Washington advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where the Eagles defeated McNeese State in the first round and lost to Appalachian State in the quarterfinal. The team played home games at Woodward Field in Cheney, Washington.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 31Montana Western*W 52–13[1]
September 15UC Davis*
  • Woodward Field
  • Cheney, WA
W 41–314,138[2]
September 22at Idaho StateNo. 25W 34–76,620[3]
September 29Portland StateNo. 21
L 21–286,231[4]
October 6at No. 1 MontanaL 23–2423,226[5]
October 13No. 11 Montana State
  • Woodward Field
  • Cheney, WA
W 35–137,326[6]
October 20at BYU*No. 22L 7–4264,522[7]
October 27at Sacramento StateW 38–304,706[8][9]
November 3Northern ColoradoNo. 24
  • Woodward Field
  • Cheney, WA
W 17–75,215[10]
November 10at Northern ArizonaNo. 20W 52–244,166[11]
November 17Weber StateNo. 15
  • Woodward Field
  • Cheney, WA
W 38–164,181[12]
November 24at No. 3 McNeese State*No. 14W 44–159,213[13]
December 1at No. 5 Appalachian State*No. 14
L 35–3816,947[14]

References

  1. ^ "Eastern Washington routs UM–Western". Tri-City Herald. September 1, 2007. Retrieved August 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Progress shows in Eastern victory". The Spokesman-Review. September 16, 2007. Retrieved August 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Nightmare Big Sky opener for Bengals". The Times-News. September 23, 2007. Retrieved August 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "PSU beats E. Washington". Statesman Journal. September 30, 2007. Retrieved August 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "No. 1 Griz hold off Eagles". The Daily Inter Lake. October 7, 2007. Retrieved August 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Scott Mansch (October 14, 2007). "Eastern Washington dominates Bobcats". Great Falls Tribune. pp. 1S, 6S. Retrieved August 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Unga, BYU roll over Eastern Washington". Casper Star-Tribune. October 21, 2007. Retrieved August 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Eastern Wash.)". Retrieved August 5, 2025.
  9. ^ "Eastern Washington tops Sacramento State, 38–30". The Columbian. October 29, 2007. Retrieved August 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Defense salvages Eastern". The Spokesman-Review. November 4, 2007. Retrieved August 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Daniel Berk (November 11, 2007). "No Chance". Arizona Daily Sun. pp. B1, B6. Retrieved August 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Hope kept alive". The Spokesman-Review. November 18, 2007. Retrieved August 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Eagles knock off Cowboys". The Spokesman-Review. November 25, 2007. Retrieved August 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Mountaineers move on". The Charlotte Observer. December 2, 2007. Retrieved August 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.