Category: Eastern Washington Eagles
Eastern Washington Rallies To Win National Title
Eagles score three touchdowns in the final 16:48 to rally past Delaware 20-19 in 2011 NCAA Division I Football Championship Game
The Eagles finally came alive, and have a national championship to show for it.
Held to 98 yards of total offense thro… more »
EWU ignoring history going into title game
Eastern Washington's final football opponent, Delaware, is making its third appearance in a national championship game.
FRISCO, Texas — Before any national-championship game, there is a tendency to get caught up in the history of the schools involved… more »
Mitchell, Eastern Washington ready to take on Delaware for FCS title
Junior quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell has felt right at home since his arrival on Eastern Washington's campus. A newly installed red turf made for an eye-popping playing surface that helped Mitchell fit in perfectly.
"I love the red," said Mitchell, wh… more »
Johnson Brothers Leading Eastern Into Title Game
The similarities between Eastern Washington University football stars Matt and Zach Johnson extend well beyond the fact that the juniors are identical twins.
“If I’m not in the room, Matt will tell our roommates something and I’ll come in and say the… more »
No CAA Invitational in Frisco
The best thing about Eastern Washington playing for a national championship is ... well, Eastern playing for a national championship.
There doesn't even have to be a second-best thing. But there is.
It kept Friday's Football Championship Subdivisi… more »
Announcement of the 2010 Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year Award Winners Set
Archie Manning, National Football Foundation Chairman and Liberty Mutual Spokesperson, all four winning coaches, and representatives from the charities chosen by the winning coaches to each receive a $50,000 charitable donation from Liberty Mutual Insur… more »
Q&A: Eastern Washington Head Coach Beau Baldwin
There won't be a tie this time in Baldwin's second title tilt as he was an assistant in 1995 when Central Washington earned a share of the NAIA title with a tie
A tie for the title?
That won't happen this year, but it did back in 1995 for Eastern… more »
You want playoffs? Just head to Frisco for FCS title game
Those howling for a college football playoff system – or simply an add-one-game scenario – need only look 40 miles from the Cotton Bowl game at Cowboys Stadium for Exhibit A in their argument.
Friday night in Frisco, No. 1-ranked Eastern Washington p… more »
Red Sprinturf "Magic Carpet" Helps Eastern Advance to National Championship Game
But even beyond the 8-0 record at the "Inferno" at renamed Roos Field, Eagles benefit immensely from practicing on quality surface in the winter
Eastern Washington University knew its new red Sprinturf field was something special.
But the Eagles d… more »
Teleconference Transcript with the 2011 NCAA Division I Football Championship Head Coaches
COACH K.C. KEELER and COACH BEAU BALDWIN on call.
THE MODERATOR: Good afternoon, happy holidays, everyone. Thank you for joining us for this teleconference.
Coach Keeler, congrats to you and your team on the season so far. Can you make a comm… more »
Big Sky Suspends Montana State Player
The Big Sky Conference has suspended Montana State safety Jordan Craney for one game, league Commissioner Doug Fullerton announced Tuesday.
Craney, a senior from Pocatello, Idaho, was suspended for his hit above the shoulders on a defenseless… more »
EWU Wins Wild One In Turf’s Debut
It was a win well worthy of a second celebration – especially when the first one proved a bit premature.
And Eastern Washington University’s football team and fans made the most of both opportunities following Saturday’s wildly successful inauguratio… more »
Runner To Reckon With
When the Montana Grizzlies face Eastern Washington Saturday in Cheney, Wash., two of the best running backs in the Football Championship Subdivision ranks will be on the new red turf.
And while UM coach Robin Pflugrad wouldn't trade his own Chase Rey… more »
The Red Is Ready At EWU
The first football game on Eastern Washington University’s new red Sprinturf surface promises to be a doozy, as the 18th-ranked Eagles host No. 6 powerhouse Montana in the Big Sky Conference opener for both schools.
Kickoff at Roos Field (formerly Wo… more »
Central, Eastern ready to renew rivalry with "Showdown on the Sound"
The rivalry is four score and nine years old, but the venue and the billing are brand new.
NCAA Division II No. 12 Central Washington will take on Football Championship Series No. 17 Eastern Washington of the Big Sky Conference in “The Showdown on th… more »