American college football season
The 2022 Eastern Washington Eagles football team represented Eastern Washington University as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Aaron Best, the Eagles played their home games at Roos Field in Cheney, Washington.
Preseason
Polls
On July 25, 2022, during the virtual Big Sky Kickoff, the Eagles were predicted to finish sixth in the Big Sky by both the coaches and media.[1]
Coaches poll
Predicted finish
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Team
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Votes (1st place)
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1
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Montana
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111 (3)
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2
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Sacramento State
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110 (4)
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3
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Montana State
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109 (5)
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4
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Weber State
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84
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5
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UC Davis
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82
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6
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Eastern Washington
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76
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7
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Northern Arizona
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62
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8
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Idaho
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45
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9
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Portland State
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42
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10
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Cal Poly
|
33
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T-11
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Idaho State
|
19
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T-11
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Northern Colorado
|
19
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Media poll
Predicted finish
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Team
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Votes (1st place)
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1
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Montana
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356 (14)
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2
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Montana State
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352 (13)
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3
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Sacramento State
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335 (4)
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4
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Weber State
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261
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5
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UC Davis
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255 (1)
|
6
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Eastern Washington
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236
|
7
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Northern Arizona
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191
|
8
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Portland State
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146
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9
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Idaho
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142
|
10
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Cal Poly
|
85
|
11
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Northern Colorado
|
71
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12
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Idaho State
|
66
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Preseason All–Big Sky team
The Eagles had two players selected to the preseason all-Big Sky team.[2]
Offense
Efton Chism III – WR
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Defense
Joshua Jerome – DL
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Roster
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 3 | 1:00 p.m. | Tennessee State* | No. 13 | | ESPN+ | W 36–29 | 3,932 |
September 10 | 5:30 p.m. | at Oregon* | No. 12 | | P12N | L 14–70 | 47,289 |
September 24 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 4T Montana State | No. 15 | | ESPN+ | L 35–38 | 7,200 |
[a] | 9:00 a.m. | at Florida* | No. 20 | | SECN+/ESPN+ | L 17–52 | 72,462 |
October 8 | 5:00 p.m. | at No. 7 Weber State | No. 24 | | ESPN+ | L 21–45 | 10,724 |
October 15 | 4:00 p.m. | No. 5 Sacramento State![dagger](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | | | ESPN+ | L 28–52 | 6,276 |
October 22 | 5:00 p.m. | at Cal Poly | | | ESPN+ | W 17–10 | 8,357 |
October 29 | 1:00 p.m. | Portland State | | | ESPN+ | L 35–38 | 4,143 |
November 5 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 15 Idaho | | | ESPN+ | L 16–48 | 11,811 |
November 12 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 16 Montana | | | ESPN+ | L 7–63 | 25,403 |
November 19 | 1:00 p.m. | Northern Colorado | | | ESPN+ | W 45–21 | 4,099 |
- *Non-conference game
Homecoming- Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Pacific time
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[4]
Game summaries
Tennessee State
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1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Tigers
|
19
|
0
|
0
|
10 |
29 |
No. 13 Eagles
|
15
|
14
|
0
|
7 |
36 |
At Oregon
Eastern Washington Eagles (1–0) vs Oregon Ducks (0–1) – Game summary
Quarter |
1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
No. 12 Eagles |
0 |
7 |
7 | 0 | 14 |
Ducks |
14 |
28 |
21 | 7 | 70 |
at Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR
- Date: September 10, 2022
- Game time: 5:30 p.m.
- Game weather: Sunny, 75 °F (24 °C)
- Game attendance: 47,289
- Referee: Chris Coyte
- TV announcers (Pac-12 Network): Ted Robinson (play-by-play), Yogi Roth (analyst)
Game information
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- First Quarter
- (9:27) ORE – Terrance Ferguson 13-yard pass from Bo Nix, Camden Lewis kick (Drive: 9 plays, 45 yards, 4:09; Oregon 7–0)
- (4:52) ORE – Noah Whittington 5-yard run, Camden Lewis kick (Drive: 9 plays, 72 yards, 3:34; Oregon 14–0)
- Second Quarter
- (14:08) ORE – Terrance Ferguson 19-yard pass from Bo Nix, Camden Lewis kick (Drive: 10 plays, 83 yards, 4:31; Oregon 21–0)
- (10:10) ORE – Bucky Irving 1-yard run, Camden Lewis kick (Drive: 9 plays, 44 yards, 3:40; Oregon 28–0)
- (6:03) EWU – Jett Carpenter 7-yard pass from Gunner Talkington, Jackson Cleaver kick (Drive: 9 plays, 38 yards, 3:56; Oregon 28–7)
- (3:14) ORE – Byron Cardwell 13-yard pass from Bo Nix, Camden Lewis kick (Drive: 7 plays, 72 yards, 2:43; Oregon 35–7)
- (0:00) ORE – Troy Franklin 7-yard pass from Bo Nix, Camden Lewis kick (Drive: 9 plays, 65 yards, 2:20; Oregon 42–7)
- Third Quarter
- (11:31) ORE– Cam McCormick 2-yard pass from Bo Nix, Camden Lewis kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:29; Oregon 49–7)
- (11:18) ORE – Casey Rogers 0-yard fumble return, Camden Lewis kick (Drive: 1 plays, 0 yards, 0:00; Oregon 56–7)
- (5:38) ORE – Byron Cardwell 10-yard run, Camden Lewis kick (Drive: 9 plays, 78 yards, 3:10; Oregon 63–7)
- (2:18) EWU – Freddie Roberson 15-yard pass from Gunner Talkington, Jackson Cleaver kick (Drive: 10 plays, 73 yards, 3:11; Oregon 63–14)
- Fourth Quarter
- (12:07) ORE – Kilohana Haasenritter 6-yard run, Camden Lewis kick (Drive: 11 plays, 76 yards, 5:03; Oregon 70–14)
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Statistics |
EWU |
ORE
|
First downs |
11 |
40
|
Total yards |
187 |
604
|
Rushes/yards |
28–100 |
48–263
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Passing yards |
87 |
341
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Passing: Comp–Att–Int |
12–23–2 |
34–41–0
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Time of possession |
21:05 |
38:55
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Team |
Category |
Player |
Statistics
|
Eastern Washington |
Passing |
Gunner Talkington |
12/21, 87 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
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Rushing |
Micah Smith |
7 carries, 27 yards
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Receiving |
Freddie Roberson |
3 receptions, 33 yards, TD
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Oregon |
Passing |
Bo Nix |
28/33, 277 yards, 5 TD
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Rushing |
Bucky Irving |
8 carries, 74 yards, TD
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Receiving |
Troy Franklin |
10 receptions, 84 yards, TD
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No. 4т Montana State
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
No. 4T Bobcats
|
10
|
14
|
7
|
7 |
38 |
No. 15 Eagles
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14
|
7
|
0
|
14 |
35 |
At Florida
Eastern Washington Eagles (1–2) at Florida Gators (2–2) – Game summary
Quarter |
1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
No. 20 (FCS) Eastern Washington |
3 |
0 |
0 | 14 | 17 |
Florida |
14 |
21 |
10 | 7 | 52 |
at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL
- Date: October 2, 2022
- Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: Temperature: 75 °F (24 °C) • Wind: NW at 2 miles per hour (3.2 km/h) • Weather: Sunny
- Game attendance: 72,462
- Referee: James Carter
- TV announcers (ESPN+/SECN+): Drew Carter (play-by-play), Aaron Murray (color), Monica Uber (sideline reporter)[5]
Game information
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- First quarter
- Eastern Washington – Seth Harrison 44-yard field goal, 8:04
- Florida – Justin Shorter 75-yard pass from Anthony Richardson (Adam Mihalek kick), 7:53
- Florida – Montrell Johnson Jr. 3-yard run (Adam Mihalek kick), 1:13
- Second quarter
- Florida – Nay'Quan Wright 4-yard (Adam Mihalek kick), 9:22
- Florida – Ricky Pearsall 76-yard run (Adam Mihalek kick), 5:48
- Florida – Xzavier Henderson 21-yard pass from Anthony Richardson (Adam Mihalek kick), 3:02
- Third quarter
- Florida – Adam Mihalek 36-yard field goal, 7:47
- Florida – Caleb Douglas 62-yard pass from Jalen Kitna (Adam Mihalek kick), 4:25
- Fourth quarter
- Florida – Lorenzo Lingard 11-yard run (Adam Mihalek kick), 11:53
- Eastern Washington – Jakobie James 28-yard pass from Gunner Talkington (Seth Harrison kick), 8:35
- Eastern Washington – Kekoa Visperas 25-yard run (Seth Harrison kick), 3:17
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- Passing leaders
- Eastern Washington – Gunner Talkington – 24/37, 250 yards, 1 touchdown
- Florida – Anthony Richardson – 8/10, 240 yards, 2 touchdowns, 1 interception
- Rushing leaders
- Eastern Washington – Tuna Altahir – 15 carries, 48 yards
- Florida – Ricky Pearsall – 1 carry, 76 yards, 1 touchdown
- Receiving leaders
- Eastern Washington – Freddie Roberson – 4 receptions, 62 yards
- Florida – Justin Shorter – 1 reception, 75 yards, 1 touchdown
- Tackling leaders
- Eastern Washington – Sherwin King Jr. – 6 tackles
- Florida – Rashad Torrence II – 10 tackles
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At No. 7 Weber State
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1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
No. 24 Eagles
|
7
|
7
|
7
|
0 |
21 |
No. 7 Wildcats
|
14
|
7
|
10
|
14 |
45 |
No. 5 Sacramento State
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
No. 5 Hornets
|
21
|
14
|
10
|
7 |
52 |
Eagles
|
0
|
21
|
7
|
0 |
28 |
At Cal Poly
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Eagles
|
10
|
0
|
0
|
7 |
17 |
Mustangs
|
7
|
3
|
0
|
0 |
10 |
Portland State
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Vikings
|
21
|
14
|
0
|
3 |
38 |
Eagles
|
0
|
7
|
7
|
21 |
35 |
At No. 15 Idaho
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Eagles
|
3
|
7
|
0
|
6 |
16 |
No. 15 Vandals
|
7
|
28
|
3
|
10 |
48 |
At No. 16 Montana
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Eagles
|
0
|
0
|
7
|
0 |
7 |
No. 16 Grizzlies
|
21
|
21
|
14
|
7 |
63 |
Northern Colorado
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Bears
|
0
|
14
|
7
|
0 |
21 |
Eagles
|
7
|
14
|
14
|
10 |
45 |
Ranking movements
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
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STATS | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 24 | RV | | | | | | | |
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Coaches | 12 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 21 | RV | | | | | | | |
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Notes and references
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National championship seasons in bold |