2022 Eastern Washington Eagles football team

2022 Eastern Washington Eagles football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record3–8 (2–6 Big Sky)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJim Chapin (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorJeff Copp (1st season)
Home stadiumRoos Field
Seasons
← 2021
2023 →
2022 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 4 Montana State +^   8 – 0     12 – 2  
No. 5 Sacramento State +^   8 – 0     12 – 1  
No. 9 Weber State ^   6 – 2     10 – 3  
No. 18 Idaho ^   6 – 2     7 – 5  
No. 25 UC Davis   5 – 3     6 – 5  
No. 14 Montana ^   4 – 4     8 – 5  
Portland State   3 – 5     4 – 7  
Eastern Washington   2 – 6     3 – 8  
Northern Colorado   2 – 6     3 – 8  
Northern Arizona   2 – 6     3 – 8  
Idaho State   1 – 7     1 – 10  
Cal Poly   1 – 7     2 – 9  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

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

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Polls

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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 Team Votes (1st place)
1 Montana 111 (3)
2 Sacramento State 110 (4)
3 Montana State 109 (5)
4 Weber State 84
5 UC Davis 82
6 Eastern Washington 76
7 Northern Arizona 62
8 Idaho 45
9 Portland State 42
10 Cal Poly 33
T-11 Idaho State 19
T-11 Northern Colorado 19
Media poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Montana 356 (14)
2 Montana State 352 (13)
3 Sacramento State 335 (4)
4 Weber State 261
5 UC Davis 255 (1)
6 Eastern Washington 236
7 Northern Arizona 191
8 Portland State 146
9 Idaho 142
10 Cal Poly 85
11 Northern Colorado 71
12 Idaho State 66

Preseason All–Big Sky team

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The Eagles had two players selected to the preseason all-Big Sky team.[2]

Roster

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2022 Eastern Washington Eagles football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 1 Freddie Roberson  Jr
QB 2 Gunner Talkington  Sr
WR 3 Anthony Stell Jr.  Jr
QB 6 Trey Turner  So
WR 9 Robert Mason III Sr
WR 10 Josh Johnson  Fr
WR 11 Jakobie James  So
QB 12 Simon Burkett  Jr
WR 12 Wesley Garrett Fr
QB 16 Kekoa Visperas  Fr
WR 16 Miles Williams Fr
WR 17 Nolan Ulm So
WR 18 Jaelin Gree Fr
QB 18 Ryan Kelley  Sr
RB 19 Isaiah Lewis  Jr
RB 22 Justice Jackson So
RB 23 Micah Smith  Jr
RB 24 Silas Perreiah  So
RB 32 Tuna Altahir  Fr
WR 35 Woodley Downard  Fr
RB 36 Nick Adimora Fr
TE 39 Austin York Jr
RB 43 Brandon Montoya  Fr
RB 45 Davante Smith  Fr
OL 51 Andrei Leonardi  Sr
OL 52 Isaac Flemmer  So
OL 57 Luke Dahlgren  So
OL 61 Wyatt Hansen So
OL 64 Brenden Rivera So
OL 66 Gale Kamp So
OL 67 Dane Anderson  Fr
OL 68 Seth Carnahan  Jr
OL 70 Matthew Hewa Baddege  So
OL 72 Shane Schwake  Fr
OL 73 Tony Ortega Fr
OL 74 Bret Fullington Fr
OL 75 Brad Prestegord  Jr
OL 76 Brad Godwin  Jr
OL 77 Wyatt Musser  Sr
OL 79 Dylan Conner Fr
TE 80 Messiah Jones  Fr
TE 81 Aiden Nellor  Jr
TE 82 Blake Gobel  So
TE 85 Jett Carpenter  Fr
TE 86 Dylan Ingram  Sr
WR 87 Malaki Roberson So
WR 88 Isaiah Howard  Fr
WR 89 Efton Chism III So
WR 91 Korey Bozovich Fr
TE 92 Chris Johnson  So
TE 97 Tariq May Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DL 0 Debore'ae McClain  Sr
DB 4 Anthany Smith  Sr
DL 5 Mitchell Johnson  Sr
DB 7 Tre Weed  Jr
DB 8 Darrien Sampson  Jr
DL 13 LeAndre Gaines So
DB 20 Marlon Jones Jr.  So
DB 21 Keshaun King  Sr
DB 25 Ely Doyle  Jr
S 26 Bryce Brown-Johnson Fr
DB 27 DaJean Wells So
S 28 Drew Carter Fr
DB 29 Cage Schenck So
DB 30 Joseph Obeto  Fr
DB 31 Demetrius Crosby Jr.  Jr
LB 33 Derek Tommasini Jr
DB 34 Kentrell Williams Jr.  Fr
CB 35 Amani Pressley Fr
DB 38 Armani Orange  Fr
LB 40 Danien Tuameopeau  Fr
LB 41 Steven Flowers  So
DL 44 Brock Harrison  So
LB 46 Conner O'Farrell So
LB 48 Trevor Thurman So
DL 50 Emmanuel Osuoha  Jr
LB 52 Elijah Rodriguez Fr
LB 53 Shane Aleaga  Fr
DL 55 Joshua Jerome  Sr
DL 56 Taalefili Fata So
LB 58 Ahmani Williams So
DL 59 Robert Cooper So
LB 59 Myles Mayovsky Fr
DL 63 Chad Vidican  Fr
DT 78 Justin La'ulu Fr
DL 90 Matthew Brown So
DL 91 Warren Hardin  So
DL 93 Sean Skladany  Fr
DL 93 Sandrey Mitberg  Fr
DL 95 Gabriel Johnson  Fr
DL 96 Jacob Newsom  So
DL 98 Soli Paleso'o  So
DL 99 Caleb Davis  Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 14 Jackson Cleaver So
K, P 15 Wyatt Hawkins So
LS 47 Cody Clements  Sr
K, P 49 Nick Kokich Jr
LS 60 Jackson Plieth Fr
LS 62 Aaron Estrada So
K, P 83 Seth Harrison  Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Jim Chapin (Offensive coordinator / Quarterbacks)
  • Jeff Copp (Defensive coordinator)
  • Marc Anderson (Tight ends)
  • Jase Butorac (Offensive line)
  • Zach Bruce (Safeties)
  • Greg Hardin (Wide receivers)
  • Aaron Prier (Running backs)
  • Matt Ulrich (Defensive line)
  • Justin Mullgrav (Linebackers)
  • Wes Nurse (Cornerbacks)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

2022 Roster
Last update: June 29, 2022

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 31:00 p.m.Tennessee State*No. 13
ESPN+W 36–293,932
September 105:30 p.m.at Oregon*No. 12
P12NL 14–7047,289
September 241:00 p.m.No. 4T Montana StateNo. 15
  • Roos Field
  • Cheney, WA
ESPN+L 35–387,200
October 2 [a]9:00 a.m.at Florida*No. 20
SECN+/ESPN+L 17–5272,462
October 85:00 p.m.at No. 7 Weber StateNo. 24
ESPN+L 21–4510,724
October 154:00 p.m.No. 5 Sacramento Statedagger
  • Roos Field
  • Cheney, WA
ESPN+L 28–526,276
October 225:00 p.m.at Cal Poly
ESPN+W 17–108,357
October 291:00 p.m.Portland State
ESPN+L 35–384,143
November 512:00 p.m.at No. 15 Idaho
ESPN+L 16–4811,811
November 1212:00 p.m.at No. 16 Montana
ESPN+L 7–6325,403
November 191:00 p.m.Northern Colorado
  • Roos Field
  • Cheney, WA
ESPN+W 45–214,099
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

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Game summaries

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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
See also: 2022 Tennessee State Tigers football team

At Oregon

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See also: 2022 Oregon Ducks football team
Eastern Washington Eagles (1–0) vs Oregon Ducks (0–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 12 Eagles 0 7 7014
Ducks 14 28 21770

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
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)
Statistics EWU ORE
First downs 11 40
Total yards 187 604
Rushes/yards 28–100 48–263
Passing yards 87 341
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 12–23–2 34–41–0
Time of possession 21:05 38:55
Team Category Player Statistics
Eastern Washington Passing Gunner Talkington 12/21, 87 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Micah Smith 7 carries, 27 yards
Receiving Freddie Roberson 3 receptions, 33 yards, TD
Oregon Passing Bo Nix 28/33, 277 yards, 5 TD
Rushing Bucky Irving 8 carries, 74 yards, TD
Receiving Troy Franklin 10 receptions, 84 yards, TD

No. 4т Montana State

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 4T Bobcats 10 14 7 7 38
No. 15 Eagles 14 7 0 14 35
See also: 2022 Montana State Bobcats football team

At Florida

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See also: 2022 Florida Gators football team
Eastern Washington Eagles (1–2) at Florida Gators (2–2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 20 (FCS) Eastern Washington 3 0 01417
Florida 14 21 10752

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

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
See also: 2022 Weber State Wildcats football team

No. 5 Sacramento State

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 5 Hornets 21 14 10 7 52
Eagles 0 21 7 0 28
See also: 2022 Sacramento State Hornets football team

At Cal Poly

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1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 10 0 0 7 17
Mustangs 7 3 0 0 10
See also: 2022 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

Portland State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Vikings 21 14 0 3 38
Eagles 0 7 7 21 35
See also: 2022 Portland State Vikings football team and The Dam Cup

At No. 15 Idaho

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1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 3 7 0 6 16
No. 15 Vandals 7 28 3 10 48
See also: 2022 Idaho Vandals football team

At No. 16 Montana

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1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 0 0 7 0 7
No. 16 Grizzlies 21 21 14 7 63
See also: 2022 Montana Grizzlies football team and EWU–UM Governors Cup

Northern Colorado

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 0 14 7 0 21
Eagles 7 14 14 10 45
See also: 2022 Northern Colorado Bears football team

Ranking movements

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
STATS131214152024RV
Coaches121115151821RV

Notes and references

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  1. ^ The Florida game was moved back by one day due to Hurricane Ian.[3]
  1. ^ "Montana Tabbed Big Sky Preseason Favorites by Coaches & Media". July 25, 2021. Retrieved July 25, 2021.
  2. ^ "Four Eagles Represent Eastern Washington on the Big Sky Preseason Team". goeags.com. July 28, 2022. Retrieved July 25, 2022.
  3. ^ Brockway, Kevin (September 27, 2022). "Hurricane Ian forces Florida Gators to move game against Eastern Washington". Ocala StarBanner (Press release). Retrieved September 27, 2022.
  4. ^ Schedule
  5. ^ EWU Pregame
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