The 2024 Eastern Washington Eagles football team represented Eastern Washington University during the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season, as a member of the Big Sky Conference. They were led by eighth-year head coach Aaron Best and played their home games at Roos Field in Cheney, Washington.

Schedule

Game summaries vs. Monmouth

Statistics MONM EWU First downs 2431 Total yards 439547 Rushing yards 49265 Passing yards 390 282 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 27-42-1 26-29-0 Time of possession 22:4237:18 Team Category Player StatisticsMonmouth Passing Derek Robertson 27/42, 390 yards, 3 TD, INT Rushing Makhi Green 6 carries, 17 yards Receiving TJ Speight 5 receptions, 97 yardsEastern Washington Passing Kekoa Visperas 25/28, 275 yards, 5 TD Rushing Tuna Altahir 16 carries, 108 yards Receiving Efton Chism III 12 receptions, 173 yards, 3 TD

vs. Drake

Statistics DRKE EWU First downs 25 23 Total yards 460 385 Rushing yards 67 206 Passing yards 393 179 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 29–49–0 23–30–0 Time of possession 24:23 35:37 Team Category Player StatisticsDrake Passing Luke Bailey 28/48, 380 yards, 2 TD Rushing Dorian Boyland 8 carries, 25 yards, TD Receiving Mitchell January 5 receptions, 101 yardsEastern Washington Passing Kekoa Visperas 21/26, 177 yards Rushing Tuna Altahir 12 carries, 94 yards, TD Receiving Efton Chism III 9 receptions, 65 yards, TD

at Southeastern Louisiana

Statistics EWU SELA First downs 16 25 Total yards 333 341 Rushing yards 90 253 Passing yards 243 88 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 21–28–0 15–24–0 Time of possession 25:41 34:19 Team Category Player StatisticsEastern Washington Passing Kekoa Visperas21/28, 243 yards, 1 TD Rushing Malik Dotson 11 carries, 47 yards, 2 TD Receiving Efton Chism III 7 receptions, 83 yardsSoutheastern Louisiana Passing Eli Sawyer 12/21, 72 yards, 2 TD Rushing Antonio Martin, Jr. 28 carries, 149 yards Receiving Darius Lewis 6 receptions, 32 yards, 1 TD

at Nevada (FBS)

Statistics EWU NEV First downs 21 27 Total yards 348 534 Rushing yards 170 320 Passing yards 178 214 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 21-30-1 18-24-1 Time of possession 26:50 33:10 Team Category Player StatisticsEastern Washington Passing Kekoa Visperas 15/22, 116 yards Rushing Jared Taylor 12 carries, 73 yards Receiving Efton Chism III 11 receptions, 85 yardsNevada Passing Brendon Lewis 16/22, 193 yards, 2 TD, INT Rushing Savion Red 10 carries, 117 yards, 2 TD Receiving Marcus Bellon 5 receptions, 83 yards, TD

vs. No. 8 Montana (EWU–UM Governors Cup)

Statistics MONT EWU First downs 28 31 Total yards 701551 Rushing yards 337263 Passing yards 364 288 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 30-43-0 23-42-0 Time of possession 33:11 26:49 Team Category Player StatisticsMontana Passing Logan Fife 30-42 364 Yards 5 TD Rushing Nick Ostmo 15 Carries 160 Yards 1 TD Receiving Junior Bergen 7 Receptions 150 Yards 1 TDEastern Washington Passing Kekoa Visperas 22-38 265 Yards 4 TD Rushing Mailk Dotson 14 Carries 77 Yards Receiving Efton Chism III 8 Receptions 107 Yards 3 TD

at No. 18 Sacramento State

Statistics EWU SAC First downs 2822 Total yards 441 365 Rushing yards 286 127 Passing yards 155 238 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 16-18-0 21-35-1 Time of possession 32:59 27:01 Team Category Player StatisticsEastern Washington Passing Kekoa Visperas 15-17 141 yards 1 TD Rushing Tuna Altahir 16 Carries 102 Yards 1 TD Receiving Efton Chism III 7 Receptions 67 YardsSacramento State Passing Carson Conklin 21-35 238 yards 4 TD 1 INT Rushing Elijah Tau-Tolliver 18 Carries 94 Yards Receiving Jared Gipson 4 Receptions 68 Yards 1 TD

vs. No. 6 UC Davis

Statistics UCD EWU First downs 26 18 Total yards 549 402 Rushing yards 220 81 Passing yards 329 321 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 18–28–0 31–43–0 Time of possession 27:25 32:35 Team Category Player StatisticsUC Davis Passing Miles Hastings 18/28, 329 yards, 4 TD Rushing Lan Larison 29 carries, 182 yards, TD Receiving Samuel Gbatu Jr. 4 receptions, 134 yards, 2 TDEastern Washington Passing Kekoa Visperas 30/42, 319 yards. 2 TD Rushing Kekoa Visperas 14 carries, 37 yards, 2 TD Receiving Efton Chism III 15 receptions, 170 yards, 2 TD

at No. 11 Idaho

Statistics EWU IDHO First downs 2024 Total yards 388 487 Rushing yards 215252 Passing yards 173235 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 14-18-0 17-28-1 Time of possession 26:4233:18 Team Category Player StatisticsEastern Washington Passing Kekoa Visperas 11-14 156 Yards Rushing Tuna Altahir 13 Carries 67 Yards Receiving Efton Chism III 7 Receptions 114 YardsIdaho Passing Jack Layne 17-28 235 Yards 2 TD 1 INT Rushing Deshaun Buchanan 8 Carries 116 Yards 2 TD Receiving Jordan Dwyer 4 Receptions 78 Yards 1 TD

vs. No. 2 Montana State

Statistics MTST EWU First downs 2218 Total yards 497 393 Rushing yards 316225 Passing yards 181 168 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 13-20-1 22-30-1 Time of possession 32:04 27:56 Team Category Player StatisticsMontana State Passing Tommy Mellott 13-20 181 Yards 2 TD 1 INT Rushing Tommy Mellott 6 Carries 125 Yards 1 TD Receiving Ty McCullouch 2 Receptions 68 Yards 1 TDEastern Washington Passing Jared Taylor 20-27 144 Yards 2 TD 1 INT Rushing Michael Wortham 2 Carries 92 Yards 1 TD Receiving Efton Chism III 9 Receptions 78 Yards 1 TD

at Northern Colorado

Statistics EWU UNCO First downs 3312 Total yards 538 323 Rushing yards 339 48 Passing yards 199275 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 16-24-1 13-26-0 Time of possession 43:38 16:22 Team Category Player StatisticsEastern Washington Passing Kekoa Visperas 13-20 179 Yards 3 TD 1 INT Rushing Malik Dotson 17 Carries 125 Yards Receiving Efton Chism III 10 Receptions 93 Yards 2 TDNorthern Colorado Passing Peter Costelli 11-23 258 Yards 2 TD Rushing Jacquez Robertson 2 Carries 17 Yards Receiving Carver Cheeks 4 Receptions 136 Yards 1 TD

vs. Idaho State

Statistics IDST EWU First downs 3037 Total yards 484704 Rushing yards 114478 Passing yards 370 226 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 37-54-1 15-15-0 Time of possession 30:05 29:55 Team Category Player StatisticsIdaho State Passing Kobe Tracy 37-54 370 Yards 4 TD 1 INT Rushing Kobe Tracy 9 Carries 38 Yards Receiving Jeff Weimer 14 Receptions 134 YardsEastern Washington Passing Kekoa Visperas 14-14 206 Yards 1 TD Rushing Jared Taylor 18 Carries 160 Yards 3 TD Receiving Efton Chism III 12 Receptions 157 Yards 1 TD

at No. 21 Northern Arizona

Statistics EWU NAU First downs 16 28 Total yards 301 539 Rushing yards 134 187 Passing yards 167 352 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 19–27–1 16–30–0 Time of possession 28:45 31:15 Team Category Player StatisticsEastern Washington Passing Kekoa Visperas 15/22, 94 yards, INT Rushing Kekoa Visperas 6 carries, 62 yards Receiving Efton Chism III 13 receptions, 119 yards, TDNorthern Arizona Passing Ty Pennington 15/29, 312 yards, TD Rushing Seth Cromwell 20 carries, 112 yards, TD Receiving Kolbe Katsis 3 receptions, 130 yards, TD

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