The 2026 Eastern Washington Eagles football team will represent Eastern Washington University as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2026 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Eagles will be led by tenth-year head coach Aaron Best and will play their home games at the Roos Field in Cheney, Washington.
Schedule
Game summaries
at No. 25 Northern Arizona
Statistics EWUNAU First downs 26 22 Plays–yards 77–429 67–365 Rushes–yards 30–122 40–201 Passing yards 307 164 Passing: comp–att–int 30–47–1 15–27–1 Turnovers 2 1 Time of possession 28:05 31:55 Team Category Player Statistics Eastern Washington Passing Nate Bell 30/47, 307 yards, 2 TD, INT Rushing Kevin Allen III 8 carries, 47 yards Receiving Jaxon Branch 7 receptions, 88 yards, TD Northern Arizona Passing Ty Pennington 15/27, 164 yards, 2 TD, INT Rushing Quran Gossett 21 carries, 103 yards, TD Receiving Jeter Purdy 7 receptions, 105 yards, TD
Northern Iowa
Statistics UNIEWU First downs 23 27 Plays–yards 63–350 73–395 Rushes–yards 35–63 40–138 Passing yards 287 257 Passing: comp–att–int 20–28–1 24–33–0 Turnovers 1 0 Time of possession 30:41 29:19 Team Category Player Statistics Northern Iowa Passing Jaxon Dailey 20/28, 287 yards, INT Rushing Taj Hughes 3 carries, 23 yards Receiving Tay Norman 4 receptions, 61 yards Eastern Washington PassingNate Bell 24/33, 257 yards, 2 TD Rushing 18 carries, 94 yards, 3 TD Receiving Wesley Garrett 4 receptions, 70 yards
at No. 11 South Dakota
Statistics EWUSDAK First downs 19 23 Plays–yards 69–342 67–517 Rushes–yards 33–125 42–272 Passing yards 217 245 Passing: comp–att–int 20–36–1 16–25–1 Turnovers 2 1 Time of possession 24:05 35:55 Team Category Player Statistics Eastern Washington Passing Nate Bell 20/36, 217 yards, 2 TD, INT Rushing Malik Dotson 12 carries, 52 yards, TD Receiving Wesley Garrett 7 receptions, 109 yards, TD South Dakota Passing Austyn Modrzewski 16/24, 245 yards, 3 TD, INT Rushing Charles Pierre Jr. 15 carries, 138 yards, 2 TD Receiving Tennel Bryant 3 receptions, 120 yards, 2 TD
at Washington (FBS)
Statistics EWUWASH First downs 22 23 Plays–yards 75–315 62–546 Rushes–yards 46–142 26–148 Passing yards 173 398 Passing: –– 15–29–0 29–36–1 Turnovers 1 1 Time of possession 30:13 29:47 Team Category Player Statistics Eastern Washington Passing Nate Bell 13/24, 150 yards Rushing Nate Bell 17 carries, 50 yards, TD Receiving Rylin Lang 3 receptions, 56 yards Washington Passing Demond Williams Jr. 27/33, 373 yards, 4 TD, INT Rushing Brian Bonner 6 carries, 81 yards Receiving Dezmen Roebuck 9 receptions, 121 yards
Cal Poly
Statistics CPEWU First downs Plays–yards Rushes–yards Passing yards Passing: comp–att–int Turnovers Time of possession Team Category Player Statistics Cal Poly Passing Rushing Receiving Eastern Washington Passing Rushing Receiving
at No. 16 UC Davis
Statistics EWUUCD First downs Plays–yards Rushes–yards Passing yards Passing: comp–att–int Turnovers Time of possession Team Category Player Statistics Eastern Washington Passing Rushing Receiving UC Davis Passing Rushing Receiving
Northern Colorado
Statistics UNCOEWU First downs Plays–yards Rushes–yards Passing yards Passing: comp–att–int Turnovers Time of possession Team Category Player Statistics Northern Colorado Passing Rushing Receiving Eastern Washington Passing Rushing Receiving
Montana State
Statistics MTSTEWU First downs Plays–yards Rushes–yards Passing yards Passing: comp–att–int Turnovers Time of possession Team Category Player Statistics Montana State Passing Rushing Receiving Eastern Washington Passing Rushing Receiving
Montana (EWU–UM Governors Cup)
Statistics MONTEWU First downs Plays–yards Rushes–yards Passing yards Passing: comp–att–int Turnovers Time of possession Team Category Player Statistics Montana Passing Rushing Receiving Eastern Washington Passing Rushing Receiving
at Idaho
Statistics EWUIDHO First downs Plays–yards Rushes–yards Passing yards Passing: comp–att–int Turnovers Time of possession Team Category Player Statistics Eastern Washington Passing Rushing Receiving Idaho Passing Rushing Receiving
at Utah Tech
Statistics EWUUTU First downs Plays–yards Rushes–yards Passing yards Passing: comp–att–int Turnovers Time of possession Team Category Player Statistics Eastern Washington Passing Rushing Receiving Utah Tech Passing Rushing Receiving
Portland State (The Dam Cup)
Statistics PRSTEWU First downs Plays–yards Rushes–yards Passing yards Passing: comp–att–int Turnovers Time of possession Team Category Player Statistics Portland State Passing Rushing Receiving Eastern Washington Passing Rushing Receiving
Rankings
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