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Eastern Washington Eagles football team

Eastern Washington Eagles
2017 Eastern Washington Eagles football team
Eastern Washington University wordmark.svg
First season 1901
Head coach Aaron Best
1 year, 0–0 (–)
Stadium Roos Field
Field The Inferno
Year built 1967
Seating capacity 8,600
Field surface Red SprinTurf
Location Cheney, Washington
NCAA division Division I FCS
Conference Big Sky Conference
All-time record 534–412–23 (.563)
Playoff appearances 12
Playoff record 16–11
Claimed nat'l titles Div. I FCS: 1 (2010)
Conference titles 25
Colors Red and White
         
Fight song Go, Eagles, Go
Mascot Swoop
Marching band Eagles Marching Band
Outfitter Adidas
Rivals Montana Grizzlies
Portland State Vikings
Website GoEags.com
Conference Affiliations
Independent 1901–19
Tri-Normal League 1920–37
Independent 1938
Washington Intercollegiate Conference 1939–47
Evergreen Conference 1948–79
Div. II Independent 1980–83
Div. I-AA Independent 1984–86
Big Sky Conference 1987–present

The Eastern Washington Eagles football team represents Eastern Washington University in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision. The Eastern Eagles are members of the Big Sky Conference and play at Roos Field, which is known for being the only stadium in college football with a red playing surface.

Eastern Washington University began fielding a football team in 1901, when the school was known at the time as the 'State Normal School' and the team mascot was the 'Savages'. Eastern's first national affiliation came with joining the NAIA.

Eastern competed in the NAIA until 1977, along the way advancing to the NAIA Football National Championship finals in 1967, losing to Fairmont State 28-21. This marked Eastern Washington's first appearance in a national championship game at any level of competition.

During this time period, the school would undergo numerous changes to its identity. The school name would change in 1937 to the 'Eastern Washington College of Education', then again shortly after World War II to the 'Eastern Washington State College'. The final change to the school name came in 1977 when the school was renamed 'Eastern Washington University'.

In 1973, the student body voted to make Eastern’s mascot the 'Eagles'. Shortly before that, the Eastern Board of Trustees declared 'Savages', its mascot through its first 92 years, no longer acceptable. Eagles are native to eastern Washington and thus a logical choice for a replacement.

Eastern joined the NCAA in 1978, and participated at the Division II level as an independent until 1984, when they moved up to Division I-AA (now FCS), also as an independent.

Denied membership to the Big Sky Conference in May 1985, Eastern was extended an invitation in December 1986 to join, starting in July 1987. Eastern continues to participate in the Big Sky to this day and is now the sixth-most tenured member of the conference.


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