Eastern Washington
5-7 2025 finalEastern Washington is the Big Sky blue-blood that built its identity on the Dam Cup rivalry with Portland State — a trophy named after four Columbia River dams crossing 339 miles of Pacific Northwest wilderness.
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Eastern Washington is the Big Sky blue-blood that built its identity on the Dam Cup rivalry with Portland State — a trophy named after four Columbia River dams crossing 339 miles of Pacific Northwest wilderness.
Eastern Washington went 5–7 (4–4 Big Sky) in 2025 under coach Aaron Best (10th season). The Eagles suffered QB injuries to starter Jared Taylor and struggled with consistency. Best is in a precarious position in his 10th year: he…
Offseason
69 days
until kickoff · Sun Aug 30 · 17:00 UTC
The 2026 Outlook
The Pulse on Eastern Washington
What moved it — offseason · last 30 days
Aspiration Ladder
Brief Part III §33.4 · Eastern Washington
The baseline expectation.
The annual recruiting proof point.
Conference qualifier or at-large.
Championship weekend. Top-4 in the country.
Eastern Washington · Next-Season Outcome Band
Floor / Base / Ceiling
Variance assumed at ±2 wins from last-season record. Replace with the season-path projection once preview data is built.
Who We Are
Fanbase Health Index · Eastern Washington · medium confidence
Stable (49)
Home-Field Advantage · Eastern Washington · 2018-present
Elite
55% home win rate vs 35% on the road. margin runs +17.0 better at home.
Act IIILast Season Reviewed
2025 season · tap to expand
Recent Form · last 10 games
Cooling
Two of five. Schedule has caught up.
Big Sky Standing · 2025
6th in the Big Sky
Eastern Washington sits 6th of 11 in the Big Sky at 5-7. Mid-conference — moves up or down depend on rivalry results and the late-season closing run.
| # | Program | Record |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Montana State | 14-2 |
| 2 | Montana | 13-2 |
| 3 | UC Davis | 9-4 |
| 4 | Northern Arizona | 7-5 |
| 5 | Idaho State | 6-6 |
| 6 | Eastern Washington | 5-7 |
| 7 | Cal Poly | 4-8 |
| 8 | Idaho | 4-8 |
| 9 | Northern Colorado | 4-8 |
| 10 | Weber State | 4-8 |
| 11 | Portland State | 1-11 |
Schedule Strength · Eastern Washington · 2025
Soft
Average opponent win rate 44% across 12 finalized games. 1 FBS top-25 opponent played (Boise State).
Moment of the Year · Eastern Washington · 2025
Lost 14-51 at Boise State
Week 2 of 2025. A reckoning loss — the data point the next season must answer.
From the Archive — Eastern Washington
2021: Won 50-21 at Southern Utah
In 2021, the program won 50-21 at Southern Utah — a blowout road result that left the 29-point margin on the books.
Eagles take flight tonight.