2021 Eastern Washington University Football Fact Book (posted July 22, 2021) by Eastern Washington University

EASTERN 2021 FOOTBALL BIG SKY CHAMPIONSHIPS: 1992•1997•2004•2005•2010•2012•2013•2014•2016•2018

EAGLE FOOTBALL QUICK FACTS

2021 SCHEDULE (as of July 21 & subject to change. . . all times Pacific) Date Opponent Location Time Series/Streak S 2 (Thur.) at UNLV Las Vegas (Allegiant Stad.) 7 p.m. First Meeting Sept. 11 Central Washington Cheney, Wash. TBA EWU 35-30-4/+2 Sept. 18 at Western Illinois Macomb, Ill. 1 p.m. First Meeting Sept. 25 at Southern Utah* Cedar City, Utah TBA EWU 7-3/+1 Oct. 2 Montana* Cheney, Wash. TBA UM 28-17-1/-1 Oct. 9 at Northern Colorado* Greeley, Colo. TBA EWU 13-1/+12 Oct. 16 Idaho* Cheney, Wash. TBA UI 17-8/+1 Oct. 23 Weber State*# Cheney, Wash. TBA EWU 19-16/-2 Oct. 30 Bye Nov. 6 Montana State* Cheney, Wash. TBA EWU 32-10/+7 Nov. 13 at UC Davis* Davis, Calif. TBA EWU 9-0/+9 Nov. 20 at Portland State* Hillsboro, Ore. TBA EWU 21-20-1/+4 Nov. 27 First Round of NCAA Football Championship Subdivision Playoffs Dec. 4 Second Round of NCAA Football Championship Subdivision Playoffs Dec. 11 Quarterfinals of NCAA Football Championship Subdivision Playoffs D 17-18 Semifinals of NCAA Football Championship Subdivision Playoffs NCAA Division I Football Championship Game in Frisco, Texas *Big Sky Conference Game. #Homecoming. &Senior Day.

Location/Founded: Cheney, Wash./1882 Enrollment: 12,351 (fall ’20) Switchboard: 509.359.6200 President: David May (interim) Nickname/Colors: Eagles/Red and White Affiliation: NCAA Championship Subdivision (FCS) Conference: Big Sky Conference Stadium: Roos Field (formerly Woodward Field) Capacity/Surface: 8,600/Red Astroturf installed 2020, Sprinturf originally in 2010 Ath. Phone: 509.359.2463 Athletic Director: Lynn Hickey Deputy Athletic Director: Devon Thomas Senior Woman Administrator: Open Faculty Representative: Jeff Stafford Head Football Athletic Trainer: Venessa Nersten Facilities Manager: David Early Equipment Manager: Augie Hernandez Marketing/Promotions: Kyle Hoob Business Operations: Shanna Marchand Ticket Manager: Andrew Flanagan Tickets Website: WWW.GOEAGS.COM/TICKETS Ticket Office: 509.359.4339 Head Football Coach: Aaron Best Alma Mater: Eastern Washington ‘01 Record at Eastern: 31-14, Four Seasons Career Record: 31-14, Four Seasons Big Sky Record: 24-6, Four Seasons Best Time to Contact: Weekday Mornings At This Number: 509.359.6541 2020-21 EWU Record: 5-2 Big Sky Record: 5-1 (2nd) Big Sky Titles: 10 (92-97-04-05-10-12-13-14-16-18) FCS Playoff Appearances: 14 (85-92-97-04-05-07-0910-12-13-14-16-18-20/21) FCS Record & Championships: 19-13 . . . 2010 National Champions; 2018 Runner-Up All-Time Homecoming Record: 57-33-3 All-Big Sky Conference Performers Returning: 14 -OT Tristen Taylor (1st in 2020/21; 2nd in 2019; HM in both 2017 & 2016), QB Eric Barriere (1st & OPOY in 2020/21; 3rd in 2019, 2018), DE Mitchell Johnson (1st in 2020/21; 2nd in 2018); WR Talolo Limu Jones (1st in 2020/21); RB Tamarick Pierce (1st in 2020/21); S Anthany Smith (1st in 2020/21); K Seth Harrison (2nd in 2020/21; HM in 2019); WR Freddie Roberson (2nd in 2020/21); OG Wyatt Musser (2nd in 2020/21), CB Tre Weed (2nd in 2020/21); RB Dennis Merritt (HM in 2020/21); DT Joshua Jerome (HM in 2020/21); LB Ty Graham (HM in 2020/21); WR Andrew Boston (3rd in 2019), All-Big Sky Conference Performers Lost: 0 Starters Returning: 22 (11 offense, 11 defense, plus 1 kicker, 1 punter, 1 snapper) Starters Lost: 0 (0 offense, 0 defense) Letterwinners Returning: 67 (31 offense, 31 defense, 5 specialists) Letterwinners Lost: 8 (2 offense, 6 defense, 0 specialists) Offensive Formation: Multiple Defensive Formation: 4-2-5 Acting FB Sports Info. Director: Monica Jaenicke SID E-Mail: mjaenicke@ewu.edu SID Work Phone: 509.359.6333 SID Cell: 509.559.2254 Former Sports Information Director: Dave Cook Personal E-Mail: davecookie@centurytel.net Cell: 509.280.2502 Additional SID Office Phone: 509.359.6334 Roos Field Phone: 509.359.6351 Website: http://goeags.com Twitter: @EWUAthletics, @EWUFootball, @CoachBestEWU Facebook: EWU Athletics, EWU Football

EASTERN 2021 FOOTBALL FCS Playoffs 1985•1992•1997•2004•2005•2007•2009•2010•2012•2013•2014•2016•2018•2020/21

2018 BSC COACH OF THE YEAR & FCS COACH OF THE YEAR (Hero Sports Fan Vote)

Head Coach AARON BEST 31-14 overall/24-6 Big Sky (four seasons) 160-82 (.661) in 20 seasons as an Eastern head coach/assistant

aron Best himself claims to bleed Eagle red. The 24-year veteran of the Eastern Washington University football program was the 2018 FCS Coach of the Year in a fan vote conducted by Hero Sports after being selected as the co-Big Sky Conference Coach of the Year. Eastern finished 9-2, won a share of the Big Sky title with a 7-1 mark and won three home games in the FCS Playoffs as the No. 3 seed. Eastern fell to North Dakota State 38-24 in the NCAA Division I Championship Game to finish 12-3 on the season and ranked No. 2 in both season-ending polls. • Through the 2020-21 season, he has compiled a 31-14 record overall (68.9 percent) and 24-6 mark in the league (80.0 percent). Both percentages are among the best in school history, just behind Beau Baldwin with an 85-32 overall mark (72.6 percent) in nine seasons from 2008-16, and a 58-14 league record (80.6 percent). Best’s Big Sky winning percentage currently ranks sixth in the 58-year history of the league (third among coaches with at least four seasons). Overall, he ranks 12th all-time in the league (ninth among coaches with at last four seasons at the helm).

• Best was named as EWU’s 21st head football coach on Jan. 21, 2017. Before taking over as head coach, Best spent 20 previous seasons since the fall of 1996 as a player and coach at Eastern. The previous nine seasons were spent as Eastern’s offensive line coach under former head coach Beau Baldwin. In his first season, Best guided Eastern to a 7-4 overall record and 6-2 Big Sky finish. His debut season was even better than those of previous Eagle head coaches Beau Baldwin (6-5/5-3), Paul Wulff (6-5/5-3) and Mike Kramer (4-7/2-5). • Best is only the fifth head coach since 1979 for the Eagles, and the third since then who played collegiately as an offensive lineman. Dick Zornes, who is also an Eastern graduate, coached at EWU from 1979-93 before former Idaho offensive lineman Mike Kramer took over from 1994-99. Washington State offensive lineman Paul Wulff took over from 2000-2007 until Baldwin, a Central Washington graduate, took the reins in 2008. All five of those coaches have won Big Sky Conference Coach of the Year honors (total of eight honors). • Besides coaching the offensive line as a full-time assistant for 14 of his 20 seasons (through 2020-21) on the coaching staff, Best has also served in various coordinator positions, most recently as the team’s running game coordinator and as the program’s long-time academic coordinator. He was a student assistant coach in 2000 and a graduate assistant in 2001, then became the school’s primary offensive line coach from 2002-2006, and again from 2008-16. • With Best on the coaching staff, Eastern has had 16 different offensive linemen earn All-America accolades, with those players combining to win first team All-Big Sky Conference honors on 18 occasions. He played alongside four other All-Americans at EWU who all earned first team All-Big Sky honors, in addition to himself earning both honors when he played for the Eagles from 1996-1999. In all, in Best’s 24 seasons as an Eagle, EWU offensive linemen have won 24 first team All-BSC honors, 24 second team accolades, three on the third team and 32 honorable mentions (through 2020-21). • Among the offensive linemen he coached was Michael Roos, who went on to a 10-year career with the Tennessee Titans in the National Football League. Roos became the highest NFL draft choice in school history when he was chosen in the second round 41st overall by the Tennessee Titans in 2005. A season-ending knee injury in 2014 led to his retirement from the NFL after 10 seasons. He credited Best in his retirement statement on Instagram on Feb. 26, 2015. “I was very lucky to have the best offensive line coach possible in Aaron Best. He taught all of us the meaning of hard work and perseverance.” • In the last 17 seasons (2004-2020/21) – 16 with Best on the coaching staff – EWU has ranked in the top 10 in passing 14 times, in total offense on 13 occasions and scoring eight times. Eastern was the national champion in offense in 2019, averaging 524.8 yards, to go along with averages of 40.6 points (fourth), 317.1 passing (fifth) and 207.8 rushing (21st). Eastern led in offense during the regular season in 2020-21, and finished third (524.9 per game). • Best started 22-straight games at center for Eastern in 1998 and 1999, earning honorable mention All-Big Sky honors as a junior and first team honors as a senior. He also earned honorable mention All-America honors his final season. An outstanding student with a 3.3 grade point average, as a senior he was selected to the CoSIDA Academic All-District VIII team and was selected to the FCS Athletic Directors Academic All-Star Team. Twice he was selected to the Big Sky All-Academic team. He received his bachelor’s degree in social science from EWU in 2001. He was Eastern’s long-snapper for four seasons and was a backup lineman in 1997 when Eastern led the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision in total offense (505.6 yards per game). That team finished 12-2 and advanced to the FCS “Final Four.” The Eagles were 31-16 in the four seasons Best played for EWU, and Eastern had a 1,000-yard rusher each year. In all, the Eagles have had a 1,000-yard rusher in 13 of the 24 seasons Best has been at EWU.

• Best graduated in 1996 from Curtis High School in Tacoma, Wash., where he had a 3.75 grade point average. He was co-captain his senior season as Curtis won the State AAA championship. • Best was born Jan. 27, 1978, in Tacoma, Wash. He and the former Kim Walker were married on July 15, 2007, in Everett, Wash. They have three children – one son, Tank (13), and two daughters, Tenli (10) and Texis (7).

EASTERN 2021 FOOTBALL BIG SKY CHAMPIONSHIPS: 1992•1997•2004•2005•2010•2012•2013•2014•2016•2018

FCS vs. FBS RANKED TEAMS Eastern’s 49-46 victory at No. 25 Oregon State on Aug. 31, 2013, was just the fourth time since the division was created in 1978

that a FCS (formerly known as I-AA) team defeated a ranked FBS opponent. Here are the four times that feat has occurred, plus one since then. 1983 - Cincinnati (Ohio) def. #20 Penn State 14-3 2007 - Appalachian State def. #5 Michigan 34-32 2010 - James Madison def. #13 Virginia Tech 21-16 2013 - Eastern Wash. def. #25 Oregon State 49-46 2016 - North Dakota State def. #13 Iowa 23-21

EAGLES VS. FBS Since the early 1980’s when it began the move to become a member of the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision (in 1984), Eastern is now 10-27 all-time versus Football Bowl Subdivision teams. Against current Pac-12 Conference members, EWU is now 2-11 (2-13 including losses to Washington State in 1907 and 1908), including a 49-46 upset of 25th-ranked Oregon State in 2013 and a 45-42 win over Washington State in 2016. Eastern has won three of its last 10 games versus FBS foes. A 35-17 win over Connecticut on Sept. 8, 2001, snapped a five-game losing streak versus FBS foes, then a 20-3 win at Idaho in 2012 snapped a 10-game skid. Here is Eastern’s complete list of games versus FBS members since 1983. Year - Opponent - Result 1983 - CS-Long Beach - W, 20-17 1985 - at CS-Long Beach - W, 30-23 1986 - at CS-Long Beach - L, 34-35 1990 - at #10 Houston - L, 21-84 1994 - at Utah State - W, 49-31 1996 - at Boise State - W, 27-21 1996 - at Idaho - L, 27-37 1997 - Idaho - W, 24-21 1998 - at Idaho - L, 14-31 1999 - Idaho - L, 21-48 1999 - at Boise State - L, 7-41 2000 - at Oregon State - L, 19-21 2000 - at Boise State - L, 23-41 2001 - at Connecticut - W, 35-17 2002 - at Arizona State - L, 2-38 2003 - at San Diego State - L, 9-19 2003 - at Idaho - W, 8-5 2004 - at Air Force - L, 20-42 2005 - at San Jose State - L, 21-35 2006 - at Oregon State - L, 17-56 2006 - at #6 West Virginia - L, 3-52 2007 - at Brigham Young - L, 7-42

2008 - at #12 Texas Tech - L, 24-49 2008 - at Colorado - L, 24-31 2009 - at #10 California - L, 7-59 2010 - at Nevada - L, 24-49 2011 - at Washington - L, 27-30 2012 - at Idaho - W, 20-3 2012 - at Washington State - L, 20-24 2013 - at #25 Oregon State - W, 49-46 2013 - at Toledo - L, 21-33 2014 - at Washington - L, 52-59 2015 - at #7 Oregon - L, 42-61 2016 - at Wash. St. - W, 45-42 2017 - at Texas Tech - L, 10-56 2018 - at Washington St. - L, 24-59 2019 - at Washington - L, 14-47 2021 - at UNLV (Allegiant Stad. 9/2/21) 2022 - at Oregon (9/3/22) 2022 - at Florida (10/2/22) 2023 - at Fresno State (9/9/23) 2026 - at Washington (9/5, 9/12 or 9/19) 2028 - at Washington (9/2, 9/9 or 9/16)

EASTERN 2021 FOOTBALL FCS Playoffs 1985•1992•1997•2004•2005•2007•2009•2010•2012•2013•2014•2016•2018•2020/21

EWU PLAYOFF HISTORY

• Eastern made its 14th appearance in the playoffs in 2020-21, becoming just the 12th team in FCS to have 14 or more appearances and ranks 12th all-time. The other appearances for the Eagles came in 1985, 1992, 1997, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2018. With a 6-5 record during an injury-ravaged season in 2011, Eastern fell a victory shy of making its first back-to-back-to-back appearances, but accomplished that feat in 2012-13-14. The Eagles were also 6-5 in 2015 and missed the postseason, and 7-4 in 2017 when they were also passed over. Eastern was 7-5 in 2019 and also did not receive a bid. • The 2020-21 season was Aaron Best’s second playoff appearance as head coach and 11th overall. He was a player in 1997, then coached in 2004, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2018 and now 2020-21). He has now been a part of 27 playoff games (17-10), with 24 as a coach (15-9) and three as a player (2-1). He has been involved in 21 of those games at home (15-6), just four on the road (1-3) and was offensive coordinator and offensive line coach in 2010 when the Eagles won the NCAA Division I title with a 20-19 victory over Delaware on a neutral field in Frisco, Texas. He returned to Frisco as head coach in 2018, with the Eagles falling 38-24 to North Dakota State. As a head coach, he is 3-2 in the playoffs. • Eastern has 11 playoff berths in a 17-year span (2004-2020/21), ranking the Eagles as one of only five schools in FCS to accomplish that feat. New Hampshire (2004-05-06-07-08-09-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17) made the playoffs for the 14th-straight time in 2017, but has not qualified for the last three tournaments. James Madison (2004-06-07-08-11-14-15-16-17-18-19-20/21) has 12 appearances since 2004, while Eastern, North Dakota State (2010-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18-1920/21) and Montana (2004-05-06-0708-09-11-13-14-15-19) have 11 in that stretch.

• The Eagles have a 19-13 record in their 14 playoff appearances, ranking 11th all-time for wins, 12th for percentage (.594, 19-13) and 12th for appearances. Eastern has a 15-6 record at home, 3-6 on the road and 1-1 in the championship game on a neutral field. Eastern has advanced to the semifinals in the FCS Playoffs six times (1997, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2018) and is 2-4 in those games. The Eagles have won their opener 10 times (1985, 1997, 2004, 2007, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014,

EASTERN 2021 FOOTBALL BIG SKY CHAMPIONSHIPS: 1992•1997•2004•2005•2010•2012•2013•2014•2016•2018 2010 (No. 5 seed, ranked #1) #5 Delaware - W, 20-19 (Championship/Frisco, Texas) #10 Villanova - W, 41-31 (Semifinals/Cheney) #25 North Dakota State - W, 38-31 in OT (Quarterfinals/Cheney) #9 Southeast Missouri State - W, 37-17 (Second Round/Cheney) 2009 (ranked #13) at #12 Stephen F. Austin - L, 33-44 (First Round) 2007 (ranked #14) at #15 Appalachian State - L, 35-38 (Quarterfinals) at #3/No. 2 seed McNeese State - W, 44-15 (First Round) 2005 (ranked #15) at #7 Northern Iowa - L, 38-41 (First Round)

2016, 2018) and are 6-4 in the quarterfinals. The Eagles won the title in 2010 in its first appearance in the championship game. The Eagles have received first-round byes in 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2018 (the playoffs were expanded to 20 teams in 2010 and to 24 teams in 2013, and reduced to 16 in 2020-21 because of the Covid-19 pandemic). • Not including championship games in 2010 and 2018, Eastern had played 17-straight preliminary games in the playoffs at home at Roos Field in Cheney, Wash., from 2010-2018. Eastern won 13 of them, falling in the semifinals at “The Inferno” in 2016, 2013 and 2012, and the quarterfinals in 2014. The streak ended in 2020-21 when EWU was picked to play at North Dakota State in the opening round and fell 42-20.

2004 (ranked #14) #9 Sam Houston State - L, 34-35 (Quarterfinals/Cheney) at #1/No. 1 seed Southern Illinois - W, 35-31 (First Round) 1997 (No. 3 seed, ranked #4) #9/No. 8 seed Youngstown State - L, 14-25 (Semifinals/Spokane) #5/No. 5 seed Western Kentucky - W, 38-21 (Quarterfinals/Spokane) #17/No. 14 seed Northwestern State - W, 40-10 (First Round/Spokane) 1992 (ranked/seeded #14) at #3 Northern Iowa - L, 14-17 (First Round) 1985 (ranked/seeded #11) at #4 Northern Iowa - L, 14-17 (Quarterfinals) at #5 Idaho - W, 42-38 (First Round)

• Prior to the NDSU game in the 2020-21 season, Eastern’s last road game in the playoffs was Nov. 28, 2009, in Nacogdoches, Texas, in a 44-33 loss to Stephen F. Austin. Eastern’s last playoff road win was on Nov. 24, 2007, when Eastern upset second-seeded and No. 3 ranked McNeese State 44-15. The other two road victories for the Eagles came in 2004 over top-seeded and No. 1 ranked Southern Illinois (35-31), and in 1985 in EWU’s first-ever playoff game at fifthranked/seeded Idaho (42-38). 2020-21 (ranked #9) #6 North Dakota State - L, 20-42 (First Round/Fargo, N.D.) 2018 (No. 3 seed, ranked #4) #1/No. 1 seed North Dakota State - L, 24-38 (Championship/Frisco, Texas) #14/No. 7 seed Maine - W, 50-19 (Semifinals/Cheney) #7/No. 6 seed UC Davis - W, 34-29 (Quarterfinals/Cheney) #14 Nicholls - W, 42-21 (Second Round/Cheney) 2016 (No. 2 seed, ranked #3) #13 Youngstown State - L, 38-40 (Semifinals/Cheney) #12 Richmond - W, 38-0 (Quarterfinals/Cheney) #14 Central Arkansas - W, 31-14 (Second Round/Cheney) 2014 (No. 4 seed, ranked #4) #7/No. 5 seed Illinois State - L, 46-59 (Quarterfinals/Cheney) #12 Montana - W, 37-20 (Second Round/Cheney) 2013 (No. 3 seed, ranked #3) #5 Towson - L, 31-35 (Semifinals/Cheney) #20 Jacksonville State - W, 35-24 (Quarterfinals/Cheney) #13 South Dakota State - W, 41-17 (Second Round/Cheney) 2012 (No. 2 seed, ranked #4) #5 Sam Houston State - L, 42-45 (Semifinals/Cheney) #16 Illinois State - W, 51-35 (Quarterfinals/Cheney) Wagner - W, 29-19 (Second Round/Cheney)

All-Time FCS Playoffs Leaders (following 2020-21 playoffs) Appearances . . . 1. Montana 24; 2. Northern Iowa & Eastern Kentucky 21; 4. Appalachian State 20; 5. Georgia Southern 19; 6. Furman 18; 7. James Madison, Delaware, 17; 9. Eastern Illinois, McNeese, New Hampshire 16; 12. Eastern Washington 14. Playoff Wins . . . 1. Georgia Southern 45; 2. North Dakota State 37; 3. Montana 33; 4. Youngstown State 28; 5. Northern Iowa 26; 6. Delaware, Appalachian State 24; 8. Sam Houston State, Marshall 23; 10. James Madison 22; 11. Eastern Washington, Furman 19. Percentage . . . 1. North Dakota State .925 (37-3); 2. Marshall .793 (23-6); 3. Youngstown State .777 (28-8); 4 Georgia Southern .776 (45-13); 5. Sam Houston State .676 (23-11); 6. Boise State .667 (8-4); 7. Montana .600 (33-22), Delaware .600 (24-16), Richmond .600 (15-10) & Arkansas State .600 (6-4); 11. James Madison .595 (22-15); 12. Eastern Washington .594 (19-13); 13. Massachusetts .588 (10-7); 14. Appalachian State .585 (24-17); 15. Nevada .563 (9-7); 16. Northern Iowa .553 (2621).

EASTERN 2021 FOOTBALL FCS Playoffs 1985•1992•1997•2004•2005•2007•2009•2010•2012•2013•2014•2016•2018•2020/21

EAGLE EXCELLENCE TWO NCAA Division Championship Game Appearances 2010 Champions, 2018 Runner-Up FOURTEEN NCAA Football Championship Subdivision Playoff Berths 1985, 1992, 1997, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020-21 TEN Big Sky Championships, including “three-peat” in 2012/2013/2014 & back-to-back titles in 2004/2005 1992, 1997, 2004, 2005, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2018 • Eastern is the only FCS school with three Payton Award Winners (Cooper Kupp in 2015, Bo Levi Mitchell in 2011 and Erik Meyer in 2005) and two Buchanan Award Winners (J.C. Sherritt in 2010 and Greg Peach in 2008). In addition to a Jerry Rice Award recipient (Cooper Kupp in 2013), all of the honors have come in the last 15 seasons (2005-2019). The Eagles are the only FCS program with three Payton winners since 2000. In both 2013 and 2014, Vernon Adams Jr. was the runner-up for the Payton Award. In 2016, Cooper Kupp and Gage Gubrud were second and third, respectively, in the voting. In addition, Roldan Alcobendas won the 2018 Fred Mitchell Award given to the top placekicker from all college classifications except for FBS. • Eric Barriere was the runner-up for the Payton Award following the 2020-21 season, coming six points from winning. However, EWU is still tied with Villanova for the most winners with three. • Eastern was the runner-up in the 2018 NCAA Division I Championship Game after winning the title in 2010. In 2018 when EWU won its fourth league title in the last six seasons, Eastern made its 11th playoff appearance in 17 seasons in 2020-21, making it one of only five schools to qualify for the playoffs 11 times in the last 17 seasons (2004-20/21). • Eastern has had 23 winning seasons in the last 25 years (1996-2020/21), including a current school record string of 14-straight (2007-20/21) and another stretch of seven straight (1999-2005). The last time Eastern had that many winning seasons in a row came 75 years earlier in the Red Reese era when Eastern had a string of 11-straight winning seasons from 1931-1941. • In the past 26 years (1996 through 2020/21), the Eagles have won 66 percent (199-103)

EASTERN 2021 FOOTBALL BIG SKY CHAMPIONSHIPS: 1992•1997•2004•2005•2010•2012•2013•2014•2016•2018

of their games overall and 71 percent (137-56) in Big Sky Conference play. Included are nine Big Sky titles and five runner-up finishes, as well as 23 winning seasons, 12 NCAA Championship Subdivision Playoff berths and the 2010 FCS title. As a result, former head coach Beau Baldwin (2008-16) left Eastern with a 58-14 Big Sky record for a winning percentage of .806 to rank as the fifth-best in league history. His .733 winning percentage overall (85-31) ranked seventh all-time in what is now the 58-year history of the Big Sky. In four seasons at the helm, current head coach Aaron Best is close to those marks (24-6, .800 to rank sixth in league history through the 20-21 season; 31-14, .689 to rank 12th through the 20-21 season). • Eastern has averaged 31.9 points on offense and allowed 25.4 points on defense in the past 25 seasons (1996 through 2020-21), for totals of 9,641 points scored and 7,672 allowed in 302 games (record of 199-103). • Eastern’s 34 victories from 2012-14 represents by a landslide – by seven wins – the best three-year stretch of success in the school’s football history. The 2008-2010 and 2009-11 teams won 27 games. It’s also the fourth-best in Big Sky Conference history, ranking only behind the 39 games Montana won between 2000-02 and 2007-09, and the 38 the Grizzlies won between 1994-96. • Finishing 10th in the final Stats Perform top 25 poll of the 2020-21 season, it’s the 10th time in school history EWU has closed the season that high in the Stats Perform poll, which has had EWU in 115 of the last 123 polls, including the last 11. Overall, this is the 16th time Eastern has finished the season nationally ranked, including 12 times since 2004. The other seasons were in 1985, 1992, 1993, 1997, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017 and 2018. Seven times the Eagles have finished in the top four – fourth in 1997, 2012, 2014 and 2016; third in 2013; second in 2018; and first in 2010 after winning the NCAA Division I title. By finishing second following the 2018 season when Eastern finished as the FCS runner-up, the Eagles have had a top four finish six times in the past 11 years (2010-2020/21). In the 2015 season, Eastern extended its string of nationally-ranked weeks to 57 before the streak was ended with the final poll of the season, then followed with a 46-week streak that ended in the 2019 season -- a span of 103 of 104 polls. The Eagles were unranked in the final eight weeks of the 2019 season, but then were ranked in all 11 in the 2020-21 campaign. Thus, EWU has been ranked in 114 of the last 123 polls entering the fall 2021 season. • Capping an 11-game winning streak to end the year, Eastern was the 2010 NCAA Division I National Champions. The top-ranked Eagles defeated #9 Southeast Missouri State (37-17), #25 North Dakota State (38-31 in overtime) and defending champion #10 Villanova (41-31) in three home playoff games, then defeated #5 Delaware (20-19) in the championship game on Jan. 7, 2011, in Frisco, Texas. Quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell was selected as the game’s Most Outstanding Player after throwing three touchdowns passes in the final 16:48 as EWU rallied from a 19-0 deficit. • The Eagles have been ranked No. 1 in the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision in 2014, 2012, 2011 and 2010 for at least one week of the season. Eastern ended both the 2010 regular season and the playoffs as the No. 1-ranked FCS team by both The Sports Network and in the FCS Coaches Poll. Eastern was also No. 1 in the first two polls of the 2011 season, two weeks in 2012 and once in 2014. The Eagles were as high as second in 2018 and 2013, as high as fourth in 2015 and as high as third in 2016.

Wide Receiver

Cooper Kupp • 2016 & 2015 FCS Offensive Player of the Year (FCS Athletic Directors) • 2015 Payton Award • Four-Time Consensus First Team FCS All-American • Two-Time Big Sky Player of the Year • All-Time Collegiate Leader in Reception Yards (6,464), & FCS Career Leader in Receptons (428) & TDs (73) • 3rd-Round Draft Choice by the Los Angeles Rams & 2017 NFL All-Rookie Team

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Eagle Pride . . . • Three FCS Total Offense Championships (2019, 2001, 1997), as well as three passing offense titles (2016, 2015, 2011) and two for scoring offense (2014, 2001). In EWU’s last 17 seasons (2004-2020/21), EWU has ranked in the top 10 in passing 14 times, total offense on 13 occasions and scoring eight times. Eastern was the national champion in offense in 2019, averaging 524.8 yards, to go along with averages of 40.6 points (fourth), 317.1 passing (fifth) and 207.8 rushing (21st). EWU ended 2016 as the FCS leader in passing offense (401.0 per game). • A total of 90 Eagles have been drafted or signed free agent contracts with NFL or CFL teams since 1989. Fourteen have been drafted by the NFL and five drafted by the CFL, in addition to four NFL draftees between 1965-74. The most recent additions are free agent signees Mitch Fettig (Calgary Stampeders), Josh Lewis (Hamilton Tiger-Cats), Ketner Kupp (Los Angeles Rams), Nsimba Webster (Los Angeles Rams), Jay-Tee Tiuli (Seattle Seahawks) and D’londo Tucker (BC Lions). Two players from EWU’s 2016 team were drafted – Cooper Kupp in the third round and Samson Ebukam in the fourth, both by the Los Angeles Rams. Kendrick Bourne and Shaq Hill signed free agent contracts with the San Francisco 49ers and Houston Texans, respectively, that same year. • Like he did as an Eagle, Kendrick Bourne established some more history when his San Francisco 49ers played the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LIV in Miami, Fla., on Feb. 2, 2020. He finished with two catches for 42 yards, and was targeted four times in the 31-20 loss. He became just the fourth Eagle to play in a Super Bowl, joining offensive tackle Ed Simmons (Washington Redskins, XXVI in 1992), safety Kurt Schulz (Buffalo Bills, XXVIII in 1994) and outside linebacker Samson Ebukam (Los Angeles Rams, LIII in 2019). Simmons is the only champion, starting the game as one of the notorious “Hogs” for the Redskins in their 37-24 triumph over the Buffalo Bills.There have now been 56 previous players from the Big Sky Conference on Super Bowl rosters, but none have scored a touchdown. Bourne didn’t break that drought, but he was the first Big Sky player to catch a pass in the game since 2014. Former Portland State tight end and basketball player Julius Thomas caught three passes for 27 yards in Super Bowl XLVIII in a 43-8 loss to the Seattle Seahawks. In Super Bowl LIII following the 2018 season, Ebukam had four tackles in a 13-3 loss to New England, while teammate Cooper Kupp was injured and unable to play. Former Eagle Aaron Neary was also with the Rams for the game in Atlanta, Ga., but was inactive after serving as a practice squad player in the 2018 season for the Rams. Schulz made a touchdown-saving tackle on the game’s opening kickoff in the Super Bowl in 1994 after playing most of the 1993 season with a calf injury suffered in the preseason. • Former Eagle wide receiver and current Los Angeles Ram Cooper Kupp was named on Dec. 30, 2019, as the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision Player of the Decade by STATS, which selected a prestigious team of 31 players on its 2010’s All-Decade squad. Kupp established 15 FCS, 11 Big Sky and 26 EWU records during an illustrious 52game career (2013-16) in which his 428 receptions, 6,464 receiving yards, 73 touchdown catches and 124.3 receiving yards per game set all-time marks in the subdivision. He was a four-time first-team AllAmerican and won two top FCS awards presented by STATS, the 2013 Jerry Rice Award (freshman) and the 2015 Walter Payton Award (offensive).

• Ten Eagles have been selected to participate in the NFL Scouting Combine in the past 19 years (2003-2021), with 17 selected to play in eight

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different college all-star games. Most recently, cornerback Josh Lewis and nose tackle Jay-Tee Tiuli were selected to play in the 2019 NFL Player’s Association Collegiate Bowl. In 2016, wide receivers Cooper Kupp and Kendrick Bourne were invited to the NFL Combine, and Kupp played in the Senior Bowl. • The Eagles have won 170 first-team FCS All-America honors in the past 23 seasons (1997-2020-21), with a total of 176 in school history. Most recently, quarterback Eric Barriere was honored by on six different teams, including the American Football Coaches Association, FCS Athlete Director’s Association and Associated Press. The FCS ADA picked him as its Offensive Player of the Year, and he would finish six pionts shy in winning the Walter Payton Award. In addition, offensive tackle Tristen Taylor earned first team All-America honors from both the AFCA and Phil Steele Publications in 2020-21. • Eastern players have been selected as the Big Sky Conference Offensive MVP in 13 of the last 20 seasons (through 2020-21). Most recently, quarterback Eric Barriere won the honor in the 2020-21 campaign. In 2016, Gage Gubrud and Cooper Kupp became the first teammates to earn co-MVP honors. In 2015, Kupp became only the second wide receiver in 42 years to win the honor. Nine of EWU’s MVP awards have been quarterbacks, including Gubrud, Vernon Adams (2014 & 2013), Bo Levi Mitchell (2011), Matt Nichols (2009 and 2007), Erik Meyer (2005 and 2004) Josh Blankenship (2002) and Harry Leons (1997), as well as running backs Jesse Chatman (2001) and Taiwan Jones (2010). Jay-Tee Tiuli was the Defensive MVP in 2018, becoming the sixth Eagle to earn that honor (Jason Marsh 1993, Chris Scott 1997, Joey Cwik 2005, Greg Peach 2008, J.C. Sherritt 2010). • Wide receiver Cooper Kupp capped his sensational career as a four-time consensus All-American by repeating as FCS Offensive Player of the Year by the FCS Athletic Director’s Association. He also finished second in the voting for the Walter Payton Award, presented in 2016 by STATS. Teammate Gage Gubrud was third in the voting for the award Kupp won as a junior. Kupp finished his career as the all-time collegiate in receiving yards with 6,284, and his 418 receptions and 71 touchdown catches were both all-time NCAA Division I records (FCS and FBS). In all, he set 15 FCS, 11 Big Sky and 29 EWU records in his 52-game career (all as a starter with at least two catches in each). He broke his own Big Sky record with 117 catches as a senior, good for 1,700 yards and 17 scores. As a junior, he was selected as the FCS Offensive Player of the Year by both STATS and the FCS Athletic Director’s Association, and he was also presented the 2015 Walter Payton Award. He caught 114 passes in 2015, and announced on Nov. 30, 2016, his intention to return for his senior year rather than pursue professional opportunities a year early. He was selected as the recipient of the Jerry Rice Award given to the top freshman in FCS, and also in 2013 won the College Performance Awards Wide Receiver Award. Kupp led Eastern to 41 victories overall and 28 in the Big Sky Conference, with three league championships and playoff berths in his freshman, sophomore and senior seasons. • In his first season as a starter in his sophomore season in 2016, Gage Gubrud had a FCS record 5,160 passing yards on his way to winning FCS Player of the Year by the Touchdown Club of Columbus (Ohio). A first team All-American, he also finished third in the voting for the Walter Payton Award, presented in 2016 by STATS.Teammate Cooper Kupp was second in the voting after winning the award as a junior. Gubrud was 11-2 in 13 games as a starter and led FCS in total offense with a league and school record average of 411.9 yards per game. His senior season was cut short because of an injury, but he finished with 21 school records, eight Big Sky Conference marks and three in FCS, with most coming in 2016. With 11,026 yards of total offense in his career, Gubrud averaged 344.6 yards of total offense per game to rank third all-time in FCS and break the Big Sky record of 328.9 set by Dave Dickenson of Montana. One of his school records was 551 yards of total offense in EWU’s season-opening 45-42 win at Washington State in his starting debut, and he later broke it with 560 yards versus Montana in 2017 when he finished with a school-record 549 passing yards.

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• Wide receiver/kickoff returner Shaq Hill became the first player in school history to play for Eastern in four Big Sky Championship seasons (2012, 2013, 2014, 2016). He helped Eastern have a collective 30-2 league mark and 46-11 record in those four years, while earning All-Big Sky accolades in each season. He played an EWU record 11 postseason games and became just the second Eastern player in school history to letter in four playoff years (the other was kicker Kevin Miller in 2009-10 and 2012-13). Hill finished his career with 178 receptions for 2,818 yards and 32 touchdowns, and had school records for career kickoff returns (94) and yards (2,280). His 5,234 all-purpose yards were the third-most in EWU history. • Offensive tackle Jake Rodgers, a consensus FCS All-American in 2014, was drafted in the seventh round of the 2015 NFL Draft by the Atlanta Falcons (he now plays for the Denver Broncos). The 2010 graduate of Shadle Park High School in Spokane, Wash., was the 225th pick overall. • Sixth-year senior Ronnie Hamlin broke the Big Sky Conference career tackles record after finishing his career with 50 starts in 53 career games (both school records at the time). The three-time All-American equaled a career high with 16 tackles against Illinois State in his final game as a collegian, and finished the season with 110 tackles on the season and 473 in his career. He finished with 20 performances in his career with at least 10 tackles. Most importantly, he helped lead the Eagles to a 39-14 record overall and 28-5 Big Sky Conference mark with a trio of league titles, three playoff berths and three appearances in the quarterfinals of the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision Playoffs. • Two-time All-America quarterback Vernon Adams Jr. was runner-up in both 2013 and 2014 for the Payton Award given to the top player in FCS, and was 28-6 as a starter at EWU. His 2014 season was shortened by four games because of a broken foot, but he still passed for 3,483 yards (348.3 per game) and 35 touchdowns. As a sophomore, he finished second in the nation in total offense (373.3 per game), with school and Big Sky record totals of 5,559 yards of offense (second in FCS history), 4,994 passing yards (third) and 55 touchdown passes (third). His passing efficiency rating of 183.13 led the nation, ranked fourth all-time in FCS and broke EWU and Big Sky records. He was selected as the College Football Performance Awards National Performer of the Year in 2013. He established Big Sky Conference and EWU records with 110 touchdown passes to rank 10th all-time in FCS history. He played his senior year at Oregon and is now in the CFL. • After a sensational season that saw him break a NCAA Football Championship Subdivision record, wide receiver Brandon Kaufman earned the 2012 FCS Wide Receiver Award from College Football Performance Awards (CFPA). Kaufman finished the 2012 campaign with a FCS record 1,850 receiving yards, closing the year with 93 total catches and 16 receiving touchdowns in 14 games. Besides earning first team All-Big Sky Conference honors, Kaufman was selected to four AllAmerica teams, including first team honors from College Sports Madness and Beyond Sports College Network. Kaufman left Eastern a year early, and signed a free agent contract with the Buffalo Bills in spring 2013. Interestingly, Kaufman and former Eagle soccer player Lauren Jacobsen were married by former Eastern head coach Beau Baldwin in Colorado in 2015.

• Helping teams win titles at the high school, collegiate and professional levels, quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell won the 2011 Walter Payton Award presented by The Sports Network to the top player in the NCAA Championship Subdivision. In 2011, Mitchell led the FCS in four categories, including passing yards (4,009) and touchdown passes (33) on his way to breaking four school records. He broke EWU’s record for single season passing yards with 4,009, which at the time ranked 17th in FCS history and fifth in Big Sky Conference history. He led EWU to a 19-7 record in two years,

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including the 2010 NCAA Division I title with a 20-19 victory over Delaware. He was named the Most Outstanding Player of the championship game, throwing three touchdown passes as the Eagles rallied from a 19-0 deficit to score three TDs in the final 16:48. He now plays for Calgary in the Canadian Football League, and he led the Stampeders to the 2018 Grey Cup title. He was the CFL’s Most Outstanding Player in 2018 after throwing a league-best 35 touchdowns passes. He was also the league’s Most Outstanding Player in 2016, and two years prior he was game MVP in leading Calgary to the 2014 Grey Cup championship. He also led Katy, Texas, High School to an undefeated season and a state championship in 2007. His brother, Cory Mitchell, played wide receiver for the Eagles, and caught passes from Bo Levi in the 2011 season. Cory also signed with Calgary after finishing his EWU eligibility in 2014, but did not make the team. • Linebacker J.C. Sherritt won the 2010 Buck Buchanan Award presented by The Sports Network to the top defensive player in the NCAA Championship Subdivision. He was also selected to six different AllAmerica teams as a first team selection, and was the College Sporting News Defensive Player of the Year and the Big Sky Defensive MVP. He broke his own league and school records by finishing his senior season with 176 tackles, which ranked sixth in FCS history. He closed his career with a school-record 432 tackles to rank second in Big Sky history and 10th all-time in FCS. As a junior, he finished second in the voting for the 2009 Buchanan Award. On his way to earning firstteam All-America honors on five different teams, he had a school and Big Sky Conference record 170 tackles, and led FCS with an average of 14.2 tackles per game. He played eight seasons for the Edmonton Eskimos in the CFL, where he was the league’s Defensive Player of the Year after finishing with a CFL record 130 tackles in 2012. A year after his former Eagle teammate Bo Levi Mitchell won the Grey Cup, Sherritt helped Edmonton win the CFL title in 2015, and announced his retirement on Jan. 16, 2019. • Eagle All-America offensive tackle Michael Roos became the highest draft choice in school history when Tennessee selected him in the second round of the 2005 NFL draft. He was the 41st selection overall, the third offensive tackle selected and the first NCAA Championship Subdivision player taken. In addition, he was the first Big Sky Conference player selected and the highest since 1989. In 2008, in just his fourth NFL season, he earned prestigious All-Pro honors and was also honored in 2010 and 2011 during his 10-year career in the NFL. He started 226 consecutive football games he played in dating back to his sophomore season at EWU in 2002 until suffering a knee injury in 2014, which subsequently led him to retire on Feb. 26, 2015. He started 190 of a possible 190 games in that span until an appendicitis attack and subsequent surgery ended the streak in October 2012. He retired on Feb. 26, 2015. He was inducted into the Eastern Athletics Hall of Fame on Oct. 1, 2016, and he and his wife, Katherine, received the Hall of Fame Service and Contribution Award. • Running back Taiwan Jones finished fourth in the voting for the 2010 Walter Payton Award presented by The Sports Network to the top player in FCS. He was also selected to five different All-America teams as a first team selection, and was also the Phil Steele Publications FCS Offensive Player of the Year, the College Football Performance Awards Running Back of the Year and the Big Sky Offensive MVP. Despite missing three games and parts of two others because of injuries, he

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rushed for 1,742 yards and scored 17 total touchdowns to rank second in FCS in rushing (145.2 per game) and second in all-purpose yards (201.8 per game). Following his junior season, he declared himself eligible for the 2011 NFL draft and was selected in the fourth round by the Oakland Raiders. He was the first player taken from the Big Sky Conference and is Eastern’s second-highest draft choice in school history. The 2016 season was his sixth with the Raiders, playing as a running back, cornerback, kick returner and on other special teams units. He played in 2017 and 2018 for the Buffalo Bills before playing for the Houston Texans in 2019. He returned to Buffalo in 2020 season and helped the Bills to the AFC Championship Game. • Defensive end Greg Peach won the 2008 Buck Buchanan Award presented by The Sports Network to the top defensive player in FCS. He earned first-team All-America honors on five different teams and was the College Sporting News FCS Defensive Player of the Year and the Big Sky Conference Defensive MVP. The two-time All-American led FCS with averages of 1.64 sacks and 2.1 tackles for loss per game, while setting school records with totals of 18 sacks in 2008 and 35 1/2 in his career. He went on to play seven seasons in the CFL with the Edmonton Eskimos, Hamilton Tiger-Cats and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, and announced his retirement on May 28, 2016. • Quarterback Erik Meyer won the 2005 Walter Payton Award presented by The Sports Network to the top player in the NCAA Championship Subdivision. He and wide receiver Eric Kimble were Eastern’s first-ever back-to-back All-America selections at their positions. Meyer led San Jose to the Arena Football League title in 2014 after several successful seasons with the Spokane Shock, where he was the AFL MVP in 2013. He served as a student assistant coach for the Eagles in 2012. • Quarterback Matt Nichols finished fourth in the voting for the 2009 Walter Payton Award presented by The Sports Network, capping a record-breaking career. He broke school and Big Sky records for passing yards with 12,616 and total offense with 13,308. At the time, both marks ranked sixth all-time in FCS history. He eventually signed a free agent contract with the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League, and went on to play with the Edmonton Eskimos where he was reunited with former Eastern teammate J.C. Sherritt. Nichols then played for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, and he played in nine of the team’s first 10 games in 2019 before he was injured as Winnipeg beat Hamilton 33-12 for the Grey Cup title. He joined the Toronto Argonauts for the 2020 season, but that season was canceled and he joined the Ottawa Redblacks in 2021. • Former Eagles T.J. Lee III and Ryan Phillips both became starting defensive halfbacks on the same B.C. Lions teams in 2015 and 2016. Lee, a two-time All-American and three-time first-team All-Big Sky selection as an Eagle from 2010-13, had his fifth season in the CFL in 2018, and had his 2016 campaign shortened with an Achilles injury. Phillips, who played for Eastern in 2003 and 2004, concluded his 12th season with the Lions in 2016 before joining the Montreal Alouettes in the 2017 off-season and subsequently retired. He won five West Division All-Star honors and once had an iron-man streak of 181 consecutive games played. Lee is still with the Lions, where one of his current teammates is former Eagle Victor Gamboa. One of his Lee’s former B.C. teammates was former Eagle Tevin McDonald, who also previously played in the NFL for the Oakland Raiders. • Matt Johnson was drafted in the fourth round of the 2012 National Football League Draft by the Dallas Cowboys, but injuries kept him from playing in in the regular season in his three seasons with the club (2012-14). The 2010 FCS All-American started every game he played as an Eagle (45) and was twice selected as a first team All-Big Sky selection. He finished his career just one interception away from the school record of 18. He was also only nine interception return yards from the record of 219 held by Kurt Schulz and his six career forced fumbles tied for the school record.

J.C. Sherritt added a professional championship to his high school and collegiate titles when the Edmonton Eskimos won the 2015 Canadian Football League Grey Cup. After winning a high school state championship (Pullman, Wash.), Sherritt won the 2010 Buck Buchanan Award given to the top defensive player in the NCAA Championship Subdivision in the same year Eastern Washington won the NCAA Division I title. He helped Edmonton finish 14-4 in the 2015 season, playing in all 18 games for the Eskimos and then leading the team to three playoff victories.

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Eagle Tradition . . . • Eastern has made 96 National or Regional Television appearances in the last nine years alone (2012-through 2020-21), including broadcasts on ESPN (1), ESPN2 (2), ESPNU (4), ESPN3/ESPN+ (12), Root Sports (25), the Pac 12 Networks (7), Comcast Sports NW (2), Fox Sports Networks (1), Eleven Sports (3) and SWX (39). Eastern made 18 appearances the previous two years (2010 & 2011) on ESPN2 (2), Altitude (2), Max Media (2), Root (1), Comcast (1), Fox College Sports (1), Midco (1), KPAX (1), KSBY (1) and SWX (6). In 2018, Eastern had 13 of its 15 games nationally or regionally televised, in 2019 that figure was 10 of 12 and in 2020-21 all but one of EWU’s seven games were on during a season postponed and shortened because of the Covid-19 pandemic. • Eastern set a new school record with an average of 10,123 fans in five home games in 2017, and had a 8,367 average in five home games in 2019. Since EWU won the NCAA Division I championship in 2010, EWU has had the top 10 attendance averages in school history in those 10 years (2010-19). No attendance was kept in the 2020-21 season because of the Covid-19 pandemic and limited seating. • With a Roos Field crowd of 8,629 versus Portland State to conclude the 2019 regular season home schedule, Eastern now has 46 all-time sellouts in stadium history (8,600 or more). Included in that stretch was 30-consecutive regular season sellout crowds at “The Inferno,” which enters its 54th season of existence in the 2021 season. • In the decade from 2010-2019, the Eagles had the third-most wins with 97 among all 124 schools in the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision. Eastern also had the fifth-best percentage, winning 97 of 132 games for 73.5 percent. • Eastern has 11 playoff berths in a 17-year span (2004-2020/21), ranking the Eagles as one of only five schools in FCS to accomplish that feat. New Hampshire (2004-05-06-07-08-09-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17) made the playoffs for the 14th-straight time in 2017, but has not qualified for the last three tournaments. James Madison (2004-06-07-08-11-14-15-16-17-18-19-20/21) has 12 appearances since 2004, while Eastern, North Dakota State (2010-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18-19-20/21) and Montana (2004-05-06-07-08-09-11-13-14-1519) have 11 in that stretch. • The Eagles have now had 25 offensive linemen earn All-America accolades in 37 years in FCS (1984-2020/21), including 16 first team All-Americans. They have combined for 79 honors (41 first team, 19 second team, 7 third team and 12 honorable mention). Tristen Taylor was honored on two squads in the 2020-21 season as a first team selection. • A total of 62 Eastern offensive linemen have earned All-Big Sky accolades in 34 seasons in the league (1987-20/21), including 28 who have earned first team honors. They have combined for 105 honors (35 first team, 25 second team, 3 third team, 42 honorable mention). Tackle Tristen Taylor earned first team

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honors in 2020/21, and in 2019 both Spencer Blackburn and tackle Chris Schlichting were on the squad. Blackburn was also a first team All-America selection in 2019. Before them, tackle Clay DeBord and guard Aaron Neary both earned All-America and first team All-Big Sky honors, and tackle Jake Rodgers and Neary were equally honored in 2014. That trio also played in postseason All-Star games and went on to play in the NFL. Since 1994, eight different Eagle offensive linemen have played in 10 different all-star games. • Since becoming a member of FCS in 1984, Eastern has had 95 players earn a total of 350 All-America honors (through 2020-21). In 2020-21, quarterback Eric Barriere, offensive tackle Tristen Taylor and wide receiver Talolo Limu-Jones combined for 11 honors. Center Spencer Blackburn won four honors in 2019 and Barriere was honored on one. In 2018, kicker Roldan Alcobendas, Blackburn and nose tackle Jay-Tee Tiuli were honored, combining for 12 honors. In 2016, Cooper Kupp, Gage Gubrud, Samson Ebukam, Shaq Hill and Kendrick Bourne combined for 21 total honors. • A total of 114 first-team All-Big Sky Conference honors have been won by Eastern players since 1997 (through 2020-21). Since joining the Big Sky in 1987, Eastern has won a total of 512 All-Big Sky accolades (first, second, third, honorable mention through the 2020-21 season). • The Eagles have won 140 Big Sky Player of the Week honors in the past 24 seasons (1997-2020/21). Winners in 2020-21 were Eric Barriere (three times on offense) and Anthany Smith (once on defense). Winners in 2019 were Eric Barriere (twice on offense) and Seth Harrison (once on special teams). • In 14 of the last 26 seasons (1995-2020/21), Eastern has had a 1,000-yard rusher, including 10 different players. The latest were Antoine Custer Jr. with 1,228 in 2019 and Sam McPherson with 1,510 in 2018. They were the first since Quincy Forte in the 2013 season when he finished with 1,208. Taiwan Jones had 1,213 yards in 2009 and went over the 1,000-yard mark again in 2010 with 1,742 yards.

Eagle Consistency . . . • Having won all three of its regular season home games in 2020/21, five in 2019, all eight in 2018 and its last home game in 2017, Eastern enters the 2021 season with a school-record 17-straight wins at Roos Field. Eastern is now 60-10 (85.7 percent) overall at “The Inferno” since 2010 (through 2020/21 regular season). The stadium has been known as Roos Field since 2010 when a new red synthetic Sprinturf surface made its debut. Eastern’s last home loss came on Nov. 4, 2017, versus Weber State. • In the past 13 seasons (2008 through 2020/21), the Eagles are 67-1 when they’ve won the turnover battle, 24-9 when they’ve been tied and 25-35 when they’ve lost (total of 116-45). The last time EWU lost when it won the turnover battle came in the 2009 FCS Playoffs at Stephen F. Austin when EWU had two miscues and forced four in the 44-33 loss. Thus, EWU is 58-0 since 2010 when they’ve won the turnover battle, 21-9 when they’ve been tied and 23-28 when they’ve lost. That’s a collective record of 102-37 (73 percent), with 28 of those 36 losses (76 percent) coming in games EWU has lost the turnover battle and 57 percent of EWU’s wins coming when they’ve won the turnover battle (77 percent when including ties).

• From 1999-2020/21, 20 out of 22 seasons have concluded with a victory in the team’s final game of the regular season, and EWU has won 39 of its last 46 regular season games in November (through 2019 with a nine-game winning streak). In November/December/January since 2004 (through 2019), the Eagles are 55-16 – 39-7 in the regular season and 16-9 in the playoffs. Since 2010, EWU is 40-9 overall in November/ December/January (through 2019), with a 26-4 mark in the regular season and 14-5 in the playoffs.

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• Through 2020/21, the Eagles are 64-12 in their last 76 Big Sky games since a 0-2 start in 2011. Eastern has won 54 of its last 64 league games (including two at the end of the 2012 season), with the lone losses coming against Montana and Sacramento State in 2019; Weber State in 2018; Weber State and Southern Utah in 2017; Montana and Portland State in 2015 and Northern Arizona in both 2015 and 2014. An Oct. 25, 2014, loss at Northern Arizona snapped EWU’s 14-game conference winning streak and a home loss against the Lumberjacks on Nov. 7, 2015, ended a streak of eight Big Sky wins in a row. Including non-conference victories (two versus MSU and one each against Cal Poly and Northern Arizona) and two playoff wins (Montana and UC Davis), the Eagles have won 60 of their last 70 versus conference foes, and are 70-13 since the 0-2 start in 2011. • With two games in the 2020-21 regular season requiring late-game rallies, Eastern has now won 26 games since 2010 when trailing or tied in the fourth quarter (through 2020/21). • Eastern has had 27 50-point games in the last nine seasons (through 2020/21), with one in 2020/21, four in 2019, six in 2018, six in 2014, three in 2017, two each in 2016, 2013 and 2012 and one in 2015. Eastern is now 63-3 in the 66 games they have scored at least 50 in school history. The lone losses were to Washington (59-52 in 2014), Idaho State (5552 in 2003 in double overtime) and Weber State (63-59 in 1991, which at the time was the highestscoring game in FCS/I-AA history). • Eastern has returned 20 kickoffs for touchdowns in the past 24 seasons and 20 punts for scores in the same time span (1996 through 2020/21). Until allowing one in the 2010 FCS Playoffs against North Dakota State, the Eagles had not allowed a kickoff return for a touchdown since the 1999 season – a total of exactly 599 touchdown-less returns.

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EWU Football Academic Honors . . . • Spencer Blackburn, a sixth-year senior center for the Eastern Washington University football team, was selected to the 2019 National Football Foundation (NFF) National Scholar-Athlete Class and was one of 12 finalists nationally for the 2019 William V. Campbell Trophy® Presented by Mazda. As members of the 2019 NFF National ScholarAthlete Class, Blackburn and the other 11 finalists traveled to New York City for the 62nd NFF annual Awards Dinner on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2019, where their accomplishments were highlighted in front of one of the most powerful audiences in all of sports. Blackburn is a 2014 graduate of Meridian High School in Bellingham, Wash., and ended his career with a streak of 49 consecutive starts (51 total games played) since taking over the center position in the fourth game of the 2016 season. He was a first-team All-Big Sky selection in 2019 after earning second-team honors in each of the previous three seasons. He earned NCAA Football Championship Subdivision All-America honors in both 2019 and 2018.. • Eastern football players have earned 13 CoSIDA Academic All-America honors since 1989, including six first-team selections. Most recently, Cooper Kupp was honored on the first team as a senior in 2016 and junior in 2015, and as a second team choice in 2014 when he was one of just two sophomores on the 50-player list (freshmen are not eligible). Kupp is the first three-time Academic All-American in school history. Nine different Eagles have been honored. • Eastern players have been honored 69 times since 1989 on the CoSIDA Academic All-District VIII team (through 2020-21 season). Spencer Blackburn and Dehonta Hayes were honored in 2019, and Blackburn and Sam McPherson were awarded the honor in 2018. • A total of 24 awards have been won by Eagles on the FCS Athletic Directors Association Academic All-Star team since the award began in 1998. Jack Sendelbach was the latest recipient in 2020-21, and Spencer Blackburn and Dehonta Hayes were honored in 2019. Eastern head coach Aaron Best was an early recipient in 1999. Tight end Jake Withnell was honored in 2015 when he was a finalist for that organization’s post-graduate scholarship award.

EWU FOOTBALL ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA HONORS CoSIDA Academic All-America All-Time Team: 1997 - Kurt Schulz, Defensive Back (played 1988-91) CoSIDA Academic All-America First Team: 2016 - Cooper Kupp, Wide Receiver; 2015 - Cooper Kupp, Wide Receiver; 2009 - Jacob Kragt, Defensive End; 2003 - Kyler Randall, Wide Receiver; 2002 - Kyler Randall, Wide Receiver; 1997 - Steve Mattson, Defensive End; 1997 - Jeff Ogden, Wide Receiver

CoSIDA Academic All-America Second Team: 2014 - Cooper Kupp, Wide Receiver; 2012 - Jeff Minnerly, Safety; 2000 - Lance Ballew, Tight End; 1998 - Mike MacKenzie, Running Back; 1996 Steve Mattson, Defensive End; 1991 - Kurt Schulz, Defensive Back

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Big Sky AllAcademic Selections (2001-2019) Eastern Washington . 423 Montana . . . . . . . . . . . 300 Weber State . . . . . . . . 270 Montana State . . . . . . 244 Idaho State . . . . . . . . 235 Portland State . . . . . . 195 Northern Arizona . . . . 186 Northern Colorado . . . 147*

• A total of 543 Eagles have been selected to the Big Sky All-Academic team in the past 25 years (1996-2020/21) – an average of more than 21 per year. Since 2001, when the league went to an eight-team alignment, Eastern has had a league-most 477 selections through 2020-21. Eastern has won a total of 676 Big Sky All-Academic honors since joining the league in 1987, including a programbest 34 in the 2016 season (during the 2020-21 season impacted by Covid-19, the requirements were lessened and 54 Eagles were honored). • Jeff Minnerly was awarded the “Elite 88” Award by the National Collegiate Athletic Association. He received the award for having the highest cumulative grade point average among the participants in the 2010 NCAA Division I Football Championship Game at Pizza Hut Park in Frisco, Texas. Eastern won that game 20-19, as Minnerly finished with two passes broken up and two tackles. Minnerly was a 4.0 student at Ferris HS in Spokane, Wash., where he excelled in football and basketball. • Seventeen Eastern football players have been honored as EWU’s recipient of the Big Sky Conference Scholar-Athlete of the Year Award, including Roldan Alcobendas in 2018-19, Cooper Kupp in 2016-17, Ashton Miller in 2013-14, Jeff Minnerly in 2012-13 and Matt Martin in 2010-11.

Sacramento State . . . 146 Southern Utah . . . . . 133# UC Davis . . . . . . . . . . 75# Cal Poly . . . . . . . . . . . 39# *Since 2006-2007. #Since 2012-13 Note: During the 2020-21 season impacted by Covid-19, the requirements were lessened and 54 Eagles were honored.

• EAGLE PRIDE . . . • EAGLE TRADITION . . . • EAGLE CONSISTENCY

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2020-21 SEASON RECAP: Eastern Finishes a Hard-Earned 5-2 Eagles take the opportunity to celebrate a 14th berth in the FCS Playoffs after a season of obstacles and challenges

he 2020-21 season was certainly a journey for the Eastern Washington University football team, and the next trek is right around the corner.

A little rest and relaxation – and a chance to celebrate what they accomplished – were top on the list for the Eagles after they concluded their 2020-21 season with a 5-2 record overall and a 14th appearance in the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision Playoffs. The Eagles led 14-0 and 20-7 at North Dakota State, the eighttime NCAA Division I Champions, but fell 42-20 on April 24 in the first round of the playoffs. Eastern had earned an at-large berth after finishing 5-1 and as the runner-up in the Big Sky Conference during a season delayed and impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic. “We’ll take a deep breath and look back on all the things we conquered along this journey,” Eastern head coach Aaron Best said just minutes after his team’s season concluded at the Fargodome in Fargo, N.D. Addressing his players in the locker room once the season concluded was more difficult than normal, Best said. “It’s never easy and is one of the most difficult things to do,” he explained. “But it’s even tougher this time around because of all the obstacles and challenges Covid presented us. The pushback to the spring season ended with us in the playoffs, and you don’t know when it’s going to end. But you know it could end at any moment, so it makes it kind of doubly tough. It’s even tougher when you love your

2020-21 Big Sky Conference Results Final League Records: Weber State 5-0, Eastern 5-1, UC Davis 3-2, Northern Arizona 3-2, Idaho 2-4, Idaho State 2-4, Southern Utah 1-5, Cal Poly 0-3. 2020-21 FCS Playoffs First Round/April 24: at Brookings, South Dakota - #1 South Dakota St. 31, Holy Cross 3; at Ogden, Utah - Southern Ill. 34, Weber St. 31; at Newark, Delaware - Delaware 19, Sacred Heart 10; at Jacksonville, Alabama - #4 Jacksonville St. 49, Davidson 14; at Harrisonburg, Virginia - #3 James Madison 31, VMI 24; at Grand Forks, North Dakota - North Dakota 44, Missouri St. 10; at Fargo, North Dakota - North Dakota St. 42, Eastern Wash. 20; at Huntsville, Texas - #2 Sam Houston 21, Monmouth 15. Quarterfinals - Sunday, May 2: at South Dakota State 31, Southern Illinois 26; Delaware 20, at Jacksonville State 14; at James Madison 34, North Dakota 21; at Sam Houston State 24, North Dakota State 20. Semifinals - Saturday, May 8: at South Dakota State 33, Delaware 3; at Sam Houston State 38, James Madison 35. Championship - Sunday, May 16: at Toyota Stadium, Frisco, Texas Sam Houston State 23, South Dakota State 21.

kids you coach – day-in and day-out they’ve put a lot on the line.” The Eagles put together a five-game winning streak amidst an environment that included lots of cancellations and postponements in FCS Football and within the Big Sky, but those didn’t impact the Quarterback ERIC BARRIERE 2nd in Voting for Walter Payton Award & FCS ADA Offensive Player of the YEar 1st Team All-American (six different teams) Big Sky Conference Off. Player of the Year & Unanimous 1st Team Off. Tackle TRISTEN TAYLOR 1st Team All-American (AFCA & Phil Steele Publications) 1st Team All-Big Sky Conference Wide Receiver TALOLO LIMU-JONES 2nd Team All-American (AFCA, Stats Perform & Phil Steele Publ.) Unanimous 1st Team All-Big Sky Conference

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season schedule for EWU’s program. Eastern closed the regular season ninth in the STATS Perform NCAA Football Championship Subdivision top 25 poll, and EWU was also ranked ninth by the coaches. While the Eagles were making their 14th appearance overall in the FCS Playoffs, Best made his 11th as an EWU player or coach. The Eagles were led by Walter Payton Award runner-up and Big Sky Conference Offensive MVP Eric Barriere, who finished with 2,583 yards of total offense and 19 passing touchdowns in seven games. He helped EWU rank third in FCS in total offense (524.9 per game) after leading during the regular season. Eastern was also seventh in scoring (37.7) and fourth in passing (367.3). Eastern’s passing average was the third-best in school history and total offense was fifth, just behind the 2019 average of 524.8 which led FCS. Barriere was honored as a first team All-American by the American Football Coaches Association, FCS Athletic Director’s Association, Associated Press, Stats Perform and Phil Steele Publications. The senior from Inglewood, Calif., was also named the FCS Offensive Player of the Year by the FCS ADA, and came six points away from winning the prestigious Walter Payton Award presented each year by Stats Perform to the top offensivie player in FCS. Barriere finished fifth in the voting for the Payton Award as a junior in the 2019 season, and he made his case for the award in the 2020-21 campaign by passing for at least 300 yards in five of six regular games and having at least 400 yards of total offense in three of them. In the other game, he had 284 passing/324 total offense in barely over two quarters of action in a 62-10 romp. Barriere ranked in the top 10 in the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision in total offense (fifth, 369.0 per game), passing offense (fifth, 348.4), passing touchdowns (third, 19) and points responsible for (ninth, 17.4 per game). He completed 61.8 percent of his passes for 2,439 yards, 19 touchdowns and 2,583 total yards of offense. Also earning first team All-Big Sky honors were offensive tackle Tristen Taylor, wide receiver Talolo Limu-Jones, running back Tamarick Pierce, defensive end Mitchell Johnson and safety Anthany Smith. Taylor earned first team All-America honors from the American Football Coaches Association and Phil Steele Publications, and Limu-Jones earned second team All-America accolades from the AFCA, Stats Perform and Phil Steele Publications. Consistency has been a cornerstone of EWU Football, and the Eagles have extended to 17 seasons a current run of winning the league title and/ or advancing to the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision Playoffs at least every other year. Eastern has achieved that feat ever since its last back-to-back-empty seasons in 2002 and 2003. “These guys have earned the right to hug each other and be proud of each other for the run that they’ve had,” added Best, who is now 31-14 overall in four seasons at the helm, including a 24-6 mark in Big Sky games. “They won five games in a row and then had the ability to get into the playoffs.”

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2020-21 Record: 5-2 (3-0 Home/2-2 Away, 0-0 Neutral) Big Sky Record: 5-1/2nd (3-0 Home, 2-1 Away) Date Opponent 2/27/21 at Idaho* 3/6/21 Northern Arizona* 3/13/21 at Idaho State* 3/27/21 Cal Poly* 4/3/21 at UC Davis* 4/10/21 Idaho* 4/24/21 at North Dakota St.#

Result L, 21-28 W, 45-13 W, 46-42 W, 62-10 W, 32-22 W, 38-31 L, 20-42

*Big Sky Conference Game. #FCS Playoffs. TEAM STATISTICS SCORING Points Per Game Points Off Turnovers FIRST DOWNS Rushing Passing Penalty RUSHING YARDAGE Yards gained rushing Yards lost rushing Rushing Attempts Average Per Rush Average Per Game TDs Rushing PASSING YARDAGE Comp-Att-Int Average Per Pass Average Per Catch Average Per Game TDs Passing TOTAL OFFENSE Total Plays Average Per Play Average Per Game KICK RETURNS: #-Yards PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards INT RETURNS: #-Yards KICK RETURN AVERAGE PUNT RETURN AVERAGE INT RETURN AVERAGE FUMBLES-LOST PENALTIES-Yards Average Per Game PUNTS-Yards Average Per Punt Net punt average KICKOFFS-Yards Average Per Kick Net kick average TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 3RD-DOWN Conversions 3rd-Down Pct 4TH-DOWN Conversions 4th-Down Pct SACKS BY-Yards MISC YARDS TOUCHDOWNS SCORED FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS ON-SIDE KICKS RED-ZONE SCORES RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS PAT-ATTEMPTS

EWU OPP 264 188 37.7 26.9 27 10 183 149 62 74 109 58 12 17 1103 1370 1270 1510 167 140 259 302 4.3 4.5 157.6 195.7 12 15 2571 1311 189-305-7 101-185-6 8.4 7.1 13.6 13.0 367.3 187.3 21 10 3674 2681 564 487 6.5 5.5 524.9 383.0 17-317 39-755 10-42 8-52 6-173 7-80 18.6 19.4 4.2 6.5 28.8 11.4 9-3 5-1 43-474 25-240 67.7 34.3 21-784 32-1327 37.3 41.5 34.9 40.2 49-2674 36-2142 54.6 59.5 37.1 41.0 30:19 29:41 49/105 40/96 47% 42% 14/20 4/16 70% 25% 13-62 11-92 0 0 35 25 7-10 4-6 0-0 0-0 (27-31) 87% (23-28) 82% (23-31) 74% (20-28) 71% (31-33) 94% (24-24) 100%

SCORING BY QUARTER 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total/Avg. Eastern Washington 79 74 44 67 -- 264/37.7 Opponents 45 41 64 38 -- 188/26.9

RUSHING G Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Av/G Pierce, Tamarick 7 86 474 12 462 5.4 5 44 66.0 Merritt, Dennis 7 71 320 18 302 4.3 4 24 43.1 Barriere, Eric 7 51 242 98 144 2.8 1 18 20.6 Lewis, Isaiah 3 6 53 0 53 8.8 0 20 17.7 Smith, Micah 7 11 52 0 52 4.7 1 16 7.4 Jackson, Justice 4 11 42 0 42 3.8 0 10 10.5 Roberson, Freddie 7 2 42 1 41 20.5 1 42 5.9 Talkington, Gunner 7 2 16 0 16 8.0 0 14 2.3 Perreiah, Silas 3 4 14 1 13 3.2 0 9 4.3 Patu, Jamyn 6 3 12 0 12 4.0 0 6 2.0 Boston, Andrew 6 1 3 0 3 3.0 0 3 0.5 TEAM 6 11 0 37 -37 -3.4 0 0 -6.2 Total 7 259 1270 167 1103 4.3 12 44 157.6 Opponents 7 302 1510 140 1370 4.5 15 44 195.7 PASSING G Effic Att‑Cmp‑Int Pct Yds TD Lng Av/G Barriere, Eric 7 147.49 183-296-7 61.8 2439 19 78 348.4 Talkington, Gunner 7 263.20 6-9-0 66.7 132 2 71 18.9 Total 7 150.91 189-305-7 62.0 2571 21 78 367.3 Opponents 7 125.47 101-185-6 54.6 1311 10 45 187.3 RECEIVING G No. Yds Avg TD Long Av/G Limu-Jones, Talolo 7 48 759 15.8 4 78 108.4 Roberson, Freddie 7 33 470 14.2 3 48 67.1 Boston, Andrew 6 26 391 15.0 3 48 65.2 Chism III, Efton 7 23 267 11.6 1 26 38.1 Stell, Anthony 7 17 282 16.6 3 54 40.3 James, Jakobie 6 10 125 12.5 0 22 20.8 Merritt, Dennis 7 10 123 12.3 3 27 17.6 Pierce, Tamarick 7 8 35 4.4 0 17 5.0 Gobel, Blake 7 4 26 6.5 2 8 3.7 Taras, Michael 4 2 40 20.0 1 22 10.0 Smith, Micah 7 2 17 8.5 0 9 2.4 Ingram, Dylan 5 2 15 7.5 1 12 3.0 Jackson, Justice 4 1 9 9.0 0 9 2.2 Ulm, Nolan 7 1 9 9.0 0 9 1.3 Nellor, Aiden 6 1 2 2.0 0 2 0.3 Perreiah, Silas 3 1 1 1.0 0 1 0.3 Total 7 189 2571 13.6 21 78 367.3 Opponents 7 101 1311 13.0 10 45 187.3 FIELD GOALS M-A Pct 1‑19 20‑29 30‑39 40‑49 50‑99 Lg Blk Harrison, Seth 6-9 66.7 0-0 3-4 0-0 1-1 2-4 55 0 Cleaver, Jackson 1-1 100.0 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 28 0 FG SEQUENCE Idaho Northern Arizona (Cleaver) Idaho State Cal Poly UC Davis Idaho North Dakota State

EWU Opponents 50,24 48 (28) (48),(21),36 (50) (55),(47) (39) (27),(22) (23) (30) 54 -

SCORING TD FGs Kick 2PR 2PC 2PP DXP Saf Pts Harrison, Seth 0 6-9 25-27 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 43 Merritt, Dennis 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 42 Pierce, Tamarick 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 30 Limu-Jones, Talolo 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 24 Roberson, Freddie 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 24 Boston, Andrew 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0-0 0 0 20 Stell, Anthony 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18 Gobel, Blake 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 Cleaver, Jackson 0 1-1 6-6 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 9 Barriere, Eric 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1-2 0 0 6 Ingram, Dylan 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Smith, Micah 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Taras, Michael 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Chism III, Efton 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Smith, Anthany 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Johnson, Mitchell 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Total 35 7-10 31-33 0-0 1 1-2 0 0 264 Opponents 25 4-6 24-24 0-0 1 1-1 0 0 188

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No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 50+ Blk 20 784 39.2 55 0 10 5 2 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 21 784 37.3 55 0 10 5 2 1 32 1327 41.5 61 0 5 14 6 0

KICKOFFS No. Yds Avg TB OB Retn Net YdLn Harrison, Seth 22 1317 59.9 2 1 Hawkins, Wyatt 11 515 46.8 0 0 Cleaver, Jackson 10 519 51.9 2 0 Kokich, Nick 6 323 53.8 0 0 Total 49 2674 54.6 4 1 755 37.1 27 Opponents 36 2142 59.5 14 2 317 41.0 24 TOTAL OFFENSE G Plays Rush Pass Total Av/G Barriere, Eric 7 347 144 2439 2583 369.0 Pierce, Tamarick 7 86 462 0 462 66.0 Merritt, Dennis 7 71 302 0 302 43.1 Talkington, Gunner 7 11 16 132 148 21.1 Lewis, Isaiah 3 6 53 0 53 17.7 Smith, Micah 7 11 52 0 52 7.4 Jackson, Justice 4 11 42 0 42 10.5 Roberson, Freddie 7 2 41 0 41 5.9 Perreiah, Silas 3 4 13 0 13 4.3 Patu, Jamyn 6 3 12 0 12 2.0 Boston, Andrew 6 1 3 0 3 0.5 TEAM 6 11 -37 0 -37 -6.2 Total 7 564 1103 2571 3674 524.9 Opponents 7 487 1370 1311 2681 383.0 PUNT RETURNS Chism III, Efton Weed, Tre Total Opponents

No. Yds Avg TD Long 9 38 4.2 0 15 1 4 4.0 0 4 10 42 4.2 0 15 8 52 6.5 0 10

KICK RETURNS Merritt, Dennis Stell, Anthony Lindsay, Cale Total Opponents

No. Yds Avg TD Long 9 151 16.8 0 22 7 145 20.7 0 28 1 21 21.0 0 21 17 317 18.6 0 28 39 755 19.4 0 45

DEFENSE GP UT AT Tot TFL-Yd S-Yd Int‑Yd PBU QBH FR-Yd FF Blk Smith, Anthany 6-6 26 18 44 1-71 2 Graham, Ty 6-6 24 18 42 4-5 1 Jerome, Joshua 7-7 16 25 41 7-27 30-19 2 1-0 Doyle, Ely 6-1 21 15 36 2 1 King, Keshaun 7-4 17 16 33 1-1 1-0 1 Sendelbach, Jack 3-3 17 16 33 1-2 Johnson, Mitchell 7-6 6 20 26 7-14 20-11 2-38 1 4 Jones Jr, Marlon 6-4 16 8 24 2-26 1 Ojoh, Chris 3-3 12 12 24 3-3 05-1 2 2 Weed, Tre 7-7 13 9 22 1-1 2 Newsom, Jacob 7-7 9 13 22 3-11 20-11 1 1 Patterson, Justin 7-1 11 6 17 3-4 10-1 Lindsay, Cale 7-2 10 6 16 Harrison, Brock 7-6 5 10 15 1-9 1-64 5 Johnson, Kedrick 2-2 9 4 13 1-1 Sampson, Darrien 7-7 10 3 13 1-0 2 1 Paleso’o, Soli 7-0 3 9 12 2-2 McClain, Debore’ae 7-1 5 7 12 2-6 15-5 1 Roe, Ben 7-0 4 8 12 3-4 15-3 1 Crosby, Demetrius 7-0 6 1 7 O’Farrell, Conner 7-0 2 5 7 1-3 Criner, Calin 3-3 2 5 7 2-1 1 Sise, Dean 6-0 3 4 7 Branch, Ira 6-0 2 4 6 Lane, Kameron 6-0 3 2 5 Warren, Jusstis 1-1 3 1 4 1-1 Wells, DaJean 6-0 4 4 Schenck, Cage 6-0 1 3 4 Brown, Matthew 4-0 2 1 3 1-7 10-7 Lewis, Isaiah 3-0 2 1 3 Limu-Jones, Talolo 7-7 3 3 Flowers, Steven 5-0 2 1 3 Hardin, Warren 3-0 2 2 Harrison, Seth 6-0 1 1 2 Stell, Anthony 7-4 2 2 Thurman, Trevor 4-0 1 1 2 Osuoha, Emmanuel 6-0 1 1 2 2-6 05-4 Hill, Tamir 6-0 2 2 Roberson, Freddie 7-6 1 1 2 Williams,Ahmani 2-0 1 1 2 Barriere, Eric 7-6 1 1 Clements, Cody 7-0 1 1 Total 7 275 264 539 48-134 13-62 6-173 14 19 1-0 1 Opponents 7 289 246 535 43-144 11-92 7-80 31 26 3-0 8 1

INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg TD Long Johnson, Mitchell 2 38 19.0 1 34 Harrison, Brock 1 64 64.0 0 64 Smith, Anthany 1 71 71.0 1 71 Sampson, Darrien 1 0 0.0 0 0 King, Keshaun 1 0 0.0 0 0 Total 6 173 28.8 2 71 Opponents 7 80 11.4 0 53 FUMBLE RET. None

No. Yds Avg TD Long

ALL-PURPOSE G Rush Rec PR KOR IR Tot Avg./G Limu-Jones, Talolo 7 0 759 0 0 0 759 108.4 Merritt, Dennis 7 302 123 0 151 0 576 82.3 Roberson, Freddie 7 41 470 0 0 0 511 73.0 Pierce, Tamarick 7 462 35 0 0 0 497 71.0 Stell, Anthony 7 0 282 0 145 0 427 61.0 Boston, Andrew 6 3 391 0 0 0 394 65.7 Chism III, Efton 7 0 267 38 0 0 305 43.6 Barriere, Eric 7 144 0 0 0 0 144 20.6 James, Jakobie 6 0 125 0 0 0 125 20.8 Smith, Anthany 6 0 0 0 0 71 71 11.8 Total 7 1103 2571 42 317 173 4206 600.9 Opponents 7 1370 1311 52 755 80 3568 509.7

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2010 NATIONAL TITLE: “Why Wouldn’t We” Is Battle Cry Eagles use late-game rallies and gut-wrenching victories to finish 13-2 and win the NCAA Division I title in dramatic fashion

fter a season full of late-game rallies and gut-wrenching victories, Eastern Washington University football coach Beau Baldwin had a simple response following his team’s 20-19 victory over Delaware in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Game Jan. 7, 2011, at Pizza Hut Park in Frisco, Texas. “Why wouldn’t we?” That became the mantra of Baldwin and his team, long before the title game victory in which the Eagles scored three touchdowns in the final 16:48 of the game to rally from a 19-0 deficit and end their season with a school-record 11-game winning streak. Eastern won six games when it trailed or was tied in the fourth quarter. But the championship game victory was by far the largest deficit the Eagles faced in those six games, and the most gratifying. Texas native Bo Levi Mitchell was selected as the game’s Most Outstanding Player after passing for all three Eastern touchdowns in the comeback. He finished with 302 yards through the air, giving him a school-record 37 TD passes for the season. Defensively, Buck Buchanan Award Winner J.C. Sherritt had 18 tackles to equal the seventh-most in school history, as the Eagles held the Blue Hens scoreless on their last four possessions. “This game wouldn’t be right if that didn’t happen – if we didn’t go down 19-0 and have to make a comeback,” said Mitchell, who is formerly from Katy, Texas, and transferred from Southern Methodist University near Frisco. “And for these players – especially J.C. – to make a stop on defense to win this game, if it wasn’t like that, it just wouldn’t be right.” Baldwin’s team found itself behind 19-0 midway through the third quarter and had been out-gained 337-98 at that point in total offense. Eastern dominated the rest of the game, owning a 229-90 advantage with touchdown drives of 80, 89 and 63 yards.

“In that type of ballgame against an incredibly talented and great Delaware team, it came down to those players on the field,” said Baldwin of his team, which included just two senior starters

on offense and four more on defense. “Our players just never quit fighting.” Besides finishing 8-0 on its new, red Sprinturf surface at Roos Field (formerly Woodward Field), Eastern was 3-0 without its All-America running back Taiwan Jones. The junior rushed for 1,742 yards and scored 17 total touchdowns in 10 full games played and parts of two others, but a foot injury ended his season against North Dakota State in the quarterfinals as he missed the last two games of the playoff run. Jones would later announce he was leaving EWU early to declare himself eligible for the NFL Draft. In particular, the overtime victory against North Dakota State tested Eastern’s mettle, as the Eagles had to go on a 13-play, 90yard drive to knot the game with 23 seconds to play in regulation. They were tested again against Delaware, scoring what would prove to be the game-winner with 2:47 left in the game. Mitchell had touchdown passes of 22 yards to Brandon Kaufman, 9 to Nicholas Edwards and 11 to Kaufman to end those three drives, then Eastern stopped Delaware on downs at the EWU 39-yard line with 47 ticks of the clock left to wrap-up the title. Eastern was no stranger to narrow victories, with nine of Eastern’s wins coming by an average of 6.2 points per game, including seven decided by seven points or less. Of those nine games, the Eagles trailed or were tied in the fourth quarter of six of them, in one they trailed in the third quarter and in the other two they were scoreless in the final stanza. “Like Bo said, we went through a lot of tough times,” explained Sherritt after the title game. “And sometimes the offense can’t get going, but when the national championship is on the line against the No. 1 defense in the country, it might

EASTERN 2021 FOOTBALL BIG SKY CHAMPIONSHIPS: 1992•1997•2004•2005•2010•2012•2013•2014•2016•2018 take a while. And I’ve watched him have a bad game all the way up until two minutes left when the snow’s coming down and he has to go 90 yards. “And we always had confidence in him,” continued Sherritt, who finished his career with a school-record 432 tackles. “Our defense doesn’t panic, because we knew they were going to get it going eventually, just like they did (against Delaware). When they had to come through, they did. Just like they did all year. And if we didn’t believe that, we wouldn’t be in the position that we are.” Despite the late-season loss of Jones, the Eagles were a confident bunch of players who relied on being loose through the direst of circumstances. “Our crew, at times, had what I call a loose focus,” explained Baldwin, who was head coach from 2008-16. “But honestly, I think that helped them in a lot of tough situations. They didn’t get tight and worried or afraid to be in a challenging spot. To have the opportunity to practice and play this late in the season, they had a blast because you don’t have those moments very often.”

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2018 NATIONAL RUNNER-UP: Resiliency Will Be Remembered Always striving for perfection, Eagles go on late-season sevengame winning streak to finish 12-3 and nearly win another FCS title

lways striving for perfection has been a cornerstone of the Eastern Football program. But despite his team coming a victory short of a second national title, Eastern head coach Aaron Best knows the accomplishments and resiliency of his 2018 team will long be remembered. “I wish we could have been a little bit better, but we are not going to hang our heads too long,” Best said two days after his team lost 38-24 to North Dakota State in the NCAA Division I Championship Game on Jan. 5, 2019, in Frisco, Texas. “It was a great ride and a great run, and we made some great memories along the way.” Despite missing nine players near the end of the season who had begun the season as starters – six on defense and three on offense -- the Eagles finished 12-3 overall and 7-1 in the Big Sky Conference to share the league title with Weber State and UC Davis. The Eagles won their last four games of the regular season, then hosted three fellow conference champions in the FCS Playoffs – knocking off Nicholls, UC Davis and Maine to advance to the championship game.

their own against one of the better teams of the decade.” A total of 23 All-Big Sky Conference honors were won by Eastern players in the 2018 season, including five on the first team. Six Eagles went on to win FCS All-America honors, with Roldan Alcobendas winning the Fred Mitchell Award as the top placekicker in the nation. And the Eagles did all that while combining for a 3.07 grade point average in the fall with an even better collective 3.15 accumulative GPA. A total of 33 Eagles were named to the Big Sky Conference Academic All-Conference team.

Eastern’s 25 lost seniors included 18 four-year letterwinners and another five who earned three. Combined, those 25 players had a total of 1,006 games played and 441 starts. Originally the number was 27, but two of them received were granted a sixth year by the NCAA to complete four years of eligibility.

Along the way to Eastern’s 13th FCS playoff berth and 10th Big Sky title in school history, Eagle Nation supported the team in droves along the way. Eastern was unbeaten with a perfect 8-0 record at Roos Field, and extended the school’s consecutive regular season sell-out streak to 30 games. Then more than 4,000 fans showed up to support the Eagles in Frisco.

“Players stepped up when opportunity knocked, and they opened the door as fast as they could,” said Best. “As a team we took advantage of the opportunities to host three home games in the playoffs and advance to play in the national championship where they held

A 22-year veteran of the Eagle program, Best himself was FCS Coach of the Year in a fan vote conducted by Hero Sports, and was the Big Sky Conference co-Coach of the Year. A variety of individual and school records were broken when the dust cleared from the title game, as the Bison wrapped up their seventh title in the last eight years since EWU won in its first try in 2010. Among others, the Eagles set school records in 2018 offensively for total points (647) and most games of 50 points or more (6, tied with the 2014 team), and defensively tied a school record with nine games of allowing 20 points or fewer (also in 1997, 1981, 1964 and 1949). Amazingly, the Eagles did that without the services of a bevy of players lost because of injuries. In fact, EWU’s starting lineup from its second game of the season versus Northern Arizona was minus nine players -- three on offense and six on defense

EASTERN 2021 FOOTBALL BIG SKY CHAMPIONSHIPS: 1992•1997•2004•2005•2010•2012•2013•2014•2016•2018 -- versus Maine in the semifinals of the FCS Playoffs. Eight of them were missing in the title game. Kicker Roldan Alcobendas closed his illustrious career with a NCAA Football Championship Subdivision record and a variety of other school marks. Eastern’s running game, led by senior Sam McPherson and sophomore quarterback Eric Barriere, also broke a variety of records as well. McPherson closed his career with 158 yards on 18 carries versus the Bison, including a 75-yard touchdown in the third quarter. He finished with 1,510 yards on the season to rank fourth in single season school history and his 2,159 career yards ranks 11th. Eastern as a team averaged 4.8 per rush against NDSU to finish with a school-record 6.62 on the season and break the previous record of 6.41 set in 2001. The Eagles also added to previous team records they broke for rushing yards (3,839) and rushing touchdowns (41). Barriere had just 10 rushing yards against NDSU – scoring on a 5-yard run -- but that was enough for him to finish the season with 613 rushing yards and break the previous record for a quarterback of 606 set by Gage Gubrud in 2016. With just one previous career start entering the 2018 season, Barriere went 8-2 as an injury replacement for Gubrud. Eastern was 8-0 when Barriere rushed for at least 20 yards in his sophomore season. A 40-yard field goal in the second quarter by Alcobendas helped him set the record for the best perfect record of field goals made in the history of the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision. He finished the year as the only player in FCS to be perfect on the season, finishing 16-of-16 to break the previous record of 15-of-15 set by Jon Scifres of Missouri State in 2004. He also converted all three of his extra points and punted five times for a 45.2 average with a long of 58 and one downed inside the NDSU 20-yard line. That punting performance helped him establish new EWU season and school records for punting average – both at 44.9 per kick. He finished with a school-record 119 kick scoring points in 2018 after having previously broken the record of 103 set by Josh Atwood in 1997. The 119 points ranks second in Big Sky history, and were just three from the league record of 122. Alcobendas finished with a school-record 320 career points which is sixth in Big Sky history. His streak of 70-straight extra points broke his own single season record of 63 consecutive in 2016. He set the career record for extra points in a row with 85 from 2016-17.

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Michael & Katherine Roos Field (formerly Woodward Field) Cheney, Washington • Current Location Since 1967 • Capacity 8,600 (11,000+ for Montana) • Sprinturf Surface 238 Eastern Home Games • 173-65 (.727) • 60-10 (.857) since re-named & red turf installed in 2010

he 2021 football season at Eastern Washington University marks the 55th season Eastern has played its football games at its current site in Cheney, Wash. But it will be the 12th as “Roos Field,” as a new red synthetic surface made its debut in 2010 and was replaced in 2020. Eastern finished a perfect 8-0 in its debut season at “The Inferno,” including three playoff victories, and is 60-10 (85.7 percent) overall since the turf was installed, including a 47-6 (88.7 percent) record in the regular season and 13-4 (76.5 percent) mark in the FCS Playoffs. Eastern enters the 2021 season with a 17-game winning streak at Roos Field, and is 3-0 in the second generation of red turf. Tennessee Titans offensive tackle Michael Roos and his wife Katherine kick-started the Red Turf Project with a $500,000 contribution as part of their on-going legacy of giving to Eastern. As a result, the field was renamed in their honor at a dedication ceremony on Sept. 16, 2010. Two days later, 18th-ranked Eastern defeated sixth-ranked Montana 36-27 in the first game on the red Sprinturf field on Sept. 18, 2010. The nickname “The Inferno” was announced on the SWX television special “Rolling Out the Red Turf” the night before the Montana game. The other options in the fan voting for the nickname were Red Sea, Red Zone, Big Red, Red Carpet, Ring of Fire and Lava Pit. For the previous 78 years, the stadium was named Woodward Field in honor of former Eastern head football and basketball coach Arthur C. Woodward. The “New” Woodward Field has been used by the Eagles since 1967, but prior to that, Woodward Field was located near where Eastern’s JFK Library now sits and prior to that at another location on campus. Woodward was head of Eastern’s department of physical education and health for 23 years from 1927 to 1950. He was insistent that every interested student should have the opportunity to engage in competitive sports through intramural activities. He endeared himself to students, and, as a result, Woodward Field was named in his honor in 1932. Woodward passed away of a heart attack on Feb. 2, 1950, just a short time after attending a convocation and rally honoring the Eastern basketball team. The 2016 season was the 50th year the stadium has been in use. Eastern’s 38-7 win over Southwest Texas State on Sept. 21, 1996, was the 100th EWU game at the facility and the school’s 26-18 win over Northern Colorado on Oct. 18, 2014, was the 200th. The team’s 35-14 victory over Montana State on Nov. 12, 2005, was EWU’s 100th win. Eastern has a 170-65 record (72.3 percent) in 235 games at Roos Field since 1967, with the Eagles utilizing Joe Albi Stadium in Spokane as the school’s main home field from 1983-89. In 1990 and again from 1997-2002, Eastern played at least one game each year on the artificial turf surface at Albi, which enters its 71st year of existence in fall of 2020. Eastern is 43-24-2 in 69 games there dating back to 1950 when it was built.

Roos Field has 8,600 permanent seats after an expansion in 2004 that included the addition of 1,600 seats in the north end zone. Renovations to the facilities in the 1990s included resurfacing the running track, additional bleacher seating on the east side, addition of lights and two new restroom facilities. Eastern beat Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo 61-7 on Sept. 10, 1994, in the first-ever night game at Roos Field, which was also the debut of Mike Kramer’s head coaching career. Eastern played its first-ever NCAA Football Championship Subdivision Playoff game at Roos Field on Dec, 5, 2004, in a 35-34 loss to Sam Houston State. The Eagles played three playoff games there in 2010 en route to winning the NCAA Division I Championship, as well as three in 2012, three more in 2013, a pair in 2014 and three more in 2016 and 2018 during Eastern’s runs in the playoffs. That’s a total of 18, including 17 from 2010-2018, with three more hosted at Albi Stadium in 1997.

EASTERN 2021 FOOTBALL BIG SKY CHAMPIONSHIPS: 1992•1997•2004•2005•2010•2012•2013•2014•2016•2018 With more than 2,000 temporary bleachers added, a record crowd of 11,702 attended the 2010 meeting against Montana, won by the Eagles 36-27. A crowd of 10,529 witnessed EWU’s come-from-behind 32-26 win in 2012, 11,339 watched the Eagles win in 2014 and 10,931 were on hand when in EWU’s 2016 victory over the Griz. Crowds of 11,583 in 2006, 10,830 in 2008 and 10,754 in 2004 attended the Eastern versus Montana showdowns that were all won by the Grizzlies. Eastern’s top 46 all-time single game attendance figures at Roos Field have come since 2004, including 42 since in the last nine seasons (2011-19) after EWU won the NCAA Division I title. Seventeen of the top averages for single season attendance have come in the last 18 seasons (2002-2019), including a record of 10,123 in 2017, which broke the previous record of 9,577 in the 2015 season. Attendance was not kept during the 2020-21 season because of the Covid-19 pandemic. Perfect in 2020-21 (3-0), 2019 (5-0) and 2018 (8-0), Eastern enters the 2021 campaign with a current record-breaking 17-game winning streak at Roos Field, with the last loss coming on 11/4/17 versus Weber State. At its current site, the previous school record was 11 set between 9/16/78 and 9/27/80 (between losses was from 11/19/77 to 11/1/80). Overall, the school record is 21 set from 1935-40. Eastern had a nine-game winning streak snapped in a 36-21 loss to Montana State on Sept. 24, 2011. The Eagles had a nine-game winning streak at that venue ended against Sacramento State on Oct. 21, 2000, when the Hornets made a 23-yard field goal with no time remaining. The Eagles were 4-0 in 1999 and 6-0 in 1997. In 1998, the Eagles were 3-1 at Roos Field with the lone loss a 30-27 overtime setback to Portland State when the Eagles missed a 25-yard field goal that could have won it with one second left. A new concessions/team store building and 500 parking spaces were added at Roos Field in time for the 2013 season. A new video scoreboard was installed in 2012 to help enhance the game-day experience for students, fans and athletes. The Donor Suites and Media Center debuted in the 2004 football season. That same year, 1,600 seats were added at the north end of Roos Field. The project replaced the previous press box, which was built in 1967 when the stadium moved to its current location. The elevated structure includes nine donor suites on the first level and a facility for media and game management functions on the second level. Improvements were made in summer 2002 to the main Roos Field entrance, including a new ticket booth structure. The previous year, a new football locker room and office complex was completed, as well as improved and increased locker room space for other Eastern sports teams. New restroom facilities at Roos Field were added in 1999 and 2000. The other phases of the project included improvements to the entry plazas and landscaping. Currently, the stadium has a permanent capacity of 8,600, but can accommodate more with the addition of portable bleachers.

New Iconic Red Turf at “The Inferno” makes its debut on March 6, 2021 . The red glow that was missing in Cheney, Wash., in May and June of 2020 finally returned in July with the replacement of EWU’s original iconic red turf.

its debut versus Western Illinois on Sept. 12, 2020, the turf made its debut versus Northern Arizona on March 6, 2021. AstroTurf received the bid to replace the

iconic red field. The nearly $1 million project was part of a $5 million pledge provided by local businessman Jack Gillingham toward the Roos Field Renovation Project.

Workers began that month the threeweek process of installing the second generation of red turf at Eastern Washington University’s Roos Field. The original red turf at “The Inferno” was installed in 2010, and taken out in May of 2020 in preparation for its replacement. The basic design of the new turf is the same as before with “Eastern” in one end zone. But “Eagles” replaced “Washington” in the other. The project was completed in August, just as preseason practices were expected to move from the grass EWU practice fields to the stadium in preparation for the 2020 season. But the Covid-19 pandemic delayed the start of the season, so instead of making

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With Red Turf Comes Name Change to “Roos Field” and Hall of Fame Induction for Mike & Kat

tarting virtually the day after they ended their experience as students as Eastern Washington University, Michael Roos and his wife Katherine established a generous legacy of giving back to their alma mater.. As a result, they were honored on Oct. 1, 2016, as recipients of the Eastern Athletics Hall of Fame Service and Contribution Award, on the same day that Michael became an individual inductee following his 10-year All-Pro career with the Tennessee Titans. Their checklist of philanthropic giving, both individually and through the Michael Roos Foundation, is impressive:

• $500,000 pledge toward the Red Turf project at EWU’s Woodward Field, which was renamed Roos Field at a dedication on Sept. 16, 2010. • Established the Michael Roos Foundation Dinner, Sports Auction and Poker Tournament at Northern Quest Casino on March 10, 2007. The second-annual event took place on March 1, 2008. • In 2009 and 2010, the Michael Roos Foundation partnered with EWU’s Orland Killin Dinner, Dance and Auction. • Each June beginning in 2010, has hosted the Michael Roos Foundation Fish & Chip Tournament in the Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, area. The event features NFL players, EWU supporters and several corporate sponsors for two days of competition featuring golf and bass fishing, as well as a special autograph signing event, lake cruise and youth clinic. • The Michael Roos Foundation has benefited Eastern Athletics, Special Olympics in Washington and Boys and Girls Clubs of Spokane County. • In addition, the Roos family has been a part of a group of donors who have donated two sets of uniforms and two sets of helmets to the Eastern Football program.

As a tribute to their giving legacy, Eastern re-named Woodward Field to “Roos Field” at a dedication ceremony Sept. 16, 2010, two days prior to the first game played on the new red turf against Montana on Sept. 18. In making the approval of the name change, the Eastern Board of Trustees commended the Roos family’s philanthropic efforts on behalf of Eastern and the community through the Michael Roos Foundation. “We are thrilled to be able to acknowledge in this manner the incredible contributions Michael and Katherine have made to Eastern Washington University,” said former Eastern athletic director Bill Chaves. “We felt this was the most appropriate honor we could give them.” In addition, Eastern honored Roos by retiring his jersey at EWU’s Homecoming game on Oct. 24, 2009, versus Montana State. “Having my jersey retired is obviously a huge thrill for me,” said Roos. “It’s something you never think is going Starting Streak Extended to 226 to happen, so when I was told Since Michael Roos became an offensive lineman as a about it, I was sophomore at Eastern Washington University in 2002, definitely ecstatic. It’s an honor that not many players achieve at any level, so I feel extremely honored he started every football game he played from 2002-14 that Eastern has decided to retire mine.” as a collegian or professional. That streak ended at 226 The 6-foot-7, 315-pound Roos is quick to credit his former coaches at Eastern -– offensive line after Roos suffered a knee injury on Oct. 5, 2014, and coach Aaron Best and head coach Paul Wulff – for his accomplishments along the way. Best is now subsequently retired. He started 190 of a possible 190 head coach at EWU, while Wulff moved on to become head coach at WSU, and is now an assistant games he could play in until an appendicitis attack and coach at Sacramento State. subsequent surgery in October 2012. Here’s the math: “I was very lucky to have the best offensive line coach possible in Aaron Best,” praised Roos. “He taught all of us the meaning of hard work and perseverance. Also, I was fortunate that Paul Wulff took 35 starts at EWU (3 seasons, 2002-04) a chance on me out of high school and gave me the opportunity. +40 preseason NFL Games (10 seasons, 2005-14) After suffering a season-ending injury in 2014, Roos retired from the NFL on Feb. 26, 2015. Roos +148 regular season NFL Games (10, 2005-14) graduated in 2005 with a double major in finance and economics, and Katherine graduated in 2004 +2 NFL Playoff Games (2007 & 2008) with a degree in urban and regional planning. +1 NFL Pro Bowl Game (February 2009) “Most importantly, I owe the most to my wife Katherine,” he added. “She has put her life on hold =226 Straight Starts (through 10/5/14) since the day the NFL was a faint possibility, and she has supported me 100 percent every step of the way.”

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More Than 50 Years of Memories at Woodward/Roos Field On Oct. 29, 1932, in a 0-0 tie against Central Washington, Cheney Normal’s athletic field was dedicated and named Woodward Field in honor of athletic director and former football coach Arthur C. Woodward. Located near where the library now sits, that served as EWU’s main home field until 1967 when a wheat field was converted to create a new stadium. “New” Woodward Field would eventually become the cornerstone of the expansive Eastern Sports and Recreation Center. 1967 [Sept. 30] “New” Woodward Field opens as Eastern overcomes a large deficit to defeat Central Washington 25-21. [December] Head coach Dave Holmes leads Eastern to a runner-up finish in the NAIA Playoffs as Eastern finishes 11-1 to complete a major reversal of fortunes for Eastern’s football program. After Eastern failed to win a football game in 1961 and 1962, Holmes took over as Eastern’s head coach in 1963. He was 34-13-1 in five seasons for a school-record .719 winning percentage. A member of five different halls of fame, he passed away in 1999.

[Nov. 10] On a field without lights in a game in November, darkness was setting in when Montana State prevailed 28-25 in double overtime to close EWU’s home schedule. The next week, Eastern lost at offensive juggernaut Houston by an 84-21 score.

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[Nov. 16] Tommy Thompson sets an Evergreen Conference record with 397 passing yards against Puget Sound, an Eastern record that would stand for nearly 18 seasons.

[Oct. 3 & 10] On back-to-back weeks, Eastern thumped Weber State 32-14 and beat Montana State 23-17 in games that catapulted EWU to the league title. David Lewis rushed for 195 yards versus the Wildcats and EWU held the Bobcats to 80 yards of total offense in the second half of that game.

1979 [Sept. 15] Dick Zornes coaches his first Eastern game, a 20-7 victory over Carroll College. Zornes, a former player and assistant coach at Eastern, finished his career with an 89-66-2 record in 15 seasons with a Big Sky Conference Championship in 1992 and NCAA Football Championship Subdivision Playoff berths in 1985 and 1992. As athletic director, Eastern teams won 30 more games in five seasons with a Big Sky championship and a “Final Four” appearance in the NCAA Football Championships Subdivision Playoffs (then I-AA) in 1997. In his 26 years of affiliation with Eastern Football, the school was 158-112-3 for a winning percentage of 58.4 percent in that span of 273 games. 1989 [Oct 14] The Eagles beat Idaho State 45-26 in the first home game in Cheney since Oct. 15, 1983. In that sixyear time span, EWU played all of its home games at Albi Stadium in Spokane during the school’s rise from NAIA to NCAA Division I-AA. 1990 [Sept. 15] Eagle freshman Harold Wright pounded Boise State for 152 rushing yards on a schoolrecord 40 carries in a 16-10 win. Although the only touchdown EWU scored was on an interception return by Doug Harris, the win vaulted EWU to 10th in the I-AA poll.

[Oct. 17] The largest crowd at the time in Woodward Field history – 6,879 – was on hand for the EWUIdaho showdown for first place in the Big Sky Conference standings. Although EWU lost to the Vandals 38-21, the Eagles went on to share the league title with Idaho and advanced to the FCS Playoffs (then known as I-AA). 1994 [Sept. 10] Eastern beat Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo 61-7 on Sept. 10, 1994, in the first-ever night game at Woodward Field, which was also the debut of Mike Kramer’s head coaching career. Kramer would help lead the Eagles to the semifinals of the FCS Playoffs in 1997, and would eventually become head coach at league rivals Montana State and Idaho State. [Nov . 12] Eastern closes its home season with a 16-13 loss to Boise State in such muddy conditions that BSU head coach Pokey Allen – a former EWU assistant – called the game “a joke.” The Broncos would go on to win the league title and advance to the FCS Championship game. 1996 [Sept. 21] Eastern’s 38-7 win over Southwest Texas State was the 100th EWU game at the facility.

1999 [Sept. 25] With a pair of 200-yard individual performances to both rank among the top 12 all-time in school history, Eastern rushed for a school-record 456 yards and passed just 18 times in a 48-41 victory over Cal State Northridge. Jovan Griffith rushed for 262 yards and had school records of six touchdowns and 42 carries. Jesse Chatman had 211 yards with an average of 13.2 yards per carry. 2000 [Sept. 16] Eastern wins its ninth-straight game at Woodward Field with a 38-7 victory over Idaho State, but that streak would end a month later when the Eagles missed a 25-yard field goal with one second left. Eastern matched the streak from 2009-10, including an 8-0 record during the school’s National Championship season and inaugural season on the red turf. 2003 [April] An anonymous $1 million pledge is made to help pay for construction of the new Donor Suites and Media Center at Woodward Field. The project is completed in time for the 2004 football season. 2004 [November] Eastern advances to the quarterfinals of the NCAA FCS Playoffs after defeating No. 1 ranked and top-seeded Southern Illinois 35-31 in the first round. Eastern then lost 35-34 to Sam Houston State in the quarterfinal round in EWU’s first-ever playoff game at Woodward Field. 2005 [Nov. 12] Eastern won for the 100th time at Woodward Field with a 35-14 victory over Montana State. A week later, Eastern wrapped up the Big Sky Conference championship with a 24-7 victory over UC Davis at the fog-shrouded stadium, during which results of plays and statistics were relayed to the pressbox via cell phone because of limited visibility.

EASTERN 2021 FOOTBALL FCS Playoffs 1985•1992•1997•2004•2005•2007•2009•2010•2012•2013•2014•2016•2018•2020/21 [June 12] “Turfbreaking” ceremony takes place, including the official announcement that Sprinturf has received the contract for turf installation. Excavation work and removal of the grass field begins two days later, with actual installation of the Red Turf beginning on Aug. 4. The entire project is completed less than a month later. [Sept. 18] The inaugural game on the Red Turf is played versus the University of Montana, won by the Eagles 36-27 in front of a sold-out record crowd of 11,702. It was the first victory over the Griz since 2005 and the first in Cheney since 1991. The field was dedicated and officially re-named Roos Field two days earlier on Sept. 16.

2008 [Sept. 27] The Eastern Athletic Department recognizes 100 former players as the “100 for 100” All-Time Football Team to commemorate Eastern’s 100th year of football. Among those honored players who returned was 81-year-old Dick Maurstad, who played for Eastern from 1936-39. The World War II Purple Heart recipient passed away the following year in 2009. 2010 [January] Brainstorming begins for a synthetic surface to replace the grass field at Woodward Field, with the idea of a red field presented to former Eagle and current Tennessee Titan Michael Roos. His overwhelming response helps put the planning stages in motion, including the resulting proposal of funding. On Jan. 26, the Red Turf Project announcement is made, including a $500,000 pledge by Roos and his wife Katherine. The red artificial field is the first of its kind, not just in NCAA Division I football, but in the entire country. [February 12] ESPN radio personality Colin Cowherd, a former Eastern student, announces his $50,000 pledge toward the red turf project. In addition, in March, the “Play it on the Red” fund-raising effort begins to raise money through the contributions of former Eastern players. Leading the effort is Eastern Hall of Famer Dick Zornes, a former EWU football player, assistant coach, head coach and athletic director.

[May 20] After receiving approval from the EWU Board of Trustees, Eastern announces that Woodward Field will be re-named to “Roos Field” upon completion of the Red Turf project in fall 2010. A plaque commemorating the 78 years the field has been named after Arthur C. Woodward will be placed at the entrance to the stadium, and his 85-year-old son, Cheney native Dave Woodward, is asked to return for the dedication of the new turf.

to play. Adams completed 25-of-41 passes for 353 yards and three touchdowns in his second career start for EWU, and also added a team-leading 54 yards rushing. The game was Eastern’s home opener – EWU’s latest home start since 1981. The game also marked the debut of a new scoreboard and videoboard at The Inferno, two years after the Eagles unveiled their new red Sprinturf surface at Roos Field in a 36-27 victory over UM. The “men in black” also played in new black helmets, to go along with black pants and black jerseys. [Dec. 15] Quarterback Vernon Adams Jr. guided EWU to 42 second-half points after trailing 35-0 at halftime, but EWU’s run through the 2013 Playoffs came to an end in the semifinals with a 45-42 loss to Sam Houston State. Despite the loss, Eastern gave fans a league championship and two thrilling home playoff victories as EWU finished 11-3.

[Nov. 20] Led by six players who would eventually win All-America honors, Eastern ended the regular season with a 34-7 home victory over Idaho State to finish 7-1 and win the Big Sky Conference title. The Eagles would follow with home victories in the FCS Playoffs over Southeast Missouri (37-17), North Dakota State (38-31 in overtime) and Villanova (41-31) to finish 8-0 in the first season of “The Inferno” and advance to the NCAA Division I Championship game, which was won by the Eagles 20-19 over Delaware on Jan. 7, 2011, in Frisco, Texas. Quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell was selected as the game’s Most Outstanding Player after throwing three touchdowns passes in the final 16:48 as EWU rallied from a 19-0 deficit to win the national title.

[Nov. 23] A thrilling 42-41 home win over Portland State secured Eastern’s first-ever perfect 8-0 Big Sky Conference record. For the third time in four seasons, the Eagles advanced to the semifinals of the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision Playoffs and hosted three postseason games at Roos Field in Cheney. Eastern set 49 school records, 23 Big Sky marks and 12 FCS records during the course of the season.

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[Sept. 29] No. 7 Eastern scored two touchdowns in the final 2:19 to rally for a 32-26 victory over 21stranked Montana. Eastern put together an 82-yard scoring drive to pull within two points on a 30-yard touchdown pass from Vernon Adams to Brandon Kaufman. After Shaq Hill successfully recovered an onside kick for the Eagles that was deflected by Kaufman, Eastern scored again on a 20-yard TD pass from Adams to Ashton Clark with 53 seconds

[Aug. 23] Down 21-14, top-ranked Eastern outscored No. 17 Sam Houston State 42-14 in the final 36 1/2 minutes to register a 56-35 victory in the “FCS Showcase” televised by ESPN. Eastern tied a school record with 100 total plays, and finished with 624 yards of total offense (ninth most in school history). The EWU-SHSU game featured two up-tempo teams who combined for 185 plays and 1,166 yards, 60

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first downs and 91 points. The crowd of 10,310 was the seventh-largest in school history at the time. [Oct. 18] A 26-18 win over Northern Colorado was the 200th EWU game played at Woodward/Roos Field. [Dec. 13] Although they lost to Illinois State 59-46 in a shootout in the quarterfinals of the FCS Playoffs, the Eagles concluded an incredible five-year string of success from 2010-14. In that span, the Eagles won the 2010 NCAA Division title, won four Big Sky Conference titles (including the school’s first-ever three-peat in 2012-13-14) and hosted 11 playoff games on the red turf at Roos Field. The Eagles were victorious in eight of those playoff games. 2016 [Sept. 17] The 50th season at Roos/Woodward Field begins with the 210th game all-time at the facility. No. 8 Eastern beats 10th-ranked Northern Iowa 34-30, thanks in part to a touchdown scored on a fake field goal with 43 seconds remaining. 2017 [Sept. 9] The 50th anniversary of Roos/Woodward Field is celebrated by a reunion of the 1967 football team. 2018 [Sept. 22] Eastern sets a school record for most points against a NCAA Division I or Big Sky opponent when the Eagles beat Cal Poly 70-17. The record was broken later in the season when EWU scored 74 at Portland State. [Nov. 18] The 30th-straight regular season sellout at Roos Field – and 42nd in school history – ends EWU’s regular season home schedule. Eastern beat UC Davis 59-20 at Roos Field to end an undefeated regular season. The 669 yards of total offense by the Eagles were the sixth-most in EWU history. [Dec. 15] Eastern closed out a perfect 8-0 home record with a 50-19 win over Maine in the semifinals of the FCS

Playoffs to advance to the championship game. Eastern also won home playoff games over Nicholls (42-21) and UC Davis (34-29). In those eight games at Roos Field, EWU outscored opponents by an average score of 51-19, and out-gained them in total offense 585-403. 2019 [Sept. 7] The Eagles roll up a school-record 769 yards of offense in a 59-31 home win over Lindenwood. Eric Barriere came four yards from the indidvidual record, finishing with 556 (522 passing/34 rushing) as EWU would go on and lead the nation in total offense in 2019. [Nov. 23] Eastern closes out a perfect 5-0 record at Roos Field with a 52-46 win over Portland State. That extends EWU’s school-record home winning streak to 14. 2020 [Spring/Summer] AstroTurf receives the bid to replace the iconic red turf at Roos Field. The nearly $1 million project is part of a $5 million pledge provided by local businessman Jack Gillingham toward the Roos Field Renovation Project. Gillingham’s gift was announced on Sept. 19, 2019, and the new turf was installed in summer of 2020. [August] The Covid-19 pandemic wipes out the fall schedule, including EWU’s best home schedule in school history with Montana, Idaho, Montana State and Weber State all scheduled at home. Instead, the Big Sky Conference moves to a league-only schedule beginning in late February 2021. The 2020 league schedule was eventually moved to 2021 for all league schools. 2021 [Winter/Spring] Eastern plays an an abbreviated schedule, including home games on March 6 (Northern Arizona), March 27 (Cal Poly) and April 10 (Idaho). Eastern wins all three to extend its school-record home winning streak to 17 entering the 2021 campaign.

(Total of 46 sellouts with 8,600+, including 30-straight regular season games from 10/5/13 to 11/10/18) 11,702 9/18/10 Montana 11,583 10/7/06 Montana 11,339 11/8/14 Montana 11,256 10/4/14 Idaho State 11,301 10/14/17 Montana State 10,931 10/29/16 Montana 10,924 10/8/16 Northern Colorado 10,917 9/30/17 Sacramento State 10,912 9/19/15 Montana State 10,830 10/11/08 Montana 10,754 10/16/04 Montana 10,741 10/1/16 UC Davis 10,529 9/29/12 Montana 10,422 9/24/11 Montana State 10,352 10/10/15 Cal Poly 10,310 8/23/14 Sam Houston St. 10,231 9/9/17 North Dakota St. 10,223 11/9/13 Montana State 10,135 10/19/13 Southern Utah 10,064 10/18/14 Northern Colorado 10,023 10/27/18 Idaho 9,734 10/5/13 Weber State 9,522 11/23/13 Portland State 9,451 11/4/17 Weber State 9,302 11/12/16 Idaho State 9,214 11/7/15 Northern Arizona 9,212 11/1/14 North Dakota 9,156 9/18/18 Cal Poly 9,116 9/30/14 Montana Western 9,111 9/17/16 Northern Iowa 9,091 10/12/19 Northern Colo. 9,003 10/29/11 Portland State 8,887 10/6/18 Southern Utah 8,789 11/10/18 UC Davis 8,759 10/31/15 Weber State 8,742 10/15/11 Northern Colo. 8,726 9/28/19 North Dakota 8,717 11/18/17 Portland State 8,714 10/22/12 Sacramento St. 8,696 10/22/05 Weber State 8,658 9/1/18 Central Wash. 8,646 10/6/12 North Dakota 8,649 11/21/15 Portland State 8,644 11/3/12 Cal Poly 8,629 11/23/19 Portland State 8,602 11/2/19 Northern Ariz. On Oct. 14, 1989, against Idaho State a crowd of 5,009 watched the first Eagles game played at Woodward Field since Oct. 15, 1983, when Eastern hosted Montana Tech in EWU’s last game before moving to Albi Stadium in Spokane.

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Aaron Best Head Coach

2018 BIG SKY COACH OF THE YEAR FCS COACH OF THE YEAR (Hero Sports Fan Vote)

• 5th Season as Head Coach at EWU in 2021 • 21st Season Overall as a Coach at EWU in 2021 • 25th Season as a Player/ Coach at EWU in 2021 • Eastern Washington ‘01

aron Best continues to make history after four seasons as head coach at Eastern Washington University.

Best, who enters his 25th season as a player or coach for the Eagles in 2021, was the Big Sky Conference co-Coach of the Year in 2018 after guiding Eastern to a league co-championship and an appearance in the NCAA Division I Championship Game. He was also voted by fans nationwide as the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision Coach of the Year by Hero Sports. Twice in his four seasons he has guided the Eagles to the FCS Playoffs, including the abbreviated 2020-21 campaign in which the Covid-19 pandemic limited the team’s schedule to six league games.

In four years at the helm, he has compiled a 31-14 record overall (68.9 percent) and 24-6 mark in the league (80.0 percent). His conference percentage is the highest all-time by any Eastern head coach in his first four seasons and currently ranks sixth in the 58-year history of the league (third among coaches with at least four seasons). Overall, he ranks 12th all-time in the league (ninth among coaches with at least four seasons at the helm). Both percentages currently rank in the top three in school history as EWU has now had 14-straight winning seasons and has finished with at least five Big Sky wins in that same 14-year stretch. Eastern has ranked in the top five in total offense in the NCAA Football Championships Subdivision each of his first four seasons at the helm, and in the top 14 in scoring. The Eagles were also unbeaten at home at “The Inferno” for the third-straight season in 2020-21, with a four-year record at home of 19-2 with a 17-game winning streak. Entering the 2021 season, he is unbeaten as a head coach versus seven current Big Sky Conference schools -- Montana State, Portland State, Idaho State, Northern Colorado, Northern Arizona, UC Davis and Cal Poly, as well as former Big Sky member North Dakota. Best is expected to be a fixture in Cheney, Wash., for several more years to come. The Eastern head coach agreed to terms for a new two-year extension to his contract. The extension was announced on Jan. 10, 2019, and runs through 2024. The extension came after the Eagles were 12-3 in Best’s second year at the helm, falling 38-24 to North Dakota State on Jan. 5, 2019, in Frisco, Texas, in the NCAA Division I Championship game. Eastern won the title in 2010 with Best as an assistant coach. “I am certainly grateful and humbled at the opportunity to be the head football coach for the

foreseeable future,” said Best. “EWU and Cheney are special to our family.” In his 24 seasons associated with the Eagle program, Best has been a part of teams which have won nine Big Sky Conference titles with a collective league record of 131-54 (70.8 percent), have made 11 NCAA Football Championship Subdivision Playoff appearances and have an overall record of 190-99 (65.7 percent) in more than two decades (1996-2006 and 2008-2020/21). Eastern annually leads the Big Sky Conference in Academic All-Conference honors won, including 26 in the fall of 2019. Eastern’s football players consistently have quarterly grade point averages in excess of 3.00, with a similar accumulative GPA. The program is also extremely active in the community as well. “This is home for our family and with the support of our administration we will continue to compete in pushing the academic standard along with competing for championships on the field as well,” Best added. “Eagle Nation can be assured we will continue to have high expectations of our program as a staff. We thank everybody involved for this continued opportunity.” The Eagles closed the 2020-21 season ranked third in FCS in total offense (524.9 per game) after leading during the regular season. Eastern was also seventh in scoring (37.7) and fourth in passing (367.3) while finishing 5-2 overall and 5-1 in the Big Sky with a five-game winning streak to end the regular season.

Defensively, Eastern held three of its seven opponents to 22 points or less, including 13 versus Northern Arizona and 10 against Cal Poly. In a 32-22 victory over 11th-ranked UC Davis, Eastern allowed just 115 total yards and registered its first shutout in a half in the last 18 games.

EASTERN 2021 FOOTBALL BIG SKY CHAMPIONSHIPS: 1992•1997•2004•2005•2010•2012•2013•2014•2016•2018 The Eagles also ranked 19th in rushing at 207.8 yards per game, and were the only team in FCS to rank in the top 24 in total offense, rushing and passing. Eastern finished 7-5 overall and 6-2 in the Big Sky Conference to finish in a three-way tie for third. Eastern started the season 1-3 and lost its first five road games. However, the Eagles finished a perfect 5-0 at home and won their last two road contests to finish the 2019 season with a four-game winning streak. Eastern’s defensive highlights included a 48-5 victory at Idaho State in which EWU held the Bengal offense to just a field goal and out-gained ISU in total offense 689-416. Eastern allowed a seasonlow 352 yards in a 54-21 home victory over Northern Colorado. He has now been a part of 27 playoff games (17-10), with 24 as a coach (15-9) and three as a player (2-1). He has been involved in 21 of those games at home (15-6), just four on the road (1-3) and was offensive coordinator and offensive line coach in 2010 when the Eagles won the NCAA Division I title with a 20-19 victory over Delaware on a neutral field in Frisco, Texas. He was a player in 1997, an assistant in 2004, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2016, and then as a head coach in 2018 and 2020-21.

win over Maine in the semifinals on Dec. 15, and Best was quick to praise the EWU’s fans for such a monumental achievement in Best’s 22nd year as either an Eastern player or coach. “The crowd was amazing – thank you all for coming out,” he said in his post-game press conference. “There was a lot of support and people buying extra tickets to help others get into the stadium. It helped, and it’s always helps when school is not in session and there aren’t as many students. But it sounded like a mid-season game. I can’t say enough.” Prior to that, Best was selected on Nov. 21, 2018, as the Big Sky Conference co-Coach of the Year as selected by his peers in the league. Best guided Eastern to a 9-2 regular season record overall and 7-1 mark in the Big Sky to share the league title with UC Davis and Weber State. “This has everything to do with the people we are surrounded with daily, and the resources available to us,” said Best, who became the fifth different Eastern football head coach to win the honor. “I can’t be happier for our 10 assistants and the people behind the scenes who are able to make the days happy and productive. You are only as good as your staff members and your supporting cast.” Beau Baldwin, Paul Wulff, Mike Kramer and Dick Zornes are the four coaches who came before him, and all were honored at least once. Best played for Kramer, who won in 1997, and then served as an assistant coach under Paul Wulff (2001, 2004, 2005) and Beau Baldwin (2012, 2013). “I’m happy and thrilled for Aaron,” said Baldwin, who left EWU after the 2016 season to become offensive coordinator at Cal and is now head coach at Cal Poly. “He’s very deserving, and it’s amazing what he’s done after the change that occurred from 2016

The Eagles finished with the third-most wins in the decade (2010-19) with 97 victories, and its winning percentage of .735 (97-35) was fifth-best among 124 schools currently in FCS. Moreover, the Eagles currently rank 12th overall in FCS playoff berths with 13, and currently have the 11th-most victories (19) and the ninth-best percentage (.594, 19-13). Eastern has 11 playoff berths in a 17-year span (2004-2020/21), ranking the Eagles as one of only five schools among 124 in FCS to accomplish that feat.

March to National Championship Game Results in Big Honors . . . Although denied what could have been a 14th berth in the NCAA Football Championship Playoffs in 2019, the Eagles still finished the season as the champions in FCS in total offense at 524.8 yards per game. Eastern also ended the regular season second in scoring (40.6), fifth in passing (317.1) and eighth in turnover margin (+0.92 per game).

With a late push of votes from Eagle Nation, Best was declared by Hero Sports as the 2018 FCS Coach of the Year in voting which concluded Dec. 21, 2018. Best received nearly 40 percent of the total votes cast, with a total of 2,078 to out-distance North Dakota State’s Chris Klieman with 1,127. Eastern advanced to the NCAA Division I Championship Game in Frisco, Texas, with a 50-19

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to 2017 with the coaching staff. He still was able to do a great job in 2017 and back that up in 2018. It says a lot about his leadership and the guys 100 percent buying in.”

EWU’s starting lineup from its second game of the season versus Northern Arizona was minus nine players -- three on offense and six on defense -versus Maine in the semifinals of the FCS Playoffs.

“To be mentioned in the same breath as Coach B, Coach Wulff, Coach Kramer and Coach Zornes, there are very few words to be able to describe that,” Best said. “I’ve never envisioned this. Obviously, you want your team to have success, and this is a coaching staff award that comes as a result.”

“We are very proud of Coach Best for his leadership of our football program,” praised EWU Associate Vice President/Director of Athletics Lynn Hickey. “He is a person of impact with his students, on our campus as a whole, and within the entire Cheney/Spokane community. He is an outstanding coach with a tireless work ethic -- but most importantly is a really good person who stands by his values. He guided his staff and team through a lot of adversity due to injuries, but inspired them to move forward and leave no doubt that they were champions.”

Wulff also won the honor in his second year at the helm, while Kramer won in his fourth. Zornes, who coached 15 seasons from 1979-93, won his honor in EWU’s sixth year in the league after joining the Big Sky in 1987. Zornes and Best are both graduates of Eastern as well. “The award means a ton, but team awards and individual player awards trump the coach of the year award,” Best added. “It’s humbling to be recognized by your peers in anything, but especially as intense as college football head coaching is.” Best guided Eastern to a No. 3 seed in the NCAA Football Championships -- his first playoff appearance as a head coach, but at the time his 10th overall. The Eagles won three home playoff games to advance to the NCAA Division I Championship Game on Jan. 5, 2019, in Frisco, Texas. The Eagles set school records offensively for total points (623) and most games of 50 points or more (6, tied with the 2014 team), and defensively tied a school record with nine games of allowing 20 points or fewer (also in 1997, 1981, 1964 and 1949). Amazingly, the Eagles did that without the services of a bevy of players lost because of injuries. In fact,

What the Eagles accomplished in 2018 was not lost on Kramer himself, a former veteran coach in the Big Sky and now retired. Eastern lost All-America quarterback Gage Gubrud at mid-season, but went on a seven-game winning streak while out-scoring opponents 345-139 for an average score of 49-20 and a winning margin of 29.4 points. “Aaron and his staff weathered the loss of one of the iconic players in Big Sky history,” said Kramer, who was also head coach at Montana State and Idaho State. “That is leadership. They never wavered.” “It’s a sign of a very senior-laden team, and guys who don’t flinch because they’ve experienced a ton of rocks on the windshield along their journey,” explained Best. “It’s great to connect and integrate former Eagles with our current Eagles, and coach Kramer talked to our team last summer. We are all

connected in some way and know how special this place is, and he told the team three words that I’ll never forget: ‘Take the Candy.’ He’s had some very special teams along the way, and he felt like a couple of those teams didn’t take the candy in terms of understanding how privileged they are, how wellequipped they are and how talented they are. Our team did that in 2018 – they did take the candy.”

Best Himself is a Long-Time Washingtonian . . . Best himself is a product from the state of Washington, and that has long been a trademark of the Eagle program as “Washington’s Team.” The Eagles had 94 players in their program in the 202021 season, and 64 of them – 68 percent – are from the state of Washington. Eastern’s coaching staff is Washington-based as well, with eight of the team’s 10 full-time coaches (80 percent) hailing from the Evergreen State. Best is a 1996 graduate of Curtis High School in Tacoma, Wash. Best made his head coaching debut versus Texas Tech in a 56-10 loss on Sept. 2, 2017 in Lubbock, Texas. It came versus the same team Baldwin made his EWU head coaching debut against back on Aug. 30, 2008, in a 49-24 Red Raider victory. Interestingly, Baldwin also graduated from Curtis, six years earlier than Best in 1990. Best was making his debut as Baldwin’s offensive line coach in that 2008 game. “The thing I like the most about coach Best is that he is authentically going to do it his way,” added Baldwin. He’s not going to do it like anyone else before him. It’s what he believes in and it’s rubbing

EASTERN 2021 FOOTBALL BIG SKY CHAMPIONSHIPS: 1992•1997•2004•2005•2010•2012•2013•2014•2016•2018 through. The team sees that and respects that. The team and staff bought into his vision and that’s why they were in the position at the end of the regular season at 9-2 and a No. 3 seed nationally. It’s all been earned, and I couldn’t be happier with the job he’s done since the moment he stepped in.”

were spent as Eastern’s offensive line coach under former head coach Beau Baldwin. Best is just the second Eastern graduate to become EWU’s head football coach in more than 50 years. In Best’s first year as head coach, he helped put the Eagles on the cusp of a postseason playoff berth and the league championship. But getting denied a berth in the FCS Playoffs by the selection committee only added fuel to the fire, and the Eagles adopted the theme “Leave No Doubt” for the 2018 campaign.

Best started 22-straight games at center for Eastern in 1998 and 1999, earning honorable mention All-Big Sky honors as a junior and first team honors as a senior. He also earned honorable mention All-America honors his final season. An outstanding student with a 3.3 grade point average, as a senior he was selected to the CoSIDA Academic All-District VIII team and was selected to the FCS Athletic Directors Academic All-Star Team. Twice he was selected to the Big Sky All-Academic team. He received his bachelor’s degree in social science from EWU in 2001. He was Eastern’s long-snapper for four seasons and was a backup lineman in 1997 when Eastern led the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision in total offense (505.6 yards per game). That team finished 12-2 and advanced to the FCS “Final Four.” The Eagles were 30-17 in the four seasons Best played for EWU, and Eastern had a 1,000-yard rusher each year. In all, the Eagles have had a 1,000-yard rusher in 11 of the 21 seasons Best has been at EWU. Best graduated in 1996 from Curtis High School in Tacoma, Wash., where he had a 3.75 grade point average. He was co-captain his senior season as Curtis won the State AAA championship. Best was born Jan. 27, 1978, in Tacoma, Wash.

He and the former Kim Walker were married on July 15, 2007, in Everett, Wash. They have three children – one son, Tank (13), and two daughters, Tenli (10) and Texis (7).

First Season at the Helm Was Historic Too . . . Best was named as EWU’s 21st head football coach on Jan. 21, 2017, and guided Eastern to a 7-4 overall record and 6-2 Big Sky finish later that fall. His debut season was even better than those of previous Eagle head coaches Beau Baldwin (6-5/5-3), Paul Wulff (6-5/5-3) and Mike Kramer (4-7/2-5). Before taking over as head coach, Best spent 20 previous seasons since the fall of 1996 as a player and coach at Eastern. The previous nine seasons

“A quarter of our 2018 team – 27 out of 105 – were seniors,” explained Best. “They got stung as juniors, and it’s a lot easier when you echo something when it’s heard and driven home by a quarter of the team. It truly helps when you have that type of veteran leadership on both sides of the ball. We learned from going 7-4 – we said we needed to get to eight to give us a better chance and leave no doubt. We exceeded those expectations in 2019.” Besides coaching the offensive line as a full-time assistant for 14 of his first 16 seasons on the coaching staff, Best has also served in various coordinator positions, including as the team’s running game coordinator and as the program’s long-time academic coordinator. He was a student assistant coach in 2000 and a graduate assistant in 2001, then became the school’s primary offensive line coach from 20022006, and again from 2008-16. Best is among the 21 different offensive linemen (38 total honors) who have earned All-America honors since 1996 when he first arrived on the Cheney campus. He himself and four teammates were All-Americans, then he had a hand in coaching the next 17. Those players have also combined for nine appearances in postseason all-star games, with many going on to professional careers. The most recent All-Americans were tackle Tristen Taylor (2020-21) and center Spencer Blackburn, who was honored in 2018 and 2019. Most notable was Michael Roos, who went on to a 10-year career with the Tennessee Titans in the National Football League. Two recent linemen in the NFL are Jake Rodgers and Aaron Neary, with Clay DeBord playing in the 2016 and 2017 seasons. Roos became the highest NFL draft choice in school history when he was chosen in the second round – 41st overall – by the Tennessee Titans in 2005. A season-ending knee injury in 2014 led to his retirement from the NFL after 10 seasons. He credited Best in his retirement statement on Instagram on Feb. 26, 2015. “I was very lucky to have the best offensive line coach possible in Aaron Best,” praised Roos, who had his jersey retired at EWU on Oct. 24, 2009. “He taught all of us the meaning of hard work and perseverance.”

EASTERN 2021 FOOTBALL FCS Playoffs 1985•1992•1997•2004•2005•2007•2009•2010•2012•2013•2014•2016•2018•2020/21 With Best on the coaching staff, Eastern offensive linemen have won first team All-Big Sky Conference honors on 18 occasions. In all, in Best’s 24 seasons as an Eagle, EWU offensive linemen have won 24 first team All-BSC honors, 24 second team accolades, three third team honors and 32 honorable mentions. Best is only the fifth head coach since 1979 for the Eagles, and the third since then who played collegiately as an offensive lineman. Dick Zornes, who is also an Eastern graduate, coached at EWU from 1979-93 before former Idaho offensive lineman Mike Kramer took over from 1994-99. Washington State offensive lineman Paul Wulff took over from 20002007 until Baldwin, a Central Washington graduate, took the reins in 2008. Best is the first to admit the offensive line legacy started under Zornes, as well as offensive line coaches Larry Hattemer and Kramer. That tradition – including eventual NFL players Ed Simmons, Kevin Sargent, Jeff Mickel, Trent Pollard and Tom Ackerman – was a big reason Best chose to be an Eagle. His head coach at EWU for four seasons was Kramer, and his offensive line coach at EWU was Wulff, who subsequently hired Best. “I wish I could have played directly for Dick Zornes – we would have been a tandem to be dealt with, so to speak,” Best said of EWU’s all-time coaching leader with 89 victories (Baldwin had 85). “He was the athletic director here at the time, and the first thing he asked Coach Wulff was, ‘you recruited this kid?’ From there our friendship blossomed. I appreciate and thank Paul Wulff wholeheartedly for giving me the opportunity to be a student-athlete here. Under his tutelage, I became an offensive line coach after I received my degree.” In the last 17 seasons (2004-20/21) – 16 with Best on the coaching staff -- EWU has ranked in the top 10 in passing 14 times, in total offense on 13 occasions and scoring eight times. Most recently in the 2020-21 season, EWU was third in FCS in total offense (524.9 per game) after leading during the regular season, and was also seventh in scoring (37.7) and fourth in passing (367.3) The Eagles finished the 2019 season as the champions in FCS in total offense at 524.8 yards per game. Eastern also ended the regular season second in scoring (40.6), fifth in passing (317.1) and 19th in rushing at 207.8 yards per game, and were the only team in FCS to rank in the top 24 in total offense, rushing and passing.

In 2018, Eastern ended the season third in the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision in total offense at 528.2 yards per game, 10th in rushing offense (255.9), 20th in passing (272.3) and fourth in scoring (43.1). A pair of offensive linemen were honored by the Big Sky Conference

Representing 32 years as head coaches at EWU are (from left) Mike Kramer (1994-99), Dick Zornes (1979-93), Aaron Best (2017-present) and Paul Wulff (2000-2007). in the 2020-21 season, including Taylor, a first team choice who would eventually earn first team AllAmerica honors from the American Football Coaches Association. Guard Wyatt Musser was a second team All-BSC choice. Taylor earned honorable mention in 2016 and 2017, then was a second team choice in 2019 after missing the 2018 season with an injury. Chris Schlichting and Caleb Levao also earned second team accolades in 2018, then as seniors Schlichting was honored on the first team and Levao was on the third squad. In 2016, Blackburn was a second team All-Big Sky selection and went on to earn sophomore All-America accolades, then was a second team allleague selection again in 2017 and 2018. He earned first team honors in 2019. All-America skill players have captured the most headlines in recent years, as Eastern’s offense has a long history of being one of the best in the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision. All the

while, Best was learning from Baldwin, who became offensive coordinator at Cal and is now head coach at Cal Poly. “I thank Coach Baldwin immensely,” said Best. “I went to Curtis and Coach Baldwin went to Curtis, and people seem to think we graduated in the same class. Untrue – he is older. Before I worked for him, I rooted for him some 30 years ago. “He’s done wonders for this university and football program. I’ve taken physical notes and mental notes – I couldn’t take enough and burned through a lot of paper because of all the things you can grasp from that man. I knew one day this would occur and Coach Baldwin would go a different direction, and I’m forever grateful for all he taught me and the time I spent with him. He’s not only a great football coach, but he’s a great family man, a great mentor and, even better, he’s a great friend.”

Best Had Challenging Task in 2016 After Losing 7 Seniors . . . Eastern entered the 2016 season coming off a 6-5 finish in 2015, plus lost seven seniors to graduation. Five of them were starters, including a pair (Aaron Neary and Clay DeBord) who would eventually sign free agent contracts with NFL teams. Moreover, the lone senior in the 2016 season (senior center Jerrod Jones) was injured in EWU’s fourth game and missed the rest of the year. As a result, Eastern moved a defensive lineman (Jakob Stoll) to the offensive line, as well as a tight end (Beau Byus), who caught a game-winning catch on a fake field goal earlier in the season. But the results were nothing short of astonishing, as EWU finished 12-2 overall and a perfect 8-0 in the Big Sky with Best serving as running game coordinator for the third season. With three sophomores and a pair of redshirt freshman starting most of the season, the Eagles allowed just 24 sacks in 14 games, and the offense set seven Big Sky Conference team

EASTERN 2021 FOOTBALL BIG SKY CHAMPIONSHIPS: 1992•1997•2004•2005•2010•2012•2013•2014•2016•2018 records and a total of nine school records. Eastern finished the year ranked second in FCS in total offense with an average of 529.6 yards per game and was the FCS leader in passing offense (401.0 yards per game). Eastern was also third in scoring offense (42.4). Spencer Blackburn, who was Jones’ backup in the first four games, ended up earning second team All-Big Sky honors and was selected to the sophomore-only All-America squad. Sophomore tackle Nick Ellison and freshman redshirt tackle Tristen Taylor both earned All-Big Sky honorable mention honors. Eastern’s offense in 2015 led FCS in passing offense with an average of 353.3 yards per game, and was eighth in total offense (478.5). Three of his offensive linemen were honored on the All-Big Sky Conference team, including first team selections Aaron Neary (guard) and Clay DeBord (tackle) and honorable mention choice Thomas Gomez (guard). DeBord finished his career with a school-record 51 games started, and both he and Neary were selected to play in the National Football League Players Association (NFLPA) Collegiate Bowl. They eventually signed free agent contracts in the NFL with Arizona (DeBord, who later was with the Dallas Cowboys)

Aaron Best Versus the Big Sky and Beyond . . . Versus Big Sky Conference Opponents Portland State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-0 #UC Davis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-0 Cal Poly. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-0 Montana State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-0 Northern Colorado. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-0 *North Dakota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-0 Idaho State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-0 !Northern Arizona. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-0 %Idaho . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2 Montana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 Sacramento State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 Southern Utah. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 Weber State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-2 Total . . . . . . . . 26-7 (24-6 in league games only) #Includes Victory in 2018 FCS Playoff Game. *Effective in 2020, no longer a member of the Big Sky. !Includes non-conference victory in 2018. %Includes non-conference loss in 2019.

Other FCS Opponents Fordham . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ^Maine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ^Nicholls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jacksonville State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . &North Dakota State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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^FCS Playoff Victories in 2018. &Includes Loss in 2018 NCAA Division I Championship & loss in the first round of the 2020-21 FCS Playoffs.

FBS Opponents Texas Tech. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-1 Washington. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-1 Washington State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-1 Non-Division I Opponents Central Washington. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-0 Lindenwood. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-0

Overall Total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31-14

and Denver (Neary, who later joined the Los Angeles Rams), and both earned several All-America honors. The 2014 season – the first with Best as running game coordinator -- was punctuated by a highscoring offense for the Eagles, who broke school and Big Sky records with 618 points and 84 touchdowns. The Eagles established a school record for average points per game with a mark of 44.1 to rank first in the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision. En route to finishing 11-3 overall and winning the outright league title at 7-1, EWU also ranked third in FCS in total offense (513.4) and second in passing offense (328.6). His offensive line in 2014 featured consensus AllAmerican Jake Rodgers, who was eventually drafted in the seventh round of the NFL Draft by the Atlanta Falcons. Neary also earned All-America recognition and joined Rodgers on the All-Big Sky first team list, while two other Eagles (DeBord and center Jase Butorac) earned honorable mention. In 2013 in his fifth season as offensive coordinator, EWU led the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision in passing efficiency (school record 182.6), and was fourth in total offense (533.5 per game), fourth in passing (349.8), 41st in rushing (183.7) and seventh in scoring (39.5). The Eagles finished 12-3 and advanced to the semifinals of the FCS Playoffs for the third time in four seasons after finishing with the school’s first-ever undefeated Big Sky Conference season at 8-0. Center Ashton Miller, quarterback Vernon Adams Jr. and wide receiver Cooper Kupp earned All-America honors for the Eagles. Other offensive linemen earning All-Big Sky honors included guards Steven Forgette and Brandon Murphy, and tackles Clay DeBord and Cassidy Curtis. That group allowed 27 sacks in 15 games – 1.8 per game and just one for every 13.0 pass attempts. In 2012, Eastern’s offense ranked seventh in the FCS with an average of 318.9 passing yards per game, and was also 14th in total offense (442.0) and 17th in scoring offense (33.7). The Eagles featured All-America offensive linemen Will Post and Forgette, and All-America wide receiver Brandon Kaufman. Eastern finished 12-2 and shared the league title with Cal Poly and Montana State. In 2011, the Eagles ranked first in the FCS in passing with an average of 368.5 per game, and were sixth overall in total offense (447.4) and 22nd in scoring (32.4). The offense featured four All-Americans, including center Chris Powers, quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell and wide receivers Nicholas Edwards and Greg Herd. Mitchell won the Walter Payton Award given by The Sports Network to the top player in the FCS. However, Best’s job as offensive line coach in 2011 was made significantly harder when a trio of starters were lost early in the season because of injuries, as well as three starts missed by Powers. In all, 10 players started along the offensive line – including a converted tight end and a converted defensive lineman – and only one offensive lineman

(senior Gabriel Jackson) started all 11 games. Powers was a first team All-Big Sky Conference selection in 2011, and Jackson and Post earned honorable mention. During EWU’s 2010 NCAA Division I championship season, Best helped Eastern’s offense rank 22nd in the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision in yards per game (397.1) and 18th in scoring (31.5). The Eagle offense featured a trio of All-Americans, including running back Taiwan Jones, Kaufman and Powers. Four of the offensive linemen he coached earned All-Big Sky honors – Powers (first team), Jackson (second team), senior guard Nikolai Myers (honorable mention) and Forgette (honorable mention). Eastern quarterbacks were sacked only 24 times, including just seven times in four playoff games. In 2009, his first season as offensive coordinator, the Eagles finished ranked in the top 10 in four offensive categories in the FCS, including passing (3rd, 321.3), total offense (4th, 462.2), scoring (8th, 33.7) and passing efficiency (4th, 154.5). Senior quarterback Matt Nichols, senior tight end Nathan Overbay and Jones all won All-America honors and first team All-Big Sky honors. He coached a trio of All-Big Sky Conference offensive linemen in 2009 – senior tackle Chris Thomas, senior guard Ryan Forney and Powers – who all earned honorable mention accolades. In 2008, three earned honorable mention as senior center Charlie Wulff was joined by Thomas and sophomore tackle Brice Leahy. Best spent the 2007 season as an offensive line specialist for the Toronto Argonauts in the Canadian Football League. Best helped the Argonauts win the Eastern Division championship with an 11-7 record before losing in the first round of the playoffs. Although Toronto was last in the league in total

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Best Serves Seven Seasons Under Head Coach Paul Wulff . . . In his previous seven-year stint at Eastern from 2000-2006, Best had the opportunity to coach two All-Americans in the 2004 season and another in 2005. He was the school’s primary offensive line coach from 2002-2006 after previously helping coach that unit as a graduate assistant in 2001 and as a student assistant in 2000. Matt Alfred earned All-America honors in 2005, and he was recognized on the All-Big Sky squad along with Kraig Sigler and Rocky Hanni. All five of Eastern’s starting offensive linemen earned All-Big Sky Conference honors in 2004, including first team selections Michael Roos and Rocky Hanni. Both players went on to earn All-America honors, with Roos also being selected as the Lineman of the Year by I-AA.Org. Roos played in the Senior Bowl and the East-West Shrine Game, and was invited to the NFL Scouting Combine. He became the highest NFL draft choice in school history when he was chosen in the second round – 41st overall – by the Tennessee Titans in 2005. Roos started every football game he played from 2002-14, and that streak ended at 226 after Roos suffered a knee injury on Oct. 5, 2014, and subsequently retired. He started 190 of a possible 190 games he could play in until an appendicitis attack and subsequent surgery in October 2012. His 191 starts as a Titan included two AFC playoff games, 148 regular season games, 40 pre-season contests and as a starter in his first-ever Pro Bowl on Feb. 8, 2009. In his last 13 seasons as a football player, Roos started every game he played. His last 35 starts were at EWU from 2002-04 when he originally became an offensive lineman. Eastern’s offensive lines helped the Eagles rank fourth in the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision in total offense in both 2004 and 2005. In 2005, the Eagles averaged 477.8 yards per game, and were 13th in scoring (35.0). A year earlier, the Eagles averaged 475.5 yards and 37.5 points per game to rank sixth.

In 2003, Eastern averaged 380.0 yards per game and ranked 21st in the FCS in passing offense (247.3). In 2002, the Eagles finished third nationally in passing offense (317.6) and were sixth in total offense (447.6), a year after leading the FCS in total offense (514.5) and scoring (41.9) in 2001.

Aaron Best’s Coaching Career Year School Coaching Assignment Head Coach Record/Big Sky 2020 Eastern Wash. Head Coach ^5-2/5-1 2019 Eastern Wash. Head Coach 7-5/6-2 (t-3rd) 2018 Eastern Wash. Head Coach @12-3/7-1 (t-1st) 2017 Eastern Wash. Head Coach 7-4/6-2 (t-3rd) Totals as Head Coach (4 seasons) 31-14 (.689)/24-6 (.800) 2016 Eastern Wash. Run. Game Coord./OL/Acad. Beau Baldwin <12-2/8-0 2015 Eastern Wash. Run. Game Coord./OL/Acad. Beau Baldwin 6-5/5-3 2014 Eastern Wash. Run. Game Coord./OL/Acad. Beau Baldwin >11-3/7-1 2013 Eastern Wash. Off. Coord./OL Coach/Acad. Beau Baldwin =12-3/8-0 2012 Eastern Wash. Off. Coord./OL Coach/Acad. Beau Baldwin $11-3/7-1 2011 Eastern Wash. Off. Coord./OL Coach/Acad. Beau Baldwin 6-5/5-3 2010 Eastern Wash. Off. Coord./OL Coach/Acad. Beau Baldwin +13-2/7-1 2009 Eastern Wash. Off. Coord./OL Coach/Acad. Beau Baldwin *8-4/6-2 2008 Eastern Wash. Offensive Line Coach Beau Baldwin 6-5/5-3 Totals as O-Line Coach Under Beau Baldwin (9 seasons) 85-32 (.726)/58-14 (.806) 2007 Toronto Argonauts Offensive Line Coach

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2006 Eastern Wash. Offensive Line Coach Paul Wulff 3-8/3-5 2005 Eastern Wash. Offensive Line Coach Paul Wulff &7-5/5-2 2004 Eastern Wash. Offensive Line Coach Paul Wulff ~9-4/6-1 2003 Eastern Wash. Offensive Line Coach Paul Wulff 6-5/3-4 2002 Eastern Wash. Offensive Line Coach Paul Wulff 6-5/3-4 2001 Eastern Wash. Graduate Assistant Coach Paul Wulff 7-4/3-4 2000 Eastern Wash. Student Assistant Coach Paul Wulff 6-5/5-3 Totals as EWU Coach Under Paul Wulff (7 seasons) 44-36 (.550)/28-23 (.549) Totals as Collegiate Coach at Eastern (19+ seasons)

160-82 (.661)/110-43 (.719)

^NCAA Football Championship Subdivision Playoffs (Lost to North Dakota State 42-20) @NCAA Football Championship Subdivision Playoffs (Defeated Nicholls 42-21, defeated UC Davis 34-29, defeated Maine 50-19, lost to North Dakota State 32-24); Big Sky Conference Champions. < NCAA Football Championship Subdivision Playoffs (Defeated Central Arkansas 31-14, defeated Richmond 38-0, lost to Youngstown State 40-38); Big Sky Conference Champions. > NCAA Football Championship Subdivision Playoffs (Defeated Montana 37-20, lost to Illinois State 59-46); Big Sky Conference Champions. = NCAA Football Championship Subdivision Playoffs (Defeated South Dakota State 41-17, defeated Jacksonville State 35-24, lost to Towson 35-31); Big Sky Conference Champions. $NCAA Football Championship Subdivision Playoffs (Defeated Wagner 29-19, defeated Illinois State 51-35, lost to Sam Houston State 45-52); Big Sky Conference Champions. +NCAA Football Championship Subdivision Champion (Defeated Southeast Missouri State 37-17, defeated North Dakota State 38-31 in overtime, defeated Villanova 41-31, defeated Delaware 20-19); Big Sky Conference Champions. *NCAA Football Championship Subdivision Playoffs (Lost to Stephen F. Austin 44-33) &NCAA Football Championship Subdivision Playoffs (Lost to Northern Iowa 41-38); Big Sky Conference Champions ~NCAA Football Championship Subdivision Playoffs (Defeated Southern Illinois 35-31, lost to Sam Houston State 35-34); Big Sky Conference Champions ! Won Eastern Division Championship in the Canadian Football League and advanced to the playoffs (Lost to Winnipeg 19-9 in East Final)

Playing Career at Eastern Wash.

1996 – 6-5/4-4 Big Sky - Backup Center & Long Snapper 1997 – #12-2/7-1 Big Sky - Backup Center & Long Snapper 1998 – 5-6/4-4 - Starting Center (11 games) – Honorable Mention All-Big Sky 1999 – 7-4/6-2 - Starting Center (11 games) – Honorable Mention All-America; First Team All-Big Sky; Big Sky All-Academic – CoSIDA All-District VIII – FCS Athletic Directors Academic All-Star Team Record as a Player (all under head coach Mike Kramer): 30-17 (.638)/21-11 (.656) Totals as a Player and EWU Coach (23+ seasons): 190-99 (.657)/131-54 (.708) #NCAA Football Championship Subdivision Playoffs (Defeated Northwestern State 40-10, defeated Western Kentucky 38-21, lost to Youngstown State 25-14); Big Sky Conference Champions.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in social science, Eastern Wash. University, 2001 Graduate of Curtis High School in Tacoma, Wash., 1996

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EWU Offensive Line Legacy With Aaron Best as an Eagle (1996-2006, 2008-Present) . . . BOWL/ALL-STAR GAMES

2015 (2016 NFLPA Collegiate Bowl) - Clay DeBord, T 2015 (2016 NFLPA Collegiate Bowl) - Aaron Neary, G 2014 (2015 NFLPA Collegiate Bowl) - Jake Rodgers, T 2004 (2005 Senior Bowl) - Michael Roos, Tackle 2004 (2005 East West Shrine Game) - Michael Roos, T 2003 (2003 Blue-Gray Classic) - Kurt Sigler, Tackle 2003 (2003 The Villages Classic) - Kurt Sigler, Tackle 2001 (2002 Paradise Bowl) - Chris Polinder, Center 2001 (2002 Paradise Bowl) - David Sherrod, Tackle

ALL-AMERICA FIRST TEAM 2020-21 - Tristen Taylor, Tackle 2019 - Spencer Blackburn, Center 2015 - Clay DeBord, Tackle 2014 - Jake Rodgers, OffensiveTackle 2013 - Ashton Miller, Center 2012 - Will Post, Tackle 2011 - Chris Powers, Center 2010 - Chris Powers, Center 2005 - Matt Alfred, Guard 2004 - Michael Roos, Tackle 2001 - Chris Polinder, Center 1999 - Lance Knaevelsrud, Tackle 1997 - Jim Buzzard, Tackle 1997 - Kevin Peterson, Center

ALL-AMERICA SECOND TEAM 2018 - Spencer Blackburn, Center 2015 - Clay DeBord, Tackle 2015 - Aaron Neary, Guard 2014 - Aaron Neary, Guard 2014 - Jake Rodgers, Tackle 2013 - Ashton Miller, Center 2012 - Will Post, Tackle 2011 - Chris Powers, Center 2005 - Matt Alfred, Guard 2004 - Michael Roos, Tackle 1999 - Lance Knaevelsrud, Tackle 1997 - Kevin Peterson, Center

ALL-AMERICA THIRD TEAM

2019 - Spencer Blackburn, Center (STATS)

AARON BEST with former Eastern offensive linemen JEFF CHRISTIANSEN (far left), MICHAEL ROOS (second from right) and PAUL TERRELL (far right). 2019 - Spencer Blackburn, Center 2011 - Chris Powers, Center 2010 - Chris Powers, Center 2004 - Rocky Hanni, Guard 1996 - Jim Buzzard, Guard

ALL-AMERICA HON. MENTION 2015 - Aaron Neary, Guard 2012 - Steven Forgette, Guard 2011 - Chris Powers, Center 2001 - Chris Polinder, Center 2001 - Asim Poston, Guard 2001 - David Sherrod, Tackle 2000 - Luke Fritz, Lineman 1999 - Aaron Best, Center 1998 - T.J. Ackerman, Tackle 1996 - Jim Buzzard, Guard

FIRST TEAM All-BIG SKY

2020-21 - Tristen Taylor, Tackle 2019 - Spencer Blackburn, Center; Chris Schlichting, Tackle 2015 - Aaron Neary, Guard; Clay DeBord, Tackle 2014 - Aaron Neary, Guard; Jake Rodgers, Tackle 2013 - Ashton Miller, Center 2012 - Will Post, Tackle 2011 - Chris Powers, Center 2010 - Chris Powers, Center 2005 - Matt Alfred, Guard 2004 - Rocky Hanni, Guard; Michael Roos, Tackle 2001 - Chris Polinder, Center; Asim Poston, Guard; David Sherrod, Tackle 2000 - Luke Fritz, Tackle 1999 - Aaron Best, Center; Lance Knaevelsrud, Tackle 1998 - T.J. Ackerman, Tackle 1997 - Jim Buzzard, Tackle; Kevin Peterson, Center 1996 - Jim Buzzard, Guard

SECOND TEAM ALL-BIG SKY

2020-21 - Wyatt Musser, Guard 2019 - Tristen Taylor, Tackle 2018 - Spencer Blackburn, Center; Kaleb Levao, Guard; Chris Schlichting, Tackle 2017 - Spencer Blackburn, Center

2016 - Spencer Blackburn, Center 2013 - Steven Forgette, Guard; Clay DeBord, Tackle 2012 - Steven Forgette, Guard 2010 - Gabriel Jackson, Tackle 2006 - Matt Alfred, Guard; Rocky Hanni, Tackle. 2005 - Kraig Sigler, Center 2004 - Matt Alfred, Guard; Kraig Sigler, Center 2003 - Kurt Sigler, Tackle; Jeff Christiansen, Guard 2002 - Kurt Sigler, Tackle 2000 - Chris Polinder, Center. 1999 - Luke Fritz, Guard 1997 - John Kane, Guard; Lance Knaevelsrud, Tackle. 1996 - Aaron Barfield, Tackle

THIRD TEAM ALL-BIG SKY 2019 - Kaleb Levao, Guard 2018 - Jack Hunter, Guard 2018 - Beau Byus, Tackle

HONORABLE MENTION ALL-BIG SKY 2017 - Tristen Taylor, Tackle 2016 - Tristen Taylor, Tackle; Nick Ellison, Tackle 2015 - Thomas Gomez, Guard. 2014 - Clay DeBord, Tackle; Jase Butorac - Center 2013 - Cassidy Curtis, Tackle; Brandon Murphy, Guard 2012 - Ashton Miller, Center 2011 - Gabriel Jackson, Tackle; Will Post, Tackle 2010 - Steven Forgette, Guard; Nikolai Myers, Guard 2009 - Chris Powers, Center; Ryan Forney, Guard; Chris Thomas, Tackle 2008 - Charlie Wulff, Center; Brice Leahy, Tackle; Chris Thomas, Tackle 2006 - Zach Wasielewski, Tackle 2005 - Rocky Hanni, Guard 2004 - Paul Terrell, Tackle 2003 - Michael Roos, Tackle 2002 - Michael Roos, Tackle; Brandon Bouge, Center 2001 - Robert Horal, Guard 1999 - Scott Johnson, Tackle 1998 - Aaron Best, Center; Luke Fritz, Guard; Aaron White, Guard. 1997 - T.J. Ackerman, Guard 1996 - Kevin Peterson, Center

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Eti Ena Associate Head Coach/ Defensive Coordinator/ Defensive Ends 6th Season Eastern Washington ‘05 Eti Ena, a 2005 graduate of EWU, enters his third season as defensive coordinator for the Eagles in the 2021-22 school year. He returned to his alma mater in the 2016 season to become Eastern’s new defensive front coordinator and to help coaching the defensive line. Defensively, Eastern held three of its seven opponents to 22 points or less, including 13 versus Northern Arizona and 10 against Cal Poly. In a 32-22 victory over 11th-ranked UC Davis, Eastern allowed just 115 total yards and registered its first shutout in a half in the last 18 games. Ena even served as acting head coach in EWU›s opener versus Idaho when head coach Aaron Best had to miss the game after testing positive for Covid-19. Ena coached two Eagle defensive linemen in the 2020-21 season who earned All-Big Sky honors. End Mitchell Johnson earned first team honors and freshman tackle Joshua Jerome earned honorable mention. A highlight of the season was also having his brother, Justin Ena, join the Eagle coaching staff as interim linebackers coach for the 2020-21 campaign. Eastern had two defensive linemen earn All-Big Sky honors in 2019, including third team selection Jim Townsend. He led the Eagles with 3 1/2 sacks, and was fourth on the team and tops among defensive linemen with 61 tackles. He closed his 51-game career (21 starts) with 143 tackles, including 8 1/2 sacks, five forced fumbles to rank eighth in school history, two fumble recoveries (one returned for a touchdown) and two passes broken up. He also helped coach senior tackle Dylan Ledbetter, who earned honorable mention All-Big Sky honors in 2019.

Eastern finished the 2019 season 7-5 overall and 6-2 in the Big Sky to finish with at least five league wins for the 13th-straight season. Eastern›s defensive highlights included a 48-5 victory at Idaho State in which EWU held the Bengal offense to just a field goal and out-gained ISU in total offense 689-416. Eastern allowed a season-low 352 yards in a 54-21 home victory over Northern Colorado. Ena also became associate head

coach in 2017 when Aaron Best took over as head coach. Ena came to Eastern from Cal Poly where he coached the defensive line from 2013-15, and prior to that spent four seasons (2009-12) as defensive line coach at the University of Idaho. Four of the players he helped coach on the defensive line earned All-Big Sky Conference honors for the Eagles in 2018, including AllAmerican and Big Sky Conference Defensive MVP Jay-Tee Tiuli. Also honored were first team defensive end Keenan Williams and second team defensive end Mitchell Johnson, and Ledbetter earned honorable mention. Johnson also earned first team Freshman All-America honors. A year after allowing 33.4 points per game, the Eagles allowed just 22.7 in 2018 for the team’s best performance since 1997. That season, on their way to a semifinal appearance in the FCS Playoffs (then I-AA), Eastern allowed just 17.4 points per game. Eastern’s nine games of allowing 20 points for fewer in 2018 equals the school record also set in 1997, 1981, 1964 and 1949. Eastern led FCS with six defensive touchdowns, was second in turnovers gained with 34 and third with 22 interceptions. The Eagles ranked 16th overall in turnover margin (34 takeaways, 24 giveaways, +0.67 per game). Eastern set a school record with 70 passes broken up, breaking the previous record of 67 set in the 2010 season. Eastern’s defense was particularly impressive during league play, with EWU allowing only 135 points for a league-leading 16.9 average per game – with seven of those points coming on a punt return touchdown. Included was an 89:52 stretch of not allowing a point, spanning two games. The school record for fewest average points in a Big Sky season came in 1992 when the Eagles surrendered just 16.4 per game (115 total) in seven league games (6-1 record). In eight league games, Eastern allowed the fewest points per game (16.9) while ranking second in total defense (346.6), second in passing defense (185.4) and second in rushing defense (161.2). Eastern’s defensive highlights in 2017 came in road victories over Fordham (56-21) and North Dakota (21-14). Eastern›s defense held Fordham to just 217 yards total and 1-of-17 on third down, and EWU recorded 11 three-and-outs. Ten Eagles combined for a school-record 10 sacks as the Rams finished with just 26 net yards rushing. Versus the Fighting Hawks, the Eagles held UND to a net 103 yards rushing and an average of 3.3 per rush. The Eagles had a 191-29 advantage in total offense in the second quarter when

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Rams to the Super Bowl..

In Ena’s first season as Eastern, they helped coach first team All-Big Sky Conference selection and All-American defensive end Samson Ebukam, as well as first team defensive tackle Jay-Tee Tiuli. Ebukam went on to play significantly for the Los Angeles Rams as a rookie in 201 and was a starter in 2018 in helping the

Eastern’s defense in 2016 allowed only 24.4 points per game (second-best in the league) during its 8-0 Big Sky Conference season after allowing 40.7 against three challenging non-conference opponents. A year after allowing 57 points in a 41-point setback to Montana, the Eagle defense allowed just 16 in the rematch on Oct. 29 at Roos Field in EWU’s 35-16 victory. The 16 points for the Griz was their lowest total in the last 33 games in the series dating back 32 years to a 14-14 tie in 1984. In their last seven victories of the season, the defense allowed just 113 points (16.1 per game). That seven-game stretch was Eastern’s best since the 1997 team allowed only 105 in its first seven games of the season. In a 38-0 victory over Richmond in the quarterfinals of the FCS Playoffs, Eastern’s defense recorded its first shutout in 102 games (since 2009), and the 205 yards Richmond had were the fewest EWU had surrendered in its last 28 outings. Ena graduated from EWU in 2005 with a bachelor’s degree in physical education after serving as a student assistant for three seasons from 2003-05 under then-head coach Paul Wulff. Former Eagle head coach Beau Baldwin was offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Eastern during Ena’s three seasons at EWU. In his first year at Eastern in 2003, Ena helped coach linebackers. In the last two – both resulting in Big Sky Conference titles for the Eagles -- he assisted along the defensive line.

In his first season at Cal Poly, Ena coached defensive tackle Sullivan Grosz, who earned eight All-America honors and was named co-Defensive Player of the Year in the Big Sky Conference, and later signed with the Houston Texans. At Idaho, Ena coached three defensive linemen who signed with National Football League teams -- Aaron Lavarias (New England Patriots), Michael Cosgrove (Detroit Lions) and Benson Mayowa (Seattle Seahawks, now with the Arizona Cardinals). Ena’s coaching career began at Shelton (Wash.) High School, where he was an assistant coach in 1997 and 1998, serving as the varsity linebackers coach and co-defensive coordinator. Ena then served three seasons (2006-08) at Eastern Oregon, where he was the Mountaineers’ defensive coordinator, linebackers coach and strength and conditioning coordinator in 2006 and 2007. He served as assistant head coach, defensive coordinator and recruiting coordinator in 2008. Ena played linebacker at Utah’s Snow College and Walla Walla (Wash.) Community College before transferring to Eastern Washington. A shoulder injury prior to his junior year ended his playing career. He is a 1992 graduate of Inchelium (Wash.) High School and helped lead his team to the State 1B football title as a senior. Ena and his wife, Latona, have three daughters, Corey (27), Moia (23) and Fuamai (20), and one son, Eti Jr. (17). His cousin, Paul Ena, was a two-time All-Big Sky defensive end for EWU from 2009-12. Eti’s uncle and Paul’s father, Tali Ena, was a standout running back at WSU (1976-79) and went on to play for the Seattle Seahawks. His younger brother, Justin, was announced on Feb. 8, 2021, as the new interim linebackers coach at EWU and spent the 2020-21 season with the Eagles. Coming to Eastern with 13 years of coaching experience, he also played football at BYU and played four years in the NFL with the Tennessee Titans and Philadelphia Eagles after signing a free agent contract with Philadelphia in 2002. Before joining EWU› program, Justin was inside linebackers coach at Utah State after coaching four previous seasons at Utah. Another brother, Packy, is a high school coach at Kapolei High School in Hawaii and formerly played at Oregon State. His name is pronounced “eh-tee” “en-nuh.”

Ian Shoemaker Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks 3rd Season Grinnell College, Iowa, ‘96 Former Central Washington University head coach Ian Shoemaker finished his first season as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks at Eastern in 2019 by helping EWU lead the nation in total offense, and then followed that by coaching the runner-up for the Walter Payton Award, quarterback Eric Barriere. Barriere earned five first team All-America honors in the 2020-21 season, then capped it by finishing six points shy of winning the holy grail of awards at the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision level,

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the Payton Award. Barriere was a unanimous All-Big Sky Conference first team selection and was the league’s Offensive Player of the Year. He ranked in the top 10 in the FCS in total offense (fifth, 369.0 per game), passing offense (fifth, 348.4), passing touchdowns (third, 19) and points responsible for (ninth, 17.4 per game). He completed 61.8 percent of his passes for 2,439 yards, 19 touchdowns and 2,583 total yards of offense. In the 2020-21 season, Barriere led Eastern to the first round of the FCS Playoffs and helped EWU rank third in FCS in total offense (524.9 per game) after leading during the regular season. Eastern was also seventh in scoring (37.7) and fourth in passing (367.3) while finishing 5-2 overall and 5-1 in the Big Sky with a five-game winning streak to end the regular season. In 2019, the Eagles led FCS in total offense for the third time in school history with an average of 524.8 yards per game. Eastern was the only team in the division to rank in the top 24 in total offense, passing (317.1, fifth) and rushing (207.8, 19th), and were second in scoring (40.6). Eastern finished the 2019 season 7-5 overall and 6-2 in the Big Sky. He helped junior Barriere earn third team All-America and third team All-Big Sky honors after setting a school record with just four interceptions in 438 attempts (.009 interceptions per attempt). Barriere finished with the seventh-most passing yards in school history with 3,712, and his 31 touchdown passes is eighth. Including 558 rushing yards, his 4,270 yards of total offense were the third-most all-time at EWU. He closed the 2019 season second in total offense with an average of 355.8, ranking only behind E.J. Perry of Brown at 367.8. He was also third in passing (309.3), eighth in passing TDs (31) and fourth in points responsible for (20.2 per game). He finished as a third team All-American and was fifth in the voting for the Walter Payton Award. Barriere will enter his senior season with 6,300 passing yards (seventh) and 56 touchdowns (sixth), with 7,519 yards of total offense (sixth) and 73 TDs responsible for (sixth).

Shoemaker was CWU’s head coach for the previous five seasons, compiling a 38-16 record and winning Great Northwest Athletic Conference championships in 2017 and 2018. In those 54 games, Central averaged 37.3 points per game and 447.3 yards of total offense. In the 2018 season, the Wildcats opened the year by falling to

Eastern 58-13, but won eight of their next nine. The Wildcats finished as the co-champions in the GNAC with Azusa Pacific, which beat the Wildcats 42-35 to end the regular season. Azusa Pacific was selected for the NCAA Division II Playoffs, as CWU finished 8-3 overall and 7-1 in the GNAC. Shoemaker’s quarterback in 2017 and 2018 was former Eagle Reilly Hennessey. He earned unanimous first team All-GNAC honors in 2018 and was the GNAC Offensive Player of the Year. Hennessey threw for 2,705 yards and 21 touchdowns. The senior signal caller added another 477 yards and 11 touchdowns on the ground. Hennessey was named the GNAC Newcomer of the Year in 2017, as well as being a first team All-GNAC selection. Central’s offense finished fourth in Division II in scoring (47.7 points per game) and was second in total offense (540.9). The Wildcats ranked 10th in rushing at 272.64 yards per game, and had two 1,000-yard rushers. A total of 11 players earned first team All-GNAC accolades for the Wildcats in 2018. In 2017, the Wildcats were 11-1 on the season and 8-0 in GNAC play, and advanced to the NCAA Division II Playoffs. Shoemaker was selected as the 2017 Don Hansen Super Region 3 Coach of the Year, GNAC Coach of the year, and placed seven players on all-region squads. Shoemaker and his coaching staff at CWU produced eight allAmericans in defensive back Isaiah Davis (2014), defensive lineman Tovar Sanchez (2014), wide out and returner Jesse Zalk (2015), linebacker Kevin Haynes (2016, 2017), tight end Kyle Self (2017), defensive back Tyler Hasty (2017), defensive lineman Bo Banner (2017) and offensive lineman James Moore (2017, 2018). In addition, both Sanchez and Haynes were named GNAC Defensive Lineman and Defensive Player of the Year, respectively. Prior to his five years at Central, Shoemaker spent six seasons as the co-offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at St. Cloud State University in Minnesota. The NCAA Division II university is a member of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference. Shoemaker helped lead the Huskies to the Division II national playoffs three times in his last four seasons at the school. A native of Graham, Wash., Shoemaker graduated from Orting High School in 1992. The 1996 Grinnell College (Iowa) graduate was a four-year starter in both football and baseball, and earned a

EASTERN 2021 FOOTBALL BIG SKY CHAMPIONSHIPS: 1992•1997•2004•2005•2010•2012•2013•2014•2016•2018 degree in psychology. He was the school’s most valuable player and offensive back of the year in football, and set school records for home runs in a season and career in baseball. From Grinnell, Shoemaker continued his studies in sport psychology at Western Washington University. Shoemaker began his coaching career as a graduate assistant for the Vikings from 1997-99, coaching the tight ends and running backs. Shoemaker then went to University of Saint Mary in Leavenworth, Kan., as the offensive coordinator. From 2000-2003, he was the passing game coordinator at Minot State University in North Dakota. Shoemaker›s first NCAA coaching job was as assistant head coach and offensive coordinator at Kenyon College in Gambier (OH) for three seasons, followed by a two-year stint as offensive coordinator at Baldwin Wallace College (OH) from 2006-08. Shoemaker’s brother, Javid, played safety for Eastern Washington from 2001-04 after graduating from Bethel High School in Graham, Wash., in 2000.

Jase Butorac Offensive Line/Academic Coordinator 5th Season Eastern Washington ‘15 With a background at Eastern that parallels that of head coach Aaron Best, Butorac enters his fifth season as EWU’s offensive line coach in the 2021-22 school year. He also has the role of the team’s academic coordinator, and from 2017-19 he coordinated the football program’s many community service endeavors. In 2020-21, sixth-year senior Tristen Taylor was the lone returning starter but the Eagles still had a stellar year offensively. The Eagles closed the season ranked third in FCS in total offense (524.9 per game) after leading during the regular season. Eastern was also seventh in scoring (37.7) and fourth in passing (367.3) while finishing 5-2 overall and 5-1 in the Big Sky with a five-game winning streak to end the regular season. A pair of offensive linemen were honored by the Big Sky Conference in the 2020-21 season, including Taylor, a first team choice who would eventually earn first team All-America honors from the American Football Coaches Association. Guard Wyatt Musser was a second team All-BSC choice. In 2019, Eastern leaned on an all-senior offensive line, which finished with 181 starts and 233 games played between them. Senior offensive tackle Chris Schlichting started in each of EWU’s 52 games in his four seasons for the Eagles, equaling the school record originally set by Cooper Kupp (now with the Los Angeles Rams) from 2013-16. First team All-America selection Spencer Blackburn finished his career with a streak of 49 consecutive starts (51 total games); Tristen Taylor started all 40 games he played in his career (now 47 through the 2020-21 season); Kaleb Levao had 30 starts and 51 total games; and Will Gram had 10 starts and 39 games played. Four Eagles earned All-Big Sky honors in 2020. Blackburn was a first team pick, and received a prestigious academic honor when he was selected to the 2019 National Football Foundation (NFF) National

Scholar-Athlete Class as one of 12 finalists nationally for the 2019 William V. Campbell Trophy. Shlichting was also a first team pick. Taylor, who will return in 2020 as a sixth-year senior, earned second team accolades, and Levao was honored on the third team. The Eagles led FCS in total offense for the third time in school history with an average of 524.8 yards per game. Eastern was the only team in the division to rank in the top 24 in total offense, passing (317.1, fifth) and rushing (207.8, 19th), and were second in scoring (40.6). Eastern finished the 2019 season 7-5 overall and 6-2 in the Big Sky to finish with at least five league wins for the 13th-straight season. In 2018, the Eagles finished 12-3 overall and 7-1 in the Big Sky Conference to share the league title with Weber State and UC Davis. The Eagles won their last four games of the regular season, then hosted three fellow conference champions in the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision Playoffs – knocking off Nicholls, UC Davis and Maine to advance to the NCAA Division I Championship Game versus North Dakota State. The Eagles set school records in 2018 offensively for total points (647) and most games of 50 points or more (6, tied with the 2014 team), Eastern finished as the only school to rank in the top 20 in the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision in total offense, rushing and passing. The Eagles averaged 528.2 yards on offense to rank third in FCS, averaging 255.9 rushing (10th), 272.3 passing (20th) and 43.1 points per game (fourth). The offensive line helped Eastern finish with a school-record 6.62 average per rushing attempt and break the previous record of 6.41 set in 2001. The Eagles also added to previous team records they broke for rushing yards (3,839) and rushing touchdowns (41). Senior Sam McPherson finished with 1,510 yards on the season to rank fourth in single season school history. All five starting linemen earned All-Big Sky Conference honors in 2018, even after two-time All-Big Sky performer Taylor was lost early in the season with a knee injury. Blackburn was a second team All-Big Sky selection for the third-straight season and went on to earn All-America accolades. Schlichting and Levao also earned second team accolades, with Beau Byus and Jack Hunter earning honorable mention. In 2017, Eastern was eighth in FCS in passing (320.5 per game) and fifth in total offense (476.7), and was also 14th in scoring (34.5)

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and 11th in third down conversions (46.1 percent). Eastern’s offensive line allowed only 22 sacks in 11 games in 2017, as EWU set a school record for passing yards with 545 in a 48-41 win at Montana. Quarterback Gage Gubrud had individual records of 549 yards passing and 560 yards of total offense in that game. Coached by current Eagle head coach Aaron Best, Butorac played center for EWU as a four-year letterwinner from 2011-14 on teams that won three Big Sky Conference titles and advanced to the playoffs all three seasons. He then served as a strength and conditioning intern for Eastern while he finished his degree in business (marketing) in 2015. As a player, Butorac started 15 games as an Eagle, including 14 games as a senior team co-captain in 2014. Twice he earned Big Sky Conference All-Academic honors and had a 3.43 grade point average. He helped the Eagles finish 11-3 and win the Big Sky Conference outright title for the second-straight season in 2014. The Eagles advanced to the semifinals of the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision Playoffs, and finished ranked fourth in the final FCS poll. The 2014 Eagles broke school and Big Sky records for scoring, finishing the season with 618 points to break the previous record of 592 points scored set in 2013 in 15 games by the Eagles. Eastern scored 84 touchdowns to break school and Big Sky single season records of 83 set in 2013 by EWU. The Eagles established a school record for average points per game, with a mark of 44.1 (first in FCS) that broke the record of 41.9 set in 2001. The offensive production by the Eagles in six of their games in 2014 ranked in the top 32 in school history at the time. Eastern had 624 yards against Sam Houston State (ninth), 617 versus Idaho State to (11th), 583 versus Montana Western (23rd), 582 versus Montana State (25th), 573 versus Washington (29th) and 568 against Southern Utah (32nd). The Eagle team with the next-most performances on the list was 2013 with five ranked in the top 32. The Eagles finished the 2014 season ranked first in FCS in scoring offense (44.1 per game) and first downs (361 total), second in passing efficiency (162.52), third in total offense (513.4) and second in passing offense (328.2). Eastern converted 48.0 percent of the time on third down (97-of-202) to rank seventh, and Eastern’s red zone offense was second in FCS after scoring 94.9 percent of the time when inside the opponent 20-yard line. In 2013, Butorac was named to the Big Sky Conference All-Academic team in the first of two-straight seasons to be honored. He was a backup center behind All-American Ashton Miller. He helped Eastern set Big Sky and school records with 592 points, 83 touchdowns and 8,002 yards of offense in the 2013 season.

As a team, EWU led FCS in passing efficiency (school record 182.6), and fourth in total offense (533.5 per game), fourth in passing (349.8), 41st in rushing (183.7) and seventh in scoring (39.5).

Eastern’s offensive line was selected as the FCS Offensive Line of the Week by Beyond Sports Network twice during the season. The first time came when EWU had 625 yards of offense in a 49-46 upset of 25th-ranked Oregon State (8/31/13) to open the season. The second time came in a 55-34 win at Idaho State (11/2/13) when the Eagles finished with a school record 743 yards of offense. As a sophomore in 2012, he helped EWU rank seventh in the FCS in passing yards per game (318.9), 14th overall in total offense (442.0) and 17th in scoring (33.7). As a redshirt freshman in 2011, he made the first start of his career against South Dakota (9/10/11) at right offensive guard, but was lost for the season with a knee injury suffered the following game against Montana (9/17/11). He was already replacing Ashton Miller, who was lost for the season with a ruptured Achilles tendon in EWU’s opener against Washington (9/3/11). Butorac made his collegiate debut versus the Huskies following the injury to Miller. Converted defensive lineman Brandon Murphy filled in at that position for the final eight games of the season. He redshirted in 2010 and was selected as the team’s Offensive Scout Team Player of the Year. He was selected as the team’s offensive scout team player of the week once. Butorac graduated from Skyline HS in 2010. Named by the Seattle Times as a “White Chip” selection as one of the top 100 prospects in the state of Washington. Was selected to the Seattle Times “Star Times” All-Area team as an offensive lineman. He was a first team All-KingCo League Crest Division selection as an offensive tackle and a second team choice as a defensive lineman. Butorac helped Skyline to a 40-2 record as a three-year starter, including a trio of state titles. He protected the blind side of BYU-bound Skyline quarterback Jake Heaps, who passed for 3,936 yards and 41 touchdowns. Skyline won the State 4A title with a 45-21 romp past Ferris to finish the season 122. Before the 2009 season began, he was selected on Ron Siegel’s preseason All-State team. As a junior, he also earned first team AllKingCo League Crest Division honors as an offensive lineman. Skyline also won the 2008 State 4A title with a perfect 14-0 record, defeating Issaquah 20-15 in the title game. Skyline was 14-0 and won the state title as a starter in his sophomore season as well. He was team captain as a senior and received the Coach Steve Gervais Award as the most complete player on the 2009 Skyline squad. He had a 3.8 grade point average and received a scholar-athlete award from the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame. His Eagle teammates Evan Day (’10) and Nic Sblendorio (’13), as well as former Eagle Tyler Washburn (’08), also graduated from Skyline. Butorac is engaged to Holly Noel, with the wedding planned for summer of 2021. He was born Aug. 12, 1992, in Tacoma, Wash., and his parents are Mark and Melanie Butorac. His last name is pronounced “boo-tur-ack.”

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Allen Brown Cornerbacks/Defensive Passing Game Coordinator 3rd Season Eastern Washington ‘14 An Eagle for six seasons from 2009-14, Allen Brown returned to Eastern in 2019 to become EWU’s cornerbacks coach and defensive passing game coordinator. The 2021-22 school year will be his third season since returning, and ninth overall. Sophomore cornerback Tre Weed earned second team All-Big Sky honors in the 2020-21 season, and he and sophomore Darrien Sampson each started all seven games for the Eagles under Brown. As a team, Eastern held three of its seven opponents to 22 points or less, including 13 versus Northern Arizona and 10 against Cal Poly. In a 32-22 victory over 11th-ranked UC Davis, Eastern allowed just 115 total yards and registered its first shutout in a half in the last 18 games. In his first year at the helm, he coached a quartet of Eagle cornerbacks who had just two full seasons of experience between them. Sophomore Darreon Moore started seven games and Ira Branch started three in their second seasons as Eagle cornerbacks. First-year players included Weed (11 starts) and Sampson (three starts). Weed earned honorable mention Freshman All-America honors from Hero Sports. Eastern finished the 2019 season 7-5 overall and 6-2 in the Big Sky to finish with at least five league wins for the 13th-straight season. Eastern›s defensive highlights included a 48-5 victory at Idaho State in which EWU held the Bengal offense to just a field goal and outgained ISU in total offense 689-416. After concluding his playing career at EWU, Brown was a strength and conditioning intern at EWU in 2014 and also assisted with the secondary. Brown then spent four seasons from 2015-18 at Cal Poly as coach of the team’s cornerbacks. Brown helped the Mustangs to a berth in the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision Playoffs in 2016 as the team went 7-5 overall and 5-3 in Big Sky play. Among the players he coached at Cal Poly was Dominic Frasch who led FCS in passes defended with 19 (16 passes broken up and three interceptions) and earned third team All-America honors from Associated Press.

Brown redshirted in 2009, then was part of EWU’s national championship team in 2010 and NCAA Football Championship Subdivision Playoff semifinal appearances in 2012 and 2013. In his four years on the field as an Eagle, Brown helped EWU compile a 42-13 record overall and 27-5 mark in the Big Sky Conference. The Eagles won three league titles and advanced to the FCS Playoffs in three of the four seasons he lettered at EWU from 201013. He then spent the 2014 season as a strength and conditioning intern at EWU, which advanced to the quarterfinals of the playoffs that year. He earned second team All-Big Sky honors in 2012 and honorable mention in 2013. He was also team captain as a senior and recorded 237 total tackles to currently rank 21st in school history. He also intercepted four passes and broke up 15 passes during his 52-game career. He finished with 56 tackles, two interceptions and three passes broken up in 12 games played as a senior in 2013 when EWU finished 12-3 and won the Big Sky title with a perfect 8-0 record. As a junior in 2012, Brown notched 91 tackles and broke up seven passes. Eastern was 11-3 overall, 7-1 in the Big Sky and made the first of two-straight appearances in the semifinals of the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision Playoffs. He had 39 tackles and one interception as a freshman and 51 more tackles and another interception as a sophomore. The 2010 Eagles captured the NCAA Division I title and finished 13-2 overall and 7-1 in the Big Sky, then was 6-5/5-3 in 2011. Brown recorded double-digit tackles in six games, including a career-high 11 against Montana in 2012 and 10 more against Cal Poly in 2011.

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“Winning a national championship and donning the No. 4 jersey as a player are just two of the notable accomplishments Allen has earned over his time as an Eagle,” added Best. “He has a bright future as a coach, and anytime you can bring our own Eagles back to the nest that is a huge victory.” A native of Anchorage, Alaska, Brown graduated from Eastern Washington in 2014 with a bachelor›s degree in business administration. He is a 2009 graduate of Foss High School in Tacoma, Wash., where he was a wide receiver and defensive back in football and also competed in basketball and track and field. His high school and EWU teammate was Nicholas Edwards, who is now offensive coordinator and receivers coach at Cal Poly after serving as a coach at Cal.

Pat McCann Wide Receivers/ Passing Game Coordinator 3rd Season Western Washington ‘09 Entering his third season in the Eagle program in the 2021-22 school year, Pat McCann returned to his home state to coach wide receivers for Eastern in the 2019 season. He also served as EWU’s recruiting coordinator in his first season, and in 2020-21 he replaced that with his current role of passing game coordinator. In 2020-21, he coached a pair of All-Big Sky wide receivers in senior Talolo Limu-Jones (unanimimous first team) and sophomore Freddie Roberson (second team). Limu-Jones went on to earn second team All-Big Sky honors from the American Football Coaches Association and Stats Perform. He and Roberson combined for 81 receptions for 1,229 yards and seven touchdowns in seven games as the favorite targets for first team All-America quarterback Eric Barriere. As a team, the Eagles ranked third in FCS in total offense (524.9 per game) after leading during the regular season. Eastern was also seventh in scoring (37.7) and fourth in passing (367.3) while finishing 5-2 overall and 5-1 in the Big Sky with a five-game winning streak to end the regular season. In his debut season, McCann helped coach sophomore Andrew Boston to third team All-Big Sky Conference honors, and senior Jayson Williams received honorable mention. The Eagles led FCS in total offense for the third time in school history with an average of 524.8 yards per game. Eastern was the only team in the division to rank in the top 24 in total offense, passing (317.1, fifth) and rushing (207.8, 19th), and were second in scoring (40.6). In addition, EWU’s recruiting class in 2019 was ranked No. 1 in the Big Sky and No. 2 in FCS. Eastern finished the 2019 season 7-5 overall and 6-2 in the Big Sky to finish with at least five league wins for the 13th-straight season.

Formerly from Olympia, Wash., McCann came to EWU from Northern Iowa where he was wide receivers coach in 2017 and 2018. McCann, a 2009 graduate of Western Washington University, spent four previous seasons at EWU’s fellow Big Sky Conference member UC Davis.

Interestingly, McCann faced his former team (UCD) in 2018 while he was coaching UNI – with a twist. A family matter sidelined Panthers offensive coordinator John Bond at the end of the season, and McCann filled in. He debut calling plays came in a 37-0 win over Missouri State, then UNI edged Lamar 16-13 in the first round of the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision Playoffs. However, the Panthers lost 23-16 to the UC Davis Aggies, who would go on to lose to Eastern 34-29 in the quarterfinals. Northern Iowa finished 7-6 in 2018 and were 8-5 in 2017. Among the receivers he coached at UNI was first team AllMissouri Valley Football Conference selections Daurice Fountain, who was drafted in the fifth round in the 2018 NFL Draft by the Indianapolis Colts. Deion McShane in 2018 and Isaiah Weston in 2017 both were named to the MVFC All-Newcomer squad and earned freshman AllAmerica honors. While receivers coach at UC Davis, McCann was integral in helping All-Big Sky second team selection Keelan Doss receive sophomore All-America honors from Hero Sports in 2016. McCann was also key in coaching Tom Hemmingsen, Ramon Vargas and Chris Martin to All-Big Sky honorable mention honors during his time with the Aggies. Prior to his tenure at UC Davis, McCann served as the offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach at Stonehill College in Easton, Mass. He was also the special teams coordinator from 2011-12 and the wide receivers coach and video coordinator from 2009-2011. He developed all-conference wide receiver John Gomes in 2012 along with helping Gordon McLeod and Zaire Reiph earn all-rookie selections in 2011 and 2012. After graduating from Olympia HS in 2003, McCann played football at Western Washington from 2007-2008, earning first team All-Great Northwest Athletic Conference honors as a wide receiver in 2008. As a senior, he caught 58 passes for 1,057 yards and 11 touchdowns, then Western discontinued its football program following the season. He graduated from Western Washington with a bachelor’s degree in exercise and sport science with a sport psychology emphasis in 2009 and went on to earn his master’s in leadership studies in 2011 from Grand Canyon University.

EASTERN 2021 FOOTBALL BIG SKY CHAMPIONSHIPS: 1992•1997•2004•2005•2010•2012•2013•2014•2016•2018 He also spent time playing at the College of the Canyons from 2003-05, leading his team to a Junior College National Championship in 2004. Prior to that, he graduated from Olympia (Wash.) High School where he earned first team All-Narrows League honors as a senior when he had 26 catches for 460 yards and nine touchdowns.

Bruce played in 50 games for the Eagles from 2013-17, including 24 as a starter. He earned first team All-Big Sky Conference honors as a senior when he served as team co-captain. He also earned honorable mention All-Big Sky in 2014, and in 2015 and 2016 he was selected to the Big Sky Conference All-Academic team.

His wife, Andrea, is also from Olympia, and they have two sons, Damian and Paxton. Pat’s brother, Jeff McCann, played football (wide receiver) at Whitworth University.

In his career, he had 227 total tackles with 11 passes broken up, five interceptions and a pair of forced fumbles. He had a high of 14 tackles twice, and intercepted two passes versus Portland State in 2014. A former walk-on, he redshirted in 2012 before having tackle totals of 17, 42, 53 and 115 in his four seasons.

Zach Bruce Safeties 2nd Season Eastern Washington ‘18 Hiring one of their own to coach a position he played, former Eagle Zach Bruce enters his second season as coach of Eastern safeties in the 2021-22 school year. Bruce, a 2012 graduate of Spokane’s University High School, was an EWU safety from 2012-16. After waiting a year to make his EWU coaching debut, he coached junior Anthany Smith to first team All-Big Sky honors in the 2020-21 season. Smith had had a team-leading 44 tackles for Eastern, which finished 5-2 overall and 5-1 in the Big Sky with a five-game winning streak to end the regular season. He also had two interceptions, including one he returned 71 yards for a touchdown against Idaho on Feb. 27, then had 17 tackles -- equaling the 19th-most in school history -- in the rematch versus the Vandals on April 10. As a team, Eastern held three of its seven opponents to 22 points or less, including 13 versus Northern Arizona and 10 against Cal Poly. In a 32-22 victory over 11th-ranked UC Davis, Eastern allowed just 115 total yards and registered its first shutout in a half in the last 18 games. The Eagles advanced to the first round of the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision playoffs. Bruce served as an assistant coach at Mead High School in Spokane in 2017-18. He, along with several other former Eagles, was a founding member of the Pro Vision Academy in Spokane. He also spent time in 2018-20 as defensive backs coach and speed and conditioning coach in Helsinki, Finland, where his wife, Delaney, was playing professional basketball. Bruce received his bachelor’s degree in history from Eastern in January of 2018. He had a 3.39 accumulative grade point average, including a 3.64 GPA in his major. He had a minor in coaching and a secondary minor in social studies education. After redshirting in 2012,

As a senior, he was ninth in the league and 62nd nationally with an average of 8.2 tackles per game (team-leading 115 total to rank 13th in school history). He had three interceptions in a four-game span during his senior season, including a third-quarter interception in EWU’s 41-17 win and second-half shutout over Montana State on Oct. 22. Eastern teams were 41-13 in the four seasons he played, a winning percentage of .759. Eastern won 28 of 32 Big Sky Conference games for a .875 percentage. Eastern won the Big Sky Conference title and advanced to the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision Playoffs in 2013, 2014 and 2016. He is a 2012 graduate of University High School in Spokane, Wash. Bruce is married to Delaney Hodgins, who is the all-time leading scorer in EWU women’s basketball history. She scored 2,120 points from 2015-18, including a school record 692 points in 2018. While he was in Finland, Bruce wrote a book about football called “Dumb Jocks” which takes a deep look into the understanding of defensive football. It describes defensive coverages and gives insight to how NFL defenses run those coverages, as well as includes full season breakdowns of five of the best safeties in the NFL.

Jeff Copp Defensive Tackles 1st Season Boise State ‘01

The 2021-22 academic year will be Jeff Copp’s second season as an Eagle , having joined the Eastern coaching staff in time for the 2021 winter/spring season as coach of defensive tackles. He had spent the previous four seasons at FIU (Florida International University), most recently as co-defensive coordinator. Copp and defensive coordinator Eti Ena coached two Eagle defensive linemen in the 2020-21 season who earned All-Big Sky honors. End Mitchell Johnson earned first team honors and freshman tackle Joshua Jerome earned honorable mention. Jerome and freshman nose tackle Jacob Newsom started all seven games for Eastern, which finished 5-2 overall and 5-1 in the Big Sky with a five-game winning streak to end the regular season. As a team, Eastern held three of its seven opponents to 22 points or less, including 13 versus Northern Arizona and 10 against Cal Poly. In a 32-22 victory over 11th-ranked UC Davis, Eastern allowed just

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115 total yards and registered its first shutout in a half in the last 18 games. The Eagles advanced to the first round of the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision playoffs. Copp is a native of Idaho Falls, Idaho, and played college football at Boise State. His 20 years of coaching experience includes stints at Big Sky Conference members Northern Arizona (2016), UC Davis (2009-15) and Idaho State (2004). As a player and coach he’s been on teams which have won three league titles and advanced to six bowl games. The fall 2020 season was Copp’s fourth season at FIU. He coached safeties his first two seasons and then was co-defensive coordinator and linebackers coach the last two years. Copp was the safeties coach his first two seasons at FIU. The Panther defense ranked 17th overall in the nation for passing yards allowed per game (195.0) and 23rd in pass efficiency defense. The Panthers had 12 interceptions to rank 31st in the country, and Stantley Thomas-Oliver III was selected in the seventh round of the 2020 NFL Draft by the Carolina Panthers. His safeties in 2018 helped the Panthers rank second in C-USA and 11th nationally for total interceptions (17). Additionally, the 194.1 passing yards allowed per game in 2018 ranked as 30th overall in the country. The 2017 campaign saw Copp›s defensive backs help the Panther defense hold opponents to 10 points or less four times. Panthers defenders recovered 11 fumbles to lead C-USA and rank 19th nationally. Copp came to FIU after spending one season (2016) at Northern Arizona as the Lumberjacks’ special teams coordinator. Prior to his stint at NAU, Copp coached at UC Davis for seven seasons. Copp joined the UC Davis football program as a safeties coach in 2009, before coaching the Aggies› defensive backfield and special teams from 2011-12. Copp coached the linebackers for three seasons from 2013-15. UC Davis led all NCAA Div. I (FCS) teams in net punting (41.4 average) and kickoff returns (26.4 average) in 2012. Additionally, senior punter Colton Schmidt was named All-Big Sky Conference first team after averaging 44.5 yards per attempt, sixth-best in the FCS, and went on to become a starting punter for the Buffalo Bills. His linebackers at UC Davis also excelled. Linebacker Steven Pitts earned All-Big Sky honorable mention accolades in 2013 after posting 74 tackles, a team-high 11.5 TFLs and four sacks for 35 yards in losses. He repeated All-Big honors in 2014.

Prior to joining the Aggies, Copp spent the previous four seasons as a safeties and special teams coach at Utah State under former FIU

Defensive Coordinator Brent Guy. Prior to his tenure in Logan, Copp served as a defensive ends coach at Idaho State in 2004 and as a graduate assistant at Arizona State from 2001 to 2003. Copp, a native of Idaho Falls, Idaho, played collegiately at Boise State, where he was named All-Big West as a defensive end. Copp also helped the Broncos to a pair of Humanitarian Bowl wins, over Louisville in 1999 and UTEP in 2000. Copp earned his bachelor›s degree in health sciences from Boise State in 2001 then added a master›s degree in higher education at ASU in 2003.

Marc Anderson Tight Ends/Recruiting Coordinator/ Chief of Staff 1st Season as Coach (6th Season at EWU) Eastern Washington ‘14 Marc Anderson, who holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Eastern Washington University, enters his sixth season overall at EWU in 2021-22 but his first as tight ends coach and with the title of chief of staff. In 2020, he also took on additional duties as recruiting coordinator, and spent five seasons from 2016-21 as director of football operations for EWU. He provides a variety of administrative support services for head coach Aaron Best and the program, including recruiting, budget, staffing organization/hiring, head coach media obligations and other duties. Eastern’s recruiting class in 2019 was ranked No. 1 in the Big Sky and No. 2 in FCS. Anderson also assists with roster management, coordinating team meals and camps, but now on lesser scale with the addition of his tight ends coaching duties. He worked as the student operations assistant and video coordinator for EWU Football from January 2014-December 2015 after interning with them for nearly three years. Anderson directed day-today video operations and assisted coaches with stats and scouting reports. He coordinated film for all practices and games, and assisted in the coordinating of team travel. He also hired, managed and trained student assistants. The EWU alum earned a master of arts in English degree in June 2016 and a bachelor of arts and education in English in June 2014. He is married to current EWU assistant athletic director of compliance Mikayla Anderson (formerly Brandhorst).

Aaron Prier Running Backs/Community Relations 1st Season Idaho State ‘15 Aaron Prier has joined the Eastern coaching staff for the 2021 season as its running backs coach and community relations coordinator, EWU head coach Aaron Best announced on May 5, 2021. The hire came as a result of Kevin Maurice leaving EWU after the 2020-21 regular season for the position coach-

EASTERN 2021 FOOTBALL BIG SKY CHAMPIONSHIPS: 1992•1997•2004•2005•2010•2012•2013•2014•2016•2018 ing running backs at New Mexico State. Prier comes to Eastern from Idaho State where he was an assistant coach and played running back and wide receiver for the Bengals. He takes over a position group that includes seniors Tamarick Pierce and Dennis Merritt, who have combined for 2,839 rushing yards, 39 receptions and 43 total touchdowns in their careers through the 2020-21 winter/spring season. “He has a proven track record playing and coaching multiple positions,” said Best. “The familiarity with the league and our program was an added bonus. His passion, energy and connectivity with studentathletes was obvious on so many levels. He’s a huge addition for our current student-athletes, future student-athletes and staff.” Most recently, Prier spent the 2020-21 season coaching ISU inside receivers, tight ends and serving as recruiting coordinator. Before that, he was tight ends coach from 2017-19, and in 2016 was an ISU graduate assistant. In 2018, ISU junior tight end Austin Campbell earned honorable mention All-Big Sky Conference honors after catching five touchdown passes during the season. Prier played for the Bengals from 2011-14, and received his degree from ISU in 2015 in business administration/business management. He earned his master’s degree in physical education/athletic administration in the summer of 2017. He saw time at cornerback in the 2011 season then later that year moved to running back where he stayed much of the rest of his career. He also was a kick returner, earning a spot on the 2014 CFPA Kickoff Returner Award Watch List. He played in a total of three games versus Eastern in 2011, 2013 and 2014. In 2011, he rushed for 73 yards and a touchdown and caught five passes for 19 yards and another score in EWU’s 45-15 win. In 2012 when EWU triumphed 55-34, he returned a pair of kickoffs for 38 yards with a long of 25, and also had a catch for five yards and a rush for one. As a senior, he moved to wide receiver and had a reception for seven yards against the Eagles before suffering a season-ending injury at Roos Field in a narrow 56-53 loss on Oct. 4, 2014. Prier is formerly from Richmond, Calif., and graduated from Salesian High School in 2011. He and his wife, Christal, were married in 2019.

Justin Mullgrav Linebackers 1st Season South Carolina State ‘15 Justin Mullgrav begins his first season in 2021 as EWU›s new linebackers coach. He takes over for Justin Ena, who filled the position on an interim basis for the 2020-21 winter/ spring season. Mullgrav has spent the past two season as a graduate assistant coach at Utah, assisting the defensive staff for the Utes. He joined

the program in 2019 from Fort Scott Community College where he coached the linebackers for one season. Prior to that he spent one year as linebackers coach at ASA College Miami. In 2016, Mullgrav had a brief stint in the NFL with the player personnel department for the Jacksonville Jaguars, where he served as a scouting intern. In that role he assisted the scouting staff in generating scouting reports on both collegiate and professional players through extensive film review. A native of Old Bridge, N.J., Mullgrav was an outstanding linebacker from 2012-14 at South Carolina State, where he guided the Bulldogs to two Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference titles and a pair of appearances in the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision Playoffs. A criminal justice major, Mullgrav earned his degree from SCSU in 2015 and earned his master’s degree from the University of Miami in 2016. His last name is pronounced “mull-grave.”

Jake Rasmussen Director of Football Operations 1st Season Eastern Washington ‘21 A 2021 graduate of Eastern Washington University with a bachelor’s degree in business marketing, Rasmussen begins his first year in 2021-22 as EWU’s full-time director of football operations. In his role, he will handle coordination of team travel, camps, roster management, meals and other operations functions under the direction of head coach Aaron Best and former DFO Marc Anderson, who is now chief of staff and tight ends coach. The son of a former Eastern football coach, Rasmussen graduated Magna Cum Laude from EWU while helping the football team as an assistant operations director under Anderson from 2019-21. Rasmussen spent two previous years receiving his associate degree in business from Skagit Valley College. He was a 2017 graduate of Lake Stevens (Wash.) High School. Born in Spokane, his parents are former Cheney residents Rich and Teri Rasmussen. Rich spent 12 seasons working for the football program at Eastern in various roles, including director of football operations, recruiting coordinator, team travel coordinator, summer camp coordinator and tight ends coach. He earned his bachelor›s degree (physical education, 1998) and master›s degree (athletic administration, 2000) from Eastern. Rich left EWU to join former Eagle head coach Paul Wulff at Washington State University where he remained for four seasons. He then spent two seasons on Chris Petersen’s staff at Boise State, then four more under Petersen at the University of Washington.

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Ryan Groneman Director of Athletic Performance (Football) 1st Season Boise State ‘00 Boise State University graduate and strength training veteran Ryan Groneman has been hired by Eastern Washington University as director of athletic performance. He will work with the football program and serve under assistant athletic director for athletic performance, T.J. Conley. Groneman is a 2000 graduate of Boise State where he played four seasons as an offensive lineman, and since then has been a strength and conditioning coach. Most recently, Groneman has spent a second tour of duty at NCAA Division I Presbyterian College in Clinton, S.C., where he was the head strength and conditioning coach since 2013. He oversaw all aspects of strength and conditioning for all sports, including football. Prior to that, he had a short stint at Limestone College in Gaffney, S.C., where he served as an assistant. He was directly responsible for overseeing football, track & field and cross country strength and conditioning. He served as assistant strength & conditioning coach at Presbyterian College. While there he was responsible for implementing all aspects of strength & conditioning for football, baseball, tennis, cross country, golf, softball and women›s lacrosse. He also assisted the head coaches for basketball, soccer and volleyball, while maintaining the strength facility and its equipment. Groneman also spent four months as a consultant to the strength & conditioning staff at Division III Pacific University in Forest Grove, Ore., from January-May of 2011. While there he assisted the staff in organizing and implementing strength & conditioning programs for the entire athletics program and specifically consulted on the strength needs and systems of the football program. Prior to that engagement, he spent six years in the University of Buffalo Sports Performance Office, serving as an intern from January-July of 2004 before being named the assistant sports performance coach that same year and the director of sports performance in 2007.

Serving in the latter role until December of 2009, Groneman oversaw all aspects of strength & conditioning for football, softball, tennis, women›s crew, track & field, wrestling and soccer in addition to handling the day-to-day operations of the Morris Sports Performance Center and stadium weight room. He also managed and evaluated both

the football strength & conditioning staff members as well as those overseeing other sports. During his time there, the Bulls football program achieved goals they hadn›t reached in the previous 50 years as they won both the Mid-American Conference East and Overall Championships while earning their first Bowl bid in that time during the 2008 season. Those accomplishments included the program’s first FBS victory over a nationally ranked opponent, a 42-36 win over No. 12 Ball State to clinch the league title, and their first winning season at the FBS level. He began his professional career on the sidelines for the Forest Grove (Ore.) High School football program from 2001-03 where he served as the offensive line coach. In his second year, that program qualified for the first round of the playoffs for the first time in 17 years. Collegiately, Groneman was a four-year starter on Division I Boise State›s football team from 1995-99, making 40 consecutive starts in that time. Individually, he earned All-Big West Conference honors in 1996 and 1997 and helped the Broncos to a 34-31 victory over Louisville in the 1999 Humanitarian Bowl. That same season Boise posted a 10-3 overall record, equaling the second most victories in program history to that point. During his professional career, he has also worked with a total of eight players currently in the National Football League. Among those are James Starks of the Green Bay Packers, a three-year veteran, and five-year veteran Trevor Scott of the New England Patriots. Groneman holds Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation/Automated External Defibrillator (CPR/AED) certification through the American Red Cross and is a member of the American Football Coaches Association. A 2000 graduate of Boise State University, Groneman holds a bachelor of science in social science public affairs with an emphasis on sociology and psychology.

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Former Eagle Players & Coaches . . . Where are They Coaching Now? (Only those currently coaching and with NCAA and/or professional experience)

Name Current Position Current School or Pro Team (Previous) Junior Adams Wide Receivers Washington (Western Kentucky/Boise State/Eastern Washington) Steve Amrine Head Coach Kelso, Wash., HS (Centralia HS/Idaho State) Beau Baldwin Head Coach Cal Poly (California/Eastern Washington/Central Washington) ► Bruce Barnum Head Coach Portland State (Cornell/Idaho State) Josh Blankenship Head Coach Broken Arrow HS in Ok. (Adams State/Tulsa/Muskogee HS/Union HS) Allen Brown Cornerbacks & DPG Coord. Eastern Washington (Cal Poly) Zach Bruce Safeties Eastern Washington Luther Carr Cornerbacks Union HS in Tulsa, Okla. (Chief Sealth HS in Seattle/Idaho) David Delgado Offensive Line Oberlin (Baldwin Wallace University) Jay Dumas Head Coach Davis HS in Yakima, Wa. (EWU/Central Wash./Mont. St./Western Wash.) ► Nicholas Edwards Off. Coord./Wide Receivers Cal Poly (California/Eastern Washington) Greg Herd Head Coach Auburn Riverside HS in Wash. (Steilacoom HS in Wash.) Zak Hill Offensive Coordinator/QBs Arizona State (Boise State/Hawaii/Eastern Washington) Pete Kwiatkowski Def. Coordinator Texas (Washington/BSU/Montana State/EWU/Snow JC/Boise State) Jimmy Lake Head Coach Washington (Boise State/Detroit-NFL/Tampa Bay-NFL/UW/EWU) Kiel McDonald Running Backs Utah (Eastern Washington) Jim McElwain Head Coach Central Michigan (Michigan/Florida/Colorado State/Alabama) ► Erik Meyer Quarterbacks Cal Poly (California/Central Washington/EWU) Brent Myers Assoc. HC/Offensive Line Weber State (UNLV/Louisville/Ariz. St./Utah/UW/BSU/EWU) Keith Murphy Spec. Teams Coordinator Central Michigan (Florida/Southern Ill./New Mexico St./St. Louis Rams) Travis Niekamp Def. Coord./Linebackers Illinois State (Montana/Louisiana Monroe/Washington State/EWU) Mike Orthmann Off. Coord./Quarterbacks Garden City CC (Arizona Western JC/Eastern Washington) Bodie Reeder Offensive Analyst Auburn (Utah State/North Texas/Eastern Washington/Oklahoma State) Malik Roberson Head Coach Ferris HS in Spokane, Wash. (Portland State/Central Wash./EWU) ► Timm Rosenbach Off. Coord./Quarterbacks Montana (Adams State/UNLV/Montana/New Mex. St./WSU/EWU) Jeff Schmedding Inside LB/D. Run Gm. Coord. Auburn (Boise State/Eastern Washington/Univ. HS in Spokane) ► J.C. Sherritt Def. Coord./Linebackers Cal Poly (Calgary Stampeders) Todd Sturdy Offensive Coordinator NW Mo. St. (MidAmerica Nazarene/No. Iowa/Iowa State/WSU/EWU) Troy Taylor Head Coach Sacramento State (Utah/Eastern Washington/Folsom HS) Cherokee Valeria Def. PGC/Secondary Sacramento State (EWU/SE Missouri/Cal Poly/Idaho State) Jesse Williams Defensive Line Eastern Kentucky (Kansas/Ohio University/New Mexico State/EWU) Paul Wulff Run. Game Coord./Off. Line Cal Poly (Sacramento St./South Florida/SF 49ers/WSU/EWU) ► Recent Former Coaches . . . Jason Belford Defensive Line Portland State (Weber State/Wash. State) Dave Christensen Offensive Line Arizona State (Texas A&M/Utah/Wyoming/Missouri) Bill Diedrick Jr. Scout B.C. Lions (Palomar C./Univ. HS/Notre Dame/UW/WSU/UI) ► Jerry Graybeal Head Coach Weber State (Eastern Washington) Randy Hanson Assistant Secondary Cal Poly (Sacramento Mountain Lions) Torey Hunter Dir. of Player Personnel/Dev. B.C. Lions (Edmonton Eskimos/Idaho/Eastern Washington) Steve Kizer Head Coach Skyview High School in Wash. (Eastern Washington) Mike Kramer Head Coach Idaho State (Washington State/MSU/EWU) ► Tom Mason Defensive Coordinator Texas-El Paso (Hawaii/SMU/Fresno State/EWU) Rich Rasmussen Chief Administrative Officer Washington (Boise State/Washington State/EWU) Eric Reid Offensive Line Northern Arizona (Portland State/Eastern Washington) Jody Sears Head Coach/Def. Coord. Sacramento State (Weber State/Washington State/EWU) ► J.D. Sollars Assistant Coach Glendale CC (Northern Arizona/EWU) Dave Telford Head Coach Stanwood, Wash., HS (Indiana State/Monroe HS HC) Rick Worman Tight Ends Dixie State (Wilmington Col./Montreal Alouettes/Miss. Valley State) John Zamberlin Scout Hamilton Tiger-Cats (Weber State/Idaho State/EWU)

Jimmy Lake is now head coach at the University of Washington after serving as co-defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach for the Huskies. He played for the Eagles in 1995-98, helping Eastern win the 1997 Big Sky Conference title and advance to the “Final Four” of the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision Playoffs (then I-AA). Lake was a 1995 graduate of Spokane’s North Central High School. Also on the Husky sideline is former EWU coach Junior Adams.

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SEASON OUTLOOK: An Anomaly With All 22 Starters Back

Eastern’s winter/spring schedule ends with yet another berth in the FCS Playoffs, but now the heavy lifting begins

hat seems normal is anything but that for the Eastern Washington University football team.

Coming off a 2020-21 winter/spring schedule that yielded a 5-2 record, the Eagles are ready to get back to normal after facing obstacle after obstacle during a year impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic. Practice in August and games in September have never looked better, but there is lots of heavy lifting to do when it comes to the schedule that lies ahead. With all 22 starters returning and a whopping total of 67 returning letterwinners, Eastern is poised for yet another big year when the Eagles open the 2021 season at UNLV on Sept. 2. The home schedule starts the week after in a non-conference game, but the Eagles will host four formidable Big Sky Conference foes at Roos Field after that – Montana, Idaho, Weber State and Montana State. The good news is that EWU has won 17-straight games at “The Inferno,” and returning All-America quarterback Eric Barriere is a perfect 13-0 as a starter there. Eastern returns a total of 14 players who have previously earned All-Big Sky Conference honors, with 13 of them being honored during the 2020-21 campaign when eight of the league’s 13 schools took part in the league schedule. Eastern used a five-game winning streak to finish as the Big Sky runnerup and then fell to NCAA Football Championship Subdivision power North Dakota State in the FCS Playoffs. Headlining Eastern’s cast of returning players are a trio of All-Americans – Barriere, offensive tackle Tristen Taylor and wide receiver Talolo Limu-Jones. They helped Eastern lead FCS in total offense during the regular season, and Barriere went on to finish as the runner-up for the Walter Payton Award given to the top offensive player in FCS. He won first team recognition on six FCS All-America teams, including the FCS Athletic Director’s Association which picked him as its top offensive player nationally. Of the total of 67 returning letterwinners, fifth-year head coach Aaron Best has them evenly split with 31 back on both offense and defense, plus five specialists. The adjusted, abbreviated schedule in 2020-21 did not count against the eligibility for all student-athletes.

Three of the returning players will be back for their seventh seasons as Eagles. Following the conclusion

of the 2019 season, Taylor, linebacker Jack Sendelbach and running back Dennis Merritt were granted a sixth year by the NCAA to complete four years of eligibility because of seasons lost because of injuries. Also receiving a sixth year was University of Washington transfer Jusstis Warren, who played in just one game for EWU in 2019 and only one in 2020-21. Eastern enters the fall season with a total of 36 players returning with 318 games of starting experience, including 13 players on defense with 136 starts and 13 on offense with 182 starts. And the Eagles will enter it as one of the top 25 teams in FCS as well. In the preseason rankings released in June by Athlon Sports, the Eagles ranked No. 19. Eastern closed the 2020-21 season 10th in the STATS Perform NCAA Football Championship Subdivision top 25 poll, and EWU was 11th by the coaches. Consistency has been a cornerstone of EWU Football, and the Eagles have cemented a 17-year run of winning the league title and/or advancing to the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision Playoffs at least every other year. Eastern has achieved that feat ever since its last back-backempty seasons in 2002 and 2003. In 2018, Eastern secured its 10th Big Sky title. Two years later, the Eagles secured their 14th appearance in the FCS Playoffs in what is now 37 years as a member of the FCS (formerly I-AA). Since 2010 when EWU won the NCAA Division I title, the Eagles have won league titles six times (2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2018) and advanced to the playoffs all six of those seasons plus in 2020-21. While the Eagles were making their 14th appearance overall in the FCS Playoffs in the 2020-21 season, Best made his 11th as an EWU player or coach. From 2004 to 2009 Eastern advanced to the playoffs four times (2004, 2005, 2007, 2009), and won the league title twice (2004, 2005). Eastern has three other playoff Senior All-America Quarterback & Payton Award Candidate ERIC BARRIERE

EASTERN 2021 FOOTBALL BIG SKY CHAMPIONSHIPS: 1992•1997•2004•2005•2010•2012•2013•2014•2016•2018 berths in school history (1985, 1992, 1997) and two other titles (1992, 1997), and has only had two multi-year stretches in which they accomplished neither. Those were both six-year stretches from between 1986-1991 and 1998-2003. The Eagles have been impressive – if not dominant – in the league in the last 14 years (2007-2020/21), winning 80 percent of their games (88-22) and six titles. In that span, Eastern has had no league finish below 5-3 and five of them have included 7-1 or 8-0 records.

OFFENSE . . . Barriere and supporting cast back

after ending regular season as FCS offense leaders

The eight returning All-Big Sky Conference performers on offense include Barriere, Taylor, Limu-Jones, Merritt, senior rrunning back Tamarick Pierce, junior offensive guard Wyatt Musser, junior wide receiver Andrew Boston and sophomore receiver Freddie Roberson. Barriere joined Limu-Jones as a unanimous first team All-BSC selection in 2020-21. Barriere is now 20-9 in 29 games as a starter, and his total is second-best on the team behind Taylor’s 47 starts. A total of 18 players return on offense who have started games as Eagles. Honored by the league for the fourth time, Taylor was a first team selection in 2020-21. Musser and Roberson were second team choices, while Merritt earned honorable mention. Boston was honored in 2019 on the All-Big Sky third team. Eastern closed the 2020 regular season with the best offense in FCS, and finished the season third at 524.9 yards per game. The Eagles were also fourth nationally in passing (367.3) and eighth in scoring offense (37.7). Eastern’s passing average was the third-best in school history and the average of 524.9 yards per game of total offense was fourth, just ahead of the 2019 average of 524.8 which led FCS. In EWU’s last 17 seasons (2004-2020/21), EWU has ranked in the top 10 in passing 14 times, total offense on 13 occasions and scoring eight times. In school history, EWU has won a trio of FCS titles for total offense (2019, 2001, 1997), as well as three passing offense titles (2016, 2015, 2011) and two for scoring offense (2014, 2001). Although limited to seven games, Barriere had a season to remember and was honored by six different organizations as a first team All-America selection -- American Football Coaches Association, FCS Athletic Director’s Association, Associated Press, Stats Perform, Hero Sports and Phil Steele Publications. The senior from Inglewood, Calif., was also named the FCS Offensive Player of the Year by the FCS ADA. Barriere was a unanimous All-Big Sky Conference first team selection and was the league’s Offensive Player of the Year. He finished fifth in the voting for the Payton Award as a junior in the 2019 season, and he made his case for the award in the 2020-21 campaign by passing for at least 300 yards in five of six regular

games and having at least 400 yards of total offense in three of them. In the other game, he had 284 passing/324 total offense in barely over two quarters of action in a 62-10 romp. Barriere ranked in the top 10 in the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision in total offense (fifth, 369.0 per game), passing offense (fifth, 348.4), passing touchdowns (third, 19) and points responsible for (ninth, 17.4 per game). He completed 61.8 percent of his passes for 2,439 yards, 19 touchdowns and 2,583 total yards of offense. In his illustrious 38-game career, Barriere is now 20-9 as a starter, including 13-0 at home. He went over the 10,000-yard mark for total offense in his career with a current total of 10,102 – including 8,739 through the air. He ranks fifth in school history in both categories, as well as his career total of 75 TD passes. He’s now fourth with 93 total touchdowns responsible for. Eastern career records in those categories are 13,308, 12,616, 110 and 121. Barriere has completed 60.3 percent of his passes in his career (646-of-1071), good for 8,739 yards, 75 touchdowns and 21 interceptions, and has rushed 287 times for 1,363 net yards and 18 more TDs. He had a passing efficiency rating of 146.9 as a sophomore, 151.6 in 2019 and a 148.1 mark in his career to currently rank fifth in school history. Barriere has surpassed the school record for rushing yards by a quarterback -- he now has 1,363 with Vernon Adams Jr. closing his career with 1,232. Eastern is 19-1 when Barriere has rushed for at least 21 yards, with the lone loss coming at Sacramento State (10/5/19) when he finished with 103. Backing Barriere up in 2021 will be junior Gunner Talkington, sophomore Simon Burkett and redshirt freshman Trey Turner. Also now in the program is former Arizona State quarterback Ryan Kelley. Talkington was the only player of the three to throw a pass in 2020-21, all when he made the first start of his career versus Cal Poly and finished with career highs for completions (6), yards (132), touchdowns (2), rushing yards (14), long rush (14) and total offense (146). He has completed 21-of-47 passes for 267 yards and four touchdowns in his career. At receiver, Limu-Jones earned second team All-America honors in 2020-21 from three organizations. He ended the season fourth in FCS in receiving yards per game (108.4) and was ninth in receptions per game (6.9, total of 48). He ended the regular season with three-straight performances with at least 140 receiving yards, and had a least a 66-yard catch in all three games. He now has 42 games of experience (nine as a starter), and has 90 career catches for 1,600 yards and 15 touchdowns – an average of 17.8 per reception (currently sixth in school history). He has averaged a touchdown every 6.0 career catches. Jones has had 10 receptions of at least 40 yards in his career, including six as a junior in 2019 and three more in the abbreviated 2020-21 campaign. Boston returns for his junior season after catching 26 passes 391 yards and three scores in 2020-21. A freshman All-America selection in 2018, Boston has 119 receptions for 1,652 yards and

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12 touchdowns in 32 career games (24 as a starter) as an Eagle. Also returning to the receiver position are Roberson and Anthony Stell Jr., a pair of former high school teammates who were impressive as redshirt freshmen in 2019 and then developed into standouts in 2020-21. Roberson started six games, finishing with 33 grabs for 470 yards and three touchdowns, and also had a 42-yard touchdown rush. He now has 18 games of experience (eight starts) in his career with totals of 47 receptions for 690 yards and four touchdowns, with a pair of 100-yard receiving performances. Stell had four starts in 2020-21, and finished the season with 17 catches for 282 yards and three scores. He now has 22 catches for 323 yards and three scores in his 20-game career. Senior Johnny Edwards IV did not play in the winter/spring season, and returns for his senior season with 36 games of experience (12 as a starter), and has career totals of 52 receptions for 823 yards and seven touchdowns. As a junior in 2019, he was third on the team with 32 catches for 553 yards (17.3 per reception) and three scores. Redshirt freshman Jakobie James played considerably in the winter/spring season and caught 10 passes for 125 yards. Also returning is sophomore Michael Taras, with junior Robert Mason III also playing for the Eagles in 2020-21 after coming to EWU from Central Washington. Taras, a converted quarterback, had two grabs for 40 yards in 2020-21. Mason didn’t catch any passes for EWU, but he caught 20 passes in two previous seasons for the Wildcats. Two true freshmen burst onto the scene in the winter/spring

season, including two-game starter Efton Chism III. He caught 23 passes for 267 yards and a score, and was also EWU’s punt returner. Nolan Ulm played considerably and had a catch for nine yards. A third true freshman, Malaki Roberson, has yet to play in an Eagle uniform. Eastern also has a trio of experienced tight ends, led by returning starter Dylan Ingram. Mostly used as a blocking tight end, the junior has 32 games of experience (seven starts), and has caught six passes for 56 yards and two scores in his career. Sophomore Aiden Nellor is also back with 18 games of experience as an Eagle and one career catch, as well as redshirt freshman Blake Gobel. Gobel now has 11 games of experience, and has five career catches for 41 yards and three touchdowns after leading the tight end corp with four receptions for 26 yards and two scores in the 2020-21 season. Three other tight ends are back, including redshirt freshman Chris Johnson, a converted wide receiver. The others are true freshmen Jett Carpenter and Nathaniel Smith. The running back position returns a pair of seniors in Pierce, the returning starter, and Merritt. Both returned from injuries to earn All-Big Sky honors in the 2020-21 season and help keep the Eagle offense productive. Pierce, forced to redshirt in 2019 while recovering from a knee injury at the end of the 2018 season, started six of the seven games he played in the 2020-21 season. He finished the season with a team-high 462 yards rushing with five touchdowns and an average of 5.4 yards per rush. He also caught eight passes for another 31 yards, and had his first career 100-yard rushing game with 105 and two scores versus Northern Arizona. Pierce now has a 5.98 career average per rush which currently ranks sixth in school history (Merritt is fifth at 6.02). Pierce has rushed for 1,476 yards and 23 touchdowns in 46 games as an Eagle (six as a starter) with 21 catches for 138 yards and another score. Merritt also returned to be highly productive in 2020-21 after suffering a serious lower leg injury versus Lindenwood on Sept. 7, 2019, and missing the remainder of the season. He earned All-Big Sky Conference honorable mention after playing in all seven Eastern games (one as a starter) as a running back. He had 287 yards and four touchdowns rushing for EWU, and caught another 10 passes for 123 yards and three more scores. He scored a team-high seven touchdowns, including three in EWU’s final regular season game versus Idaho.

Senior All-America Offensive Tackle TRISTEN TAYLOR

EASTERN 2021 FOOTBALL BIG SKY CHAMPIONSHIPS: 1992•1997•2004•2005•2010•2012•2013•2014•2016•2018 He now has 861 career yards (6.02 average per rush to rank fifth in school history just ahead of Pierce at 5.98) and eight touchdowns rushing, and another 18 catches for 270 yards and four scores in 37 games (two as a starter). Merritt has also averaged 20.7 yards on 30 career kickoff returns. Sophomores Silas Perreiah and Micah Smith also return after seeing action in both 2019 and 2020-21. Perreiah played in EWU’s first three games and then missed the rest of the season. He has now played in 13 career games, and has 268 yards rushing with a touchdown, and three catches for seven yards and another score. Smith has played in 13 Eagle games in his career and has 158 yards rushing and a score, plus three catches for 28 yards. In 2020-21, he played in all seven Eastern games and finished the year with 52 yards and a touchdown on 11 rushes, and another 17 yards on two receptions. Eastern received a boost at running back in 2020-21 with the return of sophomore Isaiah Lewis, who played in three games and finished the year with 53 yards rushing. Now with a total of eight games of experience as an Eagle, he played in two games early in the 2019 season and had 64 yards and a touchdown rushing versus Lindenwood, but shortly after that left the team. As a redshirt freshman in 2018, he played in three games and had 52 yards. As a true freshman in 2020-21, Justice Jackson earned action in four games, finishing with 11 carries for 42 yards. Another true freshman from the 2020 high school graduating class, Brandon Montoya, has yet to play as an Eagle. Barriere also provides a run option for the Eagles, with 144 net yards in EWU’s seven games in the winter/spring season. He has also surpassed the school record for rushing yards by a quarterback -- he now has 1,363 with Vernon Adams Jr. closing his career with 1,232. Eastern is 19-1 when Barriere has rushed for at least 21 yards, with the lone loss coming at Sacramento State (10/5/19) when he finished with 103. Besides the Sac State game, he’s rushed for at least 98 yards on four other occasions with three of at least 100 and a high of 164 versus Cal Poly in 2019. The biggest priority for EWU in 2020-21 was replacing four starters on the offensive line, a group which combined for 193 games played and 141 starts in their careers. The situation was helped considerably with the return of Taylor, who has now started all 47 games he’s played as an Eagle. A first team selection in 2020-21, he was a second team All-Big Sky selection in 2019 after earning honorable mention in both 2016 and 2017. Senior center Conner Crist returns with 29 career games of experience and nine starts under his belt, including starts in all seven Eagle games in 2020-21. Musser also started all seven games at guard, and now has 19 games worth of experience in his career. Junior tackle Matt Shook was injured in 2019 and did not play, but returned to start all seven games in 2020-21 and now has 17 games worth of experience. The fifth starter back from 2020-21 is Wyatt Hansen, a true freshman who started all five games he played as an offensive

guard. Sophomore Brad Godwin started the other two games, and now has 16 total games of experience. Eastern’s other returning letterwinners on the offensive line are junior Andrei Leonardi, sophomore Brad Prestegord, freshman Luke Dahlgren and freshman Matthew Hewa Baddege. Nonlettering squad members included freshmen Isaac Flemmer, Nate Hagreen, Gale Kamp, Brenden Rivera and Cameron Lynch. Flemmer and Hewa-Baddege saw action as true freshmen in 2019.

DEFENSE . . . All starters back on defense as well with seniors Criner and Sendelbach leading the way Gaining more and more game experience was the key part of 2020-21 for Eastern’s defense. A total of 18 players who have started previously return, led by the 19 starts of senior safety Calin Criner, 18 by junior cornerback Tre Weed, 18 by Sendelbach and 17 by junior defensive end Mitchell Johnson. Those 18 players have combined for a total of 182 starts. Johnson and Weed both earned All-Big Sky honors in 2020-21, with Johnson earning first team All-BSC honors and Weed named to the second team. Johnson also earned second team accolades as a freshman in 2018. Three others – a total of five – were recognized by the league during the abbreviated season. Junior safety Anthany Smith earned first team accolades and sophomore defensive tackle Joshua Jerome and senior linebacker Ty Graham both received honorable mention. Criner returns for his senior season with seven interceptions, 190 tackles, 11 passes broken up, two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery in his 41-game career (19 as a starter). He has four performances in his career with at least 10 tackles. Criner continues the legacy of wearing the No. 4 jersey for the Eagle Football team, a tribute that has existed for more than 10 years. The 2016 graduate of Rocky Mountain High School in Boise, Idaho, missed EWU’s first four games of the spring season, then started in the final three to close the year with seven tackles and a pass broken up. Criner has deep collegiate football roots. His father is a former player at Boise State (1990 graduate) and is now an assistant coach at Southern Miss with previous collegiate tenures at Idaho, Portland State, Utah State, Minnesota, Eastern Michigan, Cincinnati, Middle Tennessee State, Lamar, and Colorado State Pueblo. Calin is the grandson of former Boise State University head football coach Jim Criner (1976-82), who guided the Broncos to the 1980 NCAA Championship Subdivision (then I-AA) title and later was head coach at Iowa State (1983-86). Smith is the other starting safety returning and had a stellar season. The junior finished with a team-leading 44 tackles in six games played (all as a starter). In EWU’s last regular season game versus Idaho, Smith had 17 tackles -- equaling the

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19th-most in school history. He made his starting debut earlier in the season versus the Vandals (2/27/21) and had 10 tackles, a pass broken up and a 71-yard interception return for a touchdown which was the 18th-longest in school history. Smith has 71 career tackles, three interceptions and three passes broken up in 24 games (six as a starter). Smith played in just three games in 2019 before being lost for the season with an injury.

RETURNING ALL-BIG SKY PERFORMERS OFFENSE (8): OT Tristen Taylor (1st in 2020/21; 2nd in 2019; HM in both 2017 & 2016), QB Eric Barriere (1st & OPOY in 2020/21; 3rd in 2019, 2018), WR Talolo Limu Jones (1st in 2020/21); RB Tamarick Pierce (1st in 2020/21); WR Freddie Roberson (2nd in 2020/21); OG Wyatt Musser (2nd in 2020/21); RB Dennis Merritt (HM in 2020/21); WR Andrew Boston (3rd in 2019). DEFENSE (5): DE Mitchell Johnson (1st in 2020/21; 2nd in 2018); S Anthany Smith (1st in 2020/21); CB Tre Weed (2nd in 2020/21); DT Joshua Jerome (HM in 2020/21); LB Ty Graham (HM in 2020/21

more Demetrius Crosby Jr, and freshmen DaJean Wells, Cage Schenck and Kameron Lane. Crosby had seven tackles in the 2020-21 season while playing in all seven games. Wells and Schenck had four tackles each, and Lane had five.

Sendelbach, a two-time team captain, and Graham SPECIAL TEAMS (1): K Seth Harrison (2nd in 2020/21; HM in 2019). headline a linebacker corp that includes five returning letterwinners. Graham was also a team co-captain during the 2020-21 season when the University of Idaho transfer was playing his first collegiate games after a Junior Keshaun King started EWU’s first four games before stretch of 833 days without. Criner returned, and he finished with 33 tackles on the season. In the second game versus Idaho, he had nine tackles and his first career interception that led to EWU’s game-winning score. King now has 40 tackles and an interception in his 21-game career (four as a starter).

Weed and sophomore Darrien Sampson were both sevengame starters at cornerback for EWU in the 2020-21 season. Weed had 22 tackles with a pair of passes broken up, and has now played 23 games as an Eagle (18 as a starter). He has career totals of 68 tackles, two interceptions and nine passes broken up. Sampson finished with 13 tackles and a pair of passes broken up in 2020-21, and has now played in 21 career games (10 starts). A former high school teammate of wide receivers Anthony Stell Jr. and Freddie Roberson, he now has 32 tackles, two interceptions and four passes broken up as an Eagle. The fifth starter back in the secondary is nickel back Marlon Jones Jr., who saw action in all seven games as a redshirt freshman and started four times. He finished the year with 17 of his 24 tackles in EWU’s last three games, including a pass broken up in the final game of the year versus North Dakota State. He also played in three games in 2019, giving him a total of 10 games of experience. Also back for the Eagles in the secondary is 2019 starting cornerback Darreon Moore, now a junior. Moore has played in 25 career games (seven as a starter), and has 40 tackles with three passes broken up and a sack. He played in just one game in the 2020-21 season.

Arizona State transfer Ely Doyle provided a big boost in 2020-21 for Eastern after playing in five games in 2019 for the Sun Devils. He had 36 tackles in six games played to rank fourth on the team, including no tackles while playing sparingly in EWU’s opener versus Idaho. But he quickly bumped himself up the leaders list, with 30 tackles during EWU’s four-game winning streak. He also had two passes broken up in the 2020-21 season, and missed the rematch against Idaho which extended EWU’s winning streak to five. Other returning letterwinners in the secondary include sopho-

Sendelbach finished with 33 tackles to rank sixth on the team despite playing in just three games. An Eagle since the fall of 2015 when he redshirted, Sendelbach enters the 2021 season with 192 tackles in his 39-game career (18 as a starter), and has had 10 performances in double figures. He also has five career sacks, 17 total tackles for loss, four fumble recoveries and three forced fumbles. Graham had 42 tackles after starting all six of the games he played as a linebacker. Graham had a career-high nine tackles in his Eagle debut versus his former team, then in the rematch played just the first series versus Vandals before being lost for the season with an injury. The local product of Cheney (Wash.) High School played in 27 games at Idaho and had 133 tackles, 2 1/2 sacks, an interception, two passes broken up and a forced fumble in those three seasons for the Vandals. His father, John, is EWU’s former defensive coordinator.

Also back at linebacker is junior Cale Lindsay, who had 16 total tackles in seven games in the 2020-21 season. He made the first two starts of his career that season, and now has 44 tackles in 24 career games. Freshmen Conner O’Farrell, Steven Flowers, Trevor Thurman and Ahmani Williams all lettered in the 2020-21 season. Flowers had three tackles to go along with a tackle while playing three games as a true freshman in 2019. O’Farrell had seven tackles in the winter/spring season and Thurman had a pair. Williams, whose father, Julian Williams, was an All-America safety for EWU in the 1990’s, also had a pair of tackles. The defensive line entered with just one starter back for the 2020-21 season – Johnson – but several others received muchneeded experience as a result. Freshman end Brock Harrison returns as a 2020-21 starter, as does Jerome and freshman tackle Jacob Newsom. For the season, Johnson had 26 tackles, two sacks, two interceptions, four quarterback hurries and a pass broken up. Included was his first career touchdown on a 34-yard interception

EASTERN 2021 FOOTBALL BIG SKY CHAMPIONSHIPS: 1992•1997•2004•2005•2010•2012•2013•2014•2016•2018 return, and his fifth career interception with a leaping/twisting pick on fourth down with 1:29 remaining in a playoff-clinching victory over Idaho. Johnson has been an opportunistic player as EWU’s “Buck” defensive end, and he now has 98 tackles in his 34-game career (17 as a starter). He has eight sacks, five interceptions, 11 quarterback hurries, four passes broken up, three fumble recoveries and a pair of forced fumbles. He burst on the scene as a redshirt freshman in 2018 and earned second team All-Big Sky honors and freshman All-America accolades. On the other end, Harrison took over as the starter in EWU’s second game of the season and finished with a team-high five quarterback hurries to go along with 15 tackles. He’s played in a total of 11 career games as an Eagle and has 17 tackles. Jerome started all seven of Eastern’s games and had 41 tackles to rank third on the team, and also had a team-leading three sacks and a pair of quarterback hurries. He has played just 21 career games (seven as a starter), but already has 82 career tackles with 4 1/2 sacks, three quarterback hurries, a pass broken up, and a fumble recovery. Newsom also started all seven games, and finished with 22 tackles in his debut season. He had two sacks, a pass broken up and a quarterback hurry.

Four other returning lettermen are back with starting experience, including junior Caleb Davis who missed the entire 2020-21 season. In his first two years in the program he had 47 tackles and a pair of sacks in 23 games (two as a starter), including 21 stops and one sack as a sophomore. Junior Debore’ae McClain started once as a defensive end in the 2020-21 season and finished with 12 tackles in seven games. He now has 33 stops in 34 career games, including 1 1/2 sacks. Also back on the defensive line is Warren, who transferred to EWU in 2019 from the University of Washington. He played in EWU’s opener against his alma mater in 2019, but missed the rest of the season. In the 2020-21 season, he also played just one game as a starter at end before being lost for the remainder of the season. Thus, he’s played in only two games as an Eagle (one start) and has four tackles. In his 31-game career as a Husky, he had nine tackles, 1 1/2 sacks, a forced fumble and caught a 2-yard touchdown pass. Sophomore Emmanuel Osuoha is the only other non-freshman returning, and was a linebacker in the winter/spring. Osuoha had a pair of tackles in six games played and enters fall of 2021 with 10 career stops in 11 games played. Five freshmen earned letters in 2020-21, giving EWU a total of 13 along the defensive line. Soli Paleso’o and Warren Hardin played as a redshirt freshman, while the other three – LeAndre Gaines, Matthew Brown and Ben Roe – saw action as true freshmen. Paleso’o has 12 tackles in seven games played, and Hardin has a pair of stops in three games. Roe finished with 12 tackles in seven games played in his debut campaign, Brown had three in four games and Gaines played in a pair of contests. Three non-lettering squad members also return – Jacobe Lee, Taalefili Fata and Sandrey Mitberg.

SPECIAL TEAMS . . . Harrison adds strong leg to repertoire of accuracy

Experience on experience is always a good thing, and that’s what the Eagles received in the winter/spring season from sophomore kicker Seth Harrison, sophomore punter Nick Kokich and sophomore long snapper Cody Clements. Harrison earned his second-straight All-Big Sky honor, earning second team accolades after earning honorable mention as a freshman when he was a perfect 12-of-12 kicking field goals. In the 2020-21 season, Harrison showed a strong leg to go along with accuracy, and is now 18-of-21 for .857 accuracy which currently ranks second in school history. He is also 75-of-80 kicking extra points in his career and has a 54.5 kickoff average (eight touchbacks). Senior Linebacker & Eagle Co-Captain JACK SENDELBACH

Harrison became just the seventh Eagle in school history to have at least three career field goals of 47 yards or more, and just

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the fourth with two of at least 50 yards (long of 55). In the 2020-21 season, he was 6-of-9 kicking field goals, 25-of-27 on extra points and averaged 59.9 per kickoff (two touchbacks). Harrison ended his debut season in 2019 as the FCS leader in field goal percentage, and was the only kicker in FCS with at least one field goal attempt per game to make all of his field goals. He was 30th in field goals with an average of 1.09 per game) and earned Freshman All-America accolades. Twice Harrison kicked four field goals in a single game. As a true freshman, Kokich made his season debut four games into the season and has held the punting position ever since. In 2020-21 he averaged 39.2 yards in 20 punts, with five downed inside the opponent 20-yard line and two of at least 50 yards with a long of 55. He averaged 39.0 yards in 2019, and enters 2021 with a 39.1 career average with 15 downed inside the opponent 20-yard line and a long of 59 to equal the 38th longest in EWU history. Eastern also has three other freshmen specialists who were in the program in 2020-21, including a pair who saw action. Backup kicker Jackson Cleaver had a 28-yard field goal, all six of his extra point attempts and had eight kickoffs in two games as an injury replacement for Harrison. Wyatt Hawkins handled kickoffs in EWU’s final two games of the season and had 11 in all. The third is long-snapper Aaron Estrada, who did not play in any games.

Eastern’s kickoff return team averaged 18.6 yards per return in the 2020-21 season, and both Merritt and Stell return after handling the load. Merritt has averaged 20.7 yards on 30 career kickoff returns, and Stell averaged 20.7 on seven returns in the winter/spring and has an 18.6 average in his career. Chism handled punt return duties for most of the 2020-21 season, averaging 4.2 yards on nine returns. Weed has a 7.0 average in 11 career returns.

Sophomore Kicker SETH HARRISON

SCHEDULE . . . League Schedules in fall of 2021 revert back to 2020

The best-ever home schedule in school history is back. Continuing the twists and turns created by the Covid-19 pandemic, the Big Sky Conference announced on Feb. 17, 2021, that the league’s 2021 league football schedule will revert back to the 2020 schedules for all teams, meaning Eagle fans will be extremely happy. Eastern will now host Big Sky home games against the top three favorites of Eagle fans – Montana (Oct. 2), Idaho (Oct. 16) and Montana State (Nov. 6). The Eagles will also host reigning three-time league champion Weber State (Oct. 23) in a league counter. Hosting Idaho, Montana and Montana State in the same year will be the first time in EWU history that will have taken place. Eastern will play road contests at Southern Utah (Sept. 25), Northern Colorado (Oct. 9), UC Davis (Nov. 13) and Portland State (Nov. 20). Eastern originally announced the completion of its 2021 schedule back on Dec. 22, with the league games based previously on the announcement by the league in May 2019 of schedules from 2020 through 2023. But since then, Southern Utah announced it was leaving the conference, and that precipitated the change to revert back to the 2020 schedule for 2021. Schedules for 2022 and beyond will now be revised. Eastern’s 2021 non-conference schedule will remain the same. The Eagles will host Central Washington on Sept. 11, 2021, at Roos Field in Cheney, Wash., Eastern will also play first-ever non-conference meetings on the road versus UNLV on Thursday, Sept. 2, and at Western Illinois on Sept. 18. Eastern’s visit to Las Vegas will include an appearance at the brand spanking new Allegiant Stadium. Allegiant Stadium is located on about 62 acres of land west of the Mandalay Bay Resort and Interstate 15. Construction on the new domed stadium began on Nov. 13, 2017, and seats 65,000 people for football. It serves as the home stadium for the National Football League’s Las Vegas Raiders, as well as UNLV. It is scheduled to host the Pac-12 Conference Championship games in 2021 (it was also scheduled to be there in 2020 but moved to the Los Angeles Coliseum), the NFL Pro Bowl in 2021 and the annual Las Vegas Bowl college game. The Raiders beat New Orleans on Sept. 21, 2020, in the first football game played in the stadium. The first college game was UNLV’s loss to the rival Nevada Wolf Pack on Oct. 31, 2020. The Rebels are a member of the Mountain West Conference and the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision. Eastern is 8-24 all-time against current members of the league, with 24 of those meetings coming versus former Big Sky Conference rivals Boise State and UNR (Nevada Reno). Besides UNLV, Eastern has never played Mountain West members Colorado State, Hawaii, New Mexico, Wyoming and Fresno State. However, Eastern recently announced a game versus Fresno State scheduled for Sept. 9, 2023. The last time EWU played a team from that league came in 2010 when Eastern lost at UNR 49-24, but then won 13 of its last 14 to claim the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision title.

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Eastern Games Air Via Radio on 700 ESPN

The Rebels completed the abbreviated 2020 season 0-6 – all Mountain West games -- and had two games canceled because of the pandemic. All three of their home games were played in Allegiant Stadium. They were 4-8 overall in 2019, including a season-opening 56-23 victory over Southern Utah of the Big Sky. UNLV was 2-6 in the Mountain West, and ended the season with victories over San Jose State (38-35) and UNR (33-30 in overtime). Central Washington and Eastern were fierce rivals in the NAIA and Evergreen Conference prior to EWU becoming a member of NCAA Division I and the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision (formerly known as I-AA) in 1984. The Wildcats are now in NCAA Division II and a member of the Great Northwest Conference. Eastern leads the all-time series 35-30-4, including a 10 victories in the last 11 meetings since 1978. Eastern is 7-1 versus the Wildcats since EWU moved to FCS, with Central beating Eastern in Cheney 21-14 in 2006. Eastern has won the two meetings since then – 35-32 in 2010 at Qwest Field (now Lumen Field) in Seattle, and 58-13 in 2018 in Cheney. The Wildcats did not play in fall of 2020, but in the spring played one game – a 59-3 loss at Montana on April 14, 2021. They ended the 2019 season with a six-game winning streak and finished 7-4 overall and 5-1 in the GNAC. Central opened the season with a 41-31 loss at Idaho, and its lone GNAC loss was 36-26 to Eastern Oregon. Eastern will also play its first-ever game against Western Illinois of the Missouri Valley Conference, with the game played Sept. 18 in Macomb, Ill. Eastern was scheduled to play the Leathernecks at Roos Field in the fall of 2020, but the game was postponed because of the Covid-19 pandemic and has yet to be re-scheduled. Entering 2021, Eastern is 10-14 all-time versus current members of the Missouri Valley Conference, having also not played Indiana State and Missouri State. Five of those victories (and no losses) came versus North Dakota when it was a member of the Big Sky Conference. Eastern is 1-3 versus North Dakota State, which has won eight of the last nine titles in the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision. Eastern’s last games versus a MVC foe were both versus North Dakota State – a 42-20 loss in Fargo on April 24, 2021, in the first round of the FCS Playoffs, and a 38-24 loss on Jan. 5, 2019, in the 2018 NCAA Division I Championship Game. Eastern did beat North Dakota 35-20 on Sept. 28, 2019, in the final Big Sky match-up between the two schools. Like Eastern, the Leathernecks did not play in the fall of 2020. But they played a six-game winter/spring schedule in the MVC, finishing 1-5. Western lost its first four games before beating Youngstown State 27-24 in its season finale. The Leathernecks play at Ball State (Sept. 2) and Montana (Sept. 11) prior to hosting EWU in 2020-21.

Broadcasts continue in the ‘21 Season with Weir calling the play-by-play for the 31st year

ll Eastern home and away football and men’s basketball games may be heard in the Spokane/Cheney area on 700AM ESPN and 105.3-FM, as well as in Walla Walla, Wash., on KTEL 1490-AM & 99.7-FM. Broadcasts may also be heard via www.tunein. com and tunein’s mobile apps by searching for “Eastern Washington.” Learfield’s Eagles Sports Properties, multimedia rights holder for EWU Athletics, manages the Eagle Sports Network under the direction of general manager Tim Shustoff. Larry Weir returns as the play-by-play announcer for both football and men’s basketball games, and Paul Sorensen will handle football analysis and color commentary. Weir and Sorensen will also host weekly coaches shows aired typically on Mondays at 6 p.m. Pacific time throughout the season. Weir, selected as the State of Washington Sportscaster of the Year in both 2015 and 2016, will return for his 31st season as the voice of the Eagles in football, having broadcast all but two of EWU’s 356 games in that span. The only games he missed was a 2005 playoff game at Northern Iowa when he was broadcasting Eastern’s basketball games in Alaska, and EWU’s football game at Idaho State on March 13, 2021, during the Covid-19 pandemic when EWU’s basketball team was playing in the Big Sky Conference Tournament championship game the same night. Weir has also spent 28 seasons calling men’s basketball action for the Eagles from 1991-2009 and again from 2012-21. Weir called his 1,000th Eagle men’s basketball or football game on Dec. 3, 2017, in EWU’s game at Seattle. He has called 793 of 822 EWU basketball games on radio, for a total of 1,147 including football (1,147 of 1,178). Sorensen is a former Washington State University football player and was inducted into the Cougar Hall of Fame in 2017. He is his 19th year of handling analysis and color commentary for Eagle football, and previously was a longtime producer and rights holder of EWU broadcasts. He has been associated with the Eagles on radio since 1985. His son, Cody, played safety at Idaho State and then provided color for ISU’s radio broadcasts in 2016. Basketball was handled for two seasons from 2010-12 by Dennis Patchin, an Idaho State University graduate. Patchin was with the KXLY family of stations for over 30 years and covered everything from the Washington State Cougars to the Seattle Mariners. During his time at KXLY, Patchin was also the voice of the Gonzaga Bulldogs on radio for four seasons, during which the Zags made three-straight Sweet 16 appearances in the NCAA Tournament. Producer Steve “The Wingman” Pry and the station’s technical staff also help with Eastern broadcasts. Weekly coaches shows feature EWU head football coach Aaron Best and new men’s basketball head coach David Riley.

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2020-21 HONORS (by players returning in 2021) #3 - Eric Barriere – Quarterback - Inglewood, Calif. Walter Payton Award Finalist (Stats Perform - One of 16 finalists announced 4/19/21 & one of 3 announced on 4/28/21 . . . finished #2 ) FCS Offensive Player of the Year (FCS Athletic Director’s Association) First Team All-America (American Football Coaches Association) First Team All-America (FCS Athletic Director’s Association/one of only 11 players honored) First Team All-America (Stats Perform) First Team All-America (Associated Press) First Team All-America (Hero Sports) First Team All-America (Phil Steele Publications) Big Sky Conference Offensive Player of the Year (League - announced 4/21/21) First Team All-Big Sky Conference (League - announced 4/21/21 - unanimous selection) Big Sky Conference Offensive Player of the Week (League - UC Davis - 4/3/21) Big Sky Conference Offensive Player of the Week (Col. Sports Madness - 436 total offense, 3 TD/393 passing, 30-of-41, 3 TD & 43 rushing - UC Davis - 4/3/21) FCS National Offensive Player of the Week (Stats Perform - 474 total offense, 5 TD/455 passing, 34-of-50, 5 TD & 19 rushing - Idaho State - 3/13/21) Big Sky Conference Offensive Player of the Week (League - Idaho State - 3/13/21) Big Sky Conference Offensive Player of the Week (Col. Sports Madness - ISU - 3/13/21) Hon. Mention FCS National Offensive Player of the Week (STATS - 422 total offense, 3 TD/413 passing, 29-of-49, 3 TD & 9 rushing - Northern Arizona - 3/6/21) Big Sky Conference Offensive Player of the Week (League - Northern Arizona - 3/6/21) Big Sky Conference Offensive Player of the Week (Col. Sports Madness - NAU - 3/6/21) #65 - Tristen Taylor - Offensive Tackle - Stockton, Calif. First Team All-America (American Football Coaches Association) First Team All-America (Phil Steele Publications) First Team All-Big Sky Conference (League - announced 4/21/21) #1 - Talolo Limu-Jones - Wide Receiver - Vallejo, Calif. Second Team All-America (American Football Coaches Association) Second Team All-America (Stats Perform) Second Team All-America (Phil Steele Publications) First Team All-Big Sky Conference (League - announced 4/21/21 - unanimous selection) Hon. Mention FCS National Offensive Player of the Week (Stats Perform - 10 receptions, 155 yards, 2 TD (including 78-yarder) - UC Davis - 4/3/21) #29 - Anthany Smith - Safety - Everett, Wash. First Team All-Big Sky Conference (League - announced 4/21/21) Big Sky Conference All-Academic Big Sky Conference Defensive Player of the Week (College Sports Madness - 17 tackles to equal the 19th-most in EWU history - Idaho - 4/10/21) #24 - Tamarick Pierce - Running Back - Oakland, Ca. First Team All-Big Sky Conference (League - announced 4/21/21) #5 - Mitchell Johnson - Defensive End - West Linn, Ore. Big Sky Conference All-Academic First Team All-Big Sky Conference (League - announced 4/21/21) #11 - Freddie Roberson - Wide Receiver - Seattle, Wash. Second Team All-Big Sky Conference (League - announced 4/21/21) #77 - Wyatt Musser - Offensive Guard - Kennewick, Wash. Second Team All-Big Sky Conference (League - announced 4/21/21) #7 - Tre Weed - Cornerback - Sumner, Wash. Second Team All-Big Sky Conference (League - announced 4/21/21) Big Sky Conference All-Academic

#83 - Seth Harrison - Kicker - Coeur d’Alene, Idaho Second Team All-Big Sky Conference (League - announced 4/21/21) Big Sky Conference All-Academic

2021 Preseason Honors & Rankings (as of July 8, 2021)

FCS Top 25 Preseason Rankings 19th - Athlon Sports (#1 James Madison, #2 North Dakota State, #3 Sam Houston, #4 South Dakota State, #5 Delaware, #6 Weber State, #7 North Dakota, #8 Montana State, #11 Montana, #17 UC Davis “On The Cusp” Sacramento State) 16th - Hero Sports (#1 Sam Houston, #2 James Madison, #3 South Dakota State, #4 North Dakota State,#5 Southern Illinois, #6 Delaware, #7 (tie) Montana State & Weber State, #9 Montana, #23 Sacramento State,)

#18 - Ty Graham - Linebacker - Cheney, Wash. / Cheney HS ‘16 & Univ. of Idaho Honorable Mention All-Big Sky Conference (League - announced 4/21/21) Hampshire Honor Society (National FB Foundation & Col. Hall of Fame - announced 4/13/21) Big Sky Conference All-Academic #6 - Dennis Merritt - Running Back - Leavenworth, Wash. Honorable Mention All-Big Sky Conference (League - announced 4/21/21) #53 - Joshua Jerome - Defensive Tackle - Monroe, Wash. Honorable Mention All-Big Sky Conference (League - announced 4/21/21) #78 - Conner Crist - Center - Tigard, Ore. Hampshire Honor Society (National FB Foundation & Col. Hall of Fame - announced 4/13/21) Big Sky Conference All-Academic #8 - Jack Sendelbach - Linebacker - Seattle, Wash. Hampshire Honor Society (National FB Foundation & Col. Hall of Fame - announced 4/13/21) Big Sky Conference All-Academic #56 - Jusstis Warren - Defensive End - Tacoma, Wash. Hampshire Honor Society (National FB Foundation & Col. Hall of Fame - announced 4/13/21) Big Sky Conference All-Academic Other All-Big Sky Conference All-Academic Selections Charlie Baumann, Andrew Boston, Matthew Brown, Jett Carpenter, Efton Chism III, Jackson Cleaver, Cody Clements, Luke Dahlgren, Caleb Davis, Aaron Estrada, Steven Flowers, Blake Gobel, Champ Grayson, Nate Hagreen, Wyatt Hansen, Brock Harrison, Dylan Ingram, Justice Jackson, Gale Kamp, Nick Kokich, Kameron Lane, Jacobe Lee, Cale Lindsay, Cameron Lynch, Robert Mason III, Darreon Moore, Conner O’Farrell, Emmanuel Osuoha, Soli Paleso’o, Justin Patterson, Silas Perreiah, Brenden Rivera, Malaki Roberson, Darrien Sampson, Cage Schenck, Matt Shook, Dean Sise, Nathaniel Smith, Gunner Talkington, Michael Taras, Trevor Thurman, Trey Turner, Nolan Ulm, Ahmani Williams.

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2021 Coaching Staff

Head Coach – Aaron Best (Eastern Washington ’01; 5th Season as Head Coach & 21st Season Overall) Associate Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Ends – Eti Ena (Eastern Washington ’05; 6th Season, 3rd Season as defensive coordinator) Offensive Coordinator/ Quarterbacks – Ian Shoemaker (Grinnell College, Iowa, ‘96; 3rd Season) Tight Ends/Chief of Staff/Recruiting Coordinator – Marc Anderson (Eastern Washington ‘14; 6th Season) Offensive Line /Academic Coordinator – Jase Butorac (Eastern Washington ’15; 5th Season) Cornerbacks/Defensive Passing Game Coordinator – Allen Brown (Eastern Washington ’14; 3rd Season, 2014 season as strength & conditioning intern) Wide Receivers/Passing Game Coordinator – Pat McCann (Western Washington ’09; 3rd Season) Safeties – Zach Bruce (Eastern Washington ’18; 2nd Season) Defensive Tackles – Jeff Copp (Boise State ‘01; 2nd Season) Running Backs/Community Relations – Aaron Prier (Idaho State ‘15; 1st Season) Linebackers – Justin Mullgrav (South Carolina State ‘15; 1st Season) Director of Athletic Performance (Football): Ryan Groneman (Boise State ’00; 1st Season) Director of Football Operations – Jake Rasmussen (Eastern Washington ’21; 1st Season)

2020-21 Letterwinners Lost (8) No. Name

69 32 39 20 27 21 33

Pos. Ht. Wt. Exp. Hometown / Previous Schools

Charlie Baumann Champ Grayson Chris Ojoh Justin Patterson Ira Branch Kedrick Johnson Dean Sise Tamir Hill

OL WR LB LB DB DB DB DB

6-5 280 6-2 185 6-1 220 6-2 225 6-0 190 6-3 215 6-2 205 5-11 185

2L 2L 2L 2L 2L 4L 2L 3L

Bellevue, Wash. / Newport HS ‘18 Kennewick, Wash. / Kamiakin HS ‘18 Sunland, Calif. / Bishop Alemany HS ’17 Los Angeles, Calif., / Junipero Serra HS ’18 Tacoma, Wash. / Mount Tahoma HS ’17 Vancouver, Wash. / Hockinson HS ’16 Kirkland, Wash. / Juanita HS ’17 & Navy Meridian, Idaho / Rocky Mountain HS ’15 & Western Ore.

Starters Returning from 2020-21 – 22 (11 offense, 11 defense, plus 1 kicker, 1 punter, 1 snapper) Starters Lost from 2020-21 – 0 (0 offense, 0 defense) Letterwinners Returning from 2020-21 – 67 (31 offense, 31 defense, 5 specialists) Letterwinners Lost from 2020-21 – 8 (2 offense, 6 defense, 0 specialists)

Eric Barriere “bare-ee-aa” . . . (rhymes with Perrier) Calin Criner “cal-uhn” “cry-nur” Ely Doyle “ee-lie” Taalefili Fata “tall-uh-feel-ee” (also goes by Feel-ee) “fah-taw” Matthew Hewa Baddege “heh-vah” “bad-uh-gay” Nick Kokich “coke-ich” Cale Lindsay “lynnd-zay” Talolo Limu Jones “tuh-low-low” “lee-moo” Debore’ae McClain “duh-bore-ee-aa” Darreon Moore “dare-ee-uhn” Wyatt Musser “muss-ur” Emmanuel Osuoha “oh-sue-ha” Soli Paleso’o “sole-ee” “paul-a-so-oh” Silas Perreiah “puh-ree-uh” (rhymes with Maria) Tamarick Pierce “tuh-mare-ick” Freddie Roberson “row-ber-son” Malaki Roberson “mal-uh-kie” “raw-ber-son” Cage Schenck “skank” Incoming Freshmen Pronunciations Abdullah “ubb-duh-luh” Aleaga “ah-lee-ah-gah” Altahir “all-ta-here” Desmian Licon “dez-me-an” “lee-cone” Obeto “oh-bet-oh” Schwake “shh-wok-ee” Veater “vee-ter” Vidican “vid-ih-cun” Kekoa Visperas “kay-koh-uh” “vie-spare-us” Skladany “skluh-day-knee” Taumoepeau “tao-moy-pay-ow” (first syllable like the beginning of “ouch”)

2020-21 WEEKLY STARTERS STARTERS - OFF. Idaho Northern Ariz. Idaho State. Cal Poly UC Davis Idaho North Dakota St.

Left Tackle Taylor Taylor Taylor Taylor Taylor Taylor Taylor

Left Guard Hansen Godwin Godwin Hansen Hansen Hansen Hansen

Center Crist Crist Crist Crist Crist Crist Crist

Right Guard Right Tackle Musser Shook Musser Shook Musser Shook Musser Shook Musser Shook Musser Shook Musser Shook

Quarterback Barriere Barriere Barriere Talkington Barriere Barriere Barriere

Tailback Pierce Pierce Pierce Merritt Pierce Pierce Pierce

Tight End/WR Wide Rec. Chism (wr) Limu-Jones Ingram (te) Limu-Jones Ingram (te) Limu-Jones Ingram (te) Limu-Jones Stell (wr) Limu-Jones Chism (wr) Limu-Jones Ingram (te) Limu-Jones

Wide Rec. Roberson Roberson Roberson Roberson Roberson Roberson Stell

STARTERS - DEF. Idaho Northern Ariz. Idaho State Cal Poly UC Davis Idaho North Dakota St.

Cornerback Weed Weed Weed Weed Weed Weed Weed

Cornerback Sampson Sampson Sampson Sampson Sampson Sampson Sampson

Safety A. Smith A. Smith A. Smith A. Smith Criner A. Smith A. Smith

Safety King King King King Doyle Criner Criner

LB/Rover Graham Graham Graham Graham Graham Graham Lindsay

Linebacker Ojoh Ojoh Ojoh Lindsay Sendelbach Sendelbach Sendelbach

End J. Warren Harrison Harrison Harrison Harrison Harrison Harrison

Nose Tackle “Buck” End Newsom M. Johnson Newsom McClain Newsom McClain Newsom M. Johnson Newsom M. Johnson Newsom M. Johnson Newsom M. Johnson

Rov./Nickel/LB K. Johnson (R) Jones (N) Patterson (LB) Jones (N) Jones (N) Jones (N) K. Johnson (R)

Tackle Jerome Jerome Jerome Jerome Jerome Jerome Jerome

FB/TE/WR Stell (wr) Boston (wr) Boston (wr) Boston (wr) Boston (wr) Stell (wr) Boston (wr)

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2021 Numerical Roster (updated July 21, 2021)

No. Name 0 #Anthany Smith 1 #Talolo Limu-Jones 2 Trey Turner 3 #Eric Barriere 4 #Calin Criner 5 #Mitchell Johnson 5 Ryan Kelley 6 %Dennis Merritt 7 #Tre Weed 8 Johnny Edwards IV 8 %#Jack Sendelbach 9 #Andrew Boston 10 Anthony Stell Jr. 11 #Freddie Roberson 12 Simon Burkett 13 Debore’ae McClain 14 #Darrien Sampson 15 Gunner Talkington 17 Jakobie James 18 #Ty Graham 19 Michael Taras 20 #Marlon Jones Jr. 21 Keshaun King 22 Silas Perreiah 23 Micah Smith 24 #Tamarick Pierce 25 Ely Doyle 26 Darreon Moore 27 DaJean Wells 28 Isaiah Lewis 29 Cage Schenck 31 Demetrius Crosby Jr. 33 Kameron Lane 35 LeAndre Gaines 37 Justice Jackson 41 Steven Flowers 43 Brandon Montoya 44 #Brock Harrison 46 Wyatt Hawkins 46 Conner O’Farrell 47 Cody Clements 48 Trevor Thurman 49 Nick Kokich 50 Emmanuel Osuoha 51 Andrei Leonardi 52 Isaac Flemmer 54 Cale Lindsay 55 #Joshua Jerome 56 %Jusstis Warren 57 Luke Dahlgren 58 Ahmani Williams 58 Aaron Estrada 59 Cameron Lynch 60 Jackson Cleaver 61 #Wyatt Hansen 62 Jacobe Lee

Pos. DB WR QB QB DB DL QB RB DB WR LB WR WR WR QB DL DB QB WR LB WR DB DB RB RB RB DB DB DB RB DB DB DB DL RB LB RB DL K/P LB LS LB K/P DL OL OL LB DL DL OL LB LS OL K OL DL

Ht. 5-11 6-4 6-1 6-1 5-10 6-3 6-4 5-10 6-0 5-11 6-3 6-3 5-10 6-2 6-3 6-3 6-0 5-10 6-1 6-0 6-1 6-0 5-9 5-11 6-0 5-10 6-1 5-11 5-11 6-0 5-9 6-0 6-0 6-3 5-11 6-2 5-10 6-3 6-1 6-0 6-2 6-3 6-2 6-1 6-4 6-7 6-1 6-1 6-2 6-3 6-0 5-11 6-2 6-2 6-5 6-2

Wt. 190 220 190 210 185 245 190 180 185 180 235 200 180 195 185 235 180 215 200 210 195 185 180 210 190 215 190 190 170 210 170 185 175 255 190 215 180 250 170 215 230 225 200 225 290 305 220 280 245 300 215 210 285 200 305 275

Yr. Jr. Sr. Fr. Sr. Sr. Jr. Jr. Sr. So. Sr. Sr. Jr. So. So. So. Jr. So. Jr. Fr. Sr. So. Fr. Jr. So. So. Sr. So. Jr. Fr. So. Fr. So. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Jr. Fr. So. So. Jr. Fr. Jr. So. Sr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr.

Ex. 2L*^ 4L*^ SQ*^ 4L*^ 4L*^ 3L*^ TR* 3L*^ 2L*^ 3L^ 4L*^ 3L*^ 2L*^ 2L*^ SQ*^ 3L*^ 2L*^ 3L*^ 1L*^ 1L*^ 1L*^ 1L*^ 2L*^ 2L^ 2L*^ 4L*^ 1L*^ 2L*^ 1L^ 1L*^ 1L^ 2L*^ 1L^ 1L^ 1L^ 1L*^ SQ^ 1L*^ 1L^ 1L^ 2L*^ 1L^ 2L^ 2L*^ 1L*^ SQ*^ 3L*^ 2L*^ SQ*^ 1L*^ 1L^ SQ^ SQ*^ 1L^ 1L^ SQ*^

Hometown / Previous School Everett, Wash. / Mariner HS ’17 Vallejo, Calif. / Grace Davis HS ’16 Pittsburg, Calif. / Pittsburg HS ’19 Inglewood, Calif. / La Habra HS ’16 Boise, Idaho / Rocky Mountain HS ’16 West Linn, Ore. / West Linn HS ’17 Chandler, Ariz. / Basha HS ‘17 / Arizona State Leavenworth, Wash. / Cascade HS ’15 Sumner, Wash. / Sumner HS ’18 Pasadena, Calif. / Bishop Alemany HS ’17 Seattle, Wash. / Blanchet HS ’15 Puyallup, Wash. / Emerald Ridge HS ’17 Seattle Wash. / Rainier Beach HS ‘18 Seattle, Wash. / Rainier Beach HS ‘18 Bellingham, Wash. / Meridian HS ’18 Bremerton, Wash. / Peninsula HS ’17 South Seattle, Wash. / Rainier Beach HS ‘18 Battle Ground, Wash. / Battle Ground HS ’17 Redlands, Calif. / Redlands HS ‘19 Cheney, Wash. / Cheney HS ’16 & Univ. of Idaho Vancouver, Wash. / Heritage HS ‘18 Tacoma, Wash. / Curtis HS ’19 Marysville, Wash. / Marysville Pilchuck HS ’17 Spokane, Wash. / Northwest Christian HS ‘19 Spanaway, Wash. / Graham-Kapowsin HS ‘18 Oakland, Calif. / Saint Mary’s HS ’16 Santa Clarita, Calif. / Bishop Alemany ’18 & Arizona State Pasco, Wash. / Kamiakin HS ’17 Seattle, Wash. / Ballard HS ‘20 Monroe, Wash. / Monroe HS ‘18 Woodinville, Wash. / Woodinville HS ‘20 Tacoma, Wash. / Foss HS ‘18 Benicia, Calif. / Benicia HS ‘20 Chehalis, Wash. / W.F. West HS ‘20 Antioch, Calif. / Liberty HS ‘20 Grand Coulee, Wash. / Lake Roosevelt HS ’19 Wishram, Wash. / Lyle/Wishram HS ’20 Ridgefield, Wash. / Ridgefield HS ‘19 Carlsbad, Calif. / Carlsbad HS ’20) Anchorage, Alaska / Service HS ‘20 Richland, Wash. / Richland HS ‘17 Kenmore, Wash. / Inglemoor HS ‘20 Tacoma, Wash. / Bellarmine Prep HS ‘19 Seattle, Wash. / Archbishop Murphy HS ‘18 Bothell, Wash. / Cedar Park Christian ’17 Banks, Ore. / Valley Catholic HS ’19 Tacoma, Wash. / Lakes HS ’17 Monroe, Wash. / Monroe HS ‘18 Tacoma, Wash. / Lincoln HS ’15 & University of Washington Forks, Wash. / Forks HS ‘19 Vancouver, Wash. / Skyview HS ‘20 Strathmore, Calif. / Strathmore HS ’20 Sammamish, Wash. / Eastlake HS ’19 Tigard, Ore. / Tigard HS ’20 Kent, Wash. / Kentwood HS ‘20 Richland, Wash / Richland HS ’18 / USAFA Prep School

EASTERN 2021 FOOTBALL BIG SKY CHAMPIONSHIPS: 1992•1997•2004•2005•2010•2012•2013•2014•2016•2018 64 Brenden Rivera 65 %#Tristen Taylor 66 Gale Kamp 68 Taalefili Fata 70 Matthew Hewa Baddege 73 #Matt Shook 75 Brad Prestegord 76 Brad Godwin 77 #Wyatt Musser 78 #Conner Crist 80 Robert Mason III 81 Aiden Nellor 82 Blake Gobel 83 Seth Harrison 85 Jett Carpenter 86 #Dylan Ingram 87 Malaki Roberson 88 Nolan Ulm 89 Efton Chism III 90 Matthew Brown 91 Warren Hardin 92 Chris Johnson 94 Sandrey Mitberg 95 Nathaniel Smith 96 #Jacob Newsom 97 Ben Roe 98 Soli Paleso’o 99 Caleb Davis

OL OL OL DL OL OL OL OL OL OL WR TE TE K/P TE TE WR WR WR DL DL TE DL TE DL DL DL DL

6-2 6-6 6-3 6-3 6-7 6-4 6-3 6-6 6-5 6-3 6-1 6-4 6-6 5-10 6-4 6-5 5-10 6-2 6-0 6-2 6-3 6-4 6-3 6-6 6-3 6-0 6-3 6-3

290 320 290 235 320 290 300 300 310 300 180 230 250 180 240 245 175 190 200 295 245 220 225 245 280 295 290 280

Fr. Sr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Jr. So. So. Jr. Sr. Jr. So. Fr. So. Fr. Jr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Jr.

SQ^ 4L*^ SQ^ SQ^ 1L*^ 2L*^ 1L*^ 2L*^ 3L*^ 4L*^ 1L^ 2L*^ 1L*^ 2L*^ SQ^ 3L*^ SQ^ 1L^ 1L^ 1L^ 1L*^ SQ* SQ^ SQ^ 1L*^ 1L^ 1L*^ 2L*^

Gig Harbor, Wash. / Gig Harbor HS ’20 Stockton, Calif. / Stagg HS ’15 North Bend, Wash. / Mount Si HS ’20 Tacoma, Wash. / Clover Park HS ’20 Port Coquitlam, B.C. / Terry Fox Secondary ‘19 Graham, Wash. / Graham-Kapowsin HS ’17 Pe Ell, Wash. / Pe Ell HS ’18 Redlands, Calif. / Redlands HS ‘18 Kennewick, Wash. / Kamiakin HS ’17 Tigard, Ore. / Tigard HS ’16 Graham, Wash. / Graham-Kapowsin HS ’18 / Central Wash. Univ. Vancouver, Wash. / Union HS ‘18 Banks, Ore. / Banks HS ‘19 Coeur d’Alene, Idaho / Coeur d’Alene HS ’18 Medford, Ore. / North Medford HS ’20 Camas, Wash. / Camas HS ’17 Graham, Wash. / Graham-Kapowsin HS ’20 Kelowna, B.C. / Kelowna Secondary HS ‘20 Monroe, Wash. / Monroe HS ‘20 Hoquiam, Wash. / Hoquiam HS ‘20 Riverside, Calif. / Riverside Poly HS ‘19 Sammamish, Wash. / Skyline HS ’19 Beaverton, Ore. / Beaverton HS ’20 Hillsboro, Ore. / Hillsboro HS ’20 Colville, Wash. / Colville HS ‘19 Concord, Calif. / De La Salle HS ‘20 Fife, Wash. / Fife HS ‘19 Bonney Lake, Wash. / Bonney Lake HS ’17

Incoming Freshmen No. Name 13 Isaiah Howard 16 Kekoa Visperas 18 Josh Johnson 30 Joseph Obeto 31 Max Verboort 32 Tuna Altahir 34 Kentrell Williams Jr. 35 Woodley Downard 36 Desmian Licon 38 Armani Orange 39 Ronald Davis 40 Daniel Taumoepeau 42 Emilio Veater 45 Davante Smith 53 Shane Aleaga 63 Chad Vidican 67 Dane Anderson 69 Dean Abdullah 72 Shane Schwake 79 Bailey Price 93 Sean Skladany 94 Messiah Jones 95 Gabriel Johnson

Pos. WR QB WR DB WR RB DB WR DB DB DB LB LB RB LB DL OL OL OL OL DL TE DL

Ht. 6-2 6-0 6-2 5-10 6-2 6-0 5-10 6-1 6-0 6-0 5-10 6-0 6-2 5-10 6-1 6-2 6-6 6-4 6-8 6-2 6-3 6-6 6-4

Wt. 190 190 190 185 180 230 180 190 170 185 185 220 210 180 215 280 270 270 280 290 225 245 230

Yr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr.

Exp. HS HS HS HS HS HS HS HS HS HS HS HS HS HS HS HS HS HS HS HS HS HS HS

Hometown / High School Fresno, Calif. / Clovis West HS ‘21 Spanaway, Wash. / Bethel HS ‘21 Los Angeles, Calif. / San Pedro HS ‘21 Covina, Calif. / Charter Oak HS ‘21 Sammamish, Wash. / Eastlake HS ‘21 Kennewick, Wash. / Kamiakin HS ‘21 Chandler, Ariz. / Chandler HS ‘21 Kennewick, Wash. / Kamiakin HS ‘21 Pasco, Wash. / Pasco HS ‘21 Moreno Valley, Calif. / Rancho Verde HS ‘21 Federal Way, Wash. / Federal Way HS ‘21 Daly City, Calif. / Westlake HS (Utah) ‘21 Wellsville, Utah / Mountain Crest HS ‘21 Ventura, Calif. / Pacifica HS ‘21 Burien, Wash. / Kennedy Catholic HS ‘21 Renton, Wash. / Hazen HS ‘21 Liberty Lake, Wash. / Central Valley HS ‘21 Antelope, Calif. / Antelope HS ‘21 Eugene, Ore. / Sheldon HS ‘21 Woodinville, Wash. / Woodinville HS ‘21 Gig Harbor, Wash. / Peninsula HS ‘21 Kennewick, Wash. / Kamiakin HS ‘21 Bothell, Wash. / Bothell HS ‘21

#Starter in 2020/21 Winter/Spring Season. *Has used redshirt season. ^Received extra year because of Covid-19 pandemic. %Received sixth year to complete four years of eligibility.

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2021-22 Honors Candidates (returning All-Big Sky Conference performers)

FCS PLAYER OF THE YEAR CANDIDATE HONORS CANDIDATE 2020-21 TEAM CO-CAPTAIN #3 Eric Barriere

QB, 6-1, 210, Sr., Inglewood, Calif. Career: In his illustrious 38-game career, Barriere is now 20-9 as a starter, including 13-0 at home. He went over the 10,000yard mark for total offense in his career with a current total of 10,102 – including 8,739 through the air. He ranks fifth in school history in both categories, as well as his career total of 75 TD passes. He’s now fourth with 93 total touchdowns responsible for. Eastern career records in those categories are 13,308, 12,616, 110 and 121. Barriere has completed 60.3 percent of his passes in his career (646-of-1071), good for 8,739 yards, 75 touchdowns and 21 interceptions, and has rushed 287 times for 1,363 net yards and 18 more TDs. He had a passing efficiency rating of 146.9 as a sophomore, 151.6 in 2019 and a 148.1 mark in his career to currently rank fifth in school history. Barriere has surpassed the school record for rushing yards by a quarterback -- he now has 1,363 with Vernon Adams Jr. closing his career with 1,232. Eastern is 19-1 when Barriere has rushed for at least 21 yards, with the lone loss coming at Sacramento State (10/5/19) when he finished with 103. Besides the Sac State game, he’s rushed for at least 98 yards on four other occasions (98/Southern Utah/2018, 99/Portland State/2018, 101/Northern Arizona/2019, 164/Cal Poly/2019). Barriere now has 10 career performances with at least 400 yards of total offense, and 19 with 300+. He also has had 13 performances with at least 300 passing yards (five with at least 400). He has now been honored six times in his career as Big Sky Conference Offensive Player of the Week, including three times in 2020-21 and twice in the 2019 season. 2020-21 Honors: Barriere finished second behind Cole Kelley from Southeastern Louisiana in the voting for the Walter Payton Award -- the most prestigious award in FCS. Kelley had 137 votes to Barriere’s 131 as the award was presented for the 34th time. Despite not winning its fourth Payton Award in school history, Eastern currently shares the lead in FCS with Villanova by winning three Payton trophies apiece all-time. Barriere was honored as a first team AllAmerican by six different organizations -- the American Football Coaches Association, FCS Athletic Director’s Association, Associated Press, Stats Perform, Hero Sports and Phil Steele Publications. The senior from Inglewood, Calif., was also named the FCS Offensive Player of the Year by the FCS ADA. Barriere was a unanimous All-Big Sky Conference first team selection and was the league’s Offensive Player of the Year. He was also selected as the team’s offensive MVP for the second-straight season. 2020-21 Statistics: Barriere passed for at least 300 yards in five of six regular games and had at least 400 yards of total offense in three of them. In the other game, he had 284 passing/324 total offense in barely over two quarters of action in a 62-10 romp. Barriere finished ranked in the top 10 in the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision in total offense (fifth, 369.0 per game), passing offense (fifth, 348.4), passing touchdowns (third, 19) and points responsible for (ninth, 17.4 per game). He completed 61.8 percent of his passes for 2,439 yards, 19 touchdowns and 2,583 total yards of offense. Twice he directed game-tying and game-winning scoring drives in the fourth quarter for EWU, and he went over the 10,000-yard mark in his career for offense (current total of 10,102).

2020-21 Top Performances: Barriere closed the 2020-21 regular season by rallying the ninth-ranked Eagles to a 38-31 victory over Idaho (4/10/21) at Roos Field to keep alive EWU’s postseason playoff hopes. Barriere passed for 309 yards and two touchdowns, and had another 40 on the ground to give him 349 yards of total offense in swirling, 25 mile-per-hour sustained winds. He directed Eastern to scoring drives of 63, 60, 95, 75, 87 and 78, with the latter two coming in the fourth quarter on game-tying and game-winning marches. Barriere was 5-of-10 for 50 yards and also rushed for another 33 yards on the final two drives, and finished 18-of-38 on the day with two touchdowns and no interceptions. Prior to that, three times the All-America quarterback was selected by the league office as the ROOT Sports Offensive Player of the Week in the 2020-21 season, giving him six such honors in his career. His latest award came after helping lead EWU to a 32-22 victory over 11th-ranked UC Davis (4/3/21) in Davis, Calif. Eastern out-gained the Aggies 563-397 in the game as Barriere passed for 392 yards and three touchdowns on his way to finishing with 435 yards of total offense. Barriere completed 30-of-41 passes, and also rushed six times for 43 yards. Barriere directed EWU to scoring drives of 68 and 84 yards on EWU’s first two possessions, then another of 94 yards in the second quarter as EWU took a 16-0 lead. In the second half, he had a 77-yard TD pass to Talolo Limu-Jones -- one of his two TD receptions of the game -- and then led EWU on a 91-yard drive in fourth quarter that gave EWU a 29-15 lead. The last scoring drive of 11 plays and 69 yards ended with a field goal late in the game as EWU took 5:37 off the clock. It’s not often that a player wins a national player of the week honor, then comes off the bench in his next game, but that’s what happened earlier in the 2020-21 season. A week after earning Stats Perform National Offensive Player of the Week honors, Barriere came off the bench versus Cal Poly (3/27/21), which in turn gave backup Gunner Talkington the starting nod and

some meaningful – and productive -- snaps. After Talkington led EWU on a game-opening touchdown drive, Barriere took over after that and had 246 yards and three touchdowns in the first half alone. Eastern scored a school-record 45 points (as a member of FCS) in the first half of the 62-10 victory, and for the game Barriere was 23-of-33 for 284 yards and three touchdowns. A week earlier, Barriere helped rally the Eagles to a 46-42 Big Sky Conference victory over Idaho State (3/13/21) in Pocatello, Idaho. He had previously received national recognition as an All-American and received weekly honorable mention accolades, but it was his first national player of the week award from Stats Perform. Barriere also earned the ROOT SPORTS Big Sky Conference Offensive Player of the Week Award on March 14. Barriere passed for 455 yards and five touchdowns versus ISU, rallying Eastern from a 42-31 deficit with 8:41 left. He completed 34-of-50 passes and had 19 yards rushing, giving him 474 yards of total offense. His passing yardage total was the second-best of his career and his total offense tally was third. Besides accounting for 30 points with his five TD passes, he had a key two-point conversion pass to bring Eastern to within a field goal of the Bengals. He passed for TDs on three of EWU’s first four scoring drives of 80, 75, 70 and 62 yards. He then led EWU on a 10-play, 86-yard TD drive with 5:49 left to pull Eastern to within three after he passed for the two-point conversion. After an ISU punt, he directed EWU on a game-winning, nine-play, 60-yard drive that included a game-winning 6-yard touchdown pass to Andrew Boston with 25 seconds to play. Barriere was honored by the Big Sky after he passed for 413 yards and three touchdowns in a 45-13 victory over Northern Arizona (3/6/21) at Roos Field. Eastern piled up 622 yards of total offense in the 32-point victory. Barriere opened his senior season at Idaho on Feb. 27 by completing 32-of-57 passes for 330 yards, two touchdowns and an interception. Barriere extended his streak of passes without an interception to 250 when his pass went through an EWU receiver’s hands and was picked off by the Vandals. His last interception came on his 14th attempt at Sacramento State on Oct. 5, 2019. 2020-21 Preseason: Before the season began, he was selected as a senior team co-captain for the second-straight year as voted upon by his teammates, joining safety Calin Criner, running back Tamarick Pierce, linebacker Jack Sendelbach, offensive tackle Tristen Taylor and linebacker Ty Graham. Entering the 2020-21 winter/spring season, Barriere was one of 29 players selected to the Hero Sports FCS All-America squad as the only quarterback. In the fall, the Big Sky Conference selected him as its preseason offensive MVP and as the quarterback on the league’s preseason all-conference team. Earned second team recognition by Hero Sports on its NCAA Football Championship Subdivision Preseason All-America Team released May 28. In the summer, Phil Steele Publications selected him to its preseason AllAmerica squad and as the first team All-Big Sky quarterback. Barriere was one of three quarterbacks selected to the College Sports Journal 60-player preseason All-America squad. The Big Sky Conference selected him as its preseason offensive MVP and as the quarterback on the league’s preseason all-conference team. In addition, he was chosen by Hero Sports as the top player in FCS to wear No. 3 in the 2020-21 season. 2019 Honors & Statistics: Finished fifth in the Voting for the prestigious Walter Payton Award presented by STATS and earned third team FCS All-America honors from Hero Sports. Was a third team All-Big Sky selection as chosen by the league’s head coaches and was also EWU’s offensive player of the year. He finished second in FCS in total offense with an

EASTERN 2021 FOOTBALL BIG SKY CHAMPIONSHIPS: 1992•1997•2004•2005•2010•2012•2013•2014•2016•2018 average of 355.8 yards per game (E.J. Perry of Brown is at 367.8). Barriere was third in passing (309.3, with Northern Arizona’s Case Cookus leading the Big Sky and the nation at 342.8) and was ninth with 31 touchdown passes and fourth in points responsible for (20.2 per game with 31 TDs passing, eight rushing and a two-point conversion). He closed his junior season with 239 passes without an interception, setting the school’s single season record for interceptions-to-attempts ratio. He had only four picks in 438 attempts, a miniscule average of .009 per attempt compared to the previous record of .010 set by Erik Meyer in 2005 (five interceptions in 410 attempts). His last interception came on his 14th attempt at Sacramento State (10/5/19). Barriere finished with the seventh-most passing yards in school history with 3,712, and his 31 touchdown passes is eighth. Including 558 rushing yards, his 4,270 yards of total offense was third-most all-time at EWU. He ended the season with 260 yards and three touchdowns passing, and other 23 yards and a score on the ground in EWU’s 53-46 win over Portland State (11/23/19). He had pass completions of 46 and 50 yards, giving him 28 plays in his career of at least 40 yards. One game earlier, he had a career-best 164-yard rushing performance at Cal Poly, finishing with one TD rushing and one passing. He also had 176 yards through the air to give him 340 yards of total offense. 2019 Top Performances: In Eastern’s first two games in November, Barriere had a total of 935 yards of total offense to earn him two-straight ROOT Sports Offensive Player of the Week honors as announced by the Big Sky Conference office. His latest honor came after his 467-yard performance in a 48-5 win at Idaho State (11/9/19), and he also received honorable mention as the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision Offensive Player of the Week (STATS). Barriere passed for 406 – his eighth of his career of at least 300 and third with 400 -- and rushed for 61 versus the Bengals. With a total of 467 yards of total offense, he had three passes of at least 58 yards versus Idaho State (58, 59, 80), and the 80-yarder to Johnny Edwards IV against ISU was the longest of his career. Besides his national and league honors, he was team offensive player of the week for his performance versus the Bengals. One week before the ISU game, he was rewarded for totaling 488 yards in EWU’s 66-38 win over Northern Arizona (11/2/19) by earning player of the week honors from the Big Sky and also receiving honorable mention as the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision Offensive Player of the Week (STATS) and Performer of the Week (College Football Performance Awards). He finished with 367 through the air and 101 on the ground for 468 yards of total offense. He had a trio of touchdown passes, and finished 30-of-46 with no interceptions for an impressive 183.5 passing efficiency rating. He had a 75-yard touchdown pass to Talolo Limu-Jones on EWU’s first offensive play of the game, and also caught a 20-yard pass from wide receiver Johnny Edwards IV. In his previous home game, he completed 28-of-43 passes for 445 yards and five touchdown passes for EWU in a 54-21 victory over Northern Colorado (10/12/19) in which EWU led 40-0 at halftime. Coupled with his 41 yards rushing, his 486 yards were the second-most of his career. Barriere had 309 yards passing with two touchdowns and 103 rushing and a TD versus Sacramento State (10/5/19). He accounted for 412 of EWU’s 497 yards of total offense, including a 92-yard touchdown run after he was flushed out of the pocket by Sacramento State. That equaled the fourth-longest run in school history, ranking only behind runs of 96 by Taiwan Jones (2009 versus Idaho State), 95 by John Ditz (1954 versus Lewis & Clark) and 94 by Sam McPherson (2018 versus Northern Arizona). It was the longest run by a quarterback, with the previous long set by Barriere versus Southern Utah in 2018 when he had an 85-yard TD run (he also had a 66-yard scoring run at Portland State in 2018). He accounted for all four of EWU’s touchdowns with two rushing and two passing against Idaho (9/21/19). He had just 74 passing yards at halftime, but finished 28-of-46 for 365 yards, with another 20 on the ground. He had perhaps his fastest start as an Eagle at Jacksonville State (9/14/19), completing 11-of-12 passes for 156 yards in the opening quarter to help EWU to a 28-7 lead. However, EWU failed to score in the fourth quarter and JSU won 49-45, as Barriere finished 24-of-43 for 294 yards, five touchdowns and two interceptions. One game earlier versus Lindenwood (9/7/19) when EWU had a school-record 769 yards of offense, Barriere accounted for 556 by himself to rank as the 14th-most in Big Sky Conference history and just four away from the school record. That helped him earn Big Sky Conference Offensive Player of the Week honors from College Sports Madness, as well as honorable mention from STATS for the National FCS Offensive Player of the Week award that wide receiver Dre’ Sonte Dorton won. Barriere completed 32-of-46 passes for 522 yards, five touchdowns and an impressive 200.76 passing efficiency rating. He recorded the second-

most passing yards in school history and just missed the top 14 in the 56-year history of the league (528 yards is No. 14 on the list). He rushed for 34 more yards, giving him 556 to come four yards from the EWU total offense record of 560 set by Gage Gubrud in 2017 versus Montana in which he also set the passing yards record of 549. 2019 Preseason: Besides being selected to the Walter Payton Award Watch List by STATS in the preseason, Barriere was selected as the nation’s Preseason Offensive Player of the Year by FCS Fan Nation. He was a first team preseason FCS All-America selection by Hero Sports, and three other media outlets listed as a FCS Player of the Year candidate. He was a third team preseason all-conference selection as chosen by Phil Steele Publications. Was also chosen as one of five EWU team co-captains for the 2019 season. 2018: Barriere took over as EWU’s starter in Eastern’s sixth game of the season, and led EWU on a seven-game winning streak with a trio of playoff wins. Barriere finished 8-2 as a starter in 2018 and was selected as an honorable mention Sophomore All-America selection by Hero Sports. He steadily climbed the national rankings despite playing in three of EWU’s first five games of the season as a backup. He finished 13th in FCS in passing efficiency (146.9), 29th for passing yards overall (2,450) and 13th in touchdown passes with 24 after setting school and FCS Playoff records with seven versus Maine (12/15/18). He was ninth with 198 total points responsible for and was 26th in average per game (14.14). He finished 45th in total offense per game (218.8). During the seven-game winning streak he directed from Oct. 27 to Dec. 15, the Eagles out-scored opponents 345-139 for an average score of 49-20 and a winning margin of 29.4 points. In 14 games played in 2018, Barriere completed 190-of-311 passes (61.1 percent) for 2,450 yards and 24 touchdowns, with 99 rushes for 613 yards (6.2 per carry) and eight scores. He broke the single season record for rushing yards by a quarterback of 606 in 2016 by Gage Gubrud. His 32 total touchdowns responsible for ranked eighth in school history. Gubrud, EWU’s returning All-America quarterback, started for the Eagles in the first five games before suffering a season-ending foot injury against Montana State (9/2918). Barriere took the reins in the 10 games after that, and they produced nearly identical total offense averages as starters. Gubrud averaged 283.2 passing and 33.8 rushing for a total of 317.0 per game; Barriere averaged 243.7 passing and 56.9 rushing for a 300.6 average. Gubrud accounted for 17 touchdowns (13 passing, 2 rushing), and Barriere had 32 (24 passing, eight rushing). In a 55-17 win over Southern Utah (10/6/18) in his first start of the 2018 season, Barriere passed for 233 yards and a touchdown and rushed for another 98 and two more TDs in just three quarters of action. He completed 13-of-21 passes and had his rushing yardage on five carries with no sacks. Making just his second career start, he completed a 48-yard pass on the first offensive play of the day for the Eagles, then later had an 85-yard rush for a touchdown – a school record for a quarterback and ninth-longest overall all-time -- to give the Eagles a 31-10 lead in the second quarter. He accounted for three of EWU’s seven touchdowns, rushing for two scores and passing for another. However, in a 14-6 loss at Weber State (10/13/18), Eastern was held without a touchdown for the first time in 10 years. Barriere completed 19-of-42 passes for 185 yards and was intercepted twice in the fourth quarter to squelch Eagle drives. He had a net rushing gain of 18 yards despite getting sacked four times. Barriere guided a 59-20 victory over fourth-ranked UC Davis (11/10/18), in which EWU scored 21-straight points to take the lead for good in the first half. In the sixth start of his career, Barriere completed 16-of-30 passes for 285 yards and a score against UCD, and finished with 60 yards rushing to give him 345 yards of total offense. He also engineered a 48-13 win at Northern Colorado (11/3/18) in a game the Eagles took a 20-0 halftime lead. Versus UNC, Barriere accounted for 309 yards of total offense for EWU – 245 passing and 64 rushing. He completed 24-of-36 passes and TD passes of 4 and 19 yards, plus he scored runs of on 9 and 15 yards. One game earlier, he led the Eagles to a 31-0 halftime lead and 38-14 victory over Idaho on (10/27/18). Against the Vandals, he completed 29-of-42 passes for 326 yards and three touchdowns in his first 300-yard passing performance of his career. He also rushed for 70 yards and a TD, giving him what was then a career-high 396 yards of total offense. His previous high was 331 versus Southern Utah (10/6/18) in a 55-17 Eagle win. Barriere and the Eagles had a near-perfect first half versus UI, scoring 31 points and having a 364-129 advantage in total offense. Barriere certainly had the Midas touch to end the regular season versus Portland State (11/16/18) in Hillsboro, Ore., and as a result earned a pair of player of the week honors. He was not only the Big Sky Conference co-Offensive Player of the week, but College Football Performance Awards named Barriere as its FCS National Player of the Week. He accounted for 40 points and 315 yards of offense in EWU’s

EASTERN 2021 FOOTBALL FCS Playoffs 1985•1992•1997•2004•2005•2007•2009•2010•2012•2013•2014•2016•2018•2020/21 State (11/18/17). Barriere proved during the spring of 2017 that he could be a worthy backup for Gubrud. After two shaky spring scrimmages, the highly-touted redshirt freshman from La Habra, Calif., was 11-of-15 for 137 yards and a pair of touchdowns to help lead the Red to victory in the Red-White spring game. In three total spring scrimmages, Barriere completed 50 percent of his passes for 334 yards, two touchdowns and a passing efficiency rating of 131.7. 2016: Redshirted. Following the end of the season, he was selected as the EWU Scout Team Player of the year for offense. Was selected as the team’s offensive scout team player of the week twice.

74-23 victory at Portland State in directing EWU to its 10th Big Sky Conference football title in school history. Barriere scored on a 66-yard touchdown on the game’s third offensive play, setting the stage for what was to come for the Eagles. Including his six rushes for 99 yards and 15 pass completions for 216, he averaged 15.0 yards on those plays, with a touchdown every 3.5 times he rushed or completed a pass. He completed 15-of-27 passes for a careerhigh five touchdowns and an efficiency rating of 176.5. Including his rushing touchdowns and a pair of two-point conversion passes, he accounted for 40 points for the Eagles. In his first postseason start against Nicholls (12/1/18), Barriere accounted for 216 yards of offense. He was 17-of-29 passing for 162 yards and a touchdown, and added 54 yards on the ground. He followed that with a 21-of-25 (84.0 percent) passing performance against UC Davis (12/8/18) and 278 total yards (235 passing, 43 rushing). His 29-yard scramble was the first play of a game-winning 75-yard driving in the final minute for the Eagles in the 34-29 quarterfinal victory. His third playoff game against Maine (12/15/18) featured a career-high 405 yards of total offense, with 352 passing and 53 rushing. He had seven touchdown passes to set new school and FCS Playoff records. He tied the EWU record of seven set by Vernon Adams Jr. versus Washington on Sept. 6, 2014, and broke the previous FCS Playoffs record of six held by five former players, including Eagles Kyle Padron and Adams in 2012. His seven touchdowns and 42 points accounted for were also both school records. He completed 27-of-49 passes (55 percent) for 374 yards and two touchdowns in three spring scrimmages, including a game-high 170 yards on 14-of-22 passing in EWU’s Red-White Game.

2017: Barriere saw action in five games during his redshirt freshman season and completed 15-of-26 passes (57.7 percent) for 138 yards, one touchdown, one interception and a passing efficiency rating of 107.38. He also rushed 18 times for a net gain of 48 yards with a long run of 20. He was thrown to the fire when he made the first start of his career against North Dakota (11/11/17) and led the Eagles to a 21-14 win. He was a replacement for starter Gage Gubrud, who was serving a one-game team suspension for violation of team rules. Barriere had 185 yards of total offense against the Fighting Hawks, had a touchdown pass and scored once on the ground on a fourth down play to end the first half. He completed 13-of-23 passes for 130 yards and a touchdown, and rushed 15 times for 55 yards. He was sacked only once and had no turnovers. He rushed for a pair of first downs, and passed for another eight. Barriere helped Eastern to a turnoverless game, but had to recover his own fumble late in the game that was followed by a key 67-yard punt by Jordan Dascalo that was downed at the UND 3-yard line. Had Barriere not recovered the fumble, UND would have taken over at the EWU 31 trailing just 21-14. By contrast, Vernon Adams Jr. – a former Eagle who Barriere draws comparisons to – had 75 yards passing (7-of-12) and 62 rushing (five carries) in his starting debut in 2012 at Weber State in a 32-26 victory. Adams missed most of the second half with cramping, and rushed for five first downs and passed for four. Before the UND game, Barriere had appeared in three games in 2017 and was 1-of-2 for 13 yards and an interception, all coming against Texas Tech (9/2/17). He also played versus Fordham (9/16/17) and Sacramento State (9/30/17), and was 1-of-1 for minus-5 yards against Portland

HS: Graduated from La Habra HS in 2016. In three seasons at La Habra, he accounted for 9,304 yards and 130 touchdowns rushing and passing. In eight career playoff games, he accounted for 36 total TDs. He was a two-star recruit according to Rivals.com and a three-star recruit according to Scout.com. He had a 186.8 passing efficiency rating in his career (based on NCAA), completing 58 percent of his passes (430-of-738) for 7,586 yards, 104 touchdowns and just 16 interceptions. He rushed for 1,718 yards and 26 touchdowns. La Habra was 30-8 in his three seasons, including a perfect 15-0 league mark to extend La Habra’s Freeway League winning streak to 45 games (haven’t lost since October 2006). As a senior he was named by CalHiSports.com as a second-team All-State multi-purpose player (all schools, all classifications). He was the CIF Southwest Division Offensive Player of the Year. In addition, Barriere was the Whittier Daily News Football Player of the Year and was the Freeway League MVP for the second-straight season. He passed for 3,077 yards and 46 touchdowns, and rushed another 940 yards and 12 scores to account for a total of 4,017 yards and 58 scores. He had a passing efficiency rating of 198.0, completing 60 percent of his passes (174-of-289) with just six interceptions and a long pass play of 90 yards. He led the Highlanders to a 13-2 record and its seventh CIF Southern Section Southwest Division title. His 27-yard TD pass on the game’s final play beat San Clemente 39-36. He directed La Habra on the game-winning 41-yard drive in the last 14 seconds, finishing with 386 yards passing and rushing and five total touchdowns. Earlier in the season, he beat Los Alamitos with a Hail Mary throw. His career ended when he passed for 414 yards and accounted for three touchdowns in 63-49 loss to Camarillo in the semifinals of the CIF Championships Division II-AA. The Highlanders finished 13-2 and won their third-straight Freeway League title. In his junior season, Barriere was the Freeway League MVP and an All-Freeway League selection. He passed for 2,108 yards and 29 touchdowns, and also rushed for 583 yards and seven touchdowns. The Highlanders won the Freeway League title with a 5-0 record, was 7-4 overall and advanced to the CIF Southern Section Southwest Division Playoffs. He completed 12-of-19 passes and had a school-record seven touchdown passes to end the regular season with a 56-26 victory over Sonora. He finished the game with 223 yards passing and 119 rushing. He was named by CalHiSports.com as a first-team sophomore All-State selection in 2013 when La Habra won the Freeway League title with a perfect 5-0 record, finished 10-2 overall and advanced to the second round of the CIF Southern Section Southwest Division Playoffs. He passed for 2,401 yards and 29 touchdowns, and also rushed for 195 yards and seven more scores. La Habra is just five miles from La Mirada, which is the former home of former Eagle quarterback Erik Meyer. Meyer, the 2005 Walter Payton Award winner, was a two-time All-American and Big Sky Conference Offensive Player of the Year after leading the Eagles to Big Sky Conference titles in 2004 and 2005. Personal: Communications studies major. Last name is pronounced “bare-ee-aa” and rhymes with Perrier. Year GP 2017 5 2018 14 2019 12 2020-21 7 Totals 38

C-A Pct. Int-TD Yds 15-26 57.7 1-1 138 190-311 61.1 9-24 2450 258-438 58.9 4-31 3712 183-296 61.8 7-19 2439 646-1071 60.3 21-75 8739

Hi 130 352 522 455 522

Apg Eff. 27.6 107.3 175.0 146.95 309.3 151.62 348.4 147.5 230.0 148.0

Year GP 2017 5 2018 14 2019 12 2020-21 7 Totals 38

Car Yds Hi Apc Apg TD 18 48 55 2.7 9.6 1 99 613 99 6.2 43.8 8 119 558 164 4.7 46.5 8 51 144 43 2.8 20.6 1 287 1363 164 4.7 35.9 18

Year GP 2017 5 2018 14 2019 12 2020-21 7 Totals 38

Rush Pass Total Apg Plays App 48 138 186 37.2 44 4.2 613 2450 3063 218.8 410 7.5 558 3712 4270 355.8 557 7.7 144 2439 2583 369.0 347 7.4 1363 8739 10,102 265.8 1358 7.4

ERIC BARRIERE Top Passing Performances (13 with 300+, 5 with 400+) 522 yards, 32-of-46, 5 TD, 0 Int., 34 rushing – Lindenwood – 9/7/19 -- Ranks only behind record of 549 by Gage Gubrud vs. UM in 2016 455 yards, 34-of-50, 5 TD, 0 Int., 19 rushing – Idaho State – 3/13/21 445 yards, 28-of-43, 5 TD, 0 Int., 41 rushing – Northern Colo. – 10/12/19 413 yards, 29-of-49, 3 TD, 1 Int., 9 rushing – Northern Arizona – 3/6/21 406 yards, 23-of-38, 3 TD, 0 Int., 61 rushing – Idaho State – 11/9/19 393 yards, 30-of-41, 3 TD, 0 Int, 43 rushing – UC Davis – 4/3/21 367 yards, 29-of-38, 3 TD, 0 Int., 101 rushing – Northern Ariz. – 11/2/19

Lg 20 85t 92t 18 92t

EASTERN 2021 FOOTBALL BIG SKY CHAMPIONSHIPS: 1992•1997•2004•2005•2010•2012•2013•2014•2016•2018 365 yards, 28-of-46, 2 TD, 1 Int., 59 rushing – Idaho – 9/21/19 352 yards, 21-of-30, 7 TD, 1 Int., 53 rushing – Maine – 12/15/18 339 yards, 32-of-57, 2 TD, 1 Int., -16 rushing – Idaho – 2/27/21 326 yards, 29-of-42, 3 TD, 0 Int., 70 rushing – Idaho – 10/27/18 309 yards, 18-of-38, 2 TD, 0 Int., 40 rushing – Idaho – 4/10/21 309 yards, 22-of-42, 2 TD, 1 Int., 103 rushing – Sacramento St. – 10/5/19 294 yards, 24-of-43, 5 TD, 1 Int., -23 rushing – Jacksonville St. – 9/14/19 285 yards, 16-of-30, 1 TD, 0 Int., 60 rushing – UC Davis – 11/10/18 284 yards, 23-of-33, 3 TD, 1 Int., 40 rushing – Cal Poly – 3/27/21 264 yards, 22-of-41, 1 TD, 0 Int., -17 rushing – Montana – 10/26/19 260 yards, 12-of-29, 3 TD, 0 Int., 23 rushing – Portland State – 11/23/19 ERIC BARRIERE Top Rushing Performances (3 with 100+, 5 with 98+) 164, 17 carries, 1 TD - Cal Poly – 11/16/19 103, 12 carries, 1 TD - Sacramento St. – 10/5/19 101, 10 carries, 1 TD – Northern Ariz. – 11/2/19 99 6 carries, 1 TD– Portland State – 11/16/18 98, 5 carries, 2 TD – So. Utah – 10/6/18 ERIC BARRIERE Top Total Offense Performances (20 with 300+, 10 with 400+) 556 (522 passing/34 rushing) Lindenwood – 9/7/19 -- Ranks only behind the school record of 560 by Gage Gubrud vs. Montana in 2016) 486 (445 p/41 r) – Northern Colorado – 10/12/19 468 (367 p/101 r) – Northern Ariz. 11/2/19 474 (455p/19r) – Idaho State – 3/13/21 467 (406 p/61 r) – Idaho State – 11/9/19 436 (393p/43r) – UC Davis – 4/3/21 424 (424p/59r) – Idaho – 9/21/19 422 (413p/9r) – Northern Arizona – 3/6/21 412 (309 p/103 r) – Sacramento St. – 10/5/19 405 (352 p/53 r) – Maine – 12/15/18 396 (326 p/70 r) – Idaho – 10/27/18 385 (365 p/20 r) – Idaho – 9/21/19 349 (309p/40r) – Idaho – 4/10/21 345 (285 p/60 r) – UC Davis – 11/10/18 340 (176 p/164 r) - Cal Poly – 11/16/19 331 (233 p/98 r) – Southern Utah – 10/6/18 324 (284p/40r) – Cal Poly – 3/27/21 323 (339p/-16r) – Idaho – 2/27/21 315 (216 p/99 r) – Portland State – 11/16/18 309 (245 p/64 r) – Northern Colorado – 11/3/18 Eric Barriere Career Long Plays of 40+ Yards (33) 92 yards (TD rush) – Sacramento State – 10/5/19...equals #4 longest in EWU history and is a school record for a quarterback 85 yards (TD rush) – Southern Utah – 10/6/18...equals #10 longest in EWU history 80 yards (pass to Johnny Edwards IV) – Idaho State – 11/9/19 78 yards (TD pass to Dre’ Sonte Dorton) – Lindenwood – 9/7/19 78 yards (TD pass to Talolo Limu-Jones) – UC Davis – 4/3/21 75 yards (TD pass to Talolo Limu-Jones) – Northern Arizona – 11/2/19 68 yards (TD pass to Nsimba Webster) – Portland State – 11/16/18 66 yards (TD pass to Talolo Limu-Jones) – Idaho – 4/10/21 66 yard rush (TD) – Portland State – 11/16/18 64 yards (TD pass to Andrew Boston) – Washington – 8/31/19 64 yards (TD pass to Terence Grady) – Idaho – 10/27/18 62 yards (pass to Talolo Limu-Jones) – Montana – 10/26/19 59 yards (TD pass to Andrew Boston) – Idaho State – 11/9/19 59 yards (TD pass to Dre’ Sonte Dorton) – Lindenwood – 9/7/19 58 yards (pass to Talolo Limu-Jones) – Idaho State – 11/9/19 58 yards (TD pass to Talolo Limu-Jones) – Northern Colorado – 10/12/19 58 yards (TD pass to Nsimba Webster) – Maine – 12/15/18 55 yards (pass to Andrew Boston) – UC Davis – 12/8/18 55 yards (pass to Henderson Belk) – UC Davis – 11/10/18 55 yards (pass to Henderson Belk) – Idaho – 10/27/18 54 yards (TD pass to Anthony Stell Jr.) – Northern Arizona – 3/6/21 51 yards (TD pass to Talolo Limu-Jones) – Jacksonville State – 9/14/19 50 yard (pass to Freddie Roberson) – Portland State – 11/23/19 50 yard (TD pass to Johnny Edwards IV) – Portland State – 11/23/19 50 yard (pass to Dre’ Sonte Dorton) – Idaho – 9/21/19 48 yards (pass to Andrew Boston) – North Dakota State – 4/24/21 48 yards (pass to Andrew Boston) – Southern Utah – 10/6/18 48 yards (TD rush) – Idaho – 10/27/18 47 yards (rush) – Cal Poly – 11/16/19 48 yards (pass to Freddie Roberson – Cal Poly – 3/27/21 45 yards (TD pass to Talolo Limu-Jones) – Cal Poly – 11/16/19 44 yards (pass to Jayson Williams) – Northern Colorado – 10/12/19 40 yards (pass to Andrew Boston) – Cal Poly – 11/16/19

Recipients of ERIC BARRIERE TD Passes (total of 75 to 19 players) 11 - Talolo Limu-Jones (4 in ‘20-21; 7 in ‘19) 11 - Andrew Boston (3 in ‘20-21; 6 in ‘19; 2 in ‘18) 7 - Jayce Gilder (3 in ‘19; 7 in ‘18) 7 - Nsimba Webster (7 in ‘18) 6 - Johnny Edwards IV (3 in ‘19; 3 in ‘18) 5 - Jayson Williams (5 in ‘19) 5 - Dre’ Sonte Dorton (4 in ‘19; 1 in ‘18) 3 - Dennis Merritt (3 in ‘20-21) 3 - Anthony Stell Jr. (3 in ‘20-21) 3 - Freddie Roberson (2 in ‘20-21; 1 in ‘19) 2 - Blake Gobel (2 in ‘20-21) 2 - Dylan Ingram (1 in ‘20-21; 1 in ‘18) 2 - Terence Grady (2 in ‘18) 2 - Henderson Belk (2 in ‘18) 2 - Sam McPherson (1 in ‘18; 1 in ‘17) 1 - Efton Chism (1 in 2020-21) 1 - Tamarick PIerce (1 in ‘19) 1 - Silas Perreiah (1 in ‘19) 1 - Trenton Harris (1 in ‘18) HIGH SCHOOL CAREER STATISTICS 3 Seasons – 430-of-738 (58%) – 7,586 yards – 104 TD – 16 Int. – 1,718 rushing yards – 26 TD – 130 TD Total – 30-8 record Senior (2015) – 174-of-289 (60%) – 3,077 yards – 46 TD – 6 Int. – 940 rushing yards – 12 TD – 58 TD Total – 13-2 record Junior (2014) – 123-of-224 (55%) – 2,108 yards – 29 TD – 4 Int. – 583 rushing yards – 7 TD – 36 TD Total – 7-4 record Sophomore (2013) – 133-of-225 (59%) – 2,401 yards – 29 TD – 6 Int. – 195 rushing yards – 7 TD – 36 TD Total – 10-2 record Total rushing and passing of 9,304 yards. He had a passing efficiency rating (based on NCAA) of 186.8 in his career and 198.0 as a senior.

HONORS CANDIDATE ACADEMIC HONORS CANDIDATE #9 Andrew Boston

WR, 6-3, 200, Jr., Puyallup, Wash. Career: In three seasons as an Eagle, he has 119 receptions for 1,652 yards and 12 touchdowns in 32 career games (24 as a starter) as an Eagle. 2020-21: Was named to the Big Sky Conference All-Academic team. Boston had 26 receptions in 2020-21 after earning third team All-Big Sky honors in 2019. He played in six games and started five, and had eight receptions for 120 yards versus Northern Arizona (3/6/21) and another 10 for 143 yards and a pair of touchdowns versus Idaho State (3/13/21). Boston was EWU’s leading receiver with five catches for 88 yards against North Dakota State (4/24/21) in the FCS Playoffs, including a season-long 48-yard catch. He did not play in EWU’s 2020-21 opener at Idaho on Feb. 27. Phil Steele Publications selected him to its preseason All-Big Sky Conference squad as a second team wide receiver. 2019: Was a third team All-Big Sky selection as chosen by the league’s head coaches. Boston played in 11 of EWU’s 12 games, starting five. He finished the season ranked 79th in FCS in receptions per game (4.5 with a total of 50) and 76th in receiving yards per game (66.4 with a total of 730). He ranked 10th in the league in average yards per game receiving. He caught a career-high 10 passes for 147 yards and a pair of touchdowns against Idaho State (11/9/19). Earlier in the season, Boston had six catches for 112 yards and a TD versus Washington (8/31/19) in EWU’s opener to earn team offensive player of the week honors. Twice he had seven catches, including versus Northern Colorado (10/12/19) when he finished with 96 receiving yards. He also had TD catches versus Jacksonville State (9/14/19), Montana (10/26/19) and Portland State (11/23/19) for a total of six on the season. 2018: Boston earned third team Freshman All-America honors from Phil Steele Publications and was honorable mention by Hero Sports. He was named to the Big Sky Conference All-Academic team. He started 14 of EWU’s 15 games, and made his starting debut in EWU’s opener versus Central Washington (9/1/18). He finished the season second on the team with 43 receptions for 531 yards (12.3 per catch) and four touchdowns – all in different games. He had a career-high nine catches versus Idaho (10/27/18), and had five grabs for a season-high 89 yards and a TD against Nicholls (12/1/18) in the first round of the FCS Playoffs. He scored a touchdown versus Maine (12/15/18) in the semifinals, and had scores against Washington State (12/15/18) and Cal Poly (9/22/18) in back-to-back games early in the season. He had three grabs for 66 yards in the quarterfinals of the FCS Playoffs versus UC Davis (12/8/18), including a season-long 55-yarder to set-up a score in the fourth quarter. During Eastern’s seven-game winning streak from Oct. 27 to Dec. 15, Boston had 23 receptions for 269 yards

EASTERN 2021 FOOTBALL FCS Playoffs 1985•1992•1997•2004•2005•2007•2009•2010•2012•2013•2014•2016•2018•2020/21 ANDREW BOSTON Top Receiving Performances (4 with 100+) 10 catches, 143 yards, 2 TD – Idaho State – 3/13/21 10 catches, 147 yards, 2 TD – Idaho State – 11/9/19 8 catches, 120 yards, 0 TD – Northern Arizona – 3/6/21 6 catches, 112 yards, 1 TD – Washington – 8/31/19 Andrew Boston Career Long Plays of 40+ Yards (7) 64 yard reception (from Eric Barriere) – Washington – 8/31/19 58 yard reception (TD from Eric Barriere) – Idaho State – 11/9/19 55 yard reception (from Eric Barriere) – UC Davis – 12/8/18 46 yard reception (from Gage Gubrud) – Northern Arizona – 9/8/18 48 yard reception (from Eric Barriere) – North Dakota State – 4/24/21 48 yard reception (from Eric Barriere) – Southern Utah – 10/6/18 40 yard reception – Cal Poly – 11/16/19

HONORS CANDIDATE ACADEMIC HONORS CANDIDATE 2020-21 TEAM CO-CAPTAIN #18 Ty Graham

LB, 6-0, 210, Sr., Cheney, Wash. Career: He grew up around the Eastern football program, and a circuitous route – with some irony mixed in – had the Eagle co-captain playing his first game in an Eagle uniform against Idaho on Feb. 27, 2021. He responded with nine tackles in his EWU debut – his first collegiate game in 834 days. With his father, John Graham, on the EWU coaching staff as defensive coordinator for eight years, Graham eventually graduated from Cheney, Wash., High School in 2016. He subsequently joined the University of Idaho program and played three seasons for the Vandals, but elected to transfer to EWU for the 2019 season.

and a pair of scores. He had five catches for 62 yards and a touchdown in three spring scrimmages, scoring on an 11-yard reception in the Red-White Game. 2017: Redshirted. Was selected as EWU’s co-Offensive Scout Team Player of the Year. He was the team’s scout team player of the week three times on offense and once on special teams. HS: Graduated from Emerald Ridge HS in 2017. His co-head coaches in high school were Adam Schakel and Troy Halfaday. Selected to the Tacoma News Tribune All-Area first team as a defensive back. Earned first team All-4A South Puget Sound League honors as a wide receiver after catching 69 passes for 859 yards (12.4 per catch) and 13 touchdowns. He also returned a kick 92 yards for a touchdown versus Puyallup. As a junior he also earned first team All-SPSL 4A South Division honors as a wide receiver and second team accolades as a defensive back. He caught 55 passes for 846 yards (15.4 per catch) with seven touchdowns in 2015. In his sophomore season he earned honorable mention all-league. Also competed in basketball and track and field in high school. Former Eagle wide receiver Brynsen Brown (‘05) also played at Emerald Ridge, as well as current Eagle Ashanti Kindle (’14). He was named by the Seattle Times as a “White Chip” selection as one of the top 100 prospects in the state of Washington. Rated as a three-star performer by the website scout.com, who also rated Boston as the No. 1 wide receiver recruit in the state of Washington and the 28th best WR prospect in the Western United States. Was also named as a three-star recruit by the website 247sports.com and was ranked as the 18th best prospect in the state of Washington (as of 1/25/17). Ranked as a two-star recruit by rivals.com. Personal: Management major. Born 2/12/99 in Boise, Idaho. Parents are Chris and Rechelle Boston. In selecting Eastern, he also received interest and/or offers from Hawaii, Air Force, Army, Idaho, Montana State, Portland State, UC Davis and Weber State.

Year GP PC Hi Yds Apr Apg TD Lg 2018 15 43 9 531 12.3 35.4 4 55 2019 11 50 10 730 14.6 66.4 6 64t 2020-21 6 26 10 391 15.0 65.2 3 48 Totals 32 119 10 1652 13.9 51.6 13 64t

2020-21: Graham earned All-Big Sky Conference honorable mention after starting all six of the games he played as a linebacker. Was named to the Big Sky Conference All-Academic team. In addition, he was named to the Hampshire Honor Society as chosen by the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame. He also received the team’s Pat Roberts Award for academic and athletic excellence. Graham was EWU’s leading tackler through the regular season with 42 tackles, although he played just the first series versus Idaho (4/10/21) and was lost for the season with an injury. He had his EWU career high of nine tackles against both Idaho (2/27/21) when he was facing his former team for the first time, and Cal Poly (3/27/21). He also had a quarterback hurry versus Cal Poly that led to a 34-yard interception return for a touchdown by Mitchell Johnson. He also had eight stops versus 11th-ranked UC Davis (4/3/21) in a 32-22 victory, and eight versus Idaho State (3/13/21). Selected as a senior team co-captain as voted upon by his teammates, joining quarterback Eric Barriere, running back Tamarick Pierce, linebacker Jack Sendelbach, offensive tackle Tristen Taylor and safety Calin Criner. 2019: Redshirted after transferring from Idaho. He was defensive scout team player of the week once. He had 10 tackles in three spring scrimmages for EWU, including a sack. Idaho: While playing from 2016-18 for the Vandals, Graham had 133 tackles at Idaho, including 13 for a loss. He had 2 1/2 sacks, an interception,

EASTERN 2021 FOOTBALL BIG SKY CHAMPIONSHIPS: 1992•1997•2004•2005•2010•2012•2013•2014•2016•2018 two passes broken up and a forced fumble in 27 career games. As a junior in 2018 he had 65 tackles, including 12 in 38-14 loss at EWU at Roos Field on Oct. 27, 2018. He had 28 tackles as a sophomore and 40 as a true freshman in 2016. He previously won Big Sky All-Academic honors while a Vandal. HS: Graduated in 2016 from Cheney HS. He played in the 2A/1A/2B/1B Earl Barden All-State football game in June of 2016 and had a pair of interceptions. He also scored a touchdown on a 2-yard run to help the East win 25-0. He played on both sides of the ball while at Cheney, and in his career had 109 total tackles and four interceptions, plus rushed for 1,484 yards and 25 touchdowns. Was also a team captain and also played basketball and baseball at Cheney. Former Eagle defensive end Keenan Williams, a first team All-Big Sky Conference selection as a senior in 2018, graduated from Cheney in 2015. Nate Hagreen, who redshirted at Eastern in 2019, also attended CHS and graduated in 2019. Personal: Graham is now working toward his master’s degree in business administration after having already received his marketing degree from EWU with a minor in sports management. He has a 3.60 grade point average as a graduate student after a 3.58 as an undergrad. Born 9/24/97. His parents are John and Becky Graham. John spent eight years as defensive coordinator at EWU under head coach Beau Baldwin and 12 years at his alma mater, Central Washington. He spent a short time as Idaho’s linebackers coach when Ty was on the roster there. Ty’s older brother, Andrew, played football at Montana Tech and Central Washington. His grandfather, Dan Graham, spent 11 years as head coach at nearby Reardan (Wash.) High School. Year GP TT Hi S TL-Yds FF-FR PBU I-Yds 2020-21 6 42 9 0 4-5 0-0 0 0-0 QB Hurries: 2020-21/1.

HONORS CANDIDATE ACADEMIC HONORS CANDIDATE #83 Seth Harrison

K/P, 5-10, 180, So., Coeur d’Alene, Idaho Career: Harrison made the first 12 field goal attempts of his career, and is now 18-of-21 for .857 accuracy which currently ranks second in school history. The career leader is Tyler McNannay, who was 11-of-12 (.917) in his two-year career from 2014-15. He is also 75-of-80 kicking extra points in his career and has a 54.5 kickoff average (eight touchbacks). Harrison became just the seventh Eagle in school history to have at least three career field goals of 47 yards or more, and just the fourth with two of at least 50 yards. There have been just 44 total field goals of 47 yards or more and 22 of at least 50 all-time at EWU. 2020-21: Harrison earned All-Big Sky Conference second team honors after playing in six games as EWU’s kicker. Was named to the Big Sky Conference All-Academic team. He was also selected as the team’s special teams MVP for the second-straight season. He kicked a 55-yard field goal to match the third-longest in school history in EWU’s 62-10 win over Cal Poly (3/27/21). It was the longest by an Eagle in more than 14 years, and helped EWU set a school record as a member of FCS for points in the first half with 45 (the previous record was 41). Later in the game he also kicked a 47-yarder which now equals the 33rd longest, and he also had a 50-yarder at Idaho State (3/13/21). He also made all eight of his extra point attempts and averaged 60.0 yards per kickoff versus Cal Poly with one touchback. For the season, he was 6-of-9 kicking field goals, 25-of-27 on extra points and averaged 59.9 per kickoff (two touchbacks). He made his only field goal attempt and all five of his extra points against Idaho (4/10/21) in swirling 25 mile-per-hour winds at Roos Field in Cheney. His 202021 debut at Idaho on Feb. 27 had an odd twist. After his first career miss on a 50-yarder in the second quarter, he attempted a 24-yarder in the fourth quarter with the game tied at 21-all with 11:01 left. His kick was ruled as a miss, but was so high it appeared to hit the scoreboard as opposed to the upright. It was reviewed, however, there was no video proof at the time to overturn the play. The next day (Feb. 28), the Big Sky issued an apology for the error, saying in a social media post “After watching additional video footage, it is evident that the official incorrectly ruled it as a missed field goal. The Big Sky acknowledges and regrets this error in officiating.” Phil Steele Publications selected him to its preseason All-Big Sky Conference squad as a third team kicker. 2019: Earned first team Freshman All-America honors from Phil Steele Publications, and was an honorable mention selection on the Hero Sports Freshman All-America squad. Was an honorable mention All-Big Sky selection as chosen by the league’s head coaches. Harrison was named to the Big Sky Conference All-Academic team. In addition, he was EWU’s special teams player of the year and co-freshman of the year (along with cornerback Tre Weed). He ended the season first FCS in field goal percentage, with a perfect 12-of-12 performance. He was the only kicker in FCS with at least one field goal attempt per game to make all of his field goals in 2019, and he ranked 30th in field goals overall with an average of 1.09 per game. Harrison was 50-of-53 on extra points in 2019, having a string of 22-straight makes

from Oct. 5 until missing his first attempt at Cal Poly (11/16/19). His average of 7.8 points per game (86 total in 11 games) was second in the Big Sky as he was the only freshman ranked in the top 10. He also averaged 52.9 yards on 78 kickoffs (six touchbacks). Harrison garnered Big Sky Conference Special Teams Player of the Week honors from the league after converting all nine of his extra point attempts and booting a 27-yard field goal in a 66-38 win over Northern Arizona (11/2/19). He also had 10 kickoffs for a 50.8 average versus the Lumberjacks with one touchback. Twice he kicked four field goals in a single game, including against Northern Colorado (10/12/19) when he made field goals of 32, 21, 21 and 23 yards. He made all six of his extra points to finish with 18 points in Eastern’s 54-21 romp, and also had 10 kickoffs for a 52.9 average. In a 48-5 victory over Idaho State (11/9/19), he had makes of 40, 36, 21 and 36. His 40-yarder was a career long as he earned EWU’s special teams player of the week honor. In both of those games, all of his field goals came in the first half as he came one kick away from the school record of five. Harrison had a field goal of 35 yards versus Montana (10/26/19). In his first action as the No. 1 kicker versus Jacksonville State (9/14/19), Harrison made a 22-yard field goal, converted all six of his extra points, had eight kickoffs for a 58.1 average with two touchbacks and even recovered a fumble that led to an EWU touchdown. Harrison didn’t even start out the year as EWU’s kicker. That role fell to junior Andre Slyter, whose first field goal made in his EWU career turned out to be the longest in 11 years for the Eagles versus Lindenwood (9/7/19). But he was injured and missed the rest of the season. Harrison and Slyter replaced EWU career and single season kick scoring leader Roldan Alcobendas, who was a perfect 16-of-16 kicking field goals in 2018 to win the Fred Mitchell Award as the top placekicker in the nation (all levels but FBS). Thus, EWU is 28-of-30 in the last two years, with the lone misses by Slyter early in the 2019 season. 2018: Redshirted. HS: Graduated from Coeur d’Alene HS in 2018. As a senior, he made 7-of-9 field goals and 28 extra points for a total of 49 points. He had a long field goal in the regular season of 40 yards versus Lewiston when he scored a season-high nine points with a pair of field goals and 3-of-3 on extra points. He helped Coeur d’Alene finish 9-3 and win the Inland Empire Conference title with a 3-0 record. The Vikings advanced to the championship game of the State 5A Playoffs where it lost 14-8 to Highland for the title. Before that, they defeated Mountain View 39-13 in the semifinals and Madison 66-22 in the quarterfinals, with Harrison scoring a total of 11 points in those two games with a field goal in each. As a junior in 2016, he made field goals of 37 and 23 yards, and converted 29 extra points for a total of 35 points. Coeur d’Alene was 6-4 and fell in the quarterfinals of the playoffs. Was coached in high school by Shawn Amos. He also played lacrosse at Coeur d’Alene, helping the Vikings to the state title. He earned honorable mention All-State honors after leading the state in saves and having the second-best save percentage. Personal: Management major with a 3.55 grade point average through spring quarter 2021. Born 2/29/2000 in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. Parents are Eric Harrison and Stephanie Olscamp. Year GP 2019 11 2020-21 6 Totals 17

FG Long 17-29 30-39 40-49 50+ XP 12-12 40 7-7 4-4 1-1 0-0 50-53 6-9 55 3-4 0-0 1-1 2-4 25-27 18-21 55 10-11 4-4 2-2 2-4 75-80

Year GP 2019 11 2020-21 6 Totals 17

KO 78 22 100

Yds Avg TB 4128 52.9 6 1317 59.9 2 5445 54.5 8

OB 0 1 1

Punting: 2019/None; 2020-21/None Seth Harrison Career Long Plays of 40+ Yards (4) 55 yard field goal – Cal Poly – 3/27/21...#3 longest in EWU history 50 yard field goal – Idaho State – 3/13/21 47 yard field goal – Cal Poly – 3/27/21 40 yard field goal – Idaho State – 11/9/19

EASTERN 2021 FOOTBALL FCS Playoffs 1985•1992•1997•2004•2005•2007•2009•2010•2012•2013•2014•2016•2018•2020/21

HONORS CANDIDATE ACADEMIC HONORS CANDIDATE #5 Mitchell Johnson

DL, 6-3, 245, Jr., West Linn, Ore. Career: Johnson has been an opportunistic player as EWU’s “Buck” defensive end, and he now has 98 tackles in his 34-game career (17 as a starter). He has eight sacks, five interceptions, 11 quarterback hurries, four passes broken up, three fumble recoveries and a pair of forced fumbles. 2020-21: He earned All-Big Sky Conference first team honors after starting six of the seven games he played as a defensive end. Was named to the Big Sky Conference All-Academic team. For the season he had 26 tackles, two sacks, two interceptions, four quarterback hurries and a pass broken up. In EWU’s 62-10 victory over Cal Poly (3/27/21) he had his first career touchdown on a 34-yard return just six minutes into the game to give EWU a 21-0 lead over the Mustangs. He also had a pass broken up versus CP. Two weeks later against Idaho (4/10/21) he had his fifth career interception with a leaping/ twisting pick on fourth down against with 1:29 remaining to help seal the 38-31 victory. He also equaled his career high with nine tackles in that game and was credited with a half-sack. He also had eight tackles versus Northern Arizona (3/6/21) with 1 1/2 sacks. All four of his quarterback hurries came in consecutive games versus Idaho (2/27/21), NAU, Idaho State (3/13/21) and Cal Poly. Phil Steele Publications selected him to its preseason All-Big Sky Conference squad as a third team defensive lineman. 2019: He was named to the Big Sky Conference All-Academic team. Played in all 12 Eagle games, starting the first 11 before a senior started in his place on Senior Day. He closed the season with 41 tackles, with six for losses and 1 1/2 sacks. He also was credited with five quarterback hurries, including two versus Lindenwood (9/7/19). Johnson had the third interception of his career, two fumble recoveries and a fumble forced during the 2019 season. He had a season-high seven tackles against North Dakota (9/28/19), six versus Portland

State (11/23/19) and five on two other occasions. Mitchell had an interception and a half-sack versus Jacksonville State (9/14/19), and a solo sack against UND. He had three of his hurries versus Northern Colorado (10/10/19). His pressure on a two-point conversion with 4:58 left against Cal Poly (11/16/19) led to a tackle by teammate Joshua Jerome to preserve EWU’s 42-41 victory. He also had a fumble recovery and 22-yard return against the Mustangs. He was a first team preseason all-conference selection as chosen by Phil Steele Publications. Johnson had three quick-whistle sacks in the Red-White game, giving him a total of five in three spring scrimmages with 14 total tackles. 2018: Was awarded first team Freshman All-America honors from both Hero Sports and Phil Steele Publications after earning second team All-Big Sky Conference accolades. Was named to the Big Sky Conference All-Academic team. He played in all 15 games as a backup in 2018, and had season highs of four tackles in three different games. He had four of his sacks in consecutive games versus Northern Arizona (9/8/18), Washington State (9/15/18) and Cal Poly (9/22/18). Two of them came against the Cougars, and he also had a half-sack versus Maine (12/15/18) to advance EWU to the NCAA Division I Championship Game on Jan. 5 in Frisco, Texas. Mitchell also had interceptions against Southern Utah (10/6/18) in the regular season and UC Davis (12/8/18) in the playoffs. His fumble recovery came against Weber State (10/13/18) – Eastern’s last setback until losing to North Dakota State in Frisco. 2017: Redshirted. Was selected as EWU’s Defensive Scout Team Player of the Year. He was the team’s defensive scout team player of the week four times on defense and once on special teams. HS: Graduated from West Linn HS in 2017. Coached by Chris Miller in high school. Was selected by the Oregonian as a first team 6A All-State selection as a senior linebacker. He earned first team All-Three Rivers League honors on defense as well. He had 170 tackles (12.1 per game) as a senior, including 16 tackles for loss and three sacks. He also had three quarterback hurries, two interceptions, five passes broken up and two fumble recoveries. He had at least 10 tackles in his first nine games of the season, and finished with double figures in 11 of 14 games. He had a season-high of 22 with five for losses in a 54-7 win over Lakeridge. Helped lead the Lions to a perfect 14-0 finish and the State 6A championship, beating Central Catholic 62-7 in the title game. He had six tackles in that blowout victory. In five playoff games, they outscored opponents 277-75 (average score of 55-15) after winning the 6A Three Rivers League title with a 7-0 record (average score of 44-10). For the season, West Linn outscored opponents 684-198 (48-14). In his junior season, he had 38 tackles, including one for a safety. West Linn was 12-2 and advanced to the 6A title game where it lost to Jesuit 21-14. He equaled his season high with seven tackles in the championship game. Johnson also played on the varsity as a sophomore when West Linn was 9-3, for a collective 35-5 record in his three seasons.as a Lion. He also competed in lacrosse at West Linn, earning All-USA Oregon honors from USA Today following his sophomore season. He scored five goals as West Linn beat Lakeridge 10-6 to capture the 2015 Oregon High School Lacrosse Association championship and finish 18-4 on the season. He earned honorable mention All-State honors as sophomore, and as a junior he was selected to play in an Oregon all-star game. He was a National Honor Society student at West Linn with a 3.5 grade point average. The Oregonian gave him honorable mention on its list of top college prospects following the 2016 season. Was rated a two-star recruit by scout.com, rivals.com and on 247sports.com, which also ranked him as the 28th best prospect in the state of Oregon. Personal: Management major with a 3.47 grade point average through spring quarter 2021. Born 6/25/99 in West Linn, Ore. Parents are David and Shannon Johnson. Year GP TT Hi S TL-Yds FF-FR PBU I-Yds 2018 15 31 4 4.5 9-41 1-1 2 2-13 2019 12 41 7 1.5 6-17 1-2 1 1-0 2020-21 7 26 9 2.0 7-14 0-0 1 2-38 Totals 34 98 9 8.0 22-72 2-3 4 5-51 QB Hurries: 2018/2; 2019/5; 2020-21/4; Totals/11.

HONORS CANDIDATE #1 Talolo Limu-Jones WR, 6-4, 220, Sr., Vallejo, Calif.

Career: He now has 42 games of experience (nine as a starter), and has 90 career catches for 1,600 yards and 15 touchdowns – an average of 17.8 per reception (currently sixth in school history). He has averaged a touchdown every 6.0 career catches. Jones has had 10 receptions of at least 40 yards in his career, including six as a junior in 2019 and three more in the abbreviated 2020-21 campaign.

2020-21: Limu-Jones earned second team All-America honors from three organizations -- the American Football Coaches Association, Stats Perform and Phil Steele Publications. He was also a unanimous All-Big Sky Conference first team selection. He ended the season fourth in FCS in receiving yards per game (108.4) and was ninth in receptions per game (6.9, total of 48). He ended the regular season with three-straight performances with at least 140 receiving yards, and had a least a 66-yard catch in all three games. He caught four passes for 140 yards and a 66-yard

EASTERN 2021 FOOTBALL BIG SKY CHAMPIONSHIPS: 1992•1997•2004•2005•2010•2012•2013•2014•2016•2018 for 116 yards and three tackles. He had two catches for 32 yards versus Idaho with a long of 30. He also had a 34-yard catch against North Dakota State (1/5/19) in the NCAA Division I Championship Game, and a 22-yard grab earlier in the season versus Montana State (9/29/18). Two of his tackles came versus Nicholls (12/1/18) in the second round of the FCS Playoffs. 2017: Played in all 11 games as a backup tight end. He had four touchdown catches in his debut season among his 11 catches for 148 yards. He had TD receptions of 14 and 6 yards versus UC Davis (10/7/17) when he finished with highs of three catches for 66 yards. He also had a non-scoring 46-yarder versus UCD, and had TD catches against both Sacramento State (9/30/17) and North Dakota (11/11/17). Limu-Jones was EWU’s special teams player of the week against Weber State (11/4/17). He had six catches for 88 yards in three spring scrimmages. 2016: Redshirted. HS: Graduated from Grace Davis HS in 2016. He was the Modesto Metro Conference Offensive Player of the Year while earning first-team all-league honors as a wide receiver. The Modesto Bee selected him to its 2015 All-Stanislaus District team for the second-straight year. Prior to the start of the season, he was rated the No. 1 player in the Stockton area by Blackhatfootball.com. As a junior, he earned All-Modesto Metro Conference first-team honors as a wide receiver, and was the league’s Special Teams Player of the Year. He was also on the All-Stanislaus District team as selected by the Modesto Bee. The Spartans started 4-0 before finishing 5-5. He had a 97-yard kickoff return for a touchdown in a game versus Franklin and also played on defense. Also a talented basketball player, currently playing a Davis team that is 13-8 (through Jan. 29). He scored 37 points in the championship game of the Oakdale Rotary Boys Basketball Tournament in December, helping Davis win the title and earning Jones Athlete of the Week honors from the Modesto Bee. Davis was 13-14 his junior season and 16-10 in his senior year. He also played summer AAU basketball for Saints Basketball out of San Jose. Personal: Communication studies major. Born 11/16/97 in Vallejo, Calif. Mother’s name is Luse Limu and his father is Monte Jones. Name is pronounced “tuh-low-low” “lee-moo-jones.” Year GP PC Hi Yds Apr Apg TD Lg 2017 11 11 3 148 13.5 13.5 4 46 2018 12 7 2 116 16.6 9.7 0 34 2019 12 24 8 577 24.0 48.1 7 75t 2020-21 7 48 10 759 15.8 108.4 4 78t Totals 42 90 8 1600 17.8 38.1 15 78t Kickoff Returns: 2019/2-44-22.0 (long of 25) Rushing: 2019/1-25-25.0 (long of 25).

touchdown reception versus Idaho (4/10/21) in EWU’s come-from-behind 38-31 victory. In a 32-22 win over 11th-ranked UC Davis (4/3/21), Limu-Jones had career highs with 155 yards receiving on 10 catches, including a key 77-yard TD in the third quarter which was his career long. He also scored on a 21-yard TD reception and was credited with a two tackles. One game earlier versus Cal Poly (3/27/21), he had seven receptions – all in the first half -- for 147 yards receiving in a 62-10 win. He had a non-scoring 71-yard reception on the game’s second play from Gunner Talkington to help open the floodgates for EWU, which scored 45 points in the first half to set a school-record as a member of FCS. In the second quarter, he caught five passes for 76 yards with a long of 34, then played sparingly in the second half. Limu-Jones opened the season with what was a then a career-high nine catches for 93 yards versus Idaho (2/27/21), and in the next two games flirted with 100 yards as well. He had six grabs for 87 yards against Northern Arizona (3/6/21) and eight for 99 and a score at Idaho State (3/13/21). 2019: He played in all 12 Eastern games, starting two. He ranked 63rd in FCS with a teamleading seven touchdown catches, and his average of 24.04 per catch was second nationally behind the 24.49 average of Isaiah Weston of Northern Iowa. His average per reception was second in school history behind the record of 25.8. Limu-Jones had a total of 24 catches to rank seventh on the team, but his 577 receiving yards were second on the squad. In the first start of his career, he caught a 75-yard touchdown pass from Eric Barriere on the first offensive play of the game against Northern Arizona (11/2/19). Limu-Jones would finish the day with eight catches for 147 yards as EWU won 54-21. That performance earned him team offensive player of the week honors. He had just three catches in EWU’s first six games, but 16 in the next three games. He had three TD catches versus Northern Colorado when he finished with 96 yards, including a 58-yard TD. He had four grabs for 97 yards one game later versus Montana (10/26/19), including a non-scoring play of 62 yards. He also started versus Cal Poly (11/16/19) when he caught a pair of passes for 66 yards and a 45-yard touchdown, and also rushed once for 25 more yards. His other TD catches came versus Jacksonville State (9/14/19) with a 51 yarder that had given EWU a 17-pont lead, and Sacramento State (10/5/19). He was EWU’s special teams player of the week against North Dakota (9/28/19). In EWU’s three scrimmages in the spring, including the Red-White Game, he had nine receptions for 193 yards and a touchdown. 2018: Played in 12 of Eastern’s games, including the last 11, and finished with seven catches

TALOLO LIMU JONES Top Receiving Performances (4 with 100+) 10 catches, 155 yards, 2 TD – UC Davis – 4/3/21 7 catches, 147 yards, 0 TD – Cal Poly – 3/27/21 8 catches, 147 yards, 1 TD – Northern Arizona – 11/2/19 4 catches, 140 yards, 1 TD – Idaho – 4/10/21 Talolo Limo Jones Career Long Plays of 40+ Yards (10) 78 yards (TD pass from Eric Barriere) – UC Davis – 4/3/21 75 yard reception (TD pass from Eric Barriere) – Northern Arizona – 11/2/19 71 yard reception (pass from Gunner Talkington) – Cal Poly – 3/27/21 66 yard reception (TD pass from Eric Barriere) – Idaho – 4/10/21 62 yard reception (pass from Eric Barriere) – Montana – 10/26/19 58 yard reception (from Eric Barriere) – Idaho State – 11/9/19 58 yard reception (TD from Eric Barriere) – Northern Colorado – 10/12/19 51 yard reception (TD from Eric Barriere) – Jacksonville State – 9/14/19 45 yard reception (TD) – Cal Poly – 11/16/19 46 yard reception (from Gage Gubrud) – UC Davis – 10/7/17

HONORS CANDIDATE #6 Dennis Merritt

RB, 5-10, 180, Sr., Leavenworth, Wash. Career: He now has 861 career yards (6.02 average per rush to rank fifth in school history just ahead of teammate Tamarick Pierce at 5.98) and eight touchdowns rushing, and another 18 catches for 270 yards and four scores in 37 games (two as a starter). Merritt has also averaged 20.7 yards on 30 career kickoff returns. 2020-21: Merritt earned All-Big Sky Conference honorable mention after playing in all seven Eastern games (one as a starter) as a running back. He had 287 yards and four touchdowns rushing for EWU, and caught another 10 passes for 123 yards and three more scores. He scored a team-high seven touchdowns, including three in EWU’s final regular

EASTERN 2021 FOOTBALL FCS Playoffs 1985•1992•1997•2004•2005•2007•2009•2010•2012•2013•2014•2016•2018•2020/21 TDs one game earlier in a quarterfinal win over Zillah. Merritt played in the Earl Barden EastWest All-Star game in 2015 and was the game’s MVP. He rushed 10 times for 87 yards and a touchdown for the East, which lost 20-14. He was lettered 12 times total at Cascade in football, basketball, baseball and track and field. As a senior, he placed fourth in the 100 (11.53, 11.08 in prelims) and fifth in the 200 (23.09, 22.93 in prelims) at the State 1A Championships at EWU. He had best times that season of 10.96 in the 100 and 22.85 in the 200. Personal: Interdisciplinary studies liberal arts major. Born 5/18/96 in Wenatchee, Wash. Parents are Dennis and Maria Merritt. Year GP Car Yds Hi Apc Apg TD Lg 2016 2 3 8 8 2.7 4.0 0 5 2017 11 13 118 80 9.1 10.7 1 70 2018 15 44 346 92 7.9 23.1 3 81 2019 2 12 87 50 7.2 43.5 0 26 2020-21 7 71 302 82 4.3 43.1 4 24 Totals 37 143 861 92 6.0 23.3 8 81 Year GP PC Hi Yds Apr Apg TD Lg 2016 2 0 -- 0 -- -- 0 -2017 11 0 -- 0 -- -- 0 -2018 15 3 1 90 30.0 6.0 1 44 2019 2 5 4 57 11.4 28.5 0 32 2020-21 7 10 3 123 12.3 17.6 3 27t Totals 37 18 4 270 15.0 7.3 4 44 Kickoff Returns: 2018/21-471-22.4 (long of 55); 2020-21/9-151-16.8 (long of 22); Totals/30-622-20.7 (long of 55)

season game versus Idaho (4/10/21). He had 64 yards rushing in that game, second behind the 82 he had earlier in the season versus Idaho State (3/13/21). He returned after suffering a serious lower leg injury versus Lindenwood on Sept. 7, 2019, and missing the remainder of the season. He opened the 2020-21 season at Idaho (2/27/21) by catching a 27-yard touchdown pass early in the second quarter. He finished with three catches for 46 yards and another 41 yards rushing. He was granted a sixth year by the NCAA in the offseason to complete four years of eligibility because of seasons lost because of injuries. 2019: After making the first start of his career at Washington (8/31/19), he suffered a serious lower leg injury versus Lindenwood (9/7/19) and missed the remainder of the season. He suffered the injury early in the second quarter after rushing for 50 yards and catching a pass for 32. Merritt had 87 yards total (7.2 per rush) in the two games before his injury. In EWU’s three scrimmages in the spring, including the Red-White Game, Merritt led the running attack with 119 yards and two touchdowns on 15 carries (7.9 per carry). 2018: Merritt was among five EWU running backs who averaged at least 6.4 per carry, finishing with a 7.86 average The school record is 7.88 set by Taiwan Jones in 2010, meaning Merritt’s average of 7.864 is No. 2 on the list just ahead of the 2018 average of 7.857 by teammate Tamarick Pierce. All five EWU running backs averaged at least 6.4 per carry, helping EWU set school records for average yards per rush (6.62), yards (3,839) and rushing touchdowns (41). Eastern’s average per rush ranked only behind Davidson’s 7.44 average in FCS. Merritt had 92 yards with an 81-yard touchdown run against Cal Poly (9/22/18) when EWU finished with the second-most rushing yards in school history with 441 (the record is 456 against Cal State Northridge in 1999). Eastern set new school and Big Sky Conference records in the process with an average of 14.7 yards per carry. He also had 75 yards and a touchdown in EWU’s season opener against Central Washington (9/1/18) when EWU finished with 328 yards – its most in 147 games. He led EWU with 67 yards on just six carries at Washington State (9/15/18) and had a 44-yard touchdown reception. He also scored a rushing TD against Portland State (11/16/18) and finished the season with 346 yards on 44 carries with three scores. He caught a total of three passes for 90 yards and a TD. He also had a team-high 21 kickoff returns for 471 yards (22.4 average) with a long of 55 at Portland State. Rushed for a team-high 92 yards with three touchdowns in three spring scrimmages, including a game-high 29 in EWU’s Red-White Game. 2017: Played in all 11 games as a reserve running back and on special teams. Finished with 13 carries for 118 yards, including 70 on four carries at Fordham (9/16/17). He had an 80-yard touchdown in that 56-21 victory, then added six carries for 28 yards in EWU’s 59-33 seasonending win over Portland State (11/18/17). He also added seven tackles on special teams, and was EWU’s special teams player of the week in the opener against Texas Tech (9/2/17). 2016: Was a non-lettering squad member, and played in two games. He had three rushes for eight yards and a tackle. 2015: Redshirted.

HS: Graduated from Cascade HS in Leavenworth in 2015. Was an All-Caribou Trail League selection all four years he played for the Kodiaks, and was the league MVP in 2014. He also earned second team All-State honors from Associated Press as a senior. He scored 33 touchdowns in 12 games in 2014, and helped his team advance to the semifinals in the State 1A Playoffs. He had 192 yards and two touchdowns in a 20-14 loss to Colville, and had two

Dennis Merritt Career Long Plays of 40+ Yards (5) 81 yard rush (TD) – Cal Poly – 9/22/18 . . . #15 longest in EWU history 70 yard rush – Fordham – 9/16/17 55 yard kickoff return – Portland State – 11/16/18 46 yard rush – Central Washington – 10/1/18 44 yard reception (TD from Gage Gubrud) – Washington State – 9/15/18

HONORS CANDIDATE #77 Wyatt Musser

OL, 6-5, 310, Jr., Kennewick, Wash. Career: Musser now has 33 games of experience as an Eagle, including seven starts. 2020-21: Musser earned All-Big Sky Conference second team honors after starting all seven Eastern games as an offensive guard. He helped block for an Eastern team which finished third in FCS in total offense with an average of 524.9 yards per game after entering the postseason leading FCS. The Eagles were also fourth nationally in passing (367.3) and eighth in scoring offense (37.7). Eastern’s passing average was the third-best in school history and the average of 524.9 yards per game of total offense was fourth, just ahead of the 2019 average of 524.8 which led FCS. He made the first start of his career at Idaho (2/27/21). 2019: He played in all 12 Eastern games. Eastern closed the 2019 season with the best offense in FCS, finishing at 524.8 yards per game. The Eagles had 2,450 yards of offense in the last four games of the season (612.5 per game) to take over the lead and maintain it. Eastern also ended the regular season second in scoring (40.6), fifth in passing (317.1) and 19th in rushing (207.8), and were the only team in FCS to rank in the top 24 in total offense, rushing and passing. Eastern had some impressive rushing performances in 2019, rushing for at least 174 yards eight times and at least 247 in six games (including the last four). The school’s 5.29 average per rush ranked 13th in FCS. The Eagles had a season-high 320 versus Cal Poly (11/16/19), and their best game of total offense was a school-record 769 yards versus Lindenwood (9/7/19). 2018: Played in 14 games for the Eagles. Eastern finished as the only school to rank in the top 20 in the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision in total offense, rushing and passing. The Eagles averaged 528.2 yards on offense to rank third in FCS, including 255.9 rushing (10th) and 272.3 passing (20th). Eastern was also ranked fourth in scoring (43.1). En route to a 12-3 finish overall and runner-up finish in the NCAA Division I Championship Game, the Eagles as a team finished the 2018 season with a school-record 6.62 average per rush on the season to break the previous record of 6.41 set in 2001. The Eagles set team records for rushing yards (3,839) and rushing touchdowns (41). 2017: Redshirted. HS: Graduated from Kamiakin HS in 2017. Musser was a three-star recruit, and was rated as the fifth-best offensive tackle in the state of Washington and the 26th best in the Western

EASTERN 2021 FOOTBALL BIG SKY CHAMPIONSHIPS: 1992•1997•2004•2005•2010•2012•2013•2014•2016•2018 2019: Redshirted, but played in four games in accordance with a new NCAA rule that allows student-athletes to play in up to four games and still redshirt. After a long rehabilitation from an 2018 knee injury, Pierce made his 2019 debut versus Montana (9/26/19) and had a team-leading 57 yards and a touchdown on just seven carries (long of 30). He finished the season with 177 yards in four games played, and retained his redshirt status. Pierce closed the season by catching a 4-yard TD pass from Eric Barriere at Portland State (11/23/19). He added a 2-yard TD run in the fourth quarter and finished with 54 yards on the ground. 2018: Was named to the Big Sky Conference All-Academic team. Pierce was among five EWU running backs who averaged at least 6.4 per carry, finishing with a 7.86 average The school record is 7.88 set by Taiwan Jones in 2010, meaning Pierce’s average of 7.857 is No. 3 on the list just behind the 2018 average of 7.864 by teammate Dennis Merritt. All five EWU running backs averaged at least 6.4 per carry, helping EWU set school records for average yards per rush (6.62), yards (3,839) and rushing touchdowns (41). Eastern’s average per rush ranked only behind Davidson’s 7.44 average in FCS. Pierce had 52 yards on just five rushes against Cal Poly (9/22/18) when EWU finished with the second-most rushing yards in school history with 441 (the record is 456 against Cal State Northridge in 1999). Eastern set new school and Big Sky Conference records in the process with an average of 14.7 yards per carry. His best performance of the season was 89 yards on just four carries versus Portland State (11/16/18), including an 81-yard touchdown run. He had 75 yards on eight rushes (9.4 per carry) with a pair of touchdowns in a 59-20 win over UC Davis (11/10/18), and had six carries for 67 yards versus Washington State (9/15/18). He caught a pair of passes for 50 yards and for 54 yards on seven carries for 104 total all-purpose yards against Southern Utah (10/6/18). Rushed for 73 yards and a touchdown in three spring scrimmages. United States by scout.com. Was also rated as a three-star recruit by 247sports.com, and was listed as the 20th best recruit in the state of Washington. Listed as a two-star recruit by rivals.com. Although he was unable to play, he was invited to play in the 52nd Annual East-West All-State game on June 30, 2017, in Moses Lake, Wash. He earned first team All-Mid-Columbia honors as an offensive lineman. He blocked for a team which led the Mid-Columbia Conference in total offense (398.1) and was third in defense (249.9). He helped lead Kamiakin to its first-ever State 3A title and the first for a high school in the city of Kennewick. The Braves beat O’Dea 14-7 in overtime to capture the first 3A title for a team east of the Cascade Mountains since 1999. Kamiakin finished the season 12-2 after handing the Irish their first defeat in 14 games. As a junior, he earned honorable mention All-MCC honors. Kamiakin led the Mid-Columbia Conference in total offense (386.0) and was second in defense (259.8). The Braves finished the 2015 season 8-3 overall and lost to Lakes 53-34 in the first round of the State 3A Playoffs. He also competed in track and field for Kamiakin, and won the State 3A title in the discus with a school-record throw of 185-10. His head coach in high school was Scott Biglin. He also placed fifth in the shot put with a personal record of 52-0 1/4, and was the state runner-up in the discus as a junior. His EWU teammates Darreon Moore (’17), Tuna Altahir (’21), Woodley Downard (’21) and Messiah Jones (’21) also graduated from Kamiakin, and several other former Eagles played there, including former EWU player and assistant coach Garrick (Rick) Redden (’83). He was named by the Seattle Times as a “White Chip” selection as one of the top 100 prospects in the state of Washington.

2017: Was named to the Big Sky Conference All-Academic team. Played in seven games as a backup running back. His most productive game was against Fordham (9/23/17) with three rushes for 29 yards with a 17-yard touchdown, and two catches for 22 more yards. He rushed for 75 yards and three touchdowns in three spring scrimmages. 2016: Was named to the Big Sky Conference All-Academic team. As a true freshman, Pierce rushed for 228 yards and seven touchdowns, and caught an additional three passes for 20 yards. He made his collegiate debut in EWU’s thrilling 45-42 win at Washington State (9/3/16). He did not get any carries in that game, but rushed four times for 18 yards the next week at North Dakota State (9/10/16). He had a season-high 68 yards against Idaho State (11/12/16) when he had his longest rush of the season of 40 yards. He scored two touchdowns in EWU’s next game versus Portland State (11/18/16), and also had a pair earlier

Personal: Construction management major. Born 9/9/98 in Kennewick, Wash. Parents are Scott and Teresa Musser. Nickname is “Muss”. Name is pronounced “muss-ur.”

HONORS CANDIDATE 2020-21 TEAM CO-CAPTAIN #24 Tamarick Pierce

RB, 5-10, 215, Sr., Oakland, Calif. Career: Pierce now has a 5.98 career average per rush which currently ranks sixth in school history (teammate Dennis Merritt is fifth at 6.02). Pierce has rushed for 1,476 yards and 23 touchdowns in 46 games as an Eagle (six as a starter) with 21 catches for 138 yards and another score. 2020-21: Pierce earned All-Big Sky Conference first team honors after starting six of the seven games he played as a running back. He finished the season with a team-high 462 yards rushing with five touchdowns and an average of 5.4 yards per rush. He also caught eight passes for another 31 yards. He made the first start of his Eastern career at Idaho (2/27/21) and rushed for a team-high 63 yards on a 13 carries. He followed that with his first 100-yard rushing game with 105 and two scores versus Northern Arizona (3/6/21). He had a productive day in EWU’s 32-22 win at 11th-ranked UC Davis (4/3/21), rushing for 84 yards on a career-most 23 attempts as the Eagles finished with 171 on the ground. He also had a career-high four receptions for 24 yards with a long of 17. His other top rushing game during the season were 80 yards and two touchdowns on just seven carries versus Cal Poly (3/27/21). Selected as a senior team co-captain as voted upon by his teammates, joining quarterback Eric Barriere, safety Calin Criner, linebacker Jack Sendelbach, offensive tackle Tristen Taylor and linebacker Ty Graham.

EASTERN 2021 FOOTBALL FCS Playoffs 1985•1992•1997•2004•2005•2007•2009•2010•2012•2013•2014•2016•2018•2020/21 in the year versus Northern Arizona (9/24/16). HS: Graduated from Saint Mary’s HS in 2016. Rushed for 3,342 yards (8.8 per carry) in his career with 35 rushing touchdowns, caught 44 passes for 424 yards and eight more scores, and scored 47 total TDs in three seasons. As a senior, he was selected to the Cal-Hi Sports All-State football team for small schools as a second-team multi-purpose selection. He was the Tri-County Athletic League Rock Division MVP. Pierce had 1,647 yards rushing with an average of 9.2 yards per carry and a long rush of 98. He scored 16 touchdowns on the ground and also caught 18 passes for 194 yards and three touchdowns. His 22 total touchdowns included two fumble recoveries and one via interception return. He had eight rushing performances of at least 100 yards, including a high of 262 and four touchdowns in a 61-28 win over Encinal. He also had performances of 231, 220 and 231. Defensively, he finished with 24 tackles, an interception, two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries. He helped the Panthers finish 8-4 and win the Tri-County Athletic League Rock Division championship with a 5-0 record. Saint Mary’s advanced to the quarterfinals of the CIF North Coast Section Division 4 Playoffs. In his junior season, Pierce was the Tri-County Athletic League Rock Division Offensive Player of the Year. He rushed for 915 yards (7.5 per carry) with 11 touchdowns on the ground. He also caught six passes for 85 yards and three touchdowns, and scored once on an interception return. Saint Mary’s finished 11-2 overall and 5-1 in league play, and lost 18-10 to Justin-Siena in the championship game of the CIF North Coast Section Division 4 Playoffs. As a sophomore, he rushed for 780 yards (9.8 per carry) and eight touchdowns, with a long rush of 90 yards. He also caught 20 passes for 145 yards and two more scores. The Panthers finished the season 11-4 and won the CIF North Coast Section Division 4 championship with a 49-21 victory over Fortuna. Also played basketball and competed in track and field at Saint Mary’s. He had career-best times of 11.20 in the 100 as a junior. Personal: Health psychology major. Born 11/25/97 in Berkeley, Calif. Mother is Andrea Pierce and father is Henry Pierce. Nickname is “T-Mack.” First name is pronounced “tuh-mare-ick.” Year GP 2016 14 2017 7 2018 14 2019 4 2020-21 7 Totals 46

Car Yds Hi Apc Apg TD 57 220 68 3.9 15.7 7 14 67 29 4.8 9.6 1 70 550 89 7.9 39.3 7 20 177 57 8.9 44.2 3 86 462 105 5.4 66.0 5 247 1476 105 6.0 32.1 23

Lg 40 17t 81 30 44t 81

Year GP PC Hi Yds Apr Apg TD Lg 2016 14 3 2 20 6.7 1.4 0 7 2017 7 2 2 22 11.0 3.1 0 15 2018 14 6 2 62 10.3 4.4 0 27 2019 4 2 1 3 1.5 0.8 1 4t 2020-21 7 8 4 35 4.4 5.0 0 17 Totals 46 21 4 142 6.8 3.1 1 27 TAMARICK PIERCE Top Rushing Performances (1 with 100+) 15 carries, 105 yards, 2 TD – Northern Arizona – 3/6/21 Tamarick Pierce Career Long Plays of 40+ Yards (3) 81 yard rush (TD) – Portland State – 11/16/18 . . . #15 longest in EWU history 44 yard rush (TD) – Cal Poly – 3/27/21 40 yard rush – Idaho State – 11/12/16

HONORS CANDIDATE #11 Freddie Roberson

WR, 6-2, 195, So., Seattle, Wash. Career: Roberson now has 18 games of experience (eight starts) in his career and with two 100-yard receiving performances. 2020-21: Roberson earned All-Big Sky Conference second team honors after starting six of the seven games he played as a wide receiver. He finished with 33 grabs for 470 yards and three touchdowns, and also had a 42-yard touchdown rush. He had career highs of eight catches for 142 yards versus Idaho State (3/13/21). In the 2020-21 opener at Idaho (2/27/21), Roberson had seven catches for 48 yards, and versus Northern Arizona (3/6/21) he finished with 65 yards and a score on four catches. He had five grabs for 76 yards and a TD against Cal Poly (3/27/21), then had four catches for 86 yards in EWU’s 32-22 victory over 11th-ranked UC Davis (32-22). He had a 42-yard rush for a touchdown

2019: Roberson played in 11 of EWU’s 12 games, and made his Eagle debut at Washington (8/31/19). He started twice, and made the first start of his Eastern career against Idaho State (11/9/19) in his ninth game as an Eagle. Roberson also started against Portland State (11/23/19) when he had his first 100-yard receiving performance as an Eagle with four catches for 104 yards with a long reception of 46 yards for a TD. He had four catches for 56 yards and a score against Lindenwood (9/7/19) in his second game as an Eagle. He also had three receptions for 34 yards versus Northern Arizona (11/2/19).

2018: Redshirted. HS: Graduated from Rainier Beach HS in 2018. He was named by the Seattle Times as a “White Chip” selection as one of the top 100 prospects in the state of Washington. He was rated as a three-star recruit as an “athlete” and the 22nd best prospect in the state of Washington by 247sports.com. He was also a three-star prospect by scout.com. He was a two-star prospect on rivals.com. In his senior season, Roberson earned second team All-3A Metro League Mountain Division honors as both a running back and outside linebacker. Roberson helped Rainier Beach finish 10-3 overall and 3-1 in the 3A Metro League Mountain Division standings. The Vikings advanced to the State 3A championship game where it lost to O’Dea 38-11. Rainier Beach won preliminary playoff games against Mt. Spokane (28-21), Peninsula (37-28) and Garfield (49-21). In his junior season in 2016, Rainier Beach finished 8-3 to advance to the State 3A Playoffs, and won the 3A Metro League Valley Division title with a perfect 5-0 record. He also played basketball for Rainier Beach, where he helped the Vikings win the State 3A title in his sophomore season, finishing 23-6 after beating O’Dea 70-49 for the title. The Vikings also advanced to the State 3A Playoffs in his junior season and finished 22-10, and as a senior they lost 72-63 to Garfield in the state championship game to close the year at 22-7. His teammates Antony Stell Jr. and Darrien Sampson also graduated from Rainier Beach in 2018, and their coach at Rainier Beach was Darrien’s father, Corey Sampson. Personal: Communications studies major. Born 11/17/99 in Seattle. Parents are Simetress and Ronald Roberson. His real first name is Frederick, but he goes by his nickname “Freddie.” Year GP PC Hi Yds Apr Apg TD Lg 2019 11 14 4 220 15.7 20.0 1 46 2020-21 7 33 8 470 14.2 67.1 3 48 Totals 18 47 8 690 14.7 38.3 4 48 Rushing: 2019/1-0; 2020-21/2-41-1 (long of 42); Totals/3-41-1 (long of 42). FREDDIE ROBERSON Top Receiving Performances (2 with 100+) 8 catches, 142 yards, 0 TD – Idaho State – 3/13/21 4 catches, 104 yards, 0 TD – Portland State – 11/23/19 Freddie Roberson Career Long Plays of 40+ Yards (3) 48 yard reception (pass from Eric Barriere) – Cal Poly – 3/27/21 46 yard reception (from Eric Barriere) – Portland State – 11/23/19 42 yard rush (TD) – UC Davis – 4/3/21

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HONORS CANDIDATE ACADEMIC HONORS CANDIDATE

HONORS CANDIDATE 2020-21 TEAM CO-CAPTAIN

#0 Anthany Smith

#65 Tristen Taylor

Career: Smith has 71 career tackles, three interceptions and three passes broken up in 24 games (six as a starter). Smith played in just three games in 2019 before being lost for the season with an injury.

Career: Taylor has started all 47 games he has played in his career thus far after missing the last 12 games in 2018 with a knee injury. Taylor had started 28-of-28 games as an Eagle until the season-ending injury kept him out of the lineup on Sept. 22, 2018, versus Cal Poly. He could establish new school records for games played (55, Shaq Hill, 2012-14) and games started (52, Chris Schlichting, 2016-19). Already a four-time All-Big Sky selection, Taylor enters the 2021 season with the most starts on the offense and the most overall.

DB, 5-11, 190, Jr., Everett, Wash.

2020-21: Smith earned All-Big Sky Conference first team honors after starting all six of the games he played as a safety. Was named to the Big Sky Conference All-Academic team. He was also selected as the team’s defensive MVP. He finished with a team-leading 44 tackles in six games played (all as a starter). In EWU’s last regular season game versus Idaho (4/10/21), Smith had 17 tackles -- equaling the 19th-most in school history. He made his starting debut earlier in the season versus the Vandals (2/27/21) and had 10 tackles, a pass broken up and a 71-yard interception return for a touchdown which was the 18th-longest in school history. He had the first interception return for a touchdown for EWU since Nzuzi Webster had a 48-yard return versus UC Davis on Nov. 10, 2018. Smith also had an interception and four tackles versus Idaho State (3/13/21), and six stops against Northern Arizona (3/6/21). His other pass broken up came versus Cal Poly (3/27/21). 2019: He played EWU’s first three games before getting injured at Jacksonville State (9/14/19) and missing the remainder of the season. Smith had nine tackles in those three games, including a high of five versus Lindenwood (9/7/19). He was EWU’s special teams player of the week against Lindenwood (9/7/19). 2018: Played in all 15 games for the Eagles and finished with 18 tackles. He had a seasonhigh five versus UC Davis (12/8/18) in the quarterfinals of the FCS Playoffs. Smith had an interception in the first meeting with UCD (11/10/18), and completed a pass for 30 yards in the next game versus Portland State (11/16/18). 2017: Redshirted. HS: Graduated from Mariner HS in 2017. Lettered three years in football, and also competed nationally for FSP (Ford Sports) in 7-on-7 football. His former EWU teammate Curtis Billen (’14) also graduated from Mariner. Personal: Management major at EWU with a 3.27 grade point average through spring quarter 2021. Born 9/7/98 in Seattle, Wash. Parents are James Smith and Zaneta Reid. Year GP TT Hi S TL-Yds FF-FR PBU I-Yds 2018 15 18 5 0 0-0 0-0 1 1-0 2019 3 9 5 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 2020-21 6 44 17 0 0-0 0-0 3 1-71t Totals 24 71 17 0 0-0 0-0 4 2-71t Kickoff Returns: 2019/2-29-14.5 (long of 17) Punting: 2018/2-63-31.5 (long of 42) ANTHANY SMITH Top Tackling Performances (2 with 10+) 17 tackles – Idaho – 4/10/21 10 tackles – Idaho – 2/27/21 Anthony Smith Career Long Plays of 40+ Yards (1) 71 yard interception return (TD) – Idaho – 2/27/21 . . . #18 longest in EWU history

OL, 6-6, 320, Sr., Stockton, Calif.

2020-21: Taylor earned first team All-America honors from the American Football Coaches Association and Phil Steele Publications, and was an All-Big Sky Conference first team selection. A starter at offensive tackle in all seven EWU games, he helped block for an Eastern team which finished third in FCS in total offense with an average of 524.9 yards per game after entering the postseason leading FCS. The Eagles were also fourth nationally in passing (367.3) and eighth in scoring offense (37.7). Eastern’s passing average was the third-best in school history and the average of 524.9 yards per game of total offense was fourth, just ahead of the 2019 average of 524.8 which led FCS. Selected as a senior team co-captain as voted upon by his teammates, joining quarterback Eric Barriere, running back Tamarick Pierce, linebacker Jack Sendelbach, safety Calin Criner and linebacker Ty Graham. The Big Sky Conference selected him to its preseason all-conference team. Phil Steele Publications selected him to its preseason All-Big Sky squad as a second team offensive lineman. He was granted a sixth year in the offseason by the NCAA to complete four years of eligibility because of seasons lost because of injuries. 2019: Was a second team All-Big Sky selection as chosen by the league’s head coaches after earning honorable mention accolades in 2016 and 2017. He started all 12 Eastern games at left offensive tackle. Eastern closed the 2019 season with the best offense in FCS, finishing at 524.8 yards per game. The Eagles had 2,450 yards of offense in the last four games of the season (612.5 per game) to take over the lead and maintain it. Eastern also ended the regular season second in scoring (40.6), fifth in passing (317.1) and 19th in rushing (207.8), and were the only team in FCS to rank in the top 24 in total offense, rushing and passing. Eastern had some impressive rushing performances in 2019, rushing for at least 174 yards eight times and at least 247 in six games (including the last four). The school’s 5.29 average per rush ranked 13th in FCS. The Eagles had a season-high 320 versus Cal Poly (11/16/19), and their best game of total offense was a school-record 769 yards versus Lindenwood (9/7/19). He was a third team preseason all-conference selection as chosen by Phil Steele Publications. 2018: He started and played in just three games in 2018 before being lost with a seasonending knee injury. At the time he was injured, EWU was leading the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision in total offense. In the three games he played, EWU averaged 542.0 yards per game to rank third in FCS, and was 16th in passing (300.7) and 20th in rushing (241.3) and 15th in scoring (37.7). EWU allowed just three sacks to rank 21st nationally, and had 677 yards of offense (349 passing) against Central Washington (9/1/18) and 570 yards (322 passing) versus Northern Arizona (9/8/18). The performance versus CWU ranks fifth in school history and the NAU game is 48th. 2017: Earned honorable mention All-Big Sky honors (as selected by the league’s head coaches). Started all 11 games, including 10 at left offensive guard. He also started against Fordham (9/16/17) at left tackle. He helped Eastern rank fifth in FCS in total offense (476.7 per game), and was also eighth in passing (320.5), 14th in scoring (34.5) and 11th in third down conversions (46.1 percent). 2016: Earned honorable mention All-Big Sky honors (as selected by the league’s head coaches). Taylor started all 14 Eastern games at left offensive tackle. He made his debut as an Eagle starter versus Washington State (9/3/16) in EWU’s thrilling 45-42 win. He was selected as the team’s offensive player of the week after helping EWU finish with 540 total yards in a 50-35 win at Northern Arizona (9/24/16). Eastern allowed just one sack on a day in which Gage Gubrud handled the ball 68 times (57 passes and 11 rushes). The offensive line shared the team offensive player of the week honor in a 35-16 win over Montana (10/29/16) and again in a 38-0 win over Richmond (12/10/16) in the FCS Playoffs. Taylor helped Eastern rank second in FCS in total offense with an average of 529.6 yards per game, trailing only Sam Houston State at 547.3 per outing. Eastern was the FCS leader in passing offense (401.0 yards per game), and was third in third down conversions (52.1 percent), third in completion percentage (.679), third in scoring offense (42.4), and third in passing efficiency (168.2). Eastern quarterbacks were sacked only 24 times in 620 passing attempts (one sack per 25.8 attempts).

EASTERN 2021 FOOTBALL FCS Playoffs 1985•1992•1997•2004•2005•2007•2009•2010•2012•2013•2014•2016•2018•2020/21 2015: Redshirted. HS: Graduated from Stagg HS in 2015. Listed as a two-star recruit by Rivals.com. As a senior in 2014, Taylor was named the San Joaquin Athletic Association Offensive Lineman of the Year. He was also a first team selection as an offensive lineman on the MaxPreps All-Sac-Joaquin Central Section team. He was named to the first team as an offensive lineman on the All-Area team selected by the Stockton Record. Prior to the season, Taylor was honored as a first team preseason offensive lineman in the Sac-Joaquin Section by Cal-Hi Sports. Taylor helped block for a Stagg offense that amassed close to 4,000 yards and scored over 60 touchdowns. On defense, he totaled 20 tackles, had one sack and one blocked field goal on the season. As a junior in 2013, Taylor was a first team All-Tri City Athletic League selection as an offensive lineman. Personal: Taylor has completed his criminal justice degree and is now working toward a second degree in psychology. Born 4/9/97 in Stockton, Calif. Parents are Shawn and Wendi Taylor.

HONORS CANDIDATE ACADEMIC HONORS CANDIDATE #7 Tre Weed

DB, 6-0, 185, So., Sumner, Wash. Career: Weed has now played 23 games as an Eagle (18 as a starter), and has career totals of 68 tackles, two interceptions and nine passes broken up. 2020-21: Weed earned All-Big Sky Conference second team honors after starting all seven Eastern games as a cornerback. Was named to the Big Sky Conference All-Academic team. He had 22 tackles with a pair of passes broken up. His top tackle performance of the season was six against Idaho State (3/13/21). He had a pass broken up in both Idaho games (2/27/21 & 4/10/21). 2019: Was an honorable mention selection on the Hero Sports Freshman All-America squad. In addition, he was EWU’s co-freshman of the year (along with kicker Seth Harrison). Weed began preseason practices as a safety, but moved over to cornerback and ended up starting 11 of the 12 Eastern games he played. Weed finished with 44 tackles, a team-leading seven passes broken up and two interceptions after seeing action in four games as a redshirt in 2018. He made his season debut versus Washington (8/31/19), then made the first start of his career against Lindenwood (9/7/19) and finished with three tackles and a pass broken up. He also returned three punts for 10 yards with a long of eight, and finished the season with four returns for nine yards. His top tackling game was against both Montana (10/26/19) and Idaho State (11/9/19) when he finished with eight. He had an interception against Portland State (11/23/19) which led to an Eagle touchdown and started a run of 28-straight points for EWU in a 53-46 win. Weed originally returned the pick 33 yards for a TD, but a penalty shortened the play. He had two passes broken up against both North Dakota (9/28/19) and Northern Colorado (10/10/19), and his first career interception against Sacramento State (10/5/19). He was the team’s defensive player of the week for his season-ending performance against PSU.

2018: Redshirted, but played in four games in accordance with a new NCAA rule that allows student-athletes to play in up to four games and still redshirt. He saw significant action in EWU’s opener versus Central Washington (9/1/18), returning four punts for 43 yards and a long of 22. He also returned a punt for 20 yards in EWU’s next game versus Northern Arizona (9/8/18), and had tackles versus both Southern Utah (10/6/18) and UC Davis (11/10/18). He also returned a punt for one yard versus UCD, giving him a 10.7 average on six punt returns on the season (64 total yards).

HS: Graduated from Sumner HS in 2018. He was named by the Seattle Times as a “Red Chip” selection as one of the top 16 prospects in the state of Washington. He was rated as a three-star recruit and the 12th best prospect in the state of Washington by 247sports.com and scout.com. He was a two-star prospect on rivals.com. Weed twice earned Tacoma News Tribune All-Area honors after helping Sumner to the semifinals of the semifinals of the State 4A Playoffs his junior and senior seasons. Including playoffs, he finished his career with 5,980 all-purpose yards, 83 touchdowns and 19 interceptions. He helped Sumner win 33 of 38 games (87 percent), including a 22-2 record (92 percent) in league games. In regular season games, he had 4,606 all-purpose yards in his career (139.6) and scored 69 total touchdowns, and averaged 11.5 yards every time he touched the ball. He had six interception returns for touchdowns, finishing with a total of 16 interceptions for 390 yards (24.4 per return). Weed also finished his career with 103 total tackles and a pair of sacks. He rushed for 2,235 yards (8.0 per carry) and 29 touchdowns; caught 99 passes for 1,670 yards (16.9 per catch) and 30 scores; had 274 yards and a touchdown on kickoff returns (21.1 average) and 37 yards on punt returns (12.3 per return). In addition, he completed all three of the passes he attempted for 136 yards and a TD. As a senior, he earned All-State honors as an all-purpose player from the Tacoma News-Tribune, including schools from all classifications. He was also a first team 4A All-State selection as an all-purpose player by the Associated Press. He was the 4A South Puget Sound League MVP. Weed finished with 138 carries for 1,101 yards and 14 touchdowns rushing; he had another 50 catches for 708 yards and 13 TDs receiving; and he picked off eight passes his senior season. He finished with 2,129 all-purpose yards for the season with 33 total touchdowns. He added 55 yards on kickoff returns and 228 yards on eight interceptions (28.5 average and three TDs). He also finished with 25 tackles. He scored five touchdowns and added an interception in Sumner’s 49-13 win over Bonney Lake. Weed had 271 total yards with a rushing TD, receiving TD and interception return for a score for Sumner in a 45-14 victory over Bellarmine Prep. Weed then had 226 allpurpose yards on nine touches (25.1 average) in a win over Monroe in the quarterfinals of the State 4A Playoffs. He had an 85-yard interception return for a TD, a 61-yard rushing TD and a 34-yard receiving TD. Sumner’s season came to an end with a 10-0 loss to eventual state runner-up Woodinville in the semifinals. The Spartans finished the season 10-3 and 6-2 in the 4A South Puget Sound League. As a junior, Weed had 1,835 all-purpose yards and scored a total of 26 touchdowns on a team that also included Stanford signee Connor Wedington. Weed rushed for 951 yards (7.8 per carry) and 13 touchdowns, with four performances of at least 100 yards. He also caught 28 passes for 585 yards and 10 more scores, and added 167 yards on kickoff returns (23.9 per return and a TD) and 132 on six interceptions (22.0 average and two TDs). He also finished with 55 tackles and a pair of sacks. The Spartans lost to eventual state champion Camas in the semifinals of the State 4A Playoffs. That was the team’s lone loss of the season in 13 games, including a perfect 8-0 record to win the 4A SPSL title. In his sophomore season, Weed had 200 yards and two touchdowns rushing (10.0 per carry), and caught 25 passes for 435 yards and seven scores. He also had a pair of interceptions for 30 yards and a touchdown, 23 total tackles, and averaged 26.0 on two kickoff returns. Sumner was 11-1 overall and won its first of two straight league titles, winning the 3A South Puget Sound League title with a perfect 8-0 record. Their lone loss of the season was a 28-21 loss to Bishop Blanchet in the first round of the State 3A Playoffs. His coach at Sumner was Keith Ross. He also competed in track and field for Sumner, helping the school’s 4x100 relay team place second at the State 4A Championships in 2017 with a 42.15 time. As a senior, the 4x100 relay had a time of 42.59 to finish third in the state. Personal: Communications studies and had a 3.44 grade point average through spring quarter of 2021. Born 9/1/99 in Auburn, Wash. Parents are Tara and Daniel Weed. Nickname is “Tre-Tre”. Year GP TT Hi S TL-Yds FF-FR PBU I-Yds 2018 4 2 1 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 2019 12 44 8 0 3-5 1-0 7 2-13 2020-21 7 22 6 0 1-1 0-0 2 0-0 Totals 23 68 8 0 4-6 1-0 9 2-13 Punt Returns: 2018/6-64-6.4 (long of 22); 2019/4-9-2.2 (long of 8); 2020-21/1-4; Totals/11-77-7.0 (long of 22) Kickoff Returns: 2019/3-50-16.7 (long of 19)

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Other Returning Letterwinners ACADEMIC HONORS CANDIDATE #90 Matthew Brown

DL, 6-2, 295, Fr., Hoquiam, Wash. 2020-21: Was named to the Big Sky Conference All-Academic team. Made his Eagle debut against Northern Arizona (3/6/21) and played in four total games. He had a sack against Cal Poly (3/27/21), and also had single tackles versus NAU and North Dakota State (4/24/21). HS: Graduated from Hoquiam HS in 2020. He was named by the Seattle Times as a “White Chip” selection as one of the top 100 prospects in the state of Washington. He was a two-star recruit by 247 Sports. As a senior in 2019, he earned honorable mention as a linebacker on the Associated Press 1A All-State team. He earned first team All-1A Evergreen League honors as a linebacker and honorable mention as a running back. Brown helped Hoquiam go 7-4 overall and advance to the State 1A Playoffs where it lost to Mt. Baker 36-21. He was nominated to play in the All-State game. In his junior season, Brown earned All-State honors, was the MVP in the 1A Evergreen League and was a first team all-league pick as a lineman on both sides of the ball. He had 101 total tackles (66 solo and 35 assisted) with 3 1/2 sacks. He also rushed 63 times for 358 yards (5.7 per carry) and 11 touchdowns. He had 15 receptions for 192 yards and two more touchdowns. The Grizzlies were 10-1 in 2018, won the league title and advanced to the quarterfinal round of the playoffs where they lost to Lynden Christian 45-6. Hoquiam registered a 49-0 victory in the first round over Stevenson – one of seven games in which the defense for the Grizzlies allowed two touchdowns or less. He also earned first team all-league honors in his sophomore season, and received honorable mention as a freshman. Brown competed in basketball and track and field at Hoquiam. As a junior, he placed 14th in the javelin at the State 1A Championships at Roos Field with a throw of 134-3. His personal-best mark in the javelin of 165-1 came at the Evergreen 1A League Championship Meet where he took first place. His best mark in the discus of 134-1 came during a winning effort at the Grays Harbor All-County Meet. His best in the shot put came during his sophomore season when he had a throw of 47-11 1/2. Personal: Major undecided but had a 3.32 grade point average through spring quarter of 2021 and is interested in majoring in environmental science at Eastern. Born 1/22/02 in Seattle. His parents are Matt and Lanada Brown. Nickname is “Baby Matt.” Year GP TT Hi S TL-Yds FF-FR PBU I-Yds 2020-21 4 3 1 1 1-7 0-0 0 0-0

ACADEMIC HONORS CANDIDATE #89 Efton Chism III

WR, 6-0, 200, Fr., Monroe, Wash. 2020-21: Was named to the Big Sky Conference All-Academic team. He made his Eagle debut in EWU’s opener versus Idaho (2/27/21) as a starter, and played in a total of seven games with two starts. Chism caught six passes for 50 yards in his debut, then caught his first touchdown catch as an Eagle versus Cal Poly (3/27/21) when he finished with four catches for 53 yards. He also caught three passes for 46 yards against UC Davis (4/3/21) and had three for 43 in the second game versus Idaho (4/10/21). He closed the season with three catches for 56 yards in the FCS Playoffs against North Dakota State (4/24/21). He also was EWU’s main punt returner, finishing with nine returns for 38 yards and a long of 15 versus Northern Arizona (3/6/21). HS: Graduated from Monroe HS in 2020. He was named by the Seattle Times as a “White Chip” selection as one of the top 100 prospects in the state of Washington. He was a threestar recruit by 247 Sports. He was a first team selection as an all-purpose player on the Associated Press 4A All-State team, and also earned honorable mention as a defensive back. Chism finished his high school career with 166 catches for 2,581 yards (15.5 per catch) with 31 touchdowns and 39 total TDs scored. He established several school records, including most receptions (13) and yards (215) in a single game. As a senior, he earned a spot on the Seattle Times Star Times All-Area squad and was also on the Everett Herald All-Area squad. He was a first team All-Wesco 4A selection as both a wide receiver and defensive back after catching 54 passes for 801 yards (14.8 per catch), intercepting two passes and returning kicks. He scored eight touchdowns receiving and had 13 total for the Bearcats, who finished 6-4. He accounted for 1,232 yards on the season, including 275 and four touchdowns rushing, a TD on a punt return and five pass completions for 156 yards and a TD. He also

earned first team all-league honors as a junior when he had 49 catches for 768 yards and 11 touchdowns, and Monroe was 4-6. As a sophomore, he had 58 catches for 915 receiving yards (15.8 per catch) and 12 touchdowns. He helped Monroe finish 10-2 and advance to the quarterfinals of the 2017 State 4A Playoffs. The Bearcats lost to Sumner 56-14 after 21-14 first-round win against Puyallup. Monroe finished his freshman season with a 9-2 record as he finished with five catches for 97 yards (19.4 per catch). Monroe lost in the first round of the 2016 State 4A Playoffs to Sumner 58-42. In all, he set eight school records at Monroe and won the MHS MVP awards following his senior season. An honor student with a 3.66 grade point average, he was coached in high school by Michael Bumpus. As a senior point guard for the Monroe basketball team, he earned second team All-Wesco honors and helped his team win nine games overall and go 5-9 in league play. He earned first team all-league honors as a junior. In addition, the Snohomish County Basketball Officials Association picked him as its male player of the year following his senior season – his fourth-straight year as a starter. As a sophomore playing outfield on the varsity baseball team, Chism hit for an average of .242 with 16 runs batted in, 15 runs, and an on-base percentage of .382. He helped his team go 10-11 and finish sixth in the Wesco baseball standings. He competed in track and field in the spring of his junior season, competing in the 100 meters and the high jump. His career best in the 100 was 12.17, and his best in the high jump was 5-10. He leaped 5-8 to place sixth at the 3A/4A Northwest District 1 Championships. Current Eagles Joshua Jerome (’18) and Isaiah Lewis (’18) also attended Monroe HS. Personal: Major undecided but had a 3.78 grade point average through spring quarter of 2021. Born 10/26/01 in Kirkland, Wash. His parents are Efton Chism II and Kristy Chism. His uncle is former Eagle All-America linebacker Derek Strey (1993-97). Year GP PC Hi Yds Apr Apg TD Lg 2020-21 7 23 6 267 11.6 38.1 1 26 Punt Returns: 2020-21/ 9-38-4.2 (Iong of 15)

ACADEMIC HONORS CANDIDATE #60 Jackson Cleaver K, 6-2, 200, Fr., Tigard, Ore.

2020-21: Was named to the Big Sky Conference All-Academic team. Cleaver made his Eagle debut versus Northern Arizona (3/6/21) and scored EWU’s first points with a 28-yard field goal, then made all six of his extra point attempts after that. He also had two kickoffs for a 54.5 average. Cleaver handled kickoffs in Eastern’s next game against Idaho State and had a 51.2 average on six kicks. HS: Graduated from Tigard HS in 2020. Earned first team 6A All-State honors as a kicker in his senior season. Was also a first team All-Three Rivers League selection as a kicker and earned second team accolades as a punter. He helped his team finish 10-2 and a perfect 6-0 in the league. The Tigers beat Century 56-20 in the first round of the State 6A Playoffs, but then fell to Mountainside 34-31 in the second round. Coached in high school by John Kemper. His Eagle teammate Conner Crist (’16) also attended Tigard. He also was a soccer goalkeeper, and was a second team All-State selection and first team all-league pick. In all, he played four years of soccer and three years of football in high school. He also played club soccer, and qualified for national competition two years in a row. Personal: Major undecided, but had a 3.42 grade point average through spring quarter of 2021 and is interested in majoring in business at EWU. Born 5/13/02 in Portland, Ore. Parents are Jason and Tandy Cleaver. Year GP FG Long 17-29 30-39 40-49 50+ XP 2020-21 2 1-1 28 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 6-6 Year GP KO Yds Avg TB OB 2020-21 2 10 519 51.9 2 0

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ACADEMIC HONORS CANDIDATE #47 Cody Clements

LS, 6-2, 230, Jr., Richland, Wash. 2020-21: Was named to the Big Sky Conference All-Academic team. Was EWU’s long snapper for all punts and placekicks in EWU’s seven games. 2019: He was named to the Big Sky Conference All-Academic team. Played in all 12 games as EWU’s long snapper for all punts and placekicks. Kicker Seth Harrison was a perfect 12for-12 kicking field goals in the 2019 season. 2018: Was a non-lettering squad member and did not play in any games. 2017: Redshirted. HS: Graduated from Richland HS in 2017. His head coach in high school was Mike Niedhold. Ranked as the second-best best long snapper in Washington by MaxPreps, he helped lead Richland to a runner-up finish in the State 4A Playoffs. The Bombers lost to Camas 24-14 in a battle of undefeated teams (both 13-0) in the title game. He also attended Rubio Long Snapping Camps and threw the shot put and discus as a member of Richland’s track and field team. His Eagle teammate Jacobe Lee (’18) also attended Richland HS. Personal: English major with a 3.56 grade point average through spring quarter 2021.

#4 Calin Criner

DB, 5-10, 185, Sr., Boise, Idaho Career: Criner has seven interceptions, 190 tackles, 11 passes broken up, two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery in his 41game career (19 as a starter). He has four performances in his career with at least 10 tackles. Criner continues the legacy of wearing the No. 4 jersey for the Eagle Football team, a tribute that has existed for more than 10 years. Since the 2008 season when senior Jason Belford had the number, the coaching staff has selected a leader on defense to wear the jersey. It symbolizes the defensive player who most embodies the characteristics of defense at Eastern -- grit, toughness, effort, leadership and academic success. In 2019, senior Dylan Ledbetter wore the No. 4 jersey and went on to win honorable mention All-Big Sky Conference honors. Although the honor isn’t necessarily given to the most talented defensive player on the team, prior to Criner donning the number, Eastern has had 13 of a possible 15 players in that number earn All-Big Sky honors since Eastern joined the league in 1987. 2020-21: After missing EWU’s first four games of the spring season, Criner made his season debut against UC Davis (4/3/21). He had three tackles in that 32-22 victory, including a career-high 1 1/2 for losses. He closed the year with three stops and a pass broken up versus North Dakota State (4/24/21) in the FCS Playoffs. Selected as a senior team cocaptain as voted upon by his teammates, joining quarterback Eric Barriere, running back Tamarick Pierce, linebacker Jack Sendelbach, offensive tackle Tristen Taylor and linebacker Ty Graham.

2019: Criner started all 12 Eastern games and was third on the team with 85 tackles on the season. He also had three passes broken up and four interceptions. His average of 7.1 tackles per game ranked 14th in the Big Sky and his average of 0.33 interceptions tied for second. He had his second two-interception game of his career and had eight tackles in EWU’s 48-5 victory over Idaho State (11/9/19) to earn College Sports Madness Big Sky Conference Defensive Player of the Week honors. Playing in front of a crowd of 14 family and friends which included his well-known father and grandfather, he also broke-up a pass and one of his tackles was for a loss of two yards. It was the first time in 37 games that EWU hasn’t allowed a touchdown since beating Richmond 38-0 in the FCS Playoffs in 2016. It had been 40 Big Sky Conference games since the Eagles held a league opponent out of the end zone, dating back to a 54-3 win over North Dakota in 2014. Eastern had a 3-0 advantage in turnovers forced, and held ISU to 4-of-17 on third down and 0-of-4 on fourth. Earlier in the season, Criner helped Eastern to a dominating 6-0 advantage in turnovers forced with another pair of interceptions and seven tackles in EWU’s 35-20 victory over North Dakota (9/28/19). He was rewarded by earning honorable mention for STATS National Defensive Player of the Week honors. His first interception came in the first quarter and helped lead to a short Eastern drive and 14-0 lead. His second pick came with 11:46 to play and Eastern nursing a 28-20 lead. It was the first of four-straight empty possessions for the Fighting Hawks to close out the game. He also had a pair of tackles in the decisive fourth quarter as EWU allowed a season-low 20 points (at the time) and 369 total yards. Eastern scored 21 of its 35 points as a result of the turnovers the Eagles forced. He had a career-high 16 tackles at Montana (10/26/19) and also had 12 against Sacramento State (10/5/19). He was the team’s defensive player of the week against Lindenwood (9/7/19) as well as versus North Dakota and Idaho State. Eastern was a perfect 5-0 at home in 2019, and Criner had 31 tackles and a pair of interceptions in those

five games. 2018: Was named to the Big Sky Conference All-Academic team. He closed the year with the fourth-most tackles on the team with 76 despite starting just four of the 15 games he played. He made his starting debut as an Eagle when EWU played Nicholls (12/1/18) in the FCS Playoffs. He finished with seven tackles and forced a fumble. He also started the next three games as well, including the NCAA Division I Championship game versus North Dakota State (1/5/19). He had one of two interceptions Eastern had on the day against Bison All-America quarterback Easton Stick, who had only five interceptions in his first 14 games of the season. Criner also started against Maine (12/15/18) in the semifinals of the FCS Playoffs when EWU had nine new starters in the lineup for that game than what they had in their second game of the season versus Northern Arizona (9/8/18). He had what was then a career-high 12 tackles in the quarterfinals versus UC Davis (12/8/18), eclipsing his previous high of 11 versus Weber State (10/13/18). Besides his two performances in double figures, he had three with seven – NDSU, Nicholls and Southern Utah (10/6/18). Criner had 36 tackles, five passes broken up and an interception during EWU’s seven-game winning streak from Oct. 27 to Dec. 15. He also caught a pass for 30 yards against Portland State (11/16/18) and had a 21-yard punt return versus Northern Colorado (11/3/18). He had 14 tackles with two interceptions in three spring scrimmages, including a pair of tackles in EWU’s Red-White Game. He helped lead the White to a 17-0 shutout of the Red, whose deepest penetrations of the game were the White 21 and 23 yard lines in the fourth quarter. 2017: Was named to the Big Sky Conference All-Academic team. Played in all 11 games as a backup safety. Finished his debut season with 22 tackles, including a season-high five in EWU’s final game of the season against Portland State (11/18/17) when he also broke-up a pass. He had three of his tackles against Montana (9/23/17) to earn EWU’s special teams player of the week honor. He also returned four kickoffs for a 19.0 average and a long of 34. 2016: Redshirted. Following the end of the season, he was selected as the EWU co-Scout Team Player of the year for defense along with former teammate Keith Moore. Was selected as the team’s defensive scout team player of the week twice. HS: Graduated from Rocky Mountain HS in 2016. In his one and only season at Rocky Mountain, he earned first-team 5A All-State honors as a defensive back. He was also a firstteam choice on the USA Today All-USA Idaho football team. He had 96 tackles, 10 tackles for loss, three interceptions and two sacks. He finished with 831 all-purpose yards and seven touchdowns, with a 60-yard punt return for a touchdown and a 95-yard kick return for a score. He helped lead Rocky Mountain to the State 5A title with a 41-22 championship game victory over Mountain View. The Grizzlies finished 11-1, and 5-0 in league play to win the 5A Southern Idaho - A championship. As a junior, he played for Saline High School in Michigan, earning All-State accolades and first-team all-conference honors. Saline finished 13-2 and won the Southeastern League Red Division title (5-0). The Hornets advanced to the championship game in Michigan’s largest classification (Division 1), losing to defending champion Clarkston 33-25. Criner had an interception in the title game. In his sophomore season at Saline, the Hornets were 9-2 and won the league title with a 4-1 record, and also advanced to the state playoffs. Criner also competed in basketball and track and field in high school.

EASTERN 2021 FOOTBALL BIG SKY CHAMPIONSHIPS: 1992•1997•2004•2005•2010•2012•2013•2014•2016•2018 Personal: Majoring in communication studies and leadership at Eastern. Born 10/15/97 in Portland, Ore. His father, Mark, is a former player at Boise State (1990 graduate) and most recently an assistant coach with the Seattle Dragons of the XFL, which suspended operations and filed for bankruptcy due to the Covid-19 virus. The long-time college coach previously had tenures at Idaho, Portland State, Utah State, Minnesota, Eastern Michigan, Cincinnati, Middle Tennessee State, Lamar, and Colorado State Pueblo, as well as with the Las Vegas Outlaws in a previous stint in the XFL. Calin is the grandson of former Boise State University head football coach Jim Criner (1976-82), who guided the Broncos to the 1980 NCAA Championship Subdivision (then I-AA) title. He was 59-21-1 overall and 34-12 in the Big Sky at BSU, and was later head coach at Iowa State (1983-86). Calin lived with Rocky Mountain head coach Scott Criner, who is Mark’s cousin. Calin also has twin siblings, Jackson and Brooklyn. Nickname is “Cal.” Name is pronounced “cal-uhn” “cry-nur.” Year GP TT Hi S TL-Yds FF-FR PBU I-Yds 2017 11 22 5 0 0-0 1-0 1 0-0 2018 15 76 12 0 2-2 1-1 6 3-35 2019 12 85 16 0 2-4 0-0 3 4-0 2020-21 3 7 3 0 2-2 0-0 1 0-0 Totals 41 190 16 0 6-8 2-1 11 7-35 Kickoff Returns: 2017/4-76-19.0 (long of 34); 2018/3-44-14.7 (long of 17); Totals/7-120-17.1 (long of 34) Punt Returns: 2018/7-45-6.4 (long of 21); 2019/11-42-3.8 (long of 9); Totals/18-87-4.8 (long of 21) CALIN CRINER Top Tackling Performances (4 with 10+) 16 tackles – Montana – 10/26/19 12 tackles – Sacramento State – 10/5/19 12 tackles – UC Davis – 12/8/18 11 tackles – Weber State – 10/13/18

ACADEMIC HONORS CANDIDATE #78 Conner Crist

OL, 6-3, 300, Sr., Tigard, Ore. Career: He now has 29 career games of experience and nine starts under his belt. 2020-21: Was named to the Big Sky Conference All-Academic team. He was named to the Hampshire Honor Society as chosen by the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame. A starter at center in all seven Eastern games, he helped block for an Eastern team which finished third in FCS in total offense with an average of 524.9 yards per game after entering the postseason leading FCS. The Eagles were also fourth nationally in passing (367.3) and eighth in scoring offense (37.7). Eastern’s passing average was the third-best in school history and the average of 524.9 yards per game of total offense was fourth, just ahead of the 2019 average of 524.8 which led FCS. 2019: He was named to the Big Sky Conference All-Academic team. Crist played in seven Eastern games, starting two. He made the first start of his career versus Northern Colorado (10/12/19) in his 19th game as an Eagle. He also started at Montana (10/26/19) and enters the 2020 season with 22 total games of experience. Eastern closed the 2019 season with the best offense in FCS, finishing at 524.8 yards per game. The Eagles had 2,450 yards of offense in the last four games of the season (612.5 per game) to take over the lead and maintain it. Eastern also ended the regular season second in scoring (40.6), fifth in passing (317.1) and 19th in rushing (207.8), and were the only team in FCS to rank in the top 24 in total offense, rushing and passing. Eastern had some impressive rushing performances in 2019, rushing for at least 174 yards eight times and at least 247 in six games (including the last four). The school’s 5.29 average per rush ranked 13th in FCS. The Eagles had a seasonhigh 320 versus Cal Poly (11/16/19), and their best game of total offense was a school-record 769 yards versus Lindenwood (9/7/19). 2018: Played in five games as a backup. Eastern finished as the only school to rank in the top 20 in the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision in total offense, rushing and passing. The Eagles averaged 528.2 yards on offense to rank third in FCS, including 255.9 rushing (10th) and 272.3 passing (20th). Eastern was also ranked fourth in scoring (43.1). En route to a 12-3 finish overall and runner-up finish in the NCAA Division I Championship Game, the Eagles as a team finished the 2018 season with a school-record 6.62 average per rush on the season to break the previous record of 6.41 set in 2001. The Eagles set team records for rushing yards (3,839) and rushing touchdowns (41). 2017: Was named to the Big Sky Conference All-Academic team. Played in a total of 10 games as a backup offensive guard and on special teams. He helped Eastern rank fifth in FCS in total offense (476.7 per game), and was also eighth in passing (320.5), 14th in scoring (34.5) and 11th in third down conversions (46.1 percent).

2016: Redshirted. HS: Graduated from Tigard HS in 2016. He was a three-star recruit according to Rivals.com and Scout.com, which also ranked Crist as the second-best offensive guard in Oregon and the 13th best on the West Coast. A three-year starter on the offensive line for Tigard, he was named to The Oregonian’s list of the top 15 high school players in the state of Oregon prior to his senior season. As a senior, Crist was selected by the Oregonian as a 6A All-State secondteam selection as an offensive lineman. He was also a first-team choice on the USA Today All-USA Oregon football team. He was the Offensive Lineman of the Year in the Three Rivers League and was a first-team all-league selection as an offensive tackle and second-team choice as a defensive lineman. He helped the Tigers advance to the second round of the State 6A Playoffs, as Tigard finished 5-6 overall and 4-3 in the Three Rivers League. In his junior season, Crist was selected by the Oregonian as a 6A All-State second-team selection as an offensive lineman. He earned first-team All-Three Rivers League honors as an offensive tackle. Crist helped lead Tigard to a 13-0 record before losing to Central Catholic in the championship game of the State 6A Playoffs. As a sophomore, he earned honorable mention all-league honors. The Tigers advanced to the championship game of the State 6A Playoffs where it lost 38-28 to Central Catholic. Tigard finished 12-1 and won the Three Rivers League title with a 7-0 record. He won the bench press competition at the 2015 Metro Area Lineman Challenge, besting roughly 270 other athletes by lifting 185 pounds 26 times. He also tied for the highest number of tire flips (13) at the event. In addition, he helped Tigard win the tug of war competition. A 3.5 student in high school, he also competed on the track and field team, earning four letters. He placed seventh at the State 6A Championships in the shot put as a senior, and had a career-best throw of 50-5 1/4 earlier in the season. His EWU teammate Jackson Cleaver ’20) also attended Tigard, as well as former Eagle teammates Tysen Prunty (’15) and Sam Inos (’15). Inos, who went on to play at Portland State, was injured and unable to play in the championship game of the State 6A Playoffs in 2014 because of a broken fibula suffered in the semifinals. Personal: Communication studies and history major with 3.66 grade point average through spring quarter 2021. Born 12/20/97 in Portland, Ore. Parents are Julie and Todd Crist. His father played quarterback at Linfield College, and was an all-conference performer and team co-MVP in 1990. His grandfather, Tom Workman, played basketball at Seattle University from 1964-67 and is a member of the school’s athletics Hall of Fame. He went on to play in both the NBA and ABA for six different teams between 1967-71.\

#31 Demetrius Crosby Jr. DB, 6-0, 185, So., Tacoma, Wash.

2020-21: Crosby played in all seven Eastern games and closed the year with seven tackles. Four of his stops came versus Cal Poly (3/27/21). 2019: He played in four games, making his Eagle debut at Idaho (9/21/19). He was defensive scout team player of the week once, and was also honored once on special teams. He finished the season with a pair of tackles, including one each versus Idaho (9/21/19) and Northern Colorado (10/12/19). 2018: Redshirted. HS: Graduated from Foss HS in 2018. Was the 2A South Puget Sound League MVP in 2017 when he also earned All-Area honors from the Tacoma News-Tribune. He was named by the Seattle Times as a “White Chip” selection as one of the top 100 prospects in the state of Washington. He had seven interceptions (two returned for TDs) and four sacks in eight games as a senior (Foss won two games by forfeit). He also had 47 catches for 881 yards, 452 return yards, 302 rushing yards, 125 passing yards and 15 total touchdowns. He also earned first team All-SPSL honors in 2017 as a defensive back and second team accolades as a wide receiver. Crosby was also a standout basketball player at Foss, scoring a career-high 35 points in a 2018 playoff game during his junior season when he averaged more than 20 points per game. Foss won the State 2A title that season, then advanced to the semifinals his senior season when he was the SPSL 2A MVP. Former Eastern standouts

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ACADEMIC HONORS CANDIDATE #57 Luke Dahlgren

OL, 6-3, 300, Fr., Forks, Wash. 2020-21: Was named to the Big Sky Conference All-Academic team. He played in all seven Eastern games as a backup offensive lineman. He helped block for an Eastern team which finished third in FCS in total offense with an average of 524.9 yards per game after entering the postseason leading FCS. The Eagles were also fourth nationally in passing (367.3) and eighth in scoring offense (37.7). Eastern’s passing average was the third-best in school history and the average of 524.9 yards per game of total offense was fourth, just ahead of the 2019 average of 524.8 which led FCS. 2019: Redshirted. He was offensive scout team player of the week once. HS: Graduated in 2019 from Forks HS. He earned first team All-1A Evergreen League honors as both an offensive and defensive lineman. The Peninsula Daily News selected him to its All-Peninsula Team as an offensive lineman. As a junior he earned honorable mention 1A Evergreen League honors as both an offensive and defensive lineman. He also earned honorable mention on the offensive line as a sophomore. The Spartans finished 5-4 in his senior season, 7-3 in 2017 and 45 in 2016. Was also a top-notch wrestler at Forks, winning the 285-pound title as a senior at the 1A Mat Classic Championships with a pin in 2:27 in the title match. He finished 27-1 as a senior with 24 pins and helped his team finish second overall in the state as a team. He was also fourth at 220 pounds at the 2018 State 1A Mat Classic Championships as a junior and fifth as a sophomore. His career record was 34-3 with 29 pins, seven first-place tournament wins as a senior at 285 pounds and four as a junior. Personal: Interdisciplinary studies major and had a 3.38 grade point average through spring quarter of 2021. Born 4/28/01. His parents are Chad and Shannon Dahlgren.

ACADEMIC HONORS CANDIDATE #99 Caleb Davis

DL, 6-3, 280, Jr., Bonney Lake, Wash. 2020-21: Was named to the Big Sky Conference All-Academic team. Was on the roster but did not play in any games. 2019: He was named to the Big Sky Conference All-Academic team. Davis started EWU’s first two games and played as a backup in the last 10. He closed the year with 21 tackles, a sack and four quarterback hurries, including two hurries versus Lindenwood (9/7/19). He had a season-high six tackles with a sack versus Cal Poly (11/16/19), giving him 15 total in two games against the option-oriented Mustang attack. He had 17 of his 21 tackles in EWU’s last five games of the season, including a streak of four-straight victories to end the year. 2018: Played in 11 of EWU’s 15 games, finishing with 26 tackles, a sack and a fumble recovery. He had a season-high nine tackles versus Cal Poly (9/22/18) and had a sack versus Central Washington (9/1/18). He also recovered a fumble in EWU’s 50-19 victory over Maine (12/15/18) in the semifinals of the FCS Playoffs. 2017: Redshirted.

HS: Graduated from Bonney Lake HS in 2017. Capped his high school career by being selected to play in the 52nd Annual East-West All-State game on June 30, 2017, in Moses Lake, Wash. He was named by the Seattle Times as a “White Chip” selection as one of the top 100 prospects in the state of Washington. Rated as a two-star recruit by the website 247sports.

com and was ranked as the 40th best prospect in the state of Washington. He received 22 points in finishing fourth in balloting for the 3A State Player of the Year by Associated Press, and was on the Tacoma News Tribune All-State team (all classifications) as a defensive lineman. Davis was also selected to the TNT All-Area team as a defensive lineman. He was the MVP of the 3A Pierce County League in 2016 as an offensive and defensive lineman after leading the conference in sacks with 12 1/2 and tackles for loss with 23 1/2. He helped lead Bonney Lake and its “Black Swarm” defense finish 9-3 and advance to the quarterfinals of the State 3A Playoffs for the first time in school history. The Panthers beat Mercer Island (56-42) and Squalicum (24-7) in the postseason before falling 37-10 to Kamiakin, whose roster featured his future Eagle teammate Wyatt Musser. He also was a first team all-league selection as a punter, and was on the 2016 Tacoma News Tribune and Olympian preseason All-State squad. As a junior in 2015, he earned All-State honors from Associated Press on both offense (first team) and defense (second team) as a two-way lineman. Davis was selected to the Tacoma News Tribune All-Area team as an offensive lineman, and was also the 3A South Puget Sound League co-Lineman of the Year. In track and field, he finished fifth in both the shot put (54-6) and discus (152-3) at the State 3A Championships, and as a junior was second (54-8 3/4) and seventh (160-2), respectively. As a sophomore he was sixth in the shot (50-0 1/4). Personal: Exercise science major with a 3.35 grade point average through spring quarter 2021. Born 3/29/99 in Sandy, Utah. Parents are Kimberly Davis-Anderson and Ryan Anderson. Year GP TT Hi S TL-Yds FF-FR PBU I-Yds 2018 11 26 9 1 3-4 0-1 0 0-0 2019 12 21 6 1 2-8 0-0 0 0-0 Totals 23 47 9 2 5-12 0-1 0 0-0 Kickoff Returns: 2019/2-39-19.5 (long of 20) QB Hurries: 2019/4

#25 Ely Doyle

DB, 6-1, 190, So., Santa Clarita, Calif. 2020-21: He had 36 tackles in six games played, but had no tackles while playing sparingly in EWU’s opener versus Idaho (2/27/21). He had his first tackles of his EWU career against Northern Arizona (3/6/21) when he finished with seven and a pass broken up. He had a pass broken up and a quarterback hurry versus Idaho State (3/13/21) and then he had a careerhigh nine tackles against Cal Poly (3/27/01). Doyle made the first start of his EWU career in EWU’s 32-22 win at 11th-ranked UC Davis (4/3/21) and had a team-high eight tackles. At the time, Doyle bumped himself to second on the team with 30 tackles, with all of those coming during EWU’s four-game winning streak. He also had two passes broken up in the 2020-21 season, but missed the game versus Idaho (4/10/21) which extended EWU’s winning streak to five. Doyle closed the year with six tackles versus North Dakota State (4/24/21) in the FCS Playoffs. Arizona State: Played in five games for Arizona State in 2019 after redshirting the 2018 season. He did play against No. 15 Michigan on Sept. 8, 2018, and was still able to retain his redshirt status. He began at ASU as a safety but converted to linebacker in 2019. HS: Graduated from Bishop Alemany High School in California in 2018. Was a three-star prospect across all major publications, including 247 Sports which had him rated as the No. 68 safety in the country in the 2018 class. He was also listed as No. 80 by ESPN and ranked as the No. 87 prospect in California. Rivals also ranked him as a three-star recruit. Doyle had 138 total tackles in his career, including 54 tackles, two pass deflections and a fumble recovery as a senior. As a sophomore, he caught 27 passes for 398 yards and three touchdowns. He was coached in high school by James Washington. Also attending Bishop Alemany are his EWU teammate Johnny Edwards IV (’17), as well as former Eagle All-America quarterback Vernon Adams Jr. (’11). Personal: Communications studies major. Born 1/26/00 in Tarzana, Calif. His parents are Karalus and Camille Doyle. His full first name is Elyjah, but he goes by Ely, which is pronounced “ee-lie.” Year GP TT Hi S TL-Yds FF-FR PBU I-Yds 2020-21 6 36 9 0 0-0 0-0 2 0-0 QB Hurries: 2020-21/1.

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ACADEMIC HONORS CANDIDATE #8 Johnny Edwards IV

WR, 5-11, 180, Sr., Pasadena, Calif. Career: He has started in 12 of the 36 games he has played in his career, and has totals of 52 receptions for 823 yards (15.8 per catch) with seven touchdowns. 2020-21: Was on the roster but did not play in any games. 2019: Edwards started 10 of the 12 games he played, and closed the year with 32 receptions for 553 yards (17.3 per catch) with three scores. He had four catches for 107 yards and a touchdown versus Idaho State (11/9/19), and had a seasonbest five grabs versus Sacramento State (10/5/19), Northern Colorado (10/12/19) and Northern Arizona (11/2/19) as he had 20 catches in a five-game span. He had an 80 yard TD reception from Eric Barriere versus ISU, and also had a 50-yard TD connection versus Portland State (11/23/19) to end the season. Edwards had a touchdown reception against UNC, and completed a 20-yard pass to Barriere versus Northern Arizona (11/2/19). In EWU’s three scrimmages in the spring, including the Red-White Game, Edwards led EWU receivers with 10 catches for 114 yards. 2018: Played in all 15 games and finished with 14 catches for 198 yards and four touchdowns. He caught two passes in three of his first five games, including two for 43 yards and a touchdown in EWU’s opener against Central Washington (9/28/18). He also had TD grabs against Cal Poly (9/22/18), Northern Colorado (11/3/18) and Portland State (11/16/18). He played sparingly in the spring, but did have a 45-yard touchdown pass to fellow receiver Zach Eagle on a trick play in EWU’s Red-White Game. That score came on first offensive play of the game for the White as it ignited a 17-0 shutout of the Red. 2017: Was named to the Big Sky Conference All-Academic team. Started once and played in a total of nine games as a true freshman, finishing with six grabs and 72 yards. He made the first start of his career in EWU’s season-ending 59-33 victory over the Portland State (11/18/17) and finished with two receptions for 61 yards and a long of 45. He had his first two catches of his Eastern career against Fordham (9/16/17), good for 15 yards. He also had a pair of grabs against Sacramento State (9/30/17). HS: Graduated from Bishop Alemany HS in 2017. His head coach in high school was James

Washington. As a senior, he earned second team All-Mission League honors as a wide receiver. He caught 43 passes for 774 yards (18.0 average) with 13 touchdowns in 2016. Including 556 yards (23.2 average) on kickoff returns and 71 yards returning punts, he had 1,411 all-purpose yards (141.1 per game). Edwards had at least 100 yards receiving in four games, including 184 on five catches with two touchdowns versus Santa Margarita. In his next game against Oaks Christian he had three touchdown catches. He lettered in football as a junior, and also competed in track and field for the Warriors. His Alemany teammates Chris Ojoh (’17) and Ely Doyle (‘18) also play for the Eagles, and Alemany was the high school home of former Eagle All-America quarterback Vernon Adams Jr. (’11). Edwards is a threestar recruit on scout.com, who also ranked Edwards as the 15th best wide receiver recruit in the state of California and the 20th best WR prospect in the Western United States. Was also rated as a three-star recruit by rivals.com and by 247sports.com, who also ranked him as the 16th best WR recruit and 122nd best overall in the state of California. Personal: Interdisciplinary studies major. Born 12/31/98 in Pasadena, Calif. Parents are Johnny Edwards III and Mary Elizabeth Presley. Year GP PC Hi Yds Apr Apg TD Lg 2017 9 6 2 72 12.0 8.0 0 45 2018 15 14 2 198 14.1 13.2 4 36 2019 12 32 5 553 17.3 46.1 3 80t Totals 36 52 5 823 15.8 22.9 7 80t Punt Returns: 2018/2-minus 4 (long of 0); 2019/3-4-1.3 (long of 5); Totals/5-0-0.0 (long of 5) Kickoff Returns: 2019/3-41-13.7 (long of 34) JOHNNY EDWARDS IV Top Receiving Performances (1 with 100+) 4 catches, 107 yards, 1 TD – Idaho State – 11/9/19 Johnny Edwards IV Career Long Plays of 40+ Yards (3) 80 yard reception (TD from Eric Barriere) – Idaho State – 11/9/19 50 yard reception (TD from Eric Barriere) – Portland State – 11/23/19 45 yard reception (from Gage Gubrud) – Portland State – 11/18/17

ACADEMIC HONORS CANDIDATE #41 Steven Flowers

LB, 6-2, 215, Fr., Grand Coulee, Wash. 2020-21: Was named to the Big Sky Conference All-Academic team. He played in five games and had three tackles. He had single stops versus Northern Arizona (3/6/21), Cal Poly (3/27/21) and Idaho (4/10/21). 2019: Redshirted, but played in three games in accordance with a new NCAA rule that allows student-athletes to play in up to four games and still redshirt. He made his Eagle debut against Idaho State (11/9/19) and saw action in 11 plays. He also played against Cal Poly (11/16/19) and Portland State (11/23/19), getting his first career tackles versus the Vikings. He was defensive scout team player of the week once, and was also honored once on special teams. HS: Graduated in 2019 from Lake Roosevelt HS. He concluded his high school football career by playing in the 25th annual East-West Earl Barden All-State Football Classic, helping the East to a 37-6 victory. He was the Central Washington Athletic Conference Offensive and Defensive MVP as a senior linebacker and running back. His school advanced to the State 2B Playoffs, but lost in the first round against Onalaska. The Raiders finished 9-1 after winning the 2B Central Washington League with a perfect 6-0 record. In his junior season, Lake Roosevelt also lost in the first round and finished the season 7-4. He completed nearly 50 percent of his passes (65-of-137) for 982 yards with 10 touchdowns. He also rushed for 714 yards (8.0 per carry) with 12 touchdowns. He earned second honorable mention All-CWAC honors as a sophomore. Coached in high school by Bubba Egbert and also competed in wrestling, baseball and track and field. As a senior he won the shot put title at the State 2B Championships at EWU’s Roos Field with a personal best of 58-8 1/2. He finished second as a junior in 2018 with a throw of 47-8. Personal: Marketing major with a 3.39 grade point average through spring quarter 2021. Born 9/18/2000 in Spokane, Wash. His parents are Josh and Jaleen Flowers. Nickname is Steve. Year GP TT Hi S TL-Yds FF-FR PBU I-Yds 2019 3 1 1 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 2020-21 5 3 1 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 Totals 8 4 1 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0

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#35 LeAndre Gaines

DL, 6-3, 255, Fr., Chehalis, Wash. 2020-21: He played in a pair of games, making his Eagle debut versus Cal Poly (3/27/21). HS: Graduated from W.F. West HS in 2020. He earned first team All-State honors from the Associated Press as a defensive lineman. Was selected to The Olympian All-Area team in 2019 as a defensive lineman. Gaines was the Defensive MVP in the 2A Evergreen League and earned first team all-league honors. Gaines was ranked the 75th best recruit in the state of Washington according to MaxPreps, and was rated a two-star recruit by 247sports. He had 43 tackles, including 13 for losses and six sacks as a senior. He also intercepted a pass and recovered two fumbles, and played as a wide receiver and tight end on offense. He helped W.F. West to an 8-2 record and a 4-1 mark in the 2A Evergreen League. The Bearcats finished 5-5 his junior season and 8-3 when he was a sophomore, advancing to the State 2A Playoffs. Coached in high school by Danny Hill. Also played basketball and baseball in high school. He earned honorable mention All-State honors from Scorebook Live in baseball in 2019 as an infielder, and also earned first team all-league accolades. As a pitcher, he had a fastball that reaches 90 miles per hour, and he was 2-0 with a 2.52 earned run average, 26 strikeouts and two saves before rupturing his appendix in his junior season. According to Baseball Northwest, he had interest from Gonzaga, Oregon and LSU, among others. Personal: Major undecided, but interested in majoring in nursing at Eastern. Born 5/16/02 in Centralia, Wash. His parents are Leandre Gaines Sr. and Shana Middleton. Nickname is “Dre.”

ACADEMIC HONORS CANDIDATE #82 Blake Gobel

TE, 6-6, 250, Fr., Banks, Ore. Career: He now has 11 games of experience, and has five career catches for 41 yards and three touchdowns. 2020-21: Was named to the Big Sky Conference All-Academic team. Played in all seven games catching four passes for 26 yards and two scores. He had a 3-yard TD catch versus Northern Arizona (3/6/21) and then an 8-yard score one game later versus Idaho State (3/13/21). He also had catches versus Idaho (4/10/21) and North Dakota State (4/24/21). 2019: Redshirted, but played in four games in accordance with a new NCAA rule that allows student-athletes to play in up to four games and still redshirt. He made his Eagle debut against Montana (10/26/19). He played against Idaho State (11/9/19) and had his first career catch on a 15-yard touchdown on a fake field goal attempt. Gobel made his first career start against Cal Poly (11/16/19) when EWU started the game with three tight ends, and he provided the big block for a 25-yard rushing gain by Talolo Limu-Jones. He also played versus Northern Arizona (11/2/19). Gobel was selected as the “EWU Teams” offensive player of the year. He was offensive scout team player of the week twice.

HS: Graduated in 2019 from Banks HS. He concluded his high school career by being selected as the recipient of the Johnny Carpenter 4A/3A/2A/1A Prep Athlete of the Year Award, which has been presented since 1966 to the most outstanding male high school athlete in Oregon. He helped lead three teams – football, basketball and baseball – to State 4A championships. In football, he was a three-star recruit by 247Sports. In three varsity seasons he accumulated 22 total touchdowns at tight end with 88 receptions for 1,236 yards. At defensive end he had 39 total tackles over his career and 11 tackles for loss. Earned first team All-State honors as a senior when he helped lead his team to the State 4A championship. Twice he earned first team All-4A Cowapa League honors. He had 47 receptions for 689 yards and 14 touchdowns as a senior. On defense he had 33 tackles, 11 tackles for loss, 4 1/2 sacks and an interception. He had touchdowns on all four of his catches in a 55-0 win over Valley Catholic, which were good for 82 yards. His highs for receptions and yardage came in a 5613 win over Tillamook when he had seven catches for 110 yards and two scores. He caught six passes for 88 yards and a TD in a 31-20 victory over league-rival Seaside to capture the state title, plus added six tackles and a sack on defense. The Braves won their final 11 games to finish 11-1 after capturing the 4A Special District 1 championship with a perfect 5-0 record. In his junior season, Banks finished 8-3 after losing 41-40 to Ontario in the first round of the State 4A Playoffs. Was coached by Cole Linehan. Also lettered in basketball and baseball as an exceptional three-sport athlete. He was the Oregon 4A Player of the Year in basketball after earning second team Prep Hoops All-State honors as a junior. He earned first team All-State Tournament Team accolades both seasons and was selected to play in the 25th Annual Northwest Shootout in April of 2019. In his senior season, Banks finished 28-3 and won the title at the State 4A Tournament. He averaged 14.6 points, 8.7 rebounds, 2.6 blocked shots and 1.6 steals per game, and scored 24 points and had 13 rebounds in a 62-56 win over Seaside in the championship game. He helped the Braves finish 26-4 the year before and advance to the semifinals of the State 4A Tournament. In baseball, Gobel was part of a trio of multi-sport athletes who helped Banks win their third state title of the year. The Braves beat Henley 3-1 in the title game of the State 4A Tournament, becoming just the second team

in the history of Oregon state high school athletics to win three state titles in one year. Gobel drove in the first run of the state championship game, along with securing the win-clinching out at first base in the seventh inning. He earned all-league honors in baseball as both an infielder and pitcher, hitting over .300 as a senior with an earned run average of less than 2.00. Personal: Management major with a 3.54 grade point average through spring quarter 2021. Born 9/26/00 in Portland, Ore. His parents are Scott and Jodie Gobel. He is a first generation college student from his family. Year GP PC Hi Yds Apr Apg TD Lg 2019 4 1 1 15 15.0 0-.2 1 15t 2020-21 7 4 1 26 6.5 0.6 2 8t Totals 11 5 1 41 8.2 0.5 3 15t

#76 Brad Godwin

OL, 6-6, 300, So., Redlands, Calif. Career: Now has 16 games of experience with two career starts. 2020-21: He played in all seven Eastern games as a backup offensive lineman, including two starts at guard. His starting debut as an Eagle came versus Northern Arizona (3/6/21) and also started the next game versus Idaho State (3/13/21). Godwin helped block for an Eastern team which finished third in FCS in total offense with an average of 524.9 yards per game after entering the postseason leading FCS. The Eagles were also fourth nationally in passing (367.3) and eighth in scoring offense (37.7). Eastern’s passing average was the third-best in school history and the average of 524.9 yards per game of total offense was fourth, just ahead of the 2019 average of 524.8 which led FCS. 2019: Played in nine EWU games, and made his Eagle debut versus Washington (8/31/19). Eastern closed the 2019 season with the best offense in FCS, finishing at 524.8 yards per game. The Eagles had 2,450 yards of offense in the last four games of the season (612.5 per game) to take over the lead and maintain it. Eastern also ended the regular season second in scoring (40.6), fifth in passing (317.1) and 19th in rushing (207.8), and were the only team in FCS to rank in the top 24 in total offense, rushing and passing. Eastern had some impressive rushing performances in 2019, rushing for at least 174 yards eight times and at least 247 in six games (including the last four). The school’s 5.29 average per rush ranked 13th in FCS. The Eagles had a season-high 320 versus Cal Poly (11/16/19), and their best game of total offense was a school-record 769 yards versus Lindenwood (9/7/19). 2018: Redshirted. HS: Graduated from Redlands HS in 2018. He was rated by both Rivals.com and 247sports. com as a 2-star recruit. As a senior, he earned first team All-Citrus Belt League honors as an offensive lineman, and was his team’s offensive line MVP. He blocked for team that averaged 15.8 points and 306.3 yards of total offense per game, with averages of 172.2 passing yards and 134.1 rushing. He helped the Terriers finish 4-6 overall and 3-4 in the Citrus Belt League in his senior season. In his junior season, he blocked for team that averaged 32.3 points and 412.2 yards of total offense, including 236.5 passing yards and 175.7 rushing yards. Was coached at Redlands by Derrick Dial. Godwin was a two-year varsity starter in football and also competed for the track and field team. His Eagle teammate Jakobie James (’19) also attended Redlands. Personal: Political science major at EWU. Born 5/31/2000 in Riverside, Calif. Parents are Brad Godwin III and Heather Carmody.

ACADEMIC HONORS CANDIDATE #61 Wyatt Hansen

OL, 6-5, 305, Fr., Kent, Wash. 2020-21: Was named to the Big Sky Conference All-Academic team. He started all five of the games played as an offensive guard, including EWU’s opener versus Idaho (2/27/21). He helped block for an Eastern team which finished third in FCS in total offense with an average of 524.9 yards per game after entering the postseason leading FCS. The Eagles were also fourth nationally in passing (367.3) and eighth in scoring offense (37.7). Eastern’s passing average was the third-best in school history and the average of 524.9 yards per game of total offense was fourth, just ahead of the 2019 average of 524.8 which led FCS. HS: Graduated from Kentwood HS in 2020. He was named by the Seattle Times as a “White Chip” selection as one of the top 100 prospects in the state of Washington. He was a threestar recruit by 247 Sports and is listed as a two-star prospect by Rivals. Hansen is a two-time

EASTERN 2021 FOOTBALL BIG SKY CHAMPIONSHIPS: 1992•1997•2004•2005•2010•2012•2013•2014•2016•2018 lineman of the year in the North Puget Sound League. As a senior, Hansen was the lineman of the year in the 4A North Puget Sound League Mountain Division and was selected to both the Tacoma News Tribune All-Area team and the Seattle Times Star Times All-Area squad. Hansen helped his team to an 8-3 overall record in 2019. Kentwood advanced to the 4A State Playoffs where they lost to Bothell 17-14 in the first round. In his junior season, he earned second team accolades on the Tacoma News Tribune All-Area team. The Conquerors went 4-6 overall. Kentwood was 8-3 overall in his sophomore season, advancing to the first round of the 4A State Playoffs where it lost to Woodinville 48-7. He earned first team all-league honors as a sophomore as both an offensive and defensive lineman, and was the NPSL Cascade Division Offensive Lineman of the Year. His high school coach was Michael Bush. Hansen played varsity baseball his sophomore and junior year as a first baseman and a pitcher. He hit .354 as a junior with 23 hits and three home runs. His team went on to win nine of their 22 games and finish with a league record of 8-6. He played in 15 games his sophomore year and had three hits in 15 at-bats with three RBI to help his team to a 9-5 record in league play, which secured fourth place in the 4A North Puget Sound Cascade Division standings. Former Eagle Trenton Harris (’16) also attended Kentwood, as well as former Eagle wide receiver Aaron Boyce and EWU basketball player/NBA standout Rodney Stuckey. Hansen also competed in baseball at Kentwood. Personal: Major undecided, but had a 3.36 grade point average through spring quarter of 2021 and is interested in majoring in kinesiology at Eastern. Born 11/12/01 in Bellevue, Wash. His parents are Kyle and Kaylee Hansen. Nickname is “Big Fundamental.”

HS: Graduated from Ridgefield HS in 2019. He was named by the Seattle Times as a “White Chip” selection as one of the top 100 prospects in the state of Washington. Was an honorable mention 2A All-State selection as a linebacker as selected by Associated Press. He was the 2A Greater St. Helens League Defensive Most Outstanding Player as a senior and earned all-region honors as a linebacker. He averaged 10 tackles per game in 2018. He earned allleague honors as a senior (first team), junior (second team) and sophomore (first team). He also was an academic scholar all four years, an honor given to players with a 3.5-plus grade point average. His high school coach was Chris Abrams. He also competed in basketball and baseball at Ridgefield. He helped his team advance to the 2019 State 2A Championships in baseball, but lost in the second round to Archbishop Murphy. Personal: Marketing major with a 3.79 grade point average through spring quarter 2021. Born 6/14/2000 in Vancouver, Wash. His parents are Brent and Misty Harrison. His sister, Kylei, is also an Eastern student. Year GP TT Hi S TL-Yds FF-FR PBU I-Yds 2019 4 2 1 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 2020-21 7 15 6 0 1-9 0-0 0 1-64 Totals 11 17 6 0 1-9 0-0 0 1-64 QB Hurries: 2020-21/5.

#46 Wyatt Hawkins #91 Warren Hardin

DL, 6-3, 245, Fr., Riverside, Calif. 2020-21: Played in three games and had a pair of tackles versus Northern Arizona (3/6/21). 2019: Redshirted, but played in one game in accordance with a new NCAA rule that allows student-athletes to play in up to four games and still redshirt. He made his Eagle debut against Northern Colorado (10/12/19) and was in for eight snaps. He was defensive scout team player of the week once, and was also honored once on special teams. HS: Graduated from Riverside Poly in 2019. In 2017 he was selected to the Cal-Hi All-State Junior Football Team. He also earned All-Inland Valley League honors in high school, as well as all-area accolades. He finished his career as the all-time sack leader at Riverside Poly with 26, including 13 as a sophomore. The Bears finished 6-5 in his senior season, including a 4-2 record in the Inland Valley League. His high school coach was Derek DeWitt. Received a pair of academic awards in high school. Personal: Health psychology major. Born 12/19/2000 in Redlands, Calif. His parents are Timothy and Meredith Hardin. He also received offers from Air Force and Northern Arizona. Year GP TT Hi S TL-Yds FF-FR PBU I-Yds 2019 1 0 -- 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 2020-21 3 2 2 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 Totals 4 2 2 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0

K/P, 6-1, 170, Fr., Carlsbad, Calif. 2020-21: He played in EWU’s last two games of the season, handling kickoff duties. In those games he had 11 kickoffs for a 46.8 average. HS: Graduated from Carlsbad HS in 2020. He was selected as the Kicker of the Year on the All-San Diego Section team, and earned All-Avocado League honors as a senior. He finished with 61 points as a senior, making 43-of-44 extra points and 6-of-11 field goals with a long of 40. He also punted 30 times for a 37.4 average with a long of 47, and 12 of his punts ending inside the opponent 20-yard line. Was a two-year starter at Carlsbad, and his kickoffs consistently resulted in touchbacks. Out of 56 kickoffs as a senior, 43 were touchbacks (77 percent) as he averaged 66.4 yards per kick. Against Oceanside, he hit two clutch field goals in 22-20 victory. The Lancers would go on to finish 10-2 and win the league title with a perfect 6-0 record. Carlsbad beat Cathedral Catholic in the semifinals of the CIF San Diego Section Open Division Playoffs, but fell to Helix 28-21 in the championship game. Coached in high school by Mac Neal. Personal: Major undecided, but interested in majoring in mechanical engineering at EWU. Born 12/15/01 in Del Mar, Calif. Parents are Wade and Georgiana Hawkins. Is a firstgeneration college student in his family. Year GP FG Long 17-29 30-39 40-49 50+ XP 2020-21 2 0-0 -- 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 Year GP KO Yds Avg TB OB 2020-21 2 11 515 46.8 0 0

#70 Matthew Hewa Baddege OL, 6-7, 320, Fr., Port Coquitlam, B.C.

ACADEMIC HONORS CANDIDATE #44 Brock Harrison

DL, 6-3, 250, Fr., Ridgefield, Wash. 2020-21: Was named to the Big Sky Conference All-Academic team. He played in seven games and started EWU’s last six games. His first start came versus Northern Arizona (3/6/21) and he had a pair of tackles and three quarterback hurries. He had a career-high six tackles versus Idaho (4/10/21) and had three against Cal Poly (3/27/21). He had a touchdown-saving interception versus Idaho State (3/13/21) that he returned 64 yards in the 46-42 victory. He had a team-high five hurries, with three versus NAU and one each against Idaho (2/27/21) and Cal Poly. 2019: Redshirted, but played in four games in accordance with a new NCAA rule that allows student-athletes to play in up to four games and still redshirt. He made his Eagle debut against Jacksonville State (9/14/19) and also played against Sacramento State (10/5/19), Montana (10/26/19) and Cal Poly (11/16/19). He had his first career tackle versus the Grizzlies. Harrison was selected as the “EWU Teams” defensive player of the year. He was defensive scout team player of the week once.

2020-21: He played in all seven Eastern games as a backup offensive lineman. He helped block for an Eastern team which finished third in FCS in total offense with an average of 524.9 yards per game after entering the postseason leading FCS. The Eagles were also fourth nationally in passing (367.3) and eighth in scoring offense (37.7). Eastern’s passing average was the third-best in school history and the average of 524.9 yards per game of total offense was fourth, just ahead of the 2019 average of 524.8 which led FCS. 2019: Redshirted, but played in three games in accordance with a new NCAA rule that allows student-athletes to play in up to four games and still redshirt. He made his Eagle debut against Northern Colorado (10/12/19) and was in for 10 snaps, and also played against Northern Arizona (11/2/19) and Portland State (11/23/19). HS: Graduated in 2019 from Terry Fox Secondary School. Was a two-star recruit by 247Sports. He was a first team selection in 2018 on the All-Canadian team as an offensive lineman. For the second-straight year, he was on the AAA British Columbia High School Provincial All-Star Team and on the AAA Eastern Conference All-Star squad. He won his school’s Top Offensive Lineman Award as well for the second year in a row. The Ravens were a semi-finalist in the AAA British Columbia championships. As a junior, Baddege was a second team selection on the All-Canadian squad and was among 50 players on the Canada Football British Columbia All-Stars. He was on the Provincial and Eastern Conference all-star teams, and won the school’s Top Offensive Lineman Award. From 2014-19 he was an offensive lineman for Team British Columbia. The Ravens were a finalist in the AAA British Columbia

EASTERN 2021 FOOTBALL FCS Playoffs 1985•1992•1997•2004•2005•2007•2009•2010•2012•2013•2014•2016•2018•2020/21 championships after earning the title in 2016. He earned Academic Honors with Distinction while in high school, and also competed in basketball and rugby in high school. Personal: Communications studies major. Born 6/2/01 in New Westminster, B.C. His parents are Kamalsiri and Shiranee Hewa Baddege. Name is pronounced “heh-vah” “bad-uh-gay.”

ACADEMIC HONORS CANDIDATE #86 Dylan Ingram

TE, 6-5, 245, Jr., Camas, Wash. Career: Ingram now has 32 games of experience (seven starts), and has caught six passes for 56 yards and two scores in his career. 2020-21: Was named to the Big Sky Conference All-Academic team. Started four of the five games he played. He closed the year with a pair of catches for 15 yards, including 3-yard TD catch versus Cal Poly (3/27/21). His other grab was for 12 yards versus Northern Arizona (3/6/21). 2019: He was named to the Big Sky Conference All-Academic team. Ingram played in all 12 Eastern games and started three times. He made the first start of his career against North Dakota (9/28/19) as EWU began the game with two tight ends. He caught a pass for eight yards against Washington (8/31/19), then had a 27-yard gain on a reception versus Jacksonville State (9/14/19). 2018: Was named to the Big Sky Conference All-Academic team. He played in all 15 games, finishing with two catches for six yards and a touchdown. He had a 4-yard TD catch at Northern Colorado (11/3/18) and had a 2-yard reception against Southern Utah (10/6/18). 2017: Redshirted. He was the team’s scout team player of the week once on offense and once on special teams. HS: Graduated from Camas HS in 2017. Coached in high school by Jon Eagle, whose teams were a collective 35-2 in Ingram’s three seasons on the varsity. Earned first team All-Greater St. Helens League honors as a tight end and defensive lineman, and was selected All-Region by the Columbian as a defensive lineman. Camas won the State 4A title, beating Richland 24-14 for the title, with Ingram contributing four tackles and a pass reception for five yards. The Papermakers finished 14-0, having also defeated Enumclaw (56-0), Graham-Kapowsin (55-6), Skyline (28-14) and Sumner (45-21) in the playoffs. They outscored opponents 619181 during the season (average score of 44-13), and won the 4A Greater St. Helens League title with a 4-0 mark. Ingram played on varsity teams in 2015 when Camas finished 11-1 and advanced to the quarterfinals of the playoffs, and in and 2014 when Camas was 10-1 and was ousted in the first round. He also was an All-State wrestler at Camas, winning the 220-pount weight class at the State 3A Championships as a senior. He won 12-0 in the semifinals before beating Tahoma’s Dagen Kramer 7-4 for the title. He placed third in same weight class as a junior when he earned All-State honors. He competed in track and field as well. Former Camas players who previously played for EWU included Roldan Alcobendas (’13), Zach Eagle (’14) and quarterback Reilly Hennessey (’14). Also from Camas is his brother, Dawson (’19), who joined the Eagles in fall of 2019 but is no longer on the team. Personal: Management major with a 3.68 grade point average through spring quarter 2021. Born 12/20/98 in Portland, Ore. Parents are Jason and Michele Ingram. Year GP PC Hi Yds Apr Apg TD Lg 2018 15 2 1 6 3.0 0.4 1 4 2019 12 2 1 35 17.5 2.9 0 27 2020-21 5 2 1 15 7.5 3.0 1 12 Totals 32 6 1 56 9.3 1.8 2 27

ACADEMIC HONORS CANDIDATE #37 Justice Jackson

RB, 5-11, 190, Fr., Antioch, Calif.

2020-21: Was named to the Big Sky Conference All-Academic team. Played in four games, making his Eagle debut versus Idaho (2/27/21). He finished the season with 11 carries for 42 yards, including seven for 29 yards versus Cal Poly (3/27/21). He also caught his first career pass for nine yards against the Mustangs. His first carries of his career came against Northern Arizona (3/6/21) when he had 13 yards on three rushes. HS: Graduated from Liberty HS in Brentwood, Calif., in 2020. He was a three-star recruit by 247 Sports. In his senior season,

he earned first team All-Bay Valley League honors as a wide receiver. Jackson had 25 receptions for 493 yards and six touchdowns in five games played, averaging 19.6 yards per catch with a long of 72. He helped the Lions to a 10-2 record and advance to the CIF Division I North Coast Section Football Playoffs. They lost in the semifinal round to Pittsburg High School 21-14 after a quarterfinal victory against California High School 50-18. Was coached in high school by Ryan Partridge. He was a first team all-league running back in both 2017 and 2018 while competing for Berean Christian in Walnut Creek, Calif. His team finished 5-5 overall and 4-2 in the league in his junior season, and were 4-5 and 3-2 as a sophomore. He rushed for 910 yards and 12 touchdowns in 2017, and caught seven passes for 81 yards. He also competed in track and field in high school. He had a personal-best time of 11.55 in the 100 meters, and bests in the long jump of 19-11 and triple jump of 41-10. Personal: Major undecided, but interested in majoring in visual communication design at Eastern with interests in digital art and media. Born 3/2/02 in Walnut Creek, Calif. His parents are Ramon and Ruth Jackson. Nickname is “Juice.” He is a first generation college student in his family. Year GP Car Yds Hi Apc Apg TD Lg 2020-21 4 11 42 29 3.8 10.5 0 10 Year GP PC Hi Yds Apr Apg TD Lg 2020-21 4 1 1 9 9.0 2.2 0 9

#17 Jakobie James

WR, 6-1, 200, Fr., Redlands, Calif. 2020-21: Played in six games and caught 10 passes for 125 yards. His first catch of the season was a 22-yarder against Northern Arizona (3/6/21), and he had four grabs for 62 yards against Cal Poly (3/27/21). 2019: Redshirted, but played in three games in accordance with a new NCAA rule that allows student-athletes to play in up to four games and still redshirt. He made his Eagle debut against Northern Arizona (11/2/19), and had his first career catch the next week with a 6-yard reception versus Idaho State (11/9/19). He also played against Portland State (11/23/19). He was offensive scout team player of the week once. HS: Graduated in 2019 from Redlands HS. Was a first team All-Citrus Belt League selection as both a junior and senior, and earned second team All-CBL honors as a sophomore. The Terriers finished 2-8 overall in 2018, but were 4-6 in 2017 and 6-6 in 2016. As a junior he caught 21 passes for 560 yards and five touchdowns, and rushed 13 times for another 128 yards and a TD. He also lettered as a freshman and competed four years in track and field. Coached in high school by Mike McFarland. His Eagle teammate Brad Godwin (’19) also attended Redlands. Personal: Major undecided but interested in majoring in sports management and analysis at Eastern. Born 9/26/00 in Las Vegas, Nevada. His father is Joshua James. Year GP PC Hi Yds Apr Apg TD Lg 2019 3 1 1 6 6.0 2.0 0 6 2020-21 6 10 4 125 12.5 20.8 0 22 Totals 9 11 4 131 11.9 14.6 0 22

#53 Joshua Jerome

DL, 6-1, 280, So., Monroe, Wash. Career: He has played just 21 career games (seven as a starter), but already has 82 career tackles with 4 1/2 sacks, three quarterback hurries, a pass broken up, and a fumble recovery. 2020-21: Jerome earned All-Big Sky Conference honorable mention after starting all seven of Eastern’s games as a defensive tackle. He had 41 tackles to rank third on the team, and had a team-leading three sacks and a pair of quarterback hurries. He made the first start of his career against Idaho (2/27/21) and responded with eight tackles (three of them for loss), a sack and two quarterback hurries. He had two of his sacks versus Cal Poly (3/27/21) when he had a total of seven tackles. He had a career-high nine tackles in the rematch with Idaho (4/10/21). 2019: Played in 10 EWU games and made his season debut versus Washington (8/31/19). Jerome closed the year with 26 tackles, including four for loss with 1 1/2 sacks. He was the team’s defensive player of the week against Cal Poly (11/16/19) when he finished with six tackles, giving him 15 total in two games against the option-oriented Mustang attack. His tackle on a two-point conversion with 4:58 left against Cal Poly (11/16/19) helped preserve EWU’s 42-41 victory. He also had four tackles on two other occasions. In EWU’s three

EASTERN 2021 FOOTBALL BIG SKY CHAMPIONSHIPS: 1992•1997•2004•2005•2010•2012•2013•2014•2016•2018 scrimmages in the spring, including the Red-White Game, Jerome had 15 tackles, with three sacks, a forced fumble and a recovery. 2018: Redshirted, but played in four games in accordance with a new NCAA rule that allows student-athletes to play in up to four games and still redshirt. He had 15 tackles, including nine in his first action as an Eagle versus Cal Poly (9/20/18). He also had one against Southern Utah (10/6/18), three versus Idaho (10/27/18) and a pair in the FCS Playoffs against Maine (12/15/18). HS: Graduated from Monroe HS in 2018. He was named by the Seattle Times as a “White Chip” selection as one of the top 100 prospects in the state of Washington. He was rated by 247sports.com as a 2-star recruit and the No. 60 prospect in the state of Washington. Rivals. com also rated him as a 2-star recruit. Committed to Eastern in May of 2017. In his 36-game high school career, he had 192 total tackles with 18 1/2 sacks, six forced fumbles, six recoveries and three passes broken up. He was also credited with 36 pancake blocks as an offensive lineman in his final two years in the program. He blocked for 2,000-yard rushers in 2016 (his brother J.J.) and in 2017 (his fellow EWU recruit Isaiah Lewis). Monroe enjoyed its most success in school history in winning 33 games in four seasons, including 10 in 2017. As a senior, he earned All-State honors as an offensive lineman from the Tacoma News-Tribune, including schools from all classifications. He was also a first team 4A All-State selection as an offensive lineman by Associated Press. Jerome also earned All-Area honors from the Everett Herald as an offensive lineman for the second-straight year after earning first team All-Wesco 4A honors. He had 87 tackles as a senior with eight sacks, four fumble recoveries and two forced fumbles. On offense, he helped block for teammate Isaiah Lewis, who rushed for 2,134 yards as Monroe finished 10-2 overall and 6-1 in the 4A Wesco League. The Bearcats beat Puyallup 21-14 in the 4A State Playoffs before falling 56-14 to Sumner in the quarterfinals. As a junior in 2016, Jerome earned All-Area honors from the Everett Herald as an offensive lineman for the second-straight year after earning first team All-Wesco 4A honors. He had 41 tackles, 6 1/2 sacks and a pair of forced fumbles. He had 28 pancake blocks as he paved the way for his older brother J.J. Jerome to rush for 2,050 yards. Monroe was 9-2 overall and 6-1 in the league, and also advanced to the quarterfinals of the 4A State Playoffs. His team beat Auburn-Riverside 48-28 before falling 58-42 to Sumner in the quarterfinals. Monroe was making its first appearance in the state playoffs in 20 years. He also had 41 tackles as a sophomore with three sacks, and 23 tackles and a sack as a freshman. Monroe had records of 7-3 overall and 5-2 in the Wesco in 2015, and 7-4 and 5-2 in 2014. His high school teammates Isaiah Lewis (’18) and Efton Chism III (’20) are also playing for EWU, as all three players were coached at Monroe by Michael Bumpas. Personal: Communications studies major at EWU. Born 11/9/1999 in Monroe, Wash., Calif. Parents are Gregg Jerome and Dana Davis. Is a first generation college student in his family. Year GP TT Hi S TL-Yds FF-FR PBU I-Yds 2018 4 15 9 0 1-1 0-0 0 0-0 2019 10 26 6 1.5 4-15 0-0 1 0-0 2020-21 7 41 9 3.0 7-27 0-1 0 0-0 Totals 21 82 9 4.5 12-43 0-1 1 0-0 QB Hurries: 2019/1; 2020-21/2; Totals/3.

#20 Marlon Jones Jr.

DB, 6-0, 185, Fr., Tacoma, Wash. 2020-21: Played in six games, making four starts. His starting debut came versus Northern Arizona (3/6/21). In EWU’s 32-22 win over UC Davis (4/3/21), Jones had a career-high six tackles, including a fourth-down stop on EWU’s goal line stand in the first quarter and later his first career tackle for loss. He followed that with six tackles versus Idaho (4/10/21) and five versus North Dakota State (4/24/21) as he finished the year with 17 of his 24 tackles in EWU’s last three games. He also had a pass broken up versus the Bison. 2019: Redshirted, but played in three games in accordance with a new NCAA rule that allows student-athletes to play in up to four games and still redshirt. He made his Eagle debut against Jacksonville State (9/14/19), and on his first career tackle on a kickoff return he forced a fumble which was recovered by EWU and led to a touchdown. He had his first career kickoff return with a 22-yard effort against Montana (10/26/19) and also played against Northern Arizona (11/2/19). He was defensive scout team player of the week once, and was also honored once on special teams. HS: Graduated in 2019 from Curtis HS. Was a three-star recruit by 247Sports. He was named by the Seattle Times as a “White Chip” selection as one of the top 100 prospects in the state of Washington. Earned first team All-South Puget Sound League honors as a senior as a kick returner and second team as a wide receiver. Curtis advanced to the State 4A Playoffs, but lost in the first round and finished 7-4. He was also second team All-SPSL at receiver and defensive back as a junior. The Vikings finished 5-5 that season. Was coached at Curtis by Chris Paulsen. Also competed in track and field at Curtis, winning the 100-meter title at the 2019 4A State Championships with a time of 11.03. Earlier in the season he had a career-best time of 10.97. As a junior, he finished third in the 200 with a personal-best time of

21.99. He also competed in the 100 and had a time of 11.22. His school’s 4x100 relay team won the state title during his sophomore season and second in 2018. He also ran a leg on the school’s 4x400 relay which finished fifth in his junior season. Eastern head coach Aaron Best also graduated from Curtis (’96), as well as several other former Eagles. Personal: Major undecided, but interested in majoring in physical therapy at Eastern. Born 8/19/01 in Tacoma, Wash. His parents are Marlon and Amena Jones. Year GP TT Hi S TL-Yds FF-FR PBU I-Yds 2019 3 1 1 0 0-0 1-0 0 0-0 2020-21 6 24 6 0 2-26 0-0 1 0-0 Totals 9 25 6 0 2-26 1-0 1 0-0 Kickoff Returns: 2019/2-62-31.0 (long of 40) Marlon Jones Jr. Career Long Plays of 40+ Yards (1) 40 yard kickoff return – Northern Ariz. – 1/2/19

#21 Keshaun King

DB, 5-9, 180, Jr., Marysville, Wash. Career: King now has 40 tackles and an interception in his 21-game career (four as a starter). 2020-21: He played in all seven games, including four as a starter. He made his starting debut as an Eagle versus Idaho (2/27/21) and had seven tackles and a quarterback hurry. King had 33 tackles on the season, plus his first career interception against Idaho (4/10/21) that led to EWU’s game-winning score. He also had a career-high nine tackles in the rematch versus the Vandals. 2019: Played in 11 of EWU’s 12 games, mostly on special teams. King had six tackles and a fumble recovery on the season, and he had a season-high two tackles versus both Cal Poly (11/16/19) and Portland State (11/23/19) to end the year. He recovered a fumble against Northern Colorado (10/10/19) on a kickoff return, which EWU turned into a score and a 20-0 lead in the second quarter. He was offensive scout team player of the week once. In EWU’s three scrimmages in the spring, including the Red-White Game, King finished with nine tackles and an interception he returned for a touchdown. 2018: Was a non-lettering squad member and played in three games. He had a tackle in EWU’s season opener versus Central Washington (9/1/18). 2017: Redshirted. HS: Graduated from Marysville Pilchuck HS in 2017. Lettered three times in both football and track and field. Personal: Communication studies major at EWU. Born 6/13/99 in Seattle. Parents are Carnell King and Brenda Todhal. Year GP TT Hi S TL-Yds FF-FR PBU I-Yds 2018 3 1 1 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 2019 11 6 2 0 0-0 0-1 0 0-0 2020-21 7 33 9 0 1-1 0-0 1 1-0 Totals 21 40 9 0 1-1 0-1 1 1-0

ACADEMIC HONORS CANDIDATE #49 Nick Kokich

K/P, 6-2, 200, So., Tacoma, Wash. Career: In 61 career punts, he has averaged 39.1 per kick with a long of 59. 2020-21: Was named to the Big Sky Conference All-Academic team. Handled all punting duties in EWU’s seven games, averaging 39.2 yards in 20 punts. He had five of the 20 downed inside the opponent 20-yard line, and he had two of at least 50 yards with a long of 55. 2019: He was named to the Big Sky Conference All-Academic team. Kokich played in nine games and averaged 39.0 yards in 41 punts, with 10 downed inside the opponent 20-yard line and a long of 59 to equal the 38th longest in EWU history. He made his Eagle debut at Idaho (9/21/19) and punted twice, including a 54-yarder. In EWU’s next game versus North Dakota (9/28/19), he punted nine times for a 37.7 average with his 59-yarder. In his third game versus Sacramento State (10/5/19), he punted six times for a 41.3 average with a long of 54 and three punts downed inside the Hornet 20-yard line.

EASTERN 2021 FOOTBALL FCS Playoffs 1985•1992•1997•2004•2005•2007•2009•2010•2012•2013•2014•2016•2018•2020/21 HS: Graduated in 2019 from Bellarmine Prep HS. Earned honorable mention All-South Puget Sound League honors as a kicker in his senior season. He averaged 42 yards per punt, with an average hang time of 4.45 seconds. He helped lead the Lions to a State 4A Playoffs berth and 7-4 record in 2016, then Bellarmine Prep was 6-4 in 2017 and 4-6 in 2018. Was coached at Curtis by Brian Jensen. Personal: Construction management major at EWU with a 3.82 grade point average through spring quarter 2021. Born 3/28/01 in Tacoma, Wash. His parents are Vince and Michelle Kokich. Last name is pronounced “coke-ich.” Year GP Punts Yds App Long TB/FC In20 50+/Blk 2019 9 41 1600 39.0 59 3/7 10 7/0 2020-21 7 20 784 39.2 55 0/10 5 2/1 Totals 16 61 2384 39.1 59 3/17 15 9/1 Year GP KO Yds Avg TB OB 2019 9 1 50 50.0 0 0 2020-21 7 6 323 53.8 0 0 Totals 16 7 373 53.3 0 0

2019: Was a non-lettering squad member and played in two games. He made his Eagle debut against Northern Arizona (11/2/19) and also played the week after that versus Idaho State (11/9/19). He was offensive scout team player of the week once. 2018: Did not play. 2018: Did not play and counts as his redshirt season. HS: Graduated from Cedar Park Christian HS in 2017. He played in the 2017 Earl Barden 1A/2A East-West All-Star Game. As a senior in 2016, he earned second team All-Cascade Conference honors as both a linebacker and offensive lineman. He was also team caption as a senior. In his junior season, he earned second team all-conference honors as an offensive lineman and defensive end, and as a sophomore earned honorable mention as an offensive lineman. Was coached in high school by Bill Marsh. Also played basketball and baseball in high school, and earned honorable mention All-Cascade Conference honors as a senior in hoops. His baseball team finished second in the state his senior season. Personal: Construction management technology major at EWU. Born 9/18/99 in Santa Rosa, Calif. Mother is Nancy Leonardi.

#28 Isaiah Lewis

ACADEMIC HONORS CANDIDATE #33 Kameron Lane

2020-21: Saw action in three games, rushing six times for 53 yards. He had 51 yards on five carries versus Cal Poly (3/27/21).

2020-21: Was named to the Big Sky Conference All-Academic team. Played in six games, making his Eagle debut versus Northern Arizona (3/6/21). He had his first career tackles in that game and finished the season with a total of five.

2019: Was a non-lettering squad member after playing in Eastern’s first two games before missing the remainder of the season. He had 63 yards on 12 rushes (5.2 per carry) with a touchdown. He rushed 11 times for 64 yards and a TD versus Lindenwood (9/7/19) in Eastern’s home opener.

DB, 6-0, 175, Fr., Benicia, Calif.

HS: Graduated from Benicia HS in Benicia, Calif., in 2020. He was a two-star recruit by 247 Sports. Although signed by Eastern as a safety, he was a top-notch quarterback with career totals of 3,125 yards passing with 32 total touchdowns and 15 interceptions. He completed 45.8 percent of his attempts (197-of-430 attempts), and also rushed 204 times for 1,059 yards (5.2 average) and 24 touchdowns. As a senior, Lane earned first team All-Diablo Athletic League Valley Division honors. He completed 19-of-47 passes for 324 yards and four touchdowns, and also had 437 rushing yards and seven TDs on 47 carries (9.3 average). In addition, he caught five passes for 104 yards (20.8 per catch) and a score. He helped his team to a 10-2 record and advance to the 2019 CIF North Coast Section Football Playoffs. The Panthers fell 40-28 in the semifinals to Rancho Cotate after a 34-14 quarterfinal victory over El Cerrito. In his junior season, he earned Vallejo Times-Herald All-Area honors as a quarterback. He earned first team all-league honors as a “utility player.” Lane completed 92 of 184 passing attempts for 1,617 yards and 20 touchdowns and six interceptions. He rushed 83 times for 486 yards (5.9 per carry) with eight touchdowns. The Panthers were 8-4 on the season with a playoff berth in the NCS/Les Schwab Tires Football Championships. His team fell 49-14 to Bishop O’Dowd HS in the quarterfinals after defeating Alhambra in the first round. In his sophomore season in 2017 he completed 86-of-199 attempts for 1,184 yards and eight touchdowns. He rushed for an additional 136 yards on 74 carries with nine touchdowns. The Panthers had a record of 6-4 and lost 59-0 to Christian Brothers in the first round of the CIF Sac-Joaquin Section Football Playoffs. Coached in high school by Craig Holden. Also competed in volleyball in high school as an outside hitter and middle blocker for Benicia. His team won four of its 10 games and finished tied for sixth in the Diablo Athletic League Valley Division standings. Personal: Entrepreneurship major at EWU and had a 3.86 grade point average through spring quarter of 2021. Born 4/17/02 in Fairfield, Calif. His parents are Brandon and Dadane Lane. Nickname is “Kam.” Year GP TT Hi S TL-Yds FF-FR PBU I-Yds 2020-21 6 5 1 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0

#51 Andrei Leonardi

OL, 6-4, 290, Jr., Bothell, Wash.

RB, 6-0, 210, So., Monroe, Wash.

2020-21: He played in five Eastern games as a backup offensive lineman. He helped block for an Eastern team which finished third in FCS in total offense with an average of 524.9 yards per game after entering the postseason leading FCS. The Eagles were also fourth nationally in passing (367.3) and eighth in scoring offense (37.7). Eastern’s passing average was the third-best in school history and the average of 524.9 yards per game of total offense was fourth, just ahead of the 2019 average of 524.8 which led FCS.

2018: Redshirted, but played in three games in accordance with a new NCAA rule that allows student-athletes to play in up to four games and still redshirt. He had seven carries for 52 yards and a 7.4 average per rush. He had five yards in his first carry in his first EWU game versus Cal Poly (9/22/18), then rushed six times for 47 yards with a long of 44 versus Southern Utah (10/6/18). He also saw action versus UC Davis (12/8/18) in the FCS Playoffs. HS: Graduated from Monroe HS in 2018. He was named by the Seattle Times as a “White Chip” selection as one of the top 100 prospects in the state of Washington. Monroe enjoyed its most success in school history in winning 33 games in four seasons, including 10 in 2017. As a senior, he earned first team 4A All-State honors as a running back from Associated Press. He was the Offensive Player of the Year on the Everett Herald All-Area team. He had 271 carries for a school-record 2,134 rushing yards (7.8 per carry and 177.8 per game) and 25 touchdowns. He also had 42 catches for 394 yards receiving and three touchdowns for a total of 2,528 yards and 28 touchdowns on offense. Defensively, he had 18 total tackles and one interception that he returned 65 yards. In 12 games in 2017, he had 11 100-yard rushing games and four with at least 200, with a high of 287 yards (on 23 carries) in a seasonopening win against Meadowdale. Lewis touched the ball an incredible 50 times in Monroe’s first-round game in the State 4A Playoffs, rushing 46 times for 229 yards and catching four passes for 25 yards. That 21-14 victory was Monroe’s first state football playoff win in school history. The Bearcats finished as the runner-up in the 4A Wesco League with a 7-1 record, and closed the year 10-2 after a 56-14 loss to Sumner in the quarterfinals of the playoffs. As a junior, he played sparingly at running back and rushed just three times for 62 yards and a touchdown, and caught nine passes for 176 yards and another score. He had seven total tackles as a junior when Monroe was 9-2 overall and 6-1 in the league, and also advanced to the quarterfinals of the 4A State Playoffs. His team beat Auburn-Riverside 48-28 before falling 58-42 to Sumner in the quarterfinals. Monroe was making its first appearance in the state playoffs in 20 years. Lewis also had 54 tackles with 7 1/2 sacks as sophomore, and was on the Monroe roster as a freshman. The Bearkcats had records of 7-3 overall and 5-2 in the Wesco in 2015, and 7-4 and 5-2 in 2014. His high school teammate Joshua Jerome helped block for Lewis and joined the Eagles in fall of 2018. Jerome’s brother, J.J. Jerome, rushed for 2,050 yards and 27 touchdowns as a senior in the fall of 2016. Eagle teammate Efton Chism III (’20) also attended Monroe. Personal: Health psychology major at EWU. Born 12/1/99 in Torrance, Calif. Parents are Tabitha and Avery Lewis. Year GP 2018 3 2019 2 2020-21 3 Totals 8

Car Yds Hi Apc Apg TD 7 52 47 7.4 17.3 0 12 63 64 5.3 31.5 1 6 53 51 8.8 17.7 0 25 168 64 6.7 21.0 1

Isaiah Lewis Long Plays of 40+ Yards (1) 44 yard rush – Southern Utah – 10/6/18

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ACADEMIC HONORS CANDIDATE #54 Cale Lindsay

LB, 6-1, 220, Jr., Tacoma, Wash. 2020-21: Was named to the Big Sky Conference All-Academic team. He made the first start of his career versus Cal Poly (3/27/21) and had a career-high eight tackles. Lindsay also started in EWU’s finale versus North Dakota State (4/24/21) in the FCS Playoffs. 2019: He was named to the Big Sky Conference All-Academic team. Played 10 of EWU’s 12 games, mostly on special teams. He had 20 tackles on the season, including a high of seven in EWU’s season finale versus Portland State (11/23/19). He also had three against Northern Colorado (10/12/19). 2018: Was named to the Big Sky Conference All-Academic team. He saw action in seven games and finished the season with eight tackles and a fumble recovery. He had three tackles and the fumble recovery in EWU’s 74-23 win at Portland State (11/16/18) to wrap-up a share of the Big Sky Conference title. 2017: Redshirted. He was the team’s defensive scout team player of the week once. HS: Graduated from Lakes HS in 2017. His head coach in high school was Dave Miller. After having 196 tackles in his final two high school seasons combined, he received votes in the balloting for State 3A Player of the Year as chosen by the Associated Press. Selected to the Tacoma News Tribune All-Area first team as a tight end for the second-straight season. Despite a hamstring injury, he still earned first team All-3A Pierce County League honors and was the league’s “Front Seven” Player of the Year after leading Lakes in tackles with 121 (13.4 per game) during the regular season. Lindsay also had four sacks, two pass deflections and a forced fumble. On offense, he finished the season with 12 catches for 205 yards (17.1 per catch) with three touchdowns, and punted for a 37.9 average with a long of 45. Six times he had double figures in tackles, including 16 versus Bellarmine Prep. He had 15 and 14 in the final two regular season games of his career. Lakes finished 7-5, beating EdmondsWoodway (18-12) and Southridge (31-17) in the State 3A Playoffs before falling to Eastside Catholic (57-24) in the quarterfinals. Earned 2016 preseason All-State honors from the Tacoma News Tribune, as well as the Olympian, as a linebacker. As a junior, earned first team All-State honors from the Associated Press as a tight end. Was also selected to the Tacoma News Tribune All-Area team as a junior, and also earned first team All-3A Pierce County League honors as a tight end and honorable mention as a linebacker. He had 36 catches for 613 yards (17.0 per catch) and 10 touchdowns. He also had 75 tackles and an interception on defense. He had two touchdown catches on three occasions, with a high of 104 yards on four catches (no scores) versus Auburn Mountainview. He had 11 tackles in victories over Franklin Pierce and Bonney Lake. The Lancers finished 10-3 after beating Kamiakin (53-34) and Kennewick (35-6) in the State 3A Playoffs and then falling to eventual champion Eastside Catholic (49-21) in the semifinals. Also played varsity football as a sophomore, and competed in track and field in high school. Numerous former Eagles also attended Lakes, including 2016 senior J.J. Njoku (’12) and 1991-92 All-Big Sky Conference running back Harold Wright (’89). Lindsay attended EWU football camp, enabling the coaching staff to get a closer recruiting look at him. He was named by the Seattle Times as a “White Chip” selection as one of the top 100 prospects in the state of Washington. Personal: Mechanical engineering technology major at EWU and had a 3.38 grade point average through spring quarter of 2021. Born 10/2/98 in Federal Way, Wash. Parents are Shelby and Katrina Lindsay. Name is pronounced “lynnd-zay.” Year GP TT Hi S TL-Yds FF-FR PBU I-Yds 2018 7 8 3 0 0-0 0-1 0 0-0 2019 10 20 7 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 2020-21 7 16 8 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 Totals 24 44 8 0 0-0 0-1 0 0-0

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for 17 yards and a rush for eight. He appeared in 10 games as a freshman in 2018, earning a start in two. He closed the year by catching 10 passes for 131 yards and a touchdown, averaging 13.1 yards per catch. HS: Graduated from Graham-Kapowsin HS in 2018. As a senior in 2017, Mason was the Tacoma Athletic Commission Athlete of the Year and was selected to play in the 2018 EastWest All-State game. Mason earned 4A All-State honorable mention honors as a receiver, and was selected to the Tacoma News Tribune All-Area team. He was also selected to the Cascadia Preps All-State second team and was a first team All-South Puget Sound League selection. He caught 72 passes for 1,243 yards and 13 touchdowns as a senior. He and fellow Eastern teammate Micah Smith helped the Eagles finished 10-2 overall and were 7-1 in the 4A South Puget Sound League to finish as the runner-up behind 8-0 Puyallup. Their season came to an end with a 49-17 loss to eventual runner-up Woodinville in the quarterfinals of the State 4A Playoffs. In his junior season while playing along with Smith and another current EWU teammate, Matt Shook, the Eagles were 9-2. They advanced to the State 4A Playoffs where is beat Kentlake (55-28) and lost to eventual champion Camas (55-6) in the second round. In 2015, Graham-Kapowsin advanced to the quarterfinals of the 4A Playoffs and finished 11-1 after going a perfect 6-0 in the SPSL 4A South Division. After a playoff victory over Mount Si (38-13), the Eagles suffered their first loss of the season against Lake Stevens (49-14). His Eastern teammates Malaki Roberson (’20), Micah Smith (’18) and Matt Shook (’17) also attended Graham-Kapowsin. Personal: Communications studies major and had a 3.32 grade point average through spring quarter of 2021. Nickname is “Tre.”

#13 Debore’ae McClain

DL, 6-3, 235, Jr., Bremerton, Wash. 2020-21: Played in all seven games and made the first start of his career versus Northern Arizona (3/6/21) as a defensive end. He had three tackles in that game, as well as his next outing against Idaho State (3/13/21) when he had 1 1/2 sacks. He finished the year with 12 total tackles and had a quarterback hurry versus Cal Poly (3/27/21). 2019: Played in all 12 Eastern games, and had 11 tackles and two quarterback hurries on the season. Five of his tackles came versus Idaho (9/21/19). 2018: Played in all 15 games in his first season as an Eagle, finishing with 10 tackles. He had a season-high of two tackles versus both Central Washington (9/1/18) and Southern Utah (10/6/18). He had a single tackle in six other games. 2017: Redshirted. HS: Graduated from Peninsula HS in 2017. Coached in high school by Ross Filkins. Earned honorable mention All-3A South Sound Conference honors as a defensive lineman. Helped Peninsula finish 10-2 in his senior season and advance to the State 3A Playoffs where the Seahawks defeated Stadium (44-21) and Mountain View (17-0) before losing to Meadowdale (34-29) in the quarterfinals. Also competed in basketball, soccer and track and field while in high school. Personal: Management major at EWU. Born 12/26/98 in Bremerton, Wash. Mother is Kisha McClain. Nickname is “Debo”. Name is pronounced “duh-bore-ee-aa.” Year GP TT Hi S TL-Yds FF-FR PBU I-Yds 2018 15 10 2 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 2019 12 11 5 0 1-1 0-0 0 0-0 2020-21 7 12 5 1.5 2-6 0-0 0 0-0 Totals 34 33 5 1.5 3-7 0-0 0 0-0 QB Hurries: 2019/2; 2020-21/1; Totals/3.

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#80 Robert Mason III

#26 Darreon Moore

2020-21: Was named to the Big Sky Conference All-Academic team. Played in four Eastern games, making his Eagle debut versus Cal Poly (3/27/21). He did not catch any passes.

Career: Moore has played in 25 career games (seven as a starter), and has 40 tackles with three passes broken up and a sack.

CWU: He played in 18 games at Central Washington, with two-year career totals of 20 receptions for 214 yards and a touchdown. As a sophomore in 2019, Mason caught 10 passes for 83 yards for the Wildcats, and also had a kickoff return

2020-21: Was named to the Big Sky Conference All-Academic team. Played in just one game for the Eagles.

WR, 6-1, 180, Jr., Graham, Wash.

DB, 5-11, 190, Jr., Pasco, Wash.

2019: He was named to the Big Sky Conference All-Academic team. He started eight of the 10 games he played, making the first start of his career at Washington (8/31/19). He closed the

EASTERN 2021 FOOTBALL FCS Playoffs 1985•1992•1997•2004•2005•2007•2009•2010•2012•2013•2014•2016•2018•2020/21 year with 29 tackles, a sack, three passes broken up and a fumble recovery. Moore had a career-high six tackles with a sack versus Lindenwood, and had four tackles in back-to-back games against Sacramento State (10/5/19) and Northern Colorado (10/12/19). 2018: Was named to the Big Sky Conference All-Academic team. He played in 14 games and had 11 tackles on the season. All but one of his tackles came in the last seven games of the season, including three versus Maine (12/15/18) in the semifinals of the FCS Playoffs. He also had two versus UC Davis in the regular season (11/10/18) and FCS Playoffs (12/8/18). 2017: Redshirted. Moore graduated from high school early, and attended EWU during spring quarter. He saw reps as a cornerback during spring practices, and had a tackle in the RedWhite Spring Game. HS: Graduated from Kamiakin HS in 2017. His head coach in high school was Scott Biglin. Although he was unable to play, he was invited to play in the 52nd Annual East-West All-State game on June 30, 2017, in Moses Lake, Wash. As a senior in 2016, Moore was one of only 24 players honored as an All-State selection by the Seattle Times. Was also one of just 26 players selected to the Tacoma News Tribune All-State team as a defensive back. He earned first team All-Mid-Columbia honors as both a wide receiver and a defensive back, and was selected to the Tri-City Herald All-Area Team as a first team defensive back and second team wide receiver. It was the third time in his career he was first team all-league on defense. In the regular season he had 26 receptions for 496 yards (19.1 per catch) and eight touchdowns, and finished with 671 total all-purpose yards. Moore scored nine total touchdowns for a team which led the Mid-Columbia Conference in total offense (398.1) and was third in defense (249.9). He added five catches for 113 yards and a touchdown in the playoffs, giving him a season total of 31 grabs for 609 yards and nine scores. He helped lead Kamiakin to its first-ever State 3A title and the first for a high school in the city of Kennewick. The Braves beat O’Dea 14-7 in overtime to capture the first 3A title for a team east of the Cascade Mountains since 1999. Moore caught a 53-yard touchdown pass with 4:24 left to tie the game at 7-7 and help send it into overtime. He also had three tackles to earn recognition as the game’s MVP. Kamiakin finished the season 12-2 after handing the Irish their first defeat in 14 games. Was a preseason All-State selection by the Tacoma News Tribune. As a junior, he was selected to the Associated Press 3A All-State first-team as a defensive back, and earned first team All-MCC honors as a defensive back and second team as a receiver. He was also selected to the Tri-City Herald All-Area Team as a first team defensive back. Kamiakin led the Mid-Columbia Conference in total offense (386.0) and was second in defense (259.8). The Braves finished the 2015 season 8-3 overall and lost to Lakes 53-34 in the first round of the State 3A Playoffs. He also started as a sophomore, and was a first team All-MCC selection. He led the Braves to an 8-3 record but did not advance to the State 3A Playoffs. His EWU teammates Wyatt Musser (’17), Tuna Altahir (’21), Woodley Downard (’21) and Messiah Jones (’21) also graduated from Kamiakin, and several other former Eagles played there, including former EWU player and assistant coach Garrick (Rick) Redden (’83). He attended EWU football camp, enabling the coaching staff to get a closer recruiting look at him. He was named by the Seattle Times as a “White Chip” selection as one of the top 100 prospects in the state of Washington. Moore was a three-star recruit on scout.com. He was also rated as a three-star recruit by 247sports.com, and was listed as the 19th best prospect in the state of Washington by that website. Rivals.com listed Moore as a three-star recruit. Personal: Has received his management degree and is now working on his master’s degree in business administration. He previously met requirements for his management degree and had a 3.53 grade point average in his master’s program through spring quarter 2021. Born 3/9/99 in Memphis, Tenn, and lived there for 14 years before moving west. Parents are Nickolus Thomas and Cassandra Moore-Thomas. First name is pronounced “dare-ee-uhn.” Year GP TT Hi S TL-Yds FF-FR PBU I-Yds 2018 14 11 3 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 2019 10 29 6 1 1-9 0-1 3 0-0 2020-21 1 0 - 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 Totals 25 40 6 1 1-9 0-1 3 0-0

Personal: Communications studies major. Born 12/9/99 in Vancouver, Wash. Parents are Misty and Matt Nellor. Nickname is “Papa Nell.” Year GP PC Hi Yds Apr Apg TD Lg 2018 4 0 -- 0 -- -- 0 -2019 8 0 -- 0 -- -- 0 -2020-21 6 1 1 2 2.0 0.3 0 2 Totals 18 1 1 2 2.0 0.1 0 2

#96 Jacob Newsom DL, 6-3, 280, Fr., Colville, Wash.

2020-21: Started all seven Eastern games, making his starting debut versus Idaho (2/27/21) when he had a pass broken up, a quarterback hurry and a tackle. He had a career-high five tackles versus both Northern Arizona (3/6/21) and Cal Poly (3/27/21). He had sacks in back-to-back games versus Idaho State (3/13/21) and CP. 2019: Redshirted, but played in one game in accordance with a new NCAA rule that allows student-athletes to play in up to four games and still redshirt. He made his Eagle debut against Northern Colorado (10/12/19) and had 20 total snaps with one tackle. He was defensive scout team player of the week once, and was also honored once on special teams. HS: Graduated in 2019 from Colville HS. He had 143 career tackles at Colville, with 15 sacks, 36 total tackles for loss and an interception. Was a first team 1A All-State selection as both an offensive lineman and defensive lineman as selected by Associated Press. He was the co-MVP of the Northeast 1A League while earning first team all-league honors as both an offensive and defensive lineman. He had 78 tackles and six sacks as a senior, helping lead Colville to the State 1A Championship in 2018. Colville finished 11-2 and won the 1A Northeast League title with a perfect 6-0 record. The Indians beat Connell (48-7), Meridian (42-22), Royal (31-28) and league rival Newport (48-7) to win the state title. As a junior he had 46 tackles with seven sacks, and also had two sacks as a sophomore. Colville was 9-2 overall and 7-0 in the league in 2017, and advanced to the quarterfinals of the State 1A Playoffs. In 2016, the Indians advanced to the second round of the playoffs and finished 7-4 overall and 5-2 in league play. Was coached in high school by Randy Cornwell and also competed in wrestling and track and field at Colville. He placed sixth as a senior at 285 pounds at the State 1A Mat Classic Wrestling Championships, falling to fellow EWU football freshman Luke Dahlgren in the quarterfinals. He helped Colville place third overall as a team. Personal: Communications studies major at EWU. Born 11/11/2000 in Albuquerque, N.M. His mother is Janalea Newsom-Gades. Nickname is Newby. Year GP TT Hi S TL-Yds FF-FR PBU I-Yds 2019 1 1 1 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 2020-21 7 22 5 2 3-11 0-0 1 0-0 Totals 8 23 5 2 3-11 0-0 1 0-0 QB Hurries: 2020-21/1.

#81 Aiden Nellor

#46 Conner O’Farrell

Career: Has 18 games of experience (one career catch)

2020-21: Was named to the Big Sky Conference All-Academic team. Played in all seven Eastern games, making his Eagle debut versus Idaho (2/27/21). He had one tackle in each of those seven games.

TE, 6-4, 230, So., Vancouver, Wash. 2020-21: Played in six games, catching one pass for two yards versus Cal Poly (3/27/21). 2019: He played in eight Eastern games and made his season debut at Washington (8/31/19). He didn’t catch any passes, but did have a pair of tackles on special teams – both coming versus Northern Colorado (10/12/19). 2018: Redshirted, but played in four games in accordance with a new NCAA rule that allows student-athletes to play in up to four games and still redshirt. He made his Eagle debut versus Washington State (9/15/18) and also played versus Cal Poly (9/22/18), Southern Utah (10/6/18) and UC Davis (11/10/18).

a sack and a fumble recovery on defense. He also had 21 pancake blocks. He helped Union to the 4A GSL title with a 4-0 record and a 9-2 overall mark. The Titans lost to Sumner 42-14 in the first round of the State 4A Playoffs. He also earned first team All-GSL honors as a defensive end in his junior season. He was an honorable mention selection as a sophomore. He also played basketball at Union, and helped the Titans to a league title and runner-up finish at the State 4A Tournament in 2017. Was coached at Union by Rory Rosenbach.

HS: Graduated from Union HS in 2018. He was listed as a two-star recruit by 247sports.com. As a senior, he earned All-Region honors from the Vancouver Columbian on defense after earning first team All-4A Greater St. Helens League honors as both a tight end and defensive lineman. He caught 18 passes for 286 yards and four touchdowns, and also had 22 tackles,

LB, 6-0, 215, Fr., Anchorage, Alaska

HS: Graduated from Service HS in 2020. Was selected as the Defensive Player of the Year on the All-State team as chosen by the Alaska Football Coaches Association. O’Farrell was a first team All-State choice as an inside linebacker and earned first team All-Cook Inlet Conference honors. According to MaxPreps, O’Farrell was the third best recruit out of the state of Alaska. He closed the 2019 season with 121 total tackles, including 20 1/2 for loss and 3 1/2 sacks. He had 16 quarterback hurries, an interception and three passes deflected. He recovered two fumbles and forced a pair. Service finished the season 8-3 overall and 2-2 in the Cook Inlet Conference, and was the runner-up in the Alaska State Playoffs. Service beat Chugiak 42-7 and Colony 27-18 before losing to South 27-13 in the championship game. Was coached in high school by Kahlil Bolling. Also wrestled and competed in rugby in high school.

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field in high school. As a junior he advanced to the State 2A Championships in the shot put and placed 14th with a personal best of 46-5 3/4. Personal: Criminal justice major at Eastern and had a 3.34 grade point average through spring quarter of 2021. Born 1/24/01 in America Samoa. His parents are Sorrow and Susana Valoaga. Is a first generation college student from his family. Name is pronounced “sole-ee” “paul-a-so-oh.” Year GP TT Hi S TL-Yds FF-FR PBU I-Yds 2019 2 2 1 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 2020-21 7 12 4 0 2-2 0-0 0 0-0 Totals 9 12 4 0 2-2 0-0 0 0-0

#50 Emmanuel Osuoha DL, 6-1, 225, So., Seattle, Wash.

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2020-21: Was named to the Big Sky Conference All-Academic team. Played in six games and had a pair of tackles. He had stops versus both Idaho State (3/13/21) and Cal Poly (3/27/21).

#22 Silas Perreiah

2019: Saw action in four games and had seven total tackles. He had three stops versus both Northern Colorado (10/12/19) and Idaho State (11/9/19). He was defensive scout team player of the week once.

RB, 5-11, 210, So., Spokane, Wash. Career: Perreiah has now played in 13 career games, and has 268 yards rushing with a touchdown and three catches for seven yards and another score.

2018: Redshirted, but played in one game in accordance with a new NCAA rule that allows student-athletes to play in up to four games and still redshirt. He had a tackle in his lone action versus Maine (12/15/18) in the semifinals of the FCS Playoffs.

2020-21: Was named to the Big Sky Conference All-Academic team. Played in EWU’s first three games and then missed the rest of the season. He finished with four carries for 13 yards and caught a pass for one yard. He had three carries for 14 yards against Northern Arizona (3/6/21).

HS: Graduated from Archbishop Murphy HS in 2018. He was listed as a two-star recruit by 247sports.com. He missed his senior season with a torn ACL suffered in July 2017. As a junior, he earned second team All-Cascade Conference honors as a running back. The Wildcats capped a perfect season by beating Liberty of Issaquah 56-14 for the 2A State title, their first since back-to-back championships in 2002 and 2003. In a 48-10 win over Tumwater in the quarterfinals, he rushed twice and scored both times on runs of 13 and 35 yards. The private school made national news by receiving five forfeits after dominating opponents in its first three games 170-0. In his sophomore season, the Wildcats advanced to the semifinals of the State 2A Playoffs, but lost to Tumwater 24-21. His former EWU and high school teammate, Anfernee Gurley (’17), played significantly as a true freshman for the Eagles after earning a variety of All-State honors when he played for the Wildcats. They were coached in high school by Jerry Jensen. Personal: Interdisciplinary studies major and had a 3.42 grade point average through spring quarter of 2021.. Born 12/21/99 in Everett, Wash. Parents are Cyril Osuoha and Victoria Nwachukwu. Last name is pronounced “oh-sue-ha.” Year GP TT Hi S TL-Yds FF-FR PBU I-Yds 2018 1 1 1 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 2019 4 7 3 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 2020-21 6 2 1 0.5 2-6 0-0 0 0-0 Totals 11 10 3 0.5 2-6 0-0 0 0-0

ACADEMIC HONORS CANDIDATE #98 Soli Paleso’o

DL, 6-3, 290, Fr., Fife, Wash. 2020-21: Was named to the Big Sky Conference All-Academic team. Played in all seven Eastern games, finishing with 12 total tackles. He had four of them against Cal Poly (3/27/21) and also had a pair in three other games. 2019: Redshirted, but played in two games in accordance with a new NCAA rule that allows student-athletes to play in up to four games and still redshirt. He made his Eagle debut Northern Arizona (11/2/19) when he saw action in nine snaps, and also played versus Idaho State (11/9/19). Paleso’o had a tackle in each game. He was defensive scout team player of the week once, and earned the same honor once on special teams. HS: Graduated in 2019 from Fife HS. Was a three-star recruit by 247Sports. Was sidelined for the 2018 as his school finished 11-2, won the 2A South Puget Sound League Mountain Division title and advanced to the semifinals of the State 2A Playoffs. As a junior, he was the 2A SPSL Mountain Division Defensive Lineman of the Year. He helped lead his team to a 9-2 record, the first round of the 2A Playoffs and the SPSL Mountain Division title with a perfect 7-0 mark. In his sophomore year he earned first team All-SPSL honors as Fife finished 7-3 and advanced to the 2A Playoffs. Played for Kent Nevin at Fife. Also competed in track and

2019: He was named to the Big Sky Conference All-Academic team. He played in 10 games, making his Eagle debut versus Lindenwood (9/7/19). He ended up rushing seven times for 19 yards and scored his first career touchdown on a reception for three yards. He closed the year with 255 yards rushing (4.5 per carry), two catches for six yards and scored twice in 10 games of action. He rushed for 126 yards and a touchdown for his first 100-yard rushing game of his career versus North Dakota (9/28/19) to earn team offensive player of the week honors. He also rushed seven times for 35 games versus Northern Colorado (10/12/19) and seven times for 34 against Idaho State (11/9/19). HS: Graduated in 2019 from Northwest Christian HS. Was a two-star recruit by 247Sports. In his career he rushed for 5,602 yards and 72 touchdowns, and caught another 23 passes for one more score. On defense he had 236 career tackles with five interceptions, seven passes broken up and a pair of sacks. He also had a touchdown on a kickoff return and finished with 444 total points (74 TDs) in his career. As a senior, he was a first team 2B All-State selection as a running back as selected by Associated Press. For the third-straight season, he earned first team All-Northeast 2B League honors as a running back. He finished his senior year with 2,100 yards, 26 touchdowns and four interceptions on defense. He was a WIAA Athlete of the Week winner after rushing 37 times for 455 yards and six touchdowns in a 62-45 victory over Oroville. He also had 11 tackles and an interception on defense in that game. His other top rushing performances were 372, 246 and 197, with a total of 10 games with at least 100 yards. Five times he had double figures in tackles to finish with a season total of 106, including 22 in a 35-26 playoff win over Pe Ell/Willapa Valley. That was a quarterfinal game in the State 2B Playoffs, then the Crusaders bowed out in the semifinals. In his junior season, he earned first team all-league honors while rushing for 1,238 yards with a high of 202 and eight performances with at least 100. He also had 67 tackles on defense. As a sophomore, he rushed for 87 yards in the team’s opener and then had at least 103 in every game after that to earn first-team All-NE2B honors. He had a high of 309, with other performances of 227 and 224. He closed the year with 2,254 yards and 39 touchdowns, plus 63 tackles on defense. The Crusaders were 5-5 in his junior season after finishing 10-2 and sharing the 2B Northeast League title with two other schools. They picked up a 48-15 first-round win over Lake Roosevelt before losing in the quarterfinals of the State 2B Playoffs. Personal: Communications studies major at Eastern and had a 3.69 grade point average through spring quarter 2021. Born 8/1/2000 in Spokane, Wash. His parents are Chris and Stephanie Perreiah. Nickname is Si. Last name is pronounced “puh-ree-uh” (rhymes with Maria). Year GP 2019 10 2020-21 3 Totals 13

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Year GP PC Hi Yds Apr Apg TD Lg 2019 10 2 1 6 3.0 0.6 1 3t 2020-21 3 1 1 1 1.0 0.3 0 1 Totals 13 3 1 7 2.3 0.5 1 3t SILAS PERREIAH Top Rushing Performances (1 with 100+) 23 carries, 126 yards, 1 TD – North Dakota – 9/28/19

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#75 Brad Prestegord

OL, 6-3, 300, So., Pe Ell, Wash. 2020-21: He played in a pair of games as a backup offensive lineman. 2019: Was a non-lettering squad member and did not play in any games. 2018: Redshirted. HS: Graduated from Pe Ell HS in 2018. He played in the 2018 Earl Barden 1A/2A East-West All-Star Game. As a senior in 2017, he was on Lewis County Chronicle All-Area team as an offensive lineman. He earned first team All-2B Costal League honors as both an offensive and defensive lineman. He earned the same all-league honors as a junior as well, helping lead his team to a pair of league titles, as well as the 2B Central League championship once. Was coached in high school by Josh Fluke. Also competed in basketball and track and field in high school. Personal: Construction management major at EWU. Born 12/22/99 in Tacoma, Wash. Parents are Aaron Prestegord and Stacie Tweedy. He and his brother, Taylor, who also attended Eastern, are first-generation members of their family to attend college. Nickname is “Chunk.”

#97 Ben Roe

DL, 6-0, 295, Fr., Concord, Calif. 2020-21: Played in all seven games, making his Eagle debut versus Idaho (2/27/21). He had five of his 12 tackles versus Northern Arizona (3/6/21) and had his first career sacks versus Cal Poly (3/27/21). Roe also had three tackles in the rematch versus Idaho (4/10/21). HS: Graduated from De La Salle HS in Concord, Calif., in 2020. He was a two-star recruit by 247 Sports. Earned first team all-league honors as an offensive lineman. The renowned California program had a 12-2 record, and won the 2019 CIF North Coast Section Football Playoffs with a 49-7 victory over Pittsburg. Other victories in the playoffs include a semifinal victory against Monte Vista (49-13) and a quarterfinal victory against Amador Valley (69-14). Ranked No. 16 nationally, the Spartans lost to No. 1 St. John Bosco HS in a season-ending championship bowl game. In 2018, Roe helped his team to a NCS/Les Schwab Tires Football Championship victory over Liberty HS 42-7. The Spartans defeated Pittsburg 38-0 to advance to the championship game. They lost to Mater Dei HS 3521 in a CIF championship bowl game. In 2017, De La Salle was 11-2 after winning the NCS/ Les Schwab Tires Football Championship over Pittsburg with a 24-7 win. The Spartans beat Clayton Valley Charter 45-7 in the semifinals, and advanced to a CIF Championship Bowl game where they were defeated by Mater Dei HS 52-21. Coached in high school by Justin Alumbaugh. Former Eagle running back Antoine Custer Jr. was a 2016 De La Salle graduate and finished the 2019 season for EWU with the eighth-best rushing total in school history with 1,228 yards and 16 touchdowns to rank fourth. He finished his 47-game career with 3,045 yards to rank fourth and 39 touchdowns to rank second. Roe also competed in wrestling in high school, winning four individual and team titles in the East Bay Athletic League. He competed in the 285-pound weight class for De La Salle, and won over 20 matches to win the division title and qualify for the California Interscholastic Federation State Championships. In addition, he was a rugby player in high school. Personal: Major undecided, but interested in majoring in business or kinesiology at Eastern. Born 12/19/01 in Walnut Creek, Calif. His parents are Jeremy and Amber Roe. Year GP TT Hi S TL-Yds FF-FR PBU I-Yds 2020-21 7 12 5 1.5 3-4 1-0 0 0-0

ACADEMIC HONORS CANDIDATE #14 Darrien Sampson

DB, 6-0, 180, So., South Seattle, Wash. Career: Sampson has played in 21 career games now (10 starts) and has 32 tackles, two interceptions and four passes broken up.

2020-21: Was named to the Big Sky Conference All-Academic team. Started all seven games at cornerback for EWU. He equaled his career high with five tackles in the FCS Playoffs versus North Dakota State (4/24/21). He broke up passes versus Idaho State (3/13/21) and Idaho (4/10/21).

2019: He was named to the Big Sky Conference All-Academic team. Sampson started three of the 10 games he played, and made his season debut at Washington (8/31/19). Sampson closed the year with 17 tackles, a pair of passes broken up and an interception. He made the first start of his career against Northern Arizona (11/2/19) and finished with five tackles, a pass broken up and a quarterback hurry. He had his first career interception versus Idaho State (11/9/19), and had four tackles against Montana (10/26/19). In EWU’s three scrimmages in the spring, including the Red-White Game, Sampson had six tackles and a pass broken up. 2018: Redshirted, but played in four games in accordance with a new NCAA rule that allows student-athletes to play in up to four games and still redshirt. He made his debut versus Nicolls (12/1/18) in the FCS Playoffs, then had two tackles against UC Davis (12/8/18) in the quarterfinals. He also played in the semifinals against Maine (12/15/18) and the championship game versus North Dakota State (1/5/18). HS: Graduated from Rainier Beach HS in 2018. He was named by the Seattle Times as a “White Chip” selection as one of the top 100 prospects in the state of Washington. He was rated by 247sports.com as a 3-star recruit and the No. 30 prospect in the state of Washington. Rivals.com rated him as a 2-star recruit. As a senior, he earned first team All-3A Metro League Mountain Division honors as a cornerback. He helped Rainier Beach finish 10-3 overall and 3-1 in the 3A Metro League Mountain Division standings. The Vikings advanced to the State 3A championship game where it lost to O’Dea 38-11. Rainier Beach won preliminary playoff games against Mt. Spokane (28-21), Peninsula (37-28) and Garfield (49-21). In his junior season in 2016, Rainier Beach finished 8-3 to advance to the State 3A Playoffs, and won the 3A Metro League Valley Division title with a perfect 5-0 record. He also earned all-league recognition as a junior and sophomore. His teammates Anthony Stell Jr. and Frederick Roberson also graduated from Rainier Beach in 2018, and their coach at Rainier Beach was Darrien’s father, Corey Sampson. Sampson also played basketball for Rainier Beach, which won the State 3A title his sophomore season and finished 23-6 after beating O’Dea 70-49 for the title. Personal: Communication studies major at EWU. Born 12/2/99. Calif. Parents are Corey Sampson and Collette Frazier. Nickname is “D.samp.” Name is pronounced “mal-uh-kie” “raw-ber-son.” Year GP TT Hi S TL-Yds FF-FR PBU I-Yds 2018 4 2 2 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 2019 10 17 5 0 1-2 0-0 2 1-0 2020-21 7 13 5 0 0-0 0-0 2 1-0 Totals 21 32 5 0 1-2 0-0 4 2-0

ACADEMIC HONORS CANDIDATE #29 Cage Schenck

DB, 5-9, 170, Fr., Woodinville, Wash. 2020-21: Was named to the Big Sky Conference All-Academic team. Played in six games for EWU, making his Eagle debut against Northern Arizona (3/6/21). He had four tackles, including two versus Cal Poly (3/27/01) and Idaho (4/10/21). HS: Graduated from Woodinville HS in 2020. As a senior, he was named by the Seattle Times as a “White Chip” selection as one of the top 100 prospects in the state of Washington. Schenck was selected to the Seattle Times All-State team for all classifications. He earned honorable mention 4A All-State honors from the Associated Press as a defensive back. He also earned a spot on the Seattle Times Star Times All-Area squad. He earned first team All-KingCo 4A Crest Division honors as a wide receiver, cornerback and return specialist. He finished with 706 receiving yards and eight touchdowns on offense, and had 34 tackles and three interceptions on defense. He helped Woodinville finish 11-2 in 2019, including a 3-1 league mark. The Falcons beat Skyview (38-17) and Kennedy Catholic (55-42) in the first two rounds of the State 4A Playoffs before falling to eventual runner-up Bothell (31-21) in the semifinals. As a junior, he was named first team All-KingCo 4A as a wide receiver, defensive back and kick returner. He had 22 receptions for 557 yards and seven touchdowns while also racking up 43 tackles and tying for the team lead with five interceptions. Woodinville won the league title with a 4-0 record and was 11-2 overall. The Falcons beat Skyview (34-21) and Gonzaga Prep (45-24) before falling in the semifinals to eventual runner-up Lake Stevens (28-14) in the semifinals. Was coached in high school by Wayne Maxwell. His Eagle teammate Bailey Price (’21) also attended Woodinville. Also played basketball at Woodinville and received first team All-KingCo 4A League honors as both a senior and junior. During his four-year career for the Falcons, Schenck played in 88 games and averaged 13.7 points, 2.8 assists, 4.2 rebounds, and 2.4 steals per game. He had a career point total of 1,205 while making 43 percent of his shots from the field. In his sophomore season in 2017-18, Schenck was honored on the All-KingCo 4A boys’ basketball team as a second team selection. He averaged 13.0 points, 3.5 rebounds, and 2.7 assists per game to rank in the top five for scoring in the league. The Falcons finished 16-11 his senior season. Personal: Major undecided, but had a 3.47 grade point average through spring quarter of

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ACADEMIC HONORS CANDIDATE 2020-21 TEAM CO-CAPTAIN #8 Jack Sendelbach

LB, 6-3, 235, Sr., Seattle, Wash. Career: An Eagle since the fall of 2015 when he redshirted, Sendelbach enters the 2021 season with 192 tackles in his 39game career (18 as a starter), and has had 10 performances in double figures. He also has five career sacks, 17 total tackles for loss, four fumble recoveries and three forced fumbles. 2020-21: He became the 20th different Eastern player in school history (total of 24 honors) to be recognized as one of 54 members nationally on the FCS Athletic Director’s Association Academic All-Star Team. He joined the likes of former Eagle Cooper Kupp and EWU head coach Aaron Best to be selected to the prestigious team, which began in 1998 and honored its 23rd class in 2020-21. Was named to the Big Sky Conference All-Academic team. Sendelbach was also named to the Hampshire Honor Society as chosen by the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame. He finished with 33 tackles to rank sixth on the team despite playing in just three games. He played his first game in 2020-21 as a starter in EWU’s 32-22 win at 11th-ranked UC Davis (4/3/21) and had six tackles. In his next game versus Idaho (4/10/21), Sendelbach finished with a career-high 14 tackles. He closed the year with 13 tackles for EWU in the FCS Playoffs against North Dakota State (4/24/21) to hit double figures for the 10th time of his career. Selected for the second-straight year as a senior team co-captain as voted upon by his teammates, joining quarterback Eric Barriere, safety Calin Criner, running back Tamarick Pierce, offensive tackle Tristen Taylor and linebacker Ty Graham. He returns after being granted a sixth year by the NCAA in the offseason to complete four years of eligibility because of seasons lost because of injuries. 2019: He was named to the Big Sky Conference All-Academic team. He started in all 11 of the games he played, and missed only EWU’s game at Idaho (9/21/19). He finished second on the team with 94 tackles, and also finished with eight total tackles for loss, three sacks, two forced fumbles, two quarterback hurries, a pass broken up and a fumble recovery. His average of 8.5 tackles per game ranked ninth in the Big Sky. Sendelbach closed the year with 10 tackles and a sack at Portland State (11/23/19) for the seventh double-figure tackling performance in his career. He was the team’s defensive player of the week against North Dakota (8/31/19) when he had 12 stops and a sack. His other double figure tackling performances included 12 against Jacksonville State (9/14/19) and Montana (10/26/19), and 11 against Northern Arizona (11/2/19) and Cal Poly (11/16/19). He also had a sack and seven total tackles versus Idaho State (11/9/19), and versus NAU he had a forced fumble, pass broken up and a quarterback hurry. Eastern was a perfect 5-0 at home in 2019, and Sendelbach had 38 tackles and a pair of sacks in those five games. Was also chosen as one of five EWU team co-captains for the 2019 season. 2018: He had a team-high 24 tackles with a pair of sacks in three spring scrimmages, including 11 tackles and a sack in EWU’s Red-White Game. He helped lead the White to a 17-0 shutout of the Red, whose deepest penetrations of the game were the White 21 and 23 yard lines in the fourth quarter. 2017: Was named to the Big Sky Conference All-Academic team. Was Eastern’s super-sub in 2017, filling in for a starter four times in 2017 and finishing with 49 tackles in 11 games with two sacks. With three fumble recoveries in 2017, Sendelbach ranked ninth in FCS. He earned a pair of Big Sky Conference Player of the Week honors after helping lead EWU’s sterling defensive effort in a 21-14 victory over North Dakota (11/11/17). Besides earning the team’s defensive player of the week honor, he was the official Big Sky Defensive Player of the Week and earned the same honor from College Sports Madness after finishing with 11 tackles and recovering a key fumble in the win. He was credited with a half-sack, and his fumble

recovery came with 13:21 left in the game at the EWU 1-yard line and the Eagles clinging to a 21-7 lead. Five of his tackles came in the second quarter when EWU outscored UND 14-0 and had a dominating 191-29 advantage in total offense. Sendelbach was replacing suspended starting middle linebacker Kurt Calhoun in the lineup, and earlier in the 2017 season had started three games as an injury replacement for Ketner Kupp at strong-side linebacker. Besides his big game against UND, he had a season-high 13 tackles versus North Dakota State (9/9/17) in place of Kupp. Sendelbach closed the season with seven tackles against Portland State (11/18/17). He moved from the defensive line to linebacker in the spring. 2016: Was named to the Big Sky Conference All-Academic team. En route to earning EWU Special Teams Player of the Year accolades, he was EWU’s special teams player of the week against Washington State (9/3/16), Northern Colorado (10/8/16) and Portland State (11/18/16). He had 16 tackles as a redshirt freshman, playing all 13 games before missing EWU’s game in the FCS Playoffs against Youngstown State (12/17/16) with a high ankle sprain. He had a season-high four tackles against Richmond (12/10/16) in the FCS Playoffs. He had a team-leading three sacks in three spring scrimmages with a total of eight tackles. 2015: Redshirted. HS: Graduated from Blanchet HS in 2015. As a senior in 2014, Sendelbach was a second team selection at tight end and linebacker on The Associated Press 3A All-State team. He was the 3A Metro Mountain Conference co-Defensive Player of the Year and was a two-way first team all-conference player at tight end and linebacker. He was named by the Seattle Times as a “White Chip” selection as one of the top 100 prospects in the state of Washington. Sendelbach had 136 tackles, five sacks, 14 total tackles for loss and three forced fumbles in 2014. He had three games with 20 or more tackles, including a school-record 22. As a junior in 2013, Sendelbach totaled 128 tackles, 14 tackles for loss and six sacks, plus one blocked punt. He was a second team All-3A Metro Mountain selection as a tight end and linebacker. He was the team’s MVP (2014) and defensive MVP (2013 and 2014). In 2012, he was given the “Mr. Sophomore” award at Blanchet, which goes to the top sophomore in the football program. He also wrestled in high school and has had a 335-pound clean lift. His former Eastern teammate Andre Lino (’13) also attended Blanchet. Personal: Sendelbach graduated following spring quarter in 2019 in marketing, and is now in a graduate program for sport and recreation administration. He had a 3.93 grade point average thus far in his master’s program after having a 3.37 GPA as an undergraduate. Born 1/13/97 in Seattle, Wash. Parents are Michael and Kristine Sendelbach. Year GP TT Hi S TL-Yds FF-FR PBU I-Yds 2016 13 16 4 0 1-0 1-0 0 0-0 2017 11 49 13 2 7-24 1-3 0 0-0 2018 1 0 -- 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 2019 11 94 12 3 8-25 1-1 1 0-0 2020-21 3 33 14 0 1-2 0-0 0 0-0 Totals 39 192 14 5 17-51 3-4 1 0-0 JACK SENDELBACH Top Tackling Performances (10 with 10+) 14 tackles – Idaho – 4/10/21 13 tackles – North Dakota State – 4/24/21 13 tackles – North Dakota State – 9/9/17 12 tackles – Montana – 10/26/19 12 tackles – North Dakota – 9/28/19 12 tackles – Jacksonville State – 9/14/19 11 tackles – Cal Poly – 11/16/19 11 tackles – Northern Arizona – 10/2/19 11 tackles – North Dakota – 11/11/17 10 tackles – Portland State – 11/23/19

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ACADEMIC HONORS CANDIDATE #73 Matt Shook

OL, 6-4, 290, Jr., Graham, Wash. Career: Has 17 games of experience after not playing in 2019 because of an injury. 2020-21: Was named to the Big Sky Conference All-Academic team. He started all seven Eastern games as an offensive tackle. He helped block for an Eastern team which finished third in FCS in total offense with an average of 524.9 yards per game after entering the postseason leading FCS. The Eagles were also fourth nationally in passing (367.3) and eighth in scoring offense (37.7). Eastern’s passing average was the third-best in school history and the average of 524.9 yards per game of total offense was fourth, just ahead of the 2019 average of 524.8 which led FCS. 2019: Was a non-lettering squad member and did not play in any games. 2018: Played in 10 games for the Eagles. Eastern finished as the only school to rank in the top 20 in the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision in total offense, rushing and passing. The Eagles averaged 528.2 yards on offense to rank third in FCS, including 255.9 rushing (10th) and 272.3 passing (20th). Eastern was also ranked fourth in scoring (43.1). En route to a 12-3 finish overall and runner-up finish in the NCAA Division I Championship Game, the Eagles as a team finished the 2018 season with a school-record 6.62 average per rush on the season to break the previous record of 6.41 set in 2001. The Eagles set team records for rushing yards (3,839) and rushing touchdowns (41). 2017: Redshirted. HS: Graduated from Graham-Kapowsin HS in 2017. Capped his high school career by being selected to play in the 52nd Annual East-West All-State game on June 30, 2017, in Moses Lake, Wash. Selected to the Tacoma News Tribune All-Area second team as an offensive lineman. Shook was named by the Seattle Times as a “White Chip” selection as one of the top 100 prospects in the state of Washington. Shook was a two-star recruit by scout.com and rivals.com. Earned first team All-4A South Puget Sound League South Division honors. Was part of the “Trench Crew” in helping lead the Eagles to a 9-2 record, advancing to the State 4A Playoffs where is beat Kentlake (55-28) and lost to eventual champion Camas (55-6) in the second round. As a junior, he also earned first team All-SPSL 4A South Division honors. Graham-Kapowsin advanced to the quarterfinals of the 4A Playoffs and finished 11-1 after going a perfect 6-0 in the SPSL 4A South Division. After a playoff victory over Mount Si (38-13), the Eagles suffered their first loss of the season against Lake Stevens (49-14). Shook played on the offensive line with five-star recruit Foster Sarell, who was a U.S. Army High School All-American in 2016 and signed to play at Stanford. Shook’s head coach in high school was Eric Kurle. His Eagle teammates Micah Smith (’18) and Malaki Roberson (’20) also attended Graham-Kapowsin, as well as Central Washington transfer Robert Mason III (’18). Personal: Communication studies major with a 3.36 grade point average through spring quarter 2021. Born 5/7/99 in Lakewood, Wash. Parents are Steven Shook and Mariah Bartholomew. Nickname is “Shook Daddy.”

#23 Micah Smith

RB, 6-0, 190, So., Spanaway, Wash. Career: Has played in 13 Eagle games in his career and has 158 yards rushing and a score, plus three catches for 28 yards. 2020-21: Played in all seven Eastern games and finished the year with 52 yards and a touchdown on 11 rushes, and another 17 yards on two receptions. He had five rushes for 35 yards and his first career TD against Northern Arizona (3/6/21), and had catches versus UC Davis (4/3/21) and North Dakota State (4/24/21). 2019: He was named to the Big Sky Conference All-Academic team. He played in six Eastern games and made his Eagle debut against Lindenwood (9/7/19). He carried 27 times for 106 yards, with a high of 31 yards versus Lindenwood. He caught one pass for 11 yards, that coming versus Idaho (9/21/19). In EWU’s three scrimmages in the spring, including the Red-White Game, Smith was the workhorse with 80 yards on 31 carries. 2018: Redshirted.

HS: Graduated from Graham-Kapowsin HS in 2018. He was named by the Seattle Times as a “White Chip” selection as one of the top 100 prospects in the state of Washington. He was rated as a two-star recruit by Rivals.com, Scout.com and 247sports.com, which also rated him as the 31st best prospect in the state of Washington. As a senior, he earned first team All-4A South Puget Sound League honors as a running back. Graham-Kapowsin’s offense was altered to take advantage of junior quarterback Dylan Morris, a four-star recruit who signed with the University of Washington. Smith missed three games with injuries, but

had 616 rushing yards in the regular season and added 207 yards and two touchdowns on 24 carries in a 38-31 win over Lake Stevens in the State 4A Playoffs. He had a 93-yard touchdown run to give the Eagles a 21-10 lead. He had a pair of 200-yard rushing games on the season and had at least 100 yards rushing in three games. He had a best of 221 yards versus Arlington. The Eagles finished 10-2 overall and were 7-1 in the 4A South Puget Sound League to finish as the runner-up behind 8-0 Puyallup. Their season came to an end with a 49-17 loss to eventual State 4A runner-up Woodinville in the quarterfinals. As a junior, he was selected to the Tacoma News-Tribune All-Area team as a running back and also earned first team All-4A SPSL honors. He ran 228 times for 2,034 yards (8.9 per carry) on the season after having 1,713 yards and 24 touchdowns in the regular season. His regular season yardage total was fourth-best best in 4A South Puget Sound League history. He scored six touchdowns and had 234 yards rushing in a 71-43 win over Puyallup. Graham-Kapowsin won a district playoff game against Kentlake (55-28) before losing to eventual state champion Camas (55-6) in the first round of the State 4A Playoffs. The Eagles were 9-2 overall and were 7-1 to finish second in the 4A SPSL behind 8-0 Sumner. A knee injury kept Smith from playing as a sophomore at Graham-Kapowsin. Current Eagles Matt Shook (’17) and Robert Mason III (‘18) also attended Graham-Kapowsin, and Shook helped block for Smith during his 2,000-yard season. Former Eagle offensive lineman Thomas Gomez (’11) also attended Graham-Kapowsin. Personal: Sociology major at Eastern. Born 11/9/99 in Puyallup, Wash. Parents are Michael Smith and Katrice Davis-Smith. Year GP 2019 6 2020-21 7 Totals 13

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Year GP PC Hi Yds Apr Apg TD Lg 2019 6 1 1 11 11.0 1.8 0 11 2020-21 7 2 1 17 8.5 2.4 0 9 Totals 13 3 1 28 9.3 2.2 0 11

#10 Anthony Stell Jr.

WR, 5-10, 180, So., Seattle Wash. 2020-21: Played in all seven games with four starts, including the first start of his career in EWU’s opener against Idaho (2/27/21). Stell finished the season with 17 catches for 282 yards and three scores. Stell caught a four for 70 with a touchdown in the opener versus the Vandals, then topped that with five catches for 84 yards and a TD versus Northern Arizona (3/6/21). He had three catches for 43 yards and a touchdown in EWU’s 32-22 victory over 11th-ranked UC Davis (4/3/21). 2019: He played in nine of EWU’s 12 games, making his season debut against Lindenwood (9/7/19). He caught five passes for 41 yards, including a pair for 15 yards versus Northern Arizona (11/2/19). He had a 19-yard reception against Idaho (9/21/19), and a 12-yard catch versus Idaho State (11/9/19). He had a 98-yard kickoff return for a touchdown called back because of a penalty versus Cal Poly (11/16/19). In EWU’s three scrimmages in the spring, including the Red-White Game, Stell had six catches for 152 yards and a touchdown. 2018: Redshirted, but played in four games in accordance with a new NCAA rule that allows student-athletes to play in up to four games and still redshirt. He made his debut against Northern Colorado (11/3/18) and played in the three games after that as well, including EWU’s second-round game in the FCS Playoffs versus Nicholls (12/1/18). HS: Graduated from Rainier Beach HS in 2018. He was named by the Seattle Times as a “White Chip” selection as one of the top 100 prospects in the state of Washington. He was rated by 247sports.com as a 3-star recruit and the No. 17 prospect in the state of Washington. Rivals.com rated him as a 2-star recruit. As a senior, he was a first team 3A All-State selection as a tight end by the Associated Press. He also earned Star Times all-area honors by the Seattle Times. He was an All-3A Metro League Mountain Division selection as both a wide receiver and a cornerback. He helped Rainier Beach finish 10-3 overall and 3-1 in the 3A Metro League Mountain Division standings. The Vikings advanced to the State 3A championship game where it lost to O’Dea 38-11. Rainier Beach won preliminary playoff games against Mt. Spokane (28-21), Peninsula (37-28) and Garfield (49-21). In his junior season in 2016, he earned all-league honors as both a wide receiver and defensive back. Rainier Beach finished 8-3 to advance to the State 3A Playoffs, and won the 3A Metro League Valley Division title with a perfect 5-0 record. His teammates Darrien Sampson and Frederick Roberson also graduated from Rainier Beach in 2018, and their coach at Rainier Beach was Darrien’s father, Corey Sampson. Stell also played basketball for Rainier Beach, which won the State 3A title his sophomore season and finished 23-6 after beating O’Dea 70-49 for the title. Personal: Sociology major. Born 5/27/2000 in Olympia, Wash., Calif. Parents are Michael Johnson and Champale Washington. Nicknames are “Stelly” and “Manny.” Is a first-generation college student in his family.

EASTERN 2021 FOOTBALL BIG SKY CHAMPIONSHIPS: 1992•1997•2004•2005•2010•2012•2013•2014•2016•2018 Year GP PC Hi Yds Apr Apg TD Lg 2018 4 0 -- 0 -- -- 0 -2019 9 5 2 41 8.2 4.6 0 19 2020-21 7 17 5 282 16.6 40.3 3 54t Totals 20 22 5 323 14.7 16.1 3 54t

Year GP Rush Pass Total Apg Plays App 2018 6 -10 62 52 8.7 14 3.7 2019 12 1 73 72 6.0 32 2.3 2020-21 7 16 132 148 21.1 11 13.5 Totals 26 7 267 274 10.5 57 4.8

Kickoff Returns: 2019/4-60-15.0 (long of 19); 2020-21/7-145-20.7 (long of 28); Totals/11-205-18.6 (long of 28).

Gunner Talkington Career Long Plays of 40+ Yards (1) 71 yards (pass to Talolo Limu-Jones) – Cal Poly – 3/27/21

Anthony Stell Jr. Career Long Plays of 40+ Yards (1) 54 yards (TD pass from Eric Barriere) – Northern Arizona – 3/6/21

ACADEMIC HONORS CANDIDATE #15 Gunner Talkington

QB, 5-10, 215, Jr., Battle Ground, Wash. Career: He has completed 21-of-47 passes for 267 yards and four touchdowns in his career. 2020-21: Was named to the Big Sky Conference All-Academic team. Talkington made the first start of his career versus Cal Poly (3/27/21) and finished with career highs for completions (6), yards (132), touchdowns (2), rushing yards (14), long rush (14) and total offense (146). On Eastern’s second play of the game, he found Talolo Limu-Jones for a 71-yard gain and then followed with a 12-yard touchdown pass from Talkington to Freddie Roberson to open the floodgates in the 62-10 victory. He was the holder on placekicks in all seven EWU games – the third-straight season he’s held that duty. 2019: He was named to the Big Sky Conference All-Academic team. He played in all 12 Eastern games as a holder on placekicks, and saw action in five as a quarterback. He finished 9-of-26 for 73 yards and a 15-yard touchdown pass on a fake field goal attempt, with that score coming versus Idaho State (11/9/19) when he finished 2-of-5 for 21 yards. He was 2-of11 for 27 yards against Sacramento State (10/5/19). Talkington was 10-of-17 and had 155 yards and a touchdown in the Red team’s 20-14 victory over the White team in the annual Red-White Game, giving him 327 yards and a pair of TDs in three spring scrimmages. 2018: Was named to the Big Sky Conference All-Academic team. He had a 2-yard touchdown pass to Jayce Gilder on a fake field goal against North Dakota State (1/5/19) in the NCAA Division I Championship Game. For the season, he completed 6-of-12 passes for 62 yards, including a 3-of-6 performance for 35 yards against Southern Utah (10/6/18). He also completed both of his passes for 25 yards against Northern Colorado (11/3/18). He completed 11-of-23 passes (48 percent) for 118 yards and two touchdowns in three spring scrimmages, including 50 yards on 5-of-10 passing in EWU’s Red-White Game. 2017: Redshirted. Was selected as EWU’s co-Offensive Scout Team Player of the Year. He was the team’s offensive scout team player of the week twice. HS: Graduated from Battle Ground HS in 2017. Played in high school for Larry Peck. He passed for 7,905 yards and 77 touchdowns in his career, completing 70 percent of his passes (566-of-813). He also rushed 284 times for 648 yards and 14 touchdowns, giving him 8,553 yards of total offense in his career while accounting for 91 TDs. He earned first team All-4A Greater St. Helen’s League honors as a senior at quarterback, helping Battle Ground finish 7-2. He completed 71 percent of his passes as a senior (185-of-259) for 2,553 yards, 25 touchdowns and just three interceptions. He also rushed for 398 yards and 11 touchdowns, giving him 2,951 yards of total offense and 36 TDs accounted for. He was voted the high school player of the week by The Columbian after he completed 31-of-39 passes for 503 yards and six touchdowns in a win over Mountain View, adding 51 rushing to finish with 554 yards of total offense. Talkington earned All-GSHL second team honors in 2015 and was a first team choice as a sophomore in 2014. He passed for 2,774 yards and 24 touchdowns as a junior and 2,578 yards and 28 scores as a sophomore. Battle Ground advanced to the 2015 State 4A Playoffs in 2015 where it lost to eventual champion Gonzaga Prep 42-14 in the first round. The Tigers were 8-3 in his junior season and 4-5 as a sophomore. He also played baseball at Battle Ground, earning second team 4A All-State honors as a catcher. He started since his freshman season, earning All-GSHL honors three times. Personal: Management major with a 3.50 grade point average through spring quarter 2021. Born 9/4/98 in Spokane, Wash. Parents are Troy and Cathy Talkington. Year GP C-A Pct. Int-TD Yds Hi Apg Eff. 2018 7 6-12 50.0 0-1 62 35 8.9 120.9 2019 12 9-26 34.6 2-1 73 27 6.1 55.5 2020-21 7 6-9 66.7 0-2 132 132 18.9 263.2 Totals 26 21-47 44.7 2-4 267 132 10.3 112.0 Year GP Car Yds Hi Apc Apg TD Lg 2018 6 2 -10 0 -5.0 -1.7 0 0 2019 12 6 1 7 0.2 0.1 0 7 2020-21 7 2 16 14 8.0 2.3 0 14 Totals 26 10 7 14 0.7 0.3 0 14

ACADEMIC HONORS CANDIDATE #19 Michael Taras

WR, 6-1, 195, So., Vancouver, Wash. 2020-21: Was named to the Big Sky Conference All-Academic team. Played in four games, catching two passes for 40 yards and TD. He had his first career catch for 22 yards against Idaho (2/27/21) and had his first career score against Cal Poly (3/27/21) with an 18-yard grab. 2019: Was a non-lettering squad member and played in two games. He made his Eagle debut against Lindenwood (9/7/19) and also played against Northern Colorado (10/12/19). He was special teams scout team player of the week twice. Taras spent the spring as a reserve quarterback, and completed 4-of-11 passes for 55 yards a touchdown. 2018: Redshirted. HS: Graduated from Heritage HS in 2018. He earned second team 4A All-Greater St. Helens League honors in 2017. As a senior quarterback he completed 125-of-261 passes for 1,680 yards and 17 touchdowns with 10 interceptions. He also rushed for 455 yards and six more scores. Lettered three times in football and was a scholar-athlete all three years, plus served as team captain in 2017. He also lettered three years in basketball and track and field, and was also a scholar-athlete all three years in each sport. Personal: Management major with a 3.49 grade point average through spring quarter 2021. Born 10/8/99 in Kiev, Ukraine. Parents are Viktor and Yelena Taras. He is a first generation college student in his family. Year GP PC Hi Yds Apr Apg TD Lg 2019 2 0 -- 0 -- -- 0 -2020-21 4 2 1 40 20.0 10.0 1 22 Totals 6 2 1 40 20.0 6.7 1 22

ACADEMIC HONORS CANDIDATE #48 Trevor Thurman

LB, 6-3, 225, Fr., Kenmore, Wash. 2020-21: Was named to the Big Sky Conference All-Academic team. Played in four games and finished with a pair of tackles. He made his Eagle debut versus Cal Poly (3/27/21) and had single tackles against UC Davis (4/3/21) and North Dakota State (4/24/21). HS: Graduated from Inglemoor HS in 2020. He was named by the Seattle Times as a “White Chip” selection as one of the top 100 prospects in the state of Washington. He was a two-star recruit by 247 Sports. With three single season performances with at least 94 tackles, he averaged 9.8 tackles per game in his career with 314 total (178 solo, 136 assisted). He also rushed 1,117 yards on 196 carries for an average of 5.7 per carry and 11 touchdowns. He caught 17 passes for 144 yards and two more scores. As a senior, he earned first team All-4A KingCo Crown Division honors at inside linebacker and second team accolades as a running back. Thurman had 94 total tackles (10.4 per game) while forcing two fumbles and having a sack. He carried the ball 105 times for a total of 628 yards and seven touchdowns, and caught seven passes for 36 yards. The Vikings went 4-5 on the season. In 2018 as a junior, he earned second team all-league honors to help his team finish 5-4. He had 108 total tackles (12.0 per game) with a sack, and rushed for 416 yards and four touchdowns on 77 carries. In addition, he caught nine passes for 103 yards and two scores. Thurman was also a second team all-league pick in his sophomore season when had 103 total tackles (53 solo stops) for an average of 11.4 per game with one sack. He ran for 73 yards on 14 carries as the Vikings were 1-9 on the season. In 2016 when he was a freshman, he had nine tackles as Inglemoor was also 1-9 overall that year. Was coached in high school by Steve Hannan. Also competed in baseball at

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Personal: Major undecided, but interested in majoring in exercise science in at Eastern. Born 1/2/02 in Metairie, La. His parents are Demarcus and Shalanda Wells. Nickname is “D.” Year GP TT Hi S TL-Yds FF-FR PBU I-Yds 2020-21 6 4 2 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0

Personal: Major undecided, but had a perfect 4.0 grade point average through spring quarter of 2021 and is interested in majoring in business at Eastern. Born 7/4/02 in Kirkland, Wash. His parents are Mike Thurman and Paige Anderson-Thurman. Nickname is “Trev.” Year GP TT Hi S TL-Yds FF-FR PBU I-Yds 2020-21 4 2 1 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0

ACADEMIC HONORS CANDIDATE #58 Ahmani Williams

LB, 6-0, 215, Fr., Vancouver, Wash.

ACADEMIC HONORS CANDIDATE #88 Nolan Ulm

WR, 6-2, 190, Fr., Kelowna, B.C. 2020-21: Was named to the Big Sky Conference All-Academic team. Played in all seven Eastern games, making his Eagle debut versus Idaho (2/27/21) when he had his lone catch for nine yards. HS: Graduated from Kelowna Secondary HS in Kelowna, B.C., in 2020. He was a three-star recruit by 247 Sports and was the No. 1 ranked U18 wide receiver in Canada. He was selected to play for Team Canada at the 2020 International Bowl in Arlington, Tex. He was one of only three athletes in British Columbia and 40 in Canada to compete with and against the top high school football prospects in North America. In his final season of high school football while competing in the B.C. Secondary Schools Football Association, he earned provincial all-star honors in the Triple A Eastern Conference. Ulm caught 29 passes for 560 yards and nine touchdowns, and also had 28 tackles with a pair of sacks. Kelowna was 5-2, and ended its season with a 35-7 loss to Vancouver College, whose head coach is former Eastern quarterback Todd Bernett. Ulm finished the 2018 season with 44 receptions for 628 yards and seven touchdowns. He added 26 tackles, two sacks and two interceptions on defense. His high school coach was Chris Cartwright, and Ulm previously attended EWU football camp. He also competed in track and field at Kelowna. Ulm had a 4.0 grade point average, and current EWU basketball player Kennedy Dickie also attended Kelowna Secondary. Personal: Major undecided, but had a 3.97 grade point average through spring quarter of 2021 and is interested in majoring in business at Eastern. Born 1/17/02 in Edmonton, Alberta. His parents are Thomas and Kelsey Ulm. Will be a first generation college student in his family. Nickname is “Nolo.” Year GP PC Hi Yds Apr Apg TD Lg 2020-21 7 1 1 9 9.0 1.3 0 9

2020-21: Was named to the Big Sky Conference All-Academic team. He was selected as the team’s defensive scout team player of the year. Williams played in EWU’s final two games of the season, making his Eagle debut versus Idaho (4/10/21) when he had both of his tackles. HS: Graduated from Skyview HS in 2020. He earned first team All-4A Greater St. Helens League honors as a linebacker in his senior season. Williams was a two-star recruit and ranked as the 110th best prospect in the state of Washington. The Storm finished the 2019 season 8-3 overall, falling 38-17 to Woodinville in the first round of the State 4A Playoffs. Skyview was 3-1 in the 4A Greater St. Helens League behind 4-0 Camas, which would go on to win the State 4A title. He was also on the roster in his junior season when the Storm finished 6-5 overall and 2-2 in the league, as well as in 2017 when Skyview was 5-4 overall and 2-2 in the league. Coached in high school by former EWU defensive coordinator Steve Kizer. Also competed in track and field at Skyview in the 100 meters, 110-meter hurdles and the shot put. As a junior, he posted a personal-best time of 11.95 in the 100 meters and a personal best throw of 45-11 in shot put. Williams posted his personal-best time of 16.74 in the 110-meter hurdles as a sophomore. Personal: Major undecided, but had a 3.94 grade point average through spring quarter of 2021 and is interested in majoring in political science/sociology at Eastern. Born 6/18/02 in Portland, Ore. His parents are Julian Williams and Chantell Villeneuve. His father played safety for Eastern from 1997-00 as a teammate of current EWU head coach Aaron Best. Williams earned honorable mention All-America honors in both 1999 and 2000 when he was also a first team All-Big Sky selection. He earned second team honors in 1998 and was also honored once on the Big Sky All-Academic team. He had 288 tackles in his career, a mark that once ranked fifth in EWU history and is now 11th. His 26 passes broken up now ranks sixth after ranking fourth at the time. A 1996 graduate of Mountain View High School in Vancouver, he signed a contract with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the CFL in 2002 before returning to live and coach in Vancouver. Year GP TT Hi S TL-Yds FF-FR PBU I-Yds 2020-21 2 2 2 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0

Non-Lettering Squad Members #27 DaJean Wells

DB, 5-11, 170, Fr., Seattle, Wash. 2020-21: Played in six games, making his Eagle debut versus Northern Arizona (3/6/21) when he had his first career tackle. He finished with four total tackles, including a pair versus Cal Poly (3/27/21).

HS: Graduated from Ballard HS in 2020. He was the Metro League Sound Division MVP as a wide receiver and cornerback in his senior season in 2019. He finished the year with 19 receptions for 515 yards and four touchdowns with a long reception of 67 yards. He also had 20 tackles on defense with two interceptions, one he returned for a touchdown. He also returned four kickoffs for a 28.0 average and a long of 97. Ballard won the Metro League title with a perfect 6-0 record, and finished 9-1 overall after falling 28-25 to Marysville-Pilchuck in a play-in game for the State 3A Playoffs. He also played both positions as a junior when Ballard was 6-4 and won the Metro League title with a 4-0 record. As a sophomore, Ballard was 6-4 overall and 4-1 in the league and Wells saw action in all 10 games. Coached in high school by Ross Humphries. As a sprinter on the Ballard track and field squad, he placed fourth in the 100 meters at the 2019 State 3A Championships with a time of 11.11. He was also a part of the Ballard 4x100 relay team which finished third at State with a time of 42.48. His personal-best time of in the 100 meters came at the Metro League Championships where he took second with a time of 10.99. In his sophomore season, Wells also competed in the 100 meters at the State 3A Championships and had a time of 11.79 the preliminaries. He had a personal-best time of 23.79 in the 200 as a sophomore.

#12 Simon Burkett

QB, 6-3, 185, So., Bellingham, Wash. 2020-21: Was a non-lettering squad member and did not play in any games. 2019: Was a non-lettering squad member and did not play in any games. 2018: Redshirted. HS: Graduated from Meridian HS in 2018. Burkett concluded his prep career by completing 4-of-10 passes for 52 yards and a touchdown in the 24th annual Earl Barden Classic East-West All-State Game. His West squad fell 20-12, but he had a 25-yard touchdown pass in the second quarter to give his team a 12-0 lead. He was named by the Seattle Times as a “White Chip” selection as one of the top 100 prospects in the state of Washington. He was rated by 247sports.com as a 3-star recruit and the No. 27 prospect in the state of Washington. Rivals. com rated him as a 2-star recruit. Burkett committed to Eastern in August of 2017 before finishing his high school career with 7,658 yards and 79 touchdowns passing, and 1,564 yards and 29 touchdowns rushing in 34 games played. He completed 56.9 percent of his passes (527-of-927) with 30 interceptions, and also caught four passes for 38 yards. His yardage total in his career was a league record. He served as a team captain as a senior, junior and sophomore. As a senior, he was selected as the state of Washington Class 1A MVP and a first team All-State selection as a quarterback by the Associated Press. Burkett was the MVP of the 1A Northwest Conference. He passed for 3,868 yards (276.3 per game) and 45 TDs

EASTERN 2021 FOOTBALL BIG SKY CHAMPIONSHIPS: 1992•1997•2004•2005•2010•2012•2013•2014•2016•2018 passing and had a team-high 623 yards and 12 scores on the ground. He completed 58.0 percent of his passes (235-of-405), breaking his own Whatcom County record for attempts and completions. He led Meridian to a 13-1 record overall, including a perfect 6-0 mark in the 1A Northwest Conference. The Trojans lost 33-27 in the State 1A championship game in the Tacoma Dome to top-ranked Royal, which won its third-straight title. Burkett’s 10-yard touchdown run with 11:22 remaining tied the game at 27-27, but Royal had two sacks of Burkett in the final seven minutes. Burkett passed for 305 yards and two touchdowns, and added two more scores on the ground. At the Northwest 9 quarterback camp in Kirkland, Wash., in summer of 2017, Burkett had the third-best vertical jump mark (38-5), the fourth-best broad jump (9-1) and tied for fifth-best in the 3-cone shuttle (4.25 seconds). As a junior team captain, he shared first team All-Northwest Conference 1A honors along with Montana State commit Casey Bauman from Nooksack Valley. Burkett led Meridian to a 7-7 record as the Trojans clinched a .500 season by winning a pair of games in the State 1A Playoffs. Meridian beat Kings 17-14 and Cascade Christian 34-21 before falling to Connell 56-21 in the quarterfinals. Burkett attempted a Whatcom County record 367 passes, completing 208 of them for a 56.7 percent completion rate. He finished with 2,623 yards and 20 touchdowns through the air, and had another 618 yards and 12 scores on the ground. As a defensive back, he finished the season with three interceptions and returned one for a TD. He played in eight games as a sophomore team captain and completed 84-of-155 passes (54.2 percent) for 1,167 yards and 14 touchdowns, as well as 323 rushing yards with five TDs. He also had an interception on defense. The Trojans advanced to the State 1A Playoffs and finished 6-5. He played for long-time Meridian coach Bob Ames, whose 332 career wins in 46 seasons (retired after 2019 season) trails former Tumwater coach Sid Otton (394) and O’Dea’s Monte Kohler (347 through 2019) for most wins in state history. Eastern All-Big Sky center Spencer Blackburn also played for Ames at Meridian and graduated in 2014. Personal: Health and fitness education major at EWU. Born 9/18/99 in Bellingham, Wash. Parents are Rob and Heidi Burkett. His grandfather, Mike Hopley, lettered for Eastern in basketball in 1972 and was formerly from Burlington, Wash.

ACADEMIC HONORS CANDIDATE #58 Aaron Estrada

LS, 5-11, 210, Fr., Strathmore, Calif. 2020-21: Was named to the Big Sky Conference All-Academic team. Was a non-lettering squad member and did not play in any games. HS: Graduated from Strathmore HS in 2020. Besides long snapping, Estrada played as a linebacker and defensive end in high school, finishing with 78 career tackles. He had 49 of his tackles as a junior when he earned second team All-East Yosemite League honors as both an offensive lineman and linebacker. He also earned second team accolades on the offensive line as a senior in 2019 when Strathmore finished 11-2 overall and 5-1 in the league. The Spartans advanced to the semifinals of the CIF Southern Section Division 5 Playoffs. They fell to Caruthers 37-27 after beating Arvin (42-21) and Taft (28-20) in earlier rounds. Strathmore was 13-2 overall and 5-1 in the league in his junior season, and won the CIF Central Section Division 6 title with a 42-12 victory in the championship game. That advanced them to the CIF Bowl Game series, beating Adelanto 28-7 and then falling to Hilmar 49-0. His coach in high school was Jeromy Blackwell. Personal: Major undecided, but had a 3.64 grade point average through spring quarter of 2021 and is interested in majoring in kinesiology at EWU. Born 10/26/01 in Porterville, Calif. Parents are Armon Estrada and Debbie Reynosa.

#68 Taalefili Fata

DL, 6-3, 235, Fr., Tacoma, Wash.

ACADEMIC HONORS CANDIDATE #85 Jett Carpenter

TE, 6-4, 240, Fr., Medford, Ore. 2020-21: Was named to the Big Sky Conference All-Academic team. Was a non-lettering squad member and did not play in any games. HS: Graduated from North Medford HS in 2020. As a senior, he was a second team selection as a tight end on the Oregonian 6A All-State team. He earned first team All-Southwest Conference honors as a tight end and second team accolades as a defensive lineman, and was the league and team offensive player of the year. The Black Tornado finished 8-4 after advancing to the State 6A Playoffs in Oregon. They beat Reynolds 55-49 in the first round then fell to Tualatin 50-35 in the second round. In his junior season, Carpenter earned second team All-Southwest Conference honors. He caught 20 passes for 318 yards (15.9 per catch) with two touchdowns. He also had 94 tackles on defense with a pair of interceptions. North Medford was 3-7 and also advanced to the playoffs, falling 42-6 to eventual champion Lake Oswego in the first round. The Black Tornado fell to Jesuit in the first round of the 2017 playoffs to also finish 3-7 on the year. Carpenter had three catches for 37 yards as a sophomore. His high school coach was Steve Turner, and Carpenter previously attended EWU football camp. He also played football and basketball at North Medford, which won four-straight Southwest Conference championships. Carpenter averaged 10.9 points, 4.6 rebounds, 1.2 steals, and 0.7 blocks per game in his career, with a total of 707 points and 50 percent shooting from the field. As a senior, he was an honorable mention selection on the 6A All-State squad, was a first team All-Southwest Conference pick and was the league’s co-Player of the Year to help his team to an 8-2 record in league play and 15-10 record overall. During his senior season, he averaged 17.0 points, 6.5 rebounds, 1.5 steals, and 1.0 blocks per game. He earned honorable mention all-league honors in his junior season in basketball while averaging 15 points, 5.4 rebounds, and 1.6 assists per game. He was also a second team All-Southwest Conference selection by The Oregonian. The Black Tornado finished the 2018-19 season 16-10 overall and 7-3 in league play. In baseball, he earned second team All-Southwest Conference accolades in spring of 2019. Carpenter played third base and was a dominant right-handed pitcher. Personal: Major undecided, but had a 3.75 grade point average through spring quarter of 2021 and is interested in majoring in pre-physical therapy at Eastern. Born 2/16/02 in Medford, Ore. His parents are Jeff and Janell Carpenter.

2020-21: Was a non-lettering squad member and did not play in any games. HS: Graduated from Clover Park HS in 2020. He was named by the Seattle Times as a “White Chip” selection as one of the top 100 prospects in the state of Washington. According to 247sports, Fata was ranked as the 87th-best recruit in the state of Washington and was the 184th top recruit at outside linebacker in the nation. He was a three-star recruit by 247 Sports. Clover Park finished 4-5 his senior season and 2-3 in the 2A South Puget Sound League. In his junior season, he was the 2A South Puget Sound League Offensive Lineman of the Year and was a second team choice on the Tacoma News Tribune All-Area team. The Warriors were 5-5 overall and 2-4 in the league, and were 2-8 and 1-5 in his sophomore season in 2017. Was coached in high school by John Randall. Also played baseball at Clover Park, and has played city league rugby. Personal: Major undecided, but interested in majoring in business at Eastern. Born 2/27/02. His parents are Anetone and Ulalemamae Fata. Nickname is “Fili.” Name is pronounced “Tall-uh-feel-ee (also goes by Feel-ee) Fah-taw.”

#52 Isaac Flemmer

OL, 6-7, 305, Fr., Banks, Ore. 2020-21: Was a non-lettering squad member and did not play in any games. 2019: Redshirted, but played in three games in accordance with a new NCAA rule that allows student-athletes to play in up to four games and still redshirt. He made his Eagle debut against Lindenwood (9/7/19) and also played against Northern Colorado (10/12/19) and Northern Arizona (11/2/19). HS: Graduated from Valley Catholic HS in 2019. Earned first team All-Cowapa League honors as a senior, and received honorable mention in his sophomore season. The Valiants won just two games in both his junior and senior seasons, but were 6-3 in his sophomore season in 2016. His high school coach was Nick Hegwood. Also competed in basketball and track and field in high school. He helped his team finish as the runner-up in the State 4A Championships, falling 48-44 in the title game. He concluded his high school career by finishing second at the 4A State Track and Field Championships in the shot put with a personal record of 54-8 1/2. Personal: Majoring in pre-mechanical engineering at Eastern. Born 5/5/01 in Forest Grove, Ore. His parents are Rick and Kristen Flemmer. His father was a high jumper, leaping 6-feet, 11-inches in 1984 for Hillsboro High School to still rank among the top 15 in state history. He won the Northwest Athletic Conference title in 1988 for Clackamas Community College with a 6-8 jump.

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#85 Chris Johnson

TE, 6-4, 220, Fr., Sammamish, Wash. 2020-21: Was a non-lettering squad member and did not play in any games. 2019: Redshirted. HS: Graduated in 2019 from Skyline HS. Was a two-star recruit by 247Sports. He was named by the Seattle Times as a “White Chip” selection as one of the top 100 prospects in the state of Washington. In 21 career games he had 97 receptions for 1,550 yards and 12 touchdowns and an average of 73.8 yards per game. Johnson also had 20 tackles. As a senior he earned first team All-KingCo-Crest Division 4A honors at wide receiver. Was also team captain in 2018. He finished the year with 65 catches for 1,035 yards and seven touchdowns. Five times he had at least 100 yards receiving, including a season-high 195 on nine catches with two touchdowns in a 41-21 victory over Inglemoor. He had nine catches on two other occasions as well. Skyline advanced to the State 4A Playoffs, but lost in the first round to finish 6-5. In his junior season, Johnson caught 32 passes for 515 yards and five scores to earn honorable mention all-league honors. He had a season-high 110 yards in a 41-13 win over Inglemoor in which he had a career-high three touchdown receptions. He twice caught a season-high six passes. Skyline finished 8-4 and advanced to the quarterfinals of the State 4A Playoffs after beating Bothell 37-28 in the first round. He was coached in high school by Mat Taylor and also played basketball for Skyline. In addition, he played in the Ford Sports Performance 7v7 program, including numerous championships and a third-place finish at the 2018 adidas West Coast Regionals. Former Eastern wide receiver Nic Sblendorio (’13) also attended Skyline, as did current EWU offensive line coach Jase Butorac (’10) and numerous other former Eagles. Personal: Communication studies major at Eastern. Born 5/30/01 in Bellevue, Wash. His parents are Mike and Tami Johnson. Nickname is C.J.

the Tacoma News Tribune. He was the MCC Lineman of the Year and also earned first team All-Area and all-conference honors as a defensive lineman. In 2016, he was also a first team All-Area and all-conference as a defensive lineman. Richland won the State 4A title in 2017 and was the runner-up in 2016. The Bombers were unbeaten in his senior season as Richland won its third state title in school history (1981, 1999). Coached in high school by Mike Neidhold. Also competed in track and field in high school. Eastern long snapper Cody Clements (’17) also attended Richland HS. Personal: Undecided on a major at EWU but considering biology and had a 3.44 grade point average through spring quarter of 2021. Born 9/2/99 in Everett, Wash. Parents are Jason Lee and Heather Bliss. Is a first-generation college student in his family.

ACADEMIC HONORS CANDIDATE #59 Cameron Lynch

OL, 6-2, 285, Fr., Sammamish, Wash. 2020-21: Was named to the Big Sky Conference All-Academic team. Was a non-lettering squad member and did not play in any games. 2019: Redshirted. HS: Graduated in 2019 from Eastlake HS. Was a two-star recruit by 247Sports. Earned first team All-KingCo Crest Division honors as a defensive end. The Wolves finished 8-3 and lost 56-51 in the quarterfinals of the State 4A Playoffs. His current Eagle teammate Max Verboort (’21) also attended Eastlake. Personal: Finance major with a 3.77 grade point average through spring quarter 2021. Born 1/28/01 in Bellevue, Wash. His parents are Jim and Suzanne Lynch. Nickname is Cam.

ACADEMIC HONORS CANDIDATE #66 Gale Kamp

OL, 6-3, 290, Fr., North Bend, Wash. 2020-21: Was named to the Big Sky Conference All-Academic team. Was a non-lettering squad member and did not play in any games. HS: Graduated from Mount Si HS in 2020. He was named by the Seattle Times as a “White Chip” selection as one of the top 100 prospects in the state of Washington. He was a two-star recruit by 247 Sports. According to MaxPreps, he was the eighth-best recruit in the state of Washington, and 247sports rated him No. 128 in Washington and as the No. 217 offensive guard in in the nation. Earned All-State honors as a senior from the Seattle Times as an offensive lineman, and was also on Seattle Times Star Times AllArea squad. He was a first team selection as an offensive lineman on the Associated Press 4A All-State team. Was selected as the 2019 4A KingCo Crest Division Lineman of the Year while also earning first team all-league honors as both an offensive and defensive lineman. In his senior season, Mount Si finished 10-3 and advanced to the semifinals of the State 4A Playoffs. The Wildcats beat Chiawana 46-21 in the first round and Lake Stevens 24-22 in the quarterfinals before falling 35-14 to eventual champion Camas in the semis. In 2018 Kamp earned second team All-4A KingCo Crest Division honors as an offensive tackle. Mount Si was also 10-2 in his junior season, beating Mount Vernon 39-38 in the first round of the playoffs before falling to Puyallup 47-34 in the quarterfinals. As a sophomore, the Wildcats were 7-3. He was also on the roster as a freshman when Mount Si finished 5-5. His high school coach was Charlie Kinnune. Kamp also played baseball in high school. Personal: Major undecided but had a 3.85 grade point average through spring quarter of 2021. Born 11/10/01 in Bellevue, Wash. His parents are Robert and Joanie Kamp.

ACADEMIC HONORS CANDIDATE #62 Jacobe Lee

DL, 6-2, 275, Fr., Richland, Wash. 2020-21: Was named to the Big Sky Conference All-Academic team. Was a non-lettering squad member and played in one game. He made his Eagle debut versus Cal Poly (3/27/21).

Prep School: Previously attended the United Sates Air Force Academy Prep School in Colorado Springs, Colo. HS: Graduated from Richland HS in 2018. In 2017 he was selected to the Associated Press All-State first team as a defensive lineman, and also received All-State honors from

#94 Sandrey Mitberg

DL, 6-3, 225, Fr., Beaverton, Ore. 2020-21: Was a non-lettering squad member and did not play in any games. HS: Graduated from Beaverton HS in Beaverton, Ore., in 2020. He was a three-star recruit by 247 Sports. Mitberg helped the Beavers finished 7-3 in 2019, advancing to the Oregon 6A State Playoffs where it lost in the first round against Lakeside 48-27. In 2018, he earned honorable mention All-State honors as a defensive lineman and earned first team all-league honors on both sides of the ball. Beaverton was 4-6 overall in his junior season, and his sophomore season the Beavers were 5-5. His high school coach was Bob Boyer, and Mitberg previously attended EWU football camp. He also wrestled, and won the State 6A title in the 220-pound weight class in his junior season. He upset the top-seeded wrestler in the semifinals on his way to becoming his school’s first state champion in wrestling in 40 years since 1979. In addition, he competed in track and field in high school. He had bests in the 100 meters of 12.18, the 110-meter hurdles of 17.15, the 300-meter hurdles of 47.76 and the shot put of 48-1 1/4. Personal: Major undecided, but interested in majoring in sports medicine at Eastern. Born 9/14/01 in Tualatin, Ore. His parents are Bill and Trish Mitberg Nickname is “Sandman.”

#43 Brandon Montoya

RB, 5-10, 180, Fr., Wishram, Wash. 2020-21: Was a non-lettering squad member and did not play in any games. HS: Graduated from Lyle/Wishram HS in 2020. He was a two-star recruit by 247 Sports. A three-time All-State selection, Montoya rushed for nearly 7,000 yards and had over 100 rushing touchdowns and more than 300 tackles in four seasons playing eight-man football. He scored a total of 854 points in 40 games (21.4), with 134 total touchdowns (106 rushing, 21 receiving, four on kickoff returns and three on interception returns). He had back-to-back 2,000-yard rushing seasons to conclude his career, finishing with 457 carries and 6,889 yards (15.1 per carry) with 27 performances of at least 100 yards. Montoya caught 44 career passes for 1,511 yards (34.3 per catch), and he also completed 11-of-27 passes for 288 more yards. Defensively, he finished with 332 total tackles, 20 sacks, 12 interceptions, and eight fumbles forced. In addition, he averaged 48.8 yards on eight kickoff returns as he finished with 9,153 total yards (rushing, passing, receiving, returns), averaging 17.0 yards every time he touched the ball (538 touches). As a senior, Montoya was a first team selection as a running back on the Associated Press 1B All-State team. He

EASTERN 2021 FOOTBALL BIG SKY CHAMPIONSHIPS: 1992•1997•2004•2005•2010•2012•2013•2014•2016•2018 rushed 140 times for 2,558 yards (18.3 per rush and 255.8 per game) and 49 touchdowns, and also caught 11 passes for 447 yards (40.6 per catch) and six scores. He had 86 tackles on defense with a sack and seven interceptions (two for touchdowns), and also had five forced fumbles and three recoveries. He rushed for 2,118 yards on 103 carries (20.6 per carry and 192.5 per game) with 36 TDs as a junior, plus caught 10 passes for 447 yards (44.7 per reception) and five scores. Defensively, he finished with 96 tackles, 13 sacks and a pair of interceptions. His sophomore season yielded 1,622 rushing yards on 128 carries (12.7 per rush, 162.2 per game) and 21 TDs, with eight receptions for 205 yards (25.6 per reception) and three more scores. He had 94 tackles, five sacks and two interceptions. As a freshman in 2016, Montoya rushed for 591 yards on 86 carries (6.9 per carry) and caught 15 passes for 412 yards (27.5 per catch) with seven scores. He had 56 tackles, a sack and an interception. He previously attended EWU football camp, and his high school coach was his father, Antoine Montoya. Montoya also competed in basketball and track and field in high school. He was an eight-time individual champion at the State 1B/2B/1A Track and Field Championships at EWU’s Roos Field, which was to be the site of the 2020 meet before it was canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic. He closed his career as the 2B meet record holder in the 100 meters (10.89 in 2017), 200 (21.87 in 2018) and long jump (23-7 1/2 in 2018). He won three titles in all three events in 2019 (100/11.28, 200/22.47, LJ/22-8 1/2) and in 2018 (100/11.09, 200/22.30, LJ/23-7 1/2). He won the 200 (22.00) and long jump (22-2 1/4) as a freshman in 2017, and was second in the 100 (11.16). Personal: Major undecided, but interested in majoring in business at Eastern. Born 1/22/02 in The Dalles, Ore. His parents are Antoine and Ursula Montoya. Will be a first generation college student in his family.

ACADEMIC HONORS CANDIDATE #64 Brenden Rivera

Times All-State team for all classifications. He earned first team 4A All-State honors from the Associated Press as a wide receiver. He was the 4A South Puget Sound League Offensive MVP and on the Tacoma News Tribune All-Area squad for a second-straight season. He had 72 receptions for 1,164 yards (16.2 per catch) and 13 touchdowns as a senior when he also averaged 23 yards per punt return. He had 235 rushing yards and two scores, and, in addition, had a pair of touchdown passes. His 72 receptions were two short of the schoolrecord 74 he had in his junior season. Graham-Kapowsin won the league title with a perfect 8-0 record and finished 11-1 overall. The Eagles beat Gonzaga Prep 41-17 in the first round of the State 4A Playoffs before suffering their first loss of the season to eventual runner-up Bothell by a 30-27 score. As a junior, Roberson was selected to the Tacoma News Tribune All-Area squad and was a first team All-South Puget Sound League selection. He finished with a school-record 74 catches for 1,197 yards (16.2 per catch) and 11 touchdowns. He had four games with at least 100 receiving yards, including a pair with at least 200. He also added four interceptions as a cornerback. Graham-Kapowsin finished 10-2 overall and 7-1 to finish as the 4A SPSL runner-up. The Eagles beat Mead 45-38 in the first round of the State 4A Playoffs, but lost 45-28 to eventual runner-up Lake Stevens in the quarterfinals. Roberson saw limited action as a sophomore, but did catch 16 passes for 296 yards (18.5 per catch) and two touchdowns. The Eagles finished 10-2 overall and 7-1 in the 4A SPSL as the runner-up in the league. The Eagles lost 49-17 to eventual State 4A runner-up Woodinville in the quarterfinals of the State 4A Playoffs after beating Lake Stevens 38-31 in the first round. He was also on the roster as a freshman when G-K finished 9-2 overall and 7-1 in the league, and the first of four-straight appearances in the State 4A Playoffs. The Eagles beat Kentlake 55-28 in their opener before falling to eventual champion Camas 55-6 in the second round. Coached at G-K by Eric Kurle. As a sophomore, Roberson participated in track and field for the Eagles and he had bests in the long jump of 19-9 and the triple jump of 40-7. Also attending Graham-Kapowsin were his EWU teammates Micah Smith (’18), Robert Mason III (’18) and Matt Shook (’17). Personal: Major undecided but had a 3.56 grade point average through spring quarter of 2021. Born 11/24/01. His parents are Leonardo and Nellie Roberson. Nickname is “Mal.” Name is pronounced “Mal-uh-kie Raw-ber-son”

OL, 6-2, 290, Fr., Gig Harbor, Wash. 2020-21: Was named to the Big Sky Conference All-Academic team. Was a non-lettering squad member and did not play in any games. HS: Graduated from Gig Harbor HS in 2020. He was named by the Seattle Times as a “White Chip” selection as one of the top 100 prospects in the state of Washington. He was a two-star recruit by 247 Sports. Is listed as a two-star recruit by 247 Sports. As a senior, he earned first team All-South Sound Conference honors as an offensive lineman and second team as a defensive lineman. He helped block for a team which rushed for 145.0 yards per game, passed for 146.2 and averaged 24.4 points per game. Besides playing as an offensive lineman, he had 19 tackles on defense with a sack. Rivera helped lead the Tides to a 7-3 record in 2019. When he was a junior in 2018, Gig Harbor finished 5-5 and averaged 154.5 yards rushing, 146.2 passing and 22.7 points per game. He had 32 tackles on defense with a sack and fumble recovery. In 2017 as a sophomore, Gig Harbor was also 5-5 and Rivera had five tackles in limited action. He also competed in track and field at Gig Harbor and had career-bests in the shot put of 46-8 and the discus of 115-11. Personal: Spanish major at EWU and has a 3.97 grade point average through spring quarter of 2021. Born 1/31/02. His parents are Greg and Carol Rivera.

ACADEMIC HONORS CANDIDATE #87 Malaki Roberson

WR, 5-10, 175, Fr., Graham, Wash. 2020-21: Was named to the Big Sky Conference All-Academic team. Was a non-lettering squad member and did not play in any games. HS: Graduated from Graham-Kapowsin HS in 2020. In his last two years alone, he caught 146 passes for 2,361 yards (16.2 per catch) with 24 touchdowns. In his four years in the program, the Eagles were 40-7 overall and won 29 of 32 games in the 4A South Puget Sound League. All four years the school advanced to the 4A State Playoffs and won its opener before losing in the next round (three times in the quarterfinals). In those four seasons the Eagles lost three times to the eventual runner-up and one to the eventual state champion. As a junior and senior, the collective records for G-K were 21-3 overall and 15-1 in league play with one title. As a senior, he was named by the Seattle Times as a “White Chip” selection as one of the top 100 prospects in the state of Washington. He was a three-star recruit by 247 Sports. Roberson was selected to the Seattle

ACADEMIC HONORS CANDIDATE #95 Nathaniel Smith

TE, 6-6, 245, Fr., Hillsboro, Ore. 2020-21: Was named to the Big Sky Conference All-Academic team. Was a non-lettering squad member and did not play in any games. HS: Graduated from Hillsboro HS in Hillsboro, Ore., in 2020. He was a two-star recruit by 247 Sports. As a senior, he was a first team selection as a defensive lineman on the Oregonian 5A All-State team and received honorable mention honors as a tight end. Smith was the 5A Northwest Oregon Conference Defensive Player of the Year after earning first team all-league honors as both a defensive lineman and tight end. Helped the Spartans finish 6-4 in the 2019 season and advance to the first round of the State 5A Playoffs in Oregon. His high school coach was Dan Shuff. Also played basketball at Hillsboro, and earned second team All-Northwest Oregon Conference honors as a junior. He was named a third team all-league choice as a senior by The Oregonian. Personal: Major undecided, but had a 3.50 grade point average through spring quarter of 2021 and is interested in majoring in business at Eastern. Born 8/27/02 in Portland, Ore. His parents are Matt and Tiffany Smith. Nickname is “Nate.”

ACADEMIC HONORS CANDIDATE #2 Trey Turner

QB, 6-1, 190, Fr., Pittsburg, Calif. 2020-21: Was named to the Big Sky Conference All-Academic team. Turner was selected as the team’s offensive scout team player of the year. He was a non-lettering squad member and did not play in any games. 2019: Redshirted. He was offensive scout team player of the week once. HS: Graduated from Pittsburg HS in 2019. Coached by Victor Galli at Pittsburg. He passed for 857 yards and rushed for another 103 in seven games as a senior in 2018. He completed 53.7 percent of his passes (80-of-149) and had 14 touchdowns and four interceptions, and also rushed for a score. Pittsburg finished the season 7-4 and 4-1 to finish as the runner-up in the Bay Valley League. The Pirates advanced to the open division of the CIF Playoffs

EASTERN 2021 FOOTBALL FCS Playoffs 1985•1992•1997•2004•2005•2007•2009•2010•2012•2013•2014•2016•2018•2020/21 where they lost to powerhouse De La Salle 38-0 in the semifinals. His junior season was wiped out with a knee injury suffered in preseason practices, but as a sophomore he passed for 957 yards and eight touchdowns while completing 52.7 percent of his passes (110-of957). He also rushed for 200 yards and three scores. The Pirates finished 9-2 overall and 4-1 in league play, and lost to its league rival Freedom 55-35 in the semifinals of the open division of the CIF Playoffs. His high school coach was Victor Galli. Turner also played baseball in high school. Had a 4.15 GPA in high school to currently rank 62nd out of 864 students. Personal: Political science major at Eastern and had a 3.28 grade point average through winter quarter 2021. His nickname is “Six Points.” Born 5/9/2000 in Vallejo, Calif. His parents are Aaron and Maria Turner. His father played college football from 1989 to 1992 at the University of the Pacific in Stockton, Calif. In 11 games during the 1991 season, he caught 92 passes for 1,604 yards and 18 touchdowns to lead NCAA major colleges that year in receiving yards. He led the Big West Conference in receiving yards for three consecutive seasons from 1990 to 1992, and in his career he caught 266 passes for 4,345 yards and 43 touchdowns. Inducted into the Pacific Hall of Fame in 2007, he earned third team AP AllAmerica honors in 1990 and second team UPI All-America accolades in 1991. He was a first team All-Big West selection in 1991 and 1992. He went on to play in the Canadian Football League and coach.

ACADEMIC HONORS CANDIDATE #56 Jusstis Warren

DL, 6-2, 245, Sr., Tacoma, Wash. 2020-21: Was named to the Big Sky Conference All-Academic team. Started at defensive end in EWU’s opener versus Idaho (2/27/21) and had four tackles, but then missed the rest of the season. Warren was named to the Hampshire Honor Society as chosen by the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame. He returns after being granted a sixth year by the NCAA in the offseason to complete four years of eligibility because of seasons lost because of injuries. 2019: He played in one just one game, that coming against his former team when EWU opened the season at Washington (8/31/19). He elected not to take part in the pre-game Senior Day introductions against Portland State (11/23/19) because of his intention to apply for a sixth year. Warren began classes at EWU in the fall of 2019 as a graduate student. UW: Played at the University of Washington in 2016, 2017 and 2018 after redshirting in 2015. In his 31-game career he had nine tackles, 1 1/2 sacks, a forced fumble and caught a 2-yard touchdown pass. He was a 2018 honorable mention Academic All-Pac-12 selection when he saw action in 13 of 14 games (all but Colorado). He played in all 13 games in 2017, spending time as both an outside linebacker and a fullback/tight end. He saw action in Washington’s season opening win over Rutgers. He had five tackles, including 1 1/2 sacks and a forced fumble, in the UW victory over Montana. He also had tackles in Husky wins over Fresno State, Colorado and Oregon State. He had one tackle, and also scored on a 2-yard touchdown pass from Jake Browning, in the win over California. Warren played tight end at Stanford and versus Utah, Washington State and Penn State. He played in a total of five games in 2016, making his debut against Rutgers. He also played in the win over No. 7 Stanford, against Arizona State and Washington State, and in the Pac-12 Championship game versus Colorado. HS: Graduated from Lincoln HS in 2015. Earned first team 3A All-State honors from the Associated Press. He was named to the Tacoma News-Tribune All-State and All-Area first teams as a senior. He was a PrepStar All-Region pick, a three-star recruit and was named by the Seattle Times as a “Red Chip” selection as one of the top 16 prospects in the state of Washington. He was rated the country’s No. 112 outside linebacker, according to scout. com. He was ranked the No. 15 recruit in the state of Washington and the No. 111 outside linebacker in the nation by ESPN. Was an All-Narrows League first team selection as a sophomore and a senior. He helped the Abes to an 11-1 record, the Narrows League title and a berth in the 3A state quarterfinals as a senior in 2014. The lone loss for the Abes was to eventual State 3A champion Eastside Catholic in the quarterfinals. Warren played running back, linebacker and defensive end, and registered 106 tackles, 18 sacks, four forced fumbles and three interceptions in 2014. He suffered a season-ending knee injury just prior to the start of the 2013 season. His Eagle teammates Jayson Williams (’15) and Dehonta Hayes (’15) also attended Lincoln. They were coached at Lincoln by Jon Kitna, who was a college teammate of Beau Baldwin’s at Central Washington. Warren was also a standout basketball player in high school. Personal: He is working toward his master’s degree in communications studies at EWU, and had a 3.70 grade point average through spring quarter 2021.

Incoming Freshmen #69 Dean Abdullah

OL, 6-4, 270, Fr., Antelope, Calif. Coach Aaron Best on Abdullah: “Dean is a very position-flexible player on the offensive line. We believe he can play all five positions. He’s an absolute workout warrior, and gets up early each and every day to get a workout in. By the time I get up he already has his finished. He’s been true to that throughout the course of the pandemic – he’s gotten into a routine and has stuck with it. He’s very personable and will fit in well with his offensive line teammates here. He’s well-rounded as a person and on the football field. We’ll probably start him outside as a tackle – we feel he has the length and athleticism for that position. We think he’ll be a really good one.” HS: Graduated in 2021 from Antelope High School. Was listed as a two-star recruit by 247 Sports. In 2020-21 he repeated as the Capital Valley Conference Lineman of the Year and was also a first team all-league selection for the third-straight season. His team finished 2-2 during the abbreviated spring season. He earned honorable mention CIF All-State honors and first team All-Sac-Joaquin Section honors in 2019 for the Titans. He was the Capital Valley Conference Lineman of the Year and was also a first team all-league selection for the second-straight season. Abdullah had 52 pancake blocks on offense, and on defense registered 26 tackles and had two tackles for loss (one a half-sack), a pass broken up and a quarterback hurry. He helped his team finish 6-6 overall and 4-2 to finish third in the league. His team advanced to the CIF Division III playoffs and beat Ponderosa 29-28 in the first round before falling in the second round. Was coached in high school by Reggie Harris. Also competed in basketball and track and field in high school, playing a total of 50 hoop games from his freshman to junior seasons. Personal: Interested in majoring in engineering at Eastern. Born 2/28/03 in Sacramento, Calif. Parents are Ahmed Abdullah and Nadyah Tayeh. Last name is pronounced “ubb-duh-luh.”

#53 Shane Aleaga

LB, 6-1, 215, Fr., Burien, Wash. Coach Aaron Best on Aleaga: “He’ll be an inside linebacker for us and is cut out to play in the box. He’ll play from C-gap to C-gap and is well-studied in the football world coming from a football family. He’s a physical presence, but also a very intelligent football player on the field. He plays with great angles and sees things before they develop. And he’ll hit you when he gets there if you have the ball in your hands. Those are all the characteristics we are trying to find in our linebackers. We feel we’ve signed two good ones. And having Shane be from within the state is a huge bonus for us in somebody with the caliber of his play.” HS: Graduated in 2021 from Kennedy Catholic High School. Was listed as a two-star recruit by 247 Sports. In the abbreviated 2020-21 season, Aleaga helped lead the Lancers to a perfect 6-0 record overall and 4-0 finish in the 3A/4A North Puget Sound League and was honorable mention all-league as a linebacker. He earned first team All-North Puget Sound League honors as a junior in 2019. He helped his team win the NPSL title as he recorded 80 tackles (8.9 per game), four tackles for loss and one sack in nine games. He helped the Lancers to an 11-1 record and a No. 1 seed in the State 4A Playoffs. Kennedy Catholic beat Wenatchee 49-20 in the first round before having its unbeaten season ended with a 55-42 loss to Woodinville. With 27 tackles as a sophomore, he had 107 tackles (7.6 per game) in the 2018 and 2019 seasons combined. Was coached in high school by Sheldon Cross. Also competed in basketball in high school. Personal: Interested in majoring in business at Eastern. Born 11/19/02 in Burien, Wash. Parents are Ink and Kelli Aleaga. His father played at the University of Washington and went on to be a starting linebacker for the New Orleans Saints. His late mother played basketball at Hawaii and his sister, Malia, became an All-America setter in volleyball at Western Washington University. Nickname is “Sugar Shane.” Last name is pronounced “ah-lee-ah-gah.”

#32 Tuna Altahir

RB, 6-0, 230, Fr., Kennewick, Wash. Coach Aaron Best on Altihir: “Tuna had multiple offers in the Big Sky. He’s a power back with great hands, and he’s smooth and has great vision. We’ve had him at Eastern camps so we’ve seen him progress since ninth grade. He’s a great individual and was very excited to announce his commitment to Eastern. He’s excited to play along with his teammates and wants to continue that bond when he gets here. We’re excited to re-load at the running back position. Coach (Kevin) Maurice has done a great job of getting eyes on players, building relationships and getting the most out of them on and off the field. Tuna is in line with all those individuals we’ve brought in.” HS: Graduated in 2021 from Kamiakin High School. Was listed as a three-star recruit by 247 Sports. In January of 2021, he was named by the Seattle Times as a “White Chip” selection as one of the top 100 prospects in the state of Washington. During the abbreviated

EASTERN 2021 FOOTBALL BIG SKY CHAMPIONSHIPS: 1992•1997•2004•2005•2010•2012•2013•2014•2016•2018 2020-21 season, Kamiakin finished 5-1 overall and in the 3A/4A Mid Columbia Conference. Scorebooklive.com in Washington selected him to its All-State Team as a first team running back and he was picked as the league’s co-Offensive Player of the Year. He was a first team All-MCC choice as a running back and second team pick as a defensive back. Altahir was selected by Washington Scorebook Live as the 27th-most impactful high school player in the state of Washington as a junior in 2019. That same season he earned honorable mention All-State honors from Associated Press as a running back. He was the Mid Columbia Conference Offensive MVP while earning first team All-MCC honors as a running back and honorable mention as a defensive back. He rushed 188 times for 1,406 yards (7.5 per carry) and scored 20 total touchdowns in 2019 to lead the Mid Columbia Conference. He also led the MCC with 1,613 total all-purpose yards and 122 total points. Kamiakin finished 7-2 overall and 6-2 in the 3A/4A Mid Columbia Conference in 2019, falling to Mt. Spokane in the playoffs. Entering the 2019 season, Washington Scorebook Live picked Altahir as one of the 40 most impactful juniors in the state. He also earned second team All-MCC honors as a running back in both 2018 and 2017, and honorable mention as a defensive back in 2018. As a sophomore, Kamiakin finished 6-5 overall and was 5-3 in the league, and fell to O’Dea in the State 3A Playoffs. As a freshman in 2017, he was a second team All-MCC selection as a running back. The Braves were 9-2 overall and 6-1 in the MCC as the defending State 3A Champions. Kamiakin won a playoff game over Lakes before falling to Timberline 26-22 in the State 3A Playoffs. Was coached in high school by Scott Biglin, and joins four fellow Braves at EWU – Woodley Downard (’21), Messiah Jones (’21), Darreon Moore (’17) and Wyatt Musser (’17). Personal: Interested in majoring in business or criminal justice at Eastern. Born 10/12/02 in Cairo, Egypt. Parents are Samuel Tahir and Wahiba Tutu. He is a first generation college student in his family. Name is pronounced “all-ta-hear.”

#67 Dane Anderson

OL, 6-6, 270, Fr., Liberty Lake, Wash. Coach Aaron Best on Anderson: “He’s long, athletic and raw – and could even be called pliable and moldable. He didn’t start playing football until later on, and we were intrigued. We’ve had several of those types of players over the years. He’s a local product coming from Central Valley, and we’re excited about his opportunity. He’s watched our games so he knows about the tradition we have – not only as a program but as an offensive line. His father was an All-America center at the FCS level, so he comes from a football family. He’s a relentless skier as well, so he’s a multi-sport athlete in football, basketball and skiing. We really enjoy the ceiling he has. He has a lot of growth potential, not just from a physical standpoint but from a mental standpoint as an offensive lineman. Being local, long and the desire to be coached are the ingredients to become a very fine offensive lineman here at Eastern. We’re excited about his addition to our program.” HS: Graduated in 2021 from Central Valley High School. Was listed as a two-star recruit by 247 Sports. During the abbreviated 2020-21 season, he helped Central Valley finish 5-2 overall and in the Greater Spokane League. Anderson helped lead Central Valley to a 7-3 record (3-2 in the Greater Spokane League) in the 2019 season. He finally settled in as an offensive tackle at CV after previously playing as a wide receiver, tight end, safety and defensive end. Was coached in high school by Ryan Butner. He also played basketball for the Bears, and helped the school to a State 4A runner-up finish. He was a near 4.0 student in high school, with a 3.95 grade point average through 2020. Eastern has had a long line of Central Valley graduates in its program, including current player Aaron Williams (’18). Personal: Interested in majoring in engineering at Eastern. Born 3/18/03 in Dayton, Ohio. Parents are Chris Anderson and Josie Moore. His father was a NCAA Football Championship Subdivision (then I-AA) All-American in 1995 as a senior center at Eastern Illinois. He also earned second team Academic All-America honors and was a first team All-Gateway Football Conference selection. The Panthers finished 10-2 overall and 5-1 in the Gateway in 1995, and fell to Stephen F. Austin 34-29 in the FCS (I-AA) Playoffs. Listed at 6-foot-5, 281 pounds, he was originally from Kaukauna (Wisc.) High School. He was inducted into the school’s Hall of Fame in 2016 and was a 1991 graduate. He redshirted at Eastern Illinois in 1991 when EWU traveled to Charleston, Ill., and fell to the Panthers 30-12 in the lone meeting between the two schools.

#39 Ronald Davis

DB, 5-10, 185, Fr., Federal Way, Wash. Coach Aaron Best on Davis: “Ronald played on both sides of the ball, but we looked at him probably as a safety. We really felt we needed to bring in defensive backs and then figure out what position they settle in at. He could factor into our return game and be on multiple special teams units. Being from Federal Way High School he knows how to win and we like his winning ways. He has great energy, a great vibe and is a great package of person and player combined.” HS: Graduated in 2021 from Federal Way High School. Was listed as a two-star recruit by 247 Sports. In January of 2021, he was named by the Seattle Times as a “White Chip”

selection as one of the top 100 prospects in the state of Washington. During the abbreviated 2020-21 season, Federal Way finished 3-3 overall. Davis earned All-North Puget Sound League first team honors as a linebacker as a senior. Prior to that, he earned honorable mention honors as a defensive back as both a junior and a sophomore. He had 22 1/2 tackles, an interception and 10 passes broken up as a junior in 2019. He also scored 10 total touchdowns on offense in his high school career. The Eagles were 7-3 in his junior season and finished a perfect 3-0 in the 4A North Puget Sound League Valley Division. As a sophomore, Federal Way was 6-4 overall and 2-1 in league play. Was coached in high school by Marcus Yzaguirre. Also competed in track and field in high school. Personal: Interested in majoring in communications at Eastern. Born 2/27/03 in Seattle, Wash. Mother is Arnetia Davis. Nickname is “RD3.”

#35 Woodley Downard

WR, 6-1, 190, Fr., Kennewick, Wash. Coach Aaron Best on Downard: “Woodley is long and has a high ceiling. He’s an individual who always seems to have a smile on his face, is friends with everybody and just loves the moment he’s in. He’s very energetic and makes a ton of plays. He plays bigger than he is and is a very good basketball player, which shows he has sport flexibility. We look for big things out of Woodley. He knows what the legacy and tradition is at wide receiver on our red turf and in this offense. He wants to compete and be a part of something special.” HS: Graduated in 2021 from Kamiakin High School. Was listed as a three-star recruit by 247 Sports. In January of 2021, he was named by the Seattle Times as a “White Chip” selection as one of the top 100 prospects in the state of Washington. In January of 2021, he was named by the Seattle Times as a “White Chip” selection as one of the top 100 prospects in the state of Washington. During the abbreviated 2020-21 season, Kamiakin finished 5-1 overall and in the 3A/4A Mid Columbia Conference. He was a first team All-MCC choice as a wide receiver. Was a first team All-MCC selection as a wide receiver as a junior in the 2019 season for the Braves. He had 45 catches for 874 yards and nine touchdowns. Kamiakin finished 7-2 overall and 6-2 in the 3A/4A Mid Columbia Conference in 2019, falling to Mt. Spokane in the playoffs. Entering the 2019 season, Washington Scorebook Live picked Downard as one of the 40 most impactful juniors in the state. Downard was also on the roster as a sophomore, helping Kamiakin finish 6-5 overall and 5-3 in the league. The Braves fell to O’Dea in the State 3A Playoffs. Was coached in high school by Scott Biglin, and joins four fellow Braves at EWU – Tuna Altahir (’21), Messiah Jones (’21), Darreon Moore (’17) and Wyatt Musser (’17). Also competed in basketball and track and field in high school. He had bests in high school in the 100 (11.70), 200 (23.86). 400 (52.38) and high jump (6-0) as a sophomore in 2019. Personal: Interested in majoring in psychology at Eastern. Born 10/21/01 in Port au-Prince in Haiti. Parents are Dan and Melanie Downard. Nickname is “Woody.”

#13 Isaiah Howard

WR, 6-2, 190, Fr., Fresno, Calif. Coach Aaron Best on Howard: “Isaiah has some stuff to him. We felt he was under-noticed, which is fine to us. He has some great upside and his best years are ahead of him. He’s multiple in terms of where you can put him – he can be a big slot or he can go outside and catch the 50-50 ball. Coach (Pat) McCann looked at him as only getting better each day he is here. He’s very serious about his way and his competitive nature. He was a phenomenal triple jumper as a sophomore which shows his athletic ability. The sky is the limit for Isaiah Howard.” HS: Graduated in 2021 from Clovis West High School. Was listed as a three-star recruit by 247 Sports. Howard was of the 21 nominees as the top player in the Fresno, Calif., area in 2020-21. Clovis West finished the abbreviated campaign 0-4. In 2019, he was nominated for All-State honors in the CIF Los Angeles City Section. The Golden Eagles finished his junior season with a 4-8 record. As a sophomore, Clovis West was 2-9. In his freshman season in 2017, he caught 23 passes for 430 yards and a touchdown to help the Golden Eagles finish 9-3 overall and 4-1 in the Tri-River Conference. His team advanced to the CIF Central Section Championships but lost in the first round. Was coached in high school by Tim Randall. Also competed in basketball and track and field in high school. During his senior season in 2021, he had personal bests of 11.51 in the 100 meters, 44-4 1/2 in the triple jump, 21-1 1/2 in the long jump and 5-6 in the high jump. He finished eighth in the triple jump at the CIF North Area Championships as a sophomore in 2019 with a leap of 42-0. His best 200 time (25.95) came as a sophomore in 2018. Personal: Born 9/22/03 in Fresno, Calif. Parents are Edwin and Carolyn Howard.

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#95 Gabriel Johnson

DL, 6-4, 230, Fr., Bothell, Wash. Coach Aaron Best on Johnson: “Gabe has a high motor, is very physical and is an active football player. The first thing that stood out on video is that he never came off the football field, but never changed speeds. It didn’t matter if it was special teams, defense, first quarter or fourth quarter. He pushes go and stays on the entire game. He’s a fearless player and comes from a winning program in our State. He’s wired to play, wants to play and is eager to play. The opportunity to play at Eastern Washington was something he coveted. We’re excited about his presence. He’s also a captain on the track and field team, so he has leadership qualities we like to see. He has a great upside and will come off the edge for us as a defensive end. We’ll put some additional weight on him, but his motor is second to none. He plays the game the way it’s meant to be played from the snap through the whistle. We’re excited to be able to coach him, and high motors are contagious. That’s a great trait to have.” HS: Graduated in 2021 from Bothell High School. Was listed as a three-star recruit by 247 Sports. In January of 2021, he was named by the Seattle Times as a “White Chip” selection as one of the top 100 prospects in the state of Washington. In the abbreviated 2020-21 season, Bothell finished undefeated at 4-0 overall and in the 4A KingCo League. Scorebooklive. com in Washington selected him to its All-State Team as a first team defensive lineman. He finished the season with nine sacks and 15 1/2 total tackles for loss. Earned first team All-KingCo league honors as a junior and second team accolades the year before. He helped lead his team to the championship game of the State 4A Playoffs in 2019 after advancing to the quarterfinals the year prior. The Cougars finished his junior campaign with an 11-3 record and won the 4A KingCo Crown Division title with a 4-0 mark. After beating Skyview (38-17), No. 1 seed Kennedy Catholic (55-42) and Woodinville 31-21 in the playoffs, the Cougars fell to Camas 35-14 in the title game. The previous season, Bothell finished 9-3 overall and was the runner-up in the KingCo Crown Division with a 4-1 record. The team beat Chiawana 40-14 in the State 4A Playoffs before falling to Union 49-35 in the quarterfinals. Was coached in high school by Tom Bainter. Also competed in track and field in high school. Personal: Interested in majoring in athletic training at Eastern. Born 12/18/02 in Seattle, Wash. Parents are Leon and Sarah Johnson. Nickname is “Gabe.”

#18 Josh Johnson

WR, 6-2, 190, Fr., Los Angeles, Calif. Coach Aaron Best on Johnson: “Josh kind of has the whole tool belt at the wide receiver position. He plays both ways, has some flash and plays with confidence. He can catch the 50-50 ball but he can also run the middle screen. He’ll attack you on defense and as a tackler and ball hawk. He’s a football player who happens to be 6-3, 190 and can play inside or outside. You can hand it off to him too, so you can put him in different spots. Coach (Pat) McCann was willing to forge the relationship with all of the receivers we recruited. We’re excited about Josh being a factor here for the next four to five years.” HS: Graduated in 2021 from San Pedro High School. Was listed as a three-star recruit by 247 Sports. San Pedro won both its games during the abbreviated 2020-21 season. Earned first team All-Marine League honors in both 2019 and 2018 for the Pirates. He also earned CIF Open Division first team honors in 2019 and CIF Division I City Section first team honors in 2018. In his junior season in 2019, he caught 24 passes for 439 yards and five touchdowns, and on defense had 21 tackles, three interceptions and a pass broken up. San Pedro was 10-2 and won the Marine League with a 4-0 mark. The Pirates won a quarterfinal game in the CIF Los Angeles Section playoffs 17-0 over Carson before falling 28-25 in the semifinals to eventual champion Birmingham. As a sophomore in 2018, Johnson caught 13 passes for 191 yards to help San Pedro finish 9-5 overall. On defense he had 56 tackles, two interceptions and four passes broken up. Despite finishing just 2-2 in the Marine League and were seeded sixth in the postseason, the Pirates beat top-seeded Dorsey 22-20 in the championship game for the CIF Los Angeles Section title. Was coached in high school by Corey Miller. Also competed in basketball in high school. Personal: Interested in majoring in athletic training at Eastern. Born 12/26/02 in Los Angeles, Calif. His mother is Jennifer Johnson. Nickname is “J.J.”

#94 Messiah Jones

TE, 6-6, 245, Fr., Kennewick, Wash. Coach Aaron Best on Jones: “Messiah is a great hooper and his high school basketball videotape is very impressive. We look forward to kind of building on what he did in high school and look forward to seeing him with his hand in the dirt. He has a big body and has a chance to play next to an offensive tackle as a tight end, or split out. He can block and you can run screens to him – he’s going to be just fine with the ball in his hands. He’ll be a good tight end and has a high ceiling. He’s willing to be coached and he’s yearning to take the next step to hone his skills as a football player.”

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HS: Graduated in 2021 from Kamiakin High School. Was listed as a three-star recruit as a tight end by 247 Sports. In January of 2021, he was named by the Seattle Times as a

“White Chip” selection as one of the top 100 prospects in the state of Washington. During the abbreviated 2020-21 season, Kamiakin finished 5-1 overall and in the 3A/4A Mid Columbia Conference. He was a first team All-MCC choice as a wide receiver. Earned honorable mention All-MCC honors in 2019 as a wide receiver for the Braves. Kamiakin finished 7-2 overall and 6-2 in the 3A/4A Mid Columbia Conference in 2019, falling to Mt. Spokane in the playoffs. Entering the 2019 season, Washington Scorebook Live picked Jones as one of the 40 most impactful juniors in the state. Jones was also on the roster as a sophomore, helping Kamiakin finish 6-5 overall and 5-3 in the league. The Braves fell to O’Dea in the State 3A Playoffs. Was coached in high school by Scott Biglin, and joins four fellow Braves at EWU – Tuna Altahir (’21), Woodley Downard (’21), Darreon Moore (’17) and Wyatt Musser (’17). Also competed in basketball in high school and was an all-league selection. He helped lead the Braves to a top 8 finish at the State 3A Tournament his junior season. Personal: Undecided on a major at Eastern. Born 3/12/03 in Richland, Wash. Parents are Lee Jones and Alexandra Rios. Nickname is “Siah.”

#36 Desmian Licon

DB, 6-0, 170, Fr., Pasco, Wash. Coach Aaron Best on Licon: “Desmian is always around the ball and when he has the ball in his hands he does something good with it. He’s sneaky fast and he has burst. He loves to cover and tackle as a cornerback – that was one of the things Coach (Allen) Brown really embodied as a player here. He wanted to play with toughness and to tackle people, and Des is like that. He’s good-sized cornerback and has a nose for the ball. He was very productive on both sides of the ball. On special teams he was a huge factor as a return specialist. He rarely came off the field, and we are anxious to get him in the defensive backs room and finding out his fit. He can play multiple positions back there and we’re excited to see what is yet to come for Des.” HS: Graduated in 2021 from Pasco High School. Was listed as a three-star recruit by 247 Sports. In January of 2021, he was named by the Seattle Times as a “White Chip” selection as one of the top 100 prospects in the state of Washington. During the abbreviated 2020-21 season, he earned honorable mention as a wide receiver on the All-Mid Columbia Conference squad. Pasco finished 2-4 overall, including a 1-4 record in the league. He was a threeway first team All-Mid Columbia Conference selection as a junior in 2019 for the Bulldogs. He was selected as a wide receiver, defensive back and as a returner. He had a game-winning 70-yard kickoff return for a touchdown in Pasco’s 16-14 win over Richland on Sept. 27, 2019. It was voted as the top play of the year statewide by Washington Scorebook Live. Pasco finished 3-7 in his junior season. Entering the 2019 season, Scorebook Live picked Licon as one of the 40 most impactful juniors in Washington. Was coached in high school by Leon Wright-Jackson. Also competed in basketball and track and field in high school. Personal: Undecided on a major at Eastern. Born 6/14/03 in Pasco, Wash. Parents are Theo Hurley and Joanna Licon. He is a first generation college student in his family. Nickname is “Des.” Name is pronounced “dez-me-an lee-cone.”

#30 Joseph Obeto

DB, 5-10, 185, Fr., Covina, Calif. Coach Aaron Best on Obeto: “Joseph plays bigger than his 5-11 frame, and can play in man-to-man and zone schemes. He’s a factor in a lot of different facets. He has a nose for the football – he is always around the ball when he doesn’t have the football and is always making large and big plays when it is in his hands. We recruited him later than a lot of the other recruits, but we developed a great relationship and he has a great personality. He really sees himself at Eastern and has another gear for determination – you can hear it in his words and see it in his eyes. He plays longer than he is, and we’re excited about putting him on an island, giving him a receiver and having him play man-to-man. He’ll make a lot of plays in those situations for years to come.” HS: Graduated in 2021 from Charter Oak High School. During an abbreviated 2020-21 season, the Chargers were 1-2. Obeto earned All-Area honors as a defensive back as a junior in 2019. His team finished 4-6 overall and 2-3 in the Hacienda League. The Chargers were 2-9 in his sophomore season, but he was also on the roster as a freshman in 2017 when Charter Oak finished 12-0 and was 5-0 in the Hacienda League. The Chargers advanced to the semifinals of the CIF Southern Section Division 3 Championships. Was coached in high school by Dominic Farrar. Also competed in track and field in high school. As a sophomore in 2019, he won the 100 (11.57) and the 200 (23.93) to win titles at the Hacienda League Championships. His bests in those two events that season was 11.53 and 23.93. Personal: Interested in majoring in kinesiology at Eastern. Born 7/31/03. Parents are Peter and Liz Obeto. Is related to Ucehnna Nwosu of the Los Angeles Chargers. Nickname is “Obei.” Name is pronounced “oh-bet-oh.”

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DB, 6-0, 185, Fr., Moreno Valley, Calif. Coach Aaron Best on Orange: “Armani played both sides of the ball and is a very mature football player. He has more speed than you anticipate and it deserves respect. A couple of teams made late runs at Armani, but he’s been with us from the get-go in terms of his commitment and relationships he’s built with Coach (Zach) Bruce and Coach (Allen) Brown. Once he substantiated his relationship in the recruiting process, it didn’t matter -- he’s been in Eagle mode for quite a while now. He has a great family and has a great vibe. He’s eager to start his Eastern career, and we couldn’t be happier with the addition of Armani.” HS: Graduated in 2021 from Rancho Verde High School. During the abbreviated 2020-21 season, Orange helped his team finished 5-0 overall and unbeaten at 3-0 in the Ivy League. Earned first team All-Ivy League honors while scoring five different ways as a junior in 2019 for the Mustangs. He rushed for 645 yards on 75 carries (8.6 per carry) and scored six touchdowns, and caught 34 passes for 328 yards and four more scores. He had a trio of 100-yard rushing performances with a high of 126. On defense he had 31 tackles, three interceptions with one returned for a TD and three passes broken up. He returned six kickoffs for 260 yards (43.3 average) and eight punts for 222 yards (27.8 average), scoring on an 89-yard kickoff return and a 97-yard punt return. In addition, he completed 7-of-11 passes for another 82 yards and two scores. Rancho Verde finished the season 11-1 overall and won the Ivy League with a 3-0 mark. The Mustangs beat Serra 26-20 in the first round of the CIF Southern Section Division 2 Playoffs. They lost 13-9 in the quarterfinals to San Clemente, which later had to forfeit the game. Thus, Rancho Verde officially ended the season with a nine-game winning streak. As a sophomore, Orange rushed for 233 yards on 18 carries (12.4 per rush) and scored four times, and had a pair of catches for 42 yards. He also had 22 tackles, one interception and 13 passes broken up. That squad finished 13-1 and was 3-0 in the Ivy League, and lost its lone game 24-13 to Upland in championship game of the CIF Southern Section Division 2 Playoffs. Orange added 296 rushing yards on 20 carries (14.8 per rush) and four touchdowns as a freshman, including a career-high 154 yards on just eight carries (19.3 per carry) with a TD in a 63-27 win. The Mustangs finished the season 12-3 overall and were 5-0 in the Inland Valley League, and the season came to an end in the CIF Division 2-AA Regional Finals. Prior to that, Rancho Verde beat St. Francis 44-22 for the CIF Southern Section Playoffs Division 3 title. Was coached in high school by Pete Duffy. Also competed in basketball and track and field in high school. Personal: Interested in majoring in business at Eastern. Born 12/17/02. Parents are Arthur Orange and Joshanne Pryor. He is a first generation college student in his family.

#79 Bailey Price

OL, 6-2, 290, Fr., Woodinville, Wash. Coach Aaron Best on Price: “He comes from a winning program at Woodinville. They’ve been a participant in our team camps in the past, and we’ve had our eyes on a lot of their players for quite some time. We’ve had a great run of Woodinville talent added to our roster in recent years. We think he’ll be an inside offensive lineman and think his natural position will be center, but we’ll see as we go along. He has great instincts and he’s committed to work out. He’s dedicated, especially during these times of being at home and not seated in school. His family is incredible, and his father is the principal at Bothell High School. There is actually a little bit of a rivalry in the household, so that’s a fun one. Bailey has been coached well and has won a ton of games. We’re excited to get Bailey and his potential on board. He’s as excited about us as we are about him – I think it’s a natural connection. We look forward to seeing the start of his journey and where he ends up going. He has a chance to be a good one.” HS: Graduated in 2021 from Woodinville High School. Was listed as a two-star recruit by 247 Sports. During the abbreviated 2020-21 season, the Falcons finished 2-2. Earned second team All-4A KingCo League honors as an offensive lineman in 2019. He helped the Falcons finish 11-2 overall and 3-1 in league play as the runner-up in the KingCo. Woodinville beat Skyview 38-17 in the quarterfinals of the State 4A Playoffs, then upset No. 1 seeded Kennedy Catholic 55-42 in the quarterfinals. Their season came to an end with a 31-21 loss to Bothell. Was coached in high school by Wayne Maxwell. Eastern has had several Woodinville graduates join its program, including current Eagle Cage Schenck (’20). Personal: Interested in majoring in business management at Eastern. Born 10/11/02 in Kirkland, Wash. Parents are Juan and Shannon Price. His father is the principal of Bothell High School.

#72 Shane Schwake

our offensive line over the years. The vision here has been in place for a long time, and the reality was that Shane was intrigued. He’ll play outside as a tackle for us, and is a player who has ability and some good raw talent. Coach Butorac is truly excited to coach him.” HS: Graduated in 2021 from Sheldon High School. Was listed as a three-star recruit by 247 Sports. During the abbreviated 2020-21 season, Sheldon finished with a 3-2 record. Despite not having a fall season because of the Covid-19 pandemic, Schwake was selected to the 2020 All-State team by SBLive Sports in Oregon. He earned second team All-6A Southwest Conference honors as a junior for the Leprechauns. Sheldon went 6-5 in 2019 after a fiveyear run which saw the school go 52-11. Coached in high school by Josh Line. Lettered two years in football in high school. Personal: Interested in majoring in business management at Eastern and is also interested in going into law enforcement. Born 4/17/03 in Eugen, Ore. Parents are Eric and Andrea Schwake. Name is pronounced “shh-wok-ee.”

#93 Sean Skladany

DL, 6-3, 225, Fr., Gig Harbor, Wash. Coach Aaron Best on Skladany: “Sean is a swiss army knife with every tool available. We lost track, but I think he played seven positions – defensive tackle, defensive end, linebacker, tight end, running back and fullback. He’s a flat-out football player and plays louder than he is as a person. Peninsula plays good football there, so he is used to winning and he knows how to win. He’s about as productive as a player as we have in this class – he played multiple positions to get that done. He has length to give him position flexibility here, but at this point we look for him as a defensive end under the tutelage of Coach (Eti) Ena. He has a great future ahead of him.” HS: Graduated in 2021 from Peninsula High School. Was listed as a two-star recruit by 247 Sports. In January of 2021, he was named by the Seattle Times as a “White Chip” selection as one of the top 100 prospects in the state of Washington. During the abbreviated 2020-21 campaign, the Hawks were 5-1 overall and 1-1 in the 3A South Sound League and earned first team all-league honors as a defensive lineman. In 2019, he was the South Sound Conference MVP in 2019 while playing for the Hawks. He was a second team All-Area running back in 2019 as selected by the Tacoma News Tribune. He ran for 821 yards and 17 touchdowns as a junior, and on defense had 63 tackles, seven sacks, two forced fumbles and an interception. He helped Peninsula win the 3A South Sound Conference title and advance to the State 3A Playoffs for the second-straight season. The Hawks lost to Mt. Spokane on the road in the first round in 2019 and finished 8-3 overall and 7-0 in the league. As a sophomore, he earned second team All-North Puget Sound League Mountain Division honors as a defensive lineman as the Hawks finished 9-3 on the season and 6-1 in the league. Peninsula beat Bethel 55-34 in the first round of the State 3A Playoffs before falling to eventual runner-up O’Dea. Coached by Ross Filkins in high school, and fellow Peninsula graduate Debore’ae McClain (’17) is also on the Eagle football team. Also competed in basketball in high school. Personal: Interested in majoring in business at Eastern. Born 9/26/02 in Tacoma, Wash. Parents are Shane and Suzi Skladany. Name is pronounced “skluh-day-knee.”

#45 Davante Smith

RB, 5-10, 180, Fr., Ventura, Calif. Coach Aaron Best on Smith: “Davante played both ways in high school and is a workout warrior. I wish I had his energy – since he’s been in fourth grade he’s been working out at the highest clip with his father. And it shows. He has football in his bloodlines, and he knows how to play the game. He has position flexibility, speed, hands and vision. He is going to get everything out of himself. He’s committed to being the best player and person he can be through his sheer mentality, commitment and dedication to work out. We’re excited to bring him into our Eagle family.” HS: Graduated in 2021 from Pacifica High School. Was listed as a two-star recruit by 247 Sports. During the abbreviated 2020-21 season, Pacifica finished 5-0 overall and in the Pacific View League. In 2019, the Tritons finished 15-1 overall after finishing second in the Pacific View League with a 4-1 record. Pacifica beat La Serna 42-41 for the CIF Southern Section Division 6 title, then beat Birmingham 51-23 in the CIF Division 2-A regional finals and McClymonds 34-6 for the State 2-A title. The Tritons finished with a nine-game winning streak. Was coached in high school by Mike Moon. Also competed in track and field in high school. Personal: Interested in majoring in criminal justice at Eastern. Born 3/29/02 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Parents are Danny Smith and Angela Calhoun. Nickname is “Dmoney.”

OL, 6-8, 280, Fr., Eugene, Ore. Coach Aaron Best on Schwake: “Shane is big, large and massive, and you can’t teach that size. He had multiple opportunities to see where his fit was, but chose Eastern. A lot of that had to do with Coach (Jase) Butorac and the way he recruited Shane and will coach Shane. They’ll make some memories together. Shane was excited about the tradition and legacy of

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#40 Daniel Taumoepeau LB, 6-0, 220, Fr., Daly City, Calif.

Coach Aaron Best on Taumoepeau: “We haven’t signed many individuals from Utah, but Daniel was easy to see. He knows how to get to the quarterback and is a very quick-twitch football player. He loves the game of football and it becomes obvious in the plays he makes and the emotion he shows when he makes those plays. His natural ability to get off the ball, get to the quarterback and tackle him behind the line of scrimmage is something that is second nature to Daniel. We’re excited to get him onboard. He plays the game the way it should be played -- fast, furious and fearless. It’s fun to watch and we’re excited to add him to the defensive line.” HS: Graduated in 2021 from Westlake High School in Saratoga Springs, Utah. Was listed as a three-star recruit by 247 Sports. He earned first team All-State honors as an outside linebacker from the Deseret News as a senior in 2020. He also earned first team All-Valley honors from the Daily Herald in Provo, Utah. Taumoepeau finished the year with 114 tackles, including 10 sacks and 25 total tackles for loss. Westlake finished 4-8 in his senior season in 2020 as one of the few states to play high school football because of the Covid-19 pandemic. He earned 6A All-State honors in 2019 by Vinco Athletics.com as a “rising star.” Was coached in high school by Louis Wong. Personal: Interested in majoring in business or engineering at Eastern. Born 7/12/03 in Sacramento, Calif. Parents are Siliveinusi and Tovale Taumoepeau. Related to former Eagle football player Kendrick Bourne. He is a first generation college student in his family. Nickname is “Daniel Son.” Name is pronounced “tao-moy-pay-ow” (first syllable like the beginning of ouch).

#42 Emilio Veater

LB, 6-2, 210, Fr., Wellsville, Utah Coach Aaron Best on Veater: “Emilio is undersized now, but he won’t be for very long. He’ll be a very athletic linebacker, and was very appreciative of the recruiting process. He’s done a lot of studying about our program and school, and he’s authentically excited. He has an infectious smile and has a huge career in front of him. He has some length but we’ll get some more weight on him. Having played on both sides of the ball will enhance his abilities at linebacker. We aren’t going to ask him to play early, so he has time to add that weight. When he does he’ll make the most of it.” HS: Graduated in 2021 from Mountain Crest High School. Was listed as a three-star recruit by 247 Sports. Earned honorable mention All-State honors from the Deseret News as an outside linebacker as a senior in 2020 for the Mustangs. Mountain Crest finished 2-9 in his senior season in 2020 as one of the few states to play high school football because of the Covid-19 pandemic. As a junior, He earned 6A All-State honors in 2019 by Vinco Athletics. com as a “rising star.” He also earned honorable mention All-Region 11 honors from the Cache Valley Daily and also received All-Valley honors from the Herald Journal News. He finished the year with 60 tackles, including 10 sacks and a total of 17 for loss. He forced a fumble and recovered another, and picked off a pass and returned it 95 yards for a touchdown against Bonneville. The Mustangs finished 5-7 and 4-1 in Region 11 to advance to the second round of the State 4A Playoffs. In his sophomore season, the Deseret News selected him to its second team All-Region squad. Mountain Crest finished 5-7 and advanced to the quarterfinals of the State 4A Playoffs. He also played as a freshman on the varsity squad, which finished as the runner-up in the State 4A Championships. That squad finished 12-2 and 4-1 in Region 12. Was coached in high school by Jason Lee. He also competed in wrestling, lacrosse and track and field in high school. Personal: Interested in majoring in pre-med at Eastern in hopes of becoming an orthodontist. Born 2/1/03 in New Mexico. Parents are Felipe Rios and Ashley Veater. He is a first generation college student in his family. Nickname is “Mayo.” Name is pronounced “vee-ter.”

#31 Max Verboort

WR, 6-2, 180, Fr., Sammamish, Wash. Coach Aaron Best on Verboort: “He’s a lengthy receiver from in-state. He’s long and we think he can play in multiple spots. He was coached in high school by Don Bartel, and Donnie is a dear friend I’ve known for about 20 years now. He raves about Max and from the get-go was a player we had our eyes on. We created a relationship to where this is the best spot for him after high school. He loves the family atmosphere and knows teammate Cameron Lynch who is already here. He has some inside resources to our program that he utilized through the process. Coach Pat McCann is extremely excited about the opportunity to add Max to a class of really good receivers. That’s what we do – we strive to recruit better every year. If we can continue to do that at every position we’ll be that much better when players end their journeys at Eastern. Max is another one of a long line of receivers with a great upside and a great future.”

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HS: Graduated in 2021 from Eastlake High School. Was listed as a three-star recruit by 247 Sports. During the abbreviated 2020-21 season, Eastlake was a perfect 3-0 overall and 2-0 in the 4A KingCo League. Was coached in high school by Don Bartel. Also competed in track

and field in high school, and advanced to the State 4A Championships in the long jump as a sophomore in 2019. He had a personal record of 21-0 in that event as a senior in 2021 and 41-7 in the triple jump as a sophomore in 2019. His other bests came as a freshman in 2018 in the 100 (12.14), 200 (24.74) and high jump (5-2). His current Eagle teammate Cameron Lynch (’19) also attended Eastlake. Personal: Interested in majoring in business at Eastern. Born 1/24/03 in Atlanta, Ga. Parents are Kevin Verboort and Heidi Schmedding.

#63 Chad Vidican

DL, 6-2, 280, Fr., Renton, Wash. Coach Aaron Best on Vidican: “Chad is a consummate defensive tackle. We want workers and players who allow others to make plays by doing their jobs. He wants players who want to work out, get into the weight room and want to get better in the classroom. He wanted to be an Eagle and we’re excited that he wanted to be here as much as we wanted him here. He’s not the biggest player at defensive tackle, but Coach Strandley wants activity. We’ll sacrifice a little length a times for the characteristics we look for. Chad represents a lot of those characteristics – he’s tough, a great teammate and loves brotherhood. He’s excited about his journey starting in 2021 in Cheney.” HS: Graduated in 2021 from Hazen High School. Was listed as a two-star recruit by 247 Sports. In January of 2021, he was named by the Seattle Times as a “White Chip” selection as one of the top 100 prospects in the state of Washington. Hazen lost both of its games during the abbreviated 2020-21 season. Twice earned All-4A North Puget Sound League Valley Division honors as both an offensive and defensive lineman for the Highlanders. He was a second team choice as both an offensive and defensive lineman in 2019. Hazen finished 2-7 overall in his junior season. In his sophomore season he was second team all-league on offense and honorable mention on defense as the Highlanders finished 6-4. He also received the school’s Dillon Hamer Award. Was coached in high school by Christopher Bennett. He lettered three years in football, and also competed in track and field. He had a bests in 2019 of 44-4 1/4 in the shot put en route to winning the Renton All-City title in that event, and also competed in the discus and javelin at the All-City Championships. Personal: Major is undecided but interested in becoming a firefighter. Born 4/12/03 in Kirkland, Wash. Parents are Daniel and Florentina Vidican. He is a first generation college student in his family. Name is pronounced “vid-ih-cun.”

#8 Kekoa Visperas

QB, 6-0, 190, Fr., Spanaway, Wash. Coach Aaron Best on Visperas: “Everything screams stardom for Kekoa. He’s a mildmannered individual and lets his play do the talking. But he’s competitive, and knows the challenge and legacy to play at the quarterback position here. He’s excited about the opportunity. Coach (Ian) Shoemaker did a great job in his recruitment of Kekoa. We received rave reviews about him, and everything pointed to him being our quarterback in this class. We’re glad we waited and did our homework because we felt we found a good one. He has the ability to be great as long as he’s willing to work for it, and we think he will. He comes from a great family, and is a great person. We’re looking forward to him leading our program in the future.” HS: Graduated in 2021 from Bethel High School. Was listed as a three-star recruit by 247 Sports. In January of 2021, he was named by the Seattle Times as a “White Chip” selection as one of the top 100 prospects in the state of Washington. Bethel lost all five of its games in the abbreviated 2020-21 season, but he still earned honorable mention All-SPSL accolades as a quarterback. Earned first team All-4A South Puget Sound League honors as a junior in 2019 for the Braves. He passed for 2,500 yards and 27 touchdowns that season in helping Bethel finish 8-4 overall and 6-1 as the runner-up in the 3A Pierce County League. The Braves beat Garfield 21-0 in the first round of the State 3A Playoffs before falling to Kennewick 21-20 in the quarterfinals. He a letterwinner since his freshman season on Bethel teams which finished 7-4/5-2 in 2018 and 9-2/6-1 in 2017. The 2018 and 2017 squads both advanced to the first round of the State 3A Playoffs. Was coached in high school by Mark Iddins. Also competed in basketball and track and field at Bethel, and was a member of the school’s National Honor Society. Personal: Interested in majoring in business at Eastern. Born 4/17/03 in Puyallup, Wash. Parents are Jerry Visperas and Delaney Anderson. He is a first generation college student in his family. Nickname is “Koa.” Name is pronounced “kay-koh-uh vie-spare-us.”

#34 Kentrell Williams Jr. DB, 5-10, 180, Fr., Chandler, Ariz.

Coach Aaron Best on Williams: “Coach (Zach) Bruce fell in love with him early, and Kentrell fell in love with us late. It was a match that will lead to a lot of plays and memories

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Other Newcomers #5 Ryan Kelley

QB, 6-4, 190, Jr., Chandler, Ariz. 2021: A graduate transfer from Arizona State, Kelley is eligible for the 2021 season and will attend classes for the first time at EWU in the fall. His career playing for the Sun Devils was slowed by shoulder injuries, one of which required surgery. He has not played college football since the fall of 2018 when he was in the second of two seasons at Arizona State, but he received his bachelor’s degree from ASU and entered the NCAA Transfer Portal as a graduate transfer. He will have two years of eligibility remaining, including the non-counting Covid-19 season of 2020. Arizona State: Kelley spent the 2017-2018 seasons in the ASU program. He redshirted in 2017 and quarterbacked the scout team offense for the Sun Devils. He did not play as a redshirt in fall of 2018, and then his departure from the program was announced in January of 2019. High School: Graduated from Basha High School in Chandler, Ariz., in 2017. He was a consensus four-star prospect according to major recruiting publications after throwing for 8,356 yards and 71 touchdowns while rushing for 1,208 yards and 13 touchdowns in 32 career games as a three year starter. He was ranked by 247Sports as the No. 14 pro-style quarterback in the country, the No. 4 overall prospect in the state and was a three-star prospect. Kelley was listed as the No. 132 overall prospect and received All-America honors from PrepStar Magazine, while Scout rated him as the No. 284 overall prospect and the No. 1 quarterback prospect in the state of Arizona. Rivals tabbed him as the No. 11 dual-threat quarterback prospect in the country and the No. 4 overall prospect in the state. Kelley was also identified as the nation’s No. 11 dual-threat quarterback prospect and was the No. 4 overall prospect in the state according to ESPN. He was on the 2017 Tacoma News Tribune Western 100 as one of the top 100 recruits on the West Coast. Kelley was selected to play in the U.S. Army All-American game as a member of the West roster, but did not participate while rehabbing a minor injury. He completed 65 percent of his passes for 2,642 yards and 21 touchdowns with just five interceptions as a senior at Basha, and ran for five more on the ground. He threw for 2,606 yards and 20 touchdowns as a junior after completing 254-of-396 (64 percent) of his passes for 3,108 yards and 30 touchdowns as a sophomore. Kelley originally committed to Oregon in November of 2015, but de-committed before announcing he would attend ASU. Among Kelley’s other offers were Michigan State, Texas A&M and UCLA.

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“REBELS”

2021 Schedule Sept 2 Eastern Washington Sept. 11 at Arizona State Sept. 18 Iowa State Sept. 24 at Fresno State Oct. 2 at UTSA Oct. 16 Utah State Oct. 23 San Jose State Oct. 29 at UNR Nov. 6 at New Mexico Nov. 13 Hawai’i Nov. 20 San Diego State Nov. 26 at Air Force Series History - First Meeting

CENTRAL WASH. UNIV. “WILDCATS” 2021 Schedule Sept. 2 at Eastern New Mexico Sept. 11 at Eastern Washington Sept. 18 at Simon Fraser Sept. 25 Angelo State Oct. 2 Midwestern State Oct. 9 at Western Oregon Oct. 16 Open Oct. 23 Western Oregon Oct. 30 Lincoln (Calif.) Nov. 6 at Western New Mexico Nov. 13 Simon Fraser Series History - Eastern 35, CWU 30, Tied 4 1921 L 0-6 A 1922 L 10-13 H 1923 W 20-2 A 1924 W 33-0 H 1925 W 6-0 A EWU was 14-19-3 vs. CWU between 1926-1963

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20-7 A 14-0 H 20-7 S 28-28 S 25-21 H 28-23 A 12-14 A 0-10 H 7-44 A 20-19 H 7-27 A 27-14 H 19-36 H 16-29 A 19-14 H 10-25 A 30-17 H 21-27 A 21-16 A 9-0 H

1984 W 1999 W 2001 W 2003 W 2004 W 2006 L 2010 W 2018 W

38-20 S 44-14 H 38-21 H 48-29 H 39-8 H 14-21 H 35-32 Q 58-13 H

WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIV. “LEATHERNECKS” 2021 Schedule Sept. 2 at Ball State Sept. 11 at Montana Sept. 18 Eastern Washington Sept. 25 at Youngstown State Oct. 2 Southern Illinois Oct. 9 at Indiana State Oct. 16 South Dakota State Oct. 23 at North Dakota Oct. 30 Illinois State Nov. 6 South Dakota Nov. 20 at Northern Iowa Series History - First Meeting

SOUTHERN UTAH UNIV. “THUNDERBIRDS” 2021 Schedule Aug. 28 at San Jose State Sept. 2 at Arizona State Sept. 18 at Tarleton State Sept. 25 Eastern Washington Oct. 2 Portland State Oct. 9 at Sacramento State Oct. 16 at Northern Arizona Oct. 23 Northern Colorado Oct. 30 at Montana Nov. 6 at Idaho Nov. 13 Weber State Series History - EWU 7, SUU 3 1998 L 21-43 A 2002 W 49-14 A 2003 W 49-21 H 2009 W 41-28 A 2010 W 31-24 H 2012 L 27-30 A 2013 W 34-10 H 2014 W 42-30 A 2017 L 28-46 A 2018 W 55-17 H

UNIV. of MONTANA “GRIZZLIES” 2021 Schedule Sept. 4 at Washington Sept. 11 Western Illinois Sept. 25 Cal Poly Oct. 2 at Eastern Washington Oct. 9 Dixie State Oct. 16 Sacramento State Oct. 23 at Idaho Oct. 30 Southern Utah Nov. 6 at Northern Colorado Nov. 13 at Northern Arizona Nov. 20 Montana State Series History - UM 28, Eastern 17, Tied 1 1938 L 0-27 A 1940 L 0-9 A 1946 L 7-31 A 1947 L 0-21 N 1948 W 12-7 N 1949 L 6-19 A 1950 L 0-52 H 1980 L 7-42 A 1981 W 14-13 S 1983 W 27-26 S 1984 T 14-14 A 1985 W 52-19 S 1986 L 37-42 A 1987 L 3-22 S 1988 L 6-30 A 1989 L 16-22 S 1990 W 36-35 A 1991 W 20-17 H 1992 W 27-21 A 1993 L 20-35 H 1994 L 29-49 A 1995 L 7-63 H 1996 L 30-34 H 1997 W 40-35 A 1998 L 27-30 S 1999 L 7-25 A 2000 L 31-41 S 2001 L 26-29 (2ot) A 2002 W 30-21 S 2003 L 10-41 A 2004 L 28-31 H 2005 W 34-20 A 2006 L 17-33 H 2007 L 23-24 A 2008 L 3-19 H 2009 L 34-41 A 2010 W 36-27 H 2011 L 14-17 A 2012 W 32-26 H 2013 W 42-37 A 2014 W 36-26 H #2014 W 37-20 H 2015 L 16-57 A 2016 W 35-16 H 2017 W 48-41 A 2019 L 17-34 A

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UNIV. of NORTHERN COLO. “BEARS” 2021 Schedule Sept. 3 at Colorado Sept. 11 at Houston Baptist Sept. 18 Lamar Sept. 25 Northern Arizona Oct. 2 at Montana State Oct. 9 Eastern Washington Oct. 16 at UC Davis Oct. 23 at Southern Utah Oct. 30 Sacramento State Nov. 6 Montana Nov. 20 at Weber State Series History - Easern 13, UNC 1 1979 W 35-15 H 1981 L 9-13 A 1984 W 50-15 A 2006 W 34-0 A 2007 W 17-7 H 2008 W 31-16 A 2009 W 16-0 H 2010 W 35-28 A 2011 W 48-27 H 2014 W 26-18 H 2015 W 43-41 A 2016 W 49-31 H 2018 W 48-13 A 2019 W 54-21 H

UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO “VANDALS” 2021 Schedule Sept. 4 Simon Fraser Sept. 11 at Indiana Sept. 18 at Oregon State Oct. 2 at UC Davis Oct. 9 Portland State Oct. 16 at Eastern Washington Oct. 23 Montana Oct. 30 Northern Arizona Nov. 6 Southern Utah Nov. 13 at Montana State Nov. 20 at Idaho State Series History - Idaho 17, Eastern 8 1942 L 7-28 H 1983 L 24-38 A 1984 W 32-25 S 1985 L 21-42 A #1985 W 42-38 A 1986 L 10-27 S 1987 L 24-31 A 1988 L 22-31 S 1989 L 34-41 A 1990 L 28-51 S 1991 W 34-31 (2ot) A 1992 L 21-38 H

1993 L 1994 L 1995 L 1996 L 1997 W 1998 L 1999 L 2003 W 2012 W 2018 W 2019 L 2020-21 L 2020-21 W #FCS Playoffs.

10-49 A 15-40 H 10-37 A 27-37 A 24-21 S 14-31 A 21-48 S 8-5 A 20-3 A 38-14 H 27-35 A 21-28 A 38-21 H

WEBER STATE UNIV. “WILDCATS” 2021 Schedule Sept. 2 at Utah Sept. 11 at Dixie State Sept. 18 James Madison Sept. 25 UC Davis Oct. 2 at Cal Poly Oct. 16 Montana State Oct. 23 at Eastern Washington Oct. 30 at Idaho State Nov. 6 Portland State Nov. 13 at Southern Utah Nov. 20 Northern Colorado Series History - Eastern 19, WSU 16 1969 L 6-52 A 1982 L 24-27 A 1983 L 17-21 H 1985 W 31-19 A 1986 W 41-31 S 1987 L 23-46 A 1988 L 30-51 S 1989 W 27-10 A 1990 L 34-36 H 1991 L 59-63 A 1992 W 32-14 H 1993 W 36-22 A 1994 W 24-6 H 1995 L 30-40 A 1996 L 20-22 A 1997 W 35-11 H 1998 L 23-27 A 1999 W 30-27 S 2000 W 27-24 (ot) A 2001 W 50-26 H 2002 W 38-20 A 2003 L 23-35 H 2004 W 51-7 A 2005 L 23-28 H 2006 L 14-19 A 2007 W 38-16 H 2008 W 33-26 H 2009 L 13-31 H 2010 W 35-24 A 2011 W 27-21 H 2012 W 32-26 A 2013 W 41-19 H 2015 W 14-13 H 2017 L 20-28 H 2018 L 6-14 A

MONTANA STATE UNIV. “BOBCATS” 2021 Schedule Sept. 4 at Wyoming Setp. 11 Drake Sept. 18 San Diego Sept. 25 at Portland State Oct. 2 Northern Colorado Oct. 9 Cal Poly Oct. 16 at Weber State Oct. 23 Idaho State Nov. 6 Eastern Washington Nov. 13 Idaho Nov. 20 at Montana Series History - Eastern 32, MSU 10 1948 W 13-6 A 1949 W 29-6 H 1950 W 20-6 N 1951 W 19-13 H 1952 L 6-16 A 1982 L 20-24 A 1983 W 22-17 A 1984 W 21-16 S 1985 W 28-23 A 1986 W 27-14 S 1987 W 32-30 A 1988 L 13-35 S 1989 L 3-28 A 1990 L 25-28 (2ot) H 1991 W 22-21 A 1992 W 23-17 H 1993 W 16-7 A 1994 W 34-31 (3ot) H 1995 W 28-10 A 1996 W 20-13 H 1997 L 7-17 A 1998 W 31-24 H 1999 W 45-23 A 2000 W 20-14 A 2001 L 38-48 S 2002 L 14-25 A 2003 W 34-25 S 2004 W 51-44 (ot) A 2005 W 35-14 H 2006 W 19-10 A 2007 W 35-13 H 2008 W 34-17 A 2009 W 35-24 H 2010 L 7-30 A 2011 L 21-36 H 2012 W 27-24 A 2013 W 54-29 H 2014 W 52-51 H 2015 W 55-50 H 2016 W 41-17 A 2017 W 31-19 H 2018 W 34-17 A

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UC DAVIS “AGGIES 2021 Schedule Sept. 2 at Tulsa Sept. 11 at San Diego Sept. 18 Dixie State Sept. 25 at Weber State Oct. 2 Idaho Oct. 9 at Idaho State Oct. 16 Northern Colorado Oct. 23 at Cal Poly Nov. 6 at Northern Arizona Nov. 13 Eastern Washington Nov. 20 Sacramento State Series History - Eastern 9, UC Davis 0 2005 W 24-7 H 2007 W 41-31 H 2012 W 31-28 H 2014 W 37-14 A 2016 W 63-30 H 2017 W 41-38 A 2018 W 59-20 H #2018 W 34-29 H 2020-21 W 32-22 A #FCS Playoffs.

PORTLAND STATE UNIV. “VIKINGS” 2021 Schedule Sept. 4 at Hawai’i Sept. 11 at Washington State Sept. 18 Western Oregon Sept. 25 Montana State Oct. 2 at Southern Utah

at Idaho Idaho State Cal Poly at Weber State at Sacramento State Eastern Washington

Series History - Eastern 21, PSU 20, Tied 1 1968 L 13-19 H 1969 L 0-35 A 1970 L 0-34 H 1971 L 6-13 A 1972 W 14-7 A 1973 W 3-0 H 1974 L 18-56 A 1975 L 0-51 H 1980 L 21-54 A 1982 W 36-0 S 1983 W 6-0 A 1988 T 31-31 S 1990 W 21-13 A 1991 L 23-35 H 1992 L 21-24 A 1993 W 38-21 H 1994 L 21-31 A 1995 L 6-14 H 1996 W 24-7 H 1997 W 31-14 A 1998 L 27-30 (ot) H 1999 L 39-48 A 2000 W 27-24 A 2001 L 22-37 H 2002 L 31-34 A 2003 W 42-16 H 2004 W 41-21 A 2005 W 42-24 H 2006 L 0-34 A 2007 L 21-28 H 2008 L 36-47 A 2009 W 47-10 Q 2010 W 50-17 A 2011 L 26-43 H 2012 W 41-34 A 2013 W 42-41 H 2014 W 56-34 A 2015 L 31-34 H 2016 W 35-28 A 2017 W 49-33 H 2018 W 74-23 A 2019 W 53-46 H

EWU’S SEASON-ENDING FCS/I-AA RANKINGS 1985 – 11th (NCAA Division I-AA Poll) 1992 – 14th (NCAA Division I-AA Poll) 1993 – 20th (The Sports Network) 1997 – 4th (The Sports Network) & 4th (ESPN/USA Today) 2004 – 8th (The Sports Network) & 7th (ESPN/USA Today) 2005 – 13th (The Sports Network) & 13th (ESPN/ USA Today) 2007 – 8th (The Sports Network) & 8th (Coaches) 2009 – 13th (The Sports Network) & 13th (Coaches)

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Through the 2020-21 season, Eastern has now been ranked in 114 of the last 123 polls, including the last 11. EWU was ranked in the top 25 in 57 consecutive polls until being unranked in the season-ending rankings in 2015. After that, EWU was ranked in 46 consecutive polls (103 of 104) until falling out on Oct. 7, 2019.

TOP CROWDS All but three of the 35 largest crowds Eastern has ever played in front of have occurred since the 2000 season. The 65,709 on hand for EWU’s game at Washington on Aug. 31, 2019, was the largest crowd EWU has ever played against. The Eagles entered the game ranked as high as third in FCS preseason polls, while Washington was as high as 12th in FBS. That broke a 12-year-old record set in 2007 at BYU in sold-out LaVell Edwards Stadium. Strong winds, rain, snow and temperatures ranging from 37-45 degrees didn’t keep many fans at home as the announced crowd of 64,522 was even larger than the stadium’s listed capacity of 64,045. Prior to that, Eastern’s 2006 game versus West Virginia at sold-out Milan Puskar Stadium was the record and attended by 59,504 fans – at the time, that was the largest crowd by nearly 20,000 fans the Eagles had ever played against. The previous record was 39,581 set at Arizona State in 2002. Below is a list of the 35 crowds in excess of 20,000 the Eagles have ever played against. Attendance - Opponent - Date - Result 65,709 - at Washington - Aug. 31, 2019 - L, 14-47 64,522 - at Brigham Young - Oct. 20, 2007 - L, 7-42 62,861 - at Washington - Sept. 6, 2014 - L, 52-59 59,504 - at West Virginia - Sept. 9, 2006 - L, 3-52 58,128 - at Oregon - Sept. 5, 2015 - L, 42-61 58,088 - at Washington - Sept. 3, 2011 - L, 27-30 58,083 - at California - Sept. 12, 2009 - L, 7-59 54,988 - at Texas Tech - Sept. 2, 2017 - L, 10-56 49,887 - at Texas Tech - Aug. 30, 2008 - L, 24-49 46,417 - at Colorado - Sept. 6, 2008 - L, 24-31 41,649 - at Oregon State - Aug. 31, 2013 - W, 49-46 39,581 - at Arizona State - Aug. 31, 2002 - L, 2-38 38,071 - at Oregon State - Aug. 31, 2006 - L, 17-56 34,389 - at Air Force - Sept. 11, 2004 - L, 20-42 33,598 - at Washington State - Sept. 8, 2012 - L, 20-24 32,952 - at Washington State - Sept. 15, 2018 - L, 24-59 32,952 - at Washington State - Sept. 3, 2016 - W, 45-42 30,782 - at Oregon State - Sept. 2, 2000 - L, 19-21 27,323 - at U.S. International - Oct. 28, 1967 - W, 44-19 26,082 - at Montana - Oct. 26, 2013 - W, 42-37 26,066 - at Montana - Sept. 17, 2011 - L, 14-17 25,944 - at Montana - Sept. 23, 2017 - W, 48-41 25,751 - at Montana - Oct. 17, 2009 - L, 34-41 25,493 - at Boise State - Oct. 14, 2000 - L, 23-41 25,213 - at Montana - Nov. 14, 2015 - L, 16-57 24,072 - at Montana - Oct. 26, 2019 - L, 17-34 23,739 - at Montana - Oct. 15, 2005 - W, 34-20 23,329 - at Montana - Nov. 15, 2003 - L, 10-41 23,226 - at Montana - Oct. 6, 2007 - L, 23-24 21,981 - at Boise State - Oct. 9, 1999 - L, 7-41 21.487 - at Boise State - Sept. 21, 1991 - L, 17-31 21,145 - at San Diego State - Aug. 30, 2003 - L, 9-19 20,901 - at Jacksonville State - Sept. 14, 2019 - L, 45-49 20,477 - at Montana State - Oct. 13, 2012 - W, 27-24 20,459 - at Toledo - Sept. 14, 2013 - L, 21-33

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Coldest/Hottest Games in Recorded School History Since 1980 . . . Note: At time of kickoff. EWU’s Coldest Games in School History EWU’s Hottest Games in School History (all on road unless noted) 12 degrees - 12/16/16 - Youngstown State - L, 38-40 (Semifinals/Cheney) 106 degrees – 8/31/02 – Arizona State – L, 2-38 – kickoff at 7:05 p.m. 12 degrees - 12/12/13-South Dakota State-W, 41-17 (Second Round/Cheney) 97 degrees – 9/26/09 – Sacramento State – W, 56-30 – kickoff at 6:05 p.m. 20 degrees - 12/10/16 - Richmond - W, 38-0 (Q-finals/Cheney) - Snowed 4 inches 94 degrees – 9/07/95 – Southwest Texas – W, 34-16 – kickoff at 6:00 p.m. in 24 hours prior 93 degrees – 9/26/15 – Sacramento State – W, 28-20 – kickoff at 6:00 p.m. 21 degrees - 12/21/13- Towson - L, 31-35 (Semifinals/Cheney) 93 deg. – 9/03/88 – Portland State – T, 31-31 – kickoff at 7:00 p.m. (Spokane) 26 degrees - 12/8/16 - UC Davis - W, 34-29 (Quarterfinals/Cheney) 92 degrees – 9/14/91 – Eastern Illinois – L, 12-30 – kickoff at 6:30 p.m. 28 degrees - 12/6/97 - Western Kentucky- W, 38-21 (Quarterfinals/Spokane) 91 degrees – 9/02/04 – Nicholls State – L, 14-37 – kickoff at 6:30 p.m. 28 degrees - 11/15/03 - at Montana L, 41-1O (regular season game/Missoula) 90 degrees – 9/14/19 – Jacksonville State L, 45-49 – kickoff at 1:00 p.m. 29 degrees - 12/4/10 - Southeast Missouri State - W, 37-17 (Second Round/ 90 degrees – 9/02/10 – Nevada – L, 24-49 – kickoff at 6:09 p.m. Cheney) 90 degrees - 9/02/17 – Texas Tech – L, 10-56 – kickoff at 3:05 p.m. 29 degrees -12/13/97 - Youngstown State - L, 14-25 (Semifinals/Spokane) 89 deg. - 9/24/11 – Montana State – L, 21-36 – kickoff at 5:00 p.m. (Cheney) 31 degrees - 12/18/10- Villanova-W, 41-31 (Semifinals/Cheney) 88 degrees – 8/31/13 – Oregon State – W, 49-46 – kickoff at 3:07 p.m. 32 degrees - 12/15/12 - Sam Houston State - L, 42-45 (Semifinals/Cheney) 85 degrees – 9/15/79 – Carroll – W, 20-7 – kickoff at 1:00 p.m. (Cheney) 32 degrees - 12/5/04 - Sam Houston State - L, 34-35 (Quarterfinals/Cheney) 85 deg. – 9/12/87 – Nevada (Reno) – L, 26-40 – kickoff at 1:00 p.m. (Spokane) 33 degrees - 11/4/17 - Weber State - L, 20-28 (regular season game/Cheney) 85 degrees – 9/07/96 – Weber State – L, 20-22 – kickoff at 6:05 p.m. 33 degrees - 12/8/12 - Illinois State -W, 51-35 (Quarterfinals/Cheney) 85 degrees – 10/07/17 – UC Davis – W, 41-38 – kickoff at 6:05 p.m. 34 degrees - 12/13/14 - Illinois State - L, 46-59 (Quarterfinals/Cheney) 85 deg. – 9/14/02 – Western Oregon – W, 55-20 – kickoff at 6:05 p.m. (Cheney) 34 degrees - 11/23/13 - Portland State - W, 42-41 (regular season game/ 84 degrees – 9/16/89 – Montana State – L, 3-28 – kickoff at 1:00 p.m. Cheney) 84 degrees – 9/28/13 – Sam Houston State – L, 34-49 – kickoff at 12:00 p.m. 35 degrees - 12/11/10 - North Dakota State -W, 38-31 in OT (Quarterfinals/ 84 degrees – 10/02/10 – Weber State – W, 35-24 – kickoff at 1:30 p.m. Cheney) - Snowed in second half 81 degrees – 9/11/04 – Air Force – L, 20-42 – kickoff at 12:06 p.m. 81 degrees – 9/16/95 – Sacramento State – L, 3-28 – kickoff at 6:35 p.m. EWU-Nicholls game on 12/1/18 was 37 degrees at kickoff and EWU-Maine 80 degrees – 9/08/01 – Connecticut – W, 35-17 – kickoff at 1:05 p.m. game on 12/15/18 was 38 degrees.

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Eagles in the Pros

ince 1984, when Eastern became a member of the NCAA Championship Subdivision (FCS), 90 Eastern football players have either signed free agent contracts or have been drafted by National Football League (NFL) or Canadian Football League (CFL) teams. Eleven have been drafted by the NFL and five drafted by the CFL to go along with four NFL draftees between 1965-74. Eastern has also enjoyed a recent influx of players into other existing or now-defunct leagues. They include Arena Football League (AFL) and arenafootball2 (af2), as well as in the United Football League (UFL) and Indoor Football League (IFL). Prior to that, several played in the World League, which became NFL Europa before it folded. The list below shows EWU’s current professionals (within the last two seasons) and the team they are currently with.

Professionals in 2021 (most recent team listed)

Los Angeles Rams (NFL) – Nsimba Webster – Wide Rec. – EWU Letterwinner in 2015-16-17-18 ◄ Los Angeles Rams (NFL) – Cooper Kupp – Wide Receiver – 2013-14-15-16 San Francisco 49ers (NFL) – Samson Ebukam – Outside Linebacker – 2013-14-15-16 New England Patriots (NFL) – Kendrick Bourne – Wide Receiver – 2013-14-15-16 Denver Broncos (NFL) – Jake Rodgers – Offensive Tackle – 2013-14 Buffalo Bills (NFL) – Taiwan Jones – Running Back/Cornerback – 2008-09-10 San Francisco 49ers (NFL) – Aaron Neary – Offensive Guard – 2012-13-14-15 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL) – Josh Lewis – Cornerback – 2015-16-17-18 Calgary Stampeders (CFL) – Mitch Fettig – Safety – 2015-16-17-18 British Columbia Lions (CFL) – Victor Gamboa – Cornerback – 2014-15-16-17 Montreal Alouettes (CFL) – Vernon Adams Jr. – Quarterback – 2012-13-14 British Columbia Lions (CFL) – T.J. Lee III – Cornerback – 2010-11-12-13 Calgary Stampeders (CFL) – Bo Levi Mitchell – Quarterback – 2010-11 Ottawa Redblacks (CFL) – Matt Nichols – Quarterback – 2006-07-08-09 ***Spokane Shock (IFL) – Dehonta Hayes – Safety – 2017-18-19

***Not on roster as of June 30, 2021. With COOPER KUPP (above), SAMSON EBUKAM, KENDRICK BOURNE and AARON NEARY, Eastern had four rookies play in the regular season in the NFL in 2017 – certainly extremely rare if not unprecedented by a FCS school. As NFL 53-man rosters were announced for 2020, STATS reported there were 141 players on 53-man regular season rosters, and Eastern had five to rank as the sixth-most in FCS. Eastern trailed only James Madison (7), Delaware (6), Harvard (6), North Dakota State (6) and South Carolina State (6). Eastern has 28 percent of the 18 NFL players from the Big Sky Conference. The other members of the league with players on 53-man rosters include Idaho (2), Portland State (2), Sacramento State (2), Southern Utah (2), Montana State (1), Weber State (1), Cal Poly (1), Northern Colorado (1) and Idaho State (1). Add in 66 players signed to practice squads to begin the 2020 season, and the FCS haul in the NFL is 208. In 2019 the total was 210.

Current & Recent Pros . . . Dehonta Hayes – Safety – 2017-18-19

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Hayes signed a contract with the Spokane Shock of the Indoor Football League on July 15, 2020. However, the 2020 season had already been suspended indefinitely on March 12, 2020, because of the Covid-19 pandemic. The Shock eventually began playing in the spring of 2021, but Hayes was released. Hayes earned third team All-Big Sky Conference honors as a senior for EWU in 2019, finishing with a team-high 115 tackles and ranking 19th in the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision with an average of 9.6 per game. He also had a pair of interceptions, a forced fumble and a pass broken up in 12 games played. In 38 career games (21 as a starter), Hayes had 208 tackles to rank 38th in school history, three interceptions, five passes broken up, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery. Hayes, a 2015 graduate of Lincoln High School in Tacoma, Wash., was named to the 2019 Academic All-Star Team as selected by the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision Athletic Directors Association and that same season was a Academic All-District 8 Football Team as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). He also was on the Big Sky All-Academic team three times, with a 3.80 grade point average as both an

undergraduate and graduate student. He completed studies toward his bachelor’s degree in communications before becoming a master’s student in communications in fall of 2019.

Mitch Fettig – Safety – 2015-16-17-18

Signed a free agent contract with the Calgary Stampeders of the CFL in 2020 After spending 2019 recovering from an Achilles tendon injury, Fettig signed a free agent contract with the Calgary Stampeders on Feb. 13, 2020. However, the 2020 season was wiped out because of the Covid-19 pandemic. Fettig started 43 of 44 games he played at Eastern, but his injury ended his career just short of the school record for tackles by a defensive back. He finished with 282 tackles to rank 13th in school history – just six from the school record by a defensive back of 288 set by Julian Williams from 1997-00. He passed the 263 by cornerback T.J. Lee (201013), who now plays for the BC Lions in the Canadian Football League. Fettig also had six interceptions and 17 passes broken up in his

EASTERN 2021 FOOTBALL BIG SKY CHAMPIONSHIPS: 1992•1997•2004•2005•2010•2012•2013•2014•2016•2018 career – including three break-ups in EWU’s 59-20 victory over UC Davis on Nov. 10. A 2014 graduate from Olympia HS, Fettig was a third team All-Big Sky selection as a senior and junior, and earned honorable mention in 2016. He missed a pair of games with injuries as a freshman in 2015, but played in every game possible after that until missing EWU’s game in 2018 versus Northern Colorado. He started all 14 games in 2016, all 11 in 2017 and the first eight in 2018 for a streak of 33 Eagle games in a row which was ended Nov. 3 at UNC. He played and started his last game as an Eagle versus Portland State on Nov. 16, but his college career ended when he ruptured his Achilles tendon while trying to shed a block in the first half.

Nsimba Webster – Wide Receiver – 2015-16-17-18

Signed a free agent contract with the Los Angeles Rams of the NFL in 2019 Webster played in all 16 regular season games for the Los Angeles Rams in the 2020 season, giving him a total of 21 in his two-year career as mostly a special teams player. Thus far, he has regular season career totals of 18 kickoff returns for 404 yards (22.4 average), 32 punt returns for 203 yards (6.3) and 12 tackles. He helped the Rams finish 10-6 in the regular season in 2020, good for second in the NFC West Division and a No. 6 seed in the playoffs. He returned 16 kickoffs for 347 yards (21.7 average) and 25 punts for 185 yds (7.4), and also had 10 tackles on special teams. In two playoff games, he had six kickoff returns for 158 yards (26.3 average), including a long of 36 in a victory over Seattle and a 38-yarder in a loss to Green Bay. He also had a pair of tackles on special teams. Webster was signed as an undrafted free agent on April 29, 2019, by the Los Angeles Rams, but was waived on Oct. 12. However, three days later he was signed to the practice squad and on Nov. 16, Webster was added to the active roster. He played his first regular season game in the NFL on Nov. 17, and had his first punt return in a 28-12 win over the Seattle Seahawks. Webster played in five regular season games total to help the Rams to a 9-7 record in the West Division of the National Football Conference. He finished with seven punt returns for a total of 18 yards and had a long of 14 yards against Arizona. He also added two kickoff returns for a total of 57 yards and a long return of 30 yards against the Arizona Cardinals. During the preseason, Webster had 15 catches for 150 yards which led all Rams receivers. In his very first preseason game, Webster had three receptions for 27 yards and continued to improve. He had four receptions for 38 yards in his next preseason game, and four more for 48 yards in the third. He took advantage of the opportunity to start at receiver in the last preseason game by having four receptions for 38 yards and a touchdown against the Houston Texans. He also returned three punts for 28 yards (long of 12) and three kickoffs for 70 (long of 28) in the preseason to show his versatility. In his 44-game career (26 as a starter) at Eastern, Webster caught 156 passes to rank 15th in school history, good for 2,233 yards to rank 17th and 18 touchdowns to equal the 16th-most all-time at EWU. He closed his career with four catches for 92 yards in the NCAA Division I Championship Game against North Dakota State (1/5/19), and finished his career with eight 100-yard performances. Webster earned first team All-Big Sky honors in 2018 (as selected by the league’s head coaches) as a senior. He was third in FCS receiving yards (1,379 to rank eighth in school history), 19th in receiving yards per game (91.9) and 27th in catches (5.67 per game with a total of 84 to rank as the ninth-most in all-time at EWU). He had a record-setting performance in EWU’s 50-19 win over Maine (12/15/18) in the semifinals of the

FCS Playoffs. He had nine catches for 188 yards and four touchdowns, with his four TD catches equaling EWU’s school record shared by three other players and also tying the FCS Playoff record. It was his second-most yards in his career, ranking behind the 212 he had on 10 catches in EWU’s 2018 opener versus Central Washington (9/1/18) to rank as the ninth-most in school history. In his junior season in 2017, Webster earned third team All-Big Sky honors (as selected by the league’s head coaches). He graduated from Deer Valley HS in California in 2014 along with his twin brother, Nzuzi Webster, who also played as an Eagle. Like the Webster twins, former Eagle and eight-year NFL veteran Taiwan Jones also attended Deer Valley. Nsimba Webster measured in at 5-foot-9 and 176 pounds at EWU’s Pro Day, some 20 pounds heavier than Rams’ receivers coach Eric Yarber when he played at Idaho in 1984 and 1985. Yarber was just 5-8 1/2 and 152 pounds as a senior at Idaho, and he was taken in the 12th round of the NFL Draft by the Washington Redskins. He played in 14 games in two seasons with the Redskins, catching one pass for five yards. Yarber has been with the Rams since 2017 – the year Cooper Kupp joined the team as a fourth-round draft choice.

Jay-Tee Tiuli – Defensive Tackle – 2014-15-16-18

Signed a free agent contract with the Seattle Seahawks of the NFL in 2019 Tiuli was signed to the Denver Broncos practice squad on Dec. 17, 2019, and was signed to a future contract by Denver on Dec. 30, 2019. He was subsequently released on May 3, 2020. He was originally signed as on undrafted free agent on May 3, 2019, by the Seattle Seahawks, but was waived Aug. 28, 2019. Tiuli recorded one tackle during preseason week three and preseason week four against the Vikings and Chargers, respectively. Tiuli started 24 of the 49 games he played in his Eastern career, and finished with 115 total tackles with 12 1/2 sacks, four quarterback hurries, four passes deflected, a pair of forced fumbles and a fumble he recovered for a touchdown. He concluded his collegiate career by being selected to play in the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl on Jan. 19, 2019. Tiuli earned a trio of All-America honors in 2018, including second team honors from Associated Press and STATS, plus third team accolades from Phil Steele Publications. He was the Big Sky Conference Defensive MVP as selected by the league’s head coaches and earned first team All-Big Sky honors for the second time of his career (also in 2016). Tiuli graduated from Federal Way (Wash.) HS in 2014 and his last name is pronounced “tee-oo-lee.”

Josh Lewis – Cornerback – 2015-16-17-18

Received a tryout with the Seattle Seahawks of the NFL in 2019 Lewis signed a CFL contract as a free agent on Dec. 19, 2019, with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, but the 2020 season was wiped out because of the Covid-19 pandemic. He had originally attended the rookie minicamp with the Seattle Seahawks but was not signed for training camp. Lewis started 36 career games at Eastern, including all 15 in the 2018 season and all 11 in the 2017 season for a streak of 26 to end his career. He played in all 51 of a possible 51 games in his career and had career totals of 151 tackles, 10 interceptions to rank tied for ninth in school history and 23 passes broken up to rank ninth all-time at EWU. He concluded his collegiate career by being selected to play in the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl on Jan. 19, 2019. As a senior he earned second team All-Big Sky honors (as selected by the league’s head coaches), and was named to the Big Sky Conference AllAcademic team for the fourthstraight season. Lewis earned honorable mention All-Big Sky honors as a junior. Lewis graduated from Steilacoom HS (near Tacoma, Wash.) in 2014.

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Victor Gamboa - Cornerback – 2014-15-16-17

Signed a free agent contract with the Ottawa Redblacks of the CFL in 2018 Gamboa is now playing for the B.C. Lions in the Canadian Football League, originally signing with the team on May 18, 2019. After the 2020 season was wiped out becasue of the Covid-19 pandemic, he signed an extension on Dec. 29, 2020, through the 2022 season. Gamboa had a prolific training camp in 2019 with the lions that was enough to earn himself a roster spot at the cornerback position. Gamboa made his CFL regular season debut in week two against Edmonton when he also recorded his first career tackle. Over the course of the 2019 season, Gamboa started in six out of the seven games he played and tallied eight tackles, one forced fumble and had his first interception versus Saskatchewan on Nov. 2, 2019. Gamboa had a seasonhigh three tackles against the Calgary Stampeders. He originally signed with Ottawa on May 17, 2018, and attended preseason training camp, but he was released on June 9. He returned to EWU for commencement ceremonies on June 16. Gamboa is from Tacoma, Wash., and graduated from Washington High School in 2013. He played in 42 games as an Eagle from 2014-17, including 27 as a starting cornerback. He concluded his career with 159 total tackles, seven interceptions and 16 passes broken up. He had two interceptions as a freshman in 2014 at Southern Utah, and a careerhigh eight tackles that same season versus Montana. As a senior, he had an interception that helped seal EWU’s 3119 home win over Montana State.

Cooper Kupp – Wide Receiver – 2013-14-15-16

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Kupp was selected by the NFL in summer of 2020 No. 89 on the league’s list of the Top 100 players of 2020. Earlier, he had changed his Los Angeles Rams jersey from No. 18 back to the No. 10 he wore for EWU. The result was a another prolific season to increase his career totals to 288 receptions for 3,570 yards and 24 touchdowns in 54 games played. He finished the 2020 regular season with 92 catches for 974 yards and three touchdowns in 15 games (12 as a starter), and returned five punts for 50 yards. He ranked 11th in the NFL in catches and 22nd in yards (sixth and 13th, respectively, in the NFC). Three times he had at least 100 yards, all with at least nine catches. He caught 11 passes for 145 yards in a 27-24 win versus Tampa Bay on Nov. 23, 2020. Twice he caught 11 passes in games for over 100 yards in each. He helped the Rams finish 10-6 in the regular season in 2020, good for second in the NFC West Division and a No. 6 seed in the playoffs. In a 30-20 playoff win over Seattle, he had four catches for 78 yards, but did not play the next week when Los Angeles was eliminated by Green Bay. Kupp received the 2019 Ed Block Courage Award by the Rams after concluding his third season as a starting wide receiver. The honor is “given to a player who is a role model of inspiration, sportsmanship, and courage.” He also received a prestigious award in 2019 when he was picked as the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision Player of the Decade by STATS, which selected a prestigious team of 31 players on its 2010’s All-Decade squad it announced on Dec. 30, 2019. In 2019, Kupp started 14 of the 16 regular season games for the 9-7 Rams, finishing tied for second in the NFL in receiving touchdowns (10), ninth in receptions (94), and 12th in receiving yards (1,161). Kupp had five games in the 2019 season in which he had over 100 receiving yards. Against the Cleveland Browns on Sept. 28 he caught 11 passes for 101 yards and two scores. On Oct. 27 versus the Cincinnati Bengals, he had seven receptions for for 220 yards, including a 65-yard touchdown. He did not participate in any 2019 preseason games. 2018 & Rookie Season in 2017: Before his second season was cut short by

a season-ending knee injury, Kupp caught 40 passes for 566 yards and six touchdowns in the first eight games of the 2019 season for the Rams, who would go on to finish 15-4 after losing to the New England Patriots 13-3 in Super Bowl LIII. Prior to his injury, he and his wife, Anna, and their newborn son, Cooper Jamison, attended the MSU game on Sept. 29, 2018, to watch his brother Ketner Kupp play for EWU. Cooper returned to a venue he caught nine passes for 152 yards and two touchdowns as a sophomore in 2014, and 13 for 154 and a score in his senior year in 2016. In all, Kupp caught 42 passes for 617 yards and seven touchdowns in four victories versus the Bobcats. It was the first time in two years with the Rams that Kupp was able to see the Eagles play. Just two days prior to attending the EWU-MSU game, he caught nine passes for a career-high 162 yards and had the first two-touchdown day of his career versus Minnesota. He had a 70-yard TD reception in the 38-31 victory, giving him 24 catches for 348 yards and four touchdowns in the first four games – all wins – for the Rams. He, Anna and “June” would later watch Ketner play his final collegiate game on Jan. 5, 2019, at the NCAA Division I Championship Game in Frisco, Texas. Cooper quickly established himself as a bonafide star in the NFL as a rookie, earning All-Rookie honors in 2017 from the Pro Football Writers Association. He started six of the 15 regular season games he played, and led the Rams in receiving yards with 869. He finished with 62 total catches and five touchdowns in his first professional season, and had at least two catches in all 15 games. He had a season-best eight catches for 116 yards against New Orleans, and had 118 yards on five catches versus Philadelphia with a long of 64 yards and a 6-yard TD grab. He had four catches for 76 yards and a touchdown in his first regular season NFL game in a 46-9 win over Indianapolis. He made his first regular season start in the NFL on Nov. 5, 2017, against the New York Giants in a 51-17 win in which he had three catches for 54 yards. The Rams went on to finish 11-5 and win the NFC West title, then lost 26-13 to Atlanta in the playoffs. Kupp had eight catches for 69 yards and a touchdown versus the Falcons in his first career postseason game. In the preseason, Kupp caught eight passes for 105 yards and a TD. NFL Draft & Family Ties: A four-time All-American and two-time FCS Player of the Year for the Eagles, Kupp became the second-highest NFL Draft choice in school history, ranking only behind former 10-year NFL veteran offensive lineman Michael Roos. Roos was the 41st pick overall in the 2005 draft overall when he was taken in the second round by Tennessee, where he spent his entire career. Within his own family, Kupp bested the fifth round of his father, Craig Kupp, who was drafted 135th overall by the New York Giants out of Pacific Lutheran University. Craig’s father, Jake, played at Washington and was drafted in the ninth round (116th overall) by the Dallas Cowboys in the 1964 NFL Draft before going on to a Hall of Fame career with the New Orleans Saints. The Kupp trio is the fifth three-generation NFL family, and only the third family to have three generations selected in the NFL Draft. At Eastern: Kupp established 15 FCS, 11 Big Sky and 26 EWU records during an illustrious 52-game career (2013-16) in which his 428 receptions, 6,464 receiving yards, 73 touchdown catches and 124.3 receiving yards per game set all-time marks in the subdivision. He was a four-time first-team All-American and won two top FCS awards presented by STATS, the 2013 Jerry Rice Award (freshman) and the 2015 Walter Payton Award (offensive). Kupp was twice the Offensive MVP of the Big Sky Conference and earned first team All-BSC honors all four seasons as an Eagle. He the 2015 winner of the FCS Offensive Player of the Year by both

EASTERN 2021 FOOTBALL BIG SKY CHAMPIONSHIPS: 1992•1997•2004•2005•2010•2012•2013•2014•2016•2018 STATS and the FCS Athletic Director’s Association (he repeated as winner of that award in 2016), and he was also Cooper Kupp isn’t finished receiving awards as presented the 2015 Walter Payton Award as selected by Mickey Charles the result of his prolific football career at EWU LLC. In 2016, he was runner-up for The former Eagle wide receiver and current Los Angeles Ram the Payton Award, now presented by was named on Dec. 30, 2019, as the NCAA Football ChampionSTATS. He also earned Academic ship Subdivision Player of the Decade by STATS, which selected All-America honors three times, and a prestigious team of 31 players on its 2010’s All-Decade squad. won the Jerry Rice Award in 2013 presented to the top freshman in FCS. Kupp established 15 FCS, 11 Big Sky and 26 EWU records He established 15 FCS, 11 Big Sky during an illustrious 52-game career (2013-16) in which his 428 and 29 EWU records in his illustrious receptions, 6,464 receiving yards, 73 touchdown catches and 52-game Eastern career, and added 124.3 receiving yards per game set all-time marks in the subdivia collegiate all-division mark. With a sion. He was a four-time first-team All-American and won two top pair of early catches in the first quarter FCS awards presented by STATS, the 2013 Jerry Rice Award against Richmond on Dec. 10, he (freshman) and the 2015 Walter Payton Award (offensive). surpassed the NAIA record of 6,177 In Summer of 2020, he was selected by the NFL as No. 89 on the league’s list of the Top 100 players of 2020. by Chris George of Glenville State from 1991-94 after surpassing NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision, NCAA Division II and NCAA Division III records earlier tackles, three sacks, an interception, three forced fumbles and a pass broken in the 2016 season.His 6,464 yards, 428 receptions, 73 touchdown catches, up. On Nov. 18, 2018, on Monday Night Football, Ebukam scored two defensive 124.3 average yards per game and 1.40 average TDs per game were all FCS touchdowns off turnovers (one fumble, one interception he returned 25 yards) records. Kupp averaged a TD reception for every 5.9 catches in his career. He and forced another interception with his pass broken up in a 54-51 win over the scored at least once in 43 of 52 games he played, and caught at least two passes Kansas City Chiefs, earning him NFC Defensive Player of the Week honors. In in every game he played. He had 30 performances of at least eight catches (16 the NFC Championship Game against the New Orleans Saints, he recorded three with 10 or more) and a FCS record of 31 with at least 100 receiving yards. More tackles and a forced fumble in a tough 26-23 overtime victory. The only former importantly, Kupp led EWU to 41 victories overall in four seasons – 28-4 in the Eagle to ever start in a Super Bowl, he had four tackles in a 13-3 loss in Super Big Sky Conference -- and five wins in the FCS Playoffs. Eastern advanced to the Bowl LIII to the New England Patriots. Ebukam earned his starting position after semifinals in 2016 and 2013, and the quarterfinals in 2014. playing in all 16 regular season and one postseason contest as a rookie in 2017. He finished with 31 tackles, a pair of sacks and a forced fumble while starting two games. He made the first start of his NFL career against Arizona on Dec. 3, Samson Ebukam – Outside Linebacker – 2013-14-15-16 2017, and had a season-high five tackles in the 51-17 win. He also started in the Drafted in the 4th round (125th overall) by the Los Angeles Rams in the 2017 final regular season game of the season against San Francisco and finished with NFL Draft three tackles. He had a sack and forced fumble versus Houston on Nov. 12, and his other sack came against New Orleans two games later. He had one tackle in Ebukam signed a two-year contract with the San Francisco a 26-13 playoff loss to Atlanta, and in the preseason he played in one game as a 49ers on March 19, 2021, after playing his first four seasons starter against Green Bay on Aug. 31, 2017, but had no tackles. One round after with the Los Angeles Rams. Thus far, he has played in 64 Cooper Kupp was taken by the Los Angeles Rams in the third round of the 2017 games in his career and has started 35 of them. He has NFL Draft, Ebukam was selected in the fourth round. He was taken 125th overall, recorded career totals of 149 total tackles, 14 sacks, six equaling the third-best in school history. forced fumbles, six pass deflections, one interception, and two

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defensive touchdowns. In 2020 he started 14 of the team’s 16 regular season games at outside linebacker and had 31 tackles, 4 1/2 sacks, a forced fumble and pass deflection. He helped the Rams finish 10-6 in the regular season in 2020, good for second in the NFC West Division and a No. 6 seed in the playoffs. He had a tackle and a forced fumble when the Rams beat Seattle 30-20, and had a tackle the next week with Los Angeles fell to Green Bay 32-18. His efforts throughout the 2019 season helped the Rams place third in the NFC West with an overall record of 9-7. Ebukam played in all 16 games and took over the starting outside linebacker position for five games from Oct. 13 to Nov. 17 while Clay Matthews was sidelined with an injury. Ebukam finished the 2019 season with 45 total tackles, 4 1/2 sacks, and one forced fumble. Against the Baltimore Ravens on Nov. 25, he posted eight tackles and 1 1/2 sacks, and in a win against the Seattle Seahawks on Dec. 8 he logged five tackles and two sacks. He did not participate in any 2019 preseason games. 2018 & Rookie Season in 2017: Ebukam was a starter for the Los Angeles Rams at outside linebacker in the 2018 season, finishing with 40 total

At Eastern: An All-American in 2016, a Freshman All-American in 2013 and a three-time All-Big Sky selection, Ebukam had 24 sacks in his career to rank sixth in school history. He finished with 188 total tackles in 53 games (38 as a starter). One of six Eagle co-captains for the 2016 season, he received second-team All-Big Sky honors in both 2014 and 2015, and first team accolades in 2016. In addition, four times he earned Big Sky All-Academic honors. He played in eight career playoff games and had 23 tackles with 4 1/2 sacks, an interception, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery. In his four seasons playing for Eastern, the Eagles won 41 games overall and were 28-4 in the Big Sky Conference. Ebukam earned four All-America honors as a senior in 2016, including prestigious first team accolades from the American Football Coaches Association. He also earned third team accolades from Associated Press, STATS and Hero Sports. He started all 14 games at “buck” defensive end, finishing with a team-high 9 1/2 sacks. He had totals of 71 tackles, 15 tackles for loss, two forced fumbles, three fumble recoveries, eight quarterback hurries, two passes broken up and an interception.

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Kendrick Bourne – Wide Rec. – 2013-14-15-16

Signed a free agent contract with the San Francisco 49ers in 2017 After playing first four seasons in the NFL with the San Francisco 49ers, Bourne was signed by the New England Patriots on March 15, 2021, to a three-year, $22.5 million deal. Becoming the fourth Eastern player to play in a Super Bowl, Bourne has 137 receptions for 1,769 yards and 11 touchdowns in 58 career regular season games (13 starts). In 2020, he caught 49 passes for 667 yards and two scores, ranking second on the team in both receptions and yards. He had four catches for 86 yards in a 41-33 loss at Dallas on Dec. 20, 2020, including a 45-yard touchdown on a Hail Mary pass on the game’s final play. He had eight catches for 81 yards against Seattle on Nov. 1, 2020, and the 49ers would go on to finish 6-10. Following the 2019 season, he signed a one-year, $3,259,000 contract. He saw action in every game for the 13-3 San Francisco 49ers during their successful 2019 season, finishing with 30 catches for 358 yards and five touchdowns. His performance throughout the season helped the 49ers finish first in the Western Division of the National Football Conference and make an appearance in Super Bowl LIV on Feb. 2, 2020. In the Super Bowl, He finished with two catches for 42 yards, and was targeted four times in the 31-20 loss. He caught a pass for 26 yards in the third quarter to the 11-yard line of the Chiefs, setting up a touchdown to give San Francisco a 20-10 lead. He had another grab for 16 yards late in the game, but KC scored the final 21 points of the game in the fourth quarter. During the NFC Divisional Playoff game in a 27-10 victory over Minnesota on Jan. 11, Bourne had three receptions for 40 yards and a touchdown. He added a catch for six yards in a 37-20 win versus Green Bay in the NFC Championship Game to advance to the Super Bowl. Bourne had four receptions for 42 yards in a 27-24 overtime loss against the Seattle Seahawks, and one week later he had three catches for 31 yards and a TD versus the Arizona Cardinals in a 36-26 victory. Bourne’s career high in receiving yards came in a 9-0 win over the Washington Redskins on Oct. 20 in which he caught three passes for 69 yards. Over the course of the preseason Bourne played in all four games and had at least one reception per game. He finished the preseason with six receptions for 87 yards and two touchdowns.

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2018 & Rookie Season in 2017: Bourne saw action in all 16 games for the San Francisco 49ers in the 2018 season, finishing with 42 catches for 487 yards and four touchdowns. Bourne scored his first NFL touchdown on Sept. 16, 2018, against the Detroit Lions in a 30–27 victory. In week 4 against the Los Angeles Chargers, he recorded his second touchdown in the 29–27 loss. He had a career-high seven catches for 71 yards versus Arizona on Oct. 28, then had a season-high 73 yards on four catches in the final game of the season on Dec. 23. An undrafted free agent, as a rookie Bourne caught six passes for 113 yards in four 2017 preseason games – include the fourth game as a starter – to earn a roster spot for the regular season. His first preseason game as a 49er yielded four catches for 88 yards and a 46-yard touchdown catch. During the regular season, he played in just three of San Francisco’s first eight games and had no catches. But in the last eight he had 16 receptions for 257 yards with a non-scoring long catch of 54 yards. That grab came against Tennessee on Dec. 17, 2017, when he finished with season highs of four catches and 85 yards. His first career catch was a 25yard reception against Arizona on Nov. 5, 2017, which led to the only touchdown of the day for the 49ers in the 20-10 loss.

At Eastern: A three-time All-Big Sky selection, Bourne ended his EWU career with a streak of 39 straight games with at least one reception. He played in 53 career games, including 32 as a starter to rank second on the team among offensive players (Cooper Kupp started all 52 of the games he played in his career). Bourne combined with Kupp for FCS records for combined career catches (639) and combined career yards (9,594). Bourne had 211 career receptions for 3,130 yards and 27 touchdowns, and finished his career ranked in the top seven in all three categories in school history. Bourne’s touchdowns and receptions are both seventh all-time in school history, and he finished fifth in yards. He had 11 performances with at least 100 yards receiving with six of them coming in his senior season. In five career games in the FCS Playoffs, he had 24 catches for 348 yards and a TD. In his four seasons playing for Eastern, the Eagles won 41 games overall and were 28-4 in the Big Sky Conference. As a senior in 2016, Bourne was selected to the Hero Sports All-America third team and the Big Sky Conference coaches selected him as a second team All-Big Sky selection. He started 13 games at wide receiver, and finished with 79 catches for 1,201 yards and seven touchdowns. His catches were the 11th-most in school history and his yards rank 13th.

Aaron Neary - Offensive Guard – 2012-13-14-15

Signed a free agent contract with the Denver Broncos of the NFL in 2016 After entering the 2020 season as a free agent, Neary signed with the Chicago Bears on Nov. 3 as a practice squad player, then was signed by the San Francisco 49ers on Dec. 16, 2020, also as for the practice squad, but was released on Jan. 2, 2021. He had gone more than a year as a free agent after previously playing for the Los Angeles Rams. After being placed on the reserve/suspended list on Aug. 31, 2019, Neary was eventually cut by the Rams on Sept. 10. He had suffered a fractured ankle in late August of 2019 after having an outstanding chance to make the team. Neary signed a reserve/future contract on Feb. 8, 2019, to remain with the Los Angles Rams after spending the 2017 and 2018 seasons as a practice squad player. He went with the team to Atlanta, Ga., for Super Bowl LIII where the Rams lost to New England 13-3. He did not play in a regular season games in 2018, and originally signed with the Rams on Sept. 3, 2017. He made his NFL debut on Dec. 31, 2017, versus San Francisco in the final game of the regular season for the NFC West champions. Prior to joining Los Angeles, he signed a reserve/future contract with the Philadelphia Eagles on Jan. 2, 2017, but was released on Sept. 2, 2017 after playing in four preseason games. Neary spent the 2016 season on Philadelphia’s practice squad after originally being waived by Denver as part of the final roster cutdown for the Broncos. Neary ended his EWU career by starting 24 of the 46 games he played, and earned first team All-Big Sky Conference honors and All-America honors each of his final two seasons as an Eagle. He helped the Eagles win three Big Sky Conference championships and earn a trio of playoff berths. Eastern won 27 of 32 Big Sky Conference games and 40 games overall in his four years in the program.

Vernon Adams Jr. – Quarterback – 2012-13-14

Signed a free agent contract with the Montreal Alouettes of the CFL in 2016 Adams signed a two-year extension with the Montreal Alouettes on January 28, 2020. He enters the 2021 season (Covid-19 wiped out the entire 2020 season) with five seasons and 54 games of experience in the Canadian Football League. He has completed 342 of his 542 pass attempts (63 percent) for 4,745 yards, 28 touchdowns and 15 interceptions. A threat to run the

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Bourne Becomes Fourth Eagle to Play in a Super Bowl Destiny has certainly been on the side of the San Francisco 49ers and former Eastern Washington University wide receiver Kendrick Bourne Like he did as an Eagle, Kendrick Bourne established some more history when his San Francisco 49ers played the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LIV in Miami, Fla., on Feb. 2, 2020. He finished with two catches for 42 yards, and was targeted four times in the 31-20 loss. He caught a pass for 26 yards in the third quarter to the 11-yard line of the Chiefs, setting up a touchdown to give San Francisco a 20-10 lead. He had another grab for 16 late in the game, but KC scored the final 21 points of the game in the fourth quarter. He became the just the fourth Eagle to play in a Super Bowl, joining offensive tackle Ed Simmons (Washington Redskins, XXVI in 1992), safety Kurt Schulz (Buffalo Bills, XXVIII in 1994) and outside linebacker Samson Ebukam (Los Angeles Rams, LIII in 2019). Simmons is the only champion, starting the game as one of the notorious “Hogs” for the Redskins in their 37-24 triumph over the Buffalo Bills. In Super Bowl LIII following the 2018 season, Ebukam had four tackles in a 13-3 loss to New England, while teammate Cooper Kupp was injured and unable to play. Former Eagle Aaron Neary was also with the Rams for the game in Atlanta, Ga., but was inactive after serving as a practice squad player in the 2018 season for the Rams. Schulz made a touchdown-saving tackle on the game’s opening kickoff in the Super Bowl in 1994 after playing most of the 1993 season with a calf injury suffered in the preseason. Through the 2020 Super Bowl, there have now been 55 previous players from the Big Sky Conference on Super Bowl rosters, but none have scored a touchdown. Bourne didn’t break that drought, but he was the first Big Sky player to catch a pass in the game since 2014. Former Portland State tight end and basketball player Julius Thomas caught three passes for 27 yards in Super Bowl XLVIII in a 43-8 loss to the Seattle Seahawks. In his third season with the 49ers, Bourne finished the 2019 regular season with 30 catches for 358 yards and a career-high five touchdowns. In the 2019 playoffs, he had three catches for 40 yards and the first touchdown of the day versus Minnesota. He added a catch for six yards in a 37-20 win versus Green Bay in the NFC Championship Game. Bourne was a non-drafted free agent, but made the 49ers roster in 2017 and played in 11 games. He then played in all 16 in 2018 and had 42 catches. His progress has also shadowed the success of the team, which won more games in 2019 (13 in the regular season, two in the playoffs) since the last three teams combined – a combined total of 12 victories from 2016-18. In 2016, the 49ers were 2-14, with both wins coming against the Los Angeles Rams. As a result, the 49ers fired head coach Chip Kelly and general manager Trent Baalke. In the first season of the head coach/general manager tandem of Kyle Shanahan and John Lynch – and Bourne’s rookie year – the 49ers were 6-10. After a 0-9 start, they won six of their last seven, having largely turned around the season after they acquired quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo from the New England Patriots on October 30, 2017. Bourne was also a factor, catching no passes in the first three games he played in San Francisco’s first eight games that season, but having16 receptions for 257 yards in the final eight. San Francisco slipped to 4-12 in 2018 during an injury-plagued season. But in week 15 the 49ers were able to upset the Seattle Seahawks 26-23 in overtime at home, snapping a 10-game losing streak to them that dated back to 2013 Playoffs. In 2019, the 49ers began the season 8–0 for the first time since 1990, and their final 13–3 record was their best finish since 2011. The 49ers were attempting to win their sixth Super Bowl championship, in hopes of tying with the New England Patriots and Pittsburgh Steelers for the most Super Bowl championships. San Francisco also won titles in Super Bowls XVI (1982), XIX (1985), XXIII (1989), XXIV (1990), and XXIX (1995).

ball as well, he has rushed 144 times for 647 yards and 19 touchdowns. During the 2019 season Adams started 15 games for Montreal, leading the Alouettes to a 10-5 record and earning himself East Division All-Star honors. Montreal finished the season with a 10-8 record in the East Division and reached the East semifinal game of the playoffs. Adams led the league in completions of 30-plus yards (28) and was tied for first for the most touchdown drives (43). He ended the season second in TD passes (24) and fourth in passing yards (3,942) while completing 283 of his 431 passes for 65.7 percent. Adams also threw 13 interceptions including three during the East semifinal game against the Edmonton Eskimos. During the 2019 season, Adams carried the ball 82 times for 394 yards (13th in the CFL in rushing yards) and 12 touchdowns. His best game of the year came on Aug. 17 against Calgary where he completed 34 pass attempts for 407 yards and two scores. He also rushed nine times for 38 yards and a pair of touchdowns to finish with 445 yards of total offense and four TDs accounted for. 2018, 2017 & 2016: He played in two games as a quarterback for Montreal in

2018, completing 16-of-33 pases for 220 yards, no touchdowns and an interception. He also rushed five times for 13 yards and a pair of scores in five total games for the Alouettes. Prior to re-joining Montreal, he was released by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on June 21, 2018, having been moved to wide receiver two weeks previous to that. He did not play in any games for Hamilton, but completed 1-of-3 passes for eight yards in three games at quarterback for Saskatchewan in 2017 (he played in 11 games total). He also rushed 12 times for 33 yards and three touchdowns. Prior to being traded to the Roughriders, he played in seven games for Montreal in 2017. He did not attempt any passes, but rushed eight times for nine yards and a TD. Adams was named the starter for Montreal late in the 2016 season and led the Alouettes to victories in their final three games of the regular season. He made his first career professional start on Oct. 22, 2016, in a win over Saskatchewan, followed by victories over Calgary and Hamilton. In the four games he played as a QB, he completed 56 percent of his passes (42-of-75) for 575 yards, four touchdowns and one interception. In 15 games total, he rushed 29

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Jake Rodgers - Offensive Tackle – 2013-14

Drafted in the 7th round (225th) by the Atlanta Falcons in the 2015 NFL Draft The cross-country career in the NFL continued for Jake Rodgers in 2020 as he was with two different teams during the season. He has now spent six seasons in the NFL with six different teams, including the Denver Broncos to begin the 2020 season. He played five games for the Broncos, getting 51 snaps on offense against Atlanta in Week 9. He also had 26 special teams snaps over the course of the five games. He was eventually waived by Denver, but claimed off waivers by Baltimore on Nov. 25, 2020, before having his contract terminated on Dec. 8. Rodgers got his first taste of the regular season in 2019 with the Denver Broncos. He was signed to the team’s practice squad on Sept. 3, 2019, and eventually was added to the 53-man roster on Sept. 14. Rodgers played in 14 regular season games to help the Broncos finish 7-9 overall and second in the AFC West. For the season, he played a total of 118 snaps on the offensive line and 54 snaps on special teams. He made his regular season debut on Sept. 15 versus Chicago on special teams, then made his debut as a position player Oct. 17 versus Kansas City. Rodgers started at offensive tackle in the last game of the season against the Oakland Raiders and played all 61 snaps in the 16-15 victory on Dec. 29. One game earlier, he played 56 snaps

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“His three-cone [drill] and the short-shuttle — they’re elite,” Snead said. “They match up with some of the elite slot receivers in our league.”

os Angeles became an instant Eagle fan favorite when the Rams used their original third-round selection in the NFL Draft to pick Cooper Kupp on the evening of April 28, 2017, then traded up to choose Samson Ebukam in the fourth round the next morning. Kupp and his new receivers coach, Eric Yarber, share a bit of Big Sky Conference history. A standout at the University of Idaho from 198485, Yarber was the only wide receiver in league history to be named Offensive MVP until Kupp received the honor in both 2015 and 2016. The award has been presented since 1974, but Yarber was the first receiver to win it when he caught 75 passes for 1,103 yards and 10 touchdowns as a senior in 1985. Kupp won his award in 2015 with a season that saw him catch 114 passes (Big Sky record) for 1,642 yards and 19 touchdowns. He bettered that season with 117 grabs for 1,700 yards and 17 scores as a senior when he shared the award with teammate Gage Gubrud. Kupp eventually broke 15 FCS, 11 Big Sky and 29 EWU records in his illustrious 52-game Eastern career, and added a collegiate all-division mark. “Cooper Kupp is a great, great receiver,” said Yarber, who caught 129 passes for 1,920 yards and 17 touchdowns in two seasons for the Vandals. “He’s making plays against Division I-AA (FCS), then goes into Pac-12 games and makes plays all over the field. He’s a great football player and has a great football IQ. He has good hands, he’s good getting in and out of breaks and he’s very good above the neck. He’s faster and quicker than a lot of people think. He’s just a complete football player.”

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“I think I bring versatility,” Kupp said on a conference call following the draft. “I’m a guy that’s

The Rams had their next selection late in the fourth round, but a trade gave them the 125th pick overall. About 15 hours after Kupp was taken by with the 69th pick overall, Ebukam was gobbled up by the Rams as well, as an outside linebacker.

going to know the offense inside and out. I know exactly what I need to be -- a guy that can be reliable and be able to get first downs.” “His above-the neck approach, in terms of the way that he sees the game, it’s almost through the quarterback’s perspective,” head coach Sean McVay said. “You can see he’s always got a plan at the line of scrimmage with how he’s going to work versus different coverages and where the holes are in that coverage. And he’s got great hands.” “He knows coverages, and if you know coverages you’re a little quicker in your routes,” added Yarber. Rams’ general manager Les Snead acknowledged Kupp’s 40 time at the NFL Combine may not have been the most impressive (4.62 seconds). But the GM said he has plenty of measurables that stack up next to successful players. Kupp ran a 4.56 time in the 40-yard dash on EWU’s Pro Day, and also improved his 3-cone drill to 6.53, which would have been the top time at the Combine. He had the ninth-fastest at the Combine at 6.75 seconds, while his 20-yard shuttle time of 4.08 was the fifth-best.

Just shy of 6-foot-2 and weighing 240 pounds, Ebukam had impressive Pro Day numbers to go along with his imposing size. His vertical jump of 39 inches, broad jump of 10’10” and 40 time of 4.45 were eye-opening. He bench-pressed 225 pounds 24 times. “He’s athletic,” linebackers coach Joe Barry told therams.com. “A kid that comes from a really good program — they’ve done great things up at Eastern Washington. So we’re really excited about him.” “When (Cooper) got picked I was like, ‘Yeah, that’s the perfect team,’” said Ebukam. “Then I thought to myself, what are the chances I get picked by the same team? And it just happened and I was like, ‘Woah, Eagles really do stick together.’ That’s awesome.” “(Los Angeles) was my first visit too,” he added of the hectic last month when he impressed scouts with his Pro Day workout at EWU a month before the draft. “I was just ecstatic. I had a gut feeling that it would be them to take me and I’m just blessed.” “(Cooper) just grinds basically kind of like I did,” added Ebukam. “We worked out sometimes and (I thought he) is the only person that I know on the team that can work as hard as me and not complain.”

EASTERN 2021 FOOTBALL BIG SKY CHAMPIONSHIPS: 1992•1997•2004•2005•2010•2012•2013•2014•2016•2018 at tackle on Dec. 22 in a 27-17 victory over Detroit. Having originally joined the league in 2015, he had his second stint with the Pittsburgh Steelers after signing with the club on May 2, 2018. He also signed with Pittsburgh on May 5, 2017, but was released and eventually was signed and released by the Houston Texans. Rodgers spent the end of the 2016 season on the practice squad with the Carolina Panthers and signed a reserve/future contract before getting waived on May 2, 2017. A year earlier, he was signed by the New York Giants to their practice squad on Dec. 8, 2015, and also signed a reserve/future contract before getting released on Sept. 3, 2016. He started his NFL career with the Atlanta Falcons and played in four preseason games in 2015 before getting waived on Sept. 4, 2015. The former Eastern All-America offensive tackle was taken in the seventh round by Atlanta in the 2015 NFL Draft on May 2, 2015. The 2010 graduate of Shadle Park High School in Spokane, Wash., was Eastern’s 15th NFL draft choice in school history and the first since safety Matt Johnson was chosen in the fourth round by Dallas in 2012. Rodgers was the first offensive lineman drafted since Michael Roos was taken in the second round (41st overall) by the Tennessee Titans in 2005. Roos, Eastern’s highest draft choice ever, retired in February of 2015 after spending all 10 of his NFL seasons with the Titans. Rodgers, listed by the NFL at 6-foot-6, 320 pounds, transferred to Eastern from WSU, and helped lead the Eagles to a pair of Big Sky Conference Championships in 2013 and 2014. After being limited in his junior season with a knee injury, he started all 14 games in the 2014 season en route to earning first team All-Big Sky Conference and All-America accolades. He ended his career by being named to six All-America teams in 2014, including first team honors by the American Football Coaches Association, Associated Press, Walter Camp FB Foundation, College Sports Madness and Beyond Sports Network. Rodgers concluded his collegiate career by playing in the NFL Players Association All-Star Game on Jan. 17, 2015, in Carson, Calif.

T.J. Lee III – Cornerback – 2010-11-12-13

Signed a free agent contract with the British Columbia Lions of the CFL in 2014. In six seasons thus far with the Lions, Lee has 327 tackles, 16 interceptions, 45 pass knockdowns, four sacks and six forced fumbles in 80 games (79 starts) entering the 2021 season (Covid-19 wiped out the entire 2020 season). During the 2019 season, Lee started all 18 games for the Lions and won the team’s most outstanding defensive player award.. He had 66 tackles to rank 21st in the CF (plus six on special teams), four interceptions (seventh) and nine pass knockdowns (ninth). However, the Lions won just five of their 18 games played. Lee recorded at least five tackles in six different games in 2019. He had six tackles and one interception on Nov. 2 when the Lions fell 21-16 to the Calgary Stampeders. 2018 & Prior Years: Lee was a West Division All-Star selection for a remarkable 2018 season which saw him lead the league in pass knockdowns with 15. He led the Lions with 81 defensive tackles and recorded two special teams stops, two sacks, two forced fumbles and three interceptions through 18 games. He returned one of those interceptions 37 yards for a touchdown during the Lions’ 32-14 victory against the Montreal Alouettes on Sept. 14, 2018. He also appeared in the East Division Semifinal, recording two defensive tackles. In 2017, Lee had a team-high four interceptions along with 49 defensive tackles, 10 pass knockdowns and a special teams stop. He managed to bounce back from a dislocated elbow injury suffered against Edmonton on July 28, missing just three starts before returning to the lineup on August 26. His most notable performance of the season came in Winnipeg on October 28 when he had a pair of interceptions. Lee re-signed with the Lions in February of 2017 after having his 2016 season cut short because of a torn Achilles in the fourth game of the season. He was a starter in those four games, and had 18 tackles, one sack and four pass knockdowns before suffering the season-ending injury in Regina on July 16. Lee started all 17 of the games he played in 2015 and finished with 80 tackles, four interceptions, three sacks and five pass knockdowns. He had a season-high nine tackles against Montreal on Aug. 20, 2015, and earlier in the season had four tackles, an interception and two pass knockdowns against Saskatchewan. The Lions finished the regular season 7-11 before losing to Calgary 35-9 in the West Division Semifinals. Lee finished with 24 total tackles, an interception, two pass knockdowns and a pair of forced fumbles in his first season, starting seven of the eight games he played. His first professional interception came against Ottawa on Oct. 11, 2014.

Joins Fellow Former Eagle in 2014: Lee was a two-time All-American and three-time first team All-Big Sky Conference selection, but he decided not to wait for the NFL in 2014 and headed to some familiarity in British Columbia. Lee signed a free agent contract with the B.C. Lions on May 22, 2014, where he became teammates with another former Eagle out of Seattle. He played in the secondary at BC from 2014-16 with defensive halfback Ryan Phillips. Phillips played for EWU in 2003 and 2004, is a 2000 Franklin High School graduate and was fixture in the secondary for the Lions until moving to Montreal in 2017. Lee is a 2009 graduate of West Seattle High School. “I talked to him a lot at my tryout,” said Lee. “He gave me pointers and helped a lot.” Lee had a pair of interceptions – one for a touchdown – in BC’s 37-13 preseason victory over Calgary on June 20, 2014. That performance helped him secure a roster position as a backup halfback. Lee concluded his collegiate career by playing in the NFL Players Association (NFLPA) Collegiate Bowl on Jan. 19, 2014. In fact, he by chance met Phillips’ uncle on that trip to Southern California. Lee had been talking with the Cleveland Browns and Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League about potential openings on their rosters down the road, but elected to take the sure thing instead. “It all turned out well in the end,” said Lee. “I had a tryout and it felt good. I called back and decided not to wait around, but create my own path instead. Before that I was just trying to stay focused, work out and wait for the right opportunity.” At Eastern: In winning three-straight first team All-Big Sky honors as an EWU cornerback, Lee became only the third Eagle in school history – and the first on defense -- to accomplish that feat. In fact, at the time, only 45 total players in the 50-year history of the league had earned three first team accolades, as well as another three who have four-peated. Besides the Big Sky honor, he was selected in 2013 as a first team All-America cornerback by the American Football Coaches Association, College Sporting News (“Fabulous 50”), College Sports Madness and Beyond Sports Network, and a second team choice by the Associated Press and The Sports Network. He finished the year with 114 tackles to rank 14th in school history and his 11 passes broken up were 10th. Lee finished with 263 tackles, four interceptions, 25 passes broken up and 3 1/2 sacks in his 49game career (35 starts). He was just the 35th Eagle in school history to have 200 career tackles and finished ranked 11th. He set the school record for most career forced fumbles with seven, and his 25 passes broken up ranked sixth.

Bo Levi Mitchell – Quarterback – 2010-11

Signed a contract with the Calgary Stampeders of the CFL in 2012. Although the 2020 season was wiped out because of the Covid-19 pandemic, Mitchell earned a prestigious honor when he earned first team honors on the Canadian Football League’s All-Decade Team announced in the fall of 2020. It was the product of going 77-18 as a starter in the decade with 27,937 yards, 169 touchdowns and two CFL MVP awards. Nicknamed the “Gunslinger” dating back to his high school playing days, Mitchell’s eight-year career with Calgary has yielded the 2018 and 2016 CFL Most Outstanding Player Award, 2014 Grey Cup MVP and title, another Grey

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2017 & Prior Seasons: In 2017, Mitchell started 17 of the 18 games he played, completing 349-of-546 passes (63.9 percent) for 4,700 yards, 23 touchdowns and 11 interceptions. He led Calgary to a 13-4-1 record and the CFL West Division title. In a 32-28 win over Edmonton in the Western final, Mitchell completed 20-of-32 passes for 228 yards and one touchdown. In a 27-24 loss to Toronto in the Grey Cup, he completed 33-of-45 passes for 373 yards, two touchdowns and one interception. A CFL and West All-Star in 2016, he had career highs of 5,385 yards and 32 TD passes in leading Calgary to a 15-2-1 regular season record (16-3-1 including playoffs) and West Division title. The Stampeders beat British Columbia 42-15 in the West finals to advance to the Grey Cup where they fell to Ottawa 39-33 in overtime. He started 17 of the 18 regular season games he played, and was CFL Player of the Week three times after performances of 364, 353 and 361 yards. In 2015, Mitchell started all 17 of the games he started and led Calgary to a 13-4 record in those 17 games (Calgary was 14-4 overall in the regular season). He led the West Division in passing yards (4,551), touchdowns (26) and quarterback rating (96.8), while completing 65.6 percent of his passes with 13 interceptions. He also ran the ball 19 times for 88 yards and three touchdowns. Mitchell had six 300-yard passing games and eight games with multiple touchdown passes. In the 2015 playoffs, he completed 15-of-24 passes for 199 yards and two touchdowns in a 35-9 win over British Columbia in the West Division Semifinals. He then completed 25-of-38 passes for 381 yards and two touchdowns in a 45-31 loss to eventual Grey Cup champion Edmonton. Mitchell was the runner-up for the league’s Most Outstanding Player and was

named a West Division all-star. He was also the recipient of the Herm Harrison Memorial Award for his work in the community. In 2014, he was the game MVP in leading the Calgary Stampeders to the Grey Cup title. In 17 games (14 starts) that season, he completed 264-of-417 passes (63.3 percent) for 3,389 yards, 22 touchdowns and eight interceptions. His 98.3 efficiency rating was the highest in the league. His longest pass was a 102-yard touchdown to Maurice Price in the season-opener against Montreal. He also carried the ball 35 times for 232 yards and four touchdowns. On July 24, 2014, he tied Jeff Garcia for the CFL record for most consecutive wins to start a career with seven. On Sept. 6, 2014, he became the first quarterback in CFL history to win 12 of his first 13 starts. Mitchell made his first CFL playoff start in the West Division final and completed 14-of-22 passes for 336 yards and four touchdowns. He completed 25-of-34 passes for 334 yards and one interception in the Grey Cup en route to earning game MVP honors. Mitchell was 3-0 as a starter in 2013 when he completed 94-of-135 passes for 1,156 yards, 10 touchdowns and three interceptions. He led the Stampeders to an enormous comeback on July 20, 2013, as Calgary stormed back from a 24-point deficit for a 38-27 victory over the Montreal Alouettes. He completed 7-of-13 passes for 49 yards and two touchdowns, plus had a 26-yard run. That helped him earn his first career CFL start a week later as he led Calgary to a 37-24 victory over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers to earn CFL Offensive Player of the Week honors. He completed 88 percent of his passes (29-of-33) for 376 yards and three TDs. Used in short-yardage situations prior to taking over as the starter, he finished the season with 35 carries for 151 yards and two TDs. Mitchell earned a spot on Calgary’s roster in 2012, and was a backup quarterback for all 18 regular season games, two playoff games and the Grey Cup (a 35-22 loss to Toronto). He was used as Calgary’s short-yardage quarterback and ran the ball 34 times for 67 yards and five touchdowns. He also completed 12-of-21 pass attempts for 168 yards and two touchdowns. In the playoffs, Mitchell ran the ball three times for six yards and two touchdowns in the West semifinal and five times for seven yards and one touchdown in the West final. In the West final, he also completed a 42yard pass to Maurice Price, who came up just short of the goal-line. In the Grey Cup, Mitchell came off the bench to finish the game and completed 6-of-9 passes for 80 yards and a touchdown and also threw for a successful two-point conversion. He came off the bench to rush for a touchdown and execute a successful fake field goal attempt against Montreal on July 12, 2012, then helped direct the Stampeders to a come-from-behind 32-31 overtime win over Saskatchewan on July 19, 2012. At Eastern: As an EWU senior in 2011, Mitchell won the Walter Payton Award presented by The Sports Network to the top player in FCS. Mitchell played in the National Football League Players Association Collegiate Bowl on Jan. 21, 2012 (he completed 8-of-15 passes for 110 yards, one touchdown and no interceptions). In 2011, the senior led the FCS in four categories, including passing yards (4,009) and touchdown passes (33) on his way to breaking four school records. He broke EWU’s record for single season passing yards with 4,009, which at the time ranked 17th in FCS history and fifth in Big Sky Conference history. Mitchell was named to eight All-America teams as a senior, earning first team honors on six of them. He was the top quarterback on teams selected by The Sports Network, American Football Coaches Association, Walter Camp, Associated Press, Phil Steele Publications and Beyond Sports College Network. Also, Mitchell earned third team honors from collegesportsmadness.com and honorable mention on The College Sporting News Fabulous Fifty All-America team, and won the Elite Quarterback Award from College Football Performance Awards. His 19 wins

EASTERN 2021 FOOTBALL BIG SKY CHAMPIONSHIPS: 1992•1997•2004•2005•2010•2012•2013•2014•2016•2018 in 2010 and 2011 combined were the most back-to-back by an Eastern quarterback in school history, but that was surpassed by the 20 wins of Vernon Adams in 2012 and 2013. Included in the 19-7 mark were 13 victories in the 2010 season en route to the NCAA Division I championship. Mitchell was selected as the title game’s Most Outstanding Player after throwing three touchdowns passes in the final 16:48 as EWU rallied from a 19-0 deficit to beat Delaware 20-19 on Jan. 7, 2011, in Frisco, Texas. He finished the 2010 season with 3,496 passing yards, which were fifth in EWU history at the time (now ninth entering 2020). He had a 37 touchdown passes which stood as a school record for three season and now rank third (entering 2020). Mitchell also had the rare opportunity to play the 2011 season with his older brother Cory Mitchell, a freshman wide receiver who finished with 19 catches for 310 yards and a pair of scores. Cory would later sign with Calgary in 2015, but was released by the Stampeders.

In the 2017 NFL Draft, Cooper Kupp became the 17th player in school history to be drafted and Samson Ebukam was the 18th, easily becoming the highest-drafted duo in school history. The only other duo in school history to both be drafted came in 1987 when offensive tackle Ed Simmons was picked in the sixth round by Washington and Craig Richardson was chosen in the 11th round by Kansas City. Since 1994 when the draft was reduced to seven rounds, EWU has not had multiple choices. It’s happened seven times by Big Sky Conference schools in 23 previous seasons since 1994, including a pair of Southern Utah Thunderbirds in 2016.

Taiwan Jones – Running Back – 2008-09-10

Cooper Kupp Wide Receiver 2013-14-15-16 Drafted in the 3rd round (69th overall) by the Los Angeles Rams the in the 2017 NFL Draft.

Drafted in the 4th round (125th overall) by the Oakland Raiders in the 2011 NFL Draft Jones re-signed with the Buffalo Bills on March 29, 2021, almost exactly a year after he re-joined the club for its successful 2020 season. He signed a one-year contract on March 30, 2020, to re-join the Bills after playing for that squad for the 2017 and 2018 seasons. In his 10-year NFL career thus far as a running back, cornerback and special teams standout, Jones has played in 104 total regular season games with career totals of 223 yards rushing, 19 receptions for 260 yards and a touchdown, 82 kickoff returns for 1,890 yards (23.0 average) and 68 total tackles. Jones has played in an additional three playoff games and has two receptions for 48 yards, a kickoff return for 23 yards and a tackle. In 2020, he had six tackles on special teams as the Bills advanced to the playoffs with a 10-6 regular season record and championship in the AFC East Division. The Bills advanced to the AFC title game in 2020, and he had one tackle in a 27-24 victory over Indianapolis in the wildcard round. He played in 2019 for the Houston Texans, which was 10-6 in the regular season and won the NFC South Division title. The Texans beat Buffalo 22-19 in overtime in the wildcard round of the playoffs, then fell to eventual Super Bowl Champion Kansas City 51-31 in the divisional round after leading 24-0 in the second quarter. In 2019, Jones played in 11 regular season games and rushed nine times for 40 yards and caught one pass for nine yards. He also had nine tackles on special teams, but did not return any punts and kickoffs. In the playoffs, he caught two passes for 28 yards, including a 34-yarder to the 10-yard line of his former team to set-up a game-winning field goal in the overtime victory over Buffalo on Jan. 4, 2020. Jones had originally signed a contract with the Houston Texans on May 14, 2019, as a free agent. Buffalo Bills & Oakland Raiders: Jones signed with the Buffalo Bills on Aug. 2, 2017, after getting released from the Oakland Raiders on July 28, 2017. In 2018 he played in six games, and returned five kickoffs for an average of 17.8 yards per return with a long of 27, plus had five tackles on special teams. In the eight regular season games he played in 2017 for the Bills, he had one catch for 11 yards, three tackles and returned two kickoffs for a 25.0 average. He played in all four games in the preseason and rushed 11 times for 73 yards. In the 2016 regular season for Oakland, he played in 13 games mostly on special teams. He returned 12 kickoffs for a 14.0

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Michael Roos Offensive Tackle Letter Winner at EWU 2001-02-03-04 Drafted in the 2nd round (41st overall) by the Tennessee Titans in the 2005 NFL Draft.

Samson Ebukam Defensive End 2013-14-15-16 Drafted in the 4th round (125th overall) by the Los Angeles Rams the in the 2017 NFL Draft. Taiwan Jones Running Back 2008-09-10 Drafted in the 4th round (125th overall) by the Oakland Raiders in the 2011 NFL Draft Matt Johnson Safety 2008-09-10-11 Drafted in the 4th round (135th overall) by Dallas in the 2012 NFL Draft. Tom Ackerman Offensive Guard 1992-93-94-95 Drafted in the 5th round (145th overall) by New Orleans in the 1996 NFL Draft. Dan Curley Tight End 1998-99-00-02 Drafted in the 5th round (148th overall) by St. Louis in the 2003 NFL Draft. Trent Pollard Offensive Tackle 1990-91-92-93 Drafted in the 5th round (132nd pick overall) by Cincinnati in the 1994 NFL Draft. Bob Picard Wide Receiver 1968-69-71-72 Drafted in the 6th round (132nd pick overall) by Philadelphia in the 1973 NFL Draft. Jeff Mickel Offensive Tackle 1985-86-87-88 Drafted in the 6th round (163rd pick overall) by Minnesota in the 1989 NFL Draft. Ed Simmons Offensive Tackle 1983-84-85-86 Drafted in the 6th round (164th pick overall) by Washington in the 1987 NFL Draft. Lamont Brightful Wide Receiver/Returner 1998-99-00-01 Drafted in the 6th round (195th overall) by Baltimore in the 2002 NFL Draft. Scott Garske Tight End 1971-72-73 Drafted in the 7th round (179th pick overall) by Pittsburgh in the 1974 NFL Draft. Kurt Schulz Defensive Back 1988-89-90-91 Drafted in the 7th round (195th pick overall) by Buffalo in the 1992 NFL Draft. Jake Rodgers Offensive Tackle 2013-14 Drafted in the 7th round (225th pick overall) by Atlanta in the 2015 NFL Draft. Dave Svendsen Wide Receiver 1966-67-68 Drafted in the 11th round (281st pick overall) by Los Angeles in the 1969 NFL Draft. Craig Richardson Wide Receiver 1983-84-85-86 Drafted in the 11th round (298th pick overall) by Kansas City in the 1987 NFL Draft. Dick Nearents Tackle 1956-57-58 Drafted in the 18th round (205th pick overall) by Green Bay in the 1959 NFL Draft.

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At Eastern: Although unable to play in EWU’s last 2 1/2 games of his junior season because of a foot injury, Jones led the 2010 Eagles to a 13-2 record and the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision title. Jones, who averaged 7.7 yards per carry in his 24-game career as a running back, suffered a fracture to the base of his fifth metatarsal bone in his left foot in EWU’s 38-31 overtime victory over North Dakota State on Dec. 11 in the quarterfinals. Interestingly, the type of fracture he suffered is generally referred to as a “Jones Fracture,” named after Sir Robert Jones, who first described this fracture pattern in 1902. He finished with a career-high 230 yards rushing against NDSU, including 203 yards and a touchdown in the first half (138 on his first four carries of the game), but wasn’t able to play for the Eagles again. Eastern was 3-0 without Jones in the lineup in 2010, including a 41-31 semifinal victory in the playoffs over Villanova and a 2019 championship game win over Delaware. He was named to the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision All-America first teams as selected by the American Football Coaches Association and Associated Press, and was the Big Sky Conference Offensive Player of the Year. In addition, Jones was selected as the FCS Offensive Player of the Year by Phil Steele Publications, and was a first team

All-America selection by that publication. He finished fourth in the voting for the Walter Payton Award given to the top player in FCS by The Sports Network. Jones finished the 2010 season with 1,742 yards to rank as the third-best performance in school history, ahead of the 1,216 he had in 2009. He recorded the 15th 1,000-yard rushing performance in school history in 2010, including 11 in the last 16 seasons (1995-2010). He finished with an average of 145.2 yards per game to rank second in the NCAA Championship Subdivision. After leading the nation in all-purpose yards per game for several weeks early in the year, Jones finished second with an average of 201.8 yards (rushing, receiving, returns) per game. He was also 13th in scoring (8.50 per game with 17 total touchdowns). Jones averaged an impressive 7.5 yards per carry as a sophomore, then bettered that to 7.9 yards per rush in 2010 to lead FCS (among the top 45 rushers averaging at least 75 yards per game). He had five plays in his career of at least 80 yards, 10 of 70 or more, 16 of at least 60, 21 of at least 50 and 36 of at least 32 yards. He had a school-record 96-yard touchdown run versus Idaho State in 2009. Twelve times in his career he eclipsed the 200-yard mark in all-purpose yards and had 15 rushing performances of at least 100 yards. Jones was only the 12th Eagle to rush for over 2,000 yards in his career, and finished ranked fifth with 2,955. He also had a career average of 162.0 all-purpose yards per game to rank as the school record, 37 total touchdowns to rank third, his total of 5,021 all-purpose yards ranked second, his 1,134 kickoff return yards were sixth and he finished his career fourth in points scored with 222. Jones ended his career with a string of seven-straight 100-yard rushing performances, with a total of 1,176 yards (168.0 per game), an 8.5 average per rush and 11 touchdowns in those seven games.

Matt Nichols – Quarterback – 2006-07-08-09

Signed a free agent contract with the Dallas Cowboys of the NFL in 2010. The veteran Canadian Football League quarterback signed a three-year contract with the Toronto Argonauts on February 7, 2020, after being released by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on Jan. 28. However, after Covid-19 wiped out the entire 2020 season, the Argonauts released him on Jan. 31, 2021. But he was signed that very day by the Ottawa Redblacks. Entering the 2021 season-, Nichols has eight seasons and 114 games of experience (72 starts) playing in the CFL for the Edmonton Eskimos and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. He has thrown for 108 touchdowns, 18,363 yards and 60 interceptions on 1,582 completions. In 2019, Nichols started the first nine games for Winnipeg, completing 171 of his 240 passes thrown (71.3 percent) for 1,936 yards, 15 touchdowns, and five interceptions. Nichols also carried the ball nine times for 37 rushing yards and one touchdown. His 2019 campaign was cut short by a season-ending shoulder injury suffered in week 10 against the B.C Lions. His early-season performance and winning start to the season helped the Blue Bombers advance to the 2019 Grey Cup and defeat the Hamilton Tiger-Cats by a score of 33- 12. During his time at quarterback for the Blue Bombers in 2019, Nichols won seven of the nine games he started. In his first game of the season against the B.C Lions, Nichols passed for 184 yards and three touchdowns while completing 21-of-33 passes. In a 31-1 win over the Ottawa Redblackso on July 19, Nichols set his season high for passing yards with 295 on a staggering 80 percent completion rate (25-of-29) with two touchdowns 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015 With Winnipeg: He led the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in passing yardage from 2015-18 and guided the team to a 30-15 record. A knee injury in practice on June 6, 2018, came just before his ninth season in the CFL was to begin for Nichols. He returned in the team’s fourth game, and finished the season completing 64.8 percent of his passes for 3,146 yards with 18 touchdowns and 13 interceptions, while rushing for 52 yards and another TD. His quarterback efficiency rating of 91.0 was fifth-best amongst CFL starters. He helped

EASTERN 2021 FOOTBALL BIG SKY CHAMPIONSHIPS: 1992•1997•2004•2005•2010•2012•2013•2014•2016•2018 guide the Bombers to the postseason for a third consecutive season and the franchise’s first playoff win since 2011 with the victory in the West semifinal. His best statistical game of 2018 came in a playoff-clinching win over Calgary on Oct. 26, 2018, when he passed for 358 yards and two touchdowns. Nichols re-signed with the Blue Bombers on Jan. 18, 2017, and proceded to become the team’s Most Outstanding Player for the second-straight season. He had career-best marks for passing with 4,472 yards, 28 touchdowns and eight interceptions in 17 games (all as a starter). His 103.8 quarterback efficiency rating, 71.0 percent completion rate and 3.5 touchdown-to-interception ratio all topped the CFL. Winnipeg was 11-6 in his 17 regular season starts and eclipsed the 300-yard passing mark in six games. Playing with a broken ring finger on his throwing hand and a calf injury, he completed 23-of-33 passes for 334 yards and three touchdowns and no interceptions in a semifinal loss to Edmonton in the West Division Playoffs. He took over the starting reins for Winnipeg in Week 6 of 2016, and proceeded to help guide the team to seven consecutive victories – the longest club winning streak for a quarterback since 2001 – and finished the season with a 10-3 record. He concluded 2016 with 18 touchdowns, 3,666 yards and 327 completions, while throwing only nine interceptions and being named the club’s Most Outstanding Player. His 3,666 passing yards placed him fifth in the CFL despite starting only 13 regular season games, and he finished the season with four 300 yard passing games. He had a streak of 166 passes without an interception during the year. In the West Division semifinals, he passed for 390 yards, two touchdowns and no interceptions in a 32-31 loss to British Columbia. He originally joined Winnipeg in 2015 at mid-season and played the final eight games for the Blue Bombers. He finished with 1,757 yards, 10 touchdowns and seven interceptions, passing for 320 yards and a touchdown on Oct. 3, 2015, in a narrow, 24-23 loss versus his former team, the Edmonton Eskimos. Edmonton Eskimos: He began the 2015 season with Edmonton, regaining the starting position in 2015 he previously owned in 2012 before a dislocated ankle and knee injuries derailed his career. He passed for 1,488 yards and eight touchdowns, but was traded to Winnipeg. In 2014, he played in 18 games for Edmonton (three starts), and completed 94-of-151 passes for 1,014 yards, four touchdowns and five interceptions. Nichols started the West Division semifinal against Saskatchewan and completed 12-of-23 passes for 59 yards and one interception in the victory. In the West final against Calgary and former Eagle Bo Levi Mitchell, Nichols completed 9-of-15 passes for 92 yards in relief of QB Mike Reilly. After recovering from a gruesome dislocated ankle injury at the end of the 2012 season, Nichols suffered a torn ACL knee injury as a preseason starter on June 14, 2013, and was lost for the season. In 2012, Nichols dressed for all 18 games (two starts) and was the holder on field goals. He saw action at quarterback in eight games and was 48-of-83 (58 percent) for 884 yards, seven touchdowns and three interceptions. He also ran the ball 10 times for 76 yards, including a 19-yard touchdown. He threw his first CFL touchdown when he mishandled a field goal snap and threw the ball to Corbin Sharun for a 35-yard touchdown to end the first half. He got his first start at quarterback on Sept. 28, 2012, in Calgary and went 14-of-26 for 167 yards and one touchdown and one interception. He ran the ball seven times for 63 yards and a touchdown. Nichols came in with 10 minutes left in the Oct. 28, 2012, game in Montreal and threw for 230 yards, three touchdowns and a two-point conversion to bring the Eskimos to within two points of a win. He also started the final game of the regular season, going 18-of-30 for 341 yards and two touchdowns. He

Top Years of Eastern Washington University NFL Draft Choices/ Undrafted Free Agents All four of the Eagle players who entered into the NFL in 2017 earned AllAmerica honors in 2016 in the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision. Cooper Kupp and Samson Ebukam were only the second pair of Eagles drafted in the same year, but were easily the highest duo drafted. Five times now at least four Eagles have been drafted or signed free agent contracts in the same year, with five signed in 1987 and four each in 1992, 2007, 2013 and 2017. A fifth player in 2013 was extended a free agent tryout but didn’t receive a contract as a UDFA (see list below). 1987 (5) – OT Ed Simmons (6th round, Washington), WR Craig Richardson (11th round, Kansas City), DT Mike Kingston (UDFA, New York Jets), TE Eric Riley (UDFA, New York Jets), LB Bill Altena (UDFA, St. Louis). 2017 (4) – WR Cooper Kupp (3rd round, Los Angeles Rams), OLB Samson Ebukam (4th round, Los Angeles Rams), WR Kendrick Bourne (UDFA, San Francisco), WR Shaq Hill (UDFA, Houston). 2013 (4) – WR Brandon Kaufman (UDFA, Buffalo), WR Greg Herd (UDFA, Dallas), WR Nicholas Edwards (UDFA, Minnesota), QB Kyle Padron (UDFA, Oakland), OT *Will Post (Atlanta). *Had tryout at rookie camp but did not sign UDFA. 2007 (4) – DL Keith Grennan (UDFA, San Diego), OL Harrison Nikolao (UDFA, Cincinnati), K Brett Bergstrom (UDFA, New Orleans), S Brandon Keeler (UDFA, Arizona) 1992 (4) – S Kurt Schulz (7th round, Buffalo), OT Kevin Sargent (UDFA, Cincinnati), TE Tony Lenseigne (UDFA, San Diego), OG Gary Needham (UDFA, Seattle)

started the second half of the East Division semifinal and went 3-of-7 for 51 yards before suffering a dislocated ankle. After getting released by the Dallas Cowboys at the end of training camp on Aug. 19, 2010, he signed with Edmonton as a free agent on Oct. 13, 2010, and spent the rest of the year on the team’s practice roster. In his debut as an Eskimo in a preseason game against Saskatchewan on June 17, 2011, he completed 6-of-10 passes for 53 yards, one touchdown and no interceptions. Nichols began the 2011 season on the one-game injured list and was placed on the nine-game injured list midway through the season. He made his regular season CFL debut on June 30, 2012, against Toronto and had an incomplete pass. He had his first CFL completion on July 13 in a 42-10 win over Winnipeg, as he finished 1-of-3 for nine yards. He originally signed a free agent contract with the Dallas Cowboys of the NFL. In 2010, he appeared in two preseason games, completing 10-of-16 passes for 81 yards and two interceptions. At Eastern: Nichols earned prestigious first team NCAA Football Championship Subdivision All-America honors from the American Football Coaches Association, as well as three other All-America honors. He finished fourth in the voting for the Payton Award given to the top player in FCS, and was also the Big Sky’s Offensive Player of the Year for the second time in his career. He broke 14 school records and six Big Sky Conference marks in his 47-game career (45 as a starter). He passed for 3,830 yards and 33 touchdowns as a senior, giving him a total of 12,616 yards and 96 touchdowns in his career. His career yardage total ranked sixth in FCS history and his touchdown total was 10th. He completed a career-best 65 percent of his passes in 2009 to give him a passing efficiency rating of 156.5 to rank eighth in FCS. He was fifth in total offense (327.7 per game) and third in passing offense (319.2). He played in the East-West Shrine Game following his senior season after helping lead the Eagles to NCAA Football Championship Playoff berths in 2007 and 2009. He never missed a game or practice in his Eastern career.

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Notable Former Pros . . . . Ketner Kupp – Linebacker – 2015-16-17-18

Received a tryout with the San Francisco 49ers of the NFL in 2019 After receiving a tryout with the San Francisco 49ers, Kupp reunited with four fellow former Eagles by signing a free agent contract with the Los Angeles Rams on on May 15, 2019. His brother, Cooper Kupp, was present at the signing, which was headlined by the Rams as a “Kupple of brothers living the dream.” Ketner was released on August 30, 2019, but he played in all four preseason games for the Rams and finished with 18 total tackles. During his last preseason game against the Houston Texans, he had 11 total tackles. Ketner Kupp finished with 267 tackles in his career to rank 14th all-time at EWU, and started 27 of the 48 games he played as an Eagle. He earned second-team All-Big Sky Conference honors (as selected by the league’s head coaches), and was named to the Big Sky Conference All-Academic team for the fourth-straight season. In addition, he was selected as the team’s defensive MVP as well. One of the team’s co-captains, he led the Eagles in tackles with 115 to rank 13th in school history, and also broke-up three passes and had five quarterback hurries. In the last four games of his Eagle career – all in the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision Playoffs – he had 46 tackles (11.5 per game). He had his 10th career double-figure tackling game when he had 11 in the NCAA Division I Championship Game versus North Dakota State (1/5/19). Against Nicholls (12/1/18) he had 12 tackles and a 95-yard interception return for a touchdown, which ranks as the second-longest in school history. He graduated from Davis HS in Yakima, Wash., in 2015. Kupp is the younger brother of fourtime EWU FCS All-American Cooper Kupp, who now plays for the Los Angeles Rams in the NFL. Cooper is a third-generation NFL player from his family – his grandfather, Jake, played from 1964-75 as a guard with Dallas, the Washington Redskins, Atlanta Falcons and the New Orleans Saints. Cooper and Ketner’s father, Craig, was a fifth-round draft pick by the New York Giants in 1990 and played in 1991 for the Phoenix Cardinals and the Dallas Cowboys.

Albert Havili – Defensive End – 2013-14-16-17

Signed a free agent contract with the Los Angeles Chargers of the NFL in 2018 Havili was signed April 28, 2018, as a rookie by the Los Angeles Chargers, then was waived on Aug. 14. He was then signed off waivers by the Buffalo Bills on Aug. 15, and later waived by the Bills on Sept. 1. He was then inked for the 2019 season by the British Columbia Lions in the CFL on Feb. 26, 2019, but was released on June 4, 2019. The 6-2, 255-pound Havili earned second team All-Big Sky Conference honors as a senior in 2017 at Eastern. He played as a linebacker his first two seasons before a knee injury forced him to redshirt in 2015 and delayed his move to defensive end. After setting what was then a true freshman record with 61 tackles in 2013, he closed his career with a total of 199. He had 12 sacks, 15 quarterback hurries, broke-up eight passes and had 18 1/2 total tackles for loss in 53 career games (27 as a starter). He had one interception he returned 77 yards for a TD in his freshman season. He was a part of EWU’s Big Sky Conference championships in 2013, 2014 and 2016, with playoff berths all three of those seasons. Eastern won 34 of 41 Big Sky Conference games and 48 games overall in the last five years.

Tevin McDonald - Safety – 2013-14

Signed a free agent contract with the Oakland Raiders of the NFL in 2015.

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McDonald was released by the British Columbia Lions of the CFL just prior to the start of the 2018 regular season. He played in one game and had a special teams tackle in 2017 after sitting out the 2016 season. He orginally signed a free agent contract with Oakland of the National Football League in 2015, where he joined former Eagle Taiwan Jones. He played in four games as a rookie in 2015 with the Raiders, making his debut on Oct. 11, 2015, in a 16-10 loss to eventual Super Bowl champion Denver. He also played Nov. 8 against Pittsburgh, Dec. 2 versus Green Bay and Dec. 24 against San

Diego when he had his first NFL tackle. In four preseason games, he had 11 total tackles and two passes defensed, including six stops in his NFL debut against St. Louis on Aug. 14. He had six tackles with a pass defended versus Seattle on Sept. 3. McDonald, whose brother also went on to play in the NFL where their father became a coach, went undrafted after attending the 2015 NFL Combine. The 5-foot-11, 195-pound McDonald participated in the combine after playing in the East-West Shrine Game on Jan. 17, 2015, in St. Petersburg, Fla. He earned a pair of All-America honors for the Eagles in 2014 – third team from College Sports Madness and fourth team from Beyond Sports Network. A first team All-Big Sky selection, McDonald started all 14 Eagle games and finished as the team’s fourth-leading tackler with 78 stops. He also had three interceptions (one he returned 73 yards for a touchdown), a sack, four total tackles for loss, seven passes broken up, a trio of forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and a blocked punt. Including his injury-shortened junior season at EWU in 2013 and two years at UCLA, McDonald finished his collegiate career with 256 career tackles, eight interceptions and 23 passes broken up in 50 games (46 as a starter). He started 22 of the 23 games he played as an Eagle. Before transferring to EWU, McDonald had 135 tackles in 27 career games (24 as a starter) at UCLA, plus four interceptions and 14 passes broken up. As a result, he was also selected as EWU’s defensive player of the year. Formerly from Fresno, Calif., and a transfer to Eastern from UCLA, McDonald participated at Fresno State University’s Pro Day on March 25. Leading up to Pro Day, McDonald worked out with his brother, then-Los Angeles Rams safety T.J. McDonald, in Boca Raton, Fla. Their father is former All-Pro defensive back Tim McDonald. He starred with Arizona and San Francisco during his NFL career, coached his sons at Edison, and has gone on to a college and NFL coaching career that included stops at Fresno State, the New York Jets and the Buffalo Bills.

J.C. Sherritt – Linebacker – 2007-08-09-10

Signed a free agent contract with the Edmonton Eskimos of the CFL in 2011. With Player of the Year honors and tackles records as both a collegian and professional, Sherritt added a third championship to his team achievements when Edmonton won the 2015 Grey Cup. After winning a high school state championship (Pullman, Wash.), Sherritt won the 2010 Buck Buchanan Award given to the top defensive player in the NCAA Championship Subdivision in the same year Eastern Washington won the NCAA Division I title. After breaking EWU’s single season and career tackles records, Sherritt signed as a free agent with the Edmonton Eskimos on April 20, 2011, and broke the CFL single season tackles record in his second season as a pro. He announced his retirement on Jan. 16, 2018, after eight seasons in the CFL – all with Edmonton. “The last eight years in the Green and Gold have been one of the greatest honors and experiences of my life,” Sherritt said. “I have had opportunities and developed relationships that would not have been possible without this great country and without this league. My admiration and love for this country and league will last for the rest of my life, and I wake up a better person due to my time in the CFL.” Edmonton Eskimos: Sherritt closed his career with 552 total tackles in 109 games

EASTERN 2021 FOOTBALL BIG SKY CHAMPIONSHIPS: 1992•1997•2004•2005•2010•2012•2013•2014•2016•2018 (108 starts) with 14 interceptions, 15 sacks, 17 forced fumbles, six fumble recoveries and one touchdown. In 2018, he had exactly 100 tackles with three sacks and a pair of interceptions. His 2017 season was cut short with a torn Achilles in the first game of the season on June 24, 2017. He had a career-best six forced fumbles in 2016 to go along with 77 tackles and three interceptions to help Edmonton finish the regular season 10-8. The Eskimos beat Hamilton 24-21 in the East Division Finals, then fell to eventual Grey Cup champion Ottawa 35-23 in the final. Sherritt helped Edmonton finish 14-4 in the 2015 season, playing in all 18 games for the Eskimos and then leading the team to three playoff victories. He finished with 71 tackles, four pass knockdowns, two sacks, two interceptions and two forced fumbles, plus had another 13 tackles on special teams. He ended the regular season with a season-high nine tackles against Saskatchewan, and then had 11 tackles in the playoffs. The Eskimos beat Montreal (40-22), Calgary (45-31) and Ottawa (26-20) on its way to the Grey Cup title. Sherritt played in 12 games in 2014, recording 40 total tackles, three quarterback sacks, one forced fumble, one interception, one fumble recovery and one pass knockdown. In Week 19 against British Columbia, he recorded a season-high seven tackles and had three sacks to earn CFL Defensive Player of the Week honors. In the West Division final against Calgary and former Eagle Bo Levi Mitchell, he recorded one defensive tackle and one special teams tackle in the loss. Sherritt was slowed by a broken thumb in the 2013 season and finished with 46 tackles in 10 games played (all starts). He also had an interception, a forced fumble, a fumble recovery and a sack. He started the 2013 season where he left off the previous year, recording 31 defensive tackles, two special teams tackles and one sack to rank fourth in the CFL through the first five games of the season (he led after three games with 24). But he was on injured reserve starting in week 8 and played sparingly after that. He was selected as the CFL’s 2012 Most Outstanding Defensive Player, and was also named a Western Division All-Star and CFL All-Star. In 17 games at middle linebacker in 2012, Sherritt racked up a CFL record 130 defensive tackles (eight for a loss). He had two knockdowns and five interceptions for 56 yards. He also had three sacks, three forced fumbles, one fumble recovery and contributed on special teams with three tackles. On Oct. 28, 2012, Sherritt set a new Eskimo record for defensive tackles in a season, passing Willie Pless who registered 117 tackles in 1998. On Nov. 2, 2012, Sherritt broke the CFL record of 129 defensive tackles in a season record set by Toronto’s Calvin Tiggle in 1994. He was named Defensive Player of the Week four times and Player of the Month for July, August and September. Sherritt recorded his first CFL interception on Aug. 10, 2012, and his next two in consecutive games. He was on the injured list for Week 14 and was on the reserve list for the Eastern Division semifinal with an ankle injury. When he joined the Eskimos as a rookie in 2011, he re-joined former Eastern teammates Greg Peach – the 2008 Buchanan winner (and now with Hamilton in the CFL) – and quarterback Matt Nichols. Sherritt made a splash as a rookie, and was named as the Western Division finalist for Most Outstanding Rookie. He had 11 tackles in his CFL debut, and went on to start 15 games before being hampered late in the year by a finger injury that required surgery and an ankle injury suffered on Oct. 21 that kept him out of the last two regular season games. Sherritt led the CFL in tackles early in his rookie season, but fell to 12th because of his injuries. He had 58 stops after 10 games to rank second in the CFL at the time. He finished the season with 72 defensive tackles, three quarterback sacks, three tackles for losses for 4 yards, three pass knockdowns, three forced fumbles and 13 special teams tackles. At Eastern: Sherritt was the national defensive player of the year, a two-time consensus All-American and ended his career as a national champion. Eastern defeated Delaware 20-19 on Jan. 7, 2011, in Frisco, Texas, to capture the 2010 NCAA Division I title in his final game as an Eagle. He finished his career with

a school-record 432 tackles in his 47-game career (35 as a starter) to rank second in Big Sky history and 10th all-time in the FCS. On the eve of the title game, Sherritt was awarded the Buck Buchanan Award presented by The Sports Network to the top defensive player in the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision. Sherritt was also selected to six different All-America teams as a first team selection, and was the College Sporting News Defensive Player of the Year and the Big Sky Defensive MVP. In addition, the Inland Northwest Sportswriters and Broadcasters (SWABS) selected Sherritt as the Male Amateur Athlete of the Year. Sherritt finished his senior season with 176 tackles, which ranked sixth in FCS history and bettered his own league and school records from 2009 when he finished with 170 tackles. He finished the 2010 season ranked eighth in the FCS with an average of 11.7 tackles per game after leading FCS as a junior (14.2 per game). Sherritt concluded his career with 18 tackles and a pass broken up in the national championship game. Earlier in the playoffs, in a 38-31 overtime victory over North Dakota State, Sherritt broke the school record of 399 career tackles previously held by Greg Belzer (1997-2000). He capped his record-breaking night by forcing the fumble that was recovered by EWU to end the game against NDSU at the Eastern 1-yard line. He added eight tackles versus Villanova in the FCS semifinals. He also had six career interceptions to go along with 13 passes broken up, six forced fumbles, five fumble recoveries and a trio of sacks, with a total of 35 1/2 tackles for loss (79 yards).

Ryan Phillips – Defensive Back – 2003-04

Signed a contract with the B.C. Lions of the CFL in 2005. Despite last playing in 2017, Phillips earned a prestigious honor when he earned first team honors on the Canadian Football League’s All-Decade Team announced in the fall of 2020. He was a five-time CFL All-Star and helped the British Columbia Lions with two Grey Cups. Now a defensive backs coach for the Lions, he played in 181-straight CFL games and missed only four total in his career. After spending his first 12 seasons in the CFL with British Columbia, Phillips concluded his illustrious career by playing in two games and collecting eight tackles in 2017 for the Montreal Alouettes. While playing for the Lions, he had an iron-man streak of 181 consecutive games played, which at the time was the longest active streak in the league. He concluded his career with 196 regular season starts in 214 career games, having played in all 18 regular season games in 11 of his first 12 seasons. He finished with 526 tackles, 47 interceptions, 68 pass knockdowns and four forced fumbles in his career. His 816 interception return yards while at B.C. is a franchise record and his career totals for interceptions and tackles are both second in franchise history (the records are 51 and 557, respectively). Five times he returned an interception for a touchdown, and in six of his 12 CFL seasons he had at least four interceptions. He had nine career fumble recoveries for 55 yards in returns, including one returned for a TD. The four-time CFL All-Star (2007, 2010, 2012, 2013) and five-time West Division All-Star (2007, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015) was an important member of the 2006 and 2011 Grey Cup Championship-winning teams. He participated in 15 playoff games, collecting 33 defensive tackles as well as an interception he returned for a touchdown. He added four tackles in two Grey Cup appearances. In 2016, his last with the BC Lions, he had 38 tackles with an interception. The previous season, his consecutive games played streak came to an end on July 4, 2015, when he suffered a hamstring injury in the team’s 2015 season opener versus Ottawa and missed the next three games. He returned to start the remaining 14 games and finish with a league-high six interceptions, 29 tackles and a pair of pass knockdowns. As a result, Phillips was a 2015 West Division

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NFL All-Pro Offensive Tackle Michael Roos . . . retires after 10 seasons Michael Roos

Offensive Tackle 2001-02-03-04 . . . drafted in the 2nd

round (41st) by the Tennessee Titans in the 2005 NFL Draft.

Retirement Comes After 10 Seasons: Roos Field gets to see a lot more of Michael Roos now. The former Eastern Washington and Tennessee Titans offensive tackle announced his retirement from the National Football League on Feb. 26, 2015, after his 10th season as a pro was ended by a knee injury the previous Oct. 5 that required surgery. He earned All-Pro accolades in 2008, 2010 and 2011, and started in the Pro Bowl in February of 2009. In his last 13 seasons as a football player, Roos started every game he played -- a total of 226 games. His last 35 starts were at EWU from 2002-04 when he originally became an offensive lineman.

“On behalf of Eastern, we send our congratulations to Michael for a tremendous collegiate and NFL career. There are not many times that you can state that someone reached the highest level in their profession, but Michael achieved it as an AllPro. We wish he and Kat nothing but the best in their next chapter of life.”

He credited several EWU coaches in his retirement statement on Instagram: “After 10 years as a Tennessee Titan I have decided to retire from football. I have given this decision much consideration. I feel fortunate to have played this long coming from a tight end turned defensive end turned offensive tackle from Eastern Washington University. I want to thank my coaches Mike Woodward (high school); Aaron Best, Paul Wulff, Beau – Former EWU Athletic Director Bill Chaves Baldwin (EWU); Jeff Fisher, Mike Munchak, Ken Whisenhunt, Bruce Matthews (Titans); and all the coaches who made me a better player and man. To all the men I’ve shared the field with: I’m honored to have called you teammates. We have made memories for many lifetimes. I’m excited to begin the rest of my life, and I am grateful to do so now, while I am fully healthy. Although I don’t know what adventure the future holds, I know there will be family, friends, travel, whiskey, cigars and beer. All a man can ask for, and more. Thank you Titans fans for your support all these years. Cheers!!”

Known for his generosity to EWU, Roos was a regular visitor to Eastern games when the NFL schedule allowed, and has been a more frequent visitor since he retired. Eastern honored Roos by retiring his jersey at EWU’s Homecoming game on Oct. 24, 2009, versus Montana State. Roos and his wife, Katherine, pledged $500,000 to help EWU install a red Sprinturf surface in 2010 at Eastern’s football stadium, and EWU has won 31 of 36 games at “The Inferno” since then. As a tribute to his giving legacy, Eastern re-named Woodward Field to “Roos Field” in fall 2010 upon completion of the project. In addition, he was inducted into the Eastern Athletics Hall of Fame on Oct. 1, 2016, and he and Katherine were recognized with the Eastern Athletics Hall of Fame Service and Contribution Award. Tennessee Titans: Since Roos became an offensive lineman as a sophomore at Eastern Washington University in 2002, he started every football game he played from 2002-14 as a collegian or professional. That streak that was at 226 games when he suffered a knee injury on Oct. 5, 2014, and subsequently announced his retirement on Feb. 26, 2015. He started 190 of a possible 190 games he could have played in until an appendicitis attack and subsequent surgery ended that streak in October 2012. Besides 35 EWU starts to end his collegiate career, he started 40 preseason NFL Games (10 seasons, 2005-14), 148 regular season NFL Games (10 seasons, 2005-14), 2 NFL Playoff Games (2007 & 2008) and 1 NFL Pro Bowl Game (February 2009). At the conclusion of the 2011 season, his 112-game active starting streak ranked second in the NFL among all offensive tackles, trailing only Detroit’s Jeff Backus (176). In his first nine seasons in Tennessee (2005-13), the Titans allowed the third-lowest number of sacks in the NFL (244), ranking only behind Indianapolis and New Orleans. In 2011, he was named to the Sporting News All-Pro team. He was part of a unit that allowed just 24 sacks to rank second in the NFL. He made his 100th regular season start against Cleveland on Oct. 2, 2011, and the Titans did not allow a sack and helped Chris Johnson rush for 101 yards.

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MICHAEL ROOS earned All-Pro honors in 2008 and played in his first Pro Bowl in 2009. He even started that game, helping him toward a streak of 226 games in which he started every football game he played from 2002-14 as a collegian or professional.

In 2010, he was a member of an offensive front that opened holes for Titans’ ball carriers to gain 1,727 rushing yards. In 2009, he was a second team All-Pro selection by Associated Press as he blocked for the NFL’s second-best rushing attack (162.0 yards per game). He helped open holes for Johnson, who became just the sixth player in NFL history to rush for 2,000 yards. Tennessee’s offensive line allowed only 16 sacks and helped the team finish with the second-most rushing yards in franchise history with 305 versus Jacksonville on Nov. 1. The 2008 season was a season of firsts for Roos as Associated Press selected him as one of two offensive tackles on its 2008 All-Pro team. He was one of just two NFL offensive tackles selected to the first team (the other was Jordan Gross of Carolina). In addition, he earned his first Pro Bowl invitation and started in the game played on Feb. 8, 2009. In November 2008, Roos was selected to the mid-season NFL All-Pro team selected by Sports Illustrated and writer Paul Zimmerman.

EASTERN 2021 FOOTBALL BIG SKY CHAMPIONSHIPS: 1992•1997•2004•2005•2010•2012•2013•2014•2016•2018 Among the many former Eagles who have played in the NFL, none have ever been invited to the Pro Bowl, let alone win All-Pro honors. However, Kurt Schulz (Buffalo Bills) was an alternate in 2001 and both he and Ed Simmons (Washington Redskins) earned all-division accolades during their 10- and 11-year NFL careers, respectively. Roos allowed just one sack in 16 regular season games in the 2008 season, and was part of an offensive line that allowed a NFL-low and franchise-record 12 sacks in 2008. He played a key role in opening holes for the league’s seventh-ranked rushing attack that featured Pro Bowler Chris Johnson (1,228 yards, nine TDs) and LenDale White (773 yards, 15 TDs to rank third in the NFL). Tennessee rushed for a franchise-record 332 rushing yards in Week 7 at Kansas City. The Titans won the 2008 AFC South Division title with a 13-3 record the best record in the NFL during the regular season. Tennessee then received a first-round bye in the playoffs before their season came to an end with a 13-10 loss to Baltimore. In May 2008, Roos signed a six-year, $43 million contract extension with the Titans. Besides being a stellar season for Roos, 2008 was also a season of continued improvement for the Titans. Roos helped the Titans go from a 4-12 record as a rookie in 2005 to an 8-8 mark in 2006 as the Titans just missed the playoffs. In 2007, the Titans finished 10-6 and advanced to the NFL Playoffs for the first time since 2003. Tennessee won its final three regular season games in 2007, including a 16-10 victory over defending Super Bowl Champion Indianapolis on the final day of the regular season. Roos started his 96th-consecutive game when the Titans lost in the first round to San Diego on Jan. 6, 2008. Earlier in the season, Roos helped the Titans rush for what was then a club-record 282 yards in a 13-10 win over Jacksonville. Drafted in the second round of the 2005 NFL Draft (41st pick overall), Roos started all 16 games as a rookie at right tackle for the Titans. The following season, Roos moved to left tackle when 13 year-veteran Brad Hopkins retired in the off-season. Roos started all 16 games at left tackle as he helped the Tennessee rushing attack rank third in the AFC and fifth in the NFL with 2,214 rushing yards, while posting a franchise record 4.7-average yards per carry for the season. Roos also helped pave the way for running back Travis Henry to rush for 1,211 yards and Vince Young to become the first rookie quarterback in NFL history to exceed 500 rushing yards. Said Titans General Manager Floyd Reese at the end of the 2005 season: “He showed the versatility to play both left or right, and very seldom are you going to find a lot of guys like that. That is quite a bill to fill.” 2005 NFL Draft: Roos became the highest draft choice in school history when Tennessee selected him in the second round of the 2005 NFL Draft. He was the 41st selection overall, the third offensive tackle selected and the first FCS player taken. In addition, he was the first Big Sky Conference player selected and the highest since 1989. He was the only player in the 2005 draft class to start all 112 regular season games from 2005 through 2011, and none started every game from 2005-2010. At the time he was drafted, Roos had played just six seasons of football, starting as a senior at Mountain View High School in fall 1999. He moved to the United States from Estonia in 1992. At Eastern: Roos came to Eastern as a tight end after graduating from Mountain View High School in 2000. After redshirting one season, he played the 2001 season on the defensive line before starting 35-straight Eagle games at left offensive tackle. As a senior in 2004, he earned five different All-America honors and was the I-AA. Org Lineman of the Year after helping Eastern to a 9-4 record and the quarterfinals of the FCS Playoffs. Roos played in a pair of prestigious college all-star games the East-West Shrine Game and Senior Bowl and was also invited to the NFL Scouting Combine. Eastern selected him to its “100 for 100” All-Time Team in 2008 and a public vote selected him as the top offensive lineman in school history. In addition, Eastern honored Roos by retiring his jersey at EWU’s Homecoming game on Oct. 24, 2009, versus Montana State. And as a tribute to his giving legacy, Eastern re-named Woodward Field to “Roos Field” in fall 2010 upon completion of the Red Turf project that he and his wife Katherine pledged $500,000 toward.

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Erik Meyer – Quarterback – 2002-03-04-05 Signed a contract with Cincinnati of the NFL in 2006. All-Star for the fifth time. Prior to 2015, he played in all 18 regular season games in each of his seasons in the CFL, extending his active games-played streak to 180 in the 2014 season. He finished the season with 39 tackles, five pass knockdowns and a team-high three interceptions. He finished with 36 tackles and a pair of interceptions in the 2013 season and earned All-West Division honors. In 2012, he started all 18 games, recording 37 tackles and four interceptions, earning CFL All-Star status for the third time. He led the club with four interceptions, including a 23-yard return on Oct. 16, 2012, versus Calgary. All four of Ryan’s interceptions came during the club’s final six regular season games. In 2011 he started all 18 games plus the West Division final (40-23 win over Edmonton) and Grey Cup (34-23 loss to Winnipeg) games. Phillips recorded 46 regular season tackles (fifth on the team) and led the way with seven pass breakups. He led the Lions with four interceptions, which he returned for 112 yards and one TD (Sept. 24 versus Saskatchewan). He tied for ninth in the CFL with his four picks and recorded a season-high five tackles on two occasions. Phillips returned to all-star form in 2010 by recording his second-highest totals for interceptions (five) and return yards (109). He also had a career-best four sacks after getting just one in his first five seasons in the league. He was named to both the West Division and CFL AllStar teams in 2010, and started all 18 games for the sixth-straight season. A key defender at halfback, Phillips also spent time on special teams and finished with a pair of special teams tackles. He was voted CFL Defensive Player of the Week for Week No. 18 after he had a pair of interceptions for 33 return yards versus Saskatchewan. He had a season-high eight tackles on Oct. 16, 2010, versus Edmonton. The Lions were 8-10 in the regular season before losing 56-18 to eventual CFL champion Montreal in the playoffs, as Phillips finished with six tackles and an interception in the loss. In 2009, he had four interceptions, a pair of fumble recoveries and 38 tackles as an 18-game starter for the Lions, who finished the regular season 8-10 and lost in the first round of the playoffs. He scored on a 60-yard interception return and a 21-yard fumble recovery. In 2008, he started all 18 regular season games at defensive halfback and finished with 43 tackles, nine passes broken up and one interception. He then had two interceptions at Saskatchewan in the West semifinal, which included a 54-yard return for a TD to seal the win in the fourth quarter. For his heroics, he earned CFL Defensive Player of the Week honors. He led the league in interceptions in 2007 with 12 en

Meyer, the 2005 Walter Payton Award winner, 2013 MVP of the Arena Football League and 2015 ArenaBowl Player of the Game, accounted for 13,197 yards and 337 touchdowns in his six-year career in the AFL. His professional career came to a halt on Nov. 12, 2015, when the SaberCats announced they were ceasing operations. His totals include a 67.5 percent completion percentage (1115-of-1653), for 12,778 yards, 292 touchdowns and 32 interceptions, plus 419 yards and 45 touchdowns rushing. He led the San Jose SaberCats to the AFL title in 2015 in his first year with the team. The SaberCats finished with a league-record 20 victories against just one loss, including wins over the Portland Thunder (55-29) and the Arizona Rattlers (70-67) in the playoffs and a victory over the Jacksonville Sharks (68-47) in ArenaBowl XXVIII. Meyer was the Offensive Player of the Game after passing for 204 yards and four touchdowns and rushing for 26 yards and two more scores. In the regular season, Meyer completed 66.9 percent of his passes (353-of-528) for 4,057 yards, 93 touchdowns and just six interceptions. He also rushed for a team-high 142 yards en route to earning second team All-AFL honors. Meyer passed for 286 yards and eight touchdowns in San Jose’s 56-29 rout of Arizona late in the season to earn AFL offensive Player of the Week honors. Spokane Shock: Meyer played from 2010-2014 for the Spokane Shock in the AFL. In his five-year career (regular season only), he completed 67.7 percent of his passes (762-of-1,125) for 8,721 yards, 199 touchdowns and just 26 interceptions. He also rushed for 277 yards and 39 scores. In 2014, he suffered a broken collarbone and missed six full regular season games. But he returned with a vengeance, helping the Shock win its final five games to advance to the playoffs. He finished his 12-game season with 2,519 yards and 54 touchdowns while completing 66.7 percent of his passes (235-of-354). He also rushed for a franchiserecord 20 touchdowns and had a team-leading 111 yards on 48 carries. Twice he was the league’s Player of the Week, including in week 7 when he passed for 244 yards and six touchdowns, and rushed for two more TDs, in a 53-41 win over Tampa Bay. In his first week back after his injury, he was selected as POW after passing and rushing for three scores each in a 70-30 romp over San Antonio. In the 2013 regular season, he had 112 passing touchdowns to set a new franchise single season record. He helped lead the Shock to a 14-4 record and a playoff

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Because of the excellent facilities and weather Eastern Washington University has to offer, the preseason training camp for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League took place on the EWU campus from 1997-2006. Thousands of spectators as well as members of the media converged on Cheney throughout the month of practices. Seattle also had training camp at Eastern from 1976-85.

EASTERN 2021 FOOTBALL BIG SKY CHAMPIONSHIPS: 1992•1997•2004•2005•2010•2012•2013•2014•2016•2018 berth, while completing 68 percent of his passes for 4,667 yards (259.3 per game) and just 11 interceptions. As a result, he was selected as the league’s MVP and the AFL Offensive Player of the Year. He began the 2013 season by attempting his first 193 passes without an interception, with a remarkable 40 touchdowns and 5-0 record in that span. In a 66-43 victory over Iowa on April 5, 2013, he completed 24-of-34 passes for 330 yards and nine TDs. He played in only three games in the 2012 season before a concussion ended his season. He was 25-of-45 for 294 yards, six touchdowns and two interceptions. During the 2011 season – which also was shortened by a concussion – Meyer completed 75 percent of his passes (80-of-107) for 967 yards, 22 touchdowns and only three interceptions in five games. In his debut as an AFL starter on June 10, 2011, he completed 26-of-36 passes for 332 yards, seven touchdowns and one interception in a 75-54 win over Philadelphia. In his next game, a 63-60 win over Chicago, he was 15-of-19 for 202 yards, five touchdowns and one interception in just over a half of action. He suffered a concussion after staking Spokane to a 49-27 lead. He was a backup in 2010 for Spokane and played in two games, completing 18-of-28 passes for 274 yards and five touchdowns. The Shock went on to win the AFL Championship – its third league title in the team’s five-year existence. Included in his completions was a 31-yard TD pass to former Eastern teammate Raul Vijil against Utah in a 77-28 victory. Meyer then signed with the Utah Blaze for the 2011 season, but did not throw a pass before being traded back to Spokane in June 2011. CFL & NFL: Previously, he signed on Feb. 25, 2009, with the Hamilton TigerCats in the CFL but was released on May 27. In 2008, he was signed and released by the Oakland Raiders after missing the 2007 NFL season to recover from a broken leg suffered just after he was signed and released by the Seattle Seahawks. He played in spring and summer 2007 for the Cologne Centurions in NFL Europa, taking over as the starter in the third game of the season and helping the team to a 6-4 record. He completed 68.8 percent of his passes to set a NFL Europa record that will never be broken (the NFL decided to cease existence of the league shortly after the season). He ranked second among NFLE quarterbacks with a passer rating of 101.1. He completed 141-of-241 passes for 1,612 yards, 13 touchdowns and six interceptions. Meyer also added 138 rushing yards and one touchdown. He was NFL Europa’s Player of the Week after his performance for the Cologne Centurions in a key victory over the Amsterdam Admirals on June 9. He completed 21-of-29 passes for 287 yards, three touchdowns and no interceptions during Cologne’s 31-13 victory. That performance gave him a league-best quarterback rating of 138.1 in the game, edging his against Berlin. He earned the starting position in week three with a 14-6 victory over the Rhein Fire. At the time, the win moved the Centurions into second place in the standings behind the defending champion Frankfurt Galaxy. He helped fuel a 20-17 comeback victory over Rhein after being down with just over 20 minutes left in the game. He originally signed a contract with the Cincinnati Bengals in 2006 but was released.

At Eastern: Meyer was a two-time All-American at EWU and was named the Big Sky Conference Offensive Player of the Year as a junior and senior. Meyer became just the 12th player in FCS history to throw for at least 4,000 yards in a single season (he finished with 4,003 in 2005). He also had 30 touchdowns, just five interceptions and a passing efficiency rating of 169.3. With a completion percentage of .657, 10,261 yards, 84 touchdowns and just 17 interceptions in 42 career games, Meyer broke the FCS record for efficiency rating by quarterbacks with at least 400 completions with a rating of 166.47. Meyer became just the 17th player in FCS history to pass for more than 10,000 yards in his career. A the time his career ended, he held school career records for passing efficiency, attempts, completions, yards and touchdown passes, including several that were broken by Matt Nichols (2006-09), who was 996-of-1608 for 12,616 yards and 96 touchdowns in his career. Meyer also held the team’s total offense record with 10,942 yards, but that was broken by the 13,308 of Nichols. Meyer set all three school records for completion percentage – 90.5 percent versus Northern Arizona on Oct. 9, 2004, 67.8 percent in 2004 and 65.7 percent in his career. Meyer also broke the single season efficiency record at 171.4 in 2004, a year before his 2005 campaign when he had school records with 4,003 passing yards and 333.6 yards per game (both broken by Bo Levi Mitchell in 2011). Eastern selected him to its “100 for 100” All-Time Team in 2008, and a public vote selected Meyer as the top quarterback in school history.

Nathan Overbay – Tight End – 2006-07-08-09

Signed a free agent contract with the Denver Broncos of the NFL in 2010. Overbay did not play in 2014, but entered the season on the roster of the Baltimore Ravens after signing with his seventh NFL team on Dec. 18, 2013. In his first four years in the league, he played with six different teams and played in 13 preseason games. Prior to joining the Ravens, he signed with two NFL teams and was released by both in a four-month period. He signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers on Aug. 8, 2013, but was released on Aug. 31 after playing in three preseason games. He then signed with the Houston Texas on Sept. 18, then was released on Nov. 20. Overbay spent the 2011 and 2012 seasons on the Detroit Lions practice squad after originally signing free agent contracts with the Denver Broncos, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Miami Dolphins. He was released by the Lions on June 4, 2013. He spent the 2010 preseason with the Broncos before being waived on the final roster cutdown. Overbay spent the first week of the season on Denver’s practice squad, but was then released on Sept. 3, 2010. After spending much of the 2010 season on the practice squad of the Miami Dolphins, he was signed by the Buccaneers on Oct. 26, 2010. He was eventually moved to Tampa Bay’s 53-man active roster on Dec. 20, 2010, but did not play in any games. In 2011, after catching five passes for 46 yards (9.2 per catch) with a touchdown in four preseason games, Overbay was released by Tampa Bay on Sept. 3, 2011. He was then signed by the Detroit Lions as a practice squad player. He played in two preseason games for the Lions in 2012, catching one pass for four yards. At Eastern, Overbay earned NCAA Football Championship Subdivision All-America honors in 2009 and was a first team All-Big Sky Conference selection. Overbay caught 51 passes for 588 yards and 13 touchdowns as a senior at Eastern, and in his 43-game career (22 as a starter) he caught 93 passes for 1,189 yards and a school-record for a tight end with 19 touchdown receptions. He played in the East-West Shrine Game following his senior season after helping lead the Eagles to NCAA Football Championship Playoff berths in 2007 and 2009. He is the nephew of veteran major league baseball player Lyle Overbay, who played 14 seasons total with six MLB teams, including the five seasons each with the Arizona Diamondbacks (2001-03, 2011-12) and the Toronto Blue Jays (2006-10).

Greg Peach – Defensive Line – 2005-06-07-08

Signed a contract with the Edmonton Eskimos of the CFL in 2009. A veteran of seven seasons in the Canadian Football League, Peach announced his retirement from the league on May 28, 2016. In making his announcement, he said, “The body has said it is time to let it go. The relationships I’ve gained are countless and cherished. Thank you!” He spent three seasons with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers (2014-16) after spending four previous seasons in the CFL with Edmonton (2009-11) and Hamilton

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Shea Emry – Linebacker – 2005-06

Drafted in the first round of the 2008 CFL draft by the Montreal Alouettes.

MATT NICHOLS (left), GREG PEACH & J.C. SHERRITT were Edmonton Eskimos teammates in 2011.

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(2012). He finished his career with 30 sacks and 205 total tackles in his 78-game regular season career, most as a starter. He had at least six sacks in a season three times, and had five forced turnovers. In 2015, he played in 11 games for Winnipeg and finished with 22 tackles and a sack. He led the Blue Bombers with seven sacks as a 14-game starter in 2014, and also had 46 total tackles and a forced fumble. He had just seven tackles with three sacks in six games in 2013 for Winnipeg. In the 2012 season at Hamilton, he started 14 games for the TigerCats and recorded 36 defensive tackles and was tied for the team lead in quarterback sacks with six. He also had one forced fumble, two fumble recoveries and two pass knockdowns. He spent the first three games of the season on the injury list, and made his first Tiger-Cats appearance at Saskatchewan on July 28, 2012. He scored his first defensive touchdown on a one yard fumble recovery against Winnipeg on Oct. 27, 2012. Peach signed as a free agent with Hamilton on Feb. 18, 2012. Because of an ankle injury, he didn’t make his first 2012 appearance until July 21, and then had three tackles and one sack in his first two games of the season. He originally signed with the Edmonton Eskimos in May 2009, and in his first game as a pro a month later on June 17, Peach had a pair of sacks in a 45-12 preseason win over Saskatchewan. He went on to finish with a team-leading six sacks in the regular season as he played alongside fellow former Eagle Dario Romero, who also had six sacks. Peach finished with a total of 45 tackles as he started all 16 of the games he played. He had five tackles in a 24-21 firstround playoff loss to Calgary after Edmonton finished the regular season 9-9. In his second season as a pro in 2010, Peach started the first game at defensive end, but left with a left ankle injury during the first quarter and did not return. He was placed on the nine-game injured list and returned to the lineup for game 11. In nine games (nine starts) he had 28 defensive tackles, four quarterback sacks, two tackles for losses (four yards), a forced fumble, a knockdown and a blocked conversion attempt. In 2011, Peach missed six games after having mid-season knee surgery. But he started 10 of the 12 games he played while playing both on the defensive line and at linebacker. He finished the year with 21 defensive tackles, three sacks, four special teams tackles, an interception, a tackle for a loss of one yard, a knockdown, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery for 13 yards. He was named CFL Defensive Player of the Week for his four tackles and two sacks against Calgary on July 23, but left the game in the fourth quarter with his knee injury. The 2008 recipient of the Buck Buchanan Award given to the top defensive player in the NCAA Championship Subdivision, Peach finished his Eastern career with 35 1/2 sacks and 63 total tackles for loss to set school records in both categories, as well as in a single season (18 sacks and 28 tackles for loss in 2008). He finished his career ranked second in both single season and career sacks in the Big Sky and fourth in FCS history. He finished his career as a two-time FCS All-American after starting 40 of a total of 47 games played. Eastern selected him to its “100 for 100” All-Time Team in 2008.

Emry officially announced his retirement on Feb. 3, 2016, after eight seasons in the CFL – one with the Saskatchewan Roughriders (2015), one with Toronto (2014) and his first six for Montreal (2008-13). He finished his career with 337 tackles, 14 sacks, four interceptions and nine forced fumbles in his 108-game regular season career. He played in only one game in 2015, finishing with four tackles against Winnipeg on June 27 before suffering a season-ending concussion. In his lone season in Toronto in 2014, he started all 18 games at middle linebacker and had 72 tackles, four pass knockdowns and a sack. He earned CFL Defensive Player of the Week when he had six tackles and a sack in a 40-23 victory over British Columbia for Toronto’s first victory in Vancouver since the 2002 season. A former Eagle linebacker who concluded his playing career at the University of British Columbia, Emry helped lead Montreal to the 2009 and 2010 Grey Cup championships. His 2012 season was by far his most prolific, in which he recorded 87 tackles and seven sacks, and was named a CFL All-Star and the East Division’s Most Outstanding Defensive Player. He had 16 tackles in 2011 in eight games played. In 2010, the Alouettes finished 14-6, defeating Saskatchewan 21-18 for the title, as Emry finished with three tackles. He closed the 2010 season with 58 total tackles, an interception and one sack. The previous year, Montreal also beat the Roughriders for the title, winning 28-27 in the title game when Emry had three tackles. The Alouettes finished 17-3, including 15-3 in the regular season as he finished with 52 tackles to rank second on the team. He also had a pair of sacks, and his season-best tackling performance was seven against British Columbia on Sept. 13, 2009. Emry was the seventh pick overall by the Montreal Alouettes in the 2008 CFL draft, and finished his rookie season in 2008 with 25 tackles, including a team-high 21 on special teams. He had 58 total tackles in 21 games as an Eastern player, including 46 with an interception in nine games as a sophomore in 2006. He earned honorable mention All-Big Sky Conference honors on special teams as a freshman in 2005. In 2007, he had 52 tackles for the UBC Thunderbirds. Emry came to Eastern from Vancouver, B.C., and was a 2004 graduate of Vancouver College Prep, which was coached by former Eastern quarterback Todd Bernett (1991-92-93-94).

Cory Mitchell - Wide Receiver – 2011-12-13-14

Signed a free agent contract with the Calgary Stampeders of the CFL in 2015. One sportswriter called it the “The Bo and his Bro Show.” Cory Mitchell reunited with his younger brother after he signed a free agent contract with the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League in the spring of 2015. After playing with the Stampeders in the preseason, he was cut on June 20, 2015. His brother -- former Eagle quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell -- is now a household name in Calgary after he led the Stampeders to the Grey Cup title in 2014 and 2018, and twice earning league most outstanding player honors. After transferring from SMU, Bo Levi Mitchell led the Eagles to the 2010 NCAA Division I title when he passed for three touchdowns in the final 16:48 to lead EWU past Delaware 20-19 in the championship game on Jan. 7, 2011, in Frisco, Texas. He was the game’s Most Outstanding Player, an honor he duplicated in the 2014 Grey Cup. He also led Katy, Texas, High School to an undefeated season and a state championship in 2007. Cory Mitchell was a redshirt on the 2010 team, then played alongside his brother in 2011 when Bo Levi won the Walter Payton Award given to the top player in the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision. Both are from Katy (Texas) High School, but Cory elected to work instead of attend college following his graduation in 2006. Cory started 18 of the 46 games he played in four seasons as an Eagle, with 101 career catches and 10 touchdowns, and a 17.6 average per kickoff return. He missed five games in 2014 because of a broken collarbone suffered at Washington on Sept. 6, 2014, but earned honorable mention All-Big Sky Conference honors as a junior in 2013.

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Signed a free agent contract with the Seattle Seahawks of the NFL in 2014. Bronson was signed by the Miami Dolphins before the 2015 season, but was waived on Sept. 1, 2015. He played in two preseason games for Miami, carrying the ball four times and catching one pass. From nearby Kent, Wash., Bronson originally signed with the World Champion Seattle Seahawks as a free agent on June 16, 2014. He was involved in private workouts with the Seahawks prior to signing, and carried five times for 22 yards in the team’s first preseason game on Aug. 7. He was a practice squad player in 2014, but a hamstring injury resulted in him going on injured reserve and he was eventually waived on July 22, 2015. The 5-foot-10, 210-pound Bronson played as a tailback at Eastern and earned honorable mention All-Big Sky honors in 2012, and was a short-yardage specialist for the Eagles. Despite spending much of his career injured, he finished with 600 career rushing yards and 14 touchdowns, and caught eight passes for 51 more yards. He started 10 of the 29 games he played and had two touchdowns on four occasions. Bronson graduated from Kentridge High School in 2008, and started his collegiate career at the UW. “It is just the first step of many, and all I wanted was an opportunity with a team,” said Bronson of also getting the opportunity to play for his hometown team, the Seahawks. “Having it come in Seattle just makes it even sweeter because you have the whole town cheering for you to be great.”

Andru Pulu - Defensive Tackle – 2012-13

Signed a free agent contract with the Seattle Seahawks of the NFL in 2014.

(183.7) and seventh in scoring (39.5). Eastern’s offensive line was selected as the FCS Offensive Line of the Week by Beyond Sports Network twice during the season. The first time came when EWU had 625 yards of offense in a 49-46 upset of 25th-ranked Oregon State (8/31/13) to open the season. The second time came in a 55-34 win at Idaho State (11/2/13) when the Eagles finished with a school record 743 yards of offense. He graduated from Heritage HS in Vancouver, Wash., in 2009.

Anthony Larry - Defensive End - 2011-13

Signed a free agent contract with the Philadelphia Eagles of the CFL in 2014. Larry signed a free agent contract with the Philadelphia Eagles on May 10, 2014, then attended the team’s rookie tryout camp but did not make the team. Larry is from Sacramento, Calif., and graduated from Luther Burbank High School in 2009 “Always an Eagle,” said Larry of the opportunity to go from being an Eastern Eagle to a Philadelphia Eagle. “I’m excited and I was anxious waiting for the chance.” The 6-foot-3, 250-pound Larry was a third team All-Big Sky selection in 2013, and received workouts from several NFL teams, including Philadelphia, after his eligibility was exhausted. He started 22 of 38 games he played at Eastern and finished with 122 tackles, 11 1/2 sacks and 32 total tackles for loss totaling 107 yards in losses.

Brandon Kaufman – Wide Receiver – 2009-10-12

Signed a free agent contract with the Buffalo Bills of the NFL in 2013.

Pulu agreed to terms as an undrafted free agent with the Seattle Seahawks on May 10, 2014. He played in four preseason games, making his debut against Denver on Aug. 7, 2014, and then getting his first and only tackle in the next game versus San Diego. He was eventually released on Aug. 20, 2014 when the team made its final cut to 53 players. He began his career by making the short trek from his hometown of Federal Way, Wash., to Renton, Wash., for the three-day rookie mini-camp for the defending Super Bowl Champions. “I can probably just catch the bus there,” laughed Pulu, who was born and raised in the Seattle area only 10-15 minutes away from Seahawks headquarters and graduated in 2009 from Federal Way High School. “It’s great to get to stay at home and not have to go anywhere to get an opportunity.” Pulu also had workouts with four other NFL teams (Houston, Green Bay, Cincinnati and Oakland), and nine clubs were represented at a pro day conducted for him at Federal Way HS. In all, 24 teams reached out about Pulu. He started all 28 games he played for the Eagles in his career after transferring from the UW. He earned second team All-Big Sky Conference honors as a senior and honorable mention as a junior. He had 79 career tackles, including six sacks and 12 total tackles for losses totaling 31 yards. At Eastern’s Pro Day on March 12, 2014, he bench pressed 225 pounds 28 times. He also participated in Seattle’s workout for local players. His “little” brother Jordan was a 6-foot-2, 280-pound sophomore defensive tackle for the Eagles in 2013 and 2014.

After signing a free agent contract with the Buffalo Bills on April 29, 2013, Kaufman spent part of the 2013 season on that team’s practice squad. He was released on May 16, 2014, then joined the B.C. Lions of the Canadian Football League for a short time. The two-time FCS All-American finished his 42-game Eastern career with 221 catches (third in school history, seventh in Big Sky history) for 3,731 yards (second all-time at EWU, fourth in the Big Sky and 19th in FCS) and 33 touchdowns (second in school history). He earned the 2012 FCS Wide Receiver Award from College Football Performance Awards (CFPA). Kaufman had a FCS-record 1,850 yards receiving in 2012, to go along with 93 receptions, 16 TDs and an average of 19.9 yards per catch. He helped lead the Eagles to the NCAA Division I title in 2010 and the semifinals of the FCS Playoffs in 2012. Kaufman is from Denver, Colo., and graduated in 2009 from Heritage High School. Former Eagle head coach Beau Baldwin officiated Kaufman’s wedding on Feb. 14, 2015, when he married former Eagle soccer player Lauren Jacobsen.

Steven Forgette – Offensive Line – 2010-11-12-13

Greg Herd – Wide Receiver – 2009-10-11-12

Signed a free agent contract with the Ottawa Redblacks of the CFL in 2014. Forgette originally signed with the Ottawa Redblacks, a CFL expansion team, and was assigned to the practice squad. He then joined the Spokane Shock in the Arena Football League as a free agent on Aug. 29, 2014, but did not earn a roster position in 2015. Despite missing most of the 2011 season at Eastern because of an injury, his 46 career starts were the most among all Eastern players in the 2013 season. The only game he didn’t start in his 47-game career was to allow a senior to start on Senior Day in 2010. As a senior, Forgette was also named to the Big Sky Conference All-Academic team for the third time. He helped Eastern set Big Sky and school records with 592 points, 83 touchdowns and 8,002 yards of offense in the 2013 season. As a team, EWU led FCS in passing efficiency (school record 182.6), and was fourth in total offense (533.5 per game), fourth in passing (349.8), 41st in rushing

Signed a free agent contract with the Dallas Cowboys of the NFL in 2013. In 2013, Herd originally signed a free agent contract with the Dallas Cowboys, but was released after the team’s rookie camp. He was re-signed by the Seattle Seahawks on May 29, 2013, and was later released. Herd was signed by the Chicago Bears on Aug. 5, 2014 but released two weeks later. He played in two preseason games in 2014, making his NFL debut and catching a pass for two yards against Philadelphia. At Eastern, the 2011 FCS All-America selection finished his career with 165 receptions to rank ninth all-time at EWU. His catches were good for 2,348 yards to rank 11th in school history, and he also had 17 touchdowns (13th). His 66 catches in 2012 rank as the 12th-most in school history. Herd is from Tacoma, Wash., and graduated from Steilacoom High School in 2009.

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Matt Johnson – Safety – 2008-09-10-11

Drafted in the 4th round (135th overall) by Dallas in the 2012 NFL Draft. Expected to play significantly as a rookie in 2012 and again in 2013 for the Dallas Cowboys, Johnson was sidelined both years because of nagging hamstring, back and foot injuries. He also could not play in 2014 and eventually announced his retirement from pro football on Feb. 27, 2015. Because of the injuries, his only action in the pro ranks was in the Hall of Fame Game versus San Diego on Aug. 7, 2013. Before he suffered a foot injury in that game, he had been penciled in as the starting free safety for the Cowboys entering the 2013 season. A Dallas Cowboys fan as a child and whose first NFL jersey was the No. 22 of Cowboy running back Emmitt Smith, Johnson was only the third player in school history to be drafted in the fourth round or higher. He participated in Dallas’ three-day minicamp the week after the draft in April and on the last day of veteran minicamp in June. However, he had to miss the club’s OTAs (organized team activities) and the first two days of the June minicamp because he was still taking classes at Eastern. Later, he missed the first part of preseason training camp with a hamstring injury. Johnson started all 45 games he played in his Eastern career and finished with 341 tackles to rank fifth in school history and eighth all-time in the Big Sky. He also finished second on the school’s all-time lists for interceptions (17, ranking seventh all-time in the BSC) and interception return yards (210). After leading Eastern to a collective record of 3015 in his 45-game career, he exited tied as the alltime leader in career forced fumbles with six. Johnson, however, missed Eastern’s last four games of his senior season with a painful biceps injury. Johnson had five interceptions in 2010 to help Eastern lead the FCS with 26, as EWU finished 13-2 and won the NCAA Division I title.

Keith Grennan – Defensive Line – 2005-06 Signed a contract with San Diego of the NFL in 2007.

Grennan played in 2010 and 2011 with the Hartford Colonials of the United Football League. He had originally re-signed with the Cleveland Browns on Jan. 6, 2010, but he was released before ever playing in a game for Cleveland. He was on the practice squad of the Browns for part of the 2009 season, having been signed on Sept. 9 after being released by the San Diego Chargers. In 2008, he played in one game for the Chargers, finishing with a tackle in his regular season NFL debut against Indianapolis on Nov. 23, 2008. In four preseason games in 2008, he had 10 total tackles. He survived the final cuts in San Diego as a rookie in 2007 and spent the season as a practice squad player after recording six tackles in four preseason games. He earned honorable mention All-Big Sky Conference honors as a senior at Eastern in 2006. He had 37 tackles with a pair of sacks in his final season as an Eagle, giving him career totals of 65 tackles and five sacks in his 21-game career. A transfer from Central Washington, he started all 11 games at defensive tackle for EWU in 2006, giving him 15 total career starts.

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Harrison Nikolao – Offensive Line – 2003-04-05-06 Signed a contract with Cincinnati of the NFL in 2007.

Nikolao played three seasons for the Spokane Shock in the Arena Football League after a short stint with the Philadelphia Soul in AFL. He played for Spokane in 2010 before going on injured reserve on June 24, 2010. The Shock would go on to finish 16-3 and win the AFL title in its first year in that league. In 2009, Nikolao helped lead the Shock to a final record of 19-1 (15-1 in the regular season) and the af2 title. He rushed for 217 yards and 10 touchdowns in 20 games as the team’s fullback and backup lineman. In 2008, he had 19 total tackles with seven sacks as a defensive lineman. He helped Spokane to an 18-2 record in 2008 and an af2 championship game appearance. Signed by Cincinnati after his EWU career concluded, he was released by the Bengals on Sept. 1, 2007. At EWU, he started eight games as a senior offensive guard in 2006 after earning All-Big Sky honors as a defensive lineman his junior season. He started a total of 32 games in his career, including 23 on defense and one start on offense in 2004. He had 80 tackles, 7 1/2 sacks and two passes broken up in his career.

Isaiah Trufant – Cornerback – 2002-03-04-05 Signed a contract with the Spokane Shock of af2 in 2006.

After four seasons with the New York Jets, Trufant signed with the Cleveland Browns for the 2014 season on March 12, 2014. But a knee injury resulted in him starting the regular season on injured reserve and was eventually released on Oct. 17, 2014. Trufant appeared in 39 career games for the Jets, with one start. A special teams standout, Trufant had 34 career special teams tackles, including 13 in 2013. He also added 18 career tackles on defense and two passes defensed. He played in all 16 regular season games in 2013, and finished with 20 total tackles. He played in nine games for the Jets in 2012, mostly on special teams, before being sidelined by a knee injury. He finished the season with 16 tackles and two passes defensed. He made the first and only start of his career on Oct. 21, 2012, versus New England when he finished with six tackles in the narrow 29-26 loss. He also had 16 tackles in four preseason games in 2012, including five on Aug. 30, 2012, when he started at Philadelphia. In 2011, after being promoted from the practice squad just 24 hours earlier, Trufant completed one of the biggest plays of the Jets’ 27-24 season-opening victory over the Dallas Cowboys on Sept. 11, 2011. He returned Joe McKnight’s blocked punt 18 yards for a touchdown that tied the score with five minutes left in the nationallytelevised game. He went on to play in 13 games for the Jets – mostly on special teams – and finished with eight total tackles. He had two of his tackles in the opener versus Dallas. Trufant was claimed off waivers by the Philadelphia Eagles following the 2010 season, but was cut on Aug. 30, 2011, and signed by the Jets the next day. He was on New York’s practice squad and active roster in December 2010.

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He played in one regular-season game and one playoff game for the Jets, and finished with two special teams tackles in his NFL debut versus Buffalo on Jan. 2, 2011. Prior to his first NFL invitation, he had played in three different leagues in five seasons as a professional. Trufant was the Defensive Player of the Year in the United Football League in 2010 for Las Vegas after leading the league with four interceptions and finishing the regular season (nine games) with 30 tackles. He led the Locomotives to its second-straight UFL title, defeating the Florida Tuskers 23-20, as Trufant finished with three tackles. In a 22-10 regular season victory over Omaha, Trufant returned an interception for a touchdown to give Las Vegas a lead it never relinquished. He then had a second interception, which catapulted Las Vegas to first in the UFL standings and handed the Nighthawks their first franchise defeat. He also played in 2009 for Las Vegas during the debut season of the UFL. He had an interception in overtime that led to the winning field goal in a 20-17 victory over Florida in the inaugural UFL Championship Game. During the regular season, he had 12 1/2 tackles in helping Las Vegas to a 4-2 record. Trufant played in 2008 for the Arizona Rattlers in the AFL. Although he missed three of the team’s first 14 games (8-6 record) because of an injury, Trufant led the Rattlers with 62 tackles, four interceptions and 17 passes broken up. He was the Arena Football League’s Defensive Player of the Week in early June when he helped the Rattlers clinch a playoff berth with a 60-53 win over Orlando. He had an interception and two forced fumbles in Orlando’s first four possessions of the game as the Arizona defense allowed just 13 points in the first half. In 2007 he played for the Kansas City Brigade, but was injured and played in only half of KC’s games. He led the team with 17 passes broken up and added 52 1/2 tackles, three fumble recoveries and one interception. He suffered a neck sprain against the padding of the sideline on May 20, 2007, and missed the next three games. At the time of his injury he was leading the Brigade in tackles. He was the league’s defensive player of the week in a 65-31 victory over Las Vegas when he had an interception, four passes broken up, a forced fumble and 4 1/2 tackles. In 2006, he joined four other former Eagles to lead Spokane to a 17-2 record and the af2 title in the team’s inaugural season in the league. In 19 games, he finished with 43 total tackles, 15 passes broken up and three interceptions. He had seven passes broken up and six tackles in a playoff semifinal game as he earned defensive player of the game honors. While at EWU, Trufant was a first team All-Big Sky Conference selection as a junior in 2004 before missing several games with an injury as a senior. He finished with 11 interceptions in his career to finish ranked sixth in school history. The brother of former Seattle Seahawks cornerback Marcus Trufant and former Husky and current Atlanta Falcons cornerback Desmond Trufant, Isaiah had career totals of 133 tackles and 24 passes broken up, which ranked sixth in school history. His total of 35 passes defensed (including interceptions and passes broken up) ranked seventh in FCS history. Eastern selected him to its “100 for 100” All-Time Team in 2008 and a public vote selected him as the top defensive back in school history (along with Kurt Schulz).

Raul Vijil – Wide Receiver – 2002-03-04-05

Signed a contract with the Spokane Shock of af2 in 2006. Vijil played for the Spokane Shock the first six seasons the team was in existence, earning first team All-af2 honors in 2007, 2008 and 2009. As a tribute to his outstanding career, the No. 15 jersey he wore was retired on May 16, 2015, at halftime of Spokane’s game against San Jose, which featured his former Eagle quarterback – Erik Meyer. Vijil caught nearly 500 regular season passes and scored more than 160 touchdowns while helping Spokane to an all-time record of 91-23 and playoff berths each season (2006-2011). In 74 regular season games in his career, he had 489 catches for 5,701 yards and 151 touchdowns, with another 23 touchdowns scored via rushing or returns and a career total of 9,243 all-purpose yards. He finished his final season in 2011 with 68 catches for 749 yards and 20 touchdowns, with a total of 757 all-purpose yards and one more score via a kickoff return. Although a knee injury kept Vijil sidelined for the last nine games of the 2010 season, the Shock finished 16-3 and won the AFL title – its third championship in the franchise’s short, five-year history. In the 10 games he played in the 2010 season, Vijil caught 82 passes for 1,083 yards and 33 touchdowns, and also had 541 yards and a touchdown in 28 kick returns. In 2009, Vijil led the Shock to a final record of 19-1 (15-1 in the regular season) and the af2 title. He caught 116 passes for 1,415 yards and 36 touchdowns in the 15 regular season games he played. He also had 54 kick returns for 1,119 yards and another touchdown, and five rushes for three yards and two more scores. In four playoff games, he had 28 catches for 284 yards and four TDs, four kick returns for 94 yards and three rushes for seven yards and another score. He finished 14 games in the 2008 regular season with 107 catches for 1,112 yards and 35 touchdowns, with 42 total TDs. He added 35 catches for 426 yards and nine more touchdowns in four playoff games. He was plagued by injuries in 2007, but finished with 57 catches for 616 yards and 15 touchdowns, scoring a total of 16 touchdowns in nine games. He and four other former Eagles helped lead the 2006 team to a 17-2 record and the af2 title in Spokane’s inaugural season in the league. In 16 regular season games as a rookie in 2006, Vijil scored 22 touchdowns, with 59 catches for 626 yards and 12 scores. He was the team’s leading rusher with 30 carries for 68 yards and 10 TDs, and he added 24 1/2 total tackles and four passes broken up. Vijil finished his 44-game EWU career with 129 receptions for 1,966 yards and 10 touchdowns, including 72 catches for 1,080 yards and eight touchdowns as a senior in 2005 to earn second team All-Big Sky Conference honors. At the time, his 72 receptions ranked as the third-most in school history, and his 1,080 yards were fourth. He finished just out of the top 15 on EWU’s all-time receptions lists and the top 10 in yardage. Eastern selected him to its “100 for 100” All-Time Team in 2008.

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Josh Blankenship – Quarterback – 2002

Jesse Chatman – Running Back – 1999-00-01

Blankenship helped the Tulsa Talons to the af2 championship game in 2007. However, a mid-season injury made his contribution minimal after leading Tulsa to victories in its first seven games of the season. Tulsa won the title with a 73-66 victory over Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, but Blankenship did not play. Blankenship passed for 43 touchdowns in those first seven games before suffering a foot injury (strained arch support). He played in just six games after that. In 13 games, Blankenship completed 54 percent of his passes for 2,365 yards, 54 touchdowns and 12 interceptions. Tulsa was 17-2, including three playoff victories. In 2006 while playing for the Stockton Lightning, he threw for 4,052 yards and 82 TDs. He played the 2005 season with Tulsa of af2 after a previous stint on the practice squad of the Austin Wranglers of the AFL. He played in all 16 games in the 2005 season and finished second in the league with 89 touchdown passes to go along with 3,554 yards. He was sixth in efficiency rating (113.3) and 12th in total offense (3,591). He had three 300-yard passing games as Tulsa finished 11-5. A year earlier, he also played for Austin before signing with the Edmonton Eskimos in the CFL, but was released prior to the start of the 2004 season. He originally signed a contract with the Miami Dolphins, then he was waived in June 2003 just four days after the team signed veteran Brian Griese. A month earlier, Miami’s quarterbacks coach Mike Shula – a Blankenship fan – took the head coaching job at Alabama in the wake of the firing of Mike Price. Injuries in a freak car accident (caused by his dog) ended Blankenship’s playing hopes that season. A transfer from the University of Tulsa, Blankenship concluded his career at Eastern in 2002 by passing for school records of 3,243 yards and 30 touchdowns. He earned honorable mention All-America honors and was the Big Sky Offensive Player of the Year, Newcomer of the Year and a first team All-Big Sky selection. He had a hand in all 10 school records the Eagles broke that season, which ended when he passed for 344 yards and four touchdowns in a 30-21 win over unbeaten and top-ranked Montana, snapping UM’s FCS record 24-game winning streak. Eastern selected him to its “100 for 100” All-Time Team in 2008.

In his seven-year career, Chatman played in 58 regular season NFL games and rushed for 951 yards (4.5 per carry) and four touchdowns, and caught 39 passes for 281 yards. On special teams, he returned eight kickoffs for an 18.9 average and had 38 total tackles. In 2002, Chatman earned a roster position with the Chargers as an undrafted free agent after leading the NFL in rushing during the preseason with 234 yards on 46 carries and a 5.1 average per carry. He evenutally played in 41 regular season NFL games in three seasons with San Diego after impressive performances in the preseason. In the 2003 preseason, his best performance was 114 yards – his first 100-yard performance as a pro – in a home win over San Francisco the night before Eastern played at San Diego State in the same stadium. In the regular season in 2004, he rushed for 392 yards and scored three touchdowns as an injury replacement to All-Pro LaDainian Tomlinson. He scored his first career touchdown against Tennessee to preserve a 38-17 victory, then he had his first 100-yard game with 103 yards on 11 carries versus Jacksonville. Against Carolina, he replaced Tomlinson in the fourth quarter and had a 52-yard run before scoring on a 5-yard run for the decisive points in a 17-6 win. Injuries caused him to start gaining weight when he played for San Diego, and subsequently he was released. He spent time in the 2005 season with both the New Orleans Saints and the Dolphins, but did not play in 2005 and 2006. He ballooned to a high of 283 pounds before diet and exercise helped him lose the weight. Chatman started working out at all hours, and switched from fried food to oatmeal, spinach and stir-fry. The Dolphins originally re-signed Chatman on Feb. 21, 2007, and allocated him to NFL Europa, where he did not make it past the final cuts. But that summer, with his weight at 223 pounds, he earned a Miami roster spot in the 2007 preseason when he had a team-leading 116 rushing yards (6.4 per carry) with two touchdowns, and added six receptions for 52 yards. He was listed in the “Who’s Hot” section in the Aug. 20, 2007, issue of Sports Illustrated. Here’s what the magazine had to say about Chatman:

Signed a contract with Miami of the NFL in 2003.

Lamont Brightful – Wide Receiver/Returner – 1998-99-00-01 Drafted in the 6th round (195th overall) by Baltimore in the 2002 NFL Draft.

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A return specialist who also played as a pro cornerback, Brightful played sparingly in the 2007 season for Calgary in the CFL after starting the season with the Montreal Alouettes. In Montreal, he was one of four former Eagles on that team – Brightful, Luke Fritz, Dario Romero and Jesse Hendrix. In 2006 in Montreal, he finished with 23 tackles, two interceptions and five knockdowns in 10 games. He also averaged 5.3 yards on 10 punt returns and 21.4 on seven kickoff returns. Prior to joining the Alouettes, he was with the New York Giants after signing a contract on Jan. 7, 2005, but he did not play in any 2005 regular season games. He played in spring/summer 2005 for Frankfurt in NFL Europa and had a 95-yard kickoff return for a touchdown while leading the team in kickoff return average (27.4) and interceptions (four). He played in 30 NFL games from 2002-04, including his first 28 with the Baltimore Ravens and two in the 2004 season with Miami. He returned 68 kickoffs (22.7 average) and 69 punts (9.9 average) in his NFL career with one touchdown. For Baltimore in 2003, he averaged 24.7 yards on 29 kickoff returns and 7.8 on 45 punt returns. As a Baltimore rookie in 2002, he averaged 20.6 yards on 34 kickoff returns. He also returned 15 punts for a team-record 16.1 average that ranked eighth in the NFL and third in the AFC. He had a team-record 95-yard punt return in a 38-27 win against Cincinnati to earn AFC Special Teams Player of the Week honors. He finished with 201 total return yards against the Bengals, including a season-best 54-yard kickoff return. Brightful was the 195th pick overall in the NFL Draft in 2002. While at Eastern, Brightful was a three-time All-American as a return specialist. He set three FCS records, including career kickoff return average (30.0) and career KO return touchdowns (five). He caught 122 passes for 2,061 yards and 20 touchdowns. Eastern selected him to its “100 for 100” All-Time Team in 2008.

Signed a contract with San Diego of the NFL in 2002.

Running back Jesse Chatman gained 392 yards (on just 65 carries) for the Chargers in 2004. Then he gained 50 pounds and missed two seasons. Now looking svelte in a Dolphins uni, he broke off a 74-yard TD run last Saturday. Chatman: “I’m not going to take this for granted.” A full-page spread in the Oct. 1, 2007, issue of Sports Illustrated explained how he lost the 60 pounds and worked himself back into the league as a regular season starter. He finished the season with 515 yards, including a career-best 124 yards on 27 carries on Nov. 11 in a 13-10 loss to Buffalo when he also caught five passes for 25 more yards. He made his first NFL start on Oct. 28, 2007, in a 13-10 loss to the New York Giants in the first-ever NFL regular season game at Wembley Stadium in London. He finished with 79 yards on 16 carries (4.9 per carry), and had three catches for 21 yards. After the 2007 season, Chatman signed a contract with the New York Jets on March 10, 2008. He finished the year with five carries for eight yards and two receptions or five yards. While at EWU, Chatman led FCS in rushing as a senior

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Dario Romero – Defensive Line – 1997-98-99-00

Signed a contract with the Edmonton Eskimos of the CFL in 2001. Romero ended his long professional career by being signed and released by Saskatchewan in the CFL in 2011 prior to what would have been his 11th season as a professional. He finished with 143 career regular season tackles in six CFL seasons, including 20 sacks to go along with an interception and three fumble recoveries. Romero played the 2008, 2009 and 2010 seasons with Edmonton where his professional career started back in 2001. He finished with 24 tackles, a sack and fumble recovery in 2010 as a 15-game starter while playing alongside fellow former Eagle Greg Peach, as they helped the Eskimos finish 7-11. In 2009, Romero was a West Division All-Star after starting all 12 games he played before a bicep injury ended his season. He finished with 22 tackles and two knockdowns to go along with a team-leading six sacks in the regular season. He played alongside Peach, who also had six sacks as a rookie. Edmonton finished the regular season 9-9, then suffered a 24-21 first-round playoff loss to Calgary. In 2008, Romero had 30 defensive tackles, a forced fumble, a fumble recovery, four tackles for loss and six quarterback sacks. He had two sacks versus Hamilton on July 25 and two against Saskatchewan on Aug. 21. Romero earned CFL Defensive Player of the Week honors for his performance against the Roughriders as the Eskimo defense limited Saskatchewan to just 279 yards of net offense. He played in 16 games with 15 starts, and was named a 2008 West Division All-Star as Edmonton advanced to the playoffs. Before returning to Edmonton, he had played four seasons with the Miami Dolphins in the NFL and two with Montreal in the CFL. In 2007, he joined former Eagles Luke Fritz, Jesse Hendrix and Lamont Brightful on the Alouettes roster and finished with 28 tackles and four sacks in 18 games played. He also added two tackles for loss, two passes broken up, one interception and a fumble recovery. He missed several games for Montreal in the 2006 season with an injury, but finished with 19 tackles. He spent the 2005 season on the roster of the Miami Dolphins after signing a contract on March 28, 2005. He played in 15 games for Miami in 2004, making the second start of his career on Nov. 21 at Seattle. He finished the year with 35 tackles and 3 1/2 sacks. He played in eight games with the Dolphins in 2003, finishing with five tackles and a pass broken up. The first start of his career came in Miami’s season-ending 23-21 victory over the New York Jets. He didn’t play in any games in 2002 after signing a contract with the Dolphins on Jan. 16, 2002. His professional career began in the 2001 season for the Edmonton Eskimos of the CFL. He played in 11 games as a starter for the Eskimos, finishing with 23 tackles, three sacks, two forced fumbles and two tackles for loss in 11 games. He earned third team All-America honors at EWU in 2000 and twice was selected to the All-Big Sky first team. He finished his career with 22 sacks to rank fifth in school history. Eastern selected him to its “100 for 100” All-Time Team in and into its Hall of Hame in 2019.

Luke Fritz – Offensive Line – 1997-98-99-00 Signed a contract with Carolina of the NFL in 2001.

Fritz played nine seasons and 139 total regular season games in the CFL, including his last two playing for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and the previous seven seasons with the Montreal Alouettes. He capped his career with a prestigious CFL honor. In December 2010, he was the winner of a $50,000 Pepsi Refresh Project grant to help end child hunger in Manitoba, and was awarded a check in Edmonton, Alberta, during the Grey Cup Weekend. Fritz was among eight CFL players to partner with the Pepsi Refresh Project to come up with “refreshing” ideas to make Canada a better place. The coveted grant went to Fritz’s charity of choice, Winnipeg Harvest, to support the Hunger for Hope program, which supplies infant formula

to thousands of babies in Manitoba who would otherwise go hungry. Over the course of the CFL playoff season as excitement was building toward Grey Cup weekend, the field of eight finalists was reduced to four, then two, and eventually Fritz was selected. As a result of his off-the-field efforts, Fritz received EWU’s Tom Oswald Award following the 2010 season. The Tom Oswald Memorial Award was created in 2007 in the memory of former Cheney High School coach Tom Oswald, who succumbed to cancer on Aug. 4, 2006. Recipients are selected by the Eastern coaching staff for following Oswald’s creed of “Doing the Right Thing” for youth. He played in 36 total games in two seasons for the Blue Bombers as both a guard and tackle. He helped the Blue Bombers to a 7-11 record in 2009 and a 4-14 mark in 2010. With Fritz on the roster, Montreal played in five Grey Cups – the Alouettes won in 2002 and lost in 2003, 2005, 2006 and 2008. He was one of four former Eagles on Montreal’s team in 2007 – Fritz, Lamont Brightful, Dario Romero and Jesse Hendrix. In his seven seasons with Montreal, Fritz played 103 games, including 53 starts. Fritz was drafted by Montreal as the seventh pick in the first round of the 2001 CFL Draft, but he pursued NFL opportunities first before settling in the CFL. He spent the preseason in 2001 and 2002 with the Carolina Panthers before being released. Fritz also played the 2002 season as a backup guard for the Scottish Claymores in NFL Europa after being drafted in the fourth round of the 2002 allocation draft. He played two games at the end of the 2002 CFL season as the Alouettes won the Grey Cup, then played six full seasons in Montreal. He started all 19 games for the Alouettes at right tackle in 2004 and received a tryout with the New York Jets of the NFL. Fritz helped start the Elite Football Camp in Montreal while he was there. At Eastern, Fritz started 37 games as an Eagle and earned honorable mention All-America honors in 2000. Eastern selected him to its “100 for 100” AllTime Team in 2008. His brother Mitch played in the 2008-09 season for the New York Islanders in the NHL before becoming a part of the Tampa Bay Lightning organization until he retired.

Bashir Levingston – Return Specialist – 1998 Signed a contract with the NY Giants of the NFL in 1999.

After a stint in the NFL with the New York Giants and Miami Dolphins, Levingston spent five full seasons in the CFL. He spent most of his first five seasons with the Toronto Argonauts before becoming a member of the Montreal Alouettes late in the 2007 season. His career included 15 total touchdowns on returns, one CFL Special Teams Player of the Year Award (2003), CFL All-Star accolades (2003) and two East Division All-Star honors (2003, 2004). While at Toronto, he scored a club-record 15 career touchdowns on returns, ranking second in the history of the league. He returned 277 punts for 2,949 yards (10.6 average) and eight touchdowns; 152 kickoffs for 3,454 yards (22.7 average) and three touchdowns; and 23 missed field goals for 818 yards (35.6 average) and four scores. Early in the 2007 season, he returned a missed field goal a CFL-record 129 yards for a touchdown to earn the league’s Special Teams Player of the Week award. He finished the regular season averaging 51.3 yards on three missed field goal returns, 18.6 on kickoff returns and 5.6 on punt returns. In 2006, he returned a punt for a touchdown and had an 11.3 average per punt return and 19.7 average per kickoff return. He also scored on a 50-yard reception – his only catch of the season. In 2005, he scored twice, with averages of 20.4 on kickoff returns, 10.2 on punt returns with a TD and 34.3 and a TD on seven missed field goal returns. In 2004, he returned five kicks for touchdowns (two punts, two missed field goals and a kickoff) en route to helping Toronto win the Grey Cup. A year earlier, he finished the 2003 season by winning the league’s John Agro Special Teams Player of the Year Award. He returned a league-record five kicks for scores, including CFL record-tying marks of two kickoff returns for touchdowns and three punt returns for scores. He led the league in punt return yards and average (811, 13.5 average), as well as kickoff return yards (881, 30.0 average). Three times during the season, he earned CFL Special Teams Player of the Week accolades, including once after a losing effort in the semifinals of the CFL Playoffs. At Toronto in 2002, he had 19 tackles, two interceptions and a forced fumble on defense in 11 games. He returned 13 kickoffs for 309 yards (23.8 average) and 33 punts for 570 yards (17.3 average) with two touchdowns. He sparked a 24-14 playoff win over Saskatchewan by returning a lateral on a punt return 76 yards for a touchdown to earn CFL Special Teams Player of the Week honors. He also played sparingly for Toronto in 2001

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Jeff Ogden – Wide Receiver – 1995-96-97 Signed a contract with Dallas of the NFL in 1998.

JEFF OGDEN (left) and TOM ACKERMAN. after being released by Edmonton. He attended mini-camps with the Miami Dolphins in 2003, but he was released prior to training camp. Previously, he played for the New York Giants from 1999-2000 as a return specialist and cornerback. He was mainly a special teams player as a Giants rookie in 1999, finishing with 14 tackles, two passes defensed and one interception he returned 34 yards. He also ranked eighth in the NFL with a 24.2 average in 22 kickoff returns with a long of 35. In 2000, he missed the first eight games with an ankle injury, then played in three games. He finished the season with three tackles and a 21.9 average on seven kickoff returns. Levingston spent the spring of 2000 playing for the Amsterdam Admirals in NFL Europa. He led the league in punt returns and kickoff returns while ranking third in interceptions with three, including a 45-yard return for a touchdown. He averaged 13.3 yards in 20 punt returns with a long of 49, and averaged 28.1 yards in 15 kickoff returns with an 89-yard touchdown. He also had 23 tackles and a team-high 10 passes broken up. Levingston played just one season at Eastern in 1998 after transferring from Utah State, but he set or tied 34 school, Big Sky and FCS records. He returned three kickoffs for touchdowns in the same game against Sacramento State to help break most of the records, and also scored during the season on two punt returns. Including receiving and rushing, he averaged 25.0 yards every time he touched the ball, and scored every 5.3 times he touched the ball (12 total touchdowns). He was a first team All-America return specialist and Football Gazette’s Specialist of the Year. Eastern selected him to its “100 for 100” All-Time Team in 2008.

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Spending his college and professional career defying the odds, Ogden played five seasons in the NFL with the Dallas Cowboys (1998 and 1999), Miami Dolphins (2000 and 2001) and Baltimore Ravens (2002) as a wide receiver and return specialist. In five NFL seasons, he played in 67 games – including 64 of a possible 64 games in his first four years in the league with 28 catches for 304 yards (10.9 average) and one touchdown. He concluded his career in 2002 by playing in three games for the Ravens and had two punt returns for 21 yards. However, in the previous four seasons, he played in all 16 games each year. In 2001, he caught six passes for 73 yards and a touchdown, and also returned 32 punts for 377 yards (11.8 average). In 2000, he had two catches for 24 yards, and returned 19 punts for a 17.0 average per return with an 81-yard return for a touchdown. Had he met the minimum to be ranked, he would have led the NFL in average per return. In 1999, he played in all 16 games for the Cowboys and finished with 12 catches for 144 yards and returned 12 kickoffs for a 21.0 average and four punts for a 7.0 average. As a rookie at Dallas in 1998, Ogden earned a spot on the team’s 53-man roster after catching seven passes for 126 yards in the preseason. He played in all 16 regular season games, finishing with eight catches for 63 yards, one rush for 12 yards and three kickoff returns for a 21.7 average. He also had 10 special teams tackles. He had his best day as a rookie against Seattle when he caught four passes for 26 yards, rushed once for 12 yards and had a tackle on special teams. He spent the spring/summer of 2000 leading the Rhein Fire of NFL Europa to the regular season championship (7-3 record) and the championship in the World Bowl. He ranked third in the league in receiving with 44 catches for 635 yards and seven touchdowns, and earned three player of the week awards before missing the last two weeks of the season with an injury. Ogden came to Eastern as a walk-on who previously competed in track and field at Clackamas Community College in Oregon. By the time he was a senior in 1997, he developed into a second team All-America receiver and first team Academic All-American. He caught 57 passes in 1997 for school records of 1,148 yards and 13 touchdowns as Eastern enjoyed its greatest season ever with a 12-2 record. The Eagles won the Big Sky Conference title and advanced to the FCS “Final Four.” Eastern selected him to its “100 for 100” All-Time Team in 2008 and a public vote selected him as the top wide receiver in school history. He is also a 2018 inductee into the Eastern Athletics Hall of Fame.

Tom Ackerman – Offensive Guard – 1992-93-94-95 Drafted in the 5th round (145th overall) by New Orleans in the 1996 NFL Draft.

Ackerman played eight seasons in the NFL, including the first six with the New Orleans Saints and the 2002 and 2003 seasons with the Tennessee Titans. He played in 105 career games, including 21 as a starter. Mainly used as a special teams player his first two seasons in the NFL, he appeared in 14 games in 1997 after playing in two games as a rookie in 1996. He started at center in 10 of the 15 games he played in 1998, and in 1999, he played in eight games as a starter and eight as a reserve. Following the 1999 season, he signed a four-year, $6.89 million contract to remain with the New Orleans Saints, then played as a backup in 15 games in 2000 and 16 in 2001 before leaving the team. He was signed by the Oakland Raiders on May 22, 2002, but was released and signed with Tennessee. In 2002, he played in 11 games and started three for the Titans, who advanced to the AFC Championship Game and finished the season 12-6. In 2003, he played in 16 games as a backup. Ackerman was the 145th pick overall in the 1996 NFL Draft and was the first offensive lineman in Washington and the Big Sky Conference to be taken. He was a third team All-American at EWU following his senior season in 1995. Eastern selected him to its “100 for 100” All-Time Team in 2008. He was inducted into the Eastern Athletics Hall of Fame on Oct. 5, 2013.

EASTERN 2021 FOOTBALL BIG SKY CHAMPIONSHIPS: 1992•1997•2004•2005•2010•2012•2013•2014•2016•2018 Jackie Kellogg – Defensive Back – 1990-91-92-93 Signed a contract with San Francisco of the NFL in 1994.

Kellogg played in four different professional leagues during his nearly decade-long career, including a highly-successful eight seasons from 1995-2002 in the CFL. He played 6 1/2 years with the Calgary Stampeders and the last 1 1/2 years of his career with the Edmonton Eskimos. He helped the Stampeders win the 1998 Grey Cup and played in 14 playoff games, including four Grey Cups (1995, 1998, 1999 and 2002). In his career (including playoffs), he played in 117 games and had 301 tackles, 18 passes broken up, eight sacks and 28 interceptions for 507 yards in returns (18.1 average) with six touchdowns. He equaled his career-high with 55 tackles in 20 games in 2002, and in 1998 and 1999, he was selected to the West Division All-CFL team. In 1998, he ranked second in the CFL with eight interceptions for 72 yards and a touchdown. He also had 55 tackles in a total of 20 games as Calgary beat Hamilton 26-24 to win the CFL championship. In 1999, Calgary lost 32-21 to Hamilton in the Grey Cup as Kellogg earned CFL Defensive Player of the Week for his performance in the playoff semifinals (the third POW award in his career). In a total of 20 games, he had six interceptions for 90 yards in returns and 49 total tackles. His other career highlights include the 2000 season, when he had 31 tackles, five interceptions and two sacks. Two of the interceptions were returned for touchdowns in 2000 – including a 110-yard return – and twice he was honored as CFL Defensive Player of the Week. In 1997, he joined the team in week 17 and played in just three total games. But he was selected as the CFL defensive player of the week in week 18 when he had four tackles, three pass knock downs and a blocked punt. He joined the Stampeders late in 1995 after being released by San Francisco in the NFL in the team’s final cuts just prior to the start of the 1995 regular season. He had the same fate with the 49ers as a rookie in 1994. In 1995 and 1997, he played for the Frankfurt Galaxy of the World League. In 1997, he finished the year with 34 tackles, 10 passes defensed, two interceptions and an 18.9 kickoff return average. In 1995, he intercepted three passes in the team’s first game and finished second in the league with a total of seven. He also had 50 tackles, 14 passes defensed and two blocked kicks. In addition, after leading Calgary to the CFL playoffs in 2000, he joined Memphis of the ill-fated XFL in 2001. He had one interception for the Maniax. At Eastern, Kellogg helped lead the Eagles to the 1992 Big Sky Conference championship and a berth in the FCS Playoffs. He finished his career with 41 passes broken up, 17 interceptions and 222 tackles, and earned first team All-Big Sky honors as a junior and senior. Eastern selected him to its “100 for 100” All-Time Team in 2008, and into the Eastern Athletics Hall of Fame in 2017.

Kurt Schulz – Defensive Back – 1988-89-90-91

Drafted in the 7th round (195th pick overall) by Buffalo in the 1992 NFL Draft. Schulz played in 10 NFL seasons (1992-2001), including his final two seasons with the Detroit Lions. In his 129-game career – 93 as a starter – he had 671 tackles, 30 interceptions, 80 passes defensed, five forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries. In 2001, he played in 11 games (starting 10), and had 79 tackles, two interceptions and six passes defensed. In his first season with the Lions in 2000, he started all 11 of the games he played before an ankle sprain ended his season. An alternate for the 2001 Pro Bowl, he finished with 68 total tackles, 10 passes defensed and a career-high seven interceptions to rank third in both the NFL and NFC. He intercepted Green Bay’s Brett Favre to seal a 31-24 victory over Green Bay, and he had three interceptions in a 21-14 win at Chicago to earn NFC Defensive Player of the Week honors. On Feb. 18, 2000, Schulz signed a five-year, $10 million contract with the Lions. Prior to that, his entire eight-year career was spent with the Buffalo Bills, where he started all 70 games he played in his final five years there. He started all 16 games in 1999, finishing with 98 tackles, three interceptions and 13 passes defensed. He finished the 1998 season with six interceptions to rank eighth in the NFL and fifth in the AFC. In 1997, he finished with a career-high 107 tackles, two interceptions and 10 passes defensed after a 1996 campaign that saw him finish with 102 tackles, four interceptions and a career-high 16 passes defensed. In 1995, he was a UPI second team All-AFC

selection after ranking second in the AFC with six interceptions to go along with 90 tackles and 15 passes defensed. His first career interception came against Carolina in 1995 when he returned it 32 yards for a touchdown. He also had a game-saving interception in the end zone with 52 seconds left against Atlanta in 1995 and was awarded a game ball for his efforts. He had multi-interception games against Cincinnati in 1996 and versus St. Louis in 1998. He had a careerhigh 12 tackles against St. Louis in 1995. Schulz played in his first Super Bowl in January 1994 when the Bills lost to Dallas. He made a touchdown-saving tackle on the game’s opening kickoff after playing most of the 1993 season with a calf injury suffered in the preseason. He played in eight regular season games for Buffalo in 1992, becoming only the sixth Bills rookie since 1988 to start when he made his only start of the season against San Francisco. Schulz earned third team All-America honors as a sophomore at Eastern when he also earned first team All-Big Sky accolades He was a second team All-Big Sky choice as a junior and senior. He finished his EWU career with 224 tackles, 17 interceptions, a school-record 219 interception return yards and 28 passes broken up. He was a second team Academic All-American in 1991, and in 1997 was selected to the Academic All-America All-Time Team. He was inducted in 1998 into the Eastern Athletics Hall of Fame. Eastern selected him to its “100 for 100” All-Time Team in 2008 and a public vote selected him as the top defensive back in school history (along with Isaiah Trufant).

Kevin Sargent – Offensive Tackle – 1988-89-90-91 Signed a contract with Cincinnati in 1992.

Sargent was a veteran of seven NFL seasons, although he missed the entire 1996 regular season with a herniated disc in his neck. He started 63 of 73 career games, including all 16 games in 1998. He also started 15 games in both the 1995 and 1994 seasons and eight in 1997. In 1997, he had no missed assignments in 604 plays, and in his first start of the year on Nov. 2, he had the key block on a 71-yard touchdown run by Corey Dillon. One month later against Tennessee, he was awarded an offensive game ball for helping Dillon rush for an NFL rookie record 246 yards. In 1995, the offensive line set a franchise record by allowing just 1.56 sacks per game. Sargent had only one missed assignment in 852 total snaps. Until he suffered an ankle sprain, he had played every down for the Bengals at left tackle in the first 12 games. Sargent began the 1993 season as the starter at left tackle in place of 11-time Pro Bowler Anthony Munoz, but broke his arm on the second play of the season and missed most of the year. He played in 16 games as a rookie, eight as a starter. He was inducted in 2008 into the Eastern Athletics Hall of Fame. Eastern selected him to its “100 for 100” All-Time Team in 2008.

Ed Simmons – Offensive Tackle – 1983-84-85-86

Drafted in the 6th round (164th pick overall) by Washington in 1987. Simmons retired in 1998 from the St. Louis Rams after playing 11 seasons at right tackle for the Washington Redskins. Simmons, who played for the 1992 Super Bowl Champions, started 104 games during that span. In 1995, he was selected to the Sports Illustrated All-NFC East team and played 1,039 of a possible 1,042 downs. His debut as a rookie was against Philadelphia’s Reggie White. He was an inaugural inductee in 1996 into the Eastern Athletics Hall of Fame. Eastern selected him to its “100 for 100” All-Time Team in 2008.

Other Former Pros . . . . Bert Anderson – Fullback – 1934-35-36-37 . . . Was drafted or signed by the Washington Redskins in 1938, but a torn wrist muscle during the pre-season ended his career. Herm Pein – Linebacker – 1946-47-48-49 . . . Signed out of college with the New York Yanks of the NFL, but the Korean War delayed Pein’s pro football career. In 1953 he made it to the final cuts of the San Francisco 49ers before

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EASTERN 2021 FOOTBALL FCS Playoffs 1985•1992•1997•2004•2005•2007•2009•2010•2012•2013•2014•2016•2018•2020/21 playing a short time for British Columbia in the CFL. Eastern selected him to its “100 for 100” All-Time Team in 2008. Dick Nearents – Tackle – 1956-57-68 . . . Drafted in the 18th round (205th pick overall) by Green Bay in 1959. Mick Landmark – Guard – 1964-65-66 . . . He played in the CFL for parts of two years, but spent most of his time in the Continental Football League playing for the Norfolk Neptunes. He played in the league until it folded after the 1969 season. Eastern selected him to its “100 for 100” All-Time Team in 2008. Barry Randall – Guard – 1965-66 . . . He started for 11 years from 1967-77 for Montreal in the CFL, helping the Alouettes win the Grey Cup in 1970, 1974 and 1977. Eastern selected him to its “100 for 100” All-Time Team in 2008. Dave Svendsen – Wide Receiver – 1966-67-68 . . . Drafted in the 11th round (281st pick overall) by Los Angeles in 1969. He was inducted in 2001 into the Eastern Athletics Hall of Fame. Eastern selected him to its “100 for 100” All-Time Team in 2008. Bob Picard – Wide Receiver – 1968-69-71-72 . . . Drafted in the 6th round (132nd pick overall) by Philadelphia in 1973. He was inducted into the Eastern Athletics Hall of Fame in 2003. Eastern selected him to its “100 for 100” All-Time Team in 2008. Scott Garske – Tight End – 1971-72-73 . . . Drafted in the 7th round (179th pick overall) by Pittsburgh in 1974. After preseason performances that saw him play as a tight end, kicker and punter for the Steelers, he broke his ankle. The slow-healing and painful hairline fracture in his heel would essentially end his playing career. As luck would have it, Randy Grossman, an undrafted free agent the Steelers signed that same season, made the team and ended up playing on four Super Bowl championship teams. Eastern selected him to its “100 for 100” All-Time Team in 2008 and is a member of EWU’s 2012 Hall of Fame class. Jeff Metter – Linebacker – 1982-83 . . . Signed a contract with San Francisco in 1984. Eastern selected him to its “100 for 100” All-Time Team in 2008. Rick Worman – Quarterback – 1984-85 . . . Worman played 97 games in the CFL for Calgary and Edmonton for five seasons before playing in Saskatchewan in 1991. Eastern selected him to its “100 for 100” All-Time Team in 2008. He

was also a 2018 inductee into the Eastern Athletics Hall of Fame.

Mark Gehring – Tight End – 1984-85 . . . Signed a contract with San Francisco in 1986, and on two occasions, was kept on the active roster until the team’s final cuts. Also signed a contract with the Houston Oilers. Craig Richardson – Wide Receiver – 1983-84-85-86 . . . Drafted in the 11th round (298th pick overall) by Kansas City in 1987. He was traded to Los Angeles where he played two seasons. Eastern selected him to its “100 for 100” All-Time Team in 2008.] Mike Kingston – Def. Tackle – 1983-84-85-86 . . . Signed a contract with the New York Jets in 1987. Eric Riley – Tight End – 1983-84-85-86 . . . Signed contracts with the Jets, New England and Green Bay. Eastern selected him to its “100 for 100” All-Time Team in 2008 and a public vote selected him as the top tight end in school history. Bill Altena – Linebacker – 1983-84-85-86 . . . Signed a contract with St. Louis in 1987. Eastern selected him to its “100 for 100” All-Time Team in 2008. Eric Stein – Kicker – 1984-85-86-87 . . . Signed a contract with Seattle in 1988. Eastern selected him to its “100 for 100” All-Time Team in 2008 and a public vote selected him as the top kicker/punter in school history. Jamie Townsend – Running Back – 1984-85-86-88 . . . Played in 1989 for Calgary of the CFL. Eastern selected him to its “100 for 100” All-Time Team in 2008. Jeff Mickel – Off. Tackle – 1985-86-87-88 . . . Drafted in the 6th round (163rd pick overall) by Minnesota in 1989. He also spent time in training camps and/or on developmental rosters with Kansas City, the Los Angeles Rams and Detroit. He played for Barcelona in the World League of American Football in 1991 and for Frankfurt in 1992. Eastern selected him to its “100 for 100” All-Time Team in 2008.

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Brendan Rogers – Linebacker – 1990 . . . Drafted in the 4th round by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the CFL in 1991. The native of Vancouver, B.C., played

in four games with Saskatchewan in 1999 after spending three seasons with the Toronto Argonauts. He spent his first five seasons as a pro at Winnipeg. In nine seasons (134 games including nine playoff games and three Grey Cups), he registered 203 total tackles with a pair of interceptions. In 1997, Rogers had 20 total tackles, plus had two forced fumbles in Toronto’s 37-30 playoff victory over Montreal. Toronto beat Saskatchewan in the Grey Cup as Toronto finished 17-3. On Sept. 23, 1994, Rogers broke a CFL record with eight special teams tackles against British Columbia. In 1993, he led the CFL in special teams tackles with 36. He was on the losing end of two Grey Cup games with Edmonton and missed the 1996 game with an injury, so he earned his first title ring in 1997. He and his wife Karyn founded the annual CFL All-Star Hockey Classic tournament that raised funds for the Portage Plain United Way and the Variety Club of Manitoba. Gary Needham – Off. Guard – 1989-90 . . . Signed a contract with Seattle in 1992. Signed another contract with Miami in the spring of 1995. Tony Lenseigne – Tight End – 1988-89-90-91 . . . Signed contracts with San Diego, Minnesota and Seattle in his first three seasons as a pro, but did not play in the regular season. He played in the spring of 1995 for the Rhein Fire of the World League of American Football, catching two passes. Eastern selected him to its “100 for 100” All-Time Team in 2008. Tom Owens – Wide Receiver – 1989-90-91 . . . Signed a contract with Winnipeg of the CFL in 1992. Tommy Williams – Def. End – 1991-92 . . . Signed a contract with Winnipeg of the CFL in 1993. Eastern selected him to its “100 for 100” All-Time Team in 2008. Trent Pollard – Offensive Tackle – 1990-91-92-93 . . . Drafted in the fifth round (132nd pick overall) by Cincinnati in 1994. He was on the preseason roster of the St. Louis Rams in 1997 and 1998, but did not make the team. Eastern selected him to its “100 for 100” All-Time Team in 2008. Tony Brooks – Wide Receiver – 1990-91-92-93 . . . Signed a contract with Winnipeg of the CFL in 1994. Eastern selected him to its “100 for 100” All-Time Team in 2008 and into the Eastern Athletics Hall of Fame in 2017. Jason Marsh – Linebacker – 1991-92-93 . . . Signed a contract with the Frankfurt Galaxy of the World League in 1995. Eastern selected him to its “100 for 100” All-Time Team in 2008. Jason Anderson – Wide Receiver – 1991-92-93-94 . . . Signed a contract with Buffalo of the NFL in 1995, then signed a contract in 1996 with British Columbia of the CFL. Troy Alexander – Defensive Tackle – 1991-92-93-94 . . . Drafted in the first round by Saskatchewan as the second pick overall in the 1995 CFL Draft. An injury limited his playing time in 1998 with British Columbia after his first three seasons were spent in Saskatchewan playing for the Roughriders. He had his finest season in 1997 with 38 total tackles including 10 quarterback sacks. He played in the Grey Cup, but Saskatchewan lost to Toronto. A backup at defensive tackle in 1996, he finished the season with 14 total tackles including a sack. He played in 17 games as a rookie in 1995, including 12 as a starter at nose tackle. He finished with 22 tackles. Alexander is a native of Edmonton, Alberta. Derek Strey – Linebacker – 1993-95-96-97 . . . Signed a contract with Jacksonville of the NFL in 1998. After being released by Jacksonville in 1998, the Seattle Seahawks signed Strey as a practice squad player. He participated in the 1999 training camp in Cheney before being cut. Interestingly, Strey worked for the Seahawks at their preseason training camp in Cheney in 1997. Strey spent the spring and summer of 1999 as a starting linebacker in NFL Europa for the Frankfurt Galaxy, which advanced to the World Bowl. Eastern selected him to its “100 for 100” All-Time Team in 2008. Jim Buzzard – Offensive Lineman – 1995-96-97 . . . Signed a contract with San Diego of the NFL in 1998. Eastern selected him to its “100 for 100” All-Time Team in 2008. Griffin Garske – Quarterback – 1996-97-98 . . . Played semi-pro football in Europe. David Andres – Offensive Lineman – 1996-97-98 . . . Signed a contract with the Indianapolis Colts of the NFL in 1999.

EASTERN 2021 FOOTBALL BIG SKY CHAMPIONSHIPS: 1992•1997•2004•2005•2010•2012•2013•2014•2016•2018 Mike MacKenzie – Running Back – 1995-96-97-98 . . . Drafted in the 5th round by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the CFL in 1999. T.J. Ackerman – Offensive Lineman – 1995-96-97-98 . . . Signed a contract with the Toronto Argonauts of the CFL in 1999. Eastern selected him to its “100 for 100” All-Time Team in 2008. Dion Alexander – Linebacker – 1992-93-94-95; Romaine Smith – Wide Receiver – 1998-99-00; Ole Olesen – Cornerback – 1997-98-99-00; and Lance Ballew – Tight End – 1997-98-99-00 . . . All four played for the Yakima, Wash., Shockwave in the National Indoor Football League in the spring/summer of 2001. Eastern selected Alexander to its “100 for 100” All-Time Team in 2008. Harry Leons – Quarterback – 1995-96-97 . . . Signed a contract with the Portland Forest Dragons of the AFL in 1999. Leons spent three seasons from 2000-02 on the roster of the Los Angeles Avengers of the AFL, spending most of it as the team’s third-string quarterback. In his career, including the 1999 season with the Portland Forest Dragons, he completed 14-of-23 passes for 61 percent, 192 yards and two touchdowns. In 2001, he started once and completed 4-of-7 passes for 46 yards. He was acquired by the Avengers as the 25th pick in the AFL expansion draft in 2000. The previous season he played — mostly in the preseason — for the Portland Forest Dragons. He completed 10-of-16 passes for 146 yards and two touchdowns in the regular season. Eastern selected him to its “100 for 100” All-Time Team in 2008. Julian Williams – Defensive Back – 1997-98-99-00 . . . Signed a contract with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the CFL in 2002. Anthony Griffin – Linebacker – 1998-99-00-01 . . . Signed a contract with the Chicago Crush of the AFL in 2003. He joined four other former Eagles in 2006 to lead the Spokane Shock in af2 to a 17-2 record and the af2 title in Spokane’s inaugural season in the league. He finished the season with 41 total tackles and five passes broken up, but missed the playoffs because of an injury. Chris Polinder – Offensive Line – 1998-99-00-01 . . . Signed a contract with the Detroit Fury in the AFL in 2002 and spent the year as a starting center and long snapper. He then joined the Colorado Rush of the AFL for the 2003 season. Eastern selected him to its “100 for 100” All-Time Team in 2008. David Sherrod – Offensive Line – 2000-01 . . . Signed a contract with the Chicago Bears of the NFL in 2002 and Miami in 2003. Sherrod was on the 2005 roster of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the CFL, where he was listed as a 355-pound tackle. He played in spring/summer 2003 for the Barcelona Dragons, having been allocated to NFL Europa after signing a contract with the Miami Dolphins on Jan. 10, 2003. He had stints with the Chicago Bears and Oakland Raiders after concluding his collegiate career in 2001. He was originally going to sign with the Raiders, but a shoulder injury caused him to fail the team’s physical. He then signed with the Bears, but was released at the end of their 2002 training camp. Brandon Moore – Defensive Line – 1999-00-01-02 . . . Signed a contract with the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the CFL in 2003. For a short time, he was on the roster of the Spokane Shock in af2. Dan Curley – Tight End – 1998-99-00-02 . . . Curley last played for the Carolina Panthers after signing a contract on Jan. 4, 2005. He was released on Sept. 3 just before the 2005 season began. He was allocated to NFL Europa to play for the Cologne Centurions in 2005, but suffered a leg injury before the season began. A year earlier, he was signed by the New Orleans Saints in the NFL, then was released prior to the start of the regular season. Originally a fifth-round draft choice (148th pick overall) by St. Louis in 2003, he played one regular season game with the Rams in the 2003 season. At Eastern, Curley concluded an injuryplagued career by earning honorable mention All-America and first team All-Big Sky Conference honors as a senior in 2002. He played in just 28 of a possible 44 games in his career, starting in 21 of them. He caught 58 career passes for 721 yards and seven touchdowns. Kurt Sigler – Offensive Line – 1999-02-03 . . . Signed a contract with the Buffalo Bills of the NFL in 2004. He joined four other former Eagles in 2006 to lead the Spokane Shock in af2 to a 17-2 record and the af2 title in Spokane’s inaugural season in the league. Sigler closed his college career by being selected to four post-season all-star games (he played in two) after twice being chosen to the All-Big Sky Conference second team.

Jesse Nicassio – Punter – 2003-04 . . . Signed a contract with the St. Louis Rams of the NFL in 2004 but was released. He was picked-up by Indianapolis but was released by the Colts on Sept. 1, 2004. He developed and marketed a punting and kicking training device called the “EZ Kicker.” Nicassio set EWU school records for career average per punt (42.3) and season average per punt (44.4). Brandon Myers – Defensive Line – 2002-02-03-04 . . . He was on the roster for the Everett Hawks of af2 in 2005. Reggie Witherspoon – Running Back – 2001-02-03-04 . . . Witherspoon signed a contract with the British Columbia Lions of the CFL in 2007 but was released. Joey Cwik – Fullback/Linebacker – 2002-03-04-05 . . . Cwik attended minicamp as a fullback with the Miami Dolphins of the NFL in 2006, then decided to quit football shortly after signing with the New Orleans Saints. He finished with 331 tackles in his 47-game EWU career (40 as a starter) to rank fourth in school history. He never missed a game in his Eastern career, never redshirted and ended his career with 39-straight starts. Eastern selected him to its “100 for 100” All-Time Team in 2008 and a public vote selected him as the top linebacker in school history. He went on to medical school after his playing career was over. Craig McIntyre – Wide Receiver – 2003-04-05 . . . McIntyre played two seasons for the Parma Panthers, a member of the NFL Italy (NFLI). In one of the games he played in 2006 he scored on a 100-yard return. The team was made famous by the book “Playing for Pizza” written by John Grisham. McIntyre served as a source for the fictional book. Eric Kimble – Wide Receiver – 2002-03-04-05 . . . Kimble signed a contract with Miami of the NFL in 2006, but his pro career never got off the ground. He attended mini-camp in spring 2006 for the Dolphins, but had to undergo surgery to repair his Achilles tendon. The Dolphins released him on March 1, 2007, and he had to sit out for two years while rehabilitating the foot injury. He eventually signed to play the 2008 season for British Columbia in the CFL, but he didn’t play in any regular season games. Kimble broke nine EWU career records and four single season marks, including the season receptions record with 87. Kimble finished with 46 career touchdown receptions to rank second in FCS history behind the 50 of legendary Jerry Rice from Mississippi Valley (1981-84). Kimble broke the Big Sky Conference career reception yards record with a total of 4,140 yards, which at the time ranked fourth in FCS history. A running back early in his EWU career, his 253 catches ranked eighth all-time in FCS (second in Big Sky history). Eastern selected him to its “100 for 100” All-Time Team in 2008 and a public vote selected him as the top all-purpose player in school history. Jesse Hendrix – Cornerback – 2002-03-04-05 . . . Hendrix signed a contract with the B.C. Lions of the CFL in 2006. Hendrix played the 2007 and 2008 seasons with the Montreal Alouettes in the CFL, joining former Eagles Luke Fritz and Bashir Levingston on the 2008 team. He had two tackles and a pass broken up in 2008 after finishing the 2007 season with 13 tackles in 13 games. In 2006, he attended CFL training camp with the B.C. Lions but did not make the squad. He eventually signed with the Spokane Shock of af2 for the 2006 season. He joined four other former Eagles to lead the team to a 17-2 record and the af2 title in Spokane’s inaugural season in the league. Hendrix had a school-record 41 career passes broken up at EWU, finishing with 14 as a senior to rank second on the single season list. Hendrix had five interceptions and 154 tackles in his career. His career total of 46 passes defensed (including five interceptions) ranked second in FCS history. He played 47 of a possible 47 games. Muhammad Shamsid-Deen – Def. Back – 2002-03-04-05 . . . Shamsid-Deen originally signed a contrack with the Tri-Cities Fever of af2 in 2007. He ended his career by playing in 2014 in the inaugural season for the Trenton Freedom in the Professional Indoor League. He played for the Allen Wranglers in the Indoor Football League in 2012 after playing for the IFL’s Arizona Adrenaline in 2011. In 2011, he had 30 tackles, five interceptions and a pair of passes broken up in 10 games played. He played the 2009 and 2010 seasons for the Billings Outlaws in the IFL. He had 38 tackles and six passes broken up in nine regular season games in 2010, then led the Outlaws to its second-straight IFL title before the franchise folded. He had 39.5 tackles, six interceptions and five passes broken up in helping league-champion Billings to a 12-2 regular season record in 2009. The Outlaws went on to defeat the RiverCity Rage in the inaugural United Bowl

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Jesse Hoffman – Cornerback/Special Teams – 2006-08-09-10 . . . Hoffman signed a contract with the Seattle Seahawks on July 26, 2011, but was released on Aug. 29, 2011, after playing in preseason games. Hoffman started 16 of the 46 games he played in his EWU career and was also a dangerous return threat while at Eastern. He finished with 125 career tackles, four interceptions and 16 passes broken up, which ranked 12th in school history. Before moving to de-

fense, he had 234 yards as a running back as a true freshman in 2006. Hoffman earned honorable mention All-Big Sky Conference honors as a senior, as he started 14 of 15 games at cornerback and finished with 75 tackles. He had three interceptions and 12 passes broken up – the fifth-best performance in school history. He closed his career with eight tackles and a pass broken up EWU’s 20-19 victory over Delaware on Jan. 7, 2011, for the NCAA Division I Championship. Hoffman finished the season ranked seventh in FCS in average per kickoff return (28.5) as his average ranked sixth in school history. Hoffman had an 88-yard kickoff return for a touchdown against North Dakota State on Dec. 11, 2010, giving him three returns for a TD in the 2010 season. That equaled a Big Sky Conference and school record shared with former Eagle Bashir Levingston, who had all three of his against Sacramento State on Oct. 31, 1998. Hoffman’s career average of 26.9 on 33 career returns ranked fourth in school history, with the school record of 30.0 owned by Lamont Brightful (1998-01). Hoffman had 958 career kickoff return yards to rank eighth. Dante Calcote – Cornerback – 2007-08-09-10 . . . After originally signing a contract with the Sioux Falls Storm in 2011, Calcote played in 2013 for the Chambersburg (Pa.) Cardinals of the Gridiron Developmental Football League. He signed with Sioux Falls (Indoor Football League) on Nov. 3, 2011, for the 2012 season. As a senior at Eastern in 2010, Calcote earned second team All-Big Sky Conference honors in helping lead the Eagles to the NCAA Division I title. He finished the year with 60 tackles, 12 passes broken up and an interception. He had a total of 97 tackles, one interception and 13 passes broken up in his 39-game career. Renard Williams – Defensive Line – 2008-09-10-11 . . . Williams originally signed a contract with the Calgary Stampeders of the CFL on May 24, 2012, but was released on June 16. He joined the Utah Blaze of the Arena Football League for the 2013 season, but was released when the team made its final roster cut to 24 players. Williams finished his Eastern career with 22 1/2 sacks to rank sixth in school history. He had 139 tackles in his 46-game career, including 49 for losses (fourth in school history) totaling 243 yards. He also has six forced fumbles in his career, equaling the school record of six shared by teammate Matt Johnson. Williams earned second team All-Big Sky Conference honors his senior season, and also received honorable mention All-America recognition. He had 6 1/2 sacks in the 2010 season to earn first team All-Big Sky accolades and was named to the College Sports News “Sweet 63” All-America Team. He had nine sacks as a sophomore to earn first team All-Big Sky Conference honors in 2009. Nicholas Edwards – Wide Receiver – 2009-10-11-12 . . . Edwards originally signed a free agent contract with the Minnesota Vikings of the NFL in 2013. He attended Minnesota’s rookie camp but was released on May 6, 2013. He was later signed by the Spokane Shock in the Arena Football League, a club Edwards served as an intern for in the summer of 2012. He also received a tryout with the New York Jets on July 22, 2013, then was signed by the Arizona Cardinals on July 27, 2013. In 2014, he was set to attend training camp with the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League in May, but passed on that opportunity to begin his coaching career as wide receivers coach at EWU. An FCS All-American for EWU in 2011, Edwards finished fifth all-time in Eastern history in receiving yards with 2,634, and was sixth in points scored with 202. His 215 career catches ranks fourth in school history and his 33 TD receptions were second (the record is 46). His 95 receptions in 2011 were a school record, and he finished the year with 1,250 receiving yards and a school-record 19 TDs. He helped lead the Eagles to the NCAA Division I title in 2010 and the semifinals of the FCS Playoffs in 2012. Edwards was a 2008 graduate of Foss High School in Tacoma, Wash. Kyle Padron – Quarterback – 2012 . . . After signing a free agent contract with the Oakland Raiders of the NFL in 2013, Padron participated in Oakland’s rookie camp, but was released by the Raiders on May 22, 2013. On Nov. 20, 2013, Padron signed with the Bemidji Axemen of the Indoor Football League, but asked to be released to pursue other options. He played one season at Eastern Washington after starting 21 games at Southern Methodist. He started five games and played six others as a sub, as he helped the Eagles finish with a school-record 4,469 passing yards. Padron completed 59.1 percent of his passes for a team-leading 2,491 yards, 17 TDs and seven interceptions, and ranked 29th in FCS in passing yards per game (226.5). He had a school-record

EASTERN 2021 FOOTBALL BIG SKY CHAMPIONSHIPS: 1992•1997•2004•2005•2010•2012•2013•2014•2016•2018 six touchdown passes versus Illinois State (12/8/12) in the quarterfinals of the FCS Playoffs, as the Eagles advanced as far as the semifinals. Padron graduated in 2009 from Southlake (Texas) High School. Will Post – Offensive Tackle – 2009-10-11-12 . . . Post participated in a free agent tryout with the Atlanta Falcons of the NFL in 2013. He earned four All-America honors in 2012 for EWU, including recognition from the American Football Coaches Association (first team) and Associated Press (first team). Post started every game at right offensive tackle in 2012, with a total of 37 career starts in 45 games played. The first team All-Big Sky selection and team co-captain allowed just one sack in the regular season. The Eagles had a season-best 542 total yards versus Cal Poly (11/3/12) and finished third in the Big Sky and 14th in FCS in total offense (442.0) and seventh in FCS in passing offense (318.9 per game). He helped lead the Eagles to the NCAA Division I title in 2010 and the semifinals of the FCS Playoffs in 2012. The 6-foot-6, 315-pound Post is from Portland, Ore., and graduated from Southridge High School in 2008. Zach Johnson – Linebacker – 2008-10-11-12 . . . Johnson didn’t play in the 2012 season, but signed a free agent contract with the Calgary Stampeders of the CFL. However, a nagging hamstring injury ended his career prior to the start of training camp. A sixth-year senior for EWU in 2012, Johnson started all 39 games he played in his career. He missed 24 total games in his career because of injuries, but finished with 324 tackles, five interceptions, 14 passes broken up and 6 1/2 sacks as an Eagle. He finished seventh all-time in tackles at Eastern, and was 17 away from the total of 341 by his twin brother Matt Johnson, who was a fourth round draft choice by the Dallas Cowboys in 2011 and also started every Eastern game he played (45). Zach Johnson earned All-Big Sky Conference honors three times in his career – second team in 2012 and 2010 and honorable mention as a freshman in 2008. Jordan West - Quarterback – 2014-15-16 . . . West had a free agent tryout with the Chicago Bears of the NFL in 2017. While at Eastern, he set two school passing records individually and helped EWU break a school record early in the 2015 season, and finished the year fourth in the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision in touchdown passes (30). West started 14 games as an Eagle, and closed his career ranked fourth in EWU history in passing efficiency with a rating of 153.6, fourth in completion percentage (.635), ninth in TD passes (39) and ninth in passing yards per game (205.9). He saw limited action as a senior in 2016, but started on Senior Day versus Idaho State on Nov. 12 and completed six of nine passes for 43 yards. In that game, he had the tying and record-breaking passes which gave Cooper Kupp the all-time FCS record for career catches with 396 (Kupp would eventually finish with 428 and get drafted by the Los Angeles Rams in the third round). Both players participated in EWU’s Pro Day on March 28, with West throwing passes to Kupp and two other senior receivers – Kendrick Bourne and Shaq Hill – who also received NFL opportunities with the San Francisco 49ers and Houston Texans, respectively. West’s performances in the 2015 season included Eastern’s school-record 526-yard passing effort at Northern Iowa (9/12/15). In EWU’s next game against Montana State (9/19/15), he set the EWU record for passing efficiency with a 313.5 rating. He completed 21-of-24 passes versus the Bobcats for 410 yards and six touchdowns. As a result of EWU’s 55-50 win over the then 11th-ranked Bobcats, he was selected by STATS as its FCS co-National Offensive Player of the Week. He was also honored with the same award by NCAA.com and College Sports Madness, plus was Big Sky Conference Offensive Player of the Week. In the very next game, he set the school record with 491 passing yards against Sacramento State (9/26/15). The former walk-on was 3-1 as a starter as an injury replacement in 2014 for Vernon Adams Jr., as that duo helped Eastern advance to the quarterfinals of the FCS Playoffs. In his first collegiate start at Southern Utah (10/11/14) in a 4230 win, West completed five of his first six passes, and finished 20-of-27 for 288 yards, three touchdowns, one interception and a passing efficiency rating in the game of 192.9 to earn the team’s co-offensive player of the week honor. A 2012 graduate of Liberty HS in Renton, Wash., West’s grandfather, Pat West, played football for the University of Southern California and later played fullback in the NFL for the Cleveland/Los Angeles Rams and the Green Bay Packers. He had 457 rushing yards and five touchdowns in four seasons in the NFL (1945-48), then closed his career by playing in 1949 for the Edmonton Eskimos in the CFL.

Clay DeBord - Offensive Tackle – 2012-13-14-15 . . . DeBord originally signed a free agent contract with the Arizona Cardinals of the NFL in 2016. He was released, and spent time with New England before participating on the practice squad for Dallas during the 2016 season. DeBord eventually signed a reserve/ future contract with the Cowboys on Jan. 17, 2017, but was eventually relased. DeBord started every game he played as an Eagle, finishing with a school-record 51 starts which was broken one year later by Cooper Kupp with 53. DeBord was an All-American as a senior and honored three times on All-Big Sky teams, including first team honors as a senior. A 2011 graduate of Asotin (Wash.) High School, he was among a group of 14 Eagle seniors who were a part of three Big Sky Conference championships and a trio of playoff berths. Eastern won 27 of 32 Big Sky Conference games and 40 games overall in his four years in the program. Shaq Hill - Wide Receiver – 2012-13-14-16 . . . Hill orginally signed a free agent contract with the Houston Texans of the NFL in 2017, but was released and picked up for a short time by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He then signed with the Edmonton Eskimos on Jan. 16, 2018, but was released in training camp. He then spent time on the roster of the British Columbia Lions in the Canadian Football League. The winningest player in school history, Hill became the first Eastern player in school history to see action in four years and win Big Sky titles each year. He had a collective record of 46-11 overall and 30-2 in the league while playing from 2012-16 (he redshirted in 2015). He also became just the second Eastern player in school history to letter in four playoff years (201213-14-16), joining kicker Kevin Miller (2009-10-12-13). Hill played in a schoolrecord 55 games in his career, finishing with 178 career catches to rank eighth in school history, good for 2,818 yards (seventh) and 32 touchdowns (fifth). The four-time all-league honoree broke school records for career kickoff return yards with a total of 2,280 yards and 94 career returns. Hill’s average of 24.3 yards per return was ninth in school history, as he has had returns of 99, 93, 90 and 80 yards in his career (two of them for touchdowns). His 5,234 all-purpose yards were the third-most in school history. As a senior in 2016, Hill earned second team All-America honors from Hero Sports and third team from College Sports Madness. Was also selected to the All-Big Sky Conference first team – the fourth time in his career he was honored by the league. In addition, he served as one of the team’s co-captains. Hill had 17 touchdown catches to lead FCS, to go along with 77 receptions for 1,157 yards. Hill was 37th nationally in average receptions (5.5) and 32nd in average yards (82.6). Cassidy Curtis - Offensive Line – 2013-14-15-17 . . . Curtis signed a free agent contract with the Edmonton Eskimos in 2017. Curtis originally signed with the Spokane Empire on Jan. 26, 2017, but was released by the club on Feb. 21. Edmonton signed him on June 3 just before training camp, but he was subsequently released 16 days later. He eventually signed with British Columbia on Feb. 6, 2018, but was released during training camp. He ended his EWU career by starting 16 of the 42 games he played. Curtis was among a group of 14 Eagle seniors who were a part of three Big Sky Conference championships and a trio of playoff berths. Eastern won 27 of 32 Big Sky Conference games and 40 games overall in his four years on the squad. He played 20 games as a junior and senior after earning honorable mention All-Big Sky Conference honors in 2013 as a 10-game starter at right offensive tackle. D’londo Tucker – Cornerback – 2013-14-16-18 . . . Tucker signed a free agent contract with the B.C. Lions of the CFL, and started June 15, 2019, versus the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. He had a tackle in that game, but didn’t play again and was released on July 2. In the team’s first preseason game against the Edmonton Eskimos, Tucker returned two punts for 10 yards, one kickoff return of 23 yards and received a few reps at the wide receiver position. He concluded his EWU career as a sixth-year senior in 2018 and signed a free agent contract with the B.C. Lions. He earned honorable mention All-Big Sky Conference honors in 2018. He finished with 106 tackles, eight interceptions and also had 19 PBUs in his 50-game career (23 as a starter) to rank 12th in school history. He tied for the team lead with five interceptions in 2018 to go along with his 49 tackles and seven pass breakups. He became the first player to have two interceptions in the same game since 2014 when he had a pair at Northern Colorado on Nov. 3, 2018.

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NCAA Championship Subdivision Honors (formerly I-AA) Bowl/All-Star Games

2018 (2019 NFLPA Collegiate Bowl) - Josh Lewis, CB 2018 (2019 NFLPA Collegiate Bowl) - Jay-Tee Tiuli, DL 2017 (2018 NFLPA Collegiate Bowl) - Jordan Dascalo, P 2016 (2017 Senior Bowl) - Cooper Kupp, Wide Receiver 2016 (2017 NFLPA Collegiate Bowl) - Samson Ebukam, DE 2016 (2017 NFLPA Collegiate Bowl) - Kendrick Bourne, WR 2015 (2016 NFLPA Collegiate Bowl) - Clay DeBord, OT 2015 (2016 NFLPA Collegiate Bowl) - Aaron Neary, OG 2014 (2015 East West Shrine Game) - Tevin McDonald, Safety 2014 (2015 NFLPA Collegiate Bowl) - Jake Rodgers, OT 2013 (2014 NFLPA Collegiate Bowl) - T.J. Lee III, CB 2012 (2013 Casino Del Sol Game) - Nicholas Edwards, WR 2011 (2012 NFLPA Collegiate Bowl) - Bo Levi Mitchell, QB 2011 (2012 Players All-Star Classic) - Renard Williams, DL 2009 (2010 East West Shrine Game) - Matt Nichols, QB 2009 (2010 East West Shrine G.) - Nathan Overbay, Tight End 2005 (2005 Las Vegas Bowl) - Eric Kimble, Wide Receiver 2004 (2005 Senior Bowl) - Michael Roos, Offensive Tackle 2004 (2005 East West Shrine Game) - Michael Roos, OT 2003 (2003 Blue-Gray Classic) - Kurt Sigler, Offensive Tackle 2003 (2003 The Villages Classic) - Kurt Sigler, Off. Tackle 2002 (2003 Paradise Bowl) - Jovan Griffith, Running Back 2001 (2002 Paradise Bowl) - Fred Salanoa, Quarterback 2001 (2002 Paradise Bowl) - Chris Polinder, Center 2001 (2002 Paradise Bowl) - David Sherrod, Offensive Tackle 1996 (1997 Freedom All-Star) - Joe Sewell, Running Back 1993 (1994 Senior Bowl) - Trent Pollard, Offensive Tackle

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2020-21 - Eric Barriere, FCS Off. Player of the Year (FCS ADA) 2018 - Roldan Alcobendas (Fred Mitchell Placekicker Award) 2016 - Gage Gubrud, FCS Player of the Year (Touchdown Club of Columbus) 2016 - Cooper Kupp, FCS Off. Player of the Year (FCS ADA) 2016 - Cooper Kupp, FCS WR of the Year (FCS Ath. Dir. Assoc.) 2015 - Cooper Kupp, FCS Off. Player of the Year (STATS) 2015 - Cooper Kupp, FCS Off. Player of the Year (FCS ADA) 2015 - Cooper Kupp, Walter Payton Award (Mickey Charles LLC) 2015 - Cooper Kupp, FCS Wide Receiver Award (College FB Performance Awards) 2015 - Cooper Kupp, FCS WR of the Year (FCS Ath. Dir. Assoc.) 2013 - Vernon Adams Jr., FCS Performer of the Year (College FB Performance Awards) 2013 - Cooper Kupp, Jerry Rice Award (The Sports Network) 2013 - Cooper Kupp, FCS Wide Receiver Award (College FB Performance Awards) 2013 - Cooper Kupp, Freshman of the Year (College Sporting News) 2013 - Cooper Kupp, Freshman of the Year (College Sports Journal) 2013 - Cooper Kupp, Freshman of the Year (Col. Sports Madness) 2013 - Cooper Kupp, Freshman of the Year (Phil Steele Pub.) 2012 - Vernon Adams Jr., Fresh. of the Year (Col. Sporting News) 2012 - Brandon Kaufman, Wide Receiver Award (College FB Performance Awards)

Receiver Trio Combines for 817 catches and 132 TDs

he trio of SHAQ HILL, KENDRICK BOURNE and COOPER KUPP combined for 817 catches for 12,412 yards and 132 touchdowns in 160 games played (109 starts) during their careers which all ended in 2016. All three earned All-America honors as seniors (Kupp was a four-time consensus first team All-American) and combined for a total of 13 season-ending All-Big Sky Conference accolades during their careers. With 211 career receptions for 3,130 yards and 27 touchdowns, Bourne finished his career ranked in the top seven in all three categories in school history. He combined with Kupp from 2013-16 for FCS records for combined catches (639) and reception yards (9,594) by two players. Hill finished with 178 career catches to rank eighth in school history, good for 2,818 yards (seventh) and 32 touchdowns (fifth). The first team All-Big Sky selection and four-time all-league honoree became the first Eagle in school history to win league titles all four years he played (2012-14, 2016). He set the school record with 55 games played, including 11 games in the FCS Playoffs. That trio finished the 2016 season with a combined 273 receptions for 4,058 yards and 41 scores, and all three went over the 1,000-yard mark for the season. Bourne finished with 79 catches for 1,201 yards and seven touchdowns, and Kupp finished with a Big Sky Conference record 117 catches for 1,700 yards and 17 scores. Hill also had 17 TD catches to go along with 77 receptions for 1,157 yards. Bourne ended his career with a 38-game streak of catching at least one pass. Kupp set the FCS record with 52-straight, having at least two catches in every game he played as an Eagle, and setting a school record with 52 games started. Kupp twice was the league’s offensive MVP and earned first team All-Big Sky honors all four seasons (plus was honored twice as a return specialist). Hill was a first team All-Big Sky receiver as a senior, and was also honored as a third team selection in 2014 and received honorable mention in 2013. In 2012 he received honorable mention as a return specialist when he also earned Freshman All-America accolades. Bourne was a second team All-Big Sky selection as a junior and senior, and honorable mention in 2014. Kupp and Bourne were invited to the NFL Scouting Combine in 2017.

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Gubrud & Kupp Both Earn FCS Player of the Year Accolades in Record-Breaking 2016 season

here were a trio of FCS Player of the Year awards handed out following the 2016 season, and Eagles COOPER KUPP and GAGE GUBRUD were each honored. After breaking a NCAA Football Championship Subdivision single season record with 5,160 passing yards, Gubrud was selected as the 2016 FCS Player of the Year by the Touchdown Club of Columbus (Ohio). In addition, the TDC selected Kupp to receive its President’s Award after a season in which both players were honored as co-Big Sky Conference Offensive MVP. Kupp was selected by the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision Athletic Director’s Association as a repeat selection for its FCS Offensive Player of the Year Award announced Jan. 5, 2017. The EWU football program also liked its odds to win yet another Walter Payton Award, but in the end, it was the lone non-EWU finalist taking home the honor, as Sam Houston State redshirt junior Jeremiah Briscoe captured the award that has become known as the Heisman Trophy of the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision level. With voting conducted at the conclusion of the regular season, Kupp finished second and Gubrud was third as they became the first pair of teammates to be voted as finalists for the prestigious honor. Kupp finished with a Big Sky Conference record 117 catches for 1,700 yards and 17 scores in the 2016 season, and accounted for two more scores passing, one rushing and one on a punt return. Including his rushing, passing and return yards, he finished the season with 2,047 yards (157.5 per game) and 21 touchdowns. Kupp led EWU to 41 victories overall in four seasons – 28-4 in the Big Sky Conference -- while Gubrud led EWU to a 12-2 record in his debut as a starter. He passed for a FCS record 5,160 yards, accounting for 53 touchdowns and 5,766 yards of total offense. Kupp established 15 FCS, 11 Big Sky and 29 EWU records in his illustrious 52-game Eastern career (2013-16), and added a collegiate all-division mark. His 6,464 career receiving yards surpassed the NAIA record of 6,177 after he previously surpassed NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision, NCAA Division II and NCAA Division III records earlier in the 2016 season. Kupp’s yardage, 428 receptions, 73 touchdown catches, 124.3 average yards per game and 1.40 average TDs per game were all FCS records. Gubrud ended up breaking three FCS records, eight Big Sky marks and 20 school records in his injury-shortened career (2015-18), most coming in the 2016 season. His average of 344.6 yards of total offense per game was both a Big Sky and EWU record and ranks third in FCS history. He finished with 11,026 yards of total offense in 32 games as an Eagle, including 9,984 passing and an average of 312.0 yards per game to set a school record.

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2020-21 - Eric Barriere, Quarterback (American FB Coaches Assoc.) 2020-21 - Eric Barriere, Quarterback (FCS Ath. Dir. Assoc.) 2020-21 - Eric Barriere, Quarterback (Stats Perform) 2020-21 - Eric Barriere, Quarterback (Associated Press) 2020-21 - Eric Barriere, Quarterback (Hero Sports) 2020-21 - Eric Barriere, Quarterback (Phil Steele Publications) 2020-21 - Tristen Taylor, Off. Tackle (American FB Coaches Assoc.) 2020-21 - Tristen Taylor, Off. Tackle (Phil Steele Publications) 2019 - Spencer Blackburn, Center (American FB Coaches Assoc.) 2019 - Spencer Blackburn, Center (Associated Press) 2018 - Roldan Alcobendas, Kicker (American FB Coaches Assoc.) 2018 - Roldan Alcobendas, Kicker (FCS Ath. Dir. Assoc.) 2018 - Roldan Alcobendas, Kicker (STATS) 2018 - Roldan Alcobendas, Kicker (Associated Press) 2018 - Roldan Alcobendas, Kicker (Hero Sports) 2018 - Roldan Alcobendas, Kicker (Athlon Sports) 2018 - Roldan Alcobendas, Kicker (Phil Steele Publications) 2016 - Gage Gubrud, Quarterback (Hero Sports) 2016 - Samson Ebukam, Def. End (American FB Coaches Assoc.) 2016 - Cooper Kupp, Wide Rec. (American FB Coaches Assoc.) 2016 - Cooper Kupp, Wide Receiver (STATS) 2016 - Cooper Kupp, Wide Receiver (Associated Press) 2016 - Cooper Kupp, Wide Receiver (FCS Ath. Dir. Assoc.) 2016 - Cooper Kupp, Wide Receiver (Walter Camp FB Found.) 2016 - Cooper Kupp, Wide Receiver (College Sports Madness) 2016 - Cooper Kupp, Wide Receiver (Athlon Sports) 2016 - Cooper Kupp, Wide Receiver (Hero Sports) 2015 - Cooper Kupp, Wide Rec. (American FB Coaches Assoc.) 2015 - Cooper Kupp, Wide Receiver (STATS) 2015 - Cooper Kupp, Wide Receiver (Associated Press) 2015 - Cooper Kupp, Wide Receiver (FCS Ath. Dir. Assoc.) 2015 - Cooper Kupp, Wide Receiver (Walter Camp FB Found.) 2015 - Cooper Kupp, Wide Receiver (College Sporting News) 2015 - Cooper Kupp, Wide Receiver (College Sports Madness)

Bo Levi Mitchell Wins 2011 Walter Payton Award His debut year, a national championship. The next year, the Walter Payton Award. Those are the crowning glories for quarterback BO LEVI MITCHELL, who capped a sensational two-year career (2010-11) for the Eagles by being selected as the winner of the Walter Payton Award given to the top player in the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision. Mitchell led the FCS in four categories in 2011, including passing yards (4,009) and touchdown passes (33) on his way to breaking four school records. He broke EWU’s record for single season passing yards with 4,009, which at the time ranked 17th in FCS history and fifth all-time in the Big Sky Conference. He led EWU to a 19-7 record in two years and the 2010 NCAA Division I title with a 20-19 victory over Delaware. He was named the Most Outstanding Player of the championship game, throwing three touchdown passes as the Eagles rallied from a 19-0 deficit to score three TDs in the final 16:48. He now plays for Calgary in the Canadian Football League, leading the Stampeders to the 2014 Grey Cup title as the game’s Most Outstanding Player. He was the league MVP and led Calgary to another Grey Cup championship in 2018. Mitchell also won a high school state championship, giving him titles at every level of competition he’s played.

2015 - Clay DeBord, Offensive Tackle (STATS) 2015 - Clay DeBord, Offensive Tackle (Associated Press) 2015 - Clay DeBord, Offensive Tackle (College Sporting News) 2014 - Cooper Kupp, Wide Rec. (American FB Coaches Assoc.) 2014 - Cooper Kupp, Wide Receiver (The Sports Network) 2014 - Cooper Kupp, Wide Receiver (Associated Press) 2014 - Cooper Kupp, Wide Receiver (College Sporting News) 2014 - Cooper Kupp, Wide Receiver (College Sports Madness) 2014 - Cooper Kupp, Wide Receiver (Beyond Sports Network) 2014 - Jake Rodgers, Off. Tackle (American FB Coaches Assoc.) 2014 - Jake Rodgers, Off. Tackle (Associated Press) 2014 - Jake Rodgers, Off. Tackle (Walter Camp FB Foundation) 2014 - Jake Rodgers, Off. Tackle (College Sports Madness) 2014 - Jake Rodgers, Off. Tackle (Beyond Sports Network) 2014 - Vernon Adams Jr., Quarterback (Associated Press) 2014 - Vernon Adams Jr., QB (College Sports Madness) 2014 - Vernon Adams Jr., QB (Beyond Sports Network) 2013 - Vernon Adams Jr., Quarterback (College Sporting News) 2013 - Vernon Adams Jr., Quarterback (College Sports Journal) 2013 - Vernon Adams Jr., QB (Beyond Sports Network) 2013 - Cooper Kupp, Wide Rec. (American FB Coaches Assoc.) 2013 - Cooper Kupp, Wide Receiver (The Sports Network) 2013 - Cooper Kupp, Wide Receiver (Associated Press) 2013 - Cooper Kupp, Wide Receiver (College Sporting News) 2013 - Cooper Kupp, Wide Receiver (College Sports Journal) 2013 - Cooper Kupp, Wide Receiver (Walter Camp FB Foundation) 2013 - Cooper Kupp, Wide Receiver (College Sports Madness) 2013 - Cooper Kupp, Wide Receiver (Beyond Sports Network) 2013 - Cooper Kupp, Wide Receiver (Phil Steele Publications) 2013 - T.J. Lee III, Cornerback (American FB Coaches Assoc.) 2013 - T.J. Lee III, Cornerback (College Sporting News) 2013 - T.J. Lee III, Cornerback (College Sports Journal) 2013 - T.J. Lee III, Cornerback (College Sports Madness)

2013 - T.J. Lee III, Cornerback (Beyond Sports Network) 2013 - Ashton Miller, Center (Associated Press) 2013 - Ashton Miller, Center (Walter Camp FB Foundation) 2013 - Ashton Miller, Center (College Sports Journal) 2013 - Ashton Miller, Center (Beyond Sports Network) 2013 - Ashton Miller, Center (Phil Steele Publications) 2012 - Brandon Kaufman, Wide Rec. (College Sporting News) 2012 - Brandon Kaufman, Wide Rec. (College Sports Journal) 2012 - Brandon Kaufman, Wide Rec. (College Sports Madness) 2012 - Brandon Kaufman, WR (Beyond Sports Network) 2012 - Brandon Kaufman, Wide Rec. (Phil Steele Publications) 2012 - Will Post, Off. Tackle (American FB Coaches Assoc.) 2012 - Will Post, Off. Tackle (Associated Press) 2012 - Will Post, Off. Tackle (College Sporting News) 2012 - Jimmy Pavel, Kicker (College Sporting News) 2012 - Jimmy Pavel, Kicker (College Sports Journal) 2012 - Jimmy Pavel, Kicker (Beyond Sports College Network) 2012 - Jimmy Pavel, Kicker (Phil Steele Publications) 2011 - Nicholas Edwards, WR (American FB Coaches Assoc.) 2011 - Nicholas Edwards, Wide Receiver (The Sports Network) 2011 - Nicholas Edwards, Wide Rec. (College Sporting News) 2011 - Nicholas Edwards, WR (Walter Camp FB Foundation) 2011 - Nicholas Edwards, Wide Rec. (Phil Steele Publications) 2011 - Nicholas Edwards, WR (Beyond College Sports Network) 2011 - Nicholas Edwards, Wide Rec. (College Sports Journal) 2011 - Bo Levi Mitchell, QB (American Football Coaches Assoc.)

EASTERN 2021 FOOTBALL BIG SKY CHAMPIONSHIPS: 1992•1997•2004•2005•2010•2012•2013•2014•2016•2018 2011 - Bo Levi Mitchell, Quarterback (The Sports Network) 2011 - Bo Levi Mitchell, Quarterback (Associated Press) 2011 - Bo Levi Mitchell, QB (Walter Camp FB Foundation) 2011 - Bo Levi Mitchell, Quarterback (Phil Steele Publications) 2011 - Bo Levi Mitchell, QB (Beyond Sports College Network) 2011 - Chris Powers, Center (Walter Camp FB Foundation) 2010 - Chris Powers, Center (The Sports Network) 2010 - Matt Johnson, Safety (College Sporting News) 2010 - Renard Williams, Defensive Tackle (Col. Sporting News) 2010 - Brandon Kaufman, Wide Receiver (Col. Sporting News) 2010 - J.C. Sherritt, Linebacker (The Sports Network) 2010 - J.C. Sherritt, Linebacker (AFCA) 2010 - J.C. Sherritt, Linebacker (Associated Press) 2010 - J.C. Sherritt, Linebacker (Walter Camp FB Foundation) 2010 - J.C. Sherritt, Linebacker (College Sporting News) 2010 - J.C. Sherritt, Linebacker (Phil Steele Publications) 2010 - Taiwan Jones, Running Back (AFCA) 2010 - Taiwan Jones, Running Back (Associated Press) 2010 - Taiwan Jones, Running Back (College Sporting News) 2010 - Taiwan Jones, Running Back (Phil Steele Publications) 2009 - Matt Nichols, Quarterback (AFCA) 2009 - Matt Nichols, Quarterback (All-American FB Foundation) 2009 - J.C. Sherritt, Linebacker (The Sports Network) 2009 - J.C. Sherritt, Linebacker (AFCA) 2009 - J.C. Sherritt, Linebacker (Associated Press) 2009 - J.C. Sherritt, Linebacker (Walter Camp FB Foundation) 2009 - J.C. Sherritt, Linebacker (College Sporting News) 2009 - J.C. Sherritt, Linebacker (All-American FB Foundation) 2008 - Greg Peach, Defensive End (The Sports Network) 2008 - Greg Peach, Defensive End (AFCA) 2008 - Greg Peach, Defensive End (Associated Press) 2008 - Greg Peach, Defensive End (College Sporting News) 2008 - Greg Peach, Def. End (Walter Camp FB Foundation) 2007 - Aaron Boyce, Wide Receiver (The Sports Network) 2007 - Aaron Boyce, Wide Receiver (College Sporting News) 2007 - Matt Alfred, Offensive Guard (College Sporting News) 2005 - Erik Meyer, Quarterback (The Sports Network) 2005 - Erik Meyer, Quarterback (Associated Press) 2005 - Erik Meyer, Quarterback (I-AA.Org) 2005 - Erik Meyer, Quarterback (Football Gazette) 2005 - Eric Kimble, Wide Receiver (The Sports Network) 2005 - Eric Kimble, Wide Receiver (I-AA.Org) 2005 - Eric Kimble, Wide Receiver (Sports Xchange) 2005 - Matt Alfred, Offensive Guard (The Sports Network) 2004 - Michael Roos, Offensive Tackle (AFCA) 2004 - Michael Roos, Offensive Tackle (Sports Network) 2004 - Michael Roos, Offensive Tackle (I-AA.Org) 2004 - Michael Roos, Offensive Tackle (Football Gazette) 2004 - Eric Kimble, Wide Receiver (I-AA.Org) 2004 - Eric Kimble, Wide Receiver (Football Gazette) 2001 - Jesse Chatman, Running Back (Associated Press) 2001 - Jesse Chatman, Running Back (Sports Network) 2001 - Jesse Chatman, Running Back (Football Gazette) 2001 - Chris Polinder, Center (Associated Press) 2001 - Chris Polinder, Center (Sports Network) 2001 - Lamont Brightful, Return Specialist (AFCA) 2000 - Jeff Allen, Defensive End (Associated Press) 2000 - Jeff Allen, Defensive End (Sports Network) 1999 - Lance Knaevelsrud, Offensive Tackle (Sports Network) 1999 - Lance Knaevelsrud, Off. Tackle (Associated Press) 1998 - Bashir Levingston, Return Specialist (AFCA) 1998 - Bashir Levingston, Return Spec. (Sports Network) 1998 - Bashir Levingston, Punt Return Spec. (Football Gazette) 1998 - Bashir Levingston, Kickoff Ret. Spec. (Football Gazette) 1997 - Jim Buzzard, Off. Tackle (Associated Press) 1997 - Jim Buzzard, Off. Tackle (Sports Network)

Linebacker J.C. SHERRITT won the 2010 Buck Buchanan Award presented by The Sports Network to the top defensive player in the NCAA Championship Subdivision. He was selected to six different All-America teams as a first-team selection, and was also the College Sporting News Defensive Player of the Year and the Big Sky Defensive MVP. He broke his own league and school records by finishing his senior season with 176 tackles, which ranked sixth in FCS history. He closed his career with a school-record 432 tackles to rank second in Big Sky history and 10th all-time in FCS. As a junior, he finished second in the voting for the 2009 Buchanan Award. On his way to earning first team All-America honors on five different teams, he had a school and Big Sky Conference record 170 tackles, and led FCS with an average of 14.2 tackles per game. He went on to play eight season for the Edmonton Eskimos in the Canadian Football League where he set the CFL record for single season tackles with 130 in 2012 and was selected as the league’s Most Outstanding Defensive Player. In 2015, the Eskimos won the Grey Cup. Sherritt also won a high school state championship, giving him titles at every level of competition he’s played. He retired on Jan. 16, 2019. 1997 - Jim Buzzard, Off. Tackle (Walter Camp FB Foundation) 1997 - Jim Buzzard, Off. Tackle (Football Gazette) 1997 - Jim Buzzard, Off. Tackle (ESPN/Sportsticker) 1997 - Harry Leons, Quarterback (Burger King Coaches) 1997 - Kevin Peterson, Center (Walter Camp FB Foundation) 1997 - Kevin Peterson, Center (ESPN/Sportsticker) 1997 - Rex Prescott, Running Back (ESPN/Sportsticker) 1997 - Chris Scott, Def. Tackle (Burger King Coaches) 1997 - Chris Scott, Def. Tackle (Walter Camp FB Foundation) 1997 - Chris Scott, Def. Tackle (American Football Quarterly) 1991 - Kevin Sargent, Offensive Tackle (Kodak) 1991 - Kevin Sargent, Off. Tackle (Walter Camp FB Foundation) 1988 - Jeff Mickel, Off. Tackle (NFL Draft Reports) 1987 - Eric Stein, Punter (Associated Press) 1987 - Eric Stein, Punter (Walter Camp FB Foundation) 1987 - Eric Stein, Punter (Kodak) 1986 - Ed Simmons, Offensive Tackle (Kodak)

All-America Second Team

2020-21 - Talolo Limu-Jones, Wide Receiver (American FB Coaches Assoc.) 2020-21 - Talolo Limu-Jones, Wide Receiver (Stats Perform) 2020-21 - Talolo Limu-Jones, Wide Receiver (Phil Steele Publications) 2018 - Spencer Blackburn, Center (Associated Press) 2018 - Jay-Tee Tiuli, Defensive Tackle (Associated Press) 2018 - Jay-Tee Tiuli, Defensive Tackle (STATS) 2016 - Gage Gubrud, Quarterback (STATS) 2016 - Gage Gubrud, Quarterback (American FB Coaches Assoc.) 2016 - Gage Gubrud, Quarterback (Associated Press) 2016 - Gage Gubrud, Quarterback (College Sports Madness) 2016 - Shaq Hill, Wide Receiver (Hero Sports)

2015 - Clay DeBord, Offensive Tackle (College Sports Madness) 2015 - Aaron Neary, Offensive Guard (Associated Press) 2015 - Aaron Neary, Offensive Guard (College Sports Madness) 2014 - Aaron Neary, Offensive Guard (Beyond Sports Network) 2014 - Ronnie Hamlin, Linebacker (College Sports Madness) 2014 - Jake Rodgers, Off. Tackle (The Sports Network) 2014 - Vernon Adams Jr., Quarterback (The Sports Network) 2013 - Vernon Adams Jr., Quarterback (The Sports Network) 2013 - Vernon Adams Jr., Quarterback (Associated Press) 2013 - Vernon Adams Jr., Quarterback (Col. Sports Madness) 2013 - Vernon Adams Jr., Quarterback (Phil Steele Publications) 2013 - Ronnie Hamlin, Linebacker (College Sports Madness) 2013 - T.J. Lee III, Cornerback (The Sports Network) 2013 - T.J. Lee III, Cornerback (Associated Press) 2013 - Ashton Miller, Center (College Sports Madness) 2012 - Brandon Kaufman, Wide Receiver (Associated Press) 2012 - Brandon Kaufman, Wide Receiver (The Sports Network) 2012 - Will Post, Off. Tackle (Beyond Sports College Network) 2012 - T.J. Lee, Cornerback (The Sports Network) 2012 - Jimmy Pavel, Kicker (The Sports Network) 2012 - Jerry Ceja, Defensive End (College Sports Madness) 2011 - Nicholas Edwards, Wide Receiver (Associated Press) 2011 - Nicholas Edwards, WR (Collegesportsmadness.com) 2011 - Chris Powers, Center (Collegesportsmadness.com) 2010 - Taiwan Jones, Running Back (The Sports Network) 2010 - Matt Johnson, Safety (Phil Steele Publications) 2009 - Matt Nichols, Quarterback (Sports Network) 2007 - Aaron Boyce, Wide Receiver (Associated Press) 2007 - Greg Peach, Defensive End (Associated Press) 2007 - Matt Alfred, Offensive Guard (The Sports Network) 2005 - Erik Meyer, Quarterback (Sports Xchange) 2005 - Eric Kimble, Wide Receiver (Associated Press)

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EASTERN 2021 FOOTBALL FCS Playoffs 1985•1992•1997•2004•2005•2007•2009•2010•2012•2013•2014•2016•2018•2020/21 2005 - Eric Kimble, Wide Receiver (Football Gazette) 2005 - Matt Alfred, Offensive Guard (Associated Press) 2004 - Michael Roos, Offensive Tackle (Associated Press) 2004 - Eric Kimble, Wide Receiver (Sports Network) 2004 - Eric Kimble, All-Purpose (Associated Press) 2002 - Josh Blankenship, Quarterback (Football Gazette) 2001 - Troy Griggs, Kicker (Football Gazette) 2000 - Jeff Allen, Defensive End (Football Gazette) 2000 - Greg Belzer, Linebacker (Football Gazette) 2000 - Lamont Brightful, Return Specialist (Football Gazette) 1999 - Lance Knaevelsrud, Off. Tackle (Football Gazette) 1999 - Lamont Brightful, Return Specialist (Sports Network) 1999 - Lamont Brightful, Return Specialist (Football Gazette) 1998 - Bashir Levingston, All-Purpose (USA Today/ESPN) 1998 - Bashir Levingston, All-Purpose (Assoc. Press) 1997 - Kevin Peterson, Center (Sports Network) 1997 - Rex Prescott, Running Back (Associated Press) 1997 - Chris Scott, Def. Tackle (Associated Press) 1997 - Chris Scott, Def. Tackle (Sports Network) 1997 - Jeff Ogden, Wide Receiver (Sports Network) 1996 - Derek Strey, Linebacker (Sports Network) 1996 - Maurice Perigo, Free Safety (Football Gazette) 1995 - Jesse Hardt, Tight End (Sports Network) 1994 - Harold Fox, Off. Guard (Associated Press) 1994 - Harold Fox, Off. Guard (Sports Network) 1994 - Craig Steinmetzer, Def. Tackle (Football Gazette) 1993 - Harold Fox, Off. Guard (Associated Press) 1992 - Tommy Williams, Def. End (Associated Press) 1991 - Alex Lacson, Kicker (Sports Network) 1991 - Kevin Sargent, Off. Tackle (Associated Press) 1990 - Kevin Sargent, Off. Tackle (Football News) 1987 - Jeff Mickel, Off. Tackle (NFL Draft Reports)

All-America Third Team

2019 - Eric Barriere, Quarterback (Hero Sports) 2019 - Spencer Blackburn, Center (STATS) 2019 - Spencer Blackburn, Center (Phil Steele Publications) 2018 - Spencer Blackburn, Center (STATS) 2018 - Jay-Tee Tiuli, Defensive Tackle (Phil Steele Publications) 2016 - Samson Ebukam, Def. End (Asociated Press) 2016 - Samson Ebukam, Def. End (STATS) 2016 - Samson Ebukam, Def. End (Hero Sports) 2016 - Shaq Hill, Wide Receiver (College Sports Madness)

Aaron Neary and Clay DeBord Earn All-America Honors and Play in NFLPA Collegiate Bowl

ll-America offensive linemen AARON NEARY (#72) and CLAY DeBORD (#78) were both selected to the College Sporting News “Fabulous Fifty” team at the conclusion of 2015 season. DeBord was honored on the Associated Press All-America first team a day after receiving the same honors on the STATS FCS All-America Team. Neary, a senior guard and two-time All-America selection, was named to the AP second team. The College Sports Madness All-America squad featured DeBord and Neary on the second squad. Both players earned first team All-Big Sky accolades in 2015, and both concluded their collegiate careers by playing in the National Football League Players Association (NFLPA) Collegiate Bowl on Jan. 23 in Carson, Calif. Neary joined the Philadelphia Eagles after starting his career with the Denver Broncos, and eventually became a practice squad player for the Los Angeles Rams and saw action in the 2017 regular season. DeBord became a member of the Dallas Cowboys after signing a free agent contract with the Arizona Cardinals. DeBord was a second team all-league pick in 2013 and honorable mention in 2014, and Neary was a first team All-Big Sky selection as a junior. DeBord started what was then a school-record 51 games as an Eagle, playing in a total of 52. Neary started 24 of the 46 games he played. That duo helped Eastern rank eighth in FCS in total offense with an average of 478.5 yards per game, including the nation’s top passing offense (353.3 per game). Eastern was also 19th in scoring (34.6).

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DeBord and Neary were among a group of 14 Eagle seniors who were a part of three Big Sky Conference championships and a trio of playoff berths. Eastern won 27 of 32 Big Sky games and 40 games overall from 2012-15.

2016 - Kendrick Bourne, Wide Receiver (Hero Sports) 2014 - Tevin McDonald, Safety (College Sports Madness) 2013 - T.J. Lee III, Cornerback (Phil Steele Publications) 2012 - Jimmy Pavel, Kicker (Associated Press) 2012 - Jimmy Pavel, Kicker (College Sports Madness) 2011 - Chris Powers, Center (Beyond Sports College Network) 2010 - Matt Johnson, Safety (The Sports Network) 2010 - Chris Powers, Center (Phil Steele Publications) 2009 - Matt Nichols, Quarterback (Associated Press) 2009 - Taiwan Jones, Running Back (Associated Press) 2009 - Taiwan Jones, Running Back (Sports Network) 2009 - Nathan Overbay, Tight End (Sports Network) 2007 - Matt Alfred, Offensive Guard (Associated Press) 2004 - Erik Meyer, Quarterback (Associated Press) 2004 - Erik Meyer, Quarterback (Sports Network) 2004 - Rocky Hanni, Offensive Guard (Sports Network) 2004 - Darius Washington, Running Back (Football Gazette) 2000 - Greg Belzer, Linebacker (Sports Network) 2000 - Lamont Brightful, Return Specialist (Sports Network) 2000 - Dario Romero, Defensive Line (Associated Press) 1999 - Dario Romero, Defensive Tackle (Football Gazette) 1997 - Jeff Ogden, Wide Receiver (Associated Press) 1997 - Maurice Perigo, Free Safety (Associated Press) 1997 - Rex Prescott, Running Back (Sports Network) 1997 - Rex Prescott, Running Back (Football Gazette) 1997 - Chris Scott, Def. Tackle (Football Gazette) 1996 - Jim Buzzard, Off. Guard (Associated Press) 1996 - Derek Strey, Linebacker (Associated Press) 1996 - Derek Strey, Linebacker (Football Gazette) 1995 - Tom Ackerman, Off. Guard (Associated Press) 1995 - Jesse Hardt, Tight End (Football Gazette) 1995 - Dion Alexander, Linebacker (Football Gazette) 1993 - Tony Brooks, Wide Receiver (Assoc. Press) 1993 - Trent Pollard, Off. Tackle (Assoc. Press) 1993 - Jason Marsh, Linebacker (Assoc. Press) 1991 - Kevin Sargent, Offensive Tackle (Football Gazette) 1991 - Peder Thorstenson, Off. Guard (Football Gazette) 1989 - Kurt Schulz, Def. Back (Associated Press)

EASTERN 2021 FOOTBALL BIG SKY CHAMPIONSHIPS: 1992•1997•2004•2005•2010•2012•2013•2014•2016•2018

All-America Fourth Team

2014 - Jake Miller, Punter (Beyond Sports Network) 2014 - Tevin McDonald, Safety (Beyond Sports Network) 2014 - Ronnie Hamlin, Linebacker (Beyond Sports Network) 2012 - Ronnie Hamlin, Linebacker (Phil Steele Publications) 2010 - Brandon Kaufman, WR (Phil Steele Publications)

All-America Honorable Mention

2015 - Aaron Neary, Offensive Guard (College Sporting News) 2012 - Steven Forgette, Off. Guard (College Sports Journal) 2011 - Greg Herd, Wide Rec. (Beyond Sports College Network) 2011 - Bo Levi Mitchell, Quarterback (College Sporting News) 2011 - Bo Levi Mitchell, Quarterback (College Sports Journal) 2011 - Chris Powers, Center (College Sports Journal) 2011 - Renard Williams, DL (Beyond Sports College Network) 2011 - Renard Williams, Def. Line (College Sports Journal) 2009 - Nathan Overbay, Tight End (College Sporting News) 2007 - Greg Peach, Defensive End (The Sports Network) 2007 - Lance Witherspoon, Def. Tackle (The Sports Network) 2004 - Erik Meyer, Quarterback (Football Gazette) 2002 - Luke Vincent, Linebacker (Football Gazette) 2002 - Dan Curley, Tight End (Football Gazette) 2001 - Lamont Brightful, Wide Receiver (Football Gazette) 2001 - Lamont Brightful, Return Spec. (Football Gazette) 2001 - Anthony Griffin, Linebacker (Football Gazette) 2001 - Chris Polinder, Center (Football Gazette) 2001 - Asim Poston, Offensive Guard (Football Gazette) 2001 - David Sherrod, Offensive Tackle (Football Gazette) 2000 - Jesse Chatman, Running Back (Football Gazette) 2000 - Luke Fritz, Offensive Lineman (Football Gazette) 2000 - Dario Romero, Defensive Tackle (Football Gazette) 2000 - Julian Williams, Strong Safety (Football Gazette) 1999 - Aaron Best, Center (Associated Press) 1999 - Aaron Best, Center (Football Gazette) 1999 - Julian Williams, Strong Safety (Football Gazette) 1999 - Jeff Allen, Defensive End (Football Gazette) 1998 - Mike MacKenzie, Running Back (Football Gazette) 1998 - T.J. Ackerman, Offensive Tackle (Football Gazette) 1997 - Harry Leons, Quarterback (Football Gazette) 1997 - Harry Leons, Quarterback (College Football Chronicle) 1997 - Jeff Ogden, Wide Receiver (Football Gazette) 1997 - Maurice Perigo, Free Safety (Football Gazette) 1997 - Derek Strey, Linebacker (Football Gazette) 1996 - Jim Buzzard, Off. Guard (Football Gazette) 1995 - Tom Ackerman, Off. Guard (Football Gazette) 1994 - Jesse Hardt, Tight End (Sports Network) 1994 - Evan Brady, Linebacker (Sports Network) 1991 - Kurt Schulz, Defensive Back (Football Gazette) 1991 - Alex Lacson, Kicker (Football Gazette) 1991 - Kevin Sargent, Off. Tackle (Sports Network) 1985 - Mike Kingston, Def. Tackle (Associated Press) 1985 - Jamie Townsend, Running Back (Assoc. Press) 1985 - Rick Worman, Quarterback (Associated Press) 1985 - Chris Seidel, Linebacker (Associated Press)

Other All-America Honors

2019 - Seth Harrison, Kicker (Phil Steele -Publications Freshman All-America first team) 2019 - Tre Weed, Cornerback (Hero Sports Freshman AllAmerica honorable mention) 2019 - Seth Harrison, Kicker (Hero Sports Freshman All-America honorable mention) 2018 - Mitchell Johnson, Defensive End (Hero Sports Freshman All-America first team) 2018 - Mitchell Johnson, Defensive Lineman (Phil Steele Publications Freshman All-America first team) 2018 - Andrew Boston, Wide Receiver (Phil Steele Publications Freshman All-America third team)

2018 - Andrew Boston, Wide Receiver (Hero Sports Freshman All-America honorable mention) 2018 - Eric Barriere, Quarterback (Hero Sports Sophomore All-America honorable mention) 2017 - Anfernee Gurley, Special Teams (Hero Sports Freshman All-America first team) 2017 - Antoine Custer Jr., Running Back (Hero Sports Sophomore All-America honorable mention) 2016 - Gage Gubrud, Quarterback (Hero Sports Sophomore All-America first team) 2016 - Spencer Blackburn, Center (Hero Sports Sophomore All-America first team) 2013 - Cooper Kupp, Wide Receiver (College Sports Journal Freshman All-America First Team) 2013 - Cooper Kupp, Wide Receiver (Phil Steele Publications Freshman All-America First Team) 2013 - Samson Ebukam, Defensive End (College Sports Journal Freshman All-America Second Team) 2013 - Samson Ebukam, Defensive End (Phil Steele Publications Freshman All-America Second Team) 2012 - Shaq Hill, Kickoff Returner (College Sports Journal Freshman All-America Team) 2012 - Vernon Adams Jr., Quarterback (College Sports Journal Freshman All-America Team) 2011 - Jake Miller, Punter (College Sports Journal All-Freshman All-America Team) 2012 - Jordan Tonani, Safety (College Sports Journal Freshman All-America Team)

Poly) 2016 - Cooper Kupp, Wide Receiver (Second in the Voting for STATS Walter Payton Award) 2016 - Gage Gubrud, Quarterback (Third in the Voting for STATS Walter Payton Award) 2014 - Beau Baldwin (12th in the Voting for The Sports Network Eddie Robinson Award) 2014 - Vernon Adams Jr., Quarterback (Second in the Voting for The Sports Network Walter Payton Award) 2014 - Cooper Kupp, Wide Receiver (18th in the Voting for The Sports Network Walter Payton Award) 2013 - Beau Baldwin (Sixth in the Voting for The Sports Network Eddie Robinson Award) 2013 - Vernon Adams Jr., Quarterback (Second in the Voting for The Sports Network Walter Payton Award) 2013 - Vernon Adams Jr., Quarterback (Finalist for Geico Play of the Year/Game-Winning TD at Oregon State) 2013 - Ronnie Hamlin (12th in the Voting for The Sports Network Buck Buchanan Award) 2012 - Vernon Adams Jr., Quarterback (Finalist for Geico Play of the Year/Scramble and TD Pass vs. Sacramento State) 2012 - Beau Baldwin (Fifth in the Voting for The Sports Network Eddie Robinson Award) 2012 - Vernon Adams Jr. (The Sports Network Jerry Rice Award Voting List) 2010 - Bo Levi Mitchell (Most Outstanding Player in NCAA Division I Championship Game)

National Coach of the Year

2018 - Aaron Best (Hero Sports Fan Vote) 2010 - Beau Baldwin (College Sporting News) 2010 - Beau Baldwin (American Football Monthly)

Other National Awards/Honors 2020-21 - Eric Barriere, Quarterback (Second in the Voting for STATS Walter Payton Award) 2019 - Eric Barriere, Quarterback (Fifth in the Voting for STATS Walter Payton Award) 2018 - Jim Townsend, Defensive End (Finalist for Piesman Award given to a “lineman who who does something special with the ball in his hands” 62-yard fumble return for a TD versus Cal

The 2008 recipient of the Buck Buchanan Award given to the top defensive player in the NCAA Championship Subdivision, GREG PEACH was a seven-year veteran of the Canadian Football League. He signed with the Edmonton Eskimos in May 2009 and also played for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Peach finished his Eastern career with 35 1/2 sacks and 63 total tackles for loss to set school records in both categories, as well as in a single season (18 sacks and 28 tackles for loss in 2008). He finished his career ranked second in both single season and career sacks in the Big Sky and fourth in FCS history. He finished his career as a two-time FCS All-American after starting 40 of a total of 47 games played.

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EASTERN 2021 FOOTBALL FCS Playoffs 1985•1992•1997•2004•2005•2007•2009•2010•2012•2013•2014•2016•2018•2020/21 2010 - Brandon Kaufman (College Sporting News FCS Playoffs MVP) 2010 - Taiwan Jones (Fourth in the Voting for The Sports Network Walter Payton Award) 2010 - Beau Baldwin (Third in the Voting for The Sports Network Eddie Robinson Award) 2010 - Beau Baldwin (Finalist for Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year Award) 2009 - Matt Nichols (Fourth in the Voting for The Sports Network Walter Payton Award) 2001 - Jesse Chatman (Fourth in the Voting for The Sports Network Walter Payton Award)

AFCA Region 5 Coach of the Year 2014 - Beau Baldwin 1997 - Mike Kramer

Big Sky Conference & Other Honors Big Sky Coach of the Year 2018 - Aaron Best 2013 - Beau Baldwin 2012 - Beau Baldwin 2005 - Paul Wulff 2004 - Paul Wulff 2001 - Paul Wulff 1997 - Mike Kramer 1992 - Dick Zornes

Big Sky Offensive MVP

2020-21 - Eric Barriere, Quarterback 2016 - Gage Gubrud, Quarterback (co-MVP with Kupp) 2016 - Cooper Kupp, Wide Receiver (co-MVP with Gubrud) 2015 - Cooper Kupp, Wide Receiver 2014 - Vernon Adams Jr., Quarterback 2013 - Vernon Adams Jr., Quarterback 2011 - Bo Levi Mitchell, Quarterback 2010 - Taiwan Jones, Running Back 2009 - Matt Nichols, Quarterback 2007 - Matt Nichols, Quarterback 2005 - Erik Meyer, Quarterback 2004 - Erik Meyer, Quarterback 2002 - Josh Blankenship, Quarterback 2001 - Jesse Chatman, Running Back 1997 - Harry Leons, Quarterback

Big Sky Defensive MVP 2010 - J.C. Sherritt, Linebacker 2008 - Greg Peach, Defensive End 2005 - Joey Cwik, Linebacker 1997 - Chris Scott, Defensive Tackle 1993 - Jason Marsh, Linebacker

Big Sky Newcomer of the Year 2004 - Rocky Hanni, Offensive Guard 2002 - Josh Blankenship, Quarterback 1990 - Harold Wright, Running Back

Big Sky Freshman of the Year 2013 - Cooper Kupp, Wide Receiver

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Other Big Sky Awards

2002 - Tim Calhoun, Tight End (Big Sky Freshman of the Year as selected by Dopke.com)

Roldan Alcobendas Wins Fred Mitchell Award as the Top Placekicker in the Nation After Perfect Season

national player of the year award was probably the furthest thing on the mind of ROLDAN ALCOBENDAS when he was laying on a high school soccer field in the spring of 2013 and on the turf at Bobcat Stadium in Bozeman, Mont., a year-and-a-half later. But after two knee surgeries and more rehabilitation work than most people can endure, the sixth-year senior was recognized for his perseverance and accuracy as the 2018 recipient of the Fred Mitchell Award. The announcement was made on Dec. 10, 2018, just a few days after Mitchell notified him he had won the award, “I’m a loss of words and was honestly speechless when Mr. Mitchell let me know,” said Alcobendas, a 2013 graduate of Camas (Wash.) High School. “I’m very honored to be recognized with this award.” A 40-yard field goal in the second quarter by Alcobendas in the NCAA Division I Championship Game helped him set the record for the best perfect record of field goals made in the history of the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision. He finished the year as the only player in FCS to be perfect on the season, finishing 16-of-16 to break the previous record of 15-of-15 set by Jon Scifres of Missouri State in 2004. He also established new EWU season and school records for punting average – both at 44.9 per kick. He finished with a school-record 119 kick scoring points in 2018 after having previously broken the record of 103 set by Josh Atwood in 1997. The 119 points ranks second in Big Sky history, just three from the league record of 122. Alcobendas finished with a school-record 320 career points which is sixth in Big Sky history. His second extra point of the season was blocked, but he made his last 70 since then for a season total of 71-of-72 to break his own single season consecutive makes record of 63 set in 2016. He also owns the career record with 85-straight from 2016-2017. “It’s incredible, absolutely incredible,” said Eastern head coach Aaron Best. “He came in wounded and worked his way back on the football field. He hurt his knee again in 2014 in Bozeman and came back again from that. The evaluative measure for a kicker is putting it between the pipes – it doesn’t matter how long or how pretty, it matters if it gets done. Roldan got it done.” As a bonus for his past suffering, Alcobendas received a sixth year to complete four years of eligibility because of injuries that cost him a pair of seasons. Alcobendas had to sit out both the 2013 and 2015 seasons because of knee injuries – one suffered while playing in his senior year of soccer. Besides being the only player in FCS (minimum of one attempt per game) to be perfect kicking field goals (16-of-16), Alcobendas finished 13th in FCS in scoring overall and was fourth in kick scoring (8.5 per game). He was 31st with an average of 1.14 field goals per game. His 44.9 punting average was second nationally, ranking only behind a punter who plays for a school in Florida (Chris Faddoul, Florida A&M, 46.8). His season average (44.9) tied the school record of 44.9 set by Jake Miller in 2014, and his career average (44.9) broke Miller’s record of 43.8 from 2011-14.

Alcobendas earned Big Sky All-Academic honors in 2016, 2017 and 2018, and had a 3.25 GPA as a business administration marketing major with a minor in communications. Earlier in 2018, Alcobendas moved past Troy Griggs (231 from 1998-01) and Mike Jarrett (236 from 2008-11) for the all-time EWU lead for kick scoring. Alcobendas also established EWU career records for extra points made (212) and attempted (218), breaking the previous records held by Jarrett (2009-11) with 143 makes and 150 attempts. Alcobendas made 36-of-47 field goals in his career to rank third in school history for field goals made and fifth in attempts. In his career, he had 109 kickoffs for a 57.4 average (6,253 total yards) with 17 touchbacks.Alcobendas was rewarded three times in 2018 (four in his career) with ROOT Sports Big Sky Conference Special Teams Player of the Week honors.

EASTERN 2021 FOOTBALL BIG SKY CHAMPIONSHIPS: 1992•1997•2004•2005•2010•2012•2013•2014•2016•2018

Offensive Line Tradition Continues With NFL Draftee Jake Rodgers

n his way to being taken in the seventh round of the 2015 NFL Draft by the Atlanta Falcons, JAKE RODGERS has helped continue Eastern’s long and proud traidition of top-notch offensive linemen. Since being drafted by Atlanta, Rodgers has spent time with the New York Giants, Carolina Panthers, Pittsburgh Steelers, Los Angeles Chargers, Houston Texans, Baltimore Ravens and Denver Broncos. Rodgers, a 2010 graduate of Shadle Park High School in Spokane, Wash., was Eastern’s 15th NFL draft choice in school history and first since safety MATT JOHNSON was chosen in the fourth round by Dallas in 2012. Rodgers was the first offensive lineman drafted since MICHAEL ROOS was taken in the second round (41st overall) by the Tennessee Titans in 2005. After center TRISTEN TAYLOR was honored in the 2020-21 season, the Eagles have now had 25 offensive linemen earn All-America accolades in 37 years in FCS (1984-2020/21), including 16 first team All-Americans. They have combined for 78 honors (40 first team, 19 second team, 7 third team and 12 honorable mention). A total of 62 Eastern offensive linemen have earned All-Big Sky accolades in 34 seasons in the league (1987-20/21), including 28 who have earned first team honors. They have combined for 105 honors (35 first team, 25 second team, 3 third team, 42 honorable mention). Since 1994, eight different Eagle offensive linemen have played in 10 all-star games.

Football Gazette All-West Region All-Big Sky Conference First Team 2020-21 - Eric Barriere, Quarterback; Talolo Limu-Jones, Wide First Team Receiver; Tristen Taylor, Offensive Line; Tamarick Pierce, 2005 - Eric Kimble, Wide Receiver; Erik Meyer, Quarterback; Matt Alfred, Offensive Guard. 2004 - Eric Kimble, Wide Receiver; Erik Meyer, Quarterback; Darius Washington, Running Back; Michael Roos, Offensive Line. 2003 - Eric Kimble, All Purpose.

Football Gazette All-West Region Second Team

2005 - Joey Cwik, Linebacker; Raul Vijil, Wide Receiver. 2004 - Rocky Hanni, Offensive Line. 2002 - Josh Blankenship, Quarterback; Dan Curley, Tight End; Jovan Griffith, Running Back; Eric Kimble, Wide Receiver; Luke Vincent, Linebacker.

Football Gazette All-West Region Third Team

2006 - Brett Bergstrom, Kicker; Matt Alfred, Offensive Guard. 2004 - Eric Kimble, Kick Returner; Tom Finnerty, Defensive Line; Joey Cwik, Linebacker; Brandon Keeler, Defensive Back; Isaiah Trufant, Defensive Back. 2003 - Chris Cwik, Tight End; Jeff Christiansen, Offensive Guard; Isaiah Trufant, Cornerback.

Football Gazette All-West Region Honorable Mention 2006 - Rocky Hanni, Offensive Tackle.

Running Back; Anthany Smith, Defensive Back; Mitchell Johnson, Defensive End. 2019 - Spencer Blackburn, Offensive Line; Chris Schlichting, Offensive Line. 2018 - Nsimba Webster, Wide Receiver; Keenan Williams, Defensive End; Jay-Tee Tiuli, Defensive Tackle; Roldan Alcobendas, Kicker; Roldan Alcobendas, Punter. 2017 - Jordan Dascalo, Punter; 2016 - Zach Bruce, Safety; Samson Ebukam, Defensive End; Gage Gubrud, Quarterback; Shaq Hill, Wide Receiver; Cooper Kupp, Wide Receiver; Jay-Tee Tiuli, Defensive Tackle; Miquiyah Zamora, Inside Linebacker. 2015 - Cooper Kupp, Wide Receiver; Aaron Neary, Offensive Guard; Clay DeBord, Offensive Tackle. 2014 - Vernon Adams Jr., Quarterback; Cooper Kupp, Wide Receiver; Aaron Neary, Offensive Guard; Jake Rodgers, Offensive Tackle; Ronnie Hamlin, Inside Linebacker; Tevin McDonald, Safety. 2013 - Vernon Adams Jr., Quarterback; Cooper Kupp, Wide Receiver; T.J. Lee III, Cornerback; Ashton Miller, Center; Bo Schuetzle, Special Teams. 2012 - Brandon Kaufman, Wide Receiver; Will Post, Offensive Tackle; Ronnie Hamlin, Inside Linebacker; T.J. Lee III, Cornerback; Jimmy Pavel, Kicker. 2011 - Bo Levi Mitchell, Quarterback; Nicholas Edwards, Wide Receiver; Chris Powers, Center; T.J. Lee III, Cornerback; Matt Johnson, Safety. 2010 - Taiwan Jones, Running Back; Brandon Kaufman, Wide Receiver; Chris Powers, Center; Matt Johnson, Safety; J.C. Sherritt, Outside Linebacker; Renard Williams, Defensive Tackle; Darriell Beaumonte, Special Teams. 2009 - Matt Nichols, Quarterback; J.C. Sherritt, Linebacker; Taiwan Jones, Running Back; Nathan Overbay, Tight End; Renard Williams, Defensive Tackle. 2008 - Greg Peach, Defensive End. 2007 - Matt Nichols, Quarterback; Aaron Boyce, Wide Receiver; Matt Alfred, Offensive Guard; Greg Peach, Defensive End. 2006 - Brett Bergstrom, Kicker. 2005 - Erik Meyer, Quarterback; Eric Kimble, Wide Receiver;

Joey Cwik, Inside Linebacker; Jesse Hendrix, Cornerback; Bryan Jarrett, Safety; Matt Alfred, Offensive Guard. 2004 - Joey Cwik, Inside Linebacker; Tom Finnerty, Defensive End; Rocky Hanni, Guard; Brandon Keeler, Safety; Eric Kimble, Wide Receiver; Eric Kimble, Return Specialist; Erik Meyer, Quarterback; Ryan Phillips, Cornerback; Michael Roos, Offensive Tackle; Isaiah Trufant, Cornerback; Darius Washington, Running Back. 2003 - Chris Cwik, Tight End. 2002 - Josh Blankenship, Quarterback; Dan Curley, Tight End; Jovan Griffith, Running Back. 2001 - Lamont Brightful, Wide Receiver; Jesse Chatman, Running Back; Chris Polinder, Center; Asim Poston, Guard; David Sherrod, Off. Tackle; Anthony Griffin, Linebacker; Lamont Brightful, Kickoff Returner. 2000 - Jeff Allen, Defensive End; Greg Belzer, Inside Linebacker; Lamont Brightful, Return Specialist; Dario Romero, Defensive Tackle; Luke Fritz, Offensive Tackle; Julian Williams, Safety. 1999 - Jeff Allen, Defensive End; Aaron Best, Center; Lamont Brightful, Return Specialist; Lance Knaevelsrud, Offensive Tackle; Dario Romero, Defensive Tackle; Julian Williams, Safety. 1998 - T.J. Ackerman, Offensive Tackle; Bashir Levingston, Return Specialist. 1997 - Jim Buzzard, Offensive Tackle; Harry Leons, Quarterback; Steve Mattson, Defensive End; Jeff Ogden, Wide Receiver; Maurice Perigo, Free Safety; Kevin Peterson, Center; Rex Prescott, Running Back; Derek Strey, Linebacker; Chris Scott, Defensive Tackle. 1996 - Jim Buzzard, Offensive Guard; Maurice Perigo, Safety; Derek Strey, Linebacker. 1995 - Jesse Hardt, Tight End; Tom Ackerman, Offensive Guard; Dion Alexander, Linebacker. 1994 - Jesse Hardt, Tight End; Harold Fox, Offensive Guard; Craig Steinmetzer, Defensive Tackle. 1993 - Trent Pollard, Offensive Tackle; Harold Fox, Offensive Guard; Tony Brooks, Wide Reciever; Jackie Kellogg, Cornerback; Jason Marsh, Linebacker; Dion Alexander, Linebacker; Craig Steinmetzer, Defensive Tackle. 1992 - Tommy Williams, Defensive End; Joe Peterson, Linebacker; Jackie Kellogg, Cornerback; Jimi Schmidt, Center; Harold Fox, Offensive Guard; Trent Pollard, Offensive Tackle; Tony Brooks, Wide Receiver; Jackie Kellogg, Return Specialist. 1991 - Harold Wright, Running Back; Alex Lacson, Kicker; Kevin Sargent, Offensive Tackle; Peder Thorstenson, Offensive Guard. 1990 - Kevin Sargent, Offensive Tackle; Tony Lenseigne, Tight End. 1989 - Kurt Schulz, Defensive Back; Dominic Corr, Running Back. 1988 - Jeff Mickel, Offensive Tackle; Jamie Townsend, Running Back. 1987 - Jamie Buenzli, Wide Receiver; Eric Stein, Punter.

All-Big Sky Conference Second Team

2020-21 - Freddie Roberson, Wide Receiver; Wyatt Musser, Offensive Line; Tre Weed, Defensive Back; Seth Harrison, Kicker. 2019 - Antoine Custer Jr., Running Back; Tristen Taylor, Offensive Line. 2018 - Sam McPherson, Running Back; Spencer Blackburn, Center; Kaleb Levao, Offensive Guard; Chris Schlichting, Offensive Tackle; Mitchell Johnson, Defensive End; Ketner Kupp, Inside Linebacker; Josh Lewis, Cornerback. 2017 - Gage Gubrud, Quarterback; Nic Sblendorio, Wide Receiver; Antoine Custer Jr., Running Back; Spencer Blackburn, Center; Albert Havili, Defensive End; Dre’ Sonte Dorton, Return Specialist. 2016 - Spencer Blackburn, Center; Kendrick Bourne, Wide Receiver; Cooper Kupp, Return Specialist. 2015 - Samson Ebukam, Defensive End; Kendrick Bourne, Wide Receiver. 2014 - Quincy Forte, Running Back; Samson Ebukam, Defensive End; Jake Miller, Punter. 2013 - Ronnie Hamlin, Linebacker; Ashton Clark, Wide Receiver; Steven Forgette, Offensive Guard; Clay DeBord, Offensive Tackle; Andru Pulu, Defensive Tackle. 2012 - Steven Forgette, Offensive Guard; Jerry Ceja, Defensive End; Zach Johnson, Outside Linebacker; Allen Brown, Safety. 2011 - Greg Herd, Wide Receiver; Renard Williams, Defensive Tackle; Darriell Beaumonte, Special Teams. 2010 - Gabriel Jackson, Offensive Tackle; Dante Calcote, Cornerback;

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EASTERN 2021 FOOTBALL FCS Playoffs 1985•1992•1997•2004•2005•2007•2009•2010•2012•2013•2014•2016•2018•2020/21 Zach Johnson, Outside Linebacker. 2009 - Tony Davis, Wide Receiver; Aaron Boyce, Wide Receiver. 2008 - Aaron Boyce, Wide Receiver; Brynsen Brown, Wide Receiver; Alexis Alexander, Fullback; Lance Witherspoon, Defensive Tackle; Jason Belford, Defensive End; Felipe Macias, Kicker; Fritz Brayton, Punter. 2007 - Zach Wasielewski, Offensive Tackle; Lance Witherspoon, Defensive Tackle; Bryan Jarrett, Safety. 2006 - Alexis Alexander, Fullback; Matt Alfred, Offensive Guard; Rocky Hanni, Offensive Tackle. 2005 - Ryan Cole, Running Back; Raul Vijil, Wide Receiver; Tim Calhoun, Tight End; Lars Slind, Fullback; Kraig Sigler, Center; Harrison Nikolao, Defensive Tackle; Brandon Keeler, Safety. 2004 - Matt Alfred, Guard; Brandon Myers, Defensive Tackle; Kraig Sigler, Center; Lars Slind, Fullback; Gregor Smith, Special Teams. 2003 - Erik Meyer, Quarterback; Eric Kimble, Wide Receiver; Kyler Randall, Wide Receiver; Kurt Sigler, Offensive Tackle; Jeff Christiansen, Offensive Guard; Isaiah Trufant, Cornerback; Jessy Hanson, Safety; Joey Cwik, Inside Linebacker; Jesse Nicassio, Punter. 2002 - Eric Kimble, Wide Receiver; Kurt Sigler, Offensive Tackle; Luke Vincent, Linebacker. 2001 - Joe Levens, Wide Receiver; Fred Salanoa, Quarterback; Luke Vincent, Linebacker; Troy Griggs, Kicker. 2000 - David Alcala, Defensive Tackle; Jesse Chatman, Running Back; Anthony Griffin, Outside Linebacker; Ole Olesen, Cornerback; Lamont Brightful, Wide Receiver; Chris Polinder, Center. 1999 - Greg Belzer, Inside Linebacker; Luke Fritz, Offensive Guard; Anthony Griffin, Outside Linebacker. 1998 - Greg Belzer, Inside Linebacker; Mike MacKenzie, Running Back; Julian Williams, Free Safety. 1997 - Justin Guillory, Linebacker; John Kane, Offensive Guard; Lance Knaevelsrud, Offensive Tackle. 1996 - Aaron Barfield, Offensive Tackle; Steve Mattson, Defensive Line; Joe Sewell, Running Back. 1995 - Joe Sewell, Running Back. 1994 - Tom Ackerman, Offensive Tackle; Jason Anderson, Wide Receiver and Return Specialist; Evan Brady, Linebacker; Lee Brown, Strong Safety; Troy Alexander, Defensive Tackle. 1993 - Jason Anderson, Wide Receiver; 1992 - Mark Avena, Defensive Tackle; Jack Murphy, Defensive Tackle; Jason Marsh, Linebacker; Pat Sievers, Strong Safety; Harold Wright, Running Back; Trevor Westlund, Tight End. 1991 Kurt Schulz, Defensive Back; Tony Lensiegne, Tight End. 1990 - Kurt Schulz, Defensive Back; Tim Mitchell, Running Back; Aaron Hansen, Defensive End. 1989 - Anthony Whitten, Defensive Line; Jon McPherson, Defensive Line; Aaron Hansen, Defensive Line; Peder Thorstenson, Offensive Guard; Dominic Corr, Return Specialist. 1987 - Brad Faker, Linebacker; Jim Ferster, Defensive Lineman; Kevin O’Connor, Safety; Eric Stein, Placekicker.

All-Big Sky Conference Third Team

2019 - Eric Barriere, Quarterback; Andrew Boston, Wide Receiver; Jayce Gilder, Tight End; Dehonta Hayes, Defensive Back; Kaleb Levao, Offensive Line; Jim Townsend, Defensive End. 2018 - Eric Barriere, Quarterback; Henderson Belk, Fullback; Beau Byus, Offensive Tackle; Jack Hunter, Offensive Guard; Mitch Fettig, Safety; Curtis Billen, Special Teams. 2017 - Nsimba Webster, Wide Receiver; Mitch Fettig, Safety; Anfernee Gurley, Special Teams. 2016 - Nzuzi Webster, Cornerback. 2015 - Todd Raynes, Safety; Matthew Sommer, Defensive Tackle. 2014 - Cooper Kupp, Return Specialist; Shaq Hill, Wide Receiver; Dylan Zylstra, Defensive Tackle. 2013 - Quincy Forte, Running Back; Tevin McDonald, Safety; Anthony Larry, Defensive End; Zack Gehring, Tight End.

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All-Big Sky Honorable Mention

2020-21 - Dennis Merritt, Running Back; Ty Graham, Inside Linebacker; Joshua Jerome, Defensive Tackle. 2019 - Seth Harrison, Kicker; Dylan Ledbetter, Defensive Tackle; Jayson

Safety MATT JOHNSON was selected as the last pick in the fourth round of the National Football League draft by the Dallas Cowboys on April 28, 2012. As the 135th choice overall, Johnson, at the time, was only the third player in school history to be drafted in the fourth round or higher. Injuries ended his career without ever playing in the NFL in the regular season. Johnson started all 45 games he played at EWU (record of 30-15) and finished his Eastern career with 341 tackles to rank fifth at the time in school history and eighth all-time in the Big Sky. He also finished second on the school’s all-time lists for interceptions (17, ranking seventh all-time in the BSC) and interception return yards (210). He exited tied as the all-time leader in career forced fumbles with six. Williams, Wide Receiver. 2018 - Antoine Custer Jr., Running Back; Dylan Ledbetter, Defensive Tackle; D’londo Tucker, Cornerback; Nzuzi Webster, Safety. 2017 - Tristen Taylor, Offensive Guard; Sam McPherson, Running Back; Josh Lewis, Cornerback. 2016 - Nick Ellison, Offensive Tackle; Mitch Fettig, Safety; Tristen Taylor, Offensive Tackle. 2015 Jake Gall, Outside Linebacker; Thomas Gomez, Offensive Guard. 2014 - Kendrick Bourne, Wide Receiver; Zach Wimberly, Tight End; Mario Brown, Running Back; Clay DeBord, Offensive Tackle; Jase Butorac - Center; Matthew Sommer, Defensive Tackle; Zackary Johnson, Defensive End; Cody McCarthy, Inside Linebacker; Miquiyah Zamora, Outside Linebacker; Victor Gamboa, Cornerback; Zach Bruce - Safety; Tyler McNannay - Kicker; Cody Hecker, Special Teams. 2013 - Shaq Hill, Wide Receiver; Allen Brown, Safety; Cory Mitchell, Wide Receiver; Cassidy

Curtis, Offensive Tackle; Brandon Murphy, Offensive Guard; Will Katoa, Defensive Tackle; Dylan Zylstra, Defensive Tackle; Evan Day, Defensive End; Cody McCarthy, Linebacker; Ronald Baines, Cornerback; Kevin Miller, Kicker. 2012 - Greg Herd, Wide Receiver; Nicholas Edwards, Wide Receiver; Ashton Miller, Center; Demitrius Bronson, Running Back; Andru Pulu, Defensive Tackle; Dylan Zylstra, Defensive Tackle; Paul Ena, Defensive End; Grant Williams, Outside Linebacker; Tyler Washburn, Inside Linebacker; Ronald Baines, Cornerback; Jordan Tonani, Safety; Shaq Hill, Return Specialist; Chase King, Special Teams. 2011 - Gabriel Jackson, Offensive Tackle; Will Post, Offensive Tackle; Charles Moetului, Defensive Tackle; Paul Ena, Defensive Tackle; Jeff Minnerly, Safety; Mike Jarrett, Kicker; Jake Miller, Punter. 2010 - Steven Forgette, Offensive Guard; Ashton Gant, Wide Receiver; Matt Martin, Tight End; Bo Levi Mitchell, Quarterback; Nikolai Myers, Offensive Guard; Tyler Jolley, Defensive Tackle; Jeff Minnerly, Safety; Cameron Zuber, Punter; Jesse Hoffman, Returns. 2009 - Chris Powers, Center; Ryan Forney, Offensive Guard; Chris Thomas, Offensive Tackle; Jacob Kragt, Defensive End; Kevin Hatch, Safety; Matt Johnson, Safety; Makai Borden, Linebacker. 2008 - Matt Nichols, Quarterback; Dale Morris, Running Back; Tony Davis, Wide Receiver; Nathan Overbay, Tight End; Charlie Wulff, Center; Brice Leahy, Offensive Tackle; Chris Thomas, Offensive Tackle; Makai Borden, Inside Linebacker; J.C. Sherritt, Outside Linebacker; Zach Johnson, Outside Linebacker; Ryan Kelley, Cornerback; Matt Johnson, Strong Safety; Nicholas Ramos, Special Teams. 2007 - Brynsen Brown, Wide Receiver; Rocky Hanni, Offensive Tackle; Chris Carlsen, Offensive Guard; Tom McAndrews, Tight End; Dale Morris, Running Back; Shawn Powell, Defensive Tackle; Jason Belford, Defensive End; Anthony Dotson, Outside Linebacker; Makai Borden, Inside Linebacker; Jared Kuhl, Inside Linebacker; Ira Jarmon, Cornerback; Adam Macomber, Special Teams. 2006 - Tony Davis, Wide Receiver; Zach Wasielewski, Offensive Tackle; Tim Calhoun, Tight End; Ryan Cole, Running Back; Keith Grennan, Defensive Tackle; Greg Peach, Defensive End; David Eneberg, Linebacker; Brandon Keeler, Outside Linebacker; Nicholas Ramos, Special Teams. 2005 - Rocky Hanni, Offensive Guard; Craig McIntyre, Wide Receiver; Nick Denbeigh, Outside Linebacker; David Eneberg, Inside Linebacker; Sheldon Weddle, Kicker; Shea Emry, Special Teams. 2004 - Chris Cwik, Tight End; Jesse Hendrix, Cornerback; Craig McIntyre, Wide Receiver; Garrett Quinn, Defensive Tackle; Javid Shoemaker, Safety; Paul Terrell, Offensive Tackle; Doug Vincent, Inside Linebacker; Reggie Witherspoon, Running Back. 2003 - Joe Pierce, Wide Receiver; Michael Roos, Offensive Tackle; A.J. Williams, Safety; Doug Vincent, Inside Linebacker; Brandon Myers, Defensive Tackle; Tom Finnerty, Defensive End; Harrison Nikolao, Defensive Tackle. 2002 - Kyler Randall, Wide Receiver; Michael Roos, Offensive Tackle; Brandon Bouge, Center; Tim Calhoun, Tight End; Brandon Moore, Defensive End; A.J. Williams, Safety; Jesse Nicassio, Punter. 2001 - Robert Horal, Guard; Kyler Randall, Wide Receiver; Brandon Moore, Def. End; Nick Reynolds, Punter. 2000 - Troy Griggs, Kicker; Alvin Tolliver, Safety; Josh Martin, Defensive End; Lance Ballew, Tight End; Joe Levens, Wide Receiver; Shaylon Reed, Wide Receiver. 1999 - David Alcala, Defensive Tackle; Jesse Chatman, Tailback; Dan Curley, Tight End; Jovan Griffith, Tailback; Scott Johnson, Offensive Tackle; LeVar McClary, Cornerback. 1998 - Jeff Allen, Defensive End; Aaron Best, Center; Luke Fritz, Offensive Guard; Jimmy Lake, Strong Safety; LeVar McClary, Cornerback; Dario Romero, Defensive Tackle; Aaron White, Offensive Guard. 1997 - T.J. Ackerman, Offensive Guard; Steve Correa, Wide Receiver; Ed Harris, Defensive End; Tyson Knaevelsrud, Tight End; Ole Olesen, Cornerback; Tom Zurfluh, Punter. 1996 - Steve Correa, Wide Receiver; Antwan Miller, Wide Receiver; Ryan Moore, Cornerback; Kevin Peterson, Rex Prescott, Running Back; Chris Scott, Defensive Line. 1995 Chris Scott, Defensive End; Derek Strey, Linebacker; Aaron Barfield, Offensive Line; Tim Hunsaker, Tight End; Maurice

EASTERN 2021 FOOTBALL BIG SKY CHAMPIONSHIPS: 1992•1997•2004•2005•2010•2012•2013•2014•2016•2018 Perigo, Return Specialist. 1994 - T.J. Ewing, Center. 1993 - T.J. Ewing, Center; Jesse Hardt, Tight End; Jason Martin, Defensive End. 1992 - Derek Hart, Defensive End; Mark Tenneson, Quarterback; Jason Anderson, Return Specialist. 1991 - Tim Mitchell, Running Back; Jimi Schmidt, Offensive Line; Jason Marsh, Linebacker; Derek Hart, Defensive End; Kyle Tomal, Offensive Line. 1990 - Peder Thorstenson, Offensive Line; Tim Trout, Offensive Line; Charles Spencer, Offensive Line. 1989 - Jamie Buenzli, Wide Receiver; Kevin Sargent, Offensive Tackle; Tony Lenseigne, Tight End; Jason Cromer, Kicker. 1988 - Andre Corr, Cornerback; Kevin Larew, Wide Receiver; Mino Pele, Guard; D.J. Sigurdson, Linebacker; Vernon Williams, Kick Returner. 1987 - Brook Aldrich, Tight End; Andre Corr, Cornerback; Dominic Corr, Kick Returns; Jeff Mickel, Offensive Tackle.

Big Sky Players of the Week

2020-21 - Eric Barriere, Offense, March 6; Eric Barriere, Offense, March 13; Eric Barriere, Offense, April 3; Eric Barriere, Offense, April 21. 2019 - Eric Barriere, Offense, Nov. 4; Seth Harrison, Special Teams, Nov. 4; Eric Barriere, Offense, Nov. 11. 2018 - Gage Gubrud, Offense, Sept. 10; Roldan Alcobendas, Special Teams, Sept. 24; Roldan Alcobendas, Special Teams, Oct. 15; Nzuzi Webster, Defense, Nov. 12; Roldan Alcobendas, Special Teams, Nov. 12; Eric Barriere, Offense, Nov. 18. 2017 - Gage Gubrud, Offense, Sept. 18; Gage Gubrud, Offense, Sept. 25; Gage Gubrud, Offense, Oct. 2; Jordan Dascalo, Special Teams, Nov. 13; Nic Sbendorio, Offense, Nov. 20. 2016 - Gage Gubrud, Offense, Sept. 5; Jordan Dascalo, Special Teams, Sept. 5; Miquiyah Zamora, Defense, Sept. 19; Antoine Custer Jr., Special Teams, Sept. 19; Cooper Kupp, Offense, Oct. 3; Antoine Custer Jr., Special Teams, Oct. 3; Gage Gubrud, Offense, Oct. 10; Gage Gubrud, Offense, Oct. 24; Roldan Alcobendas, Special Teams, Oct. 24; Cooper Kupp, Offense, Oct. 31; Cooper Kupp, Special Teams, Nov. 14. 2015 - Cooper Kupp, Offense, Sept. 7; Jordan West, Offense, Sept. 21; Cooper Kupp, Special Teams, Oct. 19; Cooper Kupp, Offense, Oct. 26. 2014 - Vernon Adams Jr., Offense; Sept. 1; Jake Miller, Special Teams, Sept. 1; Vernon Adams Jr., Offense; Sept. 8; Quincy Forte, Offense; Sept. 22; Zackary Johnson, Special Teams, Oct. 20; Shaq Hill, Special Teams, Nov. 24. 2013 - Vernon Adams Jr., Offense, Nov. 25; Vernon Adams Jr., Offense, Nov. 4; Vernon Adams Jr., Offense, Oct. 28; Vernon Adams Jr., Offense, Sept. 2. 2012 - Kyle Padron, Offense, Nov. 17; Vernon Adams Jr., Offense, Nov. 3; Ronnie Hamlin, Defense, Oct. 13; Shaq Hill, Special Teams, Oct. 6; Vernon Adams Jr., Offense, Sept. 29; Ronnie Hamlin, Defense, Aug. 30; Jimmy Pavel, Special Teams, Aug. 30; 2011 - Bo Levi Mitchell, Offense, Nov. 12; Nicholas Edwards, Offense, Oct. 22; Mike Jarrett, Special Teams, Oct. 22; Bo Levi Mitchell, Offense, Oct. 15; Bo Levi Mitchell, Offense, Oct. 8; Anthony Larry, Defense, Oct. 1. 2010 - Taiwan Jones, Offense, Sept. 2; Matt Johnson, Defense, Sept. 18; Taiwan Jones, Offense, Sept. 18; J.C. Sherritt, Defense, Oct. 9; J.C. Sherritt, Defense, Oct. 16; Matt Johnson, Defense, Oct. 23; Taiwan Jones, Offensive, Oct. 30; Jesse Hoffman, Special Teams, Nov. 13; J.C. Sherritt, Defense, Nov. 20. 2009 Aaron Boyce, Offense, Sept. 5; Kevin Hatch, Defense, Sept. 5; J.C. Sherritt, Defense, Sept. 19; Cameron Zuber, Special Teams, Sept. 19; Taiwan Jones, Offense, Sept. 26; J.C. Sherritt, Defense, Sept. 26; Matt Nichols, Offense, Oct. 24; Matt Johnson, Defense, Oct. 31; Matt Nichols, Offense, Nov. 14; Matt Nichols, Offense, Nov. 21. 2008 - Matt Nichols, Offense, Sept. 27; Ryan Kelley, Defense, Oct. 18; Lance Witherspoon, Defense, Nov. 15; Marcus Walker, Defense, Nov. 22. 2007 - Matt Nichols, Offense, Aug. 31; Fritz Brayton, Special Teams, Sept. 22; Lance Witherspoon, Defense, Oct. 13; Matt Nichols, Offense, Nov. 10; Jason Belford, Defense, Nov. 10; Matt Nichols, Offense,

Nov. 17. 2006 - Brett Bergstrom, Special Teams, Sept. 23; David Eneberg, Defense, Sept. 23; Brett Bergstrom, Special Teams, Oct. 14; David Eneberg, Defense, Oct. 14. 2005 - Erik Meyer, Offense, Sept. 17; Ryan Cole, Offense, Oct. 1; Erik Meyer, Offense, Oct. 15; Erik Meyer, Offense, Oct. 29; Erik Meyer, Offense, Nov. 5. 2004 - Eric Kimble, Special Teams, Sept. 18; Darius Washington, Offense, Sept. 25; Erik Meyer, Offense, Oct. 2; Eric Kimble, Offense, Oct. 9; Erik Meyer, Offense, Nov. 6; Brandon Keeler, Defense, Nov. 6; Eric Kimble, Offense, Nov. 13. 2003 - Erik Meyer, Offense, Oct. 11; A.J. Williams, Defense, Oct. 11. 2002 - Brandon Moore, Defense, Sept. 7; Emery Meeks, Defense, Sept. 21; Eric Kimble, Special Teams, Oct. 12; A.J. Williams, Defense, Oct. 19; Josh Blankenship, Offense, Oct. 19; Josh Blankenship, Offense, Nov. 16. 2001 - Adam Zeiger, Defense, Sept. 8; Jesse Chatman, Offense, Sept. 22; Troy Griggs, Special Teams, Sept. 22; Jesse Chatman, Offense, Oct. 20; Jesse Chatman, Offense, Oct. 27; Kyler Randall, Special Teams, Oct. 27; Troy Griggs, Special Teams, Nov. 24. 2000 - Julian Williams, Defense, Sept. 2; Troy Griggs, Special Teams, Sept. 16; Josh Martin, Defense, Sept. 23; Lamont Brightful, Special Teams, Sept. 30; Alvin Tolliver, Defense, Oct. 7; Troy Griggs, Special Teams, Oct. 21. 1999 - Lamont Brightful, Special Teams, Sept. 11; Britt Lentz, Defense, Sept. 11; Jovan Griffith, Offense, Sept. 25; Jesse Chatman, Offense, Oct. 16; Lamont Brightful, Special Teams, Oct. 16; Jovan Griffith, Offense, Oct. 30; Greg Belzer, Defense, Nov. 13. 1998 - Bashir Levingston, Special Teams, Sept. 12; Bashir Levingston, Special Teams, Oct. 10; Bashir Levingston, Special Teams, Oct. 31; Mike MacKenzie, RB, Nov. 7. 1997 Steve Correa, Special Teams, Sept. 22; Tom Zurfluh, Special Teams, Sept. 29 & Nov. 3; Rex Prescott, RB, Oct. 13, Nov. 10 & Nov. 17; Harry Leons, QB, Oct. 20; Josh Atwood, Special Teams, Oct. 27. 1996 - Steve Mattson, DE, Sept. 16; Maurice

Perigo, FS, Sept. 23 & Oct. 26; Tom Zurfluh, Punter, Oct. 5; Maurice Perigo, Special Teams, Oct. 12; Rex Prescott, RB, Oct. 26; Derek Strey, LB, Nov. 9. 1995 - Dion Alexander, LB, S911ept. 16. 1994 - Tom Zurfluh, K/P, Sept. 24; Antonio Morgan, Special Teams, Oct. 15; Evan Brady, LB, Oct. 29; Jason Williams, Special Teams, Nov. 6. 1993 - Jason Marsh, LB, Oct. 9; Evan Brady, LB, Oct. 23; Jason Martin, DE, Nov. 6; Jackie Kellogg, CB, Nov 13. 1992 -Joe Peterson, LB, Sept. 26; David Lewis RB, Oct. 3; Mark Avena, DT, Oct. 3; Jackie Kellogg, CB, Oct. 10; Tommy Williams, DE, Oct. 24; Joe Peterson, LB, Nov. 14. 1991 - Tim Mitchell, RB, Oct. 5; Mark Tenneson, QB, Oct. 26. 1990 - Aaron Hansen, DE, Sept. 15; Brendan Rogers, LB, Sept. 29; Tom Owens, WR, Sept. 29. 1989 - Kenny Thompson, TB, Sept. 9; Kurt Schulz, CB, Sept. 9; Quintin Blythe, CB, Oct. 4; Dominic Corr, TB, Oct. 14; Dominic Corr, TB, Nov. 4. 1988 - Dominic Corr, DB, Sept. 3; Jamie Townsend, RB, Oct. 29. 1987 - Eric Stein, K, Sept. 19; Paul Farrell, LB, Sept. 19.

National Football Foundation National Scholar-Athlete Class

(One of 12 Finalists for William V. Campbell Trophy) 2019 - Spencer Blackburn, Center.

CoSIDA Academic All-America All-Time Team 1997 - Kurt Schulz, Defensive Back (played 1988-91)

Former Eastern Associate Athletic Director MARC HUGHES helped organize a trip to Tuscaloosa, Ala., in fall of 2010 for several former Eastern players and coaches to visit Crimson Tide offensive coordinator JIM McELWAIN (in tie), who went on to become head coach at Florida and is now head coach at Central Michigan. McElwain was an Eastern quarterback (1981-82) before starting a highly-successful coaching career that began at EWU under legendary head coach DICK ZORNES. Pictured (from left) are Hughes, Zornes, KURT SCHULZ (EWU letter winner 1988-91), TREVOR WESTLUND (1989-92), McElwain and PEDER THORSTENSON (1988-91). They are surrounding the 2009 Heisman Trophy won by Alabama’s Mark Ingram.

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CoSIDA Academic All-America First Team 2016 - Cooper Kupp, Wide Receiver 2015 - Cooper Kupp, Wide Receiver 2009 - Jacob Kragt, Defensive End 2003 - Kyler Randall, Wide Receiver 2002 - Kyler Randall, Wide Receiver 1997 - Steve Mattson, Defensive End 1997 - Jeff Ogden, Wide Receiver

CoSIDA Academic All-America Second Team 2014 - Cooper Kupp, Wide Receiver 2012 - Jeff Minnerly, Safety 2000 - Lance Ballew, Tight End 1998 - Mike MacKenzie, Running Back 1996 - Steve Mattson, Defensive End 1991 - Kurt Schulz, Defensive Back

CoSIDA Academic All-District VIII

2019 - Spencer Blackburn, Center; Dehonta Hayes, Safety. 2018 - Spencer Blackburn, Center; Sam McPherson, Running Back. 2015 - Cooper Kupp, Wide Receiver; Todd Raynes, Defensive Back; Jake Withnell, Tight End; Jake Gall, Linebacker; Andre Lino, Defensive Line. 2014: Cooper Kupp, Wide Receiver; Mario Brown, Running Back; Ashton Boothroyd, Defensive Line; Jordan Tonani, Safety. 2012 - Jeff Minnerly, Safety; Ashton Miller, Center; Jordan Talley, Running Back. 2011 - Jeff Minnerly, Safety. 2010 - J.C. Sherritt, Linebacker; Jeff Minnerly, Safety. 2009 - Chris Thomas, Offensive Line; Jacob Kragt, Defensive Line. 2008 - Chris Thomas, Offensive Line; Jacob Kragt, Defensive Line. 2007 - Tom McAndrews, Tight End; Jacob Kragt, Defensive Line; Chris Carlsen, Offensive Line; Tony Davis, Wide Receiver; Brett Igbinoba, Defensive Back. 2006 - Nick Denbeigh, Defensive Back. 2003 - Kyler Randall, Wide Receiver; Kurt Sigler, Offensive Tackle; Joey Cwik, Linebacker; Nate McFarlane, Defensive Back. 2002 - Kyler Randall, Wide Receiver; Kurt Sigler, Offensive Tackle. 2001 - Chris Polinder, Center; Bryan Shireman, Defensive Tackle; Anthony Griffin, Linebacker; Kyler Randall, Wide Receiver. 2000 - Lance Ballew, Tight End; Ole Olesen, Cornerback. 1999 - Lance Ballew, Tight End; Aaron Best, Center; Scott Johnson, Off. Tackle; Ole Olesen, Cornerback. 1998 - Mike MacKenzie, Running Back; Jeff Allen, Defensive End; Lance Ballew, Tight End. 1997 - Mike MacKenzie, Running Back; Steve Mattson, Defensive End; Jeff Ogden, Wide Receiver; Derek Strey, Linebacker. 1996 - Steve Mattson, Defensive End. 1995 - Jesse Hardt, Tight End. 1994 - Jesse Hardt, Tight End; Rob Aronow, Defensive End; Timm Scott, Linebacker. 1993 - Rob Aronow, Defensive End; Raphael Guillory, Safety; Jesse Hardt, Tight End. 1992 - Trevor Westlund, Tight End. 1991 - Tony Brooks, Wide Receiver; Kurt Schulz, Defensive Back; Robert Puller, Safety; Peder Thorstenson, Offensive Guard 1990 - Kurt Schulz, Defensive Back; Peder Thorstenson, Off. Guard; Brendan Rogers, Linebacker. 1989 - Kurt Schulz, Cornerback.

NCAA “Elite 88” Award

2010 - Jeff Minnerly, Safety (highest GPA, 3.91, among student-athletes participating in NCAA Division I Championship Game)

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NCAA Championship Subdivision Athletic Directors Academic All-Star Team 2020/21 - Jack Sendelbach, Linebacker 2019 - Spencer Blackburn, Center 2019 - Dehonta Hayes, Safety 2017 - Spencer Blackburn, Center 2016 - Cooper Kupp, Wide Receiver 2015 - Cooper Kupp, Wide Receiver 2015 - ***Jake Withnell, Tight End

2014 - Ronnie Hamlin, Linebacker 2013 - Ronnie Hamlin, Linebacker 2013 - Ashton Miller, Center 2012 - Jeff Minnerly, Safety 2011 - Jeff Minnerly, Safety 2011 - Mike Jarrett, Kicker 2010 - J.C. Sherritt, Linebacker 2010 - Matt Martin, Tight End 2009 - Chris Thomas, Offensive Tackle 2009 - Jacob Kragt, Defensive End 2007 - Tom McAndrews, Tight End 2005 - Joey Cwik, Linebacker

2003 - Kyler Randall, Wide Receiver 2003 - Kurt Sigler, Offensive Tackle 2002 - Josh Blankenship, Quarterback 1999 - Aaron Best, Center 1998 - Mike MacKenzie, Running Back ***Also post-graduate scholarship finalist.

NCAA Post-Graduate Scholarship

1997 - Steve Mattson, Defensive End

USA Today Positive Performer 1997 - Steve Mattson, Defensive End

Burger King Scholar-Athlete 1997 - Steve Mattson, Defensive End

Semifinalist for National Football Foundation Draddy Trophy 2007 - Tom McAndrews, Tight End

Samson Ebukam & Miquyah Zamora Finish With Huge Career Statistics Defensive end SAMSON EBUKAM (#91) had a team-high 9 1/2 sacks as a senior to earn first team All-America honors from the American Football Coaches Association. He and fellow senior MIQUIYAH ZAMORA (#49) both earned first team All-Big Sky honors in 2016. Ebukam had 24 sacks in his career to rank sixth in school history, and 188 total tackles total in 53 games (38 as a starter). One of six Eagle co-captains for the 2016 season, he received second-team All-Big Sky honors in both 2014 and 2015, and first team accolades in 2016. He was a second team Freshman All-America selection in 2013. He was also a four-time member of the Big Sky AllAcademic squad. Zamora closed his career as one of only two players in school history to have at least 100 tackles in three seasons. He finished with a total of 366 tackles to rank fourth all-time at EWU. The only players ahead of him are Greg Belzer (399 from 1997-00), J.C. Sherritt (432 from 2007-10) and Ronnie Hamlin (473 from 2011-14). Hamlin is the only other player in school history with more than 100 in three seasons, with performances of 140 (2013), 136 (2012) and 112 (2014).

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Big Sky Celebrates Anniversaries

fter 50 years of competition, the Big Sky Conference celebrated the league’s success both on and off the playing field by honoring 50 years of men’s athletics and 25 years of women’s athletics in the 2013-14 school year. The 50th anniversary celebrated the all-time individuals, teams and moments in the Big Sky’s history, including the selection of the league’s Top 50 male studentathletes and the top 25 female student-athletes. Along with those lists, the league unveiled the most memorable moments for both men’s and women’s competition. EWU Among the Top 50 Male Athletes

#12 Erik Meyer (2002-03-04-05) - ‘05 Walter Payton Award Winner #20 Bo Levi Mitchell (2010-11) - ‘11 Walter Payton Award Winner #22 Michael Roos (2001-02-03-04) - All-American & FCS Lineman of the Year #37 J.C. Sherritt (2007-08-09-10) - ‘10 Buchanan Award Winner #39 Greg Peach (2005-06-07-08) - ‘08 Buchanan Award Winner #47 Matt Nichols (2006-07-08-09) - EWU & Big Sky record 12,616 career yards and 96 touchdowns

EWU Among the Top 50 Male Moments

#5 Eastern won its final 11 games of the season to win the 2010 NCAA Division I Football Championship. Eastern won the title with four-straight playoff wins, including a 20-19 victory over Delaware in the championship game on Jan. 7, 2011, in Frisco, Texas. The Eagles rallied from a 19-0 deficit and ended their season with a school-record 13 victories. Eastern finished 8-0 on its new, red turf at Roos Field. #6 Walter Payton Awards – The Big Sky won seven Payton Awards (through 2013), given to the top player in the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision. Included were EWU winners Erik Meyer (2005) and Bo Levi Mitchell (2011). Cooper Kupp won in 2015. #11 Buck Buchanan Awards - The Big Sky was represented six years (through 2013) as the winnner of the Buchanan Award, including EWU winners Greg Peach (2008) and J.C. Sherritt (2010). The Buchanan Award is given to the top defensive player in FCS. #30 Former Eagle offensive tackle Michael Roos and former Idaho State defensive end Jared Allen were both honored on the as NFL All-Pro selections in 2008. #37 EWU’s 2013 Comeback vs. Sam Houston State, a 45-42 loss in the semifinals of the FCS Playoffs after trailing 35-0 at halftime #42 Bashir Levingston’s 3 Kickoff Returns for TD vs. Sacramento State in 1998

EWU Among the Top 25 Female Athletes

#12 Kim Exner (1995-96-97-98) – ’97 & ’98 Big Sky Volleyball MVP #20 Kari McKay (1990-91 & 1991-92) – ’92 NCAA Division I All-American in 10,000 meters

EWU Among the Top 25 Female Moments

#9 EWU Volleyball defeats Oregon State in the first round of the NCAA Tournament in 2001, equaling the highest advancement ever for a Big Sky Conference school. #12 EWU Volleyball is one of three Big Sky Teams to advance to the NCAA Volleyball Tournament in 1999.

Big Sky Conference ScholarAthletes

2018 - Roldan Alcobendas, Kicker/Punter. 2016 - Cooper Kupp, Wide Receiver. 2013 - Ashton Miller, Center. 2012 - Jeff Minnerly, Safety. 2010 - Matt Martin, Tight End. 2009 - Jacob Kragt, Defensive End. 2008 - Marcus Walker, Lienbacker. 2007 - Tom McAndrews, Tight End. 2005 - Joey Cwik, Linebacker. 2003 - Kyler Randall, Wide Receiver. 2000 Lance Ballew, Tight End. 1998 - Mike MacKenzie, Running Back. 1997 - Jeff Ogden, Wide Receiver. 1995 - Jesse Hardt, Tight End. 1993 - Tony Brooks, Wide Reciever. 1992 - Trevor Westlund, Tight End. 1991 - Kurt Schulz, Defensive Back. 1988 - Jeff Mickel, Offensive Tackle.

All-Big Sky Conference Academic Team

2020/21 - Charlie Baumann, Andrew Boston, Matthew Brown, Jett Carpenter, Efton Chism III, Jackson Cleaver, Cody Clements, Conner Crist, Luke Dahlgren, Caleb Davis, Aaron Estrada, Steven Flowers, Blake Gobel, Ty Graham, Champ Grayson, Nate Hagreen, Wyatt Hansen, Brock Harrison, Seth Harrison, Dylan Ingram, Justice Jackson, Mitchell Johnson, Gale Kamp, Nick Kokich, Kameron Lane, Jacobe Lee, Cale Lindsay, Cameron Lynch, Robert Mason III, Darreon Moore, Conner O’Farrell, Emmanuel Osuoha, Soli Paleso’o, Justin Patterson, Silas Perreiah, Brenden Rivera, Malaki Roberson, Darrien Sampson, Cage Schenck, Jack Sendelbach, Matt Shook, Dean Sise, Nathaniel Smith, Anthany Smith, Gunner Talkington, Michael Taras, Trevor Thurman, Trey Turner, Nolan Ulm, Jusstis Warren, Tre Weed, Ahmani Williams. 2019 - Bradley Alexander, Spencer Blackburn, Cody Clements, Conner Crist, Caleb Davis, Jayce Gilder, Trenton Harris, Seth Harrison, Dehonta Hayes, Darnell Hogan, Dylan Ingram, Mitchell Johnson, Andrew Katzenberger, Nick Kokich, Dylan Ledbetter, Cale Lindsay, Darreon Moore, Tysen Prunty, Justin Patterson, Silas Perreiah, Darrien Sampson, Jack Sendelbach, Micah Smith, Gunner Talkington, Jim Townsend, Jayson Williams. 2018 - Roldan Alcobendas, Brad Alexander, Henderson Belk, Spencer Blackburn, Andrew Boston, Beau Byus, Kurt Calhoun, Calin Criner, Mitch Fettig, Trent Harris, Dehonta Hayes, Darnell Hogan, Dylan Ingram, Mitchell Johnson, Jonah Jordan, Cole Karstetter, Andrew Katzenberger, Ketner Kupp, Dylan Ledbetter, Josh Lewis, Cale Lindsay, Sam McPherson, Matt Meyer, Brandon Montgomery, Darreon Moore, Tamarick Pierce, Tysen Prunty, Andre Slyter, Gunner Talkington, Jim Townsend, Jayson Williams, Keenan Williams. 2017 - Roldan Alcobendas, Henderson Belk, Curtis Billen, Spencer Blackburn, Nicholas Blair, Beau Byus, Kurt Calhoun, Calin Criner, Conner Crist, Zach Eagle, Johnny Edwards IV, Mitch Fettig, Jayce Gilder, Dehonta Hayes, Jonah Jordan, Cole Karstetter, Andrew Katzenberger, Ketner Kupp, Dylan Ledbetter, Josh Lewis, Andre Lino, Sam McPherson, Brandon Montgomery, Tamarick Pierce, Tysen Prunty, Nic Sblendorio, Jack Sendelbach, Stu Stiles, Brett Thompson, Jayson Williams. 2016 - Roldan Alcobendas, Henderson Belk, Curtis Billen, Spencer Blackburn, Zach Bruce, Beau Byus, Kurt Calhoun, Samson Ebukam, Mitch Fettig, Jayce Gilder, Gage Gubrud, Reilly Hennessey, Sam Inos, Jonah Jordan, Alek Kacmarcik, Andrew Katzenberger, Cooper Kupp, Ketner Kupp, Dylan Ledbetter, Josh Lewis, Andre Lino, Sam McPherson, Brandon Montgomery, Tamarick Pierce, Tysen Prunty, Marcus Saugen, Nic Sblendorio, Jack Sendelbach, Matthew Sommer, Stu Stiles, Jim Townsend, Keenan Williams, Jayson Williams, Zach Wimberly. 2015 - Conner Baumann, Henderson Belk, Curtis Billen, Zach Bruce, Kurt Calhoun, Jay Deines, Zach Eagle, Samson Ebukam, Mitch Fettig, Jake Gall, Terence Grady, Reilly Hennessey, Terry Jackson II, Alek Kacmarcik, Cole

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Fritz Brayton, Tony Davis, Ryan Forney, Robert Gentry, Jason Harris, Josh Jacobson, Toke Kefu, Jacob Kragt, Mark Lathim, Brice Leahy, Matt Martin, J.C. Sherritt, Alex Smart, Bryan Smith, Chris Thomas, Marcus Walker. 2007 - Alexis Alexander, Matt Alfred, Chris Carlsen, Tony Davis, Shane Eller, Ira Jarmon, Jacob Kragt, Mark Lathim, Brice Leahy, Lorenzo Lomack, Matt Martin, Tom McAndrews, John Rice, J.C. Sherritt, Alex Smart, Bryan Smith, Chris Thomas, Marcus Walker, Zach Wasielewski. 2006 - Matt Alfred, Tim Calhoun, Chris Carlsen, Nick Denbeigh, Ryan Donckers, Graham Dorland, David Eneberg, Ryan Forney, Kevin Hatch, Brett Igbinoba, Josh Jacobson, Teke Kefu, Jacob Kragt, Mark Lathim, Tom McAndrews, Bryan Smith, Chris Thomas, Marcus Walker, Zach Wasielewski, Kyle Wilkins. 2005 - Matt Alfred, Tim Calhoun, Chris Carlsen, Joey Cwik, Nick Denbeigh, Ryan Donckers, Shea Emry, David Eneberg, Jesse Hendrix, Toke Kefu, Mark Lathim, Tom McAndrews, Randy Meade, Greg Peach, Craig Sigler, Lars Slind, Bryan Smith, Isaiah Trufant, Marcus Walker. 2004 - Skyler Allen, Matt Alfred, Chris Carlsen, Joey Cwik, Nick Denbeigh, Ryan Donckers, David Eneberg, Jesse Hendrix, Toke Kefu, Kyle Long, Tom McAndrews, Nate McFarlane, Randy Meade, Chris Peerboom, Lars Slind, Gregor Smith, Paul Terrell, Isaiah Trufant, Zach Wasielewski. 2003 - Skyler Allen, Nick Denbeigh, David Eneberg, Keith Garner, Jesse Hendrix, Nate McFarlane, Kyler Randall, Richmond Sanders, Chase Schmidtz, Kurt Sigler, Lars Slind, Paul Terrell, Isaiah Trufant, Chasen Walker, Mike Wolfe. 2002 - Josh Blankenship, Tim Calhoun, Peter Coombe, Joey Cwik, Jeremy Engle, Keith Garner, Jesse Hendrix, Eric Kimble, Nate McFarlane, Randy Meade, Erik Meyer, Jesse Nicassio, Zach Norling, Joe Pierce, Kyler Randall, Michael Roos, Richmond Sanders, Kurt Sigler, Paul Terrell, Isaiah Trufant, Chasen Walker. 2001 - Peter Coombe, Isaac Cunningham, Kyle Delorme, Jeremy Engle, Keith Garner, Anthony Griffin, Jason Koster, Zach Norling, David O’Hara, Chris Polinder, Asim Poston, Kyler Randall,

EWU PUNT & KICKOFF RETURNS In the last 25 seasons (1996-2020/21), Eastern has returned 40 total kicks for touchdowns while allowing just 19. Until North Dakota State had one in the FCS Playoffs in 2010, Eastern had not allowed a kickoff return for a touchdown in more than 10 years (599 total returns). Year Punt Return TD Opp. Kickoff Return TD Opp. ‘20-21 2019 Dre’ Sonte Dorton 2018 Nsimba Webster 1 1 2017 Dre’ Sonte Dorton 2016 Cooper Kupp Antoine Custer Jr. 2015 Cooper Kupp 1 1 2014 Cooper Kupp, *****Dylan Zylstra Shaq Hill 2013 2012 ****Evan Day 1 Shaquille Hill 2011 2010 ***T.J. Lee, **Darriell Beaumonte 1 Jesse Hoffman (3) 2 2009 1 2008 Taiwan Jones 2007 A.J. Jimerson 2006 Tony Davis 3 2005 1 2004 Eric Kimble (2), *Kyle Long 2003 2002 Eric Kimble 1 2001 Kyler Randall (2) 2 Lamont Brightful 2000 Lamont Brightful (2) 1999 Lamont Brighful (2) 2 1998 Bashir Levingston (3) 1 Bashir Levingston (3) 1997 Maurice Perigo Maurice Perigo, Steve Correa 1996 Maurice Perigo TOT. 20 13 20 6

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Nick Reynolds, Michael Roos, Fred Salanoa, David Sherrod, Bryan Shireman, Wes Shults, Paul Terrell, James Venters. 2000 - Lance Ballew, Greg Belzer, Travis Calloway, Peter Coombe, Kyle Delorme, Luke Fritz, Keith Garner, Anthony Griffin, Ryan Harms, Ole Olesen, Nick Omatsu, Chris Polinder, Kyler Randall, Fred Salanoa, David Sherrod, Wes Shults. 1999 - Lance Ballew, Greg Belzer, Aaron Best, Luke Fritz, Tim Gutmann, Scott Johnson, Rich Naccarato, Ole Olesen, Chris Polinder, Asim Poston, Kurt Sigler, Wayne Timmons, Alvin Tolliver, Julian Williams, Joe Zelinski. 1998 - Jeff Allen, Aaron Best, Lance Ballew, Mike Cappelletti, Tim Gutmann, Scott Johnson, Mike MacKenzie, Ole Olesen, Chris Polinder, Nick Reynolds, Steve Schwark, James Venters. 1997 - Jeff Allen, Lance Ballew, Jerrad Jeske, Scott Johnson, Mike MacKenzie, Steve Mattson, Jeff Ogden, Kevin Peterson, Jeremy Rogers, Chris Scott, Derek Strey. 1996 Roderick Givens, Jerrad Jeske, Harry Leons, Mike MacKenzie, Steve Mattson, Jeff Ogden, Chris Scott, Derek Strey, LeVar McClary, Jake Marquess, Scott Johnson, Mike Cappelletti. 1995 - Brendan Biele, Tim Cruger, Roderick Givens, Jesse Hardt, Tim Hunsaker, Ed Harris, Jerrad Jeske, DePrice Kelly, Jimmy Lake, Harry Leons, Travis Lowery, Mike MacKenzie, Steve Mattson, Matt McKinstry, Jon Millar, Jeff Ogden, Tobin Phelps, Chris Scott, Brian Sherick, Derek Strey. 1994 - Jason Anderson, Rob Aronow, Aaron Barfield, Todd Bernett, Tim Bruegman, Jesse Hardt, Shih-Hsin Hsu, Jerrad Jeske, Erick Judd, Travis Lowery, Steve Mattson, Chris Scott, Timm Scott, Troy Turner. 1993 - Jason Anderson, Rob Aronow, Aaron Barfield, Todd Bernett, Tony Brooks, Raphael Guillory, Jesse Hardt, Leon Hatch, Tim Hunsaker, Jackie Kellogg, Craig Sides, Timm Scott; 1992 - Jason Anderson, Rob Aronow, Mark Avena, Tony Brooks, Henry Hall, Jesse Hardt, Tim Hunsaker, Jackie Kellogg, Alex Lacson, Mo Owen, Timm Scott, Jason Scott, Craig Sides, Pat Sievers, Dan Thurston, Trevor Westlund. 1991 - Rob Aronow, John Balmer, Randy Baughn, Tony Brooks, Mike DeWulf, Randall Ensley, Jackie Kellogg, Tony Lenseigne, Casey McGourin, Dave Natali, Robert Puller, Kevin Sargent, Kurt Schulz, Craig Sides, Pat Sievers, Peder Thorstenson, Trevor Westlund. 1990 - John Balmer, Randy Baughn, Tony Brooks, Mike DeWulf, Brennan Earhart, Randall Ensley, Aaron Hansen, Darin Harvey, Tony Johnson, Jackie Kellogg, Casey McGourin, Tim Mitchell, Robert Puller, Darin Radcliffe, Brendan Rogers, Kurt Schulz, Pat Sievers, Scott Stuart, Peder Thorstenson, Tim Trout, Trevor Westlund. 1989 -John Balmer, Chris Busselman, Steve Cheroke, Mark DeWulf, Mike DeWulf, Brennan Earhart, Jason Elliot, Aaron Hansen, Darin Harvey, Pat Ogden, Alton Porter, Robert Puller, Kurt Schulz, Peder Thorstenson, Trevor Westlund. 1988 - Steve Cheroke, Mark DeWulf, Jason Elliott, Aaron Hansen, Darin Harvey, Jeff Mickel, Pat Ogden, Alton Porter, Robert Puller, Kurt Schulz, Kevin Sheehy, Scott Stuart, David Wayman. 1987 - Darin Harvey, Scott Kenoyer, Jeff Mickel, Paul Roberts, Steve Cheroke, Tim Floyd.

NCAA DIVISION II All-America First Team

1981 - John Tighe, Offensive Tackle (Kodak)

All-America Second Team

1981 - John Tighe, Off. Tackle (Associated Press)

NAIA

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NAIA All-America First Team 1957 - Dick Huston, Center 1965 - Mel Stanton, Halfback 1967 - Dave Svendsen, Offensive End 1969 - Greg Gavin, Center 1972 - Bob Picard, Offensive End 1973 - Scott Garske, Tight End 1975 - Mike Richter, Safety

NAIA All-America Second Team 1967 - Bill Diedrick, Quarterback 1968 - Greg Gavin, Center 1971 - Bob Picard, Offensive End 1977 - Tom Bassett, Wide Receiver

NAIA All-America Honorable Mention 1953 - Bernie Hancock, End 1957 - Ron Mensinger, Guard 1966 - Mick Landmark, Guard 1967 - Ray Stookey, Halfback 1968 - Paul Horak, Defensive Tackle 1968 - Dave Svendsen, Offensive End 1970 - Ed Fisher, Cornerback 1978 - Curt Didier, Wide Receiver 1979 - Darryl Bell, Tailback; 1979 - Curt Didier, Wide Receiver 1979 - Jay Lemcke, Defensive Tackle

AP Little All-America First Team

Defensive Back. 1975 - Mike Richter, Defensive Back. 1976 - Jeff Sheffield, Defensive Back. 1977 - Jeff Sheffield, Defensive Back. 1979 - Darryl Bell, Tailback.

AP Little All-Northwest Second Team

1957 - Ron Mensinger, Guard. 1966 - Steve Glass, Defensive Tackle; Frank Gaffrey, Linebacker; Dick Zornes, Safety. 195866 - No Selections Made. 1967 - John Halfmoon, Defensive Tackle; Ray Stookey, Halfback. 1968 - No Selections Made. 1969 - Mel Collins, Halfback; Ed Fisher, Cornerback; Bob Picard, Offensive End. 1970 - Mel Collins, Running Back; Ed Fisher, Cornerback. 1978 - Steve Quigley, Defensive Lineman. 1979 - Brent Caulk, Guard; Curt Didier, Wide Receiver; Jay Lemcke, Defensive Tackle. 1980 - Darryl Bell, Tailback.

AP Little All-Northwest Honorable Mention

1966 - Bill Diedrick, Quarterback; Vern Garland, Defensive End; Paul Horak, Defensive Tackle; Jerry Jantz, Safety; Mick Landmark, Defensive Tackle; Dave Svendsen, Offensive End; Pat Zlateff, Fullback. 1967 - Roger Cramer, Tight End; Robin Rexius, Strong Safety; Bill Wall, Linebacker. 1968 - Rick Hardie, Running Back; Carl Jones, Cornerback; Fred Morford, Defensive End. 1970 - Rick Rios, Linebacker. 1973 - Al Bushnell, Linebacker; John Daniels, Linebacker. 1974 - Doug Orcutt, Defensive Lineman. 1975 - Tom Bassett, Wide Receiver; Barry Sartz, Kicker. 1980 - Mark Puyear, Strong Safety; John Tighe, Offensive Tackle; Ken Wilson, Linebacker.

1968 - Dave Svendsen, Offensive End 1973 - Scott Garske, Tight End

AP Little All-America Honorable Mention 1959 - Ted Schultz, Guard 1967 - Rolf Oxos, Guard 1967 - Dave Svendsen, Offensive End 1968 - Greg Gavin, Center 1968 - Dave Svendsen, Offensive End

AP Little All-West Coast First Team 1950 - Meriel Michelson, Fullback

AP Little All-West Coast Hon. Mention 1966 - Mick Landmark, Offensive Tackle

UPI Little All-West Coast 1957 - Dick Huston, Center 1957 - Ron Mensinger, Guard

AP Little All-Northwest First Team 1956 - Dick Huston, Center. 1957 - Dick Huston, Center. 1966 - Mick Landmark, Guard; Don Strate, Fullback. 1967 - Bill Diedrick, Quarterback; Vern Garland, Defensive End; Greg Gavin, Center; Rolf Oxos, Guard; Dave Svendsen, Offensive End. 1968 -Greg Gavin, Center; Dave Svendsen, Offensive End. 1973 - Scott Garske, Tight End. 1974 - Mike Richter,

OTHER AWARDS Seattle Sports Star of the Year Awards 2011 - 2010 Team (Sports Story of the Year)

Spokane Sportswriters & Broadcasters Awards (awarded since 1948)

2015 - Cooper Kupp (Male Amateur Athlete of the Year) 2014 - 2014 Team (Team of the Year) 2014 - Beau Baldwin (Coach of the Year) 2013 - Beau Baldwin (Coach of the Year) 2012 - 2012 Team (Team of the Year) 2012 - Beau Baldwin (Coach of the Year) 2012 - Brandon Kaufman (Male Amateur Athlete of the Year) 2011 - Bo Levi Mitchell (Male Amateur Athlete of the Year) 2010 - 2010 Team (Team of the Year) 2010 - Beau Baldwin (Coach of the Year) 2010 - J.C. Sherritt (Male Amateur Athlete of the Year) 1992 - Dick Zornes (Coach of the Year) 1973 - Scott Garske (Male Amateur Athlete of the Year) 1967 - 1967 Team (Team of the Year) 1967 - Dave Holmes (Coach of the Year)

50-POINT GAMES IN EWU HISTORY

(66 games - 63-3 record) 1. #114 Spokane Univ. (114-0), 11/24/1914 2. 84 North Stars (84-0), 10/30/1908 3. 75 Southern Oregon (75-27), 11/12/1966 4. %74 Portland State (74-23), 11/16/18 5. ^70 Cal Poly (70-17), 9/22/2018 6. 69 Lewis-Clark St. (69-0), 11/11/1933 7. 68 Whitworth (68-0), 11/18/1967 8. 66 Northern Arizona (66-38), 11/2/2019 66 Simon Fraser (66-14), 10/13/2001 10. 64 Western Washington (64-0), 10/19/1974 11. 63 UC Davis (63-30), 10/1/2016 63 CS Northridge (63-35), 10/27/2001 63 Rocky Mountain (63-7), 9/6/1997 63 Whitworth (63-0), 9/22/1934 15. 62 Cal Poly (62-10), 3/27/21 16. 61 Cal Poly (61-7), 9/10/1994 17. 60 Saint Martin’s (60-7), 11/6/1948 18. 59 Lindenwood (59-31), 9/7/19 59 UC Davis (59-20), 11/10/18 59 Portland State (59-33), 11/18/17 59 Weber State (59-63), 9/28/1991 59 Carroll (59-6), 10/19/1957 23. 58 Central Washington (58-13), 9/1/2018 58 Western Montana (58-0), 9/18/1965 25. 56 Fordham (56-21), 9/16/17 56 Portland State (56-34), 11/21/2014 56 Idaho State (56-53), 10/4/2014 56 Sam Houston State (56-35), 09/23/2014 56 Sacramento State (56-30), 9/26/2009 30. 55 Southern Utah (55-17), 10/6/18 55 Montana State (55-50), 9/19/2015 55 Idaho State (55-3), 11/2/2013 55 North Dakota (55-17), 10/6/2012 55 Western Oregon (55-20), 9/14/2002 55 Whitworth (55-0), 9/22/1933 36. 54 Northern Colorado (54-21), 10/12/19 54 North Dakota (54-3), 11/1/2014 54 Montana State (54-29), 11/9/2013 54 Whitworth (54-0), 11/2/1923 40. 53 Portland State (53-46), 11/23/19 53 Cal Poly (53-51), 11/12/2011 53 Davenport HS (53-0), 10/18/1902 53 British Col. (53-7), 10/6/1956 44. 52 Sacramento State (52-31), 9/30/17 52 Montana State (52-51), 9/20/2014 52 Washington (52-59), 9/6/2014 52 Western Washington (52-31), 9/20/2008 52 Northern Arizona (52-24), 11/10/2007 52 Montana-Western (52-13), 9/31/2007 52 Idaho State (52-55), 10/4/2003 52 Spokane Col. (52-0), 10/22/1921 52 Montana (52-19), 11/16/1985 53. 51 Illinois State (51-35), 12/8/2012 51 Montana State (51-44), 11/13/2004 51 Weber State (51-7), 10/23/2004 51 Idaho State (51-7), 10/25/1997 51 Sacramento State (51-34), 10/12/1996 51 Carroll (51-0), 9/19/1981 59. 50 *Maine (50-19), 12/18/18 50 Northern Arizona (50-35), 9/24/2016 50 Portland State (50-17), 10/30/2010 50 Montana Tech (50-6), 9/7/2002 50 Weber State (50-26), 9/22/2001 50 Northern Colorado (50-15), 11/10/1984 50 Simon Fraser (50-14), 10/16/1981 50 Lewis-Clark St. (50-0), 9/26/1931 *FCS Playoffs. *FCS Playoffs. %Record vs. NCAA Division I or Big Sky Opponent. #Home Record. ^Record at Roos Field/Woodward Field.

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All-Time Record Versus Opponents

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First Last Opponent W L T Meeting Meeting Air Force 0 1 0 2004 Angelo State 1 0 0 1984 Appalachian State 0 1 0 #2007 Arizona State 0 1 0 2002 Augustana, S.D. 1 0 0 1987 Blair Business 3 6 0 1903 1909 Boise State 6 13 0 1968 2000 Brigham Young 0 1 0 2007 British Columbia 11 0 0 1950 1986 California 0 1 0 2009 Cal Poly, Pomona 1 0 0 1982 Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo 10 2 0 1994 *’20-21 Cal State Chico 1 0 0 1985 Cal State Hayward 3 0 0 1979 1981 Cal State Long Beach 2 1 0 1983 1986 Cal State Northridge 4 3 0 1991 2001 Carroll 5 1 0 1956 1981 Central Arkansas 1 0 0 #2016 #2016 Central State 0 1 0 1986 Central Washington 35 30 4 1921 2018 Cheney Normal Srs.-Jrs. 1 1 0 1913 1913 Cheney Normal Juniors 1 0 0 1914 Coeur d’Alene HS 0 3 0 1905 1906 Coeur d’ Alene School 1 0 0 1932 Colfax HS 2 3 0 1904 1906 College of Idaho 6 8 0 1924 1973 Colorado 0 1 0 2008 Connecticut 1 0 0 2001 Davenport Athletic Club 0 0 1 1903 Davenport High School 6 0 1 1902 1907 Delaware 1 0 0 #2010 Eastern Illinois 0 1 0 1991 Eastern Oregon 9 3 1 1930 1997 Fairmont State 0 1 0 &1967 Fordham 1 0 0 2017 Fort Lewis 1 0 0 1985 Garfield HS 2 2 0 1904 1906 Gonzaga 1 13 0 1908 1941 Gonzaga Frosh 5 1 1 1929 1936 Gonzaga JYA 0 2 0 1913 1913 Houston 0 1 0 1990 Howard Payne 1 0 0 1984 Humboldt State 1 3 0 1960 1971 Idaho 8 17 0 1942 *’20-21 Idaho Frosh 5 8 1 1921 1936 Idaho State 30 9 0 1947 *’20-21 Illinois State 1 2 0 1987 #2014 Jacksonville State 1 1 0 #2013 2019 Lewis & Clark 1 1 0 1953 1954 Lenoir-Rhyne 1 0 0 1990 Lewis & Clark State 15 3 2 1901 1949 Lindenwood 1 0 0 2019 2019 Linfield 2 5 0 1937 1964 Maine 1 0 0 #2018 #2018 McNeese State 1 0 0 #2007 Mesa 2 0 0 1980 1981 Montana 17 28 1 1938 2019 Montana State 32 10 0 1948 2018 Montana Tech 3 2 0 1974 2002 Montana Western 9 0 0 1965 2014 Northeast Louisiana 0 2 0 1992 1993 Nevada, Reno 1 8 0 1984 2010 Nicholls 1 1 0 2004 #2018 Northern State, S.D. 1 0 0 1979 North Stars 1 0 0 1908 North Texas 0 1 0 1988 Northwestern State 1 0 0 #1997 New Mexico Highlands 1 0 0 &1967 North Dakota 5 0 0 2012 2019 North Dakota State 1 4 0 #2010 #’20-21 Northern Arizona 23 12 0 1982 *’20-21 Northern Colorado 13 1 0 1979 2019 Northern Iowa 1 6 0 #1985 2016 Oakesdale High School 1 0 0 1905 Oregon 0 1 0 2015 2015 Oregon Tech 7 2 0 1970 1978

Oregon State 1 2 0 2000 2013 Pacific Lutheran 16 13 3 1937 1978 Portland State 21 20 1 1968 2019 Puget Sound 9 19 2 1939 1982 Richmond 1 0 0 #2016 #2016 Ritzville High School 2 0 0 1905 1906 Rocky Mountain 1 0 0 1997 Rosalia High School 0 1 0 1913 Sacramento State 19 5 0 1980 2019 Saint Martin’s 6 2 1 1933 1950 Sam Houston State 1 3 0 #2004 2014 San Diego State 0 1 0 2003 San Jose State 0 1 0 2005 Second Air Force 0 1 0 1942 Stephen F. Austin 1 3 0 1987 2009 Simon Frasier 4 1 0 1979 2001 Sonoma State 1 0 0 1992 South Dakota 0 1 0 2011 2011 South Dakota State 1 0 0 #2013 Southeast Missouri 1 0 0 #2010 Southern Illinois 1 0 0 #2004 Southern Oregon 7 6 0 1948 1978 Southern Utah 7 3 0 1998 2018 Southwest Texas 2 0 0 1995 1996 Spokane College 7 1 1 1920 1928 Spokane High School 2 4 1 1901 1904 Spokane University 10 3 0 1914 1931 Spokane YMCA 1 0 0 1908 Texas Tech 0 2 0 2008 2017 Toledo 0 1 0 2013 Towson 0 1 0 #2013 UC Davis 9 0 0 2005 *’20-21 U.S. International 1 0 0 1967 Utah State 1 0 0 1994 Villanova 1 0 0 #2010 Wagner 1 0 0 #2012 Washington 0 3 0 2011 2019 Washington State 1 4 0 1907 2019 Washington State Frosh 8 9 1 1921 1942 Washington State JV 0 1 0 1946 Weber State 19 16 0 1969 2018 West Virginia 0 1 0 2006 Western Oregon 7 9 1 1931 2013 Western Kentucky 1 0 0 #1997 Western Washington 38 25 0 1923 2008 Whitman 2 8 0 1925 1976 Whitworth 40 24 0 1915 1980 Willamette 3 1 0 1966 1972 Youngstown State 0 2 0 #1997 #2016 Totals (112 Seasons) 565 426 23 # - NCAA Championship Subdivision Playoffs (formerly I-AA) & - NAIA Playoffs

Eagles in Overtime (10-5) The Eagles are 7-2 in single overtime games, 1-3 in double overtime and 2-0 in triple overtime contests. 2016 - North Dakota State - L, 44-50 (1 OT) 2015 - Cal Poly - W, 42-41 (1 OT) 2011 - Cal Poly - W, 53-51 (3 OT) 2011 - Sacramento State - W, 42-35 (1 OT) 2010 - North Dakota State - W, 38-31 (1 OT) 2004 - at Montana State - W, 51-44 - (1 OT) 2003 - at Idaho State - L, 52-55 - (2 OT) 2001 - at Sacramento State - W, 42-35 (1 OT) 2001 - at Montana - L, 26-29 (2 OT) 2000 - at Weber State - W, 27-24 (1 OT) 1998 - Portland State - L, 27-30 (1 OT) 1994 - Montana State - W, 34-31 (3 OT) 1991 - at Idaho - W, 34-31 (2 OT) 1990 - Montana State - L, 25-28 (2 OT) 1990 - at Idaho State - W, 33-26 (1 OT)

THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED . . . Kickoff Returned for a Touchdown EWU: 90, Dre’ Sonte Dorton, Jacksonville State, 9/14/19 OPP: 100, Travell Harris, Wash. St., 9/15/18 Punt (not a block) Returned for a TD EWU: 57, Nsimba Webster, Portland State, 11/16/18 OPP: 75, Josh Davis, Weber State, 10/13/18 Interception Returned for a Touchdown EWU: 34, Mitchell Johnson, Cal Poly, 3/27/21 OPP: 27, Miguel Garcia, Sac. St., 10/5/19 Team Rushing, 300 Yards or More EWU: 320, Cal Poly, 11/16/19 OPP: 375, North Dakota State, 9/9/17 Team Passing, 400 Yards or More EWU: 416, Cal Poly, 3/27/21 OPP: 524, Washington State, 9/15/18 Total Offense, 500 Yards or More EWU: 563, UC Davis, 4/3/21 OPP: 560 Portland State, 11/23/19 Total Offense, 600 Yards or More EWU: 683, Cal Poly, 3/27/21 OPP: 626, Texas Tech, 9/2/17 Scoring, 50 Points or More EWU: 62, Cal Poly, 3/27/21 OPP: 59, Washington State, 9/15/18 Fumble Recovered by Defense for Touchdown EWU: 77, Andrew Katzenberger, Northern Ariz., 11/2/19 OPP: 66, George Obinna, Sac. St., 10/5/19 Blocked Field Goal Returned for Touchdown EWU: 55, Kedrick Johnson, Nicholls, 12/1/18 OPP: Unknown Blocked Punt Returned for Touchdown EWU: 0, Dylan Zylstra, 10/4/14 OPP: 41, Miles Killebrew, Southern Utah, 10/27/12 Interception Return for Defensive PAT EWU: 94, Jackie Kellogg, Port. St. 10/26/90 OPP: None Field Goal, 50 Yards or More EWU: 55, Seth Harrison, Cal Poly, 3/27/21 OPP: 51, Matt Blair, UC Davis, 11/10/18 Safety For EWU: Stephen F. Austin, 11/28/09 (L, 33-44) OPP: Idaho State, 11/9/19 (W, 48-5)

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All-Time Record Versus FCS & FBS Leagues NCAA Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) Members Big South Conference

Totals 0-0 – Eastern has not played Campbell, Charleston Southern, Gardner-Webb, Hampton, Kennesaw State, Monmouth Presbyterian

Colonial Athletic Conference

Delaware 1-0 Maine 1-0 Richmond 1-0 Towson 0-1 Villanova 1-0 Totals 4-1 – Eastern has not played Albany, Elon, James Madison, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Stony Brook, William & Mary

FCS Independents

Totals 0-0 – Eastern has not played North Alabama, Merrimack College

Ivy League

Totals 0-0 – Eastern has not played Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, Pennsylvania, Princeton, Yale

Mid-Eastern Conference

Totals 0-0 – Eastern has not played Bethune-Cookman, Delaware State, Florida A&M, Howard, Morgan State, Norfolk State, North Carolina A&T, North Carolina Central, South Carolina State

Missouri Valley Conference

Illinois State 1-2 North Dakota 5-0 UND was Big Sky member in all five meetings North Dakota State 1-4 Northern Iowa 1-6 South Dakota 0-1 South Dakota State 1-0 Southern Illinois 1-0 Youngstown State 0-2 Totals 10-15 – Eastern has not played Indiana State, Missouri State, Western Illinois

Northeast Conference

Wagner 1-0 Totals 1-0 – Eastern has not played Bryant, Central Connecticut State, Duquesne, LIU, Robert Morris, Sacred Heart, St. Francis (PA)

Ohio Valley Conference

Eastern Illinois 0-1 Jacksonville State 1-1 Southeast Missouri State 1-0 Totals 2-2 – Eastern has not played Austin Peay, Eastern Kentucky, Murray State, Tennessee-Martin, Tennessee State, Tennessee Tech

Patriot League

Fordham 1-0 Totals 1-0 – Eastern has not played Bucknell, Colgate, Georgetown, Holy Cross, Lafayette, Lehigh

Pioneer League

Totals 0-0 – Eastern has not played Butler, Davidson, Dayton, Drake, Jacksonville, Marist, Morehead State, San Diego, Stetson, Valparaiso

Southern Conference

Totals 0-0 – Eastern has not played Chattanooga, Citadel, East Tennessee State, Furman, Mercer, Samford, Virginia Military Institute, Western Carolina, Wofford

Southland Conference

Central Arkansas 1-0 McNeese State 1-0 Nicholls State 1-1 Northwestern State 1-0 Sam Houston State 1-3 Stephen F. Austin 1-3 Totals 6-7 – Eastern has not played Abilene Christian, Houston Baptist, Incarnate Word, Lamar, Southeastern Louisiana

Southwestern Athletic Conference - East

Totals 0-0 – Eastern has not played Alabama A&M, Alabama State, Alcorn State, Jackson State, Mississippi Valley State

Southwestern Athletic Conference - West

Totals 0-0 – Eastern has not played Arkansas Pine-Bluff, Grambling State, Prairie View A&M, Southern University, Texas Southern

NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) Members Atlantic Coast Conference - Atlantic

Totals 0-0 – Eastern has not played Boston College, Clemson, Florida State, Louisville, North Carolina State, Syracuse, Wake Forest

Atlantic Coast Conference - Coastal

Totals 0-0 – Eastern has not played Duke, Georgia Tech, Pittsburgh, Miami, North Carolina, Virginia, Virginia Tech

American Athletic Conference - West Houston 0-1 Totals 0-1 – Eastern has not played Memphis, Navy, SMU, Tulane, Tulsa American Athletic Conference - West Connecticut 1-0 Totals 1-0 – Eastern has not played Central Florida, Cincinnati, East Carolina, South Florida, Temple Big 12 Conference

Texas Tech 0-2 West Virginia 0-1 Totals 0-3 – Eastern has not played Baylor, Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, TCU, Texas

Big Ten Conference - East

Totals 0-0 – Eastern has not played Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio State, Penn State, Rutgers

Big Ten Conference - West

Totals 0-0 – Eastern has not played Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, Northwestern, Purdue, Wisconsin

Conference USA - East

FBS Independents

Brigham Young 0-1 Totals 0-1 – Eastern has not played Army, Liberty, Massachusetts, New Mexico State, Notre Dame

Mid-American Conference - East

Totals 0-0 – Eastern has not played Akron, Bowling Green, Buffalo, Kent State, Miami (Ohio), Ohio

Mid-American Conference – West

Toledo 0-1 Totals 0-1 – Eastern has not played Ball State, Central Michigan, Eastern Michigan, Northern Illinois, Western Michigan

Mountain West Conference - East

Air Force 0-1 Boise State 6-13 • BSU was FCS member for 16 of those games (5-11) Utah State 1-0 Totals 7-14 • 2-3 vs. FBS – Eastern has not played Colorado State, New Mexico, Wyoming

Mountain West Conference - West

Nevada (Reno) 1-8 • Nevada was FCS member for 8 of those games (1-7) San Diego State 0-1 San Jose State 0-1 Totals 1-10 • 0-3 vs. FBS – Eastern has not played Fresno State, Hawaii, UNLV

Pac-12 Conference - North

California 0-1 Oregon 0-1 Oregon State 1-2 Washington 0-3 Washington State 1-4 • EWU also 0-1 vs. WSU JV and 8-9-1 vs. WSU Frosh Totals 2-11 – Eastern has not played Stanford

Pac-12 Conference - South

Arizona State 0-1 Colorado 0-1 Totals 0-2 – Eastern has not played Arizona, UCLA, USC, Utah

Southeastern Conference - East

Totals 0-0 – Eastern has not played Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Missouri, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vanderbilt

Southeastern Conference - West

Totals 0-0 – Eastern has not played Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, LSU, Mississippi State, Ole Miss, Texas A&M

Sun Belt Conference - East Appalachian State 0-1 Appalachian State was FCS when 2007 game took place Totals 0-1 – Eastern has not played Coastal Carolina, Georgia State, Georgia Southern, Troy

Western Kentucky 1-0 • Western Kentucky was FCS when 1997 game took place Sun Belt Conference – West Totals 1-0 Louisiana-Monroe 0-2 0-0 vs. FBS • Was FCS (Northeast Louisiana) in 1992 & 1993 – Eastern has not played Charlotte, Florida Atlantic, Florida Texas State 2-0 International, Marshall, Middle Tennessee, Old Dominion • Was FCS (Southwest Texas) in 1995 & 1996 Totals 2-2 Conference USA - West North Texas 0-1 0-0 vs. FBS • North Texas was FCS when 1988 game took place – Eastern has not played Arkansas State, Louisiana-Lafayette, South Alabama Totals 0-1 0-0 vs. FBS – Eastern has not played Louisiana Tech, Rice, Southern Mississippi, UAB, UTEP, UTSA

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Year-by-Year/Coaches Records COACH UNKNOWN W L T PF PA 1901.............................. 1 2 0 10 29 1902.............................. 2 1 2 65 5 Totals............................ 3 3 2 75 34 CLAUDE ARTHUR 1903.............................. 3 2 2 62 64 H. E. (HARRY) SMITH 1904.............................. 1 6 0 9 93 1905.............................. 4 3 0 136 34 Totals (2, .357).............. 5 9 0 145 127 O. P. (PAUL) LIENAU 1906.............................. 5 3 0 84 113 1907.............................. 3 2 0 6 13 Totals (2, .615).............. 8 5 0 90 126 NICK HINCH 1908.............................. 2 3 0 84 113

No Games 1943‑45

HARRY GOLDSWORTHY 1909.............................. 0 2 0 0 35

W. B. (RED) REESE 1946.............................. 4 3 1 119 50 Totals (13, .698)........... 66 26 9 1644 637

No Games 1910‑11 NICK HINCH 1912.............................. 0 1 0 6 13 Totals (2, .333).............. 2 4 0 90 126 ALBERT FERTSCH 1913.............................. 1 5 0 18 143 1914.............................. 2 0 0 128 7 1915.............................. 1 1 0 8 13 1916.............................. 0 3 0 6 35 Totals (4, .308).............. 4 9 0 160 198 No Games 1917‑19 A. A. (VIN) EUSTIS 1920.............................. 5 2 0 139 61 1921.............................. 3 3 0 121 70 1922.............................. 1 5 0 48 159 1923.............................. 5 2 0 176 66 1924.............................. 3 4 1 59 70 1925.............................. 6 3 0 144 92 1926.............................. 1 6 0 30 192 Totals (7, .490)............. 24 25 1 717 710 ARTHUR. C. WOODWARD 1927.............................. 3 5 0 89 164 1928.............................. 4 3 0 59 63 Totals (2, .467).............. 7 8 0 148 227 G. M. (BRICK) JOHNSON 1929.............................. 4 4 0 117 64

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RALPH PETERSON 1942.............................. 3 4 0 65 68

W. B. (RED) REESE 1930.............................. 3 4 0 103 44 1931.............................. 5 1 2 189 53 1932.............................. 3 2 3 99 57 1933.............................. 6 2 0 206 47 1934.............................. 6 1 0 148 44 1935.............................. 4 2 1 81 33 1936.............................. 7 1 0 115 49 1937.............................. 6 1 0 134 40 1938.............................. 6 2 1 90 61 1939.............................. 5 3 0 135 65 1940.............................. 6 2 0 142 48 1941.............................. 5 2 1 83 46

A. H. (ABE) POFFENROTH 1947.............................. 6 1 1 122 60 1948.............................. 8 1 0 194 80 1949.............................. 7 2 0 174 96 1950.............................. 8 2 0 191 86 1951.............................. 2 6 0 70 250 1952.............................. 1 7 0 80 148 Totals (6, .625)............. 32 19 1 831 720 ED CHISSUS 1953.............................. 6 2 0 162 139 1954.............................. 1 8 0 46 244 1955.............................. 4 4 0 110 98 1956.............................. 5 2 1 157 61 1957.............................. 5 2 1 168 78 1958.............................. 4 4 0 122 108 1959.............................. 2 6 1 88 203 1960.............................. 2 7 0 79 224 1961.............................. 0 9 0 18 231 1962.............................. 0 8 1 49 171 Totals (10, .365)........... 29 52 4 999 1557 DAVE HOLMES 1963.............................. 3 6 0 108 129 1964.............................. 5 4 0 141 99 1965.............................. 8 1 0 268 84 1966.............................. 7 1 1 326 135 1967 (NAIA Playoffs).. 11 1 0 409 168 Totals (5, .719)............. 34 13 1 1252 615 BRENT WOOTEN 1968.............................. 3 7 0 179 163 1969.............................. 4 5 0 167 259 1970.............................. 4 6 0 89 205 Totals (3, .379)............. 11 18 0 435 627 JOHN MASSENGALE 1971.............................. 5 5 0 221 250 1972.............................. 3 7 0 159 189 1973.............................. 5 4 0 121 116 1974.............................. 4 5 0 153 219 1975.............................. 3 6 0 126 211 1976.............................. 4 4 1 183 246 1977.............................. 5 4 0 222 194 1978.............................. 6 4 0 258 195 Totals (8, .473)............. 35 39 1 1443 1620

Five former Eagle head coaches are pictured, including DICK ZORNES (top left), who played for his coaching mentor, DAVE HOLMES (top right). Also pictured are RED REESE (middle, right), ABE POFFENROTH (middle, left) and JOHN MASSENGALE (bottom).

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EWU in NCAA Football Championship Subdivision (since 1984) and the Big Sky Conference (since 1987) DICK ZORNES Year W L T PF PA 1979 7 2 0 184 162 1980..................................6 4 0 221 195 1981..................................7 3 0 245 97 1982..................................8 2 0 313 116 1983..................................5 5 0 202 194 1984..................................7 2 1 306 200 1985 (FCS Playoffs).........9 3 0 381 260 1986..................................6 5 0 324 276 1987..................................4 7 0 220 303 1988..................................2 8 1 217 372 1989..................................4 6 0 255 264 1990..................................5 6 0 300 360 1991..................................5 6 0 301 364 1992 (FCS Playoffs).........7 4 0 266 194 1993..................................7 3 0 285 225 Totals (15, .573)...............89 66 2 4020 3582

BEAU BALDWIN

Former Eagle coaches JOHN ZAMBERLIN (left) and MIKE KRAMER (kneeling) worked together on the EWU coaching staff from 1992-94. Kramer eventually became head coach at Idaho State, taking over for Zamberlin.

EWU All-Time . . .

112 Seasons, 1014 games 565 wins, 426 losses, 23 ties/.569

MEMBER OF FCS (I-AA) – 37 Seasons 431 games, 261 wins, 168 losses, 2 ties/.606 BIG SKY CONFERENCE – 34 Seasons 261 games, 165 wins, 96 losses, 0 ties/.632

W L 2 6 2 6 4 4 3 5 4 4 6 1 5 2 26 28

T PCT PF PA Place 0 .250 189 262 8th 0 .250 176 242 8th 0 .500 198 175 5th 0 .375 213 257 T-7th 0 .500 246 286 T-3rd 0 .857 169 115 T-1st 0 .714 186 163 T-2nd 0 .481 1377 1500

MIKE KRAMER 1994...................................4 7 0 300 294 1995...................................3 8 0 238 357 1996...................................6 5 0 305 254 1997 (FCS Playoffs).........12 2 0 481 245 1998...................................5 6 0 316 297 1999...................................7 4 0 326 336 Totals (6, .536)..................37 32 0 1966 1783

2 5 1 6 4 4 7 1 4 4 6 2 24 22

0 .286 152 198 T-7th 0 .143 142 257 8th 0 .500 213 189 T-5th 0 .875 264 147 1st 0 .500 239 204 T-4th 0 .750 254 233 T-2nd 0 .522 1264 1228

PAUL WULFF 2000...................................6 5 0 288 243 2001...................................7 4 0 461 349 2002...................................6 5 0 365 276 2003...................................6 5 0 344 321 2004 (FCS Playoffs)..........9 4 0 488 323 2005 (FCS Playoffs)..........7 5 0 420 281 2006...................................3 8 0 214 296 2007 (FCS Playoffs)..........9 4 0 437 288 Totals (8, .570)..................53 40 0 3017 2377

5 3 3 4 3 4 3 4 6 1 5 2 3 5 6 2 34 25

0 .625 218 175 T-2nd 0 .429 259 263 5th 0 .429 209 198 T-4th 0 .429 230 247 6th 0 .857 308 149 T-1st 0 .714 251 151 T-1st 0 .375 180 167 T-6th 0 .750 258 149 2nd 0 .576 1913 1499

BEAU BALDWIN 2008...................................6 5 0 323 295 2009 (FCS Playoffs)..........8 4 0 404 329 2010 (FCS Champion).....13 2 0 472 374 2011....................................6 5 0 356 332 2012 (FCS Playoffs)......... 11 3 0 472 356 2013 (FCS Playoffs).........12 3 0 592 424 2014 (FCS Playoffs)......... 11 3 0 618 439 2015...................................6 5 0 381 435 2016 (FCS Playoffs).........12 2 0 593 371 Totals (9, .726)..................85 32 0 4211 3355

5 3 6 2 7 1 5 3 7 1 8 0 7 1 5 3 8 0 58 14

0 .625 223 184 3rd 0 .750 288 184 T-2nd 0 .875 246 171 T-1st 0 .571 259 221 T-3rd 0 .875 276 213 T-1st 0 1.000 338 206 1st 0 .875 334 206 1st 0 .625 249 296 T-4th 0 1.000 363 195 T-1st 0 .806 2576 1876

AARON BEST 2017......................................7 4 0 379 367 2018 (FCS Runner-Up).......12 3 0 647 340 2019......................................7 5 0 487 415 2020 (FCS Playoffs).............5 2 0 264 188 Totals (4, .689).....................31 14 0 1777 1310

6 7 6 5 24

0 .750 300 250 T-3rd 0 .857 384 135 T-1st 0 .714 342 253 T-3rd 0 .833 244 146 0 .800 1270 784

2 1 2 1 6

EWU Coaching Facts Best Winning Percentage (Overall) . . . .726 Beau Baldwin (9 seasons, 2008-16, 85-32); .719 Dave Holmes (5 seasons, 1963-67, 34-13-1); .689 Aaron Best (4 seasons, 2017-20/21, 31-14) Most Victories (Overall) . . . 89 Dick Zornes (15 seasons, 1979-93) Best Winning Percentage (Big Sky Conf.) . . . . .806 Beau Baldwin (9 seasons, 2008-16, 58-14); .800 Aaron Best (4 seasons, 2017-20/21, 24-6) Most Victories (Big Sky) . . .58 Beau Baldwin (8 seasons, 2008-16)

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Uniform Combination Records Since 2010 Helmet - Jersey - Pants (2020-21)

Record

Red-Red-Red . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18-1 Red-White-Red (Idaho State) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-4 Black-Black-Black (Northern Arizona) . . . . . . . . 13-2 Red-White-White . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-8 Red-Black-Red . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2 Red-Red-White (Cal Poly) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-1 Red-White-Black (UC Davis, No. Dakota St.) . . . 5-3 Black-White-Black . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2 White-White-White . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4 Red-Black-Black (Idaho) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-0 Red-Red-Black (at Idaho) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1 Black-Black-White . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-0 Black-White-White . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2 White-White-Red . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1 White-White-Black . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1 Black-Red-Black . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 White-White-Grey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 Red-Grey-Red . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-0 Black-Grey-Black . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-0 Black-Grey-Grey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-0 White-Red-White . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-1 Black-Black-Red . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-1 White-Black-White . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-1 Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102-37 Military Appreciation Day Combinations

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Nov. 3, 2012 Nov. 23, 2013 Oct. 18, 2014 Nov. 7, 2015 Oct. 8, 2016

W W W L W

Cal Poly Black-Black with camo-Black Portland St. Black-White with camo-White Northern Colo. Black-Black with flag-Black Northern Ariz. White-Red with flag-White Northern Colo. Red-Gray and camo-Red

*Indicates Big Sky Conference Game Helmets . . . . Jersey . . . . . Pants

2010

Coach: Beau Baldwin

S 2 L Nevada 24 - 49 S 11 W Central Wash. 35 - 32 S 18 W *Montana 36 - 27 S 25 L *Montana St. 7 - 30 O 2 W *Weber St. 35 - 24 O 9 W *Northern Ariz. 21 - 14 O 16 W *Northern Colo. 35 - 28 O 23 W *Sacramento St. 28 - 24 O 30 W *Portland St. 50 - 17 N 13 W Southern Utah 31 - 24 N 20 W *Idaho St. 34 - 7 D 4 W #Southeast Mo. 37 - 17 D 11 W #North Dak. St. ( ot) 38 - 31 D 18 W #Villanova 41 - 31 J 7 W %Delaware 20 - 19 N-at Qwest Field in Seattle F-at Pizza Hut Park in Frisco, Texas #NCAA Champ. Subdivision Playoffs %NCAA Division I Championship Game. 13-2/7-1 Big Sky (t-1st)

A N H A A H A H A H H H H H F

Red-White-Red Red-Black-Black Red-Red-Red Red-White-White Red-White with red trim-Black Red-Red-Red Red-White-Red Red-Red-Red Red-White-Black Red-Red-Red Red-Black with red trim-Black Red-Red-Red Red-Red-Red Red-Black with red trim-Black Red-Black with red trim-Black

30 30 17 36 21 28 27 35 43 51 14

A A A H H A H A H A A

Red-White with red trim-Black Red-White with red trim-Black Red-White-White Red-Black-Black Red-Black-Black Red-White with red trim-Black Red-Black-Black Red-White-White Red-Black-Black Red-White-White Red-White with red trim-Black

3 24 26 26 17 24 28 30 17 28 34 19 35 45

A A A H H A H A H H A H H H

Red-White-White Red-White-White Red-White-Red Black-Black-Black Red-Black-Black Black-White-Black Red-Red-Red Red-White-White Black-Black-Black Black-Black-White Red-White-Red Red-Red-Red Red-Red-Red Red-Red-Red

49 - 46 A 43 - 14 H 21 - 33 A

Red-White-Red Red-Red-Red Red-White-White

2011

Coach: Beau Baldwin

S 3 L Washington 27 - S 10 L South Dakota 17 - S 17 L *Montana 14 - S 24 L *Montana St. 21 - O 1 W *Weber St. 27 - O 8 W *Northern Ariz. 36 - O 15 W *Northern Colo. 48 - O 22 W *Sac. St. (ot) 42 - O 29 L *Portland St. 26 - N 12 W Cal Poly (3ot) 53 - N 19 W *Idaho St. 45 - 6-5/5-3 Big Sky (t-3rd) Coach: Beau Baldwin A 30 W Idaho 20 - S 8 L Wash. St. 20 - S 22 W *Weber St. 32 - S 29 W *Montana 32 - O 6 W *North Dakota 55 - O 13 W *Montana St. 27 - O 20 W *Sacramento St. 31 - O 27 L *Southern Utah 27 - N 3 W Cal Poly 34 - N 10 W *UC Davis 31 - N 17 W *Portland St. 41 - D 1 W #Wagner 29 - D 8 W #Illinois St. 51 - D 15 L #Sam Hou. St. 42 - #NCAA Champ. Subdivision Playoffs 11-3/7-1 Big Sky (t-1st)

2012

2013

Coach: Beau Baldwin A 31 W Oregon St. S 7 W Western Ore. S 14 L Toledo

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A H A H A A H A H H H H

Black-White-Black Red-Red-White Red-White-Red Red-Black-Black Black-White-White Red-White-White Black-Black-Black Red-Red-Red Black-White-White Red-Red-Black Red-Black-Black Red-Red-White

2014

Coach: Beau Baldwin

A 23 W Sam Hou. St. 56 - 35 A 30 W Mont.-Western 41 - 9 S 6 L Washington 52 - 59 S 20 W Montana St. 52 - 51 S 27 W *UC Davis 37 - 14 O 4 W *Idaho St. 56 - 53 O 11 W *Southern Utah 42 - 30 O 18 W *Northern Colo. 26 - 18 O 25 L *Northern Ariz. 27 - 28 N 1 W *North Dakota 54 - 3 N 8 W *Montana 36 - 26 N 21 W *Portland St. 56 - 34 37 - 20 D 6 W #Montana D 13 L #Illinois St. 46 - 59 #NCAA Champ. Subdivision Playoffs 11-3/7-1 Big Sky (1st)

S 5 L Oregon 42 S 12 L Northern Iowa 35 S 19 W Montana St. 55 S 26 W *Sac. St. 28 O 10 W *Cal Poly (ot) 42 O 17 W *Idaho St. 45 O 24 W *Northern Colo. 43 O 31 W *Weber St. 14 N 7 L *Northern Ariz. 30 N 14 L *Montana 16 N 21 L *Portland St. 31 6-5/5-3 Big Sky (t-4th)

- - - - - - - - - - -

61 38 50 20 41 28 41 13 52 57 34

H Black-Black-Black H Red-Red-Red A Red-White-Red A Black-White-Black A Red-White-Red H Red-Red-White A Red-White-Red H Black-Black-Black A Red-White-White H Red-Red-Red H Black-Black-Black A White with red stripe-White -White H Red-Red-Black H Black-Red-Black

A White with stripe-White with stripe-White A White-White-Black H Red-Red-White A Red-White-Red H Black-Grey-Black A White-White-Red A White-White-Black H Black-Black-Black H White-Red-White A Black-White-White H Black-Black-Black

2016

Coach: Beau Baldwin

S 3 W Washington St. 45 - 42 S 10 L North Dak. St. (ot) 44 - 50 S 17 W Northern Iowa 34 - 30 S 24 W *Northern Ariz. 50 - 35 O 1 W *UC Davis 63 - 30 O 8 W *Northern Colo. 49 - 31 O 22 W *Montana St. 41 - 17 O 29 W *Montana 35 - 16 N 5 W *Cal Poly 42 - 21 N 12 W *Idaho St. 48 - 17 N 18 W *Portland St. 35 - 28 D 3 W #Central Ark. 31 - 14 D10 W #Richmond 38 - 0 D 17 L #Youngstown St. 38 - 40 #NCAA Champ. Subdivision Playoffs 12-2/8-0 Big Sky (t-1st)

Coach: Aaron Best

S 2 L Texas Tech S 9 L North Dakota St. S 16 W Fordham Univ. S 23 W *Montana S 30 W *Sacramento St. O 7 W *UC Davis O 14 W *Montana St. O 21 L *Southern Utah N 4 L *Weber St. N 11 W *North Dakota N 18 W *Portland St. 7-4/6-2 Big Sky (t-3rd)

10 13 56 48 52 41 31 28 20 21 59

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56 40 21 41 31 38 19 46 28 14 33

A H A A H A H A H A H

Red-White-Red Black-Black-Red Black-White-Black Red-White-White Red-Red-White White-White-White Red-Red-Red White-White-Red White-Black-White Red-White-Red Black-Black-Black

S 1 W Central Wash. 58 - 13 S 8 W Northern Ariz. 31 - 26 S 15 L Washington St. 24 - 59 S 22 W *Cal Poly 70 - 17 S 29 W *Montana St. 34 - 17 O 6 W *Southern Utah 55 - 17 O 13 L *Weber St. 6 - 14 O 27 W *Idaho 38 - 14 N 3 W *Northern Colo. 48 - 13 N 10 W *UC Davis 59 - 20 N 16 W *Portland St. 74 - 23 D 1 W #Nicholls 42 - 21 D 8 W #UC Davis 34 - 29 D15 W #Maine 50 - 19 J 5 L %North Dakota St. 24 - 38 F - at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas #NCAA Champ. Subdivision Playoffs %NCAA Division I Championship Game. 12-3/7-1 Big Sky (t-1st)

H A A H A H A H A H A H H H F

Red-Red-Red Red-White-Red White-White-White Black-Red-Black White-White-Black Red-Black-Black Black-White-White Black-Black-Black Red-White-Red Red-Black-Red Red-Red-White Black-Black-White Red-Red-Red Red-Red-White Red-White-Red

A H A A H A H A H A A H

Red--White-White Red-Red-White White-White-White White-White-Gray Red-Red-Red Red-White-White Red-Red-Black Black-White-Black Black-Black-Black White-White-Red Red-Red-Red Black-Black-White

A H A H A H A

Red-Red-Black Black-Black-Black Red-White-Red Red-Red-White Red-White-Black Red-Black-Black Red-White-Black

2018

2015

Coach: Beau Baldwin

2017

A A H A H H A H A H A H H H

Red-White-Red White-White-White Red-Red-White Black-White-Black Black-Grey-Grey Red-Gray-Red Red-White-Red Black-Black-Black White-White-Red Black-Black-White White-White-Grey Red-Red-Black Black-Black-Black Black-Black-Black

Coach: Aaron Best

2019

Coach: Aaron Best

A 31 L Washington 14-47 S 7 W Lindenwood 59-31 S 14 L Jacksonville St. 45-49 S 21 L Idaho 27-35 S 28 W *North Dakota 35-20 O 5 L *Sacramento St. 27-48 O 12 W *Northern Colo. 54-21 O 26 L *Montana 17-34 N 2 W Northern Ariz. 66-38 N 9 W *Idaho St. 48-5 N 16 W *Cal Poly 42-41 N 23 W *Portland St. 53-46 7-5/6-2 Big Sky (t-3rd)

2020-21

Coach: Aaron Best

F 27 L *Idaho 21-13 M 6 W *Northern Ariz. 45-13 M 13 W *Idaho State 46-42 M 27 W *Cal Poly 62-10 A 3 W *UC Davis 32-22 A 10 W *Idaho 38-31 A 24 L #N. Dakota St. 20-42 5-2/5-1 Big Sky (t-2nd)

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EWU vs. Ranked FCS Opponents (Stats Perform Top 25 Poll) 60-73 Overall / 19-45 versus Top 10 – 9-35 versus Top 5 – 2-8 Versus No. 1 Since 2010 . . . 31-19 overall / 10-10 versus Top 10 – 4-7 Top 5 – 0-2 Versus No. 1 Also . . . 1-7 all-time versus ranked opponents from FBS 2020/21 - L - #6 North Dakota State 42, #9 EWU 20 (Fargo, N.D.) 2020/21 - W - #9 EWU 32, #11 UC Davis 22 (Davis, Calif.) 0-2 vs. Top 25; 0-1 vs. Top 10 in 2019

2019 - L - #10 Montana 34. EWU 17 (Missoula, Mont.) 2019 - L - #17 Jacksonville State 49, #4 EWU 45 (Jacksonville, Ala.) -- EWU defeated North Dakota, ranked #25 by the AFCA but unranked by STATS, 35-20 in Cheney, Wash. 0-2 vs. Top 25; 0-1 vs. Top 10 in 2019 2018 - L - #1 North Dakota St. 38, #4 EWU 24 (Frisco, Texas) 2018 - W - #4 EWU 50, #12 Maine 19 (Cheney, Wash.) 2018 - W - #4 EWU 34, #7 UC Davis 29 (Cheney, Wash.) 2018 - W - #4 EWU 42, #15 Nicholls 21 (Cheney, Wash.) 2018 - W - #5 EWU 59, #4 UC Davis 20 (Cheney, Wash.) 2018 - L - #13 Weber State 14, #4 EWU 6 (Ogden, Utah) 2018 - W - #6 EWU 31, #18 Northern Arizona 26 (Flagstaff, Ariz.) 5-2 vs. Top 25; 2-1 vs. Top 10; 1-1 vs. Top 5 2017 - L - #19 Weber State 28, #11 EWU 20 (Cheney, Wash.) 2017 - L - #2 North Dakota State 40, #7 EWU 13 (Cheney, Wash.) 0-2/0-1 vs. Top 10 2016 - L - Youngstown State 40, #3 EWU 38 (Cheney, Wash.) 2016 - W - #3 EWU 38, #12 Richmond 0 (Cheney, Wash.) 2016 - W - #3 EWU 31, #14 Central Arkansas 14 (Cheney, Wash.) 2016 - W - #3 EWU 42, #14 Cal Poly 42 (San Luis Obispo, Calif.) 2016 - W - #3 EWU 35, #16 Montana 16 (Cheney, Wash.) 2016 - W - #4 EWU 50, #25 Northern Arizona 35 (Flagstaff, Ariz.) 2016 - W - #8 EWU 34, #10 Northern Iowa 30 (Cheney, Wash.) 2016 - L - #1 North Dakota St. 50, #8 EWU 44 - 1 overtime (Fargo, N.D) 6-2/0-1 vs. Top 10 2015 - L - #11 Portland State 34, #18 EWU 31 (Cheney, Wash.) 2015 - L - #22 Montana 57, #10 EWU 16 (Missoula, Mont.) 2015 - W - #14 EWU 55, #11 Montana State 50 (Cheney, Wash.) 2015 - L - #14 Northern Iowa 38, #7 EWU 35 (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1-3/0-0 vs. Top 10 2014 - L - #7 Illinois State 59, #4 EWU 46 (FCS Playoffs in Cheney, Wash.) 2014 - W - #4 EWU 37, #12 Montana 20 (FCS Playoffs in Cheney, Wash.) 2014 - W - #5 EWU 36, #11 Montana 26 (Cheney, Wash.) 2014 - W - #2 EWU 52, #14 Montana State 51 (Bozeman, Mont.) 2014 - W - #1 EWU 56, #17 Sam Houston State 35 (Cheney, Wash.) 4-1/0-1 vs. Top 10 2013 - L - #5 Towson 35, #3 EWU 31 (FCS Playoffs in Cheney, Wash.) 2013 - W - #3 EWU 35, #20 Jacksonville State 24 (FCS Playoffs in Cheney, Wash.) 2013 - W - #3 EWU 41, #13 South Dakota State 17 (FCS Playoffs in Cheney, Wash.) 2013 - W - #3 EWU 54, #4 Montana State 29 (Cheney, Wash.) 2013 - W - #3 EWU 42, #10 Montana 37 (Missoula, Mont.) 2013 - L - #4 Sam Houston State 49, #2 EWU 34 (Huntsville, Texas) 4-2/2-2 vs. Top 10

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2012 - L - #5 Sam Houston State 45, #4 EWU 42 (FCS Playoffs in Cheney, Wash.) 2012 - W - #4 EWU 51, #16 Illinois State 35 (FCS Playoffs in Cheney, Wash.) 2012 - W - #7 EWU 34, #16 Cal Poly 17 (Cheney, Wash.) 2012 - W - #6 EWU 27, #2 Montana State 24 (Bozeman, Mont.) 2012 - W - #7 EWU 32, #21 Montana 26 (Cheney, Wash.) 4-1/1-1 vs. Top 10 2011 - L - #4 Montana State 36, #21 EWU 21 (Cheney, Wash.) 2011 - L - #12 Montana 17, #10 EWU 14 (Missoula, Mont.) 0-2/0-1 vs. Top 10

2010 - W - #1 EWU 20, #5 Delaware 19 (Frisco, Texas) 2010 - W - #1 EWU 41, #10 Villanova 31 (Cheney, Wash.) 2010 - W - #1 EWU 38, #25 North Dakota State 31 - 1 overtime (Cheney, Wash.) 2010 - W - #1 EWU 37, #9 Southeast Missouri State 17 (Cheney, Wash.) 2010 - W - #13 EWU 21, #24 Northern Arizona 14 (Cheney, Wash.) 2010 - L - #17 Montana State 30, #9 EWU 7 (Bozeman, Mont.) 2010 - W - #18 EWU 36, #6 Montana 27 (Cheney, Wash.) 6-1/4-0 vs. Top 10 2009 - L - #12 Stephen F. Austin 44, #13 EWU 33 (FCS Playoffs in Nacogdoches, Texas) 2009 - L - #3 Montana 41, #21 EWU 34 (Missoula, Mont.) 2009 - L - #21 Weber State 31, #14 EWU 13 (Cheney, Wash.) 0-3/0-1 vs. Top 10 2008 - W - EWU 33, #8 Weber State 26 (Ogden, Utah) 2008 - L - #12 Montana 19, #23 EWU 3 (Cheney, Wash.) 1-1/1-0 vs. Top 10 2007 - L - #15 Appalachian State 38, #14 EWU 35 (FCS Playoffs in Boone, N.C.) 2007 - W - #14 EWU 44, #3 McNeese State 15 (FCS Playoffs in Lake Charles, La.) 2007 - W - #22 EWU 35, #11 Montana State 13 (Cheney, Wash.) 2007 - L - #1 Montana 24, EWU 23 (Missoula, Mont.) 2-2/1-1 vs. Top 10 2006 - L - #4 Montana 33, EWU 17 (Cheney, Wash.) 0-1/0-1 vs. Top 10 2005 - L - #7 Northern Iowa 41, #15 EWU 38 (FCS Playoffs in Cedar Falls, Iowa) 2005 - W - EWU 35, #11 Montana State 14 (Cheney, Wash.) 2005 - L - #18 Cal Poly 40, #11 EWU 35 (San Luis Obispo, Calif.) 2005 - W - #12 EWU 34, #2 Montana 20 (Missoula, Mont.) 2-2/1-1 vs. Top 10 2004 - L - #9 Sam Houston State 35, #14 EWU 34 (FCS Playoffs in Cheney, Wash.) 2004 - W - #14 EWU 35, #1 Southern Illinois 31 (FCS Playoffs in Carbondale, Ill.) 2004 - W - #16 EWU 51, #23 Montana State 44 (1 overtime in Bozeman, Mont.) 2004 - W - #21 EWU 38, #11 Cal Poly 21 (Cheney, Wash.) 2004 - L - #5 Montana 31, #23 EWU 28 (Cheney, Wash.) 2004 - W - EWU 45, #16 Northern Arizona 14 (Cheney, Wash.) 2004 - W - EWU 41, #25 Portland State 21 (Portland, Ore.) 5-2/1-2 vs. Top 10 2003 - L - #5 Montana 41, EWU 10 (Missoula, Mont.) 2003 - L - #14 Northern Arizona 54, EWU 31 (Flagstaff, Ariz.) 0-2/0-1 vs. Top 10

1997 - W - #8 EWU 31, #16 Northern Arizona 14 (Flagstaff, Ariz.) 1997 - W - #17 EWU 40, #2 Montana 35 (Missoula, Mont.) 4-1/2-1 vs. Top 10 1996 - L - #6 Northern Arizona 13, #20 EWU 10 (Cheney, Wash.) 1996 - W - #22 EWU 31, #25 Idaho State 17 (Pocatello, Idaho) 1996 - L - #1 Montana 34, #20 EWU 30 (Cheney, Wash.) 1996 - L - #22 Weber State 22, EWU 20 (Ogden, Utah) 1-3/0-2 vs. Top 10 1995 - L - #5 Montana 63, EWU 7 (Missoula, Mont.) 1995 - L - #24 Idaho State 14, EWU 7 (Cheney, Wash.) 0-2/0-1 vs. Top 10 1994 - L - #3 Boise State 16, EWU 13 (Cheney, Wash.) 1994 - L - #4 Idaho 40, EWU 15 (Cheney, Wash.) 1994 - L - #2 Montana 49, EWU 29 (Missoula, Mont.) 0-3/0-3 vs. Top 10 1993 - W - EWU 16, #19 Montana State 7 (Bozeman, Mont.) 1993 - W - EWU 38, #23 Northern Arizona 26 (Cheney, Wash.) 1993 - L - #11 Idaho 49, EWU 10 (Moscow, Idaho) 1993 - L - #5 Montana 35, EWU 20 (Cheney, Wash.) 1993 - L - #6 Northeast Louisiana 34, EWU 13 (Cheney, Wash.) 2-3/0-2 vs. Top 10 1992 - L - #3 Northern Iowa 17, #14 EWU 14 (FCS Playoffs in Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1992 - L - #3 Northeast Louisiana 41, #20 EWU 31 (Monroe, La.) 1992 - L - #3 Idaho 38, #16 EWU 21 (Cheney, Wash.) 1992 - W - EWU 27, #17 Montana 21 (Missoula, Mont.) 1-3/0-3 vs. Top 10 1991 - L - #1 Nevada 51, EWU 14 (Cheney, Wash.) 1991 - L - #6 Boise State 31, EWU 17 (Boise, Idaho) 0-2/0-2 vs. Top 10 1990 - L - #4 Nevada 40, #19 EWU 17 (Reno, Nevada) 1990 - W - #20 EWU 36, #2 Montana 35 (Missoula, Mont.) 1990 - W - EWU 16, #12 Boise State 10 (Cheney, Wash.) 2-1/1-1 vs. Top 10 1989 - L - #20 Boise State 27, EWU 20 (Boise, Idaho) 1989 - L - #5 Stephen F. Austin 42, EWU 36 (Cheney, Wash.) 1989 - L - #4 Idaho 41, EWU 34 (Moscow, Idaho) 1989 - L - #6 Montana 22, EWU 16 (Spokane, Wash.) 0-4/0-3 vs. Top 10 1988 - L - #11 Stephen F. Austin 48, EWU 10 (Nacogdoches, Texas) 1988 - L - #7 Idaho 31, EWU 22 (Spokane, Wash.) 1988 - L - #13 Montana 30, EWU 6 (Missoula, Mont.) 1988 - L - #1 North Texas 51, EWU 0 (Denton, Texas) 1988 - W - EWU 34, #11 Boise State 28 (Spokane, Wash.) 1-4/0-2 vs. Top 10

2002 - W - EWU 30, #1 Montana 21 (Spokane, Wash.) 2002 - W - EWU 41, #16 Northern Arizona 29 (Cheney, Wash.) 2002 - L - #14 Portland State 34, EWU 31 (Portland, Ore.) 2-1/1-0 vs. Top 10

1987 - L - #13 Weber State 46, EWU 23 (Ogden, Utah) 1987 - L - #20 Northern Arizona 41, EWU 24 (Spokane, Wash.) 1987 - L - #20 Idaho 31, EWU 24 (Moscow, Idaho) 1987 - L - #1 Nevada 40, EWU 26 (Spokane, Wash.) 0-4/0-1 vs. Top 10

2001 - L - #17 Northern Arizona 42, EWU 33 (Flagstaff, Ariz.) 2001 - L - #3 Montana 29, #15 Eastern Wash. 26 (2 overtimes in Missoula, Mont.) 0-2/0-1 vs. Top 10

1986 - L - #1 Nevada 56, EWU 22 (Reno, Nevada) 1986 - L - #20 Idaho 27, #6 EWU 10 (Spokane, Wash.) 1986 - W - #8 EWU 21, #15 Boise State 19 (Spokane, Wash.) 1-2/0-1 vs. Top 10

2000 - W - EWU 27, #15 Portland State 24 (Portland, Ore.) 2000 - L - #9 Montana 41, #18 EWU 31 (Spokane, Wash.) 1-1/0-1 vs. Top 10

1985 - L - #4 Northern Iowa 17, #11 EWU 14 (FCS Playoffs in Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1985 - W - #11 EWU 42, #5 Idaho 38 (Moscow, Idaho) 1985 - L - #10 Idaho 42, #13 EWU 21 (Moscow, Idaho) 1985 - L - #11 Nevada 31, #10 EWU 25 (Reno, Nevada) 1985 - W - EWU 28, #15 Montana State 23 (Bozeman, Montana) 2-3/1-2 vs. Top 10 1984 - L - #3 Boise State 45, EWU 17 (Boise, Idaho) 0-1/0-1 vs. Top 10

1999 - L - #4 Montana 25, EWU 7 (Missoula, Mont.) 1999 - W - EWU 14, #15 Northern Arizona 10 (Flagstaff, Ariz.) 1-1/0-1 vs. Top 10 1998 - W - EWU 31, #14 Montana State 24 (Cheney, Wash.) 1-0/0-0 vs. Top 10 1997 - L - #9 Youngstown State 25, #4 EWU 14 (FCS Playoffs in Spokane, Wash.) 1997 - W - #4 EWU 38, #5 Western Kentucky 21 (FCS Playoffs in Spokane, Wash.) 1997 - W - #4 EWU 40, #17 Northwestern State 10 (FCS Playoffs in Spokane, Wash.)

Plus These Games Versus Ranked FBS Opponents . . . 2015 - L - #7 Oregon 61, EWU 42 (Eugene, Ore.) 2013 - W - EWU 49, #25 Oregon State 46 (Corvallis, Ore.) 2009 - L - #10 California 59, EWU 7 (Berkeley, Calif.) 2008 - L - #12 Texas Tech 49, EWU 24 (Lubbock, Texas) 2006 - L - #6 West Virginia 52, EWU 3 (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1990 - L - #10 Houston 84, EWU 21 (Houston, Texas)

EASTERN 2021 FOOTBALL BIG SKY CHAMPIONSHIPS: 1992•1997•2004•2005•2010•2012•2013•2014•2016•2018

Career Games Played 1. 55 Shaq Hill (WR) 2. 54 Zach Wimberly (TE) 54 Jake Withnell (TE) 4. 53 Nzuzi Webster (CB) 53 Albert Havili (DE) 53 Kendrick Bourne (WR) 53 Samson Ebukam (DE) 53 Ronnie Hamlin (LB) 9. 52 Dylan Ledbetter (DT) 52 Chris Schlichting (OT) 52 Jayce Gilder (TE) 52 Cooper Kupp (WR) 52 Miquiyah Zamora (LB) 52 Mario Brown (RB) 52 Jake Miller (P) 52 Allen Brown (S) 52 Will Katoa (DT) 52 Bo Schuetzle (CB) 52 Kevin Miller (K) 52 Brandon Murphy (OG) 21. 51 Spencer Blackburn (C) 51 Kaleb Levao (OG) 51 Jim Townsend (DE) 51 Curtis Billen (LS) 51 Josh Lewis (CB) 51 Matthew Sommer (DT) 51 Clay DeBord (OT) 51 Miles Weatheroy (S) 51 Ronald Baines (CB) 51 Paul Ena (DE) 51 Tyler Washburn (LB) 51 Matt Martin (TE) 33. 50 D’londo Tucker (CB) 50 Zach Bruce (S) 50 Marcus Saugen (DE) 50 Zack Gehring (TE) 50 Nicholas Edwards (WR) 50 Grant Williams (LB) NR 47 Tristen Taylor (OT) NR 46 Tamarick Pierce (RB) NR 42 Talolo Limu-Jones (WR) NR 41 Calin Criner (S) NR 39 Jack Sendelbach (LB)

2012-14 2013-16 2012-15 2014-18 2013-17 2013-16 2013-16 2011-14 2016-19 2016-19 2016-19 2013-16 2013-16 2010-14 2011-14 2010-13 2010-13 2010-13 2009-13 2010-13 2016-19 2015-19 2015-19 2015-18 2015-18 2013-16 2012-15 2012-15 2010-13 2009-12 2009-12 2007-10 2015-18 2013-16 2014-17 2010-13 2009-12 2009-12 2016-20/21 2016-20/21 2017-20/21 2017-20/21 2016-20/21

Career Games Started 1. 3. 4. 5. 6.

52 52 51 50 49 47

Chris Schlichting (OT) Cooper Kupp (WR) Clay DeBord (OT) Ronnie Hamlin (LB) Spencer Blackburn (C) Tristen Taylor (OT)

2016-19 2013-16 2012-15 2011-14 2016-19 2016-20/21

7. 45 Nicholas Edwards (WR) 45 Matt Johnson (S) 45 Matt Nichols (QB)

2009-12 2008-11 2006-09

Other Notable Former Eagles and Number of Games Played/Started: QB Gage Gubrud (2015-16-17-18) - 38/28; DT Jay-Tee Tiuli (2014-15-16-18) - 49/24; WR Shaq Hill (2012-13-14-16) - 55/25; DE Samson Ebukam (201314-15-16) - 53/38; OG Aaron Neary (2012-13-14-15) - 46/24; QB Vernon Adams Jr. (2012-13-14) – 37/34; CB T.J. Lee (2010-11-12-13) - 45/35; OT Will Post (2009-10-11-12) - 45/36; LB Zach Johnson (2008-1011-12) - 39/39; DT Renard Williams (2008-09-10-11) – 46/38; QB Bo Levi Mitchell (2010-11) – 26/25; LB J.C. Sherritt (2007-08-09-10) - 47/35; QB Matt Nichols (2006-07-08-09) - 47/45 (played all 47 EWU games in that span); TE Nate Overbay (2006-07-08-09) - 43/22; DE Greg Peach (2005-06-07-08) - 47/40; LB Joey Cwik (2002-03-04-05) - 47/40; (played all 47 EWU games in that span); QB Erik Meyer (2002-03-04-05) 42/35; QB Fred Salanoa (1999-00-01) – 24/23

Starts by EWU Quarterbacks Since 1998 2020-21 – Eric Barriere 6 (4-2), Gunner Talkington 1 (1-0) 2019 – Eric Barriere 12 (7-5) 2018 – Gage Gubrud 5 (4-1), Eric Barriere 10 (8-2) = 12-3 2017 – Gage Gubrud 10 (6-4), Eric Barriere 1 (1-0) = 7-4 2016 – Gage Gubrud 13 (11-2), Jordan West 1 (1-0) = 12-2 2015 – Jordan West 9 (6-3), Reilly Hennessey 2 (0-2) = 6-5 2014 – Vernon Adams Jr. 10 (8-2), Jordan West 4 (3-1) = 11-3 2013 – Vernon Adams Jr. 15 (12-3) 2012 – Kyle Padron 5 (3-2) , Vernon Adams Jr. 9 (8-1) = 11-3 2011 – Bo Levi Mitchell 11 (6-5) 2010 – Bo Levi Mitchell 14 (12-2), Nick Gauthier 1 (1-0) = 13-2 2009 – Matt Nichols 12 (8-4) 2008 – Matt Nichols 10 (5-5), Alex Smart 1 (1-0) = 6-5 2007 – Matt Nichols 13 (9-4)

2006 – Chris Peerboom 1 (0-1), Matt Nichols 10 (3-7) = 3-8 2005 – Erik Meyer 12 (7-5) 2004 – Erik Meyer 13 (9-4) 2003 – Erik Meyer 10 (5-5), Skyler Allen 1 (1-0) = 6-5 2002 – Josh Blankenship 11 (6-5) 2001 – Fred Salanoa 11 (7-4) 2000 – Fred Salanoa 9 (5-4), Chris Samms 2 (1-1) = 6-5 1999 – Fred Salanoa 3 (1-2), Chris Samms 8 (6-2) = 7-4 1998 – Griffin Garske 10 (4-6), Scott Mitchell 1 (1-0) = 5-6 Leaders in Starts 1. Matt Nichols – 45 (25-20 .556) 2. Erik Meyer – 35 (21-14 .600) 3. Vernon Adams Jr. – 34 (28-6 .823) 4. Eric Barriere – 29 (20-9 .690; 13-0 at home; 7-9 on road/neutral) 5. Gage Gubrud – 28 (21-7 .750) 6. Bo Levi Mitchell – 25 (18-7 .720) Fred Salanoa – 23 (13-10 .565)

Winningest FCS Teams 2010-2019 By percentage . . . 1. North Dakota State .913 (137-13); 2. Kennesaw State .762 (48-15); 3. San Diego .741 (86-30); 4. Harvard .740 (74-26); 5. Eastern Washington .735 (97-35); 6. James Madison .733 (96-35); 7. Jacksonville State .7280 (91-34); 8. Sam Houston State .7279 (99-37); 9. Dartmouth .700 (7030); 10. Bethune-Cookman .690 (78-35); 11. North Carolina A&T .687 (79-36); 12. Dayton .676 (75-36); 13. Central Arkansas .667 (80-40); 14. Wofford .650 (80-43); 15. South Dakota State .648 (83-45); 16. McNeese State .646 (73-40); 17. Montana .642 (79-44); 18. Illinois State .634 (78-45); 19. Duquesne .632 (72-42); 20. Montana State .629 (78-46). By victories . . . 1. North Dakota State 137; 2. Sam Houston State 99; 3. Eastern Washington 97; 4. James Madison 96; 5. Jacksonville State 91; 6. San Diego 86; 7. South Dakota State 83; 8. New Hampshire, Central Arkansas & Wofford 80; 11. Montana & North Carolina A&T 79; 12. Montana State, Illinois State & Bethune-Cookman 78; 16. Northern Iowa 77; 17. Dayton 75; 18. Harvard 74; 19. McNeese State 73; 20. Duquesne 72.

EWU SCORING RECORDS BY QUARTERS/HALVES (as a member of the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision since 1983)

1st Quarter

2nd Quarter

Halftime

Third Quarter

Fourth Quarter

Second Half

29 Central Wash. 9/18/04

31 North Dakota 11/1/14

45 Cal Poly 3/27/21

35 UC Davis 10/1/16

35 CS Northridge 10/27/01

49 UC Davis 10/1/16

28 Cal Poly 3/27/21

30 Northern Colo. 10/12/19

41 Cal Poly 9/10/94

28 Portland St. 11/18/17

28 Sam Houston St. 8/23/14

49 CS Northridge 10/27/01

28 Jacksonville St. 9/14/19

28 Sacramento St. 9/26/09

40 Northern Colo. 10/12/19

28 Portland St. 11/16/18

28 Southern Utah 9/21/02

47 Portland St. 11/16/18

28 Northern Ariz. 11/10/07

28 Weber State 10/23/04

28 Rocky Mountain 9/6/97

28 Cal Poly 9/10/94

38 North Dakota 11/1/14

28 Angelo State 9/22/84

28 Cal Poly 10/2/82

38 Central Wash. 9/8/84

38 Northern Ariz.11/2/19

28 Stephen F. Austin 10/28/89

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Team Records %Indicates record as member of NCAA Division I (since 1984). #Indicates record versus Big Sky Conference (since 1987). Most Wins Year: 13 2010 Most Wins Year: 13 2010 12 2018, 2016, 2013, 1997 11 2014, 2012, 1967 as a member of NAIA Most Big Sky Conference Wins Year: 8 2016, 2013 7 2018, 2014, 2012, 2010, 1997 6 2019, 2017, 2009, 2007, 2004, 1999, 1992 Largest Scoring Margin Game: 114 11/24/14 vs. Spokane U. (114-0) %56 9/6/97 vs. Rocky Mountain (63-7) #53 9/22/18 vs. Cal Poly (70-17) Worst Scoring Margin Game: 63 11/17/90 vs. Houston (84-21) Year:

Most Points Scored Game: 114 11/24/1914 vs. Spokane U. (114-0) 84 10/30/1908 vs. North Stars (84-0) 75 11/12/66 vs. Southern Oregon (75-27) %74 11/16/18 vs. Portland State (74-23) 70 9/22/18 vs. Cal Poly (70-17) 69 11/11/33 vs. Lewis-Clark State (69-0) 68 11/18/67 vs. Whitworth (68-0) 66 11/2/19 vs. Northern Arizona (66-38) 66 10/13/01 vs. Simon Fraser (66-14) 64 10/19/74 vs. Western Washington (64-0) 63 10/1/16 vs. UC Davis (63-30) 63 10/27/01 vs. Cal State Northridge (63-35) 63 9/6/97 vs. Rocky Mountain (63-7) 63 9/22/34 vs. Whitworth (63-0) (see complete list of games with 50+ points) Year: 647 2018 618 2014 593 2016 592 2013 488 2004 Most Games 50 or More Points Year: 6 2018, 2014 4 2019 3 2017, 2001 Most Games Allowing 20 or Less Points Year: 9 2018, 1997, 1981, 1964, 1949

Most Points Allowed Game: 84 11/17/90 vs. Houston (21-84) 81 10/21/1922 vs. WSU Frosh (0-81) 74 10/1/1927 vs. Gonzaga (0-74) 73 10/10/1908 vs. Washington State (0-73) 66 9/25/1926 vs. Gonzaga (0-66) %63 11/11/95 vs. Montana (7-63) 63 11/4/95 vs. Boise State (44-63) 63 9/28/91 vs. Weber State (59-63) 61 9/5/15 vs. Oregon (42-61) 59 9/15/18 vs. Washington State (24-59) 59 12/13/14 vs. Illinois State (46-59) 59 9/6/14 vs. Washington (52-59) 59 9/12/09 vs. California (7-59) 59 9/29/51 vs. Western Washington (59-0) Year: 439 2014 435 2015 28 2013 415 2019 372 1988 Most Touchdowns Game: %11 11/16/18 vs. Portland State Year: 86 2018 84 2104 83 2013 81 2016 67 2004 Most Field Goals Game: 5 9/22/01 vs. Weber State 4 10/12/19 vs. Northern Colorado 4 11/9/19 vs. Idaho State 3 10/25/97 vs. Idaho St. 3 9/11/99 vs. Central Washington 3 10/06/07 vs. Montana 3 10/11/97 vs. Sacramento St. Year: 18 2012 16 2011, 2018 15 1990,1991, 1997, 2001, 2006 Most Field Goal Attempts Year: 23 1997 22 1990, 1991, 2000, 2010 21 2001

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Ending his threeyear career as an Eagle (2012-14) with 23 school records, nine Big Sky records and six FCS records, quarterback VERNON ADAMS JR. helped the Eagles break EWU and league records for scoring in the 2014 season. Eastern finished the season with 618 points to break the previous record of 592 points scored by the Eagles in 2013 in 15 games. Eastern also set school and Big Sky records for touchdowns (84) and total plays (1,079) in 2014. The Eagles led FCS in scoring (44.1 points per game).

Best Field Goal Percentage Year: 100.0 2018 (15-of-15) 100.0 2014 (13-of-13) 90.0 2012 (18-of-20) 86.7 2019 (13-of-15) 84.2 2011 (16-of-19) Most Extra Points Year: 75 2018, 2016, 74 2013 73 2014 59 2004 Most Extra Point Attempts Year: 82 2014 79 2013, 2018 78 2016 65 2004 Best Extra Point Percentage Year: 100.0 2003 (40-of-40) 100.0 2008 (39-of-39) 98.2 2007 (56-of-57) 97.9 2017 (47-of-48) 97.5 1999 (39-of-40) Most First Downs Game: 39 9/6/97 vs. Rocky Mountain Year: 372 2016 369 2013 353 2018 324 1997 322 2004

EASTERN 2021 FOOTBALL BIG SKY CHAMPIONSHIPS: 1992•1997•2004•2005•2010•2012•2013•2014•2016•2018 Most First Downs Passing Year: 238 2016 206 2014 205 2013 185 2005 182 2012 Most Plays Game: 106 10/2/15 vs. Northern Colorado 100 12/3/16 vs. Central Arkansas 100 8/23/14 vs. Sam Houston State 100 11/8/05 vs. Northern Arizona 99 11/28/09 vs. Stephen F. Austin Year: 1,079 2014 1,069 2018 1,062 2016 1,036 2013 1,016 2010 Most Yards Total Offense Game: 769 9/7/19 vs. Lindenwood 743 11/2/13 vs. Idaho State 740 9/6/97 vs. Rocky Mountain 728 11/18/17 vs. Portland State 706 11/2/19 vs. Northern Arizona (see complete list of games with 566+ yards) Year: 8,002 2013 7,923 2018 7,414 2016 7,188 2014 6,735 1997 Most Yards Total Offense Per Game Year: 533.5 2013 529.6 2016 528.2 2018 524.8 2019 522.7 2020-21 Most Touchdowns Responsible For Year: 141 2013 135 2016 129 2014 124 2018 101 2010 Most Yards Offense Per Play Game: 12.3 11/9/13 vs. Montana State (48-591) 11.7 9/19/15 vs. Montana State (57-667) 11.1 9/22/18 vs. Cal Poly (59-657) 10.8 11/16/18 vs. Portland State (58-624) 10.7 9/1/18 vs. Central Washington (63-677) Year: 7.7 2013 (1036-8002) 7.5 2018 (1010-7566) 7.22 2001 (784-5659) 7.18 1997 (956-6735) 7.0 2016 (1062-7414) Most Rushing Attempts Game: 65 10/8/05 vs. Northern Arizona 63 11/10/18 vs. UC Davis 61 9/25/99 vs. Cal State Northridge 60 9/25/04 vs. Idaho State 57 10/11/97 vs. Sacramento State Year: 580 2018 572 1997 559 2004 552 2014 526 1981 Most Net Yards Rushing Game: 456 9/25/99 vs. Cal State Northridge 441 9/22/18 vs. Cal Poly 438 9/19/81 vs. Carroll 380 10/6/18 vs. Southern Utah 378 11/16/18 vs. Portland State Year: 3,839 2018 3,130 1950 3,061 1997 2,755 2013

2,593 2014

Most Touchdowns Rushing Game: 7 9/25/99 vs. Cal State Northridge 6 11/10/18 vs. UC Davis 6 10/27/01 vs. Cal State Northridge 6 9/22/18 vs. Cal Poly 6 9/26/09 vs. Sacramento State Year: 41 2018 32 2014 30 1997 29 2004 29 2019 Most Yards Rushing Per Carry Game: 14.7 9/22/18 vs. Cal Poly (30-441) also Big Sky record 14.0 11/16/18 vs. Portland State (27-378) 10.4 10/27/01 vs. Cal State Northridge (35-363) 10.0 11/16/19 vs. Cal Poly (32-320) 9.4 11/2/13 vs. Idaho State (33-311) Year: 6.62 2018 (580-3839) 6.41 2001 (387-2479) 5.35 1997 (572-3061) 5.292 2019 (471-2493) 5.288 2013 (521-2755) Most Yards Rushing Per Game Year: 313.0 1950 255.9 2018 225.4 2001 218.6 1997 207.8 2019 Most Passes Attempted Game: 76 11/28/09 vs. Stephen F. Austin 69 9/3/11 vs. Washington 66 12/3/16 vs. Central Arkansas 65 9/23/17 vs. Montana 63 8/30/08 vs. Texas Teach Year: 620 2016 527 2014 524 2010 517 2012 515 2013 Most Passes Completed Game: 48 12/3/16 vs. Central Arkansas 44 9/23/17 vs. Montana 43 11/28/09 vs. Stephen F. Austin 39 9/3/11 vs. Washington 38 8/30/08 vs. Texas Tech 38 10/24/15 vs. Northern Colorado 38 9/10/11 vs. South Dakota 38 9/14/02 vs. Western Oregon Year: 421 2016 340 2014 338 2013 320 2011 309 2010 Highest Completion Percentage Game: 90.0 11/9/13 vs. Montana State (18-of-20) 87.5 10/9/04 vs. Northern Arizona (21-of-24) 87.5 9/19/15 vs. Montana State (21-of-24) 85.4 9/3/16 vs. Washington State (35-of-41) 84.6 10/8/16 vs. Northern Colorado (33-of-39) 84.6 12/8/18 vs. UC Davis (22-of-26) Year: 67.9 2016 (421-of-620) 65.6 2013 (338-of-515) 65.5 2004 (269-of-411) 64.8 2009 (304-of-469) 64.5 2014 (340-of-527) Most Yards Passing Game: 549 9/23/17 vs. Montana 526 9/12/15 vs. Northern Iowa 522 9/7/19 vs. Lindenwood 520 10/22/16 vs. Montana State 496 9/3/16 vs. Washington State

Year:

5,614 2016 5,247 2013 4,595 2014 4,469 2012 4,101 2005

Most Yards Passing Per Game Year: 401.0 2016 368.4 2011 366.7 2020-21 353.3 2015 349.8 2013 341.8 2005 Highest Average Yards Per Pass Attempt Game: 17.4 11/9/13 vs. Montana State (20-347) 17.1 9/19/15 vs. Montana State (410-24) 15.0 9/18/04 vs. Central Washington (20-300) 14.4 9/26/98 vs. Cal State Northridge (28-404) 14.0 9/1/18 vs. Central Washington (25-349) Year: 10.2 2013 (515-5247) 9.6 1997 (384-3674) 9.4 2005 (438-4101) 9.2 2004 (411-3784) 9.1 2016 (620-5614) Highest Average Yards Per Pass Completion Game: 25.8 10/12/96 vs. Sacramento State (309-12) 24.4 11/18/17 vs. Portland State (440-18) 23.0 10/26/96 vs. Idaho State (11-253) 22.44 9/26/98 vs. Cal State Northridge (18-404) 22.36 11/6/99 vs. Montana State (14-313) Year: 15.6 1997 (235-3674) 15.5 2013 (338-5247) 15.1 1998 (161-2430) 15.0 1996 (152-2280) 14.8 2005 (278-4101) Most Touchdowns Passing Game: 7 12/15/18 vs. Maine 7 8/31/07 vs. Montana-Western 7 9/7/02 vs. Montana Tech 7 9/6/14 vs. Washington 6 On 13 occasions (through 2020-21 season) Year: 58 2013 54 2016 45 2014 38 2018 38 2010 Most Passes Had Intercepted Game: 7 10/23/99 vs. Montana 7 10/5/74 vs. Western Oregon 5 10/7/06 vs. Montana 5 10/7/95 vs. Idaho State 5 11/19/94 vs. Northern Iowa 5 10/10/92 vs. Montana State 5 10/13/90 vs. Nevada 5 11/4/78 vs. Oregon Tech 5 10/7/78 vs. Central Washington Year: 29 1970, 1978 19 2006 18 1996 16 1999, 2010 Highest Passing Efficiency Rating Game: 318.2 11/9/13 vs. Montana State (18-of-20, 347, 5 TD, 0 Int.) 313.5 9/19/15 vs. Montana State (21-of-24, 410, 6 TD, 0 Int.) 263.3 9/1/18 vs. Central Washington (20-of-25, 349, 5 TD, 0 Int.) 244.4 10/9/04 vs. Northern Arizona (21-of-24, 291, 4 TD, 0 Int.) 241.9 11/10/07 vs. Northern Arizona (17-of-24, 316, 5 TD, 1 Int.) Year: 182.6 2013 168.2 2016 162.5 2014 162.3 2004 161.4 2005

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Highest Average Per Punt Return Year: 20.33 2016 (9-183) 16.83 1998 (23-387) 16.64 2004 (28-466) 14.36 2001 (22-316) 13.50 2015 (8-108)

Most Kickoff Returns Game: 10 12/13/14 vs. Illinois State 9 9/12/09 vs. California 9 10/4/08 vs. Portland State Year: 61 2010 57 2009 52 2014 50 2013 49 2012 Most Kickoff Return Yards Game: 326 10/31/98 vs. Sacramento State 282 9/30/00 vs. Montana 263 12/1/07 vs. Appalachian State 209 12/16/96 vs. Cal State Northridge 207 12/11/10 vs. North Dakota State Year: 1429 2010 1184 2014 1152 2012 1103 1999 1055 2008 Most Kickoff Return Touchdowns Game: 3 10/31/98 vs. Sacramento St. Year: 3 1998, 2010 2 1997, 1999, 2000 Highest Average Per Kickoff Return Year: 26.26 1999 (42-1103) 24.56 1998 (41-1007) 24.30 2017 (37-899) 23.51 2012 (49-1152) 23.43 2010 (61-1429) Most Interceptions Game: 7 11/4/89 vs. Weber State 5 10/31/09 vs. Portland State 5 10/25/03 vs. Sacramento State 4 11/22/08 vs. Weber State 4 10/2/99 vs. Northern Arizona 4 9/21/96 vs. Southwest Texas 4 9/22/07 vs. Idaho State Year: 31 1982 26 2010 22 2007, 2018 19 2004, 2014 Most Interception Return Yards Game: 169 10/25/03 vs. Sacramento State 149 9/21/96 vs. Southwest Texas 112 9/2/00 vs. Oregon State 95 12/1/18 vs. Nicholls 85 11/21/09 vs. Northern Arizona Year: 424 1989 400 2010 356 1996 351 2003 307 2018 281 2004 Most Interception Return Touchdowns Year: 4 2003, 2008 3 1996, 2004, 2009, 2013, 2014 Most Passes Broken Up Game: 14 9/15/84 vs. Montana State 13 11/10/18 vs. UC Davis 11 11/13/10 vs. Southern Utah 11 11/8/14 vs. Montana 11 9/25/04 vs. Idaho State 10 11/17/07 vs. Weber State 10 11/18/17 vs. Portland State 10 9/16/00 vs. Idaho State 10 9/30/00 vs. Montana Year: 70 2018 67 2010 64 2004 60 2007 59 1994

Most Passes Defended (Int. & PBU) Year: 93 2010 (67 pbu, 26 int) 92 2018 (70 pbu, 22 int) 84 1997 (71 pbu, 13 int) 83 2004 (64 pbu, 19 int) 82 2007 (60 pbu, 22 int) Most Fumble Returns Game: 7 11/4/89 vs. Weber State Year: 31 1982 10 1996 5 2003, 2010 4 2009 3 2012, 2018, 2019 Most Fumble Return Yards Game: 100 9/22/18 vs. Cal Poly 77 11/2/19 vs. Northern Arizona 70 11/16/96 vs. Cal State Northridge 51 10/19/96 vs. Montana 44 10/25/97 vs. Idaho Year: 424 1989 140 1996 133 2019 111 2018 74 1997 70 2010 Most Fumble Return Touchdowns Year: 4 2018 2 2010, 2019 Most Tackles Game: 136 9/22/18 vs. Cal Poly 135 9/22/18 vs. Cal Poly 134 10/10/15 vs. Cal Poly 120 11/13/99 vs. Weber State 119 11/12/11 vs. Cal Poly Year: 1,271 2013 1,227 2018 1,212 2010 1,166 2016 1,126 2012 Most Unassisted Tackles Year: 649 2013 645 2018 618 2010 586 2014 568 2012 Most Assisted Tackles Year: 688 1997 640 2009 622 2013 612 2016 594 2010 Most Tackles for Loss Game: 21 10/7/00 vs. Montana 19 11/7/15 vs. Northern Arizona 17 10/11/08 vs. Montana 16 10/14/00 vs. Boise State 16 10/23/04 vs. Weber State 16 9/27/97 vs. Weber State Year: 131 1997, 2010 121 2000 114 2007 107 2018 Most Yards From Tackles for Loss Year: 510 1997 438 2000 399 2010 364 1998 363 2008

EASTERN 2021 FOOTBALL BIG SKY CHAMPIONSHIPS: 1992•1997•2004•2005•2010•2012•2013•2014•2016•2018 Most Sacks Game: 10 9/16/17 vs. Fordham 9 10/23/04 vs. Weber State 9 10/24/92 vs. Northern Arizona 8 9/27/97 vs. Weber State 7 10/14/00 vs. Boise State 7 11/15/97 vs. Cal State Northridge 7 10/13/12 vs. Montana State 7 10/18/14 vs. Northern Colorado 7 10/26/96 vs. Idaho State Year: 50 1997 36 2018 35 2016 34 2008 33 2012

Most Yards From Sacks Game: 77 9/16/17 vs. Fordham Year: 364 1997 254 2000 248 2018 216 2016 214 1998, 2008 Most Quarterback Hurries Year: 45 2019 36 2018 33 2016 27 2012 26 2013

Most Kicks Blocked (Punts, FG, XP) Year: 8 1995 (2 Punts, 4 FG, 2 XP) 7 2008, 1990 6 2014, 2010 5 1991 4 1986, 1984, 1981 Most Opponent Punts Blocked Year: 4 2014 2 2010, 2003, 1995, 1990 Most Opponent Field Goals Blocked Year: 5 1990 4 1995, 1984 3 2018, 2008, 1986 Most Opponent Extra Points Blocked Year: 4 2008 4 1991 Most Yards Penalized Game: 203 9/18/04 vs. Central Washington Year: 976 2013 961 1978 957 2004 951 2018 940 2019 Longest Drives – Yards Game: 99 9/8/12 vs. Washington State 99 10/29/11 vs. Portland State 99 10/10/09 vs. Weber State 99 10/11/03 vs. Portland State 99 12/6/97 vs. Western Kentucky 99 9/14/96 vs. Boise State 99 9/17/94 vs. Montana Longest Drives – Time Game: 9:29 4/3/21 vs. UC Davis 9:06 9/26/98 vs. Cal State Northridge 8:53 9/23/89 vs. Montana 8:17 9/15/90 vs. Boise State 8:17 9/20/86 vs. British Columbia 8:16 9/25/99 vs. Cal State Northridge

Sophomore SETH HARRISON put an exclamation point on his young career thus far by establishing some history in EWU’s 62-10 win over Cal Poly on March 27, 2021. His 55yard field goal late in the first half matched the third-best in school history and ranks only behind makes of 57 and 56 yards. It was the longest by an Eagle in more than 14 years, and helped EWU set a school record as a member of FCS for points in the first half with 45 (the previous record was 41). Later in the game he also kicked a 47-yarder which now equals the 33rd longest, and he also had a 50-yarder at Idaho State on March 20. He became just the seventh Eagle in school history to have at least three career field goals of 47 yards or more, and just the fourth with two of at least 50 yards. On his way to earning second team All-Big Sky Conference honors, in the 2020-21 season he was 6-of-9 kicking field goals and 25-of-27 on extra points, giving him career totals of 18-of-21 and 75-of-80, respectively. As a redshirt freshman in the 2019 season, he was the only player in FCS with an average of at least one field goal attempt per game to be perfect, going 12-of-12 in the 2019 season. However, his 2020-21 debut at Idaho on Feb. 27 had an odd twist. After his first career miss on a 50-yarder in the second quarter, he attempted a 24-yarder in the fourth quarter with the game tied at 21-all with 11:01 left. His kick was ruled as a miss, but was so high it appeared to hit the scoreboard as opposed to the upright. The next day (Feb. 28), the Big Sky issued an apology for the error, saying in a social media post “After watching additional video footage, it is evident that the official incorrectly ruled it as a missed field goal. The Big Sky acknowledges and regrets this error in officiating.”

Longest Drives – Plays Game: 22 4/3/21 vs. UC Davis 19 9/30/17 vs. Sacramento State 18 11/3/12 vs. Cal Poly 18 9/23/89 vs. Montana 17 11/13/04 vs. Montana State 17 9/26/98 vs. Cal State Northridge 17 10/29/93 vs. Montana State 17 9/15/90 vs. Boise State Most Turnovers Forced Game: 10 9/9/89 vs. Nevada-Reno (6 int., 4 fum.) 9 11/19/83 vs. Portland State (2 int., 7 fum.) 8 11/30/85 vs. Idaho (2 int., 6 fum.) 7 11/4/89 vs. Weber State (7 int., 0 fum.) 6 on 11 occasions Most Combined Turnovers Game: 14 11/4/78 vs. Oregon Tech (4; EWU 10) 13 11/19/83 vs. Portland State (9; EWU 4) 12 9/9/89 vs. Nevada-Reno (10; EWU 2) 11 10/21/78 vs. Southern Oregon (5; EWU 6) 10 on eight occasions Most Turnovers Committed Game: 10 11/4/78 vs. Oregon Tech (5 int., 5 fum.) 7 10/23/99 vs. Montana (7 int., 0 fum.) 7 10/10/92 vs. Montana State (5 int., 2 fum.) 7 10/13/90 vs. Nevada (5 int., 2 fum.) 6 on 11 occasions

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1. #769 2. 743 3. 740 4. 728 5. 706 6. 697 7. 689 8. 683 9. 677 10. 669 11. 667 12. 659 13. 658 14. 657 15. 651 16. 650 17. 648 648 19. 644 20. 637 21. 630 22. 627 23. 626 24. 625 25. 624 624 27. 618 28. 617 617 30. 612 31. 608 32. 608 33. 607 34. 606 35. 603 36. 597 37. 596 596 596 40. 595 595 42. 594 43. 592 44. 591 45. 588 46. 583 583 48. 582 49. 580 50. 578 51. 578 52. 574 53. 573 573 55. 570 56. 569 57. 568 568 568 568 61. 567 62. 566

Lindenwood 9/7/19 Idaho State 11/2/13 Rocky Mountain 9/6/97 Portland State 11/18/17 Northern Arizona 11/2/19 Montana 10/4/86 Idaho State 11/9/19 Cal Poly 3/27/21 Central Washington 9/1/18 UC Davis 11/10/18 Montana State 9/19/15 Northern Colorado 10/8/16 Montana 10/18/97 Cal Poly 9/22/18 Sacramento State 9/30/17 Fordham 9/16/17 Southern Utah 10/6/18 Northern Colo. 10/24/15 Whitworth 11/18/67 Northern Colorado 10/12/19 Western Oregon 9/14/02 UC Davis 10/1/16 *McNeese State 11/24/07 Oregon State 8/31/13 Portland State 11/16/18 Sam Houston State 8/23/14 Idaho State 11/24/01 Montana 9/23/17 Idaho State 10/4/14 Idaho State 9/25/04 Southern Utah 11/14/09 CS Northridge 10/27/013 Northern Arizonaa 3/26/21 Washington State 9/3/16 Montana 9/17/94 Western Oregon 9/7/13 Idaho State 3/13/21 Montana State 10/22/16 Sacramento State 9/18/93 *Stephen F. Austin 11/28/09 Montana Tech 9/7/02 Sacramento State 9/26/15 Northern Arizona 11/8/97 Montana State 11/9/13 Cal State Northridge 9/25/99 Montana Western 8/30/14 Northern Arizona 10/8/05 Montana State 9/20/14 *Towson 12/21/13 Northern Colorado 11/3/18 Idaho State 11/19/11 Northern Arizona 11/2/91 Washington 9/6/14 Cal Poly 11/6/04 Northern Arizona 9/8/18 Western Oregon 9/17/05 *Maine 12/15/18 Southern Utah, 10/11/14 *Southern Illinois 11/27/04 Southern Utah 9/21/02 Montana-Western 8/31/07 Sacramento State 10/29/05

Largest Winning Margins as Member of FCS (since 1984)

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1. 56 Eastern 63, Rocky Mountain 7 (9/6/97) 2. 54 Eastern 61, Cal Poly 7 (9/10/94) 3. %53 Eastern 70, Cal Poly 17 (9/22/18) 53 Eastern 54, North Dakota 3 (11/1/14) 5. 52 Eastern 62, Cal Poly 10 3/27/21 6. 52 Eastern 66, Simon Fraser 14 (10/13/01) 7 51 Eastern 74, Portland State 23 (11/16/18) %Record vs. Big Sky Opponent

Barriere is Second in Walter Payton Award Voting Following Stellar 202021 Campaign

fter a week filled with honors for ERIC BARRIERE, it ended with the sensational quarterback six points shy of the holy grail of awards in the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision.

Barriere finished second behind Cole Kelley from Southeastern Louisiana in the voting for the Walter Payton Award -- the most prestigious award in FCS. Kelley had 137 votes to Barriere’s 131 as the award was presented for the 34th time on May 15, 2021. A 40-member national media panel voted on the Payton Award following the 2020-21 regular season, which spanned the fall, winter and spring months. Despite not winning its fourth Payton Award in school history, Eastern currently shares the lead in FCS with Villanova by winning three Payton trophies apiece all-time. Wide receiver Cooper Kupp was EWU’s latest recipient in 2015, with other former Eagles honored including quarterback Erik Meyer (2005) and quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell (2011). In 2020-21, Barriere was honored as a first team All-American by the American Football Coaches Association, FCS Athletic Director’s Association, Associated Press, Stats Perform, Hero Sports and Phil Steele Publications. The senior from Inglewood, Calif., was also named the FCS Offensive Player of the Year by the FCS ADA. In the 2020-21 season he led Eastern to a 5-2 record and the first round of the FCS Playoffs, including a five-game winning streak to end the regular season. Barriere was a unanimous All-Big Sky Conference first team selection and was the league’s Offensive Player of the Year. Fifth in the voting for the Payton Award as a junior in the 2019 season, he made his case for the award in the 2020-21 campaign by passing for at least 300 yards in five of six regular games and having at least 400 yards of total offense in three of them. In the other game, he had 284 passing/324 total offense in barely over two quarters of action in a 62-10 romp. Barriere ranked in the top 10 in the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision in total offense (fifth, 369.0 per game), passing offense (fifth, 348.4), passing touchdowns (third, 19) and points responsible for (ninth, 17.4 per game). He completed 61.8 percent of his passes for 2,439 yards, 19 touchdowns and 2,583 total yards of offense. In his illustrious 38-game career, Barriere is 20-9 as a starter, including 13-0 at home. In the 2020-21 FCS Playoffs he went over the 10,000-yard mark for total offense with a current total of 10,102 – including 8,739 through the air. He ranks fifth in school history in both categories, as well as his career total of 75 TD passes. He’s now fourth with 93 total touchdowns responsible for. Eastern career records in those categories are 13,308, 12,616, 110 and 121. Barriere has completed 60.3 percent of his passes in his career (646-of-1071), good for 8,739 yards, 75 touchdowns and 21 interceptions, and has rushed 287 times for 1,363 net yards and 18 more TDs. He had a passing efficiency rating of 146.9 as a sophomore, 151.6 in 2019 and a 148.1 mark in his career to currently rank fifth in school history. Barriere has surpassed the school record for rushing yards by a quarterback -- he now has 1,363 with Vernon Adams Jr. closing his career with 1,232. Eastern is 19-1 when Barriere has rushed for at least 21 yards, with the lone loss coming at Sacramento State (10/5/19) when he finished with 103.

EASTERN 2021 FOOTBALL BIG SKY CHAMPIONSHIPS: 1992•1997•2004•2005•2010•2012•2013•2014•2016•2018

Individual Records Games Played Career: 55 Shaq Hill 2012-14, 2016 Games Started Career: 52 Chris Schlichting 2016-19 52 Cooper Kupp 2013-16 Most Rushing Attempts Game: 42 Jovan Griffith 9/25/99 vs. Cal State Northridge Year: 285 Jesse Chatman 2001 Career: 627 Jesse Chatman 1999-01 Most Net Yards Rushing Game: 298 Jesse Chatman 10/20/01 vs. Sacramento State Year: 2,096 Jesse Chatman 2001 Career: 4,173 Jesse Chatman 1999-01 Avg. Yards per Rush Game: 16.3 Mike MacKenzie 12/6/1997 vs. Western Kentucky Season: 7.88 Taiwan Jones 2010 7.86 Tamarick Pierce 2018 (550-70) 7.86 Dennis Merritt 2018 (346-44) Career: 7.7 Taiwan Jones 2008-10 Highest Average Yards Rushing Per Game Year: 190.5 Jesse Chatman 2001 (11 games, 2096 yards) Career: 134.6 Jesse Chatman 1999-01 (31 games, 4,173 yards) Most Touchdowns Rushing Game: 6 Jovan Griffith 9/25/99 vs. Cal State Northridge Year: 24 Jesse Chatman 2001 Career: 48 Jesse Chatman 1999-01 Most Passing Attempts Game: 76 Matt Nichols 11/28/09 vs. Stephen F. Austin Year: 570 Gage Gubrud 2016 Career: 1608 Matt Nichols 2006-09

Highest Average Yards Per Passing Completion Game: 26.0 Vernon Adams Jr. 12/15/2012 vs. Sam Houston State (14 comp., 364 yards) Year: 16.7 Griffin Garske 1996 (91 completions, 1,520 yards) Career: 15.4 Griffin Garske 1996-98 (273 completions, 4,216 yards) Highest Average Yards Per Passing Attempt Game: 18.0 Erik Meyer 9/18/2004 vs. Central Washington (16 attempts, 288 yards) Year: 10.3 Vernon Adams Jr. 2013 (486 attempts, 4,994 yards) Career: 9.7 Vernon Adams Jr. 2012-14 (1,081 attempts, 10,438 yards) Most Touchdowns Passing Game: 7 Eric Barriere 12/15/18 vs. Maine 7 Vernon Adams Jr. 9/6/14 vs. Washington Year: 55 Vernon Adams Jr. 2013 Career: 110 Vernon Adams Jr. 2012-14 Most Passes Had Intercepted Game: 5 Chris Samms 10/23/99 vs. Montana 5 Harry Leons 10/7/95 vs. Idaho State 5 Mark Tenneson 10/10/92 vs. Montana State Year: 17 Matt Nichols 2006 17 Steve White 1983 17 Jon Snider 1987 Career: 53 Mark Laitala 1976‑79 Most Rushing Yards for a Quarterback Year: 613 Eric Barriere 2018 Career: 1363 Eric Barriere 2017-20/21 Most Pass Receptions Game: 20 Cooper Kupp 10/24/15 vs. Northern Colorado Year: 117 Cooper Kupp 2016 Career: 428 Cooper Kupp 2013-16 Consecutive Games With a Pass Reception Career: 52 Cooper Kupp 2013-16 Most Pass Receptions Per Game Year: 10.36 Cooper Kupp 2015 (11-114) Career: 8.23 Cooper Kupp 2013-15 (52-428)

Most Passes Completed Game: 47 Gage Gubrud 12/3/16 vs. Central Arkansas Year: 386 Gage Gubrud 2016 Career: 996 Matt Nichols 2006-09

Most Pass Reception Yards Game: 275 Cooper Kupp 10/24/15 vs. Northern Colorado Year: 1,850 Brandon Kaufman 2012 Career: 6,464 Cooper Kupp 2013-16

Highest Completion Percentage Game: 90.5 Erik Meyer 10/9/04 vs. Northern Arizona (19-of-21) Year: 67.8 Erik Meyer 2004 (259-of-382) Career: 65.7 Erik Meyer 2002-05 (721-of-1,097)

Most Pass Reception Yards Per Game Year: 149.3 Cooper Kupp 2015 (11-1642) Career: 124.3 Cooper Kupp 2013-15 (39-4764)

Highest Passing Efficiency Rating Game: 313.5 Jordan West 9/19/15 vs. Montana State (21-of-24, 410 yards, 6 td, 0 int) Year: 183.1 Vernon Adams Jr. 2013 (319-of-486, 4,994 yards, 55 td, 15 int) Career: 173.8 Vernon Adams Jr. 2012-14 (701-of-1,081, 10,438 yards, 110 TD, 31 int) Fewest Interceptions per Attempt Game: .000 Gage Gubrud 2016 vs. Central Arkansas 12/3/16 (0 int. in 64 attempts) Season: .009 Eric Barriere 2019 (4 interceptions in 438 attempts) Career: .015 Erik Meyer 2002-05 (17 interceptions in 1,097 attempts) Most Yards Passing Game: 549 Gage Gubrud 9/23/17 vs. Montana Year: 5,160 Gage Gubrud 2016 Career: 12,616 Matt Nichols 2006-09 Most Games With 400+ Yards Passing Year: 6 Gage Gubrud 2016 Career: 10 Gage Gubrud 2015-18 Most Games With 300+ Yards Passing Year: 11 Gage Gubrud 2016 Career: 20 Vernon Adams Jr. 2012-14 Most Games With 200+ Yards Passing Year: 14 Vernon Adams Jr. 2013 Highest Average Yards Passing Per Game Year: 368.6 Gage Gubrud 2016 (14 games, 5,160 yards) Career: 312.0 Gage Gubrud 2015-18 (32 games, 9,984 yards)

Most Pass Receptions by Two Players Year: 196 Cooper Kupp (117) & Kendrick Bourne (79) 2016 Career: 639 Cooper Kupp (428) & Kendrick Bourne (211) 2013-16 Most Pass Reception Yards by Two Players Year: 2,924 Cooper Kupp (1,691) & Ashton Clark (1,233) 2013 Career: 9,594 Cooper Kupp (9,594) & Kendrick Bourne (3,013) 2013-16 Highest Average Per Reception Game: 60.7 Bashir Levingston 9/26/98 vs. CS Northridge (3-182) Year: 25.8 Keish Levingston 1998 (18-465) Career: 22.8 Keish Levingston 1998-99 (26-662) Most Pass Reception Touchdowns Game: 4 Nsimba Webster 12/15/18 vs. Maine 4 Shaq Hill 10/8/16 vs. Northern Colorado 4 Joe Pierce 9/13/03 vs. Central Washington 4 Jamie Buenzli 9/12/87 vs. Nevada (Reno) Year: 21 Cooper Kupp 2013 Career: 73 Cooper Kupp 2013-16 Average TD Receptions Per Game Year: 1.72 Cooper Kupp 2015 (19 in 11 games) Career: 1.40 Cooper Kupp 2013-16 (73 in 52 games) Most Games With 100+ Yards Receiving Career: 31 Cooper Kupp. 2013-15 Most Games With 125+ Yards Receiving Career: 24 Cooper Kupp. 2013-15 Most Games With 200+ Yards Receiving Career: 6 Cooper Kupp. 2013-16

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EASTERN 2021 FOOTBALL FCS Playoffs 1985•1992•1997•2004•2005•2007•2009•2010•2012•2013•2014•2016•2018•2020/21 Most Games With a Receiving Touchdown Year: 14 Cooper Kupp 2013 Career: 41 Cooper Kupp 2013-16 Most Consecutive Games With a Receiving Touchdown Year: 14 Cooper Kupp 2013 Most Offensive Total Plays Game: 83 Matt Nichols 11/28/09 vs. Stephen F. Austin (76 passes, 7 rushes) Year: 704 Gage Gubrud 2016 (570 passes, 134 rushes) Career: 1,911 Matt Nichols 2005-09 (1,608 passes, 303 rushes) Most Yards Total Offense Game: 560 Gage Gubrud 9/2/17 vs. Montana (549 pass/11 rush) Year: 5,766 Gage Gubrud 2016 Career: 13,308 Matt Nichols 2006-09 Most Yards Total Offense Per Game Year: 411.9 Gage Gubrud 2016 Career: 344.6 Gage Gubrud 2015-18 (11,026 yards, 32 games) Most Yards Total Offense Per Play Game: 15.20 Erik Meyer vs. Central Washington 9/18/2004 (20 plays, 304 yards) Year: 9.06 Vernon Adams Jr. 2013 (618 plays, 5,599 yards) Career: 8.47 Vernon Adams Jr. 2012-14 (1,378 plays, 11,670 yards)

Most Points Scored Game: 38 Jesse Chatman 10/27/01 vs. Cal State Northridge Year: 172 Jesse Chatman 2001 Career: 464 Cooper Kupp 2013-16 Most Touchdowns Game: 6 Jesse Chatman 10/27/01 vs. Cal State Northridge 6 Jovan Griffith 9/25/99 vs. Cal State Northridge Year: 28 Jesse Chatman 2001 Career: 77 Cooper Kupp 2013-16 Most Points Scored Kicking Game: 20 Troy Griggs 9/22/01 vs. Weber State Year: 119 Roldan Alcobendas 2018 Career: 320 Roldan Alcobendas 2014, 2016-18 TDs Responsible For Game: 7 Eric Barriere, Maine 12/18/19 (7 pass) 7 Gage Gubrud, UC Davis 10/1/16 (6 pass/1 rush) 7 Vernon Adams Jr., Washington 9/6/14 (7 pass) Season: 59 Vernon Adams Jr. 2013 (55 pass/4 rush) Career: 121 Vernon Adams Jr. 2012-14 (110 pass/11 rush)

Most Games With 500+ Yards Total Offense Year: 5 Gage Gubrud 2016 Career: 7 Gage Gubrud 2015-18

Most Points Responsible For (Points Scored & Points Via Passes) Game: 42 Eric Barriere, Maine 12/18/19 (7 pass) 42 Gage Gubrud 10/1/16 vs. UC Davis (6 pass TD/1 rush TD) 42 Vernon Adams Jr., Washington 9/6/14 (7 pass) Year: 356 Vernon Adams Jr. 2013 (55 pass TD/4 rush TD/1 pass 2XP) Career: 734 Vernon Adams Jr. 2012-14 (110 p TD/11 r TD/3 pass 2XP/1 rush 2XP)

Most Games With 400+ Yards Total Offense Year: 5 Gage Gubrud 2016 13 Gage Gubrud 2015-18

Most Extra-Point Attempts Year: 79 Kevin Miller 2013 Career: 218 Roldan Alcobendas 2014, 2016-18

Most Games With 300+ Yards Total Offense Year: 12 Gage Gubrud 2016 12 Vernon Adams Jr. 2013

Most Extra Points Year: 74 Kevin Miller 2013 Career: 212 Roldan Alcobendas 2014, 2016-18

Most All-Purpose Yards Game: 353 Bashir Levingston 10/31/98 vs. Sacramento State Year: 2,520 Jesse Chatman 2001 Career: 7,038 Cooper Kupp 2013-16

Consecutive Extra Points Year: 70 Roldan Alcobndas 2018 Career: 85 Roldan Alcobendas 2017-18 Most Field Goal Attempts Game: 6 Jason Cromer 11/10/90 vs. Montana State Year: 23 Josh Atwood 1997 Career: 59 Troy Griggs 1999-01 Most Field Goals Game: 5 Troy Griggs 9/22/01 vs. Weber State Year: 17 Jimmy Pavel 2012 Career: 39 Jason Cromer 1988-90

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MATT NICHOLS earned FCS All-America honors in 2009 and was the Big Sky’s Offensive Player of the Year in both 2007 and 2009. Twice he earned first-team All-Big Sky Conference accolades and as a senior finished fourth in the voting for the Walter Payton Award, which was given at the time by the Sports Network (now STATS) to the top player in FCS. Nichols broke 14 school records and six Big Sky Conference marks in his 47-game career (45 as a starter). He passed for 3,830 yards and 33 touchdowns as a senior, giving him a total of 12,616 yards and 96 touchdowns in his career. His career yardage total ranked sixth at the time in FCS history and his touchdown total ranked 10th.

Highest Field Goal Percentage Game: 5-of-5 Troy Griggs 9/22/01 vs. Weber State Year: 16-of-16 Roldan Alcobendas 2018 (min. 5 attempts) 12-of-12 Seth Harrison 2019 11-of-11 Tyler McNannay 2014 Career: 11-of-12 Tyler McNannay 2014-15 (min. 10 attempts) Most Punts Game: 13 13 Year: 78 Career: 250

Frank Pierce 10/20/51 vs. Pac. Lutheran Eric Stein 10/3/87 vs. S.F. Austin Ed Fisher 1968 Tom Zurfluh 1994-97

Best Average Per Punt Year: 44.95 Roldan Alcobendas 2018 44.89 Jake Miller 2014 Career: 44.9 Roldan Alcobendas 2014, 2016-18 Most Kickoff Returns Year: 37 Dominic Corr 1987 37 Vernon Williams 1988 Career: 94 Shaq Hill 2012-14, 2016 Most Kickoff Return Yards Game: 326 Bashir Levingston 10/31/98 vs. Sacramento State Year: 973 Vernon Williams 1988 Career: 2,280 Shaq Hill 2012-14, 2016 Best Kickoff Return Average Season: 34.7 Craig Richardson 1984 Career: 30.0 Lamont Brightful 1998-01

EASTERN 2021 FOOTBALL BIG SKY CHAMPIONSHIPS: 1992•1997•2004•2005•2010•2012•2013•2014•2016•2018 Most Touchdowns Kickoff Returns Game: 3 Bashir Levingston 10/31/98 vs. Sacramento State Year: 3 Jesse Hoffman 2010 3 Bashir Levingston 1998 Career: 5 Lamont Brightful, 1998-01

Most Tackles Game: 24 J.C. Sherritt 10/10/09 vs. Weber State Year: 176 J.C. Sherritt 2010 Career: 473 Ronnie Hamlin 2011-14 Most Quarterback Sacks Game: 5 Frank Staudenraus 10/5/85 vs. Fort Lewis 5 Frank Staudenraus 9/24/83 vs. Weber State Year: 18 Greg Peach 2008 Career: 35 1/2 Greg Peach 2005-08

Most Punt Returns Year: 36 Lavon Major 1994 Career: 74 Eric Kimble 2002-05 Most Punt Return Yards Game: 130 Bashir Levingston 9/12/98 vs. Portland State Year: 460 Eric Kimble 2004 Career: 990 Eric Kimble 2002-05

Most Tackles for Loss (assisted tackles counted as a full tackle for loss) Game: 6 Tommy Williams 10/10/92 vs. Montana State Year: 28 Greg Peach 2008 (133 yards in losses) . . . 23.5 counted as half-TFL Career: 63 Greg Peach 2005-08 (264 yards in losses) . . . 51.0 counted as half-TFL

Best Punt Return Average Season: 22.9 Cooper Kupp 2016 Career: 17.0 Cooper Kupp 2013-16

Most Fumble Recoveries Career: 8 Paul Ena 2009-12 8 Nicholas Ramos 2006-09 8 Steve Mattson 1994-97

Most Touchdowns Punt Returns Game: 2 Bashir Levingston 9/12/98 vs. Portland State Year: 3 Bashir Levingston 1998 Career: 3 Cooper Kupp 2013-16 3 Eric Kimble 2002-04 3 Bashir Levingston 1998

Most Forced Fumbles Season: 4 T.J. Lee 2013 4 Renard Williams 2010 Career: 7 T.J. Lee 2010-13

Most Interceptions Game: 5 Mark Cordes 9/6/86 vs. Boise St. Year: 9 Mike Richter 1974, 1975 9 Greg Kramer 1982 Career: 18 Mike Richter 1971‑75

Most Blocked Kicks Season: 3 Dylan Ledbetter 2018 (3 FG) 3 Chuckie Welch 1991 (1 FG, 2 XP) 3 Mark Puyear 1981 (1 FG, 2 XP) Career: 6 Dylan Ledbetter 2016-19 (6 FG)

Most Interception Return Yards Game: 105 Kurt Schulz 9/9/89 vs. Nevada (Reno) Year: 171 Maurice Perigo 1996 Career: 219 Kurt Schulz 1988-91

Most Blocked Punts Season: 2 Darriell Beaumonte 2010 Career: 2 Darriell Beaumonte 2008-11 Most Blocked Field Goals Season: 3 Dylan Ledbetter 2018 Career: 6 Dylan Ledbetter 2016-19

Most Passes Broken Up Game: 6 Jake Hoffman 11/8/14 vs. Montana Year: 17 Ole Olesen 1997 Career: 41 Jesse Hendrix 2002-05 41 Jackie Kellogg 1990-93

Most Blocked Extra Points Season: 2 By Three Players . . . Most Recent Taiwan Jones (2008) Career: 2 By Four Players . . . Most Recent Taiwan Jones (2008-10)

A first team All-American in 2013, cornerback T.J. LEE III became only the third player in school history and the 45th in the 50-yearold Big Sky Conference to win first team all-league honors three times. Lee finished his career with 263 tackles to rank 11th in school history, 25 passes broken up to rank sixth, four interceptions and 3 1/2 sacks in his 49-game career (35 starts). He now plays for the British Columbia Lions in the Canadian Football League.

Game Bests *NCAA Championship Subdivision Playoff Game. #EWU Home Field Record

MOST RUSHING ATTEMPTS 1. 2. 4. 5.

#42 Jovan Griffith, CS Northridge 9/25/99 40 Rex Prescott, Montana State 10/29/94 40 Harold Wright, Boise State 9/15/90 39 Jesse Chatman, Sacramento St. 10/20/01 37 Jovan Griffith, Sacramento State 10/30/99 37 David Lewis, Weber State 10/3/92 37 Harold Wright, Montana State 11/16/91 37 Tim Mitchell, Montana 10/5/91 37 Dominic Corr, Northern Arizona 9/30/89

MOST RUSHING YARDS

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 18. 19.

298 #277 272 271 262 236 230 228 226 226 223 221 218 220 219 217 217 214 213

Jesse Chatman, Sacramento State 10/20/01 Jesse Chatman, Cal State Northridge 10/27/01 Rex Prescott, Northern Arizona 11/8/97 Mel Stanton, College of Idaho 10/16/65 Jovan Griffith, Cal State Northridge 9/25/99 Jesse Chatman, Idaho State 10/16/99 Taiwan Jones, *North Dakota State 12/11/10 Darius Washington, Idaho State 9/25/04 Mike Mackenzie, Montana State 11/7/98 Meriel Michelson, British Columbia 11/11/50 Jim Fisk, Eastern Oregon 10/9/76 Taiwan Jones, Montana 9/18/10 Antoine Custer Jr., Portland State 11/23/19 Mike MacKenzie, Southern Utah 11/21/98 Quincy Forte, Northern Arizona 10/25/14 Jesse Chatman, Central Washington 11/17/01 Tim Mitchell, Montana 10/5/91 Jovan Griffith, Sacramento State 10/30/99 Jeff Haack, Montana 11/12/83

20. 21. 22. 24. 25.

212 211 210 210 206 202

Jesse Chatman, Idaho State 11/24/01 Jesse Chatman, Cal State Northridge 9/25/99 Rex Prescott, Cal State Northridge 11/15/97 Jamie Townsend, Montana 11/16/85 Jesse Chatman, Weber State 9/22/01 Quincy Forte, *South Dakota State 12/7/13

MOST PASSING ATTEMPTS 1. 2. 3. 4.

76 69 67 65

Matt Nichols, *Stephen F. Austin 11/28/09 Bo Levi Mitchell, Washington 9/3/11 Rick Worman, Nevada 10/12/85 Gage Gubrud, Montana 9/23/17

5. #64 Gage Gubrud, *Central Arkansas 12/3/16 12. 57 Eric Barriere, Idaho 2/27/21 25. 50 Eric Barriere, Idaho State 3/13/21 29. 49 Eric Barriere, Northern Arizona 3/6/21 38. 46 Eric Barriere, Idaho 9/21/19 46 Eric Barriere, Lindenwood 9/7/19 59. 43 Eric Barriere, Northern Colorado 10/12/19 43 Eric Barriere, Jacksonville State 9/14/19 70. 42 Eric Barriere, Sacramento State 10/5/19 42 Eric Barriere, Idaho 10/27/18 42 Eric Barriere, Weber State 10/13/18

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EASTERN 2021 FOOTBALL FCS Playoffs 1985•1992•1997•2004•2005•2007•2009•2010•2012•2013•2014•2016•2018•2020/21 MOST PASSING COMPLETIONS

1. #47 Gage Gubrud, *Central Arkansas 12/3/16 2. 44 Gage Gubrud, Montana 9/23/17 3. 43 Matt Nichols, *Stephen F. Austin 11/28/09 4. 39 Bo Levi Mitchell, Washington 9/3/11 5. 38 Jordan West, Northern Colorado 10/24/15 38 Bo Levi Mitchell, South Dakota 9/10/11 14. 34 Eric Barriere, Idaho State 3/13/21 24. 32 Eric Barriere, Idaho 2/27/21 32 Eric Barriere, Lindenwood 9/7/19 35. 30 Eric Barriere, UC Davis 4/3/21 37. 29 Eric Barriere, Northern Arizona 3/6/21 29 Eric Barriere, Northern Arizona 11/2/19 29 Eric Barriere, Idaho 10/27/18 51. 28 Eric Barriere, Northern Colorado 10/12/19 28 Eric Barriere, Idaho 9/21/19

MOST PASSING YARDS

1. 549 2. #522 3. 520 4. 491 5. 486 486 7. 475 8. 474 9. 473 10. 470 11. 461 12. 457 457 14. 452 15. 451 16. 451 17. 450 18. 449 19. 448 20. 447 21. 445 445 23. 440 24. 437 25. 436 36. 413 42. 406 50. 393 66. 367 69. 365 91. 352 99. 339 112. 326 133. 309

Gage Gubrud, Montana 9/23/17 Eric Barriere, Lindenwood 9/7/19 Gage Gubrud, Montana State 10/22/16 Jordan West, Sacramento State 9/26/15 Gage Gubrud, UC Davis 10/1/16 Todd Bernett, Montana 9/17/94 Vernon Adams Jr., Washington 9/6/14 Gage Gubrud, Washington State 9/3/16 Bo Levi Mitchell, Washington 9/3/11 Erik Meyer, Sacramento State 10/29/05 Matt Nichols, *Stephen F. Austin 11/28/09 Vernon Adams Jr., Portland State 11/23/13 Vernon Adams Jr., Montana 10/26/13 Gage Gubrud, UC Davis 10/7/17 Eric Barriere, Idaho State 3/13/21 Matt Nichols, Montana 10/6/07 Gage Gubrud, North Dakota State 9/10/16 Gage Gubrud, *Central Arkansas 12/3/16 Rob James, Montana 10/4/86 Gage Gubrud, Sacramento State 9/30/17 Eric Barriere, Northern Colorado 10/12/19 Gage Gubrud, Portland State 11/18/17 Bo Levi Mitchell, Portland State 10/29/11 Erik Meyer, *Southern Illinois 11/27/04 Bo Levi Mitchell, Cal Poly 11/12/11 Eric Barriere, Northern Arizona 3/6/21 Eric Barriere, Idaho State 11/9/19 Eric Barriere, UC Davis 4/3/21 Eric Barriere, Northern Arizona 11/2/19 Eric Barriere, Idaho 9/21/19 Eric Barriere, *Maine 12/15/18 Eric Barriere, Idaho 2/27/21 Eric Barriere, Idaho 10/27/18 Eric Barriere, Sacramento State 10/5/19

MOST RECEPTIONS 1. 2. 3. 4. 6

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Cooper Kupp, Northern Colorado 10/24/15 Nic Sblendorio, Montana 9/23/17 Aaron Boyce, Montana 10/6/07 Dre’ Sonte Dorton, Lindenwood 9/7/19 Cooper Kupp, Oregon 9/5/15 Cooper Kupp, Idaho State 10/17/15

7. 16. 25. 40.

13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 10 10 10

Nsimba Webster, Montana 9/23/17 Kendrick Bourne, *Central Arkansas 12/3/16 Cooper Kupp, Montana State 10/22/16 Nicholas Edwards, South Dakota 9/10/11 Aaron Boyce, Portland State 10/4/08 Tony Davis, Texas Tech 8/30/08 Jon Vea, Cal State Long Beach 11/8/86 Tom Basset, Western Washington 10/23/76 Bob Picard, Puget Sound 11/16/68 Cooper Kupp, UC Davis 10/1/16 Cooper Kupp, Northern Arizona 9/24/16 Cooper Kupp, Washington State 9/3/16 Cooper Kupp, Montana State 9/19/15 Cooper Kupp, *Montana 12/6/14 Nicholas Edwards, Idaho State 11/19/11 Nicholas Edwards, Washington 9/3/11 Tom Owens, Montana 9/29/90 Jamie Buenzli, Northern Arizona 10/31/87 Cooper Kupp, Cal Poly 11/5/16 Cory Mitchell, Montana Western 8/30/14 Ashton Clark, *Jacksonville State 12/14/13 Cooper Kupp, Montana 10/26/13 Cooper Kupp, Southern Utah 10/19/13 Ashton Clark, Southern Utah 10/27/12 Brandon Kaufman, Southern Utah 10/27/12 Nicholas Edwards, Sacramento State 10/22/11 Greg Herd, Northern Colorado 10/15/11 Brynsen Brown, Sacramento State 11/1/08 Eric Kimble, *Southern Illinois 11/27/04 Jason Anderson, Montana 9/17/94 Tom Owens, Portland State 10/12/91 Kevin Larew, Boise State 9/24/88 Dominic Corr, Nevada 10/25/86 Talolo Limu-Jones, UC Davis 4/3/21 Andrew Boston, Idaho State 3/13/21 Andrew Boston, Idaho State 11/9/19

MOST RECEIVING YARDS

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 62. 85. 95.

#289 275 274 273 264 246 232 220 217 215 212 206 205 204 201 201 201 155 147 147 147 143

Dre’ Sonte Dorton, Lindenwood 9/7/19 Cooper Kupp, Northern Colorado 10/24/15 Cooper Kupp, UC Davis 10/1/16 Nic Sblendorio, Portland State 11/18/17 Jason Anderson, Montana 9/17/94 Cooper Kupp, Oregon 9/5/15 Aaron Boyce, Montana 10/6/07 Jamie Buenzli, Northern Arizona 10/31/87 Jeff Ogden, Montana 10/18/97 Brandon Kaufman, *Sam Houston State 12/1/12 Nsimba Webster, Central Washington 9/1/18 Cooper Kupp, Washington State 9/3/16 Cooper Kupp, Idaho State 11/2/13 Kendrick Bourne, Sacramento State 9/26/15 Cooper Kupp, Montana State 9/19/15 Brandon Kaufman, Southern Utah 10/27/12 Tom Bassett, Western Washington Talolo Limu-Jones, UC Davis 4/3/21 Talolo Limu-Jones, Cal Poly 3/27/21 Andrew Boston, Idaho State 11/9/19 Talolo Limu-Jones, Northern Arizona 11/2/19 Andrew Boston, Idaho State 3/13/21

Center ASHTON MILLER and guard STEVEN FORGETTE both earned All-America honors for the Eagles. In their senior season in 2013, they helped Eastern break 49 school records, 23 Big Sky Conference marks and 12 NCAA Football Championship Subdivision records. The Eagles finished 12-3 and had the school’s firstever unbeaten finish in the league (8-0).

MOST YARDS TOTAL OFFENSE

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 20. 22. 23. 24. 26. 27. 28. 30.

560 #556 551 538 #525 518 517 514 512 503 499 493 492 491 487 486 481 478 478 473 473 471 470 469 469 468 467 459 459 456

Gage Gubrud, Montana 9/23/17 (449pass/11rush) Eric Barriere, Lindenwood 9/7/19 (522pass/34rush) Gage Gubrud, Wash. St. 9/3/16 (474pass/77rush) Gage Gubrud, Montana State 10/22/16 (520/18) Gage Gubrud, UC Davis 10/1/16 (486/39) Vernon Adams Jr., Oregon State 8/31/13 (411/107) Gage Gubrud, *Central Arkansas 12/3/16 (449/68) Gage Gubrud, Northern Colo. 10/8/16 (435 /79) Gage Gubrud, Portland State 11/18/17 (445/67) Jordan West, Sacramento State 9/26/15 (491/12) Gage Gubrud, North Dakota St. 9/10/16 (450/49) Todd Bernett, Montana 9/17/94 (486/7) Vernon Adams Jr., Idaho State 11/2/13 (432/60) Vernon Adams Jr., Washington 9/6/14 (475/16) Gage Gubrud, Northern Arizona 9/24/16 (392/95) Eric Barriere, No. Colo. 10/12/19 (445pass/41rush) Vernon Adams Jr., Portland State 11/23/13 (457/24) Matt Nichols, Stephen F. Austin 11/28/09 (461/17) Matt Nichols, Montana 10/6/07 (451/26) Erik Meyer, Sacramento State 10/29/05 (470pass/3) Vernon Adams Jr., Montana 10/26/13 (457/16) Gage Gubrud, Fordham 9/16/17 (399/72) Eric Barriere, Idaho State 3/13/21 (451pass/19rush) Bo Levi Mitchell, Washington 9/3/11 (473 /-4) Jordan West, Northern Colorado 10/24/15 (428/41) Eric Barriere, No. Ariz. 11/2/19 (367pass/101rush) Eric Barriere, Idaho State 11/9/19 (406pass/61rush) Matt Nichols, McNeese State 11/24/07 (434/25) Vernon Adams Jr., Towson 12/21/13 (394/65) Bo Levi Mitchell, Cal Poly 11/12/11 (436/20)

TOUCHDOWNS RESPONSIBLE FOR 1. 4. 18.

#7 Eric Barriere, *Maine 12/15/18 (7 pass) #7 Gage Gubrud, UC Davis 10/1/16 (6pass/1rush) 7 Vernon Adams Jr., Washington 9/6/14 (7p) 6 Eric Barriere, Lindenwood 9/7/19 (5 pass, 1 rush) 6 Eric Barriere, Portland State 11/16/18 (5p/1r) 6 Gage Gubrud, UC Davis 10/7/17 (6p) 6 Gage Gubrud, Sacramento State 9/30/17 (5p/1r) 6 Gage Gubrud, Washington State 9/3/16 (5p/1r) 6 Jordan West, Montana State 9/19/15 (6p) 6 Vernon Adams Jr., Idaho State 10/4/14 (4p/2r) 6 Vernon Adams Jr. , Montana 10/26/13 (6p) 6 Vernon Adams Jr., Oregon State 8/31/13 (4p/2r) 6 Vernon Adams Jr., Sam Houston St. 12/15/12 (6p) 6 Kyle Padron, Illinois State 12/8/12 (6p) 6 Matt Nichols, Montana-Western 8/31/07 (6p) 6 Jovan Griffith, Cal State Northridge 9/25/99 (6r) 6 Rob James, Weber State 11/1/86 (6p) 5 Eric Barriere, Idaho State 3/13/21 (5p) 5 Eric Barriere, Northern Colo. 10/12/19 (5p) 5 Eric Barriere, Jacksonville State 9/21/19 (5p)

POINTS RESPONSIBLE FOR

1. #42 Eric Barriere, *Maine 12/15/18 (7 pass) #42 Gage Gubrud, UC Davis 10/1/16 (6 pass, 1 rush TD) 42 Vernon Adams Jr., Washington 9/6/14 (7 pass TD) 4. 40 Eric Barriere, Portland St. 11/16/18 (5p/1r/2 2XP) 5. 36 Eric Barriere, Lindenwood 9/7/19 (5 pass, 1 rush). 36 Gage Gubrud, UC Davis 10/7/17 (6p) 36 Gage Gubrud, Sacramento State 9/30/17 (5p/1r) 36 Gage Gubrud, Washington St. 9/3/16 (5p/1r) 36 Jordan West, Montana State 9/19/15 (6p) 36 Vernon Adams Jr., Idaho State 10/4/14 (4p/2r) 36 Vernon Adams Jr., Oregon State 8/31/13 (4p/2r) 36 Vernon Adams Jr., Montana 10/26/13 (6p) 36 Vernon Adams Jr., Sam Houston St. 12/15/12 (6p) 36 Kyle Padron, Illinois State 12/8/12 (6p) 36 Matt Nichols, Montana-Western 8/31/07 (6p) 36 Jovan Griffith, Cal State Northridge 9/25/99 (6r) 36 Rob James, Weber State 11/1/86 (6p) 18. 32 Eric Barriere, Idaho State 3/13/21 (5p/1 2 XP) 32 Bo Levi Mitchell, Cal Poly 11/12/11 (5p/1 2XP) 32 Jesse Chatman, CS Northridge 10/27/01 (6r/1 2XP) 21. 30 Eric Barriere, Northern Colo. 10/12/19 (5p) 30 Eric Barriere, Jacksonville State 9/21/19 (5p)

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Kupp Finishes 14th in School History in Tackles with 267

ne of the team’s co-captains in 2018, KETNER KUPP led the Eagles in tackles with 115 to rank 13th in school history, and also broke-up three passes and had five quarterback hurries. The second-team All-Big Sky Conference selection finished his career with 267 tackles to rank 14th all-time at EWU, and started 27 of the 48 games he played as an Eagle.He had his 10th career double-figure tackling game when he had 11 in the NCAA Division I Championship Game versus North Dakota State. Two games earlier against UC Davis on Dec. 8 in the quarterfinals of the FCS Playoffs, he finished with 16 stops to surpass his previous career high of 12. Against Nicholls on Dec. 1 he had 12 tackles and a 95-yard interception return for a touchdown, which ranks as the second-longest in school history. The only return longer was a 96-yarder by Maurice Perigo versus Southwest Texas State on Sept. 21, 1996. Kupp is the younger brother of four-time EWU FCS All-American Cooper Kupp, who now plays for the Los Angeles Rams in the NFL and was joined on the Rams roster by Ketner in 2019. Interestingly, Cooper’s longest plays as an Eagle were pass plays of 78 and 75 yards and a pair of 76-yard punt returns. Cooper and Ketner are third-generation NFL players from their family – their grandfather, Jake, played from 1964-75 as a guard with Dallas, the Washington Redskins, Atlanta Falcons and the New Orleans Saints. Cooper and Ketner’s father, Craig, was a fifth-round draft pick by the New York Giants in 1990 and played in 1991 for the Phoenix Cardinals and the Dallas Cowboys.

LONGEST RUSHES

1. 2. 3. 4. 6. 12. 18.

96t 95t 94 92t 92t 89t #89t 89t 85t 81t 81t

Taiwan Jones, Idaho State 10/3/09 John Ditz, Lewis & Clark 11/24/54 Sam McPherson, Northern Arizona 9/8/18 Eric Barriere, Sacramento State 10/5/19 Dominic Corr, Idaho State 10/14/89 Antoine Custer Jr., Idaho State 11/9/19 Mike MacKenzie, *Western Kentucky 12/6/97 Meriel Michelson, St. Martin’s 1948 Eric Barriere, Southern Utah 10/6/18 Tamarick Pierce, Portland State 11/16/18 Dennis Merritt, Cal Poly 9/22/18

LONGEST PASS PLAYS

1. 99t Jason Anderson from Todd Bernett Montana 9/17/94 2. 98t Kendrick Bourne from Jordan West Sacramento State 9/26/15 3. #96t Greg Herd from Bo Levi Mitchell Portland State 10/29/11 4. 95t Bashir Levingston from Griffin Garske, Cal State Northridge 9/26/98 5. 93t Brandon Kaufman from Kyle Padron, Washington State 9/8/12 93t Craig Richardson from Steve White, Northern Arizona 10/8/83 25. 80t Johnny Edwards IV from Eric Barriere Idaho State 11/9/19 33. 78t Talolo Limu-Jones from Eric Barriere UC Davis 4/3/21 78t Dre’ Sonte Dorton from Eric Barriere Lindenwood 9/7/19 45. 75t Talolo Limu-Jones from Eric Barriere Northern Arizona 11/2/19 71. 71 Talolo Limu-Jones from Gunner Talkington Cal Poly 3/27/31 68. 68 Nsimba Webster from Eric Barriere, Portland State 11/16/18

LONGEST BLOCKED PUNT RETURN 1.

70t Jack Barnes, Gonzaga 1935

LONGEST BLOCKED FIELD GOAL RETURNS

1. 2. 3. 4.

89t 67t 66t 59t

Lavon Major, *Northern Iowa 11/21/92 Alvin Tolliver, Montana State 10/7/00 Aaron Hansen, Portland State 10/27/90 Brad Faker, Boise State 9/6/86

LONGEST INTERCEPTION RETURNS

1. 96t 2. 95t 95t 4. 91t 5. 90 90t 18. 71t

Maurice Perigo, Southwest Tex. St. 9/21/96 Ketner Kupp, Nicholls 12/1/18 Derek Strey, Idaho 10/14/95 Dewey Doe, Puget Sound 1949 Ole Olesen, Oregon State 9/2/00 Kurt Schulz, Nevada 9/9/89 Anthany Smith, Idaho 2/27/21

LONGEST FUMBLE RETURNS 1. 2 4 5

#77t 70t 70 62t 57t

Andrew Katzenberger, Northern Arizona 11/2/19 Steve Mattson, Cal State Northridge 11/16/96 McComb, Spokane High School 1902 Jim Townsend, Cal Poly 9/22/18 Timm Scott, Northern Iowa 11/19/94

LONGEST KICKOFF RETURNS

#100t #100t #100t #100t #100t #100t #100t

Lamont Brightful, Montana 9/30/00 Lamont Brightful, Central Wash. 9/11/99 Jason Anderson, Cal Poly-SLO 9/10/94 Dominic Corr, Weber State 11/4/89 Dominic Corr, Illinois State 10/17/87 Craig Richardson, Idaho 10/20/84 Craig Richardson, Howard Payne 10/6/84

LONGEST PUNT RETURNS

1. 2. 4. 5.

84t #83t 83t 82t 81t

Rob Friese, Northern Iowa 12/7/85 Maurice Perigo, *Youngstown St. 12/13/97 Bashir Levingston, Western Wa. 10/10/98 Jackie Kellogg, Northern Arizona 10/23/93 Kyler Randall, CS Northridge 10/27/01

LONGEST FIELD GOALS

1. 57 Eric Stein, Montana State 9/25/87 2. 56 Brett Bergstrom, Northern Colo. 10/14/06 3. 55 Seth Harrison, Cal Poly 3/27/21 55 Felipe Macias, Texas Tech 8/30/08 55 Jason Cromer, Northern Arizona 9/10/88 55 Barry Sartz, Western Montana, 1975 6. 53 Brett Bergstrom, Montana State 9/23/06 #53 Eric Stein, Howard Payne 10/6/84 #53 Dave Marriott, Idaho State 1983 9. 52 Felipe Macias, Colorado 9/6/08 52 Brett Bergstrom, Northern Ariz. 10/28/06 52 Mike Wold, Weber State 1982 12. 51 Five occasions 18. 50 Seth Harrison, Idaho State 3/13/21 50 Andre Slyter, Lindenwood 9/7/19 34. 48 Seth Harrison, Cal Poly 3/27/21

LONGEST PUNTS

1. 78 Roldan Alcobendas, Weber State 10/13/18 2. 74 Jake Miller, Washington State 9/8/12 3. 72 Roldan Alcobendas, Weber State 10/13/18 4. #71 Ryan Donckers, Northern Arizona 10/28/06 5. 70 Jake Miller, Idaho State 10/4/14 6. 69 Ryan Donckers, Montana State 11/13/04 69 Tom Zurfluh, Weber State 9/27/97 8. 67 Jordan Dascalo, North Dakota 11/11/17 67 Jordan Dascalo, Montana 11/14/15 67 Bryan Boesel, Northern Arizona 10/23/93 38. 59 Nick Kokich, North Dakota 9/28/19 56. 57 Nick Kokich, Northern Colorado 10/12/19

MOST TACKLES

1. #24 J.C. Sherritt, Weber State 10/10/09 2. 23 Greg Belzer, Portland State 9/12/98 23 Joe Peterson, Idaho 10/16/92 4. 22 Jason Marsh, Boise State 9/21/91 22 Bob Altshuler, Oregon College 10/5/74 6. 21 Greg Belzer, Weber State 11/13/99 7. 20 Paul Ena, *Stephen F. Austin 11/28/09 8. 19 Grant Williams, Cal Poly 11/12/11 9. 18 on 12 occasions 19. 17 Anthany Smith, Idaho 4/10/21

MOST SACKS 1. 3. 5.

#5 #5 4.5 4.5 4 4 4

Frank Staudenraus, Fort Lewis 10/5/85 Frank Staudenraus, Weber State 9/24/83 Dario Romero, CS Northridge 11/15/97 Tommy Williams, Northern Ariz. 10/24/92 Greg Peach, Montana 10/11/08 Adam Chambers, Central Wa. 11/17/01 Frank Staudenraus, Weber State 9/14/85

MOST TACKLES FOR LOSS (Yards) 1. 2.

#6 5 5 5 5 5 5

Tommy Williams, Montana St. 10/10/92 Greg Peach, Montana 10/11/08 Greg Peach, Idaho State 9/27/08 Tommy Williams, Northern Ariz. 10/24/92 Jon McPherson, Weber State 11/4/89 Frank Staudenraus, Fort Lewis 10/5/85 Frank Staudenraus, Weber State 9/24/83

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Individual Season Leaders Rushing Attempts

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

285 275 248 239 234 225 221 218 212 210

Rushing Yards

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.

2096 1793 1742 1549 1396 1275 1238 1228 1213 1208 1188 1130 1127 1114 1094 1058 1049 1025 993 992

Jesse Chatman Rex Prescott Mike MacKenzie Darius Washington Jamie Townsend Jamie Townsend Taiwan Jones Mel Collins Ryan Cole Jovan Griffith

2001 1997 1998 2004 1985 1988 2010 1970 2005 1999

Jesse Chatman Rex Prescott Taiwan Jones Sam McPherson Mike MacKenzie Jovan Griffith Mel Stanton Antoine Custer Jr. Taiwan Jones Quincy Forte Jesse Chatman Jovan Griffith Darius Washington Jamie Townsend Joe Sewell Mike MacKenzie Meriel Michelson Joe Sewell Jamie Townsend Meriel Michelson

2001 1997 2010 2018 1998 1999 1965 2019 2009 2013 2000 2002 2004 1985 1996 1997 1950 1995 1988 1949

Rushing Yards Per Game

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

190.5 145.2 137.9 137.6 127.5 126.9 113.8 110.2 108.0 106.6

Jesse Chatman Taiwan Jones Rex Prescott Mel Stanton Jovan Griffith Mike MacKenzie Quincy Forte Meriel Michelson Jesse Chatman Jim Fisk

Rushing Touchdowns 1. 2. 3. 4.

7. 8. 12.

24 21 18 16 16 16 15 14 14 14 14 13 13

Jesse Chatman Mel Stanton Mike MacKenzie Antoine Custer Jr. Darius Washington Rex Prescott Taiwan Jones Taiwan Jones Ryan Cole Jovan Griffith Ray Stookey Sam McPherson Jesse Chatman

2001 2010 1997 1965 1999 1998 2014 1950 2000 1976 2001 1965 1998 2019 2004 1997 2009 2010 2005 1999 1967 2018 2000

Average Yards Per Rush (min. 44 attempts)

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.

7.88 7.864 7.857 7.49 7.40 7.35 6.76 6.75 6.74 6.52 6.45

Taiwan Jones Dennis Merritt Tamarick Pierce Taiwan Jones Sam McPherson Jesse Chatman Dezmon Cole Quincy Forte Quincy Forte Rex Prescott R. Witherspoon

Passing Attempts

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 10.

170

570 505 503 491 486 458 451 440 438

Gage Gubrud Bo Levi Mitchell Bo Levi Mitchell Rick Worman Vernon Adams Jr. Matt Nichols Matt Nichols Matt Nichols Eric Barriere

Passing Completions 1. 2. 3. 4.

386 319 318 300

Gage Gubrud Vernon Adams Jr. Bo Levi Mitchell Bo Levi Mitchell

2010 2018 2018 2009 2018 2001 2004 2013 2014 1997 2004 2016 2010 2011 1985 2013 2009 2008 2007 2019 2016 2013 2011 2010

5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

298 280 275 274 269 261

Matt Nichols Matt Nichols Matt Nichols Rick Worman Erik Meyer Gage Gubrud

2009 2007 2008 1985 2005 2017

Pass Completion Percentage (min. 90 attempts)

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

67.8 67.7 66.1 65.6 65.6 65.1 64.8 64.6 64.4

Passing Yards

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21.

5160 4994 4009 4003 3830 3744 3712 3707 3496 3483 3466 3342 3293 3243 3189 3057 3002 2643 2604 2596 2491

Erik Meyer Gage Gubrud Vernon Adams Jr. Vernon Adams Jr. Erik Meyer Matt Nichols R. Hennessey Jordan West Griffin Garske

2004 2016 2014 2013 2005 2009 2015 2015 1997

Gage Gubrud Vernon Adams Jr. Bo Levi Mitchell Erik Meyer Matt Nichols Matt Nichols Eric Barriere Erik Meyer Bo Levi Mitchell Vernon Adams Jr. Rick Worman Gage Gubrud Matt Nichols Josh Blankenship Harry Leons Fred Salanoa Jordan West Mark Tenneson Rob James Todd Bernett Kyle Padron

2016 2013 2011 2005 2009 2007 2019 2004 2010 2014 1985 2017 2008 2002 1997 2001 2015 1992 1986 1994 2012

Passing Yards Per Game

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.

368.6 364.5 348.4 348.3 334.2 333.6 332.9 319.2 309.3 300.2 299.4

Gage Gubrud Bo Levi Mitchell Eric Barriere Vernon Adams Jr. Gage Gubrud Erik Meyer Vernon Adams Jr. Matt Nichols Eric Barriere Jordan West Matt Nichols

2016 2011 2020-21 2014 2017 2005 2013 2009 2019 2015 2008

Average Yards Per Attempt (min. 90 attempts)

1. 2. 4. 5. 6. 8. 9. 10. .

10.3 9.8 9.8 9.7 9.2 9.1 9.1 8.9 8.5 8.5 8.5

Vernon Adams Jr. Harry Leons Erik Meyer Erik Meyer Vernon Adams Jr. Gage Gubrud Vernon Adams Jr. Gage Gubrud Eric Barriere Matt Nichols R. Hennessey

2013 1997 2005 2004 2014 2016 2012 2018 2019 2007 2015

Average Yards Per Completion (min. 45 comp.)

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 7. 8. 9.

16.7 16.3 15.7 15.4 15.0 15.0 14.9 14.4 14.3 14.3

Griffin Garske Harry Leons Vernon Adams Jr. Griffin Garske Chris Samms Vernon Adams Jr. Erik Meyer Eric Barriere Gage Gubrud Erik Meyer

Passes Had Intercepted

1. 4. 7.

17 17 17 16 16 16 15 15 15 15

Matt Nichols Jon Snider Steve White Mark Tenneson Rick Worman Mark Laitala Vernon Adams Jr. Bo Levi Mitchell Mark Laitala Todd Bernett

1996 1997 2013 1998 1999 2012 2005 2019 2018 2004

2006 1987 1983 1991 1985 1978 2013 2010 1976 1994

Passing Efficiency Rating

(Min. 100 Attempts) 1. 183.1 Vernon Adams Jr. 2. 171.4 Erik Meyer

3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.

169.3 169.2 166.6 162.7 160.8 158.8 157.0 156.78 156.52 156.47

Erik Meyer Vernon Adams Jr. Gage Gubrud Harry Leons Vernon Adams Jr. Jordan West Bill Diedrick Gage Gubrud Matt Nichols Matt Nichols

Touchdown Passes 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

8. 10.

55 48 37 35 34 33 33 31 31 30 30 30

Vernon Adams Jr. Gage Gubrud Bo Levi Mitchell Vernon Adams Jr. Matt Nichols Bo Levi Mitchell Matt Nichols Eric Barriere Erik Meyer Jordan West Erik Meyer Josh Blankenship

Total Offensive Yards

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

5766 5599 4270 4224 4136 4004 3934 3932 3768 3578

Gage Gubrud Vernon Adams Jr. Eric Barriere Erik Meyer Matt Nichols Bo Levi Mitchell Erik Meyer Matt Nichols Vernon Adams Jr. Gage Gubrud

Total Offensive Yards Per Game

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.

411.9 376.8 373.3 369.0 364.0 357.8 355.8 352.0 327.7 318.2 306.9

Gage Gubrud Vernon Adams Jr. Vernon Adams Jr. Eric Barriere Bo Levi Mitchell Gage Gubrud Eric Barriere Erik Meyer Matt Nichols Matt Nichols Matt Nichols

2013 2016 2010 2014 2007 2011 2009 2019 2004 2015 2005 2002 2016 2013 2019 2005 2007 2011 2004 2009 2014 2017 2016 2014 2013 2020-21 2011 2017 2019 2005 2009 2007 2008

Total Offensive Yards Per Play (min 100 plays)

1. 9.06 2. 8.44 3. 8.41 4. 8.29 5. 8.23 6. 8.23 7. 8.19 8. 7.88 9. 7.85 10. 7.68 11. 7.67

Pass Receptions 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

7. 8. 9. 10. 12. 13. 15. 16. 17. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26.

117 114 104 95 93 93 87 85 84 83 83 79 77 77 76 73 72 72 71 67 66 65 64 63 60 59

Vernon Adams Jr. Harry Leons Erik Meyer Gage Gubrud Erik Meyer Vernon Adams Jr. Gage Gubrud Taiwan Jones Vernon Adams Jr. Jordan West Eric Barriere

2013 1997 2005 2018 2004 2012 2016 2010 2014 2015 2019

Cooper Kupp Cooper Kupp Cooper Kupp Nicholas Edwards Cooper Kupp Brandon Kaufman Eric Kimble Aaron Boyce Nsimba Webster Ashton Clark Eric Kimble Kendrick Bourne Shaq Hill Tony Davis Brandon Kaufman Kendrick Bourne Nic Sblendorio Raul Vijil Jeff Ogden Greg Herd Greg Herd Jason Anderson Kyler Randall Aaron Boyce Tony Brooks Nsimba Webster

2016 2015 2014 2011 2013 2012 2005 2007 2018 2013 2004 2016 2016 2009 2010 2015 2017 2005 1997 2011 2012 1994 2003 2008 1993 2017

Receptions/Game 2013 2004

2005 2014 2016 1997 2012 2015 1967 2018 2007 2009

1. 2. 3.

10.36 9.00 8.64

Cooper Kupp Cooper Kupp N. Edwards

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1024 1022

Tony Brooks Greg Herd

1993 2011

Average Per Reception

(Min. 15 Receptions) 1. 25.8 2. 24.0 3. 23.4 4. 20.6 5. 20.1 6. 19.9 7. 19.7 8. 19.5 19.5 10. 19.4 11. 19.2 19.2 13. 19.1

Keish Levingston Talolo Limu-Jones Steve Correa Tom Bassett Tom Bassett Brandon Kaufman Jamie Buenzli Jamie Buenzli Curt Didier Jeff Ogden Henderson Belk Lamont Brightful Lamont Brightful

Touchdown Receptions

1. 2. 5. 7. 9. 10. 13. 16.

21 19 19 19 17 17 16 16 15 13 13 13 12 12 12 11 11

Cooper Kupp Cooper Kupp Nicholas Edwards Eric Kimble Cooper Kupp Shaq Hill Cooper Kupp Brandon Kaufman Brandon Kaufman Nathan Overbay Jeff Ogden Curt Didier Eric Kimble Jamie Buenzli Dave Svendsen Nsimba Webster Lamont Brightful

All-Purpose Yards

JIMMY PAVEL made a school-record 17 field goals in 2012, just one year after Mike Jarrett set the record with 16. Pavel made 17-of19 kicks in his senior season while Jarrett converted 16-of-18 in his final year as an Eagle. Because of their efforts, Eastern made 34 of 39 field goal attempts in the 2011 and 2012 seasons for 87.2 percent. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.

8.00 7.25 6.86 6.64 6.64 6.55 6.54 6.42

Receiving Yards

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18.

1850 1700 1691 1642 1453 1431 1419 1379 1376 1308 1250 1233 1214 1201 1157 1080 1060 1044

Cooper Kupp Eric Kimble Talolo Limu-Jones Brandon Kaufman Kendrick Bourne Nic Sblendorio Aaron Boyce Tony Davis Brandon Kaufman Cooper Kupp Cooper Kupp Cooper Kupp Eric Kimble Cooper Kupp Eric Kimble Nsimba Webster Jeff Ogden Aaron Boyce Nicholas Edwards Ashton Clark Brandon Kaufman Kendrick Bourne Shaq Hill Raul Vijil Jason Anderson Jamie Buenzli

2014 2005 2020-21 2012 2015 2017 2007 2009 2012 2016 2013 2015 2004 2014 2005 2018 1997 2007 2011 2013 2010 2016 2016 2005 1994 1987

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14.

2520 2421 2345 2020 1932 1912 1850 1768 1742 1738 1688 1656 1626 1620

Jesse Chatman Taiwan Jones Taiwan Jones Rex Prescott Eric Kimble Cooper Kupp Brandon Kaufman Cooper Kupp Eric Kimble Cooper Kupp Sam McPherson Mike MacKenzie Jason Anderson Cooper Kupp

All-Purpose Yards Per Game

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

229.1 201.8 195.4 183.9 162.3 158.0 155.4 150.5 149.4 148.6

Kickoff Returns

1. 3. 4. 5.

37 37 34 31 30 30

973 912 882 873 854 729 720 712 692 680 634

2013 2015 2011 2004 2016 2016 2014 2012 2010 2009 1997 1978 2005 1987 1967 2018 2001 2001 2010 2009 1997 2004 2016 2012 2013 2005 2015 2018 1998 1994 2014

Jesse Chatman Taiwan Jones Taiwan Jones Dominic Corr Mel Collins Cooper Kupp Rex Prescott Mike MacKenzie Mel Collins Eric Kimble

2001 2010 2009 1989 1970 2015 1997 1998 1971 2004

Vernon Williams Dominic Corr Shaq Hill Simba Webster Shaq Hill Dominic Corr

1988 1987 2012 2015 2013 1989

Kickoff Return Yards

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.

1998 2019 1996 1975 1977 2012 1987 1986 1978 1997 2018 1999 2001

Vernon Williams Shaq Hill Lamont Brightful Dominic Corr Bashir Levingston Craig Richardson Dominic Corr Jesse Hoffman Craig Richardson Simba Webster Shaq Hill

1988 2012 1999 1987 1998 1984 1989 2010 1986 2015 2013

Average Per Kickoff Return (Min. 11 Returns) 1. 34.7 2. 33.9 3. 32.2 4. 29.8 5. 29.5

Craig Richardson Lamont Brightful Lamont Brightful Mel Collins Bashir Levingston

1984 1999 2000 1969 1998

6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

28.5 27.8 27.8 27.4 27.2

Punt Returns

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 9.

36 34 31 29 26 25 23 23 22 22 22 22

Jesse Hoffman Nicholas Ramos Craig Richardson Dre’ Sonte Dorton Steve Correa

2010 2007 1986 2017 1996

Lavon Major Jackie Kellogg Maurice Perigo Rob Friese Eric Kimble Shane Eller Jackie Kellogg Darrell Pope Kyler Randall Drew Azure Jerry Kaiser Darrell Pope

1994 1992 1997 1985 2004 2007 1993 1981 2001 1987 1983 1980

Punt Return Yards

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

460 352 349 348 333 316 300 286 220 212

Eric Kimble Rob Friese Maurice Perigo Jackie Kellogg Bashir Levingston Kyler Randall Jackie Kellogg Lavon Major Paul Kalina Eric Kimble

2004 1985 1997 1992 1998 2001 1993 1994 1981 2002

Average Per Punt Return

(Min. 9 Returns) 1. 20.8 2. 19.3 3. 17.8 4. 16.2 5. 14.4 6. 13.0 7. 12.9 8. 12.2 9. 12.1 10. 11.8

Scoring 1. 2. 3.

5. 6. 7. 8. 11.

172 128 126 126 122 119 116 114 114 114 108

Bashir Levingston Mel Collins Eric Kimble Cooper Kupp Kyler Randall Jackie Kellogg Paul Kalina Rob Friese Rob Friese Eric Kimble

1998 1970 2004 2014 2001 1993 1981 1984 1985 2002

Jesse Chatman Eric Kimble Cooper Kupp Mel Stanton Cooper Kupp Roldan Alcobendas Nicholas Edwards Shaq Hill Cooper Kupp Taiwan Jones Mike MacKenzie

2001 2004 2013 1965 2015 2018 2011 2016 2016 2009 1998

Touchdowns Scored 1. 2.

5. 6. 10. 11. 13. 17. 20.

28 21 21 21 22 19 19 19 19 18 17 17 16 16 16 16 15 15 15 14 14 14

Jesse Chatman Cooper Kupp Eric Kimble Mel Stanton Cooper Kupp Shaq Hill Shaq Hill Nicholas Edwards Taiwan Jones Mike MacKenzie Cooper Kupp Taiwan Jones Antoine Custer Jr. Brandon Kaufman Darius Washington Rex Prescott Brandon Kaufman Ryan Cole Jovan Griffith Sam McPherson Jesse Chatman Ray Stookey

Season TDs Responsible for 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

8. 9.

59 53 41 39 37 35 35 34 32 32 32 32

Vernon Adams Jr. Gage Gubrud Vernon Adams Jr. Eric Barriere Bo Mitchell Bo Mitchell Matt Nichols Matt Nichols Eric Barriere Gage Gubrud Jordan West Erik Meyer

2001 2013 2004 1965 2015 2016 2016 2011 2009 1998 2014 2010 2019 2012 2004 1997 2010 2005 1999 2018 2000 1967 2013 2016 2014 2019 2010 2011 2009 2007 2018 2017 2015 2005

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Erik Meyer

Season Kicking Points 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

10. 11. 12.

119 103 101 100 93 92 89 86 86 84 81 79

Roldan Alcobendas Josh Atwood Jimmy Pavel Roldan Alcobendas Troy Griggs Kevin Miller Felipe Macias Seth Harrison Mike Jarrett Mike Jarrett Tyler McNannay Shedon Weddle

Extra Points Made

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

74 73 71 58 56 54 51 51

Kevin Miller Roldan Alcobendas Roldan Alcobendas Josh Atwood Felipe Macias Mike Jarrett Mike Jarrett Troy Griggs

Jimmy Pavel

1. 2. 3. 4.

8. 10.

11.

13.

2013 2016 2018 1997 2007 2010 2009 2001

2019

17 16 16 15 15 15 15 14 14 13

Jimmy Pavel Roldan Alcobendas Mike Jarrett Brett Bergstrom Josh Atwood Alex Lacson Jason Cromer Troy Griggs Troy Griggs Jason Cromer

2012 2018 2011 2006 1997 1991 1990 2001 2000 1989

12 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11

Mike Wold Tyler McNannay Felipe Macias Sheldon Weddle Josh Atwood Derek Collins Jason Cromer Eric Stein Dave Marriott

Seth Harrison

Field Goals Attempted

1. 2. 5. 7. 8. 11.

2018 1997 2012 2016 2001 2013 2007 2019 2011 2010 2014 2005

Seth Harrison

Field Goals Made

23 22 22 22 21 21 20 19 19 19 18 18 18 18 18 18

Josh Atwood Troy Griggs Alex Lacson Jason Cromer Alex Lacson Jason Cromer Troy Griggs Jimmy Pavel Mike Jarrett Dave Marriott Mike Jarrett Felipe Macias Brett Bergstrom Rich Heintz Eric Stein Mike Wold

2012

2019 1982 2014 2007 2005 1996 1993 1988 1986 1983

1997 2000 1991 1990 1992 1989 2001 2012 2010 1983 2011 2007 2006 2003 1985 1982

Field Goal Percentage (min. 5 attempts) 1.

4. 5. 6. 7. 9. 10. 11.

Punts 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

172

100.0

Roldan Alcobendas (16-of-16) 2018

100.0 89.5 88.9 83.3 78.5 78.5 75.0 72.7 70.0

Tyler McNannay (11-of-11) Jimmy Pavel (17-of-19) Mike Jarrett (16-of-18) Brett Bergstrom (15-of-18) Derek Collins (11-of-14) Eric Stein (11-of-14) Kevin Miller (6-of-8) Dave Marriott (8-of-11) Troy Griggs (14-of-20)

100.0

78 74 72 69 63

Seth Harrison (12-of-12)

Ed Fisher Eric Stein Tom Zurfluh Cameron Zuber Fritz Brayton

Punting Average (Min. 20 Punts) 1. 44.94 Roldan Alcobendas 2. 44.87 Jake Miller 2. 44.4 Jesse Nicassio

After a record-breaking 2012 season, BRANDON KAUFMAN earned the FCS Wide Receiver Award from College Football Performance Awards (CFPA), and was selected to five different All-America teams. Kaufman broke the FCS record for single season receiving yards, finishing with 1,850 yards (93 receptions and 16 TD) to break the record of 1,712. On single season lists, Kaufman’s 93 catches at the time ranked second in school history, fifth in the Big Sky and 28th in FCS. His 16 touchdowns were third all-time at EWU and his average of 19.9 yards per catch was fifth in EWU history. Kaufman finished his 42-game career with 221 catches (third in school history, seventh in Big Sky history) for 3,731 yards (second all-time at EWU, fourth in the Big Sky and 19th in FCS) and 33 touchdowns (second in school history). Kaufman left EWU a year early and eventually signed a free agent contract with the Buffalo Bills of the NFL.

2004

2019 2014 2012 2011 2006 1993 1986 2013 1984 2001 1968 1987 1995 2010 2007

2018 2014 2003

3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

Tackles

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 17. 19. 23. 25. 26. 27. 28. 30. 32. 33. 34. 35.

44.2 43.3 43.1 42.8 42.6 42.4 42.3 42.3

Jake Miller Jake Miller Eric Stein Jake Miller Jordan Dascalo Ryan Donckers Fritz Brayton Ron Knowlton

176 170 151 140 138 136 135 134 132 128 126 116 115 115 115 115 114 114 113 113 113 113 112 112 109 108 107 105 105 102 102 101 99 98 97 97 97

J.C. Sherritt (LB) 2010 J.C. Sherritt (LB) 2009 Greg Belzer (LB) 2000 Ronnie Hamlin (LB) 2013 Jason Marsh (LB) 1991 Ronnie Hamlin (LB) 2012 Evan Brady (LB) 1994 Zach Johnson (LB) 2010 Greg Belzer (LB) 1998 Derek Strey (LB) 1997 Derek Strey (LB) 1996 Luke Vincent (LB) 2001 Dehonta Hayes (S) 2019 Ketner Kupp (LB) 2018 Zach Bruce (S) 2016 Cody McCarthy (LB) 2013 T.J. Lee III (CB) 2013 Brandon Keeler (S) 2004 Jason Marsh (LB) 1992 Joe Peterson (LB) 1992 Brendan Rogers (LB) 1990 Steve Cole (LB) 1984 Ronnie Hamlin (LB) 2014 Dion Alexander (LB) 1995 Miquiyah Zamora (LB) 2016 Brad Packer (LB) 2000 Chris Seidel (LB) 1985 Chrs Ojoh (LB) 2018 Matt Johnson (LB) 2010 Miquiyah Zamora (LB) 2014 Matt Johnson (S) 2009 Miquiyah Zamora (LB) 2015 Dion Alexander (LB) 1993 Justin Guillory (LB) 1997 Mitch Fettig (s) 2016 Joey Cwik (LB) 2005 Adam Zeiger (LB) 2001

Interceptions

1. 4. 5.

9 9 9 7 6 6 6

Greg Kramer Mike Richter Mike Richter Kurt Schulz Matt Johnson Maurice Perigo Jackie Kellogg

2011 2012 1987 2013 2017 2006 2008 1984

1982 1975 1974 1989 2009 1996 1992

10.

6 6 5 5 5 5

Dominic Corr Mark Cordes Josh Lewis D’londo Tucker Matt Johnson 10 Other Players

Interception Return Yards

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

Sacks 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

11. 12.

171 147 130 126 113 109 107 102

Maurice Perigo Jason Elliott Greg Kramer Kurt Schulz Isaiah Trufant Tevin McDonald Derek Strey Lavon Major

1996 1989 1982 1989 2003 2014 1995 1994

18 15 13 12.5 12 11.5 11 11 11 11 10 9.5 9.5 9.5 9.5

Greg Peach Frank Staudenraus Ed Harris Tommy Williams Jerry Ceja Jeff Allen Greg Peach Chris Scott Aaron Hansen Jon McPherson Jeff Allen Samson Ebukam Renard Williams Josh Martin Mark Avena

2008 1985 1997 1992 2012 2000 2007 1997 1989 1989 1999 2016 2009 2000 1992

Greg Peach Jeff Allen Chris Scott Ed Harris

2008 2000 1997 1997

Tackles for Loss 1. 2. 3. 4.

28 (133) 24 (115) 21 (110) 20 (113)

Passes Broken Up 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

11.

1988 1986 2018 2018 2010

17 14 14 13 12 12 12 12 12 12 11 11 11 11 11 11

Ole Olesen Jesse Hendrix Jackie Kellogg Julian Williams Josh Lewis Jesse Hoffman Dante Calcote Isaiah Trufant Kurt Schulz Lavon Major T.J. Lee III T.J. Lee III LeVar McClary Jesse Hendrix Lee Brown Ryan Moore

1997 2005 1990 2000 2018 2010 2010 2004 1990 1994 2013 2012 1997 2003 1994 1994

EASTERN 2021 FOOTBALL BIG SKY CHAMPIONSHIPS: 1992•1997•2004•2005•2010•2012•2013•2014•2016•2018 Blocked Kicks (Punts, FG, XP) 1.

3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

Blocked Punts 1.

Dylan Ledbetter (3 FG) Chuckie Welch (1 FG, 2 XP) Mark Puyear (1 FG, 2 XP) Dylan Ledbetter (2 FG) Samon Ebukam (1 P, 1 XP) David Gaylord (2 FG) Darriell Beaumonte (2 P) Tyler Jolley (1 FG, 1 XP) Taiwan Jones (2 XP) Julian Williams (2 FG) Adam Zeiger (1 P, 1 FG) Chris Scott (2 FG) Derek Strey (1 P, 1 FG) Kurt Schulz (2 FG) Jackie Kellogg (2 FG)

2018 1991 1981 2019 2014 2010 2010 2009 2008 2000 1999 1995 1995 1990 1990

Darriell Beaumonte

2010

Blocked Field Goals

1. 2.

3 2 2 2 2 2 2

Dylan Ledbetter Dylan Ledbetter David Gaylord Julian Williams Chris Scott Kurt Schulz Jackie Kellogg

2018 2019 2010 2000 1995 1990 1990

Blocked Extra Points

2 2 2

Taiwan Jones Chuckie Welch Mark Puyear

2008 1991 1981

Career Leaders

(All averages/percentages require two seasons) Rushing Attempts

1.  2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

627 620 619 604 588 547 517 494 493 449

Rushing Yards

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. NR NR

4173 3320 3228 3045 2980 2970 2955 2678 2551 2517 2318 2159 2119 2111 2000 1476 1363

Jesse Chatman Harold Wright Jamie Townsend Jovan Griffith Rex Prescott Antoine Custer Jr. Mel Collins Quincy Forte David Lewis Mike MacKenzie

1999-01 1990-93 1984‑88 1998-02 1994-97 2016-19 1969‑71 2011-14 1992-95 1995-98

Jesse Chatman Jovan Griffith Rex Prescott Antoine Custer Jr. Quincy Forte Jamie Townsend Taiwan Jones Harold Wright Mike MacKenzie Meriel Michelson Mel Stanton Sam McPherson Joe Sewell David Lewis Mel Collins Tamarick Pierce Eric Barriere

1999-01 1998-02 1994-97 2016-19 2011-14 1984‑88 2008-10 1990-93 1995-98 1948‑50 1963‑65 2015-18 1995-96 1992-95 1969‑71 2016-20/21 2017-20/21

Rushing Yards Per Game

(Min. Two Seasons) 1. 134.6 Jesse Chatman 1999-01 2. 96.3 Joe Sewell 1995-96 3. *95.3 Taiwan Jones 2008-10 4. 89.9 Meriel Michelson 1948-50 5. 85.9 Mel Stanton 1963-65 6. 85.2 Darryl Bell 1979-80 7. 77.4 Tim Mitchell 1990-91 8. 73.8 Jovan Griffith 1998-02 9. 73.0 Don Strate 1964-66 10. 70.9 Mike MacKenzie 1995-98 *Jones played as a cornerback in 2008 and did not carry the ball. His average in his two seasons (24 games) as a running back was 123.1 yards per game.

Rushing Touchdowns 1. 2. 3. 4.

48 39 30 29 29 27

Jesse Chatman Antoine Custer Jr. Jovan Griffith Taiwan Jones Mike MacKenzie Rex Prescott

1999-01 2016-19 1998-02 2008-10 1995-98 1994-97

8. 10.

27 23 23 21 21

Jamie Townsend Tamarick Pierce Quincy Forte Harold Wright Mel Stanton

1985-88 2016-20/21 2011-14 1989-92 1965

Average Yards Per Rush (min. 90 attempts)

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.

7.72 6.66 6.44 6.03 6.02 5.98 5.68 5.57 5.50 5.49 5.45 5.36

Taiwan Jones Jesse Chatman Sam McPherson Quincy Forte Demmis Merritt Tamarick Pierce Mike MacKenzie Antoine Custer Jr. Jovan Griffith Rex Prescott Alexis Alexander Tim Mitchell

Passing Attempts 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

1608 1165 1097 1083 1081 1071 1008 793 765 699

Matt Nichols Gage Gubrud Erik Meyer Mark Tenneson Vernon Adams Jr. Eric Barriere Bo Levi Mitchell Mark Laitala Rick Worman Fred Salanoa

Pass Completions

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

996 753 721 701 646 618 582 430 392 372

Passing Yards

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 5. 6. 8. 9. 10.

12,616 10,438 10,261 9984 8739 7505 7492 5588 4973 4964 312.0 288.7 282.1 268.4 254.0 244.3 230.0 207.2 206.8 205.9 187.3 177.4

2006-09 2015-18 2002-05 2012-14 2017-20/21 2010-11 1989-92 1984‑85 1999-01 1976‑79

Matt Nichols Vernon Adams Jr. Erik Meyer Gage Gubrud Eric Barriere Bo Levi Mitchell Mark Tenneson Rick Worman Fred Salanoa Harry Leons

2006-09 2012-14 2002-05 2015-18 2017-20/21 2010-11 1989-92 1984‑85 1999-01 1994-97

Gage Gubrud Bo Levi Mitchell Vernon Adams Jr. Matt Nichols Rick Worman Erik Meyer Eric Barriere Fred Salanoa Harry Leons Jordan West Mark Tenneson Todd Bernett

Passes Had Intercepted 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

10. 11. NR

53 47 46 32 31 28 27 26 26 25 23 21

2006-09 2015-18 2002-05 1989-92 2012-14 2017-20/21 2010-11 1976‑79 1984‑85 1999-01

Matt Nichols Gage Gubrud Erik Meyer Vernon Adams Jr. Eric Barriere Bo Levi Mitchell Mark Tenneson Rick Worman Fred Salanoa Mark Laitala

Passing Yards Per Game

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.

2008-10 1999-01 2015-18 2011-14 2016-20/21 2016-20/21 1996-98 2016-19 1998-02 1996-97 2006-08 1990-91

Mark Laitala Mark Tenneson Matt Nichols Gage Gubrud Vernon Adams Jr. Bo Levi Mitchell Bill Diedrick Harry Leons Pete Glindeman Rick Worman Griffin Garske Eric Barriere

2015-18 2010-11 2012-14 2006-09 1984-85 2002-05 2017-20/21 1999-01 1994-97 2014-16 1989-92 1991-94 1976‑79 1989-92 2006-09 2015-18 2012-14 2010-11 1965‑67, 69 1994-97 1971‑72 1984‑85 1996-98 2017-20/21

Pass Completion Percentage (Min. 150 att.)

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

65.7 64.6 64.8 63.5 61.9 61.3 60.3 60.1

Erik Meyer Gage Gubrud Vernon Adams Jr. Jordan West Matt Nichols Bo Levi Mitchell Eric Barrriere Harry Leons

2002-05 2015-18 2012-14 2013-16 2005-09 2010-11 2017-20/21 1996-97

Average Yards Per Pass Attempt (Min. 150 att.) 1. 2. 3.

9.7 9.4 9.3

Vernon Adams Jr. Erik Meyer Harry Leons

2012-14 2002-05 1996-97

4. 5. 6.

7. 8. 9.

8.6 8.2 8.1

7.9 7.8 7.7

Gage Gubrud Eric Barriere Jordan West

Griffin Garske Matt Nichols Anthony Vitto

2015-18 2017-20/21 2013-16

1996-98 2005-09 2010-13

Average Yards Per Completion (Min. 75 Comp.) 1.

3. 4. 5.

6. 7. 8.

15.4 15.4 14.9 14.2 13.8 13.3 13.5 12.8

Griffin Garske Harry Leons Vernon Adams Jr. Erik Meyer Chris Samms

Gage Gubrud Eric Barriere Jordan West

Touchdown Passes

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.

110 96 87 84 75 70 51 50 45 39 36 36

Vernon Adams Jr. Matt Nichols Gage Gubrud Erik Meyer Eric Barriere Bo Levi Mitchell Mark Tenneson Bill Diedrick Rick Worman Jordan West Fred Salanoa Harry Leons

1996-98 1996-97 2012-14 2002-05 1997-01

2015-18 2017-20/21 2013-16 2012-14 2006-09 2015-18 2002-05 2017-20/21 2010-11 1989-92 1965‑67, 69 1984‑85 2014-16 1999-01 1994-97

Passing Efficiency Rating

(Min. 150 Attempts, Two Seasons) 1. 173.8 Vernon Adams Jr. 2. 166.5 Erik Meyer 3. 155.8 Gage Gubrud 4. 153.6 Jordan West 5. 148.1 Eric Barriere 6. 141.8 Matt Nichols 7. 141.2 Bo Levi Mitchell 8. 140.3 Harry Leons 9. 136.7 Bill Diedrick 10. 136.3 Rob James 11. 130.4 Rick Worman 12. 129.0 Griffin Garske 13. 127.1 Fred Salanoa

Total Offensive Yards

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.

13,308 11,670 11,026 10,942 10,102 7547 7428 5482 5428 5105 4853 4588

Matt Nichols Vernon Adams Jr. Gage Gubrud Erik Meyer Eric Barriere Bo Levi Mitchell Mark Tenneson Rick Worman Mark Laitala Fred Salanoa Harry Leons Todd Bernett

Total Offensive Yards Per Game

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.

344.6 315.4 290.3 283.1 265.8 260.5 249.2 209.1 212.7 211.9 185.7

Gage Gubrud Vernon Adams Jr. Bo Levi Mitchell Matt Nichols Eric Barriere Erik Meyer Rick Worman Jordan West Fred Salanoa Harry Leons Mark Tenneson

2012-14 2002-05 2015-18 2014-16 2017-20/21 2006-09 2010-11 1994-97 1965-67, 69 1983-86 1984-85 1996-98 1999-01 2006-09 2012-14 2015-18 2002-05 2017-20/21 2010-11 1989-92 1984‑85 1976‑79 1999-01 1994-97 1991-94 2015-18 2012-14 2010-11 2006-09 2017-20/21 2002-05 1984-85 2013-16 1999-01 1994-97 1989-92

Total Offensive Yards Per Play (min. 150 plays)

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

8.47 7.97 7.96 7.74 7.72 7.44 7.27 7.00 6.96 6.73

Pass Receptions

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

428 253 222 221 215 213 211 179 168 167

Vernon Adams Jr. Erik Meyer Harry Leons Gage Gubrud Taiwan Jones Eric Barriere Jordan West R. Hennessey Matt Nichols Bo Levi Mitchell

2012-14 2002-05 1996-97 2015-18 2008-10 2017-20/21 2013-15 2015-16 2005-09 2010-11

Cooper Kupp Eric Kimble Aaron Boyce Brandon Kaufman Nicholas Edwards Tony Davis Kendrick Bourne Shaq Hill Kyler Randall Tony Brooks

2013-16 2002-05 2006-09 2009-12 2009-12 2006-09 2013-16 2012-14, 2016 2000-03 1990-93

173

EASTERN 2021 FOOTBALL FCS Playoffs 1985•1992•1997•2004•2005•2007•2009•2010•2012•2013•2014•2016•2018•2020/21 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. NR

166 166 165 157 156 151 149 147 145 140 139 138 137 119

Ashton Clark Bob Picard Greg Herd Jon Vea Nsimba Webster Nic Sblendorio Jason Anderson Dave Svendsen Craig Richardson Jamie Buenzli Joe Levens Brynsen Brown Tom Bassett Andrew Boston

Receptions Per Game 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

8.23 5.50 5.29 5.26 5.07 4.30 4.00 3.98 3.95 3.95 3.72

Cooper Kupp Eric Kimble Aaron Boyce Brandon Kaufman Tony Davis Nicholas Edwards Kyler Randall Kendrick Bourne Joe Pierce Ashton Clark Andrew Boston

2010-13 1968‑72 2009-12 1983‑86 2015-18 2014-17 1991-94 1966‑68 1983‑86 1986-89 1998-01 2006-08 1974-77 2018-20/21

Ronnie Hamlin Breaks Big Sky Career Tackles Record Three-time All-America selection RONNIE HAMLIN played in his 53rd game against Illinois State in the 2014 FCS Playoffs, breaking the Big Sky Conference career tackles record and establishing what was then a new school record for games played. Hamlin closed his career with 473 tackles, breaking the old league mark of 471 as well as the previous school record of 432 set by J.C. Sherritt from 2007-10. He equaled a career high with 16 tackles against Illinois State, and finished the season with 110 tackles on the season and his career with 473. A 50-game starter as an Eagle, he finished with 20 performances in his career with at least 10 tackles. Most importantly, he helped lead the Eagles to a 39-14 record overall and 28-5 Big Sky Conference mark with a trio of league titles, three playoff berths and three appearances in the quarterfinals of the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision Playoffs.

2013-16 2002-05 2006-09 2009-12 2006-09 2009-12 2000-03 2013-16 2002-03 2010-13 2018-20/21

Pass Reception Yards

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. NR NR

6464 4140 3731 3330 3130 3013 1661 2634 2566 2524 2444 2373 2348 2324 2302 2238 2233 2160 2104 2086 2061 1652 1600

Cooper Kupp 2013-16 Eric Kimble 2002-05 Brandon Kaufman 2009-12 Aaron Boyce 2006-09 Kendrick Bourne 2013-16 Tony Brooks 1990-93 Shaq Hill 2012-14, 2016 Nicholas Edwards 2009-12 Tony Davis 2006-09 Jason Anderson 1991-94 Tom Bassett 1974‑77 Bob Picard 1968‑72 Greg Herd 2009-12 Ashton Clark 2010-13 Jamie Buenzli 1986-89 Dave Svendsen 1966‑68 Nsimba Webster 2015-18 Craig Richardson 1983‑86 Jon Vea 1983‑84 Kyler Randall 2000-03 Lamont Brightful 1998-01 Andrew Boston 2018-20/21 Talolo Limu-Jones 2017-20/21

Average Per Reception

(Min. 25 Receptions, Two Seasons) 1. 22.8 Keish Levingston 2. 19.4 Jeff Ogden 3. 18.7 Steve Correa 4. 18.0 Tony Brooks 5. 17.9 Curt Didier 6. 17.8 Talolo Limu-Jones 17.8 Tom Bassett 8. 16.9 Brandon Kaufman 16.9 Lamont Brightful 16.9 Jerrold Jackson 16.9 Jason Anderson 16.9 Ed Fisher

1998-99 1994-97 1996-97 1990-93 1978-79 2017-20/21 1974-77 2009-12 1998-01 1993-96 1991-94 1969-70

Touchdown Receptions 1. 2. 3.

5. 6. 7. 8. 10. 13. 16. NR NR

73 46 33 33 32 29 27 26 26 20 20 20 19 19 19 18 18 18 15 13

Cooper Kupp 2013-16 Eric Kimble 2002-05 Nicholas Edwards 2009-12 Brandon Kaufman 2009-12 Shaq Hill 2012-15, 2016 Aaron Boyce 2006-09 Kendrick Bourne 2013-16 Tony Brooks 1990-93 Dave Svendsen 1966-68 Lamont Brightful 1998-01 Jamie Buenzli 1986-89 Jason Anderson 1991-94 Ashton Clark 2010-13 Nathan Overbay 2006-09 Bob Picard 1968-72 Nsimba Webster 2015-18 Craig Richardson 1983-86 Tom Bassett 1974-77 Talolo Limu-Jones 2017-20/21 Andrew Boston 2018-20/21

All-Purpose Yards

174

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

7038 5934 5234 5021 4791 4382

Cooper Kupp Eric Kimble Shaq Hill Taiwan Jones Jesse Chatman Craig Richardson

2013-16 2002-05 2012-14, 2016 2008-10 1999-01 1983-86

7. 8. 9. 10. 11 11. 12.

4375 4324 4146 4102 4036 3731 3675

Lamont Brightful Antoine Custer Jr. Jason Anderson Mel Collins Rex Prescott Brandon Kaufman Jamie Townsend

1998-01 2016-19 1991-94 1969-71 1994-97 2009-12 1984-88

All-Purpose Yards Per Game

(Min. Two Seasons) 1. 162.0 2. 154.5 3. 151.9 4. 135.3 5. 131.1 6. 129.0 7. 117.3 8. 114.0 9. 109.1 10. 102.2 11. 101.9

Kickoff Returns

1. 2. 3. 5.

94 80 72 72 65

Taiwan Jones Jesse Chatman Mel Collins Cooper Kupp Darryl Bell Eric Kimble Tim Mitchell Joe Sewell Jason Anderson Steve Correa Craig Richardson

2008-10 1999-01 1969-71 2013-16 1979-80 2002-05 1990-91 1995-96 1991-94 1996-97 1983-86

Shaq Hill Craig Richardson Jason Anderson Dominic Corr Lamont Brightful

2012-14, 2016 1983-86 1991-94 1985-89 1998-01

Kickoff Return Yards

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

2280 2176 1949 1685 1639 1332 1248 1134 1114 1052

Shaq Hill Craig Richardson Lamont Brightful Dominic Corr Jason Anderson Mel Collins Dre’Sonte Dorton Taiwan Jones Nsimba Webster Vernon Williams

2012-14, 2016 1983-86 1998-01 1985-89 1991-94 1969-71 2016-19 2008-10 2015-18 1986-88

Average Per Kickoff Return

(Min. 18 Returns, Two Seasons) 1. 30.0 Lamont Brightful 1998-01 2. 27.2 Craig Richardson 1983-86 27.2 Mel Collins 1969-71 4. 26.3 Vernon Williams 1986-88 5. 25.9 Jesse Hoffman 2006-10 6. 25.2 Maurice Perigo 1994-97 7. 24.9 Nicholas Ramos 2006-09 8. 24.4 Steve Correa 1996-97 9. 24.3 Shaq Hill 2012-14, 2016 10. 23.8 Antoine Custer Jr. 2016-19 11. 23.4 Dominic Corr 1985-89

Punt Returns

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

74 73 58 52 44

Eric Kimble Darrell Pope Jackie Kellogg Maurice Perigo Ashton Clark

2002-05 1979-82 1990-93 1994-97 2010-13

Punt Return Yards

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

990 648 537 521 510 501 426 392 379 367

Eric Kimble Jackie Kellogg Maurice Perigo Darrell Pope Rob Friese Kyler Randall Cooper Kupp Kurt Schulz Tony Davis Ashton Clark

2002-05 1990-93 1994-97 1979-82 1982-85 2000-03 2013-16 1988-91 2006-09 2010-13

Average Per Punt Return

(Min. 15 Returns, Two Seasons) 1. 17.0 Cooper Kupp 2. 13.4 Eric Kimble 3. 12.9 Paul Kalina 4. 12.1 Rob Friese 5. 12.0 Mel Collins 6. 11.7 Kyler Randall 7. 11.2 Jackie Kellogg 8. 11.1 Lamont Brightful 9. 10.3 Maurice Perigo 10.3 Kurt Schulz 11. 9.9 Jerry Kaiser

Scoring

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. NR

464 328 322 320 286 258 231 222 216 202 200 198 196 186 180 180 144

Cooper Kupp 2013-15 Eric Kimble 2002-05 Jesse Chatman 1999-01 Roldan Alcobendas 2014, 2016-18 Mike Jarrett 2009-11 Antoine Custer Jr. 2016-19 Troy Griggs 1999-01 Taiwan Jones 2008-10 Shaq Hill 2012-14, 2016 Nicholas Edwards 2009-12 Brandon Kaufman 2009-12 Jovan Griffith 1998-02 Jason Cromer 1988-90 Eric Stein 1984-87 Quincy Forte 2011-14 Jamie Townsend 1984-88 Tamarick Pierce 2016-20/21

Touchdowns Scored 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

10. 11. 13. NR

77 54 53 43 37 36 33 33 33 30 29 29 28 28 28 24

2013-16 2002-05 1981-82 1982-85 1969-71 2000-03 1990-93 1998-01 1994-97 1988-91 1982-83

Cooper Kupp Eric Kimble Jesse Chatman Antoine Custer Jr. Taiwan Jones Shaq Hill Nicholas Edwards Brandon Kaufman Jovan Griffith Quincy Forte Aaron Boyce Mike MacKenzie Kendrick Bourne Lamont Brightful Rex Prescott Tamarick Pierce

2013-16 2002-05 1999-01 2016-19 2008-10 2012-14, 2016 2009-12 2009-12 1998-02 2011-14 2006-09 1995-98 2013-16 1998-01 1994-97 2016-20/21

EASTERN 2021 FOOTBALL BIG SKY CHAMPIONSHIPS: 1992•1997•2004•2005•2010•2012•2013•2014•2016•2018 TDs Responsible for 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

10.

121 102 100 93 91 81 72 54 54 53

Kicking Points

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.

320 236 231 196 186 179 152 132 129 121 107

Vernon Adams Jr. Matt Nichols Gage Gubrud Eric Barriere Erik Meyer Cooper Kupp Bo Mitchell Gage Gubrud Eric Kimble Jesse Chatman

2012-14 2005-09 2015-18 2017-20/21 2002-05 2013-15 2010-11 2015-16 2002-05 1999-01

Roldan Alcobendas 2014, 2016-18 Mike Jarrett 2008-11 Troy Griggs 1998-01 Jason Cromer 1988-90 Eric Stein 1984-87 Josh Atwood 1996-98 Felipe Macias 2007-08 Rich Heintz 2002-03 Seth Harrison 2019-20/21 Sheldon Weddle 2003-06 Kevin Miller 2009-10, 12-13

Extra Points Made 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

212 Roldan Alcobendas 2014, 2016-18 143 Mike Jarrettt 2009-11 120 Troy Griggs 1999-01 100 Eric Stein 1984-87 95 Felipe Macias 2007-08 95 Josh Atwood 1996-98 NR 75 Seth Harrison 2019-20/21 Note: Alcobendas had a school-record 85 consecutive career extra points made broken versus UC Davis on 10/7/17 after setting the single season record in 2016 by making his last 63. He broke that record by making his last 70 of his career.

Extra Points Attempted 1. 2. 3. 4.

218 150 126 105 105 80

Field Goals Made 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

7. 8. 10 11.

39 37 36 31 28 28 24 19 19 18 17

Roldan Alcobendas 2014, 2016-18 Mike Jarrett 2009-11 Troy Griggs 1999-01 Josh Atwood 1996-98 Eric Stein 1984-87 Seth Harrison 2019-20/21

Jason Cromer 1988-90 Troy Griggs 1999-01 Roldan Alcobendas 2014, 2016-18 Mike Jarrett 2009-11 Josh Atwood 1996-98 Eric Stein 1984-87 Alex Lacson 1991-92 Felipe Macias 2007-08 Dave Marriott 1983-84 Seth Harrison 2019-20/21 Jimmy Pavel 2011-12

Field Goals Attempted 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

10. NR

59 58 51 47 47 44 43 30 30 27 21

Troy Griggs 1999-01 Jason Cromer 1988-90 Eric Stein 1984-87 Roldan Alcobendas 2014, 2016-18 Mike Jarrett 2009-11 Josh Atwood 1996-98 Alex Lacson 1991-92 Felipe Macias 2007-08 Dave Marriott 1983-84 Rich Heinz 2002-03 Seth Harrison 2019-20/21

Field Goal Percentage (min. 10 att.)

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 11.

Punts 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

91.7 85.7 85.0 83.3 76.6 67.2 66.0 63.6 63.3 63.3 62.7

Tyler McNannay (11-of-12) 2014-15 Seth Harrison (18-of-21) 2019-20/21 Jimmy Pavel (17-of-20) 2011-12 Brett Bergstrom (15-of-18) 2004-06 R. Alcobendas (36-of-47) 2014, 2016-18 Jason Cromer (38-of-58) 1988-90 Mike Jarrett (31-of-47) 2009-11 Josh Atwood (28-of-44) 1996-98 Felipe Macias (19-of-30) 2007-08 Dave Marriott (19-of-30) 1983-84 Troy Griggs (37-of-59) 1999-01

250 219 190 131 152 143

Tom Zurfluh Ed Fisher Eric Stein Jake Miller Nick Reynolds Ryan Donckers

1994-97 1967-70 1984-87 2011-14 1998-01 2004-06

Punting Average

(Min. 40 Punts) 1. 44.9 2. 43.8 3. 42.3 4. 41.4 5. 41.3 6. 41.0 7. 40.5 8. 40.2 40.2 10. 40.1 11. 39.1 12. 38.8 13. 38.6

Roldan Alcobendas 2014, 2016-18 Jake Miller 2011-14 Jesse Nicassio 2002-03 Jordan Dascalo 2015-16 Eric Stein 1984-87 Fritz Brayton 2007-08 Ryan Donckers 2004-06 Darrell Schneider 1991 Ron Knowlton 1983-84 Cameron Zuber 2009-10 Nick Kokich 2019-20/21 Nick Reynolds 1998-01 Mike Wold 1982

Tackles

1. 473 Ronnie Hamlin (LB) 2011-14 2. 432 J.C. Sherritt (LB) 2007-10 3. 399 Greg Belzer (LB) 1997-00 4. 366 Miquyah Zamora (LB) 2013-16 5. 347 Jason Marsh (LB) 1991-93 6. 346 Derek Strey (LB) 1994-97 7. 341 Matt Johnson (S) 2008-11 8. 331 Joey Cwik (LB) 2002-05 9. 324 Zach Johnson (LB) 2008, 2010-12 10. 313 Dion Alexander (LB) 1992-95 11. 288 Julian Williams (s) 1997-00 12. 284 Cody McCarthy (LB) 2011-14 13. 282 Mitch Fettig (S) 2015-18 14. 267 Ketner Kupp (LB) 2015-18 15. 263 T.J. Lee (CB) 2010-13 263 Brad Packer (LB) 1997-00 17. 259 Tyler Washburn (LB) 2009-12 18 251 Evan Brady (LB) 1991-94 19. 245 Justin Guillory (LB) 1994-97 20. 243 Brandon Keeler (S) 2002, 04-06 21. 237 Allen Brown (CB) 2010-13 22. 236 Chris Scott (DT) 1994-97 23. 235 Luke Vincent (LB) 1999-02 24. 231 Bill Altena (LB) 1983-86 25. 227 Zach Bruce (S) 2013-16 26. 226 Doug Vincent (LB) 2001-04 27. 225 Britt Lentz (LB) 1996-99 28. 224 Kurt Schulz (S) 1988-91 29 222 Jackie Kellogg (CB) 1990-93 30. 215 Kevin Hatch (S) 2006-09 215 Anthony Griffin (LB) 1998-01 32. 213 Paul Ena (LB/DE) 2009-12 213 Allen Gilmour (LB) 1984-87 34. 208 Dehonta Hayes (S) 2016-19 208 David Eneberg (LB) 2003-06 208 D.J. Sigurdson (LB) 1986-89 37. 207 Aaron Hansen (DE) 1987-90 38. 206 Makai Borden (LB) 2006-09 39. 205 Pat Sievers (S) 1989-92 40. 204 Jerad Jeske (LB) 1994-97 41. 200 Chris Seidel (LB) 1983-85 NR 192 Jack Sendelbach (LB) 2016-20/21 NR 190 Calin Criner (S) 2017-20/21

Interceptions 1. 2. 5.

7. 9. 11. NR

18 17 17 17 12 12 11 11 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 7

Mike Richter Matt Johnson Kurt Schulz Jackie Kellogg Mark Cordes Mark Puyear Isaiah Trufant Maurice Perigo Josh Lewis Jason Elliott Kevin Hatch Russ Elliott Garrick Redden Rob Friese Greg Kramer Darrell Pope Greg Chapman Calin Criner

Interception Return Yards 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

Sacks 1. 2. 3.

1971-75 2008-11 1988-91 1990-93 1983-86 1980-83 2002-04 1994-97 2015-18 1986-89 2006-09 1983-86 1983-86 1982-85 1981-82 1979-82 1977-81 2017-20/21

4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

25.5 25 24 23.5 22.5 22 21 19 18.5 17.5 16.5 15.5

Tackles for Loss

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

63 (264) 58 (297) 50 (284) 49 (243) 47 (231)

Chris Scott Aaron Hanson Samson Ebukam Jerry Ceja Renard Williams Dario Romero Josh Martin Tommy Williams Ed Harris Steve Mattson Brandon Myers Brandon Moore Greg Peach Jeff Allen Frank Staudenraus Renard Williams Chris Scott

Passes Broken Up

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 16 17. NR

41 41 40 31 28 26 25 24 23 21 20 19 18 18 18 17 16 16 16 16 11

Jesse Hendrix Jackie Kellogg Ole Olesen Nzuzi Webster Kurt Schulz Julian Williams T.J. Lee III Isaiah Trufant Josh Lewis Ryan Moore Garrick Redden D’londo Tucker Lonnie Hosley LeVar McClary Lavon Major Mitch Fettig Jesse Hoffman Darryl Hunter Bentley Williams Rob Friese Calin Criner

Fumble Recoveries

1. 4. 5. 6. NR

8 8 8 7 6 5 5 5 4

Forced Fumbles

1. 2. 8. NR

7 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 3

Paul Ena Nicholas Ramos Steve Mattson Steve Cole Chris Scott T.J. Lee III J.C. Sherritt Aaron Hanson Jack Sendelbach

1995-97 1987-90 2013-16 2009-12 2008-11 1997-00 1997-00 1991-92 1995-97 1994-97 2001-04 1999-02 2005-08 1997-2000 1982-85 2008-11 1994-97 2002-05 1990-93 1997-00 2014-18 1988-90 1997-00 2010-13 2002-05 2015-18 1993-96 1983-86 2013, 2015-18 2006-09 1996-99 1991-94 2015-18 2006-10 1983-86 1983-86 1982-85 2017-20/21 2009-12 2006-09 1994-97 1983-84 1994-97 2010-13 2007-10 1987-90 2016-20/21

T.J. Lee III 2010-13 Ronnie Hamlin 2011-14 Jerry Ceja 2009-12 Matt Johnson 2008-11 Renard Williams 2008-11 J.C. Sherritt 2007-10 Chris Scott 1994-97 Jim Townsend 2015-16, 18-19 Miquiyah Zamora 2013-16 Jason Belford 2005-08 Muhammad- Shamsid-Deen 2002-05 Anthony Griffin 1998-01 Jason Marsh 1991-93 Jack Sendelbach 2016-20/21

Blocked Kicks (Punts, FG, XP)

1. 2. 5.

6 4 4 4 3 3 3

Blocked Punts 1.

Dylan Ledbetter (6 FG) 2016-19 Tyler Jolley (2 FG, 2 XP) 2007-10 Jackie Kellogg (4 FG) 1990-93 Mark Puyear (2 FG, 2 XP) 1980-83 David Gaylord (3 FG) 2010-12 Julian Williams (1P, 2 FG) 1997-00 Chuckie Welch (1 FG, 2 XP) 1990-81 Darriell Beaumonte

Blocked Field Goals

219 210 202 196 169 151 142 141 135

Kurt Schulz Matt Johnson Isaiah Trufant Maurice Perigo Jason Elliot Derek Strey Mark Puyear Mark Richter Jackie Kellogg

1988-91 2008-11 2002-05 1994-97 1986-89 1994-96 1980-83 1971-75 1990-93

1. 2. 3. 4.

35.5 30 29.5

Greg Peach Frank Staudenraus Jeff Allen

2005-08 1982-85 1997-00

6 4 3 2 2 2 2 2

Dylan Ledbetter Jackie Kellogg David Gaylord Tyler Jolley Julian Williams Chris Scott Kurt Schulz Mark Puyear

Blocked Extra Points 2 2 2 2

Taiwan Jones Tyler Jolley Chuckie Welch Mark Puyear

2008-11 2016-19 1990-93 2010-12 2007-10 1997-00 1994-97 1988-91 1980-83 2008-10 2007-10 1990-81 1980-83

175

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All-Time Scores 1901

1909

O 26 L Spokane HS 0 - 6 A N 9 W Spokane HS 10 - 6 H N 15 L Lewis-Clark St. 0 - 17 A

O 9 L Gonzaga 0 - 17 A O 16 L Blair Business 0 - 18 H N 6 - Blair Business A

1902

1910 &1911

Coach: Unknown 1-2-0

Coach: Unknown

O 18 W O 25 L N 8 W N 7 T D 13 T

2-1-2

Davenport HS 53 - Spokane HS 0 - Spokane HS 12 - Lewis-Clark St. 0 - Davenport HS 0 -

0 5 0 0 0

H A H H A

Spokane HS 6 - 6 Davenport AC 5 - 5 Davenport HS 10 - 0 Blair Business 25 - 0 Spokane HS 5 - 12 Blair Business 11 - 0 Lewis-Clark St. 0 - 41

A A H A H H A

1904

1-6-0

Blair Business Colfax HS Blair Business Garfield HS Colfax HS Garfield HS Spokane HS

0 - 11 0 - 16 0 - 21 0 - 5 0 - 6 5 - 0 4 - 34

H H A H A A A

Coach: Harry Smith

4-3-0

Davenport HS 47 - 0 Coeur d’Alene HS 0 - 6 Ritzville HS 49 - 0 Coeur d’Alene HS 6 - 11 Oakesdale HS 17 - 0 Colfax HS 17 - 0 Colfax HS 0 - 17

Blair Business 0 - 6 Garfield HS 15 - 0 Davenport HS 6 - 0 Coeur d’Alene HS 5 - 10 Ritzville HS 22 - 0 Colfax HS 15 - 0 Garfield HS 0 - 6 Lewis-Clark St. 30 - 5

H H H A A A A H

Coach: Paul Lienau

3-2-0

Washington St. 0 - 46 Davenport HS 10 - 0 Blair Business 6 - 0 Davenport HS 6 - 4 Blair Business 0 - 5

Coach: Nick Hinch

176

2-3-0

0-1-0

6 - 13 H

O 7 W L N 1 L N 7 L N 20 L L

1-5-0

A H H A A

CNS Snrs-Jnrs CNS Snrs-Jnrs Gonzaga JYA Rosalia HS Gonzaga JYA Gonzaga

3 - 0 2 - 14 2 - 40 0 - 31 7 - 19 4 - 39

H H A A A

O 15 W CNS Juniors 14 - 7 H N 24 W Spokane Univ. 114 - 0 H

2-0-0

1915

Coach: Albert Fertsch

O 29 W Whitworth N 12 L Whitworth

1-1-0

6 - 0 H 2 - 13 A

O 13 L Spokane Univ. 0 - 7 H O 20 L Whitworth 6 - 15 A N 10 L Whitworth 0 - 13 H

0-3-0

1917, 1918 & 1919 No Games Played

1920

Spokane YMCA 4 - 0 Washington St. 0 - 73 Blair Business 0 - 5 Gonzaga 0 - 17 North Stars 84 - 0

O 15 W *Spokane Univ. 14 - 0 O 22 W *Whitworth 48 - 0 O 29 W *Spokane Col. 21 - 8 N 5 L *Spokane Univ. 0 - 13 N 12 W *Whitworth 33 - 7 N 19 W *Spokane Col. 23 - 0 Conference Playoff N 25 L Spokane Univ. 0 - 33 N-Interstate Fairgrounds

H A A A H H N

5-2-0

3-3-0

WSU Frosh 0 - 28 *Spokane Col. 52 - 0 *Spokane Univ. 48 - 0 Idaho Frosh 0 - 34 *Whitworth 21 - 2 Central Wash. 0 - 6

H A H A H A

1922 A A H A H

Coach: Vin Eustis

O 14 L O 21 L O 27 L N 3 W N 10 L

Coach: Vin Eustis O 12 W O 26 W O 30 W N 2 W N 10 L N 17 W N 29 L

5-2-0

*Spokane Univ. 30 - 0 *Central Wash. 20 - 2 *Spokane Col. 35 - 6 *Whitworth 54 - 0 Idaho Frosh 6 - 25 WSU Frosh 18 - 6 *Western Wash. 13 - 27

H A H H A H A

1924

S 27 L Gonzaga 0 - 27 O 10 L Col. of Idaho 6 - 17 O 18 L Idaho Frosh 7 - 13 O 25 W *Central Wash. 33 - 0 N 1 W *Whitworth 12 - 0 N 6 T *Spokane Col. 0 - 0 N 15 W *!Lewis-CLark St. 1 - 0 N 22 L *Western Wash. 0 - 13 ! Won by Forfeit

A A H H A H H A

3-4-1

1914

O 7 L O 22 W O 28 W N 5 L N 11 W N 18 L

1923

Coach: Vin Eustis

1908 O 3 W O 10 L O 17 L O 22 L O 30 W

N 20 L Gonzaga

1921

1907 O 5 L O 25 W N 6 W N 6 W N 23 L

Coach: Nick Hinch

Coach: Vin Eustis

Coach: Paul Lienau

5-3-0

1912

Coach: Albert Fertsch

H A H H H H A

1906 O 6 L O 13 W O 20 W O 27 L N 3 W N 9 W N 10 L N 29 W

No Games Played

1916

1905 0 21 W N 4 L N 11 W N 17 L N 18 W N 25 W D 8 L

0-2-0

Coach: Albert Fertsch

Coach: Harry Smith

O 1 L O 8 L O 22 L O 29 L N 11 L N 12 W N 19 L

Coach: Harry Goldsworthy

Coach: Albert Fertsch

Coach: Claude Arthur

3-2-2

1-5-0

1913

1903 O 10 T O 17 T O 24 W O 31 W N 7 L N 14 W N 26 L

N 17 L Central Wash. 10 - 13 H

Idaho Frosh 0 - 44 WSU Frosh 0 - 81 *Spokane Col. 6 - 7 *Spokane Univ. 26 - 0 *Whitworth 6 - 14

H A H A A

1925

Coach: Vin Eustis

S 26 L Gonzaga 0 - 37 O 2 L Whitman 0 - 25 O 10 W Idaho Frosh 9 - 6 O 17 W Col. of Idaho 13 - 21 O 24 L Western Wash. 47 - 3 O 31 W Central Wash. 6 - 0 N 7 W Whitworth 15 - 0 N 13 W Spokane Univ. 13 - 0 N 14 W Spokane Col. 41 - 0 N-at Gonzaga Stadium

A A H A H A H A N

6-3-0

1926

Coach: Vin Eustis

S 25 L O 9 L O 16 L O 23 W O 30 L N 6 L N 13 L

1-6-0

Gonzaga 0 - 66 Whitman 0 - 20 Col. of Idaho 7 - 27 WSU Frosh 13 - 12 Idaho Frosh 0 - 27 *Western Wash. 3 - 9 *Central Wash. 7 - 31

A H H A A A H

1927

Coach: A.C. Woodward

S 24 L O 1 L O 8 W O 15 L O 22 W O 29 L N 5 W N 12 L

3-5-0

Whitman 0 - 27 Gonzaga 0 - 74 Spokane Col. 43 - 0 *Western Wash. 0 - 6 WSU Frosh 14 - 7 *Central Wash. 7 - 25 Whitworth 25 - 0 Idaho Frosh 0 - 25

A A H H H A H A

1928

Coach: A.C. Woodward

S 29 L O 5 W O 12 W O 19 L O 27 W N 3 L N 17 W

4-3-0

Whitman 0 - 24 Spokane Col. 21 - 0 Spokane Univ. 12 - 8 WSU Frosh 0 - 12 *Western Wash. 6 - 0 *Central Wash. 7 - 13 Idaho Frosh 13 - 6

H A H A A H H

1929

Coach: Brick Johnson S 21 L Whitman

12 - 25 A

O 4 W O 11 W O 18 L O 26 W N 2 L N 8 W N 15 L

4-4-0

Gonzaga Frosh 8 - 6 Spokane Univ. 43 - 0 WSU Frosh 0 - 7 *Western Wash. 7 - 0 *Central Wash. 7 - 20 Lewis-Clark St. 40 - 0 Idaho Frosh 0 - 6

H A A H A H H

1930

Coach: Red Reese

S 26 L O 3 L O 10 W O 18 L O 25 W N 1 L N 8 W

3-4-0

*Lewis-Clark St. 12 - 13 Gonzaga Frosh 0 - 6 *Eastern Oregon 13 - 6 WSU Frosh 6 - 7 *Western Wash. 19 - 0 *Central Wash. 6 - 12 Spokane Univ. 46 - 0

A A H H A H H

1931

Coach: Red Reese

S 26 W O 10 W O 17 T O 24 W O 31 W N 6 L N 11 W N 14 T

5-1-2

*Lewis-Clark St. 50 - 0 *Eastern Oregon 19 - 7 WSU Frosh 7 - 7 *Western Wash. 40 - 0 Spokane Univ. 34 - 0 *Central Wash. 6 - 7 Gonzaga Frosh 14 - 13 *Western Ore. 19 - 19

H A H H A A H H

1932

Coach: Red Reese

S 30 T O 8 T O 15 L O 21 L O 29 T N 5 W N 11 W N 19 W

3-2-3

Gonzaga Frosh 19 - 19 Idaho Frosh 0 - 0 WSU Frosh 2 - 14 *Western Ore. 6 - 18 *Central Wash. 0 - 0 *Lewis-Clark St. 33 - 0 CDA School 32 - 0 *Western Wash. 7 - 6

A H A A H A H A

1933

Coach: Red Reese

S 23 W Whitworth 55 - 0 S 29 W Gonzaga Frosh 19 - 7 O 7 W Idaho Frosh 10 - 0 O 20 W *Western Wash. 33 - 0 O 28 L WSU Frosh 7 - 25 N 4 L *Central Wash. 6 - 13 N 11 W Lewis-Clark St. 69 - 0 N 17 W Saint Martin’s 7 - 2 N-Gonzaga Stadium

H H A H H A H N

6-2-0

1934

Coach: Red Reese S 22 W S 29 L O 13 W O 19 W O 27 W N 3 W N 10 W

6-1-0

Whitworth 63 - 0 Gonzaga 0- 31 A Idaho Frosh 26 - 6 Lewis-Clark St. 33 - 0 *Central Wash. 8 - 0 WSU Frosh 6 - 0 *Western Wash. 17 - 7

H H A H A A

1935

Coach: Red Reese S 21 W O 5 L O 11 W O 19 L O 26 T N 2 W N 9 W

4-2-1

Gonzaga 13 - 7 WSU Frosh 6 - 7 Lewis-Clark St. 25 - 0 Idaho Frosh 0 - 7 *Central Wash. 0 - 0 Gonzaga Frosh 17 - 12 *Western Wash. 20 - 0

A H H A A H H

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1936

Coach: Red Reese S 25 W O 2 L O 10 W O 16 W O 24 W O 31 W N 7 W N 14 W

7-1-0

Whitworth 33 - 0 Gonzaga 7 - 27 Idaho Frosh 13 - 7 WSU Frosh 19 - 6 Gonzaga Frosh 12 - 3 *Central Wash. 12 - 6 *Western Wash. 6 - 0 Lewis-Clark St. 13 - 0

H A H A H H A A

1937

Coach: Red Reese S 25 W S 30 W O 15 L O 22 W O 30 W N 6 W N 11 W

6-1-0

Linfield 13 - 7 Lewis-Clark St. 38 - 0 Gonzaga 20 - 27 Whitworth 26 - 0 *Central Wash. 18 - 0 *Western Wash. 13 - 6 Pacific Lutheran 6 - 0

H H A H A H A

1938

Coach: Red Reese

S 24 L Montana 0 - 27 O 1 W Linfield 12 - 0 O 7 T Lewis-Clark St. 13 - 13 O 15 W *Pacific Lutheran 20 - 7 O 22 W WSU Frosh 8 - 0 O 28 W Whitworth 12 - 0 N 5 W *Central Wash. 6 - 0 N 19 L *Western Wash. 0 - 7 N 24 W Western Ore. 19 - 7 N-at Yakima

A A A H H H H A N

6-2-1

1939

Coach: Red Reese S 22 W S 29 W O 6 L O 13 W O 20 L O 27 W N 4 W N 18 L

5-3-0

Lewis-Clark St. 33 - 0 Puget Sound 19 - 0 *Pacific Lutheran 14 - 18 Whitworth 36 - 0 WSU Frosh 12 - 20 *Central Wash. 7 - 0 *Western Wash. 14 - 0 Gonzaga 0 - 27

H H A H A A H A

1940

6-2-0

Montana 0 - 9 Puget Sound 13 - 6 *Central Wash. 14 - 7 *Saint Martin’s 7 - 0 Lewis-Clark St. 40 - 0 *Pacific Lutheran 14 - 20 Whitworth 47 - 0 *Western Wash. 7 - 6

A H H A A H H A

1941

Coach: Red Reese

S 27 W O 4 L O 10 W O 18 W O 25 W N 1 W N 8 L N 15 T

5-2-1

Puget Sound 14 - 0 *Pacific Lutheran 0 - 27 Whitworth 35 - 7 WSU Frosh 13 - 0 *Central Wash. 7 - 0 *Western Wash. 14 - 6 Gonzaga 0 - 6 *Saint Martin’s 0 - 0

No Games Played

1952

1943, 1944 & 1945 1946

Coach: Red Reese

S 28 W O 5 L O 11 W O 19 T O 26 W N 2 W N 9 L N 16 L

4-3-1

Lewis-Clark St. 13 - 0 Montana 7 - 31 *Saint Martin’s 28 - 6 *Pacific Lutheran 0 - 0 *Western Wash. 20 - 0 *Whitworth 45 - 0 *Central Wash. 6 - 7 Wash. St. JV 0 - 6

Coach: Ralph Peterson

Second Air Force 7 - 19 *Western Wash. 6 - 0 Idaho 7 - 28 *Central Wash. 6 - 15

H A H A H A A H

S 20 L Montana 0 - 21 S 27 W Lewis-Clark St. 37 - 12 O 4 W *Whitworth 6 - 0 O 11 T *Pacific Lutheran 7 - 7 O 18 W *Saint Martin’s 33 - 0 O 25 W *Central Wash. 16 - 13 N 8 W Idaho St. 13 - 0 N 15 W *Western Wash. 10 - 7 N-Gonzaga Stadium

N A H H A H A A

6-1-1

Coach: Abe Poffenroth

S 18 W Montana 12 - 7 S 25 W Southern Ore. 23 - 0 O 2 W Montana St. 13 - 6 O 9 W *Western Wash. 31 - 7 O 16 W *Whitworth 14 - 13 O 23 W *Pacific Lutheran 14 - 12 O 30 L *Puget Sound 6 - 22 N 6 W *Saint Martin’s 60 - 7 N 13 W *Central Wash. 21 - 6 N-Great Falls

N H A A H A H H A

8-1-0

Montana St. 29 - 6 *Western Wash. 13 - 6 *Puget Sound 7 - 13 *Whitworth 27 - 20 *Pacific Lutheran 21 - 6 *Central Wash. 20 - 0 Montana 6 - 19 Lewis-Clark St. 14 - 6 *Saint Martin’s 37 - 20

H H A A H H A A A

1950

S 16 W Whitworth 46 - 0 S 23 L Montana 0 - 52 S 30 W Montana St. 20 - 6 O 7 W *Pacific Lutheran 13 - 7 O 14 L *Saint Martin’s 7 - 21 O 21 W *Puget Sound 7 - 0 O 28 W *Whitworth 32 - 0 N 4 W *Western Wash. 6 - 0 N 11 W British Col. 34 - 0 N 18 W *Central Wash. 26 - 0 N-Great Falls

S H N A H H H A A A

1951

Coach: Abe Poffenroth

S 15 L Linfield 7 - 27 A S 22 W Montana St. 19 - 13 H S 29 L Western Wash. 0 - 59 A

A H H H A

H A H A H A A H

1953 S 19 W S 26 W O 3 L O 10 W O 17 W O 24 W O 31 W N 7 L

6-2-0

Idaho St. 14 - 6 Lewis & Clark 25 - 24 *Whitworth 7 - 42 *Western Wash. 35 - 19 *Pacific Lutheran 14 - 13 *British Col. 20 - 6 *Central Wash. 34 - 9 *Puget Sound 13 - 20

A H A H H A H A

1954

S 25 L Whitworth 0 - 27 O 2 L *Puget Sound 0 - 18 O 9 W *British Col. 13 - 6 O 16 L Whitman 7 - 21 O 23 L *Pacific Lutheran 0 - 25 O 30 L *Central Wash. 13 - 27 N 6 L *Western Wash. 0 - 27 N 13 L *Whitworth 0 - 55 N 20 L Lewis & Clark 13 - 38 N-Richland

N H H H A A A H A

1-8-0

1955

Coach: Ed Chissus

1949

8-2-0

N A H H

1-7-0

Linfield 0 - 16 Montana St. 6 - 16 *Puget Sound 0 - 34 *Central Wash. 14 - 20 *British Col. 29 - 2 *Western Wash. 0 - 19 *Pacific Lutheran 19 - 20 *Whitworth 12 - 21

Coach: Ed Chissus

1948

7-2-0

S 26 L O 4 L O 11 L O 18 L O 24 W N 1 L N 8 L N 15 L

Coach: Ed Chissus

Coach: Abe Poffenroth

S 24 W O 1 W O 8 L O 15 W O 22 W O 29 W N 5 L N 12 W N 18 W

2-6-0

*Puget Sound 0 - 58 *Pacific Lutheran 0 - 39 *Western Wash. 12 - 20 *Central Wash. 25 - 6 *Whitworth 7 - 28

Coach: Abe Poffenroth

1947

Coach: Abe Poffenroth

H A A H A H A H

1942 S 26 L O 3 W O 9 L O 17 L

3-4-0

O 5 L O 20 L O 27 L N 3 W N 9 L

Coach: Abe Poffenroth

Coach: Red Reese

S 18 L O 4 W O 12 W O 18 W O 26 W N 2 L N 8 W N 16 W

O 24 W *Pacific Lutheran 32 - 0 N O 31 W WSU Frosh 7 - 0 A N 14 L *Saint Martin’s 0 - 6 A N-Ephrata N-Gonzaga Stadium

S 24 W O 1 L O 8 W O 15 L O 22 L O 29 W N 5 W N 12 L

4-4-0

Western Wash. 6 - 0 *Puget Sound 7 - 13 *British Col. 12 - 0 Whitman 15 - 27 *Pacific Lutheran 20 - 21 *Central Wash. 19 - 6 *Western Wash. 32 - 6 *Whitworth 0 - 25

A A A A H H H S

1956

Coach: Ed Chissus S 22 W S 29 L O 6 W O 13 W O 20 W O 27 T N 3 L N 10 W

5-2-1

Carroll 15 - 6 *Puget Sound 0 - 13 *British Col. 53 - 7 Whitman 27 - 8 *Pacific Lutheran 27 - 7 *Central Wash. 6 - 6 *Western Wash. 13 - 14 *Whitworth 18 - 0

A H H H A A A H

1957

Coach: Ed Chissus S 28 W O 5 T O 12 W O 19 W O 26 W N 2 L N 8 L N 16 W

5-2-1

Col. of Idaho 13 - 6 *Puget Sound 7 - 7 *British Col. 45 - 6 Carroll 59 - 6 *Pacific Lutheran 16 - 0 *Central Wash. 13 - 20 *Western Wash. 6 - 27 *Whitworth 9 - 6

H A A H H H H A

1958

Coach: Ed Chissus S 20 L S 27 W O 4 W O 11 L O 18 L O 25 L N 1 W N 15 W

4-4-0

Idaho St. 7 - 30 Col. of Idaho 20 - 6 *Pacific Lutheran 21 - 0 *Western Wash. 0 - 6 *Central Wash. 6 - 27 *Puget Sound 14 - 32 *Whitworth 20 - 7 Southern Ore. 34 - 0

A A H A H A H H

1959

Coach: Ed Chissus

S 19 L S 26 L O 3 L O 10 W O 17 L O 24 T O 31 L N 7 L N 21 W

2-6-1

Col. of Idaho 0 - 18 Puget Sound 7 - 27 *Pacific Lutheran 6 - 27 *Western Wash. 16 - 14 *Central Wash. 12 - 18 *Puget Sound 13 - 13 *Whitworth 14 - 38 Southern Ore. 6 - 35 British Col. 14 - 13

H A A H A H A A H

1960

Coach: Ed Chissus

S 17 L S 24 L O 1 L O 8 W O 15 L O 22 L O 29 L N 5 L N 12 W

2-7-0

Col. of Idaho 6 - 12 Humboldt St. 6 - 25 *Whitworth 13 - 40 *Pacific Lutheran 13 - 12 *Puget Sound 0 - 35 *Central Wash. 6 - 41 *Western Wash. 7 - 13 *Whitworth 14 - 33 Pacific Lutheran 14 - 13

A H H H A H N S A

1961

Coach: Ed Chissus

S 23 S 30 O 7 O 14 O 21 O 28 N 4 N 11 N 18

L L L L L L L L L

0-9-0

Humboldt St. 0 - 53 *Puget Sound 0 - 7 *Central Wash. 0 - 35 *Western Wash. 0 - 7 *Whitworth 0 - 52 *Pacific Lutheran 0 - 13 *Puget Sound 6 - 12 *Central Wash. 6 - 26 Col. of Idaho 6 - 26

A H A H H H A H H

1962

Coach: Ed Chissus

S 21 S 29 O 6 O 13 O 20 O 27 N 3 N 10 N 17

L L L T L L L L L

0-8-1

Linfield 0 - 7 *Western Wash. 7 - 14 *Whitworth 0 - 13 *Pacific Lutheran 13 - 13 *Puget Sound 0 - 19 *Central Wash. 3 - 32 *Western Wash. 6 - 13 *Whitworth 7 - 33 Col. of Idaho 7 - 21

H H S A H A A H A

1963

Coach: Dave Holmes

S 21 L S 28 L O 5 L O 12 L O 19 W O 26 L N 2 L N 9 W N 16 W

3-6-0

Linfield 0 - 7 *Pacific Lutheran 7 - 20 *Puget Sound 13 - 21 *Central Wash. 13 - 14 Col. of Idaho 26 - 0 *Western Wash. 7 - 13 *Whitworth 0 - 40 *Pacific Lutheran 26 - 0 *Puget Sound 16 - 14

H H A H H A A A H

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11-1-0

1968

Coach: Brent Wooten

S 21 W S 28 W O 5 L O 12 L O 19 L O 26 W N 2 L N 9 L N 16 L N 23 L

3-7-0

*Whitworth 26 - 0 *Western Wash. 30 - 13 *Central Wash. 12 - 14 Boise State 0 - 20 Portland State 13 - 19 *Whitworth 28 - 2 *Western Wash. 20 - 21 *Central Wash. 0 - 10 Puget Sound 19 - 26 Southern Ore. 31 - 38

S H A A H H A H H A

1969

Coach: Brent Wooten

ERIC KIMBLE

1964

Coach: Dave Holmes

S 19 L S 26 W O 3 L O 10 W O 17 W O 24 L O 31 W N 7 W N 14 L

5-4-0

Linfield 0 - 7 *Central Wash. 20 - 7 *Western Wash. 14 - 20 *Whitworth 7 - 6 Whitman 33 - 7 *Pacific Lutheran 7 - 20 *Puget Sound 36 - 20 *Central Wash. 14 - 0 *Western Wash. 10 - 12

A A H H A H A H A

1965

Coach: Dave Holmes

S 18 W S 25 W O 2 W O 9 W O 16 W O 23 W O 30 W N 6 L N 13 W

8-1-0

Western Mont. 58 - 0 *Whitworth 27 - 14 Pacific Lutheran 20 - 3 *Puget Sound 21 - 0 Col. of Idaho 35 - 25 *Central Wash. 20 - 7 *Western Wash. 34 - 7 *Whitworth 14 - 21 Pacific Lutheran 39 - 7

S S S A A S A S A

1966

Coach: Dave Holmes

S 17 W Willamette 32 - 18 S 24 W *Western Wash. 24 - 0 O 1 W Eastern Oregon 28 - 0 O 8 L *Puget Sound 10 - 20 O 15 W *Whitworth 43 - 21 O 22 T *Central Wash. 28 - 28 N 5 W *Western Wash. 45 - 21 N 12 W Southern Ore. 75 - 27 N 24 W *Whitworth 41 - 0 N-at Central Valley HS

A S N A S S A S S

7-1-1

1967

Coach: Dave Holmes

178

S 16 W S 23 W S 30 W O 7 W O 14 W

Humboldt St. 17 - 14 Pacific Lutheran 47 - 14 *Central Wash. 25 - 21 *Western Wash. 33 - 14 *Whitworth 45 - 0

A A H A H

S 20 L S 27 L O 4 W O 11 W O 18 L O 25 L N 1 L N 8 W N 15 W

4-5-0

Weber State 6 - 52 Portland State 0 - 35 *Western Wash. 14 - 7 *Whitworth 49 - 25 Boise State 7 - 45 *Central Wash. 7 - 44 *Western Wash. 16 - 19 *Whitworth 48 - 13 *Central Wash. 20 - 19

1970

Coach: Brent Wooten

S 19 W !Willamette 6 - 21 S 26 W *Oregon Tech 14 - 6 O 3 W *Western Ore. 34 - 20 O 10 W *Southern Ore. 20 - 14 O 17 L *Whitworth 7 - 24 O 24 L Boise State 0 - 12 O 31 L *Central Wash. 7 - 27 N 7 L *Western Wash. 6 - 28 N 14 L *Eastern Ore. 0 - 40 N 21 L Portland State 0 - 34 ! Won by Forfeit

5-5-0

Humboldt St. 19 - 35 Willamette 9 - 7 Whitworth 26 - 9 *Central Wash. 27 - 14 Boise State 28 - 34 *Western Wash. 7 - 50 *Western Ore. 16 - 28 *Eastern Ore. 48 - 45 Portland State 6 - 13 *Oregon Tech 35 - 15

S 16 L S 23 W S 30 L O 7 L O 14 L O 21 W O 28 L N 4 L N 11 W N 18 L

3-7-0

Willamette 8 - 17 *Oregon Tech 20 - 7 Whitworth 21 - 34 *Southern Ore. 14 - 20 *Western Ore. 6 - 13 Portland State 14 - 7 *Central Wash. 19 - 36 *Eastern Ore. 7 - 15 *Western Wash. 28 - 13 Col. of Idaho 22 - 27

*Western Ore. 8 - 19 *Western Wash. 34 - 6 *Southern Ore. 6 - 20 *Eastern Ore. 14 - 27 *Central Wash. 16 - 29 Portland State 3 - 0 Whitworth 10 - 0 *Oregon Tech 13 - 2 Col. of Idaho 17 - 13

H A A H A H A H H

Coach: John Massengale S 21 L S 28 L O 5 L O 12 L O 19 W O 26 W N 2 W N 9 W N 16 L

Portland State 18 - 56 Whitworth 14 - 32 *Western Ore. 6 - 27 *Oregon Tech 7 - 28 *Western Wash. 64 - 0 *Southern Ore. 10 - 9 *Eastern Ore. 15 - 13 *Central Wash. 19 - 14 Montana Tech 0 - 14

A S A A H H A H A

Coach: John Massengale

Whitworth 0 - 20 Portland State 0 - 51 *Western Ore. 6 - 24 *Oregon Tech 22 - 12 *Western Wash. 6 - 31 *Southern Ore. 6 - 21 *Eastern Ore. 33 - 14 *Central Wash. 10 - 25 Western Mont. 33 - 13

S H H H A A H A A

1976

Coach: John Massengale

S 18 L S 25 L O 2 W O 9 T O 16 L O 23 W O 30 W N 6 L N 13 W

A A A H H A A H A H

Whitman 9 - 17 Whitworth 7 - 42 *Central Wash. 30 - 17 *Eastern Ore. 28 - 28 *Southern Ore. 13 - 42 *Western Wash. 21 - 20 *Oregon Tech 27 - 23 *Western Ore. 31 - 44 Western Mont. 17 - 13

Coach: John Massengale S 24 W O 1 L O 8 W O 15 W O 22 L O 29 W N 5 L N 12 W N 19 L

5-4-0

Whitworth 27 - 24 *Central Wash. 21 - 27 *Eastern Ore. 36 - 15 *Southern Ore. 23 - 20 *Western Wash. 14 - 21 *Oregon Tech 31 - 2 *Western Ore. 33 - 35 Western Mont. 31 - 28 Pacific Lutheran 6 - 22

S 16 L S 23 W S 30 W O 7 W O 14 W O 21 W O 28 W N 4 L N 11 L N 18 L

6-4-0

7-2-0

Carroll 27 - 29 Whitworth 27 - 21 Western Mont. 29 - 7 *Central Wash. 21 - 16 *Eastern Ore. 40 - 0 *Southern Ore. 38 - 13 *Western Wash. 26 - 16 *Oregon Tech 14 - 26 *Western Ore. 20 - 54 Pacific Lutheran 6 - 13

Carroll 20 - 7 Whitworth 0 - 16 Northern State 29 - 20 CS-Hayward 24 - 22 Puget Sound 28 - 16 Simon Fraser 31 - 20 North Colorado 35 - 15 Montana Tech 8 - 46 Central Wash. 9 - 0

Coach: Dick Zornes S 13 W S 20 W S 27 W O 4 L O 11 W O 18 L O 25 L N 1 L N 8 W N 15 W

H A H A H A H A H

A S H A H H A A H

S A H A A H H A H

A H H A A H H A A A

Sacramento St. 12 - 10 Carroll 42 - 7 Whitworth 37 - 14 Puget Sound 8 - 28 CS-Hayward 24 - 3 Portland State 21 - 54 Montana 7 - 42 Simon Fraser 13 - 15 Montana Tech 33 - 3 Mesa 24 - 19

A H H A S A A H H A

1981

Coach: Dick Zornes S 12 L S 19 W O 3 W O 10 W O 16 W O 24 W O 31 L N 7 W N 14 L N 21 W

7-3-0

1978

Coach: John Massengale A A H H A A H A H A

S 15 W S 22 L S 29 W O 13 W O 20 W O 27 W N 3 W N 10 L N 17 W

6-4-0

1975 S 20 L S 27 L O 4 L O 11 W O 18 L O 25 L N 1 W N 8 L N 15 W

Coach: Dick Zornes

1980

1974

1977

1972

Coach: John Massengale

5-4-0

4-4-1

1971 S 18 L S 25 W O 2 W O 9 W O 16 L O 23 L O 30 L N 6 W N 13 L N 20 W

S 22 L S 29 W O 6 L O 13 L O 20 L O 27 W N 3 W N 10 W N 17 W

3-6-0

H A H A H A A H A H

4-6-0

Coach: John Massengale

4-5-0 A A H S H A A H H

1979

1973

Idaho State 10 - 34 Carroll 51 - 0 British Col. 29 - 6 CS-Hayward 24 - 10 Simon Fraser 50 - 14 Western Mont. 38 - 0 Puget Sound 6 - 7 Mesa 14 - 0 Northern Colo. 9 - 13 Montana 14 - 13

A A H A A A H H A S

1982

Coach: Dick Zornes S 11 L S 18 L S 25 W O 2 W O 9 W O 16 W O 23 W O 30 W N 13 W N 20 W

8-2-0

Weber State 24 - 27 Montana State 20 - 24 British Col. 24 - 3 Cal-Poly 47 - 7 Portland State 36 - 0 Simon Fraser 48 - 6 Northern Ariz. 14 - 7 Puget Sound 28 - 14 Western Mont. 41 - 14 Sacramento St. 31 - 14

A A H S S H A A H A

1983

Coach: Dick Zornes S 10 L S 17 L S 24 L O 1 L O 8 L O 15 W O 29 W N 5 W N 12 W N 19 W

5-5-0

Boise State 14 - 33 Idaho State 13 - 20 Weber State 17 - 21 Idaho 24 - 38 Northern Ariz. 21 - 22 Montana Tech 38 - 0 CS-Long Beach 20 - 17 Montana State 22 - 17 Montana 27 - 26 Portland State 6 - 0

A S H A A H S A S A

1984

Coach: Dick Zornes S 8 W S 15 W S 22 W S 29 L O 6 W O 13 T O 20 W O 27 W N 3 L N 10 W

7-2-1

Central Wash. 38 - 20 Montana State 21 - 16 Angelo State 40 - 7 Boise State 17 - 45 Howard Payne 32 - 0 Montana 14 - 14 Idaho 32 - 25 Idaho State 41 - 23 Nevada (Reno) 21 - 35 Northern Colo. 50 - 15

S S S A S A S A A A

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7-4-0/6-1 Big Sky (t-Champ)

1993

Coach: Dick Zornes

A record crowd of 6,879 attended this game at Roos Field (formerly Woodward Field) against Idaho on Oct. 17, 1992. The record has been broken three times since then, all versus Montana 10,754 on Oct. 16, 2004, 11,583 on Oct. 7, 2006 and 11,702 on Sept. 18, 2010.

1985

N 12 L *Nevada (Reno) 12 - 30 A

2-8-1/2-6 Big Sky (8th)

Coach: Dick Zornes

S 7 W CS-Chico 28 - 3 S S 14 W Weber State 31 - 19 A S 21 W Montana State 28 - 23 A S 28 W Northern Ariz. 33 - 0 S O 5 W Fort Lewis 35 - 24 S O 12 L Nevada (Reno) 25 - 31 A O 19 W CS-Long Beach 30 - 23 A N 2 L Idaho 21 - 42 A N 16 W Montana 52 - 19 S N 23 W Idaho State 42 - 21 A N 30 W #Idaho 42 - 38 A D 7 L #Northern Iowa 14 - 17 A #NCAA Champ. Subdivision Playoffs

9-3-0

1986

Coach: Dick Zornes S 6 W S 13 W S 20 W S 27 L O 4 L O 11 W O 18 L O 25 L N 1 W N 8 L N 15 W

6-5-0

Boise State 21 - 19 Northern Ariz. 28 - 6 British Col. 37 - 0 Idaho 10 - 27 Montana 37 - 42 Idaho State 34 - 7 Central State 33 - 39 Nevada (Reno) 22 - 56 Weber State 41 - 31 CS-Long Beach 34 - 35 Montana State 27 - 14

S A S S A A S A S A S

Coach: Dick Zornes

Augustana, SD 14 - 10 S *Nevada (Reno) 26 - 40 S *Idaho State 44 - 14 S *Montana State 32 - 30 A S.F. Austin 3 - 0 A *Boise State 13 - 38 A Illinois State 14 - 31 S *Idaho 24 - 31 A *Northern Ariz. 24 - 41 S *Weber State 23 - 46 A *Montana 3 - 22 S

4-7-0/2-6 Big Sky (8th)

1988

Coach: Dick Zornes

S 3 T S 10 L S 17 L S 24 W O 1 L O 8 L O 15 L O 22 L O 29 W N 5 L

Coach: Dick Zornes

S 9 W S 16 L S 23 L S 30 W O 14 W O 21 L O 28 L N 4 W N 11 L N 18 L

*Nevada (Reno) 33 - 7 S *Montana State 3 - 28 A *Montana 16 - 22 S *Northern Ariz. 20 - 14 S *Idaho State 45 - 26 H *Idaho 34 - 41 A S.F. Austin 36 - 42 H *Weber State 27 - 10 A *Boise State 20 - 27 A Northern Iowa 21 - 47 A

4-6-0/4-4 Big Sky (5th)

1990

Coach: Dick Zornes

1987 S 5 W S 12 L S 19 W S 26 W O 3 W O 10 L O 17 L O 24 L O 31 L N 7 L N 14 L

1989

Portland State 31 - 31 S *Northern Ariz. 24 - 34 A *Montana State 13 - 35 S *Boise State 34 - 28 S North Texas 0 - 51 A *Montana 6 - 30 A *Idaho 22 - 31 S S.F. Austin 10 - 48 A *Idaho State 35 - 3 A *Weber State 30 - 51 S

S 8 W S 15 W S 22 L S 29 W O 6 L O 13 L O 20 L O 27 W N 3 W N 10 L N 17 L

Lenoir-Rhyne 45 - 6 H *Boise State 16 - 10 H *Northern Ariz. 24 - 31 A *Montana 36 - 35 A *Weber State 34 - 36 H *Nevada (Reno) 17 - 40 A *Idaho 28 - 51 S Portland State 21 - 13 A *Idaho St. (ot) 33 - 26 A *Mont. St. (2ot) 25 - 28 H Houston 21 - 84 A

5-6-0/3-5 Big Sky (t-7th)

1991

Coach: Dick Zornes S 7 W S 14 L S 21 L S 28 L O 5 W O 12 L O 19 L O 26 W N 2 W N 9 L N 16 W

CS Northridge 20 - 13 H Eastern Illinois 12 - 30 A *Boise State 17 - 31 A *Weber State 59 - 63 A *Montana 20 - 17 H Portland State 23 - 35 H *Nevada (Reno) 14 - 51 H *Idaho (2ot) 34 - 31 A *Northern Ariz. 44 - 29 H *Idaho State 36 - 43 H *Montana State 22 - 21 A

5-6-0/4-4 Big Sky (t-3rd)

1992

Coach: Dick Zornes S 12 L S 19 W S 26 W O 3 W O 10 W O 17 L O 24 W O 31 W N 7 L N 14 W

Portland State 21 - 24 A Sonoma State 45 - 14 H *Montana 27 - 21 A *Weber State 32 - 14 H *Montana State 23 - 17 H *Idaho 21 - 38 H *Northern Ariz. 15 - 9 A *Idaho State 37 - 3 A NE Louisiana 31 - 41 A *Boise State 14 - 13 H

S 4 L S 18 W S 25 L O 2 W O 9 W O 16 L O 23 W O 30 W N 6 W N 13 W

NE Louisiana 13 - 34 H Sacramento St. 48 - 7 A *Montana 20 - 35 H *Weber State 36 - 22 A Portland State 38 - 21 H *Idaho 10 - 49 A *Northern Ariz. 38 - 26 H *Idaho State 38 - 7 H *Montana State 16 - 7 A *Boise State 28 - 17 A

7-3-0/5-2 Big Sky (t-2nd)

1994

Coach: Mike Kramer S 10 W S 17 L S 24 W O 1 L O 8 L O 15 L O 22 L O 29 W N 5 W N 12 L N 19 L

Cal Poly 61 - 7 H *Montana 29 - 49 A *Weber State 24 - 6 H Portland State 21 - 31 A *Idaho 15 - 40 H *Northern Ariz. 21 - 35 A *Idaho State 16 - 21 A *Mont. St. (3ot) 34 - 31 H Utah State 49 - 31 A *Boise State 13 - 16 H Northern Iowa 17 - 27 A

4-7-0/2-5 Big Sky (t-7th)

1995

Coach: Mike Kramer S 7 W S 16 W S 23 L S 30 L O 7 L O 14 L O 21 L O 28 W N 4 L N 11 L N 18 L

Southwest Tex. 34 - 16 A Sacramento St. 21 - 18 H Portland State 6 - 14 H *Weber State 30 - 40 A *Idaho State 7 - 14 H *Idaho 10 - 37 A *Northern Ariz. 16 - 30 H *Montana State 28 - 10 A *Boise State 44 - 63 A *Montana 7 - 63 H Cal Poly, SLO 35 - 52 A

3-8-0/1-6 Big Sky (8th)

1996

Coach: Mike Kramer S 7 L S 14 W S 21 W S 28 W O 5 W O 12 W O 19 L O 26 W N 2 L N 9 L N 16 L

*Weber State 20 - 22 A Boise State 27 - 21 A Southwest Tex. 38 - 7 H *Portland State 24 - 7 H *Montana State 20 - 13 H *Sacramento St. 51 - 34 A *Montana 30 - 34 H *Idaho State 31 - 17 A Idaho 27 - 37 A *Northern Ariz. 10 - 13 H *CS Northridge 27 - 49 A

6-5-0/4-4 Big Sky (t-5th)

1997

Coach: Mike Kramer S 6 W S 13 W S 20 W S 27 W O 4 L O 11 W O 18 W O 25 W N 1 W N 8 W N 15 W N 29 W

Rocky Mountain 63 - 7 H Eastern Oregon 38 - 14 H *Portland State 31 - 14 A *Weber State 35 - 11 H *Montana State 7 - 17 A *Sacramento St. 30 - 17 H *Montana 40 - 35 A *Idaho State 51 - 7 H Idaho 24 - 21 S *Northern Ariz. 31 - 14 A *CS Northridge 39 - 32 H #Northwestern St. 40- 10 S

D 6 W #Western Kent. 38 - 21 S D 13 L #Youngstown St. 14 - 25 S #NCAA Champ. Subdivision Playoffs

12-2-0/7-1 Big Sky (Champ)

1998

Coach: Mike Kramer S 5 L S 12 L S 26 L O 3 W O 10 W O 17 W O 24 L O 31 W N 7 W N 14 L N 21 L

Idaho 14 - 31 A *Portland St.(ot) 27 - 30 H *CS Northridge 35 - 38 A *Northern Ariz. 21 - 17 H Western Wash. 42 - 19 H *Idaho State 44 - 13 A *Montana 27 - 30 S *Sacramento St. 31 - 25 A *Montana State 31 - 24 H *Weber State 23 - 27 A Southern Utah 21 - 43 A

5-6/4-4 Big Sky (t-4th)

1999

Coach: Mike Kramer S 2 L S 11 W S 16 L S 25 W O 2 W O 9 L O 16 W O 23 L O 30 W N 6 W N13 W

Idaho 21 - 48 S Central Wash. 44 -14 H *Portland State 39 - 48 A *CS Northridge 48 - 41 H *Northern Ariz. 14 - 10 A Boise State 7 - 41 A *Idaho State 45 - 38 H *Montana 7 - 25 A *Sacramento St. 26 - 21 H * Montana State 45 - 23 A *Weber State 30 - 27 S

7-4/6-2 Big Sky (t-2nd)

2000

Coach: Paul Wulff S 2 L S 9 W S 16 W S 23 W S 30 L O 7 W O 14 L O 21 L O 28 L N 4 W N 11 W

Oregon State 19 - 21 A Western Ore. 28 - 6 H *Idaho State 38 - 7 H *Weber St. (ot) 27 - 24 A *Montana 31 - 41 S *Montana State 20 - 14 A Boise State 23 - 41 A *Sacramento St. 22 - 25 H *CS Northridge 26 - 31 A *Northern Ariz. 27 - 9 H *Portland State 27 - 24 A

6-5/5-3 Big Sky (t-2nd)

2001

Coach: Paul Wulff S 8 W S 22 W S 29 L O 6 L O 13 W O 20 W O 27 W N 3 L N 10 L N 17 W N 24 W

at Connecticut 35 - 17 A *Weber State 50 - 26 H *Montana (2ot) 26 - 29 A *Montana State 38 - 48 S Simon Fraser 66 - 14 H *Sac. St. (ot) 42 - 35 A *CS Northridge 63 - 35 H *Northern Ariz. 33 - 42 A *Portland State 22 - 37 H Central Wash. 38 - 21 H Idaho State 48 - 45 A

7-4/3-4 Big Sky (5th)

2002

Coach: Paul Wulff A 31 L S 7 W S 14 W S 21 W O 5 L O 12 L O 19 W O 26 L N 2 W N 9 L N 16 W

Arizona State 2 - 38 A Montana Tech 50 - 6 H Western Ore. 55 - 20 H Southern Utah 49 - 14 A *Idaho State 14 - 21 H *Portland St. 31 - 34 A *Northern Ariz. 41 - 29 H *Sacramento St. 41 - 48 H *Weber State 38 - 20 A *Montana State 14 - 25 A *Montana 30 - 21 S

6-5/3-4 Big Sky (t-4th)

179

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2003

Coach: Paul Wulff

A 30 L S 6 W S 13 W S 20 W S 27 L O 4 L O 11 W O 18 L O 25 W N 8 W N 15 L

San Diego St. 9 - 19 Idaho 8 - 5 Central Wash. 48 - 29 Southern Utah 49 - 21 *Weber State 23 - 35 *Idaho St. (2ot) 52 - 55 *Portland State 42 - 16 *Northern Ariz. 31 - 54 *Sacramento St.38 - 21 *Montana State 34 - 25 *Montana 10 - 41

6-5/3-4 Big Sky (6th)

D 1 L #Appalachian St. 35 - 38 A #NCAA Champ. Subdivision Playoffs A A H H H A H A A S A

2004

Coach: Paul Wulff

S 2 L Nicholls State 14 - 37 A S 11 L Air Force 20 - 42 A S 18 W Central Wash. 39 - 8 H S 25 W *Idaho State 47 - 22 H O 2 W *Portland State 41 - 21 A O 9 W *Northern Ariz. 45 - 14 H O 16 L *Montana 28 - 31 H O 23 W *Weber State 51 - 7 A O 30 W *Sacramento St. 45 - 10 H N 6 W Cal Poly 38 - 21 H N 13 W *Mont. St. (ot) 51 - 44 A N 27 W #Southern Ill. 35 - 31 A D 5 L #Sam Hou. St. 34 - 35 H #NCAA Champ. Subdivision Playoffs

9-4/6-1 Big Sky (t-1st)

2005

Coach: Paul Wulff

S 3 L at San Jose St. 21 - 35 A S 17 W Western Ore. 48 - 7 H S 24 L *Idaho State 30 - 34 A O 1 W *Portland State 42 - 24 H O 8 W *Northern Ariz. 42 - 14 A O 15 W *Montana 34 - 20 A O 22 L *Weber State 23 - 28 H O 29 W *Sacramento St.45 - 17 A N 5 L Cal Poly 35 - 40 A N 12 W *Montana State 35 - 14 H N 19 W UC Davis 24 - 7 H N 26 L #Northern Iowa 38 - 41 A #NCAA Champ. Subdivision Playoffs

7-5/5-2 Big Sky (t-1st)

2006

Coach: Paul Wulff A 31 L S 9 L S 16 L S 23 W S 30 L O 7 L O 14 W O 21 L O 28 L N 4 L N 11 W

Oregon State 17 - 56 A West Virginia 3 - 52 A Central Wash. 14 - 21 H *Montana State 19 - 10 A *Sacramento St. 20 - 21 H *Montana 17 - 33 H *Northern Colo. 34 - 0 A *Portland State 0 - 34 A *Northern Ariz. 36 - 44 H *Weber State 14 - 19 A *Idaho State 40 - 6 H

3-8/3-5 Big Sky (t-6th)

2007

Coach: Paul Wulff

180

A 31 W S 15 W S 22 W S 29 L O 6 L O 13 W O 20 L O 27 W N 3 W N 10 W N 17 W N 24 W

Mont.-Western 52 - 13 UC Davis 41 - 31 *Idaho State 34 - 7 *Portland State 21 - 28 *Montana 23 - 24 *Montana State 35 - 13 Brigham Young 7 - 42 *Sacramento St. 38 - 30 *Northern Colo. 17 - 7 *Northern Ariz. 52 - 24 *Weber State 38 - 16 #McNeese St. 44 - 15

H H A H A H A A H A H A

9-4/6-2 Big Sky (2nd)

2008

Coach: Beau Baldwin

A 30 L Texas Tech 24 - 49 A S 6 L Colorado 24 - 31 A S 20 W Western Wash. 52 - 31 H S 27 W *Idaho State 45 - 31 H O 4 L *Portland State 36 - 47 A O 11 L *Montana 3 - 19 H O 18 W *Montana State 34 - 17 A N 1 L *Sacramento St. 13 - 15 H N 8 W *Northern Colo. 31 - 16 A N 15 W *Northern Ariz. 28 - 13 H N 22 W *Weber State 33 - 26 A 6-5/5-3 Big Sky (3rd)

2009

Coach: Beau Baldwin

S 5 W Western Ore. 35 - 14 H S 12 L California 7 - 59 A S 19 W *Northern Colo. 16 - 0 H S 26 W *Sacramento St. 56 - 30 A O 3 W *Idaho St. 38 - 3 A O 10 L *Weber State 13 - 31 H O 17 L *Montana 34 - 41 A O 24 W *Montana State 35 - 24 H O 31 W *Portland State 47 - 10 N N 14 W Southern Utah 41 - 28 A N 21 W *Northern Ariz. 49 - 45 A N 28 L #S.F. Austin 33 - 44 A N-at Qwest Field in Seattle #NCAA Champ. Subdivision Playoffs 8-4/6-2 Big Sky (t-2nd)

2010

Coach: Beau Baldwin

S 2 L Nevada 24 - 49 A S 11 W Central Wash. 35 - 32 N S 18 W *Montana 36 - 27 H S 25 L *Montana State 7 - 30 A O 2 W *Weber State 35 - 24 A O 9 W *Northern Ariz. 21 - 14 H O 16 W *Northern Colo. 35 - 28 A O 23 W *Sacramento St. 28 - 24 H O 30 W *Portland State 50 - 17 A N 13 W Southern Utah 31 - 24 H N 20 W *Idaho State 34 - 7 H D 4 W #Southeast Mo. 37 - 17 H D 11 W #N. Dak. St. ( ot) 38 - 31 H D 18 W #Villanova 41 - 31 H J 7 W %Delaware 20 - 19 F N-at Qwest Field in Seattle F-at Pizza Hut Park in Frisco, Texas #NCAA Champ. Subdivision Playoffs %NCAA Division I Championship Game. 13-2/7-1 Big Sky (t-1st)

2011

Coach: Beau Baldwin

S 3 L Washington 27 - 30 A S 10 L South Dakota 17 - 30 A S 17 L *Montana 14 - 17 A S 24 L *Montana State 21 - 36 H O 1 W *Weber State 27 - 21 H O 8 W *Northern Ariz. 36 - 28 A O 15 W *Northern Colo. 48 - 27 H O 22 W *Sac. St. (ot) 42 - 35 A O 29 L *Portland State 26 - 43 H N 12 W Cal Poly (3ot) 53 - 51 A N 19 W *Idaho State 45-14 A 6-5/5-3 Big Sky (t-3rd)

2012

Coach: Beau Baldwin A 30 W Idaho S 8 L Wash. State

20 - 3 A 20 - 24 A

S 22 W *Weber State 32 - 26 A S 29 W *Montana 32 - 26 H O 6 W *North Dakota 55 - 17 H O 13 W *Montana State 27 - 24 A O 20 W *Sacramento St. 31 - 28 H O 27 L *Southern Utah 27 - 30 A N 3 W Cal Poly 34 - 17 H N 10 W *UC Davis 31 - 28 H N 17 W *Portland State 41 - 34 A D 1 W #Wagner 29 - 19 H D 8 W #Illinois St. 51 - 35 H D 15 L #Sam Hou. St. 42 - 45 H #NCAA Champ. Subdivision Playoffs 11-3/7-1 Big Sky (t-1st)

2013

Coach: Beau Baldwin

A 31 W Oregon State 49 - 46 A S 7 W Western Ore. 43 - 14 H S 14 L Toledo 21 - 33 A S 28 L Sam Hou. St. 34 - 49 A O 5 W *Weber State 41 - 19 H O 12 W *North Dakota 35 - 14 A O 19 W *Southern Utah 34 - 10 H O 26 W *Montana 42 - 37 A N 2 W *Idaho State 55 - 34 A N 9 W *Montana State 54 - 29 H N 16 W *Cal Poly 35 - 22 A N 23 W *Portland State 42 - 41 H D 7 W #S. Dakota St. 41 - 17 H D 14 W #Jacksonville St. 35 - 24 H D 21 L #Towson 31 - 35 H #NCAA Champ. Subdivision Playoffs 12-3/8-0 Big Sky (1st)

2014

Coach: Beau Baldwin

A 23 W Sam Hou. St. 56 - 35 H A 30 W Mont.-Western 41 - 9 H S 6 L Washington 52 - 59 A S 20 W Montana State 52 - 51 A S 27 W *UC Davis 37 - 14 A O 4 W *Idaho State 56 - 53 H O 11 W *Southern Utah 42 - 30 A O 18 W *Northern Colo. 26 - 18 H O 25 L *Northern Ariz. 27 - 28 A N 1 W *North Dakota 54 - 3 H N 8 W *Montana 36 - 26 H N 21 W *Portland State 56 - 34 A 37 - 20 H D 6 W #Montana D 13 L #Illinois State 46 - 59 H #NCAA Champ. Subdivision Playoffs 11-3/7-1 Big Sky (1st)

2015

Coach: Beau Baldwin

S 5 L Oregon 42 - 61 A S 12 L Northern Iowa 35 - 38 A S 19 W Montana State 55 - 50 H S 26 W *Sac. St. 28 - 20 A O 10 W *Cal Poly (ot) 42 - 41 H O 17 W *Idaho St. 45 - 28 A O 24 W *Northern Colo. 43 - 41 A O 31 W *Weber State 14 - 13 H N 7 L *Northern Ariz. 30 - 52 H N 14 L *Montana 16 - 57 A N 21 L *Portland State 31 - 34 H 6-5/5-3 Big Sky (t-4th)

2016

Coach: Beau Baldwin

S 3 W S 10 L S 17 W S 24 W O 1 W O 8 W O 22 W

Washington St. 45 - 42 North Dak. St.(ot)44 - 50 Northern Iowa 34 - 30 *Northern Ariz. 50 - 35 *UC Davis 63 - 30 *Northern Colo. 49 - 31 *Montana State 41 - 17

A A H A H H A

O 29 W *Montana 35 - 16 H N 5 W *Cal Poly 42 - 21 A N 12 W *Idaho State 48 - 17 H N 18 W *Portland State 35 - 28 A D 3 W #Central Ark. 31 - 14 H D10 W #Richmond 38 - 0 H D 17 L #Youngstown St.38 - 40 H #NCAA Champ. Subdivision Playoffs 12-2/8-0 Big Sky (t-1st)

2017

Coach: Aaron Best

S 2 L Texas Tech 10 - 56 S 9 L North Dak. St. 13 - 40 S 16 W Fordham 56 - 21 S 23 W *Montana 48 - 41 S 30 W *Sacramento St. 52 - 31 O 7 W *UC Davis 41 - 38 O 14 W *Montana State 31 - 19 O 21 L *Southern Utah 28 - 46 N 4 L *Weber State 20 - 28 N 11 W *North Dakota 21 - 14 N 18 W *Portland State 59 - 33 7-4/6-2 Big Sky (t-3rd)

A H A A H A H A H A H

2018

Coach: Aaron Best

S 1 W Central Wash. 58 - 13 H S 8 W Northern Ariz. 31 - 26 A S 15 L Wash. St. 24 - 59 A S 22 W *Cal Poly 70 - 17 H S 29 W *Montana St. 34 - 17 A O 6 W *Southern Utah 55 - 17 H O 13 L *Weber State 6 - 14 A O 27 W *Idaho 38 - 14 H N 3 W *Northern Colo. 48 - 13 A N 10 W *UC Davis 59 - 20 H N 16 W *Portland St. 74 - 23 A D 1 W #Nicholls 42 - 21 H D 8 W #UC Davis 34 - 29 H D15 W #Maine 50 - 19 H J 5 L %N. Dak. St. 24 - 38 F F - at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas #NCAA Champ. Subdivision Playoffs %NCAA Division I Championship Game.

12-3/7-1 Big Sky (t-1st)

2019

Coach: Aaron Best

A 31 L S 7 W S 14 L S 21 L S 28 W O 5 L O 12 W O 26 L N 2 W N 9 W N 16 W N 23 W

Washington 14 - 47 Lindenwood 59 - 31 Jacksonville St. 45 - 49 Idaho 27 - 35 *North Dakota 35 - 20 *Sacramento St. 27 - 48 *Northern Colo. 54 - 21 *Montana 17 - 34 *Northern Ariz. 66 - 38 *Idaho St. 48 - 5 *Cal Poly 42 - 41 *Portland St. 53 - 46

7-5/6-2 Big Sky (t-3rd)

A H A A H A H A H A A H

2020-21

Coach: Aaron Best

F 27 L M 6 W M 13 W M 27 W A 3 W A 10 W A 24 L

*Idaho 21 - 13 *Northern Ariz. 45 - 13 *Idaho State 46 - 42 *Cal Poly 62 - 10 *UC Davis 32 - 22 *Idaho 38 - 31 #N. Dakota St. 20 - 42

5-2/5-1 Big Sky (t-2nd)

KEY . . . A=Away H=Home S=Albi Stadium in Spokane N=Neutral Site

A H A H A H A

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All-Time Letter Winners EWU Football Letterwinners List with Jersey Number, Position, Hometown, Previous Schools Key to School Abbreviations: UW = University of Washington OSU = Oregon State University MSU = Montana State University WWCC = Walla Walla Community College CBC = Columbia Basin Community College CCSF = City College of San Francisco

WSU = Washington State University SMU = Southern Methodist University WWU = Western Washington University SFCC = Spokane Falls Community College Sac CC = Sacramento City College WOU = Western Oregon University

Note: The 2020 season was delayed until the winter/spring of 2021 because of the Covid-19 pandemic, and that year did not count against a student-athlete’s eligibility. Thus, five-year letterwinners will exist starting in fall of 2021.

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Aberle, Tim Abero, Ty Abrahamson, Gary Abshire, Roy Ackerman, T.J. Ackerman, Tom Adams Jr., Vernon Adams, Dean Agen, J.C. Ahrendt, Harold Akers, Earl Alcala, David Alcantar, Cory Alcobendas, Roldan Aldrich, Brook Alexander, Alexis Alexander, Bradley Alexander, Dion Alexander, Troy Alfred, Matt Allan, Andy Allen, Harley Allen, Harvey Allen, Jeff Allen, Skyler Alt, Alfons Altena, Bill Altshuler, Bob Amundson, Fred Andersen, Mike Anderson, Bert Anderson, Chris Anderson, Don Anderson, Harvey Anderson, Jason Anderson, Jerry Anderson, John Anderson, Ken Anderson, Lawrence Anderson, Lloyd Anderson, Stan Andres, David Andrews, Bob Andrews, Terry Antonson, Josh Archie, Ron Aronow, Rob Artis, Josh Ashley, Verne Atcheson, Ray Atkinson, Karl Atwood, Josh Avena, Mark Axtell, John Azure, Drew

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Bade, Don Bailey, Dick Baines, Ronald Baker, Don Baker, Elijah Baker, Forrest Baker, Ken Baker, Leonard Balderson, Mike Balholm, Neil Ballew, Lance Balmer, John Bangsund, Brandyn Banker, Dennis Bannon, Verne Bannon, Wallace

1974-75-76 52 1989 94 1977-78 37 1973 70 1995-96-97-98 72 1992-93-94-95 53 2012-13-14 3 1964-65 84 2010-11-12-13 41 1926-27 1922 1997-98-99-00 50 2013-14 42 2014-16-17-18 37 1986-87 89 2006-07-08 44 2018-19 32 1992-93-94-95 8 1991-92-93-94 46 2004-05-06-07 66 1982-84-85-86 74 1960-61 1946 1997-98-99-00 94 2003-04 7 1957-58-59-60 55 1983-84-85-86 9 1974-75-76 37 1960-63-64 88 1981-82 34 1934-35-36-37 63 2005 48 1955-56 1946 21 1991-92-93-94 13 1968 61 1971 74 1968 85 1929 1966-67 70 1937-38-39-40 6 1996-97-98 79 1954 8 1974-75 39 2010 1981-82-83 33 1991-92-93-94 81 2001-02-03-04 25 1924 3 1920 1970 1996-97-98 17 1989-90-92 69 1962-63 1987 23

OL DT RB OL OL OL QB WR LB

Monroe, Wash. Omak, Wash. Salem, Ore. Prosser, Wash. Nooksack, Wash. Nooksack, Wash. Pasadena, Calif. Manson, Wash. Spokane, Wash.

DL LS K TE RB DB LB DL OL OL E

Quincy, Wash. Yucaipa, Calif Camas, Wash. Seattle, Wash. Medical Lake, Wash. Las Vegas, Nevada Federal Way, Wash. Edmonton, Alberta Gig Harbor, Wash. Ephrata, Wash. Seattle, Wash.

Quincy HS ‘96 Yucaipa HS ’11/Riverside CC Camas HS ‘13 Shorecrest HS Medical Lake HS ’01/WSU Cnyn. Springs HS ’15/Grambling St. Federal Way HS ‘92 Queen Elizabeth HS ‘91 Gig Harbor HS ‘03 Ephrata HS

DL QB OL LB LB TE RB C RB OL OL WR OL OL WR

Spokane, Wash. Pasco, Wash. Bonners Ferry, Idaho Yakima, Wash. Settle, Wash. Federal Way, Wash. Tacoma, Wash.

Central Valley HS ‘96 Pasco HS ‘02

Port Orchard, Wash. Seattle, Wash.

South Kitsap HS ‘04

Hoquiam, Wash. Seattle, Wash. Perry, Fla. Ephrata, Wash.

Hoquiam HS ‘90

OL WR OL OL DB

Kooskia, Idaho Millwood, Wash. Pasco, Wash. Chewelah, Wash. Tacoma, Wash.

Pasco HS ‘94

DB DL DB QB RB

Tacoma, Wash. Spokane, Wash. Richland, Wash. Coeur d’Alene, Idaho

Lewis & Clark HS ‘90 Richland HS ‘00

K Dl OL WR

Kennewick, Wash. Moses Lake, Wash. Wilbur, Wash. Everett, Wash.

1960-62 1951-52 34 2010-11-12-13 24 1941 1 1998-99 20 1953 1982-83 3 1982-83 92 1977-78 21 1975 82 1997-98-99-00 82 1989-90-91 7 2015-16-17 81 1980 36 1930-31-32-33 22 1933-34-35-36 59

DL/OL B DB QB RB

Pasco, Wash.

RB DE WR DL TE WR K RB G E

Omak HS Prosser HS Nooksack Valley HS ‘94 Nooksack Caley HS ‘91 Alemany HS ‘11 Central Valley HS ‘09

West Valley HS CBC Stadium HS

Kennewick HS ’94/WWCC Moses Lake HS ‘88 Spokane CC

Tacoma, Wash. Milan, Wash. Tacoma, Wash.

Mount Tahoma HS ‘09

Tacoma, Wash. Tacoma, Wash. Vancouver, Wash. Vancouver, Wash. Leavenworth, Wash. Yakima, Wash. Kent, Wash. Kennewick, Wash. Colville, Wash.

Mount Tahoma HS Mount Tahoma HS

Curtis HS ‘97

Cascade HS ‘96 Eisenhower HS ‘88 Kentwood HS ‘14 Kennewick HS

Barber, James 1976-77 Bardwell, Chet 1929-30-31 36 Barenosen, Barry 1977 Barfield, Aaron 1993-94-95-96 70 Barnes, Everritt 1926 Barnes, Jack 1933-34-35-36 72 Barr, Tim 1974 12 Barriere, Eric 2017-18-19-20 3 Bass, John 1960-61 Bassett, Tom 1974-75-76-77 80 Bauer, Jim 1956-57-58 13 Bauer, Meryl 1951-52-53 36 Baughn, Randy 1990-91 79 Bauman, Lloyd (Chub) 1933-34-35-36 75 Baumann, Charlie 2019-20 69 Baumann, Conner 2014-15-17 46 Baxter, Fred 1981-82 22 Beamer, Adrian (Bink) 1942-46-47 23 Beatty, Les 1953 34 Beaumonte, Darriell 2008-09-10-11 30 Beets, Steve 1979 55 Begovich, Marco 1975 12 Behrens, Randy 1965-66 12 Belcher, Maurice 1925 Belford, Jason 2005-06-07-08 4 Belk, Henderson 2015-16-17-18 85 Bell, Darryl 1979-80 28 Belt, Iran 1978-79-80 23 Belzer, Greg 1997-98-99-00 44 Bender, Doug 1964 34 Bennett, Gary 1939-40 17 Benson, Tony 1979-80 24 Benton, Ivan 1947-48-49-50 79 Berg, Paul 1980-83 85 Bergh, Bob 1970-71-72 70 Bergh, Roger 1965-66-67 78 Bergstrom, Brett 2005-06 28 Bernett, Todd 1991-92-93-94 17 Berta, Al 1973-74-75-76 87 Best, Aaron 1996-97-98-99 57 Betz, Ernest 1920 Biele, Brandon 1996 63 Billen, Curtis 2015-16-17-18 39 Birdsong, Deonta 2002-03 11 Birdwell, Scott 1980-81 67 Bishop, Dan 1971-72 65 Bjorge, James 1977 Black, Eric 1989 97 Blackburn, Spencer 2016-17-18-19 75 Blair, Bruce (Buck) 1933-34-35-36 57 Blair, Nicholas 2017 79 Blankenbaker, Ron 1953 73 Blankenship, Josh 2002 6 Blowers, Mike 1976-77-78-79 67 Blum, Dick 1952 Blythe, Quintin 1986-87-88-89 1 Boatright, T.J. 2012-13-14-15 73 Boesel, Bryan 1989-90-92-93 20 Boettcher, Art 1947 3 Boltjes, Greg 1975-76 25 Bomber, Blair 2013-14 23 Bond, Elmo 1924 Bond, Scott 1995-96 16 Boothroyd, Ashton 2013-14 69 Borchers, Greg 1982-83 52 Borck, Elwood (Jake) 1934-36-37-38 77 Borck, Lawrence 1941-42 11 Borden, Makai 2006-07-08-09 27 Boston, Andrew 2018-19-20 9 Bostrom, Dick 1952 Bouge, Brandon 2000-01-02 65 Bourne, Kendrick 2013-14-15-16 11 Bowens, Trevor 2019 43 Bowles, Dwayne 1971-72 39 Boyce, Aaron 2006-07-08-09 9 Boyd, Massillon 1993 55 Boyd, Mike 1978-79 Boyk, Leland 1937-38-39 31 Bradbury, Tim 1981-82-83 85 Bradeen, Van 1988-89 90 Bradford, Greg 1975-76 36 Brady, Dean 1981-82 7 Brady, Evan 1991-92-93-94 48 Branch, Ira 2018-19 30 Brandenburg, Bryan 1980-81-82 65 Brandsma, Karst 1974-75 13 Brannan, Scott 1977 Brantner, Roger 1958 65 Brasuell, Josh 1994 98

Cheney, Wash.

Renton, Wash.

RB QB QB B WR QB E DL G OL DL WR E T RB LB QB QB OL DL TE RB DB LB DB WR RB G DL OL OL DL/K QB WR OL E OL LS DB OL LB OL DL OL T OL T QB LB

Seattle, Wash. Inglewood, Calif. Spokane, Wash. Sunnyside, Wash. Wapato, Wash.

Renton HS ‘92

La Habra HS ‘16

Graham, Wash.

Bethel HS ‘89

Bellevue, Wash. Bellevue, Wash. Tacoma, Wash. Cashmere, Wash.

Newport HS ‘18 Newport HS ‘14

Lakewood, Wash. Anacortes, Wash. Spokane, Wash. Sprague, Wash.

Clover Park HS ‘07

Tacoma, Wash. Mukilteo, Wash. Federal Way, Wash. Seattle, Wash. Chewelah, Wash. Spokane, Wash. Longview, Wash. Los Angeles, Calif. Spokane, Wash. Puyallup, Wash. Tonasket, Wash. Tonasket, Wash. North Bend, Wash. Moses Lake, Wash. Settle, Wash. Tacoma, Wash.

Lincoln HS ‘04 Kamiak HS ‘14

Oroville, Wash. Everett, Wash. Long Beach, Calif. Forks, Wash. Longview, Wash. Cathlamet, Wash. Moses Lake, Wash. Bellingham, Wash.

Oroville HS ‘93 Mariner HS ‘14 Brea Olinda HS ’99/Fullerton JC Forks HS/Yakima Valley CC

Everett, Wash.

Everett HS ‘16

Tulsa, Okla. Spokane, Wash.

Union HS ’99/Univ. of Tulsa West Valley HS

DB OL DB RB RB WR

Oak Harbor, Wash. Vancouver, Wash. Brewster, Wash. Spokane, Wash. Yakima, Wash. Lynden, Wash.

Oak Harbor HS Union HS ‘11 Brewster HS ‘89

QB DL OL WR T LB WR

Pasco, Wash. Mead, Wash. Federal Way, Wash.

Pasco HS ’92/WWCC Mt. Spokane HS ‘10 Fed. Way HS/WWCC/Air Force

Harrington, Wash. Puyallup, Wash. Puyallup, Wash.

Puyallup HS ‘05 Emerald Ridge HS ’17

OL WR P RB WR LB DE RB TE DL RB RB LB DB DL QB OL G DL

Spokane, Wash. Portland, Ore. Gardena, Calif. Minneapolis, Minn. Kent, Wash. Oak Park, Ill. Inchelium, Wash. Davenport, Wash. Puyallup, Wash. Inchelium, Wash. New Orleans, La. Port Orchard, Wash. Yakima, Wash. Tacoma, Wash. Twisp, Wash. Sunnyside, Wash. Colfax, Wash. Twisp, Wash. White Salmon, Wash.

University HS/SFCC

Rainier Beach HS Jenkins HS ‘96 Rogers HS West L.A. HS/WWCC Puyallup HS Mount Si HS ’02/Shasta JC Moses Lake HS ‘90 Curtis HS ‘96

Washington Meridian HS ‘14

Yakima Valley Col. Lynden HS ’10/WSU

Central Valley HS ‘98 Milwaukie Arts Academy ‘13 Redondo Union HS ’17 Kentwood HS ‘05 O.P. HS ’91/Ellsworth Iowa CC Puyallup HS Inchelium HS South Kitsap HS ‘78 Davis HS ‘90 Mount Tahoma HS ’17 Libery Bell HS Yakima Valley CC Columbia-White Salmon HS ‘93

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EASTERN 2021 FOOTBALL FCS Playoffs 1985•1992•1997•2004•2005•2007•2009•2010•2012•2013•2014•2016•2018•2020/21 Brawley, Bob Braxton, Ron Brayton, Fritz Breidenbach, Dave Brester, Justin Bretz, Vernon Brickner, Terry Bridger, Chet Bridges, Cory Brightful, Lamont Brittain, Jim Bronson, Demitrius Brooks, Tony Brown, Allen Brown, Brynsen Brown, Dan Brown, Ernie Brown, Larry Brown, Lee Brown, Mario Brown, Matthew Brown, Mike Brown, Ralph Bruce, Zach Bruegman, Tim Brumley, Jeff Brumley, Jim Bryant, Jim Buck, Wayne Buenaflor, Ryan Buenzli, Jamie Burbank, Fred Burgett, Scott Burke, Steve Burne, Tony Burnett, Walt Burnham, Ryan Burns, Craig Burns, Keith Burns, Lyle Bushnell, Al Busselman, Chris Butorac, Jase Buzzard, Jim Byers, Arthur Byington, Shane Byrnes, Curt Byus, Beau

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182

Calcote, Dante Caldwell, Damion Calhoun, Kurt Calhoun, Tim Calloway, Bennie Calloway, Caid Calloway, Travis Cameron, Randy Cange, Frank Cappelletti, Mike Caprye, Mike Cardenas, Bob Carleton, Bob Carleton, Gery Carlsen, Chris Carlson, Ron Carpenter, Bill Carpenter, Keith Carr, Bob Carr, Luther Carr, Shawn Cartmill, Randy Caulk, Brent Ceja, Jerry Chadwick, Ron Chambers, Adam Chambers, Maurice Chandler, Max Chapman, Daryle Chapman, Don Chapman, Greg Chase, Paul Chaten, Jeremy Chatman, Jesse Chenoweth, Blair Cheroke, Steve Chestnut, Kevin Chicoine, Ryan Chicos, Pat Chism III, Efton Chissus, Ed Chissus, Terry

1937 74 1993-94 95 2007-08 46 1971 63 2001 58 1966-67-68 68 1979 54 1980-81-82-83 66 1980 18 1998-99-00-01 4 1980-82 16 2011-12-13 30 1990-91-92-93 83 2010-11-12-13 4 2006-07-08-09 83 1961-62-64 72 1971 69 1972 1993-94 29 2010-11-13-14 5 2020 90 1996 42 1936-37-38-39 7 2013-14-15-16 32 1993-94 96 1973-74-75-76 66 1942 1970-71-72 62 1946 6 2007 52 1986-87-88-89 81 1936 25 2009-10-11-12 13 1966-67 18 1976 41 1962 1992 62 2002-03 70 1974-75-76-77 60 1930 1970-71-72-73 86 1988-89-90-91 50 2011-12-13-14 59 1995-96-97 77 1924-25 1992-93 45 1963-64 61 2016-17-18 74

E DL P OL DL OL OL DL P WR QB RB WR DB WR DL OL RB DB RB DL LB QB DB LB DL

2007-08-09-10 28 1995-96 75 2015-16-17-18 59 2002-05-06 87 1989 40 1997-98 49 2000 51 1976-77-78 86 2013-14-15 3 1996-97-98-99 45 1946 51 1986 5 1949-50 4 1948 9 2004-05-06-07 53 1977 1984 19 1973-74 78 1942 1989-91-92-93 1 1975-76 65 1976 69 1978-79 61 2009-10-11-12 91 1951-52-53 13 1999-00-01 56 1997-98 29 1954-55 32 1946 29 1924-25 4 1977-78-79-81 1 1981-82-84 95 2009-10-11 29 1999-00-01 8 1922-24 18 1987-88-89 42 1974 60 1998 37 1976 72 2020 89 1937-38 46 1964 83

Rancho Cordova, Calif. Cordova HS ’90/CS-Fullerton Portland, Ore. Westview HS ’04/WSU Washtucna, Wash. Burlington, Wash. Burlington-Edison HS ‘99 Spokane, Wash. Ferris HS Spokane, Wash. Shadle Park HS/Mt. Hood CC Sunnyside, Wash. Sunnyside HS Coeur d’Alene, Idaho Everett, Wash. Mariner HS ‘97 Tumwater, Wash. Tumwater HS Kent, Wash. Kentwood HS ’08/Washington Tacoma, Wash. Mount Tahoma HS ‘89 Tacoma, Wash. Foss HS ‘09 Puyallup, Wash. Emerald Ridge HS ‘05 Kent, Wash. Tulare, Calif. Tulare, Calif. Sacramento, Calif. Luther Burbank HS ’90/Sac CC Berkeley, Calif. Bishop O’Dowd HS ‘10 Hoquiam, Wash. Hoquiam HS ‘20 Kennewick, Wash. Kennewick HS ‘’95 Spokane, Wash. Spokane, Wash. University HS ‘12 Dayton, Wash. Dayton HS ’91/WWCC Almira, Wash.

OL QB LB WR OL LB QB DB OL OL OL LB

Newport, Wash.

LB OL OL OL T LB DB OL/TE

Deer Park, Wash. Richland, Wash. Sammamish, Wash. Centralia, Wash. Moscow, Idaho Othello, Wash. Spokane, Wash.

Moscow HS ’90/WWCC

DB DL LB TE DB RB LB WR DB RB E DB E B OL OL WR OL

Seattle, Wash. San Francisco, Calif. Zillah, Wash. Zillah, Wash. Seattle, Wash. Seattle, Wash. Tacoma, Wash. Cheney, Wash. Renton, Wash Redmond, Wash.

Renton HS ‘06 South SF HS ’93/C. of San Mateo Zillah HS ‘14 Zillah HS ‘02 Chief Sealth HS Nathan Hale HS ’94/Concordia, MN Wilson HS ‘99

Grandview, Wash. Omak, Wash. Omak, Wash. Poulsbo, Wash. Ephrata, Wash. Fort Lewis, Wash. Waitsburg, Wash.

Spokane CC

WR LB LB OL DL E DL DB T T E DB DL DB RB T RB LB P/K OL WR E LB

Seattle, Wash. Renton, Wash. Port Orchard, Wash. Boise, Idaho Aurora, Colo.

Garfield HS ‘89

Sumner, Wash. Spanaway, Wash. Colville, Wash.

Sumner HS ‘97 Bethel HS ‘96

Anacortes, Wash. Spokane, Wash.

Anacortes HS ‘05 Ferris HS

Peoria, Ariz. Ephrata, Wash. Colfax, Wash. Seattle, Wash. Tenino, Wash. Snohomish, Wash. Vancouver, Wash.

Centennial HS ‘08

Chewelah, Wash. Tacoma, Wash Bremerton, Wash. Seattle, Wash. Seattle, Wash. Cheney, Wash. Spokane, Wash. Spokane, Wash. Nine Mile falls, Wash. Dana Point, Calif. Monroe, Wash. Cheney, Wash.

Tenino ‘91 Snohomish HS ‘99

Hanford HS ‘87 Skyline HS ‘10 Centralia HS ‘93

Central Valley HS ‘14

Lindbergh HS ‘10 Eastlake HS ‘95

North Kitsap HS ‘03

Borah HS/WWCC Grandview HS ‘09

Lakes HS Bremerton HS ‘80 Franklin HS ‘07 Franklin HS ‘98 West Valley HS Lakeside HS ’96/UW Monroe HS ‘20

JIM BUZZARD (left) and TOM ACKERMAN

GREG BELZER

Chodorowski, Romanus 1999 90 Christensen, Jason 1996 3 Christiansen, Jeff 2002-03 73 Clark, Ashton 2011-12-13 15 Clark, Bob 1960-61-62-64 15 Clark, Tom 1982-83 87 Clayton, Dov 1992 11 Cleaver, Jackson 2020 60 Clements, Cody 2019-20 47 Clift, Donald 1927 Cloer, Terry 1994-95 47 Close, Dan 1973-74 63 Cobb, Don 1946-47-48-49 57 Cockrill, Chet 1973-74 22 Cody, Craig 1979 82 Coffman, Dan 1967-68 55 Cole, Dezmon 2004-06-07 30 Cole, Ryan 2005-06 24 Cole, Steve (Rooster) 1983-84 49 Coleman, Tyler 2004-05-06 47 Collins, Derek 1993 39 Collins, Jack 1953-54-55-56 6 Collins, Mel 1969-70-71 24 Conner, Gary 1957-58-59-60 79 Connors, Craig 1983 6 Conrad, Ray 1947-48-49-50 74 Cook, Chuck 1969-70-71 79 Cook, Evan 2009-10-11-12 56 Cooley, Les 1979 53 Coombe, Peter 1999-00-01-02 15 Corbett, Marc 1990 78 Cordes, Mark 1983-84-85-86 20 Corr, Andre 1987-88 6 Corr, Dominic 1986-87-88-89 4 Correa, Steve 1996-97 7 Coulter, Irvin 1931-32-33 48 Cox, Charley 1966-67-68 79 Cox, Dave 1950-51-52 12 Cox, Doug 1963-64 79 Crabb, Tim 1971-72 64 Cramer, Roger 1966-67 89 Crandal, Glen 1961-62-63 Crawford, Charlie 1975-76-77 22 Crawford, Ken 1954 6 Criner, Calin 2017-18-19-20 4 Crisp, Clair 1921 Crist, Conner 2017-18-19-20 78 Cromer, Jason 1988-89-90 27 Cronrath, Clarence 1935-36-37-38 64 Cronrath, Ray 1933-34-35 99 Crosby Jr., Demetrius 2019-20 31 Cross, George 1964-65 13 Cross, Ray 1932-34-35-36 53 Crowell, Dave 1960 Cruger, Tim 1995 44 Cullen, Dave 1974-75 8 Cummings, Andre 2001 1 Cunningham, Isaac 2001 45 Cunningham, Mike 1989-90 65 Cupp, Kevin 1994 75 Curley, Dan 1998-99-00-02 85 Curtis, Cassidy 2012-13-14-15 79 Curtis, Dave 1972-73 15 Curtis, Don 1974 88 Curtis, Steve 1973-74-75-76 81 Custer Jr., Antoine 2016-17-18-19 28 Custer, Mike 1976-77-78 82 Cwik, Chris 2001-02-03-04 89 Cwik, Joey 2002-03-04-05 49

ED FISHER

DL DB OL WR QB TE DB K LS

Cheney, Wash.

Cheney HS ‘98

Lynnwood, Wash. Vancouver, Wash. Seattle, Wash Elma, Wash. Seattle, Wash. Tigard, Ore. Richland, Wash.

Meadowdale HS ‘00 Heritage HS ‘09

LB OL RB DB TE OL LB RB LB WR K G RB T DB OL DL DL LB WR OL DB DB RB WR B OL B OL DL WR LB RB RB DB RB OL K OL G DB QB QB T RB QB WR LB DT OL TE OL DB TE DB RB WR TE LB

Darrington, Wash. Spokane, Wash. Spokane, Wash. E. Wenatchee, Wash. Minot, ID. Seaside, Ore. Lacey, Wash. Port Orchard, Wash. Dayton, Ohio Eugene, Ore. Yakima, Wash. Mead, Wash. Chowchilla, Calif. Walla Walla, Wash. Spokane, Wash. Davenport, Wash. Auburn, Wash. Federal Way, Wash. Lake Stevens, Wash. Oak Harbor, Wash. Plano, Texas Spokane, Wash. Seattle, Wash. Seattle, Wash. Stanton, Calif. Colville, Wash. Spokane, Wash.

Darrington HS ’91/WWCC Lewis & Clark HS Rogers HS

Bonners Ferry, Idaho Cheney, Wash. Sprague, Wash. Spokane, Wash. Prosser, Wash. Prosser, Wash. Boise, Idaho Garfield, Wash. Tigard, Ore. Spokane, Wash. Tacoma, Wash. Hoquiam, Wash. Kellogg, Idaho Medical Lake, Wash. Sunnyside, Wash. Hawthorne, Calif. Yakima, Wash. Spokane, Wash. Mount Hope, Wash. Anacortes, Wash. Denver, Colo. Rosalia, Wash. Oroville, Wash. Seattle, Wash. Berkeley, Calif. Spokane, Wash. Spokane, Wash. Spokane, Wash.

Garfield HS ’89/Cabrillo Calif. CC Tigard HS ’20 Richland HS ‘17

North Thurston HS ‘03 South Kitsap HS ’02/OSU Dunbar HS ‘80 Marist HS ‘04 Eisenhower HS ‘93

Todd Beamer HS ‘08 Oak Harbor HS ‘98 Plano HS ‘89 Shadle Park HS WWCC Garfield HS Servite HS ’93/Fullerton City Col. University HS

Rocky Mountain HS ‘16 Tigard HS ‘16 University HS ‘88 Foss HS ‘18

Medical Lake HS ‘94 Hawthorne HS ’98/Pasadena JC Davis HS ‘99 Shadle Park HS/Spokane CC Liberty HS ‘93 Anacortes HS ‘97 Cherry Creek HS ‘11

De La Salle HS ‘16 Central Valley HS Mead HS ‘01 Mead HS ‘02

EASTERN 2021 FOOTBALL BIG SKY CHAMPIONSHIPS: 1992•1997•2004•2005•2010•2012•2013•2014•2016•2018 -D-

Dahl, Gary Dahlgren, Luke Daly, Dan Danekas, Ray Daniels, John Dascalo, Jordan Davis Jr., Trevor Davis, Bill Davis, Caleb Davis, Dave Davis, Eric Davis, Gary Davis, Homer Davis, James Davis, John Davis, Ken Davis, Leroy Davis, Noble Davis, Tom Davis, Tony Dawson, Steve Dawson, Ted Day, Evan Day, Jay Day, Kenneth (Pete) DeBord, Clay Decoria, Mike Deeder, Dave Deines, Jay Delgado, David Delgado, Steve Delong, Steve Delorme, Kyle Delys, Tom Denbeigh, Nick Denholm, Bob Devenish, Steve DeWeber, Jonas DeWulf, Mark DeWulf, Mike Dickenson, Dale Dickson, Larry Didier, Curt Diedrick, Bill (Mouse) Diedrick, Bill Jr. Diefe, Velmer Ditz, John Doan, Bob Doe, Dewey Donckers, Ryan Donnelly, John Donner, Bill Donohue, Dylan Doran, John Dorland, Graham Dorsey, Glen (Chick) Dorton, Doug Dorton, Dre’ Sonte Dotson, Anthony Dotson, Charles Dotson, Jerry Douglas, Joe Doyle, Ely Doyle, Matt Drexel, Reed Dubes, Ervin Duffy, Bill Dullum, Jeff Dunca, Ron Dunn, Mike Durgan, Kelly Duvall, Garland Dvorak, Dennis Dvorak, Josh Dyer, D.J. Dyer, George

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Eagle, Zach Earhart, Brennan Eaton, Randy Ebukam, Samson Eddy, John Edge, Will Edwards IV, Johnny Edwards, Evan Edwards, Nicholas Edwards, Pat

1963-64 77 2020 57 1980-81 8 1932-33-34 92 1971-72-73 21 2015-16-17 45 2016-18-19 41 1977 81 2018-19 99 1959-60-61-62 1970-71 1952-53-56 37 1923-24-25 6 1923-24-25 10 1924 20 1951 41 1926 1983-84 7 1966-67 83 2006-07-08-09 20 1974 38 1935-36-37-38 47 2011-12-13 90 1992-95 27 1930-31-32 18 2012-13-14-15 78 1974 15 1951 19 2013-14-15 61 2014-15 58 1995 27 1972-74-75 62 1999-00-01 99 1954 10 2004-05-06 5 1985-86 18 1927 1996-97 68 1987-88-89 64 1988-89-90-91 47 1952 1989 31 1978-79 88 1941 37 1965-66-67-69 15 1942 1950-53-54 5 1947-48 59 1946-47-48-49 67 2004-05 14 1969-70 61 1940-41-42 13 2014-16 50 1966-67 63 2006-07 93 1927-28 1994 9 2017-18-19 10 2005-06-07 4 1968-69 77 1961 2013 97 2020 25 2002-03 62 1969 27 1967 21 1952-53 19 1980 14 1953 1964-66 88 1970-71-72-73 41 1926-27 1968 63 1996 48 2016-18 67 1930-31-32-33 1 2015-17-18 1989-90 1989 2013-14-15-16 1983-84-85-86 2007-08-09-10 2017-18-19 1996 2009-10-11-12 1999-00

80 78 57 3 38 36 88 97 11 27

OL OL QB RB LB P/K LB TE DL RB

Cheney, Wash. Forks, Wash. Spokane, Wash.

RB E T OL T

Spokane, Wash. Coulee City, Wash. Endicott, Wash. Endicott, Wash.

DB WR WR DB G DL DB B OL QB T OL OL DB LB TE QB DB TE

Tacoma, Wash. Coulee City, Wash. Olympia, Wash. Spokane, Wash.

Lincoln HS ‘81

Sammamish, Wash. Tacoma, Wash. Chewelah, Wash. Asotin, Wash. Waitsburg, Wash.

Skyline HS ‘10pu Clover Park HS ‘91

Issaquah, Wash. American Canyon, Ca. Tacoma, Wash. Spokane, Wash. Yakima, Wash. Cheney, Wash. Spokane, Wash. Montesano, Wash.

Issaquah HS ‘11 St. Patrick-St. Vincent HS ‘11 Lakes HS ‘94 North Central HS West Valley HS ‘97

DL LB DL

Kennewick, Wash. Kennewick, Wash. Kennewick, Wash.

Kennewick HS ‘94 Kennewick HS Kennewick HS ‘87

DB WR QB QB

Seattle, Wash. Connell, Wash. Spokane, Wash. Spokane, Wash.

Chief Sealth HS

B B QB P OL G DL OL DL G DB WR DB OL B DL DB OL RB RB G DB

Chehalis, Wash. Spokane, Wash. Longview, Wash. Renton, Wash. Spokane, Wash. Spokane, Wash. Marysville, Wash. Burbank, Calif. Gig Harbor, Wash.

DB RB

Spokane, Wash. Woodland, Wash.

LB LB OL G

Garfield, Wash. Wapato, Wash. Kennewick, Wash. Cheney, Wash.

WR OL LB DL LB DB WR DL WR DB

Camas, Wash. Camas HS ‘14 East Wenatchee, Wash. Eastmont HS Rosburg, Ore. Naselle HS/Linfield Col. Portland, Ore. David Douglas HS ‘13 Gig Harbor, Wash. Gig Harbor HS Tacoma, Wash. Mount Tahoma HS ‘06 Pasadena, Calif. Bishop Alemany HS ‘17 Kennewick, Wash. Kennewick HS ’95 Tacoma, Wash. Foss HS ‘08 Seattle, Wash. Garfield HS ‘98

Longview, Wash. Los Angeles, Calif. Tumwater, Wash. Coulee City, Wash. Bonney Lake, Wash. Liberty Lake, Wash.

Pasco, Wash. Pasco, Wash. Federal Way, Wash. Spokane, Wash. Bremerton, Wash. Richland, Wash. Santa Clarita, Calif. Spokane, Wash. Spokane, Wash. Kettle Falls, Wash.

Forks HS ‘19 University HS Taft HS ’13 & WSU Tumwater HS ‘15 Bonney Lake HS ’17

ROB FRIESE

DICK MAURSTAD

BOB POFFENROTH

Capital HS ‘05

Asotin HS ‘11

Lewis & Clark HS ‘02 Montesano HS

North Central HS

Ehlo, Austin Eide, Robert Elam, Kaleo Eller, Shane Elliott, Jason Elliott, Russ Ellison, Nick Emry, Shea Ena, Paul Eneberg, David England, Jack Engle, Eldon Engle, Jeremy Enie, George Ensley, Randall Erickson, Ray Erickson, Walter Ernest, Tom Erwin, Scott Esera, Troy Estep, Russ Evans, Jim Evans, Joe Everitt, Dave Ewing, T.J. Eyman, Dan

-FRenton HS ‘02 Shadle Park HS Lewis & Clark HS Lakewood HS ‘14 Gig Harbor HS ‘05 Pasco HS ‘94 Chiawana HS ‘15 Federal Way HS ‘03 Shadle Park HS Hanford HS ‘13 Bishop Alemany ’18/Arizona St. Shadle Park HS ‘00 Gonzaga /Spokane CC

Port Orchard, Wash. North Central HS

Wapato HS ‘95 Kennewick HS ‘16

Fa’aopega, Zion Faker, Brad Falelaulii, Ray Faling, Leroy Faraca, Don Farnsworth, Robert Farrell, Brad Farrell, Paul Farrier, Ted Farrington, Steve Farris, Trev Feaster, Scott Felber, Dick Ferster, Jim Fettig, Mitch Filkins, Steve Finnegan, Matt Finnerty, Tom Fischer, Ty Fishback, John Fisher, Ed Fisk, Jim Fisk, Rawleigh Fix, Doug Flatt, Walt Fleming, Greg Floch, Jeff (Corky) Flowers, Steven Floyd, Tim Flutts, Dave Flynn, Pat Foerstel, Nick Ford, DeNique Ford, Reggie Forgette, Steven Forney, Ryan Forte, Quincy Foster, George Fowler, Bill Fox, Harold

2014 1977 23 1995 55 2006-07 26 1986-87-88-89 17 1983-84-85-86 3 2015-16 74 2005-06 41 2009-10-11-12 55 2003-04-05-06 40 1957-58-59-62 16 1942 2001-02 31 1965 68 1990-91 92 1973-74 37 1924-25 12 1947-48-49 41 1970 2002 61 1973-74 45 1979 12 1958-59 24 1960-61 1993-94 74 1980-81 74 2019 97 1985-86-87-88 51 2009 96 1955 14 1953 5 1922-23 2003 38 1986-87 46 1926-27-28 1970-71-72-73 80 1986-87-88 78 1974 27 1935-36-37 63 1984-85-86-87 71 2015-16-17-18 4 1977-78 72 1956-57-58 81 2003-04 96 1987 21 1926-27 1967-68-69-70 12 1974-75-76-77 34 1977-78 11 1987-88 13 1980-81 72 1987-88 83 1984-86 47 2020 41 1984-85-86-87 42 1982-83-84-85 79 1947 51 2014-15-17-18 92 2004-05-06 3 2005 8 2010-11-12-13 70 2007-08-09 70 2011-12-13-14 22 1953-54-55 1 1928 1991-92-93-94 76

DB DL WR DB DB OL LB LB LB QB

Sprague, Wash. Sugar Land, Texas Corning, Calif. Cashmere, Wash. Cashmere, Wash. Moscow, Idaho Vancouver, B.C. Kenmore, Wash. Mukilteo, Wash. Brentwood, Calif.

DB LB DL LB G G

Fairfield, Wash. Pittsburg, Pa. Gold Beach, Ore. Cheney, Wash. Coeur d’Alene, Idaho Vancouver, Wash.

Liberty HS ‘99

OL HB QB B G OL OL

Kapaa, Hawaii Spokane, Wash. Coulee City, Wash. Bonners Ferry, Idaho Pasco, Wash. San Mateo, Calif. Yakima, Wash.

St. Louis HS ‘02

DL LB FB/TE QB B

Vancouver, Wash. Union HS ‘18 Gig Harbor, Wash. Gig Harbor HS University Place, Wash. Curtis HS ‘07 Kelso, Wash.

RB LB E WR OL DB T DL DB DL E DL RB

Bothell, Wash. Spokane, Wash.

Juanita HS ‘03 Air Force

Newport, Ore. Colville, Wash. Richland, Wash.

Colville HS CBC

Spokane, Wash. Olympia Wash. Salem, Ore. Spokane, Wash. Spokane, Wash. Kennewick, Wash.

Rogers HS Olympia HS ‘14

DB RB DB DB OL WR RB LB RB OL G DL DB RB OL OL RB QB RB OL

Spokane, Wash. Davenport, Wash. Clarkston, Wash. Tieton, Wash. St. John, Wash. Edmonds, Wash. Montesano, Wash. Grand Coulee, Wash. Othello, Wash. Downey, Calif. Spokane, Wash. Tumwater, Wash. Moreno Valley, Calif. federal Way, Wash. Vancouver, Wash. Silverdale, Wash. Fairfield, Calif. Vancouver, Wash.

Shadle Park HS

Vancouver, Wash.

Evergreen HS ‘90

Dulles HS ‘95 Red Bluff HS ’04/Butte JC Cashmere HS Cashmere HS Moscow HS ‘14 Vancouver College Prep HS ‘04 Inglemoor HS ‘09 Kamiak HS ‘02

Gold Beach HS ’88/WWCC

Aragon HS ’90/C. of San Mateo West Valley HS/Yakima Val. CC

Mead HS ’00/Yuba CC, Calif. WWCC

Wenatchee Valley St. John HS/WSU Wenatchee Valley Montesano HS Lake Roosevelt HS ’19 Othello HS Warren HS ’81/USC Tumwater HS ‘14 Canyon Springs HS ’02/Riverside CC Decatur HS ‘02 Heritage HS ‘09 Central Kitsap HS ‘05 Vacaville HS ‘11

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1941-42 1975-76 1997 1935-36-37-38 1973-74 1997 1971-72 1982-83-84-85 1997-98-99-00 1991-92-93 1957-58-59 1946

17 61 6 69 65 38 45 25 76 2 89 24

E OL DB G OL RB RB DB OL DB E F

Mabton, Wash. Spokane, Wash. Monrovia, Calif. Tonasket, Wash. Kennewick, Wash. Gulfport, Miss. Lebam, Wash. Osoyoos, B.C. Tacoma, Wash. Coeur d’Alene, Idaho

Ferris HS Monrovia HS ‘94 Kamiakin HS ‘96 Willapa Valley HS ‘81 Oroville HS ‘96 Lakes HS ‘90

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1998-99-00-02 21 1999-00-01 19 1974 61 2003 46 2015-16-17-18 8 1993-95-96-97 28 1992-93 25 2017-19 34 1968-69-70-71 68 1997-98-99 78 1956

RB K DL LB QB LB DB DB OL OL RB

Lompoc, Calif. Lompoc HS ‘97 University Place, Wash. Curtis HS ‘98 Deer Park, Wash. Vancouver, Wash. Columbia River HS ‘02 McMinnville, Ore. McMinnville HS ‘14 Lapwai, Idaho Curtis HS ‘93 Lapwai, Idaho Lapwai HS ’89/WWCC Everett, Wash. Archbishop Murphy HS ‘17 Bellingham, Wash. Puyallup, Wash. Puyallup HS ‘96 Walla Walla, Wash.

Haack, Jeff 1980-81-82-83 20 Haas, Will 2003-04 86 Haehl, Rusty 2009-10-11-12 43 Haeseker, Mike 1990-91-92-93 59 Haffner, Russ 1984 30 Hahn, Lance 1979 37 Haigh, Mark 1986-87 29 Hajek, David 1990-91 21 Hale, Ed 1935 92 Hale, Gordon 1975-76 21 Haley, Dave 1977-79 50 Halfmoon, John 1965-66-67 77 Halfmoon, Tom 1966-67-68 58 Hall, Henry 1990-91-92 35 Hall, Jeff 1989 59 Hall, Ken 1954 1 Hall, Rod 1996 16 Hallett, Les 1930 Halpin, Chris 1969 67 Hamilton, Dave 1970 Hamilton, Dick 1942 Hamlin, Ronnie 2011-12-13-14 39 Hammond, Mike 1957 Hampton Jr., Marques 2018 83 Hampton, Wade 1927-28 Hancock, Bernie 1952-53-56 39 Hanna, David 1985-86 67 Hanni, Rocky 2004-05-06-07 77 Hansen, Aaron 1987-88-89-90 9 Hansen, Chris 1983 4 Hansen, Dave 1965 88 Hansen, Wyatt 2020 61 Hanson, Eric 1990 72 Hanson, Jessy 2001-02-03 37 Hanson, Johnny 2004-05 92 Harden, Reggie 1982 Hardie, Rick 1966-67-68 27 Hardin, Warren 2020 91 Hardt, Jesse 1992-93-94-95 86 Harper, Vintley 1979 29 Harrell, Dante 2001-02 91 Harris, Doug 1987-88-89-90 28 Harris, Ed 1995-96-97 91 Harris, Jason 2008-09-10 18 Harris, Trenton 2018-19 93 Harris, Wayne (Red) 1936-37 78 Harrison, Brock 2020 44 Harrison, Seth 2019-20 83 Hart, Derek 1991-92 66 Hart, Don 1980 6 Hart, Tyler 2008-09-10 33 Hartman, Dan 1965-66-67 75 Harvey, Darin 1987-88-89-90 12 Hatch, Kevin 2006-07-08-09 15 Hatch, Leon 1993 42 Hatch, William (Buzz) 1961-62 Hathaway, Charles 1946 61 Hatley, Tobby 1975-76-77 35 Havili, Albert 2013-14-16-17 4 Hawkins, Wyatt 2020 92 Hawley, Kerry 1969-70-71-72 22 Hayes, Dehonta 2017-18-19 23 Hayes, Jonathan 1982 94 Hayes, Marcus 1977-78 21 Hecker, Cody 2012-13-14 36 Hecker, Steve 1962-63-64-65 63 Hein, Steve 1987 75 Heinemann 1933 Heintz, Rich 2002-03 10 Heitzman, Raleigh (Butch) 1975-76 77 Helt, Mark 1963 69 Henderson, Carlton 1982 25 Henderson, Edwin (Red) 1922-25 Henderson, Everett 1930 Hendrick, Randy 1978-79 83 Hendrix, Jesse 2002-03-04-05 29 Henjum, Daryl 1961-62 Hennessey, Reilly 2015-16 12

RB TE LB OL WR LB DB WR B RB OL OL OL RB LB RB DB

Seattle, Wash. Kirkland, Wash. Bellevue, Wash. Federal Way, Wash. Kennewick, Wash. Newport, Wash. Great Falls, Mont. Washougal, Wash.

Evergreen HS Juanita HS ‘02 Bellevue HS ‘08 Jefferson HS ‘89

Mukilteo, Wash. Orofino, Idaho Toppenish, Wash. Toppenish, Wash. Richland, Wash. Richland, Wash. Chewelah, Wash. Flint, Mich.

Yakima Valley CC

Raymond, Wash.

LB RB WR T E OL OL DL DB OL/DL OL OL DB DL

Lacey, Wash. Spokane, Wash. DuPont, Wash.

WR DL TE RB DL DB DL TE TE WR DL K/P DL RB WR OL TE DB DB OL RB RB DL K/P DB DB DL WR RB OL OL

Bridgeport, Wash. Riverside, Calif. Odessa, Wash. Pasco, Wash. San Diego, Calif. Vancouver, Wash. Steilacoom, Wash. Sammamish, Wash Kent, Wash.

K DL OL RB G

San Carlos, Calif. Granger, Wash. Colville, Wash. Los Angeles, Calif.

Junipero Sierra HS ’00/CCSF

TE DB DL QB

Renton, Wash. Lakewood, Wash. Richland, Wash. Camas, Wash.

Lindbergh HS Lakes HS ‘01

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Gaffrey, Frank 1965-66 38 RB/LB Walla Walla, Wash. Gaines, LeAndre 2020 35 DL Chehalis, Wash. Gall, Jake 2014-15 43 LB Cle Elum, Wash. Galstad, Jacob 2003 69 DL Pasco, Wash. Gamboa, Victor 2014-15-16-17 27 DB Tacoma, Wash. Gant, Ashton 2007-08-09-10 2 WR Pullman, Wash. Gardner, Brian 1995-96 22 LB Bellingham, Wash. Garland, Jim 1972-73 79 DL Concrete, Wash. Garland, Vern 1964-65-66-67 82 WR Concrete, Wash. Garmann, Ken 1963-64 57 OL Othello, Wash. Garner, Keith 2000-01-02-03 52 LB Chewelah, Wash. Garnes, Bill 1957-58 73 T Roslyn, Wash. Garske, Greg 1979-80 60 OL Seattle, Wash. Garske, Griffin 1996-97-98 18 QB Spokane, Wash. Garske, Scott 1971-72-73 89 TE Spokane, Wash. Garske, Tony 1979-80 50 OL Seattle, Wash. Gascoyne, Adam 2017 47 RB Port Orchard, Wash. Gauldin, Artise 2010 34 DB Kent, Wash. Gauthier, Nick 2010-11 8 QB Valencia, Calif. Gavin, Greg 1966-67-68-69 56 OL Tonasket, Wash. Gaylord, David 2010-11-12 8 DL Lynden, Wash. Gehring, Mark 1984-85 86 TE Des Moines, Wash. Gehring, Zack 2010-11-12-13 85 TE Castle Rock, Wash. Gentry, Bobby 2008-09-10-11 47 LB Seattle, Wash. Giampietri, Rick 1968-69 63 LB Spokane, Wash. Gibbs, Alden 2010-11 21 DB Brooklyn, N.Y. Gibson, E.J. 1949 RB Naches, Wash. Gibson, Jack 1931-32 42 G Coeur d’Alene, Idaho Gibson, Lance 1999-00 91 DL Rupert, Idaho Gidlund, Floyd 1932 QB Gier, Dale 1950-51 30 B Gilbert, Harold 1931-32 16 T Camden, Wash. Gilder, Jayce 2016-17-18-19 89 TE Corvallis, Mont. Gill, Chuck 1946-47-48-49 59 RB Vancouver, Wash. Gilman, Ed 1932-33-34 T Gilmore, Bob 1939-40-41-46 26 RB Yakima, Wash. Gilmour, Allen 1985-86-87 58 LB Richland, Wash. Givens, Craig (Goose) 1982-83 35 RB Spokane, Wash. Givens, Roderick 1995 4 DB Auburn, Wash. Glass, Steve 1963-64-65-66 76 OL Spokane, Wash. Glazier, Howard 1948-49-50-51 61 B Seattle, Wash. Glindeman, Pete 1971-72 18 QB Mead, Wash. Gobel, Blake 2020 82 TE Banks, Ore. Godsil, Pat 1985 62 DL Richland, Wash. Godwin, Brad 2019-20 76 OL Redlands, Calif. Goforth, Dick 1947 41 G Spokane, Wash. Goldwire, John 2011-12-14 45 DL Lakewood, Wash. Gomez, Thomas 2013-14-15 66 OL Graham, Wash. Gonzales, Eliazar 1974-75 64 LB Connell, Wash. Gonzalez, Cedric 2013 53 LB Tucson, Ariz. Goodnow, Russ 1984-85 57 OL Kennewick, Wash. Goodspeed, Roger 1951 5 E Gorman, Charles (Randy) 1971-72-73-74 55 OL Cathlamet, Wash. Gormley, Dennis 1935 50 G Grabenhorst, Scott 1972-73 74 DL Naselle, Wash. Grady, Terence 2014-15-17-18 11 WR Kent, Wash. Graff, Steve 1981-82 10 LB Sunnyside, WA Graham, Dick 1953 15 B Graham, Ty 2020 18 LB Cheney, Wash. Gram, Will 2017-18-19 69 OL Troy, Idaho Grambo, Bruce 1958-60 84 B Kelso, Wash. Granger, Don 1982-83 32 LB Fullerton, Calif. Grant, Avont 1995-96-97-98 90 DL Spokane, Wash. Graves, Dick 1948-49-50 17 T Cashmere, Wash. Grayson, Champ 2019 17 WR Kennewick, Wash. Gredler, Dale 1987-88 73 OL Wenatchee, Wash. Greear, Les 1951-52-55-56 T Mossyrock, Wash. Greene, Doug 1933-34-35-36 76 OL Greene, Gene 1938 21 Gregory, Duane 1956-57 E Washougal, Wash. Greninger, Jon 1988 86 TE Yakima, Wash. Grennan, Keith 2005-06 95 DL Edmonds, Wash. Grey, Mark 1982-83 67 OL Kalama, Wash. Grichuchin, Lee 1962-63 QB Concord, Calif. Griffin, Anthony 1998-99-00-01 23 LB Olympia, Wash.

Griffith, Jovan Griggs, Troy Grove, James (Mike) Grovom, Sam Gubrud, Gage Guillory, Justin Guillory, Raphael Gurley, Anfernee Gustafson, Darrel Gutmann, Tim Gwinn, Ed

W.F. West HS ‘20 Cle Elum/Roslyn HS ‘13 Pasco HS ‘02 Washington HS ‘13 Pullman HS ‘06 Mt. Baker HS ’92/WWCC

Jenkins HS ‘00 Blanchet HS/ Grays Harbor CC/Olympic JC Mead HS ‘95 North Central HS Blanchet HS/Olympic Col. South Kitsap HS ‘13 & Wisconsin-Stevens Point Kent-Meridian HS ‘09 Saugus HS ’07/Balersfield Col. Lynden HS ‘09 Mr. Rainier HS ‘82 Castle Rock HS ‘09 Kennedy HS ‘07 North Central HS Canarsie HS ’07/Col. of the Siskiyous Minico HS ’97/WWCC, Wash.

Corvallis HS ‘15

Richland HS Auburn HS ‘94 Lewis & Clark HS Banks HS ‘19 Richland HS Redlands HS ‘18 Lakes HS ‘10 Graham Kapowsin HS ‘11 Sunnyside HS ‘12 Kamiakin HS ’82/WWCC

Kentwood HS ‘14 Sunnyside HS Cheney HS ’16 & Univ. of Idaho Troy HS ‘15 Sunny Hills HS Lewis & Clark HS ‘94 Kamiakin HS ‘18 Wenatchee HS

West Valley HS Woodway HS ’02/CWU Kalama HS/CBC Capital HS ‘97

Pasco, Wash. Clark Fork, Idaho Sumner, Wash. Spokane, Wash. Spokane, Wash. Portland, Ore. Kent, Wash. Auburn, Wash Renton, Wash Tenino, Wash.

Ridgefield, Wash. Couer d’Alene, Idaho Omaha, Neb. Hoquiam, Wash. Friday Harbor, Wash Daly City, Calif. Walla Walla, Wash. Spokane, Wash. Birmingham, Ala. Seattle, Wash. Colfax, Wash. Federal Way, Wash. Carlsbad, Calif. Seattle, Wash. Tacoma, Wash. Omaha, Neb. Tacoma, Wash. Sandpoint, Idaho Longview, Wash. Yakima, Wash.

SFCC Russell HS Washougal HS ‘87

Richland HS ‘88 Richland HS Flint Beecher HS ‘93

Timberline HS ‘09 Steilacoom HS ’17 Clark Fork HS Sumner HS ‘03 Liberty HS Kentwood HS ‘20 Jefferson HS ‘89 Lindbergh HS ‘99 Tenino HS ‘03 Riverside Poly HS ‘19 Odessa HS ‘91 Hoover HS ’99/Mesa CC Calif. Evergreen HS Steilacoom HS ‘94 Skyline HS ‘06 Kentwood HS ‘16 Ridgefield HS ‘19 Coeur d’Alene HS ’18 Central HS ’89/Northern Iowa Area CC Hoquiam HS Friday Harbor HS ‘07 Walla Walla HS Freeman HS ‘05 Wenonah HS ’86/WWCC

Federal Way HS ‘13 Carlsbad HS ’20 Lincoln HS ‘15 Mt. Tahoma HS Sandpoint HS ‘10 Eisenhower HS

Camas HS ‘14

EASTERN 2021 FOOTBALL BIG SKY CHAMPIONSHIPS: 1992•1997•2004•2005•2010•2012•2013•2014•2016•2018 Henningsen, Ken 1992-94 78 OL Henry, Oliver 1981 79 DL Heppner, Art 1924 13 E Herd, Greg 2009-10-11-12 3 WR Hermes, Steve 1978-79 49 DB Hermson, Mike 1973 18 QB Hess, Mike 1961-62 OL Hewa Baddege, Matthew 2020 70 OL Hibbard, Bill 1950-51-52 11 T Hibbs, Leon 1934-35-36-37 60 E Hickman, Jack 1962 OL Hilby, S.L. (Buck) 1924-25 19 T Hill, Shaq 2012-13-14-16 1 WR Hill, Tamir 2018-19-20 45 DB Hilty, Rich 1957-58-59-60 56 OL Hoagland, Bill 1952-54 QB Hoban, Wilfred (Hoby) 1928-29 T Hodge, Donald 1930-31 39 T Hoffman, Jake 2014-15-16-17 17 DB Hoffman, Jesse 2006-08-09-10 21 DB Hoffman, Shane 2008 23 WR Hogan, Darnell 2017-18-19 96 DL Hollenbeck, Dick 1954-55-56 OL Holmes, Gary 1972 13 WR Holmes, Walt 1939-40-41 31 G Homburg, Georg 1929 Honeycutt, Mike 1981-82 75 OL Hopkins, Jimmy 2002-03 97 DL Horak, Paul 1965-66-67-68 67 OL Horal, Robert 1999-00-01 74 OL Horton, Leon 1953-54-56 55 T Hosley, Lonnie 2006-07-08-09 1 DB Houser, Jay 1981 52 LB Houston, Julian 2019 87 TE Howard, Lavonta 1999-00-01 40 DB Howe, Fred 1920-21 Howeiler, George 1936 Hubert, Todd 1987-88 98 DL Huckins, Kevin 1980-81 27 DB Huddle, Kevin 1976 Hudnell, Christian 2012-13 19 DB Hughes, Dick 1927-28 E Humphrey, Cody 2011-12-13 83 TE Hungate, Richard 1927 Hunsaker, Tim 1992-93-94-95 82 TE Hunt, Pat 1946-47-48 72 T Hunt, Steve 1982 12 QB/K Hunter, Darryl 1983-84-85-86 4 DB Hunter, Jack 2016-17-18 63 OL Huston, Dick 1954-55-56-57 OL Hutchinson, Jack 1934 93 G

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Igbinoba, Brett Ingram, Dylan Inos, Sam Isaacson, Chris Isbell, J.D.

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Jackson II, Terry Jackson, Gabriel Jackson, Jerrold Jackson, Justice Jackson, Willie Jacobson, Jim Jacobson, Josh James, Dwight James, Jakobie James, Rob Jamieson, John Jantz, Jerry Jarmon, Ira Jarogoski, Paul Jarrett, Bryan Jarrett, Mike Jayne, Clarence Jean-Baptiste, Claude Jefferson, Robert Jenkins, Isaiah Jenks, Vard Jerome, Joshua Jeske, Jerrad Jimerson, A.J. Johnson, Al Johnson, Bryan Johnson, Daniel Johnson, Elmer Johnson, Guy Johnson, John

2006-07-08-09 2018-19-20 2016 1983-84-85 1970

26 86 34 34

2013-14-15 89 2008-09-10-11 60 1993-94-95-96 89 2020 37 1962-63-64-65 27 1982-83 80 2006-07-08-09 90 1921 2020 17 1983-84-85-86 12 1948-50 7 1965-66-67 87 2004-05-06-07 2 1978 61 2005-06-07 6 2009-10-11 92 1922 1997-98-99-00 9 1987 11 2011-13-14 8 1970-71 34 2019-20 53 1994-95-96-97 38 2006-07-08 10 1970-71 1979-80 34 2010-11-12-13 23 1939-40-41 6 1981-82-83 88 1981-82 18

Belfair, Wash. Tacoma, Wash. Touchet, Wash. Tacoma, Wash. Lynnwood, Wash. Elma, Wash. Longview, Wash. Port Coquitlam, B.C. Trenton, N.J. Spokane, Wash. Stockton, Calif. Meridian, Idaho Colfax, Wash. Cheney, Wash. Spokane, Wash. Seattle, Wash. Settle, Wash. Seattle, Wash. Tekoa, Wash. Cheney, Wash. Prosser, Wash. Arlington, Wash. Tacoma, Wash. Odessa, Wash. Ridgefield, Wash. Seattle, Wash. Vancouver, Wash. Vancouver, Wash. Burlington, Wash. Seattle, Wash. Cheney, Wash.

North Mason HS ‘92

Johnson, Kedrick Johnson, Lloyd Johnson, Matt Steilacoom HS ‘09 Johnson, Mitchell Meadowdale HS Johnson, Scott Johnson, Todd Johnson, Tony Terry Fox Secondary ‘19 Johnson, Willie Johnson, Zach Johnson, Zackary Jolley, Tyler Jones, Carl Brookside Christian HS ‘11 Jones, Claude Rocky Mountain HS ’15/WOU Jones, Dan Jones, Don Jones, Harry (Biff) Jones, Jerrod Jones, John North Central HS ‘13 Jones Jr., Marlon Shorecrest HS ‘06 Jones, Mike Shorecrest HS ‘04/Orange Coast CC Jones, Rudy Cleveland HS ‘15 Jones, Taiwan Jones, Willie Jordan, Jonah Judd, Erick Julian, Greg Arlington HS/Oregon Julum, Willard Wilson HS ‘02 Jundt, Bob Jungblom, Chuck Ridgefield HS ‘97

2017-18-19-20 27 1926 2008-09-10-11 5 2018-19-20 5 1996-97-98-99 70 1984-86-87 22 1987-88-89-90 32 1982 99 2008-10-11-12 10 2012-13-14 40 2007-08-09-10 49 1967-68 25 1929-30-31-32 45 1970-71 35 1954 3 1972-73-74 40 2014-15-16 60 2001 24 2020 30 1977 69 1977-78 22 2008-09-10 22 1958 23 2015-16-17-18 91 1994 36 1980 24 1951-52-53-54 22 1962-63 1961

Evergreen HS ‘05

1951 18 OL 2015-16 35 LB 1928-29 G 1981 10 WR 1982-83 8 DB 1981-82 4 DB 1984-85-86 96 DL 1996-97-98-99 58 OL 1988-89-90-92 79 OL 1937-38-39-40 19 E 1977 2015-16-17-18 33 DB 2010-11-12-13 92 DL 2016-17-18-19 36 LB 2009-10-12 1 WR 1972 83 DL 2005 52 DL 2002-04-05-06 19 DB 2004-05-06-08 5 RB 1996-97-98-99 87 DL 2007-08 3 DB 1990-91-92-93 3 DB 1995-96 24 DB 1981 73 DL 1986-87 64 OL 1976-77-78 57 OL 1976-77 62 OL 1922 E 1941-42 20 T 1968-69 83 LB 1998-99 43 DL 2002-03-04-05 32 WR 2015-17 21 RB 2009-12 32 RB 1976-78 23 K/WR 2019-20 36 DB 1966-67-68 52 WR 1983-84-85-86 73 DL 1982-83 55 LB 1933-34-35 86 OL 1925 RB 1996-97-98-99 51 OL 1996-97-98-99 96 TE 1982-83-84-85 45 RB 1972-73-75-76 54 LB 1937-38-39-40 2 RB 1983-84 16 P 1938-39-40 12 G 1920-21 T 1921 1995 61 DL 2019-20 49 K/P 2000-01-02-03 28 LB 1952-53-54 4 RB 1969 57 OL 2006-07-08-09 99 DL 1981-82 42 DB 1969-70-71 88 TE 1977 2014-15-16-17 29 DB

Burlington-Edison HS ’18 Franklin HS ‘97

Goldendale, Wash. Plains, Mont.

Goldendale HS Plains HS

Sacramento, Calif.

Jesuit Hs ’09/Kentucky

Hermiston, Ore.

Hermiston HS ‘09

Hartline, Wash. Spokane, Wash. Fox Island, Wash. Tacoma, Wash. Spokane, Wash. Wapato, Wash.

Almira/Coulee-Hartline HS ‘91 Foss HS Gonzaga Prep HS ‘14

DB TE DB RB

Cheney, Wash. Camas, Wash. Tigard, Ore. Oak Harbor, Wash.

Cheney HS ‘05 Camas HS ’17 Tigard HS ‘15

TE/LS OL WR RB WR DL DL T WR QB RB DB DB LB DB K RB DB WR DB LB DL LB RB B RB WR G TE WR

Sacramento, Calif. Tacoma, Wash. Seattle, wash. Antioch, Calif. Kirkland, Wash. Gig Harbor, Wash. Puyallup, Wash. Ritzville, Wash. Redlands, Calif. Spokane, Wash. Spokane, Wash. Spokane, Wash. Lakewood, Wash. Tacoma, Wash. Puyallup, Wash. Puyallup, Wash.

Bella Vista HS ‘11 Mount Tahoma HS ‘07 Renton HS ‘92 Liberty HS ‘20

Tacoma, Wash. Spokane, Wash. Seattle, Wash. Connell, Wash. Monroe, Wash. Spangle, Wash. Seattle, Wash. Springdale, Wash. Sedro Woolley, Wash. San Jose, Calif. Millwood, Wash. Spokane, Wash. Spokane, Wash.

Rogers HS ‘05 Redlands HS ‘19 University HS Lewis & Clark HS Clover Park HS ‘03 Puyallup HS ’03/WWU Puyallup HS ‘07 Lincoln HS ‘96 Rogers HS West Seattle HS ‘10 Monroe HS ‘18 Liberty HS ‘93 Garfield HS ‘04 Valley Christian HS ‘09 Rogers HS East Valley HS ‘78

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Kackman, Wayne Kacmarcik, Alek Kadlec, James Kaelin, Greg Kaiser, Jerry Kalina, Paul Kane, Joe Kane, John Kanouse, Adam Kanzler, Vic Karmer, Sean Karstetter, Cole Katoa, Will Katzenberger, Andrew Kaufman, Brandon Keck, Mike Keefer, Marc Keeler, Brandon Kefu, Toke Kellar, Adam Kelley, Ryan Kellogg, Jackie Kelly, DePrice Kemmis, Dan Kenoyer, Scott Kent, John Kent, Steve Kilgore, Dean Killin, Orland Killoran, Merv Kimball, David Kimble, Eric Kindle, Ashanti King, Chase King, Gerry King, Keshaun Kingman, Jim Kingston, Mike Kinney, Tom Kittel, Charles Klossner, Oliver Knaevelsrud, Lance Knaevelsrud, Tyson Kniffen, Joe Knight, Chris Knowles, Bob Knowlton, Ron Knuth, Earl Knuth, William Koach, Edwin Koepke, Justin Kokich, Nick Koster, Jason Koziuk, Ray Kraft, Jim Kragt, Jacob Kramer, Greg Kramer, Randy Kramer, Sean Kreifels, John

Vancouver, Wash.

Hockinson HS ‘16

DB DL OL RB RB DL LB DL DL RB B LB RB DB OL DB DB DL RB RB B DL RB DB T OL DB

Tumwater, Wash. West Linn, Ore. Tacoma, Wash. Hope, Idaho Pasco, Wash. Van Nuys, Calif. Tumwater, Wash. Stanwood, Wash. Nine Mile Falls, Wash. Seattle, Wash. Edwall, Wash. Spokane, Wash. Quincy, Idaho Spokane, Wash. Arlington, Wash. Kent, Wash. Tacoma, Wash. Snohomish, Wash. Tacoma, Wash. Antioch, Calif. Spokane, Wash. Spokane, Wash. Okanogan, Wash. Kennewick, Wash, Seattle, Wash. Bothell, Wash. Lind, Wash.

Tumwater HS ‘07 West Linn HS ’17 Lakes HS ‘94 Clark Fork HS Pasco HS Van Nuys HS Tumwater HS ‘07 Stanwood HS ’10/WSU East Valley HS ‘06 Garfield HS

Woodinville, Wash.

Woodinville HS ‘14

Buckley, Wash. Seattle, Wash. Cheney, Wash. Spokane, Wash. Spokane, Wash. Bremerton, Wash. Ritzville, Wash.

White River HS Chief Sealth HS Eisenhower HS West Valley HS Lewis & Clark HS ‘95 South Kitsap HS ‘88

Central Valley HS Lakewood HS ‘12 Kentwood HS ‘00 Curtis HS ’19 Deer Valley HS ‘07 Mead HS ‘14 Okanogan HS ’92/Univ. of Idaho Kennewick HS

Spokane, Wash. Ferris HS ‘14 Salt Lake City, Utah Judge Memorial HS ‘09 Lynnwood, Wash. Lynnwood HS ‘15 Denver, Colo. Heritage HS ‘09 Monroe, Wash. East Wenatchee, Wash. Eastmont HS ‘01 Federal Way, Wash. Federal Way HS ‘02 San Mateo, Calif. San Mateo HS ‘04 Mukilteo, Wash. Kamiak HS ‘85 Los Angeles, Calif. Sierra HS ’03/Col. of San Mateo/MSU Tacoma, Wash. Clover Park HS ‘89 San Jose, Calif. Pioneer HS ’93/San Jose City Col. Monroe, Wash. Cashmere, Wash. Wenatchee Valley CC Spokane, Wash. West Valley HS Spokane, Wash. West Valley HS/CBC Cheney, Wash. Vancouver, B.C. Tacoma, Wash. Tacoma, Wash. Puyallup, Wash. Federal Way, Wash. Kelso, Wash. Marysville, Wash. Chelan, Wash. Yakima, Wash. Post Falls, Idaho Bellevue, Wash. Bellevue, Wash. Sumner, Wash. Everett, Wash. Cashmere, Wash. Brewster, Wash. Spokane, Wash. Cheney, Wash. Republic, Wash. Tacoma, Wash. Stanwood, Wash. Chewelah, Wash. Yakima, Wash. Ritzville, Wash. Snohomish, Wash. Colton, Wash. Modesto, Calif.

Lakes HS ’95/WWCC Franklin Pierce HS ‘01 Emerald Ridge HS ‘14 Decatur HS ‘08 Marysville Pilchuck HS ’17 East Valley HS Post Falls HS Sammamish HS ‘95 Sammamish HS ‘95 Sumner HS ‘82 Brewster HS ‘81

Republic HS ‘94 Bellarmine Prep HS ‘19 Stanwood HS ‘99 Davis HS/Yakima Valley CC Lind-Ritzville HS ‘05 Snohomish HS Thomas Downey HS ‘13

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DAVE SVENDSEN

Kruzich, Mike 1986-87-88 90 DL Bellingham, Wash. Sehome HS Kuehl, Craig 1986 61 DL Spokane, Wash. Montana Kuest, Larry 1954 T Kuharski, Ed 1984-85 75 OL Spokane, Wash. Lewis & Clark HS ’81/SFCC Kuhl, Jared 2006-07 50 LB Hillsboro, Ore. Hillsboro HS ’03/ Col. of the Siskiyous JC Kupp, Cooper 2013-14-15-16 10 WR Yakima, Wash. Davis HS ‘12 Kupp, Jeff 1982-83-84 77 OL Sunnyside, Wash. Sunnyside HS/WWCC Kupp, Ketner 2015-16-17-18 40 LB Yakima, Wash. Davis HS ‘15

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186

Lacson, Alex 1991-92 21 K/P Bothell, Wash. Bothell HS ‘91 Laitala, Mark 1976-77-78-79 13 QB Issaquah, Wash. Laitala, Tom 1976-77 79 OL Issaquah, Wash. Lake, Jimmy 1995-96-97-98 21 DB Spokane, Wash. North Central HS ‘95 Lamaster, Ron 1963 DL Seattle, Wash. Lambert, Bob 1955-56 E Tacoma, Wash. Landmark, Mick 1964-65-66 60 OL Kamiah, Idaho Lane, George 2005 96 DL Arlington, Texas Sam Houston HS ’02/ Col. of the Siskiyous JC Lane, Kameron 2020 42 DB Benicia, Calif. Benicia HS ‘20 Lang, Joe 2018-19 38 DB Royal, Wash. Royal HS ’16 Langeman, Ladin 1983-84 11 DB Bellingham, Wash. Langston, Aaron 1988-89-90 5 DB Seattle, Wash. Roosevelt HS Langum, Dick 1962-63-64-65 56 OL Cashmere, Wash. Lapierre, Dale 1954 E Larew, Kevin 1984-85-86-88 80 WR Montesano, Wash. Montesano HS Larry, Anthony 2010-11-13 1 DL Sacramento, Calif. Luther Burbank HS ‘09 Laswell, Bob 1988-89 96 DL Everett, Wash. Cascade HS Lathim, Mark 2005-06-07-08 62 LS Connell, Wash. Connell HS ‘04 Laughbon, Wendell (Babe) 1923-24-25 RB Laulainen, Ed 1960-61 RB Longview, Wash. Laurent, Morris 1938 13 Lavigne, Bill 1955-56 18 QB/B Cheney, Wash. Lazor, Scott 1975-76 78 OL Fife, Wash. Leach, Noble 1920 T Leahy, Brice 2007-08-10 79 OL Gig Harbor, Wash. Gig Harbor HS ‘06 Leahy, Mike 1976-77 61 OL Spokane, Wash. Ferris HS Lechtenberg, Billy 2009-11 20 DB Brier, Wash. Mountlake Terrace HS ‘09 Ledbetter, Dylan 2016-17-18-19 4 DL West Seattle, Wash. O’Dea HS ‘15 Lee III, T.J. 2010-11-12-13 31 DB Seattle, Wash West Seattle HS ‘09 Lee, Chuck 1970 85 OL Connell, Wash. Lee, Jim 1968-69 73 OL Springfield, Ore. Lefebvre, Emile 1960-62-63 OL Coeur d’Alene, Idaho Lefevre, Quim 1922-23 T Leggin, J.T. 2008-09 24 DB Tacoma, Wash. Stadium HS ’05/Sac CC Lehman, Fred 1921 E/G Chehalis, Wash. Lehtola, Ron 1957-58-59-60 72 G Spokane, Wash. Leifer, John 1963 DL St. John, Wash. Leigh, Dave 1972-73 24 DB Seattle, Wash. Lemcke, Jay 1978-79 91 DL Portland, Ore. Columbia River HS Lemont, Mike 1986-87 66 DL Port Orchard, Wash. South Kitsap HS Lenseigne, Tony 1988-89-90-91 85 TE Moxee, Wash. East Valley HS ‘87 Lentz, Britt 1996-97-98-99 46 LB Everson, Wash. Nooksack Valley HS ‘95 Leonard, Robbie 1984 99 DL Tacoma, Wash. Leonardi, Andrei 2020 51 OL Bothell, Wash. Cedar Park Christian ’17 Leons, Harry 1995-96-97 14 QB Olympia, Wash. Olympia HS ‘93 Lerch, Paul 1959-60-61 OL Spokane, Wash. Levao, Kaleb 2015-16-18-19 66 OL Aberdeen, Wash. Aberdeen HS ‘14 Levens, Joe 1998-99-00-01 7 WR Walla Walla, Wash. DeSales HS ‘98 Levingston, Bashir 1998 8 WR/Ret. Seaside, Calif. Seaside HS ’95/Monterey Peninsula JC/Utah State Levingston, Keish 1998-99 80 WR Seaside, Calif. Seaside HS ’95/MPJC Lewis, David 1992-93-94-95 34 RB Oak Harbor, Wash. Oak Harbor HS ‘91 Lewis, Isaiah 2020 28 RB Monroe, Wash. Monroe HS ‘18 Lewis, Josh 2015-16-17-18 1 DB Lakewood, Wash. Steilacoom HS ‘14

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1967-69 40 1959-60-63-64 26 1958-59 81 2017-18-19-20 1 1970-71-72 81 2018-19-20 54 1979 38 1966-67 34 1961 1979-80 90 2014-15-16-17 9 1977-78 77 1986 85 1950-51-53 20 1979 21 1942-46 20 2007 56 2004 18 1940-41-42 22 1946-47-48-49 56 1940-41-46 16 1993-94-95 71 1947-48-49-50 63 1947 12 1990-91 22 1976-77 36 1970 1968-69 81 1937-38 54

RB DL Q/E WR DL LB LB RB T DL DL OL TE T DB F DL WR E RB E OL G RB RB DB

Mead, Wash. Sunnyside, Wash. Spokane, Wash. Vallejo, Calif. Oroville, Wash. Tacoma, Wash. Sunnyside, Wash. Spokane, Wash. Pasco, Wash. Lynnwood, Wash. Seattle, Wash. Sprague, Wash. Redmond, Wash.

WR E

Wapato, Wash.

Grace Davis HS ‘16 Lakes HS ’17

Meadowdale HS Blanchet HS ‘13 Redmond HS

Tacoma, Wash.

Clover Park HS ‘79

San Diego, Calif. Olympia, Wash. Colfax, Wash. Longview, Wash. Kelso, Wash. Centralia, Wash. Spokane, Wash. Spokane, Wash. Denver, Colo. Davenport, Wash.

Bonita Valley HS ‘06 Olympia HS ‘02

Centralia HS ’90/WSU South HS ’86/Mesa Calif. CC

Macaulay, Mike 1959-60-61-62 DL Barnaby, B.C. Macias, Felipe 2007-08 96 K/P Oxnard, Calif. Channel Island HS ’05/Moorpark C. MacKenzie, Mike 1995-96-97-98 32 RB Vancouver, B.C. Vancouver Col. Sr. Sec. ‘94 Macko, Jack 1950 3 QB Spokane, Wash. Macomber, Adam 2005-06-07-08 35 DB Port Angeles, Wash. Port Angeles HS ‘05 Madson, John 1972 72 OL Longview, Wash. Magnuson, Jim 1978-79 39 LB Tacoma, Wash. Mt. Tahoma HS Mahaney, Daniel (Casey) 1978-79-80 1 WR Port Angeles, Wash. Port Angeles HS Major, Lavon 1991-92-93-94 24 DB Lynnwood, Wash. Mountlake Terrace HS ‘90 Manke, Tom 1969 44 RB Harrington, Wash. UW Manning, Matt 1983 72 LB Spokane, Wash. Mansfield, Lowell 1953 11 B Marchand, Dewey 1985-86 82 WR Omak, Wash. Omak HS Marquess, Jake 1996 15 DB Nine Mile Falls, Wash. Shadle Park HS ‘94 Marriott, Dave 1983-84 17 K Mountlake Terrace, Wa. Mountlake Terrace HS ‘80 Marsh, Jason 1991-92-93 50 LB Auburn, Wash. Auburn HS ‘89 Marshall, Bill 1978-79 68 OL Lyle, Wash Warner Pacific Col. Martin, Jason 1991-92-93-94 43 DL Dayton, Wash. Dayton HS ‘91 Martin, Josh 1997-98-99-00 60 DL Clarkston, Wash. Clarkston HS ‘96 Martin, Matt 2007-08-09-10 82 TE La Crosse, Wash. La Crosse-Washtucna HS ‘06 Martin, Sam 1998 92 DL Richland, Wash. Richland HS ‘98 Martin, Tom 1953-54 9 QB Richland, Wash. Mason, Jim 1980 81 TE Walla Walla, Wash. Walla Walla HS Mason III, Robert 2020 80 WR Graham, Wash. Graham-Kapowsin HS ’18/ Central Wash. Univ. Massengale, Larry 1972 57 OL Los Angeles, Calif. Mataia Jr., Rudolph 2017-19 55 DL Vancouver, Wash. Evergreen HS ‘16 Matter, Jim 1980-81-82 54 LB Puyallup, Wash. Puyallup HS Matthews, Anthony 2000-01 3 DB Tacoma, Wash. Wilson HS ’97/WSU Mattson, Steve 1994-95-96-97 85 DL Naselle, Wash. Naselle HS ‘93 Maurstad, Dick 1936-37-38-39 11 RB Arlington, Wash. Maydew, Sam 1986-87 7 LB Bellevue, Wash. WSU Mazzei, Harold 1964-65 38 DL Pittsburg, Pa. McAndrews, Tom 2004-05-06-07 80 TE Spokane, Wash. Mead HS ‘03 McBride, Bill 1979 63 OL Auburn, Wash. Mt. Hood CC McBride, Jim 1958 McBride, Paul 1926 McCarthy, Cody 2011-12-13-14 47 LB Boise, Idaho Bishop Kelly HS ‘11 McClain, Debore’ae 2018-19-20 13 DL Bremerton, Wash. Peninsula HS ’17 McClary, LeVar 1996-97-98-99 1 DB Oak Harbor, Wash. Oak Harbor HS ‘95 McClaughry, Bill 1970-71 77 DL Chowchilla, Calif. McClure, Courtney 1991 DL Willows, Calif. Willows HS ‘85 McCoy, Dennis 1964 67 DL Spokane, Wash. North Central HS McCray, Neil 1988 49 LB Wenatchee, Wash. Wenatchee HS McDonald, Tevin 2013-14 7 DB Fresno, Calif. Edison HS ’10/UCLA McElwain, Jim 1981-82 11 QB Missoula, Mont. Sentinel HS McFarland, Brennan 1937-38-39-40 1 G Cheney, Wash. McFarlane, Nate 2001-02-03-04 35 DB Veradale, Wash. Central Valley HS ‘98 McGee, Don 1954 23 G Dayton, Wash. McGill, Doug 1985-87 59 DL Spangle, Wash. Liberty HS McGourin, Casey 1990-91 96 DL Spangle, Wash. Liberty HS ‘89 McGourin, Pat 1988 34 RB Spangle, Wash. Liberty HS McGrady, Todd 1980 39 RB Federal Way, Wash. McIntyre, Craig 2003-04-05 83 WR Spokane, Wash. West Valley HS ‘01 McIntyre, Eric 1980-81 9 LB Spokane, Wash. Rogers HS McKenna, Conor 2017 53 LB Spokane, Wash. Gonzaga Prep HS ‘16 McKinstry, Matt 1995-96 41 LB Pasco, Wash. Pasco HS ’92/ WWCC McLauchlin, Mike 1977-78-79 41 DB Ephrata, Wash. McLendon, Mike 1972-73 DL Bellevue, Wash. McMackin, Shaun 1999-00 39 RB Spokane, Wash. Rogers HS ‘96

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Naccarato, Rich Nagel, Carl

2014-15 76 K/P 1930-31-32-33 20 B 1931-32-33-34 86 QB 1986-87-88-89 37 DL 2015-16-17-18 20 RB 1968-69 70 OL 1957-58 64 G 1969-70 55 OL 2002-03-04-05 60 OL 2010-11 86 TE 1954 30 E 2001-02-03 94 DL 1958 26 B 1985-86 40 LB 1956-57 G 1954 16 G 2017-18-20 6 RB 1982-83 51 LB 1937-38-39-40 20 T 2002-03-04-05 9 QB 2015-16-18 70 OL 1949 RB 1947-48-49-50 65 RB 1985-86-87-88 77 OL 1951 60 B 2008-09-10-11 97 TE 1941 26 QB 1995 83 WR 1995-96 80 WR 2010-11-12-13 66 OL 2011-12-13-14 48 P 2009-10-12-13 68 K 1920 G 1921 E 1958-59-60-62 OL 2009-10-11-12 7 DB 2010-11 9 QB 2011-12-13-14 6 WR 1996-97 81 WR 1998 8 QB 1990-91 29 RB 2007 1933-34 73 RB 1973-74-75-76 26 DB 2009-10-11 95 DL 1979-80 99 LB 2016-17-18 31 DB 1971 76 DL 1970 1969-70-71-72 26 DB 1999-00-01-02 53 DL 2018-19 26 DB 2013-14-15 28 RB 2017-18-19 72 DL 1993-94-95-96 26 DB 1986-87-88-89 98 DE 2009-10 58 OL 1967-68-69 69 LB 1928-30 RB 1994 83 WR 1926 1985-86 55 OL 1983-84-85-86 70 DL 1952-53 8 OL 2005-06-07-08 22 RB 1975 55 OL 1953-54-55-56 RB 1964-65 89 OL 1934-35 81 RB 1978 66 OL 1975-76-77 28 DB/P 1979-80 42 DB 1957 RB 2010-11-12-13 77 OL 1989-90-92 91 DL 1974-75-76-77 88 DL 2012-13 27 DB 1985-86 65 OL 1992 72 OL 2018-19-20 77 OL 2001-02-03-04 50 DL 1980-81 55 OL 1937-38-39 22 T 1955-56-57-58 22 B 2008-09-10 72 OL 1982 56 LB

Colfax, Wash. Spokane, Wash. Spokane, Wash. Bellevue, Wash. Bothell, Wash. Sunnyside, Wash. LaCrosse, Wash. Vancouver, Wash. Vancouver, Wash. Spokane, Wash. Almira, Wash. Medical Lake, Wash. Kelso, Wash. Spokane, Wash. Kennewick, Wash. Sunnyside, Wash. Leavenworth, Wash. San Mateo, Calif. Spokane, Wash. La Mirada, Calif. Lynden, Wash. Pasco, Wash. Davenport, Wash. Edmonds, Wash.

1996-98-99 13 WR 1946-47-48-49 73 E

Spokane, Wash. Kelso, Wash.

Maplewood, Minn. Kennewick, Wash. Spokane, Wash. Lacey, Wash. Vancouver, Wash. Spokane, Wash. Portland, Ore. Palouse, Wash. Spokane, Wash. Spokane, Wash. Katy, Texas Katy, Texas Sacramento, Calif. Kennewick. Wash. Portland, Ore. Spokane, Wash. North Bend, Wash. Spokane, Wash. Tacoma, Wash. Beaver, Pa.

Colfax HS ’11/WSU/Weber State Bellevue HS Bothell HS ‘15 Yakima Valley CC Columbia River HS ‘01 Central Valley HS ’08/Idaho Medical Lake HS ‘00 WWU Cascade HS ‘15 Hillsdale HS ‘78 La Mirada HS ‘01 Lynden HS ’13/WSU Woodway HS Roseville HS ‘07 University HS ‘93 Timberline HS ’93/WWCC Evergreen HS ‘09 Central Valley HS ’10/WSU Centennial HS ‘09

Ferris HS ‘08 Katy HS ’08/Southern Methodist Katy HS ‘06 Kennedy HS ’93/Sac CC Kamiakin HS ‘97 Marshall HS ’87/WWCC University HS Mount Si HS ‘07 University HS Wilson HS ‘14

Bay Center, Wash. Medical Lake, Wash. Pasco, Wash. La Puente, Calif. Bremerton, Wash. Vancouver, Wash. Seattle, Wash. Spokane, Wash. Arlington, Wash.

Medical Lake HS ‘98 Kamiakin HS ’17 Bishop Amat HS ‘12 Olympic HS ‘16 Evergreen HS ‘92 Chief Sealth HS University HS ‘06

Seattle, Wash.

Rainier Beach HS ’91/Bakersfield C.

Ephrata, Wash. Seattle, Wash.

Ephrata HS O’Dea HS

Eugene, Ore. Kelso, Wash. Zillah, Wash. Pasco, Wash.

Marist HS ‘04

Kennewick, Wash. Cheney, Wash. Spokane, Wash. Libby, Mont. Albany, Ore. Redmond, Wash. Newport, Wash. Spokane, Wash. Valley, Wash. Napa, Calif. Kennewick, Wash. Tacoma, Wash. Seattle, Wash. Pasco, Wash. Ephrata, Wash. Seattle, Wash. Monrovia, Calif.

University HS West Albany HS ‘09 Redmond HS ‘88 Ferris HS ’08/WWU Spokane CC Napa HS ’86/Mesa CC Kamiakin HS ’17 Wilson HS ‘99 Shoreline HS/CBC Ingraham HS ‘06 Monrovia HS Mead HS ‘95

Nagy, Paul Natali, Dave Nearents, Dick Neary, Aaron Nee, Francis Needham, Gary Neil-Evergin, Asan Nellor, Aiden Nelson, Dennis Nelson, Maury Nelson, Olin Nelson, Pete Ness, Matt Newborne, Bill Newsom, Jacob Nicassio, Jesse Nicholls, Bill Nichols, Matt Nikolao, Harrison Nipp, Justin Njoku, J.J. Nordin, Mike Norfleet, Steve Norling, Zach Norman, Earl (Moon) Northcott, Jim Nye, Bill

1979 85 1989-90-91 2 1956-57-58 75 2012-13-14-15 72 1926 1989-90 67 2015-16 24 2019-20 81 1963-64-66-69 39 1923-24 9 1977-78 38 1956-57 1990-91 12 1960 2020 96 2002-03 23 1951-53 13 2006-07-08-09 16 2003-04-05-06 57 2000-01 64 2015-16 23 1985-86-87 68 1988 57 2002 57 1950-52-53 67 1966-67-68 24 1941-42-46 19

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Ochsner, Blake 2019 44 O’Connor, John 1971-72-73 25 O’Connor, Kevin 1984-85-86-87 35 O’Farrell, Conner 2020 46 O’Leary, Terry 1983-84 50 Ogden, Jeff 1995-96-97 88 Ogden, Pat 1986-87-88-89 19 Ogdon, Al 1952-53 38 Oja, Verner 1929 Ojoh, Chris 2017-18 58 Olesen, Ole 1997-98-99-00 25 Olmstead, Ray 1953 57 Olsen, Ron 1981 39 Omatsu, Nick 2000 24 Orcutt, Doug 1970-72-73-74 77 Orey, Ralph 1954-55-56-57 Oriano, Tony 1947 16 Ortolf, Joe 1971-72-73 34 Osborne, Frank (Speck) 1927-28 Osuoha, Emmanuel 2019-20 50 Oswald, Drew 2004 33 Overbay, Nathan 2006-07-08-09 19 Owens, Bill 1984 97 Owens, Maurice 1984 27 Owens, Tom 1989-90-91 13 Oxos, Rolf 1965-66-67 72

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1964-66 84 1997-98-99-00 48 2012 2 1995 40 2020 98 1958-59-60 73 1983-84 40 1951 37 1926 1962 1993-94 22 1978-79-80-81 87 2019-20 39 2011-12 99 1966-67 62 1981 25 2005-06-07-08 94 1967 2007 33 1974-75 68 1985-86 93 2004-05-06 7 1946-47-48-49 78 1987-88 65 1994-95-96-97 2 2005 79 1980-81 71 1941-42 2 1946-47-48-49 62 2019-20 22 1980 50 1968 89 2014 96

Dl TE T OL

Langley, Wash. Eagle River, Alaska Pasco, Wash. Richland, Wash.

OL DB TE LB OL LB RB QB E DL P T QB OL OL DB OL LB OL G QB OL

Beaverton, Ore. Olympia, Wash. Vancouver, Wash. St. John, Wash. Peach, Wash. Seattle, Wash. Libby, Mont. Tacoma, Wash. Portland, Ore. Colville, Wash. Oak Park, Calif.

Beaverton HS/WWCC Timberline HS ‘14 Union HS ‘18

Cottonwood, Calif. Tacoma, Wash. Coeur d’Alene, Idaho Tacoma, Wash. Seattle, Wash. Vancouver, Wash. Renton, Wash.

West Valley HS ‘05 Lincoln HS ‘02 Lake City HS ‘98 Lakes HS ‘12 Garfield HS Mountain View HS Kentridge HS ‘00

DL RB DB LB OL WR DB B

Spokane, Wash. Stayton, Ore. Tacoma, Wash. Anchorage, Alaska Pasco, Wash. Snohomish, Wash. Snohomish, Wash.

Lewis & Clark HS ’16

LB DB G LB DB DL G G DB QB LB LB TE DL RB WR OL

Sunland, Calif. Gig Harbor, Wash.

Bishop Alemany HS ‘17 Gig Harbor HS ‘96

DL LB QB LB DL T DB B

Kirkland, Wash. Vancouver, Wash. Southlake, Texas Los Angeles, Calif. Fife, Wash. Wayne, Neb. Tacoma, Wash.

DL TE/FB TE LB K/P OL LB DL OL RB DL DL QB OL OL DB OL OL RB RB RB LB WR DL

Moses Lake, Wash. Vancouver, Wash. Fort Vancouver HS ‘90 Riverside, Wash. Riverside HS Los Angeles, Calif., Junipero Serra HS ’18 Molalla, Ore. Central Catholic HS ’08/Boise Auburn, Wash. Renton, Wash. Vancouver, Wash. Evergreen HS ‘05 Spokane, Wash. Rogers HS Sumner, Wash. Sumner HS ‘05 Cusick, Wash. SFCC Elma, Wash. Elma HS Beaverton, Ore. Jesuit HS ‘03 Chewelah, Wash. Steilacoom, Wash. Colorado State Oak Harbor, Wash. Oak Harbor HS ‘94 Cheney, Wash. Cheney HS ‘03 Bainbridge Island, Wash. Bainbridge HS Toppenish, Wash. Toppenish, Wash. Spokane, Wash. Northwest Christian HS ‘19 Seattle, Wash. Mt. Rainier HS Medical Lake, Wash. Tacoma, Wash. Foss HS ‘14

Chugiak HS ‘87 Hanford HS ‘11

Franklin Pierce HS ‘89 Colville HS ‘19 Oak Park HS ’99/Citrus CC

Spokane, Wash. Spokane, Wash.

Bellarmine PS Service HS ‘20 Pasco HS ’80/WWCC Snohomish HS ‘93 Snohomish HS

Bainbridge Island, Wash. Redmond, Wash. Eastlake HS ‘99 Federal Way, Wash. Cheney, Wash. Spokane, Wash. Toppenish, Wash. Seattle, Wash. Cheney, Wash. Chehalis, Wash. Othello, Wash. Tacoma, Wash. Gig Harbor, Wash. Coulee City, Wash.

Archbishop Murphy HS ‘18 Cheney HS ‘03 W.F. West HS ‘05 Peninsula HS ’87/WSU

Fort Vancouver HS ‘97 Southlake Carroll HS ’09/SMU Dana Hills HS ’92/Orange Coast Col. Fife HS ‘19 Mount Tahoma HS

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1951 33 G 1950 58 OL 1989-90-91-92 45 LB 1994-95-96-97 73 OL 1980 83 WR 1931-32-33-34 77 RB 1974-75 73 OL 1973-74-75 72 OL 2015 83 WR 1994-95 1 WR 1932 G/T 1940-41-42 5 WR 2003-04 2 DB 1968-69-71-72 84 DL 1970-71-72 28 DB 1935-36-37 56 RB 1951-52 57 B 2002-03 2 WR 1951 39 B 2016-17-18-20 24 RB 2005-06 74 DL 1978-79 79 DL 1996 43 LB 1957 T 1970-71 72 DL 1936-37-38-39 3 RB 1978 42 DB 1946-47-48-49 77 T 1968-69-70 76 OL 1933-34-35-36 60 G 1983-84-85-86 88 WR 1965-66-67 22 RB 1998-99-00-01 55 OL 1990-91-92-93 65 OL 1934-35 97 E 1968 65 LB 1979-80-81-82 5 DB 1987-88-89 71 OL 1942 2009-10-11-12 76 OL 1999-00-01 61 OL 2010-11-12 54 LS 2005-06-07 42 DL 2009-10-11 78 OL 1989 10 QB 1932-33 T 1994-95-96-97 33 RB 2020 75 OL 2016-17-18-19 22 DB 1958 FB 2011-12-13 46 DL 1988-89-90-91 36 DB 2012-13 93 DL 2012 99 DL 1971 1980-81-82-83 15 DB 1975-76-77-78 90 DL 2003-04-05 90 DL

Raappana, Roy (Rip) 1947-48 66 Radcliffe, Darin 1990-91 86 Rains, Jim 2004 65 Rainwater, Al 1977-78 24 Ramberg, Tom 1981 6 Ramos, Nicholas 2006-07-08-09 21 Randall, Barry 1965-66 65 Randall, Kyler 2000-01-02-03 13 Raper, John 1988 93 Rasmussen, Anton 1947-48-49-50 55 Rasmussen, Myron 1953-54-55 16 Rataezyk, Frank 1970-71 15 Rawley, Jeff 1981-82 62 Raymond, Rick 1979-80-81 45 Raynes, Larry 2004 95 Raynes, Todd 2012-13-14-15 4 Redden, Garrick (Rick) 1983-84-85-86 1 Reddinger, Russ 1976-77 27 Reed, Earl 1923 Reed, Paul 1971 13 Reed, Shaylon 2000-01 88 Reed, Travis 1999-00-01 22 Reese, Matt 1975-76-77 45 Rehn, Todd 1986-87 69 Reid, Barry 1974 21 Reilly, Shamus 1980-81 61 Reilly, Shawn 1981-82 90 Rencken, Larry 1980-81-82-83 86 Renn, Ralph 1939-40-41 29

B DL OL DB RB WR DL WR DL E RB QB OL RB DL DB DB DB T QB WR DB DB OL DB OL DL DL T

Livingston, Mont. Kirkland, Wash. Port Orchard, Wash. Spokane, Wash. Cashmere, Wash. Centralia, Wash. Spokane, Wash. Lynden, Wash. Richland, Wash. Cheney, Wash. Seattle, Wash. Omak, Wash. Omak, Wash.

Juanita HS ‘88 South Kitsap HS ‘93 University HS Greys Harbor CC East Valley HS Lynden HS ‘14 Richland HS ’92/WWCC Franklin HS ’00/Mt. San Antonio Col.

Shingle Springs, Calif. Ponderosa HS ’00/Sac CC Oakland, Calif. Hoquiam, Wash. Bellevue, Wash. Spokane, Wash. Ritzville, Wash. Chowchilla, Calif. Spokane, Wash. Spokane, Wash. Spokane, Wash. Lacrosse, Wash.

Saint Mary’s HS ‘16 Hoquiam HS ‘04 Newport HS Mead HS ‘95

Spokane, Wash. Spokane, Wash. Lynden, Wash. Seattle, Wash.

Shadle Park HS East Valley HS Lynden HS ‘97 Rainier Beach HS ‘90

Spokane, Wash. Spokane, Wash. Renton, Wash

Rogers HS University HS Hazen HS

Portland, Ore. Tukwila, Wash. Kennewick, Wash. Spokane, Wash. Black Diamond, Wash. Kennewick, Wash.

Southridge HS ‘08 Foster HS ‘97 Kamiakin HS ‘08 Shadle Park HS ‘04ale Tahoma HS ‘07 Houston HS

Seattle, Wash. Pe Ell, Wash. Beaverton, Ore. Wallace, Idaho Newman Lake, Wash. Puyallup, Wash. Federal Way, Wash. Federal Way, Wash. Spokane, Wash. Granger, Wash.

Kennedy HS ‘93 Pe Ell HS ’18 Tigard HS ‘15

Spokane, Wash. Redmond, Wash.

West Valley HS Eastlake HS ‘02

Kelso, Wash. Lawrence, Kan. Anacortes, Wash. Tacoma, Wash. Auburn, Wash. Winters, Calif. Dorothy, Alberta Ferndale, Wash. Deming, Wash. Glasgow, Mont. Deer Park, Wash. Moses Lake, Wash. Renton, Wash. Tacoma, Wash. Elma, Wash. Kenmore, Wash. Kennewick, Wash. Colville, Wash. Tukwila, Wash Fairfield, Calif. Pasco, Wash. Battle Ground, Wash. Spokane, Wash. Surrey, B.C. Cheney, Wash. Tacoma, Wash. Walla Walla, Wash. Malden, Wash.

East Valley HS ‘09 Rogers HS ‘87 Federal Way HS ’09/Washington Federal Way HS ‘12 Lewis & Clark HS Granger HS ‘79

Lawrence HS ’86/Highland JC Anacortes HS ‘01 Enumclaw HS Winters HS ‘05 Ferndale HS ‘00 Mount Baker HS

Kentridge HS/WWCC/Idaho St. Curtis HS Elma HS ‘03 Inglemoor HS ‘11 Kamiakin HS

Fairfield HS ’97/Sac CC Pasco HS ‘97 Idaho Franklin Pierce HS/SFCC Pierce HS Walla Walla HS ‘79

Rexius, Robin Reynolds, Drew Reynolds, Ed Reynolds, Levi Reynolds, Nick Rhodes, Stan Rice, John Rice, Mian Richards, Dan Richardson, Conner Richardson, Craig Richter, Mike Riesen, Ken Riley, Eric Rios, Rick Roark, Kelly Robbins, Evan Roberson, Freddie Roberts, John Roberts, Moe Roberts, Paul Robinson, Ethen Roblee, Les Roche, Bill Rochel, Ken Rock, Sean Roden, Dan Rodgers, Jake Roe, Ben Roe, Curtis Rogers, Brendan Roman, Randy Romero, Dario Ronngren, Daric Roos, Michael Rosbach, Bruce Rosbach, Don Rosbach, Francis Rosbach, Ron Roth, Phil Rothstrom, John Roundy, Fred Roundy, Keith Ruiz, Benny Rumburg, Harold Russell, Dell Ruud, Carl

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Sabey, Dave Salanoa, Fred Samms, Chris Sampson, Darrien Sande, John Sanders, Richmond Sando, Rich Sanford, John Sargent, Kevin Sartain, Dick Sarte, Monike Sartz, Barry Satterlee, Ray Saugen, Marcus Saunders, Greg Savage, Tom Sayre, Matt Sblendorio, Nic Schaefer, Jim Schelling, Jerry Schenck, Cage Schjeldahl, Roger Schlichting, Chris Schloss, Floyd Schmidt, Jimi Schmidt, Kevin Schmidtz, Chase Schuette, Mike Schuetzle, Bo Schultz, Ted Schulz, Kurt Schwark, Steve Scott, Chris Scott, James Scott, Jason Scott, Jeremy Scott, Timm Searcy, Charles Sehmel, John Seidel, Chris Sendelbach, Jack Seto, Ryan

1967-68 40 2011-12-13 52 1939 18 2010 63 1998-99-00-01 6 1958-59 35 2007-08-09 73 1990-91-92 87 1984 81 2014 16 1983-84-85-86 83 1971-73-74-75 44 1987 93 1983-84-85-86 2 1969-70 89 1980-81-82 82 2007 86 2019-20 11 2008-09-10 11 2014-15 23 1986-87 79 2008-11 23 1930 1949-50-51 1 1956 2007-08 65 1970-71 71 2013-14 65 2020 63 1974-75-76 83 1990 41 1969-70 65 1997-98-99-00 75 1990 58 2001-02-03-04 71 1950 75 1946-47-48-49 64 1942 1946-47-48-49 70 1954 7 1981-82 60 1930-31-32-33 23 1965 79 1984 55 1926 1923-25 1952-53 56

DB OL E DL P/K B OL DL TE QB WR DB DL TE WR DL WR WR DB DB OL DB

Olympia, Wash. Tacoma, Wash. Spokane, Wash. Tacoma, Wash. Cheney, Wash. Greenacres, Wash. Buckley, Wash. Seattle, Wash. Bellevue, Wash. Burien, Wash. Seattle, Wash. Newport, Wash. Rice, Wash. North Bend, Wash. Connell, Wash. Spokane, Wash. Bellevue, Wash. Seattle, Wash. Colville, Wash. Cashmere, Wash. Mercer Island, Wash. Spokane, Wash.

B RB OL DL OL DL DL LB OL DL LB OL G G

Yakima, Wash. Kent, Wash. Madera, Calif. Spokane, Wash. Concord, Calif. Auburn, Wash. Vancouver, BC Waianae, Hawaii Spokane, Wash. Enumclaw, Wash. Vancouver, Wash. Chehalis, Wash. Chehalis, Wash.

T E OL T OL LB

Chehalis, Wash. Portland, Wash. Newport, Wash. Entiat, Wash. Kennewick, Wash. Othello, Wash.

1969 66 2000-01 12 1999-00-01 10 2019-20 14 1956-57 2002-03-04-05 1 1983-84 64 1969-70 60 1988-89-90-91 77 1941-42-46 27 2015 98 1974-75 10 1939-40-41 22 2014-15-16-17 93 1989-90 33 1976-77 55 1988-89 8 2014-15-16-17 7 1966-67 74 1961-62 2020 40 1962-63-64-65 69 2016-17-18-19 64 1952-53 77 1990-91-92 75 2002-03 98 2003 31 1969-70-71-72 85 2010-11-12-13 21 1957-58-59 69 1988-89-90-91 25 1998 42 1994-95-96-97 99 1931-32-33 1991-92 56 1991 40 1991-92-93-94 49 2005-06 10 2002 54 1983-84-85 54 2016-17-19-20 8 2010-12-13 88

OL QB QB DB QB WR OL OL OL RB DL K/P OL DL RB LB QB WR OL OL DB OL OL T OL DL RB WR DB G DB LB DL RB LB WR LB WR LB LB LB WR

Foss HS ‘09 Foss HS ‘06 Cheney HS ‘98 White River HS ‘05 Garfield HS ‘88 Kennedy HS ‘13 O’Dea HS Kettle Falls HS Mount Si HS University HS Interlake HS ‘06 Rainier Beach HS ‘18 Colville HS ‘07 Cashmere HS ‘13 Mercer Island HS Lewis & Clark HS ‘06

Kentwood HS ‘05 Shadle Park HS ’10/WSU De La Salle HS ‘20 Wenatchee Valley CC Lewis & Clark HS ‘96 Enumclaw HS ‘90 Mountain View HS ‘00

Newport HS/WWCC

G OL Seattle, Wash. Aiea, Hawaii Kent, Wash. South Seattle, Wash. E. Stanw’d, Calif. Lacey, Wash. Seattle, Wash. Kent, Wash. Bremerton, Wash. Spokane, Wash. Fife, Wash. Spokane, Wash. Longview, Wash. Spokane, Wash. Burlington, Wash. Pasco, Wash. Lacey, Wash. Sammamish, Wash. Pomeroy, Wash. Spokane, Wash. Woodinville, Wash. Vancouver, Wash. North Bend, Wash.

Highline HS Radford HS ’96/Snow JC, Utah Kent-Meridian HS ‘97 Rainier Beach HS ‘18 River Ridge HS ‘01 Evergreen HS ’80/WWCC Bremerton HS ‘87 Fife HS ‘14 Shadle Park HS/SFCC North Central HS ‘14 Burt-Edison HS CBC North Thurston HS Skyline HS ‘13 Woodinville HS ‘20 Mount Si HS ‘15

Everett, Wash. Everett HS ‘88 Medical Lake, Wash. Medical Lake HS ‘00 Meridian, Wash. Meridian HS/Moorpark Calif. JC Nooksack Valley, Wash. Spokane, Wash Shadle Park HS ‘09 Harrington, Wash. Yakima, Wash. Eisenhower HS ‘87 Washougal, Wash. Washougal HS ‘96 Wenatchee, Wash. Wenatchee HS ‘93 Cheney, Wash. Cheney, Wash. Wenatchee, Wash. Detroit, Mich. Port Orchard, Wash. Sedro Wooley, Wash. Seattle, Wash. Lynden, Wash.

Cheney HS ’89/CC of Spokane Cheney HS ‘91 Wenatchee HS ‘90 Romulus HS ’02/Santa Monica JC South Kitsap HS ‘00 Sedro Wooley HS ‘81 Blanchet HS ‘15 Lynden HS ‘10

EASTERN 2021 FOOTBALL BIG SKY CHAMPIONSHIPS: 1992•1997•2004•2005•2010•2012•2013•2014•2016•2018 Sevigny, Greg 1977-78 28 Sewell, Joe 1995-96 30 Shadduck, Marvin 1936-37-38-39 4 Shaefer, Mark 1977-78 52 Shamsid-Deen, Muhammad 2002-03-04-05 42 Shaw, Nick 1994 20 Sheahan, Ray 1948-49-50 76 Sheeran, Bob 1972 68 Sheffield, Jeff 1975-76-77 40 Sheldon, Frank 1983 98 Shepard, Timm 1968 38 Sheppard, Domonic 2009-10 15 Sheppard, Theo 1923-24-25 1 Sherick, Brian 1995 11 Sherman, Dave 1957-58 61 Sherritt, J.C. 2007-08-09-10 4 Sherrod, David 2000-01 71 Sherwood, Rob 1971 38 Shireman, Bryan 2001 95 Shockley, Mick 1979-80 21 Shoemaker, Bob 1978-79 18 Shoemaker, Javid 2001-02-03-04 48 Shook, Matt 2018-20 73 Short, Mike 1974-75 74 Shove, Don 1963-64-65-66 86 Shults, Wes 2000-01 69 Shultz, Fred 1968 60 Sides, Craig 1990-91-92-93 73 Siegel, Gene 1952-56-57 Sierros, Steve 1982 98 Sievers, Pat 1989-90-91-92 23 Sigler, Kraig 2002-03-04-05 75 Sigler, Kurt 1999-02-03 77 Sigurdson, D.J. 1986-87-88-89 54 Simmons, Ed 1983-84-85-86 76 Simonton, D 1929 Sims, Don 1968-69-70 21 Sinclair, Pete 1980-81 2 Sise, Dean 2019-20 21 Skov, Al 1942-46 41 Slind, Lars 2002-03-04-05 44 Slyter, Andre 2018 37 Smart, Alex 2005-06-07-08 12 Smith, Anthany 2018-20 29 Smith, Bob 1936-37-38-39 20 Smith, Brady 2006-07 37 Smith, Brian 1978-79 99 Smith, Bryan 2005-06-07-08 67 Smith, Carl 1958 86 Smith, D.M. (Robby) 1974-75 41 Smith, George 1955-56-57 Smith, Glen 1988 18 Smith, Gregor 2004-05-06 21 Smith, Jess 1957-58 46 Smith, Merrill 1942 Smith, Micah 2019-20 23 Smith, Romaine 1998-00 86 Smith, Shane 1992 5 Smith, Tom 1920-23 Smith, Tom 1942 Smith, Torresy 1993-94 10 Sneva, Jan 1971-72-74 82 Snider, Jon 1984-86-87 5 Snyder, Ray 1922 Sollars, J.D. 1978-79 36 Solomon, Jeffrey 2006 7 Sommer, Matthew 2013-14-15-16 94 Sooy, Kirby 1929-30 Sooy, Raymond 1922 Sorrels, Ward 1929 Sorweide, Arthur 1927 Spanish, Roy 1967 39 Spence, Don 1948-49 75 Spencer, Charles 1987-88-89-90 55 Sperber, Marv 1978-79-80 75 Sperber, Ron 1954-55-56-57 Sperline, Clarence 1942 Spiger, Jim 1941 10 Spooner, Pat 1977 51 St. Mary, Bob 1942-46 15 Stallworth, Al 1974-75-76 75 Stannard, Gerry 1929-30-31 46 Stanton, Mel 1963-64-65 46 Staudenraus, Frank 1982-83-84-85 90 Stein, Eric 1984-85-86-87 41 Steinmetzer, Craig 1991-92-93-94 93 Stell Jr., Anthony 2019-20 10 Stephens, George (Bob) 1960-61 Stephens, Tom 1963 Sterling, Keith 1963-64 22

DB Richland, Wash. RB Centralia, Wash. T Coeur d’Alene, Idaho LB Seattle, Wash. DB Spanaway, Wash. WR Prosser, Wash. E Rosalia, Wash. OL Redding, Calif. DB Pomeroy, Wash. DL Salinas, Calif. RB Cheney, Wash. DB Seattle, Wash. RB Palouse, Wash. QB Spokane, Wash. G Libby, Mont. LB Pullman, Wash. OL Atkins, Ark. DB Tenino, Wash. DL Federal Way, Wash. WR Seattle, Wash. DB Lynnwood, Wash. DB Graham, Wash. OL Graham, Wash. OL Goldendale, Wash. DB/WR Spokane, Wash. OL Vancouver, Wash. OL Spokane, Wash. OL Tacoma, Wash. T Metaline Falls, Wash. DL Oak Lawn, IL. DB Seattle, Wash. OL Coeur d’Alene, Idaho OL Coeur d’Alene, Idaho LB Seattle, Wash. OL Seattle, Wash.

SFCC Centralia HS ’91/WWCC Highline HS Spanaway Lake HS ‘01 Prosser HS ‘93 SFCC North Salinas HS ‘78 Kennedy HS ‘08 University HS ‘93 Pullman HS ‘06 Atkins HS ’97/Univ. of Memphis Decatur HS ‘98 Shoreline HS Meadowdale HS Bethel HS ‘00 Graham-Kapowsin HS ’17 Rogers HS Prairie HS ‘99 Bellarmine Prep HS ‘89 Oak Lawn HS Seattle Prep HS ‘88 Coeur d’Alene HS ‘01 Coeur d’Alene HS ‘98 Evergreen HS Nathan Hale HS

DB DB DB T FB K/P QB DB E DB LB OL E RB G WR DB B

Spokane, Wash. Richland, Wash. Kirkland, Wash.

RB WR WR E

Spanaway, Wash. Seattle, Wash. Ione, Wash.

Graham-Kapowsin HS ‘18 Chief Sealth HS ‘96 Selkirk HS ‘91

QB OL QB T RB WR DL

Peoria, Ill. Spokane, Wash. Kirkland, Wash.

Woodruff HS ’89/Illinois Val. CC Lewis & Clark HS Lake Washington HS

Lander, N.Y. Seattle, Wash. Salem, Ore.

Montana Tech Ingraham HS ‘06 West Salem HS ‘13

Columbia HS Juanita HS ’17 & Navy

Colbert, Wash. Mead HS ‘01 Kent, Wash. Kentwood HS ’16 North Bend, Wash. Mount Si HS ‘04 Everett, Wash. Mariner HS ’17 Yakima, Wash. Spokane, Wash. Rogers HS ’03/Santa Monica JC Seattle, Wash. Shoreline HS Enumclaw, Wash. Enumclaw HS ‘04 Yakima, Wash. Cheney, Wash. WWCC Spokane, Wash. Ione, Wash. Selkirk HS Nine Mile Falls, Wash. Lakeside HS ‘03 Richland, Wash.

OL RB G OL DL E

Walla Walla, Wash. Spokane, Wash. Fife, Wash. Colville, Wash. Colville, Wash.

QB LB QB DL OL DB DL K/P DL WR QB OL DB

Spokane, Wash. Sumner, Wash.

Fife HS Bartlett HS

Cleveland Heights, Ohio Spokane, Wash. Spokane, Wash. Ocean Park, Wash. Ilwaco HS ‘81 Yakima, Wash. West Valley HS Maple Valley, Wash. Tahoma HS ‘91 Seattle Wash. Rainier Beach HS ‘18 Richland, Wash. Spokane, Wash. Spokane, Wash. Shadle Park HS

Stevens, Bill Stevens, Louis Stewart, Julian Stewart, Junior Stewart, Nick Stiles, Stu Stokes, Mark Stoll, Jakob Stone, Chuck Stookey, Ray Stradley, Ken Strandberg, Marty Strate, Don Strey, Derek Strodtbeck, Jim Stuart, Scott Stubblefield, Mike Stucky, Stan Suafoa, Etuale (Wally) Suban, Daniel Sullivan, Art Sullivan, Mike Sullivan, Ron Svendsen, Dave Swank, Forest Swank, Kennenth Sweeney, Aaron Sweet, Mario Sykes, Bill Sylte, Chad

-T-

1966-67-68 66 1932 2005-06 76 1941 25 2009 52 2015-16-17 2 1976-77 74 2015-16 56 1957 1966-67-68 26 1988 16 1930-31-32-33 9 1964-65-66 35 1993-95-96-97 92 1952 1988-90 11 1974 25 1977 75 1971-72 60 2003 20 1967-68 45 1985-86 94 1955-56 1966-67-68 80 1920-21 1920 1989-90-91-92 51 1999-00-01 2 1979 78 1987 10

Talarico, Frank 1969-70 72 Talbot, Mick 1968-69 64 Talkington, Gunner 2018-19-20 15 Talkington, Rory 1976-77 15 Taller, Gary 1980-81-82 13 Talley, Jordan 2011-13-14 20 Taoete, Siaosi 1985 69 Taras, Michael 2020 19 Taylor, Art 1974-75 69 Taylor, Everett 1933-34 67 Taylor, Harris 1939-40-41-42 4 Taylor, Jeremy 1997-98 71 Taylor, Tristen 2016-17-19-20 65 Telecky, Richard 1934 66 Templeton, Steve 1976-77-78-79 74 Tenneson, Mark 1989-90-91-92 14 Terrell, Loren (Fat) 1926-27-28-29 Terrell, Paul 2001-02-03-04 76 Thiefault, Ken 1981 51 Thill, Ed 1961-62 Thomas, Chris 2006-07-08-09 71 Thomas, Clayton (Barb) 1928-29-31 47 Thompson, Anton 1987-88 3 Thompson, Brett 2017 76 Thompson, Bruce 1948 51 Thompson, Dave 1967 65 Thompson, David 2005 26 Thompson, Harold 1936-37 70 Thompson, Ken 1988-89 29 Thompson, Matt 1990-91 8 Thompson, Tommy 1968-69-70 13 Thoreson, Don 1947-48-49-50 60 Thorington, Gene 1937-38-39 9 Thorstenson, Peder 1988-89-90-91 63 Thrapp, Leonard (Bud) 1942-46-47-48 58 Thurman, Trevor 2020 48 Thurston, Dan 1989-90-91-92 80 Thurston, Eric 1979-80 71 Tierney, James 1925 Tighe, John 1979-80-81 70 Tilson, Clarence 1932-33 Timmons, Wayne 1998-99 34 Tiuli, Jay-Tee 2014-15-16-18 99 Togar, Sam 2005 23 Tolliver, Alvin 1998-99-00-01 26 Tolva, Steve 1968-69-71 78 Tomal, Kyle 1988-89-90-91 70 Tonani, Jordan 2012-14 34 Tormey, Donald 1927 Toste, Chuck 1970-71-72 27 Townsend, Jamie 1984-85-86-88 44 Townsend, Jim 2015-16-18-19 49 Trout, Tim 1987-88-89-90 76 Trufant, Isaiah 2002-03-04-05 36 Tucek, Terry 1964 65 Tucker, D’londo 2013-15-16-18 18 Turner, Claude 1922-23-25-26 Turner, Troy 1993-94 7

LB OL OL T OL WR OL Dl OL RB TE/P B RB LB

Cowiche, Wash. Spokane, Wash. Cashmere, Wash. Vancouver, Wash. Spokane, Wash. Nooksack, Wash. Wenatchee, Wash. Walla Walla, Wash. Spokane, Wash. Battle Ground, Wash. Deer Park, Wash. Davenport, Wash. Port Orchard, Wash.

Lewis & Clark HS ‘04 Columbia River HS ‘08 Mt. Spokane HS ‘14 Wenatchee HS ‘14 Rogers HS Battle Ground HS South Kitsap HS ‘93

QB WR DL OL RB RB DL RB WR RB E DL RB OL QB

Meridian, Idaho Meridian HS/WWCC E. Wenatchee, Wash. Ephrata, Wash. Hawaii Pomona, Calif. Diamond Ranch HS ‘02 Argo, Ill. Spokane, Wash. Rogers HS Clarkston, Wash. Sumner, Wash. Cheney, Wash. Tacoma, Wash. Seattle, Wash. Kent, Wash. Lynnwood, Wash.

Stadium HS ‘89 O’Dea HS ‘98 Kentwood HS/WWCC Lynnwood HS

OL OL QB DB DB LB DL WR OL T E DL OL B DL QB OL OL LB WR OL B DB OL T LB DB T RB DB QB T QB OL B LB WR DL E OL E WR DL WR DB DL OL DB

Walla Walla, Wash. Prosser, Wash. Battle Ground, Wash. Tacoma, Wash. Bellevue, Wash. Portland, Ore. American Samoa Vancouver, Wash. Walla Walla, Wash.

DeSales HS

DB RB DL OL DB DB DB RB DB

Walla Walla, Wash. Wenatchee, Wash. Stockton, Calif.

Battle Ground HS ’17 Bellevue HS Jesuit HS ‘111 Samoana HS ‘81 Heritage HS ‘18 WWCC Wenatchee HS ‘96 Stagg HS ‘15

Deer Park, Wash. Deer Park HS Sedro Woolley, Wash. Sedro Woolley HS ‘88 Ferndale, Wash. Spokane, Wash. Colville, Wash. Sumner, Wash. Ilwaco, Wash. Seattle, Wash. Olympia, Wash. Toppenish, Wash. Seattle, Wash. Walla Walla, Wash.

Ferndale HS ‘00 Sumner HS ‘05 Garfield HS Olympia HS ‘16 Highline HS Walla Walla HS ‘02

Seattle, Wash. Kennewick, Wash. Chowilla, Calif. Port Orchard, Wash. Toppenish, Wash. Seattle, Wash. Wenatchee, Wash. Kenmore, Wash. Puyallup, Wash. Vancouver, Wash.

Chief Sealth HS Kennewick HS ‘87

Cheney, Wash.

Lake Stevens HS

Shorewood HS ‘87 Inglemoor HS ‘20 Puyallup HS ‘88 Columbia River HS

Bainbridge Island, Wash. Bainbridge HS ‘97 Seattle, Wash. Federal Way HS ‘14 Lakewood, Wash. Clover Park HS ‘03 Tacoma, Wash. Lincoln HS ‘99 Ilwaco, Wash. Puyallup, Wash. Puyallup HS ‘87 Spokane, Wash. Ferris HS ‘11 Caruthers, Calif. Pasco, Wash. Okanogan, Wash. Kennewick, Wash. Tacoma, Wash. Geddes, S.D. Federal Way, Wash. Indianapolis, Ind.

Pasco HS Okanogan HS ’15 Kennewick HS Wilson HS ‘01 Federal Way HS ‘13 Ben Davis HS ’91/Moraine Val. CC

189

EASTERN 2021 FOOTBALL FCS Playoffs 1985•1992•1997•2004•2005•2007•2009•2010•2012•2013•2014•2016•2018•2020/21

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Uhl, Ron Ulm, Nolan Underwood, Enos Urdahl, Rick (Rocky)

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Vandeelen, John VanDinter, Dewey Vea, Jon Venters, James Verbeck, Howard Vick, John Vierck, Ron Vijil, Raul Vincent, Doug Vincent, Luke Vitto, Anthony Voelker, Aaron Volkman, Paul Vradenburg, Keith

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190

1964-65 2020 1947-48-49-50 1977

24 88 71 78

DB WR QB OL

Soap Lake, Wash. Kelowna, B.C. Renton, Wash. Bozeman, Mont.

1970-71-72 52 1955-56-57-58 33 1983-84-85-86 24 1999-01 63 1955 21 1959 74 1955 23 2002-03-04-05 15 2001-02-03-04 45 1999-00-01-02 38 2010-11-12-13 12 1982-83-84-85 63 1927-28 1961

LB HB WR OL E G/T G WR LB LB QB OL E OL

Camarillo, Calif. Kelso, Wash. Vancouver, Wash. Gig Harbor, Wash. Tonasket, Wash. Libby, Mont. Vancouver, Wash. Pasco, Wash. Pasco, Wash. Pasco, Wash. Simi Valley, Calif. Wapato, Wash.

Kelowna Secondary HS ‘20 Montana State

Evergreen HS Peninsula HS ‘97

Pasco HS ‘01 Pasco HS ‘01 Pasco HS ‘98 Chaminade College Prep ‘09 Wapato HS ‘80

JOHN TIGHE

Entiat, Wash.

Wadood, Rashad 2014-15 21 DB Long Beach, Calif. Waits, Wes 1975 OL Kent, Wash. Wakely, Dan 1970-71 40 RB Spokane, Wash. Walker, Bill 1977 LB Tacoma, Wash. Walker, Bruce 1975-76 77 DL Walla Walla, Wash Walker, Chasen 2002-03 6 DB Beverly Hills, Calif. Walker, George 1925-26 RB Walker, Marcus 2005-06-07-08 8 LB Pullman, Wash. Wall, Bill (Bink) 1965-66-67 57 LB Tekoa, Wash. Walters, Leroy 1983-84 61 DL Tacoma, Wash. Walters, Ralph 1948-49-50-51 36 E Sandpoint, Idaho Walton, Mark 1983-84 68 OL Seattle, Wash. Ward, Ken 1962-63 DB Manson, Wash. Warrington, Dave 1968-69 62 OL Yakima, Wash. Washburn, Nick 2012 42 RB Sammamish, Wash. Washburn, Tyler 2009-10-11-12 55 LB Sammamish, Wash. Washington, Darius 2001-02-04 5 RB Mukilteo, Wash. Wasielewski, Zach 2004-05-06-07 64 OL Seattle, Wash. Watkins, Harold (Dutch) 1928 Wayman, David 1988 28 DB Hoquiam, Wash. Weatheroy, Miles 2012-13-14-15 8 DB Portland, Ore. Weber, Jim 1952 Webster, Nzuzi 2015-16-17-18 6 DB Antioch, Calif. Webster, Simba 2015-16-17-18 5 WR Antioch, Calif. Weddle, Sheldon 2004-05 1 K Ephrata, Wash. Weed, Tre 2019-20 7 DB Sumner, Wash. Welch, Chuckie 1990-91 10 DB Seattle, Wash. Welch, Homer (Gus) 1922-23 E Wellman, Randy 1978-79 73 OT Arlington, Wash. Wells, Jay 1968 39 LB Deer Park, Wash. Wells, DaJean 2020 45 DB Seattle, Wash. Wells, Mike 1977-78 15 QB Tacoma, Wash. Welshons, DeWayne 1985 18 DB Richland, Wash. West, Cece 1936-37-38-39 10 G Chelan, Wash. West, Harold 1927 West, Jess 1921 OL Rosalia, Wash. West, Jordan 2014-15-16 5 QB Maple Valley, Wash. Westlund, Trevor 1989-90-91-92 88 TE Centralia, Wash. Wetzel, Joel 1975 67 OL Reardan, Wash. Wheat, Doug 1973-74 36 RB Tulare, Calif. Wheat, Phil 1970-71-72 44 RB Tulare, Calif. Whitaker, Frank 1951 9 B White, Aaron 1994-95-97-98 59 OL Cheney, Wash. White, Alvin 1920 OL White, Bill 1978-79 10 K/DB Reardan, Wash. White, Keonte 2014 12 WR Sylmar, Calif. White, Steve 1983 7 QB Kennewick, Wash. White, Terry 1978 58 LB Spokane, Wash. Whitehead, Rich 1958 Whitley, E.J. 2006 13 DB Del Valle, Texas Whitten, Anthony 1986-87-88-89 52 DL Seattle, Wash. Wierleski, Ken 1983-84 60 DL Kirkland, Wash. Wigen, Kermit 1968 88 WR Lacrosse, Wash. Wika, Rick 1976-77-78 63 OL Cathlamet, Wash. Wilkes, Gary 1968 77 OL Seattle, Wash. Wilkins, Kyle 2006-07-08-09 7 LB Monroe, Wash. Willging, Walt 1948 50 OL Moses Lake, Wash. Williams Jr., Malcolm 2015 33 RB Fresno, Calif. Williams, A.J. 2002-03 4 DB Lacey, Wash. Williams, Ahmani 2020 58 LB Vancouver, Wash. Williams, Bentley 1984-85-86 8 DB Tacoma, Wash. Williams, Bernard 1988 95 DL Des Moines, IA. Williams, Dave 1949-50 18 T Seattle, Wash. Williams, Grant 2009-10-11-12 18 LB Puyallup, Wash. Williams, Irwin 1951 38 T Williams, Jason 1993-94 23 DB Cheney, Wash

Lakewood HS ’11 & Ariz. St. U. Mt. Tahoma HS WWCC Beverly Hills HS ’01/CS Northridge Pullman HS ‘04 Washington HS ‘81 Shorewood HS ’80/WWCC Yakima Valley CC Skyline HS ‘10 Skyline HS ‘08 Mariner HS ‘99 Chief Sealth HS ‘03 RB Jesuit HS ‘11 Deer Valley HS ‘14 Deer Valley HS ‘14 Ephrata HS ‘02 Sumner HS ’18 O’Dea HS ‘90

Ballard HS ‘20 SFCC

Liberty HS ‘12 Centralia HS ‘88

Cheney HS ‘94 Sylmar HS ‘13

Del Valle HD ’02/UNLV Garfield HS Lake Washington HS ‘80

Williams, Jayson Williams, Julian Williams, Keenan Williams, Mike Williams, Renard Williams, Stafford Williams, Tommy Williams, Tony Williams, Vernon Wilmot, Ray Wilson, Andy Wilson, Blaine Wilson, Don Wilson, Gerry Wilson, Jabari Wilson, Joe Wilson, Ken Wilson, Larry Wilson, Steve Wilson, Wayne Wimberly, Zach Witherspoon, Lance Witherspoon, Reggie Withnell, Jake Withrow, Jim Witt, John Wochnick, Justin Wold, Mike Wolfe, Mike Wolford, Bob Womach, Rayu Wood, Bill Woodrow, Leon Woods, Aaron Woods, Rob Woodward, Wally Worman, Rick Worthington, Caleb Wright Jr., Larren Wright, Alante Wright, Daryl Wright, Harold Wulff, Charlie Wynstra, Stan Wynstra, Ted Wynstra, Walter Wynstra, Wieber

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Yamauchi, Joe Yarrington, Dominic Young, Jake

-ZArchbishop Murphy HS ‘05 Sunnyside HS ‘15 North Thurston HS ‘01 Skyview HS ‘20 Foss HS Pierce CC Rogers HS ‘08 Cheney HS ’90/WWCC

Zamora, Miquiyah Zeiger, Adam Ziegler, James Zlateff, Dan Zlateff, Pat Zornes, Dick Zuber, Cameron Zurfluh, Tom Zylstra, Dylan

GREG GAVIN

CECE WEST 2016-17-18-19 2 1997-98-99-00 3 2015-16-17-18 90 1978 43 2008-09-10-11 98 1977-78 20 1991-92 55 1981 1986-87-88 33 1975-76 24 1989 24 1980 4 1977 70 1951 20 2013-14-15-16 2 1941-46 3 1980 40 1957 1968-69-71 41 1966 21 2013-14-15-16 9 2005-06-07-08 55 2001-02-03-04 3 2012-13-14-15 82 1969-71-72-73 71 1971-72-76 70 1995-96-97 62 1982 2 2003-04 85 1954-55-56 1929-30-31 1942 1921 1995-96 10 1984 91 1954 24 1984-85 15 2010-11 67 2014 29 2010 1992-93 30 1990-91-92-93 4 2005-06-07-08 61 1921-22-23 1924 8 1920 1920-21

WR DB DL RB DL DB DL

Tacoma, Wash. Vancouver, Wash. Cheney, Wash. Wilder, Idaho Port Orchard, Wash. Seattle, Wash. Chicago, IL.

RB San Diego, Calif. WR Boise, Idaho DB Clarkston, Wash. K Kent, Wash. DL Deer Lodge, Wash. E RB Carson, Calif. RB Vancouver, Wash. LB Edmonds, Wash. G Seattle, Wash. RB Auburn, Wash. DB/WR Spokane, Wash. TE Tumwater, Wash. DL Federal Way, Wash. RB Renton, Wash. TE Salem, Ore. OL Ephrata, Wash. OL Port Orchard, Wash. OL Vancouver, Wash. P/K Arlington, Wash. TE Rainier, Wash. T Athena, Ore. RB QB/RB Spokane, Wash. DB Aurora, Colo. DL Santa Barbara, Calif. T Spokane, Wash. QB Saratoga, Calif. OL Boise, Idaho WR Kent, Wash. RB RB OL QB RB RB RB

Spanaway, Wash. Tacoma, Wash. Woodland, Calif.

Lincoln HS ‘15 Mountain View HS ‘96 Cheney HS ‘15 South Kitsap HS ‘07 Wala Walla CC Hyde Park HS ’89/Moraine Val. CC Southwest HS Clarkston HS Federal Way HS Orange Lutheran HS ‘12 Edmonds HS Lewis & Clark HS Tumwater HS ‘12 Decatur HS ‘04 Rainier Beach HS ‘00 South Salem HS ‘11 Evergreen HS ‘94 Rainier HS ‘03

Kennedy HS ’93/Ellsworth CC Saratoga HS ‘81 Mountain View HS ‘09 Kent-Meridian HS ‘10 Spanaway Lake HS ‘92 Lakes HS ‘89 Woodland HS ‘04

Cheney, Wash.

1953 1992-93 2004-05

9 B 9 WR 55 LB

Tacoma, Wash. Kamiah, Idaho

Fife HS ’89/Univ. of Idaho Kamiah HS ‘01

2013-14-15-16 1999-00-01 1986 1969 1965-66-67 1963-64-65-66 2009-10 1994-95-96-97 2011-12-13-14

4 47 87 87 41 25 45 35 57

Pasco, Wash. Bellingham, Wash. Underwood, Wash Coulee Dam, Wash. Coulee Dam, Wash. Vancouver, Wash. Chehalis, Wash. Eatonville, Wash. Kent, Wash.

Chiawana HS ‘12 Bellingham HS ‘98 Columbia HS

LB LB OL/TE RB RB DB P K/P DL

W.F. West HS ‘06 Eatonville HS ‘93 Kentridge HS ‘10

EASTERN 2021 FOOTBALL BIG SKY CHAMPIONSHIPS: 1992•1997•2004•2005•2010•2012•2013•2014•2016•2018

Team Captains

2020-21 – Eric Barriere, Calin Criner, Tamarick Pierce, Jack Sendelbach, Ty Graham, Tristen Taylor 2019 – Spencer Blackburn, Eric Barriere, Jayce Gilder, Dylan Ledbetter, Jack Sendelbach 2018 – Spencer Blackburn, Mitch Fettig, Gage Gubrud, Ketner Kupp, Sam McPherson 2017 – Albert Havili, Andre Lino, Nic Sblendorio, Gage Gubrud 2016 – Cooper Kupp, Sampson Ebukam, Shaq Hill, Zach Wimberly, Miquiyah Zamora, Zach Bruce 2015 – Cooper Kupp, Aaron Neary, Todd Raynes, Miquiyah Zamora, 2014 – Ronnie Hamlin, Dylan Zylstra, Cory Mitchell, Jase Butorac 2013 – Ashton Miller, Ashton Clark, Allen Brown 2012 – Zach Johnson, Paul Ena, Nicholas Edwards, Will Post 2011 – Bo Levi Mitchell, Matt Johnson, Zach Johnson, Chris Powers, Gabriel Jackson 2010 - Tyler Jolley, Matt Martin, Bo Levi Mitchell, Nikolai Myers, J .C. Sherritt 2009 - Makai Borden, Aaron Boyce, Matt Nichols, J.C. Sherritt 2008 - Jason Belford, Matt Nichols 2007 - Matt Alfred, Bryan Jarrett 2006 - Matt Alfred, David Eneberg 2005 – Erik Meyer, Joey Cwik 2004 – Erik Meyer, Brandon Myers 2003 – Kurt Sigler, Brandon Myers 2002 – Josh Blankenship, Luke Vincent 2001 – Chris Polinder, Alvin Tolliver 2000 – Jesse Chatman 1999 – Greg Belzer, Lance Knaevelsrud 1998 – T.J. Ackerman, Jimmy Lake 1997 – Kevin Peterson, Derek Strey 1996 – Derek Strey, Joe Sewell 1995 – Tom Ackerman, Dion Alexander, Jesse Hardt, Chris Scott 1994 – Todd Bernett, Harold Fox, Evan Brady, Craig Steinmetzer

Team Award Winners 1992 – Mark Tenneson, Jason Marsh 1991 – Kurt Schulz, Kevin Sargent 1990 – Tim Trout, Aaron Hansen 1988 – Jeff Mickel, Andre Corr 1987 – Jon Snider, Allen Gilmour 1986 – Eric Riley, Ed Simmons, Bill Altena, Mike Kingston, Dan Moriarty 1985 – Dave Flutts, Rick Worman, Rob Friese, Frank Staudenraus 1984 – Rob James, Jeff Kupp, Rooster Cole 1983 – Steve White, Tom Kinney 1982 – Jim Brittain, Greg Kramer 1981 – Dan Daly, Eric McIntyre 1980 – Dan Daly, Ken Wilson 1979 – Mark Laitala, Jay Lemcke 1978 – Jay Lemcke, Steve Quiqley 1977 – Jim Fisk, Tom Savage, Jeff Sheffield 1976 – Tom Laitala, Bob Altshuler 1975 – Karst Brandsma, Mike Richter 1974 – Randy Gorman, Doug Orcutt 1973 – Steve Farrington, Al Bushnell 1972 – Bob Picard, Mike Lindhe 1971 – Mel Collins, Steve Tolva 1970 – John Sanford, Ed Fisher 1969 – Greg Gavin, Fred Morford 1968 – Greg Gavin, Jim Northcott 1967 – Roger Bergh, Vern Garland 1966 – Dick Zornes, Mick Landmark 1965 – Roger Scheldahl, Dick Zornes 1964 – Bob Clark, Curt Byrnes 1962 – Paul Lerch 1960 – Dave Crowell 1959 – Bill Palmer 1958 – Dick Nearents 1957 – Ron Sperber 1956 – Jack Collins 1955 – Myron Rasmussen 1954 – Willard Julum 1953 – Moon Norman 1952 – Dave Cox, Dick Bailey 1951 – Howard Glazier 1950 – Ray Sheahan 1949 – Carl Nagel, Don Rosbach 1948 – Bud Thrapp, Don Rosbach 1947 – Bink Beamer 1946 – Bill Nye 1942 – Harris Taylor

1941 – Ray Satterlee 1940 – Dick Meyer 1939 – Abe Poffenroth 1938 – Patsy Franks 1937 – Leon Hibbs 1936 – Doug Greene 1935 – Bruce Blair 1934 – Ralph Peterson 1933 – Ralph Peterson 1931 – Gerry Stannard 1930 – Claude Jones 1929 – Gerry Stannard 1928 – Frank Osborne 1927 – Harold Ahrendt 1926 – Claude Turner 1923 – Quim Lefebvre 1922 – Stan Wynstra 1921 – Wieber Wynstra 1914 – Les Keinholz 1913– Ben Brockway 1912 – Vernon Henry 1909 – Fred Lasher 1908 – Don Stafford 1907 – Joe Kerchen 1906 – Pete Tully 1905 – Horace Ridenour 1902 – George Meyer 1901 – Howard Gillette

Golden EKG (Eastern Kind of Guy)

2020-21 – Entire team for persevering through the 2020-21 Covid-19 pandemic 2019 – Spencer Blackburn 2018 – Sam McPherson 2017 – Spencer Blackburn

MVP Offense

2020-21 – Eric Barriere 2019 – Eric Barriere 2018 – Sam McPherson 2017 – Antoine Custer Jr. 2016 – Cooper Kupp 2015 – Cooper Kupp 2014 – Vernon Adams Jr. 2013 – Vernon Adams Jr. 2012 – Brandon Kaufman 2011 – Nicholas Edwards

2010 - Taiwan Jones 2009 - Matt Nichols 2008 - Tony Davis 2007 - Matt Nichols 2006 - Alexis Alexander 2005 – Erik Meyer 2004 – Erik Meyer 2003 – Erik Meyer 2002 – Josh Blankenship 2000 – Jesse Chatman 1999 – Jovan Griffith 1996 – Joe Sewell 1995 – Joe Sewell

MVP Defense

2020-21 – Anthany Smith 2019 – Dylan Ledbetter 2018 – Ketner Kupp 2017 – Mitch Fettig 2016 – Sampson Ebukam 2015 – Miquiyah Zamora 2014 – Tevin McDonald 2013 – Ronnie Hamlin 2012 – Ronnie Hamlin 2011 – Charles Moetului 2010 - J.C. Sherritt 2009 - J.C. Sherritt 2008 - Greg Peach 2007 - Greg Peach 2006 - David Eneberg 2005 – Joey Cwik 2004 – Joey Cwik 2003 – Jessy Hanson 2002 – Luke Vincent 2000 – Greg Belzer, Dario Romero 1996 – Derek Strey 1995 – Dion Alexander

MVP Special Teams

2020-21 – Seth Harrison 2019 – Seth Harrison 2018 – Roldan Alcobendas 2017 – Anfernee Gurley 2016 – Jack Sendelbach 2015 – Zach Wimberly 2014 – Cody Hecker 2013 – Bo Schuetzle

From left, twin brothers MATT and ZACH JOHNSON, J.C. SHERRITT and TAIWAN JONES.

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2012 – Chase King 2011 - Darriell Beaumonte 2010 - Darriell Beaumonte 2009 - Brynsen Brown 2008 - Nicholas Ramos 2007 - Nicholas Ramos 2006 - Brett Bergstrom 2005 – Adam Macomber 2004 – Eric Kimble 2003 – Jessie Nicassio 2002 – Eric Kimble 2000 – Lamont Brightful 1996 – Jimmy Lake 1995 – Deprice Kelly

Excellence every day. 2020-21 – Ty Graham 2019 – Jayce Gilder 2018 – Brandon Montgomery 2017 – Marcus Saugen 2016 – Cooper Kupp 2015 – Jake Withnell 2014 – Ashton Boothroyd 2013 – Jakob Pugsley 2012 – Grant Williams 2011 – David Miles 2010 - Matt Martin 2009 - Tony Davis, Chris Thomas 2008 - Mark Lathim 2007 - Chris Carlsen 2006 - Brandon Nicholson 2005 – Jake Young 2004 – Paul Terrell 2003 – Keith Garner 2002 – Luke Vincent 2001 – Alvin Tolliver 2000 – Josh Martin

MVP (All Positions)

1988 – Jeff Mickel 1987 – Jamie Buenzli 1986 – Mike Kingston 1984 – Craig Richardson 1983 – Jeff Haack 1982 – Mike Andersen, Jim Brittain 1981 – Mike Andersen 1980 – Darry Bell, Mark Puyear 1963 – Curt Byrnes 1962 – Bob Jundt 1959 – Dave Crowell 1958 – Dewey VanDinter 1957 – Ron Sperber 1956 – Bernie Hancock 1955 – Ron Sullivan 1954 – Willard Julum 1953 – Bernie Hancock 1952 – Dave Cox

Offensive Scout Team Player of the Year

2020-21 – Trey Turner 2019 – Blake Gobel 2018 – Kellen Gregory 2017 – Gunner Talkington, Andrew Boston 2016 – Eric Barriere 2015 – Jayce Gilder 2014 – Spencer Blackburn 2013 – Nic Sblendorio 2012 – Cooper Kupp 2011 – Vernon Adams Jr. 2010 - Jase Butorac 2009 - Brandon Murphy 2008 - Jeff Minnerly 2007 - David Miles 2006 - Austin Hobbs 2005 – Tony Davis 2004 – Keith Grennan 2003 – Ira Jarmon 2002 – Will Haas 2000 – Drew Kok 1999 – Dario Romero 1996 – Jason Lewis 1995 – Adam Kellar

Defensive Scout Team Player of the Year

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2020-21 – Ahmani Williams 2019 – Brock Harrison 2018 –Justin Patterson 2017 – Mitchell Johnson 2016 – Keith Moore, Calin Criner 2015 – Trevor Davis Jr. 2014 - Alek Kacmarcik 2013 – Jake Gall, John Kreifels 2012 – Miquiyah Zamora 2011 – Jakob Pugsley

Tom Oswald Memorial Award (years played at Eastern)

BILL DIEDRICK SR. (left) and his son, Eastern Hall of Famer BILL DIEDRICK JR. 2010 - Evan Day, Dylan Zylstra 2009 - Jakob Scott 2008 - Jim Haman 2007 - Matt Johnson, Zach Johnson 2006 - Lorenzo Lomack 2005 – Makai Borden 2004 – Marcus Walker 2003 – Zach Wasielewski 2002 – David Eneberg 2000 – John Sehmel 1996 – Ole Oleson, Jason Martin 1995 – Mike Brown

Special Teams Scout Team Player of the Year 2019 – Jordan Purvis 2018 – Dean Sise 2017 – Marques Hampton Jr. 2016 – Adam Gascoyne

Freshman of the Year

2019 – Seth Harrison, Tre Weed 2018 – Andrew Boston, Mitchell Johnson 2017 – Anfernee Gurley 2016 - None Awarded 2015 – Mitch Fettig 2014 – Victor Gamboa 2013 – Cooper Kupp

Most Inspirational

2000 – Alvin Tolliver 1999 – Josh Martin 1996 – Rod Hall 1995 – Tom Ackerman 1988 – Kevin Larew 1987 – Allen Gilmour, Todd Johnson 1986 – Dan Moriarty 1984 – Dave Marriott 1983 – Dave Marriott

1982 – Cornell Myles 1981 – Brent Meyers 1980 – Ken Wilson 1977 – Jeff Sheffield 1973 – Randy Gorman 1960 – Dave Crowell 1956 – George Smith 1954 – Willard Julum 1953 – Willard Julum 1952 – Frank Pierce 1947 – Wayne Buck 1946 – Dick Sartain 1942 – Jake Philleo 1941 – Bill Diedrick 1940 – Robert Knowles 1939 – Cece West 1938 – Jake Bork 1937 – Don Pierce 1936 – Doug Greene 1935– Ray Cronrath 1934 – Ralph Peterson 1933 – George Dyer

Pat Roberts Memorial Award This award is given by the coaching staff in memory of Pat Roberts, one of Eagle Football’s most loyal supporters. The criteria for selection is based on an individual who possess the attributes that sets him apart from all the rest. This person is not necessarily the best athlete on the team, nor the best student. But he is the one that makes all others around him better through hard work, perseverance, superior work ethic, team leadership and a tenacious attitude. Pat Roberts believes in Eagle Football and in the value of a young man who lives those same beliefs of Eagle

The Tom Oswald Memorial Award was created in 2007 in the memory of former Cheney High School coach Tom Oswald, who succumbed to cancer on Aug. 4, 2006. Recipients are selected by the Eastern coaching staff for following Oswald’s creed of “Doing the Right Thing” for youth. Oswald graduated from Cheney High School in 1967, then played at Spokane Falls Community College before transferring to Oregon State University. After a year as a graduate assistant coach at Oregon State, he spent two seasons as a coach in Grant’s Pass, Ore., where he met his wife, Susan. After one year as a graduate assistant at Illinois and two seasons as head coach at Kennewick, Wash., High School, Oswald returned to Cheney as head coach in 1977. He compiled a 167-90-7 career record in 27 seasons as a high school coach. His Cheney teams made the playoffs a dozen times and played in state championship games in 1988 and 1989. Among the players he coached were Steve Emtman, a first-round NFL draft choice in 1992, and veteran NFL offensive lineman Rick DeMulling. 2019 – Judy Crabb 2018 – Vic Wallace 2017 – The Eagle Football Network (EFN) . . . represented by Ryan Donckers (200405), Bryan Jarrett (2005-07), John Rice (2007-09), Paul Terrell (2001-04) & Larry Beelaert. 2016 – Tommy Williams (1991-92) 2015 – Tony Brooks (1990-93) 2014 – Not Awarded 2013 – Not Awarded 2012 – Jay Day (1992-95) 2011 – Not Awarded 2010 - Luke Fritz (1997-2000) 2009 - Rick Giampietri (1968-68) 2008 - Kyler Randall (2000-03) 2007 - Josh Martin (1997-2000) 2006 - Ryan Chicoine (1998)

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Eastern Athletics Hall of Fame

ll-America defensive tackles Chris Scott and Dario Romero were among the 19th class of inductees into the Eastern Athletics Hall of Fame on Sept. 28, 2019, in conjunction with EWU’s football game versus North Dakota at Roos Field in Cheney, Wash.

Scott earned Big Sky Conference Defensive Player of the Year honors in 1997 when he went on to earn six NCAA Football Championship Subdivision All-America honors, including a trio of first team accolades. He finished his career with 236 tackles, which at the time ranked sixth in school history (22nd overall through 2018) and remains a record for an Eagle defensive lineman. He had 25 1/2 career sacks to rank second in school history at the time (currently fourth through 2018), including 11 as a senior to rank at the time as the fourth-most in school history (seventh through the 2018 season). After losing 20 pounds prior to his senior season, he had a school-record 21 tackles for loss in 1997 (now third through 2018) and the 47 in his career were second at the time (now fifth). His six career forced fumbles were a school record for 13 seasons (now tied for second), and his six fumble recoveries were third (now fifth). Romero, who played seven seasons in the Canadian Football League and four in the National Football League for the Miami Dolphins, was a 1996 graduate of Lewis & Clark High School in Spokane, and then played as a freshman on EWU’s 1997 team. Before his playing career was through he would have 369 total tackles and 47 1/2 sacks in 15 total years of collegiate and pro football. Romero finished his EWU career with 172 tackles, including 22 sacks to rank fifth in school history at the time (now ninth through 2018). Romero was an honorable mention All-Big Sky Conference selection as a sophomore, then earned NCAA Football Championship Subdivision (formerly I-AA) All-America honors as both a junior and senior. Romero began his professional career in 2001 for the Edmonton Eskimos, then spent four seasons from 2002-2005 on the roster of the Miami Dolphins and playing a total of 26 games (two as a starter) and registering 26 tackles, 3 1/2 sacks and two passes broken up. He returned to the CFL in 2006, and in 2008 and 2009 he was a West Division All-Star for the Edmonton Eskimos. He retired from professional football in 2012, and had 171 career regular season tackles in seven CFL seasons, including 22 sacks to go along with an interception and five fumble recoveries. Those are nearly identical to his stats while at EWU (172, 22). Scott and Romero helped the 1997 team win the Big Sky title with a 7-1 record, advance to the semifinals of the FCS Playoffs and finish 12-2. That team was inducted into the Eastern Athletics Hall of Fame in 2012, and both Scott and Romero were selected by the Eastern Athletic Department to the “100 for 100” All-Time Football Team, which was honored on Sept. 27, 2008, to commemorate Eastern’s 100th year of football. In a fan vote, Scott was selected as the top defensive lineman in school history among the 11 players who were honored at that position. Established in 1996, the Hall of Fame currently consists of 92 individuals and 18 teams. In addition, there have also been 20 individuals and one organization honored as recipients of the Eastern Athletics Hall of Fame Service and Contribution Award. All of the inductees and induction classes may be viewed at: HTTP://GOEAGS.COM/HOF

As a way of honoring former athletes, coaches, contributors and teams, the Eastern Washington University Athletics Hall of Fame was established in 1996. The Hall of Fame is located on the east end of the Special Events Pavilion. A plaque permanently honoring each inductee is displayed. A 15-member Hall of Fame Selection Committee votes on a list of nominated candidates presented by the Hall of Fame Executive Committee. Inductees with an association with Eastern’s football program are listed below. Tom Ackerman (Athlete/Football – Inducted Oct. 5, 2013) Dean Adams (Athlete/Football-Track and Field & Contributor – Inducted Oct. 10, 2015) Tony Brooks (Athlete/Football – Inducted Sept. 30, 2017) Curt Byrnes (Coach/Wrestling & Athlete/Football – Inducted Oct. 10, 2009) Ron Chadwick (Athlete/Track-Football – Inducted Sept. 25, 1999) Ed Chissus (Coach/Baseball-Football, Athlete/Football-Track – Inducted Sept. 25, 1999) Bill Diedrick Jr. (Athlete/Football & Contributor – Inducted Oct. 28, 2006) Ed Fisher (Athlete/Football & Contributor – Inducted Oct. 10, 2009) Rob Friese (Athlete/Football & Contributor – Inducted Oct. 1, 2011) Scott Garske (Athlete/Football – Inducted Oct. 6, 2012) Greg Gavin (Athlete/Football & Contributor) – Inducted Oct. 4, 2014) Larry Hattemer (Contributor & Coach/Football – Inducted Oct. 5, 2013) Dave Holmes (Coach/Football – Inducted in inaugural class on Oct. 5, 1996) Don Kallem (Coach/Golf & Contributor – Inducted Oct. 6, 2012) Jackie Kellogg (Athlete/Football – Inducted Sept. 30, 2017) Mick Landmark (Athlete/Football – Inducted Oct. 5, 2013) Jerry Martin (Coach/Track-Cross Country-Asst. FB Coach & Contributor – Inducted Sept. 22, 2001) Meriel Michelson (Athlete/Football – Inducted Sept. 29, 2007) Jeff Odgen (Athlete/Football) – Inducted Sept. 22, 2018) Herm Pein (Athlete/Boxing-Football – Inducted Feb. 21, 1998) Bob Picard (Athlete/Football-Basketball – Inducted Sept. 27, 2003) Albert H. “Abe” Poffenroth (Coach/Football & Athlete/Football – Inducted Oct. 9, 2010) Red Reese (Coach/Basketball-Football-Track – Inducted in inaugural class on Oct. 5, 1996) Dario Romero (Athlete/Football – Inducted Sept. 28, 2019) Michael Roos (Athlete/Football – Inducted Oct. 1, 2016) Kevin Sargent (Athlete/Football – Inducted Sept. 27, 2008) Chris Scott (Athlete/Football – Inducted Sept. 28, 2019) Kurt Schulz (Athlete/Football – Inducted Feb. 21, 1998) Ed Simmons (Athlete/Football – Inducted in inaugural class on Oct. 5, 1996) Mel Stanton (Athlete/Football – Inducted Sept. 25, 1999) Dave Svendsen (Athlete/Football – Inducted Sept. 22, 2001) Rick Worman (Athlete/Football) – Inducted Sept. 22, 2018) Dick Zornes (Coach/Football, Athlete/Football & Contributor – Inducted Sept. 25, 1999)

CHRIS SCOTT (above) and DARIO ROMERO

Lt. William “Bink” Wall (Athlete/Football – Honored posthumously as Service and Contribution Award Recipient – Sept. 30, 2017) 1950 Football (8-2; Evergreen Conference Champions; Coach Albert H. “Abe” Poffenroth – Inducted Oct. 9, 2010) 1967 Football (11-1; NAIA Runner-up; Coach Dave Holmes – Inducted Sept. 22, 2001) 1985 Football (9-3; NCAA Football Championship Subdivision Playoffs Quarterfinals; Coach Dick Zornes – Inducted Oct. 1, 2005) 1992 Football (7-4; Big Sky Conference Champions; NCAA FCS Playoffs First Round; Coach Dick Zornes – Inducted Sept. 30, 2017) 1997 Football (12-2; Big Sky Conference Champions; NCAA FCS Playoffs Semifinals; Coach Mike Kramer – Inducted Oct. 6, 2012)

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To commemorate the 100th year of football at Eastern Washington University, the athletic department named 100 of the top players in school history to the “100 for 100” All-Time Football Team. Players on the squad were honored on Eastern Athletics Hall of Fame Day on Sept. 27, 2008, in conjunction with EWU’s Big Sky Conference football game with Idaho State. With more than 1,300 letter winners in recorded history and more than 200 of them honored in one way or another limiting the list to 100 was no easy task. Most of the athletes on the team were named to the squad by being first or second team AllAmerica selections both at the NCAA or NAIA level. All-West Coast selections from the 1940s and 1950s also received automatic qualification because of the lack of small college All-America teams in that era. Players who earned third team All-America honors at the highest level of football Eastern has played (NCAA Football Championship Subdivision, formerly called I-AA) were also included. Another large group of athletes selected came from a pair of all-star teams selected by former head coaches and Eastern Athletics Hall of Fame members Red Reese and Dick Zornes. Reese coached Eastern for 13 seasons (1930-41, 1946), but Zornes had the longest and most successful tenure at EWU. First as a player under the late Hall of Fame head coach Dave Holmes, then as a graduate assistant and finally as head coach and athletic director, Zornes was a part of Eastern teams that won 158 games in his 26-year tenure at Eastern (1963-67, 1971, 1979-98). The remainder of the “100 for 100” team was selected via a vote by the 15-member Hall of Fame selection committee. That group voted Zornes, a first team All-Evergreen Conference defensive back in 1965, onto the “100 for 100” team. It’s a group that is representative of the school’s first 100 seasons that included 555 wins, seven national playoff berths and 24 league titles. Perhaps most importantly, the list is representative of a collegiate football program rooted in the state of Washington with nearly 90 percent of its annual roster consisting of graduates of in-state high schools. The “100 for 100” list, in fact, is made up of 90 percent Washingtonians. Position-by-position winners of the “100 for 100” fan voting contest were also announced on Sept. 27. Nearly 700 ballots were cast with a total of more than 5,000 votes received. All 100 members of the “100 for 100” team received votes. Two awards were given to defensive backs because of a difference of just six votes. And three additional awards were given to a kicker/punter, center and tight end based on votes received because they were included in other positions.

#Member of Eastern Athletics Hall of Fame. &Winner of position award in fan voting. Offensive Linemen (26)

#Tom Ackerman – Nooksack, Wash. (Nooksack Valley HS ’91) – 1992-93-94-95 T.J. Ackerman – Nooksack, Wash. (Nooksack Valley HS ’94) – 1995-96-97-98 Matt Alfred – Gig Harbor, Wash. (Gig Harbor HS ’03) – 200405-06-07 Jim Buzzard – Centralia, Wash. (Centralia HS ’93) – 1995-96-97 Harold Fox – Vancouver, Wash. (Evergreen HS) – 1991-92-93-94 Luke Fritz – Osoyoos, B.C. (Oroville ’96) – 1997-98-99-00 &#(center) Greg Gavin – Tonasket, Wash. (Tonasket HS) – 196667-68-69 Rocky Hanni – Sumner, Wash. (Sumner HS ’03) – 2004-05-06-07 Dick Huston – Wapato, Wash. (Wapato HS) – 1954-55-56-57 Claude Jones – Harrington, Wash. (Harrington HS) – 1929-30-31-32 Lance Knaevelsrud – Bellevue, Wash. (Sammamish HS ’95) – 199697-98-99 #Mick Landmark – Kamiah, Idaho (Kamiah HS ‘61 & Boise JC) – 1964-65-66 Ron Mensinger – Kennewick, Wash. (Kennewick HS ‘53) – 1956-57 Jeff Mickel – Edmonds, Wash. (Woodway HS ’85) – 1985-86-87-88 Kevin Peterson – Port Orchard, Wash. (South Kitsap HS ‘93) – 199495-96-97 Chris Polinder – Lynden, Wash. (Lynden HS ’97) – 1998-99-00-01 Trent Pollard – Seattle, Wash. (Rainer Beach HS ’90) – 1990-91-92-93 Barry Randall – Dorothy, Alberta – 1965-66 #&Michael Roos – Vancouver, Wash. (Mountain View HS ’00) – 2001-02-03-04 Kevin Sargent – Bremerton, Wash. (Bremerton HS ‘87) – 1988-8990-91 Ray Satterlee – Longview, Wash. – 1939-40-41 #Ed Simmons – Seattle, Wash. (Nathan Hale HS ‘83) – 1983-84-85-86 Jerry Stannard – Spokane, Wash. – 1929-30-31 Peder Thorstenson – Seattle, Wash. (Shorewood HS ’88) – 198889-90-91 John Tighe – Lake Stevens, Wash. (CBC) – 1979-80-81 Cece West – Chelan, Wash. (Chelan HS ‘33) – 1936-37-38-39

Quarterbacks (8)

Josh Blankenship – Tulsa, Okla (Union HS ’99 & Univ. of Tulsa) – 2002 #Bill Diedrick – Spokane, Wash. (North Central HS) – 1965-66-67-69 Harry Leons – Olympia, Wash. (Olympia HS ’93) – 1995-96-97 &Erik Meyer – La Mirada, Calif. (La Mirada HS ’01) – 2002-03-04-05 Matt Nichols – Cottonwood, Calif. (West Valley HS ’05) – 2006-07 #Abe Poffenroth – Spokane, Wash. (Rogers HS) – 1936-37-38-39 Mark Tenneson – Sedro Woolley, Wash. (S. Woolley HS ’88) – 198990-91-92 #Rick Worman – Saratoga, Calif. (Sara. HS ‘81 & Fresno St.) – 1984-85

Running Backs (12)

Jack Barnes – Spokane, Wash. – 1933-34-35-36 &Jesse Chatman – Seattle, Wash. (Franklin HS ’98) – 1999-00-01 Mel Collins – Chowchilla, Calif. (WWCC) – 1969-70-71 Joe Kniffen – Sumner, Wash. (Sumner HS ‘82) – 1982-83-84-85 Dick Maurstad – Arlington, Wash. – 1936-37-38-39 #Meriel Michelson – Pasco, Wash. (Pasco HS) – 1947-48-49-50 Ralph Peterson – Cashmere, Wash. (Cashmere HS) – 1931-32-33-34 Rex Prescott – Seattle, Wash. (Kennedy HS ’93) – 1994-95-96-97 #Mel Stanton – Spokane, Wash. (Lewis & Clark HS) – 1963-64-65 Don Strate – Davenport, Wash. (Davenport HS ‘63) – 1964-65-66 Jamie Townsend – Pasco, Wash. (Pasco HS ‘84) – 1984-85-86-88 Darius Washington – Mukilteo, Wash. (Mariner HS ’99) – 2001-02-04

Wide Receivers/Tight Ends (13)

Wally Bannon – Colville, Wash. (Colville HS) – 1933-34-35-36 Tom Bassett – Sunnyside, Wash. (Sunnyside HS ‘74) – 1974-75-76-77 Aaron Boyce – Kent, Wash. (Kentwood HS ’05) – 2006-07

#Tony Brooks – Tacoma, Wash. (Mount Tahoma HS) – 1990-91-92-93 #Scott Garske – Spokane, Wash. (North Central HS) – 1971-72-73 Jesse Hardt – Odessa, Wash. (Odessa HS ’91) – 1992-93-94-95 Tony Lenseigne – Moxee, Wash. (East Valley HS ’87) – 1988-89-90-91 #&Jeff Ogden – Snohomish, Wash. (Snohomish HS ‘93) – 1995-96-97 #Bob Picard – Omak, Wash. (Omak HS ‘68) – 1968-69-71-72 &(tight end)Eric Riley – North Bend, Wash. (Mount Si HS ‘83) – 198384-85-86 #Dave Svendsen – Sumner, Wash. (Sumner HS) – 1966-67-68 Bob Tosch – Cashmere, Wash. (Cashmere HS) – 1939-40 Raul Vijil – Pasco, Wash. (Pasco HS ’01) – 2002-03-04-05

Defensive Linemen (11)

Jeff Allen – Spokane, Wash. (Central Valley HS ’96) – 1997-98-99-00 Vern Garland – Concrete, Wash. (Concrete HS) – 1964-65-66-67 Paul Horak – Odessa, Wash. (Odessa HS) – 1965-66-67-68 Dan Moriarty – Seattle, Wash. (O’Dea HS ‘82) – 1983-84-85-86 Greg Peach – Vancouver, Wash. (Evergreen HS ’05) – 2005-06-07 #Dario Romero – Spokane, Wash. (Lewis & Clark HS ’96) – 199798-99-00 #&Chris Scott – Wenatchee, Wash. (Wenatchee HS ‘93) – 1994-9596-97 Ray Sheahan – Rosalia, Wash. (Rosalia HS) – 1948-49-50 Frank Staudenraus – Ocean Park, Wash. (Ilwaco HS ’81) – 1982-8384-85 Craig Steinmetzer – Maple Valley, Wash. (Tahoma HS ‘91) – 199192-93-94 Tommy Williams – Chicago, Ill. (Hyde Park HS ’89 Moraine Val. CC) – 1991-92

Linebackers (11)

Dion Alexander – Federal Way, Wash. (Federal Way HS ’92) – 199293-94-95 Bill Altena – Yakima, Wash. (West Valley HS ‘83) – 1983-84-85-86 Greg Belzer – Chewelah, Wash. (Jenkins HS ’96) – 1997-98-99-00 &Joey Cwik – Spokane, Wash. (Mead HS ’02) – 2002-03-04-05 Jason Marsh – Auburn, Wash. (Auburn HS ’89) – 1991-92-93 Eric McIntyre – Spokane, Wash. (Rogers HS & Cal-Berk.) – 1980-81 Jeff Metter – San Mateo, Calif. (Hillsdale HS ’78 & USC) – 1982-83 #Herm Pein – Addy, Wash. (Chewelah HS ‘46) – 1946-47-48-49 Joe Peterson – Kirkland, Wash. (Juanita HS ‘88) – 1989-90-91-92 Derek Strey – Port Orchard, Wash. (South Kitsap HS ‘93) – 1993-9596-97 Bill “Bink” Wall – Tekoa, Wash. (Tekoa HS ‘64) – 1965-66-67

Defensive Backs (13)

#Dean Adams – Manson, Wash. (Manson HS ‘62 & Wen. Val. CC) – 1964-65 #Ed Fisher – Spokane, Wash. (Shadle Park HS) – 1967-68-69-70 #Rob Friese – Lebam, Wash. (Willapa Valley HS ‘81) – 1982-83-84-85 Jerry Kaiser – Seattle, Wash. (Chief Sealth HS ’78) – 1982-83 #Jackie Kellogg – Tacoma, Wash. (Clover Park HS ‘89) – 1990-9192-93 Greg Kramer – Snohomish, Wash. (Sno. HS ’78 & CBC) – 1981-82 Jim Northcott – Spokane, Wash. (Gonzaga Prep HS) – 1966-67-68 Maurice Perigo – Oak Harbor, Wash. (O. Harbor HS ’94) – 1994-9596-97 Mark Puyear – Granger, Wash. (Granger HS ‘80) – 1980-81-82-83 Mike Richter – Newport, Wash. (Newport HS) – 1971-73-74-75 &#Kurt Schulz – Yakima, Wash. (Eisenhower HS ‘87) – 1988-89-90-91 &Isaiah Trufant – Tacoma, Wash. (Wilson HS ’01) – 2002-03-04-05 #Dick Zornes – Vancouver, Wash. (Hudson’s Bay HS ’62) – 196364-65-66

All-Purpose/Specialists (6)

Lamont Brightful – Everett, Wash. (Mariner HS ’97) – 1998-99-00-01 Troy Griggs – University Place, Wash. (Curtis HS ’98) – 1999-00-01 &Eric Kimble – Tacoma, Wash. (Franklin Pierce HS’01) – 2002-0304-05 Bashir Levingston – Seaside, Calif. (Seaside HS ’95 & Utah St.) – 1998 Craig Richardson – Seattle, Wash. (O’Dea HS ‘83) – 1983-84-85-86 &(kicker-punter) Eric Stein – Yakima, Wash. (West Valley HS ‘84) – 1984-85-86-87