# 2012 Eastern Washington Eagles football team

The 2012 Eastern Washington Eagles football team represented Eastern Washington University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The team was coached by Beau Baldwin, who was in his fifth season with Eastern Washington. The Eagles played their home games at Roos Field in Cheney, Washington and were a member of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 11–3, 7–1 in Big Sky play to share the conference championship with Cal Poly and Montana State. They received the Big Sky's automatic bid into the FCS Playoffs where they defeated Wagner in the second round and Illinois State in the quarterfinals before falling in the semifinals to Sam Houston State.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 30 | 6:00 pm | at Idaho* | No. 12 | Kibbie DomeMoscow, ID | ESPN3 | W 20–3 | 11,136 |
| September 8 | 12:00 pm | at Washington State* | No. 9 | Martin StadiumPullman, WA | P12N | L 20–24 | 33,598 |
| September 22 | 5:05 pm | at Weber State | No. 9 | Stewart StadiumOgden, UT | Big Sky TV | W 32–26 | 9,434 |
| September 29 | 4:05 pm | No. 21 Montana | No. 7 | Roos FieldCheney, WA (EWU–UM Governors Cup) | RTNW | W 32–26 | 10,529 |
| October 6 | 5:05 pm | North Dakota | No. 7 | Roos FieldCheney, WA | SWX/Big Sky TV | W 55–17 | 8,646 |
| October 13 | 12:35 pm | at No. 2 Montana State | No. 6 | Bobcat StadiumBozeman, MT | RTNW | W 27–24 | 20,477 |
| October 20 | 4:05 pm | Sacramento State | No. 1 | Roos FieldCheney, WA | SWX/Big Sky TV | W 31–28 | 8,714 |
| October 27 | 12:00 pm | at Southern Utah | No. 1 | Eccles ColiseumCedar City, UT | Big Sky TV | L 27–30 | 3,344 |
| November 3 | 1:35 pm | No. 16 Cal Poly* | No. 7 | Roos FieldCheney, WA | Big Sky TV | W 34–17 | 8,644 |
| November 10 | 1:35 pm | UC Davis | No. 5 | Roos FieldCheney, WA | SWX/Big Sky TV | W 31–28 | 6,011 |
| November 17 | 1:05 pm | at Portland State | No. 5 | Jeld-Wen FieldPortland, OR (The Dam Cup) | CSNNW/Big Sky TV | W 41–34 | 5,758 |
| December 1 | 3:00 pm | Wagner* | No. 4 | Roos FieldCheney, WA (NCAA Division I Second Round) | ESPN3 | W 29–19 | 7,039 |
| December 8 | 3:00 pm | No. 16 Illinois State* | No. 4 | Roos FieldCheney, WA (NCAA Division I Quarterfinal) | ESPN3 | W 51–35 | 7,512 |
| December 15 | 1:00 pm | No. 5 Sam Houston State* | No. 4 | Roos FieldCheney, WA (NCAA Division I Semifinal) | ESPNU | L 42–45 | 7,615 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Pacific time ||||||||
Despite also being a member of the Big Sky, the game against Cal Poly on November 3 was considered a non conference game and had no effect on the Big Sky standings.

## Game summaries
### @ Idaho

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #12 Eagles | 3 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 20 |
| Vandals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |

### @ Washington State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #9 Eagles | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 20 |
| Cougars | 14 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 24 |

### @ Weber State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #9 Eagles | 10 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 32 |
| Wildcats | 0 | 3 | 16 | 7 | 26 |

### Montana

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #21 Grizzlies | 7 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 26 |
| #7 Eagles | 7 | 10 | 0 | 15 | 32 |

### North Dakota

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| North Dakota | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| #7 Eagles | 20 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 55 |

### @ Montana State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #6 Eagles | 0 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 27 |
| #2 Bobcats | 0 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 24 |

### Sacramento State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hornets | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 28 |
| #1 Eagles | 3 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 31 |

### @ Southern Utah

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #1 Eagles | 7 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 27 |
| Thunderbirds | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 30 |

### Cal Poly

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #16 Mustangs | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| #7 Eagles | 14 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 34 |

### UC Davis

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Aggies | 3 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 28 |
| #5 Eagles | 14 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 31 |

### @ Portland State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #5 Eagles | 0 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 41 |
| Vikings | 13 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 34 |

## FCS Playoffs
### Wagner–FCS Playoffs Second Round

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Seahawks | 0 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 19 |
| #4 Eagles | 0 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 29 |

### Illinois State–FCS Quarterfinals

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #16 Redbirds | 10 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 35 |
| #4 Eagles | 10 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 51 |

### Sam Houston State–FCS Semifinals

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #5 Bearkats | 14 | 21 | 0 | 10 | 45 |
| #4 Eagles | 0 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 42 |
Only previous meeting was in the 2004 FCS Playoffs quarterfinals.

## Ranking movements

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking ( ) = First-place votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
| Sports Network | 12 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1 (92) | 1 (125) | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | | | | |
| Coaches | 15 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1 (11) | 1 (22) | 8 (1) | 6 | 5 | 4 | | | | |