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1989 Eastern Washington Eagles football team

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1989 Eastern Washington Eagles football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record4–6 (4–4 Big Sky)
Head coach
Home stadiumJoe Albi Stadium
Woodward Field
Seasons
← 1988
1990 →
1989 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. T–4 Idaho $^ 8 0 0 9 3 0
No. 6 Montana ^ 7 1 0 11 3 0
No. 19 Nevada 5 3 0 7 4 0
Boise State 5 3 0 6 5 0
Eastern Washington 4 4 0 4 6 0
Northern Arizona 2 6 0 3 8 0
Montana State 2 6 0 4 7 0
Idaho State 2 6 0 3 7 0
Weber State 1 7 0 3 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Poll

The 1989 Eastern Washington Eagles football team was an American football team that represented Eastern Washington University as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 1989 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by eleventh-year head coach Dick Zornes, the Eagles compiled an overall record of 4–6, with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, and finished fifth in the Big Sky.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 9NevadaW 33–73,900[1]
September 16at Montana StateL 3–288,000[2]
September 23Montana
  • Joe Albi Stadium
  • Spokane, WA (rivalry)
L 16–227,365[3]
September 30Northern Arizona
  • Joe Albi Stadium
  • Spokane, WA
W 20–14[4]
October 14Idaho StatedaggerW 45–265,009[5]
October 21at No. 14 IdahoL 34–4112,500[6]
October 28No. 5 Stephen F. Austin*
  • Woodward Field
  • Cheney, WA
L 36–42[7]
November 4at Weber StateW 27–103,509[8]
November 11at Boise StateL 20–2719,451[9]
November 18at Northern Iowa*L 21–478,426[10]

References

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  1. ^ "E. Washington whips Reno". Great Falls Tribune. September 10, 1989. Retrieved January 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Bobcats turn back EWU". The Billings Gazette. September 17, 1989. Retrieved January 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Grizzlies knock out EWU". The Spokesman-Review. September 24, 1989. Retrieved January 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "NAU left all wet". The Arizona Daily Sun. October 1, 1989. Retrieved January 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "EWU takes hard–Corr attitude". The Spokesman-Review. October 15, 1989. Retrieved January 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Schulte, Chris (October 23, 1989). "UI has best BSC start – barely". Idahonian. p. 1B. Retrieved January 5, 2025 – via Google News Archive.
  7. ^ "Eagles grounded by Texas air assault". The Spokesman-Review. October 29, 1989. Retrieved January 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Interceptions prove Wildcats' undoing". The Salt Lake Tribune. November 5, 1989. Retrieved January 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "BSU, Stayner leave EWU behind". The Idaho Statesman. November 12, 1989. Retrieved January 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "UNI races past E. Washington". Sunday Globe. November 19, 1989. Retrieved January 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.