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Monday, Aug. 29, 2011 Contact: Dave Cook (509-359-6334, 280-2502 cell, dcook@ewu.edu) Internet: HTTP://WWW.GOEAGS.COM or HTTP://WWW.EWU.EDU

Season Begins in Familiar Locale for Many Eagles


With 41 players returning home to play the University of Washington, Eagles are anxious to begin defense of their national title
It will be a homecoming road game for 41 members of the Eastern Washington University football team. A historic homecoming at that. The defending NCAA Division I champion opens defense of its title this Saturday (Sept. 3) when the Eagles open their season against Pac-12 Conference member Washington. The match-up Washingtons first-ever meeting against a team from the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision starts at 4:05 p.m. Pacific time and will be televised live on Root Sports. The radio broadcast of the game, featuring play-by-play announcer Larry Weir, may be heard on 700-AM ESPN The Ticket and via the web at www. espnnorthwest.com. Easterns current 92-man roster includes 60 players from the state of Washington, and for much of its history as a member of Division I, the Eagles have dubbed themselves Washingtons Team. Of those 60 players, 41 are from the Puget Sound area, and another six are from Southwest Washington, just a short trip down Interstate 5 from Seattle. Its going to be a lot of fun preparing for them, said Eastern head coach Beau Baldwin, who is from Tacoma, Wash., and graduated in 1990 from Curtis High School. So many of our players have grown up in Tacoma, Seattle, North of Seattle, South of Tacoma. Probably over half our team is from the area if you were to break it down. They grew up watching Washington games and I grew up watching games at Husky Stadium or on TV. So to be in that environment against a Pac-12 team couldnt get any better. The Huskies are a member of the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision and the Pac-12 Conference. Washington finished 7-6 overall and 5-4 in the league a year ago, just two years after a 0-12 campaign in 2008. The Huskies won their final four games last season, including a 19-7 Holiday Bowl victory over Nebraska -- a team Washington lost to 56-21 earlier in the year. Im so excited about this game. I always get excited for the, quote-unquote, play-up games, but we dont look at them that way. Our players look at them like its just another college football game we dont really worry about the classification. We are always excited about the opportunity to be on this stage. Eastern enters the 2011 season with more game experience
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Saturday, Sept. 3 4:05 p.m. Pacific Husky Stadium (72,500/FieldTurf) Seattle, Wash.
EWU Coach: Beau Baldwin (Central Washington 96) School Record: 27-11/18-6 Big Sky (4th Season) Career Record: 37-14 (5th Season -- was 10-3 at CWU in 2007, 6-5 at EWU in 2008, 8-4 at EWU in 2009, 13-2 at EWU in 2010) 2010: 13-2 (NCAA Division I Champions)/7-1 Big Sky Conference (co-champions) Last Game: EWU 20, Delaware 19 (Jan. 7 in Frisco, Texas) TV: Root Sports (formerly Fox Sports NW). Announcers include Tom Glasgow, Waren Moon, Jason Stiles and Jen Mueller Radio: 700-AM ESPN The Ticket in Spokane. Larry Weir returns for his 21st season calling the play-by-play, with analysis handled by Paul Sorensen (Rob Keefe & Raul Vijil for UW Game) Internet Radio: www.espnnorthwest.com Weekly Coaches Show: Mondays 6 p.m. at the Q Sports Bar and Restaurant at Northern Quest Resort & Casino. . . 700-AM ESPN The Ticket & www.espnnorthwest.com

UNIV. of WASHINGTON HUSKIES

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Coach: Steve Sarkisian (BYU 97) School/Career Record: 12-13-0 (2)/Same 2010: 7-6/5-4 Pac-10 (T-3rd) SID: Jeff Bechthold (206.685.7910/bechtold@uw.edu) Website: www.gohuskies.com 2011 Schedule Sept. 3 Eastern Washington Sept. 10 Hawaii Sept. 17 at Nebraska Sept. 24 California Oct. 1 at Utah Oct. 15 Colorado Oct. 22 at Stanford Oct. 29 Arizona Nov. 5 Oregon Nov. 12 at USC Nov. 19 at Oregon State Nov. 26 Washington State (CenturyLink Field) Series History - First Meeting

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and practice time than most teams, whose 2010 seasons ended last November. The Eagles played 15 games after ending the season with an 11-game winning streak to win the 2010 NCAA Division I title. With well more than an extra month of practice time under their belts, the Eagles finished the season on Jan. 7, 2011, with a come-frombehind 20-19 victory over Delaware in the national championship game. Eastern returns 15 starters from last years team that finished with a school-record 13 wins and just two losses. Twelve Eagle players have garnered preseason honors, including seven who have received All-America honors at the NCAA FCS level. Those players include quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell, wide receiver Brandon Kaufman, center Chris Powers and tackle Gabriel Jackson on offense, and safety Matt Johnson, linebacker Zach Johnson and tackle Renard Williams on defense. With the exception of some nagging injuries, Eastern enters the 2011 season in excellent health. True freshman linebacker Cody McCarthy (knee) is out for a few weeks, but Baldwin hopes to have all of his starters ready for the opener. Were relatively healthy, although you are never perfect at this point, he said. (Strength and conditioning coach) Nate Brookreson and his assistants did a great job over the summer and the players worked hard. You can tell we have sustained our health pretty well during camp, and thats a sign of a strong, athletic team, and a team which is in really good physical shape. We have a few dings, but for the most part compared to years past we are healthier now than we would be at this point.
PDF Link to Fact Book The complete version of the 2011 EWU football fact book may be found at: http://goeags.com/trads/ewas-factbooks.html. More Eagle Football Links and Headlines EWU Football Web Page - http://goeags.com/sports/m-footbl/index EWU Football News & Notes - http://www.goeags.com/sports/m-footbl/201112/news Big Sky Conference Football - http://www.bigskyconf.com/index. aspx?tab=football&path=football Spokane Spokesman-Review EWU Football Page - http://www.spokesman. com/eagles The Sports Network (FCS Football) - http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/ tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfoot2/indexpic.htm NCAA FCS Football - http://www.ncaafootball.com/DivisionIFCS.aspx NCAA Statistics - http://web1.ncaa.org/mfb/mainpage.jsp?year=2011 College Sporting News - http://www.collegesportingnews.com Championship Subdivision News - http://www.championshipsubdivisionnews. com

2011 Eastern Washington Schedule and Results


Date Opponent Site Time/Result S 3 at $Washington Seattle, Wash. 4:05 p.m. S 10 at =South Dakota Vermillion, S.D. 2 p.m. S 17 at *~+Montana Missoula, Mont. 12:05 p.m. S 24 *~++Montana State Cheney, Wash. 4:05 p.m. O 1 *%^!Weber State Cheney, Wash. 12:35 p.m. O 8 at *&Northern Arizona Flagstaff, Ariz. 3:05 p.m. O 15 *#~Northern Colorado Cheney, Wash. 4:05 p.m. O 22 at *Sacramento State Sacramento, Calif. 6:05 p.m. O 29 *~Portland State Cheney, Wash. 1:05 p.m. N 5 Bye N 12 at ==Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Calif. 6:05 p.m. N 19 at *Idaho State Pocatello, Idaho 3:05 p.m. *Big Sky Conference Game. #Homecoming. %Eastern Athletics Hall of Fame Day.Home Football Games in Cheney Take Place at Roos Field (formerly Woodward Field) on the EWU campus. Internet: WWW.GOEAGS.COM or WWW.EWU.EDU $Televised regionally by Root Sports (formerly Fox Sports Net Northwest) =Televised regionally by the Midco Sports Network. ~Televised in the Spokane area by SWX (SWX Digital 6.2 in Spokane, 25.3 in the Tri-Cities & 23.3 in the Yakima area; Comcast 115; Time Warner 306; Charter 287). +Televised in Montana by KPAX TV. ++Televised in Montana by Max Media. ^Televised regionally by Altitude Sports and Entertainment. !Televised regionally by Comcast SportsNet California and Comcast Sports Net Northwest. &Televised nationally by NAU TV & Fox College Sports (Dish Network #9411). ==Televised in California by KSBY TV.

Game Notes GAME NOTES


Eagles Schedule Another Game Versus UW for 2014 The Eagles are making up for lost time. Eastern Washington University has scheduled a second football game against the University of Washington, giving the Eagles games in both 2011 and 2014 versus the Huskies of the Pac-12 Conference. The announcement of the agreement was made jointly by EWU and UW on Sept. 15, 2010. Eastern will open the 2011 season at Husky Stadium on Sept. 3, then will return on Sept. 6, 2014. The Eagles will play at Washington State in 2012 and Oregon State in 2013, giving Eastern four-straight games against Pac-12 opponents. Besides games in 1907 and 1908 against Washington State, Easterns only other games versus Pac-12 opponents have been against Oregon State (2000 and 2006), Arizona State (2002) and California (2009). Eastern has also played recent Pac-12 recruit Colorado (2008). Eastern has never played Washington until 2011. We are extremely excited about scheduling Washington again in 2014, said Eastern athletic director Bill Chaves. Given the roster makeup of our team, those two games against the Huskies affords the many student-athletes we have from the west side of the state the opportunity to play at home against Washington. That will no doubt be a memorable experience and thrill for not only our players and coaches,

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EWU Football - Page 3 but our fans and alumni as well. Eastern was a member of the National Association for Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) for most of its history before becoming a member of FCS in 1984. But despite playing 26 games against NCAA Football Bowl Division members since 1983 -- including four against the Pac-12 Conference -- the Eagles have not played Washington State or Washington during that time span. The Eagles are scheduled to make the short 90-mile trek to Pullman, Wash., on Sept. 8, 2012, to face Washington State University in the first varsity meeting between the two schools in more than 100 years. Eastern lost to the Cougars in 1907 (46-0) and 1908 (73-0), and were 8-10-1 from 1921-46 against WSUs junior varsity or freshman teams. Washington State is coached by Paul Wulff, who was 53-40 with three NCAA Football Championship Subdivision Playoff berths as Easterns head coach for eight seasons (2000-2007). He spent a total of 15 seasons at EWU as a coach, and several members of his staff are former Eagle coaches. Chaves also said the Eagles are scheduled to play at Idaho -- also located about 90 miles from EWUs campus -- in Moscow, Idaho, on Sept. 1, 2012. The last time Eastern played Idaho was in 2003 when Eastern won 8-5 in the Kibbie Dome. Eastern is 5-15 all-time against its former Big Sky Conference rival, and 2-3 since the Vandals moved to FBS in 1996. Eagles Versus The Pac-12 Conference & FBS Since the early 1980s when it began the move to become a member of the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision (in 1984), Eastern is now 7-19 all-time versus Football Bowl Subdivision teams. A 35-17 win over Connecticut on Sept. 8, 2001, snapped a five-game losing streak versus FBS foes. Against current Pac-12 Conference members, EWU is 0-5. Here is Easterns complete list of games versus FBS members since 1983.
Year - Opponent - Result 1983 - Cal State-Long Beach - W, 20-17 1985 - at Cal State-Long Beach - W, 30-23 1986 - at Cal State-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

EWU Plays in Front of Largest Crowds in School History in 20062009 Six of the eight largest crowds Eastern has ever played in front of have occurred from 2006-2009. Easterns 2009 game at California had 58,083 fans, ranking third on the list. A record crowd of 25,751 at Montana on Oct. 17, 2009, now ranks 11th. The 49,887 on hand in Lubbock, Texas, for EWUs 2008 game versus Texas Tech is now fourth in history and the 46,417 one week later in Boulder, Colo., for the EWU-Colorado game ranks fifth.

2010 Big Sky Conference Football Standings


Team Eastern Washington Montana State Montana Sacramento State Weber State Northern Arizona Northern Colorado Portland State Idaho State Big Sky Conference W L PCT PF PA 7 1 .875 246 171 7 1 .875 250 214 5 3 .625 216 189 5 3 .625 289 186 5 3 .625 218 231 4 4 .500 220 154 2 6 .250 208 266 1 7 .125 207 289 0 8 .000 116 270 W 13 9 7 6 6 6 3 2 1 L 2 3 4 5 5 5 8 9 10 All Games PCT PF PA .867 472 374 .750 396 310 .636 349 243 .545 353 272 .545 279 342 .545 314 218 .273 275 345 .182 257 445 .091 172 366

FCS Playoffs Jan. 7 (Championship Game in Frisco, Texas): Eastern Washington 20, Delaware 19. Dec. 18: Delaware 27, Georgia Southern 10. 17: Eastern Washington 41, Villanova 31. Dec. 11: Villanova 42, Appalachian State 24; Georgia Southern 23, Wofford 20; Eastern Washington 38, North Dakota State 31 (ot). Dec. 10: Delaware 16, New Hampshire 3. Dec. 4: Appalachian State 42, Western Illinois 14; Delaware 42, Lehigh 20; Wofford 17, Jacksonville State 14; New Hampshire 45, Bethune-Cookman 20; Georgia Southern 31, William & Mary 15; North Dakota State 42, Montana State 17; Villanova 54, Stephen F. Austin 24; Eastern Washington 37, Southeast Missouri 17. Nov. 27: Western Illinois 17, Coastal Carolina 10; North Dakota State 43, Robert Morris 17; Lehigh 14, Northern Iowa 7; Georgia Southern 41, South Carolina State 17.

Location - Founded: Cheney, Wash. - 1882 Enrollment: 10,750 Switchboard: 509.359.6200 President: Dr. Rodolfo Arevalo 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/Sprinturf Ath. Phone: 509.359.2463/1.800.648.7697 Athletic Director: Bill Chaves Senior Woman Administrator: Pamela Parks Faculty Representative: Ron Dalla Head Athletic Trainer: Brian Norton Facilities Manager: Kerry Pease Equipment Manager: Augie Hernandez Marketing/Promotions: Kyle Hoob Business Operations: Kara Pein Ticket Manager: Troy Kirby Tickets Website: WWW.TICKETSWEST.COM Ticket Off: 1.866.4GO.EAGS/509.359.4339

Head Football Coach: Beau Baldwin Alma Mater: Central Washington 96 Record at Eastern: 27-11, Fourth Season Career Record: 37-14, Fifth Season Big Sky Record: 18-6, Fourth Season Best Time to Contact: Weekday Mornings At This Number: 509.359.2456 2010 Record: 13-2 (NCAA DI Champions) Big Sky Record: 7-1 (t1st) All-Time Homecoming Record: 49-32-3 Letter Winners Returning: 50 (23 offense/24 defense/2 kicker/1 snapper) Letter Winners Lost: 15 (7 offense/7 defense/1 punter) Starters Returning: 15 (8 offense/7 defense) Starters Lost: 7 (3 offense/4 defense) Sports Information Director: Dave Cook SID E-Mail: dcook@ewu.edu SID Work Phone/Fax: 509.359.6334/359.2828 SID Cell/Home: 509.280.2502/235.4672 Roos Field Phone: 509.359.6351

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EWU Football - Page 4 Easterns 2007 game at BYU in sold-out LaVell Edwards Stadium broke the year-old record for the largest crowd the Eagles have ever played in front of. Strong winds, rain, snow and temperatures ranging from 37-45 degrees didnt keep many fans at home as the announced 2011 Sports Network/Fathead.com Poll (preseason) crowd of 64,522 was even larger than the stadiums listed capacity of Team (First-place votes) Record Points Previous Rank 64,045. 1. Eastern Washington Eagles (90) 13-2 3,377 1 Easterns 2006 game versus West Virginia at sold-out Milan Puskar 2. Appalachian State Mountaineers (14) 10-3 3,142 4 Stadium was attended by 59,504 fans at the time, that was the larg3. William & Mary Tribe (20) 8-4 3,110 10 est crowd by nearly 20,000 fans the Eagles had ever played against. 4. Georgia Southern Eagles (11) 10-5 3,095 5 5. Delaware Blue Hens (2) 12-3 2,806 2 The previous record was 39,581 set at Arizona State in 2002. Easterns 6. Montana State Bobcats 9-3 2,623 11 game at Oregon State in 2006 is now the seventh-largest at 38,071. 7. Northern Iowa Panthers 7-5 2,452 19 Below is a list of the 16 crowds in excess of 20,000 the Eagles have 8. Wofford Terriers 10-3 2,357 6 ever played against.

2011 RANKINGS

Attendance - Opponent - Date - Result 64,522 - at Brigham Young - Oct. 20, 2007 - L, 7-42 59,504 - at West Virginia - Sept. 9, 2006 - L, 3-52 58,083 - at California - Sept. 12, 2009 - L, 7-59 49,887 - at Texas Tech - Aug. 30, 2008 - L, 24-49 46,417 - at Colorado - Sept. 6, 2008 - L, 24-31 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 30,782 - at Oregon State - Sept. 2, 2000 - L, 19-21 27,323 - at U.S. International - Oct. 28, 1967 - W, 44-19 25,751 - at Montana - Oct. 17, 2009 - L, 34-41 25,493 - at Boise State - Oct. 14, 2000 - L, 23-41 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

Eagles Ranked No. 1 Nationally By The Sports Network The Eastern Washington University football program will start the 2011 season the way it ended the 2010 campaign as the No. 1-ranked football team in the NCAA Championship Subdivision. But staying there will be a difficult task. The Eagles have been installed as a prohibitive No. 1 by voters in The Sports Network/Fathead.com FCS Preseason Top 25 released Aug. 15. They gained 90 of the 140 first-place votes and 3,377 points in the poll, which is selected by a national panel of sports information and media relations directors, broadcasters, writers and other dignitaries. Eastern Washington won its final 11 games of the 2010 season to win the 2010 NCAA Division I title, and was ranked No. 1 in polls at the conclusion of the regular season and the playoffs. Eastern opens its 2011 season Sept. 3 at Washington of the Pac-12 Conference, before playing two more road games at South Dakota (Sept. 10) and Montana (Sept. 17). The Eagles, who return 15 starters plus their two kickers from last seasons 13-2 squad, play their home opener Sept. 24 versus Montana State. The Bobcats and Eagles shared the Big Sky Conference title a year ago, and MSU is ranked sixth in the preseason poll. Perennial national powerhouse Montana, which won or shared the previous 12 league titles before last year, enters the 2011 season ranked 12th. During the regular season, the Top 25 will be released every Monday afternoon, except for the final weekend of the regular season, when it will be released Sunday morning, Nov. 20, due to its use as an

9. Jacksonville State Gamecocks 9-3 2,028 12 10. New Hampshire Wildcats (1) 8-5 2,025 7 11. North Dakota State Bison 9-5 1,720 9 12. Montana Grizzlies 7-4 1,668 20 13. Lehigh Mountain Hawks 10-3 1,351 14 14. Villanova Wildcats (2) 9-5 1,262 3 15. James Madison Dukes 6-5 1,247 NR 16. Richmond Spiders 6-5 987 NR 17. Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks 9-3 969 8 18. Central Arkansas Bears 7-4 961 NR 19. Southern Illinois Salukis 5-6 934 NR 20. McNeese State Cowboys 6-5 701 NR 21. Chattanooga Mocs 6-5 672 NR 22. Liberty Flames 8-3 630 21 23. South Carolina State Bulldogs 9-3 628 16 24. Sacramento State Hornets 6-5 587 NR 25. Massachusetts Minutemen 6-5 519 NR Others receiving votes: Penn 456, Bethune-Cookman 425, Southeast Missouri State 341, Murray State 315, Western Illinois 247, Southern Utah 240, Jacksonville 215, Cal Poly 168, Stony Brook 163, Grambling State 146, Eastern Kentucky 139, Jackson State 76, Florida A&M 76, Colgate 75, Sam Houston State 75, Harvard 54, Indiana State 51, UC Davis 48, South Dakota State 40, Youngstown State 28, Central Connecticut State 26, Coastal Carolina 25, Dayton 21, Northwestern State 20, Northern Arizona 18, Elon 16, Yale 15, Weber State 13, Illinois State 12, Tennessee Tech 12, Rhode Island 11, Maine 10, Albany 10, Texas Southern 10, Northern Colorado 10, Furman 10, Brown 8, South Dakota 7, Old Dominion 5, Columbia 5, Missouri State 2, Robert Morris 2, Hampton 1, Duquesne 1, UT Martin 1.

FCS Coaches Poll (preseason): 1. Eastern Washington; 2. Appalachian State; 3. Georgia Southern; 4. William & Mary; 5. Delaware; 6. Montana State; 11. North Dakota State; 12. Montana; 13. Villanova. The Sporting News (preseason): 1. Eastern Washington; 5. Montana State; 8. Montana. Lindys Football Preview (preseason): 1. Appalachian State; 2. Eastern Washington; 5. Montana State; 13. Montana. Phil Steeles Football (preseason): 1. William & Mary; 2. Eastern Washington; 8. Montana State; 10. Sacramento State; 12. Montana. Athlon (preseason): 1. Georgia Southern; 3. Eastern Washington; 4. Montana State; 15. Sacramento State; 19. Montana. College Sporting News (preseason): 1. Appalachian State; 5. Eastern Washington; 6. Montana State; 19. Montana. Consolidated Preseason Rankings (all seven preseason polls combined): 1. Eastern Washington; 2. Appalachian State; 3. (tie) Georgia Southern and William & Mary; 5. Delaware; 6. Montana State; 11. Montana; 12. North Dakota State; 14. Villanova; 23. Sacramento State; 30. Southern Utah; 32. Southeast Missouri State.

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EWU Football - Page 5 official tool by the NCAA Division I Football Committee in selecting the 20-team playoff field. The Sports Network and Fathead.com will release a final Top 25 following the FCS championship game, which will be held Jan. 7 at Pizza Hut Park in Frisco, Texas. FCS Coaches Like Eagles as No. 1 Team Too The final preseason rankings have been announced, and the Eastern Washington University football program is ready to start working on next years preseason rankings. The Eagles received 23 of the 28 first-place votes to earn 687 points overall and have been ranked first in the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision Preseason Coaches Poll released Monday (Aug. 22). A week earlier, the Eagles were ranked No. 1 in The Sports Network/Fathead.com FCS Preseason Top 25, gaining 90 of the 140 first-place votes. Next year at this time I would like to see us up near the top again, explained Eastern head coach Beau Baldwin, whose team finished No. 1 in both polls last season after winning the 2010 NCAA Division I title. It means youve done good things the year before. We love the fact we are No. 1 and appreciate the recognition. Appalachian State, which finished the 2010 season at No. 4, earned one first-place vote and a total of 617 points, placing the Mountaineers in the No. 2 spot. Georgia Southern received three first-place votes after making a run to the national semifinals and begins the 2011 season at No. 3. William & Mary is fourth and Delaware, which Eastern defeated 20-19 in the national championship game, rounds out the top five. Big Sky Conference rival Montana State is No. 6, and Montana is 12th. Eastern plays those two teams on Sept. 24 and Sept. 17, respectively, to open league play for the Eagles. Other Big Sky schools receiving votes in the poll included Sacramento State (66), Northern Arizona (3) and Weber State (3). Non-conference foe Cal Poly received 71 votes. The FCS Coaches Poll is based exclusively on a voting panel of head coaches in the FCS under the cooperation of the Collegiate Commissioners Association (CCA) and the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), and is administered by the Southern Conference. I dont mention it at all to our team, but its a great thing for our program and its what weve set as our vision, added Baldwin of the preseason rankings. Weve been successful for a lot of years, but were always trying to take our success to another level. If you are truly going after that level of success, you are going to have preseason rankings to live up to and, quote, unquote, have pressure to live up to it. That comes with the territory. All-America Recap Six Eagles earned All-America honors in 2010, including four who will return in the 2011 season. Junior wide receiver Brandon Kaufman was honored as a sophomore, while center Chris Powers, safety Matt Johnson and defensive lineman Renard Williams earned All-America accolades as juniors. Kaufman was selected to the College Sports News Sweet 63 All-America Team and the Phil Steele Publications All-America fourth team. Johnson was also on the Sweet 63 squad, and earned secondteam honors from Phil Steele and third team accolades from the Sports Network. Powers was a first-team choice by the Sports Network and

2010 RANKINGS
2010 Sports Network/Fathead.com Poll (final 2010 season)
Team (First-place votes) 1. Eastern Washington Eagles (121) 2. Delaware Blue Hens (1) 3. Villanova Wildcats 4. Appalachian State Mountaineers 5. Georgia Southern Eagles 6. Wofford Terriers 7. New Hampshire Wildcats 8. Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks 9. North Dakota State Bison 10. William & Mary Tribe 11. Montana State Bobcats 12. Jacksonville State Gamecocks 13. Southeast Missouri St. Redhawks 14. Lehigh Mountain Hawks 15. Bethune-Cookman Wildcats 16. South Carolina State Bulldogs 17. Western Illinois Leathernecks 18. Penn Quakers 19. Northern Iowa Panthers 20. Montana Grizzlies 21. Liberty Flames 22. Jacksonville Dolphins 23. Grambling State Tigers 24. Cal Poly Mustangs 25. Dayton Flyers Record 13-2 12-3 9-5 10-3 10-5 10-3 8-5 9-3 9-5 8-4 9-3 9-3 9-3 10-3 10-2 9-3 8-5 9-1 7-5 7-4 8-3 10-1 9-2 7-4 10-1 Points Previous Rank 3,049 1 2,928 5 2,765 10 2,453 2 2,440 20 2,297 7 2,063 11 1,962 3 1,923 25 1,901 4 1,789 6 1,721 8 1,702 9 1,369 19 1,209 13 1,139 12 1,076 21 1,003 14 910 16 751 15 565 17 515 18 377 24 315 22 245 23

Others receiving votes: Robert Morris 230, Coastal Carolina 152, Texas Southern 138, Richmond 133, James Madison 92, Southern Utah 82, Massachusetts 77, Florida A&M 74, Jackson State 27, Central Arkansas 27, Old Dominion 20, Sacramento State 18, Chattanooga 17, UC Davis 16, McNeese State 15, Northern Arizona 14, Elon 8, Eastern Kentucky 7, Weber State 7, Harvard 6, Yale 5, Colgate 5, Murray State 4, Illinois State 3, Rhode Island 3, Indiana State 2, Stony Brook 1.

Sagarin Computer Ratings Among FCS Schools (Through Jan. 10): 1. Delaware (52nd overall); 2. Villanova (57); 3. Eastern Washington (58); 9. North Dakota State (94); 11. Sacramento State (100); 14. Northern Arizona (105); 17. Montana State (109); 26. Montana (125); 28. Weber State (129); 29. Southern Utah (133); 30. Southeast Missouri State (133); 59. Portland State (176); 70. Northern Colorado (189); 91. Idaho State (211). Also, Nevada 16th overall. FCS Coaches Poll (final 2010 season): 1. Eastern Washington; 2. Delaware; 3. Villanova; 9. North Dakota State; 11. Montana State; 13. Southeast Missouri State; 21. Montana. Any Given Saturday (final regular season): 1. Appalachian State; 2. Eastern Washington; 5. Montana State; 19. Montana. Athlon (preseason): 1. Villanova; 4. Montana; 12. Eastern Washington; 18. Montana State. Lindys Football Preview (preseason): 1. Villanova; 4. Montana; 15. Montana State; 17. Eastern Washington. The Sporting News (preseason): 1. Villanova; 2. Montana; 12. Montana State; 21. Eastern Washington. Phil Steeles Football (preseason): 1. William & Mary; 4. Montana; 9. Northern Arizona; 16. Weber State; 20. Montana State.

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EWU Football - Page 6 picked to the Phil Steele third team. Williams, a two-time first-team AllBig Sky Conference selection, was selected to the Sweet 63 squad. In addition, quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell was selected as the Most Outstanding Player in the NCAA Division I Championship game, and PRESEASON ACCOLADES Kaufman was chosen by the College Sporting News as its playoffs #1 - Brandon Kaufman - WR - 6-5 - 215 - Jr. - 2L - Denver, Colo. MVP. (Heritage HS 09) Head coach Beau Baldwin received numerous national accolades The Sports Network Walter Payton Award Watch List (one of 20 candidates for as well, including the College Sporting News Coach of the Year and the the award given to the top offensive player in FCS) same honor from the American Football Monthly. He was on the voting College Sporting News All-America First Team list for the 2010 Eddie Robinson Award presented by The Sports NetAthlon All-America First Team Phil Steele FCS Preview All-America First Team work, and was a finalist for the Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year award. The Sports Network All-America Second Team The only two departed All-Americans were running back Taiwan The Sports Network List of Top FCS Players by Position (top 10 wide receivers) Jones and linebacker J.C. Sherritt, who won the 2010 Buck Buchanan College Football Performance Awards FCS Watch List (top 38 wide receivers) Award presented by The Sports Network to the top defensive player All-Big Sky Conference Team in the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision. Sherritt was also Phil Steele FCS Preview All-Big Sky Conference First Team selected to six different All-America teams as a first-team selection, #9 - Bo Levi Mitchell - QB - 6-2 - 210 - Sr. - 1L - Katy, Texas (Katy HS and was the College Sporting News Defensive Player of the Year and 08 / Southern Methodist) the Big Sky Defensive MVP. The Sports Network Walter Payton Award Watch List (one of 20 candidates for Jones, who had a year of eligibility remaining but declared himself the award given to the top offensive player in FCS) eligible for the NFL Draft, finished fourth in the voting for the 2010 WalLindys FCS Offensive Player of the Year ter Payton Award presented by The Sports Network to the top offensive Consensus Draft Services All-America First Team Lindys All-America Second Team player in the FCS. He was also selected to five different All-America College Sports Madness All-America Second Team teams as a first-team selection, and was the Phil Steele Publications Lindys Big Sky Conference Offensive Player of the Year FCS Offensive Player of the Year, the College Football Performance The Sports Network List of Top FCS Players by Position (top 10 quarterbacks) Awards Running Back of the Year and the Big Sky Offensive MVP. College Football Performance Awards FCS Watch List (top 38 quarterbacks) Phil Steele FCS Preview All-Big Sky Conference Second Team In addition, the Inland Northwest Sportswriters and Broadcasters (SWABS) selected Eastern as its Team of the Year, Baldwin as its #98 - Renard Williams - DL - 6-2 - 300 - Sr. - 3L* - Port Orchard, Coach of the Year and Sherritt as the Male Amateur Athlete of the Year.

2011 HONORS

More Players to Watch A total of 10 players return who earned All-Big Sky Conference honors a year ago, including two-time All-Big Sky Conference first-team defensive tackle Renard Williams. Also receiving first-team accolades and back for the 2011 season are junior wide receiver Brandon Kaufman, senior center Chris Powers, senior safety Matt Johnson and senior special teams standout Darriell Beaumonte. Johnsons twin brother, senior linebacker Zach Johnson, was a second-team selection, as was returning senior offensive tackle Gabriel Jackson. Easterns honorable mention selections back for the 2011 season include sophomore offensive guard Steven Forgette, senior quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell and junior safety Jeff Minnerly. A total of 19 players were honored, including eight seniors. Entering the 2010 season, only five players returned who had earned All-Big Sky honors the year before. Eastern Returns 30 Players With Combined 335 Starts The Eagles return 30 players with a combined 335 starts between them entering the 2011 season. Of Easterns 19 letter winners lost, 13 combined for 191 starts -- including 22 by Taiwan Jones, who left EWU early to declare for the NFL Draft. There are 15 players with starting experience returning on both offense and defense, with 168 total starts on defense and 167 on offense. By contrast, a total of 24 players with starting experience (total of 196 starts) returned for the 2010 season. Here are the current number of career starts by Eastern players on the 2010 roster, with players not returning marked out.

The Sports Network Buck Buchanan Award Watch List (top defensive player in FCS) College Sporting News All-America First Team Athlon All-America First Team Consensus Draft Services All-America First Team The Sports Network All-America Second Team Lindys All-America Second Team Phil Steele FCS Preview All-America First Team College Sports Madness All-America First Team Sporting News Big Sky Conference Defensive Player of the Year The Sports Network List of Top FCS Players by Position (top 10 defensive linemen) College Football Performance Awards FCS Watch List (top 40 defensive linemen) All-Big Sky Conference Team

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#5 - Matt Johnson - DB - 6-2 - 220 - Sr. - 3L* - Tumwater, Wash. (Tumwater HS 07)

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EWU Football - Page 7 Defense (168 starts by15 players returning): Matt Johnson 38, J.C. Sherritt 35, Tyler Jolley 30, Renard Williams 29, Zach Johnson 26, Tyler Washburn 19, Dante Calcote 18, Jesse Hoffman 16, Evan Cook 13, Paul Ena 13, Jeff Minnerly 9, David Gaylord 7, Allen Brown 5, Jerry Ceja 3, Anthony Larry 2, Will Edge 2, Will Katoa 1, Artise Gauldin 1, Rusty Haehl 1, Grant Williams 1 (includes one start on offense in 2009), Brandon Murphy 1 (includes one start on offense in 2010). Offense (167 starts by 15 players): Chris Powers 27, Nikolai Myers 26, Gabriel Jackson 26, Nicholas Edwards 26, Taiwan Jones 22 (includes four on defense in 2008), Matt Martin 19, Brandon Kaufman 19, Brice Leahy 12, Steven Forgette 14, Bo Levi Mitchell 14, Will Post 13, David Miles 8 (includes eight career starts on defense), Ashton Gant 7, Zack Gehring 6, Darriell Beaumonte 3, Tyler Hart 3, Mario Brown 3, Clint Moquist 2, Greg Herd 3, Nick Gauthier 1, Josh Antonson 1, Ryan Seto 1. As Many as Five Eagles Could Make Starting Debuts This Week Only a handful of Eagles are expected to make Eagle starting debuts this week, including just one on offense and up to four on defense. On offense, sophomore Ashton Miller is expected to start at right guard. He is from Vancouver, Wash., and graduated from Evergreen High School in 2009. All other offensive players have made at least one start in their careers. On defense, a pair of cornerbacks will make their starting debuts sophomore T.J. Lee III and senior Alden Gibbs. Lee is a 2009 graduate of West Seattle High School, and Gibbs is a former Eastern basketball player in just his second season of collegiate football. He is from Brooklyn, N.Y. Senior Charles Moetului is listed as a starter at defensive tackle, and that will be his first start in the 30th collegiate game of his career. Sophomore Ronnie Hamlin might start at weak-side outside linebacker, and is from Lacey, Wash., and is a 2009 graduate of Timberline High School. Easterns strong-side linebacker position might be manned by junior Grant Williams, who started once before as a fullback in 2009. He is a 2008 graduate of Rogers High School in Puyallup, Wash. Several other Eagles listed as backups at their respective positions will see the first action of their careers against the Huskies. Linemen Evan Day and Jase Butorac, both 2010 graduates of Skyline High School in Sammamish, are expected to see action for the defense and offense, respectively. Washington transfer Demitrius Bronson will make his Eagle debut after playing previously for the Huskies. And whoever wins Easterns punter job will be making his Eagle debut. Washington State transfer Jake Miller and Boise State transfer Jimmy Pavel are listed as the co-starters, and are backed up by sophomore Cameron Homan, who has yet to punt in a game. Former Husky Demitrius Bronson Makes Eagle Debut Versus Former Team Eastern running back Demitrius Bronson did not play in 2010, but spent the 2009 season as a backup tailback at Washington. He saw action in a total of seven games as a true freshman, rushing 19 times for 89 yards. He carried the ball eight times for 39 yards against Oregon, including a long run of 18. He rushed three times for 31 yards in a 42-10 win over No. 19 California and carried the ball four times for 16 yards in a 30-0 blanking of Washington State. He originally was a part EWU Football - Page 7

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#78 - Chris Powers - OL - 6-2 - 285 - Sr. - 2L* - Black Diamond, Wash. (Tahoma HS 07)

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#10 - Zach Johnson - LB - 6-1 - 225 - Sr. - 2L* - Tumwater, Wash. (Tumwater HS 07)
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#60 - Gabriel Jackson - OL - 6-4 - 280 - Sr. - 3L* - Tacoma, Wash. (Mount Tahoma HS 07)
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#7 - Jeff Minnerly - DB - 6-1 - 200 - Jr. - 2L* - Spokane, Wash. (Ferris HS 08)
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#30 - Darriell Beaumonte - RB - 6-0 - 210 - Sr. - 3L* - Lakewood, Wash. (Clover Park HS 07)
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#25 - Mario Brown - RB - 5-9 - 185 - So. - 1L - Berkeley, Calif. (Bishop ODowd HS 10)
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#70 - Steven Forgette - OL - 6-4 - 280 - So. - 1L* - Vancouver, Wash. (Heritage HS 09)
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#11 - Nicholas Edwards - WR - 6-3 - 200 - Jr. - 2L* - Tacoma, Wash. (Foss HS 08)
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EWU Football - Page 8 of the fall 2008 recruiting class, but delayed enrollment until January 2009 and entered the 2009 season as a true freshman. A 2008 graduate of Kentwood High School in Kent, Wash., he finished his high school career with 3,810 rushing yards, and was RETURNING PLAYERS ONLY averaging more than 200 yards per game as a senior before suffering College Sporting News Coach of the Year an ankle injury. American Football Monthly FCS Coach of the Year The Sports Network Eddie Robinson Award Voting List Eagle newcomer Jason Boyce (11) also attended Kentwood, as did Finalist for Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year Award Boyces brother Aaron Boyce. Aaron was an All-America wide receiver Inland Northwest Sportswriters & Broadcasters Coach of the Year Head Coach Beau Baldwin (27-11, Third Season as EWU Head Coach) for Eastern in 2007 and finished his career (2006-09) with 222 receptions for 3,330 yards and 29 touchdowns to rank second in Eastern Most Outstanding Player in NCAA Division I Championship Game All-Big Sky Conference Honorable Mention history in all three categories. He was a 2005 graduate of Kentwood Big Sky Conference All-Academic Team High School where he played basketball on the same team as former Bo Levi Mitchell - QB - Katy, Texas (Katy HS 08 & SMU) Eagle and current Detroit Piston Rodney Stuckey. College Sporting News FCS Playoffs MVP Bronsons older brother, John, was a standout defensive lineman College Sporting News Sweet 63 All-America Team Phil Steele Publications All-America Fourth Team at Kent-Meridian before playing college ball at Penn State and in the All-Big Sky Conference First Team NFL with the Arizona Cardinals (2005-06). Big Sky Conference All-Academic Team Offseason Strength and Conditioning a Priority Although the 2010 season lasted all the way until Jan. 7 when the Eagles defeated Delaware 20-19 in the NCAA Division I Championship game, Baldwins team has been as focused as ever in offseason strength and conditioning sessions. Baldwin preached early and often a year ago about the process of the 2010 season and concentrating on doing the little things right. And it paid off in the long run. A lot of players are hungry to work hard and hungry to do that between now and August, he said. They realize that some of the things we did last year that were different, better and were tough along the way, ended up paying off in the end. That doesnt mean it always pays off with a national championship -- those are tough to come by. But if you want the opportunity, then you really have to put forth the effort. You have to want to do all the little things between January and August to have that chance to play late into the season, he continued. The national title helped justify the hard work we did in the offseason, and hopefully it triggers our players this year. Thats what it took last year, and it will take even a little bit more this year. Because most of the team stayed in Cheney for voluntary summer workouts, Baldwin knows the Eagles are anxious to finally play a game. Many of Easterns players went through what essentially was a three-month preseason camp, and that came after winter strength and conditioning and a month-long spring practice session. More than anything, it kind of levels their excitement, Baldwin said of finally playing a game. Preseason camp can become a drag, and what people may forget is that these players have been working hard since our season ended. I hear the old adage that your players dont know what two-a-day practices are 20 years ago two-a-days were every day. But at the same time, most of those players didnt stay on campus to work-out on their own during the summer. They had two months off and came back and got in shape during those two-a-days. Our players volunteered on their own to work almost every day in June and July with our strength coaches. Camp becomes sort of a drag because its three months when you dont get to play a game. We are ready for a game and ready to play somebody else. Turnovers a Key to Eagle Success Eastern head coach Beau Baldwin has continually preached the importance of turnover margin, and the Eastern defense apparently
Brandon Kaufman - WR - Denver, Colo. (Heritage HS 09) Sports Network All-America First Team Phil Steele Publications All-America Third Team All-Big Sky Conference First Team Chris Powers - C - Black Diamond, Wash. (Tahoma HS 07) College Sporting News Sweet 63 All-America Team Sports Network All-America Third Team Phil Steele Publications All-America Second Team All-Big Sky Conference First Team Matt Johnson - S - Tumwater, Wash. (Tumwater HS 07) College Sporting News Sweet 63 All-America Team All-Big Sky Conference First Team Renard Williams - DT - Port Orchard, Wash. (South Kitsap HS 07) All-Big Sky Conference First Team Team Special Teams Player of the Year (as selected by teammates) Darriell Beaumonte - Special Teams - Lakewood, Wash. (Clover Park HS 07) All-Big Sky Conference Second Team Gabriel Jackson - OT - Tacoma, Wash. (Mount Tahoma HS 06) All-Big Sky Conference Second Team Zach Johnson - OLB - Tumwater, Wash. (Tumwater HS 07) All-Big Sky Conference Honorable Mention Big Sky Conference All-Academic Team Steven Forgette - OG - Vancouver, Wash. (Heritage HS 09) All-Big Sky Conference Honorable Mention Elite 88 Award by the National Collegiate Athletic Association. ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District VIII Big Sky Conference All-Academic Team Jeff Minnerly - S - Spokane, Wash. (Ferris HS 08) Others on Big Sky Conference All-Academic Team J.C. Agen - Spokane, Wash. (Central Valley HS 09) Mario Brown - Berkeley, Calif. (Bishop ODowd HS 10) Paul Ena - Kenmore, Wash. (Inglemoor HS 09) Bobby Gentry - Seattle, Wash. (Kennedy HS 07) Rusty Haehl - Bellevue, Wash. (Bellevue HS 08) Mike Jarrett - Puyallup, Wash. (Puyallup HS 07) Kevin Miller - Portland, Ore. (Centennial HS 09) Will Post - Portland, Ore. (Southridge HS 08) Ryan Seto - Lynden, Wash. (Lynden HS 10) Grant Williams - Puyallup, Wash. (Rogers HS 08)

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Inland Northwest Sportswriters & Broadcasters Team of the Year EWU Football (13-2; NCAA Division I & Big Sky Conference champions) Defensive Scout Team Players of the Year Evan Day - DL - Sammamish, Wash. (Skyline HS 10) Dylan Zylstra - DL - Kent, Wash. (Kentridge HS 10) Offensive Scout Team Player of the Year Jase Butorac - OL - Sammamish, Wash. (Skyline HS 10)

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EWU Football - Page 9 took it to heart. The Eagles ranked first nationally in interceptions (total of 26) and turnovers gained (47), and finished 17th nationally in turnover margin (.80 less turnovers per game than its opponents) after ranking sixth in 2009 (1.25 less). In the last two years, Eastern is 14-0 when it has fewer turnovers than its opponent. In 2010, the Eagles were 8-0 (11-0 including ties in turnovers with Sacramento State, Portland State and Delaware) after going 6-0 in 2009 when it won the turnover battle. In those 14 games, 2010 NCAA Division I National Champions. Eastern has had a 55-19 advantage in turnovers (33-15 in 2010 and The top-ranked Eagles defeated #9 Southeast 22-4 in 2009). To illustrate its importance, in four-straight games in the FCS Missouri State (37-17), #25 North Dakota Playoffs, Eastern played a team ranked in the top seven nationally in State (38-31 in overtime) and defending turnover margin and significantly higher than the Eagles. Yet, Eastern champion #10 Villanova (41-31) in three home forced more turnovers in those four games (13) than it committed (10). Its right there in front of you, said Baldwin. When you start getplayoff games, then defeated #5 Delaware ting into the playoffs and look at the teams that made it that far, you (20-19) in the championship game on Jan. see what they all have in common are really good turnover margins. 7, 2011, in Frisco, Texas. Quarterback Bo That is still the statistic that means the most to us, and its what we stress the most to the team. It determines your win-loss record more Levi Mitchell was selected as the games than any other statistic. Its something we emphasize on both sides Most Outstanding Player after throwing three of the ball, and well hit upon it in the spring and again in the fall. You touchdowns passes in the final 16:48 as EWU have to try to simulate it and mentally get it into your head during practices. You have to work on drills, but as much as anything, it has rallied from a 19-0 deficit. to be such a focus mentally that you believe you are going to win that The Eagles ended both the regular season battle week-after-week. Delaware entered the championship game ranked third in turnover and the playoffs as the No. 1-ranked team in margin (1.21 less per game), and was sixth in takeaways (31) and the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision third in interceptions (20). The Blue Hens were also 10th in fewest giveaways with only 14 on the season -- including a FCS-low of three by both The Sports Network and in the FCS interceptions. In the end, each team had one interception as the lone Coaches Poll. turnovers in the game. Villanova had entered the Dec. 17 meeting with Eastern ranked Two Buchanan Award Winners (J.C. Sherritt in seventh in turnover margin in the FCS (1.00 less per game), with 2010 and Greg Peach in 2008) and a Payton rankings of 10th in turnovers gained (29), 12th in interceptions (17) and Award Winner (Erik Meyer in 2005) in the last 21st in turnovers lost (16). The Eagles won the turnover battle against the Wildcats 6-2. six seasons. Easterns opponent the previous week, North Dakota State, Former home of NFL All-Pro Offensive Tackle entered the game sixth in turnover margin in the FCS (1.00 less per game), with rankings of fifth in turnovers gained (32), 14th in intercepMichael Roos (Tennessee Titans), who enters tions (16) and 46th in turnovers lost (19). The Bison won the turnover the 2011 season with 159-consecutive starts battle 5-3. dating back to his sophomore season at EWU In the second round of the playoffs, Southeast Missouri entered the game second in turnover margin in the FCS (1.36 less per game), in 2002. with rankings of sixth in turnovers lost (12), 14th in turnovers gained Eight NCAA Football Championship (27) and third in interceptions (19). Eastern forced four turnovers (two fumbles, two interceptions) and had just two itself (one fumble, one Subdivision (formerly I-AA) Playoff Berths interception). (1985, 1992, 1997, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2009, However, the Eagles also averaged more than two giveaways per 2010). game in the 2010 season 19 fumbles and 16 interceptions for a total of 35. Five Big Sky Championships (1992, 1997, Even though we won the national title, we lacked in some areas, 2004, 2005, 2010), including back-to-back Baldwin explained. One of them was our ball security. We ended with a really good turnover margin, but that was because we led the nation titles in 2004 and 2005. in interceptions and takeaways. But the giveaway part on offense and Two FCS Total Offense Championships (1997, special teams is something we need to improve on.

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EWU Football - Page 10 2011 Schedule for National Champs is Challenging Putting together the 2011 Eastern Washington University football schedule was nearly as difficult as it will be to play it this fall for the national champions. For the Eagles to defend their NCAA Division I Football Championship, Eastern will have to play games at Washington, South Dakota and Cal Poly. Those three teams were a collective 18-17 in 2010. Although EWU is only playing four home games, those games are impressive -- including a match-up with fellow 2010 Big Sky Conference co-champion Montana State on Sept. 24 at Roos Field (formerly Woodward Field) in Cheney, Wash. Weber State visits the following week on Oct. 1 for Hall of Fame Weekend at EWU. Eastern hosts Homecoming against Northern Colorado on Oct. 15, then ends its home schedule on Oct. 29 versus Portland State for Senior Day. Season tickets are now on sale at: http://goeags.com/tickets/ ewas-fbticketcentral.html We have four tremendously entertaining home games, beginning the weekend when our students return to campus, said Eastern athletic director Bill Chaves. All four games come within a span of a little over a month, so it should be great. Washington is a member of the NCAA Football Bowl Division Subdivision (FBS), and defeated Nebraska 19-7 in the Holiday Bowl to finish 7-6 on the season. Eastern also plays NCAA Football Championship Subdivision Members Cal Poly and South Dakota State. Although Cal Poly did not earn a berth in the FCS Playoffs, the Mustangs finished 7-4 and ranked 24th in The Sports Network/Fathead.com Top 25 poll. The school, located in San Luis Obispo, Calif., is currently a member of the soon-to-be-disbanding Great West Conference, but will join the Big Sky Conference in 2012. South Dakota, located in Vermillion, S.D., was 4-7, but early in the year won at FBS foe Minnesota 41-38. The Coyotes are also a member of the Great West Conference and will join the Missouri Valley Football Conference in 2012. Without being able to schedule an additional home game on Sept. 10 at Roos Field -- where Eastern was 8-0 in 2010 on the new red Sprinturf surface at the Inferno -- the Eagles were left with a string of three-straight road games to start the season. Included is a Sept. 17 matchup with Big Sky and FCS powerhouse Montana in Missoula. We really like the composition of playing 10 FCS schools and one FBS game, said Chaves. If there was one thing I wish could have happened was that we had five home games and not four, but sometimes that is just what occurs in the scheduling process it is an inexact science. It took some time to complete the schedule given the challenges in the west from a FCS standpoint. Easterns schedule includes just four home games for the first time since 1981. However, Eastern has previously played just four games in Cheney in 2009 (plus one home game in Seattle), and 2008, 2000, 1999, 1998 and 1990 (with at least one additional home game each of those seasons in Spokane). Eastern utilized Albi Stadium in Spokane as the schools main home field from 1983-89, and played two home games in Spokane and three in Cheney in 1982. Taiwan Jones versus Jesse Hoffman on Eve of EWU-UW Game Eastern has five former players currently playing in the National Football League, and another six currently in the Canadian Football League. Newcomers in the NFL include running back Taiwan Jones (Oakland Raiders), who rushed for 81 yards and a touchdown in his

Eagle Pride . . .
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 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 ranks sixth in FCS history. He closed his career with a schoolrecord 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 AllAmerica 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 is now with the Edmonton Eskimos in the CFL. 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. Including 35 starts to end his EWU career, Roos ended the 2010 NFL season having made 159 consecutive starts as an offensive tackle. His last 124 starts have come as a Titan (two AFC playoff games, 96 regular season games, 25 pre-season contests and his first-ever Pro Bowl on Feb. 8, 2009). 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 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 Cofnerence and is Easterns second-highest draft choice in school history. 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 twotime 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. 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 Easterns first-ever back-to-back All-America selections at their positions.

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EWU Football - Page 11 debut in a preseason game on Aug. 28 against New Orleans. Corner Quarterback Matt Nichols finished fourth in the voting for the 2009 back Jesse Hoffman is currently with the Seattle Seahawks, which Walter Payton Award presented by The Sports Network, capping hosts Oakland the night before Eastern plays Washington. Interesta record-breaking career. He broke school and Big Sky records ingly, back in 2003 on the night before Eastern played at San Diego for passing yards with 12,616 and total offense with 13,308. At the State, former running back Jesse Chatman rushed for 114 yards for the time, both marks ranked sixth all-time in FCS history. He eventuSan Diego Chargers in a home game in the same stadium against the ally signed a free agent contract with the Dallas Cowboys of the San Francisco 49ers. National Football League, and is now with the Edmonton Eskimos Other current Eastern professionals in the NFL include offensive where he is reunited with former Eastern teammates J.C. Sherritt tackle Michael Roos (Tennessee Titans), tight end Nathan Overbay and Greg Peach. (Tampa Bay Buccaneers) and cornerback Isaiah Trufant (Philadelphia Eastern players have been selected as the Big Sky Conference Eagles). Trufants older brother, Marcus, plays for the Seattle SeaOffensive MVP in seven of the last 10 seasons. Five of them have hawks and his younger brother, Desmond, plays for Washington. been quarterbacks, including Matt Nichols (2009 and 2007), Erik Current Eastern professionals in the CFL include linebacker J.C. Meyer (2005 and 2004) and Josh Blankenship (2002), as well as Sherritt (Edmonton Eskimos), who had 11 tackles in his regular season running backs Jesse Chatman (2001) and Taiwan Jones (2010). debut and has been among the league leaders in tackles as a rookie. An Eagle has won the Big Sky MVP Offensive award nine times Through eight games, he had 45 tackles to rank second in the CFL. He in school history. J.C. Sherritt was the Defensive MVP in 2010, is teammates at Edmonton with quarterback Matt Nichols and defenbecoming the fifth Eagle to earn that honor. sive end Greg Peach, who won the Buck Buchanan Award for Eastern A total of 61 Eagles have been drafted or signed free agent in 2008 two years before Sherritt won the same award. Also in the contracts with NFL or CFL teams since 1989. Seven Eagles CFL are veteran defensive lineman Dario Romero (Saskatchewan have been selected to participate in the NFL Scouting Combine Roughriders) and veteran defensive back Ryan Phillips (British Columin the past eight years (2003-2010), with five selected to play in bia Lions), as well as linebacker Shea Emry (Montreal Alouettes). eight different college all-star games. Nathan Overbay and Matt Eastern Enters 2011 Season 8-0 at the Inferno Finishing 8-0 at home in the 2010 season, the Eagles are the first Eastern team to go undefeated at Roos Field (formerly Woodward Field) since 1999 when EWU was 4-0. But it wasnt easy -- in two games the Eagles trailed in the fourth quarter (Sacramento State, North Dakota State), in two they were tied in the final stanza (Montana and Southern Utah) and in another game the Eagles were scoreless in the fourth (Northern Arizona). They capped the unbeaten season with a 41-31 victory over Villanova on Dec. 17 in the semifinals of the FCS Playoffs. We feel like we had a home field advantage in the 2010 season, and our goal was to go undefeated at home, said Eastern head coach Beau Baldwin. Other years Eastern was unbeaten at its current stadium site in Cheney came in 1997 (6-0), 1979 (5-0), 1974 (3-0) and 1967 (4-0). The 1985 team was 4-0 and the 1984 squad was 5-0 when all of EWUs home games were played at Albi Stadium in Spokane. In 1982, Eastern was 5-0 at home -- 3-0 in Cheney and 2-0 in Spokane. In 1966, the year before Roos Field (formerly Woodward Field) opened for the first time, Eastern was 4-0-1 at Albi. Eastern had a successful debut on its new red synthetic Sprinturf surface Sept. 18 in Cheney, Wash., defeating rival Montana 36-27 in the first game at Roos Field (formerly Woodward Field). Eastern scored the go-ahead points with four seconds left on a 31-yard field goal by Mike Jarrett, then added a fumble return for a touchdown on the final play to create bedlam after a record crowd of 11,702 attended the game against the 12-time defending league champions. Eastern followed that with a 21-14 victory over Northern Arizona three weeks later on Oct. 9, needing a huge defensive effort in the fourth quarter to hold-off the Lumberjacks. The Eagles had five turnovers in the game and NAU had 30 more offensive plays and a 10-minute edge in time of possession, but EWU stopped NAU three times on downs in its final three possessions of the game. Those drives ended at the Eastern 36, 3 and 38 yard lines, with 17:45, 11:33 and
Nichols were selected for the 2010 East-West Shrine Game, the same game Michael Roos played in back in 2005. The Eagles have won 66 first-team All-America honors in the past 14 seasons (1997-2010). The latest additions to the All-America list from 2010 are running back Taiwan Jones, linebacker J.C. Sherritt, center Chris Powers, safety Matt Johnson, wide receiver Brandon Kaufman and defensive tackle Renard Williams. In 2009, All-Americans were quarterback Matt Nichols, tight end Nathan Overbay, Sherritt and Jones.

Eagle Tradition . . .
Eastern is one of only six schools (of 117 playing FCS football) to have made the playoffs at least five times in the past seven years (2004-10). The Eagles have had 17 offensive linemen earn All-America accolades in the last 18 years (1993-2010) while winning 19 first team All-Big Sky Conference honors (1993-2010). Chris Powers is the latest to earn both awards after helping lead EWU to the NCAA Division I title in 2010. A total of 69 players have earned first-team All-Big Sky Conference honors since 1997 (through 2010). The Eagles have won 85 Big Sky Player of the Week honors in the past 14 seasons (1997-2010). In 11 of the last 16 seasons (1995-2010), Eastern has had a 1,000yard rusher, including seven different players. Taiwan Jones had 1,213 yards in 2009 and went over the 1,000-yard mark again in 2010 with 1,742 yards.

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EWU Football - Page 12 3:37 left in the game. The third victory was just as suspenseful, as Eastern led 21-0 early in the second quarter against Sacramento State on Oct. 23, but was out-scored 24-0 to fall behind mid-way through the fourth quarter. But the Eagles responded with a key defensive stop that was highlighted by a third down sack by sophomore defensive end Paul Ena followed by a 35-yard scoring drive that was capped by a Brandon Kaufman 6-yard touchdown catch from Bo Levi Mitchell with 33 seconds to play. The fourth win was also a great escape, this time by a 31-24 score over Southern Utah on Nov. 13. Eastern was out-gained in total offense 484-366, and was shredded for 434 passing yards. But Eastern survived to win thanks to a pair of scoring plays of at least 62 yards, two huge touchdown catches by Brandon Kaufman, two interceptions in the last six minutes by Jesse Hoffman and a 4-1 advantage in the turnover department. Kaufman scored the winning points with 3:39 to play. Finally, the Eagles had a breather against Idaho State in a 34-7 win. Tied at seven early in the second quarter, Eastern scored three touchdowns in the last 12:01 of the quarter -- all on touchdown passes from Bo Levi Mitchell. The Eagles led 28-7 at halftime and added a pair of field goals in the second half while holding the Bengals scoreless. In the playoffs, a 37-17 win over Southeast Missouri State saw the Eagles out-score the Redhawks 20-0 in the second half after the game was tied 17-all at halftime. Against North Dakota State in the quarterfinals, the Eagles had to put together a 90-yard drive to tie the game with 23 seconds left, then won it in overtime with a 25-yard touchdown pass on the first play. A Bison fumble at EWUs 1-yard line ended the game. The Eagles scored 20 unanswered points to take a 20-7 lead versus Villanova in the semifinals on Dec. 17, and they never trailed or were tied after that. Its only the beginning, but were very happy to have it, said Baldwin of EWUs home-field advantage. Its something that our players have really grabbed onto as their own. Its their home and they take pride in it. Eastern finished just off the pace to set the single season attendance record, with an average of 6,473 fans per game that ranks sixth in school history. Included was a Roos Field record crowd of 11,702 against Montana on Sept. 18. That crowd broke the previous school record of 11,583 set in a 2006 game versus the Grizzlies, helping the Eagles to an average that ranks just behind the record of 7,116 fans per game set in 2006. Eagles 3-0 Win 2010 Without Jones as Mitchell Throws for 11 Touchdowns and 931 Total Yards Yes, there is life without Taiwan Jones, Easterns uuber-talented running back who had a year of eligibility remaining but declared himself eligible for the NFL Draft. The junior rushed for 1,742 yards and scored 17 total touchdowns in 10 full games played and parts of two others in 2010. But a foot injury ended his season against North Dakota State in the quarterfinals of the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision Playoffs, causing Jones to miss the last two games of EWUs championship run. Eastern was 3-0 in the 2010 season when it was forced to play without its two-time All-American. Eastern junior quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell was impressive in all three of those games, completing a com-

Eagle Consistency . . .
In the 2010 season, Eastern had its 13th winning season in the last 15 years (1996-2010). That includes seven straight winning seasons (1999-2005), a feat that hadnt been accomplished since the Red Reese era when Eastern had a string of 11-straight winning seasons from 1931-1941. From 1999-2010, 11 out of 12 seasons have concluded with a victory in the teams final game of the regular season. In the past 14 years (1997-2010), the Eagles have won 62 percent (104-63) of their games overall and 64 percent (69-38) in Big Sky Conference play. Included are four Big Sky titles and four runner-up finishes, as well as 12 winning seasons, six NCAA Championship Subdivision Playoff berths and the 2010 FCS title. Eastern has returned 15 kickoffs for touchdowns in the past 15 seasons and 14 punts for scores in the same time span (19962010). 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. Eastern has averaged 32.0 points on offense and allowed 25.5 points on defense in the past 14 seasons (1997-2010).

Academic Honors . . .
Eastern football players have earned nine ESPN The Magazine CoSIDA Academic All-America honors since 1989, including five first-team selections. 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 2011 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 High School in Spokane, Wash., where he excelled in football and basketball. Following the spring quarter of 2011, the finance major at EWU had a 3.83 grade point average. Eastern players have been honored 52 times since 1989 on the CoSIDA Academic All-District VIII football team, and a best-ever five were recognized in 2007. The squad includes NCAA Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) and Bowl Subdivision football players from schools in Washington, Oregon, California, Idaho, Utah, Arizona, Nevada, Alaska, Hawaii and British Columbia. J.C. Sherritt and Jeff Minnerly were honored in 2011. Six players have gone on to win nine Academic All-America honors. Eleven Eagles have been selected to the FCS Athletic Directors Association Academic All-Star team since the award began in 1998. Matt Martin and J.C. Sherritt were honored in 2011. A total of 242 Eagles have been selected to the Big Sky All-Academic team in the past 14 years (1997-2010) an average of just over 17 per year. Since 2001, when the league went to an eight-team alignment with its current members (Northern Colorado joined the league in 2006), Eastern has had 189 selections. The next-best school has 142. Thirteen Eastern football players have been honored as EWUs recipient of the Big Sky Conference Scholar-Athlete of the Year Award, including 201011 recipient Matt Martin. The 13 honors have come in the past 24 years since EWU became a member of the league in 1987.

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EWU Football - Page 13 bined 68 percent of his passes (79-of-117) in those three games for a passing efficiency rating of 162.0. Most importantly, in those games he directed Eastern on 11 touchdown drives of at least 63 yards. Included in the wins without Jones was EWUs 41-31 semifinal victory over Villanova on Dec. 17 when true freshman Mario Brown rushed for a career-high 104 yards on 26 carries in his absence. Browns 104 rushing yards marked the 10th individual 100+ rushing yard game of the season for Eastern Washington, and eighth in a row. Jones had all of the previous nine 100-yard performances, and Browns previous career high was 54 yards in a 37-17 second round victory over Southeast Missouri State on Dec. 4. Mitchell had three touchdown passes in the final 16:48 in the FCS title game to rally the Eagles to a 20-19 victory and earn the games Most Outstanding Player honor. He completed 29-of-43 passes for 302 yards and one interception, and directed EWU on scoring drives of 80 (5 plays), 89 (14 plays) and 63 yards (8 plays). One game earlier, he completed 27-of-38 passes for 292 yards, no interceptions and four touchdowns in the win over Villanova. He led Eastern on touchdown drives of 63 yards (5 plays), 43 yards (8 plays), 80 (2 plays) and 63 yards (12 plays). Earlier in the season without Jones, Eastern scored 21-straight second-half points after falling behind 17-14 to surge past Weber State 35-24 in a crucial Big Sky Conference football game. Mitchell passed for a career-high 337 yards and four touchdowns and the defense had three interceptions that led to scores. He directed Eastern on touchdown drives of 66 yards (9 plays), 65 yards (13 plays), 80 yards (6 plays), 68 yards (9 plays) and 67 yards (4 plays). Mitchell was 23-of-36 as he helped the team to leads after all four quarters. As Jones backup in 2010, Brown rushed for 341 yards on 100 carries for an average of 3.4 yards per rush with one touchdown. Junior Darriell Beaumonte added 219 yards on 81 carries for a 2.7 average per rush and two scores. They also combined for 28 catches for 208 yards and two more TDs. By contrast, Jones rushed for 1,742 yards in the 2010 season on 221 carries with a 7.9 average per rush and 14 scores on the ground. He also caught 24 passes for 342 yards and three touchdowns.

RETURNING PLAYER NOTES

Returning Player Notes

Kaufman Gathers In Trio of Game-Winners in 2010 Sophomore Brandon Kaufman proved to be Easterns go-to receiver in the 2010 season, catching a team-leading 76 passes to rank as the fifth-most in school history. His catches were good for 1,214 yards (fifth in EWU history) and 15 touchdowns (second behind the school-record of 19 set by Eric Kimble in 2004). His TD total was the second-most in the FCS as he caught a TD pass in 11 of 15 games in the 2010 season, including EWUs last seven regular season games. He had caught a pass in 18-straight games before his streak was broken versus North Dakota State, as the last time he failed to catch a pass was on Oct. 10, 2009, in the third game of his career. In addition, he had fourth-quarter game-winners against Northern Arizona, South-

Eagles in the Pros


ince 1984, when Eastern became a member of the NCAA Championship Subdivision (FCS), 61 Eastern football players have either signed free agent contracts or have been drafted by National Football League (NFL) or Canadian Football League (CFL) teams. Eight have been drafted by the NFL and five drafted by the CFL to go along with three NFL draftees between 1969-74. Eastern has also enjoyed a recent influx of players into the Arena Football League (AFL) and arenafootball2 (af2), as well as in the United Football League (UFL) and Indoor Football League (IFL). The list below shows EWUs current professionals and the team they are currently with. In the bios that follow, the years listed are the years they lettered at Eastern. The second line is the original team they were drafted by or signed a free agent contract with.

2011 Professionals (as of July 1, 2011) Oakland Raiders (NFL) - Taiwan Jones Running Back Letter Winner at EWU 2008-09-10 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL) - Nathan Overbay Tight End 2006-07-08-09 Tennessee Titans (NFL) - Michael Roos Offensive Tackle 2001-02-03-04 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL) - Isaiah Trufant Defensive Back 2002-03-04-05 Seattle Seahawks - Jesse Hoffman Cornerback/Special Teams 2006-08-09-10 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL) - J.C. Sherritt Linebacker 2007-08-09-10 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL) - Matt Nichols Quarterback 2006-07-08-09 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL) - Greg Peach Defensive Line 2005-06-07-08 Montreal Alouettes (CFL) - Shea Emry Linebacker 2005-06 British Columbia Lions (CFL) - Ryan Phillips Defensive Back 2003-04 Saskatchewan Roughriders (CFL) - Dario Romero Defensive Line 1997-98-99-00 Tulsa Talons (AFL) - Lance Witherspoon Defensive Line 2005-06-07-08 Spokane Shock (AFL) - Erik Meyer Quarterback 2002-03-04-05 Spokane Shock (AFL) - Raul Vijil Wide Receiver 2002-03-04-05 Hartford Colonials (UFL) - Keith Grennan Defensive Line 2005-06 Arizona Adrenaline (IFL) - Muhammad Shamsid-Deen Defensive Back 2002-03-04-05 EWU Football - Page 13

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 159 consecutive starts dating back to his 2002 season at Eastern.

EWU Football - Page 14 ern Utah and Delaware, and had a game-tying catch with 3:08 left in EWUs come-from-behind win over Northern Colorado. Kaufman was selected as the FCS Playoffs MVP by College Sporting News, thanks in part to his nine catches for 120 yards and two touchdowns in a 20-19 win over Delaware in the championship game, in which EWU rallied from a 19-0 deficit. He had a 22-yard TD catch with 16:48 left in the game for EWUs first score, then had a championship-clinching 11-yard scoring grab with 2:47 remaining. He caught eight passes for 135 yards against Villanova in the semifinals of the FCS Playoffs, including a 76-yard touchdown catch from Bo Levi Mitchell in the third quarter. Their 76-yard connection equaled the 30th-longest pass play in school history. He also had four receptions for 37 yards in the second-round triumph over Southeast Missouri State. He finished his sophomore season ranked 25th in the FCS in receiving yards per game (80.9), was 45th in receptions per game (5.1) and his 15 touchdown catches were the second-most in the FCS. Kaufman had six 100-yard receiving performances in 2010, with those coming against Montana on Sept. 18 (five catches for 119 yards), Weber State on Oct. 2 (five catches for 138 yards), Northern Arizona on Oct. 9 (five catches for 117 yards), Southern Utah on Nov. 13 (nine catches for 129 yards), Villanova on Dec. 17 (eight catches for 135 yards) and Delaware on Jan. 7 (nine catches for 120 yards) Against Southern Utah on Nov. 13, he caught a career-high nine passes for 129 yards with a long of 43, and had touchdown catches of 25 and 24 yards that were of the how did he make that catch? variety. His latter TD catch came with 3:39 left and provided the winning points in Easterns 31-24 victory. In the next game against Idaho State, he scored EWUs first two touchdowns in the 34-7 victory with TD catches of 10 and 30 yards. Among his three catches at Portland State on Oct. 30 was a 15yard touchdown grab. He had just four catches for 34 yards against Sacramento State on Oct. 23, but he had a 17-yard touchdown to start the scoring and a game-winning 6-yard scoring grab with 33 seconds to go in the game. One game prior, he had a five-catch, 94-yard performance against Northern Colorado, which included a 4-yard touchdown pass with 3:08 left that knotted the score at 28. He is a 2009 graduate of Heritage High School in the Denver, Colo., area, just a short distance from the game played in Greeley. His family was at the game in force, reportedly purchasing 80 tickets for the game. Having Started Every Game in Their Careers, Twins Produced Big Numbers During 2010 Winning Streak Junior strong safety Matt Johnson and his twin brother Zach Johnson, a starting weak-side linebacker, had big performances in the last 11 games of the 2010 season. In those 11 contests -- all victories -they combined for 189 tackles, five interceptions and 11 passes broken up. In the NCAA Division I Championship game, Zach Johnson had 15 tackles with a pair of sacks, and Matt Johnson added nine tackles and a pass broken up. They have started every game they have played in their careers, with Matt up to 38 and Zach now with 25. Matt now ranks fourth in school history in interceptions with 15, and he is just three interceptions away from the school record of 18 set by Mike Richter from 1971-75. The only other players ahead of him are former NFL 10-year veteran Kurt Schulz (EWU letter winner 1988-91) and long-time Canadian Football League standout Jackie Kellogg (1990-93), who both have 17 each. Matt has 289 tackles in his career to move into seventh all-time at Eastern, and had five interceptions in 2010 to help Eastern lead the FCS with 26. He had 105 tackles (19th in school history), eight passes broken up, two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery in the 2010 season. Zach Johnson finished second on the team with 134 tackles (sixth in school history), and also had 3 1/2 sacks, five passes broken up, two fumble recoveries and a forced fumble. Zach currently has 230 career tackles to rank 16th all-time at Eastern, and his average of 9.2 tackles per game is slightly better than the 7.8 average for his brother. They combined for 14 tackles in EWUs semifinal victory in the FCS Playoffs over Villanova, with Matt leading the way with nine tackles, an interception, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery. One week earlier, they combined for 22 tackles in Easterns 38-31 overtime victory over North Dakota State. Zach also had a pair of passes broken up and had the fumble recovery on the games final play that secured EWUs win. Zach had a career-best 18 tackles in Easterns 34-21 victory over Southern Utah in which he also had a sack and a pass broken up. Matt chipped in five stops. Matt was selected as the Big Sky Conference Defensive Player of the Week for the second time in the 2010 season and third time in his career following EWUs 28-24 win over Sacramento State on Oct. 23. He finished with nine tackles, an interception and had three passes broken up for the Eagles. Matt returned his first-quarter interception 42 yards to set-up EWUs first score en route to a 21-0 lead. Later in the quarter, he broke-up a pass on third down that led to Sac State turning the ball over on downs. His third pass broken up came on a Hail Mary pass on the final play of the day, a play that he could have secured for his 15th career interception but instead, safely batted the ball to the ground to end the game. Zach had 12 tackles and a pair of passes broken up in the win over Sac State. Zach had 13 tackles and an interception in a 35-28 victory over Northern Colorado on Oct. 16, while Matt finished with nine stops. In a 21-14 win over Northern Arizona on Oct. 9, Zach helped make a stop on a fourth-and-12 play at the EWU 38-yard line with 3:37 to play to help preserve EWUs victory. Zach finished with 11 tackles and a pair of tackles for loss and Matt added nine tackles and a pass broken up. In Easterns 35-24 victory over Weber State, Matt had the 13th interception of his career that led to a first-quarter scoring drive for the Eagles. Matt also had six tackles versus Weber State and Zach finished with 10 tackles. Matt also was huge against Montana on Sept. 18, finishing with eight tackles and a pair of interceptions to earn Big Sky Conference Defensive Player of the Week honors for the second time in his career. His second interception versus Montana came with 7:31 left in the game after Montana had driven to Easterns 27-yard line while trailing by three. Zach also had a big game against Montana with 11 total tackles and a forced fumble on UMs final kickoff return of the game. The Johnson twins are both 2007 graduates of Tumwater, Wash., High School, but a blood clot in Zachs leg sidelined him for the entire 2009 season. As freshmen in 2008, the brothers combined for 179 tackles to rank 1-2 on the team, with Zach finishing with 96 and a team-high seven passes broken up, and Matt closing the year with 83 tackles and a team-leading four interceptions. 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EWU Football - Page 15 in 2009. Matt earned his first Big Sky Conference Defensive Player of A week prior, he had a 21-of-34 effort against Southeast Missouri the Week honor after tying the Big Sky Conference record with four State in which he had a pair of second half touchdowns and 178 total interceptions in 47-10 win over Portland State on Oct. 31, 2009, in the yards. One game earlier, Mitchell earned high praise after passing for Showdown on the Sound at Qwest Field in Seattle, Wash. 256 yards and four touchdowns in EWUs 34-7 win over Idaho State. Mitchell was 20-of-25 for 213 yards and four touchdowns in the first half Mitchell Has Triumphant Return to Texas alone as he directed the Eagles on scoring drives of 55, 63, 71 and 95 Transfer Bo Levi Mitchell had a triumphant return to his home yards. He closed the game 26-of-38 (68.4 percent) for 256 yards and state, passing for 302 yards and three touchdowns to earn Most Outno interceptions. standing Player accolades in leading Eastern to a come-from-behind In EWUs 31-24 win over Southern Utah, he was 21-of-34 for 211 20-19 victory over Delaware in the NCAA Division I Championship yards and a pair of touchdowns, both to Brandon Kaufman. He led Game on Jan. 7, 2011, in Frisco, Texas. Mitchell is from Katy, Texas, Eastern on a game-winning 55-yard drive, capped by Kaufmans 24and transferred from Southern Methodist University following the 2009 yard TD catch. season. SMU is located in Dallas, about 25 minutes from Frisco, while In EWUs 35-28 win over Northern Colorado on Oct. 16, Mitchell his hometown of Katy is about five hours away. He completed 29-ofcompleted 16-of-25 passes for 172 yards, a touchdown and one inter43 passes and directed EWU on scoring drives of 80 (5 plays), 89 (14 ception, including an impressive 7-of-8 for 57 yards in EWUs gameplays) and 63 yards (8 plays). tying drive late in the game in which he utilized five different receivers. His three touchdowns against Delaware gave him 37 for the season In games against Weber State on Oct. 2 and Northern Arizona on and helped him break the single-season school record of 34 set by Matt Oct. 9, he completed 69 percent of his passes (43-of-62) with seven Nichols in 2007. Mitchell also broke school records for attempts (505) touchdowns, three interceptions, an average of 312.5 yards per game and completions (300). and a passing efficiency rating of 181.61. In his first four games of the For the season, Mitchell completed 59.4 percent of his passes for season, he completed 51.4 percent of his passes for six touchdowns, 3,496 yards (fifth in school history), a school-record 37 touchdowns, 15 four interceptions (three returned for touchdowns), 236.8 yards per interceptions and a passing efficiency rating of 135.8. In NCAA Football game and a passing efficiency rating of 113.07. Mitchell had a 20-of-26 Championship Subdivision statistics, he finished ranked 20th in passing performance for 288 yards, three touchdowns and two interceptions offense (233.1 yards per game), 26th in total offense (236.2) and 26th against Northern Arizona. in efficiency (135.8). In Easterns opener against Nevada, he was a respectable 19-of-35 Eastern was 3-0 in the 2010 season when it was forced to play for 253 yards and two touchdowns. He followed that by going 16-of-27 without All-America running back Taiwan Jones, and Mitchell was for 188 yards and a pair of scores against Central Washington, and was impressive in all three games. He completed a combined 68 percent 17-of-37 for 234 yards versus Montana. In EWUs loss versus Montana of his passes (79-of-117) in those three games for a passing efficiency State, he was 24-of-49 for 272 yards as his 49 attempts equaled the rating of 162.0. Most importantly, in those games he led Eastern on 11 14th-most in school history. touchdown drives of at least 63 yards. Williams Up to 18 Career Sacks Besides the Delaware game when EWU had to play without Jones, Eastern defensive tackle Renard Williams, who had nine sacks to one game earlier Mitchell completed 27-of-38 passes for 292 yards, earn first-team All-Big Sky Conference honors in 2009, finished with 6 no interceptions and four touchdowns in a semifinal win over Villanova 1/2 in the 2010 season to repeat as an All-Big Sky selection and earn on Dec. 17. He directed Eastern on touchdown drives of 63 yards (5 All-America honors in the process, as he was selected to the College plays), 43 yards (8 plays), 80 (2 plays) and 63 yards (12 plays). Sports News Sweet 63 All-America Team. Earlier in the season without Jones, Eastern scored 21-straight second-half points after falling behind 17-14 to surge past Weber State He had a two-sack effort against North Dakota State on Dec. 11 for 35-24 in a crucial Big Sky Conference football game. Mitchell passed the fourth multi-sack performance of his career. He now has 18 in his for a career-high 337 yards and four touchdowns and the defense had career to rank 10th in school history. Constantly drawing double teams from opposing teams, Williams has 116 tackles in his 38-game career, three interceptions that led to scores. He led Eastern on touchdown including 40 for losses totaling 204 yards. drives of 66 yards (9 plays), 65 yards (13 plays), 80 yards (6 plays), 68 yards (9 plays) and 67 yards (4 plays). Mitchell was 23-of-36 as he A Year Later, Wager Continues Between Minnerly and Hamlin helped the team to leads after all four quarters. His final three scoring A friendly wager between teammates is entering year two, but with drives came during a 21-0 scoring run in the second half that turned a one less competitor. Safety Jeff Minnerly, linebacker Ronnie Hamlin 17-14 deficit into a 35-17 advantage. He completed 14-of-19 passes in and linebacker Zach Johnson challenged each other to see who could the first half and 9-of-17 in the second half. go the longest without cutting their hair. Mitchell had just 38 yards through 37 1/2 minutes of EWUs playoff After the season ended, Zach cut his hair -- a short-cropped haircut victory over North Dakota State on Dec. 11. But he was 5-of-13 for like his twin brother Matt Johnson -- and dropped out of the competi78 yards during a 13-play, 90-yard drive to knot the game with 23 tion, leaving Minnerly and Hamlin to determine a winner. A year later, seconds to play on a 4-yard touchdown pass to Nicholas Edwards. neither seems ready to give in, and both have grown hair to their shoulHe converted two plays on fourth down on the drive and also had a ders. Minnerly has also sported a Grizzly Adams full beard at times in 40-yard pass to Edwards. Mitchell, who was 13-of-32 for 141 yards, two the last year, although facial hair was not included in the wager. interceptions and three touchdowns in the game, provided the gameInitially, the wager helped make it easier for people to tell the identiwinning points with a 25-yard touchdown pass to Tyler Hart on the first cal twins apart in the 2010 season. While Zach grew his hair out during play of overtime, EWU Football - Page 15

EWU Football - Page 16 sive play of the game. He forced a fumble on a sack late in the game the 2010 season, Matt continued to sport a short-cropped haircut as that was picked up by teammate Tyler Jolley and returned 17 yards. both players had for their entire careers to that point. Even their jersey That gave EWU the ball 39 yards from the end zone and led to EWUs numbers can be confusing, having changed their numbers in 2009 winning touchdown with 41 seconds to play in the 35-28 victory. after wearing entirely different numbers as freshmen in 2008. Then, in Earlier in the season, Ceja forced a fumble on a sack on the final the middle of the 2009 season, Matt moved from No. 5 to No. 10 as a play of the game that was returned 34 yards for a score by Renard Wiltribute to his brother, who was lost for the season with a blood clot in liams and secured EWUs 36-27 victory over the Grizzlies. his leg. They returned to their normal numbers in the 2010 and 2011 For the season, Ceja had 23 tackles with five sacks, three forced seasons, with Matt wearing No. 5 and Zach utilizing No. 10. fumbles and three quarterback hurries. Two of his sacks and a hurry came in the semifinals of the FCS Playoffs against Villanova. He is a Ena Enters Second Full Season at End After 2009 Move to Line2009 graduate of Grandview High School in Aurora, just a short disbacker tance from the Oct. 16 game played in Greeley, Colo. His older brother, One of Easterns most versatile players, sophomore defensive end Dominique Ceja, is a backup offensive tackle for Northern Colorado, Paul Ena made big plays early and often in EWUs 50-17 victory over Portland State on Oct. 30, 2010. Miller Boots Them Long On PSUs first possession of the game, he had two quarterback Strong-legged Kevin Miller finished 2-of-3 kicking field goals for hurries, then recovered a fumble on the ensuing third down play on the Eagles in the 2010 season and also handled kickoffs for EWU. He one of six three-and-outs (plus a four-down turnover on downs) for the booted a 48-yarder in the third quarter of EWUs 34-7 win over Idaho Eagles. Three of those three-and-outs came on PSUs opening three State on Nov. 20 to equal the 23rd-longest in school history. He also possessions as Eastern jumped out to a 14-0 lead, and at one point had made a 44-yarder at Portland State on Oct. 30 and had a 44-yarder a 183-5 advantage in total offense. Later in the half, he had a 13-yard blocked against North Dakota State on Dec. 11. tackle for loss that led to a punt and a 65-yard scoring run by Taiwan A 2009 graduate of Centennial High School in Portland, Ore., he Jones that gave EWU a 28-3 advantage. Ena also combined with J.C. also averaged 58.7 yards on six kickoffs against ISU and its prolific Sherritt for another tackle for loss on that possession, and finished with kickoff returner Tavoy Moore, who had five returns for 93 yards with a four tackles in the game, including 2 1/2 for loss. long of 38. ISU started possessions inside its own 20 four times, with an After starting the season at linebacker, he began his second tour average field position of its own 24-yard line. of duty at defensive end for the Eagles, and he started at that position He finished the 2010 season averaging 64.2 yards on 81 kickoffs against Weber State on Oct. 2. For the season, Ena had 55 tackles with 15 touchbacks. As a freshman in 2009, he averaged 63.0 yard per with 8 1/2 for loss including 2 1/2 sacks. He also had five quarterback kick with 14 touchbacks on 47 kickoffs. hurries, an interception and four fumble recoveries. Two of his fumble recoveries came against Villanova on Dec. 17 in the semifinals of the Blocking Beaumonte FCS Playoffs. Eastern junior running back Darriell Beaumonte was once a blockAs a true freshman in 2009, Ena played as a backup defensive end, ing fullback in Easterns offense. But the first-team All-Big Sky Conferthen started at middle linebacker in the regular season finale against ence special teams selection did a different kind of blocking in the 2010 Northern Arizona (11/21/09) and finished with a team-high 16 tackles. season. He started again in the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision After leading 28-10 at intermission against Portland State on Oct. Playoffs against Stephen F. Austin (11/28/09) and had 20 tackles to rank 30, the Eagles turned a blocked punt by Beaumonte into a recovery for as the sixth-most in recorded school history. He finished the season fifth a touchdown by T.J. Lee to increase the advantage to 18. Beaumonte, on the team with a total of 63 tackles. a 2007 graduate of Clover Park High School in Tacoma, Wash., also He was Easterns fourth player to be on EWUs depth chart as a had a huge special teams play in EWUs 36-27 victory over Montana starter at middle linebacker in 2009. Returning starter Zach Johnson on Sept. 18. He blocked a punt that he returned himself six yards for did not play because of a blood clot that developed following knee a score to wipe out Montanas last lead of the day. It was EWUs first surgery during the summer, then Kyle Wilkins suffered a season-ending blocked punt returned for a TD since 2004. knee injury in practice before Easterns seventh game. Tyler Washburn Also a kickoff and punt coverage special teams standout, Beaustarted four games until he also suffered a knee injury. monte has been credited with 26 tackles in his career. He had three Ena was a linebacker at Inglemoor High School in Seattle, finishin 2008, eight in 2009 and 15 in 2010, as he earned first-team All-Big ing his senior season in fall 2008 with 162 total tackles (65 solo, 97 Sky Conference honors and was selected as the teams Special Teams assisted) and two sacks. His father Tali Ena was a standout running Player of the Year. back at Washington State University and went on to play for the Seattle He was a fullback in 2008 as a redshirt freshman, then proved to be Seahawks. more valuable with the ball in his hands and moved to running back the following season. As EWUs backup running back behind All-American Jerry Ceja Makes Dreams Come True for Defensive Tackles Taiwan Jones, he rushed for 135 yards and a touchdown in 2009 Thanks to huge plays made by sophomore defensive end Jerry and had 219 yards and a pair of rushing TDs in 2010. When Jones Ceja, Eastern defensive tackles have some great memories. And those was sidelined because of an injury on Oct. 2 versus Weber State, he plays helped the Eagles win two games during its trek to the national responded with a 78-yard rushing performance, scoring once on a rush title. and another on a TD reception in EWUs 35-24 win. A sophomore from Aurora, Colo., Ceja made the first start of his In his career, Beaumonte has rushed for 379 yards and three touchcareer at Northern Colorado on Oct. 16 and he had the teams defenEWU Football - Page 16

EWU Football - Page 17 downs, and has caught 16 passes for 132 yards and one more score. Notes On Other Eagles Head Coach Beau Baldwin: Baldwin is entering his fourth season as Eastern Washingtons head coach. After guiding the Eagles to a 6-5 record in 2008, he led EWU to the FCS Playoffs with an 8-4 record in 2009 and a 13-2 mark in the 2010 season that included a co-championship with Montana State in the Big Sky. Baldwin served as the head coach at Central Washington in 2007, leading the Wildcats to a 10-3 record and the NCAA Division II quarterfinals. He also was the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for EWU from 2003-06. In a short amount of time, Baldwin has taken a perennial playoff participant and honed it into a national champion. Ironically, many observers didnt even have EWU ranked as a top 25 team before the 2010 season began, but the Eagles finished both the regular season and playoffs ranked No. 1. Center Chris Powers: Powers has started 27 career games -- the most among all Eastern players on offense. He represents the 17th time an EWU offensive lineman has earned All-America accolades in the last 18 years (1993-2010), with Eastern offensive linemen winning 19 firstteam All-Big Sky honors in that same time period. Eastern finished the 2010 season ranked 22nd in the FCS in total offense (397.1 yards per game), as well as rankings of 26th in passing (241.0), 49th in rushing (156.1) and 18th in scoring (31.5). Safety Jeff Minnerly: The sophomore free safety, a 2008 graduate of Ferris High School in Spokane, Wash., 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 where he excelled in football and basketball, and is currently a finance major at EWU with a 3.83 grade point average. Earlier in the 2010 season, Minnerly was honored as an honorable mention All-Big Sky Conference selection and was also chosen for the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District VIII squad as selected by members of the College Sports Information Directors Association (CoSIDA). He was selected to the Big Sky Conference All-Academic team for the second time in 2010 and was selected as EWUs Scholar-Athlete for the month of December. He had 48 tackles, three interceptions and four passes broken up for the year. different situations that sometimes it has a little bit of a choppy feel to it, said Baldwin. But it is so important to me because I dont want to lineup and just hope we get into those situations. I want to put the team in those situations and see how we do. Both quarterbacks, Bo Levi Mitchell and Anthony Vitto, connected with receivers for scores in the scrimmage. Vitto hit Mitchells brother, Cory, with a 57-yard bomb, while Mitchell found Nicholas Edwards for a 22-yard strike. Edwards caught seven passes for 73 yards and Cory hauled in two for 94 yards. Bo Levi was 15 of 24 for 152 yards with one interception, while Vitto was 5 for 8 for 113 yards and a pick as well. We wanted to get Bo Levi a lot of work mainly because I wanted him to experience each of those situations, said Baldwin. I wanted him in red zone and in the heavy packages running plays, as well as the two-minute drill. True freshmen Quincy Forte and Jordan Talley saw significant action at running back for the Eagles. Forte finished with 16 yards and a score while Talley ended with 68 yards on seven carries, including a 65-yard touchdown run early in the scrimmage. They both made some plays and got into the end zone. Ive been pleased in how theyve come along as true freshmen, said Baldwin. Starting running back Mario Brown and receiver Brandon Kaufman were very limited. Brown had a total of four touches for seven yards and Kaufman didnt record a reception. Ashton Clark caught three passes for 32 yards and University of Washington transfer Demitrius Bronson had seven carries for 34 yards and a score. T.J. Lee III, a new starter at cornerback, led all players in tackles with eight and had a sack. Defensive backs Allen Brown and Alden Gibbs each had five tackles, while Brown also picked off one of Mitchells throws. Scott Burgett and Jeff Minnerly, both former quarterbacks who switched over to the safety position, finished with seven tackles apiece. Burgett had one interception. The Eagle defense kept the quarterbacks pressured all afternoon, tallying six total quick-whistle sacks and five tackles for loss. Freshmen and Sophomores Shine in Final Scrimmage Freshman running back Quincy Forte and sophomore receiver Ashton Clark each scored twice as Eastern Washington University concluded its second full week of preseason practices with a 44-play scrimmage Aug. 27 at Roos Field in Cheney, Wash. Easterns starters all rested in preparation for the teams season opener against Pac-12 Conference member Washington. Thats pretty common at this point in camp, said Eastern head coach Beau Baldwin of getting a chance to watch his younger players in action. We usually dont play the starters much, if at all. It gives us a chance to hit Monday and be as fresh as we possibly can for game week. And at the same time we get another look at players who are on that bubble for our travel squad, depth and special teams, he added. We want to see them playing in live action at the end of camp. Very few of EWUs 15 returning starters and EWUs 35 other letter winners back played on Saturday, leaving the bulk of the action to sophomores, redshirt freshmen and true freshmen. The offensive units had 255 yards of offense on 44 plays (5.8 per play) and scored four touchdowns, but the defense also had a trio of three-and-outs. We had a couple of three-and-outs, which is good to see from the

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Scrimmage Recaps

Quarterbacks and Running Backs Take Spotlight in First Scrimmage Although Eastern Washington Universitys first football scrimmage of the fall season wasnt actually a real game, there were still a lot of positive outcomes head coach Beau Baldwin noticed from his national championship squad on Aug. 20 at Roos Field in Cheney, Wash. The scrimmage consisted of several situational plays such as red zone opportunities, fourth down scenarios and third-and-long opportunities. It was one of those scrimmages where we worked on so many

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Outstanding Player after passing young defense, Baldwin said. For 2010 Eastern Washington Results for all three Eastern touchdowns our young offense it was a struggle Date Opponent Site Time/Result in the comeback. He finished with at times, but at other times they S 2 at Nevada Reno, Nevada L, 24-49 302 yards through the air, giving operated well and moved the ball. S 11 Central Washington Seattle, Wash. W, 35-32 him a school-record 37 TD passes In years past, sometimes you get S 18 #6 *Montana Cheney, Wash. W, 36-27 for the season. Defensively, Buck to this point in camp and you feel S 25 at #17 *Montana State Bozeman, Mont. L,7-30 Buchanan Award Winner J.C. like it ends up one-sided. It feels O 2 at *Weber State Ogden, Utah W, 35-24 Sherritt had 18 tackles to equal good to know that your young playO 9 #26 *Northern Arizona Cheney, Wash. W, 21-14 the seventh-most in school history, O 16 at *Northern Colo. Greeley, Colo. W, 35-28 ers and backups at all spots have as the Eagles held the Blue Hens O 23 *Sacramento State Cheney, Wash. W, 28-24 good ability. We have good depth scoreless on their last four posO 30 at *Portland State Hillsboro, Ore. (Hillsboro Stadium) W, 50-17 throughout the team and not just on N 13 Southern Utah Cheney, Wash. W, 31-24 sessions. one side of the ball. N 20 *Idaho State Cheney, Wash. W, 34-7 This game wouldnt be right Senior quarterback Nick D 4 #9 ^Southeast Mo. Cheney, Wash. W, 37-17 if that didnt happen if we didnt Gauthier, who is third on the depth D 11 #25 ^North Dakota St. Cheney, Wash. W, 38-31 (ot) go down 19-0 and have to make chart, engineered a 15-play, 80D 18 #10 ^Villanova Cheney, Wash. W, 41-31 a comeback, said Mitchell, who yard drive to open the scrimmage, J7 #5 Delaware Frisco, Texas W, 20-19 is formerly from Katy, Texas, and capped by a 3-yard touchdown *Big Sky Conference Game. ^NCAA FCS Playoffs. transferred from Southern Methodpass to Clark. Gauthier finished ist University near Frisco. And for 6-of-7 for 35 yards on the drive, these players especially J.C. to make a stop on defense to win this and true freshman running back Jordan Talley added 26 yards on the game, if it wasnt like that, it just wouldnt be right. ground in his only action. Talley is expected to be one of just two or Baldwins team found itself behind 19-0 mid-way through the third three true freshmen to not redshirt this fall. quarter and had been out-gained 337-98 at that point in total offense. Forte, also a true freshman, added touchdown runs of 11 and 2 Eastern dominated the rest of the game, owning a 229-90 advantage yards, as he finished with 42 yards on eight carries. Freshman redshirt with touchdown drives of 80, 89 and 63 yards. Cody Hecker from Sandpoint, Idaho, added 22 yards on 10 rushes. In that type of ballgame against an incredibly talented and great True freshman Vernon Adams engineered scoring drives of 40 and Delaware team, it came down to those players on the field, said Bald70 yards, and was 8-of-10 for 118 yards. He had a 25-yard TD pass to win of his team, which included just two senior starters on offense and Clark, who had three catches for 38 yards. Freshman redshirt Trenton four more on defense. Our players just never quit fighting. Pinson had four grabs for 61 yards, including a 33-yard catch and run Besides finishing 8-0 on its new, red Sprinturf surface at Roos Field on a pass from Adams. (formerly Woodward Field), Eastern was 3-0 without its All-America runJunior linebacker Rusty Haehl had seven tackles, and freshman ning back Taiwan Jones. The junior rushed for 1,742 yards and scored redshirt linebacker John Goldwire and sophomore linebacker J.C. 17 total touchdowns in 10 full games played and parts of two others, Agen added six each. Freshman redshirt linebacker Ronnie Hamlin but a foot injury ended his season against North Dakota State in the added a pass broken up and four tackles, including a six-yard tackle for quarterfinals as he missed the last two games of the playoff run. Jones loss on one of the three-and-outs. 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 Easterns mettle, as the Eagles had to go on a 13-play, 90-yard drive to knot the game with 23 seconds to play in regulation. 2010 SEASON RECAP They were tested again against Delaware, scoring what would prove to be the game-winner with 2:47 left in the game. Mitchell had 2010 Champion Season Recap touchdown passes of 22 yards to Brandon Kaufman, 9 to Nicholas After a season full of gut-wrenching victories, Eastern Washington Edwards and 11 to Kaufman to end those three drives, then Eastern University football coach Beau Baldwin had a simple response folstopped Delaware on downs at the EWU 39-yard line with 47 ticks of lowing his teams 20-19 victory over Delaware in the NCAA Division I the clock left to wrap-up the title. Football Championship Game Jan. 7, 2011, at Pizza Hut Park in Frisco, Eastern was no stranger to narrow victories, with nine of Easterns Texas. wins coming by an average of 6.2 points per game, including seven deWhy wouldnt we? cided by seven points or less. Of those nine games, the Eagles trailed That became the mantra of Baldwin and his team, long before the or were tied in the fourth quarter of six of them, in one they trailed in title game victory in which the Eagles scored three touchdowns in the the third quarter and in the other two they were scoreless in the final final 16:48 of the game to rally from a 19-0 deficit and end their season stanza. with a school-record 11-game winning streak. Eastern won six games Like Bo said, weve been through a lot of tough times, explained when it trailed or was tied in the fourth quarter. But the championship Sherritt after the title game. And sometimes the offense cant get going, game victory was by far the largest deficit the Eagles faced in those six but when the national championship is on the line against the No. 1 degames, and the most gratifying. fense in the country, it might take a while. And Ive watched him have a Texas native Bo Levi Mitchell was selected as the games Most

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EWU Football - Page 19 season with Montana State, a team the Eagles will host on Sept. 24 at bad game all the way up until two minutes left when the snows coming Roos Field in Cheney, Wash. The Eagles open the season with threedown and he has to go 90 yards. straight road games, including non-conference games at Washington And weve always had confidence in him, continued Sherritt, who (Sept. 3) and South Dakota (Sept. 10), and EWUs league opener at finished his career with a school-record 432 tackles. Our defense perennial power Montana (Sept. 17). doesnt panic, because we know theyre going to get it going eventually, We know darn well that it is hard, said Baldwin of replicating the just like they did (against Delaware). When they had to come through, success his team had in 2010. It is hard work in the offseason. Its hard they did. Just like they have all year. work to win the non-conference games we have on our schedule. And And if we didnt believe that, we wouldnt be in the position that we its hard to win any Big Sky Conference game, let alone trying to win the are. league title. All of those little goals we have along the way are tough to But playing in January after all but a handful of other colleges and accomplish, so they are really huge goals. We have to be excited about most NFL teams had already concluded their seasons was strange to them and strive to achieve them. say the least. Despite the late-season loss of Jones, the Eagles were a Eastern has only four home games on its 2011 schedule, but home confident bunch of players who relied on being loose through the direst or away, Baldwin knows the Eagles have a target on their back. of circumstances. The reality is our opponents will be up for us more than they ever Our crew, at times, had what I call a loose focus, Baldwin have before, he said. All of a sudden, now we will see their very best explained. But honestly, I think that helped them in a lot of tough efforts every Saturday. We have a tough task ahead of us. Week-bysituations. They didnt get tight and worried or afraid to be in a challengweek, every game will be tough. ing spot. To have the opportunity to practice and play this late in the season, they had a blast because you dont have those moments very often.

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Eagles Expecting Encore to Be Difficult Task
What can the Eagles do for an encore? Whatever that may be, whats in the past is in the past for the Eastern Washington University football team. The Eagles enter the 2011 season as the defending NCAA Division I Champions after finishing the 2010 campaign with 11-straight victories and a final record of 13-2. But since beating Delaware 20-19 in the title game on Jan. 7 in Frisco, Texas, there has been only one win-loss record fourth-year Eagle head coach Beau Baldwin has concerned himself with 0-0. Anything youve done the year before whether its good or bad isnt going to have a direct effect on the present season, he explained. If we would have struggled last year, we wouldnt have gone into the offseason thinking we would struggle again. Just because we did extremely well last season, you cant come in thinking we are going to do that well again. The Eagles return 50 letter winners from last years team, including eight offensive starters and another seven on defense. Five AllAmericans and a total of 10 players who earned All-Big Sky Conference accolades are among the returning players. Seven players enter the season having earned preseason All-America accolades, and another five have earned preseason All-Big Sky Conference accolades. It starts over again no matter what it says on paper and whatever comments are made that we look better entering 2011 than we did in 2010, Baldwin explained. That doesnt matter in terms of the success we have on the field. Our players are very mature in handling that and understand we still have to work hard and look for short-term goals. Eastern will be defending the Big Sky Conference title it shared last

Eastern was only 60th among 117 FCS teams in scoring defense in 2010, allowing an average of 24.9 points per game. But the Eagles still relied heavily on its defense to come up with big plays, big stops and big turnovers en route to the national title. We feel very strongly about our team being very balanced all the way through our lineup and having weapons in all three phases offense, defense and special teams, said Baldwin. But we feel like when times are tough and things arent going right, we have a defense we can really lean on. Thats always exciting for a head coach and gives you a feeling of comfort. It takes a balanced team a team that is strong in all facets of the game to win championships, he continued. But if you are deficient in an area like defense, it doesnt matter how good you are on offense or special teams. When you are good and stout on defense, sometimes it allows you to be deficient a little bit in some other areas and still allow you to win or even stay in games. Most importantly, the Eagles have experience throughout its defensive lineup eight letter winners are back on the defensive line, six linebackers return and a whopping 10 defensive backs return. Were excited, said Baldwin on the prospects of having seven defensive starters and a total of 25 letter winners returning on that side of the ball. The comment is always made that defense wins championships, and thats great. Defenders should absolutely think that way and feel that way, because they get put in a lot of situations where it comes down to them. Just like the last drive and last play in the national championship game came down to the defense. The Eagles had a bend but dont break mentality in the 2010 season. The Eagles may have ranked 104th out of 117 FCS teams in passing defense (239.3 yards per game), but the Eagles were also 26th in passing efficiency defense (134.8). Eastern was only 86th in total defense (378.9), but finished sixth nationally in red zone defense, as it allowed just 38 scores in 58 opponent trips inside the Eagle 20-yard line. Eight of those scores were field goals, including two in the first half of the national championship game. Its a combination of both mental and physical toughness, said

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EWU Football - Page 20 who are all fighting for more playing time and even a chance to start. Baldwin. Whats important is not what happened to get them down to That is going to be a good competitive position, and we expect a lot of that point, but what can we do to keep them out of the end zone. Thats production there even with the loss of J.C. the approach we take, but its also a matter of practicing it. We try to put Despite the fact Eastern has 10 returning letter winners in the our players in as many game-type situations they can be in. That is one secondary, there is some concern at cornerback, as both starters were of the things that has helped us in certain areas, and we try to spend a seniors in 2010 and one of the teams top backups is not returning. The good deal of time in the red zone. They are used to being down there letter winners back at that position include sophomore Ronald Baines, because theyve done it so many times in practices. senior Jeremy Chaten, senior Alden Gibbs and sophomore T.J. Lee. Along the defensive line, senior Renard Williams (6-2, 300), junior Lee and Gibbs are slated to begin the season as starters. Paul Ena (6-2, 240) and sophomore David Gaylord (6-4, 245), return That is the area where most people are going to place the question as starters. But also back are all of Easterns backups from last season, mark on the team we lost two senior cornerbacks and who is going to as the Eagles rotate linemen continually during games. replace them?, asked Baldwin rhetorically. But we love the competiWere going to have nine or 10 players, when its all said and done, tion amongst the young cornerbacks, and some of them we started to that are going to play and contribute, said Baldwin. Aside from Renard see get a lot better at the end of the year. Im excited to see what our getting most of the attention up front, we have a number of players who younger players are going to do at cornerback and the competition we have played at very young ages and will improve this year. We expect have at that position. drastic improvement from every player and we were already pretty darn Easterns two safety positions are anchored by senior Matt Johngood up there. Hopefully that can really trigger us into having one of the son, who enters the 2011 season with the most starting experience on best defensive lines weve ever seen here. EWUs entire roster with 38 career starts. He has 289 tackles, 15 interWilliams earned All-America honors in 2010 and is a two-time firstceptions and 13 passes broken up in his career, including 106 tackles, team All-Big Sky Conference selection. He had 54 total tackles with 6 five interceptions and eight passes broken up in 2010. 1/2 sacks and four forced fumbles as a junior, after finishing with nine Despite being inexperienced at safety, former quarterback Jeff as a sophomore. Minnerly and sophomore Allen Brown shared the other safety position Renard has gifts that Ive never seen at this level, said Baldwin. and impressed Baldwin. Minnerly finished the year with 50 tackles, We expect him to have the best year of his career as a senior. three interceptions and six passes broken up, and Brown had 39 tackEasterns other letter winners returning on the defensive line are les, one interception and broke-up three passes. junior Jerry Ceja (6-3, 220), junior Evan Cook (6-3, 280), sophomore Matt has played the most football back there and we expect great Will Katoa (6-0, 285), sophomore Anthony Larry (6-3, 250) and senior things from him as a senior, said Baldwin. He should get votes for Charles Moetului (6-3, 275). team captain and we expect a lot from him from a leadership standFreshman redshirt Evan Day (6-3, 245) is also expected to contribpoint. ute at end. Brandon Murphy (6-4, 295), a letter winner as an offensive It was special to see what Jeff and Allen did last season despite lineman in 2010, has moved to the defensive line. having not played the position before, he continued. With their work At linebacker, the Eagles lose Buck Buchanan Award winner J.C. ethic, their effort in the offseason and the approach they take, we Sherritt, who finished his illustrious career with a record-breaking believe that both will improve upon on what they did last season. 432 tackles. However, back for his third season as a starter is senior It will be fun to see the progress of those three players, and there Zach Johnson, and junior Tyler Washburn returns after starting as a will be some good battles for the fourth and fifth safeties. sophomore. Other returning letter winners at safety are sophomore Billy Obviously, when you lose J.C., you lose a lot from a leadership Lechtenburg, senior Ethen Robinson and sophomore Bo Schuetzle. standpoint and a talent standpoint, said Baldwin. Thats the challenge Lechtenburg and Robinson were both injured and did not play in 2010, of college football you try to overcome losses. It doesnt get any bigand Robinson will need to be granted a sixth-year injury hardship by ger than losing a player like J.C., but weve been down that road. Weve the NCAA for him to be able to play in 2011. Like Minnerly, senior Scott lost All-Americans before and it happens with every college football Burgett is a former quarterback who has moved to safety. team. Johnson, who missed the 2009 season with a blood clot in his leg, finished the 2010 season second on the team with 134 tackles, 3 1/2 sacks and five passes broken up. Washburn was fourth on the team OFFENSE with 86 total stops. Besides losing a pair of starting senior co-captains on the offensive Other returning letter winners at linebacker are sophomore J.C. side of the ball, Eastern also lost perhaps the most electrifying player Agen, senior Bobby Gentry, junior Rusty Haehl and junior Grant in Big Sky Conference history when Taiwan Jones decided to forgo his Williams. True freshman Cody McCarthy and freshman redshirt John senior season and declare himself eligible for the NFL Draft. The twoGoldwire are expected to be Johnsons backups at middle linebacker, time All-American left with a remarkable 7.7 career average per rush and sophomore Ronnie Hamlin is competing for a starting position at and 2,955 yards rushing in just two seasons as a running back. He had weak-side outside linebacker. Junior Chase King has moved from run5,021 all-purpose yards and 37 total touchdowns as an Eagle. ning back to linebacker. Like with J.C., you are never going to replace a Taiwan Jones we There is still a lot of experience at that position, with most of it comknow that, admitted Baldwin. We also graduated a couple of senior ing from Zach and Tyler, said Baldwin. But Bobby Gentry has played captains, so those players will be missed as well. But with all the youth a lot of football going back to 2008, and we have some younger players weve had that stepped up and played a lot of football, we feel very EWU Football - Page 20

EWU Football - Page 21 good. We expect the players who had big years as young players to improve going into this season. As each individual thinks of what they can do to make themselves a little bit better, then collectively we get better as an offense and an entire team. Eight starters are back on offense, including a player most Eagle fans knew nothing about a year ago, but now is a household name in FCS football. Quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell transferred from Southern Methodist to EWU in spring 2010, and quickly won the starting job. He completed 59 percent of his passes to finish with 3,496 yards, a schoolrecord 37 touchdown passes and 15 interceptions as a junior. Anytime a quarterback plays for the first time as a starter, it takes time to adjust to the offense, and usually they are better as the year goes along, said Baldwin. We break down the season a lot of time in thirds, and we wanted to see how Bo Levi would play in the first third, middle third and last third. He got better with each grouping. Thats common for a quarterback in a new system, so hes only going to get better as we head into the new season. His consistency will improve because of the experience, as he understands the system better, Baldwin added. Im absolutely excited about the type of season Bo can put together. Hes going to work hard to have his best season he knows its his senior season and it goes by quickly. Although he was inconsistent at times, the most important statistic to Baldwin is the fact Mitchell was 13-2 as a starter at Eastern in 2010. Six times Eastern rallied for victories when trailing or tied in the fourth quarter, and most of the time, it was Mitchell who led the Eagles back from the depths of despair. In addition, Eastern was 3-0 in games when Jones did not play, and Mitchell had 11 touchdowns and 932 total passing yards in those games. Most importantly, he directed Eastern on 11 touchdown drives of at least 63 yards, including three in the national championship game, as he was selected as the games Most Outstanding Player. When there is an adverse situation and things arent right with the world, he just elevates his play, praised Baldwin. That could be at the end of the game, or at other times when the team or Bo struggled. Or, it was when we had to go into a game without our best offensive player like we faced against Weber State, Villanova and Delaware. In those types of situations, he knows he has to do a little bit more he can will himself to do that. That takes a lot of confidence and a lot of guts, and Bo has that. That makes him special besides having the physical gifts he has. It was encouraging to see the things he was able to do even without the security of being able to hand the ball to Taiwan 20 or so times. The other quarterbacks on Easterns roster include senior Nick Gauthier and sophomore Anthony Vitto, who served as Mitchells backups in 2010. Protecting the quarterbacks belongs to a group of offensive linemen that gelled as the season progressed. Four starters are back from a squad that turned that improvement into confidence for Mitchell. Eastern quarterbacks were sacked only 24 times, including just seven times in four playoff games. Coach (Aaron) Best does a great job of getting our offensive line ready and prepared for games, said Baldwin. From a protection standpoint, the quarterback feels and recognizes how well the offensive line is doing. Bo started feeling more and more confident because those players up front knew their assignments and knew what they were doing. They did a great job and gave him the time he needed. Delaware, as an example, brought about everything you could think of. But our line at least gave him enough time when they were bringing the house to get his throws off and make some plays. Senior Gabriel Jackson (6-4, 280) and junior Will Post (6-6, 295) return to starting tackle positions, and sophomore Steven Forgette (6-4, 280) is back at guard. But anchoring the line from both a performance and leadership standpoint is center Chris Powers, who enters his senior season with 27 career starts one more than the 26 starts of Jackson. We have seen him progress every year, Baldwin said of Powers, a 2010 All-American and first-team All-Big Sky selection. Hes another player where the expectation is that his senior season will be the best year of his career. He not only wants to have his best season on the field, but also elevate himself as a leader. We have high expectations for the way Chris will lead us as an offensive unit and up front. We think his production on the field will grow too, which is not easy when you are coming off an All-America season. We believe he will get that done. Other letter winners returning on the offensive line are a trio of sophomores Ashton Miller (6-2, 285) and Caleb Worthington (6-7, 295). Freshman redshirt Jase Butorac (6-3, 285) is expected to compete for a starting position at guard. Tight end is another position the Eagles rely heavily upon for blocking assistance, and the Eagles return a trio of improving young players in junior Zack Gehring (6-4, 245), sophomore Ryan Seto (6-5, 230) and junior Patrick Mealey (6-2, 245). They were letter winners last year, as well as senior David Miles (6-4, 255), who moved to tight end from the defensive line. Regardless, Baldwin knows the contributions of 2010 senior starter Matt Martin, who never missed a game in four years as an Eagle, will be hard to replace. What he did for our team and our offense goes way beyond the number of catches he had, explained Baldwin. You cant put a price tag on his value to what we were all about and what we did. So its going to take our young players to step up and fill that void. Seto is going to be better this year because of the playing time he received as a true freshman, Baldwin continued. Zack Gehring started to really come on in the second half of the season, and hes had a great offseason. He has athleticism that is going to enable us to do some things with that position because hes as healthy as hes been. Im excited about those two going out and competing, and the other tight ends we have coming in. Patrick Mealey has a little bit of experience and will be a little better next year, he added. And it will be exciting to see what David Miles can do. Hes been a tight end before, so its a matter of mentally getting it back. At the wide receiver positions, Eastern returns three starters all juniors in the 2011 season who combined for 165 catches for 2,202 yards and 25 touchdowns in the 2010 season. That group is led by junior All-American Brandon Kaufman, who finished his sophomore campaign with 76 grabs for 1,214 yards and 15 scores. After being held in check in the first two playoff games, he had eight catches for 135 yards and a touchdown in the semifinals versus Villanova, and nine grabs for 120 yards and two TDs in the championship win over Delaware. Brandon has been an amazing player for us in a short time,

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EWU Football - Page 22 praised Baldwin. He played as a freshman but didnt catch a ton of balls. Playing in 2009 definitely helped give him experience to help him have success in 2010. After that, we still had some young players contribute at a high level. Former walk-on Nicholas Edwards finished his sophomore season with 57 catches for 614 yards and seven touchdowns, and was such a factor late in the season that he nearly won the Playoffs MVP award from College Sporting News that was given to Kaufman. Edwards caught at least one TD pass in each of EWUs four victories with a total of 26 catches for 281 yards and five scores in the playoffs. Greg Herd also came on strong at the end of his sophomore season, with 17 catches and three touchdowns in EWUs last five games. He finished the year with 32 catches for 374 yards and three scores. Nicholas Edwards played his very best football in the playoffs and sometimes he gets overshadowed because Brandon put up a lot of statistics and was most talked about, Baldwin said. Greg Herd is another player who was electrifying. He played as a true freshman, most of it on special teams, but it did help him have success and confidence as a sophomore. Easterns other returning letter winner at wide receiver is senior Tyler Hart, a former Eastern running back. He caught 23 passes for 191 yards and a touchdown in his first season as a receiver. Tyler will be playing only his second year as a receiver, but in a way hes the most experienced of our receivers because he played for us going back to 2008, said Baldwin. Because so much of that experience was at the tailback position, he has a chance to get better. Then we have some young players and new guys competing for those fifth and sixth receiver spots. Bo Levis older brother, Cory Mitchell, is also in the mix. Another letter winner returning is sophomore Daniel Johnson, who has played previously as a running back, and sophomore Ashton Clark add depth. That group works at it kind of like gym rats in basketball, added Baldwin of his entire wide receiver corp. They are always doing little things and extra things on their own, and it shows. And it will show up this season because theyll continue to do those things until August. Running back will be a main focus, as the Eagles will look at as many as eight players in search of a replacement for Jones. Sophomore Mario Brown is the most logical choice, after finishing the 2010 season as his backup. Senior Darriell Beaumonte, a first-team All-Big Sky performer on special teams, is the other returning running back who saw significant carries in the 2010 season. Brown rushed for 341 yards on 100 carries for an average of 3.4 yards per rush with one touchdown as a true freshman in 2010, while Beaumonte added 219 yards on 81 carries for a 2.7 average per rush and two scores as a junior They also combined for 28 catches for 208 yards and two more TDs. University of Washington transfer Demitrius Bronson should compete for the starting position. Freshman redshirt Cody Hecker and true freshmen Jordan Talley and Quincy Forte provide depth. You see it any level. You better have a solid number of running backs at least three of them, said Baldwin. Mario and Darriell are back with experience, and then bringing in Demitrius Bronson to compete and see what hes all about is going to be a lot of fun. After that, we have a lot of young players and were excited to see what they can do. When fall camp begins, there could be six to eight players at that position and well see how that plays out and see who fits there. Well definitely have to go into the season with the idea that three, four or maybe even five running backs will have to contribute in one way or another.

SPECIAL TEAMS

Eastern has both of its kickers back from last season. Senior Mike Jarrett was 10-of-19 kicking field goals a year ago, and converted 54of-55 extra point attempts. Junior Kevin Miller made 2-of-3 with boots of 48 and 44 yards, and also averaged 64.2 yards on 81 kickoffs with 15 touchbacks. Michael coming back is exciting, and Kevin showed some improvement in the middle of last season and hit a couple of field goals, said Baladwin. So it will be exciting to see that battle. Kevin has been kicking off, but we still want them competing against each other every day. Thats healthy for that position. Junior snapper Jake Potter is also back after earning his first letter as a sophomore in 2010. He had three tackles and recovered two fumbles last season, something Baldwin sees as a bonus from the long snapper position. We expect Jake to keep getting better, and hes flourished a little bit with our new shield punt scheme, Baldwin explained. Its really helped him a lot with his accuracy and his confidence just because of whats expected out of him from a blocking standpoint. It allows him to use some of his strong points because he can get downfield and cover. Eastern lost senior punter Cameron Zuber to graduation after averaging 40.1 yards per punt in his career. Transfers Jake Miller (Washington State) and Jimmy Pavel (Boise State), as well as sophomore Cameron Homan, are competing for the job.

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2011 Depth Chart


#Returning Starter. *Has Used Redshirt season. %Injured. No - Name - Ht - Wt - Yr - Ex - Hometown (Previous School)

Pronunciations
Darriell Beaumonte dare-ee-el bo-mon-tay Burgett bur-get Butorac boo-tur-ack Ceja say-ah Chaten chay-tin Deines dine-us Ena eh-nuh Forgette for-ghet Forte for-tay Gauthier go-tee-a Gehring gare-ing Haehl hale Katoa kuh-toe-uh Lechtenberg lek-tin-burg Moetului moe-to-louie Schuetzle shoots-lee Seto see-toe Tonani tuh-naw-nee Vitto vee-toe Withnell with-nell Zylstra zill-struh

OFFENSE
Left Tackle 60 - #Gabriel Jackson - 6-4 - 280 - Sr. - 3L* - Tacoma, Wash. (Mount Tahoma HS 06) 73 - Cody Humphrey - 6-5 - 260 - So. - SQ* - Hermiston, Ore. (Hermiston HS 09) Left Guard 70 - #Steven Forgette - 6-4 - 280 - So. - 1L* - Vancouver, Wash. (Heritage HS 09) 74 - Russell Turpin - 6-4 - 290 - So. - SQ* - Kent, Wash. (Kentridge HS 09) 52 - Drew Reynolds - 6-1 - 275 - So. - SQ* - Tacoma, Wash. (Foss HS 09) Center 78 - #Chris Powers - 6-2 - 285 - Sr. - 2L* - Black Diamond, Wash. (Tahoma HS 07) 66 - Ashton Miller - 6-2 - 285 - So. - 1L* - Vancouver, Wash. (Evergreen HS 09) Right Guard 66 - Ashton Miller - 6-2 - 285 - So. - 1L* - Vancouver, Wash. (Evergreen HS 09) 75 - Jase Butorac - 6-3 - 285 - Fr. - HS* - Sammamish, Wash. (Skyline HS 10) Right Tackle 76 - #Will Post - 6-6 - 295 - Jr. - 2L* - Portland, Ore. (Southridge HS 08) 67 - Caleb Worthington - OL - 6-7 - 295 - So. - 1L* - Boise, Idaho (Mountain View HS 09) Quarterback 9 - #Bo Levi Mitchell - 6-2 - 210 - Sr. - 1L - Katy, Texas (Katy HS 08 / Southern Methodist) 12 - Anthony Vitto - 6-1 - 195 - So. - 1L* - Simi Valley, Calif. (Chaminade College Prep 09) 8 - Nick Gauthier - 6-1 - 200 - Sr. - 1L* - Valencia, Calif. (Saugus HS 07 / Bakersfield College) Running Back 25 - Mario Brown - 5-9 - 185 - So. - 1L - Berkeley, Calif. (Bishop ODowd HS 10) 4 - Demitrius Bronson - 5-10 - 225 - So. - TR - Kent, Wash. (Kentwood HS 08 / Washington) 30 - Darriell Beaumonte - 6-0 - 210 - Sr. - 3L* - Lakewood, Wash. (Clover Park HS 07) 27 - Jordan Talley - 5-10 - 180 - Fr. - HS - Portland, Ore. (Jesuit HS 11) 22 - Quincy Forte - 5-11 - 185 - Fr. - HS - Fairfield, Calif. (Vacaville HS 11) 26 - Cody Hecker - 6-0 - 210 - Fr. - HS* - Sandpoint, Idaho (Sandpoint HS 10) Tight End 85 - Zack Gehring - 6-4 - 245 - So. - 1L* - Castle Rock, Wash. (Castle Rock HS 09) 97 - David Miles - 6-4 - 255 - Sr. - 3L* - Maplewood, Minn. (Roseville HS 07) 88 - Ryan Seto - 6-5 - 230 - So. - 1L - Lynden, Wash. (Lynden HS 10) 86 - Patrick Mealey - 6-2 - 245 - Jr. - 1L - Spokane, Wash. (Central Valley HS 08 / Idaho) Wide Receiver 3 - #Greg Herd - 6-3 - 200 - Jr. - 2L - Tacoma, Wash. (Steilacoom HS 09) 19 - Cory Mitchell - 6-2 - 195 - Fr. - HS* - Katy, Texas (Katy HS 06) 81 - Nick Lenoue - 6-0 - 180 - Fr. - HS* - Spokane, Wash. (Gonzaga Prep HS 10) Wide Receiver 11 - #Nicholas Edwards - 6-3 - 200 - Jr. - 2L* - Tacoma, Wash. (Foss HS 08) 33 - Tyler Hart - 5-10 - 200 - Sr. - 3L* - Friday Harbor, Wash. (Friday Harbor HS 07) 37 - Daniel Johnson - 5-10 - 190 - So. - 1L* - San Jose, Calif. (Valley Christian HS 09) Wide Receiver 1 - #Brandon Kaufman - 6-5 - 215 - Jr. - 2L - Denver, Colo. (Heritage HS 09) 35 - Ashton Clark - 5-11 - 170 - So. - SQ* - Vancouver, Wash. (Heritage HS 09)

OFFENSE
Left End 90 - #David Gaylord - 6-4 - 245 - So. - 1L* - Lynden, Wash. (Lynden HS 09) 64 - Evan Day - 6-3 - 245 - Fr. - HS* - Sammamish, Wash. (Skyline HS 10) or 91 - Jerry Ceja - 6-3 - 220 - Jr. - 2L - Aurora, Colo. (Grandview HS 09) 96 - Zach Chapman - 6-3 - 240 - Fr. - HS* - Vancouver, Wash. (Mountain View HS 10) Tackle 98 - #Renard Williams - 6-2 - 300 - Sr. - 3L* - Port Orchard, Wash. (South Kitsap HS 07) 56 - Evan Cook - 6-3 - 280 - Jr. - 2L* - Federal Way, Wash. (Todd Beamer HS 08) 69 - Ashton Boothroyd - 6-3 - 270 - Fr. - HS* - Mead, Wash. (Mt. Spokane HS 10)

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Tackle 95 - Charles Moetului - 6-3 - 275 - Sr. - 2L* - North Bend, Wash. (Mount Si HS 07) 65 - Will Katoa - 6-0 - 285 - So. - 1L* - Salt Lake City, Utah (Judge Memorial HS 09) 58 - David Delgado - 6-3 - 320 - Fr. - HS - American Canyon, Calif. (St. Patrick-St. Vincent HS 11) Right End 44 - #Paul Ena - 6-2 - 240 - Jr. - 2L - Kenmore, Wash. (Inglemoor HS 09) 99 - Anthony Larry - 6-3 - 250 - So. - 1L* - Sacramento, Calif. (Luther Burbank HS 09) 57 - Dylan Zylstra - 6-4 - 225 - Fr. - HS* - Kent, Wash. (Kentridge HS 10) Strong-Side Inside Linebacker 18 - Grant Williams - 6-1 - 225 - Jr. - 2L* - Puyallup, Wash. (Rogers HS 08) or 51 - #Tyler Washburn - 6-1 - 230 - Jr. - 2L* - Sammamish, Wash. (Skyline HS 08) 43 - Rusty Haehl - 5-11 - 215 - Jr. - 2L* - Bellevue, Wash. (Bellevue HS 08) Middle Linebacker 10 - #Zach Johnson - 6-1 - 225 - Sr. - 2L* - Tumwater, Wash. (Tumwater HS 07) 51 - Tyler Washburn - 6-1 - 230 - Jr. - 2L* - Sammamish, Wash. (Skyline HS 08) 45 - John Goldwire - 6-1 - 225 - Fr. - HS* - Lakewood, Wash. (Lakes HS 10) 14 - %Cody McCarthy - 6-1 - 230 - Fr. - HS - Boise, Idaho (Bishop Kelly HS 11) Weak-Side Outside Linebacker 47 - Bobby Gentry - 5-11 - 200 - Sr. - 3L* - Seattle, Wash. (Kennedy HS 07) or 39 - Ronnie Hamlin - 6-2 - 210 - So. - SQ* - Lacey, Wash. (Timberline HS 09) 41 - J.C. Agen - 6-2 - 210 - So. - 1L* - Spokane, Wash. (Central Valley HS 09) 46 - Jakob Pugsley - 6-3 - 205 - So. - SQ* - Newman Lake, Wash. (East Valley 09) Left Cornerback 31 - T.J. Lee III - 5-9 - 170 - So. - 1L* - Seattle, Wash. (West Seattle HS 09) 24 - Ronald Baines - 5-10 - 185 - So. - 1L* - Tacoma, Wash. (Mount Tahoma HS 09) 38 - Trenton Pinson - 5-11 - 185 - Fr. - HS* - Auburn, Wash. (Federal Way HS 10) 28 - Isaiah Jenkins - 6-0 - 170 - Fr. - HS* - Seattle, Wash. (West Seattle HS 10) Free Safety 7 - #Jeff Minnerly - 6-1 - 200 - Jr. - 2L* - Spokane, Wash. (Ferris HS 08) or 2 - #Allen Brown - 5-10 - 170 - So. - 1L* - Tacoma, Wash. (Foss HS 09) 20 - Billy Lechtenberg - 6-0 - 190 - So. - 1L* - Brier, Wash. (Mountlake Terrace HS 09) 42 - Shane Stagg - 5-10 - 180 - So. - HS* - Tacoma, Wash. (Lincoln HS 09) Strong Safety 5 - #Matt Johnson - 6-2 - 220 - Sr. - 3L* - Tumwater, Wash. (Tumwater HS 07) 13 - Scott Burgett - 6-2 - 210 - Jr. - 2L* - Peoria, Ariz. (Centennial HS 08) 23 - Ethen Robinson - 5-10 - 200 - Sr. - 1L* - Spokane, Wash. (Lewis & Clark HS 06) Right Cornerback 21 - Alden Gibbs - 6-3 - 190 - Sr. - 1L* - Brooklyn, N.Y. (Canarsie HS 07 / College of the Siskiyous) 29 - Jeremy Chaten - 6-1 - 170 - Sr. - 2L* - Seattle, Wash. (Franklin HS 07) or 40 - Bo Schuetzle - 5-11 - 190 - So. - 1L* - Spokane, Wash. (Shadle Park HS 09)

Roster Breakdown
Starters Returning - 15 (8 offense, 7 defense, plus 1 kicker) Starters Lost - 7 (3 offense, 4 defense, plus 1 punter) Letter Winners Returning - 50 (23 offense, 24 defense, 2 kicker, 1 snapper) Letter Winners Lost - 19 (9 offense, 9 defense, 1 punter) Offensive Starters Lost (3) Taiwan Jones, RB; Matt Martin, TE; Nikolai Myers, OL. Defensive Starters Lost (4) Dante Calcote, DB; Jesse Hoffman, DB; Tyler Jolley, DL; J.C. Sherritt, LB. Other Letter Winners Lost (12) Josh Antonson, OL/ FB; Will Edge, DB; Ashton Gant , WR; Chandler Gayton, DB; Jason Harris, TE; Brice Leahy, OL; Clint Moquist, OL; Levi Reynolds, DL; John Roberts, DB; Domonic Shepperd,DB; Alante Wright, WR; Cameron Zuber, P.

SPECIAL TEAMS
Kicker 92 - Mike Jarrett - 5-9 - 165 - Sr. - 2L* - Puyallup, Wash. (Puyallup HS 07) or 68 - Kevin Miller - 6-2 - 195 - Jr. - 2L - Portland, Ore. (Centennial HS 09) or 49 - Jimmy Pavel - 5-11 - 220 - Jr. - TR* - Molalla, Ore. (Central Catholic HS 08 & Boise State) Punter 48 - Jake Miller - 6-5 - 205 - Fr. - TR* - Spokane, Wash. (Central Valley HS 10 & Washington State) or 49 - Jimmy Pavel - 5-11 - 220 - Jr. - TR* - Molalla, Ore. (Central Catholic HS 08 & Boise State) 62 - Cameron Homan - 6-2 - 180 - So. - SQ* - Eatonville, Wash. (Eatonville HS 09) Snapper 54 - Jake Potter - 6-2 - 200 - Jr. - 1L* - Kennewick, Wash. (Kamiakin HS 08) 86 - Patrick Mealey - 6-2 - 245 - Jr. - 1L - Spokane, Wash. (Central Valley HS 08 / Idaho) 50 - Trevor Moles - 6-0 - 245 - Fr. - HS* - Spokane, Wash. (East Valley HS 10) Holder 9 - Bo Levi Mitchell - 6-2 - 210 - Sr. - 1L - Katy, Texas (Katy HS 08 / Southern Methodist) 7 - Jeff Minnerly - 6-1 - 200 - Jr. - 2L* - Spokane, Wash. (Ferris HS 08) Kickoff Returners 3 - Greg Herd - 6-3 - 200 - Jr. - 2L - Tacoma, Wash. (Steilacoom HS 09) 25 - Mario Brown - 5-9 - 185 - So. - 1L - Berkeley, Calif. (Bishop ODowd HS 10) Punt Returners 33 - Tyler Hart - 5-10 - 200 - Sr. - 3L* - Friday Harbor, Wash. (Friday Harbor HS 07) 5 - Matt Johnson - 6-2 - 220 - Sr. - 3L* - Tumwater, Wash. (Tumwater HS 07) 35 - Ashton Clark - 5-11 - 170 - So. - SQ* - Vancouver, Wash. (Heritage HS 09)

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With Red Turf Comes Name Change to Roos Field


Roos Family Has Established a Legacy of Generously Giving Back to EWU
Still in their 20s, Michael Roos and his wife Katherine have already established a generous legacy of giving back to their alma mater. The checklist of philanthropic giving, both individually and through the Michael Roos Foundation, is impressive:

$500,000 pledge toward the Red Turf project at EWUs Woodward Field, which was renamed to 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 EWUs Orland Killin Dinner, Dance and Auction. In June 2010 and again in 2011, hosted the inaugural Michael Roos Foundation Fish & Chip Tournament in Coeur dAlene, Idaho. The event featured 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 and lake cruise. During its short existence, 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 donated not just one, but two sets of uniforms 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, 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 familys 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 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 EWUs Homecoming game on Oct. 24, 2009, versus Montana State. Having my jersey retired is obviously a huge thrill for me, said Roos. Its something you never think is going to happen, so when I was told about it, I was definitely ecstatic. Its an honor that 162 & Counting . . . not many players achieve at any level, so I feel extremely honored that Eastern has decided to What a Way to Start! retire mine. The 6-foot-7, 315-pound Roos is quick to credit his former coaches at Eastern - offensive Since Michael Roos became an offensive lineman line coach Aaron Best and head coach Paul Wulff for his accomplishments along the way. as a sophomore at Eastern Washington University Best is currently offensive line coach and offensive coordinator at EWU, while Wulff has since in 2002, he has started every football game he has moved on to become head coach at Washington State University. played in the last nine seasons as a collegian or professional. Heres 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 35 starts at EWU (3 seasons, 2002-04) that Paul Wulff took a chance on me out of high school and gave me the opportunity. +28 preseason NFL Games (6+ seasons, 2005-10) Most importantly, I owe the most to my wife Katherine, he added. She has put her life +96 regular season NFL Games (6 seasons) on hold since the day the NFL was a faint possibility, and she has supported me 100 percent +2 NFL Playoff Games (2007 & 2008) every step of the way. +1 NFL Pro Bowl Game (February 2009)
=162-Straight Starts (as of 8/27/11)

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Michael & Katherine Roos Field (formerly Woodward Field)


Cheney, Washington Current Location Since 1967 8,600 (11,000 for Montana) Sprinturf 45th Year 175 Eastern Home Games 120-55 (.686) 8-0 since re-named in 2010

he 2011 football season at Eastern Washington University wil mark the 45th season Eastern has played its football games at its current site in Cheney, Wash. But it will be the second as Roos Field, as a new red sythentic Sprinturf surface made its debut in 2010. Eastern finished a perfect 8-0 in its debut season at the Inferno, including three playoff victories. 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. 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 Easterns JFK Library now sits and prior to that at another location on campus. Woodward was head of Easterns 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. He also established the physical education program at North Central High School in Spokane. During World War I he was in charge of physical fitness work for the Navy in the Puget Sound area, and spent eight years as director of physical and health education for Tacoma public schools. 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. Roos Field Top Crowds This is the 45th year the current stadium has been in use, and Easterns 38-7 win over Southwest Texas State on Sept. 21, 1996, 11,702 9/18/10 Montana 11,583 10/7/06 Montana was the 100th Eastern game at the facility. The teams 24-7 victory over UC-Davis on Nov. 19, 2005, at the fog-shrouded stadium was 10,830 10/11/08 Montana EWUs 100th win. Eastern has a 120-55 record (68.6 percent) in 175 games at Roos Field since 1967, with the Eagles utilizing Joe 10,754 10/16/04 Montana Albi Stadium in Spokane as the schools main home field from 1983-89. In 1990 and again from 1997-2002, Eastern played at least 8,696 10/22/05 Weber State one game each year on the artificial turf surface at Albi, which enters its 62nd year of existence in fall 2011. Eastern is 43-24-2 in 69 8,399 11/12/05 Montana State 7,943 9/16/06 Central Wash. games there dating back to 1950 when it was built. 7,633 12/5/04 Sam Houston St. 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. 7,499 9/20/08 Western Wash. Renovations to the facilities in the 1990s included resurfacing the running track, additional bleacher seating on the east side, addition 7,472 10/9/10 Northern Arizona 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 7,326 12/13/07 Montana State at Roos Field, which was also the debut of Mike Kramers head coaching career. Eastern played its first-ever NCAA Football Champi7,147 10/23/10 Sacramento St. 7,110 9/17/05 Western Oregon onship Subdivision Playoff game at Roos Field on Dec, 5, 2004, in a 35-34 loss to Sam Houston State, and played three more there 6,879 10/17/92 Idaho in 2010 en route to winning the NCAA Division I Championship. 6,738 9/30/06 Sacramento St. With more than 2,000 temporary bleachers added, a record crowd of 11,702 attended the 2010 meeting against Montana, won by 6,632 10/31/09 Montana State the Eagles 36-27. Crowds of 11,583 in 2006, 10,830 in 2008 and 10,754 in 2004 attended the Eastern versus Montana showdowns 6,605 10/19/96 Montana 6,600 12/17/10 Villanova that were all won by the Grizzlies. Easterns top 13 all-time single game attendance figures at Roos Field have come in the past 6,425 9/18/04 Central Wash. seven seasons (including 2010). Ten of the top averages for single season attendance have come in the last 11 seasons, including a 6,384 10/11/03 Portland State record of 7,116 in the 2006 season. In 2010, Eastern averaged 6,473 fans at Roos Field to rank as the sixth-most in school history. 6,257 10/21/00 Sacramento St. Eastern is 54-17 (76.1 percent) in the past 11 seasons at Roos Field, with a current nine-game winning streak (the school record 6,231 9/29/07 Portland State 6,201 9/21/03 Southern Utah is 21 set from 1935-40). The Eagles had a nine-game winning streak at that venue snapped against Sacramento State on Oct. 21, 6,043 10/16/99 Idaho State 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 5,970 9/25/93 Montana 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 5,902 10/1/05 Portland State goal that could have won it with one second left. Since returning to Roos Field in 1989 to play the majority of its home games, Eastern 5,873 10/8/94 Idaho is 74-34 for a .685 winning percentage. 5,781 11/20/10 Idaho State
On Oct. 14, 1989, a crowd of 5,009 watched the first Eagles game played at Wood ard w Field since Oct. 15, 1983, when Eastern hosted Montana Tech in the Eagles last game before moving to Joe Albi Stadium in Spokane.

Joe Albi Stadium Top Crowds

Donor Suites and Media Center Opened at EWU in 2004


he new 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 new facility for media and game management functions on the second level. The donor boxes include 12 seats in each, with room for up to 16 people. The many amenities include food and beverage service, cable TV and radio and public address feeds. Increased seating, improved viewing and advanced electronic services are among the upgrades for media and game management. 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 11,000 for the Montana game.

(Since 1984) 17,142 11/16/02 Montana 15,678 9/30/00 Montana 10,213 10/20/84 Idaho 9,694 9/2/99 Idaho 8.721 10/24/98 Montana 8,529 12/13/97 Youngstown St. 7,891 11/8/03 Montana State 7,835 9/27/86 Idaho 7,756 11/1/97 Idaho 7,500 10/20/90 Idaho Games played against Whitworth have had crowds estimated at 16,000 (1976), 14,000 (1975), 8,500 (1974) and 7,740 (1977).

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Head Coach Beau Baldwin (Fourth Season at EWU 27-11)


After guiding Eastern to the 2010 NCAA Division I Championship, Baldwin was honored nationally as the College Sporting News Coach of the Year and the American Football Monthly Coach of the Year. He was also honored regionally by the Inland Northwest Sportswriters and Broadcasters (SWABS) as Coach of the Year. In addition, Baldwin was a Liberty Mutual FCS Coach of the Year finalist, as well as for the Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award presented by The Sports Network. Now in his 18th season as a coach, his previous 17 seasons included 10 at Central Washington University and seven at Eastern Washington University. He also played quarterback for four seasons at CWU. Has coached on teams that have won two national titles (NCAA Division I in 2010; NAIA in 1995) and six conference championships (Big Sky Conference in 2004, 2005 and 2010; Great Northwest Athletic Conference in 2002; Columbia Football Association in 2000 and 1998). Has coached in 18 post-season playoff games (record of 11-6-1), including four appearances in the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision Playoffs (record of 5-3), two appearances in the NCAA Division II Playoffs (record of 2-2) and two appearances in the NAIA Playoffs (record of 4-1-1). Received bachelors degree from Central Washington University in 1996. He is formerly from Tacoma, Wash., and graduated from Curtis High School in 1990. His wife Nicole is from Spokane, Wash., and is a 2001 graduate of Eastern. They have two daughters Mia Janae (6) and Macie Patricia (4).

Eagles in Overtime (7-4)


The Eagles are 5-1 in single overtime games, 1-3 in double overtime and 1-0 in triple overtime contests. 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)

Big Sky All-Academic Selections (2001-2010)


Eastern Washington . . . . .189 Montana . . . . . . . . . . . . . .142 Weber State . . . . . . . . . . .126 Montana State . . . . . . . . . 115 Northern Arizona. . . . . . . . .90 Idaho State . . . . . . . . . . . . .77 Portland State. . . . . . . . . . .72 Sacramento State. . . . . . . .67 Northern Colorado . . . . . . 41* *Since 2007-2008.

Beau Baldwins Coaching Career


Year School Coaching Assignment 2010 Eastern Washington Head Coach 2009 Eastern Washington Head Coach 2008 Eastern Washington Head Coach Totals as EWU Head Coach (3 seasons) 2007 Central Washington Head Coach Totals as Head Coach (4 seasons) 2006 Eastern Washington Offensive Coord./QB 2005 Eastern Washington Offensive Coord./QB 2004 Eastern Washington Offensive Coord./QB 2003 Eastern Washington Offensive Coord./QB Totals as Coach at Eastern (7 seasons) 2002 Central Washington Quarterbacks 2001 Central Washington Quarterbacks 2000 Central Washington Quarterbacks 1999 Central Washington Quarterbacks 1998 Central Washington Quarterbacks 1997 Central Washington Quarterbacks 1996 Central Washington Quarterbacks 1995 Central Washington Quarterbacks 1994 Central Washington Quarterbacks Totals as Collegiate Coach (17 seasons) Head Coach Record/League ^13-2/7-1 *8-4/6-2 6-5/5-3 27-11 (.711)/18-6 (.750)

#10-3/6-2 37-14 (.725)/24-8 (.750) Paul Wulff 3-8/3-5 Paul Wulff &7-5/5-2 Paul Wulff ~9-4/6-1 Paul Wulff 6-5/3-4 52-33 (.612)/35-18 (.660) John Zamberlin !11-1/3-0 John Zamberlin 4-7/1-2 John Zamberlin ^5-5/3-1 John Zamberlin 4-5/2-2 John Zamberlin @7-4/4-1 John Zamberlin 5-4/3-2 Jeff Zenisek 5-5/3-2 Jeff Zenisek %10-3-1/4-1 Jeff Zenisek 5-4/2-3 118-74-1 (.614)/66-34 (.660)

In the last 15 seasons, Eastern has returned 29 total kicks for touchdowns while allowing just 14. 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 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 Punt Return TD Opp. ***T.J. Lee 1 **Darriell Beaumonte 1 Tony Davis Eric Kimble (2) *Kyle Long Eric Kimble Kyler Randall (2) 3 1 1 2 Kickoff Return TD Jesse Hoffman (3) Taiwan Jones A.J. Jimerson Opp. 2

EWU PUNT & KICKOFF RETURNS

Bashir Levingston (3) 1 Maurice Perigo 10

1996 Maurice Perigo TOTAL 14

Lamont Brightful Lamont Brightful (2) Lamont Brighful (2) Bashir Levingston (3) Maurice Perigo Steve Correa 15

*Long recovered a loose ball for a touchdown after a blocked punt by Gregor Smith. **Beaumonte recovered his own blocked punt for a TD. ***Lee recovered a loose ball for a TD after a blocked punt by Darriell Beaumonte.

^NCAA Football Championship Subdivision Champion (Defeated Southeast Missourl 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 Division II Playoffs (Defeated Ashland 40-24, Defeated Nebraska-Omaha 20-17 and lost to Grand Valley State 41-21). &Big Sky Conference Champions; 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 and lost to Sam Houston State 35-34). !Great Northwest Athletic Conference Champions; NCAA Division II Playoffs (Lost to UC Davis 24-6). ^Columbia Football Association Champions. @ Columbia Football Association Champions; NAIA Playoffs (Defeated Rocky Mountain 41-38 and Lost to Azusa Pacific 35-28). %NAIA National Champions (Defeated Western Washington 28-21, Defeated Hardin-Simmons 40-20, Defeated Mary, N.D. 48-7, Tied Findlay 21-21).

Playing Career at Central Washington Education

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: 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: 2000 - Lance Ballew, Tight End; 1998 - Mike MacKenzie, Running Back; 1996 - Steve Mattson, Defensive End; 1991 - Kurt Schulz, Defensive Back

1990-93 - Quarterback - 121-of-197 passes for school-record .614 completion percentage, 1,655 yards and eight touchdowns. Bachelors degree in education, Central Washington University, 1996 Graduate of Curtis High School in Tacoma, Wash., 1990

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EWU in NCAA Football Championship Subdivision (since 1984) and the Big Sky Conference (since 1987)
DICK ZORNES Year .............................W 1979..............................7 1980..............................6 1981..............................7 1982..............................8 1983..............................5 1984..............................7 1985 (FCS Playoffs) ....9 1986..............................6 1987..............................4 1988..............................2 1989..............................4 1990..............................5 1991..............................5 1992 (FCS Playoffs) ....7 1993..............................7 Totals (15, .573) ..........89 MIKE KRAMER 1994...............................4 1995...............................3 1996...............................6 1997 (FCS Playoffs) ....12 1998...............................5 1999...............................7 Totals (6, .536) .............37 PAUL WULFF 2000...............................6 2001...............................7 2002...............................6 2003...............................6 2004 (FCS Playoffs) .....9 2005 (FCS Playoffs) .....7 2006...............................3 2007 (FCS Playoffs) .....9 Totals (8, .570) .............53 BEAU BALDWIN 2008...............................6 2009 (FCS Playoffs) .....8 2010 (FCS Champion) 13 Totals (3, .711) .............27 L 2 4 3 2 5 2 3 5 7 8 6 6 6 4 3 66 7 8 5 2 6 4 32 5 4 5 5 4 5 8 4 40 5 4 2 11 T PF 0 184 0 221 0 245 0 313 0 202 1 306 0 381 0 324 0 220 1 217 0 255 0 300 0 301 0 266 0 285 2 4020 0 300 0 238 0 305 0 481 0 316 0 326 0 1966 0 288 0 461 0 365 0 344 0 488 0 420 0 214 0 437 0 3017 0 323 0 404 0 472 0 1199 PA 162 195 97 116 194 200 260 276 303 372 264 360 364 194 225 3582 294 357 254 245 297 336 1783 243 349 276 321 323 281 296 288 2377 295 329 374 998

EWU All-Time . . .

ALL GAMES 102 Seasons, 890 games 476 wins, 391 losses, 23 ties/.548 MEMBER OF FCS (I-AA) 27 Seasons 173 wins, 133 losses, 2 ties/.565 BIG SKY CONFERENCE 24 Seasons 102 wins, 81 losses, 0 ties/.557

W L 2 6 2 6 4 4 3 5 4 4 6 1 5 2 26 28 2 5 1 6 4 4 7 1 4 4 6 2 24 22 5 3 3 4 3 4 3 4 6 1 5 2 3 5 6 2 34 25 5 6 7 18 3 2 1 6

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PCT PF .250 189 .250 176 .500 198 .375 213 .500 246 .857 169 .714 186 .481 1377 .286 152 .143 142 .500 213 .875 264 .500 239 .750 254 .522 1264 .625 218 .429 259 .429 209 .429 230 .857 308 .714 251 .375 180 .750 258 .576 1913 .625 .750 .875 .750 223 288 246 757

PA 262 242 175 257 286 115 163 1500 198 257 189 147 204 233 1228 175 263 198 247 149 151 167 149 1499 184 184 171 539

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s a way of honoring former athletes, coaches, contributors and teams, the Eastern Washington University Athletic 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. Including the 2011 induction class (to be inducted Oct. 1, including former football player Rob Friese, The total number of inductees includes 58 individuals, eight teams and 10 recipients of the Service & Contribution Award. Inductees with an association with Easterns football program are listed below.
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) Dave Holmes (Coach/Football Inducted in inaugural class on Oct. 5, 1996) Jerry Martin (Coach/Track-Cross Country & Contributor (former assistant football coach) Inducted Sept. 22, 2001) Meriel Michelson (Athlete/Football Inducted Sept. 29, 2007) 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) Kevin Sargent (Athlete/Football Inducted Sept. 27, 2008) 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) Dick Zornes (Coach/Football, Athlete/Football & Contributor Inducted Sept. 25, 1999) 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 Quarterfinalist; Coach Dick Zornes Inducted Oct. 1, 2005)

Eastern Athletics Hall of Fame

T-7th 8th T-5th 1st T-4th T-2nd

T-2nd 5th T-4th 6th T-1st T-1st T-6th 2nd

3rd T-2nd T-1st

THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED . . .


Kickoff Returned for a Touchdown EWU: 88, Jesse Hoffman, North Dakota St., 12/11/10 OPP: 86, Angelo Babbaro, Villanova., 12/17/10 Punt (not a block) Returned for a Touchdown EWU: 60, Tony Davis, Oregon State, 8/31/06 OPP: 82, Marc Mariani, Montana, 10/17/09 Interception Returned for a Touchdown EWU: 55, Tyler Washburn, Cent. Wash., 9/11/10 OPP: 5, Marcus Williams, N. Dakota St., 12/11/10 Team Rushing, 300 Yards or More EWU: 307, Montana-Western, 8/31/07 OPP: 342, California, 9/12/09 Team Passing, 400 Yards or More EWU: 461, Stephen F. Austin, 11/28/09 OPP: 434, Southern Utah, 11/13/10 Total Offense, 500 Yards or More EWU: 523, Portland State, 10/30/10 OPP: 553, Nevada, 9/2/10

Total Offense, 600 Yards or More EWU: 608, Southern Utah, 11/14/09 OPP: 747, Northern Arizona, 11/21/09 Scoring, 50 Points or More EWU: 50, Portland State, 10/30/10 OPP: 59, California, 9/12/09 Fumble Recovered by Defense for Touchdown EWU: 15, Tyler Washburn, Villanova, 12/17/10 OPP: 0, Brian Hunter, Northern Ariz., 10/9/10 Blocked Field Goal Returned for Touchdown EWU: 67, Alvin Tolliver, Montana State, 10/7/00 OPP: Unknown Blocked Punt Returned for Touchdown EWU: 0, T.J. Lee, Portland State, 10/30/10 OPP: 45, Camron Mbewa, Sac. St., 10/20/01 Interception Return for Defensive PAT EWU: 94, Jackie Kellogg, Port. St. 10/26/90 OPP: None Field Goal, 50 Yards or More EWU: 52, Felipe Macias, Colorado, 9/6/08 OPP: 50, Zach Brown, Portland State 10/30/10

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2010 EWU NCAA FCS Eastern Wash. (12 - 1 - 0) Statistical Rankings & Big Sky
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Big Sky Conference Record: 7-1 Thu 09/02/2010 Sat 09/11/2010 Sat 09/18/2010 Sat 09/25/2010 Sat 10/02/2010 Sat 10/09/2010 Sat 10/16/2010 Sat 10/23/2010 Sat 10/30/2010 Sat 11/13/2010 Sat 11/20/2010 Sat 12/04/2010 Sat 12/11/2010 Fri 12/17/2010 Fri 01/07/2011 @ Nevada * CENTRAL WASH. * ^ MONTANA @ Montana St. @ Weber St. NORTHERN ARIZ. @ Northern Colo. SACRAMENTO ST. @ Portland St. SOUTHERN UTAH IDAHO ST. SOUTHEAST MO. ST. NORTH DAKOTA ST. VILLANOVA * DELAWARE * ^ * Night Game OT Overtime Game 41 - 31 20 - 19 W W 35 - 32 36 - 27 7 - 30 35 - 24 21 - 14 35 - 28 28 - 24 50 - 17 31 - 24 34 - 7 37 - 17 W W L W W W W W W W W Category Rushing Offense Passing Offense Total Offense Scoring Offense Rushing Defense Pass Efciency Defense Total Defense Scoring Defense Net Punting Punt Returns Kickoff Returns Turnover Margin Pass Defense Passing Efciency Sacks Tackles For Loss Sacks Allowed T=tied at this ranking 12-1 W-10 117 teams ranked in Football Championship Subdivision 9 teams ranked in the Big Sky Conference National Actual Rank 49 156.07 26 22 18 43 27 86 60 41 104 16 17 104 26 36 33 48 241.00 397.07 31.47 139.60 113.09 378.87 24.93 34.27 5.33 23.43 .80 239.27 134.77 2.20 6.87 1.60 National Leader Wofford Stephen F. Austin Jacksonville Jacksonville Penn Texas Southern Texas Southern Delaware Ga. Southern Murray St. Yale Bethune-Cookman South Carolina St. Jacksonville Texas Southern Texas Southern Southeast Mo. St. Conf Big Sky Actual Rank Conference Leader Actual 297.77 5 Portland St. 203.27 362.17 486.27 42.18 73.60 78.90 204.92 12.07 39.16 19.67 25.43 2.25 117.58 169.34 3.75 9.33 .50 3 3 4 3 2 4 4 5 8 1 1 7 4 4 2 5 Montana St. Montana St. Montana St. Northern Ariz. Montana Montana Northern Ariz. Idaho St. Idaho St. Eastern Wash. Eastern Wash. Montana Montana St. Northern Ariz. Montana Weber St. 276.17 451.83 33.00 93.55 98.08 289.82 19.82 37.47 17.65 23.43 .80 140.00 154.13 2.91 7.64 1.00

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Player must have played in 75% of team's games Summary of the top 100 national leaders and top 25 conference leaders 15 categories ranked Category Rushing Player Taiwan Jones Mario Brown Darriell Beaumonte Passing Efciency (Min. 15 Att./Game) Total Offense Receptions Per Game Bo Levi Mitchell Bo Levi Mitchell Taiwan Jones Brandon Kaufman Nicholas Edwards Ashton Gant Receiving Yards Per Game Brandon Kaufman Nicholas Edwards Taiwan Jones Interceptions Matt Johnson Jesse Hoffman J.C. Sherritt Jeff Minnerly Will Edge Zach Johnson Tyler Washburn Punting (Min. 3.6 Punts/Game) Punt Returns (Min. 1.2 Ret./Game) Kickoff Returns (Min. 1.2 Ret./Game) Field Goals Scoring Jesse Hoffman Taiwan Jones Mike Jarrett Kevin Miller Taiwan Jones Brandon Kaufman Mike Jarrett All-Purpose Runners Sacks Taiwan Jones Brandon Kaufman Renard Williams Tyler Jolley Jerry Ceja Tackles J.C. Sherritt 8 94 T-13 T-74 100 2 7 96 T-73 28.48 20.60 .67 .13 8.50 6.00 5.60 201.75 80.93 .43 .36 .36 11.73 Storms (Idaho St.) 13.27 Kurn (San Diego) 1.55 Harris (Southeast Mo. St.) 217.42 Eachus (Colgate) 12.00 Bevins (Liberty) 1.82 Cameron Zuber 28 T-59 25 26 26 90 45 National Actual Rank 2 145.17 22.73 15.64 135.79 236.20 145.17 5.07 3.80 3.00 80.93 40.93 28.50 .33 .20 .20 .20 .15 .13 .13 40.30 Harrington (Idaho St.) Johnson (Murray St.) Moore (Delaware St.) 44.35 22.80 34.80 1 8 8 10 T-2 T-12 14 1 15 7 T-12 T-12 2 Storms (Idaho St.) 13.27 Nash (Sacramento St.) 1.18 Jones (Eastern Wash.) 201.75 Bauman (Northern Ariz.) 8.73 Cunningham (Montana St.) 1.67 Ellis (Prairie View) .73 Webber (Ark.-Pine Bluff) 129.91 Harris (Murray St.) 9.33 McGregor (Jacksonville) Brown (Liberty) 169.54 346.36 National Leader Eachus (Colgate) Conf Actual Rank 170.09 1 17 23 3 2 8 4 T-9 T-18 3 19 25 3 T-9 T-9 T-9 24 T-25 T-25 5 Harrington (Idaho St.) Moore (Idaho St.) Hoffman (Eastern Wash.) 44.35 18.33 28.48 Stoll (Montana) .45 Collins (Weber St.) 95.09 Curry-Chapman (Northern Ariz.) 6.27 McGhee (Montana St.) McGhee (Montana St.) 153.75 278.67 Big Sky Conference Leader Jones (Eastern Wash.) Actual 145.17

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Thru: 01/10/2011 - Week 19 2010 Washington NCAA FBS Statistical Rankings 2010 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
Pacic-10 Conference Record: 5-4 Sat 09/04/2010 Sat 09/11/2010 Sat 09/18/2010 Sat 10/02/2010 Sat 10/09/2010 Sat 10/16/2010 Sat 10/23/2010 Sat 10/30/2010 Sat 11/06/2010 Thu 11/18/2010 Sat 11/27/2010 Sat 12/04/2010 Thu 12/30/2010 @ BYU SYRACUSE NEBRASKA @ Southern California ARIZONA ST. OREGON ST. @ Arizona STANFORD @ Oregon UCLA @ California @ Washington St. NEBRASKA * ^ * Night Game OT Overtime Game 17 - 23 41 - 20 21 - 56 32 - 31 14 - 24 35 - 34 14 - 44 0 - 41 16 - 53 24 - 7 16 - 13 35 - 28 19 - 7 L W L W L W 2OT L L L W W W W ^ Neutral Site 7-6 W-4 Category Rushing Offense Passing Offense Total Offense Scoring Offense Rushing Defense Pass Efciency Defense Total Defense Scoring Defense Net Punting Punt Returns Kickoff Returns Turnover Margin Pass Defense Passing Efciency Sacks Tackles For Loss Sacks Allowed T=tied at this ranking 120 teams ranked in Football Bowl Subdivision 10 teams ranked in the Pacic-10 Conference National Rank 38 84 76 96 97 56 70 80 55 102 83 47 27 83 T-47 35 58 Actual 172.15 190.38 362.54 21.85 190.46 126.43 384.85 29.31 36.54 4.92 20.87 .15 194.38 121.68 2.15 6.46 1.85 National Leader Georgia Tech Hawaii Oregon Oregon Boston College TCU TCU TCU UCLA Utah UCF Virginia Tech TCU Auburn Boise St. Miami (FL) Air Force Actual 323.31 394.29 530.69 47.00 82.77 94.92 228.46 12.00 41.27 17.60 27.78 1.36 128.77 180.52 3.69 8.85 .38 Conf Pacic-10 Rank Conference Leader 5 Oregon 8 6 8 8 5 6 8 7 10 10 6 2 8 6 5 4 Arizona Oregon Oregon Arizona St. Oregon California Stanford UCLA Oregon Arizona St. Stanford California Stanford California Oregon Stanford Actual 286.23 307.69 530.69 47.00 119.67 104.00 319.08 17.38 41.27 16.98 27.54 1.00 187.00 168.38 2.83 7.46 .46

Washington (7 - 6 - 0)

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Player must have played in 75% of team's games Summary of the top 100 national leaders and top 25 conference leaders 15 categories ranked Category Rushing Player Chris Polk Jesse Callier Jake Locker Passing Efciency (Min. 15 Att./Game) Total Offense Receptions Per Game Receiving Yards Per Game Interceptions Jake Locker Jake Locker Chris Polk Jermaine Kearse D'Andre Goodwin Jermaine Kearse D'Andre Goodwin Nate Fellner Cort Dennison Quinton Richardson Punting (Min. 3.6 Punts/Game) Punt Returns (Min. 1.2 Ret./Game) Kickoff Returns (Min. 1.2 Ret./Game) Field Goals Scoring Kiel Rasp Cody Bruns Jesse Callier Kevin Smith Erik Folk Jermaine Kearse Erik Folk Chris Polk All-Purpose Runners Chris Polk Jesse Callier Jermaine Kearse Sacks Tackles Mason Foster VIctor Aiyewa Mason Foster Nate Williams Cort Dennison VIctor Aiyewa Nate Fellner Tackles For Loss VIctor Aiyewa Mason Foster Cort Dennison T=tied at this ranking T-7 T-57 2 78 T-97 T-76 43 94 25 65 81 100 T-67 T-22 33 57 73 52 National Actual Rank 13 108.85 33.31 32.08 124.20 220.83 108.85 4.85 3.38 77.31 40.77 .38 .17 .15 43.77 3.94 22.91 21.60 1.00 5.54 5.54 4.15 123.00 98.85 77.31 .50 .35 12.54 8.08 7.67 6.23 6.08 1.62 1.08 .71 Kerrigan (Purdue) 2.17 Kuechly (Boston College) 14.08 Bowers (Clemson) 1.19 Johnson (Tulsa) 202.15 Jasper (LSU) James (Oregon) 2.15 12.00 Campbell (Mississippi) Smithson (Utah) Williams (Connecticut) 46.37 19.07 35.29 Hosley (Virginia Tech) .69 Blackmon (Oklahoma St.) 148.50 Broyles (Oklahoma) 9.36 Moore (Boise St.) Moniz (Hawaii) 182.63 367.29 National Leader James (Oregon) Actual Conf Rank 144.25 2 18 19 8 7 11 6 17 4 14 T-3 T-13 T-21 5 7 7 11 5 T-11 T-11 T-21 3 10 24 T-7 T-18 1 3 7 18 T-21 1 6 T-25 Aiyewa (Washington) 1.62 Foster (Washington) 12.54 Elmore (Arizona) .85 James (Oregon) 161.42 Weber (Arizona St.) James (Oregon) 1.42 12.00 Locke (UCLA) Harris (Oregon) Lewis (Arizona St.) 45.84 18.83 28.53 Harris (Oregon) .46 Criner (Arizona) 94.85 Criner (Arizona) 6.31 Luck (Stanford) Luck (Stanford) 170.16 291.62 Pacic-10 Conference Leader James (Oregon) Actual 144.25

PLAYER RANKINGS

2010 EASTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL STATISTICS 2010 FCS CHAMPIONS 13-2 Overall (8-0 Home/3-2 Away/2-0 Neutral), 7-1 Big Sky Conference (4-0 Home/3-1 Away/0-0 Neutral)
DATE OPPONENT W/L SCORE ----------------------------------- ------Sep 02, 2010 at Nevada L 24-49 Sep 11, 2010 vs #12 Central Washington W 35-32 *Sep 18, 2010 #6 MONTANA W 36-27 *Sep 25, 2010 at #17 Montana State L 7-30 *Oct 02, 2010 at Weber State W 35-24 *Oct 9, 2010 #26 NORTHERN ARIZONA W 21-14 *Oct 16, 2010 at Northern Colorado W 35-28 *Oct 23, 2010 SACRAMENTO STATE W 28-24 *Oct 30, 2010 at Portland State W 50-17 Nov 13, 2010 SOUTHERN UTAH W 31-24 *Nov 20, 2010 IDAHO STATE W 34-7 Dec 4, 2010 #9 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI W 37-17 Dec 11, 2010 #25 NORTH DAKOTA STATE W OT 38-31 Dec 17, 2010 #10 VILLANOVA W 41-31 Jan 07, 2011 vs #5 Delaware W 20-19 *Big Sky Conference Game. !Qwest Field in Seattle. &Welcome Back Weekend and Inaugural Red Turf Game. %Eastern Athletics Hall of Fame Game. #84th Annual Homecoming Game. ^NCAA FCS Playoffs. ATTEND -----16313 6142 11702 14207 5462 7472 4864 7147 4097 5357 5781 3665 4060 6600 13027 TEAM STATISTICS EWU OPP --------------------------------------------------FIRST DOWNS.............. 300 307 Rushing................ 111 131 Passing................ 162 159 Penalty................ 27 17 RUSHING YARDAGE.......... 2341 2094 Rushing Attempts....... 492 599 Average Per Rush....... 4.8 3.5 Average Per Game....... 156.1 139.6 TDs Rushing............ 17 23 PASSING YARDAGE.......... 3615 3589 Att-Comp-Int........... 524-309-16 537-305-26 Average Per Pass....... 6.9 6.7 Average Per Catch...... 11.7 11.8 Average Per Game....... 241.0 239.3 TDs Passing............ 38 16 TOTAL OFFENSE............ 5956 5683 Average Per Play....... 5.9 5.0 Average Per Game....... 397.1 378.9 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards.... 61-1429 69-1681 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards.... 24-128 28-188 INT RETURNS: #-Yards..... 26-400 16-267 FUMBLES-LOST............. 35-19 34-21 PENALTIES-Yards.......... 87-717 100-937 PUNTS-AVG................ 71-39.2 75-38.1 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game.. 28:05 31:55 3RD-DOWN Conversions..... 75/206 96/238 4TH-DOWN Conversions..... 15/23 18/30

RUSHING GP-GS Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G ------------------------------------------------------------------Taiwan Jones 12-10 221 1807 65 1742 7.9 14 77 145.2 Mario Brown 15-3 100 361 20 341 3.4 1 24 22.7 Darriell Beaumonte 14-2 81 231 12 219 2.7 2 11 15.6 Bo Levi Mitchell 15-14 58 187 140 47 0.8 0 19 3.1 Daniel Johnson 2-0 8 19 3 16 2.0 0 9 8.0 Greg Herd 15-3 2 10 0 10 5.0 0 9 0.7 Jeff Minnerly 15-9 1 7 0 7 7.0 0 7 0.5 Nick Gauthier 3-1 2 4 2 2 1.0 0 4 0.7 Team 12-0 18 0 20 -20 -1.1 0 0 -1.7 Ashton Gant 12-5 1 0 23 -23 -23.0 0 0 -1.9 Total.......... 15 492 2626 285 2341 4.8 17 77 156.1 Opponents...... 15 599 2519 425 2094 3.5 23 53 139.6 PASSING GP-GS Effic Cmp-Att-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G ----------------------------------------------------------------------Bo Levi Mitchell 15-14 135.79 300-505-15 59.4 3496 37 82 233.1 Nick Gauthier 3-1 218.10 6-8-0 75.0 97 1 70 32.3 Anthony Vitto 2-0 47.47 3-6-1 50.0 22 0 12 11.0 Team 12-0 0.00 0-3-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 Jeff Minnerly 15-9 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 Nicholas Edwards 15-15 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 Total.......... 15 134.74 309-524-16 59.0 3615 38 82 241.0 Opponents...... 15 113.09 305-537-26 56.8 3589 16 76 239.3 RECEIVING GP-GS No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G --------------------------------------------------------Brandon Kaufman 15-14 76 1214 16.0 15 76 80.9 Nicholas Edwards 15-15 57 614 10.8 7 40 40.9 Ashton Gant 12-5 36 321 8.9 4 37 26.8 Greg Herd 15-3 32 374 11.7 3 39 24.9 Taiwan Jones 12-10 24 342 14.2 3 82 28.5 Tyler Hart 13-1 23 191 8.3 1 25 14.7 Mario Brown 15-3 17 143 8.4 1 35 9.5 Matt Martin 15-15 13 116 8.9 0 17 7.7 Zack Gehring 13-5 12 173 14.4 2 70 13.3 Darriell Beaumonte 14-2 11 65 5.9 1 16 4.6 Ryan Seto 8-1 5 60 12.0 1 25 7.5 Josh Antonson 11-1 1 10 10.0 0 10 0.9 Ashton Clark 2-0 1 5 5.0 0 5 2.5 Bo Levi Mitchell 15-14 1 -13 -13.0 0 0 -0.9 Total.......... 15 309 3615 11.7 38 82 241.0 Opponents...... 15 305 3589 11.8 16 76 239.3

PUNT RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long -------------------------------------------Alante Wright 13 20 1.5 0 8 Taiwan Jones 3 28 9.3 0 17 Darriell Beaumonte 2 48 24.0 1 6 Tyler Hart 2 29 14.5 0 15 Dante Calcote 1 1 1.0 0 1 Ronald Baines 1 -1 -1.0 0 0 Bo Schuetzle 1 0 0.0 0 0 Jakob Pugsley 1 3 3.0 0 3 T.J. Lee III 0 0 0.0 1 0 Total.......... 24 128 5.3 2 17 Opponents...... 28 188 6.7 1 29 INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg TD Long -------------------------------------------Matt Johnson 5 73 14.6 0 42 Jesse Hoffman 3 32 10.7 0 20 Jeff Minnerly 3 80 26.7 0 65 J.C. Sherritt 3 37 12.3 0 33 Will Edge 2 57 28.5 0 49 Tyler Washburn 2 87 43.5 1 55 Zach Johnson 2 5 2.5 0 3 Dante Calcote 1 9 9.0 0 9 Bobby Gentry 1 0 0.0 0 0 Artise Gauldin 1 13 13.0 0 13 Allen Brown 1 0 0.0 0 0 J.C. Agen 1 7 7.0 0 7 Paul Ena 1 0 0.0 0 0 Total.......... 26 400 15.4 1 65 Opponents...... 16 267 16.7 5 66 KICK RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long -------------------------------------------Jesse Hoffman 25 712 28.5 3 97 Taiwan Jones 15 309 20.6 0 30 Mario Brown 11 208 18.9 0 41 Artise Gauldin 4 102 25.5 0 35 Zack Gehring 1 10 10.0 0 10 Darriell Beaumonte 1 18 18.0 0 18 Team 1 0 0.0 0 0 Anthony Larry 1 22 22.0 0 22 Greg Herd 1 30 30.0 0 30 Paul Ena 1 18 18.0 0 18 Total.......... 61 1429 23.4 3 97 Opponents...... 69 1681 24.4 2 94 FUMBLE RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long -------------------------------------------Tyler Jolley 2 18 9.0 0 17 Dante Calcote 1 3 3.0 0 3 Renard Williams 1 34 34.0 1 34 Tyler Washburn 1 15 15.0 1 15 Total.......... 5 70 14.0 2 34 Opponents...... 3 92 30.7 1 59

|------- PATs -------| SCORING TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Points -------------------------------------------------------------------Taiwan Jones 17 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 102 Brandon Kaufman 15 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 90 Mike Jarrett 0 10-19 54-55 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 84 Nicholas Edwards 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 42 Ashton Gant 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 24 Darriell Beaumonte 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 24 Greg Herd 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18 Jesse Hoffman 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18 Mario Brown 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 Tyler Washburn 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 Zack Gehring 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 Kevin Miller 0 2-3 4-5 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 10 Renard Williams 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Ryan Seto 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Tyler Hart 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 T.J. Lee III 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Bo Levi Mitchell 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-1 0 0 0 Bobby Gentry 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-1 0 0 0 Total.......... 63 12-22 58-60 0-0 0 0-2 0 0 472 Opponents...... 48 13-18 45-47 0-0 0 0-1 0 1 374

TOTAL OFFENSE G Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/G --------------------------------------------------Bo Levi Mitchell 15 563 47 3496 3543 236.2 Taiwan Jones 12 221 1742 0 1742 145.2 Mario Brown 15 100 341 0 341 22.7 Darriell Beaumonte 14 81 219 0 219 15.6 Nick Gauthier 3 10 2 97 99 33.0 Anthony Vitto 2 6 0 22 22 11.0 Daniel Johnson 2 8 16 0 16 8.0 Greg Herd 15 2 10 0 10 0.7 Jeff Minnerly 15 2 7 0 7 0.5 Team 12 21 -20 0 -20 -1.7 Ashton Gant 12 1 -23 0 -23 -1.9 Total.......... 15 1016 2341 3615 5956 397.1 Opponents...... 15 1136 2094 3589 5683 378.9

FIELD GOALS FGM-FGA Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Lg Blk ----------------------------------------------------------------Mike Jarrett 10-19 52.6 0-0 4-6 5-8 1-5 0-0 40 2 Kevin Miller 2-3 66.7 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-3 0-0 48 1 FG SEQUENCE Eastern Washington OPPONENTS ---------------------------------------------------Nevada (40) Central Washington 43 (50) Montana 41,(20),(20),(31) (53),(22) Montana State 38,27 (23) Weber State (39) Northern Arizona 42,45 Northern Colorado Sacramento State (28) Portland State 25,(44) (50),34,54 Southern Utah (31) 22,(33),36 Idaho State (48),(25) Southeast Missouri (39) (34) North Dakota State 44,(36),38 (41),42 Villanova (24),(31),39 (35) Delaware (21),(33) Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made.

PUNTING No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 Blkd ---------------------------------------------------------Cameron Zuber 69 2781 40.3 63 8 14 21 0 Team 2 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 2 Total.......... 71 2781 39.2 63 8 14 21 2 Opponents...... 75 2860 38.1 67 4 26 19 3 KICKOFFS No. Yds Avg TB OB Retn Net YdLn ------------------------------------------------------------Kevin Miller 81 5197 64.2 15 0 Mike Jarrett 7 341 48.7 1 0 Total.......... 88 5538 62.9 16 0 1681 40.2 29 Opponents...... 73 4355 59.7 9 1 1429 37.6 32

ALL PURPOSE G Rush Rec PR KOR IR Tot Avg/G ----------------------------------------------------------Taiwan Jones 12 1742 342 28 309 0 2421 201.8 Brandon Kaufman 15 0 1214 0 0 0 1214 80.9 Jesse Hoffman 15 0 0 0 712 32 744 49.6 Mario Brown 15 341 143 0 208 0 692 46.1 Nicholas Edwards 15 0 614 0 0 0 614 40.9 Greg Herd 15 10 374 0 30 0 414 27.6 Darriell Beaumonte 14 219 65 48 18 0 350 25.0 Ashton Gant 12 -23 321 0 0 0 298 24.8 Tyler Hart 13 0 191 29 0 0 220 16.9 Zack Gehring 13 0 173 0 10 0 183 14.1 Total.......... 15 2341 3615 128 1429 400 7913 527.5 Opponents...... 15 2094 3589 188 1681 267 7819 521.3

WEEKLY TEAM AWARDS (announced on Monday afternoons following games)


Nevada Central Wash. Montana Montana St. Weber St. Northern Ariz. Northern Colo. Sac. State Portland St. Southern Utah Idaho St. Souteast Mo. North Dakota St. Villanova Delaware Offense Taiwan Jones Brandon Kaufman Taiwan Jones Chris Powers Bo Levi Mitchell Ashton Gant Brandon Kaufman Taiwan Jones Matt Johnson Taiwan Jones Brandon Kaufman Bo Levi Mitchell Nicholas Edwards Taiwan Jones Bo Levi Mitchell
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Defense Tyler Jolley Tyler Washburn Renard Williams Matt Johnson Dante Calcote Tyler Jolley J.C. Sherritt Zach Johnson Clint Moquist Paul Ena Jesse Hoffman J.C. Sherritt J.C. Sherritt Renard Williams Tyler Jolley/ Matt Johnson

Special Teams Artise Gauldin Grant Williams Darriell Beaumonte Cameron Zuber Cameron Zuber Tyler Hart Jesse Hoffman J.C. Agan Darriell Beaumonte Jesse Hoffman Coverage Units Bo Schuetzle Jesse Hoffman None

- - - - - - - - - Scout Team Players of the Week - - - - - - - -

Offense Cody Humphrey Jase Butorac Andre Williams Patrick Mealey Trenton Pinson Greg Panelli Ashton Clark Russell Turpin Jakob Scott Alante Wright Cory Mitchell Greg Panelli Nick Washburn Cory Mitchell

Defense Alden Gibbs Dylan Zylstra John Goldwire

Jakob Pugsley Alden Gibbs Evan Day Ashton Boothroyd Evan Day Levi Reynolds Dylan Zylstra Jakob Pugsley Evan Day Jared Hansen John Goldwire

|--------Tackles--------| |-Sacks-| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd DEFENSIVE LEADERS GP-GS Solo Ast Total TFL/Yds No-Yds Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------4 J.C. Sherritt 15-15 85 91 176 14.0-40 3.0-18 3-37 6 2 1-0 3 . . 10 Zach Johnson 15-15 62 72 134 14.5-48 3.5-22 2-5 5 . 2-0 1 . . 5 Matt Johnson 15-15 66 39 105 2.5-9 . 5-73 8 . 1-0 2 . . 51 Tyler Washburn 15-15 32 54 86 4.0-10 0.5-3 2-87 1 . 1-15 . . . 21 Jesse Hoffman 15-14 45 30 75 5.0-12 . 3-32 12 . . 1 . . 49 Tyler Jolley 14-14 30 40 70 8.0-24 5.0-19 . 3 4 2-18 . 1 . 28 Dante Calcote 15-15 39 21 60 1.0-3 . 1-9 12 . 1-3 . . . 44 Paul Ena 15-11 20 35 55 8.5-41 2.5-13 1-0 . 5 4-0 . . . 98 Renard Williams 15-15 23 31 54 13.0-81 6.5-53 . 1 4 2-34 4 . . 7 Jeff Minnerly 15-9 29 21 50 2.5-22 . 3-80 6 . . 2 . . 38 Allen Brown 14-5 21 18 39 . . 1-0 3 . . . . . 34 Artise Gauldin 10-1 22 12 34 2.0-13 1.0-11 1-13 3 . 1-0 2 . . 90 David Gaylord 13-8 9 17 26 4.5-16 2.0-12 . 2 . 1-0 1 2 . 47 Bobby Gentry 14-0 11 15 26 4.0-12 . 1-0 1 . . . . . 91 Jerry Ceja 14-3 15 8 23 6.5-23 5.0-21 . 1 3 . 3 . . 99 Anthony Larry 12-1 12 9 21 7.0-23 2.5-14 . . 2 . 1 . . 48 Grant Williams 15-0 10 8 18 0.5-1 . . . . . 1 . . 30 Darriell Beaumonte 14-2 11 4 15 . . . . . . . 2 . 97 David Miles 14-4 4 11 15 1.0-8 . . . 1 . 1 . . 95 Charles Moetului 14-0 7 8 15 1.5-6 1.0-5 . . . . . . . 41 J.C. Agen 15-0 9 4 13 . . 1-7 . . 1-0 1 . . 31 T.J. Lee III 9-0 10 1 11 . . . 2 . . 1 . . 65 Will Katoa 14-1 2 8 10 1.0-1 . . . 1 1-0 . . . 24 Ronald Baines 13-0 8 2 10 . . . . . . 1 . . 40 Bo Schuetzle 14-0 3 7 10 . . . . . 1-0 . . . 56 Evan Cook 6-3 2 7 9 2.0-6 0.5-4 . . . . . . . 29 Jeremy Chaten 13-0 3 3 6 . . . . . . . . . 3 Greg Herd 15-3 3 3 6 . . . . . . . . . 36 Will Edge 13-1 2 3 5 . . 2-57 1 . . . . . 15 Domonic Shepperd 8-0 3 2 5 . . . . . . . . . 43 Rusty Haehl 11-0 2 2 4 . . . . . . . . . 45 Cameron Zuber 15-0 3 . 3 . . . . . . . . . 85 Zack Gehring 13-5 1 2 3 . . . . . . . . . 54 Jake Potter 15-0 1 2 3 . . . . . 2-0 . . . 94 Jakob Scott 5-0 1 1 2 . . . . 1 . . . . 14 Alden Gibbs 9-0 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . . 6 Chandler Gayton 1-0 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . . 68 Kevin Miller 15-0 . 2 2 . . . . . . . . . 25 Mario Brown 15-3 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . . 72 Nikolai Myers 14-14 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . 76 Will Post 15-13 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . 60 Gabriel Jackson 15-15 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . 11 John Roberts 5-0 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . 2 Ashton Gant 12-5 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . 1 Brandon Kaufman 15-14 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . 33 Tyler Hart 13-1 1 . 1 . . . . . . . 1 . Total.......... 15-0 619 594 1213 103-399 33-195 26-400 67 23 21-70 25 6 . Opponents...... 15-0 570 410 980 80-264 24-119 16-267 45 11 18-92 21 5 1

STARTERS - OFF. Nevada Central Wash. Montana Montana St. Weber St. Northern Ariz. Northern Colo. Sac. State Portland St. Southern Utah Idaho St. Southeast Mo. North Dakota St. Villanova Delaware STARTERS - DEF. Nevada Central Wash. Montana Montana St. Weber St. Northern Ariz. Northern Colo. Sac. State Portland St. Southern Utah Idaho St. Southeast Mo. North Dakota St. Villanova Delaware

Left Tackle Jackson Jackson Jackson Jackson Jackson Jackson Jackson Jackson Jackson Jackson Jackson Jackson Jackson Jackson Jackson Field CB Calcote Calcote Calcote Calcote Calcote Calcote Calcote Calcote Calcote Calcote Calcote Calcote Calcote Calcote Calcote

Left Guard Forgette Forgette Forgette Forgette Forgette Forgette Forgette Forgette Forgette Forgette Moquist Forgette Forgette Forgette Forgette Boundary CB Hoffman Gauldin Hoffman Hoffman Hoffman Hoffman Hoffman Hoffman Hoffman Hoffman Hoffman Hoffman Hoffman Hoffman Hoffman

Center Powers Powers Powers Powers Powers Powers Powers Powers Powers Powers Powers Powers Powers Powers Powers Safety Minnerly Minnerly Minnerly Minnerly Minnerly Minnerly Minnerly Minnerly Minnerly A. Brown Edge A. Brown A. Brown A. Brown A. Brown

Right Guard Myers Myers Myers Myers Myers Myers Myers Moquist Myers Myers Myers Myers Myers Myers Myers Safety M. Johnson M. Johnson M. Johnson M. Johnson M. Johnson M. Johnson M. Johnson M. Johnson M. Johnson M. Johnson M. Johnson M. Johnson M. Johnson M. Johnson M. Johnson

Right Tackle Murphy Post Post Post Post Post Post Post Post Post Leahy Post Post Post Post Weak Out. LB Z. Johnson Z. Johnson Z. Johnson Z. Johnson Z. Johnson Z. Johnson Z. Johnson Z. Johnson Z. Johnson Z. Johnson Z. Johnson Z. Johnson Z. Johnson Z. Johnson Z. Johnson

Quarterback Mitchell Gauthier Mitchell Mitchell Mitchell Mitchell Mitchell Mitchell Mitchell Mitchell Mitchell Mitchell Mitchell Mitchell Mitchell Middle LB Washburn Washburn Washburn Washburn Washburn Washburn Washburn Washburn Washburn Washburn Washburn Washburn Washburn Washburn Washburn

Tailback Beaumonte Jones Jones Beaumonte Beaumonte Jones Jones Jones Jones Jones Brown Jones Jones Brown Brown Strong In. LB Sherritt Sherritt Sherritt Sherritt Sherritt Sherritt Sherritt Sherritt Sherritt Sherritt Sherritt Sherritt Sherritt Sherritt Sherritt

TE/WR Martin Martin Martin Martin Martin Martin Martin Martin Martin Martin Martin Martin Hart (wr) Martin Martin Left End Cook Miles Miles Miles Gaylord Gaylord Ceja Ceja Ceja Gaylord Gaylord Gaylord Gaylord Gaylord Gaylord

Wide Receiver Kaufman Kaufman Kaufman Kaufman Kaufman Kaufman Kaufman Kaufman Kaufman Kaufman Kaufman Kaufman Kaufman Kaufman Kaufman Left Tackle Jolley Jolley Jolley Jolley Jolley Jolley Jolley Jolley Katoa Jolley Jolley Jolley Jolley Jolley Jolley

Wide Receiver Edwards Edwards Edwards Edwards Edwards Edwards Edwards Edwards Edwards Edwards Edwards Edwards Edwards Edwards Edwards Right Tackle Williams Williams Williams Williams Williams Williams Williams Williams Williams Williams Williams Williams Williams Williams Williams

FB/TE/WR Gant (wr) Gehring (te) Antonson (fb) Gant (wr) Gant (wr) Seto (te) Gant (wr) Gehring (te) Gehring (te) Gehring (te) Gant (wr) Herd (wr) Herd (wr) Gehring (te) Herd (wr) Right End Miles Larry Cook Cook Ena Ena Ena Ena Ena Ena Ena Ena Ena Ena Ena

Eastern Washington Team Game-by-Game Comparison - 2010


--------FIRST DOWNS--------- ----RUSHING-------------PASSING-----------TOTAL OFFENSE-Return TurnOpponent Score Total Rush Pass Pen Number-Yards Comp-Att-Int Yards Plays-Yards Yards Overs Nevada.............. 24-49 20/24 8/10 9/14 3/0 28-162 / 44-214 21-40- 1 / 27-38- 0 270/339 68-432 / 82-553 150/146 2/1 Central Washington.. 35-32 21/27 6/10 11/15 4/2 30-106 / 30-106 19-32- 1 / 29-46- 2 205/251 62-311 / 76-357 188/238 2/3 MONTANA............. 36-27 24/19 14/7 7/9 3/3 43-269 / 40-186 17-41- 2 / 19-36- 2 234/204 84-503 / 76-390 131/178 3/6 Montana State....... 7-30 23/19 6/9 15/10 2/0 27-110 / 44-156 24-49- 1 / 15-24- 1 272/283 76-382 / 68-439 137/105 2/1 Weber State......... 35-24 22/24 4/9 17/13 1/2 40-128 / 36-144 23-36- 1 / 25-44- 3 337/315 76-465 / 80-459 65/139 1/3 NORTHERN ARIZONA.... 21-14 18/24 4/6 12/15 2/3 31-66 / 37-39 20-26- 2 / 30-50- 3 288/278 57-354 / 87-317 136/88 5/3 Northern Colorado... 35-28 16/19 7/10 9/8 0/1 31-209 / 46-133 16-25- 1 / 19-30- 2 172/229 56-381 / 76-362 152/168 2/3 SACRAMENTO STATE.... 28-24 15/19 6/9 7/9 2/1 28-182 / 51-161 15-28- 2 / 12-32- 2 141/235 56-323 / 83-396 142/139 3/3 Portland State...... 50-17 19/25 5/8 12/16 2/1 29-222 / 42-129 14-24- 0 / 28-57- 1 301/323 53-523 / 99-452 169/133 2/2 SOUTHERN UTAH....... 31-24 19/28 10/5 9/21 0/2 32-155 / 30-50 21-34- 1 / 34-53- 2 211/434 66-366 / 83-484 153/119 1/4 IDAHO STATE......... 34-7 27/13 10/5 15/8 2/0 41-136 / 21-57 29-42- 0 / 15-33- 2 271/186 83-407 / 54-243 33/94 2/4 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI.. 37-17 22/8 11/6 8/1 3/1 42-217 / 40-199 21-34- 1 / 6-15- 2 178/69 76-395 / 55-268 76/206 2/4 NORTH DAKOTA STATE.. 38-31 16/16 7/9 6/7 3/0 38-241 / 51-188 13-32- 2 / 12-24- 1 141/128 70-382 / 75-316 227/198 5/3 VILLANOVA........... 41-31 18/16 8/11 10/4 0/1 31-113 / 41-135 27-38- 0 / 12-21- 2 292/95 69-405 / 62-230 164/213 2/6 Delaware............ 20-19 20/26 5/17 15/9 0/0 21-25 / 46-197 29-43- 1 / 22-34- 1 302/220 64-327 / 80-417 104/64 1/1 Totals.............. 472-374 300/307 111/131 162/159 27/17 492-2341/599-2094 309-524-16/305-537-26 3615/3589 1016-5956/1136-5683 2027/2228 35/47 Opponent Nevada.............. Central Washington.. MONTANA............. Montana State....... Weber State......... NORTHERN ARIZONA.... Northern Colorado... SACRAMENTO STATE.... Portland State...... SOUTHERN UTAH....... IDAHO STATE......... SOUTHEAST MISSOURI.. NORTH DAKOTA STATE.. VILLANOVA........... Delaware............ Totals.............. 3rd Down Conversions 6-14 / 8-15 4-11 / 9-15 2-15 / 3-15 6-17 / 6-14 11-19 / 6-16 4-10 / 8-18 6-11 / 8-18 5-13 / 9-20 3-10 / 11-24 6-15 / 8-16 7-16 / 0-9 6-15 / 3-14 3-15 / 5-18 2-13 / 6-12 4-12 / 6-14 75-206/ 96-238 4th Down Conversions 0-1 / 3-3 0-1 / 0-1 1-2 / 0-0 1-2 / 2-2 1-1 / 2-2 0-0 / 2-5 0-1 / 2-2 0-0 / 1-3 0-0 / 1-4 1-1 / 2-2 2-3 / 0-0 2-3 / 2-3 2-2 / 0-1 3-3 / 0-0 2-3 / 1-2 15-23 / 18-30 Time of Possession 25:49/ 34:11 24:46/ 35:14 33:11/ 26:49 27:52/ 32:08 31:45/ 28:15 25:22/ 34:38 23:08/ 36:52 24:04/ 35:56 22:01/ 37:59 25:40/ 34:20 37:48/ 22:12 33:20/ 26:40 27:43/ 32:17 32:26/ 27:34 26:19/ 33:41 421:14/478:46 TOP Margin -8:22 -10:28 6:22 -4:16 3:30 -9:16 -13:44 -11:52 -15:58 -8:40 15:36 6:40 -4:34 4:52 -7:22 -57:32 Avg Yds/Rush 5.8/4.9 3.5/3.5 6.3/4.7 4.1/3.5 3.2/4.0 2.1/1.1 6.7/2.9 6.5/3.2 7.7/3.1 4.8/1.7 3.3/2.7 5.2/5.0 6.3/3.7 3.6/3.3 1.2/4.3 4.8/3.5 Avg Yds/Pass 6.8/8.9 6.4/5.5 5.7/5.7 5.6/11.8 9.4/7.2 11.1/5.6 6.9/7.6 5.0/7.3 12.5/5.7 6.2/8.2 6.5/5.6 5.2/4.6 4.4/5.3 7.7/4.5 7.0/6.5 6.9/6.7 Avg Punting ----PENALTIES---Yds/Play Number-Avg No-Yds / No-Yds 6.4/6.7 5-41.0 / 4-50.2 4-35 / 9-90 5.0/4.7 3-45.0 / 4-40.5 8-52 / 9-70 6.0/5.1 7-34.6 / 8-30.8 11-86 / 11-106 5.0/6.5 5-37.6 / 4-38.8 8-60 / 4-39 6.1/5.7 7-50.0 / 5-45.8 9-55 / 8-75 6.2/3.6 2-46.5 / 4-32.2 6-61 / 4-35 6.8/4.8 4-36.2 / 6-41.2 8-61 / 7-65 5.8/4.8 6-26.2 / 4-33.5 5-45 / 13-100 9.9/4.6 4-40.2 / 6-37.8 7-51 / 8-63 5.5/5.8 5-41.6 / 1-39.0 8-81 / 4-40 4.9/4.5 4-35.5 / 8-41.0 0-0 / 7-83 5.2/4.9 5-37.6 / 6-33.0 4-55 / 9-106 5.5/4.2 4-33.8 / 7-34.6 2-20 / 4-50 5.9/3.7 5-41.0 / 4-42.8 4-30 / 2-10 5.1/5.2 5-45.4 / 4-38.0 3-25 / 1-5 5.9/5.0 71-39.2 / 75-38.1 87-717 /100-937

Note: Game totals are displayed in the format TEAM/OPPONENT for each category

Eastern Washington Passing Game-by-Game - 2010


#9 Bo Mitchell Nevada................ Central Washington.... Montana............... Montana State......... Weber State........... Northern Arizona...... Northern Colorado..... Sacramento State...... Portland State........ Southern Utah......... Idaho State........... Southeast Missouri.... North Dakota State.... Villanova............. Delaware.............. TOTALS................ Att Comp Int 35 19 0 27 16 1 37 17 2 49 24 1 36 23 1 26 20 2 25 16 1 28 15 2 23 13 0 34 21 1 38 26 0 34 21 1 32 13 2 38 27 0 43 29 1 505 300 15 Pct Yards TD Long Sack-Yds Effic 54.3 253 2 82 3-14 133.86 59.3 188 2 46 1-7 134.79 45.9 234 1 47 3-12 97.18 49.0 272 1 25 0-0 98.26 63.9 337 4 55 0-0 173.63 76.9 288 3 45 2-8 192.66 64.0 172 1 38 1-1 126.99 53.6 141 3 25 1-3 116.94 56.5 231 2 35 0-0 169.58 61.8 211 2 43 3-15 127.42 68.4 256 4 31 2-18 159.75 61.8 178 2 20 0-0 119.27 40.6 141 3 40 5-28 96.07 71.1 292 4 76 0-0 170.34 67.4 302 3 35 2-11 144.81 59.4 3496 37 82 23-117 135.79 #8 Nick Gauthier Central Washington.... Portland State........ Idaho State........... TOTALS................ #12 Anthony Vitto Nevada................ Idaho State........... TOTALS................ #7 Jeff Minnerly Central Washington.... TOTALS................ #80 N. Edwards Montana............... TOTALS................ Att Comp Int Pct Yards TD Long Sack-Yds Effic 4 3 0 75.0 17 0 11 0-0 110.70 1 1 0 100.0 70 1 70 0-0 1018.00 3 2 0 66.7 10 0 5 1-2 94.67 8 6 0 75.0 97 1 70 1-2 218.10 Att Comp Int Pct Yards TD Long Sack-Yds Effic 5 2 1 40.0 17 0 12 0-0 28.56 1 1 0 100.0 5 0 5 0-0 142.00 6 3 1 50.0 22 0 12 0-0 47.47 Att Comp Int 1 0 0 1 0 0 Att Comp Int 1 0 0 1 0 0 Pct Yards TD Long Sack-Yds 0.0 0 0 0 0-0 0.0 0 0 0 0-0 Pct Yards TD Long Sack-Yds 0.0 0 0 0 0-0 0.0 0 0 0 0-0 Effic 0.00 0.00 Effic 0.00 0.00

Eastern Washington Rushing/Receiving Game-by-Game - 2010


RUSHING Taiwan Jones RB..... Mario Brown RB...... D. Beaumonte RB..... Bo Mitchell QB...... Daniel Johnson RB... Greg Herd WR........ Jeff Minnerly....... Nick Gauthier QB.... Team................ Ashton Gant WR...... RECEIVING Brandon Kaufman WR.. N. Edwards WR....... Greg Herd WR........ Taiwan Jones RB..... Ashton Gant WR...... Tyler Hart WR....... Zack Gehring TE..... Mario Brown RB...... Matt Martin TE...... D. Beaumonte RB..... Ryan Seto TE........ Josh Antonson OL.... Ashton Clark WR..... Bo Mitchell QB...... No-Yds/TD 221-1742/14 100-341/1 81-219/2 58-47/0 8-16/0 2-10/0 1-7/0 2-2/0 18--20/0 1--23/0 No-Yds/TD 76-1214/15 57-614/7 32-374/3 24-342/3 36-321/4 23-191/1 12-173/2 17-143/1 13-116/0 11-65/1 5-60/1 1-10/0 1-5/0 1--13/0 NEV 12-145/0 4-18/0 7-14/1 4--14/0 DNP DNP 1--1/0 NEV 4-35/1 4-43/0 3-24/0 2-92/1 3-43/0 1-4/0 1-6/0 3-23/0 DNP DNP CWU 14-89/2 12-24/0 1--7/0 DNP 1-4/0 2--4/0 CWU 4-56/1 1-6/0 4-63/1 5-41/0 3-21/0 1-8/0 DNP 1-10/0 DNP UM 27-221/1 7-38/0 9-10/0 DNP DNP UM 5-119/1 2-13/0 3-39/0 3-60/0 4-3/0 DNP MSU 13-63/0 2-4/0 5-14/0 7-29/0 DNP DNP DNP MSU 6-82/0 5-73/1 3-26/0 2-3/0 5-51/0 DNP DNP 1-5/0 1-7/0 1-25/0 DNP DNP WSU DNP 13-36/0 26-78/1 1-14/0 DNP DNP DNP WSU 5-138/0 1-11/0 1-24/0 DNP 4-86/2 1-8/0 3-21/1 2-15/0 2-21/1 3-26/0 DNP DNP 1--13/0 NAU 16-48/0 1-2/0 9-24/0 3--6/0 DNP DNP 2--2/0 NAU 5-117/1 8-73/1 2-46/0 3-31/0 DNP 1-12/0 1-9/1 DNP NC 21-168/3 3-20/0 3-4/0 3-18/0 DNP DNP 1--1/0 NC 5-94/1 2-16/0 2-10/0 5-31/0 1-6/0 1-15/0 DNP DNP SAC 17-145/1 3-7/0 1-0/0 6-31/0 DNP DNP 1--1/0 SAC 4-34/2 2-39/0 1-9/0 3-29/1 DNP 1-11/0 1-0/0 2-14/0 1-5/0 DNP DNP PSU 14-199/3 2-7/0 8-18/0 2-1/0 DNP 3--3/0 PSU 3-57/1 1-8/0 1-11/0 3-62/0 2-31/1 1-9/0 3-123/1 DNP DNP SUU 25-158/1 1-2/0 5--12/0 DNP 1-7/0 DNP DNP SUU 9-129/2 3-39/0 1-14/0 1--3/0 2-9/0 1-6/0 1-2/0 2-17/0 1--2/0 DNP DNP ISU 17-108/0 11-51/0 DNP 2--18/0 7-19/0 1-1/0 1--2/0 1-0/0 1--23/0 ISU 5-61/2 2-12/0 4-53/1 4-37/1 3-9/0 3-25/0 3-24/0 4-45/0 DNP 1-5/0 SEMO 25-168/2 13-54/1 1--3/0 DNP 3--2/0 DNP SEMO 4-37/0 8-65/1 3-28/1 3-18/0 DNP 2-25/0 1-5/0 DNP NDSU 20-230/1 9-15/0 8--3/0 DNP DNP 1--1/0 DNP NDSU 3-60/1 4-30/0 DNP 4-43/1 1-1/1 1-7/0 DNP DNP VU DNP 26-104/0 2-3/0 2-8/0 DNP DNP 1--2/0 DNP VU 8-135/1 9-82/2 3-38/1 DNP DNP 4-18/0 1-2/0 1-9/0 1-8/0 DNP DEL DNP 13-23/0 5--4/0 DNP 1-9/0 DNP 2--3/0 DEL 9-120/2 6-74/1 3-32/0 DNP 3-12/0 1-5/0 5-57/0 2-2/0 DNP DNP -

Eastern Washington Return Stats Game-by-Game - 2010


PUNT RETURNS D. Beaumonte... Tyler Hart..... Taiwan Jones... Alante Wright.. Jakob Pugsley.. Dante Calcote.. Bo Schuetzle... Ronald Baines.. KICK RETURNS Jesse Hoffman.. Taiwan Jones... Mario Brown.... Artise Gauldin. Greg Herd...... Anthony Larry.. D. Beaumonte... Paul Ena....... Zack Gehring... INT. RETURNS Matt Johnson... Jeff Minnerly.. Jesse Hoffman.. J.C. Sherritt.. Tyler Washburn. Will Edge...... Zach Johnson... Allen Brown.... Paul Ena....... J.C. Agen...... Artise Gauldin. Bobby Gentry... Dante Calcote.. FUMBLE RETURNS Renard Williams Tyler Jolley... Tyler Washburn. Dante Calcote.. No-Yds 2-48 2-29 3-28 13-20 1-3 1-1 1-0 1--1 No-Yds 25-712 15-309 11-208 4-102 1-30 1-22 1-18 1-18 1-10 No-Yds 5-73 3-80 3-32 3-37 2-87 2-57 2-5 1-0 1-0 1-7 1-13 1-0 1-9 No-Yds 1-34 2-18 1-15 1-3 NEV NEV 4-85 1-20 2-45 NEV NEV CWU 1-15 1-17 DNP DNP CWU 1-35 3-66 CWU 1-55 1-0 CWU UM 1-28 1-10 DNP UM 1-14 2-14 UM 2-31 UM 1-34 MSU DNP 1-1 DNP DNP DNP MSU 2-69 1-26 1-32 DNP DNP DNP MSU DNP DNP DNP 1-9 MSU WSU DNP DNP DNP WSU 1-0 DNP DNP WSU 1-0 1-33 1-32 WSU NAU 1-14 DNP NAU 1-20 1-24 DNP NAU 1-65 1-0 1-13 DNP NAU NC 2-4 DNP NC 2-98 1-9 DNP 1-18 NC 1-4 1-2 DNP NC 1-17 SAC DNP 1-0 DNP SAC 2-31 1-24 2-41 SAC 1-42 1-1 DNP SAC 1-3 PSU 1-20 1-0 DNP 1--1 PSU 1-34 2-45 DNP 1-22 PSU 1-49 DNP PSU DNP SUU DNP SUU 2-99 2-31 1-10 SUU 2-12 SUU 1-1 ISU DNP 2-10 1-3 1-1 1-0 ISU 1-16 DNP DNP ISU 1-3 1-0 ISU SEMO 1-2 DNP SEMO 2-34 1-25 DNP SEMO 1-8 1-7 DNP SEMO NDSU 3-0 DNP NDSU 2-109 1-29 1-16 1-35 1-18 NDSU 1-20 NDSU VU DNP 1-0 DNP VU 5-113 DNP 1-22 VU 1-0 1-14 VU 1-15 DEL DNP 2-4 DNP DEL 4-70 DNP DNP 1-30 DEL 1-0 DNP DEL -

Eastern Washington All-Purpose Yards Game-by-Game - 2010


ALL PURPOSE YARDS TOTAL Taiwan Jones........ 2421 Brandon Kaufman..... 1214 Jesse Hoffman....... 744 Mario Brown......... 692 N. Edwards.......... 614 Greg Herd........... 414 D. Beaumonte........ 350 NEV 322 35 38 43 24 37 CWU 235 56 35 6 32 UM 305 119 14 13 39 66 MSU 93 82 69 41 73 26 14 WSU DNP 138 57 11 24 99 NAU 48 117 20 26 73 46 24 NC 187 94 98 35 16 4 SAC 169 34 31 48 39 9 5 PSU 261 57 34 52 8 11 38 SUU 186 129 111 39 14 ISU 145 61 91 12 54 DNP SEMO 211 37 34 59 65 28 NDSU 259 129 38 60 30 18 VU DNP 135 113 113 82 38 11 DEL DNP 120 70 80 74 71 2

Eastern Washington Defensive Game-by-Game - 2010


TOTAL TACKLES J.C. Sherritt LB.... Zach Johnson LB..... Matt Johnson DB..... Tyler Washburn LB... Jesse Hoffman DB.... Tyler Jolley DL..... Dante Calcote DB.... Paul Ena LB......... Renard Williams DL.. Jeff Minnerly DB.... Allen Brown DB...... Artise Gauldin DB... Bobby Gentry LB..... David Gaylord DL.... Jerry Ceja DL....... Anthony Larry DL.... Grant Williams LB... D. Beaumonte........ C. Moetului DL...... David Miles DL...... J.C. Agen LB........ T.J. Lee III DB..... Bo Schuetzle DB..... Ronald Baines DB.... Will Katoa DL....... Evan Cook DL........ Jeremy Chaten DB.... Greg Herd........... D. Shepperd DB...... Will Edge DB........ Rusty Haehl LB...... Jake Potter......... Cameron Zuber P..... Jakob Scott DL...... Alden Gibbs DB...... John Roberts DB..... UA-A 85-91 62-72 66-39 32-54 45-30 30-40 39-21 20-35 23-31 29-21 21-18 22-12 11-15 9-17 15-8 12-9 10-8 11-4 7-8 4-11 9-4 10-1 3-7 8-2 2-8 2-7 3-3 3-3 3-2 2-3 2-2 1-2 3-0 1-1 2-0 1-0 TOT 176 134 105 86 75 70 60 55 54 50 39 34 26 26 23 21 18 15 15 15 13 11 10 10 10 9 6 6 5 5 4 3 3 2 2 1 NEV 3-2 4-1 3-3 4-1 2-2 3-1 5-2 1-2 3-1 7-1 3-0 1-1 3-0 2-0 2-1 2-1 1-1 1-0 1-0 1-0 DNP 0-1 1-0 DNP DNP 0-1 1-0 DNP 1-0 CWU 4-7 0-1 4-5 0-3 0-2 3-3 3-2 1-4 0-1 2-1 0-1 6-3 1-6 1-0 1-0 1-0 3-1 1-0 1-1 1-2 1-0 DNP DNP 0-2 2-0 0-1 DNP 1-0 DNP DNP UM 4-8 4-7 3-5 2-5 1-1 1-1 3-2 0-2 1-4 5-5 1-0 2-2 1-1 DNP 2-1 1-0 0-1 0-3 DNP 0-1 2-0 1-4 DNP 0-1 DNP MSU 9-2 3-1 5-1 1-0 6-1 3-0 2-0 3-1 1-1 2-1 DNP DNP 1-0 DNP 1-1 DNP 1-1 0-1 4-0 1-0 0-1 DNP 1-0 DNP 1-0 0-1 DNP DNP DNP DNP 1-0 1-0 DNP DNP WSU 4-7 3-7 5-1 4-5 5-4 6-3 1-3 0-6 3-2 0-2 1-3 2-0 0-1 1-0 DNP 0-2 0-1 0-1 DNP DNP 1-1 0-1 DNP DNP DNP 2-0 DNP DNP NAU 6-10 5-6 4-5 1-8 2-3 3-4 3-0 3-5 0-3 2-2 1-1 3-4 DNP 1-2 0-1 0-2 0-3 1-1 0-2 DNP DNP NC 6-8 5-8 8-1 0-4 4-2 1-3 2-3 2-1 1-3 0-4 1-1 DNP 2-3 1-2 1-1 3-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-2 1-0 DNP DNP SAC 5-6 6-6 7-2 2-5 2-1 0-4 2-1 1-2 4-2 3-0 1-1 1-2 0-2 3-3 3-1 0-2 1-2 2-0 DNP 0-2 DNP 0-1 0-1 DNP 1-0 DNP DNP DNP PSU 12-3 4-3 3-1 6-1 1-1 DNP 2-1 3-1 1-0 1-1 3-1 DNP 3-1 1-0 1-0 2-0 3-0 2-0 1-0 4-0 1-0 DNP 1-0 1-0 DNP DNP SUU 6-5 8-10 4-1 2-4 2-4 3-3 4-1 2-0 1-2 0-1 4-1 5-0 1-0 2-0 1-1 1-0 DNP DNP 0-1 0-1 0-1 DNP DNP ISU 5-3 2-2 1-1 1-3 3-0 1-2 1-0 1-0 2-0 1-0 0-1 0-1 1-0 DNP 0-1 DNP 0-1 1-0 3-0 DNP 1-0 1-0 DNP 0-1 2-0 SEMO 5-5 3-3 3-1 4-5 4-2 1-3 2-0 0-3 2-4 1-0 0-1 DNP 1-1 1-1 0-1 0-2 0-2 0-1 1-1 0-1 DNP 0-1 1-0 1-1 0-1 0-1 DNP DNP NDSU 7-8 4-8 4-6 4-6 3-2 0-4 5-1 1-3 3-1 1-0 1-3 1-0 1-5 DNP 2-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 2-0 0-1 DNP DNP DNP VU 3-5 1-4 7-2 1-3 5-2 2-7 3-1 1-3 3-3 2-0 0-1 1-0 1-1 2-0 0-3 1-0 0-1 1-0 0-1 DNP 1-0 1-0 DNP DNP DEL 6-12 10-5 5-4 0-1 5-3 3-6 3-1 0-3 1-4 1-1 3-5 DNP 1-4 0-2 0-1 1-0 DNP DNP 0-1 0-1 0-1 DNP DNP 0-1 0-1 DNP 0-1 DNP DNP

Eastern Washington Sacks Game-by-Game - 2010


SACKS Renard Williams DL.. Tyler Jolley DL..... Jerry Ceja DL....... Zach Johnson LB..... J.C. Sherritt LB.... Paul Ena LB......... Anthony Larry DL.... David Gaylord DL.... Artise Gauldin DB... C. Moetului DL...... Evan Cook DL........ Tyler Washburn LB... UA-A 5-3 4-2 4-2 3-1 2-2 2-1 2-1 1-2 1-0 0-2 0-1 0-1 TOT NEV 6.5 5.0 5.0 3.5 3.0 2.5 2.5 1.0-4 2.0 1.0 1.0 0.5 0.5 CWU 1.0-5 1.0-11 0.5-3 0.5-4 UM 1.0-4 1.0-6 DNP MSU DNP DNP DNP WSU 1.0-8 DNP DNP NAU 1.0-8 1.0-3 NC 0.5-5 1.0-2 1.0-3 0.5-5 DNP SAC 1.0-7 0.5-5 1.0-5 0.5-2 DNP PSU DNP DNP DNP SUU 1.0-7 2.5-7 1.0-4 1.0-5 DNP 0.5-3 ISU 1.0-9 DNP DNP SEMO 1.0-7 DNP DNP NDSU 2.0-19 DNP 0.5-2 0.5-2 DNP VU 0.5-5 0.5-3 2.0-6 0.5-5 0.5-4 DNP DEL 0.5-0 2.0-16 0.5-1 DNP DNP DNP -

Eastern Washington Individual Career History


-------------------------------------------------------------------------------Matt Johnson TACKLES 2008................ 2009................ 2010................ TOTAL............... INTERCEPTIONS 2008................ 2009................ 2010................ TOTAL............... G 11 12 15 38 G 11 12 15 38 UA 45 54 66 165 No 4 6 5 15 A Total 38 83 47 101 39 105 124 289 Yds 79 58 73 210 TD 0 1 0 1 TFL-Yds 5.0-6 5.0-12 2.5-9 12.5-27 Lg Avg/R Avg/G 42 19.8 7.2 33 9.7 4.8 42 14.6 4.9 42 14.0 5.5 PD 5 10 13 28 FF 0 2 2 4 FR Blkd 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0

MATT JOHNSON Top Tackling Performances 16 - Weber State - 10/10/09 15 - Northern Arizona - 11/21/09 14 - Montana State - 10/24/09 14 - Montana - 10/17/09 12 - Northern Colorado - 11/8/09 10 - North Dakota St. - 12/11/10 10 - Stephen F. Austin - 11/28/09 10 - Texas Tech - 8/30/08 ZACH JOHNSON Top Tackling Performances 18 - Southern Utah - 11/13/10 15 - Delaware - 1/7/11 15 - Northern Colorado - 11/8/08 13 - Northern Colorado - 10/16/10 13 - Northern Arizona - 11/15/08 12 - North Dakota St. - 12/11/10 12 - Sacramento State - 10/23/10 12 - Portland State - 10/4/08 11 - Northern Arizona - 10/9/10 10 - Weber State - 10/2/10 10 - Montana - 9/18/10 RENARD WILLIAMS Multiple Sack Games 2.0 (19 yards) - North Dakota St. - 12/11/10 2.0 (13 yards) - Stephen F. Austin - 11/28/09 2.0 (19 yards) - Idaho State - 10/17/09 1.5 (16 yards) - Southern Utah - 11/14/09 BO LEVI MITCHELL Top Passing Performances 337 - Weber State - 23x36, 4 TD, 1 Int. - 10/2/10 302 - Delaware - 23x43, 3 TD, 1 Int. - 1/7/11 292 - Villanova - 27x38, 4 TD, 0 Int. - 12/17/10 288 - Northern Arizona - 20x26, 3 TD, 2 Int. - 10/9/10 272 - Montana State - 24x49, 1 TD, 1 Int. - 9/25/10 256 - Idaho State - 26x-38, 4 TD, 0 Int. - 11/20/10 253 - Nevada - 19x35, 2 TD, 0 Int. - 9/2/10 BRANDON KAUFMAN Top Receiving Performances 9 receptions, 129 yards, 2 TD - Southern Utah - 11/13/10 9 receptions, 120 yards, 2 TD - Delaware - 1/7/11 8 receptions, 135 yards, 1 TD - Villanova - 12/17/10 6 receptions, 82 yards, 0 TD - Montana State - 9/25/10 6 receptions, 70 yards, 1 TD - Stephen F. Austin - 11/28/09 5 receptions, 138 yards, 0 TD - Weber State - 10/2/10 5 receptions 119 yards, 1 TD - Montana - 9/18/10 5 receptions, 117 yards, 1 TD - Northern Arizona - 10/9/10 5 receptions, 94 yards, 1 TD - Northern Colorado - 10/16/10 5 receptions, 61 yards, 2 TD - Idaho State - 11/20/10

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------Zach Johnson TACKLES 2008................ 2010................ TOTAL............... SACKS 2008................ 2010................ TOTAL............... INTERCEPTIONS 2008................ 2010................ TOTAL............... G 11 15 26 G 11 15 26 G 11 15 26 UA 47 62 109 UA 2 3 5 No 1 2 3 A Total 49 96 72 134 121 230 A Total 0 2.0 1 3.5 1 5.5 Yds 0 5 5 TD 0 0 0 TFL-Yds 10.5-44 14.5-48 25.0-92 Yds 10 22 32 Lg Avg/R Avg/G 0 0.0 0.0 3 2.5 0.3 3 1.7 0.2 PD 8 7 15 FF 0 1 1 FR Blkd 0 1 2 0 2 1

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------Brandon Kaufman RECEIVING 2009................ 2010................ TOTAL............... G 9 15 24 Rec 23 76 99 Yds 294 1214 1508 TD 1 15 16 Lg Rec/G Avg/C Avg/G 34 2.6 12.8 32.7 76 5.1 16.0 80.9 76 4.1 15.2 62.8

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------Bo Levi Mitchell PASSING 2010................ TOTAL............... TOTAL OFFENSE 2010................ TOTAL............... G 15 15 G 15 15 Att- Cmp- Int 505- 300- 15 505- 300- 15 Rush 47 47 Pass 3496 3496 Yds 3496 3496 TD 37 37 Lg 82 82 Pct Avg/P Avg/G 59.4 6.9 233.1 59.4 6.9 233.1 Effic 135.8 135.8

Total Avg/G 3543 236.2 3543 236.2

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------Renard Williams TACKLES 2008................ 2009................ 2010................ TOTAL............... SACKS 2008................ 2009................ 2010................ TOTAL............... G 11 12 15 38 G 11 12 15 38 UA 14 21 23 58 UA 2 9 5 16 A Total 13 27 14 35 31 54 58 116 A Total 0 2.0 1 9.5 3 6.5 4 18.0 TFL-Yds 7.0-30 14.5-93 13.0-81 34.5-204 Yds 9 78 53 140 PD 0 0 1 1 FF 0 1 4 5 FR Blkd 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 1

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Career Leaders
1. 10. NR 1. 8. 9.

Passing Attempts
1608 532 505 996 301 300

Matt Nichols Bill Diedrick Bo Levi Mitchell Matt Nichols Todd Bernett Bo Levi Mitchell

2006-09 1965-67, 69 2010 2006-09 1991-94 2010 2006-09 1965-67, 69 2010

Southland Conference and Frisco, Texas, Host the Expanded NCAA Division I Football Championship
Frisco, Texas, is the new host city for the NCAA Division I Football Championship game, and will be the host site for the championship game for two more years. The first title game in Frisco took place on Jan. 7, 2010, and Eastern Washington rallied from a 19-0 deficit to win 20-19. The 2011 game is scheduled for Saturday, Jan. 7, 2011. The event is hosted by the Southland Conference. The Football Championship Subdivision includes the conferences and institutions that compete in the NCAA Division I Football Championship, in addition to two conferences who choose not to participate in the football championship, the Ivy League and the Southwestern Athletic Conference. Starting in 2010, the playoff field now includes 20 teams. The Northeast and Big South Conferences sent their regular-season champions to the postseason for the first time in 2010. The two leagues join the Big Sky, Colonial, Southern, Southland, Patriot, Ohio Valley, MEAC, and Missouri Valley as leagues with automatic bids to the playoffs. The other 10 bids go to at-large teams. Eight teams will play first-round games on Saturday, Nov. 27. Twelve teams will receive first-round byes, and play in the second round on Saturday, Dec. 4. The quarterfinals are Saturday, Dec. 11, with the semifinals the following week.

Pass Completions

1. 10. NR

Passing Yards
12,616 4076 3496

Matt Nichols Bill Diedrick Bo Levi Mitchell

(Min. Two Seasons) 1. 268.4 Matt Nichols 3. 244.3 Erik Meyer NR 233.1 Bo Levi Mitchell

Passing Yards Per Game

2006-09 2002-05 2010 2006-09 1984-85 2010

Touchdown Passes
1. 5. 6. 96 45 37

Matt Nichols Rick Worman Bo Levi Mitchell

(Min. 150 Attempts, Two Seasons) 1. 166.5 Erik Meyer 5. 136.3 Rob James NR 135.8 Bo Levi Mitchell 1. 10.

Passing Efficiency Rating

2002-05 1983-86 2010 2002-05 1983-86 1974-77 2009-10 2002-05 1990-93 2009-10 1999-01 2009-10 1999-01 2009-10 1988-90 2004-05 2002-03 2009-10 1999-01 2007-08 1983-84 2009-10 2007-10 1992-95 2008-10 1983-86 2008, 2010 1971-75 1988-91 1990-93 2008-10 1988-91 2008-10 2005-08 1991-92 1995-97 2008-10 2005-08 1987-90 2008-10 2006-09 1994-97 2009-10 2007-10 1994-97 2008-10 2008-10

Touchdown Receptions
46 18 18 16

NR 1. 15. NR 1. 2. 1. 2.

Eric Kimble Craig Richardson Tom Bassett Brandon Kaufman Eric Kimble Tony Brooks Mike Jarrett Troy Griggs Mike Jarrettt Troy Griggs Mike Jarrett

2010 NCAA Division I

Scoring

328 158 150 120 105 126 111 39 16 16 15 59 30 30 29

Football Championship
Second Round
Saturday, December 4

Extra Points Made

Extra Points Attempted Field Goals Made


1. 8. 10. 1. 6.

First Round
Saturday, November 27

Quarterfinals
Friday, December 10 or Saturday, December 11

Semifinals
Friday, December 17 or Saturday, December 18

*Coastal Caro. (6-5)


Live on www.NCAA.com 1 p.m. (ET)

#1 *Appalachian St. (9-2) Western Ill., 17-10


Live on ESPN Syndication/ GamePlan/ESPN3.com Noon (ET)

Friday, January 7 Pizza Hut Park - Frisco, Texas

Final

*Appalachian St., 42-14


Saturday, December 11 ESPNHD/ESPN3.com Noon (ET)

Jason Cromer Sheldon Weddle Rich Heintz Mike Jarrett Troy Griggs Felipe Macias Dave Marriott Mike Jarrett

Western Ill. (7-4)

Villanova, 42-24

*Stephen F. Austin (9-2) Villanova (7-4)


Live on ESPN Syndication/ GamePlan/ESPN3.com 3:30 p.m. (ET)

Villanova, 54-24

Field Goals Attempted


8. 1. 6. 7. 15. 16. 1. 2.

#5 *Eastern Wash. (9-2)


Live on www.NCAA.com 4 p.m. (ET)

Live on ESPN2 HD/ ESPN3.com Fri., Dec. 17 at 8 p.m. (ET)

December 17

^Eastern Wash., 41-31

*Eastern Wash., 37-17


Saturday, December 11 Live on ESPN Syndication/ GamePlan/ESPN3.com 3:30 p.m. (ET)

Tackles

Southeast Mo. St. (9-2) *North Dakota St. (7-4)


Live on www.NCAA.com 7 p.m. (ET)

432 313 289 231 230 18 17 17 15

J.C. Sherritt Dion Alexander Matt Johnson Bill Altena Zach Johnson Mike Richter Kurt Schulz Jackie Kellogg Matt Johnson Kurt Schulz Matt Johnson

#4 *Montana St. (9-2) North Dakota St., 43-17 #3 *Delaware (9-2)


Live on www.NCAA.com Noon (ET) Live on ESPN Syndication/ GamePlan/ESPN3.com 2 p.m. (ET)

*Eastern Wash., 38-31 (ot) Pizza Hut Park Frisco, Texas January 7, 2011 7 p.m. (ET) ESPN2 HD/ESPN3.com *Delaware, 16-3 NATIONAL CHAMPION

North Dakota St., 42-17

Robert Morris (8-2) *UNI (7-4)


Live on www.NCAA.com 1 p.m. (ET)

Interceptions
4. 1. 2.

*Delaware, 42-20
Friday, December 10 ESPN2HD/ESPN3.com 8 p.m. (ET)

Lehigh (9-2)

Lehigh, 14-7 *Bethune-Cookman (10-1)


Live on www.NCAA.com 1 p.m. (ET)

Interception Return Yards


219 210

New Hampshire, 45-20

New Hampshire (7-4) *Jacksonville St. (9-2) Wofford (9-2) *Ga. Southern (7-4)
Live on www.NCAA.com 2 p.m. (ET) Live on ESPN Syndication/ GamePlan/ESPN3.com Noon (ET)

December 18
Live on ESPNUHD Sat., Dec. 18 at Noon (ET)

Delaware, 27-10

1. 8. 9. 10.

Sacks

35.5 19 18.5 18

Greg Peach Tommy Williams Ed Harris Renard Williams Greg Peach Aaron Hansen Renard Williams Nicholas Ramos Chris Scott Paul Ena

*Wofford, 17-14
Saturday, December 11 Live on ESPN Syndication/ GamePlan/ESPN3.com 2 p.m. (ET)

#2 *William & Mary (8-3)


Live on www.NCAA.com 1:30 p.m. (ET)

Ga. Southern, 23-20

1. 5. NR 1. 4. 5.

Tackles for Loss


63 (264) 46 (241) 40 (204) 8 6 5

Ga. Southern, 31-15

South Carolina St. (9-2)

Ga. Southern, 41-16

Fumble Recoveries

Forced Fumbles
1. 3. 6 6 5 5

^Denotes home team *Denotes host institution. All four first round games will be broadcast on www.NCAA.com. Four of eight second round games will be broadcast on ESPN Syndication/GamePlan/ESPN3.com. The four games not selected by ESPN Syndication/GamePlan/ESPN3.com will be broadcast on www.NCAA.com. One QF will be 12/10 on ESPN2 HD/ESPN3.com; one QF will be 12/11 on ESPN HD/ESPN3.com; the other two QFs will be broadcast on ESPN Syndication/GamePlan/ESPN3.com. Refer to www.NCAA.com/broadcast for more information.

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2011 EWU Football Roster


No 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 54 56 57 60 62 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 73 74 75 76 77 78 81 85 86 88 90 91 92 95 96 97 98 99 Name #Brandon Kaufman #Allen Brown #Greg Herd Alden Gibbs #Matt Johnson #Jeff Minnerly Nick Gauthier #Bo Levi Mitchell #Zach Johnson #Nicholas Edwards Anthony Vitto Scott Burgett Cody McCarthy Grant Williams Cory Mitchell Billy Lechtenberg Demitrius Bronson Quincy Forte Ethen Robinson Ronald Baines Mario Brown Jordan Talley Isaiah Jenkins Jeremy Chaten Darriell Beaumonte T.J. Lee III Chase King Tyler Hart Ashton Clark Cody Hecker Daniel Johnson Trenton Pinson Ronnie Hamlin Bo Schuetzle J.C. Agen Shane Stagg Rusty Haehl #Paul Ena John Goldwire Jakob Pugsley Bobby Gentry Jake Miller Jimmy Pavel Trevor Moles #Tyler Washburn Drew Reynolds Jake Potter Evan Cook Dylan Zylstra #Gabriel Jackson Cameron Homan Evan Day Will Katoa Ashton Miller Caleb Worthington Kevin Miller Ashton Boothroyd #Steven Forgette Cody Humphrey Russell Turpin Jase Butorac #Will Post Brandon Murphy #Chris Powers Nick Lenoue Zack Gehring Patrick Mealey Ryan Seto #David Gaylord Jerry Ceja Mike Jarrett Charles Moetului Zach Chapman David Miles #Renard Williams Anthony Larry Pos WR DB WR DB DB DB QB QB LB WR QB DB LB LB WR DB RB RB DB DB RB RB DB DB RB DB LB WR WR RB WR DB LB DB LB DB LB DL LB LB LB P K/P LS LB OL LS DL DL OL P DL DL OL OL K DL OL OL OL OL OL DL OL WR TE TE TE DL DL K DL DE TE DL DL Ht 6-5 5-10 6-3 6-3 6-2 6-1 6-1 6-2 6-1 6-3 6-1 6-2 6-1 6-1 6-2 6-0 5-10 5-11 5-10 5-10 5-9 5-10 6-0 6-1 6-0 5-9 6-1 5-10 5-11 6-0 5-10 5-11 6-2 5-11 6-2 5-10 5-11 6-2 6-1 6-3 5-11 6-5 5-11 6-0 6-1 6-1 6-2 6-3 6-4 6-4 6-2 6-3 6-0 6-2 6-7 6-2 6-3 6-4 6-5 6-4 6-3 6-6 6-4 6-2 6-0 6-4 6-2 6-5 6-4 6-3 5-9 6-3 6-3 6-4 6-2 6-3 Wt 215 170 200 190 220 200 200 210 225 200 195 210 230 225 195 190 225 185 200 185 185 180 170 170 210 170 215 200 170 210 190 185 210 190 210 180 215 240 225 240 200 205 220 245 230 275 200 280 225 280 180 245 285 285 295 195 270 280 260 290 285 295 295 285 180 245 245 230 245 220 165 275 240 255 300 250 180 205 170 180 175 320 280 250 310 250 260 180 225 185 225 225 Yr Jr. So. Jr. Sr. Sr. Jr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Jr. So. Jr. Fr. Jr. Fr. So. So. Fr. Sr. So. So. Fr. Fr. Sr. Sr. So. Jr. Sr. So. Fr. So. Fr. So. So. So. So. Jr. Jr. Fr. So. Sr. Fr. Jr. Fr. Jr. So. Jr. Jr. Fr. Sr. So. Fr. So. So. So. Jr. Fr. So. So. So. Fr. Jr. So. Sr. Fr. So. Jr. So. So. Jr. Sr. Sr. Fr. Sr. Sr. So. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Ex 2L 1L* 2L 1L* 3L* 2L* 1L* 1L 2L* 2L* 1L* 2L* HS 2L* HS* 1L* TR HS 1L* 1L* 1L HS HS* 2L* 3L* 1L* 1L* 3L* SQ* HS* 1L* HS* SQ* 1L* 1L* HS* 2L* 2L HS* SQ* 3L* TR* TR* HS* 2L* SQ* 1L* 2L* HS* 3L* SQ* HS* 1L* 1L* 1L* 2L HS* 1L* SQ* SQ* HS* 2L* 1L* 2L* HS* 1L* 1L 1L 1L* 2L 2L* 2L* HS* 3L* 3L* 1L* HS HS HS HS HS HS HS HS HS HS HS HS HS HS HS HS Hometown (Previous School) Denver, Colo. (Heritage HS 09) Tacoma, Wash. (Foss HS 09) Tacoma, Wash. (Steilacoom HS 09) Brooklyn, N.Y. (Canarsie HS 07 / College of the Siskiyous) Tumwater, Wash. (Tumwater HS 07) Spokane, Wash. (Ferris HS 08) Valencia, Calif. (Saugus HS 07 / Bakersfield College) Katy, Texas (Katy HS 08 / Southern Methodist) Tumwater, Wash. (Tumwater HS 07) Tacoma, Wash. (Foss HS 08) Simi Valley, Calif. (Chaminade College Prep 09) Peoria, Ariz. (Centennial HS 08) Boise, Idaho (Bishop Kelly HS 11) Puyallup, Wash. (Rogers HS 08) Katy, Texas (Katy HS 06) Brier, Wash. (Mountlake Terrace HS 09) Kent, Wash. (Kentwood HS 08 / Washington) Fairfield, Calif. (Vacaville HS 11) Spokane, Wash. (Lewis & Clark HS 06) Tacoma, Wash. (Mount Tahoma HS 09) Berkeley, Calif. (Bishop ODowd HS 10) Portland, Ore. (Jesuit HS 11) Seattle, Wash. (West Seattle HS 10) Seattle, Wash. (Franklin HS 07) Lakewood, Wash. (Clover Park HS 07) Seattle, Wash. (West Seattle HS 09) Federal Way, Wash. (Decatur HS 08) Friday Harbor, Wash. (Friday Harbor HS 07) Vancouver, Wash. (Heritage HS 09) Sandpoint, Idaho (Sandpoint HS 10) San Jose, Calif. (Valley Christian HS 09) Auburn, Wash. (Federal Way HS 10) Lacey, Wash. (Timberline HS 09) Spokane, Wash. (Shadle Park HS 09) Spokane, Wash. (Central Valley HS 09) Tacoma, Wash. (Lincoln HS 09) Bellevue, Wash. (Bellevue HS 08) Kenmore, Wash. (Inglemoor HS 09) Lakewood, Wash. (Lakes HS 10) Newman Lake, Wash. (East Valley 09) Seattle, Wash. (Kennedy HS 07) Spokane, Wash. (Central Valley HS 10 / Washington State) Molalla, Ore. (Central Catholic HS 08 / Boise State) Spokane, Wash. (East Valley HS 10) Sammamish, Wash. (Skyline HS 08) Tacoma, Wash. (Foss HS 09) Kennewick, Wash. (Kamiakin HS 08) Federal Way, Wash. (Todd Beamer HS 08) Kent, Wash. (Kentridge HS 10) Tacoma, Wash. (Mount Tahoma HS 06) Eatonville, Wash. (Eatonville HS 09) Sammamish, Wash. (Skyline HS 10) Salt Lake City, Utah (Judge Memorial HS 09) Vancouver, Wash. (Evergreen HS 09) Boise, Idaho (Mountain View HS 09) Portland, Ore. (Centennial HS 09) Mead, Wash. (Mt. Spokane HS 10) Vancouver, Wash. (Heritage HS 09) Hermiston, Ore. (Hermiston HS 09) Kent, Wash. (Kentridge HS 09) Sammamish, Wash. (Skyline HS 10) Portland, Ore. (Southridge HS 08) Albany, Ore. (West Albany HS 09) Black Diamond, Wash. (Tahoma HS 07) Spokane, Wash. (Gonzaga Prep HS 10) Castle Rock, Wash. (Castle Rock HS 09) Spokane, Wash. (Central Valley HS 08 / Idaho) Lynden, Wash. (Lynden HS 10) Lynden, Wash. (Lynden HS 09) Aurora, Colo. (Grandview HS 09) Puyallup, Wash. (Puyallup HS 07) North Bend, Wash. (Mount Si HS 07) Vancouver, Wash. (Mountain View HS 10) Maplewood, Minn. (Roseville HS 07) Port Orchard, Wash. (South Kitsap HS 07) Sacramento, Calif. (Luther Burbank HS 09) Pasadena, Calif. (Alemany HS 11) Durham, Calif. (Durham HS 11) Portland, Ore. (Jesuit HS 11) Spokane, Wash. (Ferris HS 11) Beaverton, Ore. (Beaverton HS 11) American Canyon, Calif. (St. Patrick-St. Vincent HS 11) Tualatin, Ore. (Tualatin HS 11) Issaquah, Wash. (Issaquah HS 11) Graham, Wash. (Graham Kapowsin HS 11) Richland, Wash. (Hanford HS 11) Denver, Colo. (Cherry Creek HS 11) Fremont, Calif. (Brookside Christian HS 11) Salem, Ore. (South Salem HS 11) Kenmore, Wash. (Inglemoor HS 11) Kent, Wash. (Kentwood HS 11) Vancouver, Wash. (Union HS 11)

Coaching Staff
Head Coach - Beau Baldwin (Central Washington 96; 4th Season as Head Coach & 8th Overall at EWU) Associate Head Coach/ Defensive Coordinator - John Graham (Central Washington 92; 4th Season) Offensive Coordinator/ Offensive Line/ Academic Coordinator - Aaron Best (Eastern Washington 01; 11th Season) Running Backs/Camps Coordinator - Chris Hansen (Eastern Washington 91; 13th Season) Secondary/Special Teams Coordinator/ Video Coordinator - Jeff Schmedding (Eastern Washington 02; 7th Season) Defensive Line/ Recruiting Coordinator - Ryan Sawyer (Central Washington 03; 4th Season) Wide Receivers/Pro Football Liaison - Junior Adams (Montana State 04; 3rd Season) Quarterbacks - Zak Hill (Central Washington 04; 5th Season) Tight Ends/Travel Coordinator - Heath Pulver (Eastern Washington 09; 4th Season) Linebackers - Josh Fetter (Idaho 96; 1st Season)

Other Incoming Freshmen (redshirting) 16 Vernon Adams QB 6-0 17 Nelson Fishback QB 6-2 26 Miles Weatheroy DB 6-1 34 Jordan Tonani DB 6-0 53 Cameron Kerkar K/P 6-2 58 David Delgado DL 6-3 59 Jordan Ellisen OL 6-2 61 Jay Deines OL 6-4 63 Thomas Gomez OL 6-3 72 Aaron Neary OL 6-4 79 Cassidy Curtis OL 6-7 80 Shaquille Hill WR 5-10 82 Jake Withnell TE 6-5 87 Todd Raynes WR 6-2 89 Jason Boyce TE 6-4 94 T.J. Boatright TE 6-5

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