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1996 Eastern Washington Eagles football team

1996 Eastern Washington Eagles football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record6–5 (3–4 Big Sky)
Head coach
Home stadiumWoodward Field
Seasons
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1996 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 2 Montana $^   7 – 0     14 – 1  
No. 6 Northern Arizona ^   6 – 1     9 – 3  
Cal State Northridge   4 – 3     7 – 4  
Weber State   4 – 3     7 – 4  
Eastern Washington   3 – 4     6 – 5  
Montana State   3 – 4     6 – 5  
Idaho State   1 – 6     4 – 7  
Sacramento State   0 – 7     1 – 10  
Portland State   0 – 0     3 – 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
  • Portland State games did not count in conference standings
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1996 Eastern Washington Eagles football team represented Eastern Washington University as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by third-year head coach Mike Kramer, the Eagles compiled an overall record of 6–5, with a mark of 3–4 in conference play, and finished tied for fifth in the Big Sky.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 7at No. 23 Weber State
L 20–2211,794[1]
September 146:05 p.m.at Boise State*
W 27–2118,595[2]
September 21Southwest Texas State*
W 38–7[3]
September 28Portland State
  • Woodward Field
  • Cheney, WA
W 24–74,120[4]
October 5Montana State
  • Woodward Field
  • Cheney, WA
W 20–135,027[5]
October 12at Sacramento State
W 51–344,262[6]
October 19No. 2 MontanaNo. 20
L 30–346,605[7]
October 26at No. 25 Idaho StateNo. 22
W 31–17[8]
November 23:05 p.m.at Idaho*No. 20
L 27–3710,107[9]
November 9No. 6 Northern ArizonaNo. 20
  • Woodward Field
  • Cheney, WA
L 10–133,915[10]
November 16at Cal State NorthridgeNo. 24
L 27–49[11]

References

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  1. ^ "Late field goal lifts Weber State". The Billings Gazette. September 8, 1996. Retrieved July 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "EWU shocks Boise". The Spokesman-Review. September 15, 1996. p. C1. Retrieved July 16, 2025 – via Google News Archive.
  3. ^ "Another big Perigo return leads Eagles to victory". The Spokesman-Review. September 22, 1996. Retrieved July 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Defense keys EWU win". The Spokesman-Review. September 29, 1996. Retrieved July 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Griz romp, Bobcats fall short". The Montana Standard. October 6, 1996. Retrieved July 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Eagles defeat Hornets". The Sacramento Bee. October 13, 1996. Retrieved July 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Eagles cannot hold on". The Spokesman-Review. October 20, 1996. Retrieved July 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Prescott's 153 yards leads Eagles over Idaho State". The Columbian. October 27, 1996. Retrieved July 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ O'Neal, Shawn (November 4, 1996). "Vandals take care of business". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. p. 1C. Retrieved July 16, 2025 – via Google News Archive.
  10. ^ Matt Wixon (November 10, 1996). "It's good! Jacks in playoffs: Late kick lifts NAU to 9th win, new level". Arizona Daily Sun. pp. 13, 15. Retrieved July 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Jeff Fletcher (November 17, 1996). "Northridge finishes on Big Sky high". The Los Angeles Times. p. C9. Retrieved July 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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