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1998 Eastern Washington Eagles football team

1998 Eastern Washington Eagles football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record5–6 (4–4 Big Sky)
Head coach
Home stadiumWoodward Field
Joe Albi Stadium
Seasons
← 1997
1999 →
1998 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 15 Montana $^   6 – 2     8 – 4  
Cal State Northridge   5 – 3     7 – 4  
No. 25 Montana State   5 – 3     7 – 4  
Weber State   4 – 4     6 – 5  
Eastern Washington   4 – 4     5 – 6  
Portland State   4 – 4     5 – 6  
Northern Arizona   3 – 5     6 – 5  
Sacramento State   3 – 5     5 – 6  
Idaho State   2 – 6     3 – 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1998 Eastern Washington Eagles football team represented Eastern Washington University as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Mike Kramer, the Eagles compiled an overall record of 6–5, with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, and finished tied for fourth in the Big Sky.

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5at Idaho*No. 21
L 14–3110,495[1]
September 12Portland State
L 27–30 OT5,032[2]
September 26at Cal State Northridge
L 35–383,920[3]
October 3Northern Arizona
  • Woodward Field
  • Cheney, WA
W 21–173,625[4]
October 10Western Washington*
  • Woodward Field
  • Cheney, WA
W 42–195,051[5]
October 17at Idaho State
W 44–136,382[6]
October 24Montana
L 27–308,721[7]
October 31at Sacramento State
W 31–254,237[8]
November 7No. 14 Montana State
  • Woodward Field
  • Cheney, WA
W 31–244,028[9]
November 14at Weber State
L 23–275,339[10]
November 21at Southern Utah*
L 21–431,405[11]

References

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  1. ^ "Vandals find right gear, beat E. Washington". The Idaho Statesman. September 6, 1998. Retrieved July 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Eagles get no kick from OT defeat". The Spokesman-Review. September 13, 1998. Retrieved July 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Fernando Dominguez (September 27, 1998). "Swanson helps Matadors throw Eagles for a loss". The Los Angeles Times. p. C10. Retrieved July 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Jacks' mistakes cost them win". The Arizona Daily Sun. October 4, 1998. Retrieved July 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Eastern dominates Western". The Bellingham Herald. October 11, 1998. Retrieved July 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Eagles give Kramer that old '97 feeling". The Spokesman-Review. October 18, 1998. Retrieved July 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "It's alive! Montana thrusts itself back into contention with intense victory". The Missoulian. October 25, 1998. Retrieved July 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Returns in: Eastern Washington win". The Sunday Oregonian. November 1, 1998. Retrieved July 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "E. Washington upends Bobcats". The Billings Gazette. November 8, 1998. Retrieved July 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Weber State survives scare from Eastern Washington". The Billings Gazette. November 15, 1998. Retrieved July 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "EWU steamrolled by T-Birds". The Spokesman-Review. November 22, 1998. Retrieved July 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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