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.
| 1996 Eastern Washington Eagles football | |
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| Conference | Big Sky Conference |
| Record | 6–5 (3–4 Big Sky) |
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| Home stadium | Woodward Field |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 7 | at No. 23 Weber State | L 20–22 | 11,794 | [1] | |||
| September 14 | 6:05 p.m. | at Boise State* | W 27–21 | 18,595 | [2] | ||
| September 21 | Southwest Texas State* | W 38–7 | [3] | ||||
| September 28 | Portland State |
| W 24–7 | 4,120 | [4] | ||
| October 5 | Montana State |
| W 20–13 | 5,027 | [5] | ||
| October 12 | at Sacramento State | W 51–34 | 4,262 | [6] | |||
| October 19 | No. 2 Montana | No. 20 |
| L 30–34 | 6,605 | [7] | |
| October 26 | at No. 25 Idaho State | No. 22 | W 31–17 | [8] | |||
| November 2 | 3:05 p.m. | at Idaho* | No. 20 | L 27–37 | 10,107 | [9] | |
| November 9 | No. 6 Northern Arizona | No. 20 |
| L 10–13 | 3,915 | [10] | |
| November 16 | at Cal State Northridge | No. 24 | L 27–49 | [11] | |||
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References
edit- ↑ "Late field goal lifts Weber State". The Billings Gazette. September 8, 1996. Retrieved July 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "EWU shocks Boise". The Spokesman-Review. September 15, 1996. p. C1. Retrieved July 16, 2025 – via Google News Archive.
- ↑ "Another big Perigo return leads Eagles to victory". The Spokesman-Review. September 22, 1996. Retrieved July 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Defense keys EWU win". The Spokesman-Review. September 29, 1996. Retrieved July 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Griz romp, Bobcats fall short". The Montana Standard. October 6, 1996. Retrieved July 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Eagles defeat Hornets". The Sacramento Bee. October 13, 1996. Retrieved July 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Eagles cannot hold on". The Spokesman-Review. October 20, 1996. Retrieved July 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Prescott's 153 yards leads Eagles over Idaho State". The Columbian. October 27, 1996. Retrieved July 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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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