The 2016 Eastern Washington Eagles football team represented
Eastern Washington University in the
2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by head coach
Beau Baldwin, who was in his ninth season with Eastern Washington. The Eagles played their home games at
Roos Field in
Cheney, Washington and were a member of the
Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 12–2, 8–0 in Big Sky play to share the conference championship with
North Dakota. They received the automatic bid into the FCS Playoffs where they defeated Central Arkansas and Richmond in the second round and quarterfinals, before losing to Youngstown State in the semifinals.
On January 16, 2017, head coach Beau Baldwin resigned to become the offensive coordinator at
California.[1] He finished at Eastern Washington with a nine year record of 85–32.
The 2016 Eastern Washington Eagles football team represented
Eastern Washington University in the
2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by head coach
Beau Baldwin, who was in his ninth season with Eastern Washington. The Eagles played their home games at
Roos Field in
Cheney, Washington and were a member of the
Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 12–2, 8–0 in Big Sky play to share the conference championship with
North Dakota. They received the automatic bid into the FCS Playoffs where they defeated Central Arkansas and Richmond in the second round and quarterfinals, before losing to Youngstown State in the semifinals.
On January 16, 2017, head coach Beau Baldwin resigned to become the offensive coordinator at
California.[1] He finished at Eastern Washington with a nine year record of 85–32.