EASTERN WASHINGTON EAGLES EAGLE QUICK FACTS LOCATION: CHENEY, WASH ENROLLMENT: 9,481 NICKNAME: EAGLES COLORS: RED AND WHITE STADIUM/CAPACITY: WOODWARD/8,600 PLAYING SURFACE: GRASS PRESIDENT: DR. RODOLFO ARÉVALO EAGLE TEAM NOTES ATHLETICS DIRECTOR: BILL CHAVES SPORTS INFORMATION DIRECTOR: DAVE COOK THE EAGLES ARE UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE EAGLES HAVE ADVANCED TO THE FCS PHONE: (509) 359-6334 (OFFICE) NEW COACH BEAU BALDWIN, WHO ISN’T NEW TO PLAYOFFS THREE OF THE LAST FOUR SEASONS. (509) 235-4672 (HOME) EASTERN WASHINGTON AT ALL. BALDWIN SERVED EASTERN WASHINGTON WON FIRST-ROUND (509) 280-2502 (CELL) AS THE EAGLES’ OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR FROM GAMES IN 2004 AND 2007, BUT HAS NOT AD- (509) 359-6351 (PRESS BOX) 2003-06, BEFORE TAKING THE HEAD COACHING VANCED PAST THE QUARTERFINALS SINCE 1997. (509) 359-2828 (FAX) JOB AT HIS ALMA MATER CENTRAL WASHINGTON EASTERN WASHINGTON FINISHED THE 2007 E-MAIL: [email protected] IN 2007. BALDWIN WENT 10-3 IN 2007, WIN- SEASON RANKED EIGHTH IN THE FINAL SPORTS ATHLETIC WEB SITE: WWW.GOEAGS.COM NING TWO GAMES IN THE DIVISION II PLAYOFFS. NETWORK POLL. EAGLE FOOTBALL FACTS THE EAGLES RETURN 15 STARTERS FROM 2008 IS THE 100TH SEASON OF EASTERN HEAD COACH: BEAU BALDWIN THE 2007 SQUAD, WHICH FINISHED 9-4 AND WASHINGTON FOOTBALL THE EAGLES FIRST RECORD AT EWU (YEARS): 0-0 (1) UPSET SECOND-SEEDED MCNEESE STATE 44-15 FIELDED A TEAM IN 1901. OVERALL RECORD (YEARS): 10-3 IN THE FIRST ROUND OF THE FCS PLAYOFFS. FOOTBALL OFFICE PHONE: (509) 359-2456 EASTERN WASHINGTON'S SEASON CAME TO AN THE EAGLES FINISHED FIFTH IN THE NATION BEST TIME TO CONTACT COACH: MORNINGS END WITH A 38-35 LOSS TO EVENTUAL NATIONAL IN TOTAL OFFENSE IN 2007, AVERAGING 462.3 2007 RECORD: 9-4, 6-2 BIG SKY CHAMPION APPALACHIAN STATE IN THE QUARTER- YARDS PER GAME. THE EAGLES WERE 18TH IN BIG SKY TITLES: FOUR/1992, 1997, 2004, 2005 FINALS. SCORING OFFENSE AT 33.6 POINTS PER GAME. FCS POSTSEASON RECORD: 5-6 NCAA FCS CHAMPIONSHIPS: NONE EASTERN WASHINGTON JUNIOR QUARTER- EASTERN WASHINGTON HAS 27 PLAYERS BACK MATT NICHOLS ENTERS THE 2008 SEASON RETURNING WITH STARTING EXPERIENCE AND A EAGLE PERSONNEL AS A CANDIDATE FOR THE WALTER PAYTON TOTAL OF 273 STARTS BETWEEN THEM. ALL- OFFENSIVE FORMATION: SHORT PASSING GAME AWARD. NICHOLS CLAIMED BIG SKY MVP AMERICAN DEFENSIVE END GREG PEACH HAS DEFENSIVE FORMATION: 4-3 HONORS AS A SOPHOMORE, COMPLETING 63.6 29 CAREER STARTS, WHILE NICHOLS AND WIDE STARTERS RETURNING: (O/D/SP): 6/7/2 PERCENT OF HIS PASSES FOR 3,744 YARDS WITH RECEIVER AARON BOYCE EACH HAVE 23 CAREER LETTERMEN RETURNING: 44 34 TOUCHDOWNS AND NINE INTERCEPTIONS. STARTS. LETTERMEN LOST: 17 RETURNING ALL-CONFERENCE PERFORMERS: 10 EASTERN WASHINGTON ADMINISTRATION AVE OOK DR. RODOLFO ARÉVALO RON DALLA BILL CHAVES PAM PARKS D C PORTS NFORMATION PRESIDENT FACULTY ATHLETIC ATHLETICS DIRECTOR ASSISTANT ATHLETICS S I IRECTOR REPRESENTATIVE DIRECTOR/SWA D BIG SKY CONFERENCE FOOTBALL 30 BIGSKYCONF.COM EASTERN WASHINGTON EAGLES EAGLES TO WATCH MATT NICHOLS QUARTERBACK 6-2, 220, JR. NAMED THE BIG SKY OFFENSIVE MVP IN 2007. RANKED FIFTH IN THE NATION IN TOTAL OFFENSE, AVERAGING 318.2 YARDS PER GAME. HAD AN EFFICIENCY RATING OF 156.5 AS A SOPHOMORE. JUNIOR QUARTERBACK MATT NICHOLS DALE MORRIS RUNNING BACK 5-9, 205, SR. RUSHED FOR 930 YARDS AND 12 TOUCHDOWNS AS A JUNIOR IN 2007. HAD 512 YARDS AND EIGHT TOUCHDOWNS IN HIS LAST SIX GAMES OF 2007. SENIOR DEFENSIVE END IS THE YOUNGER BROTHER OF SEATTLE SEAHAWKS RUNNING BACK MAURICE GREG PEACH MORRIS. GREG PEACH DEFENSIVE END 6-2, 250, SR. FIRST TEAM ALL-CONFRENCE AS A JUNIOR, AND A SECOND-TEAM ALL-AMERICA SELECTION BY THE ASSOCI- ATED PRESS. REGISTERED 11 SACKS AND 15 TACKLES FOR LOSS IN 2007. RANKS NINTH IN SCHOOL HISTORY WITH 17.5 CAREER SACKS. 2008 EAGLE SCHEDULE 2007 RESULTS (9-4, 6-2) DATE TEAM RESULT UG ESTERN DATE OPPONENT SITE TIME SERIES LAST MEETING A . 31 UM-W W 52-13 SEPT. 15 UC DAVIS W 41-31 AUG. 30 AT TEXAS TECH LUBBOCK, TEXAS 6:05 FIRST MEETING SEPT. 22 AT IDAHO STATE* W 34-7 SEPT. 6 AT COLORADO BOULDER, COLO. 1:30 FIRST MEETING SEPT. 29 PORTLAND STATE* L 28-21 SEPT. 20 WESTERN WASHINGTON CHENEY, WASH. 6:05 EWU 38-25 EWU 48-10, 1998 OCT. 6 AT MONTANA* L 24-23 SEPT. 27 IDAHO STATE* CHENEY, WASH. 12:35 EWU 20-9 EWU 34-7, 2007 OCT. 13 MONTANA STATE* W 35-13 OCT. 4 AT PORTLAND SATE* PORTLAND, ORE. 1:05 PSU 17-12-1 PSU 28-21, 2007 OCT. 20 AT BYU L 42-7 OCT. 11 MONTANA* CHENEY, WASH. 2:05 UM 23-10-1 UM 24-23, 2007 OCT. 27 AT SACRAMENTO STATE* W 38-30 OCT. 18 AT MONTANA STATE* BOZEMAN, MONT. 1:05 EWU 23-8 EWU 35-13, 2007 NOV. 3 NORTHERN COLORADO* W 17-7 OV ACRAMENTO TATE HENEY ASH N . 1 S S * C , W . 2:05 EWU 13-3 EWU 38-30, 2007 NOV. 10 AT NORTHERN ARIZONA* W 52-24 NOV. 8 AT NORTHERN COLORADO* GREELEY, COLO. 12:05 EWU 4-1 EWU 17-7, 2007 NOV. 17 WEBER STATE* W 38-16 NOV. 15 NORTHERN ARIZONA* CHENEY, WASH. 2:05 EWU 15 -10 EWU 52-24, 2007 NOV. 24 AT MCNEESE STATE# W 44-15 NOV. 22 AT WEBER STATE* OGDEN, UTAH 12:05 TIED 13-13 EWU 38-16, 2007 DEC. 1 AT APPALACHIAN STATE# L 38-35 *BIG SKY CONFERENCE GAME. *BIG SKY CONFERENCE GAME ALL TIMES LOCAL TO SITE/SUBJECT TO CHANGE. #NCAA FCS PLAYOFF GAME BIG SKY CONFERENCE FOOTBALL 31 BIGSKYCONF.COM EASTERN WASHINGTON EAGLES EASTERN WASHINGTON COACH BEAU BALDWIN Alma Mater: Central Washington '96 Years at EWU: First BALDWIN'S RECORD VS. BIG SKY SCHOOLS School Won Lost Record at EWU: 0-0 ISU 0 0 Career Record/Years: 10-3/One UM 0 0 MSU 0 0 BALDWIN SERVED AS EWU'S OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR FROM NAU 0 0 2003-06 BEFORE SERVING AS HEAD COACH AT HIS ALMA MATER UNC 0 0 CENTRAL WASHINGTON IN 1996. PSU 0 0 EAGLES' COACHING STAFF SAC 0 0 WSU 0 0 BALDWIN WAS CENTRAL WASHINGTON'S QUARTERBACKS HEAD COACH: BEAU BALDWIN COACH FROM 1994-2002, BEFORE TAKING OVER AS OC AT EWU. ALDWIN EAR BY EAR OFFENSIVE COORD./QBS: JOE WADE B Y - -Y Year School Overall Conf. Finish DEFENSIVE COORD.: JOHN GRAHAM ITH ALDWIN RUNNING S OFFENSE IN THE 2007 C. Wash. 10-3 6-2 TIGHT ENDS/RECURITING: CHRIS HANSEN W B EWU' 2005, TOTALS 10-3 6-2 OFFENSIVE LINE: AARON BEST EAGLES AVERAGED 477.8 YARDS PER GAME TO RANK FOURTH LBS/CO-SPECIAL TEAMS: JEFF SCHMEDDING NATIONALLY, AND WERE 14TH IN SCORING (35.0). WRS/CO-SPECIAL TEAMS: CHRIS PETERSON DEFENSIVE LINE: RYAN SAWYER BALDWIN, 36, AND HIS WIFE NICOLE HAVE TWO DAUGHTERS. DEFENSIVE BACKS: TOREY HUNTER RUNNING BACKS: NAT CONLEY 2007 TEAM STATISTICS 2007 INDIVIDUAL SATATISTICAL LEADERS TEAM STATISTICS EWU OPP SCORING 437 288 RUSHING GP Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G Points Per Game 33.6 22.2 Dale Morris 13 198 992 62 930 4.7 12 52 71.5 FIRST DOWNS 298 273 Matt Nichols 13 129 526 134 392 3.0 0 28 30.2 Rushing 113 98 A. Alexander 8 52 292 25 267 5.1 5 57 33.4 Passing 163 154 A.J. Jimerson 12 58 303 43 260 4.5 1 24 21.7 Penalty 22 21 RUSHING YARDAGE 2168 1873 PASSING G Effi c Cmp-Att-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G Yards gained rushing 2495 2207 Matt Nichols 13 156.52 280-440-9 63.6 3744 34 85 288.0 Yards lost rushing 327 334 Alex Smart 9 137.17 7-13-2 53.8 98 2 30 10.9 Rushing Attempts 514 492 Average Per Rush 4.2 3.8 RECEIVING G No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G Average Per Game 166.8 144.1 Aaron Boyce 13 85 1308 15.4 10 61 100.6 TDs Rushing 20 18 Brynsen Brown 13 52 755 14.5 4 85 58.1 PASSING YARDAGE 3842 3206 Shane Eller 13 48 586 12.2 4 80 45.1 Att-Comp-Int 454-287-11 503-280-22 Tony Davis 9 35 498 14.2 4 78 55.3 Average Per Pass 8.5 6.4 Nathan Overbay 9 12 215 17.9 3 36 23.9 Average Per Catch 13.4 11.4 Tom McAndrews 12 11 95 8.6 3 16 7.9 Average Per Game 295.5 246.6 TDs Passing 36 18 PUNT RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long TOTAL OFFENSE 6010 5079 Shane Eller 25 111 4.4 0 22 Total Plays 968 995 Tony Davis 2 10 5.0 0 10 Average Per Play 6.2 5.1 Kyle Wilkins 1 1 1.0 0 1 Average Per Game 462.3 390.7 KICK RETURNS: #-YARDS 44-952 64-1250 INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg TD Long PUNT RETURNS: #-YARDS 28-122 38-262 Kevin Hatch 4 29 7.2 0 18 INT RETURNS: #-YARDS 22-246 11-188 Lonnie Hosley 3 52 17.3 0 37 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 21.6 19.5 Ira Jarmon 3 27 9.0 0 27 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 4.4 6.9 Bryan Jarrett 2 36 18.0 0 36 INT RETURN AVERAGE 11.2 17.1 FUMBLES-LOST 23-10 22-11 KICK RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long PENALTIES-YARDS 98-880 103-912 Brynsen Brown 14 236 16.9 0 35 Average Per Game 67.7 70.2 Nicholas Ramos 14 389 27.8 0 82 PUNTS-YARDS 70-2709 73-2823 Terry Mixon 5 73 14.6 0 24 Average Per Punt 38.7 38.7 Net punt average 33.2 34.5 |------ PATs ------| TIME OF POSSESSION/GAME 29:55 30:04 SCORING TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Points 3RD-DOWN CONVERSIONS 85/199 94/223 Felipe Macias 0 11-18 56-58 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 89 3rd-Down Pct 43% 42% Dale Morris 13 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 78 4TH-DOWN CONVERSIONS 11/16 15/30 Aaron Boyce 10 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 60 4th-Down Pct 69% 50% A.