2017 Eastern Washington Eagles football team

2017 Eastern Washington Eagles football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Ranking
STATSNo. 21
FCS CoachesNo. 22
Record7–4 (6–2 Big Sky)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBodie Reeder (1st season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorJeff Schmedding (3rd season)
Base defense4–2–5
Home stadiumRoos Field
Seasons
← 2016
2018 →
2017 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 14 Southern Utah +^   7 1     9 3  
No. 5 Weber State +^   7 1     11 3  
Northern Arizona ^   6 2     7 5  
No. 21 Eastern Washington   6 2     7 4  
Sacramento State   6 2     7 4  
Montana   5 3     7 4  
Montana State   5 3     5 6  
UC Davis   3 5     5 6  
Idaho State   2 6     4 7  
Northern Colorado   2 6     3 7  
North Dakota   2 6     3 8  
Cal Poly   1 7     1 10  
Portland State   0 8     0 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2017 Eastern Washington Eagles football team represented Eastern Washington University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The team was coached by first-year head coach Aaron Best, who was promoted from Offensive Line coach. 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 7–4, 6–2 in Big Sky play to finish in a three-way tie for third place. Despite being ranked in the top 25 at the end of the regular season, they were not selected to participate in the FCS Playoffs.