| Mode: | football |
| Year: | 2019 |
| Team: | Eastern Washington Eagles |
| Conference: | Big Sky Conference |
| Short Conf: | Big Sky |
| Record: | 7–5 |
| Conf Record: | 6–2 |
| Head Coach: | Aaron Best |
| Hc Year: | 3rd |
| Off Coach: | Ian Shoemaker |
| Oc Year: | 1st |
| Def Coach: | Eti Ena |
| Dc Year: | 1st |
| Off Scheme: | Multiple |
| Def Scheme: | 4-2-5 |
| Stadium: | Roos Field |
The 2019 Eastern Washington Eagles football team represented Eastern Washington University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The team was coached by third year head coach Aaron Best. 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 7–5, 6–2 in Big Sky play to finish in a three-way tie for third place.
On July 15, 2019 during the Big Sky Kickoff in Spokane, Washington, the Eagles were predicted to win the Big Sky by both the coaches and media.[1]
| 1 | Eastern Washington | 140 (10) | |
| 2 | UC Davis | 127 (2) | |
| 3 | Weber State | 124 | |
| 4 | Montana | 104 (1) | |
| 5 | Montana State | 100 | |
| 6 | Northern Arizona | 88 | |
| 7 | Idaho State | 72 | |
| 8 | Idaho | 65 | |
| 9 | Cal Poly | 56 | |
| 10 | Portland State | 42 | |
| 11 | Sacramento State | 40 | |
| 12 | Southern Utah | 38 | |
| 13 | Northern Colorado | 19 |
| 1 | Eastern Washington | 536 (25) | |
| 2 | UC Davis | 510 (13) | |
| 3 | Weber State | 472 (4) | |
| 4 | Montana State | 417 | |
| 5 | Montana | 396 (1) | |
| 6 | Northern Arizona | 302 | |
| 7 | Idaho State | 285 | |
| 8 | Idaho | 248 | |
| 9 | Cal Poly | 196 | |
| 10 | Portland State | 178 | |
| 11 | Southern Utah | 160 | |
| 12 | Sacramento State | 125 | |
| 13 | Northern Colorado | 90 |
The Eagles had one player selected to the Preseason All-Conference Team.[2]
Chris Schlichting – Sr. OT
| Walter Payton Award[3] | Eric Barriere | QB | JR |
On January 18, defensive coordinator Jeff Schmedding left to take a position as linebackers coach/co-special teams coordinator with Boise State.[4] Defensive line coach Eti Ena was promoted to replace Schmedding on January 23, 2019.[5]
On February 9, former starting quarterback Gage Gubrud was granted a medical redshirt year by the NCAA after suffering a season-ending foot injury in a game against Montana State on September 29, 2018. He transferred to Washington State for his final year of eligibility.[6]
On February 12, offensive coordinator Bodie Reeder left to become the co-offensive coordinator at North Texas.[7] On February 25, Central Washington head coach Ian Shoemaker was hired to replace him.[8]
EWU has scheduled 12 games in the 2019 season instead of the 11 normally allowed for FCS programs. Under a standard provision of NCAA rules, all FCS teams are allowed to schedule 12 regular-season games in years in which the period starting with Labor Day weekend and ending with the last Saturday of November contains 14 Saturdays.[9]
Despite also being a member of the Big Sky, the game vs. Idaho will count as a non-conference game and will have no effect on the Big Sky standings.[10]
Although North Dakota is classified as an FCS Independent, games against them still count as Big Sky conference games through the 2019 season.[11]
See also: 2019 Washington Huskies football team.
See also: Lindenwood Lions football.
See also: 2019 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team.
See also: 2019 Idaho Vandals football team.
See also: 2019 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football team.
See also: 2019 Sacramento State Hornets football team.
See also: 2019 Northern Colorado Bears football team.
See also: 2019 Montana Grizzlies football team and EWU–UM Governors Cup.
See also: 2019 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team.
See also: 2019 Idaho State Bengals football team.
See also: 2019 Cal Poly Mustangs football team.
See also: 2019 Portland State Vikings football team and The Dam Cup.