CHENEY, Wash. — Eastern Washington football has its non-conference schedule for the 2025 season set and its opponents for future seasons are moving into focus. EWU has three non-conference matchups set for both the 2026 and 2027 seasons.

2025

• at Incarnate Word
• at Boise State
• at Northern Iowa
• vs Western Illinois

2026

• vs Northern Iowa
• at South Dakota
• at Washington

2027

• at Oregon
• vs South Dakota
• vs Incarnate Word

Eastern opens the '25 season with three road games as the Eagles travel to play the Incarnate Word, Boise State, and Northern Iowa. 

The Cardinals, out of the Southland Conference, advanced to the 2024 FCS playoff quarterfinals after defeating Villanova in the second round. UIW made history this season after becoming the first team in Southland history to finish the season undefeated in conference games.  

The Broncos won the Mountain West Conference for the second consecutive season, with a perfect 7-0 record as well. Boise St. earned the No. 3 ranking in the College Football Playoff, falling to Penn State in the quarterfinals. 

Historically, EWU is 2-6 against the Panthers. The most recent matchup came in the first round of the 2021 FCS playoffs where the Eagles advanced after a 19-9 win at Roos Field. 

To close out their 2025 non-conference slate, Eastern will host Western Illinois. The Eagles and Leathernecks met once before during the 2021 season, with EWU winning a shootout, 62-56.

In 2026, Eastern begins the season at Roos Field and hosts Northern Iowa to finish the home-and-home series against the Panthers. 

EWU will then go on the road to play South Dakota in Vermillion, S.D., followed by a trip to Seattle to play Washington. The Eagles are 0-1 against the Coyotes, last playing in 2011, falling 30-17. Eastern has three previous meetings against the Huskies with the last matchup being in 2019.

USD earned the No. 4 seed in the 2024 FCS Playoffs and made it to the semifinals before losing to No. 2 Montana State.

The Eagles open the 2027 season with another Big 10 matchup against Oregon. Eastern has faced off against the Ducks twice in program history, last playing in Eugene in the 2022 season.

Oregon won the Big 10 title in their inaugural season in the conference. The Ducks were slated as the No. 1 overall seed in the CFB Playoff, but lost to Ohio State in the quarterfinals. 

Following the matchup against Oregon, Eastern plays two games in Cheney, completing two more home-and-home series against South Dakota and Incarnate Word. 

For the latest schedule update and team information, visit goeags.com. 
 

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