CHENEY, Wash.  — The 2026 season is approaching for Eastern Washington football, and the team now knows its kickoff times. The Big Sky Conference announced kickoff times today for all conference games for the upcoming season.

EWU has nine conference matchups, with five at Roos Field. The Eagles' Big Sky home opener against Cal Poly (9/26) kicks off at 4 p.m. Pacific Time. 

The matchups against Northern Colorado (10/10) and Montana State (10/17) will also both kick off at 4 p.m. 

Following the team's bye week, Montana travels to Cheney on Oct. 31 for a 1 p.m. kickoff. 

The Eagles conclude the '26 season and celebrate senior day against Portland State on Nov. 21, with a 1 p.m. kickoff.

With conference game times released, EWU also announced the home opener against Northern Iowa (Sep. 5) will kickoff at 4 p.m. 

Eastern's home games will be broadcast on SWX, with the MSU and UM broadcasts being produced by Scripps Sports. All Big Sky games will be streamed live on ESPN+.

2026 EWU Schedule (All times Pacific Standard)
Aug. 29 at Northern Arizona* 2 p.m. - ESPN+
Sep. 5 vs. Northern Iowa 4 p.m. - SWX/ESPN+
Sep. 12 at South Dakota 11 a.m. - Midco Sports/ESPN+
Sep. 19 at Washington 4:15 p.m. - Big10 Network
Sep. 26 vs. Cal Poly* 4 p.m. (Welcome Weekend & Rush Roos) - SWX/ESPN+
Oct. 3 at UC Davis* 7:30 p.m. - ESPN2
Oct. 10 vs. Northern Colorado* 4 p.m. (Homecoming) - SWX/ESPN+
Oct. 17 vs. Montana State* 4 p.m. - Scripps Sports/SWX/ESPN+
Oct. 31 vs. Montana* 1 p.m. - Scripps Sports/SWX/ESPN+
Nov. 7 at Idaho* 2 p.m. - SWX/ESPN+
Nov. 14 at Utah Tech* 1 p.m. - ESPN+
Nov. 21 vs. Portland State* 1 p.m. (Senior Day) - SWX/ESPN+

Home games in Bold
* Big Sky game
 

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