They were led by head coach Beau Baldwin, who was in his ninth season with Eastern Washington.

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 12–2, 8–0 in Big Sky play to share the conference championship with North Dakota.

They received the automatic bid into the FCS Playoffs where they defeated Central Arkansas and Richmond in the second round and quarterfinals, before losing to Youngstown State in the semifinals.

On January 16, 2017, head coach Beau Baldwin resigned to become the offensive coordinator at California.