EWU–UM Governors Cup

Eastern Washington

Montana Grizzlies

Sport

Football

First meeting

September 24, 1938
78 years ago
Montana, 27–0

Latest meeting

October 29, 2016
Eastern Washington, 35–16

Next meeting

2017, in Missoula

Trophy

The Governors' Cup (since 1998)

Statistics

Meetings total

All-time series

Montana leads,
27–16–1 (.625)

Largest victory

Montana, 63–7 (1995)

Longest win streak

4, Montana (four times)
Eastern Washington (once)

Current win streak

Eastern Washington, 1 (2016– )

The EWU–UM Governors Cup is the annual college football rivalry game between the University of Montana Grizzlies and the Eastern Washington University Eagles, both members of the Big Sky Conference in the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS).

History

The Governors Cup is a very intense and heated rivalry, with the winner often the eventual conference champion.

Since 2009, the game has sold out and its winner has advanced to the FCS playoffs. It is usually played in the mid-season in October, alternating between Roos Field and Washington-Grizzly Stadium. In the 1980s and from 1998 to 2002, EWU hosted the Montana game at Spokane's Joe Albi Stadium.

Montana leads in the overall rivalry with 27 wins, 16 losses, and a tie. The first seven meetings were held before 1951; Montana was a member of the Pacific Coast Conference through the 1949 season. Of the first seven games, two were played in eastern Washington, both at night: the 1947 game was in Spokane at Gonzaga Stadium,^[1]^[2]^[3] which was soon deemed unsafe,^[4]^[5] and the 1950 game was in Cheney.^[6] The 1948 game was Eastern's only win in the early series, played in Great Falls.^[7]^[8] Following the 1950 game, the teams did not meet for three decades, renewing the series in 1980.

Eastern joined the NCAA in 1978 in Division II, moved up to Division I-AA in 1984,^[9] and joined the Big Sky in 1987.^[10] The only one tie was in 1984, when it was a non-conference contest;^[11] the Big Sky introduced overtime for conference games in 1980.^[12]

Montana broke Eastern's four-game winning streak in 2015 with a lopsided 57–16 victory in Missoula. Eastern won 35–16 in 2016 for their fifth straight win over the Griz on the red turf in Cheney.

The Governor's Cup debuted 32 years ago in 1984 and was originally between EWU and the University of Idaho Vandals of Moscow.^[13]^[14]^[15] Eastern pulled off a seven-point upset at Joe Albi Stadium in Spokane,^[16]^[17] with chief executives John Spellman and John Evans in attendance. Idaho's last year in the Big Sky was 1995 and the two played annually in mid-season through 1997;^[18] the non-conference series continued for two more years, in the season openers in early September. The game with Montana in October became the Governors Cup in 1998, and was played at Joe Albi.^[19]

Game results

Eastern Washington victories	Montana victories	Tie games

#	Date	Location	Winner	Score
1	1938	Missoula, MT	Montana	27–0
2	1940	Missoula, MT	Montana	9–0
3	1946	Missoula, MT	Montana	31–7
4	1947	Spokane, WA	Montana	21–0
5	1948	Great Falls, MT	Eastern Washington	12–7
6	1949	Missoula, MT	Montana	19–6
7	1950	Cheney, WA	Montana	52–0
8	1980	Missoula, MT	Montana	42–7
9	1981	Spokane, WA	Eastern Washington	14–13
10	1983	Spokane, WA	Eastern Washington	27–26
11	1984	Missoula, MT	Tie	14–14
12	1985	Spokane, WA	Eastern Washington	52–19
13	1986	Missoula, MT	Montana	42–37
14	1987	Spokane, WA	Montana	22–3
15	1988	Missoula, MT	Montana	30–6
16	1989	Spokane, WA	Montana	22–16
17	1990	Missoula, MT	Eastern Washington	36–35
18	1991	Cheney, WA	Eastern Washington	20–17
19	1992	Missoula, MT	Eastern Washington	27–21
20	1993	Cheney, WA	Montana	35–20
21	1994	Missoula, MT	Montana	49–29
22	1995	Cheney, WA	Montana	63–7
23	1996	Cheney, WA	Montana	34–30

#	Date	Location	Winner	Score
24	1997	Missoula, MT	Eastern Washington	40–35
25	1998	Spokane, WA	Montana	30–27
26	1999	Missoula, MT	Montana	25–7
27	2000	Spokane, WA	Montana	41–31
28	2001	Missoula, MT	Montana	29–26
29	2002	Spokane, WA	Eastern Washington	30–21
30	2003	Missoula, MT	Montana	41–10
31	2004	Cheney, WA	Montana	31–28
32	2005	Missoula, MT	Eastern Washington	34–20
33	2006	Cheney, WA	Montana	33–17
34	2007	Missoula, MT	Montana	24–23
35	2008	Cheney, WA	Montana	19–3
36	2009	Missoula, MT	Montana	41–34
37	2010	Cheney, WA	Eastern Washington	36–27
38	2011	Missoula, MT	Montana	17–14
39	2012	Cheney, WA	Eastern Washington	32–26
40	2013	Missoula, MT	Eastern Washington	42–37
41	2014	Cheney, WA	Eastern Washington	36–26
42	2014^A	Cheney, WA	Eastern Washington	37–20
43	2015	Missoula, MT	Montana	57–16
44	2016	Cheney, WA	Eastern Washington	35–16
Series: Montana leads 27–16–1

^A FCS 2nd round playoff game

First game designated as Governors Cup was in 1998

Coaching records

Since 1980

Eastern Washington

Head Coach	Team	Games	Seasons	Wins	Losses	Ties	Pct.
Dick Zornes	EWU	13	1979–1993	6	6	1	.500
Mike Kramer	EWU	6	1994–1999	1	5		.167
Paul Wulff	EWU	8	2000–2007	2	6		.250
Beau Baldwin	EWU	10	2008–2016	6	4		.600

Two games in 2014, both won by Eastern.

Montana

Head Coach	Team	Games	Seasons	Wins	Losses	Ties	Pct.
Larry Donovan	Montana	5	1980–1985	1	3	1	.300
Don Read	Montana	10	1986–1995	7	3		.700
Mick Dennehy	Montana	4	1996–1999	3	1		.750
Joe Glenn	Montana	3	2000–2002	2	1		.667
Bobby Hauck	Montana	7	2003–2009	6	1		.857
Robin Pflugrad	Montana	2	2010–2012	1	1		.500
Mick Delaney	Montana	4	2012–2014	0	4		.000
Bob Stitt	Montana	2	2015–2016	1	1		.500

Only tie was in 1984; Big Sky enacted overtime for conference games in 1980;^[12] all Division I games went to overtime in 1996.
Two games in 2014, regular season and FCS playoffs, both in Cheney and both won by Eastern
No game in 1982
Eastern started conference play in 1987, and first Governors Cup against Montana was in 1998

Stadiums

Roos Field

Governors Cup sell-out (12,000)
at newly-renamed Roos Field
in September 2010

Main articles: Eastern Washington Eagles football and Roos Field

With more than 2,000 bleacher seats added, record crowds of 11,702 in 2010 and 11,583 in 2006 attended the showdowns with Montana, the most recent match up in 2010 was won by the Eagles. The previous record before 2004 was 6,879 for the Eastern – Idaho game on Oct. 17, 1992, when temporary bleachers were employed in addition to the 5,000 permanent seats. The top 25 attendances at Roos Field have come since the early 1990s, including the top eight in the last three seasons.

In February 2010, Eastern Washington announced its plans to remove the natural turf at Woodward Field and replace it with red SprinTurf, making it the second Division I college football program to have a non-green playing surface (Boise State changed to a blue surface in 1986.) On May 20, the university's board of trustees approved a name change to Roos Field, upon the successful completion of the project. All-pro offensive tackle Michael Roos donated a half million dollars to the project; a three-year starter for the Eagles,^[20] he was a second round selection in the 2005 NFL Draft.

Washington-Grizzly Stadium

Main articles: Montana Grizzlies football and Washington-Grizzly Stadium

The stadium is named after construction magnate Dennis Washington, a Montana business pioneer who donated $1 million to finance the its construction in 1985. The stadium has been expanded three times since its opening in 1986, most recently in 2008 with an upper deck expansion of 2,000 seats on the east side.

The original capacity in 1986 was 12,500 permanent seats on the sidelines with open grass seating behind the end zones, an approximate capacity of 15,000. Permanent seating for the end zones increased the seating capacity to over 19,000 in 1995, and a 2008 expansion pushed it over 25,000.

Eastern's first game at the stadium was in 1988; previous games were at Dornblaser Field.

References

↑ "Montana favored to defeat Eastern Washington at Gonzaga tonight". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. September 20, 1947. p. 10.
↑ "E.W.C. is ready for C.P.S.; Savage center is sidelined". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Washington. September 20, 1947. p. 8.
↑ "Too much power tells on E.W.C.". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Washington. September 22, 1947. p. 16.
↑ "City says stadium must be repaired". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Washington. December 17, 1947. p. 1.
↑ "Historic Gonzaga Stadium finally will be "retired"". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Washington. April 8, 1949. p. 15.
↑ "Savages blasted by Montana 52-0". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Washington. September 25, 1950. p. 15.
↑ "Cheney, Pirates, Lutes on today". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. September 18, 1948. p. 10.
↑ "EWCE upsets favored U. of M.". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. September 20, 1948. p. 10.
↑ Devlin, Vince (September 7, 1984). "Inland Empire college football to kick off 1984". Spokane Chronicle. Washington. p. 17.
↑ "Eastern Washington accepted by Big Sky". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. December 11, 1986. p. 2C.
↑ Washington State Game by Game against Opponents. College Football Data Warehouse. Accessed November 26, 2007.
1 2 Kasper, John (September 25, 2013). "No. 48 Big Sky Innovation". Big Sky Conference. Retrieved June 9, 2016.
↑ "Injuries are main story of Eagle-Vandal game". Spokane Chronicle. Washington. October 16, 1984. p. B2.
↑ Stewart, Chuck (October 20, 1984). "More than fruits, veggies at stake". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. p. 17.
↑ "Looking back: 10 years - Oct. 18, 1984". Cheney Free Press. Washington. October 13, 1994. p. 4.
↑ "Eastern is healthy, record among best". Spokane Chronicle. October 23, 1984. p. B2.
↑ "Eastern Washington vs. Idaho". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved June 9, 2016.
↑ Blanchette, John (October 30, 1997). "Governor's Cup brings into play study of opposites". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. p. C1.
↑ Bergum, Steve (October 24, 1998). "Nonetheless, Montana-EWU is a biggie". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. p. C1.
↑ "Eastern lineman Roos on fast track of success". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. October 15, 2004. p. C1.

Eastern Washington Eagles football

Venues	Roos Field (1967–present) Joe Albi Stadium (alternate)

Bowls & rivalries	EWU–UM Governors Cup (Montana) The Dam Cup (Portland State)

Culture & lore	Swoop The Inferno "Go, Eagles, Go"

People	Head coaches Award winners Retired jerseys NFL Draftees

Seasons	1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

Montana Grizzlies football

Venues	Dornblaser Field (I) (1912–1967) Naranche Stadium (alternate (Butte), 1938–1950) Dornblaser Field (II) (1968–1986) Washington–Grizzly Stadium (1986–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Brawl of the Wild (Montana State) Little Brown Stein (Idaho) EWU–UM Governors Cup (Eastern Washington)

Culture and lore	Monte "Up With Montana" University of Montana Grizzly Marching Band

People	Head coaches NFL draftees

Seasons	1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

Big Sky Conference football rivalries

Conference	Battle for the Golden Horseshoe (Cal Poly–UC Davis) Causeway Classic (Sacramento State–UC Davis) EWU–UM Governors Cup (Eastern Washington–Montana) Montana–Montana State Grand Canyon Rivalry (Northern Arizona–Southern Utah) The Dam Cup (Eastern Washington-Portland State) Beehive Bowl (Southern Utah-Weber State)

Non-conference	Beehive Boot (BYU–Utah–Utah State–Weber State) Little Brown Stein (Idaho–Montana) Nickel Trophy (North Dakota–North Dakota State) Sitting Bull Trophy (North Dakota–South Dakota)

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