In a short amount of time, Baldwin has taken a perennial playoff participant and honed it into a national champion. Ironically, many observers didn’t even have EWU ranked as a top 25 team before the 2010 season began, but the Eagles finished both the regular season and playoffs ranked No. 1.Three of his four seasons as head coach – and two more at Eastern as an assistant – ended with playoff berths. He had four more berths as a young assistant at Central Washington, including the 1995 NAIA title.
*In 2010, named College Sporting News Coach of the Year *In 2010, named American Football Monthly Coach of the Year *In 2010, honored regionally by the Inland Northwest Sportswriters and Broadcasters (SWABS) as Coach of the Year *Liberty Mutual FCS Coach of the Year finalist in 2010 *Finalist for the Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award