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LA GRANDE, Ore. -- The No. 17 Eastern Oregon University football team travels to Southern Oregon Saturday. The weekly notes are now available.

* Game 6: No. 9 Eastern Oregon (4-1, 4-1 Frontier) at Southern Oregon (2-3)
* When: Saturday, Oct. 8, 1 p.m.
* Where: Raider Stadium, Ashland, Ore.
* Forecast: Mid 60's and sunny zero percent chance of precipitation.
* Live Stats: EOUSports.com      
* Live Video: EOUSports.com      
* Live Radio: KCMB 104.7 FM
* Series: Southern Oregon has a 44-14-3 all-time advantage over EOU.

GAME TIME
Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. at Raider Stadium with a live video stream on EOUSports.com. A live radio broadcast will also be available on KCMB 104.7 FM in La Grande and Baker City.

THE SERIES
* Southern leads the all-time series, winning 44 of the 61 meetings.
* This is the 62nd meeting between the programs in a series history that dates back to 1930.
* SOU has won three of the past five meetings, including two straight.
* Eastern's last win over the Raiders came on Nov. 15, 2008, in La Grande, 27-10.
* The Mountaineers last won in Ashland on Sept. 2, 2006, 9-3.
* Five of the past six meetings between the programs have been decided by single digits, including the past two meetings that have each been four-point margins.

QUICK HITS
* The 548-mile trip to Ashland is the shortest bus ride for the Mountaineers this season.
* Eastern has played Southern more times than any other school in program history. SOU has played Western Oregon more times, just ahead of its meetings with EOU.
* After Chris Ware broke his 13th school record two weeks ago, is 25 rushing attempts from breaking his 14th, the most rushing attempts in a career.
* Eastern Oregon is first in the nation in third down conversions (52.2 percent)
* Kevin Sampson is fifth in the NAIA total rushin and rushing yards per game, and is eighth in scoring.
* Eastern has started two seasons, 4-0, including the school's best start in 1980, when Eastern won the first six games of the season.
* That was the only season EOU won its first five games.
* The Mountaineers have only won four games in a row seven times in their 82-year history.
* EOU climbed to No. 9 this season, one spot shy of the best ranking in school history.
* Eastern Oregon is second in the nation in the Massey Ratings behind Carroll, with Rocky Mountain College in third.
* EOU is 13-1 under Tim Camp when it scores 40 or more points.
* Camp won his 20th Frontier Conference game two weeks ago.

WARE MOVES ON TO THE NEXT ONE
Eastern Oregon quarterback, Chris Ware, passed the school's rushing touchdowns in a career record with a third quarter run last weekend. The senior has scored 22 rushing touchdowns in his career, breaking Damien Johnson's seven-year-old record at EOU. Ware currently holds 13 school records. The Rainier, Ore. native has a chance to break record number 14. He is 25 rushing attempts from topping Tim Sicocan's 11-year-old school record. Ware ran for his 500th run attempt last week.

FORTY SOMETHING
When Eastern Oregon has scored at least 40 points under Tim Camp, it has done quite well. The Mountaineers have won 13 of their 14 games when they have scored at least 40 points. EOU's lone loss when it scored 40 points was the 2009 final game, a 48-43 loss to Carroll in La Grande. Eastern has scored at least 40 points three times this season. When EOU has failed to score 20 points in a game under Camp, it is 0-7. The Mountaineers have scored 40 points only once against Southern Oregon since 2000.

A NEW FRONTIER
After Carroll College has won the past 11 Frontier Conference titles, Eastern Oregon is poised to challenge the Saints in 2011. EOU sits atop the conference standings with a head-to-head advantage over Carroll at the halfway point of conference play. The Mountaineers currently own the first tiebreaker over Carroll due to Eastern's win in Helena over the Saints. Both teams are 4-1 at the halfway point of conference play, with the second round of play to begin next week. EOU welcomes Carroll to La Grande on Oct. 22.

HELLO TOP 10
The Eastern Oregon University football team returned to the Top 10 for the first time in 31 years this season at No. 9 in the NAIA Top 25 poll two weeks ago. The Mountaineers fell to No. 17 in the latest national poll. The No. 9 ranking was the second highest ranking in program history. The 1980 Eastern team climbed as high as No. 8 after its 8-0 start. That Mountaineer team finished 8-1 and ended the season ranked No. 11. Eastern Oregon received 225 points in the poll when it was ranked No. 9.

HOW DID WE ARRIVE AT FIVE?
If the Mountaineers win Saturday they will do something that has only be done 17 times in 82 years of EOU football, and that's win five games in a single season. Eastern has posted at least five wins in each of the past three seasons after a 1-10 season in 2007. The Mountaineers have only began five seasons at 4-1, and 5-1 three seasons. The last time Eastern was 5-1 after its first six games was 1980. EOU began the 1975 season 5-1, and the 1973 season 7-1. Eastern needs a win Saturday to match the 5-1 starts.

NOT A BAD START
EOU has started two seasons, 4-0, including the school's best start in 1980, when Eastern won the first six games of the season. Eastern has won four straight games during a season six times since beginning football in 1929. The Mountaineers have posted three straight wins only 17 times in 82 years. The Mountaineers started the season 3-0 for only the fourth time in the program's 82-year history. Eastern has the opportunity to win its fifth game of the season after only six games this Saturday.

SEATTLE'S BEST
Eastern runningback, Kevin Sampson, is in the top 10 in several statistical categories. He is fifth in the NAIA in rushing yards per game (116.2), and  total rushing (581). Sampson is eighth in total scoring from touchdowns (48), and all-purpose yards (733). He is ninth in total scoring (48). The senior is 11th in scoring per game (9.6). He is 12th in the nation in all-purpose yards per game (146.6). The Seattle, Wash. native is 334 rushing yards away from breaking Tim Sicocan's 11-year Eastern Oregon school career record.

THIRD DOWN? NO PROBLEM
The Mountaineers are taking care of business on third down so far this season. Eastern Oregon is currently first in the country on third down, converting 52 percent of the time. EOU has made first downs on 36 of its 69 third down attempts. Last week against Rocky Mountain, EOU was 7 for 16 on third down. The Mountaineers are 10th in the nation on fourth down conversions as well. Eastern has made eight of its 12 attempts on fourth down this season. EOU scored on its first six possessions at Montana State-Northern.

GONE CAMPING
Eastern has found winning territory under its head coach Tim Camp. The Mountaineers won their 20th Frontier Conference game under Camp this season. Only Don Turner from 1978 to 1981 reached 20 overall wins faster than Camp in Eastern's coaching history. With the exception of Carroll, EOU has a winning record against every conference opponent under Camp. Eastern is 4-7 against Top 25 teams under Camp. Eastern has won one of the three meetings against Southern Oregon under Camp.

THE LITTLE CIVIL WAR
Tagged by new Southern Oregon head coach, Craig Howard, is the rivalry between Eastern Oregon and Southern Oregon. The teams have met 62 times since 1930 and given fans many exciting endings the past few years. The game will feature a pregame festivity area for the first time for fans. A large crowd is expected in Raider Stadium which seats 4,000.