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HELENA, Mont. -- The Eastern Oregon University football team upset No. 1 Carroll College on the road Saturday, 41-33. It ends a 44-game Frontier Conference win streak for the Saints.

The Mountaineers (2-0, 2-0) become the first Frontier Conference opponent to knock off Carroll since Montana State-Northern did on Oct. 26, 2006, 10-3. The Saints had not lost a Frontier Conference game in Nelson Stadium since Oct. 16, 2004.

Carroll entered the season as the preseason conference favorite after winning 11 consecutive conference titles. It also ended the defending national champion's 15-game win streak, which was the longest in the NAIA. It marks the first time Eastern beat a No. 1 ranked NAIA team in any sport.

Eastern gained 432 yards of offense to Carroll's 378. The Mountaineers ran for 151 yards on the ground. Chris Ware threw for 281 yards, completing 24 of his 30 passes. The senior threw four touchdowns and one interception. He also led EOU with 71 yards rushing on 12 carries.

The Saints took advantage of an early Mountaineer turnover and went 49 yards for the opening score with 11:24 left in the first quarter. Dane Broadhead connected with Lat Wipplinger on a 15-yard touchdown pass. Eastern fumbled on the ensuing kickoff and the Saints took advantage of another short drive with a touchdown. Broadhead found Chance Demarais for another 15-yard strike.

Eastern Oregon got it's first score with 49 seconds left in the first quarter when Ware ran in a five-yard scramble to cut the lead to 14-7. Ware's touchdown run ties the school career record for rushing touchdowns. It is his 13th school record.

Carroll went 70 yards for it's next touchdown at the 11:36 mark of the second quarter. Broadhead found Matt Ritter on a 25-yard connection to give the Saints a 21-7 lead.

The Mountaineers responded with 21 straight points. A Jake Burroughs to Dillon Bedford five-yard touchdown pass with 35 seconds remaining until halftime ended an 80-yard drive. Ware found Abraham Naway for a four-yard pass, nine minutes into the second half for the tying score. It was another 80-yard drive for EOU.

A combined 33-point fourth quarter began with a Ware to Justin Udy 10-yard touchdown pass. It completed a 15-play, 96-yard drive that lasted 7:45 with 10:50 left in the fourth quarter. Demarais capped off a 65-yard drive with a one-yard score at the 5:45 mark. Carroll missed the extra point after the touchdown.

A Ware to Naway 12-yard connection with 2:41 left in regulation ended a 73-yard drive, and gave Eastern a 35-27 advantage. The Saints responded with a touchdown with 55 seconds left when Broadhead passed for a 23-yard score to Ritter. Eastern recovered an onside kick attempt and began to run the clock out.

Carroll (1-1, 1-1) used two timeouts and forced a fourth-and-two on it's own 35-yard line with 13 seconds left. Ware would scramble and find Naway for the final touchdown. The extra point missed. The Saints final chance was ended by a Karsen Garcia interception.

Broadhead finished with 198 passing yards, completing 17 of his 24 passes. He threw four touchdown passes and one interception. The reigning conference offensive player of the week, Demarais ran for 134 yards, scoring once. Ritter had a game-high 105 yards receiving.

Carroll's Thomas Robison finished with a game-high 12 tackles. Mike Siegersma had the lone interception. Howard McDonald led EOU with 11 tackles and a fumble recovery, while Marc-Avery Airhart had 10.

Eastern Oregon dominated the time of possession with a 42:37 to 23:53 advantage. The Mountaineers converted 10 of their 15 third down conversions. Carroll was six of 11. Both teams were two for two on fourth down. Each team recovered a fumble.

The Mountaineers end a three-game road trip to begin the season at Montana State-Northern next Saturday in Havre, Mont. Kickoff is scheduled for 1 p.m. Mountain Time.

Fans who wish to welcome Eastern back to La Grande from the upset win at Carroll, a crowd is gathering at 2 a.m. early Sunday morning outside Quinn Coliseum.

EOU AT CARROLL POSTGAME NOTES

* The win ends a 14-game win streak Carroll had over Eastern Oregon that dates back to 1999 when EOU won in La Grande, 28-21.
* The Saints lead the all-time series, 14-7, dating back to 1952.
* EOU last won in Helena in 1998, 26-7.
* Eastern had lost in it's previous eight trips to Helena dating back to 2000.
* Carroll had the NAIA's longest win streak coming into the game at 15 wins.
* The Mountaineers ended Carroll's 44-game Frontier Conference win streak, dating back to Oct. 28, 2006, when it lost 10-3 at Montana State-Northern.
* The Saints had a 31-game conference win streak at home dating back to 2004.
* Carroll had won eight home games in a row dating back to a 42-35 loss in the national semifinals to Lindenwood in 2009.
* Chris Ware tied the EOU school record for rushing touchdowns in a career. His 13th school record.
* The win is the first for any sport at Eastern over a No. 1 team in the NAIA.
* It was Tim Camp's first win over a Top 10 team and third over a Top 25 team.
* It was the fifth time out of 16 attempts under Camp, EOU has rallied from a halftime deficit for the win.
* Eastern is 11-1 when it scores at least 40 points under Camp.