EASTERN OREGON MOUNTAINEERS (0-1, 0-0) vs. Montana Tech Orediggers (0-0, 0-0)
Game 2 • Saturday, September 7, 2013 • 1 p.m. • Community Stadium • La Grande, Ore.
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Complete Game Notes (PDF)
The Series vs. Tech
Eastern Oregon trails in the all-time series, 9-12.
Matchups:
1972: Montana Tech 33, Eastern Oregon 14
2000: Eastern Oregon 30, Montana Tech 27
2001: Montana Tech 23, Eastern Oregon 16
2002: Montana Tech 48, Eastern Oregon 26
2003: Eastern Oregon 21, Montana Tech 9
2004: Montana Tech 24, Eastern Oregon 14
2005: Eastern Oregon 24, Montana Tech 10
2006: Montana Tech 17, Eastern Oregon 10; Montana Tech 15, Eastern Oregon 12
2007: Montana Tech 35, Eastern Oregon 17; Montana Tech 27, Eastern Oregon 6
2008: Eastern Oregon 38, Montana Tech 28; Montana Tech 13, Eastern Oregon 10
2009: Eastern Oregon 32, Montana Tech 20; Montana Tech 28, Eastern Oregon 24
2010: Montana Tech 39, Eastern Oregon 21; Eastern Oregon 31, Montana Tech 28
2011: Eastern Oregon 31, Montana Tech 15; Eastern Oregon 22, Montana Tech 15
2012: Eastern Oregon 26, Montana Tech 23; Montana Tech 28, Eastern Oregon 20
First game for Tech
This Saturday is Montana Techs first game of the season and the Oredig¬gers come in ranked No. 7 in the NAIA. In 2012, Montana Tech was 8-3 on the season and averaged 32.3 points and gave up 23.0 points per game. Montana Tech tied for the 2012 Frontier Conference title with Southern Oregon.
Verse Ranked Opponents
Last season, Eastern Oregon was 0-2 verses ranked opponents. EOU faced No. 14 Southern Oregon on Nov. 3 and No. 11 Carroll on Sept. 22. The last win against a ranked team for the Mountaineers came on in the final game of the 2011 season when EOU defeated No. 21 Rocky Moun¬tain in Billings, Mont. In 2011, EOU was 3-1 verse ranked teams. In 2011 Mountaineers also defeated No. 1 Carroll in Helena, Mont. on Sept. 10. The following week, EOU defeated No. 23 MSU-Northern.
First Non-Conference Game Since 2011
When Eastern Oregon took on Portland State on Aug. 29, it was the Mountaineers first non-conference game since, Oct. 8, 2011, when they faced Southern Oregon. The 2012 season was the first year Southern Oregon was in the Frontier Conference. Both of those games the Moun¬taineers were on the wrong side of the scoreboard.
