HAVRE, Mont. – The Eastern Oregon University football team registered its highest offensive output since 2008 under eighth-year head coach Tim Camp, as the Mountaineers toppled the Lights of MSU-Northern, 72-30, on Saturday afternoon. The Navy and Gold logged 570 yards of total offense - the most since Sept. 27, 2008. 

"The team played at a high level in certain phases of the game today, and because of that Eastern Oregon was rewarded with a win over a Frontier Conference opponent just a short 17-hour bus ride away," said head football coach Tim Camp. "Our focus as a team was to win the game. We need to clean up our tackling and team penalties. I am very proud of the team and coaches for the work they put into this victory."

Key Performances
Several players boasted career-best numbers for the Blue and Gold in the rout. 

Bartlow completed a career-high 27 passes for 362 yards and tallied 59 yards on 14 carries. He finished the game with two passing touchdowns and three touchdowns on the ground.

Senior running back Jace Billingsley registered 134 yards on 15 carries. Meanwhile, sophomore wide receiver Calvin Connors logged a career-high 150 yards on four punt returns, as well as an 89-yard kickoff return for a touchdown in the third quarter. Senior defensive back Byron Benson also returned a kickoff 93 yards for a touchdown in the fourth quarter - the third longest kickoff return for a TD in program history. 

Defensively, EOU was paced by senior linebacker Gary Posten's nine tackles, one sack, and two tackles for loss.

The Storyline
The Mountaineers got on the board at the 6:33 mark of the second quarter after Bartlow scrambled for a 15-yard touchdown on the ground.

EOU proceeded to drive home two more touchdowns in the stanza to take a commanding 21-0 advantage. Bartlow competed an 8-yard touchdown pass to junior wide receiver Deacon Starr with 3:10 left, and as the first quarter wound down, Bartlow struck again with his second rushing touchdown of the game.

The Mountaineers rode a shutout until Jaime Toscano connected on a 40-yard field goal at the start of the second quarter. Nevertheless, EOU entered the locker room with a 21-3 advantage – its largest halftime lead this season.

With 14:47 remaining in the third quarter, Connors returned Zach McKinley's kickoff 89 yards for the touchdown to put the Mountaineers on top, 27-3.

EOU recorded back-to-back touchdowns via Bartlow's 44-yard touchdown pass and then a 3-yard rush by Billignsley to extend EOU's advantage to 31 (41-10), and the two Frontier Conference squads proceeded to trade touchdowns until the Mountaineers found themselves with a 65-30 advantage after Benson returned a kickoff 93 yards for the touchdown with 6:09 left in the game.

In the winding moments of the fourth quarter, AJ Prom capped a 3-play, 89-yard drive with a carry into the end zone to put the finishing touches on EOU's 72-30 triumph over MSU-Northern. 

Stat of the Game
51 – Points scored by EOU in the second half.
386 – All-purpose yards recorded by Connors – a school record.
 150 – Punt return yards carded by Connors – a school record.

Up Next
EOU (3-5, 3-4 Frontier Conference) returns to action on Oct. 31 against No. 13 Montana Tech in Butte, Mont., at 1 p.m. MT.