FULL GAME NOTES vs. Rocky Mountain (Nov. 5)
 
LA GRANDE, Ore. – The No. 11 EOU football team will look to extend its winning streak to five straight games, as the Mountaineers host Rocky Mountain for Senior Day on Saturday. 
 
Ninth-year head football coach Tim Camp caught up with the Sports Information Office to comment on the matchup, as seen in the video above.
 
THE MATCHUP
EOU returns to La Grande for its final home game of the 2016 campaign, as the Mountaineers face Rocky Mountain on Saturday, November 5 at noon.
 
LIVE STATS/VIDEO
Fans can listen to the game on NewsTalk 103.1 (myeasternoregon.com). Live stats and live video (pay-per-view) are also available at portal.stretchinternet.com/eou. As usual, Ken Kennedy (play-by-play) will be the voice of EOU.
 
MILITARY APPRECIATION/CANCER AWARENESS
In addition to being Senior Day, Saturday's gameday promotions include Military Appreciation and Breast Cancer Awareness day. All retired and/or active military personnel receive free admission, and breast cancer survivors receive free admission. In addition, fans wearing pink for cancer awareness get $1 off admission.
 
SERIES HISTORY
Saturday marks the 20th meeting between EOU and Rocky Mountain. The Mountaineers lead the all-time series, 12-7. In the last meeting between EOU and Rocky Mountain, the Mountaineers suffered a double-overtime heartbreaker, 36-35. It was just the second overtime game for EOU under Camp. 
 
CAMP VS. THE BATTLIN' BEARS
Under Camp, EOU is 7-5 against Rocky Mountain. 
 
EOU'S LAST TIME OUT
EOU won its fourth straight after toppling College of Idaho in Caldwell, 48-14. The Mountaineers saw several big-time plays in the outing, including an 83-yard interception return by senior defensive back Kalliy Ceesay and 100-yard kickoff return by junior wide receiver Calvin Connors.
 
Senior quarterback Zach Bartlow put EOU on the board in the first with a 75-yard touchdown pass to junior wide receiver Joshua Richards, and following a Yote tally, the Mountaineers responded with a 27-0 run to take control. Bartlow completed 17 passes for 269 yards and two touchdowns, while Richards caught six passes for a career-best 174 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Defensively, sophomore defensive back Justin Hughes and senior linebacker Tucker Stanley led the way with 14 tackles apiece.
 
ROCKY MOUNTAIN'S LAST TIME OUT
Rocky Mountain suffered a 62-10 setback at the hands of Montana Tech on Oct. 29 in Billings, Mont. The Orediggers jumped to a 28-0 lead, and the Battlin' Bears didn't post a touchdown until the 9:27 mark of the third quarter, when Mason Melby hauled in an 11-yard rushing touchdown to make it a 41-10 contest.
 
Montana Tech held Rocky Mountain to only 105 yards of offense in the first half, and the Battlin' Bears went on to yield 610 yards. Jacob Bakken completed 19 passes for 200 yards and four interceptions, while Melby finished with a team-best 55 yards on the ground. Tyrell McGee was the lone bright spot in the air, snagging nine receptions for a game-high 115 receiving yards.
 
MOUNTAINEERS BY THE NUMBERS
12-7: EOU's all-time record vs. Rocky Mountain. Tim Camp is 7-5 against the Battlin' Bears.
 
41-7: The Blue and Gold's all-time record under Tim Camp when leading after the third quarter.
 
1: Margin separating EOU and RMC last season when the Mountaineers suffered a 36-35 setback.
 
24: Career rushing touchdowns recorded by Bartlow. He needs only two more to pass Chris Ware to notch the all-time record.
 
9: EOU's national ranking in kickoff return average (23.3). 
 
4: Jesus Retano's NAIA ranking in passes defended per contest (1.7).
 
541: Net total for rushing yards by Gross. He averages 90.2 per contest to rank third in the Frontier Conference.
 
174: Number of receiving yards tallied by Richards in EOU's last time out, the most by any Mountaineer since 2008.
 
3-0: EOU's record this season in games decided by 10 or less.
 
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