Skip To Main Content
Skip To Main Content
16_FB_Camp
EOU Athletics

Football Seth Dahle, Sports Information Director

Tuesdays With Tim Camp: Week Four (Montana Tech)

FULL GAME NOTES vs. Montana Tech (Sept. 24)
 
LA GRANDE, Ore. – The 15th-ranked EOU football team will look to bounce back from its first loss of the 2016 campaign on Saturday, as the Blue and Gold hosts No. 10 Montana Tech. 
 
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 kicks off game four of the 2016 campaign by hosting No. 10 Montana Tech on Saturday, September 24 at 1 p.m. The Blue and Gold is looking to rebound from a 13-point defeat at the hands of College of Idaho.
 
LIVE STATS/VIDEO
Fans can listen to the game on NewsTalk 103.1, while live video is available pay-per-view ($7.95) on EOUsports.com. As usual, Ken Kennedy (play-by- play) will be the voice of the Blue and Gold.
 
SERIES HISTORY
Saturday marks the 28th meeting between EOU and Montana Tech. The Orediggers hold a 14-13 edge in the series. However, the Mountaineers have taken four of the last five meetings by an average of 16 points.
 
CAMP VS. THE OREDIGGERS
Camp is 10-6 (.625) all-time vs. Montana Tech, including 5-3 at Community Stadium. In 2015, the Mountaineers split (33-21, 24-42) with the Orediggers.
 
ANOTHER TOP-25 BATTLE
EOU will be facing its third top-25 opponent of the season. Under Tim Camp, EOU is 15-18 all-time vs. top-25 opponents and 6-11 against top-10 foes. Three Frontier Conference squads are still ranked (No. 9 Sothern Oregon, No. 10 Montana Tech, No. 15 EOU).
 
EOU'S LAST TIME OUT
EOU suffered its first loss of the season on Saturday - a 20-7 setback at the hands of College of Idaho. After junior wide receiver Skylar Williams snagged a 31-yard touchdown pass from senior quarterback Zach Bartlow, the Mountaineers were kept silent en route to falling at Community Stadium.
 
Senior running back Alfred Gross posted a career-best 150 yards on 27 carries, while junior linebacker Michal Arenas and senior linebacker Tucker Stanley paced the Blue and Gold defensively with 14 (seven solo) and 11 (six solo) tackles, respectively. The Mountaineers got inside College of Idaho's 28 twice in the final 6:06, but the Blue and Gold couldn't get over the hump, yielding two turnovers on downs. EOU fell to 11-27-1 all-time against the Yotes.
 
MONTANA TECH'S LAST TIME OUT
Montana Tech cruised to a 48-12 victory over Rocky Mountain on Sept. 17. The Orediggers established dominance early, posting 24 points in the opening quarter. Quinn McQueary finished 18-for-27 and completed passes to nine different receivers on his way to 237 yards through the air, while Nolan Saraceni led the ground attack with 120 rushing yards and two touchdowns. Nic Amestoy tallied nine tackles, and Gunnar Kayser and Connor Wines posted seven tackles apiece. As a team, the Oredigger defense recorded 13 pass breakups.
 
In the third quarter, Saraceni hit his stride and raced past every Rocky Mountain defender for a 66-yard touchdown to extend Montana Tech's lead to 38-3. The Bears scored to start the fourth quarter on a Chase White pass to Brandon Mosely to make it a 29-point game (38-9) with 14:17 left, but Montana Tech fired back with a touchdown drive of their own, logging a 9-play, 55-yard drive on the ensuing possession.
 
MOUNTAINEERS BY THE NUMBERS
1, T-4: Respective Frontier Conference rankings for Arenas (12.3), Stanley (9.0), and junior defensive back Justin Hughes (9.0) in tackles per game.
 
13-14: The Mountaineers' all-time record vs. Montana Tech. Camp is 10-6 vs. the Orediggers.
 
12: EOU's margin of victory last season vs. Montana Tech on Sept. 19, 2015.
 
91: Average rushing yards posted by Gross to rank first in the league and 20th in the NAIA.
 
4: Bartlow's NAIA ranking in total offense (330.3) per game. He ranks third in program history in total yards of offense (7,459) and needs 723 more to pass Chuck Nyby, who served as QB from 1996-00.
 
32: EOU's NAIA ranking in points per game (40.0).
 
14: Bartlow's national ranking in pass efficiency (186.4).
 
36: Nathan Harden's national ranking in scoring (kicking) per game (4.7).
 
20-3: EOU's record when allowing 20 points or less under Camp.
 
34-6: Camp's overall record when leading at the half.
 
FOLLOW EOU ATHLETICS
Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | YouTube
 
Print Friendly Version

Players Mentioned

Michal Arenas

#51 Michal Arenas

LB
5' 11"
Redshirt Junior
Zach Bartlow

#4 Zach Bartlow

QB
6' 1"
Redshirt Senior
Alfred Gross

#5 Alfred Gross

RB
5' 9"
Senior
Nathan Harden

#17 Nathan Harden

P/K
6' 0"
Redshirt Sophomore
Justin Hughes

#34 Justin Hughes

DB
5' 10"
Junior
Tucker Stanley

#7 Tucker Stanley

LB
6' 0"
Redshirt Senior
Skylar Williams

#15 Skylar Williams

WR
6' 0"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Michal Arenas

#51 Michal Arenas

5' 11"
Redshirt Junior
LB
Zach Bartlow

#4 Zach Bartlow

6' 1"
Redshirt Senior
QB
Alfred Gross

#5 Alfred Gross

5' 9"
Senior
RB
Nathan Harden

#17 Nathan Harden

6' 0"
Redshirt Sophomore
P/K
Justin Hughes

#34 Justin Hughes

5' 10"
Junior
DB
Tucker Stanley

#7 Tucker Stanley

6' 0"
Redshirt Senior
LB
Skylar Williams

#15 Skylar Williams

6' 0"
Junior
WR