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Notes: Mountaineers Host Rival No. 7 SOU for Military Appreciation Game

Full Game Notes vs No. 7 Southern Oregon (Oct. 14)

LA GRANDE, Ore. – The Eastern Oregon football team stays home for the second-straight week, hosting rival No. 7-ranked Southern Oregon for Military Appreciation Game on Saturday at 6 p.m. at Community Stadium. All veterans and active service men and women will receive free admission to the game with their military ID card.
 
GAME NOTES
The Mountaineers are coming off of a 41-12 victory over Montana State-Northern on Oct. 7 as EOU got a big win in front of the Homecoming crowd.
 
Under Camp, EOU is 5-10 all-time against Southern Oregon. The Mountaineers won both matchups in 2016, including a 45-40 win at home over then No.2-ranked SOU.
 
EOU holds an all-time record of 277-460-14 (.373). 2017 marks the 72nd-consecutive season in program history. EOU did not compete between 1942-45 due to World War II.
 
In the last game against Southern Oregon on Sept. 2, it was a top-25 battle between No. 7 EOU and No. 25 SOU. It was a close game through three quarters with the Raiders narrowly leading 17-14, but two fourth quarter touchdowns proved to be the difference in SOU's 31-21 win.
 
The Mountaineers are 28-20 at home all-time under Camp. Both wins for the Mountaineers have come at home this season, defeating No. 19 Montana Western 27-24 on Sept. 10 and MSU-Northern 41-12 last week.
 
The Raiders are in first place in the Frontier Conference and the last remaining undefeated team. They are coming off a bye week, but moved into sole possession of first place thanks to Montana Tech's 42-35 loss at Montana Western.
 
Southern Oregon leads the Frontier thanks to a dominant defense that has allowed just 22.2 points per game.
 
LIVE STATS/VIDEO
Live stats for Saturday's game can be found at http://www.sidearmstats.com/eou/football/, while a live video stream can be viewed at portal.stretchinternet.com/eou.
 
SERIES HISTORY
Saturday's contest marks the 74th meeting between the two teams with Southern Oregon owning a 52-18-3 record against EOU. The Raiders took the last game 31-21 on Sept. 2 in Sherwood, Ore.
 
MOUNTAINEERS BY THE NUMBERS
1: Head Coach Tim Camp is the all-time winningest coach in EOU football history with 59 wins.
 
6: The number of rushing touchdowns EOU had in a 41-12 victory over Montana State-Northern on Saturday.
 
2: Punter Nathan Harden's ranking in the NAIA in average punt yards per attempt (44.6).
 
5: Number of different runners who scored a touchdown vs MSU-Northern.
 
3: Number of home games EOU plays in October. 
 
12: Jorden Payne's ranking in the NAIA in passes defender per game (1.6).
 
20-22: EOU's record under Tim Camp against Top-25 opponents.
 
4: Wide receiver Brenden Kelly's ranking in the Frontier Conference in receiving yards per game (62.0)
 
76.8: Quarterback Kai Quinn's average rushing yards per game, ranked fourth in the Frontier Conference this season.
 
7: EOU's ranking in opponents third down conversion percentage (26.6).
 
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Contact: Iain Dexter; 541-962-3946; idexter@eou.edu
 
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Players Mentioned

Nathan Harden

#17 Nathan Harden

P/K
6' 0"
Redshirt Junior
Brenden Kelly

#8 Brenden Kelly

WR
6' 2"
Redshirt Junior
Jorden Payne

#12 Jorden Payne

DB
5' 8"
Senior
Kai Quinn

#6 Kai Quinn

QB
6' 0"
Redshirt Freshman

Players Mentioned

Nathan Harden

#17 Nathan Harden

6' 0"
Redshirt Junior
P/K
Brenden Kelly

#8 Brenden Kelly

6' 2"
Redshirt Junior
WR
Jorden Payne

#12 Jorden Payne

5' 8"
Senior
DB
Kai Quinn

#6 Kai Quinn

6' 0"
Redshirt Freshman
QB