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Football Iain Dexter, EOU Sports Information Director

Notes: Mountaineers Return for Homecoming Against MSU-Northern

Full Game Notes vs. Montana-State Northern (Oct. 7)

LA GRANDE, Ore. – The Eastern Oregon football team returns home after nearly a month away from Community Stadium, hosting Montana State-Northern for Homecoming on Saturday at 6 p.m.
 
GAME NOTES
EOU last fell 62-14 on the road at No. 5 Montana Tech. They enter Saturday's game after receiving the bye-week last weekend.
 
The Mountaineers are 27-20 at home all-time under Camp. They went 3-2 at Community Stadium in 2016 and are 1-0 to start the 2017 campaign.
 
Under Camp, EOU is 11-2 all-time against Montana State-Northern. The Mountaineers have won the last three games against the Lights and are undefeated (6-0) at home.
 
Junior kicker/punter Nathan Harden ranks tied for first in the NAIA as he has not missed a field goal this season on four attempts. He is also fourth in the country in average yards per attempt (44.30).
 
Senior defensive back Jorden Payne is sixth in the NAIA in passes defended per game at 2.0.

Montana State-Northern is 1-4 on the season and 0-4 in Frontier Conference play. The Lights picked up their first win of the season last week on the road at Mayville State, 43-29.
 
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
Sunday marks the 21st meeting between EOU and Montana State Northern. The Mountaineers hold a 14-6 record against the Lights, last defeating MSUN 52-31 on Oct. 8, 2016.
 
MOUNTAINEERS BY THE NUMBERS
1: Head Coach Tim Camp is the all-time winningest coach in EOU football history with 58 wins.
 
8-1: EOU's record in Homecoming games under head coach Tim Camp.
 
4: Punter Nathan Harden's ranking in the NAIA in average punt yards per attempt (44.3).
 
364: Number of days since EOU last faced MSUN.
 
3: Number of home games EOU will play in October. 
 
6: Jorden Payne's ranking in the NAIA in passes defender per game (2.0).
 
21: The number of points EOU last defeated Montana State-Northern by on Oct. 8, 2016.
 
3: Wide receiver Brenden Kelly's ranking in the Frontier Conference in receiving yards per game (72.3) and catches per game (5.3).
 
76.8: Quarterback Kai Quinn's average rushing yards per game, ranked fourth in the Frontier Conference this season.
 
27: Number of days since EOU last played at home.
 
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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