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Football Iain Dexter, EOU Sports Information Director

Notes: No. 11 EOU Visits I-84 Rival College of Idaho on Saturday

Full Game Notes at College of Idaho (Sept. 16)

LA GRANDE, Ore. - The No. 11-ranked Eastern Oregon football team goes back on the road, visiting Frontier Conference and I-84 rival College of Idaho on Saturday in Caldwell, Idaho.
 
THE MATCHUP
The last time the Mountaineers and Yotes faced off, EOU came away with a big 48-14 victory in Caldwell to win their fourth straight game. The Blue and Gold had a punt return for a touchdown by Calvin Connors and an interception returned for a touchdown in the game.
 
The Mountaineers defeated No. 19-ranked Montana Western 27-24 on Sunday at Community Stadium. EOU rushed for a season-high 328 yards in the victory, led by 189 yards and three touchdowns by redshirt-freshman quarterback Kai Quinn.
 
The Mountaineers are 31-23 on the road all-time under Camp. They went 7-1 as the visiting team in 2016.
 
Quarterback Kai Quinn is sixth in the NAIA in rushing yards per game, averaging 142. He also ranks 10th in scoring per game (12.0).
 
The College of Idaho finished 4-7 overall and 4-6 in Frontier Conference play in 2016.
 
The Coyotes are 0-3 on the season and 0-2 in conference play. Last week against now No. 14-ranked Southern Oregon, C of I fell 41-25 in Ashland, Oregon.
 
LIVE STATS/VIDEO
Live stats and video for Saturday's game can be found at portal.stretchinternet.com/yoteathletics
 
SERIES HISTORY
The Mountaineers are just 12-27-1 all-time against the College of Idaho, but are 4-2 under head coach Tim Camp. In 2016, the two teams split a pair of games, with the road team winning both.
 
MOUNTAINEERS BY THE NUMBERS
6: Quarterback Kai Quinn's ranking in rushing yards per game (142) in the NAIA this season.      
 
11: EOU's ranking in the first NAIA Regular Season Coaches' Top-25 Poll.
 
3: Kicker Nathan Harden's ranking in the NAIA in punt yards per attempt in 2017.
 
14: The Mountaineers' rank in rushing yards per game (246.5) in 2017.
 
328: The number of rushing yards the Blue and Gold put up in their 27-24 victory over Montana Western.
 
34: The number of points EOU defeated the College of Idaho by in their last meeting in Caldwell (48-14).
 
4-2: EOU's record against the College of Idaho since Camp's arrival in 2008.
 
103: The number of rushing yards by John Lesser against Montana Western.
 
37: The number of yards Quinn ran on the game-winning touchdown over Montana Western.
 
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Contact: Iain Dexter; 541-962-3946; idexter@eou.edu
 
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Players Mentioned

Calvin Connors

#9 Calvin Connors

WR
5' 9"
Senior
Nathan Harden

#17 Nathan Harden

P/K
6' 0"
Redshirt Junior
John Lesser

#23 John Lesser

RB
5' 9"
Redshirt Freshman
Kai Quinn

#6 Kai Quinn

QB
6' 0"
Redshirt Freshman

Players Mentioned

Calvin Connors

#9 Calvin Connors

5' 9"
Senior
WR
Nathan Harden

#17 Nathan Harden

6' 0"
Redshirt Junior
P/K
John Lesser

#23 John Lesser

5' 9"
Redshirt Freshman
RB
Kai Quinn

#6 Kai Quinn

6' 0"
Redshirt Freshman
QB