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Notes: EOU Football Hosts Rival No. 4 Southern Oregon

Full Game Notes vs. Southern Oregon (Sept. 1)

LA GRANDE, Ore. – The Eastern Oregon football team hosts the second of back-to-back home contests to start 2018, welcoming No. 4 Southern Oregon on Sept. 1 at 1 p.m. at Community Stadium.
 
Fans can listen to the game on NewsTalk 103.1, while live video is available via pay-per-view ($7.95) on EOUsports.com. Curran Holdman (play-by-play) will be the voice of the Blue and Gold this season.
 
GAME NOTES
• The Blue and Gold opened the new turf field with a bang, defeating the College of Idaho (receiving votes in the NAIA Preseason Coaches' Poll) 24-21 at Community Stadium on Aug. 25.
 
• The defense had a strong first showing, holding the Yotes to under 300 yards of offense while forcing two turnovers and getting to the quarterback three times.
 
• EOU holds an all-time record of 280-463-14 (.375). 2018 marks the 73rd-consecutive season in program history. EOU did not compete between 1942-45 due to World War II.
 
• The Mounties suffered two close losses to Southern Oregon in 2017. In week one, SOU came away with a 31-21 victory, before making a 14-point comeback in week six to defeat EOU 31-27. The Mountaineers outgained SOU 466-411 in the second meeting, but gave up 21 points in the fourth quarter.
 
• The Mountaineers are 30-22 at Community Stadium all-time under Camp. EOU owned a 3-1 record at home last season and began 2018 with a home victory vs. C of I.
 
• Eastern Oregon is 2-7 against SOU at home under camp, with the last win in 2016.
 
• The Mountaineers made their first trip to the NAIA Championships in 2016, reaching the semifinals.
 
• The Raiders won the Frontier Conference in 2017 with a perfect 10-0 record. They advanced to the semifinals of the NAIA Championships, falling 37-34 in double overtime against No. 2 Reinhardt.
 
LIVE STATS/VIDEO
Live stats for Saturday's game can be found at http://www.sidearmstats.com/eou/football/ while live video can be found at https://portal.stretchinternet.com/eou/
 
SERIES HISTORY
• Saturday's game will be the 75th meeting between the two teams with Southern Oregon, owning a 53-18-3 record against EOU. The Raiders took the last game 31-27 on Oct. 14 in La Grande.
 
MOUNTAINEERS BY THE NUMBERS
62       Head Coach Tim Camp is the all-time winningest coach in EOU football history with 61 wins.
 
1          Defensive back Zackary Jacobs had two interceptions on Saturday, ranking 1st in the NAIA so far this season.
 
295     The number of yards the EOU defense held College of Idaho to on Saturday.
 
452     Number of yards the EOU offense put up in the 24-21 win over College of Idaho.
 
4          Kicker Nathan Harden made all four kicks, including 1 field goal and 3 extra points, receiving the Frontier's Special Teams Player of the Week award.
 
3          Number of sacks the EOU defense had against C of I, with ones by Eli Teuteu, Sage Delong and Zach Lacey.
 
10       Number of tackles by linebacker Gunnar Blix on Saturday, leading all players.
 
 
2          Rushing touchdowns by running back Victor Dias including a 22-yard TD. He finished with 79 rushing yards.
 
129     Yards receiving by wide receiver Brenden Kelly, as he hauled in 10 catches.
 
For more information on Eastern Oregon football, follow @EOUAthletics or visit eousports.com.
 
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Contact: Iain Dexter; 541-962-3946; idexter@eou.edu

 
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Players Mentioned

Victor Dias

#44 Victor Dias

RB
5' 8"
Redshirt Junior
Nathan Harden

#17 Nathan Harden

P/K
6' 0"
Redshirt Senior
Zackary Jacobs

#28 Zackary Jacobs

DB
6' 0"
Sophomore
Brenden Kelly

#8 Brenden Kelly

WR
6' 2"
Redshirt Senior
Zach Lacey

#93 Zach Lacey

DL
6' 1"
Senior
Eli Teuteu

#45 Eli Teuteu

LB
5' 10"
Redshirt Junior
Gunnar Blix

#10 Gunnar Blix

LB
5' 11"
Redshirt Sophomore
Sage DeLong

#92 Sage DeLong

DE
6' 5"
Redshirt Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Victor Dias

#44 Victor Dias

5' 8"
Redshirt Junior
RB
Nathan Harden

#17 Nathan Harden

6' 0"
Redshirt Senior
P/K
Zackary Jacobs

#28 Zackary Jacobs

6' 0"
Sophomore
DB
Brenden Kelly

#8 Brenden Kelly

6' 2"
Redshirt Senior
WR
Zach Lacey

#93 Zach Lacey

6' 1"
Senior
DL
Eli Teuteu

#45 Eli Teuteu

5' 10"
Redshirt Junior
LB
Gunnar Blix

#10 Gunnar Blix

5' 11"
Redshirt Sophomore
LB
Sage DeLong

#92 Sage DeLong

6' 5"
Redshirt Sophomore
DE