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Kathleen Brown

Football Iain Dexter, EOU Sports Information Director

Game Notes: Mountaineers Host Homecoming at 6 PM vs. MSUN

LA GRANDE, Ore. – The Eastern Oregon football team opens the second half of the Frontier Conference season at home for Homecoming Weekend, Saturday, Oct. 12 against Montana State Northern at 6 p.m.
 
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NOTES
•  Live stats for the game can be found at http://www.sidearmstats.com/eou/football/ while a live broadcast can be found at https://portal.stretchinternet.com/eou/with John Mallory on the call for all home games in 2019.
 
• The Mountaineers enter the weekend with a 1-4 overall record and 1-3 in the Frontier. EOU is coming off a bye-week having lost three in a row, most recently at No. 19 Montana Western 49-13. In that game, EOU led the turnover battle with an interception and three forced fumbles, but were forced to punt 11 times.
 
• Saturday marks the 23rd meeting between EOU and Montana State-Northern. The Mountaineers hold a 16-6 record against the Lights, which includes a five-game winning streak and 13 of the last 14.
 
• EOU holds an all-time record of 286-471-14 (.379). 2019 marks the 74th-consecutive season in program history. EOU did not compete between 1942-45 due to World War II.
 
• The Mountaineers easily defeated the Lights 58-24, scoring 44 points between the second and third quarters. EOU amassed 626 total yards, led by 318 passing yards from quarterback Kai Quinn and 128 rushing yards by running back Victor Dias.
 
• The Blue and Gold is 32-25 at Community Stadium all-time under Camp. EOU went 3-2 in La Grande in 2018, including an epic 54-51 triple overtime win over No. 22 Montana Western. EOU fell at home in its lone game in 2019 35-10 against Montana Tech.
 
• The Mountaineers made their first trip to the NAIA Championships in 2016, reaching the semifinals.
 
• The Lights have struggled to start the year, falling in four-straight Frontier Conference games. MSUN last fell at home on Sep. 28 to Montana Tech 42-0, amassing just 124 total yards.
 
MOUNTAINEERS BY THE NUMBERS
68: Head Coach Tim Camp is the all-time winningest coach in EOU football history with 68 wins.
 
7: EOU is 7-0 against Montana State-Northern under Camp and have won five-straight overall.
 
626: The Mountaineers had the third most yards in program history with 626 the last time against MSUN.
 
5: Kicker Jaiden Machuca has made all five of his field goal attempts this year with a long of 33 yards.
 
41: The Mountaineers have 41 wins to just 16 losses when winning time of possession under Coach Camp.
 
3: Safety Zackary Jacobs had his 3rd interception of the year at Montana Western, ranking 8th in the NAIA.
 
8: Receiver Tanner Zenke ranks 8th in the NAIA in kick off return yards with 299.
 
5: The Mounties returned five all-conference selections from 2018 including 1st Team Sage Delong.
 
30: EOU has a 30-3 record under Camp when allowing 20 or less points.
 
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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 Senior
Zackary Jacobs

#28 Zackary Jacobs

DB
6' 0"
Junior
Kai Quinn

#7 Kai Quinn

QB
6' 0"
Redshirt Junior
Tanner Zenke

#19 Tanner Zenke

WR
5' 11"
Junior
Jaiden Machuca

#89 Jaiden Machuca

K/P
6' 0"
Redshirt Junior

Players Mentioned

Victor Dias

#44 Victor Dias

5' 8"
Redshirt Senior
RB
Zackary Jacobs

#28 Zackary Jacobs

6' 0"
Junior
DB
Kai Quinn

#7 Kai Quinn

6' 0"
Redshirt Junior
QB
Tanner Zenke

#19 Tanner Zenke

5' 11"
Junior
WR
Jaiden Machuca

#89 Jaiden Machuca

6' 0"
Redshirt Junior
K/P