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Football Iain Dexter, EOU Sports Information Director

Game Notes: Mountaineer Football Opens Season at No. 15 C of I

LA GRANDE, Ore. – The Eastern Oregon football team opens the 2019 campaign at No. 15 College of Idaho on Aug. 31 at 1 p.m. Mountain time in Caldwell, Idaho.
 
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The Mountaineers are receiving votes in the NAIA Coaches Preseason Top-25 Poll while the College of Idaho is ranked No. 15. Fans can watch a live stream of the game on https://portal.stretchinternet.com/eou/ and follow live stats at http://sidearmstats.com/cofidaho/football/xlive.htm.
 
The Blue and Gold ended 2018 with a 6-4 record, including two top-25 wins. The team finished tied for second place in the Frontier Conference, just one game behind Rocky Mountain, who went onto the NAIA Championships. EOU finished the year with an 8-7 victory at Carroll College.
 
The Mountaineers are 13-30-1 all-time against the College of Idaho, but are 5-5 under head coach Tim Camp. The Mounties fell to the Yotes 48-24 on Oct. 27 as the teams split the season series. EOU is 2-3 in Caldwell under Camp.
 
EOU holds an all-time record of 285-467-14 (.379). 2019 marks the 74th-consecutive season in program history. EOU did not compete between 1942-45 due to World War II.
 
In the previous matchup with the Yotes, EOU threw for 451 yards as wide receiver Brenden Kelly set the program record with 281 yards receiving and quarterback Kai Quinn had the second most passing yards in a game (451). It was not enough, however, as EOU fell 48-24.
 
The Mountaineers are 34-28 on the road all-time under Camp. They went 7-1 as the visiting team in 2016, but were 1-4 on the road in 2017. EOU improved its road record in 2018, going 3-2 including a win over No. 7 Southern Oregon 27-17 in Ashland.
 
The Mountaineers made their first trip to the NAIA Championships in 2016, reaching the semifinals.
 
The Yotes started 2018 with an 0-4 record in conference, but rolled off six-straight wins to end the season, finishing tied with EOU, Southern Oregon and Montana Western for second place. The streak earned them a preseason ranking of No. 15 and the favorites to win the Frontier.
 
MOUNTAINEERS BY THE NUMBERS
67: Head Coach Tim Camp is the all-time winningest coach in EOU football history with 67 wins.
 
6: The Mountaineers finished 6th in the NAIA with 302.1 passing yards per game last season.
 
3: Junior Kai Quinn enters his third year as starting quarterback for the Mountaineers.
 
4: Quinn ranks 4th all-time at EOU in career passing yards with 5,281.
 
9: The Blue and Gold defense finished ninth in the NAIA with 39 total sacks.
 
7: Safety Zackary Jacobs finished fourth in the NAIA with 7 interceptions in 2018.
 
18: EOU is receiving 18 votes in the NAIA Preseason Coaches' Poll.
 
5: The Mounties return five all-conference selections from 2018 including 1st Team Sage Delong.
 
3-0: EOU went undefeated when allowing 20 points or less in 2018.
 
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Contact: Iain Dexter; 541-962-3946; idexter@eou.edu
 
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Players Mentioned

Brenden Kelly

#8 Brenden Kelly

WR
6' 2"
Redshirt Senior
Sage DeLong

#92 Sage DeLong

DE
6' 5"
Redshirt Junior
Zackary Jacobs

#28 Zackary Jacobs

DB
6' 0"
Junior
Kai Quinn

#7 Kai Quinn

QB
6' 0"
Redshirt Junior

Players Mentioned

Brenden Kelly

#8 Brenden Kelly

6' 2"
Redshirt Senior
WR
Sage DeLong

#92 Sage DeLong

6' 5"
Redshirt Junior
DE
Zackary Jacobs

#28 Zackary Jacobs

6' 0"
Junior
DB
Kai Quinn

#7 Kai Quinn

6' 0"
Redshirt Junior
QB