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Football Iain Dexter, EOU Sports Information Director

Game Notes: EOU Visits Rival No. 20 Southern Oregon

LA GRANDE, Ore. – The Eastern Oregon football team continues on the road for another rivalry matchup, visiting No. 20 Southern Oregon on Saturday, Sep. 7 at 1 p.m. as they look to rebound off of a tough week one loss.
 
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NOTES
• Fans can watch a live stream of the game on https://portal.stretchinternet.com/eou/ and follow live stats at http://sidearmstats.com/sou/football/xlive.htm
 
• Saturday's game will be the 77th meeting between the two teams with Southern Oregon owning a 54-19-3 record against EOU. The Mountaineers won the previous matchup, 27-17 over then No. 7 SOU in Ashland.
 
• EOU holds an all-time record of 285-468-14 (.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 Southern, EOU used a dominant defensive effort through three quarters and a 17-0 advantage in the third to down SOU 27-17. Kai Quinn and Victor Dias combined for 169 yards on the ground while the defense limited the Raiders to 306 total yards.
 
• The Mountaineers are 34-29 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 Blue and Gold have won four of the last five games against SOU played in Ashland. EOU played an official road game against Southern in Sherwood, Oregon in 2017, falling 21-31.
 
• Southern Oregon will play its first Frontier Conference game of the year after falling 77-19 at NCAA Division I Sacramento State. The Raiders tied with EOU, C of I and Montana Western for second place in the Frontier in 2018.
 
 MOUNTAINEERS BY THE NUMBERS
67: Head Coach Tim Camp is the all-time winningest coach in EOU football history with 67 wins.
 
8: Haziel Ledezma and Isaiah Cranford paced the defense with eight tackles apiece.
 
62: Wide receiver Isaiah Thomas led the offense with four catches for 62 yards receiving.
 
4: Quinn ranks 4th all-time at EOU in career passing yards with 5,465.
 
9: The Blue and Gold defense finished ninth in the NAIA in 2018 with 39 total sacks.
 
45: EOU averaged over 45 yards per punt on Saturday against the Yotes.
 
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

Isaiah Cranford

#42 Isaiah Cranford

LB
6' 4"
Senior
Sage DeLong

#92 Sage DeLong

DE
6' 5"
Redshirt Junior
Victor Dias

#44 Victor Dias

RB
5' 8"
Redshirt Senior
Haziel Ledezma

#5 Haziel Ledezma

DB
6' 1"
Senior
Kai Quinn

#7 Kai Quinn

QB
6' 0"
Redshirt Junior
Isaiah Thomas

#12 Isaiah Thomas

WR
5' 7"
Redshirt Junior

Players Mentioned

Isaiah Cranford

#42 Isaiah Cranford

6' 4"
Senior
LB
Sage DeLong

#92 Sage DeLong

6' 5"
Redshirt Junior
DE
Victor Dias

#44 Victor Dias

5' 8"
Redshirt Senior
RB
Haziel Ledezma

#5 Haziel Ledezma

6' 1"
Senior
DB
Kai Quinn

#7 Kai Quinn

6' 0"
Redshirt Junior
QB
Isaiah Thomas

#12 Isaiah Thomas

5' 7"
Redshirt Junior
WR