LA GRANDE, Ore. – Eastern Oregon Football picked up its second consecutive win and fourth in its last five games with a 30-24 victory over the No. 24-ranked College of Idaho on Saturday night at Community Stadium. The Mountaineers, now 5-4 overall and 4-2 in Frontier Conference play, leaned on big plays from the offense, takeaways from the defense, and late field goals to secure the win.
College of Idaho opened the scoring early in the first quarter on a 5-yard run by Hunter Gilbert. EOU responded with a 39-yard field goal by Tanner Shattuck and a 70-yard touchdown pass from Quincy Glasper to Malachi Spurrier to take a 10-7 lead. In the second quarter, Glasper extended the lead with a 91-yard touchdown run, but the Yotes kept pace, adding an 8-yard run by Andy Peters and a 20-yard field goal by William Botch to tie it 17-17 at halftime.
In the third quarter, Glasper connected with Colton Kesey on a 19-yard touchdown to regain the lead. College of Idaho answered with a 1-yard touchdown run by Caden Young, bringing the score to 24-24. Shattuck was clutch for EOU in the fourth, hitting two 37-yard field goals to give the Mountaineers a 30-24 advantage, which the defense preserved in the closing minutes. With under a minute remaining and College of Idaho poised to reclaim the lead, Sosaia Raass jarred the ball loose and 47 yard fumble return by Blaine Shaw sealed the game for the Mountaineers.
Glasper led Eastern Oregon with 143 passing yards, two touchdowns, and 203 rushing yards, including the 91-yard score. Spurrier was his top target, tallying 120 yards and a touchdown on six receptions. Colton Kesey and Walker Camp also added a catch each to the Mounties' air attack, with Kesey scoring one touchdown. Shattuck was perfect on three field goal attempts, contributing 12 points for the Mounties.
Defensively, Blaine Shaw anchored EOU with 19 tackles, including two for loss, and two fumble recoveries. Jason Grant and Caden Beazley each added 11 tackles, while Gabriel Shukle contributed 10 tackles and two sacks.
Andy Peters was the Yotes' top offensive performer with 204 passing yards, despite being sidelined for the second half. Hunter Gilbert contributed 72 rushing yards and a touchdown, while John Kreps finished with 81 receiving yards. Jacob Arms led College of Idaho defensively with six tackles.
Eastern Oregon will look to build on its momentum next Saturday as it continues conference play against another top-25 ranked conference foe, playing No. 20 Southern Oregon in Ashland.
