Northern Colorado
at E. Washington
Saturday, Oct. 15, 4:05 p.m.
Cheney, Wash.
Roos Field
(8,600 Red Sprinturf)
TV: SWX Montana
Internet: Big Sky TV
The Series: Eastern Washington leads 7-1 and has won six straight.
Last Meeting: EWU scored 14 points in the final 3:08, including the game-winning touchdown by Taiwan Jones with 41 seconds remaining as the Eagles beat the Bears 35-28 in 2010.
Coaches: Eastern Washington’s Beau Baldwin is 29-15 in his fourth season ...Northern Colorado’s Earnest Collins Jr. is 0-6 in his first season.
Notes: EWU is 5-0 vs. the Bears since Northern Colorado joined the Sky in 2006...EWU won the first meeting between the schools in 1979. Northern Colorado beat EWU 13-9 in 1981 in Cheney...EWU has beaten Weber State and Northern Arizona since opening the season with four straight losses...EWU is averaging 329.8 passing yards per game...NC sophomore LB Clarence Bumpas leads the league in tackles with an average of 12.7 per game...EWU is 9-1 all-time on the red turf...EWU is converting a league-best 49.5 percent of its third downs. NC is converting 26.7 percent....EWU is averaging 23.7 points per game. NC is averaging 17.2...EWU WR Nicholas Edwards ranks second in the league with an average 94.8 receiving yards per game. He is tied for second in touchdown catches with five....EWU QB Bo Levi Mitchell leads the league in total offense with an average of 321.3 passing yards per game.
Extra points: Portland State is tied with Drake and North Dakota for the national lead in blocked kicks with six. PSU blocked two punts and a field goal against Montana State. PSU has four blocked punts this season after going five seasons without one…MSU QB DeNarius McGhee and Montana kicker/punter Brody McKnight were named National All-Stars by College Sporting News…Idaho State All-American and Buck Buchanan Award nominee A.J. Storms had a season-high 17 tackles and an interception against Montana…