#10 Eastern Washington
at #12 Montana
Saturday, Sept. 17, 1:05
Missoula, Mont.
Washington-Grizzly Stadium
(25,217, SprinTurf)
TV: Montana’s News Stations
SWX-TV
Internet: Big Sky TV
The Series: UM leads 25-11-1.
Last Meeting: Mike Jarrett kicked a 31-yard field goal with four seconds remaining, and Renard Williams returned a fumble for a score on the last play as EWU beat UM 36-27 in Cheney. Taiwan Jones rushed for 221 yards in the win.
Coaches: EWU’s Beau Baldwin is 27-13 in his fourth season with the Eagles, and 37-16 in his fifth season as a head coach...UM’s Robin Pflugrad is 8-5 in his second season. Baldwin is 1-0 vs. Pflugrad.
Notes: The teams first met in 1938...EWU has four victories in Washington-Grizzly Stadium, which opened in 1986. That’s the most wins by any Big Sky team in WSG. EWU beat Montana in WSG in 1990, 1992, 1997 and 2005...UM won the 2009 meeting in WSG 41-32, and the 2007 meeting 24-23...EWU QB Bo Levi Mitchell leads the nation in total offense at 413.5 yards per game...EWU WR Nicholas Edwards leads the nation in receptions per game with 12.5....UM LB Caleb McSurdy is second in the nation with an average of 15 tackles per game...EWU has just 42 rushing yards in its first two games...UM has not allowed a sack in two games. EWU leads the league with six sacks in two games...EWU is -5 in turnover margin...UM is 164-21 all-time at WGS...Eight of the last 14 meetings between the schools have been when both teams were ranked.