Southern Utah
at #5 Eastern Washington
Saturday, Nov. 13, 1:05 p.m.
Cheney, Wash.
Roos Field
(11,000 Red Fieldturf)
TV: SWX-Spokane
Internet: Big Sky TV
The Series: EWU leads 3-1
Last Meeting: Matt Nicholls threw for 380 yards and four touchdown passes to lead Eastern Washington to a 42-28 win over the Thunderbirds in 2009 in Cedar City.
The Coaches: EWU’s Beau Baldwin is 21-11 in his third season...SUU’s Ed Lamb is 15-16 in his third season...Baldwin is 1-0 vs. Lamb
Notes: Both teams enter on five-game winning streaks...EWU has qualified for the FCS playoffs four of the last six and should clinch no worse than an at-large bid with a win on Saturday...The Big Sky announced last week that Southern Utah will join the conference starting in 2012...Eastern Washington had a bye last week...The Eagles are 3-0 at “The Inferno.”...Southern Utah is coming off a 52-0 win over Division II Dixie State. The Thunderbirds are 6-4 and will have a winning season for the first time since 2004...EWU’s Taiwan Jones averages a league-best 134.8 rushing yards per game and is averaging 8.0 yards per carry. SUU QB Brad Sorensen has completed 67.4 percent of his passes for 2,729 yards and 19 touchdowns with just four interceptions...WR Tysson Poots has 77 catches for 1,121 yards with 10 touchdowns...SUU averages 30.3 points per game. EWU averages 30.1...The game will be televised in the Spokane area on SWX.