13 E. WASHINGTON (0-0)
AT NEVADA (0-0)
Thursday, Sept. 2, 6:05 p.m. PDT
Reno, Nevada
Mackay Stadium
(29,993, FieldTurf)
The Series: Nevada leads 7-1.
Last Meeting: When Nevada was in the Big Sky for the final season, the Wolf Pack beat Eastern Washington 51-14 in 1991.
Coaches: Eastern Washington’s Beau Baldwin is 14-9 entering his third season. He is 24-12 overall in three seasons as a head coach…Nevada’s Chris Ault is 206-96-1 entering his 26th season with Nevada. This is Ault’s third stint as Nevada’s head coach.
Notes: EWU is 1-1 in openers under Baldwin, losing to Texas Tech in 2008 and beating Western Oregon in 2009…Nevada is picked to finish second in the WAC this season, behind Boise State…Nevada finished 2009 with an 8-5 record…EWU earned an at-large bid to the FCS playoffs in 2009…EWU has lost eight straight to FBS teams since beating Idaho in 2003…EWU junior RB Taiwan Jones rushed for 1,213 yards and averaged 7.5 yards per carry in 2009…SMU transfer Bo Levi Mitchell will start at QB for the Eagles, the first time someone other than Matt Nichols has started a game at QB for EWU since 2005…Chris Ault won 111 games while coaching in the Big Sky, the most in league history…EWU has advanced to the FCS playoffs four of the past six seasons...Nevada has gone to a bowl game five consecutive seasons.