Central Washington
at #17 E. Washington
Saturday, Sept. 11, 6:05 p.m.
Seattle, Wash.
Qwest Field
(67,000 Field Turf)
Internet: Big Sky TV
The Series: EWU leads 33-30-5.
Last Meeting: Central Washington upset Eastern Washington 21-14 in 2006 in Cheney.
The Coaches: Eastern Washington’s Beau Baldwin is 14-10 in his third season. Baldwin went 10-3 as Central Washington’s head coach in 2007...Central Washington’s Blaine Bennett, who replaced Baldwin, is 23-4 in his third season.
Notes: Central Washington opened the season with a loss to Minnesota-Duluth, snapping a 17-game regular-season winning streak....Beau Baldwin played quarterback at Central Washington, and then served seven seasons as an assistant coach at his alma mater...EWU’s Taiwan Jones had 322 all-purpose yards in last week’s loss to Nevada. The 322 all-purpose yards were the most by an FCS player last week...CWU moved to 1-1 with a 24-14 win over conference foe Dixie State last Saturday...CWU is picked to win the Great Northwest...EWU played at Qwest Field last season, beating Portland State...Senior RB Bryson Kelly rushed for a career-high 110 yards on 30 carries last week for CWU...Bo Levi Mitchell threw for 253 yards and two touchdowns with zero interceptions in his first start for EWU vs. Nevada.