#1 Eastern Washington
at South Dakota
Saturday, September 10, 4:05 p.m.
Vermillion, S.D.
DakotaDome
(10,000 Artificial Turf)
TV: Mid-Co Sports
The Series: First Meeting
Coaches: Eastern Washington’s Beau Baldwin is 27-12 in his fourth season. Baldwin is 35-15 in his fifth season as a head coach....South Dakota’s Ed Meierkort is 48-31 in his eighth season with the Coyotes, and 103-86 in his 19th season as a head coach.
Notes: Eastern Washington opened with a 30-27 loss to Washington...South Dakota opened with a 37-20 loss to Air Force...EWU QB Bo Levi Mitchell completed 39-of-69 passes for 473 yards with three touchdowns against Washington. He was 13 yards shy of the EWU single-game record....EWU had an 11-game winning streak snapped last week...Adam Breske, the son of Montana defensive coordinator Mike Breske, is the Coyotes’ Co-Defensive coordinator...EWU WR Nicholas Edwards caught a career-high 12 passes last week against Washington...After one week, Mitchell leads the nation in total offense and Edwards is first in receptions per game...South Dakota upset Minnesota last season in Minneapolis...South Dakota had 368 yards of total offense against Air Force and its defense allowed 487...EWU lost the turnover battle to Washington 4-0....This is the second of three straight road games for EWU. The Eagles open conference play at Montana next Saturday.