#5 Eastern Washington
at Portland State
“The Dam Cup”
Saturday, Nov. 17, 1:05 p.m.
Portland, Ore.
JELD-WEN Field
(18,627 Fieldturf)
TV: Comcast Sports Net NW
Internet: Big Sky TV
Series History: PSU leads 19-14-1
Last Meeting: PSU rolled up 338 rushing yards en route to a 43-26 in 2011 in Cheney.
Records: EWU is 8-2 overall and 6-1 in BSC, while PSU is 3-7 overall and 2-5 in conference play.
The Coaches: EWU’s Beau Baldwin is 41-18 in his fifth season…PSU’s Nigel Burton is 12-20 in his third season. Burton is 1-1 vs. Baldwin.
Notes: The teams first met in 1968...EWU leads the series 9-7 since 1996 when PSU joined the Big Sky...The teams are playing for the 23rd straight season...PSU leads the series 10-7 in Portland...EWU can clinch at least a share of the regular-season title with a win...EWU is tied for second in the league in scoring defense at 22.3 points per game. PSU allows 35.5...EWU is +7 in turnover margin. PSU is -3...PSU RB D.J. Adams needs 84 rushing yards to reach 1,000 for the season...EWU WR Brandon Kaufman leads the Big Sky with 1,109 receiving yards...PSU LB Ian Sluss is tied for the league lead with four interceptions...EWU is 22-2 in games after Oct 1 since 2010...PSU K Zach Brown has 64 career field goals entering his final game.