Eastern Oregon
at Portland State
Thursday, Aug. 29, 7:05 p.m.
Portland, Ore.
JELD-WEN Field
(18,627, FieldTurf)
Internet: WatchBig Sky.com
Series History: PSU leads 9-5-1.
Last Meeting: PSU won 41-6 in 1964.
The Coaches: Portland State’s Nigel Burton is 12-21 entering his fourth season…Eastern Oregon’s Tim Camp is 29-25 entering his sixth season.
Notes: Portland State finished 3-8 in 2012 and enters the 2013 season on a three-game losing streak…Eastern Oregon, which competes in the NAIA Frontier Conference, finished 4-6 in 2012…Since joining the Big Sky in 1996, Portland State is 11-0 against lower-division opponents…This is PSU’s first Thursday night game since 2004…PSU and EWU were former members of the old Oregon Collegiate Conference from 1950-64…PSU has won the last four over the Mountaineers dating back to a 6-6 tie in 1960…PSU is 2-1 in openers under Burton...PSU QB Kieran McDonagh threw for 2,187 yards with 14 touchdowns, and rushed for 406 yards and nine touchdowns last season...