#2 Eastern Washington
at #4 Sam Houston St.
Saturday, Sept. 28, 2:05 p.m.
Huntsville, Texas
Bowers Stadium
(12,976 Real Grass Pro)
TV: Comcast Sports Net Houston
Comcast Sports Net Northwest
Series History: Sam Houston State leads 2-0.
Records: Eastern Washington is 2-1. Sam Houston State is 3-1.
Last Meeting: Sam Houston beat EWU 45-42 in the national semifinals in 2012 in Cheney. Sam Houston State led 35-0 at the half, but Vernon Adams threw six second-half TDs to nearly lead a comeback.
The Coaches: EWU’s Beau Baldwin is 46-20 in his sixth season...Sam Houston State’s Willie Fritz is 34-10 in his third season.
Notes: .This is the first regular-season meeting between the two, and the first meeting in Huntsville. Sam Houston State beat EWU in the 2004 quarterfinals in Cheney...EWU won the 2010 national championship. Sam Houston was the national runner-up in 2011 and 2012...Sam Houston leads in the nation in scoring at 52.3 points per game...EWU is fourth in the nation in total offense at 533.0 points per game...Sam Houston’s loss came to Texas A&M. EWU loss was to Toledo...Sam Houston’s Tim Flanders averages 121.5 rushing yards per game...EWU’s Vernon Adams is fourth in the nation in pass effeciency. Sam Houston’s Brian Bell is sixth.