#2 Eastern Washington
at #14 Montana State
Saturday, Sept. 20, 1:10 p.m.
Bozeman, Mont.
Bobcat Stadium
(17,277 Fieldturf)
ROOT SPORTS
DIRECTV Audience Network
Series History: EWU leads 27-10.
The Records: Eastern Washington is 2-1. Montana State is 2-1.
Last Meeting: Vernon Adams completed 16-of-18 passes for 300 yards and four touchdowns in Eastern Washington’s 54-29 victory over the Bobcats in Cheney. Shaquille Hill had four catches for 172 yards and three touchdowns.
The Coaches: Eastern Washington’s Beau Baldwin is 58-23 in his seventh season...Montana State’s Rob Ash is 59-28 in his eighth season...Baldwin is 4-2 vs. Ash.
Notes: This is a non-conference games...The teams first met in 1948...EWU has won nine of the last 11 meetings...EWU averaged a Big Sky single-game record 12.3 yards per play in last year’s meeting...EWU is coming off a bye...EWU QB Vernon Adams has 91 career TD passes, just seven shy of tying the all-time Big Sky record...This is the third of four straight home games for MSU...MSU is 2-0 at home this season. EWU is 0-1 on the road...EWU leads the nation in total offense, passing offense, and scoring offense...MSU QB Dakota Prukop is averaging 90 rushing yards per game...MSU has 11 rushing TDs in three games...MSU is outscoring opponents 35-10 in the first quarter.