EAGLE FOOTBALL Monday, Sept. 22, 2014 Contact: Dave Cook (509-359-6334, 280-2502 cell, [email protected]) Internet: HTTP://WWW.GOEAGS.COM or HTTP://WWW.EWU.EDU Twitter: @ewuathletics, #GoEags, #BigSkyFB, # FCS, @CoachBBaldwin Facebook: EWU Football, EWU Athletics • Instagram: ewuathletics After Showing Plenty of Heart, BSC Play Begins at UC Davis In just the fourth-ever meeting and first in California, 2014 Eagle Football No. 2 Eagles put their 10-game Big Sky winning streak #2 Eastern Washington on the line versus the 1-2 Aggies University “Eagles” at After a heart-pounding win to open the season, a heart- UC Davis “Aggies” breaking loss at Washington and a heart-stopping victory at Saturday, Sept. 27, 2014 • 6:05 p.m. Pacific Montana State, this week the Eastern Washington University Aggie Stadium (10,849) • Davis, Calif. football team heads to foreign territory. EWU Game Day Page: www.goeags.com/gamedaycentral/index The second-ranked Eagles open their 2014 Big Sky EWU Coach: Beau Baldwin (Central Washington ‘96) School Record: 59-23/38-10 Big Sky Conference (7th Season) Conference schedule when EWU plays its first-ever game at UC Career Record: 69-26 (8th Season -- was 10-3 at CWU in 2007, 6-5 at EWU in Davis this Saturday (Sept. 27) at Aggie Stadium in Davis, Calif. 2008, 8-4 in 2009, 13-2 in 2010, 6-5 in 2011, 11-3 in 2012 and 12-3 in 2013) 2014: 3-1/0-0 Big Sky Kickoff is 6:05 p.m. Pacific time in a game carried live on 700- 2013: 12-3/8-0 Big Sky (OUTRIGHT CHAMPIONS; FCS Playoffs semifinals) Last Game: #2 EWU 52, #14 Montana State 51 (Sept. 20 in Bozeman, Mont.) AM ESPN and via the web at www.700espn.com, with pre-game TV: None. coverage starting 1 1/2 hours prior to kickoff. Webcast: www.watchbigsky.com Radio: 700-AM ESPN in Spokane. Larry Weir returns for his 24th season The Eagles put their 10-game league winning streak on the calling the play-by-play, with analysis handled by Paul Sorensen and sideline commentary by Keith Osso. Osso will also serve as host of the Washington line this week, having not lost since falling 30-27 at Southern Utah Trust Bank Tailgate Show, starting 1 1/2 hours prior to kickoff. on Oct. 27, 2012. The Eagles are 20-2 in their last 22 Big Sky Internet Radio: www.700espn.com or www.tunein.com. Radio iPhone App: Search for “700 ESPN” and download app. An app is also games dating back to a 0-2 start in 2011. available for tunein radio. Live Stats: ewulive.statb.us (web) or ewustats.com (mobile phones) This is only the fourth time the Eagles and Aggies have Weekly Coaches Show: Mondays at 6 p.m. at the “Impulse Club” at Northern Quest Resort & Casino . 700-AM ESPN, www.700espn.com & via iphone met, but the first time in California. Eastern has won the three app. (search for “Spokane Radio” and download app). meetings – non-league games in 2005 (24-7) and 2007 (41-31), Watch Parties: Consult EWU social media outlets for details the Friday before games. Those who may carry EWU games include “Epic” at Northern Quest and the first-ever Big Sky Conference match-up in 2012 (31-28). Casino and Resort in Airway Heights, the Swinging Doors in North Spokane The Eagles will need plenty of heart again this week to open the and at Eagles Pub in Cheney. league season with a win – two years ago EWU needed a blocked 2014 SCHEDULE field goal to preserve the slim, three-point victory at home. Date Opponent Time/Result “We didn’t play them last year, but we saw a lot of crossover A 23 +Sam Houston State W, 56-35 A 30 ~Montana Western W, 41-9 video and I was very impressed with their style on offense,” said S 6 at ^Washington L, 52-59 Baldwin of the Aggies, who feature a talented running back in S 20 at $Montana State W, 52-21 S 27 at *UC Davis 6:05 p.m. senior Gabe Manzanares. They are very disciplined and physical, O 4 *%~Idaho State 1:35 p.m. and they understand who they are. And they believe in it, and O 11 at *Southern Utah 12:05 p.m. O 18 *~Northern Colorado 1:05 p.m. it shows up. On the other side of the ball, I think they are going O 25 at *$Northern Arizona 12:40 p.m. to be one of the best defenses we see all year. They play as a N 1 *#~North Dakota 2:05 p.m. N 8 *&$Montana 12:10 p.m. group, and you can tell they practice being physical because of N 21 (Friday) at *$Portland State 7:10 p.m. the style of offense they face every day. I’ve been impressed.” N 29 FCS Playoffs Begin All Times Pacific and are subject to change.*Big Sky Conference Game. #Homecoming. The Aggies had a bye last week, and are 1-2 with a pair of %Eastern Athletics Hall of Fame Day. &Military Appreciation Day. +Televised live on ESPN. $Televised regionally on Root Sports. ^Televised on Pac-12 Networks. ~Televised losses to FBS teams. UC Davis fell to Stanford 45-0, beat Fort regionally by SWX digital 6.2 in Spokane/Cheney/Sandpoint/Lewiston, 23.3 in Yakima Lewis 52-17 and then fell 49-21 to Colorado State, whose head and 25.3 in the Tri-Cities; also via Comcast 306/112 (Spokane); Davis Cable 514/81.2/12 (Cheney); Time Warner 306 (Coeur d’Alene & Pullman/Moscow); Charter 287 (Tri-Cities/ coach is former EWU player and assistant coach Jim McElwain. Yakima), Cable One 466 (Lewiston) and Northland Cable 115 (Moses Lake & Sandpoint). The Eagles enter the game 3-1 and are coming off a last-gasp, 52-51 victory versus No. 14 Montana State in the fifth-straight EWU Football - Page 2 meeting with both teams nationally- UNIV. of CALIF. Milestone Watch ranked. Eastern needed a game- DAVIS • Junior Vernon Adams Jr. is just 91 saving 75-yard touchdown drive and yards from reaching 10,000 yards of total subsequent two-point conversion by “AGGIES” offense in his career. Only two players in Walter Payton Award candidate Vernon school history (Matt Nichols 13,308, Erik Adams Jr. with 27 seconds left to Meyer 10,942) have exceeded that mark. survive in Bozeman. • Already with 93 touchdown passes in “That’s emotionally draining, not his career, the next TD pass Adams has will equal the fourth-most in Big Sky history, just physically draining,” said Baldwin, Ron Gould LB Steven Pitts whose team has now won 14 games three more will equal the school record and since 2010 when trailing or tied in the Coach: Ron Gould (Oregon ‘88) rank second all-time in the Big Sky and five School/Career Record: 6-9 (2nd Season)/Same more will equal the Big Sky record and rank fourth quarter. “Even as a coach I feel 2014: 1-2/0-0 Big Sky 2013: 5-7/5-3 Big Sky (T-4th) 14th all-time in FCS history (only 13 FCS like I played.” SID: Mike Robles (530.752.3680/[email protected]) players have had 100 or more). Website: www.ucdavisaggies.com “They are an incredibly well-coached • Senior linebacker Ronnie Hamlin is 2014 Schedule and talented team, so, in a strange way, Aug. 30 @ Stanford L, 0-45 just eight tackles from reaching 400 in his I kind of expected it,” added Baldwin Sept. 6 Fort Lewis W, 52-17 career. He needs just seven to move into Sept. 13 @ Colorado State L, 21-49 of the game that featured five lead Sept. 27 Eastern Washington second in school history (Greg Belzer 399) changes, four ties and 1,129 total yards. Oct. 4 @ Portland State and 40 to equal the school record (J.C. Oct. 11 Montana State “It was a wilder than sometimes you Oct. 18 @ Montana Sherritt 432, which ranks third in Big Sky Nov. 1 Northern Colorado history and sixth all-time in FCS). want it, but that’s what makes it fun.” Nov. 8 @ Northern Arizona Nov. 15 @ Cal Poly Nov. 22 Sacramento State Official Social Media Sites Vernon Adams Jr. Twitter: @ewuathletics, @CoachBBaldwin, @ Series History - Eastern 3, UC Davis 0 CooperKupp #GoEags, #BigSkyFB, #FCS 2005 W 24-7 H Facebook: EWU Football, EWU Athletics 2007 W 41-31 H Update Instagram: ewuathletics 2012 W 31-28 H • Walter Payton Award candidate PDF Link to Fact Book Vernon Adams Jr. already has 1,505 yards The complete version of the 2014 EWU football fact book may be found at: passing and 18 touchdowns in four games, having completed 66 http://goeags.com/trads/ewas-factbooks.html percent of his 168 passes with three interceptions. He currently leads FCS in per game rankings for total offense (401.8), More Eagle Football Links and Headlines passing offense (376.3) and points responsible for (27.5), as well EWU Football Game Day Central - http://goeags.com/gamedaycentral/index EWU Football Web Page - http://goeags.com/sports/m-footbl/index as for TD passes (18). He is currently fifth in passing efficiency EWU Football News & Notes - http://www.goeags.com/sports/m-footbl/2014-15/news rating (172.5). EWU Coach and Player Interview Podcasts - http://www.goeags.com/radio_podcasts/ radio_podcasts.html • With a school-record seven TD tosses against Washington Link to Football Ticket & RV Parking Information: http://www.goeags.com/tickets and two more versus Montana State, Adams now has 93 Big Sky Conference Football - http://www.bigskyconf.com/index.