Weber State University Athletics
Weber State University
Eastern Washington
No. 14 Wildcats head to No. 11 Eastern Washington Saturday
10/31/2017 4:40:00 PM | Football
GAME #9
Sat., Nov. 4, 2017 • 1 p.m. PT
Cheney, WA
Roos Field (8,600)
TV: SWX (in Washington)
Online: Pluto TV 234 / WatchBigSky.com
Radio: KLO 1430 AM / kloradio.com
Live stats: WeberStateStats.com
Series: EWU leads 19-14
Streak: EWU 5 wins
In Cheney: EWU leads 10-5
Last game: 10/31/15 - EWU 14-13
THE GAME
• It's another Big Sky Conference showdown against two nationally-ranked teams as Weber State plays at Eastern Washington Saturday.
• Saturday's game will kickoff at 1 p.m. PDT (2 MDT) from The Inferno at Roos Field in Cheney, Washington. The game will be televised by SWX in Washington and will also be streamed everywhere online for free on Pluto TV channel 234 and on WatchBigSky.com.
• Radio broadcast will be on 1430 KLO radio and kloradio.com with Steve Klauke, the 2016 Utah Sportscaster of the Year, and former Wildcat All-American Bo Bolen.
• Live stats will be at WeberStateStats.com.
FIRST AND 10
• Weber State is 6-2 on the season and 4-1 in Big Sky play, following Saturday's 41-27 win over nationally-ranked Montana.
• The Wildcats are ranked 14th and 19th in the nation in this week's national polls.
• Eastern Washington is 5-3 overall and 4-1 in conference play and comes in to Saturday's game ranked 11th in the nation in this week's polls.
• Head coach Jay Hill is in his fourth season as head coach at Weber State. He enters Saturday with an 21-22 career record and is 17-12 in Big Sky games.
• The Eagles are coached by Aaron Best who is in his first season as head coach.
• Weber State ranks second in the nation in red zone defense and is ninth in the country in turnover margin.
• Eastern Washington is seventh in the nation in passing yards.
• This will be the 34th all-time meeting between the two schools with Eastern Washington holding a 19-14 all-time lead. Eastern Washington has won five straight games in the series with the last WSU win coming in 2009.
