Nevada vs. Eastern Washington: All-Time Football Data

It's hard to believe that the time has come to start posting the weekly statistics and previews...yet here we are.

It being the first game of the season I wish there could be a bit more fanfare for this one; unfortunately, while there is a bit of history here it is fairly scant.  There were also no common opponents last season, so there's little other comparison that can be made, save this: E. Wash played at Cal last season and quickly opened up a 7-0 lead over the Golden Bears...then gave up 59 unanswered points in return.

So...whew, here we go.  

Oh, and fun fact: E. Wash was the runner up for the 1967-1968 NAIA National Championship with a 21-28 loss at Fairmont State...they went 3-7 the following season.

Also: in the ten years since the turn of the century, the Eagles have made the FCS postseason three times, advancing to the quarterfinals twice.

Nevada (8-5, 7-1 WAC, 2nd) vs. Eastern Washington (8-4, 6-2 Big Sky, T-2nd).

Not ancient, not storied, and not a rivalry, Nevada leads the all-time series 6-1, all of which came under Chris Ault, for the record.

Scoring:
Nevada: 250 E. Wash: 162 (Nevada +88)
Nevada PPG: 35.714285714
E. Wash PPG: 23.142857142

The series:

November 3, 1984

at Nevada: 35 E. Wash: 21

October 12, 1985

at Nevada: 31 E. Wash: 25

(E. Wash would lose in the D-1AA quarterfinals at N. Iowa 14-17)

October 25, 1986

at Nevada: 56 E. Wash: 22

September 12, 1987

Nevada: 40 at E. Wash: 26

November 12, 1988

at Nevada: 30 E. Wash: 12

September 9, 1989

at E. Wash: 33 Nevada: 7

October 19, 1991

Nevada: 51 at E. Wash: 14

(Statement made.)

Let the tail-gating begin in earnest.