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Game Notes vs EOU

Football Brandon Stinson | Sports Information & Media Coordinator

GAME NOTES: Rocky Football Looks to Bounce Back at Eastern Oregon

BILLINGS, Mont.- The Battlin' Bears will look for their third consecutive victory over the Mountaineers as they head to La Grande, Oregon Saturday evening. 

Matchup
Rocky Mountain College (2-1) vs Eastern Oregon University (0-3)
Saturday, September 23rd | 6:00pm (MT) | La Grande, Oregon. 

Quick Links
Watch - https://portal.stretchinternet.com/eou/
Live Stats - https://gobattlinbears.com/sidearmstats/football/summary
Rocky Football Roster - https://gobattlinbears.com/sports/football/roster
Eastern Oregon Football Roster - https://eousports.com/sports/football/roster

Quick Notes
- The Battlin' Bears have won the last two contests against EOU. 
- Since 2004, the Mountaineers hold the edge in the head to head record 16-10 over Rocky. 
- Rocky holds a 6-6 overall record in La Grande, including wins in three of their last four matchups. 

2023 Rocky Stat Leaders
Passing- Luke Holcomb - 319 yards | 4 TDs |0 INTs
Rushing Yards-  Zaire Wilcox - 181 yards
Rushing TDs - Zaire Wilcox - 2 TDs
Catches - Joseph Dwyer - 15 catches
Receiving Yards - Joseph Dwyer - 174 yards
Receiving TDs - Joseph Dwyer & DeNiro Killian Jr. - 2 TDs
Tackles - Prince Johnson - 19.0
Tackles for Loss - John Aragon - 4.0
Sacks - John Aragon - 3.0*
Interceptions - Ty Reynolds - 1
Field Goals - Austin Drake - 3/3 (Long: 38 yards)
Punting - Wyatt Brusven - 12 Punts | 39.25 avg | 9 inside 20*
*- Frontier Conference leader

Offensive Notes
- The 36 yard touchdown connection between DeNiro Killian Jr. and Luke Holcomb in the loss to Carroll College was the longest play from scrimmage this season. 
- The offense has scored all 10 times they've entered the red zone this season, scoring a touchdown on seven of those trips.
- Zaire Wilcox and Joseph Dwyer each scored touchdowns in Rocky's 28-6 victory over EOU last season. 

Defensive Notes
- The Battlin' Bears defense has yet to allow an individual rusher total more than 50 yards in a single game so far this season. 
- The Rocky defense leads the Frontier Conference with four recovered fumbles this season. 
- The Rocky defense ranks second in the NAIA holding their opposition to only 33.7 rushing yards per game total. 
- John Aragon's three sacks ties him for the most in the Frontier, helping the Rocky defense to total of nine sacks this year, tied for the most in the Frontier. 
            
 
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Players Mentioned

John Aragon

#99 John Aragon

DL
6' 0"
Sophomore
Wyatt Brusven

#29 Wyatt Brusven

DB
6' 0"
Senior
Austin Drake

#96 Austin Drake

K
6' 0"
Redshirt Junior
Joseph Dwyer

#6 Joseph Dwyer

WR
5' 8"
Senior
Prince Johnson

#8 Prince Johnson

LB
6' 0"
Senior
DeNiro Killian Jr.

#1 DeNiro Killian Jr.

WR
5' 10"
Junior
Ty Reynolds

#2 Ty Reynolds

DB
5' 10"
Senior
Luke Holcomb

#15 Luke Holcomb

QB
6' 5"
Redshirt Sophomore

Players Mentioned

John Aragon

#99 John Aragon

6' 0"
Sophomore
DL
Wyatt Brusven

#29 Wyatt Brusven

6' 0"
Senior
DB
Austin Drake

#96 Austin Drake

6' 0"
Redshirt Junior
K
Joseph Dwyer

#6 Joseph Dwyer

5' 8"
Senior
WR
Prince Johnson

#8 Prince Johnson

6' 0"
Senior
LB
DeNiro Killian Jr.

#1 DeNiro Killian Jr.

5' 10"
Junior
WR
Ty Reynolds

#2 Ty Reynolds

5' 10"
Senior
DB
Luke Holcomb

#15 Luke Holcomb

6' 5"
Redshirt Sophomore
QB