10/25/2026
YOTES ROLL MOUNTAINEERS ‼️🏈👏🏼
#1 College of Idaho 63 | 28 Eastern Oregon University
The College of Idaho football team scored on its first three possessions and never let Eastern Oregon back into it, beating the Mountaineers 63-28 on Saturday.
Trey Gibson opened the scoring with a 3-yard touchdown run, and Rylie Byington followed with a 2-yard score after Ryken EchoHawk broke a 44-yard run. Byington then added a 50-yard touchdown run late in the first quarter, which put the Yotes up 21-7. Eastern Oregon’s only first-quarter answer was a 46-yard touchdown pass from Chase Nelson to Tyler Creswick.
The second quarter stayed lively. Nelson found Cash Weeks for a 27-yard touchdown to cut the lead to 21-14. The Yotes answered with a trick play, as Trezell Patterson threw a 31-yard touchdown pass to Travis Marieiro. Eastern Oregon then went three-and-out and fumbled on its next possession, with Makani Manuwai recovering. The Yotes cashed in when Byington punched in a fourth-and-goal run from the 1 as the half ran out, making it 35-14.
Coby Tanioka gave Eastern Oregon a spark early in the third quarter with an 89-yard touchdown catch from Nelson, but the Yotes kept answering. Caden Young hit Byington for a 9-yard touchdown, and EchoHawk added a 2-yard score. Byington finished with five touchdowns, four rushing and one receiving.
The Yotes’ defense made a stand when it counted. Eastern Oregon went 15 plays to the C of I 1-yard line, then lost 13 yards on third-and-goal and turned the ball over on downs early in the fourth quarter. Wyatt Vining, Manuwai and Sam Lowings each recorded sacks, and Trey Jorgensen forced the fumble that Manuwai recovered.
Byington added his fifth touchdown of the night with a 1-yard run in the fourth quarter. Eastern Oregon got a late score on a 22-yard touchdown pass from Tanioka to Weeks, a trick play where the receiver threw. Noah Burnham had the last word, breaking free on third-and-8 for a 68-yard touchdown run with 1:50 left. Josh Horn was perfect on extra points for the Yotes, going 9-for-9.
For Eastern Oregon, Nelson threw three touchdown passes, to Creswick, Weeks and Tanioka.
📸 Cody Smithies