CHENEY, Wash. -- Gage Gubrud passed for 445 yards and four touchdowns, Antoine Custer Jr. ran for a career-high 177 yards and three scores and Eastern Washington defeated Portland State 59-33 on Saturday night to keep its FCS playoff hopes alive.
Nic Sblendorio had touchdowns of 60 and 74 yards among his nine receptions for 273 yards, third in school history behind 275-and 274-yard games by NFL rookie Cooper Kupp. Jayce Gilder also had two touchdown receptions and Gubrud ran for 67 yards and a score.
The Eagles (7-4, 6-2 Big Sky Conference) piled up 728 total yards, third most in school history and 15 yards short of the record.