The Eagles and Friars both enter Week 9 looking for their first Serra League victory of the season.

This is the tenth game between Santa Margarita and the Servite Friars. It is also their fifth meeting at Cal State Fullerton where the Eagles are 3-1 vs. Servite.

Last year, Mike Fowle connected on a 36-yard field goal with no time remaining to give Santa Margarita a thrilling 20-17 come from behind victory over the Servite Friars. In 2002, The Friars pounded out 346 yards rushing in handing the Eagles a 35-20 setback. Jack Meehan (23 tackles) stood out for the Eagles. In 2001, Eagle kicker Jason Graban tied a school record with three field goals, but Mike Lawrence’s 30-yard field goal with 0:09 left gave the Friars a 16-16 tie at Saddleback College. With the tie the Eagles were able to capture their second consecutive Serra League Championship. In 2000, the Eagles defeated the Friars 41-26 to capture their first Serra League Championship. Tyler Thompson rushed for a career-high 258 yards on a school-record 35 carries and three touchdowns to cement his claim as the Serra League MVP, while backfield mate Ashton White added 160 yards of his own to help the Eagles finish with season-highs of 419 rushing yards and 519 total yards overall. (Recaps from the nine previous Eagle-Friar match-ups are included herein.)

The Friars are 2-6 on the season with a 1-1 league mark and are coming off a 34-14 loss to Bishop Amat. Last year they finished 6-4. Servite is led by Head Coach Larry Toner who is 102-74-2 in his 16th season.

Eagle - Friar History (SM leads 5-3-1)
1991 SM 13, Servite 12 @ Orange Coast College
1996 Servite 38, SM 27 @ Saddleback College
1997 SM 55, Servite 14 @ Cal State Fullerton
1997 SM 59, Servite 18 @ Cal State Fullerton
1999 Servite 31, SM 27 @ Saddleback College
2000 SM 41, Servite 26 @ Cal State Fullerton
2001 SM 16, Servite 16 @ Saddleback College
2002 Servite 35, SM 20 @ Cal State Fullerton
2003 SM 20, Servite 17 @ Saddleback College

Situational Record – Servite Game
Varsity Game No. and all-time Record: 189 132-52-3 (.710)
Road Game No. and Record: 91 60-30 (.667)
Week 9 Record: 9-6 (.600)
Record at Cal State Fullerton: 8-4-1 (.653)
Record at Cal State Fullerton in league play: 2-2 (.500)
Record vs. Servite: 5-3-1 (2004 is 10th Mtg)
Record vs. Serra League Teams: 17-13-1 (.565)
Record in Serra League Play: 9-12-1 (.432)
Record vs. Orange County Schools: 74-35-1 (.677)
Record as a Division I team: 38-24-2 (.609)