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ESU (1-4, 0-2) vs. Kutztown (5-0, 2-0)
Saturday, Oct. 9, 2010 • 2 p.m.
Eiler-Martin Stadium • 6,000

TV COVERAGE: Live on Blue Ridge TV-13, esuwarriors.com/showcase/ (subscription based - $24.95 for season, $6.95 for single day) and the PA SPORTSfever network of affiliates. John Sadak is the play-by-play man, with Gorden Blain providing color commentary and Kristi Fulkerson on the sidelines.

RADIO COVERAGE: Live on WVPO 840 AM and redzonemedia.com. Chuck Seese, the 2009 PSAC Heaslip Media Award recipient, is in his 22nd season as the voice of the Warriors, with Bob Brittain in his 10th year providing the color commentary. Pre-game begins at 1:30 p.m.

LIVE STATS: http://www.sidearmstats.com/esu/football/

THE MATCH-UP: East Stroudsburg University looks to extend its winning streak against Kutztown to 10 games, but enters the weekend in the midst of its first four-game losing streak since 2000. The Golden Bears are 5-0 for the first time in school history and are tied for first place in the PSAC East with Bloomsburg and C.W. Post through the first two conference games.

HOMECOMING WEEKEND: The Warriors are 23-13 in Homecoming games under head coach Denny Douds, but have lost their last three since a 48-7 win over Cheyney in 2006. Kutztown was the Homecoming opponent in 2005 when the Warriors posted a 42-14 win.

THE SERIES: ESU's 27-20 (OT) win last season at Kutztown was its ninth straight in the series. The Warriors are 43-14-1 all-time against the Golden Bears, whose last victory was a 17-16 win at ESU in 2000. ESU has a pair of one-point wins in the last nine years - 24-23 in 2007 and 34-33 in 2003 - and has scored at least 24 points in every game during the current 9-0 stretch.

DEMANDING SCHEDULE: The Warriors' four-game losing streak - just the seventh in 37 seasons under head coach Denny Douds - has come against the top two teams in both divisions of the PSAC preseason polls. California was the preseason pick in the PSAC West, followed by IUP, while West Chester and Bloomsburg were picked first and second in the PSAC East.

LAST TIME OUT: Franklyn Quiteh, the leading rusher in Division II, carried 39 times for 246 yards to lead Bloomsburg to a 26-13 win over ESU last Saturday. R-Sr. QB Matt Marshall was 20-for-35 for 209 yards, a TD and an interception for ESU. R-Sr. OLB Matt Freed had the top day for the ESU defense with 17 tackles, the second-most in a game in his career. Freed also registered his first sack of the season.

THE HEAD COACHES: Denny Douds (Slippery Rock '63) holds the PSAC record for career wins with a 227-150-3 record in his 37th season as head football coach at ESU. He is in his 45th season at ESU overall and is one of five active coaches in Division II, and one of just 18 coaches in all of college football, with at least 200 career victories. He has led the Warriors to nine PSAC titles and four NCAA Playoff appearances. For more information on Coach Douds and the ESU coaching staff, please see page 12 of the game notes.

Raymond Monica (North Alabama '90) has a 22-26 record in his fifth season at Kutztown. Monica came to KU after serving as defensive coordinator at Temple for eight seasons. He was at North Alabama for nine seasons prior to that, helping his alma mater to three straight NCAA Division II championships from 1993-95.

OPPONENTS COMPARISON
• ESU's four straight losses have come against opponents with a combined record of 14-6, which includes West Chester's season-opening loss at Division I FCS Delaware
• Pace, the Warriors' opponent in a 57-0 win in the season opener, is 0-4 on the season
• Kutztown's five straight wins have come against opponents with a combined record of 6-19
• The Golden Bears beat Mercyhurst 35-14 in the second week of the season, the Lakers (3-2) have the only winning record so far on Kutztown's schedule
• KU's 33-24 comeback win over Shippensburg, the defending PSAC champions, sent the Raiders to 1-4 on the season

RECENT HISTORY
• Two of the last three games between ESU and Kutztown have come down to the final possession
• Last year, Fr. QB Kevin Morton led the Golden Bears on a 12 play, 80-yard drive to tie the game at 20-20 with 19 seconds left, but Matt Dineen missed the extra point and the Warriors won in overtime
• R-Jr. QB Matt Marshall threw for 430 yards, including the go-ahead TD to R-Jr. WR Ed Kiser (11 catches, 177 yards) in the extra session, and Fr. TB Kendrick Williams had 158 all-purpose yards (103 receiving)
• In 2007, So. K Greg Knauss made a 40-yard field goal with 18 seconds left to give ESU a 24-23 win

PSAC RANKINGS
• KU's Kevin Morton (293.2 ypg) and ESU's Matt Marshall (275.0 ypg) rank 1-2 in the PSAC in total offense
• Morton is 2nd in the PSAC in passing (252.6 ypg) and QB rating (148.1)
• Marshall is 3rd in the PSAC in passing (250.4 ypg) and 4th in QB rating (137.9)
• ESU leads PSAC in passing (259.0 ypg) and has led conference in 6 of the last 8 years
• Kutztown is 3rd in PSAC in passing (252.6 ypg) after ranking 6th last season (211.8 ypg)
• On the ground, Kutztown is 9th in PSAC in rushing (151.4 ypg) and ESU is 14th against the run (192.4 ypg)
• Kutztown is 2nd in PSAC in scoring offense (39.8 ppg) and 1st in scoring defense (13.0 ppg)
• ESU is 1st in PSAC in kickoff coverage and 3rd in net punting; Kutztown is 2nd in both categories

OFFENSIVE SNAPSHOT
• ESU leads PSAC in passing (259.0 ypg) and is t-1st in red zone offense (17-20, 9 TD, 8-8 FG)
• Warriors rank 4th in scoring (27.6 ppg) but are averaging just 20.3 ppg in last 4 games
• ESU leads PSAC with 61.0 completion percentage, but 11.6 yards per completion are lowest since 1986
• 7.1 yards per attempt are 2nd-lowest since 2003 (averaged 9.0 yards per attempt last year)
• 27.5 percent of yards out of running game (lowest since 1996 - set NCAA record, 404 passing yds/game)

• R-Sr. QB Matt Marshall is 2nd in PSAC in total offense (275.0)
• 48 career TD passes - can become 5th ESU QB with 50 career TDs
• 5,617 career yards total offense - 147 to move into 5th, passing James Franklin (currently OC at Maryland)
• 5,142 career pass yards - 55 to move into 6th, 191 to move into 5th
• 475 career rushing yards are 3rd by a QB at ESU (Jimmy Terwilliger 1714; James Franklin 1077)

• 11 players caught passes last week - at least 8 players have caught a pass in each of the first 5 games
• 8 players have a TD reception through first 5 games (matches total in 12 games in 2009)
• R-Sr. WR Ed Kiser has a catch in 28 straight games and team-high 21 catches on the season
• R-So. WR Wade Williams has 13 catches for 118 yards and 2 TDs in last 3 weeks (4-46 in career before)
• First-year players have 31% of ESU's catches and 38% of team's receiving yards (34 catches, 498 yards)
• Fr. TB Dusty Reed - 14 catches, 203 yards, 2 TD (6 catches, 71 yards vs. West Chester)
• R-Fr. TB Joe Klebon - 9 catches, 189 yards, 2 TD (plays of 68 yards at Pace and 58 yards at Bloomsburg)
• Klebon is 4th in PSAC in all-purpose yards (152.0 per game) and 3rd in kick returns (24.0 avg.)
• Offensive line has 4 returning starters and has combined for 80 starts, led by R-Jr. C Dan Caffrey (28)

DEFENSIVE SNAPSHOT
• All 11 starters in the first 4 games are juniors or seniors (8 players in at least 4th year in program)
• 7 returning starters from last season
• Led PSAC in takeaways (33), interceptions (18) and fumble recoveries (15) last season
• 2009 — t-3rd in DII in red zone defense (62%), 4th in 4th down defense (19%), t-11th in takeaways

• R-Sr. OLB Matt Freed is 5th in school history with 330 career tackles (17 at Bloomsburg, 2nd-most in career)
• Two-time All-American after recording 258 tackles, 29.0 TFL and 14.0 sacks over the past two seasons
• Jr. FS Herschel Thornton has 40 tackles (11 vs. IUP, 10 at Bloomsburg) and 1st career Int. at Bloomsburg

SPECIAL TEAMS SNAPSHOT
• ESU ranks 1st in PSAC in kickoff coverage (average start at 27-yard line)
• ESU ranks 3rd in PSAC in net punting (34.9) - led DII in 2008 (39.7), 128th in DII in 2009 (28.3)
• Fr. K Taylor Groff is 8-for-10 on FG and 14-for-15 on PAT (6-for-6 inside 40 yards)
• 1st team All-State and a member of the AAA runner-up squad at Manheim Central HS as a senior
• Sr. P Greg Knauss is 4th in PSAC in punting (37.7 avg., 7 inside 20, 4 fair catches, 1 touchback)
• 2-year starting kicker in 2007 and 2008, 1st team All-PSAC East and 2nd team All-Region in 2007

ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA: R-Sr. OLB Matt Freed was named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America 1st team and R-Jr. OL Zach Sarginger was named to the Academic All-District 2nd team last fall. Freed, a History major, is the 5th Academic All-American in ESU football history and the 3rd Warrior to be selected to the 1st team. He was also an All-District selection as a sophomore in 2008. Sarginger, a Mathematics and Secondary Education major, was voted to the team in his first year of eligibility.

EVERYBODY'S ALL-AMERICAN: R-Sr. OLB Matt Freed has earned multiple All-America honors from the Associated Press and Daktronics (sports information directors) entering his final year at ESU. A look at Freed's career honors and highlights:

• Daktronics Division II All-America 1st team - 2008 and 2009
• AP Little All-America (DII, DIII, NAIA) 3rd team - 2008 and 2009
• Daktronics Super Region 1 Defensive Player of the Year - 2009
• Daktronics 1st team All-Region - 2008 and 2009
• ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America 1st team - 2009
• ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District 1st team - 2008 and 2009
• PSAC “Top 10” Award - 2009

2009: 132 tackles, 18.0 TFL, 10.0 sacks, 1 FF
• Led PSAC in tackles, TFL and sacks
• t-12th in DII in tackles/game (11.0)
• 7th in DII in solo tackles/game (6.2)
• 20 tackles vs. Slippery Rock (t-4th in DII)
• 14 solo tackles vs. Kutztown (t-1st in DII)

2008: 126 tackles, 11.0 TFL, 4.0 sacks, 4 Int., 1 FF, 2 FR
• Led PSAC, t-6th in DII in tackles/game (11.5)

• 1st ESU player with consecutive 100-tackle seasons since All-American Kevin Nagle (1998-2000)
• 10+ tackles in 19 of 27 career starts; 13+ tackles in 8 games
• Tackle for a loss in 22 games (11 of 12 in 2009)

ESU Career Tackles
1. Jeff Johnson (1975-78) - 520
2. Kevin Nagle (1997-00) - 477
3. Dan Murray (1984-87) - 358
4. Mike Reichenbach (1980-83) - 335
5. Matt Freed (2007-10) - 330
6. Greg Thoman (2002-05) - 280

LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON: Three members of this year's team have fathers who earned letters for the Warriors under Coach Douds.

Fr. QB Charlie Diskin - father Charlie, the Warriors' leading passer in 1983
R-So. DL Sam Hull - father Chris, four-year letterwinner at DE from 1984-87
R-Sr. QB Matt Marshall - father Brian, the Warriors' leading passer in 1981

They join at least five other father-son combinations who have been affiliated with ESU football since Douds arrived in 1966:

• Michael Falcone - LB, 1973; Bryan Falcone - LB, 2000-02
• Steven Jackson - C, 1969-71; Greg Jackson - TE, 1998-99
• Doug McNamee - DB/WR, 1964-66; Todd McNamee - K/P, 1985-88
• Willard Stem - All-America FS, 1975; Drew Stem - WR/KR, 2007-08
• Mike Terwilliger - starting QB, 1974-77 (Douds' first four seasons), entering 33rd year as assistant coach; Jimmy Terwilliger - starting QB, 2003-06, Harlon Hill Award winner as top player in DII in 2005

THE MARSHALL PLAN: R-Sr. QB Matt Marshall will make his 20th career start this weekend and his 19th straight. The Warriors are 11-8 in his previous 19 starts. ESU was 8-4 and made the NCAA Playoffs with Marshall at the helm in 2009, and he won his first two career starts in 2008, beating Cheyney in week 5 and Slippery Rock in the final game of the season.

Marshall has thrown a TD pass in 20 consecutive games going back to week 10 at Millersville in 2008. He had a streak of 2+ TD passes in 9 consecutive games end last week at Bloomsburg. He has 16 career multi-touchdown games.

MARSHALL'S 2010 SEASON
• 2nd in PSAC in total offense (275.0) and TD passes (13), 3rd in passing (250.4), 4th in QB rating (137.9)
• 20-for-35 for 209 yards, 1 TD and 1 Int; 5 rush for -32 yards at Bloomsburg (negative rushing for 2nd time in 19 starts)
• 30-for-44 for 302 yards, 3 TD and 2 Int; 10 rush for 57 yards vs. West Chester (30 comp. are t-6th in ESU history)
• 20-for-40 for 257 yards, 2 TD and 1 Int; 11 rush for 26 yards at California
• 16-for-25 for 147 yards, 2 TD and 1 Int.; 12 rush for 46 yards vs. IUP
• 22-for-33 for 337 yards, 5 TD and 1 Int.; 2 rush for 26 yards at Pace (PSAC East Offensive Player of the Week)

MARSHALL'S 2009 SEASON
• 6th in ESU history in passing yards (2,938), total offense (3,251), QB rating (150.3), TD passes (26)
• 5th in ESU history in completion percentage (60.4)
• 4th different QB to throw for 2,500 yards in a season
• 2nd-best single-game completion percentage vs. Clarion (79.3, 23-for-29)
• 15th 400-yard passing game at ESU with 430 yards at Kutztown; 8th different QB to throw for 400 yards

Top 3 in PSAC in five categories:
• 2nd in total offense (270.9 ypg) and completion percentage (60.4)
• 3rd in passing (244.8 ypg), QB rating (150.3) and TD passes (26)

MARSHALL'S CAREER
• 2nd in ESU history in QB rating (148.6) and completion percentage (60.0)
• 15 games with 200+ passing yards - 4 in 2010, 8 in 2009, 3 in 2008
• 7 games with 300+ passing yards - 2 in 2010, 3 in 2009, 2 in 2008
• 5-time PSAC East Offensive Player of the Week - 1 in 2010, 2 in 2009, 2 in 2008

Career-Highs
• Passing Yards - 430 at Kutztown, 2009
• Rushing Yards - 59 vs. Edinboro, 2009
• Total Offense - 471 at Kutztown, 2009
• TD Passes - 5 at Pace, 2010
• Completions - 30 vs. West Chester, 2010

IN THE FRONT ROW: ESU returned 4 of its 5 starters on the offensive line from 2009, all underclassmen. LT Morgan Thomas was 1st team All-PSAC East and 2nd team All-Region last year after starting 42 career games.

The Warriors' projected starters for week 6, from left to right:
• LT R-So. Wrenton Wright II - has started all 17 games in his career, started all 12 games at RT last season
• LG R-So. Seve Rivers - 14 career starts, started first 9 games at LG last season (missed last 3 due to injury)
• C R-Jr. Dan Caffrey - has started all 28 games at C in his career
• RG R-Fr. Greg Blue - has started first 5 career games, named top lineman in Chest-mont in 2008 at Unionville HS
• RT R-Jr. Zach Sarginger - 17 career starts, started all 12 games at RG last season; Academic All-District selection

THE WIDE RECEIVERS: A total of 13 players have caught passes for the Warriors this season, including 6 wide receivers. Fr. TB Dusty Reed has also played almost exclusively as a wide receiver in his first year at ESU.

ESU returned its top four receivers from last season in R-Sr. Jeff Giglio, R-Sr. Ed Kiser, R-So. Jordan Hallman and So. Bryan Ogden. The quartet had 2,134 yards and 17 TDs last season, accounting for almost 2/3 of the Warriors' 3,246 yards through the air. Giglio and Kiser can both reach 2,000 career receiving yards this season. Last year, Sam Shuman became the 8th Warrior with 2,000 receiving yards, finishing with 2,043 yards.

ESU led the PSAC in passing efficiency last season (154.6), ranked 2nd in total offense (405.3 ypg) and 3rd in passing offense (270.5 ypg). The Warriors have led the PSAC in passing yards per game in 6 of the last 8 years (2002-06, 2008).

Ed Kiser - catch in 28 straight games, leads ESU with 21 catches for 205 yds
• Led the Warriors with 43 catches for 805 yards and scored 6 TDs last season
• 11 catches, 177 yard, 12-yard TD in OT in win at Kutztown, 215 all-purpose yds
• 5 catches for 121 yards vs. Edinboro in NCAA Playoffs, 188 all-purpose yards
• 7th in the PSAC with 67.1 receiving yards and 102.3 all-purpose yards in 2009
• 3 career plays of 80+ yards, including 96-yard catch at Millersville in 2008
• Held ESU record in indoor 400m (49.49), ran on 3 record-setting relay teams

Jeff Giglio - 16 TD catches in last 23 games (17 career TDs), team-high 3 TD catches this season
• 2nd team All-PSAC East in 2009 and was 6th in Division II with 118.2 yards per game through the first 4 weeks
• Led ESU with 41 catches and 10 TDs and was 2nd on team with 749 yards in 2008
• 5 100-yard games in 6-game stretch spanning 2008-09 (last 2 of 2008, 3 of first 4 in 2009)

Jordan Hallman - 3rd on team in catches (29), 5th in yards (359) and scored 6 TDs as R-FR
• Season-high 6 catches for 42 yards, go-ahead 5-yard TD pass in 21-20 win at West Chester last year
• Season-high 102 yards and 2 TDs on 5 catches vs. Slippery Rock

Bryan Ogden - 4th on team in catches (26) and yards (367) and scored 2 TDs as true FR
• Season-high 106 yards and TD on 4 catches vs. Millersville last year
• Had 4 catches for 50 yards and 3-yard TD vs. Edinboro in NCAA Playoffs

R-So. Wade Williams - 16 catches, 141 yards, 2 TD (4-35, TD at California; 7-66, TD vs. West Chester)
• 4 catches entering week 3 game at California, made 1st career catch last year vs. Edinboro in NCAA Playoffs

R-Fr. Robert Bleiler - started the first 4 games, 9 catches for 89 yards (5 catches, 57 yards at Pace)

• ESU had 8 100-yard receiving games last year from 5 players (no 100-yard games through 5 games this season)
• ESU had 8 players with a 30-yard reception last year and at least 5 players with a 30-yard catch every year since 2001
• ESU has at least one TD pass in 91 of its 94 games since 2002. Jimmy Terwilliger (2003-06) had a TD pass in 47 of his 48 career games, including an NCAA Division II record 39 straight.

THE RUNNING GAME: The Warriors will turn to four players to carry the running game this season in sophomores Eric Deery and Kendrick Williams, redshirt freshman Joe Klebon and true freshman Dusty Reed.

Deery and Williams both contributed as true freshmen last season as starting tailback Zach Krise (128.0 ypg through first 3 games) was forced out of the lineup due to injury. The Warriors averaged 134.8 yards per game on the ground last year, their most since 2005. They ran the ball on 55.2 percent of their offensive plays and averaged 37.1 rushing attempts per game, both the most since 2001.

Kendrick Williams - leads Warriors with 255 yards from scrimmage (116 yards vs. IUP)
• 936 yards from scrimmage (646 rushing, 290 receiving) and 5 TDs (3 rush, 2 rec) in 12 career games
• 2009: 99 carries, 436 yards (4.4 avg.), 3 TD; 12 catches, 245 yards (20.4 avg.), 1 TD
• Played in final 7 games (started 6) and averaged 97.3 all-purpose yards per game
• 6 carries for 50 yards on go-ahead TD drive in 4th quarter of 21-20 win at West Chester (ESU debut)
• Nottingham (NJ) HS: 3rd team All-State, 2,186 yards, 22 TDs, 320 carries

Career-Highs
• All-Purpose Yds - 165 vs. IUP, 2010
• Rushing Yds - 96 vs. Millersville, 2009
• Receiving Yds - 103 at Kutztown, 2009

Eric Deery - 16 carries for 63 yards, 1st career TD at Pace
• 27 carries for 83 yards this season
• 2009: 51 carries, 277 yards (5.4 avg.); 2 catches, 10 yards
• 100+ rushing yards in 2 games (15-121 at Cheyney, 18-102 vs. Millersville)
• First true freshman with 100-yard game since Stewart Ford had 5 100-yard games in 1997
• Phillipsburg (NJ) HS: 3rd team All-State, 2nd in school history with 1,718 yards

Joe Klebon - 4th in PSAC in all-purpose yards (152.0 ypg), 3rd in kick return average (24.0)
• 8 catches, 189 yards, 2 TDs; 22 kick returns for 529 yards
• 3 pass plays of 25+ yards (25-TD vs. West Chester, 58 at Bloomsburg, 68-TD at Pace)
• 9 kick returns of 25+ yards - 3 each in the last 3 weeks; returns of 47 yds vs. WCU and 44 yds at Bloom
• Riverside HS: 1st team All-State, school record 4,365 career rushing yards

Dusty Reed - 14 catches for 203 yards and 2 TDs this season
• Led Warriors in catches (4) at Bloomsburg and yards (71) vs. West Chester in last 2 games
• 6 catches for 71 yards vs. West Chester (both career-highs)
• 44-yard TD catch at Pace and 57-yard TD catch at California
• Delone Catholic HS: 1st team All-State , 3,100 career rushing yards and 54 TDs (28 TDs as senior)

FULLBACKS: R-Sr. Brent Jones scored on a 1-yard run and 4-yard pass vs. West Chester for his second career multi-TD game. He has 6 career rushing TDs, all on 1-yard runs. He also has 14 catches for 101 yards in his career. Fr. Darius Jackson has 6 carries for 32 yards and 3 catches for 17 yards this year in his first career action.

THE TIGHT ENDS: R-Sr. Matt Brown, R-Fr. Lukas Mason and true freshmen Nick Hagemann and Steven Jones give the Warriors four tight ends on the roster. Brown, a 6th-year senior, redshirted in 2005 and received a medical redshirt in 2008. He has played in 32 games with 6 starts and has 12 catches for 95 yards in his career at ESU after making his first catch of the year for 22 yards at Cal.

KEEPING THE DEFENSE OFF THE FIELD
• ESU is last among the 16 PSAC schools in time of possession, holding the ball for 25:37 per game
• Had possession for just 24:27 at Bloomsburg after posting season-high 31:22 vs. West Chester
• ESU ranked 6th in the PSAC last season, averaging 30:09 per game (1st year above 30:00 since 2002)

IN THE RED ZONE
• ESU continues to score points on more than 80% of its red zone trips (17-for-20, 85%), but has produced TDs on just 9 of its 20 trips (45%) inside the 20 this season
• Fr. K Taylor Groff is 8-for-8 in field goals during red zone opportunities (6-for-6 under 40 yards)
• Warriors scored TDs on at least 60% of their trips in 2008 and 2009 (58 TDs in 91 possessions)

THIRD DOWN OFFENSE - 31.8%, 12th in PSAC (ranked 6th in 2009 and 2nd in 2008)
2010: 1-2 yards: 60% (6-10) 3-5 yards: 38% (6-16) 6+ yards: 28% (11-40)
2009: 68% (25-37) 35% (7-20) 29% (30-102)
2008: 72% (26-36) 64% (14-22) 33% (31-95)

TURNOVER MARGIN
• Warriors have 13 giveways, 12 takeaways through first 5 weeks
• Led PSAC and tied for 7th in DII in turnover margin (+0.83) in 2009
• +10 margin reversed a trend of 3 straight years with a negative margin
• +13 margin in eight wins last season (-3 in four losses)

PRESSURE DEFENSE
• ESU has created 3+ turnovers in 10 of 17 games over past two years
• 0 takeaways in 4 of last 7 losses (Ship, Edinboro 2009; IUP, WCU 2010)
• 33 takeaways last season were 8 more than the 2nd-best team (California, 15 games) in the PSAC
• Led PSAC in both interceptions (18) and fumble recoveries (15)
• 7 takeaways (6 interceptions) vs. Slippery Rock

ESU's national ranks in defensive categories in 2009:
• t-3rd - Red Zone, 62% (24-39)
• 4th - 4th Down, 19% (3-16)
• t-11th - Takeaways, 33
• t-15th - Interceptions, 18
• t-15th - Fumble Recoveries, 15
• 22nd - Sacks, 2.75 per game (33 total)

DEFENSIVE PERFORMANCE vs. PACE
• 8 players were involved in creating Warriors' 5 takeaways
• 8 players were involved in the Warriors' 9 sacks (most in at least 10 years)

DEFENSIVE NOTES OVER LAST 4 WEEKS
• 4 takeaways at Bloomsburg (3 over previous 3 games)
• Allowed 947 rushing yards (236.8 per game)
• Has allowed 200+ rushing yards in 7 of last 14 games (1-6 record)
• Held Bloomsburg to 6-21, 67 yards, 3 Int. (58.2 QB rating)
• Allowed 162.2 QB rating vs. IUP, California and West Chester
• 17 drives of 50+ yards - 32 in 12 games last season
• Held Bloomsburg/West Chester to 46 yards on 29 plays in 4th quarter the last two weeks

Linebacker - 4 returning starters, 5 with starting experience
• 76 career starts among top 5 linebackers
• Combined for 401 tackles, 30 TFL, 16.5 sacks, 10 FF and 3 Int. last season

2009 Statistics:
R-Sr. OLB Matt Freed - 132 tackles, 18.0 TFL, 10.0 sacks (led PSAC in all 3)
Sr. OLB Mark Kalo - 12 starts, 75 tackles, 4.0 TFL, 2.0 sacks, 4 FF (led PSAC)
R-Jr. LB Taylor Cave - 12 starts, 76 tackles, 2.5 TFL, 1.0 sacks, 2 Int., 6 PBU
Sr. LB Kevin Schafer - 8 games (7 starts), 48 tackles, 2.0 TFL, 1.0 sacks
Jr. LB Mike Bergey - 12 games (5 starts), 70 tackles, 3.5 TFL, 2.5 sacks

Other Top Contributors:
R-Jr. OLB Bryan Billger - 2-year letterwinner as OLB/special teams
R-Jr. LB Dennis Lynch - 1st career letter last year
Fr. OLB Derek Brown - brother of R-Sr. TE Matt Brown, 13 tackles this year

SOUDERTON CONNECTION: ESU has 5 players from Souderton HS on the 2010 roster: Freed, Bergey, Matt Brown, Derek Brown and Fr. DB Andrew Coyle. Grad. Asst. coach Dave Lotier was a 3-year starter at linebacker from 2005-07 and 2nd team All-PSAC East as a senior.

Cornerback - 2 returning starters

Sr. David Castillo - streak of 32 straight starts ended at Bloomsburg
• Interception to end Bloomsburg drive at end of the first half
• 7 career Int., 21 PBU, 115 tackles
• 44 tackles, 2 Int., in 2009; 15 passes defensed (2nd in PSAC) in 2008

R-Jr. Shawnte Carroll - 18 starts (12 last year), ESU record 4 Int. vs. SRU
• 3 interceptions in 4th quarter vs. SRU tied Division II record

So. D'Jon Tillman - 1st career start at Bloomsburg
• 3 career Int. - 2 at California this year, 1st career Int. last year vs. Cheyney

Fr. David Ogbonnaya - 3 kick returns for 47 yards, made debut vs. IUP

Safety - replacing Nicholas Artinger (Daktronics All-Region 1st team)

Jr. Herschel Thornton - 40 tackles (27 solo) in first 5 games
• 1st career Int. on first possession at Bloomsburg, 10 tackles
• NJCAA All-American at Lackawanna JC, originally signed at Minnesota

R-So. Zechariah Runkle - 12 career games (med. redshirt in 2008)
• 1st career Int. on first possesion of 2nd half at Bloomsburg, 9 tackles

Defensive End - replacing Jeff Case (PSAC East 2nd team) and Matt Faas
Jr. Brett Moss - transfer from Lackawanna JC, 25 tkl, 3.5 TFL, FF, FR
Sr. Alex Figueroa - 2-year letterwinner, 2 sacks this year (sack, FF at Cal)
R-Jr. Jon Weber - 1st career letter last year
Sr. Richard Peter - 2-year letterwinner; 20-yard FR for TD at Pace

Defensive Tackle - 1 returning starter, replacing Keith Galinsky

R-Jr. Rudy Cerami - leads DL with 26 tackles (2.5 TFL, sack)
• only returning starter on DL, started 11 games in 2009
• 34 tackles, 5.0 TFL, 2.5 sacks, 2 fumble recoveries

R-Jr. Cody Berry - 17 tackles, 1.5 sacks, FF, FR, 2 PBU this year
• 8.0 career sacks in 2 years (DE in 2008, DT in 2009)

R-So. Sam Hull - 1st career letter last year
R-Fr. Mark Wroblewski - 1st career action this season

WARRIORS ON SPECIAL TEAMS
• Fr. K Taylor Groff and Sr. P Greg Knauss are 1st-year starters
• Douds has had 14 1st team kickers and 13 1st team punters in his 36 seasons as head coach at ESU

• ESU ranks 1st in PSAC in kickoff coverage (average start at 27-yard line)
• 3rd in net punting (34.9 avg.), 1 touchback, 49 return yards
• ESU's net punting average in 2009 (28.3) was 128th in DII (of 148 schools)
• ESU led DII with a 39.7-yard net in 2008 (Nick Krut led DII with 46.0 avg.)

• Groff is 8-for-10 on FG and 14-for-15 on PAT (made 1st 11)
• 3rd among PSAC kickers with 7.6 points per game
• 6-for-6 on FG under 40 yards (misses from 43 [bad hold] and 46)
• 41-yard FG to finish opening drive at Bloomsburg
• 45-yard FG at end of first half at California
• 1st team All-State at Manheim Central HS on AAA runner-up team

• Knauss is 4th in PSAC with 37.7-yard avg. (4 50+ punts, 7 inside 20)
• 1st team All-PSAC East and 2nd team Daktronics All-Region kicker in 2007 and was 25-38 on field goals in 2007-08
• school records with 53-yard FG vs. IUP and 5 FG in game vs. West Chester, both in 2007

NEW DECADE
• The Warriors wrapped up their winningest decade in school history in the 2000's, going 77-34 for a .694 winning percentage
• They had nine winning records in 10 years, made three NCAA Playoff appearances, won PSAC East titles in 2002 and 2003, and had a school-record 11 wins in 2005
• ESU has an all-time record of 443-286-19 (.605)

EILER-MARTIN STADIUM
• Eiler-Martin Stadium has been the home of the Warriors since 1938
• John R. Eiler was an outstanding athlete at the school in the early 1930s and later athletic director and a championship soccer coach
• Gene Martin was the Warriors' head football coach from 1942-57 and the school's long-time Dean of Men

Renovations include:
• New home bleachers were added in 1960
• The current press box was installed in 1988
• The track was resurfaced and expanded to 8 lanes in 2005
• Lights were added prior to the 2007 season
• FieldTurf was installed prior to the 2008 season

The Warriors have a 117-63 record (.650) at Eiler-Martin Stadium under head coach Denny Douds and a 36-21 home record (.632) since 2000.

UNDER THE LIGHTS
• ESU is 4-2 in night games since lights were installed in 2007
• The Warriors' 23-17 loss vs. IUP was the only night game in 2010

9-15-07 - L 38-23 vs. IUP
8-28-08 - W 14-11 vs. Virginia Union
9-6-08 - W 23-10 vs. Gannon
9-27-08 - W 52-12 vs. Cheyney
9-12-09 - W 45-31 vs. Clarion
9-11-10 - L 23-17 vs. IUP

ESU IN THE NCAA PLAYOFFS
• ESU played in the NCAA Division II Playoffs for the fourth time in school history last season, falling to Edinboro, 31-16, in the first round
• The Warriors have also played in the postseason in 1991, 2004 and 2005, when they advanced to the national semifinals

PSAC PRESEASON POLL
• ESU was picked to finish fifth in the 2010 PSAC East Coaches Poll
• The Warriors received one first place vote and were selected behind West Chester, Bloomsburg, C.W. Post and defending PSAC champion Shippensburg
• A total of 12 points separated the top five schools in the poll. Kutztown was sixth, followed by Millersville and Cheyney.
• California, the defending division champion and three-time NCAA semifinalist, was the preseason favorite in the PSAC West, followed by IUP and Clarion
• Edinboro and Gannon were tied for fifth, followed by Slippery Rock, Mercyhurst and Lock Haven
• The 2010 season will mark the third year of the PSAC State Game, which was held annually from 1960-1987 and returned in 2008

WARRIORS ON RADIO
• WVPO 840 AM is in its 48th season broadcasting ESU football and will once again carry all 11 games in 2010
• Chuck Seese, the 2009 PSAC Heaslip Media Award winner, is in his 22nd season as the voice of the Warriors
• He is joined in the booth by Bob Brittain, who is in his 10th year providing the color commentary

WARRIORS ON TV
• Blue Ridge TV-13 will broadcast ESU football for the 23rd year this season, with all five home games airing live across the region
• Veteran play-by-play man Chris Doty is joined by color commentator Jim Riley and sideline reporter Mike Remish
• ESU will also have three games broadcast through a partnership with PA SPORTSfever, which has broadcast seven games over the past three seasons
• Games vs. West Chester (Sept. 25), vs. Kutztown (Oct. 9) and at Edinboro (Nov. 13) will be broadcast live on all Blue Ridge stations in eastern PA and tape-delay on WTVE (Philadelphia) and Fox Sports Net Pittsburgh

AND WE GO TO...OVERTIME
• ESU is 4-6 all-time in overtime contests and has won its last two games in OT, 27-20 at Kutztown in 2009 and 44-41 vs. Shippensburg in 2008
• The win vs. Shippensburg gave head coach Denny Douds the PSAC record with his 213th career victory

PSAC CHAMPIONSHIPS
• ESU has won a share of nine PSAC titles under head coach Denny Douds, and 12 in school history
• The most recent championships came in 1991, 2002 and 2003, when the Warriors won the PSAC East championship
• Overall PSAC titles came in:
1942, 1954, 1964, 1965, 1968, 1975, 1976, 1978 and 1982
• ESU has a 208-100-1 (.675) record in PSAC games for the 3rd-best winning percentage since the first on-the-field title was awarded in 1960

ACADEMIC ACCOLADES
• ESU has produced 10 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District selections in each of the last three years, leading the PSAC in 2007-08 and 2008-09
• 3 student-athletes were Academic All-America selections in 2009-10 — Matt Freed, Toric Robinson (soccer) and Paul Wagner (track & field)

The football program has had 5 Academic All-Americans:
2009 - Matt Freed, LB, 1st team
2004 - Matt Crispell, DB, 1st team
1992 - Ed Detwiler, P, 2nd team
1984 - Ernie Siegrist, TE, 1st team
1979 - Warren Brown, LB, 2nd team