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ESU (3-7) at Edinboro (6-4)
Saturday, Nov. 13, 2010 • 12 p.m.
Sox Harrison Stadium • 6,000

TV COVERAGE: Coverage will be provided by PA SPORTSfever TV with Jon Schaeffer (play-by-play) and Gorden Blain (color commentary). The game will air LIVE locally on Blue Ridge digital channel 113 and nationally on ESPN GamePlan and ESPN3.com.

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 11:30 a.m.

LIVE STATS: http://www.gofightingscots.com/content/xlive.htm

THE MATCH-UP: East Stroudsburg University finishes the 2010 season at Edinboro in a rematch of last year's first round game in the NCAA Division II Playoffs. The Fighting Scots posted a 31-16 win at Eiler-Martin Stadium to break a four-game losing streak in the series. Neither school is in line for an NCAA Playoff bid this year, but there is still a lot on the line as both senior classes look to close their careers with a victory.

WARRIORS SENIORS: A total of 14 Warriors will be playing their final game today as part of a class that helped ESU to a 20-13 record over the past three seasons - 9-2 in 2008, 8-4 during last year's NCAA Playoff campaign, and 3-7 this season. ESU returns 15 starters from last year's game vs. Edinboro, including 6 seniors. The Warriors' seniors by class are:

6th-year (redshirt) Seniors: TE Matt Brown
5th-year (redshirt) Seniors: OLB Matt Freed, WR Jeff Giglio, FB Brent Jones, WR Ed Kiser, QB Matt Marshall
4th-year Seniors: CB David Castillo, DE Alex Figueroa, OLB Mark Kalo, P Greg Knauss, DE Richard Peter,
LB Kevin Schafer
4th-year (redshirt) Juniors: DL J.D. Howell, LB Dennis Lynch

THE HEAD COACHES: Denny Douds (Slippery Rock '63) holds the PSAC record for career wins with a 229-153-3 record in his 37th season as head football coach at ESU. His 385 games as head coach are 82 more than the second-most in PSAC history. Including 68 games as an assistant coach under Charlie Reese (1966-73), he has coached in 453 of the 753 games in program history.

Douds 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 on Coach Douds, please see page 12 of the game notes.

Scott Browning (Ohio State '81) is in his fifth year as head coach at Edinboro and has a 37-19 record, including a 24-10 mark the last three years. He made his first appearance as head coach in the NCAA Playoffs last season and was a part of Edinboro's seven previous playoff squads as a 20-year assistant coach.

THE SERIES: Denny Douds has been a part of all 15 games against Edinboro in program history in a series that the Warriors lead, 10-5. He is 8-5 vs. the Fighting Scots as head coach and was an assistant for victories in 1967 and 1968. The Warriors edged the Edinboro 24-22 for the PSAC title in 1982; more recently, they met each season from 2000-06 and twice in 2004, including a 36-32 win in the NCAA Playoffs when Jimmy Terwilliger found Ben Culver for a 17-yard TD on fourth-and-10 with 22 seconds left. ESU had won the last four meetings before last year's loss in the NCAA Playoffs won 12-0 in its last trip to Edinboro in 2006.

TOUGH LUCK WARRIORS: ESU's 2010 season, which opened with rankings in the AFCA (No. 25) and D2football.com (No. 16) preseason polls, has included four losses by a touchdown or less. The Warriors' strength of schedule through the first seven games was the 10th-toughest in Division II (out of 136 schools), and their six straight losses from Sept. 11 through Oct. 16 matched the third-longest streak in school history.

The Warriors' three wins have featured a combined margin of victory of 180-24 - Pace (57-0), Millersville (65-14) and Cheyney (58-14). In their seven losses, they have been outscored 215-146 (30.7-20.9).

ESU's near-misses:
• Sept. 11 (L 23-17 vs. IUP) - led 10-0 in 1st quarter (outscored 23-0 until last 30 seconds)
• Sept. 18 (L 45-20 at Cal) - trailed 21-20 at halftime (outscored 24-0 in second half)
• Sept. 25 (L 35-31 vs. WCU) - rallied from 35-16 4th-quarter deficit, final drive ended at 7 with 1:00 left
• Oct. 2 (L 26-13 at Bloom) - trailed 10-6 after 1st possession of 3rd quarter (Bloom scored 16 straight points)
• Oct. 9 (L 38-31 vs. Kutztown) - trailed 38-10 in 4th quarter, scored 21 straight points to close margin
• Oct. 16 (L 28-17 at C.W. Post) - trailed 22-17, had ball inside 50 with less than 3:00 left (Int. return for TD)
• Nov. 6 (L 20-17 vs. Ship) - Ship drove 80 yards in final 2:03, GW 15-yd TD pass on 4th-and-7 with 0:24 left

CAREER MILESTONES
R-Sr. OLB Matt Freed
3rd in tackles (385) - passed Dan Murray (358) with 11 tackles at Millersville
3rd player with 100+ tackles in 3 straight seasons (106 - 12 vs. Shippensburg)

R-Sr. QB Matt Marshall
3rd in total offense (6,978) - passed Jeremy Palm vs. Shippensburg
5th in passing yards (6,350) - 41 yds behind Jeremy Palm, 311 behind Bret Comp
4th in TD passes (59) - 3 TDs behind Jeremy Palm for 3rd
4th in completions (463) - 22 behind Bret Comp for 3rd
2,460 passing yards - 40 to become 3rd ESU QB with two 2,500-yard seasons
2,736 total offense - 264 to become 2nd ESU QB with two 3,000-yard seasons

R-Sr. WR Jeff Giglio
1,887 receiving yards - 113 to become 10th ESU player with 2,000 yards
18 receiving TDs - 2 to become 7th ESU player with 20 receiving TDs

R-Sr. WR Ed Kiser
2,000 receiving yards - 9th ESU player, hit mark with 546 yards over past 5 weeks
48 catches this year - 2 to become 1st ESU player with 50 since 2006 (Evan Prall)

OFFENSIVE SNAPSHOT
• ESU is 2nd in PSAC in passing (262.5 ypg), 5th in total offense (393.2 ypg) and scoring (32.6 ppg)
• Averaged 61.5 points vs. Millersville, Cheyney - just missed first consecutive 60-point games in ESU history

• R-Sr. QB Matt Marshall is 2nd in PSAC in passing (246.0) and 3rd in total offense (273.6)
• 2nd in ESU history in career QB rating (146.8) and completion percentage (60.3)
• 13 players have caught at last 6 passes this season and 9 players have a TD reception
• R-Sr. WR Ed Kiser has 3 straight 100-yard games (6-148, 2 TD vs. Mville; 4-133, TD vs. Chey; 4-133 vs. Ship)
• R-Sr. WR Jeff Giglio (116) and R-Sr. WR Ed Kiser (115) have both hit 100-catch mark this season
• So. TB Kendrick Williams has 90+ yards in 3 straight games (55 carries, 339 yards, 8 TDs)
• Offensive line has 4 returning starters and has combined for 102 starts, led by R-Jr. C Dan Caffrey (33)

DEFENSIVE SNAPSHOT
• 8 players have started all 10 games this season - 5 are in at least their 4th year in the program
• R-Sr. OLB Matt Freed is 2nd in PSAC in tackles (106, t-12th in DII) and 1st in solo tackles (59, 7th in DII)
• Two-time All-American has 10+ tackles in 23 of 33 career starts (364 tackles as starter - 11.0 per game)
• Jr. FS Herschel Thornton has 76 tackles (46 solo) and 3 Ints.
• Sr. CB David Castillo is 2nd PSAC in passes defensed (3 Int., 11 PBU) and has 9 career Ints., 34 PBU

SPECIAL TEAMS SNAPSHOT
• Fr. K Taylor Groff can set ESU record with 16th field goal (15-20, has made a FG in all 10 games this year)
• 11 touchbacks on 60 kickoffs (18.3 percent) - rest of PSAC: 36 on 741 (4.9 percent)
• Sr. P Greg Knauss is 5th in PSAC in punting (37.2 avg., 9 inside 20, 5 fair catches, 3 touchbacks)

ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA: R-Sr. OLB Matt Freed, a returning 1st team ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America, was named to the Academic All-District 1st team for the third straight year on November 4. Freed, a History major, is the 5th Academic All-American in ESU football history and can become the Warriors' first 2-time Academic All-America selection. He was also named as a national semifinalist for the William V. Campbell Trophy earlier this season and was one of 12 semifinalists from the Division II ranks.

EVERYBODY'S ALL-AMERICAN: R-Sr. OLB Matt Freed will close his All-American career on Saturday afternoon. Freed has earned multiple All-America honors from the Associated Press and Daktronics (sports information directors) entering his final year at ESU.

• 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, 2009, 2010
• PSAC “Top 10” Award - 2009

2010: 106 tackles, 13.0 TFL, 6.5 sacks, 1 Int., 2 FF, 1 FR
• 2nd in PSAC and t-12th in DII in tackles/game (10.6)
• 1st in PSAC and 7th in DII in solo tackles/game (5.9)
• t-5th in PSAC in TFL and t-8th in sacks
• 5th career PSAC East Defensive Player of the Week award vs. Millersville

• 10+ tackles in 7 games and 8+ tackles in 9 games (6 at Pace in opener)
• 11 tackles, 2 sacks, Int., FF at Millersville
• 12 tackles (TFL) at C.W. Post, 2-yard run on fake punt (1st rush of career)
• 11 tackles, 3 sacks (career-high) vs. Kutztown
• 17 tackles (1.5 TFL), sack at Bloomsburg

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, DII); 14 solo tackles vs. Kutztown (t-1st, 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)

Career: 385 tackles, 44.0 TFL, 21.5 sacks, 5 Int., 4 FF, 3 FR
• Averaging 11.0 tackles per game in 33 career starts
• 3rd ESU player with 100+ tackles in 3 straight seasons
(Kevin Nagle [1998-00] and Jeff Johnson [4 straight, 1975-78])
• 10+ tackles in 23 of 33 career starts; 13+ tackles in 8 games

• 385 total tackles are 14th in DII record book since 2000
• 220 solo tackles - needs 4 solo stops to move into 10th in DII since 2000
• also ranks in top 25 in total (9.2) and solo (5.2) tackles per game

ESU Career Tackles
1. Jeff Johnson (1975-78) - 520
2. Kevin Nagle (1997-00) - 477
3. Matt Freed (2007-10) - 385
4. Dan Murray (1984-87) - 358
5. Mike Reichenbach (1980-83) - 335

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 25th career start at Edinboro, including his 24th straight. The Warriors are 13-11 in his 24 starts, which featured last year's 8-4 record and NCAA Playoff berth. Marshall won his first two career starts in 2008. In last year's NCAA Playoff game vs. Edinboro, Marshall was 15-for-26 for 301 yards and 2 TDs and ran 17 times for 59 yards for 360 yards of total offense. That number is the 5th-best of his career at ESU.

Marshall can become the 2nd ESU QB and 4th QB in PSAC history with two seasons with 3,000 yards of total offense. He can also become the 25th PSAC QB with 7,000 career yards of total offense, and the 3rd ESU QB with two seasons with 2,500 passing yards. A number of other individual milestones are also in reach.

MARSHALL'S 2010 SEASON
• 2nd in PSAC in completions (206), 2nd in passing (246.0), 3rd in total offense (273.6), t-3rd in TD passes (24)
• 27th in DII in total offense and 28th in passing yards per game
• 2nd QB in school history with two games of 30+ completions in season and career (Damian Poalucci, 1996)

MARSHALL'S 2009 SEASON
• 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
• 2nd in PSAC in total offense (270.9 ypg) and completion percentage (60.4)
• 3rd in PSAC passing (244.8 ypg), QB rating (150.3) and TD passes (26)

MARSHALL'S CAREER
• Streak of 23 straight games with a TD pass ended vs. Shippensburg
• 19 career multi-TD games and streak of 2+ TD passes in 9 consecutive games (last 5 of 2009, first 4 of 2010)
• 2 of top 4 games in single-game completion percentage (79.3 vs. Clarion, 2009 - 76.9 at Millersville, 2010)
• 8 games with 300+ passing yards and 18 games with 200+ passing yards
• 628 rushing yards - 3rd in ESU history in rushing yards by QB (Jimmy Terwilliger 1714, James Franklin 1077)
• 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 - 67 at C.W. Post, 2010
• Total Offense - 471 at Kutztown, 2009
• TD Passes - 5 at Pace, 2010
• Completions - 37 vs. Kutztown, 2010

THE PASSING GAME: Fifth-year senior wide receivers Ed Kiser and Jeff Giglio lead a group of young pass catchers for the Warriors. A total of 13 players have caught a pass this season - all of whom have at least 6 catches - and 7 of the top 9 receivers have freshman or sophomore eligibility.

R-Sr. Ed Kiser - exactly 2,000 career receiving yards (9th ESU receiver)
• 6th in PSAC with 75.1 yards per game (averaged 87.3 yards vs. PSAC East)
• 5 catches for 121 yards vs. Edinboro in NCAA Playoffs last year
• 3 straight 100-yard games (133 vs. Ship, Cheyney; 148 at Millersville)
• 27 catches for 546 yards and 3 TDs over past 5 weeks
• 48 catches - can become 1st ESU receiver with 50 since Evan Prall (76) in 2006
• Catch in 33 consecutive games and 3+ catches in all 10 games this season
• 7th in 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; hel ESU record in indoor 400m (49.49)

R-Sr. Jeff Giglio - 113 yards from becoming 10th ESU player to reach 2,000 career yards
• 18 career receiving TDS - 2 from becoming 7th ESU player to reach 20 career TDs
• 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

R-So. Jordan Hallman - 9 catches, 159 yards this season
• Season-long 45-yard catch from Ray Wagner at Millersville
• 3rd on team in catches (29), 5th in yards (359) and scored 6 TDs as R-FR; career-high 102 yards vs. Slippery Rock

So. Bryan Ogden - 11 catches, 140 yards, TD this season
• Has a catch in 16 of 19 career games
• 4th on team in catches (26) and yards (367) and scored 2 TDs as true FR; career-high 106 yards vs. Millersville

R-So. Wade Williams - 31 catches (2nd on team), 262 yards (3rd on team), 2 TDs this season
• Season-highs of 7 catches and 66 yards and TD vs. West Chester
• 28 catches in last eight games (4 career catches entering week 3 game at California, caught 1st career TD pass)

R-Fr. Robert Bleiler - started 5 of first 6 games; 12 catches, 147 yards this season
• Has missed last four games due to medical condition
• 5 catches for 57 yards at Pace; 3 catches for 58 yards vs. Kutztown

Fr. TB Dusty Reed - 28 catches (3rd on team), 341 yards (2nd on team), 6 TDs (leads team) this season
• 2+ catches in 7 straight games ended last week vs. Shippensburg (26 catches, 294 yards, 5 TDs)
• Season-highs of 6 catches for 71 yards vs. West Chester; 5 catches, 55 yards, 2 TDs vs. Kutztown
• TDs of 44 yards at Pace and 57 yards at California

R-Fr. TB Joe Klebon - 14 catches, 241 yards (17.2 yards per catch), 3 TDs
• 68-yard TD at Pace, 25-yard TD vs. West Chester, 58-yard catch at Bloomsburg, 9-yard TD vs. Cheyney

AIRING IT OUT: 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).

• ESU had 8 100-yard receiving games last year from 5 players (3 this season, all by Ed Kiser)
• 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
• 6 players have a 30-yard reception this year, with 3 reaching the mark vs. Millersville (4 30-yard pass plays)
• ESU has at least one TD pass in 95 of its 99 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. Matt Marshall had a TD pass in 23 consecutive games until last week's game vs. Shippensburg.

WILLIAMS' SCHOOL RECORDS: So. TB Kendrick Williams has 70+ rushing yards in four straight games, tied a school record with 4 rushing TDs at Millersville and set another record with 7 rushing TDs over two weeks after running for 3 TDs vs. Cheyney. Last week vs. Shippensburg, he finished the Warriors' opening drive with a 14-yard TD run.

Over the past 4 weeks - 70 carries, 409 yards (5.8 per carry), 9 TDs
• 15 carries, 70 yards, TD at C.W. Post (first rushing TD of the season)
• 18 carries, 127 yards, 4 TDs at Millersville (first career 100-yard game)
• 16 carries, 93 yards, 3 TDs vs. Cheyney
• 21 carries, 119 yards, TD vs. Shippensburg; 2 catches for 14 yards

ESU running game over past 4 weeks - 723 yards (180.8 per game), 5.0 yards per carry, 12 TDs
ESU running game over first 6 weeks - 584 yards (97.3 per game), 3.6 yards per carry, 2 TDs

So. Kendrick Williams - 10th in PSAC (62.4 ypg), 3rd-best yards per carry (5.5) among top 10
• Career (17 games): 1,384 yards from scrimmage (1060 rushing, 324 receiving), 14 TDs - 12 rush, 2 rec
• 2010: 114 carries, 624 yards (5.5 avg.), 9 TD; 9 catches, 79 yards (8.8 avg.), 1 TD
• 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
• 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 - 127 at Millersville, 2010
• Receiving Yds - 103 at Kutztown, 2009

So. TB Eric Deery - 55 carries, 180 yards, 2 TDs
• 11 carries, 70 yards vs. Cheyney
• 16 carries, 63 yards, 1st career TD at Pace
• 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

R-Fr. TB Joe Klebon - leads ESU with 934 all-purpose yards (99 rushing, 241 receiving, 594 KR)
• 2 TDs (1 rushing, 1 receiving) vs. Cheyney
• 2nd in PSAC with 23.8-yard kick return average
• does not have a return in last 4 weeks after losing 2 fumbles on rushing plays vs. Kutztown
• Riverside HS: 1st team All-State, school record 4,365 career rushing yards

FULLBACKS/TIGHT ENDS
• R-Sr. FB Brent Jones has 6 career rushing TDs, all on 1-yard runs; also has 1 receiving TD (4 yards)
• 19 carries for 59 yards and 16 catches for 110 yards and 2 TDs in his career
• Fr. FB Darius Jackson had a 19-yard run and 31-yard catch at Millersville, both career-long plays
• 9 carries for 56 yards and 6 catches for 61 yards and 2 TDs (vs. Millersville, Cheyney)
• R-Sr. Matt Brown, a 6th-year senior, redshirted in 2005 and received a medical redshirt in 2008
• He has played in 37 games with 10 starts and has 18 catches for 146 yards in his career at ESU
• Brown had his 4th career multi-catch game with 2 catches for 14 yards vs. Shippensburg

IN THE FRONT ROW: The offensive line was shaken up due to injury and illness from weeks 4-6, but the Warriors are back to their original 5 offensive linemen over the past 4 weeks with one change.

R-Jr. Zach Sarginger, the starting RT the first 5 games, has flipped to LT with R-So. Wrenton Wright II moving back to RT, where he started all 12 games last season. Wright II missed the Kutztown game due to illness, and an injury to R-Fr. RG Greg Blue forced ESU to field a lineup that had just one player (R-Jr. C Dan Caffrey) starting in the same position where he lined up the week before.

Entering the season, the Warriors returned 4 of their 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 11, from left to right:
• LT R-Jr. Zach Sarginger - 21 career starts (last 5 games at LT, first 5 at RT - 11 at RG in 2009)
• started all 12 games at RG in 2009 and was Academic All-District selection
• LG R-So. Seve Rivers - 19 career starts (17 at LG, 2 at RG - started 9 games at LG in 2009)
• C R-Jr. Dan Caffrey - has started all 33 games at C in his career
• RG R-Fr. Greg Blue - 8 career starts at RG (started first 5 games - returned to lineup at Millersville)
• LT R-So. Wrenton Wright II - 21 career starts (16 at RT, 5 at LT - started all 12 at RT in 2009)

KEEPING THE DEFENSE OFF THE FIELD
• 15th among the 16 PSAC schools in time of possession (26:30)
• ESU has run 665 offensive plays, opponents have run 685 plays
• ESU ranked 6th in the PSAC in 2009 (30:09, 1st year over 30:00 since 2002)

IN THE RED ZONE
• Scored on 87% of red zone trips (40-for-46), t-2nd in PSAC
• Fr. K Taylor Groff is 12-of-13 on field goals during red zone opportunities
• Warriors have scored TDs on at least 60% of their trips in each of the last three seasons (79 TDs in 126 possessions, 63%)

TURNOVER MARGIN
• Warriors are 12th in PSAC (-0.30) with 25 giveaways and 22 takeaways
• Led PSAC and tied for 7th in DII (+0.83) in 2009
• +13 margin in eight wins last season (-3 in four losses)

PRESSURE DEFENSE
• ESU has created 3+ turnovers in 12 of 22 games over past two years
• 0 or 1 takeaways in 7 of last 11 losses
• 0 takeaways in NCAA Playoffs vs. Edinboro in 2009
• 33 takeaways last season were 8 more than the 2nd-best team in PSAC

DEFENSE IN 3 WINS
• 13 takeaways (5 at Pace, 5 at Millersville, 3 vs. Cheyney)
• 18 sacks (9 at Pace, 5 at Millersville, 4 vs. Cheyney)
• Allowed 201.7 yards per game (88.3 rushing, 113.3 passing)

DEFENSE IN 7 LOSSES
• 9 takeaways (4 at Bloomsburg, 3 at California, 1 at C.W. Post, 1 vs. Ship)
• 12 sacks (4.5 by R-Sr. OLB Matt Freed)
• Allowed 401.5 yards per game (181.9 rushing, 219.6 passing)
• Held Bloomsburg to 6-21, 67 yards, 3 Int. (58.2 QB rating)
• Allowed 160.8 QB rating in other 6 games
• 31 drives of 50+ yards - 32 in 12 games last season

Linebacker - 4 returning starters, 5 with starting experience
• 96 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
• 27 of 37 career tackles have come on special teams
R-Jr. LB Dennis Lynch - 4 tackles in 9 games this year, letterwinner in 2009
R-Fr. OLB Thomas Chesko - 14 tackles in 10 games this 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 - 37 starts (32 straight, ended at Bloomsburg)
• 2nd in PSAC in passes defensed (11 pass breakups, 3 Int.)
• 3 Interceptions in last 6 games (Bloomsburg, Millersville, Cheyney)
• 9 career Int., 34 pass breakups, 135 tackles
• 2nd in PSAC in passes defensed in 2008 (12 pass breakups, 3 Int.)

R-Jr. Shawnte Carroll - 22 starts (12 last year)
• ESU record 4 Int. vs. Slippery Rock in 2009
• 3 interceptions in 4th quarter vs. SRU tied Division II record
• 5 career Int., 15 pass breakups, 81 tackles

So. D'Jon Tillman - 21 career games (starts at Bloomsburg, Millersville)
• 4 career Int. - 1 at CWP, 2 at California in 2010; 1 at Cheyney in 2009

Fr. David Ogbonnaya - 11 kick returns for 20.4-yd. avg.
• has played at cornerback in 3 of the last 5 weeks

Safety - replacing Nicholas Artinger (Daktronics All-Region 1st team)
Jr. Herschel Thornton - 76 tackles (46 solo - t-4th in PSAC)
• 10+ tackles in 3 games - 11 vs. IUP, 10 at Bloomsburg, 10 vs. Kutztown
• 6+ tackles in 9 of 10 games this season
• 3 Interceptions in last 6 games (Bloomsburg, Millersville, Shippensburg)
• NJCAA All-American at Lackawanna JC, originally signed at Minnesota

R-So. Zechariah Runkle - 13 career games (med. redshirt in 2008)
• 1st career Int. on first possesion of 2nd half at Bloomsburg, 9 tackles
• Left Kutztown game with season-ending injury in 2nd quarter

Defensive End - replacing Jeff Case (PSAC East 2nd team) and Matt Faas
Jr. Brett Moss - transfer from Lackawanna JC, 43 tkl, 7.0 TFL, 3 sacks, FF, FR
Sr. Alex Figueroa - 2-year letterwinner, 34 tackles, 7.0 TFL, 5 sacks, FF
R-Jr. Jon Weber - 1st career letter last year, 7 tackles, 1.0 TFL

Defensive Tackle - 1 returning starter, replacing Keith Galinsky
R-Jr. Rudy Cerami - 46 tackles, 5.0 TFL, 1 sack
• only returning starter on DL, started 11 games in 2009 (34 tkl, 5.0 TFL)
R-Jr. Cody Berry - 32 tackles, 4.0 TFL, 3.5 sacks, FF, FR, 2 PBU this year
• 10 career sacks in 3 years (DE in 2008, DT in 2009)
R-Fr. Mark Wroblewski - 14 tackles, 0.5 sack (at C.W. Post)
R-So. Sam Hull - 3 tackles in 4 games

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 is 2nd in PSAC in kickoff coverage (average start at 27-yard line)
• Groff has 11 touchbacks on 60 kickoffs (rest of PSAC: 36 on 741)

• Groff is 15-for-20 on FG and 37-for-39 on PAT
• tied ESU record with 15th field goal of season vs. Shippensburg
(set by Ed Detwiler in 1991, tied by Matt Seagreaves in 1994)
• leads PSAC kickers with 8.2 points per game (82 points in 10 games)

ESU points by kicker, season
• 116 - Mark Brubaker, 2005 (14 FG, 74 PAT)
• 85 - Greg Knauss, 2008 (12 FG, 49 PAT)
• 82 - Taylor Groff, 2010 (15 FG, 37 PAT)
• 82 - Mark Brubaker, 2004 (11 FG, 49 PAT)

• 11-for-11 on FG under 40 yards (4-4 under 30, 7-7 from 30-39)
• 12-for-13 on FG in red zone opportunities
• 4-for-9 on FG over 40 yards (misses from 43 [bad hold], 46, 42, 58, 46)
• 48-yard FG in final minute of 1st half vs. Kutztown
• 45-yard FG at end of first half at California

• 1st team All-State at Manheim Central HS on AAA runner-up team
• made 11 FG and 56 extra points as a senior

• Knauss is 5th in PSAC with 37.2-yard avg. (5 50+ punts, 9 inside 20)
• 1st team All-PSAC East and 2nd team Daktronics All-Region kicker in 2007 • 25-38 on field goals in 2007-08 (65.8 percentage is 2nd in ESU history)
• 85 points in 2008 are 2nd-most by kicker at ESU
• school records with 53-yard FG vs. IUP and 5 FG in game vs. West Chester, both in 2007

• ESU is 5th in PSAC in net punting (33.3 avg.), 3 touchbacks, 57 return yds
• net punting average in 2009 (28.3) was 128th in DII (of 148 schools)
• led DII with a 39.7-yard net in 2008 (Nick Krut led DII with 46.0 avg.)

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 seasons 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 445-289-19 (.604)

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 118-66 record (.641) at Eiler-Martin Stadium under head coach Denny Douds and a 37-23 home record (.617) 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

OVERTIME GAMES
1991 - L 34-33 vs. Shippensburg (NCAA Playoffs)
1996 - W 27-20 vs. Kutztown
1999 - L 33-27 at Shepherd (2OT)
2000 - W 35-28 vs. Shepherd
2000 - L 33-26 vs. Millersville
2000 - L 17-14 vs. Shippensburg
2004 - L 38-37 vs. West Chester
2005 - L 31-24 vs. Bloomsburg
2008 - W 44-41 vs. Shippensburg
2009 - W 27-20 at Kutztown

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 210-10-1 (.666) 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