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ESU (0-0) at Pace (N.Y.) (0-0)
Saturday, Sept. 4, 2010 • 1 p.m.
Pace Field • 1,500

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 12:30 p.m.

LIVE STATS: http://livestats.prestosports.com/pace/

THE MATCH-UP: East Stroudsburg University opens the 2010 season at Pace (N.Y.) in the first-ever meeting between the two schools. The Warriors are coming off an 8-4 season highlighted by the fourth appearance in the NCAA Playoffs in school history. The Setters were 1-9 last season and 1-7 in the Northeast-10 Conference.

SEASON OPENERS: ESU is 25-11 in its previous 36 season openers under head coach Denny Douds. The Warriors won their last two season openers against Virginia Union, 14-11 in 2008 and 19-6 in 2009. ESU is 50-31-1 all-time in its first game of the season entering the 83rd year of varsity football.

NATIONAL RANKING: The Warriors were ranked No. 25 in the preseason edition of the AFCA Coaches Poll, but fell to second among others receiving votes after the opening weekend of the season. ESU is No. 13 in the D2Football.com poll, up three spots from No. 16 in the preseason poll. ESU's last game in the AFCA Top 25 was on Sept. 2, 2006, when the No. 18 Warriors fell to Bentley, 9-7, in the season opener.

ESU with AFCA national ranking: 21-10
Home: 10-6
Road: 11-4

ESU will play seven schools that were either ranked or received votes in the AFCA preseason poll - No. 6 California, No. 22 West Chester, and IUP, Bloomsburg, C.W. Post, Shippensburg and West Chester. California and West Chester both moved up one spot, Cal to No. 5 and WCU to No. 21, in this week's poll.

ESU vs. THE NORTHEAST-10: The Warriors are 16-4-1 against current members of the Northeast-10 Conference and last faced a NE-10 member in the 2006 season opener vs. Bentley. ESU defeated Bentley, 72-17, and beat Southern Conn. State, 55-33, in the first round of the NCAA Division II Playoffs in 2005.

American International: 3-0
Bentley: 1-1
Southern Conn. State: 12-3-1

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 442-282-19 (.608).

DEMANDING SCHEDULE: ESU will face the top two teams in each division in the PSAC preaseason poll when the PSAC-mandated schedule begins next week, as the Warriors will take on IUP, California, West Chester and Bloomsburg in consecutive weeks. California (11-4), West Chester (7-4) and Bloomsburg (8-3) combined for a 26-11 record last season, while IUP was 5-6 for its first losing season since 1982.

THE HEAD COACHES: Denny Douds (Slippery Rock '63) holds the PSAC record for career wins with a 226-146-3 record in his 37th season as head football coach at ESU. 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 information on Coach Douds and the ESU coaching staff, please see page 10 of the game notes.

Douds is coaching his 376th career game this afternoon, while Chris Dapolito (Duke '05) is making his collegiate head coaching debut for Pace. Dapolito, a quarterback at Duke from 2001-04, was promoted to head coach after spending two seasons as offensive coordinator, assistant head coach and quarterbacks coach.

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 at Eiler-Martin Stadium. 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, which was released at PSAC media day on August 2. The Warriors, who received one first place vote, were selected behind preseason favorite 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.

In the West, defending division champion and three-time NCAA semifinalist California was picked first, followed by IUP and Clarion. Edinboro and Gannon were tied for fifth, with Slippery Rock, Mercyhurst and Lock Haven completing the list. 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 also expects to announce a partnership with PA SportsFever, which has broadcast seven games over the past three seasons.

ABOUT THE 2010 WARRIORS
Starters Returning: 15 - 8 offense, 7 defense
Letterwinners Returning: 35 - 16 offense, 18 defense, 1 special teams
Letterwinners Lost: 16

OFFENSIVE SNAPSHOT
• 2nd in PSAC in total offense (405.3 ypg), 3rd in passing (270.5 ypg), 5th in scoring (29.3 ppg)
• R-Sr. QB Matt Marshall was 2nd in the PSAC in total offense (270.9 ypg) and 3rd in passing (244.8 ypg) and QB rating (150.3) in his first full season as a starter
• So. TB Kendrick Williams (436 yds, 4.4 avg.) and So. TB Eric Deery (277 yds, 5.4 avg.) were productive in replacing injured starter Zach Krise over the second half of last season
• Marshall returns his top 4 wide receivers in R-Sr. Jeff Giglio (38 rec, 603 yds, 3 TD; 2nd team All-PSAC East), R-Sr. Ed Kiser (43-805-6), R-So. Jordan Hallman (29-359-6) and So. Bryan Ogden (26-367-2)
• The Warriors also have veterans returning in R-Sr. FB Brent Jones (5 TD runs) and R-Sr. TE Matt Brown, who is in his 6th season with a medical redshirt in 2008
• 4 starters return on the offensive line in R-Jr. C Dan Caffrey, R-Jr. RT Zach Sarginger, R-So. LT Wrenton Wright II and R-So. LG Seve Rivers

DEFENSIVE SNAPSHOT
• 1st in PSAC in takeaways (33), 1st in red zone defense (62%), 6th in scoring (22.2 ppg)
• t-3rd in DII in red zone defense, 4th in 4th down defense (19%), t-11th in takeaways
• R-Sr. OLB Matt Freed is a two-time All-American and consensus 1st team preseason All-American after recording 258 tackles, 29.0 TFL and 14.0 sacks over the past two seasons
• Freed (23 starts) is one of five linebackers with at least 5 career starts entering the season, along with R-Jr. LB Taylor Cave (13), Sr. OLB Mark Kalo (12), Sr. LB Kevin Schafer (9) and Jr. LB Mike Bergey (5)
• Sr. David Castillo and R-Jr. Shawnte Carroll are both returning starters at cornerback - Castillo has made 28 consecutive starts since midway through his freshman year, and Carroll set the school record with 4 interceptions vs. Slippery Rock last season
• R-Jr. DT Rudy Cerami is the only returning starter on the defensive line

SPECIAL TEAMS SNAPSHOT
• Fr. K Taylor Groff has been named the Warriors' starting kicker and was 1st team All-State and a member of the AAA runner-up squad at Manheim Central HS as a senior
• So. P Joseph Janovic averaged 33.0 yards on 53 punts last year
• Sr. K/P Greg Knauss was ESU's kicker in 2007 and 2008, earning 1st team All-PSAC East and 2nd team All-Region in 2007, and is 25-38 on field goals in his career (19-23 inside 40 yards)
• Caffrey is a third-year starter at long snapper and Hallman or Ogden will replace Sam Shuman at holder

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
• t-6th in DII in tackles/game (11.5) in 2008

• Led PSAC in tackles the last two seasons
• 1st ESU player with consecutive 100-tackle seasons since All-American Kevin Nagle (1998-2000)
• 10+ tackles in 16 of 23 career starts
• 13+ tackles in 7 games
• Tackle for a loss in 18 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. Greg Thoman (2002-05) 280
6. Matt Freed (2007-10) 279

2010 ROSTER BREAKDOWN

BY CLASS
Senior - 13
Junior - 17
Sophomore - 14
Redshirt FR - 13
True FR - 26

BY STATE
PA - 56
NJ - 21
NY - 3
CT - 1
CA - 1
Serbia - 1

ESU had 43 true or redshirt freshman on last year's roster, 17 of whom saw their first career action. The Warriors played 8 true freshmen, 5 of whom return for the 2010 campaign - TB Eric Deery, TB Kendrick Williams, WR Bryan Ogden, DB D'Jon Tillman and P Joseph Janovic.

Jr. LB Mike Bergey was the only true freshman to letter in 2008, and Sr. CB David Castillo, Sr. OLB Mark Kalo and Sr. LB Kevin Schafer lettered in 2007.

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 been letterwinners at ESU 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

SPREADING IT AROUND: The Warriors showcased their depth on the offensive side of the ball throughout the 2009 season, with a number of players reaching statistical plateaus:

100 yards passing - 3
250 yards rushing - 4
350 yards receiving - 5
200 yards receiving
20 receptions - 5
10 receptions - 9
40-yard reception - 6
30-yard reception - 8
TD catch - 8

THE MARSHALL PLAN: R-Sr. QB Matt Marshall is 10-4 as a starter, going 8-4 last year and 2-0 in 2008, winning starts vs. Cheyney in week 5 and at Slippery Rock in the final game of the season.

MARSHALL'S 2009 SEASON
• 6th in ESU history in passing yards (2,938), total offense (3,251), QB rating (150.3), TD passes (26)
• 4th different QB to throw for 2,500 yards in a season
• 5th in ESU history in completion percentage (60.4)
• 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 (153.0) and completion percentage (59.6)
• 11 games with 200+ passing yards (8 in 2009, 3 in 2008)
• 5 games with 300+ passing yards (3 in 2009, 2 in 2008)
• 4-time PSAC East Offensive Player of the Week (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 - 4 (at Slippery Rock, 2008; vs. Slippery Rock, 2009)
• Completions - 29 at Kutztown, 2009

OUT OF THE BLOCKS: Marshall was almost perfect in the first quarter last season, going 66-for-96 (68.8 percent) for 1,172 yards, 10 TDs and 3 interceptions. In the last two games, he was 7-for-8 for 177 yards and 3 TDs vs. Slippery Rock and 3-for-6 for 161 yards and a TD vs. Edinboro in the NCAA Playoffs. Against Slippery Rock, he was 5-for-5 for 162 yards and 3 TDs (on consecutive plays) in the first 4:23, throwing TD passes of 22, 24 and 80 yards.

Marshall opened the year going 11-for-12 for 94 yards in the first quarter of the season opener at Virginia Union and didn't let up, throwing for at least 80 yards in the first quarter in nine of the Warriors' 12 games.

THE RUNNING GAME: Sophomores Eric Deery and Kendrick Williams and R-Fr. Joe Klebon will carry the Warriors' running game this season. 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 season, 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 - 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
• Made debut in 4th quarter of 21-20 win at West Chester, with 6 carries for 50 yards on go-ahead TD drive
• 100+ all-purpose yards in 3 games (158 at Kutztown, 139 vs. Slippery Rock, 106 vs. Bloomsburg)
• Career-high 96 rushing yards vs. Millersville and 103 receiving yards at Kutztown
• Nottingham (NJ) HS: 3rd team All-State, 2,186 yards, 22 TDs, 320 carries, Mercer County single-game record (428 yds)

Eric Deery - 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, Warren County Player of the Year, 2nd in school history with 1,718 yards

Joe Klebon - Taylor, Pa./Riverside HS
• 1st team All-State, school record 4,365 career rushing yards, won District championship as a senior

R-Sr. Brent Jones and Fr. Darius Jackson will be utilized as fullbacks in the Warriors' offense. Jones scored 5 rushing TDs, all on one-yard runs, last season and had 13 carries for 44 yards and 10 catches for 74 yards.

THE WIDE RECEIVERS: ESU returns 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.

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).

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 with a 77-yard TD catch vs. Edinboro in the NCAA Playoffs, and finished his four-year career with 2,043 yards.

• Giglio was 2nd team All-PSAC East and was 6th in Division II with 118.2 yards per game through the first 4 weeks
• Missed 3 of the last 5 games due to injury
• Finished year 8th in the PSAC with 67.0 receiving yards and 98.8 all-purpose yards per game
• 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)

• Kiser led the Warriors with 43 catches for 805 yards and scored 6 TDs last season
• Had 11 catches for 177 yards and go-ahead 12-yard TD in 27-20 (OT) win at Kutztown, 215 all-purpose yards
• Had 5 catches for 121 yards vs. Edinboro in NCAA Playoffs, 188 all-purpose yards
• Finished year 7th in the PSAC with 67.1 receiving yards and 102.3 all-purpose yards per game
• 18.6 yards per catch (career), has 3 career plays of 80+ yards, including 96-yard catch at Millersville in 2008
• Held ESU record in indoor 400m (49.49) in 2008 and was member of three record-setting relay teams

• Hallman was 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
• Season-high 102 yards and 2 TDs on 5 catches vs. Slippery Rock

• Ogden was 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
• Had 4 catches for 50 yards and 3-yard TD vs. Edinboro in NCAA Playoffs

• R-So. Wade Williams and R-Fr. Robert Bleiler are also expected to make major contributions at wide receiver
• Williams had his first career catch for 13 yards vs. Edinboro in NCAA Playoffs and was All-State at Pius X HS
• Bleiler redshirted last year and was 1st team All-Mid Penn as WR/DB at Northern York HS

• ESU had 5 players with 100-yard receiving games last year, along with a 97-yard game from Sam Shuman
• ESU had 8 players with a 30-yard reception last year
• At least 5 players have a 30-yard reception in each season since 2001, including 10 in 2005 NCAA semifinal season
• ESU has at least one TD pass in 87 of its 90 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.

IN THE FRONT ROW: Four of the five starters return on the offensive line, all underclassmen, for the 2010 season. LT Morgan Thomas is the only starter who doesn't return and was 1st team All-PSAC East and 2nd team All-Region last year after starting 42 career games.

The Warriors' projected starters for week 1, from left to right:
• LT R-So. Wrenton Wright II - started all 12 games at RT last season
• LG R-So. Seve Rivers - started first 9 games at LG last season (missed last 3 due to injury)
• C R-Jr. Dan Caffrey - has started all 23 games at C over the last two years
• RG R-Fr. Greg Blue - named top lineman in Chest-mont in 2008 at Unionville HS
• RT R-Jr. Zach Sarginger - started all 12 games at RG last season; Academic All-District selection

The Warriors were 2nd in the PSAC in total offense last season, but also surrendered 41 sacks, the 2nd-most in the conference. R-Sr. QB Matt Marshall ran for 313 yards - 567 gained and 254 lost for a 2.4-yard average on 130 attempts.

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 27 games with 5 starts and has 10 catches for 68 yards in his career at ESU.

CONTROLLING THE CLOCK
• ESU ranked 6th in the PSAC in time of possession last season, averaging 30:09 per game
• First season above 30:00 since 2002, when the Warriors ranked 5th at 31:09

MAGIC NUMBER = 140
• ESU had won its last 14 games when running for at least 140 yards until the NCAA Playoff game vs. Edinboro to finish the 2009 season, running for 148 yards in a 31-16 loss
• Topped the mark four times last year in wins over Virginia Union, Gannon, Cheyney and Millersville
• The previous loss with at least 140 yards was a 49-28 setback vs. West Chester in 2006

RED ZONE SUCCESS
2008: 1st in PSAC, scoring points on 44 of 48 possessions (92%), including 32 TDs (72%)
2009: 5th in PSAC, scoring points on 34 of 43 possessions (79%), including 26 TDs (60%)

THIRD DOWN OFFENSE
• The Warriors were 6th in the PSAC with a 39.0 percent rate on 3rd down conversions in 2009
• Ranked 2nd at 46.1 percent in 2008.

TURNOVER MARGIN
• ESU led the PSAC and was tied for 7th in Division II in turnover margin at +0.83 per game in 2009
• +10 margin reversed a trend of 3 straight years with a negative margin (-15 total)

PRESSURE DEFENSE
• 33 takeaways were 8 more than the 2nd-best team (California, 15 games) in the PSAC
• Led PSAC in both interceptions (18) and fumble recoveries (15)
• Created 3+ turnovers in 6 of 12 games, including 7 (6 interceptions) vs. Slippery Rock
• Did not create a turnover in losses to Shippensburg and Edinboro (NCAA Playoffs)

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)

A total of 17 players were involved in creating turnovers last season:
• FS Nicholas Artinger led the PSAC with 7 interceptions
• R-Jr. CB Shawnte Carroll tied for 3rd in PSAC with 5 Int.; set ESU record with 4 Int. vs. Slippery Rock
• Sr. OLB Mark Kalo led the PSAC with 4 forced fumbles
• R-Jr. LB Taylor Cave was the only Warrior with an interception, forced fumble and fumble recovery
• The Warriors scored 4 defensive TDs, including 3 vs. Slippery Rock
• Cave had 26-yard TD return vs. Clarion
• Carroll (36, 40) and Artinger (45) had TD returns vs. Slippery Rock

WARRIORS ON DEFENSE: R-Sr. OLB Matt Freed, a two-time All-American, generates most of the headlines, but the Warriors also return 6 other starters on defense for the 2010 season.

Linebacker - 4 returning starters, 5 with starting experience
• Top 5 LB's combined for 401 tackles, 30.0 TFL, 16.5 sacks, 10 FF and 3 Int.
• Freed - 132 tackles, 18.0 TFL, 10.0 sacks last year (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
• started 2 games at FS as true freshman in 2007
• Jr. LB Mike Bergey - 12 games (5 starts), 70 tackles, 3.5 TFL, 2.5 sacks
• 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

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 - 28 straight starts, 6 career Int., 17 PBU, 97 tackles
• 44 tackles, 2 Int., in 2009; 15 passes defensed (2nd in PSAC) in 2008
• R-Jr. Shawnte Carroll - 13 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 - played in 11 games, 1st career Int. at Cheyney
• Fr. David Ogbonnaya - All-State at Ewing (NJ) HS

Safety - replacing Nicholas Artinger (Daktronics All-Region 1st team)
• R-So. Zechariah Runkle - has played in 8 career games (med. RS in 2008)
• Jr. Herschel Thornton - NJCAA All-American at Lackawanna College
• originally signed at Minnesota following 2009 season

Defensive End - replacing Jeff Case (PSAC East 2nd team) and Matt Faas
• Jr. Brett Moss - transfer from Lackawanna College
• Sr. Alex Figueroa - 2-year letterwinner, started final 2 games in 2009
• R-Jr. Jon Weber - 1st career letter last year
• Sr. Richard Peter - 2-year letterwinner as OLB/special teams

Defensive Tackle - 1 returning starter, replacing Keith Galinsky
• R-Jr. Rudy Cerami - only returning starter on DL, started 11 games
• 34 tackles, 5.0 TFL, 2.5 sacks, 2 fumble recoveries in 2009
• R-Jr. Cody Berry - 6.5 career sacks in 2 years (DE in 2008, DT in 2009)
• 28 tackles, 4.5 TFL, 2.5 sacks, fumble recovery in 2009
• R-So. Sam Hull - 1st career letter last year
• R-Fr. Mark Wroblewski - All-Conference at Watchung Hills (NJ) HS

WARRIORS ON SPECIAL TEAMS: So. P Joseph Janovic returns, while the Warriors replace kicker Drew Reinhard (8-15 FG, 40-48 PAT) this fall.

Kicker
• Fr. Taylor Groff has been named the starter and was 1st team All-State at Manheim Central HS, making 11 field goals and 56 extra points
• Sr. Greg Knauss was 1st team All-PSAC East and 2nd team Daktronics All-Region in 2007 and was 25-38 on field goals in 2007-08
• Holds school records with 53-yard field goal (vs. IUP, 2007) and 5 field goals in a game (at West Chester, 2007)
• ESU has had 6 1st team All-PSAC East kickers since 2001

Punter
• Janovic averaged 33.0 yards on 53 punts last year, with a long of 54
• Net punting average (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.)
• ESU has had 7 1st team All-PSAC East punters since 1999
• Douds has had 14 1st team kickers and 13 1st team punters in his 36 seasons as head coach at ESU

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 117-62 record (.654) at Eiler-Martin Stadium under head coach Denny Douds and a 36-19 home record (.655) since 2000.

UNDER THE LIGHTS
• ESU is 4-1 in night games since lights were installed in 2007
• There is only one night game on the 2010 schedule, when the Warriors host IUP on Sept. 11 at 6 p.m.

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

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