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ESU (1-3, 0-1) at Bloomsburg (3-1, 1-0)
Saturday, Oct. 2, 2010 • 1 p.m.
Redman Stadium • 4,775

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://www.bloomu.edu/sports/fb10/livestats/xlive.htm

THE MATCH-UP: East Stroudsburg University travels to Bloomsburg looking for its first win since the 2010 season opener, and its first victory over the Huskies since the NCAA Playoffs in 2005. The Warriors have lost three straight, while Bloomsburg has three straight wins after a season-opening loss at Ashland.

THE SERIES: This weekend's match-up is the 75th between the two schools since ESU's program achieved varsity, four-year status in 1926, with the Warriors holding a 38-34-2 advantage. Bloomsburg lists the series as 43-36-2 in favor of ESU, which includes seven games prior to 1926. ESU's last win was a 52-39 victory at Bloomsburg in the second round of the 2005 NCAA Playoffs, as the Huskies have won the last four meetings and the last five regular season match-ups.

DEMANDING SCHEDULE: Bloomsburg was picked No. 2 in the PSAC East preseason poll and is ESU's fourth straight opponent who was picked in the top two in either division in the preseason rankings. The Warriors took on the preseason favorites in both divisions in back-to-back weeks, falling 45-20 at California and 35-31 vs. West Chester. ESU also lost 23-17 to IUP, the No. 2 pick in the PSAC West.

ESU is playing West Chester and Bloomsburg in consecutive weeks for the 5th straight year and last beat both schools in the same season in 1991, coinciding with ESU's first trip to the NCAA Playoffs.

LAST TIME OUT: The Warriors rallied from a 35-16 deficit with two fourth-quarter touchdowns, but their bid for the go-ahead score ended at the seven-yard line as West Chester held on for a 35-31 win in the PSAC East opener for both schools. R-Sr. QB Matt Marshall was 30-for-44 for 302 yards and 3 TDs and pulled ESU within 35-29 on a 13-yard TD pass to R-So. WR Wade Williams with 5:28 remaining. Marshall got the ball back at the 16-yard line with 3:49 left after and drove ESU to a 2nd-and-3 at the 7-yard line, but three straight incompletions turned the ball over on downs with 1:00 left. West Chester ran all but the final five seconds off the clock and took an intentional safety as time expired.

THE HEAD COACHES: Denny Douds (Slippery Rock '63) holds the PSAC record for career wins with a 227-149-3 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.

Danny Hale (West Chester '68) is 147-50-1 in his 18th season as Bloomsburg's head coach and his 23rd season in the PSAC, including a five-year stint at West Chester. He has led the Huskies to a share of 10 PSAC East championships, was the national runner-up in 2000 and made the national semifinals in 2006.

RIVALRY SATURDAY: In a recent poll on esuwarriors.com, 35 percent of more than 500 participants pegged Bloomsburg as ESU's biggest rival in the PSAC East, edging out West Chester (28 percent) and Kutztown (18 percent).

RECENT HISTORY: Last year's game, a 27-13 win by Bloomsburg, marked the sixth time since 2001 that both schools entered with either 0 or 1 losses. Both programs were among the best in Division II in the 2000's - Bloomsburg was 92-25, and ESU was 77-34.

The Warriors were on the winning side of the ledger three times in the past decade - 52-39 in the 2005 NCAA Playoffs, 30-24 in 2004 and 16-13 in 2002. All three games were played at Bloomsburg, with ESU holding a 3-2 record in its last five trips to Redman Stadium. ESU has lost the last 7 games at home.

ESU PASS OFFENSE vs. BLOOMSBURG RUN OFFENSE
• ESU has led the PSAC in passing in 6 of the last 8 seasons (2002-06, 08)
• Warriors have thrown for 296.7 yards per game and 21 TDs in the last 9 meetings since 2002
• ESU is 2nd in the PSAC in pass offense (271.5 ypg) and 4th in pass efficiency (144.1)
• R-Sr. QB Matt Marshall was 16-29 for 215 yards and 1 TD vs. Bloomsburg last year
• Marshall has thrown 2+ TD passes in the last 9 games since (2,391 yards and 25 TDs)
• Bloomsburg is 8th in the PSAC in pass defense (187.0 ypg) and 1st in pass efficiency defense (93.7)
• The Huskies held Millersville's top-ranked pass offense to 13-26 for 126 yards and 3 Int. last week

• Bloomsburg has been in the top 5 in the PSAC in rushing for 8 straight years (led in 2004-05, 08)
• Huskies have run for 219.1 yards per game, 5.0 yards per carry and 20 TDs in the last 9 meetings
• Bloomsburg is 1st in the PSAC and 4th in Division II in rushing offense (249.2 ypg)
• The Huskies have run for 862 yards on 137 carries (6.3 avg.) in their last 3 games
• R-Fr. TB Franklyn Quiteh leads Division II with 168.0 yards per game, averaging 7.1 yards per carry
• ESU is 9th in the PSAC and 101st in Division II in rushing defense (160.8 ypg)
• The Warriors have allowed 628 yards on 134 carries (4.7 avg.) in their last 3 games

ESU OFFENSIVE SNAPSHOT
• 168 yards on 29 plays in 4th-quarter comeback at West Chester before final drive ended at 7-yard line
• 28 first downs vs. West Chester were the most since Millersville in 2006 (31 first downs)
• ESU ranks 4th in PSAC in scoring (31.2 ppg) and has scored points in 14 of 17 red zone trips (8 TD, 6 FG)

• R-Sr. QB Matt Marshall leads PSAC and is 14th in Division II with 299.5 yards of total offense per game
• 30 completions vs. West Chester were t-6th in ESU history (30-for-44, 302 yards, 3 TDs)
• 5th at ESU in TD passes (47), 6th in total offense (5,440) and 7th in passing yards (4,933)
• Can reach 50 TD passes and 5,000 passing yards this week
• 507 career rushing yards are 3rd by a QB at ESU (J.immyTerwilliger 1714; James Franklin 1077)
• Has completed passes to 8+ receivers in all 4 games (13 players have a catch this year - 12 in 2009)
• 8 players have a TD reception through first 4 games (matches total in 12 games in 2009)

• So. TB Kendrick Williams has averaged 85.0 yards from scrimmage in his first 11 career games
• R-So. WR Wade Williams has 11 catches for 101 yards and 2 TDs in last 2 weeks (4-46 in career before)
• Fr. TB Dusty Reed had 6 catches for 71 yards vs. West Chester, 10 catches for 177 yards and 2 TDs this year
• R-Fr. TB Joe Klebon has 5 catches for 127 yards and 2 TDs (68 yards at Pace, 25 yards vs. West Chester)
• W. Williams, Reed and Klebon - 17 rec, 196 yds vs. West Chester; entered game with 13 combined catches
• R-Sr. WR Ed Kiser has a catch in 27 straight games and team-high 18 catches on the season
• Offensive line has 4 returning starters and has combined for 75 starts, led by R-Jr. C Dan Caffrey (27)

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 313 career tackles; 34 tackles, 3.0 TFL this season
• Two-time All-American after recording 258 tackles, 29.0 TFL and 14.0 sacks over the past two seasons
• Sr. CB David Castillo has made 32 consecutive starts, most among active players

SPECIAL TEAMS SNAPSHOT
• ESU ranks 1st in PSAC in net punting (36.7) - led DII in 2008 (39.7), 128th in DII in 2009 (28.3)
• 2nd in PSAC in kickoff coverage (average start at 27-yard line)
• Fr. K Taylor Groff is 6-for-8 on FG and 13-for-14 on PAT (5-for-5 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 has 38.2-yard average on 16 punts (5 inside 20, 3 fair catches, 0 touchbacks)
• 2-year starting kicker in 2007 and 2008, 1st team All-PSAC East and 2nd team All-Region in 2007
• Holds school records with 53-yard FG vs. IUP and 5 FG in one game vs. West Chester, both 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 18 of 27 career starts; 13+ tackles in 7 games
• Tackle for a loss in 21 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) - 313
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 has led the Warriors to an 11-7 record in 18 career starts, including 17 straight. The Warriors were 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.

Marshal has thrown a TD pass in 19 consecutive games going back to week 10 at Millersville in 2008. He has 2+ TD passes in the last 9 games, and has thrown for multiple TDs 16 times in his career.

MARSHALL'S 2010 SEASON
• 1st in PSAC in total offense (299.5) and TD passes (12), 2nd in passing (260.8), 4th in QB rating (144.5)
• 30-for-44 for 302 yards, 3 TD and 2 Int; 10 rush for 57 yards vs. West Chester
• 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)
• 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 (150.9) and completion percentage (60.2)
• 14 games with 200+ passing yards - 3 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 5, from left to right:
• LT R-So. Wrenton Wright II - has started all 16 games in his career, started all 12 games at RT last season
• LG R-So. Seve Rivers - 13 career starts, started first 9 games at LG last season (missed last 3 due to injury)
• C R-Jr. Dan Caffrey - has started all 27 games at C in his career
• RG R-Fr. Greg Blue - has started first 4 career games, named top lineman in Chest-mont in 2008 at Unionville HS
• RT R-Jr. Zach Sarginger - 16 career starts, started all 12 games at RG last season; Academic All-District selection

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. 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).

R-So. Wade Williams has asserted himself in the rotation in the last 2 weeks. He entered the Warriors' week 3 game at California with 4 career catches, which he doubled with 4 catches for 35 yards and his 1st career TD. Last week vs. West Chester, Williams led the Warriors with 7 catches for 66 yards and caught a 13-yard TD pass in the 4th quarter.

Ed Kiser - catch in 27 straight games, leads ESU with 18 catches for 178 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 - 15 TD catches in last 22 games (16 career TDs), went over 100 career catches at Pace
• 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-Fr. Robert Bleiler - has started the first 4 games, 8 catches for 85 yards (5 catches, 57 yards at Pace)

• 13 players have a catch this season, including at least 8 in every game (12 players caught passes last year)
• ESU had 5 players with 100-yard receiving games last year (no 100-yard games through 4 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 - 254 yards from scrimmage in first 4 games (116 yards vs. IUP)
• 935 yards from scrimmage (645 rushing, 290 receiving) and 5 TDs (3 rush, 2 rec) in 11 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
• 23 carries for 79 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 - 5 catches for 127 yards and 2 TDs this season
• 3rd in PSAC in kick return avg. (23.9 ypg); averaged 33.0 yards on 4 returns vs. West Chester
• TDs on screen passes of 25 yards vs. West Chester and 68 yards at Pace
• Riverside HS: 1st team All-State, school record 4,365 career rushing yards

Dusty Reed - 10 catches for 177 yards and 2 TDs this season
• 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 first career multi-TD game. He has 6 career rushing TDs, all on 1-yard runs. He also has 13 catches for 95 yards in his career. Fr. Darius Jackson has 3 carries for 19 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 31 games with 6 starts and has 11 catches for 90 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 25:55 per game
• Held ball for 31:22 vs. West Chester (season-high, had 28 1st downs and 5-for-12 on 3rd downs)
• ESU ranked 6th in the PSAC last season, averaging 30:09 per game (1st year above 30:00 since 2002)

MAGIC NUMBER = 140
• ESU has lost its last 2 games when running for at least 140 yards, vs. IUP (145 yards) this season and Edinboro (148 yards) in the NCAA Playoffs in 2009
• ESU had won its previous 14 games when running for at least 140 yards going back to 2006
• The previous loss with at least 140 yards was a 49-28 setback vs. West Chester in 2006

IN THE RED ZONE
• ESU continues to score points on more than 80% of its red zone trips, but has produced TDs on just 8 of its 17 trips (47%) inside the 20 this season
• Warriors scored TDs on at least 60% of their trips in 2008 and 2009 (58 TDs in 91 possessions)

THIRD DOWN OFFENSE - 33.3%, t-10th in PSAC (ranked 6th in 2009 and 2nd in 2008)
2010: 1-2 yards: 67% (4-6) 3-5 yards: 39% (5-13) 6+ yards: 28% (9-32)
2009: 68% (25-37) 35% (7-20) 29% (30-102)
2008: 72% (26-36) 64% (14-22) 33% (31-95)

TURNOVER MARGIN
• Warriors have 10 giveways, 8 takeaways through first three 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 9 of 16 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)

DEFENSE vs. IUP, CALIFORNIA AND WEST CHESTER
• 3 sacks, 3 takeaways in last 3 games (9 sacks, 5 takeaways in opener)
• Allowed 628 rushing yards (209.3 per game)
• Has allowed 200+ rushing yards in 6 of last 13 games (1-5 record)
• Allowed 638 passing yards (212.7 per game) and 162.2 QB rating
• 14 drives of 50+ yards - 32 all of last season
• Held West Chester to 4 three-and-outs (3 straight to end game)

Linebacker - 4 returning starters, 5 with starting experience
• Top 5 combined for 401 tackles, 30 TFL, 16.5 sacks, 10 FF and 3 Int. in 2009
• 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
• 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, 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 - 32 straight starts, 6 career Int., 20 PBU, 112 tackles
• 44 tackles, 2 Int., in 2009; 15 passes defensed (2nd in PSAC) in 2008
• R-Jr. Shawnte Carroll - 17 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 - 2 Int. at California, 1st career Int. last year vs. Cheyney
• Fr. David Ogbonnaya - saw first career action on special teams vs. IUP

Safety - replacing Nicholas Artinger (Daktronics All-Region 1st team)
• Jr. Herschel Thornton - 30 tackles (22 solo) in first 4 games
• NJCAA All-American at Lackawanna JC, originally signed at Minnesota
• R-So. Zechariah Runkle - 9 tackles this year, 9 career games

Defensive End - replacing Jeff Case (PSAC East 2nd team) and Matt Faas
• Jr. Brett Moss - transfer from Lackawanna JC, 17 tkl, sack, FF, FR in 2010
• 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 - 19 tackles, 2.0 TFL, sack this year
• 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 - 15 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 net punting (36.7)
• 2nd in kickoff coverage (average start at 27-yard line)
• 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 6-for-8 on FG and 13-for-14 on PAT (made 1st 11)
• 3rd among PSAC kickers with 7.8 points per game
• 5-for-5 on FG under 40 yards (misses from 43 [bad hold] and 46)
• 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 6th in PSAC with 38.2-yard avg. (3 50+ punts, 5 inside 20)
• has allowed just 25 return yards and has 0 touchbacks
• 1st team All-PSAC East and 2nd team Daktronics All-Region kicker in 2007 and was 25-38 on field goals in 2007-08

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 443-284-19 (.607)

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 36-20 home record (.643) 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