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Soltes featured on ncaa.com as DII Offensive Player of the Week

EAST STROUDSBURG – East Stroudsburg University redshirt freshman quarterback Matt Soltes, whose 666 yards of total offense on Saturday were the most by a freshman and the 10th-most all-time in college football history, has been recognized as the PSAC East Offensive Player of the Week in the Warriors' 45-37 win at LIU Post.

Soltes was 26-for-42 for 535 yards and five touchdowns, and ran for 131 yards on 12 carries, leading an ESU offense that set the PSAC record with 828 yards. The Warriors are the first team in PSAC history to gain more than 800 yards in a single game.

Soltes entered Saturday's game – his fifth career start – ranked first among Division II freshmen in completion percentage (62.0), second in pass efficiency (150.2), fourth in passing yards (205.3 ypg) and fifth in total offense (235.3 ypg).

He is now 129-for-208 for 1,972 yards, 14 TD and five interceptions for a pass efficiency rating of 159.0. He has run for 341 yards on 72 carries for 2,313 yards of total offense (289.1 yards per game).

In Soltes' five starts, he is averaging 337.4 yards passing and 394.8 yards of total offense. He is 114-for-175 for 1,687 yards, 13 TD and five interceptions, while running for 287 yards on 64 carries.

Soltes was previously the PSAC East Offensive Player of the Week for Warriors' 35-28 upset of West Chester on Oct. 6. He set ESU's single-game completion percentage record (81.1), going 30-for-37 for 366 yards and three TD, including the game-winning 33-yard TD pass to freshman Tim Wilson with five seconds left.


Among Soltes' accomplishments at LIU Post:

* PSAC record for single-game total offense, surpassing Erik Anderwkavich (651, LIU Post vs. Kutztown, 2010)
* 2nd-most yards total offense in Division II history (681, J.J. Harp, Eastern NM vs. Southeast Oklahoma, 2009)
* 10th-most yards of total offense in college football history
* most yards of total offense in Division II this season (4th-most in college football)
* most yards of total offense by a freshman in college football history

* 1st PSAC quarterback with 500 yards passing and 100 yards rushing in a game
* 2nd PSAC quarterback with 400 yards passing and 100 yards rushing in a game (Jeff Petrucci, California vs. Edinboro, 1968 – 406 passing, 111 rushing)
* 3rd ESU QB (5th game) with 300 yards passing and 100 yards rushing in a game (Jimmy Terwilliger three times – 2003, 2004, 2005; James Franklin once in 1994)
* 3rd-most rushing yards by an ESU quarterback since 1968 (11th 100-yard game)

* 6th-most passing yards in PSAC history and 3rd-most in ESU history
* broke ESU record for single-game total offense (597, Damian Poalucci at Mansfield, 1996)

Among ESU's team accomplishments:

* PSAC record for single-game total offense, surpassing California (757 at Mansfield, 2005)
* 2nd-most yards of total offense in college football this season
* broke school record for single-game total offense (736, 1996 at New Haven)
* 552 passing yards – 3rd-most in school history
* Soltes threw for 535 yards and R-Jr. QB Nate Daniels completed 17-yard pass after Soltes left game for one play (mandatory helmet rule) in 3rd quarter
* 6 receivers with 50+ yards – 1st time in school history
* 276 rushing yards on 36 carries
* 3 rushers with 50+ yards – 1st time since 2001 vs. Cheyney

* 36 plays of 10+ yards – 25 passing and 9 rushing
* 28 plays of 10+ yards by Soltes – 24 passing and 4 rushing
* 7 plays of 30+ yards by Soltes – 5 passing and 2 rushing

ESU's receivers:

* R-Fr. WR Jon Schnaars – 5 catches for 124 yards (both career-highs)
* R-Sr. WR Jordan Hallman – 4 catches for 103 yards, TD (6th career 100-yard game)
* Jr. WR Dusty Reed – 3 catches for 90 yards (moved into 10th at ESU with 1,977 career receiving yards)
* R-Jr. FB Thomas Tippett – 3 catches for 62 yards (career-high for yards)
* R-Jr. WR Robert Bleiler – 3 catches for 62 yards
* R-So. TE Steven Jones – 5 catches for 58 yards, 2 TD (all career-highs)
* Fr. WR Tim Wilson – 2 catches for 23 yards, TD (2nd career TD)
* Sr. TB Kendrick Williams – 1 catch for 15 yards, TD (24th career TD – 3rd receiving)
* R-Jr. WR David Radziak – 1 catch for 14 yards

ESU's rushers:

* Soltes – 12 carries for 131 yards (2 runs of 30+ yards)
* Sr. TB Eric Deery – 7 carries for 77 yards, TD (47-yard TD in 1st quarter)
* Sr. TB Kendrick Williams – 12 carries for 65 yards (moved into 5th at ESU with 2,096 career rushing yards)


TOTAL OFFENSE, COLLEGE FOOTBALL HISTORY
1. 791 – Taylor Heinicke (So.), Old Dominion (New Hampshire), FCS, 2012
2. 732 – David Klingler (Jr.), Houston (Arizona St.), FBS, 1990
3. 723 – Zamir Amin (Jr.), Menlo (Cal Lutheran), III, 2000
4. 719 – Sam Durley (Sr.), Eureka (Knox), III, 2012
5. 696 – Matt Vogler (Jr.), TCU (Houston), FBS, 1990
6. 687 – Geno Smith (Sr.), West Virginia (Baylor), FBS, 2012
7. 681 – J.J. Harp (So.), Eastern NM (Southeastern Oklahoma), II, 2009
    681 – B.J. Symons (Sr.), Texas Tech (Ole Miss), FBS, 2003
9. 668 – Robert Kent (So.), Jackson St. (Alabama St.), FCS, 2001
10. 666 – Matt Soltes (Fr.), East Stroudsburg (LIU Post), II, 2012

TOTAL OFFENSE, PSAC HISTORY (600+ yards)
1. 666 – Matt Soltes, East Stroudsburg at LIU Post, 2012
2. 651 – Erik Anderwkavich, LIU Post at Kutztown, 2010
3. 647 – Trevor Harris, Edinboro at West Liberty, 2009

TOTAL OFFENSE, ESU HISTORY (500+ yards – 5 quarterbacks)
1. 666 – Matt Soltes at LIU Post, 2012
2. 597 – Damian Poalucci at Mansfield, 1996
3. 552 – Jimmy Terwilliger at LIU Post, 2005
4. 545 – Damian Poalucci vs. Cheyney, 1996
5. 544 – Ray Wagner at Kutztown, 2011
6. 542 – Damian Poalucci at New Haven, 1996
7. 512 – Damian Poalucci at Bloomsburg, 1996
    512 – James Franklin vs. Southern Connecticut, 1994
9. 501 – Jimmy Terwilliger vs. Bloomsburg, 2003 (previous freshman record)

PASSING YARDS, PSAC HISTORY
1. 630 – Trevor Harris, Edinboro at West Liberty, 2009
2. 616 – Damian Poalucci, East Stroudsburg at Mansfield, 1996
3. 581 – Zach Zulli, Shippensburg at Kutztown, 2012
4. 566 – Erik Anderwkavich, LIU Post at Kutztown, 2010
5. 546 – Jimmy Terwilliger, East Stroudsburg at LIU Post, 2005
6. 535 – Matt Soltes, East Stroudsburg at LIU Post, 2012

PASSING YARDS, ESU HISTORY (500+ yards – 4 quarterbacks)
1. 616 – Damian Poalucci at Mansfield, 1996
2. 546 – Jimmy Terwilliger at LIU Post, 2005
3. 535 – Matt Soltes at LIU Post, 2012
4. 527 – Damian Poalucci at New Haven, 1996
5. 522 – Ray Wagner at Kutztown, 2011
6. 503 – Ray Wagner s. LIU Post, 2011

TEAM TOTAL OFFENSE, PSAC HISTORY
1. 828 – East Stroudsburg at LIU Post, 2012 (552 passing, 276 rushing)
2. 757 – California at Mansfield, 2005 (387 passing, 370 rushing)
3. 749 – Shippensburg vs. Lock Haven, 2007 (369 passing, 340 rushing)
4. 736 – East Stroudsburg at New Haven, 1996 (603 passing, 103 rushing)
5. 727 – Lock Haven vs. California, 1994