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ESU (1-6, 0-4) at Millersville (2-5, 0-4)
Saturday, Oct. 23, 2010 • 1:30 p.m.
Biemesderfer Stadium • 6,500

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. Greg Knowlden, ESU's sports information director, will sit in for Bob Brittain on color commentary. Pre-game begins at 1 p.m.

LIVE STATS: http://www2.sidearmstats.com/millersville/football

THE MATCH-UP: East Stroudsburg University travels to Millersville looking to end its six-game losing streak, just the fourth such streak in school history. The Warriors entered the season ranked in both the AFCA and D2football.com Top 25 coming off last year's NCAA Playoff appearance, but have lost their last six games after a season-opening win at Pace while playing the 10th-toughest schedule in Division II.

DEMANDING SCHEDULE: The Warriors' last six opponents have a combined record of 32-10 and include the top four teams in the PSAC East standings, along with undefeated and No. 3-ranked California. Including Pace (0-6), ESU's first seven opponents have a .650 winning percentage (26-14 - doesn't include games vs. ESU). Conversely, ESU's strength of schedule of its last four opponents is the 10th-easiest of 136 schools (.286, 8-20) — Millersville (2-5), Cheyney (1-6), Shippensburg (1-6) and Edinboro (4-3).

SIX STRAIGHT: The Warriors' 1985-87 teams all had six-game losing streaks, going 7-23 over the three-year stretch. The 1985 and 1986 teams both lost their first seven games, while the 1987 team won its season opener before dropping six straight. Before the current stretch, ESU's longest losing streak since 2001 was three games during a 3-6 campaign in 2007.

THE SERIES: ESU has won eight of the last nine meetings with the Marauders, with the lone loss a 36-24 setback in the 2007 PSAC East opener at Eiler-Martin Stadium. The Warriors won last year's game 44-3 for the largest margin of victory in 61 all-time meetings. Freshmen tailbacks Eric Deery and Kendrick Williams combined for 198 rushing yards, Matt Marshall threw three TD passes and the defense held Millersville under 250 yards and forced four turnovers.

The schools have played every season since 1948 with the exception of a cancelled game in 1955, making it ESU's second-longest continuous series behind West Chester, which has continued uninterrupted since 1946. The Warriors hold a 36-24-1 advantage in the all-time series.

THE HEAD COACHES: Denny Douds (Slippery Rock '63) holds the PSAC record for career wins with a 227-152-3 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 on Coach Douds and the ESU coaching staff, please see page 12 of the game notes.

Greg Colby (Illinois '75) is 6-24 in his third season as a collegiate head coach and his 37th year in the coaching profession, including 27 at the college level. Prior to arriving at Millersville, Colby was the defensive coordinator at Northwestern University for six years and helped the Wildcats make bowl appearances in 2003 and 2005. He has also coached at Kent State, Michigan State and Illinois and won two state titles at the high school level.

LAST TIME OUT: Eric Anderwkavich threw for 205 yards and three TDs and had another 59 yards on the ground to lead C.W. Post to a 28-17 win over ESU on Saturday. The Warriors held the third-ranked rushing offense in the PSAC to 135 yards and limited tailback Thomas Beverly to 23 yards on 10 carries, but Anderwkavich had a pair of touchdown passes to Darnel Williams (five catches, 104 yards) and Donovan Edwards wrapped up the win with a 68-yard interception return for a touchdown with just over two minutes left in the game as ESU was driving towards the go-ahead score.

R-Sr. QB Matt Marshall entered the game as the PSAC leader in total offense and was 20-for-35 for 158 yards, one TD and two interceptions and ran 15 times for a career-high 67 yards. So. TB Kendrick Williams had 70 yards on 15 carries and his first TD of the year as the Warriors ran for a season-high 147 yards.

RECENT HISTORY vs. MILLERSVILLE
• 2009 (W 44-3) - ESU led 23-3 at halftime after scoreless 1st quarter
• Freshmen tailbacks Eric Deery (18-102) and Kendrick Williams (19-96, TD) helped ESU run for 243 yards
• Defense had 4 interceptions and 4 sacks, limited Millersville to 227 yards and a FG on final play of 1st half
• 2008 (W 45-18) - 3 players threw TD passes (Tim Roken, Matt Marshall, Sam Shuman)
• Marshall (R-So.) was 11-for-19 for 258 yards and 2 TDs, both to Jeff Giglio (R-So., 5 catches, 139 yards)
• Ed Kiser (R-So.) caught 96-yard TD pass from Roken for game's first TD (2nd-longest play in ESU history)
• 9 turnovers in first half (5 by ESU, 4 by Millersville) - 0 turnovers in 2nd half
• 2007 (L 36-24) - Millersville QB Jamal Smith had 293 yards of total offense (157 passing, 136 rushing)
• Marauders led 20-7 at halftime after failing to score an offensive TD in their first four games

OFFENSIVE SNAPSHOT
• ESU is 3rd in PSAC in passing (262.1 ypg) and red zone offense (21-25, 13 TD, 8-8 FG)
• Leads PSAC in completions by 31, attempts by 46, and ranks 4th in completion percentage (61.1)
• 6.7 yards per attempt are 2nd-lowest since 2000 (averaged 9.0 yards per attempt last year)
• 71 percent of yards out of passing game (2nd-most since 1996 - set NCAA record, 404 passing yds/game)
• Ran for season-high 147 yards last week at C.W. Post (So. TB Kendrick Williams 15-70, Marshall 15-67)

• R-Sr. QB Matt Marshall is 2nd in PSAC in passing (256.0) and total offense (289.4)
• just off ESU record pace in completions and attempts (records were set by J. Terwilliger in 2005, 14 games)
• 53 career TD passes are 4th in ESU history, ranks 5th in passing yards and total offense
• needs 318 passing yards to become 5th ESU QB to throw for 6,000 yards in career
• 422 career completions, can move into 4th at ESU with 7 (Jeremy Palm, 426; Andy Baranek, 429)
• 586 career rushing yards are 3rd by a QB at ESU (Jimmy Terwilliger 1714; James Franklin 1077)

• 13 players have caught passes this season - at least 8 players have caught a pass in every game
• 8 players have a TD reception through first 7 games (matches total in 12 games in 2009)
• R-Sr. WR Jeff Giglio (113) and R-Sr. WR Ed Kiser (101) have both hit 100-catch mark this season
• Kiser has at least one reception in 30 straight games and team-high 34 catches on the season
• Giglio has 1,849 career receiving yards and 18 TDs (ESU has 8 2,000-yard receivers, 6 with 20 TDs)
• R-So. WR Wade Williams - 22 catches, 185 yards, 2 TDs in last 5 weeks (4-46 in career before)
• Fr. TB Dusty Reed - 23 catches, 300 yards, 5 TDs (9 catches, 97 yards, 3 TDs in last 3 weeks)
• R-Fr. TB Joe Klebon - 3rd in PSAC in kick returns (23.8 avg.) and 8th in all-purpose yards (122.6 per game)
• Offensive line has 4 returning starters and has combined for 87 starts, led by R-Jr. C Dan Caffrey (30)

DEFENSIVE SNAPSHOT
• 9 players have started all 7 games this season - 6 are in at least their 4th year in the program
• 7 returning starters from last season
• Held C.W. Post to 135 rushing yards (allowed 211 yards per game in previous 5 games)
• R-Sr. OLB Matt Freed is 2nd in PSAC in tackles (74) and 1st in solo tackles (43, t-7th in DII)
• 4th in school history with 353 career tackles, 5 away from Dan Murray (358) for 3rd-most all-time
• Two-time All-American has 10+ tackles in 21 of 30 career starts (332 tackles as starter - 10.7 per game)
• Jr. FS Herschel Thornton has 57 tackles and 36 solo stops (3rd in PSAC)

SPECIAL TEAMS SNAPSHOT
• ESU ranks 2nd in PSAC in net punting (35.4) - led DII in 2008 (39.7), 128th in DII in 2009 (28.3)
• ESU ranks 4th in PSAC in kickoff coverage (average start at 28-yard line)
• Fr. K Taylor Groff is 10-for-14 on FG, including career-long 48-yarder vs. Kutztown, and 20-for-21 on PAT
• 1st team All-State and a member of the AAA runner-up squad at Manheim Central HS as a senior
• Sr. P Greg Knauss is 5th in PSAC in punting (37.8 avg., 8 inside 20, 5 fair catches, 1 touchback)
• 2-year starting kicker in 2007 and 2008, 1st team All-PSAC East and 2nd team All-Region in 2007

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

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

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

2010: 74 tackles, 9.5 TFL, 4.0 sacks
• 2nd in PSAC and t-14th in DII in tackles/game (10.6)
• 1st in PSAC and t-7th in DII in solo tackles/game (6.1)

• 10+ tackles in 5 of last 6 games
• 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
• 10 tackles vs. IUP and California

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: 353 tackles, 38.5 TFL, 18.0 sacks
• Averaging 10.7 tackles per game in 30 career starts
• 1st ESU player with consecutive 100-tackle seasons since All-American Kevin Nagle (1998-2000)
• Can become 3rd ESU player with 100+ tackles in 3 straight seasons
(Nagle and Jeff Johnson - 4 straight from 1975-78)
• 10+ tackles in 21 of 30 career starts; 13+ tackles in 8 games

ESU Career Tackles
1. Jeff Johnson (1975-78) - 520
2. Kevin Nagle (1997-00) - 477
3. Dan Murray (1984-87) - 358
4. Matt Freed (2007-10) - 353
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 has made 21 career starts at ESU, including 20 straight. The Warriors are 11-10 in his 21 starts, which featured last year's 8-4 record and NCAA Playoff berth. Marshall won his first two career starts in 2008, beating Cheyney in week 5 and Slippery Rock in the final game of the season.

Marshall has thrown a TD pass in 21 consecutive games going back to week 10 at Millersville in 2008, and has 17 career multi-touchdown games. His streak of 2+ TD passes in 9 consecutive games ended in week 5 at Bloomsburg.

MARSHALL'S 2010 SEASON
• 1st in PSAC in completions (165), attempts (269); 2nd in passing (256.0), total offense (289.4) and TD passes (18)
• Has 28 more completions and 41 more attempts than the 2nd-ranked quarterback in the PSAC
• 2nd QB in school history with two games of 30+ completions in season and career (Damian Poalucci, 1996)
• On pace for: 259-for-423, 2816 yards, 28 TD
• School records for completions and attempts held by Jimmy Terwilliger, 2005 - 262-for-424 (14 games)

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

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

MARSHALL'S CAREER
• 2nd in ESU history in QB rating (145.5) and completion percentage (60.2)
• 16 games with 200+ passing yards - 5 in 2010, 8 in 2009, 3 in 2008
• 8 games with 300+ passing yards - 3 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 - 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, and 7 of the top 9 receivers have freshman or sophomore eligibility.

The passing game has taken on a new look, with R-Sr. QB Matt Marshall getting the ball out of his hands quickly to a number of playmakers. The Warriors' yards per completion (10.9) are their lowest since 1987, but the offense is also on a near-school record pace for both completions and attempts.

R-Sr. Ed Kiser - catch in 30 straight games, team-high 34 catches for 337 yds
• 3+ catches in all 7 games (7th in PSAC with 4.9 catches per game)
• Season-highs with 7 catches for 83 yards vs. Kutztown
• Led the Warriors with 43 catches for 805 yards and scored 6 TDs last 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
• Held ESU record in indoor 400m (49.49), ran on 3 record-setting relay teams

R-Sr. Jeff Giglio - 17 TD catches in last 25 games, 4 TD catches this season
• 1,849 career receiving yards - 151 from becoming 9th 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 - 8 catches, 114 yards this season
• 3rd on team in catches (29), 5th in yards (359) and scored 6 TDs as R-FR
• Career-high 102 yards vs. Slippery Rock in 2009

So. Bryan Ogden - 10 catches, 119 yards, TD this season
• 4th on team in catches (26) and yards (367) and scored 2 TDs as true FR
• Career-high 106 yards vs. Millersville in 2009

R-So. Wade Williams - 25 catches (2nd on team), 208 yards (4th on team), 2 TDs this season
• Season-highs of 7 catches and 66 yards and TD vs. West Chester
• 22 catches in last four 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
• 5 catches for 57 yards at Pace; 3 catches for 58 yards vs. Kutztown
• missed C.W. Post game due to injury

Fr. TB Dusty Reed - 23 catches (3rd on team), 300 yards (2nd on team), 5 TDs (leads team) this season
• 9 catches, 97 yards, 3 TDs in last 2 weeks (4-42, TD at C.W. Post; 5-55, 2 TD vs. Kutztown)
• Season-highs of 6 catches for 71 yards vs. West Chester
• TDs of 44 yards at Pace and 57 yards at California

R-Fr. TB Joe Klebon - 10 catches, 193 yards (19.3 yards per catch), 2 TDs
• 68-yard TD at Pace, 25-yard TD vs. West Chester and 58-yard catch at Bloomsburg

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 (no 100-yard games through 6 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 93 of its 96 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 are averaging 104.4 yards per game on the ground, the lowest since the 1986 season (69.3 ypg). They have run the ball on 41.5 percent of their offensive plays (27.9 rushes per game) - a contrast from last year's 55.2 percentage (37.1 rush attempts per game). ESU had season-highs of 34 carries and 147 rushing yards at C.W. Post last week.

So. Kendrick Williams - 49 carries, 285 yards, TD (15 carries, 70 yards, TD last week)
• 1,031 yards from scrimmage (721 rushing, 310 receiving) and 6 TDs (4 rush, 2 rec) in 14 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
• 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

So. Eric Deery - 34 carries, 97 yards (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. Joe Klebon - 8th in PSAC in all-purpose yards (122.6 ypg), 3rd in kick return average (23.8)
• 20 carries for 71 yards; 10 catches for 193 yards, 2 TDs; 25 kick returns for 594 yards
• 3 pass plays of 25+ yards (25-TD vs. West Chester, 58 at Bloomsburg, 68-TD at Pace)
• 11 kick returns of 25+ yards in past 4 weeks
• Riverside HS: 1st team All-State, school record 4,365 career rushing yards

FULLBACKS: R-Sr. Brent Jones has 1 rushing TD and the first 2 receiving TDs of his career this season. All 6 of his career rushing TDs are on 1-yard runs. He also has 16 catches for 110 yards in his career. Fr. Darius Jackson has 6 carries for 32 yards and 3 catches for 17 yards this year in his first career action.

THE TIGHT ENDS: R-Sr. Matt Brown, a 6th-year senior, redshirt in 2005 and received a medical redshirt in 2008. He has played in 34 games with 7 starts and has 13 catches for 106 yards in his career at ESU. R-Fr. Lukas Mason and true freshmen Nick Hagemann and Steven Jones give the Warriors four tight ends on the roster.

IN THE FRONT ROW: The offensive line has been shaken up due to injury and illness over the past three weeks, but the Warriors are back to their original 5 offensive linemen 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. Two weeks ago at Kutztown, injuries forced ESU offensive line coach Mike Santella 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 8, from left to right:
• LT R-Jr. Zach Sarginger - 18 career starts (last 2 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 - 16 career starts (last 2 games at RG, 14 at LG - first 5 this year, first 9 in 2009)
• C R-Jr. Dan Caffrey - has started all 30 games at C in his career
• RG R-Fr. Greg Blue - started first 5 games at RG, missed last 2 due to injury
• LT R-So. Wrenton Wright II - 18 career starts (first 5 games at LT this year, all 12 at RT in 2009)

KEEPING THE DEFENSE OFF THE FIELD
• Last among the 16 PSAC schools in time of possession (26:49)
• ESU has run 470 offensive plays, opponents have run 472 plays
• ESU ranked 6th in the PSAC in 2009 (30:09, 1st year over 30:00 since 2002)

IN THE RED ZONE
• ESU has scored points on 84% of its red zone trips (21-for-25) but has produced TDs on just 13 trips (52%) inside the 20 this season
• Fr. K Taylor Groff is 8-for-8 in field goals during red zone opportunities
• Warriors scored TDs on at least 60% of their trips in 2008 and 2009
(58 TDs in 91 possessions)

THIRD DOWN OFFENSE - 34.4%, 11th in PSAC (6th in 2009, 2nd in 2008)
2010: 1-2 yds: 60% (9-15) 3-5 yds: 29% (6-21) 6+ yds: 33% (20-60)
2009: 68% (25-37) 35% (7-20) 29% (30-102)
2008: 72% (26-36) 64% (14-22) 33% (31-95)

TURNOVER MARGIN
• Warriors are 14th in PSAC (-0.86) with 19 giveaways and 13 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 10 of 19 games over past two years
• 0 takeaways in 5 of last 10 losses (Ship, Edinboro 2009; IUP, West Chester, Bloomsburg 2010)
• 33 takeaways last season were 8 more than the 2nd-best team in PSAC

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

DEFENSIVE NOTES OVER LAST 6 WEEKS
• 8 takeaways (4 at Bloomsburg, 3 at California, 1 at C.W. Post)
• Warriors haven't created a turnover in 3 games at home this season
• Allowed 1,191 rushing yards (198.5 per game)
• Has allowed 200+ rushing yards in 7 of last 16 games (1-6 record)
• Held Bloomsburg to 6-21, 67 yards, 3 Int. (58.2 QB rating)
• Allowed 163.4 QB rating in other 5 games
• 26 drives of 50+ yards - 32 in 12 games last season

Linebacker - 4 returning starters, 5 with starting experience
• 84 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 - 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 - 34 starts (32 straight, ended at Bloomsburg)
• Interception to end Bloomsburg drive at end of the first half
• 7 career Int., 24 PBU, 123 tackles (2nd in PSAC in passes defensed in 2008)

R-Jr. Shawnte Carroll - 20 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 - 18 career games (1st career start at Bloomsburg)
• 4 career Int. - 1 at CWP last week, 2 at California, 1 at Cheyney in 2009

Fr. David Ogbonnaya - 9 kick returns for 20.9-yd. avg.
• has played at cornerback the last 2 weeks

Safety - replacing Nicholas Artinger (Daktronics All-Region 1st team)
Jr. Herschel Thornton - 57 tackles (36 solo - 3rd in PSAC)
• 10+ tackles in three games, 6+ tackles in every game
• 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 injury in the 2nd quarter

Defensive End - replacing Jeff Case (PSAC East 2nd team) and Matt Faas
Jr. Brett Moss - transfer from Lackawanna JC, 34 tkl, 5.0 TFL, FF, FR
Sr. Alex Figueroa - 2-year letterwinner, 24 tkl, 2.5 TFL (2.5 sacks), FF
R-Jr. Jon Weber - 1st career letter last year

Defensive Tackle - 1 returning starter, replacing Keith Galinsky
R-Jr. Rudy Cerami - leads DL with 37 tackles (4.0 TFL, sack)
• only returning starter on DL, started 11 games in 2009
• 34 tackles, 5.0 TFL, 2.5 sacks, 2 fumble recoveries
R-Jr. Cody Berry - 23 tackles, 3.0 TFL, 2.5 sacks, FF, FR, 2 PBU this year
• 9.0 career sacks in 2 years (DE in 2008, DT in 2009)
R-Fr. Mark Wroblewski - 1st career action this season
R-So. Sam Hull - 1st career letter last year

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 net punting (35.4 avg.), 1 touchback, 57 return yds
• 4th in PSAC in kickoff coverage (average start at 28-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 10-for-14 on FG and 20-for-21 on PAT (made 1st 11)
• 3rd among PSAC kickers with 7.1 points per game
• 7-for-7 on FG under 40 yards (misses from 43 [bad hold], 46, 42 and 58)
• 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

• Knauss is 5th in PSAC with 37.8-yard avg. (4 50+ punts, 8 inside 20)
• 1st team All-PSAC East and 2nd team Daktronics All-Region kicker in 2007 and was 25-38 on field goals in 2007-08
• school records with 53-yard FG vs. IUP and 5 FG in game vs. West Chester, both in 2007

NEW DECADE
• The Warriors wrapped up their winningest decade in school history in the 2000's, going 77-34 for a .694 winning percentage
• They had nine winning records in 10 years, made three NCAA Playoff appearances, won PSAC East titles in 2002 and 2003, and had a school-record 11 wins in 2005
• ESU has an all-time record of 443-288-19 (.603)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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