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ESU (2-6, 1-4) vs. Cheyney (1-7, 1-4)
Saturday, Oct. 30, 2010 • 1 p.m.
Eiler-Martin Stadium • 6,000

TV COVERAGE: Live on Blue Ridge TV-13 and esuwarriors.com/showcase/ (subscription based - $24.95 for season, $6.95 for single day). Bob Capasso, sports director of Blue Ridge TV-13, sits in for Chris Doty and is joined in the booth by Jim Riley, along with Mike Remish on the sidelines.

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.sidearmstats.com/esu/football/

THE MATCH-UP: East Stroudsburg University returns home to host Cheyney after breaking a six-game losing streak with a 65-14 win at Millersville last Saturday. The Warriors take on a Cheyney team that earned a 20-17 win at Millersville on Oct. 2 to end a 32-game losing streak overall and a 24-game streak vs. the PSAC East.

DAY OF DEDICATIONS: ESU will hold two ceremonies to dedicate specific areas of Eiler-Martin Stadium during and after Saturday's game. At halftime, a ceremony will be held to dedicate the “Dr. Jake Piatt '61 President's Box”. Piatt was a four-year starter on the line for the Warriors from 1957-60 and returned to ESU as a professor in 1991. He was named Chair of the Professional and Secondary Education Department in 2001 and was inducted to the ESU Athletic Hall of Fame in 2007. Piatt passed away in January 2008 and is survived by his wife, Trudy, a major financial contributor to ESU and its fundraising efforts.

Immediately following the conclusion of Saturday's game, the playing surface will be dedicated as “Gregory-Douds Field at Eiler-Martin Stadium”, commemorating the long-standing service of former head football coach Jack Gregory and current head coach Denny Douds.

Gregory is considered the father of modern day football at ESU, leading his teams to a 49-11-2 record for a program-record .806 winning percentage from 1959-65. He won PSAC championships in 1964 and 1965 and also guided the Warriors to the PSAC East title in 1962.

Douds joined the Warriors' coaching staff in 1966 and was named the eighth head coach in program history in 1974. He holds the PSAC record with 228 career victories and has coached in 215 of the 317 games played at Eiler-Martin Stadium since 1938, including 182 as head coach.

The dedications of both the playing surface and President's Box were made possible through the generosity and financial commitments of Mrs. Trudy Piatt, the cooperation of private donors, financial support from East Stroudsburg University and the ESU Foundation.

THE HEAD COACHES: Denny Douds (Slippery Rock '63) holds the PSAC record for career wins with a 228-152-3 record in his 37th season as head football coach at ESU. He is in his 45th season at ESU overall. For more on Coach Douds and the ESU coaching staff, please see page 12 of the game notes.

Jeff Braxton (Salisbury State) is in his third season as head coach at Cheyney and has a career record of 1-29. He came to the PSAC from Delaware State, and has also coached at Bowie State, Hofstra, Towson, Fordham, Wesley, Morehouse and Tennessee State.

THE SERIES: ESU won last year's meeting 37-0 for its 30th straight win over Cheyney, which extended the NCAA Division II record for consecutive wins over one opponent in an uninterruped series. The Warriors own the all-time series 53-1, with Cheyney's 7-3 win during its 1979 PSAC East championship season the only blemish. ESU has scored at least 35 points every year since putting up a series-record 78 points in 1996, and has averaged 49.1 points per game during that span.

DEMANDING SCHEDULE: The Warriors' strength of schedule through the first seven games was the 10th-toughest in Division II (out of 136 schools). ESU's six straight losses came to teams with a combined record of 32-10 entering last weekend. Conversely, the Warriors had the 10th-easiest schedule going into their final four games and opened that stretch with last Saturday's 65-14 at Millersville.

ESU's six straight losses matched the third-longest losing streak in school history. The Warriors lost six straight games each year from 1985-87 and had seven-game losing streaks in 1985-86.

FOOTNOTES vs. MILLERSVILLE (W 65-14 - led 51-7 at halftime, 34 straight points in 2nd quarter)
• 65 points are the most since 66-49 win at C.W. Post in week 3 in 2005
• 51 first half points are the most since 58-3 halftime lead at Bentley in week 1 in 2005 (won 72-17)
• R-Sr. QB Matt Marshall was 18-22 for 257 yards and 4 TDs in 1st half (81.8 % would have set ESU record)
• So. TB Kendrick Wiliams tied school record with 4 rushing TDs and ran for 127 yards
• Williams and R-Sr. WR Ed Kiser (148 yards, 2 TDs) were ESU's first 100-yard rusher and receiver in 2010
• R-Sr. OLB Matt Freed was named PSAC East Defensive Player of the Week (11 tackles, 2 sacks, FF, Int.)
• Limited PSAC's 4th-ranked pass offense to 93 yards; WR Jamal Smith (121.4 ypg, 7th DII) to 1 catch, 21 yards

CAREER MILESTONES: Several Warriors are approaching or have already reached career milestones during the 2010 season:

R-Sr. OLB Matt Freed
3rd in tackles (364) - passed Dan Murray (358) with 11 tackles at Millersville
has 85 tackles - can become 3rd player with 100+ tackles in 3 straight seasons

R-Sr. QB Matt Marshall
5th in passing yards (5,950) - 441 yards behind Jeremy Palm for 4th
5th in total offense (6,554) - 220 yards behind Bret Comp for 4th
4th in TD passes (57) - 5 TDs behind Jeremy Palm for 3rd
4th in completions (442) - 43 behind Bret Comp for 3rd
2nd in completion percentage (60.9) - 0.3 behind Jimmy Terwilliger (61.2) for 1st

R-Sr. WR Jeff Giglio
1,869 receiving yards - 131 to become 9th ESU player with 2,000 yards
18 receiving TDs - 2 to become 7th ESU player with 20 receiving TDs

R-Sr. WR Ed Kiser
1,734 receiving yards - 266 to hit 2,000 yards (280 yards over past 3 weeks)

OFFENSIVE SNAPSHOT
• ESU is 2nd in PSAC in passing (271.1 ypg) and threw for 334 yards last week (Marshall 268, Wagner 66)
• Leads PSAC in completions by 28, attempts by 47, and ranks 3rd in completion percentage (62.3)
• Rushing last 2 weeks: 177.5 ypg, 4.9 avg - 147 yards at C.W. Post, 208 yards at Millersville
• Rushing first 6 weeks: 97.3 ypg, 3.6 avg (Kendrick Williams 35.8 ypg first 6 games; 98.5 ypg last 2 games)

• R-Sr. QB Matt Marshall is 2nd in PSAC in passing (257.5) and 3rd in total offense (289.0)
• 2nd in ESU history in career QB rating (147.6) and completion percentage (60.9)
• 13 players have caught at last 5 passes this season and 9 players have a TD reception

• R-Sr. WR Jeff Giglio (115) and R-Sr. WR Ed Kiser (107) have both hit 100-catch mark this season
• Kiser has at least one reception in 31 straight games and team-high 40 catches on the season
• Offensive line has 4 returning starters and has combined for 92 starts, led by R-Jr. C Dan Caffrey (31)

DEFENSIVE SNAPSHOT
• 8 players have started all 8 games this season - 5 are in at least their 4th year in the program
• R-Sr. OLB Matt Freed is 2nd in PSAC in tackles (85, t-11th in DII) and 1st in solo tackles (51, t-5th in DII)
• Two-time All-American has 10+ tackles in 22 of 31 career starts (343 tackles as starter - 11.1 per game)
• Jr. FS Herschel Thornton has 61 tackles (38 solo) and 2 Ints.
• Sr. CB David Castillo is t-3rd in PSAC in passes defensed (2 Int., 8 PBU) and has 8 career Ints.

SPECIAL TEAMS SNAPSHOT
• ESU leads PSAC in kickoff coverage (average start at 26-yard line); ranks 5th in PSAC in net punting (34.2)
• Fr. K Taylor Groff is 11-for-15 on FG, including career-long 48-yarder vs. Kutztown, and 28-for-30 on PAT
• Sr. P Greg Knauss is 6th in PSAC in punting (37.5 avg., 9 inside 20, 5 fair catches, 1 touchback)

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: 85 tackles, 11.5 TFL, 6.0 sacks, 1 Int., 1 FF, 1 FR
• 2nd in PSAC and t-11th in DII in tackles/game (10.6)
• 1st in PSAC and t-5th in DII in solo tackles/game (6.4)

• 10+ tackles in 6 of last 7 games
• 5th career PSAC East Defensive Player of the Week award vs. Millersville
• 12 tackles (TFL) at C.W. Post, 2-yard run on fake punt (1st rush of career)
• 11 tackles, 3 sacks (career-high) vs. Kutztown
• 17 tackles (1.5 TFL), sack at Bloomsburg

2009: 132 tackles, 18.0 TFL, 10.0 sacks, 1 FF
• Led PSAC in tackles, TFL and sacks
• t-12th in DII in tackles/game (11.0); 7th in DII in solo tackles/game (6.2)
• 20 tackles vs. Slippery Rock (t-4th, DII); 14 solo tackles vs. Kutztown (t-1st, DII)

2008: 126 tackles, 11.0 TFL, 4.0 sacks, 4 Int., 1 FF, 2 FR
• Led PSAC, t-6th in DII in tackles/game (11.5)

Career: 364 tackles, 42.5 TFL, 21.0 sacks, 5 Int., 3 FF, 3 FR
• Averaging 11.1 tackles per game in 31 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 22 of 31 career starts; 13+ tackles in 8 games

ESU Career Tackles
1. Jeff Johnson (1975-78) - 520
2. Kevin Nagle (1997-00) - 477
3. Matt Freed (2007-10) - 364
4. Dan Murray (1984-87) - 358
5. Mike Reichenbach (1980-83) - 335

LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON: Three members of this year's team have fathers who earned letters for the Warriors under Coach Douds.

Fr. QB Charlie Diskin - father Charlie, the Warriors' leading passer in 1983
R-So. DL Sam Hull - father Chris, four-year letterwinner at DE from 1984-87
R-Sr. QB Matt Marshall - father Brian, the Warriors' leading passer in 1981

They join at least five other father-son combinations who have been affiliated with ESU football since Douds arrived in 1966:

• Michael Falcone - LB, 1973; Bryan Falcone - LB, 2000-02
• Steven Jackson - C, 1969-71; Greg Jackson - TE, 1998-99
• Doug McNamee - DB/WR, 1964-66; Todd McNamee - K/P, 1985-88
• Willard Stem - All-America FS, 1975; Drew Stem - WR/KR, 2007-08
• Mike Terwilliger - starting QB, 1974-77 (Douds' first four seasons), entering 33rd year as assistant coach; Jimmy Terwilliger - starting QB, 2003-06, Harlon Hill Award winner as top player in DII in 2005

THE MARSHALL PLAN: R-Sr. QB Matt Marshall has made 22 career starts at ESU, including 21 straight. The Warriors are 12-10 in his 22 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 22 consecutive games going back to week 10 at Millersville in 2008, and has 18 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 (185), attempts (295); 2nd in passing (257.5), TD passes (22), 3rd in total offense (289.0)
• Has 23 more completions and 38 more attempts than 2nd-ranked quarterback in PSAC (Kevin Morton, Kutztown)
• 2nd QB in school history with two games of 30+ completions in season and career (Damian Poalucci, 1996)
• On pace for: 254-for-406, 2833 yards, 30 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
• 2nd in PSAC in total offense (270.9 ypg) and completion percentage (60.4)
• 3rd in PSAC passing (244.8 ypg), QB rating (150.3) and TD passes (26)

MARSHALL'S CAREER
• 2 of top 4 games in single-game completion percentage (79.3 vs. Clarion, 2009 - 76.9 at Millersville, 2010)
• 2nd in ESU history in QB rating (147.6) and completion percentage (60.9)
• 17 games with 200+ passing yards - 6 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 - 67 at C.W. Post, 2010
• Total Offense - 471 at Kutztown, 2009
• TD Passes - 5 at Pace, 2010
• Completions - 37 vs. Kutztown, 2010

THE PASSING GAME: Fifth-year senior wide receivers Ed Kiser and Jeff Giglio lead a group of young pass catchers for the Warriors. A total of 13 players have caught a pass this season - all of whom have at least 5 catches - and 7 of the top 9 receivers have freshman or sophomore eligibility.

R-Sr. Ed Kiser - 6th in PSAC in catches (5.0), 10th in yards (60.6) per game
• 6 catches, 148 yards, 2 TDs at Millersville for 1st career multi-TD game
• Catch in 31 consecutive games and 3+ catches in all 8 games this season
• 19 catches for 280 yards over past 3 weeks
• 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 26 games, 4 TD catches this season
• 1,869 career receiving yards - 131 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 - 9 catches, 159 yards this season
• Season-long 45-yard catch from Ray Wagner last week at Millersville
• 3rd on team in catches (29), 5th in yards (359) and scored 6 TDs as R-FR; career-high 102 yards vs. Slippery Rock

So. Bryan Ogden - 10 catches, 119 yards, TD this season
• Has a catch in 15 of 17 career games (did not catch a pass last week at Millersville)
• 4th on team in catches (26) and yards (367) and scored 2 TDs as true FR; career-high 106 yards vs. Millersville

R-So. Wade Williams - 28 catches (2nd on team), 226 yards (4th on team), 2 TDs this season
• Season-highs of 7 catches and 66 yards and TD vs. West Chester
• 25 catches in last six games (4 career catches entering week 3 game at California, caught 1st career TD pass)

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

Fr. TB Dusty Reed - 26 catches (3rd on team), 328 yards (2nd on team), 6 TDs (leads team)
• 3 straight games with a TD -- 12 catches, 125 yards, 4 TDs (5 catches, 55 yards, 2 TDs 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 - 11 catches, 200 yards (18.2 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 (1 this season - Ed Kiser, 148 yards vs. Millersville)
• ESU had 8 players with a 30-yard reception last year and at least 5 players with a 30-yard catch every year since 2001
• 6 players have a 30-yard reception this year, with 3 reaching the mark vs. Millersville (4 30-yard pass plays)
• ESU has at least one TD pass in 94 of its 97 games since 2002. Jimmy Terwilliger (2003-06) had a TD pass in 47 of his 48 career games, including an NCAA Division II record 39 straight. Matt Marshall has a TD pass in 22 consecutive games entering this week.

WILLIAMS TIES SCHOOL RECORD: So. TB Kendrick Williams tied a school record with 4 rushing TDs at Millersville and had his first career 100-yard game, with 127 yards on 18 carries. He matched a record that was set by Danny Roskos in 1946 and has since been tied by Johnny Lee Davis in 1990, Stewart Ford in 1999 and Joe Partridge in 2007.

The Warriors have run for 355 yards (177.5 per game) and 4.9 yards per carry over the past two weeks after compiling 584 yards (97.3 per game) and 3.6 yards per carry in the first six weeks of the season.

So. Kendrick Williams - 197 yards, 5 TDs over past 2 weeks (215 yards, 0 TDs in first 6 weeks)
• 1,158 yards from scrimmage (848 rushing, 310 receiving) and 10 TDs (8 rush, 2 rec) in 15 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. TB Eric Deery - 41 carries, 112 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. TB Joe Klebon - leads ESU with 888 all-purpose yards (94 rushing, 200 receiving, 594 KR)
• 6 carries, 23 yards, 1st career rushing TD at Millersville
• 3rd in PSAC with 23.8-yard kick return average
• does not have a return in last 2 weeks after losing 2 fumbles on rushing plays vs. Kutztown
• 3 pass plays of 25+ yards (25-TD vs. West Chester, 58 at Bloomsburg, 68-TD at Pace)
• Riverside HS: 1st team All-State, school record 4,365 career rushing yards

SCORING FROM THE 1
• R-Sr. FB Brent Jones has 6 career rushing TDs, all on 1-yard runs
• He scored TDs rushing (1 yd) and receiving (4 yds) vs. West Chester this season
• Jones has 19 carries for 59 yards and 16 catches for 110 yards and 2 TDs in his career
• Fr. FB Darius Jackson had a 19-yard run and 31-yard catch at Millersville, both career-long plays
• Jackson has 7 carries for 51 yards and 5 catches for 55 yards - 1st career TD at Millersville (7 yds)

THE TIGHT ENDS
• R-Sr. Matt Brown, a 6th-year senior, redshirted in 2005 and received a medical redshirt in 2008
• He has played in 35 games with 8 starts and has 15 catches for 124 yards in his career at ESU
• Brown had his 3rd career multi-catch game with 2 catches for 18 yards at Millersville

IN THE FRONT ROW: The offensive line was shaken up due to injury and illness from weeks 4-6, but the Warriors are back to their original 5 offensive linemen over the past 2 weeks with one change.

R-Jr. Zach Sarginger, the starting RT the first 5 games, has flipped to LT with R-So. Wrenton Wright II moving back to RT, where he started all 12 games last season. Wright II missed the Kutztown game due to illness, and an injury to R-Fr. RG Greg Blue forced ESU 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 9, from left to right:
• LT R-Jr. Zach Sarginger - 19 career starts (last 3 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 - 17 career starts (15 at LG, 2 at RG - started 9 games at LG in 2009)
• C R-Jr. Dan Caffrey - has started all 31 games at C in his career
• RG R-Fr. Greg Blue - 6 career starts at RG (started first 5 games - returned to lineup last week)
• LT R-So. Wrenton Wright II - 19 career starts (14 at RT, 5 at LT - started all 12 at RT in 2009)

Fr. Jordan Kain and Jr. Vinnie Bonavita have also made their first career starts this season. Kain started at RT vs. Kutztown before an injury, and Bonavita started at LG vs. Kutztown and C.W. Post.

KEEPING THE DEFENSE OFF THE FIELD
• Last among the 16 PSAC schools in time of possession (27:01)
• ESU has run 539 offensive plays, opponents have run 542 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 86% of its red zone trips (30-for-35)
• The Warriors had 10 red zone possessions at Millersville (9-10, 8 TD)
• Fr. K Taylor Groff is 9-for-9 on field goals during red zone opportunities
• Warriors have scored TDs on at least 60% of their trips in each of the last three seasons (79 TDs in 126 possessions, 63%)

TURNOVER MARGIN
• Warriors are 10th in PSAC (-0.25) with 20 giveaways and 18 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 11 of 20 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

DEFENSE IN 2 WINS
• 10 takeaways (5 at Pace, 5 at Millersville)
• 14 sacks (9 at Pace, 5 at Millersville)
• Allowed 179.5 yards per game (63.0 rushing, 116.5 passing)

DEFENSE IN 6 LOSSES
• 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
• 10 sacks (4 by R-Sr. OLB Matt Freed)
• Allowed 397.5 yards per game (198.5 rushing, 199.0 passing)
• 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
• 88 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 - 35 starts (32 straight, ended at Bloomsburg)
• t-3rd in PSAC in passes defensed (8 pass breakups, 2 Int.)
• Interceptions at Bloomsburg and Millersville
• 8 career Int., 31 pass breakups, 126 tackles
• 2nd in PSAC in passes defensed in 2008 (12 pass breakups, 3 Int.)

R-Jr. Shawnte Carroll - 20 starts (12 last year)
• ESU record 4 Int. vs. Slippery Rock in 2009
• 3 interceptions in 4th quarter vs. SRU tied Division II record
• 5 career Int., 15 pass breakups, 79 tackles

So. D'Jon Tillman - 19 career games (starts at Bloomsburg, Millersville)
• 4 career Int. - 1 at CWP, 2 at California in 2010; 1 at Cheyney in 2009

Fr. David Ogbonnaya - 10 kick returns for 20.6-yd. avg.
• has played at cornerback the last 3 weeks

Safety - replacing Nicholas Artinger (Daktronics All-Region 1st team)
Jr. Herschel Thornton - 61 tackles (38 solo - t-6th in PSAC)
• 10+ tackles in 3 games - 11 vs. IUP, 10 at Bloomsburg, 10 vs. Kutztown
• 6+ tackles in first 7 games (ended with 4 tackles at Millersville)
• Interceptions at Bloomsburg and Millersville
• NJCAA All-American at Lackawanna JC, originally signed at Minnesota

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

Defensive End - replacing Jeff Case (PSAC East 2nd team) and Matt Faas
Jr. Brett Moss - transfer from Lackawanna JC, 37 tkl, 6.0 TFL, 2 sacks, FF, FR
Sr. Alex Figueroa - 2-year letterwinner, 30 tackles, 5.5 TFL, 4.5 sacks, FF
R-Jr. Jon Weber - 1st career letter last year, 6 tackles, 1.0 TFL

Defensive Tackle - 1 returning starter, replacing Keith Galinsky
R-Jr. Rudy Cerami - leads DL with 38 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 - 25 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 - 10 tackles, 0.5 sack (at C.W. Post)
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 leads PSAC in kickoff coverage (average start at 26-yard line)
• 5th in PSAC in net punting (34.2 avg.), 1 touchback, 57 return yds
• net punting average in 2009 (28.3) was 128th in DII (of 148 schools)
• led DII with a 39.7-yard net in 2008 (Nick Krut led DII with 46.0 avg.)

• Groff is 11-for-15 on FG and 28-for-30 on PAT
• 1-1 on FG (42 yds), 8-9 on PAT at Millersville (5th ESU kicker with 8+ PAT)
• t-1st among PSAC kickers with 7.6 points per game
• 3rd in with 11 field goals
• 7-for-7 on FG under 40 yards
• 4-for-8 on FG over 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 6th in PSAC with 37.5-yard avg. (4 50+ punts, 9 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 444-288-19 (.604)

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

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

The Warriors have a 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