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ESU (3-6, 2-4) vs. Shippensburg (3-6, 2-4)
Saturday, Nov. 6, 2010 • 1 p.m.
Gregory-Douds Field at 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). Veteran play-by-play man Chris Doty is joined in the booth by Jim Riley for the third season, 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: Veteran head coaches Denny Douds and Rocky Rees meet for the 12th and final time as East Stroudsburg University hosts Shippensburg on Senior Day at Gregory-Douds Field at Eiler-Martin Stadium. The playing surface at the stadium was named in honor of Douds and former head coach Jack Gregory following last Saturday's 58-14 win over Cheyney. The victory was the 229th of Douds' career, extending his PSAC record. Rees announced his retirement effective the end of the season earlier this fall and led Shippensburg to the PSAC championship in 2009. He is 8-3 in 11 games against ESU.

GAMES COACHED, PSAC HISTORY: Along with his record for career victories, Denny Douds also holds the PSAC record for games as head coach at a conference institution, with his 385th game as head coach on tap this afternoon. Rocky Rees will move into a tie for 5th with his 233rd game coached, matching the tenure achieved by Frank Cignetti (IUP). Gene Carpenter (Millersville) is 2nd with 303 games, Danny Hale (West Chester/Bloomsburg) is 3rd with 256 games, and George Mihalik (Slippery Rock) is 4th with 250 games. Hale and Mihalik are still active at their respective institutions.

THE HEAD COACHES: Denny Douds (Slippery Rock '63) holds the PSAC record for career wins with a 229-152-3 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.

Rocky Rees (West Chester '71) has a 121-110-1 record in his 21st season at Shippensburg since taking over as head coach in 1990. He has a 157-125-2 record in his 26th season as a head coach overall, including a five-year stint at Susquehanna. He is a three-time Northeast Region and four-time PSAC coach of the year award recipient after earning both honors following last season's PSAC championship campaign.

THE SERIES: Shippensburg is one of four PSAC schools (IUP, Slippery Rock and West Chester are the others) with a winning record against ESU in the all-time series (26-17-2). The Red Raiders won last year's game, 38-14, to start their PSAC title run. Three of the last 10 meetings have gone to overtime, including Douds' PSAC record-setting 213th career victory in 2008 in the last meeting at Eiler-Martin Stadium.

SENIOR DAY: The Warriors will recognize 15 seniors prior to today's game:
6th-year (redshirt) Seniors: TE Matt Brown
5th-year (redshirt) Seniors: OLB Matt Freed, WR Jeff Giglio, FB Brent Jones, WR Ed Kiser, QB Matt Marshall
4th-year Seniors: CB David Castillo, OL Mike Dimitriou, DE Alex Figueroa, OLB Mark Kalo, P Greg Knauss, DE Richard Peter, LB Kevin Schafer
4th-year (redshirt) Juniors: DL J.D. Howell, LB Dennis Lynch

DEMANDING SCHEDULE: The Warriors' strength of schedule through the first seven games was the 10th-toughest in Division II (out of 136 schools), and their six straight losses matched the third-longest streak in school history (1985-87). Conversely, the Warriors had the 10th-easiest schedule going into their final four games and have opened that stretch with a pair of big wins the last two weeks.

FOOTNOTES vs. Millersville (W 65-14) and Cheyney (W 58-14)
• ESU's 95-point margin of victory (123-28) is the 5th-largest in school history and the most since 1968
• Largest margin of victory over two games:
1968: 96 - Delaware State (47-7) and Bloomsburg (70-14)
1968: 100 - Cheyney (63-0) and Mansfield (37-0)
1962: 107 - Kutztown (52-7) and Cheyney (68-6)
1926: 120 - Lock Haven (99-0) and Lafayette Frosh (21-0) - 3rd and 4th games in program history
• Just missed the first consecutive 60-point games in program history
• Scored 50+ points in consecutive games for the first time since 2005 (four straight games)

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

R-Sr. OLB Matt Freed
3rd in tackles (373) - passed Dan Murray (358) with 11 tackles at Millersville
has 94 tackles - can become 3rd player with 100+ tackles in 3 straight seasons

R-Sr. QB Matt Marshall
4th in total offense (6,799) - 56 yards behind Jeremy Palm for 3rd
5th in passing yards (6,165) - 226 yards behind Jeremy Palm for 4th
4th in TD passes (59) - 3 TDs behind Jeremy Palm for 3rd
4th in completions (454) -31 behind Bret Comp for 3rd
2nd in completion percentage (60.7) - 0.5 behind Jimmy Terwilliger (61.2) for 1st

R-Sr. WR Jeff Giglio
1,887 receiving yards - 113 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
1,867 receiving yards - 133 to hit 2,000 yards (413 yards over past 4 weeks)

OFFENSIVE SNAPSHOT
• ESU is 2nd in PSAC in passing (271.1 ypg) and 4th in scoring (34.4 ppg - 123 pts/61.5 avg. in last 2 weeks)
• Passing last 3 weeks: 254.3 ypg, 7.6 per pass - first 6 weeks: 279.5 ypg, 7.0 per pass
• Rushing last 3 weeks: 190.3 ypg, 5.1 avg - first 6 weeks: 97.3 ypg, 3.6 avg

• R-Sr. QB Matt Marshall is 2nd in PSAC in passing (252.8) and 3rd in total offense (284.1)
• 2nd in ESU history in career QB rating (147.9) and completion percentage (60.7)
• 13 players have caught at last 6 passes this season and 9 players have a TD reception
• R-Sr. WR Ed Kiser has 10 catches for 281 yards and 3 TDs in last 2 games (148 at Mville, 133 vs. Cheyney)
• R-Sr. WR Jeff Giglio (116) and R-Sr. WR Ed Kiser (111) have both hit 100-catch mark this season
• So. TB Kendrick Williams has 7 rushing TDs in last 2 games (most in 2-game stretch in school history)
• Williams at Millersville: 127 yards, 4 TDs (tied ESU record); vs. Cheyney: 93 yards, 3 TDs (all in 1st half)
• Offensive line has 4 returning starters and has combined for 97 starts, led by R-Jr. C Dan Caffrey (32)

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 (94, t-12th in DII) and 1st in solo tackles (55, 7th in DII)
• Two-time All-American has 10+ tackles in 22 of 32 career starts (352 tackles as starter - 11.0 per game)
• Jr. FS Herschel Thornton has 69 tackles (41 solo) and 2 Ints.
• Sr. CB David Castillo is t-1st in PSAC in passes defensed (3 Int., 9 PBU) and has 9 career Ints.

SPECIAL TEAMS SNAPSHOT
• Fr. K Taylor Groff leads PSAC in points by a kicker (77, 8.6 per game) - 14-19 on FG, 35-37 on PAT
• 14 FG are one away from tying ESU record, has made a FG in all 9 games this season
• 11 touchbacks on 56 kickoffs (19.6 percent) - rest of PSAC: 33 on 654 (5.0 percent)
• Sr. P Greg Knauss is 5th 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: 94 tackles, 12.5 TFL, 6.0 sacks, 1 Int., 2 FF, 1 FR
• 2nd in PSAC and t-12th in DII in tackles/game (10.4)
• 1st in PSAC and 7th in DII in solo tackles/game (6.1)

• 5th career PSAC East Defensive Player of the Week award vs. Millersville
• 11 tackles, 2 sacks, Int., FF at 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: 373 tackles, 43.5 TFL, 21.0 sacks, 5 Int., 4 FF, 3 FR
• Averaging 11.0 tackles per game in 32 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 32 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) - 373
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 23 career starts at ESU, including 22 straight. The Warriors are 13-10 in his 23 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 23 consecutive games going back to week 10 at Millersville in 2008, and has 19 career multi-touchdown games. His streak of 2+ TD passes in 9 consecutive games ended in week 5 at Bloomsburg.

MARSHALL'S 2010 SEASON
• t-1st in PSAC in completions (197), 2nd in passing (252.8), TD passes (24), 3rd in total offense (284.1)
• 2nd QB in school history with two games of 30+ completions in season and career (Damian Poalucci, 1996)
• 32-48 (66.7%), 483 yards, 6 TDs in last 2 weeks
• Average game: 22-35, 253 yards, 2.67 TDs, 31 rushing yards

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 (147.9) and completion percentage (60.7)
• 18 games with 200+ passing yards - 7 in 2010, 8 in 2009, 3 in 2008
• 8 games with 300+ passing yards - 3 in 2010, 3 in 2009, 2 in 2008
• 634 rushing yards - 3rd in ESU history in rushing yards by QB (Jimmy Terwilliger 1714, James Franklin 1077)
• 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 6 catches - and 7 of the top 9 receivers have freshman or sophomore eligibility.

R-Sr. Ed Kiser - 7th in PSAC in catches (4.9), 6th in yards (68.7) per game
• 44 catches - can become 1st ESU receiver with 50 since 2006 (Evan Prall, 76)
• 23 catches for 413 yards and 3 TDs over past 4 weeks
• 4 catches, 133 yards, TD vs. Cheyney for 2nd straight 100-yard game
• 6 catches, 148 yards, 2 TDs at Millersville for 1st career multi-TD game
• Catch in 32 consecutive games and 3+ catches in all 9 games this 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)

R-Sr. Jeff Giglio - 17 TD catches in last 27 games, 4 TD catches this season
• 1,887 career receiving yards - 113 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 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 - 11 catches, 140 yards, TD this season
• Has a catch in 16 of 18 career games
• 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 - 31 catches (2nd on team), 262 yards (3rd on team), 2 TDs this season
• Season-highs of 7 catches and 66 yards and TD vs. West Chester
• 28 catches in last seven 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 three games due to medical condition
• 5 catches for 57 yards at Pace; 3 catches for 58 yards vs. Kutztown

Fr. TB Dusty Reed - 28 catches (3rd on team), 341 yards (2nd on team), 6 TDs (leads team) this season
• Had TD catch in 3 straight games (2 vs. Kutztown, 1 at C.W. Post, 1 at Millersville)
• 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 - 13 catches, 217 yards (16.7 yards per catch), 3 TDs
• 68-yard TD at Pace, 25-yard TD vs. West Chester, 58-yard catch at Bloomsburg, 9-yard TD vs. Cheyney

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 (2 this season, both by Ed Kiser)
• 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 95 of its 98 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 23 consecutive games entering this week.

WILLIAMS' SCHOOL RECORDS: So. TB Kendrick Williams tied one school record and set another in the last 2 weeks. He tied a school record with 4 rushing TDs at Millersville and ran for 3 TDs (all in the 1st half) last week vs. Cheyney. His 7 rushing TDs in the last 2 weeks are the most in school history.

The Warriors have run for 571 yards (190.3 per game) and 5.1 yards per carry over the past 3 weeks after compiling 584 yards (97.3 per game) and 3.6 yards per carry in the first6 weeks of the season.

So. Kendrick Williams - 290 yards, 8 TDs over past 3 weeks (215 yards, 0 TDs in first 6 weeks)
• 18 carries, 127 yards at Millersville for 1st career 100-yard game
• 1,251 yards from scrimmage (941 rushing, 310 receiving) and 13 TDs (11 rush, 2 rec) in 16 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 - 127 at Millersville, 2010
• Receiving Yds - 103 at Kutztown, 2009

So. TB Eric Deery - 52 carries, 182 yards, TD (11 carries, 70 yards vs. Cheyney)
• 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 909 all-purpose yards (98 rushing, 217 receiving, 594 KR)
• 2 TDs (1 rushing, 1 receiving) last week vs. Cheyney
• 2nd in PSAC with 23.8-yard kick return average
• does not have a return in last 3 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 8 carries for 53 yards and 6 catches for 61 yards and 2 TDs (both in last 2 weeks)

THE TIGHT END
• R-Sr. Matt Brown, a 6th-year senior, redshirted in 2005 and received a medical redshirt in 2008
• He has played in 36 games with 9 starts and has 16 catches for 132 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 3 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 10, from left to right:
• LT R-Jr. Zach Sarginger - 20 career starts (last 4 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 - 18 career starts (16 at LG, 2 at RG - started 9 games at LG in 2009)
• C R-Jr. Dan Caffrey - has started all 32 games at C in his career
• RG R-Fr. Greg Blue - 7 career starts at RG (started first 5 games - returned to lineup at Millersville)
• LT R-So. Wrenton Wright II - 20 career starts (15 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
• 15th among the 16 PSAC schools in time of possession (26:46)
• ESU has run 611 offensive plays, opponents have run 606 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 (37-for-43)
• Fr. K Taylor Groff is 11-of-12 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 (-0.22) with 23 giveaways and 21 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 12 of 21 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 3 WINS
• 13 takeaways (5 at Pace, 5 at Millersville, 3 vs. Cheyney)
• 18 sacks (9 at Pace, 5 at Millersville, 4 vs. Cheyney)
• Allowed 201.7 yards per game (88.3 rushing, 113.3 passing)

DEFENSE IN 6 LOSSES
• 8 takeaways (4 at Bloomsburg, 3 at California, 1 at C.W. Post)
• 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
• 92 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 - 2 tackles in 8 games this year, letterwinner in 2009
R-Fr. OLB Thomas Chesko - 13 tackles in 9 games this 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 - 36 starts (32 straight, ended at Bloomsburg)
• t-1st in PSAC in passes defensed (9 pass breakups, 3 Int.)
• Interceptions in 3 of last 5 games (Bloomsburg, Millersville, Cheyney)
• 9 career Int., 32 pass breakups, 130 tackles
• 2nd in PSAC in passes defensed in 2008 (12 pass breakups, 3 Int.)

R-Jr. Shawnte Carroll - 21 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, 81 tackles

So. D'Jon Tillman - 20 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 in 3 of the last 4 weeks

Safety - replacing Nicholas Artinger (Daktronics All-Region 1st team)
Jr. Herschel Thornton - 69 tackles (41 solo - 5th in PSAC)
• 10+ tackles in 3 games - 11 vs. IUP, 10 at Bloomsburg, 10 vs. Kutztown
• 6+ tackles in 8 of 9 games this season
• 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, 43 tkl, 7.0 TFL, 3 sacks, FF, FR
Sr. Alex Figueroa - 2-year letterwinner, 34 tackles, 7.0 TFL, 5 sacks, FF
R-Jr. Jon Weber - 1st career letter last year, 7 tackles, 1.0 TFL

Defensive Tackle - 1 returning starter, replacing Keith Galinsky
R-Jr. Rudy Cerami - 43 tackles, 5.0 TFL, 1 sack
• only returning starter on DL, started 11 games in 2009 (34 tkl, 5.0 TFL)
R-Jr. Cody Berry - 27 tackles, 3.5 TFL, 3.0 sacks, FF, FR, 2 PBU this year
• 9.5 career sacks in 2 years (DE in 2008, DT in 2009)
R-Fr. Mark Wroblewski - 11 tackles, 0.5 sack (at C.W. Post)
R-So. Sam Hull - 3 tackles in 4 games

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 kickoff coverage (average start at 27-yard line)
• Groff has 11 touchbacks on 56 kickoffs (rest of PSAC: 33 on 654)

• Groff is 14-for-19 on FG and 35-for-37 on PAT
• leads PSAC kickers with 8.6 points per game (77 points in 9 games)
• 27 points in last 2 weeks (4-5 on FG, 15-16 on PAT)
• t-2nd among PSAC kickers with 14 field goals
• 14 field goals are one away from school record
(set by Ed Detwiler in 1991, tied by Matt Seagreaves in 1994)
• has made a FG in all 9 games this season

• 10-for-10 on FG under 40 yards
• 11-for-12 on FG in red zone opportunities
• 4-for-9 on FG over 40 yards (misses from 43 [bad hold], 46, 42, 58, 46)
• 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
• made 11 FG and 56 extra points as a senior

• Knauss is 5th 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

• ESU is 4th 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.)

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 seasons 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 445-288-19 (.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 118-65 record (.645) at Eiler-Martin Stadium under head coach Denny Douds and a 37-22 home record (.627) 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

OVERTIME GAMES
1991 - L 34-33 vs. Shippensburg (NCAA Playoffs)
1996 - W 27-20 vs. Kutztown
1999 - L 33-27 at Shepherd (2OT)
2000 - W 35-28 vs. Shepherd
2000 - L 33-26 vs. Millersville
2000 - L 17-14 vs. Shippensburg
2004 - L 38-37 vs. West Chester
2005 - L 31-24 vs. Bloomsburg
2008 - W 44-41 vs. Shippensburg
2009 - W 27-20 at Kutztown

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 210-104-1 (.668) 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