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ESU (1-1) at No. 4 California (2-0)
Saturday, Sept. 18, 2010 • 3:30 p.m.
Adamson 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, with Bob Brittain in his 10th year providing the color commentary. Pre-game begins at 3 p.m.

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THE MATCH-UP: Denny Douds (227 career wins) and John Luckhardt (207 wins) meet in a rare match-up of head coaches with more than 200 career wins as East Stroudsburg University travels to California for a 3:30 p.m. kickoff on Saturday. Douds, the PSAC record holder for career victories, went over the 200-win mark in 2006, while Luckhardt reached the mark last season. There are five active 200-win coaches in Division II.

ROAD WARRIORS: ESU is 9-1 in its last 10 road games, its best stretch since winning 12 straight on the road from 2003-2005. California is 20-4 at home since 2007, with two losses coming in the NCAA semifinals.

NATIONAL RANKING: California, the three-time defending NCAA regional champions, is ranked No. 4 in the AFCA Coaches Poll, tied for its highest ranking in school history. ESU is 10-12 against ranked opponents since the AFCA poll began in 2000 and is 1-4 against teams ranked in the top 10 (for more, see page 9).

The Warriors were ranked No. 25 in last week's AFCA poll but dropped out after a 23-17 loss to IUP last week. They now have a 21-11 record when ranked in the AFCA top 25 but have lost their last three games. ESU is ranked No. 23 in this week's D2Football.com poll, down 11 spots from a week ago.

THE SERIES: ESU holds a 3-1-1 advantage in the all-time series since a 28-28 tie in the 1968 state championship game in the first-ever meeting. The Warriors won 40-13 in 1992, 9-6 in 1993 and 41-34 in 2006 before falling 26-3 at California in the 2007 season opener. The Vulcans have been ranked the last two times they have played ESU, No. 25 in 2006 and tied for 21 in 2007.

DEMANDING SCHEDULE: ESU is in the second game of a four-week stretch against the top two teams in each division in the PSAC preseason poll. The Warriors will play seven schools that were either ranked or received votes in the AFCA preseason poll - IUP, California, Bloomsburg, West Chester, C.W. Post, Shippensburg and Edinboro.

THE HEAD COACHES: Denny Douds (Slippery Rock '63) holds the PSAC record for career wins with a 227-147-3 record in his 37th season as head football coach at ESU. He is in his 45th season at ESU overall and is one of five active coaches in Division II, and one of just 18 coaches in all of college football, with at least 200 career victories. He has led the Warriors to nine PSAC titles and four NCAA Playoff appearances. For more information on Coach Douds and the ESU coaching staff, please see page 12 of the game notes.

Luckhardt (Purdue '70) is in his ninth season as head coach at California and 26th year as a collegiate head coach, owning a record of 207-65-2 for a .759 career winning percentage. He has a 70-28 record at Cal and has led the Vulcans to three straight NCAA Regional championships and five straight PSAC West titles. He guided Washington & Jefferson to 137 wins and 11 NCAA Division III Playoff appearances in 17 seasons.

LAST TIME OUT: IUP ran for 209 yards on 45 carries and held No. 25 ESU in check after a pair of scoring drives in the first quarter as the Crimson Hawks pulled out a 23-17 win at Eiler-Martin Stadium. ESU got off to a quick start in its first game with a national ranking since 2006, opening a 10-0 lead in the first 10 minutes on a 33-yard field goal by Fr. K Taylor Groff and a 29-yard TD pass from R-Sr. QB Matt Marshall to So. TB Kendrick Williams before IUP scored 23 straight points. A 13-point second quarter gave the Crimson Hawks a 13-10 halftime lead, and Bo Napoleon's TD pass to Nate Morrow stretched the lead to 23-10 with just under 10 minutes left in the fourth quarter. The Warriors pulled within 23-17 on Marshall's 5-yard TD pass to R-Sr. WR Jeff Giglio with 32 seconds remaining, but IUP recovered the onside kick to seal the win.

IUP outgained ESU, 424-292, and held advantages of 215-147 through the air and 205-145 on the ground. Harvie Tuck ran for 89 yards and a TD on 20 carries, Pat Smith was 14-for-18 for 196 yards before leaving due to injury in the third quarter and Mychal Skinner caught seven passes for 128 yards. Williams led the Warriors with 165 all-purpose yards, including 116 yards from scrimmage (85 rushing, 31 receiving).

The loss to IUP was preceded by a 57-0 win at Pace in the season opener. Marshall was named the PSAC East Offensive Player of the Week after going 22-for-33 for 337 yards and a career-high 5 TDs through the air and had 363 yards of total offense. His passing yards and total offense were both the third-most in his career at ESU. Three players scored their first career TDs - So. TB Eric Deery scored on a 2-yard run, and Fr. TB Dusty Reed (44-yard catch) and R-Fr. TB Joe Klebon (68-yard catch) scored in their first career games.

Defensively, the Warriors had 9 sacks and 5 takeaways, with 12 total players involved in either a sack or a turnover. The shutout was ESU's 27th under head coach Denny Douds and the 5th in a season opener.

OFFENSIVE SNAPSHOT
• 17 pts, 292 yds (147 passing) vs. IUP; led PSAC in all 3 categories in week 1 (57 pts, 500 yds, 380 passing)
• 2009 — 2nd in PSAC in total offense (405.3 ypg), 3rd in passing (270.5 ypg), 5th in scoring (29.3 ppg)
• 8 returning starters from last season

• R-Sr. QB Matt Marshall moved into 6th in school history with 42 career passing TDs last week
• Marshall can reach 300 completions, 4,500 passing yards and 5,000 yards of total offense this week
• 2nd in PSAC in QB rating (168.5), 3rd in total offense (278.0), 4th in passing (242.0 ypg)
• PSAC East Offensive Player of the Week with 337 pass yds (363 total offense) and career-high 5 TDs at Pace
• Warriors completed passes to 10 different receivers at Pace and 8 vs. IUP
• 6 players have a TD reception through first two games (8 players caught TDs in 2009)

• So. TB Kendrick Williams had career-high 165 all-purpose yards vs. IUP (85 rush, 31 receiving, 49 KR)
• R-Sr. WR Ed Kiser has a catch in 25 straight games and is averaging 17.8 yards per catch for his career
• R-Sr. WR Jeff Giglio has caught a TD pass in both games this season and has 15 TDs in his last 21 games
• Offensive line has allowed 2 sacks this season (41 sacks in 2009, 2nd-most in PSAC); returns 4 starters

DEFENSIVE SNAPSHOT
• Warriors defense has been on the field for nearly 35 minutes per game the first two weeks
• All 11 starters in the first 2 games are juniors or seniors (8 players in at least 4th year in program)
• 7 returning starters from last season

• Leads PSAC with 5.0 sacks per game (9 at Pace, 1 vs. IUP)
• 1 interception in first two games (led PSAC with 18 interceptions last year)
• 2009 — t-3rd in DII in red zone defense (62%), 4th in 4th down defense (19%), t-11th in takeaways (33)

• 5 linebackers have made at least 5 career starts
• R-Sr. OLB Matt Freed is 5th in school history with 295 career tackles
• 10 tackles, 1.5 TFL vs. IUP (10+ tackles in 17 of 25 career starts)
• Two-time All-American after recording 258 tackles, 29.0 TFL and 14.0 sacks over the past two seasons
• Sr. CB David Castillo has made 30 consecutive starts, most among active players

SPECIAL TEAMS SNAPSHOT
• Fr. K Taylor Groff is 3-for-4 on FG and 9-for-9 on PAT (only miss was 43-yarder on bad hold at Pace)
• t-2nd among PSAC kickers with 18 points
• 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 averaging 37.1 yards on 7 punts and had 51-yarder downed at 2 vs. IUP
• 2-year starting kicker in 2007 and 2008, 1st team All-PSAC East and 2nd team All-Region in 2007
• Holds school records with 53-yard FG vs. IUP and 5 FG in one game vs. West Chester, both in 2007

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

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

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

2009: 132 tackles, 18.0 TFL, 10.0 sacks, 1 FF
• Led PSAC in tackles, TFL and sacks
• t-12th in DII in tackles/game (11.0)
• 7th in DII in solo tackles/game (6.2)
• 20 tackles vs. Slippery Rock (t-4th in DII)
• 14 solo tackles vs. Kutztown (t-1st in DII)
2008: 126 tackles, 11.0 TFL, 4.0 sacks, 4 Int., 1 FF, 2 FR
• Led PSAC, t-6th in DII in tackles/game (11.5)

• 1st ESU player with consecutive 100-tackle seasons since All-American Kevin Nagle (1998-2000)
• 10+ tackles in 17 of 25 career starts; 13+ tackles in 7 games
• Tackle for a loss in 20 games (11 of 12 in 2009)

ESU Career Tackles
1. Jeff Johnson (1975-78) 520
2. Kevin Nagle (1997-00) 477
3. Dan Murray (1984-87) 358
4. Mike Reichenbach (1980-83) 335
5. Matt Freed (2007-10) 295
6. Greg Thoman (2002-05) 280

PLAYING EARLY AND OFTEN: The Warriors have played 6 true freshmen this season — TB Dusty Reed, FB Darius Jackson, K Taylor Groff, LB Don Kinney, Jr., OLB Derek Brown and DB David Ogbonnaya.

Head coach Denny Douds put 8 true freshmen on the field last season after playing just 5 players in their first year of eligibility in 2007-08.

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 is 11-5 as a starter, going 8-4 last year and 2-0 in 2008, winning starts vs. Cheyney in week 5 and at Slippery Rock in the final game of the season.

MARSHALL'S 2010 SEASON
• t-1st in PSAC in TD passes (7), 2nd in QB rating (168.5), 3rd in total offense (278.0), 4th in passing (242.0 ypg)
• 12th in DII in QB rating, 26th in total offense and 38th in passing yards
• 16-for-25 for 147 yards, 2 TD and 1 Int.; 12 rush for 46 yards vs. IUP
• 22-for-33 for 337 yards, 5 TD and 1 Int.; 2 rush for 26 yards at Pace
• Final 3 quarters at Pace — 17-for-24 for 304 yards, 5 TD and 1 Int. (5 TD in span of 18:30)
• 1st quarter at Pace — 5-for-9 for 33 yards
• 1st quarters in 2009 — 66-for-96 (68.6 percent) for 1,172 yards, 10 TD and 3 Int.

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

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

MARSHALL'S CAREER
• 2nd in ESU history in QB rating (156.0) and completion percentage (60.1)
• 12 games with 200+ passing yards - 1 in 2010, 8 in 2009, 3 in 2008
• 6 games with 300+ passing yards - 1 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 - 29 at Kutztown, 2009

IN THE FRONT ROW: Four of the five starters return on the offensive line, all underclassmen, for the 2010 season. 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 3, from left to right:
• LT R-So. Wrenton Wright II - 14 career starts, started all 12 games at RT last season
• LG R-So. Seve Rivers - 11 career starts, started first 9 games at LG last season (missed last 3 due to injury)
• C R-Jr. Dan Caffrey - has started all 25 games at C over the last two years
• RG R-Fr. Greg Blue - has started first 2 career games, named top lineman in Chest-mont in 2008 at Unionville HS
• RT R-Jr. Zach Sarginger - 14 career starts, started all 12 games at RG last season; Academic All-District selection

Protecting Marshall:
• ESU has allowed 2 sacks on 51 pass attempts
• The Warriors surrendered 41 sacks last season, the 2nd-most in the conference, on 361 passing attempts

THE WIDE RECEIVERS: ESU returned its top four receivers from last season in R-Sr. Jeff Giglio, R-Sr. Ed Kiser, R-So. Jordan Hallman and So. Bryan Ogden. The quartet had 2,134 yards and 17 TDs last season, accounting for almost 2/3 of the Warriors' 3,246 yards through the air.

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).

Giglio and Kiser can both reach 2,000 career receiving yards this season. Last year, Sam Shuman became the 8th Warrior with 2,000 receiving yards finishing his four-year career with 2,043 yards.

Jeff Giglio - 15 TD catches in last 21 games (16 career TDs), went over 100 career catches at Pace
• 2nd team All-PSAC East in 2009 and was 6th in Division II with 118.2 yards per game through the first 4 weeks
• Missed 3 of the last 5 games due to injury
• Finished year 8th in the PSAC with 67.0 receiving yards and 98.8 all-purpose yards per game
• Led ESU with 41 catches and 10 TDs and was 2nd on team with 749 yards in 2008
• 5 100-yard games in 6-game stretch spanning 2008-09 (last 2 of 2008, 3 of first 4 in 2009)

Ed Kiser - has a catch in 25 straight games, leads Warriors with 9 catches for 101 yards
• Led the Warriors with 43 catches for 805 yards and scored 6 TDs last season
• Had 11 catches for 177 yards and go-ahead 12-yard TD in 27-20 (OT) win at Kutztown, 215 all-purpose yards
• Had 5 catches for 121 yards vs. Edinboro in NCAA Playoffs, 188 all-purpose yards
• Finished year 7th in the PSAC with 67.1 receiving yards and 102.3 all-purpose yards per game
• 17.8 yards per catch (career), has 3 career plays of 80+ yards, including 96-yard catch at Millersville in 2008
• Held ESU record in indoor 400m (49.49) in 2008 and was member of three record-setting relay teams

Jordan Hallman - 3rd on team in catches (29), 5th in yards (359) and scored 6 TDs as R-FR
• Season-high 6 catches for 42 yards, go-ahead 5-yard TD pass in 21-20 win at West Chester
• Season-high 102 yards and 2 TDs on 5 catches vs. Slippery Rock

Bryan Ogden - 4th on team in catches (26) and yards (367) and scored 2 TDs as true FR
• Season-high 106 yards and TD on 4 catches vs. Millersville
• Had 4 catches for 50 yards and 3-yard TD vs. Edinboro in NCAA Playoffs

• R-Fr. Robert Bleiler started and had 5 catches for 57 yards at Pace in his ESU debut
• R-So. Wade Williams has 3 catches for 23 yards and made his first career catch for 13 yards in NCAA Playoffs

• ESU had 5 players with 100-yard receiving games last year, along with a 97-yard game from Sam Shuman
• 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 89 of its 92 games since 2002. Jimmy Terwilliger (2003-06) had a TD pass in 47 of his 48 career games, including an NCAA Division II record 39 straight.

THE RUNNING GAME: The Warriors will turn to four players to carry the running game this season in sophomores Eric Deery and Kendrick Williams, redshirt freshman Joe Klebon and true freshman Dusty Reed.

Deery and Williams both contributed as true freshmen last season as starting tailback Zach Krise (128.0 ypg through first 3 games) was forced out of the lineup due to injury. The Warriors averaged 134.8 yards per game on the ground last year, their most since 2005. They ran the ball on 55.2 percent of their offensive plays and averaged 37.1 rushing attempts per game, both the most since 2001.

Kendrick Williams - 116 yards from scrimmage, career-high 165 all-purpose yards vs. IUP
• 829 yards from scrimmage (533 rushing, 276 receiving) and 5 TDs (3 rush, 2 rec) in 9 career games
• 2009: 99 carries, 436 yards (4.4 avg.), 3 TD; 12 catches, 245 yards (20.4 avg.), 1 TD
• Played in final 7 games (started 6) and averaged 97.3 all-purpose yards per game
• 6 carries for 50 yards on go-ahead TD drive in 4th quarter of 21-20 win at West Chester (ESU debut)
• Nottingham (NJ) HS: 3rd team All-State, 2,186 yards, 22 TDs, 320 carries

Career-Highs
• All-Purpose Yds - 165 vs. IUP, 2010
• Rushing Yds - 96 vs. Millersville, 2009
• Receiving Yds - 103 at Kutztown, 2010

Eric Deery - 16 carries for 63 yards, 1st career TD at Pace
• 22 carries for 78 yards this season
• 2009: 51 carries, 277 yards (5.4 avg.); 2 catches, 10 yards
• 100+ rushing yards in 2 games (15-121 at Cheyney, 18-102 vs. Millersville)
• First true freshman with 100-yard game since Stewart Ford had 5 100-yard games in 1997
• Phillipsburg (NJ) HS: 3rd team All-State, 2nd in school history with 1,718 yards

Joe Klebon - team-high 108 all-purpose yards at Pace, including 68-yard TD catch
• 152 all-purpose yards in first 2 games (19 rushing, 68 receiving, 65 kick returns)
• Riverside HS: 1st team All-State, school record 4,365 career rushing yards

Dusty Reed - 44-yard TD catch at Pace
• Delone Catholic HS: 1st team All-State , 3,100 career rushing yards and 54 TDs (28 TDs as senior)

FULLBACKS: R-Sr. Brent Jones and Fr. Darius Jackson will be utilized as fullbacks. Jones scored 5 rushing TDs, all on one-yard runs, in 2009 and had 13 carries for 44 yards and 10 catches for 74 yards.

THE TIGHT ENDS: R-Sr. Matt Brown, R-Fr. Lukas Mason and true freshmen Nick Hagemann and Steven Jones give the Warriors four tight ends on the roster. Brown, a 6th-year senior, redshirted in 2005 and received a medical redshirt in 2008. He has played in 29 games with 5 starts and has 10 catches for 68 yards in his career at ESU.

KEEPING THE DEFENSE OFF THE FIELD
• ESU is last among the 16 PSAC schools in time of possession, holding the ball for 25:16 per game
• ESU ranked 6th in the PSAC last season, averaging 30:09 per game
• First season above 30:00 since 2002, when the Warriors ranked 5th at 31:09

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

IN THE RED ZONE
2010: 9th in PSAC, scoring points on 7 of 9 possessions (78%), including 4 TDs (44%)
2009: 5th in PSAC, scoring points on 34 of 43 possessions (79%), including 26 TDs (60%)
2008: 1st in PSAC, scoring points on 44 of 48 possessions (92%), including 32 TDs (72%)

THIRD DOWN OFFENSE
• The Warriors were 6th in the PSAC with a 39.0 percent rate on 3rd down conversions in 2009
• Ranked 2nd at 46.1 percent in 2008

TURNOVER MARGIN
• PSAC-high 5 takeaways and 5 giveaways in season opener
• Led PSAC and tied for 7th in DII in turnover margin (+0.83) in 2009
• +10 margin reversed a trend of 3 straight years with a negative margin
• +13 margin in eight wins last season (-3 in four losses)

PRESSURE DEFENSE
• ESU has created 3+ turnovers in 9 of last 16 games
• 0 takeaways in 3 of last 5 losses (Ship, Edinboro 2009; IUP 2010)
• 33 takeaways last season were 8 more than the 2nd-best team (California, 15 games) in the PSAC
• Led PSAC in both interceptions (18) and fumble recoveries (15)
• 7 takeaways (6 interceptions) vs. Slippery Rock

ESU's national ranks in defensive categories in 2009:
• t-3rd - Red Zone, 62% (24-39)
• 4th - 4th Down, 19% (3-16)
• t-11th - Takeaways, 33
• t-15th - Interceptions, 18
• t-15th - Fumble Recoveries, 15
• 22nd - Sacks, 2.75 per game (33 total)

DEFENSIVE PERFORMANCE vs. PACE
• 8 players were involved in creating Warriors' 5 takeaways
• 8 players were involved in the Warriors' 9 sacks (most in at least 10 years)
• Jr. DE Brett Moss, Fr. OLB Derek Brown and Fr. LB Don Kinney, Jr. all had sacks in first career games for the Warriors

DEFENSIVE PERFORMANCE VS. IUP
• Allowed 200+ rushing yards for 5th time in last 11 games (1-4 record)
• on the field for 35:54, the most since 37:30 at Ship last year (L 38-14)
• IUP had the ball for 10+ minutes in 2nd and 3rd quarters (318 yards)
• Warriors had 5 pass breakups, IUP was 17-for-24 passing for 215 yards
• held IUP to 2 TDs in 6 red zone chances and blocked one field goal (Kevin Schafer)

LAST TIME VS. CALIFORNIA (2007, L 26-3)
• Limited Vulcans to 244 yards (34-89 yds rushing, 15-25, 155 yds passing)
• Cal had 83 yards on 22 plays in 1st half (4 punts, 2 interceptions)
• 2-for-12 on 3rd down and one drive longer than 60 yards

Linebacker - 4 returning starters, 5 with starting experience
• Top 5 combined for 401 tackles, 30 TFL, 16.5 sacks, 10 FF and 3 Int. in 2009
• R-Sr. OLB Matt Freed - 132 tackles, 18.0 TFL, 10.0 sacks (led PSAC in all 3)
• Sr. OLB Mark Kalo - 12 starts, 75 tackles, 4.0 TFL, 2.0 sacks, 4 FF (led PSAC)
• R-Jr. LB Taylor Cave - 12 starts, 76 tackles, 2.5 TFL, 1.0 sacks, 2 Int., 6 PBU
• Sr. LB Kevin Schafer - 8 games (7 starts), 48 tackles, 2.0 TFL, 1.0 sacks
• started 2 games at FS as true freshman in 2007
• Jr. LB Mike Bergey - 12 games (5 starts), 70 tackles, 3.5 TFL, 2.5 sacks
• R-Jr. OLB Bryan Billger - 2-year letterwinner as OLB/special teams
• R-Jr. LB Dennis Lynch - 1st career letter last year
• Fr. OLB Derek Brown - brother of R-Sr. TE Matt Brown, 5 tkl, sack at Pace

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 - 30 straight starts, 6 career Int., 18 PBU, 99 tackles
• 44 tackles, 2 Int., in 2009; 15 passes defensed (2nd in PSAC) in 2008
• R-Jr. Shawnte Carroll - 15 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 - played in 11 games in 2009, 1st career Int. at Cheyney
• Fr. David Ogbonnaya - saw first career action on special teams vs. IUP

Safety - replacing Nicholas Artinger (Daktronics All-Region 1st team)
• Jr. Herschel Thornton - team-high 17 tackles (13 solo) in 2 starts
• NJCAA All-American at Lackawanna JC, originally signed at Minnesota
• R-So. Zechariah Runkle - returned from injury vs. IUP, 9 career games

Defensive End - replacing Jeff Case (PSAC East 2nd team) and Matt Faas
• Jr. Brett Moss - transfer from Lackawanna JC, sack, FF at Pace
• Sr. Alex Figueroa - 2-year letterwinner, sack at Pace
• R-Jr. Jon Weber - 1st career letter last year
• Sr. Richard Peter - 2-year letterwinner; 20-yard FR for TD at Pace

Defensive Tackle - 1 returning starter, replacing Keith Galinsky
• R-Jr. Rudy Cerami - 10 tackles, TFL this year
• only returning starter on DL, started 11 games in 2009
• 34 tackles, 5.0 TFL, 2.5 sacks, 2 fumble recoveries
• R-Jr. Cody Berry - 10 tackles, 1.5 sacks, FF, FR, PBU this year
• 8.0 career sacks in 2 years (DE in 2008, DT in 2009)
• R-So. Sam Hull - 1st career letter last year
• R-Fr. Mark Wroblewski - 1st career action this season

WARRIORS ON SPECIAL TEAMS
• Fr. K Taylor Groff and Sr. P Greg Knauss are 1st-year starters
• Douds has had 14 1st team kickers and 13 1st team punters in his 36 seasons as head coach at ESU
• Groff is 3-for-4 on FG and 9-for-9 on PAT (t-2nd in points in PSAC)
• made from 29 and 33 yards, missed from 43 (bad hold)
• 1st team All-State at Manheim Central HS on AAA runner-up team
• Knauss had 3 punts for 35.3 avg., 1 inside the 20 and long of 36 at Pace
• 1st team All-PSAC East and 2nd team Daktronics All-Region kicker in 2007 and was 25-38 on field goals in 2007-08
• Net punting average (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.)

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 443-283-19 (.607)

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

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

The Warriors have a 117-63 record (.650) at Eiler-Martin Stadium under head coach Denny Douds and a 36-20 home record (.643) since 2000.

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

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

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

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

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

WARRIORS ON TV
• Blue Ridge TV-13 will broadcast ESU football for the 23rd year this season, with all five home games airing live across the region
• Veteran play-by-play man Chris Doty is joined by color commentator Jim Riley and sideline reporter Mike Remish
• ESU also expects to announce a partnership with PA SportsFever, which has broadcast seven games over the past three seasons.

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