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SATURDAY  l  1:00 p.m.  l  SETH GROVE STADIUM, Shippensburg, Pa.

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Radio: Live on WVPO 840 AM for the 51st season, and redzonemedia.com. Chuck Seese, the 2009 PSAC Heaslip Media Award recipient, is in his 25th season as the voice of the Warriors, with Bob Brittain in his 13th year providing the color commentary. Pre-game begins at 12:30 p.m.


1st & 10 ...  Complete Game Notes (PDF)

1 • ESU (2-0), picked 5th in the PSAC East, travels to Shippensburg (0-2), the defending divisional champ and preseason favorite, in the PSAC East opener for both schools.

2 • Shippensburg won last year's meeting, 63-21, at Eiler-Martin Stadium. ESU led 14-7 early in the 2nd quarter before the Red Raiders rattled off 56 consecutive points. The 63 points were the 2nd-most allowed by an ESU defense.

3 • ESU is coming off a 70-7 win at Seton Hill on Saturday night. The Warriors led 30-0 at the end of the 1st quarter and 42-0 at halftime. Their yardage differential of 398 (535 to 137) was 3rd-most for the Warriors under head coach Denny Douds.

4 • Douds, in his 40th season, is 25th in college football history with 239 career wins. He tied Woody Hayes with 238 in the opener.

5 • Shippensburg, 7th in the AFCA DII preseason poll, opened with a 33-0 loss at #25 Shepherd. They trailed 44-10 at halftime in a 58-38 loss at Slippery Rock last week.

6 • Shippensburg QB Zach Zulli was the 3rd PSAC player to win the Harlon Hill Award last year, joining ESU QB Jimmy Terwilliger (2005) and Bloomsburg TB Irv Sigler (1997).

7 • Ship led DII in total offense (529.9 ypg) and was 2nd in passing (387.7 ypg) and scoring (46.9 ppg) last year. Through 2 games, the Red Raiders are 129th in total offense (305.5), 55th in passing (269.0) and 125th in scoring (19.0).

8 • Shippensburg is 163rd (last) in DII in 3rd down conversion percentage at 13.5 (5-37). ESU is 7th in 3rd down defense at 19.2 (5-26).

9 • ESU is 5th in DII in time of possession (36:37) and 18th in rushing (255.5). Last week at Seton Hill, 4 backs had 10+ carries for the 1st time since 1979, led by R-Fr. TB Robert Healy (16, 111 yards).

10 • ESU leads the PSAC in total defense (269.5 ypg) after holding Seton Hill to 137 yards, including -11 yards rushing. The Warriors also have solid pass defense numbers, ranking 15th in DII in pass efficiency defense (88.1).

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