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1 • ESU (4-2, 2-1) hosts Kutztown (3-3, 3-0), the PSAC East leader, on Homecoming Weekend in the NCAA Division II Football Showcase televised by the American Sports Network. KU has won 2 straight and 5 of the last 6 in a high-scoring series, averaging 73 combined points since 2010.

2 • ESU's R-Sr. TB Robert Healy (149.8 ypg) and Kutztown's R-So. RB Craig Reynolds (107.3 ypg) rank 1st and 3rd in the PSAC in rushing.

3 • ESU head coach Denny Douds moves into sole possession of 8th on the NCAA all-division list for games coached (447), and sole possession of 4th on the list of games coached at one school.
3a • Games coached at 1 school (entering week):
1. 607 - John Gagliardi (St. John's MN)
2. 588 - Eddie Robinson (Grambling)
3. 548 - Joe Paterno (Penn State)
4. 446 - Denny Douds (East Stroudsburg)
    446 - Roy Kidd (Eastern Kentucky)

4 • ESU inducts 8 individuals and the 2000 men's soccer team into its Athletic Hall of Fame this weekend. The HOF class includes 3 football players • Frank Miriello '67 (captain of 1966 team)
• Curtis Bunch '91 (1991 AFCA All-America safety)
• James Franklin '95 (1994 Harlon Hill candidate at QB, 3rd year as head coach at Penn State)

5 • Last Time Out: Healy gained 208 yards from scrimmage and scored 4 TD, and R-Sr. QB Bruce Campbell had 330 yards total offense (242 pass, TD; 88 rush, TD) in a 38-23 win at Millersville. Healy ran for 163 yards (ESU record 15th 100-yard game) and 3 TD, and had 45 yards receiving and a TD.

6 • Douds, in his 43rd season, ranks16th on the NCAA all-division wins list (260). Douds holds the PSAC record for career wins and ranks 2nd among active NCAA coaches.
6a • Douds' 43 seasons as a head coach are 10th in NCAA history, and his 43 seasons at ESU are t-5th at one school.

7 • R-Sr. TB Robert Healy is the NCAA Division II leader in yards from scrimmage, ranks 3rd in rushing yards per game and is t-1st in total TD (15).  

YARDS FROM SCRIMMAGE
1. 203.2 - Robert Healy (ESU)
2. 199.5 - Austin Ekeler (Western State)
3. 168.5 - Michael Anderson (WV Wesleyan)

RUSHING YPG
1. 180.0 - Austin Ekeler (Western State)
2. 157.0 - Max Mickey (Sioux Falls)
3. 149.8 - Robert Healy (ESU)

8 • Healy is ESU's all-time leader in rushing yards (3,729) and yards from scrimmage (5,571). He ranks 2nd among active DII players in career yards from scrimmage and 4th in career rushing yards.

9 • ESU has had 22 players make starts on defense this season.  Just 5 Warriors - R-Sr. DE Ahmad McFarland, R-Jr. NG Marc Ranaudo, R-Jr. LB Mike Wiand, R-Jr. LB Sekou Jones and Sr. FS Jimmy Verzicco - have started all 6 games.

10 • R-So. P Sam O'Brien leads the PSAC and is 17th in NCAA DII in punting average (42.2).  He was named PSAC East Special Teams Athlete of the Week, twice pinning Millersville inside its 5-yard line and leading to 14 points in ESU's 38-23 win.

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THE SERIES: ESU and Kutztown have met 64 times, with the Warriors holding a 44-19-1 advantage. Kutztown won 63-17 last year, its 5th victory in the last 6 meetings. ESU's victry in that stretch was a 43-26 road win 2013. Prior to Kutztown's recent run, ESU won 9 straight from 2001-09. ESU head coach Denny Douds is 26-16 in his first 42 contests against the Golden Bears, playing every year since 1974.

DOUDS' MILESTONES: Douds is one of 13 men to reach 40 seasons as head coach in NCAA football history, the 9th to coach 40 years at one school, and the 5th to spend all of his 40+ year career at the same institution. He joins Eddie Robinson (Grambling, 1941-42, 45-97), John E. Dorman (Upper Iowa, 1905-06, 09-42, 45-59), Joe Paterno (Penn State, 1966-2011) and Jim Malosky (Minn.-Duluth, 1958-97) on that list.

Entering this week: has coached more games (446) than any active coach in NCAA football ... ranks 1st in DII history in games coached (set in 2011), and t-8th in NCAA history ... 2nd in career wins (260) among active NCAA coaches ... 1st in the PSAC in career wins (set in 2008) and 16th in NCAA history ... 61 career wins since turning 65 - more than 11 of the other 15 PSAC coaches have in their careers.

DOUDS DWARFS PSAC EAST: Douds had 256 career wins entering 2016 ... the other 7 coaches in the PSAC East had combined for 197 wins while coaching in the PSAC - WCU's Bill Zwaan (108), Ship's Mark Maciejewski (39), Bloom's Paul Darragh (28), KU's Jim Clements (13), Mill's Greg Breitbach (4), Cheyney's Chris Roulhac (3) and LHU's Dave Taynor (2) ... Douds had coached 42 seasons in the PSAC entering 2016 (other 7 - combined for 31).

THE HEAD COACHES: Denny Douds (Slippery Rock '63) has a career record of 260-183-3 (.586) in his 43rd season. He is in his 51st season at ESU overall, including 8 years as an assistant coach from 1966-73. He has led the Warriors to 9 PSAC titles and 4 NCAA Playoff appearances since taking over as head coach in 1974. His teams won outright state titles in 1975, 1978 and 1982 before the State Game was discontinued following the 1987 season. His teams have claimed PSAC East divisional titles in 1975, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1991, 2002 and 2003. NCAA Playoff appearances have come in 1991, 2004, 2005 - when the Warriors won the Northeast Region title and advanced to the national semifinals - and 2009.

Jim Clements (Widener '96) is 16-12 in his 3rd season at Kutztown, and has a career record of 82-36 in his 11th collegiate season, including a mark of 66-24 in 8 years at Delaware Valley (2006-13). Kutztown was 7-4 (5-2 PSAC East) in 2015, and 6-5 (5-4 PSAC) in 2014. He previously led Delaware Valley to 4 straight Middle Atlantic Conference championships (2008-11) and 3 NCAA 2nd round appearances (2009-11). He was a 3-time MAC Coach of the Year and posted an 11-1 record in 2011, including an undefeated regular season. Clements was assistant head coach/defensive coordinator for 2 years following a 6-year stint his alma mater, Widener.

TRENDING UP: ESU has notched 3 straight winning seasons (6-5 in 2014 and 2015, 7-4 in 2013), building on a 5-5 mark in 2012 after consecutive 3-8 seasons in 2010 and 2011. Since 2000, ESU is 116-76 (.604) with a .500+ record in 13 of 16 years.

PROGRAM WINS: ESU has a 476-319-19 (.596) record in its 89th year of varsity football - ranking 4th among PSAC programs in all-time victories ... West Chester (581), IUP (540), Slippery Rock (491) and Bloomsburg (453) are the only other PSAC programs with at least 450 wins ... As head coach, Douds is responsible for 54.8 percent of the program's games (446 of 814), and 54.6 percent of its wins (260 of 476) ... Including 68 games and 45 wins as an assistant coach under Charlie Reese from 1966-73, he has coached in 514 of the 814 games (63.1 percent) and 305 of the 476 wins (64.1 percent) in program history ... There have been at least 5 head coaches at every other PSAC school since Douds was named head coach in 1974.

DOUDS' FOES: Douds has faced 109 head coaches in his career at ESU ... Paul Hamilton (Brevard) was Douds' 109th opponent in the season opener ... Douds is 72-37 against first-time foes ... Douds faced Millersville's Gene Carpenter 27 times, and faced Danny Hale 26 times between his career at West Chester and Bloomsburg ... Among active coaches, his most frequent opponent is West Chester's Bill Zwaan (14).

RETURNING ALL-PSAC EAST: ESU has 4 players who have earned All-PSAC East status in their careers:
TB - R-Sr. Robert Healy (3-time All-PSAC East [1st team 2015, 2nd team 2013-14], 2013 Freshman of the Year)
OL - So. Michael Fleming (2015 2nd team - first ESU FR OL named All-PSAC East since 1975)
DE - R-Sr. Ahmad McFarland (2015 2nd team)
LB - R-Jr. Sekou Jones (2015 2nd team)

TAKEAWAYS FROM 38-23 WIN at MILLERSVILLE
1. R-Sr. TB Robert Healy set a school record with his 15th career 100-yard rushing game (5th in 6 games in 2016).
• surpassed Andre Castiglioni (14 - 1999-2001)
2. Healy set a school record for career rushing attempts (626), surpassing Rick Sterner's record (603 - 1988-92).
3. Healy entered ESU's career top 10 in receptions (133) and continues to close in on the 2,000-yard receiving mark.
4. R-Sr. QB Bruce Campbell had 330 yards total offense, including career-high 88 rushing yards (47 on 1st play)
5. Jr. WR Tim Wilson had 2 catches for 105 yards (49, 56 yards) and ranks 5th in PSAC in receiving (89.4 ypg).
6. Warriors defense had 3 takeaways and 7 sacks (first time with 3 takeaways/7 sacks since 2010 season opener).

WHAT TO LOOK FOR vs. KUTZTOWN
1. Healy is 111 all-purpose yards from ESU's career record. He has 5,571 yards (Evan Prall had 5,682 - 2003-06).
• Healy has not returned a kick or punt in his ESU career (Prall had 1,573 combined kick & punt return yards)
2. Healy has accounted for 46.6% of ESU's rushing/receiving yards this fall.
3. Both teams are both averaging more than 215 yards rushing and passing (ESU 2nd, KU 3rd in PSAC in rushing).
• Kutztown is 4th in PSAC in rush defense (101.7 ypg) (ESU is 15th at 219.2 ypg)
4. Kutztown Sr. WR Kellen Williams among active DII receivers: 7th yards (2,590), 8th receptions (186), t-5th TD (28).
5. R-Fr. QB Collin DiGalbo has led KU to 3 straight PSAC wins, averaging 245.0 passing ypg and 70.7 rushing ypg.
• DiGalbo threw for 247 yards and 2 TD and ran for 126 yards and 2 TD in last week's 34-24 win vs. Bloomsburg

YOUTH MOVEMENT: After graduating 11 seniors and losing 8 starters, the Warriors' 2016 roster featured 42 players (31 true freshmen, 11 redshirt freshmen) who have never competed collegiately ... ESU has 9 true freshmen and 9 redshirt freshmen in this week's depth chart ... ESU has played 12 true freshmen in 2016 ... 15 Warriors have made their 1st career starts ... 28 players have seen their first career action with the Warriors ... Of the 37 returners who had seen collegiate action for the Warriors, 30 were letterwinners in 2015.

TWO TERWILLIGERS: Jimmy Terwilliger, the 2005 Harlon Hill Trophy winner as a junior at ESU, is in his 2nd year on the Warriors' coaching staff as defensive backs coach ... He joins his father, Mike Terwilliger, ESU's offensive coordinator, on Denny Douds' staff ... Mike Terwilliger enters his 39th year as assistant coach after 4 years as ESU's starting QB from 1974-77 - Douds' first 4 years as head coach ... Mike was a 2-time 1st team All-PSAC East selection, leading ESU to a 30-4-1 record, the 1975 PSAC championship (10-0) and a tie in the 1976 State Game (9-0-1) ... Jimmy was 36-12 in 4 years as ESU's starting QB from 2003-06 and is the only 4-time 1st team All-PSAC East QB in conference history ... he set 18 DII and 2 NCAA all-division records, tying the all-time mark with 148 career TD passes and setting DII records for passing yards (14,350) and total offense (16,064), among other standards.

THE OFFENSE

ESU is averaging 218.2 rushing ypg (2nd in PSAC), on pace for the Warriors' highest average since 1976 (239.6 ypg)
• ESU has finished in the top half of the PSAC in rushing 3 times since 2002 (4th in 2013, 7th in 2012, 6th in 2005)

ESU is averaging 217.5 passing ypg (13th in PSAC) after averaging 300+ yards per game in each of the last 5 years:
• 1 of 2 teams in DII (along with Colorado Mines) with 300+ passing yards each year
• 2011 - 323.2 ypg (5th DII) ... 2012 - 327.6 (9th) ... 2013 - 318.6 (11th) ... 2014 - 329.1 (11th) ... 2015 - 361.5 (2nd)

WHO'S BACK (Starters)
TB Robert Healy (R-Sr.) ... FB Sean Roth (Sr.)
OL Fran McMenamin (Sr.) ... Devon Ackerman (R-Jr.) ... Norman Rogers III (R-Jr.) ... Michael Fleming (So.)

WHO'S GONE (Starters)
QB Matt Soltes ... WR Jon Schnaars, Gerard Wendowski, Joe Welk ... OL John Appice

ROBERT HEALY SEASON, CAREER NOTES

Honors:
• 2015 Football Gazette All-Region 2nd team (all-purpose back)
• 2015 All-PSAC East 1st team
• 2013 and 2014 All-PSAC East 2nd team
• 2013 PSAC East Freshman of the Year
• 2013 Football Gazette All-Region 3rd team

Records and Milestones:
• ESU career records for rushing (3,729), yards from scrimmage (5,571)
• 2nd in career all-purpose yards (5,571)
• 1st in career rushing attempts (626)
• 1st in career 100-yard rushing games (15)
• 1st ESU player with 2,000 career yards rushing, 1,000 receiving
• 2nd among ESU backs in career receptions (133)
• 2nd among ESU backs in career receiving yards (1,842)
• 9th in career receptions overall (133)

• 1st in games with 100 yards from scrimmage (33)
• 1st in games with 200 yards from scrimmage (7)
• 1st in games with 50+ yards rushing, receiving (16)
   [2nd-most is 4]
• 1st in games with 75+ yards rushing, receiving (5)
   [4 others total from 1974-2015]
• 1st in games with 100+ yards rushing, receiving (2)
   [1 other total from 1974-2015]
• 1st in consecutive games with 100 yards from scrimmage (12)
   [also has 2nd-most with 10 - active streak - and 3rd-most with 7]

• Has top 3 seasons in yards from scrimmage by an ESU back
    (1,641 in 2015 ... 1,378 in 2014 ... 1,333 in 2013)
• 100+ yards from scrimmage in 33 of 39 career games

• 2016 - most rush yds (736), yards from scrimmage (1,011) thru 5 games
   in 43 seasons under Denny Douds
• 2 of top 3 single-game yards from scrimmage in school history
• 292 yards at Mercyhurst (256 rushing, 36 receiving)
   [4th-most yards from scrimmage in DII this season]
• 274 vs. IUP (157 rushing, 117 receiving)
• 3 rush TD, pass TD vs. Cheyney (first ESU player under Douds)

• 2015 - only NCAA player with 750+ yards rushing (884), receiving (757)
• 1,641 yards from scrimmage (ESU record for back)
• 149.2 yards from scrimmage per game - 1st in PSAC, 9th in DII

• 2014 - one of 2 players in DII, and one of 10 in NCAA football, with
   500+ yards rushing and receiving
• 1,378 yards from scrimmage
• 125.3 yards from scrimmage per game - 3rd in PSAC, 32nd in DII

• 2013 - ESU freshman record with 1,129 rushing yards
• Ranks 2nd on ESU single-season list (1,160 - Andre Castiglioni, 2000)
• ESU freshman record for yards from scrimmage in a game
   (226 at Shippensburg - 189 rushing, 37 receiving)
• Tied ESU freshman record with 5 100-yard rushing games
• First ESU freshman named All-PSAC East since 2003
• 102.6 rushing ypg - 5th in PSAC, 37th in DII (#2 among freshmen)

THORP AWARD WINNER: Healy was the recipient of the Thorp Award as the top player in Nassau County in 2011 as a high school senior at East Meadow (N.Y.). Previous winners include D'Brickashaw Ferguson (2001), Amos Zereoue (1993-94), Matt Snell (1959), John Mackey (1958) and Jim Brown (1952).
• ran for 1,800 yards and 38 TD to set Long Island record for points (236) in a single season
• All-Long Island and 2nd team All-State
• led team to Nassau County championship

UNDER CENTER: R-Sr. QB Bruce Campbell has made 9 career starts (2 with 300 pass yds, 3 with 300 yds total offense)
• at Brevard: 14-for-26, 201 yds, 2 TD (8-for-10, 102 yds, TD in 2nd half)
• vs. IUP: 23-for-38, 309 yds, 3 TD (10-for-10, 149 yds, TD to start game) [314 yards total offense]
• at Mercyhurst: 14-for-27, 159 yds
• at Shippensburg: 12-for-32, 200 yds, 2 TD
• vs. Cheyney: 2-for-6, 77 yds, TD (4 rush, 54 yds)
• at Millersville: 10-for-19, 242 yds, TD (8 rush, 88 yds, TD) [330 yards total offense]

Campbell: 19 career games (13 games, 3 starts entering 2016 - started last 3 games with Matt Soltes out due to injury)
• He was the 32nd Warrior to start at QB under head coach Denny Douds

Campbell's career stats: 135-for-279, 2,012 yds, 15 TD, 15 Int ... 35 rush, 98 yds
• 2014: 59-for-124, 813 yds, 6 TD, 8 Int
• 2015: 1-for-7, 11 yds, 1 Int
• 2016: 75-for-148, 1,188 yds, 9 TD, 6 Int

Campbell's 3 starts in 2014:
• 12-for-25, 109 yds, TD, 2 Int at Bloomsburg (week 9 - 1st career start)
• 21-for-51, 266 yds, 3 TD, 3 Int vs. West Chester (week 10)
• 22-for-36, 375 yds, 2 TD, 1 Int at Gannon (week 11) [362 yards total offense]

DiGIORGIO MAKES DEBUT: R-Jr. QB Tim DiGiorgio made his ESU debut in ESU's 54-12 win vs. Cheyney in week 5.
• 6-for-10, 101 yds, TD vs. Cheyney
• 1-for-3, 7 yds at Millersville

• Transferred to ESU from Temple (member of program for 3 seasons - played in one game in 2015)
• 2-time 1st team All-Philadelphia Public League at Frankford and 2nd team All-City as a senior in 2012
• 17-6 record, 4,061 passing yards, 44 TD in 2 seasons as a starter

3 WARRIORS THROW TD PASSES vs. CHEYNEY:
Campbell (1), DiGiorgio (1) and Healy (1) threw TD passes in ESU's 54-12 win vs. Cheyney in week 5.
• 2nd time under Denny Douds (445 games) that 3 players threw a TD pass
• 2008 (W 45-18 at Millersville) - QB Tim Roken (2), QB Matt Marshall (2), WR Sam Shuman (1)
• Healy was the first ESU running back to throw a TD pass since 1988 (Rick Sterner to Dennis Mailhot vs. Kutztown)

TOP TARGET: R-Sr. TB Robert Healy, one of the most versatile offensive players in DII and ESU's all-time leader in rushing yards and yards from scrimmage, was ESU's top returning pass catcher entering the season:
• Receptions (66.9%) - 111 of 166 catches among ESU returners
• Receiving Yards (70.6%) - 1,522 of 2,157
• Receiving TD (61.1%) - 11 of 18

WILSON RETURNS: Jr. WR Tim Wilson returns to the Warriors after playing in 2012 and 2013. He is 2nd among current Warriors, behind Healy, in career receptions (45), yards (758) and TD (8).

• 2016 - 23 rec, 447 yds, 4 TD (89.4 ypg - 5th in PSAC)
• 5 rec, 58 yds, TD at Brevard (109 yds - 58 rec, 9 rush, 23 KR, 19 PR)
• 6 rec, 109 yds, 2 TD vs IUP (138 yds - 109 rec, 16 KR, 13 PR)
• 8 rec, 65 yds at Mercyhurst (144 yds - 65 rec, 64 KR, 15 PR)
• 2 rec, 110 yds, TD at Shippensburg (129 yds - 110 rec, 19 KR)
• dnp vs. Cheyney
• 2 rec, 105 yds at Millersville (plays of 56 & 49 yds)

• 2013 - 11 rec, 144 yds, 2 TD
• 4th on team with 663 all-purpose yds - 439 kick return, 73 punt return yds

• 2012 - 11 rec, 167 yds, 2 TD
• game-winning 33-yd TD in 35-28 win vs. West Chester

WARRIORS REPLACE TOP RECEIVERS: ESU continues to find productive receivers year after year. Career numbers for recent Warriors:
Jon Schnaars (2012-15) - 239 rec, 3447 yds, 45 TD
Gerard Wendowski (2012-15) - 80 rec, 1211 yds, 9 TD
Joe Welk (2012-15) - 64 rec, 1111 yds, 7 TD
Dusty Reed (2010-12, 14) - 183 rec, 2820 yds, 24 TD
Steven Jones (TE) (2011-14) - 87 rec, 1444 yds, 20 TD
Robert Bleiler (2010-13) - 153 rec, 2613 yds, 20 TD
Jordan Hallman (2009-12) - 105 rec, 1986 yds, 19 TD
Ed Kiser (2008-10) - 124 rec, 2109 yds, 14 TD
Jeff Giglio (2007-10) - 117 rec, 1901 yds, 18 TD
Sam Shuman (2006-09) - 131 rec, 2043 yds, 18 TD
Doug Ogden (2005-08) - 117 rec, 1808 yds, 20 TD
Evan Prall (2003-06) - 236 rec, 4093 yds, 50 TD (all ESU records)
Tim Strenfel (2002-05) - 193 rec, 3696 yds, 34 TD
Anthony Carfagno (FB) (2002-05) - 172 rec, 2425 yds, 27 TD

ROTH WELL-RESPECTED: Sr. FB Sean Roth was voted ESU's 2015 Red Shirt Award recipient by his teammates for his contributions to upholding the Warriors' football tradition.
• 2-year letterwinner has played in 27 games on offense, defense (linebacker in 2014) and special teams

• 2016 - 6 games (6 starts)
• 10 rush, 37 yds, TD ... 8 rec, 72 yds, TD ... 1 KR, 10 yds
• 10-yd rec TD at Brevard
• 6-yd rush TD vs IUP

• 2015 - 11 games (8 starts) at fullback
• 10 rec, 93 yds, TD ... 7 tackles, fumble recovery on special teams

WARRIORS VERSATILE: ESU carries 3 fullbacks and 2 tight ends for the 2016 season:

Sr. FB Sean Roth
• 2015 ESU Red Shirt Award winner has 119 all-purpose yards, 2 TD in 2016 (37 rush, 72 rec, 10 KR)

R-Fr. FB Dylan Smith
• 1 rush, 4 yds in 2016 (played in 2015 season opener vs. LIU Post - suffered season-ending injury)

Fr. FB Wyatt Clements
• 1 rec, 4 yds at Ship [All-State at Lehighton HS as standout FB/LB (4,005 career rushing yards)]

R-Sr. TE Anthony Castillo
• 2016 - 6 rec, 165 yds, 2 TD
• 2 rec, 61 yds at Brevard
• 1 rec, 19 yds at Mercyhurst
• 2 rec, 51 yds, 2 TD vs Cheyney (1st career TD at ESU)
• 1 rec, 34 yds at Millersville

• 2015 - 3 rec, 45 yds in 11 games (transferred from Kutztown)

Fr. TE Anthony Angelichio
• All-Berks County at Pottsville HS as TE/DE

IN THE BACKFIELD: Along with R-Sr. TB Robert Healy, two other Warriors - So. TB James Bell and R-So. TB Marquis Fells - are listed in this week's two-deep.

RINGING THE BELL
• 2016 - 140 all-purpose yds (21 rush, 104 yds, 3 TD ... 3 rec, 13 yds ... 2 KR, 23 yds)
• 10 rush, 67 yds, TD vs Cheyney

• 2015 - 6 rush, 21 yds, TD ... 8 rec, 51 yds ... 3 KR, 18 yds

• prior to ESU: No. 3 tailback on St. Joseph's Prep's back-to-back (2013-14) AAAA state championship teams
• 96 carries, 550 yds (10 rec, 51 yds) as a senior
• coached by former ESU QB Tim Roken (starter 2007-08), SJP offensive coordinator, and OL Tom Sugden (starter 2005-07), run game coordinator

FELLS ENTERS ROTATION
• 183 kick return yards (9 KR) with long of 32 in 73-42 loss vs #10 IUP
• 4 rec, 54 yds (28-yd catch at Mercyhurst)
• 1st career start vs Cheyney (lined up as slot receiver)

ANDERSON ARRIVES: Jr. TB Jaymar Anderson had 8 carries for 79 yards and a TD in the season opener at Brevard before leaving due to injury.

Transferred to ESU from Lackawanna College ... also attended Hargrave Military Academy ... All-State at West Windsor-Plainsboro North (N.J.) ... ran for 1,506 yards as a junior ... ran for 1,400 yards as a senior at Hargrave.

GOAL LINE OPTION: Departed TB Gerald Van De Cruz was ESU's short-yardage specialist, rushing for 26 TD (24 from inside the 5-yard line, and 16 from the 1-yard line) in 23 games from 2013-15.

FIRST PLAY THEATRICS: Healy scored on a 58-yard run on the game's first play from scrimmage vs. Millersville in 2013 - 19 seconds into the game.

The Warriors have scored on the game's first snap 5 times in 446 games under Douds:
14:41 - Robert Healy 58 yard run, 2013 vs. Millersville
14:37 - Robert Bleiler 75 yard pass from Matt Soltes, 2012 at Mercyhurst
14:40 - Ben Culver 85 yard pass from Jimmy Terwilliger, 2005 vs. Edinboro
14:40 - Mike Mancuso 79 yard pass from Damian Poalucci, 1996 vs. Millersville
14:41 - Jason Killian 76 yard run, 1994 at Springfield

FAMILY TRADITION: R-Fr. QB Tyler Soltes, the brother of 2015 All-America and Harlon Hill finalist QB Matt Soltes, will look to join an exclusive ESU list if he sees game action this season.

Matt and his father, Andy, are one of 3 father-son tandems to throw a TD pass for the Warriors under Douds. Other tandems are Mike and Jimmy Terwilliger, and Brian and Matt Marshall. Andy Soltes' only career TD pass was the game-winner in a 17-9 win at West Chester during the 1982 PSAC championship season.

ADDING IT ALL UP: TD passes by family ... Terwilligers 181 (Mike 33, Jimmy 148) ... Soltes 127 (Andy 1, Matt 126) ... Marshalls 66 (Brian 5, Matt 61) ... TD passes by fathers -- 39 ... TD passes by sons -- 335 and counting.

IN THE FRONT ROW: ESU returned 4 of its 5 starters from 2015, but just one started the season opener in the same spot where he finished last fall.

STABILITY UP FRONT: ESU has had just 32 players make starts on the offensive line in the last 10 years (since 2007). 7 Warriors have made at least 30 career starts:
• 46 - Mike Habel (2004-07), every game of career
• 45 - Dan Caffrey (2008-11), every game of career
• 43 - Wrenton Wright II (2009-12)
• 42 - Morgan Thomas (2006-09)
• 41 - Seve Rivers (2009-12)
• 39 - Greg Blue (2010-13)
• 33 - Zach Sarginger (2008-11)

# of players starting games on OL since 2007:
2007 - 6 (3 started every game)
2008 - 6 (4)
2009 - 7 (3)
2010 - 7 (3)
2011 - 6 (4)
2012 - 5 (5)
2013 - 6 (4)
2014 - 7 (3)
2015 - 7 (2)
2016 - 5 (5)

2016 Warriors offensive line has combined for 98 career starts:
28 - Devon Ackerman
26 - Fran McMenamin
24 - Norman Rogers III
14 - Michael Fleming (2015 All-PSAC East 2nd team)
6 - Levi Murphy

LT -- So. Michael Fleming (6-4, 300) -- 14 career starts
• All-PSAC East 2nd team (1st ESU FR OL named All-PSAC East since 1975)
• First start at LT in season opener
• Started last 8 games at RT after removing redshirt in 2015
• AAAA All-State at Easton HS in 2014

LG -- R-Fr. Levi Murphy (6-3, 290) -- 6 career starts
• First career game, start in season opener (redshirted 2015)
• All-YAIAA 1st team offensive tackle in 2014
• 2-time All-York County, 3-year letterwinner and 2-year captain

C -- R-Jr. Devon Ackerman (6-3, 300) -- 28 career starts (every game)
• First season at center
• Started all 22 games at LG in 2014 and 2015
• 2015 Academic All-America 1st team and PSAC Fall Top 10 (Biochemistry major, 4.0 GPA)

RG -- R-Jr. Norman Rogers III (6-3, 300) -- 24 consecutive starts at RG
• has started every game at RG since entering lineup in week 5 of 2014

RT -- Sr. Fran McMenamin (6-4, 280) -- 26 career starts
• Started 20 straight games at LT until week 10 of 2015 season (all 11 in 2014, first 9 in 2015)
• Served in U.S. Marines (2 tours in Afghanistan building camps) after graduating from Father Judge HS (Philadelphia) in 2007

THE DEFENSE

WHO'S BACK (Starters)
DE Ahmad McFarland (R-Sr.) ... Joseph Odebode (So.)
NG Marc Ranaudo (R-Jr.)
LB Sekou Jones (R-Jr.) ... Mike Wiand (R-Jr.)
CB Wesley Pierce (R-Jr.)
S Jimmy Verzicco (Sr.) ... Marc Gaudet (Jr.)

WHO'S GONE (Starters)
LB Kaje Cowans ... CB Teron Dobbs ... FS Dean Vitale

Current ESU defensive players combined for 105 career starts entering the season opener. Returning defensive experience entering the season opener the last 8 years:
• 2016 - 105 starts
• 2015 - 95
• 2014 - 167
• 2013 - 67
• 2012 - 17
• 2011 - 93
• 2010 - 120
• 2009 - 90

DEFENSIVE ALIGNMENT: ESU has shifted defensive alignments in recent years - from a 4-4 in 2012, to a 4-3 in 2013, to a 3-3-5 in 2014. The current alignment still has similarities to ESU defenses of the past, with 2 of the safeties playing close to the line of scrimmage.

22 STARTERS ON DEFENSE IN 2016
Just 5 Warriors have started all 6 games on ESU's defense:
DE Ahmad McFarland, NG Marc Ranaudo, LB Mike Wiand, LB Sekou Jones,
S Jimmy Verzicco

Starts by Position
DE - Ahmad McFarland (6)
DE - Justin Barat (2), Joseph Odebode (2), Mike Zakrzewski (2)
NG - Marc Ranaudo (6)
LB - Mike Wiand (6)
LB - Sekou Jones (6)
LB - Mike Poulter (4), Dakota Everett (1), Marquis Brownlee (1)
CB - Andre' Gray (3), Ryon Muse (3)
CB - Christian Campbell (2), Wesley Pierce (2), Jamal Cooley (1), Justin Haynes (1)
S - Nick Mallardi (3), Andrew Linder (2), Maurice Jackson (1)
S - Jimmy Verzicco (2), Justin Johnson (4)
FS - Jimmy Verzicco (4), Chase May (2)

ALL-PSAC EAST PICKS MCFARLAND, JONES LEAD RETURNERS
R-Sr. DE Ahmad McFarland and R-Jr. LB Sekou Jones were named to the All-PSAC East 2nd team for the Warriors' defense in 2015.

DEFENSIVE LINE DEPTH
McFarland, So. DE Joseph Odebode and R-Jr. NG Marc Ranaudo gave the Warriors all 3 returning starters on the defensive line.

DE --- R-Sr. Ahmad McFarland (26 career starts)
• Career (36 games) - 77 tackles (18.5 TFL), 8.5 sacks, 3 FF, 1 FR, 2 Blk
• All-PSAC East 2nd team
• 2016 (6 starts) - 11 tackles (3.5 TFL), 2 sacks, 1 Blk
• 2015 (11 starts) - 29 tackles (7.5 TFL), 2.0 sacks, 1 FF, 1 FR, 1 Blk
• blocked PAT with 52 seconds left vs. Ship (maintained 41-41 tie)

• 2014 (9 starts) - 31 tackles (4.5 TFL), 3.5 sacks, 2 FF
• 2013 (8 games) - 6 tackles, 2.5 TFL, sack

DE -- So. Joseph Odebode (12 career starts)
• 2016 (6 games, 2 starts) - 12 tackles (TFL), FR
• 2015 (10 starts) - 30 tackles (8.5 TFL), 4.5 sacks, 2 FF
• led Warriors in TFL
• 6 tackles (5 TFL), 3 sacks, FF vs. Millersville in week 7
• 1st ESU defender with 5+ TFL since at least 2001

NG -- R-Jr. Marc Ranaudo (16 career starts)
• 2016 (6 starts) - 32 tackles (8.0 TFL), 4 sacks, FF
• 2015 (10 starts) - 21 tackles (6.5 TFL), sack, FR
• all 6.5 TFL in final 5 games

• Transferred to ESU from Shippensburg (played in 8 games on OL as redshirt freshman in 2013 - moved to DL for ESU in preseason 2015)

So. DE Mike Zakrzewski has made his first 2 career starts this fall:
•  2016 (4 games, 2 starts) - 13 tackles (1.5 TFL)
•  2015 (11 games) - 6 tackles (1.0 TFL)

R-Fr. DE/DL Justin Barat has started the last 2 games:
• 2016 (6 games, 2 starts) - 8 tackles (1.5 TFL), 0.5 sacks

BACK IN BUSINESS
Jones and R-Jr. Mike Wiand are both returning starters at linebacker and have started all 6 games. Three Warriors have manned the middle linebacker spot.  

LB -- R-Jr. Sekou Jones (17 career starts)
• t-10th in PSAC in tackles per game (8.2)
• All-PSAC East 2nd team
• 2016 (6 starts) - 49 tackles (4.5 TFL), 3 sacks, FF
• 2015 (11 starts) - led ESU in tackles (73) in 1st year as starter
• 8.0 TFL, 1.5 sacks, FR, Int.
• Played for Jimmy Terwilliger at Pleasant Valley HS (All-Area LB)

LB -- R-Jr. Mike Wiand (15 career starts)
• 2016 (6 starts) - 37 tackles (4.0 TFL), 1.5 sacks, FF, 2 Int.
• 2015 (10 games, 9 starts) - 36 tackles (TFL), Int.
• Transferred to ESU from Penn State (member of program 2013-14)
• Played for James Franklin '95 at Penn State in 2014
• 3x All-District 4 at Mifflinburg as FR, SO and JR (missed SR - injury)

LB -- Jr. Dakota Everett (1 career start)
• 2016 (6 games, 1 start) - 22 tackles (0.5 TFL) [started opener at Brevard]
• Transferred to ESU from Stony Brook (19 games in 2 seasons)
• 2015 (10 games) - 7 tackles, FR
• 2014 (9 games) - 8 tackles
• Local standout at Pleasant Valley HS (All-State AAAA selection)
• Played for Jimmy Terwilliger (teammate of Sekou Jones)

LB -- R-So. Marquis Brownlee (1 career start)
• 2016 (6 games, 1 start) - 19 tackles [started week 2 vs IUP]
transfer from Lackawanna via Milford Academy [N.Y.] and West Scranton HS

LB -- So. Mike Poulter (4 career starts - last 4 games)
• 2016 (6 games, 4 starts) - 18 tackles (1.5 TFL), 0.5 sacks, FR
• started week 3 at Mercyhurst
• 2015 (11 games) - 12 tackles (TFL), 0.5 sacks

DEFENSIVE BACKFIELD
ESU returned 3 starters in the defensive secondary and several others with starting experience.
• 12 Warriors have started games in the secondary this season

AT CORNER
This week: Fr. Andre' Gray and Fr. Justin Haynes

DOBBS DEPARTS
Teron Dobbs, a 2-time All-PSAC East 2nd team selection, started 38 games and had 13 interceptions from 2012-15

CB -- R-Jr. Wesley Pierce (11 career starts)
• 2016 (4 games, 2 starts) - 14 tackles (1.0 TFL)
• 2015 (9 games, 8 starts) - 23 tackles (2.0 TFL), FF, 2 Int.
• Missed 2 games due to injury
• 2014 (11 games, 1 start) - 26 tackles

CB -- Fr. Andre' Gray (3 career starts - has played last 4 games)
• 1st career game at Mercyhurst in week 3 (Int. and 3 pass breakups)
• 2016 (4 games, 3 starts) - 10 tackles, 1 Int., 5 PBU

CB -- Sr. Ryon Muse (3 career starts)
• 2016 (3 starts) - 10 tackles (1.5 TFL), 0.5 sacks
• 2015 (played in 3 games in first season at ESU)

CB -- Fr. Justin Haynes (2 games - 1 start)
• 2 Int. (one in each of first 2 career games)

CB -- Fr. Jamal Cooley (started vs Cheyney - 1st career game)

THREE SAFETY SET
ESU returned 4 players with starting experience to fill the 3 safety spots - Sr. Jimmy Verzicco, Jr. Marc Gaudet, Jr. Chase May, and R-Jr. Maurice Jackson.

S -- Sr. Jimmy Verzicco (15 career starts)
• 2016 (6 starts) - 33 tackles, 1 Int., 3 PBU
• 2015 (11 games, 9 starts between S/FS)
• 62 tackles (2nd on team), 3 FF (1st on team), 3 Int. (1st)
• Played in 7 combined games in 2013-14

FS -- Jr. Chase May (4 career starts)
• 2016 (5 games, 2 starts) - 30 tackles
• 2015 (5 games, 2 starts) - 30 tackles, FR, 2 Int. (both at Slippery Rock)
• Academic All-District selection
• 2014 (6 games) - 16 tackles

S -- R-Jr. Maurice Jackson (4 career starts)
• 2016 (5 games, 1 start) - 24 tackles (4 TFL), 2 sacks, FR
• 2015 (11 games, 3 starts in first season) - 40 tackles (2 TFL), 1.5 sacks, Int.

S -- R-Fr. Justin Johnson (4 career starts - last 4 games)
• 2016 (6 games, 4 starts) - 46 tackles (3.0 TFL), 3 sacks
• 1st career start at Mercyhurst
• 15 tackles, sack at Millersville in week 6

S -- Jr. Marc Gaudet (19 career starts)
• 2016 - dnp in first 4 games (injury)
• 2015 (8 starts) - 47 tackles, FR, Int.
• 2014 (11 starts) - 56 tackles (4 TFL), Int. as true freshman

S -- R-So. Nick Mallardi (3 career starts)
• 2016 (3 starts - first 3 games) - 9 tackles
• 2015 (8 games) - 11 tackles (2 TFL)

S -- R-Fr. Andrew Linder (3 career starts - weeks 4 and 5)
• 2016 (6 games, 3 starts) - 9 tackles (1.5 TFL), sack

RUSHING THE PASSER: ESU has ranked in the top 4 in the PSAC and the top 25 in DII in sacks in 5 of the last 7 seasons - but not 2015:
• 2015 - 1.9 per game (21 in 11 games) - t-10th in PSAC, t-97th in DII
• 2014 - 3.0 per game (33 in 11 games) - 1st in PSAC, t-15th in DII
• 2013 - 2.9 per game (32 in 11 games) - 3rd in PSAC, t-23rd in DII
• 2012 - 3.0 per game (30 in 10 games) - 1st in PSAC, t-9th in DII
• 2011 - 24 sacks - t-8th in PSAC, t-51st in DII
• 2010 - 36 sacks - t-3rd in PSAC, t-10th in DII
• 2009 - 33 sacks - 4th in PSAC, 22nd in DII

SAFETY FIRST: ESU had 2 safeties at Seton Hill in week 2 of the 2013 season (W 70-7) for the only time in 446 games under head coach Denny Douds. SHU QB Nick Halfhill's knee went down in the end zone after a bad snap in the 1st quarter, and Cody Simcox stopped Halfhill in the end zone in the 2nd quarter.

THE SPECIAL TEAMS

ESU returned both kicking specialists for 2016 (both 2nd-year starters):

So. K Nicolas Ruiz
2015 - 8-11 FG, long 42, 50-54 PAT, 74 points
2016 - 4-7 FG, long 33, 31-31 PAT, 43 points
Career - 12-18 FG, long 42, 818-85 PAT, 117 points

• 2016 - missed 52-yd FG at Brevard in season opener
• 2-for-2 FG (21, 28), 4-for-4 PAT in 34-31 win at Mercyhurst in week 3
• named PSAC Special Teams Athlete of the Week
• Missed 49-yd FG at Shippensburg
• 1-for-2 FG (made 33, missed 48), 7-for-7 PAT vs Cheyney in week 5
• 1-for-1 FG (made 20), 5-for-5 PAT at Millersville in week 6

• 2015 - 74 points (2nd-most by ESU freshman)
• 3rd in PSAC in points per game (6.7)
• 3rd in PSAC in field goal % (0.727)

• ESU record for consecutive FG (5) to start career (25, 42, 32, 30, 23)
• ESU record for FG by a freshman vs. LIU Post (4-for-4 - 25, 42, 32, 30)

• All-EPC, Morning Call All-Area in football, soccer (GK) at Stroudsburg HS
• 4-for-8 on field goals (long 47), 41-44 on PAT's
• also lettered in track & field (MVC runner-up in hurdles)

R-So. P Sam O'Brien

2016 - 42.2 avg (1st in PSAC, 17th in DII)
• 26 punts (career-long 70-yd punt at Mercyhurst)
• PSAC East Special Teams AOW at Millersville (2 punts inside 5-yd line)

2015 - 37.8 avg (6th in PSAC)
• 47 punts - 15 inside 20, 5 50+ (long 60 vs. LIU Post)
• allowed just 31 yards on 17 punt returns

• Transferred to ESU from Temple prior to 2015 season
• All-State as senior at Palisades HS in 2013 (redshirted at Temple)
• USA Today All-PA team, Morning Call and Colonial League 1st team
• 2013 - 40.9 avg (33 punts), 16 inside 20, long 62
• 3-for-5 on field goals, 25-32 on PAT's

NET AVERAGE
ESU has been a regular among the Division II leaders in net punting, ranking in the top 5 in three of the last 12 years:
• 1st in DII in 2004 (40.6) and 2008 (39.7)
• 3rd in DII in 2006 (36.0)

BLOCK THAT KICK: ESU had 3 blocked kicks in 2015 following the graduation of DL Bryan Thomson (2011-14) - who had 16 career blocked kicks (10 PAT, 6 FG), doubling the Warriors' previous school record.

BLOCKED KICKS IN 2016:
week 3 at Mercyhurst - Ahmad McFarland blocked FG (47-yd - early 3rd Q)

BLOCKED KICKS IN 2015:
week 3 vs. Edinboro - Marc Ranaudo blocked PAT
week 4 at Lock Haven - Steven Wright blocked FG (30-yd - would have given LHU 37-29 lead with 3:20 remaining)
week 5 vs. Ship - Ahmad McFarland blocked PAT (would have given Ship 42-41 lead with 52 seconds remaining)

ABOUT THE PSAC
• The 7 PSAC East games will count towards the divisional standings
• In 2014, the first 2 PSAC crossover games also counted in the standings
• The State Game will be played for the 9th year

In 2013 ...
• The PSAC admitted Seton Hill and Pitt-Johnstown for full membership beginning July 1
• With the entrance of Seton Hill, associate member LIU Post left the conference and joined the Northeast-10
• Lock Haven moved to the PSAC East.
• The PSAC's 18 members (16 football) form the largest NCAA conference regardless of division or state borders.
• The conference sponsors 23 championships, the most at the NCAA Division II level.

PSAC PRESEASON POLL
• ESU was picked 5th in the 2016 PSAC East Coaches Poll

1. West Chester
2. Shippensburg
3. Bloomsburg
4. Kutztown
5. ESU
6. Lock Haven
7. Millersville
8. Cheyney


WARRIORS HISTORY

ACADEMIC ACCOLADES
• ESU has produced 95 Academic All-District selections over the last 9 years, tied for 2nd-most in the PSAC
• ESU has led the PSAC with 12 selections in 2015-16, with 15 selections in 2010-11 and 10 selections in 2007-08 and 2008-09
• ESU has produced 36 Academic All-America selections over the last 9 years, 3rd-most in the PSAC
• ESU had 5 PSAC "Top 10" Award recipients in 2015-16, leading the PSAC

The football program has had 9 Academic All-Americans:
2015 - Devon Ackerman, OL, 1st team
2014 - Bryan Thomson, DL, 1st team
2015, 2014 - Jon Schnaars, WR, 1st team/2nd team
2013 - Robert Bleiler, WR, 2nd team
2010, 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

WARRIORS FROM 2000-09
• The Warriors wrapped up their winningest decade in school history in the 2000's, going 77-34 for a .694 winning percentage
• They had 9 winning seasons in 10 years, made 3 NCAA Playoff appearances (2004, 2005, 2009), won PSAC East titles in 2002 and 2003, and had a school-record 11 wins in 2005
• ESU has an all-time record of 476-319-19 (.596)

PSAC CHAMPIONSHIPS
• ESU has won a share of 9 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 218-122-1 (.641) record in PSAC games for the 3rd-best winning percentage since the first on-the-field title was awarded in 1960

ESU IN THE NCAA PLAYOFFS
• ESU has played in the NCAA Division II Playoffs four times, most recently in 2009 when they fell 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
• ESU has a 4-4 record in four postseason trips

GREGORY-DOUDS FIELD AT EILER-MARTIN STADIUM
• Field renamed to honor coaches Jack Gregory and Denny Douds after ESU's 58-14 win vs. Cheyney on Oct. 30, 2010
• Gregory had 49-11-2 (.806) record from 1959-65 and won 1964 and 1965 PSAC championships
• Douds has been ESU's head coach since 1974
• 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
• The Warriors have a 134-82 home record (.620) under Douds

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

AND WE GO TO...OVERTIME
• ESU is 4-7 all-time in overtime contests
• Win vs. Shippensburg in 2008 (44-41) gave head coach Denny Douds the PSAC record with his 213th career victory

OVERTIME GAMES (4-7)
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
2015 - L 69-67 vs. Shippensburg (5OT)

UNDER THE LIGHTS (10-8)
ESU is 10-8 in night games since lights were installed in 2007:
9-15-07    L 23-38 vs. IUP
8-28-08*    W 14-11 vs. #25 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 17-23 vs. IUP
9-1-11*    W 56-14 vs. Pace
9-17-11    L 19-22 vs. #21 California
9-8-12*    W 31-0 vs. Lock Haven
9-15-12    L 21-63 vs. Shippensburg
9-5-13*    W 21-14 vs. American International
10-5-13    W 48-28 vs. Clarion
9-13-14    L 24-56 vs. Slippery Rock
10-11-14    W 49-21 vs. Cheyney
9-3-15*    L 40-41 vs. LIU Post
10-3-15    L 67-69 (5OT) vs. Shippensburg
9-10-16    L 42-73 vs. #10 IUP
10-1-16    W 54-12 vs. Cheyney

* Season opener

FAMILY AFFAIR
1 Warrior has a father who played for Coach Douds:
• R-Fr. QB Tyler Soltes - father Andy lettered at QB in 1982, threw game-winning TD at West Chester (brother Matt was 4-year starter from 2012-15, 3-time Harlon Hill candidate and finished t-4th in national voting as senior)

At least 8 father-son combinations have earned letters since Douds arrived in 1966:

• Falcone - Michael, LB '73; Bryan, LB '00-02
• Hull - Chris, DE '84-87; Sam, DL '09-12
• Jackson - Steven, C '69-71; Greg, TE '98-99
• Marshall - Brian, QB '81; Matt, QB '08-10 (4th in career total offense)
• McNamee - Doug, DB/WR '64-66; Todd, K/P '85-88
• Soltes - Andy, QB '82; Matt, QB '12-15 (3-time Harlon Hill candidate)
• Stem - Willard, FS '72-75 (All-America in 1975); Drew, WR '05-08
• Terwilliger - Mike, QB '74-77 (Douds' first 4 seasons, 38th year as asst. coach); Jimmy, QB '03-06 (Harlon Hill Award in 2005)

QB FAMILIES UNDER DOUDS
The Soltes (Matt and Andy), Terwilligers (Mike and Jimmy) and Marshalls (Brian and Matt) have all thrown TD passes for the Warriors under Douds.

Soltes
Andy Soltes' only career TD was a 73-yard pass to Scott Benoit that put the Warriors ahead in the 4th quarter of a 17-9 win at West Chester in 1982. He suffered an injury in the spring game the following year.

Matt's 5th career TD was a 33-yard pass to Tim Wilson to beat West Chester, 35-28, on October 6, 2012. Matt was a 3-time Harlon Hill Trophy candidate, finished t-5th in the national voting in 2015 and threw 126 career TD passes (2nd in PSAC history, t-2nd in DII history).

Terwilligers
Mike Terwilliger, ESU's offensive coordinator, was QB for Douds' first four years (1974-77) and has been an assistant coach ever since. He led ESU to a 30-4-1 record in 35 starts and threw 33 TD passes.
His son, Jimmy, ESU's defensive backs coach, was a 4-year Harlon Hill candidate from 2003-06, the 2005 Harlon Hill Award winner, and tied the NCAA all-division record with 148 TD passes. Jimmy was 36-12, starting all 48 games, and took the Warriors to the NCAA DII semifinals in 2005.

Marshalls
Brian Marshall was the Warriors' QB in 1981, under Terwilliger's tutelage, and threw 5 TD passes.

His son, Matt, was a two-year starter, led ESU to the 2009 NCAA Playoffs and threw 61 TD passes (4th in school history) from 2007-10.

WARRIORS ON RADIO
• WVPO 840 AM is in its 54th season broadcasting ESU football and will once again carry all 11 games in 2016
• Chuck Seese, the 2009 PSAC Heaslip Media Award winner,  is in his 28th season as the voice of the Warriors
• He is joined in the booth by Bob Brittain, who is in his 16th year providing the color commentary

WARRIORS ON TV
• Blue Ridge TV-13 will broadcast ESU football for the 30th year this season, with all 5 home games airing live across the region
• Play-by-play man Chris Doty (27th year) is joined by color commentator Jim Riley (9th year)

• The SPORTSfever TV Network will broadcast 3 ESU games this season - Sept. 10 vs. IUP, Oct. 22 at Bloomsburg and Oct. 29 vs. West Chester
• Contract gives ESU regional distribution across SPORTSfever affiliates and broadcast worldwide on ESPN3
• ESU has appeared on SPORTSfever TV 25 times in the last 9 years

ESU WARRIORS ALL ACCESS
• 4 broadcasts this year will be available online through ESU Warriors "All Access" at www.esuwarriors.com
• The single-season package ($24.95) gives access for all football content, live and archived, through August 31, 2017
• The single-day package ($6.95) gives access for a 24-hour period

JAMES FRANKLIN UPDATE
• James Franklin '95, a 2-year starter at QB and a Harlon Hill candidate in 1994, is in his 3rd as head coach at Penn State
• Franklin will be inducted to ESU's Athletic Hall of Fame on Oct. 15
• Has guided PSU to 7-6 records in both of his first two seasons
• 2014 season included 31-30 (OT) win vs. Boston College in Pinstripe Bowl
• He was named head coach at Penn State on January 11, 2014
• Franklin was previously head coach at Vanderbilt for 3 seasons (2011-13), leading the Commodores to 24-15 record and consecutive 9-win seasons in 2012 and 2013
• Vanderbilt finished 2012 ranked #23 in the AP poll, and 2013 ranked #24 in the AP poll
• Franklin has a career record of 41-29 in his 6th season

At ESU, Franklin:
• was starting quarterback in 1993 and 1994
• was a regional candidate for the Harlon Hill Award (top player in DII) as a senior in 1994
• ranked 6th in DII in total offense (312.9 ypg) in 1994
• 1994: threw for 2,586 yards and 14 TD, and ran for 543 yards and 7 TD
• 1993: threw for 1,912 yards and 19 TD, and ran for 395 yards and 3 TD
• Graduated with 23 school records, including season records for passing yards and total offense in 1994, and passing TD in 1993

Franklin visited ESU 3 times in spring 2014:
• March 18 - NCAA DII Atlantic Region championship men's basketball
• May 10 - ESU undergraduate commencement speaker
• May 22 - PSU Coaches Caravan stop at ESU

Penn State's 2016 schedule (4-2)
Sept 3 - KENT STATE (W 33-13)
Sept 10 - at Pittsburgh (L 39-42)
Sept 17 - TEMPLE (W 34-27)
Sept 24 - at Michigan (L 10-49)
Oct 1 - MINNESOTA (W 29-26 OT)
Oct 8 - MARYLAND (W 38-14)
Oct 22 - OHIO STATE (8 p.m.)
Oct 29 - at Purdue (tba)
Nov 5 - IOWA (7:30 p.m.)
Nov 12 - at Indiana (tba)
Nov 19 - at Rutgers (8 p.m.)
Nov 26 - MICHIGAN STATE (tba)

WARRIORS IN THE PROS/DIVISION I
James Franklin is one of 9 former ESU players or graduate assistant coaches in the NFL or Division I college football:
• Pat Flaherty '78: SF 49ers, offensive line, 2x Super Bowl champion (NYG)
• Vic Fangio '80: Chicago Bears, defensive coordinator
• Joe Marciano (GA): Detroit Lions special teams coordinator
• Joe Baker (GA): Dallas Cowboys, safeties
• John Glenn '05: Seattle Seahawks, quality control/defense
• James Franklin '95: Penn State head coach, previously Vanderbilt (Packers, Chiefs in NFL)
• Brent Pry (GA): Penn State associate head coach/defensive coordinator, previously Vanderbilt
• Harry Hiestand '83: Notre Dame, offensive line - also Tennessee, Bears (NFL)
• Marshall Roberts M'03: Liberty, special teams coordinator/cornerbacks