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BREVARD, N.C. - Redshirt senior tailback Robert Healy ran for 139 yards and three touchdowns, and redshirt senior quarterback Bruce Campbell threw for 201 yards and two touchdowns in his fourth career start as East Stroudsburg University won its 2016 football season opener, 49-14, at Brevard College on Thursday night.

Healy had his second career game with three TD, and first with three rushing TD, as the Warriors led 14-7 at halftime before outscoring Brevard 21-0 in the third quarter, including two TD by Healy.

Campbell threw TD passes of 10 yards to senior fullback Sean Roth in the second quarter and 31 yards to junior wide receiver Tim Wilson on the first drive in the third quarter.

Junior tailback Jaymar Anderson had eight carries for 79 yards and a TD and sophomore tailback James Bell had six carries for 19 yards and a TD, both scoring in the fourth quarter.

Wilson had five catches for 58 yards and a TD and accumulated 109 all-purpose yards, including a 23-yard kick return, 19-yard punt return and nine-yard run.

Redshirt senior tight end Anthony Castillo had two catches for 61 yards, including a 44-yarder to set Campbell's 10-yard TD to Roth, and Roth had two catches for 36 yards.

Healy added two catches for 17 yards for 156 yards from scrimmage. ESU's career leader in rushing yards (2,830) and yards from scrimmage (4,352) entering his senior season, Healy moved within 31 yards of becoming the first ESU player with 3,000 career rushing yards.

Healy had his 11th career 100-yard rushing game, second-most in school history behind Andre Castiglioni's 14 (1999-01). He had his 28th game with 100 yards from scrimmage in his 34th career game, extending his school record.

The Warriors gained 475 yards on 73 plays, with 271 yards on 46 carries and 204 passing yards.

ESU's 271 rushing yards are its most in 43 season openers under head coach Denny Douds, and Healy's 139 rushing yards are third-most in a season opener.

Campbell was 14-for-26 for 201 yards and two TD, going 8-for-10 for 102 yards and a TD in the second half. Redshirt freshman quarterback Gabe French was 1-for-1 for three yards, completing his first career attempt.

Brevard finished with 177 yards on 52 plays - 162 yards on 47 rushes, and 15 yards passing (2-for-5).

The Tornados had a pair of long TD drives - 15 plays for 78 yards spanning the first and second quarters, and 16 plays for 77 yards spanning the third and fourth quarters - but just 22 yards on its other 21 plays.

Junior free safety Chase May had 11 tackles for ESU, all in the first half, Redshirt junior nose guard Marc Ranaudo had nine tackles, redshirt junior linebacker Sekou Jones had eight tackles including a sack, and redshirt junior linebacker Mike Wiand had five tackles to lead the defense.

ESU was 10-for-14 on third down conversions while holding Brevard to 5-for-13. Both teams converted both of their fourth-down attempts.

ESU hosts No. 8-ranked IUP, the PSAC West preseason favorite, in its home opener on Saturday at 6:05 p.m. at Eiler-Martin Stadium.


GAME NOTES
* ESU head coach Denny Douds opened his 43rd season as head coach of the Warriors (51st season overall at ESU)

* Douds earned his 257th career win, moving into a tie for 16th on the NCAA all-division list with Frank Girardi of Lycoming (1972-07) and LaVell Edwards of BYU (1972-00).

* Douds ranks 9th on the NCAA all-division list in games coached (441) and holds the NCAA Division II record.

* Douds is tied for 5th on the list of years coached at one school (43):
60 - John Gagliardi (St. John's Minn.)
55 - Eddie Robinson (Grambling)
50 - John E. Dorman (Upper Iowa)
46 - Joe Paterno (Penn State)
43 - Denny Douds (ESU)
43 - Roland Ortmayer (La Verne Calif.)

* ESU played a North Carolina-based program for the 3rd time, and improved to 4-1 vs. NC schools:
3-0 vs. Lenoir-Rhyne (1991 - W 34-17 away; 2003 - W 58-0 home; 2004 - W 26-21 away)
0-1 vs. Elon (1997 - L 41-34 away)

* Brevard was the 60th different opponent the Warriors have played, and the 40th under Douds.

* ESU improves to 31-12 in season openers under Douds, and 56-32-1 all-time in season openers in its 89th season of varsity football.

* Campbell was the 20th ESU quarterback to start a season opener under Douds. In 2014, he was the 32nd quarterback to start a game under Douds overall.