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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 14 - 12:05 p.m.
ESU (2-4, 1-2) at Kutztown (4-2, 2-1)

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1 • ESU travels to defending PSAC East champion Kutztown for a 12:05 p.m. kickoff. KU has won 6 of the last 7 meetings since 2010, including 49-30 last year, after ESU won 9 straight from 2000-09.

2 • ESU's schedule through the first 5 weeks was t-6th in DII in opponents win % (.750, 15-5)
• currently t-52nd (.567, 17-13)
• Warriors cumulative strength of schedule is 10th (.593, 35-24)
•  8 of ESU's 11 opponents are currently at or above .500 (all but Cheyney, Millersville and Lock Haven).

3 • ESU head coach Denny Douds leads active NCAA coaches in games coached (457) and ranks 2nd in wins (262).
• moves into 7th in NCAA history in games coached (458) this week
• 1st in DII history in games coached
• 4th in games coached at one school
• 16th in NCAA history in wins
• 1st in PSAC history in wins (set in 2008)

4 • NCAA history - games coached
1. 638 - John Gagliardi
2. 588 - Eddie Robinson
3. 548 - Amos Alonzo Stagg
    548 - Joe Paterno
5. 510 - Bobby Bowden
6. 482 - Pop Warner
7. 458 - Denny Douds (after this week)

5 • R-Jr. TB Jaymar Anderson is 1st in the PSAC East, 4th in the PSAC and t-34th in DII in rushing (100.0 ypg).
• 100+ yds in 4 of first 5 games
• ran for 80 yds last week vs. Millersville
• replaced all-time leading rusher Robert Healy (3,993 career yds), who set single-season record with 1,163 yds in 2016

6 • Sr. WR Tim Wilson has surpassed the 100-catch mark (109) and 1,500-yard mark (1,678) for his career.
• has led ESU in rec yds in all 6 games

7 • R-Sr. C Devon Ackerman was named to National Football Foundation's Campbell Trophy semifinalist list on Sept. 27
• 2x Academic All-America 1st team
• 4.0 (Biochemistry and Chemical Biotechnology)
• ESU's 6 selections since 2009 are t-3rd in DII

8 • Sr. LB Dakota Everett leads DII with 4 blocked kicks, all extra points.
• ESU single-season record is 6 (done 3 times)
• 2016 DII leader had 7
• DII single-season record is 9
   (Clinton Washington, West Ala., 1997)

9 • Everett ranks 3rd in PSAC with 61 tackles, with 38 over the last 3 games (16 at Cheyney).

10 • ESU ranks 3rd in DII in takeaways (19), with 12 fumble recoveries (t-2nd) and 7 interceptions.
• Warriors have 2+ takeaways in all 6 games

THE SERIES: ESU leads, 44-20-1
• Kutztown has won 6 of the last 7 since 2010 (ESU won 43-26 at KU in 2013)
• Warriors won 9 straight from 2001-09
• ESU has scored 30+ points in 4 of its last 6 losses
• Kutztown's 63 points in its last home game vs. ESU (2015, 63-17) set a series record

THE HEAD COACHES
ESU - Denny Douds (Slippery Rock '63)
• career record of 262-192-3 (.577) in his 44th season
• 52nd season at ESU overall, including 8 years as an assistant coach from 1966-73
• 9 PSAC titles and 4 NCAA Playoff appearances since taking over in 1974
• outright state titles in 1975, 1978 and 1982 before the State Game was discontinued following the 1987 season
• PSAC East divisional titles in 1975, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1991, 2002 and 2003
• NCAA Playoff appearances in 1991, 2004, 2005 and 2009
• 2005 team won Northeast Region title and advanced to the national semifinals

Kutztown - Jim Clements (Widener '96)
• record of 24-15 in his 4th season at KU (career record of 90-39 in his 12th season)
• 7-4 (7-0 PSAC East) in 2016, falling 49-7 at Cal in the State Game
• also went 7-4 (5-2 PSAC East) in 2015, and 6-5 (5-4 PSAC) in 2014
• had 66-24 record in 8 years at Delaware Valley (2006-13) with 3 NCAA 2nd round appearances (2009-11)

TAKEAWAYS FROM 12-0 LOSS vs. MILLERSVILLE
1. ESU has been shut out in 2 of its last 3 games (had gone 183 games without shutout - 28-0 at Bloomsburg in 2000)
• Warriors had 4 possessions end inside 30-yd line (2 missed FG, 1 misplayed FG snap, 1 Int)
2. Warriors held ball for 19:50 in 1st half (trailed 7-0), but just 9:52 in 2nd half
3. Millersville gained 249 rushing yards (ESU has allowed 200+ rush yds in 17 of 28 games since start of 2015)
4. R-Jr. TB Jaymar Anderson (15 carries, 80 yds) hit the 600-yard mark for the season.
5. Sr. WR Tim Wilson (6 rec, 93 yds) has led ESU in receiving yards in 13 of its last 15 games (played in 14).

WHAT TO LOOK FOR at KUTZTOWN
1. Kutztown opened 0-3 last year before winning all 7 PSAC East games to advance to the State Game for the 2nd time in 6 years (L 49-7 vs. California)
• lost 10 starters (5 offense, 5 defense), including LT Jordan Morgan, the PSAC East Offensive Player of the Year and a 5th-round draft of the Chicago Bears
2. R-So. QB Collin DiGalbo and R-Jr. TB Craig Reynolds lead an offense that ranks 3rd in the PSAC East in scoring (32.7 ppg) and total offense (382.5 ypg)
• DiGalbo threw for 1,643 yds and 10 TD, and ran for 421 yds and 8 TD, in 10 games (7 starts) in 2016
• Reynolds had 1,189 rushing yds and 14 TD, and 163 receiving yds
• ESU's Robert Healy (155.6 ypg) and Reynolds (122.9 ypg) ranked 1-2 among PSAC backs in yards from scrimmage

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