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THURSDAY  l  7:05 p.m.  l  Eiler-Martin Stadium

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

1 • ESU hosts Millersville in a Thursday night kickoff at Eiler-Martin Stadium.
• Warriors have won 5 straight and 14 of the last 16 in the series.
• ESU is 10-10 in home night games, but just 1-5 since 2015.

2 • ESU's schedule through the first 5 weeks is t-6th in DII in opponents win % (.750, 15-5).
• Warriors cumulative strength of schedule is also 6th (.633, 31-18)
•  8 of ESU's 11 opponents currently have a winning record (all but Cheyney, Millersville and Lock Haven).

3 • ESU head coach Denny Douds leads active NCAA coaches in games coached (456) and ranks 2nd in wins (262).
• moves into t-7th in NCAA history in games coached (457) 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 • R-Jr. TB Jaymar Anderson is 1st in the PSAC East, 4th in the PSAC and 31st in DII in rushing (104.0 ypg).
• 100 yds in 4 of first 5 games
• only 2 ESU backs have had 100 yds in 5 of first 6 games under Denny Douds (44th year)
• 2016 - Robert Healy (6 of first 7)
• 2001 - Andre Castiglioni (5 of first 6)

5 • Sr. WR Tim Wilson had his 100th career reception (103) and went over 1,500 career yards (1,585) in last week's win at Cheyney.
• has led ESU in rec yds in all 5 games

6 • R-Sr. C Devon Ackerman was named to National Football Foundation's Campbell Trophy semifinalist list last week.
• 2x Academic All-America 1st team
• 4.0 (Biochemistry and Chemical Biotechnology)

7 • Ackerman and Millersville R-Sr. DL Drew Seaburg both have made 38 starts (every game of their career), ranking t-2nd among current PSAC players.

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)
8a • Everett ranks t-4th in PSAC with 51 tackles, including 16 last week at Cheyney.

9 • ESU ranks t-2nd in DII in takeaways (17), including 5 each vs. Mercyhurst and Cheyney.
• Warriors have recovered all 11 forced fumbles

10 • So. WR Elijah Rehm (60-yd KR) and R-Jr. TB Marquis Fells (67-yd PR) both had return TD's at Cheyney, giving ESU a KR and PR for TD for the first time since 1989. Fells was named PSAC East Special Teams Athlete of the Week.

THE SERIES: ESU leads, 42-25-1
• ESU has won 5 straight, 14 of 16 since 2001 after Millersville held 14-2-1 advantage from 1984-2000
• both losses since 2001 at Eiler-Martin Stadium (36-24 in 2007, 31-27 in 2011)
• ESU has scored 34 in 8 of the last 9 meetings since 2008 (lost in 2011 scoring 27 points)
• have played every season since 1948, with exception of canceled game in 1955
• Greg Breitbach (5th year at Millersville) is 4th head coach since 2001 (31 years under Gene Carpenter)

THE HEAD COACHES
ESU - Denny Douds (Slippery Rock '63)
• career record of 262-191-3 (.578) 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

Millersville - Greg Breitbach (Montana-Western '94)
• career record of 7-42 in his 5th year
• offensive coordinator at North Dakota for 5 years (7 years total - 49-30 record, 2 NCAA DII Playoff appearances [2006-07] before transitioning to DI FCS)
• has also coached at Wisconsin-Stevens Point, Lewis & Clark and alma mater Montana-Western

TAKEAWAYS FROM 33-13 WIN at CHEYNEY
1. ESU scored on its first 2 possessions after being shut out (40-0) vs Shippensburg, its first since 2000 (183 games).
• R-Jr. TB Jaymar Anderson (19 carries, 105 yds, TD) had 6 carries for 38 yards and 4-yard TD on first drive
• had 10 carries for 8 yards vs. Shippensburg (had 407 yards thru first 3 games)
2. ESU had kick return (So. WR Elijah Rehm 60-yd) and punt return (R-Jr. TB Marquis Fells 67-yd) TD's in the same game for the first time since 1989 (Dennis Mailhot vs. Mansfield).
3. ESU's defense had 5 takeaways (4 in 1st half) and ranks t-2nd in DII with 17 takeaways thru 5 games.
4. Sr. LB Dakota Everett had 16 tackles, a forced fumble and fumble recovery (moved into t-4th in PSAC with 51 tackles)
5. Sr. WR Tim Wilson (6 rec, 101 yds, TD) has led ESU in receiving yards in 12 of its last 14 games (played in 13).

WHAT TO LOOK FOR vs. MILLERSVILLE
1. Millersville is in the midst of its most competitive season under head coach Greg Breitbach (since 2013).
• 6-38 in first 4 years (27 losses by 21 points)
• 1-4 this year (0 losses by 21 )
2. Three QB's have started for Millersville with R-So. Tony Staffieri slotted to start this week.
• 18-32, 168 yds, 2 TD; 44 rush yds, TD in 28-21 loss at Bloomsburg last week
• 408 yds total offense (246 passing, 3 TD, 162 rushing) in 38-23 loss vs. ESU last year in 1st career start
3. Sr. WR Kevin Wiggins had 5 catches for 144 yards and 3 TD (45-757, 6 TD in 2016)

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