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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 4 - 12 p.m.
ESU (2-7, 1-5) at Lock Haven (2-7, 2-4)

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1 • ESU travels to Lock Haven for a noon kickoff in the PSAC East finale. Last week, the Warriors had a late rally fall short at West Chester, 31-26, while LHU knocked off Bloomsburg for the 2nd straight year, 27-24.

2 • ESU head coach Denny Douds leads active NCAA coaches in games coached (460) and ranks 2nd in wins (262).
• moved into 7th in NCAA history in games coached three weeks ago

3 • Douds ranks:
• 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. 460 - Denny Douds

5 • ESU ranks t-1st in DII in takeaways (25), with 17 fumble recoveries (1st) and 8 interceptions.
• Warriors have 2+ takeaways in 7 of 9 games
• ESU's 33 takeaways in 2009 NCAA Playoff season (12 games) were program's most since 1993

6 • ESU has the top 2 players in DII in forced fumbles per game:
   R-Jr. FS Billy Inge III - 0.71 (5 in 7 games)
   R-So. S Justin Johnson - 0.67 (6 in 9 games)

7 • R-Jr. TB Jaymar Anderson is 3rd in the PSAC East and 6th in the PSAC in rushing (92.7 ypg).
• 5 games with 100+ rushing yds
• 834 rush yds (166 from the 9th 1,000-yd season in school history)
• replaced all-time leading rusher Robert Healy (3,993 career yds), who set single-season record with 1,163 yds in 2016

8 • Sr. WR Tim Wilson (47 rec, 775 yds, 4 TD) is 7th in PSAC in receiving (86.1 ypg)
• was also 7th in 2016 (91.0 ypg)
• 1,996 career rec yds
• ESU has 12 career 2,000-yd receivers
   (8 in last 12 years)

9 • 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
• made 42nd straight start last week

10 • ESU's senior linebackers - Dakota Everett (76), R-Sr. Mike Wiand (71) and R-Sr. Sekou Jones (65)  - are the top 3 tacklers.
• Jones (2015) and Wiand (2016) have both been All-PSAC East selections in their careers


THE SERIES: ESU leads, 11-7
• Warriors are 3-1 since LHU moved to PSAC East in 2013 (Seton Hill added to PSAC West)
• ESU had won 7 straight before LHU's 66-41 win last year (LHU's most points in series)
• series dates to 1926, ESU's first season of varsity football (99-0 win remains program record)
• before last year's win, LHU's most recent was 1989 (17-7)
• ESU won non-conference games in 1999, 2006, 2007 and 2012 prior to 2013-15 run

THE HEAD COACHES
ESU - Denny Douds (Slippery Rock '63)
• career record of 262-195-3 (.573) 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

Lock Haven - Dave Taylor (Urbana '99)
• 8-23 record in 3rd season at LHU (45-63 in 10th season overall)
• 4-7 overall (4-3 PSAC East - t-3rd) in 2016
• 37-40 from 2008-14 at alma mater Urbana (consecutive Great Lakes Football Conference titles in 2010-11)
• 7-4 and finished 2nd in Mountain East in 2013 (led by Harlon Hill regional candidate QB D.J. Mendenhall)
• asst. Tiffin (2006-08), Wisc.-Stevens Point (2004-06), Culver-Stockton (2001-04), Louisville (1999-01), Urbana (1999)

TAKEAWAYS FROM 31-26 LOSS at WEST CHESTER
1. ESU trailed 31-6 entering the 4th quarter before scoring 20 straight points, but fell 40 yards short.
• 25-point deficit would have been biggest comeback in 44 seasons under Douds
• scored TD with 12:38, 2:46 and 1:43 left, and forced punt to take over at 2-yd line with 33 seconds left
• R-Fr. QB Ben Moser was 12-for-16 for 180 yds and 3 TD in 4th quarter
• previous week, Bloomsburg scored final 28 points in 38-28 win (18-point margin was 3rd-largest 2nd-half deficit overcome by ESU opponent since 1974).
2. So. K Jordan Walters was named PSAC East Special Teams AOW for 2nd time this season.
• made 50-yd FG in 2nd quarter (4th kicker with 50+ yd FG and 7th 50+ yd FG in school history)
• successful onside kick before ESU's 3rd TD of 4th quarter
3. R-Jr. TB Jaymar Anderson (13 carries, 119 yds) had 5th 100-yd game of season (had 4 in first 5 games)
• Anderson had 50-yd rush and 30-yd reception (longest rush, rec plays of career)
4. Sr. WR Tim Wilson (5 rec, 92 yds, TD) had all 5 catches in 4th quarter (has led ESU in rec yds in all 9 games)
5. R-Jr. FS Billy Inge III had 5th FF of season (R-So. S Justin Johnson leads DII with 6 FF)

WHAT TO LOOK FOR vs. LOCK HAVEN
1. Lock Haven gained 724 yds (300 passing, 424 rushing) in last year's 66-41 win at ESU.
2. R-Fr. Kyle Knight threw for 137 yds and ran for 187 yds and 3 TD (both career-highs) in last week's W at Bloomsburg
3. Jr. John Ford ran for 132 yds at Bloomsburg (ran for 206 yds last year at ESU).

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