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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 30 - 1 p.m.
ESU (1-3) at Cheyney (1-3)

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1 • ESU travels to Cheyney on the final day of September, looking to end a 3-game slide since a 20-16 win at Fairmont State on Aug. 31.
• ESU has won 37 straight vs. Cheyney, the NCAA all-division record for consecutive wins in an uninterrupted series.

2 • ESU's first 4 opponents currently have a combined record of 13-3 (10-2 when removing results vs. the Warriors).
• .833 win % (based on 10-2 mark) is t-4th toughest opening schedule in DII.
• Fairmont State 3-1 (lost to ESU)
• IUP 4-0
• Mercyhurst 2-2
• Shippensburg 4-0

3 • ESU head coach Denny Douds leads active NCAA coaches in games coached (455) and ranks 2nd in wins (261).
• 8th in NCAA history in games coached
• 1st in DII history in games coached
• 4th in games coached at one school
• t-16th in NCAA history in wins
• 1st in PSAC history in wins (set in 2008)

4 • Douds is in his 44th season as head coach, ranking t-9th in NCAA history and ranking 5th in years coached at one school.
• 60 - John Gagliardi (St. John's Minn.)
• 55 - Eddie Robinson (Grambling)
• 50 - John E. Dorman (Upper Iowa)
• 46 - Joe Paterno (Penn State)
• 44 - Denny Douds (ESU)

5 • R-Jr. TB Jaymar Anderson is 1st in the PSAC East, 4th in the PSAC and 31st in DII in rushing (103.8 ypg).
• entering last week - 2nd in PSAC (12th DII) with 135.7 ypg
• 407 rush yds, 3 TD thru 3 games (8 yds vs Ship)

6 • Sr. WR Tim Wilson was 7th in the PSAC in receptions (5.8) and yards (91.0) per game in 2016 (58 rec, 910 yds, 8 TD).
• 17 catches, 263 yards, TD this fall
• has led ESU in rec yds in all 4 games

7 • R-Fr. QB Ben Moser makes his 1st career road start after starting at home the last 2 weeks (36-75, 443 yds, TD, 0 Int.).
• 13-31, 196 yds, TD vs. Mercyhurst
• 23-44, 247 yds last week vs. Ship

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 • The corps of Everett (35), R-Sr. LB Sekou Jones (32) and R-Sr. LB Mike Wiand (32) are ESU's top 3 tacklers this season.

10 • Warriors have forced 12 turnovers (t-8th DII)
• 8 fumble recoveries (t-3rd)
• Warriors have recovered all 8 forced fumbles

THE SERIES: ESU leads, 60-1
• 37 straight wins are NCAA all-division record for an uninterrupted series
• ESU won 54-12 at home in 2016 (won 69-7 at Cheyney in 2015)
• one of last 17 meetings decided by less than 21 points (10-6 at Cheyney in 2011)
• Cheyney's only series win in 1979 (7-3)
• 1979 Cheyney team won PSAC East and advanced to State Game, falling to Lock Haven, 48-14

THE HEAD COACHES
ESU - Denny Douds (Slippery Rock '63)
• career record of 261-191-3 (.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

Cheyney - Chris Roulhac (Albany State '70)
• career record of 5-54 in his 6th year (1992-94, 2015-pres.
• PSAC East Coach of the Year in 1993 (went 3-8, and 3-30 in 3 seasons)
• has coached at Drexel, Roman Catholic HS, Simon Gratz HS, George Washington HS, West Chester (under Danny Hale), Temple (4 seasons), Colgate, Dartmouth, and Ottawa of the CFL

TAKEAWAYS FROM 40-0 LOSS vs. SHIPPENSBURG
1. ESU was shut out for the first time since a 28-0 loss at Bloomsburg in 2000 (183 games).
• Warriors had 2 drives end inside the 20-yard line (turnover on downs in 2nd Q, fumble in 3rd Q).
2. R-Fr. QB Ben Moser (23-44, 247 yds) has not thrown an interception in his first 75 career pass attempts.
• 34th QB (8th freshman) to start under Douds - made first career start in week 3 vs Mercyhurst.
3. Sr. LB Dakota Everett had his 4th blocked kick (ranks 1st in DII) - all on PAT.
4. R-Jr. TB Jaymar Anderson had 397 rush yds on 68 carries in first 2.5 games (18 yds on 15 carries in last 1.5 games).
• Anderson ranked 12th in DII (135.7 ypg) entering last week.
5. Sr. WR Tim Wilson (5 rec, 51 yds) has led ESU in receiving yards in 11 of its last 13 games (played in 12).

WHAT TO LOOK FOR vs. CHEYNEY
1. Sr. QB Dominick Trautz (93-217, 1013 yds, 3 TD, 14 Int in 2016) has thrown for 891 yds and 9 TD (7 Int) thru 4 games.
2. 4 players have at least 150 receiving yds, led by R-Fr. WR Brandon Joyner (14 rec, 197 yds, 2 TD).
3. Wolves ranked 168th of 170 in DII in total offense in 2016 (210.4 ypg)
• rank 129th of 168 in 2017 (309.3 ypg)
4. ESU has scored 35+ points in all but 1 of the last 22 meetings since 1995 (50+ points 10 times, including 2 straight).
5. ESU has held Cheyney to 21 or fewer points in all but 1 of the last 17 meetings since 2000 (10 in single-digits).

RETURNING ALL-PSAC EAST: ESU has 5 players who have earned All-PSAC East status in their careers:
WR - Sr. Tim Wilson (2016 2nd team)
OL - Jr. Michael Fleming (2015, 2016 2nd team)
OL - R-Sr. Norman Rogers III (2016 2nd team)
LB - R-Sr. Mike Wiand (2016 2nd team)
LB - R-Sr. Sekou Jones (2015 2nd team - missed last 5 games of 2016 due to injury)

DEPARTED ALL-PSAC EAST: ESU lost 3 All-PSAC East selections from last year's team:
TB - Robert Healy (4-time All-PSAC East - 1st team 2015, 2016; 2013 Freshman of the year)
DE - Ahmad McFarland (2015, 2016 2nd team)
NG - Marc Ranaudo (2016 1st team - did not return for 2017 due to injury)

YOUTH MOVEMENT
• just 37 of ESU's 87 players had seen collegiate action for the Warriors entering 2017 (31 letterwinners from 2016)
• just 25 of ESU's 87 players have been with the program for more than one season entering 2017
• 14 of the 48 players in this week's depth chart are either redshirt freshmen (6) or true freshmen (8)
• 13 players have made their first career starts this season
   Offense (skill) - R-Fr. QB Ben Moser, R-Jr. TB Jaymar Anderson, So. FB Wyatt Clements, Jr. WR Jylil Reeder, R-So. WR RJ Sarajian, R-So. WR Anthony Guarino
   Offense (line) - R-Jr. LG Mike Nieman, R-Jr. RT Shane Trevorah
   Defense - R-Jr. NG Joseph Ruggiero, R-Fr. S Dylan Murphy, R-Fr. FS Calvin Fielding, R-Jr. FS Billy Inge III, R-So. FS Chase Ober

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