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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13 - 2:05 p.m.
ESU (1-5, 0-3) at Bloomsburg (2-4, 1-2)

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1st and 10 (Complete Game Notes (PDF))

1 • ESU travels to Bloomsburg, looking for its first road win at Redman Stadium since the 2005 NCAA Division II Playoffs, and first regular season road win since 2004.
• Bloomsburg has won 11 of the last 12 meetings (won 9 straight from 2006-14)
• Bloomsburg has won 6 straight at Redman

2 • Last Time Out: ESU nearly rallied from a 21-0 deficit in a 35-33 loss vs. Kutztown, converting a 4th-and-20 from the 38-yard line with 45 seconds left (R-So. QB Ben Moser TD pass to R-Jr. WR Anthony Guarino), but was unable to convert the 2-point pass.
2a • Bloomsburg led 14-3 at halftime in a 17-14 loss vs. #13 West Chester, as the Golden Rams scored on their 1st possession of the 2nd half and the go-ahead TD early in the 4th quarter.

3 • ESU has lost its last 3 games by 3 points or less for the first time in program history.

4 • R-Sr. TB Jaymar Anderson leads the PSAC and ranks 6th in DII in rushing (127.4 ypg).
• Anderson has played in 5 games after missing season opener due to injury
• 32 carries, 239 yards, 6 TD vs. Seton Hill
• 21 carries, 68 yards at Edinboro
• 28 carries, 132 yards, 2 TD vs. Lock Haven
• 22 carries, 81 yards at Millersville
• 19 carries, 117 yards vs. Kutztown
4a • 239 yds vs. Seton Hill - 4th-most at ESU
   (8th-most rush yds in DII this season)
• 6 rush TD - tied PSAC record, set ESU record
   (most rush TD in DII this season)

5 • Anderson had 10 carries for 34 yards in ESU's 38-28 loss vs. Bloomsburg last year.
• ran for 1,046 yards (6th at ESU) in his first season as a starter last fall.
• 3rd in PSAC and 1st in PSAC East (95.1 ypg)
• 9 career 100-yard games (in 16 starts)
• 2 200-yard games (t-1st in school history)

6 • ESU's Denny Douds leads active NCAA coaches in wins (264) and games coached (468).
• 7th in NCAA history in games coached
• 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)

7 • Douds is in his 45th season as head coach, ranking t-7th in NCAA history and ranking 5th in years coached at one school.

8 • ESU returned 15 starters (7 offense, 8 defense) for 2018, including 3 who have been named All-PSAC East in their careers:
   R-Sr. TB Jaymar Anderson (2017 1st team)
   Sr. OL Michael Fleming (3x 2nd team)
   R-Sr. DL Marc Ranaudo (2016 1st team)

9 • Fleming can become ESU's 11th 4-time All-PSAC East selection.
• 34 career starts - last 26 at LT, first 8 at RT

10 • Sr. WR Jylil Reeder ranks 5th in PSAC and 2nd in PSAC East in receiving (88.2 ypg).
• season-high 176 yds, 2 TD at Edinboro


THE SERIES: Bloomsburg leads, 41-39-2
• 82 meetings (since 1927) are tied with West Chester as ESU's most frequent opponent
• BU has won 11 of the last 12 (ESU won 35-34 in 2015 in last meeting at Eiler-Martin)
   (Matt Soltes 2-point pass to Jon Schnaars with 1:10 left)
• 2015 win was ESU's first since 52-39 road win in 2nd round of 2005 NCAA DII Playoffs
   (2005 remains only postseason meeting)


THE HEAD COACHES

ESU - Denny Douds (Slippery Rock '63)
• career record of 264-201-3 (.567) in his 45th season
• 53rd 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

Bloomsburg - Paul Darragh (Temple '85)
• record of 43-21 in his 6th season at Bloomsburg
• led BU to PSAC East titles in both of his first 2 years and played Slippery Rock in State Game both season
   (W 42-38 in 2013, L 28-26 in 2014)
• 22nd year at Bloomsburg overall (defensive coordinator for previous 16 years)
• replaced Danny Hale (173 wins, 11 PSAC East titles, 8 NCAA Playoff appearances in 20 seasons at BU)

ESU ALL-TIME RECORD: 480-337-19 (.586) in 91st year of varsity football

DOUDS NOTES
• as head coach, responsible for 56.0 percent of ESU's games (468 of 836) and 55.0 percent of its wins (264 of 480)
• including 68 games and 45 wins as an asst coach under Charlie Reese from 1966-73:
   64.1 percent of ESU's games (536 of 836) and 64.4 percent of its wins (309 of 480)
• at least 5 head coaches at every other PSAC school since 1974

ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH JIMMY TERWILLIGER - named last February entering 4th year on staff (previously DB coach)
• 2005 Harlon Hill Award winner as junior QB at ESU and 2017 inductee to ESU Athletic Hall of Fame
• 4x Harlon Hill candidate and 3x finalist; 4x 1st team All-PSAC East and 3x PSAC East Offensive Player of the Year
• set 18 NCAA DII records and 2 NCAA all-division records
• DII career marks included total offense (16,064 yds), passing yards (14,350), pass efficiency (170.7) and pass TD (148)
• led ESU to 2005 Northeast Region title (national semifinals) and 2004 NCAA Playoffs

TAKEAWAYS FROM 35-33 LOSS vs. KUTZTOWN
1. ESU was a 2-point conversion from rallying from a 21-0 deficit (midway thru 2nd quarter) vs. #23 Kutztown
• Warriors were looking for 1st win vs. nationally-ranked opponent since 2008
• ESU's largest comeback in school history is 18 points (2x)
2. R-So. QB Ben Moser (17-for-27, 286 yds, 3 TD, Int) relieved R-Fr. QB Jake Cirillo, who made his 2nd career start
3. Moser completed a 38-yd "hail mary" to R-Jr. WR Anthony Guarino on 4th-and-20 with 45 seconds left
• earlier in 4th quarter, Moser hit Sr. WR Jylil Reeder for 41-yd TD
4. R-Sr. TB Jaymar Anderson (19 carries, 117 yds) had his 3rd 100-yd game in 5 starts this season (9th in 16 in career)
5. Jr. CB Jamal Cooley had a 72-yd blocked field goal return for TD in final minute of 1st half to help fuel comeback
• ESU cut deficit to 21-13 at halftime
• ESU's 4th blocked field goal return for TD under Denny Douds (45 seasons)

WHAT TO LOOK FOR vs. BLOOMSBURG
1. Bloomsburg has notched 19 straight winning seasons (PSAC-best 169 wins and 103-22 divisional mark since 1999)
• Huskies have 2-4 record (1-2 PSAC East) entering this weekend
2. 4 of BU's 6 games have been decided by 5 points or less (1-3 record), while ESU's last 3 are decided by 3 or less (0-3)
3. After rushing for 193.8 ypg (4.3 ypc) in first 4 games, BU has 63.5 ypg (2.2 ypc) in the last 2 games
4. After allowing 75.5 rushing ypg (3.2 ypc) in first 4 games, BU has allowed 173.0 ypg (3.8 ypc) in last 2 games
5. Only 1 of BU's first 6 opponents have gained more than 351 yards (Kutztown - 488 in 44-10 win)


RETURNING ALL-PSAC EAST: ESU has 3 players who have earned All-PSAC East status in their careers:
OL - Sr. Michael Fleming (2015, 2016, 2017 2nd team - can become ESU's 11th 4-time All-PSAC East honoree)
TB - R-Sr. Jaymar Anderson (2017 1st team)
NG - R-Sr. Marc Ranaudo (2016 1st team - missed 2017 due to injury)

DEPARTED ALL-PSAC EAST: ESU lost 6 former All-PSAC East selections from last year's team:
WR - Tim Wilson (2016, 2017 2nd team)
OL - Norman Rogers III (2016 2nd team)
LB - Sekou Jones (2015, 2017 2nd team)
LB - Dakota Everett (2017 2nd team)
LB - Mike Wiand (2016 2nd team)
RS - Marquis Fells (2017 1st team)


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