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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 8 - 6:05 p.m.
ESU (0-1) vs. Seton Hill (0-1)

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1 • ESU hosts Seton Hill in the 2nd meeting between the two schools, and first since ESU's 70-7 road win in 2013 - which marked Seton Hill's first game vs. a PSAC school after joining the conference.

2 • Last time out: Warriors fell 49-17 on Thursday night at #8 Ferris State (Mich.).
• Ferris State led 42-3 at halftime before ESU posted a 14-7 margin in the 2nd half.
• R-So. QB Ben Moser was 19-for-42 for 234 yards, a TD and 2 Int. in his 8th career start.
• Seton Hill fell 34-28 (OT) at Virginia Union for its 15th straight setback.
• Griffins lost last 3 of 5-6 season in 2016, followed by 0-11 in 2017

3 • Douds leads active NCAA coaches in wins (263) and games coached (463).
• 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)

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

5 • 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)
• ESU lost 5 former All-PSAC East selections, including all 3 senior linebackers

6 • Fleming can become ESU's 11th 4-time All-PSAC East selection.
• 29 career starts - last 21 at LT, first 8 at RT
• 2015 - 1st ESU FR OL named All-PSAC East since 1975

7 • Anderson did not play in the season opener due to injury.
• 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)
• 6 100-yard games, including first 3 games
• 151 yards at IUP were most in first 13 games vs. Crimson Hawks before national semifinal

8 • ESU was 5th in DII in takeaways (31) and 2nd in fumble recoveries (23) in 2017.
• Warriors had 2+ takeaways in 9 of 11 games
8a • ESU had the top 2 players in DII in forced fumbles per game:
   R-Sr. FS Billy Inge III - 0.67 (6 in 9 games)
   R-Jr. S Justin Johnson - 0.60 (6 in 10 games)

9 • Warriors returned both R-Sr. P Sam O'Brien (4th year) and Jr. K Jordan Walters (2nd year) in the special teams.
• O'Brien has career 39.0 avg on 169 punts
   (39.5 avg, 11 punts at Ferris State)
• Walters is 10-for-14 on FG (24-for-26 PAT)

10 • WR Tim Wilson was in preseason camp with the Philadelphia Eagles after earning a 90-man roster spot in the team's rookie minicamp.
• 2x All-PSAC East 2nd team
• career - 133 rec, 2,042 yds, 16 TD
• 2017 - 53 rec, 821 yds
   (ESU #2 receiver had 16 rec, 200 yds)

THE SERIES: ESU leads, 1-0
• Warriors won 70-7 on the road in 2013 in Seton Hill's first game as a PSAC member
• ESU led 30-0 after the 1st quarter and 42-0 at halftime
• Warriors had 2 safeties in a game for only time under Denny Douds

THE HEAD COACHES

ESU - Denny Douds (Slippery Rock '63)
• career record of 263-197-3 (.571) 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

Seton Hill - Isaac Collins (Rochester '94)
• 12-44 record in 6th season at Seton Hill
• first season was 2013 (Seton Hill entered PSAC)
• had records of 1-10, 3-8, 3-8 and 5-6 (in 2016) before going 0-11 in 2017
• previously head coach at Widener, posting 25-8 record including Mid-American Conference (MAC) title and 11-1 record in final season in 2012 (named MAC Coach of the Year)
• while he was defensive coordinator, offenses ranked 1st in DII in scoring in 2011 (47.1 ppg) and 5th in 2012 (45.8)
• also has experience at Hobart, Columbia, Holy Cross, Delaware and The Citadel

ESU ALL-TIME RECORD: 479-333-19 (.588) in 91st year of varsity football

PSAC ALL-TIME WINS
1. 596 - West Chester
2. 561 - IUP
3. 502 - Slippery Rock
4. 479 - ESU
5. 463 - Bloomsburg
6. 459 - Shippensburg

PSAC WIN PERCENTAGE (entering 2018)
1. .683 - West Chester
2. .672 - IUP
3. .602 - Slippery Rock
4. .589 - ESU
5. .571 - Bloomsburg
6. .555 - Shippensburg

DOUDS NOTES
• as head coach, responsible for 55.7 percent of ESU's games (463 of 831) and 54.9 percent of its wins (263 of 479)
• including 68 games and 45 wins as an asst coach under Charlie Reese from 1966-73:
   63.9 percent of ESU's games (531 of 831) and 64.3 percent of its wins (308 of 479)
• at least 5 head coaches at every other PSAC school since 1974

DOUDS' FOES
• Douds has faced 114 head coaches in his career at ESU (73-41 vs. first-time foes)
• Douds faced Millersville's Gene Carpenter 27 times (1974-2000), and faced Danny Hale 26 times between his career at West Chester and Bloomsburg (1984-88, 1993-2012)
• among active coaches, his most frequent opponent is West Chester's Bill Zwaan (16)

ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH JIMMY TERWILLIGER
• named Associate Head Coach last February as he enters 4th season on staff (previously DB coach)
• 2005 Harlon Hill Award winner as junior QB at ESU and 2017 inductee to ESU Athletic Hall of Fame
• 4-time Harlon Hill candidate and 3-time finalist
• 4-time 1st team All-PSAC East and 3-time 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 49-17 LOSS at FERRIS STATE
1. Bulldogs improved to 46-7 since start of 2014 season and have made 4 straight NCAA Playoff appearances.
2. Ferris State led 42-3 at halftime, scoring 3 TD's in both 1st quarter and 2nd quarter.
3. 649 yards total offense (389 rushing, 260 passing) are 8th-most against an ESU defense.
4. R-So. TB Devante Robinson (38 yds rushing, 47 receiving, 72 kick returns) had 155 all-purpose yards.
5. Sr. WR Jylil Reeder had 7 catches for 84 yards and a TD (nearly equaled 2017 total of 13 rec, 125 yds, TD).

WHAT TO LOOK FOR vs. SETON HILL
1. Seton Hill's 2017 key defensive NCAA rankings (of 168 teams):
    166th - 54.3 ppg ... 168th - 600.8 total ypg ... 167th - 297.5 rushing ypg ... 168th - 303. passing ypg
    168th - 54.7 3rd down % ... 168th - 5 turnovers forced .... 165th - 0.55 sacks ... 167th - 180.0 pass efficiency
2. Griffins yielded 9-play, 98-yard game-tying drive with 3:36 left in OT loss at Virginia Union last week
3. 2017 offense leaders departed:
    QB Christian Strong (3,064 yds, 18 TD), RB Jarvis McClam (905 rush yds, 9 TD; 396 rec yds, 2 TD)
4. WR Ardell Brown (6 rec, 164 yds, 3 TD last week) missed 2017 - 43 rec, 691 yds, 5 TD in 2015; 35-467-4 in 2016

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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