GAME NOTES ESU at a Glance Denny Douds Is 3Rd in Career Wins in Division II History, and 20Th in DENNY DOUDS by the NUMBERS Location
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GAME 6 ESU (2-3, 1-1) at Cheyney (0-5, 0-2) Saturday, October 10 • 1:00 p.m. O'Shields-Stevenson Stadium • (5,000) @ESUWarriors Series Facts - ESU leads, 58-1 2015 ESU Schedule 9/3 LIU POST .........................L 40-41 First Meeting: 1954, W 43-0 (at ESU) Most Points Scored (ESU): 78 (1996, W 78-32) 9/12 at Slippery Rock ....................L 9-34 Last Meeting: 2014, W 49-21 (at ESU) Margin of Victory (ESU): 63 (1968, 1969 - both 63-0) 9/19 EDINBORO ......................W 56-12 Current Streak: ESU +35 Most Points Scored (Cheyney): 32 (1996, L 78-32) 9/26 *at Lock Haven ......................W 37-34 at ESU: ESU leads, 31-0 Margin of Victory (Cheyney): 4 (1979, W 7-3) 10/3 *SHIPPENSBURG ............L 67-69 (5OT) 10/10 *at Cheyney ............................1:00 p.m. at Cheyney: ESU leads, 26-1 Neutral: ESU, 1-0 Denny Douds vs. Cheyney: 40-1 10/17 *MILLERSVILLE ...............2:05 p.m. 10/24 *at Kutztown ..........................1:05 p.m. 10/31 *BLOOMSBURG ..............1:05 p.m. 11/7 *at West Chester ...................1:00 p.m. Radio Coverage 11/14 GANNON .........................12:05 p.m. Radio: Live on WVPO (ESPN Poconos) 840 AM and redzonemedia.com. Chuck Seese, the 2009 PSAC * PSAC East game All Home Games televised on Blue Ridge TV-13 Heaslip Media Award recipient, is in his 27th season as the voice of the Warriors, with Bob Brittain in his 15th year providing the color commentary. Pre-game begins at 12:30 p.m. 2015 Cheyney Schedule 9/5 at Lincoln.................................L 22-29 9/12 at Gannon ...............................L 6-44 9/19 at Clarion .................................L 6-59 9/26 *KUTZTOWN ...................L 0-34 ESU vs. Cheyney • 1st & 10 10/3 *at Bloomsburg .....................L 0-63 10/10 *EAST STROUDSBURG ... 1:00 p.m. 1 • ESU travels to Cheyney for a 1 p.m. kickoff on 6 • R-Sr. QB Matt Soltes tied a PSAC record for TD 10/17 *at Lock Haven ......................2:05 p.m. Saturday. The Warriors have won 35 consecutive passes (9) vs. Ship. He threw for 594 yards (2nd at 10/24 *SHIPPENSBURG ............1:00 p.m. 10/31 *WEST CHESTER ............. 12:00 p.m. games vs. Cheyney, an NCAA Division II record for ESU, 3rd in PSAC history) and had 616 total yards 11/7 *at Millersville ................ 1:00 p.m. consecutive victories in an uninterrupted series. (2nd at ESU, 4th in PSAC history). Soltes set a DII 11/14 at Slippery Rock ....................12:00 p.m. ESU leads the all-time series, 58-1, with Cheyney's record with his 6th career game with 500 yards *PSAC East game only win (7-3) in 1979. total off ense, and tied a DII record with his 2nd game with 600 yards total off ense. 2014 ESU Results (6-5) 2 • ESU fell to Shippensburg, 69-67 (5OT), in the 9/6 at LIU Post ...............................W 43-35 9/13 *SLIPPERY ROCK ............L 24-56 longest game in program history last Saturday. 7 • Soltes leads DII in passing (385.8 ypg) and is 9/20 *at Edinboro ...........................W 47-34 The 5OT contest tied the PSAC record and was 2nd in total off ense (415.6 ypg). He is a 2-time 9/27 *LOCK HAVEN .................W 48-21 one short of the DII record (for games between DII Harlon Hill candidate, joining 2014 winner Jason 10/4 *at Shippensburg .................W 37-33 10/11 *CHEYNEY .......................W 49-21 opponents). ESU led 27-0 in the 2nd quarter and Vander Laan (QB, Ferris St) as the only active 10/18 *at Millersville ........................W 35-13 41-14 with 5:03 left in the 3rd quarter before Ship 2-time candidates. Soltes leads active DII QB's in 10/25 *KUTZTOWN ...................L 16-31 scored 27 straight to tie the game at 41-all. career total off ense per game (353.1 - 2nd in DII 11/1 *at Bloomsburg .....................L 13-34 11/8 *WEST CHESTER .............L 24-35 history), total off ense (12,006 yds), passing yards 11/15 at Gannon ...............................L 41-66 3 • Head coach Denny Douds holds the PSAC per game (311.0) and pass TD (105). record for career wins (252), ranking 3rd in DII 2015 ESU Statistical Leaders history, 20th in NCAA history and 3rd among 8 • Schnaars leads DII in receiving (150.8 ypg), Rushing Att. Yds. Avg. TD LG active coaches. receptions (10.2 per game) and TD (11). He Robert Healy 70 412 5.9 1 75 leads active DII players in career TD catches (34). Gerald Van De Cruz 55 168 3.1 6 34 Matt Soltes 36 149 4.1 0 24 4 • Douds holds the DII record and leads active Schnaars (20 rec, 218 yds, 7 TD) and Sr. WR Gerard James Bell 5 15 3.0 1 13 coaches in career games (434). He coached his Wendowski (10 rec, 222 yds, 2 TD) were the 1st 500th overall game with the Warriors on Sept. 19 ESU teammates with 200+ receiving yards. Passing Comp. Att. Yds. TD Int. (56-12 W vs. Edinboro). Douds has been part of Matt Soltes 125 235 1929 20 6 Bruce Campbell 0 2 0 0 1 502 of ESU's 802 games, and 297 of 468 wins, as a 9 • R-Jr. TB Robert Healy is the only NCAA player varsity program (since 1926). with 300+ yards rushing (412) and receiving Receiving Rec. Yds. Avg. TD LG 4a • Douds is in his 42nd season as head coach (456) thru 5 weeks. He is 7th in DII in yards from Jon Schnaars 51 754 14.8 11 60 Robert Healy 27 452 16.7 1 74 and 50th at ESU overall. scrimmage per game (172.8 ypg). Gerard Wendowski 21 341 16.2 6 41 Joe Welk 11 214 19.5 1 40 5 • R-Sr. WR Jon Schnaars set PSAC records for 10 • Healy (864) and Schnaars (754) have 1,618 Tommy House 4 48 12.0 1 21 catches (20) and TD (7) vs. Ship. Both are the most combined rushing/receiving yards, the most James Bell 4 28 7.0 0 13 Sean Roth 3 36 12.0 0 26 in college football this season. among 2 teammates in DII football. Defense Tckl TFL Sck Int. THE SERIES: ESU's 35 straight wins over Cheyney are an NCAA all-division record for an uninterrupted Marc Gaudet 36 0 0 1 series. The Warriors won last year's meeting, 49-21, at Eiler-Martin Stadium. Only one of the last 15 meetings Sekou Jones 32 4.5 1.0 0 has been decided by less than 21 points - a 10-6 win at Cheyney's O'Shields-Stevenson Stadium in 2011. Jimmy Verzicco 31 0 0 1 Chase May 25 0 0 2 ESU leads the all-time series, 58-1, with Cheyney's only win coming in 1979 (7-3) when the Wolves won the Mike Wiand 23 1.0 0 0 PSAC East regular season title and advanced to the State Game, falling to Lock Haven, 48-14. Kaje Cowans 21 2.5 0 1 Jerry Peralte 21 4.0 2.0 0 Teron Dobbs 20 1.0 0 0 EAST STROUDSBURG UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL GAME NOTES ESU At A Glance Denny Douds is 3rd in career wins in Division II history, and 20th in DENNY DOUDS BY THE NUMBERS Location. East Stroudsburg, Pa. college football history: 872 Letterwinners as head coach 434 Career games (DII record) President. Marcia G. Welsh, Ph.D. 252 Career wins (PSAC record) Twitter . @PresidentWelsh WINS - Division II, All-Time 1. Ken Sparks Carson-Newman (1980- ) 327 189 1st team All-PSAC picks Member . .Pennsylvania State System 2. Jim Malosky Minn.-Duluth (1958-97) 255 50 (42) Seasons as coach (head coach) . of Higher Education 3. DENNY DOUDS East Stroudsburg (1974- ) 252 23 AP Little All-Americans System Chancellor . .Frank T. Brogan 9 PSAC East titles Founded. 1893 WINS - All Divisions, All-Time 5 Harlon Hill fi nalists Enrollment (Fall 2014). .6,820 1. John Gagliardi 2 schools (St. John's MN) (1949-12) 489 4 NCAA Playoff appearances (includes 6,204 undergraduates) t-16. Frank Girardi Lycoming (1972-07) 257 3-0-1 Record in PSAC title games Athletics t-16. LaVell Edwards BYU (1972-00) 257 11,715 Points scored (27.0 per game) Affiliation . NCAA Division II t-18. Tom Osborne Nebraska (1973-97) 255 1,534 Touchdowns scored Conference . PSAC t-18. Jim Malosky Minn.-Duluth (1958-97) 255 97,574 Passing yards (55.44 miles) 20. DENNY DOUDS East Stroudsburg (1974- ) 252 . Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference 59,694 Rushing yards (33.92 miles) School Colors. Red and Black Douds is 3rd among active coaches in career wins: 40+ YEARS OF COACHING Team Nickname . Warriors 1. John Gagliardi 1949-12 64 Interim Athletic Director WINS - All Divisions, Active 2. Amos Alonzo Stagg 1890-46 57 Chris Monasch . 570-422-3642 1. Ken Sparks Carson-Newman 327 II 3. Eddie Robinson 41-42, 45-97 55 Associate Athletic Director 2. Frank Beamer 2 schools (currently Va. Tech) 275 I (FBS) 4. John E. Dorman (1905, 09-42, 45-59) 50 Dr. Carey Snyder. 570-422-3034 3. DENNY DOUDS East Stroudsburg 252 II 5. Pop Warner 1895-38 48 Academic Coordinator 4. Andy Talley Villanova 244 I (FCS) 6. Joe Paterno 1966-11 46 5. Rob Ash 3 schools (currently Montana State) 243 I (FCS) Nancy Jo Greenawalt . 570-422-3795 t-7.