Head Coach Denny Douds Coach Denny Douds Coach Douds’ Career Record 39Th Year at a Glance Career Record: 232-162-3 W L T Pct
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HEAD COACH DENNY DOUDS Coach Denny Douds Coach Douds’ Career Record 39th Year at a Glance Career Record: 232-162-3 W L T Pct. Nine PSAC titles Overall Record 232 162 3 .588 Four NCAA Playoff appearances Home Record 120 70 0 .632 2005 Northeast Regional title Away Record 109 91 3 .544 Neutral Record 3 1 0 .750 vs . PSAC East 138 88 1 .610 Denny Douds, the all-time winningest PSAC East Home 69 43 0 .616 coach in the history of the Pennsylvania State PSAC East Away 66 45 1 .594 Athletic Conference, reached another milestone PSAC East Neutral 3 0 0 1 .000 last fall in his 38th season as the head football vs . PSAC West 30 35 0 .462 coach at East Stroudsburg University . PSAC Title Games 3 1 1 .700 Douds set the NCAA Division II record for NCAA Playoff Games 4 4 0 .500 most games coached when he led the Warriors vs . Non-PSAC Teams 57 35 1 .618 onto the field for the 394th time on October Opening Games 27 11 0 .711 22 against Millersville, surpassing the previous Closing Games 18 19 1 .487 mark held by Jim Malosky of Minnesota- Family Day Games 21 17 0 .552 Duluth . He finished the season with 397 games Homecoming Games 23 15 0 .605 coached, third-most among active coaches . Douds ranks second among active Division a single season . 1982, 1983 and 1991 and ties for the top spot in II coaches with 232 career victories and set the ESU’s seven straight winning seasons 1980, 2002 and 2003 . PSAC record for career victories in 2008 . from 2000-06 was the longest such streak of Before the PSAC championship game was Douds’ coaching career at ESU has Douds’ career . The Warriors put together six eliminated in 1987, the Warriors won overall spanned 47 years and six decades since he took consecutive winning seasons from 1975-1980 crowns in 1975, 1978 and 1982 and tied for the over as head coach in 1974 following eight after going 5-5 in Douds’ first season at the title with Shippensburg in 1976 . years as an assistant coach . He has been part of helm, and he has sported a winning record as a The 1975 and 1976 teams were both 277 of the 448 wins in program history . As head head coach ever since . unbeaten and compiled a 19-game winning coach, he has mentored 23 Associated Press The senior head football coach in the streak before the 14-14 tie with Shippensburg Little All-Americans, five AFCA All-Americans PSAC continues to bring the same love and in the 1976 PSAC title game . The 1978 squad and five finalists for the Harlon Hill Award, enthusiasm for coaching young men as when finished 10-1 and scored the most one-sided including quarterback Jimmy Terwilliger, who he took over as head coach in 1974 . win in PSAC championship game history, won the award in 2005 . A native of Indiana, Pa ., Douds was a high winning 49-4 over Clarion . The last decade (2000-09) featured a 77-34 school coach in Erie, Pa . for two years and an The 1982 team won the school’s first ever record, nine winning seasons, three NCAA assistant coach at West Virginia University for Lambert Trophy as the top Division II football Division II Playoff appearances and two PSAC one year before accepting an assistant coach team in the East and was selected as the ECAC East championships . position at ESU in 1966 . Division II Team of the Year . The Warriors made their fourth-ever trip He started as the Warriors’ tight ends and to the NCAA postseason – all under Douds’ linebackers coach under head coach Charlie What They’re Saying leadership – in 2009, with an 8-4 overall record . Reese, and then became the team’s defensive ESU went 9-2 in 2008, which included the PSAC coordinator in 1968 . After eight seasons About Coach Douds record-setting 213th win of Douds’ career with assisting Reese, Douds took over as the school’s “He emphasized three things — a work ethic, a 44-41 overtime victory against Shippensburg . eighth head football coach . doing things right, and enthusiasm. What I ESU’s other NCAA Division II Playoff trips Dating back to Jack Gregory (1959-65) and came in 1991, 2004 and 2005 . In 2005, the learned from Coach Douds has carried over Reese (1966-73), ESU has had just three head to coaching in the Big 10, SEC and the NFL.” Warriors won three straight playoff games to football coaches in the last half-century . • Harry Hiestand, offensive line coach, claim the Northeast Region championship Under Douds’ direction, the Warriors have Notre Dame before bowing out in the national semifinals . captured nine PSAC Eastern Division titles with ESU’s 11-3 record set a school record for wins in solo first-place finishes in 1975, 1976, 1978, “Many of the things I teach now I copied from Coach Douds — having a positive attitude, taking care of your family, teammates Active College Football Coaches with 200 Career Victories and friends. He put us in a position to be Division Years Wins successful in life.” 1 . John Gagliardi – Carroll (Mont .), St . John’s (Minn .) III 63 484 • James Franklin, head coach, Vanderbilt 2 . Larry Kehres – Mount Union III 26 317 3 . Ken Sparks – Carson-Newman II 32 299 4 . Bob Ford – St . Lawrence, Albany (N .Y .) FCS 43 255 “From the time he talks to you as a recruit 5 . Frank Beamer – Murray State, Virginia Tech FBS 31 251 until years after you’ve played, Denny Douds 6 . Jerry Moore – North Texas, Texas Tech, Appalachian State FCS 30 234 is always there for you. I know I’m blessed 7. Denny Douds – East Stroudsburg II 38 232 to have been associated with such a fine 8 . Joe Taylor – Virginia Union, Howard, Hampton, Florida A&M FCS 29 229 man.” 9 . Al Bagnoli – Union (N .Y .), Penn FCS 30 227 • Pat Flaherty, offensive line coach, New Mack Brown – Tulane, North Carolina, Texas FBS 28 227 York Giants, ESU Athletic Hall of Fame 11 . Chris Ault – Nevada FBS 27 226 12 . Andy Talley – St . Lawrence, Villanova FCS 32 217 “What makes Denny so special is that he 13 . Rob Ash – Juniata, Drake, Montana State FCS 32 215 14 . Jimmye Laycock – William & Mary FCS 32 213 cares about people. Every year we have a 15 . Monte Cater – Lakeland (Wisc .), Shepherd II 31 211 new group of guys come in and he’s going to 16 . Rick Giancola – Montclair State III 29 209 make sure that they reach their goals. He’s 17 . Eric Hamilton – TCNJ III 35 208 touched so many lives in so many ways.” 18 . Walt Hameline – Wagner FCS 31 204 • Mike Terwilliger, offensive coordinator, 19 . Danny Hale – West Chester, Bloomsburg II 24 203 ESU, ESU Athletic Hall of Fame 86 ESU Football Media Guide HEAD COACH DENNY DOUDS The 1991 squad gained the school’s PERSONAL first-ever NCAA Division II Playoff berth after Name: Dennis Carl Douds winning the PSAC Eastern Division title, while Born: February 16, 1941, Indiana, Pa . Married: June 20, 1964 the 2004 team advanced to the second round Wife: The former Judy Nylander (Slippery Rock ’63) of Pittsburgh, Pa .; retired as teacher at the Clearview of the playoffs and tied the previous school Elementary School, Stroudsburg, Pa . Children: Mrs . Jill Koerber (Slippery Rock ’88), recreation therapist in Toms River, N .J . record for wins with a 10-2 mark . Douglas (Wake Forest ’90), Lt . Colonel in the United States Marine Corps The 2005 team broke the school record Grandchildren: Zachery Douglas Koerber, 20; Tyler Gregory Koerber, 18; Morgan Anne Koerber, 16; with 11 wins, won the Lambert Trophy and Gus Garrison Douds, 13; Sam Douds, 10 . produced five All-America selections . Record- EDUCATION setting quarterback Jimmy Terwilliger received Indiana High School, Indiana, Pa . 1959 the Harlon Hill Award as the most outstanding Slippery Rock University, B .S . in Physical Education 1963 player in Division II football, and was joined West Virginia University, M .S . in Physical Education 1966 on All-America teams by kicker Mark Brubaker, HEAD COACHING fullback Anthony Carfagno, punter Ken Parrish 2011 East Stroudsburg 3-8 7th East and wide receiver Evan Prall . 2010 East Stroudsburg 3-8 6th East Other recent All-Americans include Nick 2009 East Stroudsburg 8-4 5th East; NCAA Playoffs - first round 2008 East Stroudsburg 9-2 3rd East Krut, the nation’s leading punter in 2008, and 2007 East Stroudsburg 3-6 Tie 3rd East three-time All-America linebacker Matt Freed 2006 East Stroudsburg 7-4 3rd East from 2008 through 2010 . A total of 19 players 2005 East Stroudsburg 11-3 3rd East; NCAA Playoffs - semifinals have earned AP Little All-America status . 2004 East Stroudsburg 10-2 2nd East; NCAA Playoffs - second round Terwilliger, the son of offensive 2003 East Stroudsburg 8-3 East Champion coordinator Mike Terwilliger, has played a 2002 East Stroudsburg 8-2 East Champion significant role in the latest chapter of Douds’ 2001 East Stroudsburg 7-3 2nd East 2000 East Stroudsburg 6-5 4th East career . Terwilliger graduated in 2006 with 16 1999 East Stroudsburg 4-7 5th East ESU and 18 NCAA records, including tying the 1998 East Stroudsburg 2-8 5th East all-division record with 148 touchdown passes . 1997 East Stroudsburg 4-6 Tie 4th East He also held Division II records for passing yards 1996 East Stroudsburg 6-4 Tie 2nd East (14,350) and total offense (16,064) .