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OOBLL Head Coach Denny Douds Sr. OL Michael Fleming Leads active NCAA coaches with 263 wins 3x All-PSAC East selection R-Sr. DL Marc Ranaudo 2016 All-PSAC East 1st team R-Sr. TB Jaymar Anderson 2018 2017 All-PSAC East 1st team THE UNIVERSITY ESU At A Glance Starters Returning/Lost ESU - Celebrating Location . East Stroudsburg, Pa . 125 Years of Service Offense President . Marcia G . Welsh, Ph .D . Founded in 1893 as a Normal School, East RETURNING (7): QB Ben Moser, Member . Pennsylvania State System Stroudsburg University has been offering quality TB Jaymar Anderson, WR Javier Buffalo, . .of Higher Education higher education to the citizens of Pennsylvania System Chancellor . Dr . Daniel Greenstein WR Jylil Reeder, LT Michael Fleming, for more than a century . Founded . 1893 LG Mike Nieman, RT Shane Trevorah With an enrollment of almost 7,000 Enrollment (Fall 2017) . 6,742 LOST (4): FB Wyatt Clements, students and a strong commitment to academic Athletics WR Tim Wilson, C Devon Ackerman, excellence, ESU’s programs continually earn the Affiliation . NCAA Division II RG Norman Rogers III highest levels of accreditation in their fields . Conference . PSAC The university’s most recently constructed . Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Defense and largest academic building is the $40 million School Colors . Red and Black RETURNING (8*): DE Joseph Odebode (from Warren E . and Sandra Hoeffner Science and Team Nickname . Warriors 2016), NG Marc Ranaudo (from 2016), Technology Center, a state-of-the-art facility Athletic Director NG Joseph Ruggiero, CB Andre’ Gray, and the first new major academic building at Dr . Gary R . Gray . 570-422-3689 CB Jamal Cooley, S Justin Johnson, ESU since 1979 . The late Warren Hoeffner ‘55, quarterback of the Warriors’ 1954 championship Associate AD for Student Success/SWA S Dylan Murphy, FS Billy Inge III team, and his wife Sandra were the lead donors Dr . Nancy Jo Greenawalt . 570-422-3795 * DE Justin Barat, DE Mike Zakrzewski will for the project . Associate Athletic Director/NCAA Compliance miss 2018 due to injury The Center is in its 11th year of service and TBA . 570-422-3034 LOST (3): LB Dakota Everett, features a planetarium, rooftop observatory Director of Employee Relations/Compliance LB Sekou Jones, LB Mike Wiand and a wildlife museum of natural history . The Lonnie Allbaugh . 570-422-3245 facility supports research activities and provides Football Office . 570-422-3322 Special Teams classroom, laboratory, conference and office Sports Information Director (FB Contact) RETURNING (2): K Jordan Walters, space for diverse departments from the sciences Greg Knowlden . 570-422-3312 P Sam O’Brien and mathematics to computer science . .gknowlden@esu .edu LOST (2): RS Marquis Fells, LS Dennis Long Other recent contributions to the ongoing Sports Information Assistant transformation of the campus include the Erik Pedersen . 570-422-3919 construction of new residence halls and an . epedersen@esu .edu Lettermen Returning/Lost investment of over $10 million dollars in projects Web Site . www .esu .edu associated with storm water management and Athletics Web Site . www .esuwarriors .com campus beautification . The campus consists of Returning Letterwinners (34) Twitter . @ESUWarriors 68 buildings on 258 acres . QB (1) - Ben Moser Approximately 3,000 students reside on Key Campus Numbers TB (2) - Jaymar Anderson, Devante Robinson or near campus in five traditional residence Admissions . 570-422-3542 WR (5) - Javier Buffalo, Hassan Evans, halls, two suite-style halls and two apartment Financial Aid . 570-422-2800 Anthony Guarino, Jylil Reeder, complexes - the University Apartments and the R .J . Sarajian University Ridge apartments . University Ridge, TEAM INFORMATION OL (6) - Andrew Bennett, Steven Feher, a 10 building apartment-style housing complex 2017 Overall Record . 3-8 Michael Fleming, Levi Murphy, adjacent to campus, accommodates more than PSAC East Record/Finish . 2-5. (t-6th) Mike Nieman, Shane Trevorah 500 students . Approximately 75 percent of the students Letterwinners Returning/Lost . 34/22 DL (5) - Keanan Baines, Andre Eldridge, receive some form of financial aid, including Offense . 14/10 Isaiah Reigel, Joseph Ruggiero, scholarships, loans and grants . Defense . 18/11 Jordan Watson The 2018-19 academic year will mark the Special Teams . 2/1 LB (2) - Larry Mills, Mike Poulter university’s 126th year of operation and the Starters Returning/Lost . 15/7. DB (11) - Andrew Brown, Tyson Calhoun, school has more than 40,000 alumni . Offense . 7/4 Mark Collins, Jr ., Jamal Cooley, ESU, like many other public colleges and Defense . 8/3 Andre’ Gray, Justin Haynes, Billy Inge III, universities across the country, started as a Special Teams . 2/0 Justin Johnson, Andrew Linder, normal school, a professional school for the Dylan Murphy, Chase Ober training of teachers . HEAD COACH K (1) - Jordan Walters ESU History Denny Douds . 45th season P (1) - Sam O’Brien East Stroudsburg Normal School was Alma Mater . Slippery Rock ‘63 founded to serve students in the state’s normal Record at ESU/Overall . 263-196-3 Letterwinners Lost (22) school fourth district and had 320 students enrolled when classes started on September 4, . Division II record for games coached (462) QB - Tim DiGiorgio 1893 . TB - James Bell, Marquis Fells . PSAC record for wins (263) In 1926 after the state assumed control of FB - Wyatt Clements the school, the original name was changed to HISTORY WR - Elijah Rehm, Tim Wilson East Stroudsburg State Teachers’ College . First Season . 1926 TE - Anthony Angelichio, Anthony Castillo The school became East Stroudsburg State All-Time Record . 479-332-19 ( .589) OL - Devon Ackerman, Norman Rogers III College in 1960 to reflect the school’s expanded PSAC East Championships . 15 DL - Justin Barat, Denis Corbin, curriculum with liberal arts programs and PSAC Championships . 9 Mike Zakrzewski graduate degrees . .‘42, ‘54, ‘64, ‘65, ‘68, ‘75, ‘76, ‘78, ‘82 LB - Jameer Brooks, Dakota Everett, In July 1983, the Pennsylvania General NCAA Playoff Appearances . 4 Sekou Jones, Rich Melito, Mike Wiand Assembly established the Pennsylvania State . 1991, 2004, 2005, 2009 DB - Jean Charles, Isaiah Copes, System of Higher Education consisting of 14 Calvin Fielding universities and East Stroudsburg University LS - Dennis Long was born as a comprehensive regional institution . 2018 ESU FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE 2018 Football Schedule Thursday, Aug . 30 at Ferris State 7:30 ESU travels to Ferris State (Mich .) for the first meeting in program history, and first trip to Michigan since falling to Grand Valley State in the DII semifinals in 2005 . The Bulldogs, who have made consecutive DII quarterfinals, will be ESU’s 62nd different opponent in its 91st season of varsity football, and 42nd in 45 years under Denny Douds . Saturday, Sept . 8 SETON HILL 6:05 ESU meets Seton Hill for the 2nd time, and first at Eiler-Martin Stadium . The Warriors won 70-7 on the road in 2013 . The Griffins were 0-11 last fall after a 5-6 mark in 2016 . Saturday, Sept . 15 at Edinboro 12:00 ESU renews acquaintances with the Fighting Scots after a 2-year absence . The Warriors are 13-6 vs . Edinboro all-time, including 9-4 since 2000, and have won 3 straight - 27-26 in the 2011 season finale, 47-34 on the road in 2014, and 56-12 at home in 2015 . Saturday, Sept . 22 *LOCK HAVEN (Familiy Weekend) 2:05 Jaymar Anderson ran for 200 yards and 3 TD in a 37-27 road win last year, avenging On the Cover: ESU returns 3 All-PSAC East selections LHU’s 66-41 win in 2016 . ESU had won 7 straight in the series prior to that setback, and is for the 2018 season - Sr . OL Michael Fleming, R-Sr . 4-1 vs . LHU since the Bald Eagles moved to the PSAC East in 2013 . ESU leads 12-7 all-time . DL Marc Ranaudo and R-Sr . TB Jaymar Anderson - Thursday, Sept . 27 *at Millersville 7:05 under head coach Denny Douds . The Warriors travel to Millersville for a Thursday night kickoff, the return trip of the Marauders’ 12-0 Thursday night win at ESU last year . ESU leads 42-26-1 and had won 5 straight, 8 of the last 9 and 14 of the last 16 meetings since 2001 before last fall . Saturday, Oct . 6 *KUTZTOWN 6:05 Table of Contents Kutztown led 3-0 late in the first half in a 41-9 victory last year, its 4th straight and The University . IFC 7th in the last 8 meetings . The Warriors still hold a 44-21-1 lead all-time . Prior to the most Media Services/Sports Information . 2 recent stretch, they won 9 straight from 2001-09 . ESU’s last home win was 27-3 in 2008 . Warriors Football Scholarships . 9 Eiler-Martin Stadium . 11 Saturday, Oct . 13 *at Bloomsburg 2:00 The Coaching Staff Bloomsburg overcame a 28-10 deficit in a 38-28 win last year, scoring the game’s final Head Coach Denny Douds . 3-5 28 points, to take a 41-39-2 edge with its 2nd straight win . ESU’s 35-34 win in 2015 was its Assistant Coaches/Staff . 6-8 first vs . BU since the 2005 NCAA DII Playoffs, and first in the regular season since 2004 . Warriors Coaching Legacy . 10 Saturday, Oct . 20 *WEST CHESTER 4:05 The 2018 Warriors West Chester held off a late ESU rally, with Ben Moser throwing 3 4th-quarter TD Player Bios . 12-27 passes, for a 31-26 win last year . WCU has won 13 of the last 15 to improve to 60-22 in the Roster . 28-29 all-time series . ESU’s most recent win was a 35-28 victory in 2012 at Eiler-Martin Stadium . The 2017 Season Saturday, Oct . 27 OHIO DOMINICAN 1:05 2017 Game-by-Game .