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EAST STROUDSBURG UNIVERSITY of PENNSYLVANIA Jr. Kendrick Williams All-PSAC East Tailback R-Sr. Dan Caffrey All-PSAC East Center Matt Freed - 2008 Consensus All-American 2011 Football THE UNIVERSITY ESUESU At A GlanceGlance LocationLocation. .East.East StroudsburStroudsburg,g, Pa. PresidenPresidentt. Dr. Robert J. Dillman MembeMemberr . PennPennsylvaniasylvania State SSystemystem . ..ofof HiHighergher Education System Chancellor . Dr. John C. Cavanaugh FoundeFoundedd. ..18931893 EnEnrollmentrollment . 7,500 (inc(includesludes 5,900 unundergraduates)dergraduates) Athletics AffiliatioAffiliationn . NCNCAAAA Division II Conference . PPSACSAC . PennsPennsylvaniaylvania State Athletic Conference ScSchoolhool CColorsolors. ..RedRed anandd BlBlackack Team NicknamNicknamee . WarrWarriorsiors Athletic Director Dr. Tom Gioglio . 570-422-3642 AAssociatessociate Athletic DirectDirectoror Dr. Carey Snyder . 5 570-422-303470-422-3034 AcAcademicademic CCoordinatoroordinator The Warren E. and Sandra Hoeffner Science and Technology Center, a $40 million Nancy Jo Greenawalt . ..570-422-3795570-422-3795 state-of-the-art facility, was dedicated in September 2008. [email protected]@po-box.esu.edu Director ooff Multicultural AAffairsffairs Providing High-Quality, Higher Education DDanelleanelle MMcClanahan.cClanahan. 5 570-422-389670-422-3896 FFootballootball OOfficeffice . ..570-422-3322570-422-3322 ESU - In its 119th Year of Service SSportsports InInformationformation GreGregg KnowldeKnowlden.n. 5 570-422-331270-422-3312 Founded in 1893 as a Normal School, More than 2,100 students reside in eight . [email protected]@po-box.esu.edu East Stroudsburg University has been residence halls. The university also offers FFaxax . 5570-422-358670-422-3586 offering quality higher education to the apartment-style housing for another 200 citizens of Pennsylvania for more than a students on the main campus, along with WeWebb SitSitee. wwwwww.esu.edu.esu.edu century. University Ridge, a 10 building apartment- KeKeyy Campus Numbers With an enrollment of more than style housing complex adjacent to campus AdAdmissionsmissions. 57 570-422-35420-422-3542 7,500 students and a strong commitment that accommades 541 students. FinFinancialancial AiAidd . ..570-422-2800570-422-2800 to academic excellence, ESU’s programs Approximately 74 percent of the continually earn the highest levels of students receive some form of financial aid, accreditation in their fields. including scholarships, loans and grants. East Stroudsburg University is nestled The university’s most recently The 2011-12 academic year will mark the in the Pocono Mountains, which offer year- constructed and largest academic building university’s 119th year of operation and the round outdoor recreation of all sorts for is the $40 million Warren E. and Sandra school has approximately 35,000 alumni. sports enthusiasts. From hiking in the fall to Hoeffner Science and Technology Center, ESU, like many other public colleges and biking in the spring to swimming, golfing a state-of-the-art facility and the first new universities across the country, started as a and fishing in the summer to snowboarding, major academic building at ESU since 1979. normal school, a professional school for the skiing or tubing in the winter, there is The late Warren Hoeffner ‘55, quarterback of training of teachers. plenty to do at any time of the year. Throw the Warriors’ 1954 championship team, and ESU History in shopping, great restaurants and plenty his wife Sandra was the lead donors for the East Stroudsburg Normal School was of attractions and there is something for project. founded to serve students in the state’s everyone, no matter the season. The Center is in its fourth year of normal school fourth district and had 320 ESU is located approximately 75 miles service and features a planetarium, rooftop students enrolled when classes started on west of New York City, 85 miles northeast observatory and a wildlife museum of September 4, 1893. of Philadelphia, 40 miles northeast of the natural history. The facility supports In 1926 after the state assumed Allentown/Bethlehem/Easton area and 40 research activities and provides classroom, control of the school, the original name miles southeast of Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. laboratory, conference and office space for was changed to East Stroudsburg State The campus is 1/4 mile from exit 308, diverse departemnts from the sciences and Teachers’ College. Interstate 80. Exit right onto Prospect Street. mathematics to computer science. The school became East Stroudsburg To Reach Eiler-Martin Stadium — One Other recent contributions to the State College in 1960 to reflect the school’s block after the first light turn right on Centre ongoing transformation of the campus expanded curriculum with liberal arts Street. Stay on the road past one stop sign include an investment of over $10 million programs and graduate degrees. and the stadium will be in front of you. dollars in safety and other improvement In July 1983, the Pennsylvania General Football Office, Second Floor, Koehler projects associated with storm water Assembly established the Pennsylvania Fieldhouse — Take right at the first light on management and campus beautification. State System of Higher Education consisting East Brown Street. Go up the hill 6/10th of The campus consists of 66 buildings on of 14 universities and East Stroudsburg a mile, take the first left onto Smith Street. 252 acres and boasts a student-to-teacher University was born as a comprehensive The fieldhouse is on the left on the corner of ratio of 18 to 1. regional institution. Smith and Normal streets. 2011 ESU FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE 2011 Football Schedule Thursday, Sept. 1 PACE 6:05 ESU posted its fifth season-opening shutout in Denny Douds’ 37 seasons and scored its third-most points in an opener in a 57-0 win in the first meeting between the schools last fall. The Warriors scored 24 points in the second and fourth quarters to pull away. Saturday, Sept. 10 at IUP 4:00 Douds, a 1959 graduate of Indiana High School, returns home for the seventh time as the Warriors’ head coach. IUP has won the last three in the series, including a 23-17 win last season. ESU’s most recent victory was a 33-31 thriller in Indiana in 1997. Saturday, Sept. 17 CALIFORNIA 6:05 The Warriors welcome perennial PSAC West power California to Eiler-Martin Stadium for the first time since Jimmy Terwilliger overcame a 17-point deficit in a 41-34 victory in 2006. The Vulcans have won the last two games, 26-3 in 2007 and 45-20 last season. Saturday, Sept. 24 *at West Chester 6:00 ESU fell seven yards short of a 19-point comeback when West Chester held on for a 35-31 win last season. WCU has won seven of the last eight; the Warriors won 21-20 at On the Cover: R-Sr. C Dan Caffrey and Jr. TB Kendrick Farrell Stadium in 2009 highlighted by Fr. TB Kendrick Williams’ breakout performance. Williams are both returning All-PSAC East selections for the Warriors on offense in 2011. Saturday, Oct. 1 *BLOOMSBURG 1:05 Bloomsburg has held the upper hand the last five times since ESU’s 52-39 road win in the NCAA Playoffs in 2005. The Warriors forced four turnovers in last year’s 26-13 loss and Matt Freed had 17 tackles, the second-most in a game for the three-time All-American. TableTable ofof CContentsontents TheThe University.University. IFCIFC Saturday, Oct. 8 *at Kutztown 1:05 MediaMedia Services/SportsServices/Sports Information.Information. 2 Kutztown ended a nine-game losing streak to ESU with a 38-31 win last season, when University Administrators.Administrators. 3 the Warriors spotted them a 28-point lead before Matt Marshall threw three fourth-quarter Eiler-MartinEiler-Martin Stadium.Stadium. 9 TDs. ESU won a 27-20 (OT) classic at Kutztown in 2009 and owns the series, 43-15-1. Student-AthleteStudent-Athlete CenterCenter forfor ExcellenceExcellence . .9 Saturday, Oct. 15 *C.W. POST 1:05 The CoachingCoaching Staff C.W. Post has won the last two meetings after ESU posted a 48-42 road win in the Head Coach DennyDenny Douds.Douds. 4-5 Assistant CoachesCoaches . 66-8-8 first PSAC East game between the two schools in 2008. Both 2005 victories (66-49 regular TheThe 2011 WarriorsWarriors season, 55-28 NCAA Playoffs) are still classics for the Warriors, who lead the series 7-4. SeasonSeason OutlookOutlookk . ..10-1110-11 Saturday, Oct. 22 *MILLERSVILLE 3:05 PlayerPlayer Bios . ..12-2412-24 ESU has won the last three by a combined score of 174-35 since the Marauders’ 36-24 Roster.Roster. ..28-2928-29 victory at Eiler-Martin in 2007. Kendrick Williams tied a school record with four rushing TheThe 2010 Season TDs in a 65-14 win last year. ESU will look for its first Homecoming win since 2006. 2010 Game-by-GameGame-by-Game . ..30-3330-33 Saturday, Oct. 29 *at Cheyney 1:00 20102010 Statistics.Statistics. ..34-3534-35 FootballFootball HistoryHistory The Warriors scored three first-quarter TDs on their way to a 58-14 win last season, The Last Time It HappenedHappened . .25.25 their Division II record 31st straight over Cheyney. ESU’s last road trip in the series was a Jimmy TerwilligerTerwilliger . ..2727 37-0 win in 2009; in 2007, Joe Partridge set the school record with 284 rushing yards. ProgramProgram History.History. .36.36 Saturday, Nov. 5 *at Shippensburg 1:00 All-StarAll-Star HonorsHonors . ..3737 The PSAC East slate concludes with a trip to Seth Grove Stadium and ESU’s 14th SchoolSchool RecorRecords.ds. ..38-6038-60 meeting with Shippensburg under Douds. Ship rallied for a 20-17 win with a last-minute Year-by-YearYear-by-Year Record.Record. .61.61 All-Time Schedule . ..62-6462-64 scoring drive last year and four of the last seven have been decided by three points or less. All-Time Lettermen.Lettermen. ..65-6865-68 Saturday, Nov.