Bloomsburg Huskies
Nine NCAA Playoff Appearances • 17 PSAC Championships 2013 Football Game Notes • #BUHuskies
at ##12 BLOOMSBURG HUSKIES 9-1, 6-1 PSAC east SEPTEMBER Sat. 7 STONEHILL............................W, 41-13 Sat. 14 at Edinboro..............................W, 47-35 Sat. 21 at Kutztown*............................W, 31-12 Sat. 28 LOCK HAVEN*......................W, 56-10
OCTOBER Sat. 5 at Gannon.................................W, 38-14 Sat. 12 MILLERSVILLE*......................W, 45-7 Sat. 19 at East Stroudsburg*...............W, 52-38 Sat. 26 CHEYNEY*................................W, 35-7 Thu. 31 SHIPPENSBURG*................... L, 18-34
NOVEMBER Sat. 9 at #8 West Chester*................W, 31-28 Sat. 16 #18 SLIPPERY ROCK......... 12:30 p.m. * PSAC East contest
COACHING Head Coach..... Paul Darragh (Temple ‘85, ‘89) Bloomsburg Record....................9-1 (1st year) Overall Record...........................................Same RANKINGS AFCA Poll......................................................... #12 D2Football.com Poll....................................... #13
##18 SLIPPERY ROCK THE ROCK 9-1, 6-1 psac WEST SEPTEMBER Sat. 7 at Northwood (MI)........... W, 51-36 Sat. 14 SHIPPENSBURG.............. W, 58-38 Sat. 21 at Gannon*...........................L, 27-38 Sat. 28 MERCYHURST*............... W, 58-34 OCTOBER Sat. 5 at Kutztown........................ W, 58-10 Sat. 12 #7 IUP*................................ W, 42-16 Sat. 19 CLARION*......................... W, 34-13 Sat. 26 EDINBORO*..................... W, 44-20 NOVEMBER Sat. 2 CALIFORNIA*.................. W, 35-17 Sat. 9 at Seton Hill*...................... W, 55-21 Sat. 16 at #12 Bloomsburg.......... 12:30 p.m. * PSAC West contest COACHING Head Coach...................... ..........George Mihalik SRU Record.............. ....176-104-4 (26th year) Overall Record...........................................Same Record vs. Bloomsburg................................0-7 RANKINGS AFCA Poll .....................................................#18 D2Football.com Poll....................................... #12
#18 Slippery Rock (9-1, 6-1 PSAC West)
#12 Bloomsburg (9-1, 6-1 PSAC East)
QUICK SIX -Saturday marks the first time Bloomsburg has hosted the PSAC Championship Game at Redman Stadium since 1985. The Huskies won over IUP that day 31-9. -The Huskies have won their 14th PSAC East crown in school history (1984, 1985, ’94-’97, 2000-03, 2005-06, 2010, 2013). -The PSAC Championship Game features the conference’s top rushing team (Bloomsburg, 313.4 yards/game) vs. the top passing team (Rock, 375.5/game) -Bloomsburg’s last loss to a PSAC West team outside of the NCAA Playoffs came in the 2010 State Game at Mercyhurst. BU has won eight straight games over Western Division teams. -Franklyn Quiteh leads the nation in yards per carry (8.4) and ranks third in total rushing yards (1,756). -Only one starting PSAC quarterback (Matt Soltes of ESU) has thrown fewer interceptions than Tim Kelly’s five this season. TODAY’S MATCHUP Bloomsburg and Slippery Rock square off to determine the champion of the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference on Saturday at 12:30 p.m. inside Danny Hale Field at Robert B. Redman Stadium. The Rock brings its electrifying offense which averages over 86 plays and 46.2 points per game anchored by senior quarterback Nigel Barksdale (3,326 yards passing, 28 touchdowns). Slippery Rock does its work extremely quick – it has scored the most points in the league while averaging the least amount of average time of possession at 27:03 per game. The Huskies will attempt to use its grindit-out style to dominate time of possession, averaging 32:16 per game on the year while leading the PSAC in rushing at 313.4 yards per game. Defensively, Bloomsburg will try to slow Barksdale and The Rock passing attack with its at times electric pass rushing ability – BU ranks third in the PSAC in sacks with 31 this season. THE HEAD COACHES Paul Darragh takes over the role of interim head coach this season after serving 16 years on the Bloomsburg coaching staff as defensive coordinator. Under Darragh’s leadership, the Huskies’ defense has ranked in the top half of the PSAC in total defense in seven of the past 11 seasons. At 9-1, he is off to the best start of
Date: Saturday, Nov. 16, 2013 Time: 12:30 p.m. Location: Bloomsburg, PA Stadium: Redman Stadium TV: PCN Radio: WHLM 930 AM — Jim Doyle (play-by-play) Andy Ulicny (color) Live Stats: BUHuskies.com
any head coach in Bloomsburg football history. An institution at Slippery Rock, head coach George Mihalik is in his 26th season at the helm of The Rock and owns a 176-104-4 career record on the sidelines. He entered the year ranking fourth among all active NCAA Division II head coaches in career wins and has led The Rock to PSAC West championship – outright or shared – six times now (1997-2000, 2011, 2013). LAST YEAR’S MEETING Bloomsburg closed out the 2012 regular season by holding off Slippery Rock for a 49-41 shootout victory at Mihalik-Thompson Stadium. Bloomsburg stormed to a 42-13 lead at halftime, but The Rock closed to 4234 following a touchdown run from Akeem Satterfield with 7:40 to play. A Franklyn Quiteh 21-yard TD run two minutes later effectively put the game on ice before a touchdown from The Rock in the final minute for the final scoring. The Rock held the edge in total yards (571-457) and put up a whopping 36 first downs on the day while being led by 181 yards rushing from Satterfield and 341 yards of passing from Jared Buck. Tim Kelly tossed for 185 yards and two scores while Quiteh racked up 183 yards rushing and four touchdowns. SERIES HISTORY The series between Bloomsburg and Slippery Rock dates back to the first meeting in 1934, but they’ve played sparingly since then - BU has owned the series, holding a 10-3 record. The Huskies are 5-1 at home vs. The Rock and have won nine straight overall, dating to 1983. Legendary Rock head coach George Mihalik is 0-7 against the Huskies. Bloomsburg’s only home loss vs. Slippery Rock came in 1936.
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