@BUSPORTSINFO • #BUHUSKIES Quick Facts Location........................................ Bloomsburg, PA Founded........................................................... 1839 Enrollment....................................................... 9,500 Colors........................................... Maroon and Gold President...........................................Dr. David Soltz Director of Athletics........................ Mike McFarland Affiliation................................... NCAA Division II Conference.............Pennsylvania State Athletic Conf. Home Stadium...................Redman Stadium (4,775) Surface..................................................Field Turf
Team Information Head Coach..........................................Paul Darragh Captains................... Franklyn Quiteh, Chris Steck, ........................................................Justin Shirk 2012 Record.....................................................10-2 PSAC East Record/Finish..................... 6-1/2nd Final AFCA National Ranking......................17
Starters Returning...............................................11 Lettermen Returning...........................................44 Lettermen Lost....................................................20 Base Offense....................................................Pro-I Base Defense......................................................4-3
Program History First Season of Football...................................1892 All-Time Record......................................552-433-32 Number of PSAC East Titles................................. 11 NCAA Playoff Appearances..................................... 9 All-Americans........................................................ 52 Harlon Hill Award Winners.................................... 1
Bloomsburg Sports Information Sports Information Director............. Tom McGuire Phone......................................... 570-389-4413 Email............................. tmcguire@bloomu.edu Asst. SID/Football Contact....................Scott Eddy Phone......................................... 570-389-2767 Email.................................. seddy@bloomu.edu Sports Information Graduate Asst...........Ally Keirn Phone......................................... 570-389-5230 Email............................... stsports@bloomu.edu
BLOOMSBURG FOOTBALL GAME NOTES
LAST TIME OUT Bloomsburg took what had been a close game and turned it into a 31-12 victory with a second half surge at rival Kutztown last Saturday. Despite trailing in first downs and time of possession for the first time this year, the Huskies used key defensive stops and timely offensive outbursts to pull away late. Ahead 10-6 midway through the third quarter, Tim Kelly found Connor Gades for a 34-yard touchdown strike to change the complexion of the game with the visitors never looking back. Larry Webster dominated on defense with four sacks while Franklyn Quiteh paced the offense with 170 yards rushing and two touchdowns. Bloomsburg completely bottled up the Kutztown run game which accounted for -3 yards rushing, but the Golden Bears were able to throw for 351 yards behind freshman quarterback Alec Werner. Lock Haven improved to 2-1 on the year behind a 12-10 win at home over Cheyney last week. The Bald Eagles needed just 121 yards of total offense to secure the victory, led by Brandon Brader’s 56 yards on 17 carries. Lock Haven placekicker Alex Boumerhi’s 46-yard FG blast marked the longest field goal for an LHU kicker since a 43-yarder by Dan Hagerman in 2005 vs. Cheyney. OFFENSE STILL STREAKIN’ The Bloomsburg offense has scored 20 or more points in 16 straight games - the second longest such streak in school history. The BU record is 17 straight games set between 2000-01. CHANCE FOR HISTORY Bloomsburg has made its fair share of history in recent weeks and has the opportunity for another historical moment on Saturday vs. Lock Haven. Interim head coach Paul Darragh has tied the school record for consecutive wins to start a career, tying Jack Yohe (1952), Thornley Booth (1926) and George Harry (1909). While Yohe, Booth and Harry all had to travel for road games in their fourth contest, Darragh has the luxury of attempting for a 4-0 start on home turf. HUSKIES IN ELITE COMPANY Bloomsburg enters the 2013 season having won seven or more games in 14 consecutive seasons. Only five schools in the divisions of the NCAA have longer streaks: Florida, Florida State and Virginia Tech in the FBS; NW Missouri in Division II; and Mt. Union in Division III. The 14-year streak is also a PSAC record, breaking IUP’s mark of 13 set from 1984-1996. NATIONAL RECOGNITION The Huskies’ jumped two spots to No. 11 in the Week One American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) announced Monday. On Tuesday, the Huskies were ranked No. 12 in the latest edition of the D2Football.com national Top 25. The Huskies also began the season ranked in multiple other national polls. Lindy’s Football
Pronunciation Guide No. ....................................... Name Pronunciation 57 Bernadain Decena........Berna-DANE De-CEN-a 90 Braden Drexler....................................BRAY-den 15 Connor Gades......................................... Gay-dis
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63 Ryan Geiger........................................ GEYE-ger 70 Giba Goba...................................... G-ba GO-ba 72 Matt Feiler.................................................FY-ler 61 Bill LaBadie.................................... Luh-BAY-dee 14 Dai’Shon Munger............... Day-Shawn Mun-ger
Annual tabbed BU at No. 10 in Division II while The Sporting News listed the Huskies at No. 17 in the country. ANOTHER DAY AT THE OFFICE Franklyn Quiteh has been a model of consistency during his time in maroon and gold. The senior running back has set the school and conference records for career rushing yardage due to his consistency – his 170-yard performance on the ground vs. Kutztown last week marked the 35th time Quiteh has surpassed 100 yards rushing. For his career entering the Lock Haven game, Quiteh has rushed for 100 or more yards in 35 of his 38 games with the Huskies, including 20 straight contests. WEBSTER WINS PSAC WEEKLY AWARD Larry Webster earned PSAC East Defensive Athlete of the Week honors after scoring four sacks at Kutztown. The tally marked a new careerhigh for Webster, beating his previous best of three sacks set at Slippery Rock last season. Along with the four sacks, he also had five tackles, a pass breakup and an additional quarterback hurry while the sacks totaled a loss of 28 yards for the Kutztown offense. In 15 career games, Webster has tallied 18.5 sacks. IT ALL STARTS UP FRONT The strength of the Huskies for many years has stemmed from its running game. Quiteh is the first to credit the work of the line in front of him for their part in his record-setting career. The veteran trio of Brian Clarke, Matt Feiler and Chris Steck have 94 starts among them during their BU careers. Steck leads the team with 39 consecutive starts, never missing from the starting lineup during his three-plus year tenure in maroon and gold. Last season, the Huskies ranked fifth in Division II rushing offense at 315.75 yards per game and set the single-season PSAC rushing record with 3,789 yards. The O-Line also surrendered just two sacks over the season’s final seven games, leading the PSAC and ranking seventh in Division II at 0.67 sacks allowed per game. REMEMBER THE FIRST TIME Both Connor Gades and Tony Peregrin made their first career visits to the end zone at Kutztown with touchdown receptions vs. the Golden Bears. Gades’ scoring reception was perhaps the key play of the game – with BU leading 10-6 and facing third-and-15, quarterback Tim Kelly found Gades in space over the middle for a 34-yard strike to make the score 17-6 and Kutztown would never move any closer. Peregrin’s TD catch gave the Huskies some insurance as he scored from seven yards out early in the fourth quarter. Gades also set career highs for receptions (four) and receiving yards (57).
9 Gary Postell..............................................Po-stell 28 Franklyn Quiteh............................ Kwee-uh-TAY 86 Matthew Sokoloski.............................. Soko-laski 43 Tyler Szaflarski.................................... Za-flar-ski 45 Matt Wenrich..................................When-RICK
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