Bloomsburg Huskies
Nine NCAA Playoff Appearances • 17 PSAC Championships 2013 Football Game Notes • #BUHuskies
##6 BLOOMSBURG HUSKIES 7-0, 4-0 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*..............................2:00 p.m. Thu. 31 SHIPPENSBURG*..................8:00 p.m.
NOVEMBER Sat. 9 at West Chester*.....................1:00 p.m. Sat. 16 SLIPPERY ROCK...................1:00 p.m. * PSAC East contest
COACHING Head Coach..... Paul Darragh (Temple ‘85, ‘89) Bloomsburg Record....................7-0 (1st year) Overall Record...........................................Same RANKINGS AFCA Poll........................................................... #6 D2Football.com Poll......................................... #7
CHEYNEY WOLVES 0-7, 0-4 psac EAST SEPTEMBER Sat. 7 LINCOLN............................L, 28-33 Sat. 14 at IUP...................................... L, 0-49 Sat. 21 at Lock Haven*....................L, 10-12 Sat. 28 EAST STROUDSBURG*..... L, 6-40 OCTOBER Sat. 5 at Mercyhurst......................L, 14-63 Sat. 12 at Kutztown*........................L, 19-35 Sat. 19 MILLERSVILLE*................L, 12-30 Sat. 26 at Bloomsburg*.................. 2:00 p.m. NOVEMBER Sat. 2 WEST CHESTER*.......... 12:00 p.m. Sat. 9 SHIPPENSBURG*.......... 12:00 p.m. Sat. 16 SETON HILL*................. 12:00 p.m. * PSAC East contest
Cheyney (0-7, 0-4 PSAC East)
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Date: Saturday, Oct. 26, 2013 Time: 2:00 p.m. Location: Bloomsburg, PA Stadium: Redman Stadium (4,775) Radio: WHLM 930 AM — Jim Doyle (play-by-play) Andy Ulicny (color) Webstream: bloomu.edu/huskytv #6 Bloomsburg (7-0, 4-0 PSAC East) Live Stats: BUHuskies.com
QUICK SIX
-Bloomsburg has secured its 15th straight season with seven or more victories. -The Huskies have started the year 7-0 - the third straight season BU has won seven consecutive games to begin a campaign and ninth time in school history. Bloomsburg started the last two years at 8-0. -Franklyn Quiteh has become the only player in DII history to record 38 100-yard rushing games, breaking the previous record of 37 last week. He also is one of eight players in NCAA Division II history to surpass 1,000 yards rushing in four seasons. -Bloomsburg averages 348.0 yards rushing per game – first in the PSAC and fifth in the nation. The school record is 315.8, set last season. -Quarterback Tim Kelly leads the PSAC in efficiency rating at 168.4. -Bloomsburg has won 23 straight games vs. Cheyney, a school record vs. a single opponent.
TODAY’S MATCHUP
Bloomsburg will try to keep its momentum rolling, seeking an 8-0 start for the third straight year. The Huskies had perhaps their toughest test of the season to this point last week, holding off upset-minded East Stroudsburg, 52-38, on the road last Saturday. After opening the game with a 14-0 lead, the Warriors tied the game at 38-38 midway through the fourth quarter before a key interception by Jonathan Patrick and rushing touchdowns from Franklyn Quiteh and Tim Kelly iced the game for the Huskies. Quiteh established a new school record with 304 yards rushing and four touchdowns.
Cheyney enters the game still searching for its first victory after an 0-7 start to the year, including a 30-12 loss at Millersville last week. Cheyney ranks 15th of 16 teams in the PSAC in offense at 12.7 points per game while allowing 37.1 points to its opponents. Though the Wolves have given up 37.1 points per game, they rank sixth in the PSAC in total yardage allowed, surrendering 353.1 yards COACHING per game. The defense is led by junior linebacker Head Coach..............Ken Lockhard (Bucknell, ‘03) Isaiah Fleming, the PSAC’s leading tackler with Cheyney Record.........................1-17 (2nd year) 78 stops. Nahum Purdie leads the team in rushing Overall Record...........................................Same with 365 yards and four scores while Adler Thony Record vs. Bloomsburg................................0-1 (463 yards, two touchdowns) and Darryl Crosby (260 yards, no touchdowns) have split time at RANKINGS quarterback. AFCA Poll ....................................................N/A D2Football.com Poll......................................N/A
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. Darragh has started his tenure as head coach with a 7-0 record, the best start to a tenure of any coach in Bloomsburg history. Ken Lockard is in his second season leading the Wolves after serving as interim head coach last year. He previously had worked as Cheyney’s defensive coordinator since 2008 where he coached four All-PSAC players on the defensive side of the ball. He spent two seasons at Lehigh University as an outside linebacker coach and was the offensive line coach and run game coordinator at Santa Barbara City College (Ca.) during the 2005 season. Lockhard was a Patriot League Academic Honor Roll recipient during his undergrad days at Bucknell University.
LAST YEAR’S MEETING
Cheyney gave Bloomsburg a fight on its home field at O’Shields-Stevenson Stadium last year before the Huskies pulled away late for a 27-13 victory. The game was tied 7-7 at halftime and the Wolves had a chance to tie late in the third quarter before a missed extra point attempt left them down 14-13 with 4:38 left in the third period. Franklyn Quiteh scored on a four-yard touchdown run and Tim Kelly tossed for another touchdown late in the fourth to secure the win, the 23rd straight for the Huskies over Cheyney. Marcus Jones had 78 yards rushing and a touchdown to lead the Cheyney offense.
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