Bloomsburg Huskies FootbalL 2013 PSAC Champions
GAME TWO • SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2014 • 2:00 P.M. • REDMAN STADIUM
HUSKIES
VULCANS
BLOOMSBURG HUSKIES 2014 schedule
SEPTEMBER
#21/19 Bloomsburg (1-0, 0-0 PSAC East) Head Coach: Paul Darragh School Record: 11-2 Darragh vs. cal: 0-0
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california (pa) (1-0, 0-0 psac west) Head Coach: mike kellar School Record: 16-7 kellar vs. bloomsburg: 0-0
QUICK SIX
-Bloomsburg has won 14 straight home openers since 1999. -Saturday’s game is the 24th meeting all-time between BU and Cal. The Huskies are 13-8-2 all-time vs. the Vulcans and 8-2-1 at home. -BU and Cal have not met since the 2010 NCAA Division II Playoffs when the Huskies scored a first round win on the road, 28-26. -No PSAC team allowed fewer points in Week 1 than the seven surrendered by the Huskies in a 24-7 win at Stonehill. Gannon also matched that mark in a 23-7 victory over Southern Connecticut State. -The Huskies turnover margin of +5 after one week is good for third in the nation. Only Ohio Dominican and Notre Dame (OH) rank higher within Division II (+6). -Bloomsburg won the time of possession battle at Stonehill 33:19-26:41 including 19:38-10:22 during the second half.
THE GAME
Perennial powers from the PSAC East and West meet on Saturday when the Huskies welcome California (PA) to Danny Hale Field at Redman Stadium. This time, though, the matchup means a little extra as the crossover contest will count toward the PSAC divisional standings. The PSAC adopted a new rule for 2014 with mandated conference matchups in all sports counting toward the division standings. In past years, crossover games were considered “non-conference” games. While the Huskies have had a long run at the top of the Eastern Division, the Vulcans have been dominant in the Western Division. Saturday’s game pairs the top PSAC’s two winningest programs over the last 15 years – Bloomsburg has scored 132 victories since 2000 while Cal is next in line with 114. Only IUP (111) and West Chester (103) have also eclipsed the 100-win mark over that time period. Both teams recorded wins in Week 1 – while Bloomsburg made the eight-hour trip for a 24-7 win at Northeast-10 member Stonehill, California stayed at home and defeated CIAA member Virginia State, 33-24.
SERIES HISTORY
Justin Shirk was named PSAC East Co-Defensive Athlete of the Week after a standout performance in Week 1.
#UNLEASHED
The Huskies and Vulcans first met in 1928 and have played 23 more times since then with Bloomsburg owning a 13-8-2 all-time series lead. Conference scheduling rules have kept the two teams apart during the regular season since 2009 when Bloomsburg won at Cal, 17-7, in Week 2. The schools met again in the 2010 NCAA Division II Playoffs with the Huskies again coming away victorious, 28-26, at Adamson Stadium. Cal has not made the trip to Redman Stadium since 2008 when the Huskies won, 24-17.
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Sat. 6 at Stonehill.................................W, 24-7 Sat. 13 CALIFORNIA (PA)*..............2:00 p.m. Sat. 20 at Mercyhurst*.................... 12: 00 p.m. Sat. 27 SHIPPENSBURG* .................2:00 p.m.
OCTOBER
Sat. 4 at Cheyney*..............................1:00 p.m. Sat. 11 MILLERSVILLE* ...................2:00 p.m. Sat. 18 at Kutztown*............................1:00 p.m. Sat. 25 WEST CHESTER* .................2:00 p.m.
NOVEMBER
Sat. 1 EAST STROUDSBURG* .....2:00 p.m. Sat. 8 at Lock Haven*........................1:00 p.m. Sat. 15 at Seton Hill.......................... 12:00 p.m.
RANKINGS AFCA Poll......................................................... #21 D2Football.com Poll....................................... #19 * - PSAC Game
CALIFORNIA (PA) VULCANS 2014 schedule
SEPTEMBER Sat. 6 VIRGINIA STATE............ W, 33-24 Sat. 13 at Bloomsburg*.................. 2:00 p.m. Sat. 20 at Shippensburg*............. 12:00 p.m. Sat. 27 EDINBORO*..................... 1:00 p.m. OCTOBER Sat. 4 at Seton Hill*...................... 3:00 p.m. Sat. 11 SLIPPERY ROCK*............ 3:30 p.m. Sat. 18 IUP*..................................... 1:00 p.m. Sat. 25 at Clarion*.......................... 1:00 p.m. NOVEMBER Sat. 1 GANNON*........................ 1:00 p.m. Sat. 8 at Mercyhurst*................. 12:00 p.m. Sat. 15 LOCK HAVEN.................. 1:00 p.m. RANKINGS AFCA Poll........................................................N/A D2Football.com Poll......................................N/A
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