2009 Bloomsburg University Football

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1 2009 Bloomsburg University Football 520 Wins 7 NCAA Playoff Appearances 45 All-Americans Game 11 #19 Bloomsburg Huskies (8-2, 5-2) vs. Gannon Golden Knights (5-5, 3-4) Saturday, November 7, 2009, Noon Redman Stadium Radio: WHLM (930 AM); WHLM.com (Jim Doyle, Andy Ulicny and Larry White) Series Quick Hits Overall Record: BU leads, 1-0 Current Streak: BU +1 At Bloomsburg: n/a At Gannon: BU leads, 1-0 Danny Hale vs. Gannon: 1-0 Last Meeting: Dan Latorre threw for 208 yards and three touchdowns as the No. 14 Huskies defeated Gannon in the regular season finale. Kyle Ream caught seven passes for 98 yards and two touchdowns in the victory Bloomsburg Statistical Leaders Rushing Att. Yds. Avg. TD LG De. Price K. Domzalski S. Adams D. Latorre Passing Comp. Att. Yds. TD Int. D. Latorre Receiving Rec. Yds. Avg. TD LG B. Weaber C. Stiger C. Tressler J. Weisman Defense Tckl Sck TFL Int. FF/FR A. Smith /0 M. Varanavage /0 T. McFarland /0 O. Rivera /0 A. Landis /0 J. Presley / Bloomsburg Schedule and Results Date Rankings Opponent Time/Result Aug /11 ASHLAND W 10-7 Sept. 5 6/6 at California (PA) W Sept. 12 5/5 at Mercyhurst W 17-7 Sept. 19 4/5 *at Kutztown W Sept. 26 4/5 *C.W. POST W Oct. 3 4/5 *MILLERSVILLE W Oct. 10 5/5 *at East Stroudsburg W Oct. 17 4/4 *CHEYNEY (Homecoming) W 28-6 Oct. 24 3/3 *SHIPPENSBURG (Parents Day) L Oct /10 *at West Chester L Nov. 7 19/22 GANNON Noon *PSAC East game Rankings Reflect Bloomsburg s position in AFCA/D2Football.com polls for current week

2 Bloomsburg Quick Facts Location...Bloomsburg, Pa. President... Dr. David L. Soltz Founded Enrollment...9,400 Athletics Affiliation...NCAA Division II Conference...Pennsylvania State... Athletic Conference (PSAC) School Colors... Maroon & Gold Team Nickname... Huskies Stadium... Redman Stadium Capacity...4,775 Surface...FieldTurf Athletic Director... Mary Gardner Head Coach... Danny Hale Football Office Training Room Sports Information Sports Information Director Tom McGuire Office Intern/Asst. Sports Information Director Ryan Rebholz Office Graduate Assistants Craig Geromi Matt Kozar Office MATCH UP: The 10th-ranked Huskies host Gannon in a PSAC cross-over matchup and the final home game of the 2009 regular season. BU enters with an 8-2 record, 5-2 in the PSAC East after last week s loss to West Chester, despite a career-high 350 yards and two touchdowns from Dan Latorre. The Huskies will look to end a two-game losing streak, their first multiple game losing streak since early in the 2007 season. The Golden Knights are 5-5, 3-4 in the PSAC West and have won three straight games. Gannon is looking for their first winning season since THE HEAD COACHES: Huskies coach Danny Hale (West Chester 68) is in his 17th year on the Bloomsburg sideline, racking up a (.749) record. The 144 wins are first all-time in school history. For his career, Hale is and his winning percentage of.750 is ranked among the top 10 active coaches in Division II. Hale has led BU to six playoff appearances, including the latest in He has been honored as the PSAC East Coach of the Year 10 times, the AFCA Regional Coach of the Year nine times, and was named the AFCA National Coach of the Year following the 2000 season. Jim Keirnan (St. Lawrence) is in his third season at the helm of the Gannon program and has shown considerable improvement each season. After going 1-10 in 2007, Kiernan guided Gannon to a 4-7 record last year, its first as a member of the PSAC, and is looking for its first winning season since Prior to Gannon, Keirnan was the assistant head coach and offensive coordinator at Saginaw Valley State for eight seasons, guiding one of Division II s top scoring offenses. REGIONAL RANKINGS: The Huskies dropped to No. 5 in the latest NCAA Division II Regional Football Poll of The poll, which determines playoff seeding in each region, has BU ranked fifth in Super Regional One after back-to-back losses to Shippensburg and West Chester. The top six schools from each region make the playoffs, while the first two seeds receive first-round byes. This year, BU s region will be paired with Super Regional Four for the semifinal round. Here is a look at the regional standings: Super Regional One 1. West Liberty, California (PA), Shippensburg, Bentley, Bloomsburg, E. Stroudsburg, Edinboro, Charleston, Clarion, Fayetteville St., 7-3 Super Regional Two 1. North Alabama, Carson-Newman, Albany St., UNC Pembroke, Mars Hill, Arkansas Tech, Morehouse, Benedict, Wingate, Fort Valley St., 6-4 Super Regional Three 1. Minn. Mankato, Minn. Duluth, Grand Valley, Neb.-Kearney, Saginaw Valley, Hillsdale, Bemidji St., Wayne St. (NE), Findlay, Winona St., 7-3 Super Regional Four 1. Cent. Wash NW Mizz. St., Tarleton St., Abilene Christian, Mizz. West. St., Cent. Mizz., Midwestern St., Tex. AM Kings., Washburn, Angelo St., PSAC East Standings LEAGUE OVERALL W-L Pct. W-L Pct. Shippensburg Bloomsburg West Chester C.W. Post East Stroudsburg Millersville Kutztown Cheyney PSAC West Standings LEAGUE OVERALL W-L Pct. W-L Pct. California Clarion Edinboro Slippery Rock Gannon Mercyhurst IUP Lock Haven

3 2009 Gannon Leaders Rushing Att. Yds. Avg. TD LG J. Richardson Z. Boedicker T. Batts Passing Comp. Att. Yds. TD Int. Z. Boedicker Receiving Rec. Yds. Avg. TD LG L. Goff C. Bradley J. Richardson J. Jones G. Hicks Defense Tkl Sck TFL Int. M. Neal-Mink K. Connors R. Colling C. Cook J. Jones W. Giles Gannon Schedule/Results 2009 Statistics Comparison BU STATS GU Rushing Avg Passing Avg Total Avg Scoring Rushing Def Passing Def Total Def Scoring Def Tale of the Tape Offensive Line Height Weight Bloomsburg 6-2 1/4 296 Gannon 6-6 1/4 302 Defensive Line Height Weight Bloomsburg 6-1 1/4 251 Gannon 6-2 1/4 264 SCOUTING GANNON: The Golden Knights boast one of the conference s top rushing offenses, putting up yards per game. Three players contribute heavily in running backs Jon Richardson (86.6 ypg) and Tyler Batts (45.1) and quarterback Zach Boedicker (49.9). Gannon has scored a PSAC-high 23 rushing touchdowns, including 16 by Richardson, which ties him for first in the conference. Boedicker sprays his passes around evenly to a number of different receivers. Levar Goff and Corey Bradley lead the team with 20 receptions apiece while Geoff Hicks has scored three touchdowns on just 15 catches and averages 15.0 yards per reception. Richardson also figures heavy in the passing game, totaling 19 catches on the year. Gannon ranks 11th in the conference in total defense, giving up 340 yards per game. Their rushing defense is 13th in the PSAC, as the Golden Knights give up yards per game. Defensive back Matthew Neal-Mink leads the team and is fifth in the PSAC with 9.1 tackles per game. Defensive lineman Randy Colling applies the pressure for the defense with 5.5 sacks and 12.0 tackles-for-loss this year. Jeremy Ditzler is one of the most accurate kickers in the conference, hitting on 9-of-12 field goals on the year with a long of 45 yards. Batts handles both kickoff and punt returns for Gannon, averaging 12.3 yards on 11 punt returns and 21.1 yards on 18 kickoff returns. Date Opponent Result/Time Aug. 27 LAKE ERIE COLLEGE W Sept. 5 EAST STROUDSBURG L Sept. 12 CHEYNEY W 30-9 Sept. 19 at California (PA) L Sept. 26 EDINBORO L Oct. 3 at Clarion L Oct. 10 at Mercyhurst L Oct. 17 SLIPPERY ROCK W Oct. 24 LOCK HAVEN W 27-0 Oct. 31 at IUP W 29-3 Nov. 7 at Bloomsburg Noon LAST MEETING Bloomsburg 38, Gannon 10 November 8, 2008 ERIE-- Quarterback Dan Latorre threw for 208 yards and three touchdowns, two of them to Kyle Ream, to lead Bloomsburg University to a win over Gannon University in the regular season finale for both teams. The Huskies end the season at 10-1, while Gannon falls to 4-7. Bloomsburg got on the board late in the first period when Latorre hit Ream with 21- yard scoring pass with 37 seconds left in the period. The scoring drive was set up by the first career interception from Alex Landis and was helped by a 38-yard pass from Latorre to Jordan Weisman. On the ensuing drive for Gannon, the Golden Knights quarterback Zack Boedicker was intercepted again, this time by Jesse Cooper who returned the ball 46-yards for a touchdown giving the Huskies two scores within a 56-second span. The Huskies added to their lead when Latorre connected with Ream on a 19-yard yard pass play to make it a 21-0 lead with 11:06 left to play in the second period. Latorre then used his legs to add to the Huskies lead when he ran 15-yards on a quarterback keeper to make it 28-0 at the break. In the third period, the Huskies made it a 31-0 game when Jon Koenig connected on a 33-yard field goal capping a 12-play drive. Gannon finally got on the board in the third period when Jeremy Ditzler hit a 29-yard field goal with 1:20 to go. In the fourth period the Huskies added a 15-yard scoring pass from Latorre to Ryan Barr, while Gannon scored its only touchdown of the game on a six-yard run by Boedicker with 4:33 left to play. Latorre finished the day for 208 yards and three scores, while Ream caught seven passes for 98 yards and two touchdowns. Defensively, Mike Varanavage made 12 tackles. Bloomsburg Gannon st BU - Ream 21 pass from Latorre (Koenig kick) 2nd BU - Cooper 46 int return (Koenig kick) BU - Ream 19 pass from Latorre (Koenig kick) BU - Latorre 15 run (Koenig kick) 3rd BU - Koenig 33 field goal GU - Ditzler 29 field goal 4th BU - Barr 16 pass from Latorre (Koenig kick) GU - Boedicker 6 run (Ditzler kick)

4 TEAM OF THE DECADE: From , the Huskies have been the most dominant team in the PSAC, boasting an overall record of (.800). That winning percentage puts the the Huskies as the fifth winningest Division II team this decade. Grand Valley State (.907), Tuskegee (.848), Valdosta State (.836) and Northwest Missouri State (.836) sit in front of BU for the best winning percentages this decade. Since 2000, Bloomsburg has made the playoffs five times and has a conference record of 53-8 (.869). BEASTS OF THE EAST: Dating back to 2005, the Huskies own a 31-5 record against PSAC East foes. During that span, BU is 16-3 against the East at home and 15-2 away from Redman Stadium. 26 of the 31 wins have come while ranked in the top 25. WINNING WHEN THEY RE RANKED: Bloomsburg has flexed its muscles when ranked in the top 25 posting a overall record since The Huskies are when ranked in the regular season and on the road. PSAC EAST AT A GLANCE: Here s a look at what s going on around the PSAC East. Record Last Week This Week Shippensburg 8-2, 6-1 W at Cheyney vs. California (11/7, 1 p.m.) Bloomsburg 8-2, 5-2 L at West Chester vs. Gannon (11/7, 12 p.m.) West Chester W vs. Bloomsburg vs. Mercyhurst (11/7, 1 p.m.) C.W. Post 5-5, 5-2 W vs. Kutztown vs. Lock Haven (11/7, 1 p.m.) East Stroudsburg 7-3, 4-3 W 44-3 vs. Millersville vs. Slippery Rock (11/7, 1 p.m.) Millersville 3-7, 2-5 L 44-3 at East Stroudsburg vs. Edinboro (11/7, 12 p.m.) Kutztown 3-7, 1-6 L at C.W. Post vs. IUP (11/7, 1:05 p.m.) Cheyney 0-10, 0-7 L vs. Shippensburg vs. Clarion (11/7, 12 p.m.) THE GRADUATE: QB Dan Latorre, now in his fourth year as the starter, graduated as a triple major in the spring and is now in grad school. One of the best players to ever wear a Husky uniform, Latorre Latorre Career by Month was named first team All- PSAC in 2008 while taking 19 credits and earning a 3.78 grade point average. His 545 rushing yards last season was a record for a BU quarterback and with his 191 yards during 2007, he is closing in on 1,000 career rushing yards. Latorre currently stands at 869 yards. Cmp Att Pct. Yds TD/Int RYds TD Aug /1 2 1 Sept / Oct / Nov / Dec / THE RECORD BOOK: With his career-high 350 yards and two touchdowns on Saturday, Latorre moved into sole possession of second place in both passing yards (7,265) and passing touchdowns (59). He needs just 210 more yards to take over the top spot in BU history. Latorre is also first in career completion percentage and yards per completion. Here is where he stands compared to other Husky greats: Passing Yards Passing TDs 1. Eric Miller ( ) - 7, Eric Miller Dan Latorre (2006-present) - 7, Dan Latorre Glenn McNamee ( ) - 6, Glenn McNamee - 57 Completion Percentage Yards per Completion 1. Dan Latorre % 1. Dan Latorre Eric Miller % 2. Rich Lichtel ( ) KRASH AND DASH: Sophomore tailbacks Kenny Domzalski (Krash) and Derrick Price (Dash) have proven to be a formidable duo during their nearly two years together on the Bloomsburg campus. They have combined for yard games between them, including AFCA Top North Alabama (25) Central Washington Northwest Missouri State Minnesota State-Mankato Grand Valley State Minnesota Duluth Tarleton State Nebraska-Kearney Midwestern State North Carolina-Pembroke West Liberty Abilene Christian Albany State Carson-Newman Tuskegee Central Missouri Texas A&M-Kingsville California (PA) Bloomsburg Hillsdale Missouri Western State Saginaw Valley Shippensburg Bentley Charleston *Poll as of 11/2/09 D2Football.com Top North Alabama Central Washington Northwest Missouri State Minnesota State-Mankato Minnesota Duluth Grand Valley State Tarleton State Nebraska-Kearney Carson-Newman Saginaw Valley State Abilene Christian California (Pa.) Albany State Midwestern State Missouri Western Tuskegee Central Missouri West Liberty North Carolina-Pembroke Texas A&M-Kingsville Hillsdale Bloomsburg Washburn Shippensburg Bentley *Poll as of 11/2/09

5 four times in the same game (Ashland, Mercyhurst and Millersville in 2008; Shippensburg in 2009). The Huskies are 9-2 when either player breaks the century mark in rushing. In the past seven games, Krash and Dash have combined to rush 179 times for 1,148 yards and 15 touchdowns, with 13 runs of over 20 yards, including touchdown runs of 20 and 77 yards by Domzalski and 25 yards by Price against Shippensburg. Their combined average rushing yards per game (154.5) is second in the PSAC East among running duos. C.W. Post s Anthony Beverly and Eric Anderwkavich are first (165.0) and Cheyney s Ron Hunter and Angel Rodriguez are third (104.2). THE PRICE IS RIGHT: Derrick Price leads the Huskies in rushing in 2009, averaging 98.3 yards in seven games. The sophomore is averaging 5.6 yards per carry and has 12 touchdowns. Price doesn t currently qualify for PSAC individual statistics because he has not played in 75 percent of the Huskies games, but if he did, he would rank second in rushing yards, second in scoring (10.3 points per game) and fifth in all-purpose yards (108.1 per game). With his 165-yard performance at East Stroudsburg, Price entered BU s top-10 in career rushing yards and currently has 1,967. Price passed Jerry Marks ( ), who had 1,694 yards in his career with the Huskies. Josh Heck ( ) is ninth all-time with 2,115 rushing yards. Last year, Price ran for 1,279 yards and seven touchdowns, winning PSAC East Rookie of the Year and receiving first team All-PSAC East honors. Huskies 100-Yard Rushing Performances Date Opp. Player Yards 8/27 AU Stefan Adams 104 9/19 KU Derrick Price 105 9/26 CWP Derrick Price /10 ESU Derrick Price /24 SU Kenny Domzalski /24 SU Derrick Price 109 KENNY!: With his 121-yard effort against Shippensburg, Kenny Domzalski registered his fourth career 100-yard rushing game. He posted three during his freshman year, including a 172-yard effort in his very first game against Ashland. With his game-high 86 yards in the win over Mercyhurst, Domzalski went over 1,000 rushing yards in his career. In his freshman year of 2008, he ran for 878 yards, good for second on the team. So far this season, Domzalski is second on the Huskies with 562 yards on 112 carries. He now has 1,440 career rushing yards, 527 behind Price for 10th in BU history Game-By-Game Statistics Bloomsburg RUSHING PASSING TOTAL OFFENSE Att. Yds TD Comp.-Att Yds. TD Plays Yds. TD 1st downs 3rd down % Time of Poss. Ashland % (5-15) 33:52 California (PA) % (6-16) 30:46 Mercyhurst % (2-17) 34:46 Kutztown % (9-15) 28:18 C.W. Post % (5-12) 29:38 Millersville % (5-8) 26:06 East Stroudsburg % (2-11) 31:32 Cheyney % (3-9) Shippensburg % (2-11) 29:18 West Chester % (3-11) 23:31 BU Avg./Totals % (42-125) 29:39 Opponents RUSHING PASSING TOTAL OFFENSE Att. Yds TD Comp.-Att Yds. TD Plays Yds. TD 1st downs 3rd down % Time of Poss. Ashland % (4-15) 25:56 California (PA) % (4-12) 29:14 Mercyhurst % (5-16) 25:14 Kutztown % (3-13) 29:46 C.W. Post % (5-16) 30:16 Millersville % (5-12) East Stroudsburg % (3-14) 28:28 Cheyney % (6-13) 33:16 Shippensburg % (4-16) 30:42 West Chester % (9-18) 36:29 Opp. Avg./Totals % (48-145) 30:21

6 Huskies 4th Quarter Rushing 4th Qtr. Opp. Car.-Yds. AU Cal 9-51 KU CWP ESU WEARING EM DOWN: The Huskies have relied on successful 4th quarter running performances to wear down opponents and help gain victories over Ashland, Cal, Kutztown, C.W. Post and most recently, East Stroudsburg. Against the Warriors, BU ran a total of 15 times for 164 yards and two touchdowns from Price and Domzalski. SPREADING IT OUT: The Huskies have relied on several players to catch passes during the 2009 season. BU s 130 total completions have been spread out among 15 different receivers: seven wide receivers, five running backs and three tight ends. Against Millersville, nine different players caught passes for the Huskies. WEABER GRILLS OPPONENTS: So far in 2009, junior TE Ben Weaber has a career-high 25 catches for 328 yards. Against Shippensburg, Weaber made an incredible leaping 30-yard reception, falling back as he caught it. Against East Stroudsburg, Weaber recorded a career-high six receptions for 69 yards. Many of his catches included stiff arming defenders and breaking tackles. Earlier in the season, Weaber made a nice, one-handed grab against Millersville right after snatching a sidearm shovel pass from a scrambling Latorre. For his career, Weaber has 47 receptions for 589 yards and a touchdown. GOING DEEP: The Huskies have tried several deep passes each game in 2009, connecting on 14 passes of over 30 yards. Junior WR Chris Tressler has been the main beneficiary of those deep balls, recording four receptions each over 40 yards, including a 45-yarder against West Chester and a 41-yard catch against Shippensburg. Weaber has three of over 30 yards and senior WR Jordan Weisman has two, including a 56-yarder at Kutztown. Junior WR Cory Stiger has the Huskies longest reception of the year, a 57-yarder last week against West Chester. Huskies Reception Leaders Pos. Player Rec. TE Ben Weaber 25 WR Cory Stiger 24 WR Chris Tressler 18 WR Jordan Weisman 17 FB Stefan Adams 10 TB Derrick Price 9 TE Dylan Manni 7 WR Branden Wright 6 TB Kenny Domzalski 5 WR Tyler Guise 3 FB Matt Cox 2 TE Mark Daniels 1 TB James Sweeting 1 WR Chris Boyer 1 WR Kyle Fisher 1 NATIONALLY RANKED DEFENSE: The Huskies defense has dominated opponents this season, giving up just 13.7 points per game, which ranks first in the PSAC and is sixth in all of Division II. BU is also near the top nationally in total yards allowed ( nd in DII; fifth in PSAC), rushing yards allowed ( nd in DII; third in PSAC), redzone defense (67.9% - tied for 24th in DII; tied for second in PSAC) and fourth down defense (17.4% - third in DII; first in PSAC). In addition, the BU defense averages 3.00 sacks per game (tied for 13th in DII), 7.30 tackles-for-loss per game (tied for 41st in DII), and forces opposing quarterbacks to post a pass efficiency rating of just (39th in DII). KEEPIN IT LOW: The Huskies have kept opposing offenses at bay, allowing an average of just 13.7 points per game. What is even more impressive is the amount of points BU s opponents have scored against other teams. C.W. Post, which is averaging 30.9 points per game against its eight other opponents, scored only 14 against the Huskies. Cal, which managed only 10 points against BU, has averaged 37.0 points in other games, including 52 against Gannon and 44 against Slippery Rock Bloomsburg Team and Individual Statistical Rankings Team PSAC NCAA Average/Total Rank Rank Scoring Offense Pass Offense Rushing Offense Total Offense Red Zone Offense (83.9%) 1 t-22 Third Down Offense 33.6% Turnover Margin +7 t-1 t-22 Time of Possession 29: Scoring Defense Pass Defense Rushing Defense Total Defense Red Zone Defense (67.9%) t-2 t-24 Third Down Defense 33.1% 6 46 Fourth Down Defense 17.4% 1 3 Player PSAC NCAA Average Rank Rank Passing Yards D. Latorre Passing Efficiency D. Latorre Total Offense D. Latorre Scoring J. Koenig t-9 n/a Scoring (Kick) J. Koenig n/a Total Tackles A. Smith t-20 Tackles for Loss J. Presley t-30 Sacks J. Presley t-13 Passes Defended O. Rivera t-57 Fumbles Forced T. McFarland t-3 t-32 PAT Kick Pct. J. Koenig t-1 n/a Field Goals J. Koenig t-3 t-30 Punt Return Avg. B. Real

7 Huskies Game-by-Game Starters - Offense Opponent QB TB FB WR WR TE LT LG C RG RT Ashland Latorre Domzalski Adams Weisman Wright Weaber Kurtz Casey Azzalina Clarke Trustcott California (PA) Latorre Domzalski Adams Weisman Stiger Weaber Kurtz Casey Azzalina Walker Truscott Mercyhurst Latorre Domzalski Cox Weisman Stiger Weaber Kurtz Casey Azzalina Walker Truscott Kutztown Latorre Domzalski Adams Weisman Stiger Weaber Kurtz Casey Azzalina Clarke Truscott C.W. Post Latorre De. Price Adams Weisman Stiger Weaber Kurtz Casey Azzalina Walker Truscott Millersville Latorre De. Price Cox Tressler Stiger Weaber Kurtz Casey Azzalina Walker Truscott E. Stroudsburg Latorre De. Price Cox Guise Stiger Weaber Kurtz Casey Azzalina Walker Truscott Cheyney Latorre De. Price Adams Tressler Stiger Weaber Kurtz Casey Azzalina Walker Truscott Shippensburg Latorre De. Price Adams Tressler Stiger Weaber Kurtz Casey Azzalina Walker Truscott West Chester Latorre De. Price Adams Tressler Stiger Weaber Kurtz Casey Azzalina Walker Truscott Huskies Game-by-Game Starters - Defense Opponent DE DT DT DE OLB MLB OLB CB CB FS SS Ashland Nathan Zimmerman Givler Presley Varanavage Smith McFarland Cooper O. Rivera Landis Do. Price California (PA) Nathan Zimmerman Givler Presley Varanavage Smith McFarland Cooper O. Rivera Landis Do. Price Mercyhurst Huot Zimmerman Givler Presley Varanavage Smith McFarland Cooper O. Rivera Landis Do. Price Kutztown Huot Zimmerman Givler Presley Varanavage Smith McFarland Glover O. Rivera Oliver Do. Price C.W. Post Nathan Zimmerman Givler Presley Varanavage Smith McFarland Cooper O. Rivera Landis Do. Price Millersville Nathan Zimmerman Givler Presley Varanavage Smith McFarland Browning O. Rivera Landis Do. Price E. Stroudsburg Nathan Zimmerman Givler Presley Varanavage Smith McFarland Cooper O. Rivera Landis Do. Price Cheyney Nathan Zimmerman Givler Presley Varanavage Smith McFarland Browning O. Rivera Landis Do. Price Shippensburg Nathan Zimmerman Givler Presley Varanavage Smith McFarland Cooper O. Rivera Landis Do. Price West Chester Nathan Zimmerman Givler Presley Varanavage Smith McFarland Browning O. Rivera Landis Do. Price A-TRAIN: Senior LB Anthony Smith leads all Husky defenders and is second in the PSAC and 19th in Division II with 105 tackles (10.5 pg) in The senior has been named PSAC East Defensive Player of the Week after games against Ashland, Mercyhurst and C.W. Post. Smith has recorded double-digit tackles six times this year, including four times in the last six games. Against Ashland, Smith registered 11 tackles, including five solo, and a half-sack. He led keyed a goal line stand in the second quarter and helped lead a defense that allowed just 261 yards to one of the nation s top 2009 Career ranked offenses. Against Mercyhurst, Smith had another 11-tackle game and Tkl Sck TFL Tkl Sck TFL had his first career interception, which was returned 15 yards to set up a late 1st Anthony Smith half score. Two weeks ago against the Pioneers, Smith recorded a career-high Mike Varanavage tackles, a sack and a forced fumble to win the award for the third time this Thomas McFarland season. Against Shippensburg, Smith collected 14 tackles, his second highest Totals output of the season, and one tackle-for-loss. THE BACKERS: Smith isn t the only linebacker making plays for the Huskies. Junior Mike Varanavage topped all tacklers against Cal with 10 and against West Chester with 12. Against Shippensburg he had nine tackles and 2.5 tackles-for-loss, including the first sack of his career. He is second on the team and seventh in the PSAC with 84 tackles (8.4 pg) this year, recording at least seven in nine of the Huskies 10 games. Varanavage also knocked down the Vulcans Hail Mary pass in the closing seconds to seal a victory. Junior Thomas McFarland is third on the Huskies in tackles with 64, including a team-leading 10 against Cheyney and 11 against Shippensburg. He also recorded six with 3.0 tackles-for-loss and a sack against East Stroudsburg and eight with one tackle-for-loss against Mercyhurst. Redshirt freshmen Ryan Feldman and Jarrett Pidgeon have also seen action in recent weeks, each posting career-highs in tackles against Millersville (Feldman with five, Pidgeon with four). Feldman also had a key forced fumble in the third quarter against East Stroudsburg that was recovered by the Huskies. DOMINATING D-LINE: Senior Justin Presley is first in the PSAC and is tied for 25th in Division II with 9.0 sacks (0.90 pg) and his 14.5 tackles-for-loss (1.45 pg) is second in the conference. Presley has teamed with fellow senior Alphonso Nathan and juniors Dave Huot and Marcus Zimmerman to provide the defense with a constant pass rush and tackles behind the line of scrimmage. That trio has combined for 21.0 tackles-for-loss and 11.0 sacks this season.

8 2009 Career Tkl Sck TFL Tkl Sck TFL Justin Presley Marcus Zimmerman Alphonso Nathan Dave Huot Totals Junior Todd Givler and sophomores Kenny Orlando and John Pettine have also been threats to opposing offenses, combining for 48 tackles, 8.5 tackles-for-loss, 4.5 sacks and two pass breakups so far in THE DBs: Sophomore Oscar Rivera leads all Husky defensive backs and is fourth on the team with 57 tackles from his cornerback spot, including 3.0 tackles-for-loss. Rivera also has an interception and is third in the PSAC with 11 passes defensed, including four against Shippensburg. Junior Alex Landis has recorded 45 tackles and has an interception, two forced fumbles and six pass breakups this year. Senior Jesse Cooper has been rarely tested this year, but has turned in some key defensive plays. He recorded a pass breakup on a key third down and returned a fumble 29 yards in the second quarter against East Stroudsburg and picked off a pass against Mercyhurst. Senior Domenique Price picked off his second pass of the season against the Warriors and has chipped in with 34 tackles, 4.0 tackles-for-loss and five pass breakups this season. Sophomores Vince Browning and Andre Glover have received more playing time as the year has gone on, combining for 34 tackles, four pass breakups and two interceptions. Junior Dan Oliver received his first significant playing time against Kutztown, notching four tackles and a pass breakup. He is tied for ninth on the Huskies with 33 tackles and has two pass breakups this year. POSITIVE RETURNS: Freshman Brandon Real has found success returning kicks in his first season with the Huskies. He ranks second in the PSAC and fifth in the nation with a 19.0-yard average on 10 punt returns and has a 22.5-yard kickoff return average. Real had a 68-yard punt return for a touchdown against Millersville and has kickoff returns of 51 (vs. Cheyney) and 54 (vs. Millersville) yards this season. Jesse Cooper has also flashed big plays in the return game, returning the opening kickoffs against Ashland and Mercyhurst 42 and 44 yards, respectively. He is averaging 24.3 yards on kickoff returns and has 11 punt returns for 52 yards, including a 28-yard return late in the 4th quarter against Ashland. JUST FOR KICKS: After going 2-for-2 on extra points against West Chester, senior Jon Koenig extended his streak of consecutive made point-after kicks to 91. His streak started against Cheyney in 2007 and extended through 2008 when he connected on 54-of-54 kicks. Koenig established a new career-long against Kutztown with a 50-yard field goal. The kick came at the 11:17 mark of the 4th quarter and put the Huskies up For the season he is 5-for-8 on field goals of 40-plus yards this year, including a 49-yarder against East Stroudsburg and a 45-yarder against Shippensburg. In the first week of October, Koenig was honored as one of 13 recipients of the Fred Mitchell Award for the month of September. The award recognizes NCAA Division II and Division III All-Time PSAC Leaders in Made PATs 1. Alex Walsh, WCU Jon Koenig, BU Mark Brubaker, ESU Morgan Anderson, SRU t5. Josh Telenko, IUP t5. John Marotta, WCU place kickers for excellence on the football field and in the community. KOENIG CLIMBING THE LIST: After his three extra points against the Red Raiders, Koenig moved into second place all-time in PSAC history in career PATs and currently has 173. He entered his final season with 146, 33 behind all-time leader Alex Walsh (179) of West Chester. Koenig now sits six behind West Chester s Alex Walsh, who finished his career with 179. With his two field goals against Shippensburg, Koenig is now tied with Bill Beall ( ) and Mark Weiss ( ) for the most field goals made in BU history with 29. With nine Huskies Records Breakdown Record vs. PSAC East vs. Non-conference Home Away Day Games Night Games vs. Ranked Opponent Scores <20 points Scores points Scores points Scores 40+ points Opponent scores <20 points Opponent scores points Opponent scores points Opponent scores 40+ points Leading at halftime Trailing at halftime Tied at halftime Scoring first In overtime Rushes <100 yards Rushes yards Rushes 200+ yards Opponent rushes <100 yards Opponent rushes yards Opponent rushes 200+ yards Passes <100 yards Passes yards Passes 200+ yards Opponent passes <100 yards Opponent passes yards Opponent passes 200+ yards Totals <300 yards Totals yards Totals 400+ yards Opponent totals <300 yards Opponent totals yards Opponent totals 400+ yards Commit <3 turnovers Commit 3+ turnovers Force <3 turnovers Force 3+ turnovers Leads in time of possession Ties in time of possession Trails in time of possession...4-2

9 field goals this season he is tied for second all-time in a single season with Weiss, who also had nine in Chris Mingrone had 10 in Koenig also has the school record for most 40-plus yard field goals in a season with five and in a career with eight. THE FRESHMEN: Kicker Jared Shannon has been one of a few true freshman getting playing time for the Huskies in He handles BU s kickoffs and the Huskies rank first in the PSAC in kickoff average at 62.4 yards, and Shannon has a PSAC-high seven touchbacks. In other words, he routinely makes the returner field the kick around their own seven-yard line. Given additional duties against C.W. Post, Shannon scored the first points of his career, going 4-for-4 on extra points. In addition to his return duties, TB Brandon Real saw his first collegiate action earlier this year against Cal, carrying the ball eight times for 19 yards, including a 12-yard run on the Huskies first scoring drive early in the 2nd quarter. Real has 18 carries for 46 yards on the year. WR Kyle Fisher has played in four games this year for BU, making his mark on special teams. Fisher has four tackles this season, including two against Cal on kick coverage, and returned a kickoff 33 yards against Kutztown. Fisher saw his first action on offense against Cheyney, catching a swing pass for nine yards and losing one yard on a reverse. FROM THE ARCHIVES: The Huskies 24.4 points per game average is the lowest in the Danny Hale-era since 19.5 in BU has scored 40 points just one time this season, also the lowest since 1993 when the Huskies reached the 40-point mark against Kutztown with 47 points. The back-to-back losses to Shippensburg and West Chester marks only the fourth time this decade Bloomsburg has lost two in a row. The last time the Huskies lost two PSAC East games in a row was 1999 when they dropped games to Millersville and West Chester. Against West Chester the Huskies trailed at halftime for the first time this season. In the 193 games Danny Hale has coached at Bloomsburg his record leading at the half is ; trailing is ; and tied is 5-2. A victory Saturday over Gannon would be the 120th all-time for the Huskies in Redman Stadium since the first season in Their current mark is , and under Danny Hale they are at home. HALE IN THE PSAC: With the win over East Stroudsburg, Danny Hale moved into sole possession of third place for most career PSAC victories and now has 184. Hale was previously tied with IUP s Frank Cignetti and now stands behind behind ESU s Denny Douds (currently 225) and Millersville s Gene Carpenter (212). A FAMILY AFFAIR: Huskies sophomore FB Matt Cox comes from a family of fullbacks. His father, Lawrence, played at Temple from ; his older brother Mike played collegiately at Georgia Tech from and is currently in his second year with the Kansas City Chiefs; and younger brother Lucas is a junior at Georgia Tech. Coincidentally, current BU assistant head coach and defensive coordinator, Paul Darragh, began his playing career at Temple during Lawrence s final year. HUSKIES IN THE PLAYOFFS: BU has made the NCAA Division II playoffs in three of the past four seasons and seven times overall. The Huskies claim a 7-7 overall playoff record, including a 5-2 mark in games played at Redman Stadium. Last year BU faced two PSAC foes in second round opponent West Chester and California (PA) in the quarterfinals. Bloomsburg deafeated the Golden Rams before falling to the Vulcans, The Huskies also reached the NCAA playoffs after the 1985, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2005 and 2006 seasons. In 2000, Bloomsburg went 12-3 and advanced to the NCAA championship game, eventually losing to Delta State in the title contest. The team reached the finals after rallying from a 19-point deficit against UC-Davis in the national semi-finals to post a win. BU VS. RANKED OPPONENTS: Through the years, the Huskies have found success against other top schools in Division II, compiling a record against ranked teams since That record has improved since 2000, as BU has gone 19-15, including a 11-5 mark against ranked opponents at Redman Stadium. Among the 19 victories this decade are home wins against No. 5 IUP, No. 10 Northwood and No. 13 Millersville in 2000; No. 23 West Chester in 2005; No. 17 California in 2006; No. 5 California in 2008; and No. 15 Ashland in Away wins include No. 2 Cal-Davis and No. 11 Slippery Rock in 2000; No. 3 East Stroudsburg in 2005; No. 5 Shepherd in 2006; No. 15 Ashland in 2008; and No. 17 California in 2009.

10 Dan Latorre Quarterback - #10 Latorre s 2009 Game-by-Game Statistics Passing Rushing Opp. Result Comp. Att. Pct. Yds. TD Int. Rating Att. Yds. Avg. TD Ashland W California (PA) W Mercyhurst W Kutztown W C.W. Post W Millersville W East Stroudsburg W Cheyney W Shippensburg L West Chester L Totals Latorre Bio Graduate Student QB, 6-0, 207 Elysburg (Southern Columbia) Majors: Finance/Business Management/French General/Honors 38-9 record as a starter 7,265 passing yards (2nd at BU), 59 TD (2nd at BU) st team All-PSAC East BU QB record 545 rush yards in nd team All-PSAC East passing efficiency in 07, 14th in DII PSAC East Rookie of the Year in passing efficiency in 06, 5th in DII Latorre s Career Statistics Passing Comp. Att. Pct. Yds. TD Int. Rating Career Rushing Att. Yds. Avg. TD LG Career

11 Dan Latorre Quarterback - #10 Latorre s Career Game-by-Game Statistics 2008 Passing Rushing Opp. Result Comp. Att. Pct. Yds. TD Int. Rating Att. Yds. Avg. TD Ashland W California (PA) W Mercyhurst W Kutztown W C.W. Post W Millersville W East Stroudsburg W Cheyney W Shippensburg W West Chester L Gannon W West Chester* W California (PA)* L Totals Passing Rushing Opp. Result Comp. Att. Pct. Yds. TD Int. Rating Att. Yds. Avg. TD C.W. Post W California (PA) L Edinboro L Clarion W West Chester L Kutztown W Millersville W East Stroudsburg W Cheyney W IUP W Totals Passing Rushing Opp. Result Comp. Att. Pct. Yds. TD Int. Rating Att. Yds. Avg. TD James Madison L California (PA) W Edinboro W Clarion W Shippensburg W West Chester W Kutztown W Mansfield W Millersville W East Stroudsburg W Cheyney W West Chester* W Shepherd* W NW Missouri St.* L Totals *Denotes NCAA playoff game

12 The Last Time carries BU - Kenny Domzalski (30) at Mercyhurst, 9/12/09 Opp. - B. Lombardy (30), California (PA), 9/08/07 30 pass attempts BU - Dan Latorre (36) at West Chester, 10/31/09 Opp. - Joe Wright (38), West Chester, 10/31/ yards receiving BU - Cory Stiger (122) at West Chester, 10/31/09 Opp. - Dan DePalma (117) & Ryan Paulson (109), West Chester, 10/31/09 40 carries BU - Irv Sigler (41) vs. Millersville, 10/18/97 Opp. - Jason Gwaltney (133), C.W Post, 9/27/ yards rushing BU - Kenny Domzalski (121) & Derrick Price (109) vs. Shippensburg, 10/124/09 Opp. - Ron Hunter, Cheyney, (121), 10/17/ yards rushing BU - Jamar Brittingham (207) vs. Kutztown, 10/06/07 Opp. - Gerald Thompson, Edinboro, (243), 11/14/ yards rushing BU - Jerry Marks (300) vs. Mansfield, 11/2/91 Opp. - Not available 3 TDs or more BU - Derrick Price (3) vs. Cheyney, 10/17/09 Opp. - Dawon Harvey (3), Ashland, 8/30/ yard run BU - Kenny Domzalski (77) vs. Shippensburg, 10/24/09 Opp. - Mike Frenette (55), Shippensburg, 10/24/09 20 pass completions BU - Dan Latorre (21) vs. Edinboro, 9/15/07 Opp. - Joe Wright (23), West Chester, 10/31/09 30 pass completions BU - Jeff King (39) vs. Lock Haven, 9/19/92 Opp. - Jim Terwilliger (35), ESU, 11/4/06 40 pass attempts BU - Eric Miller (43) vs. UC Davis, 12/2/00 Opp. - Eric Anderwkavich (44), C.W. Post, 9/26/09 50 pass attempts BU - Jeff King (69) vs. Lock Haven, 9/19/92 Opp. - Damian Poalucci (52), ESU, 11/16/ yards passing BU - Dan Latorre (210) vs. Kutztown, 9/20/08 Opp. - Matt Marshall (215), ESU, 10/10/ yards passing BU - Dan Latorre (350) at West Chester, 10/31/09 Opp. - Joe Wright (326), West Chester, 10/31/ yards passing BU - Eric Miller (415) vs. New Haven, 9/4/99 Opp. - Kyle Spotts (463), Kutztown, 10/06/07 3 TD passes or more BU - Dan Latorre (3) at Gannon, 11/8/08 Opp. - Andrew Krewatch (3), ESU, 11/10/ yard pass BU - Dan Latorre to Cory Stiger (57) at West Chester, 10/31/09 Opp. - R. Thompson to D. Jones (76), Cheyney, 11/18/08 10 receptions BU - Steve Burke (11) vs. ESU, 10/2/04 Opp. - Chris Harris (11), C.W. Post, 9/26/ yards receiving BU - Ron Lelko (211) vs. ESU, 11/16/96 Opp. - Elfren Quiles (308), Kutztown, 10/06/07 3+ TD Receptions BU - Steve Burke (3) vs. ESU, 10/4/03 Opp. - Ed Giddings, Cheyney (3), 10/25/03 3+ interceptions BU - Deric Lynch (3) vs. Mansfield, 11/13/93 Opp. - Not available 3+ sacks BU - Justin Presley (3) vs. Ashland, 8/27/09 Opp. - O Neil Anderson (3), New Haven, 9/4/99 Kickoff Return-TD BU - Jesse Cooper (91) at Millersville, 10/04/08 Opp. - Matt Kacanda (98), East Stroudsburg, 10/31/98 Punt Return-TD BU - Brandon Real (68) vs. Millersville, 10/3/09 Opp. - Levi Green (55, blk.), Mansfield 11/6/99 Interception Return-TD BU - Vince Browning (58) vs. ESU, 10/11/08 Opp. - Darren Smith (35), Grand Valley, 11/17/01 Fumble Return-TD BU - Branden Wright (0) at Cal (PA), 9/5/09 Opp. - Tarrell Lewis (33), Ashland, 8/30/08 40-yard field goal BU - Jon Koenig (45) vs. Shippensburg, 10/24/09 Opp. - Drew Reinhard (40), ESU, 10/10/09

13 Danny Hale Bloomsburg University Head Coach Danny Hale, one of the winningest coaches in all of Division II, will begin his 17th season at the helm of the Huskies in Hale also spent five years as head coach at West Chester University. At Bloomsburg, Hale has posted a career record of (.749) and holds the school record for most coaching victories. Overall in 21 years as a head coach he has a mark of (.750) and is ranked among the top 10 active coaches in NCAA Division II in winning percentage. In his 16 seasons as head coach at Bloomsburg he has led the Huskies to 10 outright or shared Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Eastern Division titles and six NCAA post-season playoff berths. From 2000 to 2009 the Huskies are also one of the most successful NCAA Division II programs with a combined record of (.793). In 2008 the Huskies started the season winning the first nine games of the year, including wins over nationally-ranked Ashland and California (Pa). Bloomsburg earned a bid to the NCAA Division II playoffs for the sixth time overall, and fifth time this decade, reaching the NCAA Region One finals. In 2006, the Huskies posted a mark of 12-2 and won the PSAC Eastern Division title, while also capturing the NCAA Northeast Regional title and advancing to the NCAA Division II national semi-finals. Hale was named the PSAC East Coach of the Year, the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Division II District I Coach of the Year and was a finalist for the Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year award. By virtue of being a finalist for the award he was featured on an ABC- TV special hosted by Keith Jackson. In 2005, Hale led the Huskies to a record of 11-1, including an unbeaten (11-0) mark in the regular season. It was just the fourth time in school history that a Bloomsburg team went through the regular season without a loss. He also earned PSAC Eastern Division Coach of the Year honors and the AFCA District One Coach of the Year award. The Huskies have reached the NCAA playoffs in 1996, 2000 and 2001 seasons. During the 2000 season the Huskies were 12-3 and advanced to the NCAA championship game, eventually losing in the title contest. The team reached the finals after rallying from a 19-point deficit against UC-Davis in the national semi-finals to post a win. Hale earned the American Football Coaches Association Division II National Coach of the Year following the season. At West Chester Hale posted a mark of and won three PSAC East titles and advanced to the NCAA playoffs in Prior to West Chester, Hale was an offensive line and defensive coordinator at Colgate from 1981 to Prior to Colgate, Hale was the offensive line coach at Bucknell from and was defensive coordinator/linebacker coach at Vermont in Hale is a graduate of West Chester, earning his bachelor s and master s degrees in Health and Physical Education in 1968 and He was an allconference pick at West Chester and earned the team s most valuable player in the 1967 State Championship game, while also lettering three times for the track and field team. He is a member of the West Chester Football Hall of Fame and the Delaware County Chapter of the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame. In 1968 Hale signed with the Pottstown Firebirds, the semi professional farm club of the Philadelphia Eagles, before entering the Marine Corps where he played middle linebacker for the Quantico Marines. Following a three-year stint, he was honorably discharged as a first lieutenant in Paul Darragh - Assistant Head Coach/ Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers Tom Pajic - Offensive Coordinator/ Recruiting Coordinator/Wide Receivers/Quarterbacks Brian McBryan - Offensive Line/ Assistant Offensive Coordinator Chet Henicle - Defensive Secondary Bill Perkins - Defensive Line/Strength & Conditioning Maurice Daly - Assistant Linebackers Ed T. Rush - Kickers BU Coaching Staff Alf Melito - Defensive Line Jeremy Winn - Running Backs Gump May - Offensive Assistant Hale by the Numbers 1 AFCA National Coach of the Year Awards. 2 Harlon Hill Finalsts coached by Hale. Irv Sigler won the award in Jamar Brittingham finished 3rd in AFCA Regional Coach of the Year Awards. 10 PSAC East Coach of the Year Awards. 136 Wins for Hale at Bloomsburg, the all-time winningest coach in school history. His record at Bloomsburg is Wins for Hale in his coaching career. His career coaching record is