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1 B L O O M S B U R G U N I V E R S I T Y O F P E N N S Y L V A N I A HUSKIES FOOTBALL BLOOMSBURG HUSKIES (6-1, 2-0 PSAC) vs. MANSFIELD MOUNTAINEERS (0-6, 0-3 PSAC) October 21st -- 1:00 p.m. Karl Van Norman Field 2006 BLOOMSBURG HUSKIES SCHEDULE Sept. 2 at James Madison... L, 14-3 Sept. 9 CALIFORNIA (PA)... W, Sept. 16 at Edinboro... W, Sept. 23 CLARION... W, Sept. 30 at Shippensburg... W, Oct. 7 WEST CHESTER... W, Oct. 14 KUTZTOWN... W, Oct. 21 at Mansfi eld... 1:00 p.m. Oct. 28 at Millersville... 1:30 p.m. Nov. 4 EAST STROUDSBURG.. 1:30 p.m. Nov. 11 at Cheyney... 1:00 p.m MANSFIELD MOUNTAINEERS SCHEDULE Sept. 9 SHIPPENSBURG... L, 35-0 Sept. 16 at Slippery Rock... L, 46-0 Sept. 23 LOCK HAVEN... L, Sept. 30 EAST STROUDSBURG... L, 61-7 Oct. 7 at Kutztown... L, 51-7 Oct. 14 at Cheyney... L, 26-6 Oct. 21 BLOOMSBURG... 1:00 p.m. Oct. 28 at Indiana (PA)... 1:00 p.m. Nov. 4 at West Chester... 1:00 p.m. Nov. 11 MILLERSVILLE... 1:00 p.m. PSAC EAST STANDINGS Team PSAC Overall W L W L BLOOMSBURG East Stroudsburg West Chester Cheyney Millersville Kutztown Mansfi eld HUSKIES RADIO COVERAGE Play by Play: Jim Doyle Color Commentary: Andy Ulicny Sideline Reporter: Larry White WHLM (AM 930) Pre-Game Show: 12:30 p.m. COACHES CORNER GAME NOTES For Immediate Release ( ) Contact: Tom McGuire, (570) Danny Hale is entering his 14th season as the head coach of the Bloomsburg University football program. He also spent fi ve years as the head coach at West Chester. At Bloomsburg, Hale has posted a career record of and holds the school record for most coaching victories. Overall in 18 years as a head coach he has a mark of (.739) and is ranked among the top 10 active coaches in NCAA Division II in winning percentage. He has led the Huskies to seven shared or outright PSAC Eastern Division titles and four NCAA post-season playoff berths. 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 led the team to the NCAA Division II playoffs for the fourth time in his 13 years and the fi fth time in school history. He earned PSAC Eastern Division Coach of the Year honors for his efforts. The Huskies also reached the NCAA championships in 1996, 2000 and 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 fi nals after rallying from a 19- point defi cit against UC-Davis in the national semi-fi nals to post a win. Hale earned the American Football Coaches Association Division II National Coach of the Year following the season. Hale has also earned AFCA District I Coach of the Year honors seven times, including back-to-back years of 2000 and He has been named the PSAC Eastern Division Coach of the Year nine times, including four straight from 1994 to Hale also coached Irv Sigler, the winner of the 1997 Harlon Hill Award as the nation s best Division II football player. Sigler fi nished the year as one of the few players ever in Division II history to average more than 200 yards per game rushing. Jim Shiffer is entering his third season as the head football coach for the Mountaineers. A three-year starter on the offensive line for the Mountaineers from , Shiffer became the fi rst alumnus to direct the Red & Black since former NFL Canton Bulldog Ed Russell guided his last team 75 years ago. A captain and Frank Butsko Award winner for outstanding play and leadership as a senior in 1988, Shiffer also started on the 1987 team that posted the best record since He started his coaching career as a student assistant at Mansfi eld before joining the staff at Millersville as a graduate assistant. He served as assistant offensive line and tight ends coach for the Marauders from 1989 through the 1991 season. After receiving his master s degree in counselor education from Millersville in 1990, Shiffer guided Yale University s outside linebackers for the 1992 season. Shiffer left Yale for the University of Pittsburgh where he coached the offensive line and tight ends. In 1994 he returned to Millersville where over the next eight seasons he helped guide the Marauders to seven winning seasons, three PSAC East crowns and two appearances in the NCAA Division II playoffs. At Millersville, Shiffer served as offensive line coach, recruiting coordinator, and run game coordinator before being named interim head coach in He was promoted to assistant head coach for the 2001 season where he also served as special teams coordinator and linebackers coach. Shiffer spent 2002 as the offensive line coach and recruiting coordinatorat Kutztown University. QUICK LINKS : Opposing SID: Steve McCloskey SID Phone: (570) WEBSITES: Bloomsburg: Mansfield: eld.edu/ 1 Offi ce of Sports Information 400 E. Second St. Waller Administration Building Bloomsburg, PA (570) (570) FAX

2 MANSFIELD (L, 26-6 at Cheyney) Rodney Davis caught a 15-yard touchdown pass from Tyler Blakeslee with 29 seconds left but it would be much too little, much too late for Mansfi eld as the Mountaineers fell 26-6 at Cheyney in a PSAC East game Saturday afternoon. Mansfi eld struggled offensively in the fi rst half, managing just 55 yards in total offense. Still the Mountaineer trailed by just 6-0 at halftime and were moving the ball after taking the second half kickoff before Cheyney s Demel Chambers intercepted a pass and returned it for a 55-yard touchdown. Cheyney scored two more touchdowns, including a 69-yard touchdown run by Chinoso Okoro with just under three minutes to play. Mansfi eld avoided being shutout by scoring on its last possession for the third straight game. It was the fi rst Cheyney win over Mansfi eld since 1998 and snapped the Wolves 65-game losing streak against PSAC East teams. Tyler Blakeslee completed 18-of-44 passes for 143 yards and a touchdown, while being intercepted twice. Rodney Davis had eight catches for 75 yards, while freshman Tucker Berry ran for 43-yards on nine carries. Andre Turner led the defense with seven tackles with freshman Josh Miller recording six. BY THE NUMBERS +3 The turnover margin for the Huskies in this season. 9.0, 9.7 The per carry averages for Josh Heck and Christian Allen in last week s win. 15 Straight quarters that the Huskies have scored in, dating back to a scoreless 1st quarter in the Clarion game. 54 Wins for Bloomsburg against Mansfi eld. The Huskies all-time record vs. the Mountaineers is Passing yards that freshman Dan Latorre needs to take over 10th place on the alltime Huskies career passing list. LAST WEEK BLOOMSBURG (W, vs. Kutztown) Christian Allen rushed for a career-high 185 yards and four touchdowns and Josh Heck added a career-high180 yards and one score as Bloomsburg beat Kutztown University on a cold and windy Saturday. The pair of Allen and Heck, subbing for the injured Jamar Brittingham, helped the Huskies rush for 373 yards and accumulate 516 yards of total offense for the day. Allen got the Huskies going on their second possession of the game when he capped a 45 yard drive with a one-yard run. Allen s 24-yard rush on the previous play set up his score. His second score came later in the period when he scored on a 16-yard run to make it 13-0 in favor of the Huskies. Allen made it 20-0 when he capped a 94-yard drive with his third score of the game, this one a 60-yard run midway through the second period. Kutztown cut into the lead just before halftime when quarterback Kyle Spotts his Elfren Quiles with a 24-yard scoring pass to make it a 20-7 game. On the opening drive of the third period, Spotts connected with Larry Baumgardner on another 24-yard scoring pass to make it However, the Huskies answered back with quarterback Dan Latorre marching the Huskies 91-yards in 11 plays and connecting with Brahin Bilal on a 16-yard scoring pass for a advantage. The Huskies capped the scoring with Allen going in from two-yards out and Heck racing 45-yards for a score. For the day, Allen carried 19 times for a 9.7 yards per carry average, while Heck carried 20 times for an average of 9.0 yards a carry. Heck also moved into 10th place on the Huskies all-time career rushing list with 1,708 yards. Defensively for the Huskies, Tyler Trettin had a team-high eight tackles and helped limit Kutztown to 265 yards of total offense. KUTZTOWN vs. #9 BLOOMSBURG October 14, 2006 Score by Quarters FINAL Kutztown Record: (2-4) #8 Bloomsburg Record: (6-1) 1st BU Allen 1-yd run (Koenig kick) 1st BU Allen 16-yd run (kick failed) 2nd BU Allen 60-yd run (Koenig kick) 2nd KU Quiles 24-yd pass from Spotts (Sandberg kick) 3rd KU Baumgardner 24-yd pass from Spotts (Sandberg kick) 3rd BU Bilal 16-yd pass from Latorre (Koenig kick) 4th BU Allen 2-yd run (Koenig kick) 4th BU Heck 45-yd run (Koenig kick) Did You Know...? The Huskies are 21-3 over their last 24 games dating back to

3 BLOOMSBURG VS. MANSFIELD LAST MEETING Jamar Brittingham rushed for a game-high 138 yards and scored three touchdowns to lead Bloomsburg University to a win over Mansfi eld University Saturday afternoon. Brittingham helped Bloomsburg jump out to a 13-0 lead in the game on a four-yard scoring run in the fi rst quarter and a one-yard plunge early in the second period. Later in the second period, the Huskies extended its lead to 20-0 when Luke Kuklick caught a 34-yard scoring pass from quarterback Jack Lydic. Mansfi eld made it a 20-6 game when Rodney Davis caught a 75-yard pass from John Hengehold on the fi rst play from scrimmage following the Huskies score. Then, just before halftime, Lydic connected with Donny Patrick on a 10- yard scoring pass to give Bloomsburg a 27-6 lead heading into the locker room. MANSFIELD AT A GLANCE Location: Mansfi eld, PA Enrollment: 3,500 Affiliation: PSAC East Nickname: Mountaineers Colors: Red and Black Stadium: Karl Van Norman Field Surface: Natural Grass Starters Returning/Lost: 13/8 Basic Offense: Multiple Basic Defense: 3-4 In the third period, Brittingham fi nished his day by scoring from seven yards out to push the lead to Later in the period, Josh Heck scored form fi ve-yards out for a 40-6 advantage, before the Mounties got a 21-yard touchdown pass from Hengehold to Poohbear McNeal. Brittingham tied the school and PSAC record for most rushing touchdowns in a season with 25 and set a new mark for most touchdowns in a season with 26. He also set a school and PSAC record for most points scored in a single season. 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final HUSKIES Mansfield THE SERIES Bloomsburg leads the all-time series with Mansfi eld with a record of at home and on the road. The Huskies have won eight straight games against the Mountaineers and haven t lost in Mansfi eld since Coach Hale has a perfect 13-0 record against Mansfi eld. COACH HALE SOUNDS OFF: LAST WEEK... Another great TEAM victory. Having two backs rush for 180 yards each usually equates to victory. Our offensive line play was superior and our defense continues to play well. LOOKING AHEAD... This week we face a team that is struggling due to the loss of some key players prior to the season. I feel for Coach Shiffer who is an excellent Coach and person. We will certainly NOT take them lightly. This is a PSAC East game!! 3 HUSKIES IN THE NFL On April 30, 2006 the New Orleans Saints selected former Bloomsburg All-American offensive tackle Jahri Evans in the fourth round (108th overall) in the NFL draft. In just his rookie season, Evans is the starting right guard for the 5-1 team. Before their only loss of the season, Evans had a streak of 15-straight regular season wins dating back to the Huskies 2004 season. Before Evans, the last BU alumni in the NFL was Eric Jonassen who was drafted as lineman for the San Diego Chargers in The most notable former Husky in the NFL was the Giants Bob Tucker who had an 11-year career in which he caught 422 passes for 5,421 yards and scored 27 touchdowns. Tucker still ranks fourth all-time in school history with 131 receptions.

4 NEWS AND NOTES HECK ON ALL-TIME RUSHING LIST After a 180-yard rushing performance against Kutztown, Josh Heck has moved into ninth place on the all-time Bloomsburg career rushing list. Heck passed both Jerry Marks (1,694 yards from ) and Jim Browning (1,607 yards from ). In two and a half seasons, he has 1,711 rushing yards and 11 touchdowns. During his career as a Husky, Heck has rushed for 100 or more yards in a game six times. Before last week s 180-yards, his career-high was 153 rushing yards in a game which he accomplished as a freshman in 2003 against Cheyney. 4 ALLEN JOINS A SELECT FEW With four touchdowns in Saturday s game against Kutztown, Christian Allen became just the sixth player under Coach Hale to score at least four in one game. The feat has been accomplished 11 times STAT LEADERS under Hale. Irv Sigler and Jamar Brittingham have the most four or more touchdown games, each contributing three in their careers. Under Coach Hale, only three times has a player scored more than four touchdowns in a game, with the record being fi ve. In 1995 Mike Johnson scored fi ve times against Cheyney, while Irv Sigler did it against East Stroudsburg in 1996 and then against Cheyney in CURRENTLY STREAKING After a victory over Kutztown, the Huskies have now won 17 consecutive regular season games against PSAC teams regardless of division. The streak is the second longest in school history behind a streak of 19-straight under coach Robert Redman from The win over Kutztown was the 14th straight for Bloomsburg against the Golden Bears, the third longest winning streak against an opponent in Bloomsburg History. Of the fi ve highest winning streaks against a single opponent, three of the Huskies streaks are active: Straight Wins Opponent Years 16 Cheyney Mansfi eld Kutztown Mansfi eld Lock Haven SCORING DRIVES The Huskies have put together some long scoring drives this year in terms of the time of the drive, yards and also plays in the drive. On the season, Bloomsburg has had 12 scoring drives with 10 or more plays, eight drives over fi ve minutes and fi ve drives that spanned over 80-yards. KEY TO VICTORY? -- LEAD AT THE HALF In 152 career games at Bloomsburg, Coach Hale s teams have been ahead at halftime in 103 contests and have won 92% of them (95-8). Trailing at the half, the Huskies are under Hale and the team is 3-2 in games tied going into the locker room. AGAINST THE EAST All-time the Huskies are (.570) against the Eastern Division. In the Danny Hale era, Bloomsburg is (.854) against the East. Coach Hale has had six seasons where his teams did not lose a PSAC East game. Under Hale, the Huskies have a winning record against all of the Eastern Division schools and are undefeated against Cheyney, Kutztown and Mansfi eld. Hale s worst record against an Eastern Division school is still pretty good with an (.680) record against Millersville. HUSKIES AMONG PSAC LEADERS Several Huskies are on the conference leaderboard. Brahin Bilal is fi rst in the in the conference in yards per catch with 24.1 and fi fth in receiving (79.3 RUSHING Bloomsburg Att Yds Avg. TD J. Brittingham Christian Allen Josh Heck Mansfield Att Yds Avg. TD Kevin Calhoun Tucker Berry PASSING Bloomsburg Cmp. Att Int. Yds TD Dan Latorre Mansfield Cmp. Att Int. Yds TD Tyler Blakeslee RECEIVING Bloomsburg Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Lng Brahin Bilal Ryan Schuck J. Brittingham Luke Kuklick Mansfield Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Lng Rodney Davis Xavier Thomas Tyrone Robinson SCORING Bloomsburg TD 2PT FG XPT Tot J. Brittingham Jon Koenig Brahin Bilal Christian Allen Dan Latorre Mansfield TD 2PT FG XPT Tot Kevin Calhoun Tied TACKLES Bloomsburg Solo TOT TFL Sack Int. Rob Biernat Tyler Trettin Matt Smith Jesse Cooper Zac Barton Mansfield Solo TOT TFL Sack Int. Mike Gardier Andre Turner Joshua Miller Tom Duer Greg Hopkins yds/game). Ryan Schuck is third in the PSAC in punt return average (8.7) and Christian Allen is eighth in rushing (59.2 yards per game). Jon Koenig is on the PSAC leaderboard in kicker scoring (5th points per game) and fi eld goals (3rd made per game). As a team, BU is fi rst in red-zone offense, converting on 19 of 23 chances with 16 touchdowns. Defensively, the Huskies are the fourth-ranked team in the conference (fi rst among PSAC East teams) in scoring defense, allowing opponents an average of only 15.4 points per game.

5 CAREER RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS Wesley Cates, CAL, Jamar Brittingham, BLOOM, Irv Sigler, BLOOM, Stan Kennedy, SRU, John Kuhn, SHIP, Michael Mann, IUP, Ricke Stonewall, MILL, Larry Jackson, EDIN, Marques Glaze, BLOOM, Steve Witte, CLAR, Joe Iacone, WCU, PSAC WATCH THIS WEEK IN THE PSAC *IUP at Shippensburg, 1 p.m. *Cheyney at E. Stroudsburg, 1:05 p.m. *West Chester at Kutztown, 1:05 p.m. *Lock Haven at Slippery Rock, 2 p.m. Millersville at California, 5 p.m. *Edinboro at Clarion, 6 p.m. *Divisional Game CAREER POINTS SCORED Anthony Carfagno, ESU Wesley Cates, CAL, J. Brittingham, BLOOM, Steve Witte, CLAR, Irv Sigler, BLOOM, John Kuhn, SHIP, Stan Kennedy, SRU, Michael Mann, IUP, Brian Penecale, WCU, Elbert Cole, EDIN, Joe Iacone, WCU, THE LAST TIME BY A BLOOMSBURG PLAYER 20 carries Josh Heck (20) vs. Kutztown, 10/14/06 30 carries Jamar Brittingham (30) vs. West Chester, 10/2/06 40 carries Irv Sigler (41) vs. Millersville, 10/18/ yards rushing Heck (180), Allen (185) vs. Kutztown, 10/14/ yards rushing J. Brittingham (200) vs. East Stroudsburg, 11/19/ yards rushing Jerry Marks (300) vs. Mansfi eld, 11/2/91 3 TDs or more Christian Allen (4) vs. Kutztown, 10/14/ yard run Jamar Brittingham (73) vs. Millersville, 11/5/05 20 pass completions Jack Lydic (23) vs. East Stroudsburg, 10/2/04 30 pass completions Jeff King (39) vs. Lock Haven, 9/19/92 30 pass attempts Jack Lydic (30) vs. Fairmont State, 9/3/05 40 pass attempts Eric Miller (43) vs. UC Davis, 12/2/00 50 pass attempts Jeff King (69) vs. Lock Haven, 9/19/ yards passing Dan Latorre (273) vs. West Chester, 10/2/ yards passing Jack Lydic (309) vs. Millersville, 11/5/ yards passing Eric Miller (415) vs. New Haven, 9/4/99 3 TD passes or more Jack Lydic (4) vs. Millersville, 11/5/ yard pass Latorre to Schuck (70) vs. West Chester, 10/2/06 10 receptions Steve Burke (11) vs. East Stroudsburg, 10/2/ yards receiving Brahin Bilal (112) vs. West Chester, 10/2/ yards receiving Ron Lelko (211) vs. East Stroudsburg, 11/16/96 3+ TD Receptions Steve Burke (3) vs. East Stroudsburg, 10/4/03 3+ interceptions Deric Lynch (3) vs. Mansfi eld, 11/13/93 3+ sacks Dominick Esgro (3) vs. Millersville, 11/6/04 Kickoff Return-TD Nick Kurtz (80) vs. Cheyney, 10/26/02 Punt Return-TD Ryan Schuck (66) vs. Cheyney, 10/15/05 Interception Return-TD Rob Biernat (37) vs. Lock Haven, 9/18/04 Fumble Return-TD Matt Keys (96) vs. West Chester, 9/29/01 40-yard fi eld goal Tim Oliver (41) at Indiana (PA), 9/7/02 TEAM Scored all four quarters vs. Kutztown, 10/14/06 Recorded a safety vs. East Stroudsburg, 11/19/05 Shutout vs. Kutztown, 10/8/ Yards Total Offense vs. West Chester (457), 10/2/ Yards Total Offense vs. Kutztown (516), 10/14/06 BY AN OPPONENT 20 carries Maurice Fenner, James Madison, 9/2/06 30 carries Mike Eckmeyer (31), West Chester, 11/2/ yards rushing Brandon Lombardy (105), California, 9/9/ yards rushing Gerald Thompson, Edinboro (243), 11/14/98 3 TDs or more Elice Parker (3), Indiana (PA), 9/7/ yard run Chris Meyers (69), Millersville, 10/12/02 20 pass completions Bill Zwaan, Jr. (21), West Chester, 10/2/06 30 pass completions Mike de Marteleire, Kutztown (32), 11/4/00 30 pass attempts Bill Zwaan, Jr. (34), West Chester, 10/2/06 40 pass attempts Bill Zwaan, Jr. (49), West Chester, 10/29/05 50 pass attempts Damian Poalucci (52), E. Stroudsburg, 11/16/ yards passing Bill Zwaan, Jr. (264), West Chester, 10/2/ yards passing Jim Terwilliger (396), E. Stroudsburg, 10/1/ yards passing Bill Zwaan, Jr. (430), West Chester, 10/29/05 3 TD passes or more Jim Terwilliger (4), East Stroudsburg, 11/19/ yard pass Rupert to Carraway (50), Clarion, 9/ receptions Alfa Jackson, Millersville (10), 10/27/ yards receiving Mike Washington (110), West Chester, 10/2/ yards receiving Elvert Eden, New Haven (240) 9/4/99 3+ TD Receptions Ed Giddings, Cheyney (3) 10/25/03 3+ sacks O Neil Anderson, vs. New Haven (3), 9/4/99 Punt Return-TD Levi Green, Mansfi eld (55, blk.) 11/6/99 Kickoff Return-TD Matt Kacanda, East Stroudsburg (98) 10/31/98 Interception Return-TD Darren Smith, Grand Valley State (35), 11/17/01 Fumble Return-TD Tyree Patterson, Mansfi eld (73) 11/6/99 40-yard fi eld goal Josh Telenko, Indiana (PA), 9/7/02 Dan Wilkbourne, West Chester, 11/2/02 TEAM Scored all four quarters East Stroudsburg, 10/1/05 Recorded a safety New Haven 9/4/99 Shutout Shippensburg, Yards Total Offense Slippery Rock (425), 8/27/ Yards Total Offense West Chester (542), 10/29/05 5