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1 2009 Bloomsburg University Football 520 Wins 7 NCAA Playoff Appearances 45 All-Americans Game 10 #10 Bloomsburg Huskies (8-1, 5-1) at West Chester Golden Rams (5-4, 4-2) Saturday, October 31, 2009, 1 p.m. Farrell Stadium Radio: WHLM (930 AM); WHLM.com (Jim Doyle, Andy Ulicny and Larry White) Series Quick Hits Overall Record: WCU leads, Current Streak: BU +1 At Bloomsburg: WCU leads, At West Chester: WCU leads, 27-5 Danny Hale vs. West Chester: 12-6 Last Meeting: CB Jesse Cooper returned an interception 62 yards for the go-ahead score as the No. 14 Huskies defeated the No. 20 Golden Rams in the second round of the 2008 NCAA Division II playoffs 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 J. Weisman C. Tressler 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 1 p.m. Nov. 7 GANNON (or PSAC Championship) 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 travel to West Chester to take on the Golden Rams in their last road game of the regular season. BU enters with an 8-1 overall record, 5-1 in the PSAC, after last Saturday s last minute loss to Shippensburg. Tailbacks Kenny Domzalski and Derrick Price both broke the century mark, combining for 230 rushing yards and three touchdowns. Linebacker Anthony Smith led all tacklers with 14 stops. West Chester, picked in the preseason to finish second in the East, enters the matchup with a 5-4 record, 4-2 in the conference. The Golden Rams are coming off of a 59-0 defeat of Cheyney in a game played last Thursday night. THE HEAD COACHES: Huskies coach Danny Hale (West Chester 68) is in his 17th year on the Bloomsburg sideline, racking up a (.753) record. The 144 wins are first all-time in school history. For his career, Hale is and his winning percentage of.753 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. Bill Zwann is in his seventh year as head coach at West Chester. He entered the 2009 season with 54 wins, third all-time in school history and has led the Golden Rams to back-to-back PSAC East titles and five straight trips to the NCAA Division II playoffs. Zwann has been named the PSAC Eastern Division coach of the year four times and has produced eight wins in each season at West Chester, including 11 victories in Prior to joining the Golden Rams, Zwann put together a record at Widener. REGIONAL RANKINGS: The Huskies dropped to No. 3 in the latest NCAA Division II Regional Football Poll of The poll, which determines playoff seeding in each region, has BU ranked third in Super Regional One after last week s loss. 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 Super Regional Two Super Regional Three Super Regional Four 1. West Liberty, North Alabama, Minn. Mankato, Cent. Wash., Shippensburg, Carson-Newman, Minn. Duluth, NW Mizz. St., Bloomsburg, Albany St., Hillsdale, Mizz. West. St., California (PA), UNC Pembroke, Grand Valley St., Midwestern St., Bentley, Mars Hill, Saginaw Valley, TX A&M Kings., Edinboro, Morehouse, Neb.-Kearney, Tarleton St., Charleston, Benedict, Findlay, Abilene Christian, E. Stroudsburg, Arkansas Tech, Augustana, Washburn, Fayetteville St., Wingate, Wayne St. (Neb), Cent. Missouri, S. Conn. St., Fort Valley St., Co. Sch. of Mines, Angelo St., PSAC East Standings LEAGUE OVERALL W-L Pct. W-L Pct. Bloomsburg Shippensburg West Chester C.W. Post East Stroudsburg Millersville Kutztown Cheyney PSAC West Standings LEAGUE OVERALL W-L Pct. W-L Pct. California Edinboro Clarion Mercyhurst Slippery Rock Gannon IUP Lock Haven

3 2009 West Chester Leaders Rushing Att. Yds. Avg. TD LG D. Webb L. Hopkins J. Fagan Passing Comp. Att. Yds. TD Int. J. Wright Receiving Rec. Yds. Avg. TD LG S. Miller D. DePalma R. Paulson L. Hopkins D. Webb Defense Tkl Sck TFL Int. M. Dell S. Scott M. Holland C. Rhood T. Cascio C. Newkirk Statistics Comparison BU STATS WCU 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 West Chester 6-1 4/5 271 Defensive Line Height Weight Bloomsburg 6-1 1/4 251 West Chester SCOUTING WEST CHESTER: The Golden Rams have a dominant offense, featuring quarterback Joe Wright. West Chester averages yards of total offense, second best in the PSAC, and puts up 33.1 points per game, good for third. Wright s passing yards per game is third in the conference and his pass efficiency rating in sixth. Wright has two very good receivers to throw to in Steve Miller and Dan DePalma. Miller s 37 receptions is tied for sixth in the PSAC while his 75.2 yards receiving per game is fourth. DePalma ranks seventh in receiving yards per game at 67.2 and averages 19.5 yards per catch. D Andre Webb and Lee Hopkins have split time in the backfield, combining for 618 yards and seven touchdowns. Linebackers Mike Dell and Sam Scott lead a dominant West Chester defense. The Golden Rams lead the conference in total defense (250.8 yards), rushing defense (84.2) and are second in pass defense (166.6). Dell leads the team and is tied for 19th in the conference in tackles with 59. Scott is first with 15.5 tackles-for-loss and is tied for first with 7.5 sacks. Chris Hill handles the kicking and punting duties for West Chester. He s averaging 38.5 yards on 32 punts and is 5-of-10 on field goal tries, with a long of 32. Kevin Garland is first in the PSAC with a 22.8 average on 12 punt returns West Chester Schedule/Results Date Opponent Result/Time Aug. 27 at Lock Haven W 43-0 Sept. 4 at Delaware L 35-0 Sept. 12 CALIFORNIA L Sept. 19 at Millersville W Sept. 26 KUTZTOWN W Oct. 3 EAST STROUDSBURG L Oct. 10 at C.W. Post W Oct. 17 at Shippensburg L Oct. 22 CHEYNEY W 59-0 Oct. 31 BLOOMSBURG 1 p.m. Nov. 7 MERCYHURST 1 p.m. LAST MEETING Bloomsburg 28, West Chester 21 November 22, 2008 NCAA Division II Playoffs BLOOMSBURG --Jesse Cooper s 62-yard interception return broke a tie and lifted Bloomsburg University past West Chester University in an NCAA Division II second round playoff game. With the score tied at 14-all early in the fourth period, Cooper stepped in front of a Joe Wright pass and ran untouched into the end zone putting the Huskies in front for good. Bloomsburg opened the game s scoring on its first drive of the game marching 70 yards in 11 plays with Stefan Adams going the final seven yards for the score. West Chester though answered back on its next drive with Wright pushing his way in for a score on a fourth and goal play from the one-yard line. In the second period, both teams had turnovers stop potential scoring drives. The Huskies were driving for a go-ahead score when quarterback Dan Latorre was sacked and fumbled the ball with the Golden Rams recovering at their own 18 yard line. Later, West Chester was in Bloomsburg territory when it too fumbled with the Huskies recovering. Bloomsburg finally took the lead in the third period when Adams went in from three yards out. However, the Golden Rams needed just six plays to tie the game with Jackson Fagan scoring on a six-yard run with 5:12 left in the third. In the fourth period the Golden Rams started a drive at their own five yard line and had moved down to the Bloomsburg 47. On a third and six play, Wright went back to throw, but Cooper came up and intercepted the pass on the run and went 62-yards for the score. Following a three-out from West Chester, the Huskies marked 77 yards in 11 plays with Latorre hitting Kyle Ream, who was double-covered, with a 28-yard scoring pass for a lead. The drive ate up nearly six and a half minutes of time leaving the Golden Rams just 3:36 to work with. West Chester, though, wasted little time and needed just 1:37 to go 56 yards with Wright hitting Mike Washington with an 18-yard touchdown pass and making it a one-score game. Bloomsburg recovered the on-side kick attempt and when Latorre hit Ream with a 32-yard completion on a third down play the win was sealed. Latorre finished 11 of 15 for 129 yards and one score, while Wright was for 262 yards with one touchdown and two interceptions. West Chester Bloomsburg st BU - Adams 7 run (Koenig kick) WCU - Wright 1 run (Walsh kick) 3rd BU - Adams 3 run (Koenig kick) WCU - Fagan 6 run (Walsh kick) 4th BU - Cooper 62 int. return (Koenig kick) BU - Ream 28 pass from Latorre (Koenig kick) WCU - Washington 18 pass from Wright (Walsh 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 53-7 (.883). BEASTS OF THE EAST: Dating back to 2005, the Huskies own a 31-4 record against PSAC East foes. During that span, BU is 16-3 against the East at home and 15-1 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. IN THE TOP 10: The Huskies are no stranger to a top-10 national ranking. Since 2001, BU has played 43 times while ranked in the top 10 of a national poll, five of those during the playoffs. They are 35-8 in games when ranked among the top 10 nationally. The Huskies have battled West Chester only once when ranked in the top 10, losing to the Golden Rams back in HALE IN THE PSAC: With the win over East Stroudsburg, Danny Hale has 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 224) and Millersville s Gene Carpenter (212). PSAC EAST AT A GLANCE: Here s a look at what s going on around the PSAC East. Record Last Week This Week Bloomsburg 8-1, 5-1 L vs. Shippensburg at West Chester (10/31, 1 p.m.) Shippensburg 7-2, 5-1 W at Bloomsburg at Cheyney (10/31, 1 p.m.) West Chester W 59-0 vs. Cheyney vs. Bloomsburg (10/31, 1 p.m.) C.W. Post 4-5, 4-2 W at East Stroudsburg vs. Kutztown (10/31, 12 p.m.) East Stroudsburg 6-3, 3-3 L vs. C.W. Post vs. Millersville (10/31, 1 p.m.) Millersville 3-6, 2-4 W vs. Kutztown at East Stroudsburg (10/31, 1 p.m.) Kutztown 3-6, 1-5 L at Millersville at C.W. Post (10/31, 12 p.m.) Cheyney 0-9, 0-6 L 59-0 at West Chester vs. Shippensburg (10/31, 1 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, who was named first team All-PSAC East last year, heads into the 2009 season third all-time in school history in both yards passing and touchdowns and is the all-time leader in rushing yards by a quarterback. MR. EVERYTHING: Latorre is featured in the Latorre Career by Month latest edition of Bloomsburg: The University Magazine. Cmp Att Pct. Yds TD/Int RYds TD The story, written by Husky Aug /1 2 1 play-by-play commentator Sept / Jim Doyle, details Latorre s athletic and academic Oct. Nov /3 16/ accomplishments. In addition to receiving firstteam All-PSAC honors for Dec / his play in 2008, Latorre earned a 3.78 grade point average while taking 19 credits. GOING FOR A GRAND: Latorre just doesn t rely on his arm to lead the Huskies down the field, but also his legs. 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. After AFCA Top North Alabama (25) Central Washington Northwest Missouri State Minnesota State-Mankato Grand Valley State Minnesota Duluth Tarleton State Nebraska-Kearney Texas A&M-Kingsville Bloomsburg North Carolina-Pembroke West Liberty Midwestern State Albany State Abilene Christian Tuskegee Charleston Carson-Newman Central Missouri California (PA) Edinboro Hillsdale Missouri Western State Saginaw Valley Bentley *Poll as of 10/26/09 D2Football.com Top North Alabama Central Washington Northwest Missouri State Minnesota State-Mankato Minnesota Duluth Grand Valley State Tarleton State Nebraska-Kearney Texas A&M-Kingsville Bloomsburg Carson-Newman Saginaw Valley State Abilene Christian California (Pa.) Tuskegee Albany State Missouri Western Central Missouri Charleston Midwestern State North Carolina-Pembroke West Liberty Hillsdale Washburn Edinboro *Poll as of 10/26/09

5 netting for negative two yards in the loss to Shippensburg, Latorre currently stands at 865 yards. THE RECORD BOOK: Latorre currently stands third in BU history in passing yards (6,915), tied for second in passing touchdowns (57), as well as 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 Glenn McNamee ( ) - 6,950 t2. Glenn McNamee Dan Latorre (2006-present) - 6,915 t2. Dan Latorre - 57 Completion Percentage Yards per Completion 1. Dan Latorre % t1. Dan Latorre Eric Miller % t1. 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 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 six games, Krash and Dash have combined to rush 166 times for 1,119 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 (172.5) is tops in the PSAC East among running duos. C.W. Post s Anthony Beverly and Eric Anderwkavich are second (170.1) and Cheyney s Ron Hunter and Angel Rodriguez are third (111.6). THE PRICE IS RIGHT: Derrick Price leads the Huskies in rushing in 2009, averaging yards in six games. The sophomore is averaging 5.9 yards per carry and has 12 touchdowns. Price doesn t Latorre Career vs. West Chester Cmp Att Pct. Yds TD/Int RYds TD 11/22/08 W / /1/08 L / /29/07 L / /25/06 W / /7/06 W / Totals / 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 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 BU Avg./Totals % (39-114) 30:19 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 Opp. Avg./Totals % (39-127) 29.41

6 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 first in rushing yards, first in scoring (12.0 points per game) and second in all-purpose yards (122.0 per game). With his 165-yard performance at East Stroudsburg, Price entered BU s top-10 in career rushing yards and currently has 1,942. 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. KENNY!: With his 121-yard effort last week 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 558 yards on 109 carries. He now has 1,436 career rushing yards, 506 behind Price for 10th in BU history. 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. BU ROLLIN : The Huskies offense has improved dramatically over the last six games. Heading into the matchup against Kutztown, BU was averaging 14.7 points, rushing yards and total yards per game, each no better than 13th-ranked in the PSAC. In the six weeks since, the Huskies have averaged 31.0 points, rushing yards and total yards per contest. SPREADING IT OUT: The Huskies have relied on several players to catch passes during the 2009 season. BU s 112 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. Huskies Reception Leaders Pos. Player TE Ben Weaber 23 WR Cory Stiger 20 WR Jordan Weisman 16 WR Chris Tressler 12 TB Derrick Price 9 TE Dylan Manni 6 WR Branden Wright 6 TB Kenny Domzalski 5 FB Stefan Adams 4 WR Tyler Guise 3 TE Mark Daniels 1 FB Matt Cox 1 TB James Sweeting 1 WR Chris Boyer 1 WR Kyle Fisher 1 GOING DEEP: The Huskies have tried several deep passes each game in 2009, connecting on six passes of over 40 yards. Junior WR Chris Tressler has been the main beneficiary of those deep balls, recording a 47-yarder against Cal, a 41-yarder against Meryhurst, another 47-yard pass against Kutztown and a 41-yarder last week against Shippensaburg. Senior WR Jordan Weisman has been on the receiving end of the other two 40-plus plays, catching a 40-yarder in the opener against Ashland and a 56-yarder against Kutztown. Rec Bloomsburg Team and Individual Statistical Rankings Team PSAC NCAA Average/Total Rank Rank Scoring Offense t-85 Pass Offense Rushing Offense Total Offense Red Zone Offense (89.3%) 1 t-16 Third Down Offense 34.2% 9 79 Turnover Margin +9 1 t-13 Time of Possession 30: Scoring Defense Pass Defense Rushing Defense Total Defense Red Zone Defense (68.0%) 2 t-17 Third Down Defense 30.7% 6 37 Fourth Down Defense 15.8% 1 1 Player PSAC NCAA Average Rank Rank Rushing Yards K. Domzalski n/a Passing Yards D. Latorre Passing Efficiency D. Latorre Scoring J. Koenig Scoring (Kick) J. Koenig n/a Total Tackles A. Smith t-2 t-19 Tackles for Loss J. Presley t-3 t-45 Sacks J. Presley t-25 Passes Defended O. Rivera t-2 t-59 Fumbles Forced J. Presley t-3 t-27 PAT Kick Pct. J. Koenig t-1 n/a Field Goals J. Koenig t-21 Punting J. Koenig Punt Return Avg. B. Real Kick 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 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 WEABER GRILLS OPPONENTS: So far in 2009, junior TE Ben Weaber has a career-high 23 catches for 280 yards. Last week 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 45 receptions for 541 yards and a touchdown. HOLDING THE LEAD: The field goal by East Stroudsburg in the first quarter three weeks ago marked the first time all year that the Huskies had trailed in a game. BU would tie the game 6:36 later when Jon Koenig connected on a field goal of his own to tie the game at 3-3. Another ESU field goal in the second quarter put the Huskies down for just the second time, but would go ahead for good when Latorre found Cory Stiger for a 29-yard touchdown. In last week s loss to Shippensburg, the Huskies held the lead until the Red Raiders scored the go-ahead touchdown and point-after with 46 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter. In all, Bloomsburg has trailed for just eight minutes and 11 seconds this season. NATIONALLY RANKED DEFENSE: The Huskies defense has dominated opponents this season, giving up just 11.9 points per game, which ranks first in the PSAC and is second in all of Division II. BU is also near the top nationally in total yards allowed ( nd in DII; third in PSAC), rushing yards allowed ( th in DII; third in PSAC), redzone defense (68.0% - tied for 23rd in DII; second in PSAC) and fourth down defense (15.8% - fifth in DII; first in PSAC). In addition, the BU defense averages 3.1 sacks per game (tied for 13th in DII), 7.67 tackles-for-loss per game (tied for 33th in DII), and forces opposing quarterbacks to post a pass efficiency rating of just (269h in DII). 1ST HALF DOMINANCE: A touchdown by C.W. Post in the first quarter five weeks ago was the first given up in the first half by Bloomsburg all season. The week before at Kutztown, the Golden Bears field goal in the second quarter was the first points given up by the Huskies in the first half of any game this year. KEEPIN IT LOW: The Huskies have kept opposing offenses at bay, allowing an average of just 11.9 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 29.6 points per game against its eight other opponents, scored only 14 against the Huskies. Cal, which managed only 10 points against BU, has averaged 38.1 points in other games, including 44 last week against Slippery Rock. vs. Other vs. BU Opponents Ashland California (PA) Mercyhurst Kutztown C.W. Post Millersville East Stroudsburg Cheyney Shippensburg

8 A-TRAIN: Senior LB Anthony Smith leads all Husky defenders and is tied for second in the PSAC and 19th in Division II with 94 tackles (10.4 pg) in The senior has been named PSAC East Defensive Player of the Week after games against Ashland, Mercyhurst and C.W. Post. Against the Eagles, 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 ranked offenses. Against Mercyhurst, Smith had another 11-tackle game and had his first career interception, which was returned 15 yards to set up a late 1st half score. Two weeks ago against the Pioneers, Smith recorded a career-high Career Tkl Sck TFL Tkl Sck TFL Anthony Smith Mike Varanavage Thomas McFarland Totals tackles, a sack and a forced fumble to win the award for the third time this season. Last week against Shippensburg, Smith collected 14 tackles, his second highest 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 had 11 stops against C.W. Post. 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 10th in the PSAC with 72 tackles (8.0 pg) this year, recording at least seven in eight of the Huskies eight 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 58, 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 fourth in the PSAC and is tied for 25th in Division II with seven sacks (0.78 pg) and his 12.5 tackles-for-loss (1.39 pg) is tied for third 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 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 43 tackles, 8.5 tackles-for-loss, 4.5 sacks and two pass breakups so far in THE DBs: The BU defensive backs have helped the Huskies limit opponents to just passing yards per game. Sophomore Oscar Rivera leads all Husky defensive backs and is fourth on the team with 53 tackles from his cornerback spot, including 3.0 tackles-for-loss. Rivera also has an interception and is tied for second in the PSAC with nine pass breakups, including four against Shippensburg. Junior Alex Landis has recorded 39 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 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...4-1

9 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 29 tackles, 3.0 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 31 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 eighth on the Huskies with 29 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 is 10th in the conference in kickoff returns with a 24.4-yard 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 10 punt returns for 54 yards, including a 28-yard return late in the 4th quarter against Ashland. JUST FOR KICKS: After going 3-for-3 on extra points against Shippensburg, senior Jon Koenig extended his streak of consecutive made point-after kicks to 89. 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 last week 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 place kickers for excellence on the football field and in the community. 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 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 made with 171. He entered his final season with 146, 33 behind all-time leader Alex Walsh (179) of West Chester. Koenig now sits eight 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 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 62.5 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: Bloomsburg has now won at least eight games for the 17th time in school history, covering 112 seasons, and has done it for the 11th time under Danny Hale. The Huskies are currently enjoying the fourth best defensive start to a year since 1971, allowing only 107 points so far. The three best seasons are 1997 with 90; 2005 with 95; and 1985 with 103. The Huskies have not won at West Chester since a 35-7 victory in 2000, following wins there under Hale in 1994 and Prior to his tenure at Bloomsburg, the only two wins the Huskies had ever had on the road over the Golden Rams were in 1978 and 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.

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 Totals Latorre Bio Graduate Student QB, 6-0, 207 Elysburg (Southern Columbia) Majors: Finance/Business Management/French General/Honors 38-8 record as a starter 6,915 passing yards (3rd at BU), 57 TD (t-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 30 carries BU - Kenny Domzalski (30) at Mercyhurst, 9/12/09 Opp. - B. Lombardy (30), California (PA), 9/08/07 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. - Eric Anderwkavich (26), C.W. Post, 9/26/09 30 pass completions BU - Jeff King (39) vs. Lock Haven, 9/19/92 Opp. - Jim Terwilliger (35), ESU, 11/4/06 The Last Time pass attempts BU - Dan Latorre (34) vs. Edinboro, 9/15/07 Opp. - Chad DiFebbo (30), Shippensburg, 10/24/09 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 - Jack Lydic (309) vs. Millersville, 11/5/05 Opp. - Eric Anderwkavich (327), C.W. Post, 9/26/ 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 Jordan Weisman (56) at Kutztown, 9/19/09 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 - Kyle Ream (124) vs. ESU, 10/11/08 Opp. - Mike Harris (147), Shippensburg, 10/24/ 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 (.753) and holds the school record for most coaching victories. Overall in 21 years as a head coach he has a mark of (.753) 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 (.800). 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