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QUICK SIX
-Bloomsburg has secured its 15th straight season with seven or more victories.
-The Huskies have started the year 7-0 - the third straight season BU has won seven consecutive games to begin a campaign and ninth time in school history. Bloomsburg started the last two years at 8-0.
-Franklyn Quiteh (Tobyhanna/Pocono Mountain West) has become the only player in DII history to record 38 100-yard rushing games, breaking the previous record of 37 last week.
He also is one of eight players in NCAA Division II history to surpass 1,000 yards rushing in four seasons.
-Bloomsburg averages 348.0 yards rushing per game – first in the PSAC and fifth in the nation. The school record is 315.8, set last season.
-Quarterback Tim Kelly (Camp Hill/Cedar Cliff) leads the PSAC in
efficiency rating at 168.4.
-Bloomsburg has won 23 straight games vs. Cheyney, a school record vs. a single opponent.

TODAY'S MATCHUP
Bloomsburg will try to keep its momentum rolling, seeking an 8-0 start for the third straight year. The Huskies had perhaps their toughest test of the season to this point last week, holding off upset-minded East Stroudsburg, 52-38, on the road last Saturday. After opening the game with a 14-0 lead, the Warriors tied the game at 38-38 midway through the fourth quarter before a key interception by Jonathan Patrick (Somerset, NJ/Franklin) and rushing touchdowns from Franklyn Quiteh (Tobyhanna/Pocono Mountain West) and Tim Kelly (Camp Hill/Cedar Cliff) iced the game for the Huskies. Quiteh established a new school record with 304 yards rushing and four touchdowns.

Cheyney enters the game still searching for its first victory after an 0-7 start to the year, including a 30-12 loss at Millersville last week. Cheyney ranks 15th of 16 teams in the PSAC in offense at 12.7 points per game while allowing 37.1 points to its opponents. Though the Wolves have given up 37.1 points per game, they rank sixth in the PSAC in total yardage allowed, surrendering 353.1 yards per game. The defense is led by junior linebacker Isaiah Fleming, the PSAC's leading tackler with 78 stops. Nahum Purdie leads the team in rushing with 365 yards and four scores while Adler Thony (463 yards, two touchdowns) and Darryl Crosby (260 yards, no touchdowns) have split time at quarterback.

LAST YEAR'S MEETING
Cheyney gave Bloomsburg a fight on its home field at O'Shields-Stevenson Stadium last year before the Huskies pulled away late for a 27-13 victory. The game was tied 7-7 at halftime and the Wolves had a chance to tie late in the third quarter before a missed extra point attempt left them down 14-13 with 4:38 left in the third period. Franklyn Quiteh (Tobyhanna/Pocono Mountain West) scored on a four-yard touchdown run and Tim Kelly (Camp Hill/Cedar Cliff) tossed for another touchdown late in the fourth to secure the win, the 23rd straight for the Huskies over Cheyney. Marcus Jones had 78 yards rushing and a touchdown to lead the Cheyney offense.

MORE RECORDS FALL TO QUITEH
Franklyn Quiteh (Tobyhanna/Pocono Mountain West) had yet another day for the record books in Week 7 at East Stroudsburg, setting a new school record for rushing yards in a single game with 304. That broke the old record of 300 set by Jerry Marks vs. Mansfield in 1991. He had 28 carries, averaging 10.9 yards per rush and had eight carries of 15 or more yards. It was also his 11th game of over 200 yards rushing. Quiteh set the record wearing jersey No. 8 to honor the memory of friend and Pocono Mountain West high school teammate Jon Mangual who was killed in a 2008 automobile accident and is buried just outside ESU's Eiler-Martin Stadium.

The performance allowed Quiteh to shatter a national record in the process - it was his 38th game of over 100 yards rushing in his career. Quiteh now has more 100 yard games than any other player in Division II history - the previous record of 37 was held by Danny Woodhead (Chadron St., 2004-07) and Xavier Omon (Northwest Mo. St., 2004-07).

GREAT EIGHT
With his fourth straight season of over 1,000 yards rushing, Franklyn Quiteh (Tobyhanna/Pocono Mountain West) has joined an elite group of only eight players in NCAA Division II history to eclipse the 1,000-yard mark four times. He joins Joique Bell, Wayne State (MI), 2006-09; Danny Woodhead, Chadron St., 2004-07; Chris Washington, Concord-St. Paul, 2000-03; Damian Beane, Shepherd, 1996-99; Jarrett Anderson, Truman, 1993-96; Jeremy Monroe, Michigan Tech, 1990-93 and Johnny Bailey, Texas A&M-Kingsville, 1986-89 as the only players to accomplish the feat. Bloomsburg alum Jamar Brittingham missed being the ninth player by just nine yards – he rushed for 991
yards as a freshman before surpassing 1,000 yards the next three seasons.

QUITEH, SHIRK NAMED AOWs
Franklyn Quiteh (Tobyhanna/Pocono Mountain West) and Justin Shirk (Harrisburg/Central Dauphin) were named PSAC East athletes of the week on Sunday after their showings at ESU in Week 7. Quiteh ran for 304 yards with four touchdowns to take East offensive honors while Shirk, who shared the defensive weekly award with Shippensburg's Dainen Green, made 13 tackles with a season-high two sacks from his middle linebacker position.

HUSKIES TO APPEAR ON NATIONAL TV
Bloomsburg's game vs. Shippensburg at Redman Stadium on Halloween Night will air live on the CBS Sports Network at 8:00 p.m. The Huskies will be looking to avenge two losses vs. Ship last year.

BREAKING UP THE PARTY
Redshirt sophomore safety Donovan Morris (Philadelphia/George Washington) enters Week 8 tied for the PSAC lead in pass breakups with eight, tied with four other players.

KELLY'S SEASON-BEST DAY
Quarterback Tim Kelly (Camp Hill/Cedar Cliff) threw for a season-high 238 yards while completing 17 of 22 pass attempts with one touchdown through the air and one on the ground in the Week 7 win at ESU. Kelly's rushing touchdown came on a bootleg that resulted in a career-long 41 yard scamper down the sidelines. Entering the Cheyney game, Kelly leads the PSAC in passing efficiency at 168.4 – he's completed 75 of 118 attempts for 1,097 yards and 12 touchdowns with four interceptions in his second season as the starter.

MAKE YOURSELF AT HOME
The trip the Huskies made to East Stroudsburg in Week 7 was a homecoming for Franklyn Quiteh (Tobyhanna/Pocono Mountain West) who played his high school ball at nearby Pocono Mountain West. Quiteh has felt right at home when playing ESU the past four seasons, racking up 956 career yards in four games vs. the Warriors including his two highest rushing totals – 282 yards last season and 304 yards this year. The all-time record for yards rushing by one player against a single opponent is 1,052 set by Ian Smart by LIU Post vs. Bentley – however that total included five games.

GOING BACK FOR SECONDS
Bloomsburg has outscored its opposition in all four quarters this season, but has dominated opponents in the second quarter. The Huskies have not always burst out of the gate, watching opponents score first three times. By the second quarter, though, BU fires on all cylinders, outscoring opponents by a 111-31 margin during the second period.

RUN, HUSKIES, RUN
Bloomsburg has established a new school record, rushing for more than 350 yards in a game five times this year. The Huskies broke the record of four set by the 2004 team last week when Bloomsburg finished with 389 yards on the ground at East Stroudsburg. BU also rushed for over 350 yards vs. Stonehill (457), Lock Haven (409), Edinboro (383) and Gannon (351). For the season, the Huskies average 348.0 yards per game on the ground. The school record is 315.8 set last year.

HUSKY-SIZED YARDAGE
The Huskies posted 627 yards of total offense in their win at East Stroudsburg in Week 7, the second time this season the team has surpassed 600 total yards – also doing so in their 41-13 Week 1 win vs. Stonehill (642). For the year, Bloomsburg averages 507.4 yards per game, good for fourth in the PSAC. The team is currently on a record pace – the school record for team yardage per game is 484.0 set during the 1996 season.

RUN THE BALL, STOP THE RUN
The Huskies have become one of the most successful programs in the PSAC thanks in large part to a physical style and ability to control at the point of attack. This has been evident so far through seven games this year as the Huskies have been one of the best teams in the nation at running the ball as well as stopping the run. BU has outrushed its opposition by a 2,436-550 margin on the year and has surrendered only three rushing touchdowns. Bloomsburg ranks fifth in the country in both rushing offense (348.0 yards/game) and rushing defense (78.6 yards/game).