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QUICK SIX
-Danny Fisher (Liverpool/Central Dauphin) needs one field goal to break a tie for the all-time PSAC record, entering today's game with 50 during his BU career.
-Now the owner of the PSAC career rushing
record, Franklyn Quiteh (Tobyhanna/Pocono Mountain West) seeks his 20th straight 100 yard rushing game.
-Last Saturday was the eighth time Quiteh has surpassed 200 yards rushing in a single game.
-Quiteh (206.5 yards/game) and Dai'Shon Munger (Westampton, NJ/Holy Cross) (134.0) are first and fourth in the PSAC in rushing.
-The Huskies have won their last five PSAC East openers dating to 2008.
-The BU offense is averaging 44 points and 584 yards of offense through two games.

THE MATCHUP
Divisional play begins this Saturday with Bloomsburg's first PSAC East challenge coming at Kutztown. The two teams have started their seasons in opposite fashions, with Bloomsburg aiming to keep its record unblemished after winning its first two contests of the season. Kutztown, meanwhile, began its schedule with two road games – losing in overtime to Clarion, 39-38, in the first weekend of the year before dropping a 45-10 decision at California (PA) last Saturday. The Huskies look to start a new winning streak vs. the Golden Bears after holding off Kutztown in a 44-37 shootout last season. That victory avenged a 52-14 loss at Kutztown in 2011 which snapped what had been an 18-year winning streak for BU against the Golden Bears. Saturday marks the 67th meeting in the all-time series between schools.

THE HEAD COACHES
The more things change, the more they stay the same might be the motto for the Huskies this fall. Although longtime head coach Danny Hale has retired, taking with him a 173-56-1 mark during his tenure with the Huskies, the faces on the sideline remain very familiar with the majority of Hale's staff remaining in tact. Paul Darragh takes over the role of interim head coach this season after serving 16 years on the Bloomsburg coaching staff as defensive coordinator. Under Darragh's leadership, the Huskies' defense has ranked in the top half of the PSAC in total defense in seven of the past 11 seasons. Darragh has started his tenure as head coach with a 2-0 record.

Like Bloomsburg, the Golden Bears also have a new man on the sidelines as head coach this year - Drew Folmar. Folmar is no stranger to the PSAC, putting together a brilliant playing career while as quarterback at Millersville from 1997-2000. A member of the Millersville Athletics Hall of Fame, he was a four-time All-PSAC East Selection and posted a 20-4 record against PSAC East competition. He was promoted to head coach in January after directing the KU offense and coaching its quarterbacks since 2009 during a period when the Bears posted a 28-8 record.

LAST YEAR'S MEETING
Bloomsburg came away victorious, 44-37, following a shootout with Kutztown at Redman Stadium on Sept. 15, 2012. Both offenses were buzzing that day as the Huskies posted 555 yards of total offense and Kutztown finished with 470. Turnovers were a key - BU turned the ball over five times, including seven total fumbles, as did the Golden Bears. The difference came through Bloomsburg's ability to balance the offensive attack a bit more than Kutztown - while the Golden Bears picked up 376 of their 470 total yards through the air, the Huskies passed for 246 yards with quarterback Tim Kelly (Camp Hill/Cedar Cliff) and also rushed for 309. Franklyn Quiteh (Tobyhanna/Pocono Mountain West) rushed for 152 yards and a touchdown and also registered 75 receiving yards and another score through the air.

LAST TIME OUT
Last Saturday was a day to remember in Bloomsburg football history with both Franklyn Quiteh (Tobyhanna/Pocono Mountain West) and Danny Fisher (Liverpool/Central Dauphin) setting personal career records. Quiteh broke the PSAC career rushing record with an eight-yard carry in the fourth quarter at Edinboro's Sox Harrison Stadium, surpassing the previous conference record of 5,689 set by Bloomsburg product Jamar Brittingham in 2007. Quiteh finished the day with 231 yards and three touchdowns and enters this weekend's game with 5,741 yards for BU. Fisher, meanwhile, established a new PSAC career record for kicking points with 291, breaking the old record of 287 set by Mark Brubaker of East Stroudsburg in 2005. Fisher also connected on two field goals to tie the career record of 50 set by Ed Detwiler in 1992. In all, the record-setting performances along with five forced turnovers by the Husky defense were enough to score a 47-35 victory. Bloomsburg registered 383 yards on the ground and 526 yards of total offense vs. the Fighting Scots to move to 2-0 on the year.

The trip to the western part of the state didn't go nearly as smoothly for the Golden Bears, who suffered a 45-10 loss at the hands of California (PA). Kutztown trailed 24-0 at halftime and never threatened the host Vulcans, who forced Kutztown into four turnovers. True freshman quarterback Alec Warner continued to show promise with 295 yards through the air but also threw two interceptions. The Golden Bears failed to get anything going in the run game, registering just nine net rushing yards as a team.

CONTRASTING STYLES
Bloomsburg and Kutztown are at complete opposite ends of the spectrum when it comes to moving the football on the ground. The Huskies lead Division II at 420.0 yards of rushing per game while Kutztown ranks last out of 162 teams at -7.5 yards rushing through two games.

MAKING HISTORY
Senior running back Franklyn Quiteh (Tobyhanna/Pocono Mountain West) is re-writing the PSAC record books this season by setting the conference's all-time record for most career rushing yards. Quiteh broke the record with an eight-yard carry in the fourth quarter at Edinboro, ultimately finishing with 231 yards on the day to push his career total to 5,741. Quiteh is currently the leading active rusher in all NCAA divisions - by a wide margin. His career total is nearly 1,000 yards more than his closest follower, Melikke Van Alstyne of NCAA Division III's Framingham State (4,802).  Quiteh also leads all active NCAA rushers in yards per game (155.2), all-purpose yards (6,018) and rushing touchdowns (64). Quiteh has run for over 100 yards in a school-record 19 straight games and 34 of 37 career games.

With his field goals of 32 and 36 yards at Edinboro last Saturday, Danny Fisher (Liverpool/Central Dauphin) broke the all-time conference record for career kicking points (291) and also tied the PSAC mark for field goals with 50. Another 3-pointer this week will give him the field goal record outright, a mark that has been held by Ed Detwiler for over two decades. Fisher currently leads all Division II active players in field goals and is sixth among active players in all divisions (Chandler Catanzaro, Clemson, 56 field goals). Among active leaders in total points in Division II, Franklyn Quiteh (Tobyhanna/Pocono Mountain West) leads all players with 396 and Fisher ranks third at 291.

HUSKIES IN ELITE COMPANY
Bloomsburg enters the 2013 season having won seven or more games in 14 consecutive seasons. Only five schools in the divisions of the NCAA have longer streaks: Florida, Florida State and Virginia Tech in the FBS; NW Missouri in Division II; and Mt. Union in Division III.  The 14-year streak is also a PSAC record, breaking IUP's mark of 13 set from 1984-1996.

CABRERA, QUITEH SWEEP PSAC EAST WEEKLY AWARDS
The Huskies swept the PSAC Eastern Division Athlete of the Week awards in Week Two with Franklyn Quiteh (Tobyhanna/Pocono Mountain West) earning offensive honors and Tomas Cabrera (Hanover/Hanover Area) snagging the defensive accolades. Quiteh's selection was a near no-brainer after leading the conference with 231 rushing yards along with three touchdowns at Edinboro while establishing a new conference career rushing record. Cabrera earned his award by registering eight tackles to go along with a fumble recovery and interception, both in key situations, to help lead the Huskies to a 47-35 victory on the road.

SCORCHING START
With their 47-point output last Saturday, the Huskies have posted more than 40 points in their first two games of the season for the first time since 1926. That year Bloomsburg opened the year with a 44-0 triumph over Freeland and then downed Lock Haven 41-6 in the second game of the campaign. Bloomsburg last scored 40-plus points in three straight games between weeks three through five last year – tallying 44 points vs. Kutztown, 42 at LIU Post and 43 vs. Gannon, all victories.

IT ALL STARTS UP FRONT
The strength of the Huskies for many years has stemmed from its running game. Quiteh is the first to credit the work of the line in front of him for their part in his record-setting career. The veteran trio of Brian Clarke (Hanover/Hanover), Matt Feiler (Strasburg/Lampeter-Strasburg) and Chris Steck (Mt. Carmel/Mt. Carmel) have 91 starts among them during their BU careers. Steck leads the team with 38 consecutive starts, never missing from the starting lineup during his three-plus year tenure in maroon and gold.  Last season, the Huskies ranked fifth in Division II rushing offense at 315.75 yards per game and set the single-season PSAC rushing record with 3,789 yards. The O-Line also surrendered just two sacks over the season's final seven games, leading the PSAC and ranking seventh in Division II at 0.67 sacks allowed per game.

OFFENSE STILL STREAKIN'
The Bloomsburg offense has scored 20 or more points in 15 straight games - the second longest such streak in school history. The BU record is 17 straight games set between 2000-01.

COLORING THE RECORD BOOK MAROON AND GOLD
Franklyn Quiteh (Tobyhanna/Pocono Mountain West) has plenty of BU company atop the PSAC rushing list. Now that Quiteh owns the career conference rushing record, the Huskies occupy three out of the top four all-time PSAC rushing spots - Quiteh, Jamar Brittingham (5,689 yards from 2004-07, second) and Irv Singler (5,105 from 1994-97, fourth).

UNWELCOME GUESTS
Chances are Edinboro won't soon forget its meeting with visiting Bloomsburg in Week Two. Not only did Franklyn Quiteh (Tobyhanna/Pocono Mountain West) rush for 231 yards to break the PSAC career rushing record that afternoon, but the effort spearheaded Bloomsburg's 383 yards of rushing. The 383 yards surrendered on the ground by the Fighting Scots were the third-most ever by any Edinboro opponent.

IT'S OLD HAT
With his two field goals at Edinboro, Danny Fisher (Liverpool/Central Dauphin) has now kicked at least one in 26 games, stretching out his own school record. He broke the record with two field goals in the season-opening win vs. Stonehill, breaking the previous mark of 24 set by Jon Koenig from 2006-09.

HUSKIES START NEW FACES
When Bloomsburg took the field for the season opener vs. Stonehill, eight first-time starters were in the Huskies lineup. Ryan Geiger (Southampton/La Salle) started at left guard and Dakota Hoagland (Shoemakersville/Hamburg) was at right tackle. Connor Gades (West Chester/Unionville) got the start at wide receiver and Jack Sandherr (Orefield/Allentown Central Catholic) was the other offensive newcomer at tight end. Defensively, Larry Webster (Hagerstown, MD/Elkton) transitioned to a starting role at defensive end, Shawn Mitchell (Nazareth/Nazareth) was at defensive tackle, Andrew Harris (Bethlehem/Whitehall) at will linebacker and Dylan Spangler (Waynesboro/Waynesboro) at the buck linebacker. All of the offensive newcomers are redshirt sophomores as is Harris while Webster is a graduate student and Mitchell and Spangler are both redshirt juniors. Three more players made their first career start the following week at Edinboro when redshirt sophomore Garrett Pope (Northumberland/Shikellamy) started at the will linebacker and fellow redshirt sophomores Will Ridgeway (West Chester/Bayard Rustin) and Donovan Morris (Philadelphia/George Washington) got the starts at defensive tackle and safety respectively.

WAGNER HANDLES THE PUNTING
One of two true freshmen on the active roster to start the season, Will Wagner (Wernersville/Conrad Weiser) has taken over the Huskies' punt duties. The native of Wernersville has impressed in his first two games, ranking second in the PSAC in yardage per punt at 43.5 in six attempts. He booted a new career long of 56 yards at Edinboro, his second punt of 50-plus yards, and has pinned the opposition inside the 20 four times.

GETTING OFF ON THE RIGHT FOOT
Redshirt freshman Andrew Harris (Bethlehem/Whitehall) made a strong first impression during Bloomsburg's season-opening win over Stonehill, debuting with the Huskies by leading the team in tackles with eight along with a tackle for loss and pass breakup. Harris earned the start in Week One as a late addition to the lineup at the will linebacker position. In Week Two, Harris backed up Garrett Pope (Northumberland/Shikellamy), but continued to make waves. He quickly established a new career-high in tackles with 11 including 1.5 tackles for loss. After two games, Harris is tied for the team lead in tackles with 19 along with Justin Shirk (Harrisburg/Central Dauphin).

PUT IT ON THE BOARD
Bloomsburg has scored at least 14 points in 37 straight games dating to Nov. 7, 2009 against Gannon. Last year, the Huskies scored 20 or more points in every game and averaged over 37 points per contest.

GROUND AND POUND
The Huskies have had 30 or more rushing attempts in 39 straight contests, dating back to Oct. 31, 2009.