Football | 10/7/2014 5:20:00 PM

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SERIES HISTORY
Series Record:  Bloomsburg leads 41-30-5
First Meeting: Bloomsburg won, 67-0 (1917)
Last Meeting:  2013: Bloomsburg won, 45-7
Last Bloomsburg Win: 2013 (45-7 at BU)
Last Millersvile Win: 1999 (31-21 at BU)
Current Streak:  Bloomsburg W-14
BU Record By Site: At Home - 24-11-4 / On the Road: 17-19-1

QUICK SIX
- The Huskies have allowed just one sack this season totaling five yards. Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.) is the only team in the nation not to allow a sack while four other teams have allowed one (Indianapolis, Wayne State (NE), Harding, Angelo State).
- Bloomsburg has recovered 10 fumbles this year, tied most in the country with Morehouse. Only one team across all divisions – Florida International of Division I – has recovered more fumbles this season (13).
- Justin Shirk (Harrisburg/Central Dauphin) ranks tied second in the nation in tackles for loss per game (2.5) with only Devin Benton of Southwest Oklahoma averaging more (2.8/game).
- A win on Saturday would give the Huskies six victories on the year and secure a winning season. Bloomsburg has had a winning record every year since 1999.
- The Huskies have not lost to Millersville since 1999 (31-21 at home), winning 14 straight games over the Marauders.
- Eddie Mateo (Bethlehem/Freedom) leads the PSAC with 11 rushing touchdowns and has scored at least one touchdown in every game this year.

THE GAME
The Huskies welcome PSAC East rival Millersville to Danny Hale Field at Robert B. Redman Stadium this Saturday as part of Homecoming Weekend, the second year in a row Bloomsburg has faced Millersville on Homecoming.

The Marauders have struggled this season, being outscored 263-91 including 217-47 since squandering a 30-13 third quarter lead in a season-opening 46-44 loss at home to Livingstone on Sept. 4. In particular, Millersville has had trouble stopping the run – opponents are averaging 288.4 yards per game on the ground and have totaled 20 rushing touchdowns on the year against the Marauders defense. Bloomsburg, meanwhile, has scored 16 of its 17 offensive touchdowns on the ground and averages 180.2 yards rushing.

SERIES HISTORY
The upcoming game with Millersville is the 77th in the series between the two schools, dating back to the first meeting in 1916.  Bloomsburg's record in the previous 76 games is 41-30-5, with a mark of 24-11-4 at home and 17-19-1 on the road.  The Huskies have beaten the Marauders 14 consecutive times since the last loss in 1999, a 31-21 defeat at Redman Stadium.

NUMBERS TO KNOW
> 10 - Bloomsburg has recovered 10 fumbles this season, a number that is tied for the lead in the nation along with Morehouse.
> 11 - Eddie Mateo (Bethlehem/Freedom)'s 11 rushing touchdowns are most in the PSAC – no other player has double digit scores on the ground this year. Slippery Rock's Shamar Greene is second with nine.
> 14 - The Huskies have won 14 consecutive games over Millersville.
> 24 - Entering Week 6, only 24 teams in Division II are still unbeaten, of which Bloomsburg is one.
> 26 - Bloomsburg's 26 penalties this season are the least in the PSAC with only Edinboro (27) and Lock Haven (28) also having fewer than 30 penalties. The 226 yards of penalties marked against the Huskies also is least in the conference this year.
> 30.6% - Opponents are converting 30.6 percent of third down tries against Bloomsburg this year, which places the Huskies fourth in the PSAC behind Slippery Rock, Gannon and West Chester.
> 55.4% - Conversely, Millersville allows opponents to convert on over 55 percent of third down opportunities, a mark that ranks last in the PSAC.
> 66 - Eddie Mateo (Bethlehem/Freedom) also leads the PSAC in scoring this year with 66 total points. Gannon's Brock Jones is second with 60 points.
> 85.7% - The Huskies have converted on 85.7 percent of their red zone trips this year (18 of 21), scoring 14 touchdowns and four field goals. All of the team's touchdowns in the red zone have been on the ground.
> 284 - Eddie Mateo (Bethlehem/Freedom) needs 284 yards rushing to become the eighth player in Bloomsburg history to reach 3,000 career yards on the ground.

GREAT EIGHT
Week 5's win at Cheyney marked the eighth time in head coach Paul Darragh's head coaching tenure that the Huskies have allowed 14 points or less.

IN THE POLLS
Bloomsburg held steady in the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Top 25 this week at No. 12 and also remained unchanged in the D2Football.com poll, staying at No. 13.

WINNING PERCENTAGE RISING
With Bloomsburg's 41-7 win over Cheyney in Week 5, the Huskies reached a milestone for accomplishment over the past 15 seasons. The victory gives Bloomsburg a .800 winning percentage since the start of the 2000 season with a 136-34 record. Only Division II three teams - Northwest Missouri State, Grand Valley State and Tuskegee have higher winning percentages over that time span.

PASSING ATTACK COMES ALIVE
The Huskies are finally finding some rhythm in the passing game after struggling mightily the first three weeks of the year. With only one receiver, Connor Gades (West Chester/Unionville), having starting experience entering the year, it has been a process of quarterback Tim Kelly (Camp Hill/Cedar Cliff) and his new receivers finding a comfort level. Bloomsburg averaged just 57.3 yards per game through the air after three weeks, but has registered 239.5 yards per game passing the past two weeks with 252 yards against Shippensburg in Week 4 and 227 yards last week at Cheyney.

A big reason for the increase has been the emergence of transfer D.J. McFadden (Willow Grove/Abington) who has totaled 196 yards receiving this year, but 176 of those yards came in Weeks 4-5 with seven grabs the past two weeks.

HUSKIES QUARTET FINDS END ZONE
Four Huskies rushed for touchdowns in the Week 5 41-7 win at Cheyney – Eddie Mateo (Bethlehem/Freedom) and Dai'Shon Munger (Westampton, NJ/Holy Cross) each found the end zone twice while Brody Myers (Akron/Ephrata) and Altarique Mosley-Dew (East Stroudsburg/Stroudsburg) also had rushing scores. It marked the first time that at least four different Huskies had rushing touchdowns in the same game since the 2007 game at Cheyney when five players - Jamar Brittingham (three), Josh Heck (two) as well as Stefan Adams (one), James Sweeting III (one) and Alex Landis (one) all ran for scores in a 55-6 win on Nov. 3, 2007 at Redman Stadium.

RUN AMD
Redshirt freshman Altarique Mosley-Dew (East Stroudsburg/Stroudsburg) saw his first official game touches in Week 4 at Cheyney, carrying eight times for 43 yards. Included in that total was a 13-yard sprint for his first career touchdown during the fourth quarter.

TWICE IS NICE
Fullback Brody Myers (Akron/Ephrata) did not find the end zone during his entire high school career, nor in his first three seasons as a Husky. He's changed that this season, first rushing for a five-yard score in Week 1 at Stonehill then adding a touchdown run more befitting a tailback when he broke off a 17-yard score at Cheyney in Week 5. The Huskies have matched their touchdown total of 2013 out of the fullback spot as Matt Wenrich (Selinsgrove/Selinsgrove) rushed for two scores a year ago.

TAKEAWAY STREAK ENDS
The Huskies defense did not have a single takeaway in the 41-7 win Week 5 at Cheyney. That marked a first not only this season, but under the leadership of Paul Darragh. Bloomsburg had at least one takeaway in Darragh's first 16 games as head coach. The last time the Huskies did not have at least one takeaway was in the 2012 NCAA Playoffs at Shippensburg.

OFFENSE SHINES
The Huskies set several season highs in the 41-7 win at Cheyney in Week 5. Bloomsburg posted a season-best 465 yards of total offense, the first game of over 400 yards of offense this year. It marked the ninth time the Huskies have gone over 400 yards of offense under head coach Paul Darragh.

MITCHELL PACES THE NATION
Senior defensive tackle Shawn Mitchell (Nazareth/Nazareth) has recovered three fumbles through the first five weeks of the season. Mitchell is one of seven players in the nation to recover three fumbles - no player has recovered more.

QUINN HITS CAREER HIGHS
Tight end Shane Quinn (Levittown/Neshaminy) totaled new career highs in receiving Week 5 at Cheyney, making three catches for 41 yards – both career bests for the redshirt junior.

ELLIOTT ELECTRIC ON RETURNS
Sophomore return man Lawrence Elliott Jr. (Utica, NY/Thomas R. Proctor) has continued to shine this season after taking second team All-PSAC East honors last year as a true freshman. Elliott amassed 97 all-purpose yards in Week 2 vs. Cal and posted 147 Week 3 at Mercyhurst including a 70-yard punt return for a touchdown, the second of his career. His first punt return for a touchdown came at home vs. Millersville on Oct. 12, 2013 (73 yards).

His 18.4 yards per punt return this season ranks sixth in the nation and first in the PSAC.  Next highest in the PSAC is Drew Scales of Slippery Rock (11.4).

OPPONENT BUTTERFINGERS
Bloomsburg has done an excellent job of forcing fumbles this season as opponents have committed 13 fumbles, losing 10 thus far.

THE TREND CONTINUES
The Huskies have scored 14 or more points in 53 straight games, a school record. The previous high was 33 straight from 1994-97.

CLOSING THE DEAL
The Huskies are 13-0 under head coach Paul Darragh when leading at halftime and 14-0 when leading after three quarters.