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QUICK HITTERS
• Bloomsburg is 53-12 when rushing for more than 100 yards as a team since 2009.

• Bloomsburg is 31-11 on the road since the 2009 season.

• The Huskies have recorded a sack in 29 of the 34 games under Paul Darragh.

LAST WEEK FOR BOTH TEAMS
Despite a career-high 234 yards rushing from Lawrence Elliott Jr. (Utica, NY/Thomas R. Proctor) the Bloomsburg University football team fell to East Stroudsburg, 35-34, in a PSAC Eastern Division showdown. The loss snapped a nine-game winning streak for the Huskies over the Warriors dating back to a 2005 NCAA second round playoff game. Bloomsburg led by as many as 18 points in the first half opening a 21-3 lead before going to the half up, 24-10. Elliott had scoring runs of 14 yards and one yard in the opening half helping Bloomsburg to the lead. Early in the third period he added a 61-yard TD run. The Huskies led 34-20 going to the fourth period, but the Warriors scored two touchdowns and added the two-point conversion with 1:10 left to earn the win.

Elliott finished with 28 carries for 234 yards and three scores surpassing his previous career-high of 209 yards set against Kutztown.  Defensively Gary Postell (Philadelphia/Bishop McDevitt) had 10 tackles, while Jerrin Toomey (York/West York) had nine for the game.

The Lock Haven University football team dropped a hard-fought PSAC East battle to visiting Kutztown University, 34-20, last week. Kutztown led 13-6 at halftime and it was a one-possession game with the Golden Bears leading 20-13 heading into the fourth, but KU scored 14 fourth-quarter points to pull away in the final period. Leading the way for Lock Haven was quarterback Caleb Walton and running back Malyk Harris, who both had career days. Walton returned after missing a week, and picked up right where he left off. He was 22 of 38 passing for 214 yards and a touchdown. His 11-yard passing TD to Dan Krupko marked his 18th passing-TD this season, which ties an all-time LHU single season record. Walton also rushed for a score. Harris, who made his first career start at running back last week recorded his second straight 200-yard rushing game. He carried the ball 24 times for 224 yards, which included a 75-yard run and a two-yard touchdown. The 224 yards are the sixth-most ever for a single game for LHU.

SERIES HISTORY
The game with Lock Haven is the 88th in the series between the two schools, dating back to the first meeting in 1908.  Bloomsburg's record in the previous 87 games is 46-38-3, with a mark of 26-16-3 at home and 20-22 on the road.  Since 1993 the Huskies are 15-1 versus the Bald Eagles and have won the last five meetings by a combined score of 247-16.

Series Record: BU Leads: 46:38-3
Streak: BU, Five Straight (2004, 2005, 2011, 2013, 2014)
First Meeting: 1908
Last BU win: 2014; 40-3
Last LHU win: 2003: 17-15 (at LHU)
Largest BU win: 1996: 64-0
Largest LHU win: 1971: 54-8


FROM THE ARCHIVES With Robert Dunkelberger
Bloomsburg lost to the Warriors after leading by 18 points, 21-3, in the second quarter. According to current research, it is the second-largest blown lead in school history. The biggest is 21, achieved in back-to-back years, 1989 and 1990. The first year, the Huskies led Cheyney 21-0 at halftime before losing the home game, 31-28. The next year, Bloomsburg was ahead at Millersville, 28-7, in the second quarter before surrendering 33 consecutive points and falling 40-35. The Millersville game was also historic, in that it was the first time in school history that a Bloomsburg football team had scored more than 30 points in a game and lost. Saturday's defeat at East Stroudsburg while scoring 34 points is now the 12th such loss in program history.
 
The Huskies have lost four games in a season for the first time since the 2003 team finished with a record of 7-4. Bloomsburg is now 5-4 after nine games for the first time since 1999, when it won its last two to also finish 7-4. The only other 7-4 season in school history occurred in 1988.
 
Bloomsburg completed season's play on the road with a mark of 3-2. This continues a school record of 17 consecutive winning seasons away from Redman Stadium that started in 1999. During this period the Huskies were 3-2 on the road in 2003, 2004, and 2007, as well. A win on Saturday will clinch the team's 17th consecutive overall winning season, which would also extend a school record.

SHORTS
• The Huskies are third in the PSAC in fewest first downs allowed with opponents averaging just 17.4 a game.

• Bloomsburg is second in the PSAC in total defense allowing 315.4 yards per game and in fewest points allowed at 19.4.

• The 19 points scored in the first period by West Chester were the most points scored in quarter against the Huskies since allowing 20 to Shippensburg on Sept. 27, 2014.

• Tim Kelly (Camp Hill/Cedar Cliff) needs just 286 yards passing to become the schol's all-time leader in that catgeory. Only Eric Miller (#1) and Dan Latorre (#2) are ahead of him. (Miller's career total does not include the 1,236 yards passing from four NCAA playoff games due to NCAA policy at the time).

• Placekicker Tyler Smith (Gettysburg/Gettysburg) connected on a career-long 47-yard field goal in the game with Millersville.

• Since 1993 the Huskies have 228 individual, 100-yard rushing performances.

GROUND ATTACK
The Huskies have scored 27 rushing touchdowns this season compared to just four through the air. Bloomsburg's last seven touchdowns have come on the ground dating back to the Kutztown game, a streak of eight straight quarters.

STINGY DEFENSE
Earlier this season the Bloomsburg defense limited Cheyney to just 62 total yards of offense, including 17 through the air. The total offense figure was the fourth least in a single game since 1993.  The only lower totals were 24 versus Wayne State in 1996 and 55 for Cheyney and 65 for Lock Haven, both in 2004.  The 17 yards passing allowed tied for the fourth lowest, after nine for Kutztown in 1997, 16 for both Cheyney and Lock Haven in the 2004 games, and 17 versus Mansfield in 2006.

The Huskies defense has recorded a shutout in back-to-back seasons.  This is the first time that has been done in a decade since the 2004 and 2005 teams combined for six shutouts in those two years.

OFFENSE MAKING SOME NOISE
The 63 points scored by the Huskies against Cheyney was two more than Bloomsburg had combined to score in the first four games of the season. The 63 points were the most scored by the team since scoring 61 points against Kutztown in 2010.

GETTING ON THE BOARD EARLY
Bloomsburg didn't score its first, first quarter touchdown of the year in a game until it faced Cheyney. In the game with the Wolves the Huskies put up two touchdowns in the opening 15 minutes.

FIRST CAREER TOUCHDOWNS
Three players scored their first career touchdowns in the win over Cheyney. Eric McCracken (Bloomsburg/Central Columbia), Wade Mastrog (Chester Springs/Downingtown East) and Lamont Veal (Upper Darby/Cardinal O'Hara) all reached the end zone for the first time as a collegiate player. Quarterback Chris Palubinsky (Ringtown/Shenandoah Valley) also threw his first career TD pass when he connected with Veal on a score. Also, kicker Ryan Abbott (Hagerstown, MD/Saint James School) connected on his first career extra point.

DRIVING STATS
So far in 2015 Bloomsburg has produced eight scoring drives of 10 or more plays, the longest being a 13-play, 50-yard drive against Cal that resulted in a field goal. The Huskies also have seven drives of 80 or more yards with the longest being a 95-yard, seven play drive against Cheyney. In the game with West Chester the Huskies had a 93-yard scoring drive, while against Kutztown the Huskies had scoring drives of 81 and 87 yards, the only game this season with more than one 80 or more yard scoring drive. In terms of time, the Huskies longest drive was 6:18 against Millersville that resulted in a touchdown.

ELLIOTT NAMED PSAC EAST OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF WEEK (11/1)
Lawrence Elliott Jr. (Utica, NY/Thomas R. Proctor) was named the PSAC Eastern Division Athlete of the Week for week nine of the 2015 season. Elliott rushed for a career-high 234 yards on 28 carries and scored three touchdowns. The junior scored on runs of 14 and one yard in the first half, then, added a 61-yard run for a score in the third quarter. For the game he averaged 8.4 yards a carry. His 234 yards surpassed his previous best of 209 yards set against Kutztown on Oct. 17.

WAGNER NAMED PSAC EAST SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK (9/26)
Will Wagner (Wernersville/Conrad Weiser) was named the PSAC (Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference) Eastern Division Special Teams Player of the Week for his play in week four of the season. Against Shippensburg Wagner punted four times for an average of 38 yards with three of his punts going inside the 20-yard line. His last punt pinned the Red Raiders inside their five-yard line. After a three and out and a short SU punt, BU scored the game-clinching TD.

WETTY NAMED PSAC EAST DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK (9/12)
Joe Wetty (Downingtown/Downingtown East) was the week two PSAC (Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference) Eastern Division Defensive Player of the Week. Wetty helped the Huskies rally from a 13-0 deficit to post a 20-13 win. The redshirt junior made six tackles on the day, five of them solo, including three sacks for 22 yards in losses. Two of his three sacks came in the fourth quarter. One was a three-yard loss on fourth down which ended a drive. The second was on Cal's last possession for a 12-yard loss which pushed the Vulcans back deep in their own territory.

A TALE OF TWO HALVES VERSUS CALIFORNIA
After allowing 243 yards of total offense to the Vulcans in the first half of their week two matchup, the Huskies defense stepped up and made a big turnaround in the second half. Bloomsburg gave up just 115 yards of total offense and no points to Cal in the second 30 minutes. Cal had 12 first half first downs and just five in the second half. In time of possession the Vulcans had the ball for just 8:10 in the second half.

TWICE AS NICE
When Lawrence Elliott Jr. (Utica, NY/Thomas R. Proctor)  (157) and Alex Gooden (Parkesburg/Octorara) (107) both rushed for 100 yards against Shippensburg it marked the sixth time under coach Paul Darragh that a pair of BU backs both rushed for more than 100 yards in a game.

CAREER DAY FOR GOODEN
Against Cheyney Gooden gained 128 yards and scored one TD a week after gaining 107 yards against Shippensburg.

KELLY UNDER CENTER
Senior quarterback Tim Kelly (Camp Hill/Cedar Cliff) has been tremendously successful over his first three years as the starter, posting a 34-11 career record with his 34 victories being the most among active Super Region One quarterbacks. He continues to climb up in the Huskies record books – as he ranks third all-time in BU history with 7,184 yards passing. His 54 career touchdown passes are fourth in school history with Glen McNamee's 57 next in line.

REBOUNDING FROM LOSS
The last four times that the Huskies dropped their season opening game the team went on to have a successful season. In 2010 the team went 10-3 reaching the NCAA playoffs; while in 2006 the Huskies posted a mark of 12-2 and reached the NCAA semifinals. In 2002 the team rebounded by going 8-2. In 2000 the Huskies started 0-2, but came back and reached the NCAA title game, while in 1999 the Huskies put up a mark of 7-4.

SEEKING A THREE-PEAT
Bloomsburg has won the PSAC East title in each of the past two years and still has an outside shot of making it three straight. The Huskies have accomplished the championship feat multiple times, winning four division championships in a row from 1994-97 and again from 2000-03. The 2013 and 2014 seasons represent the fifth time that the program has won the East in back-to-back seasons – 1984-85; 1994-97; 2000-03; 2005-06; 2013-14.

GEIGER NAMED PRESEASON ALL-AMERICAN
Senior center Ryan Geiger (Southampton/La Salle) was tabbed a preseason All-American by The Sporting News. Geiger, a captain for the second year in a row, has started every game over the past two seasons. He moved to center last year from left guard and was named All-PSAC East as well as First Team Daktronics All-Super Region 1. Geiger helped the Huskies to over 223 yards per game on the ground in 2014 while he and his offensive line mates surrendered a PSAC-low six sacks.

SCORE FIRST AND WIN
Bloomsburg lost for the first time last week when scoring first under head coach Paul Darragh - the Huskies are 15-1 when scoring first during the Darragh Era.

PUTTING UP THE POINTS
The Huskies are 111-3 when scoring 40 points all-time. Bloomsburg tied the school record of seven games with 40+points in 2013 (2005, 2007, 2012, 2013).

CLOSING THE DEAL
The Huskies are 20-1 under head coach Paul Darragh when leading at halftime and 20-1 when leading after three quarters. The only loss came last week against East Stroudsburg.

2015 CAPTAINS
The captains for the 2015 season are Tim Kelly (Camp Hill/Cedar Cliff) and Ryan Geiger (Southampton/La Salle) again taking captaincy along with Gary Postell (Philadelphia/Bishop McDevitt) and Donovan Morris (Philadelphia/George Washington).
 
It will mark the second season for Kelly and Geiger as captains while Morris and Postell have been elected to the positions for the first time. A three-year starter at quarterback, Kelly has led the Huskies to a 30-6 record in 36 starts going into the season.
 
Geiger was named first team All-PSAC East and first team Daktronics All-Super Region 1 after moving to center from guard this past season.
 
Postell has earned all-conference honors the past two seasons including a first team nod in 2014. He has accumulated 161 career tackles with four forced fumbles in three seasons as a starter at cornerback.
 
Morris earned a spot on the All-PSAC East Second Team last year after starting all 13 games at safety and finishing with 65 tackles, 10 pass deflections and a team-high five interceptions.