#24 IUP CRIMSON HAWKS at MILLERSVILLE MARAUDERS
Saturday, September 14 | 12 p.m. | Chryst Field @ Biemesderfer Stadium

Game Notes: IUP (1-0, 0-0 PSAC West) (PDF) | Millersville (1-0, 0-0 PSAC East) | PSAC Notes

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THE GAME
The 24th-ranked Crimson Hawks hit the road in week two as they square off against Millersville Saturday afternoon. Kickoff from Chryst Field @ Biemesderfer Stadium is set for noon. 

Both teams come into the matchup after wins to open the new season a week ago. IUP defeated Northeast-10 favorite New Haven 24-13 on the strength of timely sacks and turnovers from its defense. The Crimson Hawks picked off three passes, recovered a fumble and picked up four sacks. It marked the 19th time in the last 22 years IUP opened the year with a win. 

Millersville came from behind to defeat Pace 21-20 last Thursday night as the potential game-winning field goal sailed wide with six seconds left. The Marauders turned the ball over three times but scored 14 points in the third to take the lead. It was the first season-opening road win for the program since 2009. 

QUICK NOTES / STORY LINES
• The Crimson Hawks have now started four straight years 1-0 after last week's 24-13 win over New Haven; The program has an all-time record of 53-33-3 (.612) in its first game of a new season
• This is a rematch of last year's early season matchup with IUP winning 41-7 at Miller Stadium; the Crimson Hawks have won six straight over Millersville dating back to 2007, all by blowout with an average score of 45-4
• IUP's 41 points last year all came in the first half as the Crimson Hawks put up 249 total yards in the first two quarters
• IUP is 32-8 against PSAC East opponents since 2006, including a 10-game win streak from 2015-18; the Marauders have won just three games against West teams since 2007
• With 80 rushing yards Sr. RB Samir Bullock will move into 5th place in IUP's career list; he enters the weekend with 2,708 yards and trails Lenny Williams' 2,787
• Sr. LB Damon Lloyd is coming off his 10th career double-figure tackle game last week (14); with 276 career stops he's just 24 away from reaching 300
• The IUP defense picked off three passes in the week one win; last year it took the Crimson Hawks four games to reach three interceptions and had just five in the first six games
• For the second straight season the Crimson Hawks opened with a big pass rush, tallying 4.0 sacks against New Haven; in 2018 IUP had 5.0 sacks against Ashland and 18.0 in the first four games
• After missing out on the postseason last year, the Crimson Hawks look for a return trip after making the Division II playoffs in 2015, 2016 and 2017; IUP's 18 Division II playoff appearances is tied for fourth all-time (NW Missouri State 23, North Alabama 21, Grand Valley St. 19, Pittsburg St. 18)
• The Crimson Hawks entered the year as one of only nine Division II teams with 80+ wins this decade (80); New PSAC addition and former MEC power Shepherd (91) is the only other team in the region on that list
 

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NOTEBOOK

COACH TORTORELLA HEADS INTO YEAR THREE AT THE HELM
Coach Tortorella put together the best 25-game start of any head coach in program history. His 21-4 overall record through his first two seasons eclipsed Curt Cignetti (2011-13) and Lou Tepper (2006-08) who both had 20-5 marks in their first 25 games. Tortorella debuted with a 13-1 record, a PSAC title and national semifinalst season in 2017. It was the best year by a first year IUP head coach since Frank Cignetti went 9-2 in 1986. The winningest coach in IUP history, Cignetti went 19-5-1 in his first 25 games. 

IUP IMPROVED IT'S RECORD IN SEASON-OPENERS
With its win last week IUP improved to 53-33-3 (.612) all-time in season openers. The Crimson Hawks had a streak of nine straight season-opening wins from 2006-14, are currently on a four-game win streak, and has won 19 of its last 22 openers dating back to 1998. IUP has opened a season at home 13 times since 2000, going 11-2 in those games.

IUP vs. THE PSAC EAST
Since 2006, IUP is 32-8 (.800) against teams from the PSAC East, including wins over Millersville (41-7) and Lock Haven (59-17) a season ago. 2018's season-ending loss to Shippensburg ended the Crimson Hawks' 10-game win streak against foes from the other side of the state. IUP carries a 14-5 all-time record against Millersville, including six straight wins dating back to 2007. 

CRIMSON HAWKS MAKE RETURN TO THE NATIONAL RANKINGS
After its season-opening 24-13 win over New Haven, IUP moved up to No. 24 in the AFCA Coaches' Poll released Monday. The Crimson Hawks entered the season as the third team listed receiving votes after spending 38 straight weeks in the coaches' top 25 between 2015-18. They were not ranked in D2Football.com's Media Top 25 this week. 

CRIMSON HAWKS PICKED THIRD IN PSAC WEST, MILLERSVILLE SECOND IN EAST
IUP was picked to finish third in the PSAC Western Division by the coaches when the league announced its preseason polls in early August. Slippery Rock was the overwhelming favorite to repeat with six first place votes while Cal U (one 1st place vote) was second and IUP (one) was third. Millersville was picked seventh out of eight teams in the Eastern Division, returning 10 starters from last year's 2-9 team. 

CRIMSON HAWKS HAVE NEW FACES AT QUARTERBACK IN 2019
For the first time since 2016, a brand new quarterback takes the reigns for the IUP offense. R-Sr. transfer Quinton Maxwell threw for 163 yards in the week one win, including a 47-yard TD pass on IUP's second play of the game. Maxwell came to IUP in the summer after playing in 23 games with eight starts at Ohio University, leading the Bobcats to the MAC Championship Game as a freshman in 2016. Also new to the QB room this year is R-Sr. Jalen Reese, who transferred from the University of Toledo in time to participate in IUP's spring practice. 

DEEP RUNNING BACK GROUP AGAIN THE STRENGTH OF IUP OFFENSE
The Crimson Hawks boast a talented running back group led by a pair of 1,000-yard rushers in Sr. Samir Bullock and Jr. Justice Evans. Bullock enters the week sixth in program history with 2,708 career rushing yards and is just 80 yards shy of passing QB Lenny Williams (2,787) for fifth place. Evans led IUP in rushing last year after debuting with 1,011 yards as a freshman in 2017. Three backs played in week one, including Bullock (start), Evans, and R-Jr. Malik Anderson. 

IUP IS 51-9 SINCE 2011 WHEN A PLAYER RUSHES FOR 100 YARDS
Since the start of the 2011 season, IUP has had at least one player rush for 100 yards in 60 of its 96 games played, going a combined 51-9 in those contests. The Crimson Hawks have four players on the roster who have rushed for 100 yards in a game a combined 17 times. Bullock has done so nine times in his career while Evans has hit the mark six times. Since 2012, IUP has had 10 instances where at least two players have reached 100 yards in a single game.

RECEIVER DUANE BROWN DOES A LITTLE BIT OF EVERYTHING
So. WR Duane Brown scored two of IUP's three touchdowns in week one, including a 47-yard pass play on the Crimson Hawks' second offensive play of the game. A converted running back, Brown gained 78 yards on five touches, capping the scoring with a 2-yard rushing TD out of the I formation. He also totaled 26 punt return yards on two returns, not including a 44-yard return that was called back after a penalty. 

TALENTED OFFENSIVE LINE BRINGS EXPERIENCE 
The Crimson Hawks bring back four of their main offensive line starters from a year ago, led by 2018 All-American R-Sr. Jeff Arnold at center. He's joined by R-Sr. Colin McAllister at left guard, Jr. Josh Dauberman at right guard, R-Sr. Ken Roman at right tackle and R-So. Darrell Davis at left tackle. That group has combined for 124 games, 99 starts, two All-American nods, five all-region honors and six All-PSAC selections. 

IUP PASS RUSH STARTS SEASON STRONG WITH FOUR SACKS IN OPENER
For the second straight season the IUP defense opened with big sack numbers as the Crimson Hawks got to New Haven QBs four times last week. The majority of the pressure came from up the middle, with R-So. DT Raunya Mitchell getting two sacks while So. NG Dajour Fisher picked up one. The Crimson Hawks finished 21st in Division II in sacks last year and bring back 71 percent of their pass rush, led by Sr. DE Dondrea Tillman. Tillman tallied 12.5 sacks in 2018 and as 22.5 or his career. 

LINEBACKERS DAMON LLOYD AND NICK AMENDOLA MAKE BIG PLAYS 
Sr. LBs Damon Lloyd and Nick Amendola entered their third year as starters in a big way by combining for 17 tackles, a sack and two turnovers in the week one win. Lloyd posted a game-high 14 stops to go along with a sack and fourth quarter fumble recovery. Amendola broke up a pass and later intercepted one on a key third down play in the second quarter. 

NEW FACES IN DEFENSIVE SECONDARY MAKE PLAYS IN WEEK ONE
IUP returned two of its five starters in the defensive secondary this year but newcomers helped the Crimson Hawks intercept two passes and break up four more in the win over New Haven. Jr. transfer CB Nazir Streater had a 30-yard pick-six brought back due to a penalty and also broke up two more passes. New starter Jr. Kyeer Geisinger broke up a pair of passes and R-So. Devin Castro sealed the win with an interception in the end zone with four minutes to play. 

RETURN TEAMS LOOK TO BRING FIREWORKS
Qashah Carter made a name for himself last year as a dynamic freshman returner, earning All-PSAC West honors with a 28.6 KOR average. He had a 95-yard TD at Cal U, an 89-yard return against Millersville, and two more 40+ yard returns. Streater averaged 28.4 yards on 29 KO returns at LIU Post, including a 99-yard touchdown as a freshman. 

DILLON SARKA BRINGS EXPERIENCES TO KICKING GAME
R-Sr. Dillon Sarka is in his third season as IUP's primary placekicker where he's made 28-37 (76 pct.) of his field goal attemps. He's fifth at IUP with 28 made field goals and with 189 career points, Sarka is fifth in IUP history in scoring by a kicker.