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1975 East Stroudsburg Warriors football team

The 1975 East Stroudsburg Warriors football team was an American football team that represented East Stroudsburg State College (now known as East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania) as a member of the East Division of the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) during the 1975 NCAA Division II football season. In their second year under head coach Dennis Douds, the Warriors compiled a perfect 10–0 record (6–0 against PSAC opponents), won the PSAC championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 226 to 95.[1] The 1975 season was one of three perfect seasons in East Stroudsburg's football history, the others being 1942 (6–0) and 1965 (10–0).[2]

1975 East Stroudsburg Warriors football
PSAC champion
PSAC East Division champion
ConferencePennsylvania State Athletic Conference
DivisionEastern Division
Record10–0 (6–0 PSAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumStroudsburg High School Stadium
Seasons
← 1974
1976 →
1975 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
East Division
East Stroudsburg xy$ 6 – 0 – 0 10 – 0 – 0
Millersville 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
West Chester 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Kutztown 3 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 1
Mansfield 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Cheyney 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Bloomsburg 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
West Division
Edinboro xy 6 – 0 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
IUP 4 – 1 – 1 8 – 1 – 1
Clarion 3 – 2 – 1 6 – 2 – 1
Shippensburg 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Slippery Rock 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Lock Haven 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
California (PA) 0 – 6 – 0 0 – 8 – 0
Championship: East Stroudsburg 24, Edinboro 20
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant

Halfback Pete Radocha led the team 83 points scored. Quarterback Mike Terwilliger led the team in passing.[3] Seven East Stroudsburg players received first-team honors on the 1975 All-Pennsylvania Conference Eastern Division football team: quarterback Mike Terwilliger; center Pat Flaherty; placekicker Bob Boyd; defensive lineman Rich Nichols; defensive end Mike Stambaugh; linebacker Jeff Johnson; and defensive back Willard Stem.[4] Flaherty was also named the first-team center on the Associated Press All-Pennsylvania college football team.[5]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 13at Slippery Rock*Slippery Rock, PAW 7–08,000[6]
September 20Montclair State*
W 14–34,900[7]
September 27West ChesterEast Stroudsburg, PAW 24–207,500[8]
October 4at KutztownKutztown, PAW 35–63,500[9]
October 11at CheyneyCoatesville, PA (Steel Bowl)W 17–72,000[10]
October 18Mansfield East Stroudsburg, PAW 39–84,700[11]
October 25MillersvilleEast Stroudsburg, PAW 28–244,500[12]
November 1at Cortland State*Cortland, NYW 10–7300[13]
November 8at BloomsburgBloomsburg, PAW 28–04,000[14]
November 161:30 p.m.Edinboro*
W 24–207,700–7,800[15][16][17][18]
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Players

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  • Bob Boyd, placekicker, senior, 5'9", 170 pounds[4]
  • Jeff Detzl, offensive tackle[4]
  • Pat Flaherty, center, senior, 6'0", 210 pounds[4]
  • Jeff Johnson, linebacker, freshman, 6'1", 215 pounds[4]
  • Rich Nichols, defensive line, senior, 6'1", 220 pounds[4]
  • Tom Palubinski, wide receiver[4]
  • Pete Radocha, halfback, 5'11, 200 pounds[4]
  • Doug Sheaffer, linebacker[4]
  • Mike Stambaugh, defensive end, junior, 6'0", 210 pounds[4]
  • Willard Stem, defensive back, senior, 5'11", 182 pounds[4]
  • Mike Terwilliger, quarterback, sophomore, 6'2", 180 pounds[4]

References

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  1. ^ "East Stroudsburg Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
  2. ^ "East Stroudsburg Yearly Totals". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 7, 2015. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
  3. ^ "Radocha wins division scoring crown". The Pocono Record. November 19, 1975. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Seven ESSC gridders named 'All Conference'". The Pocono Record. December 5, 1975. p. 18 – via Newspapers.coma.
  5. ^ "Warriors' Flaherty named 'All-State'". The Pocono Record. December 19, 1975. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Stroudsburg Upsets Slippery Rock, 7-0". The Sunday Times. Scranton, Pennsylvania. September 14, 1975. p. D8 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Joe DeVivo (September 22, 1975). "Watch out West Chester; Douds' Warriors are real". The Pocono Record. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Joe Miegoc (September 29, 1975). "Warriors upend Rams with second half surge". The Pocono Record. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Four Tetwilliger passes turn into ESSC scores". The Pocono Record. October 6, 1975. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Warriors don't play well, but still wallop Cheyney". The Pocono Record. October 13, 1975. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Joe Miegoc (October 20, 1975). "ESSC's offensive attack doesn't bog down in mud". The Pocono Record. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ Joe DeVivo (October 27, 1975). "ESSC battles back to clinch division crown". The Pocono Record. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "E. Stroudsburg 10, Cortland State 7". The Journal-News. November 2, 1975. p. 8D – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ Joe DeVivo (November 10, 1975). "ESSC earns first unbeaten season since '68". The Pocono Record. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "Conference Title Game Saturday". Evening Herald. Pottsville, Pennsylvania. November 11, 1975. p. 14. Retrieved May 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  16. ^ Joe DeVivo (November 17, 1975). "Warriors reign as Pa. Conference champs". The Pocono Record. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. ^ "Championship victory brings winter, summer dreams". The Pocono Record. November 17, 1975. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  18. ^ "Stroud Darts Past Edinboro". Indiana Evening Gazette. November 17, 1975. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
  19. ^ "Final 1975 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
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