STATE COLLEGE — A Pennsylvania college football coach is approaching a record for longevity this weekend — and it’s not the one at Penn State.

East Stroudsburg’s Denny Douds, a Slippery Rock University graduate, will tie the Division II record for most games coached of 393 when he takes the sideline for Saturday’s game against C.W. Post.

A 38-year head coaching veteran, Douds already has a resume full of distinctions. Most notably, his 230 wins are most in Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference history.

Douds’ authoritative voice filled with energy when asked about the challenges of coaching his latest team — East Stroudsburg is 1-5. But Douds, 70, would rather not talk about his own accomplishments.

“What impact does it have, or this or that,” he asked rhetorically in a phone interview Thursday about the record. “Well, we’ve listened to a lot of versions of the Star-Spangled Banner.”

Senior linebacker Bryan Billger offered a bit more perspective.

“He’s the JoePa of Division II,” Billger said. “East Stroudsburg has a great tradition of winning, and I wanted to be a part of it.”

Billger would be referring to the Nittany Lions’ Joe Paterno, no slouch at longevity himself. Paterno, in his 46th season on the sideline, has coached 545 games.

According to East Stroudsburg, Douds on Saturday will tie Jim Malosky, who coached Minnesota-Duluth from 1958-97, on the Division II games-coached list. He would set the mark Oct. 23 against Millersville.

The old-school Douds apparently hasn’t let up on the field. “He’ll still yell at you — he doesn’t care about hurting your feelings,” said Billger.