KUTZTOWN, PA (November 3, 2009) – The Kutztown University football team hosts Indiana University of Pennsylvania in its season finale at Keystone Field on Saturday, November 7 beginning at 1:05 p.m. Kutztown will be celebrating Senior Day.(CLICK FOR GAME NOTES)
The game will be broadcast on WEEU-830 AM based out of Reading beginning at 12:45 p.m. with the pregame show. Fans throughout the world can listen to game at www.kubears.com. In addition, the game will air live on KUTV, which is Service Electric Channel 24 and Hometown Utilicom Channel 28 in Kutztown and eastern Berks County. The game will be replayed at 6 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 8, 3 p.m. Monday, Nov. 9 and noon Tuesday, Nov. 10.
This is IUP's first trip to Kutztown since it claimed a 21-20 victory in 1986. Overall, Kutztown is 0-7-1 against the Crimson Hawks. The Golden Bears lost 34-7 to IUP last year.
Both teams started the season strong. Kutztown (3-7 overall, 1-6 PSAC East) opened the season with consecutive victories. The Golden Bears lost 42-17 last week on the road to C.W. Post. Indiana (4-6, 1-6 PSAC West) won its first three games. However, the Crimson Hawks have lost six of their last seven games including a 29-3 setback to Gannon last week. The defeat secured IUP's first losing season since 1982.
In their loss to C.W. Post, the Golden Bears could not recover from a slow start in which they fumbled on their first two offensive possessions. Redshirt freshman quarterback Kevin Morton (Abington, PA/Abington) (Abington/Abington) completed 21-of-41 passes for 238 yards. Morton has thrown 11 touchdown passes since taking over the starting job on Sept. 26.
Senior wide receiver Shane Martin (New Holland, PA/Garden Spot) (New Holland/Garden Spot) led Kutztown with six catches for 60 yards. Freshman wide receiver Dominick Massey (Abington, PA/Abington) (Abington/Abington) had three catches for 69 yards. Freshman wide receiver Chris McCormick (West Chester/West Chester East) (West Chester/East) caught his sixth touchdown pass of the season, a 14-yarder midway through the third quarter.
Junior kicker Matt Dineen (Wilmington, De/Concord) (Wilmington, DE/Concord) added to his single-season field goal school record total by making a 38-yarder late in the first half. Dineen has made 15 field goals this season and 33 in his career.
McCormick is ninth in the PSAC in receptions per game (4.4). Dineen continues to be among the conference leaders. He is first in field goals made (15), third in kick scoring (6.4), fourth in punting (38.8) and seventh in overall scoring per game (6.4). Senior running back Dontay Wilson (Stamford, CT/Stamford) (Stamford, CT/Stamford) is eighth in the PSAC in rushing yards per game (64.0). Wilson is the seventh leading rusher in Kutztown history with 2,079 yards.
Defensively for Kutztown, junior linebacker Joel Irwin (Coatesville, PA/Bishop Shanahan) (Coatesville/Bishop Shanahan) is ninth in tackles per game (8.2). Junior defensive lineman Kevin Bolinsky (Ashland, PA/North Schuykill) (Ashland/North Schuylkill) leads Kutztown with 8.5, which is tied for second in the PSAC and is tied for fourth in the conference in tackles for loss per game (1.35). Junior defensive back Khalief Evans (Philadelphia, PA/Imhotep Charter) (Philadelphia/Imhotep Charter) led Kutztown with 11 tackles in its loss to C.W. Post.
The Golden Bears are fourth in the PSAC in rushing defense (113.5) and seventh in passing offense (197.4).
Indiana finished with just 116 yards of total offense, its lowest since gaining 94 versus Edinboro in 1981. IUP rushed for 56 yards and Pat Smith completed 11 of 22 passes for 60 yards and was intercepted twice. Tobias Robinson rushed for 33 yards for the Crimson Hawks and increased his career total to 2,142 yards. Mychal Skinner caught two passes and became the 14th player in school history with 100 career receptions, finishing the game with 101. The Crimson Hawks' only points scored last week were courtesy of a 21-yard field goal from kicker Craig Burgess.
The Crimson Hawks boast a formidable defense. They are third in the PSAC in total defense (282.3), fourth in scoring defense (20.3), second in passing defense (164.2) and sixth in rushing defense (118.1).
Robinson is third in the PSAC in rushing (86.9) and eighth in all-purpose yards (102.6). Akwasi Owusu-Ansah leads the conference in kick return average (28.9). Michael Skinner and Jovan Rowan are the Crimson Hawks top pass catchers with 33 and 32 catches, respectively. James Carson leads IUP with 70 tackles and 4.5 sacks. He is 16th in the PSAC in tackles per game.
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