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GAME INFORMATION
 
Series:                        67th meeting (ESU leads 45-20-1)
First Meeting:            1904 (KU 11, ESU 4)
Last Meeting:            2012 (KU 59, ESU 33)
Last ESU Win:          2009 (ESU 27, KU 20)
Radio:                        WEEU 830AM
Talent:                        Mitch Gerhart, Steve Hahn
Television:                 LIVE on PBS39 & KUTV
 
 
BROADCAST INFORMATION: The game will be broadcast on WEEU-830 AM out of Reading beginning at 12:50 p.m. with the pregame show. The game will air live on PBS39 WLVT in the tri-state area, and on KUTV, which is Service Electric Channel 24, Hometown Utilicom Channel 28 in Kutztown and eastern Berks County, and Service Electric Channel 266 in the Lehigh Valley. It will re-air on KUTV on Sunday, Oct. 27 at 6 p.m., Monday, Oct. 28 at 3 p.m., and Tuesday, Oct. 29 at 12 p.m.
 
QUICK SIX:
 
-- Curtis Wortham (Philadelphia, PA/Father Judge) needs 1 rush. TD to tie Bruce Harper for 5th in KU history (21).
-- Wortham needs 168 yards to be the 11th 2,000-yard rusher in school history.
-- KU has held the advantage in time of possession in six of its seven games.
-- Sam Dixon-Dougan is third in the PSAC with 66 tackles.
-- The rivalry between KU and ESU dates back 99 years to the first meeting in 1904.
-- Kutztown has won three straight games against East Stroudsburg.
 
 
SERIES HISTORY: Saturday marks the 67th meeting between the Golden Bears and the Warriors, dating back to 1904. Kutztown has won the last three matchups by an average margin of victory of 16.67 points. KU has increased its scoring total in each of the past three years against ESU (38 in 2010; 49 in 2011; 59 in 2012). Despite its recent struggles against the Golden Bears, East Stroudsburg holds a 45-20-1 advan­tage in the head-to-head series.
 
SUPPORT THE CAUSE: Throughout the month of October, fans are encouraged to wear pink to University Field. Dona­tions will be accepted at the football game with proceeds going to help fight breast cancer. Kutztown coaches, play­ers, and equipment staff will wear pink gear throughout Oc­tober in support of this cause.
 
2,000-YARD CLUB: Curtis Wortham (Philadelphia, PA/Father Judge) has rushed for 1,832 yards in his four-year career. He needs 168 yards to be the 11th player in school history to rush for 2,000 yards. He rushed for a career-high 932 yards in 2012, 186 coming against Millersville.
 
IT ONLY GETS EASIER: Kutztown holds the second-toughest schedule in the PSAC and the toughest in the Eastern Divi­sion based on past opposition. Not including games against KU, past opponents hold a record of 27-15 for a .643 win­ning percentage. Gannon holds the toughest schedule in the PSAC as its opponents hold a 30-12 record. Looking ahead to future opposition, KU's future opponents hold an 11-17 record for a .393 winning percentage.
 
NOT TOO SHABBY: Freshman Alex Tonnies (Nazareth, Pa./Nazareth) brought in a school-record 17 catches on two occasions this season. He broke Terry Robertson's single-game record set against Bloomsburg in 2000. Tonnies then tied his record with 17 catches against Bloomsburg. The PSAC single-game record for receptions is 18, set by Millersville's Chris Pelczarski in 1991. Tonnies needs three catches to move into seventh place in school history in single-season receptions.
 
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