Complete Game Notes | PSAC Week 1 Notes
 
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Game Information
Series:                        22nd meeting (CU leads 14-7)
First Meeting:            1941 (CU 46, KU 0)
Last Meeting:            2009 (KU 25, CU 6)
Last CU Win:            2008 (CU 26, KU 20)
Radio Coverage:      WEEU 830 AM
Talent:                        Matt Santos, Steve Hahn
Streaming Audio:     www.kubears.com
 
BROADCAST INFORMATION: The game will be broadcast on WEEU-830 AM based out of Reading beginning at 12:45 p.m. with the pregame show. It will also be simulcast on KUR on 88.3 FM and 1670 AM. Fans throughout the world can listen to the game at www.kubears.com.
 
QUICK SIX
-- Kutztown scored at least 35 points in nine games last season.
-- Drew Folmar enters his first game as head coach.
-- KU's seven wins in 2012 rate third in school history (11 in 2011, 10 in 2010).
-- KU is coming off the most successful three-year span in school history (28-8).
-- The Golden Bears return five All-PSAC players.
-- Kutztown has won each of the last five season opener's (all vs. Saint Anselm).
 
SERIES HISTORY: Saturday marks the 22nd meeting between Kutztown and Clarion. Dating back to a 46-0 Clarion win in 1941, the Golden Eagles lead the head-to-head series 14-7. Kutztown won the last meeting in 2009 at Memorial Field, 25-6.
 
HEAD COACHES: Drew Folmar enters his first season as head coach of the Golden Bears in 2013, and has directed KU's offense and coached its quarterbacks since 2009. This is Folmar's first head coaching position and makes him the 15th head coach in Kutztown's modern football history.
 
Jay Foster begins his eighth season at Clarion University in 2013. He was named Clarion's 11th head coach on February 8, 2006. Foster was named the 2009 PSAC West Coach of the Year by a vote of the Western Division coaches. In his seven seasons, Foster holds an overall record of 23-54, including an 8-3 mark in 2009.
 
WHAT'S NEXT?: Following its game against Clarion, Kutztown travels to California (PA) for a non-conference game on Saturday, Sept. 14. Kickoff is set for 3:30 p.m. For Clarion, the Golden Eagles continue their four-game home stand to open the season and will take on Lock Haven on Sept. 14 with kickoff set for 6 p.m.
 
WEATHER FORECAST: A mix of sun and clouds are expected during the day.  The high is set for 79 degrees and the low will be 55, according to weather.com.
 
SURFACE: Sprinturf (Artificial)
 
LAST TIME OUT FOR KUTZTOWN:   Kyle Ueberroth (Cocalico, PA/Cocalico) blocked a 33-yard field goal attempt with two seconds remaining as Kutztown held off LIU Post, 14-12, in a PSAC Eastern Division contest. The Golden Bears, winners of four in a row and six of their final seven, opened the scoring with 2:54 remaining in the first quarter when All-PSAC second team quarterback Kevin Morton (Abington, PA/Abington) hit wide out Brett Fox (Laureldale, Pa./Muhlenburg) on a 23-yard touchdown strike. The Pioneers finally closed the gap to 14-12 with 3:53 remaining after a seven-play, 26-yard drive set up by a 21-yard punt return by Chris McGrane. Four rushes by Anthony Brunetti totaling 15 yards, and two runs by Jeff Mack totaling seven yards set up a 3-yard touchdown pass from Tyler Heuer to Pat Fitzgerald in the right corner of the end zone. The conversion failed, forcing Post to stop KU one more time. The Pioneers mounted a 12-play drive to the Kutztown 16, before lining up for a 33-yard field goal attempt by Tim Sternfeld with two seconds remaining.  After three-straight timeouts by the Golden Bears, Sternfeld's kick was blocked by Ueberroth, resulting in Kutztown's seventh win and a celebration of maroon and gold on the gridiron. Defensively for the Golden Bears, Jason Ulmer (Feasterville, PA/Neshaminy) led the way with 16 stops. For LIU Post, Heuer finished with 98 yards on the ground, while going 15-of-32 for 79 yards with one touchdown and one interception. Defensively, David Sumter had three sacks for 23 yards in losses.
 
LAST TIME OUT FOR CLARION: West Chester running back Rondell White rushed for 227 yards and a TD in leading the Golden Rams to a 33-12 win over Clarion at Memorial Stadium in the season finale for both teams. Clarion QB Ben Fiscus passed for 184 yards and one TD, plus rushed for 42 yards to lead the Clarion offense. West Chester took a a 26-0 lead in the fourth quarter. Clarion's first score came late in the fourth quarter when Fiscus hit freshman wideout Nick Perry down the left sideline 64-yards for the TD. Clarion tried a two-point conversion run that failed and left the score at 26-6 with 5:41 remaining. Clarion had 348 yards of offense including 100 rushing and 248 passing. Fiscus hit on 16-of-33 passes for 184 yards and one TD. Tight end Rob Irwin caught six passes for 53 yards, while Perry grabbed four for 80 and one TD. Clarion linebacker Brian Palmiere led the team with 12 tackles and two tfl's, with Jacob Heintz getting 10 stops, two tfl's and one sack, with Julian Howsare notching seven stops, a sack, a fumble caused and a broken-up pass.
 
JUMP RIGHT IN: Freshman quarterback Alec Werner (Harrisburg, PA/Bishop McDevitt) is expected to be the first true freshman to start a season-opener at quarterback for Kutztown since Michael de Marteleire in 1998 against Lock Haven. KU won 35-7 behind a 14-for-21 and one touchdown game from de Marteleire.
 
END ON A HIGH NOTE: Kutztown went on a four-game winning streak to cap the 2012 season, outscoring its opponents 179-69, a 110-point margin.
 
SHUT DOWN: The 14 points scored in the season-finale win over LIU Post last season were the least amount of points KU scored in a victory since a 7-3 win over Lock Haven in the second game of the 2003 season.
 
RUSH HOUR: Kutztown rushed for more than 100 yards in five games last season, including a season-high 366 yards against Millersville. Curtis Wortham (Philadelphia, PA/Father Judge) led the team with 84.73 yards per game and 15 touchdowns, two shy of the single-season school record of 17 set by Don Shaver set in 1979.
 
HAPPY 98TH BIRTHDAY: Saturday's game kicks off the 98th season of Kutztown University football. Beginning in 1895, Kutztown's all-time record stands at 341-412-22 (.454).
 
OPENING DAY: Kutztown has won the last five season-opener's, all of which have come against Saint Anselm College. The last time the Golden Bears fell on opening day was in 2007, a 52-30 loss to Southern Connecticut State.
 
NEW FACES: Of the eight PSAC Eastern Division schools, three programs will be under the guidance of first-year head coaches. Along with Drew Folmar at the helm of the Golden Bears, Bloomsburg's Paul Darragh takes over as the interim head coach for Danny Hale, who retired during the offseason after 25 years of coaching, 20 of which at Bloomsburg. Millersville's Greg Breitbach will also be making his coaching debut after taking over for Ron Rankin, the interim head coach last season and current defensive coordinator.
 
BALL HAWK: Redshirt senior safety Alex DiNolfi (Norristown, PA/Norristown) returns to the field after missing most of last season due to injury. He hopes to return to 2011 form when he set the KU single-season record for interceptions in a season with 11.
 
OVERTIME HEARTBREAK: Since 1996, Kutztown is 1-7 in overtime contests. It's only OT win was a 26-23 victory over Millersville in three overtimes in the final game of the 2007 season. The Golden Bears played three overtime games in 1996 and two in 2010.
 
ALL-PSAC PERFORMERS: Kutztown returns five all-conference players from 2012. Curtis Wortham (Philadelphia, PA/Father Judge) (RS) and English Peay (Philadelphia, Pa./George Washington) (CB) were both first team selections, as Wortham also received second team honors as a RB along with Tyrone Brown (Philadelphia, Pa./Roman Catholic) (DT), Zach Greenwald (Gibbstown, N.J./Paulsboro) (DE), and Sam Dixon-Dougan (LB).
 
HOT HANDS: Junior wide receiver Brett Fox (Laureldale, Pa./Muhlenburg) had a breakout season in 2011 for KU. He had four 100-yard games including three in a row in games against ESU, Millersville, and Edinboro. He has two multi-TD games in his career and has caught a touchdown pass in three straight games dating back to last season.
 
AIR ATTACK: Kutztown's offense ranked near the top of the PSAC in nearly every passing category last season. It rated second in scoring (44.5) and in passing yards (354.5), and third in total offense (481.1).
 
ONE OF THE BEST: Kutztown has won 28 games over the past three seasons, tied for second-most during that span amongst PSAC teams (California (PA)). Bloomsburg holds the most wins with 29.
 
DIVING INTO THE DEPTH CHART: Of the 46 position players on Kutztown's two deep (12 players listed on offense), it is comprised of 18 freshmen (39.1%), 10 sophomores (21.7%), 10 juniors (21.7%), and eight seniors (17.4%).
 
THIRD-QUARTER THRILLS: Kutztown outscored the opposition, 131-55, in the third quarter in 2012.
 
WELCOME ABOARD: Head coach Drew Folmar is one of 12 members of staff, 10 of which are new to the program or in different roles than last season. Ross Pennypacker was brought on board from Bucknell as the defensive coordinator and linebackers coach. Jim Ketner returns for his second season and will coach the cornerbacks after working with the defensive line. Andy Casale will take over the defensive line after coaching the linebackers in 2012. Marcel Quarterman rounds out the defensive staff with the safeties as well as special teams after four years at Division I Lafayette College. On the offensive side of the ball, Folmar will act as the offensive coordinator. Jared Haas was promoted to coach the offensive line and act as one of the leaders in the strength and conditioning program. Steve Heck enters his sixth season as the wide receivers coach and is the longest tenured coach on staff. Kutztown welcomes back Corey Woods to coach the tight ends and Dan Csencsitz to help guide the quarterbacks. Zach Snyder (Lititz, PA/Warwick), a four-year player at Kutztown, joins the staff as an assistant coach and will work with the running backs. Rodney Hill will act as a defensive line coach, as student assistant coach Andrew Pidgeon rounds out the staff.