GAME INFORMATION
Series: 1st Meeting (Tied 0-0)
First Meeting: 2015
Last Meeting: N/A
Last KU Win: N/A
TV: PBS39, KUTV
Live Webstream: KUTV
Stats & Video: KUBears.com
 
BEAR BITES
• Head coach Jim Clements enters his second season at KU after a 6-5 record in 2014.
• Six Golden Bears have received Preseason All-America honors.
• 2015 marks the 100th season of KU football.
• KU returns 15 of 22 starters, nine on offense and six on defense.
• KU won every game last year when it ran for 100 yards.
• The Golden Bears have led at halftime in each of their last 11 wins.
• KU was picked fifth in the PSAC East Preseason Poll.
 
Complete KU Game Notes
 
SERIES HISTORY: Saturday marks the first-ever meeting between Kutztown and Assumption. Assumption plays in the Northeast-10 Conference. The last time KU played an opponent from the NE-10 was against Saint Anselm College from 2008-12, and New Haven in the 2011 NCAA playoffs.
 
HOME BROADCAST INFORMATION: Home games will air live on PBS39 WLVT in the tri-state area, and on KUTV, which is Service Electric Channel 24, Hometown Utilicom Channel 191 in Kutztown and eastern Berks County, and Service Electric Channel 266 in the Lehigh Valley. Mike Miller and Mike Iannucci have the call for KUTV. Games will re-air on KUTV the following Sunday at 6 p.m., Monday at 3 p.m. and Tuesday at 12 p.m.
 
ROAD BROADCAST INFORMATION: Road games will be broadcast online through, "The Radio Voice of Kutztown University, KUR." Matt Santos, Kutztown University's director of university relations who has covered Golden Bear Football since coming to KU in 1992, will have the call in 2015. The pregame show will start 10 minutes prior to kickoff. Fans can listen to KU on KUR:
• On-campus at 1670 AM
• Locally on Service Electric or Hometown Utilicom Channels 24, 28, 99, or 266.
• Online around the world streaming at www.Kutztown.edu/KUR
• On smart phones by downloading the "Tune-In" app and searching for Kutztown
• And on ANY phone, cell or landline, simply by dialing (610) 465-7860.
 
TEAM CAPTAINS: Kutztown's team captains for the 2015 season are Eric Condron (Philadelphia, Pa./Father Judge), Zack Delp (Whitehall, Pa./Whitehall), Jordan Morgan (Philadelphia, Pa./Parkway Northwest) and Kellen Williams (Chambersburg, Pa./Chambersburg).
 
WINNING SEASON: Last year, Kutztown head coach Jim Clements became the first KU head coach in the program's modern history to achieve a winning season in his first year at the helm of the Golden Bears with a 6-5 record. Notably, Earnest Slessinger went 3-2-1 in his first year in 1929.
 
RUNNING TO VICTORY: Kutztown's success last season stood true with its success of the running game. KU won every game in which it ran for at least 100 yards. It also won every game when it held its opponent to less than 100 rushing yards.
 
EARLY LEAD: Kutztown has led at halftime in each of its last 11 wins, dating back to the 2012 season-finale. It led at half in each of its six wins last season, as well as its four wins in 2013. Its last comeback win in which it trailed at halftime was on Nov. 10, 2012 at Edinboro. KU trailed 21-14 at the break and scored 33 unanswered points in the second half in a 47-21 win.
 
HAPPY 100TH BIRTHDAY: 2015 kicks off the 100th season of Kutztown University football. Beginning in 1895, Kutztown's all-time record in 807 games stands at 355-429-23 (.454).
 
STARTERS RETURNING: The Golden Bears return 17 of the 24 starters from last season, nine on offense, six on defense and both specialists. It also welcomes back 37 letter winners from last season, 18 on offense and 17 on defense.
 
KU IN SEASON OPENERS: KU has not historically done well in season-openers with a 33-57-9 record (.379) in program history. However, since 1997, KU has turned that trend around with a 12-6 record (.666). It has won five of its last seven openers, with all five wins coming against Saint Anselm from 2008-12.
 
RETURNING QB: Chad Barton (Hollidaysburg, Pa./Hollidaysburg) returns under center for his redshirt senior year. Expected to be the starter in week 1, it would mark the first time in three years that KU has sent out a returning starting quarterback in the season-opener.
 
BARTON'S BACK: Chad Barton (Hollidaysburg, Pa./Hollidaysburg) started all 11 games at QB last year. He debuted at Slippery Rock and threw a school-record 64 passes in the season-opener and went on to throw for 2,891 yards. He was touted for his ability to protect the ball. He held a 29/8 touchdown/interception ratio and set the school-record for 162 consecutive passes without an interception, spanning over six games.
 
THREE-HEADED MONSTER: Kutztown returns three running backs that played significant time last year. Terry Williams (West Orange, N.J./Cosby (Phoenix College)), James Wah Jr. (Whitehall, Pa./Whitehall) and Darrell Scott (Douglassville, Pa./Daniel Boone) were a three-headed rushing attack that not only were able to share the ball throughout games and the season, but set KU history against Millersville as the first trio in school history to each run for 100 yards.
 
KELLEN'S CORNER: Junior Kellen Williams (Chambersburg, Pa./Chambersburg) had a breakout year last year on his way to All-PSAC East First Team honors and USA Football Pre-Season All-America First Team accolades this summer. The Chambersburg native is arguably Kutztown's top overall returner and hauled in 856 yards for eight touchdowns last year. Midway through his college career, Williams ranks in the top 15 in KU history in career receiving yards (1,199), touchdowns (13) and catches (93).
 
ANOTHER REED IN THE RECORD BOOKS: Redshirt senior Kodi Reed (Hanover, Pa./Delone Catholic) has the chance to set multiple receiving records in his final year at KU. He currently has 1,862 career yards, 133 receptions and 19 touchdowns, and if he continues his extremely steady pace of consistency, should not have a problem hauling in 256 yards and four touchdowns this year to set KU history. Reed needs 33 catches to move into second all-time at KU and would need to have a career year to surpass KU Hall of Famer Mark Steinmeyer's school-record 200 catches from 1988-91.
 
TOP TD TARGET: Redshirt senior Anthony Kelly (Pottsville, Pa./Pottsville Area) played a significant role in Kutztown's statement win over Indiana (PA) in the home-opener last year. On just six catches, Kelly hauled in 152 yards and a school-record-tying four touchdowns to catapult his season. He led the team with nine receiving touchdowns with 539 yards on 28 catches. He needs 31 yards for 1,000 in his career and his 15 career touchdowns rank 11th in school history.
 
ALL-AMERICAN TACKLE: Returning All-American Jordan Morgan (Philadelphia, Pa./Parkway Northwest) anchors the offensive line from his left tackle position. He was the team MVP last year and earned his first All-PSAC East First Team award. Morgan has earned Preseason All-America honors from Lindy's Sports and College Football America.
 
DOUBLE TROUBLE: Up front, seniors Eric Condron (Philadelphia, Pa./Father Judge) and Tyrone Brown (Philadelphia, Pa./Roman Catholic) return at defensive tackle, both of whom have great experience and the capabilities to finish their careers on a high note. Condron earned his first all-conference honor last season with All-PSAC East First Team and All-Region Third Team honors. The Preseason All-American has played in 32 games with 119 tackles in his career, including 18.5 TFL and eight sacks. Brown played in all 11 games last year and has played in 27 in his career.
 
DEFENSIVE LEADER: Zack Delp (Whitehall, Pa./Whitehall) not only leads the linebacker position group, but he's set to lead the entire defense as a team captain. He was second on the team in tackles last year with a career-high 90, while leading the way with 13 TFL, three sacks and an interception. Delp is an All-PSAC East Second Teamer that earned Preseason All-America honors this year.
 
ALL-REGION KICKER: One of the significant factors to last year's success was the emergence of then-freshman kicker Alec Rosenfeld (Bensalem, Pa./Bensalem). Named All-PSAC East First Team and All-Region Third Team, Rosenfeld tied the school-record for field goal percentage in a season at 85.7 percent. He made 12-of-14 field goals including a season-long of 46 yards, two yards shy of the school-record.
 
COFFIN CORNER: After pulling double-duty a year prior, Andrew Deutsch (Kutztown, Pa./Northwestern Lehigh) settled in as the full-time punter last year. He earned his first career All-PSAC honor and dons Preseason All-America accolades as well. He averaged 39 yards-per-punt with 25 inside the 20-yardline, one of the best ratios in the PSAC last year. Deutsch enters his final season at KU.
 
PASS ATTACK: Dating back to 2011, Kutztown has thrown 30 or more pass attempts in 28 of its last 32 games.
 
OVERTIME HEARTBREAK: Since 1996, Kutztown is 2-8 in overtime games. Its first OT win was a 26-23 victory over Millersville in three overtimes in the final game of the 2007 season. Its most recent OT win was the 2014 season-finale, when a last-second touchdown pass catapulted a 41-35 win at Clarion.
 
PSAC PRESEASON POLL: The Golden Bears were right in the middle of the pack, slotted fifth of eight teams in the Eastern Division.
 
Eastern Division
1. Bloomsburg
2. West Chester
T-3. East Stroudsburg
T-3. Shippensburg
5. Kutztown
T-6. Lock Haven
T-6. Millersville
8. Cheyney
 
Western Division
1. Gannon
2. Slippery Rock
3. Mercyhurst
4. California (PA)
5. Indiana (PA)
6. Seton Hill
7. Edinboro
8. Clarion