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GAME INFORMATION
Series: 70th Meeting (ESU leads 46-22-1)
First Meeting: 1904 (KU def. ESU, 11-4)
Last Meeting: 2015 (KU def. ESU, 63-17)
Last ESU Win: 2013 (ESU def. KU, 43-26)
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Talent: Matt Santos (pxp), Greg Bamberger (color)
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BEAR BITES
• Kutztown sits atop the PSAC East standings at 3-0.
• Collin DiGalbo (Secane, Pa./Monsignor Bonner) is this week's PSAC East Offensive Athlete of the Week.
• DiGalbo set school-records last week with his 82-yard run and 100 rushing yards.
• Kellen Williams (Chambersburg, Pa./Chambersburg) is one receiving touchdown shy of tying the school-record of 29.
• KU has seven interceptions through six games, one more than it had all of last season.
• ESU (218.2) and KU (216.2) are the two best rushing teams in the PSAC East.
• Kutztown leads the PSAC and ranks fifth in Division II at 4.17 sacks per game.
• Kutztown has run for 100 yards in 14 straight games.
• KU has defeated ESU five of the last six years by an average margin of 22.2.

Complete Game Notes

SERIES HISTORY: Saturday marks the 70th meeting between Kutztown and East Stroudsburg, dating back to 1904 as the second-longest rivalry in school history. ESU holds a 46-22-1 advantage in the all-time series, but KU has won five of the last six matchups. In the last six years, KU's average margin of victory in its five wins is 22.2 points. Prior to the recent run beginning in 2010, ESU had won nine in-a-row over Kutztown from 2000-09.
 
LAST YEAR: Kutztown scored 21 points in three different quarters in its 63-17 over ESU last year at Andre Reed Stadium. KU's first offensive play went for a school-record 98-yard touchdown, it put up 622 yards of total offense - the most for the program since 2012 - and its defense limited ESU's then-top-10 offense in Division II to below-average marks in scoring, passing and total offense.
 
LAST WEEK: Last Saturday was another monumental game for the Kutztown University football team. KU jumped out to a 27-0 lead over Bloomsburg University in a 34-24 victory at Andre Reed Stadium – putting KU into sole possession of first place in the PSAC Eastern Division. It marked Kutztown's third win over Bloomsburg in the last 25 years – the first since its PSAC Championship season in 2011. Kutztown now stands alone atop the PSAC East at 3-0 in the division, 3-3 overall.
 
ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Redshirt-freshman quarterback Collin DiGalbo (Secane, Pa./Monsignor Bonner) led Kutztown to a 34-24 victory over Bloomsburg last weekend, earning him this week's PSAC Eastern Division Offensive Athlete of the Week. It is the third straight week a Golden Bear has won the Offensive Athlete of the Week award. DiGalbo moved to 3-0 since taking over as starting quarterback in Week 4. He showcased his throwing and running ability with 373 yards of total offense – 247 through the air and 126 on the ground – for four total touchdowns (two passing, two rushing). His day was highlighted late in the first half. On a designed run on 3rd-and-3 from Kutztown's own 18-yardline, DiGalbo sprinted up the middle, evaded wimpy tacklers and went 82 yards for a touchdown. It marked the longest touchdown run by a KU quarterback in school history.
 
RECORD RUNS: Collin DiGalbo (Secane, Pa./Monsignor Bonner) ran for 126 yards in last week's win vs. Bloomsburg, including an 82-yard touchdown run. It marked school-records for the longest and most rushing yards by a quarterback in a game.
 
RUSHING DEFENSE: Kutztown ranks fourth in the PSAC and 22nd in Division II in rushing defense, allowing 101.7 yards per game. It is the second-best mark in the modern era at KU, behind a record 97.2 yards per game in 1995. Notably, KU is coming off holding Bloomsburg to 32 yards last week, the fewest in a game for the Huskies since 1992.
 
SACK LUNCH: Kutztown leads the PSAC and ranks fifth in Division II at 4.17 sacks per game, second-most in school history behind a record 4.70 per game in 1985. KU has had eight and nine sacks in a game this season, both in the top-four in KU single-game history.
 
RUSHING ATTACK: Kutztown ranks third in the PSAC at 216.2 rushing yards per game. KU has run for more yards than it has passed in 4-of-6 games this season.
 
MOVING FORWARD: Kutztown has rushed for 100 or more yards in 14 straight games, dating back to 2015. Under head coach Jim Clements, KU is 14-6 when rushing for triple-digit yardage.
 
NEW STARTING QB: Collin DiGalbo (Secane, Pa./Monsignor Bonner) is 3-0 since taking over at starting quarterback in Week 4 at Millersville. He has averaged 250 passing yards and 70.7 rushing yards over that span. For the season, he has nine total touchdowns with three interceptions. The redshirt-freshman ranks second in the PSAC in completion percentage (.664) and fourth in passing efficiency (142.0).
 
THE REYNOLDS RAP: Craig Reynolds (Willow Grove, Pa./Abington) ranks second in the PSAC with 644 rushing yards (107.3 per game) and third with nine touchdowns. He is currently 1-of-8 players in school history to average 100 or more rushing yards in a season and the first since 2001.
 
100-YARD RUNNER: Craig Reynolds (Willow Grove, Pa./Abington) averages 107.3 rushing yards per game, 1-of-5 players in the PSAC to currently average 100+ per game. He posted three straight 100-yard games earlier this season, a first for KU since 2001.
 
BIG PLAY ABILITY: Craig Reynolds (Willow Grove, Pa./Abington) has a team-high 11 plays of 20 yards or more this year, 10 runs and one catch.
 
MATCHUP OF TOP RUNNERS: East Stroudsburg's Robert Healy and Kutztown's Craig Reynolds (Willow Grove, Pa./Abington) have been two of the best runners in the PSAC this season. They are the only two in the East to average 100+ rushing yards per game, while Healy also leads all of Division II in all-purpose yards at 203.17 per game.

HOPING TO BREAK THE STREAK: KU has missed an extra point in all six games this season, a streak it hopes to break Saturday.
 
NO FIELD GOALS FOR US: KU is the only team in the PSAC to not attempt a field goal this season.
 
LEAVING A LEGACY: Kellen Williams (Chambersburg, Pa./Chambersburg) has a chance to rewrite the KU record books in his senior season. He ranks second all-time at KU with 28 career receiving touchdowns and 2,590 receiving yards, and third with 186 catches.
 
KELLEN'S CORNER: Kellen Williams (Chambersburg, Pa./Chambersburg), a two-time All-PSAC East wide receiver, ranks fifth among active Division II players in career receiving touchdowns, seventh in receiving yards and eighth in receptions. He has six touchdowns this season - fourth in the PSAC - and has caught a pass in 34-of-35 career games.
 
DEFENSIVE LEADER: Zack Delp (Whitehall, Pa./Whitehall) surpassed 250 career tackles last week and has made a team-high 29 consecutive starts at linebacker for KU. A two-time All-PSAC selection, Delp has notched 10 or more tackles in 11 games in his career, including twice this season. He leads KU with 49 tackles this season, 10th in the PSAC at 8.2 per game, and ranks 10th all-time at KU with 254 career tackles and 13th with 13.0 sacks.
 
SENSATIONAL SOPHOMORE: Tajier Jefferson (East Orange, N.J./Queen of Peace), the returning PSAC East Freshman of the Year, is second on KU with 48 tackles. He has four career 10+ tackle games and ranks 13th in the PSAC at 8.0 per game. Last year, he had 70 tackles in his first year on the field, the most by a KU freshman in more than 20 years, and ranked in the top-five in the PSAC with 16 TFL.
 
LINEBACKER DUO: Zack Delp (Whitehall, Pa./Whitehall) and Tajier Jefferson (East Orange, N.J./Queen of Peace) are tied for the most combined tackles of any linebacker duo in the PSAC with 97.
 
PART-IN ME: Troy Parton (Allentown, Pa./Salisbury) ranks third in the PSAC with 6.2 receptions per game, highlighted by a career-high 15 catches against Mercyhurst, two shy off the school-record.
 
PERRY'S PICKS: Jake Perry (Harrisburg, Pa./Central Dauphin) co-leads the PSAC with a career-high three interceptions. He is 1-of-4 players in the PSAC with three.
 
INTERCEPTIONS: Kutztown has seven interceptions through six games after having six all of last season.
 
BLOCKING THE BLOCKERS: After allowing four blocked punts in the first two weeks, KU has improved its coverage with none in the last four weeks. However, KU's four blocked punts allowed remain tied for the most in the NCAA this season, across all divisions.
 
MAGIC NUMBER = 24: KU head coach Jim Clements is 13-1 in his Kutztown career when holding opponents to 24 or fewer points. His only loss was to Mercyhurst earlier this season (L, 19-23).
 
STOPPING THE RUN: KU's success under second-year head coach Jim Clements has stood true with its defensive ability to stop the run. Under Clements, KU is 10-1 when holding its opponent to less than 100 yards rushing. His only loss was to Mercyhurst earlier this year.
 
SEASONED VETERANS: Offensive linemen Jordan Morgan (Philadelphia, Pa./Parkway Northwest), Ben Cregger (Spring Grove, Pa./Spring Grove), Brian Robbins (Philadelphia, Pa./Archbishop Ryan) and Skyler Panchari (Pottsville, Pa./Blue Mountain) are all returning starters. Combined, they have played in 125 career games.
 
STARTING CENTER: Junior Ben Cregger (Spring Grove, Pa./Spring Grove) has made 28 consecutive starts at center, the longest streak of any lineman for Kutztown.
 
TEAM CAPTAINS: Kutztown's team captains for the 2016 season are Zack Delp (Whitehall, Pa./Whitehall), Jordan Morgan (Philadelphia, Pa./Parkway Northwest) and Kellen Williams (Chambersburg, Pa./Chambersburg).
 
EARLY LEAD: Kutztown has led at halftime in 20 of its last 21 wins.
 
PASS ATTACK: Dating back to 2011, Kutztown has thrown 30 or more pass attempts in 39 of its last 49 games (79.6 percent).
 
SENIOR RB DUO: Senior running backs Darrell Scott (Douglassville, Pa./Daniel Boone) and James Wah Jr. (Whitehall, Pa./Whitehall) are in the midst of their senior seasons. Having split carries for most of their careers, the duo has combined for 2,714 career rushing yards and 22 touchdowns to go along with 67 combined games of experience.
 
ALL-AMERICAN TACKLE: Returning All-American Jordan Morgan (Philadelphia, Pa./Parkway Northwest) has only missed one game in his career and has started at left tackle in 38 of KU's last 39 games, including a streak of 19 consecutive starts. His top honor last year was the AP Little All-America First Team, KU's first First Team selection since John Mobley in 1995. Morgan was a consensus Preseason All-American this year.
 
OVERTIME HEARTBREAK: KU is 2-9 all-time in overtime (OT). It played its first three OT games in 1996, but KU's first OT win was a 26-23 victory over Millersville in 3-OT in the final game of 2007. KU's most recent OT win was the 2014 season-finale, when a last-second touchdown pass catapulted a 41-35 win at Clarion. KU's most recent OT game was in 2015, a 27-21 loss at Bloomsburg.
 
HAPPY 101ST BIRTHDAY: 2016 marks the 101st season of Kutztown University football. Beginning in 1895, Kutztown's all-time record in 824 games stands at 365-436-23 (.457).
 
PSAC PRESEASON POLL: Kutztown was picked fourth in the East.
Eastern Division
1. West Chester (6)
2. Shippensburg (1)
3. Bloomsburg
4. Kutztown
5. East Stroudsburg (1)
6. Lock Haven
7. Millersville
8. Cheyney
 
Western Division
1. IUP (5)
2. Slippery Rock (2)
3. California
4. Clarion (1)
5. Gannon
6. Mercyhurst
7. Seton Hill
8. Edinboro