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GAME INFORMATION
Series: 71st Meeting (BLOOM leads 47-22-1)
First Meeting: 1927 (BLOOM def. KU, 30-0)
Last Meeting: 2016 (KU def. BLOOM, 34-24)
Last BLOOM Win: 2015 (BU def. KU, 27-21 (2OT))
VIDEO: ESPN3
Audio: KUR
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WAYS TO WATCH/LISTEN:
WATCH: WLVT PBS39
ON CAMPUS: 1670 AM
TV: SECV Birdsboro Channel 24, 524 (HD)
TV: SECV Lehigh Valley Channel 266, 765 (HD)
TV: Hometown Utilicom Channel 191

BEAR BITES
• Kutztown had its 11-game PSAC East winning streak snapped last week at West Chester.
• Craig Reynolds (Willow Grove, Pa./Abington) ranks third in the PSAC and eighth in D-II at 194.8 all-purpose yards per game.
• Reynolds has scored 2+ touchdowns in four of KU's five games this season.
• Shawn Turber-Ortiz (Northumberland, Pa./Shikellamy) has three interceptions in the last three games.
• KU has committed three turnovers, the fewest in PSAC and tied for the fewest in Division II.
• Dean Krcic (Saylorsburg, Pa./Pleasant Valley) leads the PSAC and ranks fourth in Division II in punting average at 45.0 yards.
• Alec Rosenfeld (Bensalem, Pa./Bensalem) kicked his 19th and 20th career field goals last week, third-most in KU history.
• Kutztown has lost one fumble this year, the fewest in the PSAC and second-fewest in Division II.
• Kutztown (3-2) is off to its best start since 2011, when KU went 11-2.
• Bloomsburg has three defensive TDs this year, second-most in the PSAC.

Complete Game Notes

SERIES HISTORY: Saturday marks the 71st meeting between Kutztown and Bloomsburg, tied for the second-longest rivalry in school history. Bloomsburg had won four-straight matchups prior to last year's KU victory. The last time these teams played at Redman Stadium in 2015, Bloomsburg won 27-21 in double-overtime. Since 1992, Kutztown has two wins over Bloomsburg - 2011 and 2016.
 
LAST WEEK: Kutztown tied the game at 21-21 at West Chester with 1:55 to go, but West Chester started its final drive at the Kutztown 32-yardline and answered with a touchdown in its 27-21 win over Kutztown last Saturday. Significant plays throughout the day were an 85-yard West Chester touchdown pass late in the third quarter, the last-minute field position for West Chester, and Kutztown having to settle for two field goals when driving inside the West Chester 5-yardline twice in the first quarter.
 
35-POINT QUARTER: Kutztown scored 35 points in the second quarter earlier this year against Millersville, the first time KU scored 35+ in a quarter since 2012.
 
WINNING STREAK SNAPPED: Kutztown had its 11-game PSAC East winning streak snapped last week at West Chester, which dated back to the final three games of 2015.
 
PICK CITY: KU has nine interceptions this year, third-most in the PSAC. KU had four interceptions earlier this year vs. Seton Hill - the most for KU since 2011.
 
60-POINT MARK: KU surpassed the 60-point mark earlier this year vs. Seton Hill for the first time since 2015.
 
ALL-PURPOSE BACK: Craig Reynolds (Willow Grove, Pa./Abington) ranks third in the PSAC and eighth in Division II at 194.8 all-purpose yards per game, highlighted by a 335-yard performance in the season-opener against Assumption. He holds the single-game record of 345, set last season. For his career, he ranks sixth in school history with 3,449 career all-purpose yards.
 
EYEING THE ENDZONE: Reynolds ranks third in the PSAC and fourth in Division II with 10 touchdowns this season - five rushing, four receiving and one punt return.
 
UP AND AWAY: Kutztown is 1-of-6 teams in the PSAC to not allow a blocked kick, and 1-of-9 to not allow a blocked punt this season.
 
PROTECT THE FOOTBALL: Kutztown has committed three turnovers this year, the fewest in the PSAC and tied for the fewest in Division II. KU's turnover margin of +2.00 ranks second in the PSAC and third in Division II.
 
PUT THOSE FLAGS AWAY: Kutztown has the most penalty yardage in the PSAC at 97.0 per game.
 
TACKLING TJ: Tajier Jefferson (East Orange, N.J./Queen of Peace) had a career-high 15 tackles in the opener against Assumption with an interception and a forced fumble. He is a two-year All-PSAC starting linebacker and a 2017 team captain with 189 career tackles and 29 tackles-for-loss. He has only missed one game in his career.
 
FORCED FUMBLE: Jefferson co-leads the PSAC with two forced fumbles this year.
 
LEADING TACKLER: Jalen Nieves (Bensalem, Pa./Bensalem) has played in 32 career games with 210 tackles and four interceptions.
 
PRIMETIME PUNTER: Freshman punter Dean Krcic (Saylorsburg, Pa./Pleasant Valley) leads the PSAC and ranks fourth in Division II with an average of 45 yards-per-punt. The school-record for a season is 43.02 by KU All-Time Team punter Jon Corson in 2003.
 
MAGIC NUMBER = 24: KU head coach Jim Clements is 17-1 in his Kutztown career when holding opponents to 24 or fewer points. His only loss was to Mercyhurst in 2016 (23-19).
 
DUAL-THREAT QB: DiGalbo earned All-PSAC East Second Team honors and the PSAC East Freshman of the Year last year. On the ground, he holds four school-rushing-records for a quarterback – touchdowns in a game (3) and season (8), longest run (82) and most rushing yards in a game (126). He has run for 613 career yards with 11 touchdowns, as KU's career QB records stand at 878 yards and 19 touchdowns.
 
WINNING QUARTERBACK: Collin DiGalbo (Secane, Pa./Monsignor Bonner) holds a record of 9-3 as a starting quarterback.
 
POINTS ON THE BOARD: DiGalbo ranks third in the PSAC, responsible for 17.2 points-per-game.
 
TEAM CAPTAINS: Kutztown's three team captains this year are Ronny Tomasetti (Dickson City, Pa./Mid-Valley), Craig Reynolds (Willow Grove, Pa./Abington) and Tajier Jefferson (East Orange, N.J./Queen of Peace). KU will also feature a fourth team captain on gameday.
 
RETURN MAN: Reynolds ranks third in the PSAC and 12th in Division II at 17.0 yards per punt return. The school-record is 16.4 by KU All-Time Teamer Mark Steinmeyer in 1988.
 
STARTING LINEBACKER: Tajier Jefferson (East Orange, N.J./Queen of Peace) has made 25 consecutive starts at linebacker, the longest streak on the team.
 
FIRST CAREER TD: Redshirt-senior tight end Andrew Garbarino (Peckville, Pa./Valley View) caught his first career pass in the season-opener vs. Assumption in his 33rd career game. In his 35th career game earlier this year vs. Seton Hill, he hauled in his first career touchdown – a six-yard catch. It was the first touchdown by a KU tight end since Anthony Castillo at Shippensburg in 2014.
 
INTERCEPTION LEADER: Jake Perry (Harrisburg, Pa./Central Dauphin) leads KU with seven career interceptions, including five last season in his All-PSAC East First Team season.
 
BALL HAWK: Sophomore cornerback Ahkee Cox-Cowan (Harrisburg, Pa./Harrisburg) ranks second in the PSAC in passes defended at 1.8 per game.
 
RETURNING KICKER: Alec Rosenfeld (Bensalem, Pa./Bensalem) was an All-PSAC and All-Region kicker his freshman campaign in 2014, when he set school-records for field goal percentage in a season and field goals in a game. He has kicked two field goals each of the last two weeks, moving him into third all-time at KU with 20 career field goals.
 
PSAC EAST CHAMPS: Kutztown won its third PSAC East title in program history last year, joining previous title teams from 1980 and 2011. KU went 7-0 in the PSAC East, its first perfect PSAC season in school history.

PSAC PRESEASON POLL: Kutztown was picked second in the East.
 
Eastern Division
1) West Chester (8)
2) Kutztown
3) Shippensburg
4) Bloomsburg
5) East Stroudsburg
6) Lock Haven
7) Millersville
8) Cheyney
 
Western Division
1) IUP (6)
2) California (2)
3) Slippery Rock
4) Edinboro
5) Gannon
6) Seton Hill
7) Clarion
8) Mercyhurst