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GAME INFORMATION
Series: 3rd Meeting (AC leads 2-0)
First Meeting: 2015 (AC def KU, 41-37)
Last Meeting: 2016 (AC def. KU, 45-21)
Last KU Win: N/A
TV: KUTV (SECV & Hometown Utilicom)
Audio: KUR
Live Stats, Audio & Video: www.KUBears.com
WAYS TO WATCH/LISTEN:
ON CAMPUS: 1670 AM
TV: SECV Birdsboro Channel 24, 524 (HD)
TV: SECV Lehigh Valley Channel 266, 765 (HD)
TV: Hometown Utilicom Channel 191
LISTEN ONLINE: www.Kutztown.edu/KUR

BEAR BITES
• Kutztown won its third PSAC East title in school history last season.
• KU went a perfect 7-0 in the PSAC East for the first time in school history last year.
• Kutztown is coming off its third-straight winning season.
• KU had a school-record 29 rushing touchdowns last season.
• Kutztown ran for the second-most yards in school history last year (2,492).
• Jim Clements enters his fourth year as head coach at Kutztown University.
• Kutztown was picked second in the PSAC East Preseason Poll.
• In the last three years, KU has gone 2-7 in its opening games before starting divisional play.
• KU installed new SprintTurf at Andre Reed Stadium this summer.
• Assumption has competed in back-to-back NE-10 championship games and NCAA Tournaments.

Complete Game Notes

SERIES HISTORY: Saturday marks the third meeting between Kutztown and Assumption. They have met the last two seasons, with Assumption winning 41-37 in 2015 and 45-21 last season. This will be the second time Assumption has made the trip to KU.
 
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.
 
TURNAROUND OF THE CENTURY:  Last year, the Golden Bears turned three straight losses into seven straight wins for the first time in school history.
 
WINNING SEASON: KU has posted three-straight winning seasons, extending head coach Jim Clements' career streak to 11 straight.
 
RUSHING RECORD: The Golden Bears ran for a school-record 29 touchdowns last season, and posted the second-most rushing yards at 2,492.
 
MOVING FORWARD: Kutztown had its streak of rushing for 100 or more yards snapped at 18 games in last year's season-finale against California (PA). Under head coach Jim Clements, KU is 18-6 when rushing for triple-digit yardage.
 
RETURNING QB: Redshirt-sophomore Collin DiGalbo (Secane, Pa./Monsignor Bonner) earned All-PSAC East Second Team honors and the PSAC East Freshman of the Year last year. Through the air, he ranked third in the PSAC last year in completion percentage (.626). On the ground, he broke 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).
 
WINNING QUARTERBACK: Collin DiGalbo (Secane, Pa./Monsignor Bonner) holds a record of 6-1 as a starting quarterback.
 
EARLY SEASON SLUMPS: In the last three years, KU has posted a 2-7 record in its opening games before starting divisional play.
 
RUN REYNOLDS RUN: Team Captain Craig Reynolds (Willow Grove, Pa./Abington) returns as an All-PSAC and All-Region First Team running back. He became the youngest player in school history to rush for 1,000 yards last year, as he led the PSAC with 1,189 yards. His yardage and 14 rushing touchdowns both rank third in school history. Reynolds broke school-records last year for rushing yards (261) and all-purpose yards (345) in a game.
 
LEADING RECEIVER: Craig Reynolds (Willow Grove, Pa./Abington)' 19 catches for 163 yards makes him Kutztown's leading returning receiver.
 
NEW-LOOK OFFENSIVE LINE: KU graduated three starting offensive lineman last year, and 114 games of combined experience.
 
SACK LUNCH: KU's defensive front posted 42 sacks last year – the most in a season for the program since 1985. KU led the PSAC and ranked fifth in Division II at 3.82 per game, second-most in school history behind a record 4.70 per game in 1985. KU had seven, eight and nine sacks in a game last season, all in the top-six in KU single-game history.
 
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.
 
DON'T RUN AT RONNY: Ronny Tomasetti (Dickson City, Pa./Mid-Valley), a team captain, earned All-PSAC and All-Region honors last year. He led the team with 13.0 tackles-for-loss and a career-high 7.5 sacks. He has 15 sacks in his career and will begin to move his way up the record book this year, potentially eyeing the record of 25.5.
 
TACKLING TJ: Tajier Jefferson (East Orange, N.J./Queen of Peace) is a two-year All-PSAC starting linebacker and a 2017 team captain. He has 150 career tackles in his first two years with 25 tackles-for-loss and six sacks. He has only missed one game in his career.
 
LEADING TACKLER: Jalen Nieves (Bensalem, Pa./Bensalem) enters his final season in the Maroon and Gold. He has played in 27 career games with 174 tackles and four interceptions.
 
EYE FOR THE FOOTBALL: Jake Perry (Harrisburg, Pa./Central Dauphin) thrived in his first full year as a starter last year. He hauled in five interceptions – third in the PSAC – to earn All-PSAC East First Team honors as a sophomore. He had 52 tackles.
 
RETURNING KICKER: Alec Rosenfeld (Bensalem, Pa./Bensalem) missed last season due to injury, but returns as a strong and consistent kicker for KU. He 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.
 
MAGIC NUMBER = 24: KU head coach Jim Clements is 15-1 in his Kutztown career when holding opponents to 24 or fewer points. His only loss was to Mercyhurst in 2016 (23-19).
 
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 in 2016.
 
STARTING CENTER: Tajier Jefferson (East Orange, N.J./Queen of Peace) has made 20 consecutive starts at linebacker, the longest streak on the team.
 
EARLY LEAD: Kutztown has led at halftime in 23 of its last 25 wins. KU's two comeback wins over that time were at Indiana (PA) in 2015, and at Shippensburg in 2016.
 
PASS ATTACK: Dating back to 2011, Kutztown has thrown 30 or more pass attempts in 42 of its last 54 games (77.8 percent).
 
OVERTIME HEARTBREAK: KU is 3-9 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 in 2-OT in 2016 at Shippensburg. KU's most recent OT game was in 2016, a 24-21 win in double-overtime at Shippensburg.
 
HAPPY 102ND BIRTHDAY: 2017 marks the 102nd season of Kutztown University football. Beginning in 1895, Kutztown's all-time record in 829 games stands at 369-437-23 (.459).
 
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