Saturday, Sept. 15 • 12:00 p.m.
McConnell Family Stadium
Kutztown Golden Bears
Record: 2-0, 0-0 PSAC East
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Head Coach: Jim Clements (Widener '96)
Record at KU: 30-16 (5th season)
Career Record: 96-40 (13th season)
Gannon Golden Knights
Record: 0-2, 0-0 PSAC West
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Head Coach: Brad Rzyczycki (Mercyhurst '95)
Record at GAN: 34-34 (6th season)
Career Record: same
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PSAC Week 3 Notes
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GAME INFORMATION
Series: 4th Meeting (GU leads 2-1)
First Meeting: 2010 (KU 27, GU 24)
Last Meeting: 2015 (GU 66, KU 31)
Last KU Win: 2010 (KU 27, GU 24)
BEAR BITES
• Kutztown has won its last four games against PSAC West opponents.
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Craig Reynolds (Willow Grove, Pa./Abington) (5TD) and
Collin DiGalbo (Secane, Pa./Monsignor Bonner) (4TD) rank 1-2 in the PSAC in scoring.
• KU's offense ranks second in the PSAC in rushing (195.5), third in scoring (33.0), yards (472.5).
• Kutztown is 17-4 in its last 21 games.
• DiGalbo ranks second in the PSAC in total offense (343.0).
• Reynolds ranks second in the PSAC in all-purpose yards (196.5).
• Reynolds eclipsed 2,000 career rushing yards last week, the 13th in school history.
• Kutztown is 2-0 for the first time since 2011.
• Head Coach
Jim Clements has yet to defeat Gannon in his KU career in two tries.
• KU is receiving votes in the AFCA National Poll.
Complete Game Notes
SERIES HISTORY: Saturday marks the fourth meeting between the Golden Bears and the Golden Knights. They first met in the 2010 regular season-finale, when KU won 27-24 at Gannon before earning the program's first-ever bid to the NCAA Tournament. In 2014 at Gannon, KU led 21-20 at halftime but dropped a 37-28 decision on the road. Gannon followed with its first-ever trip to KU in 2015, winning 66-31.
WINNING PROGRAMS: Kutztown enters Saturday's game 17-4 in its last 21 games, tied for second-best in the PSAC with Shippensburg and only trailing IUP (19-2).
2-0: Kutztown is 2-0 for the first time since it started 4-0 and won the PSAC Championship in 2011.
UNDEFEATED: Kutztown is 1-of-5 undefeated teams in the PSAC.
3-POINT GAME: Last week's 34-31 win over California (PA) was only the fourth game in head coach
Jim Clements' career at KU decided by three points or less. Clements is 3-1 in those games.
ACCURATE PASSER: Collin DiGalbo (Secane, Pa./Monsignor Bonner) leads the PSAC and ranks fifth in Division II in completion percentage at 71.7 percent.
HOLDING ON: Kutztown is 1-of-3 PSAC teams to not lose a fumble last year. Last year, KU was the last PSAC team to lose a fumble.
CONTAIN, CONTAIN, CONTAIN: Kutztown leads the PSAC in kick return defense, holding teams to 11.6 yards per return.
ONE IF BY AIR, TWO IF BY SEA: Quarterback
Collin DiGalbo (Secane, Pa./Monsignor Bonner) ranks second in the PSAC and seventh in Division II in total offense at 343.0 per game (277.0 passing/66.0 rushing).
PSAC ATHLETE(S) OF THE WEEK: Craig Reynolds (Willow Grove, Pa./Abington) (Week 1) and
Collin DiGalbo (Secane, Pa./Monsignor Bonner) (Week 2) have earned the first two PSAC East Offensive Athlete of the Week honors of the season. The duo has combined for nine PSAC Athlete of the Week awards in their careers.
LONG RUN: In Week 1 at Assumption,
Craig Reynolds (Willow Grove, Pa./Abington) ran for a 77-yard touchdown in the first half. It was the longest run of his career and KU's longest since a school-record 98-yard run by Terry Williams in 2015.
2,000-YARD RUSHER: Craig Reynolds (Willow Grove, Pa./Abington) eclipsed 2,000 career rushing yards last week - the 13th player in school history to run for 2,000.
ALL-PURPOSE BACK: Craig Reynolds (Willow Grove, Pa./Abington) is a two-time All-PSAC and All-Region running back. He ranks on 11 career leaderboards at KU, in addition to his single-game records for rushing and all-purpose yards. He ranks second in the PSAC and sixth in Division II in all-purpose yards at 196.5 per game, and is fourth in school history with 3,995 career all-purpose yards.
INTO THE BACKFIELD: Kutztown ranks fourth in the PSAC and 11th in Division II in sacks per game at 4.0. KU had seven in its opener at Assumption, tied for the sixth-most in school history.
ANOTHER YEAR, ANOTHER WINNING SEASON: Kutztown has posted four-straight winning seasons, the longest stretch in school history. Head Coach
Jim Clements is in the stretch of 12-straight winning seasons in his career.
STOPPING THE RUN: Under head coach
Jim Clements, KU is 15-2 when holding its opponent to less than 100 yards rushing. His only losses were to Mercyhurst in 2016, and at West Chester in 2017.
EXTRA POINT RECORD: Senior
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 a school-record nine PATs in a game three times and is the career record-holder with 144 and counting. He has made 23 field goals in his career, one shy of second all-time in school history.
THIRD-YEAR QB: Collin DiGalbo (Secane, Pa./Monsignor Bonner) is a three-year starting and All-PSAC quarterback. Through 22 career games, DiGalbo ranks on KU's career leaderboards in career passing yards (4,173, 6th in KU history), passing touchdowns (30, 6th), completions (347, 6th) and pass attempts (549, 9th).
DUAL-THREAT QB: DiGalbo is on pace to run for more than 1,000 yards in his career, a feat no KU quarterback has ever accomplished. 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 (133). He has run for 818 career yards with 16 touchdowns, as KU's career QB records stand at 878 yards and 19 touchdowns. He needs 61 rushing yards to break the career QB rushing record at KU.
WINNING QUARTERBACK: Collin DiGalbo (Secane, Pa./Monsignor Bonner) holds a record of 14-4 as a starting quarterback.
TACKLING TJ: Tajier Jefferson (East Orange, N.J./Queen of Peace) is a four-year All-PSAC starting linebacker and a two-year team captain. He posted a career-high 86 tackles last year and ranks 12th in school history with 249 career tackles and 38.5 tackles-for-loss. He has only missed one game in his career.
STARTING LINEBACKER: Jefferson has made 33 consecutive starts at linebacker, the longest streak on the team and third-longest active streak in the PSAC.
BALL HAWK: Junior cornerback
Ahkee Cox-Cowan (Harrisburg, Pa./Harrisburg) was named All-PSAC East First Team and All-Region Second Team last year. He broke the school-record with 20 passes defended and 17 breakups. He ranks fourth in school history with 26 career breakups.
MAGIC NUMBER = 24: KU head coach
Jim Clements is 21-1 in his Kutztown career when holding opponents to 24 or fewer points. His only loss was to Mercyhurst in 2016 (23-19).
INTERCEPTION LEADER: Jake Perry (Harrisburg, Pa./Central Dauphin) leads KU with 11 career interceptions, seventh in school history. He was an All-PSAC East First Team safety as a sophomore in 2016.
PSAC PRESEASON POLL: Kutztown was picked third in the East.
Eastern Division
1) West Chester (6)
2) Shippensburg
3) Kutztown (1)
4) Bloomsburg
5) East Stroudsburg
6) Millersville
7) Lock Haven
Western Division
1) IUP (7)
2) California (1)
3) Slippery Rock
4) Edinboro
5) Gannon
6) Mercyhurst
7) Clarion
8) Seton Hill