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KUTZTOWN, Pa. – The stage is set. December football on home turf for a regional championship and berth in the final four. What more could you ask for?
 
The nationally-ranked Kutztown University football team has had a season for the ages thus far in 2021. KU won its second Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference championship, earned the top seed in the NCAA Tournament's Super Region I, and earned a spot in the Regional Championship/Quarterfinal Round for the first time in program history.
 
The historic campaign for the 12th-ranked and No. 1 seed Golden Bears (11-1 overall) pushes forward with a matchup in the quarterfinals against 8th-ranked and No. 2 seed Shepherd University (12-1) on Saturday, Dec. 4, at 12:05 p.m., from Andre Reed Stadium. The two teams met back on Sept. 25, and KU left West Virginia with a 37-29 win against the then-No. 10 Rams.
 
The first 500 KU students that reserve their tickets online will receive FREE admittance, sponsored by the Office of Student Involvement.
 
A limited number of reserved seats in Section C (seat backs) are available for $15. All adult general admission seats are $10, all students with ID (after the 500-student limit) and senior citizens (65+) are $5 and children under the age of 6 are free of charge.
 
General parking in lots F1 and E2 can be purchased online in advance for $5, while game day parking in those same lots is $10 (cash only). Standard tailgating permits for lot E2 are available for $25.
 
Following a bye in the first round, Kutztown mustered just enough offense to hold off 18th-ranked and No. 4 seed New Haven University in the second round last Saturday, Nov. 27. It was the 11th victory of the season, tied for the most in school history, and the 10th win in-a-row for the Maroon and Gold, with their only loss coming on the road at then-No. 15 IUP, 29-26. KU has faced four opponents ranked in the top-20 in Division II so far this year and are 3-1 against those foes, including the win in the PSAC final against No. 10 and defending league champion Slippery Rock.
 
"I'm really proud of all these guys," PSAC East Coach of the Year and Kutztown head coach Jim Clements said after the win over the Chargers. "It's awesome to be able to play for the Super Region One title after we didn't make it out of this game back in 2019. The guys worked extremely hard preparing these last two weeks and they played really well today."
 
Kutztown has the 10th-ranked scoring defense in Division II and first in the PSAC, allowing just 13.3 points per game. The 258 yards per game given up is also 10th in the country and second in the conference. Offensively, the rushing attack ranks second in the PSAC at 191.1 yards per game. KU also ranks seventh in total offense with 368.3 yards per game, scoring 25.2 points per game.
 
Shepherd enters Saturday with the No. 1 scoring offense in the country at 47.6 ppg. Their passing attack ranks second in DII with 350.9 ypg through the air. Quarterback Tyson Bagent leads the nation with 4,503 passing yards and 51 touchdowns and is a finalist for the Division II Harlon Hill award, college football's player of the year.
 
A victory on Saturday will send the Golden Bears to the final four in Division II, the following Saturday, Dec. 11, with the opponent and location to be determined.