Football Contact: Bryan Salvadore • Sports Information Director • (610) 683-4182 • [email protected] 2011 PSAC Champions • 2010 & 2011 NCAA Tournament • 23 All-America Honors Kutztown University (3-2, 2-0 PSAC) at West Chester University (3-2, 2-0 PSAC) Saturday, Oct. 10 • 1 p.m. • John A. Farrell Stadium (7,500) GAME INFOR MATION BEAR BITES Series: ...........60th Meeting (WCU leads 49-9-1) • Kodi Reed owns KU’s career receiving yards (2,365) and touchdowns (25) records. First Meeting: ...................1937 (WCU 19, KU 0) • KU has scored 30 points in seven straight games, the longest active streak in the PSAC. Last Meeting: ....................2014 (WCU 29, KU 7) • KU is the only team in D-II and one of two in all divisions with two 500+ yard receivers. Last KU Win: ......................2011 (KU 24, WCU 0) • KU’s 400 rushing yards last week vs. Millersville marked the most in the last 25 years. Radio: ..............................................................KUR • The KU defense has allowed 14 total points over its last eight quarters. Talent: .................Matt Santos & Greg Bamberger • Terry Williams’ 175 yards last week marked KU’s first 100-yard rusher this season. Live Stats & Audio: ..........................KUBears.com • Kutztown looks to snap a three-year skid against West Chester. KUTZTOWN SCHEDULE KU VS. WEST CHESTER SEPTEMBER SERIES HISTORY: Saturday marks the 60th meeting between Kutztown and West Chester. SAT 5 ASSUMPTION L, 37-41 The Golden Rams have won three in a row against KU, with Kutztown’s last win coming SAT 12 at Indiana (PA) W, 34-33 in 2011 at West Chester, a 24-0 win in the driving snow. 2011 marked the last time KU SAT 19 GANNON L, 31-66 entered the matchup with an even or better record than West Chester. Prior to the 2010 SAT 26 at Cheyney * W, 34-0 season, West Chester had won the previous six matchups. OCTOBER SAT 3 MILLERSVILLE * W, 47-14 HOME BROADCAST INFORMATION: Home games will air live on PBS39 WLVT in the tri- SAT 10 at West Chester * 1 PM state area, and on KUTV, which is Service Electric Channel 24, Hometown Utilicom Chan- SAT 17 at Bloomsburg * 2 PM nel 191 in Kutztown and eastern Berks County, and Service Electric Channel 266 in the SAT 24 EAST STROUDSBURG * 1:05 PM Lehigh Valley. Mike Miller and Mike Iannucci have the call for KUTV. Games will re-air on SAT 31 at Lock Haven * 1 PM KUTV the following Sunday at 6 p.m., Monday at 3 p.m. and Tuesday at 12 p.m. NOVEMBER SAT 7 SHIPPENSBURG * 1:05 PM ROAD BROADCAST INFORMATION: Road games will be broadcast online through, “The SAT 14 CLARION 1:05 PM Radio Voice of Kutztown University, KUR.” Matt Santos, Kutztown University’s director of university relations who has covered Golden Bear Football since coming to KU in 1992, WEST CHESTER SCHEDULE will have the call in 2015. The pregame show will start 10 minutes prior to kickoff. Fans can listen to KU on KUR: SEPTEMBER • On-campus at 1670 AM THU 3 LENOIR-RHYNE L, 28-41 • Locally on Service Electric or Hometown Utilicom Channels 24, 28, 99, or 266. SAT 12 at Mercyhurst L, 35-37 • Online around the world streaming at www.Kutztown.edu/KUR SAT 19 SETON HILL W, 48-38 • On smart phones by downloading the “Tune-In” app and searching for Kutztown SAT 26 at Millersville * W, 48-3 • And on ANY phone, cell or landline, simply by dialing (610) 465-7860. OCTOBER SAT 3 at Lock Haven * W, 33-9 CAREER WIN #75: KU head coach Jim Clements won his 75th career game last week. SAT 10 KUTZTOWN * 1 PM 66 of his wins came at Delaware Valley College from 2006-13, with the last nine while at SAT 17 at Shippensburg * 1 PM the helm of the Golden Bears. Clements holds a career record of 75-31 with .708 winning SAT 24 BLOOMSBURG * 2 PM percentage. SAT 31 at Cheyney * 1 PM NOVEMBER SAT 7 EAST STROUDSBURG * 1 PM SAT 14 INDIANA (PA) 12 PM www.KUBears.com 1 2015 GOLDEN BEAR TRENDS HEAD COACHES Kutztown’s records in games... Decided by 3 pts or less 1-0 Jim Clements Decided by 4-10 points 0-1 (Widener ’96) Decided by 11-20 points 0-0 Head Coach Decided by more than 20 points 2-1 2nd Season Decided in overtime 0-0 9-7 Record at KU Kutztown’s record when scoring 75-31 Career Record 14 or fewer points 0-0 Jim Clements is in his second season as Kutztown University’s 15-24 or fewer points 0-0 head coach in 2015. He was named the head coach on March 25-34 points 2-1 19, 2014, and is the 16th head coach in Kutztown’s modern football history. 35+ points 1-1 Clements led Kutztown to a 6-5 season in his first year at the helm of the Golden Kutztown’s record when allowing Bears in 2014. He became the first KU head coach in the program’s modern history to 14 or fewer points 2-0 achieve a winning season in his first year at the helm of the Golden Bears. 15-24 or fewer points 0-0 At Kutztown, his players have earned 10 All-PSAC honors, including five on the defen- 25-34 points 1-0 sive side of the ball. He has posted two shutouts, including a school-record 74-0 win 35+ points 0-2 over Cheyney in 2014. His defense led the PSAC in red zone defense in 2014 (19th Kutztown’s record when in the nation) and ranked in the top three in the PSAC in total defense and turnover Leading after the 1st quarter 2-1 margin. Tied after the 1st quarter 0-0 Clements came to Kutztown after serving as the head coach at Division III Delaware Trailing after the 1st quarter 1-1 Valley College for eight years. He is the winningest coach in Delaware Valley history Leading at halftime 2-1 with an overall record of 66-24 from 2006-13. He earned four Middle Atlantic Confer- Tied at halftime 0-0 ence (MAC) championships (2008-11) and three NCAA second round appearances (2009-11). Trailing at halftime 1-1 Leading after the 3rd quarter 2-1 Clements received a Bachelor of Arts degree in history with a certification in second- Tied after the 3rd quarter 0-0 ary education from Widener in 1996, and earned a master’s in secondary education Trailing after the 3rd quarter 1-1 in 2001. Kutztown’s record with Clements and his wife, Sue, reside in Trappe, Pennsylvania, and have two children: a Less than 100 rushing yards 1-1 son, Hayden (10), and a daughter, Amelia (6). 100+ rushing yards 2-1 Less than 200 passing yards 2-0 Bill Zwaan 200-299 passing yards 0-0 (Delaware ’79) 300+ passing yards 1-2 Head Coach Less than 300 yards of total offense 0-0 13th Season 300+ yards of total offense 3-2 104-49 Record at WCU Kutztown’s record when allowing 158-63 Career Record Less than 100 rushing yards 1-0 100+ rushing yards 2-2 Less than 200 passing yards 2-0 Bill Zwaan is in his 13th season as head coach of the Golden Rams, having put togeth- 200-299 passing yards 1-0 er one of the most impressive coaching resume’s in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference during that span. 300+ passing yards 0-2 Less than 300 yards of total offense 2-0 Zwaan has won three PSAC East titles (2004, 2007 and 2008) while copping Coach 300+ yards of total offense 1-2 of the Year plaudits each time. He has guided the Golden Rams to the NCAA II playoffs a school-record seven times while authoring the second-most wins in school history (101) and steering the institution to the national semifinals twice (2004 and 2013). ABOUT KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY In 12 years on West Chester’s sideline, Zwaan has masterminded a 104-49 (.682) re- Location: Kutztown, Pa. cord. He sports an overall record of 158-63 (.718) in 18 years. West Chester has never Founded: 1866 suffered a losing season in conference play under Zwaan’s tutelage either, authoring Enrollment: 9,218 a 64-17 mark against the rest of the PSAC Eastern Division since 2003. Nickname: Golden Bears The 18-year college football mentor collected his 100th career win against Lock Ha- Colors: Maroon & Gold ven in the 2008 season opener and is one of only a handful of college coaches to Stadium/Field: University Field at Andre Reed Stadium (5,600) lead a school to the NCAA Tournament semifinals at both the Division II and III levels, Affiliation: NCAA Division II having guided West Chester to the Division II semifinals in both 2004 and 2013, and Widener University to the Division III semifinals in 2000. He was inducted into the Conference: Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Delaware County chapter of the Pennsylvania State Sports Hall of Fame in July 2008. President: Dr. Kenneth S. Hawkinson Director of Athletics: Greg Bamberger Zwaan was a standout QB at the University of Delaware during his college playing days, Associate Athletic Director: Michelle Gober leading the Blue Hens to the 1974 NCAA Division II national championship game. He earned his bachelor’s of science degree in Marketing Management in 1979. Director of Sports Medicine: Rennie Sacco Athletic Department Phone:(610) 683-4094 Zwaan resides in Malvern, Pa., with his wife Rosemary. Together, they raised two chil- dren, Bill Jr., and Caroline.