Kutztown University Football 2019 Game Notes Matt Heffelfinger, Sports Information Director || [email protected] || 610-683-4182
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KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL 2019 GAME NOTES MATT HEFFELFINGER, SPORTS INFORMATION DIRECTOR || [email protected] || 610-683-4182 #13/15 KUTZTOWN VS. #8/8 SLIPPERY ROCK KU ALL-TIME VS. SLIPPERY ROCK SATURDAY, NOV. 16 || 12:05 PM || ANDRE REED STADIUM || PSAC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME Meeting ..................................................................................14th Series Record .......................................Slippery Rock leads 10-3 First Meeting .................................11/3/1984 (ROCK 21 @ KU 6) Last Meeting ............................11/11/2017 (KU 42 vs. ROCK 34) Last KU Win.............................11/11/2017 (KU 42 vs. ROCK 34) Last ROCK Win ...........................9/6/2014 (ROCK 37 vs. KU 26) TM KUTZTOWN GOLDEN BEARS SLIPPERY ROCK THE ROCK GAME COVERAGE 2019 Record: ....................... 10-0, 7-0 PSAC East 2019 Record: ...................... 10-0, 7-0 PSAC West TV ........................................................................................KUTV Head Coach: ............. Jim Clements (Widener ’96) Head Coach: ......... Shawn Lutz (West Virginia’96) Live Video .....................................Hometown Utilicom Channel 8 Record at KU: ......................... 47-18 (6th season) Record at ROCK: .................... 36-10 (4th season) Live/On Demand Video ....................................KUBears.com/live Career Record: ................... 113-42 (14th season) Career Record: ............................................ Same Audio .....................................................................................KUR On Campus ....................................................................1670 AM KICKING OFF Tape Delay Video * ..................RCN Lehigh Valley 4, 1004 (HD) ................................................RCN Delaware Valley 8, 608 (HD) • No. 13 Kutztown is going for its second PSAC championship in program history today .................................................RCN Washington DC 8, 678 (HD) against No. 8 Slippery Rock in a matchup of 10-0 teams. The Golden Bears only confer- * Airs Wednesday, 11/20, at 8 p.m. ence title to date came back in 2011. ONLINE • KU and SRU feature two of the top run defenses in the nation, with each allowing less Audio & Video ...................................................KUBears.com/live than 93 yards per game. Live Stats ..............................KUBears.com/sidearmstats/football • The Golden Bears’ 2011 PSAC championship came against Slippery Rock, 21-14, Listen .............................................................. kutztown.edu/KUR here at Andre Reed Stadium. • Kutztown is the Eastern Division’s representative in the PSAC Championship game for the fouth time in its history (1980, 2011, 2016, 2019). 2019 KUTZTOWN SCHEDULE • Slippery Rock is making its 12th PSAC Championship game appearance all-time. The 10-0 OVERALL, 7-0 PSAC EAST Rock are 6-5 all-time in PSAC title games, most recently winning in 2014 and 2015. SEPTEMBER BY THE NUMBERS Sat. 7 ASSUMPTION W, 54-16 KUTZ PSAC NCAA D2 STAT NCAA D2 PSAC ROCK Sat. 14 at Cal U W, 35-28 37.7 4 24 Scoring Offense 3 1 47.9 Sat. 21 GANNON W, 35-10 15.7 2 13 Scoring Defense 33 5 19.7 Sat. 28 at Shepherd * W, 34-27 187.8 2 51 Rushing Offense 59 3 175.7 91.5 2 13 Rushing Defense 15 3 92.7 OCTOBER 257.4 5 33 Passing Offense 6 2 323.3 Sat. 5 at Bloomsburg * W, 27-12 199.6 5 60 Passing Defense 52 3 195.1 Sat. 12 EAST STROUDSBURG * W, 35-13 445.2 4 27 Total Offense 10 2 499.0 Sat. 19 at Lock Haven * W, 35-12 291.1 3 24 Total Defense 19 2 287.8 Sat. 26 SHIPPENSBURG * W, 55-5 25.9 1 8 Kick Returns 147 16 16.88 5.7 10 119 Punt Returns 65 6 9.07 NOVEMBER 2.7 4 35 Sacks 17 2 3.1 Sat. 2 at #22/22 West Chester * W, 30-17 1.5 4 45 Sacks Allowed 45 4 1.5 Sat. 9 MILLERSVILLE * W, 37-17 16 2 10 Interceptions 39 7 12 Sat. 16 #8/8 SLIPPERY ROCK ^ 12:05 p.m. 1.5 2 6 Turnover Margin 20 3 0.9 61.5 4 70 Penalty Yards 165 16 106.0 * PSAC East game 30:51 5 51 TOP 68 7 30:20 54.0 1 3 3rd Down Conv. ^ PSAC Championship game 6 2 51.6 33.3 14 135 4th Down Conv. 1 1 80.0 * 16 teams in PSAC / 166 ranked in D2 football 2019 GOLDEN BEAR TRENDS HEAD COACH JIM CLEMENTS Kutztown’s records in games ............................ 2019 ............Clements Era SEASON AT KU: 6th Decided by 3 pts or less ..........................................0-0 ......................5-1 ............. Decided by 4-10 points ............................................2-0 ......................9-6 ............. RECORD AT KU: 47-18 Decided by 11-20 points ..........................................3-0 .....................12-4 ............ Decided by more than 20 points ..............................5-0 .....................22-6 ............ SEASON OVERALL: 14th Decided in overtime .................................................0-0 ......................3-1 ............. RECORD OVERALL: 113-42 Kutztown’s record when scoring 14 or fewer points ....................................................0-0 ......................0-5 ............. ALMA MATER: Widener ‘96/’01M 15-24 or fewer points ...............................................0-0 ......................5-6 ............. Jim Clements is in his sixth season as Kutztown University’s head 25-34 points .............................................................3-0 .....................12-6 ............ coach in 2019. The 16th head coach in modern program history, 35+ points ................................................................7-0 .....................30-1 ............ Clements was hired to lead to the Golden Bears on March 19, 2014. Kutztown’s record when allowing 14 or fewer points ....................................................5-0 .....................20-0 ............ Clements is the first coach in program history to open his tenure at KU with five consecutive winning seasons. He holds a 47-18 record (.723) at KU and a 34-9 mark (.791) in the 15-24 points .............................................................3-0 .....................12-1 ............ Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC). Clements ranks fifth at KU in career 25-34 points .............................................................2-0 .....................14-6 ............ wins and holds the best winning percentage among any coach in program history. 35+ points ................................................................0-0 .....................1-11 ............ Kutztown’s record when In 13 years as a head coach between Kutztown and Delaware Valley, Clements has compiled a 113-42 record (.729). His teams have finished with a .500 or better record in all 13 seasons. Leading after the 1st quarter ...................................9-0 .....................30-6 ............ Tied after the 1st quarter .........................................0-0 ......................9-2 ............. Clements directed KU to its third all-time appearance in the NCAA Division II Trailing after the 1st quarter ...................................1-0 .....................8-10 ............ Championship tournament in 2018. As the Golden Bears again featured a prolific offense that put up more than 470 yards and 38 points per game, Clements became Leading at halftime .................................................8-0 .....................39-7 ............ the first coach in program history to defeat every team in the PSAC. Two years Tied at halftime .......................................................1-0 ......................3-0 ............. earlier, he led the Maroon and Gold to the 2016 PSAC East title with a perfect 7-0 Trailing at halftime ..................................................1-0 .....................5-11 ............ divisional record, a first for the program. Clements was recognized with PSAC East Leading after the 3rd quarter ..................................8-0 .....................40-3 ............ and KU Coach of the Year honors. After starting the season 0-3, Kutztown rattled off seven straight wins to play in the PSAC Championship Game for the third time Tied after the 3rd quarter ........................................0-0 ......................2-2 ............. in program history. It was the biggest turnaround in a season in program history. Trailing after the 3rd quarter ...................................2-0 .....................5-13 ............ Kutztown’s record with Clements’ players have combined to earn 54 All-PSAC honors, including 25 on Less than 100 rushing yards ...................................2-0 .....................4-10 ............ the defensive side of the ball. His rushing defense has been the best in the modern era at Kutztown, holding opponents to 86.7 yards per game in 2017. The Golden 100+ rushing yards .................................................8-0 .....................42-8 ............ Bears have posted five shutouts under Clements, including a school-record 74-0 Less than 200 passing yards ..................................2-0 .....................10-8 ............ win over Cheyney in 2014. His defense led the PSAC in red zone defense in 2014 200-299 passing yards ...........................................4-0 .....................19-4 ............ (19th in the nation) and ranked in the top three in the PSAC in total defense and 300+ passing yards ................................................4-0 .....................17-6 ............ turnover margin. KU ranked fifth in Division II in sacks in 2016 at 3.82 per game. The 2017 defense held opponents to 19.5 points per game, a program best since Less than 300 yards