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 (0-0, 0-0 PSAC) vs. Assumption College (0-0, 0-0 NE-10) Saturday, Sept. 5 • 1:05 p.m. • University Field at Andre Reed Stadium (5,600) GAME INFOR MATION BEAR BITES Series: .............................. 1st Meeting (Tied 0-0) • Head coach Jim Clements enters his second season at KU after a 6-5 record in 2014. First Meeting: ..............................................2015 • Six Golden Bears have received Preseason All-America honors. Last Meeting: ...................................................N/A • 2015 marks the 100th season of KU football. Last KU Win: .....................................................N/A • KU returns 15 of 22 starters, nine on offense and six on defense. TV: ................................................... PBS39, KUTV • KU won every game last year when it ran for 100 yards. Live Webstream: ............................................ KUTV • The Golden Bears have led at halftime in each of their last 11 wins. Stats & Video: ..................................KUBears.com • KU was picked fifth in the PSAC East Preseason Poll. KUTZTOWN SCHEDULE KU VS. ASSUMPTION SEPTEMBER SERIES HISTORY: Saturday marks the first-ever meeting between Kutztown and Assump- SAT 5 ASSUMPTION 1:05 PM tion. Assumption plays in the Northeast-10 Conference. The last time KU played an oppo- SAT 12 at Indiana (PA) 4 PM nent from the NE-10 was against Saint Anselm College from 2008-12, and New Haven in SAT 19 GANNON 1:05 PM the 2011 NCAA playoffs. SAT 26 at Cheyney * 1 PM OCTOBER HOME BROADCAST INFORMATION: Home games will air live on PBS39 WLVT in the tri- SAT 3 MILLERSVILLE * 6:05 PM state area, and on KUTV, which is Service Electric Channel 24, Hometown Utilicom Chan- SAT 10 at West Chester * 1 PM nel 191 in Kutztown and eastern Berks County, and Service Electric Channel 266 in the SAT 17 at Bloomsburg * 2 PM Lehigh Valley. Mike Miller and Mike Iannucci have the call for KUTV. Games will re-air on SAT 24 EAST STROUDSBURG * 1:05 PM KUTV the following Sunday at 6 p.m., Monday at 3 p.m. and Tuesday at 12 p.m. SAT 31 at Lock Haven * 1 PM NOVEMBER ROAD BROADCAST INFORMATION: Road games will be broadcast online through, “The SAT 7 SHIPPENSBURG * 1:05 PM Radio Voice of Kutztown University, KUR.” Matt Santos, Kutztown University’s director of SAT 14 CLARION 1:05 PM university relations who has covered Golden Bear Football since coming to KU in 1992, will have the call in 2015. The pregame show will start 10 minutes prior to kickoff. Fans ASSUMPTION SCHEDULE can listen to KU on KUR: • On-campus at 1670 AM SEPTEMBER • Locally on Service Electric or Hometown Utilicom Channels 24, 28, 99, or 266. SAT 5 at Kutztown 1:05 PM • Online around the world streaming at www.Kutztown.edu/KUR SAT 12 at LIU Post * 12 PM • On smart phones by downloading the “Tune-In” app and searching for Kutztown FRI 18 MERRIMACK * 7 PM • And on ANY phone, cell or landline, simply by dialing (610) 465-7860. SAT 26 PACE * 1 PM OCTOBER TEAM CAPTAINS: Kutztown’s team captains for the 2015 season are Eric Condron, Zack SAT 3 at Saint Anselm * 12 PM Delp, Jordan Morgan and Kellen Williams. FRI 9 NEW HAVEN * 7 PM SAT 17 at So. Conn. State * 1 PM WINNING SEASON: Last year, Kutztown head coach Jim Clements became the first KU SAT 24 at American Int’l * 1 PM head coach in the program’s modern history to achieve a winning season in his first year FRI 30 BENTLEY * 7 PM at the helm of the Golden Bears with a 6-5 record. Notably, Earnest Slessinger went 3-2-1 NOVEMBER in his first year in 1929. SAT 7 STONEHILL * 1 PM www.KUBears.com 1 2015 GOLDEN BEAR TRENDS HEAD COACHES Kutztown’s records in games... Decided by 3 pts or less 0-0 Jim Clements Decided by 4-10 points 0-0 (Widener ’96) Decided by 11-20 points 0-0 Head Coach Decided by more than 20 points 0-0 2nd Season at KU Decided in overtime 0-0 6-5 Record at KU Kutztown’s record when scoring 72-29 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 0-0 19, 2014, and is the 16th head coach in Kutztown’s modern football history. 35+ points 0-0 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 0-0 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 0-0 sive side of the ball. He has posted two shutouts, including a school-record 74-0 win 35+ points 0-0 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 0-0 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 0-0 Valley College for eight years. He is the winningest coach in Delaware Valley history Leading at halftime 0-0 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 0-0 Leading after the 3rd quarter 0-0 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 0-0 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 0-0 son, Hayden (10), and a daughter, Amelia (6). 100+ rushing yards 0-0 Less than 200 passing yards 0-0 200-299 passing yards 0-0 Bob Chesney 300+ passing yards 0-0 (Dickinson ’00) Less than 300 yards of total offense 0-0 Head Coach 300+ yards of total offense 0-0 3rd Season Kutztown’s record when allowing 13-9 Record at AC Less than 100 rushing yards 0-0 36-18 Career Record 100+ rushing yards 0-0 Less than 200 passing yards 0-0 Bob Chesney enters his third season as the Assumption College football head coach 200-299 passing yards 0-0 in 2015 after being named to the position on February 5, 2013. 300+ passing yards 0-0 In his first full season as head coach of Assumption Football, Chesney directed the Less than 300 yards of total offense 0-0 Hounds to a 6-5 overall mark, just the sixth winning season in program history as 300+ yards of total offense 0-0 the Hounds earned the No. 4 seed in the Northeast-10 Championship Weekend. The team posted a perfect 5-0 road record in Northeast-10 play during the regular season, including three double-digit wins and just the second all-time victory over Bentley and ABOUT KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY the first in Waltham. Assumption also knocked off eventual Northeast-10 Champion American International by a 26-23 final. Location: Kutztown, Pa. Founded: 1866 Chesney’s team featured 11 Northeast-10 All-Conference players (Six First Team All- Enrollment: 9,218 Conference, Five Second Team All-Conference), 13 Worcester Area Football All-Stars, five All-Region honorees and three All-Americans. Nickname: Golden Bears Colors: Maroon & Gold Chesney came to Assumption from Division III Salve Regina University out of the New Stadium/Field: University Field at Andre Reed Stadium (5,600) England Football Conference (NEFC) in Newport, Rhode Island. While at Salve Regina, Affiliation: NCAA Division II he posted a 23-9 record during his three seasons as head coach. He coached 30 All-Conference selections, three All-Americans (AJ Albert 2011, Phil Terio 2012, Floyd Conference: Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Shaffer 2012), 41 Academic All-Conference selections and one Academic All-Ameri- President: Dr. Kenneth S. Hawkinson can while his defense consistently ranked among the league and national leaders in Director of Athletics: Greg Bamberger Division III. Associate Athletic Director: Michelle Gober Chesney graduated from Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, earning a Bache- Director of Sports Medicine: Rennie Sacco lor of Arts degree. At Dickinson, he was a four-year varsity letter winner and a two-time Athletic Department Phone:(610) 683-4094 All-Centennial Conference selection in 1998 and 1999. Chesney currently resides in Worcester with his wife, Andrea, their two daughters, Lyla and Hudson, and their son, Robert. 2 2015 Kutztown Football Notes | Assumption (Sept. 5) RUNNING TO VICTORY: Kutztown’s success last season stood true with its success of the running game. KU won every game KU CAREER RECEPTIONS LEADERS in which it ran for at least 100 yards. It also won every game Name No.