KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL 2019 GAME NOTES MATT HEFFELFINGER, SPORTS INFORMATION DIRECTOR || [email protected] || 610-683-4182 KUTZTOWN AT SHEPHERD KU ALL-TIME VS. SHEPHERD SATURDAY, SEPT. 28 || 1 PM || RAM STADIUM (CAPACITY 5,000) Meeting ...................................................................................2nd Series Record ................................................Shepherd leads 1-0 First Meeting ................................. 11/27/10 (SHEP 41 @ KU 34) Last Meeting ................................. 11/27/10 (SHEP 41 @ KU 34) Last KU Win..........................................................................None GAME COVERAGE TV .........................................................................................None KUTZTOWN GOLDEN BEARS SHEPHERD RAMS Radio .................................... The Big Dawg 95.9 FM (Shepherd) 2019 Record: ......................... 3-0, 0-0 PSAC East 2019 Record: ......................... 2-1, 0-0 PSAC East Head Coach: ............. Jim Clements (Widener ’96) Head Coach: ..............Ernie McCook (Wesley ‘92) Record at KU: ......................... 40-18 (6th season) Record at GU: .............................9-4 (2nd season) ONLINE Career Record: ................... 106-42 (14th season) Career Record: ............................................ Same Video/Audio ...............https://portal.stretchinternet.com/shepherd KICKING OFF Radio ............................................bigdawg92fm.com (Shepherd) - Kutztown makes its first ever trip to Shepherd on Saturday as the Rams make their PSAC debut Live Stats ..................... shepherdrams.com/sidearmstats/football - The Golden Bears are coming off a 35-10 home victory over Gannon last week, which moved KU to 3-0 for the second straight season - Head coach Jim Clements can maintain his status as the only coach in program history to have defeated every PSAC school with a win against the Rams - KU goes up against a team from West Virginia for just the fifth time and plays within state lines for the second time 2019 KUTZTOWN SCHEDULE - Kutztown’s first game in the Mountain State came in 1995, when it fell 16-14 at W.Va. Wesleyan - The only other meeting between KU and Shepherd, back in 2010, took place in the first round of 3-0 OVERALL, 0-0 PSAC EAST the NCAA DII Championship tournament SEPTEMBER BY THE NUMBERS Sat. 7 ASSUMPTION W, 54-16 KUTZ PSAC NCAA D2 STAT NCAA D2 PSAC SHEP Sat. 14 at Cal U W, 35-28 41.3 4 18 Scoring Offense 70 9 27.7 Sat. 21 GANNON W, 35-10 18.0 4 33 Scoring Defense 61 8 21.7 Sat. 28 at Shepherd * 1 p.m. 183.0 2 46 Rushing Offense 141 12 83.7 111.0 7 45 Rushing Defense 12 2 59.3 OCTOBER 326.0 3 9 Passing Offense 2 2 396.7 Sat. 5 at Bloomsburg * 2 p.m. 196.3 4 63 Passing Defense 136 9 263.0 Sat. 12 EAST STROUDSBURG * 12:05 p.m. 509.0 2 7 Total Offense 14 3 480.3 Sat. 19 at Lock Haven * 3 p.m. 307.3 3 39 Total Defense 47 4 322.3 Sat. 26 SHIPPENSBURG * 2:05 p.m. 18.2 11 114 Kick Returns 132 15 16.8 18.3 2 14 Punt Returns 107 11 5.0 NOVEMBER 3.0 5 26 Sacks 98 11 1.3 Sat. 2 at West Chester * 12 p.m. 1.7 9 72 Sacks Allowed 11 1 0.7 Sat. 9 MILLERSVILLE * 12:05 p.m. 6 2 9 Interceptions 36 7 4 Sat. 16 EDINBORO 12:05 p.m. +1.0 4 34 Turnover Margin 94 10 -0.3 or PSAC Championship 52.3 2 45 Penalty Yards 145 13 90.3 31:32 4 41 TOP 25 2 32:45 57.1 1 4 3rd Down Conv. * PSAC East game 60 9 39.5 16.7 14 137 4th Down Conv. 47 5 60.0 * 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 ............................................1-0 ......................8-6 ............. RECORD AT KU: 40-18 Decided by 11-20 points ..........................................0-0 ......................9-4 ............. Decided by more than 20 points ..............................2-0 .....................19-6 ............ SEASON OVERALL: 14th Decided in overtime .................................................0-0 ......................3-1 ............. RECORD OVERALL: 106-42 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 .............................................................0-0 ......................9-6 ............. coach in 2019. The 16th head coach in modern program history, 35+ points ................................................................3-0 .....................26-1 ............ Clements was hired to lead to the Golden Bears on March 19, 2014. Kutztown’s record when allowing 14 or fewer points ....................................................1-0 .....................16-0 ............ Clements is the first coach in program history to open his tenure at KU with five consecutive winning seasons. He holds a 40-18 record (.690) at KU and a 27-9 mark (.750) in the 15-24 points .............................................................1-0 .....................10-1 ............ Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC). Clements ranks fifth at KU in career 25-34 points .............................................................1-0 .....................13-6 ............ 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 106-42 record (.716). His teams have finished with a .500 or better record in all 13 seasons. Leading after the 1st quarter ...................................3-0 .....................24-6 ............ 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 ...................................0-0 .....................7-10 ............ 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 .................................................2-0 .....................33-7 ............ 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 ..................................................0-0 .....................4-11 ............ divisional record, a first for the program. Clements was recognized with PSAC East Leading after the 3rd quarter ..................................2-0 .....................34-3 ............ 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 ...................................1-0 .....................4-13 ............ Kutztown’s record with Clements’ players have combined to earn 54 All-PSAC honors, including 25 on Less than 100 rushing yards ...................................1-0 .....................3-10 ............ 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 .................................................2-0 .....................36-8 ............ Bears have posted five shutouts under Clements, including a school-record 74-0 Less than 200 passing yards ..................................0-0 ......................8-8 ............. win over Cheyney in 2014. His defense led the PSAC in red zone defense in 2014 200-299 passing yards ...........................................0-0 .....................15-4 ............ (19th in the nation) and ranked in the top three in the PSAC in total defense and 300+ passing yards ................................................3-0 .....................16-6 ............ 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 of total offense ......................0-0 ......................0-8 ............. 1996, and less than 200 passing yards per game for the first time in 10 years. 300+ yards of total offense .....................................3-0 ....................39-10 ........... Kutztown’s record when allowing Offensively, each of his five seasons rank in the top-seven in KU history in total offense per game, highlighted by a school-record 488.8 per game in 2015. The 2015 team also posted Less than 100 rushing yards ...................................1-0 .....................19-2 ............ the largest comeback in school-history of 21 points at Indiana