2021 Kutztown Golden Bears football team

2021 Kutztown Golden Bears football
2021 Kutztown Golden Bears football
PSAC champion; PSAC East champion
PSAC Championship Game, W 38–32 vs. Slippery Rock
NCAA Division II quarterfinal, L 30–28 vs. Shepherd
Conference	Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference
	East Division
Ranking
AFCA	No. 8
Record	11–2 (8–1 PSAC)
Head coach	Jim Clements (7th season);
Home stadium	Andre Reed Stadium
	Seasons ← 2020 2022 →

The 2021 Kutztown Golden Bears football team represented Kutztown University of Pennsylvania during the 2021 NCAA Division II football season.

East Division

AFCANo. 8

Record11–2 (8–1 PSAC)

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2021 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
East Division
No. 8 Kutztown xy$^	7	–	0	11	–	2
No. 5 Shepherd x^	6	–	1	13	–	2
Shippensburg	5	–	2	9	–	2
West Chester	4	–	3	6	–	5
East Stroudsburg	3	–	4	5	–	6
Bloomsburg	2	–	5	3	–	8
Millersville	1	–	6	2	–	9
Lock Haven	0	–	7	1	–	10
West Division
No. 20 Slippery Rock xy^	6	–	1	9	–	3
No. 21 California (PA) x	5	–	1	9	–	1
IUP	5	–	2	7	–	3
Gannon	3	–	4	5	–	6
Edinboro	3	–	4	4	–	6
Mercyhurst	3	–	4	4	–	7
Seton Hill	2	–	5	5	–	6
Clarion	0	–	6	0	–	10
Championship: Kutztown 38, Slippery Rock 32
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from AFCA poll

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Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	12:05 p.m.	Assumption*	No. 20	Andre Reed Stadium Kutztown, PA	KUTV	W 19–0	3,950
September 11	2:00 p.m.	at No. 15 IUP	No. 18	Miller Stadium Indiana, PA	PSAC Network	L 26–29	5,000
September 18	12:05 p.m.	Seton Hill		Andre Reed Stadium Kutztown, PA		W 14–3	3,818
September 25	12:00 p.m.	at No. 10 Shepherd		Ram Stadium Shepherdstown, WV		W 37–29	5,371
October 2	12:05 p.m.	East Stroudsburg		Andre Reed Stadium Kutztown, PA		W 21–14	3,137
October 9	2:00 p.m.	at Bloomsburg		Robert B. Redman Stadium Bloomsburg, PA		W 34–7	3,282
October 16	5:05 p.m.	Shippensburg	No. 25	Andre Reed Stadium Kutztown, PA		W 20–3	2,024
October 23	2:00 p.m.	at Lock Haven	No. 25	Hubert Jack Stadium Lock Haven, PA		W 32–15	826
October 30	2:05 p.m.	Millersville	No. 21	Andre Reed Stadium Kutztown, PA		W 30–17	4,125
November 6	2:00 p.m.	at West Chester	No. 19	John A. Farrell Stadium West Chester, PA	PSAC Network	W 21–14	2,733
November 13	12:05 p.m.	No. 10 Slippery Rock	No. 16	Andre Reed Stadium Kutztown, PA (PSAC Football Championship Game)		W 38–32	3,352
November 27	12:05 p.m.	No. 18 New Haven*	No. 12	Andre Reed Stadium Kutztown, PA (NCAA Division II second round)		W 10–7^[1]	1,839
December 4	12:05 p.m.	No. 8 Shepherd*	No. 12	Andre Reed Stadium Kutztown, PA (NCAA Division II quarterfinal)		L 28–30^[2]^[3]	3,393
*Non-conference game Rankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Game Summary^[5]
	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
No. 20 Kutztown	0	9	7	3	19
Assumption	0	0	0	0	0
First quarter no scoring Second quarter 9:56 – KUTZ – Dean Krcic 21 yd field goal (15 plays, 85 yards) 0:27 – KUTZ – Mason McElroy 7 yd touchdown pass from Eric Nickel (11 plays, 67 yards) Third quarter 3:38 – KUTZ – Jerome Kapp 15 yd touchdown pass from Donnie Blaine, Dean Kricic kick (8 plays, 68 yards) Fourth quarter 7:28 – KUTZ – Dean Krcic 33 yd field goal (16 plays, 78 yards)

Game Summary^[6]
	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
No. 15 IUP	0	7	0	22	29
No. 18 Kutztown	7	0	6	13	26
First quarter 6:02 – KUTZ – Jordan Davis 11 yd touchdown run, Dean Kricic kick (5 plays, 86 yards) Second quarter 11:34 – IUP – Irvin Charles 3 yd touchdown pass from Javon Davis, Tyler Luther kick (15 plays, 75 yards) Third quarter 5:10 – KUTZ – Jeremiah Nelson 5 yd touchdown pass from Donnie Blaine (10 plays, 80 yards) Fourth quarter 14:57 – IUP – Dayjure Stewart 3 yd touchdown run, Tyler Luther kick (11 plays, 73 yards) 12:28 – KUTZ – Jerome Kapp 49 yd touchdown pass from Donnie Blaine (4 plays, 69 yards) 8:09 – IUP – Duane Brown 3 yd touchdown pass from Javon Davis, two point successful (7 plays, 75 yards) 6:30 – IUP – Raunya Mitchell 26 yd interception return for touchdown, Tyler Luther kick (1 play, 26 yards) 3:45 – KUTZ – Jerome Kapp 22 yd touchdown pass from Eric Nickel, Dean Kricic kick (10 plays, 78 yards)

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2021 Kutztown Golden Bears football
PSAC champion PSAC East champion
PSAC Championship Game, W 38–32 vs. Slippery Rock
NCAA Division II quarterfinal, L 30–28 vs. Shepherd
Conference	Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference
Division	East Division
Ranking
AFCA	No. 8
Record	11–2 (8–1 PSAC)
Head coach	Jim Clements (7th season)
Home stadium	Andre Reed Stadium
Seasons ← 2020 2022 →