2021 Kutztown Golden Bears football team

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 →

2021 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
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

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

Schedule

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

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Game summaries

vs. Assumption

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)

at No. 15 IUP

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)

References

1. "Football vs New Haven on 11/27/2021 - Box Score".
2. "Football vs Shepherd on 12/4/2021 - Box Score".
3. "5 Dec 2021, B6 - Republican and Herald at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com.
4. "2021 Football Schedule - Kutztown University Athletics". kubears.com.
5. "Football vs Assumption on 9/4/2021 - Box Score". Kutztown University Athletics. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
6. "Football vs Kutztown on 9/11/2021 - Box Score". Indiana University of Pennsylvania Athletics. Retrieved September 12, 2021.