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2006 Golden Bear Schedule KU Football Fact Sheet #06-2006 (2-3, 1-1 PSAC East) SEPTEMBER SAT 9 CLARION SAT 16 at Shippensburg SAT 23 SLIPPERY ROCK SAT 30 *MILLERSVILLE (Family Day) OCTOBER SAT 7 *MANSFIELD SAT 14 *at Bloomsburg SAT 21 *WEST CHESTER (Homecoming) SAT 28 *at Cheyney
W, 27-10 L, 27-42 L, 10-34 L, 17-45
W, 51-7 1:00 PM 1:05 PM 1:00 PM
NOVEMBER SAT 4 at Lock Haven SAT 11 *at East Stroudsburg
5:00 PM 1:05 PM
*PSAC East contest Home games in BOLD CAPS
PSAC 2-0 1-0 1-1 1-1 1-1 0-1 0-2
Overall 4-2 5-1 3-3 3-3 2-3 0-6 0-5
(Oct. 7) 18 Clarion 28 Slippery Rock 30 Millersville 7 Kutztown 27 Bloomsburg 14 Indiana (PA)
21 21 19 51 30 23
KU Opponents - This Week Clarion Shippensburg Slippery Rock Millersville Mansfield Kutztown E. Stroudsburg
The Game
The Kutztown University football team will be on the road for the first time in almost a month when it travels to Bloomsburg University for a Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Eastern Division contest on Saturday, Oct. 14. Kickoff is set for 1:00 PM at Bloomsburg’s Redman Stadium. The Golden Bears snapped a three-game losing streak with a 51-7 win over Mansfield on Saturday, the last of three-straight home games. Kutztown is 2-3 on the season and 1-1 in the PSAC East. The Golden Bears opened the season with a 27-10 win over Clarion, before falling at Shippensburg (42-27). A loss to Slippery Rock (34-10) was followed with a loss vs. Millersville (45-17). Bloomsburg (#8, d2football.com & AFCA polls) is 5-1 overall, 1-0 in the PSAC East, coming off a 30-27 win over West Chester. BU owns a five-game winning streak after a seasonopening loss to Division I-AA James Madison (14-3). The Huskies then rattled off wins vs. California (24-19), Edinboro (28-10), Clarion (24-10) and Shippensburg (35-14).
(Oct. 14) at Indiana (PA) at Lock Haven at California PA) at West Chester at Cheyney at Bloomsburg at Edinboro
2:00 PM 2:00 PM 3:00 PM 6:00 PM 1:05 PM 1:00 PM 1:00 PM
Kelly’s Sports, Ltd. Players of the Game
The game will be broadcast on WEEU, AM 830, based out of Reading. Matt Santos and Steve Hahn will call the action. Listeners throughout the world can also hear the broadcast on KU’s Website at kubears.com. The broadcast will begin 15 minutes before kickoff.
The Coaches
KU Opponents - Last Week Cheyney Shippensburg E. Stroudsburg Mansfield West Chester Lock Haven
Golden Bears Ready to Take on Huskies
Electronic Coverage
2006 PSAC East Standings Team E. Stroudsburg Bloomsburg Millersville West Chester Kutztown Cheyney Mansfield
KU at Bloomsburg
Elfren Quiles and Brett Harbach are this week’s Kelly’s Sports, Ltd. Players of the Game. Quiles caught five passes for 64 yards and two TDs, while Harbach had 64 receiving yards and a 62-yard punt return for a
Kutztown’s first-year coach, Raymond Monica (North Alabama, ’90), is 2-3 in his inaugural season. Monica came to the Golden Bears from Division I-A Temple University, where he spent eight seasons as defensive coordinator. Prior to Temple, Monica coached for nine seasons at the University of North Alabama, during which time the Lions won three NCAA Division II national championships from 1993-95. Danny Hale (West Chester, ’68) is in his 14th season at Bloomsburg, compiling a 111-40-1 record. In 18 overall seasons, Hale has a record of 144-52-1. He is 13-0 against KU while at Bloomsburg, and 18-0 all-time, including a 5-0 record while head coach at West Chester.
The Series
The game will mark the 60th meeting between Kutztown and Bloomsburg, dating back to 1927. Bloomsburg holds a 38-20-1 advantage, including last year’s 12-0 win, also at Redman Stadium. The game, played on a rain-soaked field, featured a valiant defensive effort by KU. Bloomsburg was held 28 points below its season average. RB Jamar Brittingham rushed for 192 yards and a TD on 35 carries for BU. For KU, Kyle Spotts was 15-of-39 for 167 yards, also rushing for 41 yards. Maurice Adams rushed for 53 yards and Larry Baumgardner had 55 yards on six catches. Bloomsburg has won the last 13 meetings between the teams. BU won 37-12 at KU in 2004. Prior to that, the previous five meetings had been decided by 10 points or less. KU last defeated Bloomsburg in 1992 (17-10), which was also the last time the Golden Bears won at Redman Stadium.
Notable
There were several occurrences during the win over Mansfield that had not happened for KU since previous games against the Mountaineers – 51 points - most since a 51-point effort vs. MU in 1999, 44-point victory margin - largest since 44-0 win over MU in 1997, first-quarter safety was first since 1999 game vs. MU, Maurice Adams’ 107 rushing yards - first 100-yard game by a KU back since last year vs. Mansfield…Brett Harbach’s 62 yard punt return for a TD was Kutztown’s first un-blocked punt return for a TD since 2001 – not vs. Mansfield - vs. Elizabeth City State…Elfren Quiles has at least a TD catch in five-straight games, first KU receiver since Rich Hamilton in 2000 with such a streak...Kutztown’s offense has 20 possessions this season of 50 or more yards (scoring on 15 of them)...KU had just 25 such drives all of last year (scoring on 15).
Tracking the Golden Bears
The Golden Bear offense had its finest performance of the season, though it was a fake punt that ignited the offense. A 27-yard pass from punter Ryan Nye (so. Bernville/Holy Name) to WR Larry Baumgardner (sr. New Oxford/New Oxford) kept KU’s first TD drive alive, which
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2006 KU PSAC Rankings
Category Total Offense Rush Offense Passing Offense Total Defense Rush Defense Passing Defense
Rank 5th 10th 2nd 11th 13th 3rd
Scoring Offense Scoring Defense
5th 10th
Turnover Margin
10th
Yards/gm. 366.6 134.2 232.4 361.4 213.4 148.0 Pts./gm. 26.4 27.6 Avg./gm. -0.20
2006 BU PSAC Rankings
Category Total Offense Rush Offense Passing Offense Total Defense Rush Defense Passing Defense
Rank 7th 5th 9th 4th 4th 7th
Scoring Offense Scoring Defense
8th 4th
Turnover Margin
6th
Yards/gm. 339.8 165.0 174.8 277.2 100.5 176.7 Pts./gm. 24.0 15.7 Avg./gm. +0.33
2006 KU Superlatives TEAM OFFENSE Category No. Opp. Points 51 Mansfield Rushes 46 Mansfield Rushing Yards 249 Mansfield Rushing TDs 3 Mansfield Pass Completions 19 Shippensburg Pass Attempts 35 Shippensburg Passing Yards 338 Shippensburg Passing TDs 4 Shippensburg Total Offense 481 Mansfield First Downs 26 Shippensburg TEAM DEFENSE/SPECIAL TEAMS Points 7 Mansfield Rushing Yards 130 Mansfield Passing Yards 77 Mansfield Total Yards 207 Mansfield First Downs 14 Mansfield Most Takeaways 4 Mansfield INDIVIDUAL OFFENSE Category No. Player Rushes 25 Adams Rushing Yards 107 Adams Longest Rush 53 Martin Rushing TDs 1 five times Longest Pass 71 Spotts (to Quiles) Passing Yards 338 Spotts Pass Completions 19 Spotts Pass Attempts 35 Spotts Passing TDs 4 Spotts Completion % 65.2 Spotts Total offense 317 Spotts Receptions 9 Quiles Receiving Yards 149 Quiles Receiving TDs 2 twice All-Purpose Yards 165 Adams INDIVIDUAL DEFENSE Total Tackles 16 Bingnear Solo Tackles 11 Bingnear Sacks 1 3 times Interceptions 2 Bingnear Longest Int. Ret. 41 Gibbs Longest Fumb. Ret. INDIVIDUAL SPECIAL TEAMS Longest FG 42 Sandberg Longest Punt 56 Nye Longest Punt Ret. 62^ Harbach Longest KO Ret. 85^ Adams ^Touchdown
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KU Football Fact Sheet #06-2006/add one in turn opened the floodgates on KU’s highest-scoring output since 1999. Kutztown compiled a season-high 453 yards, including 249 yards rushing. RB Maurice Adams (jr. West Chester/ Henderson) rushed for 107 yards on 21 carries. QB Kyle Spotts (so. Tamaqua/Tamaqua) completed 16-of-25 passes for 205 yards and three touchdowns. He also rushed for a TD. Backup QB Shane Martin (so. New Holland/Garden Spot) added a 53-yard touchdown run. FB Joe Strauss (r-fr. Littiz/Warwick) also hit paydirt, gaining 18 yards on five rushes. RB Cory McFadden (fr. Freemansburg/Bethlehem Catholic) notched 34 yards on six rushes. WR Elfren Quiles (jr. New Britain, CT/New Britain) caught two TD passes for 23 yards each. He finished with 64 yards on five catches. WR Brett Harbach (sr. Sinking Spring/Wilson) caught five passes for 64 yards and TE Jason Henley (sr. Gilbertsville/Boyertown) had four grabs for 52 yards and a score. Baumgardner had three catches for 53 yards. Through five games, KU’s offense is averaging 366.6 yards per game, including 232.4 passing and 134.2 rushing. Spotts has completed 77-of-140 passes for 1,135 yards. He has 11 TDs and seven picks. Spotts’ 227 yards passing and 230.8 yards of total offense per game rank second in the PSAC. Quiles has 28 catches for 454 yards and six touchdowns. Harbach has 20 catches for 245 yards and two scores. Baumgardner has hauled in 17 passes for 264 yards and one TD. Henley has 158 yards and two TDs on nine catches. Adams has 305 yards on 94 carries. He has one TD. McFadden has 131 yards on 24 carries (5.5 yards/carry). KU’s offensive line, which allowed just one sack vs. Mansfield, consists of center Raymond Yannuzzi (sr. Wallingford/Strath Haven), guards Nick Cresta (so. Wallingford/Strath Haven) and Rick DiStefano (sr. Quarryville/Solanco), and tackles Dustin Woodward (sr. Lancaster/Penn Manor) and Tyler Romberger (r-fr. Muir/Williams Valley)/Mike Casciano (jr. Birdsboro/Twin Valley). DEFENSE: Kutztown’s defense allowed the fewest points (7), yards (207) and first downs (14) of the season against Mansfield. KU’s first-team defense pitched a shutout, as Mansfield’s lone TD came against the reserves late in the fourth quarter. Safety Justin Gibbs (jr. Pottstown/ Pottstown) set up KU’s second TD with a 41-yard interception return to the two yardline. Gibbs finished with three tackles. CB Brent Howard (so. Gilbertsville/Boyertown) also had an interception and two tackles. CB Cory Porrino (jr. Orwigsburg/Blue Mountain) led the team with seven tackles and two pass breakups. DE Mike Grosso (sr. Hackettstown, NJ/Pope John) added six tackles, including one for loss. LB Dan Chominski (sr. Boothwyn/Chichester) had six hits, with safety Brian Bingnear (jr. Boothwyn/Chichester) notching five and a forced fumble. LB Sean Alboucq (fr. Lehighton/Lehighton) had four tackles, one for loss, and a fumble recovery. DT Craig Moose (fr. Dillsburg/Northern York) also recovered a fumble. Through five games, KU’s defense is allowing 361.4 yards, including 213.4 rushing and 148.0 passing. Bingnear leads the squad with 47 tackles and two interceptions. Chominski has tallied 39 stops, three for loss, and an interception. Grosso has 35 hits with five for loss and a sack. Gibbs has 28 tackles, two for loss, an interception and four breakups. LB Tom Cressman (jr. Sellersville/Pennridge) has 27 tackles, including three for loss and a sack. Porrino and Howard each have one interception and four pass breakups. SPECIAL TEAMS: Harbach highlighted the special teams effort, returning a punt 62 yards for a touchdown. He finished with 83 yards on three punt returns. The special teams got the scoring started on Saturday. Mansfield attempted to punt early in the first quarter, but the snap went out of the end zone, giving KU a safety. It was the first points scored in the opening quarter for KU this season. Nye had to punt just once, but it was a 51 yarder. Kicker Steve Sandberg (jr. Quakertown/Northeast Philadelphia) connected on all seven PAT kicks, but missed a 33 yard field goal attempt. Adams added 47 yards on two kick returns. Nye is the PSAC’s top punter, averaging 43.6 yards on 18 punts, with a long of 56. Adams nets 24.2 yards, a PSAC-best, on 15 kick returns. He returned a kick 85 yards for a TD vs. Clarion. Harbach has 91 yards on six punt returns. Sandberg is 2-for-6 on field goals and 16of-18 on PAT kicks.
Scouting The Bloomsburg Huskies
Bloomsburg is red-hot, coming off a 30-27 homecoming win over West Chester. BU led by as many as 18 (24-6) before holding off the late WCU comeback. QB Dan Latorre passed for a career-high 273 yards and two TDs, running for another, to lead the way. RB Jamar Brittingham rushed for 108 yards and a TD on 30 carries. Ryan Schuck had 89 yards and a TD on three catches, while Brahin Bilal had two grabs for 112 yards and a score. Tyler Trettin had seven tackles and an interception, while Rob Biernat had six tackles, including two for loss. On the season, the Huskies are averaging 339.8 yards per game, including 174.8 passing and 165.0 rushing. Brittingham, the 2005 PSAC East Offensive Player of the Year and a Harlon Hill finalist, is averaging 121.2 yards per game, with 10 touchdowns. Latorre, a freshman, has completed 66-of-106 passes for 1,049 yards, six TDs and seven touchdowns. Bilal is the leading receiver, with 463 yards and three TDs on 17 catches. Schuck has 13 grabs for 178 yards and a score. Defensively, BU allows 277.2 yards per game, including 176.7 passing and 100.5 rushing. Trettin has 35 tackles and two interceptions. Biernat has 34 hits with three for loss, a pick and three breakups. Matt Smith checks in with 30 tackles, while Jesse Cooper has 26 with two for loss and an interception. Zac Barton leads the team with 2.5 sacks. Schuck handles the return duties. He averages 14.9 yards on seven kick returns and 8.6 yards on 18 punt returns. Kicker Jon Koenig is 4-of-6 on field goals and 15-of-16 on PATs. Kyle Ream averages 35.5 yards on 24 punts.
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2006 Golden Bear Schedule KU Football Fact Sheet #06-2006 (2-3, 1-1 PSAC East) SEPTEMBER SAT 9 CLARION SAT 16 at Shippensburg SAT 23 SLIPPERY ROCK SAT 30 *MILLERSVILLE (Family Day) OCTOBER SAT 7 *MANSFIELD SAT 14 *at Bloomsburg SAT 21 *WEST CHESTER (Homecoming) SAT 28 *at Cheyney
W, 27-10 L, 27-42 L, 10-34 L, 17-45
W, 51-7 1:00 PM 1:05 PM 1:00 PM
NOVEMBER SAT 4 at Lock Haven SAT 11 *at East Stroudsburg
5:00 PM 1:05 PM
*PSAC East contest Home games in BOLD CAPS
PSAC 2-0 1-0 1-1 1-1 1-1 0-1 0-2
Overall 4-2 5-1 3-3 3-3 2-3 0-6 0-5
(Oct. 7) 18 Clarion 28 Slippery Rock 30 Millersville 7 Kutztown 27 Bloomsburg 14 Indiana (PA)
21 21 19 51 30 23
KU Opponents - This Week Clarion Shippensburg Slippery Rock Millersville Mansfield Kutztown E. Stroudsburg
The Game
The Kutztown University football team will be on the road for the first time in almost a month when it travels to Bloomsburg University for a Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Eastern Division contest on Saturday, Oct. 14. Kickoff is set for 1:00 PM at Bloomsburg’s Redman Stadium. The Golden Bears snapped a three-game losing streak with a 51-7 win over Mansfield on Saturday, the last of three-straight home games. Kutztown is 2-3 on the season and 1-1 in the PSAC East. The Golden Bears opened the season with a 27-10 win over Clarion, before falling at Shippensburg (42-27). A loss to Slippery Rock (34-10) was followed with a loss vs. Millersville (45-17). Bloomsburg (#8, d2football.com & AFCA polls) is 5-1 overall, 1-0 in the PSAC East, coming off a 30-27 win over West Chester. BU owns a five-game winning streak after a seasonopening loss to Division I-AA James Madison (14-3). The Huskies then rattled off wins vs. California (24-19), Edinboro (28-10), Clarion (24-10) and Shippensburg (35-14).
(Oct. 14) at Indiana (PA) at Lock Haven at California PA) at West Chester at Cheyney at Bloomsburg at Edinboro
2:00 PM 2:00 PM 3:00 PM 6:00 PM 1:05 PM 1:00 PM 1:00 PM
Kelly’s Sports, Ltd. Players of the Game
The game will be broadcast on WEEU, AM 830, based out of Reading. Matt Santos and Steve Hahn will call the action. Listeners throughout the world can also hear the broadcast on KU’s Website at kubears.com. The broadcast will begin 15 minutes before kickoff.
The Coaches
KU Opponents - Last Week Cheyney Shippensburg E. Stroudsburg Mansfield West Chester Lock Haven
Golden Bears Ready to Take on Huskies
Electronic Coverage
2006 PSAC East Standings Team E. Stroudsburg Bloomsburg Millersville West Chester Kutztown Cheyney Mansfield
KU at Bloomsburg
Elfren Quiles and Brett Harbach are this week’s Kelly’s Sports, Ltd. Players of the Game. Quiles caught five passes for 64 yards and two TDs, while Harbach had 64 receiving yards and a 62-yard punt return for a
Kutztown’s first-year coach, Raymond Monica (North Alabama, ’90), is 2-3 in his inaugural season. Monica came to the Golden Bears from Division I-A Temple University, where he spent eight seasons as defensive coordinator. Prior to Temple, Monica coached for nine seasons at the University of North Alabama, during which time the Lions won three NCAA Division II national championships from 1993-95. Danny Hale (West Chester, ’68) is in his 14th season at Bloomsburg, compiling a 111-40-1 record. In 18 overall seasons, Hale has a record of 144-52-1. He is 13-0 against KU while at Bloomsburg, and 18-0 all-time, including a 5-0 record while head coach at West Chester.
The Series
The game will mark the 60th meeting between Kutztown and Bloomsburg, dating back to 1927. Bloomsburg holds a 38-20-1 advantage, including last year’s 12-0 win, also at Redman Stadium. The game, played on a rain-soaked field, featured a valiant defensive effort by KU. Bloomsburg was held 28 points below its season average. RB Jamar Brittingham rushed for 192 yards and a TD on 35 carries for BU. For KU, Kyle Spotts was 15-of-39 for 167 yards, also rushing for 41 yards. Maurice Adams rushed for 53 yards and Larry Baumgardner had 55 yards on six catches. Bloomsburg has won the last 13 meetings between the teams. BU won 37-12 at KU in 2004. Prior to that, the previous five meetings had been decided by 10 points or less. KU last defeated Bloomsburg in 1992 (17-10), which was also the last time the Golden Bears won at Redman Stadium.
Notable
There were several occurrences during the win over Mansfield that had not happened for KU since previous games against the Mountaineers – 51 points - most since a 51-point effort vs. MU in 1999, 44-point victory margin - largest since 44-0 win over MU in 1997, first-quarter safety was first since 1999 game vs. MU, Maurice Adams’ 107 rushing yards - first 100-yard game by a KU back since last year vs. Mansfield…Brett Harbach’s 62 yard punt return for a TD was Kutztown’s first un-blocked punt return for a TD since 2001 – not vs. Mansfield - vs. Elizabeth City State…Elfren Quiles has at least a TD catch in five-straight games, first KU receiver since Rich Hamilton in 2000 with such a streak...Kutztown’s offense has 20 possessions this season of 50 or more yards (scoring on 15 of them)...KU had just 25 such drives all of last year (scoring on 15).
Tracking the Golden Bears
The Golden Bear offense had its finest performance of the season, though it was a fake punt that ignited the offense. A 27-yard pass from punter Ryan Nye (so. Bernville/Holy Name) to WR Larry Baumgardner (sr. New Oxford/New Oxford) kept KU’s first TD drive alive, which
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2006 KU PSAC Rankings
Category Total Offense Rush Offense Passing Offense Total Defense Rush Defense Passing Defense
Rank 5th 10th 2nd 11th 13th 3rd
Scoring Offense Scoring Defense
5th 10th
Turnover Margin
10th
Yards/gm. 366.6 134.2 232.4 361.4 213.4 148.0 Pts./gm. 26.4 27.6 Avg./gm. -0.20
2006 BU PSAC Rankings
Category Total Offense Rush Offense Passing Offense Total Defense Rush Defense Passing Defense
Rank 7th 5th 9th 4th 4th 7th
Scoring Offense Scoring Defense
8th 4th
Turnover Margin
6th
Yards/gm. 339.8 165.0 174.8 277.2 100.5 176.7 Pts./gm. 24.0 15.7 Avg./gm. +0.33
2006 KU Superlatives TEAM OFFENSE Category No. Opp. Points 51 Mansfield Rushes 46 Mansfield Rushing Yards 249 Mansfield Rushing TDs 3 Mansfield Pass Completions 19 Shippensburg Pass Attempts 35 Shippensburg Passing Yards 338 Shippensburg Passing TDs 4 Shippensburg Total Offense 481 Mansfield First Downs 26 Shippensburg TEAM DEFENSE/SPECIAL TEAMS Points 7 Mansfield Rushing Yards 130 Mansfield Passing Yards 77 Mansfield Total Yards 207 Mansfield First Downs 14 Mansfield Most Takeaways 4 Mansfield INDIVIDUAL OFFENSE Category No. Player Rushes 25 Adams Rushing Yards 107 Adams Longest Rush 53 Martin Rushing TDs 1 five times Longest Pass 71 Spotts (to Quiles) Passing Yards 338 Spotts Pass Completions 19 Spotts Pass Attempts 35 Spotts Passing TDs 4 Spotts Completion % 65.2 Spotts Total offense 317 Spotts Receptions 9 Quiles Receiving Yards 149 Quiles Receiving TDs 2 twice All-Purpose Yards 165 Adams INDIVIDUAL DEFENSE Total Tackles 16 Bingnear Solo Tackles 11 Bingnear Sacks 1 3 times Interceptions 2 Bingnear Longest Int. Ret. 41 Gibbs Longest Fumb. Ret. INDIVIDUAL SPECIAL TEAMS Longest FG 42 Sandberg Longest Punt 56 Nye Longest Punt Ret. 62^ Harbach Longest KO Ret. 85^ Adams ^Touchdown
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Note: KU players’ information is listed in the following order: Name (year. Hometown/High School)
KU Football Fact Sheet #06-2006/add one in turn opened the floodgates on KU’s highest-scoring output since 1999. Kutztown compiled a season-high 453 yards, including 249 yards rushing. RB Maurice Adams (jr. West Chester/ Henderson) rushed for 107 yards on 21 carries. QB Kyle Spotts (so. Tamaqua/Tamaqua) completed 16-of-25 passes for 205 yards and three touchdowns. He also rushed for a TD. Backup QB Shane Martin (so. New Holland/Garden Spot) added a 53-yard touchdown run. FB Joe Strauss (r-fr. Littiz/Warwick) also hit paydirt, gaining 18 yards on five rushes. RB Cory McFadden (fr. Freemansburg/Bethlehem Catholic) notched 34 yards on six rushes. WR Elfren Quiles (jr. New Britain, CT/New Britain) caught two TD passes for 23 yards each. He finished with 64 yards on five catches. WR Brett Harbach (sr. Sinking Spring/Wilson) caught five passes for 64 yards and TE Jason Henley (sr. Gilbertsville/Boyertown) had four grabs for 52 yards and a score. Baumgardner had three catches for 53 yards. Through five games, KU’s offense is averaging 366.6 yards per game, including 232.4 passing and 134.2 rushing. Spotts has completed 77-of-140 passes for 1,135 yards. He has 11 TDs and seven picks. Spotts’ 227 yards passing and 230.8 yards of total offense per game rank second in the PSAC. Quiles has 28 catches for 454 yards and six touchdowns. Harbach has 20 catches for 245 yards and two scores. Baumgardner has hauled in 17 passes for 264 yards and one TD. Henley has 158 yards and two TDs on nine catches. Adams has 305 yards on 94 carries. He has one TD. McFadden has 131 yards on 24 carries (5.5 yards/carry). KU’s offensive line, which allowed just one sack vs. Mansfield, consists of center Raymond Yannuzzi (sr. Wallingford/Strath Haven), guards Nick Cresta (so. Wallingford/Strath Haven) and Rick DiStefano (sr. Quarryville/Solanco), and tackles Dustin Woodward (sr. Lancaster/Penn Manor) and Tyler Romberger (r-fr. Muir/Williams Valley)/Mike Casciano (jr. Birdsboro/Twin Valley). DEFENSE: Kutztown’s defense allowed the fewest points (7), yards (207) and first downs (14) of the season against Mansfield. KU’s first-team defense pitched a shutout, as Mansfield’s lone TD came against the reserves late in the fourth quarter. Safety Justin Gibbs (jr. Pottstown/ Pottstown) set up KU’s second TD with a 41-yard interception return to the two yardline. Gibbs finished with three tackles. CB Brent Howard (so. Gilbertsville/Boyertown) also had an interception and two tackles. CB Cory Porrino (jr. Orwigsburg/Blue Mountain) led the team with seven tackles and two pass breakups. DE Mike Grosso (sr. Hackettstown, NJ/Pope John) added six tackles, including one for loss. LB Dan Chominski (sr. Boothwyn/Chichester) had six hits, with safety Brian Bingnear (jr. Boothwyn/Chichester) notching five and a forced fumble. LB Sean Alboucq (fr. Lehighton/Lehighton) had four tackles, one for loss, and a fumble recovery. DT Craig Moose (fr. Dillsburg/Northern York) also recovered a fumble. Through five games, KU’s defense is allowing 361.4 yards, including 213.4 rushing and 148.0 passing. Bingnear leads the squad with 47 tackles and two interceptions. Chominski has tallied 39 stops, three for loss, and an interception. Grosso has 35 hits with five for loss and a sack. Gibbs has 28 tackles, two for loss, an interception and four breakups. LB Tom Cressman (jr. Sellersville/Pennridge) has 27 tackles, including three for loss and a sack. Porrino and Howard each have one interception and four pass breakups. SPECIAL TEAMS: Harbach highlighted the special teams effort, returning a punt 62 yards for a touchdown. He finished with 83 yards on three punt returns. The special teams got the scoring started on Saturday. Mansfield attempted to punt early in the first quarter, but the snap went out of the end zone, giving KU a safety. It was the first points scored in the opening quarter for KU this season. Nye had to punt just once, but it was a 51 yarder. Kicker Steve Sandberg (jr. Quakertown/Northeast Philadelphia) connected on all seven PAT kicks, but missed a 33 yard field goal attempt. Adams added 47 yards on two kick returns. Nye is the PSAC’s top punter, averaging 43.6 yards on 18 punts, with a long of 56. Adams nets 24.2 yards, a PSAC-best, on 15 kick returns. He returned a kick 85 yards for a TD vs. Clarion. Harbach has 91 yards on six punt returns. Sandberg is 2-for-6 on field goals and 16of-18 on PAT kicks.
Scouting The Bloomsburg Huskies
Bloomsburg is red-hot, coming off a 30-27 homecoming win over West Chester. BU led by as many as 18 (24-6) before holding off the late WCU comeback. QB Dan Latorre passed for a career-high 273 yards and two TDs, running for another, to lead the way. RB Jamar Brittingham rushed for 108 yards and a TD on 30 carries. Ryan Schuck had 89 yards and a TD on three catches, while Brahin Bilal had two grabs for 112 yards and a score. Tyler Trettin had seven tackles and an interception, while Rob Biernat had six tackles, including two for loss. On the season, the Huskies are averaging 339.8 yards per game, including 174.8 passing and 165.0 rushing. Brittingham, the 2005 PSAC East Offensive Player of the Year and a Harlon Hill finalist, is averaging 121.2 yards per game, with 10 touchdowns. Latorre, a freshman, has completed 66-of-106 passes for 1,049 yards, six TDs and seven touchdowns. Bilal is the leading receiver, with 463 yards and three TDs on 17 catches. Schuck has 13 grabs for 178 yards and a score. Defensively, BU allows 277.2 yards per game, including 176.7 passing and 100.5 rushing. Trettin has 35 tackles and two interceptions. Biernat has 34 hits with three for loss, a pick and three breakups. Matt Smith checks in with 30 tackles, while Jesse Cooper has 26 with two for loss and an interception. Zac Barton leads the team with 2.5 sacks. Schuck handles the return duties. He averages 14.9 yards on seven kick returns and 8.6 yards on 18 punt returns. Kicker Jon Koenig is 4-of-6 on field goals and 15-of-16 on PATs. Kyle Ream averages 35.5 yards on 24 punts.
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