2021 Kutztown Golden Bears football team

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

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

2021 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference football standings

	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

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.	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	0
September 25	12:00 p.m.	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	0
October 9	2:00 p.m.	Bloomsburg		Robert B. Redman Stadium Bloomsburg, PA		W 34–7	3,282
October 16		Shippensburg	No. 25	Andre Reed Stadium Kutztown, PA		W 20–3
October 23	2:00 p.m.	Lock Haven	No. 25	Hubert Jack Stadium Lock Haven, PA		W 32–15
October 30	2:05 p.m.	Millersville		Andre Reed Stadium Kutztown, PA		W 30–17
November 6	2:00 p.m.	West Chester		John A. Farrell Stadium West Chester, PA	PSAC Network	W 21–14
November 13	12:05 p.m.	Slippery Rock		Andre Reed Stadium Kutztown, PA (PSAC Football Championship Game)		W 38–32
November 27	12:05 p.m.	New Haven*		Andre Reed Stadium Kutztown, PA (NCAA Division II second round)		W 10-7	1,839
December 4	12:05 p.m.	No. 8 Shepherd*		Andre Reed Stadium Kutztown, PA (NCAA Division II quarterfinal)		L 30-28	3,393
*Non-conference game Rankings from D-II Coaches Rankings released prior to game Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

vs. Assumption

Game Summary
	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
	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)