2009 Kutztown University Football
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Kutztown picked to finish sixth in PSAC East

KUTZTOWN, Pa. — As Kutztown University rolled out the red carpet and welcomed with open arms its member schools, the Kutztown football team was picked to finish sixth in the PSAC Eastern Division preseason poll released Monday afternoon during the conference’s media day held on the KU campus in the Multi-Purpose Room of the McFarland Student Union Building.  

The Golden Bears were selected to finish behind Bloomsburg, West Chester, East Stroudsburg, Shippensburg and C.W. Post. Selected after Kutztown were Millersville and Cheyney. PSAC commissioner Steve Murray moderated the event. 

“We play these teams year in and year out,” fourth year head coach Raymond Monica said. “That’s kind of the way they feel we are even though the last two years we’ve finished third and fourth in the league. Now we’re getting ready to come back, line up and play it again and it’s important to see how it ends in the regular season than the preseason. We’re excited about the season and looking forward to the challenges ahead of us.” 

In finishing with a 5-6 overall record last season, Kutztown won four PSAC conference contests for the first time since 2001 to tie a school record. The improvement has been recognized as Kutztown enters the 2009 season as one of the teams to watch in the East Region by The Sporting News College Football preseason magazine.  

Kutztown returns 46 letterwinners including a pair of 2008 PSAC East first team selections in senior running back Dontay Wilson (Stamford, CT/Stamford) and junior punt returner Kendell Coleman (Philadelphia, PA/Martin Luther King). Overall the Golden Bears return 18 of 22 starters. Defensively, KU welcomes back seven of its top tacklers from last season led by 2008 all-PSAC second team senior safety Mike Gardier (Dunmore, PA/Dunmore). 

The Golden Bears begin football camp on Thursday August 6.  

“The thing that’s important to me right now is taking a look at our young guys that we have coming into camp,” Monica said. “Right now, we have to see what guys can help us. We’re going to take a look at some wideouts and some defensive backs. That will probably be the most important thing we do in camp this week. We have to identify those kids who can help us.” 

Kutztown begins the 2009 season on the road at Saint Anselm College in Manchester (NH) with kickoff scheduled for 1:30 p.m.  

“The thing is they came here last year and they are very much improved team from last year. I watched their final three games. Get ready for three weeks and you have an opportunity to have players take a trip they’ve never been on, going to a different state. It’s a pretty far trip and that’s good for the players because they get to experience something different.” 

The Golden Bears’ first home game will be Saturday September 12 against Slippery Rock beginning at 6:05 p.m. 

Projected 2009 Order of Finish

EAST

WEST