Kutztown U Announces 2023 Football Roster
Thursday, September 07, 2023
Kutztown University Announces 2023 Football Roster
KUTZTOWN, PA (09/05/2023)-- Kutztown University has announced 108 student-athletes will represent its football team for the 2023 season.
Read the full season preview here.
Kutztown football entered last season fresh off winning the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference championship. But the start to the year was not how KU had hoped to keep the momentum going from the previous campaign, as it was shutout at Assumption University.
Enter 2023 and the Golden Bears head back to Worcester, Mass., looking to not only score some points, but to begin a win streak as they search for another PSAC crown and NCAA tournament berth. Kickoff is set for 12 p.m.
Kutztown and No. 23 Assumption open up the season against each other for the eighth straight year. KU is 3-4 against the Greyhounds in that span, winning three consecutive games before last season's 3-0 defeat on the road. The Maroon and Gold are back at Brian Kelly stadium hoping to avenge last year's defeat and go 1-0.
The Maroon and Gold are once again set to be competitors for the PSAC title, as they were voted second in the preseason poll. They have had five straight seasons of at least eight victories. They went 8-3 overall and 5-2 in the PSAC last season under the program's winningest head coach in program history, Jim Clements, including two victories over nationally-ranked programs in California (Pa.) and Slippery Rock. KU will be looking to win the East after taking the division title in back-to-back seasons in 2019 and 2021 (2020 season canceled due to COVID-19), while also trying to get back to the NCAA Championship Tournament, following three consecutive appearances in 2018, 2019 and 2021.
Kutztown football entered last season fresh off winning the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference championship. But the start to the year was not how KU had hoped to keep the momentum going from the previous campaign, as it was shutout at Assumption University.
Enter 2023 and the Golden Bears head back to Worcester, Mass., looking to not only score some points, but to begin a win streak as they search for another PSAC crown and NCAA tournament berth. Kickoff is set for 12 p.m.
Kutztown and No. 23 Assumption open up the season against each other for the eighth straight year. KU is 3-4 against the Greyhounds in that span, winning three consecutive games before last season's 3-0 defeat on the road. The Maroon and Gold are back at Brian Kelly stadium hoping to avenge last year's defeat and go 1-0.
The Maroon and Gold are once again set to be competitors for the PSAC title, as they were voted second in the preseason poll. They have had five straight seasons of at least eight victories. They went 8-3 overall and 5-2 in the PSAC last season under the program's winningest head coach in program history, Jim Clements, including two victories over nationally-ranked programs in California (Pa.) and Slippery Rock. KU will be looking to win the East after taking the division title in back-to-back seasons in 2019 and 2021 (2020 season canceled due to COVID-19), while also trying to get back to the NCAA Championship Tournament, following three consecutive appearances in 2018, 2019 and 2021.
Following another road trip to California (Pa.) next Saturday, Sept. 9, the Golden Bears appear at Andre Reed Stadium for the first time on Saturday, Sept. 16, for a 12 p.m., contest against Mercyhurst.
Following another road trip to California (Pa.) next Saturday, Sept. 9, the Golden Bears appear at Andre Reed Stadium for the first time on Saturday, Sept. 16, for a 12 p.m., contest against Mercyhurst.
Justin Harris of Westville, NJ (08093)
Oyame Adoga of Clementon, NJ (08021)
Matt Welsey of Medford, NJ (08055)
Jaedyn Stewart of Newfield, NJ (08344)
Austin Leyman of Elmer, NJ (08318)
Lee Coleman of Salem, NJ (08070)
Devin Hooks of Franklinville, NJ (08322)
Steven Burkhardt of Gloucester Cy, NJ (08030)
Roman Dougherty of Marlton, NJ (08053)
Carmen Conti of Sea Isle City, NJ (08243)
Tucker Monico of Sicklerville, NJ (08081)
Michael Lackore of Blackwood, NJ (08012)
Kaden Hastie of Tabernacle, NJ (08088)
Luke Maxwell of Estell Manor, NJ (08319)
Tyreek Husser of Woodstown, NJ (08098)
Brayden Pohlman of Linwood, NJ (08221)
Jhaisir Harden of Glassboro, NJ (08028)
Asa Murray of Somerdale, NJ (08083)
About Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
Founded in 1866, Kutztown University of Pennsylvania is a proud member of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education located on 289 acres nestled in the beautiful East Penn Valley in Berks County, between Reading and Allentown, Pennsylvania. KU is just two hours from New York City; 90 minutes from Philadelphia.
As the region's center for excellence in academics, culture and public engagement, KU's programs and reputation for quality offer students the opportunity to discover lifelong avenues of learning and discovery. KU students select from more than 130 areas of study within four colleges in a diverse liberal arts academic environment. To complement their studies, KU's NCAA Division II athletics program with 22 varsity sports joins the more than 160 student clubs and organizations providing students with a variety of activities for learning and discovery.