Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Men's Football

Jim Clements completed his 10th season as Kutztown University's head football coach in 2024. Clements has guided the Golden Bears to winning records in all 10 of his seasons with the program and is the only coach on record in more than 100 seasons of Kutztown football to open his career with consecutive winning seasons. Just five games into the 2022 season and 86 into his tenure with the Maroon and Gold, Clements moved past George Baldwin to become the program's all-time winningest coach following a dramatic 24-20 comeback win at East Stroudsburg, Oct. 1, that required the Golden Bears to go 87 yards in the final six minutes. The win was Clements' 62nd, surpassing Baldwin's 61 victories over 14 seasons. For all the success Kutztown has enjoyed under Clements, the 2024 season brought a number of firsts and milestones to the program. The Golden Bears completed their first-ever unbeaten regular season with a 21-14 PSAC Championship game victory at No. 17 California (Pa.) to move to 11-0. In the process, the Maroon and Gold repeated as PSAC champions for the first time, while claiming their third conference title in the last four seasons. KU also won its fourth PSAC East championship in the last five seasons and fifth overall with Clements at the helm. The Golden Bears, who appeared in their fifth NCAA DII Championship playoffs since 2018 after earning Super Region 1's top seed, earned a program-record No. 3 ranking in the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Division II Poll during the 2024 season and finished the year with a program-best No. 5 ranking. Clements received his second straight PSAC East Coach of the Year and AFCA Division II Region 1 Coach of the Year honors, while also claiming both awards for the fourth time in the last five seasons. He's a five-time PSAC East Coach of the Year and five-time AFCA Regional Coach of the Year. Clements led the Golden Bears to a school-record 12 wins in 2023, which included PSAC East and PSAC championships, along with the program's first Super Region 1 championship. Kutztown defeated a program record five nationally ranked opponents during the 2025 season, including four in a row on its way to the national semifinals. The Bears took down a top five opponent for the first time when they dominated No. 4 Slippery Rock, 31-7, in the PSAC Championship game. KU went on to defeat No. 13 Virginia Union, 38-14, came from behind for a dramatic 32-31 victory at No. 24 Charleston (W.Va.) and went on the road to down No. 15 Slippery Rock, 28-16, in a rematch of the PSAC title game to win Super Region 1 in the NCAA quarterfinals. Clements' team ended the season with the No. 7 ranking in the AFCA DII Poll, at the time a program record. In 18 seasons as a collegiate head coach, the first eight of which were spent at NCAA Division III Delaware Valley, Clements is 156-53 (.746) with .500 or better records each year. He also has six 10+ win seasons to his credit, four with the Golden Bears (2019, 2021, 2023, 2024) and two with the Aggies (2009, 2011). Clements led KU to its fifth unbeaten season in the PSAC East in 2024 (7-0), improving to 60-11 (.845) against league opponents. He is the program's top coach in overall and conference winning percentage. Clements quickly turned a Kutztown program with pockets of success over the course of its history into a consistent PSAC power. By his fifth season, in 2018, the Golden Bears were back in the NCAA DII Championship tournament for just the third time ever. They returned to the national playoffs in 2019, 2021 and 2023, while the 2020 season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The 2021 season went down as one of the most successful in program history. KU matched a program single-season record with 11 wins, earned its second PSAC crown and won a NCAA second round game to reach the national quarterfinals, advancing further than any team in the program's 105-season history ever had. Clements earned his second consecutive PSAC East and American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Division II Region 1 Coach of the Year honors. In 2019, the Maroon and Gold won their first 10 games to finish the regular season 10-0, before earning a spot in the PSAC championship game, a 37-35 defeat to No. 8 Slippery Rock. Kutztown, which was ranked as high as 13th in the national poll, defeated Tiffin University, 33-31, in an NCAA first round game for the program's first playoff victory since 2011. During the 2018 season, Clements became the first coach in program history to defeat every team in the PSAC. Two years earlier, he led the Golden Bears to the 2016 PSAC East title with a perfect 7-0 divisional record, a first for the program, to earn PSAC East and KU Coach of the Year honors. After starting the season 0-3, Kutztown rattled off seven straight wins to play in the PSAC championship game for the third time in program history. It was the biggest turnaround in a season in program history. Clements' players have combined to earn 123 All-PSAC East honors, led by a program record 15 in 2024. His rushing defense has been the best in the modern era at Kutztown, holding opponents to a record 68.4 yards per game in 2024. They allowed just 78.3 yards per game in 2021, 81.0 ypg in 2022 and 86.7 ypg in 2017. The Golden Bears yielded just 10.17 points per game in 2024 while pitching three shutouts. KU didn't allow a touchdown during a three-week stretch while picking up wins over Lock Haven (24-0), Shippensburg (31-2) and Shepherd (24-0). They have posted 10 shutouts during Clements' time with the program, including a school-record 74-0 win over Cheyney in 2014. His defense led the PSAC in red zone defense in 2014 (19th in the nation) and ranked in the top three in the PSAC in total defense and turnover margin. KU ranked fifth in Division II in sacks in 2016 at 3.82 per game. His defense held opponents to 19.5 points per game in 2017, the best mark for the program since 1996, and less than 200 passing yards per game for the first time in 10 years. During Clements' tenure, KU has produced six of the top 10 seasons in program history in total offense per game, highlighted by a school-record 488.8 yards per game in 2015. The 2015 team posted the largest comeback in school-history, overcoming a 21-point deficit at Indiana (Pa.) to earn a 34-33 victory. In doing so, Clements became the only coach in program history to defeat IUP. KU also posted its first-ever 400-yard rushing game under Clements in 2015, and broke that record again in 2016 with 459 yards at East Stroudsburg. Clements was named the 16th head coach in Kutztown's modern football history on March 19, 2014. In addition to being Kutztown's all-time wins leader, Clements previously held the same distinction at Delaware Valley with an overall record of 66-24 from 2006-13, including a perfect 10-0 regular season in 2011. He earned four Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) championships (2008-11) and three NCAA second round appearances (2009-11).   He was a three-time MAC Coach of the Year (2009-11) and capped his run with an undefeated season in 2011. Clements was named the 2010 AFCA Division III Region 2 Coach of the Year and the 2011 Maxwell Club Tri-State Coach of the Year, when his team went undefeated.   In the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC), Delaware Valley won two South Atlantic Bowl titles (2008, 2012) and finished as runner-up in 2006.   Clements was promoted to head coach prior to the 2006 season after serving as the team's assistant head coach/defensive coordinator for two years. He continued to handle defensive coordinator duties through the 2013 season. Clements' arrival at Delaware Valley ahead of the 2004 season as assistant head coach/defensive coordinator was one of the key reasons why the team posted back-to-back 12-1 records in 2004 and 2005. The Aggies captured the MAC championship and advanced to the NCAA Division III quarterfinals each season. Clements played collegiately at Widener University, where he anchored the defensive line as the Pioneers won the conference crown and reached the 1994 South Region final of the NCAA Division III playoffs. He was a three-year starter and registered 154 career tackles. Clements transitioned from player to student assistant coach in 1995 as Widener successfully defended its conference title and reached the NCAA playoffs. Clements returned to his alma mater two years later as a graduate assistant coach and was elevated to a full-time position in 1998, coaching the defensive line along with the linebackers and special teams before becoming the defensive coordinator in 2003. Clements received a Bachelor of Arts degree in history with a certification in secondary education from Widener in 1996, and earned a master's in secondary education from Widener in 2001. Clements and his wife, Sue, reside in Trappe, Pa. They have a son, Hayden, and a daughter, Amelia.     JIM CLEMENTS YEAR-BY-YEAR COACHING RECORD Overall Conference Year School Wins Losses Pct. Wins Losses Pct. Postseason & Honors 2006 Delaware Valley 8 3 .727 7 2 .778 ECAC South Atlantic Bowl Runner-Up 2007 Delaware Valley 5 5 .500 5 2 .714 2008 Delaware Valley 8 3 .727 5 2 .714 MAC Tri-Champions ECAC South Atlantic Bowl Champions 2009 Delaware Valley 10 2 .833 7 0 1.000 MAC Champions NCAA DIII Second Round MAC Coach of the Year 2010 Delaware Valley 9 3 .750 6 1 .857 MAC Champions NCAA DIII Second Round MAC Coach of the Year AFCA DIII Region 2 Coach of the Year 2011 Delaware Valley 11 1 .917 8 0 1.000 MAC Champions NCAA DIII Second Round MAC Coach of the Year Maxwell Club Tri-State Coach of the Year 2012 Delaware Valley 8 3 .727 7 2 .778 ECAC South Atlantic Bowl Champions 2013 Delaware Valley 7 4 .636 6 3 .667 2014 Kutztown 6 5 .545 5 4 .556 2015 Kutztown 7 4 .636 5 2 .714 2016 Kutztown 7 4 .636 7 0 1.000 PSAC East Champions PSAC Runner-Up PSAC East Coach of the Year 2017 Kutztown 8 3 .727 5 2 .714 2018 Kutztown 9 2 .818 5 1 .833 NCAA DII First Round 2019 Kutztown 11 2 .846 7 0 1.000 PSAC East Champions PSAC Runner-Up NCAA DII Second Round PSAC East Coach of the Year AFCA DII Region 1 Coach of the Year 2020 Kutztown SEASON CANCELED (COVID-19) 2021 Kutztown 11 2 .846 7 0 1.000 PSAC East Champions PSAC Champions NCAA DII Quarterfinals PSAC East Coach of the Year AFCA DII Region 1 Coach of the Year 2022 Kutztown 8 3 .727 5 2 .714 2023 Kutztown 12 3 .800 7 0 1.000 PSAC East Champions PSAC Champions Super Region 1 Champions NCAA DII Semifinals PSAC East Coach of the Year AFCA DII Region 1 Coach of the Year 2024 Kutztown 11 1 .917 7 0 1.000 PSAC East Champions PSAC Champions NCAA DII Second Round PSAC East Coach of the Year AFCA DII Region 1 Coach of the Year Coaching Totals 8 Seasons Delaware Valley 66 24 .733 51 12 .810 10 Seasons Kutztown 90 29 .756 60 11 .845 18 Seasons 156 53 .746 111 23 .828 Updated 2/8/25  

Sophia Lewin is in their second year with Kutztown University football as the wide receivers coach. Coach Lewin has developed First Team All-Conference receiver, Kurtis Ravenel Jr., and standout redshirt freshman, Mekhi Gibson. Ravenel and Gibson totaled 1,518 receiving yards and 14 total touchdowns.  In 2022, Lewin completed a second stint with Princeton University, serving as the senior assistant to the head coach. They also spent a year as the quality control coach for the Tigers in 2020-21. Between stops at the Ivy League institution, Lewin was an offensive assistant coach with the National Football League's Buffalo Bills in 2021-22. Lewin received a degree in sociology from Monmouth in 2019.

Ketner enters his fifth season with the Golden Bears in 2016 and works with the Kutztown cornerbacks.   In his four years coaching the cornerbacks and one with the defensive line, Ketner has guided three all-conference selections. In the secondary, Ketner's top graduate was four-year starter English Peay, a two-time All-PSAC and 2014 All-Region player who holds the single-season and career breakups record. Lineman Tyrone Brown and Zach Greenwald earned All-PSAC East Second Team honors under Ketner's guidance in 2012. Ketner returned to college football after a successful stint at Blue Mountain High School as both coach and principal. Previously, he spent 16 years on the staff at his alma mater, Millersville University, working under hall of fame inductee Gene Carpenter. During his time there, he worked with the defensive backs and was defensive coordinator for seven years. Jim also served as the recruiting coordinator for five of his seasons with the Marauders. Ketner was a three-year letterman and All-PSAC selection at free safety for Millersville during the 1970s. He earned his bachelors degree in mathematics and his masters degree in education with a focus in counseling, both at Millersville.        

Marcel Quarterman enters his 11th season as an assistant coach and fifth as offensive coordinator at Kutztown University in 2024. He also works with the quarterbacks and serves as the program's community outreach coordinator. Quarterman has coached eight All-Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) players at his position groups. In his first season at KU in 2013, he worked with the safeties and coached an All-PSAC First Team selection. He coached the running backs for the first time in 2014, as his players have broken records and combined to collect five All-PSAC honors. Kutztown's running attack has become a threat in the PSAC since Quarterman took over. In 2021, the Golden Bears finished ranked second in the PSAC at 189.8 yards per game on the ground. KU posted three 100-yard rushers on Oct. 4, 2014, at Millersville for the first time in school history. In 2015, KU posted its first-ever 400-yard rushing game in school history and ranked fifth in the PSAC in rushing at 202.0 per game, its highest since 1998. KU broke the rushing record again in 2016, posting 459 yards at East Stroudsburg, highlighted by a school-record 261 rushing and 345 all-purpose yards by Craig Reynolds. KU ranked second in the PSAC at 226.5 rushing yards per game, the most in 40 years.   Quarterman came to Kutztown after four years at Division I Lafayette College as an offensive assistant, specifically wide receivers. He was also responsible for the punt return unit in 2012 and guided the Patriot League Rookie of the Year to the top punt return average in the league. Quarterman has also coached numerous all-conference wide receivers in his four years at Lafayette.   Quarterman also played a significant role in recruiting, attracting student-athletes to Lafayette on a national level.   In his first season as a coach in 2009, he saw the Leopards' passing offense take off with a senior quarterback and a talented wide receiver corps. Lafayette set records for passing yards, touchdowns passes and season completions.   Quarterman previously coached on the defensive side of the ball in 2008 as the secondary coach at Franklin & Marshall College. A Philadelphia native, he also handled recruiting responsibilities for most of the Delaware Valley.   A former defensive back at Lafayette from 2004-08, Quarterman served as a team captain and earned All-Patriot League First Team honors at free safety in 2012. Quarterman played in 10 games and finished with two interceptions, including one that he ran back for a touchdown at Georgetown. The Philadelphia native also made 54 tackles.   He was named the Lafayette Freshman of the Year in 2004 and is a three-time Patriot League Champion. Quarterman graduated from Lafayette in 2008 with a bachelor's degree in economics and business.  

Eric Fargo completed his seventh season with the Kutztown University football team in 2025, fifth as defensive coordinator.  Fargo, who previously spent three seasons as an assistant coach with the Golden Bears from 2016-18, including the 2018 season as defensive coordinator, returned to the Maroon and Gold in 2022 after serving as NCAA Division II Limestone University's defensive coordinator for three seasons. In 2025, he was responsible for the development of the entire defensive unit, which led the PSAC in total defense and was No. 2 nationally. Fargo made an immediate impact with the Saints, turning their defensive unit into one of the team's strengths during the 2019 season. Limestone surrendered the second-fewest points in the team's short six-year history. The Saints ranked sixth in the South Atlantic Conference (SAC) in passing and rushing yards allowed and improved the team's scoring defense by nearly 16 points per game (27.7) over the 2018 season. Limestone placed two defensive players on the All-SAC Team in 2019. Fargo first joined the Golden Bears in 2016 as a defensive line coach and held that role for the duration of his time with the program, adding defensive coordinator responsibilities in his final season. He guided four All-Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) linemen at Kutztown. As a team, KU led the PSAC and ranked fifth in Division II at 3.82 sacks per game in 2016, while its 42 sacks were the second-most in program history and the most in 30 years. In 2017, the KU defense posted its best rushing defense in the modern era, holding opponents to 86.7 yards per game. KU also limited opponents to 19.5 points per game, the best mark for the program since 1996, and less than 200 passing yards per game for the first time in 10 years.   Fargo came to Kutztown after four years on staff at Division I Temple University. He completed a two-year graduate assistantship with the Owls, primarily working with linebackers and special teams while assisting with the defensive line.   Temple featured a top 25 defense in multiple categories during Fargo's time with the program, including total defense, scoring, caused turnovers and tackles-for-loss. Fargo had the opportunity to coach and see the development of consensus All-American Tyler Matakevich, a Bronko Nagurski and Chuck Bednarick Trophy recipient.   Fargo graduated from Souderton Area High School in 2008, where he began his coaching career in 2010, tutoring tight ends and linebackers. He was a two-year letterman at the tight end and linebacker positions. He then played linebacker for one year under coach Geno DeMarco at Geneva College during the 2008 season.  Fargo received his bachelor's degree in adult and organizational development from Temple in 2013, and his master's from Temple in educational leadership in 2016. Some of his accolades to date include: *2025 earned 13 wins, most in school history *2024 Led the #1 defense in the PSAC / #1 nationally *2023 Led the #1 defense in the PSAC / top 10 nationally *2022 Led the #2 defense in the PSAC / top 35 nationally *2025 PSAC champions, ranked top 5 nationally *2024 PSAC champions, top 5 finish nationally *2023 First time in school history winning both the PSAC and Region I, top 5 finish. *2023 earned 12 wins, most in school history (at the time) *2023 had 4 straight victories over top 25 opponents **Total of 26 All Conference Selections on defense **Total of 4 All Region Selection **Coached the Defensive Athlete of the Year for the PSAC East in 2023, 2024, 2025. **Division II Coordinator of the Year Finalist in 2024 & 2025 "via Football Scoop"   Updated 12/15/2025  

Pat Taylor enters his ninth season on Jim Clements' staff with the Kutztown University football team in 2024. Taylor coaches the offensive line and is the program's recruiting coordinator.   Taylor took over the KU offensive line in 2017. His unit helped push KU to the fourth-best season in school history in total offense – 439.9 yards per game. KU scored 60 points twice in a season for the first time in school history, and ranked third in the PSAC at 37.5 points per game.   Taylor has guided 10 All-PSAC selections, including three First Teamers in 2018. He also had two lineman earn D2CCA All-Atlantic Region in 2021. That year, KU's rushing attack finished second in the PSAC with 189.8 yards per game. Taylor came to Kutztown after six seasons at Lycoming College, his alma mater, from 2011-16. He coached eight all-conference selections in his three years of coaching the offensive line (2014-16), and was also the run game coordinator for his final two seasons.   Before transitioning to the offensive line, Taylor spent three years as the coach of the team's running backs. In that time, he coached at least one running back to all-conference honors in each of his three years, while also coaching two Academic All-District picks and one all-region back. Most notably, Taylor guided Lycoming's Craig Needhammer to become the program's all-time leader in rushing yards, rushing touchdowns, all-purpose yards and total touchdowns.   A 2009 graduate of Lycoming College and a two-time Second Team All-MAC selection as an offensive lineman, Taylor helped lead the Warriors to the 2008 MAC title while serving as a team captain.   Along the way, Taylor helped the team's all-time leading rusher rack up more than 1,100 yards during the 2008 campaign, along with a second team all-conference quarterback.   A native Philadelphian, Taylor currently resides in Barnesville, Pa.  

Matt Cella is in his third season as an assistant coach with the Kutztown University football program in 2024. Following a four-year career on the offensive line for KU, Cella returned to the program in 2022 after two years as a graduate assistant, coaching the defensive line and was the video coordinator. He led a defensive line unit that finished the 2021 season ranked third in the PSAC in sacks with 34, on its way to a PSAC title. Cella coached All-PSAC First Team defensive tackle Ryan Meyers, who finished second on the team with 10 tackles for loss and 5.5 sacks. Following his senior season in 2019, Cella was voted to the D2CCA All-Super Region I First Team, Don Hansen All-Super Region I First Team, Don Hansen Honorable Mention All-America, First Team All-PSAC and was a team captain. A 2020 graduate of Kutztown, Cella earned his bachelor's degree in criminal justice.

John Venditti returns for his third season as an assistant coach on Kutztown's football staff in 2024. Venditti served as the cornerbacks coach at his alma mater, Albright College, in 2021. Before returning to Reading, he spent two years as an assistant coach on the St. John Fisher coaching staff, overseeing the running backs coach and helping out on special teams. He also held the role of offensive coordinator for the Cardinals' development team along with handling co-video coordinator duties. Venditti started his collegiate coaching career at another NCAA Division III institution, spending four years as a member of the TCNJ football staff. He worked with the running backs and was a special teams assistant that focused on the kickers and punters.  Venditti cut his teeth at the scholastic level, working two seasons with the start up program at Kensington CAPA High School in Philadelphia. He began as the special teams coordinator before being elevated to defensive coordinator and skill position coach on both sides of the ball. Venditti spent one season as the special teams coordinator, specialist coach and assistant defensive backs coach. Venditti, a 2010 Albright graduate with a Bachelor of Arts in communication with a journalism/broadcasting track, was a kicker for the Lion football team, spending all four years on campus with the program. In 2009, the Lions set a school record for wins in a single-season (11) and advanced to the third round of the NCAA DIII Tournament. Updated 6/4/2024  

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