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KUTZTOWN: Ranked No. 3 in the AFCA poll (No. 4 on D2Football.com), the Golden Bears are 7-0 after a 45-7 win at Millersville and have won 38 straight regular-season games. Freddie Retter set the school career sack record with 26.
SLIPPERY ROCK: At No. 7 in the AFCA poll (No. 8 on D2Football.com), the Rock are 7-0 after a 42-26 win at IUP in the 100th meeting. Slippery Rock leads the PSAC West alone, and RB JayJay Jordan ran for 138 yards and two touchdowns.
EAST STROUDSBURG: East Stroudsburg (6-1, 3-0 PSAC East) has won four straight, outscoring opponents 159-20, and joins the D2Football.com poll at No. 22 after a 47-7 win at Shippensburg. QB Matt Machalik threw four touchdown passes.
BLOOMSBURG: The Huskies (5-2, 2-1 PSAC East) beat Shepherd 27-21, holding the Rams to 214 yards and the ball for 42:43. RB Declan Clancy ran 37 times for 134 yards, and Bloomsburg is 4-0 on the road.
SHEPHERD: The Rams (5-2, 2-2 PSAC East) fell 27-21 to Bloomsburg despite an 85-yard blocked-field-goal return touchdown by Reggie Snowden, and dropped out of the D2Football.com poll.
WEST CHESTER: West Chester (4-3, 1-2 PSAC East) beat Lackawanna 52-0 for its first shutout since 2019. QB Jack Pellicciotti completed eight of nine passes for 157 yards and four first-half touchdowns.
LOCK HAVEN: Lock Haven (4-3, 3-1 PSAC West) lost 42-35 to Edinboro. WR Jake Roberts had eight catches for 172 yards and a 76-yard touchdown, and Lock Haven leads the PSAC in passing offense.
EDINBORO: The Fighting Scots (3-4, 1-3 PSAC West) beat Lock Haven 42-35 to end a four-game losing streak. Evan Zankl returned a punt 85 yards for a touchdown, and WR Jeremiah Neeley leads the PSAC with 637 receiving yards.
IUP: IUP (5-2, 2-2 PSAC West) lost 42-26 to Slippery Rock and dropped out of both national polls. RB Leon Parson ran for 115 yards and a touchdown, and QB Mason Maggs leads the PSAC with 21 touchdown passes.
CALIFORNIA: The Vulcans (4-3, 2-2 PSAC West) beat Clarion 26-20 in two overtimes for their second straight win. RB Bobbie Boyd Jr. ran 31 times for 130 yards, and LB Wilfredo Diaz leads the PSAC with 71 tackles.
CLARION: The Golden Eagles (4-3, 2-2 PSAC West) lost 26-20 in two overtimes at California after losing four fumbles. QB Jase Ferguson leads the PSAC with 1,801 passing yards.
SETON HILL: The Griffins (3-4, 2-2 PSAC West) beat Gannon 21-17 on a 15-yard touchdown pass from Boden St. Marie in the fourth quarter. LB Lucas Simone ranks sixth in the PSAC with 60 tackles.
SHIPPENSBURG: The Raiders (2-5, 1-3 PSAC East) fell 47-7 to East Stroudsburg on Homecoming. QB Roman Jensen leads the Eastern Division with 1,516 passing yards, fifth in the PSAC.
GANNON: The Golden Knights (0-7, 0-4 PSAC West) lost 21-17 to Seton Hill after taking their first lead on Makei Thompson's 52-yard pick-six. RB Nasean Hill ranks fourth in the PSAC with 501 rushing yards.
MILLERSVILLE: Millersville (0-7, 0-4 PSAC East) lost 45-7 at Kutztown with a season-high four sacks and a fumble-recovery touchdown. LB Bryce Beutler is tied for second in the PSAC with 64 tackles.