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KUTZTOWN: Ranked No. 3 in the AFCA poll (No. 4 on D2Football.com), the Golden Bears are 8-0 after a 41-14 win over West Chester and have won 39 straight regular-season games. QB Judd Novak accounted for five touchdowns and ran for 116 yards on five carries.
SLIPPERY ROCK: At No. 7 in the AFCA poll (No. 8 on D2Football.com), the Rock are 8-0 after a 66-7 win over Lock Haven that clinched the PSAC West title and the right to host the PSAC Championship Game. RB JayJay Jordan returned two punts for touchdowns and set school single-season records with 23 touchdowns and 138 points.
EAST STROUDSBURG: East Stroudsburg (7-1, 4-0 PSAC East) has won five straight after a 31-7 win over Shepherd and enters the AFCA poll for the first time at No. 24 (No. 20 on D2Football.com). The Warriors held Shepherd to 29 rushing yards.
BLOOMSBURG: The Huskies (6-2, 3-1 PSAC East) beat Millersville 20-14 on Homecoming, holding the Marauders to 65 rushing yards. DB Zay Pusateri blocked a field goal and intercepted a pass.
SHEPHERD: The Rams (5-3, 2-3 PSAC East) fell 31-7 at East Stroudsburg. WR Carrington Nickens-Yzer caught a 56-yard touchdown pass, and P Daishaun Alexander leads the PSAC with a 45.9-yard punting average.
WEST CHESTER: West Chester (4-4, 1-3 PSAC East) fell 41-14 at Kutztown. QB Colin O'Sullivan completed 32 of 44 passes for 230 yards, and the Golden Rams rank second in the PSAC in pass defense (141.4 yards per game).
LOCK HAVEN: Lock Haven (4-4, 3-2 PSAC West) lost 66-7 at Slippery Rock. WR Mekhi Watson leads the PSAC with 51 receptions, and Lock Haven ranks third in the league in passing offense.
EDINBORO: The Fighting Scots (3-5, 1-4 PSAC West) lost 31-14 to Gannon after cutting a 28-0 deficit to 14 in the third quarter. WR Jeremiah Neeley leads the PSAC with 713 receiving yards.
IUP: IUP (5-3, 2-3 PSAC West) lost 49-0 at California in the Coal Bowl. QB Mason Maggs leads the PSAC with 21 touchdown passes, and RB Leon Parson ranks third with 605 rushing yards.
CALIFORNIA: The Vulcans (5-3, 3-2 PSAC West) won their third straight with a 49-0 Coal Bowl shutout of IUP, their first shutout since 2021. WR Kenny Lewis IV had 173 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
CLARION: The Golden Eagles (4-4, 2-3 PSAC West) lost 27-24 at Seton Hill on a walk-off field goal after tying the game with 1:57 left. QB Jase Ferguson leads the PSAC with 2,007 passing yards.
SETON HILL: The Griffins (4-4, 3-2 PSAC West) beat Clarion 27-24 on Rayyan Bataineh's 21-yard field goal as time expired, their second straight win. QB Boden St. Marie threw for 318 yards.
SHIPPENSBURG: The Raiders (3-5, 1-3 PSAC East) beat Lackawanna 59-7 and totaled 545 yards of offense. QB Roman Jensen threw for 288 yards and three touchdowns and ran for another score.
GANNON: The Golden Knights (1-7, 1-4 PSAC West) won for the first time in 2026, 31-14 at Edinboro. WR Donell Mason became the school's career receiving-yards leader, and LB Keoke Toomer returned a fumble 53 yards for a touchdown.
MILLERSVILLE: Millersville (0-8, 0-5 PSAC East) lost 20-14 at Bloomsburg, with its final drive reaching the Huskies' 23-yard line. LB Bryce Beutler is tied for the PSAC lead with 78 tackles.