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IUP Receives NCAA Playoff Berth; Heads to West Chester for First Round on Saturday

Catch the Game on TV and on the Web
Sponsored by the IUP Alumni Association, IUP's foray into the NCAA football playoffs will be available statewide on television and will be webcast live. IUP plays West Chester on Saturday at noon. Visit the football team homepage for information about the television stations and the webcast.
 

IUP has received a bid to the NCAA Division II playoffs and will play at West Chester in the opening round on Saturday at noon.

IUP (8-2) is the sixth seed in the Northeast Region and will face third-seeded West Chester (9-2).  The winner of that game will travel to Shepherdstown, W.Va., for a second round game against second-seed Shepherd, which earned a bye after going 9-1 during the regular season.

In the other first round game in the Northeast Region, fifth-seeded Bryant (8-2) will go to New Haven, Conn., for a contest against fourth-seed Southern Connecticut State (8-3).  That winner will play at top-seed California (11-0) in the other semifinal.

The Crimson Hawks are in the postseason for the first time since 2002, and IUP is 15-13 all-time in playoff games, reached the national semifinals six times (1989-91, 1993-94 and 1999) and advanced to the national championship game in 1990 and 1993.

Saturday’s game will mark IUP’s 14th trip to the playoffs, a total tied with North Dakota and trailing only Pittsburg State (15) among current Division II schools.

In its last trip to the playoffs in 2002, IUP rallied for a 27-23 win over Saginaw Valley State at Miller Stadium before losing to eventual national champion Grand Valley State 62-21 in the Northeast Region final.

IUP holds a 9-6 series lead over West Chester, but this is the first time the teams have met in the playoffs.  The teams last faced each other during the 2005 regular season, a 30-20 Golden Rams victory at Farrell Stadium.

The Crimson Hawks are 4-1 vs. PSAC schools in the postseason, including wins over Edinboro (1990), Shippensburg (1991) and Slippery Rock and Millersville (1999) and a loss to Millersville in 1988.

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