Category Archives: IUP Football

TORTORELLA RESTOCKS THE PANTRY WITH TRANSFERS, INCOMING FRESHMEN
IUP Football has announced more than two dozen players who have committed to play for coach Paul Tortorella, joining five mid-year transfers to restock a team that lost a very large group of seniors. ...
Hometown1 Feb 05, 2026

CRIMSON HAWKS LOSE PLAYOFF HEARTBREAKER, 23-20
IUP saw a familiar script play out Saturday at George P. Miller Stadium: a strong start, a halftime lead - and another loss. This one will sting the most because it's in the playoffs, and now the seas...
Matthew Burglund Nov 22, 2025

HAWKS KICK OFF PLAYOFFS WITH BATTLE VS. ASSUMPTION
As his team prepares to play Assumption (Mass.) tomorrow in the first round of the NCAA Division II playoffs, IUP head coach Paul Tortorella feels like his team has been in the playoffs for a few week...
Matthew Burglund Nov 21, 2025

IUP MIDWEEK: RUEVE CLOSING IN ON RECORD SEASON
Every time Matthew Rueve is told that he has set or tied an IUP passing record, he usually shrugs and says things like that aren't important right now. He says wins and losses mean more than touchdown...
Matthew Burglund Nov 18, 2025

IUP TO OPEN PLAYOFFS AT HOME VS. ASSUMPTION
IUP will begin its quest for a national championship at Miller Stadium when the Crimson Hawks host Assumption (Mass.) in the first round of the NCAA Division II playoffs on Saturday, November 22. The ...
Matthew Burglund Nov 16, 2025

KUTZTOWN DOWNS IUP IN PSAC TITLE GAME
IUP had a halftime lead over Kutztown but was unable to bring home a win it he PSAC Championship Game on Saturday. Jack Benedict has the story.
Hometown1 Nov 16, 2025

HAWKS FALL SHORT IN PSAC TITLE GAME
KUTZTOWN -- If the IUP Crimson Hawks were supposed to be intimidated by the unbeaten and untested Kutztown Golden Bears on Saturday, they weren't. And if a play here or there had gone their way, they'...
Matthew Burglund Nov 15, 2025

TORTORELLA: HAWKS WILL HAVE HANDS FULL WITH UNBEATEN KUTZTOWN
To look at the statistics, it hardly seems possible that a football team could be this good. The team leads the conference by scoring the most points per game and by allowing the fewest. It has remark...
Matthew Burglund Nov 14, 2025

IUP NOTEBOOK: HAWKS IN RIGHT PLACE FOR PLAYOFF BERTH
Things are lining up nicely for the IUP Crimson Hawks to make the playoffs. Maybe even without leaving town. In the latest NCAA Division II regional rankings, head coach Paul Tortorella's team moved u...
Matthew Burglund Nov 12, 2025

IUP CLAIMS WESTERN DIVISION TITLE IN GRITTY SHOOTOUT VICTORY
CLARION -- In a game that saw 87 combined points and nearly 1,000 yards of offense, IUP outlasted Clarion 45-42 to clinch the PSAC Western Division title on Saturday at Memorial Stadium. "This is the ...
Matthew Burglund Nov 08, 2025












