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Platteville, the first time UW-W has had a player reach double figures since Lane Olsen had 11.5 in the
second round playoff win over Trine last year (a six game gap). Linemen Jake Keeser (Fort Atkinson/Fort
Atkinson) and Zack Cook (Necedah/Necedah) are both among the top ten in the league in sacks, with
DB’s Jesse Hamilton (Racine/Park) and Jared Kiesow (Horicon/Horicon) on the list for fumbles forced.
UW-Whitewater
Passing: Matt Blanchard (Lake Zurich, IL/Lake Zurich) (Lake Zurich, IL/Lake Zurich) 58-83, .699,
209.0/game, 6 TD, 1 INT
Rushing: Levell Coppage (Oak Park, IL/Oak Park) (Oak Park, IL/Oak Park) 84-527, 128.0/game, 6.1/att, 7
TD
Receiving: Tyler Huber (Mukwonago/North Prairie) (Mukwonago/North Prairie) 16-283, 70.8/game,
17.7/att, 3 TD
Field Goals: Eric Kindler (Germantown/Germantown) (Germantown/Germantown) 9-11
Punting: Kris Rosholt (Reedsburg/Reedsburg) (Reedsburg/Reedsburg) 14-521, 37.2 avg
Defense: Greg Arnold (Big Bend/Mukwonago) (Big Bend/Mukwonago) 24 tackles, 2 tackles for loss;
Kyle Wismer (Spring Grove, IL/Richmond-Burton) (Spring Grove, IL/Richmond-Burton) 18 tackles, 2
tackles for loss, 2 passes broken up, 2 defended
UW-River Falls
Passing: B.J. Letourneau 51-91, .560, 128.7/game, 2 TD, 1 INT
Rushing: Taylor Edwards 95-496, 119.5/game, 5.0/att, 2 TD
Receiving: Nathan Brandt 18-281, 70.2/game, 15.6/att, 3 TD
Field Goals: Chad Blair 4-4
Punting: Will Jensen 30-1,023, 34.1 avg
Defense: Lincoln Bjorklund 27 tackles, 0.5 tackles for loss;
Nate Smits 24 tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss, 2 sacks, 1 pass broken up, 1 fumble forced
By the Numbers
UW-Whitewater
Offensive Line (5 players) Averages: 287 Pounds
Defensive Line (4 players) Averages: 252 Pounds
Offense, Class Breakdown: 6 seniors, 5 juniors
Defense, Class Breakdown: 5 seniors, 3 juniors, 3 sophomores
UW-River Falls
Offensive Line (5 players) Averages: 276 Pounds
Defensive Line (4 players) Averages: 255 Pounds
Offense, Class Breakdown: 4 seniors, 5 juniors, 1 sophomore, 1 freshman
Defense, Class Breakdown: 3 seniors, 6 juniors, 2 sophomores
Special Note
This week’s matchup will be UW-River Falls Homecoming/Hall of Fame game. UW-
Whitewater will celebrate its Homecoming/Hall of Fame game October 29 against UW-Stevens Point.
What’s Coming Up
The Warhawks will host UW-Stout at Perkins Stadium in a Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
matchup Friday, October 14 at 7:00 pm. A fireworks display will be held following the game. Tickets for
UW-W home games are sold at the University Center ticket office Monday-Friday during normal business
hours.
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