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Saturday's Game
Although UW-Whitewater has never faced Albion College the Warhawks have encountered teams from
the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association. UW-Whitewater defeated Tri-State University (now
Trine) 38-0 September 27, 2003. In 2010, the Warhawks met two MIAA teams, defeating Adrian College
35-0 on September 4, and topping Trine 45-31 on November 27 in the second round of the NCAA
playoffs.
Past NCAA Appearances
This is the Briton's first postseason appearance since 2005, but this isn't their first go 'round. Albion's
program returns to the NCAA playoffs for the ninth time with an overall record of 5-7. The Briton's won
the Division III title under head coach Pete Schmidt in 1994, defeating Washington and Jefferson 38-15.
UW-Whitewater returns to the postseason for the tenth time in program history, and seventh consecutive
year, with an overall record of 28-6. UW-W is the defending two-time Division III champion. Three of
Whitewater's playoff losses came in the championship game with the Warhawks finishing as the runnersup
in 2005 and 2006 under head coach Bob Berezowitz and in 2008 under Lance Leipold. The
Warhawks won the title under Leipold in 2007, 2009 and 2010.
In the Polls
UW-W is ranked number one in both the AFCA III poll and by D3football.com. Albion College is not
ranked.
Purple Streak
The Warhawks have the longest active winning streak in college football, 40 games. The Warhawks have
also built streaks of 18 in a row on the road, 22 in a row at Perkins Stadium, 19 consecutive nonconference
games, 24 WIAC games, and 10 in a row in the NCAA III playoffs. The 40 game streak ties
for the fifth longest in NCAA history, tying the University of Washington (1908-1914).
The Coaches
Whitewater's Lance Leipold has compiled a record of 67-3, including 29-1 in the WIAC, in his fifth year as
head coach. Leipold has earned national Division III coach of the year honors three out of the four years
and was named WIAC Coach of the Year the last three. Albion coach, Craig Rundle is in his15th season
at Albion and his 26th season as head coach at the collegiate level. His overall collegiate record is143-
109-1. Rundle has led Albion to four Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association championships and
three NCAA playoffs, in 1998, 2005 and this season.
Albion College Notes (6-4 overall, 6-0 MIAA)
Albion defeated Trine 41-14 at home last week. The Briton's forced two fumbles that led to ten points,
and junior running back Clinton Orr carried the ball 28 times for 200 yards. Albion also scored a
touchdown after linebacker John Lesinski's interception, so the defense was directly involved in
outscoring Trine 17-14.
Albion went undefeated in conference play this season (6-0) but has not defeated a non-conference
opponent (0-4). Among those losses was a 14-3 loss to UW-Stevens Point for AC's Homecoming.
Orr recently became the school's career leading rusher with 3,163 yards. He is averaging 111.1 yards
per game and 5.2 yards per carry this season. Orr is the 2011 MIAA Offensive Player of the Year. Orr
isn't the only option for junior QB Spencer Krause. The Albion offense as a unit is averaging 364.5 yards
and 25.3 points per game, with Orr complimenting the Briton's passing attack. The team is averaging
226.3 passing yards per game. Their top three receivers, Brian Spencer (12.9 yards/catch), J. C. Cruse
(14.8) and Zach Brewer (13.8) all have more than 500 receiving yards this season .
The Briton's defense enters play on Saturday allowing just 101 rushing yards per game and a mere 2.9
yards per rush. Senior DB Chris Greenwood was named the 2011 MIAA Defensive Player of the Year.
Junior cornerback Lorenzo Reese leads the team with five interceptions.
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