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(2004-2007) holds the school and league record with 6,584 yards. The rushing game allowed Whitewater
to control the ball for 37:09.
Huber, a junior wideout, caught seven Blanchard (15-20-166) passes. Senior linebacker Greg Arnold
(Big Bend/Mukwonago) led the Warhawks with 12 tackles plus two tackles for a loss.
Kelly was 8-24 for 146 yards, adding 52 more on nine rushes to lead Platteville. Reit had four receptions
for 81 yards. Sophomore lineman Alex Schaefer and freshman linebacker Jacob Zilbar both recorded ten
tackles for UW-P, and Schaefer added two tackles for a loss.
The George Chryst Game recognizes an outstanding defensive and offensive player for each team. Reit
and Zilbar were honored by UW-P, Coppage and Arnold were chosen for UW-W.
The win also pushes UW-W’s streak to 23 at Perkins Stadium and 18 in the WIAC.
Saturday’s crowd is the fourth largest in school, and Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
history. UW-W also holds the top three, including the record 12,189 set versus UW-Stout October 9 last
year.
Whitewater will travel to UW-River Falls for a 1:00 game October 8. A fan bus has been organized, and
pre-game tailgate area designated for Warhawk fans. The next home game will be Friday, October 14,
with UW-Stout visiting Perkins Stadium for “Friday Night Lights”, a postgame presentation by the
Warhawk marching band and fireworks. Tickets for UW-W home games are available Monday-Friday
during normal business hours at the University Center ticket office on the main campus mall, and at
Perkins Stadium on game day.
Warhawks’ Streak to 35 with Win over Falcons
10/8/2011
Winning never gets old, for the 35 th time in a row the UW-Whitewater football team won, this time 42-10
over UW-River Falls in River Falls Saturday. The Warhawks have now defeated the Falcons ten straight
times. UW-W remains undefeated this season, 5-0 overall and 2-0 in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate
Athletic Conference. UW-W also boasts 23 straight wins on the road and 19 straight wins in the WIAC.
UW-River Falls is now 0-5 overall and 0-3 in the WIAC.
UW-W, ranked first in the D3football.com and American Football Coaches Association polls, forced the
Falcons into a three and out on the first possession of the ball game. The Warhawks followed by
covering 52 yards in seven plays for the first score of the game, a rushing touchdown by UW-W’s career
touchdown leader Levell Coppage (Oak Park, IL/Oak Park). The drive included a 34 yard reception by
sophomore wide receiver Luke Menzel (Sheboygan Falls/Oostburg) and a fourth and one conversion by
Coppage. The extra point by Eric Kindler (Germantown/Germantown) was good.
Again the ‘Hawks forced the Falcons into a three and out but this time they weren’t able to score on the
ensuing possession. A third straight three and out followed for the Falcons and the Warhawks took over
at their own 35 after downing the punt. On the third play of the drive Matt Blanchard (Lake Zurich,
IL/Lake Zurich) threw his second interception of the season, just the fifth of his career, to Falcons’ senior
defensive back Matt Ainsworth. However, the Warhawk defense came through and held the Falcons to
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