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Blanchard went 20-29, accounting for 277 yards in the air. Tyler Huber (Mukwonago/North Prairie) was
on the receiving end of eight of those passes for 156 yards and 2 touchdowns. Coppage led both teams
in rushing yards with 74 on 14 carries, an average of 4.9 yards per carry.
Jared Kiesow (Horicon/Horicon) led the Warhawks with six total tackles, but Ryan Cortez (Palatine,
IL/Palatine, IL) chipped in five, two for a loss, and Greg Arnold (Big Bend/Mukwonago) tossed in four,
also two for a loss. Zack Cook (Necedah/Necedah) and Mykael Bratchett (Milwaukee/Hope) each
recorded a sack. Cook’s forced a loss of seven yards and Bratchett’s a loss of 16. Noah Timm (Two
Rivers/Two Rivers) picked off one Falcon pass in the third quarter for the only Warhawk interception of
the day.
The Warhawks own the nation’s longest football win streak -- in any level of four year college football.
UW-W, NCAA III champions in 2009 and 2010, has won 35 consecutive games, more than any NCAA
FBS, NCAA FCS, NCAA II, or NAIA school. Whitewater’s streak is not only longer but it is almost three
times longer than the next team. Here are the longest current streaks in college football:
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater (NCAA III): 35
Stanford University (FBS): 12 (play Saturday, October 8 at 6:30 pm)
Washburn University, Wayne State (NCAA II): 10
Sam Houston State (FCS): 6 (game on Saturday, October 8 was not yet complete)
NAIA (Carroll of Montana had the longest streak snapped at 15 with a September 10 loss)
Next up for UW-W will be UW-Stout who comes to Perkins Stadium in Whitewater for a WIAC matchup on
Friday, October 14. The game is a 7:00 pm start and 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.
Warhawks Defeat Blue Devils, Extend Win Streak to 36
10/14/2011
In the team’s first ever Friday night game, the number one nationally-ranked UW-Whitewater football
team ran its record to 6-0 overall and 3-0 in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference with a 42-
21 win over UW-Stout, 3-3 overall and 1-2 in the WIAC, before 6,209 fans in Perkins Stadium in
Whitewater. The win, under the “Friday night lights” kept several streaks alive for the Warhawks, most
notably the nation’s longest consecutive win streak, which now stands at 36. The team has also won its
last 24 games played at Perkins Stadium, its last 20 WIAC contests, and ten straight against the Blue
Devils.
UW-Stout received the opening kickoff of the game and was forced to punt after losing six yards on three
offensive plays. UW-Whitewater wasted no time and recorded the game’s first score with 9:29 left in the
first quarter. Quarterback Matt Blanchard (Lake Zurich, IL/Lake Zurich) found tight end Jason
Ford (Palatine, IL/Fremd) on the goal line for a three-yard touchdown pass to lead 7-0.
The Blue Devils converted on fourth and short on the Warhawks’ 37 yard-line on their second possession
and again on fourth down, four plays later on the 27 yard-line with a 9-yard pitch to running back Eric
Brown. The Blue Devils were rewarded for their resolve two plays later when quarterback Ross Carey
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