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Along the way <strong>UW</strong>-W has compiled the longest win streak, thirty games, in any level of NCAA football.<br />
That streak includes twenty-one straight at Perkins Stadium, seventeen in a row in the WIAC, sixteen<br />
straight non-conference games, and ten in a row in the NCAA III playoffs. In a quirk of the 2011<br />
schedule, Saturday’s game will be a non-conference matchup. With budget cuts and the difficulty league<br />
teams have had filling their schedules, the league agreed that each school would have a different partner<br />
each year that they faced twice, with one of the games counting in the WIAC standings. <strong>UW</strong>-W and <strong>UW</strong>-<br />
L will also end the 2011 regular season November <strong>12</strong> at Perkins Stadium, with that contest designated as<br />
a WIAC game.<br />
Last Year<br />
<strong>UW</strong>-W won 24-0 November 13 in Perkins Stadium. Matt Blanchard hit Adam Brandes with a 29 scoring<br />
pass in the first quarter and Eric Kindler’s 21 yard field goal made it 10-0 at the half. <strong>UW</strong>-W went 80<br />
yards in five plays <strong>to</strong> open the second half, with Blanchard connecting with Aaron Rusch from 32 yards<br />
out. Immediately after holding <strong>UW</strong>-L <strong>to</strong> a three and out, <strong>Whitewater</strong> used 13 plays <strong>to</strong> grind out 69 yards,<br />
with Levell Coppage running it in from the two for the final score. Coppage rushed for 114 yards on 23<br />
carries and Blanchard went 16-23 for 196 yards. The <strong>Whitewater</strong> defense limited the Eagles <strong>to</strong> 7 yards<br />
rushing on 19 attempts. <strong>UW</strong>-L defensive back Dustin Drath led both teams with <strong>12</strong> tackles, including two<br />
for a loss. Warhawk defensive lineman Louissaint Minett was in on three sacks.<br />
The Series<br />
<strong>UW</strong>-L leads the all-time series, which began in 1917, 32-27. <strong>Whitewater</strong> has won the last six games and<br />
eight of nine. The Eagles’ have had two five game win streaks, 1970-74 and 1992-96. The most points<br />
<strong>UW</strong>-W has scored came in a 60-32 win in 1987, and the Eagles blanked <strong>Whitewater</strong> 59-0 in the series<br />
opener in 1917, which is also their largest winning margin. <strong>Whitewater</strong>’s largest margin was 58-21 in<br />
2009. The most points the two teams have combined for, 82, came in that 1987 contest. La Crosse has<br />
won seven times by shu<strong>to</strong>ut, the most recent 21-0 in 2001; <strong>Whitewater</strong> has blanked the Eagles just<br />
twice.<br />
The series also matches the teams with the longest streaks at the <strong>to</strong>p of the WIAC. <strong>Whitewater</strong>’s current<br />
run of six straight league championships ties the mark set by <strong>UW</strong>-La Crosse from 1949 <strong>to</strong> 1954.<br />
The Coaches<br />
For years the <strong>Whitewater</strong>-La Crosse game matched the league’s most veteran coaches. First it was<br />
Forrest Perkins (1956-1984) for <strong>Whitewater</strong> and Roger Harring (1969-1999) for La Crosse. Then it was<br />
<strong>UW</strong>-W’s Bob Berezowitz (1985-2006) and <strong>UW</strong>-L’s Larry Terry (2000-2010). By those measuring sticks<br />
Saturday’s game matches relative newcomers. <strong>Whitewater</strong>’s Lance Leipold, in his first head coaching<br />
opportunity, has compiled a four year record of 57-3, including 27-1 in the WIAC. Joel Detwiler is in his<br />
first year, taking over for Terry February 7 th in time for late recruiting and spring practice. An Oregon,<br />
Wisconsin native and 1997 <strong>UW</strong>-Platteville graduate, Detwiler coached the last seven years at Wartburg<br />
College, including the last three as defensive coordina<strong>to</strong>r. Wartburg went 57-18 and won three league<br />
titles while Detwiler was on the staff.<br />
La Crosse Notes<br />
This is the second year that <strong>Whitewater</strong> has started out against a team with almost no track record. The<br />
new coach, like the new coach at Adrian last year, could change up nothing or everything. On offense,<br />
senior tailback Lee Lauters will have <strong>to</strong> be watched. Lauters averaged 5.0 yards per rush and caught 30<br />
passes coming out of the backfield last year. Sophomores Mike Butterfield and Andy Sires have been<br />
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