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Matt Blanchard (Lake Zurich, IL/Lake Zurich) went 20-28 for 294 yards and three touchdowns, with Luke
Menzel (Sheboygan Falls/Oostburg) grabbing a career high seven catches for 153 yards. Levell
Coppage (Oak Park, IL/Oak Park) rushed 22 times for 139 yards, moving within 185 yards of breaking
former Warhawk Justin Beaver’s school and WIAC record total of 6,584. Linebacker Ryan Cortez
(Palatine, IL/Palatine, IL) led the defense with seven tackles, 1.5 tackles for a loss and one interception.
As with Oshkosh above, the league stats point to a confrontation between the 1-2 teams: Whitewater
leads the WIAC in scoring (39.3), rushing defense (70.0), pass offense (253.7), total offense (477.7),
kickoff returns (30.2), pass efficiency, first downs, third down conversions, sacks allowed (7), fourth down
conversions (100.0), time of possession (33:52), and red zone offense (.909, tied with Oshkosh). UW-W
is second in rushing offense, scoring defense, total defense, opponent first downs, and opponent fourth
down conversion.
UW-W has several mentions in this week’s NCAA III statistics. The Warhawks are eighth in passing
efficiency, eighth in sacks allowed, ninth in total offense, and fourteenth in scoring. On the other side of
the ball, UW-W is sixth in total defense, seventh in rushing defense, ninth in scoring defense, and
twentieth in pass efficiency defense. Blanchard is fourth in D3 pass efficiency, Zach Howard (Oak Park,
IL/Oak Park, IL) is tenth in kickoff returns (29.4), and Coppage is tied for thirteenth in scoring (12.0) and
eighteenth in rushing (120.83). In the WIAC stats Blanchard is also number one in passing yards
(243.3/game), pass efficiency and total offense (291.7); Tyler Huber (Mukwonago/North Prairie) is the
league leader in receptions (7.0) and receiving yards (104.7); Coppage is the leader in rushing, allpurpose,
and touchdowns; and placekicker Eric Kindler (Germantown/Germantown) is the top scorer
(7.3/game). As the numbers indicate, UW-W’s offense is, like the Titans, balanced but in a more
traditional way.
Follow the Leaders
UW-Whitewater
Passing: Matt Blanchard (Lake Zurich, IL/Lake Zurich) (Lake Zurich, IL/Lake Zurich) 98-140, .700,
234.50/game, 12 TD, 2 INT
Rushing: Levell Coppage (Oak Park, IL/Oak Park) (Oak Park, IL/Oak Park) 121-750, 120.83/game,
6.07/att., 12 TD
Receiving: Tyler Huber (Mukwonago/North Prairie) (Mukwonago/North Prairie) 30-515, 85.83/game,
17.17/att., 6 TD
Field Goals: Eric Kindler (Germantown/Germantown) (Germantown/Germantown) 9-12
Punting: Kris Rosholt (Reedsburg/Reedsburg) (Reedsburg/Reedsburg) 22-845, 38.41 avg
Defense: Greg Arnold (Big Bend/Mukwonago) (Big Bend/Mukwonago) 35 total tackles, 5 tackles for loss
Kyle Wismer (Spring Grove, IL/Richmond-Burton) (Spring Grove, IL/Richmond-Burton) 26 total
tackles, 2 tackles for loss, 5 passes broken up, 1 blocked kick
UW-Oshkosh
Passing: Nate Wara 75-124, .605, 159.0/game, 9 TD, 4 INT
Rushing: Nate Wara 94-526, 76.2/game, 4.9/att., 3 TD
Receiving: Garrie Fox 22-368, 61.3/game, 16.7/att., 4 TD
Field Goals: Nate Becker 3-4
Punting: Kyle Calhoun 28-1001, 35.8 avg
Defense: Jack Breese 46 total tackles, 1 pass broken up
Taylor Goodman 43 total tackles, 2 tackles for loss, 1 pass broken up
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