University of Wisconsin Stevens Point Sports Information Jesse Robinson, Sports Information Director 140 Health Enhancement Center - Stevens Point, WI 54481 Phone: 715-346-2840 Fax: 715-346-3626 e-mail: [email protected] Web: http://athletics.uwsp.edu

UW-Stevens Point Football Preview #20 UW-Stevens Point (6-0, 3-0 WIAC) vs. # 3 UW-Whitewater (5-1, 4-0 WIAC) Saturday, October 20 - 1 p.m. Goerke Field (4,000) - Stevens Point, Wisconsin

2007 WIAC Standings Game Outlook: Conf. Overall In a contest between conference unbeatens, 20th-ranked UW-Stevens WL W L Point takes on back-to-back WIAC champion and Stagg Bowl participant Whitewater 4 0 5 1 No. 3 UW-Whitewater. The Pointers come into the contest riding the sec- Stevens Point 3 0 6 0 ond-longest winning streak in the nation at 10 games. The last time the Eau Claire 2 2 5 2 Warhawks traveled to Goerke Field in 2005, they were victorious 44-12. Oshkosh 1 2 4 2 Platteville 1 2 2 4 Radio: River Falls 1 2 2 4 The game can be heard live on WKQH (104.9 FM) radio with Scott Stout 1 2 2 4 Krueger calling the play-by-play and Ken Kulick providing the analysis. La Crosse 0 3 2 3 The game can also be heard on WWSP (89.9 FM) Links to a live internet broadcast is available at: This Week in the WIAC http://athletics.uwsp.edu/Sports/gen/2007/liveaudiostats.asp. Platteville at Eau Claire, 1 pm Oshkosh at La Crosse, 1 pm Series History: River Falls at Stout, 1 pm UW-Whitewater leads the all-time series 55-30 and have won two Whitewater at Stevens Point, 1 pm straight, including a 31-13 win last year in Whitewater. Last Week in the WIAC The Warhawks defense held the Pointers to just 47 yards of total offense UW-Platteville 37, UW-La Crosse 34 through the first three quarters, while it built a 31-0 advantage. The UW-River Falls 27, UW-Eau Claire 20 Pointers got things in the fourth as Nick Gunden connected with Luke UW-Stevens Point 26, UW-Stout 23 Gunderson in the fourth quarter for an 87-yard touchdown for the fifth UW-Whitewater 26, UW-Oshkosh 14 longest touchdown pass in school history, but it wasn’t enough.

2007 UW-Stevens Point Schedule/Results Date Opponent Time/ResultSite Quick Facts Sept. 1 at Webber Int’l W 13-7 Lake Wales, Fla. UWSP blocks punt for game-winning TD with 38 sec. left Sept. 15 at Iowa Wesleyan W 54-13 Mt. Pleasant, Iowa Pointers score school-record 34 points in first quarter Sept. 22 Waldorf W 55-0 Stevens Point UWSP jumps out to 38-0 halftime advantage Sept. 29 UW-River Falls W 45-42 Stevens Point Ferron rushes for 199 of team’s 275 total yards Oct. 6 at UW-Platteville W 34-31 Platteville UWSP posts 17th straight victory over Pioneers Oct. 13 UW-Stout W 26-23 Stevens Point Graboski ties a school record with four field goals Oct. 20 UW-Whitewater 1 p.m. Stevens Point Warhawks were 2005 and 2006 Division III runner-up Oct. 27 at UW-Oshkosh 1 p.m. Oshkosh 105th meeting - longest of any Division III state schools Nov. 3 UW-Eau Claire 1 p.m. Stevens Point Seven of last nine meetings decided by five or less Nov. 10 at UW-La Crosse 1 p.m. La Crosse Teams meet in season finale for first time since 1961 Pointers Update: The Coaches The Pointers extended the nation’s UW-Stevens Point coach John Miech has a 129-66-2 record in his 20th second-longest winning streak to 10 season. Miech is ranked fourth on the all-time WIAC wins list and is the con- straight games with another three- point victory 26-23 over UW-Stout on ference’s winningest active coach. Including this year, he has now posted homecoming .500 or better records in 18 of his 20 seasons. Miech is a 1975 graduate of Ryan Graboski tied a school record UW-Stevens Point. by kicking four field goals for the UW-Whitewater coach Lance Leipold has a 5-1 record in his first season Pointers, including a 30-yard attempt as the Warhawks’ head coach. Leopold quarterbacked the Warhawks in the with 22 seconds left as UW-Stevens Mid-80’s and is a former assistant coach. He is still second all-time in the Point scored 17 points in the final Warhawk record books for career pass attempts (647), third in yards (4277), quarter. fifth in completions (303) and tied for ninth with 27 touchdowns. The Pointers trailed 16-9 entering the fourth quarter, but David Hammer aging 169.3. 5 - Jake Swank rushed for a 25-yard broke free in the end zone and caught Not to be overshadowed, the touchdown with 2:17 left and the Pointers’ defense stopped UW-River a 17-yard touchdown from Jake Warhawks defense is allowing just Falls on four plays with 1:30 left for a Swank with 9:42 left to tie the game. 250.5 yards per game, which is the best in the conference. three-point victory. After forcing UW-Stout to punt, the 6 - The Pointers’ defense held UW- Whitewater also gets after the quar- Pointers drove 82 yards in eight plays, Platteville on downs for a three-point including a 43-yard pass from Swank terback as they are ninth in the nation win after the Pioneers drove to the 39- to Brad Kalsow on a third-and-10 averaging four sacks per game. yard line with 45 seconds left. play. Mike Ferron finished the drive Anthony White and Ryan Orgizovich Pointers have never lost more than with a 10-yard run to put UW-Stevens lead the pass rush each with 6.5 sacks two games after a 5-0 start. Point ahead 23-16. this season. 7 - After trailing by 17 points entering After Stout came back to tie the Nail-Biters: the fourth quarter, the Pointers rallied and with 22 seconds left Ryan contest, Casey Morgan took the ensu- After another down-to-the-wire win last week, the Pointers have won Graboski connected on 22-yard field ing kickoff and returned it to the Stout goal to give the Pointers the win. 28-yard line. After a first down, seven straight WIAC games by three points or less and by a total of 19 Graboski nailed the 30-yard field goal. D3football.com Top 25 - Oct. 13 Warhawks Update: points. The Pointers’ longest confer- ence winning streak in school history 1 Mount Union (25) 6-0 UW-Whitewater comes in ranked 2 Mary Hardin-Baylor 6-0 third in the D3football.com poll. The was 10 straight when they won the final three games in 1960 and first 3 UW-Whitewater 5-1 Warhawks defeated UW-Oshkosh 26- 4 St. John's 7-0 14 last Saturday at Perkins Stadium on seven league games in 1961. High Drama: 5 Capital 6-0 their homecoming. 6 Wheaton (Ill.) 6-0 The Warhawks were led by Jeff Here’s a look back at the final moments of the seven games during 7 Central 7-0 Schebler’s four field goals and 179 8 St. John Fisher 6-1 yards on the ground from Justin the current streak: 1 - Ryan Graboski kicked an overtime 9 Washington and Jefferson 6-0 Beaver. Schebler is currently tied 10 Wesley 6-1 with Bryan Mader for the most field field goal to beat UW-Oshkosh after Kasey Morgan intercepted a pass on 11 Salisbury 7-0 goals (30) by Whitewater kicker. He is 12 Alfred 6-0 tied for first in the nation averaging the Titans’ possession. 2 - Graboski kicked another overtime 13 St. Olaf 6-1 two field goals per game. 14 Wabash 6-0 Quarterback Danny Jones has field goal at UW-Eau Claire after the Pointers’ defense held the Blugolds on 15 Montclair State 5-1 thrown for 993 yards and eight touch- the first possession of overtime. 16 Ohio Northern 4-2 downs this season. His main target has 3 - Brett Hirsch intercepted a pass 17 Occidental 5-0 been Neil Mrkvicka, who is second in with 36 seconds left after UW- 18 Wartburg 5-1 the conference with 34 receptions. Platteville had driven to the 36-yard 19 Linfield 3-2 Beaver has rushed for a WIAC line, preserving a three-point win. 20 UW-Stevens Point 6-0 career record of 5,145 yards. He leads 4 - The Pointers forced UW-Stout to 21 Trinity (Texas) 5-1 the conference in rushing and is fourth turn the ball over on downs with 53 22 New Jersey 5-1 in the nation with 1,016 yards this sea- seconds left for a one-point win after 23 Whitworth 5-1 son. He is currently second in 24 Muhlenberg 6-0 the Blue Devils drove to the 35-yard Division III in yards per game, aver- 25 RPI 5-0 line. Starting Strong: What a Leg: Movin’ On Up: UW-Stevens Point has opened the UW-Stevens Point kicker Ryan UW-Stevens Point jumped from season 6-0 for the sixth time in school Graboski tied a school record four 22nd in the D3football.com poll up history and first since 1999. The pre- field goals in last week’s win over the into 20th spot and moved up six spots vious five 6-0 starts were in 1999, Blue Devils. Graboski tied the record up to 16th in the American Football 1995, 1961, 1955 and 1933. They fin- held by Kim Drake, who made four Coaches Association (AFCA) poll. ished undefeated in 1955 and 1993, field goals against UW-Oshkosh 23 after their win last week against UW- while losing one game in 1961 and years ago to the day. Graboski’s also Stout. two games in 1995 and 1999. had 14 kicking points, which is a sin- On the Offensive: The Pointers are 3-0 in league play gle-game school record. He is sixth in UW-Stevens Point was held score- for the first time since starting 4-0 in Division III averaging 1.5 field goals less in its first half of the season at the WIAC in 1999. per game. Webber International, but the Pointers’ Streak Speak: Give Me That: offense has been very productive UW-Stevens Point’s 10-game win- The Pointers are seventh in NCAA since. UW-Stevens Point leads the ning streak is the fourth-longest in Division III with 23 takeaways. WIAC and ranks 20th nationally at school history. The Pointers won 12 The Pointers dropped to second in 37.8 points per game. The Pointers straight over the 1994 and 1995 sea- the nation this week with 16 intercep- are averaging 35.0 points per contest sons and won 11 straight from 1998- tions this season. Washington-St. in conference action. 99 and 1960-61. Louis (MO) leads the nation with 18 Despite all of the points, the Only two-time defending NCAA picks. The Pointers lead the confer- Pointers rank sixth in the league in Division III champion Mount Union ence in turnover margin (+9) and are total offense at 350.7 yards per game. (Ohio) enters this week with a longer 16th out of 231 teams in Division III. Quick Hits: winning streak than UW-Stevens Stevens Point also leads the confer- The Pointers have outscored their Point. The Purple Raiders have won ence in pass defense efficiency. opponents by at least 19 points in 29 straight games, while UW-Stevens Opponents have just a 91.0 passing every quarter this season...Stevens Point is one of just two teams with a rating against the Pointers. The next Point has committed 20 less penalties 10-game win streak. closest team is Oshkosh with 98.3 rat- this season than their opponents...The Salisbury (Md.) is the other school ing. Pointers have allowed a league-low 11 that has won 10 straight. To The Red Zone sacks for 64 yards...Pointers’ running Dual Threat: This week’s matchup pits the top two back Mike Ferron ranks 25th in the Pointers’ quarterback Jake Swank red zone offenses in the WIAC. The nation in both rushing and rushed for 68 yards on 10 attempts Warhawks have scored on 27 of their scoring...Ferron is tied for the confer- and also threw for 221 yards on 21-of- 31 red zone attempts this season, ence-high of 60 points along with 41 passing. He connected with Brad while the Pointers are 26 for 32. The Andy Moriarty of UW-Oshkosh...Luke Kalsow seven times for 102 yards. Warhawks have scored touchdowns 18 Frisch is 21st in Division III averaging Swank is the team’s second-leading times and the Pointers have 17 touch- 40.2 yards per punt...12 different rusher on the team and has accounted downs. Pointers have intercepted a pass this for 12 touchdowns this season. season.