2015 UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-WHITEWATER FOOTBALL GAME DAY Chris Lindeke, Director of Athletic Communications -- [email protected] (262) 472-1147 Web Site: uwwsports.com; Twitter: @UWWAthletics / @WarhawkFootball; Instagram: uwwsports Facebook: facebook.com/WarhawkAthletics; YouTube: youtube.com/WarhawkAthletics GAME INFORMATION GAME 11 PERKINS STADIUM (WHITEWATER, WIS.) Date/Time: Sat., Nov. 21, 2015 / 12 p.m. Location: Whitewater, Wis. (Perkins Stadium) ST. NORBERT COLLEGE GREEN KNIGHTS (10-0) Live Video: reslife.uww.edu/stream Live Radio: WKCH 106.5 FM (Whitewater) OR Head Coach: Dan McCarty (Minnesota-Duluth ‘00) www.940wfaw.com (Gary Douglas/Arnie Peck) Career Record: 10-0 (1st season), Record at SNC: 10-0 (1st season) Live Stats: sidearmstats.com/uww/football All-Time Series: UW-W leads 18-9-3 First Meeting: 1932 - UW-W, 25-0 VS Last Meeting: 11/23/13 - UW-W, 31-7 Bullis vs. St. Norbert: 0-0 NO. 5 UW-WHITEWATER WARHAWKS (9-1, 6-1 WIAC) UW-WHITEWATER (9-1) Head Coach: Kevin Bullis (Minnesota Morris ‘89) Date Opponent Location Time Career Record: 9-1 (1st season), Record at UW-W: 9-1 (1st season) 9/12 at Belhaven Jackson, Miss. W 62-6 9/19 FINLANDIA# Perkins Stadium W 66-3 9/24 at Morningside Sioux City, Iowa W 33-30 STORY LINES 10/3 UW-PLATTEVILLE*~ Perkins Stadium W 17-7 GAME TIME 10/10 at UW-Oshkosh* Oshkosh, Wis. L 10-7 The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater football team opens postseason play Saturday against St. Nor- 10/16 UW-LA CROSSE* Perkins Stadium W 30-12 bert in an NCAA Division III Playoffs first round matchup at Perkins Stadium. The Warhawks are making 10/24 at UW-Stevens Point* Stevens Point, Wis. W 35-27 their 10th NCAA appearance in the last 11 years, and the program’s 13th overall. They were one of six 10/31 UW-EAU CLAIRE*@ Perkins Stadium W 63-0 at-large, or Pool C, selections. The Green Knights are making their 12th trip to the national tournament after earning an automatic bid by winning the Midwest Conference. 11/7 at UW-River Falls* River Falls, Wis. W 42-6 11/14 UW-STOUT*% Perkins Stadium W 63-14 UW-Whitewater rolled up a season-high 595 yards of offense, including 338 on the ground, in a 63-14 11/21 ST. NORBERT^ Perkins Stadium 12 p.m. victory over UW-Stout in its regular season finale last Saturday at Perkins Stadium. The defense held the Blue Devils to just 215 total yards, including 80 on the ground, and allowed just 5-of-17 on third- Home games in BOLD CAPS * denotes Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference game down conversions. The win was the Warhawks’ 23rd straight at home. UW-Whitewater’s 17 seniors # denotes Hall of Fame Day were recognized prior to the contest. ~ denotes Family Day/Alumni Day/George Chryst Bowl @ denotes Homecoming % denotes Shriners Day/Senior Day/Military Appreciation Day ^ denotes NCAA Division III Playoffs game The Warhawks moved up one spot to fifth in the D3football.com Top 25 this week, and stayed at eighth in the American Football Coaches Association poll. UW-Whitewater was ranked No. 1 in the nation in ST. NORBERT (10-0) the preseason by D3football.com, second by Lindy’s Sports and third by The Sporting News. Date Opponent Location Time St. Norbert claimed its 16th Midwest Conference championship last Saturday, defeating Monmouth (Ill.) 9/5 CARTHAGE De Pere, Wis. W 35-6 16-7 in the conference title game. The Green Knights, who claimed the MWC North Division champion- 9/12 at North Park Chicago, Ill. W 41-31 ship to earn a berth in the contest, were outgained 368-302 in total yards and 23-9 on first down, but 9/19 at Illinois College Jacksonville, Ill. W 21-2 forced five turnovers and didn’t commit a miscue. St. Norbert took a 10-0 lead through three quarters, 10/3 CORNELL (Iowa) De Pere, Wis. W 31-3 and Spenser Thompson-Meyers kicked a pair of field goals in the final seven minutes to seal the win. 10/10 CARROLL* De Pere, Wis. W 21-14 10/17 at Ripon* Ripon, Wis. W 48-14 SERIES 10/24 at Beloit* Beloit, Wis. W 33-0 Saturday’s game is the 31st between the two teams. UW-Whitewater leads the all time series 18-9-3, 10/31 LAWRENCE* De Pere, Wis. W 63-6 and has won the last five meetings between the two teams. The Warhawks and Green Knights last met 11/7 at Macalester* St. Paul, Minn. W 25-16 in the first round of the 2013 NCAA Playoffs, when UW-Whitewater claimed a 31-7 victory at Perkins 11/14 MONMOUTH (Ill.)# De Pere, Wis. W 16-7 Stadium en route to its fifth national championship. 11/21 at UW-Whitewater^ Whitewater, Wis. 12 p.m. WHAT’S NEXT The winner of Saturday’s contest moves on to the second round on Nov. 28 to play the winner of the Home games in BOLD CAPS * denotes Midwest Conference game first round game between Lakeland and sixth-ranked host Wheaton (Ill.). # denotes MWC Championship Game ^ denotes NCAA Division III Playoffs game NOTABLE • After falling in their first three home postseason games (1988, 1990, 1997), the arhawksW have For the latest news won 30 consecutive NCAA Division III Playoff contests at Perkins Stadium. • UW-Whitewater has scored 60 or more points in four games this season, the most in school history. uwwsports.com The Warhawks tallied 60 points twice in 1998, 2005 and 2010. wiacsports.com 6 NCAA DIVISION III NATIONAL TITLES 34 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS D3football.com Top 25 GAME NOTES 2015 Week 10 (through games of Nov. 7) • Warhawks in the Playoffs - A Decade of Success: Over the last 11 seasons, UW-Whitewater has appeared in the NCAA Division III Playoffs nine times, and boasts a 42-3 record in the postseason from 2005-14. Under head coach Bob Berezowitz, the Warhawks made back-to-back appearances in # School (1st votes) Rec Pts Pr the Stagg Bowl national championship game in 2005 and 2006 after an eight-year absence from the postseason. UW-Whitewater broke through for its first-ever national championship in 2007 during head 1 Mount Union (Ohio) (19) 10-0 619 1 coach Lance Leipold’s first season at the helm. The Warhawks defeated Mount Union (Ohio) 31-21 2 Linfield (Ore.) (6) 9-0 606 2 in the Stagg Bowl behind 249 yards by running back Justin Beaver, the 2007 Gagliardi Award winner 3 UW-Oshkosh 9-1 565 3 as the NCAA Division III Player of the Year. After a runner-up finish in 2008, UW-Whitewater began a run of three consecutive national titles in 2009. The Warhawks downed Mount Union in each national 4 St. Thomas (Minn.) 10-0 538 4 championship game during the run, capped in 2011 by a 13-10 triumph. Following a one-year playoff 5 UW-Whitewater 9-1 512 6 hiatus, UW-Whitewater made its journey back to Salem, Va., for the Stagg Bowl, highlighted by a signa- ture 16-15 victory at Mary Hardin-Baylor (Texas) in the national semifinals. The Warhawks clinched the 6 Wheaton (Ill.) 10-0 509 5 title with a 52-14 win over top-ranked Mount Union. 7 Wabash (Ind.) 10-0 475 7 • Seeking a Three-Peat: UW-Whitewater seeks its second-ever NCAA Division III championship three- 8 Johns Hopkins (Md.) 10-0 422 8 peat. The Warhawks claimed their sixth national title in eight years last season, defeating Mount Union 9 Thomas More (Ky.) 10-0 409 9 43-34 in Stagg Bowl XLII. The team’s run to the title was highlighted by a dramatic, come-from-behind 10 St. John’s (Minn.) 9-1 384 10 37-33 triumph over Wartburg (Iowa) in the quarterfinals. UW-Whitewater trailed 33-16 through three quarters before tallying 21 unanswered points in the fourth. 11 Wesley (Del.) 9-1 382 11 12 Hardin-Simmons (Texas) 9-1 373 12 • Drawing the Midwest Conference: The Warhawks have been placed against an opponent from the Midwest Conference for the third straight season and fourth time in the last 10 years. UW-Whitewater 13 Mary Hardin-Baylor (Texas) 9-1 362 13 posted a 55-2 triumph over 2014 MWC champion Macalester (Minn.) in last year’s first round, and 14 UW-Platteville 8-2 291 14 registered a 31-7 victory over St. Norbert in 2013. The team also drew St. Norbert in 2006, when it recorded a 59-17 win. 15 North Central (Ill.) 7-3 242 16 16 Washington and Lee (Va.) 10-0 232 17 • First Round Dominance: In their last nine games played in the first round of the NCAA Playoffs, the Warhawks have defeated their opponents by a combined score of 431-89, or an average margin of 17 Texas Lutheran 8-2 173 18 48-10. 18 Dubuque (Iowa) 8-2 171 20 19 Wartburg (Iowa) 9-1 151 19 • Warhawks Claim Pool C Bid for First Time: For the first time in school history, UW-Whitewater clinched a bid to the NCAA Playoffs without claiming the WIAC’s automatic bid. The team earned one 20 Albright (Pa.) 9-1 119 24 of six at-large, or Pool C, bids to the national tournament. A total of 25 went to automatic qualifiers, 21 Salisbury (Md.) 7-2 105 21 while one other was reserved for a Pool B team, which is either independent or in a conference without an automatic bid.