2018 UW-Stout Football vs. California Lutheran Sept. 22, 2018 PROUD SPONSOR OF © 2018 Culver Franchising System, LLC. 9/18 Home season opens with first-time foe THIS WEEK’S GAME: It’s the home opener and UW-Stout (1-1, 0-0 WIAC) opens a three-game homes- tand by hosting California Lutheran University (1-1, 0-0 SCIAC), a team the Blue Devils have never played in their more than 100 years of fielding a football program. The Blue Devils had the bye week last weekend, giving them a little bit longer opportunity to savor a 24-23 come-from-behind, overtime win at Gustavus LAST Adolphus College, Sept. 8. The Kingsmen will be looking to rebound from a 21-16 loss at the University of TIME THEY Pacific last Saturday. This is the first California team Stout has faced since meeting Menlo University to MET: Stout open the 2008 season. The Blue Devils are scheduled to travel to California Lutheran next fall. faced a row- 2018 Blue Devil Schedule WHO’S WHO: UW-Stout: The Blue Devils started off the season with six scoreless periods, but turned Date Opponent Site Time/Result that around starting in the third quarter at Gustavus Adolphus and Stout scored 24 points in a little more Sat, Sep. 1 St. John’s University Collegeville, MN L 27-0 than a quarter. Stout has gotten receiving TDs from Tyler Seymour and Levy Hamer and KeyShawn Carpen- Sat, Sep. 8 Gustavus Adolphus St. Peter, MN W 24-23, ot ter bulled in for a ground score. Senior Jay Alston has gotten the starts at QB for the Blue Devils, with fresh- Sat, Sep. 22 California Lutheran Menomonie, WI 1 p.m. man Sean Borgerding seeing quality time. Alston has completed 18-of-30 passes for 184 yards, averaging Sat, Sep. 29 UW-Eau Claire* Menomonie, WI 6 p.m. 92 yards per game. Borgerding has completed 13-of-34 passes for 169 yards with two scores. Borgerding Sat, Oct. 6 UW-La Crosse* Menomonie, WI 2 p.m. has one interception, Alston two. Carpenter, a senior, and Rayshawn Graham, a junior, have been sharing Sat, Oct. 13 UW-River Falls* River Falls, WI 1 p.m. carries. Carpenter has 60 yards in 23 carries and Graham 50 yards in 20 carries. The two quarterbacks Sat, Oct. 20 UW-Stevens Point* Stevens Point, WI 1 p.m. Sat, Oct. 27 UW-Whitewater* Menomonie, WI 1 p.m. have spread their passes out to 11 different receivers. Hamer has pulled in a team-best 12 catches for 133 Sat, Nov. 3 UW-Platteville* Menomonie, WI 1 p.m. yards and is averaging 11.1 ards per catch. Senior Noel Gonzales has five catches, averaging 11.4 yards per Sat, Nov. 10 UW-Oshkosh* Oshkosh, WI 2 p.m. catch. Defensive back Jed Schlegel leads the team in tackles with 27, seven solo. Schlegel was opportunis- *indicates WIAC contest tic last season and this year has one of the Blue Devils’ three interceptions. Newcomer linebacker Haydon Miller has an interception, as does defensive back Levi Wolf, who last season led the WIAC in interceptions with five. 2018 WIAC Standings LAST TIME OUT: UW-Stout: The Blue Devils trailed 17-0 at Gustavus midway into the third period when WIAC All a Drew Pearson field goal put Stout on the board...and the momentum started to shift. Stout rallied with UW-Whitewater 0-0 3-0 two more scores, including a 4-yard pass from Sean Borgerding to Levy Hamer with eight seconds remain- UW-Eau Claire 0-0 2-0 ing in regulation. Earlier in the fourth period, Borgerding connected with Tyler Seymour for a 15-yard score, UW-La Crosse 0-0 2-1 and Pearson was true on both kicks. For Borgerding and Seymour, it was their first collegiate scores. Stout UW-Oshkosh 0-0 2-1 won the draw in overtime and the Blue Devils needed five plays to complete the 25-yard drive, with senior UW-Platteville 0-0 1-1 KeyShawn Carpenter bulling in from one yard out and Pearson connected for his third extra-point as Stout UW-Stout 0-0 1-1 led for the first time in the game, 24-17. The Gusties needed only one play to pull to within a point when UW-River Falls 0-0 1-2 Michael Veldman hit Ellis Hirman in the end zone. The Gusties lined up for the extra point, and the snap UW-Stevens Point 0-0 1-2 was high. Aaron Wisecup got a strong push into the offensive line, clearing the way for Scott Gustafson and Jason Dilly. Gustafson got his facemask in front of the ball, then went after the ball in the scrum as Stout 2018 WIAC Schedule pulled off the improbable 24-23 win. Stout finished with 351 total yards, 182 rushing, 169 through the air with Borgerding completing five passes for 61 yards with two TDs and starting QB Jay Alston completing Saturday, Sept. 22 nine passes for 108 yards. Hamer hauled in five passes for 51 yards, with four receptions coming after the Eau Claire at St. Thomas, 1 p.m. California Lutheran at Stout, 1 p.m. third quarter. Carpenter carried the ball a career-best 20 times for 83 yards Lakeland at Platteville, 6 p.m. WHO’S WHO: California Lutheran: After two games, the Kingsmen are averaging 280.0 total yards of Saturday, Sept. 29 offense, 169.5 on the ground, 110.5 through the air. Cal Lutheran has utilized both senior quarterbacks Oshkosh at River Falls, 1 p.m. and it appears as if Hayden Smith will get the starting nod this week. The Colorado nativeis 8-of-18 for 102 Platteville at Stevens Point, 2 p.m. yards and a TD, and has not been picked off this season. Eli Peters has completed 12-of-21 passes for 119 Whitewater at La Crosse, 4 p.m. yards, but has a pair of interceptions. Pierce McLurkin has pulled down seven passes and is averaging 12.0 Eau Claire at Stout, 6 p.m. yards per catch. Ty Riley has six receptions and is averaging 15.2 yards. Ureal Blackshear has one grab, Saturday, Oct. 6 but that was an 8-yard TD reception. Chris Anderson has 104 yards on the ground, averaging 4.3 yards per Stevens Point at Eau Claire, 1 p.m. carry. Jabar Byrd has found the end zone twice this year and is averaging 4.1 yards in 19 attempts. Defen- La Crosse at Stout, 2 p.m. sively, the Kingsmen are allowing 242.5 yards per game, 181.5 through the air and 61.0 on the ground. River Falls at Platteville, 2 p.m. Ethan Pulley has 15 tackles, 12 solo, and returned one interception 65 yards for a score. JW Windsor has Oshkosh at Whitewater, 2 p.m. 2.5 sacks and Emmanuel Amaugo has 2.0 sacks. Saturday, Oct. 13 LAST TIME OUT: California Lutheran: A late rally came up just short as the Cal Lutheran offense had a Whitewater at Eau Claire, 1 p.m. turnover-on-downs with 1:50 left in the game and the Pacific (Ore.) Boxers ran out the clock to escape with Stout at River Falls, 1 p.m. a 21-16 win Saturday afternoon in Hanson Stadium. Cal Lutheran met Pacific (1-2) in Ore., for the first-ever Platteville at Oshkosh, 2 p.m. Stevens Point at La Crosse, 6 p.m. matchup between the teams. The Kingsmen outgained the Boxers in passing (185 to 106), rushing (103 to Saturday, Oct. 20 70) and total yards 288 to 176), but early turnovers had CLU in a quick hole. The Boxers forced the Kings- Stout at Stevens Point, 1 p.m. men into two fumbles on their first two possessions of the game. The Pacific offense took advantage of Cal Eau Claire at Platteville, 1 p.m. Lutheran’s first turnover and took an early 7-0 lead. The Boxers added a second touchdown late in the first La Crosse at Oshkosh, 1:30 p.m. quarter on a punt return and had a 14-0 lead. The Kingsmen got on the board as Jabar Byrd scored from River Falls at Whitewater, 2 p.m. one-yard out. The score cut the deficit in half as Pacific led 14-7 with 9:21 to go in the half. Pacific took a Saturday, Oct. 27 21-7 lead late in the third period on a 14-play drive, capped off by a 3-yard pass play. Cal Lutheran forced Whitewater at Stout, 1 p.m. a safety early in the fourth quarter, then stopped Pacific with about four minutes remaiing. A 21-yard punt Platteville at La Crosse, 1 p.m. return by Cameron James gave the Kingsmen good field position. A 35-yard yard pass to Ty Riley and a pass interference call on Pacific put the ball at the eight yard line and Smith connected with Ureal Blackshear pulled Cal Lutheran into what would be the final score of the game. To download a free full-color copy of today’s Game Book, enter the following link: https://athletics.uwstout.edu/sports/2018/8/31/programs.aspx California Lutheran University Kingsmen No. Name Pos. Ht. Ht. Yr. Hometown / High School 1 Matt Younkers WR 5-7 175 Sr. Ventura, CA / Ventura College 2 Urael Blackshear RB 5-8 187 So. Inglewood, CA / Salesian 2 Zion Brown DB 5-9 185 Fr. Victorville, CA / Oak Hills 3 Caleb Casimere DL 6-2 230 So.