Lawrence University (1-7, 0-4 MWC North) vs. Ripon College (5-3, 2-2 MWC North) Saturday, November 7, 2015, 1 p.m., Ron Roberts Field at the Banta Bowl, Appleton, Wisconsin Webcast 47-7 Midwest Conference North 81-yard touchdown pass to give A free video webcast is available Division win over Lawrence at Ingalls Ripon a 27-0 lead at the half. at: http://portal.stretchinternet.com/ Field on Nov. 8, 2014. Ripon added three more second- lawrence/ with Dick Knapinski on the Ripon ran the ball 62 times for half touchdowns before Lawrence call. 528 yards on the afternoon. got on the board. The Vikings moved Connor Greenwald led the 73 yards in seven plays for a score late The Series ground assault by running 13 times in the game. After connecting with The oldest college football rivalry for 196 yards and two touchdowns Zack Schubert on a 27-yard pass to in Wisconsin dates back to 1893, and for the Red Hawks. Ripon quarterback the Ripon five-yard line, Byrd ran it on Ripon holds a 61-46-7 advantage. Ri- Stephen Covalt completed only 2-of- the next play for the touchdown. pon won the first four games in the 6 passes but one went 81 yards for a Trevor Spina caught seven passes series, and Lawrence then dominated touchdown. He also threw a pair of for 72 yards for the Vikings, and Taylor the rivalry through the mid-1920s. interceptions. Mandich grabbed six passes for 69 The Vikings went 15-5-1 from 1901- Quarterback Chance Byrd com- yards. 25. Lawrence also had the advantage pleted 23-of-44 passes for 279 yards Safety Dan Taylor made 13 tack- in the series in the 1940s and 1950s, and three interceptions for Lawrence. les, including 3.5 tackles for loss, to and the Vikings again dominated the Byrd also scored Lawrence’s lone pace the Lawrence defense. series from the mid-1970s through touchdown on a five-yard run. the mid-1990s. Lawrence went 14-6-1 Ripon broke the game open with Last Week from 1974-94. The teams played the three second-quarter touchdowns. St. Norbert used its strong run- 100th game in 2000, and this is the The Red Hawks led 7-0 after the first ning attack to post a 63-6 Midwest 115th meeting. quarter but got a 99-yard scoring Conference North Division victory drive to make it 14-0 and then hit over Lawrence this past Saturday at Last Meeting on a pair of big plays. Greenwald Schneider Stadium. Ripon piled up more than 500 had a 65-yard scoring run, and Covalt The undefeated Green Knights yards on the ground en route to a connected with Tom Sawyer on the rushed for 508 yards on the after- 2015 Lawrence University Schedule and Results Date Opponent Time/Result Fast Fact Sept. 5 Rockford L, 52-17 Alic Riedel returns kickoff for TD for Vikings Sept. 12 at Maranatha Baptist W, 51-6 Three Vikings score first career TDs Sept. 19 at Beloit L, 49-34 LU rally comes up short despite 27 fourth-quarter points Sept. 26 Knox L, 20-6 79-yard run helps Knox take the lead Oct. 3 at Grinnell L, 28-20 LU holds Grinnell to 48 total yards in second half Oct. 17 Carroll L, 42-6 QB Kyle Burlingame accounts for all six TDs for Carroll Oct. 24 Macalester L, 35-7 Wes Hetcher scores first career TD for Vikings Oct. 31 at St. Norbert L, 63-6 Alic Riedel piles up career-high 14 tackles for LU Nov. 7 Ripon 1 p.m. Oldest college football rivalry in Wisconsin Nov. 14 MWC Championship 1 p.m. 2015 is final season for league title game noon. St. Norbert was led by Brandon Carter’s 136 rushing yards, and Elijah Fort scored three touchdowns for the Green Knights. All-purpose back Terrence Simon ran 11 times for 64 yards to pace Law- rence. Lawrence’s two quarterbacks were limited to just 95 yards passing in the cold, wet conditions. St. Norbert jumped out to a 21-0 lead after the first quarter, and Law- rence picked up a touchdown just be- Midwest Conference Standings fore halftime. The Vikings moved 75 yards in 10 North Division MWC Overall plays on their scoring drive. Simon W L W L had an 11-yard run, and Dalton Send- St. Norbert 4 0 8 0 elbach broke loose for 14 yards a few Carroll 3 1 5 3 plays later to move into St. Norbert Ripon 2 2 5 3 territory. Quarterback Ryan Butterfield Macalester 2 2 4 4 then hit Jacob Berman for 19 yards to Beloit 1 3 2 6 the St. Norbert 18. On the next play, Lawrence 0 4 1 7 Butterfield connected with Sendel- bach for 14 yards to the St. Norbert South Division MWC Overall four. Berman ran it in for the score on W L W L the next play. Monmouth 4 0 7 1 Lawrence trailed 46-6 at the half, and St. Norbert added a pair of sec- Illinois College 3 1 4 4 ond-half touchdowns and a field goal Cornell 2 2 3 5 to round out the scoring. Lake Forest 2 2 3 5 Knox 1 3 3 5 The Coaches Grinnell 0 4 1 7 Rob McCarthy (Concordia Moor- Last Saturday’s Results head 1989) is in his first season as Law- St. Norbert 63, Lawrence 6 Monmouth 52, Grinnell 0 rence’s head coach Ripon 14, Beloit 12 Carroll 25, Macalester 21 and has a record of Lake Forest 41, Cornell 17 Illinois College 59, Knox 13 1-7. Ron Ernst (Ne- braska Wesleyan Rob McCarthy Saturday’s Games 1980) is in his 25th Ripon at Lawrence Monmouth at Knox season at Ripon and has a record of Lake Forest at Grinnell St. Norbert at Macalester 158-85 (.650). Carroll at Beloit Illinois College at Cornell Vikings Update uThe Vikings face teams combined to attempt just 63 Ryan Butterfield their fourth con- passes over the past three games. (McDonough, Ga./ secutive run-heavy Strong Rock Chris- team this week uThe St. Norbert defense entered tian) and Kemani in long-time rival last Saturday’s game leading the Pittman (Coving- Ripon. Carroll ran league with 17 interceptions, but the ton, Ga./Rockdale 47 times, Macalester followed with Green Knights did not add to their County) have done 56 rushing attempts and St. Norbert league-best total against the Law- an outstanding job Ryan Butterfield ran 49 times a week ago. Those three rence offense. Lawrence quarterbacks of taking care of the football this season and last Saturday Lawrence University Football Facts was no different. Af- ter Lawrence quar- Location Appleton, Wis. terbacks threw 19 in- Founded 1847 terceptions in 2014, Enrollment 1,450 newcomers Butter- President Mark Burstein field and PittmanKemani Pittman Affiliation NCAA Division III have combined to throw just four this season. That’s one Conference Midwest Conference interception for every 44.8 attempts. Nickname Vikings The league average is one intercep- School Colors Blue and White tion on every 28.6 attempts. Butter- Home Field Banta Bowl (capacity 5,255) field is 60-of-107 for 652 yards, seven Director of Athletics Mike Szkodzinski touchdowns and one interception. First season of football 1893 Pittman is 40-of-72 for 360 yards and Seasons of football 122 three interceptions. All-time overall record 497-458-29 (.520) Midwest Conference record 264-295-13 (.473) uLawrence did not commit a turn- Midwest Conference titles 16 over at St. Norbert last Saturday, and 1922, 1924, 1929, 1938, 1942, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1951, 1966, the Vikings rank second in the Mid- west Conference in turnover margin 1967, 1975, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1986 at plus-8. Only St. Norbert is better at NCAA playoff appearances 1 (1981) plus-14. uSophomore receiver/back Terrence bert. Riedel had 12 uThe Vikings rank 11th in the confer- Simon (Viera, Fla./Melbourne Holy unassisted tackles ence in scoring defense at 36.9 points Trinity) has proven to be valuable to go with two as- per game. Lawrence is 11th in total both running and catching the ball sisted stops. Riedel defense at 460.0 yards per game. and on special teams. He posted a sea- now has 43 stops on son-best 85 rushing yards at Grinnell the season, which Red Hawks Update and followed that with season highs ranks fourth on the uRipon held on for of five catches and 76 receiving yards team. Riedel also has Alic Riedel a dramatic 14-12 vs. Carroll. Simon followed that with a team-best six pass win over Beloit last a stirring 44-yard punt return against breakups to go with a pair of fumble Saturday at Ingalls Macalester. He had a season-high 11 recoveries. Field. The Bucs carries for a team-best 64 rushing scored with 1:15 left in the game, and yards last week against St. Norbert. uJunior linebacker Beloit went for the two-point conver- Simon now has 380 all-purpose yards Jacob Lueck (Glen sion to tie the game. The Bucs were over the last four games. Simon has Ellyn, Ill./Glenbard stopped just short of the goal line to 24 carries for 195 yards, an average of East) and sopho- preserve the win for the Red Hawks. 8.1 yards per carry, and a touchdown more defensive end on the season. He also has 10 catches Jake Gostisha (Ap- uLast Saturday’s win moved Ripon for 99 yards and a touchdown.