FOOTBALL WEEKLY RELEASE SEPTEMBER 19, 2017 www.wiacsports.com Matt Stanek, Asst. Commissioner for Media Relations * 780 Regent Street * Madison, WI 53715 * Phone (608) 265-6406 * [email protected] STANDINGS WIAC OVERALL School W L Home Away For Opp W L Home Away For Opp UW-La Crosse 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 2 0 1-0 1-0 72 21 UW-Oshkosh 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 2 0 1-0 1-0 97 24 UW-Platteville 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 2 0 1-0 1-0 68 57 UW-Stevens Point 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 2 0 1-0 1-0 67 52 UW-Stout 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 2 0 1-0 1-0 42 22 UW-River Falls 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 2 1 1-1 1-0 59 28 UW-Eau Claire 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 1 1-0 0-1 47 67 UW-Whitewater 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 2 0-0 1-2 67 63 THIS WEEK’S SCHEDULE NEXT WEEK’S SCHEDULE SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 23 SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 30 Carroll (WI) at #RV/RV UW-La Crosse, 3:00 PM UW-River Falls at UW-Eau Claire, 1:00 PM Adrian (MI) at #--/RV UW-Stevens Point, 4:00 PM #RV/RV UW-Whitewater at #3/3 UW-Oshkosh, 1:00 PM Lakeland at #13/10 UW-Platteville, 6:00 PM #24/RV UW-Stout at #13/10 UW-Platteville, 2:00 PM UW-Eau Claire at #RV/RV George Fox (OR), 5:30 PM-PT #RV/RV UW-La Crosse at #--/RV UW-Stevens Point, 6:00 PM Polls: D3football.com / American Football Coaches Association ATHLETES OF THE WEEK OFFENSE Ronny Ponick, UW-Whitewater So. RB Stanley, Wis. (Stanley-Boyd) Ponick totaled 24 carries for a career-high 190 yards, the most by a Warhawk running back in more than one year, to help UW-Whitewater to a 40-21 triumph at Washington University-St. Louis (Mo.) on Sept. 16. He averaged 7.9 yards per carry and posted 146 yards in the second half alone, including a game-best 38-yard rush that set up his two-yard touchdown on third-and-goal with 6:00 to play. Ponick’s tough running on a drive that started late in the third quarter helped set up the Warhawks’ go-ahead touchdown on play action early in the fourth. DEFENSE Harry Henschler, UW-Whitewater Jr. DL Janesville, Wis. (Craig) Henschler registered a career-best three sacks and totaled four tackles to help the Warhawks to a 40-21 triumph at Washington University-St. Louis (Mo.) to close out non-conference play on Sept. 16. He forced the Bears into a third-and-18 late in the first quarter after a sack for a five-yard loss, and added another sack in the second quarter for a loss of three yards. Henschler collected his third sack of the day on third-and-long midway through the third quarter that forced Wash U. to punt. Henschler’s three sacks were one-third of the nine sacks UW-Whitewater finished with, the most in one game in the past decade. SPECIAL TEAMS Michael Pratl, UW-Platteville Jr. K New Lenox, Ill. In a 38-29 victory over Hampden-Sydney College (Va.) on Sept. 16, Pratl finished five-of-five on extra-point attempts and converted his lone field goal try to produce eight points for the day. With the Pioneers down 29-28 late in the third quarter, Pratl was able to give his team a 31-29 lead to head into the fourth quarter with the 24-yard field goal. Going into the fourth quarter with the lead gave a big swing of momentum to the Pioneers enroute to the win. 2017 Preseason Predictions--Voted on by WIAC Statistics WIAC Head Coaches and Sports Information Directors (http://static.wiacsports.com/custompages/football/2017/confstat.htm) 2016 Record 1. UW-Whitewater 12-1 overall, 7-0 WIAC NCAA Division III Statistics 2. UW-Oshkosh 13-2, 6-1 (http://stats.ncaa.org/rankings?sport_code=MFB&division=3) 3. UW-Platteville 8-3, 5-2 4. UW-Stevens Point 6-4, 3-4 5. UW-La Crosse 5-5, 2-5 6. UW-River Falls 4-6, 3-4 7. UW-Stout 3-7, 1-6 8. UW-Eau Claire 2-8, 1-6 @wiacsports instagram.com/wiacsports facebook.com/wiacsports #WIACFB 2017 WIAC Football UW-Eau Claire (1-1) UW-Platteville (2-0) UW-Stout (2-0) Date Score Opponent Time/Att. Date Score Opponent Time/Att. Date Score Opponent Time/Att. 9/2 L/13-47 at #5 St. Thomas (MN) 5,048 9/2 W/30-28 George Fox (OR) 3,128 9/2 W/17-0 at Simpson (IA) 3,100 9/9 W/34-20 Wisconsin Lutheran 3,000 (New Student Welcome) 9/9 W/25-22 #4 St. Thomas (MN) 2,306 (Student Appreciation/ 9/16 W/38-29 at Hampden-Sydney (VA) 2,700 (Dorm Day) Boys & Girls Club Day) 9/23 Lakeland 6:00 PM 9/30 at UW-Platteville 2:00 PM 9/23 at George Fox (OR) 5:30 PM-PT 9/30 UW-Stout 2:00 PM 10/7 at UW-Whitewater 2:00 PM 9/30 UW-River Falls 1:00 PM (Orange Out) 10/14 UW-River Falls 2:00 PM (Homecoming) 10/7 at UW-River Falls 1:00 PM (Homecoming) 10/7 at UW-La Crosse 11:30 AM 10/14 UW-Oshkosh 2:00 PM 10/21 UW-Stevens Point 1:00 PM 10/14 at UW-Stevens Point 1:00 PM (Homecoming) 10/28 at UW-Eau Claire 6:00 PM 10/21 UW-Platteville 1:00 PM 10/21 at UW-Eau Claire 1:00 PM 11/4 at UW-La Crosse 1:00 PM (Cancer Awareness Day) 10/28 UW-La Crosse 1:00 PM 11/11 UW-Oshkosh 2:00 PM 10/28 UW-Stout 6:00 PM (Pink Out) (Military Appreciation/Senior Day) (Senior/Military Appreciation Day) 11/4 at UW-Whitewater 1:00 PM 11/4 at UW-Oshkosh 2:00 PM 11/11 UW-Stevens Point 2:00 PM UW-Whitewater (1-2) 11/11 at UW-Whitewater 1:00 PM (Senior Day) Date Score Opponent Time/Att. 9/2 L/10-17 at #RV Illinois Wesleyan 2,200 UW-La Crosse (2-0) UW-River Falls (2-1) 9/9 L/17-25 at Concordia-Moorhead (MN) 4,912 Date Score Opponent Time/Att. Date Score Opponent Time/Att. 9/16 W/40-21 at Washington (MO) 851 9/2 W/27-7 Luther (IA) 3,206 9/2 L/9-13 #RV Coe (IA) 2,300 9/30 at UW-Oshkosh 1:00 PM 9/9 W/45-14 at Ripon 1,700 9/9 W/20-12 Gustavus Adolphus (MN) 3,250 10/7 UW-Stout 2:00 PM 9/23 Carroll (WI) 3:00 PM (Military Appreciation Day) (Family Fest/Alumni Day) (Band Day) 9/16 W/30-3 at Missouri Baptist 637 10/13 UW-La Crosse 7:00 PM 9/30 at UW-Stevens Point 6:00 PM 9/30 at UW-Eau Claire 1:00 PM 10/21 at UW-River Falls 12:00 PM 10/7 UW-Eau Claire 11:30 AM 10/7 UW-Platteville 1:00 PM 10/28 at UW-Stevens Point 1:00 PM (Family Weekend/Shrine Game) (Homecoming/ 11/4 UW-Platteville 1:00 PM 10/13 at UW-Whitewater 7:00 PM Coach-to-Cure MD Day) (Homecoming/Hall of Fame Day) 10/21 UW-Oshkosh 2:00 PM 10/14 at UW-Stout 2:00 PM 11/11 UW-Eau Claire 1:00 PM (Varsity Homecoming/ 10/21 UW-Whitewater 12:00 PM (Shriners/Military Appreciation/ 1992 Reunion Team/Wall of Fame) (Breast Cancer Awareness Day) Senior Day) 10/28 at UW-Platteville 1:00 PM 10/28 at UW-Oshkosh 1:00 PM 11/4 UW-Stout 1:00 PM 11/4 at UW-Stevens Point 2:00 PM Note: Rankings (D3football.com/AFCA) reflect (Veterans/Senior Day) 11/11 UW-La Crosse 1:00 PM polls the week of the game. The AFCA did not 11/11 at UW-River Falls 1:00 PM (Senior Day) conduct a poll until Sept. 18. UW-Oshkosh (2-0) UW-Stevens Point (2-0) Date Score Opponent Time/Att. Date Score Opponent Time/Att. 9/2 W/23-17 at #8 John Carroll (OH) 3,882 9/2 W/34-33** St. Norbert 1,216 9/9 W/74-7 Virginia Univ. of Lynchburg 1,505 9/9 W/33-19 at Albion (MI) 2,500 9/30 UW-Whitewater 1:00 PM 9/23 Adrian (MI) 4:00 PM (Kids Day) (Spud Bowl) 10/7 UW-Stevens Point 1:30 PM 9/30 UW-La Crosse 6:00 PM (Homecoming) (Pink Game) 10/14 at UW-Platteville 2:00 PM 10/7 at UW-Oshkosh 1:30 PM 10/21 at UW-La Crosse 2:00 PM 10/14 UW-Eau Claire 1:00 PM 10/28 UW-River Falls 1:00 PM (Homecoming) (Football Alumni/ 10/21 at UW-Stout 1:00 PM Faculty & Staff Appreciation Day) 10/28 UW-Whitewater 1:00 PM 11/4 UW-Eau Claire 2:00 PM 11/4 UW-River Falls 2:00 PM (Senior/Armed Forces Day) (Senior Day) 11/11 at UW-Stout 2:00 PM 11/11 at UW-Platteville 2:00 PM **Double Overtime UW-Eau Claire * UW-La Crosse * UW-Oshkosh * UW-Platteville * UW-River Falls * UW-Stevens Point * UW-Stout * UW-Whitewater Page 2 2017 WIAC Football WIAC COACHES ALL-TIME TOP WINNING RECORDS WIAC NON-CONFERENCE (Updated on 9/18/17) (Ranked by number of wins) (All games) OPPONENTS IN 2017 Name, School (Seasons) Years W-L-T Pct.