Athletics Hall of Fame
Lance Leipold led the Warhawk football team to six national championships during his eight-year run as head coach from 2007-14. A six-time American Football Coaches Association and D3football.com National Coach of the Year, Leipold left UW-Whitewater with the highest winning percentage (.948) among active NCAA coaches at any level, and became the fastest head coach in NCAA history at any level to reach 100 career wins (106 games). The four-time Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Coach of the Year helped UW-Whitewater claim seven conference titles and several individual accolades, including 66 All-America honors, 132 All-WIAC accolades, six WIAC Player of the Year awards and six National Player of the Year honors. Leipold also worked tirelessly off the field to extend UW-Whitewater's profile, appearing regularly on regionally- and nationally-syndicated sports broadcasts, communicating frequently with local, regional and national media, and forging a partnership with ESPN Milwaukee. A 2003 Hall of Fame inductee as a former Warhawk quarterback, Leipold currently works as head football coach at the University at Buffalo, a member of the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS).
