NCAA DIVISION III STAGG BOWL CHAMPIONSHIP
You've come a long way, or in this case U've (as in UW-W) come a long way. UW-Whitewater, which lost twenty-three seniors off of last year's NCAA III championship team, didn't have fans in August thinking of returning to Salem in December. UW-W went through the minefield of the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference with a target on its back, earning a share of the league title for the fourth consecutive year. Then UW-W won four consecutive NCAA III playoff games to set up another trip to the Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl. And that playoff path wasn't in the comforts of their home beds and Perkins Stadium, with three trips in the five weeks totaling 8,028 miles traveled as final exams beckoned. Even in their final game, the Stagg Bowl for the national championship, UW-W came a long way, coming back from a 14-0 deficit. UW-W, in terms of the 2008 season, and as a Division III football program, the first UW-W team sport in school history to play in the final championship game its national championship four consecutive years, has indeed come a long way.
Whitewater vs. Mount Union recap (written by Mount Union)
Whitewater vs. Mount Union recap (written by Whitewater)
Whitewater vs. Mount Union recap written by J.J. Nekoloff of the Old Dominion Athletic Conference
Whitewater vs. Mount Union box score
Photo gallery
D3football.com All-American Story (written by UW-Whitewater)
full championship bracket
STAGG BOWL
Day Three ... Friday, December 20 (notes) (photo gallery)
Rindahl and Schebler Earn All-America Honors
Day Two ... Thursday, December 18 (notes) (photo gallery)
interview with Carey Harveycutter (Salem organizing committee)
interview with Brad Epperley (Salem organizing committee)
interview with Dick Kaiser (chair, NCAA III football committee)
interview with UW-W co-captain Nick Slupski
interview with Uw-W co-captain Jace Rindahl
interview with quarterback Jeff Donovan
ODAC Podcast: Stagg Bowl Special with Lance Leipold, Larry Kehres, Carey Harveycutter
(courtesy of J.J. Nekoloff and the Old Dominion Athletic Conference)
Day One ... Wednesday, December 17 (notes) (photo gallery)
Rindahl named AFCA First Team All-American
Interview with Warhawk head coach Lance Leipold
(courtesy of ESPN 540 (this will link to the ESPN 540 website)
Stagg Bowl web site
2007 Stagg Bowl vs. Mount Union box
2007 Stagg Bowl vs. Mount Union recap
2007 Photo gallery
2006 Stagg Bowl vs. Mount Union box
2006 Stagg Bowl vs. Mount Union recap
2005 Stagg Bowl vs. Mount Union box
2005 Stagg Bowl vs. Mount Union recap
SEMIFINAL ROUND
Whitewater advanced with a 39-13 semifinal round over Mary Hardin-Baylor in Belton, Texas. Mount Union advanced with a 45-24 win over Wheaton (IL) in the semifinals.
Whitewater-MHB recap (Written by Whitewater)
Whitewater-MHB recap (Written by MHB)
Whitewater-MHB box score
Mount Union-Wheaton recap (Written by Mount Union)
Mount Union-Wheaton recap (Written by Wheaton)
Mount Union-Wheaton box score
Photo gallery, credit to Jospeh Warren
QUARTERFINAL ROUND
Whitewater advanced with a 34-17 quarterfinal round over Wartburg in Whitewater, Wisconsin. Mary Hardin-Baylor advanced with a 63-7 home field win over Washington and Jefferson in the quarterfinals.
Whitewater-Wartburg recap (Written by Whitewater)
Whitewater-Wartburg recap (Written by Wartburg)
Whitewater-Wartburg box score
Mary Hardin-Baylor Washington and Jefferson recap (Written by Mary Hardin-Baylor)
Mary Hardin-Baylor Washington and Jefferson recap (Written by Washington and Jefferson)
Mary Hardin-Baylor and Washington and Jefferson box score
Photo Gallery, credited to Joy Kowald
Photo Gallery, credited to Tom Fick
ROUND 2
Whitewater advanced with a 30-27 second round win over Willamette in Salem, Oregon. Wartburg advanced with a 30-28 road win over Monmouth in the second round.
Whitewater-Willamette recap (Written by Whitewater)
Whitewater-Willamette recap (Written by Willamette)
Whitewater-Willamette box score
Wartburg-Monmouth recap (Written by Wartburg)
Wartburg-Monmouth recap (Written by Monmouth)
Wartburg-Monmouth box score
ROUND 1
In the first round of the NCAA III tournament Whitewater defeated St. John's University 37-7. Willamette advanced with a 48-33 first round win over Occidental College.
Whitewater-Saint John's recap
Whitewater-Saint John's box score
Whitewater-Saint John's photo gallery
Wartburg-Stevens Point recap (Written by Stevens Point)
Wartburg-Stevens Point recap (Written by Wartburg)
Wartburg-Stevens Point box score
Beaver and Gagliardi
Photo gallery
UW-W, the defending NCAA III champion, is making its fourth consecutive national tournament appearance.
The Warhawks also advanced to the Stagg Bowl in 2005 and 2006, losing to Mount Union College before defeating the Purple Raiders in the title game last year. The Warhawks are 16-2 in the NCAA playoffs the last four years (2005-2008).
Whitewater shared the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference title, its fourth consecutive league crown, with UW-Stevens Point which lost a first round playoff game to Wartburg College.
UW-Whitewater Warhawks
2008 Post Season Media Guide (Word), See link below for statistics
2008 Post Season Media Guide (PDF), See link below for statistics
School Site
Football Site
Coaching Staff
Statistics
Last Time It Happened (Word) (PDF)
Roster
NCAA Roster
Warhawk Two Deep (Excel) (PDF)
Schedule
Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football
2008 All-Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Team (UW-W players)
WIAC All Conference Team (WIAC office)
2008 All-West Region Team (UW-W Players)
NCAA Statistics
Animoto video (December 12)
audio interview with wide reciever Aaron Rusch (Hartford/Hartford) (Decmeber 16)
2008 season recap (Word) (PDF) (December 14)
Football flyer (.pub) Football flyer (pdf) December 14
Animoto video (December 8)
Football Flyer (Word) Football Flyer (PDF) (12/8)
audio interview with offensive lineman Mike Sherman (Oconomowoc/Kettle Moraine) (December 8)
audio interview with wide reciever Jordan Wells (Elgin, IL/Elgin) (December 8)
UW-Whitewater Headshots at Capzles.com (December 3)
audio interview with quarterback Jeff Donovan (Wauwatosa/East) (December 1)
audio interview with running back Antwan Anderson (Madison/Madison Memorial) (December 1)
Animoto video (December 1)
Animoto video (November 25)
Audio Interview with Linebackers Keegan Brennan (Davenport, IA/Assumption) and Jace Rindahl (Cambridge/Cambridge) (Nov 24)
Animoto video (Nov. 20)
Football Flyer.doc (Nov. 20) 2008 Football Flyer.pdf (Nov. 20)
audio interview with tight end Nick Slupski (Greenfield/Greenfield) (11/19)
audio interview with linebacker Jace Rindahl (Cambridge/Cambridge) (11/19)
Mount Union
School Site
Football Site
Coaching Staff
Statistics
Roster
NCAA Roster and Two Deep
Schedule
Ohio Athletic Conference
NCAA championship site
NCAA III statistics
D3football.com poll
American Football Coaches Association poll
2007 UW-Whitewater football championship website
2006 UW-Whitewater football championship websites
| First Round |
November 18 vs. St. Norbert College |
Box |
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| Second Round |
November 25 vs. UW-LaCrosse |
Box |
Recap |
| Quarterfinals |
December 2 vs. St. John's University |
Box |
Recap |
| Semifinals |
December 9 vs. Wesley College |
Box |
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| Stagg Bowl |
December 16 vs. Mount Union @ Salem, VA |
Box |
Recap |
2005 UW-Whitewater football championship websites
| First Round |
November 19 vs. Central College |
Box |
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| Second Round |
November 26 vs. St. John's Univerity |
Box |
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| Quarterfinals |
Decmeber 3 @ Linfield |
Box |
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| Semifinals |
December 10 vs. Wesley College |
Box |
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| Stagg Bowl |
December 17 vs. Mount Union @ Salem, VA |
Box |
Recap |
