Won-Loss: UW-Whitewater is 4-0 overall, 1-0 in the WIAC. UW-Eau Claire is 2-2 and 0-1 in league play.

This Season: UW-W won 38-3 at Dickinson State, 58-0 over Midland Lutheran, 42-7 over Puget Sound, and 35-3 versus Platteville last week. Eau Claire defeated Bethel University (TN) 21-7, lost to nationally ranked Saint John's 35-27 in Minnesota, beat Hope College 52-47 in two overtimes, then lost to UW-Stevens Point 48-33 last week.

By The Numbers: UW-Whitewater's offensive line averages 282 pounds and the Eau Claire defensive line 260. The numbers are 266 for the Whitewater defensive front versus 288 for the Blugold offensive line. Whitewater starts three seniors on offense and no freshmen. The Warhawk defense starts eight seniors and no freshmen. Eau Claire has six seniors on offense and one freshman, and the EC defense starts four seniors and one frosh.

The Series: Whitewater leads the all-time series 37-23. The series began with a 26-6 Whitewater win in 1923. UW-W's longest win streak was eight games (1991-98). The Warhawks, having won the last seven games, could tie that streak today. Eau Claire turned that streak in the 90's around, winning five in a row (1998-2002). The largest margin of victory for Whitewater was a 70-0 win in 1958, also the series record for most points, combined, scored in a game. Eau Claire's largest margin was 39-13 in 1953 and 33-7 in 1955.

The Coaches: Whitewater's Lance Leipold is in his third season. He is 31-3 coming in to this game, including 14-1 in the WIAC. Todd Glaser, in his fourth year at UW-EC is 20-16 overall and 11-11 in the WIAC.

There's No Place Like Home: Whitewater has gone 32-1 in Perkins Stadium since the beginning of the 2005 season. UW-W is ending a four game streak of home games. The Warhawks, with six home games this year, will split the remaining four games between home (River Falls, Oshkosh) and road (Stevens Point, La Crosse). The Blugolds, on the other hand, are ending a string of four straight road games.

The Warhawks So Far: Although UW-W returns two 1,000 yards rushers and an All-Americans from last year, the passing game has been noteworthy. UW-W leads the WIAC in pass efficiency, as does QB Jeff Donovan (Wauwatosa/East). Donovan has completed 76% of his passes for nine touchdowns and has not thrown a pick. Aaron Rusch (Hartford/Hartford) (22 catches) and Adam Brandes (Burlington/Catholic Central) (5 touchdowns) have been the favorite targets. The Warhawks have the number one scoring offense in the league (43.2/game).

The Blugolds So Far: Eau Claire's Kyle Paulson is second in the league in total offense (280.2), with wideout Spencer Kehoe second in both receptions (6/game) and yards (77.2/game). Sartorelli is still a go-to guy, leading the WIAC in scoring with ten touchdowns. He is also averaging 4.2 yards per rush. Linebackers Ryan Leis (7 tackles/game) and Bryant Dorsey (6.2) are joined by DB Ross Porter (6.2) as defensive leaders.

Last Year's Game(s): In a schedule oddity, or rather a tale of the times for WIAC teams, Whitewater and Eau Claire played twice last year. The Warhawks opened the WIAC season with a 16-14 win at Carson Park in Eau Claire September 13. Two Jeff Schebler (Davenport, IA/Assumption) field goals gave UW-W a 6-0 lead at the half. The Blugolds intercepted a pass on the first series of the second half and started a drive at the WW 5. Cory Sartorelli scored from one yard out to put the Blugolds ahead. Levell Coppage (Oak Park, IL/Oak Park)'s two yard run in the third, his first collegiate score, returned the lead to UW-W in the third. Schebler added his third field goal midway through the fourth quarter, which proved to be the decisive points after UW-EC marched 74 yards in twelve plays to pull within two. Eau Claire's bid for the winning points was ended by a Matt McCulloch interception. Coppage carried the ball 42 times for 220 yards, and Sartorelli led EC with 112 yards on 24 rushes.

The second time around, November 1 in Perkins Stadium, Whitewater won 40-10. UW-W never trailed as the Warhawk defense limited EC to 96 yards rushing and 216 overall (218, 427 for WW). Coppage added 173 yards on 27 carries to his first game numbers, with Aaron Rusch (Hartford/Hartford) catching seven Jeff Donovan (Wauwatosa/East) passes for 74 yards and a TD. Sartorelli led the Blugolds with 67 yards on 19 carries, with QB Kyle Paulson connecting on 13-30 for 120 yards, one TD and three interceptions. Whitewater linebacker Jace Rindahl (Cambridge/Cambridge) led both team with 12 tackles and one of the interceptions. UW-W DB Zack Christopherson returning an interception 73 yards for the game's final points.

National Poll: UW-Whitewater remains second in the D3football.com poll. UW-EC is not ranked.

Schedule/Tickets: UW-Whitewater will travel to Menomonie to face UW-Stout for a 3:00 kickoff. The Warhawks will return to Perkins Stadium to host Homecoming October 24 for a 12:00 kickoff against UW-River Falls. The UW-W ticket office is located in the Connor University Center on the main campus mall, and is open Monday-Friday during normal business hours. Tickets are also sold at the Perkins Stadium window on game day. Call (262) 472-2222 for ticket information.