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Finlandia Football Web PageD3football.comThe No. 1 University of Wisconsin-Whitewater football team begins the home portion of its 2015 schedule this Saturday, Sept. 19, at 1 p.m. against Finlandia (Mich.) on Hall of Fame Day at Perkins Stadium.
The Warhawks (1-0) seek to extend their college football-leading win streak to 34 games after posting a 62-6 victory at Belhaven (Miss.) last Saturday. Head coach
Kevin Bullis earned his first career win as UW-Whitewater tied a school record with seven rushing touchdowns.
Finlandia (0-2), a first year college football program and member of Division III, was defeated 86-0 at UW-Oshkosh last week. The Lions are in the midst of a three-game stretch against Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference teams - UW-Oshkosh (Sept. 12), UW-Whitewater (Sept. 19) and UW-Stevens Point (Sept. 26).
As part of Saturday's festivities, State Representative Andy Jorgensen and State Senator Janis Ringhand will present the program with a resolution recognizing the team's 2014 national championship prior to the contest.
The 10 inductees entering the UW-Whitewater Athletics Hall of Fame, including former Warhawk punter/kicker Jeff Anding, will be introduced at halftime. The banquet is set for 4:30 p.m. with a social reception at the University Center, followed by a banquet starting at 5:45 p.m. in the University Center's Hamilton Room. For more information on this year's Hall of Fame celebration, click
here.
For a full preview of Saturday's game, view the
UW-Whitewater Football Game Notes.