The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater football team plays its final regular season home game at Perkins Stadium this Saturday, Nov. 9, at 2 p.m. as it takes on UW-Stout in a Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference contest. Saturday's game is also Military Appreciation Day and Shriners Day.

Saturday's game can be watched live on UWW-TV on channel 100.1 on campus, Spectrum channel 989 in the Whitewater area and online. It can also be heard live on KOOL 106.5 FM WKCH in the Whitewater area and online at 940wfaw.com. Fans can track live statistics here.

All current and retired military personnel should visit the Perkins Stadium ticket window to redeem free admission for two. Parking fees apply.

Trailing 10-0 midway through the third quarter, the Warhawks recorded 21 points from that point on, including 14 in the fourth quarter, for a 21-17 victory over UW-La Crosse, which was receiving votes in both national polls. UW-Whitewater rushed for 207 yards and limited the Eagles to 71 yards on the ground. The Warhawks stopped UW-La Crosse in the red zone with less than five minutes to play and ran out the clock to hang on for the win.

The Warhawks remained at No. 3 in the D3football.com Top 25, earning 575 points from pollsters, and at No. 3 in the American Football Coaches Association Division III Coaches Poll, garnering 1,197 points. UW-Whitewater trails only Mary Hardin-Baylor (Texas), No. 1 in the AFCA poll, and Mount Union (Ohio), No. 1 in D3football.com's Top 25, in both polls. The Warhawks were ranked fourth by Lindy's, Street & Smith and D3football.com entering the new season. 

UW-Stout, which has lost only one conference game by more than six points, claimed its second straight win last Saturday, defeating UW-River Falls 30-24 in Menomonie. The Blue Devils broke a 24-24 tie with a touchdown at the 2:17 mark of the fourth quarter. Sean Borderding threw three touchdown passes to lead UW-Stout offensively, and Kierre Rhodes and Luke Wilz posted eight tackles apiece to lead the defense.

SERIES

UW-Whitewater has won 17 straight games against UW-Stout, which last claimed victory in 2002. Last season, the Warhawks piled up 354 rushing yards at 9.3 yards per carry and forced three turnovers on their way to a 40-10 triumph on Oct. 27, 2018, in Menomonie. Alex Peete (Ringwood, Ill./Johnsburg) ran for 154 yards and three touchdowns to lead the offense. Jacob Erbs (Reedsburg, Wis./Reedsburg) paced the defense with nine tackles and one forced fumble.

NOTABLE

The Warhawks are No. 1 in the first edition of the NCAA West Region Rankings, which were released earlier this week. UW-Whitewater leads the West, Mary Hardin-Baylor leads the South, Mount Union leads the North and Salisbury leads the East. Coming in behind the Warhawks in the West, in order, are Wartburg (Iowa), Chapman (Calif.), Redlands (Calif.), St. John's (Minn.), Bethel (Minn.), Linfield (Ore.), Central (Iowa), UW-Oshkosh and Martin Luther (Minn.). The NCAA Regional Rankings are used to help determine at-large (Pool C) qualifiers for the NCAA Division III Playoffs, which begin Nov. 23.


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