The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater football team returns home Saturday after a two-game road swing to face Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference foe UW-Eau Claire at 1 p.m. at Perkins Stadium. Saturday's game is Homecoming and Hall of Fame Day.

The Warhawks broke a 28-28 tie with a field goal at the 2:58 mark of the fourth quarter and added three more points on a field goal just over one minute later on their way to a 34-28 victory at UW-River Falls last Saturday. UW-Whitewater held the ball for more than 32 minutes and forced four turnovers, including a fumble on the kickoff return after it had taken its three-point lead and an interception on the Falcons' final drive of the game.

The Warhawks remained at No. 3 in the latest D3football.com Top 25, earning 573 points from pollsters without receiving a first-place vote. UW-W is also third in the latest American Football Coaches Association Division III Coaches' Poll, picking up 1,063 points from panelists. The team was ranked second in the Lindy's Sports Preseason Division III Top 25 and fourth by College Football America.

UW-Eau Claire trailed 34-0 after one quarter and was unable to dig out of the deficit last Saturday in a 54-31 loss at nationally-ranked UW-Oshkosh. The Blugolds held the ball for more than 40 minutes in the game and finished with more first downs than the Titans (27-18), but committed four turnovers and allowed more than 11 yards per play. Austin Belot rushed for 121 yards and one touchdown, and Isaac Garside caught seven passes for 88 yards and one score.

PARKING

The following information was released by UW-Whitewater Police Services in regards to parking:

 

Saturday, Oct. 30, is Homecoming and the fifth home football game for the UW-Whitewater season and, as a reminder, special event parking restrictions will be in place. All commuter parking lots in the area of Perkins Stadium will be paid parking lots on game day and will open three hours prior to kickoff.

Lot 24 and Lot 11 are reserved parking lots, with specific-space purchase available online until 4 p.m. Friday. Lot 24 is sold out for this game, but Lot 11 still has some available spaces at $12 per space. You can also purchase spaces in these parking lots on game day in person at a cost of $20 per space for Lot 11.

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Lots 7, 9, 4 and 14 are general admission parking lots that allow you to purchase a general pass online prior to Friday at 4 p.m. for $6 per space. You can also purchase these spaces on game day at a cost of $10 per space. These lots are filled on a first-come, first-served basis.

All yellow permit or resident lots are closed to anyone without a yellow permit on game day, to include Lots 22, 8, 18, 19, 20 and 3.

For information on purchasing passes and parking on football game day, visit the link below to be directed to the home football parking webpage. This link includes the Tailgating Policy and Carry-In Policy for Perkins Stadium.

uww.edu/ce/homefootballparking

For those attending a university class, you will not be charged to park in Lot 14 on game day. Please note, there will be heavy traffic around Perkins Stadium as other athletic events will be taking place.

Homecoming parade parking and lot closures

In addition, on Saturday, Oct. 30, UW-Whitewater will host the annual Homecoming parade starting at 10 a.m. On Friday night starting at 11 p.m., Lots 1 and 2, not including 2R, will be closed for parade set up. Also, North Prairie Street and North Prince Street will be closed for overnight parkingstarting at 2 a.m. and extending until the parade is complete at 11 a.m.

A new parade route will be in effect this year. The parade will start on North Prince Street, travel east on West Main Street but will then go north on North Prairie Street. We are asking anyone wishing to watch the parade to be parked before 9:45 a.m. as the parade route will be closed. There is an unofficial parade detour in affect by the City of Whitewater Police Department.

Those wishing to watch the parade are allowed to park in Lot 12 for free.

Questions can be directed to Parking Services at 262-472-1011, parking@uww.edu, or the University Police at 262-472-4660, police@uww.edu.

ON THE AIR

Saturday's game will air live on UWW-TV, which can be viewed online, on channel 100.1 on campus or on Spectrum channel 989 for customers in the Whitewater area. The contest can also be heard on KIX 106.5 FM WKCH in the Whitewater area, or online at kix1065.com.

SERIES

The Warhawks lead the all-time series against UW-Eau Claire, 49-22, and have won the last 18 games between the two teams. On Oct. 5, 2019, UW-Whitewater tallied 14 unanswered points to pull away in a 24-14 win at Perkins Stadium. Alex Peete (Ringwood, Ill./Johnsburg) rushed 13 times for 108 yards and two touchdowns to lead UW-W, which held the Blugolds to 5-of-16 on third down and 2-of-5 on fourth down in the contest. Kaleb Kaminski and Matt Anderson posted nine tackles apiece.

NOTABLE

UW-Whitewater owns an all-time record of 71-24-1 in Homecoming games, good for a .745 winning percentage. The Warhawks are 10-4 against UW-Eau Claire in those games, and have won seven straight Homecoming contests dating back to 2013.


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