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The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater football team begins Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference play Saturday against UW-Stout starting at 2 p.m. at Perkins Stadium. Saturday's game is also the football program's Alumni Day.

The Warhawks closed out the non-conference slate with a 3-0 record thanks to a 39-7 win against No. 25 Berry (Ga.) at Perkins Stadium, the team's second straight victory against a nationally-ranked opponent, on Sept. 18. UW-Whitewater took a 30-0 lead into halftime thanks to a 24-point second quarter that included 17 points in the final two minutes of the period. The Warhawks outgained the Vikings 450-187 and held the ball for more than 32 minutes in the contest.

The Warhawks moved down one spot to No. 3 in the latest D3football.com Top 25, earning 581 points vote 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 1,087 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-Stout is also off to a 3-0 start entering conference play thanks to a 45-14 win at UW-Stevens Point in a non-conference game on Sept. 18. The Blue Devils, who led 28-6 at halftime, totaled 477 yards of offense, including 251 on the ground, and recorded four sacks and three interceptions defensively to keep the Pointers in check.


PARKING

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

Saturday, Oct. 2, is the third 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 $24 per space and Lot 11 is $12 per space. You can also purchase spaces in these parking lots on game day in person at a cost is $30 per space for Lot 24 and $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.

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-Stout, 51-10-2, and have won the last 18 meetings between the two teams. On Nov. 9, 2019, UW-Whitewater broke open a one-possession game late with a pair of Ryan Wisniewski (Sparta, Wis./Sparta) touchdown catches in the final eight minutes of the fourth quarter in a 37-17 victory at Perkins Stadium. The Warhawk defense held the Blue Devils to 54 yards rushing and posted seven sacks, including 2.5 by Mackenzie Balanganayi (Palatine, Ill./Palatine).

NOTABLE

• UW-Whitewater was picked to win the WIAC in a preseason poll of the league's coaches and sports information directors. UW-W was followed, in order, by UW-Oshkosh, UW-Platteville, UW-La Crosse, UW-Stout, UW-Stevens Point, UW-Eau Claire and UW-River Falls.

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