RIVER FALLS, Wis. – For the first time in UW-River Falls football program history, the Falcons were ranked inside the Top 25 of the D3football.com Division III poll, slotted at No. 22 in the Week 11 rankings, released Sunday, Nov. 14, 2021.

UWRF is coming off a 28-21 win over No. 19-ranked UW-Oshkosh, the first Falcon win over the Titans since 2005. The win improved the Falcons' record to 8-2 overall and 5-2 in the WIAC, the most wins since the 1996 season. The D3football.com Division III Top 25 poll's voting began in 2003. 

The Falcons were also selected to participate in the inaugural Culver's Isthmus Bowl, set to face Washington-University St. Louis on Saturday, Nov. 20, at Verona Area High School in Verona, Wis. The bowl game marks the first postseason college bowl game in Wisconsin state history and the first bowl game in UW-River Falls football program history.

For six consecutive weeks, UWRF received votes in the D3football.com national rankings, including a season-high 17 votes last week prior to collecting 73 after the win over Oshkosh to crack the Top 25. Fellow WIAC foes UW-Whitewater is ranked No. 3 and UW-La Crosse is ranked No. 11.

Senior running back Luke Fugate was named to the Nov. 6 D3football.com Team of the Week for his three-rushing touchdown performance at UW-Stout.