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Pat Deninger

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No. 23 Falcons travel to face No. 7 Eagles

#23 UW-River Falls (5-3, 3-2 WIAC) at #7 UW-La Crosse (7-1, 4-1 WIAC)
Date: Saturday, Nov. 5, 2022
Time: 1 p.m.
Site: La Crosse, Wis. // Veterans Memorial Stadium



LAST TIME OUT
  • The Falcons fell 30-27 at No. 10-ranked UW-Whitewater last Saturday in Whitewater, Wis.
  • Down 27-6 at halftime, UWRF scored three consecutive touchdowns to tie the game at 27-27, but the Warhawks made a 49-yard field goal in the final seconds of regulation to earn the 30-27 victory.
  • Kaleb Blaha completed 24-of-50 pass attempts for a career-high 309 passing yards. 
  • Luke Kush caught a pair of touchdown passes from Blaha and had over 100 receiving yards en route to earning UWRF Male Falcon of the Week honors.
  • Michael Brown had a pair of interceptions for the third time this season and Aaron Borgerding had a career-high 18 tackles.
THE SERIES
  • Saturday's matchup marks the 105th all-time matchup between UW-River Falls and UW-La Crosse, with the Eagles holding a 65-32-7 series advantage.
  • Last season, UWL defeated UWRF 45-23 in River Falls.
IN THE POLLS
  • The Falcons dipped from No. 21 to No. 23 in this week's D3football.com Top 25 Poll and from No. 23 to No. 25 in the AFCA Coaches' Poll.
  • UWRF has been ranked each week by D3football.com and the AFCA Coaches' Poll, including a preseason ranking of No. 16 by Lindy's Sports.
FALCON NOTES
  • UWRF owns the top offense in the WIAC, averaging 504 yards of total offense (10th/NCAA). The Falcons also lead the league in first downs and rank tied for third nationally with a total of 217.
  • Quarterback Kaleb Blaha ranks ninth nationally and leads the WIAC with 306.8 yards of total offense per game. He's also the league leader with 10 touchdowns and the second-leading rusher with 94.3 yards per game.
  • Defensively, Michael Brown leads the WIAC with seven interceptions and ranks tied for second nationally with an average of one per game.
    • Brown also ranks second in the WIAC with nine passes defended while teammates Andrew Schumacher and Dylan Brown also rank among the top-eight in the league.
    • Schumacher, Drew Hahn, and Caleb Johnson all rank among the league's top 10 in tackles for loss, combining for 19.
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Players Mentioned

Kaleb Blaha

#14 Kaleb Blaha

QB
6' 2"
Sophomore
Michael Brown

#22 Michael Brown

DB
6' 1"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Kaleb Blaha

#14 Kaleb Blaha

6' 2"
Sophomore
QB
Michael Brown

#22 Michael Brown

6' 1"
Sophomore
DB