No. 24 Falcons host Blue Devils in regular season finale

#24 UW-River Falls (5-4, 3-3 WIAC) at vs. UW-Stout (5-4, 3-3 WIAC)
Date: Saturday, Nov. 12, 2022
Time: 1 p.m.
Site: River Falls, Wis. // Smith Stadium at Ramer Field

SENIOR DAY

The Falcons will honor the 2022 senior class prior to kicking off versus the Blue Devils, recognizing Kyle Burkhardt, Aaron Childers, Kenny Fesenmaier, Andy Groebner, Frank Hartman, Will Jensen, Caleb Johnson, Seth Lokensgard, Conner McKern, Justin Parisot, Calvin Rosen, Brian Ruiz, Zac Trenary, Dominique Turner, and Dante Vandenberg.

LAST TIME OUT

UWRF fell by a score of 24-17 at No. 7-ranked UW-La Crosse last Saturday. Down 24-7 with under seven minutes left in regulation, the Falcons fought back to come within one score.
The Falcons led the Eagles 350-314 in yards of total offense, but committed four turnovers.

THE SERIES

Saturday's marks the 107th all-time matchup between the Falcons and Blue Devils with UW-River Falls holding a 70-36 series advantage.
Last season, the Falcons defeated the Blue Devils 57-35 in Menomonie, compiling 666 yards of total offense, including 247 rushing yards from 2021 Falcon graduate Luke Fugate. He was recognized with WIAC Offensive Player of the Week and D3football.com Team of the Week accolades.

IN THE POLLS

The Falcons dropped from No. 23 to 24 in this week's D3football.com Top 25 Poll, and dropped out of the AFCA Coaches' Poll rankings.
UWRF has been ranked each week by D3football.com, including a preseason ranking of No. 16 by Lindy's Sports.

FALCON NOTES

UWRF owns the top offense in the WIAC, averaging 486.9 yards of total offense (12th/NCAA).
The Falcons are undefeated at home with a 4-0 record at Ramer Field.
The Falcons also lead the WIAC and rank among the top-25 in NCAA DIII in scoring offense (40.4 points per game) and total first downs (237).
Quarterback Kaleb Blaha (So., Coon Rapids, Minn.) ranks 9th nationally and leads the WIAC with 310.3 yards of total offense per game. He's also the league's leading scorer with 11 touchdowns and ranks second with 830 rushing yards, averaging 92.2 yards per game.
Defensively, Michael Brown (So., Victoria, Minn.) leads the WIAC with seven interceptions, ranking third nationally with 0.8 per game. Brown and fellow corner back Dylan Brown (So., Mequon, Wis.) are tied for third in the league with nine passes defended each, including eight pass breakups from Dylan Brown.
Aaron Borgerding (So., Spring Valley, Wis.) is the WIAC leader with 46 solo tackles and has tallied double-digit total tackles in five games this season.