The No. 4-ranked UW-River Falls football team is scheduled to host No. 7/11-ranked UW-Whitewater on Saturday, Oct. 14.

UW-RIVER FALLS (5-0, 2-0 WIAC) VS. UW-WHITEWATER (4-1, 1-1 WIAC)
Date: Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023
Time: 1 p.m.
Site: River Falls, Wis. // Smith Stadium at Ramer Field



AGAINST THE WARHAWKS

• Saturday's matchup marks the 65th all-time matchup between UW-River Falls and UW-Whitewater, with the Warhawks holding a 42-20-2 series advantage.
• Last season, the Warhawks defeated the Falcons 30-27 in Whitewater, Wis. UWRF trailed by as many as 27-6 before making a late comeback that fell just short.

LAST TIME OUT

• UWRF is coming off a 49-7 road win at UW-Eau Claire last Saturday.
• With the win, UWRF's overall record improved to 5-0. The Falcons' 5-0 start to the season is the strongest since 1993.

IN THE RANKINGS

• UWRF continued its historic climb in the national rankings, moving from No. 5 to No. 4 in both the AFCA Coaches' and D3football.com polls. The rankings mark the highest in program history by a national coaches vote and a national media outlet.
• UWRF has been ranked inside the D3football.com top 10 for five weeks in a row.
• The Falcons were picked to finish fourth in the WIAC Preseason Poll and debuted at No. 23 in the D3football.com Preseason Poll.

FALCON NOTES

• Quarterback Kaleb Blaha moved into third all-time at UWRF in career total offense after week three and currently has compiled 5,766 yards in his career (1,669 rusing, 4,097 passing). He passed Adam Knowles' total of 4,860 (1992-95).
  • During the first two weeks of the season, Blaha was named to the D3football.com Team of the Week for his performances against Mary Hardin-Baylor and Ohio Wesleyan.
  • Blaha is the WIAC leader and ranks fourth nationally with 368 yards of total offense per game.
• Offensively, the Falcons rank sixth nationally and lead the WIAC with 338.6 passing yards and eighth with 513.2 yards of total offense and 46.6 points per game.
• Defensively, UWRF ranks second in DIII with 31.6 rushing yards against per game and fifth with 3.6 sacks per game.
  • Defensive back Dylan Brown ranks second in WIAC passes defended with nine. Earlier this season, he became UWRF's all-time leader in pass breakups and has 30 in his career.