No. 8 Falcons travel to face Pointers

The No. 8/11-ranked UW-River Falls football team is scheduled to face UW-Stevens Point on the road this Saturday.

UW-RIVER FALLS (5-1, 2-2 WIAC) VS. UW-WHITEWATER (1-5, 0-3 WIAC)
Date: Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023
Time: 1 p.m.
Site: Stevens Point, Wis. // Community Stadium at Goerke Park

AGAINST THE POINTERS

Saturday's matchup marks the 81st all-time meeting between UW-River Falls and UW-Stevens Point, with the Falcons holding a 42-35-3 series advantage.
Last season, UWRF defeated UWSP 56-3 in River Falls. The Falcon defense held the Pointers to just a field goal with 104 yards of total offense and just six first downs, forcing 11 Pointer punts. The UWRF offense compiled a season-high 603 yards of total offense, 277 on the ground and 326 through the air.

LAST TIME OUT

UWRF conceded its first loss of the season last Saturday, falling 21-14 in a top-10 matchup against No. 7-ranked UW-Whitewater.

IN THE RANKINGS

For the sixth week in a row, UWRF is ranked among the top 10 in the D3football.com, coming in at No. 8 this week.
In the AFCA Coaches' Poll, the Falcons are ranked No. 11.

FALCON NOTES

Quarterback Kaleb Blaha ranks third in NCAA Division III with an average of 359 yards of total offense per game.
- At Ohio Wesleyan on Sept. 9, Blaha compiled a UWRF single-game record 566 yards of total offense.
- After the third week of the season, he passed Adam Kowles (1992-95) on the UWRF total offense career leaderboard, and currently ranks third with 6,080 career yards of total offense.
- Blaha was named to the D3football.com Team of the Week for two weeks in a row to open the season (Sept. 5, Sept. 12).
The Falcon offense has totaled 164 first downs to lead the WIAC and rank fifth nationally while the UWRF rushing defense ranks ninth nationally and first in the WIAC with an average of 57.8 rushing yards against per game.
- Jake McCortney and Jack Olson have combined for 12 tackles for loss and both rank among the WIAC's top 10 in tackles for loss.
- Dylan Brown ranks second in passes defended with 10 (9 pass breakups, one interception).
  - At the University of Northwestern on Sept. 16, Dylan Brown tallied his 28th career pass breakup to become the UWRF all-time leader in pass breakups.