No. 4 Falcons Close Out Regular Season at UW-Stout

The No. 4-ranked UW-River Falls football team wraps up the 2025 regular season this Saturday, traveling to face UW-Stout. With a win, the Falcons would clinch the WIAC Championship outright.

UWRF already clinched at least a share of the WIAC title, the program's first since 1998, after defeating UW-La Crosse 41-7 last Saturday, Nov. 8, and the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Playoffs.

UW-RIVER FALLS (8-1, 5-1 WIAC) AT UW-STOUT (5-4, 3-3 WIAC)
Date: Saturday, Nov. 8
Time: 1 p.m.
Site: Menomonie, Wis. // Williams Stadium

THE SERIES

Saturday marks the 106th all-time matchup between UW-River Falls and UW-Stout, with the Falcons holding a 71-34 series advantage.
UWRF has won four straight against the Blue Devils, including a 40-37 overtime victory last season in River Falls.

IN THE RANKINGS

UWRF improved to No. 4 in this week's D3football.com top 25 poll, and to No. 5 in the AFCA Coaches' Poll.
- The No. 4 ranking matches the program's highest ever ranking by a national media outlet.

LAST TIME OUT

UWRF is coming off a 41-7 victory over No. 9-ranked UW-La Crosse to clinch at least a share of the 2025 WIAC title for the first time since 1998 and an automatic bid to the NCAA Playoffs.
- The win also marked the first over UW-La Crosse since 2015, snapping an eight-game losing streak against the Eagles.
- The Falcons piled up 534 yards of total offense compared to just 201 for La Crosse.
- Kaleb Blaha compiled 397 yards of total offense, Trevor Asher led the ground attack with 128 yards and two touchdowns, and Austin Rush led the receiving core with nine catches for 67 yards and two touchdowns.
  - Defensively, the Falcons were relentless, recording a season-high five sacks and three interceptions. Taylor Sussner had two interceptions, including one returned 65 yards for a touchdown, while Noah Nusbaum and Gage Timm combined for three sacks and multiple tackles for loss.
  - For his performance, Taylor Sussner was named to the D3football.com Team of the Week.

FALCON NOTES

UWRF owns the top offense in NCAA Division III with an average of 598.9 yards of total offense per game with 291 total first downs.
- In addition, the Falcons rank third with 360.8 passing yards per game, sixth with 48.3 points per game, and lead the WIAC in scoring with 54 total touchdowns, 238.1 rushing yards per game, third down conversions, and more.
Fifth-year senior quarterback Kaleb Blaha, a D3football.com Preseason First Team All-American, is a four-time WIAC Offensive Player of the Week this season and has twice been named to the D3football.com Team of the Week.
- Earlier this season, he broke his own program record with 569 yards of total offense during the win over Coe College ... At UW-Oshkosh, he broke the UWRF all-time passing yards record, and most recently against UW-Whitewater he became the UWRF all-time scoring leader with his 52nd career touchdown.
- Blaha is the national leader with 416.8 yards of total offense per game, and leads the WIAC with a 69.4 completion percentage, 2,973 passing yards, 23 passing touchdowns, 204 points responsible for, 778 rushing yards, and more.
Senior kicker Justin Scheberl is the WIAC leader with 58-for-58 PATs made, averaging 9.4 points per game. Three weeks ago, he made 10-of-10 at UW-Eau Claire in which was awarded the WIAC Special Teams Player of the Week.
- Wide receiver Austin Rush ranks second in the WIAC with 54 receptions and six receiving touchdowns.
- Jaylen Reed ranks third in the league with 113.9 all-purpose yards per game.
- Linebackers Gage Timm and Noah Nusbaum rank third and fourth in the WIAC, respectively, with 10 and 9.5 tackles for loss.
- UWRF ranks second in the WIAC and tied for seventh nationally with 16 interceptions. Andre Hall and Taylor Sussner are tied for the WIAC lead with four each.