It has been a long, hot week and the UW-Whitewater football team us itching to get its 2011 season started.
“I think everyone is tired of competing against each other,” Leipold tells the Janesville Gazette. “They’re ready to hit someone else."
The Hawks open the season Saturday evening in La Crosse against archrival UW-La Crosse. It is the first of two regular season games between the two bitter rivals.
“And what a great way to kick off the season by having the two most dominating programs in our league play each other,” Leipold said. “There’s a lot of history between these programs.”
The two schools have dominated in the WIAC, and before that the WSUC. Since 1985, the year Bob Berezowitz took over for the retired Forrest Perkins, both teams have captured nine outright conference title and shared three other conference championships.
Whitewater opens the season on a 30-game winning streak – longest in the nation in any NCAA division.
The Warhawks have put together a mind-boggling 85 & 5 record over the past six seasons. The streak includes six straight WIAC Titles and six consecutive Amos Alonzo Bowl appearances vs. Mount Union. The two Division III powers have each won three NCAA Division III national championships.
The Warhawks enter Saturday evening’s season-opener coming off back-to-back Division III championships and three in the last four years.
To assist you in your enjoyment of Saturday’s UWW at UWL season opener, I’m publishing the following links…
Janesville Gazette Game Story CLICK HERE
UW-Whitewater Pregame Media Notes CLICK HERE
To access KOOL 106.5 Game Broadcast Audio Stream CLICK HERE
To access UWW at UWL In-Game Live Stats CLICK HERE
To access Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference weekly release CLICK HERE
To read La Crosse Tribune Editorial/Joel Badzinski: Dettwiler hopes to take Eagles on Harring-like ride CLICK HERE
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