(Above graphic courtesy of UW-Whitewater Athletics)Conference and Division III national titles are won by playing, and winning, “one game at a time.” Each season UW-Whitewater head coach Lance Leipold stresses to his team the importance of having a “one game at a time” mentality.
Coach Leipold’s message has certainly been taken to heart.
The 2011 Warhawks entered this season coming off back-to-back NCAA national titles and three championships in the past four years.
The Warhawks currently have the longest winning streak in college football, in any division. UW-Whitewater has won 38 consecutive games. The Warhawks have also built streaks of 26 in a row on the road, 25 in a row at Perkins Stadium, 19 consecutive non-conference games, 22 WIAC games, and 10 in a row in the NCAA III playoffs.
UW-W's 38 game streak moves Whitewater into sixth longest ever in NCAA football. Mount Union holds the first and second spot with strings of 55 (2000-2003) and 54 (1996-99) games. The University of Oklahoma is next at 40 (1953-57), followed by Division II Grand Valley State with 40 (2005-2007). The University of Washington is in fifth place with 39 (1908-1914).
A victory over UW-Eau Claire Saturday will clinch an outright WIAC championship and WIAC record seventh straight.
2005 Whitewater
2006 Whitewater
2007 Whitewater
2008 Stevens Point, Whitewater
2009 Whitewater
2010 Whitewater
2011 Whitewater
1949 La Crosse, Stevens Point, Stout
1950 La Crosse, Whitewater
1951 La Crosse
1952 La Crosse, Platteville
1953 La Crosse, Platteville
1954 La Crosse
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