The UW-Whitewater Warhawks are back-to-back-to-back NCAA Division III football champions.  The Warhawks knocked off Mount Union 13-10 in Salem, Virginia.

Whitewater took a 44-game win streak into play on Friday night and they extended that streak when a last-minute drive by Mount Union came up short.

Defense was the name of the game in this one.  Whitewater’s Levell Coppage was held to 91 yards and a touchdown in this one, but it was enough to send the Warhawks to their 3rd straight championship and 4th in the last seven years, all over the Purple Raiders.

For the 7th straight season, UW-Whitewater and Mount Union will meet in the NCAA Division III football championship game in Salem, Virginia.  The two teams have split the first six title games.

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The Warhawks are the two-time defending champions and carry a 44-game win streak into tonight’s championship game.  Since the playoffs began, the Whitewater has played at a very high level.  Leipold’s team is a plus-12 in turnover margin in their four playoff games. [Read more...]

The UW-Whitewater Warhawks are one more victory away from

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competing for a third straight NCAA Division III football championship.  The top ranked Warhawks take on St. Thomas (Minn.) on Saturday afternoon (2:30pm) at Perkins Stadium for the right to head to Salem, Virginia next week.

The Warhawks currently have the longest active winning streak in college football at 43 games.  That’s the 5th longest winning streak in NCAA football history.

Levell Coppage rushed for 213 yards and four touchdowns to lead UW-Whitewater to a 34-14 win over Salisbury, advancing to the NCAA Division III National Football Semifinals.

The Warhawks jumped out to a 17-0 halftime lead and held the Sea Gulls to 49 yards passing in the game.

Whitewater faces St. Thomas (Minnesota) on the semifinals this Saturday with the winner taking on the winner of the Mount Union vs. Wesley game in the December 16th championship in Salem, Virginia.