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UW-Whitewater football coach Lance Leipold was named the American Football Coaches Association’s (AFCA) Division 3 Coach of the Year.
Leipold led the Warhawks to a 15-0 record this past season and their third straight NCAA Division III Championship.
The Warhawks advanced the Stagg Bowl all five seasons under Leipold, claiming the National Crown four times. The Warhawks currently own the longest win streak in college football at 45 straight wins.
UW-Whitewater’s Levell Coppage was selected the NCAA Division III College Offensive Player of the year by d3football.com. Coppage rushed for 2,120 yards this season, averaging 5.6 yards per carry.
Whitewater coach Lance Leipold was named Coach of the Year.
The Warhawks won their third straight Division III Championship, knocking off rival Mount Union 13-10 in last Friday’s championship game.
Offensive tackle Logan Allemand, linebacker Greg Arnold, defensive lineman Casey Casper and quarterback Matt Blanchard also earned All-American honors.
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.
AUDIO: Whitewater coach Lance Leipold on meeting Mount Union again :13
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
Warhawk football / Photo courtesy of wiacsports.com
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.
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