North Central 20 UW-Eau Claire 6
NCC limited the Blugolds to 0.4 yards per rush, 186 total yards, and 2 field goals. Every Eau Claire first half possession ended with a punt. After recovering a fumble on the NCC 6 with three minutes left in the game, UW-EC gained 0 yards the next three plays before settling for a field goal. The Blugolds longest drive of the day was 40 yards. The Cardinals scoring drives were of 68, 45, 65, and 64 yards.
UW-Stevens Point 59 Albion 14
UW-SP scored on 7 of 9 possessions, including 6 TD's and 1 FG. The Pointers blew the game open with two big plays in the last 3 minutes of the first quarter. Free Safety Joel Mleziva intercepted a pass and returned it 50 yards for a TD. Less than 2 minutes later, Peter Peterson returned a punt 45 yards to give the Pointers a 21-0 lead at the end of the First Quarter. Point did not punt until 48 seconds remained in the game.
Missouri S&T 31 UW-LaCrosse 24
Steve Watson connected with Chad Shockley for TD passes of 77, 47, and 25 yards in the Miner's win. UW-LC had more first downs (23-13), more total yards (338-222), and allowed the MST to drive into the red zone only one time all afternoon in the loss. The Miners won the takeaway battle 2-0 including a 46 yard fumble recovery return for a TD. The Eagles rushed for only 79 yards after gaining 228 on the ground against the Miners in a 48-0 victory a year ago.
UW-Oshkosh 43 UW-River Falls 15
After the Falcons' Taylor Edwards' one yard TD run with 34 seconds left in the 1st Qtr tied the score, the Titans ran off 22 straight points over the next 18 minutes of play to take control of the game. The Titans held UW-RF to 2.5 ypc on their 50 rushing attempts and outgained the Falcons 420-239 on the afternoon. UW-O showed balance and discipline as they gained 183 yards rushing, 243 yards passing, and didn't turn the ball over. Oshkosh QB Nate Wara went 13-19 for 246 yards and 4 TD's. He also rushed for 45 yards on 11 carries.
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