UW-Oshkosh 43 UW-River Falls 15
In a conference that annually takes until the final week of the season to determine the final pecking order, the Titans stated a very strong case for being in the upper half with a 4 TD win over the Falcons. Before Saturday, the Titans last 5 conference wins (dating back to the final game of the 2007 season) were by no more than 3 points. Only 2 games in the WIAC all last year that didn't involve UW-Whitewater had a margin of at least 28 points.
Missouri S&T 31 UW-LaCrosse 24
It's not a good sign that the winless Eagles lost to a team they beat 48-0 a year ago. The Eagles have now lost 7 straight games going back to last year. The Eagles had better circle the wagons quickly because next Saturday, they have to travel to Oshkosh to take on the Titans, who will be lifted by their conference opening win on Saturday.
North Central 20 UW-Eau Claire 6
North Central clearly won the battle of the line of scrimmage,which is impressive and a credit to the CCIW power. Line-play is clearly a traditional strength of the WIAC and one of the prime reasons the WIAC is seen by many to be the strongest D3 conference in the nation. NC limited the Blugolds to 2 FG's and held UW-EC to 13 net rushing yards. Eau Claire cannot afford to be one dimensional starting next Saturday as they open their WIAC schedule when they host UW-Stevens Point.
UW-Stevens Point 59 Albion 14
Has UW-SP turned a corner to become the team many expected this season? Or is Albion as weak as this score might indicate? Clearly the Pointers played well in every phase, as they scored both defensive and special teams touchdowns. Unlike last week, the Pointers were able to put together some drives as they accumulated 25 first downs. While it looks to be another sub-.500 year for Albion, the Pointers to appear to have taken a step forward before opening their conference season next week on October 2nd at Eau Claire.
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