Titans Drop Decision To UW-La Crosse

Running back Andrew Mocadlo scored a pair of touchdowns within a three-minute span of the third quarter to help UW-La Crosse defeat UW-Oshkosh, 24-12, on Satuday (Nov. 4) at Titan Stadium. UW-La Crosse entered the third quarter leading 10-6 before Mocadlo scored on a five-yard run with 9:09 left in the period and on a 14-yard run with 6:16 remaining. The touchdowns came on consecutive UW-La Crosse possessions, starting by a forced punt and a fumble recovery, respectively.

UW-Oshkosh (2-7 overall and 2-5 in the WIAC) scored the game's first points on running back Matt Kaufman's 26-yard touchdown run with 9:36 left in the first quarter. The Titans also scored the game's final points, an 18-yard pass from quarterback Alan Beversdorf to split end Jeremy James with 14:09 remaining in the contest.

Down 6-0, UW-La Crosse took a 10-6 lead into halftime after split end Matt Rizzo caught a four-yard pass from quarterback Andrew Youngbauer (2:25 in the first quarter) and placekicker Jedediah Jensen booted a 44-yard field goal (1:12 in the second quarter).

UW-La Crosse (6-3 overall and 6-1 in the WIAC) held UW-Oshkosh to just 103 yards of offense and six first downs through the first three periods, including only 16 yards and one first down in the second quarter. The Titans moved the ball effectively in the final period by gaining 132 yards and 10 first downs.

UW-La Crosse gained 268 yards of offense against the Titans. Mocadlo led the Eagles on the ground with 117 yards in 29 attempts, while Youngbauer compiled 152 in the air by completing 17 of 36 passes. Beversdorf accounted for 218 of the Titans' 235 offensive yards by completing 21 of 36 passes. Split end Shannon King led UW-Oshkosh with eight catches for 144 yards, including seven for 105 in the fourth quarter. Defensively, tackle Rick Lewandowski and linebacker Lucas Jachthuber paced UW-Oshkosh with eight tackles each.